When Carole Irvine said "They cannot be heads of Church" (Letters, February 22), she failed to point out that, during her coronation, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, with The Archbishop of Canterbury in attendance, made a sacred oath to God to uphold
Young people are missing out on youth work funding because they are considered too posh, it has been claimed. Community worker Cathy Taylor believes the young people of Rottingdean and Saltdean miss out on council and Government youth funding because
I write in response to David Broughton's anti-royalist views (Letters, February 24). The Royal Family might be privy to a life of opulence and luxury. However, they pay a heavy price. In fact, they pay the ultimate price. They are not allowed to choose
Sewage has poured into a river killing thousands of fish. The leak happened at the Ferring Rife, near Worthing, because of a blockage in a public sewer owned by Southern Water. Populations of stickleback, rudd and bullhead have been badly hit and it could
An estranged couple embroiled in a bitter row over a porn collection and other belongings at their £1.5 million home have taken their fight to court. Suzanne Chapman, who was sacked by her lover and boss Gordon Sherring when he went off with another woman
Congratulations on the interview with Natasha Bedingfield in This Is Brighton (February 25). It is good to know a first-rate pop performer has such a modest approach to her success. She refuses to be pressurised by the music industry to look a certain
The mother of a terminally-ill boy painted a poignant picture of the youngster's final hours. Mary Wragg described scenes of a happy and normal family life with her two sons George, seven, and Jacob, ten, who suffered from the rare degenerative disease
Bognor cruised into the semi-finals of the Sussex Senior Cup with a 3-0 defeat of County League side Westfield. The game was all but over by half-time as the Rocks led 2-0. Although Westfield restricted the home side to just one further effort in the
Manager Francis Vines believes Crawley's Sussex Senior Cup win against holders Albion Reserves will help their Conference play-off hopes. Reds progressed into the semi-finals at a rain drenched Woodside Road thanks to a goal by Fouhade Belaid in the second
Albion manager Mark McGhee hit back today at a former managerial rival in the Championship for predicting the Seagulls are still one of the favourites for the drop. McGhee has urged his players to prove Ronnie Moore wrong by maintaining their relentless
Tomorrow is a momentous day for Brighton and Hove. Its new library will be unrivalled in its content, design, technology and structure. The Brighton Jubilee Library houses more than 140,000 books, computers, paintings, DVDs and toys. A new road, Jubilee
In spring 2004 The Ordinary Boys released their debut single Maybe Someday, a two-and-a-half-minute call to turn off our tellies. This secured the "must-have single of 2004" accolade from NME and, in doing so, announced the return of British indie. A
Comedian Ricky Gervais was fleeced out of £200,000 by a gang of gold-hungry identity thieves, a court heard. The actor, famed for his role as boss-from-hell David Brent, was allegedly one of four people targeted in a seven-week swindle worth more than
Bizarrely, RG Jenkins appears glad the space at the new Brighton Library does not contain as many books as it could and should do (Letters, February 24). Books draw people to a library. Most readers are in the habit of going to stock up and be on their
With regard to RE Bains' hoping that when I get the Norton Road car park cleaned up I will sort out the litter that accumulates around Woodingdean Community Centre, it being my backyard, it will be done this week, as my wife and I will be litter-picking
In response to RE Bains comments on the state of the Woodingdean Community Centre (Letters, February 21), the management committee of the Woodingdean Community Association is always concerned about the upkeep of the centre, both inside and outside. We
Almost one in three West Sussex schoolchildren aged between 11 and 13 are overweight, a report has revealed. Most children had chocolate bars and crisps, both high in fat and salt, in their lunchboxes. The statistics were revealed in a report for the
I was saddened to read how Stanmer Nurseries has been allowed to go to ruin (Letters, February 26). Similarly, there have been many changes in Withdean Park, the home of the National Lilac Collection, since I moved nearby in 1985. It wasn't just the 1987
The publishing director of Burke's Peerage probably does not carry a Labour Party membership card. If he did, he would see the Labour Party exists to create a "community in which power, wealth and opportunity are in the hands of the many, not the few"
What a lot of pessimistic nonsense G Roberts writes about immigration (Letters, February 14). Far from being a drain on our hospitals and schools, immigrants are vital to the running of our public services. The NHS, for example, simply could not function
Given the number of high-rise buildings being planned for Brighton, I can't help but wonder what sports facilities are being planned to help their residents stay healthy. At the moment, in Brighton and Hove there is no ice rink, no Olympic-size swimming
Referee Warren Atkins abandoned this Sussex Senior Cup quarter final at the interval because of a waterlogged pitch. Incessant rain caused the official to declare the surface unfit and the tie has been rescheduled for next Tuesday. But Worthing boss Alan
Thirteen former waste dumps are being turned into household recycling sites. The former tips in East Sussex and Brighton and Hove are being transformed with bright, bold signs and new containers. An extensive range of materials can be recycled including
Yonug people are missing out on youth work funding because they are considered too posh, it has been claimed. Community worker Cathy Taylor believes the young people of Rottingdean and Saltdean miss out on council and Government youth funding because
Albion manager Mark McGhee hit back today at a former managerial rival in the Championship for predicting the Seagulls are still one of the favourites for the drop. McGhee has urged his players to prove Ronnie Moore wrong by maintaining their relentless
