A three-car collision on the A27 is causing severe tailbacks this evening (Friday). East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service and Sussex Police were called to the accident at Carden Avenue/Ditchling Road at about 6.40pm to reports of a pile-up. The
Albion have extended their subsidised matchday travel zones for fans coming from east and west. Chief executive Paul Barber believes that is another reason why season ticket take-up will be sizeable again ahead of 2015-16. The travel zone for
Traffic is building on the B2109 Avis Road in Newhaven following a road accident involving a bus. Eyewitnesses said either the driver or a passsenger was taken ill. Traffic is building up back to Seaford. One bus passenger said: "I was
A COUPLE carried out “a blatant abuse of welfare benefits” by fraudulently claiming nearly £54,000 while running a lettings agency. James Furness has been sentenced to a suspended 16 month jail sentence, 200 hours of unpaid work and costs of almost
Albion have hit the highs and lows amid the cavernous concrete of the Macron Stadium, formerly the Reebok. And that is in just two visits. So how do you see them faring tomorrow on their third visit to Bolton Wanderers’ current home? Will
A COLOURFUL crowd of family and friends filled the funeral of Brighton writer and LGBT activist Sheila McWattie. Bagpipes played the Skye Boat song as people arrived at Woodvale Crematorium on Thursday, February 26, to pay their respects to Ms
Albion fringe pair Adam Chicksen and Shamir Fenelon have been sent back out on loan. Left-back Chicksen has linked up with League One play-off chasers Fleetwood Town for a month. Striker Fenelon has joined League Two strugglers Dagenham and
A CONMAN has been spared jail after conning a military charity of nearly £30,000. Victor Scuse, 76, of Wigmore Road, Worthing was treasurer for the Royal Air Force Association in Worthing for around eight years and had control of the financial
Detectives investigating a series of armed robberies hope people may recognise the suspects from their voices. Different raids occoured between November 28 and December 16 in Portslade, Hangleton and Shoreham last year. CCTV footage shows the
1... Hannah Wants. Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton, Friday, February 27 HANNAH drops in on Concorde 2 as part of her first headline tour, joined by a hand-picked selection of DJs. Support from Tough Love, Mella Dee and DJ Barely Legal. 11pm to
A PAEDOPHILE has been jailed for making indecent images of children. Hove man Michael Astill, 67, of McNair Court, Portland Road, appeared at Lewes Crown Court on Thursday and was sentenced to ten months imprisonment. He pleaded guilty at a
SINCE it opened in Steine Street last October cocktail bar The Plotting Parlour has become something of a word-of-mouth hit. Tucked away from St James’s Street’s party avenue and only a stone’s throw from the sea, the former Aquarium has been transformed
THE extra £60m funding for the ambitious redevelopment of the Royal Sussex County Hospital is good news for Brighton and Hove, Sussex and the south east. There were concerns the rise in the estimated cost of the scheme from £420 to £480 would throw
THREATENED bus services have been saved after facing the axe due to council budget cuts. Brighton and Hove City Council and Brighton and Hove Bus Company announced yesterday the threatened 21 and 21A service, from Brighton Marina, through Whitehawk
ACTORS, artists, authors and a former England cricketer have been getting creative to help support two charities. They have contributed to more than 200 artworks going on sale at the Big Heart Auction in aid of the Chestnut Tree House children’
CONGRATULATIONS to Sussex duo Royal Blood for their success at the Brit Awards. Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher, from Worthing and Rustington, formed the band in Brighton and Hove. What they have achieved so early on in their careers is admirable
I cannot agree more with Sharman Walker’s letter of thanks in The Argus on February 13. The need to share positive experiences is essential. I am 70 years young and underwent a cataract operation this February at the Sussex Eye Hospital, Brighton
I was in hospital recently. A nurse, taking my details, said: “Do you have any allergies, Mr Nottingham’’? I said: “Yes, I am allergic to the coalition Government.” As quick as a flash she said: “Tell me about it’.’ These young nurses were doing
Adding to Trevor Bolton’s letter, February 16, as London’s affordable house building needs take a hold along the South Coast London-on-Sea, then Brighton and Hove train stations both feeding the one-up one-down Southern-end of the Brighton Line suggests
Things are looking up for Craig Mackail-Smith and Albion in more ways than one. The striker is back in the team, aiming to take another step towards mid-table safety on his 100th Championship appearance for the club at Bolton Wanderers tomorrow
Michael Jones Estate and Letting Agents officially opened their new Rustington office this month with a celebratory launch event. Local MP Peter Bottomley cut the ribbon and the Michael Jones team opened the doors to the many Rustington residents
Outdoor space is at a premium in central Hove, and this beautifully-presented ground floor flat comes with a generous garden. There is certainly potential to turn this green space into something spectacular and create a spot where you can spend
So you think you’re ready to take your first steps onto the property ladder? You’re excited about buying your first home and even if it’s not a castle it is likely to be your first major investment. You have been influenced by the industry
In relation to your story about Mike Weatherley MP speaking in Parliament about his battle with cancer (Argus February 24) you can watch on Parliament TV archive footage. Near the end of the day’s business, about 10.30pm, only eight people can
TWO men have been arrested after police chase ended with a collision with a parked car. A pair of men was disturbed whilst trying to break into a parked van in the car park of the Sandman Hotel, Crawley Avenue, Crawley at 8.25pm on Thursday night
So You Can Feel The Old Market, Upper Market Street, Hove, Thursday, March 5, 8pm, £12/£10 THE UK premiere of a new solo work by Belgian dancer and performer Pieter Ampe, Pictured far right, investigating sexual and emotional energy and individual
George Mpanga talks to Duncan Hall about ditching his rapping for poems AS a Harlesden teenager George Mpanga, aka George The Poet, was part of the London grime scene – but underwent an epiphany early on. “During my time as a rap artist I felt
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Church Street, Sunday, March 1 On Sunday afternoon the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra plays host to one of the UK’s most exciting young violinists, Tamsin Waley-Cohen. She is the soloist
ONE of Brighton’s flagship art galleries is set for improvements after securing an Art Council grant of close to half a million pounds. The cash will pay for a huge new window to replace Fabrica’s wooden doors along Duke Street as well as new offices
AS his fourth album Tomorrow, Then is released on Monday, singer-songwriter Conrad Vingoe talks about alchemy, sea-swimming and man-made music. “A large part of the beauty and inspiration of Brighton is the sea. Every day it’s different and the
WHEN it comes to subject matter Sick! Festival 2015 isn’t pulling any punches. Duncan Hall talks to director of development Tim Harrison about the second instalment of the month-long festival, and picks out some of the highlights. LAST year the
An unexpected celebrity appearance kicked off proceedings, with Richard Wiseman, author of the bestselling 59 Seconds bounding onstage to welcome Dr Caroline Watt, expert debunker of para-nonsense at Edinburgh University’s Koestler Parapsychology Unit
Michael Ball and Lenny Henry are among the stars performing at this year’s Chichester Festival Theatre season. The Comic Relief star is set to play English lecturer Frank in a production of Educating Rita, which opens on June 18. The performance
Loan signing Emmanuel Ledesma could get longer to prove his worth to Albion. The Argentinian right-winger has yet to kick a ball for the Seagulls since he was borrowed from Middlesbrough for a month. Ledesma was an unused sub as Inigo Calderon
A missing teenager has not been seen in six days since she disappeared last Saturday. Shannon Green, 16, from Newhaven was last seen on Febuary 21 when she left home but she did not return home. She has friends and links in Seaford, Brighton and
Contrary to the assumption that Ryan Hemsworth fans were 30-something indie-ish muso men, his DJ set at The Joker show was dominated by young extrovert student girls. It is not as if he necessarily oozes uber-masculine sex appeal, despite having
John Boyne’s book is a fable, successfully filmed and now adapted for the stage. It tells of two boys who meet under bizarre circumstances and develop an extraordinary friendship. The events are seen through the eyes of Bruno, son of a German
The death of a five-year-old boy who drowned in a swimming pool while on holiday in the Algarve was an accident, a coroner has ruled. Rupert Marshall, from Heron's Ghyll, Uckfield, was found face down in the shallow end of the pool while on a break
PASHA Kovalev and his partner Caroline Flack were named the winners of Strictly Come Dancing at Christmas. As a man with a life-long passion for dance, it was a defining moment, and as Pasha admits softly, it was something that did not feel quite
The owner of the country’s only fetish bar says Brighton’s kinky scene has “taken off” following the Fifty Shades Of Grey phenomenon. Kitten Skye, who runs Brighton’s Dungeon Bar in Regency Square, said the books and recent film release had encouraged
An Albion fan has been labelled a “disgrace” after a picture posted on social media appears to show him mocking two murdered Leeds United fans. The young fan posed for a photograph wearing the shirt of Turkish side Galatasaray, with his face concealed
HOSPITAL consultants and staff have thrown their support behind a charity campaign. The team from the Brighton Nuffield Hospital in Woodingdean helped officially launch the Brighton Big Balls event in aid of Orchid, a charity raising awareness
A NURSERY has been rated as outstanding after a surprise inspection. Young Sussex Nursery on Dyke Road, Brighton, was awarded outstanding in all areas. The nursery, which looks after 111 children, was told it “required improvement” in 2013
A “perfect storm” is looming for elderly care in West Sussex, a retired GP has warned. James Walsh said the rapidly growing number of old people means a greater demand for health and support services in the future. However he said residential
Green party members are working on a drugs policy that could see the council rake in millions of pounds selling cannabis. Members of the Brighton and Hove Green Party say they are working on the ‘Brighton Model’ – a drugs policy based on efforts
A mother-of-two has told how she is scared to go out at night. But Victoria Jones, 28, is not scared of the dark, nor of unsavoury characters. She is in fact terrified of dinosaurs. The mother of Herstmonceux has been left with the crippling
Bosses at a crisis-hit college have failed to file their annual accounts more than seven weeks after the government deadline. The revelation is the latest in a string of stories relating to the finances of City College Brighton and Hove. A
RESIDENTS have held a protest against the removal of on-street parking. Uckfield Town Council is set to remove the on-street parking scheme that is currently in place. But residents argue the move will harm local businesses and trade. Residents
Albion boss Chris Hughton believes there is even better to come from his first permanent signing Beram Kayal. Kayal’s promotion to the starting line-up has coincided with a four-match unbeaten run for the Seagulls since he scored on his debut as
