Tony Blair and New Labour continue to demolish civil liberties. Having successfully abolished the automatic right to a fair trial, they have now banned the right to any protest in the area around Parliament. There have already been several arrests in
In Rowan Dore's article (The Argus, August 10) on the opening of the new toilets at Brighton Station, much play is made of the increase in price from 1p to 20p. It would be interesting to know when the 1p charge was first introduced and what its equivalent
A converted bomb shelter, appropriately named Dunbombin, is set to the blast the property market. Few people realise the secret past of what appears to be a smart ivy clad bungalow in Manor Road, Worthing. Only the name gives it away. The bungalow with
A noisy neighbour who slashed a man's face with a scythe has been jailed for four years. Kenneth Whitear went berserk when Clayton Turner, 37, complained about the noise from his radio and television. Whitear, 53, swung the 12in blade and left Mr Turner's
A roofer claimed a widower gave him more than £36,000 to help pay off mounting debts caused by his wife's shopping addiction. Sam Mitchell, 51, told Hove Crown Court 80-year-old Leonard Heal presented him with a cheque for £5,000 at the pensioner's Haywards
A couple escaped unharmed when a runaway road resurfacer ploughed into the front of their home. Joyce and Gordon Pope emerged from their bungalow in Penn Crescent, Haywards Heath, at 8.45am yesterday to discover the machine had careered over their gate
The biggest security operation mounted in Brighton and Hove will greet the Government for the Labour Party conference next month. The Home Office is spending a record £3.7 million for the police, security service and military operation, more than £1 million
When we first visited Bilbao some ten years ago it was a run-down industrial city, covered in smog and with a dirty river. Since then, the building of the Guggenheim Museum and other improvements such as an excellent tram and bus service have brought
A gifted A-level student who picked up five A grades has failed to gain a single place to study medicine. Tommy Cattaneo Taylor was awarded top grades in chemistry, maths, philosophy, biology and classical civilisation but was turned down by a string
Phil Waghorn has rejoined Genesis Brighton Bears as assistant coach. But the BBL club have asked fans to remain patient as they wait for details of new players. Waghorn, 38, rejoins the senior Bears set-up he last served alongside Mark Dunning in 2000
Council house rent arrears were running at £1.4 million in 2000. Now, five years later, these rent arrears have escalated to a staggering £3.7 million, indirectly placing increased strain on Brighton and Hove's taxpayers. As if this news is not bad enough
Jon Cook insists his Eastbourne Eagles have virtually no chance of catching the skybet Elite League leaders. But they can keep the door ajar, and give themselves a massive play-off boost, with a big points haul from back-to-back clashes with Belle Vue
I wish to respond to two letters (August 17) questioning the policing of the demonstration by Smash EDO protesters on Saturday. First of all, I would like to state there were no police officers from the Metropolitan Police in attendance. All officers
Richard Pacquette is preparing to fire Worthing to promotion. The 22-year-old summer signing believes he can score the goals to help the Rebels achieve their target of Conference south football. And in doing so Pacquette can bolster his own dream of returning
Chris Adams insists top-of-the-table Sussex are not contemplating a second title in three seasons just yet. The county are a point clear with three games to go after hammering Middlesex inside two days to secure a third successive first division win.
A businesswoman took to the seas with Olympic champions in a national sailing competition. Nikki Sitwell, a financial risk assessor of Upper Park Place, Brighton, sailed with double-gold medallists Ben Ainslie and Shirley Robertson during Skandia Cowes
A major hotel chain has resubmitted an application for a three-star hotel as part of the redevelopment of the Brighton station site. Jurys Inn, owned by the Jurys Doyle company, hopes to operate the six-storey hotel at the former railway goods yard known
The annual Arundel Festival is back with a ten-day extravaganza of concerts, street theatre, art gallery trails, open-air theatre and more. Arundel Castle is the second largest in the country and provides a stunning backdrop to many of the festival's
Globalisation, the death penalty, racism, the Iraq war, AIDS - list a few of Michael Franti's lyrical subjects and it's clear that he's a man with a conscience - but you might not expect his shows to be a barrel of laughs. Thankfully, however, after nearly
Get your motor running and head to Brighton's grungiest rock venue for not one but two up and coming acts. This double whammy of sheer swaggering new talent features LA's The Blood Arm and London's Havana Guns. Rising stars both, The Blood Arm has been
this is brighton offers a critical view of what's hot for the coming week The Drifters, Pavilion Theatre, Worthing, August 25 - The Drifters are the longest running group in pop history still performing live. For 52 years, they've undergone many line-up
Clubbers and environmentalists are joining forces to combat climate change. There will be climate-themed cocktails at the Can't Stand The Heat - Climate Club Night organised by Brighton and Hove environmental groups. Music lovers arriving in climate-inspired
(PG, 103 mins) Starring Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon. BOSTON teacher Ben (Fallon) gets lucky when he meets high-flying executive Lindsey (Barrymore), in the latest Farrelly brothers offering. Things turn sour when the couple's obsessions (he's a baseball
Brighton is the UK's gay wedding capital, according to a new survey. The resort was named by 30 per cent of people as the perfect wedding location in an online poll carried out by radio station Gaydar. In second place was London (27 per cent), followed
(18, 102 mins) Starring Jet Li, Morgan Freeman, Bob Hoskins. Directed by Louis Leterrier. This must be a first - a British gangster martial arts romantic drama. Unfortunately, the sum of its parts do not add up to an exciting new cinematic genre. Bob
(PG, 102 mins) Starring Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Michael Caine, Shirley MacLaine. Directed by Nora Ephron. There's magic in the air and it's sprinkled liberally over the first 50 minutes of Bewitched. Nora Ephron and her sister, Delia, who co-wrote
Sussex Police has been short-listed for an international award for its work in dealing with intimidating behaviour on the streets. Operation Dodger has cut the number of street drinkers and beggars in Brighton and Hove by working with the city council
"I have the skin-tight black trousers," says Hayley Evetts. "I only have a minute to get into them and its quite a shoe-horning job. There's four people who do the wigs and shoes, and one lady whose job is to help me put on my trousers - they are the
Have you ever been entertained by an educated budgie? The brainy, feathered friends will be among the acts at Zippo's Circus providing a bit of old-fashioned fun. The great ringmaster Norman Barrett (whose story was told on the BBC's This Is Your Life
Gangs of yobs intimidating shoppers will be blasted with Beethoven in a bid to stop them congregating. Up to 60 drink-fuelled teenagers regularly gather at the bandstand in Worthing town centre on Friday and Saturday nights. Traders hope to raise £6,000
I visited the Eastbourne Air Show on Sunday and as I got off the bus, I was told the last bus back to Brighton would be at 7.15pm. I therefore had to leave hours before the end. I returned to the bus stop at 5.30pm to find hundreds of people all trying
I am researching the lives of gays and lesbians in the Armed Forces during the Second World War. I desperately need to interview any gay veterans who served in the Army, Navy or the Air Force. The female equivalents of these were the Auxiliary Territorial
Jonathan Dove's Flight is something of a rarity - a modern opera which has made it into mainstream repertoire. Commissioned and premiered by Glyndebourne on tour in 1998, this is the second time it has been revived for the summer festival. It has also
An in-house production, worthy of the West End, has opened in Eastbourne. This delightful Forties-style musical comedy tells the story of Ruby, who arrives on Broadway with stars in her eyes and hope in her heart. The only trouble is, the theatre is about
Neighbours of a private members' club are celebrating after a bid to extend its opening hours was rejected. The Last Resort in Worthing had applied to be classed as a normal pub and to open until 2am every night except Sunday, when it would be open for
I was a seller at the bootsale at Shoreham fly-over on Sunday. My daughter had given me some PC games to sell. After reading the letter in The Argus about theft at car boot sales, we removed the discs, to be put back when sold. A gentleman bought a "Simms
A council has agreed to review its rules on barbecues after a three-year-old girl was badly burned when she fell on to the smouldering remains of an illegal beach fire. The Argus reported yesterday how Jasmine Harrison may have permanently damaged her
Since moving down here, I have been amazed at the way Brighton and Hove City Council lumbers along far behind the times. Look how long it has taken to get even some show of doorstep recycling. As for cramming in those boxy flats on the King Alfred site
I read about the celebrations at Barclays Bank (The Argus, August 9) to mark its 200 years of banking in the city but, by my reckoning, they are about 90 years too early. In 1805, five wealthy men, each contributing £400, set up the Brighton Union Bank
Following his recent appearance in the clouds above Worthing you report (The Argus, August 13) that Jesus has touched down in Burgess Hill. A resident described as a non-practising Hindu has been inviting friends to see an image in the bark of a tree
A pensioner died when he and his wife were knocked down by a speeding police car answering an emergency call which turned out to be a hoax. Onlookers screamed as the vehicle ploughed into David Lloyd and his wife Linda in Grand Parade, Eastbourne. An
In view of yet another poor defenceless cat being shot with an air gun, I will keep asking why aren't these horrible weapons banned? -Sylvia Harwood, Hove
The Southern Private Landlords Association, representing 900 landlords in Brighton, has worked closely with Brighton and Hove City Council to improve standards in the private rented sector. With the introduction of the 2004 Housing Act, local authorities
Mark McGhee today admitted Albion can still get more from their early season top scorer Dean Hammond. The 22-year-old midfield powerhouse has followed his four pre-season strikes with point-savers against Derby and Crewe. But, as the Seagulls start a
Managers are fighting back after a steep rise in thefts from Brighton and Hove hotels. Photos of prolific offenders have been issued to managers and hotels are now alerting one another when they spot people acting suspiciously. There were 185 reported
Rail bosses have announced the timetable for a new service to take passengers from Sussex to Continental Europe within two hours. From December an hourly Brighton to Ashford express service will connect with the Eurostar line. Passengers will be able
The Kooks are off to the V2005 festival but they haven't forgotten where they come from and are playing a free gig for fans the day before. They can be seen on the Volvic stage at the festival in Chelmsford on Saturday and Staffordshire on Sunday - but
Biscuits have been banned from a town hall in a bid to reduce spending and waistlines. Council bosses in Crawley have decided to axe the perk from their meetings. The borough council has estimated it would save £3,000 a year while helping councillors
Written by Chris Chibnall, the man behind the BBC's Born and Bred series, Kiss Me Like You Mean It charts the story of two couples. One pair, in their 20s, meet at a house party over a can of stolen lager. The other, in their 70s, are long married and
For ten days each August, the beautiful market town of Arundel is transformed by this broad-ranging arts festival. Expect an extravaganza of concerts, street theatre, art gallery trails, open-air theatre and more. This year, the theme is love, celebrating
Whether you're a fan of the Bard or not, Oddsocks' down to earth and energetic production of The Tempest is refreshingly accessible. Newhaven's Victorian fortress has a massive parade ground which provides the atmospheric setting for Oddsocks's mobile
All the signs pointed to a great show. Following their eponymous debut LP, The Cribs were hailed as ones to watch, as part of a new wave of garage pop bands headed by Razorlight. And when they released successor album The New Fellas earlier this summer
(PG, 102 mins) Starring Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Michael Caine, Shirley MacLaine. Directed by Nora Ephron. There's magic in the air and it's sprinkled liberally over the first 50 minutes of Bewitched. Nora Ephron and her sister, Delia, who co-wrote
(18, 102 mins) Starring Jet Li, Morgan Freeman, Bob Hoskins. Directed by Louis Leterrier. This must be a first - a British gangster martial arts romantic drama. Unfortunately, the sum of its parts do not add up to an exciting new cinematic genre. Bob
