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Stories for 25 October 2001

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The right way to fly flag

It never ceases to amaze me the number of so-called patriots who do not know the correct way to fly our national flag. more...

David Lepper is right with his figures (Letters, October 12) but they need to be put into proper perspective: £140 million over seven years for organic farming is only £20 million a year, which compares with £130 million the Government spent last year paying farmers not to farm and an incredible £2,226 million paid to farmers firmly attached to pesticides, fungicides, antibiotics and chemical fertilisers. more...

Not such a deadly weapon

With reference to "Gun-ho" (Letters, October 19), I'm afraid a cricket bat in the hands of an Englishman is not in the least "a very dangerous thing". more...

Landmark or landscape?

Protagonists for the Albion stadium at Falmer have been anxious to assure environmentalists that the structure will be unobtrusively blended into the natural terrain. more...

Homes plea over station site

Residents last night demanded more say on the Brighton station site redevelopment amid fears it could become another area of expensive homes for Londoners. more...

Parker's a great read

How much I enjoy the Parker's Progress column. more...

Iggy pops out of the cat flap

Iggy the iguana spent ten hours on the run after slipping out through a cat flap. more...

Dickie Mint's still around

I was interested to read "Speak up" (Letters, September 12), in which Michael Parker quoted past ventriloquists. more...

Woman killed by green beans

An elderly woman was killed when the green beans she was eating went down the wrong way, an inquest heard. more...

Setback for city flood defences

A row between two Government departments could delay work on sea defences. more...

Pedestrian hit by car

A pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car in Angmering. more...

New row over shop rent

Furious shopkeepers plan to report their council to the local government watchdog over planned rent rises. more...

Murder was planned, say police

Police said today that the murder of boxer Jimmy Millen in a drive-by shooting had been planned but it was too early to say why. more...

Tories back cancer care campaign

Brighton and Hove Tories are opposing plans to transfer breast cancer services from the city to Haywards Heath. more...

Cat's owner is fined

A Mid Sussex man convicted of causing suffering to his pet cat is to have the animal returned to him. more...

Mobile neutering for cats

Cat owners on low incomes can get their pets neutered at the South-East's first mobile unit of its kind. more...

Social workers occupy chief's office

Social workers stormed their boss's office in a protest fuelled by fears of recriminations over the death of four-year-old John Smith. more...

Cruelty case inquiry call

Tory councillors are calling for an investigation into the tragic case of four-year-old John Smith. more...

Man killed in crash with truck

A man was killed when his car was involved in a collision with a lorry near Horsham. more...

Officers save six from blaze

Two policemen have been praised after rescuing six people from a flat above a West Sussex take-away restaurant. more...

Cash will put libraries online

Libraries have been handed more than £700,000 in a bid to ensure everyone has access to the internet. more...

The treasure tree

Bottles of Eau de Uckfield could hit shop shelves after a voice in a dream told David Pursglove that treasure lay beneath his pear tree. more...

Cliffs death: Woman named

A woman found dead at the foot of an East Sussex cliff has been named by police. more...

Head was right to send teacher home

I am disgusted at the way head teacher Andrew Kearsey has been portrayed over the treatment of transsexual supply teacher Natasha Thoday (The Argus, September 27). more...

Confusion

As a parent of two children attending Telscombe Cliffs Primary School, I express my full support for head teacher Andrew Kearsey in the action he took regarding Natasha Thoday. more...

Making a difference

THERE have been problems in the Belmont area of Brighton ever since it was built. more...

Unsuitable

My wife and I were amazed someone would seek to use the teaching profession to promote an agenda so obviously inappropriate in a primary school. more...

Is this the bravest girl in Brighton?

First, schoolgirl Katrina Back went to court to give evidence against a prowler who tried to abduct her. more...

Doubled up

HERE'S a good example of how councillors are thinking now that Brighton and Hove is going back to the committee system. more...

No option

Natasha Thoday's appearance disrupted the class she was asked to teach and sent a ripple through the whole school. more...

Knife thug attacks gay man

A man was cut round the throat with a knife in a homophobic attack - the second of its kind in a week in Brighton. more...

Liquid gold

AVID Pursglove had a dream that he would find hidden treasure beneath a dead pear tree in his Uckfield garden. more...

Insult to all

As parents, we entrust our children to the care of those within the teaching profession, relying on them to put the well-being of our children foremost at all times. more...

Collars 'turned dogs into killers'

A woman who used electric collars in a bid to tame her dogs today called for them to be banned after her pets killed another dog. more...

Far too quick

Our two daughters, aged eight and five years, attend Telscombe Cliffs County Primary School. more...

Total support

I am a parent with three children at Telscombe Cliffs County Primary School and am very pleased with the way head teacher Andrew Kearsey has continued to improve the reputation and standard of the school. more...

Golfer convicted of sex attacks

A wealthy amateur golfer has been convicted of molesting a youngster he had seduced with promises of playing professionally. more...

Not a sexist

I have two sons attending Telscombe Cliffs County Primary School and would like to offer my wholehearted support to head teacher Andrew Kearsey with regard to the issue of Natasha Thoday. more...

Disruptive

Natasha Thoday was asked to leave Telscombe Cliffs County Primary School not because of her sexual orientation but because her attendance disrupted the children's education and presented them with issues way ahead of their mental capabilities. more...

Social workers occupy chief's office

Social workers stormed their boss's office in a protest fuelled by fears of recriminations over the death of four-year-old John Smith. more...

Rail man in running for top job

A former Brighton line signalman is on track to become the next leader of Britain's largest rail union. more...

Collars 'turned dogs into killers'

A woman who used electric collars in a bid to tame her dogs today called for them to be banned after her pets killed another dog. more...

Warning over gull cull plan

The RSPB today warned residents considering culling noisy herring gulls by smothering their eggs that they could be breaking the law. more...

Warning over gull cull plan

The RSPB today warned residents considering culling noisy herring gulls by smothering their eggs that they could be breaking the law. more...

Sex assault at diner

A woman was subjected to a serious sex attack in a Mid Sussex roadside restaurant. more...

Laughing leader who loved life

The death of a fun-loving former council chairman has left a huge void in the world, his widow has said. more...

Man dies in crash with truck

A man was killed when his car was involved in a collision with a lorry near Horsham. more...

Pupils in bus drama

A group of children had a narrow escape when a branch crashed on to their school bus. more...

Flood work 'threatens wildlife'

A wildlife habitat may be under threat from flood defence works designed to protect the coastline. more...

The Sage Of Sussex: Adam Trimingham

After years of decline, corner shops have just recorded their first increase in sales for many years, which proves people are at last putting their money where their mouths are. more...

Self-serving

Natasha Thoday, by her own admission, has one main concern - herself. more...

No harm done

How interesting Donna Elliott (Letters, October 17) should think her three children might come to some harm from a fully-qualified transsexual teacher. more...

Set up John Smith fund

Phil Mills's account of the tragedy of John Smith (The Argus, October 23) was harrowing, upsetting and deeply moving - a powerful piece of writing. more...

Wrong to rally round

I am absolutely disgusted with Unison members for supporting the two social workers in the tragic case of John Smith. more...

Problem for Parry

John Parry, think of it this way ("Fear and suspicion on the campaign trail", The Argus, October 19)... more...

Shopping hours

"Your memories" (The Argus Weekend, October 20) mentioned the Plummer Roddis store and stated the Western Road shop closed at 1pm on Saturdays. more...

I fly the flag

Regarding the display of the Union flag (Letters, October 17), for a few years I have had one displayed. more...

Kids behaved worse when I spoke out

I, too, have been appalled by the behaviour of young children travelling on our public transport (Letters, October 19). more...

Car vandals' trail of destruction

Vandals who wreck luxury cars have caused damage costing thousands of pounds in Brighton. more...

Ruled out

While travelling on public transport in Greece last June, the driver had no compunction in turfing off the bus some unruly youngsters. more...

Hospital cat gets the boot

A cat is being evicted from the hospital where it lives after giving patients fleas. more...

Copped off

I caught two youths in the middle of siphoning off the petrol from a friend's car, parked in our driveway. more...

Call to protect wreck site

The wreck of a Second World War minesweeper should be given strict protection as a wildlife haven, campaigners urged today. more...

No room for hospital staff

Being a constant visitor to Southlands Hospital for quite a few weeks, I find it very hard to believe the people we look to and even depend on when we are ill have no staff room in which they can relax for their break from the wards. more...

Port row rebel gives up

A fisherman who has been delaying a multi-million pound homes and leisure scheme has ended his battle. more...

Free to grovel

It seems the Government is still determined to bring in a law preventing the public from debating or opposing planning decisions. more...

Trust in me

Robert Byrne (Letters, October 18) asks questions about the West Pier Trust and the delayed restoration of the pier. more...

Apt memorial

How many times must the great, the good and the frankly desperate directors of the West Pier Trust jump into speculators' beds before they learn they will bring forth nothing? more...

Honour for RAF mountain hero

The bravery of an RAF officer who helped save two climbers' lives on one of the world's highest mountains was being recognised today. more...

Scrap metal

What Jackie Hayes and John Robertson (Letters, October 20) do not appear to appreciate is that the West Pier will not be the sweet, old-fashioned thing they envisage. more...

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