Ramy Abou-Setta

Reporter - The Argus


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Contact: ramy.abou-setta@theargus.co.uk / ramyabousetta@outlook.com

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Gatwick Airport reopens terminal after package triggers security alert

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 cleared security were required to evacuate at around 10.30am. Police said a “security cordon had been put in place” inside the South Terminal. Police blocked the entrance to the South Terminal (Image: Eddi...
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Brighton mosque 'poorly managed' as former trustee 'encouraged terrorism'

The Charity Commission opened an inquiry into Brighton Mosque and Muslim Community Centre, which operates the Dyke Road Mosque in Brighton, on August 3, 2022. The regulator stepped in over concerns of failures to resolve a ‘serious’ dispute which damaged the ‘charity’s governance and management’. The Charity Commission is the independent, non-ministerial government department that registers and regulates charities in England and Wales. READ MORE: Brighton woman refuses to leave flat...
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Sainsbury’s plans to shut four cafes in Sussex as part of big jobs cull

The supermarket giant announced it would be cutting 3,000 jobs and closing all of its remaining cafes this morning following a ‘particularly challenging cost environment’. The staff reduction represents around two per cent of the company’s current 148,000-strong workforce. It will see about 20 per cent of senior management roles cut as part of plans to focus on fewer, bigger roles and to simplify its head office and management teams. The retailer also said it had decided to close its...
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Bulldozers take over beach to bolster sea defences ahead of storm

The Environment Agency (EA) was moving shingle on the beaches from Shoreham to Lancing on Wednesday to bolster sea defences. Recent winter storms, such as Storm Bert in December, have eroded some of the beach in Lancing which provides a flood defence to coastal West Sussex. A yellow weather warning was issued for this weekend by the Met Office as Sussex braces for Storm Eowyn, bringing strong winds and disruption. So the EA was preparing for the beach to take the brunt. A public...
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Man charged with drink driving after van crashes into bridge

Police have said that a Ford Transit Van crashed into the North Mill Bridge in North Street in Midhurst, on Saturday, January 18 at 10.30pm. The damage sustained to the bridge led to a road closure that continued until Monday. READ MORE: Man charged with attempted murder after Storrington stabbing Daniel Collins, 44, of Rumbolds Hill, Midhurst was arrested and then charged with driving a motor vehicle when alcohol level above limit. Police have confirmed that he is bailed to appe...
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Man attacked with machete and suffers serious injuries

The incident occurred in Curteys Walk, Bewbush, in Crawley at 8.40pm on January 2. The victim, a 22-year-old local man, was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries. A further incident occurred in the vicinity of Bewbush shops nearly two weeks later at 3pm on January 13. No injuries were recorded on this occasion. Sussex Police believe the two incidents are linked involving people known to each other, and there is no known risk to the wider public. Sussex...
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Rock’n’roll hall of famers come to Brighton this summer

Lynyrd Skynyrd are coming back to the UK for the first time since 2019 for their tour Celebrating 50 Years of Lynyrd Skynyrd. The band from Jacksonville, Florida will be making a stop at the Brighton Centre on July 18. They will also be joined by county rock band, Blackberry Smoke, with £1 from every ticket donated to the newly launched Live Trust to support grassroots music venues. The Live Trust aims to support the grassroots music sector that is ‘such a vital part of the music eco...
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Southern Water apologises for 'unacceptable' outage in Sussex

This comes after Labour and Co-operative MP for Hastings Helena Dollimore questioned the water firm’s CEO Lawrence Gosden  in Parliament. The CEO has committed to review compensation for residents affected by the May 2024 Hastings water outage. Southern Water digging around the burst pipe in May 2024 (Image: Southern Water) More than 30,000 people in St Leonards and the Hastings area were left without water following a burst water main in Keeper's Wood. Mr Gosden faced questions at t...
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Brighton orchestra starts year in style with Duke Ellington-inspired concert

The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) will be hosting the Blue Notes: Duke Ellington, Wayne Shorter, Gwilym Simcock concert at the Brighton Dome on January 25 at 7.30pm.  Jazz pianist and composer Gwilym Simcock and his trio will lead the evening of 'classic cool' performing works by Wayne Shorter and Duke Ellington alongside Simcock’s own. American conductor and leading figure in contemporary and jazz music Clark Rundell will be conducting this concert. He has previously taken t...
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MP refers himself to parliamentary watchdog

Lib Dem MP John Milne for Horsham has referred himself to the Commons standards committee over his son holding a staff parliamentary pass. He said that his son Oscar was an unpaid volunteer to help him set up his office after he was elected last July. According to parliamentary rules, it is prohibited for MPs elected since 2017 to employ immediate family members. John Milne said: "Oscar Milne was acting as an unpaid volunteer, assisting me with the set-up of my office post-election....
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As it happened: Farmers take over Sussex supermarkets in tax protest

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New independent coffee shop opens its doors in Brighton

Spro Coffee Co officially opened in Norfolk Square, Brighton on Monday. Jordi van Dyk began preparing the store in December to for its launch in the new year.  Spro took over from 1UP Cafe, which closed in November, after being at the premises since 2021. Spro were offering free oat coffees on its opening day (Image: Argus/Ramy Abou-Setta) For the coffee shop's opening Spro worked alongside, Oatly and Elsewhere Coffee, to bring free oat coffees to the new customers. Jordi said: "...
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MP tells government to back plans to let young people work in EU

Liberal Democrat MP James MacCleary for Lewes presented a Ten-Minute Rule Bill on January 15 calling for the UK Government to negotiate a new Youth Mobility Scheme. The ten-minute rule process allows a backbench MP to make the case for a new law in a speech in ten minutes. The proposed arrangement by James, who is the Lib Dem spokesman for Europe, would grant young people, usually aged between 18-30, short-term visas to live, work, or study across the Channel - without reopening free mov...
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Pictures show police investigating death of man in tower block

The 41-year-old was found dead at Nettleton Court in Upper Hollingdean Road at around 10am this morning. Forensics officers have been seen coming out of the block with protective suits on. They have been putting bags with items from the scene into unmarked police vehicles. There were at least three of these vehicles parked close to Nettleton Court this afternoon. A statement from Sussex Police said: “An investigation into the circumstances of his death is underway, and the matter...
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Recap: Motorcyclist involved in serious crash on A24

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Investigation into former Labour MP dropped

Lloyd Russell-Moyle, MP for Brighton Kemptown for seven years, has been returned as a full member of the Cooperative and Labour party today. He was suspended by the Labour Party in May 2024 just before the July General Election due to an investigation into a complaint of alleged misconduct nine years ago. Mr Russell-Moyle disputed the claims at the time, calling them "vexatious and politically motivated". Today, the former MP has announced that the investigation by the Labour Party i...
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Man dies at tower block as police launch investigation

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Recap: 'Man dies' following emergency incident on main road

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Italian restaurant has shut down

Carluccio's in Eastgate Square, Chichester shut on January 12, and will be put on the market for sale. The Italian dining chain fell into administration in 2020. The business – which was founded by Antonio Carluccio in 1991 – hired insolvency specialists in March of that same year, after the impact of coronavirus exacerbated the firm’s long-standing financial difficulties. However, in May 2020, the brand and 30 of its restaurants was saved in a rescue deal by Boparan Restaurant Group...
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Pictures show aftermath of house destroyed by fire

Emergency services attended to reports of a fire at a derelict house in Kings Drive, Eastbourne at 12.50am yesterday morning (January 13). East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service sent fire crews from Eastbourne, Pevensey and Hailsham were in attendance using the aerial ladder platform and hose to extinguish the fire. A spokeswoman said: "Thermal imaging cameras were also used to check for hotspots. The incident was left with Sussex Police. "There were no casualties reported." READ MO...
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Person taken to hospital after car collides with HGV lorry on A27

Emergency services have been attending the incident on the A27 near Lewes since 3.30pm.  Sussex Police, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, South East Coast Ambulance Service and Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) have all been in attendance. A helicopter from KSS was dispatched to the area at 15.56pm. READ MORE: Boy arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Worthing A spokesman said: "Our crew arrived on scene at 15:56 where they worked with SECAmb, Sussex Police...
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