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  • On the road to film success

    A Sussex film company has been on location across the county shooting scenes for a new road movie. Filming of Redemption Road has now moved to Eastbourne after wrapping up scenes in Brighton, Crawley and the South Downs. The feature film, which is jointly

  • Rugby horror sparks calls for crackdown

    A Sussex teenager suffered horrific injuries in a rugby match, sparking calls for a crackdown on violence in the sport. James Hadley-Binderson, 17, from Peacehaven, will probably have metal plates in his skull for the rest of his life, after his jaw was

  • Golfer tells court of ambitions for boy

    A golfer accused of molesting a 12-year-old boy wanted to turn the youngster into a top sportsman, a court heard. Michael Fernandez, 52, told the Old Bailey his "kindness and generosity" were not given in return for "favours". The prosecution claims Fernandez

  • Ice fancy

    Earlier this year, there was a lot of discussion about the quality of the annual Holiday On Ice show at the Brighton Centre. What is certain is that it wasn't nearly as good as the Russian Ice Stars in Phantom Of The Opera, which I caught last week at

  • Steadfast reunion

    I should like to draw the attention of your many readers to the annual reunion of the Steadfast Association to be held on January 20 next year. The Steadfast Association would probably be better recognised as the Boys Brigade Old Boys (BBOB). This is

  • Extras in a jam

    It's not often traffic jams are welcomed in a town but makers of a film called Redemption want one this week. They are filming the black comedy in Eastbourne and need extras to cause traffic congestion for a scene on the disused stretch of the A22 near

  • Tackle violence

    James Hadley-Binderson had his jaw broken in two places during a rugby scrum and he wasn't even anywhere near the ball at the time. The promising 17-year-old player from Peacehaven will probably suffer the consequences of this nasty injury for the rest

  • New take-away

    When National Car Park attendants start patrolling the streets of Brighton and Hove as traffic wardens, what hours will they be working? I have heard they will be on the go for 24 hours - in which case, where will all the illegally parked cars be moved

  • Arrogant council has no right to ignore electors

    It is hard to believe the sheer arrogance of the Brighton and Hove councillors who, having carried out two surveys on their proposed parking restrictions for Hove, both of which failed to get a majority approval from the public, have decided to ignore

  • County Ground plans unveiled

    Sussex will begin the transformation of the County Ground this summer with the £3/4m development of a new indoor school. The facility, which will also include dressing rooms and physio and fitness suites, will be built on the site of the Willows building

  • Cash boost for scheme

    Albion's Football in the Community scheme has been given a £70,000 sponsorship boost. Family Investment Management are pumping £35,000 into the project. The sum has been matched by Sportsmatch, a Government scheme to improve the facilities of local clubs

  • Girl left traumatised by abduction ordeal

    A man suspected of abducting a seven-year-old from a family party posed as a guest. The man gatecrashed the party in Portslade Town Hall where he grabbed the girl from the foyer just after midnight on Sunday morning He bundled her outside and pushed her

  • Attractions may open for Easter

    Countryside closed off because of the foot-and-mouth crisis could be reopened to help the county's vital rural tourist industry. West Sussex County Council will decide tomorrow which attractions can safely open in time for Easter. The review comes as

  • MP calls for more troops to combat disease

    The Treasury is blocking the widescale use of the Army to help combat the foot-and-mouth crisis on cost grounds, a senior Tory claimed last night. Nicholas Soames, the Tory MP for Mid Sussex and a former armed forces and agriculture minister, said the

  • No warning signs on death road

    A retired magistrate told a court he did not see any roadworks warning signs on the stretch of road where four Sussex tourists were killed. Martyn Hebblethwaite, 22, from Slinfold, his brother Benjamin, 26, from Horsham, Peter Standing, 21, from Hove,

  • Fines threat as rail delays set to continue

    Some commuter train services in Sussex will not be back to normal until the summer following delays in repairing cracking tracks, the rail regulator says. Railtrack has been given a new back-to-normal deadline for most services of May 21 by the rail regulator

  • More floods likely, report warns

    Thousands of homes across Sussex face a repeat of last year's flood chaos without a huge and sustained injection of Government funds. An Environment Agency study revealed the main cause of the disaster was the failure of existing flood defences. Robertsbridge

  • Thaw brings more traffic chaos

    Melting snow and more rain brought flood trouble to Sussex today. Firefighters pushed one car to safety when the woman driver found herself trapped in floods under a railway bridge. Surface water slowed traffic to a snail's pace on many roads this morning

  • On the road to film success

    A Sussex film company has been on location across the county shooting scenes for a new road movie. Filming of Redemption Road has now moved to Eastbourne after wrapping up scenes in Brighton, Crawley and the South Downs. The feature film, which is jointly

  • Rugby horror sparks calls for crackdown

    A Sussex teenager suffered horrific injuries in a rugby match, sparking calls for a crackdown on violence in the sport. James Hadley-Binderson, 17, from Peacehaven, will probably have metal plates in his skull for the rest of his life, after his jaw was

  • Between You And Me, by Vanora Leigh

    Isn't it wonderful to wake up in the morning and be presented with warm buttered croissants, freshly-squeezed orange juice and a cafetire of just-made coffee? Yes, it would be wonderful - but not, unfortunately, in my house. "Here you are," says The Mother

  • Golfer tells court of ambitions for boy

    A golfer accused of molesting a 12-year-old boy wanted to turn the youngster into a top sportsman, a court heard. Michael Fernandez, 52, told the Old Bailey his "kindness and generosity" were not given in return for "favours". The prosecution claims Fernandez

  • Steadfast reunion

    I should like to draw the attention of your many readers to the annual reunion of the Steadfast Association to be held on January 20 next year. The Steadfast Association would probably be better recognised as the Boys Brigade Old Boys (BBOB). This is

  • Answer is on the doorstep

    Brighton and Hove only manages to recycle 11 per cent of its rubbish, a third of the proportion achieved by rival resorts such as Bournemouth. Why is the record so poor? It's partly because there is no doorstep recycling scheme in the city. While some

  • Youth in Action: Tennis - Mini marvels can walk tall

    Becky Nash was all smiles as she lifted the girls title at the first Sussex Mini Tennis Championships at Haywards Heath. The main priority of the event was to attract new players and around 200 took part, and although the taking part was fun, winning

  • Crash teenager fights for life

    A teenager is today in a critical but stable condition after suffering serious head injuries in a road accident. The 17-year-old was crossing the A286 at Birdham near Chichester when he was hit by a silver Peugeot van heading north yesterday morning.

  • Boxing: Packing them in at Hove Town Hall

    A packed Hove Town Hall will enjoy Hove ABC's annual OS&Bs show tonight. More than 700 tickets have already been sold for the show which is expected to include 12 bouts. All dinner tickets have been sold but tickets for the balcony are available on

  • Campaigners to meet health secretary

    Campaigners fighting to keep major services at Crawley Hospital are to meet Health Secretary Alan Milburn on Tuesday. Representatives from Crawley Borough Council, Crawley Hospital Campaign, Mid Downs Community Health Council, Crawley Pensioners' Action

  • Boxing: Ross Minter carries on a boxing tradition

    Alan Minter, the former undisputed world middleweight champion from Crawley, believes his son Ross is a class act capable of carving out a successful professional career. England amateur international Ross, 22, who started at Crawley, makes his pro debut

  • Hart of the Matter with Ian Hart

    When I heard the news last Friday that George Graham had been sacked by Spurs I was almost as surprised as I was when I found that Terry Wogan was Irish. Graham's exit from White Hart Lane has been a foregone conclusion since the moment Alan Sugar announced

  • Night porter attacked in robbery ordeal

    A night porter suffered head wounds after being tied, gagged and beaten up by masked robbers. Two men burst into the lobby of the Chatsworth Hotel in Grand Parade, Eastbourne, and attacked 64-year-old Victor McGuigan. After hitting him in the face, the

  • Girl left traumatised by abduction ordeal

    A man suspected of abducting a seven-year-old from a family party posed as a guest. The man gatecrashed the party in Portslade Town Hall where he grabbed the girl from the foyer just after midnight on Sunday morning He bundled her outside and pushed her

  • Attractions may open for Easter

    Countryside closed off because of the foot-and-mouth crisis could be reopened to help the county's vital rural tourist industry. West Sussex County Council will decide tomorrow which attractions can safely open in time for Easter. The review comes as

  • MP calls for more troops to combat disease

    The Treasury is blocking the widescale use of the Army to help combat the foot-and-mouth crisis on cost grounds, a senior Tory claimed last night. Nicholas Soames, the Tory MP for Mid Sussex and a former armed forces and agriculture minister, said the

  • No warning signs on death road

    A retired magistrate told a court he did not see any roadworks warning signs on the stretch of road where four Sussex tourists were killed. Martyn Hebblethwaite, 22, from Slinfold, his brother Benjamin, 26, from Horsham, Peter Standing, 21, from Hove,

  • Towns poised for graffiti purge

    A blitz is being launched on town centre graffiti in Shoreham, Southwick and Lancing. Police, council and business bosses launch a week-long clean-up on March 31. The council has pledged to clean graffiti from its own buildings and is calling on businesses

  • Flagship scheme lacks full support

    Government departments have been criticised for being "apparently unwilling" to recruit candidates from the flagship New Deal jobs scheme. A committee of MPs praised the commitment of the Department for Education and Employment and the Employment Service

  • Regret as old courthouse set to close

    The historic courthouse in Arundel is set to close at the end of the year. The decision has been made by the Sussex Shadow Magistrates Court Committee, despite opposition. The proposal to shut the court was made after consultation and the plans will now

  • Tomboy - TV Vote

    The Tomorrow's World audience will vote on holiday rep candidates. 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,

  • Town gets singled out for chart success

    A town more often associated with pensioners than pop stars is to feature on the cover of a trendy new single. A bus marked with Eastbourne as its destination has been photographed for local band Toploader's latest release. The band, whose members all

  • Ice fancy

    Earlier this year, there was a lot of discussion about the quality of the annual Holiday On Ice show at the Brighton Centre. What is certain is that it wasn't nearly as good as the Russian Ice Stars in Phantom Of The Opera, which I caught last week at

  • Research risks

    Matt Ingram from the University of Brighton's School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences disclosed that about 100,000 people could die this year from the side-effects of drugs designed to help them (Argus, March 8). I wonder how many have already died

  • Live and kicking

    I see the City of Brighton and Hove's detractors are still alive and well. Kath McMullen's intolerance of other people (Opinion, March 12), be they gay or straight, is fortunately not shared by any of us who were honoured to be an integral part of the

  • Extras in a jam

    It's not often traffic jams are welcomed in a town but makers of a film called Redemption want one this week. They are filming the black comedy in Eastbourne and need extras to cause traffic congestion for a scene on the disused stretch of the A22 near

  • Why sorry?

    Why has the sinking of the SS Mendi in 1917 been portrayed by The Argus and MPs Des Turner and David Lepper as something for which the present Ministry of Defence should apologise? Seamen being abandoned to their fate after a ship was sunk by accident

  • Tackle violence

    James Hadley-Binderson had his jaw broken in two places during a rugby scrum and he wasn't even anywhere near the ball at the time. The promising 17-year-old player from Peacehaven will probably suffer the consequences of this nasty injury for the rest

  • Bid to boost recycling figures

    A recycling service will soon be introduced across a city. Brighton and Hove City Council is to provide all homes with recycling crates for paper, glass, cans and other materials which will be regularly collected from outside homes. It is hoped the scheme

  • Cars cut tax

    In reply to Henry Law's views on parking permit charges paid by the "privileged" car-owning residents of Brighton (Opinion, March 17), he and others should note that those who choose to run a car are already paying in motoring taxes more than seven times

  • Pupil power gives cross country a lift

    The Sussex Schools' Year Seven and Eight Cross Country Championships has proved worth saving. The event was under threat when plans to stage it at Ardingly College were scrapped due to foot-and-mouth concerns. But 280 youngsters competed for four titles

  • New take-away

    When National Car Park attendants start patrolling the streets of Brighton and Hove as traffic wardens, what hours will they be working? I have heard they will be on the go for 24 hours - in which case, where will all the illegally parked cars be moved

  • Arrogant council has no right to ignore electors

    It is hard to believe the sheer arrogance of the Brighton and Hove councillors who, having carried out two surveys on their proposed parking restrictions for Hove, both of which failed to get a majority approval from the public, have decided to ignore

  • County Ground plans unveiled

    Sussex will begin the transformation of the County Ground this summer with the £3/4m development of a new indoor school. The facility, which will also include dressing rooms and physio and fitness suites, will be built on the site of the Willows building

  • Ex-vet shot himself after killing wife

    A retired vet suffocated his wife and then shot himself because he was worried about financial problems and his health, an inquest heard. The bodies of Peter Clarke, 72, and his wife Barbara, 73, were found at their £750,000 farmhouse in East Hoathly,

  • Cash boost for scheme

    Albion's Football in the Community scheme has been given a £70,000 sponsorship boost. Family Investment Management are pumping £35,000 into the project. The sum has been matched by Sportsmatch, a Government scheme to improve the facilities of local clubs

  • Footpath must reopen, court says

    A footpath crossing land near to the site where millionaire Nicholas van Hoogstraten is building a £30 million palace must be reopened, magistrates ordered yesterday. The landmark decision at Lewes Magistrates' Court was the first time powers under the

  • Town gets singled out for chart success

    A town more often associated with pensioners than pop stars is to feature on the cover of a trendy new single. A bus marked with Eastbourne as its destination has been photographed for local band Toploader's latest release. The band, whose members all

  • Fines threat as rail delays set to continue

    Some commuter train services in Sussex will not be back to normal until the summer following delays in repairing cracking tracks, the rail regulator says. Railtrack has been given a new back-to-normal deadline for most services of May 21 by the rail regulator

  • More floods likely, report warns

    Thousands of homes across Sussex face a repeat of last year's flood chaos without a huge and sustained injection of Government funds. An Environment Agency study revealed the main cause of the disaster was the failure of existing flood defences. Robertsbridge

  • Thaw brings more traffic chaos

    Melting snow and more rain brought flood trouble to Sussex today. Firefighters pushed one car to safety when the woman driver found herself trapped in floods under a railway bridge. Surface water slowed traffic to a snail's pace on many roads this morning

  • Flagship scheme lacks full support

    Government departments have been criticised for being "apparently unwilling" to recruit candidates from the flagship New Deal jobs scheme. A committee of MPs praised the commitment of the Department for Education and Employment and the Employment Service

  • Tomboy - TV Vote

    The Tomorrow's World audience will vote on holiday rep candidates. 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,

  • Between You And Me, by Vanora Leigh

    Isn't it wonderful to wake up in the morning and be presented with warm buttered croissants, freshly-squeezed orange juice and a cafetire of just-made coffee? Yes, it would be wonderful - but not, unfortunately, in my house. "Here you are," says The Mother

  • Research risks

    Matt Ingram from the University of Brighton's School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences disclosed that about 100,000 people could die this year from the side-effects of drugs designed to help them (Argus, March 8). I wonder how many have already died

  • Live and kicking

    I see the City of Brighton and Hove's detractors are still alive and well. Kath McMullen's intolerance of other people (Opinion, March 12), be they gay or straight, is fortunately not shared by any of us who were honoured to be an integral part of the

  • Why sorry?

    Why has the sinking of the SS Mendi in 1917 been portrayed by The Argus and MPs Des Turner and David Lepper as something for which the present Ministry of Defence should apologise? Seamen being abandoned to their fate after a ship was sunk by accident

  • Bid to boost recycling figures

    A recycling service will soon be introduced across a city. Brighton and Hove City Council is to provide all homes with recycling crates for paper, glass, cans and other materials which will be regularly collected from outside homes. It is hoped the scheme

  • Cars cut tax

    In reply to Henry Law's views on parking permit charges paid by the "privileged" car-owning residents of Brighton (Opinion, March 17), he and others should note that those who choose to run a car are already paying in motoring taxes more than seven times

  • Pupil power gives cross country a lift

    The Sussex Schools' Year Seven and Eight Cross Country Championships has proved worth saving. The event was under threat when plans to stage it at Ardingly College were scrapped due to foot-and-mouth concerns. But 280 youngsters competed for four titles

  • Answer is on the doorstep

    Brighton and Hove only manages to recycle 11 per cent of its rubbish, a third of the proportion achieved by rival resorts such as Bournemouth. Why is the record so poor? It's partly because there is no doorstep recycling scheme in the city. While some

  • Youth in Action: Tennis - Mini marvels can walk tall

    Becky Nash was all smiles as she lifted the girls title at the first Sussex Mini Tennis Championships at Haywards Heath. The main priority of the event was to attract new players and around 200 took part, and although the taking part was fun, winning

  • Boxing: Packing them in at Hove Town Hall

    A packed Hove Town Hall will enjoy Hove ABC's annual OS&Bs show tonight. More than 700 tickets have already been sold for the show which is expected to include 12 bouts. All dinner tickets have been sold but tickets for the balcony are available on

  • Boxing: Ross Minter carries on a boxing tradition

    Alan Minter, the former undisputed world middleweight champion from Crawley, believes his son Ross is a class act capable of carving out a successful professional career. England amateur international Ross, 22, who started at Crawley, makes his pro debut

  • Hart of the Matter with Ian Hart

    When I heard the news last Friday that George Graham had been sacked by Spurs I was almost as surprised as I was when I found that Terry Wogan was Irish. Graham's exit from White Hart Lane has been a foregone conclusion since the moment Alan Sugar announced

  • Town gets singled out for chart success

    A town more often associated with pensioners than pop stars is to feature on the cover of a trendy new single. A bus marked with Eastbourne as its destination has been photographed for local band Toploader's latest release. The band, whose members all

  • Towns poised for graffiti purge

    A blitz is being launched on town centre graffiti in Shoreham, Southwick and Lancing. Police, council and business bosses launch a week-long clean-up on March 31. The council has pledged to clean graffiti from its own buildings and is calling on businesses