A global search is under way for people whose ancestors might have had a claim to the throne of England. English Heritage is advertising around the world for people whose family tree may be traced back to the Battle of Hastings. Some may be descendants
Rail passengers suffered delays after heavy winds blew a tree onto the tracks this morning. Services running from London to Brighton were diverted and travellers catching trains from several stations had to take replacement buses while workmen cleared
Several schools in Sussex will be celebrating today after the latest GCSE league tables showed they were among the best in the country. Independent schools Roedean in Brighton, Burgess Hill School for Girls, Eastbourne College and Christ's Hospital
There might be a lot of people protesting against the new schools admission proposals but that opposition represents many different agendas. The trouble is the only people this "unified" opposition helps are those who live close to the popular
Five years ago today, the US authorities transported the first of more than 750 prisoners to the military prison camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Now, half a decade later, there are still nearly 400 prisoners held there, including Omar Deghayes
In a recent Lewes Football Club programme, there is a photograph of director Martin Elliot sitting proudly in the new stand against the backdrop of the improvements to the club's Dripping Pan home ground. What a contrast to the rundown bus station
How can Brighton and Hove City Council claim the new proposed catchment areas will allocate secondary school places more fairly? I live in Withdean and we moved here because there were good local schools - Westdene and Dorothy Stringer/Varndean
I'm glad Fatboy Slim's beach party went well and the thousands had a great time. I trust, out of the £600,000 ticket revenue, he paid for police, security guards, cleaners, stewards and so on. It should not be a cost to the city's ratepayers.
It's the end of 2006. At the landward end of the West Pier, the graffiti-covered cabin is still there, along with the private car park, the unsightly hoardings and the general neglect. The cast-iron rails around the edge of the raised area
The rushed closure of that great Brighton institution, the Gardner Arts Centre, illustrates once again how effete and weak-minded our public administration has become. In a typically spineless display, authorities have produced a hasty set of
In yet another whinge against cyclists, this time from one of our city's bus drivers (Letters, January 3), Mr Smith extends his criticism to Brighton and Hove City Council's recent provision of advanced stop lines for cyclists at traffic lights
What a shame the stupid cyclist who was speeding along the pavement last Wednesday at 5pm was not seen on CCTV. It is also a shame there wasn't a brick wall to stop him when he skidded and didn't stop. He missed my eight-year-old grandson by inches
I have to take Gary Kemp to task about some of the details in his warning about mobile phones (Letters, January 9). He says: "Mobile phones are powerful emitters of microwavefrequency electromagnetic energy." Mobile phones do not operate in the
How I sympathise with the lady whose cocker spaniel ate her underwear (The Argus, January 5). We had a cocker spaniel who would always take my two daughters' knickers and chew them. This was, we discovered, because he was oversexed and, to cure
It will not offer the laughs of a Harlem Globetrotters game or the headlines of Dennis Rodman on Big Brother. But there is a head-to-head brewing in the world of British basketball. And it is one which could have major impact on the game's future
Whitehawk 0 Albion Res 2Nathan Elder celebrated his Albion debut by hitting the target last night and said: "I could have got a hat-trick but the goal put a smile on my face." Elder made the second goal for Joe Gatting and went close twice more
A prostitute who had a number of high-profile and rich clients was found dead in her home, it was reported today. Trudy Webb's body was discovered by police on Tuesday in her flat in Wandsworth, south-west London. Clients of Ms Webb, 30, paid up to
Investigations are continuing into the cause of a blaze at an empty building. Up to 50 firefighters were needed to deal with the fire at the property in White Hill Road, Crowborough, when it broke out at around 3.45am today. Firefighters went into the
It's Brunei to Brighton for Anne Busfield as she takes over as general manager of the city's Hilton Metropole. Ms Busfield begins at the hotel this week after spending three years as the manager at The Empire Hotel and Country Club in Brunei, located
A television watchdog was flooded with complaints after a foul-mouthed rant by pop star Leo Sayer on Celebrity Big Brother. Ofcom was handed a string of complaints following the 58-year-old singer's behaviour on Tuesday night's show, including swearing
A dentist from hell who pulled out a grandmother's teeth "to teach her a lesson" has been struck off. David Quelch removed two teeth without anaesthetic to leave the horrified 87-year-old with blood pouring from her mouth. The retired nurse from Bexhill
Beleaguered motorists already suffering delays from extensive roadworks are to be hit with further disruption as a major overhaul of parking begins. Brighton and Hove City Council will be suspending parking in almost every road in Brighton centre over
A grandmother told a medical hearing how she was left shocked and bleeding after a dentist pinned her down to pull out her teeth without anaesthetic. The 87-year-old said David Quelch forced her down into the dentist's chair and removed two teeth against
A motorist ran over a pensioner and dragged him across a road before revving his engine as he rocked his car to get off the man, a court heard. Paul Stevens, 19, pleaded not guilty to careless driving after the accident that left Desmond O'Higgins, 71
Council services are set to suffer almost £8 million in cutbacks. East Sussex County Council are expected to slash budgets for everything from children's services to street lighting. A council spokeswoman said the savings had to be made to finance
When Chris Nutley pulled down a ceiling at his house he did not bank on finding a cheque dated 100 years ago to the day. The oak-framing specialist was carrying out work on his home in Newark Place, Brighton, on Tuesday when he came across a folded
The drug runner found guilty of murdering backpacker Peter Falconio in the Australian Outback in 2001 has lost his appeal against his conviction and sentence. Bradley Murdoch, 48, is serving a life sentence for murdering 28-year-old Mr Falconio
An 86-year-old woman has branded hospital policy "disgusting" after she was sent home two hours after coming round from a double hernia operation. Audrey Duncan, of Southview Road, Peacehaven, said she suffered nausea all night and fainted the day after
With a red front door and brown brick walls, it looks like any other suburban home. But step inside one Brighton house and the effect is more Sistine Chapel than Sixties council house. Painter and decorator Robert Burns has spent the last three
A campaigning MP is calling for support for his petition for a new hospital to be built. Norman Baker, MP for Lewes, is urging NHS chiefs to establish a community hospital at Seaford. Mr Baker said: "It's high time Seaford got a fair deal from the Government
A pub which was shut by police after violence broke out at a Christmas party is to reopen. Brighton and Hove City Council has imposed a raft of new restrictions on the Stanmer Park Tavern in Fiveways, Brighton, after dozens of officers armed with
Housing officials are investigating a complaint by a homeless family that their council hostel is infested with cockroaches and besieged by drug dealers. Tina Tidy, 45, and her son Roy, 12, were made homeless in November when her flat was sold
A funeral procession was allowed along Worthing promenade for the first time yesterday. Worthing Borough Council gave special permission to allow fisherman Fred Bashford's cortege through on its way to Worthing Crematorium. The hearse, led
A prestigious independent school has hit out at a new league table that dents its record by ignoring pupils who have taken tougher exams. Some students at Brighton College in Eastern Road, Brighton, take International GCSE (iGCSE) maths, said
Two tuk-tuks are still for sale. Despite interest from as far as the Channel Islands, Brighton-based businessman Vincent Veal is still waiting to rehome the motorised rickshaws. The Argus revealed last month that Mr Veal bought two tuk-tuks
The mixed GCSE performances of city academies in the new league tables will give parents cause for concern. The Government has hailed the schools as a success, despite five being placed in the bottom 200 achievers in the country. It said several
A Sussex school excelled in the 2007 A-level league tables in the first year International Baccalaureates have been considered in the recording of results. Independent girls' school Roedean, in Brighton, was named as the 92nd highest achiever nationally
A crucial decision about school catchment areas has been moved. Brighton and Hove City Council shifted its next children, families and schools committee meeting from January 29 to February 2, at 5pm. The venue has also changed from Brighton town
Hundreds of people have begun listening to a council website. West Sussex County Council is employing a new system called Readspeaker to help people who have difficulties reading to access information. Councillors said it was quick and easy to
A school saved from closure by a parents' campaign has been earmarked for a merger with two others. New plans have been published for Fishersgate First School in Gardner Road, Portslade. West Sussex County Council said yesterday it wanted to merge
Police are asking shopkeepers and residents for their help in stopping a tide of vandalism. Thugs have smashed windows, wrecked play equipment and deliberately started a major fire in Heathfield in the last couple of weeks. Officers said people
A security review of Ford Open Prison has been brought forward following mounting concern over prisoner escapes. Home Office Minister Gerry Sutcliffe said the audit, originally scheduled for March, would now take place next month. Mr Sutcliffe,
The creation of a gipsy and travellers site in Hastings has moved a step closer. Hastings Borough Council has agreed to consult on three possible locations for the ten-pitch facility which will house gipsy and traveller families for short periods
Please do not take offence, radio commentators across the land. But Dean Cox is delighted he will not be listening to any of you on Saturday afternoon. Albion's attacking dynamo is back after a frustrating series of injury, injustice and inclement weather
Dean Wilkins today admitted he needs to add experience to his young Albion team. But the Seagulls manager has distanced himself from reports linking him with a move for feisty Norwich defender Craig Fleming. The 35-year-old Yorkshireman has played 12
