Hearing the Sunday newspaper fall on to the door mat, I braced myself for the heavy lifting operation needed to pick up this weekly heavyweight. Struggling back down the hallway, I couldn't help wondering what weight I was carrying and, more interestingly
Brighton and Hove Branch RAF Association was permitted to make a collection at Madeira Drive on September 11 at the beginning of Battle of Britain week in conjunction with the Ace Cafe Reunion. We would like to thank the spectators for their generous
I was talking to a 91-year-old gentleman who worked at Brighton Station 50 years ago. He said that at midnight he and his colleagues would put on miners' hats, climb up to the station roof and collect all the pigeon eggs which had been laid in the nests
Veteran Labour politician Tony Benn collapsed seconds after Tony Blair had finished his conference speech. Mr Benn, who had been smoking his pipe while watching the Prime Minister deliver his speech on television from a cafe in the Hilton Brighton Metropole
Residents were told to stay inside while police investigated a security alert near Labour's Brighton conference. Police swooped into Queen Square, Brighton, after a suitcase was spotted abandoned in the street. Residents were told to remain inside at
Cherie Blair sported an "I love TB" badge at a book signing. She wore the cheeky tribute to her husband as she signed copies of her book The Goldfish Bowl during the Labour Party Conference yesterday. The Prime Minister's wife also laughed off suggestions
Sir Cliff Richard's hit songs may have been given the cold shoulder by national radio but there is one station that can't get enough of him. The Peter Pan of pop has told fans he has no more plans to make records after his songs were dropped from playlists
A fathers' rights campaigner sparked a security alert when he climbed on to the roof of Parliament. Guy Harrison, from Ashurst near Steyning, who was fined for his involvement in the powder-bombing of Tony Blair in the Commons chamber a year ago, scaled
A life-saving bone marrow match has been found for a father of two battling cancer. Martin Jones, 41, from Hangleton, Hove, will go into hospital in the coming weeks for the stem cell transplant. A Czechoslovakian man was found to have matching stem cell
The sister of Guantanamo detainee Omar Deghayes has compared his plight to the execution of their father in Libya. Amani Deghayes was addressing a packed Save Omar fringe meeting at the Friends Meeting House in Ship Street, Brighton, last night. The Argus
Adam Trimingham is wrong when he says the problem for the Lib Dems is Charles Kennedy's leadership (The Argus, September 21). It goes deeper than that. They lack coherent policies. Look at the shambles at last week's conference in Blackpool. The delegates
An architect has stepped in to defend the controversial King Alfred development. Piers Gough, who is the project's architectural adviser, dismissed opposition to the £220 million scheme as nimbyism fuelled by scaremongering. He said opposition to the
Mum-to-be Chloe Harrison was rushed to hospital with labour pains - on the eve of her wedding day. The 24-year-old began having contractions on her hen night before her big day and was rushed into hospital two weeks early. But Chloe and her partner Grant
As a fairly regular visitor to Brighton, I can well appreciate the sense of anger and frustration which runs throughout DJ Knowles' letter (September 26) regarding the run-down state of London Road. Of much greater concern is the deplorable lack of respect
So 7,000 Albion fans marched in favour of building a stadium at Falmer on Monday - marginally more than the capacity of Withdean. If that was "the last big push" of the Albion's campaign, it wasn't the most convincing demonstration of the city's need
Sometimes an image can be far more revealing than any words. The snapshot which summed up Albion's seventh draw out of 11 in the Championship came after the final whistle. Albion coach Dean White put a consoling arm around Dean Hammond as the midfielder
Albion manager Mark McGhee admitted today his team must start turning draws into wins to climb up the Championship table. McGhee was satisfied more with the performance than the result in last night's 0-0 draw at Leicester, the Seagulls' fourth stalemate
The owners of Brighton Racecourse said money flowing in from events and venue hire had helped to boost profits in the first half of 2005. Northern Racing, which also owns Fontwell, near Arundel, reported pre-tax profits for the six months to June 30 of
Council bosses have come under attack amid fears landmark attractions in a seaside town will close unless millions of pounds can be found. Multi-million-pound investment is needed to bring some of Eastbourne's best-known attractions up to standard. These
A town plagued by aggressive street drinkers has vowed: "Enough is enough." Worthing Borough Council is planning a town-wide no-alcohol zone after a summer of discontent. Dozens of residents complained about drunks using beach shelters as toilets. Police
A mother said her daughter's wayward behaviour was transformed after she featured in a television show on teaching unruly pupils. Sam Hull said her daughter Grace's obnoxious and disrespectful behaviour was turned around after she was filmed for Channel
Anybody convinced guitar rock has had its day should see Louis XIV before their European our comes to an end. This is a band with attitude, gamour, a fabulously sleazy sound and a record people can already sing along to in Finding Out True Love Is Blind
Samuel Beckett's Waiting For Godot was based around the revolutionary premise of nothing happening. Richard Heller's satirical update takes on the leadership battle between Blair and Brown and relies more on the idea of nothing changing. Instead of two
As one of many people who protested against the viewing on TV of the Jerry Springer The Opera, I was sad to see it is intended that it should be performed live at The Dome in Brighton (The Argus, September 24). Guy Morley, head of programming at the Dome
On behalf of the Hove and Portslade Branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, I would like to thank everyone who supported us on our sponsored walk on August 27. That morning, we collected the sum of £195.44 and, through sponsorship, £446.00.
The variety of the services to be set up in the proposed "super surgery" opposite the Royal Pavilion in Brighton is most impressive. But could I ask if it will still be possible to have a blood test there instead of having to go to the Royal Sussex County
Pensioners gathered outside the Labour Party conference to protest against rising council tax bills. About 30 people waved banners and chanted on the seafront opposite the Brighton Centre yesterday. Several voiced support for two pensioners jailed this
David Blunkett was today visiting a comedy venue to launch a national project. The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions was formally unveiling plans for Celebrating Age, a festival promoting older people, at Komedia in Gardner Street, Brighton. The
Tony Blair yesterday set out plans for wide-ranging economic and public service reforms, while suggesting strongly he will stay in Downing Street for a substantial slice of Labour's third term. In his keynote speech to the party's conference in Brighton
A cash machine stolen in a ram raid on a town centre bank has been found smashed open and empty in a field. The machine, which held up to £30,000, was stolen by raiders who drove a digger into the HSBC Bank in High Street, Steyning, in the early hours
A lottery which has helped raise thousands of pounds for a hospice is celebrating its fifth anniversary. Friday marks the fifth year of the first Martlets Hospice lottery draw which has gone from strength to strength. The lottery was launched by comedian
My wife and I are members of the Upper GI Cancer Support Group at Worthing Hospital. We are extremely concerned at the news the specialist oesophageal and stomach cancer surgery could be moved to Brighton. Why, when we have all the equipment and highly-skilled
A sales executive has denied taking part in a night of soccer shame. Sami Abulbashar said he was not involved in violence between rival fans which brought terror to the streets of Brighton. Bottles, chairs and tables were hurled through the windows of
Once upon a time, Brighton had a proper music library, with miniature scores, sheet music, reference works, periodicals, CDs, cassettes and space to display concert flyers and information on local music societies. In the Jubilee Street library, the CDs
There must surely be a more economic way of tackling security for these annual seaside jaunts, called party conferences, than flooding the place with armed police and disrupting the carefree flow of humanity with barricades and on-the-spot random searches
Perhaps if all the old moaners who live by the sea and complain about the beautiful seagulls were to read that wonderful cult book of the Seventies, Jonathan Livingstone Seagull by Richard Bach, they might change their minds. What a marvellous book of
A formal inquiry will not be held into the care of elderly patients on a hospital ward. The Healthcare Commission visited the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton shortly after an undercover TV programme in the summer revealed shocking lapses in care
Do you ever get that sinking feeling when planners invoke the letter of the law? Take the continuing saga of Telscombe Tye. While the recent changes to the Tye have been handled by Telscombe Town Council in a less than masterly fashion, we are where we
I am from Milan and we have a superb stadium called the San Siro. My brother lives in Brighton and I enjoy visiting. The city has everything except a modern stadium. It is time Mr Prescott said yes to Falmer! -Miss Aero Nicola, Brighton
Crawley got the win that may well have saved manager Francis Vines' job last night. Reds picked up three points for only the second time this season against Kidderminster Harriers at the Broadfield Stadium thanks to a Daryl Burgess own goal and a late
Opponents to plans for a giant commuter car park will meet at the weekend. The Patcham Against Insensitive and Destructive Development group wants to stop a park-and-ride site from being built at the gateway to Brighton and Hove. It will report its latest
When X-Leisure took over Brighton Marina's commercial property from Parkridge Developments in September last year its main task was to attract more visitors to the dozens of bars, restaurants and shops. During the past year the marina's profile has been
"Compare this to being in the Fast Show tour," says host Arabella Weir when we ask her if she's enjoying herself. "The Fast Show is a big f***** up family where everyone's trying to get the biggest portion of the pie, so being on the road with it was
Fans of a popular theatre have two weeks to show their support for the venue. The Brighton Dome has been nominated for the South of England's National Lottery Project of the Year with a public vote deciding on the winning scheme. Three other schemes from
