Archive
-
Date
Poyet hints at Albion exit after play-off defeat
Albion boss Gus Poyet has hinted at leaving unless he gets assurances from chairman Tony Bloom that he will have enough money to continue improving the team. Poyet delivered his bombshell after the Seagulls' dream of promotion to the Premier League
-
Date
Zaha double ends Albion dream
Albion’s play-off dream was ended by a Wilfried Zaha double at The Amex. The Crystal Palace winger struck on 70 and 88 minutes to give his side a 2-0 win in the Championship play-off semi-final. He got into a central area to head home a superb
-
Date
Prior named England Cricketer of the Year
Matt Prior has been named England Cricketer of the Year at a special ceremony at Lord's. The Sussex wicketkeeper fought off stiff competition from Alastair Cook and Jimmy Anderson to scoop the award which was voted for by members of the cricket
-
Date
Albion unchanged for starters
Albion have named an unchanged starting line-up as they look to finish the semi-final job tonight. The Seagulls will start with the same team as kicked off the 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace in their Championship semi-final. There is no Casper
-
Date
School's ban on Pokemon cards
A school has banned Pokémon after teachers said children did not understand the idea of swapping. Queen’s Park Primary in Park Street, Brighton, banned cards featuring the popular Japanese television characters, adding that they should only be
-
Date
Dressing up is disappearing
Victor Roman wrote in Letters on May 7 of his observations at the March for England in April, saying people are not dressing with style. I agree with him, but I’m afraid the days of looking smart in a suit or a pretty dress are disappearing.
-
Date
Under The Cranes review by Tom Sissons, 17
Under The Cranes, a cinematic illustration of the history of Hackney went on show on Sunday the 12th May. The event was split into two parts, the first centring on the screening of Emma-Louise Williams’ powerful film of the same title, which explored
-
Date
Crawley college students new iPhone game saves water
College students are making a splash with their new iPhone game. Pupils from Thomas Bennett Community College in Crawley have launched Water Mania, a game that encourages users to save water, energy and money. The fun app features two main
-
Date
Davina gets on her bike in Sussex's countryside for charity
TV presenter Davina McCall rode 100km on her bike through the Sussex countryside in aid of charity. The ride on Saturday raised about £60,000 for Action DIVA Sussex. A spokeswoman from the charity said: “Davina completed the longest ride route
-
Date
Any roof will do for pensioners
W Bruce asks where the dignity is shown for senior citizens aged in their 70s and 80s as to why they’re being forced to share facilities (bathrooms and toilets) in the types of accommodation used by younger men in homeless hostels (Letters, May 9).
-
Date
Brighton householders urge council to charge them for parking
Householders are calling for council staff to charge them to park outside their homes. Resident parking zones were introduced across Brighton and Hove as a way to ensure locals were able to park near their properties. In an unusual move, residents
-
Date
Big balls out for Brighton beach run with Fatboy Slim
This superstar DJ showed he had the balls to take on a charity challenge. Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim, took part in the Brighton Big Balls event on Sunday morning. Scores of competitors carrying two red spheres struggled along Hove beach for
-
Date
Popping up to help out
A new estate agency has opened in Brighton and Hove – specifically to put ‘pop up’ businesses and workshops into empty shops and offices. Fashionable ‘pop up’ shops – which take over empty premises for a few days – will now have help from We Are
-
Date
Albion vs Palace - Championship play-off semi-final second leg
10:26pm GP dropped pretty strong hints in his press conference he could be off unless he gets assurances from Tony Bloom. #bhafc — @AndyNaylorArgus 13 May 2013 10:26pm
-
Date
Dane Bowers in court on Bognor Butlins assault charges
Former Celebrity Big Brother star Dane Bowers has pleaded not guilty to two charges of assault following an alleged brawl at a Bognor holiday camp. The former Another Level singer was the headline act at a 1990s night at the Butlin's resort in
-
Date
The council is to blame for our rubbish situation
I was dismayed to read your story (The Argus, May 9) concerning the dispute between street refuse workers and Brighton and Hove City Council. For most people rubbish collection and clean streets are the main benefits they receive for payment of
-
Date
Steve Richards: Rock and Roll Politics by Amina Collins, 17 - from one of Brighton Festival's Young Critics
Independent columnist Steve Richards brought his show, Rock and Roll Politics, to the Brighton Festival this Sunday. The show itself being a mix of personal anecdotes of Steve's various encounters with politicians during his time as a journalist and
-
Date
Mikelangelo And The Black Sea Gentlemen, Spiegeltent, until May 19, call 01273 917272
The theatrical performance of Mikelangelo And The Black Sea Gentlemen fills the Spiegeltent to bursting. How to describe their sound? Well, a late-arriving guest was greeted with, “Don’t worry come in, it’s the same old... just Balkan pastiche for
-
Date
Angélique Kidjo, Brighton Dome Concert Hall, May 12
Seeing a reticent audience rise as one is a sight magical in its rarity. “If you want to dance, do it,” urged Angélique Kidjo, the singer, humanitarian and, judging by her ability to gyrate and sing in four tongues as well as her own custom-made
-
Date
The Trench, The Old Market, Hove, May 11
In terms of its look and original design, Les Enfants Terribles’s The Trench could have just as easily sat in the main Festival as the Fringe. The tale of a First World War miner trapped underground following an explosion was ingeniously presented
-
Date
Honor Blackman As Herself, Komedia Studio, May 11
To the opening chords of Goldfinger, Honor Blackman eased herself on to the stage to a thunderous ovation. Apart from a little unsteadiness on her feet, her looks belied her age. In a long velvet gown she oozed elegance and for 90 minutes held
-
Date
Sutra, Brighton Dome Concert Hall, May 10
One of the core principles of Buddhism is the prohibition of violence. So it may at first seem a paradox for Buddhist monks to perfect, over centuries, a martial art which is both graceful yet explosive. It is just one practise to which these
-
Date
Runway bid needs work
Airport bosses have been told to develop a full case for a second runway at Gatwick by MPs – despite Heathrow being the preferred option for any expansion. In a report for the Government’s Aviation Strategy inquiry, members of the House of Commons
-
Date
Ukip call on councils to use miles not kilometres
UKIP councillors are calling for town hall officials to use miles, not kilometres, on signs and documents as a way to “continue being English”. Newly-elected members of the eurosceptic party’s group on East Sussex County Council made the call at
-
Date
There's nothing wrong with Page 3
There are surely more important campaigns to run at present than that of jumping on the rickety bandwagon of Page 3 bashing (Letters, May 9 and 11). What is it about nudity that is obscene? I wish I’d had the confidence to do a spot of modelling
-
Date
Waste still strewn across Brighton and Hove despite Cityclean crews back to work
Bins remain uncollected and waste is strewn across Brighton and Hove as part of an ongoing pay dispute. Last week, Cityclean staff at Brighton and Hove City Council refused to work for two days as the local authority looks to revamp its system
-
Date
Brighton's fishing nets are blessed
Fishing heritage received a nod from on high during a traditional seafront ceremony. As part of the Mackerel Fayre on Brighton seafront, Father Mark Lyons, of St Paul’s, in West Street, Brighton, carried out the annual blessing of the nets ceremony
-
Date
Pants on for charity runners
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No – it’s four blokes running around a park in their underpants. These unlikely superheroes ran a marathon in their undies to raise money for charity. The men of steel took part in the gruelling charity challenge
-
Date
A Girl Called Owl, The Nightingale, Brighton, until May 20, call 01273 917272
In this powerful one-woman play, Briony Horwitz portrays Olivia, the new girl in town, who we meet firstly aged ten and later aged 16. With just an armchair for a prop, Horwitz athletically climbs and stretches with all the agility of the child she
-
Date
Doing What It Says On The Tin, Brighton And Hove Wood Recycling Project, May 11
For anyone in the audience who had ever felt intimidated when dealing with an aggressive builder, Tom Dussek’s expletive-ridden outburst as he arrived on “stage” for this one-man show would have rung true. Portraying a carpenter in the perfect
-
Date
The Ray Charles Experience By Movin’ Melvin Brown, Spiegeltent, Brighton, until May 26, call 01273 917272
The Ray Charles Experience is a terrific show by a consummate showman who dances as well as he sings and who, even at 5pm on a cold afternoon, got the Spiegeltent audience on its feet – and some of them dancing – with his infectious energy, humour,
-
Date
This Time Next Year, Varndean School car park, also May 18, call 01273 917272
This Time Next Year at Varndean School is a very different kind of Fringe event. It is performed in four cars; performers in the front, audience in the back. Initially this feels childlike, sitting and watching an interaction happen in the front
-
Date
Play-off countdown: It's going to be a nervy night, says Palace boss
Ian Holloway has warned Albion they face a nervous night at The Amex. He wants his Crystal Palace side to play on that by showing what they can do on the counter-attack. Palace were unable to forge a lead at Selhurst Park but Holloway – a play-off
-
Date
Vegan response to web comments
Thank you for publishing my letter advocating a vegan diet (May 3), which attracted many comments on your website. Some say that consuming animal products is legal and hence irreproachable. Slavery, marital rape and child labour were legal.
-
Date
Foster care also needed for Sussex's young mums
Both young mothers and their newborn babies are in need of foster families in Brighton and Hove. The single mothers, with very limited care and support available to care for their new child, are being taken in by kind-hearted families in the city
-
Date
Professor Elemental’s Attic, The Marlborough Theatre, Brighton, May 10
All manner of monsters and strange otherworldliness inhabited Professor Elemental’s attic. The chap-hop pioneer had decided to explore the weird and fantastical with his latest show – with audience participation at the very heart of nearly everything
-
Date
A Taming Of The Shrew, St Ann’s Well Gardens, until May 26, call 01273 917272
The performance of A Taming Of The Shrew was one Shakespeare would recognise; a bawdy, rollicking romp of cross-dressing acrobats in front of a crowd who drank, cheered and picnicked around them, indifferent to the bitter chill of a English spring.
-
Date
Steve Richards: Rock And Roll Politics, Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, May 12
If politicians were able to talk as freely about their profession as Steve Richards does then the increasing apathy towards elected officials may not be as fervent. A journalist by trade, Richards dipped into his vast vault of first-person anecdotes
-
Date
26 Letters: Lauren Child, Sallis Benney Theatre, Brighton, May 12
Children’s author Lauren Child had some surprising news for parents – TV is GOOD for kids. The best-selling writer and illustrator of the Charlie And Lola and Clarice Bean books believes she wouldn’t be doing what she does if she hadn’t grown up
-
Date
Victoria Melody: Major Tom, The Basement, Brighton, May 11
Major Tom is a bassett hound with the largest ears in the South East, and this the story of his quest to win Crufts. His owner, Victoria - aka beauty queen Mrs Brighton - is also on a quest, to become Mrs England. The two stories run parallel
-
Date
Luke Harding: Mafia State, Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, May 12
Despite the end of the Cold War and the establishment of a so-called democratic system, in many respects the Russian security services still act like the Iron Curtain never fell. That was the experience of the Guardian’s man in Moscow Luke Harding
-
Date
Under The Cranes, Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, May 12
In the post-show debate, director Emma-Louise Williams talked about wanting to avoid nostalgia in her hour-long “film-poem” about Hackney. Sadly, Under The Cranes succumbed to sentimentalism. Long shots of tenements were contrasted against new-builds
-
Date
Daniel Kitson, Theatre Royal Brighton, May 11
It’s very rare that being emasculated is an enjoyable experience. Watching Daniel Kitson provides one of those moments. Watching most contemporary stand-ups the feeling that you could at least replicate most of their material or at least do a notable
-
Date
Irving Finkel: Gilgamesh, Brighton Dome Founders Room, May 12
Irving Finkel is enthusiastic for “real literature” – he’d pay £1 million never to read The Hungry Caterpillar again. A curator at The British Museum, he prefers bits of clay, tablets unearthed in Mesopotamia with cuneiform writing on them, dating
-
Date
Laura Dockrill, Sallis Benney Theatre, Brighton, May 11
Ambling floatily around the front of a bubbling Saturday morning theatre in a kaleidoscopic dress and skyscraper lime green heels, Laura Dockrill’s well of energy emanated up the stairs like magic dust from one of her psychedelic stories. Originally
-
Date
The Sun That Casts No Shadows, Volks Bar And Club, also May 18 and 19, call 01273 917272
It is certainly an achievement by The Brighton Laboratory to create such a strong feeling of isolation in its reworking of Albert Camus’ The Outsider. I cannot have been alone in feeling completely alienated by its debut production, The Sun That
-
Date
High In The Saddle, Spiegeltent, Brighton, May 12
The self-dubbed Godfather and grubby conscience of British country music, Hank Wangford has been playing to crowds across the country for decades. Now in his 70s, there is no sign that this entertainer, who in real life is a qualified doctor, is
-
Date
Road, Brighton Academy Of Creative Training, Brighton, until June 1, call 01273 917272
There is much to admire in this production of Jim Cartwright’s fiery play Road. The cast work hard, most of them taking four or five roles each, in a piece which is a set of character studies and a slice of life from one long night in 1987 in a
-
Date
The Revenge Fantasy Club, Metrodeco, Brighton, May 12
You hear some funny things in cafes. In Kemp Town’s Metrodeco on Sunday night, two women – one posh, one not so much – were apparently discussing the incarceration of an errant mutual ex, in a cage, in a flat in Hove. Shortlisted for New Writing
-
Date
Cruising, The Warren, Brighton, until June 2, call 01273 917272
She may not be The Controller that every fan of cult sci-fi hit Space Station 17 remembers, but it doesn’t stop Penelope playing the diva. She is the special guest on a cruise to New York reluctantly meeting uber-fans like “Mr Halitosis” while
-
Date
Rachel Mars: The Way You Tell Them, The Basement, Brighton, May 11
Rachel Mars comes from a family who love to tell jokes. It's only logical, then, that this desire has filtered down to her. However, those expecting a laugh-a-minute show were to be disappointed; this was more an examination – a bizarre homage
-
Date
Love Left Hanging, The Warren, Brighton, also May 19, call 01273 917272
Infamous murders have inspired endless films, books and plays. With this look at a Suffolk village’s notorious crime, The Red Barn Murder, writer Emma Maclusky and the young Stuff Of Dreams Theatre Company offer a fresh spin on the historical murder
-
Date
The Corelli Ensemble Play Bach, St Michael And All Angels Church, Brighton, May 12
The Corelli Ensemble are one of Britain’s leading baroque music groups, composed of experienced orchestral and chamber musicians. This fringe concert of well-known JS Bach violin concertos showed why they are so highly regarded but it was disappointing
-
Date
Lionel Shriver: Who Needs Another Book? Brighton Dome Concert Hall, May 11
Lionel Shriver is the author of We Need To Talk About Kevin, a novel that has captivated thousands since its release in 2005, and she was welcomed as the star speaker of New Writing South’s annual lecture. As anyone who’s read her articles will
-
Date
ARGUS ANGEL WINNER: Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey, Upstairs At Three And Ten, also June 1 and 2, call 01273 917272
As the two performers behind Box Tale Soup took their bows after Sunday afternoon’s show, Noel Byrne apologised for a few errors in the soundtrack. If the performers had felt any frustration during the show it certainly wasn’t obvious from the
-
Date
5 Down, 20 Across at Bom-Bane’s, Bom-Bane’s, Brighton, until June 2, call 01273 917272
For those in the know, Bom-Bane’s is a welcoming, quirky café, brought to life by its musical host, Jane Bom-Bane. For those who don’t, the month of May offers the perfect opportunity to get to know this little place nestled on Kemp Town’s George
-
Date
Alan Rusbridger and Richard Sennett: Play It Again, Theatre Royal Brighton, May 11
In 2010, the Guardian’s editor-in-chief, Alan Rusbridger, decided to vanquish a midlife crisis by spending a year wrestling Chopin’s notoriously difficult Ballade No 1 into submission on his piano. That a public exposition of how he did it (performing
-
Date
Candlelit Classics: Mozart’s Requiem, St Bartholomew’s Church, Brighton, May 11
St Bartholomew’s Church in candlelight has a marvellous atmosphere which complemented perfectly the programme of this late-evening concert. The tall redbrick church, just off London Road, has a fine acoustic and the musical forces were carefully
-
Date
Peter Andre house-hunting in Brighton - could you be the Mysterious Boy's neighbour?
Mysterious boys and girls – Peter Andre could be moving to Brighton. The hunk is looking to sell his East Grinstead home and buy somewhere closer to Brighton, his agent confirmed. Speaking to The Argus she said: “He is looking at homes in Sussex
-
Date
Brighton's Clock Tower art installation is an insult to artists
To call the current installation of shirts covering the Clock Tower in Queen’s Road, Brighton, “art” is a disgrace. I bet Brighton and Hove City Council wouldn’t give me – an artist born in Brighton and having lived here for more than 60 years
-
Date
Brighton mum's victory over legal high sale
Legal highs have been pulled from the shelves of an online retailer after a Brighton mother, who lost her daughter to the dangerous drugs, complained. Maryon Stewart, whose 21-year-old daughter Hester died four years ago last month, said she found
-
Date
Bone Yard Tales, Trafalgar Arches, Brighton, May 11
With the bin men refusing to work for two days last week, waste was the hot topic across Brighton and Hove. While probably not too impressed at the sight of bin bags piling high outside homes, Brighton Festival organisers will be delighted at how
-
Date
Nash Ensemble, Music Room, Royal Pavilion, May 10
In a change to the advertised programme of music from the notorious Terezín, the Nash Ensemble brought not so much the harrowing echoes of the holocaust to the Royal Pavilion as a surprise serenade of romantic splendour. A last-minute substitution
-
Date
Ambulances failing to hit emergency targets
Ambulances failed to reach the most life-threatening emergencies in Sussex within the target time in five of the last ten months. South East Coast Ambulance service (SECAmb) did not meet Government targets for Red 1 calls – the most time-critical
-
Date
Madehurst circular
1 - From the Whiteways car park, leaving behind the bikers, buses and snackers, head for the gate, which is about 50 yards north of the cafe. Take the bridleway (blue arrow) that enters Houghton Forest. The track at first heads north-west and then
-
Date
Flathampton, Corn Exchange, Brighton, May 10
On leaving the Corn Exchange all the children were asking the same question; “Mummy, can we go back to Flathampton?” and who could blame them, Flathampton is deeply delightful. It is an interactive theatrical environment that invites the young
-
Date
Tracy Chevalier, Theatre Royal Brighton, May 10
Minutes before the start she was trying to get noticed in a bar, fearing she might faint from hunger. On stage she was at ease, as if still chatting amongst friends - like the readers who spotted her and offered their tapas. For a woman who appreciates
-
Date
Brighton pub hosts talent contest
Have you got talent? Pride and The Queen's Arms in George Street, Brighton, want to find out. They are looking for comedians, magicians, singers and dancers and anyone who thinks they have what it takes to be crowned Pride's Got Talent 2013 Champion
-
Date
Defensive measures
The worst ever day in the long and eventful history of Brighton was in 1514, when it was devastated by invaders from France. All the houses huddled together in the little fishing town were destroyed by fire with only the hilltop church of St Nicholas
-
Date
Play-off countdown: Albion will be ready for penalties
ALBION have prepared for the possibility of penalties to reach another play-off final. Boss Gus Poyet has left nothing to chance as the Seagulls try to clinch a Wembley date in the Championship with Watford, managed by his close friend and former
-
Date
Brave Brighton shop worker chases armed robber
A brave shop worker chased an armed robber believed to be responsible for four raids. The Co-op employee, named only as Roozbeh, was threatened by a man who walked behind the counter of the St George’s Road store in Brighton. The robber was
-
Date
Brighton's beaches
Beaches in Brighton were mined during the Second World War to deter invaders but the explosives were removed near the end of the conflict. Crowds flocked to the beach the Easter after the clearance although it was still wartime as can be seen in
-
Date
Church spared fine after Brighton park closed to public
A church will not be fined after a popular park was closed to the public for a celebration. Last week The Argus reported how Stanmer Park in Brighton was shut after hundreds of people attended an event on the lawn outside Stammer House. After
-
Date
Daily Fringe Blog - Sunday 12th May - The Trench
I have just been treated to a visual feast by Les Enfants Terribles who presented The Trench at TOM. A haunting modern fairytale with a superb script set in the trenches of WWI; The Trench is as fantastical as Pan’s Labyrinth with the language of Shakespeare
-
Date
Van-dwellers move from Brighton farmland
A group of van dwellers have voluntarily moved off farmland. Brighton and Hove City Council said people in the unauthorised encampment voluntarily vacated 39 Acres, off Ditchling Road, Brighton, last week. This meant the local authority avoided
-
Date
Gardener's Diary - May 11
Last month I wrote about some of the steps involved in creating a planting plan for a new border. We’re doing some planting design work of our own at Uppark and we’d be happy to talk you through the process if you fancy a visit. In the meantime, here
-
Date
Pub 'riot' as fans watch Albion game
A ‘riot’ broke out in a pub as football fans watched the first leg of Albion’s play-off semi-final. People reportedly smashed glasses and broke tables in The Ship in High Street, Newhaven, on Friday night as Albion played arch-rivals Crystal Palace
-
Date
One week left to vote for city's best businesswoman
There is one week left to vote for the city's best businesswomen. The NatWest Venus Awards recognise the efforts and talents of local businesswomen and are split into eleven individual categories. The awards were created to give credit to women
-
Date
Play-off countdown: We won't take Palace lightly
Will Buckley insists there is no complacency in the Albion camp as he targets a return to Wembley to face his old club. The Seagulls have been widely tipped to get past Crystal Palace at The Amex tonight and set up a showdown with Watford in the
-
Date
Kind-hearted Argus readers help worthy causes
Thoughtful Argus readers have seen their generosity come to fruition. Kind-hearted donations to The Argus Appeal have funded the purchase of two new pallet truck moving machines for a charity. The machines were donated to Fareshare, an organisation
-
Date
Lifelong fan Dave flags up support for the Seagulls
Lifelong Albion fan Dave Bucknall thinks the Seagulls have victory sewn up against Palace tonight. The taxi driver, from Brighton, will be taking along a giant flag, made from 12 Seagulls banners stitched together with the help of his son William
-
Date
Cash boost to project supporting trangender children
A pilot project which supports transgender children and young people has been given a £130,000 boost. The groundbreaking scheme, run by Brighton and Hove-based charity Allsorts will receive the money from Comic Relief and Children in Need over
-
Date
Changes to blood donations in Horsham
Changes to when and where donated blood is collected will happen this autumn. NHS Blood and Transplant in Horsham is amending its timetable so it can meet patient and hospital demands. The changes won't be announced until later this year but
-
Date
Seagulls fans key to Albion's Wembley hopes
Seagulls supporters could be the crucial 12th man in the club’s quest to reach the Premier League, according to Gus Poyet. The Albion manager has urged the home crowd to roar the club on to Wembley and a place in history during tonight’s play-off
-
Date
Car plunges down hill near Devil's Dyke
A car plunged 100m down a steep hill near Devil’s Dyke yesterday evening. The Land Rover was being driven off road in a field near Fulking when the driver lost control at around 6pm. The car skidded over the edge of the hill and slid downwards
-
Date
Crowhurst Cricket Club battles for national success
A cricket club is batting for national success. Crowhurst Park Cricket Club, near Battle, has been shortlisted for a prestigious award at the 2013 Biffa Awards. The awards recognise people who transform their communities through Biffa Award
-
Date
Sussex Police fails to answer 15% of Freedom of Information requests on time
Sussex Police fails to answer 15% of all Freedom of Information requests on time. The force, which has come under fire for its failure to answer requests, admitted its own criminality in a Freedom of Information. It said about 140 responses
