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  • VOICE OF THE THIRD AGE - LIS SOLKHON

    THE reports of horrific attacks on elderly people which seem to appear with distressing regularity are a disgrace to a civilised society. To be attacked in your own home for just a few shillings (often by young people, sad to say) is not only a physical

  • MAN DIES AFTER CRASH

    A MAN was killed in an accident with a Mercedes on an unlit country lane. The incident happened at around 11pm on Friday in London Road, Balcombe, when the man was injured by the saloon car heading north. Police are not naming the man until they have

  • KIDNAP KILLER JAILED FOR LIFE

    CAMPER van killer Denis Mulder was jailed for life today after admitting shooting a businessman through the head. Mulder, 51, blasted Tony Robinson at close range after meeting him to discuss buying his van. The murder took place the day after Mulder

  • BOGNOR recovered from a poor first half performance to earn a

    1-1 draw at Yeading in Division One. The home side, backed by a gale-force wind had already gone close when Scott Tarr's long-range effort deflected off Jay Pickering to give them a 27th-minute lead. Bognor equalised in the 48th minute when Neil Winter

  • SAFETY WORK AT DANGER JUNCTION

    URGENT safety improvements are to be carried out at one of the worst accident blackspots in Sussex following two serious crashes in just three days. Last Thursday, two men had a lucky escape when their Mercedes struck a tree and split in half at Hammerpot

  • A WILD NIGHT IN THE PARK

    RAIN and wind failed to dampen bonfire celebrations across Sussex at the weekend. In Brighton, the bad weather stopped just in time for a spectacular Hallowe'en firework display at Wild Park. Crowds gathered around a huge bonfire for the event, organised

  • BOSS'S FURY AT DEMO IN STREET

    controversial Shamrock Farm's managing director today spoke of her anger after animal rights protesters demonstrated outside her home. Nearly 50 people gathered outside her house in First Avenue, Worthing, to protest about the work of the farm, which

  • TEENAGER'S COURAGE IN MENINGITIS BATTLE

    A 15-year-old girl who was struck down by meningitis has returned home from hospital after a week-long battle against the killer disease. Clare Carter was too weak to talk but her father Alan said his brave daughter was doing well. The pupil from Bexhill

  • FOR THE LOVE OF KNIFE VICTIM JAY

    HUNDREDS of people paid a tearful tribute to tragic Brighton teenager Jay Kensett last night. They gathered as darkness fell to dedicate a memorial at the spot where he died of a stab wound earlier this year. And the moving ceremony, on Jay's birthday

  • STARS MISS POP PARTY IN DARK

    HUNDREDS of disappointed teenagers booed at an outdoor concert when top act 911 failed to show. The band called to say they were stuck in traffic, leaving fans of the funky threesome disappointed after they queued in the rain to see the chart-topping

  • VOICE OF THE ARGUS

    Give rubbish a thought IT's a problem that just won't go away - and it's getting worse. Thousands of tonnes of rubbish, from tea bags to tables and chairs, are dumped in Sussex every week and the amount is growing. Most of us don't think too hard about

  • VOICE OF THE THIRD AGE - LIS SOLKHON

    THE reports of horrific attacks on elderly people which seem to appear with distressing regularity are a disgrace to a civilised society. To be attacked in your own home for just a few shillings (often by young people, sad to say) is not only a physical

  • MAN DIES AFTER CRASH

    A MAN was killed in an accident with a Mercedes on an unlit country lane. The incident happened at around 11pm on Friday in London Road, Balcombe, when the man was injured by the saloon car heading north. Police are not naming the man until they have

  • Peterborough 1, Albion 1

    ALBION are chugging along nicely under Micky Adams. He hailed his team's resolute performance in an absorbing FA Cup deadlock as the best yet. "That is the best 90 minutes since myself and Alan (Cork) came to the club," Adams said. "We created numerous

  • GLITTERING START TO CHRISTMAS APPEAL

    Christmas arrived early yesterday with the glittering launch of the Evening Argus Christmas Appeal. Celebrities, including writer and broadcaster Derek Jameson, actress Dora Bryan, Peter Ellis from The Bill, former EastEnder David Roper, boxer Chris Eubank

  • BOSS'S FURY AT DEMO IN STREET

    controversial Shamrock Farm's managing director today spoke of her anger after animal rights protesters demonstrated outside her home. Nearly 50 people gathered outside her house in First Avenue, Worthing, to protest about the work of the farm, which

  • VOICE OF THE ARGUS

    Give rubbish a thought IT's a problem that just won't go away - and it's getting worse. Thousands of tonnes of rubbish, from tea bags to tables and chairs, are dumped in Sussex every week and the amount is growing. Most of us don't think too hard about

  • WIFE'S ICY WALK TO MAKE HISTORY

    A 46-year-old explorer from Billingshurst is planning to make history by walking to both the North and South poles with an all-woman expedition. Property developer Pom Oliver and her team want to toast the double and the millennium with champagne on ice

  • Peterborough 1, Albion 1

    ALBION are chugging along nicely under Micky Adams. He hailed his team's resolute performance in an absorbing FA Cup deadlock as the best yet. "That is the best 90 minutes since myself and Alan (Cork) came to the club," Adams said. "We created numerous

  • ANOTHER DEATH ON COAST ROAD

    A YOUNG driver died in an horrific seafront crash when his sports car ploughed into a lamppost. Witnesses say Paul Smith, 26, lost control as he swerved to avoid a car on the opposite side of the road that was waiting to turn right off the Kingsway in

  • GLITTERING START TO CHRISTMAS APPEAL

    Christmas arrived early yesterday with the glittering launch of the Evening Argus Christmas Appeal. Celebrities, including writer and broadcaster Derek Jameson, actress Dora Bryan, Peter Ellis from The Bill, former EastEnder David Roper, boxer Chris Eubank

  • WIFE'S ICY WALK TO MAKE HISTORY

    A 46-year-old explorer from Billingshurst is planning to make history by walking to both the North and South poles with an all-woman expedition. Property developer Pom Oliver and her team want to toast the double and the millennium with champagne on ice

  • KIDNAP KILLER JAILED FOR LIFE

    CAMPER van killer Denis Mulder was jailed for life today after admitting shooting a businessman through the head. Mulder, 51, blasted Tony Robinson at close range after meeting him to discuss buying his van. The murder took place the day after Mulder

  • BOGNOR recovered from a poor first half performance to earn a

    1-1 draw at Yeading in Division One. The home side, backed by a gale-force wind had already gone close when Scott Tarr's long-range effort deflected off Jay Pickering to give them a 27th-minute lead. Bognor equalised in the 48th minute when Neil Winter

  • SAFETY WORK AT DANGER JUNCTION

    URGENT safety improvements are to be carried out at one of the worst accident blackspots in Sussex following two serious crashes in just three days. Last Thursday, two men had a lucky escape when their Mercedes struck a tree and split in half at Hammerpot

  • A WILD NIGHT IN THE PARK

    RAIN and wind failed to dampen bonfire celebrations across Sussex at the weekend. In Brighton, the bad weather stopped just in time for a spectacular Hallowe'en firework display at Wild Park. Crowds gathered around a huge bonfire for the event, organised

  • ANOTHER DEATH ON COAST ROAD

    A YOUNG driver died in an horrific seafront crash when his sports car ploughed into a lamppost. Witnesses say Paul Smith, 26, lost control as he swerved to avoid a car on the opposite side of the road that was waiting to turn right off the Kingsway in

  • TEENAGER'S COURAGE IN MENINGITIS BATTLE

    A 15-year-old girl who was struck down by meningitis has returned home from hospital after a week-long battle against the killer disease. Clare Carter was too weak to talk but her father Alan said his brave daughter was doing well. The pupil from Bexhill

  • FOR THE LOVE OF KNIFE VICTIM JAY

    HUNDREDS of people paid a tearful tribute to tragic Brighton teenager Jay Kensett last night. They gathered as darkness fell to dedicate a memorial at the spot where he died of a stab wound earlier this year. And the moving ceremony, on Jay's birthday

  • STARS MISS POP PARTY IN DARK

    HUNDREDS of disappointed teenagers booed at an outdoor concert when top act 911 failed to show. The band called to say they were stuck in traffic, leaving fans of the funky threesome disappointed after they queued in the rain to see the chart-topping