by Ellie Moss Happy New Year SEE readers. I hope you all had a good one. I have to say I think I had my best New Year’s Eve yet. I spent the usually dreaded and disappointing evening at a stunning party, wearing a great dress, drinking
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 6 9.16pm More schools in Sussex are expected to close tomorrow. A total of 276 schools were closed or partially closed in West Sussex today. A further 120 were shut in East Sussex and around 40 in Brighton and Hove
Albion will stage an inspection of their snow-bound Withdean pitch tomorrow as they try and get the Brentford game on. The sides are due to clash in League One on Saturday. However heavy snow today and freezing temperatures are likely
Gatwick Airport has reopened. The runway has been cleared of snow but passengers are being advised to contact airlines for information. A total of 438 flights were cancelled before the runway was closed for snow clearance. In a statement Gatwick
Gus Poyet has already hailed Adam El-Abd as his best defender since taking charge at Albion. Now the manager has christened the Brighton-born braveheart ‘Rambo’. El-Abd has earned the accolade after it emerged he played an entire game
As a sub-group of the Queen's Park Local Action Team, residents are meeting on Thursday 7 January to discuss the possible future of the Pepperpot folly and bus shelter. The meeting will be chaired by Councillor Rachel Fryer and have representatives
A man with a wooden leg led a gang of armed vigilantes who burst into a family's home because they suspected a man was selling drugs to children. Robert Cooper, 48, led the five-strong gang wearing balaclava masks as they forced their way into
Regarding the article about a parking fine which was issued to a couple who were shopping in the Goldstone Retail Park, Hove on November 30 (The Argus, December 14), where the couple had overstayed the three-hour limit by 28 minutes: this also
If Elizabeth Stewart (Letters, January 4) is to be believed, Conservative cuts are responsible for the lack of snow clearance in Brighton and Hove. But the Tories have controlled Brighton and Hove for less than two years, so they cannot be blamed for
In an age when so many politicians have deceived the people who put them in place, former councillor Sheila Schaffer, whose death you reported (The Argus, January 4), represented a breath of fresh air blowing through the Brighton she knew and served
The council must be truly desperate for money if it has to charge for parking on Boxing Day. No wonder shops are closing down. What a greedy, money-grabbing council runs this place. What is their excuse? Mrs P Twiselton, The Drive, Hove
On Thursday December 31, I went with my son and grandson to see Peter Pan at the Royal Theatre Brighton. It was an excellent show. We parked at the NCP car park as it was near the theatre. But what an unpleasant surprise we had. We were charged
A surrogate mother is believed to have become pregnant for the eighth time after agreeing to come out of “retirement” to help another family. Jill Hawkins is said to be ecstatic after discovering one of two embryos implanted into her body had started
There’s no need for Helke Feldpausch’s puzzlement at my observation that creating “cycle trains” along Lewes Road is an odd idea, while the Brighton and Hove Bus Company continues to give its full backing to the Cycle to Work scheme (Letters,
My daughter has just returned from working in Scotland. She told me the citizens of Glasgow are encouraged, every Tuesday evening, to put out onto the pavement any unwanted household items such as sofas, mattresses and beds and the council collects
Along with Joyce Edmond-Smith (Letters, December 24), I think more should be done by the community to clear pavements after bad weather. I also believe more should be done by people on Community Service orders and even the long-term unemployed
Twenty-seven council housing staff will find out the future of their employment today. Brighton and Hove City Council will be announcing to the administrative staff how it plans to handle restructuring for a new ten-year contract with maintenance
Lavender Jones’s letter on the proposed cuts to the Booth Museum of Natural History’s service (Letters, January 2) is a powerful and informed call for action. We live, now, in a world where nightingales, swallows, cuckoos, and even starlings
Albion defender Adam El-Abd has vowed not to rush his return from injury for the glamour FA Cup clash away to Aston Villa. El-Abd’s recovery from a stress fracture of a metatarsal in his right foot is due to coincide with the Seagulls’ fourth round
A Conservative election candidate has sparked a row by drawing attention to a comparison between the Green Party and the BNP on Twitter. Charlotte Vere, who will stand for the Tories in Brighton Pavilion in this year's General Election, brought
Tonight's match between Lewes and Eastleigh at the Dripping Pan has been postponed due to a frozen pitch, coupled with safety issues of getting to the game. The Brighton Charity Cup match between Mile Oak and Worthing United is another victim of the
A "new breed" of teachers is coming to the classroom as city professionals opt for a career change. The Government’s Training and Development Agency for Schools, which is responsible for teacher training, says about 70% of inquiries about becoming teachers
LEWES may look to bring in a defender on loan with Andy Pearson sidelined for up to three weeks. Former Albion reserve Pearson picked up a hamstring injury which forced him off early in Friday’s 2-0 defeat at Dover. With Danny Cullip still sidelined
A policewoman who was the victim of sexual discrimination at work has accused Sussex Police of not saying sorry. PC Barbara Lynford, 40, a firearms officer at Gatwick Airport, won her case at a Brighton employment tribunal two years ago and
Worthing Thunder want coach Dave Titmuss to stay with them for the long-term. But they will not be making anything official until the end of the season. The former England playcaller, whose one-year contract expires in July, has guided Thunder into
Schools have been banned from using the dunce's corner to punish pupils. The practice of making naughty children stand in the corner of the room has been outlawed in classrooms in Brighton and Hove. Local education authorities have told schools in some
Michel Kuipers' domination of the No. 1 spot at Albion shows no signs of abating. The Dutchman has set his sights on a landmark number of appearances for the club he has served for nine-and-a-half years. He also still plans to be between the posts in
This is the moment an armed raider tried to gun down a pensioner who dared to challenge him. The bullet narrowly missed the 67-year-old working at the Texaco Garage, in Worthing, and the two intruders ran off. Police, who yesterday released
Eastbourne have opened the door for Lewis Bridger to return to Arlington. The Elite League outfit will agree to the 20-year-old Team GB star making his move to Peterborough a loan deal with a view to returning home at some stage after that. Bexhill-based
At Christmas time your thoughts do turn to toys, we’ve just bought a lot and cleared a lot out. Buying toys for your own child is difficult, you try to coerce them into enjoying the traditional toys you used to love or classic wooden toys you think they
Karly Akehurst could return to action for Worthing before the end of the season. The influential midfielder suffered a broken ankle at the start of December which was expected to rule him out for the remainder of the campaign. Akehurst is still in plaster
The snow is here again and, as usual, we get hit particularly hard up here on the hill in Woodingdean. Being so high up there are some spectacular views from up here and the snow adds even greater beauty. Being a keen amateur photographer and film maker
Villagers say they weren’t told enough about plans to dump a mountain of rubbish the size of 35 football pitches next to their homes. Residents in Piltdown near Uckfield have said they only found out about plans by East Sussex County Council
A confused pensioner caused road chaos after driving the wrong way down a dual carriageway - for three miles. The 78-year-old took a wrong turn and ended up motoring towards oncoming traffic along the A27 between Shoreham and Hove. Drivers
Albion fans are reminded their club’s first glamour cup tie of the month is an all-ticket affair. Everton’s under-18s visit Withdean next Thursday to take on the Seagulls in the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup (7pm). Tickets are already on sale and
The biggest issue, locally, nationally and internationally as we enter a new decade, is over population. It is more important even than climate change and is also a major contributor towards it. Sir David Attenborough, the distinguished naturalist, is
A Potash Party on Sunday, There is little to match a blazing bonfire on a cold blue crisp day, when even the warmed mulled wine and hot home baked cakes struggle to touch our toes. I tried to keep it quiet that this hazel pruning
An inquest is due to be held today into the death of a "superb" British soldier killed during a bloody day's fighting in Afghanistan. Private John Brackpool, 27, of Prince of Wales's Company, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, died from a gunshot
Pam Wilson emails: “We are appealing for help with a book being written about Canadians in West Sussex during the Second World War. “We would be particularly interested to hear from any Canadian veterans who were stationed in the area. Also, anyone
