A COUNCIL leader has died after being in a coma. Jeremy Birch, leader of Hastings Borough Council, passed away earlier today. [Wednesday] He was taken ill while out in Hastings town centre on Friday afternoon and had been receiving treatment
A MAN has been arrested and bailed on suspicion of conspiracy to supply class-A drugs and money laundering. The 32-year-old from Crawley was arrested as part of a crackdown on organised crime in the South East. Detective Sergeant Graham Mepham
A MAN is wanted for recall to prison for breaching the terms of his release licence. Police in Brighton and Hove are searching for 51-year old Christopher George, who is described as 5ft 8in, of medium build, with blue eyes and has his initials
A BUS commemorating the First World War was hit by a car in an accident this afternoon. Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company’s Heritage Bus was stationary at the junction of The Drive and Upper Drive at the time. The crash happened at 1.30pm
The good, the bad and the downright ugly. Albion reporters Andy Naylor and Brian Owen reflect on a season of struggle for the Seagulls. Finest hour and a half AN: Beating Ipswich 3-2 at the Amex in Chris Hughton's second home game.
A pub landlord has been convicted of drink driving. Joshua Gibson, landlord of the Sussex Arms in East Grinstead, was stopped at about 2am on 20 December after officers saw him driving his BMW 325i too fast in Little King Street, East Grinstead
This afternoon's (Wednesday) meeting at Brighton was abandoned after two races because of high winds. An inspection took place before the fixture started, but jockeys insisted the meeting should go ahead. However the fun and frolics were brought
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder by detectives investigating the disappearance of Lancing man Mark Manning. The 38-year-old from Worthing is currently in custody awaiting questioning after he was detained by officers on Wednesday
Bogus bin men duped a resident into paying £25 to remove an unwanted sofa and chairs from outside her property, only to dump them in another road nearby. The incident happened on Tuesday in Pottingfield Road, Rye, when three men purporting to
A DOG owner is desperately hoping to be reunited with her lost dog. Lorraine Sylvester saw her dog Lilly being placed into a dark grey 4x4 vehicle near Deans Farm, Piddinghoe, then driven off. Sussex Police are now trying to reunite Lilly (
A teenage girl was left "extremely shaken" after she was robbed by another teenager who hit her in the head and demanded cash point. Police are appealing for witnesses to a robbery of a 17-year-old girl who was attacked in Melville Road, Brighton
Oakmeeds barnstormed their way to a national finals day at the home of cricket after sweeping aside their regional opponents. Oakmeeds Community College under-15 girls cricket team travelled to Buckinghamshire to take part in the Lady Taverners
I have been posed a question about an internment camp at Brighton racecourse in World War Two. I am up to speed about wartime history in Brighton and Hove but I admit I have never heard of a camp of internment at the racecourse. I have even
STUDENTS have been given an Almaty boost ahead of their exams with a visit from Kazakhstani teachers. The Sir Robert Woodard Academy made good use of its contact with Sussex University and its willingness to engage with education at all levels,
I applaud the recommendation of Jethro Pettit (Letters, May 4) that we should ‘vote with confidence and conscience for what we believe in’ on Thursday. His is a morally unassailable position. Were I to do that, my vote would be cast for a minor
I have noticed that as the date of the general election gets nearer the motley trio of Campo, Cleggy and Milipede are in a striptease contest. As the campaign got under way they all were wearing suits and ties. Then off came the ties, swiftly followed
ST PAUL’S kept their nerve against Shoreham Academy in a cruel penalty shootout to lift the Sussex FA Second XI League trophy. A first half Harry Heath goal put Shoreham in front before Steven Bright hit back early in the second half to level.
Tomorrow’s general election is the big talking point in Britain today but back in 1945 it was very different. Seventy years ago this week, the Second World War ended in Europe with the defeat of Germany and there was much celebration. Brighton
BEDE’s students have returned from their Caribbean tour unbeaten as they head into the 2015 cricket season. The Bede’s Cricket Academy set off for a pre-season tour to Barbados which saw pupils training at the Franklyn Stephenson’s Academy and
Expectant mother Lizzy Van Tromp was told every woman’s fear, that she had breast cancer, whilst only four weeks pregnant. She spoke to Siobhan Ryan after giving birth to a baby boy A MOTHER diagnosed with breast cancer when she was just four weeks
With reference to your article Police ‘watched travellers pitch up’, March 27) this is not the first time police have watched travellers set up an illegal encampment. Residents of Moulsecoomb have witnessed this on more than one occasion and we
SIXTEEN schools will be tuning into the biggest ever first aid lesson, which is to be delivered by Claudia Winkleman. The Strictly presenter is no stranger to first aid after her daughter’s Halloween costume caught fire last year leaving her requiring
Purna Sen claims that voters in Brighton Pavilion want a Labour MP once again (Letters, May 1). That’s not what the pollsters and bookies are saying. They are giving Caroline Lucas a sizeable lead. She has been an excellent MP and a powerful
The Argus comment (March 26) made good points about the benefits of encouraging more cycling on the back of another successful funding bid to improve our transport infrastructure. Unfortunately it couldn’t resist repeating the tired refrain about
DOWNLANDS Community School’s Year 7 footballers completed their 100% winning season by beating King’s School in the league final. The squad went into the game having won every one of their Brighton League fixtures. They pulled off an impressive
I have contacted every Brighton and Hove City Councillor several times to ask them to sign up to sensible points to assist cycling in the city. A total of 19 have signed up to Space for Cycling so far. The national Space for Cycling campaign
The messages are set to repeat for the next 24 hours in this election – that much is clear from the last 24 hours. For the Conservatives it has been the same for the last week or so. That is to drive home a message that the Scottish Nationalist
In the last day of campaigning before polls open, Green Party leader Natalie Bennett has written an exclusive piece for The Argus calling on residents to vote in what they believe in. The call comes as the race for Brighton Pavilion hots up with
Four teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of damaging more than 50 vehicles and police also seized catapults which are currently undergoing examination. Windows on the vehicles in Pulborough, West Chiltington and Billingshurst were smashed
From Siegfried Sassoon to Wilfred Owen – British war poets laid bare the death and devastation of the Great War unlike any history book could. Their iconic works are entrenched in our national memory – but very rarely do we cast our imaginations
Stunning, captivating, intriguing. In a twist of travesty we were the only two people to witness the pure brilliance of one man show Submission on Tuesday night. The dark comedy expertly provoked genuine laughter whilst taking you a journey of
Setting Bizet’s Carmen, written for Spanish heat and gypsy passions, in a Brighton tent theatre with an English spring gale outside, five singers and a piano, is an act of faith. And if that wasn’t brave enough, the five singers are all men.
The five ballers in Nigerian playwright Inua Ellams’s Spalding Suite vary in body shape and ability to dazzle or dry up given sight of a dribble. But beyond the wings, in the darkest of the enveloping shadows, resides their ringleader: former UK
Stalin’s Daughter is about one woman’s memories and nightmares as she seeks to cast off the shadow of her father’s brutal regime by living a life of anonymity in Bristol. Totally alone, she lives a life of self- inflicted isolation but is confronted
While Brooklyn's San Fermin are an eight-piece - all fitting neatly onto the stage at the recently-redesigned and more open Hope And Ruin - their numerical advantage translated not just into additional volume. Instead, the combination of trumpet
Iolanthe’s rousing music and political satire are captured by an exuberant cast from Eastbourne Gilbert And Sullivan Society. This lesser known operetta is a love story with a difference, complicated by one of the lovers, Strephon, being half fairy
HE has been unheralded for decades and after his premature death fell into obscurity. But now the rediscovery... The rediscovery of Sussex-born Eric Ravilious is pulling in crowds and wowing critics at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London.
Worthing Musical Comedy Society’s production of Carousel captures the delightful but dark flavour of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s original. The show marks the 80th anniversary of WMCS and the cast includes several veteran members, including Peter
A seagull has been targeted and killed in the second incident of its kind in just a week. The RSPCA was called on Monday to Stone Street, Hastings, to reports that one of the birds dropped suddenly from a roof into a garden. The seagull was
Few poets could so comfortably fill a venue as grand as the Dome’s Concert Hall – but then few share the stature of poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy. More of a performance than a recital, the Glasgow-born poet had vast swathes of the audience creasing
Angela Wilson, writer of My Mum The Chemo Ninja, which will be at Brighton Fringe, answers some quick-fire questions: What’s your show about? It is the story of losing my mum to terminal cancer but through a lens of humour and positivity –
TODAY is your last chance to put someone forward for the Youth in Action Education Awards. The awards aim to celebrate everything that is great about schools in Sussex and the closing date for nominations is midnight tonight. Now in its second
Andy Thomas, performer of My Kampf, answers some quick-fire questions: What’s your show about? It is my performed autobiography. Stories of loss, love, personal disasters, getting revenge on the school bully, surviving school and dealing with
The Brighton Festival exclusive, called Gauge, opened on Saturday and, being a free-entry event, has seen hundreds through the door. Put together by Australian sound artists Tim Humphrey and Madeleine Flynn, it focuses on weather and water while
THE bombing of The Grand is the biggest news event to have ever taken place in Brighton. The Festival and Fringe both feature works that, more than 30 years on, draw on the disaster. The Warren, in the grounds of St Peter’s Church, Brighton
Sussex supporters will get the first look at Mahela Jayawardene in a Sharks kit today – and won’t have to pay a penny for the privilege. The legendary Sri Lanka batsman will feature in a Twenty20 friendly between a strong Sussex side and a Sussex
THERE are major tailbacks of up to half an hour following a two car crash on the A27. The Fiat 500 and Ford KA came together at 7.15am on the eastbound slip road from Sainsbury’s at the Downland Business Park, Worthing. Emergency services are
A young motorcyclist was left with serious injuries after a head on collision with a minibus. At around 6pm on Tuesday (5 May) emergency services were called to Hanlye Lane, Cuckfield, where a motorcycle and a minibus had been in head-on collision
Two cars owned by former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman are to be sold at auction next month. A 1971 Citroen Maserati SM is expected to fetch between £35,000 and £40,000 and 1966 Mercedes-Benz 250 S £20,000 to £25,000 at Bonhams Festival of
Complete houses on Brighton seafront rarely come to the market so this five storey Victorian town house in Marine Parade is bound to attract a lot of attention. The fully refurbished five bedroom luxury home is on the market with Jacobs Steel.
A MAN accused of raping a woman in a hostel bunk bed told witnesses it was “natural”. Ivan Filignano told a night porter the woman had consented when he was confronted at the King’s Arms Hostel, in George Street, Brighton, on August 23 last year
Jodie Kidd is on the cusp of signing a deal with the BBC to become the new host of hit motoring show Top Gear. The former model, from Petworth, is reportedly in advanced talks with the production company to take over at the helm of the show along
Education watchdog Ofsted marked a school down for not taking enough pride in its work only to make a blunder in the next sentence of its report. St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, in Pulborough, was penalised because students’ handwriting
More than ten years on from his shock decision not to stand for a third term as Hove MP, Ivor Caplin is back on the campaign trail in support of his long-term friend Peter Kyle. His victory in 1997 was famously celebrated by Tony Blair as the seat
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a spiritual medium was found stabbed to death in his home. Derek Marney, 65, is believed to have been murdered over the Bank Holiday weekend at his flat in Vernon Terrace, Brighton. Mr Marney
This year’s Festival and Fringe have enjoyed a five-star opening weekend. The two events kicked off on Saturday with dozens of shows held across Brighton and Hove over the bank holiday weekend. Of the 42 shows reviewed by Argus writers, almost
A POPULAR busker has hung up his accordion for the last time after raising more than £32,000 for charity. George Smewing, 85, has for the past five years been a familiar sight outside Marks and Spencer in Worthing. Since his wife Stella, 92
Brighton FESTIVAL: Backstage in Biscuitland Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, New Road, Thursday, May 7, Friday, May 8 IN 2011 Jessica Thom decided she was never going to the theatre again. Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome when she was in her 20s,
THE seaside hotel where Ian Fleming wrote Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is up for sale for an expected £8 million. The Lansdowne Place Hotel, formerly the Dudley Hotel, has welcomed illustrious guests including Sir Winston Churchill and Noel Coward.
CROWDS gathered for a cliff top memorial service. The third annual Bomber Command ‘Mission Accomplished’ ceremony took place at Beachy Head on Monday. The event acknowledges the sacrifices made by 55,573 men of the Royal Air Force Bomber Command
TENS of thousands of pounds could be knocked off house prices if energy companies start fracking in Sussex. Estate agents have predicted there could be a loss of property value of around 10% if the controversial gas extraction process is rolled
Sunrise: 5:26 AM Sunset: 8:29 PM Today: It is going to be bright with a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers, heavy later across inland areas. Showers will ease and turn lighter through the evening. Near gale force south-westerly
Chris Hughton believes he can turn Albion’s fortunes around in one transfer window. And he has welcomed the high expectations of fans. Hughton has a hectic summer to transform Albion from Championship strugglers back into a team pushing for
Only six per cent of children who are fostered or in care homes currently go on to higher education. And only two per cent of bright children who are on free school meals make it to top Universities. Justin Sealey and Diarmuid Hester two postgraduate
