A 52-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder. Rudy Schollaerts, 52, is accused of attacking a 45-year-old woman at his home in Bankside, Wadhurst. Schollaerts will appear before Brighton Magistrate’s Court tomorrow charged with attempted
Thousands of youngsters from schools across Brighton and Hove took part in the annual Brighton Children's Parade, filling the city streets with their colourful costumes. Argus award-winning photographer Terry Applin took more than 160 photographs at
A survivor of the Thalidomide scandal is calling on the Government for more financial help to help her cover the soaring cost of her health needs. Lorraine Mercer, from Haywards Heath, who turns 51 today, was born without arms and legs after her mother
Pablo Mills has been around for too long to panic about being released. But the experienced defender admits he will always have fond memories of Crawley as he looks to continue his Football League career The former captain is one of six players released
THE Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations will be cancelled for thousands of NHS employees across Sussex who face working for no extra pay. Tuesday, June 5, has been designated a bank holiday but for many hospital staff it will be business as
One of Sussex’s most wanted men is back in custody – as The Argus predicted. On Wednesday we reported that wanted Ross Macpherson, from Shoreham, planned to hand himself in. And he did. Macpherson, who police feared was armed with a
Combining video projections, flipcharts and a live string sextet in the cramped confines of the Town Hall basement, Mark Hewitt and Black Productions’ Scrublands probably couldn’t be more Fringe if it tried. The product of 13 years
He has taken the blonde tresses of actress Sienna Miller from boho beauty to sleek chic and regularly retros Paloma Faith's famous Fifties updo. But handsome redhead Mark Woolley, creative director of Brighton-based Electric Hairdressing, is very relaxed
Sussex has been put on alert with heavy rain expected to sweep across the county tonight and tomorrow morning. Forecasters warn up to 20mm of rain could fall, leading to localised flooding in some areas as drains struggle to cope. It comes after Sussex
A group of teenagers who swapped residents’ doorstep milk orders as a prank have been sent to a prison as a warning of where they could “end up”. The youngsters were sent to Lewes Prison which houses suspected murderers and robbers. They were made
A priest and a church organist have been charged with child abuse dating back more than 20 years. Church of England vicar the Reverend Keith Wilkie Denford has been charged with three counts of abusing boys under the age of 16 during the late
The finalists in a competition to find the next generation of Sussex entre- preneurs has been unveiled. The StartBrandAgency is looking for new ideas for products, businesses and services. It has launched a competition featuring a start-up
A classical music concert was disrupted by protesters last night. Eight activists from the Brighton and Hove Palestine Solidarity Campaign were thrown out of the Jerusalem Quartet concert at the Corn Exchange after they started shouting and chanting.
A car dealer whose van was stolen had to pay to get it back because police said they could not find the owner – despite his contact details being plastered all over it. Jez Luff, 38, was charged £310 as his vehicle was impounded for three days
The first day of Sussex's County Championship clash with Lancashire has been totally washed out. Heavy overnight rain followed by further downpours in the morning prompted the umpires to abandon the game for the day at 1pm. It continues a miserable
A man has appeared in crown court charged with murdering a father of four. Carlo Dawes is accused of killing Graham Pethard, 37, at a flat in Taunton Road, Brighton, on Saturday morning. Mr Pethard, from Liverpool, suffered serious injuries which
Squatters have been removed from a high street property which they were using to give away free fruit and vegetables. Court bailiffs supported by private bailiffs entered the property in St James’s Street, Brighton, at about noon yesterday after a court
A woman set off a hotel fire alarm because she thought her painful high heels were an emergency. Katie Cooper, dressed in a mini-skirt and party top, appeared in Brighton Magistrates’ Court yesterday where she admitted setting off the alarm at the 208
A photography studio has launched a new offer. Philip J Bigg, who runs Velvet Goldmine, plans a “pay what you can afford" price structure. Mr Bigg at the firm’s premises in Cheltenham Place, Brighton, said competition from online voucher
Way up north, in the middle of nowhere, it's the longest, coldest night of the year. To mark the occasion, Peter is having a dinner party. The guests arrive decked out in heavy coats and guns, apparently to take care of marauding polar bears, and
One of Sussex’s most wanted men rang The Argus yesterday to say he will hand himself in. Ross Macpherson told our reporter he was on the run because he did not like being separated from family and friends. Macpherson, originally from
Stephen Sondheim, hailed as the greatest living composer and lyricist of musical theatre, is often criticised for not writing songs that you come away humming. Well this celebration of his love songs well and truly puts that lie to bed. The show
They’ve been astounding audiences for more than three decades and this collection demonstrated why Trisha Brown Dance Company is still considered to be at the forefront of modern dance. If You Couldn’t See Me was the opener, and perhaps the company’
Born in Wales and now a Seattle music professor, guitarist Michael Partington played a wide variety of solo pieces at the Pavilion Theatre, whose size and acoustic is perfect for classical guitar. Equally at home in Baroque, classical
When you're paying tribute to a talent like the late Gil Scott-Heron, it requires something a little different. And that's certainly what was provided by this Brighton Festival show, combining readings of the pioneer proto-rapper's
A burglar who broke into a 49-year-old woman's flat and raped her has been jailed for 13-and-a-half years. Anthony Jordan, 50, from Eastbourne, was sentenced at the Old Bailey for the attack in 1991. He broke into the woman's flat in
Today we launch a campaign to find Regency gentleman Percy. He went missing from under the arches at Madeira Drive following the Brighton Children’s Parade on Saturday. Same Sky, the parade organisers, were contacted by an anonymous source on Facebook
Eastbourne-born sailor Stevie Morrison has been selected to represent Great Britain at the London Olympics. Morrison, who is now based at Exmouth, will compete with Southampton's Ben Rhodes in the 49er class. Alison Young, from Wolverhampton
Phone lines are down in locations across Sussex. Residents have reported no service in areas of Brighton as well as Polegate and Eastbourne. Calls to numbers in affected areas all result in the engaged tone. One customer has contacted
Crawley Town have confirmed their season-ticket prices as they prepare for League One football at the Broadfield Stadium. Under-12s can watch Reds face the likes of Portsmouth and Coventry City from the East Stand for as little as £2.17 per
Follow all the action from Sussex's County Championship clash with Lancashire at Hove and have your say throughout the day courtesy of our interactive blog.
Albion have told four members of their development squad they have no future with the club. Ryan Simmonds, Jamie Strong, Mitch Walker and Leon Redwood have all been released. It is a second such setback for wideman Simmonds, who was let go by Aston
Cycling fines ONCE again the motorist is seen as the fount of all evil (and the source of all money). The Greens want CCTV to catch more infringements. (The Argus, May 3). Fine – if something is against the law, so be it. Now what about making all
IS IT against the law for mobility vehicles to be on the road? I keep seeing them and a major accident can only be just around the corner. John Newman, Coast Road, Peacehaven
I READ Tesco is opening a new store in Upper Shoreham Road, Shoreham (The Argus, May 4). According to Google, it will be a two-minute drive or a ten-minute walk away from another Tesco in Shoreham. At this rate of expansion, we will all have our very
A business forum is being launched to improve an area’s safety. Alex Matthews, the new owner of the A-Bar, is leading the Brighton Gay Business Forum (GBF). He said he wants and all gay hoteliers, bar owners, shops owners and all LGBT people who
Douglas D’Enno (Letters, April 20) was quite right to challenge Robert Stovold (Letters, April 13 and 26) regarding his “joke” about the Virgin Mary, and also the definition of a true humanist. I am a devout Christian but I also have many friends who
A caravan was abandoned and deliberately set alight in woodland. Fire crews were called to woods near the Bewbush Manor roundabout near Horsham at around 6pm yesterday. A fireman said: “It must have been arson. It took us around an hour with two engines
A car was dumped and set on fire. Fire crews were called to the burning vehicle in a car park near the top of Ditchling Road, Brighton, at around 10:45 last night. The car was found embedded in a mound of earth. A fireman said: “It looked like it had
A busy road is closed after a sports car lost control and crashed. The accident happened at 7am this morning on the A26 near Lewes. The northbound lanes are currently closed at Earwig Corner while police teams recover the damaged vehicle
