Stories for 16 January 2004

The Argus Albion

January 16: Knight urged to silence critics

Albion manager Mark McGhee has urged Leon Knight to silence the Queens Park Rangers supporters by spearheading the Seagulls to a vital victory.   more...

January 16: Adams happy to help Albion

Micky Adams turned down a better offer from a Third Division club in favour of Albion's loan move for Trevor Benjamin.   more...

January 17: Future looks brighter for Virgo

Adam Virgo's hopes of earning another contract with Albion have been revived following his first appearance in the first team for 15 months.   more...

January 17: McGhee manages job stress

Albion manager Mark McGhee was an Aberdeen team-mate of Gordon Strachan and the pair are still close friends.   more...

The Argus Business

MP slams `bogus' PO consultation

A Sussex MP has condemned the public consultation over proposed post office closures as flawed and entirely bogus.  more...

Bill to slash roadworks

What has until now merely been the stuff of television fantasy could soon bring a refreshing way to cut back months of infuriating roadworks and traffic jams.  more...

Bid to close gender pay gap

Women in Brighton and Hove earn an average of £125 a week less than their male colleagues.  more...

Gatwick is a high flying airport

Gatwick has been voted the UK's best airport.  more...

MP urges watch on cancelled buses

A Sussex MP is urging constit-uents to tell him when bus services are consistently late or cancelled.  more...

Huge housing scheme in pipeline

The biggest planning application in Worthing's history has finally been tabled as developers step up their bid to build a massive new housing estate on the rural outskirts of town.  more...

Sales down at The Body Shop

The Body Shop's decision to offer less discounts over the Christmas period has taken its toll on sales.  more...

Homeowners in rush to remortgage

The UK mortgage market was driven by people remortgaging to get a better deal or to release cash from their property during 2003, research claimed today.  more...

The Argus News

Aid worker bids to help quake children

The ancient Iranian city of Bam remains a swirling mass of dust and mud with thousands of people making their homes in makeshift tents among the ruins.   more...

Bid to close gender pay gap

Women in Brighton and Hove earn an average of £125 a week less than their male colleagues.   more...

Murder suspect tied us up for sex

The man accused of strangling Jane Longhurst tied stockings round the necks of two former girlfriends during sex, a court heard.   more...

Jane Longhurst: Accused's former girlfriends speak out

It was seven years ago when Sandra Gates made the final break from her lover Graham Coutts.   more...

Commons protest for pot cafe owner

Friends and supporters of a man behind a town's cannabis coffee shop are to protest at the Houses of Parliament against his jail sentence .   more...

Budding rock ace found hanged

A guitarist with the Sussex band Hope of The States has been found hanged.   more...

Trains ban for charity cycles

Thousands of people taking part in a popular charity cycle face being banned from taking the train home.   more...

Residents win Tetra mast battle

Householders have won a battle with a telecommunications giant to have a phone mast torn down.   more...

Passengers' air rage scare

Cabin crew had to separate two passengers after an air rage incident on a flight into Gatwick.   more...

Gatwick is a high flying airport

Gatwick has been voted the UK's best airport.   more...

Mugger jailed for four years

A drug addict who robbed a French student at knifepoint has been jailed for four years.   more...

£37m bid to host Olympics

Work on a new £37 million sports centre which could bring the Olympics to Mid Sussex will begin next month - despite a last minute snag.   more...

City fringe benefits from Fair Trade art

This year's Brighton Festival Fringe promises to be bigger and better than ever but time is running out for those wanting to take part.   more...

Appeal in hunt for attacker of girl, 15

Police have increased patrols to find a man who indecently assaulted a schoolgirl.   more...

Uni revamp gets green light

Major plans to revamp a Brighton University site built in the Sixties have received the initial go-ahead by city councillors.   more...

This Labour Party has betrayed us all

There must be an election in the offing. Tory councillor Peter Willows (Letters, January 11) is spouting good campaign rhetoric.  more...

Vote-splitters

I have little time for the Liberal Democrats because they often split the vote in a General Election and an MP is elected despite having more votes cast against him than for.  more...

Freshen air

J Jackson has a point about banning smoking (Letters, January 12).  more...

Bill to slash roadworks

What has until now merely been the stuff of television fantasy could soon bring a refreshing way to cut back months of infuriating roadworks and traffic jams.   more...

Right to reply

In answer to Gemma Millwood's request for clarification (Letters, January 12), the Burns Report, published by the Government in 2000, says the following:  more...

An English gent

I introduce this week as my 1930/40s Hollywood supporting actor a typically stiff upper-lipped English gent.  more...

Time for total ban

So, J Jackson (Letters, January 12) is killing himself by smoking and seems to suggest everyone else should do the same when we are in a cafe, restaurant or pub.  more...

Foul smell

As a non-smoker I find the smell of cigarette smoke repulsive, especially when my family and I are eating in the non-smoking section of a restaurant and that foul smell comes across from the smoking area.  more...

What rights?

We are advised by M Dyson (Letters, January 12) that the Government's latest contingency bill "will rob us of the few remaining civil liberties that are written into our constitution".  more...

Poster fury

I tore down a poster advertising a punk night in Brighton which prominently displayed the F word.  more...

Hospital closer to trust goal

A top Sussex hospital bidding to become a foundation trust today passed the next hurdle.   more...

£37m bid to host Olympics

Work on a new £37 million sports centre which could bring the Olympics to Mid Sussex will begin next month - despite a last minute snag.   more...

County's tax rise forecast

Council tax in West Sussex is likely to rise by more than double the rate of inflation.   more...

Huge housing scheme in pipeline

The biggest planning application in Worthing's history has finally been tabled as developers step up their bid to build a massive new housing estate on the rural outskirts of town.   more...

MP slams 'bogus' PO consultation

A Sussex MP has condemned the public consultation over proposed post office closures as flawed and entirely bogus.   more...

MP urges watch on cancelled buses

An MP is urging constit-uents to tell him when bus services are consistently late or cancelled.   more...

Probe into river oil spill

Investigations were under way today into how up to 500 litres of red diesel polluted a river near a water treatment plant.   more...

Battle of the bling rolls on

They are both divas with bank balances bigger than their celebrated derriéres but it's not just music that Beyoncé Knowles has in common with rival Jennifer Lopez.   more...

Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw

Margaret Davies, from Hove, was disappointed to learn from Lizzie Enfield's column on Tuesday last week it is soon to be axed and pleads for a rethink.   more...

Mother's anguish over gravestone

A woman was left in floods of tears after council workers flattened her husband's gravestone.   more...

Eviction threat may close stud

A mother and her nine-month-old daughter face being kicked out of their home.   more...

Dying trade needs young blood now

Youngsters who prefer tapping on computers to chopping up meat have been blamed for the closure of a family butcher's shop after almost a century.   more...

Downs park gateway plea

A popular green approach to Hove should be included in the South Downs national park, countryside campaigners told a public inquiry.   more...

The Argus Sport

Racing: Hamilton's happy to put down roots

Robert Hamilton has quit as travelling head lad at John Dunlop's Castles Stables, Arundel, after 25 years to join the Jockey Club's racecourse veterinary security team.   more...

Adams happy to help Albion

Micky Adams turned down a better offer from a Third Division club in favour of Albion's loan move for Trevor Benjamin.   more...

Knight urged to silence critics

Albion manager Mark McGhee has urged Leon Knight to silence the Queens Park Rangers supporters by spearheading the Seagulls to a vital victory.   more...

Keeley won't follow Seaman's lead

John Keeley has no intention of following David Seaman's example by hanging up his goalkeeping gloves.   more...

Ryman: Lewes trim squad

Lewes manager Steven King is being forced to trim his squad following the club's FA Trophy exit.   more...

Ryman: Maggs buoyed by new spirit

Manager John Maggs believes Horsham have rediscovered their team spirit.   more...

Senior Cup: No incentive to win

Gary Croydon says he fielded an understrength side in the Sussex Senior Cup on Tuesday because there are no financial incentives to win the competition.   more...

Rugby: Heath set safety target

Haywards Heath reckon they are still six wins from National League safety.   more...

Beere's happy Chi can beat the drop

Sam Beere believes six of the best will be enough to keep Chichester from relegation.   more...

Crowborough cash boost

Crowborough have been given a boost after receiving a grant of £5,000 from the National Lottery's Awards for All programme.   more...

Sailing: Cullen setback

Paul Cullen, from East Grinstead, finished 12th in the Fireball World Championships in Australia.   more...

Golf: Nightingale still smiling after quitting

Scott Nightingale has given professional golf his best shot and decided it is not for him.   more...

  
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