clearance for its takeover of Crawley-based First Choice Holidays. The latest offer, details of which were not revealed, came just hours before the European Competition Commission's deadline for further concessions. A commission spokesman said Airtours
Chance to kick out the jams There are jams outside nearly every school in Sussex in the mornings and evenings as kids are taken in and collected by car. They cause pollution, frayed tempers and sometimes can be downright dangerous, especially for children
Saltdean Doug Streeter 01273 300283 SEAWATER REPORT: The Brighton and Hove Seawater Monitor reports that the seawater quality on Saltdean beach in August and September was 'excellent'. The temperature on September 5 was a warm 18C (66F). A lifeguard was
HAstings Josie Lawson 078035 47206 BANK HOLIDAY FETE: A grand open fete was held at the Hollington Oak, Wishing Tree Road, on Bank Holiday Monday in aid of a Butlins holiday for young Caroline Ansell, a Hollington girl who has had problems with a brain
Thousands of passengers who booked flights with a small independent airline were today told to make other arrangements after it cancelled all its services. AB Airlines has announced it is discontinuing its scheduled services from Gatwick to Nice, in France
CHILDREN are to be given free travel to school in the first scheme of its kind in the country. Brighton and Hove Buses is introducing free passes for pupils in a bid to ease traffic congestion and save money for parents. Pupils can apply for ID cards
SUSSEX were in cruise control under the Hove floodlights last night as they took another decisive step towards their first trophy since 1986. A crushing nine-wicket victory over Nottinghamshire, achieved with more than 13 overs to spare, stretched their
SUSSEX pair James Kirtley and Robin Martin-Jenkins could emulate skipper Chris Adams by playing for England this winter. They were overlooked for the A team tour to Bangladesh and New Zealand when the squad was announced on Monday. But with fitness doubts
ATTACK alarms are being issued to council workers as part of a security crackdown on physical and verbal assaults on staff. Worthing Town Hall has already had to employ a security guard and improve its CCTV coverage because of a string of violent threats
HOSPITAL doctors have voiced their concern about the ethics of full strike action as part of their negotiations about pay and hours. More than 50 junior medics at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton met to hear representatives from their union
THINGS grew distinctly personal when former City trader Susanna West tried to return a designer suit which began wearing out after one day. Instead of accepting the material was at fault and returning her money, the shop blamed the damage on Ms West herself
FOUR people died in two crashes on Sussex roads last night. Three men were killed when their Lancia Delta caught fire after a collision in Hastings. And Kevin Driver, 38, of Bevendean Crescent, Brighton, died in hospital after losing control of his Suzuki
UP TO 200 operations could be cancelled at a major hospital because of a desperate shortage of nurses. Recruitment problems at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, could leave 50 beds empty, hitting patients waiting for surgery there. Stuart Welling
A PASSENGER found dead on a railway line may have wandered onto the track after falling asleep and missing his stop, an inquest heard. Carpenter Paul Wren, 34, was found on the Hastings to Eastbourne line on January 29. Hours earlier he had telephoned
clearance for its takeover of Crawley-based First Choice Holidays. The latest offer, details of which were not revealed, came just hours before the European Competition Commission's deadline for further concessions. A commission spokesman said Airtours
Saltdean Doug Streeter 01273 300283 SEAWATER REPORT: The Brighton and Hove Seawater Monitor reports that the seawater quality on Saltdean beach in August and September was 'excellent'. The temperature on September 5 was a warm 18C (66F). A lifeguard was
HAstings Josie Lawson 078035 47206 BANK HOLIDAY FETE: A grand open fete was held at the Hollington Oak, Wishing Tree Road, on Bank Holiday Monday in aid of a Butlins holiday for young Caroline Ansell, a Hollington girl who has had problems with a brain
Thousands of passengers who booked flights with a small independent airline were today told to make other arrangements after it cancelled all its services. AB Airlines has announced it is discontinuing its scheduled services from Gatwick to Nice, in France
CHILDREN are to be given free travel to school in the first scheme of its kind in the country. Brighton and Hove Buses is introducing free passes for pupils in a bid to ease traffic congestion and save money for parents. Pupils can apply for ID cards
SUSSEX were in cruise control under the Hove floodlights last night as they took another decisive step towards their first trophy since 1986. A crushing nine-wicket victory over Nottinghamshire, achieved with more than 13 overs to spare, stretched their
SUSSEX pair James Kirtley and Robin Martin-Jenkins could emulate skipper Chris Adams by playing for England this winter. They were overlooked for the A team tour to Bangladesh and New Zealand when the squad was announced on Monday. But with fitness doubts
ATTACK alarms are being issued to council workers as part of a security crackdown on physical and verbal assaults on staff. Worthing Town Hall has already had to employ a security guard and improve its CCTV coverage because of a string of violent threats
HOSPITAL doctors have voiced their concern about the ethics of full strike action as part of their negotiations about pay and hours. More than 50 junior medics at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton met to hear representatives from their union
FOUR people died in two crashes on Sussex roads last night. Three men were killed when their Lancia Delta caught fire after a collision in Hastings. And Kevin Driver, 38, of Bevendean Crescent, Brighton, died in hospital after losing control of his Suzuki
A PASSENGER found dead on a railway line may have wandered onto the track after falling asleep and missing his stop, an inquest heard. Carpenter Paul Wren, 34, was found on the Hastings to Eastbourne line on January 29. Hours earlier he had telephoned
People in the picturesque Normandy town of Saint-Saens were treated to an extraordinary sight which had some of them standing by the roadside and applauding. More than 40 Brighton and Hove visitors arrived for a meeting with the local mayor by Dotto train
ALBION'S unbeaten record in the Avon Insurance Combination League disappeared thanks to a lacklustre display at Peterborough last night. A goal in each half settled a scrappy encounter in which both sides played as though they had half an eye on a more
ALBION manager Micky Adams is keeping his midfield options open for Saturday's trip to Halifax. Charlie Oatway starts a three-match suspension, so Adams must select a replacement for Oatway's role alongside captain Paul Rogers. There are four candidates
CRIMINAL proceedings have been launched against millionaire Nicholas Hoogstraten amid allegations he blocked a footpath running through his estate. The move is a bid to force the property tycoon to unblock what ramblers say is a public right of way running
Chance to kick out the jams There are jams outside nearly every school in Sussex in the mornings and evenings as kids are taken in and collected by car. They cause pollution, frayed tempers and sometimes can be downright dangerous, especially for children
People in the picturesque Normandy town of Saint-Saens were treated to an extraordinary sight which had some of them standing by the roadside and applauding. More than 40 Brighton and Hove visitors arrived for a meeting with the local mayor by Dotto train
ALBION'S unbeaten record in the Avon Insurance Combination League disappeared thanks to a lacklustre display at Peterborough last night. A goal in each half settled a scrappy encounter in which both sides played as though they had half an eye on a more
ALBION manager Micky Adams is keeping his midfield options open for Saturday's trip to Halifax. Charlie Oatway starts a three-match suspension, so Adams must select a replacement for Oatway's role alongside captain Paul Rogers. There are four candidates
CRIMINAL proceedings have been launched against millionaire Nicholas Hoogstraten amid allegations he blocked a footpath running through his estate. The move is a bid to force the property tycoon to unblock what ramblers say is a public right of way running
THINGS grew distinctly personal when former City trader Susanna West tried to return a designer suit which began wearing out after one day. Instead of accepting the material was at fault and returning her money, the shop blamed the damage on Ms West herself
UP TO 200 operations could be cancelled at a major hospital because of a desperate shortage of nurses. Recruitment problems at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, could leave 50 beds empty, hitting patients waiting for surgery there. Stuart Welling
