Bosses are being offered £1,000 training grants to help brush up on their leadership skills. Business support group Sussex Enterprise is dishing out the Government cash to directors and senior managers of firms that employ between 20 and 249 staff. The
The author of the Essential Business Guide: Brighton and Hove is launching a national version of the reference book. Julie Stanford said the handbook had proved so popular with local businesses she has decided to put together a UK-wide edition. The publisher
More than three quarters of consumers in the South East feel as secure or more secure at work than they did 12 months ago, according to a report. The number of shoppers who think their employment prospects have worsened fell from 32 per cent in December
When the Government announced thousands of civil service job cuts, the mood in Whitehall must have been as black as coal dust. But one man who cleared his desk on New Year's Eve has grasped the opportunity to swap the halls of officialdom for the world
A flagship scheme to help budding manufacturing firms has been launched. A disused factory in Newhaven has been transformed to accommodate up to 30 fledgling businesses under one roof in the £1 million venture. Enterprise Works has been set up specifically
Eugenie Harvey, author of the bestselling handbook Change the World for a Fiver, was a special guest at a business breakfast in Brighton. The Australian addressed more than 50 guests at the Brighton & Hove City Cares' Cares Awareness Breakfast at
Shipping giant P&O has appointed a Brighton-based marketing company to come up with an advertising campaign for its faltering ferries business. The group has appointed Designate, a specialist in leisure and tourism and travel, to help it revive the
Dial A Hubby, the odd-job company that helps homeowners with anything from changing a light bulb to unblocking the sink, has won contracts to help out hundreds of vulnerable people. Both Arun and Worthing District Councils have chosen the Sussex-based
As the furore of what would have been Bob Marley's 60th birthday died down, Desmond Dekker rose up, very much alive and kicking. He kicked off with Cheerio Baby and instantly had the crowd on his side, taking them through a medley which included a very
Teenagers face more age discrimination at work than people in their 50s, according to a new report which explodes the "myth" about traditional age stereotypes. One in four school-leavers said they had faced age discrimination compared to one in five over
Bosses are being offered £1,000 training grants to help brush up on their leadership skills. Business support group Sussex Enterprise is dishing out the Government cash to directors and senior managers of firms that employ between 20 and 249 staff. The
The author of the Essential Business Guide: Brighton and Hove is launching a national version of the reference book. Julie Stanford said the handbook had proved so popular with local businesses she has decided to put together a UK-wide edition. The publisher
A cultural rethink is needed to break the cycle of women putting in long hours at work and in the home while continuing to earn less money than men, according to a new report. Married women and those with children have increasingly found work over the
A flagship scheme to help budding manufacturing firms has been launched. A disused factory in Newhaven has been transformed to accommodate up to 30 fledgling businesses under one roof in the £1 million venture. Enterprise Works has been set up specifically
Eugenie Harvey, author of the bestselling handbook Change the World for a Fiver, was a special guest at a business breakfast in Brighton. The Australian addressed more than 50 guests at the Brighton & Hove City Cares' Cares Awareness Breakfast at
Anyone who has picked up a newspaper in the last 12 months will be familiar with MRSA, the deadly superbug killing thousands of hospital patients every year. But few people will have heard of Dr Bill Love, whose small company Destiny Pharma has discovered
Shipping giant P&O has appointed a Brighton-based marketing company to come up with an advertising campaign for its faltering ferries business. The group has appointed Designate, a specialist in leisure and tourism and travel, to help it revive the
One in seven bosses do not have a problem with employees lying on their CVs, according to a survey published yesterday. The research conducted by The Aziz Corporation showed 14 per cent of senior managers were comfortable with staff telling untruths in
Dial A Hubby, the odd-job company that helps homeowners with anything from changing a light bulb to unblocking the sink, has won contracts to help out hundreds of vulnerable people. Both Arun and Worthing District Councils have chosen the Sussex-based
Struggling shopkeepers are being warned they could pay the price for a stunning new library. Business leaders fear the £14 million building in Brighton's North Laine, which opens on Thursday, will lead to an increase in rents across the area. The library
Recently, I saw a short advert on TV, apparently timed to coincide with Valentine's Day, for a CD that features the late Matt Monro in many of this TV appearances singing shortened versions of several lovely ballads. I was privileged to meet Matt a number
So Councillor Juliet McCaffery wants to demolish her garden walls in Clermont Terrace, Brighton, because of the parking problems in Preston Village (The Argus, February 14) and blames her problems on the new parking restrictions in Prestonville. Instead
Historic medals awarded to firefighters for heroic actions in Sussex are to go under the hammer. Among the clutch of medals and awards for sale are a group of 23 presented to Captain Alfred Crouch of Worthing Volunteer Fire Brigade. During his career
I am travelling home today with a handkerchief so pristine it would not look out of place in Mary Poppins' knicker drawer. That is not unusual for a dandy like me, except I have spent the day trying to soil it with exhaust fumes from buses. Elsewhere
A virulent flu virus widespread among birds may not sound much of a threat. But that virus, referred to as H5N1, has the potential to kill millions of people around the world. In the past 14 months bird flu has led to 45 human deaths in Cambodia, Thailand
A Rotary dinner turned rotten when 36 people caught the vomiting bug gastroenteritis. About 60 members of the Eastbourne Rotary Club were at a gala dinner with the president of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland. The meal went well and
I am trying to put together an olde tyme sing-along show with a touch of comedy and need someone to help me write it and accompany me. I play guitar and sing but need another guitar or ukulele player. I have performed before at nursing homes but would
The comments about the possible park-and-ride at Braypool (Letters, February 24) are worthy of response. The investigation into the feasibility of a park-and-ride at either Braypool or Patcham Court Farm will look into every technical aspect of the two
We are writing with great concern regarding the threat to the RSPCA animal shelter. We have supported, like many others, this self-funding charity for animal welfare for many years, as it does not receive funding from the main RSPCA. The field at Braypool
Eastbourne's promotion bid is faltering after a second successive defeat. But the top men at Park Lane have got far more weighty matters on their minds as the season reaches its finale. Club chairman Peter Bailey and secretary Hugh Graham both issued
Westfield manager Steve Johnson has challenged his players to rise to the occasion for the biggest game in the club's 78-year history tonight. The County League division two outfit hope to pull off one of the biggest ever shocks in the Sussex Senior Cup
Brighton fans are in danger of being out-shouted by a bunch of Crystal Palace soundalikes. Brighton Bears host Newcastle Eagles in the BBL Trophy final at the Brighton Centre on Sunday (3pm). And the Newcastle faithful, whose cries of "Eagles" are identical
Albion manager Mark McGhee today urged Dan Harding to commit his future to the club for another year to improve his prospects of a move. The England under-21 defender is out of contract in the summer and there is no sign of him agreeing a new deal with
Almost 40 per cent of businesses believe their trade will prosper under multi-million-pound plans to redevelop the commercial heart of Eastbourne. Ten per cent said the plans would hamper their trade, 37 per cent said they would probably have no impact
Up to 120 extra jobs will be created if a revamped 24-hour Tesco supermarket is built on an existing store site. The company says its store in Church Wood Drive, Hollington, St Leonards, is showing its age after 25 years. It hopes to demolish the building
A bank worker who campaigned tirelessly to set up a support network for parents of autistic children has won an award from her employers. Mel Simmonds, a clerk at the Brighton branch of The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), is vice-chairwoman of Newick House
More than three quarters of consumers in the South East feel as secure or more secure at work than they did 12 months ago, according to a report. The number of shoppers who think their employment prospects have worsened fell from 32 per cent in December
When the Government announced thousands of civil service job cuts, the mood in Whitehall must have been as black as coal dust. But one man who cleared his desk on New Year's Eve has grasped the opportunity to swap the halls of officialdom for the world
Workers are reluctant to ask for more money even if they are unhappy with their pay, according to a new report. Even people involved in an appraisal of their pay often did not seize the opportunity to argue for a rise, with one in ten describing the experience
BY day, Brighton's North Laine comes alive with a bustling mix of fashion boutiques, cafs, hairdressers and novelty shops. At night, when the steel shutters come down, the area becomes a far less enticing prospect for tourists and potential window shoppers
A cheeky logo scuppered Sir Richard Branson's bid for a landing spot in Saudi Arabia, it has been claimed. According to reports, the leggy model clutching a Union Flag on the planes' fuselage upset Muslim officials in the oil-rich kingdom. The Virgin
Flatpack Brighton, the company that delivers and assembles IKEA furniture, said today it was on course to turnover £300,000 in its first year of trading. The five-man outfit said it was handling up to £10,000 of IKEA goods every week and had become the
What a delight to read the story and see the tears of joy on the face of first World War veteran, Henry Allingham, when the medals he lost during the Blitz 60 years ago were replaced (The Argus, February 24). Henry, from Eastbourne, was presented with
HISTORIC medals awarded to firefighters for heroic actions in Sussex are to go under the hammer. Among the clutch of medals and awards for sale are a group of 23 presented to Captain Alfred Crouch of Worthing Volunteer Fire Brigade. During his career
We all know as Lord Nelson lay dying on the deck of HMS Victory he is purported to have said to his close friend Hardy, "Kiss me, Hardy" or, maybe, "kismet, Hardy". As he and Hardy were close friends and probably knew many private details of each others
The family of 33-stone Chris Leppard hopes politicians will press social services into revealing the circumstances surrounding their decision to section him at a psychiatric unit. Chris, 23, was admitted to the Eastbourne Clinic under the Mental Health
I AM travelling home today with a handkerchief so pristine it would not look out of place in Mary Poppins' knicker drawer. That is not unusual for a dandy like me, except I have spent the day trying to soil it with exhaust fumes from buses. Elsewhere
Was I the only person who was somewhat smug at the revelation that some 359 products have been contaminated with a carcinogen? Most of them are convenience foods I would not give houseroom to. No, I am not a "stay-at-home-wife" - I am a full-time working
Daily annoyances ranging from dog mess to drug dealing are being tackled through a council blitz on antisocial behaviour. Every day, over the next ten days, council workers will be visiting a different part of Brighton and Hove, devoting time and money
No doubt sauce and food producers will be looking for a replacement for the food dye Sudan 1 which has been found to have cancerous properties and is used in many prepared foods. I suggest they use turmeric, a culinary herb used by chefs to flavour and
I am facilities assistant at The Sussex Beacon in Brighton. On Sunday, February 20, we organised a half-marathon along the seafront to the King Alfred, back to Rottingdean and finishing at Madeira Drive. On conclusion of this, myself, colleagues and volunteers
The wife of a man charged with murdering the couple's terminally ill son told today how the former SAS soldier had talked about killing the youngster. Fighting back tears, Mary Wragg was speaking at the trial of her husband, Andrew Wragg, who denies murdering
Please help us say "no" to the park-and-ride at Braypool. This site is too near the RSPCA shelter and can only be detrimental to the many animals there. These poor darlings cannot speak for themselves - they do not need the noise and pollution. We have
Managing director Steve Duly today insisted Crawley have not breached their contract with main sponsor Victor Gladwish, who is threatening to pull out at the end of the season. Gladwish, whose company Gladwish Land Sales is in the second year of a £200,000
Brighton and Hove City Council certainly seems to have stirred up an interesting debate with its decision to propose Braypool and Patcham Farm as possible park-and-ride sites. It would appear no one is going to end up happy. I used to live close to Oxford
Former Albion favourite Charlie Livesey has died after a short illness aged 67. One of the cleverest forwards to play for Albion since the Second World War, Charlie was not a prolific goalscorer but was certainly a popular player with the fans. During
A luxury coastal resort in Russia could be named New Brighton in tribute to its South Coast designers. Engineers and architects who made their name working on Brighton Marina, Shoreham Harbour and the Palace Pier have been hired to turn their hands to
Teenagers face more age discrimination at work than people in their 50s, according to a new report which explodes the "myth" about traditional age stereotypes. One in four school-leavers said they had faced age discrimination compared to one in five over
A bank worker who campaigned tirelessly to set up a support network for parents of autistic children has won an award from her employers. Mel Simmonds, a clerk at the Brighton branch of The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), is vice-chairwoman of Newick House
A cultural rethink is needed to break the cycle of women putting in long hours at work and in the home while continuing to earn less money than men, according to a new report. Married women and those with children have increasingly found work over the
Workers are reluctant to ask for more money even if they are unhappy with their pay, according to a new report. Even people involved in an appraisal of their pay often did not seize the opportunity to argue for a rise, with one in ten describing the experience
BY day, Brighton's North Laine comes alive with a bustling mix of fashion boutiques, cafs, hairdressers and novelty shops. At night, when the steel shutters come down, the area becomes a far less enticing prospect for tourists and potential window shoppers
Anyone who has picked up a newspaper in the last 12 months will be familiar with MRSA, the deadly superbug killing thousands of hospital patients every year. But few people will have heard of Dr Bill Love, whose small company Destiny Pharma has discovered
A cheeky logo scuppered Sir Richard Branson's bid for a landing spot in Saudi Arabia, it has been claimed. According to reports, the leggy model clutching a Union Flag on the planes' fuselage upset Muslim officials in the oil-rich kingdom. The Virgin
One in seven bosses do not have a problem with employees lying on their CVs, according to a survey published yesterday. The research conducted by The Aziz Corporation showed 14 per cent of senior managers were comfortable with staff telling untruths in
Flatpack Brighton, the company that delivers and assembles IKEA furniture, said today it was on course to turnover £300,000 in its first year of trading. The five-man outfit said it was handling up to £10,000 of IKEA goods every week and had become the
Struggling shopkeepers are being warned they could pay the price for a stunning new library. Business leaders fear the £14 million building in Brighton's North Laine, which opens on Thursday, will lead to an increase in rents across the area. The library
Albion manager Mark McGhee today urged Dan Harding to commit his future to the club for another year to improve his prospects of a move. The England under-21 defender is out of contract in the summer and there is no sign of him agreeing a new deal with
Former Albion favourite Charlie Livesey has died after a short illness aged 67. One of the cleverest forwards to play for Albion since the Second World War, Charlie was not a prolific goalscorer but was certainly a popular player with the fans. During
In the Sixties Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson were both lynchpins of the English folk scene and the models for every comedy send-up it has received since. They were responsible for the itchy patterned jumpers, the vocal harmonising around the fire and
