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  • October 19: Midfield battle hots up

    Charlie Oatway leads Albion into battle against his old club Cardiff tonight, knowing his place is under threat from his closest friend in the camp. Richard Carpenter came on for Oatway towards the end of Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Crewe. Carpenter, another

  • Pumpkins aren't just for Hallowe'en

    Food is the most conventional form of medicine - it used to be regarded as both nourishment and treatment. So it is with the magnificent pumpkin and its seeds. Pumpkins belong to the gourd family which includes the marrow, cucumber and squash. They were

  • Joan Rivers: Broke and Alone, Theatre Royal, Brighton

    "If God had wanted people to bend over, he would have put diamonds on the floor" says Joan Rivers, while demonstrating Monica Lewinsky's presidential seduction technique. A material girl in a material world, Rivers may have called her show Broke And Alone

  • Boy racers put resort in spin

    Boy racers have returned to a town centre, making people's lives a misery. More than a dozen motorists have been gathering in Eastbourne, sounding their horns, blaring music and doing wheel spins, often until 4am. It is a nuisance councillors thought

  • Probe into prejudice against travellers

    An inquiry has been launched into the way police and councils treat travellers. The Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), the Government's race watchdog, has set up the investigation in the wake of last year's Firle bonfire, where effigies of travellers

  • New law will lead to 'blood in water'

    Surfers claim new bylaws which could force them to share the same stretch of water as jet skiers will lead to serious accidents and even death. Brighton and Hove City Council wants to impose new rules limiting the areas surfers, jetski riders and boat

  • Letter: Shame on you

    For 34 years, since moving to Brighton, I have been an avid reader of your newspaper. Last Thursday I was disgusted and saddened to see such dreadful headlines about Carol Barnes. I know Carol personally and she would be the last person to trivialise

  • LibDem leader quits in trip storm

    A councillor has resigned from a leading post in protest at plans to send officials on a £3,600 trip to Los Angeles. Paul Elgood is stepping down as leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Brighton and Hove City Council after a row with council leader

  • Letter: Use clean energy

    I hesitate to ever suggest Adam Trimingham may have got something wrong but I fear he has. In an otherwise excellent article on energy (October 13), Adam stated that nuclear power "is one of the cheapest ways of producing energy". In Parliament, we have

  • Isthmian Division One: Hillians line up Burton

    Burgess Hill are poised to sign former Lewes striker Warren Burton from Croydon but he is unlikely to figure tonight when they play Hastings United at the Pilot Field. The Hillians released Darren Smith and goalkeeper Ian Chatfield last week while on-loan

  • Letter: Pure nimbyism

    The rejection of the proposed development in Dyke Road (The Argus, October 14) was not as Mr David Goldin put it, "a complete victory for commonsense" but a triumph for nimbyism. Those who object to affordable housing want to enjoy the services provided

  • Letter: City needs more green spaces, not grey ones

    It is all very well Southern Water saying it has "no concerns about the sewer capacity in the area" (The Argus, October 14) where the development of large blocks of flats on the sites of single dwellings is concerned but The Environment Agency has. Recently

  • Loan signing inspires Cardiff recovery

    Lennie Lawrence today hailed loan signing Gary O'Neil as the inspiration behind Cardiff's gradual recovery. Peter Thorne grabbed the headlines with his second-half double against Rotherham on Saturday, but it was the classy performance of Portsmouth midfielder

  • Road protesters will go direct to minister

    Countryside lovers are being urged to unite against multi-million pound road-building plans designed to lift two East Sussex towns from deprivation. Campaigners against the Hastings-Bexhill link road want people to send a clear message of opposition to

  • Restaurant tickles tatse buds of guide's gourmets

    One of Brighton's most famous restaurants has been recognised by the bible of British gourmets, seven months after new owners took over. The Good Food Guide gave One Paston Place a rating of six out of ten, making it the highest-scoring restaurant in

  • Computer detective joins internet firm

    A man who spent five years investigating computer crime and information technology fraud has been appointed technical director of a leading internet service provider. Daemonn Brody has joined the board of Mistral Internet, based in Frederick Place, Brighton

  • City has key role in regional economy

    Jeremy Peat, the chief economist at the Royal Bank of Scotland, gave an upbeat verdict on the South-East's economy during a recent visit to Brighton and Hove. But he warned sky-high oil prices were "casting a shadow" over the UK's economic prospects.

  • Rolls-Royce chairman resigns

    Karl-Heinz Kalbfell has resigned as chairman and chief executive of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars (RRMC) after just five months. He has left the Goodwood-based luxury car manufacturer to accept a new job outside parent group BMW. The German car-maker said group

  • Healing power of colour

    Colour and light are the key elements of the newest alternative treatment to sweep Europe. Colourpuncture therapists use it to help people with emotional or hormonal stress, pain, disease (including cancer) and insomnia. It is a holistic therapy that

  • Bringing the medicine men of the Amazon home

    Indians living in the Amazon rainforest have fought illnesses, pain and infection for generations by using the medicinal properties of the plants around them. The medicine man of each tribe is worshipped for knowing every remedy for every ailment and

  • Brother tells of youths' attack

    A man cradled his brother in his arms after a gang of youths had brutally attacked him, a jury heard. Nick Jennings tried to comfort Ben Thompson, who was knocked out after being punched and kicked in the head by a group of youths at a shopping parade

  • Hunt for Lord Lucan resumes

    Lord Lucan became Britain's most wanted fugitive when he vanished 30 years ago following the brutal murder of his children's nanny. The speculation and suspicions were rekindled this week with news that Scotland Yard plans to use new techniques such as

  • Letter: Don't encourage terrorism

    There will never be truth and reconciliation in Northern Ireland while the IRA see themselves as victims and all the problems as the fault of the British Government. They are helped in their cause by all the myopic left-wingers, like Jean Calder, who

  • Letter: Our council should stop failing its young people

    Following your article "Skaters stay on the straight and narrow" (The Argus, September 28), I don't know if readers are aware of the thousands of pounds Brighton and Hove City Council must have spent preventing skaters from building their own ramps. Nor

  • Burglars hit 90 homes in a month

    Ninety homes have been broken into in four weeks in Hove. Doors to flats and houses have been kicked in and thousands of pounds' worth of electrical equipment, jewellery and cash has been stolen. Police have launched a special operation to catch the team

  • Letter: Pay us a visit

    What a pity that Jo Chipchase (The Rant, Weekend, October 9) is disappointed at the standard and prices in the charity shop she has visited recently. She could do a lot worse than visit the charity shop I help out in. We are the Bluebird Society for the

  • Cancer girl sent home seven times

    A hospital sent home a teenage girl in excruciating pain seven times before it emerged she had cancer. Janine Davidson, 18, was given pain killers and told her agony could be "psychological" because her mother had died from cancer six years ago. It was

  • Letter: Farcical

    It could only happen in England. We welcome a terrorist with open arms and supply him with a selected audience, who give him a standing ovation. I have spoken to many people who think the whole thing is a farce. The poor dead father of Jo Berry must be

  • Elise takes her place among Olympians

    Olympic bronze medallist Elise Laverick joined teammates at Buckingham Palace for a celebration of their success yesterday. The Queen hosted the reception, which was also attended by the Duke of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal, the Duke of York, the Earl

  • Letter: People power

    I would like to thank you for the excellent report in The Argus last Friday ("Residents line up to fight developer"). I have consulted other members of our group and they agree that the report puts our case succinctly and accurately. We also liked the

  • Basketball: Hansell set for Bears debut

    Playmaker Steve Hansell today vowed to become a favourite for Brighton Bears after completing a short-term deal. The England international point guard has signed on a week-to-week basis to help Bears in their British League and FIBA Europe League campaigns

  • Midfield battle hots up

    Charlie Oatway leads Albion into battle against his old club Cardiff tonight, knowing his place is under threat from his closest friend in the camp. Richard Carpenter came on for Oatway towards the end of Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Crewe. Carpenter, another

  • Heat's on Leon to find the net

    Albion manager Mark McGhee today urged Leon Knight to rediscover his deadly eye for goal in the "relegation battle" against Cardiff. The penalty hero of last season's play-off final victory in Cardiff against Bristol City goes into tonight's clash at

  • Crime costs business £40bn a year

    Businesses in the UK lost more than £40 billion last year because of economic crime, a report said yesterday. The study by accountants and advisers RSM Robson Rhodes identified embezzlement, cheque fraud and money laundering as the main areas of concern

  • Oil price heading for new landmark

    Fears are growing that oil prices could reach 60 US dollars a barrel after the cost of crude in New York hit yet another milestone yesterday. The latest rise to 55.33 US dollars came amid continued concerns over winter fuel supplies. Economists said the

  • Gossip gives glossy boost to print firm

    Wyndeham Press Group has won a multi-million pound contract to print one of the most hyped celebrity gossip magazines of all time. The recovering Hove-based printing firm has been awarded the pre-press and printing contract for The National Magazine Company's

  • Power failure causes chaos

    Thousands of homes and businesses in Sussex were plunged into chaos by a power cut this morning. Initial reports said power had been cut to parts of Brighton and Hove, Peacehaven, Rottingdean, Telscombe, Woodingdean and Poynings. Power supply company

  • Pumpkins aren't just for Hallowe'en

    Food is the most conventional form of medicine - it used to be regarded as both nourishment and treatment. So it is with the magnificent pumpkin and its seeds. Pumpkins belong to the gourd family which includes the marrow, cucumber and squash. They were

  • Joan Rivers: Broke and Alone, Theatre Royal, Brighton

    "If God had wanted people to bend over, he would have put diamonds on the floor" says Joan Rivers, while demonstrating Monica Lewinsky's presidential seduction technique. A material girl in a material world, Rivers may have called her show Broke And Alone

  • October 19: Heat's on Leon to find the net

    Albion manager Mark McGhee today urged Leon Knight to rediscover his deadly eye for goal in the "relegation battle" against Cardiff. The penalty hero of last season's play-off final victory in Cardiff against Bristol City goes into tonight's clash at

  • Healing power of colour

    Colour and light are the key elements of the newest alternative treatment to sweep Europe. Colourpuncture therapists use it to help people with emotional or hormonal stress, pain, disease (including cancer) and insomnia. It is a holistic therapy that

  • Bringing the medicine men of the Amazon home

    Indians living in the Amazon rainforest have fought illnesses, pain and infection for generations by using the medicinal properties of the plants around them. The medicine man of each tribe is worshipped for knowing every remedy for every ailment and