A DRUG dealer who lived the high life has been ordered to cough up thousands of pounds from his ill-gotten gains.Nicholas Ward, pictured right, was jailed for four and a half years after he admitted possessing cocaine worth £28,500 with intent to supply
A CAR went up in flames on the M23 this afternoon. Firefighters were called to the motorway northbound at junction nine, near Gatwick Airport, at 4.30pm. The road was blocke and traffic was brought to a standstill as emergency services dealt
Sussex stepped up their promotion push with a last-session win over Derbyshire. They completed their fourth successive victory in the Championship – and five in the last six matches - by a margin of 243 runs at Hove. Jofra Archer took the final
Steve Sidwell has returned to Albion as youth development coach with the under-16s and as a club ambassador. Sidwell announced his retirement from playing yesterday evening, and he will now take up his new dual role with immediate effect. He
MINISTERS will ban the sale of puppies and kittens from pet shops and unscrupulous puppy farms following a campaign started by a Brighton vet.The Lucy’s Law campaign, launched by TV vet Marc Abraham, gathered more than 150,000 signatures.Now a ban has
MISSING Brighton mother Tiina Proffitt has been found alive. The 50-year-old, from the Fiveways area, had been missing since Friday, and a huge search party was launched. The police helicopter and drones were used, and detectives scoured the
SOCIAL care services provided by Brighton and Hove City Council have been judged good by Ofsted for the first time. Inspectors carried out a three-week assessment last month. They found: Children in need of early help and children in need
A scientist is getting on her bike to highlight Cycle 300, a new fundraising challenge from Cancer Research UK. Maria Suarez is a researcher at the CRUK-funded and appropriately-named Cell Cycle Control lab in the Genome Damage and Stability Centre
DOGS that have eaten something they shouldn’t. A sick kitten hand nursed for two days that touched everyone’s hearts before it died. Injured animals rushed in as an emergency, only for their distraught owners to watch incredulously as their pet gets
BUSINESS is booming for Cells4Life, which has grown to be the UK’s leading cord blood bank over the past 16 years. The Burgess Hill company now stores more than 110,000 stem cell samples across its two laboratories and has more than 50 per cent
A CHANCE meeting has led to one of the leading vinyl mastering and cutting houses in the UK relocating from Hackney to Hastings and adding to the rich and vibrant music scene in the seaside town. Tucked away in a quiet residential road is Curve
AMY Beaumont was heading for a career in ecology and the environment until the day her mother Samantha suffered a devastating stroke. She said: “I watched my mum’s remarkable rehabilitation with a neuro-physiotherapist and other specialists and
SHOREHAM Port has been focusing on staff wellbeing, including stress and resilience. This included a talk by Caroline Lovett from As You Are, a mental health charity in Southwick. She delivered workshops on emotional resilience and how to build
THE Turkish lira was under pressure again last week. Investors remained generally nervous despite a pledge by Turkey’s central bank to provide liquidity, an offer from Qatar to provide $15bn in loans and reassuring words from the finance minister
THE total number of unemployed people in Brighton and Hove is now 4,265, including 735 young people aged 18 to 24. Unlike a year ago, this figure includes people who are on universal credit but are also working. Steve Benwell, district relationship
A GROUP which helps foster new friendships and create paths into employment for young people has scooped £28,152 funding. Exploring Senses CIC, based at Kings Road Arches, Brighton, works with youngsters aged eight to 19. The money is coming
TOP Government figures chose a Sussex wine estate to claim that Britain has the potential to be a “21st century exporting superpower”. International Trade Secretary Liam Fox joined Baroness Rona Fairhead, Minister of State for Trade and Export
THE first Brighton and Hove Beer Week kicks off on Friday. More than 60 events are taking place across 30 venues over ten days. Organisers say it looks set to be the biggest celebration of beer and brewing the city has seen. There will
Sussex are making progress towards another Championship win at Hove. They took two Derbyshire wickets in as many overs today after the visitors made a solid start to their epic fourth innings pursuit of 405 to win. The visitors also saw Ben
Investigators say they have found a black market gun factory on an industrial estate. On Saturday officers from the National Crime Agency went to Diplocks Way in Hailsham after loud bangs were heard. Signs outside the business purported to
Ben Stokes will NOT face Sussex in their Vitality Blast quarter-final on Friday. The Durham and England star has been made unavailable by the ECB for the last eight T20 showdown at the Riverside. Stokes has a niggle at the back of his
Mathew Ryan has been to two World Cups with Australia. He loves playing for his country, especially now that his mentor Graham Arnold is in charge. He just wishes it does not have the potential to wreck his perfect record with Albion. Ryan
Albion prospect Haydon Roberts could play for the under-23s, hours after receiving his GCSE results. The 16-year-old Brightonian central defender made his debut for Simon Rusk's side as a second half substitute for Ben White in Monday night's 1
For a man in a hurry, Phil Salt has had to show some patience this season. But he was not hanging around yesterday with a spectacular, and career best, 148 which very quickly turned a keenly balance contest at Hove firmly in Sussex’s favour.
Chris Hughton wants more of the same from Solly March to boost Albion’s chances of upsetting Liverpool. The left-winger starred in Sunday’s win against Manchester United at the Amex. March bounced back from a below-par display at Watford to
Steve Sidwell has described the emotional moment he decided to hang up his boots. The former Albion midfielder was in floods of tears after conceding defeat to a back injury. Sidwell confirmed his retirement last night on The Debate on Sky
Albion are breathing a sigh of relief at the extent of the injury suffered by Lewis Dunk. The influential central defender is expected to be out for weeks, rather than months, after hurting his right ankle in Sunday’s win against Manchester United
HOW about this for going the extra mile?A student travelled from New Zealand to complete his masters degree at the University of Brighton.Simon Speight took on the 22,000 mile round trip four times – clocking up 88,000 miles to complete his degree in
RESIDENTS are fuming because they have not received their post for almost two weeks. Sonya Wheldon, 42, of Markwick Mews, Worthing, has been waiting for an important letter from the hospital to confirm a blood test appointment. She first contacted
A MAN whose dog mauled a 15-week-old puppy is being investigated after it savagely attacked another pet in a busy park. The sausage dog called Frankie is “lucky to be alive” after the Staffordshire bull terrier owned by Mark Leech, of Brighton,
IT’S A day none of us will ever forget.It’s a day we often ask ourselves where we were when we first heard the news.It’s also a day that makes us all feel remarkably sad.But for the 11 families of those who died on Saturday August 22, 2015, it’s a day
THE inquest into the Shoreham air crash will take place after the trial of pilot Andrew Hill has concluded. Yesterday, West Sussex coroner Penelope Schofield told The Argus: “The inquest is due to take place in the autumn next year. “We will
A HISTORIC church could collapse after further damage was found by builders restoring it.Experts were called in to restore the Brighton Unitarian Church in New Road, but have found the building in such a bad state that it now poses a “serious risk” to
FOR Caroline Schilt, the pain of losing her 23-year-old son Jacob in the Shoreham air crash remains exactly the same as when it happened three years ago. “Something will always trigger the grief, often when you least expect it,” she said. “
FAMILIES of some of the 11 victims of the Shoreham air crash will be marking its third anniversary by laying flowers at 1.22pm today.Members of at least four of the families will gather on the Shoreham Toll Bridge for an “informal memorial” to remember
PEOPLE who think all politicians are only in it for the money should have met Bob Cristofoli.Here was a man who was in charge of spending millions of pounds when leading Brighton Council but whose own lifestyle was modest.Much of it was spent in a small
HE is probably best known for playing a serial killer in Coronation Street in the early 2000s.Brian Capron, actor and rapper, who is now in his seventies, first came to public attention through his role of teacher Mr Stuart Hopwood in Grange Hill in the
HIS pictures span 23 years of history and life in Brighton and Hove. Stewart Weir, who was born and raised in the city, was the Albion’s photographer from 1995 to 1996. But he got banned from the club’s Goldstone Ground when he stepped on to
MORE than 60 work colleagues took part in a beach clean yesterday afternoon. The volunteers, who work for American Express Global Business Travel (GBT), a travel management company part owned by American Express, took to the pebbles to collect
A “MIRACLE” drug which could help thousands of people with a lifelong genetic condition is not going to be offered on the NHS due to cost. But 19-year-old spinal muscular atrophy sufferer Becca Torricelli is one of many urging the National Institute
An activist claims Brighton Pride has lost its meaning, has become too commercialised and is failing to prioritise the LGBT community.David Andrew Wright, 32, of Brighton, founded the Facebook page “Bring back the real meaning of Brighton Pride” earlier
RED Arrows pilots marked the centenary of the RAF with a surprise smoke trail in front of thousands of air show visitors.The team flew at Airbourne in Eastbourne on Friday in front of packed crowds along the seafront.But rather than just the usual red
