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  • DO THEY MEAN ME?

    CLANG, clang, clang went the trolley! Some of us involved in plans for the regeneration of the area see the day coming when you will be able to take a tram ride from the Palace Pier to Shoreham Beach. A tramway system encircling the seafront area, with

  • MAN FOUND DEAD IN FLAT

    THE badly-decomposed body of a man was found when police broke into his flat during the weekend. The victim, thought to be in his late thirties, was discovered on Sunday morning in Lower Rock Gardens, Brighton, after his landlady raised the alarm. Police

  • McArthur quits Albion

    TEENAGER Duncan McArthur has made a shock exit from Albion. Manager Micky Adams confirmed: "We have agreed to release him by mutual consent." Adams would not elaborate on McArthur's sudden departure from the club, which comes only days after he had been

  • Robbo: I was awful!

    MARK ROBINSON destroyed his old county in the National League yesterday, but confessed afterwards: "At times I bowled awfully." The 32-year-old Sussex seamer took 4-28 as Sussex made it two wins out of two in the second division of the National League

  • TOP TOWN FOR A GREAT DAY OUT

    TV and radio star Chris Evans today praised Worthing after spending a "fantastic" Bank Holiday in the town. Chris, presenter of TFI Friday on Channel Four, was speaking on his Virgin Radio breakfast show this morning. He told millions of listeners that

  • HAGUE'S FLYING VISIT TO BRING OUT THE VOTERS

    TORY leader William Hague was in Sussex today to boost his party's hopes in Thursday's local elections. Mr Hague met voters and discussed key issues on which candidates have been campaigning. His county-wide tour started in Rye, where he met traders.

  • SIGNAL FAILURE

    LAST week saw me stuck outside baguette stall on Victoria station with tall, blond, but balding, paunchy Tom, after case of mistaken identity. Initially, I believed Tom to be the tall, blond Matt who had answered my mobile phone, after I left it on train

  • FEAR OF JOB LOSSES IN GIANT DRINKS MERGER

    TWO of the UK's largest brewery chains today announced they were considering merging, sparking fears about job losses in Sussex. Whitbread confirmed it is in talks with Allied Domecq UK about a £2.75 billion merger. The move would mean Whitbread would

  • THE SUSSEX INVASION OF FRANCE

    HUNDREDS of visitors brought a taste of Brighton to Dieppe as they staged a celebration in the French town. They crossed the Channel for the special event to mark the start of the Brighton Festival and the resumption of the regular ferry service from

  • SHOPS ANGRY OVER NO TO GIANT STORE

    A COUNCIL admitted today that it did not consult traders before launching a campaign to block a massive retail development. Hailsham Town Council is aiming to stop Northern retail giants Great Mills opening a 22,000 sq ft store, claiming the development

  • VICAR SUED OVER MISSING SAVINGS

    A FORMER church organist is suing a vicar over the disappearance of her life savings. Disabled Constance Madden, 90, has issued a High Court writ to recover £80,000 which she claims went missing after the Reverend William Harris, vicar of West Grinstead

  • £25m PLEA FOR BETTER SCHOOLS

    A £25 MILLION master plan to improve schools in Crawley was unveiled today. It would tackle the anticipated increase in pupil numbers over the next ten years as well as upgrading existing facilities. Changes include a new secondary school on the Maidenbower

  • MAN FOUND DEAD IN FLAT

    THE badly-decomposed body of a man was found when police broke into his flat during the weekend. The victim, thought to be in his late thirties, was discovered on Sunday morning in Lower Rock Gardens, Brighton, after his landlady raised the alarm. Police

  • CIGARETTE STARTS FIRE

    A MAN was taken to hospital after fire tore through his home last night. The blaze broke out at 11.30pm in a second-floor council flat in Highbrook Close, Moulsecoomb, Brighton. A discarded cigarette was thought to be the cause. The occupant, a man in

  • McArthur quits Albion

    TEENAGER Duncan McArthur has made a shock exit from Albion. Manager Micky Adams confirmed: "We have agreed to release him by mutual consent." Adams would not elaborate on McArthur's sudden departure from the club, which comes only days after he had been

  • HAGUE'S FLYING VISIT TO BRING OUT THE VOTERS

    TORY leader William Hague was in Sussex today to boost his party's hopes in Thursday's local elections. Mr Hague met voters and discussed key issues on which candidates have been campaigning. His county-wide tour started in Rye, where he met traders.

  • MANAGERESS MUM WHO TURNED SOCCER TEAM AROUND

    A STRUGGLING football team is celebrating an amazing turn-around in its fortunes since mum-of-six Barbara Draper took over as manager. Whitehawk under-16s finished almost bottom of the county league last season and their prospects looked bleak when they

  • THE SUSSEX INVASION OF FRANCE

    HUNDREDS of visitors brought a taste of Brighton to Dieppe as they staged a celebration in the French town. They crossed the Channel for the special event to mark the start of the Brighton Festival and the resumption of the regular ferry service from

  • VICAR SUED OVER MISSING SAVINGS

    A FORMER church organist is suing a vicar over the disappearance of her life savings. Disabled Constance Madden, 90, has issued a High Court writ to recover £80,000 which she claims went missing after the Reverend William Harris, vicar of West Grinstead

  • WIFE SEES TEEN GANG'S ATTACK ON HUSBAND

    A MAN was attacked by three teenagers as he walked home with his wife. Police today appealed for information about the Saturday-night incident in East Park, Northgate, Crawley, in which the man was kicked and punched before the attackers ran off. The

  • £25m PLEA FOR BETTER SCHOOLS

    A £25 MILLION master plan to improve schools in Crawley was unveiled today. It would tackle the anticipated increase in pupil numbers over the next ten years as well as upgrading existing facilities. Changes include a new secondary school on the Maidenbower

  • STADIUM PROTEST VANDALS

    A NOTICE put up by anti-Falmer Stadium protestors has been ripped down, smashed in two and thrown in the village churchyard. Falmer Parish Council chairman Eric Huxham was furious when he heard that the sign declaring No Stadium Here had been destroyed

  • CIGARETTE STARTS FIRE

    A MAN was taken to hospital after fire tore through his home last night. The blaze broke out at 11.30pm in a second-floor council flat in Highbrook Close, Moulsecoomb, Brighton. A discarded cigarette was thought to be the cause. The occupant, a man in

  • SUNNY SIDE UP - OH, WHAT A PERFECT DAY!

    BRIGHTON baked in the seventies as the town enjoyed one of its busiest Bank Holidays in years. It was standing room only on Sussex beaches as thousands flocked to the coast. The influx brought many parts of the town to a standstill as cars packed with

  • FARM FIREBUG HUNTED AFTER HAYSTACK BLAZES

    A FARM arsonist is being hunted after tons of hay went up in smoke last night. Fire crews were called to Roundstone Farm, beside the A259 at Ferring, at 9.40pm to tackle a burning haystack. Firefighters from East Preston partially dismantled the stack

  • I LOATHED MY BREASTS SO MUCH I HAD THEM REDUCED

    AN inquest heard last week how a teenager died after a routine operation to reduce the size of one her breasts. Abigail Stevenage, 19, died a week after the operation at a hospital in the West Midlands after infection set in. What prompts young girls

  • WORKER IS LAID OFF TWICE IN JUST FOUR WEEKS

    INSURANCE adviser Stewart Newman says he is the unluckiest worker in Sussex after being made redundant from two jobs in just four weeks. The Argus revealed last week that Eagle Star was closing its Brighton office with the loss of more than 150 jobs.

  • MANAGERESS MUM WHO TURNED SOCCER TEAM AROUND

    A STRUGGLING football team is celebrating an amazing turn-around in its fortunes since mum-of-six Barbara Draper took over as manager. Whitehawk under-16s finished almost bottom of the county league last season and their prospects looked bleak when they

  • BLAZE WRECKS SOCIAL CENTRE

    A COMMUNITY is in shock after a much-loved venue was left gutted by fire. More than 30 firefighters spent two hours tackling the blaze at the Willingdon Trees Community Centre, Eastbourne, during the early hours of yesterday. A large part of the centre

  • DO THEY MEAN ME?

    CLANG, clang, clang went the trolley! Some of us involved in plans for the regeneration of the area see the day coming when you will be able to take a tram ride from the Palace Pier to Shoreham Beach. A tramway system encircling the seafront area, with

  • WIFE SEES TEEN GANG'S ATTACK ON HUSBAND

    A MAN was attacked by three teenagers as he walked home with his wife. Police today appealed for information about the Saturday-night incident in East Park, Northgate, Crawley, in which the man was kicked and punched before the attackers ran off. The

  • STADIUM PROTEST VANDALS

    A NOTICE put up by anti-Falmer Stadium protestors has been ripped down, smashed in two and thrown in the village churchyard. Falmer Parish Council chairman Eric Huxham was furious when he heard that the sign declaring No Stadium Here had been destroyed

  • SUNNY SIDE UP - OH, WHAT A PERFECT DAY!

    BRIGHTON baked in the seventies as the town enjoyed one of its busiest Bank Holidays in years. It was standing room only on Sussex beaches as thousands flocked to the coast. The influx brought many parts of the town to a standstill as cars packed with

  • Robbo: I was awful!

    MARK ROBINSON destroyed his old county in the National League yesterday, but confessed afterwards: "At times I bowled awfully." The 32-year-old Sussex seamer took 4-28 as Sussex made it two wins out of two in the second division of the National League

  • FARM FIREBUG HUNTED AFTER HAYSTACK BLAZES

    A FARM arsonist is being hunted after tons of hay went up in smoke last night. Fire crews were called to Roundstone Farm, beside the A259 at Ferring, at 9.40pm to tackle a burning haystack. Firefighters from East Preston partially dismantled the stack

  • TOP TOWN FOR A GREAT DAY OUT

    TV and radio star Chris Evans today praised Worthing after spending a "fantastic" Bank Holiday in the town. Chris, presenter of TFI Friday on Channel Four, was speaking on his Virgin Radio breakfast show this morning. He told millions of listeners that

  • SIGNAL FAILURE

    LAST week saw me stuck outside baguette stall on Victoria station with tall, blond, but balding, paunchy Tom, after case of mistaken identity. Initially, I believed Tom to be the tall, blond Matt who had answered my mobile phone, after I left it on train

  • FEAR OF JOB LOSSES IN GIANT DRINKS MERGER

    TWO of the UK's largest brewery chains today announced they were considering merging, sparking fears about job losses in Sussex. Whitbread confirmed it is in talks with Allied Domecq UK about a £2.75 billion merger. The move would mean Whitbread would

  • I LOATHED MY BREASTS SO MUCH I HAD THEM REDUCED

    AN inquest heard last week how a teenager died after a routine operation to reduce the size of one her breasts. Abigail Stevenage, 19, died a week after the operation at a hospital in the West Midlands after infection set in. What prompts young girls

  • WORKER IS LAID OFF TWICE IN JUST FOUR WEEKS

    INSURANCE adviser Stewart Newman says he is the unluckiest worker in Sussex after being made redundant from two jobs in just four weeks. The Argus revealed last week that Eagle Star was closing its Brighton office with the loss of more than 150 jobs.

  • SHOPS ANGRY OVER NO TO GIANT STORE

    A COUNCIL admitted today that it did not consult traders before launching a campaign to block a massive retail development. Hailsham Town Council is aiming to stop Northern retail giants Great Mills opening a 22,000 sq ft store, claiming the development

  • BLAZE WRECKS SOCIAL CENTRE

    A COMMUNITY is in shock after a much-loved venue was left gutted by fire. More than 30 firefighters spent two hours tackling the blaze at the Willingdon Trees Community Centre, Eastbourne, during the early hours of yesterday. A large part of the centre