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  • Brighton Wok film proves a big hit

    A black-clad kung fu villain has invaded Brighton, taking up residence in the Royal Pavilion. As the West Pier burns and fascist thugs go on the rampage, only one man can restore freedom to the city. But first he must train under a mysterious

  • Warning on Worthing patient care

    Hospital workers are warning patient care could suffer as health bosses cut back on the use of agency staff. Staff at Worthing Hospital say they are being pushed from “pillar to post” around wards and departments to fill vacancies caused by holidays

  • Fifth arrest over violent robbery

    A fifth man has been arrested over a violent robbery. A 28-year-old man suffered face and head injuries and burns after he was grabbed by masked men and driven away in a van on Saturday. A 25-year-old man was arrested this morning on suspicion of kidnap

  • Search continues for body of swimmer

    The body of a swimmer seen drifting off Brighton beach has still not been recovered. A huge air and sea operation was launched yesterday afternoon involving police, a coastguard helicopter and lifeguards following reports of a body in the water near

  • Are you paying attention?

    I’m by no means perfect in this respect, and am quite capable of having a ditzy brunette moment now and again, but I’ve noticed recently that many people don’t seem to pay enough attention to things. For example, we recently advertised for a part-time

  • New study gives fresh hope to back ache sufferers

    Back pain can be prevented by using alternative therapies, a study in Brighton has revealed. Researchers have discovered patients with chronic back problems had better results after using the Alexander Technique than other methods such as massage

  • OAPs hit by burglars five times a day

    Thieves prey on the elderly in their homes every five hours in Sussex, police fear. Detectives believe up to six OAPs every day fall victim to crooks who con their way into their properties and steal their valuables. But they think many people are left

  • Internet conman jailed after web hunt

    An Internet conman has been jailed after his victims launched an online manhunt in a bid to snare him. Fantasist Adam Dovey, 26, offered cameras, laptops and even tickets to wrestling bouts for sale on internet auction website eBay then pocketed

  • The art of Brighton business space

    A new report reveals just how important the creative community is to the economy of Brighton and Hove. Business is booming but big concerns are being raised over a lack of accommodation. Sam Thomson examines the issues and meets some of the artists whose

  • Hove mobile phone firm accused of 'dirty tricks'

    A mobile phone dealership has been accused of using “dirty tricks” to obtain information from its rivals. Sales staff working for Hove-based Autocall posed as a new kitchenware company called Ice Bright Kitchens and invited representatives from

  • Bridger stays with Eagles

    Lewis Bridger has made peace with Eastbourne Eagles and will represent the club at the Elite League Riders Championship tonight. Bridger was involved in a blazing row with co-promoter Martin Hagon and skipper Lee Richardson during Saturday's

  • Water, water

    Is it true too much water can harm you? Yes. Only last month, there was a woman who died because she had been persuaded to drink far too much water as part of a “detox diet”. If you find you’re drinking more than about five pints a day, please check

  • Teenager filmed leaning out of 120mph car

    Police want to speak to a teenager who was caught on camera hanging his head out of a car window travelling at 120mph. The 30-second clip, which was posted on YouTube, shows a grinning teenage boy winding down the window of a car and sticking his

  • Thug escapes jail after Crawley attack

    A gang of bullies led by a girl pounced on a teenage couple and attacked them because of the way they dressed. The thugs taunted the 16-year-old boy and girl at a communal garden before head-butting and punching them. Yesterday ringleaders Abigail

  • Secret donor gives lifeboat crews £100,000

    An appeal to raise £1 million for a new lifeboat station has reached a major milestone thanks to a generous mystery donor. The female donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, has handed over £100,000 to the RNLI in support of the Shoreham Lifeboat Station

  • Numbers game

    Do you think my husband has Asperger’s syndrome? He is an accountant. I suppose he has always been a rather “geeky” sort of guy but now he is in his 30s he seems to be more and more interested in things such as computer games and train-spotting –

  • Testing time

    I am 21 and have had six lovers. I’d like to get a chlamydia test. But what do the doctors do? These days, most chlamydia tests are actually taken by the woman herself. In one method, she just drops a specimen of urine in to the clinic.

  • Cold to the touch?

    I took my little girl to the doctor’s with a cough. Just before he put his stethoscope on her, I warned my daughter: “This is going to be very, very cold.” She promptly burst into tears. The GP responded by getting very angry with me but I couldn’

  • Danger sign

    I am 38 and for the past four months I have noticed bleeding between my periods. Can I assume this is just due to my age? Certainly not. Bleeding between periods must always be regarded with a certain amount of suspicion – particularly in the over

  • Olympics blog: A truly magical night for the Brits

    It was an early start on Monday morning to visit the water polo centre, which isn’t in the Cube unfortunately. Hi to all my contacts at Olympos Marlins Swimming Club in mid-Sussex. This morning is the closest we are getting to competitive swimming

  • Seven-year glitch

    I am 25 and I have been to bed with man after man over the past seven years. Yet none of them has ever made me orgasm. Why? Probably because they’re not doing it right. Unfortunately, many guys are happy to help themselves to an agreeable spot of

  • Staff protest as jobs axed at Lancing metal plant

    Closing a manufacturing plant will have a catastrophic impact on nearby firms that rely on it for business, it has been claimed. Staff at Interlink, in Lancing, downed tools yesterday in protest at parent company Kingspan’s decision to shut the

  • Do it yourself?

    At age 30, I now have a lot of “sun bumps” on my skin. Do you think it would be safe for me to nick them off myself with a razor blade? I really wouldn’t advise this. Just let your GP take a look at them.

  • Are you a prime target? Don't be

    In light of the recent number of assaults in Hastings and Hove, Ruth Addicott talks to local experts about personal safety and discovers 50 tips on how to stay safe and avoid becoming a potential victim. When you’re stumbling home from a

  • Private Lives, Connaught Theatre, Worthing, until August 23

    Noel Coward’s Private Lives, written in 1930 as a star vehicle for himself and Gertrude Lawrence, reflected the fashion and style of that time. Plays were set in immaculate drawing rooms or exotic locations where the world of the upper classes was depicted

  • Don't dump all waste on hard-pressed area

    Whatever Adam Trimingham says, processing the sewage of the residents of Brighton and Hove out of gratitude for all that they provide for Peacehaven does not seem like a good deal (The Argus, August 13). When you consider that our neighbours

  • Advantages of a president

    Contrary to the views of John L Hyde-Smith (Letters, August 15), it is easy to say how the lives of British people would be improved by having an elected head of state. Anybody could become head of state. It is nonsense to suggest that such a

  • Bureaucracy holds binmen back

    So, binmen from Adur and Worthing have been studying to pass their exams in waste management (The Argus, August 15). I congratulate them gaining their NVQs in waste management level 2. I have nothing against binmen, who do a thankless job and

  • Why no bypass?

    We have just come back from a few days’ holiday in East Anglia and the West Country. Everywhere we went it was noticeable the amount of new bypasses, roads, etc, being built – everywhere except Sussex. The traffic through Worthing is a nightmare

  • Residents ignored over bus corridor

    On February 8, 2007, along with a large number of concerned Peacehaven and Telscombe Cliffs residents, I attended a meeting at the Meridian Centre. Alan Cook, head of transport strategy for East Sussex County Council, addressed the meeting. I thought

  • Simple answer to stop litter

    I have a simple answer to the problem of rubbish at events like Pride. People who just dump their rubbish on the ground should not put it there in the first place. Then it wouldn’t cost all this money to clear it up. Doesn’t it occur to those

  • Funeral of football-mad Henry

    Mourners packed a church yesterday to remember a football-loving youngster. Family members, teachers, schoolfriends and football team players joined together to say goodbye to Henry Nugent. Emily-Ann Elliott was with them. Friends and family gathered

  • Thanks for a great day out

    In contrast to many letter writers, I would like to congratulate our rail companies. Last week, I needed to travel by train from Haywards Heath to Brighton. The cheap day return was reasonably priced at £5.20, the train was exactly on time, the

  • Travellers site

    Why are travellers to be sited on the old BMX track off Wilson Avenue (The Argus, August 16)? Only two months ago, this ex-landfill site was closed for ten days because of methane gas. Do the travellers really want to live on a rubbish tip? Who

  • Lifeguard chairs

    J Carnighan (Letters, August 15) seems to have misunderstood the point I was making about lifeguards. My criticism was about the removal of the high observation chairs that used to be situated at intervals along the promenade and not of the lifeguards

  • No 77 drivers

    During the last four weeks, I have been getting to know the bus drivers on the No 77. They are all a delight to know and have made many passengers very happy. I will miss them all when September arrives. Lesley Kite, Clarendon Villas, Hove

  • Adams misses out for Sussex

    Skipper Chris Adams is out of the Sussex side for today's Championship game against Surrey at the Oval. Adams injured his ribs during last week's Pro40 League game against Hampshire. Mushtaq Ahmed, who is still struggled by a sore knee, is another high-profile

  • Surrey v Sussex

    Follow Bruce Talbot's live commentary of the Surrey v Sussex match at The Oval below.

  • Mother left terrified by rape threats

    A mother is terrified to leave her home after being threatened by a blackmailer who said he would rape her and torch her house. Lucy McCartney is still living under a police protection order after Lawrence Ardon, 25, said he would slit her son's

  • Traders seek roadworks compensation

    Traders in a busy street say they are losing hundreds of pounds a day due to roadworks. Business owners in Western Road, Brighton, say work being carried out by Southern Water is seriously affecting trade. Temporary traffic lights have been

  • Taxpayers foot £30,000 clean-up bill

    Taxpayers have been left with a £30,000 clean-up bill after mountains of rubbish were left in a field being used by travellers. Police yesterday caught a man fly-tipping garden waste at the site which is being used by travellers in up to 50 caravans

  • Rayner gives glimpse of the future

    For someone whose first impression was as a batsman, Ollie Rayner is doing a pretty good job of reassuring Sussex that life without Mushtaq Ahmed might not be so bleak after all. Rayner’s place in the record books was assured when he became

  • Road blocked after crash

    A crash caused motorway hold-ups this morning. The northbound carriageway of the M23 was blocked when two cars collided at 6.15am. The crash happened between junctions 10A and 10 at Crawley. No-one is thought to have been seriously

  • Albion are up for next test

    David Livermore has called on Albion to keep their unbeaten start to the season going in their toughest test so far. The Seagulls face Southend, who reached the play-offs last season, at Roots Hall on Friday night after surrendering their 100