If your canine is looking a little dog-eared and you'd rather have a lady than a tramp, there could be an answer to your prayers. Doggy Fashion is a new salon in Brighton offering everything needed to keep pampered pooches pristine. From prize-winning
Residents on a city housing estate have called for new security measures after two women were attacked. An 80-year-old woman was punched in the face by a man and another woman, who tried to help, was also repeatedly hit. The attack happened at a block
Peter Lilley has revived the legalise cannabis campaign, amid claims from its adherents it is less harmful than tobacco. How do they know? In the early Seventies, I knew hundreds of pot-smokers and the preferred method was to break a cigarette over the
I really liked the Worthing walk article (Weekend, July 7). It would be good to have more local town walks. Love the newspaper. Keep up the good work. -Jeremy Goodwin, nexcellent@hotmail.com
Mr Harvey the orthodontist has finally said daughter's braces can come off. The great day is the middle of next month and she's really excited. I must admit it will be strange to see her without a mouth full of metal. It feels as if she has worn braces
The papers are full, once again, with news of more attacks on car owners as plans to charge daily tolls to enter inner city zones are seriously discussed. Given the state of the main roads into Brighton at the moment, I should think it would be more equitable
Does anyone remember this Hollywood supporting actor from the Thirties and Forties? He later went on to perform in The Quiet Man with John Wayne. Believe it or not, he was the smallest of eight brothers. All eight were officers in the First World War
Mick Jones, from Crawley, took another step towards a place in the British team for the World Championships at Edmonton, Canada, next month. He won the AAA Championship hammer title at Birmingham. Jones' winning effort of 74.40m in the event, which incorporated
It seems almost every day we hear about how teenagers spend their time causing aggravation in their communities and turn their hands to crime and violence. I would just like to congratulate a group of teenagers who attend the youth group attached to St
The boys I write of, if they read this, will know who they are. On a recent Friday, while driving home on the A27 from the Southwick tunnel to the Hove turn-off, between 4pm and 5pm, three boys, about 12 or 13 years old, were actually crossing the bridge
A new method to test the hearing of newborn babies is being piloted in Sussex. Brighton and Hove is one of 20 pilot sites approved by the Department of Health to try a new procedure. Health visitors and midwives employed by South Downs Health NHS Trust
Lord Bassam has called on Brighton and Hove Council to be brave and give football fans the new stadium they deserve. Brighton and Hove Albion plan to move from their temporary ground at Withdean to a permanent site in Village Way, Falmer, on the edge
I saw Councillor Bodfish on television on June 10. He did not announce new railway lines with improved train services. He did not say new bus services were available. Instead, he was talking about the new, increased parking fines and extra traffic wardens
Sussex have double reason to pin their hopes on a series of glory nights beneath the Hove floodlights. The county hope to start making a move on the Norwich Union League promotion places by seeing off rock bottom Essex this evening. Chris Adams' men may
North Street is in a sad state at the moment with the road being resurfaced and redevelopment work being done at several places. Vokins department store has long gone and now Hanningtons, a feature of the area for almost 200 years, has also closed. But
Ken Bodfish (Opinion, July 9) is out of touch with reality when he describes "young couples" struggling to buy a first home. My crowd is typical, in that we do not form such couples, especially when young, but prefer to delay any such thing. There is
Robin Martin-Jenkins is losing his battle to help Sussex kick start their faltering limited overs season. The county had lined up their key all-rounder for a comeback after feeling no ill effects from his side strain when batting for the Second XI. But
Michael Alldis has vowed to bounce back from a heartbreaking defeat to Patrick Mullings at Wembley Conference Centre on Saturday. Alldis left the ring almost in tears as Mullings slipped into the night with the British super-bantamweight crown in his
More than 40 new jobs are to be created in a city centre with the opening of a futuristic shopping complex. The full-time and part-time workers will be employed at branches of Sport Soccer and Free Spirit, which are to open where Hotshots bar once stood
Usually the blushing bride is carried over the threshold AFTER the wedding. But Lisa Colliver had to be carried down the aisle as well after breaking her leg on her hen night. Instead of proudly walking down the aisle at her father's side, Lisa, 28, was
Albion boss Micky Adams is expecting bids from top clubs if Bobby Zamora makes a fast start in the Second Division. But Adams has reiterated that his young hotshot is not for sale and is happy to stay with the Seagulls. Zamora was the subject of transfer
An East Sussex man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a fatal road collision. The 21-year-old was arrested yesterday after a man died in the incident in the Endwell Road area of Bexhill. Police believe the 59-year-old married man from Bexhill
A woman woke in the small hours to find a naked stranger in her bedroom. Police are keen to trace the man, who fled after apologising and saying he was in the wrong house. The 39-year-old woman was sleeping in her ground-floor bedroom in central Bognor
Three Sussex hospitals are among the top ten in the South East when it comes to looking after women giving birth. New figures rank Eastbourne District General Hospital and Conquest Hospital in St Leonards joint third in a league of good hospitals. St
Brighton's new parking attendants blitzed the streets of the city today. The 60-strong force, employed by Brighton and Hove City Council, targeted vehicles parked on bus routes, double-yellow lines and taxi ranks in the city centre. But motorists in Hove
Horsham Tory MP Francis Maude has angrily denied claims he was "disloyal" to former party leader William Hague. In a video diary screened last night, Mr Hague's former spin-doctor, Amanda Platell, said Mr Maude had tried to undermine her boss in the run-up
Be a child for a moment:take a dry sponge and weigh it; then, dip it in water and weigh it again. You will find it is now at least five times heavier. A small child's brain responds to stimulus in the same way a sponge reacts when placed in water. But
If your canine is looking a little dog-eared and you'd rather have a lady than a tramp, there could be an answer to your prayers. Doggy Fashion is a new salon in Brighton offering everything needed to keep pampered pooches pristine. From prize-winning
Proposals to treat an extra 4,000 patients by the overworked and understaffed Worthing Hospital sound a brilliant idea. Patients will wait longer than ever to see consultants and have operations, and will have to travel many miles extra to come to Worthing
The papers are full, once again, with news of more attacks on car owners as plans to charge daily tolls to enter inner city zones are seriously discussed. Given the state of the main roads into Brighton at the moment, I should think it would be more equitable
Deryn Summers finds out why North Street, Brighton is tipped as the next major shopping venue in the city. North Street is a dismal sight and it has had a hard time in recent years, but business leaders believe the tide is turning. At the top demolition
Three Sussex hospitals are among the top ten in the South East when it comes to looking after women giving birth. New figures rank Eastbourne District General Hospital and Conquest Hospital in St Leonards joint third in a league of good hospitals. St
A brilliant Brighton University graduate is feared dead after he and his girlfriend were kidnapped in the Australian outback. Peter Falconio, 28, who completed a degree in building and construction management in June last year, and girlfriend Joanne Lees
The demand for trained medical herbalists has increased sharply in the past five years. There are now at least 15 in practice in Sussex, treating people who prefer to take natural remedies instead of conventional medicine. Siobhan Ryan looks at the growing
Labour veteran Tony Benn laid a wreath at Lewes Castle in memory of 18th Century radical Tom Paine. Mr Benn also gave a Bastille Day address, the culmination of two weeks of events marking Paine's life. Mr Benn - who stood down as an MP at the General
Does anyone remember this Hollywood supporting actor from the Thirties and Forties? He later went on to perform in The Quiet Man with John Wayne. Believe it or not, he was the smallest of eight brothers. All eight were officers in the First World War
St James, the Second Division leaders, had to be content with just 16 points from a limited-overs victory against Preston Nomads. They staged a 27-overs-a-side game because of rain delays and the home side reached 133 all out, Sam Chettlebrough hitting
A new method to test the hearing of newborn babies is being piloted in Sussex. Brighton and Hove is one of 20 pilot sites approved by the Department of Health to try a new procedure. Health visitors and midwives employed by South Downs Health NHS Trust
Just one of the problems with spending #30million plus on rebuilding the West Pier is that, even in its heyday, it just never had the throughput of visitors the Palace Pier had. This is probably because of its location as much as anything else. Admittedly
Lord Bassam has called on Brighton and Hove Council to be brave and give football fans the new stadium they deserve. Brighton and Hove Albion plan to move from their temporary ground at Withdean to a permanent site in Village Way, Falmer, on the edge
I saw Councillor Bodfish on television on June 10. He did not announce new railway lines with improved train services. He did not say new bus services were available. Instead, he was talking about the new, increased parking fines and extra traffic wardens
Sussex have double reason to pin their hopes on a series of glory nights beneath the Hove floodlights. The county hope to start making a move on the Norwich Union League promotion places by seeing off rock bottom Essex this evening. Chris Adams' men may
North Street is in a sad state at the moment with the road being resurfaced and redevelopment work being done at several places. Vokins department store has long gone and now Hanningtons, a feature of the area for almost 200 years, has also closed. But
Ken Bodfish (Opinion, July 9) is out of touch with reality when he describes "young couples" struggling to buy a first home. My crowd is typical, in that we do not form such couples, especially when young, but prefer to delay any such thing. There is
Railway workers fear their jobs and rail safety are at risk. The engineers believe their jobs will end when their company National Railway Supplies (NRS), based in Crewe, transfers work done at the Lover's Walk depot in Brighton to York. The managing
Michael Alldis has vowed to bounce back from a heartbreaking defeat to Patrick Mullings at Wembley Conference Centre on Saturday. Alldis left the ring almost in tears as Mullings slipped into the night with the British super-bantamweight crown in his
Once the clubbing teenage years are over, younger men and women are becoming more eager to adopt a healthier lifestyle. And to use natural ways to treat conditions such as stress, depression, premenstrual tension and acne. These are common conditions
Albion boss Micky Adams is expecting bids from top clubs if Bobby Zamora makes a fast start in the Second Division. But Adams has reiterated that his young hotshot is not for sale and is happy to stay with the Seagulls. Zamora was the subject of transfer
Brighton's largest shopping centre was evacuated because of a fault in the sprinkler system. Hundreds of shoppers and staff were forced to leave Churchill Square when a faulty sprinkler went off and triggered alarms. Stores lost about two hours of trade
It was Absolutely Fabulous for an ex-servicemen's charity when actress June Whitfield dropped in at its open day. June, who starred in the hit comedy - also known as Ab Fab - opened the annual fund-raising day at Gifford House, The Queen Alexandra Home
Crowds turned out to see hundreds of people parade through Hurstpierpoint at the annual carnival. Organisers of the St Lawrence Fair breathed a collective sigh of relief as the rains stopped minutes before the procession. The village fair, which had rides
An East Sussex man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a fatal road collision. The 21-year-old was arrested yesterday after a man died in the incident in the Endwell Road area of Bexhill. Police believe the 59-year-old married man from Bexhill
Brighton's new parking attendants blitzed the streets of the city today. The 60-strong force, employed by Brighton and Hove City Council, targeted vehicles parked on bus routes, double-yellow lines and taxi ranks in the city centre. But motorists in Hove
A mini-tornado hit a housing estate in Brighton, leaving a trail of damage in its wake. Strong winds lifted bricks, snapped trees in two and sucked clothes off a washing line. Parts of an office roof were torn off and a van was speared by flying debris
Be a child for a moment:take a dry sponge and weigh it; then, dip it in water and weigh it again. You will find it is now at least five times heavier. A small child's brain responds to stimulus in the same way a sponge reacts when placed in water. But
A Sussex man who celebrated his 86th birthday this week claims to be the oldest stuntman still working in the UK. The Great Omani, whose real name is Ron Cunningham, said: "I doubt if there is anyone older than me still working in the whole of Europe.
In 1972, anthropologist Colin Turnbull wrote an interesting book about an African tribe called the Ik. Originally nomadic hunters, the Ik were forcibly evacuated from their native hunting grounds in Uganda and driven en masse to barren, mountainous areas
Proposals to treat an extra 4,000 patients by the overworked and understaffed Worthing Hospital sound a brilliant idea. Patients will wait longer than ever to see consultants and have operations, and will have to travel many miles extra to come to Worthing
Like a "free lunch" in business, there is no such thing as a "free book" in education ("Bags of books", Argus, July 7). The 180 books for the primary school library are all published by Rupert Murdoch's HarperCollins, which just happens to be owned by
Deryn Summers finds out why North Street, Brighton is tipped as the next major shopping venue in the city. North Street is a dismal sight and it has had a hard time in recent years, but business leaders believe the tide is turning. At the top demolition
A brilliant Brighton University graduate is feared dead after he and his girlfriend were kidnapped in the Australian outback. Peter Falconio, 28, who completed a degree in building and construction management in June last year, and girlfriend Joanne Lees
The demand for trained medical herbalists has increased sharply in the past five years. There are now at least 15 in practice in Sussex, treating people who prefer to take natural remedies instead of conventional medicine. Siobhan Ryan looks at the growing
Labour veteran Tony Benn laid a wreath at Lewes Castle in memory of 18th Century radical Tom Paine. Mr Benn also gave a Bastille Day address, the culmination of two weeks of events marking Paine's life. Mr Benn - who stood down as an MP at the General
A young mother fears her baby's health is at risk after mice invaded her home in a block of council flats. Laura Jackson has been forced to put down traps in her home after a mouse appeared in her first-floor living room. Her 11-month-old daughter Abbie
I must congratulate David de Hoxar in inventing a spiral separator (Business, July 10) and hope it realises the potential he obviously thinks it has. Having said that, I can recall in the dim and distant past the screens that were installed at the Portobello
The double-deck bus in the photograph (Weekend, June 30; Opinion, July 5) was one of 21 delivered new in 1939 to Brighton Corporation Transport along with 44 trolley buses with similar Weymann bodies to replace the trams. A further eight trolley buses
Should there be one athletics club representing the city of Brighton and Hove? Frank Burton, the chairman of Brighton and Hove Athletics Club, believes there should be a constructive and open meeting between the three clubs to discuss the advantages and
St James, the Second Division leaders, had to be content with just 16 points from a limited-overs victory against Preston Nomads. They staged a 27-overs-a-side game because of rain delays and the home side reached 133 all out, Sam Chettlebrough hitting
Bride Lisa Colliver had to be carried to her wedding instead of walking down the aisle in a church at Withyham, near Crowborough. She slipped and fell on a wet floor during her hen night and broke two bones in one of her legs. Although she was stone cold
Just one of the problems with spending #30million plus on rebuilding the West Pier is that, even in its heyday, it just never had the throughput of visitors the Palace Pier had. This is probably because of its location as much as anything else. Admittedly
Carl Hopkinson hit an unbeaten 76 and steered leaders Horsham to a five-wicket home victory against Brighton and Hove. The game started badly for Brighton and Hove, Sussex players Matt Prior and Bas Zuiderent departing quickly. Prior was caught behind
When Lord Bassam of Brighton was council leader, he spearheaded the idea of a referendum on whether Albion should have a stadium at Falmer. The result, declared two years ago, proved conclusively that most people in Brighton and Hove favoured the idea
Railway workers fear their jobs and rail safety are at risk. The engineers believe their jobs will end when their company National Railway Supplies (NRS), based in Crewe, transfers work done at the Lover's Walk depot in Brighton to York. The managing
While agreeing with Councillor Ken Bodfish that we need to try to find some affordable housing for our young people (Opinion, July 9), he says nothing about how this is to be provided, either in the short or long term. Brighton and Hove is squeezed between
Michael Alldis has vowed to bounce back from a heartbreaking defeat to Patrick Mullings at Wembley Conference Centre on Saturday. Alldis left the ring almost in tears as Mullings slipped into the night with the British super-bantamweight crown in his
Once the clubbing teenage years are over, younger men and women are becoming more eager to adopt a healthier lifestyle. And to use natural ways to treat conditions such as stress, depression, premenstrual tension and acne. These are common conditions
Brighton's largest shopping centre was evacuated because of a fault in the sprinkler system. Hundreds of shoppers and staff were forced to leave Churchill Square when a faulty sprinkler went off and triggered alarms. Stores lost about two hours of trade
Two men have been pistol-whipped, with one suffering serious head injuries. They were at an address in Portland Street, Brighton, early yesterday when the attackers burst in through a door. The intruders repeatedly hit both victims with the gun before
A mini-tornado hit a housing estate in Brighton, leaving a trail of damage in its wake. Strong winds lifted bricks, snapped trees in two and sucked clothes off a washing line. Parts of an office roof were torn off and a van was speared by flying debris
Starlings 'dancing' above the West Pier, one of Brighton and Hove's great sights, has been captured in a video. The murmuration, the collective noun for a group of starlings, performs a sunset dance as it comes home to roost. No special effects were needed
A Sussex man who celebrated his 86th birthday this week claims to be the oldest stuntman still working in the UK. The Great Omani, whose real name is Ron Cunningham, said: "I doubt if there is anyone older than me still working in the whole of Europe.
In 1972, anthropologist Colin Turnbull wrote an interesting book about an African tribe called the Ik. Originally nomadic hunters, the Ik were forcibly evacuated from their native hunting grounds in Uganda and driven en masse to barren, mountainous areas
Residents on a city housing estate have called for new security measures after two women were attacked. An 80-year-old woman was punched in the face by a man and another woman, who tried to help, was also repeatedly hit. The attack happened at a block
Peter Lilley has revived the legalise cannabis campaign, amid claims from its adherents it is less harmful than tobacco. How do they know? In the early Seventies, I knew hundreds of pot-smokers and the preferred method was to break a cigarette over the
I really liked the Worthing walk article (Weekend, July 7). It would be good to have more local town walks. Love the newspaper. Keep up the good work. -Jeremy Goodwin, nexcellent@hotmail.com
Like a "free lunch" in business, there is no such thing as a "free book" in education ("Bags of books", Argus, July 7). The 180 books for the primary school library are all published by Rupert Murdoch's HarperCollins, which just happens to be owned by
Mr Harvey the orthodontist has finally said daughter's braces can come off. The great day is the middle of next month and she's really excited. I must admit it will be strange to see her without a mouth full of metal. It feels as if she has worn braces
A young mother fears her baby's health is at risk after mice invaded her home in a block of council flats. Laura Jackson has been forced to put down traps in her home after a mouse appeared in her first-floor living room. Her 11-month-old daughter Abbie
I must congratulate David de Hoxar in inventing a spiral separator (Business, July 10) and hope it realises the potential he obviously thinks it has. Having said that, I can recall in the dim and distant past the screens that were installed at the Portobello
The double-deck bus in the photograph (Weekend, June 30; Opinion, July 5) was one of 21 delivered new in 1939 to Brighton Corporation Transport along with 44 trolley buses with similar Weymann bodies to replace the trams. A further eight trolley buses
Mick Jones, from Crawley, took another step towards a place in the British team for the World Championships at Edmonton, Canada, next month. He won the AAA Championship hammer title at Birmingham. Jones' winning effort of 74.40m in the event, which incorporated
It seems almost every day we hear about how teenagers spend their time causing aggravation in their communities and turn their hands to crime and violence. I would just like to congratulate a group of teenagers who attend the youth group attached to St
Should there be one athletics club representing the city of Brighton and Hove? Frank Burton, the chairman of Brighton and Hove Athletics Club, believes there should be a constructive and open meeting between the three clubs to discuss the advantages and
The boys I write of, if they read this, will know who they are. On a recent Friday, while driving home on the A27 from the Southwick tunnel to the Hove turn-off, between 4pm and 5pm, three boys, about 12 or 13 years old, were actually crossing the bridge
Bride Lisa Colliver had to be carried to her wedding instead of walking down the aisle in a church at Withyham, near Crowborough. She slipped and fell on a wet floor during her hen night and broke two bones in one of her legs. Although she was stone cold
Carl Hopkinson hit an unbeaten 76 and steered leaders Horsham to a five-wicket home victory against Brighton and Hove. The game started badly for Brighton and Hove, Sussex players Matt Prior and Bas Zuiderent departing quickly. Prior was caught behind
When Lord Bassam of Brighton was council leader, he spearheaded the idea of a referendum on whether Albion should have a stadium at Falmer. The result, declared two years ago, proved conclusively that most people in Brighton and Hove favoured the idea
Robin Martin-Jenkins is losing his battle to help Sussex kick start their faltering limited overs season. The county had lined up their key all-rounder for a comeback after feeling no ill effects from his side strain when batting for the Second XI. But
While agreeing with Councillor Ken Bodfish that we need to try to find some affordable housing for our young people (Opinion, July 9), he says nothing about how this is to be provided, either in the short or long term. Brighton and Hove is squeezed between
More than 40 new jobs are to be created in a city centre with the opening of a futuristic shopping complex. The full-time and part-time workers will be employed at branches of Sport Soccer and Free Spirit, which are to open where Hotshots bar once stood
Michael Alldis has vowed to bounce back from a heartbreaking defeat to Patrick Mullings at Wembley Conference Centre on Saturday. Alldis left the ring almost in tears as Mullings slipped into the night with the British super-bantamweight crown in his
A thug knocked a woman to the ground in a Worthing street and ran away with her handbag. It happened at 12.55am on Saturday at the junction of Bulkington Avenue and South Farm Road. The mugger pushed the woman over and pulled the bag away from her while
Usually the blushing bride is carried over the threshold AFTER the wedding. But Lisa Colliver had to be carried down the aisle as well after breaking her leg on her hen night. Instead of proudly walking down the aisle at her father's side, Lisa, 28, was
Carnival fun hit Haywards Heath over the weekend as the crowds poured in for the climax to the town's Mid-Summer Magic festival. A free Picnic in the Park on Sunday provided a fitting finale to the week-long festival and visitors enjoyed a feast of free
A woman woke in the small hours to find a naked stranger in her bedroom. Police are keen to trace the man, who fled after apologising and saying he was in the wrong house. The 39-year-old woman was sleeping in her ground-floor bedroom in central Bognor
Three Sussex hospitals are among the top ten in the South East when it comes to looking after women giving birth. New figures rank Eastbourne District General Hospital and Conquest Hospital in St Leonards joint third in a league of good hospitals. St
Horsham Tory MP Francis Maude has angrily denied claims he was "disloyal" to former party leader William Hague. In a video diary screened last night, Mr Hague's former spin-doctor, Amanda Platell, said Mr Maude had tried to undermine her boss in the run-up
A brilliant Brighton University graduate is feared dead after he and his girlfriend were kidnapped in the Australian outback. Peter Falconio, 28, who completed a degree in building and construction management in June last year, and girlfriend Joanne Lees
Two men have been pistol-whipped, with one suffering serious head injuries. They were at an address in Portland Street, Brighton, early yesterday when the attackers burst in through a door. The intruders repeatedly hit both victims with the gun before
Starlings 'dancing' above the West Pier, one of Brighton and Hove's great sights, has been captured in a video. The murmuration, the collective noun for a group of starlings, performs a sunset dance as it comes home to roost. No special effects were needed
