January can be a very bitter month. Take it from me. Today my husband is leaving me and our two-year-old to fend for ourselves while he goes on an all-expenses-paid ski-ing jolly to Switzerland. Instead of finishing the bathroom floor last week, as he
Screen legends have been brought back to life at a once exclusive Sussex hotel. Past guests of Grand Ocean Hotel include screen legends Margot Fontaine, Bette Davis and Telly Savalas. But as the resort of Saltdean - the place to be before the Second World
A vegetarian restaurant has slashed its menu prices for one night only to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Food For Friends, in Prince Albert Street, Brighton, will be dishing out the same menu it served up when it first opened in 1981 - and at the same
Work on a £500,000 purpose-built club for a beach-side community could start within two months. Plans for the new Harbour Club at Shoreham Beach, which originally sparked controversy among local residents, have now been approved by Adur Council. The new
Billions of pounds are being pumped into the National Health Service by the Government to make it what the public wants and needs. Yet daily there are distressing tales of people who are receiving a service that would not be considered acceptable in a
Two hardened criminals committed a horrifying attack on a young family in the car park of a hospital. Yet Anthony Tuppen, 22, and 40-year-old Alan Bartlett received sentences at Lewes Crown Court of 15 months and one year in jail respectively. Because
We have endured much talk of the miracle which will be wrought by making a city of Brighton and Hove. The symbolism is deft, then, that - in the real world - Mr Fanshawe's celebratory japes on New Year's Eve were blown away by the weather, with the loss
SimonFanshawe has put much effort into his persuasion that Brighton is The Place To Be (which it isn't any more) and should become a city. He must be feeling very pleased with himself, but what motivated all this enthusiasm? Why does he think Brighton
The Under-17 age groups look set to produce the fireworks at the Sussex Cross Country championships at Lancing Manor later today. The event has been switched from the original venue at Crawley because of concern over the state of the Thomas Bennett School
Albion fans have persuaded the club to investigate a big club versus country clash. The second-placed Seagulls are scheduled for a showdown with leaders Chesterfield at Withdean on Saturday March 24. That is the same day as England continue their World
Hundreds of elderly and disabled people could get free bus passes if a council's new community services budget is approved. At the moment people in Chichester who qualify for concessionary fares pay £10 a year for their pass to cover administrative costs
A new open air music spectacular is being planned for the Spring on Brighton seafront. Zap Productions hopes to stage Brighton Live on Sunday, May 13, along the Lower Promenade between midday and 9pm on a number of separate stages. It will be part of
A father-of-three left lying injured in the road by a hit-and-run driver today spoke of his ordeal. Andrew Burt, 32, is recovering at home after he was struck by a car as he crossed Ingleside in Hastings. Numerous other drivers drove past him as he writhed
A pensioner recovering from major surgery was transferred more than 40 miles to another hospital because there was no room in intensive care. Joyce Hilton,73, underwent a seven hour bowel operation at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, in Brighton, but
A hospital has launched an investigation into how a disabled patient came to spend 25 hours languishing on a trolley in casualty. Denis Boddy, a former detective chief inspector for Sussex Police, was admitted to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton
A family and their dog were forced to climb on the roof of their van to escape rising floodwater. The family, believed to have been a middle-aged couple and their son, became trapped when they drove into a rising flood pool in the Barcombe Mills Road,
January can be a very bitter month. Take it from me. Today my husband is leaving me and our two-year-old to fend for ourselves while he goes on an all-expenses-paid ski-ing jolly to Switzerland. Instead of finishing the bathroom floor last week, as he
Screen legends have been brought back to life at a once exclusive Sussex hotel. Past guests of Grand Ocean Hotel include screen legends Margot Fontaine, Bette Davis and Telly Savalas. But as the resort of Saltdean - the place to be before the Second World
A vegetarian restaurant has slashed its menu prices for one night only to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Food For Friends, in Prince Albert Street, Brighton, will be dishing out the same menu it served up when it first opened in 1981 - and at the same
I was delighted to learn that the town where I was born and lived for 25 years was awarded City status. I was, however, alarmed to learn from your newspaper that it was proposing to enter into the competition for European Cultural City of the Year. A
Billions of pounds are being pumped into the National Health Service by the Government to make it what the public wants and needs. Yet daily there are distressing tales of people who are receiving a service that would not be considered acceptable in a
A happy new year to all residents and visitors to the city of Brighton and Hove, including Michael Fisher whose factually incorrect letter of December 28 I shall merely put down to a little too much festive cheer on his part. If he had bothered to check
We have endured much talk of the miracle which will be wrought by making a city of Brighton and Hove. The symbolism is deft, then, that - in the real world - Mr Fanshawe's celebratory japes on New Year's Eve were blown away by the weather, with the loss
SimonFanshawe has put much effort into his persuasion that Brighton is The Place To Be (which it isn't any more) and should become a city. He must be feeling very pleased with himself, but what motivated all this enthusiasm? Why does he think Brighton
The Under-17 age groups look set to produce the fireworks at the Sussex Cross Country championships at Lancing Manor later today. The event has been switched from the original venue at Crawley because of concern over the state of the Thomas Bennett School
Laura Marsh could follow in the footsteps of England captain Clare Connor. That is the view of Clare herself after 14-year-old Laura's stunning tour debut in Barbados for Brighton College. Laura produced a wicket with her first ball in her first game
Albion fans have persuaded the club to investigate a big club versus country clash. The second-placed Seagulls are scheduled for a showdown with leaders Chesterfield at Withdean on Saturday March 24. That is the same day as England continue their World
A court has heard how a bakery manager stole the takings from the till and altered till receipts to cover the theft. Sally Carden stole more than £500 from the bakers in George Street, Hove, before being found out. Carden, 27, of Gladstone Road, Portslade
A deadline has been set for councillors to comment about plans to bring production of the world's most prestigious car to Sussex. BMW, which owns Rolls-Royce, wants to build 1,000 cars a year at a purpose-built factory close to Goodwood airfield, near
A referendum to draw up new boundaries in Saltdean has been branded a waste of time by a leading Government official. Barbara Stephens, chief executive of the Local Government Commission, said a poll planned for next month would have no impact on the
A community group is calling on the Government to inject more cash into providing police cover for a Sussex town. Worthing Police Community Forum wants to see more beat officers on patrol following a sharp increase in vandalism and crime. The group wrote
A father-of-three left lying injured in the road by a hit-and-run driver today spoke of his ordeal. Andrew Burt, 32, is recovering at home after he was struck by a car as he crossed Ingleside in Hastings. Numerous other drivers drove past him as he writhed
A pensioner recovering from major surgery was transferred more than 40 miles to another hospital because there was no room in intensive care. Joyce Hilton,73, underwent a seven hour bowel operation at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, in Brighton, but
A hospital has launched an investigation into how a disabled patient came to spend 25 hours languishing on a trolley in casualty. Denis Boddy, a former detective chief inspector for Sussex Police, was admitted to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton
Binmen are working overtime today to clear piles of rubbish from the city's streets. Residents of more than 100 streets in Brighton and Hove have been waiting for rubbish collections since Christmas. A council spokesman has promised most of the backlog
I was very impressed by D.K. Chisnell's letter (December 30). We rarely get a letter about the terrible plight of the people around the south who have lost their entire homes through the dreadful floods and are having to endure hardships, especially little
It is a sorry irony that Labour, which has imposed more interfering regulation than any other government of modern times, is so feeble in dealing with the real criminals in our society. Falling police numbers and morale, rising crime, increased offences
I read Mr Franklin's letter 'Streets Are Deserted' (Dec 27) with interest. As he only moved to Worthing 12 months ago, l am prepared to forgive his clearly obvious mistakes. I find it hard to believe that in the past 12 months Mr Franklin has not seen
I was delighted to learn that the town where I was born and lived for 25 years was awarded City status. I was, however, alarmed to learn from your newspaper that it was proposing to enter into the competition for European Cultural City of the Year. A
Trading standards officers have issued guidelines on how to use candles safely after a boom in sales. East and West Sussex county councils and Brighton and Hove Council say almost 2,000 fires were started by candles in 1998, resulting in 11 deaths and
A happy new year to all residents and visitors to the city of Brighton and Hove, including Michael Fisher whose factually incorrect letter of December 28 I shall merely put down to a little too much festive cheer on his part. If he had bothered to check
Tom Djamaluddin is a step away from the English Schools FA under-18s squad. The 18-year-old Sussex defender from Burgess Hill has made it to the final 32 trial at Lilleshall on January 14-15 following a selection weekend at the same venue. The Brighton
Laura Marsh could follow in the footsteps of England captain Clare Connor. That is the view of Clare herself after 14-year-old Laura's stunning tour debut in Barbados for Brighton College. Laura produced a wicket with her first ball in her first game
A court has heard how a bakery manager stole the takings from the till and altered till receipts to cover the theft. Sally Carden stole more than £500 from the bakers in George Street, Hove, before being found out. Carden, 27, of Gladstone Road, Portslade
A deadline has been set for councillors to comment about plans to bring production of the world's most prestigious car to Sussex. BMW, which owns Rolls-Royce, wants to build 1,000 cars a year at a purpose-built factory close to Goodwood airfield, near
A referendum to draw up new boundaries in Saltdean has been branded a waste of time by a leading Government official. Barbara Stephens, chief executive of the Local Government Commission, said a poll planned for next month would have no impact on the
A community group is calling on the Government to inject more cash into providing police cover for a Sussex town. Worthing Police Community Forum wants to see more beat officers on patrol following a sharp increase in vandalism and crime. The group wrote
A Sussex couple denied murdering their baby daughter when they appeared in court yesterday. Amanda Turner, 23, and Joby Shorter, 24, from Hastings, are charged with the murder of one-year-old Justice in April last year. They pleaded not guilty at Lewes
Geologists are warning the public to be extra vigilant for signs of landslips following the recent tragedy in North Wales. The Sussex cliffs are some of the most vulnerable in the country, with parts of the coastline falling into the sea. During winter
Binmen are working overtime today to clear piles of rubbish from the city's streets. Residents of more than 100 streets in Brighton and Hove have been waiting for rubbish collections since Christmas. A council spokesman has promised most of the backlog
Two of Sussex's most prolific criminals will be back on the streets in a few weeks. Anthony Tuppen, 22, was jailed for 15 months and Alan Bartlett, 40, for 12 months at Lewes Crown Court yesterday. Their combined tally of convicted crimes now stands at
Work on a £500,000 purpose-built club for a beach-side community could start within two months. Plans for the new Harbour Club at Shoreham Beach, which originally sparked controversy among local residents, have now been approved by Adur Council. The new
I was very impressed by D.K. Chisnell's letter (December 30). We rarely get a letter about the terrible plight of the people around the south who have lost their entire homes through the dreadful floods and are having to endure hardships, especially little
It is a sorry irony that Labour, which has imposed more interfering regulation than any other government of modern times, is so feeble in dealing with the real criminals in our society. Falling police numbers and morale, rising crime, increased offences
I read Mr Franklin's letter 'Streets Are Deserted' (Dec 27) with interest. As he only moved to Worthing 12 months ago, l am prepared to forgive his clearly obvious mistakes. I find it hard to believe that in the past 12 months Mr Franklin has not seen
Trading standards officers have issued guidelines on how to use candles safely after a boom in sales. East and West Sussex county councils and Brighton and Hove Council say almost 2,000 fires were started by candles in 1998, resulting in 11 deaths and
Two hardened criminals committed a horrifying attack on a young family in the car park of a hospital. Yet Anthony Tuppen, 22, and 40-year-old Alan Bartlett received sentences at Lewes Crown Court of 15 months and one year in jail respectively. Because
Tom Djamaluddin is a step away from the English Schools FA under-18s squad. The 18-year-old Sussex defender from Burgess Hill has made it to the final 32 trial at Lilleshall on January 14-15 following a selection weekend at the same venue. The Brighton
Hundreds of elderly and disabled people could get free bus passes if a council's new community services budget is approved. At the moment people in Chichester who qualify for concessionary fares pay £10 a year for their pass to cover administrative costs
A Sussex couple denied murdering their baby daughter when they appeared in court yesterday. Amanda Turner, 23, and Joby Shorter, 24, from Hastings, are charged with the murder of one-year-old Justice in April last year. They pleaded not guilty at Lewes
Geologists are warning the public to be extra vigilant for signs of landslips following the recent tragedy in North Wales. The Sussex cliffs are some of the most vulnerable in the country, with parts of the coastline falling into the sea. During winter
A new open air music spectacular is being planned for the Spring on Brighton seafront. Zap Productions hopes to stage Brighton Live on Sunday, May 13, along the Lower Promenade between midday and 9pm on a number of separate stages. It will be part of
A family and their dog were forced to climb on the roof of their van to escape rising floodwater. The family, believed to have been a middle-aged couple and their son, became trapped when they drove into a rising flood pool in the Barcombe Mills Road,
Two of Sussex's most prolific criminals will be back on the streets in a few weeks. Anthony Tuppen, 22, was jailed for 15 months and Alan Bartlett, 40, for 12 months at Lewes Crown Court yesterday. Their combined tally of convicted crimes now stands at
