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  • 'Fantastic response' to bouncer attack appeal

    Detectives say they have had a "fantastic response" to a witness appeal to catch the man who stabbed a doorman in the back before throwing a brick at his head. Bouncer Tim Harding was badly hurt in the attack outside Concorde 2 in Madeira Drive, Brighton

  • Relieved Eagles end losing run

    Eastbourne Eagles survived a last-heat decider to end their sequence of four successive Elite League defeats. Eagles beat Peterborough Panthers 46-44 at Arlington tonight having gone into the final race with a precarious two-point lead. Danny King fell

  • Hunt continues for boat joyrider

    Police are still looking for a man who stole a diving boat, drove it along the coast and dumped it near a pier. The 38ft Michelle Mary was taken from Littlehampton Harbour last Sunday night and sailed to Worthing where it was beached. CCTV footage spotted

  • Reverend would rather be jailed than pay parking fine

    A disabled reverend says he would rather go to jail than pay a fine he has been given for driving in a bus lane. Reverend Graham Smith, 61, is refusing to pay the £30 fine he was handed after a traffic warden saw him use the bus lane in Dyke Road to

  • Sussex record in jeopardy

    Sussex's proud unbeaten home record in the Championship, which stretches back to 2004, is in jeopardy after Durham took control on the second day at Hove. They took a useful first innings lead of 87 after being bowled out for 301 and then reduced Sussex

  • Fuel costs drive car clubs’ big demand

    Drivers struggling to cope with rising fuel prices are selling their vehicles and joining car clubs instead. High petrol and diesel prices on top of bills for insurance, tax, MoT and servicing are forcing people out of their cars to sign up for "pay-as-you-go

  • Coffee shop fight will go on

    Protesters have pledged to continue picketing a controversial Starbucks coffee house until it shuts down. A crowd of up to 70 people gathered for the second Saturday in a row to urge people not to visit the chain outlet in St James's Street, Brighton

  • Police hunt for purse snatchers

    A purse snatching gang may have travelled across the Sussex coast and stole money from several pensioners. From late-morning to mid-afternoon on Thursday, May 29, purse thefts happened in Hastings, Bexhill, Battle, Seaford, Newhaven and Eastbourne.

  • Man in coma after late-night beating

    A man is in a coma after a late-night town centre beating. The 20-year-old was attacked by a group of men in Worthing's Montague Centre at about 1.30am today. The gang fled when police patrolling the town centre spotted the attack. A 17-year-old boy

  • Reforms fragmenting our health service

    I have been following recent correspondence regarding downgrading of hospitals with interest. Fit for the Future presents a radical reform of the NHS. Some aspects of it seem good, such as localised health care and specialisation of units where

  • We're already being watched

    So the new police head cameras are going to help stop crime (The Arugs, May 28). We have hundreds of CCTV cameras in our towns. They are in police cars and in police helicopters and still crime is rising. Unless our judges do their jobs and keep

  • Out of control

    The area west of Wish Park and Boundary Road becomes a free car park for vans and cars from Friday midday to Monday morning due to the greed of the council and NCP. Why seven-day control? Most councils, including London boroughs, have free parking

  • Tickets to ride

    For Paula Ireland's local travel needs in Newhaven we recommend buying saver tickets from our website - www.buses.co.uk (Letters, May 30). Current bargains include a £12 weekly ticket or a day ticket for £2.80. For regular travellers, the best

  • Gay bishop divides opinion over issue of sexuality

    I enjoyed Jean Calder's Comment (The Argus, May 17) about Bishop Gene Robinson and found myself in agreement with her assessment of this prophetic Ammerican bishop. Like his British namesake Bishop John AT Robinson, he has been "honest to God"

  • Travellers also need a place to call home

    Your invitation for people to express views on grants for permanent homes for travellers (The Argus, May 28) implies that the wisdom of funding gypsy and traveller sites might be questionable. As a national charity working in this field perhaps

  • Increasing burden of parish councils

    Earlier this year Local Government Minister John Healey stated that our local councils can now create parish and town councils without seeking approval from the Government. Hazel Blears, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, has

  • Little fidget

    I am sorry Simon Lancaster gave publicity to the child who irritated a lot of the audience, I would imagine, at the John Tavener concert at the Brighton Dome. I was sitting in the circle. It was not a suitable event for a child of her age to

  • Testing drivers

    Although I do not agree with everything Steven Windsor says about older drivers (Letters, May 16), I have to agree with him that some older drivers think they drive wonderfully. I had two friends who would drive like Thora Hird in Last Of The

  • Garden 100th

    I would like to say a very big thank you to the organisers and volunteers of the 100th anniversary of St Ann's Well Gardens. A good time was had by all. Everyone was catered for, from toddlers to us old 'uns. The weather was good. It was just perfect

  • Scooter hire in Brighton for £20 a day

    Scooter fans can relive moments from the cult film Quadrophenia - by hiring bikes for £20 a day. Brighton and Hove's streets could soon be full of mods bob-bobbing along on classic Italian vehicles rented from new company Vroom By The Sea.

  • No saint

    G Price asserts that "George is an eminently suitable saint for England" (Letters, May 27). Like most advocates of George's suitability as our patron saint, Mr Price overlooks the awkward fact that he is not even a saint. In 1969 when the Roman

  • Art market

    I was interested to read about the Old Market in Adam Trimingham's article (The Argus, May 17). I was particularly pleased to find mention of the Dupont riding school. Alfred Dupont's name still lives on in the Dupont Art Club, started in 1979

  • An inspiring figure for meningitis research

    I was interested to read your article about Clare Forbes who is one of the finalists in Britain's Most Inspiring Fundraiser award (The Argus, May 23). I am pleased to read Clare is on the shortlist for the award for her intrepid charity challenges

  • Tree fall ‘could have been prevented’

    A gianttree crashed on to a pensioner's roof after safety warnings fell on deaf ears. The tree, from a neighbouring property, landed on the roof of Pam Gray's bungalow on Thursday. But the 83-year-old said the accident could have been avoided if her

  • Why Brown must show he does care about the poor and elderly

    Gordon Brown is in deep trouble and British voters have a dilemma. We face a choice between a whey-faced Prime Minister tormented by the ghost of Tony Blair - or a Blair lookalike in the person of David Cameron. There is nothing new and fresh

  • Fears rise over car dealer jobs

    Workers fear one of Brighton and Hove's biggest car dealerships could close with the loss of more than 50 jobs. Evans Halshaw has refused to confirm the showroom will be axed but managers said they were expecting large-scale redundancies. About 52 workers

  • Addict is jailed for burglary

    A drug addict who has spent nearly half his life in jail is back behind bars after breaking into a leading private school. Darren Robertshaw, 37, smashed his way into a student's room at Eastbourne College and stole a wallet containing £60. He broke

  • Stolen van hits moped rider and cyclist

    A stolen van crashed into a moped and a cyclist before its driver and passengers dumped the vehicle and ran off. The incident happened just after 4.30pm on Thursday, May 29 near the junction of White Chimney Row and Mill Lane, Southbourne, near Chichester

  • Drivers turn to car clubs as petrol prices continue to rise

    Drivers struggling to cope with rising petrol prices are selling their vehicles and taking advantage of car clubs instead. High petrol and diesel prices on top of normal bills for insurance, tax, MOT and servicing are forcing people out of their cars

  • Serial bank robber caught red-handed

    A bank robber was caught red-handed thanks to a quickthinking cashier and an off-duty policewoman. James Reilly bluffed his way through a string of raids unarmed in London and along the South Coast by passing notes to bank and building society staff

  • Biker, 74, crashes into parked car

    Police are appealing for witnesses after a 74-year-old biker crashed into a parked vehicle. The accident happened outside the Lidl supermarket in Leeds Avenue Eastbourne just after 9.30am on Friday. The biker, an unnamed local man suffered serious internal

  • Touts sell Fatboy Slim tickets on eBay

    Touts started trying to cash in on Fatboy Slim's latest Brighton beach concert within hours of tickets going on sale. Some were being advertised for more than double the £35 face price on internet auction websites yesterday. Other touts were trying