The doctor at the centre of a political storm over the force-feeding of Guantanamo Bay inmates has defended the practice. Omar Deghayes, a 36-year-old law graduate from Saltdean, is believed to be one of more than 80 inmates at the US detention camp
Shuffling onto the stage with Jesus-style facial scruff and shoulder-length hair, Kitson - apparently painfully shy and afflicted with a stutter - produced only polite chuckles and a spot of light laughter during the rambling first half of his show. Promised
Why is it young children going to school don't get a hot meal in the middle of the day? What good are packed lunches in the cold winter months. They don't even get a hot drink. It is a critical time of their lives. What happens to those children whose
A broadcaster is planning to reunite the Spice Girls for a ground-breaking documentary. Freelance radio producer Wayne Imms, from Kemp Town, Brighton, has been commissioned to mark the tenth anniversary of the group's debut. Wayne, 36, is accustomed to
The doctor at the centre of a political storm over the force-feeding of Guantanamo Bay inmates has defended the practice. Omar Deghayes, a 36-year-old law graduate from Saltdean, is believed to be one of more than 80 inmates at the US detention camp being
Courtney Williams mentioned an interesting political anomaly (Letters, January 9). I agree wholeheartedly it is wrong for non-English MPs at Westminster to vote on solely English domestic issues while English MPs can't vote on issues before the Scottish
Taxpayers are likely to pay five per cent more on their council tax bills next year. The rise would push annual bills for owners of Band D homes to £1,279. Finance councillor Simon Burgess said: "The administration is determined to meet the Government's
Frankie Taggart's article on the proposed cull of wild boar now living freely in the Sussex countryside was worrying to say the least (The Argus, January 9). Apparently, the Government's biodiversity minister has said the wild boar pose no threat to wildlife
Lewes councillors said they had suffered sleepless nights over their decision to challenge Falmer stadium. Brighton and Hove Albion supporters listened to Lewes District Council at a Cabinet meeting yesterday. Councillors faced a barrage of complaints
Given the high levels of borrowing from Brighton's Jubilee Library, it is not surprising a large number of items were returned over the four-day holiday when it was closed (Letters, January 9). Nothing was due back until the library had opened again on
I find myself driven to reply to the points raised by Dr Peter Squires in the article on ASBOs (The Argus, January 9) - not to defend the actions of the police but to give a voice to the victims of crime, who are often completely overlooked in the desire
Mark McGhee insisted today he harbours no hard feelings over Dan Harding's decision to join Leeds. Harding returns to Withdean on Saturday for the first time since his summer switch to the Yorkshire giants. Albion boss McGhee believes the former England
Airports operator BAA has pegged back forecasts for passenger growth, despite a three per cent rise in visits to its seven UK sites during 2005. Yesterday BAA forecast passengers at its airports, which include Heathrow and Gatwick, would grow by 2.5 per
More travellers passed through Gatwick last year than in 2004 despite the London bombings in July. During 2005 32.7 million passengers used the airport, 4.2 per cent more than in 2004. Passenger numbers were up in December with 2.1 million travellers
A nightclub's new bar has been nominated for an industry award. The Social Club, an addition to the Ocean Rooms in Morley Street, Brighton, has been shortlisted in the Best Late Night Bar category in the Theme Magazine Bar and Restaurant Awards. Theme
"As bloody as it gets." That's how director David Oyelowo describes Webster's The White Devil, a Jacobean revenge tragedy full of sex and violence which, for the next three weeks, will be getting a radical updating. Featuring a local cast gleaned from
The doctor at the centre of a political storm over the force-feeding of Guantanamo Bay inmates has defended the practice. Omar Deghayes, a 36-year-old law graduate from Saltdean, is believed to be one of more than 80 inmates at the US detention camp being
University students may not be able to graduate this summer after pay talks with lecturers broke down. The warning has come from members of the Association of University Teachers (AUT), the higher education union, at Sussex University. Staff and university
David Mamet's rapier wit and incredible talent for dialogue made this play riveting from the opening scene - despite the cast's somewhat dodgy interpretations of the American accent. The play, only an hour long, sets out to expose the cynical side of
Stephen Walker is mistaken about some of his fungal facts (Letters, January 6). In fact, the "hedgehog fungus" is the common name, as he correctly says, but for Hydnum repandum - a completely different type of ground-dwelling fungi. Whereas, the most
Chief superintendent Jeremy Paine said: "Extra officers will be in Brighton, providing a visible, reassuring police presence in the city" (The Argus, January 10). I read this, about the forthcoming Brighton/Leeds football match, with incredulity. At best
Recent horrific events in the news have urged me to write to you to express my feelings which, I am sure, represent the feelings of many others in the country. The events I refer to are the shocking rape of a three-year-old girl and the unbelievably disgusting
So Neil Commin, the lead planning officer for Lewes District Council (LDC), has announced: "Lewes will not have any liability for costs" for the appeal against the proposed Falmer stadium (The Argus, January 6). Perhaps he would like to confer with the
The first of the The Argus's 125th anniversary trees has been planted on a village green. Sandra Carey-Boggans, 41, was joined by friends and family to help The Argus staff plant an oak tree on the grass opposite her house in The Green, Southwick. The
Damaging claims of bullying and harassment at two of Sussex's major hospitals are published in a report by an NHS watchdog today. Long-awaited findings by the Healthcare Commission reveal alarming allegations made by staff at East Sussex Hospitals NHS
A red-faced Tory councillor has apologised after he was fined for drunk and disorderly conduct in a bar. Mark McCarthy, 33, said he was "deeply embarrassed" after he was forced to pay an £80 on-the-spot fine. Coun McCarthy, elected to Worthing Borough
Sussex Police have accused drivers of being "selfish" after Christmas drink-drive figures showed no improvement. Across the county 1,471 breath tests and ten drug impairment tests were carried out in December. These resulted in 88 or six per cent positive
I would like to extend my grateful thanks to each and every member of staff at the Royal Sussex County Hospital for their care and dedication during my recent and unexpected stay. My thanks is for the excellent nursing care shown to me and the understanding
Now we know. Not only does Josh Arghiros, the chief executive of Karis, the company developing the King Alfred site, not "give a stuff" about the purported involvement in the architectural design process of film star Brad Pitt (The Argus, January 7) but
Labour leader Ken Bodfish has denied rumours he is to stand down in the next two weeks. Rumours have been growing that Coun Bodfish would resign as leader of the Labour group on Brighton and Hove City Council following a growing rift between him and some
Lewes councillors said they had suffered sleepless nights over their decision to challenge Falmer stadium. Brighton and Hove Albion supporters listened to Lewes District Council at a Cabinet meeting yesterday. Councillors faced a barrage of complaints
So Frank Wilkinson, cabinet member for strategic planning at West Sussex County Council, thinks donating 72 tonnes of alumium cans for 72 trees is a good deal (Letters, January 5). But for who? On the open market, the value of scrap aluminium is about
It was good to see coverage of the vital issue of gridlock in the city (The Argus, January 6) but those who run public transport can help, too. Thameslink is banning bikes from even more of its trains from January 16, which will mean more people driving
It appears the season of peace and goodwill is well and truly over. Further to C Ayres' letter (January 10), I felt I had to respond. I can't believe another attack has been launched on Brighton and Hove Albion. People are continually trying to pick holes
Mushtaq Ahmed admitted today that he may quit Sussex if he gets a full-time coaching job with Pakistan. The 35-year-old, who has taken 245 Championship wickets in three seasons with the county, has been appointed assistant to coach Bob Woolmer for the
Albion are planning a Loft conversion which will turn a Hastings teenager into a Seagull. They are poised to offer a contract to central midfielder Doug Loft following a successful trial. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Michel Kuipers has emerged as a transfer
Contractors got a telling off from Southern Water after emptying thousands of gallons of water onto the streets. The dumping of about 200,000 gallons of water onto the streets of Queen's Park, Brighton, coincided with emergency measures being put into
Volunteer businessmen and women are needed to help disadvantaged young people get into work. The Prince's Trust in East Sussex is asking for companies to use their skills and experience to become business mentors. The trust's business programme helps
Farmers warn a dairy closure is the latest in a series of moves by big companies to buy and then "mothball" small milk processing plants. Arla Foods UK announced on Tuesday production and processing at its dairy in Sheffield Park, near Uckfield, would
A mental health charity could lose vital National Lottery cash if it cannot find a new home in the next few months. Shoreham and District Mental Health Association needs at least £500,000 to move to a new base but has been struggling to find a suitable
A Sussex web site has been named as one of the country's top performers. East Sussex County Council's web site has been placed joint first out of the 34 county council web sites across the UK. Its top-rated performance was confirmed in a recent report
Sussex Police have accused drivers of being "selfish" after Christmas drink-drive figures showed no improvement. Across the county 1,471 breath tests and ten drug impairment tests were carried out last month. These resulted in 88 or six per cent positive
