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  • Henderson spot on for Albion

    Darius Henderson muscled aside fellow goal hero Leon Knight to launch Albion's 3-1 victory at Oldham on the first day of the season. The Seagulls' two new loan strikers both wanted to take a first-half penalty, so captain Danny Cullip acted as referee

  • Company fined over mouldy cake

    A branch of a bakery famous for making the world's biggest hot cross bun has been fined for selling mouldy food. A customer complained after buying a mouldy cream horn from RJ Pegrum in Chichester Road, Bognor. Food safety experts found the substitute

  • Family Life, by Bini McCall

    "I can't sleep, Mum," said daughter plaintively. Well, it was 3.30am and neither of us were asleep. Daughter had decided to wait for one of the hottest weeks on record before going down with a virus that is causing her to have a high temperature and a

  • Voice Of The Third Age: Lis Solkhon

    I think I am going to take myself off abroad, somewhere nice and cosy, where there might be some interesting diseases no one in the civilised world has heard of. I will then return to this country, probably in the back of a lorry - especially if the lorry

  • Aug 10: Derbyshire v Sussex

    The National League again failed to provide Sussex Sharks with any comfort when they were beaten for a second time this summer by Derbyshire in a rain-affected game at Derby. At Arundel in July it was Chris Bassano who won the game with a century and

  • Rail mystery

    A Network Rail spokesman explains the delays are due to safety but can he explain how, at the last minute of your train arriving, you are informed that it's now 40 minutes late, then later it has vanished altogether? Why aren't we informed the train is

  • Safety first

    So the complaints start. "Why are the railways incapable of dealing with any changes in weather? It never happened in the old days/on the Continent etc (take your pick)." Let's get things into perspective. Steel expands when hot and contracts when cold

  • One-sided

    David Biesterfield's tortuous attempt (Letters, August 2) to defend the Noble Organisation's campaign against our proposals to restore the West Pier ("vexatious" was the term used in the House of Lords debate in March) omits key elements. Firstly, all

  • Can't lick 'em

    Thirteen unwanted puppies have been named after ice creams and lollies. With Cornetto, Raspberry Ripple and Soft Scoop among them, these hot dogs are sure to be snapped up during the heatwave. And they certainly sound more appealing than the scoops usually

  • Law lesson

    It is heart warming to see the efforts Brighton and Hove City Council is making to assist our Glorious Leader in his continuing war against civil liberties. Drinking on the streets, smoking in public places, driving a car - where will it end? The granting

  • Bottling up a problem

    A quick beachcombing session at a popular seaside resort produced 50 discarded bottles, many of them broken. Reporter Paul Holden trawled the sand around Worthing pier and filled a rubbish sack within minutes. This litter is not only unsightly, it can

  • Speedway: Ljung stuns the world

    Peter Ljung, the rider who can't get into the Eastbourne Eagles team, won the World Cup for Sweden with a sensational display. Ljung conjured up a ride straight out of fantasy land to beat a quartet of Grand Prix riders headed by Eastbourne ace Nicki

  • Cricket: Derbyshire v Sussex

    The National League again failed to provide Sussex Sharks with any comfort when they were beaten for a second time this summer by Derbyshire in a rain-affected game at Derby. At Arundel in July it was Chris Bassano who won the game with a century and

  • Henderson spot on for Albion

    Darius Henderson muscled aside fellow goal hero Leon Knight to launch Albion's 3-1 victory at Oldham on the first day of the season. The Seagulls' two new loan strikers both wanted to take a first-half penalty, so captain Danny Cullip acted as referee

  • Dumped car writes off family motor

    A dumped vehicles smashed into a family's car and wrecked it after vandals let off the handbrake. Maria and Dale Turner's Ford Mondeo was written off when the Volvo estate crashed into its front wing. Mrs Turner of Nuthurst Close, Whitehawk, Brighton,

  • Penthouse wrecked in landmark blaze

    Flames today ripped through a penthouse flat at the exclusive Van Alen building in Brighton, once home to Spice Girl Emma Bunton. Flames leapt 30ft from the balcony of the vacant £750,000 three-bedroom flat just after midnight. Fire investigators launched

  • Tony Benn, Brighton Dome

    Left-wing firebrand and scourge of New Labour, Tony Benn shuffled on to the stage looking like, well, the old man he is. Dressed in a plain shirt and trousers, coloured sliver-grey like the hair on his head, the 78-year-old creaked as he took a seat in

  • Parents warned of measles epidemic

    Sussex is on the brink of a measles epidemic because too few children are being vaccinated. In Brighton and Hove, one in four youngsters are not being given the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. The take-up rate of 73 per cent is one of the lowest

  • August 9: Oldham 1 Albion 3

    Steve Coppell greeted Albion's first victory at Oldham for 24 years with typical candour. "If we perform like that throughout the season then we won't go far," he warned. What more could he ask, you may ask, than an away win on the opening day with his

  • Mystery man behind fake speed camera

    The mystery maker of a fake speed camera is the talk of his village and the scourge of drivers but his identity remains a secret. The man behind the wooden "camera", put up to slow down traffic heading into Cowfold, near Horsham, has pledged to continue

  • Councils face big bill for waste inquiries

    Council chiefs predict it will cost more than £1.5 million if they have to fight planning inquiries before building at two controversial waste sites. A public inquiry into building an incinerator at North Quay, Newhaven, scheduled to begin operating in

  • Henderson spot on for Albion

    Darius Henderson muscled aside fellow goal hero Leon Knight to launch Albion's 3-1 victory at Oldham on the first day of the season. The Seagulls' two new loan strikers both wanted to take a first-half penalty, so captain Danny Cullip acted as referee

  • Britain bottom of holiday league

    Britons enjoy less paid holiday than employees in any other EU country, a survey revealed today. Research by Mercer Human Resource Consulting showed UK workers were entitled to a minimum of 28 days off, including statutory annual leave and public holidays

  • Voice Of The Third Age: Lis Solkhon

    I think I am going to take myself off abroad, somewhere nice and cosy, where there might be some interesting diseases no one in the civilised world has heard of. I will then return to this country, probably in the back of a lorry - especially if the lorry

  • Dealing with the change

    Menopause can be a distressing time for some women while others sail through it. In many cultures, women regard it as a natural process to which the mind and body gradually adapt. As oestrogen and progesterone are the active female hormones which affect

  • Rail mystery

    A Network Rail spokesman explains the delays are due to safety but can he explain how, at the last minute of your train arriving, you are informed that it's now 40 minutes late, then later it has vanished altogether? Why aren't we informed the train is

  • Safety first

    So the complaints start. "Why are the railways incapable of dealing with any changes in weather? It never happened in the old days/on the Continent etc (take your pick)." Let's get things into perspective. Steel expands when hot and contracts when cold

  • About time

    I congratulate whoever is trying to ban smoking in all public areas and on the streets where smokers toss their stubs and cartons down for council workers to remove. I have been campaigning for more than 40 years to get this stopped in all cafes, restaurants

  • Boring ban

    In the same week I read that drinking is to be banned from the streets, the council brings out a campaign to ban smoking from clubs and bars. At the same time, the attempt to sell Brighton as the City of Culture continues. Not much great culture is going

  • Can't lick 'em

    Thirteen unwanted puppies have been named after ice creams and lollies. With Cornetto, Raspberry Ripple and Soft Scoop among them, these hot dogs are sure to be snapped up during the heatwave. And they certainly sound more appealing than the scoops usually

  • Irrational

    The heat-induced madness which caused youngsters to throw themselves into the sea from the Palace Pier helter-skelter seems also to have affected some of our traffic wardens. What else would explain the action of the warden who booked my vehicle in a

  • Save water

    It is damn right that Southern Water should warn gardeners not to over-water their gardens during this dry spell. I deliver to all areas of Brighton and Hove in the evenings for a living and recently I have witnessed people hosing their gardens (including

  • Match Report: Oldham 1 Albion 3

    Steve Coppell greeted Albion's first victory at Oldham for 24 years with typical candour. "If we perform like that throughout the season then we won't go far," he warned. What more could he ask, you may ask, than an away win on the opening day with his

  • Henderson spot on for Albion

    Darius Henderson muscled aside fellow goal hero Leon Knight to launch Albion's 3-1 victory at Oldham on the first day of the season. The Seagulls' two new loan strikers both wanted to take a first-half penalty, so captain Danny Cullip acted as referee

  • Sussex does a red-hot trade

    Sweltering Sussex was today recovering from its busiest weekend in 20 years. Beaches, bars and hotels were bursting at the seams as a combination of tropical temperatures and the Pride festival transformed the coast into a magnet for thousands. Paramedics

  • Bus tribute to astronomer

    He played a leading role in helping generations of stargazers discover the wonders of space - but never even had an obituary. The dedication of amateur astronomer George Hole helped bring outer space into the living rooms of the nation years before Neil

  • Penthouse wrecked in landmark blaze

    Flames today ripped through a penthouse flat at the exclusive Van Alen building in Brighton, once home to Spice Girl Emma Bunton. Flames leapt 30ft from the balcony of the vacant £750,000 three-bedroom flat just after midnight. Fire investigators launched

  • Teenager foils car attacker

    Police in Mid Sussex are hunting a man who tried to drag a teenager into his car. The attacker pulled up alongside his 18-year-old victim, opened the door and tried to bundle her into the passenger seat. The teenager, who was walking home from work in

  • Sussex does a red-hot trade

    Sussex was recovering from its busiest weekend in 20 years today as experts predicted the heatwave would sizzle on. Beaches, bars and hotels were bursting at the seams as a combination of tropical temperatures and the Pride festival transformed the coast

  • Double sea rescue as boats fail

    Thirteen people were rescued when two dive boats broke down off the East Sussex coast. The first incident happened on Friday morning when a 6m rigid inflatable boat with six people on board became stranded ten miles south of Newhaven. The crew of the

  • August 9: Oldham 1 Albion 3

    Steve Coppell greeted Albion's first victory at Oldham for 24 years with typical candour. "If we perform like that throughout the season then we won't go far," he warned. What more could he ask, you may ask, than an away win on the opening day with his

  • Mystery man behind fake speed camera

    The mystery maker of a fake speed camera is the talk of his village and the scourge of drivers but his identity remains a secret. The man behind the wooden "camera", put up to slow down traffic heading into Cowfold, near Horsham, has pledged to continue

  • Rugby 'too violent' for boxer's son

    Former boxing champ Chris Eubank has tried to ban his teenage son from playing rugby - because he thinks the sport is too violent. The ex-world champion, who lives in Hove, believes a rugby pitch is a far more dangerous place than a boxing ring. He has

  • Fun finale for carnival

    A week of spectacular colour, fun and entertainment came to a fitting finale to mark the end of Hastings' Old Town carnival. Floats, fancy costumes, marching bands, majorettes and twirlers featured in the grand procession. Led by Hastings carnival queen

  • Don't be tempted at the checkout

    On a recent trip to the supermarket, I noticed the checkouts are still teeming with confectionery. Nothing new here, except for some interesting additions. In order to make your life ever sweeter, you can now buy cutely-packaged, glitzy boxes of painkillers

  • Councils face big bill for waste inquiries

    Council chiefs predict it will cost more than £1.5 million if they have to fight planning inquiries before building at two controversial waste sites. A public inquiry into building an incinerator at North Quay, Newhaven, scheduled to begin operating in

  • Shocking facts about allergies

    All allergic conditions are increasing, with about one in three people in the UK suffering from an allergy-related problem some time in their life. For many, this may be little more than a mild source of irritation but for others, it can be a life-threatening

  • Tourism is sixth-largest industry

    Tourism generates £76 billion a year for the British economy, according to latest figures. Despite taking big knocks in recent months, tourism is still the UK's sixth largest industry, statistics from the VisitBritain organisation have revealed. Tourism

  • Vineyard reaps fruit of fine weather

    While some businesses wilt in the hot weather, the heat has been wonderful news for wine makers. The family behind Ridgeview wine estate, near Burgess Hill, are expecting a bumper crop of sweet, plump grapes this year thanks to some of the highest temperatures

  • Britain bottom of holiday league

    Britons enjoy less paid holiday than employees in any other EU country, a survey revealed today. Research by Mercer Human Resource Consulting showed UK workers were entitled to a minimum of 28 days off, including statutory annual leave and public holidays

  • Housing poll shows rise in new buyers

    First-time buyers are slowly reappearing in a housing market showing signs of recovery, according to a survey published today. The number of sales to first timers has risen for the second month running to more than 17 per cent, according to the Housing

  • Teenager foils car attacker

    Police are hunting a man who tried to drag a teenager into his car. The attacker pulled up alongside his 18-year-old victim, opened the door and tried to bundle her into the passenger seat. The teenager, who was walking home from work in Perrymount Road

  • Airport work hopes for jobless

    Unemployed people could get a job at Gatwick Airport as part of an ambitious project. Thousands of people who have been jobless for more than a year could apply to join the scheme, which can lead to full-time work. It comes hard on the heels of complaints

  • Dealing with the change

    Menopause can be a distressing time for some women while others sail through it. In many cultures, women regard it as a natural process to which the mind and body gradually adapt. As oestrogen and progesterone are the active female hormones which affect

  • About time

    I congratulate whoever is trying to ban smoking in all public areas and on the streets where smokers toss their stubs and cartons down for council workers to remove. I have been campaigning for more than 40 years to get this stopped in all cafes, restaurants

  • Boring ban

    In the same week I read that drinking is to be banned from the streets, the council brings out a campaign to ban smoking from clubs and bars. At the same time, the attempt to sell Brighton as the City of Culture continues. Not much great culture is going

  • The high life

    Brighton's unemployed could soon be reaching for the skies, thanks to a new scheme at Gatwick. The Employment Zone initiative would give jobless people classroom and on-the-job training at the airport. Employers would then be given the chance to select

  • Victim floors brick-wielding mugger

    A mugger who armed himself with a brick was fighting for life in hospital today after his would-be victim knocked him to the pavement. Police said the youth threatened a passer-by with the brick near the Clock Tower, Brighton, just after midnight last

  • Irrational

    The heat-induced madness which caused youngsters to throw themselves into the sea from the Palace Pier helter-skelter seems also to have affected some of our traffic wardens. What else would explain the action of the warden who booked my vehicle in a

  • Save water

    It is damn right that Southern Water should warn gardeners not to over-water their gardens during this dry spell. I deliver to all areas of Brighton and Hove in the evenings for a living and recently I have witnessed people hosing their gardens (including

  • My leisure time is going up in smoke

    I have followed with great interest the measures being taken by councils to clean up the environment. The possible banning of smoking in public places, the banning of smoking in shopping centres and the current trial in Brighton, Hove and Worthing to

  • Dr Martens: Vines angry with Crawley

    Crawley manager Francis Vines has lost patience with his players a week before the new season has even started. The Reds boss slammed his side after losing 6-5 on penalties to league newcomers Burgess Hill in the Roy Hayden Trophy at Broadfield Stadium

  • Match Report: Oldham 1 Albion 3

    Steve Coppell greeted Albion's first victory at Oldham for 24 years with typical candour. "If we perform like that throughout the season then we won't go far," he warned. What more could he ask, you may ask, than an away win on the opening day with his

  • Councils face big bill for waste inquiries

    Council chiefs predict it will cost more than £1.5 million if they have to fight planning inquiries before building at two controversial waste sites. A public inquiry into building an incinerator at North Quay, Newhaven, scheduled to begin operating in

  • Airport work hopes for jobless

    Unemployed people could get a job at Gatwick Airport as part of an ambitious project. Thousands of people who have been jobless for more than a year could apply to join the scheme, which can lead to full-time work. It comes hard on the heels of complaints

  • Sussex does a red-hot trade

    Sweltering Sussex was today recovering from its busiest weekend in 20 years. Beaches, bars and hotels were bursting at the seams as a combination of tropical temperatures and the Pride festival transformed the coast into a magnet for thousands. Paramedics

  • Bus tribute to astronomer

    He played a leading role in helping generations of stargazers discover the wonders of space - but never even had an obituary. The dedication of amateur astronomer George Hole helped bring outer space into the living rooms of the nation years before Neil

  • Neighbours to rescue in flats fire

    Quick-thinking neighbours rushed to the rescue of six people after hearing screams coming from a burning block of flats. People living near Whitelot Close, Southwick, brought ladders and broke a ground-floor window to help lead people to safety from the

  • Pride attracts 90,000 revellers

    They promised the Greatest Show On Earth. It was, without doubt, one of the most unusual. The baking sun bore down on 90,000 people who turned Preston Park in Brighton into an anything-goes celebration for Pride 2003. Towering 6ft 6in transsexual angels

  • Sussex does a red-hot trade

    Sussex was recovering from its busiest weekend in 20 years today as experts predicted the heatwave would sizzle on. Beaches, bars and hotels were bursting at the seams as a combination of tropical temperatures and the Pride festival transformed the coast

  • Rugby 'too violent' for boxer's son

    Former boxing champ Chris Eubank has tried to ban his teenage son from playing rugby - because he thinks the sport is too violent. The ex-world champion, who lives in Hove, believes a rugby pitch is a far more dangerous place than a boxing ring. He has

  • Don't be tempted at the checkout

    On a recent trip to the supermarket, I noticed the checkouts are still teeming with confectionery. Nothing new here, except for some interesting additions. In order to make your life ever sweeter, you can now buy cutely-packaged, glitzy boxes of painkillers

  • Homeopathy by Elizabeth Whitney

    Almost everyone suffers from occasional headaches. Most are only temporarily uncomfortable but some can be quite debilitating. Headaches respond well to homeopathy, which not only elevates the symptoms but also corrects the underlying causes. The most

  • Shocking facts about allergies

    All allergic conditions are increasing, with about one in three people in the UK suffering from an allergy-related problem some time in their life. For many, this may be little more than a mild source of irritation but for others, it can be a life-threatening

  • Company fined over mouldy cake

    A branch of a bakery famous for making the world's biggest hot cross bun has been fined for selling mouldy food. A customer complained after buying a mouldy cream horn from RJ Pegrum in Chichester Road, Bognor. Food safety experts found the substitute

  • Tourism is sixth-largest industry

    Tourism generates £76 billion a year for the British economy, according to latest figures. Despite taking big knocks in recent months, tourism is still the UK's sixth largest industry, statistics from the VisitBritain organisation have revealed. Tourism

  • Vineyard reaps fruit of fine weather

    While some businesses wilt in the hot weather, the heat has been wonderful news for wine makers. The family behind Ridgeview wine estate, near Burgess Hill, are expecting a bumper crop of sweet, plump grapes this year thanks to some of the highest temperatures

  • Housing poll shows rise in new buyers

    First-time buyers are slowly reappearing in a housing market showing signs of recovery, according to a survey published today. The number of sales to first timers has risen for the second month running to more than 17 per cent, according to the Housing

  • Teenager foils car attacker

    Police are hunting a man who tried to drag a teenager into his car. The attacker pulled up alongside his 18-year-old victim, opened the door and tried to bundle her into the passenger seat. The teenager, who was walking home from work in Perrymount Road

  • Airport work hopes for jobless

    Unemployed people could get a job at Gatwick Airport as part of an ambitious project. Thousands of people who have been jobless for more than a year could apply to join the scheme, which can lead to full-time work. It comes hard on the heels of complaints

  • Family Life, by Bini McCall

    "I can't sleep, Mum," said daughter plaintively. Well, it was 3.30am and neither of us were asleep. Daughter had decided to wait for one of the hottest weeks on record before going down with a virus that is causing her to have a high temperature and a

  • Aug 10: Derbyshire v Sussex

    The National League again failed to provide Sussex Sharks with any comfort when they were beaten for a second time this summer by Derbyshire in a rain-affected game at Derby. At Arundel in July it was Chris Bassano who won the game with a century and

  • One-sided

    David Biesterfield's tortuous attempt (Letters, August 2) to defend the Noble Organisation's campaign against our proposals to restore the West Pier ("vexatious" was the term used in the House of Lords debate in March) omits key elements. Firstly, all

  • Law lesson

    It is heart warming to see the efforts Brighton and Hove City Council is making to assist our Glorious Leader in his continuing war against civil liberties. Drinking on the streets, smoking in public places, driving a car - where will it end? The granting

  • The high life

    Brighton's unemployed could soon be reaching for the skies, thanks to a new scheme at Gatwick. The Employment Zone initiative would give jobless people classroom and on-the-job training at the airport. Employers would then be given the chance to select

  • Victim floors brick-wielding mugger

    A mugger who armed himself with a brick was fighting for life in hospital today after his would-be victim knocked him to the pavement. Police said the youth threatened a passer-by with the brick near the Clock Tower, Brighton, just after midnight last

  • Bottling up a problem

    A quick beachcombing session at a popular seaside resort produced 50 discarded bottles, many of them broken. Reporter Paul Holden trawled the sand around Worthing pier and filled a rubbish sack within minutes. This litter is not only unsightly, it can

  • Speedway: Ljung stuns the world

    Peter Ljung, the rider who can't get into the Eastbourne Eagles team, won the World Cup for Sweden with a sensational display. Ljung conjured up a ride straight out of fantasy land to beat a quartet of Grand Prix riders headed by Eastbourne ace Nicki

  • Cricket: Derbyshire v Sussex

    The National League again failed to provide Sussex Sharks with any comfort when they were beaten for a second time this summer by Derbyshire in a rain-affected game at Derby. At Arundel in July it was Chris Bassano who won the game with a century and

  • My leisure time is going up in smoke

    I have followed with great interest the measures being taken by councils to clean up the environment. The possible banning of smoking in public places, the banning of smoking in shopping centres and the current trial in Brighton, Hove and Worthing to

  • Dr Martens: Vines angry with Crawley

    Crawley manager Francis Vines has lost patience with his players a week before the new season has even started. The Reds boss slammed his side after losing 6-5 on penalties to league newcomers Burgess Hill in the Roy Hayden Trophy at Broadfield Stadium

  • Councils face big bill for waste inquiries

    Council chiefs predict it will cost more than £1.5 million if they have to fight planning inquiries before building at two controversial waste sites. A public inquiry into building an incinerator at North Quay, Newhaven, scheduled to begin operating in

  • Airport work hopes for jobless

    Unemployed people could get a job at Gatwick Airport as part of an ambitious project. Thousands of people who have been jobless for more than a year could apply to join the scheme, which can lead to full-time work. It comes hard on the heels of complaints

  • Dumped car writes off family motor

    A dumped vehicles smashed into a family's car and wrecked it after vandals let off the handbrake. Maria and Dale Turner's Ford Mondeo was written off when the Volvo estate crashed into its front wing. Mrs Turner of Nuthurst Close, Whitehawk, Brighton,

  • Neighbours to rescue in flats fire

    Quick-thinking neighbours rushed to the rescue of six people after hearing screams coming from a burning block of flats. People living near Whitelot Close, Southwick, brought ladders and broke a ground-floor window to help lead people to safety from the

  • Tony Benn, Brighton Dome

    Left-wing firebrand and scourge of New Labour, Tony Benn shuffled on to the stage looking like, well, the old man he is. Dressed in a plain shirt and trousers, coloured sliver-grey like the hair on his head, the 78-year-old creaked as he took a seat in

  • Parents warned of measles epidemic

    Sussex is on the brink of a measles epidemic because too few children are being vaccinated. In Brighton and Hove, one in four youngsters are not being given the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. The take-up rate of 73 per cent is one of the lowest

  • Pride attracts 90,000 revellers

    They promised the Greatest Show On Earth. It was, without doubt, one of the most unusual. The baking sun bore down on 90,000 people who turned Preston Park in Brighton into an anything-goes celebration for Pride 2003. Towering 6ft 6in transsexual angels

  • Lightning blasts family home

    A family had a shock awakening when a freak thunderbolt blasted into the roof of their West Sussex home today. Colin Fullard, 31, and partner Dawn Williams, 30, were asleep when lightning struck the house in Old Mead Road, Littlehampton, at 6.45am. The

  • Town marks wartime heroism

    A service to commemorate the daring Dieppe raid of the Second World War was held at the East Sussex port where hundreds of soldiers set sail for France. Councillor Dennis Forsdike, Mayor of Newhaven, was joined yesterday by representatives from Dieppe

  • Homeopathy by Elizabeth Whitney

    Almost everyone suffers from occasional headaches. Most are only temporarily uncomfortable but some can be quite debilitating. Headaches respond well to homeopathy, which not only elevates the symptoms but also corrects the underlying causes. The most