Stories for 6 January 2004

The Argus Albion

January 6: McGhee plans to keep Yeates

Albion manager Mark McGhee has revealed plans to keep hold of Mark Yeates until the clash against League leaders Plymouth at the end of the month.   more...

The Argus Business

Bracing for M25 misery

Getting back on the roads after the festive break is depressing enough but now motorists face two years of traffic misery due to major roadworks on the M25.  more...

Rail operator ditches 'graffiti' advert

A graffiti-style advert on a train is to be painted over after fears it could encourage vandalism.  more...

Sussex company buys Brands Hatch

A Sussex company has bought four of the most famous racetracks in the UK, including the former Grand Prix circuit at Brands Hatch.  more...

Good news for Ricardo

West Sussex-based automotive technology group Ricardo said the industry was showing signs of recovery as it signalled better-than-expected first half results.  more...

House prices to keep on rising

House price growth looks set to remain steady during 2004 as low interest rates and high employment levels continue to drive the market, economists predicted yesterday.  more...

Getting smart over horse feed

A Brighton firm has been awarded a prestigious government grant to develop a vegetarian nutritional supplement that aims to reduce inflammation and stress in animals.  more...

Fatboy in online music service launch

DJs Norman Cook and Darren Emerson are launching a new music download service.  more...

School's bid for special status

A school is bidding to become the first in Sussex to gain humanities college status.  more...

The Argus News

Fatboy in online music service launch

DJs Norman Cook, alias Fatboy Slim, and Darren Emerson are launching a new music download service.   more...

Children's hospital plans unveiled

Health managers today unveiled plans for a £36 million hospital which will revolutionise healthcare for children.   more...

Search for singers who can't hold a tune

Singing teacher Peter Evans is looking for a whole class of tone deaf students - and he wants to make them stars.   more...

Rail operator ditches 'graffiti' advert

A graffiti-style advert on a train is to be painted over after fears it could encourage vandalism.   more...

City Tories pick new leader

A new leader has been chosen for the Conservatives on Brighton and Hove City Council.   more...

Man who left a little boy to die

A driver left a nine-year-old boy dying in the road after a car accident, a court has been told.   more...

Family pets perish in blaze

A mother and her young son lost their two pets and most of their possessions when fire tore through their home while they watched a film at a neighbour's flat.   more...

Knife pair in till raid

Robbers who struck at a shop in Shoreham held a woman on the ground at knifepoint.   more...

D-Day for gipsies in home wrangle

A family of gipsies could find out today if they must move their home from a private plot in protected countryside.   more...

Father heads to US to try to sell kidney

A father who tried to sell his kidney on the internet to create a better life for his disabled daughter is going to America to meet potential buyers.   more...

Activist denies stealing drink

An animal rights activist who barricaded herself into a hotel room has gone on trial for drinking a bottle of beer during her sit-in protest.   more...

Patients say their farewells

An East Sussex doctor will bid farewell to patients after 22 years.   more...

City to get walk-in treatment centre

Walking wounded hospital patients will be diverted to a new £1.2 million one-stop treatment centre to help cut waiting times.   more...

Festival founder dies at 83

A former mayor whose vision and drive helped launch the Brighton Festival has died at the age of 83.   more...

Strange things are done in God's name

The capture of Saddam Hussein highlights again the peculiar beliefs of those who profess to follow a religion of any creed or persuasion.  more...

Airheads

No doubt all your readers are now familiar with the discussion surrounding the proposed expansion of Shoreham Airport, which apparently sees itself as "a platform for the regeneration of the area".  more...

Peace mission gives Mo a glow

A woman who was ditched by the Labour Party is back on her old patch helping people resolve their differences.   more...

Lost the plot

Well done to Shaun Williamson, who played Barry Evans in EastEnders, for speaking out about the violent content of the show.  more...

Closed door

Can it be possible that Brighton and Hove City Council's planning department doesn't actually want people's feedback about planning applications?  more...

Think again

I object to the planning application for the proposed development straddling the corner of Somerhill Road and Somerhill Avenue in Hove.  more...

Must evolve

What a strange letter from Charles Wunderman ("Don't turn this city into a high-rise hell", Letters, December 29).  more...

Get a grip

Even if we have to grit our teeth, we are usually prepared for the trite messages that come out at this time of year from the Queen, the Pope, the Archbishop of Canterbury and so on.  more...

What a whinger!

I am now completely convinced that modern-day footballers are a load of pansies after listening to Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann's recent whinge.  more...

Wishes of the people

Your letter-writer list for 2003 was impressive.  more...

Sainsbury's sues over store rebuild

Supermarket giant Sainsbury's is suing an engineering company following claims it was forced to have a multi-million pound store rebuilt.   more...

Resident frail after closure of home

The health of an 87-year-old woman who lobbied Tony Blair in a vain bid to stop her care home closing is deteriorating rapidly.   more...

Father heads to US to try to sell kidney

A father who tried to sell his kidney on the internet to create a better life for his disabled daughter is going to America to meet potential buyers.   more...

Irate husband drove into lovers, jury told

A police worker tried to kill his wife and her lover by mowing them down with a car, a jury heard.   more...

Bracing for M25 misery

Getting back on the roads after the festive break is depressing enough but now motorists face two years of traffic misery due to major roadworks on the M25.   more...

Nothing gets done

I was interested by the letter from PG Carreras (December 30) about the number of second-hand cars for sale in and around Marine Gardens, Worthing.  more...

Sainsbury's sues over store rebuild

Supermarket giant Sainsbury's is suing an engineering company following claims it was forced to have a multi-million pound store rebuilt.   more...

Orchestral manoeuvres

Once again, it was a brilliant afternoon at the Dome celebrating the New Year concert with the superb Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, whose conductor is real fun.  more...

Me and my idol

I was lucky to meet Chris from Pop Idol last week.  more...

Superhead: Why I quit Comart

The headteacher who almost saved a struggling Brighton school today described how she resigned after being undermined by the city's education chiefs.   more...

Petrol bombers target vicarage

Divine intervention has been credited with saving the lives of a vicar and his wife in a firebomb attack.   more...

Traffic wardens may get extra powers

Motorists who block box junctions or ignore no-right-turn signs could have their number plates recorded by civil enforcement officers and receive £100 fines in the post.   more...

The Argus Sport

McGhee plans to keep Yeates

Albion manager Mark McGhee has revealed plans to keep hold of Mark Yeates until the clash against League leaders Plymouth at the end of the month.   more...

Matthew Clark: New boss promises to lift Pagham

New Pagham manager Gary Shaw has pledged to "fight tooth and nail" to lift the struggling Lions from the County League division one drop zone.   more...

Dr Martens: Payne expects no slips

Defender Ian Payne is confident title-chasing Crawley will not slip-up against lowly Grantham tonight.   more...

Ryman: Rooks winger returns

Dwain Clarke returns to action for Lewes away to Banstead in division one south tonight after a month out with an ankle injury.   more...

Matthew Clark: Crumplin in charge for season

Former Albion defender John Crumplin will continue to spearhead Crawley Down's push for promotion.   more...

Matthew Clark: Round-Up

County league division two leaders Littlehampton moved four points clear at the top after a 3-0 win away to fast-fading Midhurst and Easebourne.   more...

Basketball: Bears can add to Conley's Baby blues

The fans used to call him Baby Jordan and tip him for NBA glory.   more...

Rugby: Heath pass fitness test

Haywards Heath passed the toughest fitness test of the lot to put their National Three South season back on course.   more...

Rugby: Kileen kicks Worthing to victory

Roly Killeen kicked Worthing towards a notable London One win, then spent the tense closing stages watching his side hang on from behind the posts   more...

  
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