Most rail travellers in Sussex would be hard pressed to identify the success on the Brighton line that Richard Bowker talks of (The Argus, June 25) Whatever grand schemes he may boast of, the fact remains that all the traffic from a 60 mile-long stretch
I have read many letters recently complaining bitterly about Southern's policy of not allowing bikes on the new trains on the London-to-Brighton bike ride on Sunday. While I am a cyclist myself and have cycled the ride over many years to raise money for
His bumbling French detective Inspector Clouseau remains one of cinema's best-loved and iconic comic creations. But off-screen Peter Sellers was an unfunny, volatile, grudge-bearing obsessive who often threatened to alienate even his most loyal friends
I am not sure who was the more surprised when, somewhere in deepest Tooting, the leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, Ken Bodfish, and myself found ourselves - beneath protective helmets - cycling alongside each other on the London-to-Brighton bike
I have just seen the pictures showing the remains of Brighton's West Pier. I want to know if you can help save the little white hut. We could have it put into a museum so that everyone could see it in years to come. -Ella Porsons, age seven, Westdene
Michel Kuipers today removed lingering doubts about his future by revealing he wants to stay with promoted Albion "for many years to come." The Dutch goalkeeper almost lost his life in a car crash last season, when he also had a loan spell at Hull and
Adam Trimingham's claim that those who voted for UKIP and other pro-independence parties in the Euro 2004 elections are Little Englanders and therefore fit targets for sneers and derision is misplaced. The true Little Englanders are the Euro-Junkies who
There are 732 MEPs representing the total population of 350 million of the now enlarged EU, a ratio of one MEP for every 478,000 people. Our Parliament has 659 MPs for a population of 56 million - a ratio of one to every 85,000. In the Lower House, there
A simple solution to the confusion over residents-only bays surely exists. As with disabled parking, a notice could be painted on these bays. Perhaps just the letters RO (Residents Only) or ROB (Residents Only Bay) -D Earl, Hove
Two Brighton College girls are following in the footsteps of a famous former teacher by proving they can mix it with the boys. Sarah Taylor, 15, and Holly Colvin, 14, are the youngest ever female players at the college to play for a boys' cricket team
Michel Kuipers today removed lingering doubts about his future by revealing he wants to stay with promoted Albion "for many years to come." The Dutch goalkeeper almost lost his life in a car crash last season, when he also had a loan spell at Hull and
Carpet retailer Carpetright today outlined plans to bolster its presence in smaller towns as it posted a 33% rise in annual profits. The Rainham, Essex-based group said the small store format - which it has been developing this year - allowed it to trade
Much has been made of Wayne Rooney, the 18-year-old wunderkind whose talent lit up the Euro 2004 football tournament. Now, in 17-year-old Harry Aldridge, the business world could be about to witness its own genius. An A-level student at Hurstpierpoint
A prisoner with toothache sparked a riot because warders refused to give him stronger painkillers. Stephen Kelly warned officers at Lewes Prison he would cause trouble if his request for medication was refused. Kelly and other inmates went on the rampage
Protect yourself from ultraviolet rays with a natural organic sunscreen made in St Lucia. Caribbean Blue All-Natural Suncare was invented by two naturopathic doctors on the island who wanted to protect their children from the sun's harmful rays without
Hundreds of scientists from more than 40 countries are descending on Brighton and Hove for a congress this week, all with an interest in the health effects of dietary fats. While we're told to eat a low-fat diet, the congress will hear about the important
Mike Read, Neil "Razor" Ruddock and Lord Charlie Brocket washed up on Brighton seafront in the latest attempt to boost their showbiz careers. The I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! stars were filming the video to their charity single, Summertime, with
Most rail travellers in Sussex would be hard pressed to identify the success on the Brighton line that Richard Bowker talks of (The Argus, June 25) Whatever grand schemes he may boast of, the fact remains that all the traffic from a 60 mile-long stretch
Richard Bowker's comments about the long-running campaign to reopen the Uckfield-Lewes railway (The Argus, June 25) cannot go unchallenged. His no-can-do attitude just about sums up the oddly-named Strategic Rail Authority - remove a few letters and the
His bumbling French detective Inspector Clouseau remains one of cinema's best-loved and iconic comic creations. But off-screen Peter Sellers was an unfunny, volatile, grudge-bearing obsessive who often threatened to alienate even his most loyal friends
I am not sure who was the more surprised when, somewhere in deepest Tooting, the leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, Ken Bodfish, and myself found ourselves - beneath protective helmets - cycling alongside each other on the London-to-Brighton bike
A drug addict who slipped out of a drug treatment centre at night to carry out vicious burglaries has been jailed for life. Moussain Boujetiff, 24, stabbed a man with a bread knife and threatened to knife a 22-month-old infant during the attacks in some
Michel Kuipers today removed lingering doubts about his future by revealing he wants to stay with promoted Albion "for many years to come." The Dutch goalkeeper almost lost his life in a car crash last season, when he also had a loan spell at Hull and
Albion have launched a money-spinning lottery game with a unique twist. Instead of playing with numbers, your chances of winning will be in the hands of Albion greats such as Bobby Zamora and Peter Ward. Heroes and Winners is a game where supporters have
Adam Trimingham's claim that those who voted for UKIP and other pro-independence parties in the Euro 2004 elections are Little Englanders and therefore fit targets for sneers and derision is misplaced. The true Little Englanders are the Euro-Junkies who
A simple solution to the confusion over residents-only bays surely exists. As with disabled parking, a notice could be painted on these bays. Perhaps just the letters RO (Residents Only) or ROB (Residents Only Bay) -D Earl, Hove
Two Brighton College girls are following in the footsteps of a famous former teacher by proving they can mix it with the boys. Sarah Taylor, 15, and Holly Colvin, 14, are the youngest ever female players at the college to play for a boys' cricket team
My daughter came to visit and parked with a visitor's permit. A few hours later, she left to find she had collected a parking ticket. She'd scratched out the day, the month and the year on her permit but forgotten to write in her vehicle registration
Nick Buckfield's Olympic dream is alive again after a horrendous injury threatened to rule him out of the Games in Athens. The Crawley AC pole vaulter had already booked his place in the Great Britian squad when he impaled himself on his pole at a meeting
A money expert has joined an elite fellowship after swotting his way though a decade of brain-teasing exams. Kevin Scott, of Herbert Scott Financial Management, is one of the most qualified financial advisers in the country. This week, he achieved Fellowship
Fresh evidence that higher interest rates are taking their toll on the property market emerged today with figures showing slower growth in house prices. The monthly rate of house price inflation slipped in June to 0.9% from last month's seasonally adjusted
French Connection founder and chairman Stephen Marks today looked set to raise around £40 million from the sale of shares in the high street retailer. The move by the 57-year-old, who is using the proceeds to meet personal requirements, will reduce his
Excel Airways has reported a 250 per cent rise in the number of its seats sold online after a £1.8 million promotional drive. The Gatwick-based group, which specialises in charter services, said it expected demand to remain strong this summer as more
Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company has increased its flat fare for the second time in just over a year. The rise has prompted an angry reaction from some bus users who say they will be paying more than they should to get around Brighton. The bus
Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company has increased its flat fare for the second time in just over a year. The rise has prompted an angry reaction from some bus users who say they will be paying more than they should to get around Brighton. The bus
Protect yourself from ultraviolet rays with a natural organic sunscreen made in St Lucia. Caribbean Blue All-Natural Suncare was invented by two naturopathic doctors on the island who wanted to protect their children from the sun's harmful rays without
Mike Read, Neil "Razor" Ruddock and Lord Charlie Brocket washed up on Brighton seafront in the latest attempt to boost their showbiz careers. The I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! stars were filming the video to their charity single, Summertime, with
My problem is not with the repayment three councillors divided for their proper expenditure, reported to be £80,000 (The Argus, June 23), it is the lack of funds for the very small expenses which many volunteers who work in partnership with the council
Richard Bowker's comments about the long-running campaign to reopen the Uckfield-Lewes railway (The Argus, June 25) cannot go unchallenged. His no-can-do attitude just about sums up the oddly-named Strategic Rail Authority - remove a few letters and the
A man was kidnapped from his home by two men demanding money, a court heard. Richard Thompson's abductors threatened to take him to Beachy Head and burn him if he did not hand over £1,000. Mr Thompson was woken by banging on the front window of his home
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a sports student. Michael Robinson, 29, from Newhaven, is accused of killing Sara Cameron near her home in Earsdon, North Tyneside. Ms Cameron, a sports management student at Northumbria University
Police have confirmed a body washed up on a Sussex beach is that of Andy Funnell, one of Britain's brightest young windsurfing prospects. Sussex Police confirmed his identity yesterday, six days after his body was washed up on the shore at Bulverhythe
A drug addict who slipped out of a drug treatment centre at night to carry out vicious burglaries has been jailed for life. Moussain Boujetiff, 24, stabbed a man with a bread knife and threatened to knife a 22-month-old infant during the attacks in some
My son Thomas, who is six years old, has always been concerned about the poor West Pier. He has seen pictures when it was new and asks questions such as: "Why can't they do it up?" When it caught fire twice, he said: "It's a shame." Now more debris has
Albion have launched a money-spinning lottery game with a unique twist. Instead of playing with numbers, your chances of winning will be in the hands of Albion greats such as Bobby Zamora and Peter Ward. Heroes and Winners is a game where supporters have
So, now the truth is out. Watching Robert Kilroy-Silk posture with the 12 UKIP MEPs, I was struck by his intent "...to wreck Europe...", not just withdraw from the EU but destroy it in spite of all those who want the benefits it offers. Of course, further
Computer games can make children more friendly and boost their education. The findings by scientists at the University of Sussex go against current beliefs about the dangers of arcade and home games. They have been blamed for creating a generation of
Simon Swan (Letters, May 28) has views similar to other readers' about the ever-expanding parking zones in Brighton. Expansion is obviously self-created by uncontrolled areas having to ask for controlled parking due to the overspill of cars from nearby
A football manager has to make many tough decisions. Which players to sign, which players to sell, what starting line-up to choose and whether to play the diamond formation or not. Steven King's latest dilemma at Lewes is which shade of caramel to paint
My daughter came to visit and parked with a visitor's permit. A few hours later, she left to find she had collected a parking ticket. She'd scratched out the day, the month and the year on her permit but forgotten to write in her vehicle registration
Crawley will be without international runners Joel Kidger and Gavin Thompson for their vital British League match at Kingston on Saturday. Team manager Mark Sheridan wanted to call up the star pair for the first time this season to boost Crawley's promotion
Nick Buckfield's Olympic dream is alive again after a horrendous injury threatened to rule him out of the Games in Athens. The Crawley AC pole vaulter had already booked his place in the Great Britian squad when he impaled himself on his pole at a meeting
A robber escaped with cash after brandishing a gun at bank workers. The man made no attempt to disguise his face but pulled out the weapon once inside the Bristol & West bank in Worthing yesterday. One of the cashiers said: "I didn't believe it was
A money expert has joined an elite fellowship after swotting his way though a decade of brain-teasing exams. Kevin Scott, of Herbert Scott Financial Management, is one of the most qualified financial advisers in the country. This week, he achieved Fellowship
Holiday park operator Parkdean Holidays forecast a "satisfactory" outcome for its financial year today - despite reporting wider half yearly losses. Parkdean, which has 15 parks in Scotland, South Wales and Cornwall, said the results were in line with
Fresh evidence that higher interest rates are taking their toll on the property market emerged today with figures showing slower growth in house prices. The monthly rate of house price inflation slipped in June to 0.9% from last month's seasonally adjusted
French Connection founder and chairman Stephen Marks today looked set to raise around £40 million from the sale of shares in the high street retailer. The move by the 57-year-old, who is using the proceeds to meet personal requirements, will reduce his
Excel Airways has reported a 250 per cent rise in the number of its seats sold online after a £1.8 million promotional drive. The Gatwick-based group, which specialises in charter services, said it expected demand to remain strong this summer as more
Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company has increased its flat fare for the second time in just over a year. The rise has prompted an angry reaction from some bus users who say they will be paying more than they should to get around Brighton. The bus
A carpenter who took a swing at a teenager with a golf club has been spared jail after telling the judge he had been driven mad by a gang of noisy youths. John Hills lost his temper after confronting a group of youngsters who had been riding a noisy scooter
The ex-wife of Sin Jenkins will give evidence against their two daughters as he bids to quash his conviction for murdering their foster daughter Billie-Jo. Social worker Lois Jenkins has flown from her new home in Tasmania to act as a prosecution witness
Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company has increased its flat fare for the second time in just over a year. The rise has prompted an angry reaction from some bus users who say they will be paying more than they should to get around Brighton. The bus
Communal bins could be introduced across Brighton and Hove next month. Consultants say a trial of the bins has proved so successful it should be rolled out across the city straight away. The pilot scheme was launched in February when industrial-sized
My problem is not with the repayment three councillors divided for their proper expenditure, reported to be £80,000 (The Argus, June 23), it is the lack of funds for the very small expenses which many volunteers who work in partnership with the council
I have read many letters recently complaining bitterly about Southern's policy of not allowing bikes on the new trains on the London-to-Brighton bike ride on Sunday. While I am a cyclist myself and have cycled the ride over many years to raise money for
A man was kidnapped from his home by two men demanding money, a court heard. Richard Thompson's abductors threatened to take him to Beachy Head and burn him if he did not hand over £1,000. Mr Thompson was woken by banging on the front window of his home
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a sports student. Michael Robinson, 29, from Newhaven, is accused of killing Sara Cameron near her home in Earsdon, North Tyneside. Ms Cameron, a sports management student at Northumbria University
Police have confirmed a body washed up on a Sussex beach is that of Andy Funnell, one of Britain's brightest young windsurfing prospects. Sussex Police confirmed his identity yesterday, six days after his body was washed up on the shore at Bulverhythe
I have just seen the pictures showing the remains of Brighton's West Pier. I want to know if you can help save the little white hut. We could have it put into a museum so that everyone could see it in years to come. -Ella Porsons, age seven, Westdene
My son Thomas, who is six years old, has always been concerned about the poor West Pier. He has seen pictures when it was new and asks questions such as: "Why can't they do it up?" When it caught fire twice, he said: "It's a shame." Now more debris has
So, now the truth is out. Watching Robert Kilroy-Silk posture with the 12 UKIP MEPs, I was struck by his intent "...to wreck Europe...", not just withdraw from the EU but destroy it in spite of all those who want the benefits it offers. Of course, further
There are 732 MEPs representing the total population of 350 million of the now enlarged EU, a ratio of one MEP for every 478,000 people. Our Parliament has 659 MPs for a population of 56 million - a ratio of one to every 85,000. In the Lower House, there
Computer games can make children more friendly and boost their education. The findings by scientists at the University of Sussex go against current beliefs about the dangers of arcade and home games. They have been blamed for creating a generation of
Simon Swan (Letters, May 28) has views similar to other readers' about the ever-expanding parking zones in Brighton. Expansion is obviously self-created by uncontrolled areas having to ask for controlled parking due to the overspill of cars from nearby
A football manager has to make many tough decisions. Which players to sign, which players to sell, what starting line-up to choose and whether to play the diamond formation or not. Steven King's latest dilemma at Lewes is which shade of caramel to paint
Crawley will be without international runners Joel Kidger and Gavin Thompson for their vital British League match at Kingston on Saturday. Team manager Mark Sheridan wanted to call up the star pair for the first time this season to boost Crawley's promotion
Michel Kuipers today removed lingering doubts about his future by revealing he wants to stay with promoted Albion "for many years to come." The Dutch goalkeeper almost lost his life in a car crash last season, when he also had a loan spell at Hull and
A robber escaped with cash after brandishing a gun at bank workers. The man made no attempt to disguise his face but pulled out the weapon once inside the Bristol & West bank in Worthing yesterday. One of the cashiers said: "I didn't believe it was
Holiday park operator Parkdean Holidays forecast a "satisfactory" outcome for its financial year today - despite reporting wider half yearly losses. Parkdean, which has 15 parks in Scotland, South Wales and Cornwall, said the results were in line with
Carpet retailer Carpetright today outlined plans to bolster its presence in smaller towns as it posted a 33% rise in annual profits. The Rainham, Essex-based group said the small store format - which it has been developing this year - allowed it to trade
Much has been made of Wayne Rooney, the 18-year-old wunderkind whose talent lit up the Euro 2004 football tournament. Now, in 17-year-old Harry Aldridge, the business world could be about to witness its own genius. An A-level student at Hurstpierpoint
A carpenter who took a swing at a teenager with a golf club has been spared jail after telling the judge he had been driven mad by a gang of noisy youths. John Hills lost his temper after confronting a group of youngsters who had been riding a noisy scooter
A prisoner with toothache sparked a riot because warders refused to give him stronger painkillers. Stephen Kelly warned officers at Lewes Prison he would cause trouble if his request for medication was refused. Kelly and other inmates went on the rampage
The ex-wife of Sin Jenkins will give evidence against their two daughters as he bids to quash his conviction for murdering their foster daughter Billie-Jo. Social worker Lois Jenkins has flown from her new home in Tasmania to act as a prosecution witness
Communal bins could be introduced across Brighton and Hove next month. Consultants say a trial of the bins has proved so successful it should be rolled out across the city straight away. The pilot scheme was launched in February when industrial-sized
Hundreds of scientists from more than 40 countries are descending on Brighton and Hove for a congress this week, all with an interest in the health effects of dietary fats. While we're told to eat a low-fat diet, the congress will hear about the important
