The High Court appeal against the Falmer stadium plan is likely to delay the start of building work on the £50 million scheme, Albion bosses have revealed. Chief executive Martin Perry said he had no idea when Lewes District Council's bid to force
The people of this country of England have become so downcast and guilt-ridden about past events in our history, events which made the English nation what it is today, that we always seem to be apologising for our existence. The sorry state of affairs
I would like to publicly thank Celia Barlow and Robert Massey for the wonderful help they gave me with my income tax problems. Since retiring five years ago, my wife and I have tried in vain to make sense of the system. The situation had become a nightmare
It is good to see Lewes Football Club doing well, that they will probably get promotion, and are to get a grant to upgrade their ground to the necessary standard. I understand that Lewes District Council has given immediate plannning permission - well
I'm researching a book about the Sussex dialect and would very much like to talk to any of your readers aged 70 or above who remember how it was spoken in parts of Sussex before the last war. I can be contacted on 01273 470100 or at 51 St Nicholas Lane
How true Lee Mitchells' words are in your article in The Guide (The Argus, January 20) about the Hammerpot Brewery. There is a real resurgence and interest in locally-brewed beers. There are 17 breweries (there are more due to open shortly) in the county
A family held a vigil outside Brighton police station yesterday, seven years after the racial murder of a 42-year-old father of two. No one has been brought to justice for the killing of accountant Jay Abatan, from Eastbourne, outside the Ocean Rooms
Ordinary Boy Preston has admitted he has not seen much of his girlfriend since leaving the Big Brother house. The musician's on-screen flirtation with blonde winner Chantelle is said to have left Camille Aznar, 25, devastated. The 24-year-old singer who
A meeting of all stakeholders to resolve the problems on the Tye would be a positive move. This would need to include all interested parties, for example, the Open Spaces Society, the British Horse Society and local riders, disabled users whose access
A doctor's surgery is contacting parents after it was revealed scores of babies may have wrongly been given two vaccinations in a single injection. Children are being offered catch-up jabs and parents are being urged to ring Elm Grove surgery in Elm Grove
I refer to the interesting article by James Lancaster in The Argus (Business, January 24) concerning Virgin Trains and Mr Gibb. James makes the assertion that four Virgin cross-country trains "run from Brighton to Birmingham daily". This is incorrect.
Three lethal knives were confiscated from patients admitted to a busy accident and emergency department. They are a stark contrast to the efforts of the medics and nurses at Worthing Hospital's A&E, who are in the business of saving lives rather than
As a Councillor in a ward that has a long history of underage drinking, I agree with your article (The Argus, January 26) that young people feel there is little else to do. Having worked hard in Woodingdean to modernise our youth centre and provide excellent
The Government has told NHS Trusts it has a zero tolerance of debt and that it will not bail them out if they are in the red. All across the country patient care is being cut to balance the books. Close to home, a district auditor has found the Surrey
Greg Nicol could be the man to turn Brighton and Hove's promotion dream into reality. The shock arrival of South Africa's record goalscorer could be the final piece of the jigsaw, according to player-coach Craig Carolan. Brighton, already playing at the
Hove planners must hate the citizens of Hove to plan two tower blocks with 21-25 storeys of flats. The tower blocks of the Sixties were pulled down to be replaced by houses as the people living in these flats were suffering from loneliness, isolation
Crawley have signed striker Omari Coleman from Lincoln City in a bid to help their relegation battle. The 24-year-old has agreed a deal until the end of the season and is manager John Hollins' first signing since taking over in November. Hollins said:
Pubs and clubs could be squeezed out of business as the impact of extending licensing hours starts to bite. Some venues have reported takings down as much as 50 per cent in the last month. As venues battle for trade and extend their opening hours, overheads
Work is under way to improve safety on a road on which a woman lost her life and others have been injured. The pelican crossing running from St Peter's Church in York Place into London Road, Brighton, is being changed to a raised zebra crossing as part
Comedian Julian Clary came across more than a few surprises when he researched his family history for a TV programme. The 46-year-old, from Hove, was taking part in the BBC Two series Who Do You Think You Are? It shows six celebrities going back to their
An Iranian asylum seeker who fears he faces death if he is sent home has had his second asylum application turned down. Web journalist Amir Nasabzadeh fled Iran in December 2004, leaving his wife and six-year-old son, because he feared the authorities
A householder accused of having a hedge that is too large has chopped some of it down after being threatened with new legislation. Joan and Julian Lepianka, of St George's Road, Worthing, invoked the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 to force their neighbour
The High Court appeal against the Falmer stadium plan is likely to delay the start of building work on the £50 million scheme, Albion bosses have revealed. Chief executive Martin Perry said he had no idea when Lewes District Council's bid to force a Judicial
The developer behind a £290 million plan for a high-rise seafront housing development must spend thousands on a new planning application. Karis's original application for the Frank Gehry-designed King Alfred leisure and homes complex, submitted last September
Mozart has more than 600 works to his credit including 41 symphonies, 22 operas, 27 piano concertos and countless sonatas, serenades, divertimenti and choral works as well as concertos for almost every instrument in the orchestra. It is a difficult task
With Gordon Brown's surprising announcement to suddenly celebrate being British, I think we here in Sussex and all the other areas of England should celebrate our counties. I believe Yorkshire has August 1 as its county day. How about Sussex designating
There seem to be quite a number of planning issues at present regarding incinerators, a football stadium and sewage works. However, I think I've come up with the ideal solution. Why not build the football stadium at Newhaven and amalgamate the incinerator
Does anybody know if the horses directly under the flyover at Shoreham, by the concrete pillars, stay out all day and all night? I worry for them. -P Emmery, Lancing
I have no objections to a "Gay Village", but please, "rainbow-coloured street lamps"? This is Brighton, not the set of Toytown on Noddy. Like everything else, these will look very nice when they put them up, but given a bit of time and weather, the whole
For more than 40 years musician Alan John played with world-famous orchestras and musical legends on a violin he bought for £900. So he was stunned to finally discover that his prized instrument was worth in the region of £70,000. The Santo Serafin masterpiece
Sussex schools are heading towards a cash crisis after running up debts of almost £1.5 million last year. Figures obtained by The Argus show that dozens of schools are failing to balance their books, with some losing hundreds of thousands of pounds a
As a cyclist, like Kim Meadows (Letters, January 28), I too have experienced some of the selfish and dangerous behaviour of our city's motorists. Some motorists do seem to take a perverse pleasure in deliberately causing a danger to cyclists, but many
A man relieving himself slipped into a water-filled ditch and drowned. The 33-year-old victim, thought to have a bladder complaint, was driving his wife and another woman back home to Seaford in the early hours yesterday when he had to stop to go to the
I feel very strongly that the success of Shoreham-by-Sea has very little to do with the so-called "Brighton effect" (Letters, January 24). The town has its own unique character and I really cannot understand how your reporter, Miriam Wells, can even think
The family of a man shot dead by Sussex Police eight years ago has launched a final bid for the right to pursue claims of improper conduct by officers in the aftermath of the tragedy. Suspected drug dealer, James Ashley, 39, was shot in a police raid
I usually use the Park & Ride facility at Withdean when I venture into Brighton. But when we came to an evening performance of Holiday On Ice show last week I parked in the Russell Square multi-storey car park. On leaving, I discovered payment could
Thousands of bus passengers face long delays and disruption if drivers push ahead with plans to work to rule. Bus drivers are planning the industrial action in Brighton and Hove if their pay rise request is rejected. They have been locked in pay talks
Genesis Brighton Bears could have to wait a fortnight to find out whether their Rodmania night victory will be allowed to stand. That is how long British League officials are likely to wait before making a ruling after Bears were alleged to have used
At a time when most mention of the health service is in the form of complaint, I would like to comment on the treatment my recently-deceased father received in Brighton for over past eight years and in Kent for some 20 years prior to that. From the time
Dean Hammond is hoping Burnley's visit to Withdean tonight is the signal for another goalscoring burst to ease Albion's relegation fears. Hammond has happy memories of his last clash with the Lancastrians. The midfielder's equaliser at Turf Moor last
Albion manager Mark McGhee has lost out to his close friend Gordon Strachan in a bid to sign Dion Dublin. Dublin has joined Strachan's Celtic for the rest of the season after having his contract with the Seagulls' fellow Championship strugglers Leicester
A government campaign to encourage more people to use council services online has been welcomed by a Brighton-based web development and online marketing agency. NVisage in Middle Street is a pioneer of e-services for the public sector. Clients include
A specialist car dealership passed a milestone yesterday when it sold its 200th Nissan Figaro. It means AutosupplyUK, in Ditchling Road, Brighton, has sold one per cent of all the Figaros ever made. It began importing the distinctive rolltops from Japan
Self-employed taxpayers who missed today's deadline for paying HM Revenue & Customs will have to fork out almost half a billion pounds in fines. Almost one in ten self-assessment taxpayers, about 890,000 people, are expected to submit the form late
