A HEALTHCARE worker at Worthing Hospital is among the eight confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK. Staff at the West Sussex hospital received a memo on Tuesday telling them a member of staff working in the A&E department had been diagnosed
THE DOCTOR confirmed to have contracted coronavirus has been identified. Dr Catriona Greenwood, who has been named by the Mail Online, worked a shift at the Warmdene surgery - based that the County Oak Medical Centre - last week. She and husband
A FOURTH GP's surgery has been closed today after a doctor came into contact with a confirmed case of coronavirus. Patients were told this afternoon that The Avenue surgery in Moulsecoomb was closed. One patient told The Argus: "Apparently
A STUDENTS’ union has spoken out after a number of university students experienced discrimination in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The University of Sussex's Students' Union raised concerns over hate crime incidents on campus and in Brighton
GATWICK Airport will not screen passengers flying from China for coronavirus. An airport spokesman said “advanced monitoring procedures” were in place on all direct flights from China. But these measures do not include coronavirus screenings
ANOTHER person has been told to go into isolation over fears of coronavirus at a city secondary school. The person from the "school community" at Varndean School has been advised to self-isolate by health chiefs. School headteacher William
ANOTHER school has warned parents about a family is self-isolation due to coronavirus. Hangleton Primary School sent an email to parents this afternoon which said a pupil's family are self-isolating from today, due to "a connection to one of the
ANOTHER GP surgery has closed due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Haven Practice in Hove shut this afternoon “due to coronavirus”, a sign on the surgery door read. “Please call 111 if you need medical advice,” it added. It is the third
NURSES are in quarantine after treating a patient with a new suspected case of coronavirus, a source has told The Argus. Two nurses treating a woman at The Haven in Mill View hospital, Hove, are staying in a room next door to the patient, the source
COUNCIL bosses held an emergency coronavirus press briefing yesterday afternoon... to tell people to wash their hands. Newspaper and TV journalists from across the country packed Hove Town Hall, some broadcasting live. Brighton and Hove City
POLICE have been called to a “disturbance” at a park. A source told The Argus there was a planned fight between two groups of college youths. The groups were due to meet at Dyke Road Park, Hove, this afternoon at about 12pm. Sussex Police
AMBULANCE bosses have paid tribute to a paramedic killed in a motorcycle crash. James McKeough, 48, worked as a paramedic in Brighton for 13 years. He died after a fatal collission on the A29 at Bury Hill on Monday, Feburary 3. Operational
A "DANGEROUS" sex fiend who tried to rape a schoolgirl in an alleyway before she bravely wrestled free has been jailed Ewing Gilmour, 21, approached the 13-year-old girl in Chichester, West Sussex, on the morning of Wednesday May 29 last year.
A LARGE section of a fire-damaged hotel has collapsed in high winds. Part of the hotel facade came down as storm Ciara raged this weekend, The Claremont Hotel on Eastbourne seafront went up in flames as guests were eating breakfast in November
A STATELY home is taking centre stage in the latest film adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma. Firle Place, near Lewes, stands in for Hartfield, Emma’s home in the Autumn De Wilde film. Cast and crew of the film, which is out on Friday, fell in
STAFF at two sixth-form colleges will strike for the third time tomorrow in a bid to boost Government funding. National Education Union members at Bhasvic in Hove and Varndean College in Brighton will join staff across the country in protesting
A FORMER Brighton teacher living in one of the areas worst hit by coronavirus has urged schools here to close to prevent the infection spreading. The teacher living in Hanoi - on the Chinese border of Vietnam said: "In Hanoi schools have been closed
HEALTH officials have refused to identify the links between Brighton's confirmed cases of coronavirus. All of the cases in the city are linked to Hove super-spreader Steve Walsh. Public Health England Medical Director, Yvonne Doyle said: “As
TWO people at a primary school are in isolation after coming into contact with a person with coronavirus. The head teacher of Cottesmore St Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Hove wrote to parents telling them the two had been isolated to "reduce
MIKE Fox was 30 when he took a call he would remember for the rest of his life. The Shoreham Lifeboat crew member had been an RNLI volunteer for more than a decade on the day the Athina B cargo ship beached on Brighton seafront 40 years ago.
A NURSING home is closed to visitors after a GP with coronavirus met a patient there last week. Two Brighton doctors have been diagnosed with coronavirus since the outbreak in the city. A spokeswoman for Patcham Nursing Home in Brighton said
What is coronavirus? Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
A GP SURGERY which suddenly closed earlier today has reopened. The Warmdene Branch Surgery in Lionsdene, The Deneway, had cited "organisation health and safety reasons" for temporarily shutting this morning. A notice on the medical centre's
MORE high winds and heavy rain are heading straight for the UK with a storm set to arrive at the weekend. The UK is still feeling the impact of Storm Ciara which cut power to 20,000 homes, brought down trees, created widespread flooding and saw
The M23 is to have a series of 56-hour closures throughout March meaning it will be closed for entire weekends. The closures will be between junction 8 Merstham and junction 10 Copthorne. Starting on Friday, February 28, the closures will begin
A FORMER police officer has received a national award for his work to prevent child neglect. David Hunt was recognised by the NSPCC at its Best Practice Awards ceremony in London. Mr Hunt, who previously worked for Sussex Police, received his
THE businessman at the centre of a UK outbreak of coronavirus has thanked the NHS for his treatment and said he is "fully recovered". Steve Walsh, from Hove, who is still in quarantine at St Thomas' Hospital in London, picked up coronavirus while
Hope Powell says Albion’s home form is partly down to being driven on by the fans. Albion have picked up four out of their eight wins in all competitions at the People’s Pension Stadium. In the Women’s Super League they have picked up 11 of
FIREFIGHTERS have urged people to check if their tumble dryers are on a recall list after a faulty appliance sparked a house fire. A Horsham crew attended a fire in the town last Wednesday caused by a dryer on a recall list. Watch commander Alistair
WITH the coronavirus showing no signs of abating in the UK - four new cases were announced yesterday - we look at how the virus has spread so far. Our titles across the country have been working tirelessly to bring you the latest confirmed updates
AN URGENT hunt has been launched for hundreds of people who could have been in touch with two GPs diagnosed with the coronavirus. Public health officials have shut down their surgery and are urgently tracing patients who might have been infected
Lewes have appointed Hugo Langton as their Manager until the end of the season. Langton has a wealth of experience in the Non-League having had roles at Horsham, Hastings United, Bromley, Eastbourne Borough and more recently as Assistant Manager
A PRIMARY school teacher has gone into isolation over fears they have caught the coronavirus. The teacher was in close contact with someone who was advised to self-isolate by Public Health England. Concerned parents at Bevendean Primary School
IT MAY be the inaugural winter break in the Premier League but fixtures are coming thick and fast for many of Albion’s loan stars. Seagulls loanee keeper Christian Walton is set to return to action tonight after he starred for Blackburn in their
GLENN MURRAY has hailed Albion chairman Tony Bloom’s vision for the club. And has backed him to continue the “steady” progress in his bid to make the club a top-ten side. The appointment of up and coming head coach Graham Potter in the summer
HEALTH bosses have let coronavirus “spiral out of control” by “intentionally hiding” information. That is according to furious Professor Samer Bagaeen, a leading figure on Brighton and Hove City Council’s Health board. He was speaking as the
A MEDICAL centre has been closed and sealed off after a GP tested positive for coronavirus. Cleaners in hazmat suits were sent into County Oak Medical Centre yesterday morning after a staff member’s case was confirmed. The centre, in Carden Hill
VULNERABLE crime victims may be left at risk because police are overstretched dealing with other incidents, a report says. A Government inspection said Sussex Police were “missing opportunities” to safeguard victims and secure evidence. The report
UNCERTAINTY has clouded over a council’s flagship development amid debate over whether it is delayed. Crucial funding for the third phase of the Brighton Valley Gardens project, which will convert the Sea Life Centre roundabout into a junction,
POLICE were seen running through a public garden in a search for a man. The officers were pursuing a man on a bike in Pavilion Gardens, Brighton, on Sunday after reports of a “domestic-related” assault at a block of flats in nearby Grand Parade.
THE president of an exiled island conned an elderly and vulnerable woman with Alzheimer’s out of £30,000, a court heard. Andre Vincatassin was elected president-in-exile of the Indian Ocean Chagos Islands. The islanders were evicted in the 1960s
REPAIR staff at a major council contractor could down tools in a row over pay and sick days. Members of the GMB trade union working for Mears Group could strike in March, April and May if they vote for action in a two-week ballot. The firm
TRIBUTES have been paid to a much-loved father and cafe owner who has died. Douglas Sewell ran the Pavilion Cafe in Pavilion Gardens, Brighton, with his wife, June. The cafe is now run by his son, David Sewell. David has paid tribute to
A LANDLORD has been fined over hazards at a property. Yax Patel, 51, admitted failing to comply with orders to address problems with a fire alarm, fire resistant doors and handrails at an address in Worthing. He admitted three breaches of the
COMMUTERS are fuming over the cost of using toilets at a railway station. People were shocked to see the price of the services at Brighton Station had been raised to 30p. It was previously 20p, though in recent months the toilets have been
THE reason for the closure of a medical centre last week is still not known. The Seaford Medical Centre was shut suddenly on Friday morning with staff saying this was due to a "health and safety" issue. The Argus contacted the NHS Eastbourne
IF HOUSE-building companies want to construct new homes they are subject to what is known as Section 106 agreements, which state how much money they will have to pay to the local council in order to help make their schemes more attractive to communities
A BUSINESSWOMAN is helping to make a hit Amazon series billed as a more kind-hearted version of The Apprentice. San Sunner from Hassocks, owner of the social media company Rec-Social, is an associate producer on a new Amazon Prime series called
South England Exchange continues to bring great students, families and schools together, by giving people the opportunity to host students from abroad which can be a very exciting and rewarding experience for all concerned. Led by Juliet Cassells
