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  • Parents sell house for high-flying son

    A teenager's career as a pilot is set to take off after his parents sold their house to send him on a commercial flying course in America. When Adam Wallis became one of the youngest people in Britain to fly solo his mum and dad, Caroline and Jeff, were

  • Relax, its a business show

    A Sussex businesswoman is setting up a new style of business exhibition. Diana Cella, managing director of internet design company Wise Monkeys, said she was so frustrated by the standard of many business events that she decided to create her own. The

  • Perfect weather for surfing

    The weather may have been wet, cold and windy but that is just what Brighton and Hove's community of surfers enjoy. While most people have been sheltering from the weather, a band of intrepid surfers has been riding the waves at every opportunity. Surfing

  • The fun to be had teaching your child

    "My child can count up to 20 and write her name and she's only three." Does this sound familiar? But for all you competitive parents, there are many more important lessons to be learned in the early years. Just as children learn to crawl before they can

  • Face of teenage girl's attacker

    This is the man who indecently assaulted a teenage girl in the street. He had been loitering around a primary school before luring the 14-year-old girl and assaulting her. The teenager was walking home after playing with friends when she was attacked

  • Region top for firm success

    Two-thirds of the UK's most successful companies during the last Government were based in London and the South-East, research today shows. Experian, the information services company, said 130 of the top 200 UK companies in the four-year period came from

  • Growth setback to be shortlived

    Sussex is likely to escape the full effect of the economic slow down. Experts are expected to adjust downwards forecasts for the county's economic growth for this year but say Sussex will outperform the rest of the UK. Businesses in the county are confident

  • Do right by Dame Ivy

    It is heartening Charles Goode is campaigning (Opinion, May 24) for Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company to do the right thing by Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett. How can we call ourselves a cosmopolitan city when Adam Faith takes precedence over so distinguished

  • Keep 'em peeled, Trevor

    Great that PC Trevor Cox is keeping a sharp eye out for those terrible people who ride bikes along the promenade and is looking out for vandals and beggars. Shame he has his eyes closed to all the people who have started to park on the promenade adjacent

  • Road chaos as caravan breaks up

    Furniture and clothes were scattered over the road when a caravan came adrift from its towing car and split in two. The owners were returning home from Brighton when the van unhooked and overturned, spilling its contents across the A23 near Sayers Common

  • Teens in park drinking clampdown

    More than 70 cans and bottles of drink were seized in a police crackdown on under-age drinking in a Brighton park. Officers recovered the beer and alcopops on Friday evening as they swooped on more than 60 teenage drinkers in Preston Park, Brighton. No

  • Online voting on Jason's manifesto

    The democratic process could move online in the near future, according to a Brighton-based e-voting expert. Jason Kitcat, co-founder of Swing Digital, has designed an electronic voting system used by organisations around the world and would like to see

  • Gloom doesn't deter carnival crowd

    Onlookers screamed with laughter during a popular carnival as sheepdogs herded geese around the legs of small children. The bizarre but entertaining spectacle was one of the more unusual displays at the 29th annual Hove Park Lions Carnival. David Seamark

  • Council backs down on metric signs

    A man has forced his local council into a climbdown over two street signs which had distances marked in metres but not yards. Roy Shaw, a retired pilot from Rustington, was strolling along the seafront near his home when he spotted the sign. The sign,

  • Shooting was unjustified

    The shooting of James Ashley cannot be justified. Police are not allowed to join the firearms units without rigorous training and have to undergo further training before being allowed to carry firearms. Any senior officer who authorised the raid did not

  • Key success

    Pedestrianised George Street is one of Labour's outstanding successes in Hove. I cannot comprehend why the Tories continue to criticise the investment made in our town centre's key shopping street and why their only vision of the future revolves around

  • Sussex pride

    I refer to the letter (Opinion, May 11) concerning the Royal Sussex Regiment and the writer's sorrow the regiment's service during the war in Burma had not been mentioned. I served with 255 Tank Brigade during that campaign, with 590 Tank Transporter

  • New ways

    Roger French, of Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company, is clearly pleased with his "priority seating" for pushchairs. However, this sends out the wrong signal because, as is so often the case, young mums take up two or three seats (sometimes more)

  • Cuckmere Valley: Two remain unbeaten

    Firle and Selmeston remain the only two unbeaten sides in division one of the Cuckmere Valley League. An impressive spell of bowling from Richard Gravett helped Firle to victory over Withyham. Gravett claimed 5-42 as Withyham were dismissed for 167, Chris

  • Singing stunner

    Most people groan when models say: "I want to travel the world, meet people and work with animals." But Sarah Coombes, voted one of the top 100 sexiest women in the world by readers of a lads' mag, has done all that for a most worthy cause. Sarah, from

  • East Sussex League: Ringmer on top

    Ringer are the early leaders of the East Sussex League after three successive wins. The latest success came at home to Newick after Dave Peacock (64) and Dave Smith (57) helped Ringmer to a total of 198-6. Tim Gill hit 56 in reply but the visitors were

  • Party posers

    Police have cracked down on under-age drinkers in a Brighton park. They have confiscated scores of cans and bottles from teenagers who gather in Brighton's Preston Park at night and warned that arrests could follow. Residents will be delighted at the

  • Choose soon

    We have only a short while to choose whether we wish to retain our sovereignty, independence and the traditions which are so precious as well being awe-inspiring to a vast number of foreign tourists. I often wonder why Labour is so against history. If

  • Taco's a top dog at Cruft's

    Taco the golden retriever is the centre of attention after winning a first prize at Cruft's. The three-year-old walked off with the prize in the novice obedience section. Owner Fiona Oliver, 27, of Hove, said: "He's a real honey. He was as good as gold

  • Football: Langney taken off the map

    Langney Sports will be playing under a different name next season. The Dr Martens League side will now be known as Eastbourne Borough Football Club. Chairman Len Smith said: "The decision to change the name of the football club was not taken lightly but

  • Grey day keeps trippers away

    Sea mist and cloud combined to put a dampener on the bank holiday weekend. Predictions for a hot and sunny three days failed to materialise as a blanket of mist hit the coast, although it was brighter and warmer inland. Brighton and Hove seafront officer

  • Make hay while the sun shines

    With the glorious sunshine,the sneezing, the stuffy, runny noses, runny eyes and muzzy heads have also arrived. The pollen count has been high and a lot of people have been suffering from their seasonal hay fever. The runny and congested nose and sinuses

  • Byte: Hub for initiative

    Plans are under way to establish business incubation and innovation centres along the West Sussex coastal strip. The bid for an enterprise hub in West Sussex, as proposed by the South-East Economic Development Agency, has been co-ordinated by PEP (Planning

  • Review: Poll game does not get my vote

    Cashing in on the current political frenzy, Infogrames has released General Election for the PC. The game boasts it can deliver all the excitement of election night and the chance to play the role of a political party vying for power. General Election

  • Review: Homer's wrestling debut is a stunner

    Bringing together two popular TV cults, The Simpsons and wrestling, you might expect this game to have received a bigger marketing launch. Its appeal is to a younger audience than those hooked on WWF SmackDown or ECW Hardcore Revolution, so it is the

  • Hardware: Beginners' digital snaps a snip at less than £100

    You don't expect digital cameras that cost less than £100 to be too exciting. But the GSmart 300 from Mustek is rather different. This easy to use, plug-and-play camera is specifically targeted at internet users and people new to digital photography.

  • Software: Endless quest for extra speed

    Are we taking technology too far? Have we lost sight of the real objectives in our quest for faster, smaller and sexier black or grey boxes? Every year, I start to think about the inevitable upgrades needed to keep my computer systems current. Every year

  • Big Brother web site sees round corners

    A Brighton-based company has been building Big Brother's interactive empire. Reality TV's flagship programme stormed back on to the screens at the weekend but sharp-eyed fans had already caught the action on the show's web site, launched a day in advance

  • Former pub aids thirst for IT skills

    A dilapidated pub has been transformed into a community technology centre. Last week, after attracting more than £1 million investment, the Whitehawk Inn, in Brighton, re-opened its doors as a computer training centre and internet cafe. Alistair Duncan

  • Mum's waterbike safety plea

    A mother whose only daughter was killed in a waterbike accident fears more lives will be lost unless safety is improved. Maggie Hoppe, 57, is still mourning the death of daughter Jacqui, who died in a head-on crash with another waterbike ridden by her

  • Attack victim 'wanted to die'

    A man critically injured in a street attack was desperate to die after losing his girlfriend, his friends said today. Michael Reynolds, 49, was heartbroken when his girlfriend Debbie, 29, died last year. Friends of Mr Reynolds said he had become involved

  • Byte: Designer in the Red

    Brighton-based Red Design has appointed Justin Williams to the role of junior designer. Mr Williams will join the company after college, having impressed during a work experience placement. The appointment marks a new style of recruitment for Red Design

  • Parents sell house for high-flying son

    A teenager's career as a pilot is set to take off after his parents sold their house to send him on a commercial flying course in America. When Adam Wallis became one of the youngest people in Britain to fly solo his mum and dad, Caroline and Jeff, were

  • Relax, its a business show

    A Sussex businesswoman is setting up a new style of business exhibition. Diana Cella, managing director of internet design company Wise Monkeys, said she was so frustrated by the standard of many business events that she decided to create her own. The

  • View from Brussels, by Martin Manuzi

    A general Election without a bit of Europe-bashing: out of the question. Europe continues to engender not only passionate economic and political debate but also arguments of history and culture. But this is only half the story. The trouble with the European

  • Lotto winner stars in advert

    A millionaire National Lottery winner who bought his own football team is to appear in an advert promoting the draw. Mick Maplesden, 57, won £4 million on the lottery in 1997 and used the cash to buy Hastings Town FC, the team he had supported since he

  • Perfect weather for surfing

    The weather may have been wet, cold and windy but that is just what Brighton and Hove's community of surfers enjoy. While most people have been sheltering from the weather, a band of intrepid surfers has been riding the waves at every opportunity. Surfing

  • Making best use of a key resource

    Sussex businesses are among the most environmentally-aware in the country. Firms entering the new environmental awareness category of the Sussex Business Awards could find their practices dup-licated by other businesses across the region. Margaret Devlin

  • Small businesses urge parties to keep pledges

    The Sussex branch of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), has urged General Election candidates to stop playing party politics with the business community. The branch applauded the fact the three main parties had published stand-alone manifestos

  • Face of teenage girl's attacker

    This is the man who indecently assaulted a teenage girl in the street. He had been loitering around a primary school before luring the 14-year-old girl and assaulting her. The teenager was walking home after playing with friends when she was attacked

  • Space-age company wins supply award

    From outer space to medical research, a Sussex company is playing an important role in precision engineering. Lamina Dielectics is one of the world's principal suppliers of precision engineered, high-perform-ance spirally-wound tubing, which is used on

  • Growth setback to be shortlived

    Sussex is likely to escape the full effect of the economic slow down. Experts are expected to adjust downwards forecasts for the county's economic growth for this year but say Sussex will outperform the rest of the UK. Businesses in the county are confident

  • Attack at crossing

    A driver was hit on the head during a road rage attack at a level crossing. The victim, from Seaford, had sounded his horn at the driver of a white VW van on the A27 at Lewes, near the Southeram roundabout. The van driver followed the car as far as the

  • Gay and proud

    Alan Nunn (Opinion, May 25) wrote about the shame of Brighton and Hove having a flourishing gay community, which contributes much to our city's prosperity and is something to be celebrated. Mr Nunn's criticisms tell us more about him than anything else

  • Keep 'em peeled, Trevor

    Great that PC Trevor Cox is keeping a sharp eye out for those terrible people who ride bikes along the promenade and is looking out for vandals and beggars. Shame he has his eyes closed to all the people who have started to park on the promenade adjacent

  • Road chaos as caravan breaks up

    Furniture and clothes were scattered over the road when a caravan came adrift from its towing car and split in two. The owners were returning home from Brighton when the van unhooked and overturned, spilling its contents across the A23 near Sayers Common

  • Gloom doesn't deter carnival crowd

    Onlookers screamed with laughter during a popular carnival as sheepdogs herded geese around the legs of small children. The bizarre but entertaining spectacle was one of the more unusual displays at the 29th annual Hove Park Lions Carnival. David Seamark

  • Signal Failure, by Lizzie Enfield

    So who would you vote off first," asked Mark, "mobile man or hummer?" "Hummer, I think," I replied. "Or maybe mobile man, I'm not sure ..." "You must make your decision," said Mark. "Oxygen is running out." This is Mark's latest way of passing the time

  • Hanging about on the waterfront

    Perched on a platform 20ft above the waves, signwriter Alun Powell began one of the most unusual jobs of his 20-year career. Atlantic Marine, owners of a 250ft-long ocean research vessel currently berthed at Shoreham Harbour, called on Alun when they

  • Award for PC in sea rescue

    A policeman who risked his life to help a suicidal woman has been rewarded for his bravery. PC Mark Ritchie, of Eastbourne Police, swam out in dangerous seas to save the woman, who was trying to drown herself, last September. He was on duty with PC Clifford

  • Classic cars are big attraction

    Vintage vehicle buffs had a field day as a popular rally attracted thousands of people to Buckingham Park, Shoreham. Attractions at the 24th annual Adur Vintage Car Show included a pre-First World War Model T Ford, a Green Dragon fire engine and a 1965

  • Village has fun in the sun

    More than 2,000 people made the most of the sunny weather at Staplefield's village fun day yesterday. The event was a big success despite missing one of its main attractions, an armoured personnel carrier, which suffered gearbox failure. Other crowd-pleasers

  • Council backs down on metric signs

    A man has forced his local council into a climbdown over two street signs which had distances marked in metres but not yards. Roy Shaw, a retired pilot from Rustington, was strolling along the seafront near his home when he spotted the sign. The sign,

  • Shooting was unjustified

    The shooting of James Ashley cannot be justified. Police are not allowed to join the firearms units without rigorous training and have to undergo further training before being allowed to carry firearms. Any senior officer who authorised the raid did not

  • Key success

    Pedestrianised George Street is one of Labour's outstanding successes in Hove. I cannot comprehend why the Tories continue to criticise the investment made in our town centre's key shopping street and why their only vision of the future revolves around

  • Sussex pride

    I refer to the letter (Opinion, May 11) concerning the Royal Sussex Regiment and the writer's sorrow the regiment's service during the war in Burma had not been mentioned. I served with 255 Tank Brigade during that campaign, with 590 Tank Transporter

  • Cuckmere Valley: Two remain unbeaten

    Firle and Selmeston remain the only two unbeaten sides in division one of the Cuckmere Valley League. An impressive spell of bowling from Richard Gravett helped Firle to victory over Withyham. Gravett claimed 5-42 as Withyham were dismissed for 167, Chris

  • Doomsday

    I would normally vote Labour. One side of my nature tells me I should do so again. After all, I am at least £24 per week better off under Labour, in sharp contrast to Margaret Thatcher's time, when I suffered much. Why then, do I, as a lifetime Labour

  • Choose soon

    We have only a short while to choose whether we wish to retain our sovereignty, independence and the traditions which are so precious as well being awe-inspiring to a vast number of foreign tourists. I often wonder why Labour is so against history. If

  • Taco's a top dog at Cruft's

    Taco the golden retriever is the centre of attention after winning a first prize at Cruft's. The three-year-old walked off with the prize in the novice obedience section. Owner Fiona Oliver, 27, of Hove, said: "He's a real honey. He was as good as gold

  • Give them an inch ...

    When retired airline pilot Roy Shaw went for a walk his hackles were raised at the sight of a Littlehampton street sign which gave directions in metric measurements. He complained to Arun District Council, making the valid point that many people over

  • Wake up

    Should we be in Europe or shouldn't we? Should we keep the pound or should we adopt the euro? The words of two great premiers keep ringing in my ears. I listen to British history, even if schools in the main have stopped teaching it. The words I mean

  • Election is avoiding real political issues

    Brighton, Hove and District United Nations' Association is very concerned about the insularity of campaigning issues in the election. The outside world - with its Balkan wars, threatened US nuclear arms race into space, environmental degradation worldwide

  • Football: Langney taken off the map

    Langney Sports will be playing under a different name next season. The Dr Martens League side will now be known as Eastbourne Borough Football Club. Chairman Len Smith said: "The decision to change the name of the football club was not taken lightly but

  • Cricket: Sussex can bounce back

    Chris Adams is backing his young side to bounce back quickly from the disappointment of their first Championship defeat. Despite a first century of the season from Richard Montgomerie, Warwickshire extended their winning run against the county to nine

  • Grey day keeps trippers away

    Sea mist and cloud combined to put a dampener on the bank holiday weekend. Predictions for a hot and sunny three days failed to materialise as a blanket of mist hit the coast, although it was brighter and warmer inland. Brighton and Hove seafront officer

  • Byte: Paul gets his Wings

    Brighton-based Getfrank has designed a new web site to support the recent launch of the new Wings' album. The web site is part of the Wingspan project, incorporat-ing a Channel 4 documentary, the launch of the new double album and a Top of The Pops 2

  • Concern for youngster

    Police are concerned for the safety of a distressed boy seen in the company of two scruffy men. Officers were alerted by members of the public at 6pm yesterday. The boy, aged eight or nine with fair hair and wearing glasses and a red shirt, was first

  • Hardware: Beginners' digital snaps a snip at less than £100

    You don't expect digital cameras that cost less than £100 to be too exciting. But the GSmart 300 from Mustek is rather different. This easy to use, plug-and-play camera is specifically targeted at internet users and people new to digital photography.

  • Big Brother web site sees round corners

    A Brighton-based company has been building Big Brother's interactive empire. Reality TV's flagship programme stormed back on to the screens at the weekend but sharp-eyed fans had already caught the action on the show's web site, launched a day in advance

  • Death crash victim named

    A man who died in a late-night collision with a car near a level crossing has been named. Stephen Barr, 37, of Station Road, Polegate, was walking on the A27 east of the Beddingham crossing near Lewes. He suffered multiple injuries and died later in hospital

  • Online voting is on the manifesto

    The democratic process could move online in the near future, according to a Brighton-based e-voting expert. Jason Kitcat, co-founder of Swing Digital, has designed an electronic voting system used by organisations around the world and would like to see

  • Attack victim 'wanted to die'

    A man critically injured in a street attack was desperate to die after losing his girlfriend, his friends said today. Michael Reynolds, 49, was heartbroken when his girlfriend Debbie, 29, died last year. Friends of Mr Reynolds said he had become involved

  • Byte: Designer in the Red

    Brighton-based Red Design has appointed Justin Williams to the role of junior designer. Mr Williams will join the company after college, having impressed during a work experience placement. The appointment marks a new style of recruitment for Red Design

  • View from Brussels, by Martin Manuzi

    A general Election without a bit of Europe-bashing: out of the question. Europe continues to engender not only passionate economic and political debate but also arguments of history and culture. But this is only half the story. The trouble with the European

  • Lotto winner stars in advert

    A millionaire National Lottery winner who bought his own football team is to appear in an advert promoting the draw. Mick Maplesden, 57, won £4 million on the lottery in 1997 and used the cash to buy Hastings Town FC, the team he had supported since he

  • Making best use of a key resource

    Sussex businesses are among the most environmentally-aware in the country. Firms entering the new environmental awareness category of the Sussex Business Awards could find their practices dup-licated by other businesses across the region. Margaret Devlin

  • Small businesses urge parties to keep pledges

    The Sussex branch of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), has urged General Election candidates to stop playing party politics with the business community. The branch applauded the fact the three main parties had published stand-alone manifestos

  • Cash matchmaking

    Eight Sussex new media firms were selected to take part in a venture capital forum, the final stage of a five-step programme devised and run by Wired Sussex. Forty investors, representing venture capital firms, corporate inves-tors, incubators and business

  • Space-age company wins supply award

    From outer space to medical research, a Sussex company is playing an important role in precision engineering. Lamina Dielectics is one of the world's principal suppliers of precision engineered, high-perform-ance spirally-wound tubing, which is used on

  • BT plans TV via phone cables

    British Telecom could challenge the country's two biggest cable TV operators by moving into broadcasting. The company, led by BBC chairman Sir Christopher Bland, is looking at using its telephone cable network to pump TV programmes and internet content

  • Attack at crossing

    A driver was hit on the head during a road rage attack at a level crossing. The victim, from Seaford, had sounded his horn at the driver of a white VW van on the A27 at Lewes, near the Southeram roundabout. The van driver followed the car as far as the

  • Gay and proud

    Alan Nunn (Opinion, May 25) wrote about the shame of Brighton and Hove having a flourishing gay community, which contributes much to our city's prosperity and is something to be celebrated. Mr Nunn's criticisms tell us more about him than anything else

  • My kind of horror

    I was amazed at Mr Vegrow's description of George Street, Hove, as a horror. It looks fabulous with its patterned cobbles and welcome seats. Trees and flowers are still to come. I like the Continental effect of chairs and tables outside cafes and restaurants

  • Nutritional aid for ugly ducklings

    If Hans Christian Andersen had not been dyslexic, he may never have created the tale of The Ugly Duckling. It is a classic story of the outsider 's struggle for acceptance, of an individual who doesn't quite fit in try as he might. Similar setbacks are

  • Signal Failure, by Lizzie Enfield

    So who would you vote off first," asked Mark, "mobile man or hummer?" "Hummer, I think," I replied. "Or maybe mobile man, I'm not sure ..." "You must make your decision," said Mark. "Oxygen is running out." This is Mark's latest way of passing the time

  • Hanging about on the waterfront

    Perched on a platform 20ft above the waves, signwriter Alun Powell began one of the most unusual jobs of his 20-year career. Atlantic Marine, owners of a 250ft-long ocean research vessel currently berthed at Shoreham Harbour, called on Alun when they

  • Hunt for tycoon killer's gun

    More than 50 police officers today began searching remote farmland for the shotgun used to murder a Sussex millionaire. Detectives hope the hunt by Surrey and Sussex officers - which could last up to four days - will provide a breakthrough in the five-year

  • Classic cars are big attraction

    Vintage vehicle buffs had a field day as a popular rally attracted thousands of people to Buckingham Park, Shoreham. Attractions at the 24th annual Adur Vintage Car Show included a pre-First World War Model T Ford, a Green Dragon fire engine and a 1965

  • Walkers avoid country paths

    Many people avoided country footpaths over the holiday weekend because of confusion about which routes were open. More than 1,000 miles of paths were open in East Sussex despite restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease. The

  • Please help

    A little while ago I sent out letters to various companies asking if they could help us in any way with our appeal. Of the 60 I sent, I had only 14 replies. Three-quarters of these were positive, the other quarter were unable to help but at least had

  • Doomsday

    I would normally vote Labour. One side of my nature tells me I should do so again. After all, I am at least £24 per week better off under Labour, in sharp contrast to Margaret Thatcher's time, when I suffered much. Why then, do I, as a lifetime Labour

  • Attacks on NHS staff rise

    The number of attacks on health workers is continuing to rise despite the launch of a zero tolerance campaign against thugs. South Downs Health NHS Trust staff reported 194 incidents between January and March this year. The figures represent a rise of

  • Give them an inch ...

    When retired airline pilot Roy Shaw went for a walk his hackles were raised at the sight of a Littlehampton street sign which gave directions in metric measurements. He complained to Arun District Council, making the valid point that many people over

  • Wake up

    Should we be in Europe or shouldn't we? Should we keep the pound or should we adopt the euro? The words of two great premiers keep ringing in my ears. I listen to British history, even if schools in the main have stopped teaching it. The words I mean

  • West Sussex League: Eagles let fly

    Atif Hussain scored a wonderful 185 as Crawley Eagles crushed Worthing Chippingdale in division one of the West Sussex League. Atif's splendid knock included 14 fours and 12 sixes and it helped Eagles post a total of 316 all out from just 44.5 overs.

  • Miracle Magnet

    The arrival of summer conjures up images of long evenings and sunshine. But for thousands of allergy sufferers, it can be an annual nightmare. Siobhan Ryan looks at what can be done to relieve the problem. Wasps and bees, nettle rash, prickly heat and

  • Election is avoiding real political issues

    Brighton, Hove and District United Nations' Association is very concerned about the insularity of campaigning issues in the election. The outside world - with its Balkan wars, threatened US nuclear arms race into space, environmental degradation worldwide

  • Invitation League: Pagham eye top spot

    Lindfield retained the leadership of the Invitation League, but they could be overhauled this weekend by the side who finished bottom last season. While Lindfield were beating promoted Ansty by 55 runs in a low-scoring Mid Sussex derby, Pagham were continuing

  • Cricket: Sussex can bounce back

    Chris Adams is backing his young side to bounce back quickly from the disappointment of their first Championship defeat. Despite a first century of the season from Richard Montgomerie, Warwickshire extended their winning run against the county to nine

  • Old buildings win protection

    Tough new controls will stop homeowners from "spoiling" Brighton and Hove conservation areas. The city council is introducing the measures in four conservation areas to prevent ugly alterations being carried out on Georgian and Victorian homes without

  • Nude concerns

    Police are concerned about a man who took his clothes off in front of two girls on a public beach. The girls, aged 11 and 13, were sunbathing on Southwick beach when a man approached, spoke to them and then took his clothes off. He sunbathed on the beach

  • Byte: Paul gets his Wings

    Brighton-based Getfrank has designed a new web site to support the recent launch of the new Wings' album. The web site is part of the Wingspan project, incorporat-ing a Channel 4 documentary, the launch of the new double album and a Top of The Pops 2

  • Byte: Every font tells a story

    A new study claims you can tell someone's personality by the size and style of typeface used in their emails. Courier is the "anorak of fonts", used by boozy, chain-smoking old-school journalists with goose neck lamps. Fashion-conscious "pop chicks" use

  • Concern for youngster

    Police are concerned for the safety of a distressed boy seen in the company of two scruffy men. Officers were alerted by members of the public at 6pm yesterday. The boy, aged eight or nine with fair hair and wearing glasses and a red shirt, was first

  • Review: CD to get hooked on

    John Wilson's Complete Guide to Coarse Fishing is a brilliant CD made up from the accumulated knowledge of four of the UK's top coarse fishermen. It offers an essential guide, including sections on match fishing, baits and lures and specimen fish hunting

  • Death crash victim named

    A man who died in a late-night collision with a car near a level crossing has been named. Stephen Barr, 37, of Station Road, Polegate, was walking on the A27 east of the Beddingham crossing near Lewes. He suffered multiple injuries and died later in hospital

  • Online voting is on the manifesto

    The democratic process could move online in the near future, according to a Brighton-based e-voting expert. Jason Kitcat, co-founder of Swing Digital, has designed an electronic voting system used by organisations around the world and would like to see

  • Byte: Texts are on the rise

    A survey by the GSM (Global System for Mobile Comm-unications) Association shows the text message boom is not slowing down. The association predicts that 200 billion text messages will be sent around the world this year. In just two years, the number

  • Voters snub Cabinet system

    Voters have rejected new-look local government in favour of a streamlined version of the old committee system. Seventy per cent of residents who responded to a Brighton and Hove Council survey wanted a modernised version of the old model if proposals

  • The fun to be had teaching your child

    "My child can count up to 20 and write her name and she's only three." Does this sound familiar? But for all you competitive parents, there are many more important lessons to be learned in the early years. Just as children learn to crawl before they can

  • Cash matchmaking

    Eight Sussex new media firms were selected to take part in a venture capital forum, the final stage of a five-step programme devised and run by Wired Sussex. Forty investors, representing venture capital firms, corporate inves-tors, incubators and business

  • Region top for firm success

    Two-thirds of the UK's most successful companies during the last Government were based in London and the South-East, research today shows. Experian, the information services company, said 130 of the top 200 UK companies in the four-year period came from

  • BT plans TV via phone cables

    British Telecom could challenge the country's two biggest cable TV operators by moving into broadcasting. The company, led by BBC chairman Sir Christopher Bland, is looking at using its telephone cable network to pump TV programmes and internet content

  • Do right by Dame Ivy

    It is heartening Charles Goode is campaigning (Opinion, May 24) for Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company to do the right thing by Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett. How can we call ourselves a cosmopolitan city when Adam Faith takes precedence over so distinguished

  • My kind of horror

    I was amazed at Mr Vegrow's description of George Street, Hove, as a horror. It looks fabulous with its patterned cobbles and welcome seats. Trees and flowers are still to come. I like the Continental effect of chairs and tables outside cafes and restaurants

  • Nutritional aid for ugly ducklings

    If Hans Christian Andersen had not been dyslexic, he may never have created the tale of The Ugly Duckling. It is a classic story of the outsider 's struggle for acceptance, of an individual who doesn't quite fit in try as he might. Similar setbacks are

  • Teens in park drinking clampdown

    More than 70 cans and bottles of drink were seized in a police crackdown on under-age drinking in a Brighton park. Officers recovered the beer and alcopops on Friday evening as they swooped on more than 60 teenage drinkers in Preston Park, Brighton. No

  • Online voting on Jason's manifesto

    The democratic process could move online in the near future, according to a Brighton-based e-voting expert. Jason Kitcat, co-founder of Swing Digital, has designed an electronic voting system used by organisations around the world and would like to see

  • Cuckoo fair draws crowds

    The crowds came out in force for the tenth annual Cuckoo Spring Fair over the bank holiday weekend. The three-day event at Stream Farm, Laughton, featured attractions including vintage cars, motorbikes and a display of military vehicles. There was fun

  • Boost for war on drugs

    An anti-drugs initiative in Eastbourne has been awarded more than £90,000 of Government cash. The Eastbourne Community Safety Patnership is to receive £91,300 for its Communities Against Drugs drive to tackle problems caused by drug-related crime. The

  • Louts get ahead in graffiti war

    Graffiti-busters are failing to keep pace with the explosion of wall-scrawling in Worthing, a new report reveals. Worthing Borough Council spends more than £120,000 a year combating vandalism, with about £32,000 spent on graffiti. But councillors are

  • Hunt for tycoon killer's gun

    More than 50 police officers today began searching remote farmland for the shotgun used to murder a Sussex millionaire. Detectives hope the hunt by Surrey and Sussex officers - which could last up to four days - will provide a breakthrough in the five-year

  • Attack victim 'wanted to die'

    A man critically injured in a street attack was desperate to die after losing his girlfriend, his friends said today. Michael Reynolds, 49, was heartbroken when his girlfriend Debbie, 29, died last year. Friends of Mr Reynolds said he had become involved

  • Walkers avoid country paths

    Many people avoided country footpaths over the holiday weekend because of confusion about which routes were open. More than 1,000 miles of paths were open in East Sussex despite restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease. The

  • Please help

    A little while ago I sent out letters to various companies asking if they could help us in any way with our appeal. Of the 60 I sent, I had only 14 replies. Three-quarters of these were positive, the other quarter were unable to help but at least had

  • New ways

    Roger French, of Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company, is clearly pleased with his "priority seating" for pushchairs. However, this sends out the wrong signal because, as is so often the case, young mums take up two or three seats (sometimes more)

  • Singing stunner

    Most people groan when models say: "I want to travel the world, meet people and work with animals." But Sarah Coombes, voted one of the top 100 sexiest women in the world by readers of a lads' mag, has done all that for a most worthy cause. Sarah, from

  • East Sussex League: Ringmer on top

    Ringer are the early leaders of the East Sussex League after three successive wins. The latest success came at home to Newick after Dave Peacock (64) and Dave Smith (57) helped Ringmer to a total of 198-6. Tim Gill hit 56 in reply but the visitors were

  • Party posers

    Police have cracked down on under-age drinkers in a Brighton park. They have confiscated scores of cans and bottles from teenagers who gather in Brighton's Preston Park at night and warned that arrests could follow. Residents will be delighted at the

  • Attacks on NHS staff rise

    The number of attacks on health workers is continuing to rise despite the launch of a zero tolerance campaign against thugs. South Downs Health NHS Trust staff reported 194 incidents between January and March this year. The figures represent a rise of

  • West Sussex League: Eagles let fly

    Atif Hussain scored a wonderful 185 as Crawley Eagles crushed Worthing Chippingdale in division one of the West Sussex League. Atif's splendid knock included 14 fours and 12 sixes and it helped Eagles post a total of 316 all out from just 44.5 overs.

  • Miracle Magnet

    The arrival of summer conjures up images of long evenings and sunshine. But for thousands of allergy sufferers, it can be an annual nightmare. Siobhan Ryan looks at what can be done to relieve the problem. Wasps and bees, nettle rash, prickly heat and

  • Invitation League: Pagham eye top spot

    Lindfield retained the leadership of the Invitation League, but they could be overhauled this weekend by the side who finished bottom last season. While Lindfield were beating promoted Ansty by 55 runs in a low-scoring Mid Sussex derby, Pagham were continuing

  • Make hay while the sun shines

    With the glorious sunshine,the sneezing, the stuffy, runny noses, runny eyes and muzzy heads have also arrived. The pollen count has been high and a lot of people have been suffering from their seasonal hay fever. The runny and congested nose and sinuses

  • Old buildings win protection

    Tough new controls will stop homeowners from "spoiling" Brighton and Hove conservation areas. The city council is introducing the measures in four conservation areas to prevent ugly alterations being carried out on Georgian and Victorian homes without

  • Nude concerns

    Police are concerned about a man who took his clothes off in front of two girls on a public beach. The girls, aged 11 and 13, were sunbathing on Southwick beach when a man approached, spoke to them and then took his clothes off. He sunbathed on the beach

  • Byte: Hub for initiative

    Plans are under way to establish business incubation and innovation centres along the West Sussex coastal strip. The bid for an enterprise hub in West Sussex, as proposed by the South-East Economic Development Agency, has been co-ordinated by PEP (Planning

  • Byte: Every font tells a story

    A new study claims you can tell someone's personality by the size and style of typeface used in their emails. Courier is the "anorak of fonts", used by boozy, chain-smoking old-school journalists with goose neck lamps. Fashion-conscious "pop chicks" use

  • Review: Poll game does not get my vote

    Cashing in on the current political frenzy, Infogrames has released General Election for the PC. The game boasts it can deliver all the excitement of election night and the chance to play the role of a political party vying for power. General Election

  • Review: CD to get hooked on

    John Wilson's Complete Guide to Coarse Fishing is a brilliant CD made up from the accumulated knowledge of four of the UK's top coarse fishermen. It offers an essential guide, including sections on match fishing, baits and lures and specimen fish hunting

  • Review: Homer's wrestling debut is a stunner

    Bringing together two popular TV cults, The Simpsons and wrestling, you might expect this game to have received a bigger marketing launch. Its appeal is to a younger audience than those hooked on WWF SmackDown or ECW Hardcore Revolution, so it is the

  • Software: Endless quest for extra speed

    Are we taking technology too far? Have we lost sight of the real objectives in our quest for faster, smaller and sexier black or grey boxes? Every year, I start to think about the inevitable upgrades needed to keep my computer systems current. Every year

  • Lifeboat rescues wounded sailor

    A yachtsman needed stitches to a 2in head wound after falling from his vessel off the Sussex coast. Eastbourne offshore lifeboat was launched to aid the Ark of Jupiter, which developed propeller trouble six miles off Sovereign Harbour. But the lifeboat

  • Former pub aids thirst for IT skills

    A dilapidated pub has been transformed into a community technology centre. Last week, after attracting more than £1 million investment, the Whitehawk Inn, in Brighton, re-opened its doors as a computer training centre and internet cafe. Alistair Duncan

  • Mum's waterbike safety plea

    A mother whose only daughter was killed in a waterbike accident fears more lives will be lost unless safety is improved. Maggie Hoppe, 57, is still mourning the death of daughter Jacqui, who died in a head-on crash with another waterbike ridden by her

  • Byte: Texts are on the rise

    A survey by the GSM (Global System for Mobile Comm-unications) Association shows the text message boom is not slowing down. The association predicts that 200 billion text messages will be sent around the world this year. In just two years, the number

  • Voters snub Cabinet system

    Voters have rejected new-look local government in favour of a streamlined version of the old committee system. Seventy per cent of residents who responded to a Brighton and Hove Council survey wanted a modernised version of the old model if proposals