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I heartily agree with R Scarb (Opinion Extra, June 1). His description of his ideal island expresses my feelings to the letter. If he finds it, please may I go and share it with him? -Mrs A Baldwin, Portslade

Baroness Jay, the leader of the House of Lords, hit the election trail in Sussex. In Hove and Portslade, mothers told the women's minister what improvements they wanted to see in childcare provision. The baroness accompanied Ivor Caplin, Labour candidate

What a pity the European message doesn't seem to have got across to the electorate. A vote this time around for Labour means immediate membership of a European Socialist republic. Thanks to an honest French prime minister, we know harmonisation of taxes

It is manifestly clear from a Foreign Office reply, based on advice from the legal sections of that office and the Ministry of Defence, that a criminal investigation for testing abuse of Royal Prerogative provisions is warranted. Tony Blair, William Hague

Because he is part of the generation that sacrificed so much to save the world from Nazi Germany, it is hardly surprising Bob Funnell (Opinion, May 31) is now very bewildered. However, he is also very deluded in referring to Australia and the US as our

Three Sussex inline hockey players are on top of the world. Jonny Mitchell, Leigh Roberts and Luke Woolgar have been chosen to play for Great Britain in the World Youth Championships in Vancouver next month. Mitchell and Roberts, 15, are in the under-

Most people dream of winning the National Lottery, top prize at bingo or having a bet which comes off, resulting in a huge windfall. When a woman from the Whitehawk estate, in Brighton, won £46,000 at bingo during a trip to the local Riva Club her dreams

Sussex 2nd XI lost six wickets for 97 as they failed to take advantage of a reasonable start to their champ-ionship match against Surrey at Hove. The hosts, who were put in, subsided from 182-3 to close on 290-9 from 108 overs. Jamie Carpenter (66) and

Where is the environment in this election? Despite environmental problems being described by industrialists, scientists and even politicians as the greatest challenge facing humanity this century, they are notably absent from the political debate and

While sifting through some old stuff, I stumbled upon a quote by Clive Foley, Southampton's answer to Paul Samrah. It was when I interviewed him for a sports magazine in Hampshire in the summer of 1997. He said: "Unless we get rid of the current board

Goalkeeper Shwan Jalal will sign a one-year professional contract with Tottenham to begin on July 1. The 18-year-old from Hastings impressed the Spurs coaching staff, including goalkeeping legend Pat Jennings, at a recent trial. John Moncur, Spurs head

Micky Adams wants at least four new players to bolster his title-winning squad. The Albion boss has set his sights on Fulham's Simon Morgan as he plans for the challenge of division two football. If the 34-year-old defender heads south, Adams hopes he

Sussex's decision to bat first backfired badly at Horsham today as Worcestershire's seamers scattered their top order. Richard Montgomerie, Murray Goodwin and Michael Yardy all fell leg before and then Will House chopped the ball onto his stumps to leave

Worth are among the top ten fencing schools in Britain for the second successive year. The Crawley school was eighth out of 86 in the United Kingdom Schools Championships. Worth's first and second team lost just once during the season, against King's

Candidates' secrets often come to the fore during election campaigns - but Claire Staniford's is very different from most. Claire, who is standing for the Monster Raving Loony Party in Crawley, was once Sussex policeman PC Bob Staniford, whose duties

Five men were today being questioned by detectives in connection with the attempted murder of a former paratrooper from Worthing. The five were arrested yesterday morning and taken to separate police stations in Sussex to be interviewed. Ex-para Michael

A larger-than-life football team are determined to score as much fun as possible by smoking, eating and drinking their way to the bottom of the league. The group of alternative soccer stars are determined to poke fun at those who take the game "too seriously

A 14-year-old boy was found dying after an incident at a disused farm near Horsham last night. Police were called following reports of people driving around on the farm. The boy was flown to Worthing Hospital by police helicopter but was dead on arrival

Musicians have been told they cannot play in part of their favourite venue because of a licence wrangle. Groups who perform in the bar area at the Old Market in Hove have been told they will have to go, because that part of the venue has no public entertainment

I heartily agree with R Scarb (Opinion Extra, June 1). His description of his ideal island expresses my feelings to the letter. If he finds it, please may I go and share it with him? -Mrs A Baldwin, Portslade

A worker at a marine life centre who took a female colleague there after it had closed has won his claim for unfair dismissal at an employment tribunal. However, the amount of compensation Victor Bulman will receive will be cut after the tribunal ruled

Two elderly men are recovering in hospital today after being hit by a car as they stood chatting on a pavement in Littlehampton. The accident with a Volkswagen Golf yesterday sent them both flying into the air. The victims, aged 80 and 78, live in White

The pink vote could decide the winner of three crucial marginal Sussex seats, a gay and lesbian rights group has claimed. Stonewall has named Brighton Kemp Town, Hove and Lewes on a list of 30 constituencies where the gay vote could be crucial. The pressure

Candidates' secrets often come to the fore during election campaigns - but Claire Staniford's is very different from most. Claire, who is standing for the Monster Raving Loony Party in Crawley, was once Sussex policeman PC Bob Staniford, whose duties

Residents in an area of Eastbourne are calling for action after vandals torched a car and rolled it into a building. The louts took a stolen Vauxhall Astra to Thornwood Close in Willingdon Trees at midnight last night. They set it alight, then sent it

Customer Tim Sewell was astonished when he saw what he thought was a marijuana plant in the foyer of a bank. Mr Sewell was standing in a lunchtime queue in the NatWest branch in North Street, Brighton, when he spotted the plant. He said: "I couldn't quite

The people of Brighton and Hove should remember this Labour-controlled council is the only council in the south to implement a huge tax on ice cream. Local vans do not serve tourists but regular customers on housing estates. Brighton and Hove City Council

Local radio station Southern FM today launched the new-look Argus in a blaze of sound and colour. The breakfast show was broadcast from Argus headquarters in Hollingbury, Brighton, to help celebrate the sleek new design of Sussex's daily newspaper. A

Farewell to the "Land of the Free". Never has there been a British Government which inherited such a good economy from its predecessor, with falling unemployment and the vast bulk of the population more comfortably off than ever before. Never has there

Alexia Walker and Kate Oakenfold have been included in the England under-19s squad to compete in the European Championships. They are also in an ECB Development X1 for two one-day warm-up matches against the Australian tourists, which could lead to England's

Three Sussex inline hockey players are on top of the world. Jonny Mitchell, Leigh Roberts and Luke Woolgar have been chosen to play for Great Britain in the World Youth Championships in Vancouver next month. Mitchell and Roberts, 15, are in the under-

Sussex 2nd XI lost six wickets for 97 as they failed to take advantage of a reasonable start to their champ-ionship match against Surrey at Hove. The hosts, who were put in, subsided from 182-3 to close on 290-9 from 108 overs. Jamie Carpenter (66) and

Anyone in my age group will tell you Brighton is now a no-go area. The pavements, stores and cafs are teeming with prams and children aged one, two and three years. Many of the mothers are only teenagers and I have been humiliated and verbally abused

Goalkeeper Shwan Jalal will sign a one-year professional contract with Tottenham to begin on July 1. The 18-year-old from Hastings impressed the Spurs coaching staff, including goalkeeping legend Pat Jennings, at a recent trial. John Moncur, Spurs head

Police have warned clubbers in Eastbourne to be on their guard after a young woman reported having her drink spiked with drugs. The victim, who has not been named, was enjoying a night out when the incident allegedly took place. She told police she could

Sussex's decision to bat first backfired badly at Horsham today as Worcestershire's seamers scattered their top order. Richard Montgomerie, Murray Goodwin and Michael Yardy all fell leg before and then Will House chopped the ball onto his stumps to leave

Worth are among the top ten fencing schools in Britain for the second successive year. The Crawley school was eighth out of 86 in the United Kingdom Schools Championships. Worth's first and second team lost just once during the season, against King's

Candidates' secrets often come to the fore during election campaigns - but Claire Staniford's is very different from most. Claire, who is standing for the Monster Raving Loony Party in Crawley, was once Sussex policeman PC Bob Staniford, whose duties

This was Survivor contestant Jayne Meyler's emotional reunion with her son - and the reason she turned her back on a possible £1 million jackpot. The personal fitness trainer asked three fellow castaways on ITV's desert island challenge to vote her off

Five men were today being questioned by detectives in connection with the attempted murder of a former paratrooper from Worthing. The five were arrested yesterday morning and taken to separate police stations in Sussex to be interviewed. Ex-para Michael

A larger-than-life football team are determined to score as much fun as possible by smoking, eating and drinking their way to the bottom of the league. The group of alternative soccer stars are determined to poke fun at those who take the game "too seriously

Reports into the fatal shooting of James Ashley have been deliberately leaked to smear the reputation of Sussex Police and individual officers, it has been claimed. In a statement today, the force said it wanted to find out who was responsible: "The release

A taxi driver was attacked and robbed by two passengers in Brighton early today. They grabbed the 56-year-old from behind as he dropped them off at the Lewes Road gyratory at 3am. One offender held him in a headlock while the other stole a quantity of

A woman has been bombarded with malicious phone calls and a note from jealous rivals after winning £46,000 on the bingo. The morning after her win she answered the phone to a woman who said: "You greedy bitch - you don't deserve it." Another woman called

Musicians have been told they cannot play in part of their favourite venue because of a licence wrangle. Groups who perform in the bar area at the Old Market in Hove have been told they will have to go, because that part of the venue has no public entertainment

An 86-year-old relative had a fall in Hartington Road on a May morning and was knocked unconscious. She is anxious to thank whoever the kind person was who called for the ambulance. She remembers nothing of what happened but is now well on the way to

Richard W Symonds wrote "better... to be a metric regional assembly within Europe than a non-metric American '53rd state'" (Opinion, June 1). Whoever suggested we should be a 53rd state? Canada enjoys a special relationship with the US with favoured trading

Can the "independent" town councillors holding the majority on Telscombe Town Council honestly say they are without allegiance to any political party (Opinion, June 4)? What position does this leave them in vis--vis the General and Local Elections? I

In response to R G Jenkins (Opinion, June 4), the three Conservative candidates would have been delighted to have been in the photograph with William Hague because we were all there. But The Argus photographers and editor decide which photographs, if

As you've no doubt noticed, The Argus has been given a smart new look. This columnist, I'm afraid, has not. I did consider talking to the editor and suggesting that I, too, should be given a sparkling new image - but was advised against this course of

A worker at a marine life centre who took a female colleague there after it had closed has won his claim for unfair dismissal at an employment tribunal. However, the amount of compensation Victor Bulman will receive will be cut after the tribunal ruled

The pink vote could decide the winner of three crucial marginal Sussex seats, a gay and lesbian rights group has claimed. Stonewall has named Brighton Kemp Town, Hove and Lewes on a list of 30 constituencies where the gay vote could be crucial. The pressure

Candidates' secrets often come to the fore during election campaigns - but Claire Staniford's is very different from most. Claire, who is standing for the Monster Raving Loony Party in Crawley, was once Sussex policeman PC Bob Staniford, whose duties

John Parry's column on the Oldham riots (Argus, June 1) should have been reprinted in every newspaper in the land. During the last three-quarters of the previous century, technology advanced so fast to bring excitement and pleasure into people's lives

Customer Tim Sewell was astonished when he saw what he thought was a marijuana plant in the foyer of a bank. Mr Sewell was standing in a lunchtime queue in the NatWest branch in North Street, Brighton, when he spotted the plant. He said: "I couldn't quite

The people of Brighton and Hove should remember this Labour-controlled council is the only council in the south to implement a huge tax on ice cream. Local vans do not serve tourists but regular customers on housing estates. Brighton and Hove City Council

Golden girl Carley Wenham of Crawley was the star Sussex junior at the South of England Championships at Watford. The 13-year-old whizz-kid destroyed the opposition to win the under-15 s'100m in 12.1sec, the fastest time by any Sussex woman this season

Local radio station Southern FM today launched the new-look Argus in a blaze of sound and colour. The breakfast show was broadcast from Argus headquarters in Hollingbury, Brighton, to help celebrate the sleek new design of Sussex's daily newspaper. A

Farewell to the "Land of the Free". Never has there been a British Government which inherited such a good economy from its predecessor, with falling unemployment and the vast bulk of the population more comfortably off than ever before. Never has there

Sussex junior Krishana Singh scored his second century of the season as he helped Hurstpierpoint College beat Reigate. He made 122 as Hurst passed Reigate's 181-7. College coach Derek Semmence said: "He scored a couple of hundreds on a tour of Malta in

Alexia Walker and Kate Oakenfold have been included in the England under-19s squad to compete in the European Championships. They are also in an ECB Development X1 for two one-day warm-up matches against the Australian tourists, which could lead to England's

Frances Houslop has been called up for England's senior hockey team. The 19-year-old, from Horsted Keynes, is in an 18-strong squad for the Korean Telecom Cup in Seoul from June 27 to July 4. The former Ardingly College pupil impressed as she helped her

Our politicians claim to care about the environment and the future of our children, yet persist in policies that will harm them both. Instead of vision and leadership, we get more of the same tired old policies of privatised public transport and new roads

Sussex Police claim reports into the fatal shooting of James Ashley were deliberately leaked to smear their reputation. But this is trying to blame the messenger rather than the message. There is no suggestion the reports are incorrect. The fact is, a

Anyone in my age group will tell you Brighton is now a no-go area. The pavements, stores and cafs are teeming with prams and children aged one, two and three years. Many of the mothers are only teenagers and I have been humiliated and verbally abused

A Peacehaven man is being held in a Spanish prison accused of attempting to smuggle drugs worth £12 million into the country. Daniel Webb, 32, has been jailed in Murcia after being arrested with James Johnson, 36, of Oxford, and John Morgan, 36, of Greenwich

This was Survivor contestant Jayne Meyler's emotional reunion with her son - and the reason she turned her back on a possible £1 million jackpot. The personal fitness trainer asked three fellow castaways on ITV's desert island challenge to vote her off

Reports into the fatal shooting of James Ashley have been deliberately leaked to smear the reputation of Sussex Police and individual officers, it has been claimed. In a statement today, the force said it wanted to find out who was responsible: "The release

A taxi driver was attacked and robbed by two passengers in Brighton early today. They grabbed the 56-year-old from behind as he dropped them off at the Lewes Road gyratory at 3am. One offender held him in a headlock while the other stole a quantity of

A woman has been bombarded with malicious phone calls and a note from jealous rivals after winning £46,000 on the bingo. The morning after her win she answered the phone to a woman who said: "You greedy bitch - you don't deserve it." Another woman called

An 86-year-old relative had a fall in Hartington Road on a May morning and was knocked unconscious. She is anxious to thank whoever the kind person was who called for the ambulance. She remembers nothing of what happened but is now well on the way to

Richard W Symonds wrote "better... to be a metric regional assembly within Europe than a non-metric American '53rd state'" (Opinion, June 1). Whoever suggested we should be a 53rd state? Canada enjoys a special relationship with the US with favoured trading

Can the "independent" town councillors holding the majority on Telscombe Town Council honestly say they are without allegiance to any political party (Opinion, June 4)? What position does this leave them in vis--vis the General and Local Elections? I

In response to R G Jenkins (Opinion, June 4), the three Conservative candidates would have been delighted to have been in the photograph with William Hague because we were all there. But The Argus photographers and editor decide which photographs, if

Horsham police are trying to trace a Good Samaritan who left a note on a van saying he or she had seen thieves break in. The Ford Transit was parked in the Roost Hole car park in St Leonard's Forest, on the outskirts of Horsham, yesterday between 10.45am

As you've no doubt noticed, The Argus has been given a smart new look. This columnist, I'm afraid, has not. I did consider talking to the editor and suggesting that I, too, should be given a sparkling new image - but was advised against this course of

A 14-year-old boy was found dying after an incident at a disused farm near Horsham last night. Police were called following reports of people driving around on the farm. The boy was flown to Worthing Hospital by police helicopter but was dead on arrival

Unruly youngsters will be targeted in a police clampdown on antisocial behaviour and criminal damage on a Mid Sussex estate. East Grinstead Police are launching the initiative during the summer on the Stone Quarry estate, where elderly residents say they

Baroness Jay, the leader of the House of Lords, hit the election trail in Sussex. In Hove and Portslade, mothers told the women's minister what improvements they wanted to see in childcare provision. The baroness accompanied Ivor Caplin, Labour candidate

Five men were today being questioned by detectives in connection with the attempted murder of a former paratrooper from Worthing. The five were arrested yesterday morning and taken to separate police stations in Sussex to be interviewed. Ex-para Michael

John Parry's column on the Oldham riots (Argus, June 1) should have been reprinted in every newspaper in the land. During the last three-quarters of the previous century, technology advanced so fast to bring excitement and pleasure into people's lives

What a pity the European message doesn't seem to have got across to the electorate. A vote this time around for Labour means immediate membership of a European Socialist republic. Thanks to an honest French prime minister, we know harmonisation of taxes

Golden girl Carley Wenham of Crawley was the star Sussex junior at the South of England Championships at Watford. The 13-year-old whizz-kid destroyed the opposition to win the under-15 s'100m in 12.1sec, the fastest time by any Sussex woman this season

Sussex junior Krishana Singh scored his second century of the season as he helped Hurstpierpoint College beat Reigate. He made 122 as Hurst passed Reigate's 181-7. College coach Derek Semmence said: "He scored a couple of hundreds on a tour of Malta in

It is manifestly clear from a Foreign Office reply, based on advice from the legal sections of that office and the Ministry of Defence, that a criminal investigation for testing abuse of Royal Prerogative provisions is warranted. Tony Blair, William Hague

Because he is part of the generation that sacrificed so much to save the world from Nazi Germany, it is hardly surprising Bob Funnell (Opinion, May 31) is now very bewildered. However, he is also very deluded in referring to Australia and the US as our

Frances Houslop has been called up for England's senior hockey team. The 19-year-old, from Horsted Keynes, is in an 18-strong squad for the Korean Telecom Cup in Seoul from June 27 to July 4. The former Ardingly College pupil impressed as she helped her

Most people dream of winning the National Lottery, top prize at bingo or having a bet which comes off, resulting in a huge windfall. When a woman from the Whitehawk estate, in Brighton, won £46,000 at bingo during a trip to the local Riva Club her dreams

Our politicians claim to care about the environment and the future of our children, yet persist in policies that will harm them both. Instead of vision and leadership, we get more of the same tired old policies of privatised public transport and new roads

Sussex Police claim reports into the fatal shooting of James Ashley were deliberately leaked to smear their reputation. But this is trying to blame the messenger rather than the message. There is no suggestion the reports are incorrect. The fact is, a

Where is the environment in this election? Despite environmental problems being described by industrialists, scientists and even politicians as the greatest challenge facing humanity this century, they are notably absent from the political debate and

While sifting through some old stuff, I stumbled upon a quote by Clive Foley, Southampton's answer to Paul Samrah. It was when I interviewed him for a sports magazine in Hampshire in the summer of 1997. He said: "Unless we get rid of the current board

A Peacehaven man is being held in a Spanish prison accused of attempting to smuggle drugs worth £12 million into the country. Daniel Webb, 32, has been jailed in Murcia after being arrested with James Johnson, 36, of Oxford, and John Morgan, 36, of Greenwich

Micky Adams wants at least four new players to bolster his title-winning squad. The Albion boss has set his sights on Fulham's Simon Morgan as he plans for the challenge of division two football. If the 34-year-old defender heads south, Adams hopes he

Security is being stepped up at council buildings in Worthing because visitors have verbally abused and threatened staff. About £15,000 could be spent on improvements at Portland House to help deal with disruptive visitors. New measures would include

A demonstration has been called outside a town hall when councillors meet to decide whether to allow a Hindu temple to be built. They are fighting plans to build the £2 million temple on a two-and-a-half acre site at Apple Tree Farm, near Ifield Green

A rail worker left traumatised after aiding a boy whose arm was severed by a train has failed in a High Court bid for compensation. Lee Mair, 43, of Wolstonbury Road, Rustington, was commended for his bravery by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board

A honeymooning West Sussex couple are among some the offbeat acts at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Stewart Ferris, 32, from Chichester, and fiance Emma Burgess, 30, both comedy writers, will be married on the eve of the Fringe before flying to

A 14-year-old boy was found dying after an incident at a disused farm near Horsham last night. Police were called following reports of people driving around on the farm. The boy was flown to Worthing Hospital by police helicopter but was dead on arrival