By Natalie Laurence Sports journalism students have been given a running start in the industry. University of Brighton students who graduated this year earned praise from editors after working and covering the Olympics and Paralympics.
When Michael Bremner left Due South as head chef after five years he was looking for a new challenge. And he is first to admit that coming to vegetarian restaurant Food For Friends was the biggest challenge he could imagine. “I don’t think
By Melita Kiely A charity dinner at Brighton's Grosvenor Casino raised hundreds of pounds for The Martlets Hospice. Songs from a Michael Buble tribute act entertained volunteers and supporters who enjoyed a three-course meal on Thursday, September
Memberships of the newly formed Brighton Handball Club has rocketed thanks to the enthusiasm of Argus readers. The team, which formed following the success of the sport at the Olympics , is now on the verge of signing a sponsorship deal to ensure
1... Dave Clarke Concorde 2 , Madeira Drive, Brighton, Friday, September 21 THE DJ dubbed the Baron Of Techno by the late, great John Peel plays an anarchic set, backed by Tony Montana, Chris Crossley, Taylortronic, Sketchy Steve and Jiminy
For director Jonathan Kent, Noel Coward’s Private Lives is a series of firsts – his first play by the celebrated comic writer and his first time at Chichester’s Minerva Theatre. “Coward called Private Lives an intimate play,” says Kent on a break
As the wind whistles and whips through the ballroom of the Brighton Hilton Metropole Hotel on a breezy July morning, designer and founder of the Biba brand Barbara Hulanicki smiles, acknowledging it as her aunt’s spirit. The woman who helped
All the ghosts, warlords, werewolves and mummies at FantasyCon are in the novels. The annual convention for fantasy book lovers is a literary-based event, with writers, artists, editors, publishers and fans coming together to share their love for
Brighton and Hove City Council has added its voice to the growing number of local authorities, schools and teaching unions calling for legal action over GCSE marking. Officials said the authority was standing up for students by backing a legal
In exactly a year’s time, a group of organisations will ask UNESCO to grant Biosphere status to a stretch of Sussex that has a unique combination of downland, city and sea. When UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
A much-loved artist and illustrator best known for his drawings in the Noddy children’s books has passed away. Robert Tyndall, who worked from his studio in Hove, died at his home on September 7 from natural causes aged 84. The father of three
Dean Hammond has targeted a return to scoring form for Albion – five years after his last goal for the club. The midfielder nearly found the net in both appearances since rejoining the Seagulls on loan from Southampton. He had two efforts disallowed
He famously took to the toilet on John Major’s jet to snort heroin. But Will Self’s journeys as a younger man to Brighton were a little more sedate. He would go for kippers on the Brighton Belle when he took the train down to visit his grandfather
Budding Brighton Fringe show hosts are being encouraged to attend one of the event’s How To sessions this autumn. Whether you need help with the registration process or simply want to know how best to sell your show, then sign up to one of the
A government minister has toured Brighton and Hove to inspect projects funded by the European Union. Conservative member of the House of Lords Baroness Hanham visited four centres yesterday as a representative of the Department for Communities
Sussex's Luke Wright smashed 99 not out from just 55 balls as England swept aside Afghanistan in the World Twenty20 in Colombo. Wright smacked the Afghanistan bowlers all round the park to post England's highest T20 international score.
By Rachel O'Brien Get set to return to swinging London as Biba and Beyond: Barbara Hulanicki launches at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery on Saturday. Hulanicki, who studied Fashion Illustration at Brighton Art College, is renowned for transforming
Greetings from Canada. I’m hoping I can reconnect to members of my long-lost family in the Portslade/Hove/Southwick area. I’m looking for the children and grandchildren of Mabel Perry, who was born in 1909 in Portslade and died in 1994 in Hove,
A woman had to be cut free from a car after a crash on the A27 at Worthing. Two cars collided in Upper Brighton Road, outside the Lyons Farm Retail Park, at about 2.34pm today. She was taken to hospital complaining of neck pain.
Five years ago at the age of ten Sussex prodigy Henry Dowden became one of the talented few to make it into the prestigious Royal Ballet School in London. This month the 15-year-old from Burgess Hill will graduate from its lower school in Richmond
Joggers are needed to take part in a 5km fun run on October 14. The Stanmer Park event, which is part of a nationwide series of charity runs, will see proceeds go to a variety of good causes. Registration is £9.99 for adults and £7.99 for concessions
Voters have only a few weeks left to complete their registration form. Canvassers are visiting residents in Brighton and Hove who have not yet responded to urge them to return their forms so that they do not lose their right to vote. The register
This town crier banged his drum and blew his bugle to help save a cherished church hall. Simon Pascoe will be keeping residents updated every Saturday afternoon with news of a campaign to keep Brighton’s Exeter Street Hall in community use.
People in a crime-hit city centre area are being urged to form a group to work with the police. The community in and around St James’s Street, Brighton, has no “local action team” – a grassroots panel of residents and businesses which sets police
A by-election candidate has been chosen after a councillor stood down due to ill health . Carlie Goldsmith will contest the seat of East Brighton on Brighton and Hove City Council for the Green Party. Ms Goldsmith, who is a criminologist, said
Sussex Police shot a 62-year-old man three times and fired four plastic bullets at the end of an armed siege in Seaford, the Independent Police Complaints Commission has revealed. Armed officers surrounded the home of Paul Allwright in
A 22-year-old man has been arrested and bailed by police investigating a spate of fires in Whitehawk, Brighton, last weekend. The man, from Whitehawk, was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of arson, after a spate of fires in the
Charlie Oatway reckons Albion have a midfield to match anything in the Championship – helped by his sidekick from Withdean days. The first team coach admits he is thrilled to see former skipper Dean Hammond back at the club. And he knows how
Protesters outside an abortion clinic are not deterring women from using the service but forcing them to put off treatment until later, according to new claims. The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (Bpas), a charity which offers advice to pregnant
Sunday league football is all about hangovers, dubious offside decisions and waterlogged pitches – but this is taking things too far. The groundsman at the Fairfield Recreation Ground, in Hurstpierpoint, may want to head down to the opticians judging
The headteacher at the centre of the controversial Worthing High School academy conversion has resigned. Alison Beer, who has come in for fierce criticism from opposition groups , has stepped down just days into the new term citing ill health
The parents of a college student think the excitement of the first day of his new course may have killed him. Aspiring nurse Greg Johnson had his first lecture just hours before he suddenly and unexpectedly died in his sleep. They believe the
A man who disturbed burglars at his home was attacked with a hammer. The man discovered the intruders in his house in Boundary Road, Portslade, as he returned home just after 10pm yesterday. When he confronted them they hit him on the head
A thief stole a handbag from a woman as she valiantly battled to save the life of a man who was dying in the road. The offender has been condemned as ‘sick’ following the incident in Bear Road, Brighton, yesterday afternoon (September 20).
Three men have been jailed over what police branded an "unprovoked and vicious" attack on a man in Horsham. Luke Talbot, 21, and Max Talbot, 22, both of St Christopher's Close, Horsham, and Jason Engleby, 20 of Bostock Avenue, Horsham, were sentenced
Hero neighbours went into a burning bungalow to save their friend after his home exploded. Residents went into the home in Hillrise Avenue, Sompting, to pull out 54-year-old part-time pizza delivery man Michael Howard at 4.15pm yesterday (September
Regarding your story about the possible development of Toads Hole Valley (The Argus, September 15), bring it on. Let’s build on this scrap of land. The only people who use it are those with scrambler bikes. I cannot see the point in commercial
Sussex Police are carrying out stop-checks on cars on the A270 Lewes Road in Moulsecoomb, Brighton, this morning. The force described it as a "routine operation" to enforce traffic laws.
For years it has confused commuters and tourists alike with different times spread across its four faces. It has led to missed trains, late appointments and no doubt a few sackings. But after a £25,000 makeover the Brighton Station clock is
Members of the public left flowers at a police station in tribute to two PCs murdered in Manchester. Sussex Police flew flags at half-mast at its stations across the county as a mark of respect yesterday. PCs Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone were
A second Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton, will bring a £2 million boost to the south coast economy. On the eve of the party’s autumn conference in Brighton, the Liberal Democrats have announced they will return to the city in March for
In your article “Anti-Israel protesters target SodaStream shop” (The Argus, September 15), you say we “clashed with members of the public and passers-by in Western Road who objected to the campaigners’ use of megaphones and the handing out of leaflets
What an intolerant and authoritarian bunch our Green councillors on Brighton and Hove City Council are turning out to be, as evidenced by the way they have kicked out Councillor Christina Summers for voting against supporting same-sex marriage (The
A woman who campaigned to end her own life because she was in constant pain has died in Switzerland’s Dignitas clinic. Jackie Meacock, from Brighton, suffered from the neurological disorder dystonia and took her own life at the clinic with her
ALBION boss Gus Poyet is close to unleashing David Lopez. The former Athletic Bilbao midfielder has been given less game time so far than any of the new signings but that could be about to change. Lopez was an unused sub at Watford on Tuesday
I write in response to your front page story about the man who was paid a visit by police for selling “saucy postcards” in his seafront shop (The Argus, September 19). About 50 years ago, on a sunny summer Sunday afternoon, my nan and I would walk
Bravo Tim Ridgway (The Argus, September 17) – I would sign up to his seagull appreciation society. I love seagulls – their beauty, whether posing aloft against the sky or soaring on the wing, and their awkwardness and amusing strutting on the ground
Your article about changes to school bus journeys highlights the inconvenience caused by Brighton and Hove City Council ’s shortening of the number 52 route (The Argus, September 18). More than 300 Ovingdean residents signed a petition specifically
It would be interesting to know how many young Brits travel to the rest of Europe and live on social security and get social housing, compared with Europeans coming into Britain and claiming here. I would be very surprised if it wasn’t totally
After strong opposition and lengthy debate Brighton and Hove mobile library service has been spared the axe – for the moment. Brighton and Hove City Council proposed to replace the vehicle with a door-to-door "books on wheels" delivery service.
Radical plans to revamp Lewes Road in Brighton have been backed by residents. In April and May Brighton and Hove City Council ran a six-week public consultation on proposals to install dedicated bus and cycle lanes on Lewes Road. A key feature
Hundreds of people are queuing to get their hands on the latest gadget. The latest Apple iPhone will be available from 8am today. About 200 people are reported to be queuing outside the Apple Store in Brighton's Churchill Square Shopping Centre
Victims of crime say offenders do not mean it when Sussex Police make them say sorry instead of going to court. People who have agreed to take part in “community resolution” have complained that letters of apology from offenders do not seem sincere
A number of letters have recently highlighted local options for older people requiring help, such as through the well-established charity Age UK. Brighton is also host to the largest good neighbour scheme in the country, the Neighbourhood Care
A cricket club has launched a fundraising appeal after hundreds of pounds of equipment was stolen by thieves. More than 100 youngsters a week attend sessions at Portslade Cricket Club in Benfield Valley, Hove. But volunteers at the club off
World record holder Gemma Spofforth has announced her retirement from swimming. The 24-year-old Shoreham-born Olympian – the 100m backstroke world record holder – will make her decision official next week when she submits retirement papers to domestic
