POLICE were called after a secondary school's twitter account was hacked to pretend their head teacher had joined a porn site. Oriel High School in Crawley had its official Twitter feed hacked in the early hours of Sunday morning. Tweets included
A FOUR-year-old girl was knocked down in a hit and run this afternoon. Emergency services were called at 3.38pm on Monday (March 23) to a collision between a car and a four-year-old girl at the junction of Gilligan Close and Blackbridge Lane in
The family of Ifield murder victim Janet Müller have paid tribute to her. The body of 21-year-old Janet was found in a burning car in Rusper Road, Ifield, on Friday (13 March). They said: "Janet was a much loved daughter and twin sister and
Four people have been arrested after a car was stolen in Brighton on Saturday night. The Mercedes was stolen from Osborne Road in Brighton and was then located being driven in Hastings on Sunday evening (March 22). Police tried to stop the
A man has been jailed after a "brutal" attack on his ex-partner in which he beat her and a man with a golf club until it snapped and continued stabbing them with the broken end. Liam Andrew Coaker, 32, a bricklayer of St Leonard's Park, East Grinstead
Australian themed sports bar Walkabout is returning to Brighton after a five-year absence. The chain will take up its old home in West Street, currently Bedrock. The 850-capacity venue will be closed for around a month for a £600,000 makeover
DJ Neil Fox has been charged with nine sex offences involving six female complainants, three of whom were allegedly juveniles at the time. Scotland Yard said the 53-year-old, from Fulham in west London, will appear on bail at Westminster Magistrates
A four-year-old boy from Crawley died from "devastating" head injuries when an unstable shop mirror fell on him in Oxfordshire, an inquest heard. Austen Harrison was playing with a heavy fitting-room mirror while his father tried on a suit at a
THE end date for roadworks on a busy main road has been pushed back again. Works to install bus and cycle lanes in Edward Street, Brighton, are due to finish on April 2, according to the council’s website. The major project was started in early
The man who killed a Brighton barman was allowed to leave an open prisin to murder again, a decision branded a "catastrophic failure" by the chief inspector of prisons. Ian McLoughlin was jailed for the brutal murder of 56-year-old barman Peter
A MAN admitted driving without due care and attention after a crash. Jude Dzekawong, 38, of Penstone Park, Lancing, crashed into a farm vehicle that was slowing down to turn off the A27 at Castle Goring, near Worthing, at 7.40am on December 20.
Volunteers and council staff got together at the weekend to give the city a spring clean. Staff from Brighton and Hove City Council joined forces with residents’ associations to pick up litter in a number of public areas. In particular the
A 28-year-old turned down the chance of a lift after a party and instead drink-drove himself home. Wesley Delaney spent the evening of 26 June last year drinking at the event at Bexhill United Football Club in Brockley Road but then drove home.
I don’t really have a reason for writing about Aidan Turner as Poldark except as an excuse for The Argus to print this picture. After all, every other newspaper has found an excuse to print this picture, and many others of Aidan, over and over
AN ACQUAINTANCE recently met a couple – he’s a psychotherapist, she’s a GP – who have a 15-year-old daughter. The daughter has been cutting herself and making herself throw up to keep her weight down – distressing in itself, but what shocked me
A fire in a library led to a college being evacuated this morning. Three fire engines were sent to Ringmer Community College at 9.30am after the alarm was raised by a teacher. The fire was mostly confined to the roof cavity of the 50sqm building
FISHING campaigners took to the sea at the weekend to get politicians to champion coastal communities. Greenpeace activists and fishermen pulled into Shoreham in a small boat called Rising Tide on a tour to promote local, sustainable fishing in
POLICE have tracked down the car involved in a hit run which left a plain-clothes officer in hospital. The car involved was identified as a Vauxhall Corsa and it has now been discovered abandoned in Bishopric, Horsham. The discovery follows
TWO teenagers have been arrested and bailed after a man was knocked out while walking near a pub. The victim, a 41-year-old man from Hastings, was attacked in Queens Road, Hastings on March 20 at around 10.45pm as he walking from the Fountain Pub
A MAN was bitten on the hand during a fight at a taxi rank. Police officers were called to Chapel Road in Worthing at about 9.30pm on Sunday after the fight at a taxi rank near to Subway. The 43-year-old man with the hand injury was treated
THE government is getting in a flap over seagulls. So much so they have announced thousands of pounds of investment to research the “menace”. Some think the government is just winging it when it comes to their plans in an effort to appease voters
The new pension rules allowing people to use their pension pots to do as they like surely is not a good thing. What if people decide to blow it, will they then be allowed to draw social security to top up their old age pension? Mr RNG McCormack
I read in the Argus, March 20, that plans have been passed to change the Valley Gardens. The gardens were once the pride and joy of Brighton. They welcomed visitors and residents alike with beautiful flowers. The once famous parks and gardens
On reading the article about Sarah Lewis and the Mazda fountain, it brought back memories. In the late 30s I was allowed to walk from Queen’s Park Road down Carlton Hill and wait on the black and white steps next to Champions, to wait for my father
I have read the letter (March 18) from UKIP council candidate Patricia Mountain several times now and I still cannot work out what point (political or otherwise) she is trying to make. She seems disgruntled that her train from Seaford left on time
High energy bills are a big problem for many people locally – especially at this time of year. A total of 1.6 million children in the UK live in fuel poverty and in winter one older person will die of cold every seven minutes. Meanwhile the
It is a shame that Boots may have to move from their current premises, especially since they have had a presence in the Clock Tower area for a very long time (Argus March 17). The staff and customers of that shop may be adversely affected if suitable
BRIGHTON and Hove has some of the best music venues in the country. Gig lovers travel from miles around to visit the city and the music and entertainment industries put millions into the local economy. So it does seem ridiculous that venues
BEING diagnosed with cancer is a deeply upsetting and worrying time for anyone. Having suspected cancer is bad enough but having to wait more than two months before even beginning treatment is simply adding to the distress. So it is concerning
If there is any whitewash left over from sprucing up the sewers, could it be used on the dirty dingy tunnel from Preston Circus up to the dials? It has been in an awful state for years. Many of us use it every day and it is an eyesore. Very few
I am writing to congratulate The Argus over the rapid success of your 50 in 5 campaign, jointly run with City College Brighton and Hove during National Apprenticeship Week. The national week is a fantastic initiative and I was very pleased that
Blackburn Rovers 0, Albion 1 Stage one of Chris Hughton's rescue act is almost complete. Of course, it's never over until the fat lady sings but she is waiting in the wings ready to bellow: 'League One for Albion? You're 'aving a larf'.
Albion midfielder Paddy McCourt's loan club Notts County have sacked manager Shaun Derry. McCourt joined the League One relegation strugglers on loan last month for the rest of the season. The Northern Ireland international made his sixth appearance
Richard Wood is staying with Crawley until the end of the season. The Reds have extended the loan of the Rotherham defender until the end of the campaign, although the Millers do have a 24-hour recall option. Wood’s initial one-month loan ended
House sellers’ average asking prices are just £30 below their all-time high levels as a lack of choice for buyers adds to the upward pressure on values, with the South East seeing the second biggest year-on-year rise. And as people aged 55 and
A MAN with severe cerebral palsy who is unable to talk will soon have a new way of communicating again thanks to The Argus Appeal. Marc Jones has been given a specialist communication aid worth more than £5,000 which uses electronic words.
The Planets by Holst seemed a timely choice, given that only two days before large sections of population looked to the skies in the hope of witnessing an eclipse of the sun. Holst’s work strikes many as clever but rather cold. Yet the musicians
Hanni El Khatib’s debut Brighton set started with a few problems. A snare drum skin was punctured, replaced, then - after bravely opening with his most well known song from his last album (the title track, Moonlight) - the aggro stakes were raised
With his debut feature Heaven Adores You director Nickolas Rossi created a tender love letter to Elliott Smith and his music. As well as unreleased demos and early recordings there were interviews with Smith’s inner circle including close friends
Bounding on stage to the same Prokofiev soundtrack as their heroes, The Smiths Indeed gave an energetic and accurate performance – also managing to reflect something of The Smiths’ wry personality. Celebrating 30 years since the release of the
Uninvited Guests perfectly laid the scene for This Last Tempest, introducing the audience to the Shakespearean text and creating a separation between the classic and this piece. Their story began with an ending in a stage space where fantasy and
A clever award-winning play by a clever author (Michael Frayn) Benefactors is 30 years old, but asks questions as relevant now as they were in 1960 where the play is set. If it has a message, it is don’t ask questions about why your closest friends
Beram Kayal's form for Albion has won him an international recall with Israel. The former Celtic midfielder has been named in Israel's squad for Saturday's European Championship qualifier at home to Wales (5pm) and the visit of Belgium three days
Dead Centre’s Lippy was a production of ideas and images. Sometimes incredibly moving, sometimes mystifying obtuse, it played with the structures of narrative drama and the theatrical experience – even throwing in an onstage interval for good measure
AN 18-year-old who went missing last week has been found and detained under the Mental Health Act. Summer Puttock, 18, from Hastings, was reported missing on Wednesday March 11 after being last seen that day in Hastings town centre. A Sussex
Marjane Satrapi, having made her name with the powerful and moving comic book Persepolis, launched her film career by co-directing an animated adaptation of that work, garnering a Best Animated Feature Academy Award nomination in the process. Since
David Stockdale hopes his luck has changed after making one of the most unconventional saves of his career. The Albion goalkeeper preserved a second successive clean sheet – and his sixth in the last ten games – at Ewood Park on Saturday after
A FINANCE giant has been named as a key partner of Brighton Pride. American Express, the city’s largest private sector employer, is the gold partner of this year’s event, which takes place on August 1 and 2. Marking its 25th anniversary, the
CRAWLEY are keen to keep Richard Wood at the club. The Rotherham defender’s initial one-month loan ended with Saturday’s 1-0 win over fellow strugglers Leyton Orient. Wood’s seven-game spell with the Reds has included four wins, a draw and
A mother-of-two with blood cancer whose fight for survival led to an international hunt for a bone marrow donor has died. Nikki Braterman passed away in hospital on Saturday just over a week after having a transplant operation. Mrs Braterman
A POPULAR student plunged to his death from a 10th floor window which had been tampered with by a previous resident, an inquest heard. Paul Millgate, 20, from Crowborough, fully opened a communal kitchen window in Bournemouth University halls of
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy has been stabbed during a fight between youths. Police were called to the area around St Mary's parish church, Hailsham, at around 8.30pm on Friday, where several youths were reported to be fighting. The 16-year-old was taken
TWO women and a girl were attacked within two days in incidents that police believe may be linked. In each case their assailant was said to be a young man wearing a light grey or khaki waterproof jacket. Police have stepped up patrols in Ferring
HOPES of fresh prosecutions over the Brighton bombing have been raised with six IRA terror suspects reportedly facing a major new police investigation. The alleged terrorists are suspected of carrying out some of the worst attacks in both England
Parts of the A27 could be turned into a mini-motorway under new Government plans. The scheme would see roundabouts and traffic lights replaced with slip lanes for getting on and off the A road. Emergency refuge areas could also be built and
A 12-year-old girl disappeared from her bedroom overnight before being found by police more than 50 miles away in south London. It is thought Jasmine Coleman, pictured, may have been talking to someone on her computer before she vanished from her
Anything goes Congress Theatre, Carlisle Road, Eastbourne, Tuesday, March 24 to Saturday, March 28 DESPITE the original musical being penned more than 80 years ago, director Daniel Evans believes modern audiences will find aspects of Anything
CAMPAIGNERS are calling for reform over noise complaints which they claim are putting live music venues under threat. Promoter Mark Stack is leading a citywide campaign to give venues a level playing field when they deal with complaints from residents
HUNDREDS of NHS patients across Sussex diagnosed with cancer are waiting more than two months before starting treatment. They include people with breast, stomach, bladder, lung, kidney and prostate cancers. The country’s leading cancer charity
A QUARTER of a million pounds has been earmarked by the Government to help tackle an urban menace: seagulls. Brighton and Hove’s gulls have a reputation for aggravating residents and visitors alike with incidents of bin bags being ripped apart
A Georgian mansion has had its multimillion pound price tag cut less than two months after going on the market. The six-bedroom Regency mansion at 26 Lewes Crescent, Brighton, made headlines in January when the asking price of £4.25 million was
Pioneer The Old Market, Upper Market Street, Hove, Thursday, March 26, and Friday, March 27 PIONEER director Jack Lowe admits he is not too sanguine about the success of the first manned mission to Mars. “We have got the technology to go
EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS John McKean: The Impossibility Of Truly Seeing What Is In Front Of The Eyes House Of Friendship, High Street, Lewes. From 9.30am to 1pm. Entry free. Call 01273 476469. BRIGHTON-BASED photographer John McKean
ALBION boss Chris Hughton has praised the part played by Rohan Ince in the best away display of his reign. He recalled Ince in the defensive midfield role for the 1-0 win at Blackburn Rovers which has lifted the Seagulls ten points and six places
Sunrise: 5.56am Sunset: 6.17pm Today: Following a clear and in places frosty start, it will be dry but mainly cloudy with just occasional bright spells or glimpses of the sun likely. Gentle south-westerly winds. Max temp 8-11C (46-52F
