A grieving mother wept as she spoke for the first time of the death of her 12-year-old son. Mother Christine Bangs only discovered 12-year-old Anthony had died when she travelled to Blackpool to bring him home to Brighton after Christmas. The 36-year-old
Manufacturing activity held steady last month, with growth levels unchanged on November, latest figures showed. The survey, by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, showed the sector was still growing, although expansion remained subdued.
She was known as the greatest white female rock singer of the Sixties. Now a Brighton shop has brought back a toy of Janis Joplin, 30 years after she died of a drugs overdose. The toy has sold out within weeks and staff at Hive, in Kensington Gardens,
I can beat M Franklin's record (Opinion, December 28). I moved to Rustington four years ago and have not seen one walking policemen yet. So are all paying for something we never get or are likely to. Charming. Thanks Mr Blair. -John Hall, Mill Close,
Motorists faced rush hour chaos today following a five-vehicle smash on the A23. The accident happened on the northbound carriageway at Handcross Hill, near Haywards Heath, at 6.50am. Four cars including a Peugeot 406, a Ford Escort and a Ford Sierra,
One of Britain's biggest unions says manufacturers in Sussex face a bleak new year amid predictions of further job losses. The general workers union GMB says there were more than 600 manufacturing job losses last month in Sussex and a further 5,000 nationally
Tony Hancock famously wanted a badge for giving blood - but Alan Colgate has done the real thing and won an award for giving blood for 38 years. Mr Colgate, 63, of Lucastes Road, in Haywards Heath, has made more than 75 donations since he became a blood
A pre-Christmas campaign to help a hospital cope with demand has been a success. Brighton Health Care NHS Trust, which runs the Royal Sussex County Hospital, was busy during Christmas and the New Year but did not suffer a shortage of beds. Extra measures
I am not persuaded by Sue John's glib assertion that redesignation of our town of Hove as West Brighton was a "clerical error". It is poor leadership to blame such an outlandish act upon some unnamed clerk. Round these parts, in the pubs, small shops
I would like to thank the kind person who returned my purse, which was mislaid on Saturday, December 23, in the Open Market, Brighton. Very many thanks. -Name and address supplied
As the Government is poised to (possibly) ban hunting with dogs it is time to remember live exports. January 2 was the sixth anniversary that live exports began from Shoreham. If hunting can be banned why can't live exports? They still go out from Dover
Business advisers raised more than £5,000 for a housing charity after being sponsored to sleep outside on a wild and windy night. The money was presented by KPMG's director of tax, Anant Suchak, to the Brighton Housing Trust, for the First Base day centre
Car crime is far too high in nearly every part of Sussex but particularly in Brighton and Hove. Home Office figures show there were 25,000 thefts from or of cars in the county last year, nearly a third of them in the new city. The figures in Brighton
Police cracked down on three New Year raves in Hove and Shoreham because they considered them to be dangerous. But organisers of the events are denying the venues were death traps and have resolved to hold some more. It is plain raves will continue to
I have supported The Place To Be campaign from the beginning and have really started to believe in Brighton and Hove as a community. Now we are a city it is something we must cherish. I was disheartened to read of and hear many residents of Brighton and
Albion fans have been quick to respond to the story in last night's Argus about the condition of the Withdean pitch. Read some of their views. Gareth Glover, Hove: Micky Adams and the players deserve a better pitch to play on. I believe Adams wanted to
Albion's match against lowly Lincoln at Withdean on Saturday is rated "very doubtful". The Football League have asked Lewes referee Steve Tomlin to make a pitch inspection at 9.30 tomorrow morning, before Lincoln travel. Albion secretary Derek Allan said
Rave organisers have vowed to continue holding illegal parties despite a crackdown by police. Three events were raided and shut down on New Year's Eve. But one organiser has pledged: "These events will not stop, even with a new intolerance policy from
Teacher Lesley-Ann Brennan staged a one-woman sit-in at council offices in protest at uncollected rubbish. The mother-of-three held her protest at the Brighton and Hove Council offices, in Bartholomew Square, Brighton, yesterday saying police would have
Police are hunting a gunman who shot at bedroom windows while children slept inside. The marksman continued to fire shots from his hiding place as officers combed Argyle Road, Brighton, for the culprit. The search failed to discover the shooter's hideout
A crackdown on TV licence dodgers has been launched after it was revealed more than 100 evaders are caught every month in Brighton. TV Licensing, the authority responsible for collecting licence fees, today unveiled its latest advertising campaign to
A task force of forensic experts has hit the streets to crackdown on prolific car criminals plaguing the county. Sussex Police have spent £340,000 on setting up a 16-strong team trained to take DNA samples from stolen, vandalised and burgled cars. Four
Manufacturing activity held steady last month, with growth levels unchanged on November, latest figures showed. The survey, by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, showed the sector was still growing, although expansion remained subdued.
She was known as the greatest white female rock singer of the Sixties. Now a Brighton shop has brought back a toy of Janis Joplin, 30 years after she died of a drugs overdose. The toy has sold out within weeks and staff at Hive, in Kensington Gardens,
A couple saved money by holding their wedding reception in France. Tomboy appears daily in The Argus and is updated each day on this website. You can see more of Tomboy on www.moontoon.co.uk The Moontoon website also has comic strips, greeting cards,
I can beat M Franklin's record (Opinion, December 28). I moved to Rustington four years ago and have not seen one walking policemen yet. So are all paying for something we never get or are likely to. Charming. Thanks Mr Blair. -John Hall, Mill Close,
Most of the problems causing the demise of the song birds have been stated except one. The rapid growth over the last 10 years of birds of prey such as peregrine falcons and sparrowhawks. What do they eat? Other birds. -T Andrew, Cowley Drive, Brighton
A pantomime cast has dedicated its performances to the memory of 11-year-old Lauren Bevan who died in a plane crash last month. The Magic Lamp, which was performed by members of the young Fishers Farm Players and the Billingshurst Dramatic Society, was
Parents were today warned of the dangers of a possible measles outbreak because fewer children are being immunised. Health experts fear the disease could reapear as thousands of pupils in Sussex return to school for the start of the new term. There has
Tony Hancock famously wanted a badge for giving blood - but Alan Colgate has done the real thing and won an award for giving blood for 38 years. Mr Colgate, 63, of Lucastes Road, in Haywards Heath, has made more than 75 donations since he became a blood
Sussex police have offered a £5,000 reward in their hunt for a serial knife attacker. The case may feature on the BBC's Crimewatch programme later this month, as police step up the hunt for the man believed to be responsible for at least eleven knife
I would like to thank the kind person who returned my purse, which was mislaid on Saturday, December 23, in the Open Market, Brighton. Very many thanks. -Name and address supplied
What a thought-provoking article by Gary Saxton, editor of the homeless magazine Rhythm Of The Streets. I sense despair in his words at the "I'm all right Jack, it's their own fault anyway" brigade that seems to prevail in our society. I do give to beggars
So Brighton is now a city. Well, I thought a city would have a police force that shows its presence in the city centre. Especially with the attacks on women in centre of Brighton and Western Road area, I wonder if our local MPs, the council or the police
Brighton rider Jonathan Sharpe, the Sussex cyclo-cross champion, faces an agonising wait this week to see if he has retained his position at the top of the London Cyclo-Cross League. Sharpe (Cycleweb), with good placings in all his events, went top after
Daniel Marney fired four goals as Albion defeated Southend 5-2 in the Youth Alliance at Sussex University at Falmer yesterday. Marney has missed much of the season through injury and postponed matches. Seagulls youth manager Dean Wilkins said: "It's good
A man has had to resort to an ancient law to ensure the road outside his remote home is improved. Leaving the remote home of Tim White and Rita West has been compared to an expedition to an undiscovered part of the world. Each time the couple leave their
A fireworks display which was cancelled after a storm hit Sussex on New Year's Eve may be held at Easter. Worthing Council, the display organiser, called it off after gale force winds struck the town. Mayor Ann Lynn was due to light the seafront millennium
A man who has been in a coma since June following an attack at a pub has died. Brian Heslip was assaulted and severely injured at the Sussex Arms in East Grinstead on June 4 last year. He never regained consciousness and died in Crawley Hospital on December
A teenager was left unconscious in the street after a robbery in the early hours of the New Year. He was hit by a man who stopped him as he walked home through the Westgate area of Chichester city centre. The 19-year-old victim told police he had been
A new method to test the hearing of newborn babies is being piloted in Sussex. The Brighton and Hove-based scheme is one of 20 projects in the country selected to take part in a Government programme. Health visitors will carry out tests on ten-day-old
Police are hunting a gunman who shot at bedroom windows while children slept inside. The marksman continued to fire shots from his hiding place as officers combed Argyle Road, Brighton, for the culprit. The search failed to discover the shooter's hideout
A task force of forensic experts has hit the streets to crackdown on prolific car criminals plaguing the county. Sussex Police have spent £340,000 on setting up a 16-strong team trained to take DNA samples from stolen, vandalised and burgled cars. Four
Sussex police have offered a £5,000 reward in their hunt for a serial knife attacker. The case may feature on the BBC's Crimewatch programme later this month, as police step up the hunt for the man believed to be responsible for at least eleven knife
An elderly woman was dragged to the ground by two burglars she disturbed when she returned home. She was thrown to the floor as one man snatched the handbag she was carrying. The thief, and an accomplice, fled with the bag which contained the woman's
Former Tory county councillor Jim Somerville has died just a few weeks short of his 80th birthday at his home in New Zealand. After a lifetime in Brighton, he emigrated to New Zealand with his wife, Hilary, in 1994 so they could be closer to their children
Sussex police have offered a £5,000 reward in their hunt for a serial knife attacker. The case may feature on the BBC's Crimewatch programme later this month, as police step up the hunt for the man believed to be responsible for at least eleven knife
Tributes have been paid to well known doctor William Parker who defeated a smallpox epidemic in Brighton. Dr Parker, 88, who was Medical Officer of Health for Brighton from 1951 to 1974, had been suffering from Parkinson's Disease and died on New Year's
Former Tory county councillor Jim Somerville has died just a few weeks short of his 80th birthday at his home in New Zealand. After a lifetime in Brighton, he emigrated to New Zealand with his wife, Hilary, in 1994 so they could be closer to their children
A couple saved money by holding their wedding reception in France. Tomboy appears daily in The Argus and is updated each day on this website. You can see more of Tomboy on www.moontoon.co.uk The Moontoon website also has comic strips, greeting cards,
Most of the problems causing the demise of the song birds have been stated except one. The rapid growth over the last 10 years of birds of prey such as peregrine falcons and sparrowhawks. What do they eat? Other birds. -T Andrew, Cowley Drive, Brighton
David Radke (Opinion, December 20) indicates that because Brighton and Hove is now a city we ought to increase the number of drinking places in St James's Street. Surely the opposite is the case. As a city we should be even more concerned that we are
Look at London and you will see it is being transformed by a wonderful series of new buildings showing British architecture at its best. Every time I go to the capital, another project has been completed. The Wallace Collection, behind Oxford Street,
Rail services may not be back to normal until at least May, the Rail Regulator has warned. Tom Winsor, who was appointed rail watchdog two years ago, says the rail disruption that has followed the October Hatfield derailment could continue until May -
Parents were today warned of the dangers of a possible measles outbreak because fewer children are being immunised. Health experts fear the disease could reapear as thousands of pupils in Sussex return to school for the start of the new term. There has
What a thought-provoking article by Gary Saxton, editor of the homeless magazine Rhythm Of The Streets. I sense despair in his words at the "I'm all right Jack, it's their own fault anyway" brigade that seems to prevail in our society. I do give to beggars
So Brighton is now a city. Well, I thought a city would have a police force that shows its presence in the city centre. Especially with the attacks on women in centre of Brighton and Western Road area, I wonder if our local MPs, the council or the police
The farmer at Bevendean claims that his method of farming - vertical ploughing - is correct and "nothing could have been done to prevent" the flooding of the homes. We went up to Bevendean on Monday afternoon to see what's what, and lo and behold the
Plans for city centre houses have been submitted following the rejection of a similar scheme last year. Brighton and Hove Council refused a scheme by Cornland Properties for a terrace of 14 houses on a 42 space car park in Upper Gloucester Road, Brighton
I want to express my indignation and total disapproval of plans to build a waste burner on the north quay of Newhaven. We are being threatened with a hideous and poisonous monstrosity that will blight not only Newhaven but also the surrounding towns and
Brighton rider Jonathan Sharpe, the Sussex cyclo-cross champion, faces an agonising wait this week to see if he has retained his position at the top of the London Cyclo-Cross League. Sharpe (Cycleweb), with good placings in all his events, went top after
We received a form just before Christmas from Brighton and Hove Council entitled "St James's Street and St George's Road Area Street Drinking lncident Diary". We have been asked to record street incidents up to February 22 in which people who have been
Daniel Marney fired four goals as Albion defeated Southend 5-2 in the Youth Alliance at Sussex University at Falmer yesterday. Marney has missed much of the season through injury and postponed matches. Seagulls youth manager Dean Wilkins said: "It's good
Newlyweds Ian and Virginia Willmott billed their wedding reception as the second invasion of France when they transported their whole entourage across the Channel. The couple codenamed their wedding plan Operation D-Day 2000 after discovering it would
A man has had to resort to an ancient law to ensure the road outside his remote home is improved. Leaving the remote home of Tim White and Rita West has been compared to an expedition to an undiscovered part of the world. Each time the couple leave their
Albion missed a chance to turn up the heat on table-topping Chesterfield when they lost to Southend. Victory would have taken the Seagulls to within a point of Nicky Law's pacesetters. Fulham were always there or thereabouts when Micky Adams guided them
Sussex pitch expert Steve Moore has revealed it would cost £40,000 to get the Withdean playing surface up to scratch. But he says the work should have been done last summer, before Albion had kicked a ball. The Withdean pitch saga plunged to new depths
A new method to test the hearing of newborn babies is being piloted in Sussex. The Brighton and Hove-based scheme is one of 20 projects in the country selected to take part in a Government programme. Health visitors will carry out tests on ten-day-old
Ivor Caplin MP has paid tribute to the people of his Hove constituency for playing a vital role in winning city status for Brighton and Hove. Mr Caplin said Hove's enhanced profile had put it on the map during the last year. He said: "While some cynics
With city status confirmed I can now end my Trappist vow of silence on the subject. Since becoming a minister, I've had to say nothing about the one subject on which just about all my local friends have been asking. Becoming a city is itself important
Teacher Lesley-Ann Brennan staged a one-woman sit-in at council offices in protest at uncollected rubbish. The mother-of-three held her protest at the Brighton and Hove Council offices, in Bartholomew Square, Brighton, yesterday saying police would have
David Radke (Opinion, December 20) indicates that because Brighton and Hove is now a city we ought to increase the number of drinking places in St James's Street. Surely the opposite is the case. As a city we should be even more concerned that we are
Look at London and you will see it is being transformed by a wonderful series of new buildings showing British architecture at its best. Every time I go to the capital, another project has been completed. The Wallace Collection, behind Oxford Street,
Business advisers raised more than £5,000 for a housing charity after being sponsored to sleep outside on a wild and windy night. The money was presented by KPMG's director of tax, Anant Suchak, to the Brighton Housing Trust, for the First Base day centre
Motorists faced rush hour chaos today following a five-vehicle smash on the A23. The accident happened on the northbound carriageway at Handcross Hill, near Haywards Heath, at 6.50am. Four cars including a Peugeot 406, a Ford Escort and a Ford Sierra,
One of Britain's biggest unions says manufacturers in Sussex face a bleak new year amid predictions of further job losses. The general workers union GMB says there were more than 600 manufacturing job losses last month in Sussex and a further 5,000 nationally
Householders looked on in horror last night as a rising tide of sewage threatened to swamp their homes. Residents in two Worthing streets said floodwater rose 5ft in just two hours after a pumping station broke down. Gardens were flooded and a couple
Rail services may not be back to normal until at least May, the Rail Regulator has warned. Tom Winsor, who was appointed rail watchdog two years ago, says the rail disruption that has followed the October Hatfield derailment could continue until May -
A pre-Christmas campaign to help a hospital cope with demand has been a success. Brighton Health Care NHS Trust, which runs the Royal Sussex County Hospital, was busy during Christmas and the New Year but did not suffer a shortage of beds. Extra measures
I am not persuaded by Sue John's glib assertion that redesignation of our town of Hove as West Brighton was a "clerical error". It is poor leadership to blame such an outlandish act upon some unnamed clerk. Round these parts, in the pubs, small shops
As the Government is poised to (possibly) ban hunting with dogs it is time to remember live exports. January 2 was the sixth anniversary that live exports began from Shoreham. If hunting can be banned why can't live exports? They still go out from Dover
Business advisers raised more than £5,000 for a housing charity after being sponsored to sleep outside on a wild and windy night. The money was presented by KPMG's director of tax, Anant Suchak, to the Brighton Housing Trust, for the First Base day centre
The farmer at Bevendean claims that his method of farming - vertical ploughing - is correct and "nothing could have been done to prevent" the flooding of the homes. We went up to Bevendean on Monday afternoon to see what's what, and lo and behold the
Car crime is far too high in nearly every part of Sussex but particularly in Brighton and Hove. Home Office figures show there were 25,000 thefts from or of cars in the county last year, nearly a third of them in the new city. The figures in Brighton
Plans for city centre houses have been submitted following the rejection of a similar scheme last year. Brighton and Hove Council refused a scheme by Cornland Properties for a terrace of 14 houses on a 42 space car park in Upper Gloucester Road, Brighton
I want to express my indignation and total disapproval of plans to build a waste burner on the north quay of Newhaven. We are being threatened with a hideous and poisonous monstrosity that will blight not only Newhaven but also the surrounding towns and
Police cracked down on three New Year raves in Hove and Shoreham because they considered them to be dangerous. But organisers of the events are denying the venues were death traps and have resolved to hold some more. It is plain raves will continue to
We received a form just before Christmas from Brighton and Hove Council entitled "St James's Street and St George's Road Area Street Drinking lncident Diary". We have been asked to record street incidents up to February 22 in which people who have been
Newlyweds Ian and Virginia Willmott billed their wedding reception as the second invasion of France when they transported their whole entourage across the Channel. The couple codenamed their wedding plan Operation D-Day 2000 after discovering it would
I have supported The Place To Be campaign from the beginning and have really started to believe in Brighton and Hove as a community. Now we are a city it is something we must cherish. I was disheartened to read of and hear many residents of Brighton and
Albion missed a chance to turn up the heat on table-topping Chesterfield when they lost to Southend. Victory would have taken the Seagulls to within a point of Nicky Law's pacesetters. Fulham were always there or thereabouts when Micky Adams guided them
Albion fans have been quick to respond to the story in last night's Argus about the condition of the Withdean pitch. Read some of their views. Gareth Glover, Hove: Micky Adams and the players deserve a better pitch to play on. I believe Adams wanted to
Sussex pitch expert Steve Moore has revealed it would cost £40,000 to get the Withdean playing surface up to scratch. But he says the work should have been done last summer, before Albion had kicked a ball. The Withdean pitch saga plunged to new depths
Albion's match against lowly Lincoln at Withdean on Saturday is rated "very doubtful". The Football League have asked Lewes referee Steve Tomlin to make a pitch inspection at 9.30 tomorrow morning, before Lincoln travel. Albion secretary Derek Allan said
Police are hunting a gunman who shot at bedroom windows while children slept inside. The marksman continued to fire shots from his hiding place as officers combed Argyle Road, Brighton, for the culprit. The search failed to discover the shooter's hideout
A company which repairs faulty street lights in West Sussex has been slammed for allowing a huge backlog of repair work to build up. Hundreds of street lights are already out of action with more than 500 new faults being reported every week to a phone
Mikey Graham from Irish heart-throb band Boyzone has cancelled next month's Eastbourne gig. The singer was due to appear at the Congress Theatre on February 10, but has postponed his Meet Me Halfway Tour so it will coincide with the release of his album
A nursery which was facing closure six months ago has been given a glowing Ofsted report. Maplehurst Nursery was suffering severe financial pressures last year, despite an excellent record in early education. It was facing problems partly because it could
Roadside tests have revealed that nearly 30 per cent of child car seats are a potential safety risk. Checks carried out in Bognor, Rustington, Burgess Hill, Horsham and Shoreham found that of 113 car restraints examined, 39 were incorrectly fitted or
Rave organisers have vowed to continue holding illegal parties despite a crackdown by police. Three events were raided and shut down on New Year's Eve. But one organiser has pledged: "These events will not stop, even with a new intolerance policy from
Ivor Caplin MP has paid tribute to the people of his Hove constituency for playing a vital role in winning city status for Brighton and Hove. Mr Caplin said Hove's enhanced profile had put it on the map during the last year. He said: "While some cynics
With city status confirmed I can now end my Trappist vow of silence on the subject. Since becoming a minister, I've had to say nothing about the one subject on which just about all my local friends have been asking. Becoming a city is itself important
Teacher Lesley-Ann Brennan staged a one-woman sit-in at council offices in protest at uncollected rubbish. The mother-of-three held her protest at the Brighton and Hove Council offices, in Bartholomew Square, Brighton, yesterday saying police would have
A crackdown on TV licence dodgers has been launched after it was revealed more than 100 evaders are caught every month in Brighton. TV Licensing, the authority responsible for collecting licence fees, today unveiled its latest advertising campaign to
A grieving mother wept as she spoke for the first time of the death of her 12-year-old son. Mother Christine Bangs only discovered 12-year-old Anthony had died when she travelled to Blackpool to bring him home to Brighton after Christmas. The 36-year-old
Tributes have been paid to well known doctor William Parker who defeated a smallpox epidemic in Brighton. Dr Parker, 88, who was Medical Officer of Health for Brighton from 1951 to 1974, had been suffering from Parkinson's Disease and died on New Year's
