Brighton and Hove Albion's plans for a new stadium at Falmer have been called in by the Government for a full public inquiry. The decision, announced by planning minister Lord Rooker, means fans will have to wait at least until 2004 for the stadium
One of the best-known estuaries in Sussex could be turned into a vast wildlife refuge if plans to return it to nature come to fruition. Man-made banks beside the channel, dug in 1846, would be taken away to allow the Cuckmere river to follow its natural
Regarding the Portside project. As I am not a resident of Eastbourne (but was born and bred there), I know I have no right to vote. But I do wish to say I feel the residents are right in rejecting high-rise buildings in the area. If some new homes are
With his honed physique and chiselled features, it's hard to imagine that Luke Pickett was bullied for being a swot and didn't have his first kiss until he was almost 16. He is now having the last laugh. His combination of brains and brawn has earned
I heard today of someone being charged £5.25 in Brighton Museum cafe for two cups of coffee and a scone. City of Culture indeed, more like city of vultures. I think we should be utterly ashamed of ourselves for ripping people off in this way. My advice
Councillor Susan Joy (Letters, August 5) and Brighton and Hove City Council would be more effective towards tearaways by providing alongside an off-the-road driver training complex, rough land for motorcycle scrambling, old-banger racing, mountain biking
Brighton-Bedford rail services across London were today back to normal after they were disrupted due to flooding. Thameslink services were severely curtailed yesterday when tunnels around King's Cross flooded during Wednesday night's stormy weather. The
Elizabeth Syrett, from Lewes, misses our weekly restaurant review ("unless," she says, "I'm just looking on the wrong page on the wrong day"). She explains: "It may not have equalled the wit of AA Gill or the discernment of Matthew Frost but it was useful
On a heavily rain affected pitch 17 wickets tumbled on the first day of the Championship mach against first division leaders Surrey. When 15 wickets or more fall in a day, the umpires are obliged to make a report to Lord's but it's unlikely that Roy Palmer
Meet Brighton - possibly the first baby to be named after Britain's best city. Weighing in at 5lb, the tiny bundle of joy - who escaped the middle name Hove - was born to parents who live 500 miles across Europe in Germany. But unlike David and Victoria
Brighton and Hove Albion's plans for a new stadium at Falmer have been called in by the Government for a full public inquiry. The decision, announced this afternoon by planning minister Lord Rooker, means fans will have to wait at least until 2004 for
I'm hard pressed to see the point in Kevin Donnelley's letter (August 7). As Mr Donnelly correctly said, he certainly had a choice, which he took advantage of when he campaigned outside Jill Knight's constituency office. I, too, have a choice, to represent
I went on Wednesday's demonstration (August 8) not as a pro-hunting activist but as an animal lover who feels the RSPCA has lost its way. One look at the new multi-million pound RSPCA building in Horsham helped convince me of that. When people drop money
Further to the story about the photographer who received a parking ticket (August 7), anybody who parks illegally or breaks any law and gets caught should accept the consequences. Whether a parking ticket was issued by a parking attendant wearing a hat
German couple Carsten and Jeanette Lichtl have called their baby son Brighton after a character in a TV programme. But the much-travelled pair are also proud that it's the name of a celebrated English seaside city. Brighton could start a trend - but it
Many people were horrified when they saw pictures of starving victims of African famine in the Eighties. They put their hands in their pockets and purses to provide millions of pounds in relief. But actor Deryk Parkin did more. He matched himself with
It is becoming known as the second summer of discontent: Thousands of Brighton and Hove people are fuming as the rubbish piles up. The refuse mountains are beginning to rival last year's chaotic scenes as binmen struggle to cope with the reorganisation
Michael Mudie's victory in the Sussex Boys' Championship at Pyecombe was no real surprise. Leading with a one under-par 70 at lunch, early starter Mudie's 74 was enough to clinch the title on 144. Had Steve Stark competed, however, the outcome may have
For the second summer, Brighton and Hove is facing a refuse crisis, with bags of rubbish lying uncollected in the streets. Last year the problem was that Sita, the private contractor, simply could not cope and, in October, the council decided to take
What Roy Whiting did to young Sarah Payne was inexcusable and his punishment didn't fit his crime but the man who stabbed Whiting in prison is, in a sense, just as bad. If a man kills someone, is it then right to kill that man? If so, the man who killed
Here, Chief Sports Writer of The Daily Telegraph and avid Seagull Paul Hayward looks back on the last two unbelievable years for the Albion. FIVE years ago I wrote the text for a book that was both cheerless and inspiring. It was called More Than 90 Minutes
Dark Star, the Sussex micro-brewery, is lighting up the UK with its range of beers. Its latest accolade comes from the North Hertfordshire branch of CAMRA, the real ale campaigning group. Dark Star was founded by Paul Reed at The Evening Star pub in Surrey
Michel Kuipers is ready to return between the posts for Albion's big kick-off at Burnley tomorrow. The Seagulls have signed trialist Andy Petterson for a month as goalkeeping cover, but Kuipers is fit for the season opener at Turf Moor. The giant Dutchman
Bankrupt WorldCom says it has uncovered 3.3 billion dollars (£2.15 billion) more in bogus accounting. The disclosure brings the total of misstated earnings to 7.1 billion US dollars (£4.6 billion). The telecommunications firm also warned it might find
Alan Sparrow and Lee Perkins have proved they are safe pairs of hands in a emergency. Mr Sparrow, an electrical fitter, and project supervisor Mr Perkins, who both work for Seeboard Power Networks in Crawley, took first prize in a national first aid competition
Dark Star, the Sussex micro-brewery, is lighting up the UK with its range of beers. Its latest accolade comes from the North Hertfordshire branch of CAMRA, the real ale campaigning group. Dark Star was founded by Paul Reed at The Evening Star pub in Surrey
Murphy and Nye, the Italian designer of all-weather gear for yachtsmen and women, has opened its first UK store in Ship Street, Brighton. Co-owner Basile Meramo said: "We have invested a lot in refurbishing the store and despite facing many challenges
Sussex MPs have pledged their support to a young Romanian man who faces deportation. The MPs say Vasile Onica, 22, should be allowed to stay in the UK after being rescued from a squalid Romanian orphanage and living in this country for the last five years
When Elizabeth Allen goes clubbing with her daughter Nicola they are often mistaken for sisters. Now the Brighton granny, who is in her 60s, has been voted Glamorous Mum Of The Year in a national competition. A modest Elizabeth puts her looks down to
Millions of pounds urgently need to be spent to refurbish operating theatres at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. Health bosses want to redevelop three of the six main theatres and build a seventh at the Royal Sussex. Brighton and Sussex University
Chance, memory and journeys are represented in both print and photographic form by one of Britain's foremost artists. Memories are written in ink across maps, while paper works record wind and ocean currents and images recall walks in Scotland. Microscopic
A blast from the past heralds the last opera in Glyndebourne Festival Opera's 2002 season. Sir Peter Hall returns to Sussex to direct a revival of Benjamin Britten's comic opera based on the first production in 1985. This tale of a small rural community
This week a tribute to classic film and TV themes, a hot flamenco show, Brit-rock talent and all the guitars you can shake a plectrum at. THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE FILM BAND, The Hawth, Crawley, August 9 This nine-piece group features a powerful brass section
The exhibition, called Between The Piers For Years - A Work In Progress, was completed in eight weeks and documents the people of Brighton. That includes everyone from bus drivers and students to fishermen and Fatboy Slim. The idea for the project was
We bring you our tip for the top two club nights this weekend. This week: Tall Paul's party from hell, plus soul cuts from Robert Luis. SEVEN SINS, Honeyclub, Brighton, August 10 The name says it all - you will be pushed to find anything in the least
One of the best-known estuaries in Sussex could be turned into a vast wildlife refuge if plans to return it to nature come to fruition. Man-made banks beside the channel, dug in 1846, would be taken away to allow the Cuckmere river to follow its natural
Regarding the Portside project. As I am not a resident of Eastbourne (but was born and bred there), I know I have no right to vote. But I do wish to say I feel the residents are right in rejecting high-rise buildings in the area. If some new homes are
It's all very well "shoppers in Europe" saying things would be cheaper if we were part of the euro-zone (The Argus, August 6). Can they honestly say a can of lager and a packet of cigarettes will be the same price here as they are in, say, France if we
I would like to thank the kind people who came to the assistance of my son Billy during the afternoon of Friday, August 2. He slipped over while walking in the paddling pool at Hove Lagoon and cracked his head open. Special thanks to the gentleman who
Councillor Susan Joy (Letters, August 5) and Brighton and Hove City Council would be more effective towards tearaways by providing alongside an off-the-road driver training complex, rough land for motorcycle scrambling, old-banger racing, mountain biking
Work is progressing to ensure trains in Sussex are fitted with a new warning system by next spring. Operators South Central and Connex South East are spending thousands on modifying existing trains to take the train protection warning system (TPWS). The
Bond girl Catherine McQueen hit Brighton beach today to urge sun worshippers to "fake it" rather than risk skin cancer. Top model McQueen, 24, who stars opposite 007 Pierce Brosnan as a Russian socialite in the forthcoming Bond film Die Another Day, was
Elizabeth Syrett, from Lewes, misses our weekly restaurant review ("unless," she says, "I'm just looking on the wrong page on the wrong day"). She explains: "It may not have equalled the wit of AA Gill or the discernment of Matthew Frost but it was useful
Sadly, Britain can boast only a handful of sportsmen and women who are true international champions, best in the world at their discipline. We are really rather good at being second best or even worse, and then bleating on about the joys and the importance
Meet Brighton - possibly the first baby to be named after Britain's best city. Weighing in at 5lb, the tiny bundle of joy - who escaped the middle name Hove - was born to parents who live 500 miles across Europe in Germany. But unlike David and Victoria
A rare species of butterfly is on the increase in Sussex thanks to work by volunteers. The silver-spotted skipper was in danger of leaving land near Alfriston owned by South East Water because scrub was taking over the chalk grassland it prefers. South
Until it moved the town planning and building control functions to Hove Town Hall, Brighton Council maintained an archive of building plans of pre-1946 buildings. Hove lost its archive when the Town Hall burnt down. The Brighton archive was a valuable
Workers at Royal & SunAlliance in Horsham said they had feared the insurance giant would axe Sussex jobs. The company, which employs about 1,700 staff at its Horsham offices, confirmed it had briefed all its workers about the 200 job cuts yesterday
I write with reference to the speedboat tragedy at the weekend (August 5) and, in particular, a letter from Linda Jarret in which she highlighted the dangers of motorised watercraft operated near our crowded beaches. I have been concerned for some time
German couple Carsten and Jeanette Lichtl have called their baby son Brighton after a character in a TV programme. But the much-travelled pair are also proud that it's the name of a celebrated English seaside city. Brighton could start a trend - but it
Harry Dunlop, 26-year-old younger son of Arundel trainer John Dunlop and his wife Sue, is to join Castle Stables as assistant trainer at the end of the year. Harry has spent the last three seasons as assistant to Henry Cecil at Newmarket and prior to
Having campaigned in Sussex for almost four years and having read The Argus letters page for about the same time, I feel able to make the following suggestions to future correspondents: 1. Criticise 2. Blame 3. Oppose 4. Be negative. There is more wrong
For the second summer, Brighton and Hove is facing a refuse crisis, with bags of rubbish lying uncollected in the streets. Last year the problem was that Sita, the private contractor, simply could not cope and, in October, the council decided to take
What Roy Whiting did to young Sarah Payne was inexcusable and his punishment didn't fit his crime but the man who stabbed Whiting in prison is, in a sense, just as bad. If a man kills someone, is it then right to kill that man? If so, the man who killed
Here, Chief Sports Writer of The Daily Telegraph and avid Seagull Paul Hayward looks back on the last two unbelievable years for the Albion. FIVE years ago I wrote the text for a book that was both cheerless and inspiring. It was called More Than 90 Minutes
Dominic Clapp compiled an unbeaten 90 to lead a strong Sussex fightback in their Second XI Championship match against Glamorgan at Horsham. Clapp stroked 16 boundaries and shared in an opening stand of 166 with Bas Zuiderent (77) as Sussex reached 194
On a heavily rain affected pitch 17 wickets tumbled on the first day of the Championship mach against first division leaders Surrey. When 15 wickets or more fall in a day, the umpires are obliged to make a report to Lord's but it's unlikely that Roy Palmer
Kevin Innes struck a battling unbeaten 41 to help inch Sussex past Surrey's first innings total of 193 at Hove today. Innes, resuming on six with Sussex 139-7, resisted stoutly with last man Billy Taylor after Alex Tudor had picked up two more early wickets
Michel Kuipers is ready to return between the posts for Albion's big kick-off at Burnley tomorrow. The Seagulls have signed trialist Andy Petterson for a month as goalkeeping cover, but Kuipers is fit for the season opener at Turf Moor. The giant Dutchman
Speculation regarding Caffe Nero's interest in coffee bar rival Coffee Republic remained on the boil after it upped its stake in the group. Coffee Republic said Caffe Nero had built its shareholding up to 10.69 per cent - some 24 million shares - just
A family heard how their son was carried for 20m on the bonnet of a car before tumbling to his death beneath the wheels. Christopher Toomer, 29, was standing in the road chatting to friends when he stepped backwards into the path of the oncoming car,
Hundreds of jobs have been secured at Gatwick because the Government has extended its insurance scheme for Britain's troubled airlines. The scheme, due to expire at the end of this month, will now run until September 30. The move lifts the threat of airlines
Neighbours say plans to build 400 homes alongside a revamped seafront leisure centre will create a "high-rise hell". Brighton and Hove City Council approved plans for a £23 million redevelopment of the King Alfred Leisure Centre in Hove last month. Work
Sussex MPs have pledged their support to a young Romanian man who faces deportation. The MPs say Vasile Onica, 22, should be allowed to stay in the UK after being rescued from a squalid Romanian orphanage and living in this country for the last five years
Paedophile Russell Bishop today was said to be under armed guard in hospital while he waits for a heart operation. The 36-year-old former Brighton roofer was jailed for life in 1990 for kidnapping and trying to murder a seven-year-old Brighton girl and
When the text message told her not to be late home, Daniella Bonati knew her boyfriend had a special evening planned. Ian Langan was planning to ask her to marry him. He never got the chance. Minutes after sending the message on his mobile phone he was
A skipper has told of his guilty feelings over a powerboat crash which killed his brother. Ian Langan, 45, died after the boat his younger brother was driving speared into the side of his craft off Brighton Marina. In his first interview since the collision
A father killed in a motorcycle crash will be remembered when a hotel reopens after a £500,000 facelift. Giovanni Packham, 43, from Brighton, died when his bike collided head-on with a coach in Battle last month. He had been working with his brother,
When Elizabeth Allen goes clubbing with her daughter Nicola they are often mistaken for sisters. Now the Brighton granny, who is in her 60s, has been voted Glamorous Mum Of The Year in a national competition. A modest Elizabeth puts her looks down to
Hundreds of jobs have been secured at Gatwick because the Government has extended its insurance scheme for Britain's troubled airlines. The scheme, due to expire at the end of this month, will now run until September 30. The move lifts the threat of airlines
Millions of pounds urgently need to be spent to refurbish operating theatres at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. Health bosses want to redevelop three of the six main theatres and build a seventh at the Royal Sussex. Brighton and Sussex University
Chance, memory and journeys are represented in both print and photographic form by one of Britain's foremost artists. Memories are written in ink across maps, while paper works record wind and ocean currents and images recall walks in Scotland. Microscopic
This exhibition of paintings depicts aerial views of Sussex and celebrates the wonder of the coastline and the South Downs. A landscape painter, Wood is fascinated by aerial views because of the heightened awareness obtained from this unique perspective
These works by two Brighton-based artists explore environments through large, colourful, abstract paintings. While Stanyard's work focuses on landscape-based abstracts, Parsons' work is pure colour and is based on emotion and nature themes. Stanyard has
Brighton Jazz Club features the hugely-gifted saxophonist Tony Kofi on August 9. Performing on baritone, alto and soprano saxes, the former Jazz Warrior has worked with Manu Dibango, Queen Latifah and Jazz Jamaica. Pianist Trevor Watkiss is a regular
A blast from the past heralds the last opera in Glyndebourne Festival Opera's 2002 season. Sir Peter Hall returns to Sussex to direct a revival of Benjamin Britten's comic opera based on the first production in 1985. This tale of a small rural community
Mrs Nice has given up a night at the bingo to introduce you to some of her friends. Stockport housewife and mother-of-five, Barbara is a female comic somewhere in between Victoria Wood and Mrs Merton. Described as "a star in the making", the cult character
We bring you our tip for the top two club nights this weekend. This week: Tall Paul's party from hell, plus soul cuts from Robert Luis. SEVEN SINS, Honeyclub, Brighton, August 10 The name says it all - you will be pushed to find anything in the least
Sometimes, theatre can evoke its magic through the power of words, the simplest props and its ability to trap the audience in an imagined world. But this isn't the way of blockbuster musicals, where the magic usually resides in the wonders of stage technology
Komedia's imaginative World Beats season provides a great opportunity for Womad nomads to experience a variety of global bands. The programme gets under way tonight with local Latins Sambossa, who have already debuted at the venue and should get things
It's all very well "shoppers in Europe" saying things would be cheaper if we were part of the euro-zone (The Argus, August 6). Can they honestly say a can of lager and a packet of cigarettes will be the same price here as they are in, say, France if we
I would like to thank the kind people who came to the assistance of my son Billy during the afternoon of Friday, August 2. He slipped over while walking in the paddling pool at Hove Lagoon and cracked his head open. Special thanks to the gentleman who
Work is progressing to ensure trains in Sussex are fitted with a new warning system by next spring. Operators South Central and Connex South East are spending thousands on modifying existing trains to take the train protection warning system (TPWS). The
Bond girl Catherine McQueen hit Brighton beach today to urge sun worshippers to "fake it" rather than risk skin cancer. Top model McQueen, 24, who stars opposite 007 Pierce Brosnan as a Russian socialite in the forthcoming Bond film Die Another Day, was
Sadly, Britain can boast only a handful of sportsmen and women who are true international champions, best in the world at their discipline. We are really rather good at being second best or even worse, and then bleating on about the joys and the importance
A rare species of butterfly is on the increase in Sussex thanks to work by volunteers. The silver-spotted skipper was in danger of leaving land near Alfriston owned by South East Water because scrub was taking over the chalk grassland it prefers. South
A man went on a robbery rampage in Brighton using only his fingers as a pretend gun. He held his fingers to the head of an assistant at a chemist's in Islingword Road, Brighton, last night and forced him to hand over 500 diazepam pills. A member of the
Until it moved the town planning and building control functions to Hove Town Hall, Brighton Council maintained an archive of building plans of pre-1946 buildings. Hove lost its archive when the Town Hall burnt down. The Brighton archive was a valuable
I write with reference to the speedboat tragedy at the weekend (August 5) and, in particular, a letter from Linda Jarret in which she highlighted the dangers of motorised watercraft operated near our crowded beaches. I have been concerned for some time
Like everybody else in Brighton and Hove, we received a notification from the council that, from July 29, our rubbish collection date would be changed, in our case, from Tuesday to Friday. Friday duly came, unlike the rubbish lorry. No whisper from the
Harry Dunlop, 26-year-old younger son of Arundel trainer John Dunlop and his wife Sue, is to join Castle Stables as assistant trainer at the end of the year. Harry has spent the last three seasons as assistant to Henry Cecil at Newmarket and prior to
Having campaigned in Sussex for almost four years and having read The Argus letters page for about the same time, I feel able to make the following suggestions to future correspondents: 1. Criticise 2. Blame 3. Oppose 4. Be negative. There is more wrong
Paul Weller has been robbed of the chance to make Albion pay for overlooking him as a youngster by the cruellest of twists. Burnley's Brighton-born midfielder misses tomorrow's showdown against his home city club through injury. Weller had cartilage surgery
Dominic Clapp compiled an unbeaten 90 to lead a strong Sussex fightback in their Second XI Championship match against Glamorgan at Horsham. Clapp stroked 16 boundaries and shared in an opening stand of 166 with Bas Zuiderent (77) as Sussex reached 194
After the recent strike by some local government workers, some staff at Adur District Council have been subjected to verbal abuse from members of the public, particularly during the past two weeks. The nationwide strike was called by the unions, not individual
On a heavily rain affected pitch 17 wickets tumbled on the first day of the Championship mach against first division leaders Surrey. When 15 wickets or more fall in a day, the umpires are obliged to make a report to Lord's but it's unlikely that Roy Palmer
Sussex coach Peter Moores today committed his long-term future to the county. Moores, subject of speculation linking him to a similar role at Warwickshire earlier this season, is poised to sign a contract which will keep him at the club until 2006. The
Kevin Innes struck a battling unbeaten 41 to help inch Sussex past Surrey's first innings total of 193 at Hove today. Innes, resuming on six with Sussex 139-7, resisted stoutly with last man Billy Taylor after Alex Tudor had picked up two more early wickets
Speculation regarding Caffe Nero's interest in coffee bar rival Coffee Republic remained on the boil after it upped its stake in the group. Coffee Republic said Caffe Nero had built its shareholding up to 10.69 per cent - some 24 million shares - just
Hotels group Millennium & Copthorne (M&C) reported a near halving of profits during the last half-year after being hurt by the fall in world travel following September 11. The Gatwick-based group, which owns or operates 91 hotels around the world
A historic Shoreham Harbour boathouse made from ships' timbers could be demolished to make way for houses. The boathouse is believed to date from 1812, the same time the listed maltings now occupied by the adjoining Sussex Yacht Club was built. The boathouse
Companies in Sussex have a new champion for inward investment. Rob Nolan has become investor development manager with the South-East England Development Agency (Seeda). He previously managed the North American/information communication technology project
Brighton and Hove traders have voted unanimously to stage a second go-slow protest against parking charges. Supporters of protest group Traders Against Parking Persecution (Tapp) met last night and decided to act on August 19. They also declared that
Neighbours say plans to build 400 homes alongside a revamped seafront leisure centre will create a "high-rise hell". Brighton and Hove City Council approved plans for a £23 million redevelopment of the King Alfred Leisure Centre in Hove last month. Work
Paedophile Russell Bishop today was said to be under armed guard in hospital while he waits for a heart operation. The 36-year-old former Brighton roofer was jailed for life in 1990 for kidnapping and trying to murder a seven-year-old Brighton girl and
When the text message told her not to be late home, Daniella Bonati knew her boyfriend had a special evening planned. Ian Langan was planning to ask her to marry him. He never got the chance. Minutes after sending the message on his mobile phone he was
A skipper has told of his guilty feelings over a powerboat crash which killed his brother. Ian Langan, 45, died after the boat his younger brother was driving speared into the side of his craft off Brighton Marina. In his first interview since the collision
A father killed in a motorcycle crash will be remembered when a hotel reopens after a £500,000 facelift. Giovanni Packham, 43, from Brighton, died when his bike collided head-on with a coach in Battle last month. He had been working with his brother,
Fraudsters may be operating unhindered because of business indifference and dwindling police resources, warns the Fraud Advisory Panel. It urged the Government to beef up local anti-fraud teams, which have suffered in recent years from a loss of experienced
Hundreds of jobs have been secured at Gatwick because the Government has extended its insurance scheme for Britain's troubled airlines. The scheme, due to expire at the end of this month, will now run until September 30. The move lifts the threat of airlines
This exhibition of paintings depicts aerial views of Sussex and celebrates the wonder of the coastline and the South Downs. A landscape painter, Wood is fascinated by aerial views because of the heightened awareness obtained from this unique perspective
These works by two Brighton-based artists explore environments through large, colourful, abstract paintings. While Stanyard's work focuses on landscape-based abstracts, Parsons' work is pure colour and is based on emotion and nature themes. Stanyard has
Brighton Jazz Club features the hugely-gifted saxophonist Tony Kofi on August 9. Performing on baritone, alto and soprano saxes, the former Jazz Warrior has worked with Manu Dibango, Queen Latifah and Jazz Jamaica. Pianist Trevor Watkiss is a regular
This week: Black comedy, dark drama, sexual tension, tap-dancing comedy and a night at the opera. SONG OF THE WESTERN MEN, Minerva Theatre, Chichester, August 14-September 7 Black comedy, written by Christopher William Hill and starring Peter Baldwin.
As an exclusive Edinburgh Fringe Festival preview, Steven Berkoff performs his new play, Requiem For Ground Zero. Berkoff describes the production as a poem written to pay homage to the unknown victims of September 11. The actor and playwright who lives
Mrs Nice has given up a night at the bingo to introduce you to some of her friends. Stockport housewife and mother-of-five, Barbara is a female comic somewhere in between Victoria Wood and Mrs Merton. Described as "a star in the making", the cult character
Sometimes, theatre can evoke its magic through the power of words, the simplest props and its ability to trap the audience in an imagined world. But this isn't the way of blockbuster musicals, where the magic usually resides in the wonders of stage technology
Komedia's imaginative World Beats season provides a great opportunity for Womad nomads to experience a variety of global bands. The programme gets under way tonight with local Latins Sambossa, who have already debuted at the venue and should get things
Workers at Royal & SunAlliance in Horsham said they had feared the insurance giant would axe Sussex jobs. The company, which employs about 1,700 staff at its Horsham offices, confirmed it had briefed all its workers about the 200 job cuts yesterday
With his honed physique and chiselled features, it's hard to imagine that Luke Pickett was bullied for being a swot and didn't have his first kiss until he was almost 16. He is now having the last laugh. His combination of brains and brawn has earned
I heard today of someone being charged £5.25 in Brighton Museum cafe for two cups of coffee and a scone. City of Culture indeed, more like city of vultures. I think we should be utterly ashamed of ourselves for ripping people off in this way. My advice
Brighton-Bedford rail services across London were today back to normal after they were disrupted due to flooding. Thameslink services were severely curtailed yesterday when tunnels around King's Cross flooded during Wednesday night's stormy weather. The
On a heavily rain affected pitch 17 wickets tumbled on the first day of the Championship mach against first division leaders Surrey. When 15 wickets or more fall in a day, the umpires are obliged to make a report to Lord's but it's unlikely that Roy Palmer
A man went on a robbery rampage in Brighton using only his fingers as a pretend gun. He held his fingers to the head of an assistant at a chemist's in Islingword Road, Brighton, last night and forced him to hand over 500 diazepam pills. A member of the
Brighton and Hove Albion's plans for a new stadium at Falmer have been called in by the Government for a full public inquiry. The decision, announced this afternoon by planning minister Lord Rooker, means fans will have to wait at least until 2004 for
I'm hard pressed to see the point in Kevin Donnelley's letter (August 7). As Mr Donnelly correctly said, he certainly had a choice, which he took advantage of when he campaigned outside Jill Knight's constituency office. I, too, have a choice, to represent
I went on Wednesday's demonstration (August 8) not as a pro-hunting activist but as an animal lover who feels the RSPCA has lost its way. One look at the new multi-million pound RSPCA building in Horsham helped convince me of that. When people drop money
Further to the story about the photographer who received a parking ticket (August 7), anybody who parks illegally or breaks any law and gets caught should accept the consequences. Whether a parking ticket was issued by a parking attendant wearing a hat
Like everybody else in Brighton and Hove, we received a notification from the council that, from July 29, our rubbish collection date would be changed, in our case, from Tuesday to Friday. Friday duly came, unlike the rubbish lorry. No whisper from the
Many people were horrified when they saw pictures of starving victims of African famine in the Eighties. They put their hands in their pockets and purses to provide millions of pounds in relief. But actor Deryk Parkin did more. He matched himself with
It is becoming known as the second summer of discontent: Thousands of Brighton and Hove people are fuming as the rubbish piles up. The refuse mountains are beginning to rival last year's chaotic scenes as binmen struggle to cope with the reorganisation
Michael Mudie's victory in the Sussex Boys' Championship at Pyecombe was no real surprise. Leading with a one under-par 70 at lunch, early starter Mudie's 74 was enough to clinch the title on 144. Had Steve Stark competed, however, the outcome may have
Paul Weller has been robbed of the chance to make Albion pay for overlooking him as a youngster by the cruellest of twists. Burnley's Brighton-born midfielder misses tomorrow's showdown against his home city club through injury. Weller had cartilage surgery
Dark Star, the Sussex micro-brewery, is lighting up the UK with its range of beers. Its latest accolade comes from the North Hertfordshire branch of CAMRA, the real ale campaigning group. Dark Star was founded by Paul Reed at The Evening Star pub in Surrey
After the recent strike by some local government workers, some staff at Adur District Council have been subjected to verbal abuse from members of the public, particularly during the past two weeks. The nationwide strike was called by the unions, not individual
Sussex coach Peter Moores today committed his long-term future to the county. Moores, subject of speculation linking him to a similar role at Warwickshire earlier this season, is poised to sign a contract which will keep him at the club until 2006. The
Bankrupt WorldCom says it has uncovered 3.3 billion dollars (£2.15 billion) more in bogus accounting. The disclosure brings the total of misstated earnings to 7.1 billion US dollars (£4.6 billion). The telecommunications firm also warned it might find
Hotels group Millennium & Copthorne (M&C) reported a near halving of profits during the last half-year after being hurt by the fall in world travel following September 11. The Gatwick-based group, which owns or operates 91 hotels around the world
A historic Shoreham Harbour boathouse made from ships' timbers could be demolished to make way for houses. The boathouse is believed to date from 1812, the same time the listed maltings now occupied by the adjoining Sussex Yacht Club was built. The boathouse
Planners last night threw out proposals to build a warden's log cabin on a golf course to keep vandals away. Michael Hunt, millionaire founder of Singing Hills Golf Club in Albourne, wanted a permanent security presence on the site after a string of incidents
Rubbish in a disused boating lake could be replaced by model boats after complaints from nearby residents. The boating lake next to Worthing's Aquarena swimming pool has become an eyesore during the past two years with mattresses, traffic cones and shopping
Alan Sparrow and Lee Perkins have proved they are safe pairs of hands in a emergency. Mr Sparrow, an electrical fitter, and project supervisor Mr Perkins, who both work for Seeboard Power Networks in Crawley, took first prize in a national first aid competition
Companies in Sussex have a new champion for inward investment. Rob Nolan has become investor development manager with the South-East England Development Agency (Seeda). He previously managed the North American/information communication technology project
Dark Star, the Sussex micro-brewery, is lighting up the UK with its range of beers. Its latest accolade comes from the North Hertfordshire branch of CAMRA, the real ale campaigning group. Dark Star was founded by Paul Reed at The Evening Star pub in Surrey
Murphy and Nye, the Italian designer of all-weather gear for yachtsmen and women, has opened its first UK store in Ship Street, Brighton. Co-owner Basile Meramo said: "We have invested a lot in refurbishing the store and despite facing many challenges
Brighton and Hove traders have voted unanimously to stage a second go-slow protest against parking charges. Supporters of protest group Traders Against Parking Persecution (Tapp) met last night and decided to act on August 19. They also declared that
Six people were last night charged over an alleged bid to smuggle £1 million of cocaine into the UK via Gatwick. Customs officers at the airport arrested three men and one woman arriving on board Virgin Atlantic Airways flight VS034 from Antigua. The
Parking charges in Hastings town centre are set to rise to meet the cost of getting rid of dumped cars. A weekly season ticket will increase from £10.50 to £12, a quarterly ticket from £100 to £120 and a quarterly restricted zone ticket in Priory Street
Fraudsters may be operating unhindered because of business indifference and dwindling police resources, warns the Fraud Advisory Panel. It urged the Government to beef up local anti-fraud teams, which have suffered in recent years from a loss of experienced
This week: Black comedy, dark drama, sexual tension, tap-dancing comedy and a night at the opera. SONG OF THE WESTERN MEN, Minerva Theatre, Chichester, August 14-September 7 Black comedy, written by Christopher William Hill and starring Peter Baldwin.
As an exclusive Edinburgh Fringe Festival preview, Steven Berkoff performs his new play, Requiem For Ground Zero. Berkoff describes the production as a poem written to pay homage to the unknown victims of September 11. The actor and playwright who lives
This week a tribute to classic film and TV themes, a hot flamenco show, Brit-rock talent and all the guitars you can shake a plectrum at. THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE FILM BAND, The Hawth, Crawley, August 9 This nine-piece group features a powerful brass section
The exhibition, called Between The Piers For Years - A Work In Progress, was completed in eight weeks and documents the people of Brighton. That includes everyone from bus drivers and students to fishermen and Fatboy Slim. The idea for the project was
Workers at Royal & SunAlliance in Horsham said they had feared the insurance giant would axe Sussex jobs. The company, which employs about 1,700 staff at its Horsham offices, confirmed it had briefed all its workers about the 200 job cuts yesterday
