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  • Brighton hospital puts up parking charges to deter shoppers

    A hospital has put up its Parking charges to stop people using it as a cut-price car park. The rise was introduced at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton after on-street charges on surrounding roads were increased by Brighton and

  • Smoking As An Artform, Discuss...

    Let me say straight away that I do not endorse smoking in any shape or form, I don’t want to glamorise it, I don’t want to encourage anyone to take it up, continue doing it or not think about quitting. I myself gave up smoking over 5 years ago

  • Spiers & Boden, Ropetackle Centre, Shoreham, Oct 14

    Opening with the energetic Rochdale Coconut Dance and beaming throughout the tune, it was clear folk duo John Spiers and Jon Boden were in Shoreham to have a good time. The pair, who play squeezebox and fiddle respectively, are perhaps best known

  • Cold Comfort Farm, The Barn, Southwick, until Oct 16

    Paul Doust’s stage adaptation of Stella Gibbons’ 1932 parody of the rural novel takes a little getting used to for those familiar with the original, but the Southwick Players romp through this heavily-populated production with considerable skill

  • Polar Bear, Komedia, Gardner Street, Brighton, Oct 12

    “This song is all about love, the next is about hope” said Polar Bear drummer Sebastian Rochford. The statement, made with a touch of irony, summed up in a few words the quintet’s performance at Brighton’s Komedia. Understated, mysterious, subtle

  • Duane Eddy, De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, Oct 9

    Once upon a time rock ’n’ roll was believed to be the devil incarnate and “rebel rousers” such as Duane Eddy were the scourge of society. But now, at the age of 72, in the serene art deco surroundings of the De La Warr Pavilion and backed by Richard

  • Paul Zerdin, Pavilion Theatre, New Road, Brighton, Oct 14

    Ventriloquism would seem a hard sell; it’s not been cool for grown men to play with puppets since…well, ever. But Paul Zerdin might just be spearheading a revolution. His one-man, three-puppet, post-watershed comedy show is so sharp, slick and knowing

  • Junip, Komedia, Gardner Street, Brighton, Oct 11

    Jose Gonzales is best known as a solitary performer, but playing with Junip on Monday he demonstrated how dynamic his songwriting can be. Keyboards swirled and layers of percussion built on the foundations laid down by his raw and rhythmic guitar

  • Sculpture to be unveiled to tragic Lewes academic

    A family will pay tribute to a talented academic killed in a road accident by unveiling a sculpture by one of her favourite artists. Sasha Roberts, a university lecturer, died after a Belgian lorry driver fell asleep at the wheel and ploughed into her

  • Poyet: I'd love to sign Healy

    Albion manager Gus Poyet is pondering a possible loan swoop for Sunderland misfit David Healy. He has dampened reports linking the Seagulls with Healy but has also refused to rule out making a move in the future for Northern Ireland’s all-time leading

  • Corinne Bailey Rae, De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, Oct 16

    The Sea, the follow-up to Corinne Bailey Rae’s Grammy and Brit Award-nominated 2006 debut, is an album of “before” and “after”. The 30-year-old Leeds-born singer was in the process of writing it when her husband Jason Rae, a fellow musician, died suddenly

  • Work begins on 'flat pack' boarding house at Seaford College

    Work was being carried out today to install what is believed to be the country's first "flat pack" boarding house at an independent school. The innovative building offers an eco-friendly solution to the lack of space for boarders at Seaford College in

  • Maintenance beyond the fringe

    Painting the seven-and-a-half-miles of railings along Brighton and Hove’s seafront is a bit like maintaining the Forth Bridge – our distinctive railings take such a battering from the elements they regularly need repainting (Letters, October 8.

  • Award winners

    I attended The Argus Achievement Awards on Sunday. Firstly, I am a proud dad as my son George won Carer Of The Year for the help he gives his autistic brothers. Well done to him. Secondly, I want to say thank you to The Argus, the Theatre Royal Brighton

  • Student moan

    We do need a public house in Moulsecoomb; a local one that doesn’t attract more students to the area. We have students next door to nearly every house in the area, which devalues residents’ properties. Loud music, no parking spaces and partying at unsociable

  • Lobbed over

    With regard to Tony Cooney’s letter “Great Passing”(Letters, October 13) – are you sure you were watching at Withdean? For most of the game the ball was lobbed penalty area to penalty area or passed game between Ankaram and our half-backs.

  • Bad Timing

    How stupid can the police be? On Monday, they decided to do a “police census” at 8 o’clock in the morning just outside the Swiss Cottage pub in Shoreham. Do they do these things to wind everyone up? People are trying to get to work on

  • Cuckmere Estuary plans need true community engagement

    The item published last month about Cuckmere Estuary (The Argus, September 18) reported that East Sussex County Council wants people to contribute to decision-making about the estuary’s future, now that £250,000 has been awarded to the council by the

  • Old Wisdom

    As a former Brighton professional ice skater I was saddened by news of the death of Sir Norman Wisdom (The Argus, October 6), who starred in Sinbad The Sailor on ice at London’s Empress Hall in 1953. The thing I remember about that production was

  • Chile's heroes

    Wonderful coverage on all news channels of the rescue of those incredible miners in northern Chile. What passionate pride they and their friends and families have shown in their country. Ask any Chilean and he will tell you that this was a hundred

  • Good business

    I have just had a letter passed on to me from the Mayor’s Office. It is from an 82-year-old pensioner living on £130 per week. He is asking if there is any dry-cleaning firm in the city prepared to offer a discount of 10 or 20% to anyone in his position

  • Square Peg

    Your splendid interview with Sir Norman Wisdom’s children (The Argus, October 12) reminds me of the occasion I met the great man while working on a cruise ship five years ago. After thanking Sir Norman for the entertainment he had given me during my

  • Down the drain

    A report recently appeared (The Argus, October 6) where West Sussex County Council asked residents to let them know about blocked drains because they do not have a planned clearance strategy. What is the point, one might ask? I have reported

  • Quicksand boy

    Can any reader identify a film where an Indian boy was stuck in quicksand and a man climbed on a hanging branch and pulled him out? The branch broke with their weight and they both fell into the quicksand! It was quite horrific to watch and I last saw

  • Save Bright Start nursery

    I am writing to support Bright Start nursery which is currently being threatened with closure (The Argus, October 11). The threat to cut such an essential front line service beggars belief. It is one of only a few city centre nurseries in Brighton

  • Poll failure

    How are people supposed to be more engaged in politics if they aren’t even told when an election is taking place? Simon Doyle (Letters, October 2) correctly points out many East Saltdean residents could be disenfranchised by Telscombe Town

  • Tommy Farr Bus Naming

    Charles Foster can be reassured that Tommy Farr has had a bus named after him since 2003 and he can be found on the number 2 route. Thanks also for the suggestions of Jack Arlidge and Joe Louis. We’re delighted to receive ideas for bus names.

  • Bus Farr

    With regard to the letter from Charles Foster (Letters, October 12), Brighton & Hove bus number 606 has been running for some years with Tommy Farr’s name on it. I am sure that if Mr. Foster writes to Brighton And Hove Bus Company suggesting Jack

  • Fine cynicism

    As I opened the curtains this morning at 7.30am, the first thing I set eyes on was a civil enforcement officer on a moped, ticketing a car parked overnight on the extensive double yellow lines around the junction opposite. We do not live in an area

  • Male pride

    I hesitate to endorse the idea that society is “letting men down” (Letters, October 13). We men are part of society, and we share the responsibility for the way it operates. That said, I do believe that we need to question the ways the world we

  • Culture and community are central to the council’s plans

    Councillor Bill Randall couldn’t be further from the truth about Brighton and Hove City Council’s plans for culture, sport, equalities, communities and sustainability (Letters, October 12). Both culture and sport will sit directly under the new strategic

  • Miracle escape of Chichester children mown down by car

    A mother watched in horror as her two young children were hit by a car. But her two-year-old son and four-year-old daughter miraculously escaped with barely a scratch. Janine Young said she feared her son Jack was dead when she saw his buggy trapped

  • Thunder strikes twice for Smith

    Gary Smith admits he had to think long and hard before returning as head coach of Worthing Thunder. But he knew he would go back to the club who eased him aside 18 months ago once he spoke to his family and basketball friends. Smith, the man who led

  • Plans for new Sainsbury's in Brighton scrapped

    Plans for a 24-hour superstore have been shelved. Sainsbury’s applied to create two retail units on the site of a former Caffyn’s car showroom in Preston Road, Brighton. But councillors rejected the scheme expressing concerns it would make nearby roads

  • Teenager indecently assaulted in Rustington

    A 19-year-old woman was indecently assaulted by a man in a high-visibility vest in Rustington, near Littlehampton. The woman was walking down an alleyway south of Sheepfold Avenue and the railway station when she was attacked shortly after 10pm on Thursday

  • Beast of Bevendean stalks again

    The beast of Bevendean has reared its fearsome head again. The big-cat, which is said to have stalked the area for more than two years, was seen lurking in undergrowth by a teacher. Avis Carter, 49, of Preston Park, Brighton said she had visited the

  • Hawks hand rising stars two-year deals

    Whitehawk boss Darren Freeman has put two of his brightest young talents on contract. The Hawks are determined to hold on to their best players as they chase the dream of playing in Conference south. Freeman believes Jerahl Hughes and Karly Akehurst

  • Brown turns to a Sussex old boy for help

    Ben Brown is turning to a former Sussex stumper as he tries to nail down the wicketkeeper-batsman role when the county return to division one. Brown, 21, wants to replicate the progress he made as a batsman last season with the gloves and is planning

  • Sussex Police officer admits misconduct

    A police woman who warned a suspect that a search warrant may be executed has pleaded guilty to misconduct. Grania Hale, 34 , was charged on 10 August with misconduct in public office. Today she appeared before Maidstone Crown Court and pleaded

  • Tardis to fight crime in Brighton

    Readers could be forgiven for thinking they have travelled back in time when they set eyes on Sussex Police’s latest crime-fighting tool. Only the older generation will remember seeing a police box anywhere but on the intergalactic adventures

  • Baz is beginning to blossom

    Everybody was talking about it in the Albion dressing room yesterday. Not the big visit to Charlton but the stunning goal scored by Cristian Baz in the reserves on Wednesday night. The talented Argentinian’s spectacular strike against Brentford emphasised

  • Man in wetsuit arrested in Brighton

    A man who was seen walking through the centre of Brighton wearing a wetsuit and carrying a harpoon has been arrested. Sussex Police confirmed that a 30-year-old man from London had been arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon

  • Albion keeper answers Rebels' SOS call

    Young Albion goalkeeper Tom Godfrey has answered an emergency call from Worthing. The second-year scholar will play in goal for the Rebels in their FA Trophy tie at Folkestone Invicta. Manager Chris White signed Godfrey on work experience last night

  • Worker seriously ill following roof fall

    A 22-year-old man is seriously ill in hospital after falling through a roof in Portslade. The man fell through the roof at Shepherd's Plastic Building Products at 3pm yesterday. He was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital where

  • Bognor dog swallows couple's pension cash

    A couple painstakingly pieced their pension money back together after it was eaten by the family dog. Mike and June Hopkins' five-year-old dog Macan scoffed the £20 notes before vomiting it up later that day. But Mr Hopkins, of Sefton Avenue, Aldwick

  • Rooks boss draws blanks in striker search

    Lewes boss Steve Ibbitson expects to have Rob Gradwell and Tom Murphy up front for tomorrow’s bottom-of-the-table clash with Dorchester. Ibbitson has drawn blanks so far in his attempts to sign a new striker despite numerous phone calls. Time is running

  • YMCA release entire team

    Horsham YMCA boss Colin Jenkinson admits he got it wrong after releasing an entire side in the space of four days. Six players were shown the door immediately after the 11-0 defeat to Leatherhead at the weekend while five more were let go on Tuesday.

  • Reds boss wants big crowd for vital clash

    Steve Evans admits ‘eyebrows will be raised’ if Crawley do not attract one of their biggest crowds for what he considers is their hardest match of the season so far. The club are hoping for their second 2,000-plus gate as the leaders take on third-placed

  • Smash EDO policing bill to top £1m

    Anti-arms campaigners Smash EDO have cost taxpayers £1 million. Wednesday’s against the EDO MBM factory in Moulsecoomb, in which 200 protesters were policed by about 250 officers from multiple forces, is believed to have cost hundreds of thousands

  • Borough striker aiming to put miserable year behind him

    Nathan Crabb is hoping for a change of luck as he bids to end a 13-month goal drought. The Eastbourne Borough striker has not found the net since scoring the second goal in a 2-0 win at Kidderminster Harriers last September. That barren run so nearly

  • Borough midfielder goes out on loan

    Eastbourne Borough midfielder Dan Brown has joined Harlow Town on a three-month loan. Brown has made 11 appearances this season but has only started two games in his preferred central midfield role after falling behind Simon Weatherstone, Matt Smart

  • Brighton barber shop has UK's punniest name

    A uniquely named barber shop in Brighton has been named the "punniest" business in the country. Barber Blacksheep was chosen as the business with the best pun-related name in the UK. The Kemp Town business beat shoe shop R.Soles and

  • Elphick won't hold back to escape ban

    Adam El-Abd insists his Albion defensive partner will not be holding back at Charlton tomorrow. Tommy Ephick is a booking away from a ban and has Gordon Greer breathing down his neck following the skipper’s recovery from a calf injury. But El-Abd does

  • McFadzean winning the battle

    Key defender Kyle McFadzean is winning his battle to be fit for Crawley’s crucial clash with third-placed Newport County today. McFadzean has been battling with a hamstring injury and had to pull out of the England C squad earlier this week. He will

  • Van crash causes delays

    An overturned van has halted traffic after an early morning collision. Police are directing traffic at the A283 Cripplecrutch Hill, near Northchapel after a collision at 6.34am involving a white van. No serious injuries have been reported.

  • Crawley flat fire was accidental

    A fire that damaged a block of flats started accidentally, fire crews have said. Crews were called to flats in Hawkhurst Walk in the Furnace Green area of Crawley last night after a fire started in a first floor bedroom. Firefighters

  • Brighton communal bin set on fire

    Fire crews were called to an early morning blaze after arsonists targeted a large bin. Crews were called to the fire in Craven Road, Brighton, at the junction with Queensway, at just after 4.45am. They extinguished the fire which damaged