Stories for 17 March 2004

The Argus Albion

March 17: Iwelumo makes dream start

Chris Iwelumo today revealed he can do even better than the long-range thunderbolt on his debut which sealed Albion's first away win since November.   more...

March 16: Chesterfield 0 Albion 2

Chris Iwelumo could not in his wildest dreams have imagined making a more dramatic impact on his debut for Albion.   more...

The Argus Business

Brown to turn on fags and beer tap

Gordon Brown was today expected to hit drinkers, smokers and motorists in the pocket - again.  more...

Parking group wants one permit per space

Campaigners are calling for the number of parking permits sold by Brighton and Hove city council to be slashed to one per space.  more...

MP warns of threat to fishing

New rules to preserve cod stocks threaten the fishing industry in a Sussex port town, an MP has claimed.  more...

£75k to do mum's job

Women believe the long hours and stress of motherhood would merit a six-figure salary if it was a paid occupation.  more...

The working alternative to university

University has long been held up as a beacon of civilisation, good for the mind and one of the surest ways of getting ahead in life.  more...

Anger over stealth bid to change history

A turf war has broken out over the right to cash in on the name of the most fashionable tourist district in Brighton and Hove.  more...

Conference security warnings

Businesses in Brighton are getting early warnings about this year's Labour Party conference.  more...

Homes out of reach for first-time buyers

The growing affordability gap faced by first-time home-buyers in Sussex is revealed today.  more...

The Argus News

Parents slam college 'snob' head

The headteacher of Brighton College has been branded a snob for suggesting many parents struggle to pay the fees - and not enough of them drive a Mercedes.   more...

Pair jailed after vicious attack on elderly

Two robbers who attacked an elderly couple at their country cottage with a knife and a stun gun have been jailed for a total of 28 years.   more...

Parking group wants one permit per space

Campaigners are calling for the number of parking permits sold by Brighton and Hove city council to be slashed to one per space.   more...

Homes out of reach for first-time buyers

The growing affordability gap faced by first-time home-buyers in Sussex is revealed today.   more...

Lecturers step up boycott

Students are being told to send their essays to the vice-chancellor of Sussex University because lecturers are refusing to mark them.   more...

She may have red hair but let's see her policy

Call me old-fashioned but I thought we voted for our Members of Parliament on what they stand for, what they have delivered and what they can deliver for us in the future.  more...

Fewer spaces

The Tories are sadly mistaken if they think a series of underground car parks will "help to ease the problems of motorists in Brighton and Hove" (The Argus March 13).  more...

Green irony

I wonder if the prospective Tory candidate for Brighton Pavilion asked his colleague from Hove whether he, too, was in favour of Conservative proposals to dig up green spaces such as Montpelier Crescent, Adelaide Crescent, Brunswick Square and Hove Lawns to put multi-storey car parks under them (The Argus, March 13)?  more...

Anger over stealth bid to change history

A turf war has broken out over the right to cash in on the name of the most fashionable tourist district in Brighton and Hove.   more...

Fresh air

I was a visitor to the Green Party conference.  more...

Stay home

With regard to the debate on whether or not to take children out of school during term for the purpose of overseas holidays, I can't help feeling people are missing the point here.  more...

At long last I live in the place I love

My first visit to Eastbourne was in 1935, riding a BSA 250 motorbike with my wife riding pillion.  more...

A frigate by another name

The Eurydice (The Argus, March 6), although listed as a frigate, was a sixth-rate sloop.  more...

Too many delays

I read with interest and considerable sympathy Lisa Sevell's account (Letters, March 13) of the appalling disruption she has suffered on her train journeys to and from London.  more...

Street sign stamps musical's mark

One of Brighton's best-loved musical exports has been given its own street name in New York.   more...

Don't look

Leave the street drinkers alone and they'll leave you alone.  more...

MP warns of threat to fishing

New rules to preserve cod stocks threaten the fishing industry in a Sussex port town, an MP has claimed.   more...

Who's the bigot?

Well done, K. Taylor from Southwick (Letters, March 11). The statement "people who support the stadium are bigoted and selfish" was so cutting.  more...

Minor route

I read with great interest that work has started on the much-debated sea-front cycle route through Worthing.  more...

Smooth talker

I've watched with awe the development of the new cycle path along Brighton and Hove's seafront.  more...

What's a PM

An obscene message - "Tony Blair is a c..." - is carved into the Dispatch Box table by a vandal posing as a sightseer (The Argus, March 14).  more...

Pregnant applause?

Her body yesterday became one of the most talked about in Britain.   more...

Splitting hairs

Okay, so I'm wrong about the service No 1 entering the box junction in Boundary Road.  more...

This is comedy for the 21st Century

I don't know if Brendan Montague was at the same show as I when I saw and enjoyed Jenny Eclair.  more...

How trip to Peru changed my life

The little disabled girl looked up through the wires of the chicken coop in which she was caged.   more...

Conference security warnings

Businesses in Brighton are getting early warnings about this year's Labour Party conference.   more...

The Argus Sport

Iwelumo makes dream start

Chris Iwelumo today revealed he can do even better than the long-range thunderbolt on his debut which sealed Albion's first away win since November.   more...

Match Report: Chesterfield 0 Albion 2

Chris Iwelumo could not in his wildest dreams have imagined making a more dramatic impact on his debut for Albion.   more...

Dr Martens (Premier): Crawley 6 Hednesford 1

Pressure? Crawley don't know the meaning of the word according to manager Francis Vines.   more...

Senior Cup: Three Bridges 0 Worthing 2

Goals in each half from Sam Francis and Mark Pulling gave Worthing a comfortable passage through to the final of the Sussex Senior Cup at Horsham last night.   more...

Ryman (South): Lewes 3 Bromley 1

Lewes kept up the pressure on division one south leaders Windsor and Eton with a gutsy victory against Bromley.   more...

Youth Athletics: We're up and running

A new-look athletics event is aiming to revive sport in primary schools.   more...

Youth Athletics: Charlotte makes impressive debut

Charlotte Browning was second in the 1,500m on her senior international debut for England at Cardiff.   more...

Youth Badminton: Brothers combine to clinch title

Southover (Lewes) have won the Sussex Primary Schools' Championships.   more...

Youth Rugby: Richards suffers setback

Kiba Richards (Brighton College) was in the England Schools' under-18s side defeated 13-6 by England Clubs in an international warm-up at Loughborough.   more...