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  • Perfect evening for a paddle

    WE are still in the grip of winter but you wouldn’t know it looking at this stunning photograph.Reader Stephen Robinson took the breathtaking image of a paddleboarder making his way along the River Adur at sunset.In the background you can just about

  • Brighton city centre office block is sold for £11.2 million

    A CITY centre office block has been snapped up for more than £11 million.Charities Property Fund (CPF) has acquired the freehold interest in International House in Queen’s Road, Brighton, from Aviva for £11.2 million.The office building next to Brighton

  • Albion's trip to QPR is switched

    Albion have had another of their Championship run-in fixtures switched for live broadcast by Sky Sports. The game at QPR will be played on Friday, April 7 (7.45pm) rather than the following Saturday afternoon, as was previously scheduled.

  • Do not approach wanted dangerous driver, warn police

    THE public is being urged not to approach a dangerous driver being hunted by police.Aaron Barrett, pictured, was released from prison after being convicted in 2016 for dangerous driving.However he is now said to have breached the terms of his release

  • Final Shoreham Airshow crash report to be published next week

    THE FINAL Air Accident Investigation Branch report into the Shoreham Airshow crash will be published next week. The long awaited conclusion of the government body’s investigation into the tragedy will be released on Friday, March 3, The Argus understands

  • Police urge burglar to get in contact over various crimes

    A CONVICTED burglar is being urged to contact police over various crimes he could help solve.Sussex Police officers want to speak with Nicholas Leon, 32, from Crowborough, about a number of different incidents within the Wealden district.Leon is also

  • Man found lying in road with life threatening injuries

    A MAN was found lying in the road with life threatening head and chest injuries. Police and paramedics were called to Mill Road, Burgess Hill, at 5.45am where the 68-year-old was found. The road was cordoned off and pedestrians and drivers

  • Albion snatched March from under the nose of Newcastle

    ALBION snatched Solly March from under the nose of Championship promotion rivals Newcastle, his agent has revealed. The North-East giants and Millwall were hot on the trail of March when he was a teenager and Albion snapped the winger up from Lewes

  • UPDATED: Man dies after falling from scaffolding

    A MAN has died after falling from scaffolding. Paramedics were called to Grand Parade, Eastbourne, at 8am on Wednesday to reports of a man in his sixties who fell from a height of 40-foot. Police officers closed the road while the incident

  • Strike vote at Gatwick

    WORKERS at Gatwick who help passengers with reduced mobility are to vote on whether to strike in a dispute over pay.Members of Unite employed by the OCS Group have rejected three separate offers during a long-running dispute.Unite said most of the 200

  • Body found in search for missing man

    A BODY has been found during the search for a man who disappeared after a beach party in Thailand.Andrew Apperley, from Eastbourne, was reported missing after he failed to return to his hotel four days after going to a party.Formal identification has

  • Brighton and Hove among most congested

    BRIGHTON and Hove has been named as one of the most congested cities in the country.A study by TomTom put it in fifth place, with only Belfast, Edinburgh, London and Manchester worse off.Brighton and Hove has had problems with congestion for many years

  • More sheep killed by dog

    MORE pregnant sheep have been killed just days after a flock died after being scared by dogs. Four separate attacks took place over six days in Kings Hill, Burwash, between Monday, January 23 and Saturday, January 28 – days after 18 sheep were hit by

  • Police on lookout for white van

    POLICE are seeking this van after a number or reports of its driver looking for scrap metal and car batteries. The van is white with “Carpets & Furniture on wheels” written on the side.Police said the driver and his passenger have been spotted rummaging

  • ‘Scrap rates so we can compete’

    RETAILERS have backed proposals for business rates to be scrapped in favour of a revenue tax. Former city council leader Jason Kitcat has contributed to a report which has made the controversial call to end business rates. This comes amid a

  • Greens in bid to stop £2m of cuts to the city budget

    GREEN councillors will try and overhaul £2 million of proposed cuts at tomorrow’s budget including retaining all current funding for youth services. The four amendments include plans to reverse cuts to the early help service, pay for a scheme housing

  • Referendum call for £30m downland sale

    CAMPAIGNERS say the multi-million pound sale of council-owned downland should be decided by referendum.Conservative councillors on Eastbourne Borough Council will ask for a referendum on the sell-off at a meeting tonight. [Thursday]The council has agreed

  • Handiwork group to show off growing skills

    A CHARITY which enables disadvantaged people to try their hand at carpentry and metalwork is opening its doors to the public. For six months Burgess Hill Shed, known as BH-Shed, has been operating out of a craft workshop in Burnside Centre, Victoria

  • Bike challenge in memory of father

    A WOMAN has shed pounds and taken to two wheels for a gruelling cycling challenge.Amy Thorley is taking on the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) London to Brighton bike ride this summer in memory of her father Allen Bower.Mr Bower died from a heart attack

  • Joy at table tennis club of sanctuary

    BRIGHTON Table Tennis Club runs training sessions for cancer sufferers, Afghan war refugees, pensioners, schoolchildren and youngsters with learning difficulties as well as general enthusiasts. It has been recently named, A Club of Sanctuary, PHIL SAATCHI

  • Commuters braced for disruption in fresh strike

    UNION members will go on strike for the 29th time today in the long-running row over staffing and the role of conductors.Members of the RMT, the conductors’ union, will walk out after talks broke down with Govia Thameslink, Southern’s parent company.It

  • Pet dogs are killed in cottage kitchen blaze

    SEVERAL dogs were killed in a kitchen fire. Thirty firefighters were called to tackle the blaze in a detached house in Upper Stoneham, near Lewes, at 10.25am yesterday. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service sent six fire engines from Lewes, Barcombe

  • Man, 52, held on suspicion of rape

    DETECTIVES have arrested a man following an allegation of rape.Officers were called to an address in Marine Drive, Saltdean, on Sunday after a report that a man had been raped.A Sussex Police spokesman said: "A 51-year-old man was arrested on suspicion

  • Television doctor to prescribe healthy advice to pupils

    CHILDREN’S health and wellbeing will be on the timetable when CBeebies’ resident doctor Dr Ranj Singh visits a school. Dr Ranj will make an appearance at Burgess Hill Girls Junior School on March 4 to answer questions from children and their parents

  • Why is everyone talking about Kodi?

    Whether it's at home, at work, on the bus, in the pub or on social media, everybody is raving about Kodi and what it can do.  Over 20 million people across the UK are reportedly using Kodi, but for those that think it's the latest craze in dodgy