Francis Hobbs was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Grenadier Guards. Off duty, he enjoyed letting his imagination run free as an inventor. Mr Hobbs, 42, from Rake, near Midhurst, has patented a universal carrying handle for boxes and packages. While trying
Two Sussex business leaders have met government ministers to pass on the key to their companies' success. The firms were selected by Sussex Enterprise to spread the word to other would-be entrepreneurs that a range of help and advice is available for
The number of businesses going broke in Sussex and the South-East has increased by 18 per cent since the start of the year, three per cent above the national average. Across the UK, the increase in failures registered by business information group Dun
The death of the Queen Mother must be so hard for the Queen, coming so soon after the death of Princess Margaret. My thoughts are with the Royal Family. They will be so sad and it will not make their grief easier knowing the Queen Mother was 101. -Lesley
Having just read Andy Fisher's review of The Christians' gig at the Brighton Centre (The Argus, March 28), I cannot believe he was at the same concert. It would be fair to say the audience was small in a venue that should be beneath a group which, 12
Iain Duncan Smith and Charles Kennedy have lost to Tony Blair again - this time in a charity auction. The autographs of the leaders of the Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Labour parties all fetched low prices during the event at the Martlets Hall,
Returned from week away to find house awash - with information, which had sprung forth from every available source in home during our absence. After waiting almost a day at Innsbruck airport for blizzard to subside, enabling take off and return to joys
Sussex cricket was in mourning today as the county club tried to come to terms with the tragic death of all-rounder Umer Rashid. The 26-year-old and his 18-year-old brother Burhan both drowned after getting into difficulties whilst swimming at Concord
Why is it that the view of the proposed seafront development by the West Pier is always shown from a seagull's eye? Surely it would be fairer to show it from a pedestrian view along Kings Road or from flats opposite - or would this be more likely to reflect
I was interested to see the article about off-road bikes at Cowley Drive, Woodingdean (The Argus, March 30). We have the same problem with youngsters tearing up farmers' fields, the woods and the golf course. They have been scaring the wits out of horses
Caroline Hoyte was back to her best at the Sussex Road Relay Championships at Christ's Hospital. The talented Arena 80 runner, who won an an international vest five years ago, has been plagued by colds and viruses over the winter Hoyte was given a useful
John Carey spent £50 a month feeding his habit. But it wasn't cigarettes, beer or drugs taking its toll on his wallet - it was plastic ballpoint pens. John couldn't stop himself nibbling them to pieces at work, often ending up with ink all over his face
I wonder if Vicki Stubbs (Letters, March 25) and others feel that local schools have enough money, that the streets are clean enough without extra cash, and that Sussex Police can do without their extra 18 per cent funding? That would seem to be the logic
What is happening to Conservative social policy? The impression being given is of a party facing in several directions at once. Francis Maude, MP for Horsham, seems to have swallowed the permissive liberal agenda hook, line and sinker on the assumption
A pub landlord walked through two Gatwick security checkpoints using his wife's passport. Joe Adkin, 58, had no idea he had inadvertently brought his wife's passport until he was stopped by immigration staff in the Canaries. But a spokeswoman for Gatwick
Thousands more part-time workers were due to benefit after Barclays said it was planning to back-date pension benefits. The High Street bank said it was in the process of writing to 13,500 former employees, most of whom were women, telling them they would
Employment prospects are looking more positive as firms bounce back from the US slowdown and the September 11 attacks. Recruitment company Manpower reported 15 per cent more companies had said they were planning to take on additional staff between April
Bird-lovers have been asked to keep an eye out for lapwings on the slopes of the Downs after fears the bird may die out. The RSPB is asking walkers, farmers, residents and twitchers to take part in a survey to establish how many lapwing pairs are still
On Holiday is the fourth expansion pack for The Sims and enables fans of the simulation game to give their characters some hard-earned rest and relaxation. The Sims and their families have been in overdrive with the magic of Livin' It Up, the fun of House
Brighton-based Mistral Internet has notched-up another storming success by achieving the Investors in People (IIP) award in only two months. The internet service provider, which specialises in connections for businesses, decided to pursue the standard
The grandmother of stabbing victim Danny Collard has lost her fight for life. Sarah Parker collapsed with breathing problems after hearing the news that 20-year-old Danny had died from a knife wound to his heart. Devastated Ann Collard must now arrange
Tributes for the Queen Mother have continued to flood in from people across Sussex. Brighton and Hove City Council is opening books of condolences at noon today at both Hove Town Hall in Norton Road and Brighton Town Hall in Bartholomew Square. Worthing
A web site has been launched to provide information and advice for young people and enable them to receive real-time, online counselling. The there4me site has been designed by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) specifically
A message written by the Queen Mother shortly before her death will be read out at a Sussex home where she is remembered by a blue feather from her hat. She was president of the Queen Alexandra Hospital Home for disabled ex-servicemen, at Gifford House
A new association has held its first meeting to help establish standards for freelances working in the new media industry. The Association of New Media Freelancers (ANMF) is a business organisation for freelances and businesses with less than five employees
Three Sussex students were last night rescued from a siege house after becoming caught up in escalating violence in the Middle East. The trio were part of a group of nine peace activists who flew out to the war-torn West Bank settlement last week, seven
The internet is becoming increasingly popular among the over-55s, according to survey findings. Internet researchers NetValue said the the population of so-called silver surfers had increased by almost 90 per cent since last year. More than two million
Oftel has cleared BT of allegations it behaved anti-competitively over its wholesale high-speed internet service charges. The regulator said BT's recent price cuts in many of its wholesale broadband internet services reflect cost-savings by the company
The California Supreme Court is to review an appeal court decision comparing mass-mailing emails to trespassing. The review centres on former Intel engineer Kourosh Kenneth Hamidi who was accused of inundating his former company with anti-Intel emails
As people mature their hairlines often recede and hair becomes thinner and harder to keep. Among the options for those who can't bear to lose their hair is the comb-over, where the remaining hair is grown to cover the bald bits. The combover.co.uk web
Francis Hobbs was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Grenadier Guards. Off duty, he enjoyed letting his imagination run free as an inventor. Mr Hobbs, 42, from Rake, near Midhurst, has patented a universal carrying handle for boxes and packages. While trying
Electro Medical Equipment (EME) of Brighton will demonstrate its latest new-born baby care product to specialists at an exhibition at York University next week. The exhibition, organised by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, attracts up
The number of businesses going broke in Sussex and the South-East has increased by 18 per cent since the start of the year, three per cent above the national average. Across the UK, the increase in failures registered by business information group Dun
Having just read Andy Fisher's review of The Christians' gig at the Brighton Centre (The Argus, March 28), I cannot believe he was at the same concert. It would be fair to say the audience was small in a venue that should be beneath a group which, 12
Iain Duncan Smith and Charles Kennedy have lost to Tony Blair again - this time in a charity auction. The autographs of the leaders of the Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Labour parties all fetched low prices during the event at the Martlets Hall,
Does Brighton and Hove welcome the euro? The answer is a resounding non, nein, nao or no, as I found out when I tried to spend a wallet-full. Despite the city's bid to become European City of Culture, shops, restaurants and businesses throw up their hands
Sussex cricket was in mourning today as the county club tried to come to terms with the tragic death of all-rounder Umer Rashid. The 26-year-old and his 18-year-old brother Burhan both drowned after getting into difficulties whilst swimming at Concord
Police have launched an attempted murder investigation after a teenager was stabbed seven times. The 18-year-old, from the Hastings area, was in a stable condition in hospital yesterday after being attacked outside McDonalds in Wellington Place, Hastings
The term affordable housing is frequently used but I have yet to see a price quoted to indicate the cost. What, I wonder, is the intended price of the affordable housing within the proposed King Alfred development compared with the more luxurious accommodation
Why is it that the view of the proposed seafront development by the West Pier is always shown from a seagull's eye? Surely it would be fairer to show it from a pedestrian view along Kings Road or from flats opposite - or would this be more likely to reflect
Andrea Bain must be living in a different city (Letters, March 28). No corporate head offices? I could have sworn I drove past the American Express, Victoria Real and Legal & General buildings this week. Brighton Pier may not be to her taste but it
Caroline Hoyte was back to her best at the Sussex Road Relay Championships at Christ's Hospital. The talented Arena 80 runner, who won an an international vest five years ago, has been plagued by colds and viruses over the winter Hoyte was given a useful
I was absolutely appalled at the story of Louise McNeil, who wants compensation from Brighton and Hove City Council because they failed to collect her council tax (The Argus, March 28). Who on earth does she think she is? She is not a victim. Yes, the
John Carey spent £50 a month feeding his habit. But it wasn't cigarettes, beer or drugs taking its toll on his wallet - it was plastic ballpoint pens. John couldn't stop himself nibbling them to pieces at work, often ending up with ink all over his face
I wonder if Vicki Stubbs (Letters, March 25) and others feel that local schools have enough money, that the streets are clean enough without extra cash, and that Sussex Police can do without their extra 18 per cent funding? That would seem to be the logic
George Wakeling's Hastings side took another step towards the Dr Martens eastern division title with a crushing 4-0 victory over their local rivals St Leonards. The win maintains Hastings' seven-point lead at the top of the table with four matches remaining
A group of Sussex University students visiting Palestine are in the wrong place at the wrong time. The Middle East is a volatile region but the students could not have predicted they would find themselves in the middle of intense gun battles raging on
On Easter Saturday, I came across what appeared to be a small, peaceful and good-humoured protest outside Sainsbury's supermarket in London Road, Brighton. The protest was against the planned development of Brighton Station site on which Sainsbury's wants
What is happening to Conservative social policy? The impression being given is of a party facing in several directions at once. Francis Maude, MP for Horsham, seems to have swallowed the permissive liberal agenda hook, line and sinker on the assumption
A pub landlord walked through two Gatwick security checkpoints using his wife's passport. Joe Adkin, 58, had no idea he had inadvertently brought his wife's passport until he was stopped by immigration staff in the Canaries. But a spokeswoman for Gatwick
Thousands more part-time workers were due to benefit after Barclays said it was planning to back-date pension benefits. The High Street bank said it was in the process of writing to 13,500 former employees, most of whom were women, telling them they would
Employment prospects are looking more positive as firms bounce back from the US slowdown and the September 11 attacks. Recruitment company Manpower reported 15 per cent more companies had said they were planning to take on additional staff between April
A dog walker discovered the body of a young woman washed up on a beach. Police have appealed for help to identify the woman who was found at Seaford Head on Sunday. She was described as young, about 5ft 3in, slim with long dark hair tied back with a green
A dog that was inside a Volvo stolen from a car wash has been reunited with its owners. Kirsty Smythe and her husband David thought they might never see Irish Terrier Connor again after a thief drove off with the £19,000 car. The man had pressed the emergency-stop
Matt Hayes is an extremely knowledgeable all-round angler and Electronic Arts is probably a leading computer game developer, so this title should definitely have been a winner. Sadly reality didn't live up to my hopes. The game involves selecting a lure
A troubled theatre is set for a secure future if a bid to sell it is approved. Hastings Borough Council's Cabinet will meet tomorrow to discuss options for the future of the White Rock Theatre in the town. The council slashed much of its previous £700,000
Police have launched an attempted murder investigation after a teenager was stabbed seven times. The 18-year-old, from the Hastings area, was in a stable condition in hospital yesterday after being attacked outside McDonalds in Wellington Place, Hastings
Brighton and Hove Parents and Children Group has received £1,000 from American Express to buy a laptop. The money was donated in response to the group's computer appeal for the socially excluded. The laptop will be one of five available for use by children
Thousands of pounds are to be invested in Worthing to boost flagging tourism. English Heritage announced today it would award £195,000 to Worthing to help revive the flagging tourist trade. The money will be spent over three years and forms part of the
A ten-year-old girl suffered a swollen and cut lip after being kicked in the face in an unprovoked attack by a boy. The boy, described as between 11 and 12 years old, circled her on his bicycle in North Street, Wick, Littlehampton, before kicking her
A mother rushed into action when a woman tried to snatch her baby at a boot fair. The 15-month-old girl was sitting in her pushchair when a woman in her late 30s or early 40s caused a distraction by pushing over a nearby clothes rail. She wheeled the
Tributes for the Queen Mother have continued to flood in from people across Sussex. Brighton and Hove City Council is opening books of condolences at noon today at both Hove Town Hall in Norton Road and Brighton Town Hall in Bartholomew Square. Worthing
A message written by the Queen Mother shortly before her death will be read out at a Sussex home where she is remembered by a blue feather from her hat. She was president of the Queen Alexandra Hospital Home for disabled ex-servicemen, at Gifford House
A new association has held its first meeting to help establish standards for freelances working in the new media industry. The Association of New Media Freelancers (ANMF) is a business organisation for freelances and businesses with less than five employees
Three Sussex students were last night rescued from a siege house after becoming caught up in escalating violence in the Middle East. The trio were part of a group of nine peace activists who flew out to the war-torn West Bank settlement last week, seven
Oftel has cleared BT of allegations it behaved anti-competitively over its wholesale high-speed internet service charges. The regulator said BT's recent price cuts in many of its wholesale broadband internet services reflect cost-savings by the company
Companies which make and distribute programmes to enable file-swapping over the internet have won a court victory in the Netherlands. A Dutch appeal court ruled in favour of KaZaA and against a music rights organisation, Buma Stemra, allowing the company
Chancellor Gordon Brown has announced a series of Budget measures to help small businesses set up in deprived areas. He indicated his Budget on April 17 would include stamp duty exemptions on commercial properties in poor areas, tax breaks for firms which
A Sussex tax expert said there has never been a better time to sell a business. Ray Chidell, tax partner at accountancy firm Mazars Neville Russell's Brighton office, said: "For the next 12 months, the tax man is offering the best opportunity in a generation
Electro Medical Equipment (EME) of Brighton will demonstrate its latest new-born baby care product to specialists at an exhibition at York University next week. The exhibition, organised by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, attracts up
An Environment Agency team is to put the bends back in a Sussex river, more than 150 years after it was ruined for wildlife. A stretch of the River Stor at Storrington was straightened to supply water to a flour mill which once stood in the middle of
Little did Lynda Hensley know when she answered a lonely hearts advert in The Argus that it would lead to wedding bells. But eight years to the day after her first date with Martin Waner, the couple were married. After the ceremony at Portslade United
Does Brighton and Hove welcome the euro? The answer is a resounding non, nein, nao or no, as I found out when I tried to spend a wallet-full. Despite the city's bid to become European City of Culture, shops, restaurants and businesses throw up their hands
Police in Grenada have revealed that Sussex all-rounder Umer Rashid drowned while trying to save his younger brother. Rashid, 26, and his 18-year-old brother Burhan both died while swimming at the popular Concord Falls tourist attraction on the Caribbean
The term affordable housing is frequently used but I have yet to see a price quoted to indicate the cost. What, I wonder, is the intended price of the affordable housing within the proposed King Alfred development compared with the more luxurious accommodation
Andrea Bain must be living in a different city (Letters, March 28). No corporate head offices? I could have sworn I drove past the American Express, Victoria Real and Legal & General buildings this week. Brighton Pier may not be to her taste but it
I was absolutely appalled at the story of Louise McNeil, who wants compensation from Brighton and Hove City Council because they failed to collect her council tax (The Argus, March 28). Who on earth does she think she is? She is not a victim. Yes, the
Honours were even in the Rymans League division one derby clash between Bognor Regis and Worthing as they drew 1-1 at Nyewood Lane. The Rocks started in determined fashion with Jay Pickering heading a Michael Birmingham cross narrowly over before Jamie
George Wakeling's Hastings side took another step towards the Dr Martens eastern division title with a crushing 4-0 victory over their local rivals St Leonards. The win maintains Hastings' seven-point lead at the top of the table with four matches remaining
A group of Sussex University students visiting Palestine are in the wrong place at the wrong time. The Middle East is a volatile region but the students could not have predicted they would find themselves in the middle of intense gun battles raging on
John Carey was spending a fortune on his 50-a-week habit. It was his only vice but at times of stress he just could not stop himself. But he was not puffing away on cigarettes or scratching National Lottery cards. He was eating ballpoint pens. The company
On Easter Saturday, I came across what appeared to be a small, peaceful and good-humoured protest outside Sainsbury's supermarket in London Road, Brighton. The protest was against the planned development of Brighton Station site on which Sainsbury's wants
Brighton has the largest percentage of private rented housing according to Councillor Tehmtan Framrose (The Argus, March 31) but what is that figure? If it isn't quantified, it makes other arguments appear ridiculous, especially in the light of real statistics
Lee Newman rolled home the last minute penalty which breathed controversy into the Horsham Lewes derby and new life into the division two title race. But Horsham will take a lot of convincing of the validity of the handball verdict which ended their 27
Albion will be promoted to the First Division on Saturday if they win at Peterborough and Brentford draw at home to Huddersfield. It follows an ecstatic Easter Monday for the Seagulls, which has left them two points clear at the top. A stoppage-time header
A dog walker discovered the body of a young woman washed up on a beach. Police have appealed for help to identify the woman who was found at Seaford Head on Sunday. She was described as young, about 5ft 3in, slim with long dark hair tied back with a green
A dog that was inside a Volvo stolen from a car wash has been reunited with its owners. Kirsty Smythe and her husband David thought they might never see Irish Terrier Connor again after a thief drove off with the £19,000 car. The man had pressed the emergency-stop
Hundreds of Albion fans queued for hours today to get their hands on tickets for the Seagulls' final home game against Swindon Town. The match on April 13 could mean promotion and even the Division Two championship. Just over 300 tickets were on sale
Sometimes I can't remember my name, never mind my passwords. For the past week, I haven't been able to log on to the netbabyworld games site for this very reason, which means I can't play Ninja Girl III or Boat Race Classic. It's no easy task to choose
Matt Hayes is an extremely knowledgeable all-round angler and Electronic Arts is probably a leading computer game developer, so this title should definitely have been a winner. Sadly reality didn't live up to my hopes. The game involves selecting a lure
A couple's Easter was spoiled by a 40-ton juggernaut parked outside their home. Jan Majtas, 82, and his wife, Maria, 68, were surprised when they came back from shopping and found the container lorry parked just feet from their front door, blocking the
With more than 9,000 articles, music clips, pictures and quotes, the Hutchinson Music Reference Suite offers a brilliant insight into the world of music. The most impressive part of this CD is a huge database of musical facts accessed with a search engine
Residents have called for an end to late-night, seafront fireworks. Displays near the Palace Pier have been rocking central Brighton and Hove over the past two weekends. One was organised by the company running the pier while others were smaller displays
Sled Storm for the PlayStation 2 features snow mobiles and has been designed to mirror the over-the-top feel of the EA series which includes the hit SSX Tricky. There are time attack, single race and multiplayer modes but the main focus of the game is
Police have launched an attempted murder investigation after a teenager was stabbed seven times. The 18-year-old, from the Hastings area, was in a stable condition in hospital yesterday after being attacked outside McDonalds in Wellington Place, Hastings
Brighton and Hove Parents and Children Group has received £1,000 from American Express to buy a laptop. The money was donated in response to the group's computer appeal for the socially excluded. The laptop will be one of five available for use by children
Sussex companies need to move quickly to secure the best staff, according to a number of the county's technology companies. Mike Herd, executive director of the Sussex Innovation Centre (Sinc), said: "After September 11, the whole technology and new media
Party people are gearing up for comic Steve Coogan's latest film. The Brighton-based comedian and actor stars in 24 Hour Party People, about the rise of Manchester's notorious Hacienda nightclub. Coogan plays Tony Wilson, who founded the club and Factory
A council has been recommended to pay £1,000 each to three couples who complained they had been misled about a new development. The couples, who live in neighbouring bungalows, did not object to a planning application for commercial development at the
A cult leader's van was being sold on eBay to mark the anniversary of the group's mass suicide -but got no takers. The Heaven's Gate cult believed they were going on a spaceship to follow a comet when they killed themselves in March 1997. The van was
Paul Seymour ate almost all the pies on the day he opened a traditional East End-style pie and mash shop on the Palace Pier. The businessman scoffed five on the first day of trading and said he intended to keep up his level of consumption all summer.
Companies which make and distribute programmes to enable file-swapping over the internet have won a court victory in the Netherlands. A Dutch appeal court ruled in favour of KaZaA and against a music rights organisation, Buma Stemra, allowing the company
A cinema is ushering in what could be the future of film after being selected to pilot modern digital projectors. For two weeks the old celluloid projector in the 300-seater Screen Three auditorium at Brighton's Odeon will be switched off to make way
Chancellor Gordon Brown has announced a series of Budget measures to help small businesses set up in deprived areas. He indicated his Budget on April 17 would include stamp duty exemptions on commercial properties in poor areas, tax breaks for firms which
Two Sussex business leaders have met government ministers to pass on the key to their companies' success. The firms were selected by Sussex Enterprise to spread the word to other would-be entrepreneurs that a range of help and advice is available for
A Sussex tax expert said there has never been a better time to sell a business. Ray Chidell, tax partner at accountancy firm Mazars Neville Russell's Brighton office, said: "For the next 12 months, the tax man is offering the best opportunity in a generation
An Environment Agency team is to put the bends back in a Sussex river, more than 150 years after it was ruined for wildlife. A stretch of the River Stor at Storrington was straightened to supply water to a flour mill which once stood in the middle of
The death of the Queen Mother must be so hard for the Queen, coming so soon after the death of Princess Margaret. My thoughts are with the Royal Family. They will be so sad and it will not make their grief easier knowing the Queen Mother was 101. -Lesley
Little did Lynda Hensley know when she answered a lonely hearts advert in The Argus that it would lead to wedding bells. But eight years to the day after her first date with Martin Waner, the couple were married. After the ceremony at Portslade United
Returned from week away to find house awash - with information, which had sprung forth from every available source in home during our absence. After waiting almost a day at Innsbruck airport for blizzard to subside, enabling take off and return to joys
Police in Grenada have revealed that Sussex all-rounder Umer Rashid drowned while trying to save his younger brother. Rashid, 26, and his 18-year-old brother Burhan both died while swimming at the popular Concord Falls tourist attraction on the Caribbean
I was interested to see the article about off-road bikes at Cowley Drive, Woodingdean (The Argus, March 30). We have the same problem with youngsters tearing up farmers' fields, the woods and the golf course. They have been scaring the wits out of horses
Honours were even in the Rymans League division one derby clash between Bognor Regis and Worthing as they drew 1-1 at Nyewood Lane. The Rocks started in determined fashion with Jay Pickering heading a Michael Birmingham cross narrowly over before Jamie
John Carey was spending a fortune on his 50-a-week habit. It was his only vice but at times of stress he just could not stop himself. But he was not puffing away on cigarettes or scratching National Lottery cards. He was eating ballpoint pens. The company
Brighton has the largest percentage of private rented housing according to Councillor Tehmtan Framrose (The Argus, March 31) but what is that figure? If it isn't quantified, it makes other arguments appear ridiculous, especially in the light of real statistics
Lee Newman rolled home the last minute penalty which breathed controversy into the Horsham Lewes derby and new life into the division two title race. But Horsham will take a lot of convincing of the validity of the handball verdict which ended their 27
Albion will be promoted to the First Division on Saturday if they win at Peterborough and Brentford draw at home to Huddersfield. It follows an ecstatic Easter Monday for the Seagulls, which has left them two points clear at the top. A stoppage-time header
Bird-lovers have been asked to keep an eye out for lapwings on the slopes of the Downs after fears the bird may die out. The RSPB is asking walkers, farmers, residents and twitchers to take part in a survey to establish how many lapwing pairs are still
Hundreds of Albion fans queued for hours today to get their hands on tickets for the Seagulls' final home game against Swindon Town. The match on April 13 could mean promotion and even the Division Two championship. Just over 300 tickets were on sale
Sometimes I can't remember my name, never mind my passwords. For the past week, I haven't been able to log on to the netbabyworld games site for this very reason, which means I can't play Ninja Girl III or Boat Race Classic. It's no easy task to choose
Police are looking to trace a group of teenagers who were spotted shortly before fires were deliberately started at two schools 300 yards apart. Damage costing thousands of pounds was caused to Seaford Head Lower School, Steyne Road, Seaford, and Annecy
A couple's Easter was spoiled by a 40-ton juggernaut parked outside their home. Jan Majtas, 82, and his wife, Maria, 68, were surprised when they came back from shopping and found the container lorry parked just feet from their front door, blocking the
With more than 9,000 articles, music clips, pictures and quotes, the Hutchinson Music Reference Suite offers a brilliant insight into the world of music. The most impressive part of this CD is a huge database of musical facts accessed with a search engine
Residents have called for an end to late-night, seafront fireworks. Displays near the Palace Pier have been rocking central Brighton and Hove over the past two weekends. One was organised by the company running the pier while others were smaller displays
Sled Storm for the PlayStation 2 features snow mobiles and has been designed to mirror the over-the-top feel of the EA series which includes the hit SSX Tricky. There are time attack, single race and multiplayer modes but the main focus of the game is
On Holiday is the fourth expansion pack for The Sims and enables fans of the simulation game to give their characters some hard-earned rest and relaxation. The Sims and their families have been in overdrive with the magic of Livin' It Up, the fun of House
Thousands of pounds is to be invested in a seaside town to boost flagging tourism. English Heritage announced today it would award £300,000 to Bexhill to help revive the tourist trade. The money will be spent during three years and forms part of the Heritage
Brighton-based Mistral Internet has notched-up another storming success by achieving the Investors in People (IIP) award in only two months. The internet service provider, which specialises in connections for businesses, decided to pursue the standard
Sussex companies need to move quickly to secure the best staff, according to a number of the county's technology companies. Mike Herd, executive director of the Sussex Innovation Centre (Sinc), said: "After September 11, the whole technology and new media
The grandmother of stabbing victim Danny Collard has lost her fight for life. Sarah Parker collapsed with breathing problems after hearing the news that 20-year-old Danny had died from a knife wound to his heart. Devastated Ann Collard must now arrange
A web site has been launched to provide information and advice for young people and enable them to receive real-time, online counselling. The there4me site has been designed by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) specifically
Party people are gearing up for comic Steve Coogan's latest film. The Brighton-based comedian and actor stars in 24 Hour Party People, about the rise of Manchester's notorious Hacienda nightclub. Coogan plays Tony Wilson, who founded the club and Factory
A council has been recommended to pay £1,000 each to three couples who complained they had been misled about a new development. The couples, who live in neighbouring bungalows, did not object to a planning application for commercial development at the
A cult leader's van was being sold on eBay to mark the anniversary of the group's mass suicide -but got no takers. The Heaven's Gate cult believed they were going on a spaceship to follow a comet when they killed themselves in March 1997. The van was
The internet is becoming increasingly popular among the over-55s, according to survey findings. Internet researchers NetValue said the the population of so-called silver surfers had increased by almost 90 per cent since last year. More than two million
Paul Seymour ate almost all the pies on the day he opened a traditional East End-style pie and mash shop on the Palace Pier. The businessman scoffed five on the first day of trading and said he intended to keep up his level of consumption all summer.
The California Supreme Court is to review an appeal court decision comparing mass-mailing emails to trespassing. The review centres on former Intel engineer Kourosh Kenneth Hamidi who was accused of inundating his former company with anti-Intel emails
As people mature their hairlines often recede and hair becomes thinner and harder to keep. Among the options for those who can't bear to lose their hair is the comb-over, where the remaining hair is grown to cover the bald bits. The combover.co.uk web
A cinema is ushering in what could be the future of film after being selected to pilot modern digital projectors. For two weeks the old celluloid projector in the 300-seater Screen Three auditorium at Brighton's Odeon will be switched off to make way
