As a parent and a local Labour Party member, I was disgusted to learn Brighton and Hove City Council is trying to undermine support among school support staff for the democratic decision of trade union members to take strike action. The council has written
Avril Freeman states that "non-smokers have the choice of which eating and drinking places they go to" (Letters, November 15). Really? Out of all the restaurants near where I live, I do not know of one which does not allow smoking. My husband and I travel
Thousands of pounds have been raised by a charity golf contest for The Argus Appeal. Fifteen teams of four people paid to tee off at East Brighton Golf Club yesterday and helped raise more than £5,000. The event, now in its second year, was organised
A bus company has cancelled two services through a housing estate after its buses were shot at. Stagecoach has stopped bus drivers going into Ringmer Broyle Estate, Lewes, after 6.30pm since two of its vehicles had windows shattered during an evening
Glamour model Katie Price has beaten Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela in a poll on the most compelling autobiography on sale. Being Jordan, which charts the Page 3 girl's turbulent youth and her relationships with pop stars and footballers, topped
Mark McGhee is a good, if somewhat deluded, manager. Come on, give the youngsters a chance just as Arsene Wenger did. They can't play any worse than the team did on November 6. If Leon had moved any faster he would have caught the tortoise, if not the
A little girl who was scarred for life when her face was savaged by a dog has been given an award for bravery. Amber Hoole was four when her grandfather's Irish wheaten terrier, Florian, jumped up and bit her while she was playing at his home in Rottingdean
A hospital union today threatened strike action if two porters are disciplined for refusing to tuck their shirts into their trousers. Operations and life-saving treatment could grind to a halt at a string of Sussex hospitals if the row about the Royal
Alan Carr won our hearts at the Paramount Comedy Festival when he struggled through his act despite a stack of disasters. These disasters included a broken projector and a man mysteriously collapsing half-way through the show. He doesn't just get the
Still the only female winner of the Perrier Award, Jenny Eclair grabs reality TV by the short 'n' curlies in this one-woman play. Ex-dinner-lady Carol Fletcher was catapulted to "You know, that bird off the telly" stardom when a docusoap set in her home
Andy Naylor (The Argus, November 16) succeeds in reminding us all how far the Albion have come in the past few years. No longer do supporters have to campaign about our ground being sold, about being a match away from relegation to the conference, about
I was sorry to read Councillor Gill Mitchell stating that 15,000 wallflowers had been planted in the Old Steine (Letters, November 10). Bedding-plant gardening is the most expensive and least sustainable form of gardening that exists, so what has happened
Jamie Spence has vowed to bounce back despite losing his European Tour card. Spence, 41, chairman of the tournament players' committee, quit after three of the six rounds of the final qualifying school having missed the cut by a mile at San Roque. The
Steve Cotterill will shake hands with Dick Knight if he bumps into the Albion chairman at Withdean tomorrow. The Burnley boss insists there are no hard feelings about being overlooked by the club he once served as a player. Just over a year ago, an out-of-work
An estimated 18 million homeowners are relying on their property to form part of their retirement income, according to research published today. And more than 3.8 million are expecting it to provide over half the amount, the research from the Prudential
Company statements aimed at motivating their staff are having the opposite effect because they are so "cringe-worthy", a new report claimed today. Chirpy messages such as "Aim for the moon, and if you don't get there, at least you'll be one of the stars
EMI signalled today that it was winning the war against piracy after sales of downloaded music surged six-fold over the summer. The group reported "explosive growth" in sales of digital music and growing confidence that the industry was starting to recover
Luxury goods group Waterford Wedgwood unveiled more disappointing trading figures today after seeing like-for-like sales slump 10% in October. The latest fall emerged as Dublin-based Waterford said it made operating losses of 21.4 million euros (£15m)
Millions of workers, including teachers and call centre staff, are losing their voices because of germs. Centrally heated offices and jobs that put too much strain on their vocal cords are to blame according to a report out today. The TUC said its research
World-class companies head the list of winners of this year's Sussex Business Awards. TR Fastenings, the Uckfield company set up in 1973 which has grown to be a multi-million-pound global player, was named the best business in Sussex. Principal judge
Time to get strapped into those dancing shoes for this double bill from two of the most theatrical, energetic and hip Brighton bands around. Redneck hickhoppers Jonny Quality are just back from touring with Fatboy Slim (whose album, Poolakaville, featured
Jacob Potter-Hammond was born with a condition that meant he could not control his movements. Thanks to cycling lessons paid for by The Argus Appeal, the eightyear- old's co-ordination has improved so much he will soon be able to ride without help. Single
Children clambered into the back of an ambulance to learn more about hospital life as part of a scheme supported by The Argus Appeal. More than 30 youngsters from St John the Baptist School, Brighton, joined the 999 club last Thursday and visited the
An artist living and working on a riverbank has been ordered to remove half the vessels making up his floating home and workplace. Hamish McKenzie is well-known in Shoreham as the owner of a bohemian plot with four vessels on the River Adur. But the authorities
At 10pm one Sunday recently, I heard a loud thump at my front door. When I went out, there were some youths who had been throwing eggs. Inn my bewilderment as I tried to take it all in, they ran off. I spent several hours washing the door and windows
What a big difference painting a thick stripe down the middle of Western Road made. It is just as easy to ignore, as proved by the many motorists who have done so. Western Road has been dug up and the layout altered so many times but the results are never
Rail managers have ordered staff at a controversial cleaning depot to work quietly. Bosses at rail firm Southern are warning workers not to slam doors, shout or drop equipment as they work at the new depot near homes in Hove. Marsid Greenidge, a spokesman
Big-hearted Argus readers have rallied to the help a disabled man who was threatened and robbed. Jim Gregory was in tears when he discovered anonymous donors had sent in £140, twice the amount stolen from him in the robbery. He told The Argus: "It's absolutely
The US military are crowing over having "liberated" Fallujah in the past few days. If liberation means obliteration then clearly they have succeeded - the city has been flattened through massive aerial bombardment and a sustained ground assault. We can
A pedestrian was fighting for life after he was hit by a bus. The 58-year-old Brighton man suffered serious head injuries and was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton. The accident happened shortly after 11am yesterday at the junction of
Another two pages from Jean Calder (The Argus, November 13) about Nada, "the plight of a victim of terror". But there are other victims. I recently spoke with a friend who has just returned from a trip to Israel. In one of the most savage terrorist attacks
Is Carole Irvine really suggesting that people in her constituency should not vote for their hard-working Labour MP Des Turner (who opposed the war) because of Iraq (Letters, November 16)? She suggests people vote Lib Dem or Green instead, saying that
A girl of four scared off a kidnapper by "screaming her head off". She squealed so loud the man panicked, let the child go and fled. The girl was playing outside a friend's house when the stubble-faced abductor picked her up and told her: "I'm taking
If Ivor Caplin had any doubts about retiring from parliamentary politics, he must have had his decision confirmed by the ingratitude expressed in letters to you recently. Since he was elected MP in 1997, he has worked for the best interests of the people
I feel the people of Hove will come to regret Ivor Caplin's decision not to seek re-election. He has been a first class constituency MP and we are lucky to have only one of a handful of MPs who represent the town of their birth and maintain strong links
Laugh Brighton and Hove Albion into a new home at this top-notch stand-up evening hosted by Krater comedy hero Stephen Grant. Comedians love the Seagulls so much that they're even willing to put aside their own loyalties to make money for them. Crystal
The concept of suffering for your art is a familiar one but the idea of smelling for it is rather more extreme. As Ms Shepherd, the eponymous van lady of Alan Bennett's tragicomic play, Susan Hampshire takes method acting to new levels of dedication.
Nick Nurse is gearing himself up for a major coaching examination on the Crystal Palace court he used to call home. Nurse's tactical expertise and his contacts book will both be tested to the full as he takes his seven fully fit Brighton Bears to British
Goldsmid residents are right to be aggrieved with some of the proposed changes to the highly successful residents' parking scheme (Letters, November 16). Instead of the normal minor tweaks to improve a parking scheme one year into its operation, there
IN-FORM striker Allan Tait believes Crawley must change their approach if they are to improve their dismal away form and challenge for a Conference play-off place. Reds make the 600-mile round trip to Morecambe tomorrow having won just once on their travels
Leon Knight insisted today he has not fallen out with Albion manager Mark McGhee. Knight refutes claims in a national newspaper of a breakdown in their relationship after he was dropped to the bench again for last Saturday's shock 1-0 win at West Ham.
Workers are doing little to protect themselves or their company despite increased fears over security, a new report warned today. A survey of more then 1,000 workers found that one in four would only become more security conscious if there was a major
Take some hard-hitting socio-political lyrics about the state of America - and juxtopose them with a few country-infused yee-hahs and rodeo-rowdy yelps. What you get is the fabulous new album, Empire Builders, from this alt-coutry luminary, the former
It now seems almost compulsory for bands to claim a range of influences so wide that they can't possibly be described as any particular genre. When you hear their music though, many sound about as narrow-mindedly generic as you could possibly conceive
"All good things must come to an end," read the press release when the Edinburgh-based Beta Band announced they were to split in August. "Sadly, eight years of hard work and critical acclaim but little return in terms of commercial success inevitably
An Incredible night at the cinema raised more than £1,000 for The Argus Appeal. We teamed up with the Odeon, Brighton, to present an exclusive preview screening of the new Disney blockbuster The Incredibles - and 220 lucky readers snapped up the only
A mother whose toddler is gaining weight at alarming speed has been given hope by a Brazilian girl with the same rare condition. Only two other people in the world have been diagnosed with the same syndrome as two-year-old Archie Thompson, from Icklesham
Hundreds of bingo players enjoyed a night at the greyhound races in aid of The Argus Appeal. Gala Bingo had given away tickets for the charity night at the Coral Brighton and Hove Greyhound Stadium to winners from its branches across Sussex. Punters contributed
