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Stories for 11 December 2006

Business News

Tuk-tuks off the road until spring

Britain's first fleet of tuk-tuks are to be taken off the road for at least three months. more...

Flats plan for nursing home

A nursing home could be turned into flats. more...

Virgin flies into the windy city

Virgin Atlantic, Sir Richard Branson's airline, will start a new service to Chicago in the spring. more...

Letters To The Editor

Will we hear organ played?

After seven long years of painstaking work, Brighton Dome's famous dual-purpose organ was restored to its former glory and played before a large and enthusiastic audience. more...

Bible studies

It's no wonder advances in education have been secular (Letters, November 29), given The Bible's stance on such matters. more...

Parking nightmare

I couldn't agree more with Kevin Beresford (Letters, November 20) in naming London Road car park as one of the worst in Britain. more...

In your story "Council tax boycott over waste site plan" (December 5), you imply that Dump The Dump is seeking judicial review. I would like to make it clear that although we sought advice to this end we were unable to follow this through. more...

School for saddles

I read the article by The Argus reporter Claire Truscott, "Council wasting £3m cycle fund" in The Argus on December 7 with great interest. more...

Travellers' travesty

In his letter to The Argus (December 7), G Hinton, states: "Respect for our planet is part of travellers' culture." To which planet does he refer? more...

Successful reunion

Many thanks for publishing my letter inviting former employees of Kearny & Trecker CVA to our annual reunion. more...

Fed up already

I AM bored already with the Christmas adverts and songs on my local radio station. I don't want to hear relentless adverts 24/7. It's just one day, to celebrate a special birth. It's not an excuse to get into debt and to eat. more...

Fed up already

I am bored already with the Christmas adverts and songs on my local radio station. I don't want to hear relentless adverts 24/7. It's just one day, to celebrate a special birth. It's not an excuse to get into debt and to eat. more...

A shot in the dark

Is the black hole caused by a faulty street light in Clarence Gardens, Brighton, darker than the one I reported out in Wheatsheaf Lane, Cuckfield? A person had a serious fall there and I question whether the light has still not been fixed by the West Sussex County Council contractor for the same bureaucratic reason. more...

Lighting the way

I'm pleased to respond on the question of street lights aglow during the day, raised by two readers on December 6. more...

One simple question

I expect there are more than a few readers of The Argus wondering why the man who is likely to be the next Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown would like to meet Gordon Brown (The Argus Business, December 5). more...

Can we afford yet another tax rise?

It is reported on television that the Government has allocated enough money to the local councils for the outrageous council tax to be levied, so the tax will not be increased by more than five per cent. more...

Cross at crossing

Just what do Sussex Police and Brighton and Hove City Council think council taxpayers' money should be spent on? more...

Get on your bike

SO M JEFFERY (Letters, December 7) thinks that all cyclists "should be banned". more...

Get on your bike

So M Jeffery (Letters, December 7) thinks that all cyclists "should be banned". more...

It's time for lane speak

M Jeffrey's letter "Bike Menace" (Letters, December 6) is yet another pointless tirade on this subject. more...

£3 million cycling fund wasted on goody bags

When Brighton and Hove City Council was given £3 million to spend on developing a cycling demonstration town, I prayed it wouldn't all be frittered away on audits, consultants, feasibility studies and fact-finding missions. more...

Local News

Seal on the mend

A seal found injured and bleeding on a beach is recovering well. more...

Outback killer appeals against his conviction

The drug runner found guilty of murdering British backpacker Peter Falconio in the Australian Outback launches an appeal against conviction and sentence tomorrow. more...

Traffic chaos in waste plant go-slow protest

City centre streets were brought to a virtual standstill by dozens of vehicles on a slow-moving protest. more...

Space hopper race on seafront

Hundreds of people bounced along the seafront to raise money for a cancer charity. more...

£1.5m will help school improve

A school with more than 400 pupils will undergo a �1.5 million revamp next year. more...

Post offices under threat

Sussex MPs have vowed to fight a threatened mass closure of community post offices. more...

Teen vandals ‘will be caught’

A police inspector has vowed to stamp out teenage vandalism on an estate after a spate of window smashing. more...

DIY disaster makes residents homeless

A dozen people were evacuated from their homes after a DIY accident started a fire in the roof of an attic flat. more...

Cuts force arts centre to close down

A leading arts centre is to close next year because of funding cuts. more...

Cuts force arts centre to close down

A leading arts centre is to close next year because of funding cuts. more...

Doctor faces two rape charges

A doctor raped two teachers on the same night, a court heard today. more...

Boxer accused of street attack on hairdresser

An amateur boxer launched a vicious attack on a hairdresser who had been enjoying a night out at a London celebrity haunt, a court heard today. more...

Waste sent to China, despite toxic fears

More waste from West Sussex homes may in future be exported to the Far East, despite fears about "extremely toxic processes" used during recycling. more...

Barge is towed from danger

A 105-metre barge in danger of being wrecked by storms has been towed to safety. more...

Parents angry as community doctor is axed

Parents of children with special educational needs fear a hospital trust is bringing in cuts through the back door. more...

Hero in helicopter saves crashed pilot

A hero helicopter pilot who spotted the wreckage of a crashed stunt plane may have saved the trapped woman pilot's life. more...

Alert as rescuers find birds covered in oil

Volunteers are patrolling Sussex beaches on the lookout for birds covered in oil. more...

Tenants 'misled' over costs

Tenants have been misled by a council which argues it cannot afford to pay £60 million housing costs, an investigation has concluded. more...

Funds slashed for support officers

The Government has withdrawn nearly £2 million of funding for the county's police community support officer scheme. more...

Mother's plea to keep support centre open

A parent whose adult children have learning difficulties says their quality of life will be seriously affected if a day centre closes. more...

Worries over NHS changes

Health watchdogs have raised concerns about the impact of a shake-up in hospital services. more...

Students struck by superstars

Music students were starstruck when they met real pop heroes. more...

Families brave cold to fight for hospitals

Candle-lit vigils were held outside hospitals across Sussex in a bid to halt cuts in services. more...

Boxer accused of attack

An amateur boxer launched a vicious attack on a hairdresser who had been enjoying a night out at a London celebrity haunt, a court heard today. more...

Colleagies to honour blast victim

A funeral with full honours is expected to take place next week for a firefighter killed in a warehouse explosion . more...

Mailbox

What happened to the lights?

Following the much-vaunted switch-on of the improved Brighton Christmas lights, can anyone enlighten me as to what happened to the allegedly dazzling web of lights around the Clock Tower? more...

There is a threat to Britain

It is a sad fact of life that ever since humans have inhabited the Earth they have fought each other. The weakest have always been bullied or killed. more...

A waste of time

The latest blatant time-wasting tactic from Lewes District Council regarding the Community Stadium at Falmer is simply outrageous. more...

Match Reports 2006/2007

Match report: Albion 2 Cheltenham 1

Every team has them. For Chelsea it is Claude Makelele, Arsenal have Gilberto, Manchester United John O'Shea. more...

Music Reviews

Mozart Family Portrait

Concert promoter Raymond Gubbay does exactly what he said in his recent Desert Island Discs interview - he puts on the music we all want to hear. more...