I would like to point out the danger to a ship of stopping to pick up survivors in wartime. In 1914, three British cruisers, the Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy, were on patrol in the North Sea. The Aboukir was struck by a torpedo from the U-9. Thinking she
How can the group of graphics students who pretended to be a charity in order to get money for a show get away with doing this when so few people give to genuine causes these days? It makes me sick to think of those who could be missing out because of
Brighton and Hove City Council is the only one to blame for the gridlock in Brighton. More cars - so what has it done? Made all the roads narrow with little bits added on. Soon there won't be a wide road left. What a mess. All they have done is wasted
Young offenders at Lewes Prison have committed suicide and others are terrified of leaving their cells because of bullying, according to a senior officer. The news comes just days after a damning report claiming inmates were living in appalling conditions
A boy who saved his little brother from drowning said he knew what to do from watching television. Fraser Strafford, seven, dived into a swimming pool and dragged out his two-year-old brother, Rory, who was face down under the water. Now he has been rewarded
A light aircraft crashed into a house in the centre of Shoreham this afternoon. The roof of one terraced property in West Street was demolished as the twin-engined Piper Seneca plunged into a back garden. The only casualty was the pilot, who was taken
On December 3, 1998, retired former principal inspector of historic buildings for the Government Derek Sherborn penned a saddened lament in The Argus slapping English Heritage "for failing to list the Imperial Theatre, later the Essoldo, in North Street
R W Carden's suggestion (Opinion, March 28) that intelligence is a product of a meat-based diet is an interesting theory. However, there are several herbivore species, for example elephants and gorillas, which are more advanced socially and intellectually
I recently helped distribute leaflets in the street for the local Friends of the Earth Green Cross campaign, aiming to raise the political profile of environmental concerns. I am shocked that the overwhelming majority of passers-by replied "no" to my
Eastbourne Eagles were held to a draw by Elite League title favourites Oxford Cheetahs at Arlington Stadium on Saturday night. The Sussex squad threw away an eight-point lead and in the end had to close ranks behind man of the match Leigh Adams to finish
Morris dancing is traditionally associated with men wearing bells on their shoes and prancing around outside pubs in the countryside. But in Brighton there is a group called the Cuckoo's Nest, which meets at St Bartholomew's primary school. Some enthusiasts
A coach crash which left a Worthing woman injured and 27 other British tourists dead was caused by the driver pressing the wrong pedal, a court heard today. Lesley Dick was one of only seven survivors of the horrific crash on a South African mountain
Charles Goode's comments about the topsy-turvy organisation of the George Street work prompt me to ask: What's so special about builders and roadworkers that they get chemical lavatories nearby, while the rest of us - as we stroll across the city - find
Brighton and Hove is a lively bustling city and there is a real buzz about the place. But the downside is many people do not feel the streets are safe especially at night. Now the Safer Streets campaign has been launched to combat problems such as begging
Charles Goode (Opinion, Argus 26) is quite right to point out the bizarre situation by which the Hove George Street works have begun at the wrong end. It is clear that by the time it reaches the north end, the discrepancy caused by the incline will either
Police have appealed for help in finding a teenager missing for more than two weeks. Jane Watton, 15, has not been seen by her family since she left her home in Pankhurst Avenue, Brighton, on March 14. Police believe she has been sleeping rough and Sergeant
Thirteen may be unlucky for some, but not for Albion. That is the number of points they need now to be certain of promotion after an anxious victory and a home draw for Hartlepool against next Saturday's relegation-haunted hosts Halifax. It's a mathematical
Albion are jammed in a bitter dispute with Chesterfield over their potential title decider. The Seagulls want the Withdean showdown, postponed on March 24, to be played in the last week of the season. Chesterfield are insisting the match should be rearranged
A search was launched in a race against time to find a mother who threatened to take her own life. The 35-year-old woman left her home at Horsted Keynes, near Haywards Heath, on Saturday and phoned relatives in an "extremely distressed state" soon after
A man tried to sneak a lift on the back of a fire engine, then punched and kicked two firefighters who told him to get off. Mark Pittock spotted the man climbing on the ladder unit at Castle Square as he drove it back to Preston Circus fire station, Brighton
A man is shipping his wife's panda out to the US to drive down Route 66. 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
The Argus (March 28) claimed the cheapest place for petrol in the UK is Southend, Essex. In Eastbourne, most filling stations offer unleaded at 73.5p a litre and diesel at 76.4p compared to the quoted figures of 75.45p and 79.46p. -Peter Mansfield, Brighton
How can the group of graphics students who pretended to be a charity in order to get money for a show get away with doing this when so few people give to genuine causes these days? It makes me sick to think of those who could be missing out because of
Brighton and Hove City Council is the only one to blame for the gridlock in Brighton. More cars - so what has it done? Made all the roads narrow with little bits added on. Soon there won't be a wide road left. What a mess. All they have done is wasted
It is relatively easy to spend enough time together when you are first married. Maintaining that becomes harder to manage when children come along. Having a family can mean that you are on call 24 hours a day. Coupled with tiredness, you may have little
Last Thursday was THE Lunch at the Royal Pavilion. Having dithered about what to wear I finally decided on a little black dress and shoes with new lavender jacket. The invitations said to arrive just after 12, so I did so and was escorted to the kitchens
When the invitation dropped on my mat a few weeks ago, I was both surprised and delighted. I had been offered the chance to be present when the two best-known members of the Third Age visited Brighton. The Queen and Prince Philip were coming to help the
A light aircraft crashed into a house in the centre of Shoreham this afternoon. The roof of one terraced property in West Street was demolished as the twin-engined Piper Senanca plunged into a back garden. The only casualty was the pilot, who was taken
An elderly woman's hip was broken when a mugger bowled her over and stole her handbag. The 80-year-old was left helpless on the ground after the street robber knocked her down in Lansdowne Road. He escaped with a small amount of cash and personal items
A boy who saved his little brother from drowning said he knew what to do from watching television. Fraser Strafford, seven, dived into a swimming pool and dragged out his two-year-old brother, Rory, who was face down under the water. Now he has been rewarded
Mr Blair, Mr Brown, Maff inspectors and vets all say we have the highest animal welfare standards. So how come we exported BSE and now foot-and-mouth to EU countries? They might have put new rules on animal transportation in place but obviously don't
It seems R W Carden is himself banging drums against vegetarianism. Surely it is a matter of informed choice, not a competition of beliefs? The public is becoming more aware of the effects of poor factory farming methods on collective health and many
Brighton and Hove swept to victory in the Sussex Road Relay Championships, held at Christ's Hospital, Horsham. They regained the senior crown they lost to Phoenix 12 months ago, won the over-40 veterans' crown they lost to Worthing last year and retained
I like to motor over to Hove for a better time of it than in this benighted spot, and I have been much entertained by the way in which people on George Street are talking about this amazing business of the workmen starting at the wrong end. Somebody in
Mark Dunning admitted he was going through one of the worst experiences of his coaching career as Bears ended their home programme in nightmare style. The southern conference wooden spoonists crashed to their heaviest home defeat of a trying season after
Anyone who has seen pictures of funeral pyres in Scotland, Cumbria and Devon knows how terrible foot-and-mouth disease can be. Sussex has been fortunate in avoiding it so far, but it has still had a grievous effect on parts of the rural economy. Because
A coach crash which left a Worthing woman injured and 27 other British tourists dead was caused by the driver pressing the wrong pedal, a court heard today. Lesley Dick was one of only seven survivors of the horrific crash on a South African mountain
Charles Goode's comments about the topsy-turvy organisation of the George Street work prompt me to ask: What's so special about builders and roadworkers that they get chemical lavatories nearby, while the rest of us - as we stroll across the city - find
Brighton and Hove is a lively bustling city and there is a real buzz about the place. But the downside is many people do not feel the streets are safe especially at night. Now the Safer Streets campaign has been launched to combat problems such as begging
It is almost impossible to go on even the shortest of journeys without coming across flowers on the roadside, taped to a tree or lamp post or laid on a kerbside or grassy bank. The number of fatal accidents has reached terrifying proportions and become
Jimmy Hill was in the biggest league crowd at the Dripping Pan this season as third-placed Lewes were held to a 1-1 home draw by Corinthian Casuals in Division Three. The outspoken TV pundit, from Hurstpierpoint, is Casuals' president and might have had
Police have appealed for help in finding a teenager missing for more than two weeks. Jane Watton, 15, has not been seen by her family since she left her home in Pankhurst Avenue, Brighton, on March 14. Police believe she has been sleeping rough and Sergeant
Thirteen may be unlucky for some, but not for Albion. That is the number of points they need now to be certain of promotion after an anxious victory and a home draw for Hartlepool against next Saturday's relegation-haunted hosts Halifax. It's a mathematical
A search was launched in a race against time to find a mother who threatened to take her own life. The 35-year-old woman left her home at Horsted Keynes, near Haywards Heath, on Saturday and phoned relatives in an "extremely distressed state" soon after
A man tried to sneak a lift on the back of a fire engine, then punched and kicked two firefighters who told him to get off. Mark Pittock spotted the man climbing on the ladder unit at Castle Square as he drove it back to Preston Circus fire station, Brighton
A woman had her front teeth knocked out in an unprovoked attack as she danced in a club. The 19-year-old was at Kings nightclub in Eastbourne when she was attacked by a man with a crew cut. Door staff threw the man out and he was seen getting into a green
Raiders threatened workers at an off-licence with a knife and escaped with £200. A woman was serving at Thresher in Seaside, Eastbourne, just after 9pm on Saturday when two men burst in. One of them held up a weapon, thought to be a Stanley knife, and
Up to 100 firefighters tackled a massive blaze that ripped through a tyre centre near Chichester last night. Teams from across West Sussex and Hampshire were called in to fight the flames. The cause of the fire was under investigation today. The blaze
A woman had to be cut out of her vehicle after a pile-up in Angmering yesterday. One driver is thought to have been overtaking two other cars when it was involved in a head-on collision with a fourth. The accident happened in Water Lane, Angmering. The
There is an eerie silence at the Seven Sisters Country Park. The car park at Exceat, normally packed with ramblers and day trippers, is empty and the road quiet. Sally Davies, owner of Exceat Farmhouse tearoom and bed and breakfast, waits anxiously for
Motor services group Lex Service has struck a £112 million deal to buy the windscreen replacement business Auto Windscreens. The company said it would be incorporated into the RAC business it bought 18 months ago. It claimed its acquisition, backed by
Marlene Carman asks what will happen when there are few farms left (Opinion, March 26). I will tell her. John Prescott would order the vacant land to be covered with thousands of houses, plus incinerators, mobile phone masts and the occasional nuclear
Peter Woodman is about to fulfil a 30-year dream of driving the length of America's Route 66. And to make it even more memorable he plans to complete the journey in his wife's Fiat Panda on his 66th birthday. Mr Woodman has splashed out £671 to have the
I would like to point out the danger to a ship of stopping to pick up survivors in wartime. In 1914, three British cruisers, the Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy, were on patrol in the North Sea. The Aboukir was struck by a torpedo from the U-9. Thinking she
Young offenders at Lewes Prison have committed suicide and others are terrified of leaving their cells because of bullying, according to a senior officer. The news comes just days after a damning report claiming inmates were living in appalling conditions
Albion hot-shot Bobby Zamora could miss the rest of the season with a freak injury inflicted by a team-mate. Zamora needs surgery on a broken finger. Boss Micky Adams has ruled him out of tomorrow night's trip to Rochdale and Saturday's visit to Halifax
A coach crash which left a Worthing woman injured and 27 other British tourists dead was caused by the driver pressing the wrong pedal, a court heard today. Lesley Dick was one of only seven survivors of the horrific crash on a South African mountain
A light aircraft crashed into a house in the centre of Shoreham this afternoon. The roof of one terraced property in West Street was demolished as the twin-engined Piper Seneca plunged into a back garden. The only casualty was the pilot, who was taken
On December 3, 1998, retired former principal inspector of historic buildings for the Government Derek Sherborn penned a saddened lament in The Argus slapping English Heritage "for failing to list the Imperial Theatre, later the Essoldo, in North Street
R W Carden's suggestion (Opinion, March 28) that intelligence is a product of a meat-based diet is an interesting theory. However, there are several herbivore species, for example elephants and gorillas, which are more advanced socially and intellectually
I recently helped distribute leaflets in the street for the local Friends of the Earth Green Cross campaign, aiming to raise the political profile of environmental concerns. I am shocked that the overwhelming majority of passers-by replied "no" to my
Eastbourne Eagles were held to a draw by Elite League title favourites Oxford Cheetahs at Arlington Stadium on Saturday night. The Sussex squad threw away an eight-point lead and in the end had to close ranks behind man of the match Leigh Adams to finish
Morris dancing is traditionally associated with men wearing bells on their shoes and prancing around outside pubs in the countryside. But in Brighton there is a group called the Cuckoo's Nest, which meets at St Bartholomew's primary school. Some enthusiasts
Crawley boss Billy Smith was fuming after Reds lost to a 97th-minute winner at Burton Albion in the Premier Division. Smith was incensed that referee Andy Woolmer played so much injury time in his side's 2-1 defeat. Reds equalised early in the second
Staff at a supermarket were held up in a knifepoint robbery at the weekend. The 6ft tall, gaunt-looking offender threatened a 31-year-old male cashier and a 22-year-old assistant before snatching a quantity of cash from a till. The raid happened at 1.45pm
Charles Goode (Opinion, Argus 26) is quite right to point out the bizarre situation by which the Hove George Street works have begun at the wrong end. It is clear that by the time it reaches the north end, the discrepancy caused by the incline will either
Burgess Hill bounced back from their midweek RUR Cup heartbreak to defeat Eastbourne United 4-2 and open up an eight-point lead at the top of Division One. Pagham's goalless draw with Sidley United puts Hillians in the driving seat to win their fourth
Albion are jammed in a bitter dispute with Chesterfield over their potential title decider. The Seagulls want the Withdean showdown, postponed on March 24, to be played in the last week of the season. Chesterfield are insisting the match should be rearranged
Bereaved parents forced to confront their grief again in the NHS organ scandal have been invited to a remembrance service. Hospitals throughout the country have admitted they took and stored organs taken from patients who had died without permission from
Hundreds fell for an April Fool's claim that a Titanic replica was to sail along the Sussex coast. Council staff working on Brighton beach were inundated with calls asking when spectators could catch a glimpse of the ship passing by. Seafront officer
There is an eerie silence at the Seven Sisters Country Park. The car park at Exceat, normally packed with ramblers and day trippers, is empty and the road quiet. Sally Davies, owner of Exceat Farmhouse tearoom and bed and breakfast, waits anxiously for
Motor services group Lex Service has struck a £112 million deal to buy the windscreen replacement business Auto Windscreens. The company said it would be incorporated into the RAC business it bought 18 months ago. It claimed its acquisition, backed by
Marlene Carman asks what will happen when there are few farms left (Opinion, March 26). I will tell her. John Prescott would order the vacant land to be covered with thousands of houses, plus incinerators, mobile phone masts and the occasional nuclear
Peter Woodman is about to fulfil a 30-year dream of driving the length of America's Route 66. And to make it even more memorable he plans to complete the journey in his wife's Fiat Panda on his 66th birthday. Mr Woodman has splashed out £671 to have the
A man is shipping his wife's panda out to the US to drive down Route 66. 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
The Argus (March 28) claimed the cheapest place for petrol in the UK is Southend, Essex. In Eastbourne, most filling stations offer unleaded at 73.5p a litre and diesel at 76.4p compared to the quoted figures of 75.45p and 79.46p. -Peter Mansfield, Brighton
It is relatively easy to spend enough time together when you are first married. Maintaining that becomes harder to manage when children come along. Having a family can mean that you are on call 24 hours a day. Coupled with tiredness, you may have little
Last Thursday was THE Lunch at the Royal Pavilion. Having dithered about what to wear I finally decided on a little black dress and shoes with new lavender jacket. The invitations said to arrive just after 12, so I did so and was escorted to the kitchens
When the invitation dropped on my mat a few weeks ago, I was both surprised and delighted. I had been offered the chance to be present when the two best-known members of the Third Age visited Brighton. The Queen and Prince Philip were coming to help the
Albion hot-shot Bobby Zamora could miss the rest of the season with a freak injury inflicted by a team-mate. Zamora needs surgery on a broken finger. Boss Micky Adams has ruled him out of tomorrow night's trip to Rochdale and Saturday's visit to Halifax
Mr Blair, Mr Brown, Maff inspectors and vets all say we have the highest animal welfare standards. So how come we exported BSE and now foot-and-mouth to EU countries? They might have put new rules on animal transportation in place but obviously don't
It seems R W Carden is himself banging drums against vegetarianism. Surely it is a matter of informed choice, not a competition of beliefs? The public is becoming more aware of the effects of poor factory farming methods on collective health and many
Brighton and Hove swept to victory in the Sussex Road Relay Championships, held at Christ's Hospital, Horsham. They regained the senior crown they lost to Phoenix 12 months ago, won the over-40 veterans' crown they lost to Worthing last year and retained
I like to motor over to Hove for a better time of it than in this benighted spot, and I have been much entertained by the way in which people on George Street are talking about this amazing business of the workmen starting at the wrong end. Somebody in
Mark Dunning admitted he was going through one of the worst experiences of his coaching career as Bears ended their home programme in nightmare style. The southern conference wooden spoonists crashed to their heaviest home defeat of a trying season after
Anyone who has seen pictures of funeral pyres in Scotland, Cumbria and Devon knows how terrible foot-and-mouth disease can be. Sussex has been fortunate in avoiding it so far, but it has still had a grievous effect on parts of the rural economy. Because
Crawley boss Billy Smith was fuming after Reds lost to a 97th-minute winner at Burton Albion in the Premier Division. Smith was incensed that referee Andy Woolmer played so much injury time in his side's 2-1 defeat. Reds equalised early in the second
Staff at a supermarket were held up in a knifepoint robbery at the weekend. The 6ft tall, gaunt-looking offender threatened a 31-year-old male cashier and a 22-year-old assistant before snatching a quantity of cash from a till. The raid happened at 1.45pm
Burgess Hill bounced back from their midweek RUR Cup heartbreak to defeat Eastbourne United 4-2 and open up an eight-point lead at the top of Division One. Pagham's goalless draw with Sidley United puts Hillians in the driving seat to win their fourth
It is almost impossible to go on even the shortest of journeys without coming across flowers on the roadside, taped to a tree or lamp post or laid on a kerbside or grassy bank. The number of fatal accidents has reached terrifying proportions and become
Jimmy Hill was in the biggest league crowd at the Dripping Pan this season as third-placed Lewes were held to a 1-1 home draw by Corinthian Casuals in Division Three. The outspoken TV pundit, from Hurstpierpoint, is Casuals' president and might have had
Bereaved parents forced to confront their grief again in the NHS organ scandal have been invited to a remembrance service. Hospitals throughout the country have admitted they took and stored organs taken from patients who had died without permission from
Hundreds fell for an April Fool's claim that a Titanic replica was to sail along the Sussex coast. Council staff working on Brighton beach were inundated with calls asking when spectators could catch a glimpse of the ship passing by. Seafront officer
