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The Argus | Archive | 2004 | January

Stories for 12 January 2004

The Argus Albion

January 10: Fatboy cash boosts Albion

Norman Cook has dipped into his pockets for a second time to help Brighton and Hove Albion. more...

January 10: Albion live on borrowed time

Albion manager Mark McGhee is on the brink of further borrowing to keep on course for at least a play-off place. more...

January 12: Seagulls need another striker

Albion manager Mark McGhee has bemoaned the lack of another striker following the first home blank of his reign. more...

January 10: Albion 0 Oldham 0

Albion's failure to score at Withdean for only the second time this season emphasised an absence of strength in depth to sustain an automatic promotion challenge. more...

The Argus Business

Residents' anger at `illegal' phone mast

A mobile phone firm was accused of foul play after erecting a telephone mast before a planning appeal had been heard. more...

Opposition grows to homes plan

Opposition to a controversial housing development is as strong as ever, insist campaigners. more...

Boots sheds 1,000 more jobs

High street chemist Boots is expected to announce plans to cut 1,000 jobs as part of a shake-up by its new chief executive. more...

Legal bid to bar smokers from pubs

Pubs, clubs and restaurants were today warned they faced the threat of compensation claims from workers whose health is damaged by passive smoking. more...

Mutual looks at floating

Europe's biggest mutual life insurer Standard Life is understood to be considering a £4 billion flotation on the stock market. more...

Films such as the third Harry Potter and the Bridget Jones sequel have taken spending on movie production in the UK to an all time high, figures showed today. Despite frequent gloomy predictions about the continued success of the film industry, the UK reeled in £1.2 billion from 177 films in 2003. Chancellor Gordon Brown recently announced he would be looking at extending tax breaks, which had been called for by movie bosses to ensure future prosperity. Cash spent on UK films - either homegrown, foreign co-productions or foreign-backed films made in Britain - more than doubled compared with the previous year. The figures were compiled by the UK Film Council and show that inward investment from international film makers was the biggest growth area. more...

Homes proposal rejected

A project to build 50 apartments has been rejected by planning inspectors. more...

The Argus Health

Grasping the nettle for good health

When it's cold and damp outside, we no longer have to resort to methods the Romans used in order to keep warm when they invaded England some 2000 years ago. more...

Homeopathy: Natural way to a good night's sleep

From time to time, everyone will experience difficulties with getting to sleep at night. more...

It's that time of year again

Full of good intentions now the New Year has started, actually managing to give up cigarettes and keeping off them is still a daunting prospect. more...

The easy way to detox your body

The fortnight of festive fun is over and don't you just know it. more...

Go organic and local

I have spent the past few days visiting the regional cultivation and collection farms and centres in Gujarat in western India for our organic Ayurvedic herbs. more...

The Argus News

Pro-cannabis trader jailed

A disabled pro-cannabis campaigner has been jailed for six months after opening a Dutch-style coffee shop. more...

Man offered me £5k to sleep with his wife

It is an offer many men would find hard to resist - being paid to sleep with someone else's wife. more...

Gutted by £1,000 repair bill

Contractors put in a bill of more than £1,000 to renew a plastic gutter, which a councillor says could have been done for a fraction of the cost. more...

Appeal date for convicted stalker

A Greek scholar convicted of harassing the mother of glamour model Jordan will appear in court again next week. more...

Cabbies' fears over test trial scheme

Taxi drivers say plans to change drivers' tests are unfair and could cost passengers more money. more...

Sailor in court on porn charge

A Royal Navy officer accused of trying to procure a ten-year-old girl for sex via the internet and for distributing child porn has appeared in court. more...

Dog's miracle escape

Lucky would be a more appropriate name for Duchess the dog. more...

Firms bid to run leisure centres

Sixteen firms have lined up to take over a council's leisure centres in a move that could mean a popular swimming pool is moved. more...

Lawyer baffled by courtroom confusion

The lawyer who led the inquiry into the death of Dr David Kelly faced a new mystery on Friday. more...

Man convicted of driving car at wife

A civilian police worker who drove his car at his wife and her lover is to be assessed by a psychiatrist before he is sentenced. more...

Teacher murder trial begins

The sister of music teacher Jane Longhurst today came face to face with the man accused of murdering her. more...

Cannabis protester on hunger strike

A jailed cannabis café owner has gone on hunger strike in protest at his prison diet. more...

Flood alert as storm strikes

Sussex was today braced for torrential rain and gale force winds as appalling weather swept the South. more...

'Gunman' arrested on train

A man suspected of brandishing a gun on a busy commuter train has been bailed. more...

Rider, 16, killed in crash

A teenage boy was killed when his moped was in collision with a car. more...

Streets' fury over parking bay bins

More than a hundred people have vowed to boycott a communal bins scheme. more...

We don't want 300 homes here

Opposition to a controversial housing development is as strong as ever, insist campaigners. more...

Residents' anger at 'illegal' phone mast

A mobile phone firm was accused of foul play after erecting a telephone mast before a planning appeal had been heard. more...

Housing bid rejected

A project to build 50 apartments has been rejected by planning inspectors. more...

Rubber plant threat to port revamp

A rubber recycling plant could jeopardise the regeneration of a seaside town, local councillors are warning. more...

Red Cross forced out of home

A team of Red Cross volunteers will be made homeless after being evicted by people they protect. more...

MP calls for tax, not fees

Lewes MP Norman Baker has condemned proposals for top-up fees, the centrepiece of the Government's Higher Education Bill. more...

MP slams closure of post offices

Mid Sussex MP Nicholas Soames says post office closures are flying in the face of Government wishes. more...

Squatter rescued from flats inferno

A squatter was pulled from a fire in a city centre block of flats. more...

Robbery ordeal of attack victims

Police are investigating three robberies, the latest in the early hours of today. more...

Smoking is one of my prized luxuries

I would like to thank John Parry for amusing me so much with his hysterical column on the evils of smoking. more...

Never forget

With the plethora of letters about Lewes bonfire night, it is good to read some common sense from Bob Sellwood (Letters, January 5). more...

Not Fawlty

I must correct your article, "Faulty Towers" (The Argus, January 5) on a few points. more...

End of shattering experience

Shattered contestant Jimmy Burke is recovering at home after battling for six days without sleep on the television show. more...

Have your say

In response to Valerie Paynter's letter (January 6) about planning applications, not only do we welcome feedback on planning applications as soon as they are received, we also welcome views from the public at the planning committee which gives a generous amount of time for public comment on individual applications. more...

Thank you

I would like to thank all the volunteers across Brighton, Hove and Portslade who help to ensure many people in our community get a regular hot meal delivered. more...

End bags blight

At present much of Brighton and Hove's rubbish is placed on the street in plastic sacks before collection. more...

Load of rubbish

Yet again the council shows its blatant contempt for residents living in Regency ward with the introduction of communal bins. more...

Shallow end

Peter McCallum (Letters, January 7) complains that the Aquarena in Worthing may be closed as part of the council's cost-cutting proposals. more...

I spent 7 million pennies to buy public loo

In estate agents' parlance, it has herbaceous borders and original features but needs some modernisation. more...

Ban smoking

I was delighted to read about a smoke-free cafe/bar being opened in North Street, Brighton. more...

Cannabis protester on hunger strike

A jailed cannabis café owner has gone on hunger strike in protest at his prison diet. more...

Couple praised for their fight against crime

A couple have been hailed as heroes for spearheading a crackdown on juvenile crime in their neighbourhood. more...

Man dies after car rescue

A man died early today after being pulled from a car which caught fire after it smashed into a lamp post. more...

Stay close to departed loved ones

Diamonds are forever - and now deceased loved ones can be too. more...

Forum's plea over new park boundary

The boundary of the proposed South Downs national park should hug the northern edge of Brighton and Hove, wildlife groups told a public inquiry. more...

On guard

The people of this country need to be wary of the Government's latest contingency bill. more...

No shelter

I hope the vandals who destroyed the bus shelter outside Woolworths in Hove are pleased with their work. This shelter gave protection to people who have a bus service which runs half-hourly. What a pity they can't put their brains, if they have any, to constructive use. more...

Use lethal poison to stop cop killers

I am increasingly worried by the lawlessness that is infecting this once-great country and which culminated in the cold-blooded murder in Leeds of PC Ian Broadhurst. more...

Barbaric

Dominic Webber of the Countryside Alliance appears to be clasping at straws in his attempt to demean the opponents of hunting (Letters, January 8). more...

Trespassers carry out tidy-up

Conservation volunteers staged a trespass to tidy up privately-owned land. more...

Insulting

If Ken Faulkner (Letters, January 8) wishes to vote for an amazing dancing bear as head of state, that is his democratic right. more...

Water mess

Councillor Geoff Wells (Letters, January 8) says a water filter will remove fluoride - an ordinary filter will not. more...

Own goal

My friend and I are originally from Oldham but we have both lived in Brighton for many years. more...

Unhelpful

I was extremely disappointed with my local Tesco store at Holmbush. more...

We would like to apologise to the Scouts for any upset and inconvenience caused as a result of them not being allowed to pack bags. more...

The easy way to detox your body

The fortnight of festive fun is over and don't you just know it. more...

Welcome back, Ken

As a Labour Party member who in Brighton in 1995 had the pleasure of Ken Livingstone insisting I have a long chat with him about the future of our beloved Left, I am thrilled to see him back in the Labour Party. more...

I've found my family at long last

Sue Porter appreciates the value of a family more than most. more...

Fatboy slims down Albion woes

Norman Cook has dipped into his pockets for a second time to help Brighton and Hove Albion. more...

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