A GOLDEN spiral of West Pier pillars will form the centrepiece of a new seafront square to be opened this summer.The artwork made from 24 of the pier’s original cast-iron columns will feature a central plaque commemorating the work and life of pier creator
AN ethical supermarket is hoping to expand with a second store planned. HiSbe is only £20,000 away from the £85,000 needed to fund the venture, Its owners want the community to get involved with the social enterprise by offering time, skills
A POLITICIAN insists claims she made about illegal immigrants were accurate despite Sussex Police - who she quoted as a source - suggesting otherwise. MEP Jane Collins told the UKIP Spring conference “hundreds of illegal immigrants” were arriving
There are two sides to every story - and sometimes both sides can be right. That is how it is in the ongoing saga of where Dale Stephens will be playing his football next season. In a perfect world, the influential midfielder will be strutting
A FIRE investigation is to be launched after a blaze at a property near Lewes. East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service sent six appliances from Lewes, Barcombe, Brighton, Newhaven, Uckfield and Heathfield to Upper Stoneham, near Lewes, at 10.25am
ENTREPRENEURS in a business hub generated more than £7 million investment in 2016.The Entrepreneurial Spark powered by NatWest launched its 2016 annual report yesterday.Since opening the hub at 149 Preston Road, Brighton, in 2015, 163 businesses have
CHARTERED accountants, tax and business advisers MHA Carpenter Box has been named as one of three finalists in the Business of the Year category of the Gatwick Diamond Business Awards 2017.MHA Carpenter Box practice director Chris Coopey said he was delighted
JOHN Gosnell, the Lewes-based manufacturer of cosmetics and home fragrances, is to move into custom-built premises for the first time in its 340-year history It will relocate later this year to its new home which is now being constructed on Malling Brooks
TRACK and field legend Sally Gunnell led the opening celebrations at Flip Out Chichester yesterday as West Sussex’s biggest trampoline park welcomed its first visitors. Sally was guest of honour at the launch of the new £1.5 million centre which
THE owner of a personalised greetings business is helping to raise awareness of ovarian cancer. Lisa Ebdon, who runs Hickory Dickory Designs from a studio in Conway Street, Hove, was approached to get involved in Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Independent financial adviser Mike Oliver Associates held a special party to celebrate its 15th anniversary.More than 80 guests, including Mid Sussex District Council leader Garry Wall, joined founder Mike Oliver and the team from the Haywards Heath
BRIGHTON marketing agency Cobb Digital has been appointed by English sparkling wine brand Ridgeview to create a new website and oversee its digital marketing strategy.The new website project is supported by a grant from the Rural Development Programme
ASPIRING entrepreneurs attended the first of two workshops designed to give them skills needed to turn their business ideas into a realityThe event was part of LEAP (Local Enterprise and Apprenticeship Platform), which is fully funded by Lewes District
Premier League ref Rob Madley has been parachuted in for Albion's big Championship clash with Newcastle at the Amex next Tuesday. It will be Madley's first match at Championship level since the play-off final between Hull and Sheffield Wednesday
PR AGENCY Lea Graham Associates has marked 30 years in business by significantly expanding its range of services. The new-look agency, which has been trailing the announcement with a series of social media posts featuring kooky cats by cartoonist James
What work-related worries keep you awake at night? I’m glad to say that I learnt many years ago, when I suddenly found myself working all hours, that you can take too much work home with you. So about ten years ago I made a decision to not deal with emails
TAMARA Roberts, CEO of Ridgeview Wine Estate at Ditchling Common, was named Entrepreneur of the Year at a gala ceremony at the Copthorne Effingham Hotel near Gatwick. She won the the award at the 11th annual South East Dealmaker Awards which aim to celebrate
CRAWLEY ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia has scooped a top national award.The company won Energy Efficient Product or Innovation of the Year at the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers Building Performance Awards 2017. The category recognises
TODAY we continue our focus on the Sussex Super Growth Awards, which recognise the 60 fastest expanding businesses.Their success will be celebrated at an awards event at the American Express Stadium at Falmer on March 7.It is sponsored by asb law, Lloyds
A CAR and a motorbike collided causing traffic problems this morning. The only injuries sustained were cuts and bruises by the biker, but the accident on the junction of Harper Road and Brighton Road (A259) in Newhaven caused the carriageway to
SAM BALDOCK insists Albion will not think about their showdown with Newcastle until Saturday night. The Toon come to town next Tuesday for the clash between the teams dominating the top two places in the Championship for months. Baldock, who
ALBION legend Peter Ward was the surprise guest of honour as fans and former players remembered the Goldstone Ground at a special event last night. The Theatre Royal Brighton was packed as Ward joined the likes of Gordon Smith, Graham Moseley,
CONSERVATIVES want senior councillors to take a pay cut to help save youth services.The Tory amendments to the 2017/18 Brighton and Hove City Council budget propose reducing the £700,000 youth cuts by a further £190,000 while also creating a new £250,000
A ROUGH sleeper collapsed on the street and later died in hospital after smoking just one or two puffs of a “spice” cigarette, an inquest heard. Richard Power, 44, who was also known as Lionel, collapsed at around 3am on June 17 last year on the
A ZOO which accidentally killed some of its exotic birds with rat poison has defended its decision to resort to pest control. Rainbow lorikeets died after eating the substance at Drusillas Park near Alfriston. As reported by The Argus, leading
A HOMELESS man who carried a pair of pliers around with him has been cleared of intending to use them to commit burglaries.Mark Thursting, who was recently released from prison, was found with the tool and a piece of plastic in Wilbury Road, Hove, on
WHEN Lynda Hulcoop went into her local Sainsbury’s to exchange money, she was looking forward to visiting Zimbabwe for a church project.However, as she left the store, two women stole £7,500 from her bag without her even noticing.As she told The Argus
COUNCIL bosses have been given a tour of a new area which forms Eastbourne’s new creative and cultural hub.Borough council leader David Tutt, chief executive Robert Cottrill, and tourism boss Phil Evans, were shown around the Devonshire Collective venues
A PROUD dad is running the Brighton half-marathon on Sunday for a children’s hospital which treated his sick daughter. Barrie Ross-Dow says he will be forever thankful to the Great Ormond Street Hospital in London after his daughter Katya became
TRIBUTES have been paid to an inspirational mother of four who has died from cancer. Louise Howes passed away at home in Brighton in the arms of her husband Rupert and with the rest of her family around. Mrs Howes, 46, caught the attention
THE impact of cuts in health and social care is becoming extremely dangerous for patients with crucial hospital space being taken up by those ready to leave, campaigners have warned. On one day last week more than 160 people were stranded on hospital
BRIGHTON and Hove Albion’s £32 million training centre is in line for a top national award.The American Express Elite Football Performance Centre in Mash Barn Lane, Lancing, is a finalist in the Royal Town Planning Institute’s (RTPI) Awards for Planning
HEARTLESS thieves stole £7,500 destined to help children in Africa.The Reverend Lynda Hulcoop, of Southwick Christian Community Church, was in Sainsbury’s when the two women swooped and snatched the money from her bag. Police are appealing for anyone
I SOMETIMES wonder why I’m doing art when everyone is eating everyone else” says Ipek Duben. It’s a hyperbolic, rhetorical question from a socially conscious artist concerned about her role in a precarious world. While her quote might suggest an
A TEENAGER has been jailed for trying to rob a man in the street. Kristos Phillipos was part of a gang who followed a man through Brighton City Centre and into The Lanes. The 19-year-old grabbed his victim but the man got away from him before there was
