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  • Smaller, Theatre Royal, Brighton

    With Dawn French and Alison Moyet headlining this three-hander, I had high expectations of a grand evening out at the theatre. And on opening night the audience response was indeed ecstatic, with much laughter throughout, tremendous applause at the end

  • Letter: Cut the school run

    I agree with DF Phillips from Portslade who recently highlighted the massive problem of pollution in the city. All initiatives to reduce car journeys should be encouraged. We all know the school run is one of the largest contributors to pollution in this

  • Letter: Tickets not needed

    If travel with a county card is free for senior citizens after April 1, why are drivers still going to have to issue a "free to travel" ticket? It seems completely unnecessary and all those senior citizens, including me, will just be slowing down the

  • Letter: Finding their way

    Gordon Brown's decison to make bus travel free for pensioners may well put more buses on our roads. However, we can now expect more elderly people to be able to visit their children, grandchildren and friends to the benefit of their social activities.

  • Letter: Mindless vandals

    My sister has just come out of hospital after having a really bad time. Her husband went to his car this morning soon after 6am to go and get newspapers for an elderly gentleman, which he does every morning, and found his tyres slashed. My brother-in-law

  • Letter: No parking here

    My wife and I visited the Pavilion today. Unfortunately, that was all we did. Car Park Full signs directed us to the Lanes and, with NCP charging 60p for every 15-minute unit, there was no incentive to stay - hence we spent no money in Brighton other

  • Hospital land could pay for new centre

    Multi-million-pound plans for better mental health services for children are expected to get the go-ahead this week. The proposals involve building a new in-patient and day-patient centre in the grounds of the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath

  • Letter: Not common sense

    Simon Boyd seems pre-occupied with the language used when a crime is in the past. I suggest the term "common sense" should be applied to this subject. To compare the crime of a 15-yearold stealing a magazine or the actions of a person who chooses to fill

  • Girl 'mistreated by police', says mum

    Police have launched an investigation into a complaint they "manhandled" a 12-year-old girl they say was obstructing an arrest. Eight officers from Sussex Police went to arrest Michele Yeats over allegations of harassment in a dispute with a neighbour

  • Letter: All cars are bad

    Four by fours are bad but so are all cars. As well as contributing to global warming (and, let's face it, Brighton will be one of the first places to be submerged), World Health Organisation figures state that for every person run over by a car, two are

  • Letter: This is a vehicle fit for my purpose

    In answer to Nigel Collins (Letters, March 6) under the headline "Deadly 4x4s", I drive a large, imported American Ford Explorer 4ltr petrol 4x4, and what a beast it is. It guzzles gas at roughly 15mpg, it has big, wide boots that can completely squash

  • Arrest threat over toddlers' saucy t-shirts

    A shopkeeper has been threatened with arrest for displaying a toddler's T-shirt with the word "sperm" on it. Officers told Tim Price the garment - which bore the slogan "Winner of the egg and sperm race" - was offensive and would have to be removed from

  • Letter: Help is at hand

    The lady who wrote that she wishes for help to get back into society (Letters, March 3) and anyone in a similar position may find much help and advice from: Telephone: 020 7490 8818. This organisation provides much-needed help for those who are currently

  • Letter: No more thinking

    It would be a great shame if Brighton and Hove City Council decided to re-think the whole King Alfred scheme as proposed by Graham Deane (Letters, March 2). How much thinking are we expected to do? The site has been earmarked for development for decades

  • Letter: Hove's prestige

    If we want a new sports facility on the King Alfred site - a new set of pools, various courts, a gym and so on - then it has to be paid for. Now, we can pay through our local council tax to the tune of £47m or have a commercial set-up which includes guaranteed

  • Boxing: Tyson on his way after all

    Mike Tyson is coming to Sussex after all. The controversial former world heavyweight champion will appear at an amateur boxing show to be staged at the Effingham Park Hotel, Copthorne, on Friday, March 24. Tyson, a convicted rapist, was due to appear

  • Letter: Who will supply water for the Gehry towers?

    With regard to your lead story (The Argus, February 20), are our council leaders trying to blackmail Hove residents over the King Alfred site? Are they really saying that if we do not build in Hove, Brighton cannot have this wonderful new replacement

  • Football: Gordon's gone but he could be back

    Dean Gordon has left Lewes but manager Steven King has not ruled out a return in the future. The former England under-21 leftback, who cost Middlesbrough £900,000 when they signed him from Crystal Palace in 1998, has played two games for the Rooks recently

  • Albion keen on McShane deal

    Albion manager Mark McGhee has not given up hope of signing Paul McShane permanently. McGhee believes the Seagulls could still land the on-loan Manchester United centre half, irrespective of what division they are playing in next season. Albion extended

  • Fair trade in spotlight

    The biggest event of Fairtrade Fortnight in Brighton and Hove will take place next week. A debate entitled "Fair trade and big business - the perfect blend?" will be held at the Brighthelm Centre, North Road, Brighton on March 16 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm

  • City rejects report on economy

    Brighton and Hove is failing to capitalise on the economic success of the South-East, according to a major study of England's leading urban areas. It is lagging behind many other major centres despite its proximity to London, the Government-commissioned

  • University staff strike for a slice of the top-up fees

    Lecturers brought university campuses to a standstill as staff and students refused to cross official picket lines. About 120 higher education staff from Sussex and Brighton universities formed picket lines outside university buildings yesterday as part

  • Protester remains defiant

    A stadium campaigner threatened with arrest for publishing a poster criticising Lewes District Council is still waiting for police to take action against her. Roz South was warned last week she could face prosecution under harassment laws unless she removes

  • Opponents of seal pens stage final protest

    Protesters are to make a final attempt to block an aqua zoo from building pools for seals and penguins. Brighton Sea Life Centre has applied for planning permission to create the pools at its site in Marine Parade next to Palace Pier. Campaigners will

  • Letter: Changing my background

    In the nursery rhyme Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, the garden grew silver bells and cockle shells and little maids all in a row. My own garden shows no sign of such delights, though its appearance has been ever-changing in recent months. days. This was

  • Letter: Life means life

    Regarding the letter from Simon Boyd, I always thought a life sentence for murder was exactly that. Although you do not necessarily serve life in prison, the conviction is with you for life and not spent or used up like other crimes might be. So in fact

  • NHS unable to locate hospital

    NHS staff told someone suffering from a serious asthma attack they had no idea if there was a hospital in Sussex - and to go outside and ask a cab driver. Peter Kelly, 31, from Wimbledon, south London, was visiting Brighton with his girlfriend when he

  • We all miss our sweet, lovely son

    A schizophrenic who died after a 100ft cliff fall was writing a film script about the illness. Thomas Elliott, 29, struggled with the affliction for ten years and wanted to raise public awareness. It is thought he deliberately threw himself down the cliff

  • Anger over NHS delays

    A decision to delay hospital appointments and operations to save money has been condemned by MP Norman Baker. The Lewes MP plans to speak to Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt about the move by Eastbourne Downs Primary Care Trust (PCT). He will also speak

  • Tyson event will go ahead

    A boxing show scrapped because convicted rapist Mike Tyson was heading the event has been moved to a different venue. Brighton and Hove City Council cancelled the amateur boxing show at The Brighton Centre last week after an outcry from women's groups

  • Letter; Tipping the balance

    Simon Boyd writes with great clarity about the potential legacy of criminal behaviour and the inherent imprecision of language relating to its subsequent classification ( Letters, March 6). The quotation from the German philosopher Heidegger adds a certain

  • Letter: King Alfred is the future of sport in our city

    Councillor Averil Older says all we ever wanted on the King Alfred site was a new sports centre for the residents of Brighton and Hove (The Argus, February 27). Yet she and her conservative colleagues have come up with no viable alternatives to the current

  • Family tears for loved sailor son

    Parents have paid tribute to a "bubbly, friendly" young sailor who died after becoming lost on a night out. Steve Moule, 21, of Hawksmoor Road, Crawley, was found dead in an estuary after visiting friends. His parents John and Dawn Moule said Steve would

  • Gang beat man to death with baseball bats

    A father-of-two died after he was beaten by a gang armed with baseball bats, a court heard. Victim Gary Rae, 40, was attacked because William Devall, 19, thought that his 17-year-old "on-off" girlfriend was sleeping with Mr Rae, aged 40, it is alleged

  • Match report: Carshalton 2 Eastbourne B 2

    Four goals and two red cards all contributed to an entertaining relegation clash between Eastbourne Borough and Carshalton. Borough twice came from behind courtesy of two goals from Lee Newman in a feisty encounter. Both teams knew the importance of this

  • Business workshop for B&Bs

    Tourism South East is holding seminars for rural pub and bed and breakfast owners who want to improve their businesses. The sessions will give information on new opportunities to generate income and give details of the advice and support available. Business

  • Opponents of seal pens stage final protest

    Protesters are to make a final attempt to block an aqua zoo from building pools for seals and penguins. Brighton Sea Life Centre has applied for planning permission to create the pools at its site in Marine Parade next to Palace Pier. Campaigners will

  • Fatboy throwing a beach party... in Ireland

    DJ Fatboy Slim is throwing another beach party this summer - but not on home turf. The DJ - real name Norman Cook - has signed up to perform at a beach party in Portrush Strand, County Antrim, this June. Norman manned the decks at two free beach parties

  • Delays, Concorde 2, Brighton, Wednesday, March 8

    "I'd rather have a lot of passionate people enjoying our music than a million watching us as after-dinner performers," says Colin Fox. "We want people to really hear the music and be truly affected by it." The Delays bassist's tangible passion perfectly