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A COUNCIL has signed a major new roadbuilding contract with a construction firm. West Sussex County Council has appointed Skanska to a six-year highways “construction framework” which will see £250 million invested in the county’s roads and infrastructure

COUPLES will be able to say I do at the i360 from September. The 162 metre tourist attraction has brought forward the first date of its first marriage due to popular demand. The team at the British Airways i360 had been planning to begin weddings

WHEN I visit Brighton, like Paul Zara, I quicken my step as I walk gingerly through West Street towards the sea, especially at night, and cleaning it up should be a priority. Before we launch into more visionary schemes, perhaps money could be

We should not be surprised that Google got away with a paltry UK tax bill settlement of £130m on an estimated profit of £6bn over the last decade.We shouldn’t really be surprised that the company continues to insist its UK operations are the equivalent

AS A Whitehawk season ticket holder and keen supporter I was interested to read David Powell’s letter arguing that the proposed name change for Whitehawk FC would be a mistake. His letter contained some great history about the club and how it has

FIREFIGHTERS had to smash a window to free a 22-month-old baby who had been locked in a car. The crew were called to Preston Park Avenue at about 2.30pm today to calls of the baby being locked inside the car. The baby’s mother had left the

I AM writing to say a huge thank you to everyone in the South East that has run, swam, walked, abseiled, hopped, held their breath or baked for the Stroke Association over the last year. We’ve seen some fantastic support and recently saw the Royal

DR TONY Whitbread, Chief Executive of Sussex Wildlife Trust, in a recent opinion article, draws our attention to the fact that sadly nature is not valued in our current economic system when important decisions have to be made. This will have to

A WOMAN has been flown to a hospital in London after her car collided with the central reservation on a motorway.  The M23 was closed both ways for the air ambulance to land near the 10A junction of the M23 near Crawley.  A Sussex Police spokeswoman

A TEENAGER was bit in the face by a dog who was running free in a car park. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which occurred in the car park of Worthing Town Football Club, in Palatine Road, at about 1pm last Friday. The

BRIGHTON’S nightlife is the envy of many a town and city around the country. Now The Argus has chosen to celebrate it by launching an online section dedicated to those who love to party in our fantastic city. From pubs to clubs, Brighton is

Romesh Ranganathan and Sean LockCongress Theatre, Carlisle Road, EastbourneEASTBOURNE is welcoming two of the country’s top comedians as part of its autumn season.Former maths teacher Romesh Ranganathan hails from Crawley, and has enjoyed a fast rise

Jiri Skalak has proved his fitness for a fresh start – with a great finish in front of a former Albion boss. Now the Czech international is ready to get involved in a league he has only watched fleetingly on television. And, as he brings a

FOOTBALL fans will be able to head to the beach to cheer on the home nations at the Euros this summer with the return of Brighton’s Big Screen. The UK’s largest open air beach front cinema will return to Brighton for its fifth consecutive summer

A GERMAN shepherd missing for four days was rescued a mile out to sea after he had dived in to chase a seagull. Workman reported a dog had dived into the sea, and eight-year-old pooch Storm was “on his last legs” when the RNLI found him. The

A Crawley man has been charged with sexual assaults on a young boy in the 1970s. The offences against a boy in his early teens are alleged to have taken place at the then Crawley Boys Club in London Road, and at Millard's then address in Lavington

Joe Marler has won the battle to start England's Six Nations campaign in the No.1 shirt. The Sussex-based, former Worthing Raiders loose-head has been named in Eddie Jones' XV to face Scotland at Murrayfeld on Saturday. Fellow Sussex boy Joe

Steve Sidwell wants to turn up the heat on Beram Kayal and Dale Stephens on his return to Albion. The 33-year-old re-signed on loan from Stoke for the rest of the season is ready to fight for one of the central midfield spots dominated by Kayal

Police have said that the northbound carriageway of the A23 is currently blocked (8.59am) following a collision near the Patcham roundabout. A van collided with a motorcycle at 8.23am and police, fire crews and ambulances responded quickly.

IT IS hard to look at the initial designs for the King Alfred leisure and homes complex and be anything other than mightily unimpressed. Blocks of non-descript flats built around a boring monolithic leisure centre have been largely met by a collective

A MAN tried to snatch a bag from a teenager walking by the seafront, police said. The would-be thief asked the 19-year-old for a cigarette as he walked along the lower esplanade in Brighton near to the Peter Pan children's play area but was refused

A HOLIDAYMAKER has told how she filmed a handler appear to poke a docile elephant with a sharp spear in a Thai safari park. Kelly Ackerman filmed the mahout - the Thai name for elephant handler - appearing to lunge at the animal with a hooked stick

DESIGNS for the new King Alfred development have come in for more criticism with calls for more “drama” and ambition to be brought to the seafront. Former Hove MP Ivor Caplin said he wanted to see award-winning architecture on the site on Hove

THE number of people dying from cancer across Sussex and the south east has fallen by ten per cent in a decade. The figures were revealed to mark today’s World Cancer Day, which aims to raise greater awareness of the disease and boost funds for

A MOTHER-of-three who has survived cancer twice has been having a double celebration. Caroline Botterill has just had her second anniversary of being cancer free while also marking the first year of trading for her business. The 35-year-old

AN ART gallery has been awarded £600,000 to bring works from a national collection to the south coast. Towner Art Gallery in Eastbourne is one of three organisations across England to have been handed the six-figure sum from Arts Council England

A WOMAN who battled anxiety and suicidal thoughts has spoken out about her experiences to help students face their mental health problems. Aged just 11 Lissa Haycock wanted to die. She has struggled with anxiety and unhappiness for her whole life

A £4 MILLION award-winning transport scheme is causing hundreds of motorists to avoid the area and it has not helped to reduce air quality which breaches EU standards, according to a new report. The report by the city council has found that the

A MAN was seen waving a gun around in front of terrified residents on a busy street. Armed police rushed to Stanford Avenue, Brighton, last night after a report of a man waving a handgun. One resident told The Argus the man, who appeared to

THE lawyer representing those injured in the Shoreham Airshow disaster said a new incident being looked into by detectives could be a significant step. On Tuesday it emerged that detectives investigating the Shoreham case are looking at a flight at Southport

Beautiful and bubbly, Sally Geeson was perfect for the role of the innocent girl-next-door in TV sitcoms such as Bless This House, in movies and on the stage.The actress, who was born in West Sussex, became a household name in the 1960s and 1970s as she

HEALTH bosses cannot guarantee whether all five GP practices due to close later this year will remain open on the same sites with different doctors in charge.The Practice Group is terminating its contract to run the surgeries in Brighton this summer because

THEY may have been caught up in capers like interrogating captured Germans in Dad's Army and in reality some units of the home guard spent much of their time playing cards.The south east of England, including Sussex, was the heartland of the Home Guard

CONSERVATIVE MP Maria Caulfield will oppose the Prime Minister's bid to stay in the European Union by voting to leave.The member of parliament for Lewes said she was "not convinced" by David Cameron's proposal for Britain to remain a member

A WOMAN’S battle with cancer led to a mastectomy and an impromptu tattoo.Pippa Parker decided to take back control of her body by having a hummingbird design placed on the area where she had surgery.Mrs Parker was inspired by the symbol’s meaning of good

A FINAL year university student has bared almost all to help raise awareness of World Cancer Day.Ross Torode stripped off his top to show off the scar he received while having major surgery to treat his cancer.The 21-year-old, who studies at the University

THE head of the Church of England in Sussex has responded to The Argus’s exclusive interview with the victim of George Bell with a forthright statement of support for the survivor. Yesterday the woman, who was abused by Bell for four years in the

BREASTS have always loomed large in Cara Mitchell’s life.As a child she puzzled over whether she would develop any and as a teenager she worried whether they would be ‘big enough’.As a young mum, she breast-fed her two sons and, in her job as a nursery

A FITNESS instructor who has been battling cancer for 12 years is calling on people across Sussex to back World Cancer Day today.Despite her gruelling treatment, Karen Ongley-Snook continues to stay positive for the sake of her family.Mrs Ongley-Snook

Albion are set for another crack at landing a striker. The emergency loan window opens on Tuesday and the Seagulls are still keen on signing an out-and-out front man to bolster their promotion push. Boss Chris Hughton confirmed: “It’s an option