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  • Restaurant killing trial postponed

    The trial of a man accused of stabbing to death a grandmother during a children's party at a McDonald's restaurant has been postponed. Shane Freer, 20, who is accused of murder, was due to go on trial at Lewes Crown Court on January 9 next year. After

  • Father flies out in his search to find son, 20

    The father of a student missing in Cambodia is flying to Bangkok today to search for his son. Mike Gibson will spend about a week in Phnom-Penh where his son Eddie, 20, disappeared one year ago. Eddie, a former Cardinal Newman School pupil from Hove,

  • Letter: Age of the strain

    Credit to the staff of Southern Trains for achieving on-time trains. As a former railwayman of 29 years' service, I know how tough the recent past has been. Indeed, my career was cut short by the stress of trying to keep customers happy while running

  • Police blitz on drunken yobs cuts street attacks

    There have been almost 600 fewer incidents of street violence in Sussex since police launched a blitz on drunken louts. It equates to a 10.5 per cent drop at a time when Sussex Police is joining a nationwide crackdown on alcohol-related antisocial behaviour

  • We don't want 2,000 homes

    Campaigners fighting plans to build 2,000 homes in their area will hold a series of meetings in a bid to stir up protest. The area west of Horsham and at Broadbridge Heath could be forced to take 2,000 properties despite a public consultation this year

  • Letter: Yellow vision

    Having read the piece on Ken Bodfish (The Argus, November 14), I wondered if he and I live on the same planet. He said: "We have been tremendous on parking issues." Yeah, right. We now have a double-yellow lined city and people are deserting Brighton

  • Fury as council slaps alcohol ban on staff

    Thousands of council workers have been banned from drinking alcohol on duty. More than 8,000 staff at Brighton and Hove City Council, from part-time cleaners to the chief executive, have been told even half a pint at lunchtime is now a disciplinary offence

  • Letter: Hard truths

    Rev Sanderson wrote (Letters, November 14) that the burning of an effigy of a Pope on Guy Fawkes' Night at Lewes was a misinterpretation of history. But Lewes was the sight of the execution, under Queen Mary I, of at least 17 Protestant martyrs. They

  • Drug dealers get 30 years' jail

    Three men have been jailed for a total of 30 years for running a drugs factory which supplied amphetamines and cocaine. Frank Jansen, John Morgan and Sven de Cauter were given ten years each for conspiracy to supply drugs. Jansen, 40, of Fort Road, Newhaven

  • Letter: A simple answer

    Three months or 90 days is a long time in prison without charge, especially if you are innocent. The Prime Minister pushed for this period because the police supposedly want more time to gather evidence. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair

  • Letter: City academy and grant-maintained are the same

    What a pity people have such short memories. The idea of Falmer School becoming a flagship city academy under a Labour government is no different to the Conservative's discredited grant-maintained schools policy. Thankfully, these schools were brought

  • Steps to save bar staff's feet

    A walkout by rail staff looked increasingly likely today after a second union backed strike action in a row over jobs. Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at South Eastern Trains supported walkouts by more than eight to one. The rail

  • Classic way to rid a store of loitering gang

    Supermarket staff have discovered a new weapon to ward off intimidating gangs from outside their shops: Classical music. As Tchaikovsky laboured over his symphonies, he was probably hoping for greater things. The composer's work is being played into the

  • Borough beaten but unbowed as Oxford end teams's FA Cup dream

    Hundreds of football fans watched their team crash out of the FA Cup in a historic tie. Eastbourne Borough's dreams of becoming giant killers were dashed last night when they lost 3-0 to League Two Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium. Steve Basham's hat-trick

  • Chico's family say he has the X Factor to win contest

    The family of X Factor contestant Chico believe he has what it takes to win the television show and make it to the big time. Chico Slimani, 34, narrowly missed eviction at the beginning of the television finals but the tide is turning as his popularity

  • I'm no dance cheat, says Zoe

    Skimpy dance costumes were nowhere to be seen when Strictly Come Dancing favourite Zoe Ball enjoyed an al fresco dance session. The TV presenter wrapped up warmly in a coat and woolly hat when she and dance partner Ian Waite quick-stepped on to Brighton's

  • I'm no dance cheat, says Zoe

    Skimpy dance costumes were nowhere to be seen when Strictly Come Dancing favourite Zoe Ball enjoyed an al fresco dance session. The TV presenter wrapped up warmly in a coat and woolly hat when she and dance partner Ian Waite quick-stepped on to Brighton's

  • A Cock And Bull Story

    "A post-modern classic written way before there was any modernism to be post about." That's how Steve Coogan describes The Life And Opinions Of Tristram Shandy in this new film based on that most convoluted of 18th-Century novels. Or rather that's how

  • Cosi, New Venture Theatre, Brighton

    Set in an Australian mental asylum, this wonderfully comic play follows the trials and tribulations of a naive would-be theatre director's attempt to stage a play with some of the inmates as part of their therapy programme. Right from the start his plans

  • Letter: Come and help BAG save the Downs

    On November 22, a public inquiry is scheduled to begin in Worthing into the proposed development of 90-plus houses on the land immediately north of the cul-de-sac, Beeches Avenue. Readers are asked to support Beeches Action Group (BAG) in its efforts

  • Letter: Selfishness spoils it for rest of us

    I was delighted to have tickets for the Tracy Chapman concert at the Brighton Centre on Tuesday. She is a brilliant performer and seeing her on stage was the highlight of my husband's birthday. The event was well attended and it was great to see so many

  • Transsexuals are 'vermin' claim

    A gay clergyman and pillar of the community said transsexual people were vermin, a tribunal heard. The Reverend David Miller, 66, retired last year after 18 years of service to the gay community. But he was a bigot who evicted a tenant when he discovered

  • Classic way to rid store of loitering gang

    Supermarket staff have discovered a new weapon to ward off intimidating gangs from outside their shops: Classical music. As Tchaikovsky laboured over his symphonies, he was probably hoping for greater things. The composer's work is being played into the

  • Letter: Callous council

    We find the decision by Brighton and Hove City Council to withdraw funding for St Patrick's night shelter incomprehensibly callous. The shelter should be congratulated for accepting people wherever they come from. If someone is hungry or homeless, does

  • Letter: Will valuing views affect our taxes?

    We read in this week's papers that Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott's department is considering adding a view to the value of a property. We are amazed. For years, we have been told we have no right to a view, only a right to light. But now, if a view

  • Drug dealers get 30 years' jail

    Three men have been jailed for a total of 30 years for running a drugs factory which supplied amphetamines and cocaine. Frank Jansen, John Morgan and Sven de Cauter were given ten years each for conspiracy to supply drugs. Jansen, 40, of Fort Road, Newhaven

  • Letter: Deaf councils

    Is it any wonder people in Newhaven, Seaford and the other Ouse Valley villages are getting more and more angry about East Sussex County Council's (ESCC) and Brighton and Hove City Council's waste plan? More than 8,000 objections to the latest stage were

  • Letter: Question of trust

    I read that Brighton and Hove City Primary Care Trust is considering "closing three small wards at the Jubilee block at the Royal Sussex County Hospital" (The Argus, November 10), including the HIV ward. As the representative for patients with HIV, I

  • Crunch time for Midgley

    Richard Midgley has been working harder than ever in a bid to finish his college basketball career in style. Now he hopes his crack-of-dawn efforts might help him surpass all predictions and clinch a place in the NBA. Midgley is starting his fourth and

  • Match report: Oxford United 3, Eastbourne Borough 0

    Eastbourne Borough's noble FA Cup adventure drew to a close last night but they bowed out of the competition with their heads held high. Garry Wilson's part-timers threw everything they had at Oxford United but it just was not their night as the League

  • Our Yemi can be big star

    Yemi Odubade has been tipped to be a star of the future in the professional game after a stunning performance in the FA Cup last night. The striker was in sensational form as Eastbourne Borough gave Oxford United a real fright before going down 3-0 at

  • Knight scores in comeback

    Leon Knight made a goalscoring return for Albion yesterday. The Seagulls striker warmed up for Sunday's Withdean showdown against Crystal Palace by scoring from the spot as Albion Reserves won 2-1 at Aldershot. It was his first appearance since a fit

  • Rail strike looms in row over jobs

    A walkout by rail staff looked increasingly likely today after a second union backed strike action in a row over jobs. Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at South Eastern Trains supported walkouts by more than eight to one. The rail

  • Police set for Albion match

    Extra police will be on duty for Brighton and Hove Albion's derby match with Crystal Palace on Sunday. A force spokeswoman said the fixture had proved a "passionate" match in previous years and there was no reason to expect this weekend's game to be different

  • Franz Ferdinand, Brighton Centre, Brighton

    From their moptops down to their winklepickers, Franz Ferdinand are a pop panacea: Everyone likes them. They seemed to have effortlessly covered all bases. Art-school rock, punk, Eighties, a bit of metal and Radio 2 easy listening - as the lyrics to The

  • Martha Wainwright, Corn Exchange, Brighton

    Playing The Dome is a family affair for the Wainwrights. "My mother played here last month," said Martha, talking about folk legend Kate McGarrigle. "And my brother Rufus is here in a couple of weeks - you can't get rid of us, huh?" But even now Martha