The parents of a man who went missing with his baby son have described his disappearance as "absolutely out of character". Barry Lovell, 31, left home to do the school run on Tuesday and has not been seen since. He dropped his son Thomas, five, off
New cases of a killer lung disease are being discovered in Crawley every fortnight. Doctors are coming face to face with residents suffering from tuberculosis (TB) every couple of weeks - more than three times the rate of the rest of the region. Now
Thousands of hard-working pupils have contributed to a fall in truancy rates. Brighton and Hove was one of only four areas nationally where primary school attendance rates improved last year, according to new Department for Education and Skills (DfES
Detectives are investigating a boy racer who crashed his car into a tree then bragged about it on a website. A driver calling himself Paul from Hove posted dramatic photographs of his smashed-up motor at Sussexcarz.com He then boasted he had
Builder Rod Wood, 44, of Old Worthing Road, Rustington, was driving in today's stormy weather when a tree fell on to the road just four yards in front of his car. He said if he had not braked immediately the 40ft tree would have smashed through his windscreen
One of Pride's main event organisers has died of a suspected heart attack. Paul Wilde, believed to have been in his 50s, collapsed at his home in London on Tuesday night. He was first involved with Brighton Pride in 1996, running a small market on The
Seventy people have been made redundant at a meat processing plant. Fifty jobs will be shed at Anglo-Dutch Meats at Arkwright Road, Highfield Industrial Estate, Eastbourne, and a further 20 will go at its Hastings plant. Bosses said the Hastings plant
The murder of a Harvey Nichols beauty assistant by an obsessed stalker "could not have been reasonably foreseen", a coroner ruled. Clare Bernal, 22, of Groombridge, near Crowborough, was gunned down by her ex-boyfriend Michael Pech at the fashionable
Somerset Maugham's play, first produced in 1927, harks back to a social world long since vanished. Its setting is a Malayan plantation where servants are plentiful and cocktails flow freely. It depicts a world where a woman shooting an attacker
Not one boy but a pair: pencil-moustached Jof Owen and the elfin Pete Hobbs - who resemble less malevolent versions of Steve Buscemi and Christopher Walken, respectively. The story goes that as teenagers they were the boys nobody ever seemed
A bookshop chain has given The Argus Appeal a welcome boost, marking the charity's 50th anniversary. Michael Shakespeare, managing director of Sussex Stationers, handed over a cheque for £1,000 from the firm. Editor of The Argus and charity
The first rule of Club Chat Noir, it seems, is you don't pronounce the "t". "It's club sha' noir," says co-founder Mark Pointing. "It has a slightly different meaning if you pronounce the "t" - it's similar to the English." "It's a gipsy swing night
A pensioner was robbed at knifepoint by three youths wearing hoodies as he walked home from a pub. The 70-year-old was ambushed by the teenagers in Clarendon Villas, Hove, on Tuesday night. They emerged from bushes and threatened him with a knife, demanding
Police have received reports of sightings of a father who disappeared with his 14-month-old son without any warning. Barry Lovell, 31, was spotted last night at 9pm walking along Bexhill Road in St Leonards. He has not made any contact with friends
So how exactly do you get your five-year-old son to support the team you love? Dads up and down the country have wrestled with that dilemma for years. For some it is easy. Just turn on the television and, hey presto, it is as good as a season
Former Albion forward Colin Kazim-Richards admits playing in the Premiership with Sheffield United is a dream come true but accepts he may not have been given the chance had it not been for a lucky break. The 20-year-old was signed from League
Crawley are confident they can land a League One striker before their crucial relegation clash with Southport on Saturday. Reds have been talking to a 19-year-old frontman for a week but negotiations have been stalled by the player's agent. Joint
A man who died in a road crash has been named by police. Anthony Douglas Sellwood, 59, of Southfields Road, Littlehampton, was killed on the A272 between Cowfold and Buckbarn on Monday, January 15. He died after his blue Ford collided with a grey Ford
The driver convicted of dangerous driving, driving while disqualified and driving without insurance considers 18 months' imprisonment "too heavy" (The Argus, January 10), probably because, by amazing good fortune, nobody was hurt or killed. Well
I urge everyone to take part in Britain's Biggest Breakfast throughout March 2007 and help raise much-needed cash for Cancer Research UK. Britain's Biggest Breakfast is a great excuse to get together for some good food while raising funds for
Fatboy Slim's New Year's Day Beach Party was a disgrace. The audience had no shelter. And was any part of Norman Cook's fee going to charity? If not, it should have. Was he really paid £600,000? Even some top name artists one might see at the
In response to Jim Mitchell's comments concerning the death of an unfortunate young man at Paggett's foot crossing (Letters, January 10), both the Noise Abatement Society and those who live by the railway track and complain about the train horns
On a recent trip to York, about ten minutes out of Kings Cross, the train halted abruptly, then the guard announced we may have to wait some time before recommencing the journey. Apparently, an unfortunate soul had committed suicide by throwing
The news item about the accident black spot outside my house on the A26 at Stoneham, near Lewes (The Argus, December 21), encouraged me to write and tell you my New Year's resolution is to take a first aid course in case further serious injuries
I agree with Sir Patrick Moore's comments about the timing of this month's Sky at Night (The Argus, January 9). I only have a black-andwhite TV, which will be useless once the analogue signal goes, but Sir Patrick's show is worth it alone. There
The article examining what is being done to avert the crisis facing the dairy industry (The Argus, January 8) omits to mention that the number of dairy farms in Sussex has plummeted in the past decade because informed consumers no longer require
There is talk of a congestion charge on our railways at peak times but we already have one - the peak-time fare. Regular users of the London to Brighton line know it is one long bottleneck south of Three Bridges. Talk of 14-coach trains and running
Two weeks ago, my partner, our five-year-old son, his friend and I attended a theatre matinee in Brighton, three miles from my house, excluding the half-mile walk to the bus stop. We had intended to travel by bus, but, due to the rain we chose
In September 2004, the Brighton and Hove Older People's Council (OPC) put in a strong plea against the suggested termination of the Watford-Brighton service at Clapham Junction. This was supposed to be necessary to stop the trains changing lines
I live in Hove, work in London in the West End, and my season ticket costs £3,240 a year, which accounts for nearly ten per cent of my salary. If it goes up again, I will have to consider relocating to London or getting a job in Brighton, either
Workers who lost their jobs at a cosmetics factory have been promised help by council bosses. Creative Outsourcing Solutions International (COSi), based at the Watersmead Business Park in Littlehampton, is shedding 240 jobs because it is moving
High winds and stormy weather caused chaos throughout Sussex this morning. Drivers faced long delays as trees were blown down and there were several accidents as motorists struggled to get into work. Train passengers experienced major problems with
New measures designed to bring the age-old fishing industry in Hastings into the 21st Century have been put together by Hastings Borough Council. The county's oldest industry has been given its own officer on the council. The specialist member
A coroner will return a verdict today on the death of Harvey Nichols beauty assistant Clare Bernal. The 22-year-old, of Groombridge, near Crowborough, was shot seven times by her ex-boyfriend, Michael Pech, while working at the Knightsbridge department
Francis Yeboah has been preaching the word of God for 14 years. But the Ghanaian-born minister has discovered that as far as Brighton and Hove City Council is concerned, nothing is sacred. His Sunday services, featuring gospel music and a live band,
A jilted husband wrongly convicted of stalking his WPC ex-wife and her new boyfriend is preparing a complaint against Sussex Police for its handling of his case. Lawyers acting for Stephen Kent, 32, have alleged that his prosecution was pursued more
The tearful mother of a 14-month-old boy missing for days with his father has made a direct appeal to him to make contact, saying: "I need my baby back." Barry Lovell, 31, has not been seen or made contact with friends or relatives since leaving the
A judge has condemned as "disgraceful" a local council's decision to pursue a 72-year-old man to the High Court over the pet ambulance service he provided for other elderly people. Lord Justice Thomas said the case against Derrick Spooner over a wrongly
Detectives hunting a heroin addict who robbed three shopkeepers at knifepoint have made an arrest. Following an appeal in yesterday's edition of The Argus, detectives received information that led to the arrest of a 42- year-old man from Brighton
A health trust has been heavily criticised for "institutional abuse" of people with learning disabilities. The Healthcare Commission, which carried out a review at Osbourne House in Hastings, said care was "simply not acceptable". It is the second report
A council's plans to hand its housing stock to an independent association have been hit by the resignation of a key member of its management board. Alan Teague, a member of Brighton and Hove City Housing shadow board, quit claiming promises
Yesterday would have been Kat Jones' 18th birthday. A year ago the flamboyant goth singer was told the brain tumour she had been diagnosed with in 2003 had shrunk and the future seemed bright. But shortly after she had finished her music diploma at
A family pet dog was mauled by two Staffordshire bull terriers. Lennox, a four-year-old boxer, needed vet's treatment worth £300 for cuts and bites to his ear, face and legs after the attack, which took place on the beach at Aldwick in Bognor. He
A widower has been reunited with his stolen laptop computer containing pictures of his late wife. The Argus reported that thieves had stolen Martin Spinelli's computer when they burgled his home in The Course, Lewes. Mr Spinelli, 39, a University
A prostitute has been found dead three months after her sister killed herself. Their father had drowned himself in the Thames a year earlier. Annalise O'Donnel, 21, was found hanging in a flat in Town Mead, West Green, Crawley, by a friend. Sussex
The mother of two people killed in a crash on one of Sussex's most dangerous roads has welcomed a scheme to slow motorists down. Gloria Marshall, 52, from Crawley, attended the launch of an initiative on the A23 yesterday, which warns motorists
A woman drove on to a railway line because her satellite navigation system told her to. Passengers travelling on trains between Brighton and Hastings were kept waiting for an hour on Tuesday night because quick response to the sat-nav instructions.
Storms with gale force winds up to 80mph will continue to batter Sussex today. The Met Office yesterday issued another severe weather warning to people on the South Coast likely to be hardest hit by the conditions. Weather advisers said Thursday
Householders in Sussex are among the lowest producers of landfill waste in the South East. The county has the second lowest figure in the region for the amount of rubbish it sends to dumps. The Environment Agency's report showed East Sussex had
Two Sussex bands are up for prestigious music awards. Brighton band The Kooks have been nominated for two Brit awards, for best British single with She Moves in Her Own Way and best British breakthrough act. The Feeling, most of whom are from
Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Opik says his love for Cheeky Girls singer Gabriela Irimia is not based on lust. Instead he says his feelings are based on a "meeting of minds". Mr Opik admitted they were "the oddest couple in Britain" but said the
Millions of pounds are being invested in improving the 10,000 sub-standard homes in Brighton and Hove. Last week The Argus revealed one in ten privately owned or rented homes in the city fell below government standards of decency. Yesterday the
