An elderly woman who survived a freak car accident which killed her friend is suing the dead woman's estate for more than £300,000. Grace Buckett, 77, was getting out of her neighbour Doreen Belcher's automatic car on a shopping trip when the 74-year-old
The owner of Glyndebourne estate has spoken out for the first time about the opera house's controversial plans to built a giant wind turbine. Gus Christie defended the planning application for a 44m turbine, 70m to the top of the blade, which has divided
Children have won prizes for imagining what the world will look like in 100 years. Pupils at Cottesmore St Mary's School, Hove, scooped the gifts of a trip to a laser gun park, to Drusillas Park and board games after coming up with their exotic ideas
Dr Anthony Seldon, former headteacher at Brighton College, has many happy memories of Theatre Royal Brighton. He said: "One of my favourite memories was going to see the Rocky Horror Show with my family last month. "My wife and I were the only people
There's been lots of to-ing and fro-ing to the hospital and a few stays as an inpatient following one of my threeweekly Zometa treatments for my bone cancer. My oncologist wanted me admitted straight away to be "drained off" due to the enormous size
Health bosses are to be called before a powerful committee to give a detailed explanation about controversial proposals to change hospital services. Plans for maternity care at two hospitals represent a "substantial variation" of existing facilities
This is a walk in remote, wooded country with isolated, scattered dwellings and delightful woodland-enclosed meadows. It is a landscape that provided seclusion and inspiration in the early 20th century to composer Edward Elgar who took up residence
Soul singer Carleen Anderson's most memorable moment at the Theatre Royal Brighton was performing for the Queen when she visited the city in March. Joined by young musicians from Brighton and Hove Music and Performing Arts she sang Deep River from Child
A policeman has told of his struggle to save his partner's life as a violent criminal tried to rip her throat out with his bare hands. Sergeant Lee Lyons bravely rallied after being stunned by a headbutt from 6ft 4in monster Anthony Scrase and took him
A gang of callous thieves are putting lives in danger after stealing scrap metal in an organised blitz across Sussex. Around 100 drain covers and two metal gates have been nicked by the thieves in the last year, with 70 of the iron drain covers, valued
Fields could be used as overflow car parks near rural train stations following a doubling of passengers. Wealden MP Charles Hendry has made a plea to find more land for rail commuters as cars are currently clogging up towns and villages. A top level
More than a hundred fundraisers were left high and dry when a row over payment for an arts and crafts fair meant it had to be cancelled. Sleepy Sundays had become a regular haunt for bargain hunters at Hove Town Hall. Billed as a "giant indoor boot
The mother of a heroin addict has met health officials to voice concerns over drug users sharing hostels with people trying to quit. Kate Mayne, who has spent three years trying to help Hannah, 19, quit her heroin habit held discussions with Maggie Gairdner
The Argus today calls on our readers to put Sussex on the Monopoly map. While Burgess Hill is leading the way in a vote to put towns, cities and villages on the Monopoly Here and Now UK edition, many areas, including Brighton and Hove, are trailing
In 2002, the Brighton Festival programmed a one-off double bill consisting of Romanian gipsy band Taraf De Haïdouks and Lebanese composer and oud master Rabih AbouKhalil. It was a radical pairing but it worked. So when music programmer Guy Morley heard
Over the past three years, Richard Vranch has spun tales about everything from talking hippos and magic broccoli to a "who can be the nastiest?" competition between a horrid aunt and a bad wizard and a cow on a boat in the Mediterrean looking for pizza
