An investigation has been launched to track down the "mole" who spilled the beans over secret plans to close a city school. Chiefs at Brighton and Hove City Council were furious last month when we revealed the plans to shut East Brighton College of Media
Pupilsgot an unexpected long weekend when classes were cancelled after their school flooded. Several classrooms and two corridors at Durrington High School, The Boulevard, Worthing, were deluged on Monday when a pipe burst. Hazel Lee, the headteacher's
Brilliant - police raid Worthing's cannabis cafe, arrest ten, caution eight, then release one without charge and one on bail (The Argus, May 29). This is apparently part of Operation Harrow to catch serious criminals. The question is: Were those arrested
The work of volunteers is being showcased in the foyer of Worthing Town Hall this week and at a stall on Montague Street market this week. Alison Booker, manager of Worthing's Volunteer Bureau, said there were more than 300 voluntary organisations in
A reward of £1,000 is being offered in the hunt to find the yobs who killed a family of cygnets. Up to seven baby swans, which lived on the River Ouse in Lewes, died in what animal experts suspect was an attack by thugs. They were the offspring of a pair
Michael Yardy played the best innings of his Sussex career yesterday but it was not enough to deny Championship leaders Surrey. Bearing in mind they had dominated from lunchtime on the first day, the Division One leaders probably felt justice was done
Sussex were failing their trial by spin as they battled to save the Championship match with first division leaders Surrey at The Oval today. Azhar Mahmood made the breakthrough for Surrey with the new ball when he bowled Murray Goodwin via an inside edge
Further to your article regarding the removal of swans from Willowbrook Road, Worthing, we would like to point out there were three trained rescuers (of which two were well experienced) involved in the removal of the swans. The volunteers acted on behalf
The year the Queen was crowned was the year I discovered I was not the most popular girl in my class at school. It was the year I became an outcast in the playground, despised and friendless ... and all because I told the truth. Nowadays I would probably
The Government has announced a series of measures to help businesses in the face of the rising cost of employers' liability insurance. The proposals include working with the insurance industry to create risk-related premiums to reward firms with good
The Enterprise Agency Brighton, Hove and Lewes is helping people start businesses after long periods of unemployment. Business Class II, which was piloted last year, will offer financial reviews, business courses, networking opportunities and a marketing
The future of Brighton and Hove's planned stadium hung on a knife-edge today as a planning inspector decided whether to allow three months' extra time. The club yesterday made a surprise plea to delay the public inquiry into its £48 million project to
What a most churlish and unappreciative letter from Joanne Bush regarding former councillor Mo Marsh (June 2). While most councillors insure against the future by continuing with their employment, she decided to give all of her time to the work of being
Bernie Horrocks is quite right when she says the current gross overcrowding on South Central's Brighton-to-London trains is putting passengers in danger (The Argus, May 29). I would go further and ask if the policy of packing passengers into three-carriage
Jennifer Capriati and co are to link up with the Eastbourne Eagles' Elite League speedway team. Players at this month's Hastings Direct Ladies International Ladies Tennis Championships have been invited to Arlington Stadium for two matches as guests of
The request from ex-service organisations in Brighton and Hove to the city council is simple and reasonable. They want a little fence around the war memorial in Old Steine to be doubled in height to deter people from climbing over and behaving inappropriately
Congratulations to Adur Council for agreeing to the "peat factory" at Shoreham Harbour and not bowing to the wishes of the so-called famous who decided to purchase property in the vicinity. My son has owned the local record store for more than 20 years
Crawley Town have signed former Albion midfielder Paul Armstrong from Scottish League side Airdrie. The 24-year-old, who was also wanted by premier league rivals Eastbourne Borough, has signed a one-year deal. He is the second signing for Reds in a week
Sussex were set to field an untried new ball pairing as they attempted a Championship double over Kent today. With James Kirtley on England duty and Billy Taylor ruled out because of a thigh strain, Paul Hutchison and Jason Lewry were set to lead the
Brighton and Hove Albion were finding out today whether their surprise bid to delay the inquiry into plans for a stadium at Falmer has been successful. The club was formally applying for a three-month adjournment this morning, claiming they need more
Couch potatoes on a deprived housing estate are being encouraged to switch off the television and get on their feet. Residents in East Brighton - recognised as deprived by the Government - are apparently some of the unhealthiest in Brighton and Hove.
A popular public pool has been shut down because vandals repeatedly throw glass in the water. The paddling pool at Brooklands Pleasure Ground, in Lancing, near Worthing, has opened every day of summer for decades. But it will not now reopen following
A woman who masterminded the UK's biggest Thai prostitute racket from an address in Worthing has been jailed for five years. Bupha Savada, 45, of Cypress Avenue, was the ringleader of a gang which plucked scores of girls from poverty in the Far East,
Pill packets, chicken wire, wet suits and wooden pegs are on display on the walls of Worthing Hospital's children's centre. The materials have been used by textile sculptor Anna Biddulph to produce nine wild animal sculptures to entertain the hundreds
More than 130 young people from Worthing are to represent the town at the Sussex Youth Games. Team Worthing is entering squads in athletics, basketball, football, hockey, netball, boccia, table tennis, tennis, swimming and rugby at the event in Horsham
A father is worried for the safety of his child and unborn baby because of an infestation of rats in his loft. John Crosskey said rodents have been plaguing his family since last August but, every time the problem is dealt with, the rats return. Mr Crosskey
Little Jasmin Holman rushes to her father's side every time he dozes off - terrified he will never wake up. Builder Stephen Holman, 39, was left for dead by the roadside after bravely trying to stop a thug who sped off in his van. The devoted dad was
Busted are not only gonna be here in the Year 3000 - they are going to pop their heads round the door in 2003 as well. The latest homegrown teen sensation will test even the hardiest of eardrums when they perform at Party In The Park on Sunday June 22
Originally the front man for Sixties band Love Affair, Steve Ellis scored a Top Ten hit with Everlasting Love at the tender age of 16. Forty years on, he has earned his place in UK pop music history and seen his name carved into the Brighton Walk Of Fame
A basketball coach accused of smacking a boy on his bare bottom has been cleared by a jury at Lewes Crown Court. Former soldier Anthony Awcock, 52, of Bentswood Crescent, Haywards Heath, denied six charges of indecent assault. The jury spent just 30 minutes
A drug addict driver who hit and killed a teenage East Sussex motorcyclist hours after taking heroin has been jailed for five years. Tommy Jones and his girlfriend had clambered out of their damaged car after the smash and fled, leaving Ross Partridge
An investigation has been launched to track down the "mole" who spilled the beans over secret plans to close a city school. Chiefs at Brighton and Hove City Council were furious last month when we revealed the plans to shut East Brighton College of Media
A Brighton and Hove city councillor hopes the Royal Pavilion will be looking pretty in pink during Pride week in August. Councillor Paul Elgood, leader of the Liberal Democrat group, thinks Brighton and its buildings, including the Pavilion, should be
Former world boxing champion Chris Eubank will have to wait on tables and clean up after hungry diners after losing a bet over the green baize. Nick Saxon, owner of the Mad Hatter cafe in Montpelier Road, Brighton, challenged the ex-fighter to a dare
I was wondering if anybody with any influence over the policy makers at Worthing Borough Council would like to get involved with trying to effect a change of heart regarding the closure and destruction of the children's paddling pool in Brooklands Park
Pupilsgot an unexpected long weekend when classes were cancelled after their school flooded. Several classrooms and two corridors at Durrington High School, The Boulevard, Worthing, were deluged on Monday when a pipe burst. Hazel Lee, the headteacher's
Last Saturday, there was a firework display in Buckingham Park and, once again, my animals suffered - and I expect other animals did too. Why is it the organisers of these events have to use so many extremely loud, exploding fireworks? Why can't they
A reward of £1,000 is being offered in the hunt to find the yobs who killed a family of cygnets. Up to seven baby swans, which lived on the River Ouse in Lewes, died in what animal experts suspect was an attack by thugs. They were the offspring of a pair
Michael Yardy played the best innings of his Sussex career yesterday but it was not enough to deny Championship leaders Surrey. Bearing in mind they had dominated from lunchtime on the first day, the Division One leaders probably felt justice was done
Sussex were failing their trial by spin as they battled to save the Championship match with first division leaders Surrey at The Oval today. Azhar Mahmood made the breakthrough for Surrey with the new ball when he bowled Murray Goodwin via an inside edge
Grants worth hundreds of pounds are being made available to voluntary groups in Worthing. Local Network Fund grants of £250 to £7,000, administered by Action in Rural Sussex, are available for projects benefiting children, young people, parents and carers
I write in reply to Sam Rillium regarding the Worthing Swans (Letters, May 27). I have no doubt the Egham Swan Sanctuary and Mr Weeks do much good work with swan welfare and are completely dedicated people but so is Worthing And District Animal Rescue
A Victorian mansion rumoured to have a secret cache of gold hidden within it has been put up for sale for £3.5 million. As yet, no one who has owned Oak Hall has discovered any sign of the gold, said to have been stashed there by murdered gold mining
Businesses wanting to become environmentally-friendly are invited to a conference. Brighton and Hove City Council is running Successful Businesses Are Sustainable Businesses. It will be held at Hove Town Hall on Monday, June 23, between 9.30am and 4pm
The Enterprise Agency Brighton, Hove and Lewes is helping people start businesses after long periods of unemployment. Business Class II, which was piloted last year, will offer financial reviews, business courses, networking opportunities and a marketing
Small businesses need to smarten up their act if they are going to take advantage of the flood of new public sector work that is available to them. That's the advice from the Brighton office of accountants Hacker Young. Partner Richard Simmons said the
Schools across East Sussex will be given a share of £3.5 million to forge closer links with the arts and theatre world. Youngsters will benefit from the handout, which is designed to boost their "creativity, imagination and innovative thinking", the Government
A drug addict driver who hit and killed a teenage East Sussex motorcyclist hours after taking heroin has been jailed for five years. Tommy Jones and his girlfriend had clambered out of their damaged car after the smash and fled, leaving Ross Partridge
Eight daily train services are to be axed for two weeks by Sussex's main operator while workshops are revamped. They will be cut from Monday to June 20. The maintenance depots are working at half capacity as the building programme continues, with a knock-on
I was so saddened when I read the story of the lovely lady who is so overcome with arthritis she cannot have a bath (The Argus, May 28). I know just how she feels. I am a disabled pensioner who is also crippled in the same way. I asked six years ago if
Hundreds of patients have been put on alert after it emerged a hospital worker is carrying the potentially fatal hepatitis C virus. Almost 600 letters have been issued to at-risk patients across Sussex treated in the past three years requesting them to
I have, up to now, supported the work of St Patrick's Church in Cambridge Road, Hove. I have given money to it on the basis it provides practical help to homeless people. The church's night shelter has sought donations on the basis that it seeks to provide
Bernie Horrocks is quite right when she says the current gross overcrowding on South Central's Brighton-to-London trains is putting passengers in danger (The Argus, May 29). I would go further and ask if the policy of packing passengers into three-carriage
It is no wonder the public are confused about the future of council housing and about the housing crisis generally. The publication of the "options appraisal" carried out by the Brighton and Hove City Council's consultants Chapman Hendy in May last year
The first Sussex Area Junior Cricket Week was voted a hit. Ten teams donned coloured clothing, bowled with an orange ball and used blue wickets as Sussex gave nominated players outside the county squads an opportunity to shine at Hurstpierpoint College
Jennifer Capriati and co are to link up with the Eastbourne Eagles' Elite League speedway team. Players at this month's Hastings Direct Ladies International Ladies Tennis Championships have been invited to Arlington Stadium for two matches as guests of
Congratulations to Adur Council for agreeing to the "peat factory" at Shoreham Harbour and not bowing to the wishes of the so-called famous who decided to purchase property in the vicinity. My son has owned the local record store for more than 20 years
Nick Nurse has spelled out the obstacles which stand between Brighton Bears and a crack at Europe. The Bears owner and head coach has revealed he is seriously considering taking up the chance to play in next season's ULEB Cup, the equivalent of football's
Something is seriously wrong with worker relations in part of the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. Staff in the medical records department are facing allegations from managers that they behaved inappropriately towards colleagues. But the two
I am absolutely disgusted by the planning decisions made by Adur Council's planning committee, namely (a) the peat distribution terminal and (b) the aggregate bagging operation. Both of these will generate significant levels of HGV traffic to add to the
Crawley Town have signed former Albion midfielder Paul Armstrong from Scottish League side Airdrie. The 24-year-old, who was also wanted by premier league rivals Eastbourne Borough, has signed a one-year deal. He is the second signing for Reds in a week
Last week, Albion shop manager John Gold embarked on a new chapter in his life when he retired from full time employment. His contribution cannot be underestimated. With him at the helm, Albion have probably sold more replica shirts than at any other
It was supposed to be their big day, but they had the wind well and truly taken out of their sails. The group of expectant art students who arrived at Preston Park, Brighton, yesterday had spent six weeks fine-tuning their individually-designed kites
The size of proposed traveller camps in West Sussex will have to be increased to cope with a sudden invasion and stop money being wasted. As reported in The Argus, civic leaders in Arun have revealed plans to create a temporary site to house 12 families
Albion should send a bill to the FA at their plush headquarters in Soho Square, for the attention of the England under-21 coach. An accidental misspelling on the envelope would not go amiss, since David Platt has eroded the reputation and market value
Three Sussex secondary schools have been given an award for their work in making art matter for students. Blatchington Mill School in Hove, and Thomas Bennett Community College in Crawley, were two of 274 schools across England to receive the Artsmark
People living in Rustington are being asked to nominate green-fingered neighbours in the village's annual Gardens Competition. Judging will take place during the week starting June 30 by members of the East Preston and Kingston Horticultural Society.
Conservative Party activist David Gold has denied rumours he is off to pastures new. He says it is not true he is leaving Brighton and Hove because he has been chosen to contest a safe seat at the next general election in another part of Britain. Mr Gold
It's the women that wear the trousers at Gatwick. Female workers at Stansted in Essex have given a warning they might get shirty if they have to wear skirts on cold mornings. The GMB union, which represents thousands of airport ground staff, have taken
The second phase of a £32 million bus highway linking Crawley and Gatwick is now underway. But building the link spells more traffic misery for the town's residents and commuters. Southgate Avenue, one of the main routes into Crawley, has been a traffic
Couch potatoes on a deprived housing estate are being encouraged to switch off the television and get on their feet. Residents in East Brighton - recognised as deprived by the Government - are apparently some of the unhealthiest in Brighton and Hove.
Adur District Council's web site has been rated as the best performing local authority internet site in West Sussex and second best in the South-East. The site was examined by testing company Sitemorse to see how it performed. The company looked for faults
More than 130 young people from Worthing are to represent the town at the Sussex Youth Games. Team Worthing is entering squads in athletics, basketball, football, hockey, netball, boccia, table tennis, tennis, swimming and rugby at the event in Horsham
The Government's chief wildlife watchdog has called for a public inquiry into council plans to stop rocks falling from a unique stretch of cliffs. English Nature has now urged Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott to intervene after a year of talks with
A basketball coach accused of smacking a boy on his bare bottom has been cleared by a jury at Lewes Crown Court. Former soldier Anthony Awcock, 52, of Bentswood Crescent, Haywards Heath, denied six charges of indecent assault. The jury spent just 30 minutes
Little Jasmin Holman rushes to her father's side every time he dozes off - terrified he will never wake up. Builder Stephen Holman, 39, was left for dead by the roadside after bravely trying to stop a thug who sped off in his van. The devoted dad was
Busted are not only gonna be here in the Year 3000 - they are going to pop their heads round the door in 2003 as well. The latest homegrown teen sensation will test even the hardiest of eardrums when they perform at Party In The Park on Sunday June 22
Subitango! combines the dance and music of Tango Argentino, performed by the UK's leading tango couple Mina and Giraldo and the quartet Tango Siempre. The show illustrates the history and development of this art from its origins in the Buenos Aires underworld
A basketball coach accused of smacking a boy on his bare bottom has been cleared by a jury at Lewes Crown Court. Former soldier Anthony Awcock, 52, of Bentswood Crescent, Haywards Heath, denied six charges of indecent assault. The jury spent just 30 minutes
Charity bosses have called in police to investigate fears conmen could be cashing in on the plight of children caught up in the battle to topple Saddam Hussein. Posters appealing for money to help ease the suffering of youngsters in war-torn Iraq have
A Brighton and Hove city councillor hopes the Royal Pavilion will be looking pretty in pink during Pride week in August. Councillor Paul Elgood, leader of the Liberal Democrat group, thinks Brighton and its buildings, including the Pavilion, should be
Former world boxing champion Chris Eubank will have to wait on tables and clean up after hungry diners after losing a bet over the green baize. Nick Saxon, owner of the Mad Hatter cafe in Montpelier Road, Brighton, challenged the ex-fighter to a dare
Crop circle experts have dismissed the latest formation to appear in Sussex as a hoax. Strange images have now materialised in fields near the road between Lewes and Ringmer. But experts reckon these are not the real thing - unlike the recently-discovered
Albion should send a bill to the FA at their plush headquarters in Soho Square, for the attention of the England under-21 coach. An accidental misspelling on the envelope would not go amiss, since David Platt has eroded the reputation and market value
A man has told how he came face-to-face with a huge panther-like creature while walking with his eight-year-old daughter. Dave Knibbs and young Freyja were in a field on the South Downs near Storrington, when they startled the animal. Mr Knibbs, 40, a
I was wondering if anybody with any influence over the policy makers at Worthing Borough Council would like to get involved with trying to effect a change of heart regarding the closure and destruction of the children's paddling pool in Brooklands Park
Last Saturday, there was a firework display in Buckingham Park and, once again, my animals suffered - and I expect other animals did too. Why is it the organisers of these events have to use so many extremely loud, exploding fireworks? Why can't they
Council bosses are to apply for money to improve transport in the countryside around Lancing. The parish council will ask for a share of £12,500 being made available by West Sussex County Council to improving transport in rural areas of Worthing, Adur
Rain washed out the morning play at Tunbridge Wells as Sussex aimed to get their campaign back on track with a Championship double over Kent. Sussex were set to field an untried new ball pairing of Paul Hutchison and Jason Lewry in the absence of James
The BBC featured a report on a group of people who are keen to reform the area formerly known as Wessex. I have been advocating such an idea for Sussex for some time. I would still like to see The Argus undertake a search for a figurehead for Sussex who
Grants worth hundreds of pounds are being made available to voluntary groups in Worthing. Local Network Fund grants of £250 to £7,000, administered by Action in Rural Sussex, are available for projects benefiting children, young people, parents and carers
After finding accounts describing the heroic actions fought by the Royal Sussex regiment at Amiens and Strazeele/Caestre in France in 1940, I am now searching for other verbal or written accounts of these actions. I am also searching for accounts from
The Dome cinema is staging Worthing's first children's arts festival next month. The mix of workshops, performances and films will take place at the historic seafront venue from July 24 to July 31. Top of the bill is Richard Durrant, the internationally-acclaimed
Churchgoers have been warned they face tough times ahead on the financial front. The alert was sounded in the latest edition of the Maybridge Messenger, the parish magazine for St Richard's Church in Worthing. Church elder Tony Pye said: "In these difficult
A comedian who caused outrage by skinny dipping in a shark-infested tank to publicise his show has been invited back for feeding time. Guy Venables, 34, stripped off and plunged into a tank containing sharks, turtles and fish at Brighton Sea Life Centre
A leading surgeon in colorectal cancer is to join Worthing Hospital. Mirza Khurrun Baig, who is a fellow at the Cleveland Clinic in Florida, will join the consultant team in July as a coloproctology general surgeon. He specialises in the diagnosis and
I write in reply to Sam Rillium regarding the Worthing Swans (Letters, May 27). I have no doubt the Egham Swan Sanctuary and Mr Weeks do much good work with swan welfare and are completely dedicated people but so is Worthing And District Animal Rescue
The new Mayor of Worthing is staging his civic ball later this month. Councillor James Doyle and his wife Mel are inviting guests to join them at the Assembly Hall, Stoke Abbott Road, Worthing, on Friday, June 27. The evening promises to be a very special
A son has donated medical equipment to a volunteer search and rescue team who helped when his mother went missing. Trevor Thurlow has donated a new medical pack to the Sussex Lowland Search and Rescue (SusSAR) Team. Dorothy Thurlow, 82, who suffers from
Lonely hearts are creeping out of the small ads and leaping on to giant billboards in a new campaign. Faces of singles looking for love will be plastered across Brighton and Hove from June 16 when the hoardings are launched. Dating agency Lovers2.com
The Angmering Society has given its seal of approval to a new hospice for sick children near the village. Organisations and individuals who have supported the Chestnut Tree House Children's Hospice in Dover Lane, off the A27, have been invited to tour
A Victorian mansion rumoured to have a secret cache of gold hidden within it has been put up for sale for £3.5 million. As yet, no one who has owned Oak Hall has discovered any sign of the gold, said to have been stashed there by murdered gold mining
Businesses wanting to become environmentally-friendly are invited to a conference. Brighton and Hove City Council is running Successful Businesses Are Sustainable Businesses. It will be held at Hove Town Hall on Monday, June 23, between 9.30am and 4pm
Small businesses need to smarten up their act if they are going to take advantage of the flood of new public sector work that is available to them. That's the advice from the Brighton office of accountants Hacker Young. Partner Richard Simmons said the
Building a successful business is about much more than short-term profit - this is a key message for companies entering the Sussex Business Awards 2003. The Learning Pays! award will recognise firms' commitment to staff training. It is sponsored by the
I would like to say a big thank you on behalf of the staff and children at St Anne's Special School to The Argus and all our supporters for making us School of the Year at The Argus Achievement Awards. All who attended the ceremony at the Corn Exchange
Eight daily train services are to be axed for two weeks by Sussex's main operator while workshops are revamped. They will be cut from Monday to June 20. The maintenance depots are working at half capacity as the building programme continues, with a knock-on
I was so saddened when I read the story of the lovely lady who is so overcome with arthritis she cannot have a bath (The Argus, May 28). I know just how she feels. I am a disabled pensioner who is also crippled in the same way. I asked six years ago if
Hundreds of patients have been put on alert after it emerged a hospital worker is carrying the potentially fatal hepatitis C virus. Almost 600 letters have been issued to at-risk patients across Sussex treated in the past three years requesting them to
I have, up to now, supported the work of St Patrick's Church in Cambridge Road, Hove. I have given money to it on the basis it provides practical help to homeless people. The church's night shelter has sought donations on the basis that it seeks to provide
Sussex sprinters were in superb form at the South of England Championships at Watford. Sussex athletes claimed five titles in the under-17s age group, including a double for Carley Wenham (Crawley). Carley is unbeaten in 12 months over 100m and also broke
There could be a bonus for anyone buying Oak House at Broad Oak, near Heathfield, which is on the market for £3.5 million. Its former owner, mining millionaire Sir Harry Oakes, is rumoured to have hidden a hoard of gold there before he was mysteriously
It is no wonder the public are confused about the future of council housing and about the housing crisis generally. The publication of the "options appraisal" carried out by the Brighton and Hove City Council's consultants Chapman Hendy in May last year
The first Sussex Area Junior Cricket Week was voted a hit. Ten teams donned coloured clothing, bowled with an orange ball and used blue wickets as Sussex gave nominated players outside the county squads an opportunity to shine at Hurstpierpoint College
Nick Nurse has spelled out the obstacles which stand between Brighton Bears and a crack at Europe. The Bears owner and head coach has revealed he is seriously considering taking up the chance to play in next season's ULEB Cup, the equivalent of football's
Something is seriously wrong with worker relations in part of the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. Staff in the medical records department are facing allegations from managers that they behaved inappropriately towards colleagues. But the two
I am absolutely disgusted by the planning decisions made by Adur Council's planning committee, namely (a) the peat distribution terminal and (b) the aggregate bagging operation. Both of these will generate significant levels of HGV traffic to add to the
When you consider the pay and duties demanded of the life-guards on Brighton beach, you'll begin to understand why there are numerous vacancies (The Argus, May 28). For a measly £5.68 per hour, they are asked to put their lives on the line to rescue people
Last week, Albion shop manager John Gold embarked on a new chapter in his life when he retired from full time employment. His contribution cannot be underestimated. With him at the helm, Albion have probably sold more replica shirts than at any other
It was supposed to be their big day, but they had the wind well and truly taken out of their sails. The group of expectant art students who arrived at Preston Park, Brighton, yesterday had spent six weeks fine-tuning their individually-designed kites
Albion should send a bill to the FA at their plush headquarters in Soho Square, for the attention of the England under-21 coach. An accidental misspelling on the envelope would not go amiss, since David Platt has eroded the reputation and market value
Three Sussex secondary schools have been given an award for their work in making art matter for students. Blatchington Mill School in Hove, and Thomas Bennett Community College in Crawley, were two of 274 schools across England to receive the Artsmark
Albion chairman Dick Knight has re-opened talks with boss Steve Coppell about his future. But there is still no indication from the club as to whether Coppell is staying or going. The pair were unavailable for comment after meeting for further discussions
People living in Rustington are being asked to nominate green-fingered neighbours in the village's annual Gardens Competition. Judging will take place during the week starting June 30 by members of the East Preston and Kingston Horticultural Society.
Conservative Party activist David Gold has denied rumours he is off to pastures new. He says it is not true he is leaving Brighton and Hove because he has been chosen to contest a safe seat at the next general election in another part of Britain. Mr Gold
It's the women that wear the trousers at Gatwick. Female workers at Stansted in Essex have given a warning they might get shirty if they have to wear skirts on cold mornings. The GMB union, which represents thousands of airport ground staff, have taken
The second phase of a £32 million bus highway linking Crawley and Gatwick is now underway. But building the link spells more traffic misery for the town's residents and commuters. Southgate Avenue, one of the main routes into Crawley, has been a traffic
A Worthing charity shop is looking for new volunteers. The PDSA shop in Montague Street raises funds to help the pets of needy people receive free treatment at PDSA's PetAid hospital in Brighton. The hospital treats more than 90 sick and injured animals
A popular vice-chairman of Rottingdean Parish Council has died just weeks after being elected to the post. David Hawkins, a retired insurance executive, was part of the working party which formed the council and had been a member since 1996. He, was also
Adur District Council's web site has been rated as the best performing local authority internet site in West Sussex and second best in the South-East. The site was examined by testing company Sitemorse to see how it performed. The company looked for faults
A mother who has gone into hiding received death threat text messages from her ex-partner, a court heard. Momodou Jaiteh, 22, has been ordered to stay at least 25 metres away from Corryne Matthews after pleading guilty to causing fear of violence. Worthing
The Government's chief wildlife watchdog has called for a public inquiry into council plans to stop rocks falling from a unique stretch of cliffs. English Nature has now urged Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott to intervene after a year of talks with
Subitango! combines the dance and music of Tango Argentino, performed by the UK's leading tango couple Mina and Giraldo and the quartet Tango Siempre. The show illustrates the history and development of this art from its origins in the Buenos Aires underworld
A judge has told a man who threatened three Sudanese burger bar workers with an imitation gun that he is a disgrace to Britain. Rail worker Benjamin Rees, 33, burst into the take-away where the victims were working. He told the three Coptic Christians
After dying in Sussex during the Battle of Britain, William "Scotty" Gordon was thought to have found peace, buried alongside relatives in his Scottish home town. That repose, however, has been disturbed by the shock discovery of his remains in plane
Charity bosses have called in police to investigate fears conmen could be cashing in on the plight of children caught up in the battle to topple Saddam Hussein. Posters appealing for money to help ease the suffering of youngsters in war-torn Iraq have
Crop circle experts have dismissed the latest formation to appear in Sussex as a hoax. Strange images have now materialised in fields near the road between Lewes and Ringmer. But experts reckon these are not the real thing - unlike the recently-discovered
Albion should send a bill to the FA at their plush headquarters in Soho Square, for the attention of the England under-21 coach. An accidental misspelling on the envelope would not go amiss, since David Platt has eroded the reputation and market value
A man has told how he came face-to-face with a huge panther-like creature while walking with his eight-year-old daughter. Dave Knibbs and young Freyja were in a field on the South Downs near Storrington, when they startled the animal. Mr Knibbs, 40, a
Brilliant - police raid Worthing's cannabis cafe, arrest ten, caution eight, then release one without charge and one on bail (The Argus, May 29). This is apparently part of Operation Harrow to catch serious criminals. The question is: Were those arrested
The work of volunteers is being showcased in the foyer of Worthing Town Hall this week and at a stall on Montague Street market this week. Alison Booker, manager of Worthing's Volunteer Bureau, said there were more than 300 voluntary organisations in
Council bosses are to apply for money to improve transport in the countryside around Lancing. The parish council will ask for a share of £12,500 being made available by West Sussex County Council to improving transport in rural areas of Worthing, Adur
Rain washed out the morning play at Tunbridge Wells as Sussex aimed to get their campaign back on track with a Championship double over Kent. Sussex were set to field an untried new ball pairing of Paul Hutchison and Jason Lewry in the absence of James
The BBC featured a report on a group of people who are keen to reform the area formerly known as Wessex. I have been advocating such an idea for Sussex for some time. I would still like to see The Argus undertake a search for a figurehead for Sussex who
After finding accounts describing the heroic actions fought by the Royal Sussex regiment at Amiens and Strazeele/Caestre in France in 1940, I am now searching for other verbal or written accounts of these actions. I am also searching for accounts from
More than 1,500 women will be pounding the streets of Crawley tonight with the aim of raising thousands of pounds for charity. The 5km run is the second Cancer Research UK Race For Life event in Sussex this year and organisers are hopeful of a good crowd
The Dome cinema is staging Worthing's first children's arts festival next month. The mix of workshops, performances and films will take place at the historic seafront venue from July 24 to July 31. Top of the bill is Richard Durrant, the internationally-acclaimed
Further to your article regarding the removal of swans from Willowbrook Road, Worthing, we would like to point out there were three trained rescuers (of which two were well experienced) involved in the removal of the swans. The volunteers acted on behalf
Churchgoers have been warned they face tough times ahead on the financial front. The alert was sounded in the latest edition of the Maybridge Messenger, the parish magazine for St Richard's Church in Worthing. Church elder Tony Pye said: "In these difficult
A comedian who caused outrage by skinny dipping in a shark-infested tank to publicise his show has been invited back for feeding time. Guy Venables, 34, stripped off and plunged into a tank containing sharks, turtles and fish at Brighton Sea Life Centre
A leading surgeon in colorectal cancer is to join Worthing Hospital. Mirza Khurrun Baig, who is a fellow at the Cleveland Clinic in Florida, will join the consultant team in July as a coloproctology general surgeon. He specialises in the diagnosis and
The new Mayor of Worthing is staging his civic ball later this month. Councillor James Doyle and his wife Mel are inviting guests to join them at the Assembly Hall, Stoke Abbott Road, Worthing, on Friday, June 27. The evening promises to be a very special
A son has donated medical equipment to a volunteer search and rescue team who helped when his mother went missing. Trevor Thurlow has donated a new medical pack to the Sussex Lowland Search and Rescue (SusSAR) Team. Dorothy Thurlow, 82, who suffers from
Lonely hearts are creeping out of the small ads and leaping on to giant billboards in a new campaign. Faces of singles looking for love will be plastered across Brighton and Hove from June 16 when the hoardings are launched. Dating agency Lovers2.com
The Angmering Society has given its seal of approval to a new hospice for sick children near the village. Organisations and individuals who have supported the Chestnut Tree House Children's Hospice in Dover Lane, off the A27, have been invited to tour
The year the Queen was crowned was the year I discovered I was not the most popular girl in my class at school. It was the year I became an outcast in the playground, despised and friendless ... and all because I told the truth. Nowadays I would probably
The future of Brighton and Hove's planned stadium hung on a knife-edge today as a planning inspector decided whether to allow three months' extra time. The club yesterday made a surprise plea to delay the public inquiry into its £48 million project to
The Government has announced a series of measures to help businesses in the face of the rising cost of employers' liability insurance. The proposals include working with the insurance industry to create risk-related premiums to reward firms with good
Building a successful business is about much more than short-term profit - this is a key message for companies entering the Sussex Business Awards 2003. The Learning Pays! award will recognise firms' commitment to staff training. It is sponsored by the
Plans to create hundreds of new homes in West Sussex are to be challenged in the High Court. Arun District Council has earmarked land near Bognor for the development but the scheme is being challenged by Bersted Parish Council. District councillors have
A man has told how he came face-to-face with a huge panther-like creature while walking with his eight-year-old daughter. Dave Knibbs and young Freyja were in a field on the South Downs near Storrington, when they startled the animal. Mr Knibbs, 40, a
A man was rescued by firefighters after flames tore through a derelict Worthing pub in the early hours of this morning. The brigade was called after a passing police patrol saw smoke rising from the former Rivoli pub in Chapel Road just after 4am. Crews
A woman who masterminded the UK's biggest Thai prostitute racket from an address in Worthing has been jailed for five years. Bupha Savada, 45, of Cypress Avenue, was the ringleader of a gang which plucked scores of girls from poverty in the Far East,
I would like to say a big thank you on behalf of the staff and children at St Anne's Special School to The Argus and all our supporters for making us School of the Year at The Argus Achievement Awards. All who attended the ceremony at the Corn Exchange
The future of Brighton and Hove's planned stadium hung on a knife-edge today as a planning inspector decided whether to allow three months' extra time. The club yesterday made a surprise plea to delay the public inquiry into its £48 million project to
What a most churlish and unappreciative letter from Joanne Bush regarding former councillor Mo Marsh (June 2). While most councillors insure against the future by continuing with their employment, she decided to give all of her time to the work of being
Sussex sprinters were in superb form at the South of England Championships at Watford. Sussex athletes claimed five titles in the under-17s age group, including a double for Carley Wenham (Crawley). Carley is unbeaten in 12 months over 100m and also broke
There could be a bonus for anyone buying Oak House at Broad Oak, near Heathfield, which is on the market for £3.5 million. Its former owner, mining millionaire Sir Harry Oakes, is rumoured to have hidden a hoard of gold there before he was mysteriously
The request from ex-service organisations in Brighton and Hove to the city council is simple and reasonable. They want a little fence around the war memorial in Old Steine to be doubled in height to deter people from climbing over and behaving inappropriately
When you consider the pay and duties demanded of the life-guards on Brighton beach, you'll begin to understand why there are numerous vacancies (The Argus, May 28). For a measly £5.68 per hour, they are asked to put their lives on the line to rescue people
Sussex were set to field an untried new ball pairing as they attempted a Championship double over Kent today. With James Kirtley on England duty and Billy Taylor ruled out because of a thigh strain, Paul Hutchison and Jason Lewry were set to lead the
A Worthing man grabbed his ex-partner by the hair and threatened her with a sword, a court heard. David Chiswell, 37, was found lying on the woman's sofa at her home just before violence flared. He pleaded guilty at Worthing Magistrates Court yesterday
A popular public pool has been shut down because vandals repeatedly throw glass in the water. The paddling pool at Brooklands Pleasure Ground, in Lancing, near Worthing, has opened every day of summer for decades. But it will not now reopen following
Albion chairman Dick Knight has re-opened talks with boss Steve Coppell about his future. But there is still no indication from the club as to whether Coppell is staying or going. The pair were unavailable for comment after meeting for further discussions
Hi-De-Hi actor Jeffrey Holland has brought his comic talents to Eastbourne. The funnyman is starring in It Runs In The Family at the Devonshire Park Theatre in Compton Street. Also appearing in the comedy are David Griffin from Keeping Up Appearances,
A Worthing charity shop is looking for new volunteers. The PDSA shop in Montague Street raises funds to help the pets of needy people receive free treatment at PDSA's PetAid hospital in Brighton. The hospital treats more than 90 sick and injured animals
Brighton and Hove Albion were finding out today whether their surprise bid to delay the inquiry into plans for a stadium at Falmer has been successful. The club was formally applying for a three-month adjournment this morning, claiming they need more
A popular vice-chairman of Rottingdean Parish Council has died just weeks after being elected to the post. David Hawkins, a retired insurance executive, was part of the working party which formed the council and had been a member since 1996. He, was also
A popular public pool has been shut down because vandals repeatedly throw glass in the water. The paddling pool at Brooklands Pleasure Ground, in Lancing, near Worthing, has opened every day of summer for decades. But it will not now reopen following
A woman who masterminded the UK's biggest Thai prostitute racket from an address in Worthing has been jailed for five years. Bupha Savada, 45, of Cypress Avenue, was the ringleader of a gang which plucked scores of girls from poverty in the Far East,
A mother who has gone into hiding received death threat text messages from her ex-partner, a court heard. Momodou Jaiteh, 22, has been ordered to stay at least 25 metres away from Corryne Matthews after pleading guilty to causing fear of violence. Worthing
Pill packets, chicken wire, wet suits and wooden pegs are on display on the walls of Worthing Hospital's children's centre. The materials have been used by textile sculptor Anna Biddulph to produce nine wild animal sculptures to entertain the hundreds
A father is worried for the safety of his child and unborn baby because of an infestation of rats in his loft. John Crosskey said rodents have been plaguing his family since last August but, every time the problem is dealt with, the rats return. Mr Crosskey
A robber who stole cash and cigarettes from a West Sussex village shop has been linked with a similar crime half an hour earlier. The thief struck at One Stop in Billingshurst Road, Broadbridge Heath, near Horsham, on Monday. He walked into the shop at
Mid Sussex District Council could quit its crumbling town centre offices in Haywards Heath to breathe life into a derelict site near the town's railway station. Plans were put forward last night to turn the seven-acre town centre site into council offices
Originally the front man for Sixties band Love Affair, Steve Ellis scored a Top Ten hit with Everlasting Love at the tender age of 16. Forty years on, he has earned his place in UK pop music history and seen his name carved into the Brighton Walk Of Fame
A judge has told a man who threatened three Sudanese burger bar workers with an imitation gun that he is a disgrace to Britain. Rail worker Benjamin Rees, 33, burst into the take-away where the victims were working. He told the three Coptic Christians
After dying in Sussex during the Battle of Britain, William "Scotty" Gordon was thought to have found peace, buried alongside relatives in his Scottish home town. That repose, however, has been disturbed by the shock discovery of his remains in plane
A drug addict driver who hit and killed a teenage East Sussex motorcyclist hours after taking heroin has been jailed for five years. Tommy Jones and his girlfriend had clambered out of their damaged car after the smash and fled, leaving Ross Partridge
