A £1.5 million vodka bar is to open next year at an empty seafront venue in Brighton. The Revolution bar will be one of the biggest of its type in the UK, catering for more than 950 people and offering up to 65 vodkas imported from 15 countries. Magistrates
Friends of mine were bitterly disappointed at how few people attended the concert given by the Minden Band of the Queen's Division in aid of both the Star and Garter Home and St Dunstans - two institutions worthy of support. This concert was held in St
Paul Hunter insists his rock and roll lifestyle has gone for good as he aims to retain the British Open title. The 25-year-old is one of a host of top class players who is competing in the £450,000 event at the Brighton Centre which starts on Saturday
Haywards Heath are convinced they can score their first away win in the National League as they hit the road. Heath, out of the bottom three after last week's 43-16 drubbing of Old Patesians, were preparing for their Division Three South contest at Redruth
Last year, Chris McBrien, from Aberdeen, set out to discover for me some more about a hitherto unheard of Second World War murder in Portslade and wrote to my web site www.findonvillage.com for assistance. More than a million Canadians served in the war
Brighton face a top-of-the-table clash with Ashford in South Premier division one and skipper Carlo Missirian says they will be going for broke. Missirian said: "We are going for three points. They are the side to beat, are scoring lots of goals and not
East Grinstead player-coach Kwan Browne wants his team to forget Sunday's clash with Lewes is a derby. The Trinidad and Tobago international insists National League division two leaders Grinstead must treat the match like any other game. Browne said:
I had to catch a 22 bus from Oxford Street and sat in one of the seats for the elderly or disabled. You wouldn't think there was anything wrong with me. I'm in my early 40s and look physically capable but a disgruntled elderly lady said: "You're not a
Former Crawley Town midfielder Barry Moore is joining Lewes. Moore, an England semi-pro international, has just returned from America where he has been playing professionally. However, he will probably not play for the Rooks until around Christmas because
Worthing could face one of their biggest tests of the season when Bromley visit in division one south. Rebels are on a high after their midweek extra-time Trophy win at Cambridge City. They were spared training last night but will need to be back at their
So, Sussex Chief Constable Keith Jones is considering covert activities to root out police personnel who utter racial remarks. He was disgusted by a recent TV programme in which five recruits had been secretly filmed and recorded over six months during
Crawley boss Francis Vines will use Saturday's FA Cup first round tie against Conference outfit Telford United to gauge the progress of his side. Reds have their sights set on promotion to the Conference after going top of the Dr Martens premier division
A £1.5 million vodka bar is to open next year at an empty seafront venue in Brighton. The Revolution bar will be one of the biggest vodka bars in the UK and cater for more than 950 people, offering up to 65 vodkas imported from 15 countries. The company
Plans for a £100 million airport development at Gatwick have been officially unveiled. The spectacular project, the first of its kind anywhere in the world, will give Gatwick its biggest makeover since the opening of the North Terminal in 1998. John Setra
A Chinese herbalist walked free from court after a jury found her not guilty of selling medicines containing a banned substance. Jie Zheng, 37, ran the Guo Yao Acupuncture Centre in St James's Street, Brighton, with her mother, a qualified Chinese doctor
Funfair rides on a pleasure pier are past their sell-by date and plummeting in popularity, the owners told an inquiry. The Noble Organisation, owner of Brighton's Palace Pier, told a Government inspector it needed two 40m-high rides to bring in cash to
Scientists hope to bring Einstein into the 21st Century by slowing down light to the speed of a sprinter. Staff at the University of Sussex will make lasers travel 30 million times slower to test the theory of relativity. Light, which zips along at 300,000km
Pop Idol hopeful Chris Hide is the best singer in the contest but looks like the mole in kids' cartoon Deputy Dawg, says judge Pete Waterman. The music producer has given his verdict on the eight contestants due to perform in the programme's next heat
Four designs have been selected for the Preston Barracks project, which could inject new life into an area of Brighton in need of regeneration. Described as "elegant, daring and groundbreaking", the designs have been selected from a list of 18 proposed
Is it the Beckham effect or the fact that more and more families are buying homes abroad? Whatever the reason, an explosion in the number of people taking up Spanish courses is good news for teachers who are being recruited to colleges across Sussex to
A drunk teenager who stole a bus to get home after a night out clubbing has escaped a jail sentence. The 17-year-old apprentice mechanic smashed the single decker into a parked bus and demolished a set of traffic lights, causing more than £4,000 worth
Albion boss Mark McGhee believes he can keep both goalkeepers happy in the battle to be No. 1. He has to choose between Michel Kuipers and Ben Roberts for Saturday's FA Cup tie at Lincoln. McGhee was faced with a similar dilemma at his previous club,
Mark McGhee is determined to avoid more FA Cup humiliation for Albion. The Seagulls have suffered a succession of early exits over the past decade. Embarrassing defeats by Kingstonian, Sudbury and Hereford are still painfully fresh in the memory for supporters
New Conservative leader Michael Howard was all smiles as he addressed the party faithful in Brighton last night. Mr Howard was keeping a long-standing appointment to attend Brighton and Hove Conservative's annual dinner but had expected to address them
Plans to turn a Mid Sussex hospital into a "supertrust" were in jeopardy today after a humiliating Government defeat in the Lords. Labour rebels were confident of winning enough support to kill the foundation hospital policy when it returns to the Commons
Staff will video violence as part of a raft of measures which have saved an East Sussex nightclub from closure. Sussex Police had applied for the licence at the G-Spot nightclub to be revoked following disorder at the venue. The force acted after more
Three men held knives to the throats of a customer and staff after bursting into an Eastbourne convenience store. The trio, wearing baseball caps and scarves around their faces, demanded cash from the till of the Alldays shop in Framfield Way. They fled
Post Office bosses today incurred the wrath of campaigners by announcing four branch closures despite overwhelming opposition. Thousands of people in Eastbourne signed petitions, wrote letters, printed posters and joined demonstrations in a bid to save
Haywards Heath are convinced they can score their first away win in the National League as they hit the road. Heath, out of the bottom three after last week's 43-16 drubbing of Old Patesians, were preparing for their Division Three South contest at Redruth
Brighton face a top-of-the-table clash with Ashford in South Premier division one and skipper Carlo Missirian says they will be going for broke. Missirian said: "We are going for three points. They are the side to beat, are scoring lots of goals and not
I hope someone out there can help with my wandering cat. We moved house nearly a year ago and one of my cats keeps returning to our former home. He is 11 now and every month or so he goes walkabout, travelling about half a mile across busy main roads.
Former Crawley Town midfielder Barry Moore is joining Lewes. Moore, an England semi-pro international, has just returned from America where he has been playing professionally. However, he will probably not play for the Rooks until around Christmas because
Worthing could face one of their biggest tests of the season when Bromley visit in division one south. Rebels are on a high after their midweek extra-time Trophy win at Cambridge City. They were spared training last night but will need to be back at their
There is not a jumping trainer in the country who is not waiting anxiously for rain to ease the ground. Some of the bigger stables have been cleaning up because they have horses able to cope with firm going, but waiting in the wings are so many horses
Funfair rides on the Palace Pier in Brighton are past their sell-by-date and plummeting in popularity, the owners have told an inquiry. The Noble Organisation, owners of Brighton's Palace Pier, told a government inspector they needed two 40m-high rides
A Chinese herbalist walked free from court after a jury found her not guilty of selling medicines containing a banned substance. Jie Zheng, 37, ran the Guo Yao Acupuncture Centre in St James's Street, Brighton, with her mother, a qualified Chinese doctor
Is it the Beckham effect or the fact that more and more families are buying homes abroad? Whatever the reason, an explosion in the number of people taking up Spanish courses is good news for teachers who are being recruited to colleges across Sussex to
A £1.5 million vodka bar is to open next year at an empty seafront venue in Brighton. The Revolution bar will be one of the biggest vodka bars in the UK and cater for more than 950 people, offering up to 65 vodkas imported from 15 countries. The company
Burglars stole more than £11,000 of jewellery from the flat of a friend to the stars. Treasured possessions given to Vasso Irwin by her late husband Geoffrey were taken. They included a Egyptian gold and green scarab bracelet and a gold Queen Nefertiti
A company misleading householders into thinking they are giving to charity is attracting complaints from across Sussex. The Argus highlighted the concerns of several readers last month about London-based Olonex Ltd, prompting trading watchdogs to warn
A Chinese herbalist walked free from court after a jury found her not guilty of selling medicines containing a banned substance. Jie Zheng, 37, ran the Guo Yao Acupuncture Centre in St James's Street, Brighton, with her mother, a qualified Chinese doctor
Funfair rides on a pleasure pier are past their sell-by date and plummeting in popularity, the owners told an inquiry. The Noble Organisation, owner of Brighton's Palace Pier, told a Government inspector it needed two 40m-high rides to bring in cash to
Pop Idol hopeful Chris Hide is the best singer in the contest but looks like the mole in kids' cartoon Deputy Dawg, says judge Pete Waterman. The music producer has given his verdict on the eight contestants due to perform in the programme's next heat
Is it the Beckham effect or the fact that more and more families are buying homes abroad? Whatever the reason, an explosion in the number of people taking up Spanish courses is good news for teachers who are being recruited to colleges across Sussex to
Albion manager Mark McGhee has called on referees to provide more protection for goal king Leon Knight. He is concerned about the rough treatment dished out by defenders to the Seagulls' diminutive danger man. McGhee protected Knight by taking him off
Albion boss Mark McGhee believes he can keep both goalkeepers happy in the battle to be No. 1. He has to choose between Michel Kuipers and Ben Roberts for Saturday's FA Cup tie at Lincoln. McGhee was faced with a similar dilemma at his previous club,
Mark McGhee is determined to avoid more FA Cup humiliation for Albion. The Seagulls have suffered a succession of early exits over the past decade. Embarrassing defeats by Kingstonian, Sudbury and Hereford are still painfully fresh in the memory for supporters
Two fringe members of Albion's squad have been given permission by Mark McGhee to play in the first round of the FA Cup for other clubs. David Lee is on loan to Thurrock, who entertain Luton tomorrow night. Dean Hammond lines up for Leyton Orient at Grantham
Doctor James Walsh, commander of St John Ambulance Sussex, objected to the headline on our front page story on Saturday. We revealed that St John volunteers were being sent on emergency calls because of a shortage of Sussex Ambulance Service staff. It
An elderly patient brandishing a garden fork burst into a violent rage at a doctor's surgery today and smashed up four cars outside. The man, in his 60s, exploded with anger while visiting his GP before going on a rampage in the surgery's car park. He
It's Autumn again and the leaves are falling on roads and pavements. Are there any road cleaners removing the leaves before they become wet, slippery and dangerous for young and old alike? No. Will it take a pensioner to slip and fall before anything
Brighton and Hove City Council's lack of foresight in not ensuring adequate parking facilities for shoppers in pedestrianised George Street, Hove, will surely result in the closure of many businesses. Will that not be a severe loss of revenue from rents
I am horrified to see what is being done on the London Road, Preston Park, Brighton. Who gave permission for the lovely trees to be taken down? Why on earth put those wide bus lanes there, cutting down the width of the road, a main entrance to the city
The 1930/40s Hollywood supporting actor, John Carroll, was certainly a heart-throb to the ladies. There was always an adventurous, cavalier-type role for this gentleman, as in Only Angels Have Wings (Columbia, 1939) starring Cary Grant, Rita Hayworth
I hope someone out there can help with my wandering cat. We moved house nearly a year ago and one of my cats keeps returning to our former home. He is 11 now and every month or so he goes walkabout, travelling about half a mile across busy main roads.
Those Tories hailing Michael Howard as the saviour of the Conservative Party are clearly mistaken in thinking we share their nostalgia for the days of the Major government. People have not forgotten Mr Howard was involved in creating the poll tax and
Goalkeeper Jamie Anderson will be thrust from the obscurity of Sunday morning football into the full glare of the world's most famous knockout competition tomorrow. Just seven months ago the 20-year-old was turning out in front of the proverbial one man
Albion manager Mark McGhee has called on referees to provide more protection for goal king Leon Knight. He is concerned about the rough treatment dished out by defenders to the Seagulls' diminutive danger man. McGhee protected Knight by taking him off
Developers and residents are going head to head with two opposing plans to build on a private playing field. A controversial scheme for 112 homes on the site in Redhill Close, Westdene, has now been resubmitted to Brighton and Hove City Council. It was
There is not a jumping trainer in the country who is not waiting anxiously for rain to ease the ground. Some of the bigger stables have been cleaning up because they have horses able to cope with firm going, but waiting in the wings are so many horses
Plans to improve the appearance of a popular shopping street will be shown in an exhibition later this month. The scheme for Gardner Street in the North Laine area of Brighton aims to reduce traffic, increase pavement space for shoppers and make the street
Funfair rides on the Palace Pier in Brighton are past their sell-by-date and plummeting in popularity, the owners have told an inquiry. The Noble Organisation, owners of Brighton's Palace Pier, told a government inspector they needed two 40m-high rides
Four designs have been selected for the Preston Barracks project, which could inject new life into an area of Brighton in need of regeneration. Described as "elegant, daring and groundbreaking", the designs have been selected from a list of 18 proposed
A Chinese herbalist walked free from court after a jury found her not guilty of selling medicines containing a banned substance. Jie Zheng, 37, ran the Guo Yao Acupuncture Centre in St James's Street, Brighton, with her mother, a qualified Chinese doctor
Trading standards officers found a third of shopkeepers sold fireworks to youngsters during an undercover operation. Officers from Brighton and Hove City Council carried out the tests in East Brighton with young people aged 13 to 16 who were able to buy
Is it the Beckham effect or the fact that more and more families are buying homes abroad? Whatever the reason, an explosion in the number of people taking up Spanish courses is good news for teachers who are being recruited to colleges across Sussex to
Britpop icons Suede will split after finishing their current tour. The band, fronted by Lindfield-born Brett Anderson, announced they would work on individual projects in future. Suede, whose hits included Stay Together, Animal Nitrate and Trash, formed
Burglars stole more than £11,000 of jewellery from the flat of a friend to the stars. Treasured possessions given to Vasso Irwin by her late husband Geoffrey were taken. They included a Egyptian gold and green scarab bracelet and a gold Queen Nefertiti
A company misleading householders into thinking they are giving to charity is attracting complaints from across Sussex. The Argus highlighted the concerns of several readers last month about London-based Olonex Ltd, prompting trading watchdogs to warn
A former magistrate given an MBE for his charity work can today be exposed as a paedophile. Family man Neil William Morgan spent much of his career working with children and families. He faces up to ten years in prison after being found guilty of downloading
Albion manager Mark McGhee has called on referees to provide more protection for goal king Leon Knight. He is concerned about the rough treatment dished out by defenders to the Seagulls' diminutive danger man. McGhee protected Knight by taking him off
Two fringe members of Albion's squad have been given permission by Mark McGhee to play in the first round of the FA Cup for other clubs. David Lee is on loan to Thurrock, who entertain Luton tomorrow night. Dean Hammond lines up for Leyton Orient at Grantham
Dean Wilkins has been hailed as "one of the best youth coaches in the country." The accolade comes from Martin Hinshelwood, Albion's director of football. On Tuesday night Adam El-Abd became the latest of Wilkins' graduates to play for the first team
A £1.5 million vodka bar is to open next year at an empty seafront venue in Brighton. The Revolution bar will be one of the biggest of its type in the UK, catering for more than 950 people and offering up to 65 vodkas imported from 15 countries. Magistrates
Friends of mine were bitterly disappointed at how few people attended the concert given by the Minden Band of the Queen's Division in aid of both the Star and Garter Home and St Dunstans - two institutions worthy of support. This concert was held in St
Doctor James Walsh, commander of St John Ambulance Sussex, objected to the headline on our front page story on Saturday. We revealed that St John volunteers were being sent on emergency calls because of a shortage of Sussex Ambulance Service staff. It
A Worthing man was counting the cost today after a giant firework blew up tiles on his roof. The rocket bounced once on David Wakefield's terraced property then exploded, shattering up to 40 tiles. Mr Wakefield, 67, of Goldsmith Road, Broadwater, branded
Campaigners today appealed for cash to fund their battle against a Mid Sussex housing development. Westbury Homes wants to build at least 90 homes on Folders Meadow, Haywards Heath. Its application was turned down last year by Mid Sussex District Council
A man was trapped in his car with leg fractures for more than two hours after a crash on the A24 in West Sussex. Paramedics carried out emergency trauma treatment and gave pain-killing injections while firefighters cut the victim free. The crash happened
A block of flats was evacuated early today and a man who was rescued had to be resuscitated on the stairs. Around 25 people in their nightclothes were escorted from Connaught House, in The Esplanade, Bognor, to a nearby hotel while firefighters battled
A drunk teenager who stole a bus to get home after a night out clubbing has escaped a jail sentence. The 17-year-old apprentice mechanic smashed the single decker into a parked bus and demolished a set of traffic lights, causing more than £4,000 worth
An elderly patient brandishing a garden fork burst into a violent rage at a doctor's surgery today and smashed up four cars outside. The man, in his 60s, exploded with anger while visiting his GP before going on a rampage in the surgery's car park. He
It's Autumn again and the leaves are falling on roads and pavements. Are there any road cleaners removing the leaves before they become wet, slippery and dangerous for young and old alike? No. Will it take a pensioner to slip and fall before anything
Brighton and Hove City Council's lack of foresight in not ensuring adequate parking facilities for shoppers in pedestrianised George Street, Hove, will surely result in the closure of many businesses. Will that not be a severe loss of revenue from rents
I am horrified to see what is being done on the London Road, Preston Park, Brighton. Who gave permission for the lovely trees to be taken down? Why on earth put those wide bus lanes there, cutting down the width of the road, a main entrance to the city
Paul Hunter insists his rock and roll lifestyle has gone for good as he aims to retain the British Open title. The 25-year-old is one of a host of top class players who is competing in the £450,000 event at the Brighton Centre which starts on Saturday
The 1930/40s Hollywood supporting actor, John Carroll, was certainly a heart-throb to the ladies. There was always an adventurous, cavalier-type role for this gentleman, as in Only Angels Have Wings (Columbia, 1939) starring Cary Grant, Rita Hayworth
Last year, Chris McBrien, from Aberdeen, set out to discover for me some more about a hitherto unheard of Second World War murder in Portslade and wrote to my web site www.findonvillage.com for assistance. More than a million Canadians served in the war
East Grinstead player-coach Kwan Browne wants his team to forget Sunday's clash with Lewes is a derby. The Trinidad and Tobago international insists National League division two leaders Grinstead must treat the match like any other game. Browne said:
I had to catch a 22 bus from Oxford Street and sat in one of the seats for the elderly or disabled. You wouldn't think there was anything wrong with me. I'm in my early 40s and look physically capable but a disgruntled elderly lady said: "You're not a
Those Tories hailing Michael Howard as the saviour of the Conservative Party are clearly mistaken in thinking we share their nostalgia for the days of the Major government. People have not forgotten Mr Howard was involved in creating the poll tax and
So, Sussex Chief Constable Keith Jones is considering covert activities to root out police personnel who utter racial remarks. He was disgusted by a recent TV programme in which five recruits had been secretly filmed and recorded over six months during
Goalkeeper Jamie Anderson will be thrust from the obscurity of Sunday morning football into the full glare of the world's most famous knockout competition tomorrow. Just seven months ago the 20-year-old was turning out in front of the proverbial one man
Crawley boss Francis Vines will use Saturday's FA Cup first round tie against Conference outfit Telford United to gauge the progress of his side. Reds have their sights set on promotion to the Conference after going top of the Dr Martens premier division
Albion manager Mark McGhee has called on referees to provide more protection for goal king Leon Knight. He is concerned about the rough treatment dished out by defenders to the Seagulls' diminutive danger man. McGhee protected Knight by taking him off
Developers and residents are going head to head with two opposing plans to build on a private playing field. A controversial scheme for 112 homes on the site in Redhill Close, Westdene, has now been resubmitted to Brighton and Hove City Council. It was
Plans to improve the appearance of a popular shopping street will be shown in an exhibition later this month. The scheme for Gardner Street in the North Laine area of Brighton aims to reduce traffic, increase pavement space for shoppers and make the street
Four designs have been selected for the Preston Barracks project, which could inject new life into an area of Brighton in need of regeneration. Described as "elegant, daring and groundbreaking", the designs have been selected from a list of 18 proposed
Trading standards officers found a third of shopkeepers sold fireworks to youngsters during an undercover operation. Officers from Brighton and Hove City Council carried out the tests in East Brighton with young people aged 13 to 16 who were able to buy
Plans for a £100 million airport development at Gatwick have been officially unveiled. The spectacular project, the first of its kind anywhere in the world, will give Gatwick its biggest makeover since the opening of the North Terminal in 1998. John Setra
Britpop icons Suede will split after finishing their current tour. The band, fronted by Lindfield-born Brett Anderson, announced they would work on individual projects in future. Suede, whose hits included Stay Together, Animal Nitrate and Trash, formed
A dream holiday turned to disaster when a family found their hotel overrun with homeless people. Sara Parnell arranged the four-day break in New York through travel agents Ebookers as the perfect gift for her mother Sonja's 60th birthday. But instead
A swimmer left stranded when thieves stole his car and house keys has hit out at police who were too busy to check if his home was being burgled. Steve James had taken his daughters to The Triangle leisure centre in Burgess Hill as a half-term treat.
A former magistrate given an MBE for his charity work can today be exposed as a paedophile. Family man Neil William Morgan spent much of his career working with children and families. He faces up to ten years in prison after being found guilty of downloading
Scientists hope to bring Einstein into the 21st Century by slowing down light to the speed of a sprinter. Staff at the University of Sussex will make lasers travel 30 million times slower to test the theory of relativity. Light, which zips along at 300,000km
Four designs have been selected for the Preston Barracks project, which could inject new life into an area of Brighton in need of regeneration. Described as "elegant, daring and groundbreaking", the designs have been selected from a list of 18 proposed
A drunk teenager who stole a bus to get home after a night out clubbing has escaped a jail sentence. The 17-year-old apprentice mechanic smashed the single decker into a parked bus and demolished a set of traffic lights, causing more than £4,000 worth
Dean Wilkins has been hailed as "one of the best youth coaches in the country." The accolade comes from Martin Hinshelwood, Albion's director of football. On Tuesday night Adam El-Abd became the latest of Wilkins' graduates to play for the first team
New Conservative leader Michael Howard was all smiles as he addressed the party faithful in Brighton last night. Mr Howard was keeping a long-standing appointment to attend Brighton and Hove Conservative's annual dinner but had expected to address them
