Stories for 13 October 2006

Albion News

Let's get back to basics

Guy Butters today urged Albion to go back to basics to halt their losing run.  more...

Henderson breaks his silence

A Smile has returned to the face of Wayne Henderson.  more...

Business News

£140m plan to revive marina

A £140 million plan to build more than 500 flats, and convert two listed buildings into an entertainment complex has been revealed.  more...

Pier owner says it will sue council over closure

The owner of Hastings Pier is appealing against a court order to keep part of the structure closed.  more...

Rail revival linked to homes project

A treasured railway line could be revived as part of a new housing project.  more...

Clubbing

People Under The Stairs, The Beach, Brighton, Fri, Oct 13

With funky beats, upbeat lyrics and jazzy samples, People Under The Stairs are working hard to preserve the old skool hip-hop vibe.  more...

Laurent Garnier, Auido, Brighton, Fri, Oct 13

His official biog says the latest album by Laurent Garnier, Cloud Making Machine, is "not an album to dance to". Instead, it recommends you "find yourself a relaxing spot, unfold the album sleeve and use the clues that it gives you to take a guess at the different chapters that are waiting for you".  more...

Laurent Garnier, Auido, Brighton, Fri, Oct 13

His official biog says the latest album by Laurent Garnier, Cloud Making Machine, is "not an album to dance to".   more...

DJ Yoda, Ocean Rooms, Brighton, Fri, Oct 13

Londoner Yoda is a frequent visitor to Brighton but this appearance is going to be a tad different. He's promoting his debut artist album and plans to use the same DVD scratching technique he used at this year's Bestival - where he had people queuing outside his full-to-capacity tent to get a peek.  more...

DJ Yoda, Ocean Rooms, Brighton, Fri, Oct 13

Londoner Yoda is a frequent visitor to Brighton but this appearance is going to be a tad different.   more...

Killa Kela, Concorde 2, Brighton, Fri, Oct 13

He's now known to the tabloid press as being Pasty Kensit's boy-toy but nothing should overshadow Kela's jaw-dropping skills as a beatboxer.  more...

Metalheadz Sunday Session Residency Launch, Audio, Brighton, Sun, Oct 15

Goldie's pioneering drum 'n' bass record label is bringing its legendary Sunday Sessions residency to Audio.  more...

Comedy Festival

Ross Noble - Fizzy Logic, Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Oct 14 and 15

Surreal, zany and mind-bendingly random, this infinitely likeable Geordie comic is the frizzy-haired embodiment of a rollercoaster ride.  more...

Stephen Grant - Life's Too Short, Corn Exchange, Brighton, Saturday, October 14

Local sensation turned nationally-renowned comic, Stephen Grant has numerous writing, TV and radio credits under his belt but remains best known to Brightonians as host of the Krater Comedy Club.  more...

Four Poof & A Piano - Strictly Neurotic, Corn Exchange, Brighton, Friday, October 13

Graduating from their Jonathan Ross house band roots to find considerable acclaim in their own right, this new show offers camp cabaret at its finest.  more...

Adam Hills - Characterful, Corn Exchange, Brighton, Saturday, October 14

This new show from the effortlessly engaging Australian comedian - three-time Perrier nominee, among other accolades - has enjoyed a tropical downpour of critical praise. Go and see what all the fuss is about.  more...

An Audience with Ned Sherrin, Corn Exchange, Brighton, Saturday, October 14

The radio presenter, theatre director and satirist casts a witty and wistful eye back over his career, stretching back to That Was The Week That Was in 1962. Other highlights include presenting Loose Ends on Radio 4 and his multi-genre music quiz, Counterpoint   more...

Rich Hall, Corn Exchange, Brighton, Sunday, October 15

An all-new show from the Perrier Awardwinning American comedian who has found fame as country singer Otis Lee Crenshaw, coiner of the term Sniglet and, more recently, as a 21st-Century cowboy outlaw in Rich Hall's Cattle Drive.  more...

Andrew Maxwell - Round Twilight, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, Sunday, October 15

Dublin-born comedian Andrew Maxwell has been busy of late: Seen in Channel 4's King Of Comedy, HBO's comedy festival in Vegas, Montreal's Just For Laughs and Edinburgh.  more...

Rhod Gilbert, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, Friday, October 13

A former company director in Soho, Gilbert left it late before deciding to become a professional comic but the meteorlike speed of his subsequent rise has more than made up for lost time.  more...

Boothby Graffoe, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, Fri, Oct 13

Claiming with some justification to be the only comedian in the world named after a Lincolnshire village, Graffoe has been honing his craft for almost two decades now, being rewarded with a Perrier nomination and a Time Out comedy award.  more...

Frankie Boyle - The Voice Of Black America, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, Saturday, October 14

THE Mock The Week star has been watching videos of legendary black American comedians and decided they looked a lot more enjoyable than the shows of today. So he has turned his sharp and cynical mind to developing a show which consists entirely of gags - not linked, not themed but brutally and deliciously amusing all the same.  more...

Everybody Hates Chris (Neill), Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, Sunday, October 15

Chris Neill is here to point out the pitfalls of celebrity - he knows all about it, as he has read memoirs from so-called icons such as Jodie Marsh and Martine McCutcheon.  more...

The Two Faces Of Mitchell And Webb, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, Thurs, Oct 19

Better known as hapless flatmates Mark and Jeremy in Channel Four's Peep Show, David Mitchell and Robert Webb have since spun more television gold with their sketch show That Mitchell And Webb Look - not to mention the Radio 4 version which preceded it, That Mitchell And Webb Sound.  more...

The Two Faces Of Mitchell And Webb, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, Thurs, Oct 19

Better known as hapless flatmates Mark and Jeremy in Channel Four's Peep Show, David Mitchell and Robert Webb have since spun more television gold with their sketch show That Mitchell And Webb Look - not to mention the Radio 4 version which preceded it, That Mitchell And Webb Sound.  more...

The Two Faces Of Mitchell And Webb, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, Thurs, Oct 19

Better known as hapless flatmates Mark and Jeremy in Channel Four's Peep Show, David Mitchell and Robert Webb have since spun more television gold with their sketch show That Mitchell And Webb Look - not to mention the Radio 4 version which preceded it, That Mitchell And Webb Sound.  more...

The Two Faces Of Mitchell And Webb, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, Thurs, Oct 19

Better known as hapless flatmates Mark and Jeremy in Channel Four's Peep Show, David Mitchell and Robert Webb have since spun more television gold with their sketch show That Mitchell And Webb Look - not to mention the Radio 4 version which preceded it, That Mitchell And Webb Sound.  more...

Cricket News

Yardy stakes a claim for England place

Mike Yardy boosted his chances of playing in England's opening game in the ICC Champions Trophy on Sunday with another impressive all-round display yesterday.  more...

Crossword

Crossword solution for Friday, October 13

CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Letter-writer; 7 Prong; 8 False; 9 Ill; 10 Container; 11 Theory; 12 Divans; 15 Raise Cain; 17 Man; 18 Smart; 19 Tread; 21 Heartrending.  more...

Justice For Omar

Court won't back Omar

An attempt to force the Government to demand the return of prisoner Omar Deghayes from Guantanamo Bay has failed.  more...

Letters To The Editor

Phone moan

I HAVE a similar gripe to Bert Hobden's (Letters, October 5).  more...

Phone moan

I have a similar gripe to Bert Hobden's (Letters, October 5).  more...

End of the row

I too was sad to see the end of Railway Cottages at Beddingham Crossing. Like MP Norman Baker (The Argus, October 7), I once lived there as a child in the early Fifties, in the first of them.  more...

Angelic host

I would like to thank all the kindly strangers who came to my rescue when I had a heavy fall on the corner of Preston Circus and New England Road, where I intended to buy some flowers.  more...

It’s not that bad

Your article "Station crime still rising" (The Argus, October 9) gives a distorted picture of crime at Southern's stations in the Brighton and Hove area.  more...

Crouching is best for desperate

I had to smile when I read about a lady who had invented a plastic device to allow ladies to "spend a penny" standing up (The Argus, September 28) I thought, what a hassle when the good old "crouch" position is quick and easy when caught short, perhaps on long journeys - everyone dives for the nearest bushes.  more...

Worthing's wonderful residents

My thanks go out to the thousands of wonderful Worthing residents who turned out to send another message to the Primary Care Trust and Candy Morris, Chief Executive of South East Coast Strategic Health Authority, that they will defend their medical services to the very end.  more...

The only option

As a resident of Brighton and Hove, whose council had the courage of their convictions and held a democratic referendum on Falmer stadium, I hold completely different views from those of Sylvia Carr and Eric Huxham (Letters, October 10).  more...

No hotel here

I wonder if people actually pay attention to planning applications and public inquiries?  more...

Comparing costs

Six months ago, Brian Beck of Lewes promised never again to write to you about Falmer. But here he is once more (Letters, October 10), this time complaining about the difficulties of finding out how much Brighton and Hove City Council has spent on the public inquiry.  more...

Build more lanes for bikes

Hearing a network of bike shops is planned for Brighton encourages me to ask if there are plans to increase the cycle path network in the South to entice commuters to cycle as a viable means of getting to and from work?  more...

For a reasonably sized stadium, forget Falmer

Let me tell you about my walk last Sunday, from Hove Station to Toads Hole Valley and back via Hove Park.  more...

This soppy, soft dog is harmless

I am writing in response to David Broughton (Letters, October 7). He says rottweilers are all vicious guard dogs.  more...

Local News

Chasing Ferrari dream cost man £10k – and car

A classic car enthusiast who bought the Ferrari of his dreams has ended up almost £10,000 out of pocket - and without the car.  more...

Fears over predicted population boom

Fears have been raised that public services will be stretched to their limit because of a predicted population boom.  more...

Children's samurai sword attack terror

A man who was threatening to slash children with a samurai sword was tackled by a police constable.  more...

Nobel Prize winner is back on campus

A Nobel prize-winning scientist is to return to a university he left two years ago because of the lack of funding.  more...

Regulars step up fight to keep their pints

Beer drinkers have stepped up a campaign to keep their local pub serving their town's traditional beer.  more...

Regulars step up fight to keep their pints

Beer drinkers have stepped up a campaign to keep their local pub serving their town's traditional beer.  more...

High flyer fired accused of theft

A high-flying executive has been sacked for allegedly stealing £35,000 in shopping vouchers.  more...

Prisoner stuck in handcuffs

Police called out the fire brigade after a prisoner got stuck in a pair of handcuffs, it emerged today.  more...

Man dies in country road car crash

A man died after his car left a rural road and hit a fence.  more...

Graveyard rapist jailed

A teenager has been convicted for the second time of raping a girl in a graveyard.  more...

Sister of Bali bomb victim praises memorial day

The sister of a victim of the Bali bomb blast, from Brighton, was among 600 grieving friends and relatives who attended the unveiling of a memorial to those who died.  more...

Flood wall may never be built, admits agency

A flood wall to protect thousands of homes might never be built, the Environment Agency has admitted.  more...

TV presenter helps young hip patient find the comfort zone

A spell in hospital was made more fun when a boy got to meet Strictly Come Dancing star Tess Daly.  more...

Shotgun killer escapes prison for second time

A man who was jailed for life for gunning down a man in the street with a sawn-off shotgun while on the run has escaped from prison again.  more...

Joining forces to fight cuts

Tory MPs from Sussex met yesterday to fight what they have called the assault on the NHS in the county.  more...

The future of rooftop gardens

A new type of roof garden planned as part of a housing project could help save energy and protect people from extremes in temperature.  more...

Lecturer's novel look at Oscar Wilde play

An English lecturer has written a novel version of an Oscar Wilde play.  more...

Agony of killed mother's family

The family of a young mother murdered by her husband have spoken of their heartbreak and anger.  more...

Campbell's backing for rowing team

Tony Blair's former righthand man is backing a charity appeal for a 21-year-old cancer sufferer.  more...

West Pier's skeleton is still magic

Brighton's famous West Pier is about to be replaced by a piece of architecture just as daring as the original was 140 years ago.  more...

West Pier's skeleton is still magic

Brighton's famous West Pier is about to be replaced by a piece of architecture just as daring as the original was 140 years ago.  more...

Mailbox

Try living on that

The Labour Party, so far, has caused me to be unemployed for the first time in my life on a long-term basis.  more...

Hove Council's 'closed session'

My abiding image of Brighton and Hove City Council's policy and resources committee meeting about the King Alfred is one which catches the many paradoxes of the whole thing.  more...

Where to put affordable housing

Why not build all the affordable housing with the new leisure centre on the King Alfred site and erect Gehry's hideous towers, the ones which contain the unaffordable housing, on one of the suggested alternative sites?  more...

Norman Baker has failed us

Isn't it great local MP Norman Baker is "cautiously optimistic"  more...

Transmanche ferry link

With reference to the Transmanche ferry link to Dieppe, credit and thanks are due to the the Seine Maritime department of France for supporting this route.  more...

Music Previews

NME on tour: The Klaxons, Sh*tdisco & Datarock, Concorde 2, Brighton, Sat, Oct 14

We like people who come to our gigs to dress sharp and to impress.  more...

Phased and Confused, Komedia, Brighton, Thurs, Oct, 19

What means more to you - the music or the words? You don't have to decide as they sit side by side in this one-off show.  more...

Ray Davies, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, Tues, Oct 17

It was exactly a year ago the former lead singer of The Kinks was last in Brighton promoting his first solo album, Other People's Lives. He's not releasing another until next year but is honouring us with his presence anyway.  more...

Martha Tilston And The Woods, Komedia, Brighton, Tues, Oct 17

Having spent her childhood around the bright lights of folk - often with Bert Jansch and John Renbourne - and hearing her father Steve Tilston and stepmother Maggie Boyle playing together in the next room, Martha started writing at an early age.  more...

Martha Tilston And The Woods, Komedia, Brighton, Tues, Oct 17

Having spent her childhood around the bright lights of folk - often with Bert Jansch and John Renbourne - and hearing her father Steve Tilston and stepmother Maggie Boyle playing together in the next room, Martha started writing at an early age.  more...

Sandweaver, Ocean Rooms, Brighton, Weds, Oct 18

Fresh from a headline show at the Clapham Grand, London (reserved for the best unsigned bands in the UK), come this melodic Worthing four-piece.  more...

Sandweaver, Ocean Rooms, Brighton, Weds, Oct 18

Fresh from a headline show at the Clapham Grand, London (reserved for the best unsigned bands in the UK), come this melodic Worthing four-piece.  more...

The Shout, Gardner Arts Centre, Falmer, Fri, Oct 13

This "dangerous choir" armed with 16 megaphones is headed by Orlando Gough (above) who recently relocated them to Brighton from London. The show has four titled sections: The Stand is inspired by protest, with lyrics taken from famous speeches; The Road to Nowhere is inspired by the Jarrow March of 1936; Fallen Fruit is a rant about poor supermarket fruit and Love and Redemption includes a new arrangement of Bob Marley's Redemption Song.  more...

The Shout, Gardner Arts Centre, Falmer, Fri, Oct 13

This "dangerous choir" armed with 16 megaphones is headed by Orlando Gough (above) who recently relocated them to Brighton from London.  more...

James Dean Bradfield, Concorde 2, Brighton, Sun, Oct 15

When James Dean Bradfield told the crowd at the last Manic Street Preachers gig, "You won't see us for two years", he was ready and willing to have a long break.  more...

James Dean Bradfield, Concorde 2, Brighton, Sun, Oct 15

When James Dean Bradfield told the crowd at the last Manic Street Preachers gig, "You won't see us for two years", he was ready and willing to have a long break.  more...

James Dean Bradfield, Concorde 2, Brighton, Sun, Oct 15

When James Dean Bradfield told the crowd at the last Manic Street Preachers gig, "You won't see us for two years", he was ready and willing to have a long break.  more...

James Dean Bradfield, Concorde 2, Brighton, Sun, Oct 15

When James Dean Bradfield told the crowd at the last Manic Street Preachers gig, "You won't see us for two years", he was ready and willing to have a long break.  more...

James Dean Bradfield, Concorde 2, Brighton, Sun, Oct 15

When James Dean Bradfield told the crowd at the last Manic Street Preachers gig, "You won't see us for two years", he was ready and willing to have a long break.  more...

James Dean Bradfield, Concorde 2, Brighton, Sun, Oct 15

When James Dean Bradfield told the crowd at the last Manic Street Preachers gig, "You won't see us for two years", he was ready and willing to have a long break.  more...

Young Knives, Concorde 2, Brighton, Tues, Oct 17

Do not be fooled by this band's Two Ronnies-esque attire. The Young Knives' music is urgent disco-punk, which chronicles everyday Britain with self-deprecating humour and it rocks. Last single, She's Attracted To, is a perfect indie sing-along, with huge choruses and howling lyrics. It tells the tale of a scrutinized boyfriend, sweating under the hawkish eyes of his girlfriend's parents. At gigs, this has become a bit of an anthem and the whole crowd usually shouts the chorus, "You were screaming at your mum, I was punching your dad".  more...

Young Knives, Concorde 2, Brighton, Tues, Oct 17

Do not be fooled by this band's Two Ronnies-esque attire. The Young Knives' music is urgent disco-punk, which chronicles everyday Britain with self-deprecating humour - and it rocks.  more...

Young Knives, Concorde 2, Brighton, Tues, Oct 17

Do not be fooled by this band's Two Ronnies-esque attire. The Young Knives' music is urgent disco-punk, which chronicles everyday Britain with self-deprecating humour - and it rocks.  more...

Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly, Concorde 2, Brighton, Weds, Oct 18

Twenty-year-old wonderkid GCWCF (aka Sam Duckworth) might be a tad grumpy at this gig as he's just had some equipment swiped. He lost two guitars and a cornet and has appealed to fans to keep their eyes peeled for the items on Ebay.  more...

Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly, Concorde 2, Brighton, Weds, Oct 18

Twenty-year-old wonderkid GCWCF (aka Sam Duckworth) might be a tad grumpy at this gig as he's just had some equipment swiped.   more...

Music Reviews

Paulo Nutini, Concorde 2, Brighton

There are certain gigs which, if they were books, would have pink dust-covers, wavy white titles and be firmly placed in the "Chick Lit" section of Waterstone's.  more...

Spiral

Wordspiral solution for Friday, October 13

CLUES 1. Electrical unit 2. Cable car 3. Average 4. Religious females 5. Pollution 6. Erode 7. Promise 8. Small measure 9. Undamaged 10. Ran 11. Biblical garden 12. Lice-eggs 13. Slavic person 14. Italian city 15. Pass time 16. Previous partners Key word clue: German city  more...

Sport

Football: Lewes cancel goalkeeper’s contract

Paul Wilkerson has parted company with Lewes after having his contract cancelled.  more...

Rugby: Heat is on Heath

NIGEL Baker today told his Haywards Heath players to win their next two games or face the prospect of a relegation battle.  more...

Rugby: Heat is on Heath

Nigel Baker today told his Haywards Heath players to win their next two games or face the prospect of a relegation battle.  more...

Basketball: American new-boy admits Lancing is a real culture shock

New boy Hank Rivers has revealed his extra motivation for making a success of playing happy families with Worthing Thunder.  more...

Golf: Ifield pair are surprise winners of matchplay title

Jon Earl, Ifield's head professional, and assistant Stuart Murray sprang a surprise by winning the Sussex PGU Pairs Matchplay Championship at Piltdown.  more...

Golf: Sussex duo triumph in Nick Faldo Series

Two Sussex golfers are heading for the big time after winning titles at the prestigious Nick Faldo Series.  more...

Sussex Scene

Butters tells Seagulls to get in there and peck ’em

Guy Butters urged Albion to go back to basics to halt their losing run.  more...

Sussex Today

Artist proves he is a great knit

When 85-year-old former ballet dancer Geoffrey Davidson tried a new art form, people told him to get knotted.  more...

Sick boy’s TV star surprise

A spell in hospital was made more fun when a boy got to meet a TV star.  more...

Roofs go green

Homes with gardens on their roofs could be built to save energy and protect people from heatwaves.  more...

Omar appeal lost

An attempt to force the Government to demand the return of prisoner Omar Deghayes from Guantanamo Bay has failed in the High Court.  more...

Boost for chemistry department

A Nobel prize-winning scientist is to return to a university he left two years ago because of the lack of funding.  more...

Volunteers to get No. 10 invite

Prime Minister Tony Blair is calling readers of The Argus Lite to help him celebrate the work of Sussex's unsung heroes.  more...

Homes firm offers a rail deal

A treasured railway line could be revived as part of a new housing project.  more...

Battle warning

Campaigners fighting to protect hospital services in the county have warned the battle is going to be a long one.  more...

Flood wall fears

The Environment Agency has admitted a flood wall planned to protect thousands of householders might never be built.  more...

Pair on run from open prison

Two men are on the run after escaping from Ford prison.  more...

Theatre Previews

Amy's View, Theatre Royal, Brighton, Mon until Sat, Oct 21

Esme Allen is an old school, West End luvvy. Dominic is a slick pioneer of modern entertainment.   more...

5 2 10, Gardner Arts Centre, Brighton, Thurs, Oct 19

Comprising five duets, two solos and ten instruments, this piece from Walker Dance Park Music is inspired by the emotions of the body's seven chakras.   more...

Phil Starr: One Year On, Hove Town Hall, Tues, Oct 17

It's been one year since Brighton drag legend Phil Starr died. To mark the anniversary, close friend Brian Ralfe hosts a film and cabaret night, in aid of Sussex Beacon.  more...

The Memory Of Water, New Venture Theatre, Brighton, Sat, Oct 14 until Sat, Oct 21

An Olivier Award winner in 2000, this play is black comedy at its best.  more...

The Memory Of Water, New Venture Theatre, Brighton, Sat, Oct 14 until Sat, Oct 21

An Olivier Award winner in 2000, this play is black comedy at its best.  more...

Lunchtime Bite-Sized Theatre, The Cella, Hove, Sat, Oct 14

For those not in the know, Bite-Size is a made-in-Brighton theatre creation from White Room Theatre company.  more...

Argus Lite News

Pair on run from open prison

Two men are on the run   more...

Artist proves he is a great knit

When 85-year-old   more...

Sick boy’s TV star surprise

A spell in hospital was   more...

Roofs go green

Homes with gardens on their roofs   more...

Omar appeal lost

An attempt to force the Government   more...

Boost for chemistry department

A Nobel prize-winning   more...

Volunteers to get No. 10 invite

Prime Minister Tony   more...

Homes firm offers a rail deal

A treasured railway   more...

Battle warning

Campaigners fighting to protect   more...

Flood wall fears

The Environment Agency has admitted   more...

Argus Lite Sport

Butters tells Seagulls to get in there and peck ’em

Guy Butters urged Albion to go back   more...

The Argus Business

£140m plan to revive marina

A £140 million plan to   more...

  
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