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Stories for 26 March 2004

The Argus Albion

March 26: Albion sign Reid

Paul Reid today revealed the extraordinary twist of fate behind his deadline-beating move to Albion. more...

The Argus Business

Towering vision for factory site

A 38-storey £100 million tower - the tallest in Sussex - could rise from a derelict factory site. more...

Waitrose to take over rival store

Upmarket food chain Waitrose has agreed to take over a rival store and is promising a complete revamp. more...

TUC commits to city meetings

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has confirmed it will hold its annual meeting in Brighton for the next two years. more...

Airline introduces mid-air meditation

An online meditation company has signed a lucrative contract with Virgin Atlantic to help passengers relax at 30,000ft. more...

Traders text crime-busting message

Traders have begun using text messaging as a crime-fighting weapon. more...

New battle over flats on pub site

Neighbours say they will fight developers' plans to build a block of flats on the site of a disused pub. more...

Council could ban GM crops on Downs

Genetically modified crops could be banned from 11,000 acres of the South Downs owned by Brighton & Hove City Council. more...

Chief banks £3.2m pay

The chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland received a bonus of almost £1 million last year. more...

The Argus News

PC hurt in drug chase drama

A policeman was mown down by suspected drug dealers as they escaped arrest in their car. more...

Traders text crime-busting message

Traders have begun using text messaging as a crime-fighting weapon. more...

Lords vote won't stop battle for John's law

The Government has promised it will overturn a narrow House of Lords defeat for "John Smith's law". more...

Towering vision for factory site

A 38-storey £100 million tower - the tallest in Sussex - could rise from a derelict factory site. more...

Judge slams CPS over 'farce' trial

A furious judge went further than describing the law as an ass - he said credulous lawyers would even believe tall tales about headless ghosts. more...

Police defend New Zealand fact-finding mission

A beat officer from one of Brighton's toughest areas is being sent on a three-month trip to New Zealand. more...

Man found dying by arresting police

One of the most persistent criminals in Sussex died minutes after police came to arrest him. more...

Child porn charges dropped

A journalist accused of downloading child pornography from the internet has had the charges against him dropped. more...

Statue marks a triumph for ordinary humanity

What does Dave Stone find so unpalatable about the statue of Alison Lapper that is due to occupy the vacant plinth in Trafalgar Square (Letters, March 22) ? more...

Our daughter's killer wrecked our lives too

Relatives of murdered newlyweds Nicola and Harry Fuller believe their health has been ruined by the killer's constant pleas of innocence. more...

Developing haste

I was interested to read Bob Carden's congratulatory letter (March 22) about the speed with which planning applications are now being dealt with in Brighton and Hove. more...

Rink on the brink

I am disgusted at the news Sussex Icerink in Brighton may well be turned into a housing development. more...

Waitrose to take over rival store

Upmarket food chain Waitrose has agreed to take over a rival store and is promising a complete revamp. more...

Culture change

Mr Addison's letter (March 15) about the loss of the Hippodrome and Grand Theatre reminded me how much entertainment has been lost in Brighton and Hove. more...

Not a panacea

It seems park and ride is considered to be the solution to all our problems. more...

Thieving? Now wash your hands...

Can I address the thieving toerags in a red VW hatchback car who pulled on to the pavement to steal some of the daffodils from the grassy bank at the top of Dyke Road Avenue, Hove at about 4.30 p.m. last Saturday afternoon. more...

Leon should be celebrated

With reference to the Albion v Colchester match on Saturday, I am beginning to feel a little irritated by manager Mark McGhee's constant putting down of Leon Knight, one of his best players. more...

Change the law

Relatives and friends of the victims of drunk driver Graham Travers, sentenced at Lewes Crown Court to five and a half years in jail for killing two nursery nurses in Hove, are rightly disgusted at the sentence. more...

Rebel MP will fight top-up fee plan

Des Turner was at the forefront of a fresh assault on government plans to charge students top-up fees of up to £3,000 a year. more...

Kill your speed

I read about the appalling crash in Portland Road, Hove, and agree with the residents' comments about the number of cars speeding in this road. more...

Chipshop owner's arrest claim fails

A fish and chip restaurant owner faces a legal bill of about £100,000 after losing a court case against Sussex Police. more...

My 16-year wait to thank Joan

Actress Joan Collins has been reunited after 16 years with the girl she comforted following a near-fatal car crash. more...

Chipshop owner's arrest claim fails

A fish and chip restaurant owner faces a legal bill of about £100,000 after losing a court case against Sussex Police. more...

Blind man, 78, robbed in toilets

A blind man aged 78, robbed of his pension money while shopping, says he is now frightened to leave his home. more...

Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw

Felicity Tanous, from Brighton, says: "Is it not time to curb glamorization of a potentially lethal weapon? If people wish to get a car, they will do so without advertising. more...

I'm sorry for fight, says former mayor

A shamed former mayor has apologised to a couple he brawled with in a row over bikes and a beach hut. more...

Stop building

The past few days have once again proved how bad our road infrastructure is in this part of Sussex. more...

Charge for drivers

You report the roads in Brighton and Hove are fuller and journeys are slower and ask what the alternative is (The Argus, March 23). more...

Deadly wait

Like a fool, I really believed when several times in the past couple of years I read that hospital waiting times had been drastically cut. more...

Teething problems

My wife, who is 87, lost her top and bottom set of teeth, which she had had for a long time. We were very lucky to find a dental surgeon, Farbod Jauadd, East Street, Shoreham. more...

I've paid my dues

As an 83-year-old partly disabled widower living alone in a house I bought in 1960 and not having used any facilities in Brighton for more than 20 years, I think it is criminal extortion to charge me £98 per month for council tax when I only have a single fixed income. more...