An 84-year-old disabled widow is stranded in her home after thieves stole her car. Bella England's red Ford Escort was taken from outside her flat in Palmeira Square, Hove, where she has lived for 18 years. The car was parked in a disabled badge holder's
It seemed like a good idea on paper. Merge an infant school and a junior school, save the salary of a headteacher and create an all-through primary school. But as soon as it was proposed, parents and teachers reacted with horror at the prospect of meddling
A parks footballer claims he was shown a straight red card for spelling his name out to the referee. Anglo Caledonian striker Steve Bowley says he received his marching orders from Littlehampton ref Phil Davies after the official took offence to the player
A Sussex Sunday side are getting their kicks from a female blow-up doll. Unbeaten Franklin Tavern, who top Division Two of the Sussex Sunday League, have a blow-up doll called Jamie, named after a girl several of the players are friendly with. And the
One of the biggest flags in the world is to be given a clean. Brighton and Hove Albion's supporters flag is filthy after being unfurled by fans at the team's games this season. The blue and white striped flag measures 64ft by 32ft and carries the club's
I would like to say a heart-felt thank you to the gallant gentlemen who jumped out of their vehicle to rescue a group of pensioners last Saturday. We were on our way to see Holiday On Ice after eating our fish and chip lunch in a cafe on Brighton seafront
The bureaucrats so beloved by Roger French of Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company have just got to learn of the problems he says the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) has created for mums with double buggies. The DPTAC advises
Brighton and Hove City Council should learn a lesson from what happened over its plan to merge the two Balfour schools. There were perfectly good reasons for the merger. All-through primary schools provide a seamless form of education for pupils and more
Bird sanctuary manager James Sharpe is on a mission to raise awareness - by spending the day as a duck. The Arundel Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre manager has built himself a cosy nest and gone undercover with his feathered friends to commemorate World
Hove admitted they were delighted to tackle the leaders on a pitch made barely playable by heavy rain. But their hopes of causing an upset turned to dust as Betteshanger maintained their perfect record in London Four South East with a home win last Saturday
Hurstwood Park near Haywards Heath has saved hundreds of lives and helped thousands of people with severe head injuries. It is the only specialist neurological hospital in Sussex and its future is under discussion once again. In the Nineties, a decision
Police are concerned about a missing 15-year-old girl. Lucy Shearman was last seen on the evening of January 23 at her home in Shoreham before she was due to go to an address in the Elm Grove area of Brighton. She is 5ft 2in with dark, shoulder-length
Brighton Bears' chief Nick Nurse has called for a shake-up in British basketball. Nurse takes his side to Coventry this weekend for a BBL Trophy quarter-final with his former club London Towers. Bears are currently turning up the heat on Towers in the
A football fan had his car written off after a collision with a van full of rival supporters who drove away. The hit-and-run occurred after the match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Cardiff City at Withdean stadium on Thursday evening. Albion fan
Scott Ramsay has admitted nobody is to blame for the finish of his long association with Albion, apart possibly from himself. The Hastings-born striker has joined Nationwide Conference strugglers Dover after eight seasons with the Seagulls. The beginning
This is a big weekend for the Brighton Bears as we measure ourselves on the national stage with a Trophy quarter-final with our rivals London Towers. It's at the Coventry Skydome before the TV cameras. I have been to their last six games and I got a tape
MONDAY: Boss Peter Taylor believes the 4-0 drubbing at Brentford could prove a blessing in disguise. "The most positive thing about it is that it gives everybody a kick up the backside. I mean absolutely everybody, directors, supporters, players and management
Campaigners have warned they will fight any plans to transfer a neurological centre out of Sussex. Hurstwood Park at Haywards Heath is the only dedicated specialist head injuries unit in the county. Health bosses are reviewing the services provided by
My policy of getting my nuts and bolts elsewhere clearly hasn't worked. A headline buried deep in this week's City pages breathlessly announces, Focus Set For Float As Sales Leap. Hmmm. It seems that the man in the middle of the bonfire now lords it over
Gary Hobson has got a new nickname these days. 'Jonah' was apt for the former Albion skipper as he trawled around a series of struggling clubs. But now he is known as 'Lucky'. The Seagulls, with Hull, Chester and now York, have the experienced defender
Every football team in the world has off-days. Games when they look as if they have never played the game before and can't pass water. Good teams bounce straight back from those sort of performances. Our lads were hurt by the televised events at Brentford
Micky Browning has kept all his county badges and caps. He fondly recalls four appearances out of five in the Southern Counties Championship culminating in the 4-1 win over Norfolk in the 1963-64 final. "The spirit was tremendous then as it was at Horsham
Husky racing champion Neil Marshall has brought his faithful dogs to the aid of arctic challenger Bonnie Owers. Bonnie is raising money for a nine-day charity trek through Scandinavia into the Arctic Circle, where she will survive under canvas in temperatures
Wick boss Richie Reynolds has begun his rebuilding job at Crabtree Park. Reynolds, who took charge two weeks ago, has returned to his former club Pagham to sign four players. Paul Morby, Ricky Wilson and Danny Horrill all had their contracts cancelled
Burgess Hill boss Gary Croydon has banned the word 'fringe' at Leylands Park. The Hillians have injury worries as their FA Vase tie with South Western League outfit Porthleven looms on the horizon but the County League leaders' boss has no worries about
Environment Agency teams around Sussex are on full alert as gale-force winds and some of the highest tides of the year battered the Sussex coastline. Traders on Brighton's seafront, armed with brooms and brollies, battled to keep the floodwater at bay
Billy Smith will be around if Crawley win promotion to the Conference. The Reds' boss confirmed this week that he has had a change of heart after admitting earlier in his second spell with the club that he might not have enough time to devote to managing
An 84-year-old disabled widow is stranded in her home after thieves stole her car. Bella England's red Ford Escort was taken from outside her flat in Palmeira Square, Hove, where she has lived for 18 years. The car was parked in a disabled badge holder's
One of the biggest flags in the world is to be given a clean. Brighton and Hove Albion's supporters flag is filthy after being unfurled by fans at the team's games this season. The blue and white striped flag measures 64ft by 32ft and carries the club's
Top DJ Norman Cook is to hold another free party on Brighton beach this summer. Last July, the Hove DJ, who uses the name Fatboy Slim, played to crowds of more than 35,000 as part of a Channel 4 broadcast. Now he has teamed up with Brighton and Hove City
Rescuers have called off their search for a man swept off Brighton Pier on Friday night. The Coastguard resumed their search on Saturday morning, but said no trace of the man had been found. A Coastguard spokesman said "The search has been stood down
John Ogdon was a pianistic prodigy with a formidable technique and an astonishing memory who won the Liszt Prize in 1961 and the Tchaikovsky Prize in 1962. With a voracious appetite for difficult music of all kinds, Ogdon was at home in repertoire which
Bob Booker was relishing Albion's head start on their promotion rivals and said: "Now lets see what the rest of them can do." The Seagulls assistant manager and his boss Peter Taylor were keeping an eye on the rest of the Division Two high-flyers this
The bureaucrats so beloved by Roger French of Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company have just got to learn of the problems he says the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) has created for mums with double buggies. The DPTAC advises
Brighton and Hove City Council should learn a lesson from what happened over its plan to merge the two Balfour schools. There were perfectly good reasons for the merger. All-through primary schools provide a seamless form of education for pupils and more
Bird sanctuary manager James Sharpe is on a mission to raise awareness - by spending the day as a duck. The Arundel Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre manager has built himself a cosy nest and gone undercover with his feathered friends to commemorate World
Dave Bonwick (Letters, January 26) calls on me to oppose Des Turner MP's Home Energy Conservation Bill. As a sponsor of the Bill and an MP for a constituency with many Houses in Multi-Occupancy (HMO), I believe he is wrong. The evidence of the limited
Hurstwood Park near Haywards Heath has saved hundreds of lives and helped thousands of people with severe head injuries. It is the only specialist neurological hospital in Sussex and its future is under discussion once again. In the Nineties, a decision
Hot-shot Alex Harrison hopes his England call up will be a stepping stone to a professional career. The 18-year-old striker from Eastbourne will be touring America with the English Schools' under-18s squad next week before playing in the Home Internationals
A football fan had his car written off after a collision with a van full of rival supporters who drove away. The hit-and-run occurred after the match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Cardiff City at Withdean stadium on Thursday evening. Albion fan
Scott Ramsay has admitted nobody is to blame for the finish of his long association with Albion, apart possibly from himself. The Hastings-born striker has joined Nationwide Conference strugglers Dover after eight seasons with the Seagulls. The beginning
A mother of two was being forced to move house because of a neighbour's noisy DIY, a court heard. Anne Bond said her home in Hartington Road, Brighton, where her family have lived for 18 years, was on the market. Her next-door neighbour, Philip Hilliard
Campaigners have warned they will fight any plans to transfer a neurological centre out of Sussex. Hurstwood Park at Haywards Heath is the only dedicated specialist head injuries unit in the county. Health bosses are reviewing the services provided by
Gary Hobson has got a new nickname these days. 'Jonah' was apt for the former Albion skipper as he trawled around a series of struggling clubs. But now he is known as 'Lucky'. The Seagulls, with Hull, Chester and now York, have the experienced defender
Every football team in the world has off-days. Games when they look as if they have never played the game before and can't pass water. Good teams bounce straight back from those sort of performances. Our lads were hurt by the televised events at Brentford
Husky racing champion Neil Marshall has brought his faithful dogs to the aid of arctic challenger Bonnie Owers. Bonnie is raising money for a nine-day charity trek through Scandinavia into the Arctic Circle, where she will survive under canvas in temperatures
A man who went to a football match while off sick from work claims he was unfairly dismissed. American Express analyst Bechir Bejaoui, 40, of West Street, Burgess Hill, was signed off work in September 2000 when he became ill after eating a Chinese meal
A Brighton MP is urging people to protest against plans to scrap some public phone boxes. Communications giant BT intends to get rid of a number of surplus kiosks in Brighton and Hove. It insisted it would not leave any areas without sufficient telephone
Varndean can claim to be the driving force in Sussex schools athletics. Through the Fifties and Sixties, more than half the Sussex athletes who went on to gain international recognition in Great Britain or England teams were former Varndean scholars.
Supermarket giant Sainsbury's plans to buy a key city centre brownfield site, which it hopes to develop. The site, next to Brighton station, has been owned for many years by Railtrack and its predecessor, the British Rail Property Board and is now managed
Worthing skipper Mark Burt has admitted the referee was right to send him off in the Senior Cup defeat by Lewes. Burt was dismissed on 70 minutes after catching Justin Harris late for the second time in the tie. That left Rebels to battle on with nine
Cameron Johnson believes confidence is the key factor as Lewes prepare to take on Tow Law Town in the last 16 of the FA Vase next Saturday. Jimmy Quinn may have been critical of the way Lewes have been playing in recent weeks but Johnson admits the Rooks
Worthing Thunder clinched a new signing but were left scratching their heads over two that got away. Predrag Crneta was due to make his debut coming off the bench in tonight's tough-looking home tussle with leaders Teesside (8pm). Crneta is a political
Rodger Farrington is already older and wiser after his first few days in England. Bears' new signing marked his 26th birthday by making his debut for Nick Nurse's side at Thames Valley. He was given one training session after stepping off the plane from
Silently speeding through traffic-clogged streets, cycling champ PC Guy Etherton is the secret new weapon in the fight against crime. Since joining the Sussex force in Brighton in August last year, the pedal-pushing policeman has made 22 arrests. He has
Greetings from Wiltshire. Here we are on a family holiday in one of those CenterParcs resorts. It has rained every day so far which hasn't been all that pleasant as our only permitted form of transport has been by bicycle. But my husband, myself and our
Top DJ Norman Cook is to hold another free party on Brighton beach this summer. Last July, the Hove DJ, who uses the name Fatboy Slim, played to crowds of more than 35,000 as part of a Channel 4 broadcast. Now he has teamed up with Brighton and Hove City
Rescuers have called off their search for a man swept off Brighton Pier on Friday night. The Coastguard resumed their search on Saturday morning, but said no trace of the man had been found. A Coastguard spokesman said "The search has been stood down
John Ogdon was a pianistic prodigy with a formidable technique and an astonishing memory who won the Liszt Prize in 1961 and the Tchaikovsky Prize in 1962. With a voracious appetite for difficult music of all kinds, Ogdon was at home in repertoire which
I am a disabled woman in my 70s. I am lucky enough to be able to afford the occasional taxi, as I cannot cope with buses. However, I have almost stopped using taxis because I find the drivers don't seem to want to help me in and out. I would be quite
Bob Booker was relishing Albion's head start on their promotion rivals and said: "Now lets see what the rest of them can do." The Seagulls assistant manager and his boss Peter Taylor were keeping an eye on the rest of the Division Two high-flyers this
The manager of Arundel Wildfowl and Wetland Centre has been dressing up as a duck for the day. Some visitors will appreciate his objective of drawing attention to how wetlands are so vital. But others will simply conclude that James Sharpe is crazy and
The bus-driving correspondent (Letters, January 29) will be happy to learn he is indeed entitled to holiday pay. As a part-time employee, he is entitled to annual leave at the appropriate pro rata rate to full-timers. He has the trade union movement to
Dave Bonwick (Letters, January 26) calls on me to oppose Des Turner MP's Home Energy Conservation Bill. As a sponsor of the Bill and an MP for a constituency with many Houses in Multi-Occupancy (HMO), I believe he is wrong. The evidence of the limited
From my understanding of the Home Energy Conservation Bill, only by splitting hairs could Des Turner MP (Letters, January 30) be correct to say Dave Bonwick "has his facts wrong". Dr Turner's letter was ambiguous in the extreme, saying a flat shared by
Brighton coach Bert Merritt was likely to stick to a familiar formula for part of his team talk today. And that meant asking hs men to improve on arguably their best performance of the season. Merritt had Gary Halpin and John Green raring to go on the
"National Park" is an internationally recognised designation which acts as a tourist magnet. Such parks are about balancing the need to conserve unique landscapes and habitats while promoting sustainable recreation. They tend to be in sparsely populated
Hot-shot Alex Harrison hopes his England call up will be a stepping stone to a professional career. The 18-year-old striker from Eastbourne will be touring America with the English Schools' under-18s squad next week before playing in the Home Internationals
A mother of two was being forced to move house because of a neighbour's noisy DIY, a court heard. Anne Bond said her home in Hartington Road, Brighton, where her family have lived for 18 years, was on the market. Her next-door neighbour, Philip Hilliard
Four years ago Gary Hart was playing pub football and waking at six in the morning to work as a forklift truck driver in a warehouse. Next year he hopes to be in the First Division with Albion. Few could have predicted Hart's rags to relative riches story
It will not be long now before Horsham's ground is no more. The Queen Street arena was bought three years ago by Sunley Homes and sooner, rather than later, the town club must re-locate. The move is sure to be a nostalgic occasion not least for Tinker
A man who went to a football match while off sick from work claims he was unfairly dismissed. American Express analyst Bechir Bejaoui, 40, of West Street, Burgess Hill, was signed off work in September 2000 when he became ill after eating a Chinese meal
A Brighton MP is urging people to protest against plans to scrap some public phone boxes. Communications giant BT intends to get rid of a number of surplus kiosks in Brighton and Hove. It insisted it would not leave any areas without sufficient telephone
Varndean can claim to be the driving force in Sussex schools athletics. Through the Fifties and Sixties, more than half the Sussex athletes who went on to gain international recognition in Great Britain or England teams were former Varndean scholars.
Tom Pocock returned to Ferring this week frustrated after going close to a junior Grand Slam title. The 18-year-old and his Australian partner Raphael Durek were pipped 6-4 7-6 by host players Todd Reid and Ryan Henry in the semi-finals of the Australian
Nick Greenwood has admitted Eastbourne Borough's 1-0 Sussex Senior Cup win over County League leaders Burgess Hill was not the blood and guts affair he had expected. A Dave Adams goal was enough to separate the sides at Leylands Park but what on paper
Supermarket giant Sainsbury's plans to buy a key city centre brownfield site, which it hopes to develop. The site, next to Brighton station, has been owned for many years by Railtrack and its predecessor, the British Rail Property Board and is now managed
St Leonards chairman John Cornelius has admitted he simply does not know what the future holds for his beloved club. Saints are bottom of the Dr Martens League Eastern Division after just two wins in 12 matches and are staring down the barrel of relegation
Cross-channel travellers were stranded when their ferry ran aground yesterday in force eight gusts. Passengers on the Sardinia Vera were given free meals as a tug was summoned to refloat the vessel from a sandbank less than a mile from Newhaven harbour
Worthing skipper Mark Burt has admitted the referee was right to send him off in the Senior Cup defeat by Lewes. Burt was dismissed on 70 minutes after catching Justin Harris late for the second time in the tie. That left Rebels to battle on with nine
Cameron Johnson believes confidence is the key factor as Lewes prepare to take on Tow Law Town in the last 16 of the FA Vase next Saturday. Jimmy Quinn may have been critical of the way Lewes have been playing in recent weeks but Johnson admits the Rooks
Worthing Thunder clinched a new signing but were left scratching their heads over two that got away. Predrag Crneta was due to make his debut coming off the bench in tonight's tough-looking home tussle with leaders Teesside (8pm). Crneta is a political
Rodger Farrington is already older and wiser after his first few days in England. Bears' new signing marked his 26th birthday by making his debut for Nick Nurse's side at Thames Valley. He was given one training session after stepping off the plane from
Silently speeding through traffic-clogged streets, cycling champ PC Guy Etherton is the secret new weapon in the fight against crime. Since joining the Sussex force in Brighton in August last year, the pedal-pushing policeman has made 22 arrests. He has
It seemed like a good idea on paper. Merge an infant school and a junior school, save the salary of a headteacher and create an all-through primary school. But as soon as it was proposed, parents and teachers reacted with horror at the prospect of meddling
A parks footballer claims he was shown a straight red card for spelling his name out to the referee. Anglo Caledonian striker Steve Bowley says he received his marching orders from Littlehampton ref Phil Davies after the official took offence to the player
Greetings from Wiltshire. Here we are on a family holiday in one of those CenterParcs resorts. It has rained every day so far which hasn't been all that pleasant as our only permitted form of transport has been by bicycle. But my husband, myself and our
A Sussex Sunday side are getting their kicks from a female blow-up doll. Unbeaten Franklin Tavern, who top Division Two of the Sussex Sunday League, have a blow-up doll called Jamie, named after a girl several of the players are friendly with. And the
I would like to say a heart-felt thank you to the gallant gentlemen who jumped out of their vehicle to rescue a group of pensioners last Saturday. We were on our way to see Holiday On Ice after eating our fish and chip lunch in a cafe on Brighton seafront
I am a disabled woman in my 70s. I am lucky enough to be able to afford the occasional taxi, as I cannot cope with buses. However, I have almost stopped using taxis because I find the drivers don't seem to want to help me in and out. I would be quite
The manager of Arundel Wildfowl and Wetland Centre has been dressing up as a duck for the day. Some visitors will appreciate his objective of drawing attention to how wetlands are so vital. But others will simply conclude that James Sharpe is crazy and
The bus-driving correspondent (Letters, January 29) will be happy to learn he is indeed entitled to holiday pay. As a part-time employee, he is entitled to annual leave at the appropriate pro rata rate to full-timers. He has the trade union movement to
Hove admitted they were delighted to tackle the leaders on a pitch made barely playable by heavy rain. But their hopes of causing an upset turned to dust as Betteshanger maintained their perfect record in London Four South East with a home win last Saturday
From my understanding of the Home Energy Conservation Bill, only by splitting hairs could Des Turner MP (Letters, January 30) be correct to say Dave Bonwick "has his facts wrong". Dr Turner's letter was ambiguous in the extreme, saying a flat shared by
Brighton coach Bert Merritt was likely to stick to a familiar formula for part of his team talk today. And that meant asking hs men to improve on arguably their best performance of the season. Merritt had Gary Halpin and John Green raring to go on the
"National Park" is an internationally recognised designation which acts as a tourist magnet. Such parks are about balancing the need to conserve unique landscapes and habitats while promoting sustainable recreation. They tend to be in sparsely populated
Police are concerned about a missing 15-year-old girl. Lucy Shearman was last seen on the evening of January 23 at her home in Shoreham before she was due to go to an address in the Elm Grove area of Brighton. She is 5ft 2in with dark, shoulder-length
Brighton Bears' chief Nick Nurse has called for a shake-up in British basketball. Nurse takes his side to Coventry this weekend for a BBL Trophy quarter-final with his former club London Towers. Bears are currently turning up the heat on Towers in the
This is a big weekend for the Brighton Bears as we measure ourselves on the national stage with a Trophy quarter-final with our rivals London Towers. It's at the Coventry Skydome before the TV cameras. I have been to their last six games and I got a tape
MONDAY: Boss Peter Taylor believes the 4-0 drubbing at Brentford could prove a blessing in disguise. "The most positive thing about it is that it gives everybody a kick up the backside. I mean absolutely everybody, directors, supporters, players and management
My policy of getting my nuts and bolts elsewhere clearly hasn't worked. A headline buried deep in this week's City pages breathlessly announces, Focus Set For Float As Sales Leap. Hmmm. It seems that the man in the middle of the bonfire now lords it over
Four years ago Gary Hart was playing pub football and waking at six in the morning to work as a forklift truck driver in a warehouse. Next year he hopes to be in the First Division with Albion. Few could have predicted Hart's rags to relative riches story
Micky Browning has kept all his county badges and caps. He fondly recalls four appearances out of five in the Southern Counties Championship culminating in the 4-1 win over Norfolk in the 1963-64 final. "The spirit was tremendous then as it was at Horsham
It will not be long now before Horsham's ground is no more. The Queen Street arena was bought three years ago by Sunley Homes and sooner, rather than later, the town club must re-locate. The move is sure to be a nostalgic occasion not least for Tinker
Wick boss Richie Reynolds has begun his rebuilding job at Crabtree Park. Reynolds, who took charge two weeks ago, has returned to his former club Pagham to sign four players. Paul Morby, Ricky Wilson and Danny Horrill all had their contracts cancelled
Tom Pocock returned to Ferring this week frustrated after going close to a junior Grand Slam title. The 18-year-old and his Australian partner Raphael Durek were pipped 6-4 7-6 by host players Todd Reid and Ryan Henry in the semi-finals of the Australian
Burgess Hill boss Gary Croydon has banned the word 'fringe' at Leylands Park. The Hillians have injury worries as their FA Vase tie with South Western League outfit Porthleven looms on the horizon but the County League leaders' boss has no worries about
Nick Greenwood has admitted Eastbourne Borough's 1-0 Sussex Senior Cup win over County League leaders Burgess Hill was not the blood and guts affair he had expected. A Dave Adams goal was enough to separate the sides at Leylands Park but what on paper
Environment Agency teams around Sussex are on full alert as gale-force winds and some of the highest tides of the year battered the Sussex coastline. Traders on Brighton's seafront, armed with brooms and brollies, battled to keep the floodwater at bay
St Leonards chairman John Cornelius has admitted he simply does not know what the future holds for his beloved club. Saints are bottom of the Dr Martens League Eastern Division after just two wins in 12 matches and are staring down the barrel of relegation
Billy Smith will be around if Crawley win promotion to the Conference. The Reds' boss confirmed this week that he has had a change of heart after admitting earlier in his second spell with the club that he might not have enough time to devote to managing
Cross-channel travellers were stranded when their ferry ran aground yesterday in force eight gusts. Passengers on the Sardinia Vera were given free meals as a tug was summoned to refloat the vessel from a sandbank less than a mile from Newhaven harbour
