Police want to speak to this man in connection with a burglary in Crawley. A house in Prestwood Lane, Ifield, was broken into between midday and 3.30pm on Thursday, July 17. Police said a small amount of money was taken and the house disturbed
A woman was allegedly raped in the customer toilets in the Palace of Fun arcade, Palace Pier, on Friday evening. A 23-year-old man from Farnham in Surrey has been arrested on suspicion of rape and for being wanted on recall to prison. He was bailed
A woman has been charged with a racially aggravated assault. Police were called to Blomfield Road, St Leonards, just after midday on Wednesday July 2 to a report that a man had been assaulted. Kerri Denise Leigh, 29, of St Helen's Park Road
A 29-year-old man was attacked while he was out drinking on Friday night. Police say a fork might have been used in the assault at 11.50pm in Kenilworth Road, St Leonards. A Sussex Police spokesperson said: “He suffered two puncture wounds,
MYSTERY surrounds how a woman sustained serious head injuries, nearly a month after she was found collapsed. The 48-year-old woman was found by members of the public in the Westway area of Lancing at about 9pm on July 8 and taken to Worthing hospital
A SILVER Apple MacBook Pro and a white Apple iPhone 5C were stolen from a house after the back door was left open. Police are appealing for witnesses to the burglary at the house in Priory Road, Hastings, between 10am and 11am on Sunday 27 July
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of assault after two men were allegedly assaulted as they walked along a slip road. The 41-year-old has been bailed following the alleged incident on Sunday July 27 at 3.30am, on the slip road leading to the
GARDEN tools including a strimmer, drill and chop-saw were stolen from a shed while the homeowner was on holiday. The items were stolen from the shed in Buxton Drive, Bexhill, at some point between Sunday July 13 and Tuesday July 29. They included
ARE your grandparents so fantastic they deserve an award and public recognition? The Community Stars Awards are looking to crown an individual or a couple as Grandparent of the Year at its lavish ceremony in November. Last year’s winners, Berni
IT was the moment the country had dreaded – but by now had expected. As the people of Sussex opened their Argus on August 4 they were met with the four devastating words: “The Declaration of War.” Most believed it would be over by Christmas
A teenager has been sentenced for setting fire to a top girls’ school. The 16-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Hove Crown Court on August 1 following the blaze at Millais School in Horsham in March this year.
A “FORGOTTEN” playground needs urgent improvements, residents claim. Campaigners say Mile Oak Recreation Ground in Portslade has received a fraction of the funding received by similar sites in the city. Council officials said they have invested
THE build up to war was brought terrifyingly close to home 100 years ago when The Argus reported the sound of warships firing out at sea. ‘Firing Heard in the North Sea’ was the headline of that morning’s paper. Elsewhere our reporters told
A prospective MP has called the £2million awarded to Eastbourne as a “slap in the face” after those in Hastings were offered nothing when their pier was destroyed by fire in 2010. Sarah Owen, who is set to stand for Labour in the Hastings and Rye
Albion have confirmed the signings of former Chelsea duo Danny Pappoe and George Cole for their development squad. Centre-half Pappoe and attacking midfielder Cole have agreed one-year deals after impressing on trial during pre-season. Under
GERMANY had started throwing its weight around – sending shockwaves around the world. Although we were yet to commit to out-and-out war, it was now just a matter of time. The top story of the Argus 100 years ago today told of clashes between
A boat is being purposefully set alight as part of an art project. REEF, by Simon Faithful and co-commissioned by Fabrica gallery in Brighton, will show the journey a ship takes from wreckage at the bottom of the sea, before slowly turning into
WITH war now seemingly inevitable, The Argus reported of “sinister rumours” throughout the embassies of Europe. While there was no declaration just yet, all the main powers were making provisions for an out-and-out war. Our top story 100 years
William Robertson Morrow, aged 41, of Grand Parade in Brighton, pleaded guilty to stealing razor blades worth £11.98 from Superdrug in Western Road, Brighton, and failing to provide a urine sample. Previous offence of stealing a hedge trimmer and eight
STAFF from the Seaford branch of Santander have been helping raise money for the charity Community Transport for Lewes Area (CTLA). Branch manager Wayne Cull, has pledged to be a Charity Champion for the CTLA and he and his staff raised £300 during
THE East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service is holding its regular “Unusual Quiz Night” on August 16. Doors open for the event at East Dean village hall, near Eastbourne, at 7pm and the quiz starts at 8pm. Tickets cost £10 per person
A HOSPICE is hoping to have raised tens of thousands of pounds from a night-time fundraising walk. Scores of people of all ages took part in the seventh annual Sleep Walk in aid of St Peter and St James Hospice in North Chailey last month.
Seeing the very sad news of my wonderful friend Dora Bryan, I feel I must add a few words of the wonderful times my wife and myself had on Sunday mornings in her hotel. My wife and I both used to go there and sit together having a few drinks and
OUR headline writers did little to reassure the people of Sussex as they flicked through The Argus to find out the latest on the situation in Europe. “In the Balance” read the headline with a subheading stating “British War Office and Naval Precautions
SUPPORTERS of the Martlets Hospice in Hove are being urged to take part in the Sussex Highs and Lows Sportive Sunday. The event is a sponsored cycling event starting and finishing at St Bede's School, Upper Dicker, near Eastbourne. It is suitable
A RETIREMENT complex is holding a summer fair on August 9. The event at old Viaduct Court in Hartington Road, Brighton has been organised in association with Brighton-based Little Darlings, which helps parents of children with special needs.
ACTOR and TV presenter Christopher Biggins is hosting a spooky fundraising ball in aid of the Brighton-based HIV/Aids charity the Sussex Beacon. The Halloween Horror Show, which features a live band and dancing until the early hours, will be held
PARALYMPIC athlete Sophia Warner will be launching a major charity walk later this year. The A2B walk in aid of The Dame Vera Lynn Trust for children with cerebral palsy will take place on September 13. The walk starts from Arundel Castle and
THREE women from Worthing have secured their places on a children's first ever overseas challenge event. Chestnut Tree House near Arundel is calling on people to sign up to walk the Great Wall of China in October 2015. The first team to send in
CHARITY shops across Sussex have raised £965,000 in the past year to help fund life-saving research into heart disease. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) says all those who donated items, bought goods or gave their time to volunteer have helped
Seeing the front page of The Argus today about the couple who had a narrow escape when the car they were in skidded on spilled diesel on the road. This reminded me of when I was in the army in Hong Kong (new territories) in 1952. I was a mechanic
A Kenyan suffered two puncture wounds after being attacked with what police believe to be a fork. Officers are appealing for information following the incident at 11.50pm on Friday (August 1). The 29-year-old had been drinking with a friend
IT WAS a momentous weekend. Not just for Brighton and Hove, but for the whole of the country. Today marks 100 years since Britain entered the First World War. Many words will be said, but the greatest solace can be found in one image: a field
WHEN the American Express Community Stadium opened, the promise from Albion chiefs was that it was a ground which fans would want to visit. Well, after my experience on Thursday night, I will be thinking twice about watching the Seagulls this season
One hundred years ago to the day this country was entered into the most devastating war the world had ever seen. Every family in the country lost someone in the four bloody years we now refer to as the First World War. Sussex played a key role
Wildlife rescuers have received a boost after a supermarket giant agreed to support them for a year. East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service will receive a year’s worth of support from Sainsbury’s Heathfield store after being chosen as
A top pop lyricist will provide the soundtrack for a fundraising ball. Saltdean Lido CIC fundraisers have secured the services of Squeeze founder member Chris Difford who will play an unplugged set at the group’s latest event. Tickets have
With war moving ever closer, life continued largely as normal in Sussex. The sport section of the paper was dominated by a report of an exciting finish at the Oval where Sussex County Cricket Club lost to rivals Surrey by one wicket. One of
MORE THAN 1,000 participants took part in the UK’s toughest charity challenge across the South Downs. Competitors battled the searing heat to complete a 100km nonstop trek across the South Downs to raise money for Oxfam and The Gurkhas’ Welfare
BUDDING actors are sought for a horror film ghost-written by a Brighton filmmaker. Lewis Spearing is producing an upcoming feature film written and directed by Brighton filmmaker Liam Hooper. Mr Hooper won the Best Student Film award at the
Lifeboat crews rescued an empty dinghy from a busy shipping lane with the help of a Happy Bear. Eastbourne’s all-weather lifeboat was tasked on Friday afternoon to recover an apparently abandoned 2.5 metre dinghy from the busy south west shipping
CHILDREN with special needs will benefit from a summer fair. The fair at Old Viaduct Court in Hartington Road, Brighton, on August 9 will be in aid of Little Darlings, an after school club for children and their siblings. The money will contribute
A HOSPITAL is investing £7 million to improve the way it diagnoses patients. The endoscopy department at Worthing Hospital will more than double in size following a major expansion. Endoscopies involve the use of a thin tube, usually pushed
Firefighters have been forced to cancel their open day after it clashed with a newly announced strike. The event was planned for August 16 at Preston Circus in Brighton, but it coincides with eight days of industrial action set to begin on August 9
A crackdown on bike sheds has been halted after a public outcry. Conservative councillor Ann Norman said formal enforcement for two bike shed enforcement cases in Bates Road, Brighton, has been put on hold while further investigation takes place
A DAREDEVIL abseiler who scaled down a 170-metre landmark before a hip operation has raised hundreds of pounds for charity. Woodingdean resident Colin Smith took on the challenge of abseiling down the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth. The abseil
A GARDEN has released its monthly programme of events featuring a special teddy bears’ picnic. Children are invited to bring their favourite soft toy along to the party on August 25 at Borde Hill Garden, Haywards Heath. All is included in the
Work on a new club house at Seaford Head Golf Course is expected to be finished by November 7, according to Seaford Town Council. The date is later than expected due to the bad weather at the start of the year.
Pro-Palestinian campaigners marched in condemnation against Israel’s military conflict with the Middle Eastern state. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) met at Brighton’s Clock Tower at 2pm on Saturday for a public protest against the “unbearable
An 87-year-old woman who suffered multiple fractures when she was hit by a car has died. She was critically injured on or near a pedestrian crossing close to the junction of the B2223 Dominion Road with Southdown View Road in Worthing at 6.50pm
UPDATED: Ms Kinnear was found guilty of assault following a trial at magistrates court, and given a 12-month conditional discharge. At Lewes Crown Court on September 19, 2014, the prosecution offered no evidence on the theft charge and it was
A SUN-DRENCHED garden party was held to remember Brighton’s very own ‘cheeky chappy’. Members of the Max Miller Appreciation Society shared tea, coffee and cakes in memory of their late but much-loved comedian, who left audiences worldwide in stitches
Memorial events to mark the 100th anniversary of Britain’s involvement in the First World War were held across the county this weekend. Dozens of towns, cities and communities gathered to remember the conflict, which Britain officially entered
It may not have a lot of sand but Brighton’s beach is one of the best in the world according to a new study. Brighton beach is just behind the famed sandy stretches of Rio De Janeiro’s Ipanema Beach, Bondi Beach in Sydney and Waikiki beach in Honolulu
Communities affected by flooding are being encouraged to take advantage of a million pound relief fund.West Sussex County Council is offering a share of £1 million from its Operation Watershed fund, which helps support anti-flood projects and aids
A 17-year-old who went missing from his home last week has been found safe and well. Police issued an appeal on August 1 after James Herrington disappeared from his home in Peacehaven on July 29. He has been found safe and well. A police
Anglers are being warned to check tide times after a leisurely fishing trip almost turned to tragedy at the weekend. The pair, who had gone fishing on Saturday afternoon, had to be rescued by the RNLI after they became stranded on the breakwater
Jane Austen described her work as portraits on ivory miniatures painted with tiny brushes. Chamber Opera Chicago’s musical version of Persuasion laid it on with a trowel. Gone was the irony, wit and subtlety: in its place was bouncy energy
A POPULAR village fair returned for fun and frolics in the sun. Hundreds of people flocked to Rottingdean on Saturday for its lauded annual fair and an action-packed programme of events. The theme Rottingdean Through The Ages celebrated the
A white transit van was found alight in the early hours of this morning. The vehicle was found on fire in Old Barn Way, Southwick, just minutes after midnight this morning (August 4). Firefighters were called and used breathing masks and hose
A SUSSEX MP has called on petrol retailers to introduce pre-payment across the board to cut down on fuel theft. Lewes MP and crime prevention minister Norman Baker said petrol stations are encouraging theft by failing to take measures to stop customers
A STOWAWAY spider has been given a more suitable home after being found in a shipment of bananas. A South American tarantula was discovered in a food store in the Horsham area. The three-inch arachnid was handed in to a vets and RSPCA inspector
HOTEL rooms in Brighton and Hove are 40% cheaper than the country’s priciest staycation location. The city has been named as the 17th most expensive British seaside resort in a new study topped by St Ives in Cornwall. The average one night
UNIONS are holding more strikes over long-running pay and pension disputes. Members of the Fire Brigade Union (FBU) and three unions representing 1.3million local government workers will strike after demands for changes to pension plans and pay
An air, sea and land rescue was launched after two paddle boarders went missing. The concerned mother of two twenty-something men called the coastguard around 8pm on Sunday night (August 3) after the Rustington pair went missing. They were
A Gatwick passenger has died after getting off a plane from the Ebola virus-hit country of Sierra Leone. Medics are now testing the woman, 72, to see if she had the virus while the plane is in quarantine. A national newspaper reported this
The A27 has been reopened in both directions following a serious accident in the early hours of the morning. Emergency services shut the road in both directions between Station Road (Drusilla's Roundabout, Alfriston) and A26 (Beddingham) for more
For five days they huffed and puffed their way across Belgium – but now a group of charity bike riders have finally completed their fundraising challenge. On Wednesday 60 cyclists set off from Brighton to Belgium as part of a charity bike challenge
THE celebrated children’s author and illustrator behind the famous Gumdrop titles has died. Val Biro, 92, was best known as the creator of the Gumdrop book series – stories about a car with human characteristics. Biro first penned ‘Gumdrop:
A BUS covered in images of wartime Sussex will be unveiled to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. The Brighton and Hove Bus Company double-decker will run throughout the city for four years – to mark the 100 years of the
ONE of Brighton and Hove’s most well-known couples will tie the knot today. Heather James, former labour councillor for Hove and pillar of the community, is marrying Simon Schneider, antiques dealer on Dickinson’s Real Deal. And despite being
SURVELLIANCE is being used by Brighton and Hove City Council to spy on suspected criminals in the city. According to figures obtained by The Argus, officers at Brighton and Hove City Council authorised eight covert operations between September
Former Albion midfielder Andrea Orlandi enjoyed a first run out for Blackpool in their 1-0 friendly defeat to Burnley on Saturday. Orlandi, released by the Seagulls this summer, impressed on the ball but looked short of fitness. His former
Albion fans have been advised not to read too much into a pre-season outing for one of their club’s top targets. Huddersfield midfielder Adam Clayton played most of a friendly at Oldham on Saturday, hours after The Argus revealed he was expected
ORGANISERS battled to keep up with demand for cold drinks and ice cream as sweltering weather brought in the crowds at a farm charity open day. Ferrets raced through tunnels, steam engines rolled and tractors transported families on rural rides
THE number of people diagnosed with dementia across Sussex is continuing to rise. Figures reveal 12,616 patients were treated for dementia last year compared to 11,869 the year before. However experts say this is just the tip of the iceberg
A NATIONAL festival that celebrates inspiring and innovative young people set up camp in Brighton. The Summer of Somewhereto arts festival came to Circus Street from Thursday to Sunday last week – bringing with it more than 100 artists aged 16
THE SEARCH has begun to find the next caterers for culture lovers in Brighton and Hove. Brighton and Hove City council has launched the search to find new caterers for some of the city’s most-visited landmarks after London-based firm Peyton &
A LEADING Beatles tribute band will be plugging in their guitars to support a bid to keep a historic theatre as a live performance venue. The Vox Beatles will play The Cubar in Preston Street, Brighton, on Friday in aid of community group Our Brighton
