A bulging orderbook has prompted construction and services group Carillion to predict a healthy outlook in coming months. The group said that by the end of June, contracts worth £2.45 billion had been signed, around £500 million more than at the same
Supermarket group Tesco has reported a nine per cent jump in profits despite intense competition, which drove down prices in the UK. The group said pre-tax profits for the 24 weeks to August 12 jumped from £381 million last year to £415 million. Chief
Safeway is selling Christmas wrapping paper next to beach mats. Christmas at Christmas is bad enough, but Christmas nearly four months early is obscene. What a crazy, commercial society we live in. -Shane Wentworth, Broad Street, Brighton
Peter Mitchell, who wants to be a lord, wrote an ode to a pair of pants. Tomboy appears daily in The Argus and is updated each day on this website. You can see more of Tomboy on www.moontoon.co.uk The Moontoon website also has comic strips, greeting cards
My wife and I went to see Brighton and Hove Operatic Society's Oliver at the Theatre Royal recently and thought it was marvellous. What a pity there wasn't a review in the Argus to give encouragement to the hardworking members of this society. -R. &
A funeral parlour is to hold an open day to try to dispel some myths about the service. R Jarvis in Cross-in-Hand, near Heathfield, has recently refurbished its Victorian premises. The firm now wants to show off its new parlour. On October 21, the family-run
Fifty firefighters fought a huge blaze on Bexhill seafront which gutted a large house used by squatters early today. Flames were seen inside the building shortly after 5am and within half an hour flames were leaping into the sky. Firefighters from all
Two aspiring film-makers teamed up with comedian Mark Little to make a new film about homelessness in Brighton. Little stars as the foreman of an imaginary factory in the 66-minute video, shot at a variety of locations in the town centre, Kemp Town and
Millions of people will be tuning in to the Olympics over the next two weeks but Walter Humphreys has a special reason for watching. The 79-year-old was one of the torch-bearers for the 1948 games, which were the last held in England. He was picked to
The new zebra crossing in Portland Road, near the junction with Scott Road, should indeed be something to publicise and celebrate (Opinion, September 14). After all, local residents campaigned for the crossing for many years and I was pleased to support
They were planned as eye-catching advertisements to safeguard the future of the country's 141,000 phone boxes. The signs were placed on kiosks by BT as a money-making scheme because of increasing pressure from mobile phones. But the adverts have provoked
Two men sacked for fighting at work told an employment tribunal they were surprised to lose their jobs. Tim Weedon and Steve Harris claimed they did not believe they would be dismissed following the violent incident on the factory floor at the Parker
Residents confronted police last night to criticise their handling of an 18-hour rave by travellers at a beauty spot. Senior officers defended their actions at a heated meeting of of Telscombe Town Council. Councillors voted to investigate a scheme to
Relatives and friends of missing student Luke Dance were today anxiously waiting for news after he disappeared while backpacking in the tropical jungles of South America. The 19-year-old from Crawley was last seen on August 29 when he left fellow backpackers
A train company is proposing football-style transfer fees of £50,000 for drivers to prevent them being poached by rival operators. The move by Connex is aimed at making up for a shortfall of drivers. The firm is now spending about £10 million training
Why is Brighton and Hove Council spending so much money on 'designer' road and pavement surfaces while claiming a popular children's pool costs too much to maintain? It makes me angry to see gangs of workers digging up perfectly adequate roads to lay
Panic buying of petrol is causing a crisis both in Sussex and other parts of the country for the second time in a week. Last week, selfish drivers made things much worse than they needed to have been by filling their fuel tanks to the brim and then topping
It was Crawley's turn to suffer the anguish of a late goal at Dorchester last night but they still went top of the Dr Martens premier division after a 2-2 draw. Two strikes from super sub Francis Vines looked to have earned Crawley an unlikely away win
Michael Bevan will not be playing for Sussex next year. The brilliant Australian, who scored over 2,200 runs for the county this season and finished top of the national averages, says he wants to take some time off after playing non-stop for seven years
Advertisers have long been desperate to woo women on the net with online magazines such as CharlotteStreet and Beme. But while these websites have had mixed fortunes, the web has proved irresistible to female entrepreneurs. Now a Horsham woman has launched
Those present at the recent policy and resources committee meeting of Brighton and Hove Council, where extremely important community issues were nodded through by the Labour group without debate, should be ashamed of themselves. More and more issues seem
My wife and I went to see Brighton and Hove Operatic Society's Oliver at the Theatre Royal recently and thought it was marvellous. What a pity there wasn't a review in the Argus to give encouragement to the hardworking members of this society. -R. &
The fuel tax protesters responsibly called off their action when they'd made their point. Now it's up to the government to do its bit. -Ray Wootton, Stanmer Avenue, Saltdean
Having recently returned my electoral registration form, I note I shall be automatically entered for a prize draw. Who is paying for the prizes on offer and why? We are legally required to register anyway. Why not chase up and prosecute those who don't
My friend was angry. No, that's an understatement, she was mega-furious. "Selfish pigs!" she exclaimed vehemently. We were standing in our local Co-op grocery store last Wednesday evening, surrounded by rows of empty shelves. Well, not all empty. Looking
Fifty firefighters fought a huge blaze on Bexhill seafront which gutted a large house used by squatters early today. Flames were seen inside the building shortly after 5am and within half an hour flames were leaping into the sky. Firefighters from all
A man who once wrote an ode to his underpants has now put himself forward to be a member of the House of Lords. Peter Mitchell shot to fame last year when his pants poem was broadcast to more than a million listeners on Sarah Kennedy's Radio 2 show. And
Two aspiring film-makers teamed up with comedian Mark Little to make a new film about homelessness in Brighton. Little stars as the foreman of an imaginary factory in the 66-minute video, shot at a variety of locations in the town centre, Kemp Town and
Millions of people will be tuning in to the Olympics over the next two weeks but Walter Humphreys has a special reason for watching. The 79-year-old was one of the torch-bearers for the 1948 games, which were the last held in England. He was picked to
A man grabbed a teenage girl and tried to indecently assault her after attempting to strike up a conservation. The 16-year-old girl was walking towards the junction of Seaside Road and Whitley Road, Eastbourne, yesterday between 9.45am and 10am when the
They were planned as eye-catching advertisements to safeguard the future of the country's 141,000 phone boxes. The signs were placed on kiosks by BT as a money-making scheme because of increasing pressure from mobile phones. But the adverts have provoked
The body of a man was washed ashore this morning. It was discovered near the lifeboat station in King Edwards Parade, Eastbourne, just after 7.30am. The body was taken to the borough mortuary and dental records were being used to determine the man's identity
Two men sacked for fighting at work told an employment tribunal they were surprised to lose their jobs. Tim Weedon and Steve Harris claimed they did not believe they would be dismissed following the violent incident on the factory floor at the Parker
Armed police were called into action after a shot was fired in an attempted robbery on a security van. It happened at about 3.10pm yesterday in Norman Road, St Leonards. A security van was stopped by a group of men who threatened staff with a gun. A shot
Three cheers for Derek Jameson for his courageous article on Britain's moral decline and the dangers it signals for the future. My concern is that the knowledge of good and evil, which comes from our consciences, reinforced by Biblical authority, is being
Multi-million pound plans for a marina at Bognor have been put on hold until next year. A decision on whether to continue with the proposals will not be made until 2001 while further details are thrashed out. Developer McAlpine says it may have to build
The writer of the recent letter accusing me of being image-conscious is right. I want Brighton and Hove to be a place for thriving small businesses such as restaurants and cafes, which rely on the additional summer trade brought in by paying customers
Armed police were called into action after a shot was fired in an attempted robbery on a security van. It happened at about 3.10pm yesterday in Norman Road, St Leonards. A security van was stopped by a group of men who threatened staff with a gun. A shot
The recent correspondence regarding farming in Sussex, milk over-production and the demise of dairy farming at Upper Stoneham Farm paints a sad, but all too familiar picture. A large proportion of the public could not care less where food or milk comes
A train company is proposing football-style transfer fees of £50,000 for drivers to prevent them being poached by rival operators. The move by Connex is aimed at making up for a shortfall of drivers. The firm is now spending about £10 million training
Surely it's wrong for public sector housing to exist in a separate, but parallel, market from private sector rented housing? Even with the presence of housing associations this still seems to be the case. The correct course would be to set rents according
The person complaining about being disturbed by paramedics who had the wrong address (Opinion, August 23) must appreciate they are normally responding to a garbled message which will lead them to a nasty situation of human distress. They do not expect
The arrogance of our local councillors never ceases to amaze me. They always seem to think they know best. Recently we had an announcement of bus routes being axed, almost immediately followed by transport councillor John Warmington announcing a doubling
Advertisers have long been desperate to woo women on the net with online magazines such as CharlotteStreet and Beme. But while these websites have had mixed fortunes, the web has proved irresistible to female entrepreneurs. Now a Horsham woman has launched
Those present at the recent policy and resources committee meeting of Brighton and Hove Council, where extremely important community issues were nodded through by the Labour group without debate, should be ashamed of themselves. More and more issues seem
I'm glad to see the petrol blockade is over so the police can end their week's holiday and get back to work. How about sorting out violent crime? -H. Gregory, Elm Grove, Brighton
The fuel tax protesters responsibly called off their action when they'd made their point. Now it's up to the government to do its bit. -Ray Wootton, Stanmer Avenue, Saltdean
Having recently returned my electoral registration form, I note I shall be automatically entered for a prize draw. Who is paying for the prizes on offer and why? We are legally required to register anyway. Why not chase up and prosecute those who don't
My friend was angry. No, that's an understatement, she was mega-furious. "Selfish pigs!" she exclaimed vehemently. We were standing in our local Co-op grocery store last Wednesday evening, surrounded by rows of empty shelves. Well, not all empty. Looking
A boy of nine broke both his arms after falling off a climbing frame at the centre of safety fears. Louise Millar is now considering suing Brighton and Hove Council over the incident. Her son Ryan will be in hospital for the next four weeks. He was playing
When her brother died in an horrific road accident, Joanne Standing was determined some good would come from the tragedy. She decided to honour the memory of Peter Standing by continuing the work he had started to help street children in Brazil. Joanne
A man who once wrote an ode to his underpants has now put himself forward to be a member of the House of Lords. Peter Mitchell shot to fame last year when his pants poem was broadcast to more than a million listeners on Sarah Kennedy's Radio 2 show. And
Why does Adam Trimingham allow himself to be called The Sage of Sussex? This is as preposterous as Woodrow Wyatt's being called The Voice of Reason. Certainly, his description of the joys of cycling along an empty coast road (Argus, September 14) sits
Armed police were called into action after a shot was fired in an attempted robbery on a security van. It happened at about 3.10pm yesterday in Norman Road, St Leonards. A security van was stopped by a group of men who threatened staff with a gun. A shot
Lives could be lost if proposals to cut accident and emergency care at a hospital go ahead, protesters claimed last night. More than 150 people packed a meeting to ask health chiefs to drop the proposed downgrading of A&E at the Princess Royal Hospital
Three cheers for Derek Jameson for his courageous article on Britain's moral decline and the dangers it signals for the future. My concern is that the knowledge of good and evil, which comes from our consciences, reinforced by Biblical authority, is being
The writer of the recent letter accusing me of being image-conscious is right. I want Brighton and Hove to be a place for thriving small businesses such as restaurants and cafes, which rely on the additional summer trade brought in by paying customers
Detectives have revealed the chilling tactics used by a man dubbed the Thursday Night Rapist. There have been 13 indecent assaults and one rape during a four-year period in the Chichester and Bognor areas. Police involved in Operation Bobcat yesterday
The recent correspondence regarding farming in Sussex, milk over-production and the demise of dairy farming at Upper Stoneham Farm paints a sad, but all too familiar picture. A large proportion of the public could not care less where food or milk comes
Surely it's wrong for public sector housing to exist in a separate, but parallel, market from private sector rented housing? Even with the presence of housing associations this still seems to be the case. The correct course would be to set rents according
The person complaining about being disturbed by paramedics who had the wrong address (Opinion, August 23) must appreciate they are normally responding to a garbled message which will lead them to a nasty situation of human distress. They do not expect
The arrogance of our local councillors never ceases to amaze me. They always seem to think they know best. Recently we had an announcement of bus routes being axed, almost immediately followed by transport councillor John Warmington announcing a doubling
A bulging orderbook has prompted construction and services group Carillion to predict a healthy outlook in coming months. The group said that by the end of June, contracts worth £2.45 billion had been signed, around £500 million more than at the same
Supermarket group Tesco has reported a nine per cent jump in profits despite intense competition, which drove down prices in the UK. The group said pre-tax profits for the 24 weeks to August 12 jumped from £381 million last year to £415 million. Chief
Safeway is selling Christmas wrapping paper next to beach mats. Christmas at Christmas is bad enough, but Christmas nearly four months early is obscene. What a crazy, commercial society we live in. -Shane Wentworth, Broad Street, Brighton
Peter Mitchell, who wants to be a lord, wrote an ode to a pair of pants. Tomboy appears daily in The Argus and is updated each day on this website. You can see more of Tomboy on www.moontoon.co.uk The Moontoon website also has comic strips, greeting cards
I'm glad to see the petrol blockade is over so the police can end their week's holiday and get back to work. How about sorting out violent crime? -H. Gregory, Elm Grove, Brighton
A funeral parlour is to hold an open day to try to dispel some myths about the service. R Jarvis in Cross-in-Hand, near Heathfield, has recently refurbished its Victorian premises. The firm now wants to show off its new parlour. On October 21, the family-run
A boy of nine broke both his arms after falling off a climbing frame at the centre of safety fears. Louise Millar is now considering suing Brighton and Hove Council over the incident. Her son Ryan will be in hospital for the next four weeks. He was playing
When her brother died in an horrific road accident, Joanne Standing was determined some good would come from the tragedy. She decided to honour the memory of Peter Standing by continuing the work he had started to help street children in Brazil. Joanne
The new zebra crossing in Portland Road, near the junction with Scott Road, should indeed be something to publicise and celebrate (Opinion, September 14). After all, local residents campaigned for the crossing for many years and I was pleased to support
Why does Adam Trimingham allow himself to be called The Sage of Sussex? This is as preposterous as Woodrow Wyatt's being called The Voice of Reason. Certainly, his description of the joys of cycling along an empty coast road (Argus, September 14) sits
Lives could be lost if proposals to cut accident and emergency care at a hospital go ahead, protesters claimed last night. More than 150 people packed a meeting to ask health chiefs to drop the proposed downgrading of A&E at the Princess Royal Hospital
Residents confronted police last night to criticise their handling of an 18-hour rave by travellers at a beauty spot. Senior officers defended their actions at a heated meeting of of Telscombe Town Council. Councillors voted to investigate a scheme to
Detectives have revealed the chilling tactics used by a man dubbed the Thursday Night Rapist. There have been 13 indecent assaults and one rape during a four-year period in the Chichester and Bognor areas. Police involved in Operation Bobcat yesterday
Relatives and friends of missing student Luke Dance were today anxiously waiting for news after he disappeared while backpacking in the tropical jungles of South America. The 19-year-old from Crawley was last seen on August 29 when he left fellow backpackers
Lives could be lost if proposals to cut accident and emergency care at a hospital go ahead, protesters claimed last night. More than 150 people packed a meeting to ask health chiefs to drop the proposed downgrading of A&E at the Princess Royal Hospital
Why is Brighton and Hove Council spending so much money on 'designer' road and pavement surfaces while claiming a popular children's pool costs too much to maintain? It makes me angry to see gangs of workers digging up perfectly adequate roads to lay
Panic buying of petrol is causing a crisis both in Sussex and other parts of the country for the second time in a week. Last week, selfish drivers made things much worse than they needed to have been by filling their fuel tanks to the brim and then topping
It was Crawley's turn to suffer the anguish of a late goal at Dorchester last night but they still went top of the Dr Martens premier division after a 2-2 draw. Two strikes from super sub Francis Vines looked to have earned Crawley an unlikely away win
Michael Bevan will not be playing for Sussex next year. The brilliant Australian, who scored over 2,200 runs for the county this season and finished top of the national averages, says he wants to take some time off after playing non-stop for seven years
