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  • A matter of discipline, Parking points, Post hase

    A teacher today tells us what it was like working at East Brighton College of Media and the Arts. It does not make happy reading. All highfaluting notions about media and the arts went out of the window for many teachers at this struggling school. The

  • Feedback with Chris Chandler

    This week's story about a police officer being attacked at a weekend hunt really put the fox among the hounds. Inspector Ray Apps was kicked and punched by three men while on anti-saboteur duty at the South Down and Eridge Hunt in Halland, near Lewes.

  • Council homes to be sold

    Thousands of homes in West Sussex could be privatised by the end of the year. Chichester and Horsham district councils have been given the go-ahead by the Government to transfer their housing stock to privately-run companies. The move will only go ahead

  • Writers' £11,000 from the lottery

    A project to encourage new writing for the Brighton Festival has been awarded more than £11,000 from the National Lottery. Theatre and Beyond (TAB) was launched at last year's festival with a production of Bleeding Chunks, which showcased extracts of

  • Racing- Brighton racecourse appoints director

    Brighton racecourse executive has appointed experienced steward and horseman Christopher Hall as a non-executive director. Hall has been a Jockey Club member for ten years and has served a three-year stint on the disciplinary cCommittee of the club. He

  • Non-League football - Hurdle turns down World Cup date

    Gus Hurdle has turned down a chance to play in the World Cup to help Crawley in their relegation fight. The on-loan midfielder could be playing for Barbados in their World Cup qualifying match against Grenada tomorrow. Instead, he will take to the field

  • Rugby - Winters' tale with happy ending

    Roy Winters admits he can thank the British Lions skipper for helping him back into the England set-up. Now the 25-year-old former Haywards Heath flanker aims to return the favour by seeing Martin Johnson to a winning start at the helm of the A team.

  • Law chief asks to see the Argus

    The Lord Chancellor has demanded to see Argus stories on the spiralling level of unpaid court fines in East Sussex. The Argus exclusively revealed how East Sussex magistrates' courts are owed more than £4 million in fines. At a meeting with MP Ivor Caplin

  • Lewes crash report blames rail staff

    Failures by the driver, platform staff and the guard are to blame for the Lewes train crash, according to a report. The Health and Safety Executive report into the smash, which derailed a passenger train travelling from London Victoria to Hastings, blamed

  • Jazz lover Pete gets musical send-off

    Jazz fan Peter Burtenshaw was determined his funeral was not going to be a sombre affair. Peter, who died from an asbestos-related disease last week at the age of 60, wanted to leave his family and friends with happy memories. His widow Patricia, daughter

  • Child abuse special - Expert speaks out

    Agencies involved in the Brighton neglect case did not best serve the interests of the five neglected children. According to a leading childcare expert they followed most of the guidelines and procedures in the 1987 Children's Act, but this was not enough

  • Emergency crews in sea rescue

    Firefighter and an ambulance crew came to the rescue when they saw a man run across the road in front of them and jump into the sea. The ambulance crew were driving down Carlisle Parade in Hastings towards the end of their shift when they saw the man

  • Resign call to schools' chief

    Councillors called for the resignation of the executive councillor for education after she helped to suppress a letter. They said it was impossible for parents and teacher to have any confidence in Frieda Warman-Brown after she kept quiet about a letter

  • Few tempted by Somerfield offer

    Village stores in Sussex have given a mixed reaction to Somerfield's plans to supply independent retailers. Somerfield is offering to deliver goods and to supply in small quantities convenient for smaller shops. Robert Reece, who manages stores in Laughton

  • Council homes to be sold

    Thousands of homes in West Sussex could be privatised by the end of the year. Chichester and Horsham district councils have been given the go-ahead by the Government to transfer their housing stock to privately-run companies. The move will only go ahead

  • Council's jobs for the boys

    More women are getting top jobs with the biggest employer in town. But they still have some way to go before they catch up with the men at Brighton and Hove Council. A census conducted last month showed the council's workforce is 64 per cent female and

  • Golf - Battling Paul is cast as hero

    Paul Jones might have finished on Seaford's beaten side in the Davies and Tate Trophy opener against Worthing, but the pint-sized 15-year-old is anything but a loser. Five weeks ago Paul broke his right arm when falling off his bike. The cast came off

  • Albion - What a load of nonsense

    Dick Knight has poured scorn on a renewed bid for the club by health farm tycoon Stephen Purdew. Purdew has restated his offer to pump millions of pounds into the Seagulls after a "chance meeting" with Knight yesterday. But Knight has laughed off Purdew's

  • Rugby - Winters' tale with happy ending

    Roy Winters admits he can thank the British Lions skipper for helping him back into the England set-up. Now the 25-year-old former Haywards Heath flanker aims to return the favour by seeing Martin Johnson to a winning start at the helm of the A team.

  • Motorists fear road 'chaos'

    Fed-up drivers warn Worthing is heading for gridlock as roadworks are promised for one of the town's main routes. Lane closures will be in force on the busy A24 at Broadwater Bridge, near Teville Gate, for six weeks from Monday. Drivers fear a combination

  • Lewes crash report blames rail staff

    Failures by the driver, platform staff and the guard are to blame for the Lewes train crash, according to a report. The Health and Safety Executive report into the smash, which derailed a passenger train travelling from London Victoria to Hastings, blamed

  • Child abuse special - Expert speaks out

    Agencies involved in the Brighton neglect case did not best serve the interests of the five neglected children. According to a leading childcare expert they followed most of the guidelines and procedures in the 1987 Children's Act, but this was not enough

  • Five deny shooting charges

    Five police officers accused in connection with the fatal shooting of James Ashley denied the charges. Ashley, 39, was in bed when he was shot dead on January 15, 1998, at Western Road, St Leonards, Hastings. At the Old Bailey today, one officer charged

  • Computer hackers con Conquest

    Computer hackers have conned a hospital out of thousands of pounds after hacking into a telephone network. The Conquest Hospital, in Hastings, has fallen prey to con artists who managed to infiltrate their voicemail system. The thieves then made a number

  • Few tempted by Somerfield offer

    Village stores in Sussex have given a mixed reaction to Somerfield's plans to supply independent retailers. Somerfield is offering to deliver goods and to supply in small quantities convenient for smaller shops. Robert Reece, who manages stores in Laughton

  • Poppea and pals strike the right note

    Four talented youngsters from Burgess Hill School for Girls will make sweet music in the final of a national competition. Poppea Daniel, her sister Agnes, Tania Beard and Rebecca Wilks are preparing for the chamber music event at Radley College, Abingdon

  • County health chief resigns

    The chief executive of the debt-ridden West Sussex Health Authority has quit. Peter Catchpole has resigned from his £90,000 a year job with the body to pursue an academic career involving research into health care management. Mr Catchpole, who once stood

  • Juicy guide to Brighton and Hove

    Energetic, outspoken Gilly Smith and calm and collected Lucy Shuttleworth describe themselves as the Red Bull and vodka of the literary world. The pair have pooled their talents and passion for the town to write the Juicy Guide to Brighton and Hove. It

  • Council's jobs for the boys

    More women are getting top jobs with the biggest employer in town. But they still have some way to go before they catch up with the men at Brighton and Hove Council. A census conducted last month showed the council's workforce is 64 per cent female and

  • Golf - Battling Paul is cast as hero

    Paul Jones might have finished on Seaford's beaten side in the Davies and Tate Trophy opener against Worthing, but the pint-sized 15-year-old is anything but a loser. Five weeks ago Paul broke his right arm when falling off his bike. The cast came off

  • Racing - Saturday's four meetings

    Ten TV races at Lingfield, Newcastle and Uttoxeter, plus a National Hunt card at Market Rasen. Racing starts at 1.30 pm, last race 5.20pm. Naylor's Nag: Mr Moriarty - 3.05 Uttoxeter Recommended stake £4 win Monty's Marvel: Royale de Vassy - 4.50 Fakenham

  • Albion - What a load of nonsense

    Dick Knight has poured scorn on a renewed bid for the club by health farm tycoon Stephen Purdew. Purdew has restated his offer to pump millions of pounds into the Seagulls after a "chance meeting" with Knight yesterday. But Knight has laughed off Purdew's

  • Death overdose mother 'wanted to be found'

    A mother-of-four who had tried to take her life numerous times died after taking a drug overdose, an inquest heard. Tracey King, 35, of Queens Road, Worthing, was found dead at her home on December 4 after her family became concerned about her whereabouts

  • Albion - McPhee's in the limelight

    Albion prospect Chris McPhee has been handed an early birthday present by manager Micky Adams. McPhee is not 17 until Monday, but Adams says both he and fellow teenage forward Scott Ramsay will play "some part" in tomorrow's trip to Lincoln. The Seagulls

  • College hoping to land record deal

    A leading record label could be pumping thousands of pounds into a college to help its bid for performing arts status. Bosses at EMI contacted Boundstone Community College in Lancing after hearing of its bid for £580,000 of Government funding. Representatives

  • Motorists fear road 'chaos'

    Fed-up drivers warn Worthing is heading for gridlock as roadworks are promised for one of the town's main routes. Lane closures will be in force on the busy A24 at Broadwater Bridge, near Teville Gate, for six weeks from Monday. Drivers fear a combination

  • Protesters target MPs'building

    Campaigners brought the offices of Brighton's two Labour MPs to a standstill when they took over the building. About 35 people protesting against the Government's Prevention of Terrorism Bill took part in the peaceful occupation of the offices on the

  • Son died doing what he loved

    Teenager Dennis Kenyon was "mad about helicopters" and wanted to set up a business called Helidynamics. His mother Emma Hanson spoke about her 18-year-old son after listening to evidence of how he and two other friends died in a helicopter crash last

  • Five deny shooting charges

    Five police officers accused in connection with the fatal shooting of James Ashley denied the charges. Ashley, 39, was in bed when he was shot dead on January 15, 1998, at Western Road, St Leonards, Hastings. At the Old Bailey today, one officer charged

  • Computer hackers con Conquest

    Computer hackers have conned a hospital out of thousands of pounds after hacking into a telephone network. The Conquest Hospital, in Hastings, has fallen prey to con artists who managed to infiltrate their voicemail system. The thieves then made a number

  • £100,000 road guard scandal

    Residents of East Sussex will have to pay an extra £100,000 a year for a road to nowhere. East Sussex County Council has revealed it will have to pay the multi-thousand-pound bill for security men guarding the unopened stretch of the A22 near Eastbourne

  • A matter of discipline, Parking points, Post hase

    A teacher today tells us what it was like working at East Brighton College of Media and the Arts. It does not make happy reading. All highfaluting notions about media and the arts went out of the window for many teachers at this struggling school. The

  • Feedback with Chris Chandler

    This week's story about a police officer being attacked at a weekend hunt really put the fox among the hounds. Inspector Ray Apps was kicked and punched by three men while on anti-saboteur duty at the South Down and Eridge Hunt in Halland, near Lewes.

  • Poppea and pals strike the right note

    Four talented youngsters from Burgess Hill School for Girls will make sweet music in the final of a national competition. Poppea Daniel, her sister Agnes, Tania Beard and Rebecca Wilks are preparing for the chamber music event at Radley College, Abingdon

  • County health chief resigns

    The chief executive of the debt-ridden West Sussex Health Authority has quit. Peter Catchpole has resigned from his £90,000 a year job with the body to pursue an academic career involving research into health care management. Mr Catchpole, who once stood

  • Juicy guide to Brighton and Hove

    Energetic, outspoken Gilly Smith and calm and collected Lucy Shuttleworth describe themselves as the Red Bull and vodka of the literary world. The pair have pooled their talents and passion for the town to write the Juicy Guide to Brighton and Hove. It

  • Writers' £11,000 from the lottery

    A project to encourage new writing for the Brighton Festival has been awarded more than £11,000 from the National Lottery. Theatre and Beyond (TAB) was launched at last year's festival with a production of Bleeding Chunks, which showcased extracts of

  • Racing- Brighton racecourse appoints director

    Brighton racecourse executive has appointed experienced steward and horseman Christopher Hall as a non-executive director. Hall has been a Jockey Club member for ten years and has served a three-year stint on the disciplinary cCommittee of the club. He

  • Non-League football - Hurdle turns down World Cup date

    Gus Hurdle has turned down a chance to play in the World Cup to help Crawley in their relegation fight. The on-loan midfielder could be playing for Barbados in their World Cup qualifying match against Grenada tomorrow. Instead, he will take to the field

  • Racing - Saturday's four meetings

    Ten TV races at Lingfield, Newcastle and Uttoxeter, plus a National Hunt card at Market Rasen. Racing starts at 1.30 pm, last race 5.20pm. Naylor's Nag: Mr Moriarty - 3.05 Uttoxeter Recommended stake £4 win Monty's Marvel: Royale de Vassy - 4.50 Fakenham

  • Death overdose mother 'wanted to be found'

    A mother-of-four who had tried to take her life numerous times died after taking a drug overdose, an inquest heard. Tracey King, 35, of Queens Road, Worthing, was found dead at her home on December 4 after her family became concerned about her whereabouts

  • Albion - McPhee's in the limelight

    Albion prospect Chris McPhee has been handed an early birthday present by manager Micky Adams. McPhee is not 17 until Monday, but Adams says both he and fellow teenage forward Scott Ramsay will play "some part" in tomorrow's trip to Lincoln. The Seagulls

  • College hoping to land record deal

    A leading record label could be pumping thousands of pounds into a college to help its bid for performing arts status. Bosses at EMI contacted Boundstone Community College in Lancing after hearing of its bid for £580,000 of Government funding. Representatives

  • Law chief asks to see the Argus

    The Lord Chancellor has demanded to see Argus stories on the spiralling level of unpaid court fines in East Sussex. The Argus exclusively revealed how East Sussex magistrates' courts are owed more than £4 million in fines. At a meeting with MP Ivor Caplin

  • Protesters target MPs'building

    Campaigners brought the offices of Brighton's two Labour MPs to a standstill when they took over the building. About 35 people protesting against the Government's Prevention of Terrorism Bill took part in the peaceful occupation of the offices on the

  • Jazz lover Pete gets musical send-off

    Jazz fan Peter Burtenshaw was determined his funeral was not going to be a sombre affair. Peter, who died from an asbestos-related disease last week at the age of 60, wanted to leave his family and friends with happy memories. His widow Patricia, daughter

  • Son died doing what he loved

    Teenager Dennis Kenyon was "mad about helicopters" and wanted to set up a business called Helidynamics. His mother Emma Hanson spoke about her 18-year-old son after listening to evidence of how he and two other friends died in a helicopter crash last

  • Emergency crews in sea rescue

    Firefighter and an ambulance crew came to the rescue when they saw a man run across the road in front of them and jump into the sea. The ambulance crew were driving down Carlisle Parade in Hastings towards the end of their shift when they saw the man

  • Resign call to schools' chief

    Councillors called for the resignation of the executive councillor for education after she helped to suppress a letter. They said it was impossible for parents and teacher to have any confidence in Frieda Warman-Brown after she kept quiet about a letter

  • £100,000 road guard scandal

    Residents of East Sussex will have to pay an extra £100,000 a year for a road to nowhere. East Sussex County Council has revealed it will have to pay the multi-thousand-pound bill for security men guarding the unopened stretch of the A22 near Eastbourne