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  • Ten years on: The revolution which changed Sussex cricket

    JIM May hardly looked like a revolutionary. Bespectacled and soberly dressed, it would not have surprised anyone who asked to learn that he held down a responsible management job in the banking industry. But during the winter of 1996-97, something stirred

  • Brimson slams 'bonkers' decision

    Eastbourne Eagles today backed Lewis Bridger to have the last word after being barred from practising at a rival track. The highly-rated 17-year-old was told he could not join in a training session with his new Polish club Czestochowa at Poole yesterday

  • Carjacker in 100mph chase

    Police chased a carjacker as he tore through Sussex with his lights off and at speeds of up to 100mph. The police helicopter and sophisticated cameras were used to track the suspect for almost five hours. The drama began when a woman was ordered out

  • Flinders stays for second month

    Albion are re-signing Scott Flinders on loan from Crystal Palace for a second month. The paperwork will be completed today ahead of the young goalkeeper's fifth appearance for the Seagulls against leaders Scunthorpe at Withdean tomorrow. Flinders' first

  • Parking bays become a free for all

    Resident parking bays across central Brighton are becoming a free for all as restrictions are not being enforced. Almost every parking bay from Seven Dials to the coast is being changed as eight parking zones are merged into two larger areas. Last month

  • No Red Nose Day at school

    A Catholic school has banned Red Nose Day over fears that the proceeds will be used to support abortion charities and pay for contraception. Sixth form students at St Paul's Catholic College in Jane Murray Way, Burgess Hill, were forbidden from raising

  • Ambulance officer banned from driving

    An ambulance officer who was late for work put blue flashing lights on the dashboard of his private car to help him speed through traffic. Ashley Hammond, of Percival Road, Eastbourne, reached speeds of more than 100mph in his Ford Focus and weaved round

  • Councils to explore 'merger' plans

    Council tax could rise by double figures in the future if Worthing and Adur don't work more closely together. The warning was issued by Worthing borough councillor John Rogers at a joint meeting of both authorities last night. But the plans were condemned

  • Tuk-tuk company has fine reduced

    The company behind Europe's first fleet of tuk-tuks has had a £16,000 fine for not following its timetable reduced on appeal. The Transport Tribunal, which published its report today, ruled the initial penalty was excessive and criticised the first hearing

  • Man jailed for stabbing after pub row

    A father who stabbed a man in the stomach after a row in a pub has been jailed. Anthony Boden, 41, used a lock knife with a six inch blade to wound his victim outside the Buccaneer pub in Eastbourne in June last year. James Sutherland, 30, was seriously

  • Police crackdown to stop weapons being taken onto trains

    Airport-style metal detectors have been introduced to train stations in Sussex as part of a crackdown on passengers carrying weapons. British Transport Police used hand-held detectors and portable walk through arches at Worthing Station today. The portable

  • Father dies of diabetic attack after changing medication

    A diabetic slipped into a coma and died after doctors changed the medication he was using. Nicholas Wiles switched to a synthetic insulin and his family noticed his condition deteriorate almost immediately. An inquest into his death heard he started

  • Errant motorists snared by bus lane cameras

    Dozens of motorists have been snapped by new cameras watching people straying into bus lanes - including a driving instructor, police officer and council workers. The Argus photographed more than 20 drivers flouting the rules in just one hour after the

  • Young footballers star in TV advert

    When the young footballers of St Margarets FC lost almost very game in their first season, they felt a long way from rubbing shoulders with David Beckham. But some three years later the players have turned the team around and now sit proudly at the top

  • Fourteen arrested in rogue trader investigation

    Eagle-eyed residents helped snare a group suspected of using threats and emotional blackmail to sell sub-standard goods door-to-door. Police received almost 50 complaints from people in the Eastbourne area who said they had been visited by intimidating

  • Householders pick up bill for extra sewers

    Hard-pressed water customers in Sussex face a further rise in their bills after the Government ordered water companies to take charge of thousands of miles of private sewers and drains. Water Minister Ian Pearson said ownership of more than 8,000 miles

  • Black panther spotted roaming Sussex countryside

    Members of the public have reported sightings of of a black panther in fields near Gatwick airport. Joanne Walsh, who works for Southern Rail, said she was travelling on the train from Brighton to Croydon when she noticed the big cat. She said the animal

  • Robber subjects garage worker to violent attack

    Police are appealing for information after a garage worker was attacked. A man entered the Texaco garage in Bexhill Road, Ninfield, near Bexhill, and jumped over the counter before assaulting the member of staff. When the worker did not open the till

  • Sussex medics pioneer stem cell eye treatment

    British experts are pioneering a treatment using stem cell therapy to improve the sight of people born with a rare genetic eye disorder. Stem cells taken from dead donors, living relatives or even the patients themselves are grown in a laboratory until

  • Rogue fishermen netted in crackdown

    Anglers have been brought to court in a crackdown on illegal fishing. The Environment Agency revealed yesterday ten anglers were successfully prosecuted in February for fishing without a licence in Sussex and ordered to pay a total of £1,265 in fines

  • Raiders bungle bookie burglary

    Thieves tried to steal cash from slot machines during an attempted burglary at a betting shop. Ladbrokes in Arundel Road, Brighton, was broken into at about 4.40am yesterday. Officers in a passing police car heard shop alarms, which had been set-off

  • Dogs rescued from burning house

    The front of a house was destroyed during a fire. The blaze at The Weald, East Grinstead, broke out at about 7pm yesterday. RSPCA officer attended the fire because the owner's pet rottweilers were trapped in the house. They were rescued uninjured.

  • Pensioner run over by street cleaner's cart

    A 74-year-old woman has been taken to hospital with "life threatening" injuries after being knocked down by a road sweeper's cart. The accident happened outside Preston Manor in London Road, Brighton, at about 11am. The woman, who has not been named

  • Jordan named mum of the year

    Glamour model Jordan has been crowned Celebrity Mum of the Year. Jordan - real name Katie Price - was chosen by the public and beat Jade Goody, Kate Moss and Heather Mills McCartney to the title. She is mother to Harvey, four, and two-year-old Junior

  • Police warn Mills McCartney over 999 calls

    Police criticised Heather Mills McCartney today as it emerged they have dealt with a "disproportionate" number of emergency calls from her. A senior police officer said his colleagues have dealt with four emergency calls from Lady McCartney in a 24-hour

  • Shoreham fire - latest news

    Fire chiefs are today warning smokers care indoors after the death of a pensioner. Arthur Mann, 85, died after falling asleep while smoking in his ground floor flat in Surry Street, Shoreham. It happened around 6pm yesterday - National No Smoking Day

  • Health boss to discuss maternity services with campaigners

    Hospital campaigners have been invited to meet with a senior health boss to discuss their proposals for the future of maternity services in their area. East Sussex Downs and Weald Primary Care Trust (PCT) and Hastings and Rother PCT are meting tomorrow

  • Jane Eyre, The Barn, Southwick, Mar 15 - 17

    The Wondering Minstrels present an ambitious take on Charlotte Bronte's gothic love story, featuring a cast of local performers, including a number of children from youth theatre Shine. Nominated for a number of Tony Awards in 2001, the musical

  • Stacey Kent & Jim Tomlinson, Old Market, Hove, Thur, Mar 15

    The novelist Kazuo Ishiguro describes her as "a singer to match the greats of the past, with an unusual power to hold your attention and control your emotions from the first note". Ian McKellen cast her as a Thirties singer in his updated version

  • Tributes pour in for greyhound racing legend

    Tributes have been paid to a legend in greyhound racing who has died, aged 78. Roy Pook, one of the most best-loved personalities in the history of Coral Brighton and Hove Stadium, passed away following a long illness. Bookmaker and Sky betting guru

  • Electric Six, Engine Room, Brighton

    "We've been travelling around your country," said Electric Six's frontman Dick Valentine towards the sweaty end of the Detroit-based band's set, "and we've been hearing bad things about President Bush." There was loud booing from the crowd compressed

  • Blood Brothers, Barn Theatre, Brighton

    Blood Brothers is better known as a musical but licensing restrictions only allow amateur productions of Willy Russell's work as a straight play. It is a tale of twins, divided at birth and growing up as friends unaware that they are brothers

  • Eagles in top Geer!

    Trevor Geer today promised Eastbourne Eagles' rivals a few surprises in the new Elite League season. But the long-serving man of Arlington insists it will take a fair bit to catch him unawares on race night. Geer has given up his job in the building

  • Gehry's bold plans make sense to city businesses

    I recently attended a meeting at the vacant office building in City Park, which was sponsored by Legal & General but organised by the Brighton and Hove Economic Partnership. More than 160 members and guests of both organizations were present to

  • Penalising the minimoto menaces

    The answer to illegal use of minimotos (The Argus, March 12) is simple. If a person uses a motor vehicle in a public place (not necessarily a road) they have to have a conformity certificate, motor insurance and a driving licence. Obviously, the

  • Not worth it

    While £50 million is a vast amount of money for the NHS to waste (The Argus, March 10), we should remind ourselves that it pales into insignificance compared with the £12.4 billion currently spent on an NHS IT system which, according to one of its

  • Bills and beds

    I read with dismay and annoyance that nearly £50 million has been wasted by the NHS hospitals in Sussex over the past five years due to negligence (The Argus, March 10). I am even more disgusted by the fact that legal bills account for over 30

  • Who's to blame

    THE Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust is losing money from its day-to-day running cost, and has lost close on £10 million over recent years on litigation. Because of these losses, we in Mid Sussex face the possibility of losing

  • Almost instant photography

    Hangleton has been waiting for a CCTV camera for the Grenadier area for about two years. It was only installed about two weeks ago. But I read (The Argus, March 1) that cameras have been installed almost overnight in bus lanes in various locations

  • Duly delivered

    Regarding the letter from James McFarlane (Letters, March 8) bemoaning the absence of the friendly milkman. I can assure Mr McFarlane that milk is still delivered to the doorstep in Hove. I have two pints of skimmed milk delivered every other day

  • Pleased to pass

    Oh dear! You cannot please some people, as a senior correspondent to The Argus indicates (Letters, March 9), saying he did not ask for a Sussex County Card to receive free bus travel in Sussex. If he wants to pay the full price, I am sure the bus

  • Paying lip service to the Greens

    At last, the national Conservative and Labour parties appear to recognise that environmental problems need to be taken seriously, as they compete to be "the greenest of all". Though seemingly limited to air travel and lightbulbs, this road to

  • Don't spend on the bomb

    It is hypocrisy at its most audacious that our politicians impose so-called green taxes on the working masses but at the same time commit billions to the ultimate climate changer of them all - Trident nuclear missiles. The explosive release of

  • No choices left

    We were very disappointed with the decision of the children, schools and families committee to proceed with the proposed changes in the school admissions review despite the numerous serious concerns raised by parents and schools citywide. Families

  • God bless her

    How lovely to see The Argus (Friday, March 9) full of pictures of the Queen. Fun filled, sun filled. As for the picture of young Edward Manfield - wow! What a bow! Some people would love to greet the Queen, but not Graham Smith (Letters, March

  • Furniture maker axes staff as sales slump

    A furniture manufacturer has made 59 of its staff redundant. Bevan Funnell in Newhaven said it had been forced to cut back on its workforce because of a downturn in the market. Staff were told in December there would be job losses and the latest

  • Home improvement firm wins approval

    A minister will be on hand to present a home improvement company with a national seal of approval. Baroness Elizabeth Andrews, Communities and Local Government minister for housing, is due to visit Eastbourne Care and Repair tomorrow. She will

  • What disruption?

    What a mean-spirited spoilsport Graham Smith is (Letters, March 9). Why is he so concerned about traffic disruption and money "wasted" on the visit to the city of the Queen and Prince Philip? What about applying the same yardstick to, say, the

  • Fashion sale

    A fashion company is holding a clothes and coffee sale to raise money for charity. Country Style will display its spring and summer clothing range at Brighton and Hove Golf Club, in Devil's Dyke Road, Brighton, on Wednesday, April 11. Money from

  • Abolish them all

    I fully agree with Graham Smith, (Letters, March 9) about the Royal Family. It is about time that this sad archaic farce of the monarchy was abolished. It is an affront to democracy in this country. People who claim to be socialists and say that

  • Lost and found

    On Saturday, March 10, I unfortunately lost my purse in Newhaven Paradise Park Garden Centre. I rang my building society to cancel my cards and was told that someone had kindly already rung to say it had been found. Unfortunately, I am unable to

  • Eleven plus

    When I was at school, pupils were selected for the best state schools on merit through the 11-plus exam. I have a feeling this was better than a lottery. Is this progress? Nigel Enever, Neville Road, Peacehaven

  • Presenting the past

    A historic theatre has unveiled its spectacular collection of archive memorabilia. Theatre Royal Brighton put on display bill posters, known as hanging cards, dating from the 19th Century yesterday as part of its 200th anniversary. Visitors

  • Udderly brilliant venue for festival

    An outlandish landmark to rival the Royal Pavilion is to be erected in Brighton city centre. But the building - shaped like a huge upside-down purple cow - will only be a temporary feature in the city. Organisers of Brighton Fringe have confirmed

  • 90th birthday celebration for Dame Vera

    Lords and ladies turned out to pay their respects to Forces Sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn, who turns 90 next week. The House of Lords hosted a special party sponsored by the Royal British Legion in the first of half-a-dozen parties for Dame Vera, of Lindfield

  • Wall of earth to keep out gipsies

    A mud wall has been created alongside a bypass to stop gipsy families setting up home. The 100-metre earth mound has been built in Bay Tree Lane, Polegate, after travellers camped on the land five times in the past year for up to two months at

  • Blair's victory in Trident vote

    Britain will begin renewing its nuclear weapons system after the Government won a key vote in the Commons last night. Tony Blair shrugged off a mass revolt of Labour MPs - involving three from Sussex - to secure a majority of 248 votes in favour

  • Hospital on overcrowding red alert

    A hospital is on red alert because of a deluge of patients. The Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton has been at the highest level of alert for the last 24 hours after a large number of emergency admissions. The status could lead to non-emergency

  • Ten years of vandals drives club to despair

    Members of a bowls club have told how they have become victims of a 10-year campaign of vandalism. During the summer months, up to 100 people use the finely manicured greens of the Crouch Bowling Club, in Seaford. But when night falls, vandals descend

  • Pupils in push for road safety

    Teenagers are so concerned by the dangerous road outside their school they have called for urgent action to make it safe. More than 900 people have signed a petition being gathered by pupils at Longhill High School in Rottingdean calling for

  • MP pushes for inquiry

    Pressure is mounting on the Government to hold an inquiry into plans for a waste incinerator. Lewes MP Norman Baker has demanded the proposals be looked at again before a final decision is made. He has written to Secretary of State Ruth Kelly urging

  • Drinkers bragged of attack, court told

    A man told police at the scene of a murder that he knew something about the killing, a court heard. Donal Innes told officers two men had told him they had attacked Terry Hannaby. Mr Hannaby's body was found under a blood-stained duvet in Bartholomew

  • The dearest pasty ever?

    It could be the most expensive pasty ever after a chimney sweep was fined hundreds of pounds for dropping a wrapper out of his van. Graeme Morley, 45, regularly enjoyed a £1.25 Ginsters pasty for his lunch. But after being fined £500 for littering

  • Prior has faith in Sussex's future

    Matt Prior committed his long-term future to Sussex because he feels they can continue to dominate English cricket. The 25-year-old has just returned from England A's tour of Bangladesh, where he was leading run-scorer, and says his game in better

  • Baby born 16 weeks early home at last

    A tiny baby who was born weighing less than a bag of sugar has finally been allowed to go home. When she came into the world Lily Gillen was 16 weeks premature and just 1lb 8oz. Now she weighs in at a healthy 7lbs 6oz and is enjoying spending time with

  • Revealed: £1 million toll of accident-prone schools

    Ambulances were called to schools in Sussex 1,125 times last year - at a cost of up to £1 million. The call-outs included sexual assaults, suicide bids, carbon monoxide poisoning, heart attacks, strokes, drug overdoses and falls in the playground.

  • Woman did not know she was divorced

    A woman who did not know she had been divorced is giving her ex a taste of his own medicine - by launching divorce proceedings of her own. Eileen Tan's husband Terence vanished eight years ago from their Brighton home. She bumped into him in