Music was the last thing on my mind when I popped into a large DIY store recently for some hardboard yet, as I lifted a sheet off the top of the pile, it slipped from my hands, making a distinctive wobbling noise. I was much amused by a passing shopper's
Brighton rocker Pete Stephenson won a couple of unexpected prizes in a quiz - two new housemates. Tourette's sufferer Pete was picked on Monday to answer questions the group had got wrong in previous rounds of the Meal or No Meal quiz. Taking time out
The inhabitants of Brighton and Hove spend more time getting their highlights done than building up their muscles, according to a new survey. A Lifestyle Index of the best places to live in Britain shows there are three times more hairdressers than sports
A waste firm is suggesting wheelie bins could be stored underground and brought to the surface by electronic lift. The idea comes from German company Sulo, which is being mooted as the supplier for the controversial new bins in Adur and Worthing. On its
Artist John Constable stepped back to admire his painting of Brighton's Chain Pier and then took a knife and vandalised it. This is the latest theory about a mystery which has captivated the art world for decades. The painting of the city's bustling seafront
A campaign for the return of the sport of boar hunting has been given a boost after a Government consultation revealed there was overwhelming public support. About 80 per cent of people have said they are in favour of wild boar being killed to protect
How sad to find views like those of Ron Wood about keeping wild animals in captivity still exist in this modern and supposedly more enlightened age (Letters, May 26). He says the seals and otters will be fed and cared for prisoners are fed and cared for
A Conservative councillor accused of saying gays were all paedophiles has been interviewed by police. Peter Willows, who represents Hangleton and Knoll ward on Brighton and Hove City Council, was widely criticised when he allegedly made the remarks at
Disused railways across Sussex could be transformed into rubber roads made from recycled tyres. A company working with the Government has revealed proposals to open up the lines to cars, motorbikes and trams by laying recycled rubber on the trackbeds,
Pensioner Terence Piper has become the latest victim of a spate of thefts of disabled parking badges. Police have revealed that one in every five cars broken into in Brighton and Hove is being targeted by criminals stealing blue badges to order. The permits
I, too, do not find it an honour for Labour's party conference to be held in Brighton (Letters, May 19). My own MP of one year, Celia Barlow, shares this Government's anti-democratic style. Repeated letters have finally elicited the statement she is "
Reading about the retired aircraft carrier USS Oriskany being sunk into the depths of the Gulf of Mexico to form an artificial reef, I was reminded of a similar idea I had a few years ago which I thought might help angling friends. This was to sink hundreds
Employers value team-working and an ability to communicate ahead of leadership skills, a new survey showed. A survey of 800 firms to mark Learning at Work Day revealed that understanding money and being a potential leader are the least important skills
A couple of years after moving to Atlanta in the early Nineties, Joseph Arthur encapsulated the depressing daily grind of the musician unable to conceive surviving through any other means. He was living in a box room on the lower floor of an apartment
Texan Jolie Holland wouldn't look out of place in a rocking chair, on a porch, in a sepia-toned episode of The Waltons. Dressed in a long black skirt and lace-up boots with battered vintage guitar in hand and auburn mane hanging loose, she warbled and
Every pub tested in a recent police sweep sold alcohol to underage teenagers. Sussex Police sent 15 and 16-year-old volunteers into five pubs in Shoreham, Southwick and Fishersgate last Friday and every single one sold them alcohol. Jean Irving, Sussex
The letter from the gay man who suffered abuse from his father as a child, arguing against the old and appalling slur that homosexuals are unsafe with children (Letters, May 23), brought me to tears of sympathy. I, too, was abused as a boy but by my mother
In its feature about the homogenisation of Brighton, The Argus is right to single out Starbucks for its unstoppable attempt to capitalise on our local market (The Argus, May 26). Many readers, especially those who support Save Omar (a campaign for a local
A knifeman held up an off licence and demanded cash. The robber, wearing a hoodie, pulled out the weapon at Huttons Off Licence in Southwick Square, Southwick, Brighton at 9.45pm on Monday. He told the 18-year-old shop assistant he wanted a bag full of
My husband spent a weekend recently in Donald Hall ward at the Royal Sussex County Hospital. He was extremely impressed by the cleanliness of the ward, even though it is very old and in line for renovation. The nurses wore different aprons and gloves
A man whose life has been blighted by Tourette's syndrome has praised Big Brother star Pete Stephenson for helping millions understand the condition. Christopher May, 41, who runs Sussex support group Tourette's In Crisis, said the 24-year-old was helping
They plan to demolish Worthing Sixth Form College to build an Asda superstore and a new college close to a residential area, and also to destroy ancient woodland in Titnore Lane, Worthing, to make way for a housing development. Yet Brighton and Hove Albion
Jon Cook today praised the bravest attempt to return from serious injury he has ever seen in speedway. But the Eastbourne Eagles promoter insists heat leader Adam Shields must not rush to take the final step back to Elite League action. Shields attempted
A soldier on his first tour of duty in Iraq has told of his part in seizing one of the biggest hauls of terrorist weapons found in the war-torn country. Trooper Kyle Etherington, from Portslade, and his comrades uncovered enough components to make up
Fears are growing for a man who mysteriously vanished almost three weeks ago on a holiday in Spain. Nobody has seen or heard from Kevin Hoare since friends left him at the Organics Club in the popular gay resort of Sitges, near Barcelona, at about 4.45am
I noticed the other day that when buses turn right from Portland Road north up Boundary Road in Portslade, in order for their rear wheels to clear the new traffic island, they have to pull so far out across Boundary Road that the left-hand front of the
A mobile phone company intend to erect a 12.5m mast and base station 0.7m from my house. laws being changed to prevent masts from being closer than 100m to schools and 300m to housing? The company says: "Ultimately, it is a question for the democratic
JL Holden's comments (Letters, May 22) regarding the planning application for Benfield Valley Golf Course, are filled with inaccuracies and it appears they are clouding the judgment of many people. network of footpaths across and around this land, leading
Jon Cook today praised the bravest attempt to return from serious injury he has ever seen in speedway. But the Eastbourne Eagles promoter insists heat leader Adam Shields must not rush to take the final step back to Elite League action. Shields attempted
The anticipated redevelopment of the Brighton Centre will hopefully attract the most suitable firm of architects to design a stunning new jewel in the crown of our city's enterprise. The building would need to have many bold facets, some old, some new
After a decade as the kingpin of their attack, James Kirtley is learning to accept a different role in the Sussex side. For starters the 31-year-old is no longer a permanent fixture, his mantle as the focal point of their bowling taken by Rana Naved.
Ollie Rayner has jumped ahead of his rivals to land a place in Sussex's table-topping Championship team. The off-spinner, who made a century on his first-class debut against Sri Lanka earlier this month, will make his Championship bow against Middlesex
Chris McPhee has not written off his chances of joining League Two outfit Swindon Town. The striker was one of four players not offered new deals by Albion last week in the wake of relegation to League One. The 23-year-old finished last season on loan
A Hove company selling an electric version of the push-bike is selling its product to police forces in the UK. One of the first in line for an e-bike was PC Diederik Coetzee from Nottingham who hit the headlines after making 300 arrests in a year. John
Traders have said yes to establishing Brighton and Hove's first Business Improvement District (BID) - and putting the wow factor back into Christmas. A bigger-than-expected majority - 63 per cent - agreed to pay about £300 each for the next five years
A grotty city centre street is on its way to becoming a Mediterranean plaza. Earlier this month officials from Brighton and Hove City Council announced plans to turn Farm Yard, off Churchill Square, into a pleasant cafe quarter. They vowed to get rid
