Celebrity Big Brother runner-up Jermaine Jackson will launch a new national anti-bullying campaign from Sussex. After experiencing the bullying controversy in the reality show at first hand, the Jackson Five singer has agreed to back the NOBUL campaign
A 59-year-old man has appeared in court accused of murdering his wife. Edward Charles Edrich is charged with shooting dead his wife Claire, 55, at their home in Poles Lane, Crawley, early on Tuesday evening. Edrich spoke only to confirm his name, age
A police officer told an inquest today how the driver of a stolen car ignored his request to stop before it crashed, killing all five teenagers inside. Acting Sergeant Paul Sandeman said he double-flashed his headlights, turned on his blue lights and
A man who took his "right to light" battle all the way to the Court of Appeal has won his latest fight with city planners. Dennis Regan, 45, battled developers opposite his home in Queen's Road, Brighton, and secured a legal victory when the Lord Justices
Albion fans are to send thousands of postcards to a minister urging the Government to say YES to the club's proposed new stadium at Falmer. The packs of five postcards, which have been produced by members of the Falmer For All campaign and the Albion
A ten-year-old boy has donated his own toys to The Argus Appeal after a tour of the newspaper's offices. Abanoub Geib visited The Argus yesterday with classmates from St Mary's Primary School, Portslade, for one of the tours we run at our offices
The family of a boy battling for his life after being hit by a car while wearing Heelys roller shoes says his footwear was probably not to blame. Jarrad Twaits, 12, remains critically ill in hospital after being hit by a car as he crossed Vale
A town's ageing swimming pool will be closed for up to a month for essential maintenance. The Aquarena, in Worthing, will close on February 26, for up to four weeks so damaged ceiling tiles and worn out water valves can be replaced. It has prompted
Laptop owners will be able to surf the internet from the comfort of a library from today. East Grinstead Library is set to become the first in West Sussex to go wi-fi. It has been designated a BT Openzone "hot spot" - meaning anyone with a wireless-enabled
Councillors are set to impose an above-inflation tax rise. Residents in Adur district will face a 4.9 per cent rise in council tax from April if the proposal is rubber-stamped. It is an £11-a-year rise for those in a band D home. The Government
An exclusive £7,500-a-term private school is to offer free places to pupils from one of East London's most deprived areas. Brighton College will offer sixth form boarding places to top students from Kingsford Community School in Newham, where two pupils
Pupils were thrilled when a character from the book they were studying arrived to take a lesson. About 30 youngsters at Hertford Junior School in Brighton listened intently to Fritz the Storyteller, from Philip Pullman's Clockwork. Teacher Ian
Unlicensed and uninsured drivers have been targeted in a police crackdown. Officers from the East Sussex road policing department ran Operation Vortex in the Seaside and Lottbridge Drove areas of Eastbourne on Friday and Saturday. Drivers who
Walkers, ramblers and horse riders are being asked to help protect footpaths for the future. Brighton and Hove City Council wants to safeguard and improve its footpaths and bridleways during the next ten years. A draft rights of way improvement
Vandals using a catapult have gone on a wrecking spree in a village. More than 15 cars were damaged overnight by a vandal firing stones through vehicle windows in Balcombe, near Haywards Heath. Police believe the person could have been using a slingshot
Homework has become a thing of the past at one school. But celebrations have not broken out just yet at Telscombe Cliffs Primary in Telscombe Cliffs, near Brighton. A new form of work called "home learning" is being introduced as a replacement
A pensioner is being treated for head injuries after he was knocked down by a car. The 87-year-old pedestrian was involved in a collision with a Ford Escort, being driven by a 25-year-old man, on the A29 Shripney Road in Bognor on Wednesday at 4pm.
The Chancellor is fond of telling us that more money than ever before is being ploughed into the health service. Yet, as The Argus has reported, across Sussex there is the spectre of swingeing cuts to services. At first sight, it seems difficult
A judge has ordered the arrest of a carer convicted of stealing from pensioners. Desree Washington, 45, took £400 from the handbag of one frail victim at Prescotts home for the elderly in Burgess Hill. She also used two residents' bank cards to
More than 25 firefighters took part in a planned exercise. Crews from fire stations in Lancing, Worthing and Shoreham went to the Texaco depot in Wellington Road, Portslade, where they practised plans to cope with a fire in the loading bay. The
A woman who made false rape allegations against her boyfriend was lonely and depressed, a jury was told. Sarah Mealing, 43, is accused of making up lies claiming she had been violently assaulted and sexually abused repeatedly by Graham Fuller
Hundreds of civil servants in Sussex joined a national strike in a bitter row over jobs and pay. The walkout by the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union disrupted court sittings, closed galleries and museums and led to delays at airport immigration
It's good to report that master playwright Alan Ayckbourn, having recovered from a stroke, is back in business - both as writer and director of this hugely funny play. His first act depicts the bleakness of the dead marriage between Jill, a
Oft described as a big band performing folk, the vigour and range of Bellowhead's live show suggested something on a grander scale - an all-star folk orchestra perhaps. The ornate layers of instruments, spry rhythms and rabble-rousing spirit of
Joint caretaker boss John Yems believes Crawley have built a squad good enough to stay up. But he insists they cannot take their recent good form for granted in their fight for Conference survival. Reds have brought in six new faces during the
Lewes have finally signed a permanent keeper. Steve Williams has joined from Wycombe Wanderers and goes straight into the squad for Saturday's game at home to Eastleigh. The 23-year-old played in both legs of the League Two play-off semi-final against
I read with great interest about the problems arising from Fatboy Slim's concert on New Year's Day (Letters, January 8). Despite the wet weather, I am convinced Fatboy would have taken every care to ensure the safety of himself, the other performers
Move over Adam El-Abd, you have another midfield enforcer for company. Albion fans love El-Abd's crunching tackles and they can evidently expect more of the same from the latest French acquisition Alexis Bertin. The 26-year-old former Le Havre
Irish eyes are smiling at last. One way or another, Alan Blayney and Wayne Henderson have not enjoyed much luck recently. That has changed now with Henderson's move to Preston enabling Blayney to rejoin Albion. The irony will not be lost on
I have been greatly relieved and encouraged to read the recent letters and articles which have cut through the political correctness surrounding the case of Councillor Willows, who was prosecuted for making homophobic remarks. The real
I write regardng Rachel Wareing's article "Students face action over unlawful' sit-in" (The Argus, January 12). As a student of the University of Sussex, I would like to congratulate all those who occupied the library on behalf of the student
Albion are still without an established striker following a triple transfer whammy. The Seagulls failed with a deadline-beating bid for Port Vale marksman Leon Constantine because he wants to play in the Championship. Chairman Dick Knight turned his
Nigel Eckersley reached the final of the veterans' event at the London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace. The Sussex star pushed England No. 1 Abdul Wuraola all the way before losing 11-8 in the fifth game of a thrilling clash. Eckersley said: "It
As I travel past Falmer on a daily basis, I have watched the development going on beside the A27. There are several buildings which look very much like student accommodation. I don't have a problem with this as the area already has two universities
A new report has revealed that Brighton has finished mid-table in a league of the noisiest urban areas in the country. The city had a traffic noise of 74.3 decibels compared to an ear-splitting 80.4 decibels in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Tranquil Torquay
The operation of Transmanche Ferries, which runs the Newhaven to Dieppe service, was taken over by Louis Dreyfus Lines (LDL) in early January this year. While it is still early days, the first pronouncements by LDL are not encourging. For the
Thank you for the thought-provoking piece "The persecuted race" (The Argus, January 27). Travellers and gipsies have long been despised and mistrusted in Britain and we must move on. The appalling Firle Bonfire Society effigy was only three years
I have just enjoyed an evening of music and drama by the pupils of Falmer High School at their 2007 Awards Evening. This community-based and rapidly improving school is on an upward curve. Credit for this must go the the headteacher, teachers
With regard to the letter and photograph (right) on your January 30 Letters page, double yellow lines are clearly shown in this image. Anybody knowing the Highway Code will be aware double yellow lines mean no parking at any time. Therefore no
There are many criticisms which can and should be made about the provision for cycling in Brighton. Let's see the North Street Quadrant reopened, the dangerous "bumps" removed from the Providence Place area and something done about the routine
I notice the people supporting the idea of a Greater Brighton authority stretching from the Adur to the Ouse are people living in Brighton or Hove. They may see themselves at the centre of a natural universe but those of us on the outskirts of
I must confess today was the first time I have noticed the "Lending a helping hand" item in your Business supplement (The Argus, January 30). I shall certainly look for it in future. The Government is keen to ease into gainful employment some
Thanks for putting Karis's "independent" poll on the front page (The Argus, January 25). Remember putting Brad Pitt on the front page because he was helping to design the King Alfred towers and was thinking of moving to Hove once they were built
In the article on Titian Road, Hove (The Argus, January 25), Linda Howells says she thinks the family who originally owned the house where her bungalow now stands were saddlers and funded the building of the church in Stoneham Road. In fact,
The decline of the Brighton Centre is costing hotels, shops and restaurants up to £40 million a year, it has been claimed. A report commissioned by Brighton and Hove City Council reveals that falling conference trade is hitting the hotel industry. And
Thousands of children as young as three could be fingerprinted without their parents' consent as part of a hi-tech identity checking scheme. A computerised "biometric" system already used in some schools to let pupils borrow library books is to be introduced
A man has been charged with shooting dead his wife at their £575,000 country home. Edward Edrich, 59, was arrested after the body of his wife Claire was discovered at their four-bedroom home on Tuesday evening. Last night, he was charged with murdering
When Nick Windrum asked a teacher how old his child should be before he allowed him to play out unsupervised, he expected some friendly advice on childcare. Instead he found himself having to defend his credentials as a single parent after being reported
A councillor has received threats of violence from parents trying to influence a vote on which schools their children will go to. Ken Norman, a member of Brighton and Hove's children, families and schools committee, has received hundreds of angry emails
Christian parents in East Sussex could be faced with bills of hundreds of pounds if they want to send their children to church state schools. Council chiefs in the county have followed the lead of West Sussex County Council by proposing to withdraw funding
Safety officers have evicted squatters from a derelict building after they started a gallery and cafe inside. Inspectors ruled Medina House on Hove seafront yesterday unfit for living in and forced out a group which had set up camp there. East
A town is trying to snatch a community centre from the grasp of supermarket giant Tesco. The company is in advanced negotiations with East Sussex County Council to buy the adult education centre next to Luxford Fields, Uckfield. However, Uckfield
An extra £200,000 has been pledged by a council for a town's regeneration scheme. East Sussex County Council's Cabinet agreed the sum to help the development of Newhaven town and for work on a port access road. The latest funding plan will go
Albion today stood by Richard Carpenter after their experienced midfielder was spared the embarrassment of a Senior Cup red card. Carpenter escaped with just a yellow after lashing out in retaliation to a late challenge by Mark Sheriff just ten minutes
Albion are re-signing former loan goalkeeper Alan Blayney following the departure of Wayne Henderson to Preston. Blayney flew in from his native Northern Ireland last night and will train with the Seagulls today. Chairman Dick Knight revealed: "We want
ALBION are still without an established striker following a triple transfer whammy. The Seagulls failed with a deadline-beating bid to buy Port Vale marksman Leon Constantine, because he wants to play in the Championship. Chairman Dick Knight turned
