Directed by Peter Hall, and written by George Bernard Shaw as the last of his Plays Pleasant, You Never Can Tell treads a fine line between comedy and farce. It certainly has all the hallmarks of farce, with families lost and found, highly unlikely coinicidences
Transport Secretary Alistair Darling has been challenged to endure the traffic misery of the main arterial route through Sussex after years of delays to improvements. County MPs lined up in the Commons to harangue the Government last night over its continued
A £7 million plan to improve mental health services for children and young people has been unveiled. West Sussex Health and Social Care NHS Trust is applying for planning permission to rebuild its children's mental health units at the Princess Royal Hospital
Ken Fines says he would be concerned if the newly formed "Hove Up" group was to have any political influence. No reason was given so we can only guess why. Is it because Mr Fines is uncomfortable about the possibility of an unelected minority body having
The reasons provided for supposedly starting an "up for it" group to support the King Alfred developer and his famous architect read like so much hilarious dinner party banter trotted out the next day (The Argus, October 10). saveHOVE is accused of "negativity
Two men who brutally kicked a man to death in a park have been found guilty of his murder. Andrew Goss, 24, and Aadeel Virani, 21, showed no emotion as they were convicted by a jury at Lewes Crown Court yesterday after a three-week trial. They will be
In response to your story "Boy is savaged", how sad it is that our society and your newspaper take such an instant and emotive reaction to this situation (The Argus, October 5). Reading your article, it appears that the unfortunate young lad was wandering
Plans for a 40-storey skyscraper which would transform the seafront have been plunged into disarray by a legal challenge. The 420ft block of apartments, dubbed the Roaring Forties, would be the centrepiece of a £175 million development dominating Brighton
In response to recent letters about the fate of the three historic Thirties bus shelters on the Old Steine in Brighton, I am pleased to report work is progressing on their renovation. Plans have been drawn up to refurbish the roofs and windows, install
On Saturday you reported that Brighton and Hove City Council is proposing to introduce parking charges in Stanmer Park, Brighton. The council refers to their public consultation. However, we in the Friends of Stanmer Park carried our own survey of park
Garry Wilson insisted the referee got it right with the controversial penalty which fired Eastbourne Borough to within one round of League opposition in the FA Cup last night. Ollie Rowland's spot kick just before the break finally killed off Ryman League
We went to see Alan Carr's show at the Corn Exchange in Brighton on Saturday night as part of the Paramount Comedy Festival. Having paid £12 for each ticket, plus a nominal booking fee, we expected what we paid for - a show. What we actually got was a
Tim Ambrose admits he will not make a harder decision in his career than the one which has seen him leave Sussex to join first division rivals Warwickshire. The 22-year-old was today signing a three-year contract after being lured to Edgbaston with the
Tickets are going on sale for the UK's largest showcase for designers. dSCAPE, which takes place next month at Fabrica in Ship Street, Brighton, is an opportunity for students, graduates and freelancers to meet potential employers. Workshops, portfolio
The owner of Hove greyhound racing track, Coral Eurobet, has been snapped up by bingo hall and casino operator Gala to create a £4 billion gaming empire. Gala has unveiled a £2.18 billion deal that adds the 1,267 betting shops of Coral to its existing
The Japanese fascination with all things British covers The Beatles, David Beckham and just about anything emblazoned with the Union Jack. Now Woodcrafters, a firm of carpenters in West Sussex which makes luxury kitchens, is taking advantage of the fondness
Poking fun at his own inability to fill the smallest of the three Brighton Comedy Festival venues, Jerry Sadowitz claimed that, being a magician, he'd made half the audience invisible on purpose. It's no wonder Sadowitz admits to being the most uncommercial
Few performers can match Bill Bailey when it comes to depicting a lovable self-depreciating English eccentricity. Everything about Bill, from his appearance to his material, is a little bizarre but the rapturous applause his flights of fancy drew at The
Parking machines that do not give change are providing council's across Sussex with thousands of pounds a week in stealth tax The Argus has discovered that Brighton and Hove City Council alone cashes in to the tune of £500 a week. People unable to get
Fire control rooms in Sussex are to be axed after the Government revealed a new regional centre is to be set up in Hampshire. Emergency calls from Sussex will be answered up to 90 miles away in Fareham, near Southampton, by 2009. The Office of the Deputy
There are all manner of factoids about Daniel Kitson which have been written about before. Yes, he has a stutter (one which he constantly refers to as stupid for accentuating words which do not merit it) and, yes, he is a shambling, hairball of a man.
I am glad to say the concrete steps referred to by Ottavio Pedretti are, in fact, only contour layers - a modelmaker's convention to show the shape of the land or, in this case, the beach. If these were steps, they would be in the order of a metre high
I queried the apparent concrete steps, mentioned by Ottavio Pedretti (Letters, October 5) when visiting the model of the proposed King Alfred development at Jubilee Library and was informed this was merely the architect's way of indicating the contour
When I realised this play was a two-hander I was apprehensive - multi-character plays with a skeleton cast so often miss the mark. However, I need not have worried. This play was written for two and the structure suits the treatment perfectly. Arthur
As a long-term resident of the Hove area, my heart sank when I received the glossy brochure "King Alfred Waterfront". I was recently in the new Gehry building on the MIT campus at Boston and was shocked how tacky, arbitrary and disappointing it was. At
Doubtless many readers will have received a copy of the glossy newsletter announcing a public exhibition of the King Alfred project. It says the developer, Karis Holdings, has consulted hundreds of groups and organisations across Brighton and Hove and
Police today appealed to a missing teenager to contact relatives after she disappeared with a family friend. Sherrie Baker, 14, left her home in Chadborn Close, Brighton, more than two weeks ago following a row with her mother. The youngster is believed
It is the marriage break-up thousands of motorists have been talking about. Drivers saw the start of the drama last week when a banner was hung over a bridge over the A27 in Brighton bearing the initials JBS and the words: "Wendy, I want a divorce". Now
Colin Beard ends his letter (October 5) by asking if someone can explain how Karis can proceed with the development on the basis of the figures given in his letter. The answer is, of course, that one can't evaluate a scheme by figures given in a publicity
The fight against killer superbug MRSA is being hampered by a severe shortage of hospital beds across Sussex. New Government figures show that most of the county's hospital trusts are overusing beds, increasing the risk of patients being infected. Surrey
Two motorcyclists died in separate crashes during a night of carnage on the roads. A 54-year-old Brighton man was killed after his Honda Deuville and a Honda Civic smashed head-on in Coldean Lane, Brighton, around 5.20pm on Monday. Rescuers battled to
A stash of almost 800 cannabis plants was seized during a drug bust at a house on a quiet residential estate. Police raided the four-bedroom house in Princes Close, on the West Park estate, Uckfield, after two officers out on patrol noticed a strong smell
Well done to all the music people in Brighton for organising the Brighton Live events. I spent an enjoyable evening at the Joogleberry Playhouse listening to the delightful Martha Tilston - and all for free. On reflection, of course, there's no such thing
Your correspondent raises several points about prescription charges and repeat prescriptions (Letters, October 6). GPs in Brighton and Hove prescribe medicines with a total cost of approximately £40 million pounds each year. The average cost to the NHS
Michel Kuipers launched his bid to regain the No. 1 spot for Albion with a 45-minute comeback in the Reserves last night. The big Dutchman played the first half of a 0-0 draw against Luton in the Pontin's Holidays Combination Cup at Worthing. It was Kuipers
Jake Robinson has signed up to Albion's hoped for future at Falmer by pledging his loyalty to the club until the summer of 2009. The teenage striker has signed a three-year extension to his existing two and a half year deal, which was due to expire at
Why pull out all stops to gather some of the top budding comic talents in one room and then only give them ten minutes to flourish? This must have been the question many of the audience were asking as they left the Pavilion. So much expectation - it being
Alan Carr's Paramount Comedy Festival performance in 2004 was far from a smooth show. First of all, his planned slideshow went the way of the dodo when a supposedly reliable laptop conked out. Trooping on like a true pro, Carr was then upstaged by an
In 1999 a show arrived on the Edinburgh Fringe which would have a profound effect on the fortunes of Brighton's Komedia, not to mention everyone who saw it. A collaboration between a Russian company and Germany's Fabrik, Hopeless Games was a piece of
A council has grossly underestimated the value of one of its prize assets. Brighton and Hove City Council had valued Shoreham Airport at just over £4 million. But the district auditor, in a check of the council's accounts, found its real value was more
Mum Louisa Cook is focusing on the chance of a career behind the camera after winning a place on a new television show. Louisa, who runs an holistic therapy business, applied to feature on the new TV show Hot Shots after discovering her love of the lens
