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  • Traffic answers

    THERE is traffic chaos in much of Brighton at the moment and London Road traders are putting that down to the new traffic management scheme. In fact, most of the jams are being caused by gas main work in Viaduct Road which was specially delayed for two

  • A27 safety work drives motorists into the slow lane

    DRIVERS in the Lewes area face two weeks of lane closures and delays as the final phase of a £140,000 road barrier revamp kicks in. A new island barrier is being built on the A27 near Beddingham to stop traffic taking right turns opposite the junction

  • Pier picks up prize as best in Britain

    BRIGHTON'S Palace Pier has been chosen as Pier of the Year 1998 in Britain. It is the second piece of good news in a week for piers in Brighton. On Wednesday the West Pier received a £14 million lottery grant for restoration. The Pier of the Year is awarded

  • ANGER ON THE BRIGHTON LINE

    THOUSANDS of rail passengers faced delays of up to five hours last night after a breakdown near Burgess Hill. Passengers were left fuming at what Thameslink described as "one of the worst incidents we have ever had". Today a major investigation was launched

  • HELPING HAND INTO EUROPE

    A MAJOR package of practical measures to encourage smaller firms to export has been announced by the Government. The measures have been developed in response to recommendations by the Export Forum and are geared towards smaller firms. Trade minister Lord

  • A27 safety work drives motorists into the slow lane

    DRIVERS in the Lewes area face two weeks of lane closures and delays as the final phase of a £140,000 road barrier revamp kicks in. A new island barrier is being built on the A27 near Beddingham to stop traffic taking right turns opposite the junction

  • HEARD THE JOKE ABOUT LESSONS?

    A BRIGHTON expert is aiming to solve child reading problems - by cracking jokes. Dr Nicola Yuill is using riddles and word play to help seven to nine-year-olds stretch their interpreting skills. And teachers at the two Sussex schools where she has focused

  • BIKERS WON'T BE LEFT IN THE COLD

    BRIGHTON'S threatened bikers' haunt, The Waterfront Cafe and Bar, has been saved for the summer. It will be kept open while receivers try to sell the seafront venue. The cafe and pub on Madeira Drive, hugely popular as a meeting place, is being run by

  • HELPING HAND INTO EUROPE

    A MAJOR package of practical measures to encourage smaller firms to export has been announced by the Government. The measures have been developed in response to recommendations by the Export Forum and are geared towards smaller firms. Trade minister Lord

  • HEARD THE JOKE ABOUT LESSONS?

    A BRIGHTON expert is aiming to solve child reading problems - by cracking jokes. Dr Nicola Yuill is using riddles and word play to help seven to nine-year-olds stretch their interpreting skills. And teachers at the two Sussex schools where she has focused

  • BIKERS WON'T BE LEFT IN THE COLD

    BRIGHTON'S threatened bikers' haunt, The Waterfront Cafe and Bar, has been saved for the summer. It will be kept open while receivers try to sell the seafront venue. The cafe and pub on Madeira Drive, hugely popular as a meeting place, is being run by

  • Traffic answers

    THERE is traffic chaos in much of Brighton at the moment and London Road traders are putting that down to the new traffic management scheme. In fact, most of the jams are being caused by gas main work in Viaduct Road which was specially delayed for two

  • Pier picks up prize as best in Britain

    BRIGHTON'S Palace Pier has been chosen as Pier of the Year 1998 in Britain. It is the second piece of good news in a week for piers in Brighton. On Wednesday the West Pier received a £14 million lottery grant for restoration. The Pier of the Year is awarded

  • ANGER ON THE BRIGHTON LINE

    THOUSANDS of rail passengers faced delays of up to five hours last night after a breakdown near Burgess Hill. Passengers were left fuming at what Thameslink described as "one of the worst incidents we have ever had". Today a major investigation was launched