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  • Cash wrangle over Zamora

    Albion are heading for another clash with Carling Cup victims Bristol Rovers over the sale of Bobby Zamora to Spurs. Rovers claim they will be entitled to more money if Zamora is sold on by the north London giants. Albion chairman Dick Knight revealed

  • There's a Harley in my hallway

    Eric Morris has bought his dream motorbike - but he has no intention of riding it. He says it's a work of art and it's staying in his hallway. The move is more easy chair than Easy Rider and wife Hazel, 52, was rather taken aback when her husband announced

  • Neighbours to sue over refuse service

    A group of neighbours are taking their fight for cleaner streets to the courts. Traders and residents plan to gather enough evidence of rubbish being left to rot at the roadside to sue Brighton and Hove City Council for negligence. They are forming an

  • Place in history for call girls' cards

    For years, prostitutes' graphic advertising cards have been derided as the sleazy scourge of seafront phone booths. The postcards advertising the services of prostitutes, brothels and massage parlours - dubbed 'tart cards' - have been the subject of countless

  • August 15: Sussex v Lancashire (Lunch)

    Sussex's first-innings 385 began to look nothing more than a competitive total as Lancashire made a positive start to their reply on the second day at Hove. Neither Mark Chilton nor Ian Sutcliffe looked in too much trouble as they closed in on half-centuries

  • August 14: Sussex v Lancashire (Close)

    Chris Adams has been as good as his word since promising to make a substantial contribution with the bat to the county's bid for a first Championship. Adams was enduring the worst run of form of his Sussex career when he made his brave pledge after the

  • Think of it This Way, by John Parry

    I was sitting at a pavement caf in Old Compton Street in Soho a few days ago. My wife and I had just seen a marvellous show and a member of the cast had joined us for drinks so we could tell her how wonderful she was. You know how it goes. It was a jolly

  • Hope for millionaires in factory fight

    Celebrities living in "Millionaires' Row", Hove, could be spared the noise of an extra 100 lorries a day thundering past their doors. Sir Paul McCartney, actor Nick Berry and husband and wife DJs Zoe Ball and Fatboy Slim opposed plans for a giant peat-processing

  • Carla writes songs to save sanctuary

    Comedy writer Carla Lane is turning her hand to penning songs in her latest fund-raising effort for her struggling animal welfare centre. The TV scriptwriter, whose hits include Bread and The Liver Birds, owns the Animaline Centre at Broadhurst Manor,

  • Join us,Chris

    With regards to comments made by Chris Eubank (The Argus, August 11), my son is also 13 and he cannot get enough of rugby. The coaching is of a very high standard in Sussex and my son knows the dangers. There are some great coaches at Brighton Rugby Club

  • Football: Crawley will find it tough

    Billy Smith knows all about the expectation levels at Crawley which accompany the start of a new season. The longest-serving members of the Dr Martens Premier are desperate for Conference football and, although they should get their wish next season when

  • Hogging it

    Art lovers Eric and Hazel Morris decided they wanted something a little different for their hall - so they installed a motorbike. The gleaming Harley Davidson will certainly cause a few stirs at dinner parties. Whether they will prove to be leaders of

  • Healthy food

    Hospital food has traditionally given bed-ridden patients a reason to get back on their feet and get home. But now the food on offer in the wards at hospitals run by Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has been voted top-nosh by government

  • Speedway: Crunch time in play-off race

    Eastbourne must score back-to-back wins over Oxford and Belle Vue to stay in the race for an Elite League play-off place. That's the verdict of Eagles boss Jon Cook following Monday night's 16-point defeat at Wolverhampton which also cost his side the

  • Bin problems raise a stink

    Bin problems are fast becoming as much a tradition of summer in Brighton and Hove as sticks of rock and pier jumpers. As temperatures soar, traders and residents get hot under the collar about the city's apparent inablility to deal with its refuse. The

  • Insensitive

    The insensitivity of Roger Tilbury (Letters, August 13) made my blood boil. I only hope his petulant challenge to a senior officer to justify the police doing their job properly goes unanswered. I'm sure they have more important things to do than waste

  • Speedway: Screen keen for revenge

    Joe Screen is back at Arlington Stadium tomorrow night with Belle Vue. And although he won't admit it, you just know he has something to prove. It will be his first appearance since, he believes, he was unceremoniously dumped by Eastbourne to make way

  • Cash wrangle over Zamora

    Albion are heading for another clash with Carling Cup victims Bristol Rovers over the sale of Bobby Zamora to Spurs. Rovers claim they will be entitled to more money if Zamora is sold on by the north London giants. Albion chairman Dick Knight revealed

  • Millionaires look to EU in factory fight

    Celebrities living in "Millionaires' Row", Hove, could be spared the noise of an extra 100 lorries a day thundering past their doors. Sir Paul McCartney, actor Nick Berry and husband and wife DJs Zoe Ball and Fatboy Slim opposed plans for a giant peat-processing

  • Ballot for BA swipe card system

    British Airways engineers are to be balloted on whether to accept a pay rise linked to the introduction of the controversial swipe card system. Amicus said if its 4,000 members rejected the deal in the consultative ballot, they were likely to vote on

  • Secret of Horlicks may be revealed

    Horlicks could be about to disclose the 130-year-old secret behind why the popular malt drink helps people to sleep, it was reported today. The product has been promoted as a bedtime essential for decades without a definitive explanation for how it works

  • Fewer final pay pension schemes close

    The rate at which employers are closing final salary pension schemes has slowed down, research showed yesterday. A study of 290 final salary schemes found that, while half of firms had reviewed their pension provision during the 12 months to the end of

  • Record label set to top chart

    A Sussex record company is set to knock Robbie Williams off the number one slot in the album chart. According to midweek record sales, Hot Records could achieve its third number one album this weekend with tracks recorded by the late Eva Cassidy, who

  • Four bid for barracks development

    A shortlist of four organisations has been drawn up as contenders to develop one of Brighton's largest derelict sites. Preston Barracks in Lewes Road is earmarked for a mix of businesses and accommodation, including 40 per cent aimed at key workers and

  • At the cinema, August 15-21

    Here are the movie listings for cinemas around Sussex in the next seven days. Just find the film you fancy and see where it's showing. AGENT CODY BANKS (PG), Chichester New Park. AMERICAN PIE: THE WEDDING (15) at Brighton Odeon, Brighton UGC, Burgess

  • Jazz this week, August 15-21

    Here's our round-up of the best jazz and blues acts performing at venues around Sussex. RUSSELL VAN DEN BERG: This rising star of the saxophone appears with his quartet, featuring Robin Aspland on piano and Laurence Cottle on bass. Brighton Jazz Club

  • Music: Har Mar Superstar, Concorde 2, Brighton, August 15

    Short and portly with a pencil-thin moustache, Har Mar Superstar, aka Sean Tillman, isn't the most likely of sex symbols. Basing his look on an extra from a Seventies porn film, he has wing-tip collars and aviator shades and surrounds himself with a bevy

  • Night clubbing, from August 15

    Lady Miss Kier, Slacker breakbeats and a clubbers' holiday camp are all here for your flash-heeled entertainment. SUBSTANCE, Ocean Rooms, Brighton, August 15: Lady Miss Kier could almost be the perfect Substance DJ. Best-known for the part she played

  • Classical: Proms In The Park, Stanmer Park, Brighton, August 16

    The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra is giving its first summer promenade concert this year, mimicking the Last Night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. The concert, in association with Lewes Bonfire Association, will end with a bonfire display. Conductor

  • Rap: Ice T, The Event II, Brighton, August 21

    Proven to be one of hip hop's most articulate and intelligent stars, Ice T is also one of the most frustrating. At his best, the rapper has written some of the genre's best social commentary but he is also capable of revelling in gratuitous violence and

  • Elbow video filmed in Seaford

    A pair of giant aliens found themselves the targets of stone-throwing teenagers when they stopped off in Seaford during the filming of a pop video. But Elle and Bo, who are being filmed at sites across Britain, also stole hearts among walkers and locals

  • Cash wrangle over Zamora

    Albion are heading for another clash with Carling Cup victims Bristol Rovers over the sale of Bobby Zamora to Spurs. Rovers claim they will be entitled to more money if Zamora is sold on by the north London giants. Albion chairman Dick Knight revealed

  • £1m boost for street wardens

    Schemes to help the most deprived areas keep clean and safe have been given a major funding boost. The Government is giving almost £1 million to keep street wardens and street crime wardens working in the South East up until 2006. The money is part of

  • Neighbours to sue over refuse service

    A group of neighbours are taking their fight for cleaner streets to the courts. Traders and residents plan to gather enough evidence of rubbish being left to rot at the roadside to sue Brighton and Hove City Council for negligence. They are forming an

  • August 15: Sussex v Lancashire (Lunch)

    Sussex's first-innings 385 began to look nothing more than a competitive total as Lancashire made a positive start to their reply on the second day at Hove. Neither Mark Chilton nor Ian Sutcliffe looked in too much trouble as they closed in on half-centuries

  • Veterans fight to retain museum

    The fight for South Korea half a century ago is sometimes known as the forgotten war. But 50 years on, members of the British Korean Veterans' Association (BKVA) remembered fallen comrades with a display of photographs and roll call of names at the Redoubt

  • Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw

    Readers may remember Steve Colomb's comments about our BN1 cartoon, saying it was "badly drawn", "unfunny" and at worst "utterly incomprehensible". Well, he has some supporters, such as Irene Thurston, who says she rarely voices an opinion in a newspaper

  • Council says no to cash

    A group of town councillors has turned down the chance to award themselves an annual wage while their colleagues are split over whether to take the cash. Members of Haywards Heath Town Council voted against Government legislation which would hand the

  • Outcry over big dig

    Traders in a Mid Sussex town claim they still face financial ruin despite efforts to speed up high street roadworks. Shopkeepers say the company responsible for the improvements is not offering enough compensation for their losses. Transco announced that

  • Caf owners call it quits

    The owners of an alleged cannabis cafe in Worthing say they have closed the premises down in the face of intense police pressure. A Friends of Worthing KoffeeShops spokeswoman said a "police siege" had convinced those running the enterprise not to reopen

  • Prescott delivers the cash

    Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott ignored heckling from hunt supporters to deliver more than £100,000 to a deprived East Sussex neighbourhood. Mr Prescott was barracked in Hastings by placard-waving lobbyists from the Countryside Alliance opposed to

  • Protest planned over PO

    Protesters will take to the streets in a bid to save a threatened post office in Eastbourne. The branch in Upperton Road faces closure as Post Office bosses attempt to stem losses of almost £65,000 a year. The demonstration, planned for tomorrow morning

  • Missing cops

    Can anyone tell me where the police officers who used to be on 24-hour duty at Brighton's Clock Tower are? They seem to have gone missing. I was under the impression this was a permanent measure to cut city centre crime. Have the criminals also disappeared

  • Mantell plaque

    Regarding the plaque in memory of Dr Mantell (Letters, August 8), the building was once the business school part of Clark's College. If I remember correctly, his full name was either Algernon Gideon Mantell or Gideon Aglernon. For some reason, having

  • Golf: Super Fenn snaps out of doldrums

    A seven under par 133 total when he needed it most resurrected Steve Fenn's career when he won the Sussex PGU Riseborough Memorial at Bognor. Victory by three strokes and a £500 cheque broke a spell of three lean years for the East Brighton assistant.

  • Not paranoid

    Roger Hudson accuses me of "europaranoia" (Letters, August 5). This is a classic example of the Labour left descending to invective. Yes, Mr Hudson, I did stand for the UK Independence Party - the country's fourth biggest in terms of paid-up members -

  • Join us,Chris

    With regards to comments made by Chris Eubank (The Argus, August 11), my son is also 13 and he cannot get enough of rugby. The coaching is of a very high standard in Sussex and my son knows the dangers. There are some great coaches at Brighton Rugby Club

  • Football: Crawley will find it tough

    Billy Smith knows all about the expectation levels at Crawley which accompany the start of a new season. The longest-serving members of the Dr Martens Premier are desperate for Conference football and, although they should get their wish next season when

  • Bin problems raise a stink

    Bin problems are fast becoming as much a tradition of summer in Brighton and Hove as sticks of rock and pier jumpers. As temperatures soar, traders and residents get hot under the collar about the city's apparent inablility to deal with its refuse. The

  • Insensitive

    The insensitivity of Roger Tilbury (Letters, August 13) made my blood boil. I only hope his petulant challenge to a senior officer to justify the police doing their job properly goes unanswered. I'm sure they have more important things to do than waste

  • Cricket: Adams back to best

    Chris Adams has been as good as his word since promising to make a substantial contribution with the bat to the county's bid for a first Championship. Adams was enduring the worst run of form of his Sussex career when he made his brave pledge after the

  • Woman stood in front of train

    A woman died when she stood in the way of a 50 mph train, an inquest heard. Edwina Butler, 51, was killed by a train being driven by a learner driver at Southwick Railway Station on June 11 this year. An inquest into her death at Worthing Hospital yesterday

  • Veterans fight to keep museum

    The fight for South Korea half a century ago is sometimes known as the forgotten war. But 50 years on, members of the British Korean Veterans' Association (BKVA) remembered fallen comrades with a display of photographs and roll call of names at the Redoubt

  • Secret of Horlicks may be revealed

    Horlicks could be about to disclose the 130-year-old secret behind why the popular malt drink helps people to sleep, it was reported today. The product has been promoted as a bedtime essential for decades without a definitive explanation for how it works

  • Record label set to top chart

    A Sussex record company is set to knock Robbie Williams off the number one slot in the album chart. According to midweek record sales, Hot Records could achieve its third number one album this weekend with tracks recorded by the late Eva Cassidy, who

  • Jazz this week, August 15-21

    Here's our round-up of the best jazz and blues acts performing at venues around Sussex. RUSSELL VAN DEN BERG: This rising star of the saxophone appears with his quartet, featuring Robin Aspland on piano and Laurence Cottle on bass. Brighton Jazz Club

  • Music: Har Mar Superstar, Concorde 2, Brighton, August 15

    Short and portly with a pencil-thin moustache, Har Mar Superstar, aka Sean Tillman, isn't the most likely of sex symbols. Basing his look on an extra from a Seventies porn film, he has wing-tip collars and aviator shades and surrounds himself with a bevy

  • Stage: Cats, Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, August 19-30

    The national tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's venerable musical, Cats, had reached Blackpool when I put a call in to Stuart Ramsey. He is the current embodiment of the cheeky rock 'n' rolling Rum Tum Tugger. Strolling down the Golden Mile, he told me the

  • Elbow video filmed in Seaford

    A pair of giant aliens found themselves the targets of stone-throwing teenagers when they stopped off in Seaford during the filming of a pop video. But Elle and Bo, who are being filmed at sites across Britain, also stole hearts among walkers and locals

  • £1m boost for street wardens

    Schemes to help the most deprived areas keep clean and safe have been given a major funding boost. The Government is giving almost £1 million to keep street wardens and street crime wardens working in the South East up until 2006. The money is part of

  • Veterans fight to retain museum

    The fight for South Korea half a century ago is sometimes known as the forgotten war. But 50 years on, members of the British Korean Veterans' Association (BKVA) remembered fallen comrades with a display of photographs and roll call of names at the Redoubt

  • Uckfield thanks

    Uckfield FM, which broadcast through July, would like to thank the following people who made the station a resounding success: Local companies who sponsored us and gave prizes for competitions; our volunteer presenters and studio helpers; Kevin Markwick

  • Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw

    Readers may remember Steve Colomb's comments about our BN1 cartoon, saying it was "badly drawn", "unfunny" and at worst "utterly incomprehensible". Well, he has some supporters, such as Irene Thurston, who says she rarely voices an opinion in a newspaper

  • Dome idea

    An idea came to me when I read that toxic ships are to be towed from Virginia to Britain. Thirteen condemned warships are to be broken up and buried on Teesside and a further 80 may follow later, all with Government approval. These vessels contain hundreds

  • Missing cops

    Can anyone tell me where the police officers who used to be on 24-hour duty at Brighton's Clock Tower are? They seem to have gone missing. I was under the impression this was a permanent measure to cut city centre crime. Have the criminals also disappeared

  • Mantell plaque

    Regarding the plaque in memory of Dr Mantell (Letters, August 8), the building was once the business school part of Clark's College. If I remember correctly, his full name was either Algernon Gideon Mantell or Gideon Aglernon. For some reason, having

  • Golf: Super Fenn snaps out of doldrums

    A seven under par 133 total when he needed it most resurrected Steve Fenn's career when he won the Sussex PGU Riseborough Memorial at Bognor. Victory by three strokes and a £500 cheque broke a spell of three lean years for the East Brighton assistant.

  • Not paranoid

    Roger Hudson accuses me of "europaranoia" (Letters, August 5). This is a classic example of the Labour left descending to invective. Yes, Mr Hudson, I did stand for the UK Independence Party - the country's fourth biggest in terms of paid-up members -

  • League cricket: Sleepless nights for Hacker

    Paul Hacker admits he has lost sleep over Eastbourne's slide towards the relegation zone. The Saffrons side were skittled for 111 at East Grinstead last week and now stand just 15 points above the drop zone. They lost five wickets before scoring their

  • Not a clue

    I am appalled at Brighton and Hove City Council's rejection of solar panels on roofs in certain conservation areas. Friends of mine in Hanover were denied permission to install a hot water system which would save 70 per cent of their yearly costs and

  • Football: King's Rooks can soar

    Steve King has no experience of management at senior non-League level. But at least one man thinks he has the best chance of bringing some silverware home. Billy Smith may have departed the Sussex non-League scene in January when he left Crawley for the

  • Whole story

    I was glad to read that the takeway owner who fought back against thugs who tormented his family has won a 12-month battle for justice (The Argus, August 1). It is heartening that Sui Yau Mok, of Dicksons Fish Bar in Beaconsfield Road, Brighton, received

  • Cricket: Adams back to best

    Chris Adams has been as good as his word since promising to make a substantial contribution with the bat to the county's bid for a first Championship. Adams was enduring the worst run of form of his Sussex career when he made his brave pledge after the

  • Cricket: Adams on song for title push

    Chris Adams has come good just at the right time as Sussex challenge for their first Championship title. Skipper Adams followed up his 107 against first division leaders Surrey a fortnight ago with 140 as the county made 385 on the first day of their

  • Cricket: Lancs off to a flyer

    Sussex's first-innings 385 began to look nothing more than a competitive total as Lancashire made a positive start to their reply on the second day at Hove. Neither Mark Chilton nor Ian Sutcliffe looked in too much trouble as they closed in on half-centuries

  • Golf: Sussex flop against Kent

    Sussex seem set to finish the SE League programme on a low note. At Royal Ashdown Forest, a match they expected to win, Kent ran riot with a 10-2 victory. Sussex managed to win only one of the 12 encounters, taking only half-a-point from the singles.

  • Insurer to use lie detectors

    Britain's biggest mortgage lender has announced plans to use lie detectors in a bid to weed out fraudulent insurance claims. HBOS claims it is the first insurer to use voice stress analysis technology to try to detect if people are lying when lodging

  • Woman stood in front of train

    A woman died when she stood in the way of a 50 mph train, an inquest heard. Edwina Butler, 51, was killed by a train being driven by a learner driver at Southwick Railway Station on June 11 this year. An inquest into her death at Worthing Hospital yesterday

  • Veterans fight to keep museum

    The fight for South Korea half a century ago is sometimes known as the forgotten war. But 50 years on, members of the British Korean Veterans' Association (BKVA) remembered fallen comrades with a display of photographs and roll call of names at the Redoubt

  • Tradesmen are made to wait

    Tradesmen including plumbers, builders and electricians are owed up to £50,000 by customers who sometimes take several months to settle their bills, a report reveals today. Two out of five tradesmen told a survey they had had a bad experience with a customer

  • Plane makes emergency landing

    An aerobatics pilot returning from an air show was forced to make an emergency landing when his wheels got stuck. Lance Nicol was preparing to land at Shoreham Airport after performing in his Yak 50 Russian plane at Airbourne 2003 in Eastbourne with the

  • Four bid for barracks development

    A shortlist of four organisations has been drawn up as contenders to develop one of Brighton's largest derelict sites. Preston Barracks in Lewes Road is earmarked for a mix of businesses and accommodation, including 40 per cent aimed at key workers and

  • Highest grades in Sussex

    Maths king Leon Simpson is aiming for the top after achieving astronomical A-level results. The 18-year-old Worthing College pupil's five A grades are the highest in Sussex and have won him a place to study physics at Oxford University. Leon, of Southview

  • Teenage car thief jailed

    A teenage joyrider has become the first person in Brighton and Hove to be jailed for breaching an Antisocial Behaviour Order. Lee Domagala, 19, a leading member of a car crime gang, was sentenced to four months by city magistrates. Domagala, jobless and

  • Opera: Theodora, Glyndebourne, until August 31

    First seen in 1996, controversial director Peter Sellars' adaptation of Handel's English oratorio is brilliantly revived and remains a stunning piece of music theatre. The biblical story of the martyrdom of Theodora and her Roman soldier lover is updated

  • Stage: Cats, Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, August 19-30

    The national tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's venerable musical, Cats, had reached Blackpool when I put a call in to Stuart Ramsey. He is the current embodiment of the cheeky rock 'n' rolling Rum Tum Tugger. Strolling down the Golden Mile, he told me the

  • Picture in hunt for child's attacker

    Police have released an E-fit picture of the man they are hunting in connection with a sex attack on a girl of 13. Detectives have urged anyone who recognises the man to come forward. The victim and a boy of 15 were sat chatting in Carden Park, Hollingbury

  • Wraps off A23 landmark

    A landmark pillar marking the gateway to Brighton and Hove on the A23 has been unveiled after a three-year clean-up. The stone pylons either side of the southbound A23 are engraved with a message for visitors. But for the past 36 months one of the columns

  • There's a Harley in my hallway

    Eric Morris has bought his dream motorbike - but he has no intention of riding it. He says it's a work of art and it's staying in his hallway. The move is more easy chair than Easy Rider and wife Hazel, 52, was rather taken aback when her husband announced

  • Place in history for call girls' cards

    For years, prostitutes' graphic advertising cards have been derided as the sleazy scourge of seafront phone booths. The postcards advertising the services of prostitutes, brothels and massage parlours - dubbed 'tart cards' - have been the subject of countless

  • August 14: Sussex v Lancashire (Close)

    Chris Adams has been as good as his word since promising to make a substantial contribution with the bat to the county's bid for a first Championship. Adams was enduring the worst run of form of his Sussex career when he made his brave pledge after the

  • Uckfield thanks

    Uckfield FM, which broadcast through July, would like to thank the following people who made the station a resounding success: Local companies who sponsored us and gave prizes for competitions; our volunteer presenters and studio helpers; Kevin Markwick

  • Think of it This Way, by John Parry

    I was sitting at a pavement caf in Old Compton Street in Soho a few days ago. My wife and I had just seen a marvellous show and a member of the cast had joined us for drinks so we could tell her how wonderful she was. You know how it goes. It was a jolly

  • Hope for millionaires in factory fight

    Celebrities living in "Millionaires' Row", Hove, could be spared the noise of an extra 100 lorries a day thundering past their doors. Sir Paul McCartney, actor Nick Berry and husband and wife DJs Zoe Ball and Fatboy Slim opposed plans for a giant peat-processing

  • Demo over kite board ban

    Grandparents joined teenagers last night to show their anger at a new bylaw banning kite buggies and kite boards from the beach at Goring. Following our report on Wednesday of the ban imposed at Goring Greensward, a dozen enthusiasts met Coun David Marchant

  • Record hopes for Airbourne

    The Red Arrows display team were blazing a colourful trail over Eastbourne today as the annual Airbourne air show gets into full swing. Thousands had their eyes fixed on the skies during yesterday's launch and organisers are already predicting their biggest

  • Dome idea

    An idea came to me when I read that toxic ships are to be towed from Virginia to Britain. Thirteen condemned warships are to be broken up and buried on Teesside and a further 80 may follow later, all with Government approval. These vessels contain hundreds

  • Carla writes songs to save sanctuary

    Comedy writer Carla Lane is turning her hand to penning songs in her latest fund-raising effort for her struggling animal welfare centre. The TV scriptwriter, whose hits include Bread and The Liver Birds, owns the Animaline Centre at Broadhurst Manor,

  • League cricket: Sleepless nights for Hacker

    Paul Hacker admits he has lost sleep over Eastbourne's slide towards the relegation zone. The Saffrons side were skittled for 111 at East Grinstead last week and now stand just 15 points above the drop zone. They lost five wickets before scoring their

  • Hogging it

    Art lovers Eric and Hazel Morris decided they wanted something a little different for their hall - so they installed a motorbike. The gleaming Harley Davidson will certainly cause a few stirs at dinner parties. Whether they will prove to be leaders of

  • Not a clue

    I am appalled at Brighton and Hove City Council's rejection of solar panels on roofs in certain conservation areas. Friends of mine in Hanover were denied permission to install a hot water system which would save 70 per cent of their yearly costs and

  • Football: King's Rooks can soar

    Steve King has no experience of management at senior non-League level. But at least one man thinks he has the best chance of bringing some silverware home. Billy Smith may have departed the Sussex non-League scene in January when he left Crawley for the

  • Healthy food

    Hospital food has traditionally given bed-ridden patients a reason to get back on their feet and get home. But now the food on offer in the wards at hospitals run by Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has been voted top-nosh by government

  • Whole story

    I was glad to read that the takeway owner who fought back against thugs who tormented his family has won a 12-month battle for justice (The Argus, August 1). It is heartening that Sui Yau Mok, of Dicksons Fish Bar in Beaconsfield Road, Brighton, received

  • Speedway: Crunch time in play-off race

    Eastbourne must score back-to-back wins over Oxford and Belle Vue to stay in the race for an Elite League play-off place. That's the verdict of Eagles boss Jon Cook following Monday night's 16-point defeat at Wolverhampton which also cost his side the

  • Speedway: Screen keen for revenge

    Joe Screen is back at Arlington Stadium tomorrow night with Belle Vue. And although he won't admit it, you just know he has something to prove. It will be his first appearance since, he believes, he was unceremoniously dumped by Eastbourne to make way

  • Cricket: Adams on song for title push

    Chris Adams has come good just at the right time as Sussex challenge for their first Championship title. Skipper Adams followed up his 107 against first division leaders Surrey a fortnight ago with 140 as the county made 385 on the first day of their

  • Cricket: Lancs off to a flyer

    Sussex's first-innings 385 began to look nothing more than a competitive total as Lancashire made a positive start to their reply on the second day at Hove. Neither Mark Chilton nor Ian Sutcliffe looked in too much trouble as they closed in on half-centuries

  • Cash wrangle over Zamora

    Albion are heading for another clash with Carling Cup victims Bristol Rovers over the sale of Bobby Zamora to Spurs. Rovers claim they will be entitled to more money if Zamora is sold on by the north London giants. Albion chairman Dick Knight revealed

  • Golf: Sussex flop against Kent

    Sussex seem set to finish the SE League programme on a low note. At Royal Ashdown Forest, a match they expected to win, Kent ran riot with a 10-2 victory. Sussex managed to win only one of the 12 encounters, taking only half-a-point from the singles.

  • Millionaires look to EU in factory fight

    Celebrities living in "Millionaires' Row", Hove, could be spared the noise of an extra 100 lorries a day thundering past their doors. Sir Paul McCartney, actor Nick Berry and husband and wife DJs Zoe Ball and Fatboy Slim opposed plans for a giant peat-processing

  • Ballot for BA swipe card system

    British Airways engineers are to be balloted on whether to accept a pay rise linked to the introduction of the controversial swipe card system. Amicus said if its 4,000 members rejected the deal in the consultative ballot, they were likely to vote on

  • Insurer to use lie detectors

    Britain's biggest mortgage lender has announced plans to use lie detectors in a bid to weed out fraudulent insurance claims. HBOS claims it is the first insurer to use voice stress analysis technology to try to detect if people are lying when lodging

  • Tradesmen are made to wait

    Tradesmen including plumbers, builders and electricians are owed up to £50,000 by customers who sometimes take several months to settle their bills, a report reveals today. Two out of five tradesmen told a survey they had had a bad experience with a customer

  • Fewer final pay pension schemes close

    The rate at which employers are closing final salary pension schemes has slowed down, research showed yesterday. A study of 290 final salary schemes found that, while half of firms had reviewed their pension provision during the 12 months to the end of

  • Four bid for barracks development

    A shortlist of four organisations has been drawn up as contenders to develop one of Brighton's largest derelict sites. Preston Barracks in Lewes Road is earmarked for a mix of businesses and accommodation, including 40 per cent aimed at key workers and

  • Plane makes emergency landing

    An aerobatics pilot returning from an air show was forced to make an emergency landing when his wheels got stuck. Lance Nicol was preparing to land at Shoreham Airport after performing in his Yak 50 Russian plane at Airbourne 2003 in Eastbourne with the

  • Four bid for barracks development

    A shortlist of four organisations has been drawn up as contenders to develop one of Brighton's largest derelict sites. Preston Barracks in Lewes Road is earmarked for a mix of businesses and accommodation, including 40 per cent aimed at key workers and

  • Highest grades in Sussex

    Maths king Leon Simpson is aiming for the top after achieving astronomical A-level results. The 18-year-old Worthing College pupil's five A grades are the highest in Sussex and have won him a place to study physics at Oxford University. Leon, of Southview

  • Teenage car thief jailed

    A teenage joyrider has become the first person in Brighton and Hove to be jailed for breaching an Antisocial Behaviour Order. Lee Domagala, 19, a leading member of a car crime gang, was sentenced to four months by city magistrates. Domagala, jobless and

  • Night clubbing, from August 15

    Lady Miss Kier, Slacker breakbeats and a clubbers' holiday camp are all here for your flash-heeled entertainment. SUBSTANCE, Ocean Rooms, Brighton, August 15: Lady Miss Kier could almost be the perfect Substance DJ. Best-known for the part she played

  • Classical: Proms In The Park, Stanmer Park, Brighton, August 16

    The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra is giving its first summer promenade concert this year, mimicking the Last Night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. The concert, in association with Lewes Bonfire Association, will end with a bonfire display. Conductor

  • Rap: Ice T, The Event II, Brighton, August 21

    Proven to be one of hip hop's most articulate and intelligent stars, Ice T is also one of the most frustrating. At his best, the rapper has written some of the genre's best social commentary but he is also capable of revelling in gratuitous violence and

  • Opera: Theodora, Glyndebourne, until August 31

    First seen in 1996, controversial director Peter Sellars' adaptation of Handel's English oratorio is brilliantly revived and remains a stunning piece of music theatre. The biblical story of the martyrdom of Theodora and her Roman soldier lover is updated

  • Picture in hunt for child's attacker

    Police have released an E-fit picture of the man they are hunting in connection with a sex attack on a girl of 13. Detectives have urged anyone who recognises the man to come forward. The victim and a boy of 15 were sat chatting in Carden Park, Hollingbury

  • Wraps off A23 landmark

    A landmark pillar marking the gateway to Brighton and Hove on the A23 has been unveiled after a three-year clean-up. The stone pylons either side of the southbound A23 are engraved with a message for visitors. But for the past 36 months one of the columns