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  • Badger watch

    The West Sussex Badger Protection Group was recently called out to a suspected baited badger at Cocking. We can confirm this badger died a horrific death and probably had dogs set upon it. We would urge your readers to keep an eye out during these warm

  • Flying low

    I am amazed at the fuss over the youngsters riding their bikes over wasteland near the Devil's Dyke exit on the A27. On days when the wind is west/south west, we get planes from Shoreham Airport going over our roof tops from 10am to 7pm most days of the

  • Foolish heroes

    I am apalled at the gratuitous attack by Ivor Caplin MP on students from Sussex University who chose to express their solidarity with the Palestinians under attack in the Occupied Territories (April 4). Instead of directing his fire at the actions of

  • Albion support

    I am in complete agreement with Ian Hart (April 10) and a strong majority of Brighton and Hove Albion supporters. Come on, Councillor Bodfish, as Ian said, get your collective fingers out, otherwise we will have no team, no manager, nothing. Having supported

  • Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brighton Dome, April 19

    The OAE is one of the world's pre-eminent specialists in period instruments. It works regularly with conductors who specialise both in early music and in the modern repertoire. The concert, directed by the American scholar and pianist Robert Levin, pairs

  • Grandmaster Flash, Concorde 2, Brighton, April 17

    One of hip-hop's founding fathers, Flash was the first person to change the arrangements of tunes by scratching the records. His style quickly caught on and helped propel DJs such as Funkmaster Flex, Jazzy Jeff and Cash Money, among others, to stardom

  • Flare Path, Eastbourne and Worthing, until April 20

    Colin Baker is time travelling again but this time he hasn't got the luxury of a space-defying Tardis. In Terence Rattigan's Second World War drama Flare Path, the former Dr Who must squeeze into a tight cockpit and a snug RAF uniform. "People always

  • Lily-livered

    The decision by Sussex Police to destroy Bruce is symptomatic of the lily-livered, self-important, non caring senior officers of Sussex Police. This is not the first time the dog section managers have made decisions like this and I have no doubt it won't

  • Not just a force resource

    I was appalled to read that Assistant Chief Constable Nigel Yeo calling a police dog a piece of equipment. A dog is an animal, just as Mr Yeo is a human animal - a living being. If Bruce was a "force resource", then so are all the policemen and women

  • Not such a menace

    Who is the worse menace to the public, a police dog acting in the line of duty or a 14-year-old kid out street fighting? I would like to place my bet on the latter. -Tracey Clarke, The Spinneys, Heathfield

  • Back to training school

    Bruce should have been sent back to police dog training school. This would have saved a valuable dog and was surely the right thing to do for a police dog doing his duty. -Brian Blundell, brian@bblundell.fsnet.co.uk

  • Common sense

    Regarding the police dog Bruce and common sense. You don't walk around with knives and bottles fighting in the street and expect police officers to close their eyes. It is their duty to act and bring peace back to the streets. If that kid was bitten,

  • Appalled by decision

    I have just finished reading your article about the decision to put Bruce down. I am appalled. -Cija Chilcott, cija@trifast-systems.co.uk

  • Think Of It This Way, by John Parry

    So now it is all over. It is time to stand back, take a deep breath and let the realities of the Queen Mother's life and death become a little clearer. We all understand this was not just another royal death followed by a magnificent state funeral - even

  • Protect us

    So a police dog is condemned to death for doing its job while the poor victim will go on to inflict himself on the rest of society. It has been reported that the boy will be scarred for life, that's a shame isn't it? Sussex Police are supposed to be protecting

  • Inhumane treatment

    To put down that beautiful trusting creature who was only doing his job and to do it so quickly without any chance of a review was an act of gross ignorance, arrogance and inhumanity. To have him killed was an example of how we don't want the police to

  • Racing: Valiant Romeo wins Sports Argus stakes

    Valiant Romeo again showed the value of racecourse experience when taking the EBF Sports Argus Maiden Stakes at Brighton yesterday. The Mick Channon-trained son of Primo Dominie had been a warm favourite when beaten into third on his debut at Nottingham

  • Poor animal

    Being a life-long dog lover, I was absolutely horrified to read your article about the Bruce the police dog. He was trained to work with the police and keep today's unruly thugs in order. Just because he nipped a badly-behaved youth, he is now dead. I

  • Not to blame

    I Read your excellent article about Bruce the police dog with much sadness. It is deplorable that the police thought of the dog as "only a force resource" and that they thought it best to kill such a valuable and intelligent dog because of one mistake

  • Quick delivery

    Cameron Dyson was in such a hurry to come into the world he could not even wait to be born in hospital. Instead his mother, Sarah, of Payne Avenue, Hove, gave birth in a car in nearby Portland Road, outside the local shops. Her own mum, Pam, became emergency

  • Speedway: Eagles look to bounce back

    Eastbourne Eagles boss Jon Cook has sounded a warning to his riders ahead of this weekend's double-header against Oxford and King's Lynn. Cook insists the Sussex squad must get their Elite League championship show back on track after the shock home defeat

  • Initial reaction

    An overgrown flower bed is a symbol to some residents of the decline of services in Brighton and Hove. The flower bed at Grand Avenue, near the city council's headquarters, contained the letters B and H but they can now no longer be seen. Faced with making

  • Punish yobs

    It seems tragically ironic that a dog is put to sleep for attacking one of the yoblets that plague our streets while, on the same day, The Argus published two stories of completely innocent people being far more seriously assaulted by the yob element.

  • Ryman League: Rivals tip each other

    Division two rivals Horsham and Lewes are getting back to strength for the run-in, but they still cannot agree who has the best chance of grabbing the title. Rooks' excellent midweek win at Great Wakering leaves them a point behind Hornets with a game

  • Ryman League: Injuries hit Bognor's hopes

    Bognor are down to their last fit 11 as they prepare for a final throw of the promotion dice. Rocks need to win at Walton and Hersham and hope Aylesbury slip up at Ford if they are to retain any chance of going up from division one. Their plans have been

  • No justice

    It is with utter outrage and disbelief that I and probably thousands of law-abiding people learnt of the death of Bruce without any sort of in-depth look at the alternatives. Mr Yeo makes a mockery of justice and will no doubt greatly reduce the respect

  • Police dog was not a piece of equipment

    I am a dog behaviourist in Sussex working with aggression cases daily and was appalled, although not surprised, at the outcome of Bruce the police dog's case (April 11). Some of the comments made by the Assistant Chief Constable Nigel Yeo are quite incredible

  • Zamora to get opt out clause

    Albion are lining up a new, improved long-term contract for goal king Bobby Zamora with an opt-out clause to join a Premiership giant. They are also ready to offer better terms to transfer-listed captain Danny Cullip and several other key members of the

  • Tories win city by-election

    Brighton and Hove Conservatives easily held on to their Patcham stronghold on the city council in a by-election caused by the death of Coun John Sheldon. They polled more votes than all the other candidates put together in the contest. Winning candidate

  • Worker wins unfair sacking case

    An office worker who was sacked five days after she gave birth to a stillborn child has won her legal action against her former bosses. Danielle Pellett said she was delighted to win her case for sexual discrimination and unfair dismissal at an employment

  • New species found in Sussex

    Scientists have discovered a previously unknown insect species living deep in the shingle on the Sussex coast. The Megaselia yatesi has been named after Dr Barry Yates, who found it by setting a specially made trap at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. Though

  • Cliffs inquest told of affair

    A man whose wife died in a mysterious cliff fall was having an affair with a work colleague, an inquest was told today. Paul Ramsden, 38, told police he declared his love for wife Paula minutes before she fell 500ft to her death from Beachy Head while

  • Bruce protest at police station

    Demonstrators outside Brighton police station today protested at the killing of police dog Bruce. A dozen women, children and one dog gathered as flowers were laid outside the John Street building in memory of the five-year-old German shepherd. Protesters

  • Ban for animal keeper

    An East Sussex smallholder has been banned from keeping animals for five years after neglecting his sheep. Oliver Joyce, 27, of Manor Farm Cottages, South Heighton, Newhaven, was fined £1,500 by magistrates and ordered to pay £500 costs. Joyce, who has

  • Shelagh May, George Street Gallery, Brighton, until April 27

    An exhibition of oil paintings reflecting a strange and silent world of empty beaches and isolated figures. Beginning with several photographic views of her subject, May follows a process of selection and rejection in order to produce her own painted

  • Marvellous souvenir

    What a wonderful picture souvenir of the Queen Mum's funeral (The Argus, April 10), probably the finest there is. -John Ovenden, Hawkhurst Road, Brighton

  • Low risk?

    Pilot John Laws (Letters, April 10) complains about The Argus headline Jets Five Seconds From Disaster on a story about a near-miss at Gatwick. He writes: "Articles like this, when describing what to us is an everyday occurrence, do nothing to promote

  • Finish the job

    The sound of demolition has stopped, the music of falling bricks has ceased, what has happened? Answer: The Sunblest building has gone but the rest of the eyesore is still there. However, what remains seems worse than before because I have now had a glimpse

  • Shows of the week

    Unity Wroe rounds up the week's top stage shows around Sussex, updated every Friday. THE LOVER, Komedia, Gardner Street, Brighton, Sunday. Gobo Theatre Company has resurrected Harold Pinter's engaging and surprising novel about marriage. The play deals

  • Wheel problem

    It is obvious the Royal Pavilion does not want people in wheelchairs. At the Dome, there are two double doors to go in and come out and two double doors to go into the bar, both of which need strangers to hold them open for me. What has happened to the

  • This week's gig guide

    Our pick of the performances, brought to you every Friday by Unity Wroe KIKI DEE AND CARMELO LUGGERI, Komedia, Gardner Street, Brighton, Tuesday The collaboration of these two artists brings together rock, soul and pop to produce a haunting acoustic act

  • Festival supporters mount demo

    Great-grandmothers and teenagers joined forces last night to vent their anger at traders they blame for the banning of a free music festival. Passing motorists sounded their horns in support of an estimated 150 demonstrators carrying banners demanding

  • Rightful land

    Alfred O Thompsett (Letters, April 9) charged Israel with invasion, occupation, theft of land and property, illegal settlements and being reminiscent of the Nazis, followed by a kind of "some of my best friends are Jews" comment which did nothing to remove

  • Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brighton Dome, April 19

    The OAE is one of the world's pre-eminent specialists in period instruments. It works regularly with conductors who specialise both in early music and in the modern repertoire. The concert, directed by the American scholar and pianist Robert Levin, pairs

  • Grandmaster Flash, Concorde 2, Brighton, April 17

    One of hip-hop's founding fathers, Flash was the first person to change the arrangements of tunes by scratching the records. His style quickly caught on and helped propel DJs such as Funkmaster Flex, Jazzy Jeff and Cash Money, among others, to stardom

  • Community stadium is needed right now

    Congratulations to Brighton and Hove Albion for their promotion to the First Division. The club are once again in the media limelight promoting the city and now it's time Brighton and Hove City Council did its bit to help. Withdean is no longer big enough

  • Cornershop, Concorde 2, Brighton, April 15

    First they told us everybody needs a bosom for a pillow, now Cornershop are singing about handcream and Rocky movies. Since their cheeky 1998 hit, a Norman Cook remix of Brimful Of Asha, the savvy duo have been making a whole lot of music but not a whole

  • Mark Steel, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, April 12

    Readers of The Independent may already be familiar with this stand-up comedian's political views through his thought-provoking column. If not, you may have caught his popular Radio 4 series The Mark Steel Lectures in which he delivers hilarious portraits

  • Lily-livered

    The decision by Sussex Police to destroy Bruce is symptomatic of the lily-livered, self-important, non caring senior officers of Sussex Police. This is not the first time the dog section managers have made decisions like this and I have no doubt it won't

  • Not such a menace

    Who is the worse menace to the public, a police dog acting in the line of duty or a 14-year-old kid out street fighting? I would like to place my bet on the latter. -Tracey Clarke, The Spinneys, Heathfield

  • Back to training school

    Bruce should have been sent back to police dog training school. This would have saved a valuable dog and was surely the right thing to do for a police dog doing his duty. -Brian Blundell, brian@bblundell.fsnet.co.uk

  • Appalled by decision

    I have just finished reading your article about the decision to put Bruce down. I am appalled. -Cija Chilcott, cija@trifast-systems.co.uk

  • OAP dies in mobile home blaze

    A pensioner died along with his pet dog when a ferocious fire tore through a mobile home at a West Sussex park. The man's wife was woken by the "crunching" sound of the blaze and escaped. She needed treatment for shock and the effects of smoke. Firefighters

  • Cliffs inquest told of affair

    A man whose wife died in a mysterious cliff fall was having an affair with a work colleague, an inquest was told today. Paul Ramsden, 38, told police he declared his love for wife Paula minutes before she fell 500ft to her death from Beachy Head while

  • Inhumane treatment

    To put down that beautiful trusting creature who was only doing his job and to do it so quickly without any chance of a review was an act of gross ignorance, arrogance and inhumanity. To have him killed was an example of how we don't want the police to

  • Racing: Valiant Romeo wins Sports Argus stakes

    Valiant Romeo again showed the value of racecourse experience when taking the EBF Sports Argus Maiden Stakes at Brighton yesterday. The Mick Channon-trained son of Primo Dominie had been a warm favourite when beaten into third on his debut at Nottingham

  • Basketball: Bears plan to clip Jets' wings

    Nick Nurse has told treble-winning Chester Jets: "We are every bit as good as you." Nurse's Brighton Bears tackle the trophy, cup and northern conference winners in an eagerly awaited BBL play-off semi-final at Coventry on Sunday (6pm). It is Bears' biggest

  • Initial reaction

    An overgrown flower bed is a symbol to some residents of the decline of services in Brighton and Hove. The flower bed at Grand Avenue, near the city council's headquarters, contained the letters B and H but they can now no longer be seen. Faced with making

  • Ryman League: Rivals tip each other

    Division two rivals Horsham and Lewes are getting back to strength for the run-in, but they still cannot agree who has the best chance of grabbing the title. Rooks' excellent midweek win at Great Wakering leaves them a point behind Hornets with a game

  • Forever in memories

    Lewes District Council made a daft decision when it levelled more than 600 headstones at two cemeteries in the county town and in Seaford. Relatives found out the memorials had been flattened only when they went to tend the graves. It's hard to imagine

  • Police dog was not a piece of equipment

    I am a dog behaviourist in Sussex working with aggression cases daily and was appalled, although not surprised, at the outcome of Bruce the police dog's case (April 11). Some of the comments made by the Assistant Chief Constable Nigel Yeo are quite incredible

  • Playford's brave promotion battle

    Ten years ago Stuart Playford almost slipped into a coma. Now he's on the verge of winning the Dr Martens eastern division title with Hastings. George Wakeling's high-flyers can clinch promotion tomorrow if they beat Chatham and third-placed Dorchester

  • Carpenter on medal mission

    Richard Carpenter is chasing another gong to complete a memorable campaign for Brighton and Hove Albion. The midfielder has already been promoted for the fifth time in seven seasons with four different clubs and now he wants a Division Two championship

  • Zamora to get opt out clause

    Albion are lining up a new, improved long-term contract for goal king Bobby Zamora with an opt-out clause to join a Premiership giant. They are also ready to offer better terms to transfer-listed captain Danny Cullip and several other key members of the

  • Naked chef aids chain's recovery

    Supermarket chain J Sainsbury today showed its recovery was firmly on track by posting a surge in sales. The group, which has been attempting to reassert itself in the face of stiff competition, said like-for-like sales for the 12 weeks to March 30 were

  • TUC: Extend race laws on pay

    Race relations laws should be extended to tackle the "serious problem" of low pay among black and Asian workers, the TUC urged today. The call followed new research which showed that black and Asian male workers earned an average of £97 a week less than

  • Shoppers see baby born in car

    Little Cameron Dyson was in such a hurry to be born he didn't even wait for the ten-minute journey to the hospital. A car became a makeshift ward as Sarah Dyson gave birth in front of bemused shoppers in Portland Road, Hove. Her mother Pam was roped in

  • New species found in Sussex

    Scientists have discovered a previously unknown insect species living deep in the shingle on the Sussex coast. The Megaselia yatesi has been named after Dr Barry Yates, who found it by setting a specially made trap at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. Though

  • Drink pair's final row

    A man charged with murdering his wife pushed her after she accused him of having an affair, a court heard. Frances Gould, 44, died in hospital of a gash to her head two days after Richard Gould was arrested, Lewes Crown Court was told. Gould, who lived

  • Lawyer's drug-smuggling anguish

    A solicitor smuggled a syringe loaded with heroin into court cells as a birthday treat for his favourite client. Martin Moore, 45, of Emerald Quay, Shoreham, was caught with the syringe, wrapped in tin foil, by police guarding the cells at Haywards Heath

  • PC tells of stab ordeal

    A policeman today relived the moment he was stabbed in the back as he answered an emergency call. PC Gary Thompson received life-threatening wounds and his kidney was punctured in the attack, Lewes Crown Court heard. He and PC John Gatland arrived at

  • Blaze death of OAP

    Police are investigating the death of an elderly man after a mobile home blaze at a West Sussex caravan park early today. Emergency services found the trailer on fire when they arrived at The Willows, Ford, near Arundel, at 3.40am today. An elderly woman

  • Bus to carry Bruce's name

    Police dog Bruce has been given Brighton and Hove's highest honour - his name displayed on the front of a city bus. Bus bosses rustled up the sign in tribute to the dog who spent his life fighting crime. For the next six months his name will shine alongside

  • Bruce protest at police station

    Demonstrators outside Brighton police station today protested at the killing of police dog Bruce. A dozen women, children and one dog gathered as flowers were laid outside the John Street building in memory of the five-year-old German shepherd. Protesters

  • Ban for animal keeper

    An East Sussex smallholder has been banned from keeping animals for five years after neglecting his sheep. Oliver Joyce, 27, of Manor Farm Cottages, South Heighton, Newhaven, was fined £1,500 by magistrates and ordered to pay £500 costs. Joyce, who has

  • Marvellous souvenir

    What a wonderful picture souvenir of the Queen Mum's funeral (The Argus, April 10), probably the finest there is. -John Ovenden, Hawkhurst Road, Brighton

  • Jazz this week

    Tonight (April 12), Brighton Jazz Club has one of its coolest, regular guests, saxophonist Martin Speake and his quartet. Martin has led several special bands, all featuring the cool, peppery sound of his alto sax. The Mind And Time group operates in

  • Wheel problem

    It is obvious the Royal Pavilion does not want people in wheelchairs. At the Dome, there are two double doors to go in and come out and two double doors to go into the bar, both of which need strangers to hold them open for me. What has happened to the

  • This week's gig guide

    Our pick of the performances, brought to you every Friday by Unity Wroe KIKI DEE AND CARMELO LUGGERI, Komedia, Gardner Street, Brighton, Tuesday The collaboration of these two artists brings together rock, soul and pop to produce a haunting acoustic act

  • Street bobbies

    I read the article 'Clock a PC any time you want' (The Argus, April 10) with interest. I am not about to criticise any effective efforts to reduce crime. I would like to comment that we are all victims of the police's change of directions. There used

  • Caring Caplin

    By referring to the actions of the Sussex students who went to the West Bank as "foolish", Ivor Caplin MP did exactly what he was voted in to do - look after the well-being of his constituents. The students went against the explicit advice of the Foreign

  • Festival supporters mount demo

    Great-grandmothers and teenagers joined forces last night to vent their anger at traders they blame for the banning of a free music festival. Passing motorists sounded their horns in support of an estimated 150 demonstrators carrying banners demanding

  • Rightful land

    Alfred O Thompsett (Letters, April 9) charged Israel with invasion, occupation, theft of land and property, illegal settlements and being reminiscent of the Nazis, followed by a kind of "some of my best friends are Jews" comment which did nothing to remove

  • Falmer vote

    The local authority's bid for City of Culture status is laughable when it can't even be pro-active enough to sort out the issues of Brighton and Hove Albion's stadium. The value to the city of a first-division football club in terms of exposure is huge

  • Pussycat Club, The Zap, Brighton, April 12

    Make your way to the seafront club for a night of energetic, upbeat and rock-hard house. Yup, that's right, because new kid on the block (sickeningly aged just 21) Fergie will be playing up to the famously glitzy crowd. In fact, the talented Belfast-bred

  • Community stadium is needed right now

    Congratulations to Brighton and Hove Albion for their promotion to the First Division. The club are once again in the media limelight promoting the city and now it's time Brighton and Hove City Council did its bit to help. Withdean is no longer big enough

  • Mark Steel, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, April 12

    Readers of The Independent may already be familiar with this stand-up comedian's political views through his thought-provoking column. If not, you may have caught his popular Radio 4 series The Mark Steel Lectures in which he delivers hilarious portraits

  • Mike Reid, Pavilion Theatre, Worthing, April 16

    The multi-talented entertainer, comedian, actor, singer and former EastEnder brings his adults-only show to the venue. In addition, he has had a string of best-selling videos and appearances on the big screen in Guy Ritchie's British gangster movie Snatch

  • Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw

    Readers may not be aware that we have something at The Argus called house style to ensure our use of English is consistent. Kevin Allen, a regular letters page contributor and Brighton and Hove City Labour councillor, says he understands this need but

  • War graves may be reinstated

    War memorials flattened under controversial safety testing may be reinstated by the council which sanctioned the toppling. They were among more than 600 headstones levelled at cemeteries in Lewes and Seaford by contractors for Lewes District Council in

  • Public defender

    Respect is what the police ask for and should be given. Bruce, a loyal member of the police service, deserved nothing more and nothing less. Why then was this dog just discarded as if he was an old, broken piece of equipment? Why did his handler face

  • Boxing: Chill aiming for upset

    Brighton boxer Chill John aims to end fighter Jon Thaxton's professional career tomorrow night at the Norwich Sport Village. Thaxton, 27, drops down a division to lightweight in an attempt to resurrect his faltering career following defeat against Belfast's

  • Basketball: Bears plan to clip Jets' wings

    Nick Nurse has told treble-winning Chester Jets: "We are every bit as good as you." Nurse's Brighton Bears tackle the trophy, cup and northern conference winners in an eagerly awaited BBL play-off semi-final at Coventry on Sunday (6pm). It is Bears' biggest

  • Fatal mistake

    Writing to a newspaper to comment on a news article is most out of character for me. However, having read your story regarding the dog that the police destroyed, I was so outraged I felt compelled to write and give my support to the dog's owner/handler

  • Forever in memories

    Lewes District Council made a daft decision when it levelled more than 600 headstones at two cemeteries in the county town and in Seaford. Relatives found out the memorials had been flattened only when they went to tend the graves. It's hard to imagine

  • Dr Martens: St Leonards warned

    Glyn White has warned his in-form St Leonards team not to expect any favours from neighbours Hastings in the eastern division run-in. Three successive wins have helped Saints away from the relegation zone, but White wants one more victory to be certain

  • Playford's brave promotion battle

    Ten years ago Stuart Playford almost slipped into a coma. Now he's on the verge of winning the Dr Martens eastern division title with Hastings. George Wakeling's high-flyers can clinch promotion tomorrow if they beat Chatham and third-placed Dorchester

  • Carpenter on medal mission

    Richard Carpenter is chasing another gong to complete a memorable campaign for Brighton and Hove Albion. The midfielder has already been promoted for the fifth time in seven seasons with four different clubs and now he wants a Division Two championship

  • Naked chef aids chain's recovery

    Supermarket chain J Sainsbury today showed its recovery was firmly on track by posting a surge in sales. The group, which has been attempting to reassert itself in the face of stiff competition, said like-for-like sales for the 12 weeks to March 30 were

  • TUC: Extend race laws on pay

    Race relations laws should be extended to tackle the "serious problem" of low pay among black and Asian workers, the TUC urged today. The call followed new research which showed that black and Asian male workers earned an average of £97 a week less than

  • Shoppers see baby born in car

    Little Cameron Dyson was in such a hurry to be born he didn't even wait for the ten-minute journey to the hospital. A car became a makeshift ward as Sarah Dyson gave birth in front of bemused shoppers in Portland Road, Hove. Her mother Pam was roped in

  • Heroin 'hidden in chocolate eggs'

    Hard drugs and cash were today found stashed inside children's chocolate eggs, police claim. During an early morning raid on a house in Hove, police uncovered about £1,000-worth of heroin and £500 cash. Some of it had been stuffed inside Kinder Surprise

  • Drink pair's final row

    A man charged with murdering his wife pushed her after she accused him of having an affair, a court heard. Frances Gould, 44, died in hospital of a gash to her head two days after Richard Gould was arrested, Lewes Crown Court was told. Gould, who lived

  • OAP dies in mobile home blaze

    A pensioner died along with his pet dog when a ferocious fire tore through a mobile home at a West Sussex park. The man's wife was woken by the "crunching" sound of the blaze and escaped. She needed treatment for shock and the effects of smoke. Firefighters

  • Lawyer's drug-smuggling anguish

    A solicitor smuggled a syringe loaded with heroin into court cells as a birthday treat for his favourite client. Martin Moore, 45, of Emerald Quay, Shoreham, was caught with the syringe, wrapped in tin foil, by police guarding the cells at Haywards Heath

  • I changed my name for art exam

    An art student has changed her name by deed poll to that of her lecturer in the hope of clinching her degree. With her final exams looming, Jo Slasor knew she had to come up with a radical plan if she was to pass after three years' slacking. Her only

  • PC tells of stab ordeal

    A policeman today relived the moment he was stabbed in the back as he answered an emergency call. PC Gary Thompson received life-threatening wounds and his kidney was punctured in the attack, Lewes Crown Court heard. He and PC John Gatland arrived at

  • Bus to carry Bruce's name

    Police dog Bruce has been given Brighton and Hove's highest honour - his name displayed on the front of a city bus. Bus bosses rustled up the sign in tribute to the dog who spent his life fighting crime. For the next six months his name will shine alongside

  • I'm ashamed of dog killers

    The wife of PC Pete Tattum today said she was ashamed of Sussex Police for killing her husband's police dog Bruce. Kay Tattum said: "Pete has been with the force for 25 years and I have always stuck up for them. Now, I'm so ashamed of them." Bruce was

  • Boom boom ballot

    Can I urge the citizens of Brighton and Hove to vote for the BBP at the next General Election. I have been a life-long member of the Basil Brush Party and am convinced, as Prime Minister, he would finally put an end to this vexing question of hunting

  • Jazz this week

    Tonight (April 12), Brighton Jazz Club has one of its coolest, regular guests, saxophonist Martin Speake and his quartet. Martin has led several special bands, all featuring the cool, peppery sound of his alto sax. The Mind And Time group operates in

  • Badger watch

    The West Sussex Badger Protection Group was recently called out to a suspected baited badger at Cocking. We can confirm this badger died a horrific death and probably had dogs set upon it. We would urge your readers to keep an eye out during these warm

  • Flying low

    I am amazed at the fuss over the youngsters riding their bikes over wasteland near the Devil's Dyke exit on the A27. On days when the wind is west/south west, we get planes from Shoreham Airport going over our roof tops from 10am to 7pm most days of the

  • Street bobbies

    I read the article 'Clock a PC any time you want' (The Argus, April 10) with interest. I am not about to criticise any effective efforts to reduce crime. I would like to comment that we are all victims of the police's change of directions. There used

  • Caring Caplin

    By referring to the actions of the Sussex students who went to the West Bank as "foolish", Ivor Caplin MP did exactly what he was voted in to do - look after the well-being of his constituents. The students went against the explicit advice of the Foreign

  • Foolish heroes

    I am apalled at the gratuitous attack by Ivor Caplin MP on students from Sussex University who chose to express their solidarity with the Palestinians under attack in the Occupied Territories (April 4). Instead of directing his fire at the actions of

  • Albion support

    I am in complete agreement with Ian Hart (April 10) and a strong majority of Brighton and Hove Albion supporters. Come on, Councillor Bodfish, as Ian said, get your collective fingers out, otherwise we will have no team, no manager, nothing. Having supported

  • Falmer vote

    The local authority's bid for City of Culture status is laughable when it can't even be pro-active enough to sort out the issues of Brighton and Hove Albion's stadium. The value to the city of a first-division football club in terms of exposure is huge

  • Pussycat Club, The Zap, Brighton, April 12

    Make your way to the seafront club for a night of energetic, upbeat and rock-hard house. Yup, that's right, because new kid on the block (sickeningly aged just 21) Fergie will be playing up to the famously glitzy crowd. In fact, the talented Belfast-bred

  • Flare Path, Eastbourne and Worthing, until April 20

    Colin Baker is time travelling again but this time he hasn't got the luxury of a space-defying Tardis. In Terence Rattigan's Second World War drama Flare Path, the former Dr Who must squeeze into a tight cockpit and a snug RAF uniform. "People always

  • Mike Reid, Pavilion Theatre, Worthing, April 16

    The multi-talented entertainer, comedian, actor, singer and former EastEnder brings his adults-only show to the venue. In addition, he has had a string of best-selling videos and appearances on the big screen in Guy Ritchie's British gangster movie Snatch

  • Not just a force resource

    I was appalled to read that Assistant Chief Constable Nigel Yeo calling a police dog a piece of equipment. A dog is an animal, just as Mr Yeo is a human animal - a living being. If Bruce was a "force resource", then so are all the policemen and women

  • Common sense

    Regarding the police dog Bruce and common sense. You don't walk around with knives and bottles fighting in the street and expect police officers to close their eyes. It is their duty to act and bring peace back to the streets. If that kid was bitten,

  • Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw

    Readers may not be aware that we have something at The Argus called house style to ensure our use of English is consistent. Kevin Allen, a regular letters page contributor and Brighton and Hove City Labour councillor, says he understands this need but

  • Think Of It This Way, by John Parry

    So now it is all over. It is time to stand back, take a deep breath and let the realities of the Queen Mother's life and death become a little clearer. We all understand this was not just another royal death followed by a magnificent state funeral - even

  • War graves may be reinstated

    War memorials flattened under controversial safety testing may be reinstated by the council which sanctioned the toppling. They were among more than 600 headstones levelled at cemeteries in Lewes and Seaford by contractors for Lewes District Council in

  • Public defender

    Respect is what the police ask for and should be given. Bruce, a loyal member of the police service, deserved nothing more and nothing less. Why then was this dog just discarded as if he was an old, broken piece of equipment? Why did his handler face

  • Protect us

    So a police dog is condemned to death for doing its job while the poor victim will go on to inflict himself on the rest of society. It has been reported that the boy will be scarred for life, that's a shame isn't it? Sussex Police are supposed to be protecting

  • Poor animal

    Being a life-long dog lover, I was absolutely horrified to read your article about the Bruce the police dog. He was trained to work with the police and keep today's unruly thugs in order. Just because he nipped a badly-behaved youth, he is now dead. I

  • Boxing: Chill aiming for upset

    Brighton boxer Chill John aims to end fighter Jon Thaxton's professional career tomorrow night at the Norwich Sport Village. Thaxton, 27, drops down a division to lightweight in an attempt to resurrect his faltering career following defeat against Belfast's

  • Not to blame

    I Read your excellent article about Bruce the police dog with much sadness. It is deplorable that the police thought of the dog as "only a force resource" and that they thought it best to kill such a valuable and intelligent dog because of one mistake

  • Quick delivery

    Cameron Dyson was in such a hurry to come into the world he could not even wait to be born in hospital. Instead his mother, Sarah, of Payne Avenue, Hove, gave birth in a car in nearby Portland Road, outside the local shops. Her own mum, Pam, became emergency

  • Fatal mistake

    Writing to a newspaper to comment on a news article is most out of character for me. However, having read your story regarding the dog that the police destroyed, I was so outraged I felt compelled to write and give my support to the dog's owner/handler

  • Speedway: Eagles look to bounce back

    Eastbourne Eagles boss Jon Cook has sounded a warning to his riders ahead of this weekend's double-header against Oxford and King's Lynn. Cook insists the Sussex squad must get their Elite League championship show back on track after the shock home defeat

  • Punish yobs

    It seems tragically ironic that a dog is put to sleep for attacking one of the yoblets that plague our streets while, on the same day, The Argus published two stories of completely innocent people being far more seriously assaulted by the yob element.

  • Ryman League: Injuries hit Bognor's hopes

    Bognor are down to their last fit 11 as they prepare for a final throw of the promotion dice. Rocks need to win at Walton and Hersham and hope Aylesbury slip up at Ford if they are to retain any chance of going up from division one. Their plans have been

  • No justice

    It is with utter outrage and disbelief that I and probably thousands of law-abiding people learnt of the death of Bruce without any sort of in-depth look at the alternatives. Mr Yeo makes a mockery of justice and will no doubt greatly reduce the respect

  • Dr Martens: St Leonards warned

    Glyn White has warned his in-form St Leonards team not to expect any favours from neighbours Hastings in the eastern division run-in. Three successive wins have helped Saints away from the relegation zone, but White wants one more victory to be certain

  • Tories win city by-election

    Brighton and Hove Conservatives easily held on to their Patcham stronghold on the city council in a by-election caused by the death of Coun John Sheldon. They polled more votes than all the other candidates put together in the contest. Winning candidate

  • Worker wins unfair sacking case

    An office worker who was sacked five days after she gave birth to a stillborn child has won her legal action against her former bosses. Danielle Pellett said she was delighted to win her case for sexual discrimination and unfair dismissal at an employment

  • Raiders target churches

    Churches in the Crawley area have come under attack in a spate of burglaries, which are being linked by police. Raiders forced a window at St Leonard's Church, Langley Green, Crawley, between 2pm on Wednesday and 9.40am yesterday. They ransacked several

  • Man cleared of sex assault

    A Crawley man who was jailed for indecently assaulting a 15-year-old boy has had his name cleared in a landmark ruling. Norman Roy White, 40, of Langley Green, was given a two-year community rehabilitation order at Lewes Crown Court on March 19 last year

  • Heroin 'hidden in chocolate eggs'

    Hard drugs and cash were today found stashed inside children's chocolate eggs, police claim. During an early morning raid on a house in Hove, police uncovered about £1,000-worth of heroin and £500 cash. Some of it had been stuffed inside Kinder Surprise

  • Cliffs inquest told of affair

    A man whose wife died in a mysterious cliff fall was having an affair with a work colleague, an inquest was told today. Paul Ramsden, 38, told police he declared his love for wife Paula minutes before she fell 500ft to her death from Beachy Head while

  • OAP dies in mobile home blaze

    A pensioner died along with his pet dog when a ferocious fire tore through a mobile home at a West Sussex park. The man's wife was woken by the "crunching" sound of the blaze and escaped. She needed treatment for shock and the effects of smoke. Firefighters

  • I changed my name for art exam

    An art student has changed her name by deed poll to that of her lecturer in the hope of clinching her degree. With her final exams looming, Jo Slasor knew she had to come up with a radical plan if she was to pass after three years' slacking. Her only

  • Ban for animal keeper

    An East Sussex smallholder has been banned from keeping animals for five years after neglecting his sheep. Oliver Joyce, 27, of Manor Farm Cottages, South Heighton, Newhaven, was fined £1,500 by magistrates and ordered to pay £500 costs. Joyce, who has

  • Worker wins unfair sacking case

    An office worker who was sacked five days after she gave birth to a stillborn child has won her legal action against her former bosses. Danielle Pellett said she was delighted to win her case for sexual discrimination and unfair dismissal at an employment

  • I'm ashamed of dog killers

    The wife of PC Pete Tattum today said she was ashamed of Sussex Police for killing her husband's police dog Bruce. Kay Tattum said: "Pete has been with the force for 25 years and I have always stuck up for them. Now, I'm so ashamed of them." Bruce was

  • Shelagh May, George Street Gallery, Brighton, until April 27

    An exhibition of oil paintings reflecting a strange and silent world of empty beaches and isolated figures. Beginning with several photographic views of her subject, May follows a process of selection and rejection in order to produce her own painted

  • Boom boom ballot

    Can I urge the citizens of Brighton and Hove to vote for the BBP at the next General Election. I have been a life-long member of the Basil Brush Party and am convinced, as Prime Minister, he would finally put an end to this vexing question of hunting

  • Low risk?

    Pilot John Laws (Letters, April 10) complains about The Argus headline Jets Five Seconds From Disaster on a story about a near-miss at Gatwick. He writes: "Articles like this, when describing what to us is an everyday occurrence, do nothing to promote

  • Finish the job

    The sound of demolition has stopped, the music of falling bricks has ceased, what has happened? Answer: The Sunblest building has gone but the rest of the eyesore is still there. However, what remains seems worse than before because I have now had a glimpse

  • Shows of the week

    Unity Wroe rounds up the week's top stage shows around Sussex, updated every Friday. THE LOVER, Komedia, Gardner Street, Brighton, Sunday. Gobo Theatre Company has resurrected Harold Pinter's engaging and surprising novel about marriage. The play deals