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  • 75-year-old punched in face in charity shop

    A 75-YEAR-OLD man was viciously attacked by a stranger who approached him in a charity shop and asked: "Are you looking at me funny?" The assault in the Chestnut Tree House store in Terminus Road in Eastbourne took place earlier this month and resulted

  • Armed teenage mugger takes mobile phone

    An armed teenager robbed a young man of his mobile phone before running off. The 21-year-old man had finished work and was walking home at around 1.15am when he was approached from behind by someone in an alleyway by the train station car park

  • Man hit by car despite efforts to stop him walking into road

    A man who was walking in a main road is in hospital after being hit by a car. On Sunday evening a 30-year-old man walking in the road in Horsham was taken by ambulance to the Royal Sussex County hospital in Brighton after being hit by a Mini.

  • Man charged after threatening woman with knife

    A man has been charged with breaking into a home in the middle of the night and threatening a woman with a knife. Ross MacPherson, 27, of Millfield, Sompting, is in court in Crawley today charged with aggravated burglary, assault, possession of

  • Key midfielder ruled out for Albion

    Albion will be without Beram Kayal for only the fifth time in their last 56 Championship matches at Ipswich tomorrow night. The influential Israeli midfielder has been ruled out by an ankle injury which forced him off at the interval in Saturday's

  • Single vehicle crash closes lane on A23

    The A23 is partially closed southbound following a car crash. Police and ambulances, along with fire crews from both sides of the county, are on their way to the site of a collision on the southbound carriageway of Brighton and Hove's major artery

  • On the Radar: Safe to Swim

    Tatjana Harrington-Steward speaks to George Rawlings (synth, guitar) of Brighton four-piece Safe to Swim about BIMM, the competitive local music scene, and getting into music through School of Rock. Rawlings uses the intriguing term ‘glam-grunge

  • Tough choice for Labour picking its new leader

    BARRING a political earthquake, which would be on a par with, for example, Iceland beating England in a football match, by the time some of you late risers are reading this column, Jeremy Corbyn will have been re-elected leader of the Labour Party.Political

  • Man charged after two armed robberies

    A man has appeared in court in connection with two armed robberies.Liam Newman, 30, a building labourer of no fixed address, was charged by police after robberies at Sompting Mini-Market in Seadown Parade, Sompting, on August 13 and at Ladbrokes in Rowlands

  • Eagles throw in the kids for cup semi-final

    Eastbourne Eagles are throwing the kids into their biggest meetings of the season. Tom Brennan and Jordan Jenkins, both 15, will start the Knockout Cup semi-final first leg at Cradley tomorrow with a view to keeping their places for the run-in.

  • Borough face defensive headache after home hammering

    Eastbourne Borough are facing a defensive conundrum for the FA Cup after two centre-backs were sent off. Brian Dutton and Ian Simpemba saw red in the 5-1 home defeat by Chelmsford City. Both will miss the third qualifying round tie at home

  • Hawks win at home but boss Hill wants improvement

    by Ben Esden Danny Mills' double helped Whitehawk to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Oxford City – but boss Richard Hill says there is still room for improvement from the striker and his new-look side. Hill has shaken up the squad since his

  • Protect our parks

    WE perhaps take it for granted, but Brighton and Hove is a wonderful green city.From Preston Park to St Ann's Well, Queen's Park to The Level, you are never far from one of our wonderful green spaces.It is perhaps only when they are neglected

  • Cyclist seriously injured in Coast Road fall

    A CYCLIST has been seriously injured after falling from his bike in slippery conditions. He suffered a suspected broken hip in the fall shortly after 6am on the A259 Brighton Road close to Newhaven Job Centre. The accident triggered huge, ongoing

  • Motorbike passenger seriously injured in crash

    A MOTORCYCLE pillion passenger has been seriously hurt in a crash. The 31-year-old was flown to hospital with hip and wrist injuries after the crash in the B2028 Selsfield Road, Ardingly, at 3.45pm on Sunday (September 25). He was a passenger

  • Snowdogs bow wow the crowds on their trail

    CROWDS flocked to spot Snowdogs around Brighton and Hove as the trail kicked off over the weekend. Armed with their maps, they made their way around the city, ticking off each of the 43 models as they went. One of the most popular Snowdogs

  • Looking for a new employer? Don’t miss Argus jobs fair

    THERE are now just two weeks to go until The Argus Jobs Fair 2016 being held in the heart of Brighton. The fair will bring together training organisations, employers and employees from across the region at The Clarendon Centre in New England Street

  • Thieves swipe 28 bikes in raids at special needs site

    THIEVES have stolen dozens of bikes from children with special needs. A total of 28 bikes were stolen from the Cedar Centre in Lynchet Close, Brighton, in four different raids. They were taken days before 21 were stolen from the Pupil Referral

  • Albion's French ace has Premier League quality

    Two-goal Glenn Murray has hailed the Premier League class of Albion team-mate Anthony Knockaert. The Frenchman dazzled again against Barnsley, helping set up Murray’s first in a stunning counter-attack the length of the pitch and tormenting the

  • Epic march to commemorate momentous legacy of 1066

    A GROUP of chain mail-clad warriors have set off on an epic 300 mile march that echoes the journey King Harold made to fight in the Battle of Hastings. Starting in York yesterday, the men, some of who are on horseback, are making their way to Battle

  • 238 homes planned for former public school site

    THESE are the first pictures of how the site of a former private school which closed in 2014 could look. Jaynic Properties Limited, based in Berkshire, wants to build up to 238 homes on the site of the former Newlands Independent School, off Eastbourne

  • City's green heart at risk if not protected

    BRIGHTON and Hove's green heart is at risk of dying if it is not protected. That is the warning from parks groups with the council's budget for green spaces now the lowest of any of their departments. A consultation has been launched on the

  • The Royal Pavilion wallpaper that inspired a Snowdog

    INTRICATE patterned wallpaper which adorns the walls of the Royal Pavilion inspired Max the Snowdog. Brighton designer and artist Sarah Arnett picked exotic animals she found in the luxurious Regency interior of the royal palace to bring her idea for