An opponent of the city mayor idea says he is in favour of the system that would be used to elect one. Councillor Paul Elgood, leader of the Lib Dem group on Brighton and Hove City Council, will vote No in next month's referendum on whether there should
Sussex could be divided into six skill zones under proposals to transform education and training provision for over 16s. The zones would be broadly centred on Brighton and Hove, Crawley and Gatwick, Chichester, Worthing, Hastings and the central part
A bus operator has told a council to 'put its money where its mouth is' to show it is serious about getting cars off the road. Chris Chatfield, of Worthing-based Compass Travel, is waiting to hear if some of its services, including the number 14 in Lancing
Micky Adams continued his squad rotation policy for Albion's centenary fixture against their South Coast rivals. He made two changes to the team which snatched a last gasp eleventh straight home win in the League at Withdean on Tuesday to return to the
Albion celebrated their centenary with a 12th successive home League win to stay on top of the table. Captain Eddie Howe turned from hero to villain for Bournemouth in a competitive South Coast derby. He headed the visitors level in the second half after
Martha Buckley reports on Southlands Hospital 100 years after it first opened as Steyning Institution for the poor. The Steyning Institution opened inauspiciously in September 1901, 16 days after the death of its commissioner. The workhouse, which cost
So Brighton and Hove City Council is positively discouraging homeless people who are not from Brighton and Hove from hanging around the area? Not only have I been wondering how this could be achieved, I have also actively conducted my own survey. I have
I must congratulate all the staff on the Newhaven Seacat ferries. I travelled to Dieppe on Thursday, September 13. On departing from Dieppe, the wind changed and the crossing was very rough, so the journey had to take longer. We had only been sailing
Hundreds of decorated bras will be flying from the Palace Pier in Brighton on Wednesday. It's a move to promote awareness of breast cancer by the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. Once, cancer was a word few people mentioned. This meant research did not
Ashley Rees is ready to follow in David Beckham's footsteps. The 11-year-old from Saltdean will perform at Old Trafford after winning a Manchester United Soccer Skills competition at Roedean. The Longhill pupil had to take on around 120 youngsters aged
A man accused of a drug-related murder will stand trial at Lewes Crown Court. Mark Dyson, 34, will appear in court on October 3. Dyson, of Laycock Close, West Wittering, near Chichester, is charged with the murder of Derek Finch, 38, whose naked body
Sussex racing champion Mark Sumpter battled on without a clutch to take sixth place in the penultimate round of the British GT Championship at Brands Hatch last Sunday. In the morning qualifying session on Saturday, Sumpter's co-driver Shaun Balfe drove
The saga of Brighton and Hove's rubbish contract goes on and on with no sign of a satisfactory resolution. First Focsa had a go at clearing rubbish from Brighton and then it was Ecovert. Neither had much success. There were high hopes of Sita when it
I urge the UK Government to exercise the utmost possible restraint in any joint action with the US. I am completely against anything resembling a declaration of war against any state. I am deeply saddened by the loss of life and the resultant trauma in
Tommy Hill has experienced the lows of motorsport and now he wants a taste of the high life. The 16-year-old, who currently rides for the Angmering-based Roundstone Suzuki team, nearly lost his life to the sport in a bad accident two years ago. But Hill
Worthing seafront could be transformed with palms and lights by next spring in a £150,000 revamp. A series of initiatives has been drawn up to improve Worthing promenade following extensive public consultation. Councillors are being urged to bankroll
A Swiss student on a two-month stay in Eastbourne was snatched from a town centre street in an early morning abduction. The 19-year-old woman was dragged into the back seat of a dark saloon car by two men who pulled up alongside her near the traffic lights
A Royal Navy destroyer could be stationed off Brighton as security is stepped up for the Labour Party conference. The ship, armed with surface-to-air missiles, could be called in if defence chiefs believe an attack on the Brighton Centre is likely. As
Old newspaper offices and printing works will be transformed into loft-style housing under an £18.5 million scheme. City Loft Developments has been given permission by Brighton and Hove City Council for the ambitious project. It involves conversion of
A compensation claim of several million pounds could be made against a council if it scraps a major redevelopment project. Landowners behind the proposed Eastside Business Park, Newhaven, said they would expect to be compensated if the scheme failed.
Head injuries suffered by a four-year-old boy were consistent with him being shaken rapidly and thrown against a surface, a court heard. John Smith died from a brain haemorrhage on Christmas Eve, 1999. Dr Ian Kenny, of the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital
A film that takes a tongue-in-cheek look at a city's trends will be unveiled to the public at a screening. Living Down Here, a 30-minute film produced by Brighton-based company We Should Be, stars Stephen North, from London's Burning, and writer and broadcaster
Police have visited a language school in Sussex to ensure Muslim students have not suffered harassment after the terrorist atrocities in the United States. A Sussex Police spokesman said officers had visited a "language school for teacher training" in
Arne Schmitt has upped the ante in the battle for people's loose change by taking to a resort's streets with a baby grand piano. Each morning the German-born busker wheels the £3,000 Japanese K Kawai piano up a ramp and into the back of his large Mercedes
Sussex could be divided into six skill zones under proposals to transform education and training provision for over 16s. The zones would be broadly centred on Brighton and Hove, Crawley and Gatwick, Chichester, Worthing, Hastings and the central part
A bus operator has told a council to 'put its money where its mouth is' to show it is serious about getting cars off the road. Chris Chatfield, of Worthing-based Compass Travel, is waiting to hear if some of its services, including the number 14 in Lancing
Albion started brightly, looking for a fast start to further erode Bournemouth's fragile confidence after their 6-0 thrashing in midweek. Inside the opening minute Watson's quickly taken free-kick released Oatway into space down the right. His cross was
Albion celebrated their centenary with a 12th successive home League win to stay on top of the table. Captain Eddie Howe turned from hero to villain for Bournemouth in a competitive South Coast derby. He headed the visitors level in the second half after
Martha Buckley reports on Southlands Hospital 100 years after it first opened as Steyning Institution for the poor. The Steyning Institution opened inauspiciously in September 1901, 16 days after the death of its commissioner. The workhouse, which cost
Superintendent Graham Cox has called for a second permanent site for travellers in Brighton in addition to the one at Horsdean, which has 23 pitches (The Argus, September 18). What next? When that one is full, will he call for a third, fourth, fifth or
So Brighton and Hove City Council is positively discouraging homeless people who are not from Brighton and Hove from hanging around the area? Not only have I been wondering how this could be achieved, I have also actively conducted my own survey. I have
Thank goodness Brighton and Hove City Council has removed the barrier at the top of Preston Park. The people who make it look an eyesore with sticky tape and so on to bar people's way should spend more time caring for their children's safety. The council
I must congratulate all the staff on the Newhaven Seacat ferries. I travelled to Dieppe on Thursday, September 13. On departing from Dieppe, the wind changed and the crossing was very rough, so the journey had to take longer. We had only been sailing
Hundreds of decorated bras will be flying from the Palace Pier in Brighton on Wednesday. It's a move to promote awareness of breast cancer by the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. Once, cancer was a word few people mentioned. This meant research did not
Our flight home to the US on Virgin Airlines was turned back to Gatwick on September 11 because of the World Trade Centre disaster. Airline personnel suggested we stay in Brighton until flights were available for our return. Our experience in Brighton
I share Andy Richards' relief that his Manhattan relatives are safe and his plea for no precipitate "eye for an eye" US-UK response to the terrorist assault on the US (Letters, September 18). My own spouse in Portland, where the suicidal hijackers were
Clive Wheeler accelerated into the lead of the Volkswagen Polo Rally Challenge after staging a dramatic final-stage class win on the Scottish National Rally last weekend. Sussex-based Wheeler and his co-driver Ken Bartram overhauled Ian Chadwick (Cork
The horrific attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon are almost too mind-blowing to comprehend. It is perhaps more manageable to think simply about the terrible way the people in those doomed aircraft spent the final few minutes of their lives
Paul Halpin is planning to resurrect his career at a new weight once boxing bosses give him the all-clear to return to the ring. The unbeaten Hove fighter has been in limbo because of recurring blood problems. A low platelet count, the particles crucial
A five-year plan to breathe new life into Shoreham town centre has been drawn up. It will create a thriving new heart for the historic town ahead of plans to turn its harbour into a leading centre for business and leisure. Moves are already under way
Worthing seafront could be transformed with palms and lights by next spring in a £150,000 revamp. A series of initiatives has been drawn up to improve Worthing promenade following extensive public consultation. Councillors are being urged to bankroll
A Royal Navy destroyer could be stationed off Brighton as security is stepped up for the Labour Party conference. The ship, armed with surface-to-air missiles, could be called in if defence chiefs believe an attack on the Brighton Centre is likely. As
A benefit cheat who claimed more than £16,000 in housing benefit while he was living with his mother has been jailed for 12 months by Brighton magistrates. Stephen Fraser-Holmes, 39, of Lustrells Vale, Saltdean, admitted ten offences of making false statements
A woman who broke her foot after tripping on a sunken water main cover was told by a council she could not expect it to be like "a bowling green". Jean Holden received the injury and smashed her glasses when she tripped on the cover in Olives Meadow,
Three boys sparked a fire that caused damage costing £1.4 million to a warehouse and lorries after smoking and lighting cardboard, a court heard. Two of the boys, aged 12, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, deny starting a fire that burnt down
A film that takes a tongue-in-cheek look at a city's trends will be unveiled to the public at a screening. Living Down Here, a 30-minute film produced by Brighton-based company We Should Be, stars Stephen North, from London's Burning, and writer and broadcaster
The refuse contract for Brighton and Hove has not been signed nine days before new contractors are due to take over. Serviceteam is set to take over the refuse collection and street cleaning contract on October 1, the day after thousands of visitors arrive
Arne Schmitt has upped the ante in the battle for people's loose change by taking to a resort's streets with a baby grand piano. Each morning the German-born busker wheels the £3,000 Japanese K Kawai piano up a ramp and into the back of his large Mercedes
Dear Jacqui, began the email message. "Do you remember me? We sat next to each other in Mr Osborne's class when we were aged nine. Did you grow up to be very tall?" "Dear Simon Garwood," I replied. "Yes, I remember you. I was such a lucky girl to have
Albion started brightly, looking for a fast start to further erode Bournemouth's fragile confidence after their 6-0 thrashing in midweek. Inside the opening minute Watson's quickly taken free-kick released Oatway into space down the right. His cross was
Superintendent Graham Cox has called for a second permanent site for travellers in Brighton in addition to the one at Horsdean, which has 23 pitches (The Argus, September 18). What next? When that one is full, will he call for a third, fourth, fifth or
Thank goodness Brighton and Hove City Council has removed the barrier at the top of Preston Park. The people who make it look an eyesore with sticky tape and so on to bar people's way should spend more time caring for their children's safety. The council
Our flight home to the US on Virgin Airlines was turned back to Gatwick on September 11 because of the World Trade Centre disaster. Airline personnel suggested we stay in Brighton until flights were available for our return. Our experience in Brighton
Jean Holden tripped up on a pavement in Uckfield, broke her foot, smashed her glasses and suffered from shock and cuts. But when she wrote to East Sussex County Council asking for compensation, she did not get much sympathy. Instead, the authority's solicitors
I share Andy Richards' relief that his Manhattan relatives are safe and his plea for no precipitate "eye for an eye" US-UK response to the terrorist assault on the US (Letters, September 18). My own spouse in Portland, where the suicidal hijackers were
Clive Wheeler accelerated into the lead of the Volkswagen Polo Rally Challenge after staging a dramatic final-stage class win on the Scottish National Rally last weekend. Sussex-based Wheeler and his co-driver Ken Bartram overhauled Ian Chadwick (Cork
The horrific attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon are almost too mind-blowing to comprehend. It is perhaps more manageable to think simply about the terrible way the people in those doomed aircraft spent the final few minutes of their lives
Paul Halpin is planning to resurrect his career at a new weight once boxing bosses give him the all-clear to return to the ring. The unbeaten Hove fighter has been in limbo because of recurring blood problems. A low platelet count, the particles crucial
A five-year plan to breathe new life into Shoreham town centre has been drawn up. It will create a thriving new heart for the historic town ahead of plans to turn its harbour into a leading centre for business and leisure. Moves are already under way
Simon Morgan has paid tribute to the dressing room cameraderie which has established Albion as promotion contenders again. The veteran stopper believes team spirit has been instrumental in the Seagulls' rise to the top of the Second Division with Tuesday's
A benefit cheat who claimed more than £16,000 in housing benefit while he was living with his mother has been jailed for 12 months by Brighton magistrates. Stephen Fraser-Holmes, 39, of Lustrells Vale, Saltdean, admitted ten offences of making false statements
Tributes from Albion fans to a victim of the US terrorist attacks will be placed in a New York square that has been transformed into a shrine. Former Sussex schoolboy and avid Albion fan Robert Eaton, 37, is believed to have been working in the World
A woman who broke her foot after tripping on a sunken water main cover was told by a council she could not expect it to be like "a bowling green". Jean Holden received the injury and smashed her glasses when she tripped on the cover in Olives Meadow,
Three boys sparked a fire that caused damage costing £1.4 million to a warehouse and lorries after smoking and lighting cardboard, a court heard. Two of the boys, aged 12, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, deny starting a fire that burnt down
The refuse contract for Brighton and Hove has not been signed nine days before new contractors are due to take over. Serviceteam is set to take over the refuse collection and street cleaning contract on October 1, the day after thousands of visitors arrive
An opponent of the city mayor idea says he is in favour of the system that would be used to elect one. Councillor Paul Elgood, leader of the Lib Dem group on Brighton and Hove City Council, will vote No in next month's referendum on whether there should
Dear Jacqui, began the email message. "Do you remember me? We sat next to each other in Mr Osborne's class when we were aged nine. Did you grow up to be very tall?" "Dear Simon Garwood," I replied. "Yes, I remember you. I was such a lucky girl to have
Micky Adams continued his squad rotation policy for Albion's centenary fixture against their South Coast rivals. He made two changes to the team which snatched a last gasp eleventh straight home win in the League at Withdean on Tuesday to return to the
Ashley Rees is ready to follow in David Beckham's footsteps. The 11-year-old from Saltdean will perform at Old Trafford after winning a Manchester United Soccer Skills competition at Roedean. The Longhill pupil had to take on around 120 youngsters aged
Jean Holden tripped up on a pavement in Uckfield, broke her foot, smashed her glasses and suffered from shock and cuts. But when she wrote to East Sussex County Council asking for compensation, she did not get much sympathy. Instead, the authority's solicitors
A man accused of a drug-related murder will stand trial at Lewes Crown Court. Mark Dyson, 34, will appear in court on October 3. Dyson, of Laycock Close, West Wittering, near Chichester, is charged with the murder of Derek Finch, 38, whose naked body
Sussex racing champion Mark Sumpter battled on without a clutch to take sixth place in the penultimate round of the British GT Championship at Brands Hatch last Sunday. In the morning qualifying session on Saturday, Sumpter's co-driver Shaun Balfe drove
The saga of Brighton and Hove's rubbish contract goes on and on with no sign of a satisfactory resolution. First Focsa had a go at clearing rubbish from Brighton and then it was Ecovert. Neither had much success. There were high hopes of Sita when it
I urge the UK Government to exercise the utmost possible restraint in any joint action with the US. I am completely against anything resembling a declaration of war against any state. I am deeply saddened by the loss of life and the resultant trauma in
Tommy Hill has experienced the lows of motorsport and now he wants a taste of the high life. The 16-year-old, who currently rides for the Angmering-based Roundstone Suzuki team, nearly lost his life to the sport in a bad accident two years ago. But Hill
Simon Morgan has paid tribute to the dressing room cameraderie which has established Albion as promotion contenders again. The veteran stopper believes team spirit has been instrumental in the Seagulls' rise to the top of the Second Division with Tuesday's
A Swiss student on a two-month stay in Eastbourne was snatched from a town centre street in an early morning abduction. The 19-year-old woman was dragged into the back seat of a dark saloon car by two men who pulled up alongside her near the traffic lights
Old newspaper offices and printing works will be transformed into loft-style housing under an £18.5 million scheme. City Loft Developments has been given permission by Brighton and Hove City Council for the ambitious project. It involves conversion of
A compensation claim of several million pounds could be made against a council if it scraps a major redevelopment project. Landowners behind the proposed Eastside Business Park, Newhaven, said they would expect to be compensated if the scheme failed.
Tributes from Albion fans to a victim of the US terrorist attacks will be placed in a New York square that has been transformed into a shrine. Former Sussex schoolboy and avid Albion fan Robert Eaton, 37, is believed to have been working in the World
Head injuries suffered by a four-year-old boy were consistent with him being shaken rapidly and thrown against a surface, a court heard. John Smith died from a brain haemorrhage on Christmas Eve, 1999. Dr Ian Kenny, of the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital
Police have visited a language school in Sussex to ensure Muslim students have not suffered harassment after the terrorist atrocities in the United States. A Sussex Police spokesman said officers had visited a "language school for teacher training" in
