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Stories for 23 March 2006

The Argus Business

ASA raps ad for park-and-ride

A watchdog has upheld complaints about an advertisement for building a giant out-of-town car park.   more...

Uni to study impact of county's 'Grand Prix'

Tourist experts believe two Sussex motor racing events could be as successful as the British Grand Prix.   more...

Book shop named one of the best

An independent book shop has been named as one of the best in the UK.   more...

The Argus News

Apprentice star still in the running

Former footballer Ansell Henry has been kept in BBC reality show The Apprentice.   more...

£290m home by the sea for falcons

Birds of prey will be encouraged to make their home in Frank Gehry's planned £290 million leisure complex.   more...

'Detainees tortured'

High Court judges have been told there is "compelling vidence" Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Deghayes and two other British residents had been severely tortured and suffered inhuman and degrading treatment.   more...

'Terror plot to buy nuke'

A member of a British terror cell with alleged links to al-Qaida was involved in a plot to buy a radioactive bomb, the Old Bailey heard.   more...

ASA raps ad for park-and-ride

A watchdog has upheld complaints about an advertisement for building a giant out-of-town car park.   more...

Crawley Town chairman quits

Pressure is mounting on the owners of Crawley Town football club after soccer authorities forced the bankrupt chairman to step down and banned the club from bringing in new players.   more...

More strike chaos looming over city

More strike chaos is looming over Brighton and Hove after two council departments began balloting for industrial action only days before they join 5,000 of their council colleagues on strike in a row about pensions.   more...

Leak reveals drugs factory

Police discovered an elaborate drugs factory after water from a high-tech growing system began pouring underneath the front door of a home.   more...

On the road to responsibility

Two teenagers caught behaving irresponsibly behind the wheel have been sent on a pilot project to tackle poor driving.   more...

Residents fail to stop mast

Residents are furious after a phone company won an appeal to put up a phone mast.   more...

I'll be killed if I am sent back to Iran

An Iranian asylum seeker whose case was mishandled by the Home Office has had a second claim rejected.   more...

The Argus News Extra

Letter: Get your facts straight on school admisssions

While acknowledging and appreciating Vicky Cooper's comments (Letters, March 13) that she and others in the Fiveways area are now more aware of the secondary school admission difficulties other parts of the city face, I must take issue with her over her remarks regarding Varndean School.  more...

Letter: Crazy paving

It is not surprising people are tripping over badly laid paving slabs, as reported in The Argus (March 7).  more...

Letter: Mobile menace

Isn't it time to more stringently punish the illegal use of mobile phones while driving? Though I appreciate the police have a difficult job and their resources are stretched, it appears to me that less time could be spent hounding the motorist doing 35 in a 30 mile limit and more time obtaining convictions against the large number who flout the law and endanger the lives of others by continuing with this dangerous habit.  more...

Letter: Wheelie annoying

I'm writing with regards to the new wheelie bin collections we now have in Bevendean.  more...

Letter: Holiday news

I have just returned from the south of France, where they have very little rainfall. The streets there are hosed down every day, flowers are watered and there is no mention of drought.  more...

Letter: The water companies are failing us

Recent reports in the national Press criticising the artist Mark McGowan, who left taps running as part of an art project, are correct ñ it is irresponsible.  more...

Letter: Council must tackle pigeons

As the proprietor of one of the catering establishments criticised in recent correspondence (Letters, March 21) over the nuisance created by pigeons, may I say we always endeavour to discourage and disperse the birds.  more...

Letter: Shabby women

Can anyone explain why British women, who were once famed for their good grooming and beauty, are now so shabby?  more...

Letter: A big thank you

I am writing to thank the lady who replied to my cousin's plea in your newspaper for the film Charley Moon (Letters, March 17).  more...

Letter: Mothers' pride

It was heartwarming to see coverage of Brighton midwife Muriel Wilson's work in Ethiopia in The Argus (March 14).  more...

Letter: Better shelters

The people who want to keep the old shelters in Palmeira Square have obviously never had to use them.  more...

Letter: White elephant

How I agree with LD Brayley (Letters, March 3). What is the hold up with the redevelopment of the King Alfred site?  more...

Letter: Bird waste should not be dumped

It is all too easy to scapegoat wild birds for a potential bird (human) flu pandemic. Let's look where the real problem lies.  more...

Letter: Big star's attitude disappoints

I was a bit disappointed when I met the TV star David Soul after Mack And Mabel last week at the Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne.  more...

The Argus Sport

French stars in peril

Albion manager Mark McGhee revealed today the poor state of the Withdean pitch could cost at least one of his Frenchmen a place in the team.   more...

Waghorn calls for long term view

Phil Waghorn today gave his cautious backing to efforts to encourage British players to shine in the BBL.   more...

Bruno at Sussex show

Former world heavyweight champion Frank Bruno is looking forward to watching Sussex's amateur stars in action.   more...

  
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