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  • Disaster funding is slashed

    Funding to prepare Sussex for emergencies such as terrorism and flooding has been slashed by ten per cent. East Sussex County Council's civil defence budget has been cut from £231,002 to £207,902 in 2002/3. West Sussex County Council is to get £225,000

  • Special constables may be paid

    Sussex Police has lost 164 special constables - around 35 per cent of its total strength - since Labour came to power. Home Office figures today revealed the number of volunteer officers plunged from 465 in September 1997 to just 301 last autumn. Nationwide

  • College cuts classes

    Pupils at one of the biggest schools in West Sussex are to be put on a four-day week because of the teacher recruitment crisis. The measure is the result of the growing teacher recruitment crisis in the South-East and could last until September. More

  • Pier man's protest could ground Birdmen

    The owner of Bognor Pier owner has threatened to ground the town's famous Birdmen in a row over a free music festival. John Ayres has threatened to ban competitors from making their leap from his pier if a deal is not struck. The move follows a row over

  • Tax bill will influence my vote

    I echo Vicki Stubbs' objections to the 11.4 per cent increase in council tax (Letters, March 25). It can only be incompetence that has led to this. Next May elections, I know how I'll make sure this does not happen again. -Andrew Garrood, Brighton

  • Nothing changes

    The report regarding the changes in city policing (March 25) brought to mind the popular saying "What goes around comes around". When I joined the Sussex Special Constabulary in the late Seventies, Brighton and Hove formed one division of Sussex Police

  • Award for milk float crimebuster

    Milkman Rod White has been handed an award after he gave a policeman a lift on his float to catch a suspected burglar. Rod was doing his rounds in the early hours in Southwick when he spotted a man acting suspiciously. After calling the police, the 57

  • Millionaire's widow wants police apology

    Two women cleared of gunning down a millionaire on his doorstep are demanding an apology from Sussex Police. Richard Watson, 55, was murdered outside his luxury five-bedroom home in East Grinstead in December 1996. His widow Linda, a 43-year-old former

  • Ferry boosts port jobs

    Newhaven port has been boosted by plans to run an extra cross-Channel ferry to Dieppe from next month. Transmanche will have two ferries on the route from April 15. If the new services are a success, more jobs could be created and they are certain to

  • What's the fuss about?

    As a resident of Chanctonbury Road, Brighton, I cannot see what the fuss is about ("£1m gym faces axe", The Argus, March 25). There is plenty of land at the college. The structure could be made more presentable by trees judiciously planted round it. Lou

  • Reckless idea

    It is extremely reckless of James Brooks (Letters, March 25) to suggest gay men should frequent Dukes Mound in the absence of male-only commercial venues. There may well not be any women there at night but recent history tells us men have been viciously

  • Twin piques

    On Saturday, March 23, I was parking at a local shop to buy The Argus and a CD when a traffic wardens' car screeched to a halt behind me in Hythe Road. At the busy junction with Ditchling Road, two traffic wardens climbed quickly out of the car and rushed

  • Country style

    The following is distilled from a whole evening's conversation overheard in a village pub. "Ban hunting and a prosperous future beckons for those involved in the manufacture of poisons. The Government should realise the fate of the cyanide industry rests

  • Table tennis: Sussex just miss gold glory

    Sussex came so close to winning gold in the final rounds of the County Championships (premier division) at Grantham. They beat Devon, Surrey and Essex, but lost to to holders Yorkshire in the final round when a draw would have given Sussex the title.

  • Clampdown on fare cheats

    Train operator Thameslink is recruiting 60 plain-clothes ticket inspectors to crack down on fare dodgers. The undercover inspectors will target cheats who hide in toilets or get off when they see uniformed inspectors. The company, which operates services

  • Dairying do

    Milkman Rod White proved how public- spirited he was by giving a policeman a lift on his float to catch a suspected burglar. Mr White, who alerted police when he saw someone acting suspiciously, said modestly he was not a hero. But the dairy industry,

  • Site sear

    In a week when news headlines such as "Ticket mayhem", "Albion's proposals delayed" and "Support for stadium" kept the topical Falmer arguments well stoked, a line from the back page of The Argus (March 21) appears to prolong the controversy. Brighton

  • Basketball: Bears' crunch time

    Nick Nurse is demanding his Brighton Bears hit top gear tonight to keep their flickering title hopes alive. Bears visit in-form Milton Keynes Lions (7.30pm) needing victory to ensure their bid to take the BBL southern conference crown off London Towers

  • Cuts go deep

    East and West Sussex suffered during the floods last winter more than almost any other area of England. Yet the Government has just cut cash to prepare for emergencies such as flooding to both county councils by more than ten per cent. These are the biggest

  • Schools in double arson probe

    Firefighters racing to one blazing school did a double-take as they saw flames leaping from a second. Neighbours of Seaford Head Lower School, Steyne Road, in Seaford, made a 999 call at 7.45pm yesterday alerting crews to a blaze in the boiler room. But

  • Speedway: Loram leads the way

    Mark Loram was the star as Eastbourne Eagles roared to a 53-37 win over Elite League rivals Kings Lynn last night. The former world champion proved unbeatable with a paid 15-point maximum as the Sussex outfit made it two wins out of two so far this season

  • Circular sore

    Two great letters, from Christopher Henry (March 22) and Pete Gillman (March 12), both highlight the enormous problems thrown up by the economic success of Brighton and Hove, particularly in relation to housing and development. There is a vicious circle

  • Is this the world's biggest bun?

    This is a Sussex baker's bid to smash the record for the world's largest ever hot cross bun. Paul Pegrum, of Pegrum's bakery in Brookside Avenue, Rustington, created the huge bun to publicise his home town during the Easter break. After four hours of

  • Cosmopolitan? We deserve much more

    I challenge, on the following grounds, the local perception that Brighton and Hove is a cosmopolitan city in which to live. Is Brighton and Hove a centre of economic and political importance? I would venture to say no. Are corporate head offices - banks

  • Reserves join rivalry

    Albion's tight rivalry with Reading at the top of the Second Division was extended to the Reserves last night. The teams fought out a 0-0 draw in the Avon Insurance Combination League at Worthing. A bumpy Woodside Road pitch made constructive football

  • Ex-priest on sex assault charges

    A former Catholic chaplain of Gatwick Airport appeared in court today, charged with a string of sex attacks dating back more then 40 years. Michael Hill appeared at Redhill Magistrates' Court in Surrey on 19 separate charges involving seven different

  • Knight's message on TV deal

    Chairman Dick Knight has assured fans Albion are safe following the collapse of ITV Digital. The television company went into administration in the High Court yesterday. Clubs up and down the country are now under threat after budgeting for funds from

  • Taylor signs loan striker

    Albion have turned to Wimbledon's regular loan ranger Wayne Gray to solve their triple striker crisis. Boss Peter Taylor has signed the 21-year-old ahead of today's transfer deadline for the rest of the season, including the possibility of the play-offs

  • Man in tow truck stand-off

    A man stood in front of a tow truck as parking wardens moved in to seize his car. Stuart Parker, 23, stuck his pay and display ticket to the windscreen of his Vauxhall Nova when he pulled up in Hova Villas, Hove, to visit a friend. But he hadn't spotted

  • Swimming pool fence row ends

    A row over access to a swimming pool has ended after talks with a national store chain. The Homebase DIY chain has agreed to let swimmers at Wadurs Pool use its car park at the Holmbush Centre, Shoreham. Pool users, including disabled people and mothers

  • Fire hose vandals soak flats

    Residents in high-rise flats were forced to construct makeshift dams after vandals let off a fire hose. Water cascaded from the eighth floor of Kestrel Court in Swanborough Place, Whitehawk, Brighton at about 9.30pm last night. It ran down walls and through

  • Collapse leaves league in crisis

    The future of ITV Digital and Britain's lower league football clubs were today hanging in the balance after the broadcaster was put into administration. ITV Digital had hoped to strike a last-minute deal with the Football League allowing it to renegotiate

  • Sarah police in hunt for girl, 13

    Top Sussex detectives who worked on the Sarah Payne case have been drafted in to help in the hunt for a missing schoolgirl. Amanda Dowler, 13, went missing in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, a week ago. Fears are growing that she has been abducted. Surrey Police

  • The 70-year hitch

    A couple who met as teenagers are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary. Doris and Eric Walker met at an after-school tennis club in their teens. The nonagenarians, who live in Mount Hermon Rest Home, Brighton Road, Lancing, enjoyed a glass of champagne

  • The cocaine commuter

    Police have smashed a drugs operation in which a dealer commuted from London seven days a week to supply Sussex addicts. Heroin and crack cocaine were being dealt from telephone kiosks, in a garden and at bus stops outside an address in Brighton. The

  • Anger of tax blunder victim

    A woman is demanding Brighton and Hove City Council pays up after it stopped collecting her council tax by mistake. Louise McNeil believes Brighton and Hove City Council should pay after it accidentally wiped her direct debit details from its data records

  • Disaster funding is slashed

    Funding to prepare Sussex for emergencies such as terrorism and flooding has been slashed by ten per cent. East Sussex County Council's civil defence budget has been cut from £231,002 to £207,902 in 2002/3. West Sussex County Council is to get £225,000

  • College cuts classes

    Pupils at one of the biggest schools in West Sussex are to be put on a four-day week because of the teacher recruitment crisis. The measure is the result of the growing teacher recruitment crisis in the South-East and could last until September. More

  • Culture bid deadline nears

    Brighton and Hove has been given 12-1 odds of becoming European Capital of Culture as the deadline for bids approaches. Bids from the 12 cities competing to hold the title in 2008 were expected to have been lodged with the Government today. Brighton and

  • Tax bill will influence my vote

    I echo Vicki Stubbs' objections to the 11.4 per cent increase in council tax (Letters, March 25). It can only be incompetence that has led to this. Next May elections, I know how I'll make sure this does not happen again. -Andrew Garrood, Brighton

  • Nothing changes

    The report regarding the changes in city policing (March 25) brought to mind the popular saying "What goes around comes around". When I joined the Sussex Special Constabulary in the late Seventies, Brighton and Hove formed one division of Sussex Police

  • Friends' tribute to stab victim

    Friends and relatives filled a chapel at a special mass in honour of Brighton stabbing victim Danny Collard. Mr Collard, 20, a former pupil of Cardinal Newman School in Hove died from a knife wound to the heart as he walked home after an evening out on

  • Award for milk float crimebuster

    Milkman Rod White has been handed an award after he gave a policeman a lift on his float to catch a suspected burglar. Rod was doing his rounds in the early hours in Southwick when he spotted a man acting suspiciously. After calling the police, the 57

  • Millionaire's widow wants police apology

    Two women cleared of gunning down a millionaire on his doorstep are demanding an apology from Sussex Police. Richard Watson, 55, was murdered outside his luxury five-bedroom home in East Grinstead in December 1996. His widow Linda, a 43-year-old former

  • Ferry boosts port jobs

    Newhaven port has been boosted by plans to run an extra cross-Channel ferry to Dieppe from next month. Transmanche will have two ferries on the route from April 15. If the new services are a success, more jobs could be created and they are certain to

  • Ferry boosts port jobs

    Newhaven port has been boosted by plans to run an extra cross-Channel ferry to Dieppe from next month. Transmanche will have two ferries on the route from April 15. If the new services are a success, more jobs could be created and they are certain to

  • Schools in double arson probe

    Firefighters racing to one blazing East Sussex school did a double-take as they saw flames leaping from a second. Neighbours of Seaford Head Lower School, Steyne Road, in Seaford, made a 999 call at 7.45pm yesterday alerting crews to a blaze in the boiler

  • Fears for OAPs in grant cut

    Carers fear Burgess Hill pensioners will suffer because of cuts in council grants to voluntary organisations. Age Concern is having £10,000 cut from the annual grant it receives from Mid Sussex District Council. Between 35 and 45 people go to the St Alban's

  • Fire wrecks family home

    Fire investigators were at work today after a blaze tore through the roof of a Mid Sussex family's home. More than 25 firefighters from Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill battled the fire at a large detached house in Beckworth Close, Lindfield, just before

  • Clampdown on fare cheats

    Train operator Thameslink is recruiting 60 plain-clothes ticket inspectors to crack down on fare dodgers. The undercover inspectors will target cheats who hide in toilets or get off when they see uniformed inspectors. The company, which operates services

  • Report calls for A&E shake-up

    A hospital has been told to shake up its accident and emergency department after patients waited more than 30 hours for a bed. St Richard's Hospital in Chichester is working at full capacity and coping with accommodating patients while a programme of

  • Town's first midnight pub

    A Worthing pub has won an appeal to stay open until midnight despite a huge campaign by residents. Opponents feared the £1 million plans by pub giant Bar Med would open the floodgates for other applications, turning their seaside town into the South Coast's

  • Meet the ancestors

    Extreme heat, dangerous wild animals and a diet of raw meat - this striking picture shows Sussex as early man knew it. They show how the first residents of Sussex had to be quick on their feet as they faced surviving on a diet which included lions, panthers

  • What's the fuss about?

    As a resident of Chanctonbury Road, Brighton, I cannot see what the fuss is about ("£1m gym faces axe", The Argus, March 25). There is plenty of land at the college. The structure could be made more presentable by trees judiciously planted round it. Lou

  • Country style

    The following is distilled from a whole evening's conversation overheard in a village pub. "Ban hunting and a prosperous future beckons for those involved in the manufacture of poisons. The Government should realise the fate of the cyanide industry rests

  • Clampdown on fare cheats

    Train operator Thameslink is recruiting 60 plain-clothes ticket inspectors to crack down on fare dodgers. The undercover inspectors will target cheats who hide in toilets or get off when they see uniformed inspectors. The company, which operates services

  • Not the Worthing I know

    I have just read the description of Worthing in The Argus's Sussex visitors' guide. I have lived here for 40 years and was unaware we had "five miles of award-winning sandy beaches". I was sure Worthing's beaches were all pebbly and often covered in rotting

  • Cycling: Sussex pair hit top gear

    Sussex riders Steve Elms and Jon Sharples were too strong for Hampshire stars Steve Walkling and Simon Berogna in the Sussex CA's 27-mile team time trial at Storrington. Elms, five times winner of the Sussex 25-mile Championship, and former Sussex road

  • Dairying do

    Milkman Rod White proved how public- spirited he was by giving a policeman a lift on his float to catch a suspected burglar. Mr White, who alerted police when he saw someone acting suspiciously, said modestly he was not a hero. But the dairy industry,

  • Site sear

    In a week when news headlines such as "Ticket mayhem", "Albion's proposals delayed" and "Support for stadium" kept the topical Falmer arguments well stoked, a line from the back page of The Argus (March 21) appears to prolong the controversy. Brighton

  • Cuts go deep

    East and West Sussex suffered during the floods last winter more than almost any other area of England. Yet the Government has just cut cash to prepare for emergencies such as flooding to both county councils by more than ten per cent. These are the biggest

  • Balanced life

    A research project investigating employment, equality and the impact of de-unionisation is being carried out in Brighton and Hove, focusing on the gendered aspects of combining work and care responsibilities, vulnerability to discrimination and the effectiveness

  • Speedway: Loram leads the way

    Mark Loram was the star as Eastbourne Eagles roared to a 53-37 win over Elite League rivals Kings Lynn last night. The former world champion proved unbeatable with a paid 15-point maximum as the Sussex outfit made it two wins out of two so far this season

  • Cosmopolitan? We deserve much more

    I challenge, on the following grounds, the local perception that Brighton and Hove is a cosmopolitan city in which to live. Is Brighton and Hove a centre of economic and political importance? I would venture to say no. Are corporate head offices - banks

  • Reserves join rivalry

    Albion's tight rivalry with Reading at the top of the Second Division was extended to the Reserves last night. The teams fought out a 0-0 draw in the Avon Insurance Combination League at Worthing. A bumpy Woodside Road pitch made constructive football

  • Zamora urged to put premier dream on ice

    Bobby Zamora has been advised by his long-time friend Kemal Izzet to stay with Albion. The Colchester midfielder is convinced Zamora is destined to play in the Premiership one day. But he is worried his chum will run the risk of being pilloried like former

  • Ex-priest on sex assault charges

    A former Catholic chaplain of Gatwick Airport appeared in court today, charged with a string of sex attacks dating back more then 40 years. Michael Hill appeared at Redhill Magistrates' Court in Surrey on 19 separate charges involving seven different

  • Knight's message on TV deal

    Chairman Dick Knight has assured fans Albion are safe following the collapse of ITV Digital. The television company went into administration in the High Court yesterday. Clubs up and down the country are now under threat after budgeting for funds from

  • Taylor signs loan striker

    Albion have turned to Wimbledon's regular loan ranger Wayne Gray to solve their triple striker crisis. Boss Peter Taylor has signed the 21-year-old ahead of today's transfer deadline for the rest of the season, including the possibility of the play-offs

  • Swimming pool fence row ends

    A row over access to a swimming pool has ended after talks with a national store chain. The Homebase DIY chain has agreed to let swimmers at Wadurs Pool use its car park at the Holmbush Centre, Shoreham. Pool users, including disabled people and mothers

  • Fire hose vandals soak flats

    Residents in high-rise flats were forced to construct makeshift dams after vandals let off a fire hose. Water cascaded from the eighth floor of Kestrel Court in Swanborough Place, Whitehawk, Brighton at about 9.30pm last night. It ran down walls and through

  • Collapse leaves league in crisis

    The future of ITV Digital and Britain's lower league football clubs were today hanging in the balance after the broadcaster was put into administration. ITV Digital had hoped to strike a last-minute deal with the Football League allowing it to renegotiate

  • Meet EastEnder at night spot

    Hollyoaks star Joanna Taylor has been replaced by an ex-EastEnder after she pulled out of a night club appearance in Eastbourne. Joanna is said to have cancelled due to a hectic work schedule. Bosses at the Atlantis club have booked former EastEnders

  • The 70-year hitch

    A couple who met as teenagers are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary. Doris and Eric Walker met at an after-school tennis club in their teens. The nonagenarians, who live in Mount Hermon Rest Home, Brighton Road, Lancing, enjoyed a glass of champagne

  • Wake-up call for dozing drivers

    Sussex assistant chief constable Nigel Yeo has launched a campaign to cut the number of road accidents caused by tiredness. He said drivers who ignored the warnings face prosecution. Penalties range from a fine of up to £2,500, to ten years in prison.

  • Anger of tax blunder victim

    A woman is demanding Brighton and Hove City Council pays up after it stopped collecting her council tax by mistake. Louise McNeil believes Brighton and Hove City Council should pay after it accidentally wiped her direct debit details from its data records

  • Security blitz at airport

    Transport Secretary Stephen Byers today announced a security crackdown at Gatwick airport. The Government is to extend the use of CCTV cameras and staff will face stricter checks. The move is a response to recommendations made by a working group examining

  • Friends' tribute to stab victim

    Friends and relatives filled a chapel at a special mass in honour of Brighton stabbing victim Danny Collard. Mr Collard, 20, a former pupil of Cardinal Newman School in Hove died from a knife wound to the heart as he walked home after an evening out on

  • The Sage Of Sussex: Adam Trimingham

    Michael Heseltine made a million quickly and sketched his career on an envelope as a young man. The final step? Becoming prime minister. Having narrowly failed, he is now concentrating on providing a much more permanent and visible reminder of his stay

  • Meet the ancestors

    Extreme heat, dangerous wild animals and a diet of raw meat - this striking picture shows Sussex as early man knew it. They show how the first residents of Sussex had to be quick on their feet as they faced surviving on a diet which included lions, panthers

  • Traders face parking fee

    Traders who need to work in controlled parking areas while they carry out essential services will be charged £3 a day if proposed charges are imposed. Plumbers, locksmiths and other traders would have to pay the charge to allow them to park on yellow

  • Not the Worthing I know

    I have just read the description of Worthing in The Argus's Sussex visitors' guide. I have lived here for 40 years and was unaware we had "five miles of award-winning sandy beaches". I was sure Worthing's beaches were all pebbly and often covered in rotting

  • Cycling: Sussex pair hit top gear

    Sussex riders Steve Elms and Jon Sharples were too strong for Hampshire stars Steve Walkling and Simon Berogna in the Sussex CA's 27-mile team time trial at Storrington. Elms, five times winner of the Sussex 25-mile Championship, and former Sussex road

  • Balanced life

    A research project investigating employment, equality and the impact of de-unionisation is being carried out in Brighton and Hove, focusing on the gendered aspects of combining work and care responsibilities, vulnerability to discrimination and the effectiveness

  • A fee is not parking mad

    Brighton and Hove City Council has done a good job in enforcing parking regulations since it took over from the police last year. Its parking attendants have been much more active than wardens in stopping the illegal parking that blocked busy roads and

  • Non-league: Ringmer take on YMCA

    Experience can be the key for Ringmer to achieve the first part of boss Glen Geard's double target tomorrow. The Blues play Horsham YMCA in the final of the John O'Hara County League Cup at Wick (11am). Geard has put together some highly-rated youngsters

  • Zamora urged to put premier dream on ice

    Bobby Zamora has been advised by his long-time friend Kemal Izzet to stay with Albion. The Colchester midfielder is convinced Zamora is destined to play in the Premiership one day. But he is worried his chum will run the risk of being pilloried like former

  • Steele's future under a cloud

    Lee Steele's Albion future is under a cloud following his dismissal in the reserves on Monday. The wretched timing of the red card could be the final straw for the former Shrewsbury striker. Steele was sent-off for kicking out at a Peterborough defender

  • Cost of moving 'down 4%'

    The cost of moving house has fallen by four per cent since last year despite property prices rising by more than 16%, research revealed today. The Woolwich's Cost of Moving Survey found that during the year to the end of February it cost an average of

  • Culture bid deadline nears

    Brighton and Hove has been given 12-1 odds of becoming European Capital of Culture as the deadline for bids approaches. Bids from the 12 cities competing to hold the title in 2008 were expected to have been lodged with the Government today. Brighton and

  • We'll run library, say campaigners

    Campaigners have vowed to save Eastbourne's Old Town library, which shuts today - by taking it over themselves. The Friends of the Old Town Library say they will reopen the building in Victoria Drive, which is being closed as East Sussex County Council

  • Wake-up call for dozing drivers

    Sussex assistant chief constable Nigel Yeo has launched a campaign to cut the number of road accidents caused by tiredness. He said drivers who ignored the warnings face prosecution. Penalties range from a fine of up to £2,500, to ten years in prison.

  • Report calls for A&E shake-up

    A hospital has been told to shake up its accident and emergency department after patients waited more than 30 hours for a bed. St Richard's Hospital in Chichester is working at full capacity and coping with accommodating patients while a programme of

  • Crash duo's visit to pub

    Two men were killed after the BMW they were travelling in spun off the road at high speed, an inquest was told. Jake Kelly, 28, and Darren Kemp, 33, both suffered multiple injuries in the accident, which happened on the Brighton bypass in December. The

  • Town's first midnight pub

    A Worthing pub has won an appeal to stay open until midnight despite a huge campaign by residents. Opponents feared the £1 million plans by pub giant Bar Med would open the floodgates for other applications, turning their seaside town into the South Coast's

  • Security blitz at airport

    Transport Secretary Stephen Byers today announced a security crackdown at Gatwick airport. The Government is to extend the use of CCTV cameras and staff will face stricter checks. The move is a response to recommendations made by a working group examining

  • Special constables may be paid

    Sussex Police has lost 164 special constables - around 35 per cent of its total strength - since Labour came to power. Home Office figures today revealed the number of volunteer officers plunged from 465 in September 1997 to just 301 last autumn. Nationwide

  • Pier man's protest could ground Birdmen

    The owner of Bognor Pier owner has threatened to ground the town's famous Birdmen in a row over a free music festival. John Ayres has threatened to ban competitors from making their leap from his pier if a deal is not struck. The move follows a row over

  • The Sage Of Sussex: Adam Trimingham

    Michael Heseltine made a million quickly and sketched his career on an envelope as a young man. The final step? Becoming prime minister. Having narrowly failed, he is now concentrating on providing a much more permanent and visible reminder of his stay

  • Hamsters in fire rescue

    Forty hamsters had to be rescued when flames tore through the ground floor of a house after a suspected arson attack in Eastbourne. The rodents were rounded up by firefighters who battled through thick smoke at the property in Dudley Road. Homeowner Michael

  • Graves fixed after vandals' rampage

    Staff spent a day repairing the havoc wreaked by vandals who rampaged through a Worthing cemetery. The wreckers at Durrington Cemetery smashed and overturning 65 gravestones. Stonemasons from HD Tribe Ltd in Broadwater Road, Worthing, reinstated 63 headstones

  • Seafront takes a tropical turn

    Tropical palm trees are rising up over Worthing's skyline as it fights to combat its dowdy image after years of decline. Eighteen 13ft-high cordylines, imported from Pistoria in Italy at a cost of £350 each, have been planted between Splash Point and

  • Inquest told of last phone call

    A financial consultant phoned his wife on his mobile phone to tell her he was "fine" after a crash - but died a few hours later. Khosrow Farzad, 60, made his last phone call sitting on an embankment next to the wreckage of his Volvo 480, which had smashed

  • Dead woman is named

    A 93-year-old woman who was found dead in her gas-filled home in Scaynes Hill died of natural causes. Police named her as Aileen Burtles and said the death was unconnected with the gas being left on. She was found sitting in her armchair at her home in

  • Millionaire's widow wants police apology

    Two women cleared of gunning down a millionaire on his Mid Sussex doorstep are demanding an apology from the police. Richard Watson, 55, was murdered outside his luxury five-bedroom home in East Grinstead in December 1996. His widow Linda, a 43-year-old

  • How Worthing will mark jubilee

    Worthing is pulling out all the stops to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee in style - and here's the line-up of events. The town will spend more than £30,000 to mark the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's accession to the throne. The borough council

  • Sarah police in hunt for girl, 13

    Top Sussex detectives who worked on the Sarah Payne case have been drafted in to help in the hunt for a missing schoolgirl. Amanda Dowler, 13, went missing in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, a week ago. Fears are growing that she has been abducted. Surrey Police

  • Traders face parking fee

    Traders who need to work in controlled parking areas while they carry out essential services will be charged £3 a day if proposed charges are imposed. Plumbers, locksmiths and other traders would have to pay the charge to allow them to park on yellow

  • Reckless idea

    It is extremely reckless of James Brooks (Letters, March 25) to suggest gay men should frequent Dukes Mound in the absence of male-only commercial venues. There may well not be any women there at night but recent history tells us men have been viciously

  • Twin piques

    On Saturday, March 23, I was parking at a local shop to buy The Argus and a CD when a traffic wardens' car screeched to a halt behind me in Hythe Road. At the busy junction with Ditchling Road, two traffic wardens climbed quickly out of the car and rushed

  • Table tennis: Sussex just miss gold glory

    Sussex came so close to winning gold in the final rounds of the County Championships (premier division) at Grantham. They beat Devon, Surrey and Essex, but lost to to holders Yorkshire in the final round when a draw would have given Sussex the title.

  • Basketball: Bears' crunch time

    Nick Nurse is demanding his Brighton Bears hit top gear tonight to keep their flickering title hopes alive. Bears visit in-form Milton Keynes Lions (7.30pm) needing victory to ensure their bid to take the BBL southern conference crown off London Towers

  • Schools in double arson probe

    Firefighters racing to one blazing school did a double-take as they saw flames leaping from a second. Neighbours of Seaford Head Lower School, Steyne Road, in Seaford, made a 999 call at 7.45pm yesterday alerting crews to a blaze in the boiler room. But

  • A fee is not parking mad

    Brighton and Hove City Council has done a good job in enforcing parking regulations since it took over from the police last year. Its parking attendants have been much more active than wardens in stopping the illegal parking that blocked busy roads and

  • Circular sore

    Two great letters, from Christopher Henry (March 22) and Pete Gillman (March 12), both highlight the enormous problems thrown up by the economic success of Brighton and Hove, particularly in relation to housing and development. There is a vicious circle

  • Non-league: Ringmer take on YMCA

    Experience can be the key for Ringmer to achieve the first part of boss Glen Geard's double target tomorrow. The Blues play Horsham YMCA in the final of the John O'Hara County League Cup at Wick (11am). Geard has put together some highly-rated youngsters

  • Is this the world's biggest bun?

    This is a Sussex baker's bid to smash the record for the world's largest ever hot cross bun. Paul Pegrum, of Pegrum's bakery in Brookside Avenue, Rustington, created the huge bun to publicise his home town during the Easter break. After four hours of

  • Steele's future under a cloud

    Lee Steele's Albion future is under a cloud following his dismissal in the reserves on Monday. The wretched timing of the red card could be the final straw for the former Shrewsbury striker. Steele was sent-off for kicking out at a Peterborough defender

  • Man in tow truck stand-off

    A man stood in front of a tow truck as parking wardens moved in to seize his car. Stuart Parker, 23, stuck his pay and display ticket to the windscreen of his Vauxhall Nova when he pulled up in Hova Villas, Hove, to visit a friend. But he hadn't spotted

  • Cost of moving 'down 4%'

    The cost of moving house has fallen by four per cent since last year despite property prices rising by more than 16%, research revealed today. The Woolwich's Cost of Moving Survey found that during the year to the end of February it cost an average of

  • Wine shop burgled

    Thieves stole cigarettes when they broke into an off-licence in Hurstpierpoint. The break-in occurred at the Thresher store just before 3am on Tuesday. The raiders caused damage costing £200 and left with cartons of cigarettes. Police want anyone with

  • Sarah police in hunt for girl, 13

    Top Sussex detectives who worked on the Sarah Payne case have been drafted in to help in the hunt for a missing schoolgirl. Amanda Dowler, 13, went missing in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, a week ago. Fears are growing that she has been abducted. Surrey Police

  • We'll run library, say campaigners

    Campaigners have vowed to save Eastbourne's Old Town library, which shuts today - by taking it over themselves. The Friends of the Old Town Library say they will reopen the building in Victoria Drive, which is being closed as East Sussex County Council

  • Man hurt in fight

    A man was taken to hospital after his ear was damaged in a fight in Balcombe. The victim was transferred to the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital after the incident at a house yesterday afternoon. Doctors were today performing surgery. A man was today

  • Culture bid deadline nears

    Brighton and Hove has been given 12-1 odds of becoming European Capital of Culture as the deadline for bids approaches. Bids from the 12 cities competing to hold the title in 2008 were expected to have been lodged with the Government today. Brighton and

  • We'll run library, say campaigners

    Campaigners have vowed to save Eastbourne's Old Town library, which shuts today - by taking it over themselves. The Friends of the Old Town Library say they will reopen the building in Victoria Drive, which is being closed as East Sussex County Council

  • The cocaine commuter

    Police have smashed a drugs operation in which a dealer commuted from London seven days a week to supply Sussex addicts. Heroin and crack cocaine were being dealt from telephone kiosks, in a garden and at bus stops outside an address in Brighton. The

  • Report calls for A&E shake-up

    A hospital has been told to shake up its accident and emergency department after patients waited more than 30 hours for a bed. St Richard's Hospital in Chichester is working at full capacity and coping with accommodating patients while a programme of

  • Crash duo's visit to pub

    Two men were killed after the BMW they were travelling in spun off the road at high speed, an inquest was told. Jake Kelly, 28, and Darren Kemp, 33, both suffered multiple injuries in the accident, which happened on the Brighton bypass in December. The

  • Town's first midnight pub

    A Worthing pub has won an appeal to stay open until midnight despite a huge campaign by residents. Opponents feared the £1 million plans by pub giant Bar Med would open the floodgates for other applications, turning their seaside town into the South Coast's