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  • PROFITS GO UP AS JOBS AXED

    SUSSEX utility Southern Water, now part of electricity giant ScottishPower, turned in full year pre-tax operating profits up 21 per cent to £241 million. Disposal of property and all but one of the company's subsidiary non-core businesses contributed

  • Make the effort

    LOCAL elections are being held in many parts of Sussex today a year after the general election which saw Tony Blair and the Labour Party gain a huge Parliamentary majority. Many people will not bother to vote today and the turnout is expected to be about

  • JAZZ & BLUES TODAY

    CASABLANCA JAZZ CLUB, Churchill Palace Hotel, Middle Street, Brighton - Urubu, 9.0. THE CONNAUGHT, Hove Street, Hove - Woodbine, 8.30. GOLDEN CANNON, St Georges Road, Brighton - Ian Price and Patrick Gilbert, 8.30. SALLIS BENNEY THEATRE, Grand Parade,

  • Power cut hits 40,000 homes

    AROUND 40,000 homes in and around Worthing were blacked out by a power cut yesterday. The power cut, which happened at 2.38pm and lasted until 4.24pm in some areas, set off burglar and fire alarms. West Sussex firefighters were called out on eight false

  • Cheers as beach plan hits a snag

    CONTROVERSIAL plans to extend the Portobello sewage works at Telscombe Cliffs have suffered a setback. More than 100 residents celebrated after Lewes District Council gave the scheme a unanimous thumbs-down at last night's special planning meeting at

  • Make the effort

    LOCAL elections are being held in many parts of Sussex today a year after the general election which saw Tony Blair and the Labour Party gain a huge Parliamentary majority. Many people will not bother to vote today and the turnout is expected to be about

  • Horton has talks about his future

    ALBION boss Brian Horton's future should be resolved within a week. Chairman Dick Knight told the Argus today: "We started having discussions yesterday and they will continue early next week. "I would expect to be clear on the situation by the middle

  • JAZZ & BLUES TODAY

    CASABLANCA JAZZ CLUB, Churchill Palace Hotel, Middle Street, Brighton - Urubu, 9.0. THE CONNAUGHT, Hove Street, Hove - Woodbine, 8.30. GOLDEN CANNON, St Georges Road, Brighton - Ian Price and Patrick Gilbert, 8.30. SALLIS BENNEY THEATRE, Grand Parade,

  • Power cut hits 40,000 homes

    AROUND 40,000 homes in and around Worthing were blacked out by a power cut yesterday. The power cut, which happened at 2.38pm and lasted until 4.24pm in some areas, set off burglar and fire alarms. West Sussex firefighters were called out on eight false

  • FRINGE ART IS HIT BY FLOOD VANDALS

    A BRIGHTON Fringe Festival exhibition at the Argus's former head office has been hit by vandals, causing damage estimated at hundreds of pounds. Festival organisers discovered the flood in the North Road gallery after locking up following a private viewing

  • Horton has talks about his future

    ALBION boss Brian Horton's future should be resolved within a week. Chairman Dick Knight told the Argus today: "We started having discussions yesterday and they will continue early next week. "I would expect to be clear on the situation by the middle

  • Blow it! My van's gone into the drink

    A WORKMAN watched in horror as a freak gust of wind sent his van rolling into the water at Shoreham Harbour. Emergency services raced to the scene, fearing someone was inside. Instead they found just the embarrassed owner. The man, helping to lay paving

  • FRINGE ART IS HIT BY FLOOD VANDALS

    A BRIGHTON Fringe Festival exhibition at the Argus's former head office has been hit by vandals, causing damage estimated at hundreds of pounds. Festival organisers discovered the flood in the North Road gallery after locking up following a private viewing

  • STALKER ORDEAL IS OVER AT LAST

    A COLLEGE counsellor stalked by an obsessive supply teacher for over two years said last night that he and his wife are glad their ordeal is over. Susan Underwood, 47, of Wellhouse Place, Lewes, bombarded Christopher Jones, of Newhaven, with gifts, letters

  • PROFITS GO UP AS JOBS AXED

    SUSSEX utility Southern Water, now part of electricity giant ScottishPower, turned in full year pre-tax operating profits up 21 per cent to £241 million. Disposal of property and all but one of the company's subsidiary non-core businesses contributed

  • Blow it! My van's gone into the drink

    A WORKMAN watched in horror as a freak gust of wind sent his van rolling into the water at Shoreham Harbour. Emergency services raced to the scene, fearing someone was inside. Instead they found just the embarrassed owner. The man, helping to lay paving

  • Cheers as beach plan hits a snag

    CONTROVERSIAL plans to extend the Portobello sewage works at Telscombe Cliffs have suffered a setback. More than 100 residents celebrated after Lewes District Council gave the scheme a unanimous thumbs-down at last night's special planning meeting at

  • STALKER ORDEAL IS OVER AT LAST

    A COLLEGE counsellor stalked by an obsessive supply teacher for over two years said last night that he and his wife are glad their ordeal is over. Susan Underwood, 47, of Wellhouse Place, Lewes, bombarded Christopher Jones, of Newhaven, with gifts, letters