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  • 'Take new era into account' demand

    TOP chartered accountants in Sussex are calling for a change of style in the accountancy profession. Mark Spofforth, president of the South Eastern Society of Chartered Accountants, which represents 7,500 accountants across East and West Sussex as well

  • 28 reasons not to shut this home

    There are many reasons why the French Convalescent Home should not be closed. Here are 28 of them. These residents have faced months of uncertainty with the prospect of a traumatic move constantly hanging over them. Yesterday they celebrated news the

  • Hospital a fifth short on nurses

    Health bosses today revealed the full extent of a nursing shortage at two hospitals which look after thousands of patients in Mid Sussex. Crawley Hospital and East Surrey Hospital at Redhill are about a fifth down on the number of nurses they want - and

  • Kriwald wants help for his Bears

    BRIGHTON Bears' new owner Romek Kriwald doesn't intend being a one man band for long. The 37-year-old took charge of the club this week when be bought the shares held by Christian Hamilton and his mother Eileen for the last two and a half years. It's

  • King drinks to getting his big chance

    A taste of Heineken has refreshed Alex King's chances of establishing himself with England. The 25-year-old outside half from Brighton is on the bench tomorrow for his country's first ever Six Nations match at home to Ireland. And his influential form

  • Me and Thomas get along just fine

    ALBION manager Micky Adams has rubbished suggestions of a personality clash with Rod Thomas. Adams has fined Thomas a week's wages following his red card inside five minutes at Mansfield on Tuesday. But the enigmatic winger, in and out of the side this

  • 28 reasons not to shut this home

    There are many reasons why the French Convalescent Home should not be closed. Here are 28 of them. These residents have faced months of uncertainty with the prospect of a traumatic move constantly hanging over them. Yesterday they celebrated news the

  • Shotgun raid pair escape with gems

    Two armed robbers threatened staff at a jewellers with a shotgun before making off with cash and jewellery. The men burst into Nicholas and Co, in Queensway, Bognor, just after 4pm yesterday and said they would shoot the cashiers if they did not give

  • Stressed police turn anger on their chief

    RANK-and-file police officers in Sussex have launched an unprecedented attack on Chief Constable Paul Whitehouse. A Police Federation joint branch board statement says it is losing confidence in him and wants immediate action. The attack comes hot on

  • New landmarks power into port

    Five silver-grey cylinders are set to become a spectacular Sussex landmark. The five carbon steel sections are due to be lifted off the ship that brought them to Shoreham Harbour over the weekend. And by the end of the month the 20-tonne segments will

  • Japanese restaurant lands a plum job

    A Japanese restaurant received its most unusual request for food since opening. A couple ordered two kilograms of pickled plums to be delivered to their home - in Detroit, Michigan. The pair contacted Oki-Nami, in Church Road, Hove, after seeing the restaurant's

  • Baby who's so special

    YOUNG mum Clare Brown cried tears of joy after the birth of her healthy 6lb 11oz son. But she knows she will never get over the memory of her first child, who died after just six hours because of a hospital blunder. Her son Curtis lost his fight for life

  • Management firing squads'missed target by John Parry

    I was hoping by now I would be discussing the overdue resignations of John Stocker and Jennie Page. Sadly, neither of these events has happened. John Stocker and Jennie Page? For those of you who are unfamiliar with their names, they are the people responsible

  • 28 reasons not to shut this home

    There are many reasons why the French Convalescent Home should not be closed. Here are 28 of them. These residents have faced months of uncertainty with the prospect of a traumatic move constantly hanging over them. Yesterday they celebrated news the

  • Rural report is a grim read

    EAST Sussex has taken a bashing from Government bureaucrats who have branded it a pocket of rural poverty. The popular public view of the county is one of wealth and beautiful countryside. But the Government seems to disagree. A Cabinet Office report

  • Kriwald wants help for his Bears

    BRIGHTON Bears' new owner Romek Kriwald doesn't intend being a one man band for long. The 37-year-old took charge of the club this week when be bought the shares held by Christian Hamilton and his mother Eileen for the last two and a half years. It's

  • King drinks to getting his big chance

    A taste of Heineken has refreshed Alex King's chances of establishing himself with England. The 25-year-old outside half from Brighton is on the bench tomorrow for his country's first ever Six Nations match at home to Ireland. And his influential form

  • Me and Thomas get along just fine

    ALBION manager Micky Adams has rubbished suggestions of a personality clash with Rod Thomas. Adams has fined Thomas a week's wages following his red card inside five minutes at Mansfield on Tuesday. But the enigmatic winger, in and out of the side this

  • Shotgun raid pair escape with gems

    Two armed robbers threatened staff at a jewellers with a shotgun before making off with cash and jewellery. The men burst into Nicholas and Co, in Queensway, Bognor, just after 4pm yesterday and said they would shoot the cashiers if they did not give

  • Stressed police turn anger on their chief

    RANK-and-file police officers in Sussex have launched an unprecedented attack on Chief Constable Paul Whitehouse. A Police Federation joint branch board statement says it is losing confidence in him and wants immediate action. The attack comes hot on

  • New landmarks power into port

    Five silver-grey cylinders are set to become a spectacular Sussex landmark. The five carbon steel sections are due to be lifted off the ship that brought them to Shoreham Harbour over the weekend. And by the end of the month the 20-tonne segments will

  • Donk's legacy

    The look of anticipation on Lucy Fensom's face betrayed a mixture of extreme emotions. Those of frustration, anxiety, fear and, most of all, hope. The 27-year-old air hostess from Hove was waiting with her family at the quarantine control centre next

  • Japanese restaurant lands a plum job

    A Japanese restaurant received its most unusual request for food since opening. A couple ordered two kilograms of pickled plums to be delivered to their home - in Detroit, Michigan. The pair contacted Oki-Nami, in Church Road, Hove, after seeing the restaurant's

  • 28 reasons not to shut this home

    There are many reasons why the French Convalescent Home should not be closed. Here are 28 of them. These residents have faced months of uncertainty with the prospect of a traumatic move constantly hanging over them. Yesterday they celebrated news the

  • 34 years for drugs gang

    A gang of villains has been sentenced to a total of 34 years in jail. They were convicted of off- ences including drug-dealing and illegal gambling. The men, who were trapped by a tiny listening device planted by police in their Hove headquarters, lived

  • Management firing squads'missed target by John Parry

    I was hoping by now I would be discussing the overdue resignations of John Stocker and Jennie Page. Sadly, neither of these events has happened. John Stocker and Jennie Page? For those of you who are unfamiliar with their names, they are the people responsible

  • Management firing squads'missed target

    I was hoping by now I would be discussing the overdue resignations of John Stocker and Jennie Page. Sadly, neither of these events has happened. John Stocker and Jennie Page? For those of you who are unfamiliar with their names, they are the people responsible

  • 28 reasons not to shut this home

    There are many reasons why the French Convalescent Home should not be closed. Here are 28 of them. These residents have faced months of uncertainty with the prospect of a traumatic move constantly hanging over them. Yesterday they celebrated news the

  • Rural report is a grim read

    EAST Sussex has taken a bashing from Government bureaucrats who have branded it a pocket of rural poverty. The popular public view of the county is one of wealth and beautiful countryside. But the Government seems to disagree. A Cabinet Office report

  • Connor takes charge

    BRIGHTON'S Clare Connor has taken over as captain of the England women's cricket team. The 23-year-old, who started the current tour of Australia and New Zealand as vice-captain, has assumed control following the resignation of skipper Karen Smithies

  • Green: Burn-out is a myth

    FORGET about burn out, hard-working Will Green would love the chance to for more action tonight. The 26-year-old from Littlehampton has just completed a gruelling sequence of three games in eight days at tight head prop, arguably the toughest position

  • Witness condemns hospital

    A top consultant said an ambulance crew, a nurse and a house doctor were negligent . Mr David James Grundy made the claim regarding their treatment of teacher Richard Lewisas he was cross-examined by defence barrister Nicholas Valios QC at Lewes Crown

  • Donk's legacy

    The look of anticipation on Lucy Fensom's face betrayed a mixture of extreme emotions. Those of frustration, anxiety, fear and, most of all, hope. The 27-year-old air hostess from Hove was waiting with her family at the quarantine control centre next

  • Tributes paid to Argus man Phil

    Colleagues have paid tribute to former Evening Argus photographer Phil Wigglesworth, who died yesterday. Phil, 62, joined the Argus in 1983 from the Worthing Herald where he had been taking pictures since the early Fifties, apart from a break of two years

  • 28 reasons not to shut this home

    There are many reasons why the French Convalescent Home should not be closed. Here are 28 of them. These residents have faced months of uncertainty with the prospect of a traumatic move constantly hanging over them. Yesterday they celebrated news the

  • 34 years for drugs gang

    A gang of villains has been sentenced to a total of 34 years in jail. They were convicted of off- ences including drug-dealing and illegal gambling. The men, who were trapped by a tiny listening device planted by police in their Hove headquarters, lived

  • 'Take new era into account' demand

    TOP chartered accountants in Sussex are calling for a change of style in the accountancy profession. Mark Spofforth, president of the South Eastern Society of Chartered Accountants, which represents 7,500 accountants across East and West Sussex as well

  • 28 reasons not to shut this home

    There are many reasons why the French Convalescent Home should not be closed. Here are 28 of them. These residents have faced months of uncertainty with the prospect of a traumatic move constantly hanging over them. Yesterday they celebrated news the

  • Hospital a fifth short on nurses

    Health bosses today revealed the full extent of a nursing shortage at two hospitals which look after thousands of patients in Mid Sussex. Crawley Hospital and East Surrey Hospital at Redhill are about a fifth down on the number of nurses they want - and

  • Management firing squads'missed target

    I was hoping by now I would be discussing the overdue resignations of John Stocker and Jennie Page. Sadly, neither of these events has happened. John Stocker and Jennie Page? For those of you who are unfamiliar with their names, they are the people responsible

  • Connor takes charge

    BRIGHTON'S Clare Connor has taken over as captain of the England women's cricket team. The 23-year-old, who started the current tour of Australia and New Zealand as vice-captain, has assumed control following the resignation of skipper Karen Smithies

  • Green: Burn-out is a myth

    FORGET about burn out, hard-working Will Green would love the chance to for more action tonight. The 26-year-old from Littlehampton has just completed a gruelling sequence of three games in eight days at tight head prop, arguably the toughest position

  • 28 reasons not to shut this home

    There are many reasons why the French Convalescent Home should not be closed. Here are 28 of them. These residents have faced months of uncertainty with the prospect of a traumatic move constantly hanging over them. Yesterday they celebrated news the

  • Witness condemns hospital

    A top consultant said an ambulance crew, a nurse and a house doctor were negligent . Mr David James Grundy made the claim regarding their treatment of teacher Richard Lewisas he was cross-examined by defence barrister Nicholas Valios QC at Lewes Crown

  • Tributes paid to Argus man Phil

    Colleagues have paid tribute to former Evening Argus photographer Phil Wigglesworth, who died yesterday. Phil, 62, joined the Argus in 1983 from the Worthing Herald where he had been taking pictures since the early Fifties, apart from a break of two years

  • Baby who's so special

    YOUNG mum Clare Brown cried tears of joy after the birth of her healthy 6lb 11oz son. But she knows she will never get over the memory of her first child, who died after just six hours because of a hospital blunder. Her son Curtis lost his fight for life