Stories for 27 July 2005

The Argus Business

Critics blast 'clone town' proposals

Plans to open up the commercial heart of a seaside town to a multi-million pound redevelopment will turn it into a soulless clone town, critics say.   more...

Fear over night flight limit cut

Campaigners are calling for changes to Government legislation which could remove limits on the number of night flights at Gatwick.   more...

Innovation award gets people talking

Construction worker has won an industry award for his work in improving building site communications.   more...

The Argus News

Vandals target bus windows at depot

Vandals smashed windows on eight buses outside a main depot on Monday.   more...

Plumber is fined over secret leak

A plumber who used a household water tank to tackle a leak of his own has escaped a jail sentence - but said his life had been destroyed anyway.   more...

Drought order threat to riverside wildlife

A water firm is to be allowed to risk killing off wildlife to save water because the threat of a drought has become so critical.   more...

Pubs fined for serving alcohol to under-18s

Bar staff have been fined for the first time for serving alcohol to underage drinkers.   more...

Zero rating shame

Patients are outraged hospitals in Sussex have been branded among the poorest performing in England for the second year running.   more...

Woman in hospital after arson attack

A woman was recovering in hospital today after arsonists set fire to her home.   more...

Driver trapped woman's arm

Witnesses watched in horror as a disabled woman drove off with another woman's arm trapped in her car window.   more...

Culture area to be revamped

A theatre district will be redesigned to make it more pedestrian-friendly.   more...

Drought is a Pooh stick in the mud

Winnie the Pooh would have just one word to say about it - "Bother".   more...

Criticism of unfair funding as council fears £5m shortfall

Council services could be cut after finance officers forecast a £5 million funding shortfall from the Government.   more...

Birdman contest grounded

A popular birdman competition has been cancelled for the first time in its history.   more...

Travellers' site to get a revamp

A travellers' site in Brighton and Hove is to be given a £159,000 makeover.   more...

Seafront to turn pink

Thousands of light bulbs will be used to turn a seafront pink to celebrate the UK's biggest gay festival.   more...

Smell of success for advert protests

A giant advert portraying a man frolicking with two women on the flight path to Gatwick has been scrapped.   more...

The Argus News Extra

Letter: Park-and-ride just isn't suitable for this city

Tony Mernaugh misses the point when he quotes Graham Parkhurst's research on park-and-ride back at me (Letters, July 16).  more...

Letter: Face the facts

So many letters complain that Brighton and Hove doesn't welcome private motorists.  more...

Letter: Part of the team

I was flattered when you suggested I was the "man in charge of highways maintenance" in your profile of me in the Business Argus (July 5).  more...

Letter: It's your mess

There has been much written in The Argus recently concerning the protest by residents to Brighton and Hove City Council's plans to build a waste site in Hollingdean.  more...

Letter: Not the same

Adam Trimingham states: "Much of Moulsecoomb had been built at the same time as the [old] Whitehawk with similar results" (The Argus, July 16).  more...

Letter: Let's connect Sussex to the world

The Sussex Institute of Directors (IoD) business pages (The Argus, July 19) had news that Eurostar reinvents business travel linking the UK with France and Belgium.  more...

Letter: I wasn't knocking Nelson

In reply to John Stanaway (Letters, July 18), I did not say Nelson's victory was insignificant.  more...

Letter: dentify cruelty

I am writing in response to the article entitled "Cruelty is on the rise" (The Argus, July 21).  more...

Letter: Pleasant change

It was so nice to read Elizabeth Taylor's poem (Letters, July 19) about the seagulls - so different from the usual letters from people who want to exterminate them.  more...

Letter: Fight the towers

I have been following the King Alfred development in Hove with great interest because for years  more...

Letter: Thanks so much

I would like to highlight the wonderful care I received recently at the Brighton Eye Hospital.  more...

Letter: Super service

I have to reply to Sue Baumgardt's letter (July 13) about the bus service.  more...

Letter: Credit where it's due

Bella Todd, in her preview of Jane Eyre (The Argus, July 18), which was showing at the Theatre Royal, Brighton, failed to mention one rather important fact - namely, who wrote it.  more...

Letter: We need all the help we can get

I would like to express our thanks to all those who attended the quiz night at Westham village hall last Thursday, which raised £208 for East Sussex Wildlife Rescue.  more...

The Argus Sport

New boy is our Crouch

Mark McGhee reckons his new Argentinian centre forward could be Albion's answer to Peter Crouch.   more...

Turienzo gets his stripes

Federico Turienzo always dreamed of wearing the light blue and white stripes of Argentina.   more...

Cricket: Prior misses out on chance to impress

Matt Prior missed the chance to improve his England prospects at Hove yesterday.   more...

Horse racing: Masterpiece digs deep to take win

Court Masterpiece got the upper hand in a thrilling finish to record a deserved first Group-race success with victory in the Betfair Cup at Glorious Goodwood yesterday.   more...

Speedway: Norris salutes battling Eagles

Fit-again David Norris today paid tribute to the riders who have kept Eastbourne Eagles on course for the double.   more...

Prior misses out on chance to impress

Matt Prior missed the chance to improve his England prospects at Hove yesterday.   more...

The Argus The Guide

Enter The Bishop, Fringe Bar Cage, Brighton, Wednesday, July 27

Dan Evans under-sells himself when asked how he would describe his brand of comedy: "Just stupid jokes and dumb advice," he says.   more...

Magic Of The Dance, Theatre Royal, Brighton

Magic Of The Dance is one of the most exciting shows to grace the Brighton stage and, despite the fact the show played there a year ago, the Theatre Royal is being packed by an appreciative audience.   more...

Steward Lee, Marlborough Theatre, Brighton

Ten years ago Stewart Lee and his stage partner Richard Herring were among the student heroes of stand-up comedy.   more...