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Stories for 22 March 2007

Albion News

Knight: Benitez's idea is an insult

Albion chairman has branded a proposal from Rafael Benitez that Liverpool's reserves should be allowed to play in the Football League as an insult. more...

Albion could add to squad

Albion boss Dean Wilkins revealed today there is still the chance of an addition to the squad before the 5pm loan transfer deadline. more...

Albion in late swoop for Rehman

Albion made a last-gasp transfer swoop today, just before the 5pm loan deadline, to bring Zesh Rehman back to Withdean. more...

Festival News

Fringe benefits of best ever line up

Burlesque performers, Thai lady boys and tango dancers are among the fascinating acts on the bill for Brighton Festival Fringe. more...

Letters To The Editor

Girls’ Brigade

The 1st Hurstpierpoint Girls' Brigade celebrates its Diamond Jubilee in July and I wish to contact as many past members as I can to invite them to our celebrations. more...

Vintage nudity

As a further comment on Patrick Brangan's letter "Old nudes to me" (Leters, March 13), he is right about the theatre in North Road. more...

An Earnest point

Sir. To lose one set of false teeth (The Argus, March 13) may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness. more...

Rough justice

Sean Pillot de Chenecey may consider the schools admission review to be a "shining example of social justice" but I think he is wrong (Letters, March 16). more...

Misleading map

I feel I must repond to the crime figures, particularly the map of crime across Sussex, recently printed in your newspaper (The Argus, March 10). more...

The public failed to do its duty

Recently, my husband, daughter and I travelled into Worthing. They waited in the as I went into a shop. more...

I noted with interest the letter "Stamp on the bug" (Letters, March 19). The essence of the letter appeared to suggest that the number of people visiting may be related to the high levels of infection. more...

A UFO sighting

I was interested to read the article on the UFO sighting (The Argus, March 14) as I saw it myself. more...

Blair's Bill is an attack on the poor

I was incensed to see Cherie Blair visiting Emmaus in Portslade and to hear she is also a patron of that establishment. more...

Broken promises

In reply to P Drakes (Letters, March 13), how does the new schools admissions system give equal opportunity of access? more...

Very best wishes

As a governor of Patcham High School, I am writing to congratulate and to extend my very best wishes to Helen Gaterell and Scott Bolingbroke. more...

A divided country

This is indeed a beautiful county (Letters, March 17) but there is an ugly side. more...

I do my best to shop ethically

In answer to Rick Webber, who suggested I grow my own daffodils - I do, lots of them, but prefer to leave them in the garden. more...

Differing views about merits of King Alfred

Every day we see letters of support on these pages for the King Alfred development. Most of them just say what excellent architecture is being brought to our city and how wonderful the development will be for Brighton and Hove. more...

Local News

How stressful is your journey to work?

Dragging yourself out of bed early to go to work is enough to drive anyone round the bend. more...

Half of Sussex post offices face the chop

The postal service in Sussex could be decimated by a Government cull which would see half of all post office branches in the county closed. more...

Cashpoint money rains down onto street

Thousands of pounds in �20 notes rained down on a city street after an armed robbery on a Securicor van. more...

Drunk tramp causes bus death

A rough sleeper who caused a bus accident that killed a pensioner is "blissfully unaware" of the incident, a court heard. more...

Care home residents suffering in silence

Elderly people in Sussex nursing homes are being left in "shocking pain", a new survey has revealed. more...

Retired airman plans walk to Scotland

Most people choose to spend their retirement dabbling in the garden or looking after their grandchildren. more...

Council tax rises revealed

The Argus today reveals the extent of council tax rises across Sussex. more...

Painter tells of death row shock

A woman planning to paint condemned men on Death Row in America has returned from the States shocked by her experiences. more...

Students row over Falmer stadium proposals

Students have publicly distanced themselves from their leader's vocal opposition to a new stadium at Falmer. more...

Blow for compost plant camapigners

Ministers have rejected calls to investigate proposals for a composting factory. more...

It's a nappy birthday for new mums

Babies born last week can look forward to an extra birthday present - free nappies. more...

Bars urged to start smoking ban early

Pubs in Sussex have been told to start putting up No Smoking signs now - 101 days before the ban comes into force. more...

Nightmare neighbour banned from Brighton

A woman who threatened her neighbour has been ordered to stay out of Brighton and Hove until her case is heard. more...

Nurseries: No forced merger

A council leader has promised to listen to the public over controversial plans to merge two nursery schools. more...

Deadline for pupils' free buses

Christian parents in East Sussex have until the end of the month to oppose plans to withdraw funding for transport to faith schools. more...

Sacked witch 'told pupils she could teach them spells'

A witch who worked in a school told pupils she could teach them spells, an employment tribunal heard today. more...

'80-year-old' raids hotel

Sussex Police are searching for an elderly crook aged about 80 after a theft at a hotel. more...

Face-to-face interviews intended to tackle identity fraud

Immigration officials are to introduce face-toface interviews for passport applicants after an al- Qaida operative plotting a terrorist attack pretended to be a Brighton man. more...

Train crash driver to challenge manslaughter convictions

A train driver involved in a fatal rail crash 18 years ago was given the go-ahead by the Court of Appeal today to challenge his convictions for manslaughter. more...

UKIP prospects in Sussex 'never been better'

The leader of the UK Independence Party today claimed the prospects for the party in Sussex had "never been better". more...

Parish council 'insults' residents in Falmer row

A parish council has been accused of "insulting" the people of a deprived area by claiming they would be incapable of doing jobs created by a stadium at Falmer. more...

Long delays predicted as roadwork scheme announced

Motorists are facing long delays as a four-mile section of a busy road used by 30,000 drivers a day is shut for works. more...

Mailbox

Verbal smokescreen over NHS closure

Does Worthing PCT really think the public is stupid enough to believe it when it says the proposed closure of the A&E departments will be because of "reconfiguring"? more...

TalkTalk communication failure

For two weeks I had no email connection through TalkTalk but was not able to get any explanation at all from the company. more...

Brighton MPs 'showed courage' over Trident

Congratulations to our Brighton Labour MPs David Lepper and Des Turner, for voting against the renewal of Trident. more...

Where is the turbine now?

All the artists/architects' depictions of the Brighton Eye, don't show the wind turbine at the top. Would it be possible for this to rectified? more...

Community action over moto-menace

Unlike Councillor Dawn Barnett, who has launched a petition calling on somebody else to deal with the problem of minimotorbikes, we, in the Whitehawk Crime Prevention Forum, rolled up our sleeves and got on with tackling the issue many months ago. more...

Music Previews

The Rumble Strips, Audio, Brighton, Fri, Mar 23

"We're really bad at looking after our gear," confesses Henry Clark. "Charlie plays a battered acoustic he found on a skip. more...

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, Thur, Mar 22

Joseph Wolfe conducts the LPO in a programme dominated by Finnish composer Sibelius' First Symphony in E minor, which begins with a brooding first movement and builds to a rousing climax. more...

Music Reviews

Bryan Ferry, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton

Ferry was as immaculately dishevelled as ever, an unravelled bow tie hanging from his neck. more...

News

In brief

Park's past more...

Shops sold alcohol to underage youngsters

THREE shops in the borough could face prosecution after selling alcohol to underage customers. An investigation by Surrey Together and Trading Standards carried out an undercover operation involving test purchases at nine shops in Reigate and Banstead. more...

Previews

French Without Tears, Mar 20-24

At a grammer school teaching business French, located in a beautiful villa on the French Riviera, a group of young English men struggle to comprehend both the new language and that even more elusive subject: girls. more...

Rocky Horror Show, Apr 2-7

For frivolous and flirtatious fun, it's hard to beat this perennial favourite from Richard O'Brien. more...

The New Statesman: Episode 2007, Apr 9 - 14

A smash hit of last year's season, comedian Rik Mayall returns, in the guise of the one and only Alan B'Stard, with a brand new instalment of The New Statesman. more...

The Bargain, Apr 16 - 21

One was a big-spending media mogul, the other a living saint, missionary and nun. Yet, three years before his body was found floating in the Atlantic, newspaper tycoon Robert Maxwell apparently sealed a deal with Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Surprisingly, we are told, they had much in common. more...

Keane, Apr 24 - 28

Regarded in his time as the greatest actor ever, Edmund Kean was a superstar of his day, who regularly performed at Theatre Royal Brighton, displaying a rarely matched range of tragic emotion, particularly in his numerous Shakespeare roles. more...

Charley's Aunt, Apr 30 - May 5

One of the best-loved comedies ever written, Charley's Aunt is a hilarious tale of crossdressing, mistaken identity and ravishing Edwardian ladies. more...

Spiral

Wordspiral solution for Thursday, March 22

CLUES 1. Chuck 2. Exchange 3. Stratagem 4. Spun thread 5. Bird's home 6. Sepulchre 7. Explosive device 8. Form a curve 9. Waterfowl 10. Flying toy 11. Therefore 12. Burden 13. Rebuff 14. Red meat 15. Horizontal 16. Mountain lake Key word clue: English town SOLUTIONS 1. Toss 2. Swap 3. Ploy 4. Yarn 5. Nest 6. Tomb 7. Bomb 8. Bend 9. Duck 10. Kite 11. Ergo 12. Onus 13. Snub 14. Beef 15. Flat 16. Tarn Key word solution: Burnley more...

Sport

Crawley sign Millwall winger

Crawley today beat the loan deadline to sign Millwall winger Jack Oberstellar until the end of the season. more...

Sussex Scene

Dean Hammond winning his battle for fitness

Dean Hammond is winning his battle to be fit for Albion's next test at Withdean. more...

Sussex Today

Far tighter passport controls

Immigration officials are to introduce face-toface interviews for passport applicants after an al-Qaida operative plotting a terrorist attack pretended to be a Brighton man. more...