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  • Meat and veg

    I have to voice my disgust and distaste with regard to the article on the "artist" Simon Ward (The Argus, March 20). If this is art, heaven help us all. If I was disturbed enough to wish to view the mangled and pathetic corpses of animals, all I would

  • In his pomp

    When I read the "criticism" by Mike Howard of the Lesley Garrett concert, my only thought was: "Pompous twit." -L A Tranter, St George's Road, Brighton

  • Joyful noise

    I fail to see the advantage of parents letting their offspring demonstrate against the war in Iraq. It only encourages them to take part in civil disturbances. It certainly will not make the tyrant Saddam Hussein give himself up for the terrible crimes

  • Moulsecoomb and Bevendean

    The combined ward of Moulsecoomb and Bevendean covers several of Brighton's biggest council estates. It ought to be safe for Labour. Indeed, if the party lost this ward, it would be down to just a handful of seats on an authority it has dominated for

  • Hollingbury and Stanmer

    Labour will be short of politicians with real experience after the elections because so many top councillors are retiring. The party will be thankful if it wins the new Hollingbury and Stanmer ward where three stalwarts are standing. Tehmtan Framroze,

  • Grave error

    Have the irresponsible parents of tiny tearaway Dwaine Pease never heard of Sarah Payne? Did her death and all the publicity afterwards not reach one corner of their minds? How easily that child could have been snatched off the street to be next heard

  • Hanover and Elm Grove

    Greens are fighting hard to win the new seat of Hanover and Elm Grove but they have a big problem. How do they out-green Labour councillor Joyce Edmond-Smith, who chairs the Sustainability Commission, rides a bike and has solar panels on her Hanover house

  • Hangleton and Knoll

    Young political enthusiasts are rubbing their eyes with wonder as veteran campaigner Brian Fitch takes up every issue and goes to every doorstep in this large, new ward. Coun Fitch has moved over from Hollingbury ward now he lives in Hove. He has been

  • Rail politics

    How can anyone have any faith in rail supremo Richard Bowker ("Putting trains back on track", The Argus, April 2) when the biggest train operators' subsidies go to Virgin, where his father-in-law is on the board, and to Connex, a major contributor to

  • Goldsmid

    Goldsmid was a safe Tory ward until two years ago when there was a by-election following the premature death of Councillor Steve Langston. In the wake of the general election, Vince Meegan slipped in for Labour. Then the two other councillors defected

  • Big up Ambrose

    I am over the moon that the successful DJ Ambrose Harcourt will be returning to our radios once again. I have always been a fan of his shows and was devastated to hear of his absence. I wish him every success with his new shows at the local radio stations

  • East Brighton

    The new East Brighton seat should be one of the safest in the city for the ruling Labour Party. As such you might have expected it to field some of its longest-serving figures, such as Councillor Mo Marsh, who now represents Marine ward. But Coun Marsh

  • Photos found

    We just wanted to say a big thank-you to and everyone at The Argus for their help in tracing Shaun Chandler's and our missing wedding photos. The photos and negatives finally arrived in the post, eight months after our wedding in July last year. At last

  • Brunswick & Adelaide

    There is probably no such thing as a safe Liberal Democrat seat in the city but Brunswick and Adelaide is the nearest thing to it. The Lib Dems have made it their base for the past 20 years and they do not intend to let it go. Brunswick and Adelaide has

  • Ivar plots Reading revenge

    Albion defender Ivar Ingimarsson is on a revenge mission at Reading tonight to make amends for the heartbreak of a promotion near miss. The last time the Seagulls' loan signing from Wolves faced the Royals was for Steve Coppell's Brentford in the final

  • Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw

    Several readers noticed our picture on pages 2 and 3 of Saturday's paper showed pigeons flying away from the blazing theatre on the West Pier in Brighton. It did not, as the caption said, show starlings, which had made the structure home. Richard Paul-Jones

  • Night clubbing, April 4-10

    The one-off King Unique makes Cream the place to be this week, but a Footballers' Wives theme party run by Wild Fruit also sounds too good to miss. CREAM, The Honeyclub, Brighton, April 4. Headliners King Unique are the real deal in the world of funky

  • Think Of It This Way, by John Parry

    Just a month to go and Brighton Festival is with us again. In its 37th year, it is now shaping up into being a mature, focused and distinctive celebration of the arts it has never quite managed to be in the past. For the reality is that size is not important

  • Music: Public Enemy, The Event 2, Brighton, April 7

    After 15 years in the business, Public Enemy are still going strong. Probably one of the most influential and controversial rap groups of the Eighties, they built on Run DMC's street beats and the rhyming of Boogie Down Productions to pioneer a variety

  • On Stage, April 4-10

    Treading the boards this week - classic Shakespeare, the hottest show in town, a dance, film and musical ensemble and a historical look at family and motherhood. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, The Hawth, Crawley, April 6. Shakespeare's surreal romance is

  • City sex class fury

    A baroness has blanched at Brighton and Hove's sex education classes in which, she says, pupils are taught about bondage, group sex, partner swapping and masochism. Deputy leader of Tory peers Lady Blatch described Taking Sex Seriously, a teachers' resource

  • Beautiful flowers

    Once again, congratulations to the planters and designers who have tended the flower beds this year. The beds on the bus route to the Steine, in Brighton, and the fountain gardens look lovely. -Mrs Lois Maddison, Hartington Road, Brighton

  • Good vibrations

    The aerial photos published weekly in The Argus Extra are absolutely wonderful. I have invested in a number of them and admit to being totally fascinated by them. They give a view of Brighton and Hove which, from up there, looks so peaceful. But more

  • Takes liberty

    So, the Member of Parliament for Lewes, Norman Baker, thinks Brighton and Hove City Council's referendums were cynical and badly advised (The Argus, March 28). This from a Member of Parliament who represents an area covered by East Sussex County Council

  • Grand National: Aintree will miss Josh

    Someone who has been an integral part of the Aintree scene for more than 40 years will be missing when the tapes go up at the start of tomorrow's Grand National. Findon trainer Josh Gifford has missed only one National meeting, through a broken leg, since

  • Golf: Davies and Tate Round-Up

    For the first time in at least ten years, Hill Barn were able to make the most of a home draw when defeating Eastbourne Park 7,-4,. The club that died of shame are back in business. When Hill Barn was run by Worthing Borough Council they had to forfeit

  • Golf: Davies and Tate holders fightback

    The passage of holders West Hove into the second round of theDavies and tate Trophy was harder than the 7,-4, win at Seaford Head suggested. After the foursomes, the host club led 2,-1, and West Hove went to lunch relieved at having been let off the hook

  • Shooting: Kerwood restores English pride

    Charlotte Kerwood has helped restore England's sporting pride against Australia. This country has been beaten by their traditional sporting rivals at cricket, tennis and football recently. But the Commonwealth Games champion, 16, from Fletching, beat

  • James Taylor, Brighton Centre, March 31

    Fans packed the Brighton Centre on Monday night to hear iconic troubadour James Taylor, famous for such hits as Fire And Rain and You've Got A Friend. A seasoned performer with more than 30 years' experience, Taylor had the crowd eating out of his hand

  • Matthew Clark: Hillians look for a favour

    Burgess Hill are looking for a favour from East Preston who entertain Horsham YMCA tomorrow. YM, who lie nine points adrift of the County League Division One leaders in second place, must win to keep the pressure up, a fact not lost on Hillians boss Danny

  • Cricket: Sussex slide to early loss

    Sussex went down to defeat by three wickets in their opening one-day pre-season friendly against Kent at Hove. The hosts posted 217-8 from their 45 overs, with Tony Cottey hitting 62, and Kent replied with 218-7 with four balls of their innings remaining

  • South Portslade

    Look at South Portslade and you are normally looking at a safe Labour seat but this time there is a complicating factor. His name is Steve Collier, a sitting councillor, who left the Labour Party in September last year. Councillor Collier is standing

  • Regency

    Labour will be looking to retain its hold on this ward, which is right at the centre of the city. Regency has been reduced from three seats to two in a reorganisation of Brighton and Hove's wards. Roy Pennington, who chairs the planning committee, will

  • Patcham

    Patcham is one of those suburban seats which has always seemed safe for the Conservatives in Brighton and Hove. With boundary alterations, it has been greatly extended but should still be a safe bet for the party. The husband-and-wife team of Geoffrey

  • Tapping into the value of homes

    British people withdrew a record £13.3 billion from the value of their homes during the final quarter of 2002, according to new figures. The sum was almost double the £7.59 billion people withdrew during the same period the previous year, the Bank of

  • Can I have an expresso and a mortgage, please?

    Bank branches are set for a radical makeover to include sofas, coffee shops and cashiers walking around mingling with customers. Market analyst Datamonitor said the new-look branches could be in operation next year as banks realised the importance of

  • Pedals put scooter back on the road

    Pedal power is stronger than most people think - it can actually make a banned vehicle legal. Estate agent Gary Viney thought he would scoot around Brighton's parking problems when he invested £500 in an electric cycle. His City Mantis has a top speed

  • Measles outbreak warning

    Parents are being urged to immunise their children following an outbreak of measles. There have been ten confirmed cases of the disease in West Sussex in the past two weeks, the first in the county since 1994. They have been in Crawley, Lancing and Findon

  • Rebel Des in crisis health talks with PM

    Brighton Kemp Town MP Des Turner was called to Downing Street for crisis talks over a revolt against Tony Blair's health reforms. The Prime Minister held a meeting with Dr Turner and other rebels last night amid growing fears over the future of foundation

  • Son in High Court fight to win back home

    A man has taken his three sisters to court in a bid to wrestle back control of their dead mother's home. Jason McCreanney resorted to High Court action after his sisters won a court order preventing him from selling the £150,000 house in Mile Oak Road

  • Drunk brothers killed flatmate

    A thug who killed his flatmate by using him as a "human trampoline" has been jailed for life. Mark Johnstone, 31, and his older brother Martin jumped up and down on helpless victim Robert Kelly, 46, after a vodka binge ended in murder. They meted out

  • Road rage attack at level crossing

    A young man was left with blood streaming from his nose after being punched as he waited at a railway crossing. The 22-year-old victim also suffered bruising in the attack at the Pevensey railway crossing, near Eastbourne. He was stationery in his car

  • Teacher's a head in her field

    Gill Smith faces an unusual challenge - she has been chosen to run a school that is just a large patch of grass. The headteacher will take charge of Maidenbower Secondary School, in Crawley, when its doors open in September 2004 but at the moment, plans

  • Eczema man avoids prison

    A motorist who shot through red lights at a level crossing killing a pensioner has been spared jail because of his eczema. Lord Woolf, the country's most senior judge, said Richard Crump had deliberately taken a risk by driving over a railway crossing

  • Dancers miss step on move

    Tea dancers have tripped up in their last-ditch bid to stop a controversial switch of venue. More than 300 dancers from all over the South-East signed a petition calling on Worthing Borough Council not to move the dances from the Pavilion Theatre to the

  • Swansong

    First, it was the wanton destruction of herds of sheep and cattle in the foot-and-mouth disaster. Then came the order to destroy badgers in Saltdean under cover of darkness, possibly to cause the least impact on local opinion. The latest destruction order

  • In his pomp

    When I read the "criticism" by Mike Howard of the Lesley Garrett concert, my only thought was: "Pompous twit." -L A Tranter, St George's Road, Brighton

  • Grey aria

    What a wonderful performer Lesley Garrett is having attended her concert at the Brighton Dome. I can say her renditions of a variety of music outside her normal arias were superb and she displayed great empathy with her audience. Having seen Dame Kiri

  • North Portslade

    Only one seat in Brighton and Hove has remained consistently Labour during the last 25 years. North Portslade, an isolated area of the city, has always been rather fond of its local councillors. First, there were the Hamiltons, father and son. Now there

  • Joyful noise

    I fail to see the advantage of parents letting their offspring demonstrate against the war in Iraq. It only encourages them to take part in civil disturbances. It certainly will not make the tyrant Saddam Hussein give himself up for the terrible crimes

  • Grave error

    Have the irresponsible parents of tiny tearaway Dwaine Pease never heard of Sarah Payne? Did her death and all the publicity afterwards not reach one corner of their minds? How easily that child could have been snatched off the street to be next heard

  • Hanover and Elm Grove

    Greens are fighting hard to win the new seat of Hanover and Elm Grove but they have a big problem. How do they out-green Labour councillor Joyce Edmond-Smith, who chairs the Sustainability Commission, rides a bike and has solar panels on her Hanover house

  • Goldsmid

    Goldsmid was a safe Tory ward until two years ago when there was a by-election following the premature death of Councillor Steve Langston. In the wake of the general election, Vince Meegan slipped in for Labour. Then the two other councillors defected

  • East Brighton

    The new East Brighton seat should be one of the safest in the city for the ruling Labour Party. As such you might have expected it to field some of its longest-serving figures, such as Councillor Mo Marsh, who now represents Marine ward. But Coun Marsh

  • Brunswick & Adelaide

    There is probably no such thing as a safe Liberal Democrat seat in the city but Brunswick and Adelaide is the nearest thing to it. The Lib Dems have made it their base for the past 20 years and they do not intend to let it go. Brunswick and Adelaide has

  • Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw

    Several readers noticed our picture on pages 2 and 3 of Saturday's paper showed pigeons flying away from the blazing theatre on the West Pier in Brighton. It did not, as the caption said, show starlings, which had made the structure home. Richard Paul-Jones

  • Jazz this week, April 4-10

    Ed Jones Nu Quartet, The Blues Corporation, Christine Collister, Mella Faye and the Big Band and the Geoff Simkins Quartet are our top tips this week. ED JONES NU QUARTET. Ed is inspired by hip hop, classical and electronic sounds. His quartet also features

  • On Stage, April 4-10

    Treading the boards this week - classic Shakespeare, the hottest show in town, a dance, film and musical ensemble and a historical look at family and motherhood. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, The Hawth, Crawley, April 6. Shakespeare's surreal romance is

  • City sex class fury

    A BARONESS has blanched at Brighton and Hove's sex education classes in which, she says, pupils are taught about bondage, group sex, partner swapping and masochism. Deputy leader of Tory peers Lady Blatch described Taking Sex Seriously, a teachers' resource

  • Death of sex case teacher

    A teacher charged with a string of sex offences has been found dead on a beach in Lancashire. The body of Nigel Foster, 48, was discovered at Fleetwood, near Blackpool, just a week after he appeared before magistrates in Hastings. The married father of

  • Harpoon gun is a bolt from the blue

    Officers heading up a month-long gun amnesty received an unusual addition to their collection - a harpoon gun. The weapon was handed in at Haywards Heath police station during the countywide campaign. Rodney Ash, Sussex Police firearms and explosives

  • Police plea as crash victim is named

    A man killed when his car was in collision with a refuse lorry was named today. Francis Turner, 32, from Littlehampton, died when his red Ford Sierra was involved in a head-on crash with the refuse lorry outside the Oystercatcher pub on the eastbound

  • Road rage attack at crossing

    A young man was left with blood streaming from his nose after being punched as he waited at a railway crossing. The 22-year-old victim also suffered bruising in the attack at the Pevensey railway crossing, near Eastbourne. He was stationery in his car

  • Blaze fight on car ship

    Firefighters and Coastguards are battling a blaze which broke out on a car transporter off the coast of Eastbourne today. The Oriental Highway was transporting a cargo of cars through the Channel from Kent when it reported a fire on board to the Dover

  • Death of sex case teacher

    A teacher charged with a string of sex offences has been found dead on a beach in Lancashire. The body of Nigel Foster, 48, was discovered at Fleetwood, near Blackpool, just a week after he appeared before magistrates in Hastings. The married father of

  • Thousands hit by fault

    An underground cable fault left 3,000 Brighton homes without power last night. Residents in the Withdean and Hollingbury areas lost their electricity at 7.40pm when a cable developed a fault, affecting roads including Eldred Avenue, Highfield Crescent

  • City sex class fury

    A baroness has blanched at Brighton and Hove's sex education classes in which, she says, pupils are taught about bondage, group sex, partner swapping and masochism. Deputy leader of Tory peers Lady Blatch described Taking Sex Seriously, a teachers' resource

  • Beautiful flowers

    Once again, congratulations to the planters and designers who have tended the flower beds this year. The beds on the bus route to the Steine, in Brighton, and the fountain gardens look lovely. -Mrs Lois Maddison, Hartington Road, Brighton

  • Good vibrations

    The aerial photos published weekly in The Argus Extra are absolutely wonderful. I have invested in a number of them and admit to being totally fascinated by them. They give a view of Brighton and Hove which, from up there, looks so peaceful. But more

  • Takes liberty

    So, the Member of Parliament for Lewes, Norman Baker, thinks Brighton and Hove City Council's referendums were cynical and badly advised (The Argus, March 28). This from a Member of Parliament who represents an area covered by East Sussex County Council

  • Golf: Davies and Tate Round-Up

    For the first time in at least ten years, Hill Barn were able to make the most of a home draw when defeating Eastbourne Park 7,-4,. The club that died of shame are back in business. When Hill Barn was run by Worthing Borough Council they had to forfeit

  • Two halves

    Albion chairman Dick Knight pointed out the club had not given its permission to those Labour councillors who used the club's logo in election literature. Party politics, he said, has no place in football. This has not stopped Lord Bassam (The Argus,

  • Golf: Davies and Tate holders fightback

    The passage of holders West Hove into the second round of theDavies and tate Trophy was harder than the 7,-4, win at Seaford Head suggested. After the foursomes, the host club led 2,-1, and West Hove went to lunch relieved at having been let off the hook

  • No-go logo

    Norah Buckley (Letters, March 31) misunderstands me. The whole point of my letter (March 20) was, surely, the use by Councillor Fitch of a company logo without the owner's permission (see reply by Dick Knight, Letters, March 27) and the use of that Albion

  • Hockey: Brighton target cup upset

    Brighton and Chichester are looking to cause upsets in the semi-finals of the Sussex Cup tomorrow. National League sides provide the opposition with East Grinstead away to Brighton and Lewes playing host to Chichester. This is the first time in a number

  • Combined Counties: Summit clash

    Withdean 2000 can take a huge step towards claiming the title when they host AFC Wallingford at Withdean Stadium tomorrow. A tremendous run has seen Withdean win 28 games on the trot outside of the FA Vase and 14 consecutively since their Vase exit. Chief

  • Matthew Clark: Hillians look for a favour

    Burgess Hill are looking for a favour from East Preston who entertain Horsham YMCA tomorrow. YM, who lie nine points adrift of the County League Division One leaders in second place, must win to keep the pressure up, a fact not lost on Hillians boss Danny

  • Dr Martens: Borough must bounce back

    Eastbourne Borough boss Garry Wilson wants his side to bounce back with a win tomorrow at Fleet Town to heap the pressure on the chasing pack. A mistake by goalkeeper Paul Stark saw the eastern division leaders lose 2-1 at third-placed Dorchester on Tuesday

  • Cricket: Sussex slide to early loss

    Sussex went down to defeat by three wickets in their opening one-day pre-season friendly against Kent at Hove. The hosts posted 217-8 from their 45 overs, with Tony Cottey hitting 62, and Kent replied with 218-7 with four balls of their innings remaining

  • Regency

    Labour will be looking to retain its hold on this ward, which is right at the centre of the city. Regency has been reduced from three seats to two in a reorganisation of Brighton and Hove's wards. Roy Pennington, who chairs the planning committee, will

  • Preston Park

    On the former Brighton Borough Council, there was a Preston Park ward which almost invariably voted Conservative. But the newly-created Preston Park ward is far bigger and different. It is one of the few wards where all four parties are fighting hard.

  • Analyst's bonus battle victory

    A top analyst has predicted the "death knell" for secrecy over bonus payments at City firms after she won a landmark battle. Louise Barton, 52, lost her case claiming sexual discrimination last year at an employment tribunal but yesterday won an appeal

  • £2.5m for nine months' work

    Shareholders are angry that news Bob Mendelsohn, the ousted chief executive of insurance giant Royal & Sun Alliance, was paid £2.5 million for the nine months he worked last year. Mr Mendelsohn, who spent four years running the company on a two-year

  • War hits service sector

    The potential economic impact of the war on Iraq dampened activity in the dominant British service sector during March. The latest Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) survey of the private sector services economy indicated the sector contracted

  • The name's Bond, Corporate Bond

    In these hard times for savers, any promise of eight per cent annual income tax-free sounds too good to be true. It could yield four or five times the money earned after tax on a building society account. But this is the figure used to promote corporate

  • Pedals put scooter back on the road

    Pedal power is stronger than most people think - it can actually make a banned vehicle legal. Estate agent Gary Viney thought he would scoot around Brighton's parking problems when he invested £500 in an electric cycle. His City Mantis has a top speed

  • Measles outbreak warning

    Parents are being urged to immunise their children following an outbreak of measles. There have been ten confirmed cases of the disease in West Sussex in the past two weeks, the first in the county since 1994. They have been in Crawley, Lancing and Findon

  • Police patrol call on estate

    A businessman has demanded more police on a Brighton estate after his shop was targeted by vandals and thieves. Bernard Bird, owner of Bird Plumbing and Heating, in Bevendean, said no action has been taken to stop youths causing trouble outside his shop

  • Rebel Des in crisis health talks with PM

    Brighton Kemp Town MP Des Turner was called to Downing Street for crisis talks over a revolt against Tony Blair's health reforms. The Prime Minister held a meeting with Dr Turner and other rebels last night amid growing fears over the future of foundation

  • Son in High Court fight to win back home

    A man has taken his three sisters to court in a bid to wrestle back control of their dead mother's home. Jason McCreanney resorted to High Court action after his sisters won a court order preventing him from selling the £150,000 house in Mile Oak Road

  • Drunk brothers killed flatmate

    A thug who killed his flatmate by using him as a "human trampoline" has been jailed for life. Mark Johnstone, 31, and his older brother Martin jumped up and down on helpless victim Robert Kelly, 46, after a vodka binge ended in murder. They meted out

  • Teacher's a head in her field

    Gill Smith faces an unusual challenge - she has been chosen to run a school that is just a large patch of grass. The headteacher will take charge of Maidenbower Secondary School, in Crawley, when its doors open in September 2004 but at the moment, plans

  • Police patrol call on estate

    A businessman has demanded more police on a Brighton estate after his shop was targeted by vandals and thieves. Bernard Bird, owner of Bird Plumbing and Heating, in Bevendean, said no action has been taken to stop youths causing trouble outside his shop

  • Eczema man avoids prison

    A motorist who shot through red lights at a level crossing killing a pensioner has been spared jail because of his eczema. Lord Woolf, the country's most senior judge, said Richard Crump had deliberately taken a risk by driving over a railway crossing

  • Firms on line to power up railways

    A deal worth £50 million has been struck to upgrade the power supply of Sussex's railways. The announcement means new rolling stock can be introduced to replace the out-dated slam-door trains on the Brighton-to-London line and beyond. The new trains have

  • Swansong

    First, it was the wanton destruction of herds of sheep and cattle in the foot-and-mouth disaster. Then came the order to destroy badgers in Saltdean under cover of darkness, possibly to cause the least impact on local opinion. The latest destruction order

  • Shock stock

    I can't believe so-called "artist" Simon Ward was named "best artist" by the Re:creation Awards panel. The beginning of the article says people might think they had stumbled across an animal house of horrors when first glimpsing the loathsome refrigerated

  • Grey aria

    What a wonderful performer Lesley Garrett is having attended her concert at the Brighton Dome. I can say her renditions of a variety of music outside her normal arias were superb and she displayed great empathy with her audience. Having seen Dame Kiri

  • North Portslade

    Only one seat in Brighton and Hove has remained consistently Labour during the last 25 years. North Portslade, an isolated area of the city, has always been rather fond of its local councillors. First, there were the Hamiltons, father and son. Now there

  • Gun law

    So, another firearms amnesty. I am appalled that two youngsters enjoying an evening out in Manchester should have been killed by gunfire from gangs in the area. It is, however, important to observe, according to Home Office figures, the destruction of

  • What hope is there with this attitude?

    I could hardly be described as the greatest fan of Sussex Police but I have to defend their action in the case of three-year-old Dwayne Pease, who threw a stone at a car (The Argus, April 2). This was not a trivial matter. People have died in similar

  • Central Hove

    Jenny Barnard-Langston is one of the best known public figures in Brighton and Hove. She cut a dash as mayor and only two years ago she was Tory candidate standing against Ivor Caplin in the general election for Hove. Then she made a well publicised switch

  • At the cinemas, April 4-10

    Here are cinema listings for the coming week. Just find the film you want and see where it's showing. BIG FAT LIAR (PG), Brighton Duke of York's. (Sat) BLUE CRUSH (12A) at Brighton Odeon, Brighton UGC, Eastbourne UGC and Hastings Odeon. CHICAGO (12A)

  • Jazz this week, April 4-10

    Ed Jones Nu Quartet, The Blues Corporation, Christine Collister, Mella Faye and the Big Band and the Geoff Simkins Quartet are our top tips this week. ED JONES NU QUARTET. Ed is inspired by hip hop, classical and electronic sounds. His quartet also features

  • Gig Guide, April4-10

    This week Sam Brown arrives in town to continue her revival, plus Trilok Gurtu, Elton John tribute act John Ellis and Jackie Leven. SAM BROWN, Concorde 2, Brighton, April 9. Sam Brown performs an acoustic set with a band that includes legendary Pink Floyd

  • Opera: Aida, White Rock Theatre, Hastings, April 7

    The Chisinau National Opera moves along the South Coast to Hastings for a performance of Verdi's stunning opera Aida. Set in Egypt of the Pharaohs, it tells the doomed love story of an Egyptian slave girl and warrior Radames. Full of Verdian arias and

  • Derren Brown, Pavilion Theatre, Worthing, April 5

    Derren Brown has become a TV sensation. His Channel 4 specials have received mass attention as he amazes the nation with his particular brand of mind control. After graduating from Bristol University, Derren forged a living from performances in cafs and

  • Death of sex case teacher

    A teacher charged with a string of sex offences has been found dead on a beach in Lancashire. The body of Nigel Foster, 48, was discovered at Fleetwood, near Blackpool, just a week after he appeared before magistrates in Hastings. The married father of

  • Thousands hit by fault

    An underground cable fault left 3,000 Brighton homes without power last night. Residents in the Withdean and Hollingbury areas lost their electricity at 7.40pm when a cable developed a fault, affecting roads including Eldred Avenue, Highfield Crescent

  • Seafront design by peer is dropped

    Lord Rogers, who designed the Pompidou Centre, Canary Wharf and the Millennium Dome, has been dropped from a contest to undertake a multi-million-pound seafront development. Brighton and Hove City Council has rejected a scheme by the peer for the King

  • Racing: New look Brighton ready for off

    The season at Brighton Racecourse will open with a bang next Thursday. Racegoers will be welcomed with £250,000 worth of improvements to the facilities including a freshly painted grandstand, refitted restaurant and a new public bar in the paddock enclosure

  • Two halves

    Albion chairman Dick Knight pointed out the club had not given its permission to those Labour councillors who used the club's logo in election literature. Party politics, he said, has no place in football. This has not stopped Lord Bassam (The Argus,

  • No-go logo

    Norah Buckley (Letters, March 31) misunderstands me. The whole point of my letter (March 20) was, surely, the use by Councillor Fitch of a company logo without the owner's permission (see reply by Dick Knight, Letters, March 27) and the use of that Albion

  • Some total

    Sorry, Mr B Johnson (Letters, March 31) but it is you who is being selfish. The Albion, in this division, in a modern stadium, would attract a crowd of 25,000, which is ten per cent of the population of Brighton and Hove. This is more than any other spectator

  • Hockey: Brighton target cup upset

    Brighton and Chichester are looking to cause upsets in the semi-finals of the Sussex Cup tomorrow. National League sides provide the opposition with East Grinstead away to Brighton and Lewes playing host to Chichester. This is the first time in a number

  • Poison pens

    I thought I was a pretty fanatical Albion supporter, having attended hundreds of matches, until I encountered the real fanatics. Take, for instance, Paul Samrah of Henfield and John Baine of Southwick (Letters, April 1). The full weight of their venom

  • Combined Counties: Summit clash

    Withdean 2000 can take a huge step towards claiming the title when they host AFC Wallingford at Withdean Stadium tomorrow. A tremendous run has seen Withdean win 28 games on the trot outside of the FA Vase and 14 consecutively since their Vase exit. Chief

  • Cheap option

    Paul Samrah's Falmer For All campaign is, of course, a complete misnomer. It is purely Falmer for football fans. Not Falmer for walkers, not Falmer for cyclists, not Falmer for riders and not Falmer for the people who live and work there. We all know

  • Matthew Clark: Bridges poised to name new boss

    County League Division One side Three Bridges will unveil their new manager this weekend. Chairman Alan Bell has confirmed a swift appointment has been made following the resignation of Micky Taylor last Saturday. There are strong rumours that Sammy Donnelly

  • Criticism is fine but quote the real facts

    Paul Samrah's reference to my views on the proposed football stadium at Falmer (Letters, April 1) was not, presumably, an April Fool's joke, although it was far from accurate. Apart from the general misrepresentation of my views, I take strong exception

  • Dr Martens: Saints look to future

    St Leonards manager Gary Bowyer believes his side are going to emulate Burgess Hill in the County League next season. Saints, who are bottom of the eastern division, face being relegated next month regardless of where they finish after resigning from

  • Dr Martens: Borough must bounce back

    Eastbourne Borough boss Garry Wilson wants his side to bounce back with a win tomorrow at Fleet Town to heap the pressure on the chasing pack. A mistake by goalkeeper Paul Stark saw the eastern division leaders lose 2-1 at third-placed Dorchester on Tuesday

  • Ivar plots Reading revenge

    Albion defender Ivar Ingimarsson is on a revenge mission at Reading tonight to make amends for the heartbreak of a promotion near miss. The last time the Seagulls' loan signing from Wolves faced the Royals was for Steve Coppell's Brentford in the final

  • Rottingdean Coastal

    Two of Brighton's most intractable problems are big issues in the new ward of Rottingdean Coastal. It stretches from Saltdean to the fringes of East Brighton, taking in Rottingdean and Ovingdean. There has been great controversy over the possible use

  • Queens Park

    City council leader Ken Bodfish, who lives opposite Queen's Park itself, will be among those aiming to stay on the authority after the election. Normally he would be accompanied by near neighbour Jackie Lythell but she is retiring after many years' service

  • Preston Park

    On the former Brighton Borough Council, there was a Preston Park ward which almost invariably voted Conservative. But the newly-created Preston Park ward is far bigger and different. It is one of the few wards where all four parties are fighting hard.

  • Tour operator to cull 2,000 staff

    Tour operator MyTravel has confirmed it is cutting staff numbers by almost 2,000 as it moves to safeguard its future. The figure includes 700 job losses first announced two months ago and a further 600 workers who have already been told they are losing

  • Analyst's bonus battle victory

    A top analyst has predicted the "death knell" for secrecy over bonus payments at City firms after she won a landmark battle. Louise Barton, 52, lost her case claiming sexual discrimination last year at an employment tribunal but yesterday won an appeal

  • £2.5m for nine months' work

    Shareholders are angry that news Bob Mendelsohn, the ousted chief executive of insurance giant Royal & Sun Alliance, was paid £2.5 million for the nine months he worked last year. Mr Mendelsohn, who spent four years running the company on a two-year

  • War hits service sector

    The potential economic impact of the war on Iraq dampened activity in the dominant British service sector during March. The latest Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) survey of the private sector services economy indicated the sector contracted

  • A loan for no one

    Halifax has defended its decision to offer to lend certain customers up to six times their income. But Britain's biggest mortgage lender described the chances of someone qualifying for the loan as less likely than winning the lottery. People would only

  • The name's Bond, Corporate Bond

    In these hard times for savers, any promise of eight per cent annual income tax-free sounds too good to be true. It could yield four or five times the money earned after tax on a building society account. But this is the figure used to promote corporate

  • Police patrol call on estate

    A businessman has demanded more police on a Brighton estate after his shop was targeted by vandals and thieves. Bernard Bird, owner of Bird Plumbing and Heating, in Bevendean, said no action has been taken to stop youths causing trouble outside his shop

  • Schools' hit by cash crisis

    An education chief said a £1 million Government cash injection is not enough for Brighton and Hove's hard-up schools. David Hawker, children, family and schools director with Brighton and Hove City Council, said the money given to the city council "does

  • No need to panic about horses' herpes

    The RSPCA in Sussex is advising horse owners there is no cause for alarm over cases of equine herpes. Some horse owners were concerned about attending shows and events in other parts of the UK after hearing there had been an outbreak of the disease, which

  • Firms on line to power up railways

    A deal worth £50 million has been struck to upgrade the power supply of Sussex's railways. The announcement means new rolling stock can be introduced to replace the out-dated slam-door trains on the Brighton-to-London line and beyond. The new trains have

  • Shock stock

    I can't believe so-called "artist" Simon Ward was named "best artist" by the Re:creation Awards panel. The beginning of the article says people might think they had stumbled across an animal house of horrors when first glimpsing the loathsome refrigerated

  • Meat and veg

    I have to voice my disgust and distaste with regard to the article on the "artist" Simon Ward (The Argus, March 20). If this is art, heaven help us all. If I was disturbed enough to wish to view the mangled and pathetic corpses of animals, all I would

  • Moulsecoomb and Bevendean

    The combined ward of Moulsecoomb and Bevendean covers several of Brighton's biggest council estates. It ought to be safe for Labour. Indeed, if the party lost this ward, it would be down to just a handful of seats on an authority it has dominated for

  • Gun law

    So, another firearms amnesty. I am appalled that two youngsters enjoying an evening out in Manchester should have been killed by gunfire from gangs in the area. It is, however, important to observe, according to Home Office figures, the destruction of

  • Hollingbury and Stanmer

    Labour will be short of politicians with real experience after the elections because so many top councillors are retiring. The party will be thankful if it wins the new Hollingbury and Stanmer ward where three stalwarts are standing. Tehmtan Framroze,

  • What hope is there with this attitude?

    I could hardly be described as the greatest fan of Sussex Police but I have to defend their action in the case of three-year-old Dwayne Pease, who threw a stone at a car (The Argus, April 2). This was not a trivial matter. People have died in similar

  • Hangleton and Knoll

    Young political enthusiasts are rubbing their eyes with wonder as veteran campaigner Brian Fitch takes up every issue and goes to every doorstep in this large, new ward. Coun Fitch has moved over from Hollingbury ward now he lives in Hove. He has been

  • Rail politics

    How can anyone have any faith in rail supremo Richard Bowker ("Putting trains back on track", The Argus, April 2) when the biggest train operators' subsidies go to Virgin, where his father-in-law is on the board, and to Connex, a major contributor to

  • Big up Ambrose

    I am over the moon that the successful DJ Ambrose Harcourt will be returning to our radios once again. I have always been a fan of his shows and was devastated to hear of his absence. I wish him every success with his new shows at the local radio stations

  • Photos found

    We just wanted to say a big thank-you to and everyone at The Argus for their help in tracing Shaun Chandler's and our missing wedding photos. The photos and negatives finally arrived in the post, eight months after our wedding in July last year. At last

  • Central Hove

    Jenny Barnard-Langston is one of the best known public figures in Brighton and Hove. She cut a dash as mayor and only two years ago she was Tory candidate standing against Ivor Caplin in the general election for Hove. Then she made a well publicised switch

  • Ivar plots Reading revenge

    Albion defender Ivar Ingimarsson is on a revenge mission at Reading tonight to make amends for the heartbreak of a promotion near miss. The last time the Seagulls' loan signing from Wolves faced the Royals was for Steve Coppell's Brentford in the final

  • Night clubbing, April 4-10

    The one-off King Unique makes Cream the place to be this week, but a Footballers' Wives theme party run by Wild Fruit also sounds too good to miss. CREAM, The Honeyclub, Brighton, April 4. Headliners King Unique are the real deal in the world of funky

  • Think Of It This Way, by John Parry

    Just a month to go and Brighton Festival is with us again. In its 37th year, it is now shaping up into being a mature, focused and distinctive celebration of the arts it has never quite managed to be in the past. For the reality is that size is not important

  • Gig Guide, April4-10

    This week Sam Brown arrives in town to continue her revival, plus Trilok Gurtu, Elton John tribute act John Ellis and Jackie Leven. SAM BROWN, Concorde 2, Brighton, April 9. Sam Brown performs an acoustic set with a band that includes legendary Pink Floyd

  • Music: Public Enemy, The Event 2, Brighton, April 7

    After 15 years in the business, Public Enemy are still going strong. Probably one of the most influential and controversial rap groups of the Eighties, they built on Run DMC's street beats and the rhyming of Boogie Down Productions to pioneer a variety

  • Opera: Aida, White Rock Theatre, Hastings, April 7

    The Chisinau National Opera moves along the South Coast to Hastings for a performance of Verdi's stunning opera Aida. Set in Egypt of the Pharaohs, it tells the doomed love story of an Egyptian slave girl and warrior Radames. Full of Verdian arias and

  • Derren Brown, Pavilion Theatre, Worthing, April 5

    Derren Brown has become a TV sensation. His Channel 4 specials have received mass attention as he amazes the nation with his particular brand of mind control. After graduating from Bristol University, Derren forged a living from performances in cafs and

  • Seafront design by peer is dropped

    Lord Rogers, who designed the Pompidou Centre, Canary Wharf and the Millennium Dome, has been dropped from a contest to undertake a multi-million-pound seafront development. Brighton and Hove City Council has rejected a scheme by the peer for the King

  • Teacher's a head in her field

    Gill Smith faces an unusual challenge - she has been chosen to run a school that is just a large patch of grass. The headteacher will take charge of Maidenbower Secondary School, in Crawley, when its doors open in September 2004 but at the moment, plans

  • Residents lose mast battle

    Disappointed residents have lost their nine-month battle to stop a mobile phone mast going up on a listed building near schools and an old people's home. Mid Sussex District councillors have reluctantly given Hutchinson 3G permission to put up the 5m

  • Boat blaze at harbour

    A yacht caught fire while anchored in Chichester harbour. A crew from West Sussex Fire Brigade's marine unit in East Wittering, near Chichester, was called to Itchenor Sailing Club at about 5.30pm yesterday. They discovered an 8m-long boat ablaze. Firefighters

  • Dancers miss step on move

    Tea dancers have tripped up in their last-ditch bid to stop a controversial switch of venue. More than 300 dancers from all over the South-East signed a petition calling on Worthing Borough Council not to move the dances from the Pavilion Theatre to the

  • Tory deputy shows ale is well with party

    Tory heavyweight David Davis joined party supporters for a pint during a morale-boosting visit ahead of the upcoming local elections. The shadow deputy prime minister spent two hours speaking to Conservative colleagues in Eastbourne canvassing for May's

  • Inquiry to decide head's future

    A headteacher who was investigated on allegations of assault is unlikely to be reinstated before the end of the summer term, it emerged today. Police said yesterday they had dropped inquiries relating to Herstmonceux Primary School head Bridget Lawson

  • No hurdle to second marathon

    A marathon revived under a different name is to be held for a second year following overwhelming support from runners. There were doubts the Beachy Head Marathon would take place again but it has now been confirmed up to 1,500 runners will take part on

  • Seafront design by peer is dropped

    Lord Rogers, who designed the Pompidou Centre, Canary Wharf and the Millennium Dome, has been dropped from a contest to undertake a multi-million-pound seafront development. Brighton and Hove City Council has rejected a scheme by the peer for the King

  • Racing: New look Brighton ready for off

    The season at Brighton Racecourse will open with a bang next Thursday. Racegoers will be welcomed with £250,000 worth of improvements to the facilities including a freshly painted grandstand, refitted restaurant and a new public bar in the paddock enclosure

  • Grand National: Aintree will miss Josh

    Someone who has been an integral part of the Aintree scene for more than 40 years will be missing when the tapes go up at the start of tomorrow's Grand National. Findon trainer Josh Gifford has missed only one National meeting, through a broken leg, since

  • Shooting: Kerwood restores English pride

    Charlotte Kerwood has helped restore England's sporting pride against Australia. This country has been beaten by their traditional sporting rivals at cricket, tennis and football recently. But the Commonwealth Games champion, 16, from Fletching, beat

  • James Taylor, Brighton Centre, March 31

    Fans packed the Brighton Centre on Monday night to hear iconic troubadour James Taylor, famous for such hits as Fire And Rain and You've Got A Friend. A seasoned performer with more than 30 years' experience, Taylor had the crowd eating out of his hand

  • Some total

    Sorry, Mr B Johnson (Letters, March 31) but it is you who is being selfish. The Albion, in this division, in a modern stadium, would attract a crowd of 25,000, which is ten per cent of the population of Brighton and Hove. This is more than any other spectator

  • Poison pens

    I thought I was a pretty fanatical Albion supporter, having attended hundreds of matches, until I encountered the real fanatics. Take, for instance, Paul Samrah of Henfield and John Baine of Southwick (Letters, April 1). The full weight of their venom

  • Cheap option

    Paul Samrah's Falmer For All campaign is, of course, a complete misnomer. It is purely Falmer for football fans. Not Falmer for walkers, not Falmer for cyclists, not Falmer for riders and not Falmer for the people who live and work there. We all know

  • Matthew Clark: Bridges poised to name new boss

    County League Division One side Three Bridges will unveil their new manager this weekend. Chairman Alan Bell has confirmed a swift appointment has been made following the resignation of Micky Taylor last Saturday. There are strong rumours that Sammy Donnelly

  • Criticism is fine but quote the real facts

    Paul Samrah's reference to my views on the proposed football stadium at Falmer (Letters, April 1) was not, presumably, an April Fool's joke, although it was far from accurate. Apart from the general misrepresentation of my views, I take strong exception

  • Dr Martens: Saints look to future

    St Leonards manager Gary Bowyer believes his side are going to emulate Burgess Hill in the County League next season. Saints, who are bottom of the eastern division, face being relegated next month regardless of where they finish after resigning from

  • South Portslade

    Look at South Portslade and you are normally looking at a safe Labour seat but this time there is a complicating factor. His name is Steve Collier, a sitting councillor, who left the Labour Party in September last year. Councillor Collier is standing

  • Ivar plots Reading revenge

    Albion defender Ivar Ingimarsson is on a revenge mission at Reading tonight to make amends for the heartbreak of a promotion near miss. The last time the Seagulls' loan signing from Wolves faced the Royals was for Steve Coppell's Brentford in the final

  • Rottingdean Coastal

    Two of Brighton's most intractable problems are big issues in the new ward of Rottingdean Coastal. It stretches from Saltdean to the fringes of East Brighton, taking in Rottingdean and Ovingdean. There has been great controversy over the possible use

  • Queens Park

    City council leader Ken Bodfish, who lives opposite Queen's Park itself, will be among those aiming to stay on the authority after the election. Normally he would be accompanied by near neighbour Jackie Lythell but she is retiring after many years' service

  • Tour operator to cull 2,000 staff

    Tour operator MyTravel has confirmed it is cutting staff numbers by almost 2,000 as it moves to safeguard its future. The figure includes 700 job losses first announced two months ago and a further 600 workers who have already been told they are losing

  • Patcham

    Patcham is one of those suburban seats which has always seemed safe for the Conservatives in Brighton and Hove. With boundary alterations, it has been greatly extended but should still be a safe bet for the party. The husband-and-wife team of Geoffrey

  • A loan for no one

    Halifax has defended its decision to offer to lend certain customers up to six times their income. But Britain's biggest mortgage lender described the chances of someone qualifying for the loan as less likely than winning the lottery. People would only

  • Tapping into the value of homes

    British people withdrew a record £13.3 billion from the value of their homes during the final quarter of 2002, according to new figures. The sum was almost double the £7.59 billion people withdrew during the same period the previous year, the Bank of

  • Can I have an expresso and a mortgage, please?

    Bank branches are set for a radical makeover to include sofas, coffee shops and cashiers walking around mingling with customers. Market analyst Datamonitor said the new-look branches could be in operation next year as banks realised the importance of

  • Schools' hit by cash crisis

    An education chief said a £1 million Government cash injection is not enough for Brighton and Hove's hard-up schools. David Hawker, children, family and schools director with Brighton and Hove City Council, said the money given to the city council "does

  • Road rage attack at level crossing

    A young man was left with blood streaming from his nose after being punched as he waited at a railway crossing. The 22-year-old victim also suffered bruising in the attack at the Pevensey railway crossing, near Eastbourne. He was stationery in his car

  • No need to panic about horses' herpes

    The RSPCA in Sussex is advising horse owners there is no cause for alarm over cases of equine herpes. Some horse owners were concerned about attending shows and events in other parts of the UK after hearing there had been an outbreak of the disease, which

  • Dancers miss step on move

    Tea dancers have tripped up in their last-ditch bid to stop a controversial switch of venue. More than 300 dancers from all over the South-East signed a petition calling on Worthing Borough Council not to move the dances from the Pavilion Theatre to the