Stories for 4 March 2004

The Argus Albion

March 4: Critics told to lay off Jones

Albion manager Mark McGhee today hit back at critics of Nathan Jones in the Withdean crowd.   more...

The Argus Business

Future's Orange for snowboarding

Soul Sports, organisers of the British Snowboarding hampionships, has signed a lucrative sponsorship deal with telecoms giant Orange.  more...

Net a seminar

A series of teleseminars is being launched to help entrepreneurs develop successful business strategies.   more...

Prices surge

House prices rose another 1.6 per cent in February after two recent interest rate rises failed to take the heat out of the market.  more...

Email boobs

Almost half of office workers have sent an email to the wrong person by mistake, often with `disastrous' consequences.  more...

Workers fear for jobs

Scores of workers fear for their jobs after six companies were ordered to leave city industrial sites.  more...

Bridge plan to remove bottleneck

Thousands of drivers facing the daily grind of traffic jams could soon have a congestion-free journey after ministers pledged to improve a notorious bottleneck.  more...

City to celebrate UK's first gay wedding fair

Lesbian love poems and invites from the bride and bride will welcome guests to the UK's first gay wedding fair.  more...

Lottery fund stands by its no cash ruling

The Heritage Lottery Fund has refused to back down on its decision not to fund a restoration of the West Pier in Brighton.  more...

The Argus News

Future is bleak formuseum

A watchdog has backed selling a popular visitor attraction which is running at a loss.   more...

Mission to save earth's rare plants

Steve Alton is exploring some of the least accessible places on earth to save rare plants from extinction.   more...

DNA clue to body in barrel mystery

Detectives trying to identify a man who was stabbed to death and pushed over cliffs in a plastic barrel have made a major breakthrough.   more...

Residents' bus route victory

Neighnours in a conservation area have stopped buses rumbling past their homes on Sundays and bank holidays.   more...

Hawker should resign over Comart fiasco

David Hawker's Statement (The Argus, March 2) that "there is absolutely no intention of closing Falmer school" is as reassuring as a vote of confidence by a Premiership chairman to his manager just before he gives him the boot.  more...

Buses in boxes

Graham Howson (Letters, February 24) is spot on with his observations.  more...

Blame the baiters

Poor, naive Roger Musselle, suggesting that dead badgers on the roadside are killed by speeding motorists (Letters, March 1)).  more...

Thank you Mrs P

I wish to say thank you to Mrs P, the longest-serving dinner lady in West Sussex who died recently in Crawley, aged 91.  more...

Albion star's drink drive shame

Rising Albion star Adam Hinshelwood has been banned from the road after crashing while almost twice over the drink-drive limit.   more...

Verging on fury

I have to agree with Paul Winters (Letters, February 25) about the rubbish lining the A27.  more...

EU grants to farmers in Sussex total £48m

Farmers in Sussex were handed almost £20,000 each in subsidies last year for producing food, much of which will never be eaten.   more...

Missing Glynis

I wonder if your film buff, Gordon Dean, could tell us whatever happened to the lovely Glynis Johns?  more...

Boost to tackle war on yobs

The war on anti-social behaviour comes to Brighton today with the launch of training sessions for front-line staff.   more...

Water pipes are a noisy nuisance

Thank you for your report on the court case of Hollington versus Southern Water Services (The Argus, February 27).  more...

If prisoners are treated with respect they return it

On a windy day, closing the hulking doors of Lewes Prison can be an epic struggle for the security guards.   more...

Mayoral thanks

I must thank Mayor Jeane Lepper and her staff for being such good hosts during our recent evening visit to her parlour.  more...

£2 million Blair security operation

Police are planning counter measures against suicide bombers when Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Cabinet come to Brighton and Hove.   more...

Staff's lack of care

I am writing to express my disgust at the uncharitable behaviour of the staff at The Station pub in Hove last Friday night.  more...

Officers resign over raceinquiry

Two Sussex special constables have resigned after being accused of racist and bullying behaviour.   more...

Brighton tops for the shops

Brighton has been ranked among the UK's top 20 shopping destinations for the first time.   more...

Teenager died after double collision

A teenager died after crashing into two cars.   more...

Council in plan to ban GM crops from its land

A Sussex council has joined the growing band of local authorities trying to stop GM crops being grown within their boundaries.   more...

Alzheimer's

I am writing to ask David Lepper MP to support the Alzheimer's Society campaign for free health care for older people.  more...

Quenton query

Does anyone have any information on a Victorian music-hall singer and songwriter called Quenton Ashlyn?  more...

The Argus Sport

March 4: Critics told to lay off Jones

Albion manager Mark McGhee today hit back at critics of Nathan Jones in the Withdean crowd.   more...

Imposing financial discipline is just common sense

Financial prudence has been a priority for Dick Knight throughout his reign as Albion chairman.   more...

Basketball: Unstoppable

Kendrick Warren has revealed the trail of bad luck and near misses which cost him a place in the most glamourous basketball league in the world.   more...