Sussex youngster Will Adkin swapped the classroom for the cricket field - and helped get out the biggest name in English cricket. Adkin, 18, caught Flintoff for six off the bowling of Ollie Rayner fielding as substitute on the second day of Sussex's
Council leaders are urging Network Rail to ensure a planned upgrade to train services at Gatwick will be carried out in time for the 2012 Olympics. Henry Smith, of West Sussex County Council, and Bob Lanzer, of Crawley Borough Council, say the railway
Children as young as ten are committing a violent crime every six hours while drunk or on drugs. Sussex Police statistics, published under the Freedom of Information Act, show there were more than 1,200 alcohol or drug related violent incidents carried
The body of woman has been found at the foot of cliffs at Beachy Head. She was spotted by the emergency services helicopter at 11.20am today and her body recovered by coastguard staff. Helicopter operations workers said she had fallen from the clifftop
A free emergency food parcel charity is running out of supplies as the cost of living crisis deepens. Worthing Food Bank said requests for urgent help had more than doubled in the past three weeks as people struggled to make ends meet. Outi Clifford
After going nearly four years without tasting Championship defeat at Hove, Sussex will have to work hard over the next two days to avoid a second successive home loss. And it was no surprise that the man responsible for putting Lancashire in a position
A spy camera that was hidden among rubbish bags in order to catch fly-tippers in the act was destroyed when council workers threw away the wrong bags. Refuse workers at Chichester District Council accidentally binned the surveillance equipment which
Campaigners against the proposed Ford eco-town took their fight to Parliament today. The 50-strong group, joined by protesters to similar schemes shortlisted by the Government across the country, were calling for ministers to scrap plans for at least
The future of a vital service for volunteers has been secured for at least another five years. Volunteer centres in Littlehampton and Bognor were at risk of closing because of a shortage of funds. But Arun District Council, West Sussex County Council
Matt Tucker scored an explosive century as Barcombe continued their impressive form in the East Sussex League division one since promotion. Tucker cracked 112 from just 88 balls, including 15 fours and three sixes, as Barcombe scored 305-6 from just
The death of a man whose body was found in a park at the weekend is not being treated as suspicious, police have confirmed. Stephen Vinall, 37, from Brighton, was discovered in East Brighton Park on Sunday morning. Detectives have told The Argus they
Clymping missed the chance to go top of Invitation League division one after picking up 14 points from a draw against Crawley Eagles. Clymping were restricted to 176-8 in reply to 184, with Andy Dick top scoring on 66, to move 13 points behind leaders
Meet the latest weapon in the fight against drugs - coming to a workplace or school near you soon. Unlike his cousins in the police force, Solo the springer spaniel is available for hire by private companies and venues to sniff out drugs and firearms
Steve Pearce spun Lindfield to an unlikely victory against leaders Glynde in Sussex League division three east. Chasing 121 for victory, Glynde appeared to be cruising at 73-2 until wickets began to tumble. They still looked favourites at 118-8 but
Controversial plans to downgrade hospitals could be sent to Health Secretary Alan Johnson following a decision to make Worthing Hospital the main hospital for West Sussex. The decision, agreed this month, means services will be lost at the Princess
A fast food worker has turned down retirement as he approaches 20 years in the McJob. John Poole, began working for McDonalds in May 1990 after giving up his job in the building trade to take a temporary job with the burger giant. The industry took
As a performer Spiritualized's main-man J Spaceman is known for sitting down through his gigs, frequently side-on to the audience. So it was good to see him finally doing the rock star pose, facing the crowd for this Glastonbury warm-up set. He may
"A lot of comics want to make a point," says Pablo Francisco. "You know, they're right and everybody's wrong. They're smart and everybody else is stupid. Mine is a sketch show, basically Saturday Night Live divided by the square root of Benny Hill,
With regard to the peacocks in Hurstpierpoint (The Argus, June 23), the residents in Manor Road are obviously concerned about these lovely birds and I sympathise with them if they feel children are threatened and cars being scratched, etc. But
A promising graduate flung herself to her death from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco after surfing suicide websites. Friends and family of Olivia Crowther, 23, who studied at the University of Sussex in Brighton, were stunned to hear she had
The Toby Inn is still up for sale and quite a few people in Woodingdean are worried that a buyer won't be found and one of the only pubs in this area will be turned into flats instead. There's not exactly a massive number of places for people in
Last week at Tesco in New Church Road, Hove, I tried to park my bike but all the cycle racks were full. At this particular branch of Tesco there are approximately 300 car parking spaces, yet only 12 cycle spaces. That represents 25 car spaces for
The thing that struck me in the letter from the chair of governors at Holmbush First School (Letters, June 26) was how unsatisfactory work had been accepted and paid for without any attempt to get the defects corrected. Instead, more public money
With regard to the letter from Gill Murr about the Easthill Park event I performed at (Letters, June 23), I would like to offer the other side of the story. I would like to offer my sincere apologies to Ms Murr if she was offended by the words
With regard to the article about the 10,000 under-18s arrested last year (The Argus, June 21), as a country we have been cited by Unicef as having some of the unhappiest children in the world. Brighton is a city crammed with a high population of
The partner of a man who killed himself the day after being refused a cancer wonder drug has criticised health bosses for turning their back on him. Barrie Curryer, 70, found the body of his partner Albert Baxter, 77, known as John, after East Sussex
An 83-year-old man reported missing last week has returned home. George Symes was reported missing from his home in Southwick on Friday. Police appealed for information to help find him. This afternoon officers confirmed he had returned home.
I agree with Maurice Packham (Letters, June 24) regarding Brighton and Hove councillors not looking after the city and showing that they care. After the events at the Old Steine, I wonder if they even bothered to look at the destruction left behind
Our Liberal Democrat MP, Norman Baker, is calling for the oath of allegiance to the monarch to be scrapped for MPs (The Argus, June 24). It is reminiscent of his ridiculous calls many years ago for the Royal Family to ride bicycles to save money.
A passenger who repeatedly punched an off-duty police officer in a road rage attack has been ordered to pay his victim £1,500 in compensation. Father-of-two William Scudder lost his temper after PC Nathan Langley shook his head and gestured at the defendant's
I agree with Malcolm Martindale (Letters, June 25) about the appallingly poor pay that carers get. This can also be said for others in the caring professions such as nurses and ambulance staff. It says something about our society that we pay millions
With regard to the report into the management failures of Mid Sussex District Council associated with the Big Culture Show (The Argus, June 26), a lot more detail emerged at the audit committee meeting of June 24. I would like to make clear that
Thank you to all who supported Tea in the Garden in aid of the Mylen Project for multiple sclerosis. We raised £1,025. V Oakley, Eley Crescent, Rottingdean
Council offices, schools, libraries and social services could be shut by a two-day strike in July after Unison members voted in favour of a walkout because the Government-imposed below-inflation pay rises. Unison members in England, Wales and
A coastal road has been named one of the most dangerous in the country. The A259 between Eastbourne and Hastings has the highest proportion of accidents in the South-East, according to a list compiled for the ITV programme Police, Camera, Action! The
Two new hotels are expected to provide a huge boost to business and tourism in a market town. Business leaders welcomed the proposals for the budget hotels in Springfield Road and Worthing Road. Ann Swain, of the Horsham Chamber of Commerce and Industry
University students can get discounted fares for a late-night taxi to return to campus. People returning to the University of Brighton in Falmer can travel with City Cabs from Buddies restaurant in King's Road, Brighton, for a set fee of £10. The
Residents are fighting to have a new cycle lane closed after branding it a deathtrap. People living next to the new cycle path along Grand Avenue and The Drive have written to Brighton and Hove City Council complaining that the route is so dangerous
John Suter is back in football as joint-manager of Hassocks. Former Horsham YMCA boss Suter will work alongside Mick Jewell at the Beacon next season. They replace long-serving Dave John who stepped down at the end of last season. What do you think
More than 400 teenagers from schools across Sussex swapped their pencils for paintball guns as part of an Army roadshow. Simon Barrett reports. When you are a teenager, thinking about careers options can be daunting challenge. And the Army's image
Teenagers took part in a dangerous stunt of setting fire to newspaper and cardboard in a shopping trolley. The criminal damage, captured on video, took place in a residential street. Shaky footage on video-sharing website YouTube shows two youths
Adam Virgo has rejoined Albion on a free transfer from Celtic. The versatile 25-year-old has signed a two-year contract and reported with the rest of the squad for the start of pre-season training today. Virgo's return, first revealed by The Argus three
A family of swans brought chaos to a town when they decided to go for a rambling three-hour walkabout in the middle of town. Roads were closed and pathways blocked as the daft birds - which are protected under the Act for Swans 1576 and cannot be touched
Albion will be sponsored by a Sussex-based company and their Seagulls fanatic top man next season. IT First, based in Burgess Hill, will be the name on the front of the club's new-look kit. The company were previously known as Technical Response and
Apocalypso is the name of their new album - and The Presets delivered just that. Their harrowing antipodean aesthetic and monstrous, menacing racket, pushed Digital's formidable sound system to the limit. It was not for the fainthearted. Few bands can
"I'm bringing the sunshine today," announced Sole midway through his set. "So this next song is about Saddam Hussein and how he died." Such is the lot of this poet whose rhymes stick resolutely to the weighty issues, rarely digressing from themes of
Mo Harkin has completed his move to Eastbourne Borough. The one-time Northern Ireland under-21 international joined up with his new team-mates as Borough began pre-season training on Saturday. Predominantly a winger, Harkin has played for Wycombe, Carlisle
Scott Nicholls insists he is closing in on an elusive Grand Prix win after his final heartbreak in Cardiff. The Eastbourne Eagles No. 1 reached only his eighth final in 62 GPs, and his first at the Millennium Stadium, much to the delight of a 45,000
A dental surgery was completely destroyed by fire. The two-storey building at Martyrs Avenue, Langley Green Crawley, was gutted by the blaze in the early hours of this morning. Fire crews were called at about a quarter to one. Twelve firefighters went
A curtain caught fire when it was pulled next to a lamp. A man in his 20s left the halogen lamp on in a flat at Warwick Court, Davigdor Road, when he went out for a drink last night. People living in a block of flats opposite the building called the
