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  • NHS staff complain of bullying

    More than 50 Sussex hospital workers claim they have been the victims of bullying and harassment at work. A survey by the GMB trade union found 56 per cent of the 106 respondents from Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust said they had been

  • Stars join party for Lord Attenborough, 80

    Lord Attenborough was described as a national treasure as stars of stage and screen gathered to celebrate his 80th birthday. Sir Ben Kingsley, Bryan Forbes, Nanette Newman, Edward Fox and his brother Sir David joined him at the University of Sussex. Sir

  • Urban Housewife, by Lizzie Enfield

    I never thought I would become one of those people who uses their mobile phone without being acutely aware of their surroundings. I hardly ever make phone calls in public places and, if I do answer, I mumble so much (for fear of disturbing other passengers

  • Decision due for islanders

    More than 70 exiled islanders who swapped their Indian Ocean home for a Crawley motel will this week learn whether they will be allowed to stay in Britain. The High Court will deliver its judgment on the Diego Garcian's legal action against the Foreign

  • Trains early due to leaves

    Passengers on some Sussex rail lines will find their trains leaving early to combat the annual problem of leaves on the line. Some services on the East Grinstead and Uckfield lines will be leaving five minutes earlier as South Central begins its annual

  • Tributes to council stalwart

    Tributes have been paid to a long-serving Worthing magistrate and councillor who died after a stroke. David Marchant, 67, of Arlington Avenue, Worthing, was described by his wife, Gillian, as a devoted family man. She said: "He was a superb husband and

  • Driver dragged PC at 80mph

    A motorist who zigzagged down a motorway at 80mph with a traffic policeman clinging to his car has been jailed for more than 11 years. Joe Butler, 25, of Essex Road, Bognor, was cleared of attempting to kill PC Geoffrey Poyser but found guilty of attempting

  • £50,000 of drugs seized

    Drugs worth thousands of pounds were discovered during a police raid. The haul, found at a house in Old Town, Eastbourne, is believed to be heroin and crack cocaine worth an estimated £50,000. Two men were arrested after the raid yesterday morning and

  • PO chiefs to face public anger

    Post Office managers last night agreed to face protesters fighting plans to close four branches in Eastbourne. They have also promised to extend consultation on all possible branch closures until the middle of next month to allow more public feedback.

  • Royal Sussex praise

    I recently spent eight days in Bailey Ward at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, being looked after by the most wonderful staff. I was a matron for nearly 30 years and would have been so proud to have had them on my team. I felt safe and very comfortable

  • Let's go Dutch

    Amsterdam is wonderful. The people are friendly, it doesn't smell (even though it has canals) and the police ride bicycles and are really happy to stop and chat even if you only want the time of day. I didn't see a traffic jam as there are plenty of ways

  • Triathlon: Augur's well clear of field

    Mike Auger won the South Coast Classic Triathlon at Seaford on Sunday by a convincing margin. The 21-year-old from Norfolk came home more than three minutes ahead of his nearest rival, Michael Cornes, in the Elite race which featured 15 of the top triathletes

  • Calm down

    In his article about the restoration of the seafront bandstand (The Argus, Sept 5), Adam Trimingham mentioned that concerts had to stop because of traffic noise. In the same paper was a feature on hotels while over the past couple of weeks there have

  • Lucky or not?

    Did Lord 'Lucky' Lucan lead the life of a hippy in Goa after fleeing Britain 30 years ago? That's the theory in a new book, going against the conventional wisdom that he drowned himself in the sea off Newhaven after allegedly killing the family nanny.

  • Cricket: East Dean take on Blackboys

    Blackboys will meet East Dean in the final of the Cuckmere Valley League's Tommy Lusted tournament at Laughton this Saturday. Greg Dann bowled Blackboys to victory away to Denton while East Dean won their final by three wickets at Selmeston. Knocks of

  • Cricket: Hellingly clinch promotion

    East Sussex League: Hellingly clinched the second promotion spot from division two finishing five pints clear of third placed Ditchling after taking 18 points from a draw at Battle. Skipper Paul Wheatley hit 75 and Steve Vidler 45 not out as Hellingly

  • Earthship is landing

    A strange structure is taking shape in Stanmer Park, Brighton, providing the first earthship in Europe. When completed, it will help to solve two pressing problems - the mountain of spare tyres and the shortage of affordable housing. Not much heating

  • Critics spur Sussex on

    Chris Adams admitted today that criticism of his Sussex side by rival captains is motivating their challenge for Championship glory. The county go in to tomorrow's game against Lancashire at Old Trafford (10.30am) needing ten points from their remaining

  • Hunt for rising stars of business

    The search is on for the brightest new business talent. Rising management stars will take part in a course run by Common Purpose, an educational organisation that aims to strengthen the bonds between the private, public and non-profit sectors. The one-week

  • Drink crackdown starts in earnest

    A policeman was kicked in the head by a woman drinker on the first day of Brighton and Hove's ban on street boozing. The woman had been arrested for being drunk and disorderly in Norfolk Square, probably the city's worst hotspot for drink-related trouble

  • NHS staff complain of bullying

    More than 50 Sussex hospital workers claim they have been the victims of bullying and harassment at work. A survey by the GMB trade union found 56 per cent of the 106 respondents from Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust said they had been

  • Kids' grief for blaze girl

    A girl of 14 who died with her mother in a house fire has been described as a caring, loyal friend with a heart of gold. Lois Baxter-Smith should have started her first day in Year 10 at The Causeway School in Larkspur Drive, Shinewater, Eastbourne, yesterday

  • Comedy: Pan's Person, Komedia, Brighton, Sept 10

    I rarely see shows in summer but if there's one that would drag me into a packed room on a hot night it would be Jo Neary performing a "greatest hits" set. Jo is a national treasure. Her reputation as one of the funniest and most original character comedians

  • Trapeze show tribute to Audrey Hepburn

    The highs and lows of life as a Hollywood icon will be portrayed on stage through the medium of trapeze. In Audrey Hepburn's Arms is described as an "aerial drama" by writer John Binnie and stars Philippa Vafadari as the Oscar-winning actress. Mr Binnie

  • Comedy fest returns to city

    The autumn gloom will lift for two weeks next month when the cream of British comedy visits Brighton and Hove. Julian Clary, Jo Brand, Ed Byrne, Rhona Cameron and Robert Newman are among the household names already lined up to take part in the second

  • Can Kanchel meet her soccer namesake?

    What's in a name? Quite a lot for one little girl whose football hero is on the verge of signing for Brighton and Hove Albion. Eight-year-old Kanchel White was named after Ukrainian winger Andrei Kanchelskis, who is now training with the Seagulls. She

  • Watson injury setback

    Albion defender Paul Watson has suffered a setback in his fight for fitness. Injections and special insoles have failed to clear up the foot problems which have plagued Watson since pre-season. The rightback has missed the last three matches with tendon

  • Bomb alert over attic find

    Bomb disposal experts were called out when an attic clearance uncovered what appeared to be an artillery shell. Staff at Plumbwell kitchen and bathroom fitters in Trafalgar Street, Brighton, were removing junk from the attic when one unsuspecting worker

  • NHS staff complain of bullying

    More than 50 Sussex hospital workers claim they have been the victims of bullying and harassment at work. A survey by the GMB trade union found 56 per cent of the 106 respondents from Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust said they had been

  • September 8: Sussex v Middlesex (Result)

    Sussex are on the verge of a first ever Championship after duly completing their seventh win in the last nine games 15 minutes after tea on the final day at Hove. Every run was cheered to the echo by the biggest Monday crowd at the County Ground for years

  • Astoria plans

    Does anybody know what is happening with the old Astoria building in London Road, Brighton? I seem to recollect the building was purchased by a Brighton entertainment firm, possibly Zap, who had great plans for the place. But nearly 18 months later, there

  • Hospital thanks

    I wish to thank most sincerely the nursing and medical staff for the wonderful care I was given at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, during my stay there for an operation. Everyone was so kind and helpful. I would like to thank, in particular

  • Let's go Dutch

    Amsterdam is wonderful. The people are friendly, it doesn't smell (even though it has canals) and the police ride bicycles and are really happy to stop and chat even if you only want the time of day. I didn't see a traffic jam as there are plenty of ways

  • On your bike

    Here we go again. The roar of extra traffic, the stink of exhaust fumes, the madness of people carriers in narrow side-streets, double parking and parking on pavements. Yes, Brighton College has started a new term. All this adds up to more hazardous streets

  • Triathlon: Augur's well clear of field

    Mike Auger won the South Coast Classic Triathlon at Seaford on Sunday by a convincing margin. The 21-year-old from Norfolk came home more than three minutes ahead of his nearest rival, Michael Cornes, in the Elite race which featured 15 of the top triathletes

  • Rugby: Heath set for big one

    Haywards Heath have clinched a prime home cup tie after making a winning start to the season. That tussle with Richmond will, however, take second place for now as they plan for the start of the National League campaign. Heath were 23-19 home winners

  • Lucky or not?

    Did Lord 'Lucky' Lucan lead the life of a hippy in Goa after fleeing Britain 30 years ago? That's the theory in a new book, going against the conventional wisdom that he drowned himself in the sea off Newhaven after allegedly killing the family nanny.

  • Cramped

    At the landward end of the West Pier, in addition to the appropriate information kiosk, you will also find a large out-of-keeping portakabin and a private off-road car park for around 20 cars. Underneath you will find a scrap yard and a caravan (lived

  • Cricket: East Sussex League Round-Up

    Defeat for Herstmonceux at the hands of champions Glynde sent them down as Ringmer and Newick did enough to survive. Ringmer won a low scoring clash with Crowhurst Park. Victor Walcott and Paul Brookes took four wickets apiece as Ringmer were dismissed

  • Earthship is landing

    A strange structure is taking shape in Stanmer Park, Brighton, providing the first earthship in Europe. When completed, it will help to solve two pressing problems - the mountain of spare tyres and the shortage of affordable housing. Not much heating

  • Cricket: Glynde youngsters hold key

    East Sussex League: Ian Mepham believes Glynde can dominate the league for the next ten years. Glynde's exciting crop of youngsters clinched the club's first championship for 17 years after a maximum points win at Herstmonceux on Saturday and the skipper

  • Police must tackle seafront's dealers

    I have the greatest sympathy for Karl Collard, the trader who is subjected to daily confrontations with drug dealers and users on Brighton seafront (The Argus, Sept 3). I regularly attend Riptide gym on the beach and have noticed the increase in drug

  • Critics spur Sussex on

    Chris Adams admitted today that criticism of his Sussex side by rival captains is motivating their challenge for Championship glory. The county go in to tomorrow's game against Lancashire at Old Trafford (10.30am) needing ten points from their remaining

  • Hunt for rising stars of business

    The search is on for the brightest new business talent. Rising management stars will take part in a course run by Common Purpose, an educational organisation that aims to strengthen the bonds between the private, public and non-profit sectors. The one-week

  • Violence in shops must end, says MP

    Labour MP David Lepper is backing a campaign to highlight the growing problem of violence and threats against people working in shops. It has been launched by the shopworkers' union Usdaw and the Co-op retail sector and will culminate in Respect for Shopworkers

  • Comedy fest returns to city

    The autumn gloom will lift for two weeks next month when the cream of British comedy visits Brighton and Hove. Julian Clary, Jo Brand, Ed Byrne, Rhona Cameron and Robert Newman are among the household names already lined up to take part in the second

  • TUC boss tells of tension with PM

    The new leader of the TUC has accused the Government of failing to deliver fairness at work and being too ready to believe "bleating" from employers about red tape. Brendan Barber, in his first speech to the TUC Congress in Brighton as general secretary

  • Drink crackdown starts in earnest

    A policeman was kicked in the head by a woman drinker on the first day of Brighton and Hove's ban on street boozing. The woman had been arrested for being drunk and disorderly in Norfolk Square, probably the city's worst hotspot for drink-related trouble

  • NHS staff complain of bullying

    More than 50 Sussex hospital workers claim they have been the victims of bullying and harassment at work. A survey by the GMB trade union found 56 per cent of the 106 respondents from Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust said they had been

  • School's 'serious image problem'

    Children were asked to describe a struggling school by comparing it to an animal - and branded it a slug. The Year 6 pupils from junior schools across Brighton and Hove were asked to come up with an animal that best described East Brighton College of

  • Hopeful's model ambition

    Would-be model Tiffany Murphy is hoping to go from high street honey to catwalk queen. The 18-year-old is Sussex's only entry in an amateur modelling competition organised by a men's lifestyle magazine. More than 5,000 girls applied to FHM's High Street

  • Street drinkers move on

    Drinkers banned from a notorious outdoor boozers' haunt today moved to one of Brighton and Hove's most historic addresses. As police continued to enforce the city's booze ban, regulars who until yesterday congregated in Norfolk Square, Brighton, were

  • Oh what a lovely party for your 80th

    Lord Attenborough was described as a national treasure as stars of stage and screen gathered to celebrate his 80th birthday. Sir Ben Kingsley, Bryan Forbes, Nanette Newman, Edward Fox and his brother Sir David joined him at the University of Sussex. Sir

  • 'Haunted' wood declared magical

    A team of psychic experts braved a night in one of the UK's most notorious "haunted" woods - but ended up declaring it "lovely". A group from Prediction magazine spent a night in Clapham woods, near Worthing, said to have been used by a sinister black

  • Tributes to tragic teenager

    A girl of 14 who died with her mother in a house fire has been described as a caring, loyal friend with a heart of gold. Lois Baxter-Smith should have started her first day in Year 10 at The Causeway School in Larkspur Drive, Shinewater, Eastbourne, yesterday

  • Trapeze show tribute to Audrey Hepburn

    The highs and lows of life as a Hollywood icon will be portrayed on stage through the medium of trapeze. In Audrey Hepburn's Arms is described as an "aerial drama" by writer John Binnie and stars Philippa Vafadari as the Oscar-winning actress. Mr Binnie

  • Rugby mates try for boy band conversion

    Four budding pop stars reckon their early achievements in rugby have stood them in good stead for their new incarnation as a boy band. The four members of Twen2y 4 se7en, who all met at Worth School in Crawley, have all given up promising sporting careers

  • Appeal over park-side flats plan

    A landmark mock-Tudor mansion overlooking the south end of Preston Park in Brighton could be replaced with a modern, glass-fronted block of flats. A stone's throw from the controversial proposed Endeavour tower, the plan for a five-storey building at

  • Comedy fest returns to city

    The autumn gloom will lift for two weeks next month when the cream of British comedy visits Brighton and Hove. Julian Clary, Jo Brand, Ed Byrne, Rhona Cameron and Robert Newman are among the household names already lined up to take part in the second

  • Bomb alert over attic find

    Bomb disposal experts were called out when an attic clearance uncovered what appeared to be an artillery shell. Staff at Plumbwell kitchen and bathroom fitters in Trafalgar Street, Brighton, were removing junk from the attic when one unsuspecting worker

  • Trains early due to leaves

    Passengers on some Sussex rail lines will find their trains leaving early to combat the annual problem of leaves on the line. Some services on the East Grinstead and Uckfield lines will be leaving five minutes earlier as South Central begins its annual

  • Trains run earlier due to leaves

    Passengers on some Sussex rail lines will find their trains leaving early to combat the annual problem of leaves on the line. Some services on the East Grinstead and Uckfield lines will be leaving five minutes earlier as South Central begins its annual

  • Street drinkers move on

    Drinkers banned from a notorious outdoor boozers' haunt today moved to one of Brighton and Hove's most historic addresses. As police continued to enforce the city's booze ban, regulars who until yesterday congregated in Norfolk Square, Brighton, were

  • September 8: Sussex v Middlesex (Result)

    Sussex are on the verge of a first ever Championship after duly completing their seventh win in the last nine games 15 minutes after tea on the final day at Hove. Every run was cheered to the echo by the biggest Monday crowd at the County Ground for years

  • Astoria plans

    Does anybody know what is happening with the old Astoria building in London Road, Brighton? I seem to recollect the building was purchased by a Brighton entertainment firm, possibly Zap, who had great plans for the place. But nearly 18 months later, there

  • Lady turns

    So, Jenny Barnard-Langston continues to use your columns to keep her name in the public eye by sniping at the city council (Letters, Sept 3). Perhaps if she had stayed loyal to the Conservative party she would have had a better chance of being re-elected

  • Critics dismiss Lucan theory

    New claims that Lord Lucan spent his last years in India as a hippy named Jungly Barry have been given short shrift by detectives. Lucan became Britain's most wanted fugitive in the Seventies after vanishing into thin air following the brutal death of

  • Death crash biker named

    Police have named a motorcyclist who died in a crash near East Grinstead. The man died in hospital after his Honda motorbike was in collision with a Nissan Primera in West Hoathly Road on Saturday at 9.10am. This morning Sussex Police named the victim

  • Man dies in crash fireball

    A man was killed when his car spun off the A283 in West Sussex, crashed into a tree and burst into flames. The 36-year-old, believed to be from Findon, was driving a Vauxhall Astra when the crash happened yesterday evening. Witnesses tried to free the

  • Pair jailed for camcorder theft

    Two men who stole a camcorder were jailed after a judge told them they were stealing victims' memories. Sean Campion and Arthur Connor, both drug addicts at the time, were seen by a passer-by taking the camcorder while the owner was sitting on a bench

  • Kids' grief for blaze girl

    A girl of 14 who died with her mother in a house fire has been described as a caring, loyal friend with a heart of gold. Lois Baxter-Smith should have started her first day in Year 10 at The Causeway School in Larkspur Drive, Shinewater, Eastbourne, yesterday

  • Hospital thanks

    I wish to thank most sincerely the nursing and medical staff for the wonderful care I was given at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, during my stay there for an operation. Everyone was so kind and helpful. I would like to thank, in particular

  • On your bike

    Here we go again. The roar of extra traffic, the stink of exhaust fumes, the madness of people carriers in narrow side-streets, double parking and parking on pavements. Yes, Brighton College has started a new term. All this adds up to more hazardous streets

  • Rugby: Heath set for big one

    Haywards Heath have clinched a prime home cup tie after making a winning start to the season. That tussle with Richmond will, however, take second place for now as they plan for the start of the National League campaign. Heath were 23-19 home winners

  • Cricket: Palmers finish fourth

    West Sussex League: Palmers secured fourth place in division one of the West Sussex League after beating Middleton by five wickets. Bruce Scott hit 56 to help Middleton to 135 all out, but it was not enough as Nick Buckley (50) inspired his side to 136

  • Cramped

    At the landward end of the West Pier, in addition to the appropriate information kiosk, you will also find a large out-of-keeping portakabin and a private off-road car park for around 20 cars. Underneath you will find a scrap yard and a caravan (lived

  • A bad sign

    Large ugly yellow signs have appeared without warning in a Brighton street asking people to park next to the kerb. People living in Howard Road object on two grounds. The first is that the signs spoil the look of the street. But the second and more fundamental

  • Reality check

    The fires on Brighton's most famous heap of junk, the West Pier, have inspired various delightful stories. It was torched in a commando-style raid by men in black dinghies; gangsters were hired to do the job; the arsonist was the ghost of an actress who

  • Cricket: East Sussex League Round-Up

    Defeat for Herstmonceux at the hands of champions Glynde sent them down as Ringmer and Newick did enough to survive. Ringmer won a low scoring clash with Crowhurst Park. Victor Walcott and Paul Brookes took four wickets apiece as Ringmer were dismissed

  • Public's pier

    Since your article about my proposal for creating a sun palace on the West Pier (The Argus, August 28), I have met the chief executive of the West Pier Trust and am surprised to discover that English Heritage, one of the four partners of the Trust, appears

  • Cricket: Glynde youngsters hold key

    East Sussex League: Ian Mepham believes Glynde can dominate the league for the next ten years. Glynde's exciting crop of youngsters clinched the club's first championship for 17 years after a maximum points win at Herstmonceux on Saturday and the skipper

  • Speedway: Eagles maul Panthers

    The Arlington Stadium scoreboard got it right last night when it called Peterborough Panthers Pant's. The fans hardly needed the description put up in lights. The evidence was clear to see on the track. The visitors arrived minus three of their top riders

  • Police must tackle seafront's dealers

    I have the greatest sympathy for Karl Collard, the trader who is subjected to daily confrontations with drug dealers and users on Brighton seafront (The Argus, Sept 3). I regularly attend Riptide gym on the beach and have noticed the increase in drug

  • Basketball: Bears sign Alleyne

    Aandrew Alleyne is ready to add strength and experience to Brighton Bears' European adventure. Bears chief Nick Nurse has signed the 6ft 8ins 34-year-old former Milton Keynes power forward. Born in Barbados, Bears' latest signing fills one of the three

  • Watson injury setback

    Albion defender Paul Watson has suffered a setback in his fight for fitness. Injections and special insoles have failed to clear up the foot problems which have plagued Watson since pre-season. The rightback has missed the last three matches with tendon

  • Report: Sussex v Middlesex

    Sussex are on the verge of a first ever Championship after duly completing their seventh win in the last nine games 15 minutes after tea at Hove yesterday. Every run was cheered to the echo by the biggest Monday crowd at the County Ground for years as

  • Graduates want loan aid

    Help paying off student debts is an increasingly sought-after benefit among graduates looking for a job. About 27 per cent of people in their 20s said help paying off student loans and overdrafts was one of the key things they looked for when deciding

  • Violence in shops must end, says MP

    Labour MP David Lepper is backing a campaign to highlight the growing problem of violence and threats against people working in shops. It has been launched by the shopworkers' union Usdaw and the Co-op retail sector and will culminate in Respect for Shopworkers

  • Comedy fest returns to city

    The autumn gloom will lift for two weeks next month when the cream of British comedy visits Brighton and Hove. Julian Clary, Jo Brand, Ed Byrne, Rhona Cameron and Robert Newman are among the household names already lined up to take part in the second

  • TUC boss tells of tension with PM

    The new leader of the TUC has accused the Government of failing to deliver fairness at work and being too ready to believe "bleating" from employers about red tape. Brendan Barber, in his first speech to the TUC Congress in Brighton as general secretary

  • School's 'serious image problem'

    Children were asked to describe a struggling school by comparing it to an animal - and branded it a slug. The Year 6 pupils from junior schools across Brighton and Hove were asked to come up with an animal that best described East Brighton College of

  • Hopeful's model ambition

    Would-be model Tiffany Murphy is hoping to go from high street honey to catwalk queen. The 18-year-old is Sussex's only entry in an amateur modelling competition organised by a men's lifestyle magazine. More than 5,000 girls applied to FHM's High Street

  • School's 'serious image problem'

    Children were asked to describe a struggling school by comparing it to an animal - and branded it a slug. The Year 6 pupils from junior schools across Brighton and Hove were asked to come up with an animal that best described East Brighton College of

  • Street drinkers move on

    Drinkers banned from a notorious outdoor boozers' haunt today moved to one of Brighton and Hove's most historic addresses. As police continued to enforce the city's booze ban, regulars who until yesterday congregated in Norfolk Square, Brighton, were

  • Oh what a lovely party for your 80th

    Lord Attenborough was described as a national treasure as stars of stage and screen gathered to celebrate his 80th birthday. Sir Ben Kingsley, Bryan Forbes, Nanette Newman, Edward Fox and his brother Sir David joined him at the University of Sussex. Sir

  • 'Haunted' wood declared magical

    A team of psychic experts braved a night in one of the UK's most notorious "haunted" woods - but ended up declaring it "lovely". A group from Prediction magazine spent a night in Clapham woods, near Worthing, said to have been used by a sinister black

  • Tributes to tragic teenager

    A girl of 14 who died with her mother in a house fire has been described as a caring, loyal friend with a heart of gold. Lois Baxter-Smith should have started her first day in Year 10 at The Causeway School in Larkspur Drive, Shinewater, Eastbourne, yesterday

  • School's big image problem

    Children were asked to describe a struggling school by comparing it to an animal - and branded it a slug. The Year 6 pupils from junior schools across Brighton and Hove were asked to come up with an animal that best described East Brighton College of

  • Comedy: Paramount Brighton Comedy Festival, October 10-25

    The autumn gloom will lift for two weeks next month when the cream of British comedy visits Brighton and Hove. Julian Clary, Jo Brand, Ed Byrne, Rhona Cameron and Robert Newman are among the household names already lined up to take part in the second

  • Rugby mates try for boy band conversion

    Four budding pop stars reckon their early achievements in rugby have stood them in good stead for their new incarnation as a boy band. The four members of Twen2y 4 se7en, who all met at Worth School in Crawley, have all given up promising sporting careers

  • Appeal over park-side flats plan

    A landmark mock-Tudor mansion overlooking the south end of Preston Park in Brighton could be replaced with a modern, glass-fronted block of flats. A stone's throw from the controversial proposed Endeavour tower, the plan for a five-storey building at

  • Trains early due to leaves

    Passengers on some Sussex rail lines will find their trains leaving early to combat the annual problem of leaves on the line. Some services on the East Grinstead and Uckfield lines will be leaving five minutes earlier as South Central begins its annual

  • Trains run earlier due to leaves

    Passengers on some Sussex rail lines will find their trains leaving early to combat the annual problem of leaves on the line. Some services on the East Grinstead and Uckfield lines will be leaving five minutes earlier as South Central begins its annual

  • Stars join party for Lord Attenborough, 80

    Lord Attenborough was described as a national treasure as stars of stage and screen gathered to celebrate his 80th birthday. Sir Ben Kingsley, Bryan Forbes, Nanette Newman, Edward Fox and his brother Sir David joined him at the University of Sussex. Sir

  • Lady turns

    So, Jenny Barnard-Langston continues to use your columns to keep her name in the public eye by sniping at the city council (Letters, Sept 3). Perhaps if she had stayed loyal to the Conservative party she would have had a better chance of being re-elected

  • Urban Housewife, by Lizzie Enfield

    I never thought I would become one of those people who uses their mobile phone without being acutely aware of their surroundings. I hardly ever make phone calls in public places and, if I do answer, I mumble so much (for fear of disturbing other passengers

  • Critics dismiss Lucan theory

    New claims that Lord Lucan spent his last years in India as a hippy named Jungly Barry have been given short shrift by detectives. Lucan became Britain's most wanted fugitive in the Seventies after vanishing into thin air following the brutal death of

  • Royal Sussex praise

    I recently spent eight days in Bailey Ward at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, being looked after by the most wonderful staff. I was a matron for nearly 30 years and would have been so proud to have had them on my team. I felt safe and very comfortable

  • Calm down

    In his article about the restoration of the seafront bandstand (The Argus, Sept 5), Adam Trimingham mentioned that concerts had to stop because of traffic noise. In the same paper was a feature on hotels while over the past couple of weeks there have

  • Cricket: Palmers finish fourth

    West Sussex League: Palmers secured fourth place in division one of the West Sussex League after beating Middleton by five wickets. Bruce Scott hit 56 to help Middleton to 135 all out, but it was not enough as Nick Buckley (50) inspired his side to 136

  • Cricket: East Dean take on Blackboys

    Blackboys will meet East Dean in the final of the Cuckmere Valley League's Tommy Lusted tournament at Laughton this Saturday. Greg Dann bowled Blackboys to victory away to Denton while East Dean won their final by three wickets at Selmeston. Knocks of

  • A bad sign

    Large ugly yellow signs have appeared without warning in a Brighton street asking people to park next to the kerb. People living in Howard Road object on two grounds. The first is that the signs spoil the look of the street. But the second and more fundamental

  • Reality check

    The fires on Brighton's most famous heap of junk, the West Pier, have inspired various delightful stories. It was torched in a commando-style raid by men in black dinghies; gangsters were hired to do the job; the arsonist was the ghost of an actress who

  • Cricket: Hellingly clinch promotion

    East Sussex League: Hellingly clinched the second promotion spot from division two finishing five pints clear of third placed Ditchling after taking 18 points from a draw at Battle. Skipper Paul Wheatley hit 75 and Steve Vidler 45 not out as Hellingly

  • Public's pier

    Since your article about my proposal for creating a sun palace on the West Pier (The Argus, August 28), I have met the chief executive of the West Pier Trust and am surprised to discover that English Heritage, one of the four partners of the Trust, appears

  • Speedway: Eagles maul Panthers

    The Arlington Stadium scoreboard got it right last night when it called Peterborough Panthers Pant's. The fans hardly needed the description put up in lights. The evidence was clear to see on the track. The visitors arrived minus three of their top riders

  • Basketball: Bears sign Alleyne

    Aandrew Alleyne is ready to add strength and experience to Brighton Bears' European adventure. Bears chief Nick Nurse has signed the 6ft 8ins 34-year-old former Milton Keynes power forward. Born in Barbados, Bears' latest signing fills one of the three

  • Watson injury setback

    Albion defender Paul Watson has suffered a setback in his fight for fitness. Injections and special insoles have failed to clear up the foot problems which have plagued Watson since pre-season. The rightback has missed the last three matches with tendon

  • Report: Sussex v Middlesex

    Sussex are on the verge of a first ever Championship after duly completing their seventh win in the last nine games 15 minutes after tea at Hove yesterday. Every run was cheered to the echo by the biggest Monday crowd at the County Ground for years as

  • Graduates want loan aid

    Help paying off student debts is an increasingly sought-after benefit among graduates looking for a job. About 27 per cent of people in their 20s said help paying off student loans and overdrafts was one of the key things they looked for when deciding

  • Kids' grief for blaze girl

    A girl of 14 who died with her mother in a house fire has been described as a caring, loyal friend with a heart of gold. Lois Baxter-Smith should have started her first day in Year 10 at The Causeway School in Larkspur Drive, Shinewater, Eastbourne, yesterday

  • School's 'serious image problem'

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