Stories for 26 January 2004

The Argus Albion

January 23: McGhee targets play-offs

Albion manager Mark McGhee today predicted a top six finish is still well within the capabilities of his team.   more...

January 26: Virgo blasts Coppell

Adam Virgo today accused former Albion manager Steve Coppell of freezing him out during 15 months in the first team wilderness.   more...

January 24: Albion 1 Barnsley 0

Football has an unwritten rule that what goes around comes around. Luck, legend decrees, evens itself out over the course of a season.   more...

The Argus Business

Landlords hold on to £1m deposits

Landlords in Brighton and Hove have withheld £1 million of tenants' money, according to a new report.  more...

Developers to talk over towering vision

The developer behind the controversial King Alfred redevelopment in Hove is to hold meetings with conservation and neighbourhood groups.  more...

Rich pickings from family restaurants

The owners of three Italian restaurants in the centre of Brighton have been named among the 100 richest caterers in the country.  more...

Printing boss has designs on success

The new owner of Eastbourne's Kall Kwik centre has outlined "clear and robust" plans for the printing and design operation.  more...

City keeps newspaper industry exhibition

Newstec, the UK's only newspaper industry exhibition, is staying in Brighton after organisers rejected a move to London.  more...

Microsoft vows to end spam

Microsoft chief Bill Gates has vowed to make spam emails obsolete in two years' time.  more...

Gates to get honourary knighthood

Microsoft chief Bill Gates is being awarded an honorary knighthood for his "outstanding contribution to enterprise" in the UK.  more...

Brown's new bid to cut tariffs

Europe and the US were today uniting in an effort to tear down barriers to commerce.  more...

The Argus Health

Step up for sexy salsa

The hardest thing about taking regular exercise is cultivating the right frame of mind.   more...

Homeopathy: Pick the remedy to beat your pain

Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are the most common forms of arthritis.   more...

Fat chance for lunch box kids

Children spend a large part of their days in school and what they eat there can have an important effect on their health.   more...

Safety first for herbs

As their popularity soras, the correct identification and the reliability of sourcing medicinal herbs and herbal remedies has become crucial for consumer safety.   more...

The Argus News

Accused weeps over Jane's detah

A musician wept as he described the moment school teacher Jane Longhurst collapsed dead.   more...

Odd-job pair's lucky escape

An old pub dray building caved in on two odd-job men as they tried to repair a rickety wall.   more...

Cashpoint scam gang jailed

A gang used cutting edge technology in an attempt to pick the public's electronic pockets, a court heard.   more...

Roy of the Rovers creatoir dies at 90

For generations of schoolboys, Roy Race was Thierry Henry, Michael Owen and David Beckham rolled into one.   more...

Killer disease claims girl, 20

Thousands of students were on alert today after the death of a University of Sussex undergraduate from suspected meningitis.   more...

Jane suspect explains storage visits

Murder suspect Graham Coutts today denied ever sexually interfering with Jane Longhurst's body during the five weeks he hid it.   more...

Music to honour tragic Jane

Friends and relatives of strangled teacher Jane Longhurst took respite from her murder trial by attending a commemorative concert.   more...

Crack den cleared under new law

A crack den was shut down, its occupants evicted and the locks changed hours after drugs were found in a police raid.   more...

Landlords hold on to £1m deposit

Landlords in Brighton and Hove have withheld £1 million of tenants' money, according to a new report.   more...

Driver error balmed for woman's death

A woman died when a bus driver put his foot on the accelerator instead of the brake and crashed into a group of waiting passengers, a court heard.   more...

Hoogstraten-Mugabe deal bid

Property tycoon Nicholas Hoogstraten is trying to arrange a deal with president Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe as he attempts to claw back vast tracts of land taken over by squatters.   more...

Scandal of city loan sharks

Families are being charged up to 440 per cent interest on loans from money-lending companies touting for trade on Brighton and Hove's poorest estates.   more...

£25k radio teaser solved

Two workmates won more than £25,000 by putting the name to a mystery voice which has baffled Sussex for six months - pop singer Rick Astley.   more...

Firefighters' union in gagging claim

Firefighters claim they are being prevented from voicing concerns about changes to the cover they provide.   more...

Let's weigh up the cost of our domestic waste

Why should the careful recyclers among us pay the same council tax as wasteful households who put out mountains of unsorted packaging, glass, paper and non-biodegradable nappies in their rubbish each week?  more...

Crash driver appeals to wrong man

A crashed driver begged a man who stopped to offer help not to call police because he was drunk.   more...

The truth helps separate facts from fantasist

As one of 3,200 supporters of the Friends of Hove Library, I looked at the laboured attack on me by Sharon Rose (Letters, January 21) and detected a sub-plot.  more...

Proof that faith moves montains

I am delighted the effort and energy with which residents and local councillors opposed the plans for the Endeavourest have been successful.  more...

Police called over peace plea

Police were called as protesters tried to hand in a petition at an MP's surgery.   more...

Word of warning

Josh Arghiros seems to have unintentionally let the cat out of the bag.  more...

A load of rubbish

If Brighton and Hove City Council is genuine in its claims to improve the refuse service, then why is it proposing to scrap weekly doorstep collections in streets where this system currently runs like clockwork?  more...

Hart's off target

Ian Hart's sports column, Hart Of The Matter, has generally been a fairly interesting read but I must correct an inaccuracy in his final comments (The Argus, January 21).  more...

The way forward

Chris Todd indulges in a simplistic assault on park-and-ride (Letters, January 21).  more...

Dam expensive

Peter Midgley, the head of the Environment Agency in our area, claims a £600,000 shortfall in the cash needed for flood protection works at Malling Brooks (Lewes) has occurred because local authorities were unable to provide more money.  more...

Vandals' Renault vendetta

A teenager's car has been coated with eggs, grit and ketchup five times in a bizarre series of vandal attacks.   more...

Unsporting life

I agree with the view that hunting is savagery in the name of tradition, hypocrisy in the name of conservation and killing in the name of sport.  more...

Crack den cleared under new law

A crack den was shut down, its occupants evicted and the locks changed hours after drugs were found in a police raid.   more...

Mystery of missing will

He was larger than life and loved by many. The hint of a mystery after his death reflected his enduring love of the theatrical.   more...

Bloggers discover joy of text

A young couple are getting married after falling in love on the internet.   more...

A very English row

Hammonds Ridge is the perfect commuter retreat, a quiet haven of lavender bushes and birdsong where stressed professionals return from work to flop in front of the TV.   more...

Dangerous Dyke

It is about time the roads to Devil's Dyke were policed.  more...

Sent packing

Tescos plans to increase the size of its Shoreham store by a third, which will increase its predicted £68 million turnover for this year.  more...

Please say aargh!

I feel I have to write to you about the ludicrous situation with children's dentists. My youngest child (age five) was recently seen by the school dentist one day at school.  more...

A moral crusade

It is not the lack of the teaching of religion cited by Alan Nunn (Letters, January 17), it is that the younger generation can see what religion is doing to the world today.  more...

Time to talk over towering vision

The developer behind the controversial King Alfred redevelopment in Hove is to hold meetings with conservation and neighbourhood groups.   more...

Traders pan planners over shop porthole

Boutique owner Ali Mughal's circular shop window has been branded too outrageous for Brighton's trendy North Laine.   more...

The Argus Sport

Matthew Clark: Shoreham 1 E Grinstead 5

East Grinstead boss Bob Smith is finally looking up rather than down after his side equalled a club record which has stood since 1953.   more...

Virgo returns with blast for Coppell

Adam Virgo today accused former Albion manager Steve Coppell of freezing him out during 15 months in the first team wilderness.   more...

Match Report: Albion 1 Barnsley 0

Football has an unwritten rule that what goes around comes around. Luck, legend decrees, evens itself out over the course of a season.   more...

Matthew Clark: Shoreham 1 E Grinstead 5

Horsham YMCA manager John Suter was relieved after his side ended their poor run with a 3-1 win over Southwick.   more...

Fatboy lands Brazil beach gig

Norman Cook is to headline a free beach party in Brazil for 200,000 people.   more...

Cricket: Sussex deny Waugh interest

Sussex today dismissed reports linking former Australian captain Steve Waugh with a move to the county.   more...

Basketball: Bears 95 Leicester 71

Yorick Williams produced one of the best three-point shooting displays by a Brighton Bears player in years to light up a potentially humdrum British League clash.   more...

Dr Martens (Premier): Crawley 4 Grantham 2

Manager Francis Vines admits Crawley need a big favour from Tony Adams to keep their title challenge on track.   more...

Rugby: Jet-set Heath

Haywards Heath have come an awful long way in their quest for National League prosperity.   more...

Dr Martens (Premier): Hednesford 1 Eastbourne 2

Eastbourne Borough boss Garry Wilson has been given the perfect apology by his side.   more...

Hockey: Carolan's among the best around

Brighton skipper Carlo Missirian believes Craig Carolan is still among the best centre forwards in the country.   more...

Dr Martens (Eastern): Hastings 4 Fisher 4

Hastings manager Steve Lovell admits his side will go down unless they learn to defend properly.   more...

Dr Martens (Eastern): Burgess Hill 1 Bashley 2

Burgess Hill manager Gary Croydon believes his side are victims of their own success.   more...

Ryman (Premier): Bognor 1 Kettering 0

Bognor captain Michael Birmingham has committed his future at the club by signing a three-year extension to his contract.   more...

Ryman (South): Bognor 1 Kettering 0

Manager John Maggs admits the "revolution" at Horsham has come two months too late.   more...

Ryman (South): Marlow 1 Lewes 2

Lewes boss Steven King believes he has finally found his best strike partnership.   more...

  
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