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  • DO THEY MEAN ME? BY DEREK JAMESON

    Lost souls of A&E RACING to the rescue in the Brighton lifeboat or writing columns for the Argus must seem a doddle to Bini McCall compared with the battle she wages day by day helping the sick and needy in her job as a nursing sister. Cool and calm

  • Lewes face uphill struggle

    LEWES admit their chances of a top five finish are already slipping away after they suffered a fourth successive league defeat. They produced an improved display at home to London Two South high-flyers Effingham and Leatherhead but still went down 27-

  • Grinstead left to rue missed chances

    WASTED chances cost East Grinstead dear as they slipped to a 3-2 defeat at home to Doncaster in National League division one. Grinstead, relegated from the premier division last season, are struggling to come to terms with life in a new division. With

  • Albion break the bank to sign Cullip

    ALBION are pushing the boat out in a bid to complete the capture of Danny Cullip. The young central defender from Brentford will be the Seagulls' biggest buy for three years and one of their top wage earners if his loan move becomes permanent. The Argus

  • BLEAK WINTER FOR TENANTS

    An 11 per cent rise in house prices across the country was recorded by the Nationwide Building Society last month, the highest since the property boom of the late Eighties. Figures for the South East have topped the national average, with estimates from

  • BUS BID TO BANISH BULLYING

    CELEBRITIES Ian Wright, Tony Robinson and Ralf Brown are backing a campaign against homophobic bullying launched in Brighton and Hove today.Plea over future of the Downs They will be appearing in a series of adverts on Brighton and Hove buses for the

  • Grinstead left to rue missed chances

    WASTED chances cost East Grinstead dear as they slipped to a 3-2 defeat at home to Doncaster in National League division one. Grinstead, relegated from the premier division last season, are struggling to come to terms with life in a new division. With

  • Albion break the bank to sign Cullip

    ALBION are pushing the boat out in a bid to complete the capture of Danny Cullip. The young central defender from Brentford will be the Seagulls' biggest buy for three years and one of their top wage earners if his loan move becomes permanent. The Argus

  • Hunt for arsonists after fire on pier

    ARSONISTS have been blamed for causing hundreds of pounds' damage when they set fire to deckchairs stacked on Worthing Pier. Fire crews called to the blaze at about 12.45am stayed at the scene for nearly an hour to make the area safe. Part of a partition

  • PLEA OVER FUTURE OF THE DOWNS

    A campaign to persuade the Government to change its mind about making the South Downs a national park was launched today. A deputation of councillors and MPs was seeing a junior minister at the Department of the Environment to voice their fears. The meeting

  • MORE TRIPS FOR FERRIES

    FERRY firm Hoverspeed has moved nearer to an all-year, daily service from Newhaven. From November 1, Hoverspeed is extending its weekend winter service to Dieppe to run on Mondays. The move is the latest extension to the service, which was taken on by

  • BLEAK WINTER FOR TENANTS

    An 11 per cent rise in house prices across the country was recorded by the Nationwide Building Society last month, the highest since the property boom of the late Eighties. Figures for the South East have topped the national average, with estimates from

  • STORE GUARD PESTERED WOMEN STAFF, TRIBUNAL TOLD

    A security guard pestered female staff at a sports shop to go out with him, a tribunal heard. Five female workers at JJB Sports complained about Martin Avevor's behaviour, it was claimed. Managers said as a result he was moved from the shop in Western

  • DO THEY MEAN ME? BY DEREK JAMESON

    Lost souls of A&E RACING to the rescue in the Brighton lifeboat or writing columns for the Argus must seem a doddle to Bini McCall compared with the battle she wages day by day helping the sick and needy in her job as a nursing sister. Cool and calm

  • VOICE OF THE ARGUS

    Shameful remarks The student unions at Brighton and Sussex Universities should be ashamed of themselves. A guide called Planet Brighton for new students to the town says Moulsecoomb is a place to send shivers down their spines. And it gives a warning

  • ROW OVER GAME LED TO MURDER

    A FATHER of five has been jailed for life for the brutal murder of a neighbour he believed had stolen his Sony PlayStation. Patrick Gallagher, 38, punched and stamped Andrew Girvin, 36, to death after his game console vanished last October. He stormed

  • Lewes face uphill struggle

    LEWES admit their chances of a top five finish are already slipping away after they suffered a fourth successive league defeat. They produced an improved display at home to London Two South high-flyers Effingham and Leatherhead but still went down 27-

  • SIGNAL FAILURE

    Have developed lovely warm, affectionate feelings for WH Smith, and feelings of resentment towards Connex, Railtrack and rest of those involved in making nightmare of getting to work increasingly nightmarish. The latter have succeeded in successfully

  • WEIGHTY OPPOSITION TO PAUL'S GRUNTING

    WEIGHTLIFTER Paul Bott likes to psych himself up before hauling the equivalent of four grown men above his head. But the 20-stone father-of-one said he was bowled over when staff at a fitness club said: "Sorry sir, you can't join because you grunt too

  • TWO ACCUSED POLICEMEN SUSPENDED

    TWO Brighton police officers have been suspended over an alleged assault believed to have been captured on CCTV cameras. The matter has been voluntarily referred to the Police Complaints Authority and an investigation is being conducted by Det Chief Insp

  • SCHOOL MAN SACKED OVER NAKED

    BOYS FILM A CLEANER at a top Roman Catholic public school has been sacked after a secret video camera was found in a boys' shower room. Child protection officers are now investigating after a pupil discovered the camera hidden behind a false ceiling.

  • A27 BANNERS IN RUBBISH BATTLE

    Villagers opposed to waste dumping in the Low Weald are taking action to get their message heard. Residents of Selmeston made huge banners bearing slogans objecting to new landraising sites, which they placed along the A27. The action group Clear has

  • VOICE OF THE ARGUS

    Shameful remarks The student unions at Brighton and Sussex Universities should be ashamed of themselves. A guide called Planet Brighton for new students to the town says Moulsecoomb is a place to send shivers down their spines. And it gives a warning

  • ROW OVER GAME LED TO MURDER

    A FATHER of five has been jailed for life for the brutal murder of a neighbour he believed had stolen his Sony PlayStation. Patrick Gallagher, 38, punched and stamped Andrew Girvin, 36, to death after his game console vanished last October. He stormed

  • BUS BID TO BANISH BULLYING

    CELEBRITIES Ian Wright, Tony Robinson and Ralf Brown are backing a campaign against homophobic bullying launched in Brighton and Hove today.Plea over future of the Downs They will be appearing in a series of adverts on Brighton and Hove buses for the

  • Hunt for arsonists after fire on pier

    ARSONISTS have been blamed for causing hundreds of pounds' damage when they set fire to deckchairs stacked on Worthing Pier. Fire crews called to the blaze at about 12.45am stayed at the scene for nearly an hour to make the area safe. Part of a partition

  • PLEA OVER FUTURE OF THE DOWNS

    A campaign to persuade the Government to change its mind about making the South Downs a national park was launched today. A deputation of councillors and MPs was seeing a junior minister at the Department of the Environment to voice their fears. The meeting

  • SIGNAL FAILURE

    Have developed lovely warm, affectionate feelings for WH Smith, and feelings of resentment towards Connex, Railtrack and rest of those involved in making nightmare of getting to work increasingly nightmarish. The latter have succeeded in successfully

  • MORE TRIPS FOR FERRIES

    FERRY firm Hoverspeed has moved nearer to an all-year, daily service from Newhaven. From November 1, Hoverspeed is extending its weekend winter service to Dieppe to run on Mondays. The move is the latest extension to the service, which was taken on by

  • STORE GUARD PESTERED WOMEN STAFF, TRIBUNAL TOLD

    A security guard pestered female staff at a sports shop to go out with him, a tribunal heard. Five female workers at JJB Sports complained about Martin Avevor's behaviour, it was claimed. Managers said as a result he was moved from the shop in Western

  • WEIGHTY OPPOSITION TO PAUL'S GRUNTING

    WEIGHTLIFTER Paul Bott likes to psych himself up before hauling the equivalent of four grown men above his head. But the 20-stone father-of-one said he was bowled over when staff at a fitness club said: "Sorry sir, you can't join because you grunt too

  • TWO ACCUSED POLICEMEN SUSPENDED

    TWO Brighton police officers have been suspended over an alleged assault believed to have been captured on CCTV cameras. The matter has been voluntarily referred to the Police Complaints Authority and an investigation is being conducted by Det Chief Insp

  • SCHOOL MAN SACKED OVER NAKED

    BOYS FILM A CLEANER at a top Roman Catholic public school has been sacked after a secret video camera was found in a boys' shower room. Child protection officers are now investigating after a pupil discovered the camera hidden behind a false ceiling.

  • A27 BANNERS IN RUBBISH BATTLE

    Villagers opposed to waste dumping in the Low Weald are taking action to get their message heard. Residents of Selmeston made huge banners bearing slogans objecting to new landraising sites, which they placed along the A27. The action group Clear has