A park conservation group has donated £50 to the estimated £65,000 cost of challenging the Falmer stadium plan in the High Court. The Friends of Stanmer Park, Brighton, is concerned at plans to build roads associated with the £50 million Brighton and
The ongoing fight for a stadium at Falmer and the new football season will be top of the agenda as fans have the opportunity to question Brighton and Hove Albion bosses. The club's annual fans' forum takes place at Withdean Stadium on Thursday. Chairman
The pro-Falmer stadium Seagulls party is to field its first political candidate in a by-election later this month. The party was formed in June as a direct challenge to the ruling Liberal Democrat regime at Lewes District Council, which it accuses of
Mark Robinson admits Sussex's demolition of Warwickshire in the Pro40 offers no guarantees of success in the Championship. But it can certainly help their cause when they start their latest four-dayer at Edgbaston today. Robinson's men were more convincing
Mark Robinson pushed two of his more unsung players for international recognition as Sussex launched their Pro40 campaign in style. The Sharks coach reckons Michael Yardy and Robin Martin-Jenkins are playing some of the best cricket of their careers
A second runway at Gatwick is looking less likely after a Government study found air pollution at Heathrow was less serious than originally feared. The study opens the way for a third runway and a sixth terminal at Heathrow to handle an extra 175,000
Recently, I had the pleasure of supporting 50 cyclists on a charity bike ride from Brighton to Paris. During our journey to Newhaven, we encountered four separate bouts of road rage on top of the normal abuse which, as a cyclist, I have come to expect
Bill Williams of Worthing asks what gay and lesbian people of Brighton take pride in and offers his own mucky interpretation. Well I can't speak for the entire gay and lesbian population Bill but I can tell you what I am proud of. I'm proud of Brighton
Is "pride" really the right word to use? I suppose it depends on its meaning. To quote from Wikipedia: "In Christianity, pride is the competitive and excessive belief in one's own abilities which interferes with the individual's recognition of the grace
If Sussex come up short in their bid for the Championship they may well look back on yesterday as the day their challenge started to unravel. While Lancashire were inching towards a superb come-from-behind victory over Nottinghamshire and Hampshire were
Can't we do something to reduce the number of bad drivers on our roads? In an attempt to improve my fitness, I have recently swapped my car for a bike but it seems I am actually endangering my health. Twice in three weeks on London Road I have almost
A park conservation group has donated £50 to the estimated £65,000 cost of challenging the Falmer stadium plan in the High Court. The Friends of Stanmer Park, Brighton, is concerned at plans to build roads associated with the £50 million Brighton and
Big Brother's honest housemate, Brighton's Pete Stephenson, has been on a roller coaster ride in the past few days. First he claimed he was too tired to enjoy the limited disco and booze and stood perfectly still without a hint of his famous grin throughout
A crackdown is being planned on drivers who park on pavements, to make streets safer for blind people. Brighton and Hove City Council is drawing up an agreement with Sussex Police and parking giant NCP which would make it easier for such cars to be reported
A safe containing more than £3,000 was stolen by raiders who smashed their way into a sports centre. It is believed either a van or 4x4 off-road vehicle was used to rip out a window at Portslade Sports Centre early yesterday. The specially strengthened
A sweet shop which imports tasty treats from around the globe has beaten famous stores to be voted one of the top 100 shops you must visit. Cybercandy in Gloucester Road, Brighton, beat department store Harrods as well as Marks & Spencer. It has taken
Any visitor to Hove might think they are in the back streets of Calcutta rather than a seaside town. For a reason known only to Cityclean, rubbish is collected on Fridays and the roads are swept on Thursdays, leaving any Friday spillage to wait a week
I note in Mike Kingston's comments about the bandstand and rubbish along the seafront that he largely blames Brighton and Hove City Council for the state of things (The Argus, July 25). May I suggest two other reasons: 1. The great amount of packaging
It was my son's 32nd birthday last Tuesday and we took him and the family out for a meal in Brighton. We parked in Regency Square car park and were away for about two and a half hours. On our return, I had to pay £6 at the pay station £4 for parking and
Albion are preparing an undisclosed bid for Hull striker Ben Burgess. The Seagulls are hoping a fee may persuade the Championship club to part company with the 24-year-old Irishman. The Argus revealed yesterday that Burgess is now the top target in the
A second runway at Gatwick is looking less likely after a Government study found air pollution at Heathrow was less serious than originally feared. The study opens the way for a third runway and a sixth terminal at Heathrow to handle an extra 175,000
Companies in Sussex could be driven to financial ruin if local authorities are given responsibility for setting business rates, it has been claimed. At the moment business rates are set by central Government. The money is dished out as the Treasury sees
Blood streams from glass shoes, animals start up bands and gingerbread proves to be the building material favoured by witches. The collected tales of the Brothers Grimm are packed with strange spectacles, making this promenade staging of seven of the
Tom Russell puts on a good show. He gets the audience clapping and singing along to songs which, when you examine them more closely, aren't that joyous. The rip-roaring Haley's Comet, for example, which brought the second half to a climax, recounted the
So Bill Williams wonders what gays and lesbians take pride in. Well, funnily enough, the same things he does family, achievements and some, I am sure, in fighting for their country. We are the same as everybody else and have as many things to be proud
Chris Adams today refused to concede that Sussex's agonising 13-run defeat by Warwickshire was the defining moment in their bid for the Championship. The county will go into Wednesday's top-two showdown against Lancashire at Hove a point behind their
In response to Bill Williams, I would like to suggest it is pride in overcoming attitudes and ill-will such as his own. Until relatively recently, gay and lesbian folk were seen as easy targets and actively discriminated against on the basis of their
While I accept Bill Williams's right to voice his opinion (Letters, July 26), when he asks what there is to be proud of, I feel he has answered his own question. I am not homosexual. Nevertheless, I feel the likes of him and his antiquated attitudes to
Tenants have spoken of their horror as they tried to rescue neighbours from a burning block of flats. A middle-aged woman is in intensive care after the roof fell on top of her during the massive blaze in Willow Gardens, Hurstpierpoint. A firefighter
Following John Prescott's broad hint on TV recently, it is widely expected Tony Blair will soon give the date of his resignation, when Gordon Brown is likely to take over. Little attention, however, has been paid to the problem of who will take on Brown's
I am not a daily Argus reader but I have always thought it odd I have never seen anything in the paper about the state of the seafront before. Even more odd to live in a city where no single councillor has ever been on the seafront at 7am on a summer's
Most residents wouldn't recognise Hove seafront from your recent front page coverage (The Argus, July 25). At 6.30pm on the day The Argus featured Mr Kingston absurdly presenting Hove seafront as a "no-go area", we took a photograph. It shows the beach
Brighton and Hove's most expensive house has gone on the market for a whopping £3.95 million. The eight-bedroom mansion in Tongdean Road has a heated swimming pool, tennis court, two saunas, a hot tub and Koi Carp lake. If it goes for its asking price
As a daily dipper, I am always down on the seafront first thing in the morning and see the terrible mess the cleaners have to deal with every day during the better weather. The seafront cleaners do an amazing job in getting the beach and promenade into
A furniture removal man's nose was bitten off by a workmate who was agitated about losing his job, a court heard. Robbie Walker lost the end of his nose and has had to have plastic surgery to build a new one. Skin from his ears has been grafted on to
Am I right to believe fires between the piers are forbidden? If so, why does the beach officer not enforce it? Nearly every evening, there is at least one blazing fire burning pallets and other large items and it is often still going the next day when
A police chief inspector and two detective inspectors are among 14 serving Sussex officers who have criminal convictions. According to figures revealed to The Argus by Sussex Police, 12 of the cases were driving convictions. Five officers, including a
Tim Bayley believes he paid the price for a long, hard season after missing out on a place at the European Athletics Championships. Bayley failed to claim the third and final 800m spot in the Great Britain squad for the trip to Gothenburg next week when
I read with interest the article concerning the new parking scheme in Portland Road, where I live, and Colette Murphy's comments (The Argus, July 19). The article said the scheme would aim to eliminate double parking. Most double parking in Portland Road
Eastbourne Eagles are hoping they have come up with a new crowd-puller at Arlington. Eagles promoter Jon Cook reckons Sunday's round of the Silkolene Short Track UK Championship, staged at the Sussex track, brought in a gate similar to what speedway would
Mark Robinson today played down the significance of Sussex's top of the table clash with Lancashire, insisting: "It's not a Championship decider." Lancashire arrive at the County Ground tomorrow (11am) a point clear of their closest rivals. And the feeling
Sussex business leaders said they were not surprised by the latest collapse of the world trade talks in Doha. With the global economy ever more dependent on trade for economic growth, 2006 is seen as crucial for the world's trading system. The talks,
The ongoing fight for a stadium at Falmer and the new football season will be top of the agenda as fans have the opportunity to question Brighton and Hove Albion bosses. The club's annual fans' forum takes place at Withdean Stadium on Thursday. Chairman
Neighbours living near a blind bend which repeatedly floods believe it is only a matter of time before someone is killed. Pat Rutherford and Elsa Quirke live on the B2028 Buxshalls Hill, between Ardingly and Lindfield, and have been directing traffic
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is facing calls to resign over a meeting with a Brighton and Hove Albion director that took place four years ago. Mr Prescott visited Portslade construction firm Adenstar in May 2002 to open new offices and present
Veteran sea swimmer Jim Wild, who celebrated his 80th birthday by swimming around the Palace Pier in Brighton, has died, aged 92. Mr Wild, a widower, known to many as "the old man of the sea", even marked his 90th year with a swim off the Sussex coast
