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  • Foxes ban football fans following 'unacceptable conduct'

    THREE Leicester City fans have been banned from attending their clubs matches after their “unacceptable conduct” during the Albion’s visit in August. The trio’s exclusions range from two to 12 months and two of those banned have also been subject

  • Security alert closes railway station

    TWO suspicious items closed a railway station for an hour.British Transport Police were called at 1.26pm on Tuesday to Crawley Railway Station after a member of the public reported suspicious items.A Sussex Police spokesman said a man had left two locked

  • CCTV image released in hunt for bike thief

    A CCTV image has been released in the hunt for a suspected bike thief.The 13-year-old victim left his bike outside the Co-op store in Nyetimber Lane, Bognor, for a few minutes.The suspect, aged about 35, came from the store, picked the bike up and took

  • RMT guards and drivers set to strike again

    RAIL union the RMT has announced its guards and driver members are to strike again. They will not book on for shifts with employers Southern Rail on either Tuesday October 3 and Thursday October 5. The dispute is over the role of the guard,

  • Two held after 48 hour drugs operation

    TWO suspected drug dealers were arrested during two day police operation. A 43-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of dealing class A drugs during Sussex Police's operation in Lewes on Thursday and Friday. The pair

  • Arson probe launched after fire at bowling alley

    AN ARSON investigation is under way following a fire at ten-pin bowling alley. Firefighters were called to MFA Bowl in Albion Way, Horsham, at around 11.30pm on Sunday. No one was hurt but the blaze caused extensive damage to the building.

  • Record buy Izquierdo will wing it for Seagulls in cup clash

    RECORD signing Jose Izquierdo is set to wing it for Albion on his full debut. Boss Chris Hughton has earmarked the £13.5 million Colombian for his main position on the left flank in tonight’s Carabao Cup third round tie at Bournemouth. Izquierdo

  • Partygoer's jaw broken in unprovoked attack

    A PARTYGOER had his jaw broken in a vicious night-time assault. The 36-year-old victim was walking on Brighton seafront between 2am and 3.30am on Sunday when the unprovoked attack happened near the junction of the Lower Esplanade and West Street

  • Hughton turns to youth to solve midfield crisis

    ALBION boss Chris Hughton has turned to youth to solve a central midfield crisis. Dessie Hutchinson has been promoted from the under-23s to the first team squad alongside fellow Republic of Ireland prospect Jayson Molumby in the last 32 of the

  • Tribute to man who turned into an English eccentric

    ONE of the last links to Brighton’s bohemian, artistic past has died aged 87. Gordon Anderson was the long-time companion of the late William de Belleroche, who held court at his seafront house in Kemp Town in the 1950s and 1960s. A host of

  • Police boss: We are now solving fewer crimes

    SUSSEX Police are arresting fewer people, spending less time investigating and more crimes are going unsolved, according to the Chief Constable. Giles York told police and crime commissioner Katy Bourne officers have reduced the amount of time

  • Businessman loses life savings to fraudsters

    A BUSINESSMAN has lost more than £30,000 of his life's savings to fraudsters who clone legitimate bank phone numbers to trick customers. Philip Moore said his world fell apart when a man who called himself David rang from Natwest's listed customer

  • Manipulative and twisted priest jailed over abuse of boys

    A MANIPULATIVE and twisted priest has been jailed for abusing and humiliating two boys for his sexual pleasure. In the eyes of his congregation and the vulnerable, Jonathan Graves was a “fun priest” who was “great” with children and had an open-door

  • Picture of the Day: Sunset on the seafront

    Ellie Rankin, 18, of Queen’s Park, Brighton, took this picture of sunset on the seafront. For a chance to see your picture here, email it to picture.desk@theargus.co.uk and include your name, address and some details about it

  • Winning images capture the feeling of summer

    THE long summer days feel like a lifetime ago. Running in the long grass, having a lazy late evening on the beach, walking the dog through the lush grass, the setting sun creating a warm glow all around you. With the nights drawing in and temperatures

  • Safety first: police join international bid to cut deaths

    POLICE are raising awareness of road safety as part of a European day aimed at reducing casualties on the road. European Day Without A Road Death (Edward) will be observed on Thursday by Sussex Police. Road safety officers will be visiting

  • Car engine is found dumped on the beach

    HALF a car engine was among the rubbish picked up by beach cleaners at the weekend. Volunteers found it close to Brighton Palace Pier as they were taking part in the Great British Beach Clean event. The clean-up, run by the Marine Conservation

  • More homes will need to be built in Brighton and Hove says MP

    MORE homes will have to be built in Brighton and Hove if a new government consultation becomes law. A new nationwide formula for housebuilding needs, proposed in a consultation launched by the Communities and Local Government Secretary Sajid Javid

  • 10 years growth for the Tiny Box

    WHEN Rachel Watkyn set up Tiny Box Company ten years ago, she had no idea of just how successful it would be. Now a decade on - fuelled by determination and a £60,000 Dragons’ Den investment from Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis - Tiny Box Company

  • Council signs new pledge with FSB

    The Leader of Lewes District Council has welcomed a new accord between the authority and the Federation of Small Businesses. Councillor Andy Smith has signed the Federation of Small Businesses’ Small Business Engagement Accord to demonstrate the

  • Vision Express opens new store

    VISION Express has officially opened its new Crowborough store with help from the International Glaucoma Association, a nominated charity of the national optician. After almost ten years in the town, the optician unveiled its new home on The Broadway

  • New co-working space for Hove

    FREEDOM Works - a modern and creative co-working space along with 11 private offices - is expanding into Hove. The initiative, which opened its first office in Worthing last September, will officially launch the Creative Hub at Hove Business Centre

  • Tea company makes the shortlist for top award

    A BRIGHTON company has been shortlisted for the 2017 NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards. OMGTea - based in Castle Street - has made the regional shortlist in the Small Business of the Year award. It beat off tough competition with more

  • Legal team celebrates success at awards

    A BRIGHTON team has won a top national award. Renaissance Legal has been named Boutique Law Firm of the Year at the 2017 Society of Estate and Trust Practitioners Private Client Awards. The company - based in Tower Point, North Road - specialises

  • Tax credits claims soar

    NEW statistics show there was a 14 per cent year-on-year rise in the number of claims for research and development tax credits submitted by South East businesses in 2015-16. First introduced in 2000, R and D tax credits are designed as a tax relief