A beech tree standing 144 feet (44 metres) high has been declared the tallest native tree in Britain. The tree, which is thought to be almost 200 years old, stands in Newtimber Woods on the National Trust's Devil's Dyke Estate, in the South Downs
Concern has been raised for the welfare of two schoolgirls who have gone missing. Amasia Patel, 13, and Chloe Woolsey, 14, failed to arrive at their schools in Crawley as planned on Monday morning (April 13). They were seen together near the
A former Church of England priest has been charged with 11 sexual and child cruelty offences. Jonathan Graves, 57, of Jervis Avenue, Eastbourne, has been charged with: three offences of indecent assault on a boy aged 11 to 13 between 1987 and
A MOTHER has hit out at “discrimination” after her disabled son was not allowed on to rides at a theme park. Grace Palmer, of The Swallows in Peacehaven, said her son was stopped from going on rides at Chessington World Of Adventures because he
The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to a girl known as "the 100-year-old teenager" as mourners gathered at her funeral. In a letter to Hayley Okines's grieving parents, Charles described the 17-year-old who died this month after living a lifetime
Bowlers Matt Hobden and Luke Wells mopped up the Hampshire tail to give Sussex a 92-run win after Hampshire gave them a scare at the Ageas Bowl. Hobden and part-time spinner Wells made light work of Hampshire's lower order - taking four of the
A train has derailed outside Brighton station. A locomotive - which was not in public use - was leaving the Lovers Walk train depot just outside Brighton station shortly before 2pm when the derailment took place. As a result no services were
THE IDENTITY of a man is still unknown three days after he was bundled into a car and snatched from a residential street. Police are desperately trying to find the man who was kidnapped from Princes Terrace Brighton at 5pm on Sunday. Footage
The oil company which said there were 100 billion barrels of oil near Gatwick has backtracked on its claims. Exploration group UK Oil & Gas Investments (UKOG) announced last week it has discovered the vast quantities of oil - more than has
A MOTHER who lost her newborn son to a deadly infection has welcomed a hospital programme which has drastically cut the number of babies developing the condition. Jane Plumb, from Lindfield, set up the charity Group B Strep Support in 1996 following
Have you seen Christopher Chitolie? The 57-year-old has not been seen since Friday 10 April and his family and friends are becoming increasingly worried about him. Christopher, who is originally from Hackney in London but now lives in the Bristol
My wife and I wonder if there are any traditional pubs left in Brighton and Hove with a warm welcome and value for money. We recently went for a walk around the Preston Park area and fancied a drink and a bite to eat. We went into one pub and
I left London for Brighton four years ago wondering how I would cope without West End theatre, but how lucky I am. I have the Theatre Royal, pictured, within walking distance with excellent entertainment. Tonight I came back with a smile on my
In these dire times don’t you want to do something really important to change the world to fill the hearts around you with love? Why not change the name of the city to Love. By so doing people just saying the word or seeing it will make them think
After weeks of filling the letters pages with negativity and Green-bashing, Cllr Warren Morgan has finally put forward his ‘positive’ policies for the council elections (The Argus, April 8), which turn out to be a mish-mash of things already delivered
A woman battling a debilitating condition is fighting moves to change its name. Kristina Bray has said people with ME already have to battle stigma and a lack of understanding of the illness and changing its name will only add to the confusion.
Spring has well and truly sprung in Arundel. The tulips up near the castle are blooming marvellous and sure to attract visitors by their hundreds. The summer is looking rosy for the pretty Sussex town.
PEOPLE with ME have come a long way since the days of the derogatory term “yuppie flu”. There is no doubt the condition causes a whole range of serious problems which can leave many sufferers bed-bound, exhausted and in a lot of pain. There
WE will never really know if it was Gillian Duffy who cost Gordon Brown the last election but political party apparatchiks are damn sure it won’t happen again. Political organisers are meticulously planning photo opportunities and are careful to
Hundreds of youngsters piled into Preston Park for the Mini Mile races as a warm-up for the Brighton Marathon. Ryan Benjamin caught up with two familiar faces on Saturday at the curtain-raiser. European long distance champion Jo Pavey was the race
Affordable housing is an important issue in our city and it is essential that there is reasonable provision for both shared ownership housing and social housing. It is a shame that the Green administration did not consider this properly during
SCIENTISTS have long suspected there were substantial oil reserves beneath the pretty pastures of the Weald. But the discovery said to have been made by UK Oil and Gas Investments (UKOG) at a site near Gatwick Airport is truly staggering. This
A march through Brighton City Centre which aims to highlight the plight of the homeless could cause disruption, police have said. The Brighton March for the Homeless is starting from the Old Steine this lunchtime where demonstrators are due to
Joao Teixeira‘s season with Albion is over after a scan revealed he suffered a broken leg last night. The Portuguese star sustained a fracture just above his ankle during the 0-0 draw with Huddersfield. He was assessed at the Royal Sussex County
MEMBERS of Sussex County Cricket Club are throwing their support behind the annual Brighton Big Balls event. Craig Cachopa, Matthew Hobden and Lewis Hatchett were at the club’s ground in Hove to help promote the fundraiser, which is being held
Many parts of the Sussex are set to sizzle with summertime temperatures today, while others closer to the coast will be slightly cooler thanks to a sea breaze. Today is forecast to be the hottest of the year so far, with temperatures are creeping
SUSSEX researchers are using pioneering technology to scan thousands of political tweets during the General Election. Experts from the Informatics department at the University of Sussex have developed unique software that uses complex algorithms
Albion boss Chris Hughton has played down fans’ response to Leon Best when he was substituted against Huddersfield at the Amex last night. The second half striker swap, which saw Craig Mackail-Smith replace Best, was greeted with cheers and then
By Rosie Clarke The Ghost Lights tour aims to give performers who usually do noisy, up-tempo sets for a “pilled-up” crowd the chance to strip their music back to basics in a more intimate, cabaret-seated atmosphere. Rex Domino accompanied his
By Christopher Sparrow Back in the day Simple Minds made great anthemic stadium-filling material that doubled as exhilarating driving music. Who wouldn’t want to motor along a country road to the sounds of Speed Your Love To Me? Little has
Wendy Houston’s Pact with Pointlessness was cute and chaotic; a convergence of theatre and contemporary dance with a dash of stand-up comedy. A clownish character dreams of luxury holidays whilst deconstructing each of her dances and fighting to
World Cup winner George Bailey has set his sights on bringing one-day success back to Hove after signing for Sussex. The capture of Australia’s Twenty20 captain represents another major coup for Sussex following their successful pursuit of Mahela
By Barrie Jerram Brighton Theatre Group’s funny, high powered musical production opens with “Take Me To Heaven” and before long the audience are transported to heavenly bliss. Deloris Van Cartier, would-be nightclub singer, witnesses a murder
By Jake Kennedy Julie Campbell’s incarnation as Lonelady painted a dancefloor friendly but not altogether beautiful vision of Manchester. With projections from around the city behind her and a sound that paid tribute its greatest bands, she
Five people were injured and two were hospitalised in a two car smash which left the A27 closed. At 10.21pm on Tuesday police were called to the A27 dual carriageway westbound at its junction with Dyke Road and the A2038 King George VI Avenue
The musical theatre star, double Olivier Award-winner and multi-platinum recording artist did not disappoint with a quality night of song. An eclectic mix of new and old songs, ballads and musical numbers, the set showed off Ball’s versatility
LOWER league football games were targeted in a match fixing plot, a court heard. Ex-Bolton Wanderers striker Delroy Facey, 34, acted as a middleman for two men who have already been convicted of match-fixing, it is claimed. The former Premier
Three men have been on suspicion of conspiracy to kidnap after a report that a man was forced into a car in Brighton on Sunday. Police believe the man got out of a taxi before being put into another vehicle, a silver Vauxhall Astra, just before
Three people were taken to hospital last night with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning after a gas leak at a Brighton property. East Sussex Fire and Rescue along with the ambulance service and gas board were called to the property in New England
FORMER Tory minister Ann Widdecombe has said a campaign which lead to Sussex Police withdrawing a controversial “victim blaming” poster was “silliness” and “tosh”. The television personality wrote about the debate in her Daily Express column where
A LIDO which has received millions in funding will not open in time for this summer. Saltdean Lido will not be ready for this season but campaigners have announced an ambitious community share scheme to complete their dream of reopening the historic
IT WAS the day when the election campaigns stepped up a gear on the South Coast. The political parties upped the ante in Sussex with visits from Ed Balls, Nick Clegg and Justine Miliband, the wife of the Labour leader. And the arrivals came as
VIDEO blogging stars Alfie Deyes and Zoe Sugg will be joining a host of famous faces from history as they take their place at the world-famous Madame Tussauds. The Brighton pair will be immortalised in wax to reflect the popularity of this new
SPRING has well and truly arrived in force with more than 22,000 tulips blooming at Arundel Castle. The stunning display in the castle’s gardens is one of the most impressive in the country and features a range of tulip varieties from Purple Prince
A MAN was bundled into a car and kidnapped from a residential street. The man was captured on CCTV being manhandled into a car in Prince’s Terrace, Brighton, in daylight on Sunday. He has not been seen since. Sussex Police’s major crime
A MUSICIAN who accused the DVLA of religious discrimination after they rejected a driving licence photo of him wearing a colander is to stage a protest. Ian Harris, a member of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, caused a media storm after
SUSSEX’S Benedict Cumberbatch has been name checked amid claims that acting is becoming elitist. Former Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston has warned that working-class actors are finding it tougher than ever to make it. The actor, 51, warned
IMAGES on a damaged hard drive which show what happened before an historic Sussex pier was set on fire have been recovered. The pictures will show detectives investigating the blaze at Eastbourne's pier what happened before more than a third of
The funeral service of a teenage girl who was afflicted by a rare premature ageing condition will take place today. Hayley Okines, 17, died in her mother Kerry's arms on April 2 after living with progeria, which causes those affected to age eight
LABOUR leader Ed Miliband’s wife Justine joined the campaign trail in Brighton and Hove yesterday. But despite being touted for a photo opportunity on Hove seafront, Mrs Miliband did not have a single word for the readers of The Argus. Nor did
A 73-YEAR-OLD man repeatedly stabbed his wife after learning of her affair with a postman, a court heard. Joseph O’Riordan told Amanda O’Riordan “look at what you made me do” before stabbing her as she stood in their bedroom, jurors were told.
OPERATIONS have been cancelled after patient pressures forced an NHS hospital trust to go on its highest level of alert. About 540 patients attended accident and emergency departments in Brighton and Haywards Heath on Monday, the most they have
“As we leave another long winter behind and the signs of spring creep in, we find ourselves at a time when people start to think about putting their UK property on the market,” says overseas property and finance expert Simon Conn. Some of these
Albion look like facing the rest of their Championship survival fight without their top league scorer Joao Teixeira. The six-goal Portuguese loanee from Liverpool was stretchered off with a right ankle injury in the second half of last night’s
Dorothy Yim’s work with the St Vincent de Paul (SVP) Society does not stop with handing out food to homeless people in Brighton. Dorothy, who comes from Hong Kong and is a second year media and communications student at the University of Sussex
