I am usually a big critic of the county cricket fixture list but for once its idiosyncrasy has helped us. We have a week of no Championship cricket at a time when our bodies can do with the rest. Our convincing win over Warwickshire on Sunday was all
The latest phase of a £1.6 million revamp of a historic church which has been closed for years since the roof was declared unsafe has been completed. St Paul's Church, in Chapel Road, Worthing, which closed in 1995, had functioned as a building of major
A leading light of the Worthing music scene has been remembered at a special concert. Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra and Worthing Philharmonic Choir staged a concert in honour of Celia Martin, who died earlier this year at the age of 55. She had been
Residents will get a chance to put their burning questions to the decision makers at two meetings later this month. Arun's two area partnership panels will be meeting with a number of topical items on the agenda for discussion, including community wardens
More than five per cent of Worthing's population is dependent on drink or drugs. The figures were revealed by Worthing Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership as social workers strive to set up a "wet" shelter in the town. According to the partnership
East Worthing and Shoreham MP Tim Loughton has reacted furiously after a Liberal Democrat politician endorsed a cannabis cafe at its first anniversary party. He has written to Sheila Player, the Lib Dem leader of Worthing Borough Council, to condemn the
A scholar obsessed with Sussex-based glamour model Jordan bombarded her mother with sexually-explicit letters. Nigel Chapman, 55, a former manager with Railtrack, sent numerous notes and unwanted gifts - including a pink thong with a butterfly design
I am afraid Mr Harman (Letters, June 24) is totally wrong about a single Focke-Wulf 190 dropping a bomb on the Preston Road viaduct in Brighton in May 1943. He was right to mention shaking if a large number of bombs had been dropped. I can assure him
The efforts of Green Party Councillor Keith Taylor to combat anti-social street drinking of alcohol within his own ward (The Argus, June 26) would have more credence if he had also supported Brighton and Hove City Council's decision to consult on giving
Portslade rider Tristan Court is the new Sussex ten-mile time trial champion. He was the fastest local rider at the Bognor Regis club's open event, although the first three in a field of 90 are all members of Hampshire clubs. VC St Raphael riders Steve
Haywards Heath will be working out with the army as they plan their assault on National League rugby. Heath, promoted via a play-off from London One last season, will spend a tough weekend of physical training at an army camp later this month. They also
A keen Canadian is standing on the doorstep of the Local Studies Centre, Brighton, here to trace his family history. He is one of thousands of people every year who arrive at the centre in Church Street, Brighton, in search of their past. The Local Studies
Councils are responsible for getting rid of the waste mountains produced each year by our throwaway society. In Sussex they are facing problems as landfill tips become full and no one wants incinerators near their homes. But there's a part to be played
Last month was the warmest June in Sussex since the heatwave and drought year of 1976. Weatherman Ken Woodhams said the daytime temperature was higher than usual on 22 days of the month. The overall figure was 1.5C higher than normal. The warmest days
A learner driver of a Rover Metro with no L plates smashed his car into a house, narrowly missing the occupant, then left the scene and did not go to the police until the next day, yet was fined only £100 (The Argus, June 27). The fixed fine for going
Former Albion boss Barry Lloyd has backed the Russian takeover at his beloved Chelsea. The man responsible for the first Russian revolution in English football believes the deal will open the floodgates to foreign investment in top clubs. Billionaire
Matt Prior's dreams of playing for England have taken a step forward. The young Sussex wicketkeeper has been named in a provisional squad of 15 to attend the National Academy this winter. Prior, 21, will work under Academy Director Rod Marsh at the ECB's
Pupils at a girls' school have been recognised for their community spirit after raising thousands of pounds for charity. The students at Davison High School, in Selborne Road, Worthing, have raised more than £19,000 for some 40 charities in the past year
Steve Coppell's hopes of signing Steve Hunt are evaporating, because the Albion boss has no money for transfer fees. Brentford are content to let a tribunal determine the worth of the former Republic of Ireland international winger but Coppell cannot
A beekeeper was called in by residents who spotted a swarm near their houses. The bees had set up home in a tree close to a play area in Eighth Avenue, Lancing, on Thursday. Council environmental action team Adur Watch dispatched beekeeper Ralph Morris
Hove-based company Colmaart Enterprises his causing a storm with its plans for a Moulin Rouge style lap-dancing venue. Curtains in Hove's elegant drawing rooms have been twitching nervously since the prospect of a little piece of Soho moving into their
A bounty of arts and crafts will be on show at the first Worthing Fringe Together exhibition. Supported by Worthing Borough Councils arts development service, Revolutionary Arts Group (Rag) founder Dan Thompson has been arranging for artists and local
North Korea will the focus for the next meeting of the anti-war pressure group Worthing Against War. Keith Bennett, a former editor of the Asian Times newspaper, will give a talk entitled North Korea - What's Really Going On? at the Downview pub, in Tarring
A young girl fled when a man exposed himself as she walked to school in Angmering. Police are appealing for witnesses after the 13-year-old was approached by the man in an alleyway near The Lamb Inn yesterday at about 8.30am. The man exposed himself and
A Crawley father told a court his 15-year-old son could not have raped a teenage girl. He said he was with his son at the time of the alleged attack and they had been moving furniture in Crawley on the evening of the assault on September 30 last year.
Hove-based company Colmaart Enterprises his causing a storm with its plans for a Moulin Rouge style lap-dancing venue. Curtains in Hove's elegant drawing rooms have been twitching nervously since the prospect of a little piece of Soho moving into their
Tory MP Nicholas Soames has emerged as a shock ally to embattled Alastair Campbell in the row over the Iraq "dodgy dossier." The former Armed Forces Minister threw his weight behind Downing Street after speaking with his own senior intelligence source
The Great Worthing Refuse Saga continues to rumble on, with local Tory leader Stephen Waight criticising without offering any alternative. Perhaps he should take the blinkers off and look further around the county? Both Arun and Adur District Councils
Ambulance service operators were staggered to receive a 999 call asking for the number of a taxi company. Another time they received a request for an ambulance from a caller who had cut their toenails a bit too short. On other occasions people in Sussex
I am usually a big critic of the county cricket fixture list but for once its idiosyncrasy has helped us. We have a week of no Championship cricket at a time when our bodies can do with the rest. Our convincing win over Warwickshire on Sunday was all
Worthing Museum and Art Gallery is the place to be this weekend for the young or young-at-heart. The museum team has organised an arts and crafts day for children on Saturday as part of the Worthing Arts Festival. A spokesman for the museum said: "This
A leading light of the Worthing music scene has been remembered at a special concert. Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra and Worthing Philharmonic Choir staged a concert in honour of Celia Martin, who died earlier this year at the age of 55. She had been
Residents will get a chance to put their burning questions to the decision makers at two meetings later this month. Arun's two area partnership panels will be meeting with a number of topical items on the agenda for discussion, including community wardens
Plans to make Worthing a better place have been unveiled for public scrutiny. The Interim Community Strategy was drafted by Worthing Together, which is a partnership comprising people from key organisations in the town, including borough and county councils
The western end of Church Road is symbolic of what is happening to cities such as Brighton and Hove right now. Close to George Street is St Andrew's, a historic church in Hove which is one of the few in the area which may be spared in a review of buildings
Volk's Electric Railway was temporarily foreshortened to allow for the building of a grandstand for the Kronenbourg Cup football pitch. This is fine for those who want to watch football in the middle of the cricket season and may also be beneficial for
Nigel and Carol Eckersley are celebrating medal success at the European Veterans' Championship in Italy. Nigel won a bronze medal in the men's doubles despite suffer from tennis elbow. The England No. 6 from Uckfield played with the England No. 1 John
Councils are responsible for getting rid of the waste mountains produced each year by our throwaway society. In Sussex they are facing problems as landfill tips become full and no one wants incinerators near their homes. But there's a part to be played
Following the display of imprecations at a recent Wimbledon men's tennis game, would it not be more acceptable if school children and members of the gentle sex, during times of frustration, used the word Greg rather than the obnoxious s... word? It would
People living near a proposed cabaret club which will include lap dancing are worried. They have protested in trenchant terms to Brighton and Hove City Council about the plans for a former cinema in Western Road, near the Brighton border. Councillors
A learner driver of a Rover Metro with no L plates smashed his car into a house, narrowly missing the occupant, then left the scene and did not go to the police until the next day, yet was fined only £100 (The Argus, June 27). The fixed fine for going
Roger Lee's letter (June 19) was so riddled with bias and errors that I hardly know where to begin. "Every road . . . at gridlock": On a hot Sunday ten years ago, the car parks at Selsey, Bracklesham, the Witterings, Itchenor and Hayling Island were packed
Former Albion boss Barry Lloyd has backed the Russian takeover at his beloved Chelsea. The man responsible for the first Russian revolution in English football believes the deal will open the floodgates to foreign investment in top clubs. Billionaire
Pupils at a girls' school have been recognised for their community spirit after raising thousands of pounds for charity. The students at Davison High School, in Selborne Road, Worthing, have raised more than £19,000 for some 40 charities in the past year
Steve Coppell's hopes of signing Steve Hunt are evaporating, because the Albion boss has no money for transfer fees. Brentford are content to let a tribunal determine the worth of the former Republic of Ireland international winger but Coppell cannot
Nurses are being encouraged to sit down and listen to patients' stories of their experience on the wards. Twenty-four nurses from Worthing and Southlands Hospitals are undertaking the 12-month course developed by the Royal College of Nurses. It focuses
A beekeeper was called in by residents who spotted a swarm near their houses. The bees had set up home in a tree close to a play area in Eighth Avenue, Lancing, on Thursday. Council environmental action team Adur Watch dispatched beekeeper Ralph Morris
Residents across the Adur and Arun Districts have the opportunity to find out whether their councils are providing value for money. Adur District Council has published its best value performance plan for 2003/04, which looks back at the council's past
Patients with severe breathing problems are benefiting from a new treatment now in use by staff at Worthing Hospital's intensive care unit. Positive pressure ventilation techniques enable medical staff to treat patients with chronic respiratory failure
Green Euro MP Caroline Lucas says plans to expand Gatwick with two new runways would devastate the green belt. The South-East MEP said the scheme would also swallow up hundreds of homes and heritage sites, increase pollution and congestion and bring renewed
Youngsters at a loose end this summer can join a new summer holiday club called Fun Time Out. The club, for children aged between four and 12, will be held at The Vale First and Middle School in Worthing from July 28 to August 29. Co-organiser Jason Ward
North Korea will the focus for the next meeting of the anti-war pressure group Worthing Against War. Keith Bennett, a former editor of the Asian Times newspaper, will give a talk entitled North Korea - What's Really Going On? at the Downview pub, in Tarring
A Crawley father told a court his 15-year-old son could not have raped a teenage girl. He said he was with his son at the time of the alleged attack and they had been moving furniture in Crawley on the evening of the assault on September 30 last year.
Hove-based company Colmaart Enterprises his causing a storm with its plans for a Moulin Rouge style lap-dancing venue. Curtains in Hove's elegant drawing rooms have been twitching nervously since the prospect of a little piece of Soho moving into their
Tory MP Nicholas Soames has emerged as a shock ally to embattled Alastair Campbell in the row over the Iraq "dodgy dossier." The former Armed Forces Minister threw his weight behind Downing Street after speaking with his own senior intelligence source
As a proud father, Sentinel has from day one of his daughter's birth been compiling a scrapbook of her life. It contains photographs, birthday cards, newspaper cuttings and associated bits and bobs. He hopes it will form an interesting account of her
Steve Coppell's hopes of signing Steve Hunt are evaporating, because the Albion boss has no money for transfer fees. Brentford are content to let a tribunal determine the worth of the former Republic of Ireland international winger but Coppell cannot
The latest phase of a £1.6 million revamp of a historic church which has been closed for years since the roof was declared unsafe has been completed. St Paul's Church, in Chapel Road, Worthing, which closed in 1995, had functioned as a building of major
A Miss Marple-style mystery and the exploits of a magical chair are the themes for two plays by drama students in Sompting. Miss Glossop Comes To Tea and The Chair will be presented by the students of Boundstone Community College, in Boundstone Lane,
Worthing radio station Splash FM has organised an open-air concert starring The Real Thing during the seafront festival. The event, which last year drew thousands of people, is being held at Steyne Gardens, Worthing, on Saturday, July 26. Splash has joined
Delays in collecting Worthing's recyclable waste has sparked criticism but a leading councillor insists Worthing will be in the conservation "premier league". Many town residents found Worthing Borough Council requests to leave their rubbish outside their
A volunteer bureau has been given permission to move to more accessible premises. Worthing Volunteer Bureau was based in Colonnade House, at the junction of Warwick Street and High Street, but people had to climb a steep flight of steps to get to its
Drinkers in Lancing and Sompting have been warned to look out for potentially dangerous bottles of counterfeit vodka. Anyone who comes across a bottle of vodka labelled S Petersbourg Vodka or St Petersburg Vodka should not drink it, Adur District Council
More than five per cent of Worthing's population is dependent on drink or drugs. The figures were revealed by Worthing Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership as social workers strive to set up a "wet" shelter in the town. According to the partnership
East Worthing and Shoreham MP Tim Loughton has reacted furiously after a Liberal Democrat politician endorsed a cannabis cafe at its first anniversary party. He has written to Sheila Player, the Lib Dem leader of Worthing Borough Council, to condemn the
I am afraid Mr Harman (Letters, June 24) is totally wrong about a single Focke-Wulf 190 dropping a bomb on the Preston Road viaduct in Brighton in May 1943. He was right to mention shaking if a large number of bombs had been dropped. I can assure him
The efforts of Green Party Councillor Keith Taylor to combat anti-social street drinking of alcohol within his own ward (The Argus, June 26) would have more credence if he had also supported Brighton and Hove City Council's decision to consult on giving
Portslade rider Tristan Court is the new Sussex ten-mile time trial champion. He was the fastest local rider at the Bognor Regis club's open event, although the first three in a field of 90 are all members of Hampshire clubs. VC St Raphael riders Steve
Former car valeter Andy Harmer is making a fortune because he happens to look like David Beckham. He can earn up to £800 a day for appearances but would really like to be known for his band, Copycats. With Beckham's popularity showing no signs of waning
Arron Freeman (Letters, June 26) and columnists John Parry and Adam Trimingham passed some interesting comments on the Church of England locally and nationally. While I agree with Parry about the lack of leadership in the Church, I must point out the
Haywards Heath will be working out with the army as they plan their assault on National League rugby. Heath, promoted via a play-off from London One last season, will spend a tough weekend of physical training at an army camp later this month. They also
Last month was the warmest June in Sussex since the heatwave and drought year of 1976. Weatherman Ken Woodhams said the daytime temperature was higher than usual on 22 days of the month. The overall figure was 1.5C higher than normal. The warmest days
The final phase of a £1 million Southern Water environmental scheme to save a medieval drought-hit lake is being completed. Swanbourne Lake in Arundel dates back to the Domesday Book and was the subject of the last great oil painting by John Constable
Matt Prior's dreams of playing for England have taken a step forward. The young Sussex wicketkeeper has been named in a provisional squad of 15 to attend the National Academy this winter. Prior, 21, will work under Academy Director Rod Marsh at the ECB's
Hove-based company Colmaart Enterprises his causing a storm with its plans for a Moulin Rouge style lap-dancing venue. Curtains in Hove's elegant drawing rooms have been twitching nervously since the prospect of a little piece of Soho moving into their
Planners have thrown out proposals for a multi-million pound scheme which promised to protect a riverside industrial estate from a second flooding disaster. Late changes to the £60 million proposal to revamp the Phoenix Industrial Estate, plus last-minute
Talented young musicians who attended West Sussex County Council's Southern Area Music Centre have performed two summer concerts at Worthing Assembly Hall. The programme by the junior ensembles included performances by the Southern Area Junior String
A man who strangled his partner until she passed out has been jailed for a year. Rebecca Berry was left emotionally scarred by the New Year's Eve attack, a court heard. She described how Stuart Brooker choked her until her eyes bulged. Ms Berry told police
Four former mayors and long serving councillors are expected to be honoured with prestigious titles. Peter Bennett, Bob Clare, Brian Lynn and David Chapman are set to become honorary alderman of Worthing Borough. Whether the nominations are supported
A web site is Sussex Police's latest weapon in the fight against crime. Officers are trying to trace the owners of stolen goods with help from the country's first online lost property booth At a secret Aladdin's Cave of lost treasures, jewellery and antiques
A bounty of arts and crafts will be on show at the first Worthing Fringe Together exhibition. Supported by Worthing Borough Councils arts development service, Revolutionary Arts Group (Rag) founder Dan Thompson has been arranging for artists and local
A former call girl is suing her ex-lover for £30,000 to replace the gifts she says he lavished upon her before the break-up. Nicola Richardson, 36, yesterday launched the court claim against Ian Howie, 50, who is now behind bars for trying to hire a hitman
The Great Worthing Refuse Saga continues to rumble on, with local Tory leader Stephen Waight criticising without offering any alternative. Perhaps he should take the blinkers off and look further around the county? Both Arun and Adur District Councils
Ambulance service operators were staggered to receive a 999 call asking for the number of a taxi company. Another time they received a request for an ambulance from a caller who had cut their toenails a bit too short. On other occasions people in Sussex
Steve Coppell's hopes of signing Steve Hunt are evaporating, because the Albion boss has no money for transfer fees. Brentford are content to let a tribunal determine the worth of the former Republic of Ireland international winger but Coppell cannot
A Miss Marple-style mystery and the exploits of a magical chair are the themes for two plays by drama students in Sompting. Miss Glossop Comes To Tea and The Chair will be presented by the students of Boundstone Community College, in Boundstone Lane,
Worthing Museum and Art Gallery is the place to be this weekend for the young or young-at-heart. The museum team has organised an arts and crafts day for children on Saturday as part of the Worthing Arts Festival. A spokesman for the museum said: "This
Worthing radio station Splash FM has organised an open-air concert starring The Real Thing during the seafront festival. The event, which last year drew thousands of people, is being held at Steyne Gardens, Worthing, on Saturday, July 26. Splash has joined
Delays in collecting Worthing's recyclable waste has sparked criticism but a leading councillor insists Worthing will be in the conservation "premier league". Many town residents found Worthing Borough Council requests to leave their rubbish outside their
A volunteer bureau has been given permission to move to more accessible premises. Worthing Volunteer Bureau was based in Colonnade House, at the junction of Warwick Street and High Street, but people had to climb a steep flight of steps to get to its
Drinkers in Lancing and Sompting have been warned to look out for potentially dangerous bottles of counterfeit vodka. Anyone who comes across a bottle of vodka labelled S Petersbourg Vodka or St Petersburg Vodka should not drink it, Adur District Council
Plans to make Worthing a better place have been unveiled for public scrutiny. The Interim Community Strategy was drafted by Worthing Together, which is a partnership comprising people from key organisations in the town, including borough and county councils
The western end of Church Road is symbolic of what is happening to cities such as Brighton and Hove right now. Close to George Street is St Andrew's, a historic church in Hove which is one of the few in the area which may be spared in a review of buildings
Eastbourne Eagles have beaten their rivals to sign one of the world's top riders. Nicki Pedersen, currently No. 2 in the World Championship rankings and winner of the British Grand Prix three weeks ago, will make his debut in Eastbourne's next match at
Volk's Electric Railway was temporarily foreshortened to allow for the building of a grandstand for the Kronenbourg Cup football pitch. This is fine for those who want to watch football in the middle of the cricket season and may also be beneficial for
Nigel and Carol Eckersley are celebrating medal success at the European Veterans' Championship in Italy. Nigel won a bronze medal in the men's doubles despite suffer from tennis elbow. The England No. 6 from Uckfield played with the England No. 1 John
Former car valeter Andy Harmer is making a fortune because he happens to look like David Beckham. He can earn up to £800 a day for appearances but would really like to be known for his band, Copycats. With Beckham's popularity showing no signs of waning
Arron Freeman (Letters, June 26) and columnists John Parry and Adam Trimingham passed some interesting comments on the Church of England locally and nationally. While I agree with Parry about the lack of leadership in the Church, I must point out the
Following the display of imprecations at a recent Wimbledon men's tennis game, would it not be more acceptable if school children and members of the gentle sex, during times of frustration, used the word Greg rather than the obnoxious s... word? It would
People living near a proposed cabaret club which will include lap dancing are worried. They have protested in trenchant terms to Brighton and Hove City Council about the plans for a former cinema in Western Road, near the Brighton border. Councillors
The final phase of a £1 million Southern Water environmental scheme to save a medieval drought-hit lake is being completed. Swanbourne Lake in Arundel dates back to the Domesday Book and was the subject of the last great oil painting by John Constable
Roger Lee's letter (June 19) was so riddled with bias and errors that I hardly know where to begin. "Every road . . . at gridlock": On a hot Sunday ten years ago, the car parks at Selsey, Bracklesham, the Witterings, Itchenor and Hayling Island were packed
Nurses are being encouraged to sit down and listen to patients' stories of their experience on the wards. Twenty-four nurses from Worthing and Southlands Hospitals are undertaking the 12-month course developed by the Royal College of Nurses. It focuses
Residents across the Adur and Arun Districts have the opportunity to find out whether their councils are providing value for money. Adur District Council has published its best value performance plan for 2003/04, which looks back at the council's past
Patients with severe breathing problems are benefiting from a new treatment now in use by staff at Worthing Hospital's intensive care unit. Positive pressure ventilation techniques enable medical staff to treat patients with chronic respiratory failure
Green Euro MP Caroline Lucas says plans to expand Gatwick with two new runways would devastate the green belt. The South-East MEP said the scheme would also swallow up hundreds of homes and heritage sites, increase pollution and congestion and bring renewed
Youngsters at a loose end this summer can join a new summer holiday club called Fun Time Out. The club, for children aged between four and 12, will be held at The Vale First and Middle School in Worthing from July 28 to August 29. Co-organiser Jason Ward
Planners have thrown out proposals for a multi-million pound scheme which promised to protect a riverside industrial estate from a second flooding disaster. Late changes to the £60 million proposal to revamp the Phoenix Industrial Estate, plus last-minute
Talented young musicians who attended West Sussex County Council's Southern Area Music Centre have performed two summer concerts at Worthing Assembly Hall. The programme by the junior ensembles included performances by the Southern Area Junior String
A man who strangled his partner until she passed out has been jailed for a year. Rebecca Berry was left emotionally scarred by the New Year's Eve attack, a court heard. She described how Stuart Brooker choked her until her eyes bulged. Ms Berry told police
Four former mayors and long serving councillors are expected to be honoured with prestigious titles. Peter Bennett, Bob Clare, Brian Lynn and David Chapman are set to become honorary alderman of Worthing Borough. Whether the nominations are supported
A web site is Sussex Police's latest weapon in the fight against crime. Officers are trying to trace the owners of stolen goods with help from the country's first online lost property booth At a secret Aladdin's Cave of lost treasures, jewellery and antiques
A former call girl is suing her ex-lover for £30,000 to replace the gifts she says he lavished upon her before the break-up. Nicola Richardson, 36, yesterday launched the court claim against Ian Howie, 50, who is now behind bars for trying to hire a hitman
As a proud father, Sentinel has from day one of his daughter's birth been compiling a scrapbook of her life. It contains photographs, birthday cards, newspaper cuttings and associated bits and bobs. He hopes it will form an interesting account of her
