Finlay Lawrence swam into the world on Christmas Day when his parents opted for an unconventional way of giving birth. His mum Jennifer decided to have her child in a birthing pool surrounded by her family at her home in Brighton. Finlay was delivered
Police are investigating a fire which destroyed an Indian restaurant on Christmas Day. More than 20 firefighters battled the blaze which gutted Rice and Spice in The Broadway, Haywards Heath, at about 8pm. It is believed the fire, which also caused smoke
The riders were greeted by deafening jeers and shouts as they rode into Lewes. A band of about 40 protesters gathered beneath the White Hart Hotel on High Street booing and waving placards, some with pieces of bloodied fake fur nailed to them. As more
About 40 animal rights activists protested against a traditional Boxing Day hunt in Sussex. Demonstrators gathered in Lewes High Street shouting and waving placards. More than 200 Countryside Alliance members also turned out to cheer on the 70 horses
Well, it is a certainty the lunatics are in charge of the asylum. I refer, of course, to the so-called learned friend the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Woolf. So, burglars are not to go to prison. I can only hope Lord Woolf is burgled, his house ransacked
Jilly Dew's lead pantomime role has been scuppered - thanks to a 7ft goose. The actress had been due to climb inside her feathered goose costume for a New Year show but its weight left her with backache and unable to walk properly. Jilly had been given
I and many others utterly object to the outrageous proposals to build a 16-storey tower on the old Endeavour Garage site in Preston Road, Brighton. It will have a detrimental effect on the Preston conservation area and will impact on the environment of
The report on Black Rock seafront (The Argus, December 20) referred to the re-development brief 2001. Missing from the report was a specific reference to those two sports elements most important to the skating fraternity, roller and ice skating. The sports
As part of Southern Water's £5.7 million scheme to provide extra water supplies to the Mile Oak area of Hove, there is, unavoidably, some temporary disruption to the local landscape and the Dyke Railway cycle track, as A Storey of Hove points out (Letters
Poor Jilly Dew has been laid low by a giant 7ft goose. The pantomime costume caused her so much pain that she was forced to quit the show. Her osteopath said wearing the costume would cause permanent damage. How ironic that a bird which often ends up
I read with interest that Brighton and Hove Councillor Chris Morley says the issue of sewage should be faced squarely. This, for Coun Morley, includes finding all sites within the city boundary for a sewage plant to be unsuitable but for Newhaven it would
Steve Sidwell secured Albion's best win of the season, then gave all the credit to his team-mates for their defensive qualities. The young Arsenal loan signing's third goal in ten games gave the Seagulls a knockout Boxing Day victory which left promotion-chasing
A knife-wielding robber who cut a pregnant shopkeeper was fled empty-handed when members of her family rallied to the rescue. Sweta Patel, 35, who is 39 weeks pregnant, was injured as she tried to grab a kitchen knife from the man, who had held the blade
There are few issues as divisive as fox hunting. Those who take part in the pursuit say it is vital to their way of life as foxes are vermin and have to be culled. They also point out that whole communities rely on the hunt for their survival. The anti-hunt
So, Nick Lomax desires a "rational debate" about his proposal to erect a tower where Medina House currently sits (Letters, December 19). It is difficult for Mr Lomax to be objective or rational in relation to this building as his practice is proposing
Gil Taylor scored twice as Horsham YMCA consolidated second place in with a 3-0 win at home to Wick. YM had to be patient before collecting the win they deserved. They dominated the first half but Nick Flint and Matt Duffield were both denied by a post
Norwich 0 Albion 1: Steve Sidwell secured Albion's best win of the season, then gave all the credit to his team-mates for their defensive qualities. The young Arsenal loan signing's third goal in ten games gave the Seagulls a knockout Boxing Day victory
Crawley twice recovered from being a goal down to force a 2-2 draw in front of 800 fans at local premier division rivals Welling United. The Kent side took the lead after only two minutes when impressive Paul Booth shot from the edge of the six yard box
Michel Kuipers will still be in goal for Albion against Burnley at Withdean on Saturday - even though he won't be able to kick. The brave Dutchman suffered a recurrence of right thigh trouble in yesterday's shock 1-0 triumph at Norwich. The injury prevented
A cash-strapped Sussex council is demanding to know why the Environment Agency is asking for a rise in funding. East Sussex County Council officials say the agency wants nine per cent extra from the Sussex Flood Defence Committee. The committee looks
Michel Kuipers will still be in goal for Albion against Burnley at Withdean on Saturday - even though he won't be able to kick. The brave Dutchman suffered a recurrence of right thigh trouble in yesterday's shock 1-0 triumph at Norwich. The injury prevented
A solicitor is celebrating a dry but merry festive season after an intervention from The Argus and a U-turn from Southern Water. Graham Scott, 57, of Hayling Rise, Worthing, contacted the paper following a wrangle with the water company which began in
A dog walker is being urged to come forward by detectives investigating a sex attack under a disused railway bridge. The victim, who is in her early 20s, was severely distressed by the attack at midnight on Christmas Eve but was otherwise uninjured. She
Glamour girl Jordan is putting the finishing touches to her autobiography. The Brighton-based model plans to reveal all in the forthcoming book. Jordan, real name Katie Price, has rarely been out of the gossip columns in recent years. She has enjoyed
Police are investigating a fire which destroyed an Indian restaurant on Christmas Day. More than 20 firefighters battled the blaze which gutted Rice and Spice in The Broadway, Haywards Heath, at about 8pm. It is believed the fire, which also caused smoke
A pro-cannabis campaigner whose Amsterdam-style coffee shops were raided by police is planning to launch another bid to enter politics. Activist Chris Baldwin intends to stand in Worthing Borough Council elections next May and is confident he can "at
Shoppers were up before dawn today, intent on getting the best bargains in the Christmas sales. They gave up a relaxed morning in bed to brave the hordes determined to snap up sale items reduced by as much as 50 per cent. Churchill Square in Brighton
So, poor George Soros has been fined £1.4 million by the French courts. Let's hope he learns from the French rule book and takes as much notice of it as France did of Brussels' £100,000-a-day fine for three years (a lot of dosh) for failing to lift their
Every December, I look back with delight at what I always reckon has been a vintage year for whacky stories. But each year they get more and more bizarre - and 2002 has been one of the best ever. Inevitably, many of them stem from our debilitating condition
Well, it is a certainty the lunatics are in charge of the asylum. I refer, of course, to the so-called learned friend the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Woolf. So, burglars are not to go to prison. I can only hope Lord Woolf is burgled, his house ransacked
Jilly Dew's lead pantomime role has been scuppered - thanks to a 7ft goose. The actress had been due to climb inside her feathered goose costume for a New Year show but its weight left her with backache and unable to walk properly. Jilly had been given
I and many others utterly object to the outrageous proposals to build a 16-storey tower on the old Endeavour Garage site in Preston Road, Brighton. It will have a detrimental effect on the Preston conservation area and will impact on the environment of
To whoever hit a puppy on the A27 between Downlands and Hillbarn on Sunday, December 22, at about 11.30am, and was in too much of a rush or too scared to stop, you will be pleased to know the puppy was not killed - no thanks to you or the other cars that
Poor Jilly Dew has been laid low by a giant 7ft goose. The pantomime costume caused her so much pain that she was forced to quit the show. Her osteopath said wearing the costume would cause permanent damage. How ironic that a bird which often ends up
I read with interest that Brighton and Hove Councillor Chris Morley says the issue of sewage should be faced squarely. This, for Coun Morley, includes finding all sites within the city boundary for a sewage plant to be unsuitable but for Newhaven it would
Criminals who commit minor offences have been told that the chances of being caught by CCTV cameras on a Brighton estate are negligible. Sussex Police say that six new cameras in Moulsecoomb - which cost nearly £1m to install - will only be used to detect
Like many of my neighbours in Ovingdean, I was shocked to learn our village is to be targeted in a planning application by Southern Water for its multi-million pound sewage treatment works (The Argus, December 17). Before the obvious label of Nimby is
So, Nick Lomax desires a "rational debate" about his proposal to erect a tower where Medina House currently sits (Letters, December 19). It is difficult for Mr Lomax to be objective or rational in relation to this building as his practice is proposing
Horsham 2, Lewes 2: Rob Collins continued his remarkable scoring form by hitting a stoppage time equaliser as Horsham fought back from two goals down at Queen Street. Collins hit his fourth goal in as many games since having second thoughts over leaving
A tree will be planted to celebrate the life of a popular character in the Brighton community. Helen Robinson, who was the founder of the North Laine Community Association in Brighton in 1976, died in October aged 78. Her ashes may be scattered around
A cash-strapped Sussex council is demanding to know why the Environment Agency is asking for a rise in funding. East Sussex County Council officials say the agency wants nine per cent extra from the Sussex Flood Defence Committee. The committee looks
An East Sussex man was rescued after firefighters found him lying unconscious in his bath. The fire crew was called to a block of flats in Stockleigh Road, St Leonards, after an automatic fire system alerted residents to a fire on the third floor. The
Michel Kuipers will still be in goal for Albion against Burnley at Withdean on Saturday - even though he won't be able to kick. The brave Dutchman suffered a recurrence of right thigh trouble in yesterday's shock 1-0 triumph at Norwich. The injury prevented
A solicitor is celebrating a dry but merry festive season after an intervention from The Argus and a U-turn from Southern Water. Graham Scott, 57, of Hayling Rise, Worthing, contacted the paper following a wrangle with the water company which began in
A dog walker is being urged to come forward by detectives investigating a sex attack under a disused railway bridge. The victim, who is in her early 20s, was severely distressed by the attack at midnight on Christmas Eve but was otherwise uninjured. She
Holidaymakers in Sussex are among the most adventurous tourists in Britain, a survey has revealed. Whether it is trekking in Turkey or kayaking on the Costa Brava, many people in Brighton and Hove prefer to get away from it all with an activity holiday
Glamour girl Jordan is putting the finishing touches to her autobiography. The Brighton-based model plans to reveal all in the forthcoming book. Jordan, real name Katie Price, has rarely been out of the gossip columns in recent years. She has enjoyed
A police unit is being set up to target drug dealers using Sussex roads to ferry supplies into the county. Lines of police cars stopping and checking motorists will become more common as the unit closes in on dealers. The effectiveness of checks was proved
A pro-cannabis campaigner whose Amsterdam-style coffee shops were raided by police is planning to launch another bid to enter politics. Activist Chris Baldwin intends to stand in Worthing Borough Council elections next May and is confident he can "at
Shoppers were up before dawn today, intent on getting the best bargains in the Christmas sales. They gave up a relaxed morning in bed to brave the hordes determined to snap up sale items reduced by as much as 50 per cent. Churchill Square in Brighton
By referring to a group of female singers as a "band", The Argus (December 23) is contributing to the ruination of the English language. It devalues the achievements of young people who have learned to play instruments. People are increasingly saying
A Hayes (Letters, December 18) regrets that the stories of many of Brighton and Hove's back streets "have been passed over". Most of the books we have published have been about Brighton's back streets: Little To Spare And Nothing To Waste, Hilly Laine
So, poor George Soros has been fined £1.4 million by the French courts. Let's hope he learns from the French rule book and takes as much notice of it as France did of Brussels' £100,000-a-day fine for three years (a lot of dosh) for failing to lift their
Our story on Friday December 13 about the Lancaster bomber which crashed on Worthing seafront in 1944 stated it had been loaded with 90,000lb of high explosives. Tony Booker, from Brighton, says he read this "with interest but incredulity" since the figure
Every December, I look back with delight at what I always reckon has been a vintage year for whacky stories. But each year they get more and more bizarre - and 2002 has been one of the best ever. Inevitably, many of them stem from our debilitating condition
To whoever hit a puppy on the A27 between Downlands and Hillbarn on Sunday, December 22, at about 11.30am, and was in too much of a rush or too scared to stop, you will be pleased to know the puppy was not killed - no thanks to you or the other cars that
Criminals who commit minor offences have been told that the chances of being caught by CCTV cameras on a Brighton estate are negligible. Sussex Police say that six new cameras in Moulsecoomb - which cost nearly £1m to install - will only be used to detect
I am only ten years old but I am not stupid. The sewage works Southern Water wants to put in Ovingdean are a really bad idea. Brighton and Hove City Council is putting in new sea defences and doing up the beach and the water company storms in and says
Like many of my neighbours in Ovingdean, I was shocked to learn our village is to be targeted in a planning application by Southern Water for its multi-million pound sewage treatment works (The Argus, December 17). Before the obvious label of Nimby is
Horsham 2, Lewes 2: Rob Collins continued his remarkable scoring form by hitting a stoppage time equaliser as Horsham fought back from two goals down at Queen Street. Collins hit his fourth goal in as many games since having second thoughts over leaving
A tree will be planted to celebrate the life of a popular character in the Brighton community. Helen Robinson, who was the founder of the North Laine Community Association in Brighton in 1976, died in October aged 78. Her ashes may be scattered around
Keep-fit enthusiasts who have been told they can no longer use a sports centre during the day have stepped up their fight against the decision. The over-40s group has been using a centre for badminton, table tennis and gym sessions for the past six years
Residents have been told that new CCTV cameras which cost nearly £400,000 will only be used to solve serious crimes. Police say they do not have the manpower to trawl through hours of footage to identify minor offenders unless an exact time of the crime
Holidaymakers in Sussex are among the most adventurous tourists in Britain, a survey has revealed. Whether it is trekking in Turkey or kayaking on the Costa Brava, many people in Brighton and Hove prefer to get away from it all with an activity holiday
A swan caused chaos on a motorway this morning when it ran among the traffic. Drivers were forced to swerve to avoid the bird which was flapping around on the M23 near Pease Pottage, 400 yards north of junction 11. Police sent a unit to chase the swan
A police unit is being set up to target drug dealers using Sussex roads to ferry supplies into the county. Lines of police cars stopping and checking motorists will become more common as the unit closes in on dealers. The effectiveness of checks was proved
Finlay Lawrence swam into the world on Christmas Day when his parents opted for an unconventional way of giving birth. His mum Jennifer decided to have her child in a birthing pool surrounded by her family at her home in Brighton. Finlay was delivered
By referring to a group of female singers as a "band", The Argus (December 23) is contributing to the ruination of the English language. It devalues the achievements of young people who have learned to play instruments. People are increasingly saying
A Hayes (Letters, December 18) regrets that the stories of many of Brighton and Hove's back streets "have been passed over". Most of the books we have published have been about Brighton's back streets: Little To Spare And Nothing To Waste, Hilly Laine
The riders were greeted by deafening jeers and shouts as they rode into Lewes. A band of about 40 protesters gathered beneath the White Hart Hotel on High Street booing and waving placards, some with pieces of bloodied fake fur nailed to them. As more
About 40 animal rights activists protested against a traditional Boxing Day hunt in Sussex. Demonstrators gathered in Lewes High Street shouting and waving placards. More than 200 Countryside Alliance members also turned out to cheer on the 70 horses
Our story on Friday December 13 about the Lancaster bomber which crashed on Worthing seafront in 1944 stated it had been loaded with 90,000lb of high explosives. Tony Booker, from Brighton, says he read this "with interest but incredulity" since the figure
The report on Black Rock seafront (The Argus, December 20) referred to the re-development brief 2001. Missing from the report was a specific reference to those two sports elements most important to the skating fraternity, roller and ice skating. The sports
As part of Southern Water's £5.7 million scheme to provide extra water supplies to the Mile Oak area of Hove, there is, unavoidably, some temporary disruption to the local landscape and the Dyke Railway cycle track, as A Storey of Hove points out (Letters
Steve Sidwell secured Albion's best win of the season, then gave all the credit to his team-mates for their defensive qualities. The young Arsenal loan signing's third goal in ten games gave the Seagulls a knockout Boxing Day victory which left promotion-chasing
A knife-wielding robber who cut a pregnant shopkeeper was fled empty-handed when members of her family rallied to the rescue. Sweta Patel, 35, who is 39 weeks pregnant, was injured as she tried to grab a kitchen knife from the man, who had held the blade
I am only ten years old but I am not stupid. The sewage works Southern Water wants to put in Ovingdean are a really bad idea. Brighton and Hove City Council is putting in new sea defences and doing up the beach and the water company storms in and says
There are few issues as divisive as fox hunting. Those who take part in the pursuit say it is vital to their way of life as foxes are vermin and have to be culled. They also point out that whole communities rely on the hunt for their survival. The anti-hunt
Farmers have welcomed plans for a new mini-abattoir in West Sussex. The National Farmers' Union said the slaughterhouse and cutting plant at Woodmancote, near Chichester, would help small-scale livestock farmers. South-East policy adviser William White
Gil Taylor scored twice as Horsham YMCA consolidated second place in with a 3-0 win at home to Wick. YM had to be patient before collecting the win they deserved. They dominated the first half but Nick Flint and Matt Duffield were both denied by a post
Norwich 0 Albion 1: Steve Sidwell secured Albion's best win of the season, then gave all the credit to his team-mates for their defensive qualities. The young Arsenal loan signing's third goal in ten games gave the Seagulls a knockout Boxing Day victory
Crawley twice recovered from being a goal down to force a 2-2 draw in front of 800 fans at local premier division rivals Welling United. The Kent side took the lead after only two minutes when impressive Paul Booth shot from the edge of the six yard box
Michel Kuipers will still be in goal for Albion against Burnley at Withdean on Saturday - even though he won't be able to kick. The brave Dutchman suffered a recurrence of right thigh trouble in yesterday's shock 1-0 triumph at Norwich. The injury prevented
More than 30 people took the plunge into a chilly sea on Boxing Day to raise money for a cancer care hospital ward. The hardy swimmers, led by Worthing Hospital's Dr John Bull, hobbled over the shingle at Splash Point, Worthing beach, to take a five-minute
Police are investigating a fire which destroyed an Indian restaurant on Christmas Day. More than 20 firefighters battled the blaze which gutted Rice and Spice in The Broadway, Haywards Heath, at about 8pm. It is believed the fire, which also caused smoke
Keep-fit enthusiasts who have been told they can no longer use a sports centre during the day have stepped up their fight against the decision. The over-40s group has been using a centre for badminton, table tennis and gym sessions for the past six years
Residents have been told that new CCTV cameras which cost nearly £400,000 will only be used to solve serious crimes. Police say they do not have the manpower to trawl through hours of footage to identify minor offenders unless an exact time of the crime
A swan caused chaos on a motorway this morning when it ran among the traffic. Drivers were forced to swerve to avoid the bird which was flapping around on the M23 near Pease Pottage, 400 yards north of junction 11. Police sent a unit to chase the swan
