Stories for 2 February 2004

The Argus Albion

February 2: Benjamin wants to stay

Trevor Benjamin today revealed a desire to stretch his loan spell from Leicester following his first goal for Albion.   more...

January 31: Albion 2 Plymouth 1

It is more than two years since Micky Adams left Albion for Leicester, but the bond he developed with his old club is as strong as ever.   more...

The Argus Business

Hairdresser will brae all in salon saga

Burly hairdresser Paul Bott has vowed to chain himself naked to Brighton Town Hall if planners cut short his dream.  more...

Albion ask fans to stop boycott

Brighton and Hove Albion has asked fans to call off a boycott of Asda superstores.  more...

For sale sign has to go

People living in one of the most exclusive parts of Hove have won their fight to remove an estate agent's For Sale sign from outside their homes.  more...

Buses are destroying our homes

Neighbours in a conservation area fear their homes are being shaken to bits by the rumble of dozens of buses. The 19th Century houses were featured in the 1947 film Brighton Rock but the owners fear their properties are now on shaky ground. Cracks have begun appearing in the walls since 22 buses an hour started using the narrow street in the Westhill Conservation area. In a typical half hour, 200 cars and 42 vans and lorries also squeeze up and down Upper Gloucester Road. Householders in the street, where the terraced properties reach prices of £240,000, have estimated 300 buses a day use the road as a cut-through between Queens Road and Dyke Road. Ten years ago only one bus used the road, the number seven minibus. But two years ago roadworks in Buckingham Road forced drivers along Upper Gloucester Road and it has become part of the route ever since. Now the 7, 10A, 80A, 14, 14C, 47, 37, and even `sorry not in service' buses are regular visitors. But r4esidents say the road is too narrow and buses are being forced up on to the pavement which have caused the kerbs to sink. Roger French, managing director of Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company said: "Upper Gloucester Road is a key link between Brighton station and Churchill Square at the bottom end of Dyke Road and has been for more than 20 years. "It is not an ideal route but it is a key one. "We've been there for many, many years and I can't see any alternative. "There's nothing we can do about it."  more...

Zoo Weekly aims for lion's share

Brighton-based design and marketing agency Mosaic has emerged as the creative force behind EMAP's biggest magazine campaign launch to date.  more...

Stronger team to raise profile

Wyndeham Press Group, publisher of the British Medical Journal, has announced the appointment of Roy Kingston as group operations director.  more...

Stressed execs relax with a llama

The promise of a round of golf is usually enough to keep business delegates alert during even the longest conference.  more...

More holidays taken

Executives are shrugging off terrorism fears and are taking more, and longer, business trips.  more...

The Argus News

Double shooting in drugs war

Two men were shot and another stabbed during a night of drugs-related violence in Brighton.   more...

Police shut down suspected crack den

A suspected crack den was shut down by police despite a legal challenge by people living there.   more...

Storms cause mayhem

Two men escaped when a tree crashed on to their car as gale-force winds and heavy rain lashed Sussex.   more...

Jane jury told to curb emotion

The judge in the Jane Longhurst murder trial told the jury to take a "cold, hard, calculated" look at the evidence.   more...

Albion ask fans to stop boycott

Brighton and Hove Albion has asked fans to call off a boycott of Asda superstores.   more...

If we don't get Falmer, we won't have a club

Forget the Hutton Inquiry, the Falmer Inquiry is what is on the lips of sports fans across Sussex.   more...

Burchill hails icon Jordan

Writer Julie Burchill has hailed Brighton glamour girl Jordan as a feminist icon.   more...

Hairdresser will brae all in salon saga

Burly hairdresser Paul Bott has vowed to chain himself naked to Brighton Town Hall if planners cut short his dream.   more...

Buses are destroying our homes

Neighbours in a conservation area fear their homes are being shaken to bits by the rumble of dozens of buses.   more...

For sale sign has to go

People living in one of the most exclusive parts of Hove have won their fight to remove an estate agent's For Sale sign from outside their homes.   more...

Plan to control Albion's traffic just won't work

Whose appalling idea is it to close one of the main feeder roads to and from the Hollingbury A27 roundabout for eight hours on Brighton and Hove Albion's match days?  more...

Blair has betrayed Labour principles

So, Tony Blair has won the vote to introduce university top-up fees. What a sad day in the life of a political party which has had so many brilliant achievements.  more...

Shameful tax on learning

Des Turner MP finally comes clean about what he really thinks of his Prime Minister.  more...

Harbour home could be sunk

A couple should find out today if their bid to transform a former minesweeper into a dream home will flounder.   more...

We can ever trust a Labour manifesto again?

Now the Government has won the vote on top-up fees (in complete contrast with the Labour manifesto), would Ivor Caplin care to tell the electorate whether the Labour manifesto at the next general election should be believed or disbelieved?  more...

Shop window decision was right

Your article on the round window in Gloucester Road in Brighton (The Argus, January 26) actually served to illustrate the problems this planning authority has with the major alteration to the Acacia shopfront.  more...

Baffled by planning lottery

It was with incredulity that I read the remarks made by the council planning officer Max Woodford regarding the window installed by Ali Mughal in her shop in North Laine.  more...

Keep gallery open

I fully support Lou Taylor's admirable letter (January 28) in defence of Worthing Museum and Art Gallery.  more...

True belief

In reply to Tony Smith (Letters, January 26), I have always had a problem believing in evolution.  more...

Council wants a cut from Ladyboys

Brighton and Hove is planning to squeeze more money out of the Ladyboys of Bangkok.   more...

God's image

Unlike Tony Smith, many of us see no contradiction between thinking that we are related to apes and that we are made in the image of God.  more...

Storms cause mayhem

Two men escaped when a tree crashed on to their car as gale-force winds and heavy rain lashed Sussex.   more...

Road death of man, 90

A man aged 90 died today after being hit by a moped on a busy road.   more...

Reality show sparked TV love affair

Mel Haarer has drifted through relationships but has only now found her one true love - television.   more...

Bollywood stars get brief taste of England

A quiet corner of Sussex was spiced up when a Bollywood film crew jetted in from Bombay.   more...

The Argus Sport

Basketball: Thames Valley 103 Bears 122

Randy Duck surveyed a seven-point half-time deficit, called his team together and came up with his first coaching masterstroke.   more...

Benjamin wants to stay

Trevor Benjamin today revealed a desire to stretch his loan spell from Leicester following his first goal for Albion.   more...

Basketball: Thunder target glory

Worthing Thunder are convinced they can clinch their first ever piece of silverware after reaching the EBL Trophy final.   more...

Match Report: Albion 2 Plymouth 1

It is more than two years since Micky Adams left Albion for Leicester, but the bond he developed with his old club is as strong as ever.   more...

Cricket: Goodwin stays at Sussex

Murray Goodwin is returning to Sussex as their second overseas player.   more...

Athletics: Robinson warms to challenge

Andrew Robinson may be in the middle of his best ever winter season but he cannot wait until it is over.   more...

Dr Martens (Premier): Eastbourne 2 Dorchester 1

Eastbourne Borough boss Garry Wilson believes his squad is good enough for a top ten finish after extending the loan deal of striker Ian Pulman for another two months.   more...

Ryman (Premier): Grays Athletic 6 Bognor 0

Bognor captain Michael Birmingham turned down a double-your-money offer from Havant and Waterlooville to stay at the club.   more...

Matthew Clark: Crippled Saints quit league

Debt-ridden St Leonards have resigned from the County League.   more...

Non-League: Sussex hit top spot

Sussex top their group in the South Western Counties Championship after coming from behind to draw 1-1 in Jersey on Saturday.   more...

Rugby: Worthing not yet ready for next step

Worthing are still thinking of promotion to the National League. Just don't expect it to be this season.   more...

Rugby: Heath survival hopes suffer blow

Haywards Heath's survival hopes suffered a blow on a stormy day at Whitemans Green.   more...

Hockey: Browne hat-trick sets up cracker

Kwan Browne smashed a hat-trick, then declared: "Bring on the leaders."   more...

  
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