Stories for 28 August 2001

The Argus Business

Entrepreneurs work the net

Sussex is one of the busiest new media clusters in Europe and last week e-entrepreneurs joined forces in Brighton.   more...

Sending out the right messages

Mobiles are a must-have accessory for today's teenagers but young people may face more danger than adults from radiation.   more...

Mapping the Downs on foot

Satellites are being used in a project to conserve the Sussex countryside.   more...

Where ideas are turned into reality

No matter how simple it looks on the surface, most technology only works because someone somewhere has spent hours, days and sometimes years making it all work.   more...

City Girl: Cool place in cyberspace

Mirror, mirror, mirrorball, what's the best club night of them all?   more...

Net Solutions with Andrew Hardy

Q: I have a 56k modem, yet when I connect to the internet, I rarely get connection speeds above 44k. Why is this? Is my modem faulty?   more...

Hardware: Carry heavy graphics files and stacks of music in your pocket

What's small, silver and fits into your pocket?   more...

Review: Children learn in leaps and bounds

Tivola's interactive fairy tale CD ROM will hold children spellbound.   more...

Review: If there's no Payne - there's no gain

Few things have lived up to their hype this year, including Madonna's tour, the Tomb Raider movie and the Planet Of The Apes remake.   more...

REview: Why not do it by the letter?

I don't know about you but when I need to learn about a new piece of software, my old-fashioned side is comforted by a printed-on-paper book to explain how it all works.   more...

Student web site for sore eyes

Student life can be tough for the uninitiated but this year's intake can find survival tips on the web.   more...

Bosses are concerned over rising pass rates

Sussex bosses are worried the high number of GCSE and A-level passes in schools and colleges mean the exams have been made too easy.   more...

Cost of organised crime is on the rise

Organised crime is costing businesses up to five per cent of their turnover and a Sussex forensic accountant said it was the fastest growing area of his business.   more...

Bosses lose out on time out

One in five owners of small businesses in the South-East has not taken a holiday during the past year.   more...

Help when the planners say No

The number of planning applications refused by Sussex councils prompted Alan King to open an agency to help people reapply in a no-win-no-fee deal.   more...

Helpers do power of good

Volunteers from Seeboard did a power of good when they turned out to help with tasks on a community farm.   more...

Parker's Progress with tom Parker

Prince Charles, God bless him, is again in the news.   more...

Enterprise is booming

Edeal, the enterprise agency in Eastbourne, said new businesses are opening in the town at a faster rate than the national average.   more...

Branson backs business award

Judging is under way for the Sussex Business Awards 2001.   more...

Looking after local talent

A leading software company has set up a learning academy to develop its workforce and cultivate local talent.   more...

Potty about plate designs

There is nothing quite like painting your own pottery to relax at the end of a busy day.   more...

The Argus Health

Equality of opportunity for children

If one thing has emerged during this summer of rioting across England, it is that we store up enormous problems if we do not celebrate the diversity of the society we live in.   more...

Exams can be a killer

This is the time to support teenagers who have just had the results of their A Levels or college courses and are in a dilemma over their future careers.   more...

Say goodbye to the demon weed

Thirty years ago, smoking was seen as a social thing to do and there weren't many places where it was frowned upon to light up.   more...

On the alert for aluminium intake

Seeing is not necessarily believing in Camelford in Cornwall.   more...

The Argus News

Pensioners rally to battle for crossing

Pensioner power is swinging into action to campaign for a crossing on a busy road which claimed the life of one of their friends.   more...

We just want fair deal, say cabbies

Taxi drivers have hit back at criticism of their fares, claiming a new pricing system has led to cheaper journeys for many customers.   more...

Festival's a real eye-opener

Lewes threw a huge party to celebrate the launch of the biggest visual arts festival in the south.   more...

Shopkeeper's one-man parking survey

A shopkeeper is conducting a survey of thousands of homes in a bid to discover what residents really think about parking.   more...

Uniform idea for CID

Detectives across Sussex could be ordered back into uniform to increase police visibility.   more...

Holiday mayhem kills three

Three people died and six were injured in Bank Holiday mayhem on Sussex roads.   more...

College changes its name

A college in Worthing is changing its name to encourage mature students to sign up for courses.   more...

Airport anger at baggage breakdown

Passengers arriving at Gatwick Airport during the bank holiday weekend had to wait more than two hours to collect their luggage.   more...

Cold War bunker opens to public

Visitors will get the chance to delve into the bowels of a secret underground bunker when it opens to the public this weekend.   more...

New school set for approval

Plans for a new Mid Sussex secondary school are expected to be approved this week.   more...

Arsonists strike at college

Arsonists burned out a van at Northbrook College's Durrington site last night.   more...

Hazard of show-off skiers

Jet-propelled personal watercraft could be banned from a beach as posing skiers put swimmers' lives at risk.   more...

Carnival's a cracker

Thousands of people packed Worthing seafront for the annual Rotary carnival.   more...

Warning over dinghy danger

Worthing seafront officers have warned people about the dangers of blow-up airbeds and dinghies after four youngsters drifted out to sea.   more...

MPs say no to offshore hotel

Labour MPs have given the thumbs down to staying in a floating palace moored off Brighton during their party conference.   more...

Teenager's sex attack ordeal

A 17-year-old girl was dragged into an alleyway and sexually assaulted as she walked home alone after a night out in Brighton.   more...

Scheme aims to ease bed crisis

A joint project is being set up to bridge the gap between hospital and home in an attempt to ease a hospital's bed-blocking crisis.   more...

Mayor Q&A: The No campaign

Here Green councillor Keith Taylor and Tory Garry Peltzer Dunn say why they don't want Brighton and Hove to have an elected mayor.   more...

Fears over nightclub hours

A town centre nightclub may be able to stay open later on ordinary Sundays and Sundays before a Bank Holiday.   more...

Government blamed for care crisis

The boss of a group representing companies providing care to the elderly and disabled blames the Government for a staffing crisis.   more...

Arrogance of NHS chiefs

I read with interest the front-page article "French doc to the rescue" (The Argus, August 18).  more...

Could fields sale harm environment?

Amid all the controversy about the sale of the playing fields fronting Surrenden Road, Brighton, the environmental aspect appears to have been ignored.  more...

Worry over sea poseurs

Extra lifeguards and seafront officers were drafted in during the bank holiday weekend to curb watercraft skiers from endangering swimmers.   more...

Vital space

I protest at the plans to develop land sold by Varndean College beside Surrenden Road for housing.  more...

Study of torment

Since responsibility for parking in Brighton and Hove shifted from the police to the council it has caused anger.   more...

No benefit

Last year, residents' parking permits (RPP) were introduced to our area of Kemp Town.  more...

Festival's a real eye-opener

Lewes threw a huge party to celebrate the launch of the biggest visual arts festival in the south.   more...

Identity crisis

An internet firm has been tasked with relaunching Robertson's with another character after Golly was sacked.   more...

Get away

I understand Sussex Police may order the Albion's match against Southampton to be played at the St Mary's Stadium.  more...

Fault line

Lord Bassam promises us a mayor would be able to get to grips with the big problems facing the city (August 24)  more...

Serve all

Perhaps Roger French, in his dual capacity of Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company managing director and campaigner for an elected mayor, could clarify whether or not there will be an attempt to coerce or unreasonably influence anyone employed by any of the big businesses supporting his campaign, including his own company?  more...

Model clue

If committees are Victorian and old-fashioned, from which era in more recent history comes the model of the elected supremo?  more...

The Twits see off Golly

A Sussex company is relaunching jam company Robertson's after it dropped the controversial Golly figure from its jars after 91 years.   more...

TV's Zoe quits Priory show

Presenter Zoe Ball has checked out of The Priory, her Channel 4 TV show.   more...

Object to £1 taxi call-out

Despite Ken Bodfish stating that the taxi booking fee should not be £1 (The Argus, July 20), Brighton and Hove City Council is still proposing it.  more...

Donkey day boosts good causes

Bank holiday sunshine brought almost 5,000 people to the Newhaven, Peacehaven and Seaford Lions Club donkey derby.   more...

Store damaged by blaze

An East Sussex supermarket has been badly damaged after flames spread from a rubbish bin fire.   more...

Headbutt attacker breaks boy's nose

Eastbourne police are hunting a teenager who headbutted another youth and broke his nose.   more...

Club could open later

A town centre night club in Eastbourne may be allowed to stay open later.   more...

Signal Failure, by Lizzie Enfield

Arrived home feeling rather queasy last night, after sharing my seat with a gay dog.   more...

Prize letters spark new warning

Trading standards chiefs are warning residents to be wary of an offer which urges people to call a premium rate telephone number.   more...

Where is Rex buried?

My grandfather worked for the Sunday Pictorial in Fleet Street, London, but decided to move to Brighton some time during the Sixties.  more...

Don't let city be the loser

It is now widely agreed that whoever wins the election for leader of the Tory party, with its increasing recriminations, the loser will be the party itself.  more...

Fare fanfare

What very good news for many people: The £1 bus fare is here to stay (August 24).  more...

Drink ban delayed

A ban on street drinking has been delayed until the end of September.   more...

Confusion on a plate, sir?

Car salesmen in Brighton are not expecting hordes of drivers to snap up new-style registration plates when they go on sale.   more...

Decision day for disputed market

A controversial plan for a weekly farmers market on a former airfield runway will be decided today.   more...

The Argus Sport

Steele off the list

Albion supersub Lee Steele has been taken off the transfer list.   more...

Charlie sparks a goal riot

A collectors' item from Charlie Oatway launched Albion's biggest home win for nine months.   more...

Dr Martens League: Reds' lucky draw

Careless Crawley tossed away a 2-0 lead and had goalkeeper Andy Little sent off as they were held to a 3-3 home draw by Chelmsford in the premier division.   more...

Dr Martens League: Late joy for Town

Hastings Town striker Paul Jones scored in the dying minutes to earn his side a 1-0 win over visiting Eastbourne Borough in the eastern division.   more...

Ryman League: Rebels slump, Rooks soar

Worthing face their first major test of character of the season after crashing 3-0 at home to classy Whyteleafe yesterday.   more...

County League: Ollie at treble

Ollie Rowland was the only hat-trick man in the top flight as Whitehawk turned on the style.   more...

Kirtley makes England squad

Sussex fast bowler James Kirtley was celebrating today after he was called into the England squad for the first time.   more...

  
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