HUNDREDS of workers were evacuated last night after a 40ft gas cloud formed over a Crawley industrial estate. Nearly 50 firefighters worked until nearly midnight to disperse a plume of hydrogen chloride that formed after a 300kg drum began leaking at
BRIGHTON designers today turned the tables on the film world by predicting what cinemas would look like in the 21st century. Film-goers could be able to watch the latest flick on the Underground, in shopping centres or even while swimming. Odeon Cinemas
A YOUNG shop manager was stabbed five times by robbers today. The two raiders were lying in wait as the manager was opening his branch of Currys electrical shop, off Old Shoreham Road, Hove at about 8am. The victim was found lying on the floor in a pool
CARL Pittaway revelled in a new role as Hove at last got their first away win of the season. Pittaway switched from No.8 to inside centre and scored four tries in a 31-19 London Three South East success. The result is another hammerblow to Horsham's hopes
Lewes will complete the final step in a remarkable rise from obscurity should they clinch promotion from National League division one this season. It is only six years since Lewes were playing regional league hockey and were considered mere minnows to
GIANT hitman Lorenzo Pinamonte is out to make a big impression at Withdean. The 6ft 3ins Italian striker, so impressive on his Albion debut at Swansea on Saturday, can't wait to show the club's home fans what he can do. Pinamonte, signed on a month's
WORTHING'S millennium festivities will end at 8pm on New Year's Eve. Planned performances by street entertainers, bands and local music and drama groups which had due to run from 8pm until midnight will not now take place after fears over safety. But
A MOTHER who suffered catastrophic head injuries in a motorbike crash in which her husband was killed has won £2.85 million damages. Miranda Oakford, now 32, was riding pillion on the Suzuki motorbike driven by her husband, Trevor, when it collided with
AFTER last week's office party incident, in which I found self being advanced upon by latest technology bore from the printers, I had decided not to bother with any more office Christmas parties. Was admonished by editor to effect that, by refusing such
AN MP has pledged to fight waste incineration at a harbour targeted for a major redevelopment. Ivor Caplin confirmed his opposition to any plans to site an incinerator at Shoreham Harbour after East Sussex county councillors ruled Brighton and Hove should
A FATHER has been jailed for 30 months for killing his baby daughter. Imtiaz Ul-Haq Najam, 37, threw his two-month-old daughter across the room when she would not stop crying, a court heard. The tot suffered a 10cm long fracture to her skull when her
WHEN Clare and Simon Barwick's baby is born they have not ruled out calling the latest addition Chris or George - Chris after the DJ who gave them the chance of a lifetime and George after the 19th Century author who sealed their fate as Britain's first
SUSSEX Police are launching a unique advertising campaign - to recruit informers who will snitch on villains. The adverts will appear in a local newspaper alongside lonely heart and garage sale columns in a bid to net and disrupt burglars, handlers and
SION Jenkins, the deputy headmaster jailed for life for the murder of his foster daughter Billie-Jo, today lost his appeal against conviction. The Court of Appeal in London upheld a jury's verdict that it was Jenkins, 41, who bludgeoned 13-year-old Billie-Jo
BRIGHTON designers today turned the tables on the film world by predicting what cinemas would look like in the 21st century. Film-goers could be able to watch the latest flick on the Underground, in shopping centres or even while swimming. Odeon Cinemas
CARL Pittaway revelled in a new role as Hove at last got their first away win of the season. Pittaway switched from No.8 to inside centre and scored four tries in a 31-19 London Three South East success. The result is another hammerblow to Horsham's hopes
Lewes will complete the final step in a remarkable rise from obscurity should they clinch promotion from National League division one this season. It is only six years since Lewes were playing regional league hockey and were considered mere minnows to
GIANT hitman Lorenzo Pinamonte is out to make a big impression at Withdean. The 6ft 3ins Italian striker, so impressive on his Albion debut at Swansea on Saturday, can't wait to show the club's home fans what he can do. Pinamonte, signed on a month's
WORTHING'S millennium festivities will end at 8pm on New Year's Eve. Planned performances by street entertainers, bands and local music and drama groups which had due to run from 8pm until midnight will not now take place after fears over safety. But
A MOTHER who suffered catastrophic head injuries in a motorbike crash in which her husband was killed has won £2.85 million damages. Miranda Oakford, now 32, was riding pillion on the Suzuki motorbike driven by her husband, Trevor, when it collided with
HUNDREDS of friends and family celebrated the life and mourned the loss of antique dealer John Hart-Gould yesterday following his death earlier this year. The 46-year-old, who was manager of the Brighton Flea Market, died in hospital after being attacked
AFTER last week's office party incident, in which I found self being advanced upon by latest technology bore from the printers, I had decided not to bother with any more office Christmas parties. Was admonished by editor to effect that, by refusing such
TWELVE years ago when Jessica Stevenson played Nancy in her school production of Oliver few in the audience could have known they were watching a star in the making. Now the actress, who grew up in Brighton, has been named Best Female Newcomer at the
SUSSEX Police are launching a unique advertising campaign - to recruit informers who will snitch on villains. The adverts will appear in a local newspaper alongside lonely heart and garage sale columns in a bid to net and disrupt burglars, handlers and
AT THIS time of year I like to tell a story, so allow me to dip into my memory box and pay homage to the man who taught me my craft - and also happened to be the most unforgettable reporter I ever met. He was Jack Smyth, a softly spoken Irishman with
TRADING standards officers in East Sussex are urging businesses in the county to be wary of postal invitations to apply for inclusion in business guides. Filing in and sending off applications for entries in the guides, they say, could lead to firms forking
A MAN behind a terrifying blackmail campaign against air stewardesses based at Gatwick has been jailed for eight years. Airline engineer Keith Downer, 41, sent letters to the women ordering them to provide him with indecent photographs of themselves,
HAYWARDS Heath and Lewes both reached the festive break with important wins in London Two South . Heath's 52-13 verdict at home to Dorking keeps them among London Two South's leading pack while lowly Lewes lifted spirits with their 36-0 mauling of Askeans
HUNDREDS of friends and family celebrated the life and mourned the loss of antique dealer John Hart-Gould yesterday following his death earlier this year. The 46-year-old, who was manager of the Brighton Flea Market, died in hospital after being attacked
TWELVE years ago when Jessica Stevenson played Nancy in her school production of Oliver few in the audience could have known they were watching a star in the making. Now the actress, who grew up in Brighton, has been named Best Female Newcomer at the
A 32-YEAR-OLD angler has been jailed for life after he admitted murdering a man in Hastings. David Hills was sentenced for what Mr Justice Potts described as the "horrific" killing of fishing fanatic John Saunders, 53. Detectives were called in after
AT THIS time of year I like to tell a story, so allow me to dip into my memory box and pay homage to the man who taught me my craft - and also happened to be the most unforgettable reporter I ever met. He was Jack Smyth, a softly spoken Irishman with
TRADING standards officers in East Sussex are urging businesses in the county to be wary of postal invitations to apply for inclusion in business guides. Filing in and sending off applications for entries in the guides, they say, could lead to firms forking
HUNDREDS of workers were evacuated last night after a 40ft gas cloud formed over a Crawley industrial estate. Nearly 50 firefighters worked until nearly midnight to disperse a plume of hydrogen chloride that formed after a 300kg drum began leaking at
A MAN behind a terrifying blackmail campaign against air stewardesses based at Gatwick has been jailed for eight years. Airline engineer Keith Downer, 41, sent letters to the women ordering them to provide him with indecent photographs of themselves,
A YOUNG shop manager was stabbed five times by robbers today. The two raiders were lying in wait as the manager was opening his branch of Currys electrical shop, off Old Shoreham Road, Hove at about 8am. The victim was found lying on the floor in a pool
HAYWARDS Heath and Lewes both reached the festive break with important wins in London Two South . Heath's 52-13 verdict at home to Dorking keeps them among London Two South's leading pack while lowly Lewes lifted spirits with their 36-0 mauling of Askeans
AN MP has pledged to fight waste incineration at a harbour targeted for a major redevelopment. Ivor Caplin confirmed his opposition to any plans to site an incinerator at Shoreham Harbour after East Sussex county councillors ruled Brighton and Hove should
A FATHER has been jailed for 30 months for killing his baby daughter. Imtiaz Ul-Haq Najam, 37, threw his two-month-old daughter across the room when she would not stop crying, a court heard. The tot suffered a 10cm long fracture to her skull when her
WHEN Clare and Simon Barwick's baby is born they have not ruled out calling the latest addition Chris or George - Chris after the DJ who gave them the chance of a lifetime and George after the 19th Century author who sealed their fate as Britain's first
SION Jenkins, the deputy headmaster jailed for life for the murder of his foster daughter Billie-Jo, today lost his appeal against conviction. The Court of Appeal in London upheld a jury's verdict that it was Jenkins, 41, who bludgeoned 13-year-old Billie-Jo
A 32-YEAR-OLD angler has been jailed for life after he admitted murdering a man in Hastings. David Hills was sentenced for what Mr Justice Potts described as the "horrific" killing of fishing fanatic John Saunders, 53. Detectives were called in after
