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  • Part three: Why we had to pull the plug

    This alternative location is unacceptable to the university for several reasons. It is on land identified in the Local Plan as a contribution to an area of outstanding natural beauty. In this position a design that might have been made acceptable

  • Part Two: Why we had to pull the plug

    The university had entered into the negotiations on the express understanding that the project would make a substantial contribution towards reprovision elsewhere on the campus of the buildings it would have to give up in order to hand over, for nothing

  • Watson: Why we had to pull the plug

    Brighton University director Sir David Watson outlines why the University has rejected Village Way North and Village Way South as sites for the Albion's proposed stadium. In advance of the full council debate on the local plan scheduled for July 26

  • Sea Life concern

    This is our worst fear being realised. The Sea Life Centre is threatening to reduce its investments because of the new parking scheme (Argus, July 13). The Sea Life Centre is one of Brighton's foremost attractions. How many other smaller businesses are

  • Council's right on censorship

    Lewes District Council is right to cover up obscene statements masquerading as art. Children see and hear enough obscenities on film and in life. If a council-run art gallery wants people of all ages to enjoy art, it must ensure young minds will not be

  • Is Bodfish like Belotti?

    Ken Bodfish has taken it upon himself to ignore the wishes of the electors. This flies in the face of democracy. I remind Councillor Bodfish we supporters of Brighton and Hove Albion are experienced campaigners, tempered by years of struggle to save our

  • Stadium suspicion

    Ken Bodfish seems to be taking a high-risk strategy to go against the wishes of the electorate. He could pay a heavy political price if the electorate suspects he is using the community stadium at Falmer to further his personal ambitions to be city mayor

  • I'm staggered, Mr Bodfish

    I am staggered by the comments of Ken Bodfish regarding the stadium at Falmer. Surely his priority is to his electorate. Why hold a referendum if his aim is simply to ignore the results? All over the country, city councils have recognised the importance

  • Waterhall isn't a goer

    Falmer is not the best site but it is the only viable site. As things stand, and despite every positive action by Brighton and Hove City Council, the two main players, Brighton University and the Albion, are more than £6 million apart on the price for

  • Stadium isn't much to ask

    Has it really come to this? The Albion are as entitled to a permanent football stadium as every human being is to eat a wholesome square meal a day. Unfortunately, in this world, the latter is not always fulfilled but both are necessary to sustain life

  • Bodfish is ignorant

    Ken Bodfish's intervention in the Falmer stadium debate show a heady mixture of ignorance and arrogance. He sees fit to ignore the 40,000 people who voted in favour of Falmer. The town planners have worked closely with the football club over the new Falmer

  • Back Falmer, Ken

    At a time our city is high with rubbish, how ironic the leader of Brighton and Hove City Council adds to it with his comments on Falmer. Of all people, he should lead in accordance with the electorate's mandate and back Falmer as the site for the community

  • US may snap up duke's wallpaper

    Rare and valuable wallpaper from an historic house could be sold to the United States unless money is found to restore it. It was uncovered during restoration work at Fife House in Kemp Town, Brighton. The building, on the corner of Lewes Crescent and

  • Electorate will seek revenge for Falmer

    I was dismayed to see Ken Bodfish's suggestion (Argus, July 17) that he will not support the amendment to the Local Plan regarding the location of the community stadium at Falmer, saying it is "not on". I should not need to remind Coun Bodfish of the

  • Mary's wasted journey

    M Frankel of Hove had no need to waste a bus journey to Brighton to get Iceland's special offers. There is a perfectly good Iceland in Blatchington Road, Hove, where they always have "buy one, get one free" offers. I am surprised she did not know this

  • Rail man killed

    Commuters faced long delays after a railway worker was struck by two trains and killed. The contractor, working for engineering firm Amex, was part of a maintenance team working in Purley, Surrey, when the accident happened just after midday. Inspector

  • The Sage Of Sussex: Adam Trimingham

    All the arguments over who would make the best elected mayor of Brighton and Hove ignore one basic obstacle. A referendum has still to take place on whether the people want one and looking at them right now, I don't think they do. Two years ago, you wouldn't

  • Falmer: Why university pulled out

    Here director Sir David Watson outlines why Brighton University rejected the original Albion stadium proposals and what can now be done. The Albion wanted a stadium at Village Way North, Falmer, but could not agree terms with the university, which owns

  • Court defeat for fisherman

    A fisherman who tried to overturn plans for a major riverside development has lost his High Court case. Clive Mills and his supporters now face a crippling £100,000 legal bill. They applied for a judicial review into Arun District Council's decision to

  • Brilliant break

    My husband and I enjoyed our recent short break after collecting the vouchers advertised in The Argus. We had never been able to take up a previous offer. We chose the Burley Manor Hotel for three nights and enjoyed the lovely surroundings of this part

  • Double-booking

    Now Brighton and Hove City Council appears to have geared up to tackling the issue of private cars that clog the city, is there any possibility the brief of the new parking attendants could be extended to include imposing fines on Brighton and Hove buses

  • Boys' camp

    The Brighton, Hove and District Battalion of The Boys' Brigade has been holding its annual camp at Glynde, near Lewes, for the past 78 years. This year, for the first time since the Second World War, the future of the camp was threatened by the outbreak

  • Dark star

    The Brighton, Hove and District United Nations Association expresses its horror at the proposals for US missile defence, in particular, the use of Fylingdales and Menwith Hill as early-warning stations for the proposed system. It will have a profoundly

  • Basketball: Bears in player talks

    Brighton Bears are in talks with point guard Mark Jackson as they build for the new BBL season. The vastly experienced 25-year-old from Southampton made his league debut back in 1992. He has played for Solent and Thames Valley, with whom he was a Championship

  • Man in the Middle with Robin Martin-Jenkins

    I have received an e-mail, apparently from the ICC, regarding a special new set of cricket regulations that will be put in place for the remainder of the Ashes Tests. Supposedly written in conjunction with a certain James Miller, aged nine, they are a

  • Sussex's gamble with youth pays off

    Most county chairmen rarely venture far from their holy of holies, the committee room, during a home match. Sussex's Don Trangmar is different. In fact he seems to be in his element when he strides purposefully around the County Ground, occasionally plonking

  • Montgomerie falls short of best score

    Sussex's Richard Montgomerie fell four short of his highest score of the season when play began 50 minutes late in miserable conditions at Chester-le-Street against Durham today. Resuming on 134 out of 338-4, Montgomerie moved on to 156 before Durham

  • Adams is purring again

    Bobby Zamora had Albion boss Micky Adams purring last night. Zamora the Scorer, who hit 31 goals to lead the Seagulls to the third division championship last season, scored twice and made the third as Albion overcame non-league Folkestone Invicta. Adams

  • Axe to fall on Amex workers

    Staff at one of Sussex's big employers are today waiting to hear whether they will be hit by job cuts. American Express has announced it plans to cut 5,000 jobs worldwide following a downturn in the US economy. The charge card company said no decisions

  • Vandals attack community bus

    Vandals have smashed the windscreen of a community minibus that takes disabled people on day trips. Volunteer drivers were horrified when they discovered the damage to the 12-seater minibus. It had been parked overnight in Westbourne Villas, Hove. Hove

  • Thief falls for mobile phone ruse

    A handbag thief has been dubbed Sussex's dumbest villain after falling for a quick-thinking officer's mobile phone trick. The crook struck in Hastings town centre, fleeing with a woman's bag containing personal belongings and her mobile phone. The victim's

  • Tree frog popped up in my flowers

    Florist James Gunn had the shock of his life when he opened a box of exotic flowers and a tropical tree frog jumped out. The small frog had survived a journey of at least 8,000 miles among the flowers and foliage on its journey from the rain forests of

  • Bus in road crash

    This was the scene when a bus and a van were involved in a crash in Brighton. The 7A bus - named after boxer Chris Eubank - was damaged in the collision at the junction of Davigdor Road and Osmond Road in Hove. Both vehicles were damaged in the incident

  • Parents' fears over 'boy racers'

    Parents fear a child could be killed by young drivers doing handbrake spins in a park. They called for Brighton and Hove City Council bosses to bar them by fixing the park gate, which has been broken for two years. Residents said they were prepared to

  • £10,000 fine over dirty restaurant

    A Chinese restaurant owner was fined £10,000 after city magistrates heard the kitchen was filthy and breached hygiene rules. Raymond Lau, of Tsing Tao, in Preston Street, Brighton, admitted ten offences under the Food Hygiene Act when he appeared at Brighton

  • Flying festival will charge spectators

    A flying festival, advertised as the biggest free air show on the South Coast, will charge some spectators for the first time. Eastbourne Borough Council has decided to cordon off two areas of the seafront and charge £5 for a deckchair for the day. The

  • Council's right on censorship

    Lewes District Council is right to cover up obscene statements masquerading as art. Children see and hear enough obscenities on film and in life. If a council-run art gallery wants people of all ages to enjoy art, it must ensure young minds will not be

  • Councillors' cash is a disgrace

    I am in complete agreement with Ben Nash's view (Letters, July 13) of the increase in pay to Brighton and Hove councillors: "Quite disgraceful." However, we do have hard-working councillors doing their best for this fair city. But I am afraid others are

  • I'm staggered, Mr Bodfish

    I am staggered by the comments of Ken Bodfish regarding the stadium at Falmer. Surely his priority is to his electorate. Why hold a referendum if his aim is simply to ignore the results? All over the country, city councils have recognised the importance

  • Smell the coffee, Falmer folk

    For these anti-stadium residents of Falmer who feel they now occupy the moral high ground, I offer some suggested reading, in the form of Simon Inglis's defining text on world stadiums, Sightlines. Chapter five offers the cautionary tale of the residents

  • Bodfish is ignorant

    Ken Bodfish's intervention in the Falmer stadium debate show a heady mixture of ignorance and arrogance. He sees fit to ignore the 40,000 people who voted in favour of Falmer. The town planners have worked closely with the football club over the new Falmer

  • US may snap up duke's wallpaper

    Rare and valuable wallpaper from an historic house could be sold to the United States unless money is found to restore it. It was uncovered during restoration work at Fife House in Kemp Town, Brighton. The building, on the corner of Lewes Crescent and

  • Coast road warning

    Police are today warning motorists to steer clear of the A259 in Bexhill after water main works caused five-mile tailbacks yesterday. Repairs to pipes under De La Warr Road are expected to continue to cause heavy delays, with the westbound carriageway

  • Policing in pink?

    Donna Percival (Letters, July 12) hails the emancipation of women by the appointment of our new acting female chief constable, yet adds she hopes for more attention to "women things". How about introducing a new pink, flowery uniform too? The police are

  • Rail man killed

    Commuters faced long delays after a railway worker was struck by two trains and killed. The contractor, working for engineering firm Amex, was part of a maintenance team working in Purley, Surrey, when the accident happened just after midday. Inspector

  • The Sage Of Sussex: Adam Trimingham

    All the arguments over who would make the best elected mayor of Brighton and Hove ignore one basic obstacle. A referendum has still to take place on whether the people want one and looking at them right now, I don't think they do. Two years ago, you wouldn't

  • Can't kids walk these days?

    Despite traffic lights and zebra crossings, it seems would-be pupils for Dorothy Stringer School cannot walk down from Seven Dials to Preston Circus, Brighton, for a bus. My sister would run down from this area to catch a bus to Varndean carrying satchel

  • Praise for trains

    Recently I used the Brighton to Eastbourne train service. I paid £6 cheap day return and the journey took 37 minutes. The train operator should publicise the service. -Mike Walsh, Nesbitt Road, Brighton

  • Street of hope

    St James's Street was down in the dumps a year ago with derelict shops and people being plagued by vagrants. Now it has been landscaped by Brighton and Hove City Council. New shops are opening all the time and it is even becoming trendy with new coffee

  • Be cautious

    Concern is growing all the time about mobile phone masts, not just because they are ugly, but also because there are fears about radiation from them. Yet many of these masts do not need planning permission because they are less than 15m and are not in

  • Athletics: Jones takes on the world

    Mick Jones ended a 13-year wait when he was selected for the World Championships. The hammer thrower from Crawley celebrated his 38th birthday on Monday a few days early with his first major international call-up since the Seoul Olympics. Jones was devastated

  • Basketball: Bears in player talks

    Brighton Bears are in talks with point guard Mark Jackson as they build for the new BBL season. The vastly experienced 25-year-old from Southampton made his league debut back in 1992. He has played for Solent and Thames Valley, with whom he was a Championship

  • Sussex's gamble with youth pays off

    Most county chairmen rarely venture far from their holy of holies, the committee room, during a home match. Sussex's Don Trangmar is different. In fact he seems to be in his element when he strides purposefully around the County Ground, occasionally plonking

  • Zamora starts with double

    Bobby Zamora began where he left off by scoring twice as Albion cruised to a friendly victory at Folkestone last night. Zamora, who fired 31 goals in Albion's championship winning team last season, took only 12 minutes to find the target against the Dr

  • No karaoke for pub regulars

    A Worthing pub has failed in its bid to gain a licence to stage music, dancing and karaoke on Saturday nights. Objectors claimed they were already being plagued by loud music, vandalism to cars and disturbance near the Southdown Hotel in Northcourt Road

  • Axe to fall on Amex workers

    Staff at one of Sussex's big employers are today waiting to hear whether they will be hit by job cuts. American Express has announced it plans to cut 5,000 jobs worldwide following a downturn in the US economy. The charge card company said no decisions

  • Vandals attack community bus

    Vandals have smashed the windscreen of a community minibus that takes disabled people on day trips. Volunteer drivers were horrified when they discovered the damage to the 12-seater minibus. It had been parked overnight in Westbourne Villas, Hove. Hove

  • Thief falls for mobile phone ruse

    A handbag thief has been dubbed Sussex's dumbest villain after falling for a quick-thinking officer's mobile phone trick. The crook struck in Hastings town centre, fleeing with a woman's bag containing personal belongings and her mobile phone. The victim's

  • Tree frog popped up in my flowers

    Florist James Gunn had the shock of his life when he opened a box of exotic flowers and a tropical tree frog jumped out. The small frog had survived a journey of at least 8,000 miles among the flowers and foliage on its journey from the rain forests of

  • Ex-mayor Jenny gets engaged

    Former Brighton and Hove mayor Jenny Langston has become engaged to fellow councillor Mark Barnard. The announcement comes five months after the death of Jenny's husband Steve Langston. The couple have the support of all the children whom Jenny and Steve

  • Kids' youth centre battle

    Youngsters are looking for ways to keep open a youth centre which has been running since the Sixties. Woodingdean Youth Centre, Brighton, is desperately short of money and a number of activities including the weekly youth club are due to end next week

  • Bus in road crash

    This was the scene when a bus and a van were involved in a crash in Brighton. The 7A bus - named after boxer Chris Eubank - was damaged in the collision at the junction of Davigdor Road and Osmond Road in Hove. Both vehicles were damaged in the incident

  • Man cleared in paintings plot

    A Sussex man has been cleared of taking part in a plot to steal and sell on artworks valued at £1.5 million. A jury at Northampton Crown Court took just two hours 20 minutes to return not guilty verdicts in relation to Frank Delacey and Richard Westbrook

  • Flying festival will charge spectators

    A flying festival, advertised as the biggest free air show on the South Coast, will charge some spectators for the first time. Eastbourne Borough Council has decided to cordon off two areas of the seafront and charge £5 for a deckchair for the day. The

  • Councillors' cash is a disgrace

    I am in complete agreement with Ben Nash's view (Letters, July 13) of the increase in pay to Brighton and Hove councillors: "Quite disgraceful." However, we do have hard-working councillors doing their best for this fair city. But I am afraid others are

  • Farewell to school's music maestro

    More than 150 musicians inspired to play by their school teacher performed a concert in tribute to her career. Heather Cowl, head of music at Dorothy Stringer School, Brighton, is due to retire next month. During her 26 years at the school she has taught

  • Smell the coffee, Falmer folk

    For these anti-stadium residents of Falmer who feel they now occupy the moral high ground, I offer some suggested reading, in the form of Simon Inglis's defining text on world stadiums, Sightlines. Chapter five offers the cautionary tale of the residents

  • Care home battle looms

    The battle lines have been drawn up in a campaign to save a care home for the elderly. Brighton and Hove City Council is considering closing or privatising the residential wing of Knoll House, in Ingram Crescent, Hove, following estimates it will cost

  • Suicide bid

    I remind Councillor Ken Bodfish he was elected to serve the interests of his constituents. Two years ago, there was a referendum on the community stadium. The response was 68 per cent in favour overall, with every single ward in Brighton and Hove backing

  • Policing in pink?

    Donna Percival (Letters, July 12) hails the emancipation of women by the appointment of our new acting female chief constable, yet adds she hopes for more attention to "women things". How about introducing a new pink, flowery uniform too? The police are

  • Big name concerts cancelled

    Three major concerts featuring artists including Artful Dodger and Atomic Kitten have been cancelled. The decision to axe the shows - organised to celebrate the 21st anniversary of Worthing's Seafront Fayre - was taken after only 500 tickets were sold

  • MP wades into stadium wrangle

    Independent arbitrators could be called in to find a solution to the Albion's plans for a new home at Falmer. Hove MP Ivor Caplin has stepped into the growing row over proposals for a community stadium in Village Way North. He has called for a meeting

  • Can't kids walk these days?

    Despite traffic lights and zebra crossings, it seems would-be pupils for Dorothy Stringer School cannot walk down from Seven Dials to Preston Circus, Brighton, for a bus. My sister would run down from this area to catch a bus to Varndean carrying satchel

  • Praise for trains

    Recently I used the Brighton to Eastbourne train service. I paid £6 cheap day return and the journey took 37 minutes. The train operator should publicise the service. -Mike Walsh, Nesbitt Road, Brighton

  • Art and crime

    As one of the many agencies involved in trying to combat graffiti in the city centre, my approval of Josh Howard, who has applied graffiti to the Prince Albert pub (Argus, July 15), may surprise some. I think I can speak for all the partners involved

  • Street of hope

    St James's Street was down in the dumps a year ago with derelict shops and people being plagued by vagrants. Now it has been landscaped by Brighton and Hove City Council. New shops are opening all the time and it is even becoming trendy with new coffee

  • Cycling: Breaking the Payne barrier

    Andy Payne finished second in the Sussex 100-mile Championship, then cycled 80 miles home. The fitness fanatic, from the GS Stella club, got round the course in 4hr. 15min.23sec behind winner Dave Shepherd. But after a brief rest, Payne climbed back on

  • Be cautious

    Concern is growing all the time about mobile phone masts, not just because they are ugly, but also because there are fears about radiation from them. Yet many of these masts do not need planning permission because they are less than 15m and are not in

  • Clear choice

    Labour's mantra in defence of elected mayors is going to be "the committee system is Victorian". Labour has obviously decided this word contains enough pejorative connotations to save it the effort of trying to argue its case. Some of the statements by

  • Athletics: Jones takes on the world

    Mick Jones ended a 13-year wait when he was selected for the World Championships. The hammer thrower from Crawley celebrated his 38th birthday on Monday a few days early with his first major international call-up since the Seoul Olympics. Jones was devastated

  • Farce may be a tragedy

    Plans by Brighton and Hove Albion for a new community stadium at Falmer have descended into farce. The farce will become a tragedy unless the parties involved are more flexible. All seemed to be going well while the club was negotiating with the University

  • Why inflict harm by punishing the sick?

    As a recovering drug addict who has not used any drugs for almost three years, I was stunned to read the comments by Chris Hughes, the manager of Brighton's Substance Misuse Service (Argus, July 14). As an ex-user of the "service", I was amazed Mr Hughes

  • Zamora starts with double

    Bobby Zamora began where he left off by scoring twice as Albion cruised to a friendly victory at Folkestone last night. Zamora, who fired 31 goals in Albion's championship winning team last season, took only 12 minutes to find the target against the Dr

  • War aid doctor returns

    Anaesthetist Jim Cooper has seen the horrors of war at first hand in a stint in a Kenyan hospital. The anaesthetist has just returned from a three-month spell at a Red Cross hospital looking after people injured by bullets, mortar shells, mines or spears

  • Rescue drama in the surf

    A man was taken to hospital last night after he dived into stormy waters to save a woman who had drifted out to sea. It is thought he suffered a heart attack as he battled against the waves off Saltdean beach yesterday. Police, coastguards, lifeboat crews

  • Man cleared of sex assault

    A man accused of carrying out a sex attack on a woman at The Level in Brighton has been cleared. Andrew Thompson, 35, of Thompson Road, Brighton, was alleged to have pushed the woman to the ground and forced her to take part in a sex act. Thompson denied

  • Stranded seagull rules the roost

    A young seagull who fell out of his nest has the play area all to himself at a Sussex nursery. The bird - who youngsters have christened Dumbo - has been strutting around the garden of Childsplay Nursery in Phyllis Avenue, Peacehaven, since falling from

  • Ex-mayor Jenny gets engaged

    Former Brighton and Hove mayor Jenny Langston has become engaged to fellow councillor Mark Barnard. The announcement comes five months after the death of Jenny's husband Steve Langston. The couple have the support of all the children whom Jenny and Steve

  • Kids' youth centre battle

    Youngsters are looking for ways to keep open a youth centre which has been running since the Sixties. Woodingdean Youth Centre, Brighton, is desperately short of money and a number of activities including the weekly youth club are due to end next week

  • Heroin baby killers jailed

    A couple who killed their baby when they gave him heroin to stop him crying have been jailed for five years. Heroin addict Amanda Turner, 23, and partner Joby Shorter, 24, gave a massive dose of the drug to one-month-old Justice at their home in Hastings

  • Crime-busting boost for police

    Sussex Police have recorded some of the best crime-busting figures in the South-East - but violence is still on the rise. Total crime in the county rose by 0.3 per cent, compared with 4.7 per cent the previous years. In the year to March 2001, burglaries

  • Phone mast protest stops traffic

    Protesters wore death's head masks and carried placards to demonstrate against plans to build mobile phone masts near their homes. The protesters, who are angry about applications by mobile phone companies to build masts on the coast between Saltdean

  • Injured man was fall victim

    A man found with severe head injuries in Brighton city centre was not the victim of crime, police said today. The man either tumbled down a flight of steps or fell from 15ft from a window ledge. He was discovered outside Brighton Town Hall at 2.30am on

  • Sea Life concern

    This is our worst fear being realised. The Sea Life Centre is threatening to reduce its investments because of the new parking scheme (Argus, July 13). The Sea Life Centre is one of Brighton's foremost attractions. How many other smaller businesses are

  • Is Bodfish like Belotti?

    Ken Bodfish has taken it upon himself to ignore the wishes of the electors. This flies in the face of democracy. I remind Councillor Bodfish we supporters of Brighton and Hove Albion are experienced campaigners, tempered by years of struggle to save our

  • Stadium suspicion

    Ken Bodfish seems to be taking a high-risk strategy to go against the wishes of the electorate. He could pay a heavy political price if the electorate suspects he is using the community stadium at Falmer to further his personal ambitions to be city mayor

  • Farewell to school's music maestro

    More than 150 musicians inspired to play by their school teacher performed a concert in tribute to her career. Heather Cowl, head of music at Dorothy Stringer School, Brighton, is due to retire next month. During her 26 years at the school she has taught

  • Waterhall isn't a goer

    Falmer is not the best site but it is the only viable site. As things stand, and despite every positive action by Brighton and Hove City Council, the two main players, Brighton University and the Albion, are more than £6 million apart on the price for

  • Stadium isn't much to ask

    Has it really come to this? The Albion are as entitled to a permanent football stadium as every human being is to eat a wholesome square meal a day. Unfortunately, in this world, the latter is not always fulfilled but both are necessary to sustain life

  • Care home battle looms

    The battle lines have been drawn up in a campaign to save a care home for the elderly. Brighton and Hove City Council is considering closing or privatising the residential wing of Knoll House, in Ingram Crescent, Hove, following estimates it will cost

  • Back Falmer, Ken

    At a time our city is high with rubbish, how ironic the leader of Brighton and Hove City Council adds to it with his comments on Falmer. Of all people, he should lead in accordance with the electorate's mandate and back Falmer as the site for the community

  • Suicide bid

    I remind Councillor Ken Bodfish he was elected to serve the interests of his constituents. Two years ago, there was a referendum on the community stadium. The response was 68 per cent in favour overall, with every single ward in Brighton and Hove backing

  • Electorate will seek revenge for Falmer

    I was dismayed to see Ken Bodfish's suggestion (Argus, July 17) that he will not support the amendment to the Local Plan regarding the location of the community stadium at Falmer, saying it is "not on". I should not need to remind Coun Bodfish of the

  • Mary's wasted journey

    M Frankel of Hove had no need to waste a bus journey to Brighton to get Iceland's special offers. There is a perfectly good Iceland in Blatchington Road, Hove, where they always have "buy one, get one free" offers. I am surprised she did not know this

  • Big name concerts cancelled

    Three major concerts featuring artists including Artful Dodger and Atomic Kitten have been cancelled. The decision to axe the shows - organised to celebrate the 21st anniversary of Worthing's Seafront Fayre - was taken after only 500 tickets were sold

  • Falmer: Why university pulled out

    Here director Sir David Watson outlines why Brighton University rejected the original Albion stadium proposals and what can now be done. The Albion wanted a stadium at Village Way North, Falmer, but could not agree terms with the university, which owns

  • MP wades into stadium wrangle

    Independent arbitrators could be called in to find a solution to the Albion's plans for a new home at Falmer. Hove MP Ivor Caplin has stepped into the growing row over proposals for a community stadium in Village Way North. He has called for a meeting

  • Court defeat for fisherman

    A fisherman who tried to overturn plans for a major riverside development has lost his High Court case. Clive Mills and his supporters now face a crippling £100,000 legal bill. They applied for a judicial review into Arun District Council's decision to

  • Brilliant break

    My husband and I enjoyed our recent short break after collecting the vouchers advertised in The Argus. We had never been able to take up a previous offer. We chose the Burley Manor Hotel for three nights and enjoyed the lovely surroundings of this part

  • Double-booking

    Now Brighton and Hove City Council appears to have geared up to tackling the issue of private cars that clog the city, is there any possibility the brief of the new parking attendants could be extended to include imposing fines on Brighton and Hove buses

  • Art and crime

    As one of the many agencies involved in trying to combat graffiti in the city centre, my approval of Josh Howard, who has applied graffiti to the Prince Albert pub (Argus, July 15), may surprise some. I think I can speak for all the partners involved

  • Boys' camp

    The Brighton, Hove and District Battalion of The Boys' Brigade has been holding its annual camp at Glynde, near Lewes, for the past 78 years. This year, for the first time since the Second World War, the future of the camp was threatened by the outbreak

  • Cycling: Breaking the Payne barrier

    Andy Payne finished second in the Sussex 100-mile Championship, then cycled 80 miles home. The fitness fanatic, from the GS Stella club, got round the course in 4hr. 15min.23sec behind winner Dave Shepherd. But after a brief rest, Payne climbed back on

  • Clear choice

    Labour's mantra in defence of elected mayors is going to be "the committee system is Victorian". Labour has obviously decided this word contains enough pejorative connotations to save it the effort of trying to argue its case. Some of the statements by

  • Farce may be a tragedy

    Plans by Brighton and Hove Albion for a new community stadium at Falmer have descended into farce. The farce will become a tragedy unless the parties involved are more flexible. All seemed to be going well while the club was negotiating with the University

  • Dark star

    The Brighton, Hove and District United Nations Association expresses its horror at the proposals for US missile defence, in particular, the use of Fylingdales and Menwith Hill as early-warning stations for the proposed system. It will have a profoundly

  • Man in the Middle with Robin Martin-Jenkins

    I have received an e-mail, apparently from the ICC, regarding a special new set of cricket regulations that will be put in place for the remainder of the Ashes Tests. Supposedly written in conjunction with a certain James Miller, aged nine, they are a

  • Why inflict harm by punishing the sick?

    As a recovering drug addict who has not used any drugs for almost three years, I was stunned to read the comments by Chris Hughes, the manager of Brighton's Substance Misuse Service (Argus, July 14). As an ex-user of the "service", I was amazed Mr Hughes

  • Montgomerie falls short of best score

    Sussex's Richard Montgomerie fell four short of his highest score of the season when play began 50 minutes late in miserable conditions at Chester-le-Street against Durham today. Resuming on 134 out of 338-4, Montgomerie moved on to 156 before Durham

  • Good Samaritan is injured

    A motorist who got out of his car to help at the scene of an accident was struck by another vehicle as he walked along the road. The 52-year-old Bognor man's knee was slightly hurt when he was struck by a van on the A24 between the Southwater roundabout

  • Adams is purring again

    Bobby Zamora had Albion boss Micky Adams purring last night. Zamora the Scorer, who hit 31 goals to lead the Seagulls to the third division championship last season, scored twice and made the third as Albion overcame non-league Folkestone Invicta. Adams

  • War aid doctor returns

    Anaesthetist Jim Cooper has seen the horrors of war at first hand in a stint in a Kenyan hospital. The anaesthetist has just returned from a three-month spell at a Red Cross hospital looking after people injured by bullets, mortar shells, mines or spears

  • Rescue drama in the surf

    A man was taken to hospital last night after he dived into stormy waters to save a woman who had drifted out to sea. It is thought he suffered a heart attack as he battled against the waves off Saltdean beach yesterday. Police, coastguards, lifeboat crews

  • Man cleared of sex assault

    A man accused of carrying out a sex attack on a woman at The Level in Brighton has been cleared. Andrew Thompson, 35, of Thompson Road, Brighton, was alleged to have pushed the woman to the ground and forced her to take part in a sex act. Thompson denied

  • Stranded seagull rules the roost

    A young seagull who fell out of his nest has the play area all to himself at a Sussex nursery. The bird - who youngsters have christened Dumbo - has been strutting around the garden of Childsplay Nursery in Phyllis Avenue, Peacehaven, since falling from

  • Oil worker kicked man in head

    An oil rig worker who carried out a "cowardly and violent" attack on a man outside a Haywards Heath pub has been given a suspended prison sentence. Paul Skilling, 39, of Pelham Road, Lindfield, admitted kicking his victim Duncan Harris as he lay on the

  • Court defeat for fisherman

    A fisherman who tried to overturn plans for a major riverside development has lost his High Court case. Clive Mills and his supporters now face a crippling £100,000 legal bill. They applied for a judicial review into Arun District Council's decision to

  • Heroin baby killers jailed

    A couple who killed their baby when they gave him heroin to stop him crying have been jailed for five years. Heroin addict Amanda Turner, 23, and partner Joby Shorter, 24, gave a massive dose of the drug to one-month-old Justice at their home in Hastings

  • Crime-busting boost for police

    Sussex Police have recorded some of the best crime-busting figures in the South-East - but violence is still on the rise. Total crime in the county rose by 0.3 per cent, compared with 4.7 per cent the previous years. In the year to March 2001, burglaries

  • Phone mast protest stops traffic

    Protesters wore death's head masks and carried placards to demonstrate against plans to build mobile phone masts near their homes. The protesters, who are angry about applications by mobile phone companies to build masts on the coast between Saltdean

  • Parents' fears over 'boy racers'

    Parents fear a child could be killed by young drivers doing handbrake spins in a park. They called for Brighton and Hove City Council bosses to bar them by fixing the park gate, which has been broken for two years. Residents said they were prepared to

  • Injured man was fall victim

    A man found with severe head injuries in Brighton city centre was not the victim of crime, police said today. The man either tumbled down a flight of steps or fell from 15ft from a window ledge. He was discovered outside Brighton Town Hall at 2.30am on

  • £10,000 fine over dirty restaurant

    A Chinese restaurant owner was fined £10,000 after city magistrates heard the kitchen was filthy and breached hygiene rules. Raymond Lau, of Tsing Tao, in Preston Street, Brighton, admitted ten offences under the Food Hygiene Act when he appeared at Brighton