The Argus is calling on every MP in the country to get behind our campaign for justice for Guantanamo detainee Omar Deghayes. We have written to members asking them to attend a parliamentary meeting organised by supporters of Mr Deghayes. The meeting
I followed the arguments for and against the King Alfred redevelopment with great interest. Although I have only lived here for a short period, I have a great love for the city dating from childhood visits and many others in the past ten years. As a retired
I become less than trusting when health "experts" use words such as "choice" (The Argus, Nov 11). I become even less trusting and confused, when words such as "health" and "trust" are also used in the same breath, as a recent headline - Ailing services
Despite a new Brighton and Hove search engine, the city's council still steadfastly refuses to web cast its meetings. Meanwhile, more than 40 other councils are quite happily doing so. Yet councillors always deplore the lack of interest in local affairs
Brighton and Hove City Council's decision to reject the over-development of Brighton Marina is welcomed by all the residents on or near the site. The waste in cost and time has been enormous. Opposing the scheme fell to a handful of people who worked
Brighton and Hove is winning the race to become the UK's favourite place to hold a gay wedding. Almost 200 couples have registered for a civil partnership ceremony in the city this year. They will take advantage of a new law that allows same-sex partners
Managers of one Sussex's most prestigious buildings are asking for it to be given special protection in the event of war. Countries signed up to the 1954 Hague Convention for the protection of cultural property agree not to attack property "of great importance
A beautiful, ancient tulip tree which recently survived plans for the axe is now dead. The 285-year-old tree in Southover Grange Gardens, Lewes, was condemned as a health hazard by councillors last year and marked down for the chop. The rare tree, known
A schoolgirl was injured after pranksters left extra-strong glue on a toilet seat. It is understood the 13-year-old victim suffered torn skin as she stood up from the seat. The victim was seen later by her family doctor and while her injuries were not
I was upset to read about the withdrawal of funding for St Patrick's homeless night shelter and the possible closure of this fine establishment. It is a lifeline for some of those who are less fortunate than ourselves. Every year since he was about six
The Argus is calling on every MP in the country to get behind our campaign for justice for Guantanamo detainee Omar Deghayes. We have written to members asking them to attend a parliamentary meeting organised by supporters of Mr Deghayes. The meeting
A teenager hit over the head with an iron bar has undergone surgery to his wounds. The 18-year-old, who has not yet been named, suffered serious head injuries in the attack outside Worthing Bowl on Friday night. He was taken to Worthing Hospital but transferred
As a teenager and would-be actor, I became fascinated by the ability of real-life nice guys, such as Richard Attenborough, Dirk Bogarde and Herbert Lom, to transform themselves into thoroughly nasty characters. In Attenborough's case, as Pinky in Brighton
Children applying to over-subscribed schools could soon be selected on the basis of how close they live to city landmarks rather than the school itself. If adopted, the new policy would mean children applying to Dorothy Stringer School in Brighton are
Vandals have wrecked more than 100 graves at a Worthing cemetery for the second time in a year. They rampaged through Durrington Cemetery on Friday night, pushing over the headstones of people buried since around 2000. Distraught relatives discovered
Mick Toner says local business is making a profit which it should use to pay for Christmas lights (Letters, November 10). This is an assumption. I had a shop which went bust because of lack of profit. I am well out of the retail business now but am still
Albion boss Mark McGhee is widening his search for a centre forward and centre half. He was in southern Ireland at the weekend on a scouting mission and the manager and his backroom team are clocking up the miles again this week ahead of Sunday's showdown
The design for a £1 million makeover for a city centre street goes out to public consultation today. Business owners, councillors and residents will get to have their say on the proposed transformation of New Road in the North Laine, Brighton. This picture
The owner of more than 100 pubs in Brighton and ove has said it is "well-equipped" to cope with a smoking ban. Rob Ward, South-East regional operations director of Punch Taverns, said the group had started to prepare for a crackdown on lighting up in
Southern FM owner GCap Media is expected to announce the sale of several of its regional radio stations next week as part of its strategic review. The group, which will give details of its plans when it reports interim results on November 24, is due to
A controversial set could be banned from a town's winter fair over fears members are using it as a platform for their beliefs. Devotees of Scientology have become established volunteers for public events organised by Crowborough Town Council. But Councillor
Bingo caller Brett Hyrjak is a bookmakers' favourite to win a championship title. He has odds of 2/1 to be named National Bingo Caller of the Year. Mr Hyrjak has perfectly pronounced calls and a booming voice which have already scooped him the title of
A jury will continue to consider its verdict today in the case of three men accused of conspiracy to supply drugs. They were arrested after a drugs factory was discovered in a rented warehouse at Stone Cross Farm industrial park in Laughton, near Lewes
BBC Question Time host David Dimbleby marked the start of building work on a new £8.5 million cultural project. He got behind the wheel of a JCB to perform the ground-breaking ceremony yesterday at the Cultural Centre in Devonshire Park, Eastbourne. The
Deputy headteacher Sion Jenkins "spoilt" his foster daughter Billie-Jo, the Old Bailey has heard. His former wife, Lois, said two of her daughters complained he had bought a ring for her which was more expensive than theirs. Asked by Christopher Sallon
It is amazing to me that, on pages of print about the closure of restaurants in Brighton (The Argus, November 11), you didn't identify the main reasons for it. Number one must be Brighton and Hove City Council's oppressive parking policy. How many people
To the Aussie guy who helped me after I fell over on Hove Lawns on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 2, you were a star. Thank you so much. -Sarah Barron, Hove
More than 100 campaigners are expected to besiege a county hall today in protest at plans for future rubbish disposal. The provisional waste local plan has sparked anger across East Sussex because it promotes an unpopular incinerator at Newhaven and a
On Tuesday, November 1, I took a 98-year-old friend, who is deaf and unable to walk unaided, to an out-patient appointment at the Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH). I can't manage a wheelchair on my own and thought our progress would be slow and awkward
Well said Anne Gall (Letters, November 9). I couldn't have put it more succinctly myself. Footballers are role models to the young. It's time they took that responsibility as willingly as they take their pay cheques. -Suzie Francis, Telford
Having visited Hove Town Hall to see the model of the King Alfred development, I am more certain than ever the whole idea is a joke. The "homes" look similar to army barrack blocks. They look so terrible, the minuscule figures have fallen down in shock
Vandals have wrecked more than 100 graves at a cemetery for the second time in a year. They rampaged through Durrington Cemetery, in Worthing, on Friday night pushing over the headstones of people buried since around 2000. Distraught relatives discovered
I am writing in support of the new development on the King Alfred site. Hove deserves a superb set of buildings and that's what I hope we get from Frank Ghery. It would be a great shame if protests from people who don't want change forced the architects
A number of letter writers to The Argus appear surprised by the position and scale of proposed developments to the north, east and west of the city. Perhaps we should count our blessings that, so far, no building proposals have been submitted for the
I find it hard to believe residents of Lewes and Falmer are willing to watch their local councils spend more than £2 million to pursue a judicial review of the Falmer stadium decision. This money can only be found from increased council taxes, which are
Will Champness scored a dramatic winner after the full-time whistle had been blown as Lewes snatched victory in their first league derby with Brighton for more than a decade. Champness hit a sizzling short corner strike to clinch a 3-2 victory for the
Yorick Williams today admitted he is disillusioned with British basketball. And that looks like hastening the departure of the ever-popular Moss Side maverick from Genesis Brighton Bears, providing his agent secures a deal abroad. The England international
Jimmy Quinn is hoping for the perfect birthday present this week - a return to management with Crawley Town. Reds will hold final interviews with three candidates in the next few days and hope to have the new man in place for Saturday's Conference trip
Having a haircut in one salon has become a more colourful experience thanks to an artist's 1930s-style mural. Melody Baddage has created a design featuring dancing couples in Artisan in Market Street, Brighton. Melody said: "The girls in the salon are
A scheme which would mean traders pay an extra levy on their business rates to make streets more attractive is a step closer to becoming a reality. Brighton and Hove City Council's policy and resources Committee voted in favour of turning parts of the
There has been a second sighting of the woman wanted in connection with the stabbing murder of her mother. Nicola Edgington was spotted in the High Street, Southend, on Thursday, two days after she called at the home of a relative in the Essex town. Detectives
Web masters have launched a new search engine for Brighton and Hove. The site at www.p2b.net provides free access to local information from more than 200 different websites dedicated to city matters. This includes sites run by local authorities, the NHS
Brighton and Hove Albion fans will pay tribute to a team legend with a minute's silence. Glen Wilson, who died from a heart attack aged 76 last week, will be honoured at Withdean stadium on Sunday. Mr Wilson captained the club to their first ever promotion
A couple badly injured when arsonists torched their home by mistake are slowly improving in hospital. Charlie Fearn and his wife Chris jumped from an upstairs window at their home in Whitebeam Road, Worthing, on October 31 after petrol was poured over
Fresh-faced pop star Jamie Cullum charmed fans during a charity stunt. The singer helped raise £1,700 for the Samaritans group before his concert at the Brighton Centre on Saturday. He joined volunteers to shake some tins for the cause, getting his fans
Campaigners celebrated on Saturday after councillors threw out the planning application for 420ft skyscraper. The tower, dubbed the Roaring Forties, was to be the centrepiece of a £265 million development dominating Brighton Marina and would have been
Robbie Williams pulled it off with some success and, more recently, Westlife had a go. Every so often pop stars from the modern age attempt to mimic the stars of the swing era. Robbie had the nonchalance, swagger and charm of the Rat Pack. But his Swing
The most recent concert by the LPO gave us a conductor and a virtuoso in the form of just one man. Thomas Zehetmair is a noted conductor and a violinist and proved to be a master of both. On the podium with his baton, he opened the concert with Schubert's
"One time I was bowing so hard I ended up getting a champagne glass spiked through my wrist," says Warren Ellis. "We recently pulled the drum kit out to rehearse in Paris and all my blood is still over it. That shows how hygenic we are." There are only
