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  • Krul signs permanent deal - and could face Newcastle

    Albion have converted goalkeeper Tim Krul's loan from Newcastle United to a permanent one-year deal. The Dutch international initially arrived on a season-long loan last month, but has now signed a one-year contract. He is now eligible to face

  • Yacht runs aground on Hove beach

    A YACHT has run aground on Hove beach. The skipper of the vessel notified the coastguard his engine had failed and the boat was drifting towards the beach. He dropped the anchor but strong winds blew the boat onto the beach. The 19-foot

  • Police have no suspect in Grand hoax investigation

    POLICE still do not know the identity of The Grand hotel bomb hoaxer. Brighton city centre was cordoned off for five hours during the scare on Sunday, September 10. The Grand and neighbouring Brighton Centre, where the Trades Union Congress

  • Sussex skipper Wells so proud after century

    LUKE WELLS has told of his pride at captaining Sussex – and marking the occasion with a century. Wells, son of former county skipper Alan, made 122 in a total of 346 at the Riverside, to which hosts Durham replied with 8-1 as Keaton Jennings was

  • ‘Friends lied to cover up young man’s murder’

    A 21-year-old was stabbed by his best friend – who then lied to try to cover up his murder, a court heard. Sam Caulfield died from his injuries after being stabbed through the main blood vessel from the heart. A jury at Hove Crown Court was

  • Four people arrested after man stabbed to death

    THREE people have been arrested after a man was stabbed to death in a block of flats. Emergency services were called around 5.10pm yesterday to Burtons Court flats in Park Way, Horsham, after a report of a man with stab wounds.  Eight police

  • Great move, police

    WHEN we started reporting on problems with crime in Peacehaven this year it became clear that residents had real concerns.Their police station had been shut and a range of incidents had begun to really worry them. A man was mocked in the street over his

  • Missing money report is delayed yet again

    A LONG-awaited report into misspent taxpayer money has been delayed by a further six months.More than £300,000 went missing in 2014 and 2015 when an unnamed subcontractor of Brighton and Hove City Council’s property contractor Mears overcharged for housing

  • Transport Secretary ‘needs to see A27’

    COUNCIL leaders are calling for a visit from the Transport Secretary in a bid for long-term improvements for the A27. It comes as Adur District Council leader Neil Parkin and Worthing Borough Council leader Dan Humphreys opposed plans to revamp

  • Probe launched after man hit by police car

    AN investigation has been launched after a man was hit by a police car responding to a 999 call yesterday evening. Brighton seafront was shut off from 6.05pm after the 59-year-old was knocked down near to Pitcher and Piano in King’s Road. A

  • Picture of the Day: Statue outside Hove Town Hall

    Frank Hinton took this shot of the statue outside Hove Town Hall. 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 the picture.

  • Super-fit Tory breaks record in park race

    A TORY councillor has won a popular amateur race in a course record time.Councillor Robert Nemeth, who represents Wish ward on Brighton and Hove City Council, is a keen runner.He took just 18 minutes 45 seconds to complete the 5km Toronto Parkrun while

  • Water company ranked worst in country – yet again

    SOUTHERN Water has been named the worst performing company in the industry for the fifth year running.The Consumer Council for Water (CCWater) says the firm has a lot more work to do to curb the number of complaints it receives from customers.However

  • Dream treehouse cost as much as one-bed flat

    MANY families dream of having a tree house in the back garden but few will be as ambitious as this. Tim Johnson’s lovingly handcrafted structure cost as much as a real house. It sleeps four, has a fully equipped kitchen, a shower room and even

  • Homes buy back scheme proposed

    A proposal for a trial scheme to enable Brighton and Hove City Council to buy back former council homes is to be considered by councillors. The idea is aimed at providing more affordable rented housing for people on the city’s housing register,

  • Four arrested after raids on brothels in Hove and Worthing

    Four people have been arrested after raids in Hove and Worthing. Sussex Police said they had had seized a significant amount of cash and arrested three people for offences linked to prostitution following four house raids in Worthing and Hove last

  • Auction with luxury prizes will raise cash to help donkeys

    A DONKEY sanctuary is raising much-needed funds with an online auction.There are nearly 30 lots including afternoon tea on a London double-decker bus, a cocktail master class or a go on Brighton’s zip wire.Also up for grabs are a facial at Urban Sanctuary

  • Barbed wire placed across busy cycle trail

    A CYCLIST had a lucky escape after barbed wire was strung across a woodland trail. Simon Stone, 42, from Hollingbury, Brighton, was mountain biking with friends in The Great Wood, Stanmer Park, on Monday evening (September 18). He was riding

  • 1,450 runners complete 10k for children’s hospice

    A record-breaking 1,450 people took part in the Littlehampton10k run for Chestnut Tree House children’s hospice. The annual event, now in its 14th year, has been running almost as long as Chestnut Tree House, which opened in November 2003, making

  • 16 students sign up for fire course

    WEST Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has teamed up with Greater Brighton Metropolitan College to launch a brand new fire cadets programme. It is a 38-week programme and 16 students from the MET’s Uniformed Services course will learn all about the

  • New service for people affected by strokes

    THE Stroke Association has launched a new service which will support people affected by stroke in West Sussex. The charity’s new Six Month Review service is funded by two local Clinical Commissioning Groups: Horsham and Mid Sussex, and Crawley.

  • New plan for outdoor activity centre

    THE future of a popular outdoor activity centre has been secured as a new operator with exciting plans prepares to take over the Shoreham site. Adur District Council has awarded a 15-year lease on the Adur Outdoor Activity Centre to a partnership

  • People urged to get active with new courses

    PEOPLE are being urged to Get Active as part of a new programme aimed at encouraging and supporting the community improve their health in body and mind. Delivered by Adur and Worthing councils, the aim is to give people exercise with friendly,

  • Dog show raises £1,300

    WORTHING-BASED Guild Care’s first ever Broadwater Dog Show and Market has raised £1,300 for its Ashdown Centre service which supports children and young adults with disabilities and additional needs. The event was held at Broadwater Green in conjunction