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  • Sex therapist raped boy in leisure centre toilets, court told

    A SEX addiction therapist locked a boy inside a leisure centre toilet cubicle and raped him, a court heard. Psychotherapist Nicholas Gully, 47, is accused of attacking the 14-year-old boy at King Alfred Leisure Centre in Hove as he waited for his

  • Albion midfielder Norwood on the move

    Albion midfielder Oliver Norwood is set to stay in the Championship - by joining Fulham on loan. Terms between the clubs have been agreed and Norwood has been given permission to undergo a medical at Craven Cottage. The Argus revealed last

  • Girl, 15, in critical condition after being hit by a lorry

    A FOREIGN student is in a critical condition in hospital after being hit by a HGV. The accident on the A259 Brighton Road in Shoreham on Friday afternoon left the road closed for several hours. The 15-year-old Spanish language student was hit

  • Taxi driver attacked at Brighton railway station

    A MAN has been arrested and charged after a taxi driver was attacked. Harry Dennis, of Browning Street, Lambeth, south London, is accused of common assault following the incident on Sunday morning. British Transport Police were called to reports

  • Daredevil takes on wing walk for charity

    A DAREDEVIL is undertaking a wing walk for charity. Stuart Chappell, also known as Chappie, is carrying out the terrifying challenge on August 6 to raise funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust and Great Ormond Street Hospital, in memory of his friend’s son.Stuart

  • Law firm makes the move to new premises

    LAW firm Wannops LLP, has moved to new office premises in Surrey Street, Littlehampton.Its long-standing connections with the town can be traced back through the combined firms of Stafford and Bray and Peter Careless. local legal services to its clients

  • £40,000 economy boost for Eastbourne from tennis

    RECENT tennis improvements at Devonshire Park in Eastbourne are estimated to have benefitted the local economy by around £40,000. The work, as part of the Devonshire Quarter scheme, involved the building of the new tennis players’ facility, creating

  • Takeaway restaurant closes after 45 years

    A TAKEAWAY is closing after 45 years in business. Stephen’s Chinese in Lower Willingdon will be opening their doors for the final time on Saturday. The owners, husband and wife Stephen and Oi Lin Shing, first started providing Cantonese food

  • Father John Misty to play Brighton

    AMERICAN songwriter Father John Misty will play Brighton Dome in November. The singer, real name Josh Tillman, has achieved critical and commercial success as a solo artist after a spell drumming for folk band the Fleet Foxes. He comes to Brighton

  • 100 jobs up for grabs at four major Brighton organisations

    THE city jobs market is as buoyant as ever with around 100 vacancies up for grabs. That is the positive message from Steve Benwell, relationship manager at the Department for Work and Pensions based in Hove. It comes as new figures show unemployment

  • Hughton stresses value of in-demand Hemed

    Albion boss Chris Hughton is not surprised Tomer Hemed has attracted transfer interest. But he has reiterated the Israeli striker is going nowhere. Hemed scored his second goal in as many friendlies in Saturday’s 6-0 victory at Crawley.

  • Man rescued after clinging on to a cliff-edge for his life

    A MAN has been rescued after reports that he was clinging on to a cliff-edge for his life. Newhaven and Birling Gap Coastguard, with a helicopter from Lydd, police and ambulance crews were deployed to the scene at around 9:15pm yesterday after

  • March calls on wingers to step up a gear

    Solly March has urged Albion’s wide men to “step up” and plug the gap left by the injured Anthony Knockaert. French star Knockaert faces a race to be ready for the start of the Premier League season after damaging ankle ligaments in the first pre-season

  • London Road stabbing: 'My brother is fighting for his life'

    A MANHUNT has been launched after a teenager was left fighting for his life in a stabbing incident. The 18-year-old victim was attacked outside KFC in London Road Brighton at about 8.30pm on Saturday. Police have warned the public not to approach

  • MEP slams air strategy

    THE Green MEP for the South East has slammed the Government’s aviation strategy as “nothing but an environmentally ignorant promise to pander to airlines.”Keith Taylor was speaking after the strategy was published for public consultation on Friday.He

  • City’s newest brewer launches with five beers

    BRIGHTON and Hove’s latest craft beer brewer has launched. Lost Pier Brewing is producing five beers which will be sold in shops and bars in the city. Toby Peirce, who founded Brighton-based fine wine merchant Quaff, is behind Lost Pier having

  • 60 seconds with Emily Hennings

    Emily Hennings is an usher for Worthing TheatresWhat is your favourite place in Sussex?My favourite place in Sussex is Chanctonbury, Worthing. I like not keeping to the proper routes and climbing odd trees with my friends.What do you most love about living

  • Investigate students over possible double voting say Tories

    CONSERVATIVE councillors have backed an investigation into students who may have voted twice in the General Election. They highlighted the need for Brighton and Hove City Council to support the Electoral Commission as it looks into claims there

  • 'It will give us something to always remember them by'

    A PERMANENT memorial to two of the victims of the Shoreham Airshow disaster has been unveiled. A memorial stand named after Worthing United players Matthew Grimstone and Jacob Schilt who were both killed in the tragedy in August 2015 has been built

  • NHS bosses praised for improvements made

    THE NHS organisation responsible for making sure the right health services are available in Brighton and Hove has been given a rating of good in an annual assessment. Last year Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) was branded inadequate

  • Beauty pageant winner set to compete for the GB title

    A BEAUTY queen has her sights set on winning another title as she prepares to compete in a national pageant final. Lucie Richardson won the Miss Publicity crown in last year’s Miss Brighton competition before competing in the Miss Galaxy UK contest

  • Bringing together the young and old in city

    NURSERIES and care homes are being invited to join forces and look after the elderly and children in the same place. Elly Hargreave from Brighton is running a project called Intergenerational Care UK to support organisations interested in working

  • Wildlife rescuers swamped by calls

    A WILDLIFE rescuer has said the number of calls his charity receives is reducing him to tears. Trevor Weeks runs East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service from its base at Whitesmith on the A22 near Halland. He spoke out after our story

  • Gatwick fund donates £100,000 to projects

    SIXTEEN projects have been awarded £100,000 of grants from the Gatwick Foundation Fund. The Fund was established last year to provide £300,000 in annual grants to charities and other non-profit organisations. Funds are awarded in three rounds

  • Medieval era comes to life at top tournament

    GAME of Thrones is back on our TV screens and at Arundel Castle you can go and get a taste of medieval life in the flesh.A jousting and medieval tournament will take place from Tuesday until Sunday featuring jousters from across the world.A spokesman

  • Day hospice patients have chance to ride on a Harley Davidson

    PATIENTS visiting the St Barnabas House Day Hospice enjoyed the experience of a lifetime as they had the opportunity to go for a ride on a Harley Davidson.The Hogsback Chapter, a Harley Davidson owners’ group, rode down from Guildford to visit the hospice

  • Channel 5's Hotel Inspector slammed by former landlady

    A LANDLADY who has closed her pub told how TV show Hotel Inspector damaged her business. Far from improving the Crown Inn, in Lewes, Karen Lloyd said the Channel 5 programme which brings in presenter Alex Polizzi to makeover struggling bed and

  • Snowdog celebration to remember tragic pupil

    SCHOOL friends and staff came together to celebrate the life of a popular pupil who died from cancer aged nine. Niamh Storey-Davidson was honoured with a sculpture in the shape of a snowdog called Bobby on the last day of term at Balfour Primary

  • Thousands expected for horse show and country fair

    FIRLE Place International Horse Trials and Country Fair is taking place on August 19 and 20. It has become an established fixture on the summer calendar and attracts more than 5,000 visitors, 500 riders and 1,000 dogs annually. There is a new