A MAN wanted in connection with nine burglaries has been arrested by police. Robert Cox was arrested in Littlehampton today after police launched an appeal to find him. The 33-year-old was wanted in relation to the string of burglaries which
PEOPLE are being asked to donate their buildings to be used as a homeless shelter. Brighton and Hove City Council wants to find more safe places for rough sleepers to stay overnight. This would be on top of the authority’s severe weather emergency
A MAN has been sentenced for sex offences against young girl. William Harris, also known as William Elliott, 29, a handyman, of Aldervale Cottages, Crowborough, was given a 13-and-a-half year prison sentence, with an extended licence supervision
A CRASH involving a car and a lorry is causing severe delays on the A27. The collision happened in Upper Brighton Road near Lancing shortly before 5.30pm. An AA spokesman said: "The road is partially blocked and there is queueing traffic due
Warning: Video contains explicit language A FURIOUS driver launched into a sweary tirade at another motorist who he claimed hit his car. During the road rage induced rant, caught on camera by a passerby, the man holds a car door open while
CHRIS Eubank Jr’s rival Billy Joe Saunders has shown no sympathy for Chris Eubank Jr after hearing about his house being broken into. Eubank Jr posted a video to social media on Thursday in which he revealed he had been burgled. The Brighton
Albion have completed the signing of winger Maxime Bennink on a loan deal from Reading until the end of the season. The Netherlands under-23 international has put pen to paper on a contract at the club until 30th June 2020. Manager Hope Powell
POLICE seized a combat knife and hundreds of wraps of heroin and crack cocaine during a raid. Officers stopped a “suspect car” in Sea Road, St Leonards, and a search of the vehicle led them to a nearby flat where the items were found. They stopped
STRIKE action at an airport is increasingly likely as a new pay offer was rejected by workers. Unite the Union labelled the proposed rise of two per cent as an “insult” and called for improvements to be made. A spokesman said: “Following pay
ROADWORKERS suffered a motoring mishap as their digger took a tumble. The vehicle toppled onto its side in Southover Street, Brighton. It is unkown how it came to be lying on its side. It was spotted by an Argus reader who snapped the scene
SUSSEX Police have launched a search for a man who has been convicted of a series of threats and offences against women. Andrew Anderson is on the run after failing to attend Lewes Crown Court for both a pre-trial review and for his trial on December
DETECTIVES who are investigating the deaths of a mother and her young son in a house fire have made a fifth arrest. Gina Ingles and her four-year-old son Milo Ingles-Bailey died in Croxden Way, Eastbourne, in July 2018. Her partner Tony Jarrett
FROM what I read in the newspapers, it seems that ordinary people of the United Kingdom have been duped and taken for complete fools. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are about to quit this country for their new independent life in Canada (or LA.
POLICE are looking to return a pair of mares to their owners after finding the horses wandering along a country road. Officers came across the animals in Piddinghoe Road, near Lewes, at about 1pm. A Lewes Police spokesman said: "Are these
POLICE have said that officers will continue to attend a suspected murder scene. The body of Billy Henham, 24, was discovered at a building in North Street, Brighton, on January 2. Officers have been stationed outside the building since the
MORRISONS says it is creating 4,000 net new jobs in its latest shake-up that could see 3,000 managers either leave the company or have their roles downgraded. The supermarket chain said the aim of its decision was to “serve customers better” within
POLICE have launched a search for a man in connection with nine burglaries. The string of thefts targeted homes in the Hangleton area of Hove since January 2. The houses were all within a small area surrounding Hangleton Library in West Way
DOCTORS have carried out the first high definition MRI heart scan at an East Sussex NHS Trust hospital. The scan was undertaken at Conquest Hospital in St Leonards using a new machine that can monitor heart disease and evaluate the organ’s anatomy
HALF-MARATHON hopefuls are being urged to sign up for this year’s big race. Entries for The Grand Brighton Half Marathon close on February 2 and runners have been told to enlist online to avoid missing out. This year the race takes place on February
Albion have completed the signing of Republic of Ireland striker Rianna Jarrett, subject to international clearance. The 25-year-old has signed a six-month contract with the club until 30th June, following the expiration of her previous deal with
Albion goalkeeper Sophie Harris has joined WSL Championship side Lewes on a loan deal until the end of the season. Harris will now link up with Simon Parker’s team for the remainder of the campaign. The goalkeeper arrived at Albion in July
CHRIS Eubank Jr has had hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of belongings stolen when his home was robbed. The boxer, who lives in Hove, said two men broke into his mansion while he was out overnight. The 30-year-old revealed the damage in
There are those Albion followers who, in hindsight, trace last season’s relegation flirtation back to a cold and wet January night at Fulham. That was the evening we saw a Chris Hughton side we did not recognise, swept away in 45 minutes by four
HERE is another fantastic set of Argus Camera Club pictures. If you like what you see, join in on the fun at facebook.com/arguscameraclub.
A LEADING figure in Sussex Police has praised the Government after it announced a boost of more than a billion pounds for forces across the country. Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne said the money could be used to recruit thousands
OWNERS of discounted bus passes are being warned they could no longer be accepted. From April, bus drivers will not be accepting passes from East Sussex County Council which have been cancelled, reported lost or stolen, replaced with a newer pass
HOME Bargains is opening a new store. The major bargain retailer will open in the newly-refurbished Langney Shopping Centre on Saturday. There are 13 additional shops in the centre extension – including Costa and a gym. The new store is
A MAN has denied killing and injuring cats in Brighton. Steve Bouquet faces 16 counts of criminal damage, relating to the deaths of nine cats, and injuries to seven others. The 53-year-old was brought into court as the first case before District
REPORTS suggest that a “polar surge” will bring snow and ice across the UK this month. It comes after temperatures plummeted as low as minus 1 degrees C in Sussex on Sunday night. The county is due set to stay cold for the rest of the month,
A SERIAL shoplifter was jailed after stealing chocolate bars. Jason Lee Salt, 44, took the chocolate from the Co-op in North Street, Brighton. He also admitted stealing Christmas fragrances from Boots, and fish products from Sainsbury’s in Preston
A BURST pipe left dozens of people without heating and hot water as temperatures dipped below freezing. Residents of Dudeney Lodge in Hollingbury, Brighton, were left without heating as temperatures fell to -1C on Tuesday night. Brighton and
AN EQUINE centre has launched a fundraising campaign to find a new home. Equine Gentling is a small “community herd” currently based in Plumpton Green, which rehabilitates rescue horses and is open for anyone to visit. The centre needs to find
THE FINAL terms of a deal to hand a Sussex beauty spot to a new owner have been given the go-ahead by a senior county councillor. On Monday, East Sussex County Council’s lead member for transport and environment Claire Dowling approved the final
ENVIRONMENTALISTS have welcomed a council motion to investigate prohibiting cars. The environment, transport and sustainability committee at Brighton an d Hove City Council approved a motion on Tuesday to investigate whether it would be feasible
Albion boss Graham Potter has declared: “I still believe in these players.” But the Seagulls’ head coach has admitted he faces a “torturous” 11 days between fixtures after Albion slipped close to the drop zone. Albion’s 3-1 defeat at Bournemouth
A COASTAL walkway is set for some improvements this year. Work on an extension of the boardwalk at Shoreham beach is forecast to start in February. The new platform will stretch from the existing boardwalk at Ferry Road to the concrete footpath
A ROAD will be shut for six weeks for improvement work. “Carriageway patching” will be carried out in Tidebrook Road, between Mayfield and Wadhurst, between Pennybridge Lane and Riseden Road, from February 10 to March 20. The road will be closed
THE mum of a teenager who killed herself at a private psychiatric hospital has said she is “devastated that lessons have not been learned”. Amy El-Keria, 14, was found hanged in her room at Priory Hospital Ticehurst House in East Sussex in 2012.
A MAN who fell 11 storeys to his death had been in a stand-off with police having broken into the same building site just days earlier. William Firth had climbed to the top of the Royal Sussex County Hospital’s 3Ts building site, throwing scaffolding
POLICE chiefs have suspended two PCSOs over allegations they have breached professional standards. Two separate investigations have been launched into the conduct of the community support officers based in Brighton. The allegations against both
A WOMAN admitted selling fake Louis Vuitton and Hugo Boss goods. Lorna Lennard, 40, used packaging with identical or similar logos to sell products in breach of trademarks in East Sussex. She was caught trying to sell a Louis Vuitton bag in July
TOXIC pollution is released from cremations every day because of a lack of action in tackling fumes. The majority of coffins cremated in Brighton are made from MDF or chipboard, which release toxic nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide when burnt.
A DISTRICT council plans to write to Ofsted to ask inspectors to look into education services at West Sussex County Council. The decision was made after Paul Wagstaff, the county’s director of education and skills , pulled out of a meeting to discuss
WHEN the result of the E.U. referendum was announced, three per cent was wiped off of the UK's G.D.P. which has already cost the economy £ 66,000,000,000. So, to plug that hole the Government are enacting, or will enact, even more cuts to public
TWO SKIP firm bosses have been banned from being directors after ignoring court orders over their site. Mark and Rachel Penfold ran Skip-It Containers, and Skip-It Containers and Recycling Limited at North Quay Road, Newhaven. Investigations
A COUNCIL has hired a Brexit communications officer to encourage EU residents to stay in the city. Brighton and Hove City Council is paying the officer £35,000 of Government money to “ensure they feel welcome and supported” and promote the city
A NEW seafront fish and chip shop faces opposition to its plans to be able to sell alcoholic drinks. Manpreet Sandhu submitted a licence application to Brighton and Hove City Council for Captains, on the Lower Promenade, in Madeira Drive, Brighton
A MAN who almost died from liver damage turned his life around by going vegan. Seven years ago Aaron Calder was rushed to hospital as he was vomiting blood. The 40-year-old said: “At the time I was binge drinking a lot, and I’d been ill for
THE partner of a man who died in emergency housing wants better care for men with mental health issues. Charlotte Bennett’s boyfriend Jamie Bray was found dead at the Wardley Hotel in Somerhill Avenue, Hove, on July 20 last year, 12 weeks after
Worthing and Adur has most definitely got the business buzz and the Better Business Show will be the place to find that out for yourself. From the Pre-Show Breakfast at 8.30am to the closing bell at 4pm, the day is going to be jam packed with speakers
A SUPERMARKET will soon stock the perfect present for nut-lovers. Shoppers at Aldi can look forward to seeing a 1kg tub of peanut butter hit the store’s shelves from January 26. It will be available for £4.99 in both smooth and crunchy textures
THE identity of a man handed what is believed to be the first ever stalking protection order (SPO) has been revealed. The order bans 22-year-old Connor Evans, from Lancing, from contacting a woman in her early twenties. Sussex Police are thought
