A councillor who was asked to apologise for being rude to an occupational therapist says he is not ashamed of what he did. Brighton and Hove City Council convened a standards panel for the first time after the therapist complained a councillor had been
A popular live music venue in Brighton is to close next month because it has been losing money. The Lift, in Queen's Road, will shut on December 8. The venue, above the City of Brighton pub, will reopen on December 14 for one last night for a previous
The statement Mr Arghiro made (The Argus, November 21) that people agreed the building in Connaught Road, Hove, was fantastic was not strictly true. We local residents all agreed it was far too tall to fit in with other housing in this conservation area
I am in total agreement with Tony Raven (Letters, November 21) on his assessment of "Delay City" with the many sorry monuments such as the West Pier, derelict or abandoned sites and planning delays in implementing anything in Brighton and Hove. Still,
Council bosses have been asked to investigate large numbers of vans and mobile homes left near a park. Hove councillor Jenny Langston wants new restrictions to ease traffic problems around St Anne's Well park. She believes two or four-hour time limits
Protesters can see light at the end of the tunnel in their campaign to improve safety in a dingy subway. Residents in North Moulsecoomb and Coldean in Brighton have battled for more than a year to get Brighton and Hove City Council to either brighten
A man who attacked a father of four with a claw hammer was jailed for six years today. Derick Harcourt, 35, the boyfriend of the estranged man's wife, admitted wounding Mazen Doleh with intent to cause grievous bodily harm Mr Doleh, 46, broke down and
An eight-year-old boy left brain damaged after being starved of oxygen at birth has been given £2.8 million damages. East Sussex, Brighton and Hove Health Authority agreed compensation with the parents of Harry Chapman from Brighton at the High Court.
Yet another trendy, noisy pub has opened. So-called Toad At The Picture House, in the converted cinema in East Street, Brighton, comes complete with DJs, karaoke, "electric beats" on Thursdays, a dance floor for 150 people and all the rest of the fashionable
This is supposed to be a city but it's not. They don't pay city wages. In fact, they still pay urban district wages. The reason we can't get nurses and nursing home staff is because it is one of the dearest cities to live in and you have to manage on
Sam Webb led a clean sweep for Crawley girls when she won under-17s event on her home course in the second Sussex Cross Country League match. She was the only athlete to repeat victory from the first fixture at Goodwood in October and won by 49 seconds
You can't be a much more dedicated fan than Gemma Willmer is of pop idol Robbie Williams. Not content with going to all his British concerts this year, she's now splashed out on an old caravan because he once slept in one of its beds and used it in a
Government ministers have expressed concern about the low turnout of voters at elections, which they perceive to be an indication of voter apathy. Despite an often limited choice of governments and candidates, ranging from the merely incompetent to the
You wouldn't think the war being waged against terror would have any effect on dustmen in Brighton and Hove on their daily rounds. But it means they will be wearing blue combat trousers because all the green ones have been bought by the Ministry of Defence
Dear Fido, Chester and Brecon. On Saturday, November 10, at about 10.30pm, I went out for my tiddle. When mum let me in and I could not stop shaking, even on Sunday and Monday, dad took me to the vet and was told I was in shock because of a firework that
To the driver of a red van in Fourth Avenue, Hove, last week: You seriously injured a handsome and much-loved cat. At the sound of a loud bang, you got out, inspected your vehicle for damage and drove off, leaving the cat to suffer alone. He dragged himself
Eastbourne Borough crashed to a 2-1 defeat against Ashford Town at Priory Lane after conceding a 58th-minute penalty. The first half saw an uncharacteristically sloppy performance from Borough and they deservedly went behind on 24 minutes. Nathan Godden
Dirk Lehmann guided Albion through a potentially tricky Senior Cup test and issued a double reminder to his bosses in the process. The German hitman struck twice and had a goal disallowed as a strong reserve side comfortably saw off their Ryman League
A dozen police in riot gear smashed their way into a council flat in a drugs raid today. It was the latest in a string of operations to round up users and pushers in Brighton and Hove. A man and woman were arrested at the flat in Moulsecoomb and taken
Agreement may be close on a planning row which is blocking a big housing development. A public inquiry began today into the future of the Ropetackle site, on the banks of the River Adur at Shoreham. The land has been derelict for more than 30 years. The
A woman told a jury she was too scared to stop her lesbian lover repeatedly stabbing a 13-year old boy "like a sewing machine". Gemma McGarvie, 18, of South Terrace, Littlehampton, denied she aided her partner, Lorraine Large, stab the victim 23 times
A Sussex landowner has offered a £1,000 reward after thieves stole one of his racing cars. The hand-made Gravity Racing Car, a go-cart that cost £2,000 to build, was taken from The Earl of March's Goodwood estate near Chichester. The GRC, a popular attraction
Stamp duty on property and business sales worth up to £150,000 will be abolished in Sussex's most deprived areas from Friday. Chancellor Gordon Brown, who announced the measure in his pre-Budget review yesterday, said it would help to spark "urban renaissance
Safety fears have forced a bonfire society to cancel a march and display. Eastbourne Bonfire Society had planned a bonfire, fireworks and procession along the town's seafront on December 21. But there were fears for the safety of the public along Royal
A civic airport made a loss of nearly £100,000 last year due to poor weather and the fuel crisis. Managers of Shoreham airport's accounts have warned a stringent crackdown on spending might have to be made if the complex is faced with a similar deficit
A novelty curtain stolen from a store's mother-and-baby room provided one of the strongest links to Sarah Payne's alleged killer, a court heard. The trail began when a pair of the drapes, featuring a clown motif, were taken from a storage cupboard at
A team of scientists spent more than a year-and-a-half amassing forensic evidence which snared the alleged killer of Sarah Payne, a court heard. Twenty lever-arch files were filled with hundreds of pages of notes by the team from the Forensic Science
Police, fire, council and vehicle licensing staff are working together to target vehicle crime. They joined forces in Hailsham for Operation Balmoral, aimed at reducing vehicle crime and spotting illegal motors. Trading standards officers carried out
Call this a city? You should walk down the street in Kemp Town and see the filth and rubbish that lies on doorsteps and in doorways. Where are you council people? Don't make us ashamed to say we live here, please. -V Craig, Kemp Town
The only way to stop the increase in drug dealing is to make it legal so drugs can be purchased on a doctor's prescription. Most chain-smokers and alcoholics will eventually die off from heart disease, cancer or a liver complaint. So if drug addicts are
When James Keeble first arrived in Gardner Street he traded in pounds, shillings and pence. The proprietor of Two Way Books set up shop more than 30 years ago when the street was like a village. North Laine was then threatened by road building and its
The statement Mr Arghiro made (The Argus, November 21) that people agreed the building in Connaught Road, Hove, was fantastic was not strictly true. We local residents all agreed it was far too tall to fit in with other housing in this conservation area
I wish to extend my upmost thanks to everyone who looked after me during my stay in the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Orthopaedic ward, after I broke my hip in a fall. The nurses were so very kind and caring and I was made to feel comfortable at all times
I am in total agreement with Tony Raven (Letters, November 21) on his assessment of "Delay City" with the many sorry monuments such as the West Pier, derelict or abandoned sites and planning delays in implementing anything in Brighton and Hove. Still,
Council bosses have been asked to investigate large numbers of vans and mobile homes left near a park. Hove councillor Jenny Langston wants new restrictions to ease traffic problems around St Anne's Well park. She believes two or four-hour time limits
I got my first Christmas present this week. It's very nicely wrapped but I won't be opening it until December 25. I'm certain that when I do I won't be disappointed. How can I be so sure? Because I bought this particular present myself - for myself. It's
A battered Sixties caravan might not be top of every young girl's wish list but for Gemma Willmer it was a dream come true. After two months of saving, the 19-year-old Robbie Williams fan finally had enough to buy the caravan, which featured in one of
A man who attacked a father of four with a claw hammer was jailed for six years today. Derick Harcourt, 35, the boyfriend of the estranged man's wife, admitted wounding Mazen Doleh with intent to cause grievous bodily harm Mr Doleh, 46, broke down and
With reference to the proposed improvement of the area near Hove lagoon (The Argus, November 23), Heather James, councillor for Wish ward, said: "It is outrageous and should not even be considered... This is a public recreation space and it should remain
I read with dismay the report of the recent attacks on Brighton and Hove buses (The Argus, November 23). As a regular bus traveller, along with my three young children, I dread to think what might happen next. Will a passenger or driver be killed before
This is supposed to be a city but it's not. They don't pay city wages. In fact, they still pay urban district wages. The reason we can't get nurses and nursing home staff is because it is one of the dearest cities to live in and you have to manage on
Having agreed to travel to Lewes Victoria Hospital in order to reduce the waiting time for a hernia operation (not a high priority), I arrived at 11am for an operation scheduled for mid-afternoon. With the usual apprehension, I had got as far as the anaesthetist's
You can't be a much more dedicated fan than Gemma Willmer is of pop idol Robbie Williams. Not content with going to all his British concerts this year, she's now splashed out on an old caravan because he once slept in one of its beds and used it in a
Government ministers have expressed concern about the low turnout of voters at elections, which they perceive to be an indication of voter apathy. Despite an often limited choice of governments and candidates, ranging from the merely incompetent to the
Dear Fido, Chester and Brecon. On Saturday, November 10, at about 10.30pm, I went out for my tiddle. When mum let me in and I could not stop shaking, even on Sunday and Monday, dad took me to the vet and was told I was in shock because of a firework that
Phil Durrant recorded a hat-trick and broke a seven-year-old record in the Sussex Sprints at the Prince Regent pool, Brighton. The 15-year-old Haywards Heath ace set a time of 1min.06.02sec in the boys' born 1988 100m individual medley to beat the record
Someone wicked must have had a shocking grudge against Manoosh Shoai to have scarred her for life. Today The Argus shows how the Iranian businesswoman had her face slashed with a knife from her forehead to her chin. It was a ruthless, premeditated attack
To the driver of a red van in Fourth Avenue, Hove, last week: You seriously injured a handsome and much-loved cat. At the sound of a loud bang, you got out, inspected your vehicle for damage and drove off, leaving the cat to suffer alone. He dragged himself
Eastbourne Borough crashed to a 2-1 defeat against Ashford Town at Priory Lane after conceding a 58th-minute penalty. The first half saw an uncharacteristically sloppy performance from Borough and they deservedly went behind on 24 minutes. Nathan Godden
A date was finally announced today for the long-awaited reopening of the Brighton Dome. The well-loved city theatre will reopen on February 24 after a £22 million refurbishment project. The relaunch line-up will boast a glittering array of international
Albion manager Peter Taylor has praised the squad's impressive disciplinary record. But he has also told his players that he will not tolerate 'silly' offences. The Seagulls have still not had anyone suspended for accumulating five bookings. The only
A school plagued by vandals has been attacked again. Two stolen cars were driven into fencing and set on fire at Hertford County Junior School in Lynchet Close, Hollingdean, Brighton, early today. A similar attack occurred earlier this month just after
The body of a man has been found on a derelict pier. Camermen making a video discovered the body in the theatre at the seaward end of the West Pier, Brighton, yesterday. Syringes and other drug paraphernalia were near the body and police do not suspect
A dozen police in riot gear smashed their way into a council flat in a drugs raid today. It was the latest in a string of operations to round up users and pushers in Brighton and Hove. A man and woman were arrested at the flat in Moulsecoomb and taken
A Sussex landowner has offered a £1,000 reward after thieves stole one of his racing cars. The hand-made Gravity Racing Car, a go-cart that cost £2,000 to build, was taken from The Earl of March's Goodwood estate near Chichester. The GRC, a popular attraction
Personal alarms are being offered to staff at a hospital to ward off aggressive patients and visitors. The alarms, which are attached to a belt, have already been given to accident and emergency staff at Eastbourne District General Hospital. Now they
A motorcyclist has died in hospital after suffering serious injuries in a crash on Monday night. The biker, who has not yet been named, was involved in a collision with two cars on the A22 near Crowborough Road at Nutley, near Uckfield. The crash happened
A bride-to-be who told her boss she wanted to get a job with better prospects has won £800 compensation at an employment tribunal. Kirsty Gower successfully claimed she was unfairly dismissed from her job at the saddlery shop at Brendon Horse and Rider
A pioneering trial has been launched to combat petrol station crime. More than 120 representatives from petrol stations, the oil industry and police divisions and forces across the country attended the launch yesterday of the East Downs Forecourt Watch
Safety fears have forced a bonfire society to cancel a march and display. Eastbourne Bonfire Society had planned a bonfire, fireworks and procession along the town's seafront on December 21. But there were fears for the safety of the public along Royal
Binmen cannot have green trousers because they are being snapped up for the war in Afghanistan. Brighton and Hove City Council, which has taken over responsibility for the waste service, is providing new uniforms for its refuse collectors and street cleaners
A novelty curtain stolen from a store's mother-and-baby room provided one of the strongest links to Sarah Payne's alleged killer, a court heard. The trail began when a pair of the drapes, featuring a clown motif, were taken from a storage cupboard at
A team of scientists spent more than a year-and-a-half amassing forensic evidence which snared the alleged killer of Sarah Payne, a court heard. Twenty lever-arch files were filled with hundreds of pages of notes by the team from the Forensic Science
Call this a city? You should walk down the street in Kemp Town and see the filth and rubbish that lies on doorsteps and in doorways. Where are you council people? Don't make us ashamed to say we live here, please. -V Craig, Kemp Town
The only way to stop the increase in drug dealing is to make it legal so drugs can be purchased on a doctor's prescription. Most chain-smokers and alcoholics will eventually die off from heart disease, cancer or a liver complaint. So if drug addicts are
When James Keeble first arrived in Gardner Street he traded in pounds, shillings and pence. The proprietor of Two Way Books set up shop more than 30 years ago when the street was like a village. North Laine was then threatened by road building and its
I wish to extend my upmost thanks to everyone who looked after me during my stay in the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Orthopaedic ward, after I broke my hip in a fall. The nurses were so very kind and caring and I was made to feel comfortable at all times
One dare not leave this chap out. He is among the most fondly remembered of supporting actors of the Thirties and Forties. His name was Willy Best (most apt). He made the most wonderful exits, shuffling away, slightly stooped, his lower lip drooping,
I got my first Christmas present this week. It's very nicely wrapped but I won't be opening it until December 25. I'm certain that when I do I won't be disappointed. How can I be so sure? Because I bought this particular present myself - for myself. It's
A battered Sixties caravan might not be top of every young girl's wish list but for Gemma Willmer it was a dream come true. After two months of saving, the 19-year-old Robbie Williams fan finally had enough to buy the caravan, which featured in one of
With reference to the proposed improvement of the area near Hove lagoon (The Argus, November 23), Heather James, councillor for Wish ward, said: "It is outrageous and should not even be considered... This is a public recreation space and it should remain
I read with dismay the report of the recent attacks on Brighton and Hove buses (The Argus, November 23). As a regular bus traveller, along with my three young children, I dread to think what might happen next. Will a passenger or driver be killed before
Having agreed to travel to Lewes Victoria Hospital in order to reduce the waiting time for a hernia operation (not a high priority), I arrived at 11am for an operation scheduled for mid-afternoon. With the usual apprehension, I had got as far as the anaesthetist's
Albion go in search of FA Cup glory when they entertain Hull at Woodside Road, Worthing tonight in the FA Youth Cup. They are on a roll after away victories against non-league Wokingham and Newport. Victory would equal their best run in the competition
Phil Durrant recorded a hat-trick and broke a seven-year-old record in the Sussex Sprints at the Prince Regent pool, Brighton. The 15-year-old Haywards Heath ace set a time of 1min.06.02sec in the boys' born 1988 100m individual medley to beat the record
Someone wicked must have had a shocking grudge against Manoosh Shoai to have scarred her for life. Today The Argus shows how the Iranian businesswoman had her face slashed with a knife from her forehead to her chin. It was a ruthless, premeditated attack
Worthing extended their best winning run of the season to three games by easing into the second round of the Isthmian League Cup with a 2-0 win at Carshalton Athletic. Rebels repeated last Saturday's league result against the same opponents at the same
William Fraser has ruffled my feathers yet again (Letters, November 26). He undermines the work of some animal rights protesters because he says they are not all vegan. Human beings, sadly, are a flawed species and the journey of life is a big and long
Have I missed something? Since Peter Taylor took over the reins, have the Albion lost seven league games on the bounce and plunged towards mid-table mediocrity? No, well why is it that with the ink not even dry on his managerial contract a very small
A date was finally announced today for the long-awaited reopening of the Brighton Dome. The well-loved city theatre will reopen on February 24 after a £22 million refurbishment project. The relaunch line-up will boast a glittering array of international
A task group set up to help revamp Brighton seafront has not met for two years. The group was formed in 1992 to comment on specific projects to smarten up the entire Brighton and Hove seafront from Peacehaven to Portslade. But it last met on November
Albion manager Peter Taylor has praised the squad's impressive disciplinary record. But he has also told his players that he will not tolerate 'silly' offences. The Seagulls have still not had anyone suspended for accumulating five bookings. The only
A school plagued by vandals has been attacked again. Two stolen cars were driven into fencing and set on fire at Hertford County Junior School in Lynchet Close, Hollingdean, Brighton, early today. A similar attack occurred earlier this month just after
The body of a man has been found on a derelict pier. Camermen making a video discovered the body in the theatre at the seaward end of the West Pier, Brighton, yesterday. Syringes and other drug paraphernalia were near the body and police do not suspect
Barbara Davidson takes a look behind the doors of a former prison which has been transformed into a magical Christmas grotto in the heart of the Lanes in Brighton. TURNING a 19th Century prison into a fairy tale Santa's grotto sounds an impossible task
A pioneering trial has been launched to combat petrol station crime. More than 120 representatives from petrol stations, the oil industry and police divisions and forces across the country attended the launch yesterday of the East Downs Forecourt Watch
Ready Steady Cook chef Antony Worrall Thompson created a stir at Gatwick Airport. The celebrity chef opened the £35 million extension at Gatwick Airport's north terminal by doing what he does best - cooking. He based himself at The Caviar House where
Police discovered a stockpile of more than 43,000 tablets at a dead man's home. The stash was believed to have been amassed over 27 years by a man from Hastings who continuously applied for pills he did not need. Police discovered £2,000 worth of unopened
An MP said today he was horrified at the early release of a killer who stabbed a woman to death and threatened the victim's family. American Curtis Howard, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, served only seven
A bride-to-be who told her boss she wanted to get a job with better prospects has won £800 compensation at an employment tribunal. Kirsty Gower successfully claimed she was unfairly dismissed from her job at the saddlery shop at Brendon Horse and Rider
Binmen cannot have green trousers because they are being snapped up for the war in Afghanistan. Brighton and Hove City Council, which has taken over responsibility for the waste service, is providing new uniforms for its refuse collectors and street cleaners
A team of scientists spent more than a year-and-a-half amassing forensic evidence which snared the alleged killer of Sarah Payne, a court heard. Twenty lever-arch files were filled with hundreds of pages of notes by the team from the Forensic Science
A woman who was slashed from forehead to chin by a knifeman spoke today of the brutal attack which left her scarred for life. Mother-of-two Manoosh Shoai cannot bear to look at her injuries in the mirror. She is under 24-hour guard and has a panic alarm
A service set up to help young people is threatened with closure after a council gave it just a third of the money it needs to survive. Newhaven-based counselling and advice service Just Ask requested a one-off grant of £6,000 from Lewes District Council
Bike bobby Danny Swietlik chased two thieves into the arms of his assistant chief constable within hours of jumping on a police pushbike for the first time. Now the Brighton-based officer's pedal power has paid off with the conviction of the two shoplifters
A councillor who was asked to apologise for being rude to an occupational therapist says he is not ashamed of what he did. Brighton and Hove City Council convened a standards panel for the first time after the therapist complained a councillor had been
Younger people are being urged to put forward their ideas on how to shape a port town over the next ten years. A meeting held last night led to more ideas being aired on the future of Newhaven at the Denton Island Training and Business Centre. Among proposals
A popular live music venue in Brighton is to close next month because it has been losing money. The Lift, in Queen's Road, will shut on December 8. The venue, above the City of Brighton pub, will reopen on December 14 for one last night for a previous
One dare not leave this chap out. He is among the most fondly remembered of supporting actors of the Thirties and Forties. His name was Willy Best (most apt). He made the most wonderful exits, shuffling away, slightly stooped, his lower lip drooping,
Protesters can see light at the end of the tunnel in their campaign to improve safety in a dingy subway. Residents in North Moulsecoomb and Coldean in Brighton have battled for more than a year to get Brighton and Hove City Council to either brighten
An eight-year-old boy left brain damaged after being starved of oxygen at birth has been given £2.8 million damages. East Sussex, Brighton and Hove Health Authority agreed compensation with the parents of Harry Chapman from Brighton at the High Court.
Yet another trendy, noisy pub has opened. So-called Toad At The Picture House, in the converted cinema in East Street, Brighton, comes complete with DJs, karaoke, "electric beats" on Thursdays, a dance floor for 150 people and all the rest of the fashionable
Sam Webb led a clean sweep for Crawley girls when she won under-17s event on her home course in the second Sussex Cross Country League match. She was the only athlete to repeat victory from the first fixture at Goodwood in October and won by 49 seconds
Albion go in search of FA Cup glory when they entertain Hull at Woodside Road, Worthing tonight in the FA Youth Cup. They are on a roll after away victories against non-league Wokingham and Newport. Victory would equal their best run in the competition
You wouldn't think the war being waged against terror would have any effect on dustmen in Brighton and Hove on their daily rounds. But it means they will be wearing blue combat trousers because all the green ones have been bought by the Ministry of Defence
Worthing extended their best winning run of the season to three games by easing into the second round of the Isthmian League Cup with a 2-0 win at Carshalton Athletic. Rebels repeated last Saturday's league result against the same opponents at the same
William Fraser has ruffled my feathers yet again (Letters, November 26). He undermines the work of some animal rights protesters because he says they are not all vegan. Human beings, sadly, are a flawed species and the journey of life is a big and long
Have I missed something? Since Peter Taylor took over the reins, have the Albion lost seven league games on the bounce and plunged towards mid-table mediocrity? No, well why is it that with the ink not even dry on his managerial contract a very small
Dirk Lehmann guided Albion through a potentially tricky Senior Cup test and issued a double reminder to his bosses in the process. The German hitman struck twice and had a goal disallowed as a strong reserve side comfortably saw off their Ryman League
A task group set up to help revamp Brighton seafront has not met for two years. The group was formed in 1992 to comment on specific projects to smarten up the entire Brighton and Hove seafront from Peacehaven to Portslade. But it last met on November
Barbara Davidson takes a look behind the doors of a former prison which has been transformed into a magical Christmas grotto in the heart of the Lanes in Brighton. TURNING a 19th Century prison into a fairy tale Santa's grotto sounds an impossible task
People would rather see their council tax bills rise than face cuts in services, according to a new survey. Residents were asked how cash-strapped Adur Council could save £200,000 from its budget. A representative panel of 1,000 people were sent a questionnaire
A pioneering trial has been launched to combat petrol station crime. More than 120 representatives from petrol stations, the oil industry and police divisions and forces across the country attended the launch yesterday of the East Downs Forecourt Watch
Agreement may be close on a planning row which is blocking a big housing development. A public inquiry began today into the future of the Ropetackle site, on the banks of the River Adur at Shoreham. The land has been derelict for more than 30 years. The
A woman told a jury she was too scared to stop her lesbian lover repeatedly stabbing a 13-year old boy "like a sewing machine". Gemma McGarvie, 18, of South Terrace, Littlehampton, denied she aided her partner, Lorraine Large, stab the victim 23 times
Ready Steady Cook chef Antony Worrall Thompson created a stir at Gatwick Airport. The celebrity chef opened the £35 million extension at Gatwick Airport's north terminal by doing what he does best - cooking. He based himself at The Caviar House where
Police discovered a stockpile of more than 43,000 tablets at a dead man's home. The stash was believed to have been amassed over 27 years by a man from Hastings who continuously applied for pills he did not need. Police discovered £2,000 worth of unopened
An MP said today he was horrified at the early release of a killer who stabbed a woman to death and threatened the victim's family. American Curtis Howard, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, served only seven
Stamp duty on property and business sales worth up to £150,000 will be abolished in Sussex's most deprived areas from Friday. Chancellor Gordon Brown, who announced the measure in his pre-Budget review yesterday, said it would help to spark "urban renaissance
Up to four new nurses are destined for a hospital's accident and emergency department following a £93,000 handout. The nurses, some high grade, will start work at Eastbourne District General Hospital in Kings Drive early in the new year. It follows a
A woman told a jury she was too scared to stop her lesbian lover repeatedly stabbing a 13-year old boy "like a sewing machine". Gemma McGarvie, 18, of South Terrace, Littlehampton, denied she aided her partner, Lorraine Large, stab the victim 23 times
An MP said today he was horrified at the early release of a killer who stabbed a woman to death and threatened the victim's family. American Curtis Howard, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, served only seven
A team of scientists spent more than a year-and-a-half amassing forensic evidence which snared the alleged killer of Sarah Payne, a court heard. Twenty lever-arch files were filled with hundreds of pages of notes by the team from the Forensic Science
A woman who was slashed from forehead to chin by a knifeman spoke today of the brutal attack which left her scarred for life. Mother-of-two Manoosh Shoai cannot bear to look at her injuries in the mirror. She is under 24-hour guard and has a panic alarm
A civic airport made a loss of nearly £100,000 last year due to poor weather and the fuel crisis. Managers of Shoreham airport's accounts have warned a stringent crackdown on spending might have to be made if the complex is faced with a similar deficit
A service set up to help young people is threatened with closure after a council gave it just a third of the money it needs to survive. Newhaven-based counselling and advice service Just Ask requested a one-off grant of £6,000 from Lewes District Council
Bike bobby Danny Swietlik chased two thieves into the arms of his assistant chief constable within hours of jumping on a police pushbike for the first time. Now the Brighton-based officer's pedal power has paid off with the conviction of the two shoplifters
