Sussex took only two wickets all day as Warwickshire fronted up to the highest division one score in this season’s LV County Championship. Whereas Sussex’s mammoth 601-6 included four century-makers, the home side were able to stay in the game
The family of Janet and John Stocker have confirmed "with regret and great sadness" that the "happiest, most loving" couple died in the Tunisia shootings. Their family said in a statement: "It is with regret and great sadness that we can now confirm
COMMUTERS have been warned to expect delays tomorrow due to heat-related speed restrictions on the rails. Rush hour travellers faced woes this evening as services up and down the country, including Southern Rail and Thameslink, had to run their
A VIOLENT offender walked out of Ford Open Prison attacked a man on his doorstep before heading back to jail telling officers 'I have been in the library'. Alexander Denny, 26, was already serving an indeterminate prison sentence for GBH in HMP
AN AMERICAN army captain has left $10,000 to the University of Brighton in his will after falling in love with the city. Mario Grano lived in Brighton for six years after serving in the Second World War and studied at the then Brighton Technical
The owner of the dog which chased a sheep off the edge of a cliff at the Seven Sisters has been given a caution. A 27-year-old woman from Kettering in Northamptonshire has now come forward and admitted that it was her dog that was involved.
CAMPAIGNERS have taken their battle to save woodland to councillors. Members of Save Longhill Woods gathered outside Jubilee Library before presenting a petition of almost 1,400 signatures to Brighton and Hove City Council’s economic development
EXPERIENCES of how the first ever Wild Life Festival affected residents can be shared in a meeting on Wednesday. The question and answer session will allow those living near Shoreham Airport to talk about how the festival, which took place earlier this
THREE men attacked a newsagent worker and stole bottles of wine and cash from the till early this morning. Police we were called at 5.25am to a report of a robbery at Macfarlane's newsagents in Southwick Square, Southwick. The shop worker suffered
I LOVE Brighton and have lived in and around the area all my life, so I felt moved to comment on the shabby treatment of The Brighton Wheel. Like it or not, the Wheel has become a bit of a visual icon in the city with it’s great location, just
YOUR report on June 29th of the impaled herring gull on St John’s Church in Hove highlights the help that our brilliant fire services give to wildlife rescue charities. It is a pity that the facts of the story were reported incorrectly. A member
IN PAY accountability guidance to local authorities in the Localism Act (2011), ministers called upon councils to ensure that senior appointments and senior exit packages of £100,000 or more should be considered and voted on by full council before
GATWICK remains the world’s best one-runway airport in the country, unless Heathrow’s new third runway is found to be in breach of Air Pollution Regulations. Sadly, this means the threat of monstrous airport expansion – by Gatwick’s American owners
NOW Tim Ridgway comes across as a jolly descent gent, but for the sake of accuracy may I state that there were more fat bottomed men than women at the naked bike ride. Watching at The Level in Brighton, I thought to myself: “Oh my some of these
REGARDING the article on extending the urban fringe (Argus, June 26), I think that it is outrageous to consider any more housing development north of the A27. The countryside is an extremely valuable commodity that must be preserved for future
A HISTORIC railway came to a temporary stop because of bees on the line. Services on the Volk’s Railway on Brighton seafront were suspended this morning after a swarm of bees took up residence around a bush very close to the railway line. Fortunately
Albion's signing of Tomer Hemed has provoked comparisons with the wrong player. All the talk is the extent to which Hemed will live up to Leo Ulloa, since the Seagulls purchased both of them from Spanish club Almeria. The real issue is how
Families and dog owners are being urged to take care after a spate of dog attacks in the county. Sussex Police has been made aware of a number of children who were hurt after being scratched or bitten by dogs in the county in recent weeks.
DETECTIVES are investigating claims of historic sex abuse at a boarding school. They looking into claims of sexual abuse at the now-closed Goring Hall School, West Sussex during the mid-1970s. Allegations were recently received for the first
A RECORD number of women and girls took to the streets to help raise thousands of pounds for charity. The Night to Remember midnight walk for St Barnabas House Hospice in Worthing attracted more than 1,200 entries, the highest in its eight-year
A MAN is recovering after suffering a heart attack on a train platform. Fellow commuters jumped to his aid at Wivelsfield Station just after 7.30am on Monday morning. They carried out CPR to keep him alive while an ambulance crew raced to the
A SPECTACULAR double act starring Jupiter and Venus will light up the sky tonight.The two brightest planets will appear to be unusually close together - roughly two thirds of a full moon's width apart.They are not about to collide, it is only an illusion
WITH its lush green courts, bleached tennis whites, glistening strawberries and rich cream, few events are as quintessentially British as Wimbledon. But now there’s another national institution to add to the set – Sussex wine. For the first time in the
Albion's opening game of the season at home to Nottingham Forest has been brought forward for live television coverage on Sky. Forest's visit to the Amex will now be staged on Friday August 7 (7.45pm) instead of the following day at 3pm. It
A CAMPAIGN group has taken the first steps towards making Brighton and Hove the country’s first pesticide free city. The Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK) has teamed up with Brighton Breast Cancer Action (BBCA) to declare the city’s first pesticide
A MAN released from prison early has breached the terms of his licence. Police in Brighton are searching for 40-year old Nicholas McGreal, who is wanted for recall to prison after breaching the terms of his conditions. McGreal, who is blond
Ollie Robinson's dream start to life at Sussex has been recognised after the seamer was shortlisted for the LV= Breakthrough Player award. Robinson has been selected by an expert panel along with Jack Leaning (Yorkshire), Craig Miles (Gloucestershire
Crawley Town boss Mark Yates hopes to make up to four more signings by the end of the week – but is bracing himself for the loss of one of last season’s squad. Yates has confirmed Reds have received an approach for one of his players but the target
The University of Sussex is this week appealing the recent council planning decision to reject their masterplan that would see thousands of additional student homes built on campus. The university needs to expand to keep up with other leading universities
A NEW bank branch has promised a return to traditional, customer focused values following years of banking scandals. Swedish bank Handelsbanken opened a branch in Hove earlier this year at the old office of former MP Mike Weatherley. For manager Simon
Coach Mark Robinson hailed Sussex’s batsman after they silenced their critics with a “ruthless” display at Edgbaston yesterday. Four players – Chris Nash, Luke Wright, Ben Brown and Ashar Zaidi – made centuries as Sussex declared on 601-6 – their
With indie credentials stretching back over 15 years, Unicorns’ Alden Penner has got a cult following. Yet as Michael Cera came onto the stage and giggling whoops erupted, it was clear that he had usurped Penner as the main attraction for many
THANK you to our readers for throwing themselves wholeheartedly into The Big Clean Up. Without you it would not have happened in the first place. Our campaign, with the support of Brighton and Hove City Council, helped clear all manner of objects
I REMEMBER heaving a sigh of relief when my children reached the age when they seemed more independent. For a couple of brief years, as they became “inbetweenies”, life seemed far easier and stress-free for us as parents, even when each child had
A PROFESSIONAL footballer was joined by scores of youngsters hoping to follow in his footsteps as summer fun began at a memorial football court. Aldershot Town striker Charlie Walker opened the summer season of sport at Connor's Court in Rottingdean
NINE men on a stag do needed rescuing after their rented barge got stuck in mud. The group came to a stop at Breydon Water, near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk after straying too far from their cruising boundary and into shallow water. All believed
Adrian Colunga returns to Albion tomorrow with his future still up in the air. But Gordon Greer is already back to prepare for his sixth season with the Seagulls. Spanish striker Colunga will report for pre-season training with new signing
TIME will stand still today - delaying midnight by a second. An extra sliver of time - a "leap-second" - is being added to the world's clocks to adjust for the inaccuracy of the spinning Earth. Before the invention of super-accurate atomic
UNIVERSITY researchers are helping to fight the next outbreak of the deadly ebola virus. Researchers from the University of Brighton are working with colleagues in the US to find ways to prevent transmission of the disease as part of a £320,000
THE MOST successful British gymnast in history kicked off an Olympic fun run for school children. Beth Tweddle, the first female gymnast from Great Britain to win a medal at the European Championships, World Championships, and Olympic Games, visited
A SUSSEX family is among those still waiting for news about loved ones feared killed in the beach massacre in Tunisia. John and Janet Stocker have not been heard from since the killings on Friday at the resort in Sousse where they were staying.
SEASONED cyclists and celebrities were together on a London to Brighton charity bike ride. Sunday's LA Fitness Capital to Coast fundraiser included a gruelling course from the London Eye to Brighton seafront and a 40-mile loop that featured the
A PRISONER was bullied and became increasingly paranoid before he was found hanged, an inquest heard. Nathan Vaughn-Jones died in Lewes Prison while serving an 11-year sentence for manslaughter after killing his stepfather Nigel Ross in South Chailey
WHEELIE bins are set to be trialled in a bid to raise Brighton and Hove’s faltering recycling rates. Brighton and Hove City Council is proposing bringing in wheelie bins to replace black boxes at 4,500 homes in the Hangleton and Portslade areas
SUSSEX is bracing itself for a heatwave this week as temperatures soar across the county. Vulnerable people are being warned to stay indoors and take care as parts are expected to hit 30C today or tomorrow. The Met Office said there was an
THE government has been urged to reconsider its stance on cutting tourism VAT as it emerged the policy could boost the city by £25 million. In Brighton and Hove a reduction in tourism VAT of just five per cent could create an estimated 1,130 new
THE 27th Sussex Business Awards are now open for business. Celebrating excellence across Sussex, the awards are the longest-established of their kind. There are 16 trophies to be won including the prestigious Company of the year, Best International
A STREETWEAR designer has gone from selling T-shirts in nightclubs to selling out exclusive collections with John Lewis. Sebastian Stall's Pear Shaped Apparel was based out of his bedroom up until April last year, with him and his mother packaging
A TRADITIONAL neighbourhood pub has been given a modern new look and name. The Walmer Castle, in Queen’s Park Road, has had an extensive refurbishment and has been renamed The Independent. Experienced landlord James Tippett-Iles is working
