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Stories for 18 October 2000

The Argus Business

Profits fall £9m at Debenhams

Department store group Debenhams reported a £9 million drop in full-year profits.   more...

The Argus News

Free alarms for victims of burglary

A housing association and local police have joined forces to help crack down on crime.   more...

New pool for Hove

Work has started on a new seafront paddling pool which will be ready for next summer.   more...

Scaffolding shortage hits Hastings revamp

Contractors in Hastings say they are struggling to cope with the demand to revitalise the resort due to a shortage of scaffolding.   more...

Royal hand of comfort

The Earl of Wessex comforted people worst hit by the floods during a tour of Sussex.   more...

Flood watch on rivers

The Environment Agency today warned more flooding was possible in the South East as up to an inch of rain threatened to fall on saturated river catchments.   more...

The prince of tides

The Earl of Wessex visited Sussex to meet shopkeepers, residents and farmers whose homes and businesses were destroyed by floods.   more...

First payouts for flood damage

A Lewes trader was one of the first to receive money from loss adjusters to pay for damage caused by floods.   more...

Factory wrecked by blaze

Flames shot 20ft into the air as a factory was destroyed by fire last night.   more...

More waiting for axed dinner ladies

Five hundred sacked dinner ladies face a further wait for redundancy payments after a former school meals catering firm was forced to pick up the £300,000 bill.   more...

Clueless contestent who made a mint

Bav Patel is planning the biggest shopping spree of his life after guessing his way to £16,000 on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?.   more...

Sex assault on elderly woman

Police have appealed for information after a man indecently assaulted an elderly woman.   more...

Boy, 13, in hit-and-run terror

Police are hunting a hit-and-run driver who left a 13-year-old boy lying injured in the road.   more...

Cannabis addiction ruined my son's life

As public support for the decriminalisation of cannabis grows, Linsey Wynton speaks to one mother who says the drug can ruin lives.   more...

The woman who died three times

Doctors have pronounced Allison Burchell dead three times.   more...

Flood-plagued residents' action plea

Brighton residents whose homes may have been contaminated during last week's floods are forming an action group to try to ensure it never happens again.   more...

Seeds of hope for threatened plants

An £80 million project has begun to save threatened plant species from extinction.   more...

Blackmailer's sentence cut

A man who sent sexually explicit and threatening letters to air hostesses at Gatwick has had his eight-year jail term halved.   more...

Hunt saboteur loses court battle with police

A West Sussex hunt saboteur says he may appeal after losing a courtroom bid to sue the police.   more...

Offices plan to keep church standing

Brighton's best-known church could house offices or a café as part of a rescue bid.   more...

Jobless total hits 20-year low

Unemployment in Sussex has reached a 20 year low as the South East's economy continues to boom.   more...

Who owned my T?

Since 1950 I have owned a 1912 Ford Model T Tourer, registration number CD 1591. I would be interested to know who the original owner was. Presumably he or she lived in Brighton, which at the time had only about 2,000 motor vehicles on the streets.  more...

Pollution disaster proves Portobello is so essential

With the disastrous closing of 15 miles of local beaches due to severe contamination by balls of fat washed out the sewers, the Campaign of Residents Against Portobello (CRAP) has been dealt a mortal blow.  more...

Dinner ladies out in the cold

West Sussex County Council has got away with its scandalous decision not to compensate redundant dinner ladies - for the moment.   more...

Timid council

I don't understand what all the fuss is about the Brighton Station site. John Ballance, executive councillor for the environment, has often mumbled about how it will be an exemplar of 21st century development. He is right. It is a development of no vision, steered by those powerful beasts of corporate interest, Railtrack and Sainsbury's, with a few anonymous consultancies picking up some scraps on the side.  more...

Bid to stop cliff deaths

Fencing is to be erected on a cliff top to deter people from falling to their death.   more...

Princely support

Prince Edward helped raise morale in Lewes when he paid a visit to areas of the county town that were wrecked by floods last week.   more...

Get facts right

Simon Fanshawe should get his facts right. The "vast majority of the council" has not given the station site brief its support simply because it was agreed at Policy and Resources Committee, where only 21 of a total of 78 councillors sit.  more...

Baffling Bav

Who wants to be a millionaire? Not 25-year-old Bav Patel, from Brighton, who appeared on the popular TV game show.   more...

Banging on

The recent treatment of the Southern Aurora Drum and Bugle Band by Brighton and Hove Council was disgraceful and shows a remarkable change in attitude towards voluntary organisations, particularly those concerned with youngsters.  more...

Cultural chaos

Part of John Parry's column (Argus, October 13) has for once missed the point. It is true this country is and always has been a multi-cultural society. However, it is now the sheer numbers which make up the numerous different cultures and religions, all vying for influence and power, which is now causing such concern.  more...

Bus frustration

After living on Whitehawk estate for three years, I am still trying to make some sense of the bus service here. In the not-so-distant past there was a fairly reliable service which consisted of buses 42, 44 and 44a. Now we seem to have a bus service with no respect for keeping to a timetable at all.  more...

Common sense

Having declared their tough line on drugs, the recent revelations concerning which Conservative shadow ministers have tried cannabis have been a source of much amusement. However, it diverts attention from a more important issue on which the Tories are also claiming a tough stance - Britain's position within the EU.  more...

Policy is right

Far be it for me to rise to the defence of Adam Trimingham regarding his article on pensions; he is well able to look after himself. However, the Government's approach, albeit unpopular, does make long-term economic sense.  more...

NHS chiefs: Tell us what to do

Health chiefs blasted by fierce opposition over changes to Mid Sussex casualty services are inviting people to suggest something better.   more...

Detectives swoop on 40 homes

Police swooped on dozens of homes in West Sussex today as part of a crackdown on burglars and drug dealers.   more...

Between You And Me, by Vanora Leigh

Well, it's been an exhausting business but now, after six long months, it looks as if I've finally got The Mother into a home - mine.   more...

Home-grown farm talent on a tractor

Bachelor David Exwood has been voted one of the tastiest farmers in the country.   more...

Flood-hit farmers 'may never recover'

Farmers in the South East hit by devastating floods that destroyed crops and killed livestock may find it impossible to recover, insurers warned today.   more...

Dial D for danger

Sussex Police today welcomed the launch of a campaign to discourage drivers from using mobile phones at the wheel.   more...

Lovely loos

I have just returned from a most enjoyable holiday in Germany. Not only does the country seem to have solved its litter problems, but toilets there were a real pleasure to use with very pleasant attendants on hand should you need assistance.  more...

Tomboy - Lottery Gamble

A Sussex man won £16 million on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" by guesswork.   more...

Backstage crisis hits theatre

Five hundred theatregoers arriving for the first night of a hit musical had to be offered their money back after a backstage crisis at Chichester Festival Theatre.   more...

Knock-on fears over A&E threat

Councillors fear Brighton and Hove residents could be left with a poorer casualty service if proposals to downgrade A&E at the Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath, go ahead.   more...

The Argus Sport

Albion's success down to teamwork

Micky Adams has applauded the teamwork which could help Albion emulate a club record against Hartlepool tonight.   more...

FA Cup: Lewes heartbreak in Fa Cup

Lewes boss Jimmy Quinn is threatening to report referee Danny Nemorin-Noel to the FA after their heartbreaking cup exit last night.   more...

Non-league: Ryman sides slip-up

Bognor piled up 19 corners to hosts Wealdstone's three but still suffered defeat to their fellow Division One strugglers.   more...

Cricket: Kirtley in the frame

James Kirtley could be playing for England after all this winter.   more...

  
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