The public is divided on where to locate a new football stadium. Response to Brighton and Hove City Council's Local Plan shows people are split on whether Falmer is the right place for the home of Brighton and Hove Albion. More than 4,500 people
I have been enjoying Gordon Dean's illustrated film memorabilia letters very much, please publish more. Gordon seems to have a wealth of film and local memories. Could we have some longer articles or a regular spot please? -Wendy Jones, Hove
The time has come to make Brighton and Hove City Council listen to Woodingdean residents. We are fed up with the hideous old Sunblest site in Bexhill Road. It is disgusting. The council erected "keep our village tidy" signs on approach roads into Woodingdean
Thirty million pounds seems a lot of money to spend to save a rusting pile of old Victorian junk, namely Brighton's West Pier. Whoever listed it Grade I has a strange set of values. At the same time as it is proposed to spend millions on the development
My experience of dealing with British Gas is similar to that of Mrs N Allen (Opinion, July 5). There is a need to contact them, so you phone. The first person you speak to will "put you through". That is the end of it. There is a ringing tone but no one
Call in the Army to shoot every seagull seen on a roof. Then they should shoot all those soft and simple do-gooders who write in and say save the horrible noisy pests. Lastly, they should shoot the man who allows these nuts to have their soppy views printed
It was a shout loud enough to wake the dead: "Police. Open the door." A dog barked and people could be heard hurrying out of bed inside. Seconds later the door was bashed in and officers raced inside. They squirted fire extinguishers harmlessly at the
Plans for a £240 million bypass scheme around Hastings and Bexhill have today been thrown out by the Government. Transport Secretary Stephen Byers refused permission to build the roads for environmental reasons. The decision will delight environmental
For nearly nine months, Catherine Harwood's pulse beat to the rhythm of her baby daughter's tiny heart. She felt every move her daughter made and did everything she could to nurture her little body inside. Catherine fell in love with the baby girl's perfectly-formed
Could I have read Wyn Smith's letter wrongly (Opinion, July 4)? Surely an elderly woman in her eighties doesn't really go visiting at 11.30 at night? I'm just glad she's not my mother if she does. How inconvenient the steps to her daughter's house were
The arguments put by those who advocate leadership by committees for the City of Brighton and Hove strike me as being very odd. I thought Liberal Democrats believed in open government and, for that matter, my old friend Francis Tonks and the Tories too
We are told Brighton and Hove City Council would like more public involvement in civic issues. But what do we find? This Monday, very shortly before it was due to be held, a public notice went up at Hove Town Hall to announce a policy and resources "urgency
Marina Bloom has set a new best for the Southern Area 50-mile record. Bloom, of Crawley Wheelers, finished 20th in the recent women's national 25-mile championship and was overshadowed by the silver medal performance of her Lancing rival Natacha Maes.
When straight-backed, fair-haired and statuesque Daniela Hantuchova claimed a Wimbledon title this week, she was watched by just 120 people. The nation, indeed the world, was gripped by Goran Ivanisevic and his fairytale victory in the men's singles victory
There has been a huge response to the proposal by Brighton and Hove Albion to put its community stadium on land at Falmer. More than 4,500 fans have written to the city council asking it to keep the Falmer site in its Local Plan. But roughly the same
How can the former council leader justify her expenses claim of £28,701 for 2000/2001 (Argus, July 6)? Looking down the list of other payments, it seems to me a case of "feather our nest". No councillor is worth this amount. So Keith Taylor says the number
Paul Havell returned a season's best 5-44 to help give Sussex 2nd XI a crucial first innings lead of 107 in their championship battle against Northamptonshire. Australian-born fast bowler Havell was well supported by Billy Taylor (3-49) and Umer Rashid
Mike Atherton failed to mark his standin return to the England captaincy with a major innings against Sussex today. Atherton was reinstated to the helm of the National side this morning in the absence of Nasser Hussain, who is expected to miss at least
Albion have launched a campaign to rally support for their revised plans for a new stadium at Falmer. Season ticket holders are being asked to lobby councillors and chairman Dick Knight will address the crowd at the Seagulls' first pre-season friendly
Rural businesses which suffered because of measures to stop the spread of foot-and-mouth disease will get extra Government cash. The money will allow Arun, Chichester, Horsham, Lewes, Mid Sussex, Rother and Wealden councils to give 100 per cent rate relief
Villagers are furious after a community web site was used as a virtual wife-swapping centre. The internet site, set up to discuss issues like school fetes and jumble sales, was hijacked by swingers on the prowl for partner-swapping parties. At the centre
Thieves stole a car for a night, then drove it back to the street where they found it. Sarah Berry, 30, arrived home from a friend's hen night to find her car was not parked where she left it. As she walked towards the Ford Escort parked further up Knoyle
Even when pumping iron, Lord Lichfield still wore his shirt and tie. Just ask Trevor Jackson. The Queen's cousin and renowned society photographer was a regular at the gym where Trevor worked - and worked out. Trevor, of Pevensey Road, Eastbourne, saw
A woman was stabbed by her husband up to 60 times in a knife attack, a court heard. Anthony Simpson killed his wife Margaret a month after she left him for another man, a jury was told. He denied murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility at Lewes
Thieves stole a car for a night, then drove it back to the street where they found it. Sarah Berry, 30, arrived home from a friend's hen night to find her car was not parked where she left it. As she walked towards the Ford Escort parked further up Knoyle
Flower thieves dug up 4,500 marigolds and whisked them away in the middle of the night. Gardeners had a race against time to replace the bedding plants stolen from showpiece gardens days before South-East in Bloom judges arrived. A council workman arriving
Even when pumping iron, Lord Lichfield still wore his shirt and tie. Just ask Trevor Jackson. The Queen's cousin and renowned society photographer was a regular at the gym where Trevor worked - and worked out. Trevor, of Pevensey Road, Eastbourne, saw
A woman was stabbed by her husband up to 60 times in a knife attack, a court heard. Anthony Simpson killed his wife Margaret a month after she left him for another man, a jury was told. He denied murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility at Lewes
Nothing is left but empty space where the old Essoldo Cinema used to stand in the heart of Brighton. Developers have finished knocking down the famous building, which started life more than 60 years ago as the Imperial Theatre. Within eight months they
I was annoyed to read the letter describing Brighton and Hove as a "third-world city" (Opinion, July 7), mainly because the author can clearly never have been to one. How the people in the majority world must have a hollow laugh when they read such remarks
I have just come back from viewing the proposed design for the refurbishment of Varndean Sixth Form College and I am appalled. A Seventies-style glass block to be plonked in the middle of this beautiful building is neither appropriate nor attractive.
I have been enjoying Gordon Dean's illustrated film memorabilia letters very much, please publish more. Gordon seems to have a wealth of film and local memories. Could we have some longer articles or a regular spot please? -Wendy Jones, Hove
The time has come to make Brighton and Hove City Council listen to Woodingdean residents. We are fed up with the hideous old Sunblest site in Bexhill Road. It is disgusting. The council erected "keep our village tidy" signs on approach roads into Woodingdean
A film made in Brighton on a shoestring budget is set to take US TV audiences by storm later this year. Brighton film-maker Jeremy Corner's first short movie, At First Sight, has beaten off stiff competition to win a place on award-winning American TV
My experience of dealing with British Gas is similar to that of Mrs N Allen (Opinion, July 5). There is a need to contact them, so you phone. The first person you speak to will "put you through". That is the end of it. There is a ringing tone but no one
Every time there is another road accident, why is the only response to "make the road safe"? Thousands of cars use the Hove seafront road without any trouble. The main reason for the accidents is the driver. All roads would be safe if drivers would be
I note with regret that a person died last Friday near the Slindon crossroads on the main road between the coast and London. According to the front-page article (Argus, July 7), it happened shortly after a woman had left flowers at the scene of another
The Brighton and Hove branch of the British Heart Foundation thanks everyone who contributed to its street collection around the seafront during the BHF's London-to-Brighton Bike Ride on Sunday, June 17. We raised £685.93 in the collecting buckets and
I would like to thank all the nurses and doctors in the cardiac department at Worthing Hospital for all the kind and good words they gave my husband when he had a heart attack. I thank them with all my heart. -Mrs C Redmore, Overhill, Southwick
A driver killed when her car crashed into a tree may have lain undiscovered for hours. The wreckage of the Rover Metro, which careered several metres through undergrowth before overturning, was spotted by a passing motorist who made a 999 call at 7am
Councillors are calling on the Government to push forward fast with a £5m plan to beat gridlock on the A27 in Worthing and Lancing. A study into the area's problems, published last month, recommends a package of measures including new road layouts, traffic
Three contractors are bidding to take over Brighton and Hove's troubled bin collection and street cleaning service. Current operator Sita last month paid Brighton and Hove Council £3 million to get out of its contract following a binmen's strike. The
A gay assault victim today said he was "gutted" after his attacker was jailed for two years. Barry Martin, 51, had a glass thrust into his face and was left with deep cuts round his right eye. Punches pushed his left eye a quarter-inch into the socket
It was a shout loud enough to wake the dead: "Police. Open the door." A dog barked and people could be heard hurrying out of bed inside. Seconds later the door was bashed in and officers raced inside. They squirted fire extinguishers harmlessly at the
More than 40 people have been arrested in a two-day sweep of drug dealers, burglars and car crooks across Brighton and Hove. Crack cocaine, heroin, cannabis, and stolen property have been seized and weapons including coshes, knives, Samurai swords and
Dame Flora Robson and Emlyn Williams were in a film classic that never was. The picture shows two of the stars, Charles Laughton and Merle Oberon, with director Josef Von Sternberg. The film was heavily jinxed from the start. Scenery would smash, stage
Could I have read Wyn Smith's letter wrongly (Opinion, July 4)? Surely an elderly woman in her eighties doesn't really go visiting at 11.30 at night? I'm just glad she's not my mother if she does. How inconvenient the steps to her daughter's house were
Eastbourne Eagles parade new signings Toni Svab and Roman Povazhny in front of the TV cameras at Arlington Stadium tonight. The two Eastern European stars line up for the Sussex squad as they aim to get back on the winning track against Wolverhampton.
Pauline Steel lived up to her name in Denmark last week when she reached the final of the over-60s women's singles at the European Veterans Championships, winning a silver medal. Steel, from Worthing, travels the world in a quest for veterans medals in
Society photographer Lord Lichfield never wore gym kit when working out at a fitness centre in London. Trevor Jackson, from Eastbourne, a former fitness instructor at the health club in Mayfair, says the peer continued to wear a shirt and tie. Unlike
We all know there's little support for an all-powerful, big-city boss. So how can public opinion be turned round? Clearly, the favoured tactic (Councillor Gill Mitchell, Opinion, July 7) is to rubbish the improved committee system, agreed by a majority
Fifty years ago, most children played in the street and no one thought anything of it. Now few of them do. The murder of Sarah Payne in Sussex last year raised concerns among many parents about the safety of youngsters. Already a safe place scheme, similar
I would start replying to Valerie Paynter's arguments against an elected mayor (Opinion, July 7) by saying her criticism of modernisation is simply a defence of conservatism, in itself an attempt to preserve an idealised vision of the past that never
When straight-backed, fair-haired and statuesque Daniela Hantuchova claimed a Wimbledon title this week, she was watched by just 120 people. The nation, indeed the world, was gripped by Goran Ivanisevic and his fairytale victory in the men's singles victory
There has been a huge response to the proposal by Brighton and Hove Albion to put its community stadium on land at Falmer. More than 4,500 fans have written to the city council asking it to keep the Falmer site in its Local Plan. But roughly the same
How can the former council leader justify her expenses claim of £28,701 for 2000/2001 (Argus, July 6)? Looking down the list of other payments, it seems to me a case of "feather our nest". No councillor is worth this amount. So Keith Taylor says the number
Mike Atherton failed to mark his standin return to the England captaincy with a major innings against Sussex today. Atherton was reinstated to the helm of the National side this morning in the absence of Nasser Hussain, who is expected to miss at least
Albion have launched a campaign to rally support for their revised plans for a new stadium at Falmer. Season ticket holders are being asked to lobby councillors and chairman Dick Knight will address the crowd at the Seagulls' first pre-season friendly
The article in the commercial property section (Argus, July 10) gave the impression that the proposed City Park development on the Hove Park Alliance & Leicester site is fact. These proposals have not yet received planning consent and there is a very
When Councillor Steve Collier (Opinion, July 6) calls into question the neutrality of the National Society for Clean Air (NSCA), he is falling for the propaganda of Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace who, because they don't like the conclusions of our
A film made in Brighton on a shoestring budget is set to take US TV audiences by storm later this year. Brighton film-maker Jeremy Corner's first short movie, At First Sight, has beaten off stiff competition to win a place on award-winning American TV
My daughter, noticeably pregnant, boarded a Thameslink train at London Bridge at 5.30pm on one of our hottest days, July 3. She commutes daily from Brighton to London. Another commuter standing with her asked if anyone would mind vacating their seat,
John Parry bemoans the lack of police while we are going to get new, six-feet tall, slim parking-ticket machines appearing eventually in every city street. What an opportunity missed. These ticket machines should have been designed as dummy police or
I would like to express my heartfelt thanks for the wonderful care shown to me following a fall recently at Butts Brow, where I sustained a triple fracture and dislocation of my ankle. To those first on the scene - names unknown - to the driver of the
Every time there is another road accident, why is the only response to "make the road safe"? Thousands of cars use the Hove seafront road without any trouble. The main reason for the accidents is the driver. All roads would be safe if drivers would be
I note with regret that a person died last Friday near the Slindon crossroads on the main road between the coast and London. According to the front-page article (Argus, July 7), it happened shortly after a woman had left flowers at the scene of another
With good bus services in Brighton and Hove, why can they not be used? Although there are roadworks in North Street at the moment, I have not noticed any serious disruption to services. Parking is a major problem here and something clearly needs to be
The Brighton and Hove branch of the British Heart Foundation thanks everyone who contributed to its street collection around the seafront during the BHF's London-to-Brighton Bike Ride on Sunday, June 17. We raised £685.93 in the collecting buckets and
I would like to thank all the nurses and doctors in the cardiac department at Worthing Hospital for all the kind and good words they gave my husband when he had a heart attack. I thank them with all my heart. -Mrs C Redmore, Overhill, Southwick
Garden makeover programmes are to blame for a rise in beach vandalism, according to a West Sussex council. Shingle and rocks are being swiped from seashores for home improvements. Arun District Council is concerned about damage to sea defences and foreshores
I will always recall the first time the distinctive, sweet smell of cannabis wafted across my nostrils. It was at a one-night rave in Notting Hill which I was writing about for the local paper. Such was the furore the piece occurred that angry questions
A delegate at a seminar for manic depressives jumped off a hotel roof to his death, an inquest heard. Jeremy Stanley-Ward, 46, died instantly of multiple injuries when he landed on the flat roof above the room where the meeting was being held. Other delegates
Three contractors are bidding to take over Brighton and Hove's troubled bin collection and street cleaning service. Current operator Sita last month paid Brighton and Hove Council £3 million to get out of its contract following a binmen's strike. The
A gay assault victim today said he was "gutted" after his attacker was jailed for two years. Barry Martin, 51, had a glass thrust into his face and was left with deep cuts round his right eye. Punches pushed his left eye a quarter-inch into the socket
More than 40 people have been arrested in a two-day sweep of drug dealers, burglars and car crooks across Brighton and Hove. Crack cocaine, heroin, cannabis, and stolen property have been seized and weapons including coshes, knives, Samurai swords and
I am aged 12 and have been in hospital for three days with a bad foot. Thanks again to all the nurses and doctors on Blanche ward of the Royal Alexandra Hospital. -Laura Harris, Brighton
Dame Flora Robson and Emlyn Williams were in a film classic that never was. The picture shows two of the stars, Charles Laughton and Merle Oberon, with director Josef Von Sternberg. The film was heavily jinxed from the start. Scenery would smash, stage
Eastbourne Eagles parade new signings Toni Svab and Roman Povazhny in front of the TV cameras at Arlington Stadium tonight. The two Eastern European stars line up for the Sussex squad as they aim to get back on the winning track against Wolverhampton.
Pauline Steel lived up to her name in Denmark last week when she reached the final of the over-60s women's singles at the European Veterans Championships, winning a silver medal. Steel, from Worthing, travels the world in a quest for veterans medals in
Society photographer Lord Lichfield never wore gym kit when working out at a fitness centre in London. Trevor Jackson, from Eastbourne, a former fitness instructor at the health club in Mayfair, says the peer continued to wear a shirt and tie. Unlike
We all know there's little support for an all-powerful, big-city boss. So how can public opinion be turned round? Clearly, the favoured tactic (Councillor Gill Mitchell, Opinion, July 7) is to rubbish the improved committee system, agreed by a majority
Fifty years ago, most children played in the street and no one thought anything of it. Now few of them do. The murder of Sarah Payne in Sussex last year raised concerns among many parents about the safety of youngsters. Already a safe place scheme, similar
I would start replying to Valerie Paynter's arguments against an elected mayor (Opinion, July 7) by saying her criticism of modernisation is simply a defence of conservatism, in itself an attempt to preserve an idealised vision of the past that never
Globetrotter Murray Goodwin signed for Sussex because he wanted to find out more about English conditions. Well, now he knows what summer is like in Manchester. The little Zimbabwean stood firm for 20 overs at wet and windy Old Trafford to offer his men
A postal centre has become the first in Britain to be warned over poor mail deliveries by the industry's new regulatory body. Post Watch issued the warning after an investigation into the state of deliveries in the Bognor area. The body, set up in March
Flower thieves dug up 4,500 marigolds and whisked them away in the middle of the night. Gardeners had a race against time to replace the bedding plants stolen from showpiece gardens days before South-East in Bloom judges arrived. A council workman arriving
Nothing is left but empty space where the old Essoldo Cinema used to stand in the heart of Brighton. Developers have finished knocking down the famous building, which started life more than 60 years ago as the Imperial Theatre. Within eight months they
I was annoyed to read the letter describing Brighton and Hove as a "third-world city" (Opinion, July 7), mainly because the author can clearly never have been to one. How the people in the majority world must have a hollow laugh when they read such remarks
I cannot believe playing fields at Varndean College are to be sold. They serve four schools, one of which, Dorothy Stringer, is a sports college. Another clearly visible and safe playing area lost to the children of Brighton. It cannot be the only way
I have just come back from viewing the proposed design for the refurbishment of Varndean Sixth Form College and I am appalled. A Seventies-style glass block to be plonked in the middle of this beautiful building is neither appropriate nor attractive.
Thirty million pounds seems a lot of money to spend to save a rusting pile of old Victorian junk, namely Brighton's West Pier. Whoever listed it Grade I has a strange set of values. At the same time as it is proposed to spend millions on the development
The article in the commercial property section (Argus, July 10) gave the impression that the proposed City Park development on the Hove Park Alliance & Leicester site is fact. These proposals have not yet received planning consent and there is a very
When Councillor Steve Collier (Opinion, July 6) calls into question the neutrality of the National Society for Clean Air (NSCA), he is falling for the propaganda of Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace who, because they don't like the conclusions of our
My daughter, noticeably pregnant, boarded a Thameslink train at London Bridge at 5.30pm on one of our hottest days, July 3. She commutes daily from Brighton to London. Another commuter standing with her asked if anyone would mind vacating their seat,
John Parry bemoans the lack of police while we are going to get new, six-feet tall, slim parking-ticket machines appearing eventually in every city street. What an opportunity missed. These ticket machines should have been designed as dummy police or
I would like to express my heartfelt thanks for the wonderful care shown to me following a fall recently at Butts Brow, where I sustained a triple fracture and dislocation of my ankle. To those first on the scene - names unknown - to the driver of the
A man who carried out a bungled robbery in which a shopkeeper was slashed with a knife is to be detained indefinitely at a psychiatric hospital. Gordon Stewart was cut across the face as he grappled with paranoid schizophrenic Andrew Foley in a raid on
With good bus services in Brighton and Hove, why can they not be used? Although there are roadworks in North Street at the moment, I have not noticed any serious disruption to services. Parking is a major problem here and something clearly needs to be
Call in the Army to shoot every seagull seen on a roof. Then they should shoot all those soft and simple do-gooders who write in and say save the horrible noisy pests. Lastly, they should shoot the man who allows these nuts to have their soppy views printed
Garden makeover programmes are to blame for a rise in beach vandalism, according to a West Sussex council. Shingle and rocks are being swiped from seashores for home improvements. Arun District Council is concerned about damage to sea defences and foreshores
A Sixth man from Littlehampton has been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of a former paratrooper. Five other men from the town are also in custody at police stations around Sussex. Michael Reynolds, 49, was found unconscious in the street
I will always recall the first time the distinctive, sweet smell of cannabis wafted across my nostrils. It was at a one-night rave in Notting Hill which I was writing about for the local paper. Such was the furore the piece occurred that angry questions
A delegate at a seminar for manic depressives jumped off a hotel roof to his death, an inquest heard. Jeremy Stanley-Ward, 46, died instantly of multiple injuries when he landed on the flat roof above the room where the meeting was being held. Other delegates
Villagers are furious after a community web site was used as a virtual wife-swapping centre. The internet site, set up to discuss issues like school fetes and jumble sales, was hijacked by swingers on the prowl for partner-swapping parties. At the centre
Plans for a £240 million bypass scheme around Hastings and Bexhill have today been thrown out by the Government. Transport Secretary Stephen Byers refused permission to build the roads for environmental reasons. The decision will delight environmental
I am aged 12 and have been in hospital for three days with a bad foot. Thanks again to all the nurses and doctors on Blanche ward of the Royal Alexandra Hospital. -Laura Harris, Brighton
For nearly nine months, Catherine Harwood's pulse beat to the rhythm of her baby daughter's tiny heart. She felt every move her daughter made and did everything she could to nurture her little body inside. Catherine fell in love with the baby girl's perfectly-formed
The arguments put by those who advocate leadership by committees for the City of Brighton and Hove strike me as being very odd. I thought Liberal Democrats believed in open government and, for that matter, my old friend Francis Tonks and the Tories too
We are told Brighton and Hove City Council would like more public involvement in civic issues. But what do we find? This Monday, very shortly before it was due to be held, a public notice went up at Hove Town Hall to announce a policy and resources "urgency
Marina Bloom has set a new best for the Southern Area 50-mile record. Bloom, of Crawley Wheelers, finished 20th in the recent women's national 25-mile championship and was overshadowed by the silver medal performance of her Lancing rival Natacha Maes.
Paul Havell returned a season's best 5-44 to help give Sussex 2nd XI a crucial first innings lead of 107 in their championship battle against Northamptonshire. Australian-born fast bowler Havell was well supported by Billy Taylor (3-49) and Umer Rashid
Globetrotter Murray Goodwin signed for Sussex because he wanted to find out more about English conditions. Well, now he knows what summer is like in Manchester. The little Zimbabwean stood firm for 20 overs at wet and windy Old Trafford to offer his men
A postal centre has become the first in Britain to be warned over poor mail deliveries by the industry's new regulatory body. Post Watch issued the warning after an investigation into the state of deliveries in the Bognor area. The body, set up in March
Rural businesses which suffered because of measures to stop the spread of foot-and-mouth disease will get extra Government cash. The money will allow Arun, Chichester, Horsham, Lewes, Mid Sussex, Rother and Wealden councils to give 100 per cent rate relief
Villagers are furious after a community web site was used as a virtual wife-swapping centre. The internet site, set up to discuss issues like school fetes and jumble sales, was hijacked by swingers on the prowl for partner-swapping parties. At the centre
An investigation has been launched after a fire broke out in an abandoned building often used by squatters. Fire crews were called to a first-floor flat in the building at Teville Gate, Worthing, shortly before 3pm yesterday. Nobody is believed to have
A leading Eastbourne council officer has won a bitter row over the terms of his redundancy in the Court of Appeal. Eastbourne Borough Council faces a legal bill running into tens of thousands of pounds after losing its fight against James Foster, former
I cannot believe playing fields at Varndean College are to be sold. They serve four schools, one of which, Dorothy Stringer, is a sports college. Another clearly visible and safe playing area lost to the children of Brighton. It cannot be the only way
