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Stories for 16 May 2006

The Argus Business

Marina in line for transformation

A design team led by the former head of the Millennium Dome has announced plans to transform Brighton Marina by giving a fast food restaurant and superstore a facelift.   more...

Shops tuning in to Cup sales bonanza

Retailers reeling from a slump in consumer spending are preparing to cash in on World Cup fever as fans rush to get kitted out for the month-long footballing gala.   more...

Moving times ahead for major awards

A major awards event has a new venue for its prize-giving evening.   more...

The Argus News

Council is set to drop Falmer court action

Lewes District Council is poised to drop its High Court action against Brighton and Hove Albion's Falmer stadium.   more...

School agrees pay deal

Teachers who lost a month's pay when their school ran out of money, have agreed to a pay-off.   more...

Tragedy of a caring boss

A bar manager from Brighton has been found dead in her Spanish hotel room.   more...

Schoolgirl in street attack terror

A brave schoolgirl has told how she fended off an abductor while walking home from a night out.   more...

£15.5m overhaul for city's water network

Water pipes stretching more than 35 miles around Brighton and Hove will be replaced as part of a £15.5 million overhaul.   more...

Suicide note by sex charge man

A man who ran a children's activity centre in Sussex despite being known as a danger to young people has killed himself while awaiting trial for paedophile charges in Thailand.   more...

Double bid to host Labour conference

Brighton and Hove has put in an ambitious bid for back-to-back Labour Party conferences.   more...

'Yes' to chemistry rescue package

University staff and students are celebrating after a rescue package to save a chemistry department was fully approved.   more...

Injury keeps maestro from a nostalgic date

A world-renowned Hungarian musician is recovering in hospital after breaking his hip hours before he was due to conduct a performance with the chorus he formed 38 years ago.   more...

Homeless trust to shut

A charity which supports lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGTB) homeless young people is withdrawing its services from Brighton and Hove.   more...

I'm not too old to be a mum at 63

The woman set to become Britain's oldest mother has insisted she is not too old to have a baby at the age of 63.   more...

The Argus News Extra

Letter: Extreme sanctions are needed for litterbugs

Blaker's Park near Fiveways: The thump of foot against ball, the thwack of bat against leather echo around the pretty surrounding houses, punctuating the squeals of laughter coming from a group of youngsters sat in the middle of the grass.  more...

Letter: Rescue in peace

I was saddened to read last week that the East Sussex Wildlife Rescue Ambulance had been clamped near London Road, Brighton, despite having signs in the window that it was on a call and carrying out wildlife rescue (The Argus, May 6).  more...

Letter: Keep level-headed

I always thought railway level crossing meant just that - "level" - until I tried the one at Portslade.  more...

Letter: Teaching the steps at a tea dance

I would like to thank Ragroof Theatre for the excellent tea dance they held at the Spiegeltent on Sunday.  more...

Letter: Prodigy spent a lifetime in entertainment

In response to YD Robinson (Letters, May 5), I offer what little I know about Bobby Breen.  more...

Letter: Local variation

The price of fuel keeps on rising (The Argus, May 13) and looks set to continue doing so.  more...

Letter: The wrong price

What a bloomer you made in the front page story in saying petrol prices in Sussex have crashed through the £4-a-gallon mark for the first time.  more...

Letter: Football at Toad's

Why is it always stated that "Falmer is the only site for a football stadium".  more...

Letter: A new address

Please stop worrying, Mr Barnes. The Woodingdean rooks have not gone missing. They have just moved house (Letters, May 11).  more...

Letter: Save Titnore

My son has sent me the devastating news that Titnore Lane, Durrington, is to be developed. I find this hard to believe as it is part of my heritage. I grew up playing and learning about animals and trees in this area.  more...

Letter: Out of contact

If anyone found my Nokia mobile phone in Brighton last Friday night, please please could they hand it in to Brighton police station asap?  more...

Letter; Candidates need tests, not voters

This may appear to be an unusual start for discussing the failings of our political system and the choices we are required to make at the ballot box, but let's take the article "Choose your all-time top Sussex team" (Sports Argus, May 13)  more...

Letter: This safety fence must be moved

The Undercliff path has always suffered intermittent rock falls and will continue to do so but this has never closed the path before and, to my knowledge, no one has ever been struck, killed or maimed by falling rocks.  more...

Letter: Residents interest

I had a look at the Undercliff path in March and, while there are fallen flints etc which might have struck walkers, I fail to see why the closed section is any more hazardous than the open continuation further east.  more...

The Argus Sport

Swindon keen to land McPhee

Swindon Town are ready to offer Chris McPhee a career lifeline if he fails to clinch a new deal at Albion.   more...

Speedway: Travel slickness hits Eagles

Jon Cook today warned his Eastbourne Eagles to master slick conditions or face more awayday embarrassment.   more...

Athletics: Fit-again Kidger makes up for his lost season

Joel Kidger is determined to make up for lost time after proving he is back to his best at the Sussex Track and Field Championships.   more...

Speedway: Eagles suffering travel slickness

Jon Cook today warned his Eastbourne Eagles to master slick conditions or face more awayday embarrassment.   more...

May 15: Rana claims another five-for as joint leaders Sussex secure crushing victory

Rana Naved sliced through Glamorgan's top order as Sussex moved joint top of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy south conference with a 97-run victory over Glamorgan at Cardiff.   more...

The Argus The Guide

Alice Bell, Gardner Arts Centre, Falmer

When Gregg Whelan and Gary Winters formed Lone Twin in 1997, their aim was "to work with performances on ideas of place, context and travel".   more...

Voodoo Vaudeville, Gaiete, Old Steine Lawns, Brighton,

The only way to describe Voodoo Vaudeville in one word is surreal.   more...

London Chamber Voices And Players, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton

The intimate nature of the Pavilion Theatre made it the ideal venue for this company of two singers and four musicians.   more...

Dresden Dolls, Concorde 2, Brighton

What do you give the post-punk, postmodern generation?   more...

The Matzos, Spiegeltent, Old Steine Lawns, Brighton

Klezmer means "tools of music" and this band use them to rousing effect.   more...

Philharmonia Orchestra, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton

The Shostakovich Centenary Concert was always going to be a highlight of this year's Brighton Festival.   more...

The Evocation Of Papa Mas, Corn Exchange, Brighton

It's rare you experience a show which genuinely makes you think "I've never seen anything like this before".   more...

Souterrain, Stanmer Park, Brighton

Popular they may be, but promenade productions can often seem like butter scraped over too much bread.   more...

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton

Founding director of Brighton Festival Chorus Laszlo Heltay was to have conducted Zoltan Kodaly's Missa Brevis for soloist, chorus and orchestra to mark the Festival's 40th anniversary.   more...

Ballet Nationale de Marseille, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton

For this UK premiere of La Cite Radieuse, newly appointed artistic director and choreographer Frederic Flamand teamed up with French architect Dominique Perrault to "supposedly" explore 21st-Century living.   more...

There Is A Rabbit In The Moon, Old Market, Upper Market Street, Hove

In English it's There Is A Rabbit In The Moon, in French it's Il Y A Un Lapin Dans La Lune.   more...

An Oak Tree, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton

In a room above a pub, a stage hypnotist is dying on his arse.   more...

  
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