Stories for 4 February 2004

The Argus Albion

February 3: Albion miss out on Zamora swap deal

Albion chairman Dick Knight today admitted the Seagulls are unlikely to profit further from Bobby Zamora's move to West Ham.   more...

February 4: Rookie keeper urged to stay

Albion manager Mark McGhee today urged goalkeeping prospect Richard Martin to stick with the Seagulls, rather than becoming a back number at Liverpool.   more...

The Argus Business

Gatwick fined for killing fish

Gatwick airport has been fined £30,000 for polluting a river, killing more than 5,000 fish.  more...

Tesco in dock over missing windows

Supermarket giant Tesco faces legal action after antique window frames apparently went missing from its latest store.  more...

Open-air stage for seafront

A 24-hour piazza for stage shows and musicians has been unveiled as the centrepiece of a huge seafront development.  more...

Firm celebrates domain victory

A media firm has warned cyber-squatters to beware after winning a fight over a domain name.  more...

Bus drivers in pay gridlock

Bus drivers and their operating company are no nearer resolving a dispute after a second one-day strike.  more...

Still hope for Olympic dream

Sussex could still play host to international competitors if Britain wins the 2012 Olympic bid, Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has said.  more...

Hard to swallow cost of a nanny

Rising demand is making the cost of hiring a nanny at an affordable proice increasingly difficult.  more...

First homes break £100k barrier

The average price of a first home has broken through the £100,000 barrier, according to the Halifax.   more...

The Argus News

How Reg's radio mic has helped the stars

Madonna and Britney Spears' concerts just wouldn't be the same without them.   more...

Jane killer gets life

Guitarist Graham Coutts was this afternoon found guilty of the murder of Brighton special needs teacher Jane Longhurst.   more...

Rise of the suburban dope ings

Cannabis plantations are springing up in suburban basements following the softening of drug laws.   more...

I'm Her Boyfriend...Get Me Out There!

Jordan's boyfriend Scott Sullivan faces a chilly reception after jetting off to sunny Australia in a bid to salvage their relationship.   more...

Head slams 'hypocrite' middle classes

The headteacher of Brighton College has described middle-class parents who move house to be near good schools as "the worst moral hypocrites".   more...

New rail stock less reliable

Expensive new rolling stock is breaking down more often than old slam-door trains run by South Central, a report reveals today.   more...

Tesco in dock over missing windows

Supermarket giant Tesco faces legal action after antique window frames apparently went missing from its latest store.   more...

Gatwick fined for killing fish

Gatwick airport has been fined £30,000 for polluting a river, killing more than 5,000 fish.   more...

How Adolf Hitler fell in love with Sussex orphan

Adolf Hitler almost married a Sussex orphan who adored him to her dying day, historians have claimed.   more...

Starlings swap piers

Thousands of starlings have transferred their allegiance from one pier to another.   more...

Tiny treasures carved from a Victorian giant

If the West Pier does finally collapse, it will live on in a series of tiny treasures carved from the Victorian monument.   more...

Bid to cut summer death toll

The number of swimmers who drown off the coast of Sussex each summer has more than tripled since 2000.   more...

Do we really need millions of graduates?

With the continuing debate on financing universities through top-up fees there is one thing that needs explaining - perhaps someone can help?  more...

Baffled by the Bill

I'm baffled that Jo Dillon is baffled by my position on the Higher Education Bill (The Argus, January 29). She should do more research.  more...

Duty to debate

Professor Alasdair Smith says Brighton and Hove City Council should not be commenting on education because it has no responsibility (The Argus, January 29).  more...

Open-air stage for seafront

A 24-hour piazza for stage shows and musicians has been unveiled as the centrepiece of a huge seafront development.   more...

Debt to society

Before even considering applying top-up fees to students' grants, Tony Blair should let us know what percentage of existing student loans are paid back in full.  more...

They're back!

After a few weeks of wonderful peace and ample parking, my road has returned to its usual level of unacceptable stress.  more...

Helping hand

Regarding Rebecca Gray's agony aunt column in The Argus last Friday, I thought I would write with information which might help the person who wanted to do a course at college but had child-minding problems.  more...

Celebrate our diversity

What is the character of the North Laine in Brighton?  more...

How refreshing

I was talking to a young girl at our church and telling her how pleased I was that she did not ignore the letter H. I told her and her grandmother a story.  more...

Still hope for Olympic dream

Sussex could still play host to international competitors if Britain wins the 2012 Olympic bid, Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has said.   more...

Stupid scenario

I find the continual parroting of the word "scenario" ridiculous.  more...

Surgeon loses fight for career

A doctor who operated on patients while infected with hepatitis B has failed in a bid to salvage his career.   more...

Bus drivers in pay gridlock

Bus drivers and their operating company are no nearer resolving a dispute after a second one-day strike.   more...

Gatwick fined for killing fish

Gatwick airport has been fined £30,000 for polluting a river, killing more than 5,000 fish.   more...

Still hope for Olympic dream

Sussex could still play host to international competitors if Britain wins the 2012 Olympic bid, Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has said.   more...

Firm celebrates domain victory

A media firm has warned cyber-squatters to beware after winning a fight over a domain name.   more...

Out of touch

I was invited to my daughter's for dinner. Good, I thought, we can have a good chat when the washing-up is done. But she had vanished.  more...

Peace of mind

I enjoyed reading Lynn Daly's column about having a silent day (The Argus, February 2).  more...

Floreat Philistinia

I understand the city council is seeking a new "brand" for Brighton and Hove.  more...

It's all two much

Regarding the demise of Brighton's public toilets, I wrote to The Argus about 12 years ago on the same subject.  more...

Disabled man's anger at ticket blunder

A disabled man missed a show at the Brighton Centre because of a ticket blunder.   more...

Nominations for most cluttered street

The new Tesco store in Hove has a spacious and uncluttered frontage on to Church Road.  more...

4,200 miles for a dance

Former world champion American ballroom dancer Rex Jones is travelling across the globe to dance with a partner almost half his age.   more...

The Argus Sport

Rookie keeper urged to stay

Albion manager Mark McGhee today urged goalkeeping prospect Richard Martin to stick with the Seagulls, rather than becoming a back number at Liverpool.   more...

Basketball: Bears 96 Newcastle 93

Stand-in coach Randy Duck presided over a monumental Brighton Bears comeback last night, then admitted: "I hate this job."   more...

Sussex Cup: Crawley 2 Bognor 1

Joff Vansittart showed Crawley what they had been missing last night by coming off the bench to book a place in the Sussex Senior Cup quarter-finals.   more...

FA Trophy: Hednesford 1 Worthing 1

Worthing's bid to reach the last 16 for the first time in 19 years is still alive after they drew at Hednesford in a fourth round tie last night.   more...

Non-League: Round-Up

Three Bridges moved into the semi-finals of the Sussex RUR Cup with an impressive 2-1 win at Arundel.   more...

  
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