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  • Path clear for rhododendron to bloom

    A rhododendron revolution could create a fresh kaleidoscope of colour in Sussex gardens. Gardeners are expected to rush to a plant nursery that has started selling the Inkarho rhododendron, the only plant of its kind that can survive in mostly chalky

  • Historic fort up for grabs

    It was built when the words "property boom" had a very different meaning. Martello Tower No. 55, which until 1940 came complete with a roof-mounted cannon, was one of 74 little forts dotted along the South Coast to ward off Napoleon's forces in the early

  • Councillors may get pensions

    City councillors are considering paying themselves pensions on top of their basic and special allowances. Brighton and Hove City Council's policy committee will debate the idea, which could cost upwards of £78,000, at a meeting next Wednesday. An independent

  • City bus in the pink

    A brighton bus will soon be in the pink after the No. 1 which runs from Mile Oak to Whitehawk through part of Kemp Town was given a new lick of paint. Instead of the traditional red, cream and black, it will be red and cream with a swirl of pink. Managing

  • Love/hate it with a passion

    Mel Gibson ploughed almost £15 million of his own money into The Passion Of The Christ after failing to find backers for such a controversial project. The film is a vivid reconstruction of the last 12 hours of Jesus's life, of which there are four separate

  • Purpose built

    Steve Earl (Letters, March 16) is more correct than he realises when sneering that the many thousands who wish to "Save Hove Library" relish the naturally-lit Carnegie building on Church Road. It was built as a library, which purpose it can continue to

  • Judge didn't care for the bereaved

    So, Graham Travers admitted driving while drunk, driving without insurance, driving without a licence in someone else's car and killing two young women and permanently injuring another. Yet Mrs Justice Anne Rafferty only sees fit to jail him for five

  • Centre question

    Some time ago the question was raised about who was responsible for allowing the King Alfred Centre to fall into such a bad state of repair. I have not seen any answer to the question. Is it possible that the same people who were responsible are now arranging

  • Broader Brighton

    In response to Peter Westrip (Letters, March 19), I would like to stress there is much more to Brighton than a few residential streets and Churchill Square. He should have ventured further into the more intriguing parts of Brighton. For him to judge this

  • Another bad idea

    Reading about the mistakes made by RH Partnership, the architects responsible for The Galleries in Palmeira Avenue, Hove (The Argus, February 25), makes us even more concerned about another of their proposed developments in Gordon Road, Portslade. The

  • Our community doesn't want new superstore

    In a desperate last-ditch attempt to secure planning permission for a new ASDA store on its site, Worthing College has attempted to set out the "similar position" of North Hertfordshire College in Stevenage. As concerned residents and local retailers,

  • Dr Martens (Premier): Merthyr Tydfil 2 Crawley 1

    Crawley Town manager Francis Vines locked his team in their dressing room for almost an hour after the league leaders crashed to defeat away to Merthyr Tydfil. A goal in each half handed Merthyr victory in a hard-fought match at Penydarren Park. "We are

  • Sussex RUR Cup Final: E Grinstead 4 T Bridges 0

    Hat-trick hero Dave Gellatly believes half a century without silverware made East Grinstead Town even more determined to win the Sussex RUR Cup last night. Grinstead won the competition for the first time in their history after beating nine-man Three

  • James Bond stuntman jailed over child abuse

    A stuntman who appeared in Saving Private Ryan and a James Bond movie has been jailed for three years for indecently assaulting a 13-year-old boy. Daniel Lindeman, 34, of Marine Parade, Brighton, was jailed at Southend Crown Court after a jury found him

  • March 24: Iwelumo can make history

    Leon Knight today backed new strike partner Chris Iwelumo to create Albion history. Iwelumo could become the first player to score in his first three Football League appearances for the Seagulls at Knight's old club Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday. The

  • Shareholder rebels over hotels empire

    The future of The Grand in Brighton is in doubt after the hotel's parent company came under pressure to sell. Leisure group De Vere has been forced on to the offensive after a major shareholder stepped up calls for it to offload its entire UK hotels operation

  • Albion dream goes into extra time

    The Falmer Inquiry has unexpectedly gone into extra time. Supporters of Brighton and Hove Albion have been granted a further 16 days to save the proposed stadium. The extension follows controversial comments in the report from a separate public inquiry

  • Safe working on seafront

    Developers of a major seafront site are working with trade unionists to provide model conditions and training for hundreds of building workers. Heather James, a spokesman for Karis, told a Learning and Skills Council south-east construction conference

  • Budget airline set for expansion

    Low-fare airline easyJet is to start four new routes out of Belfast this summer. The no-frills carrier will operate daily services between Belfast and Paris Charles de Gaulle airport and five-times-a-week services between Belfast and Nice. EasyJet is

  • Pensions safety net warning

    Four leading actuaries have written to the Government setting out serious concerns about its new pensions safety net for workers. The heads of the Institute of Actuaries and the Faculty of Actuaries have sent a letter to Work and Pensions Secretary Andrew

  • Tansport policy is failing business

    The Government's repeated failure to improve Sussex's transport links is causing firms to hit the buffers, according to a new business survey. Mark Froud, chief executive of Sussex Enterprise, launched a stinging attack on Transport Secretary Alistair

  • Shareholder rebels over hotels empire

    The future of The Grand in Brighton is in doubt after the hotel's parent company came under pressure to sell. Leisure group De Vere has been forced on to the offensive after a major shareholder stepped up calls for it to offload its entire UK hotels operation

  • We should all get behind the Bears

    I would like to pay tribute to the Brighton Bears basketball team for their performance against Sheffield Sharks at the Brighton Centre last Saturday evening. What a treat. I was kept on the edge of my seat by the speed of the game and the excitement

  • Historic fort up for grabs

    It was built when the words "property boom" had a very different meaning. Martello Tower No. 55, which until 1940 came complete with a roof-mounted cannon, was one of 74 little forts dotted along the South Coast to ward off Napoleon's forces in the early

  • Golf club goes under hammer for £1.5m

    A golf club with a turbulent recent history is to go under the hammer. The 18-hole Hastings Golf and Country Club in Battle Road, St Leonards, will appear as lot 10 when it comes up for auction next month. Auctioneer Clive Emson said the club, set in

  • Love/hate it with a passion

    Mel Gibson ploughed almost £15 million of his own money into The Passion Of The Christ after failing to find backers for such a controversial project. The film is a vivid reconstruction of the last 12 hours of Jesus's life, of which there are four separate

  • Cracking fridge

    I bought a Hoover fridge/ freezer from Currys on December 12. After a few weeks it started to make loud cracking noises. I asked Currys for a replacement. They wanted to exchange it but Hoover refused, saying they could repair it. They sent out an engineer

  • Purpose built

    Steve Earl (Letters, March 16) is more correct than he realises when sneering that the many thousands who wish to "Save Hove Library" relish the naturally-lit Carnegie building on Church Road. It was built as a library, which purpose it can continue to

  • Lost the plot

    Why is there nothing online for Brighton cemetery? I was born in Brighton and have visited the cemetery there twice and, while they can give me plot numbers, they cannot tell me the specific spot where my mother, Beatrice Thomas, grandmother Louise Belinda

  • Giggles rule the airwaves

    If your readers have ever wondered what a St Trinians radio station would sound like, they should tune in to the breakfast show on BBC Southern Counties Radio. The head girl, Sarah, shouts her way through the programme and her playmates join in to see

  • Estate agents back call to curb industry

    Estate agents have supported calls for tougher regulation to drive rogues out of the profession. A watchdog said yesterday price competition was limited and a there was a large amount of dissatisfaction from people buying and selling homes. The Office

  • Virgin announces 300 new jobs in Sussex

    Hundreds of new jobs will be created at Virgin Atlantic's West Sussex headquarters, Sir Richard Branson announced today. Expansion of the airline, which includes new routes and increased frequency to other destinations, will create a total of 1,400 jobs

  • Broader Brighton

    In response to Peter Westrip (Letters, March 19), I would like to stress there is much more to Brighton than a few residential streets and Churchill Square. He should have ventured further into the more intriguing parts of Brighton. For him to judge this

  • Another bad idea

    Reading about the mistakes made by RH Partnership, the architects responsible for The Galleries in Palmeira Avenue, Hove (The Argus, February 25), makes us even more concerned about another of their proposed developments in Gordon Road, Portslade. The

  • Ryman (South): Worthing 2 Bracknell 1

    Sam Francis struck twice as Worthing kept their unlikely division one south title bid on course with a home win over Bracknell. The Rebels' striker produced a brilliant solo effort midway through the second half to cancel out Jon Palmer's crisply struck

  • Dr Martens (Premier): Merthyr Tydfil 2 Crawley 1

    Crawley Town manager Francis Vines locked his team in their dressing room for almost an hour after the league leaders crashed to defeat away to Merthyr Tydfil. A goal in each half handed Merthyr victory in a hard-fought match at Penydarren Park. "We are

  • Iwelumo can make history

    Leon Knight today backed new strike partner Chris Iwelumo to create Albion history. Iwelumo could become the first player to score in his first three Football League appearances for the Seagulls at Knight's old club Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday. The

  • Virgin announces 300 new jobs in Sussex

    Hundreds of new jobs will be created at Virgin Atlantic's West Sussex headquarters, Sir Richard Branson announced today. Expansion of the airline, which includes new routes and increased frequency to other destinations, will create a total of 1,400 jobs

  • Albion dream goes into extra time

    The Falmer Inquiry has unexpectedly gone into extra time. Supporters of Brighton and Hove Albion have been granted a further 16 days to save the proposed stadium. The extension follows controversial comments in the report from a separate public inquiry

  • Franchises prove tasty way into business

    If you are looking for a flexible and tasty way to make money, becoming a fast food franchisee might just be the answer. The 2004 franchise survey, produced by the British Franchise Association and NatWest, shows franchising continues to grow in popularity

  • Teachers and nurses to get £50k loans

    Thousands of teachers and nurses will get interest-free loans of up to £50,000 to buy their own homes. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has announced key workers in East and West Sussex would be eligible for part of a £690 million Government scheme

  • Spooks star spies new role

    Spooks star David Oyelowo is ditching guns and espionage for his first love - the stage. David, 27, has helped set up what is believed to be the first youth theatre in Brighton and Hove and will direct its opening production. The Brighton Dome Youth Theatre

  • MPs will hear of Simon's tragedy

    The mother of a student who died on his first day as a hired hand at Shoreham Harbour is taking her safety campaign to Westminster. Simon Jones was 24 when his head was crushed by a mechanical grab in the hold of a ship in April 1998. The Sussex University

  • We should all get behind the Bears

    I would like to pay tribute to the Brighton Bears basketball team for their performance against Sheffield Sharks at the Brighton Centre last Saturday evening. What a treat. I was kept on the edge of my seat by the speed of the game and the excitement

  • Negative move

    On March 31, 2004, a particular British technical achievement will be consigned to the history books. Cable identification colours within immovable structures and buildings will change. Most householders will be unaware of this change and perhaps couldn't

  • Golf club goes under hammer for £1.5m

    A golf club with a turbulent recent history is to go under the hammer. The 18-hole Hastings Golf and Country Club in Battle Road, St Leonards, will appear as lot 10 when it comes up for auction next month. Auctioneer Clive Emson said the club, set in

  • I've got the doodle bug

    Pictures doodled in 90 seconds have been put up for sale at £650 each. Brighton University art student Marc Smith is selling his prized artwork, the squiggles he finds himself dashing off while carrying out everyday tasks. His school exercise books were

  • Parliament breach sparks security review

    An urgent review is under way into the security breach at Westminster that saw two protesters scale Big Ben, Commons Speaker Michael Martin confirmed yesterday. Mr Martin said he took the incident extremely seriously and had personally inspected the area

  • Cracking fridge

    I bought a Hoover fridge/ freezer from Currys on December 12. After a few weeks it started to make loud cracking noises. I asked Currys for a replacement. They wanted to exchange it but Hoover refused, saying they could repair it. They sent out an engineer

  • Drugs are the biggest killer in city

    Former addicts have been helping to find ways to reduce the city's drug death toll by 20 per cent at a conference in Brighton and Hove. Latest figures show drug deaths have replaced road accidents as the biggest killer of young men. In Brighton and Hove

  • Lost the plot

    Why is there nothing online for Brighton cemetery? I was born in Brighton and have visited the cemetery there twice and, while they can give me plot numbers, they cannot tell me the specific spot where my mother, Beatrice Thomas, grandmother Louise Belinda

  • Giggles rule the airwaves

    If your readers have ever wondered what a St Trinians radio station would sound like, they should tune in to the breakfast show on BBC Southern Counties Radio. The head girl, Sarah, shouts her way through the programme and her playmates join in to see

  • Estate agents back call to curb industry

    Estate agents have supported calls for tougher regulation to drive rogues out of the profession. A watchdog said yesterday price competition was limited and a there was a large amount of dissatisfaction from people buying and selling homes. The Office

  • Virgin announces 300 new jobs in Sussex

    Hundreds of new jobs will be created at Virgin Atlantic's West Sussex headquarters, Sir Richard Branson announced today. Expansion of the airline, which includes new routes and increased frequency to other destinations, will create a total of 1,400 jobs

  • Ryman (South): Worthing 2 Bracknell 1

    Sam Francis struck twice as Worthing kept their unlikely division one south title bid on course with a home win over Bracknell. The Rebels' striker produced a brilliant solo effort midway through the second half to cancel out Jon Palmer's crisply struck

  • Iwelumo can make history

    Leon Knight today backed new strike partner Chris Iwelumo to create Albion history. Iwelumo could become the first player to score in his first three Football League appearances for the Seagulls at Knight's old club Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday. The

  • Virgin announces 300 new jobs in Sussex

    Hundreds of new jobs will be created at Virgin Atlantic's West Sussex headquarters, Sir Richard Branson announced today. Expansion of the airline, which includes new routes and increased frequency to other destinations, will create a total of 1,400 jobs

  • Franchises prove tasty way into business

    If you are looking for a flexible and tasty way to make money, becoming a fast food franchisee might just be the answer. The 2004 franchise survey, produced by the British Franchise Association and NatWest, shows franchising continues to grow in popularity

  • Let's get justice for Jane

    The Argus is asking readers to join a campaign to ban the violent sex web sites that contributed to the murder of Jane Longhurst. The Justice for Jane petition calls on the Government to pressure web site providers to drop the sites and to make it a crime

  • Teachers and nurses to get £50k loans

    Thousands of teachers and nurses will get interest-free loans of up to £50,000 to buy their own homes. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has announced key workers in East and West Sussex would be eligible for part of a £690 million Government scheme

  • 16 days to save Albion dream

    The Falmer Inquiry has unexpectedly gone into extra time. Supporters of Brighton and Hove Albion have been granted a further 16 days to save the proposed stadium. The extension follows controversial comments in the report from a separate public inquiry

  • Spooks star spies new role

    Spooks star David Oyelowo is ditching guns and espionage for his first love - the stage. David, 27, has helped set up what is believed to be the first youth theatre in Brighton and Hove and will direct its opening production. The Brighton Dome Youth Theatre

  • Path clear for rhododendron to bloom

    A rhododendron revolution could create a fresh kaleidoscope of colour in Sussex gardens. Gardeners are expected to rush to a plant nursery that has started selling the Inkarho rhododendron, the only plant of its kind that can survive in mostly chalky

  • MPs will hear of Simon's tragedy

    The mother of a student who died on his first day as a hired hand at Shoreham Harbour is taking her safety campaign to Westminster. Simon Jones was 24 when his head was crushed by a mechanical grab in the hold of a ship in April 1998. The Sussex University

  • Negative move

    On March 31, 2004, a particular British technical achievement will be consigned to the history books. Cable identification colours within immovable structures and buildings will change. Most householders will be unaware of this change and perhaps couldn't

  • Councillors may get pensions

    City councillors are considering paying themselves pensions on top of their basic and special allowances. Brighton and Hove City Council's policy committee will debate the idea, which could cost upwards of £78,000, at a meeting next Wednesday. An independent

  • City bus in the pink

    A brighton bus will soon be in the pink after the No. 1 which runs from Mile Oak to Whitehawk through part of Kemp Town was given a new lick of paint. Instead of the traditional red, cream and black, it will be red and cream with a swirl of pink. Managing

  • I've got the doodle bug

    Pictures doodled in 90 seconds have been put up for sale at £650 each. Brighton University art student Marc Smith is selling his prized artwork, the squiggles he finds himself dashing off while carrying out everyday tasks. His school exercise books were

  • Parliament breach sparks security review

    An urgent review is under way into the security breach at Westminster that saw two protesters scale Big Ben, Commons Speaker Michael Martin confirmed yesterday. Mr Martin said he took the incident extremely seriously and had personally inspected the area

  • Drugs are the biggest killer in city

    Former addicts have been helping to find ways to reduce the city's drug death toll by 20 per cent at a conference in Brighton and Hove. Latest figures show drug deaths have replaced road accidents as the biggest killer of young men. In Brighton and Hove

  • Judge didn't care for the bereaved

    So, Graham Travers admitted driving while drunk, driving without insurance, driving without a licence in someone else's car and killing two young women and permanently injuring another. Yet Mrs Justice Anne Rafferty only sees fit to jail him for five

  • Centre question

    Some time ago the question was raised about who was responsible for allowing the King Alfred Centre to fall into such a bad state of repair. I have not seen any answer to the question. Is it possible that the same people who were responsible are now arranging

  • Our community doesn't want new superstore

    In a desperate last-ditch attempt to secure planning permission for a new ASDA store on its site, Worthing College has attempted to set out the "similar position" of North Hertfordshire College in Stevenage. As concerned residents and local retailers,

  • Sussex RUR Cup Final: E Grinstead 4 T Bridges 0

    Hat-trick hero Dave Gellatly believes half a century without silverware made East Grinstead Town even more determined to win the Sussex RUR Cup last night. Grinstead won the competition for the first time in their history after beating nine-man Three

  • James Bond stuntman jailed over child abuse

    A stuntman who appeared in Saving Private Ryan and a James Bond movie has been jailed for three years for indecently assaulting a 13-year-old boy. Daniel Lindeman, 34, of Marine Parade, Brighton, was jailed at Southend Crown Court after a jury found him

  • March 24: Iwelumo can make history

    Leon Knight today backed new strike partner Chris Iwelumo to create Albion history. Iwelumo could become the first player to score in his first three Football League appearances for the Seagulls at Knight's old club Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday. The

  • Shareholder rebels over hotels empire

    The future of The Grand in Brighton is in doubt after the hotel's parent company came under pressure to sell. Leisure group De Vere has been forced on to the offensive after a major shareholder stepped up calls for it to offload its entire UK hotels operation

  • Safe working on seafront

    Developers of a major seafront site are working with trade unionists to provide model conditions and training for hundreds of building workers. Heather James, a spokesman for Karis, told a Learning and Skills Council south-east construction conference

  • Budget airline set for expansion

    Low-fare airline easyJet is to start four new routes out of Belfast this summer. The no-frills carrier will operate daily services between Belfast and Paris Charles de Gaulle airport and five-times-a-week services between Belfast and Nice. EasyJet is

  • Pensions safety net warning

    Four leading actuaries have written to the Government setting out serious concerns about its new pensions safety net for workers. The heads of the Institute of Actuaries and the Faculty of Actuaries have sent a letter to Work and Pensions Secretary Andrew

  • Tansport policy is failing business

    The Government's repeated failure to improve Sussex's transport links is causing firms to hit the buffers, according to a new business survey. Mark Froud, chief executive of Sussex Enterprise, launched a stinging attack on Transport Secretary Alistair

  • Shareholder rebels over hotels empire

    The future of The Grand in Brighton is in doubt after the hotel's parent company came under pressure to sell. Leisure group De Vere has been forced on to the offensive after a major shareholder stepped up calls for it to offload its entire UK hotels operation

  • Let's get justice for Jane

    The Argus is asking readers to join a campaign to ban the violent sex web sites that contributed to the murder of Jane Longhurst. The Justice for Jane petition calls on the Government to pressure web site providers to drop the sites and to make it a crime

  • Historic fort up for grabs

    It was built when the words "property boom" had a very different meaning. Martello Tower No. 55, which until 1940 came complete with a roof-mounted cannon, was one of 74 little forts dotted along the South Coast to ward off Napoleon's forces in the early

  • Golf club goes under hammer for £1.5m

    A golf club with a turbulent recent history is to go under the hammer. The 18-hole Hastings Golf and Country Club in Battle Road, St Leonards, will appear as lot 10 when it comes up for auction next month. Auctioneer Clive Emson said the club, set in

  • 16 days to save Albion dream

    The Falmer Inquiry has unexpectedly gone into extra time. Supporters of Brighton and Hove Albion have been granted a further 16 days to save the proposed stadium. The extension follows controversial comments in the report from a separate public inquiry