Katie Neiman might not have won Pop Idol but the competition has opened other doors for her. The 17-year-old schoolgirl from Hove has already been approached by a music management agency and been asked to audition again for the next series of the hit
The Force is strong in a Sussex toy shop. But it is not Darth Vader or Luke Skywalker who are pulling people to Hive in Worthing. Instead, six virtually unknown new recruits, all under 4in tall, are drawing the crowds. The plastic figures are models of
The deaths of both Princess Margaret and Bruno Crosby are to be regretted but I am sure they would both, as fun-lovers, chuckle to know that the front page of The Argus on the day a Royal Princess died was devoted to a local housing expert. -Roy Pennington
We hear so many horror stories about the NHS. My treatment was second to none. I went into the Royal Sussex County Hospital on January 22 for a triple bypass operation. I want to thank Andy Forsyth, his team and the staff on HDU Cardiothoracic ward 6.
David Rogers noticed we published a story about Lewes Lib Dem Norman Baker winning a Channel 4 award for Opposition MP of the Year. But, he said, we left his name out of the television listing for the awards programme in Saturday's Weekend. He says: "
The stench of hypocrisy from the Mirror newspaper in the High Court in London this week has been sickening. The model Naomi Campbell has been, quite understandably, seeking damages from the paper for publishing a picture of her leaving a Narcotics Anonymous
A "cuckoo" family who moved into a Brighton woman's house and set up home have been evicted by police. Officers swooped on the maisonette in Bolney Road, Moulsecoomb, where the couple and their two teenage children have been living since the autumn. The
One major missing point in the battle between Julie Burchill and David Panter was the fact that Brighton and Hove City Council has one of the lowest community and voluntary-sector grants budgets in England. If there was a healthy level of funding, there
How refreshing to see Julie Burchill's rather thin attack on Brighton and Hove City Council - made up of some ill-informed gripes cobbled together with a bit of political bile and a few personal attacks, then padded out with a lengthy anecdote about the
It is all very well David Panter trying to defend the indefensible but where were Councillors Bodfish and Turner? They were the architects of the culture before cash or, as I prefer to call it, the prestige before people policy. Taking money away from
Two things trouble us about David Panter's reply to Julie Burchill. Firstly, if he believes she is ranting and her arguments are factless and contradictory, why is he bothering to answer her? We suspect it is because he knows the case she makes about
Everyone says there should be more bobbies on the beat to make Sussex safer. But there's a cost to providing all these extra officers which has to be borne by those being protected by them. The Government is footing part of the bill but local taxpayers
Unlike Julie Burchill, I was born in Brighton and my parents worked on one of the last independent newspapers in the area. I believe I know what I am talking about when I say many of the comments in her Guardian column were unfair, especially with regard
Chemmy Alcott was today backed to keep improving after finishing 14th in the women's combined skiing at the Winter Olympics. Alcott, from Hove, was 12th after the downhill in Salt Lake City as Croatia's Janica Kostelic headed to the gold medal. Former
Albion boss Peter Taylor has appealed for more of the same from his promotion chasers as they seek their first double of the season. The next-to-top Seagulls face another big showdown at Withdean tomorrow against sixth-placed Huddersfield. It follows
Work is due to start on a £500,000 scheme to improve roads round the newly-restored Dome concert hall in Brighton. The first concert at the renovated Dome will take place on Sunday February 24. On the following day, an improvement scheme in Church Street
Banking giant Lloyds TSB saw profits slide by eight per cent last year after being hit by the decline in stock market values, it said today. Pre-tax profits for the year fell by £310 million to £3.55 billion, against the same period the previous year.
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline reported bumper profits of £6.2 billion for the last year, boosted by sales of its new asthma drug Advair. The group - the product of the mega-merger between Glaxo Wellcome and Smithkline Beecham - said profits rose
The High Court today rejected a claim that the Government was negligent in not issuing an earlier warning over a link between aspirin and a condition which left a child brain damaged. Amanda Smith, 22, from Crowborough, was a healthy six-year-old until
A new cross-Channel ferry about to start operating the Newhaven-Dieppe route has been given an historic name. The Saga Star, bought by Transmanche for the service, has been rebaptised Dieppe. It will undertake a trial run between the two ports shortly
A mother jailed for cruelty to her five children is pregnant with her ninth child, we can reveal. The 28-year-old Brighton woman is expecting her ninth child in May. It is likely to be taken into care the moment it is born. The news has rekindled debate
Budget airline EasyJet could offer a lifeline to hundreds of British Airways workers at Gatwick who are losing their jobs. The no-frills operator said it would need more staff as it boosted the number of aircraft flying from the airport. EasyJet already
The number of complaints upheld against Sussex Police has jumped by almost 140 per cent in five years. The number of complaints made has risen by more than 100 per cent in the same period. It means Sussex Police has one of the worst complaints records
Schools could soon have their electricity supplied by wind, water and sun under an £800,000-a-year deal. Brighton and Hove City Council has been trying for years to find a supplier that could provide energy from renewable sources at a reasonable price
Bus services through part of Sompting may be diverted following a spate of attacks by a gang of youths. Drivers have had objects thrown at them and been spat at by yobs in the Test Road and Hamble Road areas for the last two months. Now bus operator Stagecoach
A newsagent has covered his shop in signs protesting about plans to open a fifth Indian restaurant nearby. Four restaurants and takeaways operate within a quarter of a mile of Ron Furniss's Newspoint shop in London Road. A planning application has been
A new bar and club is to open in place of two closed-down Brighton night spots. A multi-million pound refurbishment is underway at the site of the former Paradox and Club Barcelona in West Street, Brighton, which shut in January. The combined sites, both
Katie Neiman might not have won Pop Idol but the competition has opened other doors for her. The 17-year-old schoolgirl from Hove has already been approached by a music management agency and been asked to audition again for the next series of the hit
Some people never win so much as a raffle in their lives. For a few, however, competitions are a serious business. Compers are a rare breed who enter dozens of competitions a week, sometimes hundreds. They spend a fortune on stamps and win little of use
The Force is strong in a Sussex toy shop. But it is not Darth Vader or Luke Skywalker who are pulling people to Hive in Worthing. Instead, six virtually unknown new recruits, all under 4in tall, are drawing the crowds. The plastic figures are models of
The deaths of both Princess Margaret and Bruno Crosby are to be regretted but I am sure they would both, as fun-lovers, chuckle to know that the front page of The Argus on the day a Royal Princess died was devoted to a local housing expert. -Roy Pennington
A pensioner was injured in a hit-and-run accident near East Grinstead this morning. She was knocked over on the A22 about half a mile south of the town shortly after 8am. The driver did not stop but later contacted the police to say the sun was in his
David Rogers noticed we published a story about Lewes Lib Dem Norman Baker winning a Channel 4 award for Opposition MP of the Year. But, he said, we left his name out of the television listing for the awards programme in Saturday's Weekend. He says: "
The stench of hypocrisy from the Mirror newspaper in the High Court in London this week has been sickening. The model Naomi Campbell has been, quite understandably, seeking damages from the paper for publishing a picture of her leaving a Narcotics Anonymous
Binman Steve Harrison claims he has been crippled with arthritis following a "million-to-one" reaction to a routine Hepatitis B jab. Mr Harrison, 51, was given the vaccine after catching his leg on a discarded syringe while clearing rubbish from flats
Budget airline EasyJet could offer a lifeline to hundreds of British Airways workers at Gatwick who are losing their jobs. The no-frills operator said it would need more staff as it boosted the number of aircraft flying from the airport. EasyJet already
Bus services through part of Sompting may be diverted following a spate of attacks by a gang of youths. Drivers have had objects thrown at them and been spat at by yobs in the Test Road and Hamble Road areas for the last two months. Now bus operator Stagecoach
A woodland search for the remains of a man believed to have been murdered has ended without yielding any clues. Officers spent four days conducting a fingertip search of dense woodland in the hope of finding clues to the suspected death of Jason Martin-Smith
How refreshing to see Julie Burchill's rather thin attack on Brighton and Hove City Council - made up of some ill-informed gripes cobbled together with a bit of political bile and a few personal attacks, then padded out with a lengthy anecdote about the
A woodland search for the remains of a man believed to have been murdered has ended without yielding any clues. Officers spent four days conducting a fingertip search of dense woodland in the hope of finding clues to the suspected death of Jason Martin-Smith
It is all very well David Panter trying to defend the indefensible but where were Councillors Bodfish and Turner? They were the architects of the culture before cash or, as I prefer to call it, the prestige before people policy. Taking money away from
David Panter is not employed as a spin doctor for Brighton and Hove's ruling Labour group and the long herogram to his political masters should have appeared under the name of council leader Ken Bodfish. Mr Panter's time would be better spent sorting
Two things trouble us about David Panter's reply to Julie Burchill. Firstly, if he believes she is ranting and her arguments are factless and contradictory, why is he bothering to answer her? We suspect it is because he knows the case she makes about
Everyone says there should be more bobbies on the beat to make Sussex safer. But there's a cost to providing all these extra officers which has to be borne by those being protected by them. The Government is footing part of the bill but local taxpayers
Peacehaven waited 30 years for its new school. Now parents have been told it is too small to take all their children. The £30 million Peacehaven Community School is turning pupils away just months after opening because it is over-subscribed. Seventeen
Unlike Julie Burchill, I was born in Brighton and my parents worked on one of the last independent newspapers in the area. I believe I know what I am talking about when I say many of the comments in her Guardian column were unfair, especially with regard
Vegetarians dressed as slaughtermen and animals are to demonstrate against plans to build an abattoir near Henfield. The protesters are furious over the proposed slaughterhouse at Blackstone Gate Wood. They will demonstrate against the scheme outside
Well done, Julie Burchill, for drawing attention to the deep concern shared by many about the level of funding to voluntary and community organisations in Brighton and Hove (February 13). Unfortunately, Julie seems to be grossly misinformed about the
Eastbourne Borough hot-shot Matt Allen is aiming to cash in on his rich run of goal-scoring form. The 20-year-old bagged a hat-trick in the 4-0 humbling of Dr Martens eastern division leaders Grantham at Priory Lane last week. That took Allen's goal tally
A motorist has appeared in court charged in connection with the death of a pedestrian. Michael Uren, 24, of Pages Close, Heathfield, is accused of causing death by careless driving while over the legal alcohol limit. He is also charged with failing to
Chemmy Alcott was today backed to keep improving after finishing 14th in the women's combined skiing at the Winter Olympics. Alcott, from Hove, was 12th after the downhill in Salt Lake City as Croatia's Janica Kostelic headed to the gold medal. Former
Banking giant Lloyds TSB saw profits slide by eight per cent last year after being hit by the decline in stock market values, it said today. Pre-tax profits for the year fell by £310 million to £3.55 billion, against the same period the previous year.
The High Court today rejected a claim that the Government was negligent in not issuing an earlier warning over a link between aspirin and a condition which left a child brain damaged. Amanda Smith, 22, from Crowborough, was a healthy six-year-old until
A mother jailed for cruelty to her five children is pregnant with her ninth child, we can reveal. The 28-year-old Brighton woman is expecting her ninth child in May. It is likely to be taken into care the moment it is born. The news has rekindled debate
A Burgess Hill newsagent has covered his shop in signs protesting about plans to open a fifth Indian restaurant nearby. Four restaurants and takeaways operate within a quarter of a mile of Ron Furniss's Newspoint shop in London Road. A planning application
A "cuckoo" family who moved into a Brighton woman's house and set up home have been evicted by police. Officers swooped on the maisonette in Bolney Road, Moulsecoomb, where the couple and their two teenage children have been living since the autumn. The
Budget airline EasyJet could offer a lifeline to hundreds of British Airways workers at Gatwick who are losing their jobs. The no-frills operator said it would need more staff as it boosted the number of aircraft flying from the airport. EasyJet already
The number of complaints upheld against Sussex Police has jumped by almost 140 per cent in five years. The number of complaints made has risen by more than 100 per cent in the same period. It means Sussex Police has one of the worst complaints records
The final curtain will fall on the life of the late Sir John Gielgud when the last part of his collection is sold in Sussex. Auction house Sotheby's in Billingshurst sold the contents of the celebrated thespian's Buckinghamshire home last April. Now the
The number of complaints upheld against Sussex Police has jumped by almost 140 per cent in five years. The number of complaints made has risen by more than 100 per cent in the same period. It means Sussex Police has one of the worst complaints records
Taxpayers across Sussex will have to shell out more money to put extra police officers on the beat. Police watchdogs yesterday approved a 21p per week tax increase which will provide 50 extra officers and a range of improved services. The 18 per cent
Villagers in Ashington say they are having a rough time because of a row over lamp posts. New pavements in the village, near Storrington, are being left unsurfaced until Seeboard installs cables for the lights. West Sussex County Council has criticised
A newsagent has covered his shop in signs protesting about plans to open a fifth Indian restaurant nearby. Four restaurants and takeaways operate within a quarter of a mile of Ron Furniss's Newspoint shop in London Road. A planning application has been
A new bar and club is to open in place of two closed-down Brighton night spots. A multi-million pound refurbishment is underway at the site of the former Paradox and Club Barcelona in West Street, Brighton, which shut in January. The combined sites, both
People are risking their lives crossing a busy West Sussex road because a pedestrian underpass needs repairing, it has been claimed. The tunnel passes under the A27 and links north and south Arundel. The Reverend Philip Tout, of Arundel Baptist Church
A motorist accused of attempted murder said he sped away from the scene because he was frightened. Gary Brooks denied losing his temper with a drunken pedestrian and running him over on a zebra crossing. He told the jury he had no intention of hitting
Some people never win so much as a raffle in their lives. For a few, however, competitions are a serious business. Compers are a rare breed who enter dozens of competitions a week, sometimes hundreds. They spend a fortune on stamps and win little of use
Binman Steve Harrison claims he has been crippled with arthritis following a "million-to-one" reaction to a routine Hepatitis B jab. Mr Harrison, 51, was given the vaccine after catching his leg on a discarded syringe while clearing rubbish from flats
Di Adams is retiring after 45 years of nursing service (February 13). Di is the sort of person who deserves to be in the honours lists, not millionaire football managers, pop stars and fat-cat businessmen. Well done, Di, my congratulations. -B Cook, Elm
A woodland search for the remains of a man believed to have been murdered has ended without yielding any clues. Officers spent four days conducting a fingertip search of dense woodland in the hope of finding clues to the suspected death of Jason Martin-Smith
David Panter is not employed as a spin doctor for Brighton and Hove's ruling Labour group and the long herogram to his political masters should have appeared under the name of council leader Ken Bodfish. Mr Panter's time would be better spent sorting
Hundreds of people in Sussex are competition addicts and some even belong to a special club. It's worthwhile if you're like Polly Klidaris from Brighton, who has won two cars and a host of holidays. Some may be put off by people who are nearly professional
Ed Rush, a PGA trainee at East Sussex National, is attempting to sell shares in himself undeterred by his initial lack of success on the Sunshine Tour. The 22-year-old PGA trainee at East Sussex National, a former Sussex Colts champion, is back from South
Peacehaven waited 30 years for its new school. Now parents have been told it is too small to take all their children. The £30 million Peacehaven Community School is turning pupils away just months after opening because it is over-subscribed. Seventeen
It is good to see Brighton and Hove City Council's bid to become European Capital of Culture is in the accomplished hands of its new chief executive, David Panter, encumbered by no previous local government experience and by only a modest selection of
Brighton and Hove City Council must rue the day it ever decided to change the way in which it awards grants to voluntary organisations. Ever since the amounts were revealed, after a long delay last year, there have been complaints by those who missed
Nick Nurse admits he must come up with something special if Brighton Bears are to topple the leaders tomorrow night. Bears host London Towers at the Triangle (7pm) with Nurse anxious to score his first win over his former club in five attempts. Towers
Well done, Julie Burchill, for drawing attention to the deep concern shared by many about the level of funding to voluntary and community organisations in Brighton and Hove (February 13). Unfortunately, Julie seems to be grossly misinformed about the
Eastbourne Borough hot-shot Matt Allen is aiming to cash in on his rich run of goal-scoring form. The 20-year-old bagged a hat-trick in the 4-0 humbling of Dr Martens eastern division leaders Grantham at Priory Lane last week. That took Allen's goal tally
A motorist has appeared in court charged in connection with the death of a pedestrian. Michael Uren, 24, of Pages Close, Heathfield, is accused of causing death by careless driving while over the legal alcohol limit. He is also charged with failing to
Albion manager Peter Taylor heaped praise on former England Under-21 charge Darius Vassell after his sparkling senior squad debut. Vassell capped an accomplished all-round display with an acrobatic volley during the second half to earn England a creditable
This is one of several old black and white photographs found at Brighton Marina by a passer-by. The old family snaps, which show a little boy and girl, a middle-aged man in a tweed jacket and a little boy, were discovered near the Asda store on Thursday
The final curtain will fall on the life of the late Sir John Gielgud when the last part of his collection is sold in Sussex. Auction house Sotheby's in Billingshurst sold the contents of the celebrated thespian's Buckinghamshire home last April. Now the
A motorist accused of attempted murder said he sped away from the scene because he was frightened. Gary Brooks denied losing his temper with a drunken pedestrian and running him over on a zebra crossing. He told the jury he had no intention of hitting
We hear so many horror stories about the NHS. My treatment was second to none. I went into the Royal Sussex County Hospital on January 22 for a triple bypass operation. I want to thank Andy Forsyth, his team and the staff on HDU Cardiothoracic ward 6.
A woman was rescued by neighbours after her Crawley home caught fire last night. The fire broke out in the lounge of the semi-detached property in Langley Drive, Langley Green, shortly before 10pm. Three fire crews from Crawley were sent to the blaze
Conservative MPs are to call for a Commons debate over a large rise in council tax across West Sussex. The demand follows a meeting between West Sussex MPs and senior county councillors at which the Government was blamed for most of the hike. Mid Sussex
The partner of a 33-year-old Rustington parish councillor who died suddenly from a brain tumour today paid tribute to her. He said Paula Hughes was an adoring young mother who left behind seven children. John Ceiriog-Hughes, 51, lost Mrs Hughes, his partner
A "cuckoo" family who moved into a Brighton woman's house and set up home have been evicted by police. Officers swooped on the maisonette in Bolney Road, Moulsecoomb, where the couple and their two teenage children have been living since the autumn. The
Di Adams is retiring after 45 years of nursing service (February 13). Di is the sort of person who deserves to be in the honours lists, not millionaire football managers, pop stars and fat-cat businessmen. Well done, Di, my congratulations. -B Cook, Elm
One major missing point in the battle between Julie Burchill and David Panter was the fact that Brighton and Hove City Council has one of the lowest community and voluntary-sector grants budgets in England. If there was a healthy level of funding, there
Hundreds of people in Sussex are competition addicts and some even belong to a special club. It's worthwhile if you're like Polly Klidaris from Brighton, who has won two cars and a host of holidays. Some may be put off by people who are nearly professional
Ed Rush, a PGA trainee at East Sussex National, is attempting to sell shares in himself undeterred by his initial lack of success on the Sunshine Tour. The 22-year-old PGA trainee at East Sussex National, a former Sussex Colts champion, is back from South
It is good to see Brighton and Hove City Council's bid to become European Capital of Culture is in the accomplished hands of its new chief executive, David Panter, encumbered by no previous local government experience and by only a modest selection of
Brighton and Hove City Council must rue the day it ever decided to change the way in which it awards grants to voluntary organisations. Ever since the amounts were revealed, after a long delay last year, there have been complaints by those who missed
Nick Nurse admits he must come up with something special if Brighton Bears are to topple the leaders tomorrow night. Bears host London Towers at the Triangle (7pm) with Nurse anxious to score his first win over his former club in five attempts. Towers
An elderly West Sussex man died after he moved his chair too close to a gas fire, an inquest has been told. Harry Lintott, 88, was found dead by firefighters at his home in Fitzalan Road. The widower is thought to have either collapsed from heart problems
Albion manager Peter Taylor heaped praise on former England Under-21 charge Darius Vassell after his sparkling senior squad debut. Vassell capped an accomplished all-round display with an acrobatic volley during the second half to earn England a creditable
Albion boss Peter Taylor has appealed for more of the same from his promotion chasers as they seek their first double of the season. The next-to-top Seagulls face another big showdown at Withdean tomorrow against sixth-placed Huddersfield. It follows
Work is due to start on a £500,000 scheme to improve roads round the newly-restored Dome concert hall in Brighton. The first concert at the renovated Dome will take place on Sunday February 24. On the following day, an improvement scheme in Church Street
Demonstrators will protest tomorrow at the proposed closure of the Old Town library in Eastbourne. More than 500 people with placards are expected to demonstrate outside the library in Victoria Drive from 11am. East Sussex County Council is due to announce
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline reported bumper profits of £6.2 billion for the last year, boosted by sales of its new asthma drug Advair. The group - the product of the mega-merger between Glaxo Wellcome and Smithkline Beecham - said profits rose
A new cross-Channel ferry about to start operating the Newhaven-Dieppe route has been given an historic name. The Saga Star, bought by Transmanche for the service, has been rebaptised Dieppe. It will undertake a trial run between the two ports shortly
This is one of several old black and white photographs found at Brighton Marina by a passer-by. The old family snaps, which show a little boy and girl, a middle-aged man in a tweed jacket and a little boy, were discovered near the Asda store on Thursday
Schools could soon have their electricity supplied by wind, water and sun under an £800,000-a-year deal. Brighton and Hove City Council has been trying for years to find a supplier that could provide energy from renewable sources at a reasonable price
The High Court today rejected a claim that the Government was negligent in not issuing an earlier warning over a link between aspirin and a condition which left a child brain damaged. Amanda Smith, 22, from Crowborough, was a healthy six-year-old until
An Eastbourne band have launched their debut album at a music store in the town. Ripchord performed tracks from Chances at the Powerplay shop in Terminus Road yesterday. Band manager Simon Southgate said: "They have been together for about two years now
A Goring man whose boat was stolen from his front garden is appealing to anyone who may have seen it. Gary Moore, of Goring Way, relied on the £12,000 inflatable boat for diving trips. It was last used during a charity leap into the River Arun on New
Bus services through part of Sompting may be diverted following a spate of attacks by a gang of youths. Drivers have had objects thrown at them and been spat at by yobs in the Test Road and Hamble Road areas for the last two months. Now bus operator Stagecoach
