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Stories for 31 July 2000

The Argus Business

Lloyds TSB profits soar to £2.07bn

High street bank Lloyds TSB reported a record 12 per cent leap in half-year profits.   more...

The Argus News

Sarah suspect arrest drama

A man was re-arrested today by police hunting the killer of schoolgirl Sarah Payne.   more...

City bid aims to make Brighton good, not big

With unemployment still over the national average and 50 per cent of families on benefit in some areas, it's a shame Andy Cunningham, the talent behind the great Bodger and Badger, complains about the possibility of Brighton and Hove's city bid enticing more money down here (Opinion, July 21).  more...

Great names

I recently received a copy of the Weekend Argus from my mother in Hove.  more...

Voice of the Argus - Take pride in joyous day

Gay or straight, black or white, young or old - it didn't matter who you were when Pride hit Brighton and Hove at the weekend.   more...

They should go

Pauline Malin is completely wasting her time if she thinks Brighton and Hove Council will do anything positive about the so-called travellers on Hollingbury golf course.  more...

A fine line

Ever since he began writing his column, John Parry has trodden a very fine line between fair comment and pandering to people's worst instincts on a number of issues. On July 14, he overstepped that line.  more...

Five ill from laced cake

Five people were taken to hospital after eating a cake laced with cannabis at a steam engine fair.   more...

Our baby died to save cash

A mother and father are fighting for extra compensation from a hospital whose staff they claim switched off their baby's life-support machine to save cash.   more...

Law stops car spin-off event

Police were called in to stop an impromptu hotrod show on a town centre road.   more...

Man feared dead after plunging from ferry

A Sussex man is feared dead after he was spotted plunging from a cross-Channel ferry.   more...

He's naive

John Parry is absolutely right. I am amazed at the naivety of Andy Player (Opinion, July 22) who wants to offer fertility treatment free on the NHS to anyone from abroad.  more...

MP's widow outraged by release of terrorists

The widow of a Sussex MP murdered by the IRA ten years ago has told of her outrage after the early release of 86 convicted killers from the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland.   more...

Passenger in stolen car fled after crash

A passenger in a crash in which a teenager died following a high- speed joyride ran away from the scene and got a taxi home, a court heard.   more...

Rescue drama of man stuck on cliffs

A man who tried to climb up cliffs from the beach was taken into police custody after being rescued by coastguards.   more...

Three in crash at junction

Three drivers had a lucky escape when two cars and a lorry were involved in a collision in Worthing.   more...

Last view of flowers for Sarah's parents

A main road beside the spot where the body of murdered schoolgirl Sarah Payne was discovered was fully open to traffic again today.   more...

Show respect

Jean White and others should realise people disabled through illness, accident or the fault of others are also worthy of respect (Argus, July 21).  more...

The making of the mayor

The Local Government Bill which became law on Friday, could lead to local authorities having directly-elected mayors in the same way Ken Livingstone came to power in London.   more...

Names from the past are stars of the show

A picture archive charting the golden age of the silver screen has been unearthed after more than half a century.   more...

Unimpressed

I recently attended Brighton and Hove Council's consultation on the planning brief for the Brighton Station site and was totally unimpressed.  more...

Gay Pride - party time, Hollywood style

Thousands of revellers camped it up in the sun for one of the most flamboyant gay festivals in Britain.   more...

Stroke victim's ordeal in secure unit

An elderly stroke victim could be forced to stay for eight months at a secure hospital unit while she waits for a placement at a care home.   more...

Sympathy

I want to express my deepest and most heartfelt sympathies to the Payne family. It is a parent's worst nightmare to lose a child in such a tragic way.  more...

Hoogstraten footpath row twists and turns

Ramblers today accused a council of betraying the public by not insisting controversial property tycoon Nicholas Hoogstraten clears a footpath on land over his country estate.   more...

Overwhelmed by occasion

I was overwhelmed and privileged to be invited to the Queen Mother's tribute at Horse Guards on, to join in the celebration of her 100th birthday.  more...

Wave of protest over beach shingle move

Plans to remove 15,000 cubic metres of shingle from Shoreham Beach have sparked fury because of the area's reputation for rare and endangered plants.   more...

A posy for the visiting princess

The Princess Royal made a flying visit to Sussex over the weekend.   more...

Lis Solkhon - Voice of the Third Age

How do you like to be addressed? Do you subscribe to the present trendy habit of calling everyone, young and old alike, by their given name?   more...

Politicians out of touch

All politicians, both local and national, are out of touch with reality.  more...

NHS not a world charity

Andy Player should bear in mind the NHS was set up for the British people and is funded by the British people. It is not a world charity organisation.  more...

Nice gate, but pointless

The new gate at the north entrance to the Level Park is lovely and shiny but the gap is so small most double-buggies cannot fit through it.  more...

Curb that retail infatuation

Town planners often say new supermarkets help to regenerate down-at-heel neighbourhoods. Looking at the drug addicts and others attracted to St James's Street, where there is a large Safeway branch, I find this hard to credit.  more...

Pavement chaos

Whoever organised the pavement-widening chaos in St James's Street recently had no consideration for lorry or van drivers who have to deliver in this area. As this is not an extremely busy shopping area compared to Western Road and London Road, who suggested it was necessary?  more...

The Argus Sport

Let us be a strike pair

Albion's new goal ace Lee Steele believes he can strike up an effective partnership with Gary Hart.   more...

Albion look so much stronger

There is one significant difference between the Albion squad Micky Adams has assembled this season compared to last.   more...

Dugard makes history

Martin Dugard made speedway history when he roared to victory in the British Grand Prix at Coventry on Saturday night.   more...

Bevan heads for the thousand

Majestic Michael Bevan put his old county to the sword to set up another impressive National League win for Sussex yesterday.   more...

Bevan holds the key

MICHAEL Bevan holds the key to Sussex's chances of pulling off a priceless Championship victory over Middlesex at Southgate today.   more...

  
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