A MYSTERY £500 bill has been sent to a 73-year-old man who has never used a mobile phone. Peter Willows, of Hangleton Drive, Brighton, was stunned when unpaid bills for the Carphone Warehouse phone were first sent to his house in November, addressed to
Campaigners have claimed a partial victory in their battle against a multi-million pound seafront development next to a leading arts venue. Developers have bowed to public pressure by withdrawing plans for a 60-bed hotel on a putting green beside the
An education committee has rejected a plan to open the first state Montessori school in the country. Brighton and Hove School Organisation Committee voted unanimously to throw out the proposal for the school on Monday. The Montessori method allows children
While Kerrie-Ann Blackmer's children were heroic in dealing with the aftermath of her fall, as a friend of Kerrie's, I think she has been brave (The Argus, February 10). Throughout her ordeal, I have seen her cry only once. She doesn't feel sorry for
I am appalled to read about the vast number of phone masts which are going to be erected, especially in residential areas and near schools. We have gone mobile phone mad. They are lethal - the increase in brain cancer will be enormous especially in young
A man has been convicted of the murder of a Sussex night club doorman. A jury at Lewes Crown Court found Albanian Ermir Dema, 28, of Sillwood Street, Brighton, guilty of killing fellow countryman Altin Molita, who bled to death in his car from multiple
Within the space of a few months last year, my nearest local post office closed then the second-nearest closed as well. After standing in ever longer queues at the third-nearest, I began to think about how I could avoid this organisation which clearly
Homeowners will be offered cheap loans to help renovate their houses under new council proposals. Brighton and Hove City Council is expected to set aside £620,000 for a scheme starting later this year aimed at helping householders on low incomes. Loans
I am researching the effects of the Second World War on people's lives and one concern will be evacuation and education. My old school (1928-1935), Haberdashers' Aske's Thatcham Girls' School, was evacuated to Hove on September 1, 1939, and remained there
A ground-breaking treatment to beat the hospital MRSA superbug is being developed by a Sussex scientist. Philip Parsons is a professor of organic chemistry at the University of Sussex and has been given a £280,000 grant to carry out his research. Professor
Sussex athletes won two gold medals at the England Under-20 Indoor Championships in Birmingham. Wade Bennett-Jackson (Worthing) won the 200m (21.27sec) and Nick Ball (Steyning) the 3,000m walk (12min.47.40sec). Bennett-Jackson, who clocked the fastest
For Sussex hunting people whose Saturday activity might be lacking some lustre just now and who don't know what to do with themselves, here is some good news. Across the nation, Sussex is being successful in a real sport this season. For fans of the Southdown
Sam Francis scored twice as Worthing got their play-off push back on track with a drubbing of Tonbridge Angels. Matt Russell and Lee Charles also hit the target as the Rebels bounced back from Saturday's 1-0 defeat away to Leyton. Assistant-manager Danny
Sussex today announced record losses for the second year running. But chairman David Green insisted that the county's finances were back on track despite reporting an operating deficit of £622,681 for the last financial year, an increase of £168,121.
Sussex have completed the signing of Murray Goodwin on a Kolpak registration. Goodwin, the county's overseas player since 2001, has committed himself to the club for the next three years although chairman David Green is determined that he will be the
A scheme which uses football clubs to help people improve their education has been given a £10,000 boost. Power company EDF Energy has presented a cheque to Brighton and Hove Albion's study support centre as part of its commitment to help good causes.
Planning officials say they are powerless to prevent the installation of mobile phone masts on health grounds. Brighton and Hove City Council said current laws did not allow concerns over the safety of the controversial masts as grounds for rejecting
An increase in the popularity of Brighton among commuters and day trippers has led to a big rise in rail passenger numbers. Go-Ahead, the transport company which runs the Thameslink and Southern rail franchises, said pre-tax profits rose to £49.6 million
Albert Einstein is rightly revered and remembered for his theories on relativity and the universe. But few people know of the man behind the genius. How he struggled to provide for his lover who bore an illegitimate child, dealt with a disapproving mother
Treasure hunters who uncovered Roman coins and Bronze Age jewellery have been told they can keep only some of their finds. Philip Mordle, 55, and his brother Ken, 53, uncovered a horde of gold, silver and bronze coins, a Bronze Age ring, a flint arrowhead
An administrator sacked by her boss and lover when he went off with another woman is being sued for refusing to return his porn collection. Gordon Sherring is claiming the adult magazines and videos were among personal possessions, valued at about £5,000
A mystery £500 bill has been sent to a 73-year-old man who has never used a mobile phone. Peter Willows, of Hangleton Drive, Brighton, was stunned when unpaid bills for the Carphone Warehouse phone were first sent to his house in November, addressed to
I am sorry your letter writer was led to believe there is a night bus operating to Preston Park (Letters, February 18). We introduced the N7 bus route half-hourly through the night last autumn from the Marina and Kemp Town, where she lives, to the city
Thirty-three stone Chris Leppard has vowed to take legal action against social services for locking him up to combat his weight problem. He plans to consult solicitors after he was led in tears from his home against his will and sectioned under the Mental
In answer to Reg Woodhouse (Letters, February 18), my views are rather different. Firstly, if a law is made against, say, parking on a yellow line, it has little purpose if it is ignored and those who ignore it often go unpunished. That was what happened
Sussex players are celebrating a magnificent double triumph at the British Championships. Jenna Gates and Chris Simpson both won under-19s titles at Manchester. Gates beat training partner Rachel Willmott, also from Sussex, 3-0 in the girls' final and
James Grant hit an injury-time winner as Horsham YMCA went 11 points clear at the top of division one. Grant's late strike capped a tremendous comeback as YM rallied from two goals down to win 3-2 away to East Preston. Lee Farrell and Josh Biggs had put
While walking to Preston Park station one chilly morning last week, I couldn't help thinking back to pre-franchise days of British Rail when we used to huddle in the waiting room (which also seemed to be used as a store shed) taking it in turns to hold
Brighton and Hove City Council received more than 300 letters of comment sent in by Round Hill residents opposing Carelet Limited's proposals for a six-storey development comprising more than 30 flats in Princes Road. The outcome will be decided today
Ben Roberts was today warned he faces extra competition in his fight for a future with Albion after a successful debut for Rami Shaaban. But manager Mark McGhee has pledged the Seagulls' injury-plagued former No.1 will be given every chance to prove his
Ben Roberts was today warned he faces extra competition in his fight for a future with Albion after a successful debut for Rami Shaaban. But manager Mark McGhee has pledged the Seagulls' injury-plagued former No.1 will be given every chance to prove his
