When the time limit bell went at Arun's open fours tournament, Preston's Dennis Alderton, Terry Woolgar, Ken Thatcher and Brian Miller were level with Adur. The team comprising of Bob Martin-Cramp, Roy Bainbridge, John Chubb and Leigh Prince was beaten
With the debate about transport raging and the parking problems in Brighton and Hove, I must praise the city council and Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company for a vastly improved bus service. Not only did the bus provide easy access, which was wonderful
It should have been the holiday of a lifetime. Instead four friends from the Horsham area met their death on the other side of the world. The young men died almost two years ago in Australia when their rented car was hit from behind by a truck. It happened
Table tennis has taken several steps forward in Brighton during the past few weeks and one small step back. Brighton League chairman Brian Pettitt reported to last week's meeting that the league has received a cheque for £4,200 from the national Awards
At a recent meeting of the Brighton Referees' Association I asked "can referees do a proficient job if they officiate once a month or less?" I did not get a definitive answer from the meeting but my own opinion is no, they can't! Players need several
A health trust apologised today to hundreds of hospital patients who had to have their cases reviewed after a German doctor misinterpreted test results. Consultant histopathologist Dr Georg Brox was suspended after making 19 errors in checks for various
I must have missed something. When did Albion supporters change their tune? During the troubles of the last few seasons, our supporters have been magnificent in their efforts to keep the club alive. What has been just as impressive has been the wonderful
The Spooners team of Ray Cornford, Ray Hunt, Terry Scoble, Edward Dear and Ken Alderson had a maximum of eight points to win the Sussex Fives tournament at Grattons for the first time. It is the first success by the East Grinstead club in any all-day
Players' wages: The evil scourge of non-league football or a necessary part of the game? Cash in the County League - be it expenses, backhanders or through legitimate payrolls - has long since been a source of discussion. Teams with money to burn will
How dare Dean Martin accuse me of being "cowardly" and "backstabbing" simply because my name does not appear at the bottom of my letter. For his information, I am not able to reveal my political opinions publicly because of my job but I don't see why
Worthing clinched Section A of the Sussex League when they won 132-110 away to Worthing Pavilion with their 9,-1, points haul. Thi win puts them in an unassailable lead at the top of the table. Sammy Ives, Gordon Jones, Peter Caswall and Brian Dunne started
A return to the workhouse may sound alarmist and fanciful but it may be nearer than people think. If not the workhouse, then the old-style long ward full of old people. As things are going at the moment, more and more nursing homes and rest homes are
With the debate about transport raging and the parking problems in Brighton and Hove, I must praise the city council and Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company for a vastly improved bus service. Not only did the bus provide easy access, which was wonderful
It should have been the holiday of a lifetime. Instead four friends from the Horsham area met their death on the other side of the world. The young men died almost two years ago in Australia when their rented car was hit from behind by a truck. It happened
The recent "emergency" rescue plan for Chichester Festival Theatre has exposed the cabinet system of local government in West Sussex as an elective dictatorship. At the meeting of the full county council on February 16, the cabinet member for resources
Table tennis has taken several steps forward in Brighton during the past few weeks and one small step back. Brighton League chairman Brian Pettitt reported to last week's meeting that the league has received a cheque for £4,200 from the national Awards
There may well be some advantage for decision makers in having an older person's council if it results in better decisions. My concern is that it does not merely become a place where older councillors go to extend their political life. Councillor Keith
The other day I stumbled across a back issue of Scars & Stripes fanzine. That is tautology: it had to be a back issue because S&S, occasionally known as Scratch & Sniff and sometimes as Cigars & Pipes, is of course no more. After three
If ever an Albion player had a raw deal it was Micky Kavanagh. After only 26 first team appearances, in which he scored seven goals, Kavanagh's career was ended by a sheer accident when playing for the Reserves at Bournemouth in August, 1950. He was 21
A thief who cost shed owners an estimated £100,000 during break-ins was yesterday put behind bars. Colin Peacock, 30, spent two days touring the county with detectives pointing out sheds he had targeted. He stripped them of high-value garden mowers, power
Some huge carp have been caught from Wintons Fishery in Burgess Hill during the past few weeks, including several over 30lb. All three lakes have produced fish over 20lb, which have mainly been taken on boilies. On Kingfisher Lake, Simon Wilcox landed
Matt Edwards is setting up traffic lights all over Sussex. Not to congest roads, you understand, but to ease the path of any prospective tennis player under the age of ten who might fancy hopping on to a rung that could help find more champions. The newly
Mark Dunning has spelt out why Bears should give him another chance to show off his coaching skills next season. Bears' forthright frontman realises he could be out of a job after the end-of-season trip to his old club Thames Valley. The 43-year-old Londoner
When the time limit bell went at Arun's open fours tournament, Preston's Dennis Alderton, Terry Woolgar, Ken Thatcher and Brian Miller were level with Adur. The team comprising of Bob Martin-Cramp, Roy Bainbridge, John Chubb and Leigh Prince was beaten
Dean Martin (Opinion Extra, March 22) hasn't done the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, any favours by inaccurately saying he has imposed on the public 43 sneaky back-door stealth taxes since taking office. And if Mr Martin's miscalculation were to be taken as
Campaigners against extending the sewage works at Portobello near Telscombe Cliffs were jubilant yesterday when we revealed the result of the long public inquiry into the scheme. Environment Secretary John Prescott has followed the advice of a planning
Sussex will go cold into their County Championship programme afer falling the latest victims of a wet English winter. The county's only planned warm-up game ahead of Championship action was washed out on Wednesday when Waterhall was deemed too soggy to
It seems that the hottest issue surrounding our team is the question of who will be back next year. Obviously, I cannot say which players deserve to come back, or which players want to come back. It is not my place to speak on these issues and I honestly
At a recent meeting of the Brighton Referees' Association I asked "can referees do a proficient job if they officiate once a month or less?" I did not get a definitive answer from the meeting but my own opinion is no, they can't! Players need several
The top four in the Slaugham invitation five hour match on Furnace lake each took seven carp. Dickie Watts of the promoting club drew the platform peg near the car park where many visitors stop and feed the ducks and the carp also know it as a swim to
The foot and mouth outbreak has not only deprived many cross-country runners of their competition, but also top track judge Reg Clarke of his swansong. Clarke had planned to bow out of his officials' duties, as referee, in the final Sussex cross-country
Jockey Philip Hide's nightmare is over. After a losing run stretching back 60 rides he finally got back in the winners' enclosure. The Sussex-based rider broke the losing streak in style, landing a double in the snow and sleet at Fontwell. Both successes
A health trust apologised today to hundreds of hospital patients who had to have their cases reviewed after a German doctor misinterpreted test results. Consultant histopathologist Dr Georg Brox was suspended after making 19 errors in checks for various
The Spooners team of Ray Cornford, Ray Hunt, Terry Scoble, Edward Dear and Ken Alderson had a maximum of eight points to win the Sussex Fives tournament at Grattons for the first time. It is the first success by the East Grinstead club in any all-day
Worthing clinched Section A of the Sussex League when they won 132-110 away to Worthing Pavilion with their 9,-1, points haul. Thi win puts them in an unassailable lead at the top of the table. Sammy Ives, Gordon Jones, Peter Caswall and Brian Dunne started
The recent "emergency" rescue plan for Chichester Festival Theatre has exposed the cabinet system of local government in West Sussex as an elective dictatorship. At the meeting of the full county council on February 16, the cabinet member for resources
Campaigners against extending the sewage works at Portobello near Telscombe Cliffs were jubilant yesterday when we revealed the result of the long public inquiry into the scheme. Environment Secretary John Prescott has followed the advice of a planning
There may well be some advantage for decision makers in having an older person's council if it results in better decisions. My concern is that it does not merely become a place where older councillors go to extend their political life. Councillor Keith
It seems that the hottest issue surrounding our team is the question of who will be back next year. Obviously, I cannot say which players deserve to come back, or which players want to come back. It is not my place to speak on these issues and I honestly
The other day I stumbled across a back issue of Scars & Stripes fanzine. That is tautology: it had to be a back issue because S&S, occasionally known as Scratch & Sniff and sometimes as Cigars & Pipes, is of course no more. After three
Some huge carp have been caught from Wintons Fishery in Burgess Hill during the past few weeks, including several over 30lb. All three lakes have produced fish over 20lb, which have mainly been taken on boilies. On Kingfisher Lake, Simon Wilcox landed
The top four in the Slaugham invitation five hour match on Furnace lake each took seven carp. Dickie Watts of the promoting club drew the platform peg near the car park where many visitors stop and feed the ducks and the carp also know it as a swim to
The foot and mouth outbreak has not only deprived many cross-country runners of their competition, but also top track judge Reg Clarke of his swansong. Clarke had planned to bow out of his officials' duties, as referee, in the final Sussex cross-country
Jockey Philip Hide's nightmare is over. After a losing run stretching back 60 rides he finally got back in the winners' enclosure. The Sussex-based rider broke the losing streak in style, landing a double in the snow and sleet at Fontwell. Both successes
