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  • Youngsters spring into action with garden

    Spring has sprung for some youngsters from Waterfield First School at Crawley. The bulbs that they planted a year ago have pushed through the earth to become a dazzling display. Youngsters Catherine Watson and Krusha Amin, both seven, couldn't wait to

  • Racing special - On course for a winner

    The future is looking bright for Brighton Racecourse as it sheds its rundown image. With an ambitious programme of investment and modernisation, manager Northern Racing hopes it can bring back the glory days of the 1950s when Brighton races regularly

  • Still fighting killer disease

    In the two decades since HIV/Aids hit the headlines with generous doses of doom, lies and loathing, gay men have been among the most vigilant risk groups to take steps to prevent the disease. They have lobbied governments, handed out condoms, worked tirelessly

  • Speedway - Screen test for Joe

    Joe Screen believes he can complete a hat-trick of triumphs with three different teams this season. Eastbourne's new big-money signing has already tasted title success with two of his previous clubs, Belle Vue and Bradford. Now the ace, with his trademark

  • Albion - Ling has something to prove

    Martin Ling aims to prove Barnet and Leyton Orient wrong by contributing to Albion's play-off push. The Seagulls' deadline-beating signing played a couple of reserve games for tomorrow's hosts after losing his place at Brisbane Road. "They made me false

  • Surprise, surprise, blind fate hit us both

    When Matthew Stredwick started his new job he told colleagues he was about to appear on Blind Date. But the 21-year-old sales executive was stunned to discover workmate David Sizer had already beaten him to it. The Brighton lads will both become TV stars

  • I'm an OAP and rapping by the sea, innit!

    Meeting 75-year-old Joan Clark, you might expect a chat about hip replacements not hip hop. But when she was asked to dress up as Channel 4 presenter Ali G to plug a sheltered housing roadshow, Joan thought the idea was "wicked". Joan, a retired lollipop

  • Demanding a debate on child cruelty

    A full council debate into the Brighton child cruelty case was called for today. As more councillors gave their support for a public inquiry, Coun John Sheldon, deputy leader of the Conservative group, gave notice of a motion for a Brighton and Hove Council

  • Boxing - Welch turns down £50,000

    Scott Welch has turned down a £50,000 offer from Frank Warren to lure him out of retirement. The ex-Shoreham heavyweight wants £100,000 to fight giant Russian Vladimir Klitschko, the European champion. "If they offered me good money I would think about

  • A victory for Simon's sake

    The family of a student crushed to death are celebrating after making legal history. Simon Jones's family have won their battle to bring manslaughter charges against his employers. They won their High Court case against the Crown Prosecution Service,

  • Albion - Bench mark for new boy

    Deadline signing Martin Ling will have to wait for his chance with Albion. Manager Micky Adams has revealed his new capture will be on the bench for tomorrow's vital trip to Barnet. "I have not seen him for a while and I don't know his level of fitness

  • Racing - Saturday's three meetings

    Nine TV races at Doncaster, Kempton and Newbury. Racing starts at 1.30pm, finishes at 5.15pm. Naylor's Nag: J J Baboo- 3.05 Newbury Recommended stake £8 win Yesterday's Naylor's Nag, Monnaie Forte was second at 7/1. Running total on an initial tax-free

  • Bench mark for new boy

    MARTIN Ling will have to wait for his chance with Albion. Manager Micky Adams has revealed his new capture will be on the bench for tomorrow's vital trip to Barnet. "I have not seen him for a while and I don't know his level of fitness," said Adams. "

  • The best pub in Brighton and Hove?

    The search to find the best pub landlord in Brighton and Hove is on - could it be your local? The Argus has launched a competition in partnership with the Juicy Awards, which have been billed as the towns' equivalent to the Oscars. We want to hear from

  • Search is called off for missing fisherman

    The search for a missing fisherman has been called off for good. The coastguard aircrew resumed its search for 37-year-old fisherman Steven Weatherall yesterday for four hours but was forced back to shore at 2pm due to fog conditions at sea. The Coastguard

  • Queen honours PC for bravery

    The Queen has honoured a police dog handler for bravery after he tackled a knifeman during a siege. PC Antoni Smith has received the Queen's Commendation for Bravery, one of the highest awards a police officer can receive, for his role in the siege in

  • A victory for Simon's sake

    THE family of a student crushed to death are celebrating after making legal history in their battle to bring manslaughter charges against his employers. Simon Jones's family won their High Court case against the Crown Prosecution Service, which has twice

  • Dialog agrees to sell to media firm

    Managers at technology group Dialog Corporation have agreed to sell the bulk of the company to Canadian media giant Thomson Corporation for £174 million. The sale follows a tough period for Dialog since being saddled with massive debts from the 1997 takeover

  • COMMUNITY NEWS

    KEMP TOWN John Randall Kemp TOWN CRICKET CLUB: The club is looking for new members. They play at East Brighton park every Saturday and Sunday, nets on a Thursday.They need to recruite new enthusiastic players for this year's season. If you can bail them

  • Fear of tragedy after attack

    Arsonists who have targeted the same block of flats regularly could spark a tragedy, fire bosses have warned. They attacked the block in Dalewood Gardens, Northgate, Crawley, for the sixth time in six weeks last night. Two fire crews from Crawley were

  • Youngsters spring into action with garden

    Spring has sprung for some youngsters from Waterfield First School at Crawley. The bulbs that they planted a year ago have pushed through the earth to become a dazzling display. Youngsters Catherine Watson and Krusha Amin, both seven, couldn't wait to

  • Teacher faces obscenity case

    A music teacher has been accused of sending obscene mail. The teacher at Christ's Hospital School, Horsham, faces two charges under the Protection of Harassment Act 1997 and ten charges of sending abusive or indecent articles through the post. He will

  • Still fighting killer disease

    In the two decades since HIV/Aids hit the headlines with generous doses of doom, lies and loathing, gay men have been among the most vigilant risk groups to take steps to prevent the disease. They have lobbied governments, handed out condoms, worked tirelessly

  • Speedway - Screen test for Joe

    Joe Screen believes he can complete a hat-trick of triumphs with three different teams this season. Eastbourne's new big-money signing has already tasted title success with two of his previous clubs, Belle Vue and Bradford. Now the ace, with his trademark

  • Juicy guide to Brighton and Hove

    Gilly Smith and 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 promises to be a quirky insider's guide

  • Albion - Ling has something to prove

    Martin Ling aims to prove Barnet and Leyton Orient wrong by contributing to Albion's play-off push. The Seagulls' deadline-beating signing played a couple of reserve games for tomorrow's hosts after losing his place at Brisbane Road. "They made me false

  • I'm an OAP and rapping by the sea, innit!

    Meeting 75-year-old Joan Clark, you might expect a chat about hip replacements not hip hop. But when she was asked to dress up as Channel 4 presenter Ali G to plug a sheltered housing roadshow, Joan thought the idea was "wicked". Joan, a retired lollipop

  • Welch turns down £50,000

    SCOTT Welch has turned down a £50,000 offer from his former promoter Frank Warren to lure him out of retirement. The ex-Shoreham heavyweight wants £100,000 to fight giant Russian Vladimir Klitschko, the European champion. "If they offered me good money

  • Racing - Saturday's three meetings

    Nine TV races at Doncaster, Kempton and Newbury. Racing starts at 1.30pm, finishes at 5.15pm. Naylor's Nag: J J Baboo- 3.05 Newbury Recommended stake £8 win Yesterday's Naylor's Nag, Monnaie Forte was second at 7/1. Running total on an initial tax-free

  • Albion down the Canaries

    Two first-half goals were enough to earn Albion Reserves three points at Carrow Road last night. It wasn't vintage stuff but Albion did enough to weather a late storm by the Canaries. Norwich deserved at least a draw for their efforts, but paid a heavy

  • Bench mark for new boy

    MARTIN Ling will have to wait for his chance with Albion. Manager Micky Adams has revealed his new capture will be on the bench for tomorrow's vital trip to Barnet. "I have not seen him for a while and I don't know his level of fitness," said Adams. "

  • Counting the cost of lazy sundays

    Worthing businesses are losing thousands of pounds every week by not opening on Sundays all year round. The claim comes from Worthing traders who say shops and businesses are losing out by not taking advantage of hundreds of potential customers who are

  • The best pub in Brighton and Hove?

    The search to find the best pub landlord in Brighton and Hove is on - could it be your local? The Argus has launched a competition in partnership with the Juicy Awards, which have been billed as the towns' equivalent to the Oscars. We want to hear from

  • Queen honours PC for bravery

    The Queen has honoured a police dog handler for bravery after he tackled a knifeman during a siege. PC Antoni Smith has received the Queen's Commendation for Bravery, one of the highest awards a police officer can receive, for his role in the siege in

  • Man may hold clue to rape

    Police are urging a man who is believed to have spoken to a rape victim minutes before she was attacked to come forward. Detectives investigating the rape of the 20-year-old woman in Warrior Square, Hastings, last Friday are anxious to talk to a man,

  • Dialog agrees to sell to media firm

    Managers at technology group Dialog Corporation have agreed to sell the bulk of the company to Canadian media giant Thomson Corporation for £174 million. The sale follows a tough period for Dialog since being saddled with massive debts from the 1997 takeover

  • Voice of the Argus

    He deserves a better NHS, Money troubles, Pension posse Three-year-old Robbie Retfalvy is living proof there's a crisis in the National Health Service. The little boy from Southwick was due to be operated on this week to straighten out his twisted feet

  • COMMUNITY NEWS

    KEMP TOWN John Randall Kemp TOWN CRICKET CLUB: The club is looking for new members. They play at East Brighton park every Saturday and Sunday, nets on a Thursday.They need to recruite new enthusiastic players for this year's season. If you can bail them

  • Fear of tragedy after attack

    Arsonists who have targeted the same block of flats regularly could spark a tragedy, fire bosses have warned. They attacked the block in Dalewood Gardens, Northgate, Crawley, for the sixth time in six weeks last night. Two fire crews from Crawley were

  • Teacher faces obscenity case

    A music teacher has been accused of sending obscene mail. The teacher at Christ's Hospital School, Horsham, faces two charges under the Protection of Harassment Act 1997 and ten charges of sending abusive or indecent articles through the post. He will

  • Feedback with Chris Chandler

    All the soccer fans I know seem to spend a disproportionate amount of time going misty-eyed about Clogger Smith's great goal in Nineteen Hundred and Frozen to Death. Or they are always challenging each other with tricky questions about Dixie Dean and

  • Juicy guide to Brighton and Hove

    Gilly Smith and 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 promises to be a quirky insider's guide

  • Racing - Friday's three meetings

    Flat card at Doncaster, mixed card at Newbury and a National Hunt card at Kelso. Racing starts at 1.30pm, finishes at 4.50pm. Naylor's Nag: Monnaie Forte- 4.00 Wincanton Recommended stake £5 win Yesterday's Naylor's Nag, Doigts D'or was unplaced. Running

  • Albion - Reserves down the Canaries

    Two first-half goals were enough to earn Albion Reserves three points at Carrow Road last night. It wasn't vintage stuff but Albion did enough to weather a late storm by the Canaries. Norwich deserved at least a draw for their efforts, but paid a heavy

  • Welch turns down £50,000

    SCOTT Welch has turned down a £50,000 offer from his former promoter Frank Warren to lure him out of retirement. The ex-Shoreham heavyweight wants £100,000 to fight giant Russian Vladimir Klitschko, the European champion. "If they offered me good money

  • Albion down the Canaries

    Two first-half goals were enough to earn Albion Reserves three points at Carrow Road last night. It wasn't vintage stuff but Albion did enough to weather a late storm by the Canaries. Norwich deserved at least a draw for their efforts, but paid a heavy

  • Ling: I'll prove them all wrong

    MARTIN Ling aims to prove Barnet and Leyton Orient wrong by contributing to Albion's play-off push. The Seagulls' deadline-beating signing played a couple of reserve games for tomorrow's hosts after losing his place at Brisbane Road. "They made me false

  • Cash call to stem rise in homeless

    Government cash is being sought to fund a post to help rough sleepers in Littlehampton and Bognor after concern was raised that numbers are rising. At present the exact figures for people sleeping rough on the streets are unknown but agencies in the towns

  • Counting the cost of lazy sundays

    Worthing businesses are losing thousands of pounds every week by not opening on Sundays all year round. The claim comes from Worthing traders who say shops and businesses are losing out by not taking advantage of hundreds of potential customers who are

  • Fishermen protest at council's harbour plans

    Fishermen and council bosses are at loggerheads over the future of Littlehampton harbour. Protesting fishermen gathered on the river banks to demonstrate about plans to build 68 houses and 15 units and open up the Arun river bank to pedestrians. The plans

  • Still fighting killer disease

    TWENTY years have passed since stories about a feared, mysterious disease emerged. Much has changed but many people are still at risk of contracting HIV/Aids. Health reporter RACHEL PALMER looks at a project designed to try to change that. IN the two

  • I'm an OAP, an Ali G wannabe and I'm rapping by the sea, innit!

    MEETING 75-year-old Joan Clark, you might expect a chat about hip replacements not hip hop. But when she was asked to dress up as Channel 4 presenter Ali G to plug a sheltered housing roadshow, Joan thought the idea was "wicked". Joan, a retired lollipop

  • Man may hold clue to rape

    Police are urging a man who is believed to have spoken to a rape victim minutes before she was attacked to come forward. Detectives investigating the rape of the 20-year-old woman in Warrior Square, Hastings, last Friday are anxious to talk to a man,

  • Voice of the Argus

    He deserves a better NHS, Money troubles, Pension posse Three-year-old Robbie Retfalvy is living proof there's a crisis in the National Health Service. The little boy from Southwick was due to be operated on this week to straighten out his twisted feet

  • Feedback with Chris Chandler

    All the soccer fans I know seem to spend a disproportionate amount of time going misty-eyed about Clogger Smith's great goal in Nineteen Hundred and Frozen to Death. Or they are always challenging each other with tricky questions about Dixie Dean and

  • Racing special - On course for a winner

    The future is looking bright for Brighton Racecourse as it sheds its rundown image. With an ambitious programme of investment and modernisation, manager Northern Racing hopes it can bring back the glory days of the 1950s when Brighton races regularly

  • Surprise, surprise, blind fate hit us both

    When Matthew Stredwick started his new job he told colleagues he was about to appear on Blind Date. But the 21-year-old sales executive was stunned to discover workmate David Sizer had already beaten him to it. The Brighton lads will both become TV stars

  • Racing - Friday's three meetings

    Flat card at Doncaster, mixed card at Newbury and a National Hunt card at Kelso. Racing starts at 1.30pm, finishes at 4.50pm. Naylor's Nag: Monnaie Forte- 4.00 Wincanton Recommended stake £5 win Yesterday's Naylor's Nag, Doigts D'or was unplaced. Running

  • Albion - Reserves down the Canaries

    Two first-half goals were enough to earn Albion Reserves three points at Carrow Road last night. It wasn't vintage stuff but Albion did enough to weather a late storm by the Canaries. Norwich deserved at least a draw for their efforts, but paid a heavy

  • Demanding a debate on child cruelty

    A full council debate into the Brighton child cruelty case was called for today. As more councillors gave their support for a public inquiry, Coun John Sheldon, deputy leader of the Conservative group, gave notice of a motion for a Brighton and Hove Council

  • Boxing - Welch turns down £50,000

    Scott Welch has turned down a £50,000 offer from Frank Warren to lure him out of retirement. The ex-Shoreham heavyweight wants £100,000 to fight giant Russian Vladimir Klitschko, the European champion. "If they offered me good money I would think about

  • A victory for Simon's sake

    The family of a student crushed to death are celebrating after making legal history. Simon Jones's family have won their battle to bring manslaughter charges against his employers. They won their High Court case against the Crown Prosecution Service,

  • Albion - Bench mark for new boy

    Deadline signing Martin Ling will have to wait for his chance with Albion. Manager Micky Adams has revealed his new capture will be on the bench for tomorrow's vital trip to Barnet. "I have not seen him for a while and I don't know his level of fitness

  • Ling: I'll prove them all wrong

    MARTIN Ling aims to prove Barnet and Leyton Orient wrong by contributing to Albion's play-off push. The Seagulls' deadline-beating signing played a couple of reserve games for tomorrow's hosts after losing his place at Brisbane Road. "They made me false

  • Cash call to stem rise in homeless

    Government cash is being sought to fund a post to help rough sleepers in Littlehampton and Bognor after concern was raised that numbers are rising. At present the exact figures for people sleeping rough on the streets are unknown but agencies in the towns

  • Fishermen protest at council's harbour plans

    Fishermen and council bosses are at loggerheads over the future of Littlehampton harbour. Protesting fishermen gathered on the river banks to demonstrate about plans to build 68 houses and 15 units and open up the Arun river bank to pedestrians. The plans

  • Still fighting killer disease

    TWENTY years have passed since stories about a feared, mysterious disease emerged. Much has changed but many people are still at risk of contracting HIV/Aids. Health reporter RACHEL PALMER looks at a project designed to try to change that. IN the two

  • I'm an OAP, an Ali G wannabe and I'm rapping by the sea, innit!

    MEETING 75-year-old Joan Clark, you might expect a chat about hip replacements not hip hop. But when she was asked to dress up as Channel 4 presenter Ali G to plug a sheltered housing roadshow, Joan thought the idea was "wicked". Joan, a retired lollipop

  • Search is called off for missing fisherman

    The search for a missing fisherman has been called off for good. The coastguard aircrew resumed its search for 37-year-old fisherman Steven Weatherall yesterday for four hours but was forced back to shore at 2pm due to fog conditions at sea. The Coastguard

  • A victory for Simon's sake

    THE family of a student crushed to death are celebrating after making legal history in their battle to bring manslaughter charges against his employers. Simon Jones's family won their High Court case against the Crown Prosecution Service, which has twice