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  • Man who left dog in van in summer fined

    A DOG owner has been sentenced for leaving his pet in a van on one of the hottest days of 2017.Rachid Serroukh left his Dutch Herder in the vehicle at The Gatehouse car park in Chichester for more than four hours on June 20.A passer-by noticed the van

  • Rapist hit with hefty jail term for attacking sleeping woman

    A MAN has been jailed for eight years for raping a woman.Nathan England, 27, from Horley, set himself upon his victim while she slept.The incident happened at an address in Gossops Green, Crawley, in June 2015.The woman, who knew England, woke feeling

  • Reward for wanted man

    A REWARD remains on offer for the capture of a wanted man.Police are hunting Bexhill man Nigel Fry, who is wanted for failing to appear in court and other offences around East Sussex.There is a £500 reward for information which leads to the 50-year-old

  • Teenager attacked by man in pub

    A TEENAGER was viciously attacked while out with his twin brother.The 19-year-old was at the Lynd Cross pub in Horsham when he noticed a man staring at him from across the bar.Then, in an unprovoked attack, the man came over and banged his head against

  • Albion keen on Bristol City giant

    Albion are keen on giant Bristol City defender Aden Flint, The Argus can confirm. They are reported to have made a £6 million bid for the centre-back who is a key part of City’s push for the Premier League. Flint, who is 28 and stands 6ft

  • What £3million buys you in Brighton and Hove

    WE ALL know the housing market is expensive in Brighton and Hove. With the recent figures from the Office for National Statistics showing that the average house price weighs in at £350,000 - rising 627 per cent in the last generation - Brighton

  • Man charged over £20,000 drug deal in Brighton

    A MAN has been charged over a £20,000 heroin and crack cocaine drug deal in Brighton. Mohammed Haque, 23, was arrested in Pool Valley on Monday afternoon after police were called by a member of the public who suspected a drug deal was taking place

  • Man jailed for stalking his wife

    A JEALOUS and controlling husband who stalked his wife for nearly two years by impersonating her school boyfriend has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.Paul Playle set out to humiliate and degrade his childhood sweetheart and wife of 27 years, Amanda

  • Brighton and Hove bus driver attacked

    A BUS driver needed stitching to his face after a passenger attacked him.The man tried to get on the number six bus opposite Waitrose in Western Road, Hove, without paying for a ticket.The driver, in his fifties, challenged him and was punched in the

  • Does CCTV show missing mother in Brighton?

    POLICE have released CCTV footage which could show a missing woman running for a bus. Fatima Mohamed-Ali has been missing from her Newhaven home for almost two years, but footage which has come to light recently may show her travelling in North

  • Albion matches switched to Sunday afternoons

    Two of Albion’s remaining matches against the Premier League’s top six have been moved to Sunday afternoons for live TV coverage. The home match against Arsenal has been pushed back a day and will take place on Sunday, March 4 (1.30pm). Meanwhile

  • Southampton in race to land £50m duo before Albion visit

    ALBION could face the striker involved in Florin Andone’s collapsed move to the Amex and a Dutch international team-mate of new record signing Jurgen Locadia on their return to the Premier League relegation dogfight. Fellow strugglers Southampton

  • Vandals deface listed Brighton building with graffiti

    VANDALS have defaced a Grade II-listed Brighton charity building. The Percy and Wagner almshouses in Lewes Road, parts of which have stood since the 18th century, have been splashed with the luminous orange paint. The building is owned by the

  • Life is pie! The Argus tucks in on National Pie Day

    THERE may be a day for everything. But few can be as eagerly awaited as National Pie Day. That is our view, anyway. After a detailed investigation, The Argus can exclusively confirm that this part of the world is blessed with some premium

  • Former Marines to row 2,400 miles across Pacific

    TWO former Royal Marines are planning to row the Pacific. Experienced ocean rower, former Royal Marine and Falklands veteran Mick Dawson, of Brighton will be escorting fellow Marine Steve Sparkes in his attempt to be the first blind man to cross

  • New fracking fears for Balcombe

    ANTI-FRACKING campaigners have expressed their concerns that a controversial energy firm has taken over plans to drill in Sussex. Cuadrilla was granted permission to drill in Balcombe following a unanimous decision by West Sussex County Council earlier

  • 540 homes to be built at Shoreham Harbour

    MORE than 500 now homes have have been given the green light. Southern Housing won planning permission for ten tower blocks, made up of 540 homes, for a derelict site at Shoreham harbour on Monday night. Adur District Council’s planning committee granted

  • Children’s charity teaches safeguarding message

    MORE THAN 4,250 primary school children across Brighton and Hove have learnt to stay safe from abuse, thanks to the NSPCC. The children’s charity has been teaching the children about abuse in all its forms and who to go to for help should they

  • Graffiti daubed over listed city building

    VANDALS have defaced a Grade II-listed Brighton charity building.The Percy and Wagner almshouses in Lewes Road, parts of which have stood since the 18th century, have been splashed with the luminous orange paint.The building is owned by the Brighton Almshouses

  • Primary school children taught life saving lessons

    WHEN it comes to saving lives, you are never too young to learn.And that’s exactly what pupils at Cottesmore St Mary’s Primary School in Hove have learned.Instead of maths and English on the curriculum, these youngsters at the school in The Upper Drive

  • He will walk 500 miles... with his five dogs

    BRAVING the wind, rain and cold weather, the United Kingdom’s very own Forrest Gump is passing through Brighton while on his 6,000 mile trek across the coastline.Shamus Westwood, 42, grew tired of moving from one couch to another after falling homeless

  • Professor’s hopes for new cancer treatment research

    UNIVERSITY professors have received funding for a pioneering cancer drug that could save hundreds of thousands of people every year. Worldwide Cancer Research has awarded researchers at the University of Sussex £187,500 to continue their development of