Two competing London-Brighton veteran car runs will take place this year after angry drivers vowed to boycott the official event. The schism has been caused by a decision to allow vehicles built in 1905 and 1906 to take part. Previously only cars, tri-cars
Unpaid bills are the biggest problem for many small firms. Research by Alliance and Leicester found one in four business owners believed late payments by customers were their main worry. The problem came above complaints about tax or local competition
The Sussex economy is continuing to grow slowly despite the effects of September 11 and the global economic slowdown. The latest research from Sussex Enterprise shows the county is performing well despite huge job losses in and around Gatwick at the end
How appropriate the prize Hereford bull Sarabande Ferrari should be renamed Beckham. Becks is a bull, being born on May 2 under the sign of Taurus. Let's hope he shows his true Taurean nature and stubbornly refuses to come home without the World Cup.
I would like to thank all the staff of Partridge House, Lower Bevendean, who worked so hard to give all the residents and local people such a good afternoon to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. A great deal of thought and effort was put into arranging
New neighbour, recently arrived in this country, charming, mild-mannered, Eastern European, rang the doorbell as I was about to finish long overdue piece. Cursing, I went to open the door, expecting it to be one of the numerous meter readers who seem
The owner of a pet monkey has told of his sadness after council bosses banned it from his back yard. Chutney, a computer-crazy capuchin, was banished to Wales after council officials booted him out of Stephen Morgan's garden. The capuchin monkey had become
Senegal did just enough to qualify for the last 16 today after an amazing 3-3 draw with Uruguay. The African new boys stormed into a three goal lead and looked to be qualifying for the second round with ease after two goals from Papa Bouba Diop and a
France's dream of retaining the World Cup was finally shattered today after a stunning 2-0 defeat to Denmark. The result left the reigning World and European champions rock bottom of a group they were expected to win. Having lost their opening game to
The Republic of Ireland breezed into the knockout stages with a 3-0 win over Saudi Arabia in Yokohama today. The Irish knew they had to win by two goals to be certain of qualifying and second half goals from Gary Breen and Damian Duff settled it after
Friends and relatives have paid tribute to a motorcycle racer who was killed in a crash at the famous Brands Hatch circuit. Gavin Turner, 30, of Dallington Road, Eastbourne, was killed on Saturday after his powerful Kawasaki ZX9R 900 was shunted from
Australia police were today questioning a man about the disappearance of Sussex backpacker Peter Falconio. Brighton University graduate Mr Falconio, 28, vanished during a camper van trip through Northern Territory with girlfriend Joanne Lees. Miss Lees
I congratulate the universities for giving their students a great life and great education. Pity our social services and care for elderly people can't match. -Sydney Hetherington, Cavendish Place, Eastbourne
A husband and wife who worked for a royal glove-maker for more than 40 years have lost a claim for compensation after they walked out of their jobs. Reg and Rose Wareham told an employment tribunal they were forced to resign after Mr Wareham had a row
People who use Queen's Park in Brighton have been asking for children's toilets there for years. The last petition apparently had more than 2,000 signatures. Councillor Jackie Lythell says: "All three Queen's Park Ward councillors have been asking for
Never mind window dressing - five shopkeepers showed off their wares with some window UNdressing. Surprised passers-by got an eyeful when the traders staged a Full Monty-style strip in a shop window. Products from their shops were all that protected the
No amount of comparative mathematics and statistics will ever convince us Councillor Ken Bodfish is right. No matter how you look at it, £150,000 is just that, not a comparison between how much is spent on education and social care and buying expensive
Arundel have written off Pagham's title chances in division one of the Invitation League after the two sides played out a draw. Steve Mullen (33), Richard Diplock (26) and Neil Chitty (26 not out) helped Arundel to 143-5. In reply Pagham could only manage
Decorator Paul Andrews thought he'd won his battle against parking restrictions when a meter was removed from outside his home. But less than a year later he is facing another parking clampdown, which he says is threatening his business. Self-employed
The recovery in the manufacturing sector remained on track as official figures revealed output prices held steady last month. The Office for National Statistics said output prices on all manufactured goods rose by 0.3 per cent last month and 0.1 per cent
Shipping group P&O is to stop operating services to the Belgian port Zeebrugge from both Dover and Felixstowe. The closures include the Dover route, which P&O inherited from Townsend Thoresen shortly before the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster
A man went on the rampage in his girlfriend's office because he suspected she was having an affair with a colleague. Daniel Adams stormed into the taxi rank HQ in Bexhill where his partner Claire Pallett was on duty with a young male colleague and waved
The key to successful contact management is linking your people, processes and technology to deliver the highest possible level of customer service. Given the time constraints faced by anyone in business, this is a tall order. Sage Contact Manager allows
Like most people in business, I am given dozens of cards every week and keeping track of the names and addresses is a nightmare. That was until I tried the CardScan Executive colour card scanner This clever device allows you to drop a business card into
Country dwellers are at a disadvantage when it comes to getting a decent job, according to a report from IBM. City folk get all the best breaks and the best salaries - and it is all down to a lack of technology. Telecommuting and online shopping were
With summer virtually here and all those winter woolies packed away, it's time to slip into something more comfortable, like a little dress. The warmer weather brings a chance to liberate your femininity and float around in something floral. But before
With the nation in a state of football fever, scientists at the University of Bath have been using software to study the art of "spin". The element used by free-kick takers like David Beckham to score vital goals. They have been measuring the flight of
Searching is the second most popular online activity after email. Every day, 57 per cent of internet users use a search engine. Search engines produce highly-targeted traffic with higher conversion ratios, directly impacting on increasing site revenues
The Liberal Democrats will hold their conference at the seaside in Sussex at least three times in the next five years. In a move worth millions of pounds to Brighton and Hove, the party has booked conferences in 2003 and 2006. It has already reserved
Green councillors will boycott the crucial meeting to decide whether Brighton and Hove Albion can have a stadium at Falmer. They say the city council has already decided in principle not to stand in the way of the application for a site at Village Way
Two teenagers in a wrecking gang called the Jedi Knights who filmed their own vandalism sprees may have to apologise in person to their victims. The pair, both 15, were sentenced to six and four-month referral orders and ordered to pay compensation by
Four giant bronze busts worth a small fortune must stay where they are, a Government planning inspector has ruled. Developer Humphrey Avon wanted to remove the giant heads, called Desert Quartet, from a plinth overlooking Liverpool Gardens in Worthing
A derelict cottage could be turned into a dream home with a little imagination and several thousand pounds. The crumbling three-bedroom building, situated on the Downs near Southease, Lewes, is part of the Glyndebourne Estate. Trustees have gained planning
Over Sea Under Stone have been together 18 months, but playing the Pavilion Theatre as a first headline Brighton gig didn't seem to faze them. The quiet bar was testimony to the very young crowd, many of whom were surely getting their initiation into
This appearance of Senegalese superstar Baaba Maal was to be an undoubted highlight of the summer-long Worldwide festival. As expected, the support slot featured the film from the One Giant Leap project, a laudable critique of corporate, mall-obsessed
Eighteen months ago, colleagues broke into Tim Suter's flat when the 27-year-old failed to turn up for work. They found Tim dead in bed. He had suffered an epileptic seizure in his sleep. Only six days earlier, he had been best man at his brother's wedding
Two competing London-Brighton veteran car runs will take place this year after angry drivers vowed to boycott the official event. The schism has been caused by a decision to allow vehicles built in 1905 and 1906 to take part. Previously only cars, tri-cars
A £350,000 refurbishment scheme on 20 business starter units has been completed by Horsham District Council. The units are on the Blatchford Close Industrial Estate. First to move into one was Hearing Electronics, which employs three staff and manufactures
A Sussex plant hire firm has sold one of its subsidiaries in a £3 million deal. Experts at at the Brighton office of corporate finance advisers Mazars Neville Russell assisted in the sale of the plant businesses of Chichester Plant Contractors, part of
Unpaid bills are the biggest problem for many small firms. Research by Alliance and Leicester found one in four business owners believed late payments by customers were their main worry. The problem came above complaints about tax or local competition
The Sussex economy is continuing to grow slowly despite the effects of September 11 and the global economic slowdown. The latest research from Sussex Enterprise shows the county is performing well despite huge job losses in and around Gatwick at the end
Trevor Hopper (Letters, June 6) questions why Tapp members need to work six days a week. Next time his plumbing causes hassle, a storm damages his roof or burglars wreck his property on a Saturday, I hope he'll be happy to wait until 9am on Monday before
I would like to thank all the staff of Partridge House, Lower Bevendean, who worked so hard to give all the residents and local people such a good afternoon to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. A great deal of thought and effort was put into arranging
New neighbour, recently arrived in this country, charming, mild-mannered, Eastern European, rang the doorbell as I was about to finish long overdue piece. Cursing, I went to open the door, expecting it to be one of the numerous meter readers who seem
The owner of a pet monkey has told of his sadness after council bosses banned it from his back yard. Chutney, a computer-crazy capuchin, was banished to Wales after council officials booted him out of Stephen Morgan's garden. The capuchin monkey had become
Every plane arriving at Gatwick from Jamaica carries at least one courier hiding cocaine in their baggage or inside their bodies. That is how serious the drugs problem has become and, unless police and the public fight back, the streets of Brighton and
Senegal did just enough to qualify for the last 16 today after an amazing 3-3 draw with Uruguay. The African new boys stormed into a three goal lead and looked to be qualifying for the second round with ease after two goals from Papa Bouba Diop and a
Germany eased into the last 16 with a comfortable 2-0 win over Cameroon in Shizuoka today. The win puts the three times winners of the trophy top of Group E and sets up a second round encounter with the runner-up of Group B. Marco Bode and Miroslav Klose
Four giant bronze busts worth a small fortune must stay where they are, a Government planning inspector has ruled. Developer Humphrey Avon wanted to remove the giant heads, called Desert Quartet, from a plinth overlooking Liverpool Gardens in Worthing
Two teenagers in a wrecking gang called the Jedi Knights who filmed their own vandalism sprees may have to apologise in person to their victims. The pair, both 15, were sentenced to six and four-month referral orders and ordered to pay compensation by
Australia police were today questioning a man about the disappearance of Sussex backpacker Peter Falconio. Brighton University graduate Mr Falconio, 28, vanished during a camper van trip through Northern Territory with girlfriend Joanne Lees. Miss Lees
A husband and wife who worked for a royal glove-maker for more than 40 years have lost a claim for compensation after they walked out of their jobs. Reg and Rose Wareham told an employment tribunal they were forced to resign after Mr Wareham had a row
The article on parking rules ruining businesses has made me voice my opinion against the councillor who said "the introduction of controlled parking has improved congestion around the city". He must be living in an ivory tower. As a full-time cabbie,
Adam Trimingham's interview with Councillor Chris Morley (June 7) does a useful job. Coun Morley's robust defence of controlled parking allows us, for the first time, to identify where the buck stops. It therefore tells us who has to be unseated at the
The dying art of shop window dressing is being brought back to life by the Village Business Association of Kemp Town, Brighton, with the use of real naked men. The volunteers can be seen from the street with nothing on except sale items covering their
Why are traders protesting against the new £3 parking permit charge? After all, they will just pass it on to their customers plus the time they spend applying for the permit, plus VAT, thereby adding about £20 to the cost of a call. The people who are
A taxi driver denied a charge of dangerous driving when he appeared at Lewes Crown Court. Michael Breeds, 55, of Marine Drive, Seaford is alleged to have committed the offence on the South Coast Road in August last year. The trial is due to take place
Arundel have written off Pagham's title chances in division one of the Invitation League after the two sides played out a draw. Steve Mullen (33), Richard Diplock (26) and Neil Chitty (26 not out) helped Arundel to 143-5. In reply Pagham could only manage
A terrific bowling display from Michael Radford could not stop Ringmer's charge towards the top of the East Sussex League table. Radford claimed an excellent 9-42 as Newick bowled out Ringmer for 121 but the home team responded by dismissing their opponents
Decorator Paul Andrews thought he'd won his battle against parking restrictions when a meter was removed from outside his home. But less than a year later he is facing another parking clampdown, which he says is threatening his business. Self-employed
An inquest is to be held on a 73-year-old patient who fell from a window of a third-floor hospital annexe. Ronald Tomlin, of The Drive, Hove, had been a patient at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, and was convalescing at The Patient Hotel opposite
The recovery in the manufacturing sector remained on track as official figures revealed output prices held steady last month. The Office for National Statistics said output prices on all manufactured goods rose by 0.3 per cent last month and 0.1 per cent
Shipping group P&O is to stop operating services to the Belgian port Zeebrugge from both Dover and Felixstowe. The closures include the Dover route, which P&O inherited from Townsend Thoresen shortly before the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster
A man went on the rampage in his girlfriend's office because he suspected she was having an affair with a colleague. Daniel Adams stormed into the taxi rank HQ in Bexhill where his partner Claire Pallett was on duty with a young male colleague and waved
Wall-crawling, web-slinging, tingling spidersense abilities are now at your fingertips. This is possible as the inevitable game tie-in for the imminent Spider- Man movie bursts on to a PlayStation2 console near you. Activision has put some effort into
Klez may not be a word many people are familiar with but it is the name given to one of the most annoying, destructive and vicious email viruses that has been seen for some time. It is very good at disguising itself as something else. It arrives in your
Searching is the second most popular online activity after email. Every day, 57 per cent of internet users use a search engine. Search engines produce highly-targeted traffic with higher conversion ratios, directly impacting on increasing site revenues
Property millionaire Nicholas Van Hoogstraten today told a jury about a series of payments made to his alleged hitman. But the tycoon insisted the thousands of pounds that changed hands constituted a loan account. The prosecution alleges Hoogstraten paid
It is claimed more than 30,000 search engines exist across the web but more than 95 per cent of all searches are carried out using only 15 of them. So how can you ensure your web site is listed by those 15 search engines and, more importantly, appears
Australia police were today questioning a man about the disappearance of Sussex backpacker Peter Falconio. Brighton University graduate Mr Falconio, 28, vanished during a camper van trip through Northern Territory with girlfriend Joanne Lees. Miss Lees
Green councillors will boycott the crucial meeting to decide whether Brighton and Hove Albion can have a stadium at Falmer. They say the city council has already decided in principle not to stand in the way of the application for a site at Village Way
A 35-year-old man has been arrested after scenes of World Cup violence in Worthing earlier this month. Mark Riley, from Goring, was arrested after the England v Sweden game on June 2. He has been charged with affray and possession of cannabis and has
A derelict cottage could be turned into a dream home with a little imagination and several thousand pounds. The crumbling three-bedroom building, situated on the Downs near Southease, Lewes, is part of the Glyndebourne Estate. Trustees have gained planning
In the same good-time groove after 30 years, The Average White Band are sticking to their principles. Workmanlike performers who know their strengths, they deliver wall-to-wall funk, softened by occasional soul-tinged harmonies. Their new material, led
This appearance of Senegalese superstar Baaba Maal was to be an undoubted highlight of the summer-long Worldwide festival. As expected, the support slot featured the film from the One Giant Leap project, a laudable critique of corporate, mall-obsessed
Firefighters across Sussex were joining a national demonstration today to demand a pay increase of more than £8,000. Thirty firefighters and officers from Eastbourne were joining 200 colleagues from Hastings, Brighton and Hove, Worthing, Burgess Hill
A battling pensioner is celebrating after taking on the might of a multinational oil giant - and coming out on top. Councillor Peter Willows started fighting when Esso said it planned to sell alcohol at its garage next to Hove railway station. The 70-
A £350,000 refurbishment scheme on 20 business starter units has been completed by Horsham District Council. The units are on the Blatchford Close Industrial Estate. First to move into one was Hearing Electronics, which employs three staff and manufactures
A Sussex plant hire firm has sold one of its subsidiaries in a £3 million deal. Experts at at the Brighton office of corporate finance advisers Mazars Neville Russell assisted in the sale of the plant businesses of Chichester Plant Contractors, part of
The award for Sussex Businessman/Businesswoman of the Year has been revived by popular demand. Dropped last year to make way for new categories, its inclusion this year takes the number of awards up to 12. The sponsor is Southern FM and principal judge
Trevor Hopper (Letters, June 6) questions why Tapp members need to work six days a week. Next time his plumbing causes hassle, a storm damages his roof or burglars wreck his property on a Saturday, I hope he'll be happy to wait until 9am on Monday before
Every plane arriving at Gatwick from Jamaica carries at least one courier hiding cocaine in their baggage or inside their bodies. That is how serious the drugs problem has become and, unless police and the public fight back, the streets of Brighton and
David Beckham insists that England must ignore the scoreline from the other final game in their World Cup group tomorrow. France's exit with just one point after their defeat by Denmark today has opened up England's potential route to the semi-finals,
Germany eased into the last 16 with a comfortable 2-0 win over Cameroon in Shizuoka today. The win puts the three times winners of the trophy top of Group E and sets up a second round encounter with the runner-up of Group B. Marco Bode and Miroslav Klose
The article on parking rules ruining businesses has made me voice my opinion against the councillor who said "the introduction of controlled parking has improved congestion around the city". He must be living in an ivory tower. As a full-time cabbie,
Adam Trimingham's interview with Councillor Chris Morley (June 7) does a useful job. Coun Morley's robust defence of controlled parking allows us, for the first time, to identify where the buck stops. It therefore tells us who has to be unseated at the
With regard to the tradesmen's parking violation waiver scheme, I remember, during consultations prior to Brighton and Hove City Council's takeover of parking enforcement, we were told as many extra parking spaces as safely possible would be created by
The dying art of shop window dressing is being brought back to life by the Village Business Association of Kemp Town, Brighton, with the use of real naked men. The volunteers can be seen from the street with nothing on except sale items covering their
Why are traders protesting against the new £3 parking permit charge? After all, they will just pass it on to their customers plus the time they spend applying for the permit, plus VAT, thereby adding about £20 to the cost of a call. The people who are
Councillor Ken Bodfish (Letters, June 8) shows the essential difference between the Labour council and the Conservative group in its attitude to the people's money and the way it is spent. Coun Bodfish contends the money for the Capital of Culture bid
It is disappointing to see John Parry adding to misinformation about asylum seekers (June 7) when he links "big improvements in welfare benefits" to a rise in numbers of applications. While the arguments about asylum are complex, the facts on benefits
A terrific bowling display from Michael Radford could not stop Ringmer's charge towards the top of the East Sussex League table. Radford claimed an excellent 9-42 as Newick bowled out Ringmer for 121 but the home team responded by dismissing their opponents
Billy Taylor is poised to make his first Championship appearance since last July when Sussex face Yorkshire at Headingley tomorrow. Taylor is included in a squad of 12 and is likely to get the nod ahead of left-armer Jason Lewry. Taylor, 25, has been
Albion are ready to resist a bid by ex-boss Micky Adams to lure youth team coach Dean Wilkins to Leicester as his No. 2. Wilkins is still a target for Adams, together with his former assistant at the Seagulls Alan Cork. Albion chief executive Martin Perry
An inquest is to be held on a 73-year-old patient who fell from a window of a third-floor hospital annexe. Ronald Tomlin, of The Drive, Hove, had been a patient at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, and was convalescing at The Patient Hotel opposite
Abbey National shares fell ten per cent after the bank warned full-year pre-tax profits would be substantially short of expectations. The mortgage lender blamed the decline on the impact of writing off debts in its wholesale banking unit, responsible
Two football-mad friends have taken a ball halfway round the world on a trip they hope could be the World Cup's answer to the Olympic flame. Phil Wake and Christian Wach have stopped off for impromptu matches with everyone from Tibetan monks to government
Wall-crawling, web-slinging, tingling spidersense abilities are now at your fingertips. This is possible as the inevitable game tie-in for the imminent Spider- Man movie bursts on to a PlayStation2 console near you. Activision has put some effort into
If you ever wanted to drive a massive truck at high speeds with no regard for other road users, try JoWooD Production's new King of the Road game. It relies mainly on strategy and, although driving ability comes into the equation, the player who dares
Two car criminals gave themselves up to police - because they'd read The Argus. The pair had seen how specially-trained police dogs were now being used to catch car thieves. So they decided not to chance their arms when PCs Mark Oakley and John Ivatt
Pop Idol star Will Young celebrated his second week at number one - by dropping in to Brighton to do some shopping. Fans trailed in his wake as he toured the historic Lanes shopping area with a friend. But some claim they were left cold when the Light
Klez may not be a word many people are familiar with but it is the name given to one of the most annoying, destructive and vicious email viruses that has been seen for some time. It is very good at disguising itself as something else. It arrives in your
Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills told of their nerves and excitement as they prepared to tie the knot at an Irish castle today. Sir Paul, 59, wearing a blue sweater and grey trousers, passed a rose to Ms Mills and kissed her twice as more than 200
Parents whose children go to a split-site primary school say they will fight for a single location despite a decision by councillors last night. Brighton and Hove City Council last year merged Goldstone Junior School with Knoll Infant School in Hove with
Property millionaire Nicholas Van Hoogstraten today told a jury about a series of payments made to his alleged hitman. But the tycoon insisted the thousands of pounds that changed hands constituted a loan account. The prosecution alleges Hoogstraten paid
A record number of visitors flocked to Wakehurst Place in the past year, figures released today show. The attraction near Ardingly has had its most successful year since records began. More than 319,000 people visited the garden and Millennium Seedbank
It is claimed more than 30,000 search engines exist across the web but more than 95 per cent of all searches are carried out using only 15 of them. So how can you ensure your web site is listed by those 15 search engines and, more importantly, appears
Huge images will be projected on to Shoreham Power Station as part of a digital art event. Artist Malcolm Buchanan-Dick, from Shoreham, will project images up to 70ft high on to the west side of the power station as part of Adur Festival's Projected series
A secure online examination system developed by a Brighton firm has been praised by leading politicians. Exam on Demand (ExOD) received backing for its unique system when it was visited last week by Hove MP Ivor Caplin and Lord Bassam of Brighton. They
A 35-year-old man has been arrested after scenes of World Cup violence in Worthing earlier this month. Mark Riley, from Goring, was arrested after the England v Sweden game on June 2. He has been charged with affray and possession of cannabis and has
In the same good-time groove after 30 years, The Average White Band are sticking to their principles. Workmanlike performers who know their strengths, they deliver wall-to-wall funk, softened by occasional soul-tinged harmonies. Their new material, led
Firefighters across Sussex were joining a national demonstration today to demand a pay increase of more than £8,000. Thirty firefighters and officers from Eastbourne were joining 200 colleagues from Hastings, Brighton and Hove, Worthing, Burgess Hill
A battling pensioner is celebrating after taking on the might of a multinational oil giant - and coming out on top. Councillor Peter Willows started fighting when Esso said it planned to sell alcohol at its garage next to Hove railway station. The 70-
The award for Sussex Businessman/Businesswoman of the Year has been revived by popular demand. Dropped last year to make way for new categories, its inclusion this year takes the number of awards up to 12. The sponsor is Southern FM and principal judge
How appropriate the prize Hereford bull Sarabande Ferrari should be renamed Beckham. Becks is a bull, being born on May 2 under the sign of Taurus. Let's hope he shows his true Taurean nature and stubbornly refuses to come home without the World Cup.
David Beckham insists that England must ignore the scoreline from the other final game in their World Cup group tomorrow. France's exit with just one point after their defeat by Denmark today has opened up England's potential route to the semi-finals,
France's dream of retaining the World Cup was finally shattered today after a stunning 2-0 defeat to Denmark. The result left the reigning World and European champions rock bottom of a group they were expected to win. Having lost their opening game to
The Republic of Ireland breezed into the knockout stages with a 3-0 win over Saudi Arabia in Yokohama today. The Irish knew they had to win by two goals to be certain of qualifying and second half goals from Gary Breen and Damian Duff settled it after
A 35-year-old man has been arrested after scenes of World Cup violence in Worthing earlier this month. Mark Riley, from Goring, was arrested after the England v Sweden game on June 2. He has been charged with affray and possession of cannabis and has
Friends and relatives have paid tribute to a motorcycle racer who was killed in a crash at the famous Brands Hatch circuit. Gavin Turner, 30, of Dallington Road, Eastbourne, was killed on Saturday after his powerful Kawasaki ZX9R 900 was shunted from
Friends and relatives have paid tribute to a motorcycle racer who was killed in a crash at the famous Brands Hatch circuit. Gavin Turner, 30, of Dallington Road, Eastbourne, was killed on Saturday after his powerful Kawasaki ZX9R 900 was shunted from
I congratulate the universities for giving their students a great life and great education. Pity our social services and care for elderly people can't match. -Sydney Hetherington, Cavendish Place, Eastbourne
People who use Queen's Park in Brighton have been asking for children's toilets there for years. The last petition apparently had more than 2,000 signatures. Councillor Jackie Lythell says: "All three Queen's Park Ward councillors have been asking for
With regard to the tradesmen's parking violation waiver scheme, I remember, during consultations prior to Brighton and Hove City Council's takeover of parking enforcement, we were told as many extra parking spaces as safely possible would be created by
Never mind window dressing - five shopkeepers showed off their wares with some window UNdressing. Surprised passers-by got an eyeful when the traders staged a Full Monty-style strip in a shop window. Products from their shops were all that protected the
No amount of comparative mathematics and statistics will ever convince us Councillor Ken Bodfish is right. No matter how you look at it, £150,000 is just that, not a comparison between how much is spent on education and social care and buying expensive
Councillor Ken Bodfish (Letters, June 8) shows the essential difference between the Labour council and the Conservative group in its attitude to the people's money and the way it is spent. Coun Bodfish contends the money for the Capital of Culture bid
It is disappointing to see John Parry adding to misinformation about asylum seekers (June 7) when he links "big improvements in welfare benefits" to a rise in numbers of applications. While the arguments about asylum are complex, the facts on benefits
Billy Taylor is poised to make his first Championship appearance since last July when Sussex face Yorkshire at Headingley tomorrow. Taylor is included in a squad of 12 and is likely to get the nod ahead of left-armer Jason Lewry. Taylor, 25, has been
Albion are ready to resist a bid by ex-boss Micky Adams to lure youth team coach Dean Wilkins to Leicester as his No. 2. Wilkins is still a target for Adams, together with his former assistant at the Seagulls Alan Cork. Albion chief executive Martin Perry
Abbey National shares fell ten per cent after the bank warned full-year pre-tax profits would be substantially short of expectations. The mortgage lender blamed the decline on the impact of writing off debts in its wholesale banking unit, responsible
Two football-mad friends have taken a ball halfway round the world on a trip they hope could be the World Cup's answer to the Olympic flame. Phil Wake and Christian Wach have stopped off for impromptu matches with everyone from Tibetan monks to government
The key to successful contact management is linking your people, processes and technology to deliver the highest possible level of customer service. Given the time constraints faced by anyone in business, this is a tall order. Sage Contact Manager allows
If you ever wanted to drive a massive truck at high speeds with no regard for other road users, try JoWooD Production's new King of the Road game. It relies mainly on strategy and, although driving ability comes into the equation, the player who dares
Like most people in business, I am given dozens of cards every week and keeping track of the names and addresses is a nightmare. That was until I tried the CardScan Executive colour card scanner This clever device allows you to drop a business card into
Two car criminals gave themselves up to police - because they'd read The Argus. The pair had seen how specially-trained police dogs were now being used to catch car thieves. So they decided not to chance their arms when PCs Mark Oakley and John Ivatt
Country dwellers are at a disadvantage when it comes to getting a decent job, according to a report from IBM. City folk get all the best breaks and the best salaries - and it is all down to a lack of technology. Telecommuting and online shopping were
With summer virtually here and all those winter woolies packed away, it's time to slip into something more comfortable, like a little dress. The warmer weather brings a chance to liberate your femininity and float around in something floral. But before
With the nation in a state of football fever, scientists at the University of Bath have been using software to study the art of "spin". The element used by free-kick takers like David Beckham to score vital goals. They have been measuring the flight of
Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills told of their nerves and excitement as they prepared to tie the knot at an Irish castle today. Sir Paul, 59, wearing a blue sweater and grey trousers, passed a rose to Ms Mills and kissed her twice as more than 200
Parents whose children go to a split-site primary school say they will fight for a single location despite a decision by councillors last night. Brighton and Hove City Council last year merged Goldstone Junior School with Knoll Infant School in Hove with
The Liberal Democrats will hold their conference at the seaside in Sussex at least three times in the next five years. In a move worth millions of pounds to Brighton and Hove, the party has booked conferences in 2003 and 2006. It has already reserved
A record number of visitors flocked to Wakehurst Place in the past year, figures released today show. The attraction near Ardingly has had its most successful year since records began. More than 319,000 people visited the garden and Millennium Seedbank
Huge images will be projected on to Shoreham Power Station as part of a digital art event. Artist Malcolm Buchanan-Dick, from Shoreham, will project images up to 70ft high on to the west side of the power station as part of Adur Festival's Projected series
A secure online examination system developed by a Brighton firm has been praised by leading politicians. Exam on Demand (ExOD) received backing for its unique system when it was visited last week by Hove MP Ivor Caplin and Lord Bassam of Brighton. They
Two teenagers in a wrecking gang called the Jedi Knights who filmed their own vandalism sprees may have to apologise in person to their victims. The pair, both 15, were sentenced to six and four-month referral orders and ordered to pay compensation by
Four giant bronze busts worth a small fortune must stay where they are, a Government planning inspector has ruled. Developer Humphrey Avon wanted to remove the giant heads, called Desert Quartet, from a plinth overlooking Liverpool Gardens in Worthing
A teenager died last night after losing control of his car on a country road in West Sussex. The 17-year-old victim, who has not been named, died at the scene of the crash on the B2145 between Chichester and Selsey. Police say his Vauxhall Nova left the
Over Sea Under Stone have been together 18 months, but playing the Pavilion Theatre as a first headline Brighton gig didn't seem to faze them. The quiet bar was testimony to the very young crowd, many of whom were surely getting their initiation into
Eighteen months ago, colleagues broke into Tim Suter's flat when the 27-year-old failed to turn up for work. They found Tim dead in bed. He had suffered an epileptic seizure in his sleep. Only six days earlier, he had been best man at his brother's wedding
