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  • Tories offer lift to post office

    Tories are offering pensioners lifts to post offices after their nearest branch closed. The office in Church Road, Hove, has shut and there are long queues on Thursdays at the nearest one, in Blatchington Road. Nicholas Boles, Tory parliamentary hopeful

  • Abramovich's mansion facelift goes on

    Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has completed the first stage of a multi-million pound makeover of his Sussex mansion. Mr Abramovich, 37, bought the £12 million Fyning Hill estate at Rogate, near Midhurst, from Australian media mogul Kerry Packer

  • Letter: Why we don't vote

    Well, that was fun. More than an hour trying to find the relevant polling station. No cards were sent to our flat - and a magical mystery tour was the result of incorrect information from Hove Town Hall. How I chuckled to myself at my apparent madness

  • Letter: Wartime courtship

    I am taking an MA in contemporary history at the University of Sussex and am doing research for my dissertation. The main topic under consideration will be the impact of the Second World War on womens' lives in Brighton, specifically as far as courtship

  • Letter: Not an appeaser

    While watching the 60th anniversary of D-Day on television I wondered what Churchill would have done about Iraq? Would he have acted as Tony Blair did? Before 1939, he constantly warned of the danger of Fascism while others appeased Hitler, Mussolini,

  • Letter: No service

    On Sunday, June 6, D-Day was celebrated in Europe. Many elderly veterans were unable to take part in remembrance services over there. Can anyone tell me why Brighton was unable to arrange a short service at the war memorial in Old Steine? Surely a service

  • Letter: Crowded airspace

    In response to Gerald E Spicer (Letters, June 8), I cannot recall having had hundreds of aeroplanes in the airspace of an airfield or seeing such a number while flying. I am frankly surprised that Gerald, who also served in peacetime and was a groundstaff

  • The great con of supermarket aisles

    I am often asked what a nutritional therapist does. Most of us would agree that nutrition is the foundation for good health and that nature provides us with the resources we need in order to build strong, efficient and resilient bodies. However, many

  • Dog attack boy cheered by cycle gift

    A children's charity has helped put the smile back on nine-year-old Ollie Burnett's face after he was mauled by a dog. Ollie's bike was stolen as he lay injured after the attack, which left him needing 19 stitches in his head. During the attack he leapt

  • Letter: Wearing a skirt is an act of rebellion

    Well done to Ed Ellson for taking his school to task about their hypocritical uniform policy. That a male wearing a skirt should still merit so much attention in the 21st Century shows the idiocy of stereotypical gender roles. Ellson is radical and brave

  • Letter: She is an example to us all

    As former vice-chairman of the South East Regional Sports Council and a county and borough councillor, I strongly support women and girls in sport. So it gives me much satisfaction to see Clare Connor, Sussex and England women's cricket captain, was made

  • Letter: A natural birth at home is best

    I would like to appeal to readers who are expecting babies to seriously consider a natural home birth. Recently, I gave birth to our second son at home, with no intervention except encouragement from my husband and the wonderful Brighton community midwives

  • Patients miss out on cancer drugs

    A third of cancer drugs approved by the Government are not getting to patients in Sussex. A report says five out of the 16 drugs recommended by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Nice) are not being used enough. The report, published by the

  • Letter: Rail maintenance

    Network Rail's announcement that it expects rolling contact fatigue to worsen in the next decade is probably the basis for another dip into the public purse. A ten per cent increase in weight should have had no more impact on the life of the rails than

  • Letter: Not too heavy

    Network Rail and Southern would like to stress there is no evidence trains are "too heavy" (The Argus, June 10). The new Electrostars have been used on the Sussex and Kent railway networks for the past 12 months. While they are slightly heavier, they

  • Letter: Who will help a woman ridiculed by neighbours?

    Let me tell you a story of a woman, taunted and ridiculed as a figure of fun. A woman too scared to venture out alone day or night. A woman who is disabled, an easy target. A woman who closes the curtains of whichever room she is in to shut out the faces

  • Youth Athletics: Records tumble at schools' championships

    Cara Pain broke a county record and gained revenge over Ellen Howarth-Brown at the Sussex Schools' Championships. The Hastings athlete won the senior girls' 400m hurdles (61.9sec) to pip Howarth-Brown (West Sussex West) and reverse their positions at

  • Tennis: Brit looks to hit jackpot

    Amanda Janes is preparing for the match of her life at Eastbourne today and the chance to land a £100,000 jackpot from the tournament sponsors at Wimbledon next week. The British No. 2's second round showdown against top seed Amelie Mauresmo of France

  • Systems fault delays Gatwick flights

    Passengers faced delays at Gatwick after a computer failure hit check-in desks. Flights from the Sussex airport's south terminal were affected as technicians struggled to restore the system in the early hours of yesterday. The breakdown, which happened

  • Cleaners deserve more respect

    Streets and parks could become "no-go" areas unless more recognition is given to cleaners, a conference was being told today. Sue Nelson, vice-chairwoman of the British Cleaning Council, told council chiefs in Paignton, Devon, that a decline in the public

  • TUC in pension warning

    More than one in five workers will die before they get a pension if the retirement age is raised to 70, the TUC has warned. People will have to work until they "literally drop" and in some deprived areas of the UK one in three people - and almost half

  • Ethical firms work towards fairer world

    Brighton and Hove's eco-warriors have been demanding a more ethically-minded and cleaner planet for years. Now research shows the city's small and medium-sized businesses are embracing environmentally-friendly practices and notions of fair trade. Most

  • Fears increase for missing jet skier

    Coastguards were expected to begin scaling down their search for a jet-skier today as hopes of finding him alive faded. The search, involving lifeboats and a helicopter, was continuing but sources said they believed he could have drowned. The man, believed

  • Murderer faces 16 years in jail

    A man who killed his girlfriend during an outdoor sex session after drinking 45 pints of beer in 36 hours will serve at least 16 years behind bars. Mrs Justice Rafferty recommended the sentence for Lee Portwine, of Pound Hill Parade, Crawley, at a hearing

  • Drugs giant reveals research on 'suicide' pill

    Campaigners against a controversial pill have welcomed the publication of research by Britain's largest drug firm into links between the product and suicide in children. More than 3,000 British families have begun legal actions against Crawley-based GlaxoSmithKline

  • Bins deal ends summer of discontent

    Binmen have agreed not to strike in a deal drawn up to end a decade of industrial unrest. It will save Brighton and Hove from a summer of walk-outs, which could have left rubbish piling up in the streets. Refuse staff have agreed to deliver a modernised

  • A-Z of acupuncture

    Most people's experiences of a needle have involved an injection and pain. But there is another kind of needle to benefit health and its use is more gentle and even relaxing. Acupuncture involves inserting needles into selected points on the body to help

  • Hypnosis: More than an old gimmick

    Hypnosis conjures up images of Paul McKenna and people believing they are rabbits or saying strange things spontaneously. But the tradition is more than just an entertainment gimmick- hypnotherapists use it to treat a range of problems from bad habits

  • Tories offer lift to post office

    Tories are offering pensioners lifts to post offices after their nearest branch closed. The office in Church Road, Hove, has shut and there are long queues on Thursdays at the nearest one, in Blatchington Road. Nicholas Boles, Tory parliamentary hopeful

  • Abramovich's mansion facelift goes on

    Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has completed the first stage of a multi-million pound makeover of his Sussex mansion. Mr Abramovich, 37, bought the £12 million Fyning Hill estate at Rogate, near Midhurst, from Australian media mogul Kerry Packer

  • Letter: War graves

    Like Joy Linford, I visited Portslade cemetery on Friday, June 4, to pay my respects to my late husband and granddaughter's grave, just a few steps away from those war graves. I wrote to The Argus a few years ago about the sorry state of these graves

  • The great con of supermarket aisles

    I am often asked what a nutritional therapist does. Most of us would agree that nutrition is the foundation for good health and that nature provides us with the resources we need in order to build strong, efficient and resilient bodies. However, many

  • Harbour plan in doubt after firm pulls out

    A dredging firm has closed its harbour plant, casting doubts on its future just weeks before multi-million-pound marina expansion plans are announced. United Marine Aggregates (UMA) has pulled all staff out of its plant at Littlehampton harbour. Proposals

  • Letter: Damned if you do

    Like Winifred Smith (Letters, June 10), I was moved by the coverage of the D-Day commemorations but I can't believe she argued Tony Blair and Geoff Hoon should not have been present at the events in Normandy. Whoever held the offices of Prime Minister

  • Dog attack boy cheered by cycle gift

    A children's charity has helped put the smile back on nine-year-old Ollie Burnett's face after he was mauled by a dog. Ollie's bike was stolen as he lay injured after the attack, which left him needing 19 stitches in his head. During the attack he leapt

  • Letter: Wearing a skirt is an act of rebellion

    Well done to Ed Ellson for taking his school to task about their hypocritical uniform policy. That a male wearing a skirt should still merit so much attention in the 21st Century shows the idiocy of stereotypical gender roles. Ellson is radical and brave

  • Letter: She is an example to us all

    As former vice-chairman of the South East Regional Sports Council and a county and borough councillor, I strongly support women and girls in sport. So it gives me much satisfaction to see Clare Connor, Sussex and England women's cricket captain, was made

  • Letter: A natural birth at home is best

    I would like to appeal to readers who are expecting babies to seriously consider a natural home birth. Recently, I gave birth to our second son at home, with no intervention except encouragement from my husband and the wonderful Brighton community midwives

  • Youth Athletics: Records tumble at schools' championships

    Cara Pain broke a county record and gained revenge over Ellen Howarth-Brown at the Sussex Schools' Championships. The Hastings athlete won the senior girls' 400m hurdles (61.9sec) to pip Howarth-Brown (West Sussex West) and reverse their positions at

  • Hero firefighter charged with theft

    A fireman honoured for bravery appeared in court today charged with theft and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. Wearing beige trousers and a navy blue blazer, Geoff Parkinson, commander at Hailsham and Uckfield fire stations, spoke only to

  • Internet gift helps CAB

    People struggling to cope with consumer debt and housing problems are being helped by an internet company. Brighton-based FastNet has given Shoreham and Southwick Citizens' Advice Bureau free access to broadband email and internet services. The service

  • Drug maker 's jobs boost

    Custom Pharmaceuticals, the Hove-based drugs manufacturer, is creating 40 jobs at a new £1.25 million plant. The company is converting an old warehouse in Westergate Road, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, into a packaging and laboratory site. Bosses hope the facility

  • Fears increase for missing jet skier

    Coastguards were expected to begin scaling down their search for a jet-skier today as hopes of finding him alive faded. The search, involving lifeboats and a helicopter, was continuing but sources said they believed he could have drowned. The man, believed

  • Last orders for city's first smoke-free bar

    Less than a year after it opened in a blaze of publicity, Brighton's first low-tar bar has disappeared in a puff of smoke. The owners of the Continental, in North Street, planned a haven for frustrated non-smokers fed up with having to endure other people's

  • Murderer faces 16 years in jail

    A man who killed his girlfriend during an outdoor sex session after drinking 45 pints of beer in 36 hours will serve at least 16 years behind bars. Mrs Justice Rafferty recommended the sentence for Lee Portwine, of Pound Hill Parade, Crawley, at a hearing

  • Drugs giant reveals research on 'suicide' pill

    Campaigners against a controversial pill have welcomed the publication of research by Britain's largest drug firm into links between the product and suicide in children. More than 3,000 British families have begun legal actions against Crawley-based GlaxoSmithKline

  • A-Z of acupuncture

    Most people's experiences of a needle have involved an injection and pain. But there is another kind of needle to benefit health and its use is more gentle and even relaxing. Acupuncture involves inserting needles into selected points on the body to help

  • Workplace stress can harm you

    About 500,000 people believe work-related stress is making them ill. Some stress can be positive and research suggests a moderate level makes us perform better, make us more alert and can help us in challenging situations. But stress is only safe when

  • Homeopathy: The natural way to cure your family

    Your first aid drawer at home probably contains the usual mix of plasters, bandages and traditional pain-killers but with a few additions you could turn it into a natural remedy kit. Homeopathy promotes the natural ability of the body to heal itself.

  • Hypnosis: More than an old gimmick

    Hypnosis conjures up images of Paul McKenna and people believing they are rabbits or saying strange things spontaneously. But the tradition is more than just an entertainment gimmick- hypnotherapists use it to treat a range of problems from bad habits

  • Black Chapati owner calls it a day

    An acclaimed fusion food restaurant is to close after 17 years. In just over a week, Steve Funnell will leave the Black Chapati, which he was inspired to open by his Indian travels. The restaurant in Circus Parade, Brighton, originally specialised in

  • Letter: War graves

    Like Joy Linford, I visited Portslade cemetery on Friday, June 4, to pay my respects to my late husband and granddaughter's grave, just a few steps away from those war graves. I wrote to The Argus a few years ago about the sorry state of these graves

  • Harbour plan in doubt after firm pulls out

    A dredging firm has closed its harbour plant, casting doubts on its future just weeks before multi-million-pound marina expansion plans are announced. United Marine Aggregates (UMA) has pulled all staff out of its plant at Littlehampton harbour. Proposals

  • Letter: Damned if you do

    Like Winifred Smith (Letters, June 10), I was moved by the coverage of the D-Day commemorations but I can't believe she argued Tony Blair and Geoff Hoon should not have been present at the events in Normandy. Whoever held the offices of Prime Minister

  • Letter: D-Day decoy?

    The recent excellent coverage of the very moving D-Day celebrations left me wondering if I was the only person to receive a decoy postcard? Just before D-Day I received a picture post card from Sandwich in Kent sent by a Canadian soldier I had met briefly

  • Letter: Their own fault

    Southern often come in for criticism but, reading the experiences of passengers, I am beginning to think it is the passengers at fault. Ms De Angelis and her children inexplicably got separated while boarding the train (The Argus, June 7). It's quite

  • Tennis: Daniela makes an impression

    That ace impersonator Alistair McGowan was in the audience to watch a passable impression of a young girl shaping up for a major comeback. Slovakian pin-up Daniela Hantuchova thrilled McGowan and the rest of a sun-scorched crowd on centre court at Devonshire

  • Hero firefighter charged with theft

    A fireman honoured for bravery appeared in court today charged with theft and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. Wearing beige trousers and a navy blue blazer, Geoff Parkinson, commander at Hailsham and Uckfield fire stations, spoke only to

  • Volunteer 999 crews bail out overstretched service

    Ambulance crews say more volunteers could be sent on 999 calls because of staff shortages. Sussex Ambulance Service has used volunteers from St John Ambulance and the Red Cross to help cope with demand during weekends. The volunteers are highly trained

  • Last orders for city's first smoke-free bar

    Less than a year after it opened in a blaze of publicity, Brighton's first low-tar bar has disappeared in a puff of smoke. The owners of the Continental, in North Street, planned a haven for frustrated non-smokers fed up with having to endure other people's

  • Internet gift helps CAB

    People struggling to cope with consumer debt and housing problems are being helped by an internet company. Brighton-based FastNet has given Shoreham and Southwick Citizens' Advice Bureau free access to broadband email and internet services. The service

  • Drugs giant reveals research on 'suicide' pill

    Campaigners against a controversial pill have welcomed the publication of research by Britain's largest drug firm into links between the product and suicide in children. More than 3,000 British families have begun legal actions against Crawley-based GlaxoSmithKline

  • Drug maker 's jobs boost

    Custom Pharmaceuticals, the Hove-based drugs manufacturer, is creating 40 jobs at a new £1.25 million plant. The company is converting an old warehouse in Westergate Road, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, into a packaging and laboratory site. Bosses hope the facility

  • Son in suicide bid spared jail

    A painter who tried to help his father kill himself by driving over him, then hitting him with a spirit level, has walked free from court. Brian Bailey, 34, of Gilbert Road, Eastbourne, was yesterday given a two-year suspended jail term after he admitted

  • Systems fault delays Gatwick flights

    Passengers faced delays at Gatwick after a computer failure hit check-in desks. Flights from the Sussex airport's south terminal were affected as technicians struggled to restore the system in the early hours of yesterday. The breakdown, which happened

  • House prices boom in market town

    With its commanding countryside views, famous polo fields and rich history, Midhurst should be in the dictionary to define the word beautiful. The market town has proved such a lure for house buyers prices have rocketed by 223 per cent in eight years.

  • Last orders for city's first smoke-free bar

    Less than a year after it opened in a blaze of publicity, Brighton's first low-tar bar has disappeared in a puff of smoke. The owners of the Continental, in North Street, planned a haven for frustrated non-smokers fed up with having to endure other people's

  • Workplace stress can harm you

    About 500,000 people believe work-related stress is making them ill. Some stress can be positive and research suggests a moderate level makes us perform better, make us more alert and can help us in challenging situations. But stress is only safe when

  • Homeopathy: The natural way to cure your family

    Your first aid drawer at home probably contains the usual mix of plasters, bandages and traditional pain-killers but with a few additions you could turn it into a natural remedy kit. Homeopathy promotes the natural ability of the body to heal itself.

  • Letter: Why we don't vote

    Well, that was fun. More than an hour trying to find the relevant polling station. No cards were sent to our flat - and a magical mystery tour was the result of incorrect information from Hove Town Hall. How I chuckled to myself at my apparent madness

  • Letter: Wartime courtship

    I am taking an MA in contemporary history at the University of Sussex and am doing research for my dissertation. The main topic under consideration will be the impact of the Second World War on womens' lives in Brighton, specifically as far as courtship

  • Black Chapati owner calls it a day

    An acclaimed fusion food restaurant is to close after 17 years. In just over a week, Steve Funnell will leave the Black Chapati, which he was inspired to open by his Indian travels. The restaurant in Circus Parade, Brighton, originally specialised in

  • Letter: Not an appeaser

    While watching the 60th anniversary of D-Day on television I wondered what Churchill would have done about Iraq? Would he have acted as Tony Blair did? Before 1939, he constantly warned of the danger of Fascism while others appeased Hitler, Mussolini,

  • Letter: No service

    On Sunday, June 6, D-Day was celebrated in Europe. Many elderly veterans were unable to take part in remembrance services over there. Can anyone tell me why Brighton was unable to arrange a short service at the war memorial in Old Steine? Surely a service

  • Letter: Crowded airspace

    In response to Gerald E Spicer (Letters, June 8), I cannot recall having had hundreds of aeroplanes in the airspace of an airfield or seeing such a number while flying. I am frankly surprised that Gerald, who also served in peacetime and was a groundstaff

  • Letter: D-Day decoy?

    The recent excellent coverage of the very moving D-Day celebrations left me wondering if I was the only person to receive a decoy postcard? Just before D-Day I received a picture post card from Sandwich in Kent sent by a Canadian soldier I had met briefly

  • Letter: Their own fault

    Southern often come in for criticism but, reading the experiences of passengers, I am beginning to think it is the passengers at fault. Ms De Angelis and her children inexplicably got separated while boarding the train (The Argus, June 7). It's quite

  • Patients miss out on cancer drugs

    A third of cancer drugs approved by the Government are not getting to patients in Sussex. A report says five out of the 16 drugs recommended by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Nice) are not being used enough. The report, published by the

  • Letter: Rail maintenance

    Network Rail's announcement that it expects rolling contact fatigue to worsen in the next decade is probably the basis for another dip into the public purse. A ten per cent increase in weight should have had no more impact on the life of the rails than

  • Letter: Not too heavy

    Network Rail and Southern would like to stress there is no evidence trains are "too heavy" (The Argus, June 10). The new Electrostars have been used on the Sussex and Kent railway networks for the past 12 months. While they are slightly heavier, they

  • Letter: Who will help a woman ridiculed by neighbours?

    Let me tell you a story of a woman, taunted and ridiculed as a figure of fun. A woman too scared to venture out alone day or night. A woman who is disabled, an easy target. A woman who closes the curtains of whichever room she is in to shut out the faces

  • Tennis: Daniela makes an impression

    That ace impersonator Alistair McGowan was in the audience to watch a passable impression of a young girl shaping up for a major comeback. Slovakian pin-up Daniela Hantuchova thrilled McGowan and the rest of a sun-scorched crowd on centre court at Devonshire

  • Tennis: Brit looks to hit jackpot

    Amanda Janes is preparing for the match of her life at Eastbourne today and the chance to land a £100,000 jackpot from the tournament sponsors at Wimbledon next week. The British No. 2's second round showdown against top seed Amelie Mauresmo of France

  • Volunteer 999 crews bail out overstretched service

    Ambulance crews say more volunteers could be sent on 999 calls because of staff shortages. Sussex Ambulance Service has used volunteers from St John Ambulance and the Red Cross to help cope with demand during weekends. The volunteers are highly trained

  • Last orders for city's first smoke-free bar

    Less than a year after it opened in a blaze of publicity, Brighton's first low-tar bar has disappeared in a puff of smoke. The owners of the Continental, in North Street, planned a haven for frustrated non-smokers fed up with having to endure other people's

  • Systems fault delays Gatwick flights

    Passengers faced delays at Gatwick after a computer failure hit check-in desks. Flights from the Sussex airport's south terminal were affected as technicians struggled to restore the system in the early hours of yesterday. The breakdown, which happened

  • Cleaners deserve more respect

    Streets and parks could become "no-go" areas unless more recognition is given to cleaners, a conference was being told today. Sue Nelson, vice-chairwoman of the British Cleaning Council, told council chiefs in Paignton, Devon, that a decline in the public

  • TUC in pension warning

    More than one in five workers will die before they get a pension if the retirement age is raised to 70, the TUC has warned. People will have to work until they "literally drop" and in some deprived areas of the UK one in three people - and almost half

  • Ethical firms work towards fairer world

    Brighton and Hove's eco-warriors have been demanding a more ethically-minded and cleaner planet for years. Now research shows the city's small and medium-sized businesses are embracing environmentally-friendly practices and notions of fair trade. Most

  • Drugs giant reveals research on 'suicide' pill

    Campaigners against a controversial pill have welcomed the publication of research by Britain's largest drug firm into links between the product and suicide in children. More than 3,000 British families have begun legal actions against Crawley-based GlaxoSmithKline

  • Son in suicide bid spared jail

    A painter who tried to help his father kill himself by driving over him, then hitting him with a spirit level, has walked free from court. Brian Bailey, 34, of Gilbert Road, Eastbourne, was yesterday given a two-year suspended jail term after he admitted

  • Systems fault delays Gatwick flights

    Passengers faced delays at Gatwick after a computer failure hit check-in desks. Flights from the Sussex airport's south terminal were affected as technicians struggled to restore the system in the early hours of yesterday. The breakdown, which happened

  • House prices boom in market town

    With its commanding countryside views, famous polo fields and rich history, Midhurst should be in the dictionary to define the word beautiful. The market town has proved such a lure for house buyers prices have rocketed by 223 per cent in eight years.

  • Bins deal ends summer of discontent

    Binmen have agreed not to strike in a deal drawn up to end a decade of industrial unrest. It will save Brighton and Hove from a summer of walk-outs, which could have left rubbish piling up in the streets. Refuse staff have agreed to deliver a modernised