Don't shout it from the rooftops but the Noise Abatement Society is in the centre of Brighton. From an office in one of the busiest parts of the city, it aims to eliminate excessive and unnecessary noise. The organisation was formed 42 years ago by John
Councillors and experts from other authorities have delivered a mixed verdict on a city council. An independent review by local government professionals said Brighton and Hove City Council was playing a key role in transforming the resort into a vibrant
Visitors to a Sussex farm could well bump into a Wild West cowboy in what is thought to be Britain's biggest maze. The rider is part of an intricately designed maze, cut out of a maize crop, which opened yesterday at Tulleys Farm, in Turner's Hill, near
Our councillors should make a journey to Farnham, Surrey, to see how its councillors run this small town in a very efficient way. No beggars and no dossers. In passing, I would mention the Clock Tower, opposite the Ladies Mile Hotel in Patcham, has a
It was King George V who said succinctly, if a little bawdily, "Bugger Bognor". It had been suggested that Bognor be renamed Bognor Regis simply because he had convalesced there after a serious illness. I too will be equally succinct, bawdy and even more
As the LEA governor of St Bartholomew's CoE Primary School, I was interested to read "Lottery of schooling" (Argus, July 13). Although we are a Church of England school, we would welcome Helen Barnett's child and all families who wish their children to
John Dunlop was all smiles after the Kildangan Stud Oaks in Ireland last Sunday. No, he didn't win the race with Time Away, she could finish only sixth. But Dunlop's son Edward, who trains at Newmarket, saddled first and second. The Arundel trainer and
"Let's explain" (Voice Of The Argus, July 14) repeats The Argus's support for a directly-elected mayor. I might be convinced were the right candidates to show a proper sense of priorities. Of the (apparent) candidates, Lord Bassam is complacent and clich-ridden
Taxis are a form of public transport and a lifeline for many old, disabled and sick people in Brighton and Hove. For years, the fares were reasonable, especially compared with those in cities such as London but there have been some steep rises recently
Paul Hurry makes an emotional return to Arlington Stadium tomorrow night. Hurry, who played a key role in Eastbourne's Elite League title triumph last season, lines up for Eagles against in-form Peterborough Panthers. He takes the place of the injured
Sussex Second XI beat Pakistan's Touring Academy by two wickets with one ball to spare in a thrilling one day match at Horsham. Chasing a target of 211 in a fixture reduced to 40 overs a side, Billy Taylor hit the winning runs with a six after Sussex
Geoff Pitcher is champing at the bit to get in another 90 minutes for Albion tomorrow. The midfielder made an impressive debut in the 3-0 friendly win at Folkestone on Wednesday. Now the 25-year-old is in line again as manager Micky Adams picks two Albion
Disruption is expected when a busy stretch of the A27 is closed for bridge strengthening work. The road at Shoreham will be closed in both directions from Tuesday until July 29 from 10pm to 6am while work is carried out on the Adur Viaduct. The road will
Police investigating the disappearance of a former Brighton student believed to have been shot in Australia today confirmed blood found at the scene was his. Peter Falconio, 28, has not been seen since he and his girlfriend Joanne Lees, 27, were held
Sussex Police watchdogs are under pressure from ministers to publish information from two sensitive reports into the James Ashley shooting case. Home Office minister John Denham said he wanted Sussex Police Authority to publish "as much as possible" from
Former mayor Jenny Langston yesterday announced her engagement to fellow councillor Mark Barnard, five months after her husband died. The news followed her crushing defeat in the General Election, when she had hoped to win back the Hove seat for the Conservatives
Taxi companies in Brighton and Hove plan to slap a £1 charge on every booking made over the telephone. The fee is set to be agreed at a Brighton and Hove City Council meeting next week. At the moment, if customers order a taxi on the phone a fee of 20p
A care home could be closed by independent inspectors if changes are not made, a leading Labour councillor said today. Brighton and Hove City Council is consulting people about the future of residential care at Knoll House in Ingram Crescent, Hove. It
Four men were arrested after a chase over the rooftops in Brighton early today. Residents in Bedford Square directed police to where the suspects were. Officers climbed on to roofs and clambered after the men. The suspects finally came down and fled through
A miniature version of a popular Sussex watering hole is proving a hit with drinkers. The metre-high model is to be given pride of place inside the Coach House pub and restaurant in Middle Street, Brighton, which inspired it. Landlady Sara Rottner is
Sacked Sussex Chief Constable Paul Whitehouse and his family are selling their house and leaving the county. The chief's six-bedroom Victorian home in Lewes is on the market for £600,000. He told our reporter: "We are moving to somewhere in the North-West
Brighton University has been given £50,000 so its staff can enjoy a better lifestyle. The college has been given the grant to promote practices to help recruit and retain staff and reduce absenteeism. The university is currently deciding how to spend
One Sussex firm could be forced to shed jobs after missing out on a £1.8 million contract while a second will gain up to 40 at its expense. Crawley based Thales, formerly Racal Electronics, missed out on the Government contract to supply the army with
Don't shout it from the rooftops but the Noise Abatement Society is in the centre of Brighton. From an office in one of the busiest parts of the city, it aims to eliminate excessive and unnecessary noise. The organisation was formed 42 years ago by John
A guard at Lewes prison has been charged with possessing heroin with intent to supply. The case against prison officer Andrew Hubbard, 38, from Worthing, was adjourned until August 1. He was granted bail by Lewes magistrates.
Oh, dear. Mrs Lewis (Letters, July 12) has been lucky enough to reach the ripe old age of 92 and yet has not learnt to be tolerant and compassionate. Shame on her. I can think of plenty of nuisances around Brighton and Hove, mainly of the human variety
Modesty (his, not mine) prevents me from revealing the identity of this week's first complainant. However, he eloquently writes to express his "appreciation" of the Did You Know? spot on the letters page. "No," he confesses, "I did not know Charlie Dimmock
It was King George V who said succinctly, if a little bawdily, "Bugger Bognor". It had been suggested that Bognor be renamed Bognor Regis simply because he had convalesced there after a serious illness. I too will be equally succinct, bawdy and even more
A Mid Sussex firm could be forced to shed jobs after missing out on a £1.8 million contract - but a second will gain up to 40 at its expense. Crawley based Thales, formerly Racal Electronics, missed out on the Government contract to supply the army with
A police investigation is under way after a woman apparently fell to her death in Worthing town centre early today. Officers were called to Chatsworth Road, near the Guildbourne Centre multi-storey car park, at about 5.25am. The body of a woman, believed
As the LEA governor of St Bartholomew's CoE Primary School, I was interested to read "Lottery of schooling" (Argus, July 13). Although we are a Church of England school, we would welcome Helen Barnett's child and all families who wish their children to
"Let's explain" (Voice Of The Argus, July 14) repeats The Argus's support for a directly-elected mayor. I might be convinced were the right candidates to show a proper sense of priorities. Of the (apparent) candidates, Lord Bassam is complacent and clich-ridden
Lucinda Harwood has a long way to go if she is to emulate her older sister Amanda Perrett as an amateur rider. With less than 12 months race riding experience, Lucinda has ridden two winners and four placed horses compared with Amanda's total of almost
Six people from Sussex will be cooped up in a minibus on Brighton seafront from Monday for six days. Listeners to Southern FM and Argus readers will be able to decide which one gets booted out each day. The last person left in the vehicle will win a new
One of the most annoying nuisances of modern life is noise. It can be caused by anything from Concorde overhead to a cockerel crowing early in the morning. Some noise cannot be avoided but much of it can be controlled or moderated with a little bit of
It is a sign of how negative - or politically motivated - some of the correspondents to the Argus Letters page are that when Brighton and Hove City Council last year decided to close the children's pool on the seafront, there was a flood of letters written
Police investigating the disappearance of a former Brighton student believed to have been shot in Australia today confirmed blood found at the scene was his. Peter Falconio, 28, has not been seen since he and his girlfriend Joanne Lees, 27, were held
Sussex Police watchdogs are under pressure from ministers to publish information from two sensitive reports into the James Ashley shooting case. Home Office minister John Denham said he wanted Sussex Police Authority to publish "as much as possible" from
Former mayor Jenny Langston yesterday announced her engagement to fellow councillor Mark Barnard, five months after her husband died. The news followed her crushing defeat in the General Election, when she had hoped to win back the Hove seat for the Conservatives
Taxi companies in Brighton and Hove plan to slap a £1 charge on every booking made over the telephone. The fee is set to be agreed at a Brighton and Hove City Council meeting next week. At the moment, if customers order a taxi on the phone a fee of 20p
Four men were arrested after a chase over the rooftops in Brighton early today. Residents in Bedford Square directed police to where the suspects were. Officers climbed on to roofs and clambered after the men. The suspects finally came down and fled through
Sacked Sussex Chief Constable Paul Whitehouse and his family are selling their house and leaving the county. The chief's six-bedroom Victorian home in Lewes is on the market for £600,000. He told our reporter: "We are moving to somewhere in the North-West
Brighton University has been given £50,000 so its staff can enjoy a better lifestyle. The college has been given the grant to promote practices to help recruit and retain staff and reduce absenteeism. The university is currently deciding how to spend
One Sussex firm could be forced to shed jobs after missing out on a £1.8 million contract while a second will gain up to 40 at its expense. Crawley based Thales, formerly Racal Electronics, missed out on the Government contract to supply the army with
Members of the Parachute Regiment will drop in on a seaside festival as part of a recruitment drive. They will be at the Worthing Seafront Festival which runs from Friday, July 27 to July 29. The paras will invite onlookers to tackle an assault course
A guard at Lewes prison has been charged with possessing heroin with intent to supply. The case against prison officer Andrew Hubbard, 38, from Worthing, was adjourned until August 1. He was granted bail by Lewes magistrates.
A four-year-old boy has highlighted a loophole in Burgess Hill's parking rules which could put pedestrians at risk. Jamie Green, four, was walking along Church Road, Burgess Hill, with his two-year-old brother Joshua and their grandmother Linda Blaker
To advocate shooting everything and everyone who disagrees with your views is carrying things too far. After all, they didn't ask to be seagulls any more than we asked to be human beings. The lady who wrote the letter has undermined my perception of a
Oh, dear. Mrs Lewis (Letters, July 12) has been lucky enough to reach the ripe old age of 92 and yet has not learnt to be tolerant and compassionate. Shame on her. I can think of plenty of nuisances around Brighton and Hove, mainly of the human variety
Modesty (his, not mine) prevents me from revealing the identity of this week's first complainant. However, he eloquently writes to express his "appreciation" of the Did You Know? spot on the letters page. "No," he confesses, "I did not know Charlie Dimmock
While canvassing during the General Election, David Lepper assured me only "the cynics" and "the media" believed Labour was the same as the Tories. We now hear of proposals to sell off Varndean playing fields for development. Surely there can be few more
On a recent evening, walking near my house, I noticed a very young seagull picking at something that had spilled from a black bag on the pavement. As I approached, there was a loud, squawking alarm call behind me and a parent gull dive-bombed my head.
To my knowledge, there has been no direct action on the Hastings bypass issue and the case against it has been carefully and laboriously won over six years of hard research and presentation. And, for heaven's sake, since when has direct action been "terrorism
Lucinda Harwood has a long way to go if she is to emulate her older sister Amanda Perrett as an amateur rider. With less than 12 months race riding experience, Lucinda has ridden two winners and four placed horses compared with Amanda's total of almost
Six people from Sussex will be cooped up in a minibus on Brighton seafront from Monday for six days. Listeners to Southern FM and Argus readers will be able to decide which one gets booted out each day. The last person left in the vehicle will win a new
It is less than gallant of The Argus now to describe Lynette Gwyn-Jones as "less than special" during her stint as leader of the council (Voice Of The Argus, July 17). If this is the opinion of The Argus, then why was it not voiced at the time, when she
One of the most annoying nuisances of modern life is noise. It can be caused by anything from Concorde overhead to a cockerel crowing early in the morning. Some noise cannot be avoided but much of it can be controlled or moderated with a little bit of
I was very impressed with Elizabeth Green's reply (Letters, July 14) to Eileen Nixon's letter on changing nurses' hours at Brighton General Hospital. This was one of the reasons I left nursing about five years ago. I would bet money on Ms Nixon being
It is a sign of how negative - or politically motivated - some of the correspondents to the Argus Letters page are that when Brighton and Hove City Council last year decided to close the children's pool on the seafront, there was a flood of letters written
The case of Barry Martin, attacked by Barry Clarke, previously convicted for assault and firearms offences, had me fuming at the gross injustice of the two-year jail sentence (Argus, July 13). Politicians repeat their vote-catching formula "tough on crime
Sussex coach Peter Moores last night paid tribute to Umer Rashid after the all-rounder ended his batting nightmare. Rashid fired only his second ever Championship hundred to keep the county in charge of their second division clash with Durham at windswept
A postal worker pocketed cash from people's mail while he worked at a sorting office. Kevin Pullinger, of Shortgate Road, Brighton, was caught after discarded greeting cards were discovered at Gatwick Mail Centre. The envelopes, most marked with RH or
A woman whose husband ran into a burning building to rescue a baby is calling for his bravery to be recognised. Rosemarrie Fearn's husband Graham was one of two civilians who braved flames in a bid to rescue ten-month-old Antonia Carey from a fire at
Eight thousand homes are to get new addresses following the first major postcode change in the city. The update in Brighton's Kemp Town is necessary because of the rapid growth of housing developments in the area, including the site of the old Phoenix
Business leaders are convinced Brighton could be one of the UK's top ten shopping centres if only its rubbish and graffiti were cleaned up. Research released today shows Western Road in Brighton ranks 58th out of 650 retail locations in the country. This
It is probably Brighton's number one showbiz store and its fame is now "bouncing" on to the TV screens of millions. Stars have been flocking to Oddballs toy shop in the North Laine to buy gadgets such as yo-yos, frisbees and scooters. But the shop scooped
Councillors and experts from other authorities have delivered a mixed verdict on a city council. An independent review by local government professionals said Brighton and Hove City Council was playing a key role in transforming the resort into a vibrant
Visitors to a Sussex farm could well bump into a Wild West cowboy in what is thought to be Britain's biggest maze. The rider is part of an intricately designed maze, cut out of a maize crop, which opened yesterday at Tulleys Farm, in Turner's Hill, near
A four-year-old boy has highlighted a loophole in Burgess Hill's parking rules which could put pedestrians at risk. Jamie Green, four, was walking along Church Road, Burgess Hill, with his two-year-old brother Joshua and their grandmother Linda Blaker
Our councillors should make a journey to Farnham, Surrey, to see how its councillors run this small town in a very efficient way. No beggars and no dossers. In passing, I would mention the Clock Tower, opposite the Ladies Mile Hotel in Patcham, has a
To advocate shooting everything and everyone who disagrees with your views is carrying things too far. After all, they didn't ask to be seagulls any more than we asked to be human beings. The lady who wrote the letter has undermined my perception of a
Shoppers called the police when they spotted a man wielding a knife in Eastbourne town centre. The man, described by police as a tramp, was seen walking around yesterday afternoon with a blade in his hand. Officers spotted him and pounced as he walked
While canvassing during the General Election, David Lepper assured me only "the cynics" and "the media" believed Labour was the same as the Tories. We now hear of proposals to sell off Varndean playing fields for development. Surely there can be few more
On a recent evening, walking near my house, I noticed a very young seagull picking at something that had spilled from a black bag on the pavement. As I approached, there was a loud, squawking alarm call behind me and a parent gull dive-bombed my head.
To my knowledge, there has been no direct action on the Hastings bypass issue and the case against it has been carefully and laboriously won over six years of hard research and presentation. And, for heaven's sake, since when has direct action been "terrorism
John Dunlop was all smiles after the Kildangan Stud Oaks in Ireland last Sunday. No, he didn't win the race with Time Away, she could finish only sixth. But Dunlop's son Edward, who trains at Newmarket, saddled first and second. The Arundel trainer and
It is less than gallant of The Argus now to describe Lynette Gwyn-Jones as "less than special" during her stint as leader of the council (Voice Of The Argus, July 17). If this is the opinion of The Argus, then why was it not voiced at the time, when she
I was very impressed with Elizabeth Green's reply (Letters, July 14) to Eileen Nixon's letter on changing nurses' hours at Brighton General Hospital. This was one of the reasons I left nursing about five years ago. I would bet money on Ms Nixon being
Taxis are a form of public transport and a lifeline for many old, disabled and sick people in Brighton and Hove. For years, the fares were reasonable, especially compared with those in cities such as London but there have been some steep rises recently
Paul Hurry makes an emotional return to Arlington Stadium tomorrow night. Hurry, who played a key role in Eastbourne's Elite League title triumph last season, lines up for Eagles against in-form Peterborough Panthers. He takes the place of the injured
The case of Barry Martin, attacked by Barry Clarke, previously convicted for assault and firearms offences, had me fuming at the gross injustice of the two-year jail sentence (Argus, July 13). Politicians repeat their vote-catching formula "tough on crime
Sussex Second XI beat Pakistan's Touring Academy by two wickets with one ball to spare in a thrilling one day match at Horsham. Chasing a target of 211 in a fixture reduced to 40 overs a side, Billy Taylor hit the winning runs with a six after Sussex
Geoff Pitcher is champing at the bit to get in another 90 minutes for Albion tomorrow. The midfielder made an impressive debut in the 3-0 friendly win at Folkestone on Wednesday. Now the 25-year-old is in line again as manager Micky Adams picks two Albion
Sussex coach Peter Moores last night paid tribute to Umer Rashid after the all-rounder ended his batting nightmare. Rashid fired only his second ever Championship hundred to keep the county in charge of their second division clash with Durham at windswept
Travellers will be told to move on from Furnace Green after Crawley Council was granted an eviction order. The council has received many complaints since the travellers set up camp between Norwich Road and the main Brighton to London railway line. They
An East Grinstead teacher has been named among the best in the South in a national award scheme. Annette Stow was named the region's most outstanding new primary schoolteacher by The Guardian. Annette, of Halsford Park School, received The Guardian Award
Disruption is expected when a busy stretch of the A27 is closed for bridge strengthening work. The road at Shoreham will be closed in both directions from Tuesday until July 29 from 10pm to 6am while work is carried out on the Adur Viaduct. The road will
A postal worker pocketed cash from people's mail while he worked at a sorting office. Kevin Pullinger, of Shortgate Road, Brighton, was caught after discarded greeting cards were discovered at Gatwick Mail Centre. The envelopes, most marked with RH or
A woman whose husband ran into a burning building to rescue a baby is calling for his bravery to be recognised. Rosemarrie Fearn's husband Graham was one of two civilians who braved flames in a bid to rescue ten-month-old Antonia Carey from a fire at
A care home could be closed by independent inspectors if changes are not made, a leading Labour councillor said today. Brighton and Hove City Council is consulting people about the future of residential care at Knoll House in Ingram Crescent, Hove. It
Eight thousand homes are to get new addresses following the first major postcode change in the city. The update in Brighton's Kemp Town is necessary because of the rapid growth of housing developments in the area, including the site of the old Phoenix
A miniature version of a popular Sussex watering hole is proving a hit with drinkers. The metre-high model is to be given pride of place inside the Coach House pub and restaurant in Middle Street, Brighton, which inspired it. Landlady Sara Rottner is
Business leaders are convinced Brighton could be one of the UK's top ten shopping centres if only its rubbish and graffiti were cleaned up. Research released today shows Western Road in Brighton ranks 58th out of 650 retail locations in the country. This
It is probably Brighton's number one showbiz store and its fame is now "bouncing" on to the TV screens of millions. Stars have been flocking to Oddballs toy shop in the North Laine to buy gadgets such as yo-yos, frisbees and scooters. But the shop scooped
Mowers, strimmers and chainsaws worth around £20,000 have been stolen from a gardening firm. Cutting Edge Mower Services in Marley Road, Battle, was broken into last night and police believe the thieves drove off in the firm's white Merecedes van with
