A MAN has been jailed for 24 years for the systematic abuse of a vulnerable girl.Richard Koch, 41, a handyman, of Canberra Place, Horsham, was sentenced when he appeared at Lewes Crown Court on Friday.He had previously been found guilty of 23 offences
A MAN has been jailed for seven years for raping two girls. Michael Manion, 22, unemployed, of Nutley Place, Hove, was sentenced at Hove Crown Court on Monday. He had been convicted the previous month, following a re-trial, of three counts
A GLIDER has crash landed in a field. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were alerted to the incident in Saddlescombe Road, Poynings, at around 2.30pm. Two fire engines, a team in a 4x4 and a rescue crew were sent to the scene. When the
Prominent Conservative MP Andrew Tyrie has announced he will stand down from Parliament at the General Election. As chairman of the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee, the Chichester MP has been a fierce inquisitor of ministers and financial
Steve Sidwell has issued a keep me plea to Albion. The veteran midfielder believes he is worth another crack at the Premier League after helping the Seagulls to promotion. Sidwell's contract is up at the end of the season. The 34-year-old
A BODY was discovered at the bottom of a cliff this morning. Emergency services attended the incident at Beachy Head in Eastbourne shortly before 7am. Sussex Police were initially called to the beauty spot after reports of a missing woman.
Chris Hughton deserves to still be Albion manager, regardless of where they finish in the Premier League next season. I suspect he will be, because owner-chairman Tony Bloom is a man of similar integrity. Hughton is about as bomb proof at the
Sarah Watson is a self-taught illustrator and photographer. She has been working with Carousel for many years and is chairwoman of the arts charity. Sarah is part of the Oska Bright Film Festival committee. She often shares her opinions with the Creative
A teenager has been taken to hospital after being repeatedly kicked in the head by a group of thugs. Police were called around 10.30pm on Monday April 17 after two men, aged 19 and 20, were attacked by a group of four or five youths on BMX bicycles
Wing wizard Anthony Knockaert has been voted Albion’s player of the season. The Frenchman was unveiled as the runaway winner of the fans’ poll at the annual awards dinner at the Amex last night. Knockaert was crowned Championship player
A VICTIM of a violent, unprovoked attack told how he thought he was going to die when he was bludgeoned over the head with a wheel brace. James Hoban was in a drug induced haze when he tried to rob an off licence and then launched into a completely
THE Big Lemon is launching two new electric buses powered by solar energy – a first for the UK.The buses, which will operate daily on the 52 route between Woodingdean and the city centre, will be charged overnight from newly-installed solar panels at
THREE seagulls were hit by a car and killed after yobs are believed to have thrown bread into the road in a deliberate act of cruelty. The incident happened on Saturday in Prince William Parade, Eastbourne. East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance
MUCH will be written about this coming General Election, with Theresa May keen to make it as much about Brexit as possible. Whatever the outcome, she won’t get it all her own way; most people vote in General Elections on issues much closer to home, on
I READ with interest and concern the article in The Argus of April 18 concerning the proposal to create a large number of student flats on the old Lectern site in Lewes Road, Brighton. One of the reasons put forward for the local authority to consider
Paul Ward, of Stanford Avenue, Fiveways, Brighton, took this delightful picture on the beach. 3 For the chance to see your photo featured here, please email it to picture.desk@theargus.co.uk and include your name, address and some information about
AFTER 137 years of photographing Brighton and Hove’s history The Argus has teamed up with archivists to launch a special collection of images. When The Argus moved to its new home in Manchester Street, its enormous collection of historical pictures
THE SON of cyclist Don Lock has been recognised by the Albion at its end of season awards. Andrew Lock has been named as James Brynin Fan of the Season after living with the tragic death of his father, Don Lock, who was stabbed to death in a road
A 17-year-old suffered head injuries when he was attacked from behind in what appears to have been an unprovoked assault. The boy was walking along Montague Street in Worthing at about 4.10pm on Thursday last week when two men attacked him, causing
A MAN arrested in connection with a serious stabbing is on the run from police. Rupert Delamare, 23, was arrested on October 15 after a 24-year-old man from Croydon was stabbed in the chest on Lower Esplanade near the junction with Ship Street in
A DEDICATED boxing coach has been presented with a prestigious award for 50 years of service to the sport. Dave Brown, 72, of Monks Close, Lancing, was awarded the World Boxing Council medal – an honour bestowed on very few by one of the sport’
CHILDREN enjoyed getting active when their whole school came together to run a marathon. More than 260 pupils from Denton Community Primary School in Newhaven each did a lap of the school field to collectively run the 26 miles and 385 yards - the
A BOY of five has been chosen as the face of a national drive to support heart research. Rio Bisram from Hove and his mother Sacha are urging people to throw their support behind the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) Wear it. Beat it. campaign. This
A MOTHER and father have opened up about the difficult journey they faced when their daughter was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Stacey and Lee Jones from Haywards Heath were in despair about Eliza’s shock condition and were struggling to come
LAW firm Coffin Mew has welcomed seven new solicitors to its growing team in the South. Newcomer Leon Deakin joins as a partner from Irwin Mitchell. Deanne Ferguson, associate solicitor, has joined the wills, trusts and probate team in Brighton
CROWDS gathered as church bells were rung to celebrate St George’s Day. St Andrew’s Church in Alfriston was packed with visitors for the commemorative evening service on Sunday. The occasion was the annual service of the Seahaven branch of
DURING its long history as a seaside resort, Brighton has offered ferry trips across the Channel to France.A seajet service named the Normandy Princess ran from Brighton Marina to Dieppe in France between 1979 and 1980. Two Boeing Jetfoils were used,
BROTHERS Matthew and Michael Rowney from Burgess Hill have won an international award for their latest short film. Odilo Fabian or (The Possibility of Impossible Dreams) received one of three screenwriting accolades at the Hollywood International Moving
POLICE have taken the unusual step of offering a cash reward for information leading to the re-arrest of a man who has been on the run for two months. Sussex Police are offering £500 reward for information leading to the arrest of Joey Akehurst
LEADER of Adur District Council councillor Neil Parkin has congratulated Brighton and Hove Albion executive Martin Perry on the club’s promotion. Adur District Council unanimously supported the building of the Albion’s training ground in Lancing in
THE wait to see Albion in the Premier League is nearly over but fans will have to hold on a little longer to stay at the Amex. Brighton and Hove Albion have told The Argus plans to build a 150 hotel besides the club’s stadium are on hold for the time
MORE than 600 hours of volunteering was donated to ten chosen charities in Brighton and Hove at the annual Time 2 Give Spring Ball. This was an increase of 100 hours from the previous year’s event and means more than 2,100 hours have been donated
THE controversial owner of Eastbourne Pier will learn tonight if he can add more paint to the attraction. Sheikh Abid Gulzar has applied for planning permission to paint two more of the pier’s domes gold. These are the two remaining domes in
SUSSEX hospitals will share more than £5 million to help accident and emergency departments to cope with increased demand this winter. The Department of Health has allocated £55.98 million of the £100 million A&E capital funding, outlined in
A TODDLER will be representing three generations of her family when she takes part in a fundraising event this summer. Ella Curtis, who will be two in July, is to walk around the 5km Race for Life course in Brighton with her mother Helen. It
