Brighton's redundant Astoria cinema has been sold to a student housing developer for £5.5 million. Local businessman Mike Holland sold the building to Knightsbridge Student Housing Ltd in December last year. The new owners are the same developers
David Stockdale is expected to recover from a knock in time to face leaders Bournemouth at the Amex on Friday night. The Albion goalkeeper was hurt in Monday's 1-0 defeat at Rotherham. Manager Chris Hughton said: "Stocky took a kick on Monday
Concern is growing for the welfare of a man who has gone missing from his home. Andrew Kinsella, 39, was last seen on March 23 at home in The Dene, Uckfield, at 10.15am. He may have been in Croydon on March 27 and in Halland, near Uckfield,
A CAT was returned to his “ecstatic” owner after he had been missing for a year and a half. Eight-year-old black cat Spider was found in an enclosed back yard in Marine Parade, Brighton, where he is believed to have been for several days. Spider
Detectives are renewing an appeal for help in tracing a burglar who is wanted on recall to prison. Brighton man Jacques Challoner Vanneck, 24, is wanted after breaching his licence conditions last month. He was sentenced to three years' in prison
Police officers, residents and businesses will be holding a ‘day of action’ in response to community concerns about a town's notorious road. The event, on April 11 in Worthing, has been organised by a Local Action Team (LAT) to look at concerns
DETERMINED parents have submitted another request for a crossing after an application was refused last year. Parents campaigning for a crossing in Brentwood Road in Hollingdean, Brighton, say parked cars do not allow sufficient visibility of oncoming
A young mother dying from cancer is responding well to pioneering treatment abroad. Friends and family have rallied around to raise thousands of pounds to send Sam Beaven, from Patcham, to Mexico for specialist care that could prolong her life.
I didn’t see Adam Trimingham’s article but since it seems to have encouraged a whole spate of letters in support of Simon Kirby as MP for Brighton Kemptown, I felt a need to offer some less adulatory thoughts. Simon has indeed been a hard working
I was surprised that The Argus did not report the debate shown on the local TV network on Wednesday evening on April 1. Blatchington Mill sixth form quizzed the candidates standing for election in Hove. I considered that Kevin Smith of UKIP
SHOREHAM was the dominant coastal town in Sussex in the days when Brighton was just an impoverished fishing village. It had a harbour whereas in Brighton they had to pull boats up the beach. It had an impressive church whose ruins still show a
Two runners have overcome remarkable odds to take part in Sunday’s Brighton Marathon. Just a few short years ago the thought of Joseph Tanner and Hope Virgo having the strength to take on the 26-mile challenge would have seemed impossible.
I am writing after reading the lead letter in The Argus, regarding the cat shot by an anonymous person with an airgun. Around 35-40 years ago, I was living with my youngest sister and her husband because of illness, and one day, whilst sleeping
Once again I welcome the opportunity to sing the praises of our NHS here in Brighton and Haywards Heath. With all the bad press our GPs and the hospital staff get I would like to redress the situation. I have a surgery that is efficient, caring
I have just watched BBC News and seen an article on a shortage of teachers - a young teacher was interviewed. I was horrified to hear him say, “I fink......”, and “I fought.....”, instead of “I think....” and “I thought....”! How is it possible
I’m happy to oblige Robert Dawes (Letters, April 3) who asks for positive policies from Labour, and I’m sorry he’s missed them so far. In our ten-point ‘Contract With Brighton and Hove’ last October, we promised 500 new council homes, a new secondary
A WOMAN ended up in the water of a harbour last night. The Coastguard was called by a member of the public at 10.15pm and a lifeboat headed to the quayside of Parker Steel in Basin Road South, Shoreham Harbour. Shoreham Coastguard helped the
Hayley Wilkins closed her eyes and let out an almighty shriek as she plummeted from an aircraft. The deputy manager took to the skies for a parachute jump with fellow staff, residents and supporters of the home where she works in a bid to raise
A MAN was the victim of “a nasty unprovoked assault” on Easter Sunday, in which he was left with a cut eye and chipped tooth. In his early 30s, he was attacked in men’s toilets of The Loft Lounge in Station Street, Eastbourne, at about 11.50pm.
Brighton and Hove has suffered disproportionately under austerity measures, a special Argus hustings event was told last night. Rival parliamentary candidates rounded on Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown Simon Kirby, claiming the city had suffered
Coach Mark Robinson believes Sussex’s pace attack is warming up nicely ahead of the opening game of the season at Hampshire on Sunday. New signing Ajmal Shahzad and Steve Magoffin both followed up four-wicket hauls in the game against Leeds/Bradford
A MAN was left with serious facial injuries following an assault at a night club. The man in his 20s was in Club XS in Prospect Place, Hastings, when he was attacked at 3am. He needed hospital treatment for the attack on Saturday, March 14,
Firefighters were called to a bedroom blaze last night. The first floor of a house in Cliff Park Close, Peacehaven, was filled with smoke, leaving one person needing treatment for inhaling it. Two fire crews from Brighton were called and tackled
There are not many gigs which draw a crowd spanning the generations. McBusted did. The cluster of 20-somethings – the original Busted and McFly fans – were a given, but the handful of pensioners, with and without grandchildren, and scores of excitable
Why change a successful formula? That's obviously the motto of director Rachel Kavanaugh whose revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s evergreen classic Oklahoma! serves up big helpings of the much loved boot-stomping dancing and singing routines.
The First World War has inspired countless pieces of art: from Sebastian Faulks’s Birdsong to John Singer Sargent’s painting, Gassed. However, few are as daring as Oh What A Lovely War. Premiered in 1963, it was adapted for the screen by Richard
A freight train broke down leading to delays on the rail network this morning. The locomotive came to a halt between Yapton and Barnham at 5.30am, blocking the line. A rescue engine was sent along and Network Rail had to turn the power off
A POWER cut affected the electrics of more than 120 homes last night. UK Power Networks is currently working to restore electricity to ten customers in the Church Road area of Hove following a fault on an underground cable at about 8pm yesterday
Wolf Alice Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton Thursday, April 9 DEEP within many bassists is a frustrated lead guitarist wanting to get out but forced by circumstance into occupying a role within the rhythm section. For Wolf Alice, though
This spectacular shot of a “magical” moon rising above Brighton was snapped over the Easter weekend as a family enjoyed the balmy weather on the beach. Louise Goodall, a nurse from Southwick, was with her children in Hove when she spied the giant
A TEACHER used a school computer to pose as an ex-pupil to gain access to teenage chat rooms where he exchanged sexual messages. Ciaran Bird was banned from teaching after a panel from the Department for Education found him guilty of bringing the
THE chance to snap up an exclusive slice of the celebrity lifestyle could be yours for the princely sum of £4 million. One of Brighton and Hove’s most exclusive addresses – a beachfront house in the road known as Millionaires’ Row – has been put
Women's rights groups have criticised an “irresponsible” police poster which they say blames victims and their friends for sexual attacks. Sussex Police released the poster depicting two young women getting ready for a night out with a message
BRIGHTON Pavilion made history in 2010 by voting in the country’s first Green MP so its loss at the polls this time would be a major blow for the party’s standing. Caroline Lucas has certainly got herself noticed during her five years in Parliament
LOVE is in the air for this mystery couple enjoying a romantic carousel ride in the sinking spring sun. The sharply dressed lovebirds were enjoying the best of our recent spate of sunny weather on the traditional carousel beach before enjoying
A 94-year-old woman died after being crushed by a door at the sheltered housing block where she lived. Neighbours claimed the fire door at the rear of the block had been damaged for more than a year, despite repeated complaints to management.
A DEVOTED make-up artist’s mission to wash away the worries of sick children has lived on after her death. Around 40 youngsters with life-limiting illnesses broke into their best dance moves as the Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars hit Uptown Funk belted
Albion manager Chris Hughton has promised a response from his players to their second Easter setback against Championship leaders Bournemouth at the Amex on Friday night. He has backed them to raise their game following Monday’s 1-0 defeat at fellow
