I'm glad David Davis saw the beauty of the South Downs for himself (The Argus, November 7). Visiting Ditchling Beacon and looking out over the Weald, he would have seen an area of countryside which would be within the South Downs National Park. Unfortunately
I object to the King Alfred scheme for the following reasons: The sheer scale of it will dominate the seafront, creating an eyesore and making it something not in keeping with the scale and design of the buildings nearby. This is predominantly a conservation
A bus company has been criticised for not listening to complaints over timetable changes. In September, Eastbourne Buses cut the 7/7A from a half-hourly service to hourly. Managers scrapped the Number 2, which ran every 20 minutes from Hampden Park to
Vandals wrecked a church twice in a week causing damage costing almost £5,000. Lights, computers, projectors, ceiling tiles, guitars and vases were smashed, fire extinguishers set off and bleach poured over surfaces in attacks at the Lancing Tabernacle
I have been looking for Mary Brown, the wife of the Irish writer, Christy Brown. The last information I have on her is that she lived at 25 Viaduct Road, Brighton. I am currently living in Ireland and have found it difficult to find information about
An undercover police operation has shown huge levels of drug use among pub-goers and clubbers. At one venue in East Sussex, up to ten per cent of customers were found to have come into contact with cocaine, other class A drugs or cannabis. Plain clothes
The widow of a senior pharmaceuticals executive has told of the moment her £40,000 BMW was set alight only feet from her home. Animal rights militants claim to have carried out the attack even though they knew their intended target had been dead for more
In response to letters from Mick Toner and Lesley Claridge regarding the lack of Christmas lights in Brighton (November 11 and 14), I agree the city centre lacks a Christmas atmosphere. For such a vibrant and interesting city, I find this sad. -Mia Vrachimis
I would like to thank the low-life who stole my bag of Christmas presents when I was in Argos on Saturday, November 12, at about 5.30pm. The bag contained a CD and some Nintendo DVDs, which I can't afford to replace and will now have a heartbroken son
I understand Brighton and Hove City Council is planning to spend about £1 million on making New Road, in Brighton, look pretty. At the same time, it is withdrawing funding for St Patrick's night shelter. Perhaps it might consider adding a few extra benches
Mark Ormerod had a night to forget as Worthing crashed out of the FA Trophy 2-0 in their second qualifying replay away to Stamford. The former Albion goalkeeper was at fault for both goals as the Lincolnshire side booked a trip to Boreham Wood in the
Stuart Douglas has become the latest player to leave Crawley Town. The former Luton striker has had his contract cancelled by mutual consent.
An audience of millions watched an inventor sweat it out on a reality TV show as he tried to persuade a group of millionaires to give him their cold, hard cash for his beer-chilling shelves. Minicab driver Stef Matheou was on BBC2's Dragon's Den to ask
Grasslands across the countryside could turn to scrub as the farming industry collapses, according to experts. More and more farmers are cutting back livestock herds and there could soon be too few sheep and cattle to graze the South Downs' grasslands
Business leaders have been urged to give a much-needed break to people struggling to get a job. A gathering of 150 managers and entrepreneurs yesterday heard a plea from a disabled single mother from Whitehawk, Brighton, who feared her background - and
The political make-up of an association being set up to own and run council housing has been decided. There will be two Labour and two Conservative councillors on the board that will take on Brighton and Hove's 13,000 council homes if tenants vote "yes
The father of a boxer who was killed in a motorcycle accident has launched a web site in his memory. Danny Hall, Southern Counties super heavyweight novice champion last season and due to turn professional in the new year, died after his Suzuki GSXR 600
Fire chiefs have reassured people who are worried downgrading a town fire station could lead to lives being lost. Residents in Shoreham have been campaigning to save 24-hour cover by firefighters at the town's fire station in Stoney Lane. West Sussex
Approximately two minutes in to Tracy Chapman's first song Why? I was disconcerted to find my seat, umbilically attached to a row occupied by excitably bopping girls, was being jerked violently back and forth. The general effect was that of being incompetently
The Skatalites looked glad to be alive and made you feel the same way within about twenty seconds of them walking on stage. Introduced as "the Studio One house band", they showed themselves worthy of the company - Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley -
Strictly Ballroom Dancing brings the magic of the popular television show to the stage. It is like stepping back into a Thirties extravaganza with soft lighting, glitzy outfits and powerful blues-style singers. And of course there are the dancers - fourteen
I am writing in response to the article on Medina House on Hove seafront (The Argus, November 11). Medina means "meeting place" and the house was first built as a Turkish bath. In its later life, it was a makeshift hospital in the Second World War. The
Once again, an interesting Art Deco building, Medina House, in Kingsway, Hove, is to be ripped down and replaced with an ugly block of flats. Why can't it be preserved and renovated? Hove is becoming full of depressing blocks of flats. Who in the city's
While I sympathise to a certain extent with Neil Hopkins and his partner's difficulty in getting on the property ladder (Letters, November 12), I found his attitude a bit snobby. I am in my fifties. Although I am a skilled engineer, throughout my working
The Grim Reaper was among dozens of protesters who failed to stop councillors approving controversial plans for an incinerator and a tip. The waste local plan sets out a strategy for future waste management and planning in East Sussex and Brighton and
Councillors visited a community which says it is under threat from plans for a park-and-ride scheme. Paul Elgood and David Watkins, of Brighton and Hove City Council's Liberal Democrat group, visited residents fighting proposals for a 900-space car park
I wish The Argus would publish a map of the exact location and area where Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club have permission to build their new stadium. It is evident Tom Hickmore (Letters, November 9), as with about 50 per cent of writers to the
A man has been jailed for life for murdering a businessman in a contract killing. Colin Meek, 35, was accused of carrying out the cold-blooded murder with 37-year-old Jason Bradley. But while Meek was convicted by a jury at Lewes Crown Court yesterday
A winter drought is threatening to put Sussex under the toughest water restrictions in a decade. In a move normally associated with a scorching summer, thousands face hosepipe bans as one of the driest winters on record is predicted. The Environment Agency
I recently had the misfortune to spend 12 hours in the A&E department and then two-and-half days in the Chichester annex ward at the Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH). I would like to thank everyone who helped look after me, from the doctors and
A transsexual was hounded out of his council job when he changed his name from Andrea to Andy, a tribunal heard. Andy Baldwin claims he was forced to resign from his job as co-ordinator of Brighton and Hove's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT
I found Tony Mernagh's article in The Argus yesterday fascinating but it left me wondering whether he has ever visited Prague. My wife and I spent two nights there earlier this year and so enjoyed it, we are going again for three nights later in the year
For the sake of charity, I assume Jenifer Morgan was being ironic in her letter, which was entitled "Stop this apartheid on drivers" (November 12). In it, she compared prohibitions against cars using bridleways and footpaths to discrimination against
I am writing in response to J Gunn, whose letter was entitled "Travellers pay nothing" (November 10). J Gunn pays "expensive council tax" presumably because he or she lives in a reasonably secure house with mains electricity, hot and cold running water
Eastbourne Borough will go out with all guns blazing in their FA Cup first round replay at Oxford United tonight. Borough boss Garry Wilson is considering employing a three-pronged strike force in a bid to turn up the heat on an Oxford side low on confidence
Mark McGhee has challenged four of his squad to "play themselves into contention" for Sunday's game against Crystal Palace. Leon Knight, Charlie Oatway, Jason Dodd and Albert Jarrett all play in the Reserves at Aldershot today (2pm). Places are up for
The country's first same-sex "marriages" will take place moments after the clock strikes 8am on December 21. The Civil Partnerships Bill is the first legal recognition of gay, lesbian and transgender (LGBT) relationships. Almost 400 gay and lesbian couples
A public meeting has been called after residents objected to plans for a "wet shelter" caring for drunks and drug addicts. Worthing Churches Homeless Projects (WCHP) wants to open the £1.8 million 12-bed recovery project at Whitcomb House, Selden Road
Tom Petty once declared, "If a group like The Zombies appeared now they'd own the world". The world has an opportunity to test this theory as singer Colin Blunstone and songwriter Rod Argent have reunited under the moniker for the first time since 1967
