Stories for 24 March 2004

The Argus Albion

March 24: Iwelumo can make history

Leon Knight today backed new strike partner Chris Iwelumo to create Albion history.   more...

The Argus Business

Tansport policy is failing business

The Government's repeated failure to improve Sussex's transport links is causing firms to hit the buffers, according to a new business survey.  more...

Franchises prove tasty way into business

If you are looking for a flexible and tasty way to make money, becoming a fast food franchisee might just be the answer.  more...

Pensions safety net warning

Four leading actuaries have written to the Government setting out serious concerns about its new pensions safety net for workers.  more...

Budget airline set for expansion

Low-fare airline easyJet is to start four new routes out of Belfast this summer.  more...

Safe working on seafront

Developers of a major seafront site are working with trade unionists to provide model conditions and training for hundreds of building workers.   more...

Albion dream goes into extra time

The Falmer Inquiry has unexpectedly gone into extra time. Supporters of Brighton and Hove Albion have been granted a further 16 days to save the proposed stadium.  more...

Virgin announces 300 new jobs in Sussex

Hundreds of new jobs will be created at Virgin Atlantic's West Sussex headquarters, Sir Richard Branson announced today.  more...

Shareholder rebels over hotels empire

The future of The Grand in Brighton is in doubt after the hotel's parent company came under pressure to sell.  more...

The Argus News

Spooks star spies new role

Spooks star David Oyelowo is ditching guns and espionage for his first love - the stage.   more...

16 days to save Albion dream

The Falmer Inquiry has unexpectedly gone into extra time.   more...

Golf club goes under hammer for £1.5m

A golf club with a turbulent recent history is to go under the hammer.   more...

Historic fort up for grabs

It was built when the words "property boom" had a very different meaning.   more...

Teachers and nurses to get £50k loans

Thousands of teachers and nurses will get interest-free loans of up to £50,000 to buy their own homes.   more...

Let's get justice for Jane

The Argus is asking readers to join a campaign to ban the violent sex web sites that contributed to the murder of Jane Longhurst.   more...

Shareholder rebels over hotels empire

The future of The Grand in Brighton is in doubt after the hotel's parent company came under pressure to sell.   more...

James Bond stuntman jailed over child abuse

A stuntman who appeared in Saving Private Ryan and a James Bond movie has been jailed for three years for indecently assaulting a 13-year-old boy.   more...

Our community doesn't want new superstore

In a desperate last-ditch attempt to secure planning permission for a new ASDA store on its site, Worthing College has attempted to set out the "similar position" of North Hertfordshire College in Stevenage.  more...

Another bad idea

Reading about the mistakes made by RH Partnership, the architects responsible for The Galleries in Palmeira Avenue, Hove (The Argus, February 25), makes us even more concerned about another of their proposed developments in Gordon Road, Portslade.  more...

Broader Brighton

In response to Peter Westrip (Letters, March 19), I would like to stress there is much more to Brighton than a few residential streets and Churchill Square.  more...

Virgin announces 300 new jobs in Sussex

Hundreds of new jobs will be created at Virgin Atlantic's West Sussex headquarters, Sir Richard Branson announced today.   more...

Centre question

Some time ago the question was raised about who was responsible for allowing the King Alfred Centre to fall into such a bad state of repair.  more...

Estate agents back call to curb industry

Estate agents have supported calls for tougher regulation to drive rogues out of the profession.   more...

Judge didn't care for the bereaved

So, Graham Travers admitted driving while drunk, driving without insurance, driving without a licence in someone else's car and killing two young women and permanently injuring another.  more...

Giggles rule the airwaves

If your readers have ever wondered what a St Trinians radio station would sound like, they should tune in to the breakfast show on BBC Southern Counties Radio.  more...

Lost the plot

Why is there nothing online for Brighton cemetery?  more...

Purpose built

Steve Earl (Letters, March 16) is more correct than he realises when sneering that the many thousands who wish to "Save Hove Library" relish the naturally-lit Carnegie building on Church Road.  more...

Drugs are the biggest killer in city

Former addicts have been helping to find ways to reduce the city's drug death toll by 20 per cent at a conference in Brighton and Hove.   more...

Cracking fridge

I bought a Hoover fridge/ freezer from Currys on December 12.  more...

Parliament breach sparks security review

An urgent review is under way into the security breach at Westminster that saw two protesters scale Big Ben, Commons Speaker Michael Martin confirmed yesterday.   more...

Love/hate it with a passion

Mel Gibson ploughed almost £15 million of his own money into The Passion Of The Christ after failing to find backers for such a controversial project.   more...

I've got the doodle bug

Pictures doodled in 90 seconds have been put up for sale at £650 each.   more...

City bus in the pink

A brighton bus will soon be in the pink after the No. 1 which runs from Mile Oak to Whitehawk through part of Kemp Town was given a new lick of paint.   more...

Councillors may get pensions

City councillors are considering paying themselves pensions on top of their basic and special allowances.   more...

Golf club goes under hammer for £1.5m

A golf club with a turbulent recent history is to go under the hammer.   more...

Historic fort up for grabs

It was built when the words "property boom" had a very different meaning.   more...

Negative move

On March 31, 2004, a particular British technical achievement will be consigned to the history books.  more...

We should all get behind the Bears

I would like to pay tribute to the Brighton Bears basketball team for their performance against Sheffield Sharks at the Brighton Centre last Saturday evening.  more...

MPs will hear of Simon's tragedy

The mother of a student who died on his first day as a hired hand at Shoreham Harbour is taking her safety campaign to Westminster.   more...

Path clear for rhododendron to bloom

A rhododendron revolution could create a fresh kaleidoscope of colour in Sussex gardens.   more...

The Argus Sport

Iwelumo can make history

Leon Knight today backed new strike partner Chris Iwelumo to create Albion history.   more...

Sussex RUR Cup Final: E Grinstead 4 T Bridges 0

Hat-trick hero Dave Gellatly believes half a century without silverware made East Grinstead Town even more determined to win the Sussex RUR Cup last night.   more...

Dr Martens (Premier): Merthyr Tydfil 2 Crawley 1

Crawley Town manager Francis Vines locked his team in their dressing room for almost an hour after the league leaders crashed to defeat away to Merthyr Tydfil.   more...

Ryman (South): Worthing 2 Bracknell 1

Sam Francis struck twice as Worthing kept their unlikely division one south title bid on course with a home win over Bracknell.   more...