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Patrick Barlow

I'm a young journalist currently working at The Argus in Brighton. I have worked on a range of different stories including live court reporting, extensive investigations and breaking news scenarios.

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Karen Goodwin

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Joel Adams

Joel Adams is an investigative news reporter. He currently writes for the Cayman Compass. He previously worked in the UK for the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail Online, the Archant …

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Jack Prescott

Copywriter. Content writer. Journalist. With 10+ years of in-house and agency experience creating attention-grabbing work for big brands like Sky, NOW and Virgin Media.jackprescottwrites@gmail.com

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Becky Snowden

An experienced content and communications manager, well versed in producing blogs, templates, e-books, communications plans and content and more for a variety of clients.Recently, I have been working with the …

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Ramy Abou-Setta

Reporter - The Argus Words: Derry Journal - CLASH - LOOP- Whynow and more. Contact: ramy.abou-setta@theargus.co.uk / ramyabousetta@outlook.com

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Latest Articles

Technology secretary and Hove MP reveals why he used ChatGPT to ask about policy

Peter Kyle, the secretary of State for science, innovation and technology, told The Argus that media reports about his AI usage in government have “no context”. On March 13 an article was published in New Scientist headlined "How the UK tech secretary uses ChatGPT for policy advice" following a Freedom …
By Ramy Abou-Setta
• The Argus

Residents contact MP ‘in terror’ over disability benefit cuts

In an exclusive interview, Sian Berry, Green MP for Brighton Pavilion slammed the government’s proposed £5 billion of savings through welfare reforms, as she says it "rips away" vulnerable people’s ability to live. She told the Argus that 31 per cent of her constituents are living with someone who is …
By Ramy Abou-Setta
• The Argus

Man charged with sexual offences against young girl

Sussex Police launched an investigation in 2023, into offences against a girl who cannot be identified for legal reasons. The alleged offences relate to the early 2020s and the girl has since received support from specially-trained officers. READ MORE: Full police statement after women dies following sea search Shaun Gannon, …
By Ramy Abou-Setta
• The Argus

Constance Marten’s baby potentially exposed to 'substantial risk of hypothermia'

Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, are accused of the manslaughter of their daughter Victoria who died after they went off-grid and slept in a tent in early 2023. The child’s body was discovered with rubbish inside a shopping bag for life in a disused shed near Brighton after the …
By Ramy Abou-Setta
• The Argus

School teacher banned after sending ‘intimate’ emails to female pupils

Reece Morgan was teaching English, classics and Latin at Seaford College near Petworth, West Sussex, when he began regularly emailing a girl, referred to by the panel as Pupil A. The teacher and pupil sent dozens of emails to each other, a Teaching Regulation Agency panel heard, which “became increasingly …
By Ramy Abou-Setta
• The Argus

Kebab shop found guilty of selling lamb doners made with 'other meats'

Directors of Worthing Kebab Ltd, trading as Worthing Kebab House & Pizza at 32 Teville Road, Worthing, appeared at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on April 3 and pleaded guilty to all charges. West Sussex Trading Standards had previously visited the premises in August 2021 and July 2022, providing detailed food safety …
By Ramy Abou-Setta
• The Argus

Company boss stole £150,000 in Covid support funds

Mehmet Akyuz of Conway Street in Hove, fraudulently obtained three maximum-value Bounce Back Loans worth £50,000 each in 2020 for his Green and Hove Limited and Leathers Wear Limited companies. Both Green and Hove, trading as Organic Earth Cafe, and Leathers Wear, were not trading at the time of Akyuz’s …
By Ramy Abou-Setta
• The Argus

Woman with 'limitless greed' stole from club and pushed it to near bankruptcy

Jeanette Gardner, 66, of Meadow Road, Hailsham, had worked her way up from bar staff to a position where she controlled the club’s finances at The Hailsham Memorial Institute. The family social club in Western Road, was facing bankruptcy after Gardner abused her position as an employee to steal thousands …
By Ramy Abou-Setta
• The Argus

Trust to transform Grade II-listed manor into creative hub for young people

The Argus can reveal that East Brighton Trust (EBT) will take up residence at the historic Moulsecoomb Place, Brighton. The “much-loved” Manor House, Tithe Barn, and the beautiful surrounding grounds will now be home to their latest community-driven project in partnership with AudioActive. Ty Goddard infront of the Manor House …
By Ramy Abou-Setta
• The Argus

Parking permits cost increases by more than 300 due to council ‘error’

Lancing Parish Council has confirmed that it was wrongfully charging Lancing residents £60 for annual parking permits in the last three years due to an “error by the previous Clerk”. This effects permit holders for the Lancing Beach Green and Widewater Lagoon car parks. The council has confirmed that the …
By Ramy Abou-Setta
• The Argus

'53 more roads in city will be resurfaced' thanks to funding boost

The Argus can reveal that the overall funding for road maintenance this financial year will be £7.3 million - up from £5.7million last year - after getting extra money from the government. Cllr Jacob Taylor and Cllr Trevor Muten in Hillside, Moulsecoomb visiting the road resurfacing (Image: NQ) Council cabinet …
By Ramy Abou-Setta
• The Argus

Jobs saved at primary school after parents, teachers and politicians strike

National Education Union (NEU) members at Western Road Community Primary School, Lewes, have persuaded their employer to abandon plans to cut more than half the school’s teaching assistants. Nick Childs, the NEU senior regional officer, said he was “pleased” that the school has been able to “avoid compulsory redundancies of …
By Ramy Abou-Setta
• The Argus

Ex-councillor slams decision to approve 100 homes on city's 'last green lung'

Ex-Brighton and Hove City councillor Dawn Barnett condemned the council’s decision to give the green light to the housing project in Benfield Valley, Hangleton, and said the community will not stop fighting against the development. On Wednesday, campaigners gathered outside Hove Town Hall prior to the planning committee meeting to …
By Ramy Abou-Setta
• The Argus

Formula 1 fans can now fly directly from Gatwick to Bahrain Grand Prix

Gatwick Airport has announced a new direct route between Gatwick Airport and Bahrain, just in time for next month’s Grand Prix. The new service, operated by Gulf Air, began on March 30 and will fly to the Arabian Gulf island three times per week from Gatwick’s North Terminal, using Boeing …
By Ramy Abou-Setta
• The Argus

Tributes pour in for ‘gracious’ and ‘upstanding’ victim in murder investigation

Emad Farag was found dead by police officers in a property in Hartfield Avenue, Brighton following reports of a man attacking multiple people on Tuesday at 7.30 am. Police officers found the 57-year-old inside the property with significant injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A woman and a …
By Ramy Abou-Setta
• The Argus

Brighton Pier company shares slump over business announcement

The leisure group behind the 126-year-old attraction became the latest firm to announce plans to delist and return to private hands. Brighton Pier Group – which also owns a number of bars and mini-golf venues – said it is planning to cancel its listing on London’s junior Aim market, sending …
By Ramy Abou-Setta
• The Argus

MPs condemn government’s ‘reckless’ Spring Budget

On Wednesday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves used her spring statement to announce a series of public spending cuts in order to balance the books without raising taxes. Following the Spring Statement, Liberal Democrat MP James for Lewes has said that the Chancellor “missed her chance” to deliver the change needed for …
By Ramy Abou-Setta
• The Argus

A look back at some of the big stories as The Argus celebrates 145 years

The newspaper began life on March 30, 1880. Since the paper's inception, it has covered major historic events across the county, country and internationally. From both World Wars, devastating storms, fires and the change of the national political landscape - The Argus has been, and continues to be, a true …
By Ramy Abou-Setta
• The Argus

Dad wins lottery for the second time amid daughter's cancer battle

Paul Tolhurst, 61, of Framfield near Uckfield, won a £142,857 share of the People's Postcode Lottery £1 million jackpot. His daughter Hayley, 30, is currently in her last month of chemotherapy for cervical cancer. Paul said this money will be of great help. The Gatwick Airport worker said: “It’s just …
By Ramy Abou-Setta
• The Argus

Men charged after thousands of pounds worth of stock taken from phone shop

Sussex Police were called to the Three store in Montague Street, Worthing, following a break-in on March 7. Stock, including mobile phones and electronic devices such as headphones, was missing from the store room area, police said. Two suspects were identified by officers following CCTV enquiries. READ MORE: Man found …
By Ramy Abou-Setta
• The Argus