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Stories for 17 May 2006

The Argus Business

City debt hits all-time high

Brighton and Hove has emerged as the debt capital of Sussex with record numbers of people sliding into bankruptcy and dozens more facing the threat of losing their homes.   more...

80 farmers get together

More than 80 guests attended an annual farming conference and tucked into organic produce.   more...

'Sussex' is dropped by bookseller

A bookshop chain is dropping Sussex from its name after more than 60 years as part of a rebranding exercise which began with the opening of a new shop.   more...

The Argus News

Alleged al-Qaida terror cell trailed for months

Security services tracked an alleged British al-Qaida terror cell for months in a major covert operation, the Old Bailey heard.   more...

Health trust mergers condemned by MPs

Sussex's ten primary care trusts will be merged into four larger trusts in a reorganisation of health care in the county.   more...

Mum seeks answers to son's death

The mother of a soldier shot in Iraq has told of her anguish on the day of the inquest into his death.   more...

Murder trial jury still out

The jury in the Gary Rae murder trial has been told it can return majority verdicts.   more...

Camilla to lay plaque at icon of Modernism

Camilla Parker-Bowles will visit a landmark arts centre which has undergone an £8 million revamp.   more...

Last dance in sight for bears

A Sussex-based charity is winning the fight to bring an end to the dancing bear trade in India.   more...

Counting cost of bad kids

Almost £1.7 million of taxpayers' money was spent on troublesome pupils in Sussex last year.   more...

Hot-air balloonist reaches 9,000m

Mark Scholes could be accused of having his head in the clouds.   more...

CITY DEBT HITS ALL-TIME HIGH

BRIGHTON and Hove has emerged as the debt capital of Sussex with record numbers of people sliding into bankruptcy and dozens more facing the threat of losing their homes.   more...

DIY commuters to rebuild station

Fed-up commuters are raising £2.5 million to pay for a new railway station themselves.   more...

Farmers make £1m in dumping fiasco

Two farmers made at least £1 million after they were allowed to dump rubble on public property free-of-charge.   more...

Patients 'may die' if split up

Elderly and disabled people may not survive a move from a care home where some of them have lived for 50 years, relatives fear.   more...

Night bus call after attack

A teenager who fought off a kidnapper may have been safe if a night bus service had not been withdrawn, it has been claimed.   more...

Police target illegal mobile phone trade

Five mobile phones are being reported stolen every day in Brighton and Hove and criminals are increasingly using the proceeds to fuel the drugs trade.   more...

Overdose may have killed woman

A bar manager who was found dead in a Barcelona hotel room may have died of an overdose.   more...

New lease of life for lost music

Musician Rick Sharpe owes his worldwide fame to the thieves who stole his music.   more...

39 jobs to go as NHS Direct closes centre

Almost 40 jobs will be lost following a decision to close an NHS call centre.   more...

The Argus News Extra

Letter: We must respect these children's commitment

I agree with Richard Lindley (Letters, May 12) that the Children's Parade is a spectacular, colourful and fun way of opening Brighton Festival and a great opportunity to bring the children and adults of Brighton together.  more...

Letter: Nick of time

During a visit to Brighton for the festival, we visited the old police station under the town hall.  more...

Letter: Rook's move

In response to Tony Barnes wondering about the missing rooks (Letters, May 11th), I can tell him Woodingdean still has its one and only rookery.  more...

Letter: Ghost of an Act

If Simon Burgess truly wanted to "honour the spirit of the Act" (Letters, May 15), he and Brighton and Hove City Council would not be encouraging developers to try to exploit a clause in the Brighton Marina Act of 1968 which was clearly intended only to allow Brighton Corporation to give permission for handrails, lighting and other health and safety paraphernalia to be visible above the height of the cliff.  more...

Letter: Keep it small

In Charles Whitney's article "Independent traders 'must be protected'" (The Argus, May 12), I was surprised he never mentioned the small Tesco and Sainsbury's cornertype shops which often pop up in petrol stations and sometimes on their own.  more...

Letter: Let them parade along the seafront

Leaving my car at home, I took a bus from Hangleton to watch my granddaughter in the Children's Parade and what a treat - the children, teachers and parents had worked so hard and the results were fabulous.  more...

Letter: Something to smile about

Referring to your advertising feature National Smile Month (The Argus, May 15), I am sure Cherie Blair would welcome being called Queen Elizabeth II.  more...

Letter: Keep it green

In response to Mr Hamilton (Letters, May 10), our letter about gardens (April 29) was not an attempt to "mislead" anyone at all.  more...

Letter: Why no help?

As a former long-ago member of the Friends of Hove Engineerium who failed to keep up his membership and attendance, I bow to the terrific efforts of Mike Holland, who has put his money where his mouth is to save this magnificent building and its contents from certain doom.  more...

Letter: We need to debate the right to die

May I correct the wrong impression given by Maureen Stack who talks about "euthanasia" and raises the fear of "vulnerable" people being killed against their will or consent (Letters, May 13).  more...

Letter: Letting off steam

What a hero Mike Holland is for saving Hove Engineerium. He deserves a medal and full recognition for such a fantastic act.  more...

Letter: Seaside living for city lovers

City residents will have received a glossy flier, "Seaside Living for City Lovers", from Barratt's, advertising flats in its new development, City Point.  more...

The Argus Sport

Cricket: Sussex play a waiting game

Sussex are playing a waiting game as they line up a replacement for star bowler Rana Naved.   more...

Tennis: Hantuchova back at Eastbourne

Daniela Hantuchova today insisted she expects a warm welcome from fans on her return to Eastbourne.   more...

Football: Winger Watts leaves Lewes

Winger Kirk Watts has left Lewes to return to his former club Bromley.   more...

The Argus The Guide

Lucy Crowe & Simon Lepper, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton

Lucy Crowe is a young singer who seems to be destined for a long career in opera and classical song.   more...

Brighton Goes Gospel, St George's Church, Brighton

We have a wonderful tradition in this city for getting stuck in.   more...

Soweto Kinch, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton

"Who thinks the world should be ruled by jazz?" asked 28-year-old jazz revolutionary Soweto Kinch.   more...

Dominic Holland, Gaiete, Old Steine Gardens, Brighton

Dominic Holland has spent much of the the 21st Century wisecracking at us from a plethora of television panel shows of varying quality.   more...

Reverend And The Makers, Ocean Rooms, Brighton, Wednesday, May 17

Jon McClure has two pseudonyms. One is The Reverend, the other is "the fifth Arctic Monkey".   more...

House Of The Gods, Theatre Royal, Brighton

There were so many good things in the two hours of Music Theatre Wales' House Of The Gods, a new comic chamber opera with music by Uckfield-born Lynne Plowman and librettist Martin Riley.   more...

The Nose, Theatre Royal, Brighton, Wednesday, May 17

"We have a giant, singing nose," says The Opera Group's artistic director John Fulljames. "It's a tenor. When it sings, Shostakovich marks in the score, 'To be sung nasally'."   more...

  
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