Raised halfway to the rafters on a precarious looking platform, a cloaked figure stands with her back to the audience. Abandoning his typewriter for a moment, a writer circles below, part awed observer, part predator, an artist trying to determine
"We're doomed!" wails the protagonist of the piece. Indeed. Married man has affair, end of - no soulsearching insights, alert the Innovation Police. This banal offering is at best predictable, dated candyfloss. Try as they might, the performers
Fionn Regan's first gig was in a stone barn in a courtyard high in the Wicklow mountains. He remembers dragging his amp up a big hill and being rewarded by a pretty girl who told him she loved his lyrics and gave him some whisky. After
A boy is in a stable condition in hospital after being mauled by a rottweiler. Harvey Lawrence, two, was attacked at his grandmother's home in Tudor Close, Middleton, near Bognor. He suffered cuts and wounds across his face and body and remains at St
Guitarist Micko fractured and dislocated his shoulder while paddling in a shallow stream at the Secret Garden Party at the end of August. The joint was popped back into place but the clumsy chap had to have extensive physiotherapy. It meant a couple
Detectives were today questioning two men following the suspicious death of a man in a block of flats. Police were called to the block of four flats in St Elmo Road, Worthing, early today and discovered the body in an upstairs flat. A post-mortem examination
Uncut called her "the best singer-songwriter of the last ten years - and then some", Mojo declared her to be "so good it's scary", while a highly involved MySpace community cluster around the 26- year-old like clucking maiden aunts. In her heart
What a wet day last Friday was - but that did not put off the parents and friends of Fishersgate Community First School. They stood fast outside Shoreham Community Centre, singing and protesting in the rain, showing their support for our efforts
Most of us would agree a reduction in private motor car use would improve our lives. One way of achieving this is to promote walking, cycling and the greater use of public transport and I commend Brighton and Hove City Council for promoting these
Richard Coleman asserts he lives "a stone's throw" from the King Alfred (Letters September 18), but gives his address as Sackville Road. He must be the fittest man in Sussex, even England, if he can hurl a stone the length of Hove Street. That
It seems we have the usual bleating from cyclists which occurs every time someone points out 90 per cent of them break the law whenever they ride their bikes. Pavements are for pedestrians. Traffic lights, give way signs, oneway streets and so
Worthing manager Danny Bloor insisted after another unlucky defeat: "A black cat must have crossed our path." Bloor's rock-bttom Rebels were left still searching for their first Ryman premier win of the season after suffering their seventh defeat
Cyclists have my sympathy and support, generally speaking. Unfortunately, however, it is quite wrong to think only a few occasionally ride on pavements, usually slowly and when few pedestrians are about. In fact, quite a lot cycle on the pavements
While I applaud the minority of local Lib Dems who support the stadium against their masters, I am shocked Simon Hughes could have the cheek to suggest the community should decide about Falmer (The Argus, September 21). While a week is a long time
I would like to thank the members of the parking planning committee for the utter chaos they have created for the residents of Poets Corner to the west of Tamworth Road. It beggars belief anyone actually came up with a scheme like this. The residents
With regard to the lack of a residents' parking scheme to the west of Tamworth Road, it should have been blindingly obvious what would happen if this new scheme stopped where it did, when the natural boundary of Poets Corner is School Road. We
My husband has a free bus pass and I do not. We went into Brighton recently and hopped on and off four different buses to get to our destination. At the beginning of our journey, I paid £2.80 for an all-day ticket. My husband showed his pass and
There's no need for regular traveller Martin Wood to face a monthly increase in bus fares from £56 to £64 (Letters, September 25). Our monthly ticket at just £49 hasn't increased in price and offers great value at around £1.60 a day all-in. Roger
One of the most remarkable institutions in this country is the Youth Hostels Association. It has enabled literally millions of children living in cities to get out and see the countryside at low cost. From an early age I loved going youth hostelling
I stand and applaud Hannah on her well put defence of young people in the community (Letters, September 22). She is so perfectly right when she says, "there are rude and polite people of any age" - but there is no excuse for lack of manners, courtesy
Your article about James Loudon being given an ASBO (The Argus, September 21) so incensed me I felt I had to write in his defence. The young man James Loudon was once a bit of a handful but no more than any other boys in this area. The problem
I am most dismayed and angry to hear Mothercare has decided to closed its baby feeding room when it moves to its new store. This is the only private and comfortable space to breastfeed in Brighton town centre and is always packed. Shame on you,
I write in complete support of the encouraging spontaneity of Lewes District councillor, Marina Pepper. I have such trust in this woman, such admiration for her "hands on", realistic approach to matters which concern us all these days, that
One thing seriously overlooked in the article about fire alarms (The Argus, September 14) is the large number of additional fire alarm systems installed in Brighton and Hove under the enforcement of fire regulations by councils past and present
The mother of a woman found drowned in a river in Australia six years ago is still fighting for justice, convinced her daughter was murdered. Pat Tompkins' daughter Angela Read, 34, drowned in the Hastings River, New South Wales, in April 2000. Australian
A Sussex nurse will today attempt to collar Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt and demand she listen to NHS workers in a bid to stem job cuts. Nicole Murphy, who works at Worthing Hospital, believes frontline staff know best how to stop money being wasted
Britain's strongest man was spared jail after he was involved in a street brawl. Oli Thompson was caught up in the fight in Eastbourne with his friend Adam Corsi. Thompson, 26, who won the British Strongman title in August, kicked Nima Chan in the shoulder
Newhaven Port is on the brink of being sold in a deal which could attract multimillion-pound investments and create hundreds of jobs. A Sussex firm with American backing - Apollo Bannertown - wants to buy the port with a view to building homes, commercial
Pedestrians were forced to leap out of the way when a chunk of masonry fell from the roof of a three-storey building and smashed into a car roof. The cement cornice dropped from the building towards the pavement at Church Road, Hove, just off Palmeira
A builder who rescued a man from a savage dog attack today described it as like a "scene from a horror movie". Jess Bailey was first on the scene when a German shepherd turned on its handler on Monday inflicting vicious injuries. Mr Bailey had been
The company responsible for Brighton and Hove's parking regime looks set to have its contract renewed for the another four years. The Argus understands NCP, Britain's biggest car park operator, is in pole position to win the multi-million-pound
A 14-month-old boy was in a serious condition in hospital last night after being savaged by a Rottweiler. The boy was mauled at what is believed to be his grandmother's house in upmarket Tudor Close, Middleton, near Bognor, just before noon yesterday
A newsagent is to open round the clock in a bid to compete with a supermarket giant. Diwan Patel's takings plunged when Tesco opened a 24-hour convenience store and petrol station across the road from his shop six years ago. He and his wife Pratima
An advertising guru who won BBC2's Masterchef will lift the lid on the show in a cookery book. Peter Bayless, 60, from Chalvington, near Lewes, will publish a collection of recipes and stories from his own life after winning the title in March.
Relatives of Sarah Payne - the nine-year-old girl murdered by paedophile Roy Whiting - have been dealt a blow in their campaign for greater information on the whereabouts of sex offenders. Home Office Minister Gerry Sutcliffe has ruled out the
Dozens of angry residents walked out of a public meeting amid claims their concerns about parking were not being heard. Almost 400 people from the Poets Corner area of Hove filled St Philips Church last night for a meeting with city councillors
The shape of the NHS in Sussex is changing again this week as primary care trusts are merged and new ones appear. Here is a guide to how the new organisations will look. At the moment there are ten primary care trusts (PCTs) covering the whole
X Factor judge Simon Cowell rushed to his mother's hospital bedside after she was struck by a car. Julie Cowell, 80, from Ovingdean, Brighton, was left badly injured when the vehicle reversed into her. The former dancer has a suspected broken
A man who bought more than half a ton of fertiliser told the Old Bailey he knew it would be used for bombing. But Anthony Garcia, 24, said he thought it would be used in Kashmir, not Britain. Garcia and six others - including three from Crawley
Family and friends are campaigning for a failed Kosovar asylum seeker to be allowed to stay in the UK. Fred Gurraj, 34, was caught by immigration officials in St Leonards following a raid on McDonalds in Hastings last Wednesday. Enforcement
A school football team took centre stage at a Champions League football match last night. Pupils from West Blatchington Junior School in Hove carried the UEFA flag into the centre circle at the Emirates Stadium before Arsenal's home match against FC
A man has been arrested after a string of arson attacks on farmland. The man was detained yesterday morning after firefighters spent all night on Monday battling a huge blaze in a field containing 2,000 tonnes of hay and straw. A number of barns and
