THE bomb squad has been called to Portslade. Live shells have been found on the beach near Basin Road and there are set to be a series of controlled explosions. The area has been cordoned off while the bomb squad deals with the incident.
A BUSY seafront road is partly closed after a two car crash. There is queuing traffic and diversions in place after the incident, which happened at about 4.30pm this afternoon on the A259 near Seamill Park Avenue. Emergency services are on
A MAN is "seriously injured" after coming off his motorbike. The Angmering bypass remains closed both ways after the incident at about 5pm. There is queuing on Titnore Lane both ways between the A27 and A259. A Sussex Police spokesman
Johanna Konta has beaten Anett Kontaveit 6-4 6-2 to reach the second round of the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham. The British No.1 from Eastbourne was playing her first match since reaching the semi-finals of the French Open having pulled
STACEY Dooley has ignited rumours that she is engaged after being seen out with a ring on her left hand. The TV star is in a high- profile relationship with Strictly Come Dancing professional Kevin Clifton. She recently split up with her
A BRIGHTON night club and music venue has been granted a licence for nearby new premises as it prepares to spend £1 million on the move. The Haunt is to vacate its current Pool Valley home to make way for the expansion of the neighbouring Grosvenor
A GRIEVING son has described his father as a caring and loyal family man after he died when his van went over a cliff edge. David Routhan died at the scene near Roedean School and Brighton Marina after the crash last month. The self-employed
PEOPLE are being encouraged to take part in a beach clean. TV presenter Ben Fogle is supporting the event on Brighton seafront on Friday. The clean will end with a party to mark the summer solstice at Brighton’s Sea Lanes, near Yellowave.
SPITTING, urinating or defecating in public is to be punishable by a £75 on-the-spot fine. Brighton and Hove City Council is planning to expand it’s fining scheme which is currently reserved for litter-bugs, graffiti and dog mess. But now human
Sussex have signed former Warwickshire all-rounder Aaron Thomason. The 21-year-old right-arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed batsmen played 45 limited-overs matches for the Bears before leaving the county last week. He goes straight into
Nick Nurse will have had the finest support money could buy when he planned to conquer the world. A bit different to when he tried to put Brighton Bears on the European map 15 years ago. Nurse, the former head coach and owner of the Bears,
A man is still being held by police in connection with a rape attack in Brighton's Pavilion Gardens. The 23-year-old man was arrested at the weekend and police have now sought to extend his 24 hour time limit to detain him longer. He currently still
Ollie Robinson has spelt out his ambition to play for England. But he has played down the presence of a national team scout at Sussex’s most recent match. Former Sussex and England fast bowler Geoff Arnold was at Arundel during last week’s
GAETAN Bong has been praised for his influence in the Albion dressing room, which played a part in earning another contract. The experienced defender was awarded a one-year extension towards the end of the season, before Chris Hughton was axed
A SUMMER bin strike is looming after union members voted in favour of industrial action. The GMB, the union representing staff at Brighton and Hove’s Cityclean services, yesterday revealed that its members have voted to walk out because of “anti-trade
A LEADER of a drug network who exploited a vulnerable man to sell crack cocaine and heroin has been jailed. Andre Phanor, 29, unemployed, of Laundress Lane, Hackney, London was the “Mr Big” of a County Lines drug operation, called the Scotty Line
A PRE-SCHOOL playgroup has been told it must improve by Ofsted following a recent inspection. Platform 3 in Manor Field Primary School, Junction Road, Burgess Hill, was given the second lowest rating of “requires improvement”, in an inspection on
VEGAN activists targeting businesses are part of a 40-year plan to “force animal eaters to hide in remote refuges”. The aims of the DxE organisation, whose Brighton chapter has been protesting at shops in the city, are revealed in a document titled
A MEETING of furious parents, councillors and campaigners is being held to save a primary school from becoming an academy. Moulsecoomb Primary School is facing being forced to join a multi-academy trust after it was given the lowest possible rating
A MUM lashed out at a police officer who came to take away her five-year-old son when she was drunk. Kelly Griffiths was at the Old Ship Hotel on Brighton seafront last month when police were called. Concerns were raised because she was with
ON THURSDAY, the council's Tourism, Development and Culture committee will meet to discuss the future of Hollingbury Park and Waterhall Golf Courses. The acknowledgement that golf is in decline and that one or both sites could be put to other uses
A BUS filled with ukulele players, surfers and paddleboarders celebrated the launch of Paddle Round the Pier. The big event, which raises money for charity and is now in its 13th year, will take place over the first weekend in July. Brighton
PEOPLE on the average wage saving £40 per week must save up for nearly 24 years to get a £49,500 deposit for a home. The average salary for Brighton is £25, 564. When saving up £40 a week for a deposit on a property in the city, it would take
A DENTIST stored instruments in “grubby” conditions and lied about how much work she was doing to get more NHS cash. Aileen Hopkins, who is in her 70s and has owned South Way Surgery in Newhaven since 1988, has been struck off after failing to
A TEENAGER attempting to film himself spending the night in a ‘haunted’ graveyard was told to move on by police half way through. Theo Comber, 16, from Horsham, decided to take on a 24-hour challenge where participants have to film themselves in
A famous club night will close its doors for the final time this month, after more than 30 years in business. Jamie Walker reports as the entertaining evening bids farewell. THE RENOWNED Zap Arts club night will close its doors for the final time
On this day ten years ago The Argus went to see a new hotel room that was decked out in lingerie. We also went to a summer spectacular at Goodwood. We dined and shopped at a special store in Kemp Town and we also caught up with the youngster who raised
A CANCER patient who went “through hell” to beat a rare form of the disease is now in the best shape of his life. Nick Rolt went through two months of gruelling chemotherapy after doctors found rare tumours in his chest in May last year. Though
