Stories for 5 February 2004

The Argus Albion

February 5: McCarthy tips Seagulls at Wycombe

When he comes off the pitch at Brisbane Road on Saturday it will be the first result he looks for.   more...

February 5: Piercy will fight back

Albion manager Mark McGhee today backed John Piercy to overcome his injury problems.   more...

February 5: Leon meets his Gunners hero

As a self-confessed 'Gooner' he used to cheer his name.   more...

February 5: Falmer stadium planning blow

Albion's hopes of a moving into a new stadium at Falmer have suffered a major setback.   more...

The Argus Business

Cable giant's jobs shock

Four hundred people have lost their jobs after a cable communications firm announced it was closing a call centre.  more...

Rate rise will 'lock in' stability

Homeowners facing a hike in borrowing costs were yesterday told by a senior Treasury official that a rise would help "lock in" economic stability.  more...

Graffiti vandals tag £1.3m bridge

Just days after the completion of a £1.3 million facelift, graffiti vandals have left their mark on a historic Sussex bridge.  more...

Final plea to save post office

A final plea has been made to Post Office officials to reverse their decision to close Eastbourne's main branch this weekend.  more...

Fees protest could close university

Lecturers are threatening strike action to shut down the University of Sussex in protest at top-up fees.  more...

Few hours left to rescue company

Jobs have been cut at a troubled online training company that has until close of business today to find a buyer.  more...

Power firm's £2m gift to poor

An energy company yesterday launched a £2 million fund to help debt-ridden customers pay their winter bills.  more...

Digital design school for new media city

Brighton's reputation as a creative city was bolstered last night with the launch of a £500,000 digital design school.  more...

The Argus News

Jane Longhurst - The verdict

Graham Coutts admitted ten years before murdering Jane Longhurst: "I want to rape and strangle a woman."   more...

Call to ban evil websites

Web sites hosting violent sexual content, partially blamed for setting Graham Coutts on the road to murder, may be outlawed.   more...

Meet the man who caught Jane's killer

Pavarotti was playing on the CD player inside the Jaguar XJ6 as it pulled up at the scene where Jane Longhurst's body was found.   more...

Subhuman - the only word for him

Subhuman. Malcolm Sentance could find only one word to describe Graham Coutts.   more...

The misfit who lived for his music

Born in Fife, Scotland, Graham Coutts moved to Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, when he was about 15 to live with his aunt and uncle.   more...

Agonising wait ends for Jane's loved ones

They walked together from the court, smiling in the knowledge the woman they loved and lost had been granted some measure of justice.   more...

Tributes: Jane was a diamond from every angle

Jane Longhurst was a diamond who sparkled from every angle.   more...

Hit show accused of cruelty to bugs

The RSPCA is calling for viewers to boycott I'm A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out Of Here! over its treatment of animals.   more...

Fatal attack pair jailed

A couple who took part in the fatal beating of a middle-aged mother have been jailed.   more...

Graffiti vandals tag £1.3m bridge

Just days after the completion of a £1.3 million facelift, graffiti vandals have left their mark on a historic Sussex bridge.   more...

Cable giant's jobs shock

Four hundred people have lost their jobs after a cable communications firm announced it was closing a call centre.   more...

Call for inquiry into bins scheme

An investigation into a controversial communal bins project could be launched just weeks after the scheme started.   more...

Boat crash survivor dies of cancer

A survivor of a boat crash in which a man accidentally killed his own brother has died.   more...

Doctor was benefits cheat

A psychiatrist faces prison for claiming thousands of pounds in benefits while working.   more...

Woman arrested after girl's death

A woman has been arrested in connection with the death of a three-year-old girl.   more...

We are doing we can to prevent flooding

I was disappointed to read the comments of Eric Williams of Friends of Widewater regarding the costs and state of the Shoreham to Lancing sea defences (Letters, January 26).  more...

I'm not the enemy

Following my recent letters, Labour Party colleagues are asking if I am secretly working for the Tories. They ask if I want to see them back.  more...

On the scrap heap

We are bombarded by newspaper adverts, TV adverts and mail through our door promising life-changing short and long-term college courses for both young and old to learn a new skill or brush up on old skills to get that dream job you have always wanted.  more...

Fees protest could close university

Lecturers are threatening strike action to shut down the University of Sussex in protest at top-up fees.   more...

Stick with Albion

I have just read the comments of Paul Baker from Horsham under the title "Disgruntled Fan" (The Argus, February 3).  more...

Pressure groups only cause delays

I disagree with David Gold (Letters, January 29), who says the schemes for the King Alfred, the Endeavourest and the banana building are uninspiring.  more...

Football's cheers and tears

As a supporter for more than 50 years, I have seen many ups and downs, cheers and tears.  more...

Jacko's insult crowns the lot

I exploded when I saw Michael Jackson in the daily papers wearing the regimental badge of the Royal Corps of Transport on his jacket and an imitation CBE-type thing around his neck.  more...

£7,000 raised for quake children

Readers of The Argus have donated £7,000 to help the children of quake-ravaged Bam, Iran, and the money is still coming in.   more...

Final plea to save post office

A final plea has been made to Post Office officials to reverse their decision to close Eastbourne's main branch this weekend.   more...

Tesco faces legal battle

Supermarket chain Tesco is being prosecuted over changes made to a historic building.   more...

Historic railway in line for revival

The oldest electric railway in Britain could be extended.   more...

The Argus Sport

Falmer stadium planning blow

Albion's hopes of a moving into a new stadium at Falmer have suffered a major setback.   more...

Leon meets his Gunners hero

As a self-confessed 'Gooner' he used to cheer his name.   more...

Piercy will fight back

Albion manager Mark McGhee today backed John Piercy to overcome his injury problems.   more...

McCarthy tips Seagulls at Wycombe

When he comes off the pitch at Brisbane Road on Saturday it will be the first result he looks for.   more...

Basketball: Duck calls for big push

Randy Duck has told his players to step up a level or forget about ending Robbie Peers' BBL Trophy dynasty.   more...

Basketball: Thunder chase double

Captain Gaylon Moore says his double-chasing Worthing Thunder side have more answers than ever before.   more...

Boxing: Alexander wants title shot

Wayne Alexander has some unfinished business. The Hailsham-based light-middleweight should have been world champion by now according to many in the sport.   more...

  
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