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  • 14-year-old sentenced over rape of girl at sleepover

    A MOTHER told how her daughter “was not the same girl" after she was raped at a sleepover by a 13-year-old boy. She made the comments at a sentencing hearing for the boy, now 14, who raped her 14-year-old daughter at his home. The boy, who

  • Man pulled alive from waves

    A man was plucked from the waves after jumping off the Palace Pier. Lifeboat crew pulled him to safety after he ended a twenty-minute stand-off with police by throwing himself off the southern end of the pier, near the Horror Hotel. Pier staff

  • Propper believes wing-backs can work for Albion

    Davy Propper believes Albion could go with three centre-backs again. Chris Hughton sprung a surprise by employing a wing-back system in a bid to match-up Chelsea. But a big hole was blown in that masterplan when the visitors established the

  • Shopping centre raises £10k for hospice funds

    COUNTY Mall shopping centre in Crawley has raised almost £10,000 for its nominated charity, St Catherine’s Hospice.The money was raised with events for Christmas shopers.County Mall hosted a gift wrap service for the charity, where members of the management

  • Work is underway on huge seven-storey office project

    CONSTRUCTION work has started on Brighton’s first new office development since the Brexit vote.Developer and contractor McAleer and Rushe says The Brinell Building should be completed in 12 months.It is situated in the centre of the city next to the railway

  • New pilot mentoring scheme is launched

    A PILOT mentoring scheme has been launched to help businesses in Brighton and Hove.The Tide Mentoring programme is led by Michelle Ovens MBE, who also heads up the national campaigns Small Business Saturday and The Small AwardsThe Vine Club, a new workspace

  • 275 new jobs at business centre

    A NEW £6 million business centre is nearly ready to open its doors.The Enterprise Centre, located in Terminus Road, Chichester, has been built by the district council to create jobs and encourage the growth of start-up, small and medium sized businesses.The

  • TV legend cheats death for a second time

    ALBION fan and television broadcaster Peter Brackley has vowed to give up live performances after falling unconscious for a second time.In February 2016, he was taking part in a Brighton and Hove Albion charity event at Horsham when he suddenly fell ill.On

  • TV legend cheats death for a second time

    ALBION fan and television broadcaster Peter Brackley has vowed to give up live performances after falling unconscious for a second time.In February 2016, he was taking part in a Brighton and Hove Albion charity event at Horsham when he suddenly fell ill.On

  • Burger firm’s boost to the homeless

    ORGANIC burger business Trollburger has raised more than £2,000 for Brighton Housing Trust’s homeless day centre First Base.  Owner Paul Clark opened his burger shack under Brighton Station on Christmas Day and held a street party with music, cakes

  • Grill your council candidates - at The Argus debate

    BY-ELECTION candidates will square up at a public debate hosted by The Argus. On Thursday, February 8, voters in East Brighton will go to the polls to determine who succeeds Lloyd Russell-Moyle as councillor for their ward. Neither Brighton

  • Motorbike and car crash causing delays on A27

    A COLLISION between a motorbike and a car is causing long delays. Emergency services are dealing with a collision on the A27 at Hollingbury, Brighton.  Police, fire and ambulance services were called to the scene westbound at 8.08am this morning

  • Chic announced as headline act for new Brighton Pride event

    CHIC have been announced as headliners for Brighton Pride 2018. The legendary disco group, fronted by songwriter Nile Rodgers, will perform at the new LoveBN1Fest event in Preston Park on Sunday, August 5. Best known for their hit songs Good

  • Hughton tips record signing to stretch rival defences

    BOSS Chris Hughton hopes Jurgen Locadia can stretch Albion’s stay in the Premier League – by extending rival defences. The £14 million record buy from PSV Eindhoven was introduced to the crowd (pictured) before the 4-0 defeat by Chelsea at the

  • Student crashed after vodka shots

    A BRIGHTON University student has been banned from the roads after he spent the night drinking vodka and crashed into a tree.Danial Mohammadi, 23, emerged from his Renault Megane slurring and staggering after driving from a party on New Year’s Day. Brighton

  • Cancer singer’s joy as people raise £30,000

    NEARLY £30,000 has been raised to help a singer suffering from cancer through her treatment. Abi Flynn, 28, from Hove, was diagnosed with blood cancer Hodgkin’s lymphoma in September 2016. A JustGiving page was set up for Abi, who is well known

  • Petition to oust Student Union leader dropped

    A STUDENT Union president faced a call to resign after being pictured with Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg. A petition was launched to force out University of Sussex Student Union president Frida Gustafsson, 22, after she posed for a snap with

  • Rickshaw ride on the seafront is a treat for the elderly

    ELDERLY people enjoyed a ride in the fresh air along the seafront.Residents from RMBI Home Barford Court in Kingsway, Hove, have been enjoying regular rides with volunteers as part of the Cycling Without Age movement. The idea started in 2012 in Denmark

  • MP speaks out to raise cancer awareness

    AN MP has led a debate to mark the first All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) report on blood cancer.Henry Smith, MP for Crawley, spoke in Westminster Hall about blood cancer care in the NHS last week.The APPG, which has been chaired by the Crawley

  • New grave for freed slave who lived in Brighton

    THE gravestone of an African slave boy who briefly charmed 19th century Brighton has been taken away for a wash and brush-up. A headstone marking the final resting place of Thomas Highflyer in Woodvale Crematorium in Lewes Road was dug up on Friday

  • Music, dance and time for tea as Rotarians host party

    ROTARIANS hosted an afternoon tea for senior citizens at Uckfield Community Technology College on Saturday afternoon.About 100 guests were invited to the event organised by Uckfield Rotary Club.They were treated to a dancing display by young pupils from

  • Final push to raise money to save young girl's leg

    A FUNDRAISING campaign to pay for specialist treatment to save a little girl’s leg from being amputated has reached two thirds of the target. Six-year-old Kyra Warrell needs £58,000 to pay for treatment in Israel next month – supporters have so

  • TV legend cheats death – for a second time

    ALBION fan and television broadcaster Peter Brackley has vowed to give up live performances after falling unconscious for a second time. In February 2016, he was taking part in a Brighton and Hove Albion charity event at Horsham when he suddenly

  • 'Dr Death' welcomes appeal over assisted suicide decision

    A DOCTOR has welcomed a man being allowed to appeal against a High Court decision stopping him being helped to “die with dignity”.Noel Conway, 68, who suffers from motor neurone disease, will now be able to have his case heard before the Court of Appeal.Retired

  • More bike racks planned for city cyclists

    MORE than 100 new bicycle parking spaces are expected to be installed before the end of this financial year.Brighton and Hove City Council has now started its last phase of introducing more facilities for cyclists for 2017/18.The final phase will mean