Dismayed businesses, environmentalists and community organisations have been told they may have to wait months for a decision on the South Downs National Park. The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs says deliberations have been
If Pete Doherty was playing in Brighton on Wednesday night, I would have sworn I had walked into his gig by mistake. In front of me a sassy-looking rock chick waved an adoring banner and behind me a gaggle of fans screamed: "We love you, Vince." Not exactly
I'm tired of EU officials and Labour ministers saying how this country has benefited from the huge number of East European workers who have come here in the past few years. It certainly hasn't been good news for me and others in the building industry.
Detectives are hunting hardened criminals who broke into a chemist to steal a consignment of Viagra. The gang smashed through the door at the Co-op pharmacy in Valley Road, Portslade, got into the store of drugs and went straight for 12 boxes of the anti-impotence
A radio boss is to take over the morning show from one of four presenters sacked in a recent cull. Managing editor Neil Pringle will present BBC Southern Counties Radio's breakfast show after listeners' favourite John Radford was dropped as part of a
Brunswick Developments' proposal for Brighton Marina was flawed from the outset. Why build a housing development on a site which needs a platform over the sea? Perhaps the costs of the substructure, tidal protection, sewage and drainage works were so
Five policemen involved in an operation which ended with an unarmed man being shot dead have been told they are bound to fail in their claim for damages. Edward Faulks QC, for Sussex Police, defended a High Court judge's December 2004 ruling which barred
Regarding the front-page story on urban wind turbines (The Argus, February 8), it was nice to see the Green Party finally backing Liberal Democrat calls for the promotion of micro-energy generation. During the second reading of the Government's Climate
Recent reports in The Argus (February 3 and 8) suggest all is not well in the parts of Brighton and Hove City Council entrusted to make educational decisions on behalf of our children. For many years, children going to secondary school have been allocated
A father reported missing from his home died in the Asian tsunami disaster. A standard missing persons inquiry was launched when the next-door neighbour of Robert Adamson contacted police in December last year to say he had disappeared. Tragically, Mr
Tony Booker calling for more visible policing (Letters, February 7) is yet another voice adding to the already large number of people clamouring for this to be put into practice in Brighton and Hove. Last year, I initiated the Bring Back Our Bobby (BOB
Albion manager Mark McGhee has his eye on the Owls as he plots a course to Championship survival. McGhee believes Sheffield Wednesday are the team the third-bottom Seagulls have the best chance of catching. Albion go to mid-table Norwich tonight five
Sussex wine growers are taking on some of the industry's top producers by opening a vineyard in France. Angus and Sarah Cameron, who both studied wine making at Plumpton Agricultural College, are helping rejuvenate a vineyard in southern France. Mrs Cameron
Developers plan to revive a once-thriving business area and provide new jobs. The area once used by Marlow Ropes in Hailsham will be transformed into a business park, warehouses and a car showroom under plans drawn up by Quadrant and Helical. The developers
Jobs are set to be axed after a major national fashion retailer based in Sussex went into administration. QS, which has its headquarters in Fishersgate and its national distribution warehouse in Goring, has suffered from plummeting sales. Hamsard 2353
Brighton-based building company Integra has started work on the £1.3 million redevelopment of a former slum. The firm, based in Bloomsbury Street, is transforming Orange Row in North Laine into a stylish Mews with partners Karis - the company behind the
Camille Aznar is back at work following recent reports of her split with Big Brother star Preston. The couple, who shared a flat in Hove, have separated according to stories repeatedly linking the Ordinary Boys singer with the show's winner Chantelle
A landowner has become embroiled in a row with ramblers after fencing off a plot of downland. Chris Ellis, who owns Hangleton Farm Stables in Ferring, has put part of Highdown Hill, north of the village, out of bounds so his horses can use it. Although
Confusion reigned today over the safety of Sussex seawater. People were asking "are bathers at risk?" after European health officials warned that from 2015 seawater samples will be subject to far stricter tests for harmful bacteria. Under the new guidelines
A haemorrhoids examination was used as an excuse for a sexual assault on a student by a family doctor, a court heard. Dr Rodney Tate, 66, is accused of indecently assaulting 14 women at the Old Steine Surgery, Brighton, over a period of 25 years. The
It's one of the most talked about tours on the rock 'n' roll calendar and it comes crashing into Brighton on Thursday. Music magazine NME puts its mighty weight behind four of its favourite bands of the moment and takes them on a national tour swallowing
"After a week of researching I knew exactly what I was going to do," says Nicola Haydn. "I would start with Mercedes Benz and end with Little Girl Blue." First performed in October 2000, on the 30th anniversary of Janis Joplin's death, this acclaimed
Dismayed businesses, environmentalists and community organisations have been told they may have to wait months for a decision on the South Downs National Park. The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs says deliberations have been put
Cheeky singer Chico Slimani is to join the judges' panel for the live version of talent show X Factor. The 34-year-old Crawley performer, who coined the phrase: "It's Chico time", will also sing at the stage talent show. The tour will feature eight of
Arms manufacturer EDO MBM Technology has reached a settlement with most of the anti-war protesters it named in its High Court bid to protect itself from alleged "harassment". A High Court judge in London was told that EDO, based in Brighton, had agreed
Rodmania descended on a shopping centre as a basketball giant signed copies of his autobiography. Hundreds of adoring fans chased 6ft 8in Dennis Rodman through Churchill Square Shopping Centre yesterday as he left after signing copies of his book called
Who are Brighton and Hove Albion trying to kid, suggesting people will use public transport to get to the proposed stadium? They won't. They will drive and park irresponsibly. My housebound wife is registered disabled so, when visiting Brighton, I park
Love is in the air today and it's all down to chemistry. Sussex University professor of theoretical chemistry, Malcolm Heggie, will explain to visitors at the Brighton Science Festival how our chemical make-up affects our relationships. His talk, called
The Argus today reveals the astronomical scale of council tax increases imposed by Sussex local authorities since 1995. Tax payers have been squeezed tighter every year by cash-strapped authorities, despite cuts to services. As Sussex braces itself for
I was interested in the report on micro wind turbines in Brighton and Hove (The Argus, February 9). The same day, I attended a conference organised by the Department of Trade and Industry on micro-renewables in the South-East. Of course, it is important
I had the great privilege of seeing the world premiere of The Featherboy recently at Blatchington Mill School. Every single performer was excellent and everyone involved must be very proud. -Jo Heard, Hove
Horsham want to double their tally of wins to ensure they beat the drop. The Coolhurst club made it four wins from their first 13 games in London Four South East as they beat visitors Sittingbourne 17-13. That leaves them well clear of bottomplaced East
So another Sussex murder remains unsolved and Billie-Jo Jenkins' family is left in limbo. Am I wrong or is Sussex becoming the place to bump off anyone you don't like or disagree with? How many unsolved murders are there on the files of Sussex Police
Nick Nurse today called on his Genesis Brighton Bears to feed off the buzz of Rodmania and bring down the best team in the country. Nurse wants his Bears to delight a likely full house at the Brighton Centre (7pm) by ending Newcastle Eagles' seven-game
Funding for road-improvement schemes comes from the Government (Letters, Derek Hillier, February 8). The Floral Clock scheme opposite Palmeira Square is no exception. The aim is to improve the environment, especially for pedestrians, who currently have
There could be easier circumstances in which to make your long-awaited Albion comeback but a trip to Norwich, the great under-achievers of the Championship this season, holds no terrors for Adam Hinshelwood. He cannot wait for the kick-off at Carrow Road
Dennis Rodman headed for another payday in British basketball and declared: "It's not about money, it's about winning." The former Chicago Bulls star makes his second appearance for Genesis Brighton Bears tonight when they entertain title favourites Newcastle
"It's one of the attractions of acting," says Timothy West, "playing people who are more intelligent than you are and saying brighter things than you could ever have dreamt of. Hilary is deeply intelligent, I think - a lot more so than me." To hear West
A new retail watchdog is needed to stop supermarkets abusing the planning system and putting unfair pressure on suppliers and independent traders, MPs will argue tomorrow. In a hard-hitting report into the future of the High Street, the All-Party Parliamentary
Sussex PR companies swept the board at the annual PRride Awards. Consumer agency Pegasus PR, based in Liverpool Gardens, Worthing, won a record eight awards, including three golds, four silvers and the coveted PR consultancy of the year title. Brighton-based
Shoreham-born pop legend, Leo Sayer, said he was "blown away" by the success DJ Meck's version of Thunder In My Heart. He said: "It really has caught me by surprise. This business comes in cycles - it's amazing how these things come round." Sayer, 57,
A radio DJ who stormed out of a live broadcast after a row about pay has quit the show. Alex Dyke walked out of the late-night North South Divided talk show last Wednesday when he found out his Northern counterpart earned £2 a day more than him. He refused
A mother was indecently assaulted by a doctor in her bedroom while her husband was there, a court heard. Rodney Tate, 66, is on trial at Lewes Crown Court, accused of sexually assaulting 14 women over 25 years. The jury heard he made a home visit to a
Developers are spending £1.3 million turning old storerooms into ultramodern living quarters. Integra and Karis, the company behind the King Alfred project at Hove, is converting the storerooms in Orange Row, Brighton, into 13 pods, small self-contained
Plans to move a bus stop 20 yards down a road have sparked a furious row which could end in legal action. Liz Dunkerton is angry that Brighton and Hove City Council is moving the stop in Old London Road, Patcham, from outside the Co-op supermarket to
Last year The Argus received a call about a little-known singersongwriter who was about to make his Brighton debut at Concorde 2. "He writes very thoughtful lyrics", said the PR woman, by way of persuasion. "The ladies in particular seem to like him."
They may look like a bunch of college drop-outs, shuffling lazily on stage with their faded lumberjack shirts and bad haircuts, but Clap Your Hands Say Yeah never bunked a class. The Brooklyn five-piece dabble in the kind of clever-clever intelli-pop
To paraphrase Alan Partridge: "Simple Minds? They're only the band U2 could have been!" Okay, so there was really only one winner of the battle between the impassioned stadium rockers of the mid-Eighties and it wasn't Jim Kerr and the boys. Since then
The opening concert of the BPO's Mozart 2006 season, the first of six events marking the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth, was triumphant. This concert celebrated Mozart and the theatre, and nowhere is his music more human than in the opera house
