Dishy air steward Ian Richardson has been cutting back on the duty free in a bid to become Britain's sexiest man. His bid for stardom started when he was approached by a television producer while dancing at a Brighton club. The week-long live Carlton
Six months ago self-confessed "teenage tearaway" Terri Moss was not expected to pass any GCSEs - and she could not care less. Wild child Terri missed more classes than she attended. But she finally decided to change her ways - and was rewarded yesterday
Baby Lewis Young made a dramatic entrance to the world - on the back seat of his grandmother's Vauxhall Cavalier. Debbie Keep's waters broke shortly before 10.45pm on Wednesday, en route from her home in Seaford to hospital in Eastbourne with her mum
Two men behind a multi-million pound international drug trafficking ring have been jailed for a total of 26 years. Scott Dawson, 27, and David Hamberger, 56, used their jobs at a legitimate export firm in Crawley to send consignments of ecstasy and amphetamines
I agree with Roy Banks about the great Irish tenor Josef Locke (Letters, August 20). He was a lovely person. Did readers see the film of his life, Hear My Song (1991)? It was broadcast on TV last year. Brilliant. -Margaret Kelly, Crawley Down
Every one of us should feel abject shame for the despicable behaviour of the Blair government towards white Zimbabwean farmers. There is only one word for its failure to lift a finger to help the farmers in their desperate predicament. It is racism. It
A superb slip catch by Tim Ambrose lifted Sussex spirits on the second day of the Championship match against Lancashire at Hove today. Ambrose dived to his right to cling on to a difficult chance when Mark Chilton drove outside off stump at Kevin Innes
A Brighton-based hair and beauty products firm has been fined £1,500 for failing to comply with packaging regulations. Capital Hair and Beauty Ltd, of Old London Road, Brighton, pleaded guilty to three offences of breaking environmental rules on packaging
Are car drivers becoming more clever? At about 9.20 the other morning, I was driving in Roedean Road near the junction with Wilson Avenue, Brighton, and had stopped at the traffic lights outside the fire station. A car was being driven down Wilson Avenue
It is curious the anonymous correspondent failed to mention, in his anti-British diatribe, the terrorist Jewish organisation Irgun Zwei Leumi, which blew up the King David Hotel in Jerusalem and other sites, killing many British people. Reading his incorrect
Bobby Zamora will throw the first pitch when British baseball's biggest weekend of the summer reaches a climax in Brighton on Sunday. Albion striker Zamora is the special guest for the sport's showpiece event, the final of the Final Four Championship
The place of birth section on little Lewis Young's birth certificate should make interesting reading. While most babies enter the world in a hospital ward or at home, Lewis decided that he simply could wait no longer. Lets just hope that "in a Vauxhall
Brighton and Hove residents would do well to reflect on the situation described by John Floate of Brighton Fire Alarms (The Argus, August 20): "If we have several calls during the day, we have to keep going down to the town hall to get a waiver for each
Mark Loram won £1,000 for his boss last night as Eastbourne Eagles went three points clear at the top of speedway's Elite League. Eagles came through with a 49-41 win over Poole at Arlington. Loram beat world champion Tony Rickardsson in heat 13 and that
The highly popular Burgess Hill Golf Centre stages the fourth visit for 60 South Region professionals for the PGA Short Course Championship. Preceding the event, next Thursday and Friday, is an opportunity for juniors to taste competition while the amateurs
Every year, as exams results continue to improve, there is a predictable chorus of wails and moans about standards slipping. Apart from having little basis on reality, this inevitably denigrates the achievements of young people who worked their socks
Scores of bikini-clad girls and hunky men proved a tonic for bleary-eyed motorists this morning. Sixty perfect specimens stood at strategic roadside locations in Brighton, Hove and Shoreham to promote radio station Juice 107.2. But the stunt backfired
I helped organise and took part in the parking protest by Traders Against Parking Persecution (Tapp) on Monday. Tapp members and I were furious to read Councillor Simon Battle's comment that it was reasonable to expect traders to pay to park (The Argus
Only two teams have garnered more batting bonus points than Sussex this season. But it was hard to see how. The county side collapsed alarmingly after Murray Goodwin and Tim Ambrose had wrested the initiative from Lancashire on the first day at Hove.
A third of Britain's workers have suffered or witnessed bullying. More than half of those cases involved bosses bullying their subordinates, according to research for recruitment specialists Eden Brown. Bullying goes on more often among people of the
Enterprise agency Edeal is searching for more mentors for its New Deal Self-Employment and Small Business Service schemes. Both programmes help people to start a business. Job Centres or the Small Business Service, two of Edeal's strategic partners, can
The company behind a revolutionary product that saves fuel and cuts pollution has been chosen by a team of Sussex business experts as an ideal case study. A call went out in July for small firms in their first two years of development to put themselves
Hill Barn has been sold by Worthing Borough Council for £2m to Richard Haygarth, the owner of Chichester GC. Some time ago the council decided to sell Hill Barn after it became clear the course needed an urgent capital injection. It was also agreed to
Controversial plans to impose a flood tax on homes in low-lying areas are to be abandoned, it emerged today. We told in February of residents' outrage at the proposal for them to pay a special precept to pay for flood defences. It provoked outrage among
As a 23-year-old female who has had a full driving licence for almost six years, has never needed to make a claim and has no motoring convictions, I did not even consider I might not be eligible for Sainsbury's motor insurance when I rang up for a quote
Wayne Gray wants to make it a grey day for Albion, months after helping them to the Second Division title. The speedy striker joined the Seagulls on loan from Wimbledon near the end of last season when Bobby Zamora was ruled out by injury. He scored a
A pensioner has been reunited with a plaque commemorating her dead nephew, four years after it was stolen. We appealed for information on Tuesday about a mystery tribute to Brian Blacker, which Sally Kennedy found outside her house in Harrington Road,
Hat-trick star Richard Hudson believes Bognor and Lewes can both challenge for promotion in the Ryman League. Hudson's treble helped Bognor thrash woeful Chertsey 6-0 on Tuesday to go top of Division One South after two games. He was then keen to find
Charlie Oatway has joined the chorus of disapproval from within the Albion camp over fans boycotting tomorrow's match against Wimbledon at Selhurst Park. The tough-tackling midfielder has branded the stay-away campaign "ludicrous" as he targets a healthy
Shoppers staged a muted return to the High Street last month, recording a weaker-than-expected bounce back from two months of falling sales. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed retail sales volumes rose 0.3 per cent, slightly below
Warranty specialist Domestic and General announced an 18 per cent fall in pre-tax profits after an increase in the number of customer claims. Earlier this year, the company bought call centre firm Inkfish, which employs 420 people in its Brighton office
Shares in Horsham-based insurer Royal and Sun Alliance (RSA) climbed eight per cent amid speculation a bidder could come forward. Traders seeking to explain the move also pointed to rumours chief executive Bob Mendelsohn had quit, although this was firmly
A husband and wife have volunteered to become 'guardian angels', offering protection to victims of street crime. Geoff and Carol Dawes will be trained to look after frightened victims as part of a new Safe Shops initiative in Kemp Town, Brighton. People
Louts who carry out assaults and vandalism on buses in Sussex will be targeted in a new crackdown. Youths throwing objects through vehicles' windscreens have been causing growing problems in Brighton and Hove for years. There have also been attacks on
The Jill Windmill on top of Clayton Down, near Hassocks, is enjoying a summer break and makeover. Michael Peat, a member of the preservation society looking after the 170-year-old mill, said: "We have taken two sails down for renovation and repairs. "
A black police inspector who was racially abused by officers as a young man hopes to help cement relations with Crawley's ethnic community. Chief Inspector Kul Verma is leaving his present job in Brighton and Hove to take up a new post in Crawley. He
It had to happen sooner or later. I don't mean a Saturday home defeat for Albion, or the first one as manager for Martin Hinshelwood. The former hadn't occurred for more than two-and-a-half years, the latter for nine if you include Hinsh's fleeting stints
War veterans are flying to commemorate the 60th anniversary of a wartime raid and the role of Canadian soldiers stationed in Sussex. The Dieppe mission on August 19, 1942, was the Allies' most ambitious seaborne raid on German-occupied Europe. More than
Colleagues of a mother who had her son 14 weeks early have raised cash to buy baby monitoring gear for the hospital that saved him. Jane Wilcock, 33, enjoyed a straightforward pregnancy until week 26 when she began experiencing back pains. The mum-to-be
This is the first concert of the Worthing Symphony Orchestra's new season. The season will include performances of all the Beethoven Piano Concertos and opens with, appropriately, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 1 in C major, played by Florian Uhligh. Also
A chaotic bookshop which recently closed down has been transformed into a temporary gallery space by artist Caroline Brown. "I loved this bookshop - it's very sad that it has gone. I like to think the exhibition will be more than just an opportunity to
Brighton Jazz Club's attraction on August 23 is top trumpeter Damon Brown, with a bigger line-up than originally billed. He is leading his acclaimed quintet, placing him alongside the powerful tenor sax of Ed Jones. Brown and Jones have variously played
Glyndebourne's festival opera season draws to a close this weekend with two dazzling shows. A lavish and extravagant production, Bizet's Carmen soon became one of the most popular operas of all time. When composing Carmen, Bizet moved far away from the
From classic Shakespeare to murdered Agatha Christie, plus eight-woman tap-dancing comedy and one-woman wit, here are our tips. ROMEO AND JULIET, Chichester Festival Theatre, until October 5 Shakespeare's immortal tragedy is performed at the venue for
Tributes to The King and The Carpenters, an introduction to Algerian rai and a deep'n'heavy Shaka night ... it's all here. THE ELVIS COLLECTION, Pavilion Theatre, Marine Parade, Worthing, August 25 Billy J McGregor and his ten-piece band pay tribute to
This week's picks are the last of the summer Fruit and a night of everything funky from disco to house with Norman Jay. DECOY, Arc, Kings Road Arches, Brighton, August 24 Don't get upset now but the Wild Fruit summer season of Decoy parties ends tomorrow
Cellist Julian Lloyd Webber and local classical guitar hero Richard Durrant lead an exciting line-up of soloists for the Philharmonic's new season. Back in the Dome for its first full season since the hall's three-year closure, the BPO has fixed up a
After a month in Edinburgh, the Komedia crew are back with a cracking autumn programme of theatre, comedy and cabaret. It gets off to a dazzling start with Australian comic Bob Downe on September 3 and 4. Bob does to the Seventies what Dame Edna Everage
Baby Lewis Young made a dramatic entrance to the world - on the back seat of his grandmother's Vauxhall Cavalier. Debbie Keep's waters broke shortly before 10.45pm on Wednesday, en route from her home in Seaford to hospital in Eastbourne with her mum
The minister and congregation of Southern Cross Evangelical Church, Portslade, have made a feasibility study of the biblical story of Noah's Ark and have shown there would have been room for all the animals. For centuries people have swallowed the claims
I agree with Roy Banks about the great Irish tenor Josef Locke (Letters, August 20). He was a lovely person. Did readers see the film of his life, Hear My Song (1991)? It was broadcast on TV last year. Brilliant. -Margaret Kelly, Crawley Down
Every one of us should feel abject shame for the despicable behaviour of the Blair government towards white Zimbabwean farmers. There is only one word for its failure to lift a finger to help the farmers in their desperate predicament. It is racism. It
A drink-driver who was banned from the wheel when he crashed, injuring two people, has been jailed for just 18 months. Pictures of the crash were released to the Press by a judge as a stark warning after a harrowing court case. Gareth McGee, also known
A black and white kitten was found abandoned in a shoe box in Crawley with two bite wounds to its side. It is believed the bites on the kitten, which was discovered in Lowe Close, were caused by a dog. A resident found the kitten and called the RSPCA,
A police chief has admitted his staff made a mistake when they failed to attend a restaurant where a suspected burglar was being held. An investigation has been launched after Din Mohammed and his son Dil were twice told police could not attend Karims
It is curious the anonymous correspondent failed to mention, in his anti-British diatribe, the terrorist Jewish organisation Irgun Zwei Leumi, which blew up the King David Hotel in Jerusalem and other sites, killing many British people. Reading his incorrect
Bobby Zamora will throw the first pitch when British baseball's biggest weekend of the summer reaches a climax in Brighton on Sunday. Albion striker Zamora is the special guest for the sport's showpiece event, the final of the Final Four Championship
The place of birth section on little Lewis Young's birth certificate should make interesting reading. While most babies enter the world in a hospital ward or at home, Lewis decided that he simply could wait no longer. Lets just hope that "in a Vauxhall
Brighton and Hove residents would do well to reflect on the situation described by John Floate of Brighton Fire Alarms (The Argus, August 20): "If we have several calls during the day, we have to keep going down to the town hall to get a waiver for each
Every year, as exams results continue to improve, there is a predictable chorus of wails and moans about standards slipping. Apart from having little basis on reality, this inevitably denigrates the achievements of young people who worked their socks
Former Charlton striker Mike Flanagan has teamed up with his son to help Hastings United get established in the premier division. Flanagan is the new coach after Jack Dalton quit due to work commitments and he hopes to put his experience to good use at
A senior police officer has quite rightly admitted mistakes were made in the case of a suspected burglar being detained at a Hove restaurant. Din Mohammed and his son Dil held the man for more than an hour after he was discovered on their premises, before
Only two teams have garnered more batting bonus points than Sussex this season. But it was hard to see how. The county side collapsed alarmingly after Murray Goodwin and Tim Ambrose had wrested the initiative from Lancashire on the first day at Hove.
A third of Britain's workers have suffered or witnessed bullying. More than half of those cases involved bosses bullying their subordinates, according to research for recruitment specialists Eden Brown. Bullying goes on more often among people of the
Enterprise agency Edeal is searching for more mentors for its New Deal Self-Employment and Small Business Service schemes. Both programmes help people to start a business. Job Centres or the Small Business Service, two of Edeal's strategic partners, can
Controversial plans to impose a flood tax on homes in low-lying areas are to be abandoned, it emerged today. We told in February of residents' outrage at the proposal for them to pay a special precept to pay for flood defences. It provoked outrage among
Wayne Gray wants to make it a grey day for Albion, months after helping them to the Second Division title. The speedy striker joined the Seagulls on loan from Wimbledon near the end of last season when Bobby Zamora was ruled out by injury. He scored a
Burgess Hill could be without 12 players as the FA Cup trail gets under way tomorrow. The Hillians have ten players definitely out for the extra preliminary round trip to Wessex League side Moneyfields. Ben Andrews, Ashley Carr, Richard Carter and Aaron
Hat-trick star Richard Hudson believes Bognor and Lewes can both challenge for promotion in the Ryman League. Hudson's treble helped Bognor thrash woeful Chertsey 6-0 on Tuesday to go top of Division One South after two games. He was then keen to find
Two historic sites in Sussex are open to the public free of charge over the bank holiday weekend. Boxgrove Priory, four miles east of Chichester, is the remains of a priory built in the 12th Century. It is open free of charge over the weekend. Also open
Skipper Peter Fear could return for Crawley at Tamworth tomorrow as Billy Smith's side chase their first premier division win of the season. Fear missed the first two games because of an ankle injury, but he will be in the squad after coming through training
Police have cited Fatboy Slim's beach party as the reason they have refused to support plans for a bonfire, torchlit procession and fireworks event. Officials at Eastbourne Bonfire Society had hoped to restore the event on December 7 after a 35-year absence
Volunteers are being invited to help get rid of graffiti taggers' scrawls in the Maybridge and Durrington areas of Worthing. A spokesman for the Genie Graffiti Wipeout day said: "We hope this year's event will be even more successful than last. "All volunteers
A husband and wife have volunteered to become 'guardian angels', offering protection to victims of street crime. Geoff and Carol Dawes will be trained to look after frightened victims as part of a new Safe Shops initiative in Kemp Town, Brighton. People
The Jill Windmill on top of Clayton Down, near Hassocks, is enjoying a summer break and makeover. Michael Peat, a member of the preservation society looking after the 170-year-old mill, said: "We have taken two sails down for renovation and repairs. "
A pub regular has vowed to boycott his local watering hole if his favourite Sussex bitter is banned. Swiss-born Jrg Schlup has been drinking Harvey's for 35 years. But since Greene King Pub Partners took over the King's Head in North Chailey, near Lewes
War veterans are flying to commemorate the 60th anniversary of a wartime raid and the role of Canadian soldiers stationed in Sussex. The Dieppe mission on August 19, 1942, was the Allies' most ambitious seaborne raid on German-occupied Europe. More than
As a singer-songwriter, Jay Farrar chronicled the underbelly of the US and struck a chord with the people of industrial towns of the Mid-West. As the co-founder of seminal country band Uncle Tupelo and later Son Volt, Farrar was the architect of the alt.country
Colleagues of a mother who had her son 14 weeks early have raised cash to buy baby monitoring gear for the hospital that saved him. Jane Wilcock, 33, enjoyed a straightforward pregnancy until week 26 when she began experiencing back pains. The mum-to-be
This is the first concert of the Worthing Symphony Orchestra's new season. The season will include performances of all the Beethoven Piano Concertos and opens with, appropriately, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 1 in C major, played by Florian Uhligh. Also
A chaotic bookshop which recently closed down has been transformed into a temporary gallery space by artist Caroline Brown. "I loved this bookshop - it's very sad that it has gone. I like to think the exhibition will be more than just an opportunity to
Brighton Jazz Club's attraction on August 23 is top trumpeter Damon Brown, with a bigger line-up than originally billed. He is leading his acclaimed quintet, placing him alongside the powerful tenor sax of Ed Jones. Brown and Jones have variously played
From classic Shakespeare to murdered Agatha Christie, plus eight-woman tap-dancing comedy and one-woman wit, here are our tips. ROMEO AND JULIET, Chichester Festival Theatre, until October 5 Shakespeare's immortal tragedy is performed at the venue for
Tributes to The King and The Carpenters, an introduction to Algerian rai and a deep'n'heavy Shaka night ... it's all here. THE ELVIS COLLECTION, Pavilion Theatre, Marine Parade, Worthing, August 25 Billy J McGregor and his ten-piece band pay tribute to
The paintings of Brian Snyder and the wooden sculptures of Walter Bailey could not be more different but the contrast is successful. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Snyder describes his works as "American Aboriginal". Ten years ago, he saw an exhibition of
Cellist Julian Lloyd Webber and local classical guitar hero Richard Durrant lead an exciting line-up of soloists for the Philharmonic's new season. Back in the Dome for its first full season since the hall's three-year closure, the BPO has fixed up a
After a month in Edinburgh, the Komedia crew are back with a cracking autumn programme of theatre, comedy and cabaret. It gets off to a dazzling start with Australian comic Bob Downe on September 3 and 4. Bob does to the Seventies what Dame Edna Everage
A dedicated follower of fashion is trying to piece together designer Ben Sherman's early life at the cloth-cutting edge. Sherman was a style icon of the 20th Century. His clothes remain hugely popular on the High Street, boasting a worldwide following
The case in which two men in a car killed a pensioner and seriously injured his friend in Tyneside surely gives a wonderful opportunity to all would-be killers to get away with murder. What a ludicrous court decision. Because both men lied their heads
The minister and congregation of Southern Cross Evangelical Church, Portslade, have made a feasibility study of the biblical story of Noah's Ark and have shown there would have been room for all the animals. For centuries people have swallowed the claims
Crawley Town fan Steve Leake is unhappy at our coverage of his favourite football team. He cites the examples of two pre-season victories against Conference sides, which didn't merit a mention. "Surely you must realise the importance of support from the
Only two teams have garnered more batting bonus points than Sussex this season. But it was hard to see how. The county side collapsed alarmingly after Murray Goodwin and Tim Ambrose had wrested the initiative from Lancashire on the first day at Hove.
A drink-driver who was banned from the wheel when he crashed, injuring two people, has been jailed for just 18 months. Pictures of the crash were released to the Press by a judge as a stark warning after a harrowing court case. Gareth McGee, also known
A police chief has admitted his staff made a mistake when they failed to attend a restaurant where a suspected burglar was being held. An investigation has been launched after Din Mohammed and his son Dil were twice told police could not attend Karims
Gill Carpenter (Letters, August 22) writes about straight women in gay venues. I went to Club Revenge only a few weeks back as a gay man with my boyfriend and when we asked a gang of women who had invaded the male toilets if they would mind leaving so
I was appalled to read the hostility towards this country by the anonymous Jewish correspondent. No country was more generous to the Jews than the UK at the beginning of the 20th Century, when we allowed them not only to settle here in freedom but also
The main points of the anonymous correspondent (Letters, August 20) - the empty land of Palestine and a denial of the expulsion of the Palestinians - would be laughed out of court by any serious Israeli historian. Space prevents me from quoting from Simha
As a local trader (BJ's Home Maintenance), I look to service the urgent needs of my local community. The nature of my business is that people phone me with urgent needs for help around their homes for many reasons. They often have what, after the event
Former Charlton striker Mike Flanagan has teamed up with his son to help Hastings United get established in the premier division. Flanagan is the new coach after Jack Dalton quit due to work commitments and he hopes to put his experience to good use at
West Hove and Lewes will contest the Davies and Tate Trophy final at Crowborough Beacon on September 14. There was no stopping West Hove at Copthorne when they licked Royal Eastbourne 8-4 to enter the final of the Sussex Inter-Club Matchplay Knockout.
A senior police officer has quite rightly admitted mistakes were made in the case of a suspected burglar being detained at a Hove restaurant. Din Mohammed and his son Dil held the man for more than an hour after he was discovered on their premises, before
A Sussex firm has won national recognition for its technical testing services. Shoreham-based Young Calibration was founded in 1996 by Adrian Young as a one-person operation. It offered test services to the automotive industry but its services were in
A public relations firm has shown its commitment to the environment by becoming climate balanced. Award-winning Midnight Communications employed climate balance experts from C Level, to assess the environmental impact of its offices in Brighton and London
Burgess Hill could be without 12 players as the FA Cup trail gets under way tomorrow. The Hillians have ten players definitely out for the extra preliminary round trip to Wessex League side Moneyfields. Ben Andrews, Ashley Carr, Richard Carter and Aaron
Money went up in smoke after a fire broke out in a Sussex cash dispenser. Firefighters were called to Lloyds TSB in London Road, St Leonards, last night after a call saying the cash machine was smoking. When they arrived they had to force their way into
Sussex coach Peter Moores admitted his side "didn't fight hard enough" after a batting collapse against Lancashire on the first day of the Championship match against Hove. The county lost seven wickets for 50 runs as they were bowled out for 240 and Lancashire
A superb slip catch by Tim Ambrose lifted Sussex spirits on the second day of the Championship match against Lancashire at Hove today. Ambrose dived to his right to cling on to a difficult chance when Mark Chilton drove outside off stump at Kevin Innes
Two historic sites in Sussex are open to the public free of charge over the bank holiday weekend. Boxgrove Priory, four miles east of Chichester, is the remains of a priory built in the 12th Century. It is open free of charge over the weekend. Also open
Charlie Oatway has joined the chorus of disapproval from within the Albion camp over fans boycotting tomorrow's match against Wimbledon at Selhurst Park. The tough-tackling midfielder has branded the stay-away campaign "ludicrous" as he targets a healthy
Skipper Peter Fear could return for Crawley at Tamworth tomorrow as Billy Smith's side chase their first premier division win of the season. Fear missed the first two games because of an ankle injury, but he will be in the squad after coming through training
Police have cited Fatboy Slim's beach party as the reason they have refused to support plans for a bonfire, torchlit procession and fireworks event. Officials at Eastbourne Bonfire Society had hoped to restore the event on December 7 after a 35-year absence
Refuse collections in Brighton and Hove will be a day later next week following the August Bank Holiday. Refuse crews will also be working on Saturday, August 31, to pick up the normal Friday collection. Steve White, general manager of refuse and street
A blueprint to speed up traffic on the South Coast has been delayed. The document, the South Coast Multi-Modal Study, is now expected next week. Anti-road campaigners have condemned a series of improvements to main routes, particularly the east-west A27
The injured guard in the Gatwick security van robbery was sprayed with an unknown substance, police said today. The lone robber escaped with an estimated £250,000 in foreign currency in yesterday's raid. Detective Chief Inspector Mike Alderson said forensic
A pub regular has vowed to boycott his local watering hole if his favourite Sussex bitter is banned. Swiss-born Jrg Schlup has been drinking Harvey's for 35 years. But since Greene King Pub Partners took over the King's Head in North Chailey, near Lewes
As a singer-songwriter, Jay Farrar chronicled the underbelly of the US and struck a chord with the people of industrial towns of the Mid-West. As the co-founder of seminal country band Uncle Tupelo and later Son Volt, Farrar was the architect of the alt.country
The paintings of Brian Snyder and the wooden sculptures of Walter Bailey could not be more different but the contrast is successful. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Snyder describes his works as "American Aboriginal". Ten years ago, he saw an exhibition of
A dedicated follower of fashion is trying to piece together designer Ben Sherman's early life at the cloth-cutting edge. Sherman was a style icon of the 20th Century. His clothes remain hugely popular on the High Street, boasting a worldwide following
Dishy air steward Ian Richardson has been cutting back on the duty free in a bid to become Britain's sexiest man. His bid for stardom started when he was approached by a television producer while dancing at a Brighton club. The week-long live Carlton
Six months ago self-confessed "teenage tearaway" Terri Moss was not expected to pass any GCSEs - and she could not care less. Wild child Terri missed more classes than she attended. But she finally decided to change her ways - and was rewarded yesterday
The case in which two men in a car killed a pensioner and seriously injured his friend in Tyneside surely gives a wonderful opportunity to all would-be killers to get away with murder. What a ludicrous court decision. Because both men lied their heads
Two men behind a multi-million pound international drug trafficking ring have been jailed for a total of 26 years. Scott Dawson, 27, and David Hamberger, 56, used their jobs at a legitimate export firm in Crawley to send consignments of ecstasy and amphetamines
A police chief has admitted his staff made a mistake when they failed to attend a restaurant where a suspected burglar was being held. An investigation has been launched after Din Mohammed and his son Dil were twice told police could not attend Karims
Crawley Town fan Steve Leake is unhappy at our coverage of his favourite football team. He cites the examples of two pre-season victories against Conference sides, which didn't merit a mention. "Surely you must realise the importance of support from the
Police have cited Fatboy Slim's beach party as the reason they have refused to support plans for a bonfire, torchlit procession and fireworks event. Officials at Eastbourne Bonfire Society had hoped to restore the event on December 7 after a 35-year absence
A superb slip catch by Tim Ambrose lifted Sussex spirits on the second day of the Championship match against Lancashire at Hove today. Ambrose dived to his right to cling on to a difficult chance when Mark Chilton drove outside off stump at Kevin Innes
Only two teams have garnered more batting bonus points than Sussex this season. But it was hard to see how. The county side collapsed alarmingly after Murray Goodwin and Tim Ambrose had wrested the initiative from Lancashire on the first day at Hove.
A Brighton-based hair and beauty products firm has been fined £1,500 for failing to comply with packaging regulations. Capital Hair and Beauty Ltd, of Old London Road, Brighton, pleaded guilty to three offences of breaking environmental rules on packaging
Controversial plans to impose a flood tax on homes in low-lying areas are to be abandoned, it emerged today. We told in February of residents' outrage at the proposal for them to pay a special precept to pay for flood defences. It provoked outrage among
Pranksters chained a Mid Sussex hotel's gates together, leaving irate drivers unable to get in or out. Bosses at the Europa Hotel in Balcombe Road, Worth, near Crawley, were forced to call the fire brigade to cut the bike lock off at about midnight on
A Mid Sussex man stopped a fire spreading from his neighbours flat by throwing bottles of water at the flames. Firefighters today praised the man for his quick reactions following the blaze in Ivory Walk, Bewbush, at 4.40am. Neighbours reported seeing
The injured guard in the Gatwick security van robbery was sprayed with an unknown substance, police said today. The lone robber escaped with an estimated £250,000 in foreign currency in yesterday's raid. Detective Chief Inspector Mike Alderson said forensic
Gill Carpenter (Letters, August 22) writes about straight women in gay venues. I went to Club Revenge only a few weeks back as a gay man with my boyfriend and when we asked a gang of women who had invaded the male toilets if they would mind leaving so
Are car drivers becoming more clever? At about 9.20 the other morning, I was driving in Roedean Road near the junction with Wilson Avenue, Brighton, and had stopped at the traffic lights outside the fire station. A car was being driven down Wilson Avenue
I was appalled to read the hostility towards this country by the anonymous Jewish correspondent. No country was more generous to the Jews than the UK at the beginning of the 20th Century, when we allowed them not only to settle here in freedom but also
The main points of the anonymous correspondent (Letters, August 20) - the empty land of Palestine and a denial of the expulsion of the Palestinians - would be laughed out of court by any serious Israeli historian. Space prevents me from quoting from Simha
Mark Loram won £1,000 for his boss last night as Eastbourne Eagles went three points clear at the top of speedway's Elite League. Eagles came through with a 49-41 win over Poole at Arlington. Loram beat world champion Tony Rickardsson in heat 13 and that
The highly popular Burgess Hill Golf Centre stages the fourth visit for 60 South Region professionals for the PGA Short Course Championship. Preceding the event, next Thursday and Friday, is an opportunity for juniors to taste competition while the amateurs
Scores of bikini-clad girls and hunky men proved a tonic for bleary-eyed motorists this morning. Sixty perfect specimens stood at strategic roadside locations in Brighton, Hove and Shoreham to promote radio station Juice 107.2. But the stunt backfired
As a local trader (BJ's Home Maintenance), I look to service the urgent needs of my local community. The nature of my business is that people phone me with urgent needs for help around their homes for many reasons. They often have what, after the event
West Hove and Lewes will contest the Davies and Tate Trophy final at Crowborough Beacon on September 14. There was no stopping West Hove at Copthorne when they licked Royal Eastbourne 8-4 to enter the final of the Sussex Inter-Club Matchplay Knockout.
I helped organise and took part in the parking protest by Traders Against Parking Persecution (Tapp) on Monday. Tapp members and I were furious to read Councillor Simon Battle's comment that it was reasonable to expect traders to pay to park (The Argus
A Sussex firm has won national recognition for its technical testing services. Shoreham-based Young Calibration was founded in 1996 by Adrian Young as a one-person operation. It offered test services to the automotive industry but its services were in
A public relations firm has shown its commitment to the environment by becoming climate balanced. Award-winning Midnight Communications employed climate balance experts from C Level, to assess the environmental impact of its offices in Brighton and London
The company behind a revolutionary product that saves fuel and cuts pollution has been chosen by a team of Sussex business experts as an ideal case study. A call went out in July for small firms in their first two years of development to put themselves
Hill Barn has been sold by Worthing Borough Council for £2m to Richard Haygarth, the owner of Chichester GC. Some time ago the council decided to sell Hill Barn after it became clear the course needed an urgent capital injection. It was also agreed to
As a 23-year-old female who has had a full driving licence for almost six years, has never needed to make a claim and has no motoring convictions, I did not even consider I might not be eligible for Sainsbury's motor insurance when I rang up for a quote
Money went up in smoke after a fire broke out in a Sussex cash dispenser. Firefighters were called to Lloyds TSB in London Road, St Leonards, last night after a call saying the cash machine was smoking. When they arrived they had to force their way into
Sussex coach Peter Moores admitted his side "didn't fight hard enough" after a batting collapse against Lancashire on the first day of the Championship match against Hove. The county lost seven wickets for 50 runs as they were bowled out for 240 and Lancashire
A pensioner has been reunited with a plaque commemorating her dead nephew, four years after it was stolen. We appealed for information on Tuesday about a mystery tribute to Brian Blacker, which Sally Kennedy found outside her house in Harrington Road,
A superb slip catch by Tim Ambrose lifted Sussex spirits on the second day of the Championship match against Lancashire at Hove today. Ambrose dived to his right to cling on to a difficult chance when Mark Chilton drove outside off stump at Kevin Innes
Charlie Oatway has joined the chorus of disapproval from within the Albion camp over fans boycotting tomorrow's match against Wimbledon at Selhurst Park. The tough-tackling midfielder has branded the stay-away campaign "ludicrous" as he targets a healthy
Security guards monitoring travellers as they left a site watched as they took up residence on another. About 13 vehicles moved from Palatine Park in Worthing on to school playing fields belonging to Worthing College yesterday. Several summer holiday
Charlie Oatway has joined the chorus of disapproval from within the Albion camp over fans boycotting tomorrow's match against Wimbledon at Selhurst Park. The tough-tackling midfielder has branded the stay-away campaign "ludicrous" as he targets a healthy
Shoppers staged a muted return to the High Street last month, recording a weaker-than-expected bounce back from two months of falling sales. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed retail sales volumes rose 0.3 per cent, slightly below
Warranty specialist Domestic and General announced an 18 per cent fall in pre-tax profits after an increase in the number of customer claims. Earlier this year, the company bought call centre firm Inkfish, which employs 420 people in its Brighton office
Shares in Horsham-based insurer Royal and Sun Alliance (RSA) climbed eight per cent amid speculation a bidder could come forward. Traders seeking to explain the move also pointed to rumours chief executive Bob Mendelsohn had quit, although this was firmly
Refuse collections in Brighton and Hove will be a day later next week following the August Bank Holiday. Refuse crews will also be working on Saturday, August 31, to pick up the normal Friday collection. Steve White, general manager of refuse and street
A house in Eastbourne was badly damaged after fire and smoke ripped through three floors. The semi-detached town house, in Duke's Quay, Sovereign Harbour, was under construction and unoccupied. More than 20 firefighters from Eastbourne, Hailsham and Pevensey
Louts who carry out assaults and vandalism on buses in Sussex will be targeted in a new crackdown. Youths throwing objects through vehicles' windscreens have been causing growing problems in Brighton and Hove for years. There have also been attacks on
A blueprint to speed up traffic on the South Coast has been delayed. The document, the South Coast Multi-Modal Study, is now expected next week. Anti-road campaigners have condemned a series of improvements to main routes, particularly the east-west A27
The injured guard in the Gatwick security van robbery was sprayed with an unknown substance, police said today. The lone robber escaped with an estimated £250,000 in foreign currency in yesterday's raid. Detective Chief Inspector Mike Alderson said forensic
A black police inspector who was racially abused by officers as a young man hopes to help cement relations with Crawley's ethnic community. Chief Inspector Kul Verma is leaving his present job in Brighton and Hove to take up a new post in Crawley. He
It had to happen sooner or later. I don't mean a Saturday home defeat for Albion, or the first one as manager for Martin Hinshelwood. The former hadn't occurred for more than two-and-a-half years, the latter for nine if you include Hinsh's fleeting stints
Glyndebourne's festival opera season draws to a close this weekend with two dazzling shows. A lavish and extravagant production, Bizet's Carmen soon became one of the most popular operas of all time. When composing Carmen, Bizet moved far away from the
This week's picks are the last of the summer Fruit and a night of everything funky from disco to house with Norman Jay. DECOY, Arc, Kings Road Arches, Brighton, August 24 Don't get upset now but the Wild Fruit summer season of Decoy parties ends tomorrow
A 25-year-old man was airlifted to hospital after a paragliding accident in West Sussex. He was gliding above Steyning Bowl when he came down shortly after 4.30pm yesterday, suffering a suspected broken ankle. An air ambulance had to be scrambled amid
