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The Argus | Archive | 2000 | December

Stories for 14 December 2000

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Call for bill of rights for self-employed

The Federation of Small Businesses is challenging the government to clarify the rules concerning the self-employed. more...

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Detective denies assault

A detective groped a woman's breasts after becoming "hopelessly drunk" on free drinks during the inaugural sailing of a ferry service, a court heard. more...

Winning the fight against under-age smoking

An undercover operation by consumer watchdogs has shown a big fall in the number of shops selling cigarettes to kids. more...

Tobacco smuggler jailed

A cross Channel smuggler, who made 70 trips in two years to bring tobacco and alcohol into the country, was jailed today for four months. more...

George is a winner - and so is Cyril!

Pensioner Cyril Thornton is celebrating the long-awaited conclusion to the US presidential elections almost as much as the Governor of Texas himself. more...

Parents take autism case back to High Court

Parents of five severely autistic children are taking Brighton and Hove Council back to the High Court. more...

Road chaos continues

Motorists faced renewed chaos today after a major road was closed following delayed reaction flooding. more...

Council must recycle more

Mid Sussex Council has been told to recycle more rubbish to meet new targets because it is so good at it. more...

Public sector workers in line for housing grants

Government plans offering grants to help public sector workers afford a place to live in property hotspots has been welcomed. more...

Council welcomes port take-over

A council has pledged to seek extra financial backing to a multi-million pound take-over of Newhaven Port but it will not add its own cash to the venture. more...

Firms' fury at having to fork-out for floods

Businesses have been outraged at the prospect of having to pay for the damage and pollution caused by flooding. more...

Lib Dems campaign against new homes

Battle lines are being drawn in the fight to stop plans to build up to 1,000 homes on green land. more...

Cash too little too late, MP says

Eastbourne MP Nigel Waterson has attacked the Government's recent injection of extra cash for the NHS saying it has come too late to ease a hospital's winter bed crisis. more...

Man discovered dead at home address

Police are appealing for information after the body of a man was found at an address on Tuesday night. more...

New law will see return to red light areas

New laws outlawing sex cards in public places will create red light districts, according to those at the heart of the crackdown - call girls. more...

Council joins development controversy

Littlehampton Town Council is demanding the Government steps in to save a riverbank from development. more...

Attack ruined my life, says store detective

In response to the article about the menace of shoplifters (Argus, December 11), I am the store detective who was attacked with a broken bottle. more...

Rough justice

Mr Sherman, whose post office was robbed, says we must fight back against more...

Prostitutes' cards dilemma

There has never been a red light district in Brighton and Hove, unlike cities further along the coast, such as Portsmouth. more...

Project let down

I sat in the gallery at Hove Town Hall on Wednesday, November 29 and watched a total sham taking place. more...

Council welcomes port take-over

A council has pledged to seek extra financial backing to a multi-million pound take-over of Newhaven Port but it will not add its own cash to the venture. more...

Street balance

A lot of time and money has been spent by councillors and traders into reviving St James's Street in Brighton. more...

Experts warn of meningitis signs

Health experts have issued a warning about possible signs of meningitis in Sussex in the next three months. more...

After tarting up Queens Road, Brighton and Hove councillors want to rename it Ocean Boulevard. In view of the recent climatic changes, they may be tempting fate. At the gala re-naming ceremony, I can visualise members of the D'Oyly Carte Opera company riding on Roger French's newly converted Aqua Buses and singing The Gondoliers as they journey downstream to the terminus moorings at Pool Valley. more...

Refugee voucher system fuels racism, report says

Asylum seekers in Sussex are subject to racist remarks when they exchange vouchers at supermarkets, a council report has revealed. more...

Slimline Sammy

Sammy the 11-year old Labrador was once a portly pooch topping the scales at more than six stone. more...

Cheeky children

We've just been visited by our third lot of carol singers and it is only the start of December. The other two were in November. more...

Selfish wishes

With Christmas coming, it never ceases to amaze me the number of people at this time of year who only seem to think of themselves. more...

Worst service

I am in total agreement with Chrissie Earl (Opinion, December 11). Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company is without doubt the worst run public service I have ever encountered. more...

£8bn boost for local transport

East Sussex is to receive a share in a £8.4 billion handout to pay for traffic improvements. more...

Bus fare hike

Chrissie Earl from Livingstone Road (Opinion, December 11) is right that the 80p CentreFare will increase to £1 and I accept this is the downside to the four-month flat-fare trial which begins next month. more...

Traders's mixed feelings about street regeneration

It is difficult to imagine St James's Street in Kemp Town was once Brighton's premier shopping district. more...

Inequality

The private sector leaseholders feel let down with good reason (Argus, December 8). more...

Not for profit firm takes over council homes

The ownership and management of council homes in Horsham has been transferred to a non-profit making company. more...

Axe falls on tour operator staff

Workers will be axed from Crawley-based British Airways Holidays following a merger with Thomas Cook. more...

Curtain up on next stage for theatre

Dramatic plans have been unveiled to transform the Komedia, in Gardner Street, Brighton. more...

Road chaos continues

Motorists faced renewed chaos today after a major road was closed following delayed reaction flooding. more...

Drying out after the rains

Sussex faced a lull in the storm today as the rain and wind dropped off and high tides failed to materialise. more...

Cash boost for rural bobbies

Police are stepping up the fight against rural crime with a series of action days following a £50,000 boost. more...

Lewes escapes flooding disaster

The nightmare returned to Lewes yesterday as the town came within inches of a repeat flooding disaster. more...

Worthing tops deprivation study

People living in the centre of Worthing are the most disadvantaged healthwise in West Sussex, according to a new report. more...

Trust wants cash to support sex changes

A support group for transsexuals wants cash to teach businesses how to deal with people who are undergoing a sex change. more...

The Sage of sussex: Adam Trimingham

Every day, circling around London and the home counties, there are thousands of people stuck in aeroplanes waiting to land at our overloaded airports. more...