THE family of a five-year-old girl killed in a car accident have won a battle with the Government to get their family visas to attend her funeral. Andrea Gada died after being hit by a car in Eastbourne in December and since then her funeral has
As the transfer window cut-off drew closer, Albion manager Chris Hughton, head of recruitment Paul Winstanley, chief executive Paul Barber and the team of scouts and analysts were in relaxed mood. There was no sense of panic in the central hub
Two men have been arrested over the shooting of a man in his home in Brighton. A 39-year-old man living in a flat in Elmore Road, Brighton, suffered shotgun wounds at 11.25pm on Tuesday 27 January. Three men who went to his address fired
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man tried to persuade a 16-year-old girl to get into his car in Seaford. The teenager was walking home from school in Links Road at about 3.25pm on Friday (30 January) when the man spoke to her from his
AN INNOVATIVE headteacher will stand down from his post and has labelled his school community “the best in the land”. Derek Trimmer is to leave Hove Park School at the end of the term having been at the Nevill Road site since April 2011. He
Cars were vandalised with mauve paint last weekend. The splattering took place between 5pm on Saturday, January 31, and 9.45am on Sunday, February 1. PC Mark Charlton, from Hastings neighbourhood policing team, said: "The owner of one of the
POLICE officers in Brighton and Hove could be set for a Mini adventure with this snazzy new arrival to the force fleet. This Sussex Police Mini has just been deployed in the city as part of a continuing trial of new force vehicles. The force
Two people have been arrested after an armed raid as part of a crackdown on drugs. Officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU), working alongside with officers from Sussex Police made the arrests as part of an ongoing operation
CHILDREN at a Brighton primary school have taken part in a world record-breaking attempt in aid of a charity for deaf and hearing-impaired people. More than 400 youngsters at Bevendean Launch Pad and Primary School in Brighton joined a challenge
A WOMAN has suffered a head injury after her car overturned on a country road. The B2089 Udimore Road has been closed near Broad Oak following a single vehicle collision on this afternoon. A car overturned between Float Lane and the Plough
A PENSIONER has been banned for life from keeping livestock after farmyard animals in her care were left in an emaciated state. Clare Cotton was handed a suspended jail term after being convicted of six animal welfare offences following an investigation
A BENDY bus has crashed with a car in Brighton. Witnesses reported the number 25 Brighton and Hove Buses bus collided with a Ford car on the Lewes Road earlier this afternoon. The driver of the car is believed to be unhurt and more details
Unsuitable Apprentice applicant Phil Lucas says he can’t account for why he has been chosen by Lord Alan Sugar’s team. The Hove-based comedian didn’t think he would suit the programme and never thought he would impress judges. He assumed there
THE father of a little boy struck down by a devastating rare genetic disease has welcomed a landmark Commons vote to allow “three-parent” children to be conceived. The new IVF technique is designed to prevent incurable mitochondrial disease being
Ibibio Sound Machine at The Haunt, Pool Valley, Brighton on Friday February 6. Doors 7pm. Tickets £12. Call: 01273 606312 Having made their city debut at last year’s Brighton Festival Ibibio Sound Machine is back playing a mash-up of Ghanian high-life
THE pressures faced by hospitals across Sussex in recent weeks as they battle with large numbers of patients and a shortage of beds has been well documented. And the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton has been no exception. A large part
NO ONE can deny councils have a tough task ahead when they set a budget, especially in the age of austerity. Increasingly difficult decisions have to be made and sadly services can be at risk. We understand the dilemma the council officers
Four ambulances and a car were called to an address on Worthing seafront earlier today. The vehicles parked at the junction of Marine Parade and Montague Place. A Secamb spokesman said: "We can confirm we have attended a call to a private address
CCTV footage has captured the moment a masked robber held up a garage worker at knife-point. The images show how the man dressed in dark clothing walked into The Flower Bowl garage in London Road, Petworth, at about 7.45pm on 15 December and threatened
A MOTORIST nearly ploughed into two police officers after losing control of his car while almost three times the drink-drive limit. The officers were heading east in their patrol car along Marine Parade, Eastbourne, when the Audi A5 of Jean Duvivier
Age UK Brighton & Hove would like to take this opportunity to thank the students and Social Action Committee at Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (PACA), for their kind donation of festive food hampers, which we had great pleasure in distributing
I write as an Albion supporter, man and boy, since 1958. I have on occasion been to the magnificent new stadium, where it seems, everything is ready for the next logical step up to the Premier League. After two seasons of almost doing it, I
It is a total joke that speed limits are brought in that are unenforceable. Responsible drivers slow down anyway around schools and hospitals and the simple warning which already existed is enough. Irresponsible ones will certainly ignore all
In his analysis of the Parliamentary scene in Hove and Portslade (December 31), Adam Trimingham refers to one Paul Elwood. This is in fact the former Lib Dem councillor Paul Elgood. Interesting as the LibDem vote was in 2010, Mr Trimingham does
TWO next-door neighbours both had knee operations at the same hospital, at the same time, on the same day. Margaret Thomas and Alan Eaton from Heathfield, had their surgery at the Horder Centre in Crowborough and were in the recovery room together
Oakley New Homes are pleased to be able to offer to the market four stunning new homes at Tide Mills, on Denton Corner in Newhaven. The houses are being released from £289,950 and the developers are offering some great ‘Move Maker’ incentives for
Discerning property-seekers need to be quick if they want to secure their place at Taylor Wimpey’s popular Beechbrook Park development in Buxted, East Sussex. This highly sought-after development is now just six homes away from being a complete
A MAN had his wallet and iPod taken in a mugging by three hooded teenagers. The victim, a 20-year-old man from Eastbourne, was walking through Bourne Street in the town when he was approached by the three teens. They demanded money and threatened
FLY-TIPPERS have left a “shocking” trail of rubbish along a five-mile stretch of country lane. A whole host of industrial items including around 50 bags of soil and bricks, slate tiles, sinks, carpets, mattresses and even a window unit were dumped
A TEENAGER was attacked and left with a fractured skull as he celebrated his 18th birthday. The victim, from Burgess Hill, had just left the Shoosh nightclub on Brighton seafront at about 3am when he was attacked from behind and knocked to the
A college which is unable to pay its suppliers because of cash problems has brought in a top public relations company. Bosses at City College Brighton and Hove have signed a deal with Cobb PR, which will see them take over the centre’s media management
A WOMAN attacked two Goths with her handbag. Police say the two victims, a man and a woman, were wearing Goth-style clothing when they were confronted by the woman near the traffic lights at the junction of Castle Square and Old Steine in Brighton
Two cars crashed in a busy street during rush-hour. Police were called at about 8.55am today to the junction of Mansfield Road and Portland Avenue in Hove. The two cars, a Vauxhall Tigra and a Renault Scenic, had collided and a lamp post was
Prog rock legends King Crimson will make a long-awaited return to Brighton in September. Now in their eighth incarnation since they formed in the basement of a London cafe in January 1969, the trans-Atlantic band is still led by ace guitarist Robert
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after a car crashed into railings in the middle of Brighton. The car crashed into railings in Marlborough Place today at about 6.50am. One lane of traffic was blocked while the vehicle was
Whoever said history was dull had obviously not come across Dr Worsley. Her television series have won her many fans as the “sold out” notice outside the theatre bore witness. Her great knowledge was put across with enthusiasm and a great deal
John Julius Norwich introduced his new book Cities That Shaped The Ancient World by saying he hadn’t written it. As he explained later, all he had done was provide “a modest degree of waffle” by way of introduction, but the packed audience in the
Sam Baldock has welcomed the return to fitness of Kazenga LuaLua for Albion – even though it could cost him his place. LuaLua had a 45-minute outing in the under-21s on Tuesday and is back in contention for Nottingham Forest’s visit on Saturday
Brighton and Hove is one of the UK’s leading technological clusters, according to a new comprehensive analysis. Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osbourne welcomed the launch of Tech Nation, a data project that
BIN workers are set to go on strike once more as part of a long- running dispute over pay. Union leaders representing Cityclean workers told The Argus they were “back further than square one” after Brighton and Hove City Council bosses dismissed
A PENSIONER’S car crashed through a hedge next to a country road and overturned in a field. The man, a 76-year-old from St Leonards, was driving along the B2096 Battle to Netherfield road at 5.30pm yesterday when the accident happened. Police
Crawley boss Dean Saunders is keen to do more transfer business business following the arrival Mathias Pogba. Pogba became Saunders’ eighth signing since taking over on an interim basis from John Gregory six weeks ago when he agreed a contract
A MAN was pulled back from the brink of death by a mother and daughter after threatening to jump into an icy cold river from a bridge. Dressed in a grey hoody and jeans, the 25-year-old was teetering on the safety railings of the swing bridge in
TICKETS for the anticipated summer music festival at Shoreham Airport have completely sold out. Organisers behind Wild Life, the two-day festival headlined by Rudimental and Disclosure on June 6 and 7, confirmed 35,000 tickets had been snapped
A MILLIONAIRE businessman and his foreman have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence after a carpenter fell 20ft from a building site and later died in hospital. Developer Mike Holland, owner of Hove-based Cherrywood Investments
AN annual charity cheese and wine evening has raised almost £2,000 to help make life better for sick children and their families in Sussex. The event organised by children’s charity Rockinghorse was held at the Hotel du Vin, in Brighton, and attracted
POLICE will for the first time be able to test at the roadside whether drivers are under the influence of cannabis or cocaine. Sussex Police plans to start using the new roadside saliva swab tests from March 2 – when new drug-driving laws come
A MOTHER of four will be taking on Mount Kilimanjaro as she tackles the volcano to raise money for charity. Dawn Paul, from Peacehaven, has been supporting the NSPCC since 2011 but this February faces her biggest challenge yet as she treks up Africa
TWO Brighton pubs face the prospect of calling time after developers claimed the city centre has too many boozers. Decisions are expected soon on plans to convert the Albion Inn in Albion Hill and The Rose Hill Tavern in Rose Hill Terrace into
Eastbourne new boy Richard Andrews has admitted he sees his move as major step up. The 22-year-old from the West Country has signed for Eagles’ new season in the National League. He raced at that level for Plymouth-based Devon Demons last season
Albion boss Chris Hughton has added more experience to his support staff by bringing on board Ewan Chester as chief scout. The highly respected and vastly experienced Chester worked with Hughton at Birmingham and Norwich after over 20 years with
A PRANKSTER’S joke application for The Apprentice television programme backfired when he was granted an interview for the show. Comedian Phil Lucas submitted a bizarre application for the next series of the hit BBC show only for the producers to
A MOTHER has praised the hero bus driver who saved her baby’s life. Steve Plank leapt in to resuscitate the four-month-old boy when he suffered breathing difficulties on the Denton to Newhaven service. The baby is now out of hospital and his
A LITTLE green pig has helped children to learn more about maths while improving creative writing. Year 4 pupils at St Martin’s CE Primary School took part in a project – co-organised by charity Little Green Pig, Brighton and Hove library service
THE £10 million refurbishment of Hove Town Hall should be subject to a public consultation, a leading conservation group has said. The Regency Society has raised concerns about the loss of the “civic function” of the Brighton and Hove City Council
CHILDREN’S centres could be saved if people embraced a council tax rise the equivalent of buying “one less coffee or one less grapefruit a week”, a Green councillor has said. Green leaders are arguing that a “modest” 5.9% council tax increase
DRONES are being used by police to photograph and monitor crashes, prompting privacy fears. The gadgets are being sent into the air by Sussex Police officers to photograph crash scenes as the emergency services work below. Many forces have
