Police are for the first time asking people to help fight drink licence bids they say will bring drunks back to a booze hotspot. Sussex Police have never before asked individuals to join them to lobby against licences. Brighton and Hove police, the city
It was great to see the double-page spread about the enormous popularity of Brighton Centre's temporary ice rink (The Argus, January 4) and to read about Jill Simpson, whose wonderful skills as a coach I much appreciated when learning to skate. It is
Opponents of the "Poohaven" proposals to transfer millions of litres of sewage a day between Brighton and Peacehaven packed a meeting yesterday. Arrangements for a public inquiry were being discussed. Southern Water's proposals for a pumping station,
I read with interest your report on the worst shopping centres and I cannot believe Brighton and Hove did not come out on top (The Argus, December 29, 2005). Brighton has not been the same since the Hannington store closed. The Churchill Square shopping
Ibdie band frontman Sam Preston is hoping to live up to his musical reputation during his time in the Big Brother house. Sam, known as Preston, the lead singer and guitarist of Worthing-based four-piece The Ordinary Boys, is second favourite to win the
Carmen Miranda was a very musical Hollywood support actress. Once described by Don Ameche as five feet of dynamite, she was called the Brazilian bombshell, even though she was born in Portugal. She did go to Brazil as a child and became famous on radio
Reading through this year's New Year's Honours list, I saw Bruce Forsyth has become a CBE. I and many others believe he should have been given a knighthood for his good family entertainment shows on TV. During the past four decades, he has always been
A son and daughter have vowed to stand by their 80-year-old father after he was accused of their mother's murder. Frank Melton Peters, of Alma Terrace, St Leonards, is charged with murdering his 72-year-old wife Monica Peters. His son and daughter, Robin
Steve Vear insists time spent at the service of Worthing Thunder can help him reach his goal of European basketball. Even when that time commitment includes sitting on a minibus to unglamorous places like Kings Lynn as Barker (Tarring) Thunder continue
Albion stalwart Richard Carpenter warned Leon Knight today there will be no hiding place at Swansea. Carpenter is "not bothered" about Knight's switch from the Seagulls to the Welshmen for £125,000. He is concentrating instead on playing a pivotal part
A man has been arrested on suspicion of starting a fire which caused a couple to jump for their lives from a window. The man and his wife suffered serious burns and other injuries in the incident in Whitebeam Road, Durrington, Worthing, on October 31.
With regard to Tony Mernagh (Letters, December 31), something indeed needs to be done about parking in the city of Brighton and Hove. This Christmas I did not buy one thing from any city shops. Being disabled, any journey needs to be planned. The bus
Hollywood star Brad Pitt is not as involved in a controversial £290 million seafront complex as the developers behind the scheme first suggested. World famous architect Frank Gehry, who is designing a leisure and homes complex at the King Alfred site
As a relative newcomer, I found Christmas shopping in Brighton a sad and hollow experience. In Worcester, every shop plays Christmas carols, a life-size manger scene stands in the High Street and church groups, all dressed in bright clothes or in Victorian
The Disabilities Trust would like to say a big "thank you" to the many people and organisations across Sussex - businesses, individual supporters and local celebrities - who have supported the charity throughout 2005. The trust's local services in Burgess
The Rev John Webster (Letters, January 3) asserts that the Church still lives and in many places flourishes. Rev Webster overlooks the fact that during the second half of the 20th Century, thousands of churches and chapels closed or were compelled to
Why is that most motorists seem not to like runners or joggers? Is it because they envy them having the inclination to get up and try to get themselves fit? I ask myself this many times as I try to cross roads on my early morning runs. The worst offenders
Leon Knight could not resist a parting snub for McGhee by omitting any mention of the manager in a message of thanks to Albion. In a statement released via his representatives, Icon Sports Management, Knight said: "I had three great seasons at Brighton
