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  • King Alfred opposed

    Conservationists are objecting to architect Frank Gehry's plans for a £290 million seafront development. Members of the South Downs Joint Committee, which looks after the countryside, said the tower blocks proposed for the King Alfred Centre in Kingsway

  • January 10: Albion keeper fears for his future

    Florent Chaigneau revealed today he is still uncertain about his Albion future. He has played in the last two matches but lurking in the background is the impending return of former loan keeper Wayne Henderson from Aston Villa on a permanent deal. Chaigneau

  • Letter: Beware architects

    In the construction and engineering industries, one of the first criteria in judging a design is whether it meets the basic requirements of the project. A reasonable way of ensuring this requirement is met is to engage a design team with a good track

  • Personal debt soars to an all-time high

    People in Sussex are sinking in debt as credit card spending and personal loans spiral out of control. Personal bankruptcy in the county is at an all-time high as post-Christmas spending binges hit home. National statistics put Sussex sixth highest on

  • Torvill and Dean get their skates on again

    Internationally renowned skater Jayne Torvill has spoken for the first time about skating again with Christopher Dean. The pair have reunited to take part in ITV1's Dancing Ice, eight years after ending one of the most enduring careers in skating. Jayne

  • Letter: Religious hotbed

    Your article on St James's Street, Kemp Town (December 29), was interesting to read. As a researcher of this area I noticed there were a couple of discrepancies worth mentioning. St James's Chapel was situated in Chapel Street, behind numbers 43-45 St

  • Teacher admits sexual assault

    A teacher charged with using the internet to groom a 14-year-old girl for sex by has admitted indecently assaulting her. Nigel Gordon Jackson, 48, of Bowden Rise, Seaford, admitted indecently assaulting the girl on January 22 last year. Jackson denied

  • Soccer thugs in pub violence

    A man has been jailed after football hooligans hurled bottles at police and violence erupted in a city centre bar. Bar staff described how they were terrorised by a gang of Coventry City thugs ahead of the side's clash with Brighton and Hove Albion on

  • Letter: The only UK country without a parliament

    At present, the Government Of Wales Bill is before parliament, which, if carried, will give the Welsh Assembly the same powers as the Scottish Parliament. Meanwhile, the English people have nothing and it is the only country in the United Kingdom denied

  • Dog waste bins are overflowing

    Surveillance cameras could be deployed to spy on collection bins overflowing with dog mess. The devices would catch out residents who are stuffing their pet's waste into the bins designed for dog walkers only. Walkers have been forced to leave bags next

  • Hotel's 'ID theft' risk

    An exclusive hotel is under investigation after the financial details of thousands of its guests were found dumped in a skip. Fraud experts warned the registration cards found in the open skip outside the Grand Hotel in Brighton contained vital information

  • Letter: Four of the best

    I was sad to read of the axing of John Radford, Bill Buckley, Dominic Busby and Ed Douglas (The Argus, January 6) - four of the best presenters on BBC Southern Counties Radio (SCR). Its mixture of good programming and great presenters was the best on

  • Hotel's 'ID theft' risk

    An exclusive hotel is under investigation after the financial details of thousands of its guests were found dumped in a skip. Fraud experts warned the registration cards found in the open skip outside the Grand Hotel in Brighton contained vital information

  • Athletics: Warren inspired by Sussex legend

    Ben Warren today revealed how Steve Ovett inspired him to victory in the Sussex Cross Country Championships. Warren, from Hailsham, was first over the 11.8km course at Lancing, just like Ovett in the Seventies. Ovett, who went on to win a gold medal at

  • Businesses get organised to fight back against crime

    More than 40 businesses are joining forces to fight crime. They have all expressed an interest in setting up a Shopwatch scheme in Peacehaven and Telscombe to fight back against shoplifters and troublemakers. Shopwatch works by members sharing intelligence

  • I'll show backpackers just what lies in store

    A mechanical engineer who gave up the rat race to travel has created a board game based on his adventures around the world. Marcus Lane, who runs Hove-based Doofer Designs, wanted Can You Make It As A Backpacker? to reflect the reality of cheap travel

  • Overtime claim is rubbished

    Business support organisation Sussex Enterprise has rubbished a TUC claim that almost five million staff worked an average one day a week in unpaid overtime last year. A report by the trade union group claimed people working outside their contracted hours

  • King Alfred opposed

    Conservationists are objecting to architect Frank Gehry's plans for a £290 million seafront development. Members of the South Downs Joint Committee, which looks after the countryside, said the tower blocks proposed for the King Alfred Centre in Kingsway

  • Pianist kept smiling as Frankie got the laughs

    The funeral service was taking place today of Sunny Rogers, the lifelong stage partner of funnyman Frankie Howerd. The veteran variety artist, 92, died just before Christmas at a nursing home in Lancing. Her friend Alwyn Miller said: "She was a showbiz

  • Council launching a crackdown on graffiti

    An innovative way of tackling graffiti is being pioneered in eyesore hotspots in Brighton and Hove. Many local authorities spend thousands of pounds each year scrubbing off graffiti only for it to return soon afterwards. Brighton and Hove City Council

  • Lecturers' strike threat in pay row

    Thousands of university students face disruption this term with the threat of a walkout by lecturers. Unions are meeting with university employers today to try to thrash out a deal to end a dispute over pay. If the talks break down it could lead to students

  • Meeting on seafront tower block is delayed

    Plans for a 15-storey building on a derelict seafront site have been delayed. The application from developer Sirius Taghan to build a block of flats on the Medina House site at Kings Esplanade, Hove, was expected to be received by Brighton and Hove City

  • Letter: Expressing anger at wasteful train

    How often does Councillor Sue John (Letters, January 6) actually travel on trains? Either she travels infrequently or she travels without any attentiveness whatsoever. If the Gatwick Express is of immense value to solving our transport problems, why is

  • Letter: Moving appeal for Volgograd

    I would like to thank The Argus for re-running the high and low points between 1990 and 2005 (December 31, 2005, and January 1, 2006). Most poignant for me was to re-read the details in the article entitled The Agony of Volgograd. Back in February 1991

  • Letter: Gongs for the meek

    My commiserations to cleaners, stagehands, ticket touts, ice-cream and popcorn sellers, as well as the paying public, all of whom have helped contribute to the success of Terry Wogan and Tom Jones - both of whom received awards in the New Year's honours

  • Letter: New Year thanks

    I would like to thank CityClean for collecting refuse and for a great recycling collection. My neighbours and I are trying to recycle all we can. Thanks also to the Woodland Trust and Tesco in Church Road, Hove, for their Christmas card-recycling service

  • Letter: Shame on them

    What a wonderful letter from Gary Bennett about the death of common sense (December 6). I would like to mourn the passing of its relative, shame. This word should be removed from the dictionary, as no one on this island has any. With people running up

  • Comic was just itching to make centre look like this

    Talk about catching the ice skating bug. A wag with a ladder defaced this sign on the front of the Brighton Centre and offered passers-by the chance to try "pubic lice skating" sessions. The centre is about to stage the annual Holiday On Ice show and

  • Man denies threat to cut throat

    A man has denied taking part in a brutal knifepoint robbery on a beach. Kai Griffiths claimed he confronted Stephen Harrison after he allegedly tried to sell Ecstasy tablets to girls aged 13 and 15. Griffiths admitted punching Mr Harrison during a scuffle

  • Letter: Albion doesn't rule

    I read your report on the congestion being caused in the Patcham/Hollingbury areas by out-of-town shoppers (The Argus, December 30) and of the concession being made by Brighton and Hove Albion to temporarily suspend the park-and-ride scheme operating

  • Letter: Hard to understand

    Perhaps the management at BBC Southern Counties Radio could explain why, when they are relaunching the station to win back lost listeners, they have sacked their most popular and competent presenter, John Radford. Logic would suggest you sack the most

  • Letter: Sacking John doesn't make sense

    So BBC Southern Counties Radio has decided to get rid of John Radford, its much-loved morning presenter. John is a rare species in local radio: Intelligent and erudite, he never talks down to his listeners. And his humanity is dosed with caustic wit.

  • Letter: Reduce bag use

    Good for The Argus for asking people to recycle Christmas cards and for encouraging recycling (The Argus, January 6), something we should all be doing more of. You mention a place to recycle old cards is WH Smith but surely, if this High Street giant

  • Letter: Help the Brigade

    The Brighton and Hove City Mission sincerely hopes the Boys Brigade is successful in finding new accommodation before the London Road Methodist Church closes in April (Letters, December 5). We were grateful for the kind offer to share the Brigade's premises

  • Letter: Get on your bike to cure city's gridlock problem

    On Friday, December 6, The Argus asked, "Who will steer us out of gridlock?" Ultimately, "us" is the answer - the people who live in this city and those who visit it, through the transport choices we make. Politicians should enable policies which encourage

  • Cricket: Mushy won't walk away from Sussex

    Cricket manager Mark Robinson today assured Sussex supporters that Mushtaq Ahmed will be playing for the county next season. The Pakistan Cricket Board are expected to announce a new assistant to coach Bob Woolmer before the first Test against India which

  • Albion keeper fears for his future

    Florent Chaigneau revealed today he is still uncertain about his Albion future. He has played in the last two matches but lurking in the background is the impending return of former loan keeper Wayne Henderson from Aston Villa on a permanent deal. Chaigneau

  • Sale saves axed wine shop jobs

    Jobs axed when an off-licence chain went into administration have been saved by a rival firm. Unwins, which had 38 stores in 16 locations in Sussex, ran into trouble in December. Around 100 staff in the county were made redundant. The Thresher Group,

  • Dairy farmers fear for the future of milk industry

    Farmers have welcomed news that milk prices may not drop to predicted levels. Two major dairies were expected to cut payments to farmers this month but prices are now likely to remain stable at least until February. The move may head off a proposed strike

  • Hopes grow for future of Gatwick Express

    The Gatwick Express could escape the axe, according to airline bosses. Rail chiefs had proposed scrapping the 30-minute service between Victoria and Gatwick to ease overcrowding on the London to Brighton line. Under the controversial plans, the Gatwick

  • More tourists but they spend less

    The challenges facing Brighton and Hove's tourist economy have been spelt out in an eyecatching report which showed the amount spent by visitors had barely increased since 1979. VisitBritain, the national tourism agency, has published a detailed review

  • City getting behind the times

    Every second counts in our busy world but busy people in Brighton and Hove have the best excuse in the world for being late - so many clocks in the city are not working. Despite its £40,000 renovation which started four years ago, the Clock Tower in North