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The Argus | Archive | 2006 | January

Stories for 19 January 2006

The Argus Business

Shopkeeper's shutter victory

A shopkeeper has won a battle to keep security shutters up to protect his business. more...

90 jobs to go at BOC Edwards

A manufacturing company is to move abroad with the loss of up to 90 jobs. more...

Independent beer makers are brewing up a storm in Sussex

Business is booming for microbreweries in Sussex where dozens of local craft shops for beer producers are springing up every year. more...

Grants boost for business

Two businesses have been given £1,000 each to help them expand and continue delivering fresh produce. more...

TV fashion guru guest of honour

Fashion guru Wayne Hemmingway was guest of honour at a council meeting discussing business rates. more...

The Argus News

Sussex state schools improve, but none good enough fro UK's top 200

Some Sussex state schools have made great strides in improving their GCSE results but none made it into the country's top 200. more...

Mum, 37, 'stabbed after sex'

A mother of five was stabbed to death moments after having sex with a friend, a jury heard. more...

Labour to extend rights of minority

The Government is to provide legal protection for transgender people after years of campaigning by Brighton Pavilion MP David Lepper. more...

Disability badges are targeted

This pensioner has become the latest victim of a spate of thefts of disabled parking badges. more...

Pervert teacher: Government at fault

The Government has been blamed for failures which cleared a teacher to work in schools after concerns were raised about his suitability to work with children. more...

Dead man's rent shock

An elderly man has been told he has to give five weeks' notice to leave his home - even though he is dead. more...

Hospital bans flowers over MRSA

Flowers and children have been banned from a hospital in the latest battle against superbugs. more...

Garage blaze sparks fear of explosion

Hundreds of people were evacuated after a blaze in a garage sparked fears of a major explosion. more...

Plans for gipsy sites are rejected

Controversial plans for two gipsy sites have been rejected. more...

Fathers 4 Justice to disband in wake of kidnapping plot

The fathers' rights campaigner who carried out a flour bomb attack on Tony Blair has condemned a plot to kidnap the Prime Minister's son. more...

Car-towing 'infringes' human rights claim

Councils should take care before clamping or towing away a vehicle, a parking appeal service has warned. more...

75 per cent of Sussex crime unpunished

Three quarters of all crimes committed in Sussex during the last two years have gone unpunished and Sussex Police has one of the worst clear-up rates. more...

House romance is unlikely

Big Brother evictee Jodie Marsh has poured cold water on talk of a romance between Preston and Chantelle. more...

Outbreak of sickness bug under control

An outbreak of sickness and diarrhoea among hospital patients is being brought under control. more...

The Argus News Extra

Letter: Environment Agency is all talk and no specifics

"Unbelievable", "A massive scaremongering exercise", "Completely unsubstantiated". more...

Letter: Yellow not in peril

Where does Adam Trimingham get the idea the Lib Dems are doing badly in local Government byelections (The Argus, January 11)? more...

Letter: Green is the way

I was disappointed to read trades union Amicus is calling for nuclear power as the solution to our energy shortages (Letters, January 16). more...

I have learned the working party set up by Brighton and Hove City Council to resolve the gross social injustice of the way secondary school admissions work in this city is recommending that the present, totally inequitable system, be maintained for the September 2007 intake. more...

Letter: It looks like Sarah Payne did die in vain

It will have been six years in July since the terrible abduction and murder of Sarah Payne. more...

Letter: Will our traffic policy ever be sorted?

A few years ago, before I retired, I was a Hove taxi driver. more...

Letter: Where would we put all the extra luggage?

Abolishing the Gatwick Express and replacing it with trains to the South Coast would be an excellent idea as long as the new trains had dedicated spaces for luggage, as did the slam-door stock which has been decommissioned. more...

Letter: He's not kidding

Well done to JA King, who complained about being referred to as a "kid" rather than a child (Letters, January 13). He highlights a glaring error in manners and the English language. more...

Letter: Shame the yobs

I'm sick of people defending the rights of yobs. Dr Peter Squires said he was appalled the rights and privacy of such people were being infringed (The Argus, January 9). more...

Letter: Fond memories

I was sorry to read your rather harsh account concerning the imminent closure of Dresden House (The Argus, January 14). more...

Letter: Carrot and stick

Was greengrocer Andrew Burtenshaw really making £500 a day before roadworks began outside his shop (The Argus, January 17)? more...

Letter: I fear for animals

I am writing about Debbie Campain of Cat Rescue, Telscombe Cliffs, who, through no fault of her own, may have to give up her home and rescue centre. more...

Letter: War isn't so thorny for Rose

Well done The Argus for alerting me to Martin Bell's excellent documentary called 30 Minutes, on Channel 4 last Friday, which featured General Sir Michael Rose speaking his mind about the Iraq war (The Argus, January 10). more...

The Argus Sport

Loft ready for battle

Albion newcomer Doug Loft vowed today to give it everything in the battle for Championship survival. more...

Football: Former Crawley boss wants compensation

Francis Vines has confirmed to The Argus that he is taking Crawley to an employment tribunal. more...

Basketball: Bears stars low-key on Rodman

Daniel Hildreth today issued a cautious welcome to the possible arrival of Dennis Rodman at Genesis Brighton Bears. more...

Boxing: Minter challenge

Ross Minter could face former WBO world title challenger Takaloo when he makes the first defence of his English welterweight title on February 25 at the ExCel Arena, London. more...

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