Archive
-
Date
Navarro targets Championship return
Alan Navarro has admitted he was shocked to be told Albion were letting him go. But the midfielder believes he can secure a new deal elsewhere – and would love it to be in the Championship. Navarro has spoken publicly for the first time since his three
-
Date
School cake sale raises money and awareness for charity.
Pupils at the Longhill School, Rottingdean, brought in cakes last week to sell as part of the national Red Cross Charity week. Sales from the selection of home-made cakes alone raised over £50 for the charity last Friday morning. In
-
Date
Brighton and Hove cultural groups join together
Brighton cultural groups are increasingly teaming up to help make May one of the biggest months for the arts in the UK. The latest success story comes from the links forged between the city’s Fashion Week and the Fringe. The Brighton Fashion Festival
-
Date
Looking forward to Brighton and Hove's future
Today (May 17)Jason Kitcat, a Green councillor since 2007, became leader of the city council and took charge of a budget of more than £720 million. Despite his star rising in the national Green party and holding apparent political ambitions
-
Date
Greens: their first year report in charge of Brighton and Hove
LOOKING BACK... As leader of the country’s first ever Green council, Bill Randall has been a man in demand both inside and outside the city over the past 12 months. But on the eve of stepping down to become the city’s mayor, he said
-
Date
Your word on the streets of Brighton
Antisocial behaviour, street drinking, parking and greedy seagulls are the main issues concerning residents in the St James’s Street area of Brighton. We set up shop outside Morrisons yesterday (May 16) as part of The Argus – It’s Your Voice
-
Date
Sussex schools expansions to cost £8million
Sussex Councils are set to spend millions of pounds expanding schools to meet demand. West Sussex County Council has announced that eight primary schools will have to offer more places. The authority says that more primary schools will
-
Date
Argus Angel for Brighton theatre group Spymonkey
Brighton theatre group Spymonkey are the latest to be awarded an Argus Angel. Their production, Oedipussy, takes Ancient Greek writer Sophocles’ tragedy and turns it in to a riotous comedy. Argus reviewer Dom Smith, who nominated the show for an Angel
-
Date
Sussex woman jailed for homophobic assault
A gang of girls kicked a teenager in the head for being a lesbian. The group of female thugs beat up the 16-year-old after seeing her kiss her girlfriend on a train. The teenage victim said she felt “ashamed” after the attack, while
-
Date
Channel 4 to broadcast Brighton Marathon
The Brighton Marathon will be featured on television for the first time next year. Channel 4 has agreed to broadcast a highlights package of the 2013 race, as well as the Grand Hotel Mini-Mile. Race organisers say they hope the national
-
Date
Brighton and Hove City Council under fire over care home fees
Elderly and disabled people in Brighton and Hove face some of the highest costs in the country for help in getting washed, dressed and fed at home. A national survey revealed Brighton and Hove City Council charged residents up to £21.50 an hour for home
-
Date
Brighton shop owner say trading slump is ‘due to chuggers’
Chuggers – it is a subject which always provokes a reaction. While most shoppers and traders can appreciate that they are doing a job for a good cause, it doesn’t mean they are universally liked. The issue has now come to a head in the
-
Date
Brighton man 'forgot' his driving ban
A man with short-term memory loss blames forgetfulness for getting behind the wheel despite being banned. William Wares said he had forgotten he was forbidden from driving until he had taken an extended test. The 58-year-old was spotted by a Sussex
-
Date
Patient en route to hospital found dead in Mid Sussex pond
A mental health patient has died after being found face down in a pond. The man was found near The Dene Hospital in Goddards Green, near Burgess Hill. This provides treatment for men and women with mental illness, personality disorders or mild learning
-
Date
Police seek quartet linked to bicycle thefts
Police believe these men are behind a string of cycle thefts in Sussex. British Transport Police are appealing for anyone who can name the four men to contact them as they battle a 25% rise in thefts from railway stations in the county.
-
Date
Gogol, Latest Music Bar, Brighton, May 16
The standard Coronation Street actor’s career progression after leaving the show usually involves a stint in Emmerdale, Hollyoaks, EastEnders or all of the above. Seminal Russian literature isn’t your normal route but then former Corrie villain
-
Date
Swimming With My Mother, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, until May 18, call 01273 709709
The bond between mother and child is one of the strongest that exists. It can also be one of the most fragile. This poignant duet between choreographer, David Bolger, and his mother, Madge, presents a visual snapshot of the ups and downs of their
-
Date
Condensed Choreographies, The Basement, Brighton, May 16
Psychologically intense, these three unique works of contemporary dance represented performers at their limits of mental and physical endurance. The first short piece, Lee Meir’s Translation Included began with the solo female performer
-
Date
Brighton dad grew his own cannabis
A father-of three told a court he grew his own cannabis to reduce the cost of his habit and because he was worried about the quality of the drugs he was buying from dealers. Police found cannabis being grown under a tent in two rooms of the
-
Date
Camille O’Sullivan, All Saints Church, Hove, until May 17, call 01273 709709
“We have some wicked services in Ireland but none as wicked as this,” said Camille O'Sullivan, part way through the second half of her Brighton Festival show Changeling. The comment reflected the inspiring surroundings of All Saints
-
Date
Brighton chef loses fight for life after five-storey fall
A teenager lost his fight for life after falling 70ft from a rooftop – but has helped to save the lives of six other people. The 19-year-old, named locally as Brighton chef Matt Anderson, died in hospital on Tuesday night (May 15) after plunging
-
Date
Making the most of the coast
With British Summer Time finally upon us and the Government urging us all to holiday at home to celebrate the Jubilee and the Olympics, it's time to savour the great British seaside. So says Martin Dorey, bubbly author and presenter of last
-
Date
Sompting man jailed for hacking Facebook
A man has been jailed for hacking into a Facebook account. Gareth Crosskey, 21, was yesterday (May 16) convicted of hacking after being investigated by the FBI and the UK’s leading computer crime unit. Crosskey, of Avon Close, Sompting
-
Date
Sentimental Journey, Royal Hippodrome Theatre, Eastbourne, Tuesdays and Wednesdays until September 26, call 01323 412000
The audience at the Royal Hippodrome are taken on a trip down memory lane in variety show Sentimental Journey. We are treated as passengers whose train has broken down, with the rail company laying on entertainment in the form of comedy performers Barry
-
Date
Peter Straker’s Brel, Komedia Studio, Brighton, May 16
In this cabaret Peter Straker paid tribute to Jacques Brel, Belgian songwriter and singer who composed songs that have been described as literate, thoughtful and theatrical. The lyrics often come across as poetical, although he denied he was a poet.
-
Date
The Iron Boot Scrapers’ Speakeasy, The Old Market, Hove, May 16
Four men walk on to the stage dressed as though they have just finished an Edwardian boating trip up the Thames, resplendent in blazers and straw hats. When it comes to bands with style, you have to hand it to the Iron Boot Scrapers – those boys know
-
Date
Vita And Virginia, Iambic Arts Theatre, Gardner Street, Brighton, May 12
This play, constructed by Eileen Atkins from the correspondence and diaries of Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf, is described as a love relationship in two acts. These two literary figures engaged in a most passionate affair that lasted
-
Date
Fleeto, The Nightingale, Brighton, until May 20, call 01273 917272
Fleeto (gang), neds (non-educated delinquents), tenements, asbos, alkies and junkies – there are no surprises in the glossary that comes with this play about knife crime; it’s part of our lives now, we’re clued up. Not! While Paddy Cunneen’s play centres
-
Date
Improvements to Hove seafront
A seafront area has been improved after enforcement by planning officials. Brighton and Hove City Council has issued enforcement notices on three different sites in Kingsway, Hove, in the last year to help bring the areas back into use. This includes
-
Date
Barnsley want Greer
Albion have rejected a surprise bid from Barnsley for their skipper Gordon Greer, according to the Oakwell outfit. The Tykes have confirmed they made an offer for the Scottish defender.
-
Date
Translunar Paradise, The Warren, Wagner Hall, Russell Place, Brighton, May 15
First things first: you had to be there. This was not a show, it was an experience. This is not a cop-out or a lazy recommendation; in this case, really, none of the usual superlatives will do for an original, creative, unusual, extraordinary
-
Date
Hastings man who absconds from prison is found
Update: A Sussex man who absconded from prison has been found. James Hopgood, 30 from Hastings is in the middle of serving a 30-month sentence for burglary. A Sussex Police spokeswoman today said: said: “It is believed that Hopgood
-
Date
Motor Show, Black Rock, Brighton, May 12
Motor Show is one of several Festival pieces to have polarised audiences. Much of the debate seemed to hinge on whether or not one understood it, whether or not one cared. I’ll admit now I have no idea what it was about but I
-
Date
Oedipussy, Theatre Royal Brighton, May 14 to May 16
Any performer who has ever felt the wrath of a critic’s tongue should have a large dose of Spymonkey prescribed. Joyce McMillan of The Scotsman was disgusted by the Brighton-based group’s pomposity. She despised the fact a bunch
-
Date
Fire breaks out under Worthing Pier
A fire has broken out under Worthing Pier. Emergency services received a number of calls after smoke was spotted under the pier, near the Denton Lounge. But the fire, suspected to be arson, is not serious. A West Sussex Fire and
-
Date
New principal of City College Brighton and Hove announced
City College Brighton and Hove has appointed a new principal. Lynn Thackway will take over from Phil Frier when he retires at the end of August. Mrs Thackway is currently vice principal at the Barnfield Federation in Luton, which runs
-
Date
Sussex Police seeking wanted man
Police are still looking for a man wanted in connection with a brutal assault on a have-a-go hero. The 52-year-old victim was released from Eastbourne District General Hospital on Tuesday (May 15) after his face and neck were slashed with a
-
Date
Anti-abortion group under fire from BHASVIC students
An anti-abortion protest group has been criticised by students at Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (BHASVIC) following continued protests outside an abortion clinic. The BHASVIC Student Union have written to the pro-life groups
-
Date
Three jailed for attack on man in Littlehampton
Three men have been jailed for attacking a Chinese man. The victim suffered serious injuries included a fractured eye socket and had his keys and mobile phone stolen from him in the attack. Nathan Sinclair, 21, of Hook Lane, Aldingbourne
-
Date
Squatters take over former Brighton Co-op building
Squatters have moved in to an empty former department store. A notice has been stuck on the inside of the doors of the Co-op building in London Road, Brighton, informing passers-by that “we live in this property, it is our home and we intend
-
Date
Wright is raring to go again
Luke Wright insists he is raring to go after making a surprise return to action for Sussex. The England all-rounder, left, made 29 and bowled four overs for Sussex in their 2nd XI clash with Kent at Arundel Castle yesterday after recovering from a mystery
-
Date
Girl, 11, suffers broken leg in Brighton crash
An 11-year-old girl was taken to hospital after a car crash in Whitehawk Way, Brighton. The girl was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital following the incident at 3.50pm on Wednesday, May 16. The 19-year-old car driver, a man
-
Date
Brighton's tribute to Beastie Boy
Brighton has paid tribute to a former Beastie Boy. MCA, whose real name was Adam Yauch, was a founding member of the New York hip hop trio. But the star died earlier this month aged 47 after a three-year battle with cancer. Graffiti
-
Date
Tributes to gentle 'Patcham boy' George Clift
Tributes have been paid to a retired BT engineer who was a ‘Patcham boy through and through’. George Clift died on May 9 aged 80. His wife Helen described him as a lovely, gentle, generous and faithful husband and said he adored his five daughters,
-
Date
O'Driscoll backed to be a big hit
New manager Sean O’Driscoll has been backed to be a success at Crawley. O’Driscoll ended more than a week of speculation yesterday when he accepted the challenge of leading Reds in League One next season. The 54-year-old former Doncaster
-
Date
Brighton man attacked on walk to work
A man on his way to work was punched to the ground and robbed after being asked for the time. The victim, in his mid-20s, was walking in Church Street, Brighton near to the junction with St Nicholas Road just before 6.45am yesterday when he
-
Date
Jobless figures fall across Sussex
Business leaders have hailed employment boosting measures as the number of jobless across the county dropped for the second consecutive month. The number of people out of work in Brighton and Hove fell by 170 people to 6,526 last month and by 258 people
-
Date
Aerosol explodes in Crawley kitchen fire
An aerosol exploded in a kitchen after a cooker was left on. Three firefighter crews from Crawley Fire Station were called to a blaze in a flat in Stagelands, Crawley at about 8.15pm last night. The crews attended the scene for around an hour but said
-
Date
Man jumps to safety from fire in Brighton flat
A man had to jump to safety from his first floor flat after a fire in his kitchen. The resident leapt to safety through an opened window after a chip pan fire in Appledore Road, Brighton at just after 5.15am this morning. Firefighters said that they
-
Date
Chichester social club targeted by arsonists for second night running
A social club has been targeted by arsonists for a second night in a row. Firefighters have been tackling a major blaze at the disused club in Palmersfield Avenue, Chichester all night after it was reported at just before 9.45pm last night. Crews from
-
Date
The fast way to lower road deaths
One of Britain’s most welcome achievements is the remarkable reduction in the road accident rate. When I was born in 1942, about 10,000 people were killed each year on the roads even though traffic levels were a small fraction of today’s totals. Admittedly
-
Date
Time to go back to school?
The number of adults studying either part-time or full-time has dropped 5% since 2010. And according to a new report, people who could benefit the most from extra qualifications are not getting involved. Those that are returning to the
