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  • Petrol bombers target vicarage

    Divine intervention has been credited with saving the lives of a vicar and his wife in a firebomb attack. The Reverend John Wright and his wife Brenda were watching television at their Brighton vicarage when vandals hurled a petrol bomb at their front

  • Superhead: Why I quit Comart

    The headteacher who almost saved a struggling Brighton school today described how she resigned after being undermined by the city's education chiefs. Dr Jill Clough said her fellow teachers at the East Brighton College of Media Arts (Comart) felt betrayed

  • Wishes of the people

    Your letter-writer list for 2003 was impressive. I was most impressed by a short, sane letter on behalf of local bicycle riders supporting a downland national park - a cause which would have been dear to the hearts of such downland writers as Belloc,

  • What a whinger!

    I am now completely convinced that modern-day footballers are a load of pansies after listening to Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann's recent whinge. "Kevin Phillips pushed me in the back and stood on my foot and for that he should be punished," moaned

  • Think again

    I object to the planning application for the proposed development straddling the corner of Somerhill Road and Somerhill Avenue in Hove. I lived close to the site for decades and feel such a high-density building would be out of character with the local

  • Lost the plot

    Well done to Shaun Williamson, who played Barry Evans in EastEnders, for speaking out about the violent content of the show. It has gone on far too long and is getting much worse. The scriptwriters have lost the plot. We deserve a more balanced storyline

  • Matthew Clark: Round-Up

    County league division two leaders Littlehampton moved four points clear at the top after a 3-0 win away to fast-fading Midhurst and Easebourne. Billy Raynor scored twice, although his first goal took a deflection off team-mate Paul Williams, the former

  • Airheads

    No doubt all your readers are now familiar with the discussion surrounding the proposed expansion of Shoreham Airport, which apparently sees itself as "a platform for the regeneration of the area". Who are they kidding? Not their neighbours! The residents

  • Ryman: Rooks winger returns

    Dwain Clarke returns to action for Lewes away to Banstead in division one south tonight after a month out with an ankle injury. Winger Clarke is hoping to prove his fitness ahead of the Rooks' FA Trophy clash with Weymouth on Saturday. Recent signing

  • Dr Martens: Payne expects no slips

    Defender Ian Payne is confident title-chasing Crawley will not slip-up against lowly Grantham tonight. The game is Crawley's game in hand over premier leaders Weymouth, who they beat 1-0 on Saturday to go within three points of the top. Payne was instrumental

  • McGhee plans to keep Yeates

    Albion manager Mark McGhee has revealed plans to keep hold of Mark Yeates until the clash against League leaders Plymouth at the end of the month. Yeates' second month on loan from Spurs expires with the Seagulls' visit to second-placed Queens Park Rangers

  • City to get walk-in treatment centre

    Walking wounded hospital patients will be diverted to a new £1.2 million one-stop treatment centre to help cut waiting times. The Department of Health yesterday announced Brighton will be given one of 11 proposed walk-in health centres. The centre will

  • School's bid for special status

    A school is bidding to become the first in Sussex to gain humanities college status. Governors at Cardinal Newman Catholic secondary school in Hove will submit an application to the Department for Education and Skills in March and hope to be granted the

  • Getting smart over horse feed

    A Brighton firm has been awarded a prestigious government grant to develop a vegetarian nutritional supplement that aims to reduce inflammation and stress in animals. Advanced BioNutrition Europe Ltd, based at The Sussex Innovation Centre in Falmer, has

  • Bracing for M25 misery

    Getting back on the roads after the festive break is depressing enough but now motorists face two years of traffic misery due to major roadworks on the M25. There are fears that tailbacks will stretch as far as Brighton after the £147 million road-widening

  • Activist denies stealing drink

    An animal rights activist who barricaded herself into a hotel room has gone on trial for drinking a bottle of beer during her sit-in protest. Lynn Sawyer, 36, tricked her way into the room at the Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel in Brighton, which had

  • D-Day for gipsies in home wrangle

    A family of gipsies could find out today if they must move their home from a private plot in protected countryside. Father-of-four Saillus Lee, 35, has placed a caravan, mobile home and toilet on his land close to Offham, near Lewes, but was told to apply

  • Man who left a little boy to die

    A driver left a nine-year-old boy dying in the road after a car accident, a court has been told. Kamel Kadri, 38, an illegal immigrant, was at the wheel of the Renault 5 which killed the Durrington schoolboy on New Year's Day. Callum John Oakford, known

  • City Tories pick new leader

    A new leader has been chosen for the Conservatives on Brighton and Hove City Council. Garry Peltzer Dunn was selected ahead of former leader Geoffrey Theobald in a contest held last night by members of the opposition Tory group. Coun Peltzer Dunn, a 60

  • Fatboy in online music service launch

    DJs Norman Cook, alias Fatboy Slim, and Darren Emerson are launching a new music download service. Called trax2burn.com, the site allows shoppers to buy the entire back catalogue of Emerson's Underwater label and Hove-based Cook's Southern Fried label

  • Traffic wardens may get extra powers

    Motorists who block box junctions or ignore no-right-turn signs could have their number plates recorded by civil enforcement officers and receive £100 fines in the post. Sussex - which already has 78 cameras for catching speeding motorists - could become

  • Superhead: Why I quit Comart

    The headteacher who almost saved a struggling Brighton school today described how she resigned after being undermined by the city's education chiefs. Dr Jill Clough said her fellow teachers at the East Brighton College of Media Arts (Comart) felt betrayed

  • Nothing gets done

    I was interested by the letter from PG Carreras (December 30) about the number of second-hand cars for sale in and around Marine Gardens, Worthing. I am a trader and, like many others, have to rent premises to sell cars. I have also complained to the

  • Father heads to US to try to sell kidney

    A father who tried to sell his kidney on the internet to create a better life for his disabled daughter is going to America to meet potential buyers. Peter Randall needs to raise £100,000 to send six-year-old Alice, who suffers from cerebral palsy, to

  • Resident frail after closure of home

    The health of an 87-year-old woman who lobbied Tony Blair in a vain bid to stop her care home closing is deteriorating rapidly. Clara Dudley has regained her speech since suffering a stroke at the home she was moved to after the Moreton Centre in St Leonards

  • Sainsbury's sues over store rebuild

    Supermarket giant Sainsbury's is suing an engineering company following claims it was forced to have a multi-million pound store rebuilt. A High Court writ has been issued by Sainsbury's in relation to its store in The Drove, Newhaven. The multi-national

  • Wishes of the people

    Your letter-writer list for 2003 was impressive. I was most impressed by a short, sane letter on behalf of local bicycle riders supporting a downland national park - a cause which would have been dear to the hearts of such downland writers as Belloc,

  • What a whinger!

    I am now completely convinced that modern-day footballers are a load of pansies after listening to Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann's recent whinge. "Kevin Phillips pushed me in the back and stood on my foot and for that he should be punished," moaned

  • Matthew Clark: Crumplin in charge for season

    Former Albion defender John Crumplin will continue to spearhead Crawley Down's push for promotion. Crumplin has agreed to remain as manager of the County League division two side for the rest of the season. Having initially agreed to take charge until

  • Airheads

    No doubt all your readers are now familiar with the discussion surrounding the proposed expansion of Shoreham Airport, which apparently sees itself as "a platform for the regeneration of the area". Who are they kidding? Not their neighbours! The residents

  • Strange things are done in God's name

    The capture of Saddam Hussein highlights again the peculiar beliefs of those who profess to follow a religion of any creed or persuasion. From my limited knowledge of the New Testament, Christ undoubtedly expounds the language of forgiveness and "turning

  • Matthew Clark: New boss promises to lift Pagham

    New Pagham manager Gary Shaw has pledged to "fight tooth and nail" to lift the struggling Lions from the County League division one drop zone. Former reserve team chief Shaw has taken charge of the Nyetimber Lane club after Paul Gilbert stepped down from

  • McGhee plans to keep Yeates

    Albion manager Mark McGhee has revealed plans to keep hold of Mark Yeates until the clash against League leaders Plymouth at the end of the month. Yeates' second month on loan from Spurs expires with the Seagulls' visit to second-placed Queens Park Rangers

  • Festival founder dies at 83

    A former mayor whose vision and drive helped launch the Brighton Festival has died at the age of 83. Lawyer Ronald Bates was among pioneers of the popular event in 1967 and became its chairman the following year, a position he held for more than 25 years

  • House prices to keep on rising

    House price growth looks set to remain steady during 2004 as low interest rates and high employment levels continue to drive the market, economists predicted yesterday. Commentators expect the price of property to increase by between four per cent and

  • Good news for Ricardo

    West Sussex-based automotive technology group Ricardo said the industry was showing signs of recovery as it signalled better-than-expected first half results. Ricardo, based at Shoreham, said in November that it expected challenging conditions in its

  • Rail operator ditches 'graffiti' advert

    A graffiti-style advert on a train is to be painted over after fears it could encourage vandalism. The 12-carriage train is used between Brighton and London but owner South Central is embarrassed by its appearance. The advert, promoting the services of

  • Bracing for M25 misery

    Getting back on the roads after the festive break is depressing enough but now motorists face two years of traffic misery due to major roadworks on the M25. There are fears that tailbacks will stretch as far as Brighton after the £147 million road-widening

  • Patients say their farewells

    An East Sussex doctor will bid farewell to patients after 22 years. Dr Deveda Redman has invited all her patients to a Saturday surgery this weekend to say goodbye. After her stint at the High Street practice in Heathfield, Dr Redman, who lives in Mayfield

  • January 6: McGhee plans to keep Yeates

    Albion manager Mark McGhee has revealed plans to keep hold of Mark Yeates until the clash against League leaders Plymouth at the end of the month. Yeates' second month on loan from Spurs expires with the Seagulls' visit to second-placed Queens Park Rangers

  • D-Day for gipsies in home wrangle

    A family of gipsies could find out today if they must move their home from a private plot in protected countryside. Father-of-four Saillus Lee, 35, has placed a caravan, mobile home and toilet on his land close to Offham, near Lewes, but was told to apply

  • City Tories pick new leader

    A new leader has been chosen for the Conservatives on Brighton and Hove City Council. Garry Peltzer Dunn was selected ahead of former leader Geoffrey Theobald in a contest held last night by members of the opposition Tory group. Coun Peltzer Dunn, a 60

  • Search for singers who can't hold a tune

    Singing teacher Peter Evans is looking for a whole class of tone deaf students - and he wants to make them stars. Peter, who has taught thousands of people to flex their vocal chords, is looking for up to 30 students - and the worse they are at singing

  • Traffic wardens may get extra powers

    Motorists who block box junctions or ignore no-right-turn signs could have their number plates recorded by civil enforcement officers and receive £100 fines in the post. Sussex - which already has 78 cameras for catching speeding motorists - could become

  • Me and my idol

    I was lucky to meet Chris from Pop Idol last week. He is a lovely young man and has a lot of talent. It really made my day to meet him. -Lesley Kite, Hove

  • Orchestral manoeuvres

    Once again, it was a brilliant afternoon at the Dome celebrating the New Year concert with the superb Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, whose conductor is real fun. The audience didn't need encouragement to participate in striking polkas by, of course,

  • Sainsbury's sues over store rebuild

    Supermarket giant Sainsbury's is suing an engineering company following claims it was forced to have a multi-million pound store rebuilt. A High Court writ has been issued by Sainsbury's in relation to its store in The Drove, Newhaven. The multi-national

  • Nothing gets done

    I was interested by the letter from PG Carreras (December 30) about the number of second-hand cars for sale in and around Marine Gardens, Worthing. I am a trader and, like many others, have to rent premises to sell cars. I have also complained to the

  • Bracing for M25 misery

    Getting back on the roads after the festive break is depressing enough but now motorists face two years of traffic misery due to major roadworks on the M25. There are fears that tailbacks will stretch as far as Brighton as the cones were put out today

  • Get a grip

    Even if we have to grit our teeth, we are usually prepared for the trite messages that come out at this time of year from the Queen, the Pope, the Archbishop of Canterbury and so on. We can even take the creation of a few more saints. What we are unprepared

  • Must evolve

    What a strange letter from Charles Wunderman ("Don't turn this city into a high-rise hell", Letters, December 29). He has abandoned his native New York because of skyscrapers and is considering moving to Brighton and Hove, which already has a smattering

  • Rugby: Kileen kicks Worthing to victory

    Roly Killeen kicked Worthing towards a notable London One win, then spent the tense closing stages watching his side hang on from behind the posts The Australian centre was yellow-carded for making a tackle after failing to retreat the required distance

  • Closed door

    Can it be possible that Brighton and Hove City Council's planning department doesn't actually want people's feedback about planning applications? We learned from The Argus twice in Christmas week that Julie Burchill and three of her neighbours intend

  • Rugby: Heath pass fitness test

    Haywards Heath passed the toughest fitness test of the lot to put their National Three South season back on course. Heath beat Dings Crusaders 21-10 at Whitemans Green to help make up for two worrying defeats ahead of the Christmas break. Skipper Alex

  • Basketball: Bears can add to Conley's Baby blues

    The fans used to call him Baby Jordan and tip him for NBA glory. But, when Robert Conley runs out at the Triangle tonight (8pm), he will have only a tricky ULEB Cup tie and a fight against relegation on his mind. Conley, a 26-year-old guard from Atlanta

  • Matthew Clark: Crumplin in charge for season

    Former Albion defender John Crumplin will continue to spearhead Crawley Down's push for promotion. Crumplin has agreed to remain as manager of the County League division two side for the rest of the season. Having initially agreed to take charge until

  • Peace mission gives Mo a glow

    A woman who was ditched by the Labour Party is back on her old patch helping people resolve their differences. Mo Marsh was a Brighton and Hove city councillor for eight years before party leaders decided not to reselect her to stand in last May's local

  • Strange things are done in God's name

    The capture of Saddam Hussein highlights again the peculiar beliefs of those who profess to follow a religion of any creed or persuasion. From my limited knowledge of the New Testament, Christ undoubtedly expounds the language of forgiveness and "turning

  • Matthew Clark: New boss promises to lift Pagham

    New Pagham manager Gary Shaw has pledged to "fight tooth and nail" to lift the struggling Lions from the County League division one drop zone. Former reserve team chief Shaw has taken charge of the Nyetimber Lane club after Paul Gilbert stepped down from

  • Festival founder dies at 83

    A former mayor whose vision and drive helped launch the Brighton Festival has died at the age of 83. Lawyer Ronald Bates was among pioneers of the popular event in 1967 and became its chairman the following year, a position he held for more than 25 years

  • Fatboy in online music service launch

    DJs Norman Cook and Darren Emerson are launching a new music download service. Called trax2 burn.com, the site allows shoppers to buy the entire back catalogue of Emerson's Underwater label and Hove-based Cook's Southern Fried label. DJs can apply for

  • House prices to keep on rising

    House price growth looks set to remain steady during 2004 as low interest rates and high employment levels continue to drive the market, economists predicted yesterday. Commentators expect the price of property to increase by between four per cent and

  • Good news for Ricardo

    West Sussex-based automotive technology group Ricardo said the industry was showing signs of recovery as it signalled better-than-expected first half results. Ricardo, based at Shoreham, said in November that it expected challenging conditions in its

  • Sussex company buys Brands Hatch

    A Sussex company has bought four of the most famous racetracks in the UK, including the former Grand Prix circuit at Brands Hatch. MotorSport Vision, based in Southwater, near Horsham, has secured a deal with Brands Hatch Circuits, including Cadwell Park

  • Rail operator ditches 'graffiti' advert

    A graffiti-style advert on a train is to be painted over after fears it could encourage vandalism. The 12-carriage train is used between Brighton and London but owner South Central is embarrassed by its appearance. The advert, promoting the services of

  • January 6: McGhee plans to keep Yeates

    Albion manager Mark McGhee has revealed plans to keep hold of Mark Yeates until the clash against League leaders Plymouth at the end of the month. Yeates' second month on loan from Spurs expires with the Seagulls' visit to second-placed Queens Park Rangers

  • Father heads to US to try to sell kidney

    A father who tried to sell his kidney on the internet to create a better life for his disabled daughter is going to America to meet potential buyers. Peter Randall needs to raise £100,000 to send six-year-old Alice, who suffers from cerebral palsy, to

  • Knife pair in till raid

    Robbers who struck at a shop in Shoreham held a woman on the ground at knifepoint. The 23-year-old victim was working at Mulberry Stores in Kent Close at 7.30pm on Sunday when two men entered. She was threatened with a knife before one of the men held

  • Rail operator ditches 'graffiti' advert

    A graffiti-style advert on a train is to be painted over after fears it could encourage vandalism. The 12-carriage train is used between Brighton and London but owner South Central is embarrassed by its appearance. The advert, promoting the services of

  • Search for singers who can't hold a tune

    Singing teacher Peter Evans is looking for a whole class of tone deaf students - and he wants to make them stars. Peter, who has taught thousands of people to flex their vocal chords, is looking for up to 30 students - and the worse they are at singing

  • Children's hospital plans unveiled

    Health managers today unveiled plans for a £36 million hospital which will revolutionise healthcare for children. The outdated Royal Alexandra Hospital for Sick Children, in Dyke Road, Brighton, is to be pulled down and replaced with a multi-storey building

  • Petrol bombers target vicarage

    Divine intervention has been credited with saving the lives of a vicar and his wife in a firebomb attack. The Reverend John Wright and his wife Brenda were watching television at their Brighton vicarage when vandals hurled a petrol bomb at their front

  • Me and my idol

    I was lucky to meet Chris from Pop Idol last week. He is a lovely young man and has a lot of talent. It really made my day to meet him. -Lesley Kite, Hove

  • Orchestral manoeuvres

    Once again, it was a brilliant afternoon at the Dome celebrating the New Year concert with the superb Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, whose conductor is real fun. The audience didn't need encouragement to participate in striking polkas by, of course,

  • Sainsbury's sues over store rebuild

    Supermarket giant Sainsbury's is suing an engineering company following claims it was forced to have a multi-million pound store rebuilt. A High Court writ has been issued by Sainsbury's in relation to its store in The Drove, Newhaven. The multi-national

  • Bracing for M25 misery

    Getting back on the roads after the festive break is depressing enough but now motorists face two years of traffic misery due to major roadworks on the M25. There are fears that tailbacks will stretch as far as Brighton as the cones were put out today

  • Irate husband drove into lovers, jury told

    A police worker tried to kill his wife and her lover by mowing them down with a car, a jury heard. Stephen White's red Rover mounted a pavement and drove into estranged wife Tracy and her new lover Martin Buck in Creasy's Drive, Crawley. Mrs White was

  • Get a grip

    Even if we have to grit our teeth, we are usually prepared for the trite messages that come out at this time of year from the Queen, the Pope, the Archbishop of Canterbury and so on. We can even take the creation of a few more saints. What we are unprepared

  • Must evolve

    What a strange letter from Charles Wunderman ("Don't turn this city into a high-rise hell", Letters, December 29). He has abandoned his native New York because of skyscrapers and is considering moving to Brighton and Hove, which already has a smattering

  • Think again

    I object to the planning application for the proposed development straddling the corner of Somerhill Road and Somerhill Avenue in Hove. I lived close to the site for decades and feel such a high-density building would be out of character with the local

  • Rugby: Kileen kicks Worthing to victory

    Roly Killeen kicked Worthing towards a notable London One win, then spent the tense closing stages watching his side hang on from behind the posts The Australian centre was yellow-carded for making a tackle after failing to retreat the required distance

  • Closed door

    Can it be possible that Brighton and Hove City Council's planning department doesn't actually want people's feedback about planning applications? We learned from The Argus twice in Christmas week that Julie Burchill and three of her neighbours intend

  • Rugby: Heath pass fitness test

    Haywards Heath passed the toughest fitness test of the lot to put their National Three South season back on course. Heath beat Dings Crusaders 21-10 at Whitemans Green to help make up for two worrying defeats ahead of the Christmas break. Skipper Alex

  • Lost the plot

    Well done to Shaun Williamson, who played Barry Evans in EastEnders, for speaking out about the violent content of the show. It has gone on far too long and is getting much worse. The scriptwriters have lost the plot. We deserve a more balanced storyline

  • Basketball: Bears can add to Conley's Baby blues

    The fans used to call him Baby Jordan and tip him for NBA glory. But, when Robert Conley runs out at the Triangle tonight (8pm), he will have only a tricky ULEB Cup tie and a fight against relegation on his mind. Conley, a 26-year-old guard from Atlanta

  • Matthew Clark: Round-Up

    County league division two leaders Littlehampton moved four points clear at the top after a 3-0 win away to fast-fading Midhurst and Easebourne. Billy Raynor scored twice, although his first goal took a deflection off team-mate Paul Williams, the former

  • Peace mission gives Mo a glow

    A woman who was ditched by the Labour Party is back on her old patch helping people resolve their differences. Mo Marsh was a Brighton and Hove city councillor for eight years before party leaders decided not to reselect her to stand in last May's local

  • Ryman: Rooks winger returns

    Dwain Clarke returns to action for Lewes away to Banstead in division one south tonight after a month out with an ankle injury. Winger Clarke is hoping to prove his fitness ahead of the Rooks' FA Trophy clash with Weymouth on Saturday. Recent signing

  • Dr Martens: Payne expects no slips

    Defender Ian Payne is confident title-chasing Crawley will not slip-up against lowly Grantham tonight. The game is Crawley's game in hand over premier leaders Weymouth, who they beat 1-0 on Saturday to go within three points of the top. Payne was instrumental

  • City to get walk-in treatment centre

    Walking wounded hospital patients will be diverted to a new £1.2 million one-stop treatment centre to help cut waiting times. The Department of Health yesterday announced Brighton will be given one of 11 proposed walk-in health centres. The centre will

  • School's bid for special status

    A school is bidding to become the first in Sussex to gain humanities college status. Governors at Cardinal Newman Catholic secondary school in Hove will submit an application to the Department for Education and Skills in March and hope to be granted the

  • Fatboy in online music service launch

    DJs Norman Cook and Darren Emerson are launching a new music download service. Called trax2 burn.com, the site allows shoppers to buy the entire back catalogue of Emerson's Underwater label and Hove-based Cook's Southern Fried label. DJs can apply for

  • Getting smart over horse feed

    A Brighton firm has been awarded a prestigious government grant to develop a vegetarian nutritional supplement that aims to reduce inflammation and stress in animals. Advanced BioNutrition Europe Ltd, based at The Sussex Innovation Centre in Falmer, has

  • Sussex company buys Brands Hatch

    A Sussex company has bought four of the most famous racetracks in the UK, including the former Grand Prix circuit at Brands Hatch. MotorSport Vision, based in Southwater, near Horsham, has secured a deal with Brands Hatch Circuits, including Cadwell Park

  • Activist denies stealing drink

    An animal rights activist who barricaded herself into a hotel room has gone on trial for drinking a bottle of beer during her sit-in protest. Lynn Sawyer, 36, tricked her way into the room at the Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel in Brighton, which had

  • Father heads to US to try to sell kidney

    A father who tried to sell his kidney on the internet to create a better life for his disabled daughter is going to America to meet potential buyers. Peter Randall needs to raise £100,000 to send six-year-old Alice, who suffers from cerebral palsy, to

  • Knife pair in till raid

    Robbers who struck at a shop in Shoreham held a woman on the ground at knifepoint. The 23-year-old victim was working at Mulberry Stores in Kent Close at 7.30pm on Sunday when two men entered. She was threatened with a knife before one of the men held

  • Family pets perish in blaze

    A mother and her young son lost their two pets and most of their possessions when fire tore through their home while they watched a film at a neighbour's flat. Rosie Retter and five-year-old Jamie were left with virtually nothing but the clothes on their

  • Man who left a little boy to die

    A driver left a nine-year-old boy dying in the road after a car accident, a court has been told. Kamel Kadri, 38, an illegal immigrant, was at the wheel of the Renault 5 which killed the Durrington schoolboy on New Year's Day. Callum John Oakford, known

  • Rail operator ditches 'graffiti' advert

    A graffiti-style advert on a train is to be painted over after fears it could encourage vandalism. The 12-carriage train is used between Brighton and London but owner South Central is embarrassed by its appearance. The advert, promoting the services of

  • Children's hospital plans unveiled

    Health managers today unveiled plans for a £36 million hospital which will revolutionise healthcare for children. The outdated Royal Alexandra Hospital for Sick Children, in Dyke Road, Brighton, is to be pulled down and replaced with a multi-storey building

  • Fatboy in online music service launch

    DJs Norman Cook, alias Fatboy Slim, and Darren Emerson are launching a new music download service. Called trax2burn.com, the site allows shoppers to buy the entire back catalogue of Emerson's Underwater label and Hove-based Cook's Southern Fried label