A man has died after being pulled from the sea. Solent Coastguard were called at about 12pm today after a woman spotted an elderly swimmer face down in the water off Seaford. She said she had seen him lying on his back but when she next saw him he
Detectives will patrol the streets tonight as they renew their appeal for help in the hunt for a sex attacker. Police believe a man who tried to rape a 36-year-old woman by recycling bins in Upper Rock Gardens, Brighton, on Sunday was the same
Gus Poyet believes Albion have shown they mean business by making what has been described as a “strong offer” for Craig Mackail-Smith. The Seagulls boss was last night clinging to the hope his club could yet snatch the highly-rated Peterborough hotshot
Disney is to shut its games development studios in Brighton, axeing 40 jobs. Staff at Black Rock Studios were given the news during a meeting at Brighton town hall yesterday. The move comes after 100 staff at the same company were made redundant
A smart thief is stealing from guests in city centre hotels. The dapper “dipper” is stalking dining rooms at breakfast to steal guests' belongings. At one Brighton hotel he carried a blazer which he used to cover belongings he had stolen. At
Sussex’s hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Twenty20 Cup have suffered a setback after their main strike bowler was ruled out for at least a week. Rana Naved is expected to miss the next three games in the competition after injuring his
Luke Wright's century was not enough to save Sussex from their first defeat at Arundel since 2004 as they lost by eight-wickets to Warwickshire. Wright made 116 and added 163 for the sixth wicket with Ollie Rayner to give Sussex hope of salvaging something
A footballer has spoken about his ten-year gambling addiction hell that ruled him out of the biggest game in Crawley Town's history. Former Red Devil Steve Masterton said his addiction had robbed him of the chance to join his team-mates at Old Trafford
Part of a prison destroyed in a New Year's Day mutiny is to be rebuilt. A new “amenities and association” building is planned at Ford Prison's B Wing, where inmates torched buildings in a drunken riot. About 40 prisoners went on the rampage at the
Hospital trusts are paying the funeral costs of scores of penniless elderly patients who are dying alone in wards. Figures obtained by The Argus show that the three main hospital trusts in Sussex have spent tens of thousands of pounds between them
Crawley Town have clinched a six-figure shirt sponsorship deal with Sussex firm Global Freight Solutions for their first two seasons in the Football League. Reds will have GFS emblazoned on their kits in what is the Billinghurst company’s first foray
A pensioner walked half-a-mile up a beach carrying a World War II shell. The man, in his 80s, found the shell on Newhaven's West Beach and immediately recognised what it was. Fearing someone could be hurt he lugged the ammunition the
A hairdresser was overpaid nearly £3,000 in benefits. Laura Baily claimed housing and council tax benefit but failed to notify the local authority of a change of circumstances when she became self-employed as a hairdresser in a nursing home in
A paedophile who killed schoolgirl Sarah Payne has been stabbed in the eye by a fellow prison inmate. Roy Whiting is believed to have been taken to hospital for treatment after the alleged assault in Wakefield Prison, in West Yorkshire, yesterday
Alan Partridge creator Steve Coogan is understood to be buying a historic Sussex home. The star is said have bought Ovingdean Grange, Ovingdean, which had been on the market for £2.45 million. The Grade II listed home, dating from the 16th Century
Murray Goodwin is in danger of being hit with an automatic suspension after being reprimanded by the umpires at Arundel yesterday. Goodwin swung his bat in frustration after being given out lbw for ten as Sussex battled to avoid defeat against Warwickshire
Albion are ready to fire the start gun on the race for tickets to the first matches at The Amex. Demand is sure to be high for the Sussex Senior Cup final against Eastbourne Borough, in just a fortnight’s time, and the friendly against Tottenham on July
Lewis Hamilton has agreed to stay at Lewes. The versatile defender is the first player from last season’s squad to agree to stay with the club. Hamilton, who can play in either full-back position, first joined Lewes in 2006 and returned
In our front page article “‘Sex on duty’ cop quizzed: Sarah Payne detective suspended over misconduct claims”, published in our edition dated March 7 – 8 2009 and on our website , we wrongly reported that Martyn Underhill (a retired Detective Chief
