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  • 20 Strange Facts! By Lucy Hobden, Millais School.

    In the event of boredom, I decided to create this article that consists of 20 facts that will (hopefully) stop you from being bored. Fingers crossed that you learn something new today.   1. The reason that they have the mini Marmite jars is

  • Man arrested on suspicion of supplying heroin

    A man has been arrested on suspicion of supplying heroin following a police pursuit. Officers spotted a man acting suspiciously in Railway Approach, Worthing, on Thursday afternoon on April 26. Worthing Prevention team approached the man who

  • Rudd is grilled over Windrush scandal

    HOME Secretary Amber Rudd has admitted she initially failed to acknowledge the seriousness of the Windrush scandal even after being asked to look into individual cases beforehand. Ms Rudd, Tory MP for Hastings and Rye, faced a tough grilling by

  • Dyche getting the best out of Burnley

    Sean Dyche has been praised for his work at Burnley by Albion boss Chris Hughton. Dyche has steered the Seagulls' hosts on Saturday to seventh in the Premier League, on course for Europa League qualification next season, with former Albion duo

  • Drug den flat has been given a partial closure order

    A flat that has been den for drug taking and dealing, antisocial behaviour and disorder has been given partial closure order. The closure order, under the Anti Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014, was heard before Brighton Magistrates

  • More points needed to survive says Albion boss Hughton

    Chris Hughton says 36 points will not be enough to keep Albion in the Premier League. That is the Seagulls' current tally and they are seven points clear of the relegation zone. But Hughton believes they need more from their remaining four

  • Brighton bike share scheme's impact on bike rental shops

    Bike-sharing has proven popular, but it has put a spanner into the works for bike rental shops. Brighton and Hove’s bike share scheme, BTN BikeShare, launched in September last year and has become the UK’s most popular bike share scheme outside

  • Woman threatened when tried to stop a fight on a train

    A fight broke out on a train station where one woman, who tried to intervene, was intimidated. Two men were fighting on a train between Fishergate and Portslade station on March 9. The incident happened at around 4.30pm on the Littlehampton

  • Beer injury blow for Sussex home opener

    Jason Gillespie says he is “gutted” for Will Beer after the spinner suffered an injury setback. Beer misses the home Championship opener against Gloucestershire, from tomorrow, due to soreness in his side. Danny Briggs comes into the squad

  • Come and help us rescue grub on Stop Food Waste Day

    Campaigners against food waste are challenging Brightonians to join them to ensure some items are saved rather than thrown away. The organisation, Too Good To Go (TGTG), is asking residents and businesses to join their movement on Stop Food Waste

  • Picture of the day: Cissbury Ring near Worthing

    Phil Williams took this stunning shot of the sunset at Cissbury Ring near Worthing. For a chance to see your photo featured here, email picturedesk@theargus.co.uk including your name, address and some details about it.

  • Bruno loved Ash's fire and quality - despite a few scrapes

    Bruno says he has always loved Ashley Barnes as a player and a competitor. Even when he had to usher him off the pitch after his most infamous misdemeanour. Current form says Barnes will be a major threat to Albion at Burnley on Saturday as

  • Reassurances to patients as two surgeries merge

    A SURGERY is to close after it failed to recruit a new GP partner.Last June Dr Alex Mancey-Barratt announced his intention to retire after 24 years of service at Hove Park Villas surgery in Hove.The surgery issued a letter to patients informing them it

  • Opinion: Matt’s tough battle with cancer

    Matthew Ash is a brave family man who is facing the biggest battle of his life so far. Matt is just 44 and is suffering from a rare form of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of cancer which can have devastating consequences. He began to feel ill

  • NOSTALGIA PHOTOS: Sussex lollipop ladies and men of the 1980s

    THEY are a fond memory from our school days and they are still helping children cross the road safely now. Introduced in the 1950s, lollipop ladies and men are a mainstay of the school commute for parents and pupils alike. Today’s Timeout takes

  • Special school celebrates a good Ofsted report

    A SPECIAL school is celebrating its progress after receiving a good Ofsted report.Independently funded Northease Manor in Lewes was judged to be good by Government inspectors from Ofsted. The good news comes after the school for pupils with learning difficulties

  • Concerns over effects of proposed new parking zone

    RESIDENTS are worried about the possible knock-on effects of a planned new controlled parking scheme. People living in the Hove Park area have complained about lack of parking spaces in the area, prompting Brighton and Hove City Council to start

  • Sussex skipper: We'll he hard to live with

    Ben Brown believes Championship rivals will find Sussex tough to live with this summer. The county are preparing for their home kick-off when Gloucestershire visit Hove from tomorrow (11am). They have so far drawn at Warwickshire and Leicestershire

  • Live the country dream in a rural penthouse

    A MOVE to the countryside is a dream for many home buyers promising clean air and beautiful scenery. As well as the feeling of relaxation, researchers have found that living in the countryside has a direct effect on our quality of life and a positive

  • Help to Buy: Five years on

    JOHN ELLIOTT, managing director of Millwood Designer Homes looks at the effect of Help to Buy on the property market since its launch five years ago:The thousands of homebuyers who used the Government's Help to Buy mortgage scheme shortly after its

  • Jose says it's good to talk as he mixes with Murray

    Jose Izquierdo has revealed it’s good to talk as he looks to improve his understanding with Glenn Murray. The Albion winger believes their double act can only improve. And he has told how past experience with a Watford striker has given him

  • Fiveways murder trial: Day 3 in full

    “YOU must never leave your job or get a boyfriend” a killer told his victim two months before stabbing, her a court has heard. David Browning made the chilling threat to his boss Jillian Howell when he had dinner at her home in Sandgate Road, Brighton

  • Morrisons pledges draft of measures to cut down on plastic

    MORRISONS is today announcing measures to cut plastic pollution and promising that, by 2025, all its own-brand plastic packaging will be reusable, recyclable or compostable.Morrisons will also be one of the signatories to WRAP’s UK Plastics PACT, an industry

  • Calls for better bus information kiosk in busy city centre

    A CAMPAIGN group supporting bus users has called for a travel information kiosk they say is “often closed” to provide better customer service.Brighton Area Buswatch claims the information kiosk at Churchill Square, which is run by Brighton and Hove Buses

  • 3,200 changes in rail timetable shake-up

    MORE than 3,000 train times will change from May 20.Govia Thameslink Railway has advised passengers to plan ahead for the biggest timetable shake-up in UK rail history in a month’s time.GTR runs up to 3,200 trains a day – one every 27 seconds – and the

  • Varndean winner as schools share £15m

    FIFTEEN million pounds is planned to be split between six secondary schools. Last month The Argus revealed £15 million ear-marked for the building of a new free school for Brighton and Hove would be spent on existing secondaries. Following

  • Argus coverage praised in Commons

    COVERAGE by this paper of a fight by parents to get their children into a catchment area school has been praised in the House of Commons. Yesterday afternoon in a schools debate, Conservative MP for Lewes Maria Caulfield said: “Brighton and Hove

  • Bell: Second sex abuse complaint inquiry dropped

    A POLICE investigation into a second complaint of historic sexual abuse against wartime Bishop of Chichester George Bell has been dropped.Sussex Police and the Church of England have refused to release any information about the complaint in what is a

  • Anger over recycling bins bulging with waste at block of flats

    PEOPLE living in a block of flats claim they have had only one recycling collection this year despite numerous complaints.Neighbours in Cornwall House in Harrington Road, Brighton, have raised concerns about collections not being made regularly enough

  • With video: Devoted father in brave cancer battle

    A doting father of two has to endure a month of agony as he waits for his medical results to determine if his chemotherapy has been successful. Matthew “Matty” Ash, 44, of Graham Avenue, Mile Oak, was diagnosed with Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, which