Everyone knows someone who has a real gift of the gab. Whether they're blagging their way into a private function or telling tall tales about the previous night's escapades, a good storyteller is a wonder to behold. Imagine, then, having to rely on your
The Panorama programme on the Royal Sussex County Hospital was horrendous. As a disabled 85-year-old, it put the fear of God into me. I will probably end my days in hospital. What a terrible end to a life if you were treated in this way. I've already
I recently attended the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath for a day-long procedure in Ansty ward, having been referred from the Royal Sussex County Hospital. I have nothing but praise for all the staff, from reception to the nurses, doctors, anaesthetist
Bus services and traffic routes in Brighton and Hove will be curtailed to cope with Saturday's Pride celebrations. The parade assembles on Madeira Drive, near the Palace Pier, at 11am before moving to Preston Park for the afternoon and early evening.
People are being urged to put forward their views on the care and treatment of elderly people in Brighton and Hove. Dorothy Engmann, Director of Age Concern in Brighton, Hove and Portslade, says there is a lot of work going on but NHS organisations have
A couple celebrating their diamond wedding are establishing a family tradition. Ken Chambers' parents celebrated 60 years of marriage almost 40 years ago. Ken, 83, and his wife Margaret, 82, have been married since July 31, 1945. The couple met in Mrs
A growing funding crisis has forced a women's mental health charity to make redundancies and close services. Five sessional workers and two members of the administration team at Threshold left this week as £100,000 of National Lottery funding came to
Social services managers have incurred fines of almost £1 million for failing to provide care places for elderly patients stuck in hospital. Local authorities are fined £100 a night for each person considered a delayed discharge in an effort to tackle
I would like to thank councillor Craig Turton for his letter (July 29) about parking permits in Zone H. Sadly, though, he has failed to reassure us residents. What we need to know is will those houses with two permits now still have two permits next year
In response to Mrs Janet Smith (Letters, July 30), regarding opponents of the Hollingdean "waste transfer facility" - or dump - I'd like to assure her that protestors are not Nimbies but concerned parents and residents, who fear for their children's and
Sussex women's team have won the Frizzell County Championship for a third year running. Led by England captain Clare Connor, Sussex topped the four team first division by four and a half points following the final round of matches at Cambridge. Connor
In the vote at the council meeting on July 26, East Sussex County Council members were overwhelmingly in favour of taking the first step towards East Sussex becoming a Fairtrade county. The motion was put forward by me and seconded by councillor Jay Kramer
Albion are on the brink of strengthening their Championship squad with a hat-trick of new players. Manager Mark McGhee hopes to solve his centre half shortage by borrowing 19-year-old Paul McShane from Manchester United. Monaco winger Sebastien Carole
Lamb reared on one of the country's most popular landscapes is contributing towards efforts to maintain the area. South Downs Lamb is being sold at butchers across Sussex with every piece of meat produced by breeds raised on the protected landscape. South
Villagers are in a spin over a series of rogue planning notices which have been put up near their homes. Residents of Rottingdean were flummoxed at the weekend by seemingly genuine posters proclaiming plans for a car park on the village pond and a bypass
Dozens of beach huts are to be put on sale as part of a seafront refurbishment programme. Campaigners are angry at plans to demolish 60 concrete Fifties beach huts at Seaford and replace them with modern huts made of wood and plastic. Now Seaford Town
Everyone knows someone who has a real gift of the gab. Whether they're blagging their way into a private function or telling tall tales about the previous night's escapades, a good storyteller is a wonder to behold. Imagine, then, having to rely on your
The premise of Wait Until Dark, Frederick Knott's highly-venerated thriller, is simple enough: A gang of crooks use trickery, threats and finally outright violence to lay their hands on a heroin-filled doll hidden in a blind woman's apartment. However
The premise of Wait Until Dark, Frederick Knott's highly-venerated thriller, is simple enough: A gang of crooks use trickery, threats and finally outright violence to lay their hands on a heroin-filled doll hidden in a blind woman's apartment. However
The recent letters about Lord Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar (most recently, from RW Carden, Letters, July 27), clearly show many people still see Nelson as a great Briton. Napoleon knew he would have severe problems defeating the British Navy with
On the same day The Argus printed a letter from taxi driver Nick Hale criticising private motorists using the bus and taxi lanes in Brighton (July 28), it also published a photograph, taken in North Street, of a queue of double-deckers. The caption -
Councillor Hazelgrove (Letters, July 30) "hopes" the Government will listen to the Labour Party conference and allow a "fourth option" on the fate of council housing but he doesn't explain why the Government failed to listen before. Ever the optimist,
Sussex are fighting to keep their first-choice bowling attack together for the Championship run-in. Leading wicket-taker Jason Lewry, already out with a side strain, is suffering from Gilmore's Groin and will undergo surgery tomorrow. He will be missing
A beachfront nightclub owner has faced a mixed reaction from neighbours over his plans for a £2.5 million redesign. Ali Kosari, whose proposals to turn the Babylon Lounge on Hove seafront into a 1,000-capacity club were rejected last year, has unveiled
A civic centre and police station could be moved as part of the regeneration of a historic town. The proposals are revealed in a major new report on the future of Shoreham which could include a new waterfront hotel near Sussex Yacht Club. Adur District
Three of the seven people arrested in Brighton in connection with botched bomb attacks on London have been released. The two men and one woman were freed without charge yesterday from an undisclosed police custody centre in Sussex where they had been
What possible benefit can councillor Francis Tonks hope to gain by repeating Defend Council Housing's mantra that, should council housing stock be transferred to "arms-length management" or a housing association, then rents would rise (The Argus, July
An archaeologist told of his terror after he found himself in the path of the latest twister to hit Sussex. Matthew Pope, 33, saw a dark funnel cloud forming on the hills above Waterhall as he drove along the A27 Brighton bypass and decided to turn off
While the news about falling seafront crime (The Argus, July 30) is most welcome and I applaud the good work Sussex Police are doing, the photograph which accompanied the article showed four officers on bikes. Only two of them are wearing proper cycle
I was pleased to read that crime on the seafront is now down, thanks to the drafting of extra police patrols (The Argus, July 30). While this was good news, I wonder where these police were when the door of the Swimming Club was destroyed a couple of
After the chaos the stuck lorry caused in Trafalgar Street, perhaps lorries over a certain size, weight and length should be banned from narrow roads. And perhaps we should have a transfer centre on the outskirts of Brighton and Hove where the loads could
A gifted student jumped to her death days before she was due to start at one of the country's top universities, an inquest heard. Alice McGovern, 18, of Punnett's Town, near Heathfield, was found at the bottom of 50ft cliffs at Crow Link, near Eastbourne
An article on Government funding for Brighton and Hove City Council (The Argus, July 27) said there will be a £5 million shortfall. That is a drop in the ocean - what the council often says when it spends similar amounts on projects the public think is
The prospect of everyone in Brighton and Hove having a waste dump on their doorstep is being put forward as an alternative to a new central rubbish tip. Campaigners fighting plans for a single waste transfer site and materials recovery facility in Hollingdean
I'm glad Dee Green had a good holiday and was impressed by the lack of homelessness in Jersey (Letters, July 28) but perhaps the local authority and businesses there pay their workforce decent wages. Most homeless people are single and don't have someone
Steven King has completed his 11th pre-season signing at Lewes with the capture of highly-rated defender Steve Robinson. The towering centre back was a big favourite with last season's Conference south champions Grays Athletic. However, he could not commit
Crawley Town have sold top scorer Allan Tait to Canvey Island for £2,000. Tait, who scored 16 goals in 42 appearances last season, is believed to have left because of the club's plans to go full-time. Reds are planning to turn professional before the
After 12 months in the wilderness, one of Brighton and Hove's best-known independent furniture stores has finally found a place to call home. A year ago, family-run Martha's Barn was turfed off its premises in New England Street to make way for the arrival
Transport companies are lining up to run rail services through Sussex and Kent, including the high speed services on the Channel Rail Link. Govia, which owns the main two rail companies in Sussex, Southern and Thameslink, and is part of the Go-Ahead Group
Workers in Sussex are paid less per hour than the national average. Figures released today by the GMB union found the gross average hourly earnings of full-time workers in Brighton and Hove was £12.05. In West Sussex the figure was slightly higher at
A ferry operator could sell to another shipping line as two new vessels come into service. Transmarche, the French operators of the Newhaven-Dieppe ferry service, are expected to sell next year. The company announced its planned sale as the 16,000- tonne
A social club set up after the Second World War is being sold after going into administration with debts of almost £200,000. Lancing Naval Old Comrades Club started life in a corrugated iron Nissen hut brought from the New Forest by horse and cart and
Artists, writers, film makers and musicians are wanted for a talent-sharing project. Remix will allow artists the freedom to borrow, share and sample eachothers' work under an innovative copyright licence. The scheme is being set up by Edward Griffith-Jones
A new college has been launched following a merger. Haywards Heath College and Crawley College have joined to become Central Sussex College with campuses in Crawley, Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, East Grinstead and Horsham. It has 1,000 staff, 3,000 full-time
A popular bus link between two hospitals has been scrapped to save money. Staff have been using a free coach service between the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, and Brighton General Hospital since May 2002. It was launched to ease parking problems
