Government job schemes should be restructured, with employers becoming more involved in drawing up the programmes, according to a report. Existing programmes should be turned "back to front" so they start with employers and their recruitment needs, then
Ted Baker, the designer clothing retailer, has warned that a tough Christmas trading period would cause profits for the year to come in below market expectations. Retail sales rose by 19 per cent year-on-year in the period from November 1 to December
Building company Persimmon is attempting to create the UK's largest housebuilding company with a £537 million takeover offer for rival firm Beazer. The cash-and-share offer is the latest in a round of moves within the sector after Taylor Woodrow agreed
Like the famous woman who once wore it, the bright pink silk tafetta dress has star quality. Next weekend, crowds at a craft event in Brighton are expected to queue up to get a glimpse of the gown worn by Madonna in the Hollywood blockbuster Evita. It
Depleted Bognor averted a shock exit in the Sussex Senior Cup as they came from two goals down to win 3-2 away to in-form County League side Hassocks. Matt Russell grabbed the winner from close range with just three minutes remaining. Hassocks had gone
Leaders of a consortium that came second in a contest to build a library say the battle is not yet over. Last year, Brighton and Hove Council announced the Norwich Union Public Private Partnership was the preferred bidder for the multi-million pound library
Plans to revive a major leisure complex could be delayed for up to a year following the collapse of a previous project. The £25 million scheme for the King Alfred Leisure Centre on Hove seafront folded last year after councillors rejected revised plans
It could cost councils millions of pounds to repair crumbling cliffs along the Sussex coastline after months of bad weather. In the past three months, there have been cliff collapses and mud slides at Brighton Marina, Telscombe Cliffs, Peacehaven and
Lewes MP Norman Baker was today basking in the limelight as the backbencher who brought down one of the country's most powerful politicians. Questions about the Hinduja passport affair by the Liberal Democrat's Dome spokesman were being hailed as the
Building company Persimmon is attempting to create the UK's largest housebuilding company with a £537 million takeover offer for rival firm Beazer. The cash-and-share offer is the latest in a round of moves within the sector after Taylor Woodrow agreed
A man lends his fire-engines to Eastenders to make rain. 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
Council taxpayers in West Sussex face an increase in their bills when the demands are sent out in April. A tax rise of between five and six per cent is likely to be recommended by members of the county council's Cabinet at a meeting next week. The actual
Horsham have signed Sussex Open veteran champion Ian Girdler for their British League premier division championship-chasing team. He will make his debut on Sunday at home to Reading. Girdler, from Surrey, has just reached the veterans ranks after turning
Forget Bobby Zamora. Some Albion fans rate Chris McPhee the most promising youngster at the club. That was the shock result of a website poll run by Total Football magazine. They asked supporters of all 92 clubs to nominate their most promising youngster
Depleted Bognor averted a shock exit in the Sussex Senior Cup as they came from two goals down to win 3-2 away to in-form County League side Hassocks. Matt Russell grabbed the winner from close range with just three minutes remaining. Hassocks had gone
Exeter's players will be consumed by anxiety when they walk out at the other St James Park against Albion on Saturday. They are desperate for a result and will be prepared to resort to desperate measures to achieve it. One player in the Albion dressing
Albion boss Micky Adams has sharpened his players up for a Devon double. The Seagulls play their first match for a fortnight at Exeter on Saturday, then visit Torquay a week later. Adams has been making sure his players are fighting fit to resume their
Shops and businesses which have seen a drop in takings while a high street is dug up for gas main repairs are demanding compensation. Fifty people attended an emergency meeting of the Rottingdean Traders Association at The Rottingdean Club when an action
A campaign has been launched to fight plans to build a landfill site near homes. Villagers are worried lorries will create a traffic hazard on narrow roads leading to the site in countryside just north of Haywards Heath. People from at least four villages
Plans to revive a major leisure complex could be delayed for up to a year following the collapse of a previous project. The £25 million scheme for the King Alfred Leisure Centre on Hove seafront folded last year after councillors rejected revised plans
Craig Rogers made a piece of natural history when he discovered a barely alive bat clinging to a fence. Craig and his family took the creature indoors to warm it up and then called on bat experts for help. It was then he discovered the ailing bat was
The South-East has the lowest unemployment, poverty and social exclusion in England, according to a Government report. The gauge of Britain's social, economic and environmental well-being showed there was no North/South divide, the Government said. The
Move over Fatboy Slim, there is a new superstar DJ kid on the block. Llewellyn Owen is officially the youngest DJ in the world, according to the 2001 edition of the Guinness Book of Records. The eight-year-old, known as DJ Welly, has drawn large audiences
It could cost councils millions of pounds to repair crumbling cliffs along the Sussex coastline after months of bad weather. In the past three months, there have been cliff collapses and mud slides at Brighton Marina, Telscombe Cliffs, Peacehaven and
A man lends his fire-engines to Eastenders to make rain. 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
When Queen Victoria died a century ago this week, there was widespread acknowledgement it was the end of an era. Many could remember for years after where they had been when they heard the news in much the same way as others could when President Kennedy
Forget Bobby Zamora. Some Albion fans rate Chris McPhee the most promising youngster at the club. That was the shock result of a website poll run by Total Football magazine. They asked supporters of all 92 clubs to nominate their most promising youngster
Chief executive Dave Gilbert is to be part of Sussex's selection panel this season. Gilbert will help pick the team alongside coach Peter Moores and skipper Chris Adams, although Adams will have the final say. The decision to widen Gilbert's remit at
Exeter's players will be consumed by anxiety when they walk out at the other St James Park against Albion on Saturday. They are desperate for a result and will be prepared to resort to desperate measures to achieve it. One player in the Albion dressing
Albion boss Micky Adams has sharpened his players up for a Devon double. The Seagulls play their first match for a fortnight at Exeter on Saturday, then visit Torquay a week later. Adams has been making sure his players are fighting fit to resume their
Shops and businesses which have seen a drop in takings while a high street is dug up for gas main repairs are demanding compensation. Fifty people attended an emergency meeting of the Rottingdean Traders Association at The Rottingdean Club when an action
Craig Rogers made a piece of natural history when he discovered a barely alive bat clinging to a fence. Craig and his family took the creature indoors to warm it up and then called on bat experts for help. It was then he discovered the ailing bat was
The South-East has the lowest unemployment, poverty and social exclusion in England, according to a Government report. The gauge of Britain's social, economic and environmental well-being showed there was no North/South divide, the Government said. The
Move over Fatboy Slim, there is a new superstar DJ kid on the block. Llewellyn Owen is officially the youngest DJ in the world, according to the 2001 edition of the Guinness Book of Records. The eight-year-old, known as DJ Welly, has drawn large audiences
They are tucked away up a secluded dirt track surrounded by unremarkable second-hand cars. The old fire engines have an amazing secret - they are almost as regular on the EastEnders set as Steve McFadden or Barbara Windsor. The vehicles, lost amid a sprawl
Hundreds of thousands of pounds are being spent on sprucing up hospitals. A major clean-up programme is under way at Royal Sussex County, Brighton General, Sussex Eye Hospital and Royal Alexandra children's hospitals. The move is part of a Government
Government job schemes should be restructured, with employers becoming more involved in drawing up the programmes, according to a report. Existing programmes should be turned "back to front" so they start with employers and their recruitment needs, then
Ted Baker, the designer clothing retailer, has warned that a tough Christmas trading period would cause profits for the year to come in below market expectations. Retail sales rose by 19 per cent year-on-year in the period from November 1 to December
When Queen Victoria died a century ago this week, there was widespread acknowledgement it was the end of an era. Many could remember for years after where they had been when they heard the news in much the same way as others could when President Kennedy
West Sussex club GS Stella will be aiming to at least equal their racing successes of 2000 when they stage the season's first two open time trials on February 3 and 4. Storrington's Mark Jones won several individual events last year. They included the
Like the famous woman who once wore it, the bright pink silk tafetta dress has star quality. Next weekend, crowds at a craft event in Brighton are expected to queue up to get a glimpse of the gown worn by Madonna in the Hollywood blockbuster Evita. It
Chief executive Dave Gilbert is to be part of Sussex's selection panel this season. Gilbert will help pick the team alongside coach Peter Moores and skipper Chris Adams, although Adams will have the final say. The decision to widen Gilbert's remit at
Leaders of a consortium that came second in a contest to build a library say the battle is not yet over. Last year, Brighton and Hove Council announced the Norwich Union Public Private Partnership was the preferred bidder for the multi-million pound library
They are tucked away up a secluded dirt track surrounded by unremarkable second-hand cars. The old fire engines have an amazing secret - they are almost as regular on the EastEnders set as Steve McFadden or Barbara Windsor. The vehicles, lost amid a sprawl
Hundreds of thousands of pounds are being spent on sprucing up hospitals. A major clean-up programme is under way at Royal Sussex County, Brighton General, Sussex Eye Hospital and Royal Alexandra children's hospitals. The move is part of a Government
Lewes MP Norman Baker was today basking in the limelight as the backbencher who brought down one of the country's most powerful politicians. Questions about the Hinduja passport affair by the Liberal Democrat's Dome spokesman were being hailed as the
