A school for children with learning difficulties is celebrating after receiving a prestigious arts award. The Artsmark prize was awarded to Herons Dale School in Shoreham in recognition of its commitment to providing opportunities across the arts, from
Contrary to its name, buckwheat is not a wheat and entirely different to other grains. It is really a seed and closely related to rhubarb. For those who need to avoid wheat or gluten, buckwheat is ideal but it should also be valued for its outstanding
A new test is being piloted in Sussex which can check a child's hearing at just ten days old. Little Oscar Kirkman-Horne is only a month old but his parents already know his hearing is fine. Ordinarily, they would have had to wait until he was eight months
Last Tuesday, I saw a notice in Hove Library saying the catalogue was now "on line". When I went home, a phone call gave me my necessary PIN and soon I was scouring the whole catalogue for a book I wanted to read. Within minutes, it was reserved. On Friday
David Courtney's monorail is definitely gathering speed. I have always been enthusiastic about the potential of this sustainable link within Brighton and Hove. It will not, as some fear, compete with the Volks Railway, which is a tourist attraction, not
Can any reader tell me the origin of all the "deans" in my area, such as Coldean, Bevendean, Woodingdean, Roedean, Rottingdean and Ovingdean? -S South, Ridge View, Coldean
This week we are being invaded by visitors as my sister is coming with her five-year-old, plus dog, and my friend is also coming to stay with her three kids. Him indoors has threatened to stay in his shed to escape but I have persuaded him it will all
A mum-of-four has scooped more than £22,000 on her first trip to bingo. The 37-year-old winner, from Haywards Heath, who did not wish to be named, had only joined the Gala Club in Crawley three days before. The housewife, who has her first grandchild
Sven-Goran Eriksson insists England can still look forward with "great faith" despite being taken to the brink of defeat by Sweden. Eriksson admitted his team were outplayed by his Swedish compatriots in the second half as Everton midfielder Niclas Alexandersson
Sussex are heading for a second Championship defeat despite some belligerent batting against Kent at Tunbridge Wells yesterday. Wicketkeeper Matt Prior made a career-best 67 and there were useful cameos by Mark Davis and Kevin Innes as the county made
Is it possible to have slapstick comedy promoted? For years, I have wanted to make a fool of myself in public. Everything would be all above board in the legal sense of the word. I have been laughing to myself at the reaction that one would get. After
Severe eczema in infants and children can be quite distressing for parents. One mum brought her toddler with severe cradle cap and red, itchy, flaky skin on the face to see me. Initially, this needed treatment with mild steroid cream for a few days, which
Jonathan Neill finances equipment for his boy band Coda by being a pall bearer for a firm of funeral directors. The student from Hadlow Down has to wear full formal clothes when carrying coffins at funerals before changing into jeans and a T-shirt for
We note Dr Geoff Lockwood's claims (The Argus, May 25) that the West Pier enabling development is highly popular in Brighton and Hove based on the returns of about one per cent from a completely inadequate survey carried out by the West Pier Trust. The
Sussex let its hair down 25 years ago when The Queen celebrated her Silver Jubilee with parties and events all over the county. There was a slow start to celebrations for the Golden Jubilee but it has now really caught the public's imagination. Flags
Adam Trimingham reports on plans to protect Brighton and Hove's booming economy from recession. WHEN the sun shines and the sea sparkles there are few better places to be in Britain than Brighton and Hove. After suffering badly in the recessions of the
Perhaps the fire in Brighton last Thursday will inspire Brighton and Hove City Council to finally do something about the number of derelict sites around the city. These decaying edifices are not only dangerous death-traps, as was so nearly demonstrated
Brighton and Hove does tend to turn up at the extreme ends of national league tables. The most profitable city in the UK has unusually low wages, unusually high housing costs, ranks in the lowest five nationally for provision of youth services and, now
Hastings Priory have built up a 12-point lead at the top of the Shepherd Neame Sussex League, thanks to their fourth win in five starts at home to Chichester. Brighton and Hove stay second but have played a game less and Three Bridges are third. Hastings
It might have been a tap-in, but Eric Cantona now has a goal on Brighton beach to add to his impressive collection. The former Leeds, Manchester United and Marseille legend, looking almost as burly as Matt Le Tissier these days, was the star attraction
Television bosses have apologised for threatening to prosecute a pensioner who had a valid licence. Widow Marie Baynham's original television was stolen during a burglary at her ground-floor flat in Sackville Road, Hove, in 1998. She did not replace it
Thieves forced out a metal fence panel and stole a digger from the site of a new school sports development. The machinery was being used in a building programme to create a sophisticated sports complex at Dorothy Stringer High School in Brighton. Staff
Sussex was bathed in red, white and blue as people celebrated the Queen's Golden Jubilee in scorching weather. Across the county, hundreds of events took place as the historic celebrations got under way in royal style. In Brighton and Hove, a cheeky Prince
A fisherman is enjoying sweet success by luring chocoholic sea bass with Mars bars on the end of his line. David Grinham had been dangling his rod from Brighton Marina without luck when, one day, he attached a piece of his snack to the hook. He promptly
Police used an expert lip reader to help convict a rogue solicitor who smuggled heroin into a court as a birthday "treat" for a client. Detectives have told how they were struggling to prove Martin Moore conspired to take a syringe wrapped in tin foil
Police say a jubilee lock-down on drug dealers has been a success, with 15 people arrested and thousands of pounds' worth of drugs seized. Operation Dynamo, where officers trapped heroin and crack cocaine pushers by sealing off Brighton and Hove at all
It may be a bank holiday but Sussex University students are sitting exams today and tomorrow, with the college blaming "time pressure". University bosses have apologised but say they had no choice as they struggled to squeeze all the sittings in before
Rescue teams raced against time to free a young woman who slipped and became wedged between two huge breakwater rocks. Lifeboat teams, coastguards and a crew of 18 fire officers worked in darkness to release the woman, who was trapped in the gap, dangling
Staying at home to take care of the children is a thing of the past for most modern families. Sky-high mortgages and living costs mean one income is often no longer enough to support the family. Recent figures from the EU statistics arm Eurostat revealed
A school for children with learning difficulties is celebrating after receiving a prestigious arts award. The Artsmark prize was awarded to Herons Dale School in Shoreham in recognition of its commitment to providing opportunities across the arts, from
Contrary to its name, buckwheat is not a wheat and entirely different to other grains. It is really a seed and closely related to rhubarb. For those who need to avoid wheat or gluten, buckwheat is ideal but it should also be valued for its outstanding
Last Tuesday, I saw a notice in Hove Library saying the catalogue was now "on line". When I went home, a phone call gave me my necessary PIN and soon I was scouring the whole catalogue for a book I wanted to read. Within minutes, it was reserved. On Friday
Can any reader tell me the origin of all the "deans" in my area, such as Coldean, Bevendean, Woodingdean, Roedean, Rottingdean and Ovingdean? -S South, Ridge View, Coldean
This week we are being invaded by visitors as my sister is coming with her five-year-old, plus dog, and my friend is also coming to stay with her three kids. Him indoors has threatened to stay in his shed to escape but I have persuaded him it will all
I was privileged to be one of the guests at The Argus Achievement Awards dinner recently and what a splendid function it was. But it was also a very humbling occasion in many ways as we saw what some of the finalists had coped with on a day-to-day basis
A mum-of-four has scooped more than £22,000 on her first trip to bingo. The 37-year-old winner, from Haywards Heath, who did not wish to be named, had only joined the Gala Club in Crawley three days before. The housewife, who has her first grandchild
Sussex are heading for a second Championship defeat despite some belligerent batting against Kent at Tunbridge Wells yesterday. Wicketkeeper Matt Prior made a career-best 67 and there were useful cameos by Mark Davis and Kevin Innes as the county made
Sussex are heading for a second Championship defeat despite some belligerent batting against Kent at Tunbridge Wells yesterday. Wicketkeeper Matt Prior made a career-best 67 and there were useful cameos by Mark Davis and Kevin Innes as the county made
Almost always a stage star until the age of 42, this most sophisticated of Thirties and Forties Hollywood supporting actors was one of the unforgettables. Otto Kruger by name and classy by deportment. The picture is a scene from Turn Back The Clock (1933
Is it possible to have slapstick comedy promoted? For years, I have wanted to make a fool of myself in public. Everything would be all above board in the legal sense of the word. I have been laughing to myself at the reaction that one would get. After
J Jackson makes a number of inaccurate statements. Foxes are not classified as vermin. The Government's Burns Inquiry concluded that foxes are not the pest they are culturally perceived to be and, while individual foxes may cause damage, fox predation
Severe eczema in infants and children can be quite distressing for parents. One mum brought her toddler with severe cradle cap and red, itchy, flaky skin on the face to see me. Initially, this needed treatment with mild steroid cream for a few days, which
J Jackson (Letters, May 27), in commenting on animal rights, says "the idea upon which 'animal rights' is predicated is fallacious". This is because he or she is working from the premise of "indirect duty views", derived from David Hume's and John Rawl's
Sussex let its hair down 25 years ago when The Queen celebrated her Silver Jubilee with parties and events all over the county. There was a slow start to celebrations for the Golden Jubilee but it has now really caught the public's imagination. Flags
Adam Trimingham reports on plans to protect Brighton and Hove's booming economy from recession. WHEN the sun shines and the sea sparkles there are few better places to be in Britain than Brighton and Hove. After suffering badly in the recessions of the
Brighton and Hove has worked well during the last decade to revive itself as one of Britain's leading resorts. It has also established a thriving arts-based economy and financial services are booming. It has become a city of students with two universities
Brighton and Hove does tend to turn up at the extreme ends of national league tables. The most profitable city in the UK has unusually low wages, unusually high housing costs, ranks in the lowest five nationally for provision of youth services and, now
Jonathan Neill is deadly serious about his boy band Coda - he has financed equipment for the group by carrying coffins. Jonathan, 19, shouldered responsibility for raising the money for the group's PA system by being a pall-bearer for funeral directors
A giant jellyfish is being nursed back to health after being found washed up on a Brighton beach. A dog walker found the 18in invertebrate on the sand at low tide and contacted staff at the Sea Life Centre in Madeira Drive. They collected it in a large
Sussex is getting safer after being named one of just five counties in England and Wales to record a drop in crime. Figures gathered by Police Review magazine showed crime rose nationally by 2.5 per cent in the past 12 months. But Sussex was among five
A fisherman is enjoying sweet success by luring chocoholic sea bass with Mars bars on the end of his line. David Grinham had been dangling his rod from Brighton Marina without luck when, one day, he attached a piece of his snack to the hook. He promptly
Police used an expert lip reader to help convict a rogue solicitor who smuggled heroin into a court as a birthday "treat" for a client. Detectives have told how they were struggling to prove Martin Moore conspired to take a syringe wrapped in tin foil
Police say a jubilee lock-down on drug dealers has been a success, with 15 people arrested and thousands of pounds' worth of drugs seized. Operation Dynamo, where officers trapped heroin and crack cocaine pushers by sealing off Brighton and Hove at all
It may be a bank holiday but Sussex University students are sitting exams today and tomorrow, with the college blaming "time pressure". University bosses have apologised but say they had no choice as they struggled to squeeze all the sittings in before
Rescue teams raced against time to free a young woman who slipped and became wedged between two huge breakwater rocks. Lifeboat teams, coastguards and a crew of 18 fire officers worked in darkness to release the woman, who was trapped in the gap, dangling
There is really only one thing you can be sure of in life and that is death, so the saying goes. However, for women, there's something else - the menopause. Whoever you are or whatever you do, you will at some stage in your life (usually between the ages
I was privileged to be one of the guests at The Argus Achievement Awards dinner recently and what a splendid function it was. But it was also a very humbling occasion in many ways as we saw what some of the finalists had coped with on a day-to-day basis
Sussex are heading for a second Championship defeat despite some belligerent batting against Kent at Tunbridge Wells yesterday. Wicketkeeper Matt Prior made a career-best 67 and there were useful cameos by Mark Davis and Kevin Innes as the county made
So Wimbledon Football Club has been given permission by the FA to move its home to Milton Keynes (The Argus, May 29). As the FA has now set a precedent, perhaps the Albion should consider a similar move? This would solve the problem of trying to find
Almost always a stage star until the age of 42, this most sophisticated of Thirties and Forties Hollywood supporting actors was one of the unforgettables. Otto Kruger by name and classy by deportment. The picture is a scene from Turn Back The Clock (1933
J Jackson makes a number of inaccurate statements. Foxes are not classified as vermin. The Government's Burns Inquiry concluded that foxes are not the pest they are culturally perceived to be and, while individual foxes may cause damage, fox predation
J Jackson (Letters, May 27), in commenting on animal rights, says "the idea upon which 'animal rights' is predicated is fallacious". This is because he or she is working from the premise of "indirect duty views", derived from David Hume's and John Rawl's
Brighton is set to become the home of beach football in Britain with the success of the Kronenbourg Cup. The six-team tournament concludes today in a purpose-built 3,000-seater stadium on Brighton beach opposite Madeira Drive. Former Manchester United
Brighton and Hove has worked well during the last decade to revive itself as one of Britain's leading resorts. It has also established a thriving arts-based economy and financial services are booming. It has become a city of students with two universities
Nigel Baker's view that the Capital of Culture bid is about wealthy people gorging themselves (Letters, May 28) is objectionable. This old-fashioned view of culture has nothing whatever to do with the current bid. By contrast, we are talking about the
Jonathan Neill is deadly serious about his boy band Coda - he has financed equipment for the group by carrying coffins. Jonathan, 19, shouldered responsibility for raising the money for the group's PA system by being a pall-bearer for funeral directors
A giant jellyfish is being nursed back to health after being found washed up on a Brighton beach. A dog walker found the 18in invertebrate on the sand at low tide and contacted staff at the Sea Life Centre in Madeira Drive. They collected it in a large
Sussex is getting safer after being named one of just five counties in England and Wales to record a drop in crime. Figures gathered by Police Review magazine showed crime rose nationally by 2.5 per cent in the past 12 months. But Sussex was among five
A Brighton teenager was today fighting for his life after his go-kart crashed into a lorry. Dana Curtis, 15, was driving the motorised kart around a car park in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, when he lost control. Dana, who was visiting relatives in the Arley
Police fired pepper spray into the faces of rowdy football fans as the start of England's World Cup campaign turned violent. Up to ten people drinking outside The Checkers pub in Marine Parade, Worthing, were affected by the spray. Officers called in
A new test is being piloted in Sussex which can check a child's hearing at just ten days old. Little Oscar Kirkman-Horne is only a month old but his parents already know his hearing is fine. Ordinarily, they would have had to wait until he was eight months
There is really only one thing you can be sure of in life and that is death, so the saying goes. However, for women, there's something else - the menopause. Whoever you are or whatever you do, you will at some stage in your life (usually between the ages
David Courtney's monorail is definitely gathering speed. I have always been enthusiastic about the potential of this sustainable link within Brighton and Hove. It will not, as some fear, compete with the Volks Railway, which is a tourist attraction, not
Sven-Goran Eriksson insists England can still look forward with "great faith" despite being taken to the brink of defeat by Sweden. Eriksson admitted his team were outplayed by his Swedish compatriots in the second half as Everton midfielder Niclas Alexandersson
Police fired pepper spray into the faces of rowdy football fans in Worthing as the start of England's World Cup campaign turned violent. Up to ten people drinking outside The Checkers pub in Marine Parade were affected by the spray. Officers called in
So Wimbledon Football Club has been given permission by the FA to move its home to Milton Keynes (The Argus, May 29). As the FA has now set a precedent, perhaps the Albion should consider a similar move? This would solve the problem of trying to find
Jonathan Neill finances equipment for his boy band Coda by being a pall bearer for a firm of funeral directors. The student from Hadlow Down has to wear full formal clothes when carrying coffins at funerals before changing into jeans and a T-shirt for
We note Dr Geoff Lockwood's claims (The Argus, May 25) that the West Pier enabling development is highly popular in Brighton and Hove based on the returns of about one per cent from a completely inadequate survey carried out by the West Pier Trust. The
Perhaps the fire in Brighton last Thursday will inspire Brighton and Hove City Council to finally do something about the number of derelict sites around the city. These decaying edifices are not only dangerous death-traps, as was so nearly demonstrated
Brighton is set to become the home of beach football in Britain with the success of the Kronenbourg Cup. The six-team tournament concludes today in a purpose-built 3,000-seater stadium on Brighton beach opposite Madeira Drive. Former Manchester United
Hastings Priory have built up a 12-point lead at the top of the Shepherd Neame Sussex League, thanks to their fourth win in five starts at home to Chichester. Brighton and Hove stay second but have played a game less and Three Bridges are third. Hastings
Nigel Baker's view that the Capital of Culture bid is about wealthy people gorging themselves (Letters, May 28) is objectionable. This old-fashioned view of culture has nothing whatever to do with the current bid. By contrast, we are talking about the
It might have been a tap-in, but Eric Cantona now has a goal on Brighton beach to add to his impressive collection. The former Leeds, Manchester United and Marseille legend, looking almost as burly as Matt Le Tissier these days, was the star attraction
Television bosses have apologised for threatening to prosecute a pensioner who had a valid licence. Widow Marie Baynham's original television was stolen during a burglary at her ground-floor flat in Sackville Road, Hove, in 1998. She did not replace it
Thieves forced out a metal fence panel and stole a digger from the site of a new school sports development. The machinery was being used in a building programme to create a sophisticated sports complex at Dorothy Stringer High School in Brighton. Staff
Sussex was bathed in red, white and blue as people celebrated the Queen's Golden Jubilee in scorching weather. Across the county, hundreds of events took place as the historic celebrations got under way in royal style. In Brighton and Hove, a cheeky Prince
A Brighton teenager was today fighting for his life after his go-kart crashed into a lorry. Dana Curtis, 15, was driving the motorised kart around a car park in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, when he lost control. Dana, who was visiting relatives in the Arley
Police fired pepper spray into the faces of rowdy football fans as the start of England's World Cup campaign turned violent. Up to ten people drinking outside The Checkers pub in Marine Parade, Worthing, were affected by the spray. Officers called in
Staying at home to take care of the children is a thing of the past for most modern families. Sky-high mortgages and living costs mean one income is often no longer enough to support the family. Recent figures from the EU statistics arm Eurostat revealed
