BDO Hospitality Consulting, which compiled information from 369 hotels, said customer numbers were slightly down on the previous year but overall, room prices had increased and the industry had seen profits rise. The strong pound, which hurt manufacturers
ACTOR Paul Moriarty has launched a scheme to help disabled children. The Brighton-based star, well known for his role as George Palmer in EastEnders, was at the Brighthelm Centre in North Road yesterday for the start of Link Plus. Brighton and Hove Council
A NEW year starts for Brighton and Hove Council today with a new system to go with it. For the first time, nearly all the committees that have run the authority will go, to be replaced by a Cabinet system of government. So, at a stroke, the council has
IF at first you don't succeed, try, try and try again. Sussex lived up to that old adage admirably at Hove yesterday. ALewryless bowling attack kept on chipping away at the Gloucestershire batsmen when they were threatening to exploit to the full first
A 16-YEAR-OLD girl walking her dog in a park was dragged into bushes and raped in broad daylight. The attack happened in Buckingham Park, Shoreham. Detectives last night arrested a 16-year-old boy and he was still helping with inquiries into the assault
A BRIGHTON sixth-former looks set to become the next Eva Herzigova after starring in a raunchy new bra commercial. By day Holly Willoughby, 18, is an ordinary schoolgirl in the middle of sitting A-levels in English, theatre studies and art. But by night
A DRUG smuggler tried to get his hands back on his £45,000 haul of cannabis hours after being stopped by customs officers. The man had been detained after driving the hired car from Sussex to Wales, where he planned to make the ferry crossing to Ireland
A PIONEERING initiative giving boy racers a legitimate place to cruise is on the verge of collapse. Police and council chiefs in Eastbourne were among the first in the country to give permission for racers to use an industrial estate for regular meetings
ACTOR Paul Moriarty has launched a scheme to help disabled children. The Brighton-based star, well known for his role as George Palmer in EastEnders, was at the Brighthelm Centre in North Road yesterday for the start of Link Plus. Brighton and Hove Council
A NEW year starts for Brighton and Hove Council today with a new system to go with it. For the first time, nearly all the committees that have run the authority will go, to be replaced by a Cabinet system of government. So, at a stroke, the council has
SUSSEX have defended their security arrangements for last Saturday's World Cup clash at Hove between South Africa and India. They have been criticised after one Indian fan ran onto the pitch to confront captain Mohammad Azharuddin about his team's four
A 16-YEAR-OLD girl walking her dog in a park was dragged into bushes and raped in broad daylight. The attack happened in Buckingham Park, Shoreham. Detectives last night arrested a 16-year-old boy and he was still helping with inquiries into the assault
POP star Ronan Keating led holidaymakers on a real merry-go-round as he went walkabout at Butlins. The Boyzone singer was mobbed as he headed for a carousel after launching the holiday giant's bid to shed its old Hi-De-Hi image. Security men formed a
A DRUG smuggler tried to get his hands back on his £45,000 haul of cannabis hours after being stopped by customs officers. The man had been detained after driving the hired car from Sussex to Wales, where he planned to make the ferry crossing to Ireland
POLICE were today branded "reckless" and "irresponsible" for suggesting Burgess Hill's police station could be closed. Mid Sussex MP Nicholas Soames also said shutting it could result in more crime in the area. But police say the change could improve
SUSSEX have defended their security arrangements for last Saturday's World Cup clash at Hove between South Africa and India. They have been criticised after one Indian fan ran onto the pitch to confront captain Mohammad Azharuddin about his team's four
CONSERVATIVES in Worthing reacted with anger today after deputy mayor Geraldine Lissenburg resigned from the Tory group. Her departure came just a month after mayor David Chapman defected from the Lib Dems to the Conservatives just days before the council
POP star Ronan Keating led holidaymakers on a real merry-go-round as he went walkabout at Butlins. The Boyzone singer was mobbed as he headed for a carousel after launching the holiday giant's bid to shed its old Hi-De-Hi image. Security men formed a
TWINS Thomas and Jack Godolphin are giving EastEnders' hardmen Phil and Grant Mitchell a run for their money after landing roles in the BBC soap. Thomas and Jack have entered the world of showbusiness at the tender age of six months, taking it in turns
NEW plans for the redevelopment of Hove's King Alfred Centre are receiving overwhelming backing from residents. There was fierce opposition to the £30 million scheme when the original plans were released by developers Citygrove. The company bowed to public
BDO Hospitality Consulting, which compiled information from 369 hotels, said customer numbers were slightly down on the previous year but overall, room prices had increased and the industry had seen profits rise. The strong pound, which hurt manufacturers
POLICE were today branded "reckless" and "irresponsible" for suggesting Burgess Hill's police station could be closed. Mid Sussex MP Nicholas Soames also said shutting it could result in more crime in the area. But police say the change could improve
IF at first you don't succeed, try, try and try again. Sussex lived up to that old adage admirably at Hove yesterday. ALewryless bowling attack kept on chipping away at the Gloucestershire batsmen when they were threatening to exploit to the full first
CONSERVATIVES in Worthing reacted with anger today after deputy mayor Geraldine Lissenburg resigned from the Tory group. Her departure came just a month after mayor David Chapman defected from the Lib Dems to the Conservatives just days before the council
A BRIGHTON sixth-former looks set to become the next Eva Herzigova after starring in a raunchy new bra commercial. By day Holly Willoughby, 18, is an ordinary schoolgirl in the middle of sitting A-levels in English, theatre studies and art. But by night
TWINS Thomas and Jack Godolphin are giving EastEnders' hardmen Phil and Grant Mitchell a run for their money after landing roles in the BBC soap. Thomas and Jack have entered the world of showbusiness at the tender age of six months, taking it in turns
NEW plans for the redevelopment of Hove's King Alfred Centre are receiving overwhelming backing from residents. There was fierce opposition to the £30 million scheme when the original plans were released by developers Citygrove. The company bowed to public
A PIONEERING initiative giving boy racers a legitimate place to cruise is on the verge of collapse. Police and council chiefs in Eastbourne were among the first in the country to give permission for racers to use an industrial estate for regular meetings
