Forget case law, we want justice IT'S scandalous the van driver who mowed down and killed PC Jeff Tooley has had his prison sentence reduced from seven to five years. Three Appeal Court judges made the reduction, based on case law, saying no one pleading
Police searching for a man missing for two days from the Princess Royal Hospital at Haywards Heath today switched their search to Burgess Hill. Concern is growing for the health of 48-year-old Brian Aherne, who walked out of Pyecombe ward at the hospital
Angry parents brought a busy road to a standstill in an attempt to get a zebra crossing installed. More than 150 parents and children staged a protest by slowly crossing the Old Shoreham Road on their way to Stanford Junior School in Stanford Road, Brighton
Hastings Town marched into the final of the Dr Marten's League Cup with a thrilling 4-2 extra-time win over Premier Division Havant & Waterlooville at the Pilot Field. The home side applied the early pressure in a tense semi-final with Terry White
National Hunt cards at Bangor and Catterick, plus an all-weather card at Lingfield. First race 2.00pm, last race 5.00pm Naylor's nag: Mazzelmo - 3.50 Bangor Monty's marvel: Musalse - 2.10 Lingfield Naylor's nag, Samlee romped in at a fabulous 11/1 yesterday
Burgess Hill triumphed in last night's Sussex RUR Cup Final after an awesome performance. Gary Croydon's team made Sussex League championship contenders Saltdean look ordinary and the Burgess Hill boss was quick to praise one of the night's goalscorers
WhenI was a small child, I came to believe that nostrils must have evolved for the purpose of cigarette smoking. Wherever I looked there was some grown-up enthusiastically exhaling, just like Puff the Magic Dragon. Everyone smoked, or so it seemed in
Albion proved more than a match for another of the play-off pursuers at Victoria Park. They became the first team to hold Hartlepool to a home League draw this season. And with a bit more conviction in front of goal they would be celebrating their third
Controversial proposals for a retail development in Worthing town centre are about to face a major stumbling block. Worthing Borough Council is considering using land at Montague Place to build new shops and offices and revitalise the centre of town.
A list of patients waiting for treatment at two Sussex hospitals is getting shorter after reaching critical levels at the start of the year. Worthing and Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust was heading for crisis after being more than 1,000 patients behind
Brighton and Hove is being edged out by Wolverhampton in its bid for city status. The blow comes in documents leaked to the Argus. A Home Office circular says Wolverhampton's bid is the favourite, pushing Brighton and Hove into second place. But there
An inquest into the death of alleged murder victim Simon Widger has been adjourned. His body was found at a flat in Ratton Road, Eastbourne, on March 1. A post-mortem examination found Mr Widger, 35, of Holly Place, Eastbourne, died from knife wounds
Hove MP Ivor Caplin last night rejected calls for a public inquiry into the Brighton child cruelty case. Other MPs and Church leaders are backing the campaign and bodies including Sussex Police and the Brighton and Hove Area Child Protection Committee
More than 30 firefighters battled a blaze which left a house gutted. Crews from all over East Sussex were called to tackle the blaze at the large, empty, detached house in The Goffs, Eastbourne, at 10.20pm last night. The fire was eventually brought under
The mother of PC Jeff Tooley spoke of her disbelief after her son's killer had his sentence reduced. Three Appeal Court judges yesterday cut John Heaton's term for causing death by dangerous driving from seven years to five. The decision brought new anguish
A young trainee was seriously injured after a glazing firm put its workers at risk by failing to provide adequate safety measures. James Brown, 22, was severely cut when a piece of glass he was carrying broke and sliced through his forearm, severing tendons
A play that comes off the back of a lorry has become the fastest Shakespeare sell-out for council leisure bosses. The touring production of The Taming Of The Shrew by the Royal Shakespeare Company has sold all but a handful of the available 500 tickets
Two company chiefs from Horsham allegedly turned into "rogue traders" while dealing in the highly-volatile foreign exchange market, a court heard. But despite their company, Sterling Foreign Exchange, suffering "disastrous" losses, John McIntyre and Albert
A 31-year-old Brighton man has died from suspected meningitis and two young children are recovering from the disease. The children are recovering at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Sick Children in Brighton, while youngsters at a Brighton nursery school
Bognor gave themselves a massive boost in the survival battle and did their bit to impress a potential key off-field signing last night. Goals from David Wright and Neil Scammell in the opening minutes of either half helped Rocks open a four-point lead
Albion proved more than a match for another of the play-off pursuers at Victoria Park. They became the first team to hold Hartlepool to a home League draw this season. And with a bit more conviction in front of goal they would be celebrating their third
Paul Watson has held his hand up to a late penalty let-off in the goalless draw at Hartlepool last night. The defender owned up to the escape after the Seagulls had much the better of the game at play-off chasing Hartlepool last night. Watson was trying
Controversial proposals for a retail development in Worthing town centre are about to face a major stumbling block. Worthing Borough Council is considering using land at Montague Place to build new shops and offices and revitalise the centre of town.
Two men jailed for the attempted murder and kidnapping of a Perfect Pizza manager, blinded by a savage beating at Devil's Dyke, have failed to overturn their convictions. Philip Hurley, 33, and David Paul McLellan, 26, were both convicted of attempted
Campaigners fighting to stop Sussex becoming a concrete jungle say the next three months will be crucial. South East councils have 12 weeks to agree where to put 43,000 homes a year over the next five years, or the Government will decide for them. The
An inquest into the death of alleged murder victim Simon Widger has been adjourned. His body was found at a flat in Ratton Road, Eastbourne, on March 1. A post-mortem examination found Mr Widger, 35, of Holly Place, Eastbourne, died from knife wounds
Hove MP Ivor Caplin last night rejected calls for a public inquiry into the Brighton child cruelty case. Other MPs and Church leaders are backing the campaign and bodies including Sussex Police and the Brighton and Hove Area Child Protection Committee
Toffee and chocolates group Thorntons has pledged to up internet trading and slow its store roll-out to stem its profits decline. The last two weeks have seen the company issue a profits warning just days before its chief executive Roger Paffard left
WHEN I was a small child, I came to believe that nostrils must have evolved for the purpose of cigarette smoking. Wherever I looked there was some grown-up enthusiastically exhaling, just like Puff the Magic Dragon. Everyone smoked, or so it seemed in
A play that comes off the back of a lorry has become the fastest Shakespeare sell-out for council leisure bosses. The touring production of The Taming Of The Shrew by the Royal Shakespeare Company has sold all but a handful of the available 500 tickets
Two company chiefs from Horsham allegedly turned into "rogue traders" while dealing in the highly-volatile foreign exchange market, a court heard. But despite their company, Sterling Foreign Exchange, suffering "disastrous" losses, John McIntyre and Albert
Two men jailed for the attempted murder and kidnapping of a Perfect Pizza manager, blinded by a savage beating at Devil's Dyke, have failed to overturn their convictions. Philip Hurley, 33, and David Paul McLellan, 26, were both convicted of attempted
A 31-year-old Brighton man has died from suspected meningitis and two young children are recovering from the disease. The children are recovering at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Sick Children in Brighton, while youngsters at a Brighton nursery school
Bognor gave themselves a massive boost in the survival battle and did their bit to impress a potential key off-field signing last night. Goals from David Wright and Neil Scammell in the opening minutes of either half helped Rocks open a four-point lead
Chichester High defend a remarkable four-year unbeaten record on Saturday, and hope to clinch a place at Twickenham. The under-15s face Bramhall in the semi-finals of the Daily Mail National Schools Cup at Wolverhampton boasting one of the best records
A major fashion store that has been based in the centre of Worthing for 25 years is shutting because of a slump in trade. Hamells will cease trading on March 25 in a nationwide closure of the chain of ladies' shops. The nine staff members made redundant
Paul Watson has held his hand up to a late penalty let-off in the goalless draw at Hartlepool last night. The defender owned up to the escape after the Seagulls had much the better of the game at play-off chasing Hartlepool last night. Watson was trying
Work on a £97,000 skateboard park for Worthing has now started. Worthing Mayor Brian McLuskie started the digging at the site in Homefield Park, close to the tennis courts and pavilion. A number of young people who were involved in designing the ramps
Small post offices could close if the Government pays pensions and benefits directly into people's banks, says Lib Dem councillor Paul Elgood. The Parliamentary hopeful for East Worthing and Shoreham said every sub-post office replying to a survey he
Two men jailed for the attempted murder and kidnapping of a Perfect Pizza manager, blinded by a savage beating at Devil's Dyke, have failed to overturn their convictions. Philip Hurley, 33, and David Paul McLellan, 26, were both convicted of attempted
Campaigners fighting to stop Sussex becoming a concrete jungle say the next three months will be crucial. South East councils have 12 weeks to agree where to put 43,000 homes a year over the next five years, or the Government will decide for them. The
Demolition gangs are salvaging decorative features from the inside of the Salvation Army citadel in Brighton. They have been using monkey wrenches to unscrew giant bolts which have held the blue-painted ironwork in place for the past 116 years. Passers-by
Toffee and chocolates group Thorntons has pledged to up internet trading and slow its store roll-out to stem its profits decline. The last two weeks have seen the company issue a profits warning just days before its chief executive Roger Paffard left
WHEN I was a small child, I came to believe that nostrils must have evolved for the purpose of cigarette smoking. Wherever I looked there was some grown-up enthusiastically exhaling, just like Puff the Magic Dragon. Everyone smoked, or so it seemed in
Forget case law, we want justice IT'S scandalous the van driver who mowed down and killed PC Jeff Tooley has had his prison sentence reduced from seven to five years. Three Appeal Court judges made the reduction, based on case law, saying no one pleading
Police searching for a man missing for two days from the Princess Royal Hospital at Haywards Heath today switched their search to Burgess Hill. Concern is growing for the health of 48-year-old Brian Aherne, who walked out of Pyecombe ward at the hospital
Two men jailed for the attempted murder and kidnapping of a Perfect Pizza manager, blinded by a savage beating at Devil's Dyke, have failed to overturn their convictions. Philip Hurley, 33, and David Paul McLellan, 26, were both convicted of attempted
Angry parents brought a busy road to a standstill in an attempt to get a zebra crossing installed. More than 150 parents and children staged a protest by slowly crossing the Old Shoreham Road on their way to Stanford Junior School in Stanford Road, Brighton
Hastings Town marched into the final of the Dr Marten's League Cup with a thrilling 4-2 extra-time win over Premier Division Havant & Waterlooville at the Pilot Field. The home side applied the early pressure in a tense semi-final with Terry White
Chichester High defend a remarkable four-year unbeaten record on Saturday, and hope to clinch a place at Twickenham. The under-15s face Bramhall in the semi-finals of the Daily Mail National Schools Cup at Wolverhampton boasting one of the best records
National Hunt cards at Bangor and Catterick, plus an all-weather card at Lingfield. First race 2.00pm, last race 5.00pm Naylor's nag: Mazzelmo - 3.50 Bangor Monty's marvel: Musalse - 2.10 Lingfield Naylor's nag, Samlee romped in at a fabulous 11/1 yesterday
Burgess Hill triumphed in last night's Sussex RUR Cup Final after an awesome performance. Gary Croydon's team made Sussex League championship contenders Saltdean look ordinary and the Burgess Hill boss was quick to praise one of the night's goalscorers
WhenI was a small child, I came to believe that nostrils must have evolved for the purpose of cigarette smoking. Wherever I looked there was some grown-up enthusiastically exhaling, just like Puff the Magic Dragon. Everyone smoked, or so it seemed in
A major fashion store that has been based in the centre of Worthing for 25 years is shutting because of a slump in trade. Hamells will cease trading on March 25 in a nationwide closure of the chain of ladies' shops. The nine staff members made redundant
Work on a £97,000 skateboard park for Worthing has now started. Worthing Mayor Brian McLuskie started the digging at the site in Homefield Park, close to the tennis courts and pavilion. A number of young people who were involved in designing the ramps
Small post offices could close if the Government pays pensions and benefits directly into people's banks, says Lib Dem councillor Paul Elgood. The Parliamentary hopeful for East Worthing and Shoreham said every sub-post office replying to a survey he
A list of patients waiting for treatment at two Sussex hospitals is getting shorter after reaching critical levels at the start of the year. Worthing and Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust was heading for crisis after being more than 1,000 patients behind
Brighton and Hove is being edged out by Wolverhampton in its bid for city status. The blow comes in documents leaked to the Argus. A Home Office circular says Wolverhampton's bid is the favourite, pushing Brighton and Hove into second place. But there
Demolition gangs are salvaging decorative features from the inside of the Salvation Army citadel in Brighton. They have been using monkey wrenches to unscrew giant bolts which have held the blue-painted ironwork in place for the past 116 years. Passers-by
More than 30 firefighters battled a blaze which left a house gutted. Crews from all over East Sussex were called to tackle the blaze at the large, empty, detached house in The Goffs, Eastbourne, at 10.20pm last night. The fire was eventually brought under
The mother of PC Jeff Tooley spoke of her disbelief after her son's killer had his sentence reduced. Three Appeal Court judges yesterday cut John Heaton's term for causing death by dangerous driving from seven years to five. The decision brought new anguish
A young trainee was seriously injured after a glazing firm put its workers at risk by failing to provide adequate safety measures. James Brown, 22, was severely cut when a piece of glass he was carrying broke and sliced through his forearm, severing tendons
