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  • TV chef slept rough

    Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson has revealed how he spent four nights sleeping rough with a tramp in Rottingdean. The bearded cook was talking to fellow contestants on the ITV1 programme I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. He and nine other stars

  • Eubank v Benn: The rematch

    Former world champion boxer Chris Eubank is stepping back into the ring with his old adversary, The Dark Destroyer Nigel Benn. This time the two former middleweight champions will be going back in time to fight each other as gladiators. The two boxers

  • Don says ladyboys are 'the third sex'

    An author who has researched the history of Thailand's transgender community is to publish his theories in a book called The Third Sex. Richard Totman, 53, has spent four years investigating the country's so-called ladyboys, and concludes they represent

  • Inside View: Nathan Jones

    So the fight for survival is going right to the wire, and we at the club are happy it is. Obviously we would like to be safe but if you go back ten days we would have taken a Sky Sports showdown from anyone. The Watford game was a massive encounter where

  • Rougier has faith in Albion

    Anthony Rougier can do nothing about Albion's result at Grimsby tomorrow, other than place his considerable faith in his former team-mates. The Born Again Christian could, however, influence the outcome of the other match which matters to the Seagulls

  • Beasant faces battle of keepers

    Albion veteran Dave Beasant is facing a shut-out showdown with one of his best pals to decide the last day drama of the First Division survival fight. Beasant bids for his sixth clean sheet in 14 games as the Seagulls go for the victory they require at

  • Thanks to ward staff

    I would like to say a big thank-you to all the nurses, doctors and staff of Grant ward, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton. You will understand when I say I hope I don't see you again for a long time! To all the other patients (especially Irene and

  • Home Truths, by Jacqui Bealing

    I settled into my deep, bubbly bath and picked up my book. With any luck I would have twenty minutes all to myself while my husband took his turn to scream at the children. I turned to the page that had been folded at the top and began to read. Something

  • Voters turn on city elders

    Two years ago Jenny Barnard-Langston was on course to become a Conservative MP. The personable councillor who made such a hit as city mayor was standing in Hove, where Tory votes used to be weighed rather than counted. But she lost to Labour MP Ivor Caplin

  • A wake-up call

    Great news - Brighton Labour Party has had its wake-up call. Parties that spend too much time in power become arrogant. They think they can afford not to listen to the people who voted them in. Can you hear us now? How ironic that the BNP candidate in

  • Band of heroes return from war

    Royal Marine bandsmen and women who provided vital medical back-up on the RFA Argus during the war in Iraq have returned home after three months at sea. Captain Nick Grace, director of music, said the sights, sounds and smells of war would remain with

  • Time for change

    Labour has been rightly punished for its arrogance and complacency. Taking the votes cast across the whole of Brighton and Hove, the Conservatives scored 34 per cent against Labour's 32 per cent. Clearly, the "time for a change" message resonated with

  • Motorsport: Polo king in mint condition

    Castrol Polo Challenge champion Clive Wheeler got his title defence away to the best possible start with a convincing class victory on the Gateshead-based Pirelli Northumbria Rally. Wheeler, from Albourne, and his Hurstpierpoint co-driver Ken Bartram

  • Motorsport: Slamming time for Jordan's twosome

    Mark Sumpter and Mike Jordan recorded an excellent seventh place in the second round of the FIA British GT Championship at Magny Cours in France. Had it not been for a spin early in the race, their Porsche 911GT3RS would probably have finished in the

  • True crew

    It was disappointing to see the old myth that Moulsecoomb is missing out on eb4u cash while Whitehawk is rolling in it. This has been raised a few times already and the eb4u team has done the sums on monies given out so far and revealed that Moulsecoomb

  • £1m police suite targets big cases

    A £1 million police centre where officers have been investigating the killing of Jane Longhurst has been officially opened. The major incident suite at Sussex House police station in Hollingbury, Brighton, is the first of four. One at Horsham police station

  • Football: Withdean eye the double

    Alan Pook watched his Withdean side complete the first half of a league and cup double and then declared: "Now for the title." Owen Hill's third minute goal was enough to give Withdean a 1-0 win over Ash United in the Combined Counties League Cup final

  • We will see if votes pay off

    ANYONE who is worried local democracy is dead in Britain should take a look at the council results in Sussex. Although the county is often portrayed as true Blue from outside, nothing could be further from the truth. For every staunchly-Conservative council

  • Compelled to fund awful neighbours

    My heart goes out to all at Downland Court, Portslade, who are suffering (Letters, April 28) but, if it is any consolation, it is not just Brighton and Hove City Council that seems to come up with the perpetual excuse of "we can't do anything". Adur District

  • Cricket: First win is bittersweet for Sussex

    Sussex claimed their first Championship win of the season at Hove on Friday, but victory over Kent was achieved at some cost. Jason Lewry could be out for up to six weeks after he suffered a suspected broken nose and a cut below his eye when he collided

  • Plenty things you never knew about Stoke

    Never mind Grimsby. For Albion to survive in Division One, Stoke must lose. Their future hinges on the fortunes of a grubby industrial city in the Black Country. Brighton is a vibrant, cosmopolitan resort teeming with famous names desperate to be where

  • Duo in line for recall

    Albion boss Steve Coppell has hinted at returns for Richard Carpenter and Paul Brooker at Grimsby. The pair missed last Saturday's 4-0 win against Watford with a virus. Brooker rejoined the squad earlier this week and Carpenter resumed training yesterday

  • Rougier has faith in Albion

    Anthony Rougier can do nothing about Albion's result at Grimsby tomorrow, other than place his considerable faith in his former team-mates. The Born Again Christian could, however, influence the outcome of the other match which matters to the Seagulls

  • Tasty tips from TV food gurus

    A television presenter, chef and successful restaurateur is getting ready to cook up a storm along with his Italian cooking colleague. Tony Allan and Giorgio Locatelli appear in the successful BBC TV series Tony and Giorgio, which takes an informal look

  • Missing Pride cash mystery

    Auditors are investigating where thousands of pounds raised by gay and lesbian revellers have disappeared to. Organisers of the annual Pride festival revealed the majority of grants pledged to community groups after last year's event have not been paid

  • Mother and son admit heroin conspiracy

    A mother and her son admitted conspiring to supply heroin to a prisoner in jail yesterday. Christine Meaden, 54, and her son Thomas Meaden both pleaded guilty at Lewes Crown Court to conspiring to supply the class A drug between November 29 and December

  • Don says ladyboys are 'the third sex'

    An author who has researched the history of Thailand's transgender community is to publish his theories in a book called The Third Sex. Richard Totman, 53, has spent four years investigating the country's so-called ladyboys, and concludes they represent

  • Inside View: Nathan Jones

    So the fight for survival is going right to the wire, and we at the club are happy it is. Obviously we would like to be safe but if you go back ten days we would have taken a Sky Sports showdown from anyone. The Watford game was a massive encounter where

  • Rougier has faith in Albion

    Anthony Rougier can do nothing about Albion's result at Grimsby tomorrow, other than place his considerable faith in his former team-mates. The Born Again Christian could, however, influence the outcome of the other match which matters to the Seagulls

  • Plenty things you never knew about Stoke

    Never mind Grimsby. For Albion to survive in Division One, Stoke must lose. Their future hinges on the fortunes of a grubby industrial city in the Black Country. Brighton is a vibrant, cosmopolitan resort teeming with famous names desperate to be where

  • When Albion really were in the pink

    Running out on to the pitch to a chorus of ironic wolf whistles is not an experience many footballers go through. But kitted out in a fetching pink colour, Brighton and Hove Albion's 1991 team just had to grin and bear the heckling at away matches. The

  • Home Truths, by Jacqui Bealing

    I settled into my deep, bubbly bath and picked up my book. With any luck I would have twenty minutes all to myself while my husband took his turn to scream at the children. I turned to the page that had been folded at the top and began to read. Something

  • When Albion really were in the pink

    Running out on to the pitch to a chorus of ironic wolf whistles is not an experience many footballers go through. But kitted out in a fetching pink colour, Brighton and Hove Albion's 1991 team just had to grin and bear the heckling at away matches. The

  • Band of heroes return from war

    Royal Marine bandsmen and women who provided vital medical back-up on the RFA Argus during the war in Iraq have returned home after three months at sea. Captain Nick Grace, director of music, said the sights, sounds and smells of war would remain with

  • War cost Labour votes

    With regard to the reporting on Labour's losses in the local election (The Argus, May 1), I think one important point was missed. Much of the increase in votes for the Green Party and Lib Dems is a direct result of Labour's policy before, and during,

  • Fine example

    I would like to wish Joshua Howell, featured in The Argus Achievement Awards (April 29), good luck and best wishes for the future. Reading the account of Joshua's diagnosis, his successful treatment and the tumour he had not being malignant has given

  • Motorsport: Polo king in mint condition

    Castrol Polo Challenge champion Clive Wheeler got his title defence away to the best possible start with a convincing class victory on the Gateshead-based Pirelli Northumbria Rally. Wheeler, from Albourne, and his Hurstpierpoint co-driver Ken Bartram

  • Motorsport: Slamming time for Jordan's twosome

    Mark Sumpter and Mike Jordan recorded an excellent seventh place in the second round of the FIA British GT Championship at Magny Cours in France. Had it not been for a spin early in the race, their Porsche 911GT3RS would probably have finished in the

  • True crew

    It was disappointing to see the old myth that Moulsecoomb is missing out on eb4u cash while Whitehawk is rolling in it. This has been raised a few times already and the eb4u team has done the sums on monies given out so far and revealed that Moulsecoomb

  • It's crunch time

    There couldn't be a much more tense way in which to end a season than the final match being played on Sunday by Brighton and Hove Albion. Seagulls need to win against already relegated Grimsby and hope Stoke lose at home to rampant Reading to have a chance

  • Football: Withdean eye the double

    Alan Pook watched his Withdean side complete the first half of a league and cup double and then declared: "Now for the title." Owen Hill's third minute goal was enough to give Withdean a 1-0 win over Ash United in the Combined Counties League Cup final

  • We will see if votes pay off

    ANYONE who is worried local democracy is dead in Britain should take a look at the council results in Sussex. Although the county is often portrayed as true Blue from outside, nothing could be further from the truth. For every staunchly-Conservative council

  • Plenty things you never knew about Stoke

    Never mind Grimsby. For Albion to survive in Division One, Stoke must lose. Their future hinges on the fortunes of a grubby industrial city in the Black Country. Brighton is a vibrant, cosmopolitan resort teeming with famous names desperate to be where

  • Duo in line for recall

    Albion boss Steve Coppell has hinted at returns for Richard Carpenter and Paul Brooker at Grimsby. The pair missed last Saturday's 4-0 win against Watford with a virus. Brooker rejoined the squad earlier this week and Carpenter resumed training yesterday

  • Rougier has faith in Albion

    Anthony Rougier can do nothing about Albion's result at Grimsby tomorrow, other than place his considerable faith in his former team-mates. The Born Again Christian could, however, influence the outcome of the other match which matters to the Seagulls

  • Nurse spared prison sentence

    A hospital nurse who falsely claimed almost £1,500 for hours he did not work has narrowly escaped being sent to jail. Ngoni Musarurwa, 24, added extra hours on his time sheets at Eastbourne District General Hospital on ten different occasions, Lewes Crown

  • GP's conduct found inappropriate

    A family doctor has been found to have told a woman to lie back and think of England when she complained sex with her husband was painful. GP Faiz Ur Rehman, 63, humiliated two vulnerable mothers by making rude comments about their sex lives during examinations

  • Tasty tips from TV food gurus

    A television presenter, chef and successful restaurateur is getting ready to cook up a storm along with his Italian cooking colleague. Tony Allan and Giorgio Locatelli appear in the successful BBC TV series Tony and Giorgio, which takes an informal look

  • Mother and son admit heroin conspiracy

    A mother and her son admitted conspiring to supply heroin to a prisoner in jail yesterday. Christine Meaden, 54, and her son Thomas Meaden both pleaded guilty at Lewes Crown Court to conspiring to supply the class A drug between November 29 and December

  • Gerry Armstrong: Rougier can save Albion

    I fancy Albion to beat Grimsby and my heart is telling me they can stay up, but the problem is my head is telling me they can't. Luckily when I was a player I was never in the situation of having to get a result on the last day, but I do know what it

  • Terrace Talk, with Roz South

    If I found it desperately strange to be standing at Withdean shouting "Come on Palace" last week, spare a thought for Dave Beasant. He was deeply touched by the rapturous reception his 82nd minute clearance received! Speaking to him after that superb,

  • Plenty things you never knew about Stoke

    Never mind Grimsby. For Albion to survive in Division One, Stoke must lose. Their future hinges on the fortunes of a grubby industrial city in the Black Country. Brighton is a vibrant, cosmopolitan resort teeming with famous names desperate to be where

  • When Albion really were in the pink

    Running out on to the pitch to a chorus of ironic wolf whistles is not an experience many footballers go through. But kitted out in a fetching pink colour, Brighton and Hove Albion's 1991 team just had to grin and bear the heckling at away matches. The

  • When Albion really were in the pink

    Running out on to the pitch to a chorus of ironic wolf whistles is not an experience many footballers go through. But kitted out in a fetching pink colour, Brighton and Hove Albion's 1991 team just had to grin and bear the heckling at away matches. The

  • War cost Labour votes

    With regard to the reporting on Labour's losses in the local election (The Argus, May 1), I think one important point was missed. Much of the increase in votes for the Green Party and Lib Dems is a direct result of Labour's policy before, and during,

  • Fine example

    I would like to wish Joshua Howell, featured in The Argus Achievement Awards (April 29), good luck and best wishes for the future. Reading the account of Joshua's diagnosis, his successful treatment and the tumour he had not being malignant has given

  • Cart b4 horse

    How much longer do the politicians in Hastings think they are going to get away with the spin that the town is in the throes of a £400 million regeneration project ("£160m boost for born-again town", The Argus, April 29)? The Government has promised only

  • Motorsport: Heal digs in for top four spot

    Dave Heal rode through the pain barrier to claim two top four placings in the opening round of the Pro-Supermoto Southern Championship at Portsmouth. Heal suffered a big crash in the 450cc final but defied medical orders by taking his place on the grid

  • It's crunch time

    There couldn't be a much more tense way in which to end a season than the final match being played on Sunday by Brighton and Hove Albion. Seagulls need to win against already relegated Grimsby and hope Stoke lose at home to rampant Reading to have a chance

  • Self-starters

    We, as a community group in Whitehawk, feel very strongly about the article "Few signs of help" (The Argus, April 22). We know eb4u is to help support groups that want to start up and is not there to get the process going on their behalf. The residents

  • Dear diary?

    The letter from residents of Downland Court in Portslade was absolutely right to say Brighton and Hove City Council will not lift a finger to help in dealing with antisocial behaviour. The council put a street-drinker our house, which is sheltered housing

  • Beasant ready for battle

    Albion veteran Dave Beasant is facing a shut-out showdown with one of his best pals to decide the last day drama of the First Division survival fight. Beasant bids for his sixth clean sheet in 14 games as the Seagulls go for the victory they require at

  • Nurse spared prison sentence

    A hospital nurse who falsely claimed almost £1,500 for hours he did not work has narrowly escaped being sent to jail. Ngoni Musarurwa, 24, added extra hours on his time sheets at Eastbourne District General Hospital on ten different occasions, Lewes Crown

  • GP's conduct found inappropriate

    A family doctor has been found to have told a woman to lie back and think of England when she complained sex with her husband was painful. GP Faiz Ur Rehman, 63, humiliated two vulnerable mothers by making rude comments about their sex lives during examinations

  • Ex-policeman denies child porn charges

    A former police inspector has denied downloading child pornography from the internet. Christopher Wratten, 49, pleaded not guilty to eight counts of making indecent photos or fake images of children at Lewes Crown Court yesterday. Wratten, who resigned

  • TV chef slept rough

    Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson has revealed how he spent four nights sleeping rough with a tramp in Rottingdean. The bearded cook was talking to fellow contestants on the ITV1 programme I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. He and nine other stars

  • Eubank v Benn: The rematch

    Former world champion boxer Chris Eubank is stepping back into the ring with his old adversary, The Dark Destroyer Nigel Benn. This time the two former middleweight champions will be going back in time to fight each other as gladiators. The two boxers

  • Gerry Armstrong: Rougier can save Albion

    I fancy Albion to beat Grimsby and my heart is telling me they can stay up, but the problem is my head is telling me they can't. Luckily when I was a player I was never in the situation of having to get a result on the last day, but I do know what it

  • Terrace Talk, with Roz South

    If I found it desperately strange to be standing at Withdean shouting "Come on Palace" last week, spare a thought for Dave Beasant. He was deeply touched by the rapturous reception his 82nd minute clearance received! Speaking to him after that superb,

  • Beasant faces battle of keepers

    Albion veteran Dave Beasant is facing a shut-out showdown with one of his best pals to decide the last day drama of the First Division survival fight. Beasant bids for his sixth clean sheet in 14 games as the Seagulls go for the victory they require at

  • Thanks to ward staff

    I would like to say a big thank-you to all the nurses, doctors and staff of Grant ward, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton. You will understand when I say I hope I don't see you again for a long time! To all the other patients (especially Irene and

  • Voters turn on city elders

    Two years ago Jenny Barnard-Langston was on course to become a Conservative MP. The personable councillor who made such a hit as city mayor was standing in Hove, where Tory votes used to be weighed rather than counted. But she lost to Labour MP Ivor Caplin

  • A wake-up call

    Great news - Brighton Labour Party has had its wake-up call. Parties that spend too much time in power become arrogant. They think they can afford not to listen to the people who voted them in. Can you hear us now? How ironic that the BNP candidate in

  • Time for change

    Labour has been rightly punished for its arrogance and complacency. Taking the votes cast across the whole of Brighton and Hove, the Conservatives scored 34 per cent against Labour's 32 per cent. Clearly, the "time for a change" message resonated with

  • Cart b4 horse

    How much longer do the politicians in Hastings think they are going to get away with the spin that the town is in the throes of a £400 million regeneration project ("£160m boost for born-again town", The Argus, April 29)? The Government has promised only

  • Motorsport: Heal digs in for top four spot

    Dave Heal rode through the pain barrier to claim two top four placings in the opening round of the Pro-Supermoto Southern Championship at Portsmouth. Heal suffered a big crash in the 450cc final but defied medical orders by taking his place on the grid

  • £1m police suite targets big cases

    A £1 million police centre where officers have been investigating the killing of Jane Longhurst has been officially opened. The major incident suite at Sussex House police station in Hollingbury, Brighton, is the first of four. One at Horsham police station

  • Self-starters

    We, as a community group in Whitehawk, feel very strongly about the article "Few signs of help" (The Argus, April 22). We know eb4u is to help support groups that want to start up and is not there to get the process going on their behalf. The residents

  • Dear diary?

    The letter from residents of Downland Court in Portslade was absolutely right to say Brighton and Hove City Council will not lift a finger to help in dealing with antisocial behaviour. The council put a street-drinker our house, which is sheltered housing

  • Compelled to fund awful neighbours

    My heart goes out to all at Downland Court, Portslade, who are suffering (Letters, April 28) but, if it is any consolation, it is not just Brighton and Hove City Council that seems to come up with the perpetual excuse of "we can't do anything". Adur District

  • Cricket: First win is bittersweet for Sussex

    Sussex claimed their first Championship win of the season at Hove on Friday, but victory over Kent was achieved at some cost. Jason Lewry could be out for up to six weeks after he suffered a suspected broken nose and a cut below his eye when he collided

  • Beasant ready for battle

    Albion veteran Dave Beasant is facing a shut-out showdown with one of his best pals to decide the last day drama of the First Division survival fight. Beasant bids for his sixth clean sheet in 14 games as the Seagulls go for the victory they require at

  • Missing Pride cash mystery

    Auditors are investigating where thousands of pounds raised by gay and lesbian revellers have disappeared to. Organisers of the annual Pride festival revealed the majority of grants pledged to community groups after last year's event have not been paid

  • Ex-policeman denies child porn charges

    A former police inspector has denied downloading child pornography from the internet. Christopher Wratten, 49, pleaded not guilty to eight counts of making indecent photos or fake images of children at Lewes Crown Court yesterday. Wratten, who resigned

  • 2,000 guns handed in

    Just under 2,000 firearms were surrendered to Sussex Police during a month-long amnesty. More than half were handed over in the final week of April and of the 1,997 total, 286 were prohibited weapons, including handguns. More than 32,000 rounds of ammunition