A series of events has been launched to support the business endeavours of women in the South-East. The first Enterprising Women event was held in Brighton last week and attracted about 70 female entrepreneurs and featured contributions from successful
I was amazed to see the route of the "Powerwalk" to Brighton last Saturday took the walkers down the southbound carriageway of the A23 from Pyecombe to Brighton when there is a cycle/footpath on the other side of the road. Perhaps it could be brought
There was a surprise in store when Denise Harrison cracked open her egg - another, tiny egg nested inside it. Mum-of-three Denise was making a family-sized omelette for her own peckish brood when she made the amazing discovery. She bought the six-pack
Apparently the government is wasting time and money setting up a training scheme that will teach old people how to send text messages. I'm delighted as this means more time and money for me - not because I've been recruited to pass on nuggets of wisdom
The family of a Sussex woman stabbed to death while backpacking in China have praised the authorities for arresting two men. It is three years since Shirine Harburn, 30, was found dead on a mountain path in the Sichuan region. She had been stabbed 17
Helen Mason seems to believe Falmer is a quiet little village (Letters, May 16). It's not. It has a by-pass in the middle of it, two housing estates and a university next to it. The stadium will not ruin Falmer nor Stanmer Park, the A27 did that. -Lesley
Christine Johnston believes she can become a world champion, but it is going to cost her. The Brighton-based windsurfer finished third in the European Championships in France earlier this month and believes she can win the British Championships at Hove
Two years ago, my Brighton and Hove bus fare went up from 80p to £1 under the justification the driver would be able to process passengers more quickly, and there was much crowing about speeded up boarding times. Now it has gone up from £1 to £1.20, once
The South Holmes estate in Roffey is a leafy suburban area that doesn't look run-down or crime ridden. Yet it has won a grant from the Home Office for no fewer than 13 closed circuit TV cameras to be monitored by police at Haywards Heath. The grant to
Why does Alan Nunn see the need for personal attacks in a transport debate (Letters, May 19)? He says my proposals for park-and-ride sites on the city boundary are too anti-car, yet Chris Todd argued (Letters, May 14) they are too pro-car. That's symptomatic
People drinking cups of cappuccino in one of Brighton and Hove's many cafes seldom give a thought about how the brew is produced. Yet the chances are that the coffee beans used were grown by people struggling to make a living. Now, Oxfam wants Brighton
Brighton and Hove MP David Lepper refuses to oppose Government plans to change the law to force water fluoridation on the entire UK population. In a letter to Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, health minister Hazel Blears and environment minister Eliot
Police closed off a road as a teenager perched on a window ledge. Emergency services were called to Dorset Place in Kemp Town, Brighton, at 9.30am today. Firefighters put a ladder to the window 10ft up but the youth, aged 16, climbed back into the room
Cycling heroes were today praised for battling through the elements to raise thousands of pounds for The Argus Appeal. More than 100 riders cycled 105 miles between Eastbourne and Winchester in the first Argus Appeal South Downs Way Challenge. Appeal
East Sussex League: Fletching will be pushed all the way to defend their crown this season. Skipper Glenn Potter believes the competition will be stronger than ever as the race for the championship unfolds. Fletching pipped Crowhurst Park to the title
A man whose brother died in a boating accident is pushing ahead with plans for a day-long festival to highlight the sea safety message. Cliff Langan was at the helm of a boat which accidentally speared into the side of his brother's vessel, Ian Langan
Pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline suffered an unprecedented defeat at its annual general meeting. Shareholders won a vote against a multi-million pound pay and rewards package for executives. A controversial "golden parachute" deal for Jean-Pierre
Charity aid worker Simon Rooksby has arrived in Africa to distribute vital medicine and food to Aids orphans, thanks to readers of The Argus. Mr Rooksby, of Hailsham-based Computers for Charities, has released aid that was in storage in Zimbabwe to distribute
E-commerce minister Stephen Timms has been in Los Angeles to help promote UK games firms. The companies at E3 - the world's largest computer games fair - included Hove-based Babel Media and Wide Games, based in Brighton. The UK is the third largest games
A pensioner accused of blasting his unfaithful wife to death with a shotgun repeatedly confessed to the crime to two police officers, a court heard today. Charles Hall, 69, of Park Road, Hellingly, near Hailsham, told them he had murdered Trudy Hall,
Watch out - the webloggers are coming. There's no escape and if you can't beat them or join them, you might as well go offline. If the word "webloggers" strikes you as odd, you're already behind the times. A weblog is a kind of web site, maintained by
Two arson attacks on the West Pier in Brighton are not being linked. Police say there is no evidence to suggest a blaze at the end of March and a fire last week were started by the same person. The attacks reduced the historic pier to a smouldering shell
Parents and children took to the streets today to demand a safer walk to school. Many youngsters who attend Balfour Infant and Junior Schools in Balfour Road, Brighton, have to cross the busy dual-carriageway Surrenden Road. Parents who have requested
A Sussex MP has vowed to continue campaigning to close a legal loophole which allows parents who kill their children to get away with murder. Dr Des Turner said it was now highly unlikely MPs would have a chance to consider his amendments to the Criminal
Hundreds of aviation enthusiasts crammed into a marquee to make bids for a museum's entire collection of wartime memorabilia. About 700 buyers from all over the UK, and some from Europe, snapped-up the contents of the D-Day Museum of Aviation at Shoreham
Patients hoping to claim compensation for badly-executed dental work are losing out because of a legal loophole. Former Hove dentist James Hamilton had been ordered to pay Neil Holbeche £6,000 damages for a catalogue of mistakes. The case was expected
An airgun sniper is terrorising a neighbourhood by taking pot shots at seagulls on rooftops. In the latest incident in Hove, a bird was shot in the wing and fell into a garden where two children were playing. The blood-spattered creature was taken to
In two of the largest property transactions in West Sussex during the past 12 months, HiTek Power has sold its headquarters and relocated. The old headquarters in Durban Road, Bognor, totalled 68,950sqft on a site of about 2.68 acres. HiTek shared it
The number of vacant commercial properties in Brighton and Hove has reached it lowest level in ten years. In 1991, 14 per cent of its commercial property was empty. This figure rose to 17 per cent in 1995 then fell to six per cent in 2001, just below
A series of events has been launched to support the business endeavours of women in the South-East. The first Enterprising Women event was held in Brighton last week and attracted about 70 female entrepreneurs and featured contributions from successful
Power company Seeboard Energy is sparking its employees' interest in learning. Jacqui Minto, the company's diversity and employment manager, is responsible for the 4,000 staff in the Hove, Exeter, Sunderland and Plymouth offices reaching their potential
I was amazed to see the route of the "Powerwalk" to Brighton last Saturday took the walkers down the southbound carriageway of the A23 from Pyecombe to Brighton when there is a cycle/footpath on the other side of the road. Perhaps it could be brought
There was a surprise in store when Denise Harrison cracked open her egg - another, tiny egg nested inside it. Mum-of-three Denise was making a family-sized omelette for her own peckish brood when she made the amazing discovery. She bought the six-pack
Apparently the government is wasting time and money setting up a training scheme that will teach old people how to send text messages. I'm delighted as this means more time and money for me - not because I've been recruited to pass on nuggets of wisdom
A pensioner accused of blasting his unfaithful wife to death with a shotgun repeatedly confessed to the crime to two police officers, a court heard today. Charles Hall, 69, of Park Road, Hellingly, near Hailsham, told them he had murdered Trudy Hall,
Residents say they're appalled they were not consulted over a decision to dump radioactive waste in a landfill site near their homes. Lewes District councillor Andrew Small, chairman of Glynde and Beddingham Parish Council, said neither the council nor
Helen Mason seems to believe Falmer is a quiet little village (Letters, May 16). It's not. It has a by-pass in the middle of it, two housing estates and a university next to it. The stadium will not ruin Falmer nor Stanmer Park, the A27 did that. -Lesley
Christine Johnston believes she can become a world champion, but it is going to cost her. The Brighton-based windsurfer finished third in the European Championships in France earlier this month and believes she can win the British Championships at Hove
Denise Harrison from Brighton was amazed when she cracked open an egg to make an omelette and found a second one inside the shell. But Dr Martyn Stenning, an expert from Sussex University, says the double egg is merely one of nature's little oddities.
Two years ago, my Brighton and Hove bus fare went up from 80p to £1 under the justification the driver would be able to process passengers more quickly, and there was much crowing about speeded up boarding times. Now it has gone up from £1 to £1.20, once
West Sussex League: Middleton beat Three Bridges IV by nine runs in the only game to survive the rain in division one. It was mainly down to Pat Woodward, who took 5-32 in his first bowl of the season. Bridges made 130-9 in a rain-affected innings which
People drinking cups of cappuccino in one of Brighton and Hove's many cafes seldom give a thought about how the brew is produced. Yet the chances are that the coffee beans used were grown by people struggling to make a living. Now, Oxfam wants Brighton
Invitation League: Champions Findon are bottom after rain ruined the division one programme. The wanted to bounce back from last week's disappointing defeat against Pagham but had to settle for eight points when the match against Clymping was abandoned
Police closed off a road as a teenager perched on a window ledge. Emergency services were called to Dorset Place in Kemp Town, Brighton, at 9.30am today. Firefighters put a ladder to the window 10ft up but the youth, aged 16, climbed back into the room
Cycling heroes were today praised for battling through the elements to raise thousands of pounds for The Argus Appeal. More than 100 riders cycled 105 miles between Eastbourne and Winchester in the first Argus Appeal South Downs Way Challenge. Appeal
East Sussex League: There was a fine game in progress at Battle in division two where the hosts raced to 82-1 against Iden thanks to 36 from Grant Harrison and 33 by Ned Gammel. However, Richard Curd (5-21) and Paul Barnett (3-34) sparked a collapse which
Work will start this week on the building of Brighton's new multi-million pound library. Foundation works for the new Brighton library in Jubilee Street were finished yesterday. This included clearing the site, removing Japanese knotweed and demolishing
James Kirtley will be able to play a full part in Sussex's Championship match this week if he is released from the England squad for the first Test. The 28-year-old is hoping to make his Test debut against Zimbabwe at Lord's on Thursday but even if he
Two youngsters sacrificed their birthday presents to raise money for a hospital's kidney unit. Instead of asking people to bring gifts to their joint sixth birthday bash, Harry Walker and Lauren Miller asked for donations instead. The pair managed to
Schoolchildren have been emailing renowned poet Michael Rosen as part of their work for the Brighton Festival. Pupils at Peter Gladwin Primary School in Portslade have been sending him messages and enjoying his poems in class. The Year Three children
Pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline suffered an unprecedented defeat at its annual general meeting. Shareholders won a vote against a multi-million pound pay and rewards package for executives. A controversial "golden parachute" deal for Jean-Pierre
When it comes to upgrading your PC's sound capabilities it's worth remembering not all soundcards are created equal. Aside from the number of speakers they can support, it's pretty difficult to tell one from another. They all seem to have a similar specification
A suspected cannabis cafe has been closed down as police step up their operation against the drugs trade in Worthing. Seven detectives and uniformed officers went to the building in Victoria Road, near Worthing station, yesterday as the property was repossessed
A Hove-based company has launched what it claims is the web's first online meditation service. The Meditainment site is based on Computer Aided Meditation (CAM) and uses software and audio algorithms to enhance meditation techniques. The site provides
A pensioner accused of blasting his unfaithful wife to death with a shotgun repeatedly confessed to the crime to two police officers, a court heard today. Charles Hall, 69, of Park Road, Hellingly, near Hailsham, told them he had murdered Trudy Hall,
Brighton-based Epic Group, the UK's leading e-learning company, has produced a prototype for a centralised learning portal for the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS). The Access to Learning (A2L) portal is planned to support the implementation of a learning
Two arson attacks on the West Pier in Brighton are not being linked. Police say there is no evidence to suggest a blaze at the end of March and a fire last week were started by the same person. The attacks reduced the historic pier to a smouldering shell
A driver who died when a tipper lorry was in collision with her Mercedes has been named as Linda Joyce Clark. The crash happened on Charlwood Road at the junction with Ifield Wood, Crawley, on May 13. Ms Clark, from Langley Lane, Ifield, was in a red
The family of a Sussex woman stabbed to death while backpacking in China have praised the authorities for arresting two men. It is three years since Shirine Harburn, 30, was found dead on a mountain path in the Sichuan region. She had been stabbed 17
The families of the three young women who died on the M25 were yesterday coming to terms with the full scale of their loss, saying: "Our lives will never be the same." Sisters Sonal, 24, and Krupa Mulji, 22, and their cousin Kiran Vaidya, 21, were mown
Parents and children took to the streets today to demand a safer walk to school. Many youngsters who attend Balfour Infant and Junior Schools in Balfour Road, Brighton, have to cross the busy dual-carriageway Surrenden Road. Parents who have requested
Headteachers in East Sussex are facing shortfalls of up to £300,000 in their school budgets, sparking fears of job cuts. Lesley Farmer, who chairs the secondary headteachers steering group in East Sussex, said: "Secondary heads are concerned the implications
An airgun sniper is terrorising a neighbourhood by taking pot shots at seagulls on rooftops. In the latest incident in Hove, a bird was shot in the wing and fell into a garden where two children were playing. The blood-spattered creature was taken to
The signs are promising for a learning project which brings together a train company, trade unions, employees and education providers. South Central's Passport To Learning project gave staff taster sessions in British Sign Language (BSL) last week. Susanna
In two of the largest property transactions in West Sussex during the past 12 months, HiTek Power has sold its headquarters and relocated. The old headquarters in Durban Road, Bognor, totalled 68,950sqft on a site of about 2.68 acres. HiTek shared it
The number of vacant commercial properties in Brighton and Hove has reached it lowest level in ten years. In 1991, 14 per cent of its commercial property was empty. This figure rose to 17 per cent in 1995 then fell to six per cent in 2001, just below
Power company Seeboard Energy is sparking its employees' interest in learning. Jacqui Minto, the company's diversity and employment manager, is responsible for the 4,000 staff in the Hove, Exeter, Sunderland and Plymouth offices reaching their potential
Can the bandstand be restored to its former glory before someone torches that, too? Even the sign stating it is under repair is fading. -Jill Childs, Hove
I often have to suffer three-coach trains back from Redhill in the evening which are cramped and far too short. What compounds the issue is we see nice, shiny, new trains whizz past us never seeming to stop. We are being treated as third-class passengers
Is there no bandwagon full of pretension that Messrs Bodfish, Bassam and Fanshaw won't jump on? No sooner has London declared its intention to host the 2012 Olympics than these three stooges start flapping around saying Brighton and Hove could host some
As a Labour voter who has become a tad disillusioned with Labour's arrogance, I was pleased to see its overall majority cut and the opposition parties gaining seats. Nevertheless, those Left-leaning voters who voted in the local elections through a misguided
Denise Harrison from Brighton was amazed when she cracked open an egg to make an omelette and found a second one inside the shell. But Dr Martyn Stenning, an expert from Sussex University, says the double egg is merely one of nature's little oddities.
West Sussex League: Middleton beat Three Bridges IV by nine runs in the only game to survive the rain in division one. It was mainly down to Pat Woodward, who took 5-32 in his first bowl of the season. Bridges made 130-9 in a rain-affected innings which
Invitation League: Champions Findon are bottom after rain ruined the division one programme. The wanted to bounce back from last week's disappointing defeat against Pagham but had to settle for eight points when the match against Clymping was abandoned
The decision to add flouride to our water is yet another example of the insidious erosion of our right to make our own decisions. It is ironic that the present governments of the two great Western democracies are hellbent on destroying the rights of the
East Sussex League: There was a fine game in progress at Battle in division two where the hosts raced to 82-1 against Iden thanks to 36 from Grant Harrison and 33 by Ned Gammel. However, Richard Curd (5-21) and Paul Barnett (3-34) sparked a collapse which
Work will start this week on the building of Brighton's new multi-million pound library. Foundation works for the new Brighton library in Jubilee Street were finished yesterday. This included clearing the site, removing Japanese knotweed and demolishing
James Kirtley will be able to play a full part in Sussex's Championship match this week if he is released from the England squad for the first Test. The 28-year-old is hoping to make his Test debut against Zimbabwe at Lord's on Thursday but even if he
Two youngsters sacrificed their birthday presents to raise money for a hospital's kidney unit. Instead of asking people to bring gifts to their joint sixth birthday bash, Harry Walker and Lauren Miller asked for donations instead. The pair managed to
Schoolchildren have been emailing renowned poet Michael Rosen as part of their work for the Brighton Festival. Pupils at Peter Gladwin Primary School in Portslade have been sending him messages and enjoying his poems in class. The Year Three children
The Royal Mail was considering last night whether to mount a legal challenge to plans for it to deliver letters for rival firms for 11.5p. Chairman Allan Leighton said he was "shocked" at a proposal by the industry's regulator Postcomm to allow Royal
Signs of another gruelling year ahead for British Airways have taken the gloss off its better-than-expected annual results. BA posted pre-tax profits of £135 million, higher than City hopes, after racking up losses of £200 million in the previous 12 months
If your children like to be thrown in at the deep end when it comes to learning a language, KidSpeak French may be just for them. It's an easy and fun to use piece of software using games, songs and puzzles to help children and their parents. The CD-Rom
When it comes to upgrading your PC's sound capabilities it's worth remembering not all soundcards are created equal. Aside from the number of speakers they can support, it's pretty difficult to tell one from another. They all seem to have a similar specification
A suspected cannabis cafe has been closed down as police step up their operation against the drugs trade in Worthing. Seven detectives and uniformed officers went to the building in Victoria Road, near Worthing station, yesterday as the property was repossessed
A Hove-based company has launched what it claims is the web's first online meditation service. The Meditainment site is based on Computer Aided Meditation (CAM) and uses software and audio algorithms to enhance meditation techniques. The site provides
Brighton-based Epic Group, the UK's leading e-learning company, has produced a prototype for a centralised learning portal for the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS). The Access to Learning (A2L) portal is planned to support the implementation of a learning
The families of the three young women who died on the M25 were yesterday coming to terms with the full scale of their loss, saying: "Our lives will never be the same." Sisters Sonal, 24, and Krupa Mulji, 22, and their cousin Kiran Vaidya, 21, were mown
Headteachers in East Sussex are facing shortfalls of up to £300,000 in their school budgets, sparking fears of job cuts. Lesley Farmer, who chairs the secondary headteachers steering group in East Sussex, said: "Secondary heads are concerned the implications
Residents say they're appalled they were not consulted over a decision to dump radioactive waste in a landfill site near their homes. Lewes District councillor Andrew Small, chairman of Glynde and Beddingham Parish Council, said neither the council nor
The signs are promising for a learning project which brings together a train company, trade unions, employees and education providers. South Central's Passport To Learning project gave staff taster sessions in British Sign Language (BSL) last week. Susanna
The family of a Sussex woman stabbed to death while backpacking in China have praised the authorities for arresting two men. It is three years since Shirine Harburn, 30, was found dead on a mountain path in the Sichuan region. She had been stabbed 17
A West Sussex fisherman took a group of teenagers on a camping trip and raped one of them at knifepoint, a court heard. John Anslow, 42, of Glen Crescent, Selsey, allegedly got his young victim drunk before leading her away from the seaside camp and sexually
A suspected cannabis cafe has been closed down as police step up their operation against the drugs trade in Worthing. Seven detectives and uniformed officers went to the building in Victoria Road, near Worthing station, yesterday as the property was repossessed
Headteachers in East Sussex are facing shortfalls of up to £300,000 in their school budgets, sparking fears of job cuts. Lesley Farmer, who chairs the secondary headteachers steering group in East Sussex, said: "Secondary heads are concerned the implications
Can the bandstand be restored to its former glory before someone torches that, too? Even the sign stating it is under repair is fading. -Jill Childs, Hove
I often have to suffer three-coach trains back from Redhill in the evening which are cramped and far too short. What compounds the issue is we see nice, shiny, new trains whizz past us never seeming to stop. We are being treated as third-class passengers
Is there no bandwagon full of pretension that Messrs Bodfish, Bassam and Fanshaw won't jump on? No sooner has London declared its intention to host the 2012 Olympics than these three stooges start flapping around saying Brighton and Hove could host some
As a Labour voter who has become a tad disillusioned with Labour's arrogance, I was pleased to see its overall majority cut and the opposition parties gaining seats. Nevertheless, those Left-leaning voters who voted in the local elections through a misguided
The South Holmes estate in Roffey is a leafy suburban area that doesn't look run-down or crime ridden. Yet it has won a grant from the Home Office for no fewer than 13 closed circuit TV cameras to be monitored by police at Haywards Heath. The grant to
Why does Alan Nunn see the need for personal attacks in a transport debate (Letters, May 19)? He says my proposals for park-and-ride sites on the city boundary are too anti-car, yet Chris Todd argued (Letters, May 14) they are too pro-car. That's symptomatic
Brighton and Hove MP David Lepper refuses to oppose Government plans to change the law to force water fluoridation on the entire UK population. In a letter to Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, health minister Hazel Blears and environment minister Eliot
The decision to add flouride to our water is yet another example of the insidious erosion of our right to make our own decisions. It is ironic that the present governments of the two great Western democracies are hellbent on destroying the rights of the
East Sussex League: Fletching will be pushed all the way to defend their crown this season. Skipper Glenn Potter believes the competition will be stronger than ever as the race for the championship unfolds. Fletching pipped Crowhurst Park to the title
A man whose brother died in a boating accident is pushing ahead with plans for a day-long festival to highlight the sea safety message. Cliff Langan was at the helm of a boat which accidentally speared into the side of his brother's vessel, Ian Langan
The Royal Mail was considering last night whether to mount a legal challenge to plans for it to deliver letters for rival firms for 11.5p. Chairman Allan Leighton said he was "shocked" at a proposal by the industry's regulator Postcomm to allow Royal
Signs of another gruelling year ahead for British Airways have taken the gloss off its better-than-expected annual results. BA posted pre-tax profits of £135 million, higher than City hopes, after racking up losses of £200 million in the previous 12 months
Charity aid worker Simon Rooksby has arrived in Africa to distribute vital medicine and food to Aids orphans, thanks to readers of The Argus. Mr Rooksby, of Hailsham-based Computers for Charities, has released aid that was in storage in Zimbabwe to distribute
If your children like to be thrown in at the deep end when it comes to learning a language, KidSpeak French may be just for them. It's an easy and fun to use piece of software using games, songs and puzzles to help children and their parents. The CD-Rom
E-commerce minister Stephen Timms has been in Los Angeles to help promote UK games firms. The companies at E3 - the world's largest computer games fair - included Hove-based Babel Media and Wide Games, based in Brighton. The UK is the third largest games
Watch out - the webloggers are coming. There's no escape and if you can't beat them or join them, you might as well go offline. If the word "webloggers" strikes you as odd, you're already behind the times. A weblog is a kind of web site, maintained by
A neighbour helped to rescue a Mid Sussex woman and her dog as fire ripped through her home. Angela Bish was trapped in an upstairs bedroom when the blaze started at her home in The Dell, East Grinstead, at 3am today. Ms Bish was woken by a smoke detector
A Sussex MP has vowed to continue campaigning to close a legal loophole which allows parents who kill their children to get away with murder. Dr Des Turner said it was now highly unlikely MPs would have a chance to consider his amendments to the Criminal
Hundreds of aviation enthusiasts crammed into a marquee to make bids for a museum's entire collection of wartime memorabilia. About 700 buyers from all over the UK, and some from Europe, snapped-up the contents of the D-Day Museum of Aviation at Shoreham
Patients hoping to claim compensation for badly-executed dental work are losing out because of a legal loophole. Former Hove dentist James Hamilton had been ordered to pay Neil Holbeche £6,000 damages for a catalogue of mistakes. The case was expected
