A community football stadium would create hundreds of jobs and help regenerate a deprived area, the Falmer inquiry heard today. Planner Peter Rainier said the proposed 22,000-seater home for Brighton and Hove Albion would provide sporting, health and
Plane spotter Christopher Wilson has still not received his £9,000 bail money back, three months after he was acquitted of spying-related charges. Mr Wilson, 47, of Erica Way, Horsham, was arrested on espionage charges at a military air base in Kalamata
Some national newspapers have recently tried to claim refugees bring deadly diseases into the UK and the rise in HIV, Aids and TB cases is caused by immigrants. This is a cheap attempt to pander to racists. A Home Office scheme has screened 5,000 refugees
Once again, a certain Portslade resident is allowed to use The Argus letters page to express his own jaundiced personal opinion of Sussex Police for his own personal agenda, whatever that is. As a representative of a professional organisation, I welcome
A controversial art and design studio has been given the green light to open behind one of Worthing's most historic areas. Councillors had previously refused permission for the scheme at the rear of listed Heene Terrace and West Mansions, near MGM Assurance
As one of the promoters of the club night Endorphine Visions, I was fascinated to see that a woman was going to attend a Brighton nightclub wearing nothing but UV reactive paint as a protest against the imminent Gulf War II. I wonder if Brighton police's
A football fan who got over-excited when his team won a cup has been bound over to keep the peace. Liverpool supporter John Harris, 37, went home drunk after his team beat Manchester United in the Worthington Cup on Sunday. Worthing Magistrates Court
Tony Aldridge is out of order ending Ambrose Harcourt's contract. Is Southern FM bothered only about dance music? I hope Terry Garoghan is not replaced with talentless Big Brother bore Kate Lawler. Mr Aldridge clearly doesn't care for the over-30s. -Lesley
The needs of people from black and ethnic minority backgrounds are being addressed by Worthing Borough Council. Officers have drawn up a strategy to improve the council's understanding of these members of the community and ensure services are provided
The West Sussex Breast Care unit at Worthing Hospital is expanding its service. A third breast care specialist has been appointed to improve the service offered to more than 4,000 patients who attend the unit each year. Gabrielle Felton will join the
Part of Worthing that has been described as a dumping ground could soon be the location for a waste collection site. The warning came in a new report on the future of the long-awaited East Worthing Access Road, designed to take heavy traffic away from
A crackdown on anti-social street drinking in Worthing comes into force on April 9. Worthing Borough Council was overwhelmingly backed by the public after unveiling details of the initiative last year. Council chief executive Sheryl Grady said: "The aim
I had a lovely time at the weekend playing with my new toys. As soon as I'd taken them out of their boxes I got them working. Whirrrr ... Buzzzz ... Oh, it was exciting! Imagine the look of delight on a child's face as the little darling opens all those
A Sussex man stabbed his elderly mother to death with a kitchen knife before gassing himself in her car in remote woodland. Terence Hamblen, 50, knifed his mother Joan, 77, repeatedly and attacked her with a claw hammer at the home they shared. An inquest
A team of Sussex students have triumphed in a national business competition. Michael De-Graaff, Russell Goatcher, Essel Hagan, Alex Rankin and Stephen Readman from the University of Sussex, won the annual Universities Business Challenge, which was held
Small businesses seeking information on cost-effective staff training shouldn't miss the Learning Pays! Skills Exhibition. The two-day event is designed to provide small businesses with practical advice on how to improve profitability through staff training
More than two-thirds of teenagers know what career they want to pursue and 36 per cent are confident they will be able to walk into their dream job. But on pay young people are less optimistic, expecting to earn an average of just £12,000 a year when
The Government's message to tradesmen not signed up to the Quality Mark scheme is simple: The public probably don't trust you. A hard-hitting advertising campaign for the Government's anti-cowboy builder initiative has been launched. Industry and energy
Albion boss Steve Coppell has challenged his players to send a survival signal to their relegation rivals in tonight's crunch clash at Stoke. A fourth win in five games will carry the Seagulls four points clear of their opponents and heighten the anxiety
Dirty streets, graffiti everywhere, drug-ridden, high-rise building plans, King Alfred fiasco, Medina House high-rise hell, West Pier, new stadium for the Seagulls fiasco, hotels turned into half-way houses, threat of violence everywhere, Black Rock,
Two televisions are placed opposite each other. On one, slowed, stop-frame video footage of two dogs, one male and one female, plays. They are "performing" an original text by Cervantes. The female dog is telling the male dog about the terrible masters
Enid Bagnold wrote The Chalk Garden while she was living in Rottingdean during the Fifties and set the play in a seaside location very much like her home village. It is a period piece and has been performed many times. Despite this, it is worthy of a
Police say they are "saddened" that Sussex Action For Peace did not negotiate with them about the protest in Brighton on Saturday. There are several reasons why we decided against this. In November, we had a so-called "legal" demonstration that was planned
Danny Sivers proved he is the quickest breaststroker in Sussex at the second County Championship meet at Crawley. The Eastbourne swimmer won the 100m and 50m for men and boys. Spokesman Brian Smith said: "Danny is the only Sussex swimmer competing who
Sussex schools are through to four south east regional semi-finals for the first time in the same year. Jake Robinson (2) and Dean Cox scored as the under-16s beat Inner London away to win their qualifying group. Jamie Brotherton netted as the under-15s
Nicholas Soames, the larger-than-life Conservative MP for Mid Sussex, is in trouble again. He interrupted a lengthy speech on hunting by Labour MP Michael Foster with a distinctly rude word not often heard at Westminster. Yet again he has proved he is
Just one game survived the weather in the County League last night and it was a cracker for Hillians. Ben Andrews and Nicky Sullivan scored two apiece as Burgess Hill took a step closer to winning the title with a 4-1 win at Three Bridges. Seb Favata
It was a freezing February day with the sea so cold many people would have become unconscious after only a few minutes in it. But three police officers and a pier worker did not hesitate when they saw a mother and her daughter in difficulties 100 yards
The misery goes on for Lewes as a 3-2 defeat at promotion rivals Bromley stretched their winless run to eight games. The Rooks dominated the opening half hour but fell behind when a long free-kick ricocheted off Tony Chin's shin and trickled into the
Science fiction is becoming reality thanks to a pioneering mind machine which helps paralysed people communicate. Doctor Philip Kennedy, who was born in Shoreham but now lives in Atlanta, USA, is leading a team of scientists at his company, Neural Signals
Homes are in short supply in Brighton and Hove. In the past five years the most desirable houses have soared in price, way beyond the pockets of most people who live and work here. The city council has responded to this looming crisis by inviting representatives
Brighton and Hove Council has accepted an offer to pilot a radical shake-up of housing benefit. Work and Pensions Secretary Andrew Smith said the move would help to combat rogue landlords and antisocial tenants. Under the long-planned scheme, tenants
Hove MP Ivor Caplin is my MP but does not represent me in that he voted with the Government on the two divisions over Iraq. What were his motivations in supporting the Bush-Blair line? And could he at least represent my views to Tony Blair? The support
Bognor returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory at Chertsey in division one south. The Rocks are now one point behind second placed Horsham with two games in hand. But for the heroics of home keeper Paul Seuke it could have been by a much larger margin
Labour MP David Lepper is making a last-minute effort to stop three post offices from being closed. He is holding talks tomorrow with David Bland, regional chairman of the Post Office watchdog Post Watch, at the House of Commons. The Brighton Pavilion
Coronation Street serial killer Richard Hillman, played by Brighton actor Brian Capron, has been voted the top soap baddie of all time. His evil crimes catapulted him to the top of the list that includes EastEnders wife beater Trevor Morgan and Brookside
Top rock drummer Pete Thomas will have the last laugh on the hostile Newhaven dockers who tried to jeer his first band off stage. On Monday Pete will be inducted into the elite Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame at a ceremony in New York as part of Elvis Costello
Hastings United's four-match unbeaten run in the premier division came to an end as they went down 1-0 at Bath City last night. Missing Nick Hegley and Duncan McArthur with flu, United still had the better of a lively first half and had strong appeals
Former Albion boss Barry Lloyd must drag on his cigarette and hanker for the good old days at the Goldstone when 10,000 people would scream for his dismissal! The Woodside Road board seem to want Barry to manage Rebels with his hands tied behind his back
Scott Harris scored a shock victory in the Sussex Cross Country League at Bexhill, but missed out on a national place. He failed to make an automatic place in the Sussex team for the All England Schools' Cross Country Championships at Stanmer Park on
Retailers suffered a blow today after it emerged sales growth had fallen to its lowest level for four years. The Confederation of British Industry's quarterly distributive trades survey said 38 per cent of firms reported higher sales than last year against
Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive will be staging a week-long blitz on construction sites in Sussex next month. The initiative aims to reduce the toll of deaths, injuries and ill-health on building projects in the region. The death of student
Inspectors will be staging a week-long blitz on construction sites across Sussex next month. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) initiative aims to reduce the toll of deaths, injuries and ill-health on building projects in the region. The death of student
Brighton and Hove has been named the chewing gum capital of Europe by a man called in to clean up the mess. Mike Barrett, service director with the Chewing Gum Removal Company, has been to dozens of cities around the world and has now been called in to
More people are now eligible for bus passes after the Government lowered the age limit for men. The current lower age limit is 65 but from April 1, men over 60 will be able to travel cheaply as well. They must apply to Worthing Borough Council for the
The number of people arrested in Sussex on suspicion of downloading child pornography has risen. There are now 132 suspects, 20 more than when Sussex Police last gave figures in January. A force spokeswoman said there were no celebrities or personalities
There are a group of youngsters in Worthing hell-bent on smashing the place up, regardless of whether the schools are on holiday or not. According to people in and around the town, it is now reaching crisis point and something drastic needs to be done
A community football stadium would create hundreds of jobs and help regenerate a deprived area, the Falmer inquiry heard today. Planner Peter Rainier said the proposed 22,000-seater home for Brighton and Hove Albion would provide sporting, health and
Property prices, poor schools and a lack of outstanding pubs reduce quality of life in Sussex, according to a survey. The league table drawn up by Country Life magazine ranked West Sussex the ninth best county to live in and East Sussex the 15th. England's
Plane spotter Christopher Wilson has still not received his £9,000 bail money back, three months after he was acquitted of spying-related charges. Mr Wilson, 47, of Erica Way, Horsham, was arrested on espionage charges at a military air base in Kalamata
Just how bad could it be at a Brighton hotel just voted the worst in Britain? I checked in to find out. The BBC consumer affairs programme Watchdog branded the George Hamilton V guesthouse in Kemp Town as the worst it had found in all of the UK. Judges
I notice the Brighton Lib Dems have selected a white witch to stand for them in the May elections (February 28). I wonder if this explains the disappearance of Ruth Berry and Billy Dann from Regency ward, who were announced as part of the Lib Dem campaigning
"Inset" days (Keith Salvage, Letters, February 27) are taken out of teachers' holidays so children do not lose out on any schooling. The five or six days a year are spaced out for two reasons. First, putting them at the start or end of a school holiday
What is so special about the lady censured for feeding the pigeons that she should warrant a front-page article (March 1)? I, too, have emphysema, coupled with asthma and a blood clot in each leg, and will consider myself lucky if I can last another five
I am thrilled to hear the Amber Alert (Child Rescue Alert) scheme implemented by Sussex police is being seriously considered by two other forces, with a strong possibility of the scheme going regional within four months and national within six months.
Mums in the Amazon have known for centuries about the benefits of introducing babies to swimming. Now Worthing women are catching on too. When Lucy Keeffe set up Swimbabies she had no idea how successful it would be. In January, she started working with
A dog owner whose pet bit a member of the public has been told if it happens again the animal will be put down. Nina Whitely, 20, was yesterday warned by magistrates in Worthing that there will be no reprieve next time for her dog Krakatoa, a cross breed
I was very sorry to see that Mr Melody, Reg Leopold, has died aged 95 (February 28). It was a treat to listen to those fine BBC programmes such as Palm Court, In The Sentimental Mood and Grand Hotel in which Reg played a prominent role as violinist and
Some national newspapers have recently tried to claim refugees bring deadly diseases into the UK and the rise in HIV, Aids and TB cases is caused by immigrants. This is a cheap attempt to pander to racists. A Home Office scheme has screened 5,000 refugees
Relatives on three continents are hunting for missing 15-year-old Micaela Page, who disappeared on Monday with her passport, red suitcase and £350. Her worried mother thinks she may have flown to Peru where family members and her ex-boyfriend live or
Worthing schoolchildren are needed to represent the town at the Sussex Youth Games this summer. The event, which attracts hundreds of youngsters, is being held in Horsham on June 8 and competitors from the borough are needed. Julian Stevens, leisure development
The Chatsworth Hotel has finally succeeded in a bid to convert a building nearby into staff accommodation. Worthing planners had previously baulked at the scheme at 7 Steyne Gardens amid fears the property could become bedsits, lowering the tone of the
A film director will be quizzed on his work by movie lovers at a special event. Alex Cox has agreed to go in the director's chair at the Dome cinema, on Worthing seafront, on Sunday, March 30, at 3pm. That afternoon, the cinema will be screening his latest
Tony Aldridge is out of order ending Ambrose Harcourt's contract. Is Southern FM bothered only about dance music? I hope Terry Garoghan is not replaced with talentless Big Brother bore Kate Lawler. Mr Aldridge clearly doesn't care for the over-30s. -Lesley
A new restaurant and conference facility is taking shape at a countryside museum. Amberley Working Museum, which specialises in conserving England's industrial history, is spending £200,000 to pay for the building, near Arundel. But the fund-raisers still
After the news of the West Pier being given a lifeline, which I am glad has happened, perhaps David Biesterfield, director of the Noble Organisation, will keep quiet. Is he frightened of the competition the Palace Pier might get? -Brenda Jacob, Hereford
The needs of people from black and ethnic minority backgrounds are being addressed by Worthing Borough Council. Officers have drawn up a strategy to improve the council's understanding of these members of the community and ensure services are provided
The hours worked by junior doctors at Worthing Hospital are being cut. As part of a Government crackdown on overworking, the maximum a junior doctor can work by August 2003 is 72 hours a week. Most doctors at Worthing are now complying with this and the
A 22-year-old man suffered bruises to his face and torn ankle ligaments when he was assaulted in Rustington on Sunday March 2. He was walking near Sainsbury's in New Road at 9.45am when a male passenger of a car got out and punched him in the face, knocking
A crackdown on anti-social street drinking in Worthing comes into force on April 9. Worthing Borough Council was overwhelmingly backed by the public after unveiling details of the initiative last year. Council chief executive Sheryl Grady said: "The aim
I had a lovely time at the weekend playing with my new toys. As soon as I'd taken them out of their boxes I got them working. Whirrrr ... Buzzzz ... Oh, it was exciting! Imagine the look of delight on a child's face as the little darling opens all those
Rock legend Lou Reed, writer Alan Bennett, comedian Meera Syal and punk icon Patti Smith will headline Brighton Festival 2003, it was announced today. Reed will give The Raven, his homage to the master of gothic horror Edgar Alan Poe, its European premiere
Nicholas Soames' outburst may be a first for Parliament but swearing in public and the media has become more common over the years. The first recorded royal use of profanity in Sussex is attributed to King George V. On his death bed in 1936 he was asked
Cash-strapped families struggling to survive in Brighton and Hove are being offered the chance to start new lives - in Wales. The city council is encouraging tenants to move from Sussex in an effort to tackle its five-year housing waiting list. Councils
Villagers have won their battle against plans to increase the volume of lorries using land earmarked for a Mid Sussex landfill site. Freshfield Lane Brickworks, near Horsted Keynes, yesterday lost a bid to use their base for maintenance work on vehicles
The Government's message to tradesmen not signed up to the Quality Mark scheme is simple: The public probably don't trust you. A hard-hitting advertising campaign for the Government's anti-cowboy builder initiative has been launched. Industry and energy
Colourful MP Nicholas Soames made Parliamentary history when he interrupted an opponent with the word "b******s". It is well known the Mid Sussex MP's famous grandfather was never stuck for a withering put-down to get himself out of a spot. Winston Churchill's
Dozens of people have protested at late licence bids by two Worthing town centre pubs. They fear increased noise, disturbance and antisocial behaviour such as vandalism and fighting if borough councillors give the go-ahead. Yates's in Chapel Road wants
Bungling West Sussex highways bosses today apologised for spending £300 painting lines on a road - then digging it up. But West Sussex County Council tried to play down as "minimal" the estimated £300 cost to the taxpayer. Worthing resident Alan Riley
Two televisions are placed opposite each other. On one, slowed, stop-frame video footage of two dogs, one male and one female, plays. They are "performing" an original text by Cervantes. The female dog is telling the male dog about the terrible masters
Police say they are "saddened" that Sussex Action For Peace did not negotiate with them about the protest in Brighton on Saturday. There are several reasons why we decided against this. In November, we had a so-called "legal" demonstration that was planned
All this fuss and discord over a war with Iraq when there is a simple solution. We should declare war on and invade France. Not only would this be a just retribution for when they hosted World Cup '98 and kept most of the tickets to themselves and then
Why war with Iraq? The influence the US government had with Saudi Arabia has long gone so the alternative is to turn its attention towards Saddam Hussein and Iraq with threats of war. We know the war will not last long. The aftermath will. Let's look
Rachel Willmott clinched her fifth British crown and Tom Pashley became a national champion for the first time at Manchester. Rachel (Horsham) retained the under-15s title to add to her two triumphs at under-13s and one at under-17s. She stormed to glory
Nicholas Soames, the larger-than-life Conservative MP for Mid Sussex, is in trouble again. He interrupted a lengthy speech on hunting by Labour MP Michael Foster with a distinctly rude word not often heard at Westminster. Yet again he has proved he is
The Government's association with the extremist Christian fundamentalists in the White House is causing the Labour Party enormous damage. I am no longer a Labour Party member and am no longer willing to help Labour Party candidates defeat Tory candidates
Just one game survived the weather in the County League last night and it was a cracker for Hillians. Ben Andrews and Nicky Sullivan scored two apiece as Burgess Hill took a step closer to winning the title with a 4-1 win at Three Bridges. Seb Favata
It was a freezing February day with the sea so cold many people would have become unconscious after only a few minutes in it. But three police officers and a pier worker did not hesitate when they saw a mother and her daughter in difficulties 100 yards
It was good of Richard W Symonds to reply (Letters, February 24) to my letter of appreciation of the help we received from the US during the Second World War. It is obvious from his writing he doesn't know much about history. He should visit the library
The misery goes on for Lewes as a 3-2 defeat at promotion rivals Bromley stretched their winless run to eight games. The Rooks dominated the opening half hour but fell behind when a long free-kick ricocheted off Tony Chin's shin and trickled into the
Homes are in short supply in Brighton and Hove. In the past five years the most desirable houses have soared in price, way beyond the pockets of most people who live and work here. The city council has responded to this looming crisis by inviting representatives
Hove MP Ivor Caplin is my MP but does not represent me in that he voted with the Government on the two divisions over Iraq. What were his motivations in supporting the Bush-Blair line? And could he at least represent my views to Tony Blair? The support
A school which has been fund-raising for more than a year is in a race against time to find £4,000 - or lose half a million. Tideway Community School in Newhaven pledged to raise £50,000 to secure a £125,000 Government windfall plus an extra £123 per
Bognor returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory at Chertsey in division one south. The Rocks are now one point behind second placed Horsham with two games in hand. But for the heroics of home keeper Paul Seuke it could have been by a much larger margin
Labour MP David Lepper is making a last-minute effort to stop three post offices from being closed. He is holding talks tomorrow with David Bland, regional chairman of the Post Office watchdog Post Watch, at the House of Commons. The Brighton Pavilion
Coronation Street serial killer Richard Hillman, played by Brighton actor Brian Capron, has been voted the top soap baddie of all time. His evil crimes catapulted him to the top of the list that includes EastEnders wife beater Trevor Morgan and Brookside
A goal on the stroke of half time from John Price gave Eastbourne Borough another three points at Dartford in the eastern division. Borough have now leapfrogged Stamford into second place and are just one point behind leaders Bashley with a game in hand
Water bills will go up across Sussex to pay for improvements to Southern Water's service. Customers in Sussex will have to pay an average £5 more each year, netting the company an extra £3 million to help cover the cost of 450 projects it has undertaken
Cash-strapped families struggling to survive in Brighton and Hove are being offered the chance to start new lives - in Wales. The city council is encouraging tenants to move from Sussex in an effort to tackle its five-year housing waiting list. Councils
At the 1997 General Election, I had the honour of being the constituency secretary for the Hove Labour Party. Within two years of that historic victory, I walked away from the party in total disgust. I have had a good fortune to spend the past 12 months
A man whose farm allegedly doubled as a £20 million drugs factory had twice gone bust in the past, a court heard. Kevin Hoare yesterday told how receivers had been called in when his company, which made scientific glass products, got into difficulties
A worshipper who tried to fire a gun at a gang who attacked him during a mosque prayer meeting has been jailed for four years. Judge Anthony Thorpe said there was "public fear over an increasing use of firearms". At Chichester Crown Court, Judge Thorpe
Albion boss Steve Coppell has challenged his players to send a survival signal to their relegation rivals in tonight's crunch clash at Stoke. A fourth win in five games will carry the Seagulls four points clear of their opponents and heighten the anxiety
Scott Harris scored a shock victory in the Sussex Cross Country League at Bexhill, but missed out on a national place. He failed to make an automatic place in the Sussex team for the All England Schools' Cross Country Championships at Stanmer Park on
More people are now eligible for bus passes after the Government lowered the age limit for men. The current lower age limit is 65 but from April 1, men over 60 will be able to travel cheaply as well. They must apply to Worthing Borough Council for the
A site has been found for a modern library in Crawley after a search of more than ten years. Two councils have struck a land deal which could finally herald the building of the town's long-awaited new library. Crawley Borough Council is to take over ownership
The Council for the Protection of Rural England has joined the airport expansion debate. It has rushed out a study analysing the damage and impact of proposals outlined in the Government's consultation documents made public last week. The CPRE's findings
There are a group of youngsters in Worthing hell-bent on smashing the place up, regardless of whether the schools are on holiday or not. According to people in and around the town, it is now reaching crisis point and something drastic needs to be done
A woman who was engulfed in flames and burned to death was today named as Emma Gibson of Port Hall Road, Brighton. Police think Ms Gibson may have doused herself in petrol after stopping her car. Bystanders saw the victim running from the vehicle along
Two dealers behind a sophisticated drugs racket have been jailed for a total of almost 20 years following a major police operation. Alan Christopher Taylor and Timothy Paul Terry were arrested as part of a regional investigation codenamed Operation Newburgh
The spectre of homes being compulsorily purchased to make way for a Worthing and Lancing A27 bypass has surfaced again. A report reveals homes and property may have to be bought up by the Government before the road can be built. But Whitehall has not
Just how bad could it be at a Brighton hotel just voted the worst in Britain? I checked in to find out. The BBC consumer affairs programme Watchdog branded the George Hamilton V guesthouse in Kemp Town as the worst it had found in all of the UK. Judges
I notice the Brighton Lib Dems have selected a white witch to stand for them in the May elections (February 28). I wonder if this explains the disappearance of Ruth Berry and Billy Dann from Regency ward, who were announced as part of the Lib Dem campaigning
"Inset" days (Keith Salvage, Letters, February 27) are taken out of teachers' holidays so children do not lose out on any schooling. The five or six days a year are spaced out for two reasons. First, putting them at the start or end of a school holiday
What is so special about the lady censured for feeding the pigeons that she should warrant a front-page article (March 1)? I, too, have emphysema, coupled with asthma and a blood clot in each leg, and will consider myself lucky if I can last another five
I am thrilled to hear the Amber Alert (Child Rescue Alert) scheme implemented by Sussex police is being seriously considered by two other forces, with a strong possibility of the scheme going regional within four months and national within six months.
I was very sorry to see that Mr Melody, Reg Leopold, has died aged 95 (February 28). It was a treat to listen to those fine BBC programmes such as Palm Court, In The Sentimental Mood and Grand Hotel in which Reg played a prominent role as violinist and
We have never batted an eyelid at the endless coachloads of tourists who come to Saltdean. Would asylum-seekers really stretch local resources more than this? Even if they did, I don't mind having to queue at the chippy. If it is true (though I don't
Organisers of an adult panto say their first night was ruined by heavy-handed theatre bosses who banned them from filming the performance. The team behind alternative pantomime Carry On Dick Whittington, at the Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, were also upset
Worthing schoolchildren are needed to represent the town at the Sussex Youth Games this summer. The event, which attracts hundreds of youngsters, is being held in Horsham on June 8 and competitors from the borough are needed. Julian Stevens, leisure development
Brighton is supposed to be a trendy, open, happy, anything-goes and vibrant place. It was probably like this in the Sixties but one doubts it now. In many ways, it is just like a provincial town, with many bored police, judges, council officials and magistrates
The Chatsworth Hotel has finally succeeded in a bid to convert a building nearby into staff accommodation. Worthing planners had previously baulked at the scheme at 7 Steyne Gardens amid fears the property could become bedsits, lowering the tone of the
A shortage of pre-school places in Worthing has been brought sharply into focus. Many pre-schools are being forced to turn away children as demand from parents outstrips supply and there are long waiting lists for places. The acute shortage prompted a
Guests to my house are shown a notice in the hall. "To guests: I like my house very warm. If you are too hot, do not open the window, take your clothes off. Beware the home-made wine. Do not drink more than one if you are driving. Do not drink more than
A church where the vicar quit in mysterious circumstances last summer still does not know whether it will get a replacement. St Richard's Church in Collingwood Road, Maybridge, Worthing, has been without a priest since the sudden resignation of Father
Police were able to catch a man using DNA evidence from blood left at two scenes of crime. Wayne Bailie, 21, was caught by police in Worthing when he committed a second crime more than a year after his first crime. Worthing Magistrates Court heard Bailie
What do you ladies and gentlemen who enjoy a little flutter think about the on-course bookies being priced off the racecourse? Reading between the lines, you can see the British Horseracing Board and the Levy Board would like to see only Tote betting
A mini-housing estate can be constructed near a police custody centre used to process villains, planners have ruled. But a close look will be taken at possible problems caused by on-street parking in the road approaching the site earmarked for the scheme
A film director will be quizzed on his work by movie lovers at a special event. Alex Cox has agreed to go in the director's chair at the Dome cinema, on Worthing seafront, on Sunday, March 30, at 3pm. That afternoon, the cinema will be screening his latest
A new restaurant and conference facility is taking shape at a countryside museum. Amberley Working Museum, which specialises in conserving England's industrial history, is spending £200,000 to pay for the building, near Arundel. But the fund-raisers still
A jealous ex-boyfriend caused damage costing hundreds of pounds when he took his frustration out on a row of parked cars. Trouble flared when Jamie Farndell, 22, bumped into his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend in the Selden pub in Salvington Road,
After the news of the West Pier being given a lifeline, which I am glad has happened, perhaps David Biesterfield, director of the Noble Organisation, will keep quiet. Is he frightened of the competition the Palace Pier might get? -Brenda Jacob, Hereford
The hours worked by junior doctors at Worthing Hospital are being cut. As part of a Government crackdown on overworking, the maximum a junior doctor can work by August 2003 is 72 hours a week. Most doctors at Worthing are now complying with this and the
A 22-year-old man suffered bruises to his face and torn ankle ligaments when he was assaulted in Rustington on Sunday March 2. He was walking near Sainsbury's in New Road at 9.45am when a male passenger of a car got out and punched him in the face, knocking
A judge has visited the site of a proposed seafront £1.5 million night club and heard how a similar venture runs without problems for residents. Judge David Rennie and two magistrates felt the trip would help them decide whether Po Na Na should get a
Trading standards officers are furious after a gang who fleeced gullible shoppers out of thousands walked free from court. The devious team behind The Outlet mock-auction store in Brighton heaved a collective sigh of relief as they were sentenced to community
Rock legend Lou Reed, writer Alan Bennett, comedian Meera Syal and punk icon Patti Smith will headline Brighton Festival 2003, it was announced today. Reed will give The Raven, his homage to the master of gothic horror Edgar Alan Poe, its European premiere
Nicholas Soames' outburst may be a first for Parliament but swearing in public and the media has become more common over the years. The first recorded royal use of profanity in Sussex is attributed to King George V. On his death bed in 1936 he was asked
Cash-strapped families struggling to survive in Brighton and Hove are being offered the chance to start new lives - in Wales. The city council is encouraging tenants to move from Sussex in an effort to tackle its five-year housing waiting list. Councils
Most business leaders believe networking has become more important in recent months as they tout for work against a background of economic uncertainty. A survey by the London Business Forum of 300 businessmen and women found that most believed networking
All this fuss and discord over a war with Iraq when there is a simple solution. We should declare war on and invade France. Not only would this be a just retribution for when they hosted World Cup '98 and kept most of the tickets to themselves and then
The US is bullying, threatening, cajoling and bribing the weaker nations into accepting its political view of the world. The United Nations, being permanently based in New York, makes it an easy target for the US to use its powerful financial position
Why war with Iraq? The influence the US government had with Saudi Arabia has long gone so the alternative is to turn its attention towards Saddam Hussein and Iraq with threats of war. We know the war will not last long. The aftermath will. Let's look
Rachel Willmott clinched her fifth British crown and Tom Pashley became a national champion for the first time at Manchester. Rachel (Horsham) retained the under-15s title to add to her two triumphs at under-13s and one at under-17s. She stormed to glory
The Government's association with the extremist Christian fundamentalists in the White House is causing the Labour Party enormous damage. I am no longer a Labour Party member and am no longer willing to help Labour Party candidates defeat Tory candidates
It was good of Richard W Symonds to reply (Letters, February 24) to my letter of appreciation of the help we received from the US during the Second World War. It is obvious from his writing he doesn't know much about history. He should visit the library
A school which has been fund-raising for more than a year is in a race against time to find £4,000 - or lose half a million. Tideway Community School in Newhaven pledged to raise £50,000 to secure a £125,000 Government windfall plus an extra £123 per
Conservative councillor Brian Oxley is calling for a clean up in Brighton and Hove. The opposition leader on the city council said there were parts that still look dirty despite some improvements. Coun Oxley pointed out litter and mess in Goldstone Street
A goal on the stroke of half time from John Price gave Eastbourne Borough another three points at Dartford in the eastern division. Borough have now leapfrogged Stamford into second place and are just one point behind leaders Bashley with a game in hand
Water bills will go up across Sussex to pay for improvements to Southern Water's service. Customers in Sussex will have to pay an average £5 more each year, netting the company an extra £3 million to help cover the cost of 450 projects it has undertaken
At the 1997 General Election, I had the honour of being the constituency secretary for the Hove Labour Party. Within two years of that historic victory, I walked away from the party in total disgust. I have had a good fortune to spend the past 12 months
Crawley boss Francis Vines is confident he can mark his first season in charge with some silverware after Reds reached the League Cup Final last night. They booked their place in a two-leg final against Halesowen after beating eastern division side King's
A worshipper who tried to fire a gun at a gang who attacked him during a mosque prayer meeting has been jailed for four years. Judge Anthony Thorpe said there was "public fear over an increasing use of firearms". At Chichester Crown Court, Judge Thorpe
Albion boss Steve Coppell has challenged his players to send a survival signal to their relegation rivals in tonight's crunch clash at Stoke. A fourth win in five games will carry the Seagulls four points clear of their opponents and heighten the anxiety
The UK's top companies are collectively facing a pensions black hole of up to £100 billion. Investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW) estimates FT-SE 100 companies have pensions deficits adding up to between £50 billion and £100 billion. The
Plans to extend a cattery and replace a mobile home with a three-bedroom house look set to be approved, despite objections. Ally Cats, at The Acre in Dappers Lane, Angmering, wants to increase the number of runs from 24 to 58. The owners also want to
With the help of a ten-year regeneration scheme, Whitehawk is set to become the next boom area of Brighton as even London buyers show an interest. For many years, Whitehawk has been looked on as Brighton and Hove's poor relation. The estate was blighted
Sentinel attended the opening of the £4 million Angmering bypass and thought he was in for a soaking but the heavens fortunately failed to deliver. It was an interesting experience standing in the middle of the road for the ceremonial tape-cutting, which
A woman who was engulfed in flames and burned to death was today named as Emma Gibson of Port Hall Road, Brighton. Police think Ms Gibson may have doused herself in petrol after stopping her car. Bystanders saw the victim running from the vehicle along
Two dealers behind a sophisticated drugs racket have been jailed for a total of almost 20 years following a major police operation. Alan Christopher Taylor and Timothy Paul Terry were arrested as part of a regional investigation codenamed Operation Newburgh
A schoolgirl who vanished, sparking an international search, has been found safe and well in Peru. Micaela Page, 15, disappeared from her Brighton home on Monday taking with her a passport, a red suitcase and £350 in cash. Relatives contacted police this
The spectre of homes being compulsorily purchased to make way for a Worthing and Lancing A27 bypass has surfaced again. A report reveals homes and property may have to be bought up by the Government before the road can be built. But Whitehall has not
City council bosses are backing an MP's bid to get the name of his constituency changed. Ivor Caplin wants his safe Labour seat of Hove renamed to recognise the fact he also represents Portslade. He launched a campaign to put Portslade on the political
We have never batted an eyelid at the endless coachloads of tourists who come to Saltdean. Would asylum-seekers really stretch local resources more than this? Even if they did, I don't mind having to queue at the chippy. If it is true (though I don't
Once again, a certain Portslade resident is allowed to use The Argus letters page to express his own jaundiced personal opinion of Sussex Police for his own personal agenda, whatever that is. As a representative of a professional organisation, I welcome
Organisers of an adult panto say their first night was ruined by heavy-handed theatre bosses who banned them from filming the performance. The team behind alternative pantomime Carry On Dick Whittington, at the Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, were also upset
A controversial art and design studio has been given the green light to open behind one of Worthing's most historic areas. Councillors had previously refused permission for the scheme at the rear of listed Heene Terrace and West Mansions, near MGM Assurance
As one of the promoters of the club night Endorphine Visions, I was fascinated to see that a woman was going to attend a Brighton nightclub wearing nothing but UV reactive paint as a protest against the imminent Gulf War II. I wonder if Brighton police's
A football fan who got over-excited when his team won a cup has been bound over to keep the peace. Liverpool supporter John Harris, 37, went home drunk after his team beat Manchester United in the Worthington Cup on Sunday. Worthing Magistrates Court
Brighton is supposed to be a trendy, open, happy, anything-goes and vibrant place. It was probably like this in the Sixties but one doubts it now. In many ways, it is just like a provincial town, with many bored police, judges, council officials and magistrates
A shortage of pre-school places in Worthing has been brought sharply into focus. Many pre-schools are being forced to turn away children as demand from parents outstrips supply and there are long waiting lists for places. The acute shortage prompted a
Guests to my house are shown a notice in the hall. "To guests: I like my house very warm. If you are too hot, do not open the window, take your clothes off. Beware the home-made wine. Do not drink more than one if you are driving. Do not drink more than
A church where the vicar quit in mysterious circumstances last summer still does not know whether it will get a replacement. St Richard's Church in Collingwood Road, Maybridge, Worthing, has been without a priest since the sudden resignation of Father
Police were able to catch a man using DNA evidence from blood left at two scenes of crime. Wayne Bailie, 21, was caught by police in Worthing when he committed a second crime more than a year after his first crime. Worthing Magistrates Court heard Bailie
What do you ladies and gentlemen who enjoy a little flutter think about the on-course bookies being priced off the racecourse? Reading between the lines, you can see the British Horseracing Board and the Levy Board would like to see only Tote betting
A mini-housing estate can be constructed near a police custody centre used to process villains, planners have ruled. But a close look will be taken at possible problems caused by on-street parking in the road approaching the site earmarked for the scheme
A jealous ex-boyfriend caused damage costing hundreds of pounds when he took his frustration out on a row of parked cars. Trouble flared when Jamie Farndell, 22, bumped into his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend in the Selden pub in Salvington Road,
The West Sussex Breast Care unit at Worthing Hospital is expanding its service. A third breast care specialist has been appointed to improve the service offered to more than 4,000 patients who attend the unit each year. Gabrielle Felton will join the
Part of Worthing that has been described as a dumping ground could soon be the location for a waste collection site. The warning came in a new report on the future of the long-awaited East Worthing Access Road, designed to take heavy traffic away from
A judge has visited the site of a proposed seafront £1.5 million night club and heard how a similar venture runs without problems for residents. Judge David Rennie and two magistrates felt the trip would help them decide whether Po Na Na should get a
Trading standards officers are furious after a gang who fleeced gullible shoppers out of thousands walked free from court. The devious team behind The Outlet mock-auction store in Brighton heaved a collective sigh of relief as they were sentenced to community
A Sussex man stabbed his elderly mother to death with a kitchen knife before gassing himself in her car in remote woodland. Terence Hamblen, 50, knifed his mother Joan, 77, repeatedly and attacked her with a claw hammer at the home they shared. An inquest
A team of Sussex students have triumphed in a national business competition. Michael De-Graaff, Russell Goatcher, Essel Hagan, Alex Rankin and Stephen Readman from the University of Sussex, won the annual Universities Business Challenge, which was held
Small businesses seeking information on cost-effective staff training shouldn't miss the Learning Pays! Skills Exhibition. The two-day event is designed to provide small businesses with practical advice on how to improve profitability through staff training
A woman was assaulted and then pushed out of a moving car by her boyfriend. Police are now appealing for the good Samaritans who helped the woman to come forward. At about 7.30pm on Sunday February 2 a number of people stopped to assist a woman who had
More than two-thirds of teenagers know what career they want to pursue and 36 per cent are confident they will be able to walk into their dream job. But on pay young people are less optimistic, expecting to earn an average of just £12,000 a year when
Plane spotter Christopher Wilson has still not received his £9,000 bail money back, three months after he was acquitted of spying-related charges. Mr Wilson, 47, of Erica Way, Horsham, was arrested on espionage charges at a military air base in Kalamata
Most business leaders believe networking has become more important in recent months as they tout for work against a background of economic uncertainty. A survey by the London Business Forum of 300 businessmen and women found that most believed networking
A worshipper who tried to fire a gun at a gang who attacked him during a mosque prayer meeting has been jailed for four years. Judge Anthony Thorpe said there was "public fear over an increasing use of firearms". At Chichester Crown Court, Judge Thorpe
A woman who says she was conceived when her mother was raped has given evidence in the trial of her father. She told a jury she did not know the truth until she met her father's son and saw the similarity. Barry Watson, 57, is standing trial at Chichester
A trio of policeman and a pier worker who rescued a mother and daughter from the sea in Bognor have been awarded for their bravery. PCs Gary Relf, Philip Duffy and Peter Hawkins, along with pier worker Kevin Murphy, plunged into the freezing waters to
Albion boss Steve Coppell has challenged his players to send a survival signal to their relegation rivals in tonight's crunch clash at Stoke. A fourth win in five games will carry the Seagulls four points clear of their opponents and heighten the anxiety
The spectre of homes being compulsorily purchased to make way for a Worthing and Lancing A27 bypass has surfaced again. A report reveals homes and property may have to be bought up by the Government before the road can be built. But Whitehall has not
Police are hunting two men who stormed into the Thresher off-licence in Terminus Road, Eastbourne, and threatened staff with a knife. It happened at a branch close to Co-Op in the town centre at about 3.20pm on February 28. The man holding the knife was
An incinerator in Newhaven to burn rubbish from Brighton, Hove and East Sussex is expected to become operational in six years. The contractor poised to win the £1 billion private finance deal wants to have a burner working at North Quay, Newhaven, by
Police today urged people to be on their guard after a large quantity of a deadly chemical was stolen from a cemetery in Eastbourne. About four litres of the weedkiller paraquat in steel containers were stolen from a secure compound at Langney Cemetery
An East Sussex man stabbed his elderly mother to death with a kitchen knife before gassing himself in her car in remote woodland. Terence Hamblen, 50, knifed his mother Joan, 77, repeatedly and attacked her with a claw hammer at the home they shared.
Dirty streets, graffiti everywhere, drug-ridden, high-rise building plans, King Alfred fiasco, Medina House high-rise hell, West Pier, new stadium for the Seagulls fiasco, hotels turned into half-way houses, threat of violence everywhere, Black Rock,
Enid Bagnold wrote The Chalk Garden while she was living in Rottingdean during the Fifties and set the play in a seaside location very much like her home village. It is a period piece and has been performed many times. Despite this, it is worthy of a
Danny Sivers proved he is the quickest breaststroker in Sussex at the second County Championship meet at Crawley. The Eastbourne swimmer won the 100m and 50m for men and boys. Spokesman Brian Smith said: "Danny is the only Sussex swimmer competing who
The US is bullying, threatening, cajoling and bribing the weaker nations into accepting its political view of the world. The United Nations, being permanently based in New York, makes it an easy target for the US to use its powerful financial position
Sussex schools are through to four south east regional semi-finals for the first time in the same year. Jake Robinson (2) and Dean Cox scored as the under-16s beat Inner London away to win their qualifying group. Jamie Brotherton netted as the under-15s
Science fiction is becoming reality thanks to a pioneering mind machine which helps paralysed people communicate. Doctor Philip Kennedy, who was born in Shoreham but now lives in Atlanta, USA, is leading a team of scientists at his company, Neural Signals
Brighton and Hove Council has accepted an offer to pilot a radical shake-up of housing benefit. Work and Pensions Secretary Andrew Smith said the move would help to combat rogue landlords and antisocial tenants. Under the long-planned scheme, tenants
Conservative councillor Brian Oxley is calling for a clean up in Brighton and Hove. The opposition leader on the city council said there were parts that still look dirty despite some improvements. Coun Oxley pointed out litter and mess in Goldstone Street
Top rock drummer Pete Thomas will have the last laugh on the hostile Newhaven dockers who tried to jeer his first band off stage. On Monday Pete will be inducted into the elite Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame at a ceremony in New York as part of Elvis Costello
Hastings United's four-match unbeaten run in the premier division came to an end as they went down 1-0 at Bath City last night. Missing Nick Hegley and Duncan McArthur with flu, United still had the better of a lively first half and had strong appeals
Crawley boss Francis Vines is confident he can mark his first season in charge with some silverware after Reds reached the League Cup Final last night. They booked their place in a two-leg final against Halesowen after beating eastern division side King's
Former Albion boss Barry Lloyd must drag on his cigarette and hanker for the good old days at the Goldstone when 10,000 people would scream for his dismissal! The Woodside Road board seem to want Barry to manage Rebels with his hands tied behind his back
The UK's top companies are collectively facing a pensions black hole of up to £100 billion. Investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW) estimates FT-SE 100 companies have pensions deficits adding up to between £50 billion and £100 billion. The
Retailers suffered a blow today after it emerged sales growth had fallen to its lowest level for four years. The Confederation of British Industry's quarterly distributive trades survey said 38 per cent of firms reported higher sales than last year against
Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive will be staging a week-long blitz on construction sites in Sussex next month. The initiative aims to reduce the toll of deaths, injuries and ill-health on building projects in the region. The death of student
Inspectors will be staging a week-long blitz on construction sites across Sussex next month. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) initiative aims to reduce the toll of deaths, injuries and ill-health on building projects in the region. The death of student
Plans to extend a cattery and replace a mobile home with a three-bedroom house look set to be approved, despite objections. Ally Cats, at The Acre in Dappers Lane, Angmering, wants to increase the number of runs from 24 to 58. The owners also want to
Brighton and Hove has been named the chewing gum capital of Europe by a man called in to clean up the mess. Mike Barrett, service director with the Chewing Gum Removal Company, has been to dozens of cities around the world and has now been called in to
Members of a West Sussex community were dismayed today after their bid for national lottery cash to renovate their village hall was rejected. Residents of Clapham and Patching were sure the hall met the criteria when they submitted their bid for £150,000
More than 35 vehicles, shops and homes were damaged by vandals in Seaford during a wrecking spree Thousands of pounds of damage was caused by the destruction over the weekend as the offenders went round the town smashing windows. Police today said Lewes
Botanists collected a record eight-and-a-half million seeds from a clutch of plants growing on a grass verge in Haywards Heath. The tiny seeds were harvested in just one afternoon from the Common Spotted Orchid by staff working on Kew's Millennium Seed
With the help of a ten-year regeneration scheme, Whitehawk is set to become the next boom area of Brighton as even London buyers show an interest. For many years, Whitehawk has been looked on as Brighton and Hove's poor relation. The estate was blighted
The number of people arrested in Sussex on suspicion of downloading child pornography has risen. There are now 132 suspects, 20 more than when Sussex Police last gave figures in January. A force spokeswoman said there were no celebrities or personalities
Sentinel attended the opening of the £4 million Angmering bypass and thought he was in for a soaking but the heavens fortunately failed to deliver. It was an interesting experience standing in the middle of the road for the ceremonial tape-cutting, which
A community football stadium would create hundreds of jobs and help regenerate a deprived area, the Falmer inquiry heard today. Planner Peter Rainier said the proposed 22,000-seater home for Brighton and Hove Albion would provide sporting, health and
A schoolgirl who vanished, sparking an international search, has been found safe and well in Peru. Micaela Page, 15, disappeared from her Brighton home on Monday taking with her a passport, a red suitcase and £350 in cash. Relatives contacted police this
Brighton and Hove has been named the chewing gum capital of Europe by a man called in to clean up the mess. Mike Barrett, service director with the Chewing Gum Removal Company, has been to dozens of cities around the world and has now been called in to
Property prices, poor schools and a lack of outstanding pubs reduce quality of life in Sussex, according to a survey. The league table drawn up by Country Life magazine ranked West Sussex the ninth best county to live in and East Sussex the 15th. England's
