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  • MP joins phone masts battle

    MP Tim Loughton has thrown his weight behind the battle to ban mobile phone masts from council-owned land. The Conservative member for East Worthing and Shoreham is among a growing number of politicians calling for restrictions. He has written to Adur

  • Better shelters

    Congratulations to Brighton and Hove City Council for the revamped old shelters on the seafront. I think the workforce on this should also be praised. I am an ex-building worker and know a good job when I see one. I only hope the troubled clientele of

  • We're doomed

    When Adam Trimingham refers to the "chattering classes getting excited about an elected mayor and the apathy of the electorate", I wonder if he ever thinks before he writes his column. If we have an elected mayor or not will make very little difference

  • Good sport

    Surely Adam Trimingham has only himself to blame for saying of public interest in council meetings that "the prevailing emotion is apathy" (Argus, March 8). Whenever I have looked in at one of these meetings, it has been the stuff of something which could

  • Radio One could skip Sussex

    The Radio One Dance Party may bypass Brighton this summer following a deluge of complaints about litter after last time. Brighton and Hove City Council is still in negotiations with the organisers over plans for this summer's event. However it has told

  • It's not spin

    I have noticed that many of the recent letters calling for less politics on this page are from people previously all too willing to write in support of the Conservatives. Is this because there is an election coming and they would rather people not hear

  • Platinum year for mining group

    Mining group Anglo American said increased platinum prices and buoyant diamond sales had helped lift profits to record levels. The company, part of a consortium bidding to take diamond giant De Beers private, saw profits before tax in the year to December

  • Each can help

    As a citizen of Brighton and Hove, I was wondering what could be done on an individual level to improve society in our new city, so I did a survey to find out what views people had on this. The results were very interesting. I found 90 per cent thought

  • City spirit can't flourish on cash alone

    Stephen Albion (Opinion, March 8) echoed my recent thoughts and frustrations. Four years ago, after years of training in London, I was lucky enough to find a job in Brighton after applying for work in various parts of the South. I immediately took to

  • Tomboy - Mori

    Mori are setting up in Brighton and Hove. 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, magazine illustrations and

  • Not flavour of the month

    I think Warren Morgan should have his toys and dummy taken away for the tantrum he threw (Opinion, March 12) just because his letters are not flavour of the month with all readers. -Dean Martin, Brighton

  • Dicing with death

    Like your lady correspondent (Opinion, February 28), I am in my 70s and ride a bike. Unlike her, however, I frequently ride on the pavement in urban areas (carefully and with due deference to the priority of the few people who still walk). Traffic density

  • The Sage of Sussex: Adam Trimingham

    It's hard to imagine now but there was a time when Seaford was a resort many people happily visited for a fortnight by the coast year after year. If not in the major league with Eastbourne and Torquay, it was certainly competing discreetly for business

  • Justice will be done

    Once again, The Argus (March 9) has shown itself to be a brave and fearless campaigner for human rights in its championing of the cause of the African volunteers drowned when the SS Mendi was rammed by a British liner in the Channel in 1917. Tribute must

  • So just who are those names on the buses?

    Brigton and Hove is getting 24 new double-deckers - each named after a character from the area's history. Scores of buses on the streets have already been named after famous people in a move which has proved popular with the public. New names include

  • Table Tennis: Ace Eckersley's hopes dashed

    Nigel Eckersley missed a hat-trick of veteran titles for the season when he suffered his first defeat against Clive Carthy (Essex) at the English Championships in Sheffield. Eckersley, the English No.2 from Horsham was beaten 21-18, 21-19. The 47-year-old

  • Backing staff

    Brighton Health Care NHS Trust chief executive Stuart Welling has given his staff backing at a time of crisis. Morale was sinking at the trust, one of the city's biggest employers, through lack of cash, shortage of staff and a series of three recent medical

  • Under orders

    Was it really necessary to introduce political correctness into the otherwise excellent report on the tragic loss of the SS Mendi (Argus, March 9) by implying the master of the SS Darro was a racist for not stopping to pick up survivors? Troopships were

  • Football: Matthew keeps it in the family

    Matthew Geard, the 16-year-old son of former Seagull Glen, has been taken on a three-year scholarship deal by the Albion. Midfielder Geard (Brighton) has joined with goalkeeper Alex Bryant (Worthing), defender Adam El-Abd (Brighton), striker Mark Windsor

  • Football: Donnelly to face the fans

    Sammy Donnelly and at least one member of his Worthing board will face the music at a fans' forum tonight at 8pm. Rebels have won just one of their last 16 games and fans have expressed concern about the loss of several key players. It promises to be

  • Weight problems are sign of sick society

    You report that one-in-five people in the UK is obese and 30,000 a year die prematurely as a result of weight-related problems (Argus, March 10). Surely this indicates an underlying problem in our society. Everyone who is overweight recognises the need

  • It's a stroll for Seagulls

    Albion took another accomplished stride towards promotion with a victory which became embarrassingly easy. These teams are heading in opposite directions, the Seagulls for the Second Division and Barnet for the Conference on this form. Bobby Zamora's

  • We're dead certs now

    Albion are "dead on schedule" for automatic promotion, according to captain Paul Rogers. The Seagulls battered beleaguered Barnet 4-1 at Withdean last night to move back above Cardiff into second place. Boss Micky Adams' target is two points per game

  • Council tax: How much you'll pay

    Hastings will have the highest council tax bills in Sussex while Horsham will have the lowest when new charges come into effect next month. Thousands of bills across the county are being prepared and sent out in the next few weeks. From April, the basic

  • Police get extra officers

    Sussex Police have announced one of the biggest boosts in manpower for Brighton. More than £400,000 is being added to the division's £11 million budget to pay for an extra 22 front-line officers and support staff. Superintendent Andy Bliss, who commands

  • Face of abduction bid suspect

    Police today released this CD-fit of a man who tried to abduct a three-year-old girl from a play area. He followed the girl and her mother into a play area at The Green, Southwick, on Monday morning. The mother, who lives locally, screamed and struck

  • Polls firm to open call centre

    Telephone survey firm Mori is opening a new call centre in Sussex, creating up to 45 jobs. Mori Telephone Surveys aims to have the office fully operational by the time of the local government elections in May. The Brighton and Hove operation will be headed

  • Council closes the commons

    Commons and all other unfenced grazing land in East Sussex have been put off-limits to help stop the spread of foot-and-mouth disease. Wasteland where animals graze is also included in the wider set of restrictions. Footpaths, bridleways and large tracts

  • More families face housing crisis

    More than 3,500 people in the South-East were homeless or threatened with homelessness during the last three months of last year. The figure of 3,590, released by the Government yesterday, is down on the previous quarter's total of 3,780 but up on the

  • Work on hand for homeless

    James Bianco is out to help homeless people pick themselves up off the streets with an employment scheme. Mr Bianco, 24, has taken out a £40,000 bank loan to finance Aspire, a none-profit company which will pay homeless people £150 a week to distribute

  • Each to his own

    The perfect solution to the problem of animal cruelty is to kill all farm animals and game animals. While we are at it, why not stop child cruelty by killing all children? Also, has anybody considered how a lettuce felt at being pulled up from the ground

  • Still begging

    Whatever happened to the crackdown on beggars that the police promised Brighton MPs? There is still one stationed at virtually every cashpoint in the city centre, including London Road and Lewes Road. It's about time this harassment was properly dealt

  • MP joins phone masts battle

    MP Tim Loughton has thrown his weight behind the battle to ban mobile phone masts from council-owned land. The Conservative member for East Worthing and Shoreham is among a growing number of politicians calling for restrictions. He has written to Adur

  • Where does the money go?

    As we have had a great deal of rain this winter, I would like to know if Southern Water is keeping pipes and reservoirs in good condition. When we get a dry spell in this area, we are told there is a shortage of water. We all pay water rates and one wonders

  • We're doomed

    When Adam Trimingham refers to the "chattering classes getting excited about an elected mayor and the apathy of the electorate", I wonder if he ever thinks before he writes his column. If we have an elected mayor or not will make very little difference

  • Radio One could skip Sussex

    The Radio One Dance Party may bypass Brighton this summer following a deluge of complaints about litter after last time. Brighton and Hove City Council is still in negotiations with the organisers over plans for this summer's event. However it has told

  • Platinum year for mining group

    Mining group Anglo American said increased platinum prices and buoyant diamond sales had helped lift profits to record levels. The company, part of a consortium bidding to take diamond giant De Beers private, saw profits before tax in the year to December

  • Each can help

    As a citizen of Brighton and Hove, I was wondering what could be done on an individual level to improve society in our new city, so I did a survey to find out what views people had on this. The results were very interesting. I found 90 per cent thought

  • Hospitals chief backs workers

    The head of a hospital trust at the centre of three recent medical blunders has thrown his support behind his staff. Stuart Welling said in Brighton Health Care NHS Trust's internal newsletter that he was working towards "a culture of openness and learning

  • Blue rats have left

    It could not have been a "blue" rat Warren Morgan smelt - they've all defected. Probably what he did smell was a "red" pensioner rat simply blue from the cold, just like all the pensioners suffering under this government. -G Harold, Hove

  • Not flavour of the month

    I think Warren Morgan should have his toys and dummy taken away for the tantrum he threw (Opinion, March 12) just because his letters are not flavour of the month with all readers. -Dean Martin, Brighton

  • Dicing with death

    Like your lady correspondent (Opinion, February 28), I am in my 70s and ride a bike. Unlike her, however, I frequently ride on the pavement in urban areas (carefully and with due deference to the priority of the few people who still walk). Traffic density

  • The gridlock continues

    Worthing was gridlocked during the rush hour today - due to roadworks four miles away. Traffic stretched from the A27 Adur flyover, through Lancing, along the coast road and into the town centre. The mammoth tailback was caused by the closure of an eastbound

  • Theatre threat 'would have upset Russ'

    The threat to Eastbourne's oldest theatre would have dismayed pianist Russ Conway if he'd lived to see it, say friends of the pianist. The legendary pianist, who died last year, was one of the most enthusiastic benefactors of the Royal Hippodrome in Seaside

  • Council seeks cash over Triangle trouble

    Council bosses are seeking compensation from workmen following long delays in reopening a trouble-hit pool. The Aztec Fun Pool at the Triangle Leisure Centre in Burgess Hill - which opened two years ago - has been closed due to a leak since February 24

  • So just who are those names on the buses?

    Brigton and Hove is getting 24 new double-deckers - each named after a character from the area's history. Scores of buses on the streets have already been named after famous people in a move which has proved popular with the public. New names include

  • Best wishes

    Fifty-four years ago, my parents were married in St Joseph's Church, Elm Grove, Brighton. Sadly, my father, who worked at the Hotel Metropole for about 60 years, passed away two years ago. My mother, Veronica, still resides in the same house in Hove she

  • Table Tennis: Ace Eckersley's hopes dashed

    Nigel Eckersley missed a hat-trick of veteran titles for the season when he suffered his first defeat against Clive Carthy (Essex) at the English Championships in Sheffield. Eckersley, the English No.2 from Horsham was beaten 21-18, 21-19. The 47-year-old

  • Back to '75

    The last time unemployment was below a million was back in 1975 when Harold Wilson was PM. We had a scorching summer, an enthralling Test match series and cheap prices. We wouldn't mind going back to blue skies, great cricket and bargain food - as long

  • Backing staff

    Brighton Health Care NHS Trust chief executive Stuart Welling has given his staff backing at a time of crisis. Morale was sinking at the trust, one of the city's biggest employers, through lack of cash, shortage of staff and a series of three recent medical

  • Under orders

    Was it really necessary to introduce political correctness into the otherwise excellent report on the tragic loss of the SS Mendi (Argus, March 9) by implying the master of the SS Darro was a racist for not stopping to pick up survivors? Troopships were

  • Football: Matthew keeps it in the family

    Matthew Geard, the 16-year-old son of former Seagull Glen, has been taken on a three-year scholarship deal by the Albion. Midfielder Geard (Brighton) has joined with goalkeeper Alex Bryant (Worthing), defender Adam El-Abd (Brighton), striker Mark Windsor

  • Poor bequest

    Surely Peter Osmond and Councillor Peter Berry (Opinion, March 8) miss the point with their comments on the sale of the Adur District Council paintings. By my estimation, in order to generate interest of £1,200 a year, the council would have to sell the

  • Weight problems are sign of sick society

    You report that one-in-five people in the UK is obese and 30,000 a year die prematurely as a result of weight-related problems (Argus, March 10). Surely this indicates an underlying problem in our society. Everyone who is overweight recognises the need

  • Police get extra officers

    Sussex Police have announced one of the biggest boosts in manpower for Brighton. More than £400,000 is being added to the division's £11 million budget to pay for an extra 22 front-line officers and support staff. Superintendent Andy Bliss, who commands

  • Bookie robbed for third time

    A Worthing betting shop has been targeted for the third time in the town's 20th armed robbery since Christmas. Police have not formally linked the latest attack on Ladbrokes in Rowlands Road to ten raids thought to have been carried out by the same gunman

  • Service for avalanche victim

    A memorial service is to be held for a man killed in an avalanche on a skiing trip. Robert Usborne, who grew up in Chailey, died after being swept away by tons of snow in the Canadian Rockies. The father-of-two had been enjoying a holiday with his wife

  • Repairs for centre that might go

    More than £400,000 will be spent on repairing the Brighton Centre - even though it may be demolished. City councillors last night approved the spending on the conference and entertainment centre, which opened at a cost of £10 million in 1977. Liberal

  • More families face housing crisis

    More than 3,500 people in the South-East were homeless or threatened with homelessness during the last three months of last year. The figure of 3,590, released by the Government yesterday, is down on the previous quarter's total of 3,780 but up on the

  • Work on hand for homeless

    James Bianco is out to help homeless people pick themselves up off the streets with an employment scheme. Mr Bianco, 24, has taken out a £40,000 bank loan to finance Aspire, a none-profit company which will pay homeless people £150 a week to distribute

  • My dream of city monorail

    Sydney has a monorail and Shanghai wants one. It is, some say, the transport of the future for the world's top cities. David Courtney, the publicity brain behind Brighton Marina, believes the new city of Brighton and Hove should also be looking along

  • Hotel site will be turned into flats

    Developers hope to start building flats on the site of an historic Worthing seafront hotel by the end of the year. Councillors approved the controversial plan for the old Warnes Hotel site in Marine Parade yesterday. A similar proposal was rejected last

  • The gridlock continues

    Worthing was gridlocked during the rush hour today - due to roadworks four miles away. Traffic stretched from the A27 Adur flyover, through Lancing, along the coast road and into the town centre. The mammoth tailback was caused by the closure of an eastbound

  • Kids offered work testing toys

    An appeal has been launched to find enthusiastic youngsters willing to take on the role of toy tester. Colour Workshop, a brand of colouring products, is asking schools in Brighton to apply to become a toy test centre. The move is part of a nationwide

  • Still begging

    Whatever happened to the crackdown on beggars that the police promised Brighton MPs? There is still one stationed at virtually every cashpoint in the city centre, including London Road and Lewes Road. It's about time this harassment was properly dealt

  • Where does the money go?

    As we have had a great deal of rain this winter, I would like to know if Southern Water is keeping pipes and reservoirs in good condition. When we get a dry spell in this area, we are told there is a shortage of water. We all pay water rates and one wonders

  • Painterly abstraction

    I put it to you that some bright, young executive, at a Brighton bus depot, stumbled upon an unused store room and found... guess what? Why, yes, lots and lots of lovely tins of paint. So much so, that "we can do a fresh, bright new livery". I only hope

  • Maff is culpable

    Apropos Chris Baker's report (Argus, February 28) on the length of journeys now endured by livestock which have escaped the purge of foot-and-mouth disease, I am beginning to wonder who is running this country - the bureaucrats in Maff or the Government

  • Close the gap

    Thank you for Rebecca Drought's well-researched article on the growing teacher shortage in our region (Argus, February 27). But then, in a time of prosperity, teacher shortages are as predictable as leaves on the railway line. Why can't we get enough

  • Hospitals chief backs workers

    The head of a hospital trust at the centre of three recent medical blunders has thrown his support behind his staff. Stuart Welling said in Brighton Health Care NHS Trust's internal newsletter that he was working towards "a culture of openness and learning

  • Blue rats have left

    It could not have been a "blue" rat Warren Morgan smelt - they've all defected. Probably what he did smell was a "red" pensioner rat simply blue from the cold, just like all the pensioners suffering under this government. -G Harold, Hove

  • Plain speaking

    WWW dot slash dot, megadriving, surfin' the net, phonetic spelling, political quangos, left wing, right wing, spin doctoring, inflation, deflation and a never-ending flow or abbreviations. When are we to get rid of all this gobbledegook and return to

  • Theatre threat 'would have upset Russ'

    The threat to Eastbourne's oldest theatre would have dismayed pianist Russ Conway if he'd lived to see it, say friends of the pianist. The legendary pianist, who died last year, was one of the most enthusiastic benefactors of the Royal Hippodrome in Seaside

  • The gridlock continues

    Worthing was gridlocked during the rush hour today - due to roadworks four miles away. Traffic stretched from the A27 Adur flyover, through Lancing, along the coast road and into the town centre. The mammoth tailback was caused by the closure of an eastbound

  • Common sense

    So after 20 years, they've realised the shortcomings of the Brighton Centre (Argus, March 10). Well, well, well. I told you so. Now let's concentrate on building a strong local economy including, but not depending on, the tourist and conference trade,

  • Time we had a bypass

    Isn't it about time we had a Newhaven bypass? Recently, I was caught up for more than an hour in the traffic snarl-up the Newhaven bridge causes when it opens. I have to cross the bridge at least twice each day and frequently get caught in the chaos.

  • Best wishes

    Fifty-four years ago, my parents were married in St Joseph's Church, Elm Grove, Brighton. Sadly, my father, who worked at the Hotel Metropole for about 60 years, passed away two years ago. My mother, Veronica, still resides in the same house in Hove she

  • Blame Brussels

    The closure of so many nursing homes for the elderly is caused by the influence of Brussels. Under EU regulations, every patient must have a separate room and bathroom. When we went into the EEC, the British people only went in to trade. Now successive

  • Back to '75

    The last time unemployment was below a million was back in 1975 when Harold Wilson was PM. We had a scorching summer, an enthralling Test match series and cheap prices. We wouldn't mind going back to blue skies, great cricket and bargain food - as long

  • Call this fun?

    To the big, brave thieves who stole my beloved K-reg Escort from outside my home in Craven Road, Brighton, in the early hours of Saturday, March 3, and then put it into a brick wall in Hollingdean Lane: How dare you invade my property? What gives you

  • Cycling: The hills are alive for powerful Peter

    Peter Tadros (Hastings) scored a convincing win in the Sussex CA's 25-mile time trial at Horsham. The long climb up Tollgate Hill slowed the riders, but Tadros (VC Bayeux) still averaged over 27mpg to record 54min.45sec. Tadros said: "I didn't mind the

  • What about a monorail?

    Most people look on Volk's Railway along the seafront in Brighton as a little bit of gentle tourist fun. But inventor Magnus Volk intended the little line to be a pioneering system of travel when he launched it more than 100 years ago. He also started

  • Poor bequest

    Surely Peter Osmond and Councillor Peter Berry (Opinion, March 8) miss the point with their comments on the sale of the Adur District Council paintings. By my estimation, in order to generate interest of £1,200 a year, the council would have to sell the

  • Bookie robbed for third time

    A Worthing betting shop has been targeted for the third time in the town's 20th armed robbery since Christmas. Police have not formally linked the latest attack on Ladbrokes in Rowlands Road to ten raids thought to have been carried out by the same gunman

  • Repairs for centre that might go

    More than £400,000 will be spent on repairing the Brighton Centre - even though it may be demolished. City councillors last night approved the spending on the conference and entertainment centre, which opened at a cost of £10 million in 1977. Liberal

  • My dream of city monorail

    Sydney has a monorail and Shanghai wants one. It is, some say, the transport of the future for the world's top cities. David Courtney, the publicity brain behind Brighton Marina, believes the new city of Brighton and Hove should also be looking along

  • Kids offered work testing toys

    An appeal has been launched to find enthusiastic youngsters willing to take on the role of toy tester. Colour Workshop, a brand of colouring products, is asking schools in Brighton to apply to become a toy test centre. The move is part of a nationwide

  • 'Smokescreen' claim over school meals axe

    Savings made through the controversial decision to axe hot school meals in West Sussex will be lower than expected. Campaigners have accused the county council of putting up a smokescreen after it admitted it would cost more to launch cold snack boxes

  • Thanks to medics

    I have just come home from the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore, Middlesex, having had a total knee replacement. I would like to express my sincere thanks to the doctors, nurses and all the staff for the excellent treatment I received while

  • Better shelters

    Congratulations to Brighton and Hove City Council for the revamped old shelters on the seafront. I think the workforce on this should also be praised. I am an ex-building worker and know a good job when I see one. I only hope the troubled clientele of

  • Painterly abstraction

    I put it to you that some bright, young executive, at a Brighton bus depot, stumbled upon an unused store room and found... guess what? Why, yes, lots and lots of lovely tins of paint. So much so, that "we can do a fresh, bright new livery". I only hope

  • Good sport

    Surely Adam Trimingham has only himself to blame for saying of public interest in council meetings that "the prevailing emotion is apathy" (Argus, March 8). Whenever I have looked in at one of these meetings, it has been the stuff of something which could

  • It's not spin

    I have noticed that many of the recent letters calling for less politics on this page are from people previously all too willing to write in support of the Conservatives. Is this because there is an election coming and they would rather people not hear

  • Maff is culpable

    Apropos Chris Baker's report (Argus, February 28) on the length of journeys now endured by livestock which have escaped the purge of foot-and-mouth disease, I am beginning to wonder who is running this country - the bureaucrats in Maff or the Government

  • Close the gap

    Thank you for Rebecca Drought's well-researched article on the growing teacher shortage in our region (Argus, February 27). But then, in a time of prosperity, teacher shortages are as predictable as leaves on the railway line. Why can't we get enough

  • City spirit can't flourish on cash alone

    Stephen Albion (Opinion, March 8) echoed my recent thoughts and frustrations. Four years ago, after years of training in London, I was lucky enough to find a job in Brighton after applying for work in various parts of the South. I immediately took to

  • Tomboy - Mori

    Mori are setting up in Brighton and Hove. 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, magazine illustrations and

  • Plain speaking

    WWW dot slash dot, megadriving, surfin' the net, phonetic spelling, political quangos, left wing, right wing, spin doctoring, inflation, deflation and a never-ending flow or abbreviations. When are we to get rid of all this gobbledegook and return to

  • Theatre threat 'would have upset Russ'

    The threat to Eastbourne's oldest theatre would have dismayed pianist Russ Conway if he'd lived to see it, say friends of the pianist. The legendary pianist, who died last year, was one of the most enthusiastic benefactors of the Royal Hippodrome in Seaside

  • The Sage of Sussex: Adam Trimingham

    It's hard to imagine now but there was a time when Seaford was a resort many people happily visited for a fortnight by the coast year after year. If not in the major league with Eastbourne and Torquay, it was certainly competing discreetly for business

  • Bookie robbed for third time

    A Worthing betting shop has been targeted for the third time in the town's 20th armed robbery since Christmas. Police have not formally linked the latest attack on Ladbrokes in Rowlands Road to ten raids thought to have been carried out by the same gunman

  • Justice will be done

    Once again, The Argus (March 9) has shown itself to be a brave and fearless campaigner for human rights in its championing of the cause of the African volunteers drowned when the SS Mendi was rammed by a British liner in the Channel in 1917. Tribute must

  • Common sense

    So after 20 years, they've realised the shortcomings of the Brighton Centre (Argus, March 10). Well, well, well. I told you so. Now let's concentrate on building a strong local economy including, but not depending on, the tourist and conference trade,

  • Time we had a bypass

    Isn't it about time we had a Newhaven bypass? Recently, I was caught up for more than an hour in the traffic snarl-up the Newhaven bridge causes when it opens. I have to cross the bridge at least twice each day and frequently get caught in the chaos.

  • Blame Brussels

    The closure of so many nursing homes for the elderly is caused by the influence of Brussels. Under EU regulations, every patient must have a separate room and bathroom. When we went into the EEC, the British people only went in to trade. Now successive

  • Call this fun?

    To the big, brave thieves who stole my beloved K-reg Escort from outside my home in Craven Road, Brighton, in the early hours of Saturday, March 3, and then put it into a brick wall in Hollingdean Lane: How dare you invade my property? What gives you

  • Cycling: The hills are alive for powerful Peter

    Peter Tadros (Hastings) scored a convincing win in the Sussex CA's 25-mile time trial at Horsham. The long climb up Tollgate Hill slowed the riders, but Tadros (VC Bayeux) still averaged over 27mpg to record 54min.45sec. Tadros said: "I didn't mind the

  • What about a monorail?

    Most people look on Volk's Railway along the seafront in Brighton as a little bit of gentle tourist fun. But inventor Magnus Volk intended the little line to be a pioneering system of travel when he launched it more than 100 years ago. He also started

  • Football: Donnelly to face the fans

    Sammy Donnelly and at least one member of his Worthing board will face the music at a fans' forum tonight at 8pm. Rebels have won just one of their last 16 games and fans have expressed concern about the loss of several key players. It promises to be

  • It's a stroll for Seagulls

    Albion took another accomplished stride towards promotion with a victory which became embarrassingly easy. These teams are heading in opposite directions, the Seagulls for the Second Division and Barnet for the Conference on this form. Bobby Zamora's

  • We're dead certs now

    Albion are "dead on schedule" for automatic promotion, according to captain Paul Rogers. The Seagulls battered beleaguered Barnet 4-1 at Withdean last night to move back above Cardiff into second place. Boss Micky Adams' target is two points per game

  • Council tax: How much you'll pay

    Hastings will have the highest council tax bills in Sussex while Horsham will have the lowest when new charges come into effect next month. Thousands of bills across the county are being prepared and sent out in the next few weeks. From April, the basic

  • Face of abduction bid suspect

    Police today released this CD-fit of a man who tried to abduct a three-year-old girl from a play area. He followed the girl and her mother into a play area at The Green, Southwick, on Monday morning. The mother, who lives locally, screamed and struck

  • Polls firm to open call centre

    Telephone survey firm Mori is opening a new call centre in Sussex, creating up to 45 jobs. Mori Telephone Surveys aims to have the office fully operational by the time of the local government elections in May. The Brighton and Hove operation will be headed

  • Council closes the commons

    Commons and all other unfenced grazing land in East Sussex have been put off-limits to help stop the spread of foot-and-mouth disease. Wasteland where animals graze is also included in the wider set of restrictions. Footpaths, bridleways and large tracts

  • Driver fined over head-on smash

    A couple were seriously hurt in a crash when a German businessman drove his Mercedes on the wrong side of the road, a court has been told. The car crashed head-on with the couple's Citroen 2CV, injuring 71-year-old driver John Gooch and breaking his wife

  • Disease fears over lake rescue bid

    Foot-and-mouth disease could threaten a £1 million scheme to prevent a landmark lake from drying up. Southern Water was granted planning permission to carry out the dredging project at Swanbourne Lake in Arundel at a West Sussex County Council meeting

  • Stop drunks and vandals, say visitors

    Drunkenness and vandalism are the main problems for visitors to Eastbourne's Seafront Gardens, a survey reveals today. Residents and tourists who responded to a borough council questionnaire said they thought policing should be stepped up and fines imposed

  • 'Smokescreen' claim over school meals axe

    Savings made through the controversial decision to axe hot school meals in West Sussex will be lower than expected. Campaigners have accused the county council of putting up a smokescreen after it admitted it would cost more to launch cold snack boxes

  • End of the line for flood pipes

    The pipes which saved Chichester from being submerged by flooding are to finally be removed. Workmen will be drafted into the city centre next week to dismantle the 13 miles of piping, part of city life since late October. Since the autumn flood alert

  • Each to his own

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