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  • Heavens open to greet B&H Cup

    The Benson and Hedges has arrived and so, therefore, has the weather. In an ironic twist, the dry, sunny weather we had all pre-season and also during the two Championship matches, especially brought forward in the fixture list to try and give the Benson

  • On the right tracks

    I read with interest Selma Montford complaining about the poor state of the bus shelters in Old Steine, near the Royal Pavilion, Brighton (The Argus, April 25). Perhaps, like me, she would like to complain about there being no shelters or seats at the

  • Roses are too red

    Perhaps the answer to E E Birch's question about why people do not wear roses on St George's Day (Letters, April 29) is the rose has been taken over by the Labour Party. People should fly flags when they please. In Horsham, there were flags on the town

  • May 1: Kent v Sussex (BHC)

    Sussex are back in the hunt for a place in the knockout stages of the Benson and Hedges Cup after a crushing victory over Kent. This Canterbury tale was one of utter Sussex domination. On a true but slowish pitch three of their batsmen scored half-centuries

  • Curb cruelty

    The inadequate three-year ban imposed upon the owner and employee of a Burgess Hill reptile shop who were found guilty of cruelty to the animals in their care (The Argus, April 26) yet again indicates the lack of seriousness society places on the lives

  • Rare angel

    On March 12, while running for a bus in Western Road, Brighton, I had the misfortune to slip on the kerb and fell heavily on the pavement, striking a violent blow to my head, hip and knee. Two kind ladies helped me to my feet and on to the bus and one

  • Trailblazers

    An artistic trail will be an attraction as part of the Brighton Festival in Withdean Woods this month. Visitors will find curiosities including model animals, messages on washing lines and a suitcase up a tree. Artists hope the trail will put the little-used

  • High note

    I read "Love at first sight still strong" about Vic and Joan Pavey (The Argus, April 17). What a super write-up of two old and good friends. I vividly recall Joan singing at my farewell service in Trinity Church, Ship Street, Brighton. It was a Sunday

  • Table Tennis: Venner still the king

    Sussex No.1 Ritchie Venner regained his status as the king of the county when he retained the prestigious Seaman Cup at Horsham. It is the tenth time he has won the trophy, which is contested by the top eight Sussex men. In the final, Venner countered

  • If you go down to the woods today...

    Visitors to Withdean Woods in Brighton are sure of a big surprise. Instead of teddy bears having a picnic you are likely to encounter a wolf, a crocodile and a giant nest lurking in the undergrowth. The sight of the wolf of Withdean looking like it is

  • Hot seat

    Tory county councillors at County Hall, near St Richard's statue by Chichester Cathedral, should be indebted to their retiring education director, Richard Bunker (The Argus, April 29). Mr Bunker has given these political appointees loyal service for 23

  • A question of ethics

    Councils throughout East Sussex are campaigning against smoking, particularly by children who may become addicted. Yet the East Sussex Pension Fund has shares worth more than £2.5 million in major tobacco companies. The pension fund includes all the main

  • Student in moat rescue

    A foreign student had to be rescued after falling 20ft into a grass moat at a Napoleonic fortress. Fire officials said the girl toppled into the 6ft-wide drained moat at the Redoubt Fortress on Eastbourne seafront at 1.55am today. Crews dropped a ladder

  • Cricket: Sussex getting back to their best

    Chris Adams hailed one of the best one-day performances by a Sussex side under his captaincy. The county crushed Kent by 126 runs at Canterbury yesterday in the Benson and Hedges Cup to boost their chances of a third successive appearance in the quarter-finals

  • Rich City: Hillians boss quits

    Gary Croydon is quitting as manager of Rich City County League Burgess Hill, just days after steering them to the division one title. Assistant manager Danny Bloor will take over the reins from Croydon at the end of the season. Croydon said: "I am stepping

  • Pier scheme is slated

    A leading architect has slammed rival plans for new buildings next to a pier. Architect John Wells-Thorpe, architect of Hove Town Hall and a director of the West Pier Trust, believes an alternative scheme presented by campaigners trying to block a development

  • Cash crisis is no laughing matter

    Comedy star Jo Brand has joined the fight to save a women's mental health service threatened with closure because of a funding crisis. Threshold has provided low-cost counselling and community-based drop-in centres in Brighton and Hove for the past 12

  • 6ft snake seized in drugs raid

    Police seized a haul of suspected illegal drugs and weapons and rescued a python in a series of raids on city crack dens. More than 20 officers from Brighton and Hove police took part in swoops on four flats at different locations around the city yesterday

  • Greens oppose runway plans

    Greens are opposing moves to extend the runway at the oldest working airport in England. They say the proposals are part of plans by bosses at Shoreham Airport to accommodate larger planes. A recent report by consultants showed a gap in the market for

  • Former Blair aide blasts class sizes

    A radical reduction in class sizes is needed to solve the crisis in our schools, a former top advisor to Tony Blair warned. Cutting infant classes to 15 or 20 children would give all pupils a fairer start in life, said Matthew Taylor, director of the

  • Dr Who producer dies

    The producer of the cult TV series Dr Who, John Nathan-Turner, has died at the age of 54. More than 100 million people worldwide watched the long-running series, which was originally designed for children. Mr Nathan-Turner, of Marine Drive, Saltdean,

  • Have your say on seafront development

    City residents will be asked whether flats should fund redevelopment of the King Alfred Leisure Centre. Brighton and Hove city council want to know whether people agree new or improved sports facilities should mainly be funded through a housing development

  • Decision day for councils

    People in many parts of Sussex were going to the polls today in local elections to district and borough councils. For the first time in 28 years all seats in Eastbourne and Hastings, where there have been boundary changes, were being contested. Elsewhere

  • Insult led to death crash, court told

    A young motorist gestured at the driver of a car he had been tailgating moments before crashing and fatally injuring a pensioner, a court was told. Alison Bedwell, who was in her 60s, was cut free from the wreckage but died in hospital almost three weeks

  • Juicy read made family move

    Photographer Paul Winter read a glowing guide book to Brighton and Hove and liked it so much he moved there. Paul, his wife Rebecca and two young children Max and Cecily, packed up their home in Durham after thumbing through a copy of The Juicy Guide

  • The latest pop sensation called...

    They have the looks, the voices and all the moves - all they need now is a name. Meet the stars of the latest wannabe boy band, Gareth Hurford, Lee Hawkins, Alex Webster and Matt Cooke. The four were brought together after an open audition by radio station

  • What a show!

    I was one of the thousands who packed the Brighton Centre last Saturday. It was a wonderful show, a real pleasure. Russell Watson deserves every bit of fame. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra played beautifully and the 13-year-old Maori singer, Hayley

  • Heard World, by John Wilson Goddard

    "Sorry ..." "Sorry." "Whoops, sorry." "Sorry..." Okay, so that's the script (so to speak) - but what about the setting? Well, actually, that doesn't matter too much. You see it's not a specific incident I'm describing. The setting could be any stretch

  • Fatboy backs skate park plan

    DJ Fatboy Slim has backed plans for a new seafront skate park. The star, whose real name is Norman Cook, lives with wife Zoe Ball and their young son Woody in Western Esplanade, Hove. Residents, headed by Labour councillor Heather James, are launching

  • Crawley goes to the polls

    Residents in Crawley go to the polls today with seats in ten wards up for grabs. They are Bewbush, Broadfield, Furnace Green, Ifield, Langley Green, Northgate, Pound Hill North, Southgate, Tilgate and West Green. There is also a byelection. In total there

  • Parking hike sparks protests

    A wave of protest is sweeping across Mid-Sussex as business leaders fight for a U-turn on a massive hike in parking fees. More than 3,000 people have signed a petition against the increase which has led to some charges at council run car parks being doubled

  • School's burst pool drains dry

    Thousands of gallons of water swept across a playground when a school's swimming pool burst. Pupils and teachers at Elm Grove County First School, Worthing, watched in amazement as water poured through the split lining into the school grounds. Head teacher

  • Student in moat rescue

    A foreign student had to be rescued after falling 20ft into a grass moat at a Napoleonic fortress. Fire officials said the girl toppled into the 6ft-wide drained moat at the Redoubt Fortress on Eastbourne seafront at 1.55am today. Crews dropped a ladder

  • Curb cruelty

    The inadequate three-year ban imposed upon the owner and employee of a Burgess Hill reptile shop who were found guilty of cruelty to the animals in their care (The Argus, April 26) yet again indicates the lack of seriousness society places on the lives

  • Trailblazers

    An artistic trail will be an attraction as part of the Brighton Festival in Withdean Woods this month. Visitors will find curiosities including model animals, messages on washing lines and a suitcase up a tree. Artists hope the trail will put the little-used

  • High note

    I read "Love at first sight still strong" about Vic and Joan Pavey (The Argus, April 17). What a super write-up of two old and good friends. I vividly recall Joan singing at my farewell service in Trinity Church, Ship Street, Brighton. It was a Sunday

  • Sounds petty

    Brighton and Hove Albion supporters hoped to sell hundreds of copies of a CD called That's Zamora during the weekend celebrations for the championship team. But the city council said it could not be done because big crowds were expected on the seafront

  • If you go down to the woods today...

    Visitors to Withdean Woods in Brighton are sure of a big surprise. Instead of teddy bears having a picnic you are likely to encounter a wolf, a crocodile and a giant nest lurking in the undergrowth. The sight of the wolf of Withdean looking like it is

  • Hot seat

    Tory county councillors at County Hall, near St Richard's statue by Chichester Cathedral, should be indebted to their retiring education director, Richard Bunker (The Argus, April 29). Mr Bunker has given these political appointees loyal service for 23

  • Cycling: Geran enjoys party in the park

    Bexhill rider Steven Geran won the first Hove Park Series event of the new season with a solo effort. Geran (VC Bayeux), who took the series three seasons ago, seemed untroubled by a chilly wind and stormed ahead on his own in a race held over 25 minutes

  • A question of ethics

    Councils throughout East Sussex are campaigning against smoking, particularly by children who may become addicted. Yet the East Sussex Pension Fund has shares worth more than £2.5 million in major tobacco companies. The pension fund includes all the main

  • Cricket: 2nd XI fight back

    Krishna Singh struck 93 as Sussex 2nd XI fought back from being 81-5 to make 292 on the opening day of their first Championship match against Middlesex. Middlesex lost John Maunders and Robin Weston cheaply at Uxbridge as they reached 94-2 in reply. Singh

  • Student in moat rescue

    A foreign student had to be rescued after falling 20ft into a grass moat at a Napoleonic fortress. Fire officials said the girl toppled into the 6ft-wide drained moat at the Redoubt Fortress on Eastbourne seafront at 1.55am today. Crews dropped a ladder

  • Infantile posturing is not democracy

    Sitting in the public gallery observing the latest meeting of the full Brighton and Hove City Council on April 25 was a distinctly unedifying experience. With many still reeling from the shock of the National Front gaining second place in the French presidential

  • Rich City: Hillians boss quits

    Gary Croydon is quitting as manager of Rich City County League Burgess Hill, just days after steering them to the division one title. Assistant manager Danny Bloor will take over the reins from Croydon at the end of the season. Croydon said: "I am stepping

  • Juicy read made family move

    Photographer Paul Winter read a glowing guide book to Brighton and Hove and liked it so much he moved there. Paul, his wife Rebecca and two young children Max and Cecily, packed up their home in Durham after thumbing through a copy of The Juicy Guide

  • Body Shop profits fall

    The new chairman of Body Shop International hit out at the group's performance today as the ethical beauty chain posted a "disappointing" set of final figures for the year. The retailer, based in Littlehampton, saw profits slide in the year to March 2

  • Police hunt phone thieves

    Detectives are hunting burglars who stole £25,000 of mobile phones from a city centre shop. The burglary took place at The Link in East Street, Chichester, on Sunday night and police believe the phones may be offered for sale in West Sussex. A spokesman

  • Cash crisis is no laughing matter

    Comedy star Jo Brand has joined the fight to save a women's mental health service threatened with closure because of a funding crisis. Threshold has provided low-cost counselling and community-based drop-in centres in Brighton and Hove for the past 12

  • 6ft snake seized in drugs raid

    Police seized a haul of suspected illegal drugs and weapons and rescued a python in a series of raids on city crack dens. More than 20 officers from Brighton and Hove police took part in swoops on four flats at different locations around the city yesterday

  • Greens oppose runway plans

    Greens are opposing moves to extend the runway at the oldest working airport in England. They say the proposals are part of plans by bosses at Shoreham Airport to accommodate larger planes. A recent report by consultants showed a gap in the market for

  • Brighton Museum gets grand reopening

    Brighton Museum and Art Gallery gave invited guests a sneak preview of its new look at a dazzling launch party. Special guests gave the thumbs-up when they saw the results of the Church Street museum's revamp, the biggest in its 100-year history. There

  • Join the 'stars' at the races

    Famous faces will make an appearance at a charity race night. Lookalikes of celebrities including Sir Sean Connery, George Clooney, the Queen, the Prince of Wales and David Jason will be at Fontwell Park near Arundel, on Tuesday. Proceeds will go towards

  • Former Blair aide blasts class sizes

    A radical reduction in class sizes is needed to solve the crisis in our schools, a former top advisor to Tony Blair warned. Cutting infant classes to 15 or 20 children would give all pupils a fairer start in life, said Matthew Taylor, director of the

  • Have your say on seafront development

    City residents will be asked whether flats should fund redevelopment of the King Alfred Leisure Centre. Brighton and Hove city council want to know whether people agree new or improved sports facilities should mainly be funded through a housing development

  • Insult led to death crash, court told

    A young motorist gestured at the driver of a car he had been tailgating moments before crashing and fatally injuring a pensioner, a court was told. Alison Bedwell, who was in her 60s, was cut free from the wreckage but died in hospital almost three weeks

  • Cruelty mother has ninth baby

    A mother jailed for cruelty to five children has given birth to her ninth child. The baby boy was immediately taken into the care of social services and is expected to be put up for adoption. He would have been her tenth child and the second by her current

  • Body Shop profits fall

    The new chairman of Body Shop International hit out at the group's performance today as the ethical beauty chain posted a "disappointing" set of final figures for the year. The retailer, based in Littlehampton, saw profits slide in the year to March 2

  • Pier scheme is slated

    A leading architect has slammed rival plans for new buildings next to a pier. Architect John Wells-Thorpe, architect of Hove Town Hall and a director of the West Pier Trust, believes an alternative scheme presented by campaigners trying to block a development

  • The latest pop sensation called...

    They have the looks, the voices and all the moves - all they need now is a name. Meet the stars of the latest wannabe boy band, Gareth Hurford, Lee Hawkins, Alex Webster and Matt Cooke. The four were brought together after an open audition by radio station

  • What a show!

    I was one of the thousands who packed the Brighton Centre last Saturday. It was a wonderful show, a real pleasure. Russell Watson deserves every bit of fame. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra played beautifully and the 13-year-old Maori singer, Hayley

  • Nature's beauty

    Surely the most attractive of sights at this time of year must be the many splashes of yellow as the rape ripens in the fields. It is as if someone has come along with a gigantic paint brush and daubed great stripes of colour across the countryside. Of

  • Happy Valley again

    May I thank every Woodingdean resident who helped us, three ward councillors, in our push to rid Happy Valley Park of the unwelcome travellers who arrived there on Thursday last. Also, thanks to the police for their prompt attention to serving the section

  • Heard World, by John Wilson Goddard

    "Sorry ..." "Sorry." "Whoops, sorry." "Sorry..." Okay, so that's the script (so to speak) - but what about the setting? Well, actually, that doesn't matter too much. You see it's not a specific incident I'm describing. The setting could be any stretch

  • The Sage Of Sussex: Adam Trimingham

    There are plenty of weighty matters that could occupy this space. The Palestinian problem, for example, or street crime, or today's local elections. But I intend instead to concentrate on minor social changes which seldom get a public airing. Why have

  • Fatboy backs skate park plan

    DJ Fatboy Slim has backed plans for a new seafront skate park. The star, whose real name is Norman Cook, lives with wife Zoe Ball and their young son Woody in Western Esplanade, Hove. Residents, headed by Labour councillor Heather James, are launching

  • Fury at Zamora CD ban

    A ban on the sale of CDs during Brighton and Hove Albion's promotion celebrations has cost a charity thousands of pounds. Fans calling themselves The Seagull Singers produced 3,000 CDs of the famous Withdean chant That's Zamora in a bid to raise money

  • Stroll on

    I read with great interest the articles on Brighton's Walk of Fame, especially when I saw Jack Howe (Uncle Jack) had been nominated. I sent a copy of The Argus with this news to his widow, Edna, who has lived in New Zealand since Jack died, as have their

  • Sounds petty

    Brighton and Hove Albion supporters hoped to sell hundreds of copies of a CD called That's Zamora during the weekend celebrations for the championship team. But the city council said it could not be done because big crowds were expected on the seafront

  • Cycling: Geran enjoys party in the park

    Bexhill rider Steven Geran won the first Hove Park Series event of the new season with a solo effort. Geran (VC Bayeux), who took the series three seasons ago, seemed untroubled by a chilly wind and stormed ahead on his own in a race held over 25 minutes

  • No question

    What a great disappointment it was to visit the full Brighton and Hove City Council meeting last Thursday to see history in the making as a new constitution was presented to our councillors. My friend and I had expected to hear lots of debate and, having

  • Cricket: 2nd XI fight back

    Krishna Singh struck 93 as Sussex 2nd XI fought back from being 81-5 to make 292 on the opening day of their first Championship match against Middlesex. Middlesex lost John Maunders and Robin Weston cheaply at Uxbridge as they reached 94-2 in reply. Singh

  • Infantile posturing is not democracy

    Sitting in the public gallery observing the latest meeting of the full Brighton and Hove City Council on April 25 was a distinctly unedifying experience. With many still reeling from the shock of the National Front gaining second place in the French presidential

  • Cricket: Sussex back in B&H hunt

    Sussex are back in the hunt for a place in the knockout stages of the Benson and Hedges Cup after a crushing victory over Kent yesterday. This Canterbury tale was one of utter Sussex domination. On a true but slowish pitch three of their batsmen scored

  • Crackdown nets TV dodgers

    A record number of people were caught in a crackdown on TV licence dodgers. More than 1,300 were caught viewing without a £112 colour licence in Brighton and Hove last year - a third more than in the previous year. More enquiry officers are being employed

  • Rix joins race for top job

    Graham Rix today joined the race to become Albion's new boss. The former Arsenal midfielder is keen to re-start his managerial career after being sacked by Portsmouth in March and wants the job vacated by Peter Taylor on Monday. Rix is on holiday in Cyprus

  • Juicy read made family move

    Photographer Paul Winter read a glowing guide book to Brighton and Hove and liked it so much he moved there. Paul, his wife Rebecca and two young children Max and Cecily, packed up their home in Durham after thumbing through a copy of The Juicy Guide

  • Body Shop profits fall

    The new chairman of Body Shop International hit out at the group's performance today as the ethical beauty chain posted a "disappointing" set of final figures for the year. The retailer, based in Littlehampton, saw profits slide in the year to March 2

  • Telewest to axe 1,500 jobs

    Debt-ridden cable operator Telewest is cutting 1,500 jobs in a bid to save £50 million a year it emerged today. The group says it wants to "streamline management and flatten reporting lines" in its business as it looks to cut costs. Telewest has run up

  • Fun day appeal

    An appeal has gone out to clubs and organisations to take part in a fun day on Saturday. They are being invited to put on a show or display in the main arena at the Hove Family Fun Day. The organisers are offering to pay reasonable travel expenses for

  • Brighton Museum gets grand reopening

    Brighton Museum and Art Gallery gave invited guests a sneak preview of its new look at a dazzling launch party. Special guests gave the thumbs-up when they saw the results of the Church Street museum's revamp, the biggest in its 100-year history. There

  • Honoured police chief gets new top job

    The woman who steered Sussex Police through its worst crisis is leaving the force. Deputy chief constable Maria Wallis has been appointed chief constable of Devon and Cornwall. Mrs Wallis, 46, received the Queen's Police Medal last year and many believe

  • £32,000 to buy back heirloom

    A member of the Churchill family smashed the reserve price on a gun which helped save Sir Winston's life. The revolver, which he used during an escape in the Boer War, was sold for £32,000 yesterday at Lewes auction house Wallis & Wallis. This was

  • Death by 'Kit Kat'

    A former public schoolboy died at a friend's 21st birthday party after snorting a powerful drug normally used as a horse tranquilliser. Party-goers initially ignored Dean Coldwell, 21, as he lay unconscious on the floor after snorting ketamine, also known

  • Cruelty mother has ninth baby

    A mother jailed for cruelty to five children has given birth to her ninth child. The baby boy was immediately taken into the care of social services and is expected to be put up for adoption. He would have been her tenth child and the second by her current

  • Body Shop profits fall

    The new chairman of Body Shop International hit out at the group's performance today as the ethical beauty chain posted a "disappointing" set of final figures for the year. The retailer, based in Littlehampton, saw profits slide in the year to March 2

  • Heavens open to greet B&H Cup

    The Benson and Hedges has arrived and so, therefore, has the weather. In an ironic twist, the dry, sunny weather we had all pre-season and also during the two Championship matches, especially brought forward in the fixture list to try and give the Benson

  • Nature's beauty

    Surely the most attractive of sights at this time of year must be the many splashes of yellow as the rape ripens in the fields. It is as if someone has come along with a gigantic paint brush and daubed great stripes of colour across the countryside. Of

  • Happy Valley again

    May I thank every Woodingdean resident who helped us, three ward councillors, in our push to rid Happy Valley Park of the unwelcome travellers who arrived there on Thursday last. Also, thanks to the police for their prompt attention to serving the section

  • The Sage Of Sussex: Adam Trimingham

    There are plenty of weighty matters that could occupy this space. The Palestinian problem, for example, or street crime, or today's local elections. But I intend instead to concentrate on minor social changes which seldom get a public airing. Why have

  • Body Shop profits fall

    The new chairman of Body Shop International hit out at the group's performance today as the ethical beauty chain posted a "disappointing" set of final figures for the year. The retailer, based in Littlehampton, saw profits slide in the year to March 2

  • Binmen strike threat

    Binmen in Adur are to vote over industrial action. Adur District Council refuse collectors are angry over changes to bank holiday collections and good-will payments. They claim they had little consultation and will have less time to catch up after bank

  • Tories in fight for Worthing

    Worthing went to the polls today with the Liberal Democrats trying to seize control from the Tories. Seats in 12 wards were up for grabs, with Mayor-elect John Livermore, a Conservative, defending Heene. There are 20 Tory members on the borough council

  • Tories battle for lead

    Eastbourne residents were voting today as the Tories battled to retain the lead they won at the last election. It is the first time in 25 years that all the seats have been up for grabs on the same day. Changes in the borough since the 2000 election mean

  • Girl and mum escape blaze

    A teenage girl narrowly escaped with her life after candles set her bed ablaze as she slept. The 13-year-old woke up as flames licked at her bedding and dashed to her mother, sleeping in the room next door at their home in Cornish Close, Langney, Eastbourne

  • On the right tracks

    I read with interest Selma Montford complaining about the poor state of the bus shelters in Old Steine, near the Royal Pavilion, Brighton (The Argus, April 25). Perhaps, like me, she would like to complain about there being no shelters or seats at the

  • Fury at Zamora CD ban

    A ban on the sale of CDs during Brighton and Hove Albion's promotion celebrations has cost a charity thousands of pounds. Fans calling themselves The Seagull Singers produced 3,000 CDs of the famous Withdean chant That's Zamora in a bid to raise money

  • Roses are too red

    Perhaps the answer to E E Birch's question about why people do not wear roses on St George's Day (Letters, April 29) is the rose has been taken over by the Labour Party. People should fly flags when they please. In Horsham, there were flags on the town

  • May 1: Kent v Sussex (BHC)

    Sussex are back in the hunt for a place in the knockout stages of the Benson and Hedges Cup after a crushing victory over Kent. This Canterbury tale was one of utter Sussex domination. On a true but slowish pitch three of their batsmen scored half-centuries

  • Stroll on

    I read with great interest the articles on Brighton's Walk of Fame, especially when I saw Jack Howe (Uncle Jack) had been nominated. I sent a copy of The Argus with this news to his widow, Edna, who has lived in New Zealand since Jack died, as have their

  • Rare angel

    On March 12, while running for a bus in Western Road, Brighton, I had the misfortune to slip on the kerb and fell heavily on the pavement, striking a violent blow to my head, hip and knee. Two kind ladies helped me to my feet and on to the bus and one

  • Table Tennis: Venner still the king

    Sussex No.1 Ritchie Venner regained his status as the king of the county when he retained the prestigious Seaman Cup at Horsham. It is the tenth time he has won the trophy, which is contested by the top eight Sussex men. In the final, Venner countered

  • No question

    What a great disappointment it was to visit the full Brighton and Hove City Council meeting last Thursday to see history in the making as a new constitution was presented to our councillors. My friend and I had expected to hear lots of debate and, having

  • Cricket: Sussex back in B&H hunt

    Sussex are back in the hunt for a place in the knockout stages of the Benson and Hedges Cup after a crushing victory over Kent yesterday. This Canterbury tale was one of utter Sussex domination. On a true but slowish pitch three of their batsmen scored

  • Cricket: Sussex getting back to their best

    Chris Adams hailed one of the best one-day performances by a Sussex side under his captaincy. The county crushed Kent by 126 runs at Canterbury yesterday in the Benson and Hedges Cup to boost their chances of a third successive appearance in the quarter-finals

  • Villagers poised to win mast battle

    Villagers are set to win their battle against plans to build a 25m mobile phone mast. The parish council and residents at Wisborough Green, near Billingshurst, had objected to the plan when it was first unveiled by Orange. But critics agreed to a mock

  • Crackdown nets TV dodgers

    A record number of people were caught in a crackdown on TV licence dodgers. More than 1,300 were caught viewing without a £112 colour licence in Brighton and Hove last year - a third more than in the previous year. More enquiry officers are being employed

  • Rix joins race for top job

    Graham Rix today joined the race to become Albion's new boss. The former Arsenal midfielder is keen to re-start his managerial career after being sacked by Portsmouth in March and wants the job vacated by Peter Taylor on Monday. Rix is on holiday in Cyprus

  • Pier scheme is slated

    A leading architect has slammed rival plans for new buildings next to a pier. Architect John Wells-Thorpe, architect of Hove Town Hall and a director of the West Pier Trust, believes an alternative scheme presented by campaigners trying to block a development

  • Telewest to axe 1,500 jobs

    Debt-ridden cable operator Telewest is cutting 1,500 jobs in a bid to save £50 million a year it emerged today. The group says it wants to "streamline management and flatten reporting lines" in its business as it looks to cut costs. Telewest has run up

  • Fun day appeal

    An appeal has gone out to clubs and organisations to take part in a fun day on Saturday. They are being invited to put on a show or display in the main arena at the Hove Family Fun Day. The organisers are offering to pay reasonable travel expenses for

  • 30 jobs axed as store closes

    A town centre supermarket is to close with the loss of nearly 30 jobs. Budgens in Haywards Heath will close its doors for the last time on May 26. The loss of the store means the only supermarket in the town will be Sainsburys, near the railway station

  • Honoured police chief gets new top job

    The woman who steered Sussex Police through its worst crisis is leaving the force. Deputy chief constable Maria Wallis has been appointed chief constable of Devon and Cornwall. Mrs Wallis, 46, received the Queen's Police Medal last year and many believe

  • Dr Who producer dies

    The producer of the cult TV series Dr Who, John Nathan-Turner, has died at the age of 54. More than 100 million people worldwide watched the long-running series, which was originally designed for children. Mr Nathan-Turner, of Marine Drive, Saltdean,

  • Decision day for councils

    People in many parts of Sussex were going to the polls today in local elections to district and borough councils. For the first time in 28 years all seats in Eastbourne and Hastings, where there have been boundary changes, were being contested. Elsewhere

  • £32,000 to buy back heirloom

    A member of the Churchill family smashed the reserve price on a gun which helped save Sir Winston's life. The revolver, which he used during an escape in the Boer War, was sold for £32,000 yesterday at Lewes auction house Wallis & Wallis. This was

  • Death by 'Kit Kat'

    A former public schoolboy died at a friend's 21st birthday party after snorting a powerful drug normally used as a horse tranquilliser. Party-goers initially ignored Dean Coldwell, 21, as he lay unconscious on the floor after snorting ketamine, also known