The family of Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Deghayes will today be told the result of their High Court bid to force the Government to intervene in his case. His relatives have had an anxious two-week wait after lawyers for the 37-year-old law graduate
Your article on Dewe Road (The Argus, April 20) somehow led me into a very satisfying time warp. As a very young boy back in the early-Fifties I lived with my parents at 32 Buller Road. I started school at Coombe Road in 1952 (I ran away on my first day
In reply to the two comments regarding my previous letter about my unused Saver Tickets (Letters, April 28), we are in danger of losing our post offices if they are not used and this is why I bought books of bus tickets from my local post office rather
One of Brighton's greatest success stories, the percussion phenomenon Stomp has elevated dustbins and brooms to the status of authentic musical instruments. Sixteen years after its birth, the show is still playing to sell-out audiences in five venues
Fantastic aerial show The Persian Cinderella (pictured) by The Circus project returns following a sell-out run last year (Thur May 11, 6pm). Balkan Beats Special! by Pan Promotions and Satellite Sounds brings the noise (Fri May 12, 7.30pm) and there's
This production may be loosely based on a tale from ancient Greek mythology but any similarities to traditional theatre end there. Artistic director Bill Mitchell has more than three decades of experience in experimental theatre, most recently as the
The dream is over for The Apprentice star Ansell Henry. Ansell, 34, from Brighton, has been on the BBC Two reality show for ten weeks and made it to the final four but was kicked out during last night's episode. He was competing for a job with Sir Alan
Do you enjoy mazes? Are you tired of trudging the same old streets, seeing the same faces? Do you like the idea of turning a corner finding something you really weren't expecting? Then you need Dot Comedy's new creation, GET LOST. GET LOST is a giant
A Fireworks group which famously set the Eiffel Tower alight and brought flame to the Olympics is giving a unique premiere performance at the Brighton Festival. French company Groupe F uses fire like an artist uses paint, hurling it across the sky to
Proposals to close the chemistry department at the University of Sussex by senior management are "seriously flawed" and the process has been handled "particularly ineptly," a committee of MPs has warned. In a damning report, the Commons Science and Technology
More hospital job losses have been announced as the NHS in Sussex faces a deepening crisis. The latest cuts bring the total number of job losses in the county to 1,175, with the chance of more to come. Royal West Sussex NHS Trust, which runs St Richard's
While Southern Water apply for a drought order, Brighton and Hove City Council urges us to wash cans and bottles before recycling - yet it takes a lot of water even to wash a baked-bean tin, an easier item. -Chris Dunford, Brighton
I would like to praise Southern Water for their brilliant customer focus and sense of fair play. The award for customer service was given after my water butt order had to be cancelled when I was advised it would take eight weeks for it to be delivered
Are the travellers' vehicles going to be allowed to park round The Level all summer? What an eyesore they are. They have been there months, taking up parking spaces which should be used by people who shop in London Road. Why is nothing being done about
Lewis Bridger's audacious bid to win the British Under-21 Championship was thwarted last night. But the 16-year-old Eastbourne Eagles rider did enough in reaching the final at Kings Lynn to prove he could be a future champion. Bridger won four of his
I see the traveller invasion has started again at Stanmer Park, Waterhall, Braypool and so on, invading our parks, disrupting the enjoyment of our local football and cricket teams, frightening our kids and so much more. But they are only part of the problem
The architect of the bid to oust Albion manager Mark McGhee is a football betting expert and top poker player, The Argus can reveal. Tony Bloom, nephew of long-serving Seagulls director Ray Bloom, is the wealthy investor spearheading the campaign to remove
Without ever being at their collective best, Sussex's bowlers dismissed Yorkshire for 272 at Headingley yesterday. And that left them in a position to claim a second successive Championship win. Rana Naved conceded nearly five runs an over but still picked
Owners of a pier nightclub have been ordered to pay costs of more than £22,000 after losing an appeal over opening hours. Leisure Parcs Limited, who own Atlantis Night Club, appealed against Eastbourne Borough Council's Licensing Committee's decision
A multi-million pound revamp of Worthing has moved a vital step closer after developers unveiled plans for a prime seafront site. Builders want to construct 107 flats, ten houses and a health centre, all served by 200 car spaces, on land at the junction
A predatory paedophile has been jailed for three years after he tried to lure teenage girls into a sauna. Mark Jenks has also been banned from every leisure centre or swimming pool in the country. Jenks, 52, of Brunswick Terrace, Hove, has committed more
Excitement is mounting as children prepare for a mass seaside singalong. More than 4,000 pupils will assemble on Brighton beach to record a song commissioned to mark the launch of the 40th Brighton Festival on Saturday. The music for City By the Sea has
It may have been a bizarre homage to the start of Brighton Festival, but the joke was not allowed to last too long. The phallic artwork created by cheeky artists, who gave the corner column of a private girls school a new look, has had yet another paint
Young people will be able to gather in a park at night under a £10,000 shelter lit by solar power. The first ever solar-powered youth hang-out was launched in 2003 by UK company Rekk Ltd. Now one of the unique shelters has been built in Knoll Recreational
The family of Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Deghayes will today be told the result of their High Court bid to force the Government to intervene in his case. His relatives have had an anxious two-week wait after lawyers for the 37-year-old law graduate
There were some surprisingly good acts at the Funny Women Awards' Brighton showcase, along with a few stinkers. The evening was one of ten being held across the country, giving ordinary women the chance to do stand-up in front of a paying audience and
In your Brighton Festival Special Publication From The Argus, you state of Robert Wyatt "(he) played with Pink Floyd in their heyday". This is incorrect - he may have played on the same dates while a member of Soft Machine, or worked with members of the
The Argus has printed one or two letters recently which imply the writers weren't at the show or gig. I presume it's another way of saying they don't agree with the reviewer. With this in mind, I thought Bella Todd's review of Teddy Thompson's gig at
The League of Friends of Southlands Hospital would like to thank all the local businesses and traders who kindly donated goods and vouchers for their recent fundraising coffee morning. Thanks also go to the Shoreham Methodist Church for use of the church
I hope the thief burns his fingers who stole my grandson's jacket while he was having a pint. He had just collected his dole money. Now his family of five will have to starve for a fortnight until his next payment. What a despicable thing to do. -Mrs
Celebrity Big Brother stars Preston and Chantelle are to marry at a golf club. Ordinary Boys lead singer Preston, 24, and Chantelle, 22, will pay £3,000 to tie the knot at the upmarket Stock Brook Golf and Country Club in Essex in August. The couple had
Adults in Sussex who apply for new passports must attend a 20-minute face-to-face interview at a new office to be opened in Crawley. The hunt is now on to find offices that can cope with an estimated 7,425 applicants every year, in a move to combat the
I would dearly like to know why we appear to have so many firework displays in Brighton and also, who pays for them all. Last week we had an enormous one. Ten days prior to that, yet another - in fact, they have become a regular source of entertainment
A man who brandished a knife during a violent row outside a school has been jailed. Simon Richardson, 31, was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court to 21 months in prison after admitting affray. The court heard that trouble flared outside Oakwood School, in
I am pleased Rod Main has conceded Falmer Stadium will be the environmental concern of only those living in Brighton and Hove. I feel many more people in the outlying areas of East Sussex are coming to the same conclusion. He and his townspeople should
Isn't it time Tony Blair put the people of this country before his ambition to become the leader of the Common Market Commission? Instead of returning the rebate Lady Thatcher fought so hard for, he could have used that money to maintain our health services
I was horrified to discover the British Engineerium at Hove is closing and the entire contents are being auctioned on May 10. This museum is a fascinating place to visit. The models on display were built with precision and care and are beautiful to behold
Oliver Lansley has just come out of a meeting with the BBC. Having correctly identified the strong characters, quickfire banter and unusually high joke count, they want to make his play, Immaculate, into a sitcom. Lansley is tempted, obviously, but then
The last time Abigail Thaw was at Chichester Festival Theatre she was there with her father, John Thaw, to support her stepmother Sheila Hancock. Now she's appearing herself in the opening play of the 2006 Chichester Festival. A new, sharp-edged comedy
Butcher Dave Johnstone was ignored for three days by police after suffering horrific injuries at the hands of a drunken thug. The 54-year-old from Brighton, nursing black eyes and 30 stitches in his face, had no contact from officers until last night
I am 93 years old and was born in Sussex and have lived in Sussex villages for a good many years. I am worried some of the younger generation are not taking the water shortage seriously, so I thought I might tell you how water was used when I was young
Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard is coming to Sussex. He is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest boxers of all time and will appear at the Effingham Park Hotel, Copthorne, on October 16. Leonard, now 49, won six world titles in his prime and, unlike
Skipper Chris Adams praised his side for a job well done after Sussex had the better of the first day of their Championship match against Yorkshire at Headingley. Rana Naved took 4-86 and Mushtaq Ahmed 3-68 as Yorkshire slumped from 150-3 to 272 all out
BAA has laid out its defence against a £8.75 billion takeover bid from Spanish construction group Ferrovial, warning shareholders, "it's not the right time, it's not the right price". The world's largest airports operator, whose portfolio includes Gatwick
The landlords at the centre of a row into why an independent school closed said they made a deal on the land with a developer in case the school went bust. It was revealed last month the Chittenden family, which owns Newlands School in Seaford, made a
A senior licensing councillor is calling for a review of new late-night drinking hours which have caused crime to soar. Councillor Lynda Hyde, deputy chairwoman of Brighton and Hove City Council's licensing committee, was "deeply concerned" by a report
New bylaws restricting beach barbecues and water sports come into force today. The busiest parts of Brighton and Hove beach are being declared barbecue-free zones after several children were badly burned last year from embers and hot pebbles. Water sports
More than 1,350 crimes have been reported in schools in Sussex in the last year. Since March 2005, more than 230 crimes have been reported at schools in Brighton and Hove, more than 830 in East Sussex and 305 in Crawley and Mid Sussex combined, according
The Argus will help judge the best of the Brighton Festival Fringe. Reporter Miriam Wells will be part of a media panel which will choose winners for the Latest Fringe Stars Awards 2006. Categories will include Best Open House, Best International Act
