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Stories for 1 February 2006

The Argus Business

Help promised in wake of job losses at BOC

A council has spoken of its disappointment about 90 job losses. more...

Rewards for gay-friendly employers

A hospital trust and two councils have been named among the 100 most gay-friendly employers in Britain. more...

Survey boost for trains

A train operator has said it was pleased with the latest results of a passenger survey. more...

The Argus News

Jenkins jury deliberates

An Old Bailey jury today begins its third day of deliberations in the Billie-Jo Jenkins murder retrial. more...

Post Office pledges to reopen branch

The Post Office has insisted it wants to reopen a branch it closed three weeks ago. more...

Motorist has £360 road toll scrapped

A motorist being charged £360 a year to drive just 70ft today praised The Argus after the "extortionate" bill was scrapped. more...

Council leader voted in

A new leader of the Labour group on Brighton and Hove City Council has been formally appointed. more...

£100 a week to get children to school

A mother claims she is forced to spend her benefits on taxi fares to get two of her children with special needs to school because there is no free transport. more...

Southern loses damages appeal

A rail worker forced out of his job after nearly 30 years in the industry has won £61,000 damages. more...

Train bosses listen to loud horn worries

Campaigners have persuaded rail bosses to review noisy train horns that cause misery for householders. more...

Taxi fares rise by eight per cent

Taxi drivers are asking for fares to rise by four times the rate of inflation. more...

40mph is all it takes to save five

Roads bosses are today being urged to end the "madness" of a 70mph speed limit, which campaigners say has led to five years of carnage at an accident blackspot. more...

Your chance to make a meal of it

There may be no such thing as a free lunch but The Argus is about to treat its readers to the next best thing. more...

Driver injured after second accident

A driver who escaped injury in a car crash was hit seconds later by a lorry as he stepped from his vehicle. more...

Police clamp down on street drinkers

Police and council leaders are planning to turn dozens of streets into no-go areas for street drinkers to cut antisocial behaviour. more...

Council tax set to soar again

Inflation-busting council tax rises are set to sweep Sussex for the third year in a row. more...

Dormitory-style youth hostels to be scrapped

Three youth hostels in Sussex are to be axed next year because they no longer meet the standards required by todayís backpacker. more...

Randy foxes cause alarm

Ask any chicken farmer and he will tell you the fox is better known as a predator than a lover. more...

Despair over school places

Angry parents today claimed they have been barred from sending their children to the first, second and third schools of their choice. more...

Chico deal proves he has the X Factor

X Factor reject Chico has signed a record deal with Sony BMG, it was announced yesterday. more...

The Argus News Extra

Letter: The Government has to stop its meddling ways

One after another, the Government has announced various plans to save us all. more...

Letter: Rebuild Brighton

I made enquiries at Brighton Town Hall with regard to the large number of council properties which are currently empty. more...

Letter: Missing homes

Your report (The Argus, January 20) indicated a total of 280 flats would be available as low-cost homes at the proposed Karis redevelopment of the King Alfred site. more...

Letter: A waste of money

The money spent by Brighton & Hove City Council on transport consultants is not the only "money down the toilet". more...

Letter: Backing Bond

I am in agreement with the comments of Alan Bond of the St James's Forum Action Group (The Argus, January 26). more...

Letter: Board demands increased powers

The truth about national parks and the alleged benefits they have for the landscape of the nation are finally beginning to emerge. more...

Letter: Giving the wrong impression

Tim Linnell refers to "the essentially affluent, middle-class areas of Queen's Park and Elm Grove" (Letters, January 30). more...

I have never been moved to write to this or any other newspaper with my opinion but have made this a first after reading the unfair, selfish complaints over Little Dippers classes in Tongdean Road (Letters, January 30). more...

Letter: An ice dream

Keep Sussex Skating is calling for an end to the protracted wait for the green light. Where is our new Olympic ice arena for public skating? more...

Letter: The singing chef

Thanks to your reader G Garner for their kind and complimentary words about City College's Gallery restaurant (Letters, January 26). more...

Letter: Source of pride

I Welcome Coun Williams' idea to identify Brighton's role as the leading gay city in the country. more...

Letter: Ditch your car and get on the bus

I read with utter dismay John Plowman's letter (January 30) proclaiming parking charges in Brighton are forcing drivers out. Oh, please. You only live in Woodingdean, for goodness sake, and you're stupid enough to bring your car into Brighton to go Christmas shopping. more...

Letter: Plenty of buses

John Plowman writes to complain about the parking and traffic situation in Brighton and says he now travels to Crawley to do his Christmas shopping. more...

Letter: It's a failure to supply us with the facts

On reading Adam Trimingham's account of the water shortage (The Argus, January 25), I got the impression he would rather not blame anyone in particular for the shortage, wastage or failure to supply. more...