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  • Voice of The Argus

    Potential to pull off a great deal No one could deny that there have been problems over many years in parts of East Brighton, especially on the Whitehawk and Moulsecoomb estates. That's why a determined bid is being made to the Government for up to £50

  • More community news from around the county

    Find out the latest community news from all around the Sussex region. Yapton & Ford John Dickeson 01243 551972 PARISH COUNCIL: Ford Parish Council at their meeting in January received a report on the insurance for the Memorial Gardens. The garden

  • Spring go-ahead for work on promenade

    Plans are being made to invest half a million pounds on improvements to Brighton seafront. Brighton and Hove Council has already spent more than £1 million on renovating the Lower Promenade between the piers. Now the authority is looking at renovations

  • Tennis big time back in Brighton

    TIM Henman will tomorrow help launch the return of world class men's tennis in Brighton. The British No.1, fresh from his Davis Cup exertions in the Czech Republic yesterday, attends a reception at the Grand Hotel to announce that the Samsung Open will

  • Pupils, 13, held over fake fiver

    Two boys were arrested after one of them tried to buy sweets with a fake £5 note. One of the 13-year-olds, who are both pupils at a school in Lewes, made the fake currency on a home computer to use as mock ransom money for a school play. When the second

  • Natasha's designs on top fashion job pay off

    Ever since she was a teenager, Natasha Rob dreamed of making her mark in the fashion industry. The 24-year-old had always yearned to have her own label hanging up in boutiques across the globe and devoted her academic years to realising her ambition.

  • 28 reasons not to shut this home

    There are many reasons why the French Convalescent Home should not be closed. Here are 28 of them. These residents have faced months of uncertainty with the prospect of a traumatic move constantly hanging over them. Yesterday they celebrated news the

  • £40m hospitals shake-up plan

    ALL major NHS hospital treatment in Brighton will be based on one site under plans unveiled today. The proposals to redraw Brighton's NHS services through combining work provided by the Royal Sussex County, Royal Alexandra Children's, Brighton General

  • Arsonists' attack on £3m cricket ground

    Arsonists caused thousands of pounds worth of damage at a new £3 million county cricket venue last night. Fire crews were called to the blaze at the under-construction pavilion at Horntye Park, Hastings, at 6pm after arsonists set light to the building

  • Voice of The Argus

    Potential to pull off a great deal No one could deny that there have been problems over many years in parts of East Brighton, especially on the Whitehawk and Moulsecoomb estates. That's why a determined bid is being made to the Government for up to £50

  • Lis Solkhon - Voice of the Third Age

    I had a real blast from the past last week when I received an invitation to the Annual General Meeting of the Max Miller Appreciation Society, an organisation I had heard about but not previously had any dealings with. A great friend of mine who had been

  • Brighton Hothouse 2000 - Sussex Arts Club, February 9

    This month the theme is documentaries with an international flavour. Do we want to see them? Do we want to make them? Bring your questions with you as we will have two of the most informed people in documentary production under one roof. simon Nasht -

  • Spring go-ahead for work on promenade

    Plans are being made to invest half a million pounds on improvements to Brighton seafront. Brighton and Hove Council has already spent more than £1 million on renovating the Lower Promenade between the piers. Now the authority is looking at renovations

  • Tennis big time back in Brighton

    TIM Henman will tomorrow help launch the return of world class men's tennis in Brighton. The British No.1, fresh from his Davis Cup exertions in the Czech Republic yesterday, attends a reception at the Grand Hotel to announce that the Samsung Open will

  • Pupils, 13, held over fake fiver

    Two boys were arrested after one of them tried to buy sweets with a fake £5 note. One of the 13-year-olds, who are both pupils at a school in Lewes, made the fake currency on a home computer to use as mock ransom money for a school play. When the second

  • New Deal could bring new dawn

    Residents of four east Brighton estates have been consulted on plans to improve their areas. Health, education, crime and unemployment in Whitehawk, Saunders Park, Moulsecoomb and the Bates Estate are the issues that they will be asked about. The results

  • Mum jumps at a chance to aid research

    Louise Fisher plans to pay back those who helped save her little girl's life by taking the flight of her life. Louise will jump out of a plane at 10,000ft in a bid to raise cash for the Meningitis Research Foundation, the charity that came to her aid

  • £40m hospitals shake-up plan

    ALL major NHS hospital treatment in Brighton will be based on one site under plans unveiled today. The proposals to redraw Brighton's NHS services through combining work provided by the Royal Sussex County, Royal Alexandra Children's, Brighton General

  • Arsonists' attack on £3m cricket ground

    Arsonists caused thousands of pounds worth of damage at a new £3 million county cricket venue last night. Fire crews were called to the blaze at the under-construction pavilion at Horntye Park, Hastings, at 6pm after arsonists set light to the building

  • More community news from around the county

    Find out the latest community news from all around the Sussex region. Yapton & Ford John Dickeson 01243 551972 PARISH COUNCIL: Ford Parish Council at their meeting in January received a report on the insurance for the Memorial Gardens. The garden

  • Community news from the Brighton Area

    Check out the latest in community news from poetry and arthritis care to lunch clubs and tea dances. BLIND ASSOCIATION: The next meeting of the Hove Social Group of the East Sussex Association for the Blind, takes place on Wednesday at All Saints' Church

  • Charity mums hit the target

    Mum Angela Holford and her fund-raising friends have achieved their dream of providing a special nurse for children with cystic fibrosis five months ahead of target. They have raised enough money to pay for a specialist nurse to treat youngsters at the

  • Big blow for Baker

    Langney Sports defender Darren Baker received his first red card in 367 appearances. His side, however, still managed to pip in-form Saltdean in this Sussex Senior Cup third round tie. The Tigers had beaten 18 of their previous 19 opponents but Sports

  • Cork's blast

    ALBION assistant Alan Cork has labelled Scottish striker Dave Cameron "useless." Cameron was substituted after 20 minutes of Saturday's dismal 2-0 defeat at Hull. Cork said: "Cameron was useless, full stop. If he wants to be a professional footballer

  • Seagulls in a flap

    ALBION manager Micky Adams has been insisting his team still has plenty to play for. That message, on this sorry evidence, has not got through to the players. Fellow strugglers Hull inflicted their most comprehensive League defeat of the season by beating

  • Tax bills will take £40 leap

    Householders in Worthing are facing an inflation-busting rise in their annual council tax bills. The planned 5.5 per cent increase would see people in the average Band D properties paying £798.57 a year, more than £40 higher than last year. Worthing Council's

  • Natasha's designs on top fashion job pay off

    Ever since she was a teenager, Natasha Rob dreamed of making her mark in the fashion industry. The 24-year-old had always yearned to have her own label hanging up in boutiques across the globe and devoted her academic years to realising her ambition.

  • Long-serving bishop decides to step down

    THE Bishop of Chichester has announced he will retire in a year's time. Dr Eric Kemp is the longest serving and oldest diocesan bishop in the Church of England and has been Bishop of Chichester for more than 25 years. His forthcoming retirement has already

  • Blaze girl remembers the rules

    A quick-thinking youngster is being praised for putting herself first when a serious fire broke out. Emily Windsor, 12, wanted to run back in and save her beloved pets as the house filled with smoke. But she did exactly what fire officers asked her and

  • 28 reasons not to shut this home

    There are many reasons why the French Convalescent Home should not be closed. Here are 28 of them. These residents have faced months of uncertainty with the prospect of a traumatic move constantly hanging over them. Yesterday they celebrated news the

  • Lis Solkhon - Voice of the Third Age

    I had a real blast from the past last week when I received an invitation to the Annual General Meeting of the Max Miller Appreciation Society, an organisation I had heard about but not previously had any dealings with. A great friend of mine who had been

  • Brighton Hothouse 2000 - Sussex Arts Club, February 9

    This month the theme is documentaries with an international flavour. Do we want to see them? Do we want to make them? Bring your questions with you as we will have two of the most informed people in documentary production under one roof. simon Nasht -

  • Community news from the Brighton Area

    Check out the latest in community news from poetry and arthritis care to lunch clubs and tea dances. BLIND ASSOCIATION: The next meeting of the Hove Social Group of the East Sussex Association for the Blind, takes place on Wednesday at All Saints' Church

  • Charity mums hit the target

    Mum Angela Holford and her fund-raising friends have achieved their dream of providing a special nurse for children with cystic fibrosis five months ahead of target. They have raised enough money to pay for a specialist nurse to treat youngsters at the

  • Big blow for Baker

    Langney Sports defender Darren Baker received his first red card in 367 appearances. His side, however, still managed to pip in-form Saltdean in this Sussex Senior Cup third round tie. The Tigers had beaten 18 of their previous 19 opponents but Sports

  • Cork's blast

    ALBION assistant Alan Cork has labelled Scottish striker Dave Cameron "useless." Cameron was substituted after 20 minutes of Saturday's dismal 2-0 defeat at Hull. Cork said: "Cameron was useless, full stop. If he wants to be a professional footballer

  • Seagulls in a flap

    ALBION manager Micky Adams has been insisting his team still has plenty to play for. That message, on this sorry evidence, has not got through to the players. Fellow strugglers Hull inflicted their most comprehensive League defeat of the season by beating

  • Tax bills will take £40 leap

    Householders in Worthing are facing an inflation-busting rise in their annual council tax bills. The planned 5.5 per cent increase would see people in the average Band D properties paying £798.57 a year, more than £40 higher than last year. Worthing Council's

  • New Deal could bring new dawn

    Residents of four east Brighton estates have been consulted on plans to improve their areas. Health, education, crime and unemployment in Whitehawk, Saunders Park, Moulsecoomb and the Bates Estate are the issues that they will be asked about. The results

  • Long-serving bishop decides to step down

    THE Bishop of Chichester has announced he will retire in a year's time. Dr Eric Kemp is the longest serving and oldest diocesan bishop in the Church of England and has been Bishop of Chichester for more than 25 years. His forthcoming retirement has already

  • Mum jumps at a chance to aid research

    Louise Fisher plans to pay back those who helped save her little girl's life by taking the flight of her life. Louise will jump out of a plane at 10,000ft in a bid to raise cash for the Meningitis Research Foundation, the charity that came to her aid

  • Blaze girl remembers the rules

    A quick-thinking youngster is being praised for putting herself first when a serious fire broke out. Emily Windsor, 12, wanted to run back in and save her beloved pets as the house filled with smoke. But she did exactly what fire officers asked her and