Elderly people deserve better Ten years ago the problem with care homes was how to stop them taking over large tracts of towns near the seafront. Now they are closing down and in some of them there are worries about the standards of care. Money is at
MORE than 700 jobs have been safeguarded by the takeover of Gatwick airline CityFlyer Express by British Airways. BA agreed the deal after the Government accepted it could offer as many flights from Gatwick as the two companies do now. The news brings
TWO men have appeared in court to deny the murder of teenager Katrina Taylor. Katrina was frogmarched from a Brighton hotel and killed in a church graveyard, a jury heard yesterday. Katrina, 19, was stabbed five times in the chest, Peter Clarke, prosecuting
BELGIAN under-21 international Ed Cabay scored a debut goal against his former side as Lewes beat East Grinstead 2-0 in Sunday's National League Division One opener. Lewes are intent on usurping Grinstead's position as they top team in Sussex and they
TIM McKEW has brought his high-flying Worthing side firmly back to earth. Worthing thrashed Beccehamians 70-7 at Roundstone Lane to make it four wins our of four in league and cup. But coach McKew said: "The only things I were pleased about were the points
DAZED Darren Freeman is doubtful for Albion's trip to Carlisle on Saturday. The Seagulls' hotshot is recuperating at home after spending Saturday night in hospital with mild concussion. Freeman was hurt in an aerial challenge with Peterborough's Phil
TENANTS facing eviction by their Government landlords today issued a desperate appeal for local assistance. Nearly 30 families living alongside the A27 at Worthing are due to be kicked out of their homes because the Department of Environment, Transport
MARTYN Lewis will be speeding Brighton and Hove up the superhighway when he chairs a conference on information tech-nology in local government. The journalist and broadcaster founded Youth Net, an award-winning Internet service for young people. Now he
THE welfare of elderly people could be put at risk by a funding crisis in private residential care homes, an industry group fears. East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Care Homes Association says the problem has become so bad that members have held a crunch
HE'S a modern-day Robin Hood whose deadly aim regularly brings joy to the less fortunate. But while Robin robbed the rich in Sherwood Forest, Percy Goonewardene has his sights set firmly on the Palace Pier in Brighton. For the last two-and-a-half years
Furious residents last night forced the postponement of a controversial parking scheme. The residents-only scheme was to have come into operation next Monday in streets around the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. Brighton and Hove councillors
It will be the company's third major investment on the site in the past two years and follows hard on the heels of a recent recruitment drive which expanded the workforce to nearly 500. Earlier this year a new £300,000 assembly line was opened at the
Elderly people deserve better Ten years ago the problem with care homes was how to stop them taking over large tracts of towns near the seafront. Now they are closing down and in some of them there are worries about the standards of care. Money is at
MENINGITIS cases in the Brighton area have risen by more than 50 per cent in the last year. Figures released today show there have been 34 cases, four of them fatal, in Brighton, Hove and Lewes so far this year. They are the highest figures recorded and
BELGIAN under-21 international Ed Cabay scored a debut goal against his former side as Lewes beat East Grinstead 2-0 in Sunday's National League Division One opener. Lewes are intent on usurping Grinstead's position as they top team in Sussex and they
TIM McKEW has brought his high-flying Worthing side firmly back to earth. Worthing thrashed Beccehamians 70-7 at Roundstone Lane to make it four wins our of four in league and cup. But coach McKew said: "The only things I were pleased about were the points
TENANTS facing eviction by their Government landlords today issued a desperate appeal for local assistance. Nearly 30 families living alongside the A27 at Worthing are due to be kicked out of their homes because the Department of Environment, Transport
saved by Argus TWO widows have had their holiday saved, thanks to the Argus. Daphne South, 50, and her friend Lucy Benford, 65, booked a two-week trip with Airtours to Alanya in Turkey on the anniversary of their husbands' deaths. But less than 48 hours
forgotten memorials Hundreds of gravestones at a cemetery have been earmarked for removal. The memorials at Brigh-ton and Preston Cemetery, off Bear Road, Brighton, date back at least 50 years. Cemetery bosses say they want to remove old headstones which
Furious residents last night forced the postponement of a controversial parking scheme. The residents-only scheme was to have come into operation next Monday in streets around the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. Brighton and Hove councillors
POOR little Lena Zavaroni. The fame game was all too much for her and now she has died at the age of 35. The extraordinary thing is that she survived so long because she virtually stopped eating 25 years ago. Did chasing stardom from the age of nine bring
It will be the company's third major investment on the site in the past two years and follows hard on the heels of a recent recruitment drive which expanded the workforce to nearly 500. Earlier this year a new £300,000 assembly line was opened at the
MENINGITIS cases in the Brighton area have risen by more than 50 per cent in the last year. Figures released today show there have been 34 cases, four of them fatal, in Brighton, Hove and Lewes so far this year. They are the highest figures recorded and
saved by Argus TWO widows have had their holiday saved, thanks to the Argus. Daphne South, 50, and her friend Lucy Benford, 65, booked a two-week trip with Airtours to Alanya in Turkey on the anniversary of their husbands' deaths. But less than 48 hours
SPENT best part of an hour gazing out of the window this morning while sheep grazed peacefully on a feast of grass and other greenery - totally oblivious to fact that particular feast was outside their jurisdiction (i.e field) and inside Railtrack's (
forgotten memorials Hundreds of gravestones at a cemetery have been earmarked for removal. The memorials at Brigh-ton and Preston Cemetery, off Bear Road, Brighton, date back at least 50 years. Cemetery bosses say they want to remove old headstones which
LEE and Steve St Clair spent almost three years looking for the perfect family home when they moved to Brighton. They had almost given up when they heard about the Old Fire Station in Wyndham Street, Kemp Town. They spent ten months converting the building
TWO men escaped with their lives when their light aeroplane crashed into a tree. The men had taken off from Shoreham Airport yesterday afternoon and crashed as they came in to land at Clacton, Essex. As they tried to land the four-seater Piper PA28, the
A BRIDE and groom and several wedding guests were injured after a brawl broke out at their reception, a court was told. The groom was left unconscious after a chair was thrown at his head and the bride, who was five months pregnant, was knocked to the
A SCHOOL bus packed with children was involved in a serious crash at an accident black spot today. Around 30 children escaped unhurt when a lorry ploughed into the side of their vehicle which was parked on a section of the A259 coast road at East Dean
POOR little Lena Zavaroni. The fame game was all too much for her and now she has died at the age of 35. The extraordinary thing is that she survived so long because she virtually stopped eating 25 years ago. Did chasing stardom from the age of nine bring
MORE than 700 jobs have been safeguarded by the takeover of Gatwick airline CityFlyer Express by British Airways. BA agreed the deal after the Government accepted it could offer as many flights from Gatwick as the two companies do now. The news brings
TWO men have appeared in court to deny the murder of teenager Katrina Taylor. Katrina was frogmarched from a Brighton hotel and killed in a church graveyard, a jury heard yesterday. Katrina, 19, was stabbed five times in the chest, Peter Clarke, prosecuting
DAZED Darren Freeman is doubtful for Albion's trip to Carlisle on Saturday. The Seagulls' hotshot is recuperating at home after spending Saturday night in hospital with mild concussion. Freeman was hurt in an aerial challenge with Peterborough's Phil
MARTYN Lewis will be speeding Brighton and Hove up the superhighway when he chairs a conference on information tech-nology in local government. The journalist and broadcaster founded Youth Net, an award-winning Internet service for young people. Now he
SPENT best part of an hour gazing out of the window this morning while sheep grazed peacefully on a feast of grass and other greenery - totally oblivious to fact that particular feast was outside their jurisdiction (i.e field) and inside Railtrack's (
THE welfare of elderly people could be put at risk by a funding crisis in private residential care homes, an industry group fears. East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Care Homes Association says the problem has become so bad that members have held a crunch
LEE and Steve St Clair spent almost three years looking for the perfect family home when they moved to Brighton. They had almost given up when they heard about the Old Fire Station in Wyndham Street, Kemp Town. They spent ten months converting the building
HE'S a modern-day Robin Hood whose deadly aim regularly brings joy to the less fortunate. But while Robin robbed the rich in Sherwood Forest, Percy Goonewardene has his sights set firmly on the Palace Pier in Brighton. For the last two-and-a-half years
TWO men escaped with their lives when their light aeroplane crashed into a tree. The men had taken off from Shoreham Airport yesterday afternoon and crashed as they came in to land at Clacton, Essex. As they tried to land the four-seater Piper PA28, the
A BRIDE and groom and several wedding guests were injured after a brawl broke out at their reception, a court was told. The groom was left unconscious after a chair was thrown at his head and the bride, who was five months pregnant, was knocked to the
A SCHOOL bus packed with children was involved in a serious crash at an accident black spot today. Around 30 children escaped unhurt when a lorry ploughed into the side of their vehicle which was parked on a section of the A259 coast road at East Dean
