The number of abandoned vehicles in a city has almost doubled in the last two years. There were 3,502 investigations into abandoned vehicles carried out by Brighton and Hove City Council in 1999/2000, with 1,644 removed. Up to April this year, there were
A few weeks ago, the Food Standards Agency announced it was no longer necessary to wash fruit and vegetables in order to remove pesticides when preparing them for small children. The Pesticide Residues Committee, however, has stated that at least 30 per
One of Sussex's oldest residents is to get his own bare-bones television documentary. The star of the show is a 13th Century skeleton which experts believe belonged to a soldier hacked to death in battle. Known as Skeleton 180, he was unearthed during
At work, the last thing any parent wants is a battle with their child about what they are going to eat. When it comes to a choice between spaghetti hoops greens, it is not difficult guess which one most children will go for. Trying to balance what child
Forget Marilyn Monroe and John Wayne - the great and the good of Brighton and Hove are to be immortalised in our own Walk of Fame. It will be styled on the Hollywood's tourist attraction, where the stars of stage and screen have plaques bearing their
A 17-year-old from Worthing who was killed in a three-car smash on the coast road has been named by police. Philippo Erba, of Haynes Road, died when the Vauxhall Vectra he was travelling in was involved in a collision with two other vehicles. The car
My week off work started with a bit of a drama when Calypso, one of our cats, went missing. She looks like a chocolate box cat with long fluffy black and white fur and a sweet little face. Unfortunately she is a bit of a predator, hunting and catching
To the woman in the jeep-like car who, on Tuesday at 7.55am turned into Saltdean Drive from the coast road, may I suggest you indicate before making this manoeuvre in future. You then won't have to hurl abuse at people waiting to pull out on to this busy
A mother who left her baby's body in his cot for two weeks after her boyfriend beat him to death was jailed for three-and-a-half years today. Emma Back, 22, of Park Road, Bexhill, was convicted at Lewes Crown Court of cruelty and conspiring to prevent
A sixth anniversary gig for renowned club night The Boutique turned into chaos at the newly revamped Brighton Dome. Clubbers pushed and shouted inside the hall, refurbished at a cost of £22 million. Around 2,500 paid £25 each to get into The Boutique's
Once again, your theatre critic appears to have gone to a different version of A Woman Of No Importance to the one I saw at the Theatre Royal on Tuesday. Yes, Kate O'Mara was excellent as Mrs Arbuthnott and did everything Mike Howard said but the rest
Doctor, do you think I have candida? asked 26-year-old Mary when she came to see me. She had been suffering bloating, bowel upsets, food intolerances and a general feeling of tiredness for two years. She also suffered from recurrent vaginal thrush. The
Lewes opened up a four-point lead at the top of division two after winning 3-0 at East Thurrock while second-placed Horsham were pipped 1-0 at Berkhamsted. Substitute Sam Francis hit an 11th-minute second half hat-trick to leave Rooks needing a maximum
Ricky Bonnett from Newhaven High Street has an elderly Vespa which is no ordinary scooter. The platinum-sprayed two-wheeler is adorned with accessories from the cult film Quadrophenia. Like the Mods and Rockers in Brighton on whom the film was based,
When will the media tell the truth about the Middle East? All we see is criticism of Israel, a tiny country the size of two English counties, surrounded by 22 Muslim countries with 500 million Arabs. Thousands of Palestinians work in Israel. Women have
Andy Little helped Crawley secure a 1-1 premier division draw at Newport County. Little kept out Scott Walker's kick with his legs after he had brought down Martin Paul in the 29th minute when a back header fell short and was booked. Reds manager Billy
The Seagulls are flying high today after results at the weekend secured them the Second Division championship. No praise can be too high for a team which only five years ago was in danger of being relegated from the Football League. Albion have achieved
The blatant hypocrisy of the Bush/Blair double act is surely nothing short of breathtaking. While pleading with Israel to cease what amounts to terrorism against the Arabs in the interests of peace in the Middle East, which is what the UN has demanded
Brighton fighter Chill John admitted he got it wrong against Jon Thaxton at the Norwich Sports Village on Saturday. Referee Lee Cook stopped the contest after two minutes 19 seconds of the second round as the Norwich man made a triumphant comeback in
Inspired by Dick Knight's question: "How does it feel to be A First Division Poet in Residence?" The Guardian may not agree. My critics will no-no it. A First Division Poet! Was in Division Three: The Part-Time Poets' Loomed large and ominously . . .
Stefan Andersson gave Eastbourne Eagles' opponents another Swede bashing at Arlington Stadium on Saturday night. Andersson, who returned to the club this season after three years' exile, scorched to his second paid maximum in three home matches. This
Norman Cook was a happy man on Saturday night, playing to a packed Brighton Dome mere hours after his beloved Seagulls won promotion. He was making one of his increasingly rare live DJ appearances to help celebrate the Boutique's sixth birthday on the
Consignia is in talks to outsource maintenance of its buildings as part of its three-year plan to cut costs and return to profit. The postal group said it was in talks with engineering group Balfour Beatty to conclude a partnership for its facilities
Conservationists fear the Government is about to "tear up" an agreement that prohibits a new runway being built at Gatwick airport. A covenant signed in August 1979 prevents a new runway before August 2019. The Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign (GACC
Fans of a cult Seventies film still rave about how it seemed to strike a chord with almost every adolescent in the land. None more so than Ricky Bonnett, who, more than 20 years since Quadrophenia hit the screens, is still mesmerised by the movie, inspired
Fans went wild as the Albion celebrated another championship title and manager Peter Taylor gave the strongest hint yet he would stay on. The history-making feat, which has seen the club rise from the Third to the First Division, was greeted with a resounding
Motorists should be banned from using mobile phones while driving, say two Sussex MPs. Brighton Pavilion MP David Lepper and Crawley MP Laura Moffatt have signed a House of Commons motion which highlights research showing that being distracted by a mobile
Opponents of a development planned next to Britain's only Grade I listed pier are launching an alternative scheme for its restoration. Developers St Modwen and the Brighton West Pier Trust are proposing two large pavilions on the Lower Esplanade on either
A service has been launched to help Brighton and Hove's prostitutes out of a vicious circle of low self-esteem. Prostitution has always been a furtive business, cloaked in scandal and wreathed in the murky shadows of sin. Brighton has long been seen as
Bird lover Steve Forster was surprised enough when a cockatiel turned up in his garden. When the second one arrived he was amazed. Steve rescued one of the cagebirds from his garden in Brighton two weeks ago. Days later an identical bird appeared in the
Extra buses will run on a popular route later this month as part of improvements to town and city services. Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company said services on the busy number 7 route will run every six minutes during the day and every ten minutes
A mother's pleas for help to a 999 emergency operator were played to the jury in a murder trial. Frances Gould, 44, made the call on October 12 last year after an alleged row with her husband, Richard Gould, at their home in Hale Close, Bracklesham Bay
One of Sussex's oldest residents is to get his own bare-bones television documentary. The star of the show is a 13th Century skeleton which experts believe belonged to a soldier hacked to death in battle. Known as Skeleton 180, he was unearthed during
Today is your chance to vote for the author, journalist and broadcaster categories and the entertainers. Here are the nominations: 001: Enid Bagnold. Novelist and playwright who lived in Rottingdean for more than 50 years. Regarded in the literary world
I recently moved to a flat in St Leonards Road. This is not a place to be. The people who gave permission for children to play on the made-up wreck of the Titanic at the King Alfred must be morons. The beauty of the place is disappearing rapidly because
History stickler Roger Boniface is not alone in his criticism of the Queen Mother (Letters, April 10). Adolph Hitler described her as "the most dangerous woman in Europe" and no doubt would have been delighted if "badly-treated" Edward VIII had remained
A Sussex man today denied he pushed his wife 500ft to her death from the cliff top at Beachy Head. Paul Ramsden, 38, told an inquest on his 32-year-old wife Paula, a mother-of-two, that she fell accidentally. He rejected suggestions that he pushed her
A mother who left her baby's body in a cot for two weeks after her boyfriend beat the child to death was today jailed for three-and-a-half years. Emma Back, 22, of Park Road, Bexhill, was convicted at Lewes Crown Court of cruelty and conspiring to prevent
To the woman in the jeep-like car who, on Tuesday at 7.55am turned into Saltdean Drive from the coast road, may I suggest you indicate before making this manoeuvre in future. You then won't have to hurl abuse at people waiting to pull out on to this busy
A mother who left her baby's body in his cot for two weeks after her boyfriend beat him to death was jailed for three-and-a-half years today. Emma Back, 22, of Park Road, Bexhill, was convicted at Lewes Crown Court of cruelty and conspiring to prevent
A sixth anniversary gig for renowned club night The Boutique turned into chaos at the newly revamped Brighton Dome. Clubbers pushed and shouted inside the hall, refurbished at a cost of £22 million. Around 2,500 paid £25 each to get into The Boutique's
Intelligent students at Sussex University might not be so eager for such savage reprisals against the relations and friends of a suicide bomber who had to watch his home destroyed and his uneducated family die of starvation to make way for their canteen
Once again, your theatre critic appears to have gone to a different version of A Woman Of No Importance to the one I saw at the Theatre Royal on Tuesday. Yes, Kate O'Mara was excellent as Mrs Arbuthnott and did everything Mike Howard said but the rest
While not considering myself to be a royalist, I have had to revise certain thoughts I may have had on the subject. I and many other shop workers had to go to work as usual on Tuesday. I was quite surprised to find a revised notice on the shop doors stating
Few cities in Britain outside Brighton and Hove are associated with more celebrities. That is why there is no shortage of nominations for a Hollywood-style Walk of Fame at Brighton Marina. This week we are giving readers details of people who have been
Former Albion player Stuart Myall is on the verge of collecting his first winner's medal in senior football. The Hastings Town midfielder, who made nearly 100 appearances for Brighton after coming through the ranks, is poised to win the eastern division
Brighton fighter Chill John admitted he got it wrong against Jon Thaxton at the Norwich Sports Village on Saturday. Referee Lee Cook stopped the contest after two minutes 19 seconds of the second round as the Norwich man made a triumphant comeback in
Stefan Andersson gave Eastbourne Eagles' opponents another Swede bashing at Arlington Stadium on Saturday night. Andersson, who returned to the club this season after three years' exile, scorched to his second paid maximum in three home matches. This
Consignia is in talks to outsource maintenance of its buildings as part of its three-year plan to cut costs and return to profit. The postal group said it was in talks with engineering group Balfour Beatty to conclude a partnership for its facilities
Oil giant Shell's new chairman Philip Watts picked up more than £1.5 million in pay and share options last year, a report has revealed. However, Mr Watts, who took over the top role from Sir Mark Moody-Stuart in July, is still left in the shade by BP
Hundreds watched an unauthorised seafront concert staged to demonstrate against plans to relocate Bognor's Rox festival. Crowds listened as Bognor-based band Maximum High performed near the pier. The band described the gig on flyers as "R.I.P. Bognor"
Two West Sussex villages could be included inside the proposed South Downs national park, countryside chiefs announced today. Steyning, Bramber and the Adur Valley as far north as Stretham Manor is the major addition to revised boundaries published today
A sixth anniversary gig for renowned club night The Boutique turned into chaos at the newly revamped Brighton Dome. Clubbers pushed and shouted inside the hall, refurbished at a cost of £22 million. Around 2,500 paid £25 each to get into The Boutique's
Arsonists are believed to have torched a derelict garage in Eastbourne which has been the target of repeated attacks. Firefighters battled for an hour yesterday to bring the blaze under control at the disused Esso garage in Seaside, which has been an
Conservationists fear the Government is about to "tear up" an agreement that prohibits a new runway being built at Gatwick airport. A covenant signed in August 1979 prevents a new runway before August 2019. The Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign (GACC
A flood of onlookers called the fire brigade last night after fearing the Pavilion Theatre, Worthing, was going up in flames. Firefighters found a gang of youths had started a bonfire beneath the Pavilion using timber and rubbish from the beach. The building
A mother who left her baby's body in his cot for two weeks after her boyfriend beat him to death was jailed for three-and-a-half years today. Emma Back, 22, of Park Road, Bexhill, was convicted at Lewes Crown Court of cruelty and conspiring to prevent
Fans went wild as the Albion celebrated another championship title and manager Peter Taylor gave the strongest hint yet he would stay on. The history-making feat, which has seen the club rise from the Third to the First Division, was greeted with a resounding
Youngsters are snapping up places in booster classes designed to help them do better in National Curriculum tests. Almost all the 13 and 14-year-old pupils at Hove Park School in Brighton who were offered extra lessons in English, maths and science have
Bird lover Steve Forster was surprised enough when a cockatiel turned up in his garden. When the second one arrived he was amazed. Steve rescued one of the cagebirds from his garden in Brighton two weeks ago. Days later an identical bird appeared in the
Extra buses will run on a popular route later this month as part of improvements to town and city services. Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company said services on the busy number 7 route will run every six minutes during the day and every ten minutes
Youngsters are snapping up places in booster classes designed to help them do better in National Curriculum tests. Almost all the 13 and 14-year-old pupils at Hove Park School in Brighton who were offered extra lessons in English, maths and science have
Managers at auctioneer Sotheby's have denied they are pulling out of Sussex despite many of their buildings going under the hammer. The firm, which has used Summers Place, Billingshurst, as its salesroom for the South-East since 1984, is selling some
A mother's pleas for help to a 999 emergency operator were played to the jury in a murder trial. Frances Gould, 44, made the call on October 12 last year after an alleged row with her husband, Richard Gould, at their home in Hale Close, Bracklesham Bay
Today is your chance to vote for the author, journalist and broadcaster categories and the entertainers. Here are the nominations: 001: Enid Bagnold. Novelist and playwright who lived in Rottingdean for more than 50 years. Regarded in the literary world
I recently moved to a flat in St Leonards Road. This is not a place to be. The people who gave permission for children to play on the made-up wreck of the Titanic at the King Alfred must be morons. The beauty of the place is disappearing rapidly because
History stickler Roger Boniface is not alone in his criticism of the Queen Mother (Letters, April 10). Adolph Hitler described her as "the most dangerous woman in Europe" and no doubt would have been delighted if "badly-treated" Edward VIII had remained
Son of Thatcher is outdoing his mother by looking forward to a fourth international war, whereas she had to make do with the Falklands. I wonder if the next production will be Son of Thatcher On Ice? -A West, Woodland Way, Brighton
Some years ago I used to work at the South of England Show when the Prince's Trust had a stand there. The East Sussex branch joined forces with West Sussex and we explained to the public, especially the young people, what the trust was about and how young
A Sussex man today denied he pushed his wife 500ft to her death from the cliff top at Beachy Head. Paul Ramsden, 38, told an inquest on his 32-year-old wife Paula, a mother-of-two, that she fell accidentally. He rejected suggestions that he pushed her
Intelligent students at Sussex University might not be so eager for such savage reprisals against the relations and friends of a suicide bomber who had to watch his home destroyed and his uneducated family die of starvation to make way for their canteen
My daughter Melanie was given a Winnie the Pooh soft toy when she was six months old and, ever since, he has gone everywhere with her - on holidays, when she started playschool and school and when she went into hospital. He was her best friend and was
While not considering myself to be a royalist, I have had to revise certain thoughts I may have had on the subject. I and many other shop workers had to go to work as usual on Tuesday. I was quite surprised to find a revised notice on the shop doors stating
Dominic Barclay's fourth goal in four games was not enough to stop Bashley ending St Leonards' mini revival in the eastern division. Saints, who came in on the back of three successive wins, were beaten 3-1 by the Hampshire side to reignite their relegation
Few cities in Britain outside Brighton and Hove are associated with more celebrities. That is why there is no shortage of nominations for a Hollywood-style Walk of Fame at Brighton Marina. This week we are giving readers details of people who have been
Three letters in The Argus aptly sum up the root problems of the Middle East (Letters, April 9). Tony Blair knows it is Ariel Sharon, a Jewish Eichmann if ever there was one, who is causing the troubles not Arafat and he has consistently refused to discuss
Former Albion player Stuart Myall is on the verge of collecting his first winner's medal in senior football. The Hastings Town midfielder, who made nearly 100 appearances for Brighton after coming through the ranks, is poised to win the eastern division
Brighton Bears' dreams of Wembley will have to wait for another year, after a nightmare ten minutes against one of the best fives in the history of the British League. Nick Nurse's men, nine points up at half time against Chester Jets last night, were
Bobby Zamora has been called up to the England under-21 squad. He has been named in David Platt's squad of 25 for tomorrow night's international against Portugal at Stoke's Britannia Stadium. Zamora is one of only three players in the party from outside
Albion chief Peter Taylor has given the championship-celebrating Seagulls a massive boost by moving a step closer to staying. He has pledged to commit his future to the club if he is satisfied with the playing budget for the First Division next season
Oil giant Shell's new chairman Philip Watts picked up more than £1.5 million in pay and share options last year, a report has revealed. However, Mr Watts, who took over the top role from Sir Mark Moody-Stuart in July, is still left in the shade by BP
A trader is fed up with parking restrictions he says have led to unfair penalty charges which make his working life almost impossible. Robert Filby, who owns a building and decorating firm in Brighton, has received three parking tickets in a fortnight
A teenage girl was beaten and robbed of her mobile phone as she walked along Brighton seafront early today. Two women punched the 16-year-old girl in the face and chest, then stole her phone and handbag. The attack happened at 12.45am on Marine Parade
There was disappointment in Rottingdean today after it was left outside the revised boundary of the proposed South Downs National Park. Two West Sussex villages could be included. Steyning, Bramber and the Adur Valley as far north as Stretham Manor is
A mother who left her baby's body in his cot for two weeks after her boyfriend beat him to death was jailed for three-and-a-half years today. Emma Back, 22, of Park Road, Bexhill, was convicted at Lewes Crown Court of cruelty and conspiring to prevent
The son of the second richest man in the UK has bought a flat on board a £182 million cruise liner. Hans Kristian Rausing, whose father is Sussex-based packaging tycoon Hans Rausing, has one of the largest apartments on a ship called The World. Rausing
A motorcyclist who died on a Sussex country road after a crash with a car was named today. Steven Gibbons, 45, died at the scene of the accident on the A285 at Duncton Hill, between Chichester and Petworth, on Saturday afternoon. Mr Gibbons came from
The number of abandoned vehicles in a city has almost doubled in the last two years. There were 3,502 investigations into abandoned vehicles carried out by Brighton and Hove City Council in 1999/2000, with 1,644 removed. Up to April this year, there were
A few weeks ago, the Food Standards Agency announced it was no longer necessary to wash fruit and vegetables in order to remove pesticides when preparing them for small children. The Pesticide Residues Committee, however, has stated that at least 30 per
Youngsters are snapping up places in booster classes designed to help them do better in National Curriculum tests. Almost all the 13 and 14-year-old pupils at Hove Park School in Brighton who were offered extra lessons in English, maths and science have
Managers at auctioneer Sotheby's have denied they are pulling out of Sussex despite many of their buildings going under the hammer. The firm, which has used Summers Place, Billingshurst, as its salesroom for the South-East since 1984, is selling some
At work, the last thing any parent wants is a battle with their child about what they are going to eat. When it comes to a choice between spaghetti hoops greens, it is not difficult guess which one most children will go for. Trying to balance what child
Forget Marilyn Monroe and John Wayne - the great and the good of Brighton and Hove are to be immortalised in our own Walk of Fame. It will be styled on the Hollywood's tourist attraction, where the stars of stage and screen have plaques bearing their
A 17-year-old from Worthing who was killed in a three-car smash on the coast road has been named by police. Philippo Erba, of Haynes Road, died when the Vauxhall Vectra he was travelling in was involved in a collision with two other vehicles. The car
Son of Thatcher is outdoing his mother by looking forward to a fourth international war, whereas she had to make do with the Falklands. I wonder if the next production will be Son of Thatcher On Ice? -A West, Woodland Way, Brighton
My week off work started with a bit of a drama when Calypso, one of our cats, went missing. She looks like a chocolate box cat with long fluffy black and white fur and a sweet little face. Unfortunately she is a bit of a predator, hunting and catching
Some years ago I used to work at the South of England Show when the Prince's Trust had a stand there. The East Sussex branch joined forces with West Sussex and we explained to the public, especially the young people, what the trust was about and how young
Conservationists fear the Government is about to "tear up" an agreement that prohibits a new runway being built at Gatwick airport. A covenant signed in August 1979 prevents a new runway before August 2019. The Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign (GACC
A 17-year-old from Worthing who was killed in a three-car smash on the coast road has been named by police. Philippo Erba, of Haynes Road, died when the Vauxhall Vectra he was travelling in was involved in a collision with two other vehicles. The car
A Sussex man today denied he pushed his wife 500ft to her death from the cliff top at Beachy Head. Paul Ramsden, 38, told an inquest on his 32-year-old wife Paula, a mother-of-two, that she fell accidentally. He rejected suggestions that he pushed her
A Sussex man today denied he pushed his wife 500ft to her death from the cliff top at Beachy Head. Paul Ramsden, 38, told an inquest on his 32-year-old wife Paula, a mother-of-two, that she fell accidentally. He rejected suggestions that he pushed her
My daughter Melanie was given a Winnie the Pooh soft toy when she was six months old and, ever since, he has gone everywhere with her - on holidays, when she started playschool and school and when she went into hospital. He was her best friend and was
Doctor, do you think I have candida? asked 26-year-old Mary when she came to see me. She had been suffering bloating, bowel upsets, food intolerances and a general feeling of tiredness for two years. She also suffered from recurrent vaginal thrush. The
Lewes opened up a four-point lead at the top of division two after winning 3-0 at East Thurrock while second-placed Horsham were pipped 1-0 at Berkhamsted. Substitute Sam Francis hit an 11th-minute second half hat-trick to leave Rooks needing a maximum
Ricky Bonnett from Newhaven High Street has an elderly Vespa which is no ordinary scooter. The platinum-sprayed two-wheeler is adorned with accessories from the cult film Quadrophenia. Like the Mods and Rockers in Brighton on whom the film was based,
When will the media tell the truth about the Middle East? All we see is criticism of Israel, a tiny country the size of two English counties, surrounded by 22 Muslim countries with 500 million Arabs. Thousands of Palestinians work in Israel. Women have
Andy Little helped Crawley secure a 1-1 premier division draw at Newport County. Little kept out Scott Walker's kick with his legs after he had brought down Martin Paul in the 29th minute when a back header fell short and was booked. Reds manager Billy
Dominic Barclay's fourth goal in four games was not enough to stop Bashley ending St Leonards' mini revival in the eastern division. Saints, who came in on the back of three successive wins, were beaten 3-1 by the Hampshire side to reignite their relegation
Three letters in The Argus aptly sum up the root problems of the Middle East (Letters, April 9). Tony Blair knows it is Ariel Sharon, a Jewish Eichmann if ever there was one, who is causing the troubles not Arafat and he has consistently refused to discuss
The Seagulls are flying high today after results at the weekend secured them the Second Division championship. No praise can be too high for a team which only five years ago was in danger of being relegated from the Football League. Albion have achieved
The blatant hypocrisy of the Bush/Blair double act is surely nothing short of breathtaking. While pleading with Israel to cease what amounts to terrorism against the Arabs in the interests of peace in the Middle East, which is what the UN has demanded
Inspired by Dick Knight's question: "How does it feel to be A First Division Poet in Residence?" The Guardian may not agree. My critics will no-no it. A First Division Poet! Was in Division Three: The Part-Time Poets' Loomed large and ominously . . .
Brighton Bears' dreams of Wembley will have to wait for another year, after a nightmare ten minutes against one of the best fives in the history of the British League. Nick Nurse's men, nine points up at half time against Chester Jets last night, were
Bobby Zamora has been called up to the England under-21 squad. He has been named in David Platt's squad of 25 for tomorrow night's international against Portugal at Stoke's Britannia Stadium. Zamora is one of only three players in the party from outside
Albion chief Peter Taylor has given the championship-celebrating Seagulls a massive boost by moving a step closer to staying. He has pledged to commit his future to the club if he is satisfied with the playing budget for the First Division next season
Norman Cook was a happy man on Saturday night, playing to a packed Brighton Dome mere hours after his beloved Seagulls won promotion. He was making one of his increasingly rare live DJ appearances to help celebrate the Boutique's sixth birthday on the
A trader is fed up with parking restrictions he says have led to unfair penalty charges which make his working life almost impossible. Robert Filby, who owns a building and decorating firm in Brighton, has received three parking tickets in a fortnight
A teenage girl was beaten and robbed of her mobile phone as she walked along Brighton seafront early today. Two women punched the 16-year-old girl in the face and chest, then stole her phone and handbag. The attack happened at 12.45am on Marine Parade
There was disappointment in Rottingdean today after it was left outside the revised boundary of the proposed South Downs National Park. Two West Sussex villages could be included. Steyning, Bramber and the Adur Valley as far north as Stretham Manor is
Fans of a cult Seventies film still rave about how it seemed to strike a chord with almost every adolescent in the land. None more so than Ricky Bonnett, who, more than 20 years since Quadrophenia hit the screens, is still mesmerised by the movie, inspired
A woman chased a thief in her car after he snatched an elderly woman's handbag in a West Sussex street. The victim, aged in her 80s, was targeted in Angel Street, Petworth. The thief grabbed her bag and made off in an E-registration red or maroon car,
Motorists should be banned from using mobile phones while driving, say two Sussex MPs. Brighton Pavilion MP David Lepper and Crawley MP Laura Moffatt have signed a House of Commons motion which highlights research showing that being distracted by a mobile
Opponents of a development planned next to Britain's only Grade I listed pier are launching an alternative scheme for its restoration. Developers St Modwen and the Brighton West Pier Trust are proposing two large pavilions on the Lower Esplanade on either
A service has been launched to help Brighton and Hove's prostitutes out of a vicious circle of low self-esteem. Prostitution has always been a furtive business, cloaked in scandal and wreathed in the murky shadows of sin. Brighton has long been seen as
The son of the second richest man in the UK has bought a flat on board a £182 million cruise liner. Hans Kristian Rausing, whose father is Sussex-based packaging tycoon Hans Rausing, has one of the largest apartments on a ship called The World. Rausing
A motorcyclist who died on a Sussex country road after a crash with a car was named today. Steven Gibbons, 45, died at the scene of the accident on the A285 at Duncton Hill, between Chichester and Petworth, on Saturday afternoon. Mr Gibbons came from
Conservationists fear the Government is about to "tear up" an agreement that prohibits a new runway being built at Gatwick airport. A covenant signed in August 1979 prevents a new runway before August 2019. The Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign
