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High winds and storms led to a tent pole collapsing on its opening night and cancelling what was meant to be its first weekend in Valley Gardens outside St Peter's Church. So I went down to the fayre's relaunch on Thursday to experience all that was on offer. The entrance …

East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service sent eight fire engines after the building and several cars went up in flames shortly before 11.30am on Thursday (December 12). Fire and rescue crews were still tackling the blaze hours later as it spread to the main house. Front door of the property …

Those involved in the Peaceful Protest Against Aurora gathered outside West Hove Infant School in School Road and Hove Junior School in Holland Road on Friday afternoon. The group of nearly a hundred people included concerned parents, union representatives, musicians and some of the schoolchildren from the Hove schools. This …

East Sussex Fire and Rescue crews said eight fire engines had been sent to the scene of the garage blaze after the building and six cars went up in flames shortly before 11.30am. Fire and rescue crews said that they were continuing to tackle the blaze in the afternoon after …

The incident happened in Sea Road, near the junction with Endwell Road in Bexhill, at about 7.20pm on December 11. It involved a black Vauxhall Meriva car and a pedestrian at the zebra crossing. The pedestrian, a 64-year-old man from St Leonards, was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital …

Ajaz Karim, 70, continued to deny his offending despite already being jailed for 10 years. After he was released on licence, the former Eton sports master denied new allegations, forcing another victim to give evidence. READ MORE: Christ's Hospital school coach assaulted young girl A court heard the woman had …

In the NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board area, 8,705 patients were waiting for an autism assessment, up from 5,650 last year. Of these, 8,000 had a referral that had been open at least 13 weeks. It comes as waiting lists have increased across England, with an autism charity warning the …

Since the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton announced it could be shutting St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Hollingdean for good last month, school staff and parents have launched a campaign to save it with petitions and marches. On Thursday evening, the diocese held a meeting with parents to explain …

The previous Tory government acquired the HMP Northeye site near Bexhill for £15.4 million in a bid to accommodate asylum seekers. In a letter to local MP Kieran Mullan today, Angela Eagle, a minister for border security and asylum, confirmed that the Labour government will now be selling it instead. …

Numerous drugs warrants were executed, including at an address in Abbey Wood, London, which was linked to drug supply in Brighton. It led to the arrest of Muhammad Ali, 21, of Sewell Road, London, and Abdifatah Jaamac, 21, of Kidd Place, London. Both were charged with being concerned in the …

A decommissioned pay and display machine in Queen's Park, Brighton, was the most recent to get a scam sticker plastered on its front. The QR code, which says ‘Scan To Pay’, is positioned on the sign which asks drivers to use PayByPhone to pay for their parking. Councillor Trevor Muten, …

The Essex-born pop star Sam Ryder will be playing at The White Rock in Hastings tomorrow night, marking his second performance in the county. Speaking to The Argus as he travelled home from his run of shows in the US , he said: “I literally just got back from Nashville …

Smokey Robinson will perform at next summer’s Love Supreme which returns to Glynde Place near Lewes from July 4 to 6. Robinson is a Grammy winner who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. This will be his first performance in the UK in more …

Hospital colleagues were joined by invited guests and construction partners Morgan Sindall on November 22 to celebrate building works getting underway for a new urgent treatment centre. Known as UTCs, urgent treatment centres provide faster medical help for people when their condition is not life-threatening. They offer appointments via the …

According to several parents, the sickness swept through Telscombe Cliffs Academy in Telscombe Cliffs, Peacehaven - with children covered in sick and whole classes affected. The school said its pupils' health was of the 'utmost importance' and had encouraged staff and children to wash their hands thoroughly among other preventative …

Ajaz Karim, who worked at Christ’s Hospital School in Horsham between 1983 and 1993, has been found guilty of one count of indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14 on November 29. Police received the report in November 2022 that Karim, 70, of Broadlove Lane, Greater London, …

The Yellow Ribbon Campaign will create a giant yellow ribbon with lanterns on Hove Lawns on Monday at 7pm. The lanterns will be held by 101 people to symbolise the number of hostages taken after the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. The event will mark the launch …

Peter Kyle, Labour MP for Hove and Portslade and Bella Sankey, leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, approached Southern Water and got them to agree to fund the project. Residents volunteered to be part of the citizen science project and were trained to use testing equipment. Peter Kyle MP …

Supporters of St. Joseph’s School in Hollingdean, Brighton will be participating in a march this Saturday to raise awareness about the potential closure of the school. The march will begin at the school in Davey Drive at 10am, where they will walk together to St Joseph's Catholic Church for a …

The first assisted dying debate in the House of Commons in almost a decade took place on Friday. Assisted dying could now be legalised in England and Wales after a historic vote saw proposed legislation clear its first hurdle in Parliament. The new law is proposing to legalise assisted dying …

Following a joint investigation by Brighton’s Community Investigation Team and the Metropolitan Police, it was found that Jahzadd Ryan was running and controlling a drug line, named Major. The line had been actively selling crack cocaine and heroin in Brighton and was linked to Ryan’s phone. Officers conducted a warrant …

Brighton and Hove City Council is capping short single journeys around the city from December 1 until January 31, 2025. Passengers will be able to check local operators' websites to discover where you can get to for £1. They will be working with all the local bus operators and using …

Homebase was waiting on around £5 million of tax rebates before collapsing into administration last week. It comes as the stricken firm has set a deadline of the end of next week for potential buyers to snap up its remaining shops in the UK and Ireland. Homebase appointed administrators at …

Sussex Police have partially closed Cannon Place in Brighton causing delays to hundreds of shoppers trying to leave city centre. Cars can be seen stuck at a standstill as police divert the traffic from Churchill Square Car Park on to Russell Road. Police have blocked the junction with the seafront …

Christopher Mallet, 40, will appear at Guildford Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. The former Sussex Police constable based in Horsham, has been accused of attacking a woman he met on a dating app when he was off-duty in May 2019. READ MORE: Hastings: Woman arrested on suspicion of common assault He …

The 65-year-old was driving alone along Ardingly Road, Lindfield at around 6.35am on Friday when he crashed. Police sadly confirmed he was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin have been informed. A closure was put in place from Stonecross Lane to Francis Road in both directions. Sussex …

The South Terminal was closed to new passengers for more than four hours on Friday as Sussex Police deployed its bomb disposal unit because of “the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage”. The force said it was called to the airport at 8.20am and passengers who had not …

The 65-year-old was driving alone along Ardingly Road, Lindfield at around 6.35am on Friday when he crashed. Police sadly confirmed he was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin have been informed. A closure was put in place from Stonecross Lane to Francis Road in both directions. Sussex …

Sussex Police have partially closed Cannon Place in Brighton causing delays to hundreds of shoppers trying to leave city centre. Cars can be seen stuck at a standstill as police divert the traffic from Churchill Square Car Park on to Russell Road. Police have blocked the junction with the seafront …

Christopher Mallet, 40, will appear at Guildford Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. The former Sussex Police constable based in Horsham, has been accused of attacking a woman he met on a dating app when he was off-duty in May 2019. READ MORE: Hastings: Woman arrested on suspicion of common assault He …