The outcome of the Falmer stadium inquiry could be known by August, John Prescott's office has said. From tonight, no more evidence will be accepted on Brighton and Hove Albion's plan for a 23,000-capacity ground on the edge of the city. Mr Prescott
The final date for submissions to the Falmer Inquiry has been put back again. The inquiry appeared all but wrapped up months ago, with planning inspector John Collyer sending his views to Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott. Since then another inspector
John Prescott has been given a giant reminder of the importance of a new stadium for the Albion thanks to a huge billboard driven around London. The giant map of Brighton and Hove was paraded around Westminster yesterday as supporters geared up for
An avid Albion supporter ambushed John Prescott to personally demand he backs the club's bid for a new stadium at Falmer. Deirdre Wheeler, 57, gatecrashed a Press conference given by the Deputy Prime Minister in Newcastle so she could lobby for the
Hundreds of soccer fans donned John Prescott masks to demand a new stadium as the Albion's season reached a dramatic climax. A sea of identical faces sang and chanted from the stands as Brighton and Hove Albion beat Swindon 1-0 in the Division Two
A total of 100 MPs have now officially shown their support for a new community stadium at Falmer. They have signed an Early Day Motion (EDM) urging Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott to approve Brighton and Hove Albion's plans for a 22,000-seat stadium
More MPs have supported Albion's plans for a new stadium than publicly saluted England's victory in the rugby union World Cup. Eighty MPs have already signed an early day motion (EDM) urging Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott to approve the plans
Supporters and environmentalists have given a big thumbs down to Sheepcote Valley as a possible site for Albion's new home. Ivor Caplin MP and Lord Bassam of Brighton donned large foam hands, mementoes of Albion's 1983 FA Cup campaign, to show what
A row has broken out over the level of lobbying by football fans desperate for a new stadium for Brighton and Hove Albion at Falmer. The Society of Sussex Downsmen said it respected the right of supporters to put their case. But it expressed fears
Television presenter Des Lynam and Norman Cook gave John Prescott 6,200 reasons why he should back a stadium at Falmer. The host of ITV1's The Premiership and the international DJ went to Downing Street on Monday to deliver armfuls of hand-written
Nine lords have leapt to the defence of Brighton and Hove Albion's plans for a community stadium at Falmer. The peers have written to Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott asking him to approve the controversial stadium after a public inquiry which ended
An influential group of MPs has urged John Prescott to back Brighton and Hove Albion's proposed new stadium. The House of Commons' All Party Football Group has written to the Deputy Prime Minister supporting the football ground, at Village Way North
The future of Brighton and Hove Albion's proposed new stadium at Falmer is now in the hands of John Prescott. The Deputy Prime Minister will make a final decision after the long-running public inquiry, which began in February, closed on Thursday October
Road improvements for the Albion's proposed stadium have been described as 'blatant nonsense'. Derek Wade, a planner with Lewes District Council, told the Falmer public inquiry the roadworks, which include building a new roundabout and an additional
A 200-yard length of footpath could delay or even scupper Brighton and Hove Albion's Falmer stadium plan. The public inquiry examining roadworks essential for the project heard the path, listed as FP50, would have to be diverted to make room for a
For a warming start to the day which will see you through until lunchtime as well as helping your heart, diet and concentration, have a bowl of porridge. Porridge is a cereal typically associated with the Scottish but Olympic champion Sir Steven Redgrave
Road improvements at Brighton and Hove Albion's proposed new stadium at Falmer are similar to those first proposed, the public inquiry was told. Traffic expert Mark Leigh said dualling part of Village Way and adding a roundabout to its junction with
The public inquiry into Brighton and Hove Albion's proposed stadium at Falmer resumes to consider road works today. The club had asked for the hearing to be adjourned as it struggled to reach agreement with the University of Brighton, which insisted
Cash earmarked for the regeneration of deprived east Brighton could be spent on projects at Brighton and Hove Albion's proposed new stadium. The club will approach EB4U about the possibility of making an investment if the stadium at Falmer wins planning
A crucial link in plans for the Albion's new stadium at Falmer has been given the go-ahead, by the narrowest of margins. Councillors have supported a request from the club to widen part of Village way for a new roundabout at the entrance to Brighton
Supporters of a new multi-million pound football stadium for Brighton and Hove Albion are bracing themselves for another planning battle. The soccer club has tabled plans to improve a road leading to the site of the proposed stadium but Lewes councillors
The University of Brighton has dropped its challenge to Brighton and Hove Albion's plans for a new community stadium. It has agreed to support a revised application for the 22,000-seat stadium - eliminating one of the main hurdles standing in the way
Backers of Brighton and Hove Albion's new stadium played down the difficulties building at Falmer, according to opponents of the scheme. Neither the club nor Brighton and Hove City Council attached sufficient significance to the "intimidating array
Disabled football fans need a new stadium because of poor facilities at Withdean, the public inquiry was told. Eleanor Ellison, of Brighton and Hove Albion Disabled Supporters' Club, said many fans had difficulty attending games at the temporary ground
Objections to building a football stadium at Falmer have "vanished," the public inquiry into the scheme was told. Brighton and Hove City Council said the objections had disappeared, although there was a record of representations. Planning inspector
The amount of lobbying for Brighton and Hove Albion's new stadium was almost without precedent, says the former head of the Royal Town Planning Institute. Hazel McKay told the public inquiry into the project the Yes Campaign had been very hard hitting
Brighton and Hove Albion have been granted extra time to salvage their plans to build a stadium at Falmer. A planning inspector today gave the club three months to resolve a dispute with the University of Brighton about access to the 22,000-seater
The future of Brighton and Hove's planned stadium hung on a knife-edge today as a planning inspector decided whether to allow three months' extra time. The club yesterday made a shock plea to delay the public inquiry into its £48 million project to
Brighton and Hove Albion today made a surprise appeal for more time to save their plans for a 22,000-seat stadium at Falmer. Club bosses made the last-minute application as the public inquiry into the proposed ground got back under way after a two-month
University bosses are calling for an independent referee to ensure planning controls are not broken at the proposed new Albion stadium. The University of Brighton, which owns about a third of the site, said it will refuse to back the multi-million
Brighton and Hove Albion's proposed new stadium is not in the national interest and should not be permitted in the Sussex Downs, an environment watchdog told the Falmer public inquiry. The Sussex Downs Conservation Board said the scale of the 22,000
The University of Brighton has launched a surprise challenge which could threaten Brighton and Hove Albion's plans for a stadium at Falmer. The university, which owns about a third of the proposed site, said it had "serious concerns" about the impact
Falmer was identified as the preferred site for a stadium by councillors before consultation reports had been analysed, opponents claimed. Dereck Wade said Brighton and Hove City Council put the 'cart before the horse' when its senior policy making
A planning expert said Brighton and Hove Albion would not face a doomsday scenario if it failed to win permission to build a stadium at Falmer. Dereck Wade said he did not agree the club's survival was at stake if it was stopped from moving to the
Labour peer Lord Bassam has attacked Liberal Democrat attitudes towards a new community stadium. Lewes Liberal Democrat MP Norman Baker opposed the proposed Brighton and Hove Albion stadium at Falmer during the inquiry into it at Hove Town Hall.
One of the chief opponents of Brighton and Hove Albion's proposed new stadium does not have the public's support, an MP has claimed. Hove MP Ivor Caplin said Lewes District Council was spending a considerable amount of public money opposing the Falmer
Brighton and Hove Albion say they have investigated all alternative sites for their proposed stadium. Jonathan Clay, representing the club at the public inquiry into the Falmer scheme, said none of the places suggested by Falmer Parish Council was
Brighton and Hove City Council railroaded through plans for the Falmer stadium, Lewes MP Norman Baker has told the public inquiry into the project. Mr Baker said Falmer was the wrong location and Albion had been badly advised by the council. He
Brighton and Hove Albion will have to fine tune its financial plans before land can be released to build a new stadium, city councillors have been warned. The council has to be satisfied the Albion's business plan for Falmer is watertight before it
Good, kind and loved by all, olive oil was once the Mother Theresa of the oil world. That is until a multitude of other younger, sexier, healthy oils muscled in on its turf as the most luscious lipid around. Olive oil is high in monounsaturates, the
AS a regular viewer of The X Factor and other talent shows, it never ceases to amaze me the lengths to which folk will go to be famous - I certainly admire them for putting themselves before public judgement. My dear late mother was one of five sisters
Set to take Edinburgh by storm, this one-man comedy show is about a discontented commuter who embarks on his childhood fantasy of being a cowboy. The creation of Count Arthur Strong's "musical director" and the man behind spoof children's presenters The
I should like to wish the very best of health to the 62-year-old pensioner who gave birth to a boy at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton following IMF treatment in Moscow. However, I note the child's parents consulted controversial Italian doctor
My sister-in-law and I were in the food hall of a well-known chain store at 12pm last Friday when the two-minute silence was held in memory of the London bombings. An assistant had told us what would happen and the lights were dimmed at the appropriate
Novice gambler Mike Abbott paid $5 to enter a poker competition and walked away with a $12,000 prize, which will see him competing against the world's hottest card sharks. Mike, 25, only took up poker two years ago but won the top prize in an online tournament
Rival housemates continue to fight over Big Brother Brightonian Pete Stephenson. Nikki homed in on Jennie, who she believes is trying to attract Pete's attentions, and took the opportunity to do some detective work during day 55. Nikki overheard Mikey
The tuk-tuks I know from the Far East all have two-stroke engines which release the products of combustion of one gallon of oil for every gallon of petrol they burn. If anybody has ever witnessed the smog these vehicles create in Bangkok they will realise
Conservative councillors have called for the lesbian gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rainbow flag to be flown from council buildings more frequently. This is despite the condemnation of gay sex as "unnatural" by one of their members. Earlier this
If the tuk-tuk was the last transport on Earth, I would rather crawl than get into one of these third world tricycles. Gas power or wind - who cares if you're in the back of a death trap? Tuk-tuks are licensed as buses and, in my opinion, are an accident
It was only a matter of time before taxi drivers objected to the tuk-tuks. One even said we are going backwards to use such old-fashioned methods of transport. Does he think we should get rid of Volks railway too? It is more than 100 years old but used
A university graduate was denied a council post because he is white. Kieron Keenan was told he could not apply for a research post at Brighton Museum because he is not of African, Afro/Caribbean, Asian or Chinese descent. Employer Brighton and Hove City
When I wrote about the Britain being in the third world (Letters, June 6), I didn't anticipate such early confirmation. But now we have tuk-tuks on the streets of Brighton, what next? Elephants with howdahs? Bullock carts delivering to supermarkets? Brighton
I am ashamed to live in Brighton. Last Wednesday, Concorde 2 was bullied into cancelling Buju Banton's gig by Brighton and Hove City Council, LGBT and the police. Why? Because 14 years ago, at the age of 15, Buju, then a rude boy, wrote a metaphorical
Former undisputed middleweight king Alan Minter believes his son Ross can grab a world title at the first time of asking - just like he did. English welterweight champion Ross, 27, gets a chance to follow in his illustrious father's footsteps on September
Manager John Hollins has named an impressive line-up for Crawley's pre-season opener, dismissing fears that the crisis-club would be unable to raise a side. Fans were worried Reds would not have enough players to face Millwall on Saturday after the majority
With reference to Buju Banton being banned from appearing in Brighton (The Argus, July 5), as an ex-reggae promoter I am well aware there is a homophobic undercurrent to certain reggae performers' beliefs and music. I do not agree or sympathise with these
Sussex are out of the Twenty20 Cup despite belatedly finding some form with the bat at Hove last night. Matt Prior's 73 was the highest score by a Sharks batsman in competition history and their total of 173-6 their highest since they made 180-6 in the
A hotelier has been made the president of a worldwide catering management organisation. Peter Bramich, of Deans Place country hotel and restaurant in Alfriston, near Polegate, is the first Sussex head of the Hotel and Catering International Management
A couple who ploughed their life savings into refurbishing a pub have spoken of their devastation after a fire left it in ruins. The owners of the Master Mariner at Brighton Marina hope to have the ground floor bar reopened as quickly as possible but
Campaigners for Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Deghayes are calling on their council to stand up to the Government over his continued detention. Brighton and Hove City Council passed a motion last March condemning the illegal conditions that the Saltdean
With the release of third album Liberation Transmission and a polished image comprising tight black clothes, low-slung belts and slick black hair-dos, raucous Welsh punksters Lostprophets have returned to steal the nu-metal crown from their US counterparts
Persistent parking offenders will soon be targeted via a national database. It is just one of the initiatives included in a Government overhaul of parking laws designed to stop the system being used as a money-making exercise. Authorities which would
Sussex are out of the Twenty20 Cup despite belatedly finding some form with the bat at Hove last night. Matt Prior's 73 was the highest score by a Sharks batsman in competition history and their total of 173-6 their highest since they made 180-6 in the
Having grown up in the area and regularly "tombstoned" at Rottingdean and Brighton in my teens, I find your sensationalisation of the issue quite bizarre. At a time when worry over childhood obesity and lack of exercise is a major issue all over the western
Readers may have heard about the RSPCA's scheme for taking in pets and rehoming them if their owners should die. If you would like your pet to be rehomed by the local branch, all you need to do is mention the Brighton RSPCA in your will - charity no 206630
In a supermarket at Holmbush last Friday, it was announced over the public address system that a two-minute silence would be observed at midday in remembrance of those who died and were injured in the London bombings a year ago. The two-minute silence
With regards to the serious accident by St Dunstan's, Ovingdean, on Sunday, July 9, I am pleased no one was seriously injured or worse. This accident resulted in the A259 being closed in both directions which brought Ovingdean village to a halt for hours
Controversial plans to merge Sussex and Surrey Police forces are on the brink of being scrapped, it has been claimed. A leading police officer predicted ministers were on the verge of dumping plans to form super-sized constabularies across the UK. Michael
I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the organ spectacular at The Dome last Sunday. What a wonderful celebration of a magnificent instrument. It was also a pleasure to remember Douglas Reeve and the entertainment he gave us over many years. Thank
An operation to combat drug dealers had to be slowed down as police cells could not cope with any more prisoners. There have been 12 arrests in two days after the execution of five search warrants at properties in St Leonards. Operation Lasso, organised
Campaigners have warned lives will be lost and millions of pounds of investment thrown away by a decision to shelve improvements to the A27. Ministers decided not to include the work to the dual carriageway - one of Sussex's busiest roads - on a "to do
The cancellation of the Buju Banton gig at such short notice raises questions which need to be answered. Brighton and Hove City Council cancelled the gig by threatening to revoke the venue's music licence - is this the only way? What about the people
Sussex cricket manager Mark Robinson stuck up for his players today despite their failure to qualify for the knockout stages of the Twenty20 Cup. The county were top of the south group a week ago but three successive defeats meant they finished fourth
Albion fullback Jason Dodd has been forced to retire from professional football due to injury. The 35-year-old has quit the Seagulls after suffering a recurrence of the back problem that restricted him to seven appearances last season. Dodd was invited
Two family-owned publishing companies have merged. Chichester-based Professional Managerial and Healthcare Publishing (PMH) has tied-up with Lewes-based Modern English Publishing (MEP) to form Keyways Publishing. The newly-formed company now has 20 titles
Traders claim their shopping street has become a ghost town since vehicles were banned until 6pm. Before the rules changed, George Street in Hove was open to drivers before 10am and after 4pm. Now it can only be used before 10am and after 6pm. Business
"When I realised the origin of my blood, I knew this blood was going to be burning," says Oki Kano. "But first I had to find out how to make it burn." One of the unexpected hits of the last WOMAD festival, the Oki Dub Ainu Band present a modern take on
A hospital trust at the centre of a scandal over the treatment of elderly patients, has admitted failing to meet basic levels of quality of care. Every NHS trust in England has issued a public declaration on how they performed against Government healthcare
Sussex-born astronaut Piers Sellers balances on a robotic arm 200 miles above earth with only a spacesuit to protect him. Mr Sellers, 51, of Crowborough, was carrying out delicate repairs to a faulty cable at the international space station as part of
The fight to save a hospital from closure has taken another significant step forward. Worthing borough councillors voted unanimously last night to oppose cuts in services at the town's hospital. They also agreed to hold a public meeting and invite all
The number of abortions carried out in Sussex rose 2.2 per cent in the past year, against a national rise of 0.5 per cent. Terminations increased from 4,496 in 2004, to 4,596 last year, according to Department of Health statistics. However, there were
Detectives have travelled to Cambodia to help an investigation into the sudden disappearance of a backpacker two years ago. Four officers from Sussex Police are spending 10 days in the capital, Phnom Penh, working alongside Cambodian National Police on
The headmaster of a new flagship special school has launched a ferocious attack on education officials after branding proposed cuts in staffing "criminal". Graham Elliker, head of Oak Grove College in West Durrington, Worthing, said governors had been
I never thought I'd see a play where Lesley Joseph, aka Dorian from Birds Of A Feather, steals the show. Warm, earthy and funny, the actor was in her element bringing to life these intimate tales as if having a girly chat over coffee. Joined by Sarah
