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  • Jane's family make new appeal

    Jane Longhurst's grieving family today appealed for anyone who may be sheltering her murderer to give him up. Her mother, Liz, sister Sue Barnett and partner Malcolm Sentence made a statement which was read out at a police Press conference this afternoon

  • £5,000 to catch killer

    The Argus today joined the hunt for Jane Longhurst's killer, offering a £5,000 reward for information leading to his capture and conviction. Hundreds of posters are going up across Sussex giving details of Jane's disappearance and the discovery of her

  • New round in care home battle

    Residents fighting eviction from their care home are to appeal against a High Court decision allowing East Sussex County Council to move them. They are taking their case to the Appeal Court in another round of legal efforts to save the Moreton Centre

  • Chaos of rail strikes

    Rail travellers will face fresh chaos next month because of two 48-hour strikes by guards in a long-running row over their safety role. Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) at 12 train companies, will walk out on May 6/7 and May 27/28

  • City fixity

    There is something desperate about the way in which we are bombarded with the word "city". Everything seems to include it - City Clean, City Direct, City News and so on. Now we find history being rewritten. An article about Parnell and Kitty O'Shea (The

  • What hope?

    Last Monday, I found myself at a stimulating and somewhat alarming public meeting at the Shoreham Centre in Shoreham. There was crowd of about 200 who had come to listen to three speakers. The first was Norris McWhirter (of Guinness Book of Records fame

  • Business buoyancy

    Confidence among small business owners has rallied in recent months, according to research. A report by the British Chambers of Commerce claimed the upturn at the end of 2002 had all but disappeared. The Alliance & Leicester's study showed one-third

  • On course for skills on the internet

    Wired Sussex, the new media business development organisation, has announced a business training course in partnership with the Sussex Learning and Skills Council (LSC). Dermot Hill, of London-based business development specialists Intramezzo, will lead

  • Company cuts it fine with business award victory

    A company supplying hair and beauty products to salons has been awarded the Investors in People standard. Brighton-based Capital Hair and Beauty received the recognition after working hard to improve standards in customer care, staff training and an appraisal

  • Firms gain royal honour for feats

    Two Sussex firms have earned royal recognition for their outstanding business achievements. Uckfield-based printing company Beacon Press and drilling rig specialist Dando Drilling International, based in Littlehampton, were honoured with Queen's Awards

  • Don't let it be

    I read with interest the article concerning the failure of Youngs Owen letting agency in Western Road, Hove (The Argus, April 15). Landlords should be warned that letting agents are not regulated and some have no qualifications and do not hold clients

  • Losing faith

    Never has there been such a crass proposal for over-development based purely on greed. New buildings are proposed to be built on the site of Brighton Marina "Village Square" and two well-established pub-restaurants. Two 14-storey eyesores to be built

  • Brash trash

    Aidan Radnedge describes the proposals for Brighton Marina as a "bold new look" (The Argus, April 14). A few words come to my mind but not "bold". I would have said garish or ghastly. One would expect that sort of design in the US, where it should stay

  • Youth Rugby: Brighton in Twickers showpiece

    Brighton under-11s are going to play at Twickenham. They face Lincoln in the third place play-off in the National Festival on May 25. They qualified by defeating Wescliff 15-0 with tries from Darion Naylor (2) and Craig Holland at Nottingham. Brighton

  • Stick to plan

    So, once Brighton and Hove City Council has worked out its planning policy, we can expect to see more high-rise buildings in the city. Because such buildings are so eye-catching, well-thought out design is important. But once approved and constructed,

  • Blind girls in ID row

    Blind teenagers celebrating a friend's birthday were turned away from two Mid Sussex night clubs by bouncers who demanded driving licences as ID. Sophie Aston, 19, and three friends, who are all blind or partially sighted, were looking forward to celebrating

  • Help us trust

    The information one can get by examining a Land Registry title is quite severely limited. The Land Registry (in Brighton and Hove, the local office is at Portsmouth) can only supply information about the current situation concerning the ownership of land

  • Matthew Clark: Wealden win thriller

    A last gasp Ian Breeds strike ensured Wealden won a seven-goal thriller at Oakwood in Matthew Clark County League division two last night. In the only game in Sussex last night, the visitors won a tremendous contest after Breeds bagged a last minute winner

  • Ryman: Lewes face striker crisis

    Lewes have a number of injury concerns ahead of tonight's crucial clash with Worthing at the Dripping Pan. Victory would take the Rooks to within a point of the promotion places ahead of Saturday's visit to leaders Bognor. Defeat, however, would leave

  • Albion comment: Ian Hart

    Exactly 30 years ago today, I watched Albion live for the first time. Aged eight years old, I saw a 1-1 Easter Monday draw with Portsmouth at The Goldstone. Unfortunately, I fear the comparisons won't end there because two weeks later Pat Saward's team

  • Stone's brother gigs with tribute band

    A Rolling Stones tribute band is being offered a little family support by performing on stage with the older brother of rock legend Ronnie Wood. Art Wood will sing five songs with Brighton-based the Railing Stains at an open-air concert in Hartfield,

  • Mortgage borrowing on the rise again

    Borrowers continued to take out new mortgages as fears of a war-led slowdown failed to materialise last month. Among a clutch of figures from the sector, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said gross mortgage lending totalled £19.3 billion in March

  • Media big boys allay deal fears

    ITV broadcasters Carlton and Granada yesterday shrugged off suggestions their planned £2.7 billion merger was in trouble due to competition concerns. The two media giants, which together control 12 of the 15 ITV franchises, believe the deal is on track

  • Blinded horse on the mend

    Battling Biff the wonder-horse is on the road to recovery after being trapped by flames when arsonists set fire to his stable. The gelding's tearful owner had to make the heartbreaking decision as to whether or not he should be put down when she saw him

  • Divers join hunt for missing grandmother

    Police divers have been called in to search for a grandmother who has been missing in Australia for almost a month. Rita Braidwood, 76, from Hove, has not been seen since March 26 when she was spotted near a Sydney supermarket, 13 days into a holiday.

  • Old well found under restaurant

    Builders renovating a restaurant in a historic Brighton building have unearthed a secret at least 150 years old. Beneath the dusty bricks in the cellar at Al Duomo at the Pavilion Buildings, Brighton, they stumbled across a well bubbling with water. The

  • Rescued donkey who fell off a lorry

    Paris the donkey is making a new home in Sussex after she literally fell off the back of a lorry. She is one of four donkeys who are looking forward to new lives in the county after they were rescued from Greece. They arrived at the Brownbread Horse Rescue

  • Jobs go as new store closes

    Clothes store Uniqlo has announced its closure less than six months after opening in a blaze of publicity. The store in North Street, Brighton, said it would close on June 23 with the loss of 25 jobs. The Japanese-owned company arrived in the city in

  • Extreme journeys for sailor

    A Worthing sailor has gone from the freezer into the fire, serving first in Antarctica and then being sent to the Gulf. Alan Gibb, 28, has experienced temperatures ranging from minus 34C to more than 38C during recent service with the Royal Navy. Alan

  • The Argus boosts marine's morale

    Royal Marine Darron Gould, from Brighton, had his spirits lifted by a surprise package sent to Iraq by friends at The Argus. The parcel included chocolate and cigarettes, as well as the recent edition of The Argus featuring full reports and pictures of

  • Chaos of rail strikes

    Rail travellers will face fresh chaos next month because of two 48-hour strikes by guards in a long-running row over their safety role. Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) at 12 train companies, will walk out on May 6/7 and May 27/28

  • Shot fugitive recovering

    An escaped prisoner shot by police marksmen in central Brighton was said today to be making "satisfactory" progress in hospital. The man fired three times at police with an air pistol from scaffolding outside St Peter's Church in Richmond Place before

  • Woman in road-rage row

    Shoppers watched aghast as two drivers fought over a parking space in a near-empty Mid Sussex car park. Police are investigating the alleged road rage incident between a van driver and a female motorist at Pease Pottage service station on the M23 near

  • Business buoyancy

    Confidence among small business owners has rallied in recent months, according to research. A report by the British Chambers of Commerce claimed the upturn at the end of 2002 had all but disappeared. The Alliance & Leicester's study showed one-third

  • Firms gain royal honour for feats

    Two Sussex firms have earned royal recognition for their outstanding business achievements. Uckfield-based printing company Beacon Press and drilling rig specialist Dando Drilling International, based in Littlehampton, were honoured with Queen's Awards

  • Blind girls in ID row

    Blind teenagers celebrating a friend's birthday were turned away from two Mid Sussex night clubs by bouncers who demanded driving licences as ID. Sophie Aston, 19, and three friends, who are all blind or partially sighted, were looking forward to celebrating

  • Housing plan is halted

    An empty care home in Eastbourne will remain dormant for longer after councillors last night deferred plans to transform it into low-cost housing. Council officers say demolishing Parker House and turning it into 31 affordable one and two-bedroom flats

  • Canine guideline

    Pat Summerfield wonders whether dogs could be trained to use the lavatory (Letters, April 5). True, they can do some wonderful tricks and so often appear to be more intelligent than the person leading them. So, why not? One big snag, however, would be

  • Don't let it be

    I read with interest the article concerning the failure of Youngs Owen letting agency in Western Road, Hove (The Argus, April 15). Landlords should be warned that letting agents are not regulated and some have no qualifications and do not hold clients

  • Youth Athletics: Sophie breaks own record

    Sussex junior Sophie Hales broke her course record in the Steyning Easter Monday Race Walks. The Steyning club youngster clocked 14min.20sec over the three-lap 3km route to take the intermediate title. Moving swiftly away from her rivals, Hales was in

  • Youth Rugby: Brighton in Twickers showpiece

    Brighton under-11s are going to play at Twickenham. They face Lincoln in the third place play-off in the National Festival on May 25. They qualified by defeating Wescliff 15-0 with tries from Darion Naylor (2) and Craig Holland at Nottingham. Brighton

  • The hole truth

    Builders unearthed a well dating back more than 150 years when they removed the bricks at Al Duomo restaurant in Brighton. The discovery uncovered a bit of history about the Pavilion Buildings and ended the mystery of rising damp suffered by the owners

  • Help us trust

    The information one can get by examining a Land Registry title is quite severely limited. The Land Registry (in Brighton and Hove, the local office is at Portsmouth) can only supply information about the current situation concerning the ownership of land

  • Youth Squash: Pierrepont is peerless

    Sussex teenager Suzie Pierrepont is celebrating after becoming a double European squash champion. She captained England under-19s to the team title after securing the girls' singles crown at Pansdorf, near Munich. Pierrepont, who skippered her country

  • Tennis: Hantuchova returns to Eastbourne

    Daniela Hantuchova will play Eastbourne with orders from her coach to stick to a cod and chips diet at the seaside resort. Hantuchova's coach Nigel Sears confirmed the Slovakian, a semi finalist last year, is to return to Devonshire Park for the Hastings

  • Ryman: Lewes face striker crisis

    Lewes have a number of injury concerns ahead of tonight's crucial clash with Worthing at the Dripping Pan. Victory would take the Rooks to within a point of the promotion places ahead of Saturday's visit to leaders Bognor. Defeat, however, would leave

  • Stone's brother gigs with tribute band

    A Rolling Stones tribute band is being offered a little family support by performing on stage with the older brother of rock legend Ronnie Wood. Art Wood will sing five songs with Brighton-based the Railing Stains at an open-air concert in Hartfield,

  • Chefs learn the recipe for culinary success

    Chefs may soon adopt the estate agent's mantra of "location, location, location" after a study found ambience can improve dining enjoyment. Scientists found the same meal given to people in different locations showed diners preferred up-market restaurants

  • Media big boys allay deal fears

    ITV broadcasters Carlton and Granada yesterday shrugged off suggestions their planned £2.7 billion merger was in trouble due to competition concerns. The two media giants, which together control 12 of the 15 ITV franchises, believe the deal is on track

  • Blinded horse on the mend

    Battling Biff the wonder-horse is on the road to recovery after being trapped by flames when arsonists set fire to his stable. The gelding's tearful owner had to make the heartbreaking decision as to whether or not he should be put down when she saw him

  • Attacker had wrong man

    A scar-faced attacker slashed a man with a knife after apparently mistaking him for his wife's lover. The victim was assaulted in Comptons Lane, Horsham, on Monday evening. His assailant accused him of having an affair with his wife, pulled out a kitchen

  • Mourners conga at bandleader's funeral

    Friends and relatives of former bandleader Roy Affleck did the conga on the lawn of Worthing Crematorium at his funeral. Earlier they had dispensed with hymns in favour of a non-religious service featuring jazz songs, including Stranger On The Shore,

  • Old well found under restaurant

    Builders renovating a restaurant in a historic Brighton building have unearthed a secret at least 150 years old. Beneath the dusty bricks in the cellar at Al Duomo at the Pavilion Buildings, Brighton, they stumbled across a well bubbling with water. The

  • Race to fill waste service gap

    Civic leaders are racing against time to organise a new household rubbish collection service for Littlehampton, Bognor, Arundel and Ferring. Onyx UK Ltd will cease operating in the Arun district on Friday June 27 after running up "unsustainable losses

  • Outcry over downland homes plan

    Hundreds of people have condemned controversial plans for a housing estate on the Downs overlooking Worthing. Now the huge groundswell of opposition may result in the scheme for 90 homes north of Beeches Avenue being thrown out by councillors. Worthing

  • Opponents slam Asda research

    Protesters today criticised research published by retail giants in support of controversial plans for a new supermarket in Worthing. Asda, which is expecting its multi-million pound scheme for a new store to go before borough planners in May, has produced

  • Comment: Why we put up Jane reward

    The Argus is today offering a £5,000 reward to help catch the killer of Brighton schoolteacher Jane Longhurst. It is vital that people across Sussex immediately tell police of anything they know or have spotted which could shed light on what happened

  • Jane's family make new appeal

    Jane Longhurst's grieving family today appealed for anyone who may be sheltering her murderer to give him up. Her mother, Liz, sister Sue Barnett and partner Malcolm Sentence made a statement which was read out at a police Press conference this afternoon

  • Albion v Watford

    Watch this space from 3pm on Saturday for live text updates plus half-time and final score reports on the vital clash with Watford. The Seagulls must win to have any chance of survival in the First Division, but even victory may not be enough to save

  • Bumper Easter for Gatwick

    Airport bosses say the busy Easter break provided a much-needed boost for the airline industry, with 380,000 passengers using Gatwick. Figures for the early part of the year were looking dismal, as a result of the war in Iraq and the SARS outbreak. Gatwick

  • Attacker had wrong man

    A scar-faced attacker slashed a man with a knife after apparently mistaking him for his wife's lover. The victim was assaulted in Comptons Lane, Horsham, on Monday evening. His assailant accused him of having an affair with his wife, pulled out a kitchen

  • Estate residents slam CCTV failings

    Residents say a £400,000 CCTV system will not help solve crime because offenders are simply avoiding the cameras' gaze. The six units were installed on crime-hit North Moulsecoomb, Brighton, in December, with money provided by the Home Office, Brighton

  • Albion v Watford

    Watch this space from 3pm on Saturday for live text updates plus half-time and final score reports on the vital clash with Watford. The Seagulls must win to have any chance of survival in the First Division, but even victory may not be enough to save

  • Bumper Easter for Gatwick

    Airport bosses say the busy Easter break provided a much-needed boost for the airline industry, with 380,000 passengers using Gatwick. Figures for the early part of the year were looking dismal, as a result of the war in Iraq and the SARS outbreak. Gatwick

  • April 23: Middlesex v Sussex

    Sussex found themselves in early trouble at Lord's today after they lost three wickets in six overs on the first day of their Championship opener against Middlesex. Richard Montgomerie and Murray Goodwin appeared to have blunted Middlesex's new ball threat

  • Attacker had wrong man

    A scar-faced attacker slashed a man with a knife after apparently mistaking him for his wife's lover. The victim was assaulted in Comptons Lane, Horsham, on Monday evening. His assailant accused him of having an affair with his wife, pulled out a kitchen

  • The Argus boosts marine's morale

    Royal Marine Darron Gould, from Brighton, had his spirits lifted by a surprise package sent to Iraq by friends at The Argus. The parcel included chocolate and cigarettes, as well as the recent edition of The Argus featuring full reports and pictures of

  • Shot fugitive recovering

    An escaped prisoner shot by police marksmen in central Brighton was said today to be making "satisfactory" progress in hospital. The man fired three times at police with an air pistol from scaffolding outside St Peter's Church in Richmond Place before

  • £2m question for schools minister

    Schools in Brighton and Hove expect to be £2 million worse off next year. Angry headteachers and education chiefs are meeting schools minister David Miliband next week to discuss the cash crisis. They claim changes on April 1 in the way the Government

  • Police probe dog fight claim

    Police are appealing for witnesses following an alleged doorstep confrontation between a letting agent and one of his unhappy clients. Keith Youngs, who suddenly closed his Hove letting agency earlier this month, made a 999 call after landlord Tristan

  • Safe secrets

    As returning officer for the Brighton and Hove City Council election, I wish to assure voters that the postal voting method is a safe and secret ballot. No one will be able to identify a voter with his or her vote. The elector number on the documentation

  • Beasant boost for Albion

    Albion keeper Dave Beasant is on course to play in the must-win final two matches of the season. A scan on the 44-year-old's right thigh injury has revealed bruising rather than muscle damage. He should now be fit to face Watford at Withdean on Saturday

  • Try it for size

    Here are a few ideas offered to whoever has control of Brighton and Hove City Council after the election: The city is at its busiest at weekends and public holidays. This is when many council services are most needed. So all council workers, including

  • Between You And Me, by Vanora Leigh

    While some people will have received chocolate rabbits and chickens as well as eggs at Easter, I was sent a worm - and it certainly wasn't edible. It arrived, uninvited and unwanted, while I was working on my computer. A message told me You Got Mail and

  • Franchise finals joy

    The Property Search Group (PSG) which has an office in Midhurst, West Sussex, has reached the finals of the British Franchise Association's awards. The awards are sponsored by HSBC bank and the Daily Express and reward franchisers that show outstanding

  • Everyone forgets us once the job's done

    Once again we have inhumane treatment dished out by the Ministry of Defence, this time towards Lianne Seymour, as if she has not enough to contend with with the loss of her husband. This is not the first time the MoD has exacted its callous treatment

  • Canine guideline

    Pat Summerfield wonders whether dogs could be trained to use the lavatory (Letters, April 5). True, they can do some wonderful tricks and so often appear to be more intelligent than the person leading them. So, why not? One big snag, however, would be

  • Youth Athletics: Sophie breaks own record

    Sussex junior Sophie Hales broke her course record in the Steyning Easter Monday Race Walks. The Steyning club youngster clocked 14min.20sec over the three-lap 3km route to take the intermediate title. Moving swiftly away from her rivals, Hales was in

  • The hole truth

    Builders unearthed a well dating back more than 150 years when they removed the bricks at Al Duomo restaurant in Brighton. The discovery uncovered a bit of history about the Pavilion Buildings and ended the mystery of rising damp suffered by the owners

  • Youth Football: Scott faces Italian job

    Scott Kirkwood is set to represent English Colleges in the European Youth International youth tournament in Italy next month. He said: "It's good news England are going. I expect a selection letter to come through the post in the next few days." Kirkwood

  • Half the battle

    CCTV has never been the ultimate crime solver. Cameras are a useful deterrent and a back-up in obtaining evidence in court cases. It is virtually impossible for them to record every single movement within the radius of their lens twenty-four hours a day

  • Youth Squash: Pierrepont is peerless

    Sussex teenager Suzie Pierrepont is celebrating after becoming a double European squash champion. She captained England under-19s to the team title after securing the girls' singles crown at Pansdorf, near Munich. Pierrepont, who skippered her country

  • Dedication is paying off

    A whinny through the pain was enough for owner Diana Watts to decide she would battle against the odds to save her beloved horse. Biff, a ten-year-old gelding, was badly burnt when arsonists set fire to his stable. His skin so charred by the fire his

  • Topsy turfy

    With the current fine weather, may I suggest Hove residents, who are now paying a vastly increased council tax, take time to walk on the promenade, particularly between the King Alfred centre and the peace statue? It will be good for your health and it

  • Speedway: Shields denies Eagles victory

    Adam Shields denied his Eastbourne team-mates victory in last night's British League Cup clash at the Isle of Wight. Shields, riding for the Islanders, roared to victory in the final race to help the home side snatch a 45-45 draw. Eagles looked like recording

  • Masts are as risky as watching telly

    I see the Nimbys are back in force again over mobile telephone masts (The Argus, April 17). It constantly astonishes me that people can take to public protest and jump on the anti-mast bandwagon without any real knowledge of the facts. The particular

  • Tennis: Hantuchova returns to Eastbourne

    Daniela Hantuchova will play Eastbourne with orders from her coach to stick to a cod and chips diet at the seaside resort. Hantuchova's coach Nigel Sears confirmed the Slovakian, a semi finalist last year, is to return to Devonshire Park for the Hastings

  • Beasant boost for Albion

    Albion keeper Dave Beasant is on course to play in the must-win final two matches of the season. A scan on the 44-year-old's right thigh injury has revealed bruising rather than muscle damage. He should now be fit to face Watford at Withdean on Saturday

  • Chefs learn the recipe for culinary success

    Chefs may soon adopt the estate agent's mantra of "location, location, location" after a study found ambience can improve dining enjoyment. Scientists found the same meal given to people in different locations showed diners preferred up-market restaurants

  • Comment: Why we put up Jane reward

    The Argus is today offering a £5,000 reward to help catch the killer of Brighton schoolteacher Jane Longhurst. It is vital that people across Sussex immediately tell police of anything they know or have spotted which could shed light on what happened

  • New round in care home battle

    Residents fighting eviction from their care home are to appeal against a High Court decision allowing East Sussex County Council to move them. They are taking their case to the Appeal Court in another round of legal efforts to save the Moreton Centre

  • £2m question for schools minister

    Schools in Brighton and Hove expect to be £2 million worse off next year. Angry headteachers and education chiefs are meeting schools minister David Miliband next week to discuss the cash crisis. They claim changes on April 1 in the way the Government

  • Police probe dog fight claim

    Police are appealing for witnesses following an alleged doorstep confrontation between a letting agent and one of his unhappy clients. Keith Youngs, who suddenly closed his Hove letting agency earlier this month, made a 999 call after landlord Tristan

  • City fixity

    There is something desperate about the way in which we are bombarded with the word "city". Everything seems to include it - City Clean, City Direct, City News and so on. Now we find history being rewritten. An article about Parnell and Kitty O'Shea (The

  • Safe secrets

    As returning officer for the Brighton and Hove City Council election, I wish to assure voters that the postal voting method is a safe and secret ballot. No one will be able to identify a voter with his or her vote. The elector number on the documentation

  • Horsham Council

    Incineration will be the burning issue at next month's elections for Horsham District Council. The threat of an incineration plant coupled with a large hike in council tax is set to spur many into action on May 1 although still only a minority of the

  • What hope?

    Last Monday, I found myself at a stimulating and somewhat alarming public meeting at the Shoreham Centre in Shoreham. There was crowd of about 200 who had come to listen to three speakers. The first was Norris McWhirter (of Guinness Book of Records fame

  • Beasant boost for Albion

    Albion keeper Dave Beasant is on course to play in the must-win final two matches of the season. A scan on the 44-year-old's right thigh injury has revealed bruising rather than muscle damage. He should now be fit to face Watford at Withdean on Saturday

  • Try it for size

    Here are a few ideas offered to whoever has control of Brighton and Hove City Council after the election: The city is at its busiest at weekends and public holidays. This is when many council services are most needed. So all council workers, including

  • Between You And Me, by Vanora Leigh

    While some people will have received chocolate rabbits and chickens as well as eggs at Easter, I was sent a worm - and it certainly wasn't edible. It arrived, uninvited and unwanted, while I was working on my computer. A message told me You Got Mail and

  • Franchise finals joy

    The Property Search Group (PSG) which has an office in Midhurst, West Sussex, has reached the finals of the British Franchise Association's awards. The awards are sponsored by HSBC bank and the Daily Express and reward franchisers that show outstanding

  • Horse burned and blinded

    Battling Biff the wonder-horse is on the road to recovery after being trapped by flames when arsonists set fire to his stable. The gelding's tearful owner had to make the heartbreaking decision as to whether or not he should be put down when she saw him

  • On course for skills on the internet

    Wired Sussex, the new media business development organisation, has announced a business training course in partnership with the Sussex Learning and Skills Council (LSC). Dermot Hill, of London-based business development specialists Intramezzo, will lead

  • Company cuts it fine with business award victory

    A company supplying hair and beauty products to salons has been awarded the Investors in People standard. Brighton-based Capital Hair and Beauty received the recognition after working hard to improve standards in customer care, staff training and an appraisal

  • New round in home battle

    Residents fighting eviction from their care home are to appeal against a High Court decision allowing East Sussex County Council to move them. They are taking their case to the Appeal Court in another round of legal efforts to save the Moreton Centre

  • Everyone forgets us once the job's done

    Once again we have inhumane treatment dished out by the Ministry of Defence, this time towards Lianne Seymour, as if she has not enough to contend with with the loss of her husband. This is not the first time the MoD has exacted its callous treatment

  • Losing faith

    Never has there been such a crass proposal for over-development based purely on greed. New buildings are proposed to be built on the site of Brighton Marina "Village Square" and two well-established pub-restaurants. Two 14-storey eyesores to be built

  • Brash trash

    Aidan Radnedge describes the proposals for Brighton Marina as a "bold new look" (The Argus, April 14). A few words come to my mind but not "bold". I would have said garish or ghastly. One would expect that sort of design in the US, where it should stay

  • Stick to plan

    So, once Brighton and Hove City Council has worked out its planning policy, we can expect to see more high-rise buildings in the city. Because such buildings are so eye-catching, well-thought out design is important. But once approved and constructed,

  • Youth Football: Scott faces Italian job

    Scott Kirkwood is set to represent English Colleges in the European Youth International youth tournament in Italy next month. He said: "It's good news England are going. I expect a selection letter to come through the post in the next few days." Kirkwood

  • Half the battle

    CCTV has never been the ultimate crime solver. Cameras are a useful deterrent and a back-up in obtaining evidence in court cases. It is virtually impossible for them to record every single movement within the radius of their lens twenty-four hours a day

  • Blind girls in ID row

    Blind teenagers celebrating a friend's birthday were turned away from two Mid Sussex night clubs by bouncers who demanded driving licences as ID. Sophie Aston, 19, and three friends, who are all blind or partially sighted, were looking forward to celebrating

  • Dedication is paying off

    A whinny through the pain was enough for owner Diana Watts to decide she would battle against the odds to save her beloved horse. Biff, a ten-year-old gelding, was badly burnt when arsonists set fire to his stable. His skin so charred by the fire his

  • Topsy turfy

    With the current fine weather, may I suggest Hove residents, who are now paying a vastly increased council tax, take time to walk on the promenade, particularly between the King Alfred centre and the peace statue? It will be good for your health and it

  • Speedway: Shields denies Eagles victory

    Adam Shields denied his Eastbourne team-mates victory in last night's British League Cup clash at the Isle of Wight. Shields, riding for the Islanders, roared to victory in the final race to help the home side snatch a 45-45 draw. Eagles looked like recording

  • Masts are as risky as watching telly

    I see the Nimbys are back in force again over mobile telephone masts (The Argus, April 17). It constantly astonishes me that people can take to public protest and jump on the anti-mast bandwagon without any real knowledge of the facts. The particular

  • Matthew Clark: Wealden win thriller

    A last gasp Ian Breeds strike ensured Wealden won a seven-goal thriller at Oakwood in Matthew Clark County League division two last night. In the only game in Sussex last night, the visitors won a tremendous contest after Breeds bagged a last minute winner

  • Albion comment: Ian Hart

    Exactly 30 years ago today, I watched Albion live for the first time. Aged eight years old, I saw a 1-1 Easter Monday draw with Portsmouth at The Goldstone. Unfortunately, I fear the comparisons won't end there because two weeks later Pat Saward's team

  • Beasant boost for Albion

    Albion keeper Dave Beasant is on course to play in the must-win final two matches of the season. A scan on the 44-year-old's right thigh injury has revealed bruising rather than muscle damage. He should now be fit to face Watford at Withdean on Saturday

  • Mortgage borrowing on the rise again

    Borrowers continued to take out new mortgages as fears of a war-led slowdown failed to materialise last month. Among a clutch of figures from the sector, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said gross mortgage lending totalled £19.3 billion in March

  • Ex-Tory minister dies

    Former Tory government minister and journalist Aubrey Jones has died at the age of 91. Mr Jones, who lived in Westhampnett, near Chichester, was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, on November 20, 1911. He went on to study at the London School of Economics

  • Pool thieves nab sports car

    Thieves broke into a changing room locker and stole a swimmer's keys before driving off in her sports car. The woman watched the theft through the windows of the new Pavilions in the Park leisure centre in Horsham. She saw two boys unlocking her Nissan

  • Divers join hunt for missing grandmother

    Police divers have been called in to search for a grandmother who has been missing in Australia for almost a month. Rita Braidwood, 76, from Hove, has not been seen since March 26 when she was spotted near a Sydney supermarket, 13 days into a holiday.

  • Rescued donkey who fell off a lorry

    Paris the donkey is making a new home in Sussex after she literally fell off the back of a lorry. She is one of four donkeys who are looking forward to new lives in the county after they were rescued from Greece. They arrived at the Brownbread Horse Rescue

  • Jobs go as new store closes

    Clothes store Uniqlo has announced its closure less than six months after opening in a blaze of publicity. The store in North Street, Brighton, said it would close on June 23 with the loss of 25 jobs. The Japanese-owned company arrived in the city in

  • £5,000 to catch killer

    The Argus today joined the hunt for Jane Longhurst's killer, offering a £5,000 reward for information leading to his capture and conviction. Hundreds of posters are going up across Sussex giving details of Jane's disappearance and the discovery of her

  • Estate residents slam CCTV failings

    Residents say a £400,000 CCTV system will not help solve crime because offenders are simply avoiding the cameras' gaze. The six units were installed on crime-hit North Moulsecoomb, Brighton, in December, with money provided by the Home Office, Brighton

  • April 23: Middlesex v Sussex

    Sussex found themselves in early trouble at Lord's today after they lost three wickets in six overs on the first day of their Championship opener against Middlesex. Richard Montgomerie and Murray Goodwin appeared to have blunted Middlesex's new ball threat

  • Appeal to find family

    Police are trying to trace the family of a man whose body was found in a Worthing shopping precinct. Patrick Delaney, 70, was discovered collapsed outside a shop in Liverpool Gardens on April 11. He was pronounced dead at Worthing Hospital. Police say