Archive
-
Date
BT makes new Decisions on fraud prevention
Card fraud prevention specialist Retail Decisions today said it had signed a two-year contract with BT Cellnet, the UK mobile phone division of the telecoms giant. The risk management contract will see Retail Decisions provide payment card authorisation
-
Date
P&O ships out half of bulk shipping
Ferry operator P&O said today it was to sell half of its bulk shipping subsidiary Associated Bulk Carriers (ABC) to a private consortium of shipping companies. The sale is to Eurotower Holdings, part of the Samama private group of shipping companies
-
Date
GlaxoSmithKline off to low key start
GlaxoSmithKline, the group created by the merger of pharmaceutical giants Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham, got off to an inauspicious start on the London Stock Exchange today. The merger of the two firms creates Britain's third largest company,
-
Date
Bid to save chopped down tree
Council chiefs are set to slap a preservation order on a tree that has already been chopped down. The copper beech was felled by marketing manager David Munn just days after Adur Council staff visited his Shoreham home in October. Mr Munn, 38, of Buckingham
-
Date
Between You And Me, by Vanora Leigh
No, I didn't get what I wanted for Christmas - but I'm not complaining. I didn't expect I would, considering mother's reaction when I told her what I would really like to find in my stocking this year. "Don't be ridiculous!" she said after she had asked
-
Date
Red hot Robins send John into dreamland
Dave John is celebrating his first win over local rivals Burgess Hill as manager of Hassocks. John saw his young side delight a crowd of over 300 at the Beacon with a 3-0 win and then declared: "They can't have any complaints, we gave them a hiding."
-
Date
Dream come true
Dream counsellor Alan Reeves can make sense of chaotic images. He says dreams about flying symbolise liberation while those about climbing indicate ambition or success. Do dreams come true? Alan gave up a dull stressful post in London and moved to his
-
Date
Non-league: Worthing 3, Bognor 3
Substitute Ben Carrington was at the centre of a storm as Worthing somehow salvaged a point from this cracker of a West Sussex derby. Carrington came off the bench with Rebels trailing 3-1 and in tatters against the inventive attacking work of brothers
-
Date
Hart fills Zamora's boots
Gary Hart filled Bobby Zamora's goalscoring boots to keep Albion bang on course for promotion. Hart took over as the central striker against Tony Cottee's Barnet yesterday while Zamora served a one-match ban. He celebrated the return to his preferred
-
Date
Huge rise in car crime
The number of cars stolen in Sussex has increased by 89 per cent in the last 18 years, according to Home Office statistics. The figures also show thefts from cars in the county have increased by 363 per cent during the same period. Norman Baker, Lib Dem
-
Date
Jet plunge man 'didn't break security'
Airport chiefs say they are confident a man whose body fell from an aircraft at Gatwick had not breached their security. An airport worker spotted the body of a man in his 20s plummeting from a Mexico-bound Boeing 777 on to the main runway on Christmas
-
Date
Girl home as mum jailed over migrants
The mother of a pregnant woman jailed for three months for trying to smuggle illegal immigrants has brought her granddaughter home to Sussex. Marion Rowland, 54. of Uckfield, travelled to Boulogne in France yesterday to bring 15-year-old Danielle home
-
Date
Arson attack wrecks flat
A man whose flat was gutted in a Christmas Day arson attack said today he feared for his life. David Young said he was terrified of going back to the ground-floor flat at Lower Rock Gardens, Brighton, in case he was targeted again. Mr Young was visiting
-
Date
BT makes new Decisions on fraud prevention
Card fraud prevention specialist Retail Decisions today said it had signed a two-year contract with BT Cellnet, the UK mobile phone division of the telecoms giant. The risk management contract will see Retail Decisions provide payment card authorisation
-
Date
P&O ships out half of bulk shipping
Ferry operator P&O said today it was to sell half of its bulk shipping subsidiary Associated Bulk Carriers (ABC) to a private consortium of shipping companies. The sale is to Eurotower Holdings, part of the Samama private group of shipping companies
-
Date
Bid to save chopped down tree
Council chiefs are set to slap a preservation order on a tree that has already been chopped down. The copper beech was felled by marketing manager David Munn just days after Adur Council staff visited his Shoreham home in October. Mr Munn, 38, of Buckingham
-
Date
Between You And Me, by Vanora Leigh
No, I didn't get what I wanted for Christmas - but I'm not complaining. I didn't expect I would, considering mother's reaction when I told her what I would really like to find in my stocking this year. "Don't be ridiculous!" she said after she had asked
-
Date
Crash driver walks in front of traffic
A dazed driver was killed when he climbed from his crashed car and staggered in front of traffic on a busy dual carriageway. Other motorists swerved to miss Stephen Lawson, 37, as he crossed the A23 just outside Brighton. But the driver of a Ford Fiesta
-
Date
Red hot Robins send John into dreamland
Dave John is celebrating his first win over local rivals Burgess Hill as manager of Hassocks. John saw his young side delight a crowd of over 300 at the Beacon with a 3-0 win and then declared: "They can't have any complaints, we gave them a hiding."
-
Date
First step to solve problem
If you ask business leaders what the biggest problems are in any towns or cities, they will nearly always say traffic and parking. These two problems did feature high in a survey of 100 businesses undertaken for the Brighton Town Centre Business Forum
-
Date
Football: Davis on song as Rooks hit seven
Lewes's superb run continued as they won 7-2 at Dorking in division three. The first goal came on 12 minutes when a Richard Hudson cross was headed in at the far post by Warren Bagnall. Four minutes later Danny Davis made it 2-0 with a fierce dipping
-
Date
Huge rise in car crime
The number of cars stolen in Sussex has increased by 89 per cent in the last 18 years, according to Home Office statistics. The figures also show thefts from cars in the county have increased by 363 per cent during the same period. Norman Baker, Lib Dem
-
Date
Beauty spot phone mast outcry
Countryside campaigners are fighting plans to put up a 15-metre in a West Sussex downland beauty spot. Phone company Orange has applied to put the mast, with six antennae and four dishes, at Applesham Farmhouse in Coombes Road, Coombes, behind Lancing
-
Date
Crash driver walks in front of traffic
A dazed driver was killed when he climbed from his crashed car and staggered in front of traffic on a busy dual carriageway. Other motorists swerved to miss Stephen Lawson, 37, as he crossed the A23 just outside Brighton. But the driver of a Ford Fiesta
-
Date
Shining example
Where does the £70,000 raised by the Argus Appeal actually go? Here's one shining example. Fourteen-year-old Adam Barnard from Benfield Heights in Portslade suffers from a severe emotional difficulty which makes him almost unable to communicate. One thing
-
Date
Flowers amid the freeze
Britain is braced for arctic weather before the New Year - but spring has sprung at one Sussex garden. Much of the country awoke to frost today and the weather is expected to get even colder in the run-up to January. But in a bizarre climactic twist,
-
Date
Owen sees bright side of Reds blank
Crawley coach Brian Owen looked on the bright side after his men drew 0-0 at home to Margate in the premier division. Reds created few chances, the best of which saw Francis Vines head straight at the goalkeeper on 67 minutes. Owen said: "Not a lot of
-
Date
First step to solve problem
If you ask business leaders what the biggest problems are in any towns or cities, they will nearly always say traffic and parking. These two problems did feature high in a survey of 100 businesses undertaken for the Brighton Town Centre Business Forum
-
Date
Football: Davis on song as Rooks hit seven
Lewes's superb run continued as they won 7-2 at Dorking in division three. The first goal came on 12 minutes when a Richard Hudson cross was headed in at the far post by Warren Bagnall. Four minutes later Danny Davis made it 2-0 with a fierce dipping
-
Date
Adams: We're not a one-man team.
Albion carried out Micky Adams' instructions to perfection by proving they can win without Bobby Zamora. Adams motivated his players by warning they would be regarded as a one-man team if they lost. The Seagulls responded with their first away victory
-
Date
Arson probe after factory blaze
An investigation was under way today after a huge fire destroyed one building on a business park and damaged three others. Flames shot 20ft into the night sky at the height of the fire at the Swann Business Centre in Station Road, Hailsham. The alarm
-
Date
Buses laid on for New Year revellers
Thousands of New Year's Eve revellers will be able to travel home by bus from the Brighton and Hove's city centre party. About 50,000 people are expected to take part in festivities planned for the Old Steine area. Roger French, Brighton and Hove Buses
-
Date
Christmas heartache over baby Megan
The family of a baby girl diagnosed with leukaemia just before Christmas spoke today of their heartache as she fights for life. Doctors say 11-month-old Megan Parker, who is being treated with chemotherapy at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, London
-
Date
Hard times on the waterfront
It has been a stormy year for Sussex fishermen, in more ways than one. They have been hit by a triple whammy of stricter catch quotas, boat fuel price rises and prolonged spells of windy weather which have stopped them putting to sea. Experts say cod
-
Date
Beauty spot phone mast outcry
Countryside campaigners are fighting plans to put up a 15-metre in a West Sussex downland beauty spot. Phone company Orange has applied to put the mast, with six antennae and four dishes, at Applesham Farmhouse in Coombes Road, Coombes, behind Lancing
-
Date
GlaxoSmithKline off to low key start
GlaxoSmithKline, the group created by the merger of pharmaceutical giants Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham, got off to an inauspicious start on the London Stock Exchange today. The merger of the two firms creates Britain's third largest company,
-
Date
Arson probe after factory blaze
An investigation was under way today after a huge fire destroyed one building on a business park and damaged three others. Flames shot 20ft into the night sky at the height of the fire at the Swann Business Centre in Station Road, Hailsham. The alarm
-
Date
Dream come true
Dream counsellor Alan Reeves can make sense of chaotic images. He says dreams about flying symbolise liberation while those about climbing indicate ambition or success. Do dreams come true? Alan gave up a dull stressful post in London and moved to his
-
Date
Shining example
Where does the £70,000 raised by the Argus Appeal actually go? Here's one shining example. Fourteen-year-old Adam Barnard from Benfield Heights in Portslade suffers from a severe emotional difficulty which makes him almost unable to communicate. One thing
-
Date
Flowers amid the freeze
Britain is braced for arctic weather before the New Year - but spring has sprung at one Sussex garden. Much of the country awoke to frost today and the weather is expected to get even colder in the run-up to January. But in a bizarre climactic twist,
-
Date
Owen sees bright side of Reds blank
Crawley coach Brian Owen looked on the bright side after his men drew 0-0 at home to Margate in the premier division. Reds created few chances, the best of which saw Francis Vines head straight at the goalkeeper on 67 minutes. Owen said: "Not a lot of
-
Date
Non-league: Worthing 3, Bognor 3
Substitute Ben Carrington was at the centre of a storm as Worthing somehow salvaged a point from this cracker of a West Sussex derby. Carrington came off the bench with Rebels trailing 3-1 and in tatters against the inventive attacking work of brothers
-
Date
Adams: We're not a one-man team.
Albion carried out Micky Adams' instructions to perfection by proving they can win without Bobby Zamora. Adams motivated his players by warning they would be regarded as a one-man team if they lost. The Seagulls responded with their first away victory
-
Date
Hart fills Zamora's boots
Gary Hart filled Bobby Zamora's goalscoring boots to keep Albion bang on course for promotion. Hart took over as the central striker against Tony Cottee's Barnet yesterday while Zamora served a one-match ban. He celebrated the return to his preferred
-
Date
Arson probe after factory blaze
An investigation was under way today after a huge fire destroyed one building on a business park and damaged three others. Flames shot 20ft into the night sky at the height of the fire at the Swann Business Centre in Station Road, Hailsham. The alarm
-
Date
Buses laid on for New Year revellers
Thousands of New Year's Eve revellers will be able to travel home by bus from the Brighton and Hove's city centre party. About 50,000 people are expected to take part in festivities planned for the Old Steine area. Roger French, Brighton and Hove Buses
-
Date
Jet plunge man 'didn't break security'
Airport chiefs say they are confident a man whose body fell from an aircraft at Gatwick had not breached their security. An airport worker spotted the body of a man in his 20s plummeting from a Mexico-bound Boeing 777 on to the main runway on Christmas
-
Date
Girl home as mum jailed over migrants
The mother of a pregnant woman jailed for three months for trying to smuggle illegal immigrants has brought her granddaughter home to Sussex. Marion Rowland, 54. of Uckfield, travelled to Boulogne in France yesterday to bring 15-year-old Danielle home
-
Date
Arson attack wrecks flat
A man whose flat was gutted in a Christmas Day arson attack said today he feared for his life. David Young said he was terrified of going back to the ground-floor flat at Lower Rock Gardens, Brighton, in case he was targeted again. Mr Young was visiting
-
Date
Christmas heartache over baby Megan
The family of a baby girl diagnosed with leukaemia just before Christmas spoke today of their heartache as she fights for life. Doctors say 11-month-old Megan Parker, who is being treated with chemotherapy at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, London
-
Date
Hard times on the waterfront
It has been a stormy year for Sussex fishermen, in more ways than one. They have been hit by a triple whammy of stricter catch quotas, boat fuel price rises and prolonged spells of windy weather which have stopped them putting to sea. Experts say cod
