Protesters are targeting a bank they accuse of supporting the arms trade. Smash EDO - which campaigns for the closure of the EDO factory in Moulsecoomb, Brighton - is turning its attention to Barclays bank. The group claims the bank generates profits
WE WOULD like to form a new afternoon Adur Writers’ Group, meeting perhaps fortnightly from January 2010. This could be made up of published or hopeful writers – all ages and either prose or poetry fans. To cut our overheads it might be best to meet
I have been itching to do a run for about a week now, and today I finally got the chance. It was dark, but clear, with no rain and very little wind and, as per my last couple of posts, it's the first time the weather has been suitable while I've
i am writing to express my disgust regarding the job losses at Sussex University (The Argus, November 27). I want to know why it is that the university is building a new restaurant when there are already too many? Surely this money could
A hung parliament better than a Labour victory? Half right, Mr Cameron (Letters, November 23). A hung parliament would also be better than a Tory government because there is a chance smaller parties may demand proportional representation and other voting
AS A person who is termed a professional, I am entering my seventh month without work, in conditions now described as the worse recession recorded. Even looking anywhere in the UK no work is available. Even temporary work is restricted. I now have to
I thought The Argus took pride in reporting our city news and doing so by giving accurate information to its readers. Lots of women who need help read in your paper (November 26) about new “Support for rape victims” launched in Brighton and Hove by Survivors
I have been on several journeys around Brighton and Hove during the past few weeks and I simply cannot get over the state of the streets. Everywhere there are fallen leaves covering pavements. They have obviously been there for days or even weeks and
A busy road was blocked after a two vehicle road accident. The incident, involving a 4x4 car and a van, saw one of the vehicles crash into the central reservation. It happened on the southbound carriageway of the A23 near the BP garage
A heavily pregnant woman claims she was left housebound when council officials repeatedly ignored her requests to fix the dangerously steps outside her home. Natalie Winsor, 26, of Findon Road, Whitehawk, Brighton, is eight months pregnant and due to
“I wanted to make a piece that was about the other,” says Wayne McGregor of Entity, “something external, something that has its own grammar and syntax and sense of identity. “It’s something that’s unfamiliar to us but has references to things
Illegal fireworks were discovered by investigators following a fatal explosion at a factory. Investigators also found other fireworks had been modified which would have caused them to be potentially hazardous. Two firemen died when a
Sussex homes will be hit by the biggest water bill increases in the country. The news came as regulator Ofwat announced its final decision on what water companies can charge from 2010 to 2015. Bills for Southern Water customers will buck the national
As well as being a creative, a liberal, a media revolutionary, a zeitgeist-wrangler and a gifted blogger, I, Quentin Ludovic Alphonsus Delahunty, am also a parent. This particular string to my bow may not get me business lunches in Shoreditch House
A concerned parent has issued a warning to others after witnessing the effects of a dangerous legal drug first hand. Lee Gold, the founder of PeeWees hairdressers which has a salon in Kensington Gardens, Brighton, has sent an email to all his customers
This production, a work in progress from Inconvenient Spoof, certainly doesn’t suffer from a lack of ideas. In fact, the inventiveness on display in this small-scale production was overwhelming, as the experimental company flung props, garbled
Gavin and Stacey returned to the nation’s television screens on Thursday in a prime-time 9pm slot, and its massive success, is part of the reason Welshman Rob Brydon has dropped his lovable alter ego, divorced chauffeur Keith Barret, from his new
A mobile phone giant has bowed to people pressure and made a u-turn on the entry rules for a major Christmas event. Worthing had won a nationwide competition to hold a Nokia Finnish White Christmas on Saturday and all voters were originally invited to
A reward has been put up to help catch the arsonists who risked lives with a series of blazes at homes this week. Police are offering £1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the people behind four fires in gardens in Tarring, Worthing
Chris Nash still hopes to make his England debut later this winter despite an injury setback. The Sussex opener has a broken thumb and will see a specialist in London on Monday but hopes the dislocation and fracture to his right hand will not require
Controversial plans to axe hospital services have finally been abandoned after a three year fight by campaigners. West Sussex Primary Care Trust (PCT) board members agreed to drop their Fit for the Future proposals at a meeting yesterday. They accepted
Christmas Fair on 12th December will be held at the Craven Vale Community Centre between 11.00 and 4.00. A spokeperson said: "A Very Important visitor from the North Pole is expected so we will have a post box and children can post their letters
Nicky Forster is back in contention for Albion’s FA Cup second round tie at home to Rushden and Diamonds. The ten-goal club captain has recovered from the slight knee injury which ruled him out of Tuesday’s 4-1 defeat at Norwich. Manager Gus Poyet
The number of new cases of swine flu in Brighton and Hove has almost doubled in a week. About 200 people in the city were given tamiflu medication over a seven day period compared to just over 100 the week before. Other parts of Sussex showed smaller
Oh I can’t wait to report back on the happy band of stewards. Let's see if they have moved upwards and onwards in the ascent of man to being human this season! One can but hope. Those were the lines that closed last week’s blog. Did hope spring eternal
A woman has been taken to hospital by air ambulance after her car collided with a tree. The driver, who is believed to be in her 40s, suffered serious injuries, including a head injury, in the crash in Kennel Hill, Goodwood, near Chichester
Three people escaped injury when their vehicles collided on the A23. Sussex Police were called to the southbound carriageway near Albourne, Hassocks, at about 7.50am today. A Peugeot 206, driven by a 24-year-old man from Hove, and a
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons is one of the most instantly recognisable of the classics and, performed by the Mozart Festive Orchestra in full period costume in the elegant surroundings of the Dome Concert Hall, helped make a special evening. Before we got
A council's leader has voiced concerns about the "surveillance state" in Britain and pledged to only use spying powers as a last resort. Councillor Mary Mears, leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, said she was concerned by the overzealous, heavy-handed
Eeastbourne Town manager Ady Colwell has solved his goalkeeper crisis by signing Ollie Barton. The former Worthing and Eastbourne Borough keeper comes straight into the squad for tomorrow’s trip to Sittingbourne as first-choice Russell Tanner is injured
Woodingdean residents are being warned about a scam operating in the area. in this, a company called PDS are delivering notices to homes in the area saying they were unable to deliver a parcel and asking occupants to call a given phone number
Goalkeeper Tony Di-Bernardo is lined up to make his debut for Horsham YMCA at Croydon Athletic tomorrow. Di-Bernardo is expected to complete his move from Worthing today with defender Matt Simpson going in the other direction. Boss Chris White made
Thousands of people in Brighton and Hove are putting their health at risk by not going to see a dentist. A report to the city's health watchdog shows the number of people getting treatment has fallen by almost 7,000 since a controversial system of charging
Lewis Killeen insists the worst injury crisis of the Steve Evans era is bringing the Crawley squad closer together. Boss Evans has always made creating a good team spirit a priority but that has been sorely tested in the last few weeks. Reds went into
The Java Cafe, Woodingdean's volunteer-run community cafe, is in need of more helpers to carry on with its work. The cafe, which was opened five years ago, provides teas, coffees, snacks and the use of internet facilities. "We welcome
Ben Williamson has become the third Worthing player to have a trial with Glenn Hoddle’s academy. Young striker Williamson has spent this week in Gibraltar trying to impress the former England manager. The Brighton University student has been a big success
Cash and a mobile phone were taken in a robbery at a Threshers off-licence in Worthing. The raid took place in Wordsworth Road at about 8.50pm on Thursday. Police said a man entered the shop and demanded money from the sales assistant, stealing a mobile
Danny Cullip has suffered a setback in his recovery from a long-term hamstring injury. The Lewes skipper has only played three games this season and has been out since August 15. He originally targeted tomorrow’s home game with leaders Newport County
Hastings United manager Tony Dolby will be happy with second best this season. Dolby has conceded that no one can catch Ryman premier leaders Dartford so he would be delighted if his team finish one place behind them. United are eight points behind
FATHER Christmas helped light up a festive-themed party. Hundreds of people gathered outside Donatello’s, in Brighton Place, Brighton, for the switching on of the Christmas lights in The Lanes. Players from Brighton and Hove Albion also made an
Retro detective series Murder She Wrote is probably regarded by those who watch it as the ideal accompaniment to a nice cup of tea and a sit down. Perhaps even the television equivalent of a nice cup of tea and a sit down. There’s nothing
THE Argus Appeal is selling one of the only 100% charity Christmas cards this year – with every penny going to the charity. After the success of last year’s cards, the print order has doubled, with all the money going to local causes.
Brighton and Hove already has the unwanted title of drugs death capital of the UK. So news that a growing number of children and young people have been using the so-called “legal high” mephedrone, known as miaow or meow, is disturbing for everyone.
Gavin Hoyte has targeted another glamorous FA Cup experience, this time with Albion. The on-loan Arsenal right-back could return to the starting line-up in round two against Rushden and Diamonds at Withdean. And he knows the type of reward that could
A man who kidnapped a woman in the street and repeatedly raped her has had his sentence cut – after telling judges he is now unable to have sex. Kevin Stephen had a year knocked off his six-year minimum term after persuading a court he lived
Kayne McLaggon insists Eastbourne Borough fans have not seen the best of him yet. The Southampton forward has failed to make the impact expected of him after arriving at Priory Lane on loan earlier this month. The 19-year-old has been substituted in
A family of five escaped from their home after a fire broke out in the porch way. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service was called to the property in Normandy Drive, Worthing, at 4.30am today. Three fire engines were sent from Worthing
Crawley's bid to sign Ashley Grimes has been scuppered by an injury crisis at Millwall. Reds were hoping to bring in the 22-year-old for a month to boost a squad ravaged by injury and suspension. But Lions’ boss Kenny Jackett has pulled out of the
Gus Poyet will have to go with what he has for the rest of 2009. The loan transfer deadline passed yesterday without any further additions to the Seagulls’ squad. Poyet hinted at the possibility of doing some business before the 5pm cut-off but no
FAMILIES enjoyed an evening of firework fun in aid of a good cause. Thousands of people attended the fireworks spectacular at the Nevill Sports Ground in Hove, which was organised in conjunction with The Argus Appeal. The 25-minute display
Firefighters were called to five reports of lightning strikes on Thursday night but only one property was damaged. The strikes took place in the Aldwick area of Bognor with damage caused to a detached home in Hamilton Gardens. West Sussex Fire and Rescue
Most of Ben Eine’s work is seen outside galleries; his colourful, typographic graffiti adorns metal shop shutters across London, Paris and Stockholm. A long-time friend of now-mainstream graffiti artist Banksy (Eine chose to focus on more commercial
Artists including the ever-popular Anita Klein will exhibit work in a new exhibition at Shoreham Airport, open until tomorrow. The event is raising funds for the Adur Special Needs Project, which provides social activities including sports,
One of Brighton’s favourite landmarks will be transformed into a world of Prince Charming, princesses and other fairytale characters as an enchanting cast take children on a tour that unwinds through the palace and ends in a visit to Father Christmas.
For the seventh year, artists across Brighton and Hove are opening their homes to visitors in search of elusive and unique Christmas treats. What makes this year special is that for the first time the Christmas Artists Open Houses event has expanded
