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Stories for 19 September 2005

The Argus Business

Cheaper holidays to cut truancy

Ministers are to implement a pioneering scheme, first trialled in East Sussex, aimed at cutting truancy levels by offering parents cheaper holidays during official breaks.   more...

Awards for architecture

Two separate developments have received Civic Trust commendations.   more...

Meters doubled to save water

A water company is planning to save millions of litres a year by doubling the number of water meters in homes.   more...

The Argus News

Residents get a royal treat

People living near a listed building can enjoy extended opening hours with reduced entry prices to the site.   more...

Joy over delay to tax shake-up

Homeowners have welcomed moves to postpone the revaluation of thousands of properties in Sussex under a council tax shake-up.   more...

Ram raid police seek couple

Police investigating a ram raid attack on a bank believe a young couple may hold vital clues.   more...

'Monster' house wins design award

Grand Victorian houses standing handsomely side by side in Lewes remind the local residents that their town is steeped in history.   more...

Record of surviving elm trees

Scientists are creating an elm tree map to find out how many of the trees have survived a killer disease.   more...

Disabled fans roll for Albion

Disabled Albion fans wheeled themselves from Falmer to Withdean to raise funds for the campaign to secure the club a new stadium.   more...

Neighbours save blaze family

A mother and her four children were pulled from a burning house after neighbours heard their screams for help.   more...

Man killed in road horror

A man was fighting for life after a horrific road crash which left one person dead and five others injured.   more...

Rocket girl blasts top magician into the sky

Most art requires at least a modicum of talent but it is hardly rocket science.   more...

Help win justice for my brother

The family of a man imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay has welcomed The Argus's campaign to secure him justice.   more...

Disabled man claims he is being refused an NHS nurse

A disabled man says he is being refused NHS treatment for a chronic condition.   more...

Tragedy saved my little Abigail

Louise Matthews believes the reason her daughter is still alive is a testament to the memory of three children who lost their lives to meningitis.   more...

Concern grows for Alex, 14

A 14-year-old girl last seen more than two weeks ago is still missing.   more...

Woman is half the size she used to be

Angela Stokes is half the woman she used to be but she is not complaining about her dramatic transformation.   more...

Gull-proof bin bags stop litter problems

Gull-proof bin bags rejected by a council have been found to reduce litter problems by 90 per cent.   more...

Concert relief for Hurricane Katrina

A Charity concert with an American theme will be held to raise money for people affected by Hurricane Katrina.   more...

Cliff descent gives Tanya fund a big lift

A sponsored abseil helped launch a scholarship fund in memory of an outdoor pursuits instructor killed in a freak accident.   more...

The Argus News Extra

Letter: The King Alfred plan is about greed not vision

What makes Adam Trimingham think anywhere other than Hove would have been delighted with Frank Gehry's second building in the UK (The Argus, September 14)?  more...

Letter: Trimmers is right

Adam Trimingham is absolutely right (The Argus, September 14).  more...

Letter: What a ding-dong

I have read three accounts about the new King Alfred.  more...

Letter: Unqualified taste

It's great to have Mr Trimingham's assurance that Frank Gehry's plans are fantastic and first-class.  more...

Letter: Yet another blot

I think it is most fitting the architect of the proposed King Alfred development has designed a memorial to those lost in the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York.  more...

Letter: No confidence

Karis is displaying the model of the proposed redevelopment of the King Alfred site but has stated it may still change. So what is the point of going to all the expense of the exhibition?  more...

Letter: Unwanted impact

Residents must not let the housing scheme at the King Alfred sports centre go through.  more...

Letter: More questions

We Should be asking what is going into the new King Alfred and then what the outside will look like.  more...

Letter: Now is the time for brave decisions

Adam Trimingham is right to extol the merits of the development of the King Alfred site.  more...

Letter: Give us more beauty, Frank

Further to Adam Trimingham's views on the proposed re-building of the King Alfred site.  more...

Letter: Say it loud

I am writing to thank The Argus for publishing the front-page article about Omar Deghayes and the treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay (The Argus, September 15).  more...

Letter: Don't forget 9/11

"A slow death at Guantanamo Bay" was the headline of The Argus on September 15.  more...

Letter: Resourceful ideas

I write in response to the article about the price of petrol and the comments by Dr Alister Scott, a research fellow at the science policy research unit at the University of Sussex (The Argus, September 9).  more...

Letter: Show us our rights

It should be compulsory for traders to display the consumer rights notice at their sales points and tills.  more...

Letter: Hove of mirrors

I was on my way for a drink recently, walking along Connaught Road, then suddely thought I must be on my way back after several pints too many.  more...

Letter: What price poo?

I used not to take notice of people moaning at the amount of dog poo in the streets until I got my own dog.  more...

Letter: The spirit of Volk is being forgotten

My attention was caught by plans to divert the Volks Railway to provide space for a sports facility at the Peter Pan playground.  more...

Letter: Potential ignored

It is a warm September day. The seafront is thronged with happy people taking their ease and enjoying themselves. But, east of the Palace Pier, Volk's Electric Railway has closed until next Easter.  more...

Letter: Show Blair we still care about Omar

I read the article about the imprisonment of Omar Deghayes in Guantanamo Bay with interest and dismay (The Argus, September 15).  more...

The Argus Sport

Colin gets a kick start

Colin Kazim-Richards is celebrating his first goal for Albion after manager Mark McGhee gave his flashy footwear the boot.   more...

Match report: Albion 2 Coventry 2

Knowing how to get the best out of your players is an obvious and yet much under-estimated part of the art of management.   more...

Cricket: Sussex's season is set for a big finale

Sussex will have the chance to send off Peter Moores in style by winning the National League second division title at Hove on Sunday.   more...

Campbell stumbles but wins a million

Brighton-based Kiwi Michael Campbell, whose golf was so bad two years ago he thought aliens had invaded his body, now has a £1million cheque to go with his first major title.   more...

The Argus The Guide

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, various venues, until April 2

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra opens its 81st season on Sunday afternoon with a much-loved Beethoven work and an epic symphony by Gustav Mahler.   more...

Mitchell & Mounfield: Apart At Last, Komedia, Brighton

The idea of a Charles Kennedy impersonator wasn't enthralling. Parodies rely on strong characters becoming cartoons - such as Thatcher in Spitting Image.   more...

  
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