Stories for 18 March 2004

The Argus Albion

March 18: McPhee fires Albion to cup final

Albion gave trialist Paul Reid a run in their 7-1 Sussex Senior Cup semi-final romp over ten-man Eastbourne Borough.   more...

March 18: Iwelumo wants more play-off glory

Chris Iwelumo is only 24 and has not reached 100 appearances in English league football, yet his experience could be invaluable to Albion.   more...

March 18: Albion can't afford to sell goal ace

Albion will have to hand over half of the profit they make to Chelsea if they ever sell Leon Knight.   more...

The Argus Business

Brown ignores tax to target schools and OAPs

Cash-strapped schools and pensioners in Sussex have been handed a multi-million pound Budget boost - paid for by the axing of thousands of Government jobs.  more...

Savers have to wait to reap dividend

Sussex savers were given mixed news as the Chancellor announced controversial plans to cap the amount of retirement savings that can benefit from tax relief.  more...

Brewers toast more tax breaks

Britain's real ale industry was buoyed by extended tax breaks announced in the Budget.  more...

Home tax boost for port

A blueprint to turn around the fortunes of the historic port town of Shoreham would see the redevelopment of various key sites.  more...

Endeavour towers given seal of approval

A scaled-down design for an apartment block on a key city site has been given the go-ahead.  more...

Greens want rethink on link road plan

Every option for a key road scheme is unacceptable because of the environmental impact, a green pressure group has warned.  more...

Train job losses mar record work figures

New figures showing a huge fall in unemployment and a record number of people in work were derailed yesterday when a leading train firm announced 1,300 job cuts.  more...

Game-on at coast

Computer games retailer Game has highlighted a growing exodus of young professionals to the seaside as it announced 25 new stores in coastal resorts.  more...

The Argus Health

What are stem cells and how can they help

Embryonic stem cells have been hailed as the most important medical breakthrough in the last 25 years.   more...

The Argus News

Barman jailed for killing nurses

Barman Graham Travers was today jailed for five-and-a-half years for killing two nursery nurses in a crash.   more...

Poison gas leak shuts nursery

A nursery school has been closed following the discovery of carbon monoxide during a routine boiler check.   more...

Binmen say no to strike

Eleventh-hour talks have averted a strike by binmen in Brighton and Hove.   more...

I'm no snob, head hits back

When Dr Anthony Seldon said many parents of Brighton College students were struggling to pay the fees, he was sympathising with them rather than chiding.   more...

Fantasy Island could save West Pier

A Fantasy Island that would save Brighton's West Pier has been proposed by developers.   more...

Ivor took the easy route to Iraq

Many of us read the saga of our armed forces MP Ivor Caplin's trip to Iraq.  more...

Good reporting

Perhaps the difference between journalists who work for national and those who work for local papers - apart from their salaries - is that while the former seem more concerned with making a story, the latter are bent on finding a story.  more...

Are we safer now?

Perhaps after his Iraq trip, our MP and junior defence minister Ivor Caplin could tell us whether or not he thinks the world is a safer place now that Saddam Hussein has gone?  more...

Home tax boost for port

A blueprint to turn around the fortunes of the historic port town of Shoreham would see the redevelopment of various key sites.   more...

All in favour

Falmer resident John Burt said: "The overall impression is that the vast majority do not want a stadium anywhere in the Brighton district" (Letters, March 15).  more...

Maps are modern Domesday Book

The study of the maps in Brighton and Hove reference libraries will often uncover historic curiosities.  more...

No big deal

How refreshing to read about Ray Brooks in Weekend (The Argus, March 13).  more...

Game show idea up for auction

Writer Daniel Jenner wants to make £100,000 by selling his top-secret idea for a game show on the internet.   more...

Delivery divi

Let's not beat about the bush - the rubbish collection system in Brighton and Hove is a shambles.  more...

Surely not

I'm afraid I have to report an error in Monday's edition. The article entitled "Binmen Set To Walk Out" should surely have appeared further back in the paper.  more...

One Friday soon

Like Tony Booker (Letters, March 16), I received a letter from our council informing me that my collection day would change to a Friday.  more...

Harbour vision for new homes

Eastbourne is throwing off its staid reputation and marketing itself as the place for young home-buyers to invest.   more...

Epileptic fit caused pond tragedy

A father drowned in a pond after having an epileptic fit while on a bird shoot.   more...

Harbour vision for new homes

Eastbourne is throwing off its staid reputation and marketing itself as the place for young home-buyers to invest.   more...

Egg them on

I read your front page story "Bumper Easter For The Binmen" (The Argus, March 13) .  more...

Enjoy your holiday

Well, what a miserable man Trevor Pateman must be (Letters, March 16).  more...

Cat gratitude

A street collection made in Hove by the Brighton and Hove City branch of Cats Protection on March 6 raised £100.05.  more...

Shut eyes

Even with "hundreds of eyes", that mythical peacock, The Argus, can't take in everything.  more...

Endeavour towers given seal of approval

A scaled-down design for an apartment block on a key city site has been given the go-ahead.   more...

Not welcome

I enjoyed the note from Joyce Owen (Letters, March 5) about the smallpox outbreak here in 1950.  more...

Plan for building rejected

Campaigners have won their battle to stop development on a disused site near their homes.   more...

Grave error

I was appalled to learn Brighton and Hove City Council has allowed another cemetery to be opened at Woodingdean.  more...

Let Katie enjoy her achievement

What is the gripe about Katie Price (aka Jordan)? I mean what is people's problem with her?  more...

Greens want rethink on link road plan

Every option for a key road scheme is unacceptable because of the environmental impact, a green pressure group has warned.   more...

Fridge mountain blaze

Flames spread through a scrapyard and came dangerously close to a pile of dumped fridges.   more...

Dating agency for single mums

When Pauline Jacobs discovered how hard it was to meet a partner as a 30-year-old single mother, she decided to set up a different kind of dating agency.   more...

The Argus Sport

Albion can't afford to sell goal ace

Albion will have to hand over half of the profit they make to Chelsea if they ever sell Leon Knight.   more...

Iwelumo wants more play-off glory

Chris Iwelumo is only 24 and has not reached 100 appearances in English league football, yet his experience could be invaluable to Albion.   more...

McPhee fires Albion to cup final

Albion gave trialist Paul Reid a run in their 7-1 Sussex Senior Cup semi-final romp over ten-man Eastbourne Borough.   more...

Basketball: Nurse to fight touchline ban

Nick Nurse insists he will not stop defending his players in their fight for a fair deal on court.   more...

Snowboarding: Living on the edge

He was two hours late, but at last a bleary-eyed Stu Brass entered the building looking nothing like his all-action image as a prime mover and shaker in British snowboarding.   more...

  
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