Former Labour Party leader Michael Foot is the latest high-profile figure to campaign for Brighton and Hove Albion's Falmer stadium bid. Football fanatic Mr Foot, 92, has written to Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott to persuade him to say yes to
Readers' letters about the Duke of York's reminded me of a little-known fact. The commissionaire at "the Dukes" from 1925 to 1939 was a First World War hero. His name was Sergeant Ernest Edward Thomas and he lived in Stanley Road, a few doors from the
I was saddened to read the news that Lucy Fensom's Safe Haven for Donkeys in the Holy Land (SHADH), in Israel, has been vandalised (The Argus, October 19). I would like to ask readers who are concerned about these poor beasts of burden to give generously
In response to B Collins' (Letters, October 20), here are the full lyrics to the song, which was recorded in 1954 by Bonnie Lou, and later by Russ Morgan and his orchestra, as well as by The Deighton Family and Dan Zanes. I'm a bow-legged chicken, Never
The future of a successful bowls club is in jeopardy because members have nowhere to store their equipment. For 14 years, the Goring and Chatsmore short mat bowls clubs have practiced and played matches at Chatsmore Catholic High School. But on Tuesday
Sandra Carey looks for all the world to be the happiest of brides after tying the knot with her loving partner Tom. But for the happy couple the day had a particular poignancy because, just a few weeks ago, mum-of-two Sandra was diagnosed with terminal
I regularly walk, hop, skip and jump from Saltdean to Rottingdean via the Whiteways, a scenic public footpath, with my three-year-old son. With the sun shining, views of the countryside and Rottingdean windmill overlooking the sea, it should be wonderful
Nicki Pedersen took one last Arlington curtain call for the season and told his adoring Eastbourne fans: "We can still win the Craven Shield." Eagles failed to build the lead they wanted from the home leg of their three-part final on Saturday, out-pointing
Eleven people on a fishing trip escaped with their lives when their boat was struck by two huge waves and sank in minutes. They managed to inflate a life raft and leap on board just moments before the 26ft catamaran disappeared under the water. Three
Why help London Road when it is too late? With reference to Andy Tate's article, entitled "Is London Road in Terminal Decline?" (The Argus, October 18), here is the real truth. Having had a shop in London Road for the past l5 years, I have seen it deteriorate
I read with horror about the bonfires, fireworks and noisy parades which will be starting in Sussex this month. While grown-ups and children may enjoy it, has anyone given a thought to all the poor animals, who, for months, will be absolutely terrified
Furious Crawley boss Francis Vines slammed his team after this embarrassing FA Cup exit and accused some players of "nicking a living". Reds lost at home against a side two divisions and 30 places below them in the fourth qualifying round. Defeat will
Charles Wunderman draws attention to the comments of Sir Richard Rogers and to Frank Gehry's design misgivings over his King Alfred plans (Letters, October 19). But there is more. In The Sunday Times (September 11) Gehry also drew attention to the fact
Manager Garry Wilson believes Eastbourne Borough can cause an upset against Oxford United in the FA Cup first round. Borough were drawn at home against the League Two side after winning 1-0 at Bishop's Cleeve. It is the furthest the Conference south side
Two minutes in and Pam Ann confirmed what I'd always secretly suspected: Not only do air stewardesses despise us all but they actually go out of their way to make our journey as uncomfortable as possible. Meet Pam Ann. She's from the flight school according
With Alan Partridge-style flailing hands and a low, awkward voice, Graffoe emerged from behind the curtain, nervously manhandling his guitar and knocking back wine like a good 'un. A couple of songs in (Baseball-Playing Spider has to be released) and,
Ardal O'Hanlon was always good in Father Ted and he has managed to translate the good humour he brought to Father Dougal's character into a credible stand-up routine. Unlike many comedians he doesn't try to be controversial in his first live comedy tour
As with Addison's previous show about evolution, his new theme of the Periodic Table was merely a loose thread around which his routine meandered. There were (thankfully) more good gags about cheap air travel, Inspector Morse and "gay bombs" than chemistry
A Kosovar couple who lost their asylum claim could be forcibly removed from Britain. Fred Gurraj and his wife Donina Lunaj, who have lived in St Leonards for six years, may be ejected by immigration officials. The pair have a 13-week-old son and have
The case for justice for Guantanamo detainee Omar Deghayes will be heard in Washington DC. The American political counsellor in Europe has promised to present a dossier on Mr Deghayes's case, including cuttings from The Argus, to the White House. He made
Concerns over plans for a 40-storey skyscraper which would transform the seafront have been raised in the House of Lords. The 420ft block of flats, dubbed the Roaring Forties, would be the centrepiece of a £175 million development dominating Brighton
Roy Harper may never have troubled the top of the charts but he has enjoyed a huge cult following since the late Sixties, which has been enhanced by his association with such talents as Jimmy Page, Kate Bush and Nick Drake. It's easy to see why the singer-songwriter
I visited Hove from Sweden recently. At Brighton's Jubilee Library, I saw the plan for the King Alfred redevelopment. I couldn't suppress a gasp of horror, then a bray of laughter. The buildings look grotesque and are more like cartoons. They ooze contempt
As Convenor of Heritage Over Vandalism, Actually (HOVA), a non-political group opposed to the King Alfred scheme, I am sorry I gave E Kelly (Letters, October 12) the impression I would like to curtail the right of free speech and to "Hove up" the group
The funeral of boxer Danny Hall who was killed in a motorcycle accident will proceed along a seafront. Mr Hall, 26, was taking a bend on his Suzuki GSXR 600 when it collided with a car on the A284 at Arundel and burst into flames last Saturday. The father-of-three
A campaigner has launched a petition to stop a sex shop opening near his home. Pensioner Steve Stevens is outraged at plans by St Leonards-based company Shop Tonight Ltd to convert a former electrical store in Rowlands Road, Worthing. Mr Stevens is now
Most people who tie the knot think their marriage is going to last forever. But these days "I do"has a 40 per cent chance of turning into "I don't"and ending in divorce. Now a Brighton woman is setting up a club for former wives who have been through
Nicki Pedersen took one last Arlington curtain call for the season and told his adoring Eastbourne fans: "We can still win the Craven Shield." Eagles failed to build the lead they wanted from the home leg of their three-part final on Saturday, out-pointing
A Royal British Legion club has closed after 75 years because of lack of trade. The club in Pevensey Road, Eastbourne, has up to 260 members but only about 40 have been using its facilities regularly. Dwindling popularity led its officials to last month
Ian Ward is leaving Sussex with two years of his contract still to run. The 33-year-old opening batsman is retiring from the game to take up a full-time job presenting cricket coverage on Sky Sports. Ward joined the county in the aftermath of their Championship
While I have always had a soft spot for Brighton and Hove Albion, it should abandon its foolish plan to build a stadium in the heart of beautiful, open downland. With so many people up in arms about the Gehry proposals, why not kill two birds with one
There's more than one site in Brighton and only one of them is Falmer. It is a beautiful village and it would be a shame to put a stadium there, apart from the fact the site is too small and has already been rejected. The renewed enquiry was to see if
A stolen comedy model of a seagull has been returned to its nest after it was found by a seven-year-old girl. The plastic bird, which made passers-by chuckle because of its Groucho Marx looks, was handed to Isobel Gorman-Buckley by high-spirited students
A coastal town renowned as a retirement destination continues to be a star performer in the property stakes, the latest house prices study reveals. Homes in Bexhill have jumped in value by 12 per cent in the past year up to September, sending average
Perhaps some reflection would put the refusal of Celia Barlow MPs to submit the Is It Fair? petition to the House of Commons in a different context. First, no petition of its size can claim to show what constituents think. And for an MP to submit every
With regard to David Burgess's letter about transferring the King Alfred development to the Kemp Town Enclosures (October 14), while the proposed tower might be pretty, building it within the Enclosures, given their limited area, would mean building at
Brighton Bears were left dazed by a mesmerizing start from an inspired Chester Jets yesterday. Brighton had no answer to Jets' 6ft 7ins forward Shawn Myers who spearheaded the home club's charge with 21 points in the opening half of the BBL Cup quarter
A rusty U-boat gun which spent more than 80 years under the Channel has been branded unsafe by police. The historic gun has been on display outside Newhaven Maritime Museum since 2001. Sussex Police have insisted the gun must have either a firearm certificate
Ian Ward is leaving Sussex with two years of his contract still to run. The 33-year-old opening batsman is retiring from the game to take up a full-time job presenting cricket coverage on Sky Sports. Ward joined the county in the aftermath of their Championship
Best of the Fest? Surely you mean Pests of the Fest? What a disappointment the Paramount Comedy Festival was. As Barrie Jerram so rightly hinted in his review (The Argus, September 17), most acts at The Dome on Friday 14 were simply awful. The place was
Win, lose or draw in his 100th game as Albion manager tonight, Mark McGhee will keep a level head. The words of Rudyard Kipling might have been written for the meticulous Glaswegian. Whether it is triumph or disaster at Hillsborough, McGhee will treat
Leon Knight has pledged to keep his cool in the heat of battle tonight against his old club Sheffield Wednesday. The Albion striker insists there will be no repeat of the fiery conclusion to the Seagulls' last visit to Hillsborough in March 2004. Knight
Traders in festive mood are hunting for volunteers and stall holders to help run their Christmas market. Building on the success of their Summer Carnival, shopkeepers in Kemp Town, Brighton, have pulled together to organise their yearly yuletide event
More than two million people are bullied at work in the UK. Some of them may not even realise they are being bullied, dismissing it as "just part of the job". But workplace bullying is a major cause of stress-related illness and costs almost 19 million
People are being asked to sign a pledge to help tackle climate change. Crawley Borough Council has launched the Crawley Pledge on Climate Change to encourage residents and businesses to play their part. The pledge hopes to raise awareness and to inspire
Traders' views have been collected on whether busy shopping streets should be pedestrianised. A North Laine Traders' Association survey found most businesses in Gardner Street, Brighton, were in favour of pedestrianisation seven days a week. Part of Sydney
Give or take a few letters (and here's betting the Cambridge graduate wouldn't allow such linguistic laxity), Jimmy Carr is the comedian who puts the crass into middle class. With his grey suit, slick side parting and delicate gestures, he's the type
Stewart Lee was over the top, spending most of his time on stage talking about vomit. The co-writer of the controversial show, Jerry Springer The Opera, even talked about vomiting into the arse of Jesus Christ. Lee is supposed to be a ground-breaking
A student union has asked its national body to support the campaign for Guantanamo detainee Omar Deghayes. Roger Hylton, union president at the University of Sussex, has written to National Union of Students president Kat Fletcher with details of the
Thirty years after a devastating fire in the music room at the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, restoration work is almost complete. The arson attack on November 2, 1975, left the room ravaged and it remained closed to the public for 11 years while the damage
A kitten has been killed in what is thought to have been the latest in a worrying rise in imitation gun crimes. Kizzy, a ten-month-old tabby, was found by her owners highly distressedon Tuesday evening and the next morning could not move. An examination
Here are the latest Brighton and Hove Albion supporters calling for a new stadium. Martin Weller, who works at Brighton Vehicle Rental (BVR), and Joseph Philogene from storage company KeepSafe in Brighton, today add their voice to The Argus campaign for
Family and friends of a man with Down's syndrome who was grilled about his income say they have received no apology. Jeffrey Ditch, 38, was questioned for half an hour at the job centre in Boundary Road but his carers say staff should have realised he
Robert Newman refused to appear on BBC's Question Time because he believed a TV audience would not accept that Tony Blair would have been hanged at the Nuremberg trials. On the strength of his reception tonight he may have convinced more people than he
