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  • County opposes stadium plans

    East Sussex County Council will object to Brighton and Hove Albion's plans to build a community stadium at Falmer. Brighton and Hove City Council's support for the scheme was attacked as county councillors voted to object to the project. Councillor

  • Town spends on image after Sarah case

    Littlehampton is to spend £50,000 in a bid to repair its image in the aftermath of the murder of Sarah Payne. The cash will pay for a public relations blitz to promote the town, which suffered badly in the wake of the Sarah's kidnap and murder. Part of

  • County opposes stadium bid

    East Sussex County Council will object to Brighton and Hove Albion's plans to build a community stadium at Falmer. Brighton and Hove City Council's support for the scheme was attacked as county councillors voted to object to the project. Councillor David

  • Impaled by a sprung mattress

    An Eastbourne man who became impaled on a bedspring "yelped like a chicken", his friend said today. Firefighters were called to free John Ross, of Cavendish Place, after he called for help yesterday morning. Mr Ross, 33, had been staying at friend Stuart's

  • The Sage of Sussex: Adam Trimingham

    Plenty of people were sad to read in The Argus about the death of Bruno Crosby, king of the Brighton squatters, at the early age of 51. Even those who by no means approved of everything he did or said were impressed with his sincerity, amused by his eccentricity

  • Phone thieves target night spots

    Sixteen people have fallen prey to mobile phone thieves in Brighton in the past week. The victims were usually talking on their phones when the offenders struck. The thieves sneaked up behind, grabbed the phones and ran. Most thefts happened outside entertainment

  • TV trials of Dr Evil

    A former Pontins Blue Coat has been dressing up as bald baddie Dr Evil from the hit film Austin Powers and running into walls. Mark Beauchamp was auditioning for a place on the forthcoming LWT television show Stars And Their Doubles 2002. His attempts

  • Traffic magnet

    Whatever eventual use Brighton's station site is put to, access should be a priority. Its only access is South Providence Place, into congested Queens Road and Sidney Street, via Kensington Street to North Road into New England Road, another congested

  • Cycling: Dear pipped to main prize

    Just when it looked as if James Dear was going to win the Central Sussex CC 25-time trial at Ashurst along came London rider Tim Stevens to beat his time by eight seconds. This certainly spolit the Friston rider's celebrations. Dear (Eastbourne Rovers

  • Safe but soppy

    Brighton student Mark Haas entered a wacky online auction run by Cadbury's Creme Eggs to win a gift and share it with his girlfriend. And he won the chance to have a picnic on a llama farm, which is his Valentine's day gift to his girlfriend, Alice Mumford

  • Order, order

    So we are still short of teachers - it is not surprising. When they are recruited from overseas, they are not treated fairly. After spending money on their fare, they are placed in unattractive areas where no one else will work and where children are

  • Stadium blues

    County councillors in East Sussex are being predictable in opposing plans by Brighton and Hove Albion for a new stadium at Falmer. They have joined Lewes District and Falmer Parish Council in saying sites at Village Way are not suitable. Luckily, the

  • How to find love for a duck

    Finding your perfect love match is no easy feat. It's even harder if you are an endangered species. There were slim hopes of finding a partner for a recently-widowed New Zealand blue duck at the Arundel Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre. However, staff think

  • Runway back on agenda

    It was hardly a surprise that British Airways announced it was cutting 3,000 jobs at Gatwick. The company was losing £2 million a day and drastic action was needed. But it's still bad news for everybody involved. The size of the loss can be gauged by

  • Reserves denied in last minute

    A superb 30 yard shot from Orient substitute Chris Tate denied Albion Reserves victory. Yesterday's Avon Insurance League game at Brisbane Road finished in a 3-3 draw. The Seagulls had taken an eighth minute lead when David Lee won a tackle just outside

  • Why force unproven MMR on everyone?

    Twenty-eight years ago, having given birth to a small 'special care' baby who needed oxygen at birth, I was advised by my health visitor not to let my daughter have the triple vaccine because of the suspicion surrounding the whooping cough element. This

  • Hunt for body continues

    Police were today resuming their search of woodland for the remains of a man believed to have been murdered. Detectives think Jason Martin-Smith was shot dead, but his body has never been found. Officers spent yesterday searching a Sussex wood using five

  • BAE predicts growth next year

    Aerospace and defence group BAE Systems, which has slashed hundreds of jobs since September 11, today said it hoped to start growing again in 2003. BAE has suffered following the terror attacks in the United States as demand from the commercial aviation

  • Post office moves

    A new location has been found for Telscombe Cliffs' post office when it closes at the end of the month. The branch at 358 South Coast Road shuts on February 28. A new outlet 200 yards up the road at Goodfayre Store, 3 Central Court, Central Avenue, will

  • Gatwick: Will BA leave altogether?

    Yesterday's announcement of massive job losses at Gatwick have raised fears that British Airways will pull out of the airport for good. BA is cutting 5,800 jobs worldwide, including 3,000 at Gatwick, a decision which will have far-reaching effects throughout

  • Outrage over 'flood tax' plan

    Business owners and residents have slammed a controversial plan to introduce a "flood tax" to pay for new defences. The Government yesterday announced a three-month consultation on the way flood defence work is funded. The most controversial option would

  • Teddy bear helps fix bridge

    A toll-keeper teddy bear has raised more than £2,000 to help restore Shoreham's landmark Old Toll Bridge. Tolby, dressed in peaked cap and uniform, was made by town resident Pat Hoare. The bear has graced shop windows in the town to promote a raffle,

  • Driver robbed by hitch-hiker

    A hitch-hiker put a knife to a driver's throat and stole £50. He was picked up in Lansdowne Place, Hove, and driven to Edward Street, Brighton, where the offence took place. The robber made the victim drive to the seafront, near East Street, Brighton,

  • Zoe confesses video vice

    TV presenter Zoe Ball confessed to always returning her videos late when she dropped into her local rental store to judge a competition. She confessed to more than 100 children in Tomorrow's World video store, in Portslade, yesterday: "I'm renowned for

  • One in 50 ops cancelled

    One operation in 50 was cancelled at short notice last year for non-medical reasons, Government figures have revealed. A shortage of beds has been given as one of the main reasons for the high rate of cancellations in East Sussex, Brighton and Hove. Figures

  • Mums' bid to save school

    Mothers are begging for help in a bid to save their children's Brighton pre-school from closure. Meadowview Community Pre-School has run out of money and will have to close in a month if it fails to secure a financial lifeline. The closure, which would

  • Woman's fury at toppled gravestone

    A grieving daughter is furious after finding her mother's headstone had been deliberately toppled by council workers. Pauline McCran, 39, visited the grave of her mother, Kathleen Howick, at Seaford cemetery with her family. They were shocked to discover

  • County opposes stadium bid

    East Sussex County Council will object to Brighton and Hove Albion's plans to build a community stadium at Falmer. Brighton and Hove City Council's support for the scheme was attacked as county councillors voted to object to the project. Councillor David

  • Impaled by a sprung mattress

    An Eastbourne man who became impaled on a bedspring "yelped like a chicken", his friend said today. Firefighters were called to free John Ross, of Cavendish Place, after he called for help yesterday morning. Mr Ross, 33, had been staying at friend Stuart's

  • Murder bid jury told of driver's denial

    A motorist denied deliberately running down a drunken pedestrian on a zebra crossing, a jury heard. Gary Brooks told police he was horrified when he realised he had hit the man and said it was an accident. Sean Jones, 33, from Portslade, suffered brain

  • Loyalty oath

    If David Blunkett has his way, immigrants will, in future, have to swear an oath of allegiance to the Queen - something established citizens of this country have never been required to do. Although MPs have to swear such allegiance before being allowed

  • The Sage of Sussex: Adam Trimingham

    Plenty of people were sad to read in The Argus about the death of Bruno Crosby, king of the Brighton squatters, at the early age of 51. Even those who by no means approved of everything he did or said were impressed with his sincerity, amused by his eccentricity

  • TV trials of Dr Evil

    A former Pontins Blue Coat has been dressing up as bald baddie Dr Evil from the hit film Austin Powers and running into walls. Mark Beauchamp was auditioning for a place on the forthcoming LWT television show Stars And Their Doubles 2002. His attempts

  • Brother's death sparks MMR plea

    A man whose brother died after contracting measles has had his son vaccinated with the controversial measles-mumps-rubella triple jab. Alan Pilsworth says the furore surrounding it should not deter parents from protecting their children. The number of

  • Outrage over 'flood tax' plan

    Business owners and residents have slammed a controversial plan to introduce a "flood tax" to pay for new defences. The Government yesterday announced a three-month consultation on the way flood defence work is funded. The most controversial option would

  • Traffic magnet

    Whatever eventual use Brighton's station site is put to, access should be a priority. Its only access is South Providence Place, into congested Queens Road and Sidney Street, via Kensington Street to North Road into New England Road, another congested

  • Heaven scent

    My thanks to Lorraine Forbes, of Eastbourne (Letters, February 7), for stirring my tastebuds when reading her letter about mum's cooking. I stopped reading The Argus, lay back in the armchair and closed my eyes. After a few moments of relaxation, the

  • Table Tennis: Grand Prix safe for next year

    The 2003 Sussex Open Grand Prix has been provisionally booked for Crawley Leisure Centre in October. This is after some sterling work by Crawley administrators, Stan Whiley and Juliette Chase. But this year's event is still in jeopardy. Sussex Table Tennis

  • Real value

    I feel I add enormous value to the community in my role as a teacher and I enjoy my work. Yet I speak for many when I say Brighton and Hove is now out of reach and we cannot afford to stay. I might find a bathroom on my salary. Maybe I could sleep in

  • Order, order

    So we are still short of teachers - it is not surprising. When they are recruited from overseas, they are not treated fairly. After spending money on their fare, they are placed in unattractive areas where no one else will work and where children are

  • Bears back in business

    Bears' coach Nick Nurse hailed one of his sides most crucial wins of the season as Leopards were silent again on their home court last night. This was Brighton's fourth win out of four over their southern conference play-off rivals and the third at Leopard's

  • Nature's way

    I am so glad I do not have young children now. I did not believe in vaccinations for my family growing up between the Fifties and the Seventies because we followed a naturopathic way of life. When children are brought up on unprocessed foods with plenty

  • Kick-start

    I find it difficult to understand the panic about a possible measles epidemic. When I was a child, we all had the normal childhood illnesses - measles, mumps, chicken pox and so on. No one I knew died of them or needed hospital treatment. Later, when

  • Morgan back to face Terriers

    Simon Morgan is set to return to the heart of Albion's defence for Saturday's Withdean showdown against Huddersfield. Boss Peter Taylor has revealed the veteran former Fulham stopper will be back to partner Danny Cullip at the expense of teenager Adam

  • Hunt for body continues

    Police were today resuming their search of woodland for the remains of a man believed to have been murdered. Detectives think Jason Martin-Smith was shot dead, but his body has never been found. Officers spent yesterday searching a Sussex wood using five

  • Drinker died in the bath

    A West Sussex man died in the bath after consuming almost seven times the legal drink-drive limit, an inquest heard. Charles Lancaster, 41, was found at his home in Dinsdale Gardens, Rustington, by his identical twin Paul. The dead man, an Inland Revenue

  • Profits boost for Barclays

    Banking giant Barclays hailed a "strong set of results" today, with a nine per cent rise in pre-tax profits for last year. The company said its performance - a pre-tax profit of £3.61 billion - reflected the benefits of having a diversified business,

  • Ex-journalist's death was accident

    A journalist fatally injured in a collision with a motorcycle was suffering from depression and alcoholism, an inquest heard. Simon Hoffman, 37, of Freshfield Road, Brighton, died nine days later in hospital from his head injuries. Moments after the accident

  • New boss for estate agents' group

    The new president of an influential estate agents' organisation is following in his father's footsteps. Andy Lees has taken the reins at the Brighton and Hove Estate Agents Association for 2002. He said: "I'm looking forward to the coming year and very

  • Post office moves

    A new location has been found for Telscombe Cliffs' post office when it closes at the end of the month. The branch at 358 South Coast Road shuts on February 28. A new outlet 200 yards up the road at Goodfayre Store, 3 Central Court, Central Avenue, will

  • Gatwick: Not enough runways?

    British Airways chief executive Rod Eddington blamed the decision to close some flights at Gatwick on the airport only having one runway. This comes when the debate over whether Gatwick should get a second runway is still raging. Mr Eddington said: "You

  • Pub louts face life ban

    Pubs in Chichester will put lifetime bans on troublemakers in a tough new crackdown on antisocial behaviour. Thirty-two of the city's 36 bars have joined a Pub Watch scheme, launched yesterday with the backing of Sussex Police. Members are displaying

  • Bathers lose out in store dispute

    Bosses at a DIY store sparked fury by putting up a fence to stop Shoreham swimmers using a car park as a short cut. Users of Wadurs swimming pool in Kingston Broadway, Shoreham, have parked in the adjoining Homebase car park since the Nineties. But two

  • Outrage over 'flood tax' plan

    Business owners and residents have slammed a controversial plan to introduce a "flood tax" to pay for new defences. The Government yesterday announced a three-month consultation on the way flood defence work is funded. The most controversial option would

  • Newspapers left to rot

    Arun District Council has apologised after newspapers put out for recycling were left rotting outside people's homes. Full newspaper recycling boxes, called Bertie boxes, have cluttered the streets since the Christmas and New Year holidays. Doreen Sturgeon

  • Villagers' horror at new road

    Angmering villagers are horrified at the destruction of a picturesque country lane to make way for a £5 million bypass. Dog-walkers and horse-riders said they were shocked at the scale of the devastation. Until recently, High Street was a leafy track,

  • Country homes treble in price

    Sussex is fourth in a list of counties with the most country homes for sale. The average price of a top country house has more than trebled during the past ten years, say researchers. A large period house or spacious modern residence now costs about £2

  • Driver robbed by hitch-hiker

    A hitch-hiker put a knife to a driver's throat and stole £50. He was picked up in Lansdowne Place, Hove, and driven to Edward Street, Brighton, where the offence took place. The robber made the victim drive to the seafront, near East Street, Brighton,

  • Zoe confesses video vice

    TV presenter Zoe Ball confessed to always returning her videos late when she dropped into her local rental store to judge a competition. She confessed to more than 100 children in Tomorrow's World video store, in Portslade, yesterday: "I'm renowned for

  • Fly swarm bugs seafront strollers

    Swarms of flies plagued walkers on Worthing seafront yesterday, thanks to the mild winter weather. Millions of seaweed flies - Coelopa frigida - flew around the Pavilion Theatre, Worthing, where people eating their lunch had to continually swat them away

  • Country homes treble in price

    Sussex is fourth in a list of counties with the most country homes for sale. The average price of a top country house has more than trebled during the past ten years, say researchers. A large period house or spacious modern residence now costs about £2

  • One in 50 ops cancelled

    One operation in 50 was cancelled at short notice last year for non-medical reasons, Government figures have revealed. A shortage of beds has been given as one of the main reasons for the high rate of cancellations in East Sussex, Brighton and Hove. Figures

  • Dome trial jury sent home early

    The jury in the Millennium Dome diamond raid trial was sent home early today without reaching any verdicts. The Old Bailey jury is trying five men accused of plotting to snatch £200 million diamonds from the Dome in Greenwich, London. Boat skipper Kevin

  • Mums' bid to save school

    Mothers are begging for help in a bid to save their children's Brighton pre-school from closure. Meadowview Community Pre-School has run out of money and will have to close in a month if it fails to secure a financial lifeline. The closure, which would

  • Villagers fight phone mast plan

    Proposals to put a phone mast in Berwick, near Polegate, have met opposition from villagers. A petition with more than 100 names against the mast has been handed to Lewes Lib Dem MP Norman Baker. Villagers said the mast, which would be installed on Railtrack

  • Man hurt in street attack

    A man needed stitches to his face and arms after he was hit over the head with a glass bottle in a street assault in Eastbourne. The 24-year-old victim was walking along Susan's Road with a friend at 2.30am on Sunday when he felt a pain on the back of

  • Police link rape attempts

    Police are now linking two attempted rapes which took place a week apart in Shoreham. Both victims, women from the town, were approached by a man who tried to tear at their clothes. An 18-year-old was assaulted as she walked past an area known locally

  • Appeal over NHS 'snub'

    The family of a brain-damaged man "snubbed" by the NHS is bidding to raise £6,000 for treatment in Italy. Grant Rainford, 33, suffered serious head injuries in a mountain bike accident almost five years ago and spent four and a half months in a coma.

  • Save our dolphins!

    I was appalled to learn the hundreds of dolphins washed up on the English and French coasts in the past few weeks are just the tip of the iceberg. It appears thousands are killed by a new form of fishing in the Channel called pair fishing. We are only

  • Cricketer's tribute faces destruction

    A cricket club says it is justified in removing a memorial to one of Sussex's greats to ensure the future of the game. Sussex County Cricket Club has decided to build an indoor school on the George Cox Memorial Garden. The club has planning permission

  • Bad image

    Have councillors ever been to Pool Valley coach station in the early morning or late at night when it's pouring with rain and blowing a gale? Have they been there at all? Is this disaster the image a city needs? Now there aren't even going to be any toilets

  • Rail man loses union leadership contest

    Former Brighton line signalman Ray Spry-Shute has lost his bid to be the new boss of the country's biggest rail union. Bob Crow was declared the new general secretary of the Rail Maritime and Transport union after winning a three-way contest to succeed

  • Murder bid jury told of driver's denial

    A motorist denied deliberately running down a drunken pedestrian on a zebra crossing, a jury heard. Gary Brooks told police he was horrified when he realised he had hit the man and said it was an accident. Sean Jones, 33, from Portslade, suffered brain

  • Loyalty oath

    If David Blunkett has his way, immigrants will, in future, have to swear an oath of allegiance to the Queen - something established citizens of this country have never been required to do. Although MPs have to swear such allegiance before being allowed

  • I lived on chocolate eggs for love

    Chocoholic Mark Haas lived on Cadbury's Creme Eggs for a week so he could give his girlfriend a Valentine's gift to remember. Mark, 26, bought girlfriend Alice Mulford a picnic with llamas - her favourite animal - with wrappers from the fondant-filled

  • Soccer fans allowed to travel

    Two Sussex football fans have escaped being banned from attending matches after police stopped them at Gatwick. They appeared at a special court in Crawley yesterday after being stopped from catching flights to Amsterdam to attend last night's Holland-England

  • Safe setts please

    West Sussex Badger Protection Group has already started picking up dead and injured badgers that have been hit by cars. These next two months are our busiest time because badgers have their cubs and a lot of activity is happening in and around the setts

  • Heaven scent

    My thanks to Lorraine Forbes, of Eastbourne (Letters, February 7), for stirring my tastebuds when reading her letter about mum's cooking. I stopped reading The Argus, lay back in the armchair and closed my eyes. After a few moments of relaxation, the

  • Special case

    I refer to the report 'Traveller left seven dogs to suffer in hot bus' (The Argus, February 6). I have five dogs, four goldfish, "'er indoors" and the cat to support. I pay my taxes and, like the traveller, have no visible financial means. Now, it is

  • Table Tennis: Grand Prix safe for next year

    The 2003 Sussex Open Grand Prix has been provisionally booked for Crawley Leisure Centre in October. This is after some sterling work by Crawley administrators, Stan Whiley and Juliette Chase. But this year's event is still in jeopardy. Sussex Table Tennis

  • Real value

    I feel I add enormous value to the community in my role as a teacher and I enjoy my work. Yet I speak for many when I say Brighton and Hove is now out of reach and we cannot afford to stay. I might find a bathroom on my salary. Maybe I could sleep in

  • Bears back in business

    Bears' coach Nick Nurse hailed one of his sides most crucial wins of the season as Leopards were silent again on their home court last night. This was Brighton's fourth win out of four over their southern conference play-off rivals and the third at Leopard's

  • Nature's way

    I am so glad I do not have young children now. I did not believe in vaccinations for my family growing up between the Fifties and the Seventies because we followed a naturopathic way of life. When children are brought up on unprocessed foods with plenty

  • Kick-start

    I find it difficult to understand the panic about a possible measles epidemic. When I was a child, we all had the normal childhood illnesses - measles, mumps, chicken pox and so on. No one I knew died of them or needed hospital treatment. Later, when

  • Taylor pledges to keep Cullip

    Albion boss Peter Taylor has pledged to do everything in his power to keep key defender Danny Cullip at the club. That could include another new contract offer for the want-away centre half. But Taylor fears his efforts could be undermined by the painstaking

  • Caution urged on overseas cricket aid

    Sussex coach Peter Moores has reacted cautiously to plans to treble the number of overseas players in county cricket. Several counties are concerned that the limited availabilty of centrally contracted England players and problems in securing an overseas

  • Morgan back to face Terriers

    Simon Morgan is set to return to the heart of Albion's defence for Saturday's Withdean showdown against Huddersfield. Boss Peter Taylor has revealed the veteran former Fulham stopper will be back to partner Danny Cullip at the expense of teenager Adam

  • Profits boost for Barclays

    Banking giant Barclays hailed a "strong set of results" today, with a nine per cent rise in pre-tax profits for last year. The company said its performance - a pre-tax profit of £3.61 billion - reflected the benefits of having a diversified business,

  • Ex-journalist's death was accident

    A journalist fatally injured in a collision with a motorcycle was suffering from depression and alcoholism, an inquest heard. Simon Hoffman, 37, of Freshfield Road, Brighton, died nine days later in hospital from his head injuries. Moments after the accident

  • New boss for estate agents' group

    The new president of an influential estate agents' organisation is following in his father's footsteps. Andy Lees has taken the reins at the Brighton and Hove Estate Agents Association for 2002. He said: "I'm looking forward to the coming year and very

  • Gatwick: Not enough runways?

    British Airways chief executive Rod Eddington blamed the decision to close some flights at Gatwick on the airport only having one runway. This comes when the debate over whether Gatwick should get a second runway is still raging. Mr Eddington said: "You

  • Bathers lose out in store dispute

    Bosses at a DIY store sparked fury by putting up a fence to stop Shoreham swimmers using a car park as a short cut. Users of Wadurs swimming pool in Kingston Broadway, Shoreham, have parked in the adjoining Homebase car park since the Nineties. But two

  • Parents' tribute to stabbed daughter

    The parents of 21-year-old Natalie Scott, who was found dead in her flat, have paid tribute to their "popular and stunningly beautiful" daughter. Rod Scott and Fiona Kent told police how their daughter's love for life and ambitions for the future were

  • Fly swarm bugs seafront strollers

    Swarms of flies plagued walkers on Worthing seafront yesterday, thanks to the mild winter weather. Millions of seaweed flies - Coelopa frigida - flew around the Pavilion Theatre, Worthing, where people eating their lunch had to continually swat them away

  • Dome trial jury sent home early

    The jury in the Millennium Dome diamond raid trial was sent home early today without reaching any verdicts. The Old Bailey jury is trying five men accused of plotting to snatch £200 million diamonds from the Dome in Greenwich, London. Boat skipper Kevin

  • Baldrick script up for grabs

    A script from TV comedy Blackadder, signed by Tony Robinson who played Baldrick, will be among the lots at an Eastbourne auction. The online sale, organised by Eastbourne Labour Party, will include autographs from famous actors and a set of William Hague

  • Police link rape attempts

    Police are now linking two attempted rapes which took place a week apart in Shoreham. Both victims, women from the town, were approached by a man who tried to tear at their clothes. An 18-year-old was assaulted as she walked past an area known locally

  • Town spends on image after Sarah case

    Littlehampton is to spend £50,000 in a bid to repair its image in the aftermath of the murder of Sarah Payne. The cash will pay for a public relations blitz to promote the town, which suffered badly in the wake of the Sarah's kidnap and murder. Part of

  • Appeal over NHS 'snub'

    The family of a brain-damaged man "snubbed" by the NHS is bidding to raise £6,000 for treatment in Italy. Grant Rainford, 33, suffered serious head injuries in a mountain bike accident almost five years ago and spent four and a half months in a coma.

  • Save our dolphins!

    I was appalled to learn the hundreds of dolphins washed up on the English and French coasts in the past few weeks are just the tip of the iceberg. It appears thousands are killed by a new form of fishing in the Channel called pair fishing. We are only

  • Cricketer's tribute faces destruction

    A cricket club says it is justified in removing a memorial to one of Sussex's greats to ensure the future of the game. Sussex County Cricket Club has decided to build an indoor school on the George Cox Memorial Garden. The club has planning permission

  • Bad image

    Have councillors ever been to Pool Valley coach station in the early morning or late at night when it's pouring with rain and blowing a gale? Have they been there at all? Is this disaster the image a city needs? Now there aren't even going to be any toilets

  • Rail man loses union leadership contest

    Former Brighton line signalman Ray Spry-Shute has lost his bid to be the new boss of the country's biggest rail union. Bob Crow was declared the new general secretary of the Rail Maritime and Transport union after winning a three-way contest to succeed

  • I lived on chocolate eggs for love

    Chocoholic Mark Haas lived on Cadbury's Creme Eggs for a week so he could give his girlfriend a Valentine's gift to remember. Mark, 26, bought girlfriend Alice Mulford a picnic with llamas - her favourite animal - with wrappers from the fondant-filled

  • Soccer fans allowed to travel

    Two Sussex football fans have escaped being banned from attending matches after police stopped them at Gatwick. They appeared at a special court in Crawley yesterday after being stopped from catching flights to Amsterdam to attend last night's Holland-England

  • Phone thieves target night spots

    Sixteen people have fallen prey to mobile phone thieves in Brighton in the past week. The victims were usually talking on their phones when the offenders struck. The thieves sneaked up behind, grabbed the phones and ran. Most thefts happened outside entertainment

  • 'Dead village' warning over station

    Commuters living in Hassocks say they may be forced from the village if services at its rail station deteriorate. One resident said it was in danger of becoming a "dead village". A survey indicated 15 per cent would consider moving out of Hassocks and

  • Impaled by a sprung mattress

    An Eastbourne man who became impaled on a bedspring "yelped like a chicken", his friend said today. Firefighters were called to free John Ross, of Cavendish Place, after he called for help yesterday morning. Mr Ross, 33, had been staying at friend Stuart's

  • Safe setts please

    West Sussex Badger Protection Group has already started picking up dead and injured badgers that have been hit by cars. These next two months are our busiest time because badgers have their cubs and a lot of activity is happening in and around the setts

  • Special case

    I refer to the report 'Traveller left seven dogs to suffer in hot bus' (The Argus, February 6). I have five dogs, four goldfish, "'er indoors" and the cat to support. I pay my taxes and, like the traveller, have no visible financial means. Now, it is

  • Cycling: Dear pipped to main prize

    Just when it looked as if James Dear was going to win the Central Sussex CC 25-time trial at Ashurst along came London rider Tim Stevens to beat his time by eight seconds. This certainly spolit the Friston rider's celebrations. Dear (Eastbourne Rovers

  • Safe but soppy

    Brighton student Mark Haas entered a wacky online auction run by Cadbury's Creme Eggs to win a gift and share it with his girlfriend. And he won the chance to have a picnic on a llama farm, which is his Valentine's day gift to his girlfriend, Alice Mumford

  • Stadium blues

    County councillors in East Sussex are being predictable in opposing plans by Brighton and Hove Albion for a new stadium at Falmer. They have joined Lewes District and Falmer Parish Council in saying sites at Village Way are not suitable. Luckily, the

  • How to find love for a duck

    Finding your perfect love match is no easy feat. It's even harder if you are an endangered species. There were slim hopes of finding a partner for a recently-widowed New Zealand blue duck at the Arundel Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre. However, staff think

  • Runway back on agenda

    It was hardly a surprise that British Airways announced it was cutting 3,000 jobs at Gatwick. The company was losing £2 million a day and drastic action was needed. But it's still bad news for everybody involved. The size of the loss can be gauged by

  • Reserves denied in last minute

    A superb 30 yard shot from Orient substitute Chris Tate denied Albion Reserves victory. Yesterday's Avon Insurance League game at Brisbane Road finished in a 3-3 draw. The Seagulls had taken an eighth minute lead when David Lee won a tackle just outside

  • Why force unproven MMR on everyone?

    Twenty-eight years ago, having given birth to a small 'special care' baby who needed oxygen at birth, I was advised by my health visitor not to let my daughter have the triple vaccine because of the suspicion surrounding the whooping cough element. This

  • Taylor pledges to keep Cullip

    Albion boss Peter Taylor has pledged to do everything in his power to keep key defender Danny Cullip at the club. That could include another new contract offer for the want-away centre half. But Taylor fears his efforts could be undermined by the painstaking

  • Caution urged on overseas cricket aid

    Sussex coach Peter Moores has reacted cautiously to plans to treble the number of overseas players in county cricket. Several counties are concerned that the limited availabilty of centrally contracted England players and problems in securing an overseas

  • BAE predicts growth next year

    Aerospace and defence group BAE Systems, which has slashed hundreds of jobs since September 11, today said it hoped to start growing again in 2003. BAE has suffered following the terror attacks in the United States as demand from the commercial aviation

  • Gatwick: Will BA leave altogether?

    Yesterday's announcement of massive job losses at Gatwick have raised fears that British Airways will pull out of the airport for good. BA is cutting 5,800 jobs worldwide, including 3,000 at Gatwick, a decision which will have far-reaching effects throughout

  • Teddy bear helps fix bridge

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