Hannibal Lecter might not be the first person who springs to mind when you think facial, but the latest beauty mask looks like it has come straight from the cannibal's beauty box. Imagine a cross between Hannibal's mask in Silence Of The Lambs,a Hallowe'en
I was glad to see the piece on Brighton and Hove's ecological footprint (The Argus, April 3). The Stockholm Report, which this was based on, went to Brighton and Hove City Council's Sustainability Commission meeting on March 22 , where it was discussed
We really have to minimise our waste but, yesterday, as I bought your newspaper with the front-page headline "Waste Shame" in W H Smith in Churchill Square, I was offered a plastic carrier bag to put my newspaper in. Why do I need a bag for a paper? WH
A pilot could have been taken ill leaving his terrified girlfriend to land a plane before it crashed in the New Forest, an inquest has heard. Brighton restaurant owner Tony Baker, 52, and girlfriend Elaine Parry, were flying to Devon from Shoreham Airport
The Argus has joined a crackdown on youth crime and disorder in Brighton and Hove by asking parents: "Do you know where your children are?" More than 80,000 leaflets posing that question will be distributed inside this newspaper and in its sister publications
The subject of "Waste Shame" (The Argus, April 3) is fundamentally important to us and to our future. I call on Brighton and Hove City Council to give the subject its top priority. All of us have responsibilties for housekeeping and, if the city can set
Business leaders have welcomed plans for a £235 million development at Brighton Marina despite opposition from residents. The Argus revealed the plans for a 40-storey skyscraper and ten other residential buildings on the seafront. The application, by
They splatter my newly-washed car, wake me too early with their high-pitched squawking and raid bin liners, leaving a trail of wrappers and half-eaten curry from the night before but, guess what, I absolutely adore seagulls. "Why?", you might ask - "They
If The Mighty Boosh had written The Office, it wouldn't be about an office. It would probably be set in a stationery cupboard inside which the Boosh - bizarre comedy duo Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt - would find a secret slide that would psychedelically
Helge Klingenfelt is celebrating his 60th birthday among family and friends when his eldest boy, Christian, lifts the lid on a terrible family secret. In doing so, the troubled son shatters the illusion of a happy family get together, devastating the
Paddy McGuinness is back on track and ready once again to take the mic after illness forced him to cancel last month's gig in Brighton. Having won the nation over as the lady-loving doorman in Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights and Max And Paddy's Road To Nowhere
Nicki Pedersen will call his Eastbourne Eagles colleagues together tomorrow night and tell them: "We need all of you to perform." The Danish dynamo was a matchwinner in last week's thriller with Peterborough. It could be just as close when Peter Karlsson
Albion manager Mark McGhee today urged his team to remain unbeaten for the rest of the season to stay in the Championship. The Seagulls have five matches left to make up a seven point gap on Sheffield Wednesday, starting with tomorrow's South Coast showdown
Public hearings to determine whether water firms can introduce restrictions on business water use take place next week. A Defra inspector will oversee meetings in Sussex and Kent. Businesses who might be affected by the bans will have the chance to present
Projects encouraging residents to support their local economies have been launched. West Sussex County Council's rural economy plan is urging people to visit more village shops and buy more local produce. Other schemes include a small towns grant, research
Business leaders have welcomed plans for a £235 million development at Brighton Marina despite opposition from residents. The Argus revealed the plans for a 40-storey skyscraper and ten other residential buildings on the seafront. The application, by
(U, 90mins). Featuring the voices of Ray Romano, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Josh Peck, Jay Leno. Directed by Carlos Saldanha. Ignorance is bliss, especially for the computer-animated creatures in Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, Carlos Saldanha's energetic family
(12A, 95mins) Declan Donnelly, Ant McPartlin, Bill Pullman, Harry Dean Stanton, Omid Djalili, Jimmy Carr, Morwenna Banks. Directed by Jonny Campbell. The inexorable rise of Ant and Dec, the golden boys of British television, hits unexpected turbulence
A couple from Crawley were among those who toasted more than 1,000 years of marriage at Britain's unofficial wedding capital. Ronald and Muriel Woodard joined 24 other pairs of lovebirds celebrating their golden and diamond wedding anniversaries at Gretna
When Seth Lakeman was a little boy, his mates used to take the mickey out of him for walking to school with a fiddle on his back. "How I wished it was a guitar," he jokes. But now the Devonshire-born folk musician is having the last laugh. After his debut
Almost two years ago Chris Rea fell ill with a serious pancreatic condition and underwent several complicated operations. It was during this period the Middlesborough-born musician decided his 2006 European tour would be his last, saying: "I don't want
Brighton's electro-groove collective Mula celebrate their new release at Stompaphunk. Her Boyfriend Was The DJ is Mula's third release. It's a catchy club number, which has had positive feedback and has been picked up for radio by Pete Tong. The 12in
Aquasky's aim is to "push the future sound of breakbeat around this small planet of ours" and their latest album will be a crucial tool. Marking nearly ten years in the business, the Bournemouth three release Teamplayers on their own Passenger Records
Spec-wearers of the world unite, your time has come. Uber-nerd Graham Coxon is making it cool to be a geek. The former Blur guitarist's headscratching, bumbling diffidence is hardly the stuff of rock gods but he sure can play. He strolled onto the stage
I have just read Claire Truscott's appalling online review of the Stiff Little Fingers gig at Concorde 2. It was a shambolic attempt filled with petty sarcasm and blinkered cynicism and raises only one question: Was she actually there? Fair enough, it
This is difficult to understand. In the article on waste (The Argus, April 3), the text says a 100-mile journey in a family car produces 31kg of carbon dioxide. Mine is an average family car. On a run, it will do around 34mpg, so a 100-mile journey would
David Rose is right to question the assertion that Anstone Properties is refusing to redevelop its site in Preston Road for fear any application will be turned down (Letters, April 3). This eyesore has been standing empty for years, long before the present
A little girl who is ageing eight times faster than normal has been given a special gift - a baby sister. Two-year-old Ashanti White, who suffers from the rare ageing condition progeria, has been helping her parents Wayne White and Phoebe Smith with the
Sussex had no complaints at going down to their second successive pre-season defeat at the hands of Northamptonshire at Hove. The visitors followed up their 41-run win the previous day with a six-wicket victory after being set a modest target of 201.
Given all the available abandoned urban and industrial land around Worthing, I cannot fathom why developers are homing in on the ancient bio-diversity-rich oak forest in West Durrington. What is going on here? This kind of destructive development is completely
A father fled from police across rooftops with his baby tucked down the front of his trousers. Allan Breen, 26, climbed down a drainpipe before escaping with his five-month-old son. An officer tried to follow him but stopped because he feared the route
In response to Councillor Morgan (Letters, March 31), council tenants interested in the facts rather than pro-transfer propaganda are welcome to contact me for a free copy of the House Of Commons report Support For The Fourth Option. This gives a clear
Plans have been unveiled for a flood defence like the Thames Barrier to protect thousands of homes during storms. The gates - which would cost tens of millions of pounds - would be raised to prevent the River Adur flooding Shoreham. They would be combined
John Radford and the other presenters have been treated very badly. They should not have all gone at the same time. We listeners have become like friends and family to them. I send my good wishes to them all. Also, John put his magazine in the wrong bin
Sussex poultry farmers are on red alert after scientists confirmed the deadly HN51 strain of bird flu has been found in Britain. Tests carried out yesterday proved conclusively a swan found dead in Cellardyke Harbour in Fife, Scotland, on Wednesday had
Reading about John Radford (The Argus, April 4), acting managing editor Nicci Holiday's comments miss the point. John established some weeks back the early breakfast show was doing the business as regards audience numbers. So Nicci saying the show wasn't
Planning permission for Albion's Falmer stadium has been sensationally quashed after John Prescott admitted making a blunder in his letter of approval. The Deputy Prime Minister made a fundamental factual error when he said "Yes" to the 22,000-seat arena
What date do you think would be most suited to be designated as Sussex Day? Please send your views to the address below: -Ian Steedman, 16 Wakehurst Court, Worthing BN11 2DJ
Nick Nurse is cracking the whip at training as Genesis Brighton Bears make a last-ditch move for the play-offs. Nurse returned to coaching last night after a lay-off of 19 weeks in a bid to fire his players up for tomorrow's BBL clash with Scottish Rocks
Everybody's talking about the award-winning Book Club. And no: Thankfully it is does not have anything to do with Richard and Judy's reading group. This Book Club, as host Robin Ince explains, is far weirder than anything Madeley and Finnegan would be
Martin McDonagh's wickedly funny examination of a dysfunctional motherdaughter relationship won him the Evening Standard Most Promising Playwright award in 1996. This fresh production, directed by Brighton-based Pat Boxall, tells the tale of Maureen Folan
Set in Brighton and Hove, Feather Boy is the story of Robert, a 12-year-old boy from a broken home who overcomes the school bully. Befriended by a strange old lady who recognises Robert's gift for clairvoyancy, Robert is sent on a quest to get to the
In answer to Neil Kelly, you appear to be good at what modern Brits are seen to do best - attack each other rather than the Government and its advisers, who must be sitting in the Palace of Westminster feeling very smug at the way they can turn citizen
I fear Neil Kelly's letter (March 31) may result from Government obfuscation respecting public sector pensions. For example, pension contributions from teachers and lecturers exceeded the sums paid out for many years. Had these surpluses been invested
Striker Daryl Clare returns to Crawley tomorrow insisting: "I won't feel guilty if I score." Clare is back at the Broadfield Stadium less than a month after quitting Reds to sign for Burton Albion. He was one of three players who exercised their right
Gary Hart declared himself fit and ready today to get his teeth into Southampton. Dental repairs have been delayed so that the Albion stalwart can play in tomorrow's crucial south coast derby at Withdean. Hart suffered oral damage in last Saturday's reviving
A traders group has elected a new chairman. Sharon Thomas, who runs the Off Beat coffee shop in Sydney Street, Brighton, will chair the North Laine Traders Association (NLTA) for the coming year. Members voted her in at their AGM earlier this month. Ms
(12A, 105mins) Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey, James Kirk, Alex Breckenridge, Julie Hagerty, Vinnie Jones. Directed by Andy Fickman. "If this were played upon a stage now, I could condemn it as an improbable fiction." Fabian's words of disbelief
A routine plumbing job turned into a parking nightmare when a clamper pounced on the tradesman's van at a block of flats. Philip Griffiths left his van in the private car park at Fairways in Dyke Road, Brighton, for two minutes to pick up a visitors permit
Passengers are furious that fares have leapt up on one of Britain's most unusual forms of public transport. Regular users of the East Hill and West Hill funicular railways, in Hastings, were shocked when they went to renew their season tickets to find
"I am f****** completely in love with The Strokes," says The Maccabees' 21-year-old guitarist Felix White. "They are so good. When we walked into The Brighton Centre it was completely empty, and they were there sound-checking on their own in this huge
A cool combination of melancholy, shoe-shuffling indie pop and fizzing Motown soul, Swedish octet The Concretes have an unashamed love of pop songs with a dark twist along the same lines as Belle & Sebastian, Cat Power and Bright Eyes. Lyrically the
The Guide offers a critical view of what's hot for the following week. Guillemots, Audio, Brighton, Monday, April 9 - Hailing from Birmingham, Canada, Brazil and the Scottish Highlands, Guillemots are rapidly establishing themselves as one of the UK's
