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  • Wanted Hove man Jessie Burbridge arrested and charged

    A WANTED man has been detained by police after being found hiding in a garden.Jessie Burbridge, 22, from Hove, was wanted in connection with an assault, criminal damage and escaping lawful custody in Worthing and an assault in Brighton.Police have confirmed

  • Missing man found dead

    A BODY has been found in the search for a missing man.Paul Punyer, from Langney, had not been seen since Wednesday after failing to turn up to work.The 52-year-old’s body was found in woodland at Beachy Brow, near the junction of Peppercombe Road and

  • Female war pilot Joan Hughes at Shoreham Airport

    To see and buy pictures from the archive visit theargus.co.uk/photoarchive.SHE was one of the country’s first female test pilots and a Second World War ferry pilot.Joan Hughes was born in West Ham in 1918 and at the age of 17 she became the youngest

  • Reds sign winger with just a bit of help from Vardy

    Crawley have signed a new wideman – with a bit of help from Jamie Vardy. Ashley Nathaniel-George, previously with Aylesbury, Potters Bar and Hendon, has signed a two-year deal. He was been on Reds’ radar for some time and was most recently

  • Caught on CCTV: Masked men behind Brighton crime spree

    These are the masked thieves behind a string of raids on Brighton businesses. CCTV footage from a cafe has been released by the police in a bid to catch the suspects who used a crowbar and were riding a stolen Vespa scooter. Police say the

  • Paris is on hold as Bruce grabs Sussex chance

    Paris is on hold for Tom Bruce – and he couldn’t be happier about it. Nothing against the French capital, the celebrated City of Lights with its world famous landmarks and sophisticated feel. Nor Budapest, another on Bruce’s summer hit list

  • Stepping Stones Pre-School in Portslade set to close

    PARENTS are outraged as another pre-school is forced to close due to “unsustainable” government policy.Stepping Stones Pre-School in Portslade is closing at the end of the current academic year, which ex-trustee Laura Marrs blames on the national funding

  • Five Sussex garden centres are put on the market

    FIVE garden centres in Sussex have been put on the market. Wyevale Garden Centre is looking to sell its 145 sites, ranging from horticultural centres to leisure destination venues. The ones in Sussex affected are in Brighton, Hastings, Lewes

  • Family 'devastated, shocked and appalled' as kitten shot

    A CAT-LOVING couple were horrified to discover their ten-month-old kitten had been shot with an air rifle. Robert Miller and Katie Fowler, of Dallington Road, Hove, arrived home to find their beloved pet, Jem, struggling to walk. Robert, 34

  • Body of 1,000-year-old executed man dug up on South Downs

    THE body of a man who was executed has been been found on the South Downs. But police are not launching a murder enquiry because the human remains date back to the 11th century. The skeleton was dug up during excavation work for the Rampion

  • Brighton and Hove Buses set for green future

    BRIGHTON and Hove Buses has taken a huge step forward in the race towards an emissions-free future. It is testing a new Hybrid Electric Vehicle which can drive in full electric mode. If tests go well, Brighton and Hove Buses believes it would

  • Brighton electrical company is set for huge expansion

    ELECTRICAL wholesaler Kew Electrical is aiming to open two new branches a year following strong sales growth and a £16m support package from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. The business is based in Brighton and also has branches in Billingshurst

  • Police hunt hit and run driver in Battle

    POLICE are looking for a hit and run driver who left a motorcyclist with serious injuries. The motorist hit a 29-year-old man on the B2244 Beech Farm Road, Cripps Corner in Battle, who was driving in the opposite direction. The motorcyclist

  • Discount store calls in administrators

    Poundworld has called in administrators, putting 5,100 jobs at risk. The budget retailer is poised to appoint Deloitte to handle an administration after last-ditch rescue talks with R Capital broke down over the weekend. It has shops in Brighton

  • Campaigning Body Shop staff take to the streets

    STAFF from The Body Shop International offices took to the streets of Brighton to collect signatures for their latest campaign. Forever Against Animal Testing is a joint campaign by international beauty company The Body Shop and Cruelty Free International

  • The 'slow death' of the High Street

    BARELY a week goes by without another crisis on the high street. Last week brought news of 6,000 jobs under threat at House of Fraser, which wants to close half its store estate (31 stores under threat), and 5,000 jobs on the line at Poundworld

  • Youth in Action awards video blog - BIMM

    WITH the Argus Youth in Action awards fast approaching, we will be hearing from the sponsors in a series of video blogs. Martin Wright from BIMM said: "We have been supporters of The Argus for many years, especially The Youth In Action Awards,

  • COMMENT: We must help teenagers with their mental health

    NONE of us can image what the family of Elido Vargas have been going through this week.Or how they are managing to get through, day by day.What is clear is how loved he was. Tributes have been pouring in ever since his body was found in the grounds of

  • Albion proposals sit well with clubs at Premier League summit

    ALBION will be at the forefront of changes in the way some Premier League fans watch their football. Chief executive Paul Barber has reported a positive response from other clubs for his views on standing and sitting in away sections. The Seagulls

  • Asylum seeker granted refugee status after three-year fight

    A SYRIAN asylum seeker has been granted refugee status after The Argus helped bring his case to the attention of the Government. Ahmad Alshami (not his real name) fled the Syrian civil war after he was imprisoned by the Assad regime for attending

  • Hundreds of Brighton five-year-olds have rotting teeth

    MANY children starting primary school in Brighton and Hove have suffered tooth decay, new figures from Public Health England show. And dozens have had teeth extracted - often requiring a trip to hospital and an operation under general anaesthetic

  • Parents remember 'little angel who walked among us'

    THE parents of a 15-year-old boy who took his own life in a churchyard last week have spoken of the pain of losing their “little angel”, and their commitment to discussing mental health with other teenagers. Elido Enmanuel Vargas, from Burgess

  • Brighton's new music college offers fresh approach

    ONE of the minds behind the British and Irish Modern Music Institute is getting set to open the doors to a new music education programme.Set up by Bruce John Dickinson, Waterbear is pushing itself as Brighton’s newest college for musicians and creatives

  • Brighton and Hove population to grow 17,000 by 2026

    THE population of Brighton and Hove will increase by 17,100 by 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics.In 2016 the population was 287,200. By 2026 it is expected to reach 304,300, a rise of 6 per cent.Every two years the ONS estimates how

  • Pubs remove Saudi Arabian World Cup flag after complaints

    TWO Brighton pubs have removed the Saudi Arabian flag from World Cup bunting after complaints. Brewery Greene King asked staff members at more than 3,000 pubs across the country – including The Sussex Arms in East Street and Druids Head in Brighton