My husband did the most courageous thing he has ever done in his life this week. He put his scrotum under the knife. After waiting just a couple of months, his appointment for a vasectomy came through and he went ahead with the surgery last Monday. There
Conservationists have warned of an explosion in anti-social behaviour if pubs are allowed to open 24 hours a day. The Kingscliffe Society, an environment, conservation and enhancement group in Brighton, is fighting for amendments to the new Bill to scrap
A power company has given a guarantee it will no longer plague a pensioner with monster bills. Rita Downing, 78, could not even escape the bills for thousands of pounds she did not owe when she fled Sussex to Wales. Energy firm npower promised to stop
Our health reporter Siobhan Ryan reports on what is being done to ease the county's hospital bed-blocking problems and halt the rise in cancelled operations. June Hornsbury is today recovering from a successful gall bladder operation carried out earlier
It's been an eventful seven days for the Albion - we've shown how we are improving, made an acrimonious exit from the FA Cup and potentially lost a major part of our midfield. Saturday saw us take on the form team of the division, and give possibly our
Stevie Coppell must have walked under a few ladders or run over a black cat because it's not exactly been good news week at the Albion. When the least of your worries is a 3-1 FA Cup defeat you know you've got problems. First, Steve Sidwell turned down
If any proof was needed of the utterly wasteful nature of Labour's tax-and-spend policies, one only had to glance at the job supplement The Argus last Thursday. Here is a sample of some of the curious jobs advertised by the health service: Communications
In response to Audrey Buttimer (Letters, January 13), we would like to make it clear Brighton and Hove City Council is not responsible for the decision of Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company to cease the arrangement whereby holders of CountyCards
A Brighton hip-hop band called GM Babyz is featured on Peace Not War, a CD which opposes armed action against Iraq. Vocalist Haydon Prowse believes many young people would rather oppose any war through music than by going on marches, which can be boring
I was appalled to read about the closure of Brighton's bus station (The Argus, January 16). Pool Valley is a sorry excuse for a bus station for a city of this size to start with but at least Howard Trevette had tried to make it better by providing more
Danny Midgley would love another chance to run out for the Brighton Bears. Midgley, a bit-part player in Mark Dunning's class of 2000/01, is polishing his skills in the United States. The 21-year-old is in the second of four years at the University of
Brighton and Hove has one of Britain's liveliest city centres, with a huge number of clubs, restaurants and bars. Its centre is also home to thousands of people, which can create conflict. People who choose to live where the action is in parts of Kemp
Three years after his son was found dead at the foot of cliffs his father says he is still tormented by unanswered questions. Lee Wescott, 20, was found in a rock pool at Saltdean in April 1999. He had been missing from home for just over a week. A coroner
My son of ten and his friends skated both on the outdoor Christmas rink at Brighton Marina and in the Brighton Centre before the Ice Show. From the number of people who used the facilities, they obviously proved very popular. On one occasion, we couldn't
Gary Smith looked a broken man as he grabbed a chair behind the scenes at the NIA and contemplated another heartbreaking final defeat. A fourth showpiece setback in as many years was tough for everyone connected with Worthing Thunder, not least their
The Government is insisting thousands of new homes should be built in East Sussex during the next 20 years. More than half the county is ruled out because it is downland or of outstanding natural beauty. That puts most of the pressure on the Weald. East
I agree with G Roberts and D Barnett (Letters, January 11). I received from the Labour Party a questionnaire asking "What would I like the Government to do?" My reply was provide better facilities for young people. I was born in Brighton and lived there
Albion defender Guy Butters insists he has no regrets about signing for the Seagulls. The former Portsmouth centre half has been out of first team contention since featuring in Steve Coppell's first match in charge against Sheffield United in October.
Albion midfielder Paul Brooker is pondering a new contract offer. The talented winger is reluctant to put pen to paper until he feels confident he has a first-team future at the club. Most of the squad sorted out new deals last summer. Brooker's situation
RSPCA inspectors raided a stud farm and discovered emaciated and sick dogs, a court heard. The animals were suffering from severe diarrhoea and in a dull, depressed and lethargic state when they were seized. One of the dogs was so weak it had to be lifted
Police mounted a guard outside a secondary school after gangs of youths from another school twice stormed the campus. Seven uniformed officers ringed the gates of Dorothy Stringer School in Loder Road, Brighton, to see children safely into and out of
A woman is recovering in hospital after a hit-and-run driver careered into her, shattering both her legs. Vicki Crowther, a mother-of-four and a special needs teacher, was pinned up against her own car after the motorist lost control and drove into her
Albion turned the table on its head to match the leaders in an entertaining south coast derby. Bobby Zamora put the rock-bottom Seagulls ahead with a superbly taken goal on 54 minutes, his seventh of the season. Steve Coppell's battlers had to settle
The South Coast derby got off to a stinging start when Brooker's volley forward smacked Diabate in the face and pole-axed him right by the centre spot. The recalled midfielder was soon back in the action after treatment, but the incident was just what
Ben Roberts faced a baptism of fire for Albion against leaders Portsmouth at Withdean today. The Charlton goalkeeper made his debut for the rock-bottom Seagulls in the south coast showdown. Roberts, signed on a month's loan to cover for the injured Michel
Firefighters have set up a fund in memory of two brothers who died after an inferno at the family home. Donations are pouring in following the deaths of Alex and Phil Kent at Fermor Way, Crowborough. Off-duty firefighter Alex, 25, managed to lead his
Drug users have forced a team of young footballers out of their own clubhouse. South Down Rovers FC has banned its players, who age from eight to 16, from many parts of their own club after discovering needles, burnt foil and paraphernalia used for smoking
My husband did the most courageous thing he has ever done in his life this week. He put his scrotum under the knife. After waiting just a couple of months, his appointment for a vasectomy came through and he went ahead with the surgery last Monday. There
Conservationists have warned of an explosion in anti-social behaviour if pubs are allowed to open 24 hours a day. The Kingscliffe Society, an environment, conservation and enhancement group in Brighton, is fighting for amendments to the new Bill to scrap
Albion turned the table on its head to match the leaders in an entertaining south coast derby. Bobby Zamora put the rock-bottom Seagulls ahead with a superbly taken goal on 54 minutes, his seventh of the season. Steve Coppell's battlers had to settle
Shattered Norman Cook slumped back in his chair and said: "I just want a cab. I just want to go home." As the dance music which has won him worldwide fame pumped in the background, Norman's thoughts were a million miles away. The news came back: No cab
Exclusive: Millionaire DJ Norman Cook wants to save his marriage to radio star Zoe Ball. The Hove-based star, aka Fatboy Slim, poured his heart out to The Argus after a sell-out concert at the Concorde 2 in Brighton. The couple, considered to have one
The article on the Brighton Belle's sentimental journey (The Argus, January 9) took me back to a Sunday morning in the early summer of 1953. I was a fireman for British Rail in the Brighton Top Link. With my driver, W "Billy" Bourne, we prepared an Atlantic
Having had to miss the away game against Portsmouth because of a wedding in, of all places, Portsmouth, I've been looking forward to the home game. Because of the 12 noon kick-off, it promises a good long period of "post-match analysis" with other South
Worthing Magic felt they were short-changed as they lost their unbeaten record in the WNBL. Magic went down 83-69 at Southend but coach Phil Waghorn said the Southend guards got away with some very rough treatment of their Magic counterparts. Southend
In response to Audrey Buttimer (Letters, January 13), we would like to make it clear Brighton and Hove City Council is not responsible for the decision of Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company to cease the arrangement whereby holders of CountyCards
A Brighton hip-hop band called GM Babyz is featured on Peace Not War, a CD which opposes armed action against Iraq. Vocalist Haydon Prowse believes many young people would rather oppose any war through music than by going on marches, which can be boring
Danny Midgley would love another chance to run out for the Brighton Bears. Midgley, a bit-part player in Mark Dunning's class of 2000/01, is polishing his skills in the United States. The 21-year-old is in the second of four years at the University of
Brighton and Hove has one of Britain's liveliest city centres, with a huge number of clubs, restaurants and bars. Its centre is also home to thousands of people, which can create conflict. People who choose to live where the action is in parts of Kemp
My son of ten and his friends skated both on the outdoor Christmas rink at Brighton Marina and in the Brighton Centre before the Ice Show. From the number of people who used the facilities, they obviously proved very popular. On one occasion, we couldn't
Gary Smith looked a broken man as he grabbed a chair behind the scenes at the NIA and contemplated another heartbreaking final defeat. A fourth showpiece setback in as many years was tough for everyone connected with Worthing Thunder, not least their
The Government is insisting thousands of new homes should be built in East Sussex during the next 20 years. More than half the county is ruled out because it is downland or of outstanding natural beauty. That puts most of the pressure on the Weald. East
It's a bit rich of G Roberts to claim there are no acceptable play facilities for children in Brighton and Hove. It obviously is not true and, having raised two children here myself, I think the play equipment in the city's main parks is better than in
I agree with G Roberts and D Barnett (Letters, January 11). I received from the Labour Party a questionnaire asking "What would I like the Government to do?" My reply was provide better facilities for young people. I was born in Brighton and lived there
Clive Wheeler is planning to defend his Castrol Polo Challenge title in 2003 - and win another new car. Wheeler collected his prize for being the 2002 champion, a road-going Volkswagen Polo worth £14,000, at the Volkswagen Racing UK awards evening at
A mother who ran a drugs shop from the house in which her three children lived has failed in a bid to get her sentence cut. Andrea Kelly's three young children roamed freely around the flat in which she kept stashes of deadly drugs, including cocaine
A woman is recovering in hospital after a hit-and-run driver careered into her, shattering both her legs. Vicki Crowther, a mother-of-four and a special needs teacher, was pinned up against her own car after the motorist lost control and drove into her
A delicatessen is to feature in a top TV chef's food guidebook. Trencherman and Turner in Grove Road, Eastbourne, is listed in the Rick Stein directory of UK small specialist suppliers. The shop, which opened four months ago, will appear in the book when
A commuter town the size of Burgess Hill could be built in the Sussex countryside to meet the county's need for new homes. Councillors in Brighton and Hove and East Sussex have joined forces in an effort to find a site for 22,500 houses that have to be
Albion turned the table on its head to match the leaders in an entertaining south coast derby. Bobby Zamora put the rock-bottom Seagulls ahead with a superbly taken goal on 54 minutes, his seventh of the season. Steve Coppell's battlers had to settle
The South Coast derby got off to a stinging start when Brooker's volley forward smacked Diabate in the face and pole-axed him right by the centre spot. The recalled midfielder was soon back in the action after treatment, but the incident was just what
Campaigners from Sussex are to lobby Parliament against the privatisation of council homes. Tenants, trade unionists and other campaigners will join the rally outside Westminster Central Hall in London on January 29. They will be urging the Government
Firefighters have set up a fund in memory of two brothers who died after an inferno at the family home. Donations are pouring in following the deaths of Alex and Phil Kent at Fermor Way, Crowborough. Off-duty firefighter Alex, 25, managed to lead his
Drug users have forced a team of young footballers out of their own clubhouse. South Down Rovers FC has banned its players, who age from eight to 16, from many parts of their own club after discovering needles, burnt foil and paraphernalia used for smoking
Boys will be girls if councillors agree to a cross dressing music and dance show this summer. Ladyboys from Bangkok, which played to packed houses at the Edinburgh Festival, wants to visit Brighton and Hove for six weeks in May and June. They are asking
Albion turned the table on its head to match the leaders in an entertaining south coast derby. Bobby Zamora put the rock-bottom Seagulls ahead with a superbly taken goal on 54 minutes, his seventh of the season. Steve Coppell's battlers had to settle
Shattered Norman Cook slumped back in his chair and said: "I just want a cab. I just want to go home." As the dance music which has won him worldwide fame pumped in the background, Norman's thoughts were a million miles away. The news came back: No cab
Exclusive: Millionaire DJ Norman Cook wants to save his marriage to radio star Zoe Ball. The Hove-based star, aka Fatboy Slim, poured his heart out to The Argus after a sell-out concert at the Concorde 2 in Brighton. The couple, considered to have one
All Haydon Prowse is saying is give peace a chance. In the great tradition of protest songs, he and his Brighton-based band GM Babyz have landed a slot on an anti-war CD featuring some of the biggest names in international music. The band's song nestles
Excavation works in a field near one of the proposed sites for a new sewage treatment works are not being carried out by Southern Water. The water company has received calls from worried residents, who thought the works in a field near St Dunstan's Centre
The article on the Brighton Belle's sentimental journey (The Argus, January 9) took me back to a Sunday morning in the early summer of 1953. I was a fireman for British Rail in the Brighton Top Link. With my driver, W "Billy" Bourne, we prepared an Atlantic
Nothing is coming easy for Brighton Cougars and victory at Swindon Sonics in NBL two south proved no exception. Cougars led by 21 points and held on for a 95-92 win after surviving a blistering fourth quarter comeback by Swindon. A Ciaran Burns free throw
Having had to miss the away game against Portsmouth because of a wedding in, of all places, Portsmouth, I've been looking forward to the home game. Because of the 12 noon kick-off, it promises a good long period of "post-match analysis" with other South
Worthing Magic felt they were short-changed as they lost their unbeaten record in the WNBL. Magic went down 83-69 at Southend but coach Phil Waghorn said the Southend guards got away with some very rough treatment of their Magic counterparts. Southend
Life can have its pitfalls when you coach more than one team. Especially when it comes to referees. Take Phil Waghorn, who is involved with Brighton Bears juniors, Worthing Magic women's team and Worthing Thunder. He was very unhappy with one of the officials
It's a bit rich of G Roberts to claim there are no acceptable play facilities for children in Brighton and Hove. It obviously is not true and, having raised two children here myself, I think the play equipment in the city's main parks is better than in
Sussex can boast some of the best practice facilities in the country after their new indoor school at Hove was officially opened yesterday. President-elect Jim Parks and new skipper Chris Adams cut the ribbon before squad members took part in a full-scale
Guy Butters had a nostalgic reunion this week with some of his old Gillingham colleagues, in unwanted circumstances. The out-of-favour centre half helped Dean White's reserves to a 4-1 victory over the Gills on a boggy pitch at Woodside Road, Worthing
Clive Wheeler is planning to defend his Castrol Polo Challenge title in 2003 - and win another new car. Wheeler collected his prize for being the 2002 champion, a road-going Volkswagen Polo worth £14,000, at the Volkswagen Racing UK awards evening at
Albion defender Guy Butters insists he has no regrets about signing for the Seagulls. The former Portsmouth centre half has been out of first team contention since featuring in Steve Coppell's first match in charge against Sheffield United in October.
Sussex riders were hampered by the conditions in the latest round of the inaugural British Supermoto Championship. Peacehaven's Richard Freshwater was seventh overall in the 450cc Championship going into last weekend's meeting at Snetterton while Heathfield's
A mother who ran a drugs shop from the house in which her three children lived has failed in a bid to get her sentence cut. Andrea Kelly's three young children roamed freely around the flat in which she kept stashes of deadly drugs, including cocaine
A finance officer's report on council funding has sparked fears council tax will double within four years. Brighton and Hove City Council received a poor settlement from the Government for the coming financial year, which will leave a £17.5 million hole
Ambulance workers in Sussex are being asked if they will take industrial action over pay and conditions. Following weeks of delays, ballot papers have been sent out to more than 600 trade union members from Unison, the Association of Professional Ambulance
Proposals to shake up pharmacy services could signal the end of traditional chemists. The warning comes from Sussex pharmacists dismayed at proposals by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to scrap regulations. The move would clear the way for supermarkets
A delicatessen is to feature in a top TV chef's food guidebook. Trencherman and Turner in Grove Road, Eastbourne, is listed in the Rick Stein directory of UK small specialist suppliers. The shop, which opened four months ago, will appear in the book when
The search for a teacher who took off in his aircraft after being quizzed over child pornography allegations has been called off. Air crash investigators suspect Gerry Mepham may have died crashing his plane into the sea. Mr Mepham, from Elm Grove, Barnham
A commuter town the size of Burgess Hill could be built in the Sussex countryside to meet the county's need for new homes. Councillors in Brighton and Hove and East Sussex have joined forces in an effort to find a site for 22,500 houses that have to be
Campaigners from Sussex are to lobby Parliament against the privatisation of council homes. Tenants, trade unionists and other campaigners will join the rally outside Westminster Central Hall in London on January 29. They will be urging the Government
Council bosses have been accused of wasting a vital chance to provide affordable homes for key workers. Brighton and Hove City Council planners approved the council's application for 27 homes on the Knoll Infants School site in Stapely Road, Hove. The
Boys will be girls if councillors agree to a cross dressing music and dance show this summer. Ladyboys from Bangkok, which played to packed houses at the Edinburgh Festival, wants to visit Brighton and Hove for six weeks in May and June. They are asking
A power company has given a guarantee it will no longer plague a pensioner with monster bills. Rita Downing, 78, could not even escape the bills for thousands of pounds she did not owe when she fled Sussex to Wales. Energy firm npower promised to stop
Our health reporter Siobhan Ryan reports on what is being done to ease the county's hospital bed-blocking problems and halt the rise in cancelled operations. June Hornsbury is today recovering from a successful gall bladder operation carried out earlier
All Haydon Prowse is saying is give peace a chance. In the great tradition of protest songs, he and his Brighton-based band GM Babyz have landed a slot on an anti-war CD featuring some of the biggest names in international music. The band's song nestles
Excavation works in a field near one of the proposed sites for a new sewage treatment works are not being carried out by Southern Water. The water company has received calls from worried residents, who thought the works in a field near St Dunstan's Centre
It's been an eventful seven days for the Albion - we've shown how we are improving, made an acrimonious exit from the FA Cup and potentially lost a major part of our midfield. Saturday saw us take on the form team of the division, and give possibly our
Nothing is coming easy for Brighton Cougars and victory at Swindon Sonics in NBL two south proved no exception. Cougars led by 21 points and held on for a 95-92 win after surviving a blistering fourth quarter comeback by Swindon. A Ciaran Burns free throw
Stevie Coppell must have walked under a few ladders or run over a black cat because it's not exactly been good news week at the Albion. When the least of your worries is a 3-1 FA Cup defeat you know you've got problems. First, Steve Sidwell turned down
If any proof was needed of the utterly wasteful nature of Labour's tax-and-spend policies, one only had to glance at the job supplement The Argus last Thursday. Here is a sample of some of the curious jobs advertised by the health service: Communications
Life can have its pitfalls when you coach more than one team. Especially when it comes to referees. Take Phil Waghorn, who is involved with Brighton Bears juniors, Worthing Magic women's team and Worthing Thunder. He was very unhappy with one of the officials
I was appalled to read about the closure of Brighton's bus station (The Argus, January 16). Pool Valley is a sorry excuse for a bus station for a city of this size to start with but at least Howard Trevette had tried to make it better by providing more
Three years after his son was found dead at the foot of cliffs his father says he is still tormented by unanswered questions. Lee Wescott, 20, was found in a rock pool at Saltdean in April 1999. He had been missing from home for just over a week. A coroner
Sussex can boast some of the best practice facilities in the country after their new indoor school at Hove was officially opened yesterday. President-elect Jim Parks and new skipper Chris Adams cut the ribbon before squad members took part in a full-scale
Albion defender Guy Butters insists he has no regrets about signing for the Seagulls. The former Portsmouth centre half has been out of first team contention since featuring in Steve Coppell's first match in charge against Sheffield United in October.
Albion midfielder Paul Brooker is pondering a new contract offer. The talented winger is reluctant to put pen to paper until he feels confident he has a first-team future at the club. Most of the squad sorted out new deals last summer. Brooker's situation
Guy Butters had a nostalgic reunion this week with some of his old Gillingham colleagues, in unwanted circumstances. The out-of-favour centre half helped Dean White's reserves to a 4-1 victory over the Gills on a boggy pitch at Woodside Road, Worthing
Albion defender Guy Butters insists he has no regrets about signing for the Seagulls. The former Portsmouth centre half has been out of first team contention since featuring in Steve Coppell's first match in charge against Sheffield United in October.
Sussex riders were hampered by the conditions in the latest round of the inaugural British Supermoto Championship. Peacehaven's Richard Freshwater was seventh overall in the 450cc Championship going into last weekend's meeting at Snetterton while Heathfield's
RSPCA inspectors raided a stud farm and discovered emaciated and sick dogs, a court heard. The animals were suffering from severe diarrhoea and in a dull, depressed and lethargic state when they were seized. One of the dogs was so weak it had to be lifted
Police mounted a guard outside a secondary school after gangs of youths from another school twice stormed the campus. Seven uniformed officers ringed the gates of Dorothy Stringer School in Loder Road, Brighton, to see children safely into and out of
A finance officer's report on council funding has sparked fears council tax will double within four years. Brighton and Hove City Council received a poor settlement from the Government for the coming financial year, which will leave a £17.5 million hole
Ambulance workers in Sussex are being asked if they will take industrial action over pay and conditions. Following weeks of delays, ballot papers have been sent out to more than 600 trade union members from Unison, the Association of Professional Ambulance
Proposals to shake up pharmacy services could signal the end of traditional chemists. The warning comes from Sussex pharmacists dismayed at proposals by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to scrap regulations. The move would clear the way for supermarkets
The search for a teacher who took off in his aircraft after being quizzed over child pornography allegations has been called off. Air crash investigators suspect Gerry Mepham may have died crashing his plane into the sea. Mr Mepham, from Elm Grove, Barnham
Ben Roberts faced a baptism of fire for Albion against leaders Portsmouth at Withdean today. The Charlton goalkeeper made his debut for the rock-bottom Seagulls in the south coast showdown. Roberts, signed on a month's loan to cover for the injured Michel
Council bosses have been accused of wasting a vital chance to provide affordable homes for key workers. Brighton and Hove City Council planners approved the council's application for 27 homes on the Knoll Infants School site in Stapely Road, Hove. The
