What's all this about water shortages? Why doesn't the Government just make it rain to fill up the reservoirs? I read on page 190 of Strange Stories: Amazing Facts (a Readers' Digest book) underseeding the rainclouds, that there is evidence to suggest
Parents whose children were left in limbo after their school was suddenly closed are to be told if a new school will be opened to accommodate them. About 450 pupils have scrambled to find alternative places after Newlands School in Seaford closed three
Mayor Nick John has been reunited with his crowning glory. The gold crown forms part of the chains of office of Worthings first citizen and is worth tens of thousands of pounds. It went missing at a civic ball a week ago. Party hosts, including Worthing
A deluge of April showers has led to a reservoir being filled to capacity for the first time this year. Water companies warn the South-East faces its worst drought since 1933 because of a lack of rain during the winter. But following a series of heavy
A heavily pregnant woman and her husband jumped from a second-floor window to escape a fire allegedly started by neighbours. The couple were forced to jump more than 20ft as the blaze ripped through the three-storey Victorian terraced house, divided into
The author of a novel that became a classic film and an international household name is facing eviction from his flat for non-payment of rent. Charles Webb and his female partner Fred shunned the money that came with writing The Graduate, which turned
Prison guards snatched 241 banned mobile phones from inmates at Ford Prison last year in the battle to end drug dealing behind bars. Last year's haul was revealed by Home Secretary Charles Clarke under the Freedom of Information Act. The haul at Ford
Rescuers discovered 250 dogs, many dead, in a shed with no windows. The grisly find came after breeder Elizabeth Stevens, 73, died of a stroke on Sunday. Many of the animals were in cages so small they could not stand up. Experts described the scene as
So, Gordon Brown has donated £8.5 billion over the next ten years to educate children in less well-off countries. He says it will only cost each person two pence. Well, if that is the case, why couldn't he find money to fund an increase in the old age
Your article "Burner worries persist" (The Argus, March 30) gave a misleading and one-sided impression of our proposed energy recovery facility, and failed to relate it to the key issue - whether Sussex and the UK should carry on dumping waste into landfill
Crawley are today celebrating Conference survival. Reds beat the drop despite defeat at Stevenage. Forest Green Rovers' goalless draw against Exeter and Tamworth's 1-0 defeat at Hereford mean John Hollins' side can no longer be caught. It is a phenomenal
Train operator Southern said it was entering a new generation of management after appointing a 32-year-old MD. Chris Burchell became the youngest ever managing director of the rail company this week. The firm believes he could even be one the youngest
The Duke of Richmond is asking businesses and philanthropists in Sussex to help him create a multimillion pound charitable fund. The 76-year-old has launched the Sussex Community Foundation, which he hopes will raise enough funds to distribute £1.5 million
Technology firms have come out fighting following the Chancellor of the Exchequer's move to scrap the Home Computer Initiative (HCI). Gordon Brown announced he was bringing a premature end to the subsidised scheme in last month's budget. But local firms
Family supporters of Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Deghayes have spoken of their frustration at the prolonged delay to a High Court decision on his fate. Judges said they would deliberate for two weeks after a two-day hearing last month to determine if
Banned footage of a horrific boxing match which left one fighter irreparably brain-damaged is to be shown again on the internet. Images of the 1991 fight between Chris Eubank, who lives in Hove, and Michael Watson, which left Watson in a coma, will be
Campaigners are celebrating after an ancient oak tree said to be haunted was saved from the axe. The tree, which is believed to have stood in Worthing for more than 300 years, was due to be felled on safety grounds by engineers after experts said the
From a guide to brothels which fixated on parking facilities to a Mills And Boon take on the microwave meal, the real stars of Thursday's show were the obsessively collected and haphazardly piled books. A hip hit on the London scene, The Book Club is
I was most interested to read the article about John Radford and his feelings about the departure of four very popular presenters from Southern Counties Radio. Apart from making a few clever asides, which other presenters also did, all four presenters
Households are less likely to be burgled in Brighton and Hove than in almost any other city in the UK. It was named yesterday as among the top ten towns and cities least at risk from household theft. But it still lags behind places such as Guildford,
To stop pigeons dropping on your flat balconies, spray a little hair spray along the top. One whiff of that and the birds just fly away. -M Frankel, Hove
I regret that you appear to have fallen into the common trap of equating the application of law with the human concept of justice. While it is often said that the middle classes do best from our legal system (the very rich or famous being outside the
I would like to welcome Tony Mernaugh's admission that the Brighton and Hove Business Forum was wrong to use its highly inaccurate statistics on park-andride and that it won't be using them again (The Argus, March 23). I accept his word that there was
I came to your shores on a flying visit for 24 hours last weekend, which was very emotional and nostalgic after 52 years away. The greatest change, of course, is the volume of traffic. I went to see my first home in Cromwell Road and I am delighted the
It was heartbreak for Albion fans as the Seagulls were relegated from the Championship on a nightmare bank holiday Monday. Only all three points would have given the Albion any chance of survival and fired-up fans turned out in force in the holiday sunshine
First it was flattery. Now it appears developers are trying to use scare tactics (The Argus, April 8). Their new sales pitch is to tell us Brighton is in some sort of competition with other cities and might well "lose the race" for survival if we don't
I have the feeling Jackie Corbett (Letters, March 22) and fellow antidevelopment protestors in Brighton and Hove are missing the point. Almost all large-scale applications which fail at the planning committee stage go to appeal and win. This costs the
I am stunned to hear Brighton and Hove City Council planning officers will be supporting the Brunswick development to resubmit its planning application for Brighton Marina, after it was so resoundingly turned down by the planning committee recently. How
In the end it was all very unlike Albion. The club that revels in drama lost their Championship status, as Mark McGhee put it, "with a whimper". Survival against overwhelming odds this time was a step too far, a second successive 2-0 home defeat a game
Albion manager Mark McGhee has told his players not to be ashamed of relegation. McGhee insists they can hold their heads up, despite yesterday's 2-0 home defeat by fellow strugglers Sheffield Wednesday sending them down from the Championship with Crewe
A father is celebrating after tests showed he is on the way to beating cancer. Martin Jones, 41, has been clear of cancer cells for six months since his bone marrow transplant. He was given the results of the six-month scan yesterday showing the transplant
A major sponsor of Crawley Town Football Club has withdrawn backing because it does not want to be associated with controversial owners the Majeeds. Security firm Avsec has cancelled its £3,000-a-season man-of-the-match sponsorship because of negative
Campaigners have vowed to continue their fight to stop an aquarium exhibiting live seals, penguins and otters. Representatives from animal rights groups and the Green Party staged a demonstration outside the Sea Life Centre in Brighton at the weekend.
A budding author found a novel way to get his first book noticed by turning it into a message in a bottle. Mark Templeton, 33, of Palmeira Avenue, Hove, penned his first manuscript Soundtrack To A Dream but was not having any success getting it on to
Celebrity Big Brother star Chantelle has fuelled rumours she is pregnant after she was spotted shopping for baby clothes with fiance Preston. The pair were seen cooing over the outfits at Bhs in Churchill Square, Brighton, at the weekend. Ordinary Boys
Diners have demanded a council lift a "ridiculous" ban stopping people from eating outside in a busy shopping piazza. Traders in East Street, Brighton, say they lost business over the Easter weekend because the chairs and tables outside their restaurants
My ears are still ringing as I write this the morning after the gig. In fact, my whole body is still tingling from Wolf Eyes' intense assault on the senses during their 45-minute set. You don't listen to music when you see this band perform, you submit
