Sacred baroque music laced with Latin American beats sounds a very queasy mixture, like adding chilli to ice-cream. In fact, the Spanish conquest of the New World produced a glorious range of work. Performed in steamy jungle churches, the traditional
I once almost crashed my car I was laughing so much listening to Count Arthur Strong on the radio. So I was looking forward to seeing the friend to the stars in the flesh. The Count, aka Steve Delaney, looked dapper in his trilby, specs, bow tie
Three sisters gather at their mother's house to prepare for her funeral. Teresa is an obsessive and practical self-made martyr, Mary a doctor nursing a loss from the past and Catherine a drug user who has had sex with 78 men. There is uneasiness
My mother gets upset if my husband puts his hat on the bed or on a table. She won't say why, just mutters the word "hygiene." What is she on about? When she was young, a lot of people were terrified that hats would spread head lice. So quite a few
David Hare's plays are always unsettling. Each character symbolises a bloc of society within which the individual is seen struggling to maintain their stereotype or rebel against it - sometimes at the same time. To further complicate matters,
I'm 34 and have recently started seeing a much younger man. Fortunately, he is full of energy in bed but one thing worries me. For contraception, he insists on withdrawing at the last minute. Does this indicate a lack of commitment? No, it indicates
The lead singer and guitarist of the Manic Street Preachers thrilled a capacity crowd with a powerhouse performance of no-nonsense punk rock. Bradfield was on top form and in a good mood, laughing and bantering along with an audience which crossed
Jake Robinson is pushing for a more regular role for Albion after celebrating a surprise place in the starting line-up with a goal. Robinson was due to be on the bench against Boston last night until Gary Hart suffered a groin injury in the warm-up
There may not have been many people there to see it but Albion did a thoroughly professional job on the team next-to-bottom of the Football League. Jake Robinson, a last-gasp replacement for Gary Hart, launched Albion's comfortable passage through
I read the headline story "Stacking up trouble" with mounting alarm (The Argus, October 16). If, as your article implies, the Gehry towers may unleash a torrent of "imaginative" architecture on Brighton and Hove, this may spell the end of all
Having just seen the proposal for the gigantic high-rise stack of flying plates on the Hove seafront, actually it's sensible. You can eat your dinner off the different massive plates and then vomit all over them. Opponents of the King Alfred
Bob Brimson admits he has been to the dark side in his career as an entertainment entrepreneur. But he is not talking about Poole Pirates. Eastbourne Eagles fans need have no fear about the allegiance of their club's new owner. Brimson is an avid
The debate about planned new buildings for the city of Brighton and Hove has been interesting to watch, with valid points made for and against. Now is the time for the city to move forward and these ambitious projects should be welcomed, as they
Danny Bloor vowed to lead Worthing to safety after seeing his side's eighth defeat out of 11 in Ryman premier. The Rebels are still looking for their first league win of the season following an entertaining 4-3 defeat away to Ramsgate last night
I fully support everyone's right to object to proposals for our city, but what annoys me is the vacuous nature of most of the arguments. Look at the facts regarding the King Alfred proposals. Gehry is a world-class architect, we need housing (both
A murderer who killed a man while on the run is still at large. There are fears that Mark Ryder could return to Brighton, where he killed Stuart McCue in 1993 after escaping from Lewes Prison. Ryder disappeared again last week while on a day trip to
The Argus has published various items in the past week on the need for improvements in mental health services highlighted by the Channel Four Dispatches programme (which showed serious problems in three acute mental wards in England) and national
Now work has finally begun on the redevelopment of New Road, how much longer do we have to wait for a suitable year-round caf in Pavilion Gardens? The spot must be second only in focus to the Palace Pier and is a charming spot year round. The
Further to letters from Sue Baumgardt, Corinne Black and Lisa Rodrigues (The Argus, October 14) and despite your efforts to open a debate about the long-term care of the mentally ill (in contrast to the poorly informed scaremongering of some sections
I was deeply moved by Margaret Randall's poem "Down and Out" (Letters, October 2), where she portrays the plight of a man who has lost everything through drink and become down and out. While showing great understanding, it highlights the problem
Following complaints from residents of Grand Avenue about the poor state of the war memorial, we decided to take matters into our hands and give the memorial a quick clean up. Two bags of rubbish and weeds later, the memorial was returned to
I find it appalling a vulnerable young man was placed in St Patrick's hostel. Although it may not have contributed to his lonely death (The Argus, October 3), the fact remains he was placed there. As a former resident, I can say it is no secret
"I Realised this morning I was going to have to work out how I could talk about War Of The Worlds without disclosing too much info about my personal life," says Sam Duckworth of his upcoming single. "It's about getting dumped on Christmas Eve
Regarding the finding of addicts' syringes in the automatic public convenience in Kings Place, Brighton (The Argus, October 14), a number of years ago I was the engineer responsible for the maintenance of all the automatic conveniences in the
Recently I went to the tip in Sheepcote Valley with my big yellow builder's bag of garden waste. It was heavy, so I asked one of the workers there if he would give me a hand taking it up the steps to the containers. He told me they weren't allowed
Once again, charities are being pilloried for using "shock tactics". Sadly, some people aren't scandalised that, in some countries, a quarter of all children die by the age of five. No, they are scandalised that charities dare to tell the truth
Brighton and Hove has been named the drugs death capital of the UK for the fourth year in a row. Fifty one people died in the city as a result of drugs in 2005. A report by the International Centre for Drug Policy gives the city a death rate
I moved here in February this year. The city is vibrant, multicultural and very friendly. The bus service is great so I have no need to get a car and the walk to work when the weather is good keeps me fit. But the chairs outside cafes seem to
Gopher-shooting, Bush-hating, religion-despising - it's all in a day's work for the best US comedian to cross the Atlantic since Phil Silvers went to Camber Sands in Carry On... Follow That Camel. To say Hall is acerbic and beaten down by life
A woman was raped in the back of a Rolls-Royce after accepting a lift home from a nightclub from three men, a jury was told yesterday. The mother claimed she was left crying and shaking on the pavement after being thrown out of the luxury car
An eleventh hour agreement by councillors to save architect Frank Gehry's £290m seafront towers has been ignored by developer Karis. The agreement for the King Alfred development in Hove, cobbled together at Brighton and Hove City Council's policy and
A man doused himself in petrol and threatened to throw himself off a sixstorey car park. The man, in his 40s, climbed on to the outside of railings 70ft above the ground at Teville Gate car park in Teville Road, Worthing, at 10.30am yesterday
Hundreds of carers are missing out on vital support because they have not asked for their needs to be assessed. East Sussex County Council is launching a county-wide series of roadshows in a bid to bolster the number of carers who are assessed
A gang went on a two-day mugging spree snatching mobile phones and iPods, a court was told yesterday. They also tried to rob an air steward after following him through Crawley. The gang of three followed Christopher Bates, 24, after targeting
The lack of action on improving the A21 is harming employers in the area, according to an MP. Shadow environment minister Gregory Barker, MP for Bexhill and Battle, said the community was "extremely unhappy" with the situation on the A21 between
Gatwick has predicted a huge rise in passengers over the next decade. The airport's owners estimate 40 million passengers will pass through each year by 2015 - a rise of five million. There will be an extra 20,000 flights per year - prompting fears about
Police and council workers were forced to spend the summer moving on illegal travellers' camps an average of twice a week. Although no overall figure is available for the cost of the action it is believed to run into tens of thousands of pounds. In
The number of NHS workers facing compulsory redundancy is "a few hundred" nationwide, Tony Blair said yesterday. The estimate, given during the Prime Minister's monthly press conference at 10 Downing Street, follows claims by Conservative leader
Cabin crew of the future are being taught how to look after passengers - in an old aeroplane. There will be no more whiteboards or overhead projectors for the 40 airline crew students at Chichester College who will now learn their trade in a 26ft
A man doused himself in petrol and threatened to throw himself off a six-storey car park. The man, in his 40s, climbed on to the outside of railings 70ft above the ground at Teville Gate car park in Teville Road, Worthing, at 10.30am yesterday. He stood
Store detectives have captured an escaped prisoner. Shane Dowing, 36, was serving 17 months in Ford Prison, near Arundel, when he absconded on October 9 and fled to Brighton. Store detective Steve Taylor, who works for Strata Security, spotted
Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly has angered campaigners by refusing to visit a site where she controversially allowed 270 new homes. The plan to build a ten-storey block on the former Seeboard site in Russell Way, Crawley, was rejected by councillors
Two men who allegedly built an arsenal of potentially lethal weaponry and sold it over the internet have been charged with 25 firearm offences. Jay Howe, 41, has been charged with 14 offences of illegally possessing and selling firearms and Paul
A ferry service was disrupted when workers facing redundancy for not speaking French well enough went on strike. About 25 British workers, including cooks and able seamen, refused to work most of yesterday in protest at the redundancy package
Double-decker trains could be introduced on some of the busiest commuter routes in an attempt to ease overcrowding. The Brighton to London Bridge service has been earmarked for the experiment along with three other lines out of London. The Department
A father of three is fighting plans to open a lap-dancing club in his street. Publishing manager Robert Nichols is concerned about Rocco Mana's proposals for a 250-capacity fully-nude strip club in the old ABC Cinema in East Street, Brighton.
Vandals have been slammed for wrecking a paramedic's car while he was helping a patient. A concrete block was used to smash the windscreen of the vehicle while it was parked in Furnace Green, Crawley. The paramedic was inside a nearby house
There may not have been many people there to see it but Albion did a thoroughly professional job on the team next-to-bottom of the Football League. Jake Robinson, a last-gasp replacement for Gary Hart, launched Albion's comfortable passage through to
The crowd was sparse but it could have been worse. That was the verdict as a new record was set for Albion's smallest attendance at Withdean last night. The gate of 1,740 was 667 shy of the previous worst for a tie with Millwall in the same competition
Jake Robinson is pushing for a more regular role for Albion after celebrating a surprise place in the starting line-up with a goal. Robinson was due to be on the bench against Boston last night until Gary Hart suffered a groin injury in the warm-up.
