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  • Home reprieve for widower

    A pensioner who was told he faced eviction just weeks after his wife died has now been told he can stay. Robert Groves, 68, was given six weeks to leave his two bedroom council home in Marden Close, Woodingdean, Brighton. He had shared the house with

  • Blunt Speaking, Minerva Theatre, Chichester

    It was a little like sitting at your grandfather's feet listening to him ramble on about his life. But this grandfather was a traitor to his country, a former spy for the KGB, a former knight of the realm and adviser to the Queen on her art collection

  • Olive evangelist on a fruitful mission

    Kourosh Salkhosh wants everyone to share his passion. He says olives are not properly appreciated in the UK because of inferior quality or bad presentation. But Kourosh, who runs Zaitoon Olives in Churchill Square's West Mall, travels around Europe to

  • Man dies in sea

    Teenage swimmers watched in horror as a man died in the sea off Brighton. The man was swimming when he ducked under the water and did not surface. The girl swimmers alerted a lifeguard who found the man floating face down. She brought the man to shore

  • Jobs market still buoyant

    A rise in unemployment in Sussex has had little effect on the opportunities available in the county's job market. In Brighton and Hove, the number of people looking for work continued to fall last month, bucking the national trend. Department of Employment

  • Crash throws dad from bed

    A pensioner was jolted out of his bed by the impact when a car smashed into the shop below his flat early today. Dozens of people ran into the street after the white BMW crashed into Pep the Printers in Tarring Road, Worthing, at about 2.30am. The car

  • Baby joins blue and white army

    At seven days old, Joseph Pirolli is almost certainly Brighton and Hove Albion's youngest supporter. His dad has seen to that. Joseph was registered with the Seagulls Club for junior fans within 13 hours of his birth. And the first thing he viewed on

  • Singh snubs Sussex

    Sussex have failed in their bid to sign Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh. Singh, 22, has opted to play for Lancashire next season, snubbing skipper Chris Adams who was keen to bring in the international bowler as his second overseas player. Singh, who is

  • City's status

    I agree with Melanie Nowocin (Letters, August 8). I moved to Lancashire after 35 years in Hove and, visiting relatives in Hove one year on, little has changed. Bad parking, dirty streets, piles of ripped black bin sacks everywhere, beggars, drunks and

  • Quids in?

    Of course Alastair Cooke was pleased to buy his council property (Letters, August 8). I am sure he insisted on paying the full market price, like the rest of us have to. I am sure he did not take the huge discount offered at the time. Of course he did

  • For a kick-off

    Most new dads spend the first few hours after their baby is born staring in disbelief at the little human being they have brought into the world. But when footie-mad Michael Pirolli's son was born he didn't waste any time pondering the wonders of birth

  • Power cut

    It's a bit thick Councillor Oxley complaining about powers taken away from local people (The Argus, August 9). When his party was in power, local councils were emasculated. If he believes in more power for the people, perhaps he should admit he is in

  • Breast cancer success

    Almost all women with suspected breast cancer urgently referred to hospital are being seen by a consultant within two weeks. Most hospitals in Sussex are managing to hit or get close to the Government's target for 100 per cent of women to be seen in that

  • Tree tops

    When tree-pruning was the responsibility of East Sussex County Council, trees were regularly and fiercely pruned. Even if they looked rather bare initially, they were at least kept under control and side-shoots from the trunks were unknown. Now they merely

  • Football: County League Round-up

    New managers suffered varying fortunes as the new County League division two season got underway with a mixture of rain, sun, controversy and goals. Keith Miles, Rye and Iden United's new player-manager, was sent off for violent conduct after just 25

  • Cricket: Herstmonceux mop up

    A mopping up effort by their players maintained Herstmonceux's bid to return to division one of the East Sussex League at the first attempt. Thirty minutes before their match with Rottingdean was due to start, the Herstmonceux square was flooded. But,

  • Cricket: Adams tips Surrey

    Skipper Chris Adams was still relishing Sussex's first win over Surrey since 1994 today - but he insists the Championship pennant will still flutter over the Oval at season's end. Sunday's four-wicket win leaves third-placed Sussex 23.75 points behind

  • Hospitals bus judged a success

    A staff transport scheme offering free bus links between Brighton's main hospitals has been hailed a success. There have been more than 8,000 journeys between the Royal Sussex and Brighton General Hospital since the pilot project was launched. A further

  • Views sought on threatened church

    People are being urged to share their views on the future of a Brighton church which is threatened with closure. A declining congregation and the cost of running St Augustine and St Saviour has led church commissioners to propose shutting the 100-year-old

  • You can't get cheaper

    Ford is to sell car repair chain Kwik-Fit for a third of the price the motor giant paid for the operation three years ago. The Edinburgh-based business is going to private equity group CVC Capital Partners for £330 million. The move is part of Ford's

  • Surprise rise in inflation

    Inflation figures produced another surprise today after the underlying rate rose by more than expected to two per cent. Analysts had been expecting a more modest 0.3 per cent increase in July's figure from the record low seen the previous month of 1.5

  • In Bloom judges head for city

    Judges for the Britain in Bloom competition will inspect the floral offerings of Brighton and Hove this week. Gardeners are putting the final touches to hanging baskets and flowerbeds in preparation for the arrival of judges on Friday. The city has made

  • Jail warning over street beating

    Three thugs face jail after they left a Brighton father-of-two for dead following a brutal street attack. Carlo Dawes, 25, of Newick Road, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, and two youths aged 15 and 16, who cannot be named for legal reasons, punched and kicked

  • Review: Aggressive Inline

    We've had Tony Hawk and his skateboard buddies and Dave Mirra and his BMX bandits. Now Taig Khris, Jaren Grob and the world's best inline skaters get pixilated and bring their high-flying, body-contorting craziness to PlayStation 2. There seems to be

  • Firm furnished with web gong

    A new media consultancy has turned the Mexican wave into a round of applause for its latest web site design. Lewes-based Harvard Consultancy Services has won a Golden Web award for its work on the site for Newhaven-based Mexican furniture specialists

  • Stay onside this season

    Football fans of every persuasion are turning their attention back to the domestic leagues after the frenzy of the World Cup. For those who can tear themselves away from the terraces and television screens, there are some top-scoring web sites to explore

  • Landmark lift is 100

    Celebrations have been held to mark the 100th anniversary of the East Hill lift in Hastings. The lift, which transports people up the cliff face to the summit, was opened in 1902 by the town's MP. The lift, the steepest of its kind in England, attracts

  • Village takes on BT in broadband dispute

    Nevermind the Government's broadband revolution, the village of Horsted Keynes has been staging a revolt of its own. The Government has set itself the target of making the UK the most competitive and extensive broadband market in the G8 by 2005 but 80

  • Race is on to get cultured

    Organisations and companies are being sought to help deliver Culture Online - the Government's vision to bring arts and culture into classrooms and homes using digital technology. The strong creative and new media industries in Sussex should ensure it

  • Boy slashed dog's throat

    A teenager slashed his dog's throat when he was banned from keeping the animal at home. The 14-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, took the dog to fields and cut a 3in gash in its throat with a penknife. The dog managed to slip its collar

  • Byte: Microsoft faces 20 years of checks

    Microsoft must put its Passport internet service through regular security checks for the next two decades. The US government decided the company had deceived consumers about how well it protected their personal information. The Federal Trade Commission

  • Byte: Lord of the ringing tills

    Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring sold a record-breaking 1.27 million DVD and video copies on its UK release day last Tuesday. JRR Tolkien's fantasy beat the previous record-holder Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, which sold 1.25

  • Byte: Group deny launch slip

    Vodafone has said it would not launch third generation (3G) mobile phones in the UK this year but denied delaying the roll-out. It is planning to trial the majority of its 3G services - the next generation of mobiles which allow internet access and other

  • Weird Web

    Surfers searching for an online zoo with a difference should enjoy this site. The Infrared Zoo has a collection of photos showing the heat radiated by a range of animals from alligators to worms. With infrared, it is possible to see the differences between

  • Pride In Brighton & Hove, August 10

    Thunder crashed but it was as if the sun still shone at Pride 2002 in Brighton. Rain-drenched revellers created one of the most colourful rainbows ever witnessed in the city. Thousands lined the streets to watch the spectacular carnival parade. Dazzling

  • Blunt Speaking, Minerva Theatre, Chichester

    It was a little like sitting at your grandfather's feet listening to him ramble on about his life. But this grandfather was a traitor to his country, a former spy for the KGB, a former knight of the realm and adviser to the Queen on her art collection

  • Track your move on the web

    The headache of moving house could be relieved thanks to a new internet conveyancing programme developed by Sussex solicitors FitzPatricks. Buyers and sellers can visit a secure section of the FitzPatricks' web site and see what progress is being made

  • Labour called on to help industry

    Business support organisation Sussex Enterprise has welcomed the Government's announcement it will focus on helping the UK's troubled manufacturing industry after years of neglect. Chief executive Mark Froud said: "The manufacturing industry accounts

  • Man dies in sea

    Teenage swimmers watched in horror as a man died in the sea off Brighton. The man was swimming when he ducked under the water and did not surface. The girl swimmers alerted a lifeguard who found the man floating face down. She brought the man to shore

  • Jobs market still buoyant

    A rise in unemployment in Sussex has had little effect on the opportunities available in the county's job market. In Brighton and Hove, the number of people looking for work continued to fall last month, bucking the national trend. Department of Employment

  • Crash throws dad from bed

    A pensioner was jolted out of his bed by the impact when a car smashed into the shop below his flat early today. Dozens of people ran into the street after the white BMW crashed into Pep the Printers in Tarring Road, Worthing, at about 2.30am. The car

  • Silver lining?

    "Well, at least that's washed the streets," I thought. "Every cloud has a silver lining." Then I realised rubbish going into drains blocks them, hence the kerbside puddles. Ah, well, soon there will be autumn leaves to enjoy. -Trevor Pateman, Dolphin

  • Baby joins blue and white army

    At seven days old, Joseph Pirolli is almost certainly Brighton and Hove Albion's youngest supporter. His dad has seen to that. Joseph was registered with the Seagulls Club for junior fans within 13 hours of his birth. And the first thing he viewed on

  • Hunt for sex attacker

    Police are searching for a sex attacker who dragged a woman to the ground and assaulted her in Haywards Heath. The 21-year-old victim was walking along a path between Milton Road and Lucastes Avenue, behind the Dolphin Leisure Centre, when she was assaulted

  • Boy slashed dog's throat

    A Mid Sussex teenager slashed his dog's throat when he was banned from keeping the animal at home. The 14-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, took the dog to fields and cut a 3in gash in its throat with a penknife. The dog managed to slip

  • Crash throws dad from bed

    A pensioner was jolted out of his bed by the impact when a car smashed into the shop below his Worthing flat early today. Dozens of people ran into the street after the white BMW crashed into Pep the Printers in Tarring Road at about 2.30am. The car is

  • Road shut in shooting probe

    Police sealed off an East Sussex road today while officers investigated reports of a drive-by shooting. Officers launched an investigation after a shot was allegedly fired from a moving car at another vehicle. There were no reports of injuries in the

  • Death in the cells

    An investigation has been launched after a 56-year-old man was found dead in an East Sussex police cell. The man was arrested on Saturday in Hastings. He was found in his cell with no pulse during a routine inspection at 5.40am yesterday. The man, who

  • Our rubbish is still here

    The rubbish has been sitting outside for 17 days. I have contacted Brighton and Hove City Council on several occasions and each time have been told it would be collected either that day or the next and it just has not happened. We pay a lot of money so

  • Quids in?

    Of course Alastair Cooke was pleased to buy his council property (Letters, August 8). I am sure he insisted on paying the full market price, like the rest of us have to. I am sure he did not take the huge discount offered at the time. Of course he did

  • Screen gems

    I would very much like to thank the station manager and staff at Eastbourne for the space and facility extended to us over the past few months, offering us such a central location to enable us to screen women in central Eastbourne. In an age when there

  • Power cut

    It's a bit thick Councillor Oxley complaining about powers taken away from local people (The Argus, August 9). When his party was in power, local councils were emasculated. If he believes in more power for the people, perhaps he should admit he is in

  • Ours to keep

    Why the anxiety over the sale of Telscombe Tye? I am advised the Tye is owned by the residents of Telscombe Cliff. It was bought many years ago with the residents of the time having their rates increased to cover the cost. The council is the custodian

  • Unjust freedom to inflict such misery

    From time to time, travellers camp on Telscombe Tye. I have four objections to this. Firstly, they are breaking the law. There are large notices stating unauthorised vehicles are not allowed. Camping is strictly prohibited. When I pointed out to travellers

  • Cricket: Adams tips Surrey

    Skipper Chris Adams was still relishing Sussex's first win over Surrey since 1994 today - but he insists the Championship pennant will still flutter over the Oval at season's end. Sunday's four-wicket win leaves third-placed Sussex 23.75 points behind

  • Culip back to bolster Albion

    Albion captain Danny Cullip is ready to help make Withdean a First Division fortress. The influential centre half is expected to return for tonight's opening home match of the season against Coventry. Cullip missed Saturday's promising 3-1 win at Burnley

  • Views sought on threatened church

    People are being urged to share their views on the future of a Brighton church which is threatened with closure. A declining congregation and the cost of running St Augustine and St Saviour has led church commissioners to propose shutting the 100-year-old

  • You can't get cheaper

    Ford is to sell car repair chain Kwik-Fit for a third of the price the motor giant paid for the operation three years ago. The Edinburgh-based business is going to private equity group CVC Capital Partners for £330 million. The move is part of Ford's

  • Surprise inflation rise

    Inflation figures produced another surprise today after the underlying rate rose by more than expected to two per cent. Analysts had been expecting a more modest 0.3 per cent increase in July's figure from the record low seen the previous month of 1.5

  • Surprise rise in inflation

    Inflation figures produced another surprise today after the underlying rate rose by more than expected to two per cent. Analysts had been expecting a more modest 0.3 per cent increase in July's figure from the record low seen the previous month of 1.5

  • Review: BlackIce

    With everyone talking about hacker attacks, it's time to look at security software. There are a number of products on the market but BlackICE PC Protection is probably the best value for money and it really works. BlackICE is a belt and braces addition

  • Jail warning over street beating

    Three thugs face jail after they left a Brighton father-of-two for dead following a brutal street attack. Carlo Dawes, 25, of Newick Road, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, and two youths aged 15 and 16, who cannot be named for legal reasons, punched and kicked

  • Firm furnished with web gong

    A new media consultancy has turned the Mexican wave into a round of applause for its latest web site design. Lewes-based Harvard Consultancy Services has won a Golden Web award for its work on the site for Newhaven-based Mexican furniture specialists

  • Stay onside this season

    Football fans of every persuasion are turning their attention back to the domestic leagues after the frenzy of the World Cup. For those who can tear themselves away from the terraces and television screens, there are some top-scoring web sites to explore

  • Landmark lift is 100

    Celebrations have been held to mark the 100th anniversary of the East Hill lift in Hastings. The lift, which transports people up the cliff face to the summit, was opened in 1902 by the town's MP. The lift, the steepest of its kind in England, attracts

  • Free bus for breast unit campaigners

    A free bus service will be provided for campaigners who want to be present when the decision on Brighton's breast cancer unit is made. The idea that the Nigel Porter breast care unit could move out of the city has caused controversy. Bus company chief

  • Breast cancer success

    Almost all women with suspected breast cancer urgently referred to hospital are being seen by a consultant within two weeks. Most hospitals in Sussex are managing to hit or get close to the Government's target for 100 per cent of women to be seen in that

  • Byte: Burning issue

    An internet caf chain has been told to pay more than £100,000 for allowing customers to burn music onto CDs. easyInternetCaf let the British Phonographic Industry examine its hard drives but said the assessment of how much music was being downloaded and

  • Byte: Microsoft faces 20 years of checks

    Microsoft must put its Passport internet service through regular security checks for the next two decades. The US government decided the company had deceived consumers about how well it protected their personal information. The Federal Trade Commission

  • Byte: Lord of the ringing tills

    Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring sold a record-breaking 1.27 million DVD and video copies on its UK release day last Tuesday. JRR Tolkien's fantasy beat the previous record-holder Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, which sold 1.25

  • Byte: Group deny launch slip

    Vodafone has said it would not launch third generation (3G) mobile phones in the UK this year but denied delaying the roll-out. It is planning to trial the majority of its 3G services - the next generation of mobiles which allow internet access and other

  • Runaway snake comes home

    A pet snake has returned to his ten-year-old owner after surviving more than four months in the wilderness. Jericho the 2ft Mexican milk snake slithered out of Mark Rose's home in March and was feared to have perished in the chilly, wet spring weather

  • Home reprieve for widower

    A pensioner who was told he faced eviction just weeks after his wife died has now been told he can stay. Robert Groves, 68, was given six weeks to leave his two bedroom council home in Marden Close, Woodingdean, Brighton. He had shared the house with

  • Road shut in shooting probe

    Police sealed off an East Sussex road today while officers investigated reports of a drive-by shooting. Officers launched an investigation after a shot was allegedly fired from a moving car at another vehicle. There were no reports of injuries in the

  • Death in the cells

    An investigation has been launched after a 56-year-old man was found dead in an East Sussex police cell. The man was arrested on Saturday in Hastings. He was found in his cell with no pulse during a routine inspection at 5.40am yesterday. The man, who

  • Ex-soldiers fight for £5m building

    Bosses at a home for disabled old soldiers have suffered a setback in their quest to build a £5 million extension. Worthing Borough Council planners said the design and scale of the new ward annexe at Gifford House did not come up to scratch. Councillors

  • Award nod for centre

    Telegen, the Brighton-based call centre services provider, has been named as a finalist in the National Business Awards. The company, which last year won the Sussex Business of the Year, has been nominated in the sales strategy of the year category.

  • Olive evangelist on a fruitful mission

    Kourosh Salkhosh wants everyone to share his passion. He says olives are not properly appreciated in the UK because of inferior quality or bad presentation. But Kourosh, who runs Zaitoon Olives in Churchill Square's West Mall, travels around Europe to

  • Bat attack on boy, 13

    A teenager was beaten with a baseball bat early today as his mobile phone was stolen. The 13-year-old victim received bruising to his back and legs during the robbery in Parklands, Shoreham, just after midnight. His attacker was another youth on a mountain

  • Urban Housewife, by Lizzie Enfield

    Was trying to hold intelligent conversation with editor for which I was supposed to be writing piece about self-defence for women travellers. Had spent the preceding day practising shouting expletives, at top of voice, in north London community centre

  • Singh snubs Sussex

    Sussex have failed in their bid to sign Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh. Singh, 22, has opted to play for Lancashire next season, snubbing skipper Chris Adams who was keen to bring in the international bowler as his second overseas player. Singh, who is

  • Sex pest strikes

    A man stopped his car and indecently exposed himself to a 17-year-old girl in Lancing. He turned and got out of his red C-registered Fiesta after passing her in Wembley Avenue. He is described as about 22, 5ft 7in and skinny with short ginger hair, a

  • Neat solution

    I have been living in Brighton and Hove for 18 months and am disgusted at the dirty streets. Give everyone a wheelie bin. The seagulls peck at the bags and the contents are all over the place. Stop the bags being got at and you will halve the dirt in

  • City's status

    I agree with Melanie Nowocin (Letters, August 8). I moved to Lancashire after 35 years in Hove and, visiting relatives in Hove one year on, little has changed. Bad parking, dirty streets, piles of ripped black bin sacks everywhere, beggars, drunks and

  • For a kick-off

    Most new dads spend the first few hours after their baby is born staring in disbelief at the little human being they have brought into the world. But when footie-mad Michael Pirolli's son was born he didn't waste any time pondering the wonders of birth

  • The right thing to do

    Thanks to our article, 68-year-old Robert Groves has been told he can stay in the house he shared with his beloved wife before she died. Council leaders had told the grieving pensioner just weeks after the loss of his wife he would have to move out. They

  • Breast cancer success

    Almost all women with suspected breast cancer urgently referred to hospital are being seen by a consultant within two weeks. Most hospitals in Sussex are managing to hit or get close to the Government's target for 100 per cent of women to be seen in that

  • Tree tops

    When tree-pruning was the responsibility of East Sussex County Council, trees were regularly and fiercely pruned. Even if they looked rather bare initially, they were at least kept under control and side-shoots from the trunks were unknown. Now they merely

  • Football: County League Round-up

    New managers suffered varying fortunes as the new County League division two season got underway with a mixture of rain, sun, controversy and goals. Keith Miles, Rye and Iden United's new player-manager, was sent off for violent conduct after just 25

  • Remember the heroes

    Men who put their lives on the line during the Suez Canal crisis are among society's unsung heroes. Whereas servicemen in the Lebanon, the Gulf and Falklands Wars have been awarded service medals for risking their lives, the soldiers involved in the conflict

  • Cricket: Herstmonceux mop up

    A mopping up effort by their players maintained Herstmonceux's bid to return to division one of the East Sussex League at the first attempt. Thirty minutes before their match with Rottingdean was due to start, the Herstmonceux square was flooded. But,

  • Cricket: Broadwater on the up

    Broadwater are celebrating their return to the top flight after the dire weather sealed their promotion from division two. The Worthing side's home match against Barns Green was abandoned in the ninth over just after Fitzroy Hodges bowled Martin Hennock

  • Hospitals bus judged a success

    A staff transport scheme offering free bus links between Brighton's main hospitals has been hailed a success. There have been more than 8,000 journeys between the Royal Sussex and Brighton General Hospital since the pilot project was launched. A further

  • In Bloom judges head for city

    Judges for the Britain in Bloom competition will inspect the floral offerings of Brighton and Hove this week. Gardeners are putting the final touches to hanging baskets and flowerbeds in preparation for the arrival of judges on Friday. The city has made

  • Pub calls time on noise

    A Brighton venue claims to be the first in the country to sign up to a new scheme designed to reduce noise pollution. The Hanbury Arms hopes to reduce noise coming from the pub by joining the Soundsense project, set up by the Brighton-based Noise Abatement

  • Call to extend car ban

    Hove MP Ivor Caplin wants longer pedestrianisation hours brought in during the summer for George Street. He believes traffic should be barred for an extra four hours, until 8pm. Mr Caplin will make the suggestion at a meeting of Hove Business Association

  • Patients praise overseas ops

    A pilot project to send patients to overseas hospitals for operations has been hailed a success. Four out of every five patients who took part in the Government scheme said they were "very satisfied" with their treatment, says an independent report by

  • Review: Freekstyle

    Electronic Arts has a winning formula for larger-than-life games so it's no surprise its latest title is more evolution than revolution. Freekstyle for the PlayStation 2 takes the thrills and spills from snowboarding games SSX and SSX Tricky, puts them

  • Review: Aggressive Inline

    We've had Tony Hawk and his skateboard buddies and Dave Mirra and his BMX bandits. Now Taig Khris, Jaren Grob and the world's best inline skaters get pixilated and bring their high-flying, body-contorting craziness to PlayStation 2. There seems to be

  • Campaign: Beach doesn't clean itself

    As dawn breaks, the seafront shimmers in the sunlight and Brighton welcomes another warm summer's day. Windows glisten in the morning sun and each wave glints as light is reflected and refracted through the water. But the day's first rays also reveal

  • Competition

    The Sum Of All Fears is the latest game based on one of Tom Clancy's novels and follows award-winning outings in Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six. The game ties-in with the release of the film of the same name starring Ben Affleck and Morgan Freeman. It is

  • Parking zone blockade threat

    Angry Hove residents are threatening to blockade their road in a row over controversial parking zones. They plan to set up a barricade to stop anyone who does not live there from using it as a free car park. Company secretary Pamela Skerry claims the

  • Village takes on BT in broadband dispute

    Nevermind the Government's broadband revolution, the village of Horsted Keynes has been staging a revolt of its own. The Government has set itself the target of making the UK the most competitive and extensive broadband market in the G8 by 2005 but 80

  • Race is on to get cultured

    Organisations and companies are being sought to help deliver Culture Online - the Government's vision to bring arts and culture into classrooms and homes using digital technology. The strong creative and new media industries in Sussex should ensure it

  • Boy slashed dog's throat

    A teenager slashed his dog's throat when he was banned from keeping the animal at home. The 14-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, took the dog to fields and cut a 3in gash in its throat with a penknife. The dog managed to slip its collar

  • Byte: Men keen to meet fe-mailers

    Men looking for love on the internet are keener to meet women with whom they exchange emails than their female counterparts. A poll of 14,000 subscribers by udate.com found 42 per cent of men were willing to see someone after only one to five emails,

  • Net shopper, with Susan Rice

    Preparing the nursery is one of the many exciting parts of being pregnant. It means your baby is nearly due and the whole thing is somehow becoming more real. So, it's a little unfortunate the time when you want to shop is the time when your ankles start

  • Weird Web

    Surfers searching for an online zoo with a difference should enjoy this site. The Infrared Zoo has a collection of photos showing the heat radiated by a range of animals from alligators to worms. With infrared, it is possible to see the differences between

  • Pride In Brighton & Hove, August 10

    Thunder crashed but it was as if the sun still shone at Pride 2002 in Brighton. Rain-drenched revellers created one of the most colourful rainbows ever witnessed in the city. Thousands lined the streets to watch the spectacular carnival parade. Dazzling

  • Road shut in shooting probe

    Police sealed off an East Sussex road today while officers investigated reports of a drive-by shooting. Officers launched an investigation after a shot was allegedly fired from a moving car at another vehicle. There were no reports of injuries in the

  • Death in the cells

    An investigation has been launched after a 56-year-old man was found dead in an East Sussex police cell. The man was arrested on Saturday in Hastings. He was found in his cell with no pulse during a routine inspection at 5.40am yesterday. The man, who

  • Ex-soldiers fight for £5m building

    Bosses at a home for disabled old soldiers have suffered a setback in their quest to build a £5 million extension. Worthing Borough Council planners said the design and scale of the new ward annexe at Gifford House did not come up to scratch. Councillors

  • Award nod for centre

    Telegen, the Brighton-based call centre services provider, has been named as a finalist in the National Business Awards. The company, which last year won the Sussex Business of the Year, has been nominated in the sales strategy of the year category.

  • Track your move on the web

    The headache of moving house could be relieved thanks to a new internet conveyancing programme developed by Sussex solicitors FitzPatricks. Buyers and sellers can visit a secure section of the FitzPatricks' web site and see what progress is being made

  • Labour called on to help industry

    Business support organisation Sussex Enterprise has welcomed the Government's announcement it will focus on helping the UK's troubled manufacturing industry after years of neglect. Chief executive Mark Froud said: "The manufacturing industry accounts

  • Bat attack on boy, 13

    A teenager was beaten with a baseball bat early today as his mobile phone was stolen. The 13-year-old victim received bruising to his back and legs during the robbery in Parklands, Shoreham, just after midnight. His attacker was another youth on a mountain

  • Silver lining?

    "Well, at least that's washed the streets," I thought. "Every cloud has a silver lining." Then I realised rubbish going into drains blocks them, hence the kerbside puddles. Ah, well, soon there will be autumn leaves to enjoy. -Trevor Pateman, Dolphin

  • Urban Housewife, by Lizzie Enfield

    Was trying to hold intelligent conversation with editor for which I was supposed to be writing piece about self-defence for women travellers. Had spent the preceding day practising shouting expletives, at top of voice, in north London community centre

  • Our rubbish is still here

    The rubbish has been sitting outside for 17 days. I have contacted Brighton and Hove City Council on several occasions and each time have been told it would be collected either that day or the next and it just has not happened. We pay a lot of money so

  • Neat solution

    I have been living in Brighton and Hove for 18 months and am disgusted at the dirty streets. Give everyone a wheelie bin. The seagulls peck at the bags and the contents are all over the place. Stop the bags being got at and you will halve the dirt in

  • Screen gems

    I would very much like to thank the station manager and staff at Eastbourne for the space and facility extended to us over the past few months, offering us such a central location to enable us to screen women in central Eastbourne. In an age when there

  • The right thing to do

    Thanks to our article, 68-year-old Robert Groves has been told he can stay in the house he shared with his beloved wife before she died. Council leaders had told the grieving pensioner just weeks after the loss of his wife he would have to move out. They

  • Remember the heroes

    Men who put their lives on the line during the Suez Canal crisis are among society's unsung heroes. Whereas servicemen in the Lebanon, the Gulf and Falklands Wars have been awarded service medals for risking their lives, the soldiers involved in the conflict

  • Ours to keep

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