Up to £4 million will be ploughed into a scheme to reduce poverty in Hollingdean from September. Linsey Wynton looks at what the scheme will mean and at one already up and running in Brighton. Child poverty is a serious issue in parts of Brighton and
There was uproar today after plans to build 25,900 homes in Sussex over the next five years were given the go-ahead. Ministers refused to back down over the content of a planning blueprint for the region despite a massive campaign to save the countryside
Ian Mongon was relieved when his jockey's licence came through on Monday just hours before the Lingfield Park meeting at which he rode Lush's Lad to victory. Trainer Gary Moore's rider said: "We didn't realise the licence had expired the previous week
Eastbourne Eagles roar into action at Arlington Stadium tomorrow night aiming to start the new season where they left off last year. Britain's No. 1 outfit take on King's Lynn, the team they pipped to the Elite League title six months ago, in the annual
Langney Sports boss Garry Wilson has identified the players he will be bringing in for next season. Wilson wants more experience in the side to bolster the club's chances of challenging at the top of the eastern division next season. He does not want
The County League season may have to be extended for a week because clubs are struggling to fit in fixtures after more bad weather. Only a handful of games were played on Saturday and all midweek first team games were called off too, bringing the number
An Albion goalkeeper flung himself to his right to make a super save from a 30-yarder hit like a bullet. An every match occurrence perhaps in football. But the keeper, representing Seagulls Specials, suffers learning difficulties and the striker, from
A floating restaurant could be raided by bailiffs over an unpaid rates demand. Brighton and Hove Council has ordered the owners of The Pagoda Chinese restaurant, moored at Brighton Marina, to pay more than £10,000 over the next three months. But Derek
Albion's promotion showdown against leaders Chesterfield tomorrow has been rained off. The Withdean pitch is waterlogged, forcing an early postponement of the long-awaited clash between the teams third and first in the table. Lewes referee Steve Tomlin
Teachers, nurses and police officers will have to wait a further two months to see if a cheap housing scheme will be offered in Brighton. The Government put aside £250 million for a Starter Homes Initiative last December to help key workers buy homes
A crack cocaine addict has been jailed for 21 months after admitting stealing cash donated to a children's charity. Pieter Fox, 26, and James Defreitas, 18, raided the Family Resource Centre in Windsor Street, Brighton, last July. They broke in through
Farmer are in fear for their livelihoods as the spectre of foot-and-mouth disease looms over Sussex. The sky above the tiny village of Rusper, near Horsham, was filled with smoke as one of the rural community's farmers saw his entire flock of sheep destroyed
The former mayor of Brighton and Hove has branded election officials insensitive. Jenny Langston is upset that her late husband's city council seat has been put up for grabs just three days after his funeral. A by-election to fill the place left vacant
Pub-goers will not be allowed to drink for an extra hour at weekends during the summer. Magistrates threw out an application for pubs across Brighton and Hove to open until midnight on Friday and Saturday nights throughout June, July and August. Publicans
Parents were on their guard today after another two child abduction attempts last night. In two separate incidents, a boy and a girl were approached in Worthing. Police warned parents to be vigilant, especially when children are going to and from school
It is a vanishing trick teenage wizard Harry Potter would be proud of. After nightfall, silver tabby Knut slipped out of his Brighton home for a typical night on the tiles. But in a mystery which whiffs of the work of the evil Voldemort in a Harry Potter
Cable operator Telewest Communications said the plunging stock markets were obscuring the progress it made last year. The group has seen its share price plunge from 450p to 111p in under a year after being caught up in the new economy bloodbath that has
A cat that acted in the Harry Potter film has gone missing. Tomboy appears daily in The Argus and is updated each day on this website. You can see more of Tomboy on www.moontoon.co.uk The Moontoon website also has comic strips, greeting cards, magazine
Up to £4 million will be ploughed into a scheme to reduce poverty in Hollingdean from September. Linsey Wynton looks at what the scheme will mean and at one already up and running in Brighton. Child poverty is a serious issue in parts of Brighton and
There was uproar today after plans to build 25,900 homes in Sussex over the next five years were given the go-ahead. Ministers refused to back down over the content of a planning blueprint for the region despite a massive campaign to save the countryside
Plans for a multi-million pound extension to the Portobello sewage works at Telscombe Cliffs have been thrown out by the Government. The decision follows a long public inquiry last year held after Southern Water appealed against East Sussex County Council's
Ian Mongon was relieved when his jockey's licence came through on Monday just hours before the Lingfield Park meeting at which he rode Lush's Lad to victory. Trainer Gary Moore's rider said: "We didn't realise the licence had expired the previous week
David Dunsdon is point-to point champion after racing was officially abandoned for this year at a Jockey Club meeting last Monday. The 18-year-old jockey to his cousin Nick Gifford at Findon had ridden six winners by the time racing finished at the end
Eastbourne Eagles roar into action at Arlington Stadium tomorrow night aiming to start the new season where they left off last year. Britain's No. 1 outfit take on King's Lynn, the team they pipped to the Elite League title six months ago, in the annual
Langney Sports boss Garry Wilson has identified the players he will be bringing in for next season. Wilson wants more experience in the side to bolster the club's chances of challenging at the top of the eastern division next season. He does not want
A flying squad of highly experienced headteachers will be hired to work in problem schools. The new posts of consultant headteachers have been approved by West Sussex County Council's Cabinet member for education and the arts, Neil Matthewson. However
The County League season may have to be extended for a week because clubs are struggling to fit in fixtures after more bad weather. Only a handful of games were played on Saturday and all midweek first team games were called off too, bringing the number
A floating restaurant could be raided by bailiffs over an unpaid rates demand. Brighton and Hove Council has ordered the owners of The Pagoda Chinese restaurant, moored at Brighton Marina, to pay more than £10,000 over the next three months. But Derek
Albion's promotion showdown against leaders Chesterfield tomorrow has been rained off. The Withdean pitch is waterlogged, forcing an early postponement of the long-awaited clash between the teams third and first in the table. Lewes referee Steve Tomlin
Police numbers in Sussex have fallen by 233 since Labour was elected, ministers have admitted. But they said there had been an increase of 40 officers in the four months to January this year, leaving the total at 2,851. Home Office minister Charles Clarke
A man with dementia who went missing from his home was found dead by a paperboy on a building site, an inquest heard. John Mustchin, 81, a retired butcher of Grove Crescent, Littlehampton, told his wife he was going home to his mother when he left their
A 45-year-old man from Peacehaven has appeared at Lewes Crown Court charged with murdering his wife at the family home. Father-of-two Robert Anscombe allegedly killed his wife, Debra, 40, at their bungalow in Cissbury Avenue on March 1. Mrs Anscombe,
Pub-goers will not be allowed to drink for an extra hour at weekends during the summer. Magistrates threw out an application for pubs across Brighton and Hove to open until midnight on Friday and Saturday nights throughout June, July and August. Publicans
It is a vanishing trick teenage wizard Harry Potter would be proud of. After nightfall, silver tabby Knut slipped out of his Brighton home for a typical night on the tiles. But in a mystery which whiffs of the work of the evil Voldemort in a Harry Potter
Cable operator Telewest Communications said the plunging stock markets were obscuring the progress it made last year. The group has seen its share price plunge from 450p to 111p in under a year after being caught up in the new economy bloodbath that has
A cat that acted in the Harry Potter film has gone missing. Tomboy appears daily in The Argus and is updated each day on this website. You can see more of Tomboy on www.moontoon.co.uk The Moontoon website also has comic strips, greeting cards, magazine
What I am about to say will bring down the wrath of hordes of harridans on my head. Nevertheless, in spite of the politically correct culture we endure, I shall stick out my neck and say it. As television and radio newsreaders, women cannot hack it. Before
A lorry driver was today cleared of causing the death of four Sussex men in a horrific accident in Australia. The tourists' parents missed the verdict at the Supreme Court in Townsville because they were visiting the crash scene to lay flowers. Peter
Plans for a multi-million pound extension to the Portobello sewage works at Telscombe Cliffs have been thrown out by the Government. The decision follows a long public inquiry last year held after Southern Water appealed against East Sussex County Council's
David Dunsdon is point-to point champion after racing was officially abandoned for this year at a Jockey Club meeting last Monday. The 18-year-old jockey to his cousin Nick Gifford at Findon had ridden six winners by the time racing finished at the end
Pete Cherry is sick of hearing all about Eastbourne Town's proud County League record. The Saffrons outfit have never been relegated in 26 years of County League football. But that proud boast could come under real threat if they fail to win at East Preston
A charity for the homeless has been given a £1 million grant to boost its work. Hove-based St Patrick's Trust was already sprucing itself up in readiness for a visit from the Queen next week. But staff and residents at the project, based at St Patrick's
Police numbers in Sussex have fallen by 233 since Labour was elected, ministers have admitted. But they said there had been an increase of 40 officers in the four months to January this year, leaving the total at 2,851. Home Office minister Charles Clarke
A 45-year-old man from Peacehaven has appeared at Lewes Crown Court charged with murdering his wife at the family home. Father-of-two Robert Anscombe allegedly killed his wife, Debra, 40, at their bungalow in Cissbury Avenue on March 1. Mrs Anscombe,
A nurse who smoked heroin in hospital toilets while she was on duty has been struck off. Suzanne O'Leary inhaled the fumes off silver foil in front of a horrified colleague, a disciplinary hearing was told. She fell asleep at her work station while she
A former top civil servant is being sued for £32 million in a battle over ownership of Old Master. The treasures include works by Thomas Gainsborough, Sir Thomas Lawrence and Sir John Denham. Derek Sherborn, of Marine Parade, Brighton, will contest the
What I am about to say will bring down the wrath of hordes of harridans on my head. Nevertheless, in spite of the politically correct culture we endure, I shall stick out my neck and say it. As television and radio newsreaders, women cannot hack it. Before
A lorry driver was today cleared of causing the death of four Sussex men in a horrific accident in Australia. The tourists' parents missed the verdict at the Supreme Court in Townsville because they were visiting the crash scene to lay flowers. Peter
Pub-goers will not be allowed to drink for an extra hour at weekends during the summer. Magistrates threw out an application for pubs across Brighton and Hove to open until midnight on Friday and Saturday nights throughout June, July and August. Publicans
PUB-GOERS will not be allowed to drink for an extra hour at weekends during the summer. Magistrates threw out an application for pubs across Brighton and Hove to open until midnight on Friday and Saturday nights throughout June, July and August. Publicans
Pete Cherry is sick of hearing all about Eastbourne Town's proud County League record. The Saffrons outfit have never been relegated in 26 years of County League football. But that proud boast could come under real threat if they fail to win at East Preston
A charity for the homeless has been given a £1 million grant to boost its work. Hove-based St Patrick's Trust was already sprucing itself up in readiness for a visit from the Queen next week. But staff and residents at the project, based at St Patrick's
An Albion goalkeeper flung himself to his right to make a super save from a 30-yarder hit like a bullet. An every match occurrence perhaps in football. But the keeper, representing Seagulls Specials, suffers learning difficulties and the striker, from
A football star who "bottled" another youth at an 18th birthday bash was jailed for two years. Crawley Town striker Allan Tait, 18, a Spurs under-19 player at the time, smashed a lager bottle in his victim's face during a dance floor bust-up. The incident
Traders are facing a 5.4 per-cent increase in charges for dumping waste at sites operated by a county council. A new charge of £49.36 per tonne compared with the current £46.81 will come into force on April 2. West Sussex County Council said the commercial
Teachers, nurses and police officers will have to wait a further two months to see if a cheap housing scheme will be offered in Brighton. The Government put aside £250 million for a Starter Homes Initiative last December to help key workers buy homes
A crack cocaine addict has been jailed for 21 months after admitting stealing cash donated to a children's charity. Pieter Fox, 26, and James Defreitas, 18, raided the Family Resource Centre in Windsor Street, Brighton, last July. They broke in through
Farmer are in fear for their livelihoods as the spectre of foot-and-mouth disease looms over Sussex. The sky above the tiny village of Rusper, near Horsham, was filled with smoke as one of the rural community's farmers saw his entire flock of sheep destroyed
A nurse who smoked heroin in hospital toilets while she was on duty has been struck off. Suzanne O'Leary inhaled the fumes off silver foil in front of a horrified colleague, a disciplinary hearing was told. She fell asleep at her work station while she
The former mayor of Brighton and Hove has branded election officials insensitive. Jenny Langston is upset that her late husband's city council seat has been put up for grabs just three days after his funeral. A by-election to fill the place left vacant
Parents were on their guard today after another two child abduction attempts last night. In two separate incidents, a boy and a girl were approached in Worthing. Police warned parents to be vigilant, especially when children are going to and from school
A former top civil servant is being sued for £32 million in a battle over ownership of Old Master. The treasures include works by Thomas Gainsborough, Sir Thomas Lawrence and Sir John Denham. Derek Sherborn, of Marine Parade, Brighton, will contest the
