COMPUTERS ARE NOT OK EMERGENCY services apart, I had rather hoped the millennium bug would close down the nation for an hour or two to serve as a warning that computer nerds are taking over our lives. In the event, these technocrats spotted the danger
GROWING numbers of workers are refusing to pass on ideas or "tricks of the trade" to bosses for fear of harming their careers, new research has shown. Staff who have been ill-treated were most likely to "hoard" knowledge, which could prove costly to companies
Not too proud to stand down Sue Nichols, organiser of Brighton Pride, has done the decent thing and ended the feud that was splitting apart the gay and lesbian community in Brighton and Hove. She has withdrawn her application to stage an event in the
A FORMER professional boxer has been jailed for indecent assaults on two young girls committed 30 years apart. Kenneth Lancaster, 67, of Eastern Road, Haywards Heath, admitted two counts of indecent assault, the first committed in 1962 and the second
WORTHING moved out of the bottom two in hockey's Kent and Sussex Regional League with a thumping 6-2 defeat of fellow strugglers Sevenoaks. The match was effectively over by half time as Worthing raced into a 5-0 lead. John Massie's strike from a penalty
Andrew Cook marked his return from injury with the first-half try which kept Haywards Heath flying high in London Two South. Cook finished off an incisive blindside move between Damian Lyall and Alex Meredith to help second-placed Heath win 20-8 at Sevenoaks
LEWES insisted they had no regrets after losing 48-3 in their tough NPI Cup fifth round tie at Truro. The under-strength visitors swallowed the disappointment of conceding eight tries to enjoy a memorable weekend in Cornwall. Players had to chip in to
Worthing Hospital used an old van to transport bodies when the mortuary became too full to cope. Extra deaths caused by the biggest flu outbreak in a decade and the holiday closure of nearby crematoria are being blamed for the crisis. Twenty-three bodies
A senior county councillor today survived a no confidence vote. Kathryn Field was under fire from East Sussex County Council's Tory opposition after last month's failure to agree waste plans drawn up with Brighton and Hove. Coun Field has the environment
A TEENAGE girl has been convicted of harming a ten-year-old boy who suffered severe alcohol poisoning after drinking whisky. The 16-year-old girl, who lives in Hove but cannot be named for legal reasons, denied maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm
SUSSEX Police hope to more than double the usual number of new recruits, it was revealed today. The news follows intense pressure on Chief Constable Paul Whitehouse to boost the number of bobbies on the beat and front-line officers. Mr Whitehouse and
AN Internet site has been launched on graffiti hotspots in Brighton and Hove - and even advises people where they can buy paint. The Tatty Seaside Town website carries pictures of the more artistic graffiti to be found in the town and insists it is not
A WOMAN was killed and four people were injured in a head-on car crash. The 45-year-old woman, who has not yet been identified, is the sixth to die on roads in East Sussex since the beginning of the year. A young mother and her four-year-old daughter
COMPUTERS ARE NOT OK EMERGENCY services apart, I had rather hoped the millennium bug would close down the nation for an hour or two to serve as a warning that computer nerds are taking over our lives. In the event, these technocrats spotted the danger
GROWING numbers of workers are refusing to pass on ideas or "tricks of the trade" to bosses for fear of harming their careers, new research has shown. Staff who have been ill-treated were most likely to "hoard" knowledge, which could prove costly to companies
Not too proud to stand down Sue Nichols, organiser of Brighton Pride, has done the decent thing and ended the feud that was splitting apart the gay and lesbian community in Brighton and Hove. She has withdrawn her application to stage an event in the
A FORMER professional boxer has been jailed for indecent assaults on two young girls committed 30 years apart. Kenneth Lancaster, 67, of Eastern Road, Haywards Heath, admitted two counts of indecent assault, the first committed in 1962 and the second
THE former organiser of the Brighton Pride gay festival has quit the race to run this year's event after a feud with a rival group. Director Sue Nichols, whose Brighton Pride Ltd has run the event for the past three years, has withdrawn an application
Andrew Cook marked his return from injury with the first-half try which kept Haywards Heath flying high in London Two South. Cook finished off an incisive blindside move between Damian Lyall and Alex Meredith to help second-placed Heath win 20-8 at Sevenoaks
WORTHING coach Tim McKew issued his side with a stern wake-up call ahead of three make or break weeks in the title race. McKew saw his side blast fast-fading Dartfordians with five tries in the first 22 minutes to keep their dreams of top spot in rugby's
Worthing Hospital used an old van to transport bodies when the mortuary became too full to cope. Extra deaths caused by the biggest flu outbreak in a decade and the holiday closure of nearby crematoria are being blamed for the crisis. Twenty-three bodies
NEARLY fulfilled a lifetime's ambition this week . . . pulling the emergency cord. Nobody ever does this. Nobody dares. Nearly everyone I know admits to being as terrified as me of the minute stickers warning you that anyone who pulls the emergency cord
ONE of the largest housing associations in Sussex has been criticised by watchdogs after a body lay undiscovered in a flat for three months. A tenant has also been awarded almost £2,000 compensation after the Chichester District Housing Association let
SUSSEX Police hope to more than double the usual number of new recruits, it was revealed today. The news follows intense pressure on Chief Constable Paul Whitehouse to boost the number of bobbies on the beat and front-line officers. Mr Whitehouse and
AN Internet site has been launched on graffiti hotspots in Brighton and Hove - and even advises people where they can buy paint. The Tatty Seaside Town website carries pictures of the more artistic graffiti to be found in the town and insists it is not
THE former organiser of the Brighton Pride gay festival has quit the race to run this year's event after a feud with a rival group. Director Sue Nichols, whose Brighton Pride Ltd has run the event for the past three years, has withdrawn an application
A WOMAN today challenged Southern Water to clear up the rubbish which is washed up on a beach near her home. Christine Carruthers told the Portobello public inquiry she had collected a bag full of litter, including parts of sanitary towels, on Saltdean
WORTHING coach Tim McKew issued his side with a stern wake-up call ahead of three make or break weeks in the title race. McKew saw his side blast fast-fading Dartfordians with five tries in the first 22 minutes to keep their dreams of top spot in rugby's
WARREN Aspinall is back in contention for a place in Albion's starting line-up against one of his old clubs. Aspinall and Ryan Palmer are vying to deputise for injured Italian striker Lorenzo Pinamonte in tonight's Auto Windscreens Shield tie against
TWO years ago John Erb's world fell apart when he was diagnosed with leukaemia. His only hope of surviving the disease came when his 15-year-old sister Karla was identified as the perfect match for a bone marrow transplant and agreed to undergo the operation
NEARLY fulfilled a lifetime's ambition this week . . . pulling the emergency cord. Nobody ever does this. Nobody dares. Nearly everyone I know admits to being as terrified as me of the minute stickers warning you that anyone who pulls the emergency cord
ONE of the largest housing associations in Sussex has been criticised by watchdogs after a body lay undiscovered in a flat for three months. A tenant has also been awarded almost £2,000 compensation after the Chichester District Housing Association let
RAIL travellers in Sussex are facing more misery with the threat of a wave of one-day strikes. The result of a vote on industrial action by Connex SouthCentral and Connex South Eastern train drivers is expected on Thursday. Rail passengers have continued
The flu virus sweeping Britain has claimed the life of the only sister of Welsh singing star Dorothy Squires. Irene Perks, 87, died at The Hollies Nursing Home, Preston Park, Brighton, after suffering a chest infection. Mrs Perks is survived by her husband
A WOMAN today challenged Southern Water to clear up the rubbish which is washed up on a beach near her home. Christine Carruthers told the Portobello public inquiry she had collected a bag full of litter, including parts of sanitary towels, on Saltdean
WORTHING moved out of the bottom two in hockey's Kent and Sussex Regional League with a thumping 6-2 defeat of fellow strugglers Sevenoaks. The match was effectively over by half time as Worthing raced into a 5-0 lead. John Massie's strike from a penalty
LEWES insisted they had no regrets after losing 48-3 in their tough NPI Cup fifth round tie at Truro. The under-strength visitors swallowed the disappointment of conceding eight tries to enjoy a memorable weekend in Cornwall. Players had to chip in to
WARREN Aspinall is back in contention for a place in Albion's starting line-up against one of his old clubs. Aspinall and Ryan Palmer are vying to deputise for injured Italian striker Lorenzo Pinamonte in tonight's Auto Windscreens Shield tie against
TWO years ago John Erb's world fell apart when he was diagnosed with leukaemia. His only hope of surviving the disease came when his 15-year-old sister Karla was identified as the perfect match for a bone marrow transplant and agreed to undergo the operation
A senior county councillor today survived a no confidence vote. Kathryn Field was under fire from East Sussex County Council's Tory opposition after last month's failure to agree waste plans drawn up with Brighton and Hove. Coun Field has the environment
RAIL travellers in Sussex are facing more misery with the threat of a wave of one-day strikes. The result of a vote on industrial action by Connex SouthCentral and Connex South Eastern train drivers is expected on Thursday. Rail passengers have continued
A TEENAGE girl has been convicted of harming a ten-year-old boy who suffered severe alcohol poisoning after drinking whisky. The 16-year-old girl, who lives in Hove but cannot be named for legal reasons, denied maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm
The flu virus sweeping Britain has claimed the life of the only sister of Welsh singing star Dorothy Squires. Irene Perks, 87, died at The Hollies Nursing Home, Preston Park, Brighton, after suffering a chest infection. Mrs Perks is survived by her husband
A WOMAN was killed and four people were injured in a head-on car crash. The 45-year-old woman, who has not yet been identified, is the sixth to die on roads in East Sussex since the beginning of the year. A young mother and her four-year-old daughter
