School buildings are crumbling with damage which has been estimated to cost £82 million to put right. The shocking state of disrepair in West Sussex County Council's schools has come to light as it was revealed hopes of securing £80 million in grants
I READ with great interest your article on the distinguished First World War veteran Henry Allingham (The Argus, March 17) and the start of your commendable campaign to honour him (March 18). I wrote to The Argus last year suggesting a knighthood as
WASN’T it great to see the spread of sporting youth talent (The Argus, March 18). Sussex has a bright sporting future if they all fulfill their potential. The school kids all looked smart in their colours and smart kits. Good luck to them all. Maybe
I CAN sympathise with Howard Fellowes (Letters, March 20) who went on a three-week cruise in the Bahamas only to find that members of the working class were also on board. To make matters worse, none of them even had a dinner jacket. Only last week
WE KNOW that anyone over the age of 75 is eligible for a free TV licence – why are we, the 60 to 75 group, not counted? We draw the state pension at 60. The poorer pensioners in this age group are struggling to pay the full licence of £139.50, whereas
I AM a retired bus driver. I saw services cut, fares increased and passengers decline over 27 years. Mark Froud (Letters, March 6) who expects politicians to invest in the London to Brighton line, should think again. The decision not to open the Lewes
Sussex Police are due to announce the initial results of tests on a headless body exhumed at a Haywards Heath cemetery earlier this week. A press conference has been called at 4pm this afternoon to brief journalists on the exhumation at the
I WAS shocked that Mr S Spiegel (Letters, March 20), had to wait five days before he could get a doctor to examine his dear sick wife, especially as it is advised on TV to act quickly if a person becomes ill. If this new Labour Government
PERHAPS all those non-vegans who keep going on about “choice” should give a thought to we vegans who can never buy an ice cream when we’re out as none of the cafés sell non-dairy ice creams. Hearing that Heather Mills would be taking over the café at
I AM incensed by the remark by Soozie Campbell, city centre manager for the Brighton and Hove Economic Partnership, in The Argus (March 18) relating to the news that Plumbwells, which has been trading successfully in Brighton for 30 years, was lucky to
IN The Argus (Letters, March 13), Wendy Taylor asks why travellers who set up illegal camps cannot have their vehicles clamped and towed away. Wheel clamping is illegal under the laws and constitution, which state that there can be no fine
I wonder what George Moody (Letters, March 25) means by “democratic processes”. When two million people marched in London to try to prevent an illegal and disastrous war, what was the democratic response? The Government just went ahead
Arguably the biggest thing to come out of the Eurovision Song Contest since ABBA, Riverdance is finally bidding farewell after 15 years. The show, which began as a brief entertainment while votes were collected for the 1994 contest, which was hosted
Jack Nicholson’s powerhouse protrayal of Colonel Nathan R Jessep put the 1992 film A Few Good Men firmly into the classic movie canon. But before it was let loose on the big screen, West Wing writer Aaron Sorkin’s story was a hit play. The tale was apparently
In his 40 years as a choreographer Sussex-born Richard Alston has consistently been at the forefront of contemporary dance. He was one of the first students at the new London Contemporary Dance School in 1968, formed the country’s first independent
It's two for the price of one at Komedia, as experimental unit Dirty Projectors team up with electro-jazz innovators Polar Bear. Based around frontman Dave Longstreth, Brooklyn-based Dirty Projectors recently teamed up with David Byrne to collaborate
Forget David Sneddon and Alex Parks, Lemar was the true winner of the BBC’s Fame Academy. In the seven years since his reality television appearance, the former Natwest accounts manager has gone on to release four albums and earn two Brit Awards and six
"Music, especially jazz music, was a way to protest. Jazz was created in America, but the jazz that I love, from Louis Armstrong onwards, was a revolutionary art form.” So says jazz saxophonist Gilad Atzmon, who is bringing his latest critically-acclaimed
When Luke Jerram proposed to his girlfriend, he went one step further than most. In a hot air balloon over Bristol, he pulled out a silver ring engraved with a series of notches, that, when placed on a specially made miniature record player, played
The last time I saw punk poet John Cooper Clarke, Britain was at war, had an unpopular Prime Minister and was lurching into economic crisis. Funny how some things don’t change. Indeed, Clarke looks much like he did 27 years ago, all pipecleaner
There are few sentences in the canon of rock band on-stage patter more likely to inspire a rush to the bar than “this is a new song”. But the Devon quintet were more than given the benefit of the doubt, opening as they did with a handful of new tracks
Although this version of the famous musical is the authorised and truncated version for young players, it is still a complex show and City Youth Theatre are to be congratulated for tackling the familiar story of Tevye, the milkman. Tevye struggles
Life is bitterly unfair at times. After achieving moderate mainstream success with their first two albums, Goldie Lookin Chain were dropped by their record label. Like all great bands that hasn’t deterred them and their latest self-released album,
The people who brought Brighton the ultra-cool Kroon Kat Lounge and bizarre cabaret show Voodoo Vaudeville have joined forces for a whole new club experience. The Night Of The Vambo is a mix of music and cabaret for the alternative mindset, with
When they were battling with Alexandra Burke for the X Factor crown, boy band JLS caused riots at a free gig in Croydon. Whether they will have a similar sort of effect now, three months on from Hallelujah hitting the top spot, is another matter. The
Former Portishead DJ Andy Smith returns after playing a sell-out show at the 1960s girl group extravaganza in February 2008. As well as working with the Bristolian trip-hoppers Portishead, Andy was also behind the multi-genre mix CD The Document
Even the roadies had style, looking the part as they tuned and re-tuned everything to the extent that even the most ardent fan could have mistaken them for the band. In the build up to this, support from Lyrebirds and The Third Man (starring ex-Kooks
Following David Hare’s indictment of the Government for castrating the railways in The Permanent Way, his one-man play about the Israel-Palestine situation Via Dolorosa and The Vertical Hour’s attack on the handling of the Iraq war, the playwright
A Crawley man was arrested on suspicion of terrorism as he tried to leave the country from Gatwick last week. The 27-year-old was taken by cops to a central London police station after being detained last Wednesday, March 18. A home
Lewes have signed a player called Rooney for the run-in to the season. The Rooks have taken central midfielder Luke Rooney on work experience from League Two side Gillingham. Rooney, who has been on the bench for Gillingham's first team this season,
Albion have failed in a bid to borrow experienced centre half Chris Lucketti from Huddersfield. Huddersfield were happy to let Lucketti go but the former Preston defender was reluctant to return to the south coast after a previous spell with
Well, after the lacklustre showing against Salisbury, many fans feared the visit of table toppers Burton to Eastbourne. The sun bathed the ground and gave our visitors a taste of the "Sunshine Coast" and as ever the Boro faithful congregated in
For Caroline Atkins, taking part in the Women’s Cricket World Cup was a dream come true, and her mother wouldn’t have missed it for anything. But Ghil Atkins went to extreme lengths to make sure she witnessed her daughter’s team win the contest
In my years at the cinema we have had some pretty weird things happen. We have hosted Gospel Conferences, Short films from local film-makers, Book signings, UFO lectures, Live Comedy, Football matches, Broadway Musicals and even private screenings
A SUSSEX MP has branded the BBC “bloated and careless” for spending up to £60 a time on taxis to ferry guests to and from its studios. Norman Baker, MP for Lewes, uncovered the travel costs after he was picked up by one of the Beeb’s cabs.
Albion boss Russell Slade has made his first signing, borrowing midfielder Gary Dicker from Stockport hours before the 5pm loan transfer deadline. The Seagulls are paying a loan fee to cash-strapped County for the services of the 22-year-old
A train driver wrongly jailed for a rail crash which killed five people has died at sea. Robert Morgan, of Meadow Way, Ferring, died on Saturday while sailing on his boat off the Isle of Wight. It is reported that other sailors heard
Passengers have claimed they were stranded on a plane being searched for a bomb because there were no stairs to evacuate them. The Emirates flight from Dubai caused chaos at Gatwick Airport on Sunday after a passenger found a note implying
An unidentified body has been removed from its grave after 15 years. Police reopened the ‘Bolney torso’ murder inquiry this week in the hope of identifying the headless and handless corpse which baffled detectives in the early 1990s.
A Brighton University student is hoping a cut-off tube and a homemade video will bring him fame and fortune. Luke Wright and his twin brother Ollie didn’t have to rely on a credit card to film their version of the iconic Barclaycard waterslide
Martin Elliott says he is not prepared to put Lewes’s Conference future at risk. The club’s managing director has decided against putting the club into administration before today’s deadline and has vowed instead to continue to carry on trying
St Peter's Church could be kept open by handing it over to an Anglican group to use. The church in York Place, Brighton, has been threatened with closure because of falling numbers in the congregation. But an amended draft pastoral scheme issued by
Joe Gatting has been tipped to grab his second chance to make it as a professional sportsman by his uncle and former England captain Mike. Gatting struck an eye-catching 110 in only his second game for Sussex this week since quitting football to try
Glenn Murray has given Albion a timely boost as they prepare for the nine games which will make or break their season. The striker came through 45 minutes for the reserves last night with no ill effects to his hernia surgery and subsequent complaints
A pensioner whose husband died after catching the C-diff superbug in hospital has criticised health bosses following the deaths of 13 people. Shirley Dent-Jones said the outbreak at Eastbourne District General Hospital brought back horrific
Children were left close to tears after they won an inter-school athletics competition - but were booed by unsporting parents. Youngsters from Thomas A Becket Middle School in Worthing were heckled by grown men and women because they scooped
A bid for millions of pounds to invest in a city estate has failed. There was an angry reaction as it was revealed plans to redevelop the 67 Centre in Hodshrove Lane in Moulsecoomb, Brighton, would have to be shelved. Brighton and Hove City Council
Russell Slade did a pretty good job for Yeovil. He took them to the League One play-offs, quite a feat for a club of their modest stature and resources. That achievement in his first season at Huish Park was always going to be hard to follow but
Horsham look like being frustrated in their plans to return to the town. Hornets want to groundshare with Horsham YMCA at Gorings Mead and end their costly exile at Worthing. But YMCA’s County League rivals are against the move. The other 19 first
Eastbourne Eagles have claimed the first silverware of the new season and they did it in real style. Eagles won 49-43 at league champions Poole Pirates tonight to clinch a 98-84 success on aggregate in the Elite Shield. Lewis Bridger led the way with
Defender Tommy Elphick signed off before suspension with a goal tonight. But there was arguably even more of a buzz about another Gary Hart strike and a Dan Royce cracker as Albion Reserves beat their QPR counterparts 3-1 at Lewes. Elphick must sit
