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  • Seagulls unveil new away kit

    Albion will be wearing a new yellow away kit at Oldham on Saturday. The change is necessary because the Seagulls' current black away strip clashes with the home colours of several teams in the Second Division. The new yellow shirt dispenses with the club

  • Helping hand

    It is my privilege to have been recently elected chairman of the Help the Aged Committee for Sussex. I thought this might be a good time to remind readers of the work we do. The committee is a group of volunteers working within the national charity. We

  • Get recycling

    Every home in Lancing and Sompting will get a recycling and refuse information newsletter through its letterbox during the next few weeks. The leaflet, entitled Box Clever, is packed with information on recycling and includes a blue box and black sack

  • Road ahead

    I am slightly amused at times by some of the comments made by contributors to the letters pages of The Argus. As vice-chairman of the planning committee on Adur District Council, I have kept quiet while reading a fair bit of criticism in these very columns

  • Seaside art

    The head of West Sussex's health services visited Worthing to publicise artwork commissioned by the NHS. Lisa Rodrigues, chief executive for West Sussex Health and Social Care NHS Trust, visited Worthing Museum on Friday to receive a piece of art commissioned

  • Faded light

    The day after I read in The Argus that Sussex Police intend to bring back the Dixon of Dock Green-type blue light on the front of police stations I happened to drive pass Worthing police station. Guess what was mounted above the entrance? Yes, you are

  • Trees that can treat cancer

    The leaves of yew trees grown in Sussex are being used to help produce a life-saving cancer drug. More than 80kg of yew leaves have been collected at Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, by gardeners who have spent each morning pruning the trees and preserving

  • Double blaze

    Firefighters had their work cut out when two fires started in the early hours of Friday morning in Worthing town centre. It is thought the incidents could have been acts of vandalism by the same gang of children. A crew from Worthing was first called

  • Good show

    Poor Mrs J Sinclair. I am sure many local folk were aware the Red Arrows would be making their annual display. Because of the very low clouds they obviously had to drop their usual display and just do a fly-past. This was clearly seen by many of us, as

  • House saved

    An observant resident saved his neighbour's house from being destroyed by a chip pan fire after spotting smoke coming from a window. The resident of Ladydell Road, Worthing, was able to raise the alarm as the blaze was just beginning to take hold at 6.20pm

  • I know how it really feels to be bombed

    Mrs J Sinclair (Letters, July 30) was unhappy with the low-flying planes over the seafront on Saturday which arrived, she said, "without any prior warning". But Worthing's own radio station, Splash FM, broadcast the fact the Red Arrows and other aircraft

  • August 5: Sussex v Hampshire

    It was so warm at Hove last night that the floodlights failed when the generator overheated and Duckworth-Lewis calculations were used on the hottest day of the year. The delay during Sussex's innings lasted only 15 minutes but it would not have been

  • Still yellow peril

    Roads in West Sussex with double yellow lines are still off-limits for parking, even though street enforcement signs will be removed. Changes in legislation means the "At Any Time" signs on the pavement alongside double yellow lines are no longer required

  • Good old love

    A pensioner found it is never to late to find love when her 81-year-old suitor proposed to her. Widow Gwen Newnham, 73, of Freshbrook Court retirement home, in Freshbrook Road, Lancing, is planning to tie the knot again after Ted Yallop asked if he could

  • Between You And Me, by Vanora Leigh

    The Mother's nostrils twitched in anticipation. "Lovely!" she said. "Smells like we're having pork chops for lunch. I was getting fed up with all that pasta and noodles." I sniffed too. "Well, somebody's having pork chops for lunch but it isn't us," I

  • Two die in crash

    A motorcyclist and passenger died in a crash in East Sussex last night. The three-vehicle smash happened just after 6.30pm on the A22 at East Hoathly, near Hailsham. The driver of a Volkswagen Polo was flown to Eastbourne District General Hospital, where

  • Experience 'better than degree' in job hunt

    Doing work experience may be an easier way for students to get a job than achieving a top class degree, a survey has shown. Almost two-thirds of employers said they offered placements in hopes of finding permanent staff, according to research by the National

  • On track

    Can I inject a note of realism into the debate on noisy train horns (The Argus, July 29)? Whether we like it or not, the current noise levels comply with mandatory safety standards. In order to mount a successful challenge, Brighton and Hove City Council

  • Classic cricket

    A charity cricket match at Arundel Cricket Ground is set to be a day to remember. Sunday's game is between the Duke of Norfolk's XI versus the Old England XI, featuring cricketing legends including Derek Randall, Derek Underwood, John Lever and Mike Gatting

  • Road to ruin

    There is an alternative to not carrying out roadworks (Letters, July 28). We could allow our transport infrastructure to crumble. Traffic would be free-flowing along the seafront, right up to the day the 19th Century arches collapse into the ground. As

  • Norway way

    Voice of The Argus commented on the European Union's directive for worn-out cars to be recycled. You said the simple flaw was that the burden would fall to the last owner of a car, the poorest one, the one who drove it into the ground and the one least

  • Youth cricket: Brothers' record partnership

    Brothers Michael and James Chapman set a new Sussex Junior Festival record to help Preston Nomads under-12s win the Shield competition. Their opening stand of 256 in the first group game against Littlehampton, Clapham and Patching has been confirmed as

  • Over the limit

    A man whose girlfriend was having an asthma attack drove to pick up her prescription knowing he was over the drink-drive limit. Paul Wallbridge, 32, was just over the limit when he was stopped by police who saw him driving a Ford Escort van in Courtwick

  • Beat and veg

    These days founder Hot Chocolate member Patrick Olive is keen on working in his West Sussex garden. He finds tending apricots and melons the perfect antidote to the stress of being part of an international pop group. The horticultural musician finds that

  • Doctor brands killer a psychopath

    A man who stabbed his wife to death had a long history of mental health problems dating back to his childhood, a jury heard. Dewi Hughes, an alcoholic, has been diagnosed as suffering from a severe psychopathic personality disorder and was jailed in the

  • Set a trend

    The Brighton station site redevelopment should have a bus and coach terminal. Sainsbury's should set new trends on the site with a new flagship store to get its main flow of customers from the integrated transport terminal. Many people do their weekly

  • Comment: Ian Hart

    A thrilling victory against Premiership opposition in the final pre-season friendly and the scene is set for the resumption of League hostilities on Saturday at Oldham. It's probably just as well Albion visit Boundary Park in the middle of a heat wave

  • Garden prizes

    A flood of entries for a gardens and allotments competition meant judging had to be held over two days. Littlehampton Town Council's Garden and Allotments Competition attracted a record number of entries from local residents. This year's panel of judges

  • Be tough on drinkers

    Street drinkers cause a nuisance nearly every day in Norfolk Square off Western Road in Brighton. They congregate on the grass and close to the bus shelter, staggering around, swearing and often frightening passers-by. It's high time they were stopped

  • Find out

    Mary Orchard (Letters, July 23) is right. I recently visited Brussels, Vienna and Prague, which all operate efficient tram services. I hold the minority view on trams - scrapping them was short-sighted. Parts of the country had tram technology and a rapid

  • Changing time

    Secondary school pupils could soon have new changing rooms. Permission is being sought for 90-person changing room facilities at The Angmering School in Station Road, Angmering. The changing area would be built to the west of the existing school buildings

  • Cricket: Sussex face wooden spoon

    A bad night for Sussex on and off the field has left them facing the wooden spoon in the National League. The county were beaten by 62 runs by Hampshire and Duckworth-Lewis calculations had to be used after the generator powering the Hove floodlights

  • Seagulls unveil new away kit

    Albion will be wearing a new yellow away kit at Oldham on Saturday. The change is necessary because the Seagulls' current black away strip clashes with the home colours of several teams in the Second Division. The new yellow shirt dispenses with the club

  • All set for hall

    A primary school is set to get a new school hall despite concerns from local people. Arun planners say they are ready to grant St Wilfrid's Primary School in Angmering planning permission following a site visit. The council's development control meeting

  • Albion plans hit by illness

    Albion are being bugged by an illness scare ahead of Saturday's opener at Oldham. Kerry Mayo was the latest victim of a bug which threatens to disrupt Steve Coppell's team selection at Boundary Park. The long-serving defender missed Monday's 3-2 friendly

  • War hero's talk

    Falklands hero Simon Weston is to visit Worthing to discuss his experiences and how he has been able to rebuild his life despite his terrible injuries. Tom Wye, of Worthing's Combined Ex-Services Association, has organised the event to raise funds for

  • Trees that can treat cancer

    The leaves of yew trees grown in Sussex are being used to help produce a life-saving cancer drug. More than 80kg of yew leaves have been collected at Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, by gardeners who have spent each morning pruning the trees and preserving

  • Beetle could halt developers

    A harmless-looking beetle which measures just 1.5mm could be the key to preventing a plot of precious green space being swamped by housing. The newly-discovered Whitehawk soldier beetle has been hailed by wildlife experts as a major discovery - and one

  • Police use Pride to recruit gay officers

    Police in uniform will staff a stall at Pride for the first time in an effort to recruit gay officers. Brighton and Hove officers will share a stand with representatives from the Gay Police Association (GPA) at the event in Preston Park, Brighton, on

  • Eurostar lifts guide dog ban

    One man and his dog who dared to take on the might of train giant Eurostar yesterday won their battle when the company ditched its ban on guide dogs. Eurostar yesterday announced it was changing its rules and allowing the dogs to travel on cross-channel

  • Beetle could halt developers

    A harmless-looking beetle which measures just 1.5mm could be the key to preventing a plot of precious green space being swamped by housing. The newly-discovered Whitehawk soldier beetle has been hailed by wildlife experts as a major discovery - and one

  • Pop legend's passion for gardening

    A vegetable plot is not the first place you would expect to find a disco legend. But Patrick Olive, founder member of Hot Chocolate, is never happier than when he is tending his apricots or digging his potatoes. The band were one of the biggest in the

  • Weather for today: Scorchio

    Sussex sizzled in tropical heat yesterday - now experts are forecasting a record-breaker. Gatwick was the hottest spot in mainland Britain as the thermometer tipped a sweltering 33C (91F). Thousands jetting away from the country's busiest charter airport

  • OAP hunt sparked by call for help

    A woman of 90 sparked a police hunt after making an emergency call to say she was trapped in a strange house. Officers and hundreds of members of the public were put on standby for nine hours as high-level clearance was given to trace the phone from which

  • Burner inquiry told of toxic ash

    A pensioner has told a public inquiry examining council waste plans how hundreds of tonnes of highly toxic ash from an incinerator was spread on allotments. June Wolfe, 77, travelled from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to tell the hearing in Lewes how ash from the

  • When the sparks really flew

    A visit to Lancing Carriage Works in its heyday must have been an unforgettable experience. The site was huge, covering at least 66 acres, dominated by giant, cathedral-like worksheds housing an army of skilled employees. Inside the sheds, a person's

  • Police blue lamps make a comeback

    It is a sight usually associated with the old-style policing of Dixon of Dock Green. But yesterday, traditional blue police lamps made a comeback in Sussex. The first 3ft high lamp was fitted at first-floor level to the outside of the new police station

  • Fears for missing Albanian

    Concern is growing for an Albanian teenager who went missing in Brighton more than two weeks ago. Police are keen to trace 14-year-old Besmir Matera, who came to study in the city with a group of students. He was reported missing on July 22 after going

  • Albion plans hit by illness

    Albion are being bugged by an illness scare ahead of Saturday's opener at Oldham. Kerry Mayo was the latest victim of a bug which threatens to disrupt Steve Coppell's team selection at Boundary Park. The long-serving defender missed Monday's 3-2 friendly

  • Gizmo's no toy

    Your story about Margaret Backler and Paul and Tom Smith selling their cat Gizmo to a stranger in a shopping queue is sadly all too typical of the cruel and thoughtless attitudes of some people. One can only hope the lady in question was compassionate

  • Enough follies

    What on earth is West Sussex County Council up to? Didn't it spend hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money in the lost cause of fighting the Government's proposal to build an unsustainable number of new houses in the county? So why, on the

  • Helping hand

    It is my privilege to have been recently elected chairman of the Help the Aged Committee for Sussex. I thought this might be a good time to remind readers of the work we do. The committee is a group of volunteers working within the national charity. We

  • Seaside art

    The head of West Sussex's health services visited Worthing to publicise artwork commissioned by the NHS. Lisa Rodrigues, chief executive for West Sussex Health and Social Care NHS Trust, visited Worthing Museum on Friday to receive a piece of art commissioned

  • Faded light

    The day after I read in The Argus that Sussex Police intend to bring back the Dixon of Dock Green-type blue light on the front of police stations I happened to drive pass Worthing police station. Guess what was mounted above the entrance? Yes, you are

  • Trees that can treat cancer

    The leaves of yew trees grown in Sussex are being used to help produce a life-saving cancer drug. More than 80kg of yew leaves have been collected at Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, by gardeners who have spent each morning pruning the trees and preserving

  • Good show

    Poor Mrs J Sinclair. I am sure many local folk were aware the Red Arrows would be making their annual display. Because of the very low clouds they obviously had to drop their usual display and just do a fly-past. This was clearly seen by many of us, as

  • House saved

    An observant resident saved his neighbour's house from being destroyed by a chip pan fire after spotting smoke coming from a window. The resident of Ladydell Road, Worthing, was able to raise the alarm as the blaze was just beginning to take hold at 6.20pm

  • I know how it really feels to be bombed

    Mrs J Sinclair (Letters, July 30) was unhappy with the low-flying planes over the seafront on Saturday which arrived, she said, "without any prior warning". But Worthing's own radio station, Splash FM, broadcast the fact the Red Arrows and other aircraft

  • Anti-flats group prepares for fight

    Campaigners fighting a proposal by a former council chief executive to build a block of flats in their street were today preparing to go into battle in the council chambers. An action group from Pembury Road, Worthing, were today allowed to see an officers

  • Between You And Me, by Vanora Leigh

    The Mother's nostrils twitched in anticipation. "Lovely!" she said. "Smells like we're having pork chops for lunch. I was getting fed up with all that pasta and noodles." I sniffed too. "Well, somebody's having pork chops for lunch but it isn't us," I

  • Two die in crash

    A motorcyclist and passenger died in a crash in East Sussex last night. The three-vehicle smash happened just after 6.30pm on the A22 at East Hoathly, near Hailsham. The driver of a Volkswagen Polo was flown to Eastbourne District General Hospital, where

  • Help with getting in the Press

    A Brighton-based public relations company is offering small businesses a helping hand at the click of the mouse. Press Dispensary has launched a web site to help budget-conscious businesses write and distribute press releases. The company, based in Science

  • Babel shortlisted for award

    An outsourcing games specialist has been short-listed for a prestigious new award. Babel Media, based in Hove Business Centre in Fonthill Road, has been nominated as the best outsourcing company in Develop magazine's Industry Excellence Awards. The awards

  • Games team re-creates blockbuster movie

    A Brighton team has developed the official video game for the blockbuster remake of The Italian Job. A group of about 40 employees from Climax Brighton have been busy creating a virtual world based on the film for the last nine months. The video game,

  • Woman in jump threat

    Police talked down a woman threatening to jump off a flyover in Eastbourne. The woman, believed to be in her 30s, was spotted climbing on to a concrete post on a bridge in Cross Levels Way yesterday at 6.30pm. Officers arrived on the scene and talked

  • Two die in road smash

    A motorcyclist and his pillion passenger were killed in a high-speed crash which left a driver fighting for her life. The 52-year-old biker and his passenger, a woman of 35, both from East Grinstead, were killed instantly when the bike was in collision

  • Tunnel vision

    I write regarding the grumbling from Hove residents about the horns on trains along the Brighton to the West of England line. I have lived in our home for nearly 20 years and we back onto the railway near the entrance of the Prestonville tunnel. Daily

  • Classic cricket

    A charity cricket match at Arundel Cricket Ground is set to be a day to remember. Sunday's game is between the Duke of Norfolk's XI versus the Old England XI, featuring cricketing legends including Derek Randall, Derek Underwood, John Lever and Mike Gatting

  • Youth cricket: Brothers' record partnership

    Brothers Michael and James Chapman set a new Sussex Junior Festival record to help Preston Nomads under-12s win the Shield competition. Their opening stand of 256 in the first group game against Littlehampton, Clapham and Patching has been confirmed as

  • Youth cricket: More glory at festival

    Ansty and Preston Nomads took the honours in the second week of the Sussex Junior Festival. Ansty under-12s won the Bowl, a week after their under-11s claimed their age group. Nomads under-12s won the Shield competition to add to the title won by their

  • Plea for buskers

    Would-be buskers are needed to help raise extra funds for a homeless project. The Worthing Churches Homeless Projects is holding a flag day on August 16 and is on the look-out for musical people to take part. Projects trustee Jean Saunders said: "We need

  • Beat and veg

    These days founder Hot Chocolate member Patrick Olive is keen on working in his West Sussex garden. He finds tending apricots and melons the perfect antidote to the stress of being part of an international pop group. The horticultural musician finds that

  • On the buses

    So, Brighton and Hove thinks it is a city? Why then does it not do as other cities have - some for as long as 40 years - and simply run an all-night bus service? When this was suggested some 30 years ago in London, the cry went up that people did not

  • Doctor brands killer a psychopath

    A man who stabbed his wife to death had a long history of mental health problems dating back to his childhood, a jury heard. Dewi Hughes, an alcoholic, has been diagnosed as suffering from a severe psychopathic personality disorder and was jailed in the

  • Find out

    Mary Orchard (Letters, July 23) is right. I recently visited Brussels, Vienna and Prague, which all operate efficient tram services. I hold the minority view on trams - scrapping them was short-sighted. Parts of the country had tram technology and a rapid

  • Cricket: Dark day for Sharks

    It was so warm at Hove last night that the floodlights failed when the generator overheated and Duckworth-Lewis calculations were used on the hottest day of the year. The delay during Sussex's innings lasted only 15 minutes but it would not have been

  • Changing time

    Secondary school pupils could soon have new changing rooms. Permission is being sought for 90-person changing room facilities at The Angmering School in Station Road, Angmering. The changing area would be built to the west of the existing school buildings

  • All set for hall

    A primary school is set to get a new school hall despite concerns from local people. Arun planners say they are ready to grant St Wilfrid's Primary School in Angmering planning permission following a site visit. The council's development control meeting

  • Dance chance

    Aspiring musicians, thespians and dancers can sign up for a new community performing arts programme. Boundstone Community College in Lancing is opening its doors so adults can go back to school in September for classes in music, drama and dance. The college

  • Sporting chance

    Athletes in Lancing and Sompting are wanted for a sports fair for young people. The event takes place at Boundstone Community College in Lancing on September 17. Sports clubs can have a stall at the event and put on displays to show children the sporting

  • War hero's talk

    Falklands hero Simon Weston is to visit Worthing to discuss his experiences and how he has been able to rebuild his life despite his terrible injuries. Tom Wye, of Worthing's Combined Ex-Services Association, has organised the event to raise funds for

  • Burner inquiry told of toxic ash

    A pensioner has told a public inquiry examining council waste plans how hundreds of tonnes of highly toxic ash from an incinerator was spread on allotments. June Wolfe, 77, travelled from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to tell the hearing in Lewes how ash from the

  • Trees that can treat cancer

    The leaves of yew trees grown in Sussex are being used to help produce a life-saving cancer drug. More than 80kg of yew leaves have been collected at Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, by gardeners who have spent each morning pruning the trees and preserving

  • Lost in books

    Thousands of children are losing themselves in a reading maze this summer. West Sussex County Council's Library Services reading scheme promotes the delights of reading, discovering new authors and exciting stories. Just two weeks after the launch, youngsters

  • Police use Pride to recruit gay officers

    Police in uniform will staff a stall at Pride for the first time in an effort to recruit gay officers. Brighton and Hove officers will share a stand with representatives from the Gay Police Association (GPA) at the event in Preston Park, Brighton, on

  • Water leaks cut

    In the hot, dry weather, residents of Worthing will be happy to know the water they are paying for is not going to waste. Southern Water has announced it is meeting its targets for plugging leaks - halving the amount of water lost through its pipes in

  • Eurostar lifts guide dog ban

    One man and his dog who dared to take on the might of train giant Eurostar yesterday won their battle when the company ditched its ban on guide dogs. Eurostar yesterday announced it was changing its rules and allowing the dogs to travel on cross-channel

  • Parking hold-up

    Roads bosses have put on hold plans to limit waiting times in a busy shopping parade after traders raised a petition with hundreds of signatures. The traders in South Street, Lancing, say the new restriction will lose them trade. At present there are

  • 80% win parking fine appeals

    Four out of five people who take their challenge against parking tickets to the top are winning their cases. New figures from National Parking Adjudication Service (NPAS), the final board of appeal for motorists who believe tickets have been unfairly

  • Beetle could halt developers

    A harmless-looking beetle which measures just 1.5mm could be the key to preventing a plot of precious green space being swamped by housing. The newly-discovered Whitehawk soldier beetle has been hailed by wildlife experts as a major discovery - and one

  • £1,000 offer to exiles

    Exiles forced to sleep rough at Gatwick Airport after fleeing their island home are being offered £1,000 flights back. Cash-strapped West Sussex County Council last night said it could not continue to house the 30 men, women and children who arrived in

  • Arrests at drinks hotspot

    Two men were arrested at a drinkers' hotspot following the launch of a booze ban. The men were picked up on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly in Norfolk Square, Brighton, last night. A Brighton and Hove City Council ban means anyone drinking in

  • Death crash victim named

    Police have named a motorcyclist who died in a crash with a car in Rye. Stephen John Tree, 21, of Oliver Close, Hastings, died at the scene of the smash between his 600cc Yamaha and a Ford Escort in Camber Road at 6.45pm on Sunday. The Ford, driven by

  • When the sparks really flew

    A visit to Lancing Carriage Works in its heyday must have been an unforgettable experience. The site was huge, covering at least 66 acres, dominated by giant, cathedral-like worksheds housing an army of skilled employees. Inside the sheds, a person's

  • Talks: An Audience With Tony Benn, Brighton Dome, August 6

    Watching politicians shout across the Commons on television is one thing but it isn't often people make time in their social calendar to listen to a politician rant. But there's something about the charismatic, pipe-puffing Labour Party veteran Tony Benn

  • Police blue lamps make a comeback

    It is a sight usually associated with the old-style policing of Dixon of Dock Green. But yesterday, traditional blue police lamps made a comeback in Sussex. The first 3ft high lamp was fitted at first-floor level to the outside of the new police station

  • Sporting star takes job in Sainsbury's

    Customers at Neil Emms' supermarket probably don't realise their fruit and vegetables are being kept in peak condition by a national sporting champion. Neil, 26, is British roller skating champion, a title he has held since 1998 and hopes to improve on

  • Albion plans hit by illness

    Albion are being bugged by an illness scare ahead of Saturday's opener at Oldham. Kerry Mayo was the latest victim of a bug which threatens to disrupt Steve Coppell's team selection at Boundary Park. The long-serving defender missed Monday's 3-2 friendly

  • Gizmo's no toy

    Your story about Margaret Backler and Paul and Tom Smith selling their cat Gizmo to a stranger in a shopping queue is sadly all too typical of the cruel and thoughtless attitudes of some people. One can only hope the lady in question was compassionate

  • Enough follies

    What on earth is West Sussex County Council up to? Didn't it spend hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money in the lost cause of fighting the Government's proposal to build an unsustainable number of new houses in the county? So why, on the

  • Tarmac warning

    Police are warning residents about entering into negotiations with travelling tarmac layers. A Sussex Police spokeswoman said reputable tarmac layers and builders did not generally make cold calls. She said: "Any work that is carried out after people

  • Time-wasting

    I was interested to read the stories regarding Sussex Police about Chris Eubank getting a ticket for not wearing a seatbelt while burglars got away due to the police taking 25 minutes to reach the scene. It seems obvious that Sussex Police should spend

  • Healthy input

    Members of the public are being asked by a new forum to get more involved in influencing how their health services are run. The inaugural meeting of the Adur, Arun and Worthing Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Steering Group was held at the headquarters

  • Black hole

    I am pleased with the refurbishment that has been carried out at Brighton station but am appalled at the condition of the gents' toilets below ground. It is apparent that no improvements have been done since the advent of the railway in 1841. Recently

  • Anti-flats group prepares for fight

    Campaigners fighting a proposal by a former council chief executive to build a block of flats in their street were today preparing to go into battle in the council chambers. An action group from Pembury Road, Worthing, were today allowed to see an officers

  • Two die in road smash

    A motorcyclist and his pillion passenger were killed in a high-speed crash which left a driver fighting for her life. The 52-year-old biker and his passenger, a woman of 35, both from East Grinstead, were killed instantly when the bike was in collision

  • Support at hand via screen

    A web site to support Brighton and Hove's most promising businesses has been launched. The Hub 100 was set up in September, funded by the South East England Development Agency (Seeda) and the Brighton and Hove Regeneration Partnership. Its initial aim

  • Babel shortlisted for award

    An outsourcing games specialist has been short-listed for a prestigious new award. Babel Media, based in Hove Business Centre in Fonthill Road, has been nominated as the best outsourcing company in Develop magazine's Industry Excellence Awards. The awards

  • Games team re-creates blockbuster movie

    A Brighton team has developed the official video game for the blockbuster remake of The Italian Job. A group of about 40 employees from Climax Brighton have been busy creating a virtual world based on the film for the last nine months. The video game,

  • Helter-skelter dive madness

    Teenagers are flinging themselves into the sea from the top of the helter-skelter on Brighton's Palace Pier in a deadly new summer craze. Managers have called the police as youths clamber over roofs and canopies to leap more than 50ft into the waves.

  • Tunnel vision

    I write regarding the grumbling from Hove residents about the horns on trains along the Brighton to the West of England line. I have lived in our home for nearly 20 years and we back onto the railway near the entrance of the Prestonville tunnel. Daily

  • Furniture sale

    Some of Adur District Council's antiques are about to go under the auctioneer's hammer. The furniture is being sold at auction on August 15 at Rupert Toovey & Co of Spring Gardens, Washington. There are six lots, which include pieces from the days

  • Get in the bath

    Competitors who want the perfect way to cool down this summer are being invited to take part in a bath tub race. The Arundel Festival Bath Tub Race takes place on August 30. Previous entries have include a Ferrari, a paddle-powered Batmobile and a Thomas-style

  • Parking bias

    I hope when the next zone of the parking scheme for Hove, at Westbourne South, is planned, there will be a better balance of spaces for shoppers and workers as well as residents. I work part-time for a small business in Church Road, close to Hove Street

  • Youth cricket: More glory at festival

    Ansty and Preston Nomads took the honours in the second week of the Sussex Junior Festival. Ansty under-12s won the Bowl, a week after their under-11s claimed their age group. Nomads under-12s won the Shield competition to add to the title won by their

  • Plea for buskers

    Would-be buskers are needed to help raise extra funds for a homeless project. The Worthing Churches Homeless Projects is holding a flag day on August 16 and is on the look-out for musical people to take part. Projects trustee Jean Saunders said: "We need

  • On the buses

    So, Brighton and Hove thinks it is a city? Why then does it not do as other cities have - some for as long as 40 years - and simply run an all-night bus service? When this was suggested some 30 years ago in London, the cry went up that people did not

  • Basketball: Bears tie up No1 target

    Nick Nurse has landed his key Brighton Bears signing of the summer and hinted another giant could be on the way to Sussex. Bears are set to sign 6ft 9in American Kendrick Warren from London Towers on a one-year deal with the option of a further year.

  • Pool call for help

    Morevolunteers are needed to help run a community swimming pool. The Arundel and Downland Community Leisure Trust is appealing for more helpers to run the Arundel Pool site and its facilities this summer. The open-air swimming pool site, including paddling

  • Symbolic light

    Blue lamps outside police stations are a symbol of a safer world when people could keep their front doors open and many coppers looked like kindly old PC Dixon of Dock Green. Now Sussex Police have installed one of the celebrated lamps outside Worthing

  • Cricket: Dark day for Sharks

    It was so warm at Hove last night that the floodlights failed when the generator overheated and Duckworth-Lewis calculations were used on the hottest day of the year. The delay during Sussex's innings lasted only 15 minutes but it would not have been

  • Dance chance

    Aspiring musicians, thespians and dancers can sign up for a new community performing arts programme. Boundstone Community College in Lancing is opening its doors so adults can go back to school in September for classes in music, drama and dance. The college

  • Sporting chance

    Athletes in Lancing and Sompting are wanted for a sports fair for young people. The event takes place at Boundstone Community College in Lancing on September 17. Sports clubs can have a stall at the event and put on displays to show children the sporting

  • OAP sparks 999 alert

    A woman of 90 sparked a police hunt after making an emergency call to say she was trapped in a strange house. Officers and hundreds of members of the public were put on standby for nine hours as high-level clearance was given to trace the phone from which

  • Ride to repair

    Hundreds of cyclists and walkers are set to travel to historic Sussex churches to help repair them. Half of the money raised from the cycle ride and walk will go to the churches nominated by the fund-raisers while the remainder will go to the Sussex Historic

  • Burner inquiry told of toxic ash

    A pensioner has told a public inquiry examining council waste plans how hundreds of tonnes of highly toxic ash from an incinerator was spread on allotments. June Wolfe, 77, travelled from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to tell the hearing in Lewes how ash from the

  • Lost in books

    Thousands of children are losing themselves in a reading maze this summer. West Sussex County Council's Library Services reading scheme promotes the delights of reading, discovering new authors and exciting stories. Just two weeks after the launch, youngsters

  • Water leaks cut

    In the hot, dry weather, residents of Worthing will be happy to know the water they are paying for is not going to waste. Southern Water has announced it is meeting its targets for plugging leaks - halving the amount of water lost through its pipes in

  • Parking hold-up

    Roads bosses have put on hold plans to limit waiting times in a busy shopping parade after traders raised a petition with hundreds of signatures. The traders in South Street, Lancing, say the new restriction will lose them trade. At present there are

  • 80% win parking fine appeals

    Four out of five people who take their challenge against parking tickets to the top are winning their cases. New figures from National Parking Adjudication Service (NPAS), the final board of appeal for motorists who believe tickets have been unfairly

  • Church welcome

    Mayor of Worthing James Doyle and Worthing West MP Peter Bottomley joined more than 250 people to welcome the first deacon to be in charge of a parish church. Bishop of Horsham the Right Reverend Lindsay Urwin licensed the Reverend Jo Gavigan as deacon

  • Parking appeals fine for drivers

    Four out of five people who take their challenge against parking tickets to the top are winning their cases. New figures from National Parking Adjudication Service (NPAS), the final board of appeal for motorists who believe tickets have been unfairly

  • Teenager who lives in a sci-fi world

    Matt Hicks was hooked when he watched a repeat of sci-fi show Doctor Who at the age of seven. Ten years on he has collected 3,000 pieces of memorabilia. Now the Worthing Sixth Form College film student is even directing himself as the timelord in a college

  • £1,000 offer to exiles

    Exiles forced to sleep rough at Gatwick Airport after fleeing their island home are being offered £1,000 flights back. Cash-strapped West Sussex County Council last night said it could not continue to house the 30 men, women and children who arrived in

  • Arrests at drinks hotspot

    Two men were arrested at a drinkers' hotspot following the launch of a booze ban. The men were picked up on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly in Norfolk Square, Brighton, last night. A Brighton and Hove City Council ban means anyone drinking in

  • Hart Beat wtih Ian Hart

    According to the latest Home Office figures Worthing is relatively crime free - and a nice place to live. Try telling that to the young Brighton and Hove Albion apprentice footballer who was slashed across the throat outside Worthing station last week

  • Talks: An Audience With Tony Benn, Brighton Dome, August 6

    Watching politicians shout across the Commons on television is one thing but it isn't often people make time in their social calendar to listen to a politician rant. But there's something about the charismatic, pipe-puffing Labour Party veteran Tony Benn

  • Sporting star takes job in Sainsbury's

    Customers at Neil Emms' supermarket probably don't realise their fruit and vegetables are being kept in peak condition by a national sporting champion. Neil, 26, is British roller skating champion, a title he has held since 1998 and hopes to improve on

  • Seagulls unveil new away kit

    Albion will be wearing a new yellow away kit at Oldham on Saturday. The change is necessary because the Seagulls' current black away strip clashes with the home colours of several teams in the Second Division. The new yellow shirt dispenses with the club

  • Get recycling

    Every home in Lancing and Sompting will get a recycling and refuse information newsletter through its letterbox during the next few weeks. The leaflet, entitled Box Clever, is packed with information on recycling and includes a blue box and black sack

  • Road ahead

    I am slightly amused at times by some of the comments made by contributors to the letters pages of The Argus. As vice-chairman of the planning committee on Adur District Council, I have kept quiet while reading a fair bit of criticism in these very columns

  • Double blaze

    Firefighters had their work cut out when two fires started in the early hours of Friday morning in Worthing town centre. It is thought the incidents could have been acts of vandalism by the same gang of children. A crew from Worthing was first called

  • Tarmac warning

    Police are warning residents about entering into negotiations with travelling tarmac layers. A Sussex Police spokeswoman said reputable tarmac layers and builders did not generally make cold calls. She said: "Any work that is carried out after people

  • Time-wasting

    I was interested to read the stories regarding Sussex Police about Chris Eubank getting a ticket for not wearing a seatbelt while burglars got away due to the police taking 25 minutes to reach the scene. It seems obvious that Sussex Police should spend

  • Healthy input

    Members of the public are being asked by a new forum to get more involved in influencing how their health services are run. The inaugural meeting of the Adur, Arun and Worthing Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Steering Group was held at the headquarters

  • August 5: Sussex v Hampshire

    It was so warm at Hove last night that the floodlights failed when the generator overheated and Duckworth-Lewis calculations were used on the hottest day of the year. The delay during Sussex's innings lasted only 15 minutes but it would not have been

  • Black hole

    I am pleased with the refurbishment that has been carried out at Brighton station but am appalled at the condition of the gents' toilets below ground. It is apparent that no improvements have been done since the advent of the railway in 1841. Recently

  • Still yellow peril

    Roads in West Sussex with double yellow lines are still off-limits for parking, even though street enforcement signs will be removed. Changes in legislation means the "At Any Time" signs on the pavement alongside double yellow lines are no longer required

  • Good old love

    A pensioner found it is never to late to find love when her 81-year-old suitor proposed to her. Widow Gwen Newnham, 73, of Freshbrook Court retirement home, in Freshbrook Road, Lancing, is planning to tie the knot again after Ted Yallop asked if he could

  • Two die in road smash

    A motorcyclist and his pillion passenger were killed in a high-speed crash which left a driver fighting for her life. The 52-year-old biker and his passenger, a woman of 35, both from East Grinstead, were killed instantly when the bike was in collision

  • Support at hand via screen

    A web site to support Brighton and Hove's most promising businesses has been launched. The Hub 100 was set up in September, funded by the South East England Development Agency (Seeda) and the Brighton and Hove Regeneration Partnership. Its initial aim

  • Experience 'better than degree' in job hunt

    Doing work experience may be an easier way for students to get a job than achieving a top class degree, a survey has shown. Almost two-thirds of employers said they offered placements in hopes of finding permanent staff, according to research by the National

  • Appeal to mystery assault victim

    The victim of a vicious assault has been asked to come forward after his suspected attackers were arrested. Police made an appeal for the victim, believed to be in his late teens or early 20s, to contact them after he was kicked and punched to the ground

  • Horror as body washed up

    An investigation has been launched after a pensioner's body was washed up on a West Sussex beach. The 75-year-old man's body was spotted in the sea off Felpham, near Bognor, just after 3pm yesterday by two boys out swimming. Sunbathers watched in horror

  • Council purge on posters

    Scores of posters advertising a circus visit to Worthing have been torn down after a threat of legal action. Employees of the Moscow State Circus were given 48 hours to remove the fliers, which were put up on railings and fences, with dozens stapled to

  • School boosts house prices

    Parents clamouring to get their children into an over-subscribed middle school are paying a £25,000 premium to move into its catchment area. Thomas A Becket Middle School, in Glebeside Avenue, Tarring, has become so popular that nearly a quarter of all

  • Helter-skelter dive madness

    Teenagers are flinging themselves into the sea from the top of the helter-skelter on Brighton's Palace Pier in a deadly new summer craze. Managers have called the police as youths clamber over roofs and canopies to leap more than 50ft into the waves.

  • Furniture sale

    Some of Adur District Council's antiques are about to go under the auctioneer's hammer. The furniture is being sold at auction on August 15 at Rupert Toovey & Co of Spring Gardens, Washington. There are six lots, which include pieces from the days

  • On track

    Can I inject a note of realism into the debate on noisy train horns (The Argus, July 29)? Whether we like it or not, the current noise levels comply with mandatory safety standards. In order to mount a successful challenge, Brighton and Hove City Council

  • Road to ruin

    There is an alternative to not carrying out roadworks (Letters, July 28). We could allow our transport infrastructure to crumble. Traffic would be free-flowing along the seafront, right up to the day the 19th Century arches collapse into the ground. As

  • Get in the bath

    Competitors who want the perfect way to cool down this summer are being invited to take part in a bath tub race. The Arundel Festival Bath Tub Race takes place on August 30. Previous entries have include a Ferrari, a paddle-powered Batmobile and a Thomas-style

  • Norway way

    Voice of The Argus commented on the European Union's directive for worn-out cars to be recycled. You said the simple flaw was that the burden would fall to the last owner of a car, the poorest one, the one who drove it into the ground and the one least

  • Over the limit

    A man whose girlfriend was having an asthma attack drove to pick up her prescription knowing he was over the drink-drive limit. Paul Wallbridge, 32, was just over the limit when he was stopped by police who saw him driving a Ford Escort van in Courtwick

  • Parking bias

    I hope when the next zone of the parking scheme for Hove, at Westbourne South, is planned, there will be a better balance of spaces for shoppers and workers as well as residents. I work part-time for a small business in Church Road, close to Hove Street

  • Basketball: Bears tie up No1 target

    Nick Nurse has landed his key Brighton Bears signing of the summer and hinted another giant could be on the way to Sussex. Bears are set to sign 6ft 9in American Kendrick Warren from London Towers on a one-year deal with the option of a further year.

  • Pool call for help

    Morevolunteers are needed to help run a community swimming pool. The Arundel and Downland Community Leisure Trust is appealing for more helpers to run the Arundel Pool site and its facilities this summer. The open-air swimming pool site, including paddling

  • Symbolic light

    Blue lamps outside police stations are a symbol of a safer world when people could keep their front doors open and many coppers looked like kindly old PC Dixon of Dock Green. Now Sussex Police have installed one of the celebrated lamps outside Worthing

  • Set a trend

    The Brighton station site redevelopment should have a bus and coach terminal. Sainsbury's should set new trends on the site with a new flagship store to get its main flow of customers from the integrated transport terminal. Many people do their weekly

  • Comment: Ian Hart

    A thrilling victory against Premiership opposition in the final pre-season friendly and the scene is set for the resumption of League hostilities on Saturday at Oldham. It's probably just as well Albion visit Boundary Park in the middle of a heat wave

  • Garden prizes

    A flood of entries for a gardens and allotments competition meant judging had to be held over two days. Littlehampton Town Council's Garden and Allotments Competition attracted a record number of entries from local residents. This year's panel of judges

  • Be tough on drinkers

    Street drinkers cause a nuisance nearly every day in Norfolk Square off Western Road in Brighton. They congregate on the grass and close to the bus shelter, staggering around, swearing and often frightening passers-by. It's high time they were stopped

  • Cricket: Sussex face wooden spoon

    A bad night for Sussex on and off the field has left them facing the wooden spoon in the National League. The county were beaten by 62 runs by Hampshire and Duckworth-Lewis calculations had to be used after the generator powering the Hove floodlights

  • Seagulls unveil new away kit

    Albion will be wearing a new yellow away kit at Oldham on Saturday. The change is necessary because the Seagulls' current black away strip clashes with the home colours of several teams in the Second Division. The new yellow shirt dispenses with the club

  • Albion plans hit by illness

    Albion are being bugged by an illness scare ahead of Saturday's opener at Oldham. Kerry Mayo was the latest victim of a bug which threatens to disrupt Steve Coppell's team selection at Boundary Park. The long-serving defender missed Monday's 3-2 friendly

  • OAP sparks 999 alert

    A woman of 90 sparked a police hunt after making an emergency call to say she was trapped in a strange house. Officers and hundreds of members of the public were put on standby for nine hours as high-level clearance was given to trace the phone from which

  • Ride to repair

    Hundreds of cyclists and walkers are set to travel to historic Sussex churches to help repair them. Half of the money raised from the cycle ride and walk will go to the churches nominated by the fund-raisers while the remainder will go to the Sussex Historic

  • Beetle could halt developers

    A harmless-looking beetle which measures just 1.5mm could be the key to preventing a plot of precious green space being swamped by housing. The newly-discovered Whitehawk soldier beetle has been hailed by wildlife experts as a major discovery - and one

  • Church welcome

    Mayor of Worthing James Doyle and Worthing West MP Peter Bottomley joined more than 250 people to welcome the first deacon to be in charge of a parish church. Bishop of Horsham the Right Reverend Lindsay Urwin licensed the Reverend Jo Gavigan as deacon

  • Pop legend's passion for gardening

    A vegetable plot is not the first place you would expect to find a disco legend. But Patrick Olive, founder member of Hot Chocolate, is never happier than when he is tending his apricots or digging his potatoes. The band were one of the biggest in the

  • Weather for today: Scorchio

    Sussex sizzled in tropical heat yesterday - now experts are forecasting a record-breaker. Gatwick was the hottest spot in mainland Britain as the thermometer tipped a sweltering 33C (91F). Thousands jetting away from the country's busiest charter airport

  • Parking appeals fine for drivers

    Four out of five people who take their challenge against parking tickets to the top are winning their cases. New figures from National Parking Adjudication Service (NPAS), the final board of appeal for motorists who believe tickets have been unfairly

  • Teenager who lives in a sci-fi world

    Matt Hicks was hooked when he watched a repeat of sci-fi show Doctor Who at the age of seven. Ten years on he has collected 3,000 pieces of memorabilia. Now the Worthing Sixth Form College film student is even directing himself as the timelord in a college

  • OAP hunt sparked by call for help

    A woman of 90 sparked a police hunt after making an emergency call to say she was trapped in a strange house. Officers and hundreds of members of the public were put on standby for nine hours as high-level clearance was given to trace the phone from which

  • Hart Beat wtih Ian Hart

    According to the latest Home Office figures Worthing is relatively crime free - and a nice place to live. Try telling that to the young Brighton and Hove Albion apprentice footballer who was slashed across the throat outside Worthing station last week

  • Burner inquiry told of toxic ash

    A pensioner has told a public inquiry examining council waste plans how hundreds of tonnes of highly toxic ash from an incinerator was spread on allotments. June Wolfe, 77, travelled from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to tell the hearing in Lewes how ash from the

  • Fears for missing Albanian

    Concern is growing for an Albanian teenager who went missing in Brighton more than two weeks ago. Police are keen to trace 14-year-old Besmir Matera, who came to study in the city with a group of students. He was reported missing on July 22 after going