Newsquest (Gannett UK), owner of the Argus, has added 99 newspaper titles to its portfolio. The company has already received acceptances for over 65 per cent of the shares in Newscom, which is ranked the eighth largest newspaper group in the UK. A further
Cold front in stores I GOT into a dreadful state the other day, feeling angry and humiliated because a receptionist at the doctor's surgery snapped at me as if I was something dragged in by the dog. She wasn't rude. Nothing as obvious as that. It was
Children, some just five, watched in horror as a man's legs were smashed by a train as he tried to retrieve his cap. They were standing on a platform at Southwick station as the victim was hit by a Victoria to Bournemouth service last night. The 52-year-old
But many visitors from abroad are being put off by outrageously high prices and this is also making Britons seek solace in the sun elsewhere. Many people are shocked on arrival at the price of everything from clothes in the shops to cars in the showrooms
FORMER Wimbledon finalist Cedric Pioline is the latest big name to confirm that he will be in action when top class tennis returns to Sussex later this year. The Frenchman has commited himself to the Samsung Open at the Brighton Centre, which starts on
LAST week saw me stopping eating my dinner in order to resume conversation with man with whom, five years ago, I had stopped having conversation in order to resume eating my dinner . . . Said man, Mark, who I met at a party and had had a couple of brief
TWO charity concerts to help sick children may have to be abandoned after a clash with the Government over a European Union ruling. Music director Juliette Nezami-Tavi has spent eight months and £2,000 in legal fees trying to bring a group of Hungarian
Argus columnist Bini McCall was the hero of the hour when she enticed a frightened fugitive away from danger. Bini, a lifeboat crew member and nurse, was at home when the call went out for help. She and her fellow Brighton lifeboat crew members were needed
TEENAGER Lisa David and her new companion are nuts about each other. Her new-found love is a squirrel called Scuv who spends almost every minute of the day living up her sleeve. Lisa was working at Grove Lodge Veterinary Hospital in Worthing when the
Cold front in stores I GOT into a dreadful state the other day, feeling angry and humiliated because a receptionist at the doctor's surgery snapped at me as if I was something dragged in by the dog. She wasn't rude. Nothing as obvious as that. It was
AILING plate-maker to the Queen Royal Doulton. today said it is to sell its Royal Crown Derby subsidiary to a management buy-out team. The company, which makes fine china and tableware for the Queen and Prince of Wales, is disposing of the business for
AS I look out of my kitchen window I see a small, stooped figure working its way slowly through the undergrowth in my back garden. It seems to be looking for something. Here it comes, round the rhododendron bush, plastic bin liner full of weeds in one
Time to end calling cards There's going to be a purge on pimps who put calling cards for prostitutes in phone boxes, and not before time. These cards, often highly explicit, are offensive to many people and most parents would not want their children to
Forest Row and Ashurst Wood Pauline Maynard 01342 823618 RECITAL: A piano recital entitled Love and Nature is being given by Ian Houston on tomorrow at 8pm in the Christian Community Centre in Forest Row. Ian's programme will include works by Grieg, Liszt
Coldean John Ovenden 01273 691104 POST OFFICE: Our post office in Beatty Avenue has been closed since the May 26, due to sickness and the installation of new equipment. Considerable concern has been expressed by a number of residents here who have to
Police are stepping up the search for an 11-year-old girl who is believed to have run off with her 17-year-old boyfriend. Detectives at Crawley hunting for Leanne Harris are growing increasingly concerned about her disappearance. Leanne, who is 5ft 3in
Children, some just five, watched in horror as a man's legs were smashed by a train as he tried to retrieve his cap. They were standing on a platform at Southwick station as the victim was hit by a Victoria to Bournemouth service last night. The 52-year-old
Will House and coach Keith Greenfield both struck centuries as Sussex Second XI gained a commanding first-innings lead of 131 in their championship match against Hampshire at Southampton. Sussex, replying to Hampshire's 328, made 459 and the hosts are
A player often emerges in the big tournaments. In the last World Cup it was Michael Owen. In Euro 2000 it could be Gareth Barry. It's terrific for a former Brighton lad to be in the squad. He is the new face, the new kid on the block. If you think back
Eagles must win at basement club Belle Vue tonight and then beat leaders King's Lynn by nine points at Arlington Stadium tomorrow night. It's a tall order for the Sussex squad but a challenge which they have to rise to if their championship credentials
SUSSEX go in search of their first National League win of the season with coach Peter Moores insisting: "We are still a good one-day side." The Sharks have lost three of their five games in Division One since promotion and are currently bottom of the
Police are stepping up the search for an 11-year-old girl who is believed to have run off with her 17-year-old boyfriend. Detectives at Crawley hunting for Leanne Harris are growing increasingly concerned about her disappearance. Leanne, who is 5ft 3in
LAST week saw me stopping eating my dinner in order to resume conversation with man with whom, five years ago, I had stopped having conversation in order to resume eating my dinner . . . Said man, Mark, who I met at a party and had had a couple of brief
TWO charity concerts to help sick children may have to be abandoned after a clash with the Government over a European Union ruling. Music director Juliette Nezami-Tavi has spent eight months and £2,000 in legal fees trying to bring a group of Hungarian
A COUNCIL'S assistant chief executive has been suspended amid allegations of bullying. An internal investigation has been launched into allegations by female members of staff at Worthing Borough Council, where Keith Eales has been suspended on full pay
A drunk who sneaked into a Sussex police station and stole trophies from the social club later dialled 999 and said: "Guess what I've done?" The tipsy 39-year-old slipped into the station in Grove Road, Eastbourne, through a fire exit after spotting the
A year ago Jozef Wallis was picking up office junior jobs in his home town of East Grinstead after dropping out of a business studies course at Canterbury College. Today, the 20-year-old can look back on the £70,000 his internet design firm has earned
A Brighton inventor has used his creative skills to stave off winter chills by making a multi-purpose heater, cooker and lamp. Michael Furlonger, 57, of Percival Terrace, wanted to find a way to keep himself warm and to provide cooking facilities on a
A drunk who sneaked into a Sussex police station and stole trophies from the social club later dialled 999 and said: "Guess what I've done?" The tipsy 39-year-old slipped into the station in Grove Road, Eastbourne, through a fire exit after spotting the
A man who evaded more than £100,000 of duty on 18,000 bottles of Belgian vodka failed in a bid to reduce his 18-month jail term. In a case at Maidstone Crown Court last November, Terrence Stocker, 33, of Rock Lane, Hastings, admitted being knowingly concerned
A year ago Jozef Wallis was picking up office junior jobs in his home town of East Grinstead after dropping out of a business studies course at Canterbury College. Today, the 20-year-old can look back on the £70,000 his internet design firm has earned
A Brighton inventor has used his creative skills to stave off winter chills by making a multi-purpose heater, cooker and lamp. Michael Furlonger, 57, of Percival Terrace, wanted to find a way to keep himself warm and to provide cooking facilities on a
AILING plate-maker to the Queen Royal Doulton. today said it is to sell its Royal Crown Derby subsidiary to a management buy-out team. The company, which makes fine china and tableware for the Queen and Prince of Wales, is disposing of the business for
AS I look out of my kitchen window I see a small, stooped figure working its way slowly through the undergrowth in my back garden. It seems to be looking for something. Here it comes, round the rhododendron bush, plastic bin liner full of weeds in one
Time to end calling cards There's going to be a purge on pimps who put calling cards for prostitutes in phone boxes, and not before time. These cards, often highly explicit, are offensive to many people and most parents would not want their children to
Forest Row and Ashurst Wood Pauline Maynard 01342 823618 RECITAL: A piano recital entitled Love and Nature is being given by Ian Houston on tomorrow at 8pm in the Christian Community Centre in Forest Row. Ian's programme will include works by Grieg, Liszt
Coldean John Ovenden 01273 691104 POST OFFICE: Our post office in Beatty Avenue has been closed since the May 26, due to sickness and the installation of new equipment. Considerable concern has been expressed by a number of residents here who have to
Police are stepping up the search for an 11-year-old girl who is believed to have run off with her 17-year-old boyfriend. Detectives at Crawley hunting for Leanne Harris are growing increasingly concerned about her disappearance. Leanne, who is 5ft 3in
Brighton Festival chief executive scores a big hit. After another magnificently successful Brighton Festival, it is time to thank its chief executive, Christopher Barron, who helped make it what it is today. Chris is now off to pastures new with all our
Will House and coach Keith Greenfield both struck centuries as Sussex Second XI gained a commanding first-innings lead of 131 in their championship match against Hampshire at Southampton. Sussex, replying to Hampshire's 328, made 459 and the hosts are
A player often emerges in the big tournaments. In the last World Cup it was Michael Owen. In Euro 2000 it could be Gareth Barry. It's terrific for a former Brighton lad to be in the squad. He is the new face, the new kid on the block. If you think back
Eagles must win at basement club Belle Vue tonight and then beat leaders King's Lynn by nine points at Arlington Stadium tomorrow night. It's a tall order for the Sussex squad but a challenge which they have to rise to if their championship credentials
BILLY Taylor raced in to take a championship best 7-34 as Sussex Second XI stormed to their first win of the season. Hampshire's first-ever match on the Nursery Ground of their brand new Hampshire Rose Bowl complex ended in an innings and three runs defeat
ALBION have agreed terms with Bristol Rovers goalkeeper Michel Kuipers. The Dutch stopper, who will be 26 later this month, agreed terms yesterday. Kuipers played two matches on trial with the reserves last season and is likely to be in direct competition
Something funny is going on at our local off-licence. For the past two years every time I've popped in for my medicinal bottle of red wine, I've been served by a surly young man who has continued with whatever conversation he's having on the phone while
SUSSEX cricket fans are unlikely to be able to watch Wavell Hinds, the new batting star of West Indies cricket, at Arundel today (11am). The 23-year-old Jamaican left-hander, who scored his first Test century during the recent series against Pakistan,
SUSSEX go in search of their first National League win of the season with coach Peter Moores insisting: "We are still a good one-day side." The Sharks have lost three of their five games in Division One since promotion and are currently bottom of the
Police are stepping up the search for an 11-year-old girl who is believed to have run off with her 17-year-old boyfriend. Detectives at Crawley hunting for Leanne Harris are growing increasingly concerned about her disappearance. Leanne, who is 5ft 3in
PROSTITUTES' cards in telephone boxes could soon become a thing of the past. This week, the Government announced new proposals to clamp down on the 'tartcard' industry once and for all. The problem is rife in Brighton and Hove, but there are many who
A COUNCIL'S assistant chief executive has been suspended amid allegations of bullying. An internal investigation has been launched into allegations by female members of staff at Worthing Borough Council, where Keith Eales has been suspended on full pay
Newsquest (Gannett UK), owner of the Argus, has added 99 newspaper titles to its portfolio. The company has already received acceptances for over 65 per cent of the shares in Newscom, which is ranked the eighth largest newspaper group in the UK. A further
Brighton Festival chief executive scores a big hit. After another magnificently successful Brighton Festival, it is time to thank its chief executive, Christopher Barron, who helped make it what it is today. Chris is now off to pastures new with all our
But many visitors from abroad are being put off by outrageously high prices and this is also making Britons seek solace in the sun elsewhere. Many people are shocked on arrival at the price of everything from clothes in the shops to cars in the showrooms
FORMER Wimbledon finalist Cedric Pioline is the latest big name to confirm that he will be in action when top class tennis returns to Sussex later this year. The Frenchman has commited himself to the Samsung Open at the Brighton Centre, which starts on
BILLY Taylor raced in to take a championship best 7-34 as Sussex Second XI stormed to their first win of the season. Hampshire's first-ever match on the Nursery Ground of their brand new Hampshire Rose Bowl complex ended in an innings and three runs defeat
ALBION have agreed terms with Bristol Rovers goalkeeper Michel Kuipers. The Dutch stopper, who will be 26 later this month, agreed terms yesterday. Kuipers played two matches on trial with the reserves last season and is likely to be in direct competition
Something funny is going on at our local off-licence. For the past two years every time I've popped in for my medicinal bottle of red wine, I've been served by a surly young man who has continued with whatever conversation he's having on the phone while
SUSSEX cricket fans are unlikely to be able to watch Wavell Hinds, the new batting star of West Indies cricket, at Arundel today (11am). The 23-year-old Jamaican left-hander, who scored his first Test century during the recent series against Pakistan,
Argus columnist Bini McCall was the hero of the hour when she enticed a frightened fugitive away from danger. Bini, a lifeboat crew member and nurse, was at home when the call went out for help. She and her fellow Brighton lifeboat crew members were needed
PROSTITUTES' cards in telephone boxes could soon become a thing of the past. This week, the Government announced new proposals to clamp down on the 'tartcard' industry once and for all. The problem is rife in Brighton and Hove, but there are many who
TEENAGER Lisa David and her new companion are nuts about each other. Her new-found love is a squirrel called Scuv who spends almost every minute of the day living up her sleeve. Lisa was working at Grove Lodge Veterinary Hospital in Worthing when the
A man who evaded more than £100,000 of duty on 18,000 bottles of Belgian vodka failed in a bid to reduce his 18-month jail term. In a case at Maidstone Crown Court last November, Terrence Stocker, 33, of Rock Lane, Hastings, admitted being knowingly concerned
