A national park in the South Downs would have at least five times as much money to spend as existing conservation bodies, according to the Countryside Agency. Government funding for national parks means the South Downs should receive nearly £6 million
A shop assistant who lost his job after sending an angry letter to his boss has lost his claim for unfair dismissal. Hugh Atkinson told an employment tribunal he was unfairly sacked from his job as a supervisor at Seaside Newsagents in Brighton. But the
The Government's proposals for simplifying VAT procedures for small firms are not all they are cracked up to be, according to a Sussex tax specialist. The proposals are intended to make life easier for businesses with a turnover of up to £125,000 by introducing
The competitiveness of Sussex firms is being damaged by traffic congestion and poor transport links. The problem is costing businesses heavily in staff hours and transport costs, according to research from information group Yell. Road congestion is estimated
A teacher who used to climb on his desk to illustrate history lessons has been named as the man who inspired comedy star Harry Enfield. Bernard Moss was determined to bring the past to life for his pupils. The Benedictine monk was not afraid to stand
Technology that allows firms to cut down the number of printers needed in a busy office has been developed by a Sussex firm. The FollowMe system is a collaboration between Network Technology, of Burgess Hill, and Xerox UK and gives a personal and confidential
A trainee parking warden on trial for rape was yesterday accused of making his story up as he went along. Michael Stanley Phillips blamed inconsistencies in statements to police on a "muddle" by his own solicitor. But John Price, prosecuting, told him
Small businesses are still being made to wait too long for bills to be settled by their larger customers. In spite of legislation giving them the right to charge interest on overdue payments, few dare for fear of losing future orders. The Sussex branch
Traffic wardens who flouted the law to park on double-yellow lines have now been spotted parking on zigzag lines. Road safety campaigners and motoring organisations condemned their behaviour as "dangerous". Earlier this month we told how parking attendants
Gerald Spicer speedskating in 1994 (Letters, January 23) brings home how much we have needed a skating rink in Brighton and Hove since the Top Rank rink closed in 1971. The only alternative, as Gerald said, is to travel to Basingstoke, some 140 miles
I was very sorry to hear about the 84-year-old lady who died after an accident crossing Nevill Road, Lewes. I would like to see a crossing from Landport to the Wallands School, Offham Road, Lewes - which is very dangerous for kids going to school - before
Dinner with Sara and Peter proved to be more relaxing than usual, due to some sort of truce between them not to wind each other up over their respective careers. Peter is a TV executive, who commissions programmes for a major television channel, while
The appalling weather, seemingly a tradition on this night, couldn't keep a full house away from the Boundstone Community College's Big Band Night at the Worthing Pavilion last Friday. More than 700 people braved the elements again for this annual event
Crawley remain rooted to the bottom of the table after a 41-0 home defeat by Tonbridge Juddian. Lewes's derby with Brighton was postponed but the teams shared a 5-5 friendly draw at Waterhall. Ben Wood scored for Lewes. It was also a blank day for East
Low Pay Unit director Bharti Patel (The Argus Business, January 3) mentioned the problems of low-paid workers, of whom I am one. I have worked for almost ten years as a casual employee for a local coach company as a driver. Although I only work when needed
Worthing admit they fear another promotion near miss after dropping more home points on Saturday. The London Three South East leaders were held to a 10-10 draw by Charlton Park in atrocious conditions and now have just a one point advantage. Worthing
The Argus should ask itself why a third of parents refuse to give their children the MMR vaccine rather than merely spouting the doublespeak of the increasingly untrustworthy medical profession. I remember, a few years ago, hearing the same stories about
Worthing ended a poor run of results with an important 3-2 success away to Ashford. The match saw four players sent off but one of them, John Massie, returned later on to hit the matchwinner with a penalty flick. Mark Duncan gave Worthing a half time
Comedian Harry Enfield has revealed an eccentric Benedictine monk was the inspiration for his career. Father Bernard Moss was so entertaining as a history teacher at Worth Abbey some of it rubbed off on young Harry. Even today, many years later, it's
Chichester moved up three places in the Southern Premier after a 3-1 victory at home to Eastcote. The first half display was one of Chi's best this season. The forward line of Oli Lane-Smith, Adam Beer and Andy Savory had the Eastcote defence in trouble
Zoe Ball showed husband Fatboy Slim a thing or two when she had a go on the decks at an exclusive party. The Hove-based TV presenter star got the crowd moving with a 15-minute set of funky house music at the Escape club in Brighton. Zoe was one of a host
I was appalled to read that after killing a young man by driving dangerously on a major Sussex road (The Argus, January 22), the two defendants were not only acquitted of this very serious charge but were fined less than £500 each and punished with extremely
Middleton and Bognor Royals progressed to the second round of the Timpson Trophy, the national mixed competition, with a convincing 10-2 win over Canterbury. Centre forward Simon Morgan was in outstanding form, his ferocious striking resulting in a first
Paul Daniels weaved his magic as Brighton kept the pressure on leaders Holcombe with a 6-1 defeat of Old Williamsonians in the Kent/Sussex Regional League. Daniels should not have been playing as he is still recovering from an ankle injury but he agreed
A man has been released on police bail after being arrested in connection with a suspected East Sussex murder. The unemployed 45-year-old was arrested by Sussex detectives at his home in Southwark, London, yesterday. He was quizzed in relation to the
The "yoof of 32" (Letters, January 19) is somewhat pushing the boundaries, isn't he? I originally commented about the marginalisation of people over a certain age (Letters, January 17) and certainly wasn't knocking youth generally, who are people under
Burgess Hill have taken another huge step towards landing the County League title. While most managers were taking advantage of a wet weekend by putting their feet up, Hillians boss Gary Croydon was busy wrapping up an important signing. Daren Newman,
Albion midfielder Richard Carpenter has urged his team-mates not to allow one bad result to chisel away at their promotion challenge. He wants the below-strength Seagulls to put the 4-0 battering at Brentford behind them against his old club Cardiff at
Pay deals are set to fall below 3 per cent this month because of lower inflation and the economic downturn. Settlements averaged 3 per cent in the three months to December, but a snapshot of 30 agreements this month revealed deals were running at 2.1
More than one in four chief executives of NHS Trusts earn annual salaries of at least £100,000 - but many are still leaving the service. The turnover of senior staff is 20 per cent, believed to be higher than for any other group of health staff. A report
A strike-hit train company continued to run extra services today in a bid to break the impact of a continuing strike. Workers for South West Trains are involved in a bitter dispute with management over pay and disciplinary procedures. The company said
The Ordnance Survey Interactive Atlas of Great Britain provides full coverage of the country at 1:6 000 000, 1:625 000 and 1:250 000 scales. It offers finely-detailed and beautifully-coloured maps with excellent zoom facilities at a price that would be
A female firefighter today claimed she was sexually discriminated against when she was taken off active duties because she was too short. An employment tribunal heard that 5ft 1in Katie Reid, 31, of Lower Road, Eastbourne, was taken off her duties at
A child who was born brain damaged after his mother suffered a catastrophic nosebleed was today awarded £3.5 million agreed High Court damages. Approving the award to ten-year-old Zak Capper, Mr Justice Curtis, in London, said it was a "terrible case"
Making your own CDs is on the increase among personal computer users even though the burning software can often leave a lot to be desired. Easy CD Creator 5 Platinum goes way beyond the software most people use for copying and allows you to burn and share
It has been a good couple of weeks for the darlings of the dot.com boom. eBay has doubled its earnings on the back of a surge in online auctions and online bookseller Amazon.com, after racking up combined losses of £2.1 billion in the past six years,
As computers get smaller and faster, scientists have started to explore ways of reducing the size of physical components to the level of single atoms and molecules. The design and manufacture of these microscopic structures is called nano-technology.
Buying a scanner is not difficult. But a few simple guidelines should help you to avoid getting a disappointing unit and achieve results from your machine. Image quality: Scanners can put more pixels (individual cells that make up a digital picture) into
A jet passenger who was drunk on board a flight from Mexico to Gatwick Airport was jailed for four months. Leslie Winstanley-Gouthwaite, 47, of Beaconsfield Parade, Brighton, admitted being drunk during the flight last May. He was warned at an earlier
A Brighton franchise is bringing its technology to bear on a problem all too familiar to pedestrians - discarded chewing gum on pavements. Chewing gum is one of the most common forms of urban pollution and Mick Derwin has opened a branch of GumFighters
Brighton-based NVisage has used its online expertise to scoop a big National Lottery win. The new media design agency has been chosen to design a new web site for the National Lottery Commission. NVisage is working in partnership with Brighton-based Easynet
Wired Sussex is helping the region's new media companies to pack their bags for Milia, the most important international event on the interactive media industry's calendar. The Brighton-based agency is leading a delegation of eight companies to the trade
A stylish four-star hotel is to be built in the centre of Brighton as part of the Jubilee Street redevelopment. The £10 million hotel will be operated by myhotel, which opened its first hotel in Bloomsbury, London, three years ago. That hotel has been
The Conservatives on Brighton and Hove City Council have been hit by their third resignation in two days. Jayne Bennett will stay on as an independent councillor. Her departure follows the news yesterday that former mayor Jenny Barnard-Langston and her
Broadcaster Martyn Lewis will chair a Question Time-style debate in aid of charity. Panelists will include Daily Telegraph editor Charles Moore, Wealden MP Charles Hendry and the former head of the Strategic Rail Authority, Sir Alistair Morton. The event
Business is brewing nicely for four men determined to carry on a Sussex town's beer making traditions The quartet is making use of expertise gained at the old King & Barnes brewery in Horsham by turning a disused railway shed into a microbrewery.
Rail journeys west of Worthing will be interrupted this weekend because of engineering work. It will mean bus journeys for people travelling towards Portsmouth, Southampton and Cardiff. Wessex Trains services between Cardiff Central and Brighton will
Scientists are using email to re-test the "six degrees of separation" experiment. A team of sociologists at Columbia Universit in New York are researching what is known as the small world phenomenon - the idea everyone in the world can reach any other
Verisign, the US web services specialist, has reported growth in internet domain names slowed considerably last year. The company, which oversees the registrations of every .com, .net and .org web address, said registrations increased only two per cent
People who install free software on computers at work could face criminal charges. US computer technician David McOwen installed a programme on the PCs at DeKalb Technical College in Atlanta, Georgia, without first asking permission from the college.
Monsters Inc. Scare Island for the PlayStation 2 lets gamers scare people for fun, an opportunity that does not come along too often. The game, a spin-off from the Pixar movie Monsters Inc., features its co-stars Mike, the one-eyed monster, and Sully,
Nutrition expert Margareta McNamara is hoping her fresh fruit deliveries will give a healthy glow to the workers of Sussex. As far as the Burgess Hill housewife is concerned, the future is oranges, apples and a healthy constitution. Margareta said: "The
Firefighters say they have not been issued with safety equipment for rescuing people from floods. The Fire Brigades Union said deficiencies exposed by rescue operations during the floods of October 2000 had not yet been addressed. They said basic equipment
The Government's proposals for simplifying VAT procedures for small firms are not all they are cracked up to be, according to a Sussex tax specialist. The proposals are intended to make life easier for businesses with a turnover of up to £125,000 by introducing
Businesses that foot the bill for their staff, whether for sandwiches or a slap-up meal, could find a nasty surprise on the menu. New tax rules and tougher enforcement by revenue inspectors could be a recipe for disaster, making working lunches something
The competitiveness of Sussex firms is being damaged by traffic congestion and poor transport links. The problem is costing businesses heavily in staff hours and transport costs, according to research from information group Yell. Road congestion is estimated
A severe shortage of commercial property in Sussex is restricting economic growth. A report by Sussex Enterprise said the county was facing a shortage of office space totalling 90,000sqm over the next five years with a potential cost to the economy of
A trainee parking warden on trial for rape was yesterday accused of making his story up as he went along. Michael Stanley Phillips blamed inconsistencies in statements to police on a "muddle" by his own solicitor. But John Price, prosecuting, told him
Small businesses are still being made to wait too long for bills to be settled by their larger customers. In spite of legislation giving them the right to charge interest on overdue payments, few dare for fear of losing future orders. The Sussex branch
Dinner with Sara and Peter proved to be more relaxing than usual, due to some sort of truce between them not to wind each other up over their respective careers. Peter is a TV executive, who commissions programmes for a major television channel, while
A former Gatwick Airport worker woke from a coma to find she was the mother of a six-week-old girl. Carina Marong could not remember having baby Sophia before falling into a coma and missed the first six weeks of her daughter's life. She was 37 weeks
Two East Sussex care homes for the elderly have been recommended for closure. The move would mean rehousing more than 60 residents. A similar number of workers would lose their jobs. After a six-month review, East Sussex County Council officers decided
A man has been released on police bail after being arrested in connection with a suspected East Sussex murder. The unemployed 45-year-old was arrested by Sussex detectives at his home in Southwark, London, yesterday. He was quizzed in relation to the
I find it very hard to believe we are in the year 2002 and pensioners are still having to go to the post office to collect their pension. Whatever happened to direct deposit? I cannot believe we are still making old people do this. I was born and bred
Worthing admit they fear another promotion near miss after dropping more home points on Saturday. The London Three South East leaders were held to a 10-10 draw by Charlton Park in atrocious conditions and now have just a one point advantage. Worthing
East Sussex firefighters say they have not been issued with safety equipment for rescuing people from floods. The Fire Brigades Union said deficiencies exposed by rescue operations during the floods of October 2000 had not yet been addressed. They said
Worthing ended a poor run of results with an important 3-2 success away to Ashford. The match saw four players sent off but one of them, John Massie, returned later on to hit the matchwinner with a penalty flick. Mark Duncan gave Worthing a half time
Comedian Harry Enfield has revealed an eccentric Benedictine monk was the inspiration for his career. Father Bernard Moss was so entertaining as a history teacher at Worth Abbey some of it rubbed off on young Harry. Even today, many years later, it's
Like Rachel Joce, I am concerned about the issues regarding the MMR vaccination (The Argus, January 24). My eldest daughter, now eight, developed an autistic spectrum disorder following her first MMR jab at the age of 14 months. Within a few weeks of
Chichester moved up three places in the Southern Premier after a 3-1 victory at home to Eastcote. The first half display was one of Chi's best this season. The forward line of Oli Lane-Smith, Adam Beer and Andy Savory had the Eastcote defence in trouble
Zoe Ball showed husband Fatboy Slim a thing or two when she had a go on the decks at an exclusive party. The Hove-based TV presenter star got the crowd moving with a 15-minute set of funky house music at the Escape club in Brighton. Zoe was one of a host
Charlie Yates's letter was offensive and exclusive. I would remind him the reputation of Brighton being brash and Hove genteel is a wonderful legacy of cultural diversity - a home to many and a playground to all. Sadly, when Hanningtons closed its doors
The "yoof of 32" (Letters, January 19) is somewhat pushing the boundaries, isn't he? I originally commented about the marginalisation of people over a certain age (Letters, January 17) and certainly wasn't knocking youth generally, who are people under
Second placed East Grinstead were beaten 4-3 by National League division two leaders Belper in a terrific clash at Saint Hill on Sunday. Since their first meeting in September when Grinstead won 5-3, Belper have been almost unstoppable, winning nine and
Forward Rodger Farrington can make it a double celebration when he makes his Brighton Bears debut tomorrow. Farrington, formerly with Israeli top flight side Bnei Herzeliya, celebrates his 26th birthday as his new side travel to BBL rivals Thames Valley
Burgess Hill have taken another huge step towards landing the County League title. While most managers were taking advantage of a wet weekend by putting their feet up, Hillians boss Gary Croydon was busy wrapping up an important signing. Daren Newman,
Pay deals are set to fall below 3 per cent this month because of lower inflation and the economic downturn. Settlements averaged 3 per cent in the three months to December, but a snapshot of 30 agreements this month revealed deals were running at 2.1
An angler spotted the body of a dead man in a river and helped police to retrieve it. Andrew Edwards, of Tasmania Way, Eastbourne, was in a boat on the River Waveney in the Norfolk Broads when he saw the body a few feet away. The top of the man's head
An elderly East Sussex man is in intensive care after being pulled unconscious from a fire. The 78-year-old was dragged from his second-floor flat in Ellenslea Road, St Leonards, last night after being overwhelmed by fumes. He was taken to the Conquest
A strike-hit train company continued to run extra services today in a bid to break the impact of a continuing strike. Workers for South West Trains are involved in a bitter dispute with management over pay and disciplinary procedures. The company said
The Sussex Police Authority's boss was meeting Home Secretary David Blunkett today in a bid for more money to fund radical changes to the force. Chairman David Rogers was due to discuss the recent publication of the Police Reform Bill, which proposes
The Ordnance Survey Interactive Atlas of Great Britain provides full coverage of the country at 1:6 000 000, 1:625 000 and 1:250 000 scales. It offers finely-detailed and beautifully-coloured maps with excellent zoom facilities at a price that would be
The Mustek BearPaw 2400TA is a great low-cost scanner and, I know it's sad, but I really liked the way the control buttons are arranged like a paw print. The unit was totally straightforward to in-stall through USB and worked like a dream without a single
Making your own CDs is on the increase among personal computer users even though the burning software can often leave a lot to be desired. Easy CD Creator 5 Platinum goes way beyond the software most people use for copying and allows you to burn and share
The brothers of Sussex-based piano legend Russ Conway are at loggerheads over his will. Mr Conway, who was born Trevor Stanford, lived for many years in Eastbourne. He died of cancer in 2000 and a bitter family feud has erupted between his brothers Ralph
As computers get smaller and faster, scientists have started to explore ways of reducing the size of physical components to the level of single atoms and molecules. The design and manufacture of these microscopic structures is called nano-technology.
Buying a scanner is not difficult. But a few simple guidelines should help you to avoid getting a disappointing unit and achieve results from your machine. Image quality: Scanners can put more pixels (individual cells that make up a digital picture) into
Brighton-based NVisage has used its online expertise to scoop a big National Lottery win. The new media design agency has been chosen to design a new web site for the National Lottery Commission. NVisage is working in partnership with Brighton-based Easynet
A former star of hit TV hospital drama Casualty is now working on the streets of Sussex. An ambulance featured in the BBC show has been bought for the Brighton quadrilateral division of St John Ambulance. A dedication service to mark the arrival of the
Wired Sussex is helping the region's new media companies to pack their bags for Milia, the most important international event on the interactive media industry's calendar. The Brighton-based agency is leading a delegation of eight companies to the trade
The Conservatives on Brighton and Hove City Council have been hit by their third resignation in two days. Jayne Bennett will stay on as an independent councillor. Her departure follows the news yesterday that former mayor Jenny Barnard-Langston and her
Work starts this week on a £5.8 million bypass scheme which was delayed for six months because of foot-and-mouth disease. Construction of the new road at Angmering, near Littlehampton, was due to start last July. Foot-and-mouth restrictions hampered the
An electronic glove that tracks computer users' hand movements could change how we interact with computers, according to its makers. The P5 glove, developed by Essential Reality, is a replacement for a keyboard and mouse, letting people control their
Scientists are using email to re-test the "six degrees of separation" experiment. A team of sociologists at Columbia Universit in New York are researching what is known as the small world phenomenon - the idea everyone in the world can reach any other
Police have named the driver of a car who died in an accident on a West Sussex country road. Kevin Shaw, 26, was killed after his Seat Ibiza collided with a lorry on the A285 at Upwaltham between Petworth and Chichester. The accident happened at 7.50am
Verisign, the US web services specialist, has reported growth in internet domain names slowed considerably last year. The company, which oversees the registrations of every .com, .net and .org web address, said registrations increased only two per cent
A man exposed himself to a 14-year-old girl as she walked home from school through a Worthing park. The man emerged from bushes in Homefield Park and told the girl: "Come here." When she ignored him, he moved towards her. She pushed him away and ran towards
People who install free software on computers at work could face criminal charges. US computer technician David McOwen installed a programme on the PCs at DeKalb Technical College in Atlanta, Georgia, without first asking permission from the college.
The telecommunications regulator Oftel has proposed a series of measures to ensure companies continue to deliver unmetered internet access to consumers. The regulator has suggested a series of changes to the way British Telecom supplies and charges rival
The Rap Dictionary web site is not so much weird as interesting and unusual. It is hard to imagine a similar web site for country and western fans or goths. Although rap and hip-hop music have been absorbed into our popular culture, there has been a certain
A hospital trust branded as failing will have to wait another week to discover if it will be taken over by the private sector or a charity. Brighton Health Care NHS Trust is one of five in England with no stars in the Government's hospital rating system
Monsters Inc. Scare Island for the PlayStation 2 lets gamers scare people for fun, an opportunity that does not come along too often. The game, a spin-off from the Pixar movie Monsters Inc., features its co-stars Mike, the one-eyed monster, and Sully,
Pub regulars have helped raise more than £1,200 towards the cost of buying a headstone for an eight-year-old girl who died last year. Megan Cobby won the hearts of Argus readers after the paper reported how she was battling against leukaemia. The eight-year-old
Nutrition expert Margareta McNamara is hoping her fresh fruit deliveries will give a healthy glow to the workers of Sussex. As far as the Burgess Hill housewife is concerned, the future is oranges, apples and a healthy constitution. Margareta said: "The
Businesses that foot the bill for their staff, whether for sandwiches or a slap-up meal, could find a nasty surprise on the menu. New tax rules and tougher enforcement by revenue inspectors could be a recipe for disaster, making working lunches something
A severe shortage of commercial property in Sussex is restricting economic growth. A report by Sussex Enterprise said the county was facing a shortage of office space totalling 90,000sqm over the next five years with a potential cost to the economy of
A simple idea by two Gatwick technicians is cutting pollution and saving money. The idea for storing and treating contaminated water from the airport's runway came from John Monk and John Barber. It cost BAA, the airport's owner, £1,000 but saved £14,000
No wonder the stupid, ignorant person withheld his or her name and address ("Car-buncle", Letters, January 24). How will shops get their deliveries if the road is closed altogether? I presume the reason he or she goes to George Street is to shop. -Chris
I find it very hard to believe we are in the year 2002 and pensioners are still having to go to the post office to collect their pension. Whatever happened to direct deposit? I cannot believe we are still making old people do this. I was born and bred
The anonymous correspondent who accused the former Brighton College pupil - whose parents successfully took the Government to the European Court - of being a cowardly bully is severely misinformed (Letters, January 28). I know this is not the case. It
East Sussex firefighters say they have not been issued with safety equipment for rescuing people from floods. The Fire Brigades Union said deficiencies exposed by rescue operations during the floods of October 2000 had not yet been addressed. They said
Like Rachel Joce, I am concerned about the issues regarding the MMR vaccination (The Argus, January 24). My eldest daughter, now eight, developed an autistic spectrum disorder following her first MMR jab at the age of 14 months. Within a few weeks of
Councillors Jenny Barnard-Langston and her husband, Mark Barnard, have hit the headlines by defecting from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats. But will the couple still be headline news in two years' time, after the local elections of next year
Charlie Yates's letter was offensive and exclusive. I would remind him the reputation of Brighton being brash and Hove genteel is a wonderful legacy of cultural diversity - a home to many and a playground to all. Sadly, when Hanningtons closed its doors
Second placed East Grinstead were beaten 4-3 by National League division two leaders Belper in a terrific clash at Saint Hill on Sunday. Since their first meeting in September when Grinstead won 5-3, Belper have been almost unstoppable, winning nine and
Forward Rodger Farrington can make it a double celebration when he makes his Brighton Bears debut tomorrow. Farrington, formerly with Israeli top flight side Bnei Herzeliya, celebrates his 26th birthday as his new side travel to BBL rivals Thames Valley
A shop assistant has told of the moment she came face-to-face with a serial armed robber who targets Brighton and Hove's newsagents and off-licences. The teenager said: "I was terrified. He was shouting and waving his knife around. "He made me and my
The Sussex Police Authority's boss was meeting Home Secretary David Blunkett today in a bid for more money to fund radical changes to the force. Chairman David Rogers was due to discuss the recent publication of the Police Reform Bill, which proposes
The internet offers a host of sales opportunities for an enterprising business but an e-commerce web site is usually seen as an expensive and difficult thing to arrange. Extend Ecommerce Edition web development software makes it possible to set up a web
The Mustek BearPaw 2400TA is a great low-cost scanner and, I know it's sad, but I really liked the way the control buttons are arranged like a paw print. The unit was totally straightforward to in-stall through USB and worked like a dream without a single
The brothers of Sussex-based piano legend Russ Conway are at loggerheads over his will. Mr Conway, who was born Trevor Stanford, lived for many years in Eastbourne. He died of cancer in 2000 and a bitter family feud has erupted between his brothers Ralph
Brighton-based Festival Productions' plan to bring the widest variety of music to people's desktops is paying off as global audiences tune to its web radio shows. The company's dedicated web radio site was launched last year and broadcasts music ranging
A former star of hit TV hospital drama Casualty is now working on the streets of Sussex. An ambulance featured in the BBC show has been bought for the Brighton quadrilateral division of St John Ambulance. A dedication service to mark the arrival of the
The Queen is to visit Mid Sussex during Golden Jubilee Week in June, Buckingham Palace announced today. The South of England Show at Ardingly will host the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's visit on June 7. It will be her only trip outside the capital
A former Gatwick Airport worker woke from a coma to find she was the mother of a six-week-old girl. Carina Marong could not remember having baby Sophia before falling into a coma and missed the first six weeks of her daughter's life. She was 37 weeks
Work starts this week on a £5.8 million bypass scheme which was delayed for six months because of foot-and-mouth disease. Construction of the new road at Angmering, near Littlehampton, was due to start last July. Foot-and-mouth restrictions hampered the
An electronic glove that tracks computer users' hand movements could change how we interact with computers, according to its makers. The P5 glove, developed by Essential Reality, is a replacement for a keyboard and mouse, letting people control their
A wireless orb has been developed which tells you how your investments are doing. The orb, prototyped by Ambient Device, of Massachusetts, is expected to cost about £20. It glows green to tell you if your portfolio is up and red if it is down. The first
A television documentary series is raising the profile of one of Sussex's best-known buildings and least-known organisations. St Dunstan's at Ovingdean, near Brighton, provides accommodation, care and activities for blind ex-servicemen and women. The
The telecommunications regulator Oftel has proposed a series of measures to ensure companies continue to deliver unmetered internet access to consumers. The regulator has suggested a series of changes to the way British Telecom supplies and charges rival
Lynda Masters thought she had finally found her missing cat when she heard scratching under the floorboards. She was so convinced nine-year-old Mersom was under the bathroom in her holiday home in Esplanade Mews, Seaford, she called the fire brigade to
The Rap Dictionary web site is not so much weird as interesting and unusual. It is hard to imagine a similar web site for country and western fans or goths. Although rap and hip-hop music have been absorbed into our popular culture, there has been a certain
A hospital trust branded as failing will have to wait another week to discover if it will be taken over by the private sector or a charity. Brighton Health Care NHS Trust is one of five in England with no stars in the Government's hospital rating system
I'm not one to turn down chocolates or flowers on Valentine's day but let's face it, they're a bit old hat aren't they? With the power of the internet at our fingers, we could all manage something just a little bit more original. It's time to make this
Pub regulars have helped raise more than £1,200 towards the cost of buying a headstone for an eight-year-old girl who died last year. Megan Cobby won the hearts of Argus readers after the paper reported how she was battling against leukaemia. The eight-year-old
Mother-of-three Sharon Tasker claims she can no longer take her disabled children on city buses since the operator banned double buggies. She is the latest victim of new Government rules aimed at helping disabled people use public transport but instead
A shop assistant who lost his job after sending an angry letter to his boss has lost his claim for unfair dismissal. Hugh Atkinson told an employment tribunal he was unfairly sacked from his job as a supervisor at Seaside Newsagents in Brighton. But the
A teacher who used to climb on his desk to illustrate history lessons has been named as the man who inspired comedy star Harry Enfield. Bernard Moss was determined to bring the past to life for his pupils. The Benedictine monk was not afraid to stand
Technology that allows firms to cut down the number of printers needed in a busy office has been developed by a Sussex firm. The FollowMe system is a collaboration between Network Technology, of Burgess Hill, and Xerox UK and gives a personal and confidential
A simple idea by two Gatwick technicians is cutting pollution and saving money. The idea for storing and treating contaminated water from the airport's runway came from John Monk and John Barber. It cost BAA, the airport's owner, £1,000 but saved £14,000
Traffic wardens who flouted the law to park on double-yellow lines have now been spotted parking on zigzag lines. Road safety campaigners and motoring organisations condemned their behaviour as "dangerous". Earlier this month we told how parking attendants
No wonder the stupid, ignorant person withheld his or her name and address ("Car-buncle", Letters, January 24). How will shops get their deliveries if the road is closed altogether? I presume the reason he or she goes to George Street is to shop. -Chris
Gerald Spicer speedskating in 1994 (Letters, January 23) brings home how much we have needed a skating rink in Brighton and Hove since the Top Rank rink closed in 1971. The only alternative, as Gerald said, is to travel to Basingstoke, some 140 miles
I was very sorry to hear about the 84-year-old lady who died after an accident crossing Nevill Road, Lewes. I would like to see a crossing from Landport to the Wallands School, Offham Road, Lewes - which is very dangerous for kids going to school - before
The Queen is to visit Mid Sussex during Golden Jubilee Week in June, Buckingham Palace announced today. The South of England Show at Ardingly will host the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's visit on June 7. It will be her only trip outside the capital
Angry Worthing residents gathered to protest against plans to build an estate of 90 houses on the Downs. More than 100 people living in the Beeches Avenue and Pines Avenue met at Downlands pub last night to vent their fury at the proposed development
East Sussex firefighters say they have not been issued with safety equipment for rescuing people from floods. The Fire Brigades Union said deficiencies exposed by rescue operations during the floods of October 2000 had not yet been addressed. They said
The brothers of piano legend Russ Conway, who lived in Eastbourne, are at loggerheads over his will. Mr Conway, who was born Trevor Stanford, lived for many years in the resort. He died of cancer in 2000 and a bitter family feud has erupted between his
The anonymous correspondent who accused the former Brighton College pupil - whose parents successfully took the Government to the European Court - of being a cowardly bully is severely misinformed (Letters, January 28). I know this is not the case. It
The appalling weather, seemingly a tradition on this night, couldn't keep a full house away from the Boundstone Community College's Big Band Night at the Worthing Pavilion last Friday. More than 700 people braved the elements again for this annual event
Crawley remain rooted to the bottom of the table after a 41-0 home defeat by Tonbridge Juddian. Lewes's derby with Brighton was postponed but the teams shared a 5-5 friendly draw at Waterhall. Ben Wood scored for Lewes. It was also a blank day for East
Low Pay Unit director Bharti Patel (The Argus Business, January 3) mentioned the problems of low-paid workers, of whom I am one. I have worked for almost ten years as a casual employee for a local coach company as a driver. Although I only work when needed
The Argus should ask itself why a third of parents refuse to give their children the MMR vaccine rather than merely spouting the doublespeak of the increasingly untrustworthy medical profession. I remember, a few years ago, hearing the same stories about
Councillors Jenny Barnard-Langston and her husband, Mark Barnard, have hit the headlines by defecting from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats. But will the couple still be headline news in two years' time, after the local elections of next year
I was appalled to read that after killing a young man by driving dangerously on a major Sussex road (The Argus, January 22), the two defendants were not only acquitted of this very serious charge but were fined less than £500 each and punished with extremely
Middleton and Bognor Royals progressed to the second round of the Timpson Trophy, the national mixed competition, with a convincing 10-2 win over Canterbury. Centre forward Simon Morgan was in outstanding form, his ferocious striking resulting in a first
Paul Daniels weaved his magic as Brighton kept the pressure on leaders Holcombe with a 6-1 defeat of Old Williamsonians in the Kent/Sussex Regional League. Daniels should not have been playing as he is still recovering from an ankle injury but he agreed
A man has been released on police bail after being arrested in connection with a suspected East Sussex murder. The unemployed 45-year-old was arrested by Sussex detectives at his home in Southwark, London, yesterday. He was quizzed in relation to the
A shop assistant has told of the moment she came face-to-face with a serial armed robber who targets Brighton and Hove's newsagents and off-licences. The teenager said: "I was terrified. He was shouting and waving his knife around. "He made me and my
Albion midfielder Richard Carpenter has urged his team-mates not to allow one bad result to chisel away at their promotion challenge. He wants the below-strength Seagulls to put the 4-0 battering at Brentford behind them against his old club Cardiff at
More than one in four chief executives of NHS Trusts earn annual salaries of at least £100,000 - but many are still leaving the service. The turnover of senior staff is 20 per cent, believed to be higher than for any other group of health staff. A report
A female firefighter today claimed she was sexually discriminated against when she was taken off active duties because she was too short. An employment tribunal heard that 5ft 1in Katie Reid, 31, of Lower Road, Eastbourne, was taken off her duties at
A child who was born brain damaged after his mother suffered a catastrophic nosebleed was today awarded £3.5 million agreed High Court damages. Approving the award to ten-year-old Zak Capper, Mr Justice Curtis, in London, said it was a "terrible case"
The internet offers a host of sales opportunities for an enterprising business but an e-commerce web site is usually seen as an expensive and difficult thing to arrange. Extend Ecommerce Edition web development software makes it possible to set up a web
It has been a good couple of weeks for the darlings of the dot.com boom. eBay has doubled its earnings on the back of a surge in online auctions and online bookseller Amazon.com, after racking up combined losses of £2.1 billion in the past six years,
Brighton-based Festival Productions' plan to bring the widest variety of music to people's desktops is paying off as global audiences tune to its web radio shows. The company's dedicated web radio site was launched last year and broadcasts music ranging
A jet passenger who was drunk on board a flight from Mexico to Gatwick Airport was jailed for four months. Leslie Winstanley-Gouthwaite, 47, of Beaconsfield Parade, Brighton, admitted being drunk during the flight last May. He was warned at an earlier
A Brighton franchise is bringing its technology to bear on a problem all too familiar to pedestrians - discarded chewing gum on pavements. Chewing gum is one of the most common forms of urban pollution and Mick Derwin has opened a branch of GumFighters
A stylish four-star hotel is to be built in the centre of Brighton as part of the Jubilee Street redevelopment. The £10 million hotel will be operated by myhotel, which opened its first hotel in Bloomsbury, London, three years ago. That hotel has been
The Queen is to visit Mid Sussex during Golden Jubilee Week in June, Buckingham Palace announced today. The South of England Show at Ardingly will host the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's visit on June 7. It will be her only trip outside the capital
A former Gatwick Airport worker woke from a coma to find she was the mother of a six-week-old girl. Carina Marong could not remember having baby Sophia before falling into a coma and missed the first six weeks of her daughter's life. She was 37 weeks
Broadcaster Martyn Lewis will chair a Question Time-style debate in aid of charity. Panelists will include Daily Telegraph editor Charles Moore, Wealden MP Charles Hendry and the former head of the Strategic Rail Authority, Sir Alistair Morton. The event
Business is brewing nicely for four men determined to carry on a Sussex town's beer making traditions The quartet is making use of expertise gained at the old King & Barnes brewery in Horsham by turning a disused railway shed into a microbrewery.
Rail journeys west of Worthing will be interrupted this weekend because of engineering work. It will mean bus journeys for people travelling towards Portsmouth, Southampton and Cardiff. Wessex Trains services between Cardiff Central and Brighton will
A wireless orb has been developed which tells you how your investments are doing. The orb, prototyped by Ambient Device, of Massachusetts, is expected to cost about £20. It glows green to tell you if your portfolio is up and red if it is down. The first
A television documentary series is raising the profile of one of Sussex's best-known buildings and least-known organisations. St Dunstan's at Ovingdean, near Brighton, provides accommodation, care and activities for blind ex-servicemen and women. The
Lynda Masters thought she had finally found her missing cat when she heard scratching under the floorboards. She was so convinced nine-year-old Mersom was under the bathroom in her holiday home in Esplanade Mews, Seaford, she called the fire brigade to
I'm not one to turn down chocolates or flowers on Valentine's day but let's face it, they're a bit old hat aren't they? With the power of the internet at our fingers, we could all manage something just a little bit more original. It's time to make this
Mother-of-three Sharon Tasker claims she can no longer take her disabled children on city buses since the operator banned double buggies. She is the latest victim of new Government rules aimed at helping disabled people use public transport but instead
