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  • Shameful list of TV-fee dodgers

    Brighton has been named as one of the worst places for television licence fee dodging. It is second only to Southampton in the top ten worst offenders produced by the TV Licensing Authority for the South-East. Now a list has been published to name and

  • Mast's made a fool of me

    A city councillor says mobile phone giant Orange has made him feel like a lemon over its latest transmitter mast. The antenna in Poynings Drive, Hangleton, sprang up only weeks after councillor Peter Willows assured residents it would not go ahead. Councillor

  • Flood alert

    So Councillor Simon Battle (Letters, November 20) has pragmatically weighed up all options for the King Alfred Centre. Planners should be aware development along the low-lying South Coast is increasingly at risk from flooding because of higher tides.

  • How dare they?

    How dare they give the Royal Sussex County Hospital a low-grade rating? The doctors, nurses and other staff all do a wonderful job under very difficult circumstances. In the past two years, my 87-year-old mother has had two falls, an operation and a stroke

  • Taxi tip

    When Brighton and Hove taxi fares increased, I tried using a firm in Saltdean. The service was very good with cheaper fares between Woodingdean and Rottingdean, and in and out of Brighton. I do not have to wait so long (Brighton cabs can take up to an

  • This area's going downhill

    I have lived in Coldean for most of my life and I'm appalled at its deterioration over the years. Now the dark evenings are upon us, people walk their dogs with no leads so they cannot see where they do their business. The paths and grass verges are full

  • Park could be torn up

    Part of a popular seafront park faces destruction to make room for a new road junction for heavy lorries. Consultants drawing up a study of traffic on the main A259 want to build over part of the park next to Hove Lagoon. They say it will make it easier

  • Fears for nurse recruiting drive

    A hospital wants to recruit 60 more Filipino nurses despite a threat that its current contingent would be sent home in disgrace. Nurses at Worthing and Southlands hospitals were outraged yesterday when more than 60 Filipino nurses were told of the accusations

  • Student hurt in bus attack

    A snooker ball was thrown through the window of a Brighton bus, flinging broken glass into a student's eye. The attack was the fourth of its kind this week and bus chiefs today asked: "What are these people trying to do - kill someone?" The number 25

  • Spoilt for choice

    Brighton Marina most certainly is the planning disgrace Audrey Marshall said it is (Letters, November 20). One point that might be added is the way this development, unattractive in itself, ruins the views from elsewhere. This is a factor the planners

  • Unthinkable

    We would like to thank the 2,422 people who signed the petition, presented to Brighton and Hove City Council, asking it to find extra funds to keep the Hove office of the Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB) open. The CAB was told in September it would receive

  • Job well done

    In response to "Messterpiece" (Letters, November 14) concerning the Remembrance service at Brighton war memorial, I would like to make the following points. Both the PA system and the chairs for disabled people are put in place as late as possible to

  • Golf: Sussex pair miss out on qualifying

    Sussex's two remaining representatives in the European Tour Qualifying School, Mark Hilton and Ryan Fenwick, missed out on the final cut in Sotogrande. Having gained places from the second qualifying stage in northern Spain, both Hilton and Fenwick did

  • Past masters

    Checker Cars (Gatwick) Ltd is the official airport concessionaire providing a private hire car service at Gatwick Airport, operating at both the North and South Terminals. A recent article in The Argus stated cars operating at Gatwick Airport were found

  • Golf: New pairing grab glory at 19th

    Mark Root and Neil Georges won the Sussex PGU Hilary Crowe Pairs Matchplay championship at the 19th after a see-saw tussle lasting five hours. The win at Royal Eastbourne was the fourth extra hole victory for the combination which were considered outsiders

  • Non-League Football: White new Firs boss

    Glyn White has filled the vacancy left by cousin Terry's abrupt departure from St Leonards. White, a former coach with County League division two Rye United, was yesterday named as the new manager. He is the fourth man to take the helm at The Firs in

  • Spray au fait

    Councillor Paul Cosham's comments ("Stupid spray", Letters, November 20) make me sad he does not know it is his own employees or highway contractors that have blanked out the traffic-calming signs. This was done with removable spray paint. The signs will

  • Time to fight drugs crisis

    People in the St James's Street area of Brighton say drug dealing is getting out of control with crack cocaine being traded openly on the street. At least 50 people a year are dying from hard drugs in the city and experts estimate £1 million as week is

  • Got the hump

    Who is the person with a pea-sized brain at Brighton and Hove City Council who, despite the fact it "has no money to waste", saw fit to install speed humps in the one-way circuit in Rottingdean where, even during non-busy periods, it is difficult to exceed

  • Alldis vows to win British title back

    Michael Alldis is taking legal advice in a bid to win back his British super-bantamweight crown. The British Boxing Board of Control yesterday announced they had stripped Patrick Mullings of the title he had taken from Alldis at Wembley on July 14. Mullings

  • Minnows look to fly off with cup

    Two of Sussex's minnows aim to hit the heights when BA Wingspan tackle a former RAF jet pilot and his men. Wingspan meet Sussex Two West rivals Midhurst, whose skipper Phil Luxton is a pilot, in the Sussex Junior Plate final at Seaford on Sunday (2pm)

  • Seagulls set to go soft

    Albion have called in a pitch expert to improve Withdean before next month's televised FA Cup tie against Rushden and Diamonds. Boss Peter Taylor believes the firm surface is making his players tentative at home and contributed to a costly mistake by

  • Horse Racing: Rowe plots Gran plan

    Plumpton breaks new ground this weekend with the first Sunday fixture in its 100-year history. It will celebrate by hosting the £20,000 John Newton Waterproof Membrane Sussex National, the most valuable race ever staged on the one-and-a-quarter-mile circuit

  • Neighbours have their say

    Conferences are being held for residents who feel Brighton and Hove Council has turned its back on their neighbourhood. Residents in Hangleton and Knoll are being invited to discuss the needs of their area at two meetings next week following recent cuts

  • Stabbing was 'a lesson', jury told

    A woman told detectives her lesbian lover stabbed a teenager to teach him a lesson, a court has heard. Lorraine Large made the allegation in a statement to police after her arrest following an attack on the 13-year-old in December last year. Large, 22

  • £69m bill for NHS repairs

    Crumbling hospitals and other NHS buildings in Sussex need repairs costing a staggering £69 million. Health minister John Hutton said the figure was just the bill for making buildings "physically sound, operationally safe and exhibiting only minor deterioration

  • Woman killed in car smash

    A woman passenger died after the Porsche car she was travelling in left the road and hit a lamppost. Joanne Collins, 34, of Worthing, died from her injuries after the smash on the A283 Steyning road under the Shoreham bypass on Wednesday night. The 45

  • Drugs coma girl's lover dead

    The boyfriend of drugs coma victim Amy Pickard has died after being found unconscious in public toilets. Police believe the death of 22-year-old Michael Morfee may have been drug-related. Mr Morfee was found collapsed in the same toilets where pregnant

  • Accused 'broke out in sweat'

    The man accused of murdering Sarah Payne started shaking and sweating when challenged after her disappearance, detectives told the jury. Roy Whiting was described as "evasive" by detectives who visited him at his home on July 2, last year, the day after

  • Suspect 'cleaned up his act'

    Roy Whiting changed his appearance from scruffy to "steam cleaned" after Sarah Payne was snatched, a court heard. A builder who employed Whiting told Lewes Crown Court that when he met the 42-year-old on July 2 last year he had dramatically changed his

  • Shameful list of TV-fee dodgers

    Brighton has been named as one of the worst places for television licence fee dodging. It is second only to Southampton in the top ten worst offenders produced by the TV Licensing Authority for the South-East. Now a list has been published to name and

  • Council scraps parking spaces

    A pensioner's complaint about dangerous holes in disabled parking bays has prompted a council to act - by removing the bays. The bays on either side of the King Alfred Leisure Centre in Hove have been used by disabled drivers for decades but had fallen

  • Flood alert

    So Councillor Simon Battle (Letters, November 20) has pragmatically weighed up all options for the King Alfred Centre. Planners should be aware development along the low-lying South Coast is increasingly at risk from flooding because of higher tides.

  • Taxi tip

    When Brighton and Hove taxi fares increased, I tried using a firm in Saltdean. The service was very good with cheaper fares between Woodingdean and Rottingdean, and in and out of Brighton. I do not have to wait so long (Brighton cabs can take up to an

  • This area's going downhill

    I have lived in Coldean for most of my life and I'm appalled at its deterioration over the years. Now the dark evenings are upon us, people walk their dogs with no leads so they cannot see where they do their business. The paths and grass verges are full

  • Park could be torn up

    Part of a popular seafront park faces destruction to make room for a new road junction for heavy lorries. Consultants drawing up a study of traffic on the main A259 want to build over part of the park next to Hove Lagoon. They say it will make it easier

  • Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw

    Readers may remember my asking whether our listings in Friday's If It's On... section should cover more than just the forthcoming week. Tour guide and lecturer Glenda Clarke doesn't think so: "In my experience, the majority of people decide what to do

  • Think Of It This Way, by John Parry

    Why is it we British are all such suckers? Why do we open our wallets or flash our plastic at so many manufacturers around the world and allow them to extract extortionate amounts of money. They all know we are punch-drunk with being ripped off - so they

  • Why hospitals are recruiting abroad

    Across Sussex, nurses recruited abroad play a vital role in helping NHS hospitals cope with a seemingly ever-increasing workload. Without them, hospitals at best would have to resort to the much more expensive option of using agency staff. At worst, a

  • Rescue bid for crumbling church

    One of Worthing's best-known churches may become a community centre because crucial roof repairs will be too expensive. If the borough council agrees, St Paul's Church in Chapel Road will be transformed into a Christian community centre. The adjoining

  • Post office robber sent packing

    An armed robber ran away empty-handed after Worthing post office workers shouted at him. He threatened two male members of staff at the Tarring Crossing Post Office in South Street, Tarring, with a gun at 1.40pm yesterday. They confronted the robber and

  • Woman killed in car smash

    A woman passenger died after the Porsche car she was travelling in left the road and hit a lamppost. Joanne Collins, 34, of Worthing, died from her injuries after the smash on the A283 Steyning road under the Shoreham bypass on Wednesday night. The 45

  • Fears for nurse recruiting drive

    A hospital wants to recruit 60 more Filipino nurses despite a threat that its current contingent would be sent home in disgrace. Nurses at Worthing and Southlands hospitals were outraged yesterday when more than 60 Filipino nurses were told of the accusations

  • Leaves bring rail havoc

    Trains have been running up to two hours late because of leaves on the line, with Sussex one of the UK's worst-hit areas. The regular autumn problem has come later than normal after an unusually warm October. Leaves making the track slippery are a nightmare

  • Flats inquiry row

    A council and developers have been accused of "bulldozing" ahead with plans for luxury flats on Worthing's Warnes Hotel site. The seafront site has been an eyesore since the building was gutted by fire 14 years ago and is now the subject of a public inquiry

  • Job well done

    In response to "Messterpiece" (Letters, November 14) concerning the Remembrance service at Brighton war memorial, I would like to make the following points. Both the PA system and the chairs for disabled people are put in place as late as possible to

  • Golf: Sussex pair miss out on qualifying

    Sussex's two remaining representatives in the European Tour Qualifying School, Mark Hilton and Ryan Fenwick, missed out on the final cut in Sotogrande. Having gained places from the second qualifying stage in northern Spain, both Hilton and Fenwick did

  • Past masters

    Checker Cars (Gatwick) Ltd is the official airport concessionaire providing a private hire car service at Gatwick Airport, operating at both the North and South Terminals. A recent article in The Argus stated cars operating at Gatwick Airport were found

  • Golf: New pairing grab glory at 19th

    Mark Root and Neil Georges won the Sussex PGU Hilary Crowe Pairs Matchplay championship at the 19th after a see-saw tussle lasting five hours. The win at Royal Eastbourne was the fourth extra hole victory for the combination which were considered outsiders

  • What a hoot

    Congratulations to Paula Russell who put the wind up northern brass band players to become national champion. Her cornet really gave the opposition a licking.

  • Non-League Football: White new Firs boss

    Glyn White has filled the vacancy left by cousin Terry's abrupt departure from St Leonards. White, a former coach with County League division two Rye United, was yesterday named as the new manager. He is the fourth man to take the helm at The Firs in

  • Success story

    Business is booming in Sussex as was proved at an impressive awards ceremony near Gatwick. More than 500 commercial and civic leaders attended the Sussex Business Awards to hear success stories from every part of the county. Some established names such

  • Spray au fait

    Councillor Paul Cosham's comments ("Stupid spray", Letters, November 20) make me sad he does not know it is his own employees or highway contractors that have blanked out the traffic-calming signs. This was done with removable spray paint. The signs will

  • Time to fight drugs crisis

    People in the St James's Street area of Brighton say drug dealing is getting out of control with crack cocaine being traded openly on the street. At least 50 people a year are dying from hard drugs in the city and experts estimate £1 million as week is

  • Ryman League: Lloyd returns to Rebels

    Worthing have called on Barry Lloyd to see them through their managerial crisis. The former Albion boss has been appointed caretaker manager in place of Sammy Donnelly, who resigned last Saturday. Lloyd, 52, was at training last night to see how many

  • Minnows look to fly off with cup

    Two of Sussex's minnows aim to hit the heights when BA Wingspan tackle a former RAF jet pilot and his men. Wingspan meet Sussex Two West rivals Midhurst, whose skipper Phil Luxton is a pilot, in the Sussex Junior Plate final at Seaford on Sunday (2pm)

  • Obsession pays off for Potter fan

    Eleven-year-old Jamie Muscato is Harry Potter's biggest fan - and has been on television to prove it. Jamie, from Kemp Town, in Brighton, answered a series of questions about the schoolboy wizard on the Sky One show Lorraine, presented by Lorraine Kelly

  • Seagulls set to go soft

    Albion have called in a pitch expert to improve Withdean before next month's televised FA Cup tie against Rushden and Diamonds. Boss Peter Taylor believes the firm surface is making his players tentative at home and contributed to a costly mistake by

  • Neighbours have their say

    Conferences are being held for residents who feel Brighton and Hove Council has turned its back on their neighbourhood. Residents in Hangleton and Knoll are being invited to discuss the needs of their area at two meetings next week following recent cuts

  • Paula's top brass beats northerners

    Cornet player Paula Russell is living a real-life version of the hit film Brassed Off by beating northern brass bands at their own game. In an uncanny likeness to the movie storyline - in which Tara Fitzgerald, as young trumpet player Gloria, takes Grimley

  • Warning of bypass tailbacks

    Drivers today faced long delays as building work began on a busy stretch of road. Temporary traffic lights were in place on the A22, near Cophall Farm, Polegate, and drivers faced long tailbacks during the morning, Delays are likely to continue later

  • £69m bill for NHS repairs

    Crumbling hospitals and other NHS buildings in Sussex need repairs costing a staggering £69 million. Health minister John Hutton said the figure was just the bill for making buildings "physically sound, operationally safe and exhibiting only minor deterioration

  • Woman killed in car smash

    A woman passenger died after the Porsche car she was travelling in left the road and hit a lamppost. Joanne Collins, 34, of Worthing, died from her injuries after the smash on the A283 Steyning road under the Shoreham bypass on Wednesday night. The 45

  • Leaves bring rail havoc

    Trains have been running up to two hours late because of leaves on the line, with Sussex one of the UK's worst-hit areas. The regular autumn problem has come later than normal after an unusually warm October. Leaves making the track slippery are a nightmare

  • Car smashes into house

    A man escaped injury when a car ploughed through the front wall of his house into his living room. He had been in the back room of the house when the car, driven by an elderly woman, careered off the road through his front garden. The driver also escaped

  • Drugs coma girl's lover dead

    The boyfriend of drugs coma victim Amy Pickard has died after being found unconscious in public toilets. Police believe the death of 22-year-old Michael Morfee may have been drug-related. Mr Morfee was found collapsed in the same toilets where pregnant

  • Warning of bypass tailbacks

    Drivers today faced long delays as building work began on a busy stretch of road. Temporary traffic lights were in place on the A22, near Cophall Farm, Polegate, and drivers faced long tailbacks during the morning, Delays are likely to continue later

  • Accused 'broke out in sweat'

    The man accused of murdering Sarah Payne started shaking and sweating when challenged after her disappearance, detectives told the jury. Roy Whiting was described as "evasive" by detectives who visited him at his home on July 2, last year, the day after

  • Family misfortunes on dream trip

    A family say their vacation in the sun turned into a holiday from hell thanks to a catalogue of misfortunes. Allison Hale and her family spent £6,000 on an all-inclusive two-week holiday in Ibiza. They hoped it would be the holiday of their dreams. Instead

  • Council scraps parking spaces

    A pensioner's complaint about dangerous holes in disabled parking bays has prompted a council to act - by removing the bays. The bays on either side of the King Alfred Leisure Centre in Hove have been used by disabled drivers for decades but had fallen

  • Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw

    Readers may remember my asking whether our listings in Friday's If It's On... section should cover more than just the forthcoming week. Tour guide and lecturer Glenda Clarke doesn't think so: "In my experience, the majority of people decide what to do

  • Seagulls scoop citizenship prize

    Cup hunters Brighton and Hove Albion picked up a trophy with a difference last night. The club received the prestigious Business Community Citizenship Award at this year's Sussex Business Awards. A long history of working with children and people with

  • Think Of It This Way, by John Parry

    Why is it we British are all such suckers? Why do we open our wallets or flash our plastic at so many manufacturers around the world and allow them to extract extortionate amounts of money. They all know we are punch-drunk with being ripped off - so they

  • Why hospitals are recruiting abroad

    Across Sussex, nurses recruited abroad play a vital role in helping NHS hospitals cope with a seemingly ever-increasing workload. Without them, hospitals at best would have to resort to the much more expensive option of using agency staff. At worst, a

  • Which way?

    Chris Baker's article "Routes for manoeuvre" (The Argus, November 8) suggested the South Coast Multi Modal Study (SoCoMMS) has ruled out the so-called "super-highway" along the South Coast. In fact, the study - which was launched in June - is still evolving

  • Basketball: Duck faces injury lay-off

    Brighton skipper Randy Duck has been told his injury worries can help make him a more complete player. Bears' star point guard may be rested in Sunday's home Trophy tie with Derby at the Brighton Centre (5pm) as he struggles with an ankle problem. Victory

  • What a hoot

    Congratulations to Paula Russell who put the wind up northern brass band players to become national champion. Her cornet really gave the opposition a licking.

  • Asinine sign

    I use Arundel Road, Peacehaven, every day and have seen the so-called "Safe route to school". Some of the signs have been wrongly made - for example, the words and arrows indicating the right of way do not match. Since the road humps and refuges have

  • Success story

    Business is booming in Sussex as was proved at an impressive awards ceremony near Gatwick. More than 500 commercial and civic leaders attended the Sussex Business Awards to hear success stories from every part of the county. Some established names such

  • Dr Martens: Borough sign Geddes

    Eastbourne Borough have signed Gavin Geddes from Worthing. Geddes is the first high profile name to leave Woodside Road in the wake of manager Sammy Donnelly's departure and he goes straight into Borough's squad for tomorrow's home match against Dr Martens

  • Non-League Football: Hot-shot Carr turns shot-stopper

    Burgess Hill striker Ashley Carr volunteered to play in goal on Saturday, even though he knew it would hamper his efforts to become the club's top scorer. There is fierce competition at Leylands Park between Carr, Steve Harper and Phil Churchill to be

  • Don't let a bad few harm the Big Issue

    I am the new manager of the Big Issue in Brighton. I would firstly like to thank all those people who have supported our sellers and the magazine itself over the years. Everyone associated with the Big Issue is acutely aware of how much we rely on the

  • Ryman League: Lloyd returns to Rebels

    Worthing have called on Barry Lloyd to see them through their managerial crisis. The former Albion boss has been appointed caretaker manager in place of Sammy Donnelly, who resigned last Saturday. Lloyd, 52, was at training last night to see how many

  • Obsession pays off for Potter fan

    Eleven-year-old Jamie Muscato is Harry Potter's biggest fan - and has been on television to prove it. Jamie, from Kemp Town, in Brighton, answered a series of questions about the schoolboy wizard on the Sky One show Lorraine, presented by Lorraine Kelly

  • Paula's top brass beats northerners

    Cornet player Paula Russell is living a real-life version of the hit film Brassed Off by beating northern brass bands at their own game. In an uncanny likeness to the movie storyline - in which Tara Fitzgerald, as young trumpet player Gloria, takes Grimley

  • Flats inquiry row

    A council and developers have been accused of "bulldozing" ahead with plans for luxury flats on Worthing's Warnes Hotel site. The seafront site has been an eyesore since the building was gutted by fire 14 years ago and is now the subject of a public inquiry

  • Aborigine's fire of hope

    The smell of eucalyptus rose into the air as an Aborigine visiting Sussex lit a fire of hope. Isabell Coe, a campaigner for the rights of Aborigines in Australia, built a sacred fire for peace and justice in a ceremony at Brighton seafront. About 80 people

  • Leaves bring rail havoc

    Trains have been running up to two hours late because of leaves on the line, with Sussex one of the UK's worst-hit areas. The regular autumn problem has come later than normal after an unusually warm October. Leaves making the track slippery are a nightmare

  • Sarah suspect 'cleaned up his act'

    Roy Whiting changed his appearance from scruffy to "steam cleaned" after Sarah Payne was snatched, a court heard. A builder who employed Whiting told Lewes Crown Court that when he met the 42-year-old on July 2 last year he had dramatically changed his

  • Library scheme delayed

    Work on a futuristic library for Brighton will not now start until early in the New Year. Planning permission was granted in July by Brighton and Hove City Council for the modern library at Jubilee Street. It is part of a scheme for the long-derelict

  • Warning of bypass tailbacks

    Drivers today faced long delays as building work began on a busy stretch of road. Temporary traffic lights were in place on the A22, near Cophall Farm, Polegate, and drivers faced long tailbacks during the morning, Delays are likely to continue later

  • Family misfortunes on dream trip

    A family say their vacation in the sun turned into a holiday from hell thanks to a catalogue of misfortunes. Allison Hale and her family spent £6,000 on an all-inclusive two-week holiday in Ibiza. They hoped it would be the holiday of their dreams. Instead

  • Mast's made a fool of me

    A city councillor says mobile phone giant Orange has made him feel like a lemon over its latest transmitter mast. The antenna in Poynings Drive, Hangleton, sprang up only weeks after councillor Peter Willows assured residents it would not go ahead. Councillor

  • How dare they?

    How dare they give the Royal Sussex County Hospital a low-grade rating? The doctors, nurses and other staff all do a wonderful job under very difficult circumstances. In the past two years, my 87-year-old mother has had two falls, an operation and a stroke

  • Fire crews save sleeping man

    A man was rescued by firefighters after falling asleep and leaving food cooking in a pan on his stove. Fire crews were called to College Road, Southwater, near Horsham, at about 11.30pm last night, and found a ground-floor flat filled with smoke. Crews

  • Seagulls scoop citizenship prize

    Cup hunters Brighton and Hove Albion picked up a trophy with a difference last night. The club received the prestigious Business Community Citizenship Award at this year's Sussex Business Awards. A long history of working with children and people with

  • Fears for nurse recruiting drive

    A hospital wants to recruit 60 more Filipino nurses despite a threat that its current contingent would be sent home in disgrace. Nurses at Worthing and Southlands hospitals were outraged yesterday when more than 60 Filipino nurses were told of the accusations

  • Student hurt in bus attack

    A snooker ball was thrown through the window of a Brighton bus, flinging broken glass into a student's eye. The attack was the fourth of its kind this week and bus chiefs today asked: "What are these people trying to do - kill someone?" The number 25

  • Why hospitals are recruiting abroad

    Across Sussex, nurses recruited abroad play a vital role in helping NHS hospitals cope with a seemingly ever-increasing workload. Without them, hospitals at best would have to resort to the much more expensive option of using agency staff. At worst, a

  • Sarah suspect 'cleaned up his act'

    Roy Whiting changed his appearance from scruffy to "steam cleaned" after Sarah Payne was snatched, a court heard. A builder who employed Whiting told Lewes Crown Court that when he met the 42-year-old on July 2 last year he had dramatically changed his

  • Holiday cash fraud suspect

    This is the woman police suspect of using a forged card to buy foreign currency in a travel shop. Surveillance video footage shows she stood in the queue for the bureau de change at Going Places in Crawley town centre for some time, then apparently changed

  • Aid for battered airlines

    The Government has extended a free insurance scheme for the country's beleaguered airline companies by two months. The announcement was made just 24 hours after Crawley MP Laura Moffatt made a plea to Prime Minister Tony Blair for help to ease the "pain

  • Spoilt for choice

    Brighton Marina most certainly is the planning disgrace Audrey Marshall said it is (Letters, November 20). One point that might be added is the way this development, unattractive in itself, ruins the views from elsewhere. This is a factor the planners

  • Unthinkable

    We would like to thank the 2,422 people who signed the petition, presented to Brighton and Hove City Council, asking it to find extra funds to keep the Hove office of the Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB) open. The CAB was told in September it would receive

  • Which way?

    Chris Baker's article "Routes for manoeuvre" (The Argus, November 8) suggested the South Coast Multi Modal Study (SoCoMMS) has ruled out the so-called "super-highway" along the South Coast. In fact, the study - which was launched in June - is still evolving

  • Basketball: Duck faces injury lay-off

    Brighton skipper Randy Duck has been told his injury worries can help make him a more complete player. Bears' star point guard may be rested in Sunday's home Trophy tie with Derby at the Brighton Centre (5pm) as he struggles with an ankle problem. Victory

  • Asinine sign

    I use Arundel Road, Peacehaven, every day and have seen the so-called "Safe route to school". Some of the signs have been wrongly made - for example, the words and arrows indicating the right of way do not match. Since the road humps and refuges have

  • Dr Martens: Borough sign Geddes

    Eastbourne Borough have signed Gavin Geddes from Worthing. Geddes is the first high profile name to leave Woodside Road in the wake of manager Sammy Donnelly's departure and he goes straight into Borough's squad for tomorrow's home match against Dr Martens

  • Got the hump

    Who is the person with a pea-sized brain at Brighton and Hove City Council who, despite the fact it "has no money to waste", saw fit to install speed humps in the one-way circuit in Rottingdean where, even during non-busy periods, it is difficult to exceed

  • Non-League Football: Hot-shot Carr turns shot-stopper

    Burgess Hill striker Ashley Carr volunteered to play in goal on Saturday, even though he knew it would hamper his efforts to become the club's top scorer. There is fierce competition at Leylands Park between Carr, Steve Harper and Phil Churchill to be

  • Don't let a bad few harm the Big Issue

    I am the new manager of the Big Issue in Brighton. I would firstly like to thank all those people who have supported our sellers and the magazine itself over the years. Everyone associated with the Big Issue is acutely aware of how much we rely on the

  • Alldis vows to win British title back

    Michael Alldis is taking legal advice in a bid to win back his British super-bantamweight crown. The British Boxing Board of Control yesterday announced they had stripped Patrick Mullings of the title he had taken from Alldis at Wembley on July 14. Mullings

  • Horse Racing: Rowe plots Gran plan

    Plumpton breaks new ground this weekend with the first Sunday fixture in its 100-year history. It will celebrate by hosting the £20,000 John Newton Waterproof Membrane Sussex National, the most valuable race ever staged on the one-and-a-quarter-mile circuit

  • Stabbing was 'a lesson', jury told

    A woman told detectives her lesbian lover stabbed a teenager to teach him a lesson, a court has heard. Lorraine Large made the allegation in a statement to police after her arrest following an attack on the 13-year-old in December last year. Large, 22

  • Arsonists blamed for flats blaze

    Arsonists are thought to have set fire to a pile of rubbish in a block of flats in Eastbourne. Firefighters rushed to the blaze at St George's flats in Salehurst Road. Rubbish in a cupboard on a landing had caught fire and the building became smokelogged

  • Fire crews save sleeping man

    A man was rescued by firefighters after falling asleep and leaving food cooking in a pan on his stove. Fire crews were called to College Road, Southwater, near Horsham, at about 11.30pm last night, and found a ground-floor flat filled with smoke. Crews

  • Flats inquiry row

    A council and developers have been accused of "bulldozing" ahead with plans for luxury flats on Worthing's Warnes Hotel site. The seafront site has been an eyesore since the building was gutted by fire 14 years ago and is now the subject of a public inquiry

  • Aborigine's fire of hope

    The smell of eucalyptus rose into the air as an Aborigine visiting Sussex lit a fire of hope. Isabell Coe, a campaigner for the rights of Aborigines in Australia, built a sacred fire for peace and justice in a ceremony at Brighton seafront. About 80 people

  • Student hurt in bus attack

    A snooker ball was thrown through the window of a Brighton bus, flinging broken glass into a student's eye. The attack was the fourth of its kind this week and bus chiefs today asked: "What are these people trying to do - kill someone?" The number 25

  • Sarah suspect 'cleaned up his act'

    Roy Whiting changed his appearance from scruffy to "steam cleaned" after Sarah Payne was snatched, a court heard. A builder who employed Whiting told Lewes Crown Court that when he met the 42-year-old on July 2 last year he had dramatically changed his

  • Library scheme delayed

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