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  • One-stop clinic eases op wait worry

    A medical team has devised a fast-track system to help women with suspected cancer. Rapid-access clinics are being held at Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. The aim is to ensure all women referred by their GPs with suspected cancer are seen within

  • Regional priorities pinpointed

    Improved infrastructure, an increased skills base and investment are the vital ingredients for improving the competitiveness of the South East. That was the verdict of members of the South East England Regional Assembly (SERA), which met at Gatwick. The

  • Trifast profits hit by slump

    Trifast, the Uckfield-based industrial fixings manufacturer and supplier, is suffering from the slowdown in technology-based businesses. Once a top performer on the stock market, the firm, which has operations in Europe, the United States and Asia, reported

  • Exporters urged to raise their game

    Firms in the South-East have been challenged to boost the region's export potential by seven per cent a year to achieve a target of £35.5 billion exports by 2005. The target amounts to an increase of £11.7 billion and is a key goal of the South-East international

  • Don't miss our fairytale grotto

    Grown-ups think fairy tales are nothing but stories, but this Christmas The Argus Appeal is out to prove them wrong. Anyone wandering through the centre of Brighton this December will stumble upon a magical sight, straight from the pages of Hans Christian

  • Party frolics can land you in court

    Businesses in Sussex have been warned about potential legal pitfalls when organising staff Christmas parties. Sussex Enterprise says although Christmas parties at work are traditionally a time for employers to thank staff for their hard work, many firms

  • Fan's arm slashed in pub row

    Football fan Jody Brown needed 25 stitches after an attack triggered by a fan swearing at a referee. Arsenal supporter Jody, 22, an engineer, was watching his team play Manchester United on TV in a pub when another fan shouted an obscenity at the referee

  • Dome jury told of speedboat swoop

    Armed police swooped on a high-powered speedboat as it waited to carry away the Millennium Dome raiders, the Old Bailey heard. Members of the crack SO19 unit joined forces with river police officers to catch gang member Kevin Meredith, of Auckland Drive

  • That's life

    GH Braysher (Letters, November 24) was concerned his or her grandson is to read a book concerning an eight-year-old girl being raped. I am studying for my GCSEs and feel strongly teenagers should be able to read anything and everything because it shows

  • Fears for owls in Potter craze

    Police have voiced concern about a rising number of parents buying owls as Christmas presents for Harry Potter-mad children. They fear the owls will be abandoned and left to die when families discover how difficult it is to look after the birds. Demand

  • Loony tunes

    Successful singers who also crack jokes successfully are few and far between but comedians who have made it into the charts are a much more common breed. The most famous was undoubtedly the late Harry Secombe who, in addition to being everyone's favourite

  • On the edge

    Much of what Adam Trimingham said about the South Downs and the National Park is perfectly true ("The Sage of Sussex", The Argus, November 22) and we would wholeheartedly agree with most. However, we cannot agree with his suggestion that the bypass should

  • Rugby: Round-up

    East Grinstead and Eastbourne are in the hat for the first round of the National Intermediate Cup, but Horsham and Chichester are out. Eastbourne's 14-8 home win over London Two North outfit Ipswich was the pick of the results. Tremendous defence was

  • Yes, of course

    The MS Society Horsham and District branch Charity Golf Day, held at Cottesmore Golf and Country Club in October, was a huge success. So far, more than £8,000 has been raised thanks to the generosity of the public and sponsors who supported the event.

  • Film shows real Christopher Robin

    Previously unseen film footage of the real life Christopher Robin will be screened tonight, 72 years after it was shot. The ten-second film shows nine-year-old Christopher Robin Milne, son of Pooh author AA Milne, taking part in a pageant in Ashdown Forest

  • Rugby: Midhurst grab historic win

    Midhurst have clinched the first major prize in their 21-year history, thanks to a twice taken conversion. The Sussex Two West side beat rivals BA Wingspan 13-12 in the Junior Plate final at windswept Seaford. They trailed 12-6 going into the last five

  • Basketball: Bears to make another signing

    Nick Nurse has guaranteed Bears fans he will be making a new signing. But the new recruit will not be the mystery man who sat on the Brighton bench during Sunday's defeat of Derby. Terry Cooper, an American guard playing in Holland, has been training

  • One for all

    The attacks on Councillor Paul Cosham (Letters, November 23) are completely unwarranted. He has the right to comment on changes to the highways, as does any other council taxpayer. What he does not have, as a parish councillor, is any influence on how

  • Hockey: Round-up

    Horsham maintained fifth place in the league despite drawing 3-3 with Gillingham Anchorians. A topsy-turvy game saw Horsham lead 2-0 at half time thanks to Ian Brown's brace but they then fell 3-2 behind with an awful second half display. However, Richard

  • Hockey: Brighton title hopes on course

    Brighton maintained their impressive title challenge in the Kent/Sussex Regional League with a 7-2 victory over Sussex rivals Worthing. The scoreline may have flattered Brighton but there was no disputing the quality of their finishing. Egyptian internationals

  • Players lock ref in dressing room

    A soccer match turned out to be distinctly unsporting when an angry team locked the referee in the dressing room. The antics of Little Common Wheatsheaf in Bexhill left Neal Ager, 43, trapped for 15 minutes after the match. The team was furious at losing

  • Taylor: I'm not loan arranger

    Albion boss Peter Taylor has ruled out loan swoops for any of his players as the table-topping squad aims for glory on three fronts. The Seagulls go to fifth-bottom Bury on Saturday as leaders of the Second Division on goal difference. Albion then go

  • Dead man in van named

    A man was found dead from a suspected drugs overdose in an abandoned van. A woman, thought to be a friend, discovered the body on Saturday night as she entered the vehicle in a goods yard car park at the rear of Brighton station. British Transport Police

  • Stadium fight will be tough, fans told

    Seven hundred fans, including celebrities Des Lynam and Norman Cook, attended a campaign launch for Albion's stadium bid. They were told the future of the club depended on the £44 million stadium at Falmer getting the go-ahead. But they were warned at

  • Perils of getting caught on camera

    I was sitting on the bank of my favourite carp lake this week, quietly communing with nature and dangling a chunk of luncheon meat in the hope of a bite. The flash of the kingfisher and the sight of a heron gliding down to the water's edge were absolute

  • Verse texts attract wide audience

    Brighton-based Nectar Digital has hit the right rhythm with its mobile phone-based poetry service. Poem-me.com offers a subscription service delivering poems five days a week direct to users' mobile phones or by email. Fredrik Lloyd, one of the site's

  • Simpsons Road rage game on the way

    Fans of The Simpsons cartoon series will be revving their engines in anticipation of a new game from Electronic Arts. The Simpsons Road Rage, which is released on Friday, blends the renowned Simpsons wit and edge-of-your-seat racing action into an arcade-style

  • Clothes provide crucial link, Sarah jury hears

    Items of clothing alleged to link defendant Roy Whiting to eight-year-old Sarah Payne were identified in court today. Shane Gething told Lewes Crown Court that a red sweatshirt, checked padded shirt and a clown-patterned curtain were in a white van sold

  • Video is Jumpin' Dave Flash

    Brighton-based Kerb has produced a Flash-animated video for Dave Stewart's new single Everything Is Music. The web design agency says the three-minute video, in which Mr Stewart and his musical collaborator Deepak Chopra transformed into cartoon figures

  • Online shopping faces security test

    Shoppers will spend £1.75 billion online during the Christmas period, predicts IMRG, the industry body for e-retailers. The estimate, which covers November to January, follows Forrester Research's prediction of £3.94 billion being spent online in 2001

  • Bags of help for homeless

    The lives of people sleeping rough could be saved thanks to a charity's waterproof sleeping bags. Hove-based charity Off The Fence Trust (OTFT) is funding the sleeping bags thanks to a £10,000 grant from the Lloyds TSB Foundation. The money will also

  • What a load of bollards!

    A council and a superstore are blaming each other after road bollards had to be dug up just weeks after they were installed. The error has triggered a return of traffic chaos on a busy Brighton industrial and retail park. Brighton and Hove City Council

  • Clothes provide crucial link, jury hears

    Items of clothing alleged to link defendant Roy Whiting to eight-year-old Sarah Payne were identified in court today. Shane Gething told Lewes Crown Court that a red sweatshirt, checked padded shirt and a clown-patterned curtain were in a white van sold

  • Byte: Wizard response on Harry's site

    Harry Potter has become the UK's number one movie web site. The official site for the film attract-ed 310,000 home internet users during October and figures from internet intelligence company NetValue showed fans spent an average of 18.2 minutes online

  • Byte: Sports sites to be merged

    Internet and telecommunications company 365 is merging its online activities with the internet division of media company Chrysalis to create a sports joint venture. The two groups are splitting off their internet arms in a move to cut costs and improve

  • Euro MP fined over nuke protest

    A Euro MP who took part in a mass demonstration outside a nuclear submarine base has been fined £150 for a breach of the peace. Caroline Lucas, Green MEP for South-East England, was found guilty of obstructing a road and blocking the flow of traffic at

  • Byte: Monopoly babbles four languages

    Babel, the Hove-based new media company, has passed Go with a web site for Infogrames Europe's title Monopoly Tycoon. The company translated the site into four languages and a separate team tested them. It has been localised for the English, French, German

  • Weird web

    Does bubble wrap pop your world? The packaging material has been a source of fascination for people of all ages since its invention. Children have been known to play with it longer than the presents it protected and adults continue to seek its stress-relieving

  • Net shopper, with Susan Rice

    Most of us buy at least some Christmas decorations each year, if only to replace those broken last January when we hastily threw them back into the loft. If you want to deck your halls online, you can. If it has to be a real tree, you'll need to go to

  • Review: Making buffers bomb-proof

    If you are looking for ways to protect your network, Hackers Beware is one of the best books on internet-based crime. It offers detailed explanations about the more esoteric side of the web in a way that is easy to read. From spoofing to denial of service

  • Review: Lotus battles for pole position

    Lotus Challenge on the PlayStation 2 could be a worthwhile addition to your garage of driving games. Lotus technicians were heavily-involved in the making of the game and the result is silky smooth and thoroughly realistic. Handling and control of the

  • Regional priorities pinpointed

    Improved infrastructure, an increased skills base and investment are the vital ingredients for improving the competitiveness of the South East. That was the verdict of members of the South East England Regional Assembly (SERA), which met at Gatwick. The

  • Lifting is a glass

    A Hove company is going up in the world thanks to a litre-and-a-half of water. Britton Price's latest product is a small lift running off a domestic power supply which needs just a jug of water to operate its hydraulics. Managing director Paul Britton

  • People award boosts estate agents' image

    David Maslen hopes the public image of estate agents will improve following his company's award for best practice. After only six months of preparation and at the first attempt, the Brighton-based estate agency David Maslen has achieved an Investor In

  • UK fails to back growing business

    The UK is failing to support entrepreneurs and growing businesses, according to a survey by accountants BDO Stoy Hayward. The research found UK entrepreneurs felt they had less support than counterparts in other world economies, both from a governmental

  • Builder rewarded for talent

    Integra, a Brighton-based building company, has been named one of the UK's most talented building firms and runner-up in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. The awards are run by the construction industry publications Building magazine, and Local Authority

  • Trifast profits hit by slump

    Trifast, the Uckfield-based industrial fixings manufacturer and supplier, is suffering from the slowdown in technology-based businesses. Once a top performer on the stock market, the firm, which has operations in Europe, the United States and Asia, reported

  • Exporters urged to raise their game

    Firms in the South-East have been challenged to boost the region's export potential by seven per cent a year to achieve a target of £35.5 billion exports by 2005. The target amounts to an increase of £11.7 billion and is a key goal of the South-East international

  • How a children's ward solved doctors crisis

    A Sussex firm pulled out all the stops when it was told a ward in children's hospital could be closed overnight unless specialist doctors could be found to run it. Every member of staff at Just Us, an agency which locates and places doctors in hospitals

  • A £7 billion wash-out

    Companies lost more than £7 billion last year because they did not face up to the risks posed by the British weather. More than 95 per cent of companies said they lost up to ten per cent of their profits because of unexpected weather, according to a survey

  • Fan's arm slashed in pub row

    Football fan Jody Brown needed 25 stitches after an attack triggered by a fan swearing at a referee. Arsenal supporter Jody, 22, an engineer, was watching his team play Manchester United on TV in a pub when another fan shouted an obscenity at the referee

  • Signal Failure, by Lizzie Enfield

    A strange thing happened on the way home the other night. My friend Sarah, who was working on her laptop, noticed that its clock had stopped working. It had been working when she got on the train at Victoria, but at some point between there and Haywards

  • Girl, 14, hurt in crash

    A 14-year-old girl was seriously injured last night when the car she was travelling in with her sister and mother crashed. The accident happened on the eastbound A27 opposite the Havenwood Caravan Park, near Arundel. The girl's 21-year-old sister was

  • Murdered Shirine 'didn't have a chance'

    Sussex backpacker Shirine Harburn had no time to defend herself from a frenzied knife attack in China, an inquest has heard. The hearing in Crawley was told that Miss Harburn, 30, of Lydon House, Dobson Road, Crawley, died from multiple stab wounds to

  • Drugs hoard highlights wasted millions

    Health chiefs today said millions of pounds are being wasted in East Sussex as it emerged a stockpile of 43,000 tablets was found at a dead man's home. The stash is thought to have been amassed over 27 years by a man from Hastings who continually applied

  • Lib Dem rapped in standards probe

    The leader of Worthing Council's Lib Dems has vowed to continue despite having five official complaints about her conduct upheld. Sheila Player said after a marathon five-hour hearing: "The support of my group has been 100 per cent so I will continue

  • Dome jury told of speedboat swoop

    Armed police swooped on a high-powered speedboat as it waited to carry away the Millennium Dome raiders, the Old Bailey heard. Members of the crack SO19 unit joined forces with river police officers to catch gang member Kevin Meredith, of Auckland Drive

  • Fears for owls in Potter craze

    Police have voiced concern about a rising number of parents buying owls as Christmas presents for Harry Potter-mad children. They fear the owls will be abandoned and left to die when families discover how difficult it is to look after the birds. Demand

  • On the edge

    Much of what Adam Trimingham said about the South Downs and the National Park is perfectly true ("The Sage of Sussex", The Argus, November 22) and we would wholeheartedly agree with most. However, we cannot agree with his suggestion that the bypass should

  • Rugby: Round-up

    East Grinstead and Eastbourne are in the hat for the first round of the National Intermediate Cup, but Horsham and Chichester are out. Eastbourne's 14-8 home win over London Two North outfit Ipswich was the pick of the results. Tremendous defence was

  • Yes, of course

    The MS Society Horsham and District branch Charity Golf Day, held at Cottesmore Golf and Country Club in October, was a huge success. So far, more than £8,000 has been raised thanks to the generosity of the public and sponsors who supported the event.

  • Rugby: Midhurst grab historic win

    Midhurst have clinched the first major prize in their 21-year history, thanks to a twice taken conversion. The Sussex Two West side beat rivals BA Wingspan 13-12 in the Junior Plate final at windswept Seaford. They trailed 12-6 going into the last five

  • Stick of Chris

    Former boxing champion Chris Eubank may be stranded in the Middle East but he has not been forgotten in his native Brighton and Hove. In an move of eccentricity the man himself would be proud of, a group of pubgoers have mounted his face on a stick and

  • So special?

    A council notice on Brighton and Hove buses asks: "Do you know that on Sunday evenings most bus services only run because Brighton and Hove City Council pays for them ?" No, I did not know that and, if it is strictly true, I think the council should keep

  • County League Football: Crunch time for Town

    Eastbourne Town reckon their next three matches could hold the key to their chances of making an immediate return to the County League's top flight. Town kept up the pressure on Division Two leaders Shoreham with a 5-0 home win over bottom of the table

  • Bollard bother

    People working and shopping on the Hollingbury estate in north Brighton have had to endure months of hold ups caused by roadworks to accommodate the extension to the Asda store. Now it has been completed, it has become clear some of the new bollards in

  • I didn't harm boy, jury told

    A woman accused of attempting to murder a 13-year-old boy said she handled two knives, two bottles and a beer can used to hurt him but did not inflict any of his injuries. Gemma McGarvie, 18, of South Terrace, Littlehampton, told Lewes Crown Court her

  • Taproots

    A £40,000 report reveals taxpayers' dissatisfaction with Brighton and Hove City Council's delivery of services. Never mind - following the rejection of a directly-elected mayor, perhaps executive councillors unable to do their job properly can be ejected

  • Vandals need Victorian help

    Just hours after the Salvation Army opened its new HQ in Brighton, it was tarnished by one of our city's consistent problems. Yes, graffiti - probably one of the worst and most socially-unacceptable problems we put up with. Someone clearly thought it

  • Girl, 14, hurt in crash

    A 14-year-old girl was seriously injured last night when the car she was travelling in with her sister and mother crashed. The accident happened on the eastbound A27 opposite the Havenwood Caravan Park, near Arundel. The girl's 21-year-old sister was

  • Hockey: Lewes climb to fifth

    Lewes climbed to fifth place in National League division one after a 2-1 win away to Chelmsford. Teenager Steve Edmonds, a summer arrival from Brighton, grabbed his fifth goal in six games before Will Champness struck a 50th minute winner. The match had

  • Hockey: Brighton title hopes on course

    Brighton maintained their impressive title challenge in the Kent/Sussex Regional League with a 7-2 victory over Sussex rivals Worthing. The scoreline may have flattered Brighton but there was no disputing the quality of their finishing. Egyptian internationals

  • Fans stick up for stranded Eubank

    Three Chris Eubank fans are ensuring the boxer isn't forgotten while stranded abroad - by carrying his head on a stick. Stuart Stanley, Oliver Hazel and David Porter, of Holland Road, Hove, missed seeing their hero so they decided to turn a photo of his

  • Dead man in van named

    A man was found dead from a suspected drugs overdose in an abandoned van. A woman, thought to be a friend, discovered the body on Saturday night as she entered the vehicle in a goods yard car park at the rear of Brighton station. British Transport Police

  • Airport says farewell to Rev Phil

    A minister who has tried out as many jobs as possible at Gatwick said goodbye to the airport today. The Rev Phil Hughes, 41, is leaving his post as Anglican chaplain to take up a similar position at Heathrow, where he will also be vicar of St Mary's Church

  • Stadium fight will be tough, fans told

    Seven hundred fans, including celebrities Des Lynam and Norman Cook, attended a campaign launch for Albion's stadium bid. They were told the future of the club depended on the £44 million stadium at Falmer getting the go-ahead. But they were warned at

  • Perils of getting caught on camera

    I was sitting on the bank of my favourite carp lake this week, quietly communing with nature and dangling a chunk of luncheon meat in the hope of a bite. The flash of the kingfisher and the sight of a heron gliding down to the water's edge were absolute

  • Chance events killed Simon, court told

    The jury in the Simon Jones docks accident case were told the chances of such a tragedy happening were 'infinitesimal'. Sussex University student Simon, 24, was killed instantly when a two-tonne grab snapped shut on his head while unloading a vessel at

  • Groups rally to fight homes plan

    Four leading civic groups have joined forces to oppose plans for 875 new homes and a business park on the outskirts of Worthing. The Worthing Society, Goring Residents' Association, the Ilex Conservation Group and Goring Gap Preservation Trust believe

  • Airport extension opens

    Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson was today opening a £35 million extension at Gatwick Airport. The two-storey extension in the North Terminal includes a new shopping area, restaurants and extra seating. Dotted around the extension are lighting pillars

  • Clothes provide crucial link, Sarah jury hears

    Items of clothing alleged to link defendant Roy Whiting to eight-year-old Sarah Payne were identified in court today. Shane Gething told Lewes Crown Court that a red sweatshirt, checked padded shirt and a clown-patterned curtain were in a white van sold

  • World Cup song is coming home

    Brighton-based Solutions Inc. hopes its forthcoming World Cup jam will produce a song good enough to rally the England team to victory in Japan and Korea next year. The computer company is keen for people to turn up in numbers to play for England at the

  • Student left bleeding in street

    A foreign student suffered a suspected fractured skull when he was attacked and left unconscious and bleeding in the street. The 18-year-old language student, from Portugal, was found on a pavement in Brighton, bleeding from his mouth and ears. He was

  • Bags of help for homeless

    The lives of people sleeping rough could be saved thanks to a charity's waterproof sleeping bags. Hove-based charity Off The Fence Trust (OTFT) is funding the sleeping bags thanks to a £10,000 grant from the Lloyds TSB Foundation. The money will also

  • I didn't harm boy, jury told

    A woman accused of attempting to murder a 13-year-old boy said she handled two knives, two bottles and a beer can used to hurt him but did not inflict any of his injuries. Gemma McGarvie, 18, of South Terrace, Littlehampton, told Lewes Crown Court her

  • What a load of bollards!

    A council and a superstore are blaming each other after road bollards had to be dug up just weeks after they were installed. The error has triggered a return of traffic chaos on a busy Brighton industrial and retail park. Brighton and Hove City Council

  • Clothes provide crucial link, jury hears

    Items of clothing alleged to link defendant Roy Whiting to eight-year-old Sarah Payne were identified in court today. Shane Gething told Lewes Crown Court that a red sweatshirt, checked padded shirt and a clown-patterned curtain were in a white van sold

  • Byte: Wizard response on Harry's site

    Harry Potter has become the UK's number one movie web site. The official site for the film attract-ed 310,000 home internet users during October and figures from internet intelligence company NetValue showed fans spent an average of 18.2 minutes online

  • Byte: Surge in text messages

    Texting addicts sent 1.2 billion messages last month, a ten percent rise on September. The Mobile Data Association, which produced the figures, predicted texting would rise even further over the Christmas holidays. In December last year, 756 million text

  • Byte: Mobile price caps attacked

    Vodafone, One2One and Orange have attacked mobile call price controls proposed by Oftel. In written responses, posted on Oftel's web site, the mobile operators state their unhappiness at plans to cut mobile call charges by 12 per cent less than the Retail

  • Euro MP fined over nuke protest

    A Euro MP who took part in a mass demonstration outside a nuclear submarine base has been fined £150 for a breach of the peace. Caroline Lucas, Green MEP for South-East England, was found guilty of obstructing a road and blocking the flow of traffic at

  • Byte: Monopoly babbles four languages

    Babel, the Hove-based new media company, has passed Go with a web site for Infogrames Europe's title Monopoly Tycoon. The company translated the site into four languages and a separate team tested them. It has been localised for the English, French, German

  • Family escapes blaze

    A family had to jump from their lounge window early today after arsonists torched a car next to their flat. The father, mother and young child escaped unharmed after a Nissan Sunny was set ablaze near the ground-floor flat at 2am. They fled as smoke seeped

  • Weird web

    Does bubble wrap pop your world? The packaging material has been a source of fascination for people of all ages since its invention. Children have been known to play with it longer than the presents it protected and adults continue to seek its stress-relieving

  • Review: Making buffers bomb-proof

    If you are looking for ways to protect your network, Hackers Beware is one of the best books on internet-based crime. It offers detailed explanations about the more esoteric side of the web in a way that is easy to read. From spoofing to denial of service

  • Christmas goodies from around the county

    People who want to celebrate a traditional Christmas can find all the ingredients on their doorstep. Small specialist businesses across Sussex can supply the goodies. Pam Foden, executive officer for the West Sussex Economic Forum, said: "There is no

  • Lifting is a glass

    A Hove company is going up in the world thanks to a litre-and-a-half of water. Britton Price's latest product is a small lift running off a domestic power supply which needs just a jug of water to operate its hydraulics. Managing director Paul Britton

  • People award boosts estate agents' image

    David Maslen hopes the public image of estate agents will improve following his company's award for best practice. After only six months of preparation and at the first attempt, the Brighton-based estate agency David Maslen has achieved an Investor In

  • UK fails to back growing business

    The UK is failing to support entrepreneurs and growing businesses, according to a survey by accountants BDO Stoy Hayward. The research found UK entrepreneurs felt they had less support than counterparts in other world economies, both from a governmental

  • Builder rewarded for talent

    Integra, a Brighton-based building company, has been named one of the UK's most talented building firms and runner-up in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. The awards are run by the construction industry publications Building magazine, and Local Authority

  • Mounting cost of flexible friends

    Recession is in the air and job losses are rising but only a nightmare twist in the war on terror will spoil our Christmas spending spree. We spent £8.4 billion on plastic last December. This year should beat that comfortably, as the lowest mortgage rates

  • Jenkins campaign lobbies police chief

    Campaigners for the release of the deputy head jailed for the murder of Billie-Jo Jenkins have taken their battle to Sussex's new police chief. The Justice for Sion Jenkins group has voiced unease about Jenkins' conviction for killing his foster daughter

  • Firms given regeneration boost

    Businesses in East Sussex have welcomed a pledge of support from the Government for a new regeneration package for the Hastings area. It was announced by housing, planning and regeneration minister Lord Falconer during a visit to the town. The minister

  • Fare's fair, taxi board rules

    Protests over a rise in taxi fares in the Lewes and Seaford area have been rejected. An inquiry into fares in the Lewes district decided prices struck a fair balance between cabbies and the public. The inquiry was held after an outcry over fare rises

  • How a children's ward solved doctors crisis

    A Sussex firm pulled out all the stops when it was told a ward in children's hospital could be closed overnight unless specialist doctors could be found to run it. Every member of staff at Just Us, an agency which locates and places doctors in hospitals

  • I'm shocked by lagoon plan

    I was shocked and angered to hear planners would even consider destroying part of a public park to accommodate lorries at Hove Lagoon. This speaks volumes about the myopia and skewed values of the road lobby and those politicians who help propagate its

  • A £7 billion wash-out

    Companies lost more than £7 billion last year because they did not face up to the risks posed by the British weather. More than 95 per cent of companies said they lost up to ten per cent of their profits because of unexpected weather, according to a survey

  • Bring back trams

    How very nice to see the fine photos of trams and trolleybuses in Brighton taken all those years ago (The Argus Weekend, November 24). It would surely be fitting if trams returned to the heart of the city, so reducing congestion and pollution and enhancing

  • End Simon Battle's suffering

    Anybody with a smidgen of humanity in the soul must feel distress at the vexation with which Councillor Simon Battle endures life in Hove. Yet again - (Letters, November 20) - we open The Argus and find the poor fellow gives vent to his moaning. This

  • We'll have your flats

    No doubt the arguments will run until the glass tower is built in Connaught Road, Hove. But when and where will we build 21st Century architecture? If the residents of Hove don't want such buildings, please let's have them in Brighton - after all, the

  • Signal Failure, by Lizzie Enfield

    A strange thing happened on the way home the other night. My friend Sarah, who was working on her laptop, noticed that its clock had stopped working. It had been working when she got on the train at Victoria, but at some point between there and Haywards

  • Tycoon faces April murder trial

    Millionaire Nicholas van Hoogstraten will face trial for the murder of a retired businessman on April 9, a judge decided today. The Common Serjeant of London, Judge Peter Beaumont, ruled at the Old Bailey that Hoogstraten and two other men, Robert Knapp

  • Rugby: Skipper wins it for Newick

    Newick's amazing Junior Cup run continued with a 7-6 win at Sheppey. As at Bexley in the previous round, they had to come from behind for victory. Skipper Liam Craig-Davies scored the crucial try with seven minutes to go, taking a pass from Steve Curtis

  • Bad deal

    Your story about drug dealing in Brighton (November 22) should concern all parents. Those taking children to and from school do not want to encounter people openly selling drugs. The police need more resources to patrol the known streets and arrest dealers

  • Stick of Chris

    Former boxing champion Chris Eubank may be stranded in the Middle East but he has not been forgotten in his native Brighton and Hove. In an move of eccentricity the man himself would be proud of, a group of pubgoers have mounted his face on a stick and

  • So special?

    A council notice on Brighton and Hove buses asks: "Do you know that on Sunday evenings most bus services only run because Brighton and Hove City Council pays for them ?" No, I did not know that and, if it is strictly true, I think the council should keep

  • County League Football: Crunch time for Town

    Eastbourne Town reckon their next three matches could hold the key to their chances of making an immediate return to the County League's top flight. Town kept up the pressure on Division Two leaders Shoreham with a 5-0 home win over bottom of the table

  • Bollard bother

    People working and shopping on the Hollingbury estate in north Brighton have had to endure months of hold ups caused by roadworks to accommodate the extension to the Asda store. Now it has been completed, it has become clear some of the new bollards in

  • I didn't harm boy, jury told

    A woman accused of attempting to murder a 13-year-old boy said she handled two knives, two bottles and a beer can used to hurt him but did not inflict any of his injuries. Gemma McGarvie, 18, of South Terrace, Littlehampton, told Lewes Crown Court her

  • Taproots

    A £40,000 report reveals taxpayers' dissatisfaction with Brighton and Hove City Council's delivery of services. Never mind - following the rejection of a directly-elected mayor, perhaps executive councillors unable to do their job properly can be ejected

  • Vandals need Victorian help

    Just hours after the Salvation Army opened its new HQ in Brighton, it was tarnished by one of our city's consistent problems. Yes, graffiti - probably one of the worst and most socially-unacceptable problems we put up with. Someone clearly thought it

  • Parking scheme is a stealth tax on crime

    The retail area of Eastbourne town centre is getting busier. This may be explained by the onset of Christmas but I noticed the increase in the early autumn. I believe a factor in this is the introduction of decriminalised parking enforcement in Brighton

  • Hockey: Lewes climb to fifth

    Lewes climbed to fifth place in National League division one after a 2-1 win away to Chelmsford. Teenager Steve Edmonds, a summer arrival from Brighton, grabbed his fifth goal in six games before Will Champness struck a 50th minute winner. The match had

  • Fans stick up for stranded Eubank

    Three Chris Eubank fans are ensuring the boxer isn't forgotten while stranded abroad - by carrying his head on a stick. Stuart Stanley, Oliver Hazel and David Porter, of Holland Road, Hove, missed seeing their hero so they decided to turn a photo of his

  • Airport says farewell to Rev Phil

    A minister who has tried out as many jobs as possible at Gatwick said goodbye to the airport today. The Rev Phil Hughes, 41, is leaving his post as Anglican chaplain to take up a similar position at Heathrow, where he will also be vicar of St Mary's Church

  • Review: All the images you can imagine

    We have all seen collections of clip art and digital images and most of them are pretty horrible. But the Big Box of Art from Hemera is a definite cut above the rest. With more than 350,000 images on 22 searchable CDs, complete with a nifty greetings

  • Chance events killed Simon, court told

    The jury in the Simon Jones docks accident case were told the chances of such a tragedy happening were 'infinitesimal'. Sussex University student Simon, 24, was killed instantly when a two-tonne grab snapped shut on his head while unloading a vessel at

  • World Cup song is coming home

    Brighton-based Solutions Inc. hopes its forthcoming World Cup jam will produce a song good enough to rally the England team to victory in Japan and Korea next year. The computer company is keen for people to turn up in numbers to play for England at the

  • Student left bleeding in street

    A foreign student suffered a suspected fractured skull when he was attacked and left unconscious and bleeding in the street. The 18-year-old language student, from Portugal, was found on a pavement in Brighton, bleeding from his mouth and ears. He was

  • Vandals hit Christian HQ

    Vandals struck at a new Salvation Army headquarters a day after the £2.5 million building was opened. Graffiti daubed across a newly-painted wall was identical to marks regularly sprayed on the old building. New shrubs and plants in gardens around Congress

  • Livewire media group sets regional pattern

    Wired Sussex has been given a contract to replicate its business model throughout the South East. The three-year project, named South East Media Network, was awarded by the South East England Development Agency (Seeda) and the Small Business Service (

  • Accused 'refused to give answers'

    The man accused of murdering Sarah Payne repeatedly refused to answer detectives' questions after her disappearance and death, a court heard. Roy Whiting, 42, answered "no comment" to almost every question during a series of taped interviews held at Bognor

  • Illegal rave wound up

    Police broke up an illegal rave and confiscated thousands of pounds' worth of DJ gear after residents complained. More than 150 revellers took over the car park and beach at Carrots Cafe on Southwick seafront. People living nearby called police at 12.40am

  • Byte: Surge in text messages

    Texting addicts sent 1.2 billion messages last month, a ten percent rise on September. The Mobile Data Association, which produced the figures, predicted texting would rise even further over the Christmas holidays. In December last year, 756 million text

  • Byte: Post Office e-learning wins award

    Arundel-based Futuremedia's learning management tools have helped Consignia to win the Personnel Today e-learning award. Consignia, formerly the Post Office, used Futuremedia's Solstra system to create an online training environment for its 31 business

  • Byte: Mobile price caps attacked

    Vodafone, One2One and Orange have attacked mobile call price controls proposed by Oftel. In written responses, posted on Oftel's web site, the mobile operators state their unhappiness at plans to cut mobile call charges by 12 per cent less than the Retail

  • Doctor in 'car park clinic' claim

    A doctor sold slimming pills to women in an illicit clinic in a Sussex car park, the General Medical Council has heard. Dr Herbert Gladstone Kinnell, 59, dished out the drugs on three occasions to women without establishing their medical histories in

  • Christmas goodies from around the county

    People who want to celebrate a traditional Christmas can find all the ingredients on their doorstep. Small specialist businesses across Sussex can supply the goodies. Pam Foden, executive officer for the West Sussex Economic Forum, said: "There is no

  • One-stop clinic eases op wait worry

    A medical team has devised a fast-track system to help women with suspected cancer. Rapid-access clinics are being held at Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. The aim is to ensure all women referred by their GPs with suspected cancer are seen within

  • Mounting cost of flexible friends

    Recession is in the air and job losses are rising but only a nightmare twist in the war on terror will spoil our Christmas spending spree. We spent £8.4 billion on plastic last December. This year should beat that comfortably, as the lowest mortgage rates

  • Jenkins campaign lobbies police chief

    Campaigners for the release of the deputy head jailed for the murder of Billie-Jo Jenkins have taken their battle to Sussex's new police chief. The Justice for Sion Jenkins group has voiced unease about Jenkins' conviction for killing his foster daughter

  • Firms given regeneration boost

    Businesses in East Sussex have welcomed a pledge of support from the Government for a new regeneration package for the Hastings area. It was announced by housing, planning and regeneration minister Lord Falconer during a visit to the town. The minister

  • Fare's fair, taxi board rules

    Protests over a rise in taxi fares in the Lewes and Seaford area have been rejected. An inquiry into fares in the Lewes district decided prices struck a fair balance between cabbies and the public. The inquiry was held after an outcry over fare rises

  • I'm shocked by lagoon plan

    I was shocked and angered to hear planners would even consider destroying part of a public park to accommodate lorries at Hove Lagoon. This speaks volumes about the myopia and skewed values of the road lobby and those politicians who help propagate its

  • Don't miss our fairytale grotto

    Grown-ups think fairy tales are nothing but stories, but this Christmas The Argus Appeal is out to prove them wrong. Anyone wandering through the centre of Brighton this December will stumble upon a magical sight, straight from the pages of Hans Christian

  • Bring back trams

    How very nice to see the fine photos of trams and trolleybuses in Brighton taken all those years ago (The Argus Weekend, November 24). It would surely be fitting if trams returned to the heart of the city, so reducing congestion and pollution and enhancing

  • Party frolics can land you in court

    Businesses in Sussex have been warned about potential legal pitfalls when organising staff Christmas parties. Sussex Enterprise says although Christmas parties at work are traditionally a time for employers to thank staff for their hard work, many firms

  • End Simon Battle's suffering

    Anybody with a smidgen of humanity in the soul must feel distress at the vexation with which Councillor Simon Battle endures life in Hove. Yet again - (Letters, November 20) - we open The Argus and find the poor fellow gives vent to his moaning. This

  • We'll have your flats

    No doubt the arguments will run until the glass tower is built in Connaught Road, Hove. But when and where will we build 21st Century architecture? If the residents of Hove don't want such buildings, please let's have them in Brighton - after all, the

  • Hitch for Hindus in temple bid

    Hindus who won their fight to build a temple in Crawley have hit another stumbling block. Since they began negotiations to build a £2 million temple at Apple Tree Farm, Ifield Avenue, Crawley, land prices have shot up by 80 per cent. The land, owned by

  • Tycoon faces April murder trial

    Millionaire Nicholas van Hoogstraten will face trial for the murder of a retired businessman on April 9, a judge decided today. The Common Serjeant of London, Judge Peter Beaumont, ruled at the Old Bailey that Hoogstraten and two other men, Robert Knapp

  • That's life

    GH Braysher (Letters, November 24) was concerned his or her grandson is to read a book concerning an eight-year-old girl being raped. I am studying for my GCSEs and feel strongly teenagers should be able to read anything and everything because it shows

  • Loony tunes

    Successful singers who also crack jokes successfully are few and far between but comedians who have made it into the charts are a much more common breed. The most famous was undoubtedly the late Harry Secombe who, in addition to being everyone's favourite

  • Rugby: Skipper wins it for Newick

    Newick's amazing Junior Cup run continued with a 7-6 win at Sheppey. As at Bexley in the previous round, they had to come from behind for victory. Skipper Liam Craig-Davies scored the crucial try with seven minutes to go, taking a pass from Steve Curtis

  • Film shows real Christopher Robin

    Previously unseen film footage of the real life Christopher Robin will be screened tonight, 72 years after it was shot. The ten-second film shows nine-year-old Christopher Robin Milne, son of Pooh author AA Milne, taking part in a pageant in Ashdown Forest

  • Bad deal

    Your story about drug dealing in Brighton (November 22) should concern all parents. Those taking children to and from school do not want to encounter people openly selling drugs. The police need more resources to patrol the known streets and arrest dealers

  • Basketball: Bears to make another signing

    Nick Nurse has guaranteed Bears fans he will be making a new signing. But the new recruit will not be the mystery man who sat on the Brighton bench during Sunday's defeat of Derby. Terry Cooper, an American guard playing in Holland, has been training

  • One for all

    The attacks on Councillor Paul Cosham (Letters, November 23) are completely unwarranted. He has the right to comment on changes to the highways, as does any other council taxpayer. What he does not have, as a parish councillor, is any influence on how

  • Hockey: Round-up

    Horsham maintained fifth place in the league despite drawing 3-3 with Gillingham Anchorians. A topsy-turvy game saw Horsham lead 2-0 at half time thanks to Ian Brown's brace but they then fell 3-2 behind with an awful second half display. However, Richard

  • Parking scheme is a stealth tax on crime

    The retail area of Eastbourne town centre is getting busier. This may be explained by the onset of Christmas but I noticed the increase in the early autumn. I believe a factor in this is the introduction of decriminalised parking enforcement in Brighton

  • Players lock ref in dressing room

    A soccer match turned out to be distinctly unsporting when an angry team locked the referee in the dressing room. The antics of Little Common Wheatsheaf in Bexhill left Neal Ager, 43, trapped for 15 minutes after the match. The team was furious at losing

  • Taylor: I'm not loan arranger

    Albion boss Peter Taylor has ruled out loan swoops for any of his players as the table-topping squad aims for glory on three fronts. The Seagulls go to fifth-bottom Bury on Saturday as leaders of the Second Division on goal difference. Albion then go

  • Review: All the images you can imagine

    We have all seen collections of clip art and digital images and most of them are pretty horrible. But the Big Box of Art from Hemera is a definite cut above the rest. With more than 350,000 images on 22 searchable CDs, complete with a nifty greetings

  • Hoogstraten faces April murder trial

    Millionaire Nicholas van Hoogstraten will face trial for the murder of a retired businessman on April 9, a judge decided today. The Common Serjeant of London, Judge Peter Beaumont, ruled at the Old Bailey that Hoogstraten and two other men, Robert Knapp

  • Verse texts attract wide audience

    Brighton-based Nectar Digital has hit the right rhythm with its mobile phone-based poetry service. Poem-me.com offers a subscription service delivering poems five days a week direct to users' mobile phones or by email. Fredrik Lloyd, one of the site's

  • Simpsons Road rage game on the way

    Fans of The Simpsons cartoon series will be revving their engines in anticipation of a new game from Electronic Arts. The Simpsons Road Rage, which is released on Friday, blends the renowned Simpsons wit and edge-of-your-seat racing action into an arcade-style

  • Video is Jumpin' Dave Flash

    Brighton-based Kerb has produced a Flash-animated video for Dave Stewart's new single Everything Is Music. The web design agency says the three-minute video, in which Mr Stewart and his musical collaborator Deepak Chopra transformed into cartoon figures

  • Online shopping faces security test

    Shoppers will spend £1.75 billion online during the Christmas period, predicts IMRG, the industry body for e-retailers. The estimate, which covers November to January, follows Forrester Research's prediction of £3.94 billion being spent online in 2001

  • Vandals hit Christian HQ

    Vandals struck at a new Salvation Army headquarters a day after the £2.5 million building was opened. Graffiti daubed across a newly-painted wall was identical to marks regularly sprayed on the old building. New shrubs and plants in gardens around Congress

  • Livewire media group sets regional pattern

    Wired Sussex has been given a contract to replicate its business model throughout the South East. The three-year project, named South East Media Network, was awarded by the South East England Development Agency (Seeda) and the Small Business Service (

  • Accused 'refused to give answers'

    The man accused of murdering Sarah Payne repeatedly refused to answer detectives' questions after her disappearance and death, a court heard. Roy Whiting, 42, answered "no comment" to almost every question during a series of taped interviews held at Bognor

  • Illegal rave wound up

    Police broke up an illegal rave and confiscated thousands of pounds' worth of DJ gear after residents complained. More than 150 revellers took over the car park and beach at Carrots Cafe on Southwick seafront. People living nearby called police at 12.40am

  • Byte: Post Office e-learning wins award

    Arundel-based Futuremedia's learning management tools have helped Consignia to win the Personnel Today e-learning award. Consignia, formerly the Post Office, used Futuremedia's Solstra system to create an online training environment for its 31 business

  • Byte: Sports sites to be merged

    Internet and telecommunications company 365 is merging its online activities with the internet division of media company Chrysalis to create a sports joint venture. The two groups are splitting off their internet arms in a move to cut costs and improve

  • Doctor in 'car park clinic' claim

    A doctor sold slimming pills to women in an illicit clinic in a Sussex car park, the General Medical Council has heard. Dr Herbert Gladstone Kinnell, 59, dished out the drugs on three occasions to women without establishing their medical histories in

  • Police name crash victim

    A driver who died in an horrific pile-up near Buxted at the weekend has been named by police. He was Geoffrey Conway, 68, of Kidlington, Oxford. Mr Conway was cut free from his Volkswagen Jetta after it was involved in a smash with a skip lorry and another

  • Net shopper, with Susan Rice

    Most of us buy at least some Christmas decorations each year, if only to replace those broken last January when we hastily threw them back into the loft. If you want to deck your halls online, you can. If it has to be a real tree, you'll need to go to

  • Review: Lotus battles for pole position

    Lotus Challenge on the PlayStation 2 could be a worthwhile addition to your garage of driving games. Lotus technicians were heavily-involved in the making of the game and the result is silky smooth and thoroughly realistic. Handling and control of the