Stories for 1 September 2001

The Argus News

Bouncy castle is stolen

A bouncy castle which was due to keep youngsters entertained at an open day has been stolen.   more...

Attacks on NHS staff rise

Attacks on health staff are continuing to rise despite a long-running campaign to cut the number of incidents.   more...

Bank blasted over asbestos

Potentially-deadly asbestos was stripped from a derelict building for more than two years without residents being told.   more...

Increase in railway gripes

Complaints against train companies in the South East went up last year, prompting a passengers' forum to describe it as the "worst year for rail passengers since the blitz".   more...

Help at hand for battered men

Battered men are to get their own support service in Brighton and Hove.   more...

Crime victim charged for moped's return

A man whose moped was stolen twice by joyriders has been forced to abandon it after being asked to pay more than £200 to release it from a pound.   more...

Michelle's booked for Argus Appeal

Actress Michelle Collins will be among an array of celebrities who will attend the launch party of the 44th Argus Appeal.   more...

Time for a curfew on young hooligans

On Friday, August 24, my 17-year-old son and his girlfriend decided at 9.30pm to walk down to McDonalds in London Road, Brighton.  more...

Show gets airborne

Thousands of visitors are expected at the annual Shoreham Airshow this weekend.   more...

Ivor should keep his nose out

It is a bit rich of Ivor Caplin (The Argus, August 28) to urge that the King Alfred be redeveloped as soon as possible, for at a recent gathering of Hove Park residents he averred he does not get involved with local planning matters.  more...

Health is a business risk

When the Alliance and Leicester finally sold its derelict old headquarters near Hove Park it was left with a prickly problem.   more...

Waterbikes kill

I saw The Argus front-page picture (August 28) and froze, as it brought back memories of the tragic, untimely and wasteful death of my daughter.  more...

Spout springs up in village

Residents watched in amazement as this huge water spout shot into the air from a damaged main.   more...

Battered fathers

AS Nineties 'new laddism' gives way to the caring, sharing 21st Century male, a disturbing new phenomenon has emerged.   more...

Sign up now

I remind all citizens of Brighton and Hove who are opposed to the possible closure or privatisation of Knoll House residential and respite service for older people to sign the petition against such a move or to lobby their MP or ward councillor.  more...

Bulldog prayers

England will come to a standstill at 6.30pm today when David Beckham and co battle to keep the nation's dreams of World Cup glory alive.   more...

Do it this way

Over the past 25 years I have learned in business that to be successful you must give people a choice but listen to what they want, keep your premises clean and the surroundings pleasant and up-to-date.  more...

Heroin hurts us all

My 15-year-old daughter is without a father and all his family and I am left without a husband and his family because of heroin abuse.  more...

Payback time over uncollected rubbish

Once again, the rubbish collection in Park Crescent Road, Brighton, failed to happen on Friday, August 24, the day I went on holiday.  more...

Adam's right about cycling

How much I enjoyed Adam Trimingham's article on cycling (August 29).  more...

We're not with name and shame campaign

As the Sussex regional representative for the Association of British Drivers (ABD), I would like to disassociate our organisation from John Gallagher's "British Association of Motorists" (August 29), of which we have never heard despite his claim to have 5,000 members.  more...

Edwina's wizard words are published

Harry Potter fan Edwina McEachran was so inspired by the exploits of her fictional hero she decided to put pen to paper herself.   more...

What next for the 'mod cops'?

Police officers patrolling the Sussex streets on inline skates may sound far-fetched.   more...

Home Truths, by Jacqui Bealing

For our fifth wedding anniversary last weekend we celebrated in style.   more...

Clever feat for seagulls

Jon Spicer and Lindsey Davidson complained (August 29) about seagulls nesting in trees around Norfolk Terrace and soiling their cars.  more...

I was here for tidal wave

Our family was on the beach when the Brighton tidal wave struck in 1929. I was aged six months.  more...

One rule for us ...

Brighton and Hove City Council has again let one of its tenants down, forcing her 11-month-old baby to bath in a bucket (The Argus, August 29).  more...

Contests group seeks members

Our club would welcome new and experienced people who enjoy doing competitions in a friendly local group.  more...

Mini Me winner gets hitched

The winner of 'reality radio' game Mini Me is to marry his long-term partner this month after proposing to her while captive in the bus on Brighton seafront.   more...

Emily's showing bulldog spirit

England's number one fan is urging the nation's football stars to win in Germany this weekend.   more...

The Argus Sport

Adams fumes over penalties

Bobby Zamora was involved in another diving controversy last night as Albion fell to their first defeat of the season.   more...

Northampton 2, Albion 0: Minute by minute

Albion's unbeaten start came unstuck against the early tail-enders in freak circumstances.   more...

RMJ could return

Robin Martin-Jenkins could be back in the Sussex squad for Sunday's Norwich Union League match against Middlesex at Richmond (1pm).   more...