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Stories for 30 November 2004

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Santa's Stylish new underwater grotto

Foam and bubbles fell like snow as Santa arrived at The Argus Appeal grotto in The Lanes.   more...

The Argus News

Cider firm drinks to profits upturn

Drinks Group Merrydown, the company behind adult soft drink Shloer and a range of vintage cider brands, has posted its first interim profits in four years.   more...

Small firms ignorant of pension changes

A worrying number of smaller firms have no idea about impending changes to laws on pensions and age discrimination, according to a new report yesterday.   more...

Support for enterprising mental health sufferers

A £100,000 project has been set up to help people with mental health problems become successful entrepreneurs.   more...

Watchdog says first class post is unreliable

Postal watchdog Postwatch has urged people to send Christmas cards second class because of the "dramatic" decline in the delivery of first-class letters in recent years.   more...

Housing crash fears ease

Fears of a housing market crash were calming after figures from the Bank of England yesterday showed an easing rather than a full-scale drop in activity.   more...

Business leaders predict tax hike

Any future Government will be forced to cuts pending or raise taxes by £7 billion a year to meet Chancellor Gordon Brown's economic rules, business leaders warned yesterday.   more...

2020 vision for disabled rail access

The Government yesterday announced that all trains will be accessible to disabled people by the year 2020, but campaigners said the date was too far away.   more...

Young chef is hungry for success

Teenager John Johnson is on his way to becoming a qualified chef after joining an apprenticeship scheme set up by a national pub chain and a college.   more...

Top officer's driving ban

A senior Sussex police officer was today starting a six-month driving ban for speeding.   more...

Mystery of erotic symbol smashed in church

The provocative sexuality of an ancient pagan symbol finally proved too much for one disgruntled visitor to a small church in rural Sussex.   more...

Tesco garden centre plans cause uproar

Tesco has provoked anger by unveiling controversial plans for a garden centre in the car park at its Hove superstore.   more...

Police suspect murder in missing peer case

Police and family today said they fear a missing Hove aristocrat has been murdered.   more...

Kiss star descends on public school

Singer Gene Simmons has been teaching children at a £17,900 a year public school how to rock 'n' roll.   more...

£200k flood feasibility bill prompts inquiry call

More than £200,000 has been spent by a Government body on a controversial scheme to flood a Sussex beauty spot by taking the bends out of a river.   more...

Investigation into bus ordeal claim

Transport bosses are investigating claims that an angry bus driver shouted and swore at a French woman before locking her inside his vehicle.   more...

Radio bosses angry at DJ's 'Christmas spirit'

A radio DJ has angered station bosses with a campaign against tacky Christmas decorations.   more...

The Argus News Extra

Letter: Dangerous contraflow bus lane must be closed

I was sorry but not surprised to read the bus lane scheme in Valley Gardens, Brighton, had claimed another life (The Argus, November 19).  more...

Letter: Let us trade

My wife and I have been keen supporters of the Martlet's Hospice charity for many years and were really keen to support their Collections Fair at Hove Town Hall on Sunday, November 28, until we read their opening times - 10am-4pm.  more...

Letter: Ghastly noises

Circumstances forced me into a rare foray today to a fast food restaurant.  more...

Letter: Ban such music

Well done, those who have called for a complete ban on "murder music" being sold in our shops.  more...

Letter: Improve parenting

Jean Calder's article on "jerks" (The Argus, November 20) will have struck chords with many.  more...

Letter: Skating winners

It was good to see a recent Looking Back article on John and Jennifer Nicks, two now-forgotten local heroes of the skating world.  more...

Letter: Empty homes

It was piquant to hear the Council has won an award for its management of empty houses.  more...

Letter: Tea, anybody?

As a non-smoking teetotaller who does not gamble, I feel I can justify the expense of going out to tea once a week.  more...

Letter: Join a Green Gym

Portslade Green Gym, an associated group of the British Trust For Conservation Volunteers, undertakes many conservation-based tasks, mainly in the Portslade area.  more...

Letter: Co-ordination

If you wonder what your ever-increasing council tax is being spent on, The Argus jobs pages often provide useful clues.  more...

Letter: There is no excuse for such cruelty

So much media coverage has been given to the lamentable bellicose behaviour of the so-called "pillars of the community" (The Argus, November 20) it seems fair and fitting to also give the view of ex-Master of Foxhounds Robert Churchward who, late in life, came to see the error of his ways.  more...

Letter: No compromise

With the fox-hunting controversy going to the High Court, I wonder how many more years this issue will go unresolved?  more...

Letter: Lenient course

Illegal hare coursing has operated, even flourished, for years without police or political interference.  more...

Letter: Don't mention the war

How dare members of this duplicitous government avoid mention of Iraq.  more...

The Argus Sport

Virgo gets Scotland call up

Albion's Adam Virgo is in shock today after earning an international call-up, thanks to his manager and a long lost relative.   more...

Seagulls want to pump up volume

Albion have set up a working party to look at ways of improving the atmosphere at Withdean.   more...

Senior Cup: Tait goes back to his roots

Crawley striker Allan Tait admits it will be strange playing against his home-town club tonight.   more...

Senior Cup: Bognor boss wants victory

Jack Pearce has warned his side he will not accept another cup disappointment when Bognor take on Southwick at Nyewood Lane tonight.   more...

Athletics: Sussex trio go for gold

Wade Bennett-Jackson is determined to be wearing a gold medal the first time he meets his little sister.   more...

Badminton: Sussex pair go for glory

Heather Olver and Dean George are going for glory in the badminton competition at the Commonwealth Youth Games   more...

The Argus The Guide

Jacqueline Wilson's Bad Girls, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, Until Saturday December 4

Many would have predicted Jacqueline Wilson's children's books would, despite their fluorescent covers, prove either too grim or too worthy for the best-seller lists.   more...

  
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