A dog lover whose Great Dane was knocked down by a hit-and-run driver was so shocked he later crashed his own car into a petrol station. Tom Loughead, 62, was putting his dog, Butler, into his car outside his home in Hove when a cat ran out. Four-year-old
Brighton Kemp Town MP Des Turner will add his weight to a campaign to have the Downs near east Brighton included in a new national park. Residents fighting for the area to be part of the proposed South Downs national park will present him with a copy
A wildlife watchdog is urging an alternative future for a historic mansion and surrounding parkland. Brighton and Hove City Council's wildlife advisory group wants Stanmer House to play a pivotal role in the proposed South Downs national park. Hove-based
A question mark has been thrown over the future of a town's festival following the departure of its guiding light. Tim French, who chaired the committee running Haywards Heath's Midsummer Magic festival for the past eight years, is to step down. His announcement
We set out for our big night at the Fatboy Slim party on the beach from First Avenue. Everything was perfect. My son was staying with his dad, so we had a Fat night of fun ahead of us, the first in a good while. But lurking "Halfway between the gutter
I have repeatedly been told parking proposals for Hove are not a money-making scheme. As such, I was interested to see the front-page news of the local newspaper in Northampton on my visit there last weekend. A very similar parking scheme had come into
A family has vowed to fight to stop a killer inheriting the six-figure fortune of the man he strangled. Solicitors for Dominic Dalton are preparing to go to court to claim the estate of Bernard Murphy, estimated to be worth £250,000. But Mr Murphy's family
I did not realise how many selfish people there are in this world until I had my daughter. People are asked to give priority to disabled people and parents with prams when using the very slow and small lift in Churchill Square, Brighton, but nearly every
Sussex has two new world champions to shout about. David Marsh, from Hove, retained his world banger racing crown at Smallfield last Sunday. Meanwhile, Worthing's Dave Longhurst claimed the world 2-litre hot rod championship for the fourth time the previous
The first three polls held by councils to decide whether they should have directly-elected mayors all resulted in big majorities against the idea. But a referendum in Watford has produced a small majority in favour, showing there is not an automatic majority
Now our councillors have awarded themselves a rise, I would urge them to go to Eastbourne to see how a town should look. The people did not appear so worried. I expect it was because they knew there were toilets, so they didn't have to keep crossing their
Adam Blair is being tipped for stardom by the man who discovered Jenson Button. Like Button, the 21-year-old from Crawley will be competing at Silverstone this weekend. While Button dices with the likes of Michael Schumacher, David Coulthard and Mika
Britain used to be proud of its postal service. It was a byword for reliability. Not any more. First-class mail often fails to arrive the next day and second-class mail is usually a joke. Complaints are rising and there are threats in Sussex of industrial
As a result of the change in the election date, I was on holiday on June 7 and have returned only recently. Naturally, while I was away I confirmed I had been elected to serve as county councillor for the Kingston Buci ward in Shoreham and Southwick.
Lee Jenman enjoyed a silver lining to his England debut. The 17-year-old Southwick-Savages club ace flew the flag to earn runners-up spot in the Olympic-style Junior International Boxing Invitation in Marquette, Michigan, in the United States. Portslade
Former Albion defender Ian Chapman is looking forward to his first taste of football management. Chapman, who was forced to quit professional football due to injury, has taken over as joint-manager of County League side Whitehawk. The 31-year-old will
Crawley's Michael Alldis is ready to take on the world. The 33-year-old has been pencilled in for a crack at a world title, taking on Simon Ramoni for the IBO crown on September 14. But first Alldis must successfully defend his British super-bantamweight
When police officers arrived at her home to tell her she had been raped, she thought it was a sick joke. She had no memory of any attack and could not believe the man who had been her friend and landlord was capable of such a thing. But when she saw a
National park campaigners have welcomed the Government's decision to throw out plans to build linked bypasses around Hastings and Bexhill. The South Downs Campaign said the bypasses would have led to increased traffic on roads in the Downs and more pressure
Graffiti is often condemned as mindless vandalism and the people who do it as the scourge of Brighton and Hove. Sussex Police are using surveillance cameras to catch people daubing graffiti in the city streets and prosecuting offenders when they find
Hospital campaigner Barbara O'Brien has appeared in court charged with beating two girls. O'Brien, 49, who is battling to stop Crawley Hospital from being downgraded, with vital services moved to East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, denied two allegations of
A clinic for drug addicts and alcoholics is struggling to cope because more people needing help are moving into the area. The substance misuse service run by South Downs Health NHS Trust in Brighton says a large number of recently-arrived addicts are
Campaigners for a directly-elected mayor in Brighton and Hove have been boosted by another town's referendum result. People in Watford, Herts, voted narrowly in favour by 51 to 49 per cent on Thursday. Many supporters of the system have taken heart from
Terrified families lay helpless in their beds as a drunken gang of thugs rampaged through their housing block. The yobs shouted and screamed obscenities, before ring-leader Daniel Douglass, 21, punched his fist through the front door of one of the flats
A man seen leaping from a notorious suicide spot was rescued after he landed on a ledge. Coastguards took part in the dramatic rescue after witnesses reported seeing the man running and jumping from the top of Beachy Head. He was knocked unconscious and
Brighton Kemp Town MP Des Turner will add his weight to a campaign to have the Downs near east Brighton included in a new national park. Residents fighting for the area to be part of the proposed South Downs national park will present him with a copy
A wildlife watchdog is urging an alternative future for a historic mansion and surrounding parkland. Brighton and Hove City Council's wildlife advisory group wants Stanmer House to play a pivotal role in the proposed South Downs national park. Hove-based
The recent news about Varndean College's forced sale of playing fields is made all the more outrageous when, reading the Times Educational Supplement, I find funding for playing fields is supposedly available from the National Lottery funds. In 1999,
I do not think I have ever read such rubbish in all my nursing career as the reply Eileen Nixon gave for changing the hours at Brighton General Hospital (Opinion, July 10). I have worked in all the big London hospitals and never have patients been involved
A question mark has been thrown over the future of a town's festival following the departure of its guiding light. Tim French, who chaired the committee running Haywards Heath's Midsummer Magic festival for the past eight years, is to step down. His announcement
Does anyone believe Brighton and Hove City Council will review the new parking restrictions? Public opinion which was mostly against this scheme was ignored. Why do we think the council will listen to us in six months' time? The parking permits are issued
As director of Brighton, Hove and District Samaritans, I had to attend the meeting between traders and Brighton and Hove City Council representatives regarding the parking scheme (Argus, July 9) because all our previous requests to discuss the problems
Seldom have I read such a pathetic letter as that entitled "Robot wars" from David Allen of Patcham (Opinion, July 11). Over the past few years, thanks to our inert, invisible, couldn't-care-less police force and their equally-inert puppet wardens, motorists
A family has vowed to fight to stop a killer inheriting the six-figure fortune of the man he strangled. Solicitors for Dominic Dalton are preparing to go to court to claim the estate of Bernard Murphy, estimated to be worth £250,000. But Mr Murphy's family
I did not realise how many selfish people there are in this world until I had my daughter. People are asked to give priority to disabled people and parents with prams when using the very slow and small lift in Churchill Square, Brighton, but nearly every
Sussex has two new world champions to shout about. David Marsh, from Hove, retained his world banger racing crown at Smallfield last Sunday. Meanwhile, Worthing's Dave Longhurst claimed the world 2-litre hot rod championship for the fourth time the previous
The first three polls held by councils to decide whether they should have directly-elected mayors all resulted in big majorities against the idea. But a referendum in Watford has produced a small majority in favour, showing there is not an automatic majority
The traditional sight of the postman arriving on a bike to deliver your morning mail could soon be a thing of the past. In the future it could be the milkman who delivers letters with one hand while putting your pint on the doorstep with the other. The
Adam Blair is being tipped for stardom by the man who discovered Jenson Button. Like Button, the 21-year-old from Crawley will be competing at Silverstone this weekend. While Button dices with the likes of Michael Schumacher, David Coulthard and Mika
A stubborn unbeaten 45 by Martyn Dobson ended Sussex Second XI's hopes of forcing a first championship win against Northamptonshire at Northampton. The hosts made a bold attempt to chase their stiff target of 422 before eventually hanging on for a draw
Crawley's Michael Alldis is ready to take on the world. The 33-year-old has been pencilled in for a crack at a world title, taking on Simon Ramoni for the IBO crown on September 14. But first Alldis must successfully defend his British super-bantamweight
When police officers arrived at her home to tell her she had been raped, she thought it was a sick joke. She had no memory of any attack and could not believe the man who had been her friend and landlord was capable of such a thing. But when she saw a
National park campaigners have welcomed the Government's decision to throw out plans to build linked bypasses around Hastings and Bexhill. The South Downs Campaign said the bypasses would have led to increased traffic on roads in the Downs and more pressure
Graffiti is often condemned as mindless vandalism and the people who do it as the scourge of Brighton and Hove. Sussex Police are using surveillance cameras to catch people daubing graffiti in the city streets and prosecuting offenders when they find
Terrified families lay helpless in their beds as a drunken gang of thugs rampaged through their housing block. The yobs shouted and screamed obscenities, before ring-leader Daniel Douglass, 21, punched his fist through the front door of one of the flats
A man seen leaping from a notorious suicide spot was rescued after he landed on a ledge. Coastguards took part in the dramatic rescue after witnesses reported seeing the man running and jumping from the top of Beachy Head. He was knocked unconscious and
Home Secretary David Blunkett, who effectively sacked Sussex Chief Constable Paul Whitehouse, is now demanding other forces adopt some of the former chief's reforms. Mr Blunkett wants to see a reduction in police retirements caused by medical problems
The recent news about Varndean College's forced sale of playing fields is made all the more outrageous when, reading the Times Educational Supplement, I find funding for playing fields is supposedly available from the National Lottery funds. In 1999,
I hope the new traffic wardens will put a stop to the irresponsible and dangerous parking outside Windlesham School in Dyke Road every morning and afternoon - about 40 cars some days. There seems to be one law for parking outside schools and another for
I do not think I have ever read such rubbish in all my nursing career as the reply Eileen Nixon gave for changing the hours at Brighton General Hospital (Opinion, July 10). I have worked in all the big London hospitals and never have patients been involved
My caffeine withdrawal symptoms took a turn for the worse this week. Having already gone through the headaches, the depression and the tearfulness, the latest stage has seen me become a complete crosspatch. Every day something has made me blow a fuse.
Does anyone believe Brighton and Hove City Council will review the new parking restrictions? Public opinion which was mostly against this scheme was ignored. Why do we think the council will listen to us in six months' time? The parking permits are issued
As director of Brighton, Hove and District Samaritans, I had to attend the meeting between traders and Brighton and Hove City Council representatives regarding the parking scheme (Argus, July 9) because all our previous requests to discuss the problems
Seldom have I read such a pathetic letter as that entitled "Robot wars" from David Allen of Patcham (Opinion, July 11). Over the past few years, thanks to our inert, invisible, couldn't-care-less police force and their equally-inert puppet wardens, motorists
The traditional sight of the postman arriving on a bike to deliver your morning mail could soon be a thing of the past. In the future it could be the milkman who delivers letters with one hand while putting your pint on the doorstep with the other. The
To correct a point in Chris Baker's article (July 11 2001) about glass on the beach after last week's Channel 4 Fatboy Slim gig: The BBC Radio 1 Dance Party has not been banned from returning. They're welcome back whenever they like. But they have been
A stubborn unbeaten 45 by Martyn Dobson ended Sussex Second XI's hopes of forcing a first championship win against Northamptonshire at Northampton. The hosts made a bold attempt to chase their stiff target of 422 before eventually hanging on for a draw
A dog lover whose Great Dane was knocked down by a hit-and-run driver was so shocked he later crashed his own car into a petrol station. Tom Loughead, 62, was putting his dog, Butler, into his car outside his home in Hove when a cat ran out. Four-year-old
Home Secretary David Blunkett, who effectively sacked Sussex Chief Constable Paul Whitehouse, is now demanding other forces adopt some of the former chief's reforms. Mr Blunkett wants to see a reduction in police retirements caused by medical problems
I hope the new traffic wardens will put a stop to the irresponsible and dangerous parking outside Windlesham School in Dyke Road every morning and afternoon - about 40 cars some days. There seems to be one law for parking outside schools and another for
My caffeine withdrawal symptoms took a turn for the worse this week. Having already gone through the headaches, the depression and the tearfulness, the latest stage has seen me become a complete crosspatch. Every day something has made me blow a fuse.
We set out for our big night at the Fatboy Slim party on the beach from First Avenue. Everything was perfect. My son was staying with his dad, so we had a Fat night of fun ahead of us, the first in a good while. But lurking "Halfway between the gutter
I have repeatedly been told parking proposals for Hove are not a money-making scheme. As such, I was interested to see the front-page news of the local newspaper in Northampton on my visit there last weekend. A very similar parking scheme had come into
Now our councillors have awarded themselves a rise, I would urge them to go to Eastbourne to see how a town should look. The people did not appear so worried. I expect it was because they knew there were toilets, so they didn't have to keep crossing their
Britain used to be proud of its postal service. It was a byword for reliability. Not any more. First-class mail often fails to arrive the next day and second-class mail is usually a joke. Complaints are rising and there are threats in Sussex of industrial
As a result of the change in the election date, I was on holiday on June 7 and have returned only recently. Naturally, while I was away I confirmed I had been elected to serve as county councillor for the Kingston Buci ward in Shoreham and Southwick.
Lee Jenman enjoyed a silver lining to his England debut. The 17-year-old Southwick-Savages club ace flew the flag to earn runners-up spot in the Olympic-style Junior International Boxing Invitation in Marquette, Michigan, in the United States. Portslade
To correct a point in Chris Baker's article (July 11 2001) about glass on the beach after last week's Channel 4 Fatboy Slim gig: The BBC Radio 1 Dance Party has not been banned from returning. They're welcome back whenever they like. But they have been
Former Albion defender Ian Chapman is looking forward to his first taste of football management. Chapman, who was forced to quit professional football due to injury, has taken over as joint-manager of County League side Whitehawk. The 31-year-old will
Hospital campaigner Barbara O'Brien has appeared in court charged with beating two girls. O'Brien, 49, who is battling to stop Crawley Hospital from being downgraded, with vital services moved to East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, denied two allegations of
A clinic for drug addicts and alcoholics is struggling to cope because more people needing help are moving into the area. The substance misuse service run by South Downs Health NHS Trust in Brighton says a large number of recently-arrived addicts are
Campaigners for a directly-elected mayor in Brighton and Hove have been boosted by another town's referendum result. People in Watford, Herts, voted narrowly in favour by 51 to 49 per cent on Thursday. Many supporters of the system have taken heart from
