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  • Gloom is lifting for manufacturers

    The gloom surrounding manufacturing may finally be lifting, figures from the Confederation of British Industry have shown. The CBI's monthly survey of industrial trends showed manufacturers' expectations for output over the coming four months were at

  • Hospital faces stress fracture

    Stress levels among hospital staff have risen so high they are threatening to overtake back pain as the biggest cause of sickness. A report reveals 16 per cent of all working time lost at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath is caused by anxiety

  • Voice of the Third Age, by Lis Solkhon

    Every time I step into the shower these days I check to see whether I have developed webbed feet. I have been wet and dry so many times recently that I really wonder that my shoes still go on my feet without some difficulty. I had to go to London for

  • Charity at home

    Six or seven letters from Mr Morgan in as many weeks sure shows signs of panic. Part of his last letter, in which he sings the praises of Gordon Brown for wiping the slate clean of many billions of pounds owed to us by the so-called poor countries, is

  • Chosen lifestyle

    I was interested to read the letter from Mrs K. Green about the hard life of the travellers (December 11). Firstly, the travellers are not exactly forced into their vans to roam around the towns and countryside. Secondly, they do have use of many of rate

  • Punctual buses

    P. La Planch asks for a 25 per cent reliability and punctuality improvement in the New Year to match the 25 per cent increase in the CentreFare (Opinion, December 13). If the 25 per cent reduction in bus fares from outer residential areas leads to a 25

  • Museum closed

    It is disgraceful that Hove Museum will be closed for more than a year simply to install a lift and adjust the floors. Had my late husband's firm taken so long over such work we would have been living on sardines. Such a closure - at a time when other

  • Sad departure

    Hanningtons, the North Street department store in Brighton, has been a place where thousands of people have done their Christmas shopping over the years. But this time will be the last because the store is being sold and will close its doors for the last

  • Broken by-laws

    Do signs such as no cycling, no dogs on beach and dogs must be kept on leads mean that you can do all of these things? It seems there are a lot of people flouting the law openly along Brighton and Hove seafront. When I reported an owner allowing her dog

  • Keep creative buzz in town

    The arts are not just good fun for Brighton and Hove. They happen to be big business for the towns as well. A new report shows that 1,600 firms, or almost a fifth of the total business community, are part of the creative economy. But there is a widespread

  • Pagham 'Superkids'

    Pagham manager Richie Reynolds believes he will struggle to keep his young table-topping side together. His superkids served up a seven-goal treat with an excellent exhibition of football on a heavy Nyetimber Lane pitch against shell-shocked Whitehawk

  • Zoe mum delighted at becoming grandmother

    A thrilled Julia Peckham has spoken of her delight at being a first-time grandmother. She was with her daughter, television and radio personality Zoe Ball, and new dad Norman Cook before and after the birth of 8lb 5oz Woody at London's exclusive Portland

  • Residents unanimous beach stays unspoilt

    If Councillor Willson is leading the campaign to save Southwick Beach why was he absent from the recent public meeting chaired by local MP Tim Loughton at Kings Manor School? More then 200 people representing a diversity of views turned up but there was

  • Transfer talk does not bother Bobby

    Albion wonder boy Bobby Zamora has not been affected by transfer talk. The denial came from assistant boss Bob Booker after Zamora was overshadowed by Mansfield marksman Chris Greenacre. A second-half double by Greenacre sentenced the Seagulls to a 2-

  • Overseas aid for Salvation Army

    The Salvation Army has received a £600,000 boost for its new £2.5 million community centre being built in the centre of Brighton. A Hong Kong based financial charity trust impressed with the work and vision the Salvation Army has for Brighton and Hove

  • Lawyers strike

    Lawyers in Sussex plan to strike this afternoon in a bid to win improved legal aid payments. The "Day of Action", running from 5pm to the same time tomorrow, will mean criminal solicitors boycotting police stations and courts in Crawley, Mid Sussex and

  • Commuters hit by more chaos

    Rail travellers faced more disruption today after a landslide and more wet weather hit services from the Sussex coast. There are delays of up to 25 minutes on the London to Brighton line because of a flood in Patcham Tunnel, between Hassocks and Preston

  • Our city by the sea

    The Queen has named Brighton and Hove a city for the new millennium. Together with Wolverhampton and Inverness, we beat competition from 36 other towns. Home Office minister Mike O'Brien announced the winners in the House of Commons today. The Queen chose

  • Gloom is lifting for manufacturers

    The gloom surrounding manufacturing may finally be lifting, figures from the Confederation of British Industry have shown. The CBI's monthly survey of industrial trends showed manufacturers' expectations for output over the coming four months were at

  • Hospital faces stress fracture

    Stress levels among hospital staff have risen so high they are threatening to overtake back pain as the biggest cause of sickness. A report reveals 16 per cent of all working time lost at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath is caused by anxiety

  • Rogue cycles

    I wonder if the reason that the cycle lane laws are not being enforced is that the police are too busy trying to catch the cyclists who persist in flouting the law. Some act dangerously by riding without lights at night and riding on the footpath and

  • Love Matters, by Julia Meanwell

    Is it possible to have platonic friends of the opposite sex once you are in a committed relationship? The answer is not a straight forward one. Many people who have partners also manage to continue their friendships with members of the opposite sex. On

  • Creative way to boost business

    Brighton and Hove have always been magnets for the more creative elements of society. From the exotic spires of the Royal Pavilion to the music of DJ Fatboy Slim, the town has a reputation for attracting people with unconventional ideas. But while the

  • Minister backs operation to crack crime

    Home Office Minister Lord Bassam has given his backing to a major police crackdown on alcohol-related crime in Hastings. The former leader of Brighton and Hove Council visited Hastings on Friday evening where he was briefed on Operation Marble. It operates

  • Chosen lifestyle

    I was interested to read the letter from Mrs K. Green about the hard life of the travellers (December 11). Firstly, the travellers are not exactly forced into their vans to roam around the towns and countryside. Secondly, they do have use of many of rate

  • Last Christmas for famous store

    Department store maintenance man Anthony Carey normally paints, decorates and fixes pipes. But once a year Brighton's oldest department store Hanningtons calls on his services as a talented pianist to provide some festive cheer during the Christmas period

  • Sad departure

    Hanningtons, the North Street department store in Brighton, has been a place where thousands of people have done their Christmas shopping over the years. But this time will be the last because the store is being sold and will close its doors for the last

  • Broken by-laws

    Do signs such as no cycling, no dogs on beach and dogs must be kept on leads mean that you can do all of these things? It seems there are a lot of people flouting the law openly along Brighton and Hove seafront. When I reported an owner allowing her dog

  • Keep creative buzz in town

    The arts are not just good fun for Brighton and Hove. They happen to be big business for the towns as well. A new report shows that 1,600 firms, or almost a fifth of the total business community, are part of the creative economy. But there is a widespread

  • Weak position

    I have just seen your front page headline (Argus, December 13) and assumed that you had taken an about-turn - I thought it referred to the Place To Be logo printed underneath. I read on and found that this was the Brighton and Hove Council's reaction

  • Pagham 'Superkids'

    Pagham manager Richie Reynolds believes he will struggle to keep his young table-topping side together. His superkids served up a seven-goal treat with an excellent exhibition of football on a heavy Nyetimber Lane pitch against shell-shocked Whitehawk

  • Zoe mum delighted at becoming grandmother

    A thrilled Julia Peckham has spoken of her delight at being a first-time grandmother. She was with her daughter, television and radio personality Zoe Ball, and new dad Norman Cook before and after the birth of 8lb 5oz Woody at London's exclusive Portland

  • Residents unanimous beach stays unspoilt

    If Councillor Willson is leading the campaign to save Southwick Beach why was he absent from the recent public meeting chaired by local MP Tim Loughton at Kings Manor School? More then 200 people representing a diversity of views turned up but there was

  • Bears coach blasts comedy of errors

    Coach Mark Dunning slammed Bears' attacking work as "a comedy of errors" as they wasted another chance to shine on the big stage in a 79-84 loss to Derby Storm. This may not have been a thrashing of the type Bears endured on their previous outing before

  • Transfer talk does not bother Bobby

    Albion wonder boy Bobby Zamora has not been affected by transfer talk. The denial came from assistant boss Bob Booker after Zamora was overshadowed by Mansfield marksman Chris Greenacre. A second-half double by Greenacre sentenced the Seagulls to a 2-

  • Zamora has to take a back seat

    Mansfield's menacing answer to Bobby Zamora inflicted Albion's worst defeat since the end of August when they beat the Seagulls 2-0. All eyes were on Zamora again at Field Mill after Cardiff's rejected £1.2 million bid. But Chris Greenacre upstaged the

  • Minister backs operation to crack crime

    Home Office Minister Lord Bassam has given his backing to a major police crackdown on alcohol-related crime in Hastings. The former leader of Brighton and Hove Council visited Hastings on Friday evening where he was briefed on Operation Marble. It operates

  • Lawyers strike

    Lawyers in Sussex plan to strike this afternoon in a bid to win improved legal aid payments. The "Day of Action", running from 5pm to the same time tomorrow, will mean criminal solicitors boycotting police stations and courts in Crawley, Mid Sussex and

  • Concerns over number of refugees in Sussex

    Sussex is home to more than 15,000 asylum seekers, Government figures reveal. The bulk live in Brighton and Hove, where there are almost 6,400. In East Sussex there are 5,000 while west of the county there lives just under 4,900. Many have been relocated

  • Police step up hunt for knife attacker

    This is the man police are hunting in connection with at least nine knife attacks in Brighton and Hove. Police issued this CD fit today in the hope witnesses will come forward. They warned the man should not be approached and anyone spotting him should

  • Dame Vera battles to aid school

    Dame Vera Lynn is fighting to prevent a school named after her from closing. Dame Vera says it would be a "crime" if the school for children with cerebral palsy has to close its doors next March. At her home in Ditchling, near Brighton, she said: "It

  • Commuters hit by more chaos

    Rail travellers faced more disruption today after a landslide and more wet weather hit services from the Sussex coast. There are delays of up to 25 minutes on the London to Brighton line because of a flood in Patcham Tunnel, between Hassocks and Preston

  • Exiled princesses discover healing hands

    Two exiled Russian princesses have turned their hands to healing after discovering magnetic bracelets and collars with amazing powers. Princess Helena Lobaniv-Rostovsky, who has lived most of her life in Hove with her mother Princess Roxane, spotted the

  • No small change for charities

    Passengers who threw £10,000 of loose change into Gatwick Airport's fountains will see their cash go to a good cause. Staff at the airport have fished out the cash and plan to give it to four groups trying to improve the lives of people with mental and

  • £1 scheme hoped to fare well

    Labour MP Des Turner is backing a £1 flat fare trial system on buses, which will be introduced in the New Year. The Kemp Town MP was at Conway Street bus garage in Hove with Roger French, managing director of Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company to

  • Tomboy - Hanningtons

    This is the last christmas for Hanningtons. Tomboy appears daily in The Argus and is updated each day on this website. You can see more of Tomboy on www.moontoon.co.uk The Moontoon website also has comic strips, greeting cards, magazine illustrations

  • Good wholesome fun

    During the pantomime season, I would like to pay tribute and wish a happy retirement to Brighton and Hove resident and favourite character Jack Tripp. I read this week that Jack has finally retired after a record-breaking 50 consecutive years as a pantomime

  • Pagan days

    Here's a tip for hard-up housewives. Save pounds this Christmas by simply renouncing Christianity and celebrating the winter solstice the traditional pagan way. Your kids will love fasting all day and dancing naked round a bonfire until the early hours

  • Rogue cycles

    I wonder if the reason that the cycle lane laws are not being enforced is that the police are too busy trying to catch the cyclists who persist in flouting the law. Some act dangerously by riding without lights at night and riding on the footpath and

  • Love Matters, by Julia Meanwell

    Is it possible to have platonic friends of the opposite sex once you are in a committed relationship? The answer is not a straight forward one. Many people who have partners also manage to continue their friendships with members of the opposite sex. On

  • Me and My Kids, by Bini McCall

    This week has been my Christmas socialising week. I am not much of a party animal these days, unlike in my distant past when I used to club it six nights a week. Nowadays, I am in bed by half ten, my social life being restricted to walking the dog and

  • Police act as the complaints flood in

    Police have promised to crack down hard on drivers causing extra havoc during the flooding in West Sussex. Part of The Hornet at Chichester was closed, apart from essential access, on Friday because some drivers were travelling too fast and threatening

  • Minister backs operation to crack crime

    Home Office Minister Lord Bassam has given his backing to a major police crackdown on alcohol-related crime in Hastings. The former leader of Brighton and Hove Council visited Hastings on Friday evening where he was briefed on Operation Marble. It operates

  • Notable dates

    Up to now the Argus has not drawn the attention of readers to two important dates not very far away. December 31, 2000 is the end of the 20th century and January 1, 2001 is the beginning of the 21st century and the third millennium. I find the omission

  • Caravan taxes

    Recently, I have seen correspondence in The Argus regarding the flooded out residents of Lewes having to pay council tax on their temporary caravan accommodation. Councillor Willson (Opinion, December 6) asks people to direct their fire at their MPs while

  • Video vapours

    Pasha Whiston, aged 14 months, has inspired her mother Emma into a venture which could help thousands of other tots. Emma has made a video called My Clever Baby which aims to stimulate young children into achieving their full learning potential. It has

  • Last Christmas for famous store

    Department store maintenance man Anthony Carey normally paints, decorates and fixes pipes. But once a year Brighton's oldest department store Hanningtons calls on his services as a talented pianist to provide some festive cheer during the Christmas period

  • Weak position

    I have just seen your front page headline (Argus, December 13) and assumed that you had taken an about-turn - I thought it referred to the Place To Be logo printed underneath. I read on and found that this was the Brighton and Hove Council's reaction

  • Creative way to boost business

    Brighton and Hove have always been magnets for the more creative elements of society. From the exotic spires of the Royal Pavilion to the music of DJ Fatboy Slim, the town has a reputation for attracting people with unconventional ideas. But while the

  • Bears coach blasts comedy of errors

    Coach Mark Dunning slammed Bears' attacking work as "a comedy of errors" as they wasted another chance to shine on the big stage in a 79-84 loss to Derby Storm. This may not have been a thrashing of the type Bears endured on their previous outing before

  • Zamora has to take a back seat

    Mansfield's menacing answer to Bobby Zamora inflicted Albion's worst defeat since the end of August when they beat the Seagulls 2-0. All eyes were on Zamora again at Field Mill after Cardiff's rejected £1.2 million bid. But Chris Greenacre upstaged the

  • Concerns over number of refugees in Sussex

    Sussex is home to more than 15,000 asylum seekers, Government figures reveal. The bulk live in Brighton and Hove, where there are almost 6,400. In East Sussex there are 5,000 while west of the county there lives just under 4,900. Many have been relocated

  • Police step up hunt for knife attacker

    This is the man police are hunting in connection with at least nine knife attacks in Brighton and Hove. Police issued this CD fit today in the hope witnesses will come forward. They warned the man should not be approached and anyone spotting him should

  • Exiled princesses discover healing hands

    Two exiled Russian princesses have turned their hands to healing after discovering magnetic bracelets and collars with amazing powers. Princess Helena Lobaniv-Rostovsky, who has lived most of her life in Hove with her mother Princess Roxane, spotted the

  • No small change for charities

    Passengers who threw £10,000 of loose change into Gatwick Airport's fountains will see their cash go to a good cause. Staff at the airport have fished out the cash and plan to give it to four groups trying to improve the lives of people with mental and

  • £1 scheme hoped to fare well

    Labour MP Des Turner is backing a £1 flat fare trial system on buses, which will be introduced in the New Year. The Kemp Town MP was at Conway Street bus garage in Hove with Roger French, managing director of Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company to

  • Last Christmas for famous store

    Department store maintenance man Anthony Carey normally paints, decorates and fixes pipes. But once a year Brighton's oldest department store Hanningtons calls on his services as a talented pianist to provide some festive cheer during the Christmas period

  • Tomboy - Hanningtons

    This is the last christmas for Hanningtons. Tomboy appears daily in The Argus and is updated each day on this website. You can see more of Tomboy on www.moontoon.co.uk The Moontoon website also has comic strips, greeting cards, magazine illustrations

  • Good wholesome fun

    During the pantomime season, I would like to pay tribute and wish a happy retirement to Brighton and Hove resident and favourite character Jack Tripp. I read this week that Jack has finally retired after a record-breaking 50 consecutive years as a pantomime

  • Pagan days

    Here's a tip for hard-up housewives. Save pounds this Christmas by simply renouncing Christianity and celebrating the winter solstice the traditional pagan way. Your kids will love fasting all day and dancing naked round a bonfire until the early hours

  • Me and My Kids, by Bini McCall

    This week has been my Christmas socialising week. I am not much of a party animal these days, unlike in my distant past when I used to club it six nights a week. Nowadays, I am in bed by half ten, my social life being restricted to walking the dog and

  • Voice of the Third Age, by Lis Solkhon

    Every time I step into the shower these days I check to see whether I have developed webbed feet. I have been wet and dry so many times recently that I really wonder that my shoes still go on my feet without some difficulty. I had to go to London for

  • Police act as the complaints flood in

    Police have promised to crack down hard on drivers causing extra havoc during the flooding in West Sussex. Part of The Hornet at Chichester was closed, apart from essential access, on Friday because some drivers were travelling too fast and threatening

  • Charity at home

    Six or seven letters from Mr Morgan in as many weeks sure shows signs of panic. Part of his last letter, in which he sings the praises of Gordon Brown for wiping the slate clean of many billions of pounds owed to us by the so-called poor countries, is

  • Notable dates

    Up to now the Argus has not drawn the attention of readers to two important dates not very far away. December 31, 2000 is the end of the 20th century and January 1, 2001 is the beginning of the 21st century and the third millennium. I find the omission

  • Caravan taxes

    Recently, I have seen correspondence in The Argus regarding the flooded out residents of Lewes having to pay council tax on their temporary caravan accommodation. Councillor Willson (Opinion, December 6) asks people to direct their fire at their MPs while

  • Punctual buses

    P. La Planch asks for a 25 per cent reliability and punctuality improvement in the New Year to match the 25 per cent increase in the CentreFare (Opinion, December 13). If the 25 per cent reduction in bus fares from outer residential areas leads to a 25

  • Video vapours

    Pasha Whiston, aged 14 months, has inspired her mother Emma into a venture which could help thousands of other tots. Emma has made a video called My Clever Baby which aims to stimulate young children into achieving their full learning potential. It has

  • Museum closed

    It is disgraceful that Hove Museum will be closed for more than a year simply to install a lift and adjust the floors. Had my late husband's firm taken so long over such work we would have been living on sardines. Such a closure - at a time when other

  • No small change for charities

    Passengers who threw £10,000 of loose change into Gatwick Airport's fountains will see their cash go to a good cause. Staff at the airport have fished out the cash and plan to give it to four groups trying to improve the lives of people with mental and

  • Creative way to boost business

    Brighton and Hove have always been magnets for the more creative elements of society. From the exotic spires of the Royal Pavilion to the music of DJ Fatboy Slim, the town has a reputation for attracting people with unconventional ideas. But while the

  • £10m not enough for county's roads

    Councillors want more funding for roads and transport despite a £10 million handout by the Government. East Sussex County Council has welcomed the increased funds for 2001/2 but says it needs more to carry out its full programme of works under the Local

  • Hospital faces stress fracture

    Stress levels among hospital staff have risen so high they are threatening to overtake back pain as the biggest cause of sickness. A report reveals 16 per cent of all working time lost at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath is caused by anxiety

  • Overseas aid for Salvation Army

    The Salvation Army has received a £600,000 boost for its new £2.5 million community centre being built in the centre of Brighton. A Hong Kong based financial charity trust impressed with the work and vision the Salvation Army has for Brighton and Hove

  • Accident victim is beaten up

    A pedestrian was left with serious head injuries after he was knocked down by a car, then beaten about the head with an iron bar by its occupants. The 28-year-old victim was walking along Railway Approach, Worthing, when he was clipped by a black Ford

  • Our city by the sea

    The Queen has named Brighton and Hove a city for the new millennium. Together with Wolverhampton and Inverness, we beat competition from 36 other towns. Home Office minister Mike O'Brien announced the winners in the House of Commons today. The Queen chose