John Prescott made a factual error in granting the Albion planning permission for a stadium at Falmer - and opponents hope it will wreck the £50 million scheme. The Secretary of State incorrectly stated in his decision letter last October that the
The 51st Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Athens on May 20th. The UK and Ireland have won the contest on 12 occasions and come second 18 times. Sandie Shaw was the first UK artist to win, in 1967, and Cliff Richard reached number two the following
Mr Beck of Lewes says he cannot see where the jobs would be created in a new, permanent, all-seated stadium with executive boxes (Letters, February 24). Firstly, it is a community stadium, which means the facilities will be available to the local community
Sarah Payne's killer is to appeal against his 50-year jail sentence. Paedophile Roy Whiting, 47, claims the tariff is unlawful and if successful he could see his life sentence cut by almost half. Sara Payne, whose eight-year-old daughter was snatched
Levels of a toxic gas at Gatwick are almost twice the amount recommended by the European Union. A survey by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has revealed Gatwick to be among the four worst polluted airports in Britain. Roadside tests revealed 60
There has been much debate recently about who should go to what school and where. Why not take the lead from Catholic schools where the local priest decides who should attendor not. If the Church of England and other denominations adopted this method,
The streets of Brighton and Hove are being monitored by up to 20,000 security cameras. Newly-released Home Office statistics reveal there are more cameras in the city than anywhere else in Britain apart from London and Manchester. The number of security
A popular pub remains closed today after a burning ember from an open fire set the building alight. More than 25 firefighters battled to douse flames on the first floor of the Victory Inn in Duke Street, Brighton, in the early hours of yesterday morning
The most violent streets in Sussex are seeing an escalation of yob culture with attacks more than doubling in a year. Four streets in Brighton feature in a league of 13 locations with record levels of mugging, assaults and other violence. A total of 911
Well done to Councillor Dawn Barnett for opening up the meeting room to residents in the Lionsgate flats in Rowan Avenue, Hove. This is now a lovely room full of furniture and books. It is a great place for the people who live there to meet and enjoy
The Bluebell Railway's management has talked for years about the benefits to both them and East Grinstead of extending the line from Kingscote to East Grinstead but, while some soil has been removed, no money has been raised to remove the household waste
Dan Morath stepped up to kick the late penalty which should keep Haywards Heath safe in London One. But, in true Heath style, they managed to make it exciting. Heath won 25-24 at home to Bishop's Stortford, meaning they will stay up unless they lose every
In Jenny Legg's interesting article (The Argus, March 10), we see Varndean seems to be the most popular school with a pupil's chance of 1:4.6 of being admitted. Dorothy Stringer comes next with a 1:1.35 chance. Then Blatchington Mill with 1:1.3 and finally
No matter how many times it is spelled out, some parents in privileged zones of the city continue to wilfully misrepresent the issues surrounding the current school admissions system. Alarmingly, they add a new spin to their campaign to keep an unfair
Sussex's Clare Connor is to retire after a ten-year international career during which time she put women's cricket on the map. Connor, 29, played 93 one-day internationals and 16 Tests and helped England win back the Ashes after 42 years last summer.
The Sussex Business Awards has three new sponsors. Train operator Southern, nuts and bolts manufacturer TR Fastenings and law firm Rix and Kay have thrown their weight behind the annual competition. Business awards director Robin Fegan said: "We are thrilled
Victims of crime are seeing more offenders brought to justice, according to a report on the performance of the Crown Prosecution Service in Sussex. The report, published by Her Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) found that CPS Sussex
Lecturers have voiced anger over calls to "exercise restraint" over their pay claims as new figures revealed large salary rises for vice chancellors. Staff at the universities of Brighton and Sussex, who staged a one-day strike and began an assessment
A nobel prize winner yesterday said he would send his honorary degree back to the University of Sussex after learning its chemistry department is to close. The university told staff and students it was scrapping chemistry degrees and cutting staff at
The organisers of this night hit on a brilliant way to bolster our appetite for the main act, a sell-out Edinburgh and West End sketch show. They warmed up with 20 minutes of stand-up from a slightly tedious comic pretending to be a university research
As a long time resident of Hove, I watched with amazement the bickering about the West Pier before - as if in desperation - it fell into the sea and was destroyed. Now I see the same bickering regarding the complex to replace the existing King Alfred
Well, I've heard it all now! The great British television audience has voted for an entry to the European Song Competition which is totally devoid of music - performed in an unknown language by someone with a name reminiscent of a washing powder, it seems
I have been reading with great amusement the continuing attempts by readers of your newspaper to promote Waterhall as a viable site for the Albion's new stadium. I'm glad Mrs Linda Conway has always thought it would be a good place for the stadium. It
A fraudster who dreamed of launching his own airline has been jailed. Adam Dovey, 23, conned people using the internet auction website eBay by selling them digital cameras or expensive mobile phones. He persuaded buyers to put the money straight into
Football league bosses have denied making assurances to Crawley Town that no action will be taken over bankrupt chairman Chas Majeed. The club issued a statement on Friday claiming the Football Conference told them no action is being pursued following
When Martin Perry is told to start building the stadium, the club will be so happy but until then the fans need to sing and support the team. Negativity will hurt the players. If you love the Albion, cheer them, don't heckle them, it's unhelpful. -Lesley
Football fans threw beer glasses and urinated over a clubhouse during a mass brawl. About 30 fans of Newport County caused mayhem after their game against Bognor on Saturday. Some 25 police officers and a number of police dogs were called to Bognor's
My son lost his wallet last week and it was handed in by a kind lady whose details we were not permitted to have. I would like to thank her for handing it in to the police. It was a great relief to him to have his wallet, complete with its contents, returned
We have one wheelie bin and we're not allowed to overflow it - the lid has to be closed. The rest of our rubbish has to be sorted and recycled or we have to dispose of it ourselves. We have to wash cans and sort the rubbish - we might as well take it
John Prescott made a factual error in granting the Albion planning permission for a stadium at Falmer - and opponents hope it will wreck the £50 million scheme. The Secretary of State incorrectly stated in his decision letter last October that the site
May I express my very sincere thanks and gratitude to the numerous people who came to my wife's assistance when she had a fall in Western Road, Brighton, on Friday, March 3, severely banging the back of her head on the pavement. These included the staff
Brighton's national league dream is all but over. An exciting 4-4 draw with leaders Bromley and Beckenham on Saturday is unlikely to be enough for Brighton to claim the sole promotion spot from South Premier division one. Sunday's thumping 8-2 win over
Michael Coleman ended a decade of Kenyan dominance with a thrilling victory in the Hastings Half Marathon. Coleman produced a breathtaking finish to overtake Christopher Boit over the closing stages and become the first English champion since Mark Flint
Kelly Holmes has tipped Dani Christmas to emulate her own glittering success. The double Olympic champion has chosen Christmas, along with Crawley club-mates Emily Goodall and Hannah Brooks, to accompany her to the Commonwealth Games which start in Melbourne
Albion manager Mark McGhee has backed Gary Elphick to rebuild his career away from the club. Elphick rejoined St Albans on Friday for an undisclosed fee, at the same time as younger brother and fellow centre half Tommy was offered a two-year pro contract
Business leaders have rallied against a scheme they say would hit the Sussex tourist industry hard. The Audit Commission has proposed a "bed tax" - a tax on hotels and guest houses - as a way of propping up the council tax system. But the Brighton and
Sharon Thomas, owner of the Off Beat Cafe, was appointed chairman of the North Laine Traders' Association at the group's annual meeting last week. Peter Stocker, of North Laine Ceramics, was elected to remain as group secretary while accountant David
The takeover speculation surrounding Gatwick operator BAA has been fuelled by reports that an Australian bank is interested in buying the group. Macquarie, which has previously bid for the London Stock Exchange, is understood to be finalising a multi-national
Brighton and Hove Albion have been honoured for their work in the community by the Football Association and Minister for Sport Richard Caborn. A delegation from the club's Study Support Centre went to a ceremony in London to receive the award in recognition
The mother of school teacher Jane Longhurst today said she still hoped "tangible good" would result from her daughter's death on the third anniversary of her murder. Liz Longhurst, 74, said she had managed to find "some kind of balance" in her life that
A teenager accused of beating a father-of-two to death with a baseball bat was a "bit of a nutter", a court heard. Kyle Strange said he got the impression that William Devall was "a bit crazy" when Devall came to a party at his flat on the night of the
A harbour in Sussex has been identified as a potential weak spot in the fight against bird flu. Chichester Harbour is a major landing strip for birds flying in and out of Britain and is often home to more than 40,000 geese, ducks and birds. Its large
The BPO gave up its usual Sunday afternoon slot to allow a new angle to be taken on the Mozart 2006 celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth. Instead of live music, there was a screening of the film In Search Of Mozart, by award-winning
