The Argus • 22/02/2025

Drivers to face more than a month of traffic delays on busy road

SGN has placed temporary traffic lights on Western Road, Brighton, which will be in operation until March 19 at the earliest. The gas company is carrying out emergency repairs to their gas network along Western Road between Brunswick Place and Cambridge Road. A spokeswoman said: "Our work began at the end of January and we expect it to be completed around March 19. "Our progress was delayed by the discovery of a damaged water main, which has now been fixed. "Because repairs are r...

The Argus • 21/02/2025

Event celebrating Britain's best female talent comes to Brighton Festival

Brown Girl In The Ring, curated and produced by artist and DJ Sweety Kapoor, will be at the Brighton Dome Corn Exchange on May 3. It features the talents of award-winning poets, actors, dancers, musicians and activists, including actors Meera Syal (CBE) and Indira Varma, Kathak dancer Saloni Saraf, poet Nikita Gill and a special performance by Anoushka herself. The evening will be co-hosted by Kapoor and Brighton Festival 2025's guest director Anoushka Shankar, who has said the festival...

The Argus • 21/02/2025

Cannabis farm discovered in police raid

Police investigating the supply of Class B drugs executed a warrant in Maple Road, Eastbourne, on Wednesday (February 19) at 10am and found a number of cannabis plants. Two of the three men who were arrested have been charged. READ MORE: Emergency police incident in factory in Eastbourne Eljohn Majika, 22, of no fixed address, was charged with cultivating cannabis plants. Klevis Kurtie, 22, of no fixed address, was also charged with cultivating cannabis plants. Both men appea...

The Argus • 20/02/2025

Boss of company that 'plagued' households with cold calls banned

Callum Jones, 39, of Oban Road in St Leonards, was the sole director of Colourcoat Ltd, which specialised in roof cleaning, wall coating and insulation services.  Colourcoat made 969,273 unsolicited marketing calls between August 2019 and April 2020. A total of 452,811 of the nuisance calls were made to people who had opted out of receiving such calls by registering with the Telephone Preference Service.  The company also used false names and made repeated calls which were described...

The Argus • 20/02/2025

Designer clothes, bags and jewellery stolen from home

Officers are investigating a burglary at a home in Newhaven Road, Kingston, near Lewes on November 10 at 3.20pm. The victim has reported that designer clothes and bags were taken, as well as jewellery. READ MORE: Man with links to Brighton stabbed to death in East London Police have now issued CCTV images of a man they wish to speak with in connection with the investigation. They have described the man as around 25-35 years old, 5 foot 10 inches tall and of medium build with mous...

The Argus • 20/02/2025

Lorry crash: woman in serious condition as police launch investigation

Emergency services were called to a report of a collision involving five vehicles on the M23 southbound between junction 9 and junction 10, in Pound Hill, Crawley on February 19 at 10.15am. Sussex Police, West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service and South East Coast Ambulance Service were all in attendance. A woman was taken to East Surrey Hospital in a serious condition, where she remains. It is believed she is now in a stable condition. Two others who were also involved in the colli...

The Argus • 19/02/2025

Cathedral to celebrate 950th anniversary with a series of events

Chichester Cathedral has announced a series of celebrations to mark the major milestone. A new choral piece has been composed as part of the festivities which will include street parties and an immersive light show highlighting the cathedral’s history. The programme of events started with the exhibition Religion, Rebellion and Reformation, on February 14. The exhibition features nine objects from across East and West Sussex which each represent a century of the cathedral’s history....

The Argus • 19/02/2025

Welch ready to continue ‘climbing the ladder to success’ at Brighton Centre

The undefeated Brighton star is on the bill on Friday, March 7 headed by Harlem Eubank. He will be facing German boxer Ali Kiydin who is looking to bounce back after a series of defeats. Tommy said: “I'm just looking forward to my big event in Brighton, my last fight here was fantastic. People said they likened it to a rocky moon. “It was great - Everyone was on their feet going crazy, it was a beautiful feeling to be bringing a fight to Brighton with all my people that have been fol...

The Argus • 19/02/2025

Campaigners accuse Gatwick Airport of trying to open 'new runway on the cheap'

Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions (Cagne) claims the airport’s proposals fail to adequately address issues such as noise, surface transport, housing and wastewater treatment. The group has warned it will attempt to launch a judicial review if transport secretary Heidi Alexander gives the runway scheme the green light. Gatwick wants to bring its second, emergency runway into routine use for take-offs by smaller aircraft, increasing the airport’s annual flight capacity by 100,000...

The Argus • 19/02/2025

M23 reopens after serious multi-vehicle crash

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The Argus • 19/02/2025

Pictures show aftermath of multi-vehicle crash that closed M23 for hours

Emergency services were called to reports of a crash involving three cars and a large goods vehicle on the M23 southbound between junctions nine and ten near Gatwick airport, Crawley, at 10.15am. Sussex Police, West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service and South East Coast Ambulance Service were all in attendance. Photographs show two damaged vehicles and a lorry that was involved being towed away from the scene by a recovery vehicle. Queues of traffic formed due to the road closure which...

The Argus • 17/02/2025

Three stores in Sussex close as Homebase goes into administration

Homebase has revealed that 33 stores will be closing this month, including its shops in Hove, Lewes and Chichester. The garden chain was waiting on around £5 million of tax rebates before collapsing into administration in November. A spokeswoman said: "Last month, Homebase announced 33 stores confirmed for closure in February. "Affected team members have been given at least two weeks notice of their effective date of redundancy by their Employee Representative and Store Manager, foll...

The Argus • 17/02/2025

Sixth form college teachers across Sussex agree on increased pay offer

Members of the National Education Union (NEU) at BHASVIC and Varndean College in Brighton and the College of Richard Collyer in Horsham are among those who will benefit from the pay off. National Education Union members who teach in non-academised sixth form colleges have voted overwhelmingly to end their dispute with the Secretary of State for Education. The new offer comes after NEU members across the nation participated in strikes, including here in Sussex.  This was part of a lar...

The Argus • 17/02/2025

Drivers to face traffic disruption for over a month in city

SGN has placed temporary traffic lights on Sackville Road, Hove, which will be in operation for six weeks. There are currently temporary multi-way traffic lights at the junction with Portland Road and Blatchington Road. SGN has advised that there will be no right turn from Sackville Road into Blatchington Road and that there will be a one-way directional closure on Clarendon Villas. The gas company also advised that there will be no vehicle access to Sackville Road from Clarendon Villa...

The Argus • 17/02/2025

Sussex MP calls for Eurostar to return to South East

Helena Dollimore MP for Hastings met with the Rail Minister, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on Friday to discuss the restoration of Eurostar services to Ashford International. Helena is among a group of MPs from the South East region who have been campaigning to bring back the international services to Ashford and Ebbsfleet. Eurostar suspended their services to Ashford and Ebbsfleet in 2020 and have not resumed in the five years since. (Image: Helena Dollimore MP) READ MORE: Sussex spar...

The Argus • 15/02/2025

Teen dies after car overturns at petrol station

Sussex Police has said that the incident involving a grey Audi A3 occurred at Applegreen petrol station in New Town, Uckfield on Friday (February 14) at 5pm. The public and emergency services performed CPR on the driver, a 17-year-old local boy, though despite their best efforts he was declared deceased at the scene. An 18-year-old young man from Lewes was a passenger, and was reported to be uninjured. Detective sergeant Rosie Newman, of Sussex Police Serious Collision Investigations...

The Argus • 15/02/2025

Man airlifted to hospital after emergency incident

Emergency services were called to an emergency incident on the A22, Highfield Link, near Eastbourne on Friday evening. READ MORE: Three arrests made after Bexhill woman was stabbed to death East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, South East Coast Ambulance and the Coastguard all dispatched units to attend the scene. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said that a man had sustained a leg injury, and that a helicopter was dispatched to take him to a hospital. Emergency services were calle...

The Argus • 15/02/2025

Third person arrested in connection with fatal stabbing of woman

Emergency services were called to Bayencourt South in Bexhill on Wednesday (February 12) at 10pm to a report of a woman who had been stabbed in her address. A 58-year-old woman, now identified as Rita Lambourne, she died at the scene from her injuries. A 39-year-old woman who was arrested on suspicion of murder, and a 32-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, both from Bexhill, have now been released on conditional bail. As a result of further enquiries,...

The Argus • 14/02/2025

Full police statement after shop in Hove cordoned off

Sussex Police said two men were seen removing goods from Hove Vape Shop in Church Road and into a black vehicle, before leaving the scene at around 6am this morning. The force warned there will be a heightened police presence in the area as the investigation continues. A Sussex Police spokeswoman said: "We are hoping to identify further key witness and CCTV opportunities, and ask that if you have anything to report, you contact police. "Reports can be made online, or by calling 101 q...

The Argus • 14/02/2025

Luke Littler returns to Brighton stage

Premier League Darts returns to the Brighton Centre on March 6. The 2025 BetMGM Premier League season is being staged on Thursday nights from February until May, as eight of the biggest names in world darts compete for the coveted title across the 17-week extravaganza. The Brighton Centre will play host to Night Five, with World Champion Luke Littler and world number one Luke Humphries amongst the star attractions. Tickets can be booked by visiting: https://brightoncentre.co.uk/whats...