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There was no new parking TRO for Madeira Drive. A new TRO was not needed to moved many parking bays because the moved was so small....

Concern is growing for a teenage boy who has been missing for a week. Joe French, 16, from Hove, was last seen in Croydon at 1.45pm on May 6. It is thought he may have got on a train to Worthing. Joe is described as white, 5' 2", of medium

A woman who died after being attacked in the street has been named. Emma Crowhurst, 36, of Albion Road, Eastbourne, was found on the pavement in Chawbrook Road, Eastbourne, just before 11pm on Sunday, April 26. She sustained a head injury and

A second man has been arrested on suspicion of murder by police investigating the disappearance of Mark Manning. The 49-year-old man was detained on Tuesday and has been released on police bail until June 25 while enquiries continue. The first

A garage behind Brighton’s oldest hotel will be converted into housing. Owners at the Old Ship Hotel in Black Lion Street have given permission to demolish the three-storey garage to be replaced with a new six-storey building with eight one-bed

NEW John Lewis and Waitrose stores will open next month after an £11 million investment. The high-end retailers will open next to eachother Albion Way, Horsham, on June 18. The development has created 217 new jobs. John Lewis will stock

A teenager has been found dead in Brighton. The body of Ciara Egan, 17, was found in a car in Waterhall Road, Brighton, at 4.40pm on Monday. Police are not treating the death of Ciara of Leechpool Lane, Horsham, as suspicious. A Sussex

A teenager was found staggering along the road shortly after being raped down a cyclepath. The 18-year-old woman was attacked in a cyclepath off Haslett Avenue East in Three Bridges at about 11pm on Saturday, May 9. The victim was found staggering

AFTER 10 years of restoration, a church dubbed the oldest building in Brighton is almost back to its old self. St Nicholas’ Church in the heart of the city has been undergoing a massive conservation project for a decade and the finish line is in

We were offered a telling reminder of precocious talent when the three young musicians stepped onto the stage. Timothy Ridout (viola) informed us the Schubert one-movement fragment from the projected String Trio In B Flat Major was written when

MOTORISTS have been warned of an “abnormal load” expected because of a large vehicle. Police say delays are likely on Friday as the lorry travels across Brighton and Hove and into East Sussex. It will be escorted from Basin Road South in Portslade

A FORMER council planning officer faces jail after admitting she pretended to be a qualified barrister to get ahead. Monika Juneja, 36, used false qualifications to get jobs including a role as a planning officer at Brighton and Hove Council in

A woman was raped in a secluded area of Brighton’s most popular gay club. Police want to speak to the man in this CCTV picture after the 23-year-old victim from Hove was attacked in Revenge club in Old Steine. The man led the woman to a darker

An agressive dog sunk its teeth into the leg of a woman who was strolling along the beach. The victim was walking with a friend at the Middleton-on-Sea end of Climping beach at about 4.50pm on Saturday April 25 when she passed a man sitting beside

A man has been attacked and robbed by two Asian men after a night out in Brighton. The victim was relieving himself in Grenville Street, close to the entrance to Churchill Square for vehicles, when he was attacked from behind by two men. He

Never underestimate just how deep blue much of the county is politically. Most areas have never returned anyone but Tory MPs within living memory. Brighton is a partial exception but it has been far more blue than red over the years. Ed Miliband

The Sussex Junior Judo Team returned triumphant from the Inter counties in Hampshire with both the boys and girls teams winning gold medals. It was the first time the junior teams have done the double since 2009 and Sussex Junior Squad coaches

The last thing Sussex commuters need is a mass walk-out from Network Rail staff. Fed-up passengers are already getting over another bout of fare increases. And they’re already dealing with disrupted services day in, day out. Amid the chaos

QUADROPHENIA will be getting a classical reimagining as Pete Townshend gives the iconic rock opera an orchestral makeover. The film and album are synonymous with Brighton, part of the city’s pop culture and the new symphonised version coincides

AN 18-year-old actress made her West End debut in a show where she portrayed the Queen. Hove’s Izzy Meikle-Small got her shot appearing with Kristin Scott Thomas in Peter Morgan’s play The Audience, directed by Stephen Daldry, focussing on her

It is good to read that so many organisations are becoming involved with proposals for improvements for the seafront (Argus, April 8). It would be a good idea to involve local amenity societies as well. Many of them have been concerned about the

I cannot believe how many students voted for the Greens. My son’s girlfriend Aimée lives in London. She has just finished at uni but is still here so she voted for the Greens. And at the end of the month she goes back to London to work and

A bus driver told me that roadworks in North Street will carry on for another 10 weeks. Why? These roadworks made me late today for meeting a dear friend. How many other people have been late for meetings too? Lesley Kite, Auckland Drive

Dean Saunders has turned down the chance to manage Crawley Town after being unveiled as the new boss at Chesterfield. The Spireites confirmed Saunders had signed a two-year deal at the Proact Stadium today having had talks with Crawley earlier

A school mimicked a charity event supported by Fatboy Slim by struggling around an obstacle course getting battered by water all while trying to keep hold of two inflatable balls. Dozens of Brighton College boys slipped under cargo nets, climbed

An open letter to all Brighton and Hove City Councillors: Congratulations to all councillors on their election or re-election. Having previously experienced the sweetness of electoral success, I know that the expectations and demands of being a

With the result of the General Election known, Adam Trimingham’s assertion (Argus May 6) that the two-party political system is over seems premature. UKIP will almost certainly fade. The Conservative majority ensures that a referendum on Britain’s

I had the honour to attend the VE Day commemoration service at Brighton war memorial on Sunday, May 10, but was disappointed at the non-attendance of the Brighton & Hove councillors. At the very least the leader of each party could have attended

During the elections I helped as a teller, asking voters if they might care to provide their voting number so that the area office could identify who has voted and more to the point, who has not. This then saved having to remind them before voting

I would like to express concerns over housing in Brighton as I am deeply upset over the importance of keeping longstanding Brighton residents in the city. I was born and brought up in Brighton and have worked there since the age of 16. Sadly

CROWDS gathered to watch a live demonstration of a search and rescue helicopter in action. The airborne exercise, staged on in front of The Grand hotel today, attracted attention when passersby initially thought a rescue mission was underway.

TWO motorcyclists were hospitalised in separate crashes this morning. The first one happened at about 8.10am in Virginia Gardens in Felpham near Bognor. The Honda biker collided with a car near the junction of the A259 Flansham Lane. The

They could have saved a lot of time and £100 million on the new Mad Max film by simply filming inside the Brighton Centre during The Prodigy’s rabble rousing gig on Tuesday night. The band oozed post-apocalyptic menace throughout their raucous

This was the second in a series of three recitals by local organists, organised by the Brighton And District Organists Association. Excepting Bach's B Minor Prelude And Fugue (a slightly disappointing change to the more upbeat G major Prelude advertised

It would not be disparaging to say that despite being only 40 minutes I was anxious for this show to end. Set in the tiny Dome Foyer with bum-numbing floorboards to sit on, discomfort was all part of Look At Me Now, Mummy. The one-woman protagonist

Britten Sinfonia is well known both for its original concert programming, and for working with its own choice of conductors and soloists, rather than having a music director or chief conductor. Their concert at the Dome exemplified both these features

Jianing Kong's terrific achievement was to make the piano suit the period of his chosen programme. An initial set of two Domenico Scarlatti Sonatas, a very thesaurus of harpsichord invention and device, born of the spirit of the instrument, spun

On Being Yourself But Better is the debut sketch-style performance from the all-female Hoot! Theatre who explore gendered expectations through physical and visual snippets. They have created a show which blends clever observation with outlandish

Local writer, Mark Wilson’s play is an astonishing piece that provides a powerful insight into the pain that adoption brings. Thirty years ago Kathleen was forced to give up her baby and now she anxiously awaits the arrival of her grown up son

The company which leases Brighton Marina has been sold as part of a multimillion-pound company takeover. Wellcome Trust has acquired marina leaseholders Premier Marinas Limited (PML) for an estimated £200 million from BlackRock UK Property Fund

Welcome to the Underworld. A dark, haunting and otherworldly place, a take on the Orpheus and Eurydice myth. The eight athletic performers with their expressionless faces floated around the stage in extraordinary movements. They seemed to be shells

Albion are searching for a fourth goalkeeping coach in two years following the resignation of homesick Finn Antti Niemi. The ex-Fulham shot-stopper has returned to Helsinki for family reasons after a season with the Seagulls. Niemi’s departure

Police are making a fresh appeal for witnesses after two more high value 4x4 cars were stolen from outside homes. Between January 23 and April 30 eight Range Rovers were stolen after they were left parked on driveways or outside the addresses of

POWER tools were taken from rural outbuildings in raids believed to have involved a stolen car. Police are now seeking witnesses to the two incidents after the driver was detained. In Fittleworth, near Pulborough, a shed was burgled and items

A MAN has been charged after an RNLI collection bucket scam on the May Day Bank Holiday. Police were told last weekend that a man was asking for donations on behalf of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution at its shop in The Stade, Hastings.

A TEENAGER missing from his home since April 24 has now been found. Dominic Abnett, 17, was last seen in Seaford, where he lives, before his disappearance. There were several sightings of a youth believed to be him in Brighton and Portslade

Former Albion boss Micky Adams has put his hat in the ring for the vacant Crawley manager’s job. The 53-year-old is keen on returning to Sussex for a third time following two contrasting stints in charge of the Seagulls. Reds are looking for

A GIRL suffering from an agonising medical condition can now receive more than a year’s worth of treatment – thanks to the generosity of Argus readers. Bethany Henry is almost constantly in pain from rare genetic condition tuberous sclerosis which

IT WAS late every day for a year – but now train bosses have moved the goalposts of the infamous 7.29am Brighton to London Victoria service in a bid to improve their performance statistics. The Argus exclusively revealed earlier this year how Brighton

SUSSEX beaches have been benefiting from springtime spruce-ups thanks to wildlife charity supporters. An army of environmentally conscious volunteers have taken to six local beaches as part of the Marine Conservation Society’s big beach clean-up

Grandfather turns his three-bedroom council house into a Michelangelo masterpiece with replica Sistine Chapel paintings A grandfather who has spent the last 12 years transforming his council house into a stunning replica of the world-famous Sistine

AN INVENTOR has designed a light to improve safety for cyclists. Emily Brooke, founder of Blaze, won a prestigious award for her invention. Ms Brooke’s invention is a light which projects the symbol of a bike onto the road. She worked on

SUPPORTERS of an ousted MP offered to pay his mortgage so that he could stand again in 2020. Liberal Democrat Stephen Lloyd said he must find a job to pay off his mortgage after losing his Eastbourne seat to the Conservative candidate Caroline

Today marks the third anniversary of the death of Sussex-based speedway star Lee Richardson. The former Eastbourne Eagles captain never recovered from internal injuries suffered in a crash while racing in a Polish League fixture. Richardson

Streets with regal or titled names such as Royal, Palace, Lord and Bishop can boost the value of homes lining their pavements, property portal OnTheMarket.com has found. According to new research by OnTheMarket.com, nearly one in 10 house-hunters

A COLLEGE salon was closed after legionella was discovered in its water supply. City College Brighton and Hove’s hair and beauty salon, called City Revival, tested positive for the bacteria. Normally found naturally in ponds, rivers and lakes

UNVEILING a bus named after Bernard Jordan did not go quite as well as the war hero’s famous Great Escape as a mishap left the mayor up a ladder. Mayor Brian Fitch, his wife Norah, and Martin Harris, managing director of Brighton and Hove Buses

Inigo Calderon is set for his seventh season with Albion after signing a new contract. Fellow stalwart Casper Ankergren has also stretched his stay with the club. Calderon has penned a one-year extension, offered at the end of the season after

A man has been charged with attempted murder and conspiracy to murder following a shooting. Hayden George Pendleton, 29, of Damwood Road, Liverpool, is accused of attempting to murder a 39-year-old man and conspiracy to murder a 24-year-old man

“Sometimes it feels like nothing is worth doing unless there is a smartphone app for it,” said Jai Gaurav. Jai narrowly lost out on an award for entrepreneurialism recently where all the winners were in the digital businesses. “It feels like