Motorists have reported seeing a big cat prowling the countryside. Two women were driving home from work late at night through the village of Arlington, near Polegate, when in the beam of the headlights they saw a large, dark-coloured cat about to step
Drivers are warned they face delays as engineering work starts on a major road. Contractors for the Highways Agency will be adding a third entry lane on a roundabout on the A27 Chichester bypass. The aim of the £190,000 project is to improve
The birth of ten baby rays is being celebrated by staff at Brighton Sea Life Centre. Ten undulate rays were born at the centre over the New Year period, with one even making an appearance shortly after the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day. The babies
A man assumed other people's identities to get credit and goods worth thousands of pounds. Paul McDonald bought digital cameras, camcorders and mobile phones worth more than £3,000 after setting up accounts at photographic shops. They included a Canon
A broken-down lorry caused chaos on a major road this morning. The articulated lorry became stuck on the inside lane of the A27 near Kingston roundabout, Lewes, at about 6.30am, which led to long queues. Police coned off the area but it was almost three
Dean Cox is out of Albion's FA Cup tie at West Ham on Saturday. The influential winger's one-match ban has been confirmed after referee Patrick Miller refused to reverse his decision to book Cox for diving in Saturday's 2-1 home defeat by Carlisle
Recent reports of older people deserting Brighton and Hove tell only half the story (The Argus, December 20). By definition, those who can sell their homes and move to less costly areas are those with cashable assets. They do not include the many
Frank Edwards deserves our thanks for reminding us of how famous aviatrix Amy Johnson undertook her brave exploits, "when material things were scarce but happiness among youngsters was in abundance" (Letters, December 19). Unfashionable as it is
It is exactly what Brighton and Hove City Council wanted - the "Pied Piper of Brighton" to remove all the oldies so they do not have to build new homes for them. Britain today treats its children and old people as if they were lepers. It disowns
The article "Tanker towed in for repair" sounds like a story of a lorry broken down on the M23 (The Argus, December 27). The name of the ship is missing, it mentions "staff" instead of "crew", "load" instead of "cargo", that the tanker was "on
I am appalled St Patrick's Trust receives large donations on top of rent/housing benefit for people who stay in its hostel. Not so long ago, while supposedly accessing "high levels of support", a teenager was found dead there. Susan Miles, Elmore
New Year is a time for making resolutions and looking forward to the next 12 months. Threats to vital health services, climate change and the need for more houses are among the hot topics Sussex people will be grappling with this year. Radical
Rustington Football Club are celebrating the new year with their own piece of football history. They have become the first club playing at County League level and above to have gone a calendar year unbeaten. The division three leaders completed
Architectural fashions come and go. As Adam Trimingham says, Sir Basil Spence "was probably the most fashionable architect of his time" (The Argus, December 20). Thirty years after his death, no longer able to defend himself, the poor man even
I was sad to read about pensioner Bertram Atkinson who died after a bus made an emergency stop (The Argus, December 16) and I offer my condolences to his family. It reminded me of the horrors of my accident on a Brighton and Hove bus and how lucky
During the past few weeks, work has been going on to install advanced stop lines with cycle areas in front of them at various traffic lights in Brighton and Hove. The latest of these are at the Western Road/Dyke Road and Clock Tower junctions.
I would like to add my voice to the chorus against the closure of A&E services at the Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath. I have spent time in the Royal Sussex County Hospital. The nursing is great but the building is completely inaccessible
Mike Yardy has been given the consolation of the England A captaincy for this winter's tour to Bangladesh after being dropped from the senior one-day squad. And Sussex team-mate Matt Prior believes he has all the attributes to become a successful
I saw some odd posters today in Brighton. They alleged pin-ups and lapdancing were "sexist". I bet the people who campaign against pornography, strip shows and so on wouldn't call for a ban on gay porn for fear of accusations of homophobia. But
I'd like to let your readers know not all hooded teenagers are thugs. I am 13, I never miss school, help my mum around the house, I go to church. I'm well-mannered, polite and I'm never rude to my elders. My Mum is ever so proud of me but I do hang
John Keeley is as claret and blue as they come. He lived a couple of minutes away from Upton Park when he was a boy. He was brought up as a West Ham fan by his dad, played for them as a schoolboy and still turns out now for the Hammers' old boys
A pensioner died moments after confronting a youth who had urinated against his garage, an inquest heard. Retired company director Americo De Almeida, 75, a father of two, collapsed with a heart attack outside his home after a fracas with three youngsters
A pub at the centre of three disturbances has been ordered to shut for three days. The Three Horseshoes in South Street, Lancing, will be closed from 10am on Thursday until midnight on Saturday. Adur District Council decided to suspend the pub's licence
This man is wanted by police in connection with a knifepoint robbery at a betting shop. Staff endured a terrifying ordeal as the robber confronted them and demanded cash at Ladbrokes in St George's Road, Brighton. The robber escaped with hundreds
A restaurant in the heart of a conservation area has been demolished and is being replaced by a nightclub that does not have planning permission. Work to rebuild the former restaurant and gentleman's club in Western Road, Hove, has already begun, even
Fatboy Slim's trouble-free New Year's Day concert has paved the way for future events. The Brighton DJ's long-awaited Big Beach Boutique 3 was hailed a success after it passed off with few arrests and none of the congestion chaos which plagued his free
Residents of an exclusive stretch of seafront homes known as Millionaires' Row are fighting to stop potentially explosive chemical fertiliser being stored nearby. Shoreham Port plans to keep up to 2,800 tonnes of ammonium nitrate at the harbour
Police want three off-licences caught selling booze to children banned from selling alcohol. Brighton and Hove's licensing committee will be asked to revoke the shops' licences after they were repeatedly caught selling alcohol to youngsters during
Three teenagers watched in horror as their friend was killed by a train. The unnamed 18-year-old man from Littlehampton was hit by a passenger train at 8.30pm on New Year's Day as he crossed the line at Paggett's foot-crossing between Warren Crescent
Hundreds of people have protested against plans for a mobile-phone mast. Adur District Council has received 324 letters from people living near the proposed site of the Orange mast in Shoreham. They include objections from the port town's historic
Albion fans travelling to Saturday's FA Cup clash with West Ham have been warned to wake up early. Away tickets for the highly-anticipated game are sold out and more than 5,000 supporters are expected to travel to London. Transport chiefs urged
Financial pressures and unpopular cuts in services are causing senior NHS managers to shun top jobs. The NHS Confederation said young directors were reluctant to take up posts such as chief executive because they do not want to be vilified or blamed
A restaurant in the heart of a conservation area has been demolished and is being replaced by a nightclub that does not have planning permission. Work to rebuild the former restaurant and gentleman's club in Western Road, Hove, has already begun
Lewes MP Norman Baker has written to the parliamentary standards commissioner calling for Tony Blair's "gravy train" to be derailed. Mr Baker said he was angry the Prime Minister was using his status to "cadge" free holidays from recently-made friends
Crawley have put a pacey striker at the top of their transfer window shopping list. The caretaker management team want to bolster the attack before Saturday's Conference trip to third-placed York. Reds have developed one of the best defensive records
Gart Hart today called on Albion to stand up like men and put their League One crisis behind them. The long-serving utility player reckons Saturday's FA Cup clash at West Ham and next Tuesday's Johnstone's Paint Trophy tie at Bristol City could be the
Sussex all-rounder Michael Yardy is relishing the chance to captain his country for the first time. The 26-year-old will lead England A on their tour of Bangladesh in March with Sussex team-mate Matt Prior also in the squad. Yardy has played five one-day
