Artists across Sussex have been boosted by a Lottery award of thousands of pounds. Talent scouts from the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Nesta) scoured the country for creative individuals and organisations with fresh and innovative
We were badly let down by the Royal Mail and, after complaining, received duplicate apologies and repayment cheques from two separate offices. The letters stated reliability was dependent on staff doing their jobs properly. When I phoned the call centre
For months, the Victorian splendour of Brighton Museum and Art Gallery was shrouded under a swathe of tarpaulins and scaffolding. It seemed symbolic of the transformation of the building within, where £10 million has been spent on a complete revamp of
Work will start today on installing part-time traffic lights in a bid to reduce peak-hour jams near Falmer. The lights will be in place at the north roundabout junction of Knights Gate Road at Sussex University, the A27 and the B2123 at Falmer. The lights
Sammy Donnelly insists he will not return as Worthing boss, despite being asked to go back on his resignation. Rebels marked Donnelly's final match in charge with a Ryman League first division one win in six games as bottom club Windsor & Eton were
When Layna Pelling from Brighton celebrates her first birthday today, she will not be alone. For she shares the day, not only with her father, Rob, but also with her great-grandmother, Jean. If they put all the candles on the same cake, they could be
People expecting a sporting bonanza in the new King Alfred Leisure Centre are likely to be disappointed. For there are limits both in space and money on what can be put on the site on Hove seafront. Sports consultant Ken Burlton has been looking at the
Eastbourne Borough boss Garry Wilson admitted his side's result was more important than the performance as they ground out a 1-0 win at Burnham in the eastern division. Clinton More's 81st minute goal gave Borough all three points in a scrappy affair.
It has been a long time since Brighton Museum in Church Street was open to the public but it should be worth the wait. Although the museum has one of the best collections of any provincial town or city, many of them were displayed in dingy surroundings
A scintillating performance saw Crawley Town destroy their fellow promotion rivals and earn a superb 3-0 win over Havant and Waterlooville. A bumper crowd of 1,260 at the Broadfield Stadium saw Reds, led by destroyer in chief Rob Collins, ease past their
Jimmy Quinn hailed his Lewes heroes after watching them lose 2-0 to Stoke City in the first round of the FA Cup yesterday. Many people had expected the Rooks to suffer a hammering at the Britannia Stadium but they emerged with immense credit. With nearly
An Olympic-sized pool and an ice rink have been ruled out as possibilities for a sports centre. A sports brief has been prepared by consultant Ken Burlton for the King Alfred Leisure Centre in Hove. Mr Burlton said: "The King Alfred is the city's largest
Schools and sports clubs across Sussex were celebrating today after being awarded almost £10 million of National Lottery money to improve facilities. The cash will be used to create new facilities and modernise existing ones in schools and help to open
Protesters demanded an end to the political career of the Reverend Ian Paisley when he visited Sussex. The Ulster MP was in Lewes on Saturday to reopen a chapel devastated by floods. Opponents of his Democratic Unionist Party's stance on the Northern
A Sussex Muslim reportedly killed fighting for the Taliban has turned up alive in Pakistan, a militant Islamic group said. The same group had earlier claimed five Britons, including 26-year-old Abu Waheed, from Crawley, had died martyrs' deaths. But yesterday
A children's hospital may have to halt operations while repairs are carried out to water pipes. Engineers were today called to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Sick Children in Brighton to investigate a suspected burst underground pipe. The leak has restricted
Sarah Payne's mother today relived the last time she saw her daughter alive. Sara, 32, her voice cracking with emotion in the witness box at Lewes Crown Court, described the family trip to visit their grandparents on the coast which ended with the eight-year-old
The jury in the Sarah Payne trial heard how a van driver "grinned and waved" at her eldest brother before speeding away from the area she was last seen alive. Lee Payne took the oath as a witness via a video-link from another room in the court building
An MP is appealing against the "bizarre" decision to exclude Worthing from a scheme to recruit new doctors. Worthing has a long-standing problem with recruitment and retention of general practitioners which has been raised in the Commons. But it was excluded
We were badly let down by the Royal Mail and, after complaining, received duplicate apologies and repayment cheques from two separate offices. The letters stated reliability was dependent on staff doing their jobs properly. When I phoned the call centre
The Regency Society's most interesting and important public meeting on the future of Embassy Court last Tuesday showed, through Alan Phillips' hotel suggestions, the possibility of a future for the building. I hope there will be other schemes too. Developers
Another very famous supporting actor from the Thirties and Forties was Albert Van Dekker. In well over a 100 films, he dropped the Van and became plain Albert Dekker. Van Dekker pioneered Hollywood's narrator-only parts when his voice was used for the
When many of the readers of this column were young, silk stockings were what we wore for best. For work we wore wool or lisle and the colours weren't all that great either - mostly a variety of sludge or black. You were grown up when you got your first
For many people, trying to lose weight and keep it off is the main focus of their lives. Apart from affecting such people's health, weight problems can also have an impact on their self-esteem and social life as they become lethargic and depressed. In
For months, the Victorian splendour of Brighton Museum and Art Gallery was shrouded under a swathe of tarpaulins and scaffolding. It seemed symbolic of the transformation of the building within, where £10 million has been spent on a complete revamp of
Work will start today on installing part-time traffic lights in a bid to reduce peak-hour jams near Falmer. The lights will be in place at the north roundabout junction of Knights Gate Road at Sussex University, the A27 and the B2123 at Falmer. The lights
I was interested to read about S Z Sakall (Letters, November 7). In 1933, Sakall shared film honours with the great Austrian tenor Richard Tauber in the German film Melodie der Liebe (Song Of Love). This was Tauber's last film before the Nazis hounded
Andy Naylor (The Argus, November 15) is so, so wrong when it comes to Danny Cullip's situation and his comment about playing Division 1 football before 7,000 fans as "laughable" is degrading. I am not sure where his footballing roots lie - I guess not
Big cuts in crime in one area of Sussex have been put down to police concentrating on minor crimes including begging, vandalism and prostitution. Hove/Shoreham police, one of only two of the county's nine divisions to record lower overall crime, believes
We're still putting up with the gas pipe replacement - It's gone on for months, this Peacehaven defacement. Pavements with high grass to trip the unwary, Then all the chicanes come - so sudden, it's scary. And now, like a rash of bad pimples and bumps
A scintillating performance saw Crawley Town destroy their fellow promotion rivals and earn a superb 3-0 win over Havant and Waterlooville. A bumper crowd of 1,260 at the Broadfield Stadium saw Reds, led by destroyer in chief Rob Collins, ease past their
Albion boss Peter Taylor has called on his side to do "another professional job" to join the big guns in the FA Cup. They have been drawn at home to League newcomers Rushden and Diamonds in the second round next month after Saturday's 1-0 win against
Lewes waved goodbye to their FA Cup adventure with chants of 'we're proud of you' ringing in their ears. The Rooks huffed and puffed but failed to blow the house down at the Britannia Stadium. There was no fairytale ending to their cup run but Jimmy Quinn's
Jimmy Quinn hailed his Lewes heroes after watching them lose 2-0 to Stoke City in the first round of the FA Cup yesterday. Many people had expected the Rooks to suffer a hammering at the Britannia Stadium but they emerged with immense credit. With nearly
An Olympic-sized pool and an ice rink have been ruled out as possibilities for a sports centre. A sports brief has been prepared by consultant Ken Burlton for the King Alfred Leisure Centre in Hove. Mr Burlton said: "The King Alfred is the city's largest
Schools and sports clubs across Sussex were celebrating today after being awarded almost £10 million of National Lottery money to improve facilities. The cash will be used to create new facilities and modernise existing ones in schools and help to open
Traders have hit back at animal rights demonstrators who targeted their shops. They said "fur" garments which prompted the noisy protests in Brighton were made of synthetic material. The row erupted when about 20 activists launched National Anti-Fur Week
Police today recovered the body of a man entangled in ropes from a river. The man, thought to be in his fifties, was found at Fishermans Quay in Pier Road, Littlehampton, after being spotted by a passer-by. Police divers, Coastguards and a doctor were
Happy birthday has a familiar ring in the Pelling household every November 19. When baby Layna was born last year she became the third family member to share that particular birth date, joining her father Rob and great-grandmother Jean. The incredible
A children's hospital may have to halt operations while repairs are carried out to water pipes. Engineers were today called to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Sick Children in Brighton to investigate a suspected burst underground pipe. The leak has restricted
Seven men suffered knife wounds in a seafront battle between gangs from Sussex and Kent. Ten arrests were made after the fight, which erupted in Brighton at 2.30am yesterday. At least 15 men and one woman were involved. Police said a group of ten men
Sarah Payne's mother today relived the last time she saw her daughter alive. Sara, 32, her voice cracking with emotion in the witness box at Lewes Crown Court, described the family trip to visit their grandparents on the coast which ended with the eight-year-old
Sarah Payne's mother today relived the last time she saw her daughter alive. Sara, 32, her voice cracking with emotion in the witness box at Lewes Crown Court, described the family trip to visit their grandparents on the coast which ended with the eight-year-old
Strange and unexplained happenings along the A23 in Sussex make it the most haunted stretch of road in Britain. Most involve the sudden appearance of characters dressed in pale clothing but instances have been reported of a dog gliding across the road
I blame Marco Polo for importing fireworks from the Far East. The Chinese invented fireworks by filling bamboo shoots with gunpowder and exploding them in the New Year to ward off evil spirits. Judging by the number of fireworks let off this year, we
At the youth conference on Crime And Punishment I recently attended at the University of London, Neil and Christine Hamilton followed Erin Pizzey as speakers. Ms Pizzey spoke from the heart about domestic violence but was completely undermined by Mr Hamilton
In yet another predictable defence of terrorism, Tony Greenstein describes the Taliban as a "progressive Afghani regime" (Letters, November 16). Is this the same regime under which the education of women was forbidden? Very "progressive", Mr Greenstein
The Regency Society's most interesting and important public meeting on the future of Embassy Court last Tuesday showed, through Alan Phillips' hotel suggestions, the possibility of a future for the building. I hope there will be other schemes too. Developers
Another very famous supporting actor from the Thirties and Forties was Albert Van Dekker. In well over a 100 films, he dropped the Van and became plain Albert Dekker. Van Dekker pioneered Hollywood's narrator-only parts when his voice was used for the
Writer Brian Behan is planning to spread his campaign against marriage. Brian, 75, who lives in Hanover, Brighton, is the self-appointed secretary of the Anti-Marriage Society. Now, he has been invited to voice his opinions on Esther Rantzen's BBC TV
Last weekend, daughter insisted we watch the latest in a series of TV programmes where people get picked by judges to be instantly famous. In this case it was Pop Idols. We had to watch it because someone from her school was in it. Sadly, Katie didn't
When many of the readers of this column were young, silk stockings were what we wore for best. For work we wore wool or lisle and the colours weren't all that great either - mostly a variety of sludge or black. You were grown up when you got your first
For many people, trying to lose weight and keep it off is the main focus of their lives. Apart from affecting such people's health, weight problems can also have an impact on their self-esteem and social life as they become lethargic and depressed. In
I would like to say a big thank-you to all the staff and volunteers who work for The Martlets Hospice in Hove. My grandaughter Diana has had cancer for almost five years and has spent time on and off there during her young life. She has always been treated
At a time when Western leaders are telling everyone to save their faltering economies by spending, along comes Buy Nothing Day, the most sacred day of the culture-jamming calendar. On November 24, Buy Nothing Day will encourage people around Europe to
Our neighbours, who have two cats of their own, allowed their son to let off fireworks every night from the middle of September. On November 3, he let off fireworks for four-and-a-half hours. On Sunday, they were going for about an hour and on November
Nick Nurse predicted Saturday would be a big night in Brighton's history. But even the experienced Bears coach could not have scripted such a finale for the television cameras. Bears pulled in a crowd of around 2,800 to the Brighton Centre, then sent
Dear Fido: My mum and dad have been exactly the same as yours (Letters, November 14), frantic about me and my constant trembling with fear every time another firework goes off. But, for me, it hasn't been two weeks - where I live, it's about four weeks
I was interested to read about S Z Sakall (Letters, November 7). In 1933, Sakall shared film honours with the great Austrian tenor Richard Tauber in the German film Melodie der Liebe (Song Of Love). This was Tauber's last film before the Nazis hounded
Wayne Alexander sent out a chilling message to the boxing world with an explosive first defence of his British light-middleweight title in Glasgow. The 28-year-old, from Hailsham, stopped home fighter Joe Townsley in the second round of their contest
Andy Naylor (The Argus, November 15) is so, so wrong when it comes to Danny Cullip's situation and his comment about playing Division 1 football before 7,000 fans as "laughable" is degrading. I am not sure where his footballing roots lie - I guess not
Struggling Hassocks gave their manager Dave John a timely tonic on Saturday when they strode to a 4-0 win over previously unbeaten visitors Selsey. John has been laid low with a cold and chest complaint which has reduced his voice to virtually a whisper
The National Conference on Cancer 2001 will take place on November 30 at RegentsCollege in London. This unique conference is held every year to bring together leading experts in cancer care, cancer care professionals, patients and carers to share the
Big cuts in crime in one area of Sussex have been put down to police concentrating on minor crimes including begging, vandalism and prostitution. Hove/Shoreham police, one of only two of the county's nine divisions to record lower overall crime, believes
In response to Laura Scott (Letters, November 10), milk does not cause osteoporosis. Indeed, it is extremely irresponsible to make a connection between milk-consuming countries and the incidence of hip fractures. Neither do milk or non-cheese dairy products
We're still putting up with the gas pipe replacement - It's gone on for months, this Peacehaven defacement. Pavements with high grass to trip the unwary, Then all the chicanes come - so sudden, it's scary. And now, like a rash of bad pimples and bumps
Historically, we had a very large coach park in Edward Street that was never relocated when the Amex building appeared on the site. This is the age of public-private partnerships and Howard Trevette (Letters, November 13) is admirably positioned to administer
Albion boss Peter Taylor has called on his side to do "another professional job" to join the big guns in the FA Cup. They have been drawn at home to League newcomers Rushden and Diamonds in the second round next month after Saturday's 1-0 win against
Lewes waved goodbye to their FA Cup adventure with chants of 'we're proud of you' ringing in their ears. The Rooks huffed and puffed but failed to blow the house down at the Britannia Stadium. There was no fairytale ending to their cup run but Jimmy Quinn's
Officials responsible for a multi-million pound accounting error which led to a string of major planned developments being axed are facing disciplinary action. An internal investigation has prompted an inquiry into the officers after a technical error
Traders have hit back at animal rights demonstrators who targeted their shops. They said "fur" garments which prompted the noisy protests in Brighton were made of synthetic material. The row erupted when about 20 activists launched National Anti-Fur Week
Happy birthday has a familiar ring in the Pelling household every November 19. When baby Layna was born last year she became the third family member to share that particular birth date, joining her father Rob and great-grandmother Jean. The incredible
Seven men suffered knife wounds in a seafront battle between gangs from Sussex and Kent. Ten arrests were made after the fight, which erupted in Brighton at 2.30am yesterday. At least 15 men and one woman were involved. Police said a group of ten men
Sarah Payne's mother today relived the last time she saw her daughter alive. Sara, 32, her voice cracking with emotion in the witness box at Lewes Crown Court, described the family trip to visit their grandparents on the coast which ended with the eight-year-old
Strange and unexplained happenings along the A23 in Sussex make it the most haunted stretch of road in Britain. Most involve the sudden appearance of characters dressed in pale clothing but instances have been reported of a dog gliding across the road
I blame Marco Polo for importing fireworks from the Far East. The Chinese invented fireworks by filling bamboo shoots with gunpowder and exploding them in the New Year to ward off evil spirits. Judging by the number of fireworks let off this year, we
Artists across Sussex have been boosted by a Lottery award of thousands of pounds. Talent scouts from the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Nesta) scoured the country for creative individuals and organisations with fresh and innovative
At the youth conference on Crime And Punishment I recently attended at the University of London, Neil and Christine Hamilton followed Erin Pizzey as speakers. Ms Pizzey spoke from the heart about domestic violence but was completely undermined by Mr Hamilton
In yet another predictable defence of terrorism, Tony Greenstein describes the Taliban as a "progressive Afghani regime" (Letters, November 16). Is this the same regime under which the education of women was forbidden? Very "progressive", Mr Greenstein
Writer Brian Behan is planning to spread his campaign against marriage. Brian, 75, who lives in Hanover, Brighton, is the self-appointed secretary of the Anti-Marriage Society. Now, he has been invited to voice his opinions on Esther Rantzen's BBC TV
Last weekend, daughter insisted we watch the latest in a series of TV programmes where people get picked by judges to be instantly famous. In this case it was Pop Idols. We had to watch it because someone from her school was in it. Sadly, Katie didn't
Police inquiries were continuing today into two accidents which left five men with serious injuries. Four young men had to be cut from the wreckage of their car after it crashed into a pub wall. Earlier, a 64-year-old man suffered serious head, leg and
I would like to say a big thank-you to all the staff and volunteers who work for The Martlets Hospice in Hove. My grandaughter Diana has had cancer for almost five years and has spent time on and off there during her young life. She has always been treated
At a time when Western leaders are telling everyone to save their faltering economies by spending, along comes Buy Nothing Day, the most sacred day of the culture-jamming calendar. On November 24, Buy Nothing Day will encourage people around Europe to
Our neighbours, who have two cats of their own, allowed their son to let off fireworks every night from the middle of September. On November 3, he let off fireworks for four-and-a-half hours. On Sunday, they were going for about an hour and on November
Nick Nurse predicted Saturday would be a big night in Brighton's history. But even the experienced Bears coach could not have scripted such a finale for the television cameras. Bears pulled in a crowd of around 2,800 to the Brighton Centre, then sent
Dear Fido: My mum and dad have been exactly the same as yours (Letters, November 14), frantic about me and my constant trembling with fear every time another firework goes off. But, for me, it hasn't been two weeks - where I live, it's about four weeks
Sammy Donnelly insists he will not return as Worthing boss, despite being asked to go back on his resignation. Rebels marked Donnelly's final match in charge with a Ryman League first division one win in six games as bottom club Windsor & Eton were
Wayne Alexander sent out a chilling message to the boxing world with an explosive first defence of his British light-middleweight title in Glasgow. The 28-year-old, from Hailsham, stopped home fighter Joe Townsley in the second round of their contest
When Layna Pelling from Brighton celebrates her first birthday today, she will not be alone. For she shares the day, not only with her father, Rob, but also with her great-grandmother, Jean. If they put all the candles on the same cake, they could be
Struggling Hassocks gave their manager Dave John a timely tonic on Saturday when they strode to a 4-0 win over previously unbeaten visitors Selsey. John has been laid low with a cold and chest complaint which has reduced his voice to virtually a whisper
The National Conference on Cancer 2001 will take place on November 30 at RegentsCollege in London. This unique conference is held every year to bring together leading experts in cancer care, cancer care professionals, patients and carers to share the
People expecting a sporting bonanza in the new King Alfred Leisure Centre are likely to be disappointed. For there are limits both in space and money on what can be put on the site on Hove seafront. Sports consultant Ken Burlton has been looking at the
In response to Laura Scott (Letters, November 10), milk does not cause osteoporosis. Indeed, it is extremely irresponsible to make a connection between milk-consuming countries and the incidence of hip fractures. Neither do milk or non-cheese dairy products
Eastbourne Borough boss Garry Wilson admitted his side's result was more important than the performance as they ground out a 1-0 win at Burnham in the eastern division. Clinton More's 81st minute goal gave Borough all three points in a scrappy affair.
It has been a long time since Brighton Museum in Church Street was open to the public but it should be worth the wait. Although the museum has one of the best collections of any provincial town or city, many of them were displayed in dingy surroundings
Historically, we had a very large coach park in Edward Street that was never relocated when the Amex building appeared on the site. This is the age of public-private partnerships and Howard Trevette (Letters, November 13) is admirably positioned to administer
An MP is appealing against the "bizarre" decision to exclude Worthing from a scheme to recruit new doctors. Worthing has a long-standing problem with recruitment and retention of general practitioners which has been raised in the Commons. But it was excluded
Officials responsible for a multi-million pound accounting error which led to a string of major planned developments being axed are facing disciplinary action. An internal investigation has prompted an inquiry into the officers after a technical error
Protesters demanded an end to the political career of the Reverend Ian Paisley when he visited Sussex. The Ulster MP was in Lewes on Saturday to reopen a chapel devastated by floods. Opponents of his Democratic Unionist Party's stance on the Northern
A Sussex Muslim reportedly killed fighting for the Taliban has turned up alive in Pakistan, a militant Islamic group said. The same group had earlier claimed five Britons, including 26-year-old Abu Waheed, from Crawley, had died martyrs' deaths. But yesterday
A youngster was held at knifepoint in an attempted mugging. He was confronted by three men in their teens or early twenties who demanded money as he walked through Marine Gardens, Worthing, at 5.45pm yesterday. One of the attackers was armed with a small
Three members of a family and their dog were rescued from their blazing home. Two children, believed to be aged between four and six, their mother and the family pet were pulled to safety by firefighters from their house in Montgomery Road, Hastings.
A taxi driver was robbed at knifepoint in St Leonards yesterday morning. Two men got into the taxi at Bexhill station and were driven to Lancaster Road, St Leonards, at 1.20am yesterday. They threatened the driver with a knife and escaped with cash and
The jury in the Sarah Payne trial heard how a van driver "grinned and waved" at her eldest brother before speeding away from the area she was last seen alive. Lee Payne took the oath as a witness via a video-link from another room in the court building
An MP is appealing against the "bizarre" decision to exclude Worthing from a scheme to recruit new doctors. Worthing has a long-standing problem with recruitment and retention of general practitioners which has been raised in the Commons. But it was excluded
