Our report about a proposed reduction in the number of Brighton and Hove councillors could have misled readers. It stated Liberal Democrat councillors and the Friends of Brunswick Square and Terrace had collected more than 1,400 signatures in a successful
If the battle for the chairmanship of the BBC seems rather remote, even irrelevant to our daily lives, it most certainly should not. We should all care. We should care passionately. There was a time when BBC TV, unique for its funding system we pay for
I read there is difficulty in recruiting skilled craftsmen (The Argus, August 8). My husband trained with Laings in London and passed his bricklayer NVQ 2. He was told he would never be out of work. What a joke. Each time he applies for a job he is told
I fully agree with M J Chapman's comments regarding the non-emergency police number 0845 6070999 (Letters, August 15). Once upon a time, you could just ring Brighton 606744 and get straight through and speak to somebody but this new system is a bad joke
The bookies were cheering when Gran Clicquot trotted in at 100-1 at Brighton. Virtually no money had been put on the six-year-old mare which ran for the first time in more than two years this week. But there was no fluke about her success in the hands
Joel O'Hara won the Sussex PGU Riseborough Memorial at Bognor with the aid of a brand new cheap putter. The 20-year-old Tilgate Forest assistant has only been a professional for 12 months and started playing golf only five years ago. Just before heading
Converting classic cars into furniture is all the rage now that Fatboy Slim has installed a Daimler Sovereign changed into a sofa in the bar of his Hove seafront home. The three Brighton-based designers who produced it have provided the DJ with the one
Have I got this right? The council wants less use made of cars in our city and demands fees for parking by the pavement but it has made every effort to accommodate a huge gathering of customised cars at Brighton Racecourse to the sound of pop music? (
Neil Collins spent nine hours in hospital, needed three weeks off work and was left with facial scars, just because he is gay. The 22-year-old care worker, who has disabled children, was punched unconscious and needed eight stitches in his facial wound
Abandoned cars are making city streets look tatty and scruffy because there are so many of them. The problem is at its worst on council estates where it often takes weeks or even months before they are finally removed. In the meantime, they can become
Why was Pride blighted by the mindless actions of a few homophobic yobs in the evening in St James's Street? The violence was horrendous and it's getting worse. It seems every weekend we are subjected to fights and aggression in St James's Street. Local
Tony Cottey will not play again for Sussex this season because of injury. The 35-year-old former Glamorgan batsman has been restricted to just one Championship appearance in his third year with the county because of tennis elbow. He will now undergo an
Keith Greenfield has been been given the responsibility of helping to develop the next generation of Sussex cricketers. Greenfield is giving up his role as the county's second team coach to become the first director of their new youth academy. The post
Unemployment has hit a new low in Sussex, with fewer people out of work than at any time since 1974. The service-based economy across the county is booming this summer and showing no signs of the downturn that is affecting the manufacturing sector. There
The Seacat fast ferry interrupted its cross-Channel run when a diving boat broke down. The Seacat, on route to Dieppe, stood by while the Newhaven lifeboat crew got a line on to the 17ft rigid inflatable, half a mile south-west of Newhaven on Wednesday
A 79-year-old woman died in an accident with a car as she tried to cross a Mid Sussex road. She was walking across the A264 Crawley Road in Faygate when the collision with a Volkswagen Golf happened. The accident happened about 500 yards north-east of
A man's arm was trapped under the cab of a 32-tonne articulated lorry when it overturned. Fire crews spent almost an hour trying to release him from beneath the tipper truck using low-pressure airbags and hydraulic rescue equipment yesterday. The airbags
A Sussex doctor told today how he carried out a vasectomy operation - on himself. Jonathan Heatley did the DIY op at his surgery in Horsham with his wife Heather standing by in case anything went wrong. Dr Heatley, of Gordon Road, Horsham, said: "My wife
A man who tried to steal a bag belonging to former boxing champion Nigel Benn has been fined and then deported. Chilean Marco Neyra Garcia, 34, of no fixed address in the UK, had been in the country for two days when he snatched a bag from the former
A man who attacked the boss of an animal research firm with a wooden stave has been jailed for three years. David Blenkinsop, 34, of Broadhurst Manor Road, Horsted Keynes, pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding. Judge Neil McKittrick described it as a wicked
An amnesty on unwanted cars is being launched to stop city streets being used as a scrapyard. A clean-up squad will trawl through Brighton's estates offering to take vehicles away free of charge. It is the latest project to come from the New Deal for
Five, six, seven, eight what would they appreciate? More cheerleaders. A troupe of basketball cheerleaders has dwindled in number to four and is desperately seeking six girls to pick up pom poms and wow audiences in true American fashion. The Brighton
The warm weather was a welcome start for the first day of the South Coast's biggest free air show. Airbourne 2001 kicked off in Eastbourne yesterday and by mid-afternoon an estimated 200,000 people had already visited the event. The eighth show does have
Having a slight disability (hopefully temporary), I could not quite understand why a young man was waiting in the centre of the road - Clarendon Villas to Goldstone Villas - when there was no traffic approaching. I would like to say a big thank you to
Some years ago, Argus readers were invited to nominate the ugliest building in Sussex. Following a recent visit to Worthing, this subject was brought back to me after viewing the derelict Teville Gate shopping area adjoining the central station. Out on
Teenager Rob Stanley scarcely had time to read his exam results before he was cracking open the first bottle of champagne. As he sprayed his former classmates with bubbly, the mood outside Worthing Sixth Form College was jubilant. Some of the students
Our report about a proposed reduction in the number of Brighton and Hove councillors could have misled readers. It stated Liberal Democrat councillors and the Friends of Brunswick Square and Terrace had collected more than 1,400 signatures in a successful
A Worthing woman has made medical history after having an operation carried out by a robot surgeon. Helen Gallichan, 33, of Cottenham Road, suffered from a rare condition which made her choke when she ate. Before the operation she could only eat soft
A Mid Sussex mother today warned parents and children to be on their guard after her son escaped an abduction attempt. Caroline Maloney's son Ryan, 11, was cycling to a friend's home in Hassocks when a man in a dark car slowed down, asked him where he
I fully agree with M J Chapman's comments regarding the non-emergency police number 0845 6070999 (Letters, August 15). Once upon a time, you could just ring Brighton 606744 and get straight through and speak to somebody but this new system is a bad joke
The bookies were cheering when Gran Clicquot trotted in at 100-1 at Brighton. Virtually no money had been put on the six-year-old mare which ran for the first time in more than two years this week. But there was no fluke about her success in the hands
The doctors in Southall Avenue want to close the practice (The Argus, August 10). A lot of older people will have the inconvenience of catching two buses or getting the doctor to call to see them. Patients of Southall Avenue surgery who are concerned
I would like to protest on behalf of people who live in the Moulsecoomb and Bevendean area of Brighton over the proposal to close the Southall Avenue surgery. This will cause a great deal of hardship for many older people and young mothers with children
Joel O'Hara won the Sussex PGU Riseborough Memorial at Bognor with the aid of a brand new cheap putter. The 20-year-old Tilgate Forest assistant has only been a professional for 12 months and started playing golf only five years ago. Just before heading
Have I got this right? The council wants less use made of cars in our city and demands fees for parking by the pavement but it has made every effort to accommodate a huge gathering of customised cars at Brighton Racecourse to the sound of pop music? (
On the evening of August 14, my husband and I were driving down Clarke Avenue in Hove. As we approached the traffic lights, a small, white car already at the traffic lights suddenly started to reverse erratically and at speed. Fortunately, my husband
Sammy Donnelly has heard the close season rumours about his imminent demise. Now he is as fired up as ever to take his Worthing side back into the upper reaches of division one. Doubts over Donnelly's future in charge at Woodside Road figured prominently
Abandoned cars are making city streets look tatty and scruffy because there are so many of them. The problem is at its worst on council estates where it often takes weeks or even months before they are finally removed. In the meantime, they can become
Why was Pride blighted by the mindless actions of a few homophobic yobs in the evening in St James's Street? The violence was horrendous and it's getting worse. It seems every weekend we are subjected to fights and aggression in St James's Street. Local
Sussex Second XI are on course to finally clinch their first championship win in eight attempts against Worcestershire at New Road. They have the hosts by the throat going into the final day on 62-5, still needing a further 142 to avoid an innings defeat
Tony Cottey will not play again for Sussex this season because of injury. The 35-year-old former Glamorgan batsman has been restricted to just one Championship appearance in his third year with the county because of tennis elbow. He will now undergo an
It was six and OUCH for unlucky cricketer Andy Plaister when he stepped up to the crease. The batsman struck a boundary he regretted in a village match against Beeding and Bramber. Andy, 36, thumped a ball for six out of his club's ground and into Bostock
Sussex scientists studying the human genetic blueprint to help fight cancer will soon start work in a £5 million research centre. The first stage of the Genome Stability Centre at the University of Sussex has just been completed and, to celebrate, the
A 79-year-old woman died in an accident with a car as she tried to cross a Mid Sussex road. She was walking across the A264 Crawley Road in Faygate when the collision with a Volkswagen Golf happened. The accident happened about 500 yards north-east of
A language school could move out of Brighton and Hove if it loses its latest planning battle. EF Language Travel has used buildings in Farman Street, off Western Road, as seasonal classrooms on temporary planning permissions for six years. But Brighton
A man who attacked the boss of an animal research firm with a wooden stave has been jailed for three years. David Blenkinsop, 34, of Broadhurst Manor Road, Horsted Keynes, pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding. Judge Neil McKittrick described it as a wicked
Five, six, seven, eight what would they appreciate? More cheerleaders. A troupe of basketball cheerleaders has dwindled in number to four and is desperately seeking six girls to pick up pom poms and wow audiences in true American fashion. The Brighton
The warm weather was a welcome start for the first day of the South Coast's biggest free air show. Airbourne 2001 kicked off in Eastbourne yesterday and by mid-afternoon an estimated 200,000 people had already visited the event. The eighth show does have
Once again it is that time of the year when parents think of kitting their kids out to return to school. Yes, it is again the time of the dreaded school uniform. Am I alone in making sure my two children conform 100 per cent to their school's uniform
A million people are expected to flock to Eastbourne's four-day air spectacular this year. Organisers have boosted safety in the wake of last year's fatal crash and have defended plans to charge £5 a day for deckchairs. About 200,000 people thronged the
Having a slight disability (hopefully temporary), I could not quite understand why a young man was waiting in the centre of the road - Clarendon Villas to Goldstone Villas - when there was no traffic approaching. I would like to say a big thank you to
Some years ago, Argus readers were invited to nominate the ugliest building in Sussex. Following a recent visit to Worthing, this subject was brought back to me after viewing the derelict Teville Gate shopping area adjoining the central station. Out on
The expressions on the faces lining up to receive their brown envelopes said it all. Students across Brighton and Hove had spent two months waiting for yesterday morning to arrive. One teenage boy tried to ease the tension by turning up to collect his
A Mid Sussex mother today warned parents and children to be on their guard after her son escaped an abduction attempt. Caroline Maloney's son Ryan, 11, was cycling to a friend's home in Hassocks when a man in a dark car slowed down, asked him where he
A Worthing woman has made medical history after having an operation carried out by a robot surgeon. Helen Gallichan, 33, of Cottenham Road, suffered from a rare condition which made her choke when she ate. Before the operation she could only eat soft
With its chrome grille, walnut panelling and leather upholstery, it just might be the ultimate place to crash out. And with a price tag of £3,000 you could easily pick up a second-hand version of the real thing. But DJ Norman Cook, alias chart star Fatboy
Tom Blackstone, of Justice and Freedom For Animals, (Letters, August 8), makes a number of statements about my attitude towards the use of animals in Zippos Circus, which are misleading and I wish to set the record straight. It is not correct that my
The doctors in Southall Avenue want to close the practice (The Argus, August 10). A lot of older people will have the inconvenience of catching two buses or getting the doctor to call to see them. Patients of Southall Avenue surgery who are concerned
I would like to protest on behalf of people who live in the Moulsecoomb and Bevendean area of Brighton over the proposal to close the Southall Avenue surgery. This will cause a great deal of hardship for many older people and young mothers with children
Nick Nurse is poised to take over as coach of Brighton Bears. Nurse, 34, will take over next week providing a work permit application is successful. An influx of new players is expected to follow as Bears plan their play-offs bid. Nurse, who hails from
Sparks are flying in the home of Helen and Andrew Cripps at Tye Close in Saltdean. They don't know who to pay their electricity bill to after a mix-up between suppliers Seeboard and npower. The couple felt earlier this year they had been tricked into
On the evening of August 14, my husband and I were driving down Clarke Avenue in Hove. As we approached the traffic lights, a small, white car already at the traffic lights suddenly started to reverse erratically and at speed. Fortunately, my husband
Sammy Donnelly has heard the close season rumours about his imminent demise. Now he is as fired up as ever to take his Worthing side back into the upper reaches of division one. Doubts over Donnelly's future in charge at Woodside Road figured prominently
Warren Bagnall is raring to break his goalscoring duck for Crawley as they start their bid for Conference status. Reds face relegated Conference club Hednesford in their Dr Martens League premier division clash at the Broadfield Stadium and Bagnall desperately
I would like to let Worthing residents know if they have a fall or sudden mishap and do not wish to be hospitalised, though they live alone, no help will be available from local care teams until at least August 20, when the financial assessor returns.
Sussex Second XI are on course to finally clinch their first championship win in eight attempts against Worcestershire at New Road. They have the hosts by the throat going into the final day on 62-5, still needing a further 142 to avoid an innings defeat
Robin Martin-Jenkins took two wickets in two balls before Sussex were frustrated by Derbyshire's last wicket pair on the third day of the Championship match today. The county looked like gaining a handy first innings lead when Martin-Jenkins removed Trevor
Albion's new German marksman Dirk Lehmann is on target for a unique hat-trick against Wigan at Withdean tomorrow. But he doesn't mind who scores as long as the Seagulls provide him with a birthday present of three points. Lehmann netted twice on his home
The head of Brighton police has been promoted to chief superintendent - and he'll be the only one in Sussex. Andy Bliss, 40, will be in charge when the Brighton and Hove police divisions merge early next year. A graduate of Durham University, Mr Bliss
It was six and OUCH for unlucky cricketer Andy Plaister when he stepped up to the crease. The batsman struck a boundary he regretted in a village match against Beeding and Bramber. Andy, 36, thumped a ball for six out of his club's ground and into Bostock
Sussex scientists studying the human genetic blueprint to help fight cancer will soon start work in a £5 million research centre. The first stage of the Genome Stability Centre at the University of Sussex has just been completed and, to celebrate, the
Guy Standen is on his feet again and determined to enjoy life after revolutionary surgery to remove his stomach. The father-of-two first made the headlines in 1998 when he survived a head-on road crash with a bus. In May this year, he was diagnosed with
A language school could move out of Brighton and Hove if it loses its latest planning battle. EF Language Travel has used buildings in Farman Street, off Western Road, as seasonal classrooms on temporary planning permissions for six years. But Brighton
A student had his nose broken in a street attack as he and a group of friends returned from celebrating their A/S-level results. Two men jumped out of a car and set about the group in Bolton Road, Eastbourne, as they returned from their night out. One
A business is moving out of central Hove and blaming the area's new parking scheme. Julia Logan, who runs John Logan hairdresser's with her husband, said their salon had been forced to move from Church Road because customers faced such a struggle finding
A police dog would not let go of a woman's leg even when struck by his handler, a jury heard. Flesh from Kelly White's leg was strewn around after she was bitten by the Rottweiler, Hove Crown Court was told. The incident happened as about 50 youths were
Once again it is that time of the year when parents think of kitting their kids out to return to school. Yes, it is again the time of the dreaded school uniform. Am I alone in making sure my two children conform 100 per cent to their school's uniform
A million people are expected to flock to Eastbourne's four-day air spectacular this year. Organisers have boosted safety in the wake of last year's fatal crash and have defended plans to charge £5 a day for deckchairs. About 200,000 people thronged the
Teenager Caroline Tyler has dreamed of performing since she started playing the piano aged five. Now her dream is a step closer to reality. She has won a place at a prestigious music school after achieving some of the highest marks in England in her A-levels
It was a time for celebration for many East Sussex students as their A-level results were finally revealed yesterday. But for Sara Whines, 17, it was just another day under exam conditions. No sooner had she received two As and a B in her A and A/S-levels
The expressions on the faces lining up to receive their brown envelopes said it all. Students across Brighton and Hove had spent two months waiting for yesterday morning to arrive. One teenage boy tried to ease the tension by turning up to collect his
If the battle for the chairmanship of the BBC seems rather remote, even irrelevant to our daily lives, it most certainly should not. We should all care. We should care passionately. There was a time when BBC TV, unique for its funding system we pay for
A student had his nose broken in a street attack as he and a group of friends returned from celebrating their A/S-level results. Two men jumped out of a car and set about the group in Bolton Road, Eastbourne, as they returned from their night out. One
A 79-year-old woman died in an accident with a car as she tried to cross a Mid Sussex road. She was walking across the A264 Crawley Road in Faygate when the collision with a Volkswagen Golf happened. The accident happened about 500 yards north-east of
A Mid Sussex mother today warned parents and children to be on their guard after her son escaped an abduction attempt. Caroline Maloney's son Ryan, 11, was cycling to a friend's home in Hassocks when a man in a dark car slowed down, asked him where he
A West Sussex doctor told today how he carried out a vasectomy operation - on himself. Jonathan Heatley did the DIY op at his surgery in Horsham with his wife Heather standing by in case anything went wrong. Dr Heatley, of Gordon Road, Horsham, said:
A Worthing woman has made medical history after having an operation carried out by a robot surgeon. Helen Gallichan, 33, of Cottenham Road, suffered from a rare condition which made her choke when she ate. Before the operation she could only eat soft
I read there is difficulty in recruiting skilled craftsmen (The Argus, August 8). My husband trained with Laings in London and passed his bricklayer NVQ 2. He was told he would never be out of work. What a joke. Each time he applies for a job he is told
With its chrome grille, walnut panelling and leather upholstery, it just might be the ultimate place to crash out. And with a price tag of £3,000 you could easily pick up a second-hand version of the real thing. But DJ Norman Cook, alias chart star Fatboy
Tom Blackstone, of Justice and Freedom For Animals, (Letters, August 8), makes a number of statements about my attitude towards the use of animals in Zippos Circus, which are misleading and I wish to set the record straight. It is not correct that my
Converting classic cars into furniture is all the rage now that Fatboy Slim has installed a Daimler Sovereign changed into a sofa in the bar of his Hove seafront home. The three Brighton-based designers who produced it have provided the DJ with the one
Nick Nurse is poised to take over as coach of Brighton Bears. Nurse, 34, will take over next week providing a work permit application is successful. An influx of new players is expected to follow as Bears plan their play-offs bid. Nurse, who hails from
Sparks are flying in the home of Helen and Andrew Cripps at Tye Close in Saltdean. They don't know who to pay their electricity bill to after a mix-up between suppliers Seeboard and npower. The couple felt earlier this year they had been tricked into
Neil Collins spent nine hours in hospital, needed three weeks off work and was left with facial scars, just because he is gay. The 22-year-old care worker, who has disabled children, was punched unconscious and needed eight stitches in his facial wound
Warren Bagnall is raring to break his goalscoring duck for Crawley as they start their bid for Conference status. Reds face relegated Conference club Hednesford in their Dr Martens League premier division clash at the Broadfield Stadium and Bagnall desperately
I would like to let Worthing residents know if they have a fall or sudden mishap and do not wish to be hospitalised, though they live alone, no help will be available from local care teams until at least August 20, when the financial assessor returns.
Keith Greenfield has been been given the responsibility of helping to develop the next generation of Sussex cricketers. Greenfield is giving up his role as the county's second team coach to become the first director of their new youth academy. The post
Robin Martin-Jenkins took two wickets in two balls before Sussex were frustrated by Derbyshire's last wicket pair on the third day of the Championship match today. The county looked like gaining a handy first innings lead when Martin-Jenkins removed Trevor
Albion's new German marksman Dirk Lehmann is on target for a unique hat-trick against Wigan at Withdean tomorrow. But he doesn't mind who scores as long as the Seagulls provide him with a birthday present of three points. Lehmann netted twice on his home
The head of Brighton police has been promoted to chief superintendent - and he'll be the only one in Sussex. Andy Bliss, 40, will be in charge when the Brighton and Hove police divisions merge early next year. A graduate of Durham University, Mr Bliss
Unemployment has hit a new low in Sussex, with fewer people out of work than at any time since 1974. The service-based economy across the county is booming this summer and showing no signs of the downturn that is affecting the manufacturing sector. There
The Seacat fast ferry interrupted its cross-Channel run when a diving boat broke down. The Seacat, on route to Dieppe, stood by while the Newhaven lifeboat crew got a line on to the 17ft rigid inflatable, half a mile south-west of Newhaven on Wednesday
Guy Standen is on his feet again and determined to enjoy life after revolutionary surgery to remove his stomach. The father-of-two first made the headlines in 1998 when he survived a head-on road crash with a bus. In May this year, he was diagnosed with
A man's arm was trapped under the cab of a 32-tonne articulated lorry when it overturned. Fire crews spent almost an hour trying to release him from beneath the tipper truck using low-pressure airbags and hydraulic rescue equipment yesterday. The airbags
A Sussex doctor told today how he carried out a vasectomy operation - on himself. Jonathan Heatley did the DIY op at his surgery in Horsham with his wife Heather standing by in case anything went wrong. Dr Heatley, of Gordon Road, Horsham, said: "My wife
A student had his nose broken in a street attack as he and a group of friends returned from celebrating their A/S-level results. Two men jumped out of a car and set about the group in Bolton Road, Eastbourne, as they returned from their night out. One
A man who tried to steal a bag belonging to former boxing champion Nigel Benn has been fined and then deported. Chilean Marco Neyra Garcia, 34, of no fixed address in the UK, had been in the country for two days when he snatched a bag from the former
A business is moving out of central Hove and blaming the area's new parking scheme. Julia Logan, who runs John Logan hairdresser's with her husband, said their salon had been forced to move from Church Road because customers faced such a struggle finding
An amnesty on unwanted cars is being launched to stop city streets being used as a scrapyard. A clean-up squad will trawl through Brighton's estates offering to take vehicles away free of charge. It is the latest project to come from the New Deal for
A police dog would not let go of a woman's leg even when struck by his handler, a jury heard. Flesh from Kelly White's leg was strewn around after she was bitten by the Rottweiler, Hove Crown Court was told. The incident happened as about 50 youths were
