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  • Letter: Cameras work better than fake policemen

    I applaud Brighton and Hove City Council for bringing forward plans to introduce bus lane cameras (The Argus, February 28). It cannot happen soon enough. It's nearly ten years since Brighton and Hove Friends of the Earth first used Bill the cardboard

  • Letter: A stadium won't fit at Waterhall

    Frank Aylett's reasons for why Waterhall wouldn't work as a stadium site seem to fall down on several counts (Letters, March 9). Falmer is on the mainline between Brighton and Eastbourne (and beyond) and its advantage is it already has a station but it

  • Letter: No charity here

    I thought it very mean of Tesco to ask the Celia Hammond Animal Trust to remove their food collection box from their Uckfield supermarket because they need the space (The Argus, March 3). The box takes up a couple of feet. -Avril Curtis, Portslade

  • Letter: Lotto good to us

    The National Lottery makes vast amounts of money and, although it has a "good causes" fund, still not enough is being done. The number of nursing homes, hospitals and care units on the brink of closing due to financial reasons is very worrying. The money

  • Point proved by Henderson

    Wayne Henderson admitted today he had a point to prove after helping Albion to a precious draw in the battle to beat the drop. The former Aston Villa youngster kept his second clean sheet in four games with first-half saves from Preston strike partners

  • Fans' fear grows for club in crisis

    The embattled chairman of crisis-torn Crawley Town football club has dismissed his bankruptcy as an "administrative issue" and vowed to carry on despite increasing criticism from fans. The Nationwide Conference league club was responding to Friday's front

  • Bus boss sees red over delays

    The boss of Brighton and Hove's buses has called for London-style red routes to deter illegal parking. In the capital, motorists know that if they park on the double red lines which line every street within a five-mile radius of the centre they risk being

  • Victims of a fire-raiser

    A woman who jumped for her life from a bedroom window after a terrifying arson attack spoke today of her ordeal. Vivienne Chapman, 48, said: "I could very easily be dead now." Ms Chapman and an unidentified man in his thirties lowered themselves from

  • Letter: Bad interpretation

    I must congratulate Mark Bannister for his creative interpretation of the recent proposals to change secondary school admissions procedures and his suggestion they would have increased car journeys in the city (Letters, February 28). Unfortunately, nothing

  • Albion keep battling

    Albion's first point in seven games could also just prove to be a turning point in the scrap for Championship survival. Towards the end of last season they gathered themselves after a run of defeats to stay up by the skin of their teeth via a win at Rotherham

  • Buses boss sees red over delays

    The boss of Brighton and Hove's buses has called for London-style red routes to deter illegal parking. In the capital, motorists know that if they park on the double red lines which line every street within a five-mile radius of the centre they risk being

  • Teen boasted he left man 'like a cabbage', jury told

    A Teenager boasted he had left a father of two like a cabbage after an attack with baseball bats, a court heard. Divorcee Gary Rae, 40, died from horrific injuries after he was battered, punched and kicked outside his flat in High Street, Hailsham, last

  • Jethro Tull, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton

    "Some of the boys left to get married, settle down, form their own bands, that sort of thing," says Ian Anderson. "Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond left to be a painter, John Glascock tragically died from heart disease, and two were fired. We are all pretty good

  • 65 Days Of Static, Concorde 2, Brighton

    Second on tonight, Chris Clark, (who now goes by the Name of "Clark" in regards to his musical releases) plays a truly inspired set. His dynamic and interchangable style, which mixes crisply defined electronica beats and experimental hip-hop, permeates

  • The Salon, Brighton College, Brighton

    While Mozart is perhaps best known for his operas, symphonies, masses and concertos, a considerable part of his compositions were for the salon. As part of Brighton's contribution to the Mozart 2006 tribute, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the composer's

  • The Osmonds, Brighton Centre, Brighton

    The Osmonds have still got it. Led by silver fox Merrill Osmond there was more lustful frenzy at The Brighton Centre than you would decently expect when most of the crowd were 50-something. What it is the Osmond brothers have got, I'm not quite sure.

  • Richard Alston Dance, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton

    A recent show by highly-acclaimed choreographer Michael Clark left a lot to be desired. His dancers seemed, at times, unable to properly master complicated moves and synchronicity. So at former Ballet Rambert artistic director Richard Alston's show, I

  • Letter: Vehicle users should take reponsibility

    Vehicle users continue to flout traffic laws but, from what I have observed, the authorities paid to enforce these laws don't do a lot about them. Wherever one goes in the city, vehicles are doubleparked or parked on double yellow lines, cyclists ride

  • Letter: Respect is due

    My journey home today on the No 7 bus was marred by the unpleasant attitude shown by other bus users to an elderly passenger. The elderly lady was complaining to the driver about something when another woman in her 30s or 40s got on with a male friend

  • Gifts pour in for lorry fire couple

    A disabled couple who lost everything when a removal van carrying their possessions erupted in flames are being showered with money and gifts. Blind Bernice Houghton and partially-sighted husband Dennis dreamed of moving to Eastbourne after visiting for

  • Bespoke bus stop safe

    Cast iron bus shelters have been given a stay of execution after a swift campaign was mounted to save them. People living in the Brunswick area of Hove were horrified when council workers began pulling down the shelters in Palmeira Square on Tuesday and

  • Weapons demo case collapses

    Peace activists campaigning against an arms factory were celebrating after another case against them collapsed. The Crown Prosecution Service has announced it is dropping charges against eight people who took part in a Smash EDO demonstration outside

  • Letter: Where to spend

    Hospital operations are being delayed, wards closed, jobs lost. Our hospitals and the NHS are in crisis and desperately short of funds (The Argus, March 6). I would like to ask readers how they see our taxes being spent and on which foremost priorities

  • Bookworms turn up for star signings

    Children might be spending more and more time on the internet but there is still nothing like a good book. Up to 1,500 bookworms, at least half of them under the age of 16, formed huge queues outside Ottakar's bookstore in Montague Street, Worthing, on

  • Letter: Enjoy your trip

    I was interested to read Brighton and Hove City Council has paid out £5m to people who have tripped on Sussex pavements. I am not at all surprised. In January 2000, my husband tripped and fell locally, breaking his leg. He claimed damages from the council

  • Boy, 9, rescued from smelly hazard

    A nine-year-old boy had to be rescued by firefighters from a pool of slurry which dragged him down like quicksand. Ben Laycock was cycling over what he thought was a heap of mud next to a footpath on Ditchling Beacon, near Brighton, when he began to disappear

  • Letter: No cake here

    Had the supporters of changes to schools admissions policy actually engaged in the process of dialogue with officials and councillors they would know the one area likely to lose under any proposals (including the status quo) is Westdene. Under current

  • Glowing report for doomed care home

    There was dismay today after a Government report gave a doomed care home a clean bill of health. Dresden House, in Medina Villas, Hove, was due to close on March 31 after its trustees said they could no longer afford to run the business. But a Commission

  • Letter: Mooning over an old movie

    I have been trying for several months to find a recording of the film Charley Moon, starring Max Bygraves and Patricia Driscoll. It was made in London in 1956. I have tried everywhere but it seems it is simply unavailable. If anyone can help, I would

  • Letter: How picturesque will this flyover be?

    A major construction project has been proposed for the outskirts of Lewes. It involves a massive concrete and steel structure, visible for miles around. Some would say it is a conduit for the beneficial development of the local economy, others an intrusive

  • Letter: Hove school ties

    Many Hove children will not get into Blatchington Mill this year but this is wrong, because it was created for them in 1979. They should be allowed to attend the same school their siblings and parents attended. -Lesley Kite, Hove

  • Letter: Admit a solution

    I read with interest the various letters for and against changing the system of allocating secondary school places to the city's children. I note individuals are clearly campaigning on the basis of personal and community interest. From official documents

  • Basketball: Alleyne puts club before country

    Andrew Alleyne today revealed why he turned his back on the Commonwealth Games to help in a British League play-off push. Alleyne under-pinned a gutsy Genesis Brighton Bears comeback as they enjoyed a 79-76 win last night at Chester Jets, the team who

  • Letter: Our children need a fair school allocation system

    There are obviously many misunderstandings on both sides of the debate about the now rejected nodal school system, as Lynne Nicholls pointed out (Letters. March 7). One of these misunderstandings is that many of the people who voted against the nodal

  • Albion can take Hart

    Gary Hart came within a couple of feet of being the ultimate supersub at both ends of the pitch. But it was events closest to Albion's goal which he insists can give the Seagulls most encouragement for the run-in. The first cleansheet in seven games,

  • Football: Hollins proud of Crawley

    Crawley manager John Hollins praised the professionalism of his players after seeing them win their most important game of the season. Reds moved out of the Conference drop-zone after claiming three crucial points against relegation rivals Scarborough

  • Pollution shock at airports

    Levels of nitrogen dioxide at Gatwick airport are dangerously high. A report also showed Shoreham airport was only just within recommended European Union safety limit for the noxious gas. Experts said high levels could pose a threat to people with lung

  • Store to open with new name

    Department store group Beales has acquired the leasehold of the former Allders store that opened in The Forum, Horsham, in 2003 and closed less than a year later. Beales' acquisition of the site from landlord Blue Investment Fund on a 25-year lease will

  • Doctors add their voices to campaign

    More than 250 doctors from around the world have called on the US to abandon the force-feeding of Guantanamo Bay hunger strikers. Omar Deghayes, a 37-yearold law graduate from Saltdean, is believed to be among those being fed against their will by methods

  • Film buffs are left in the dark

    Film buffs say they are missing out on screening blockbusters because of town hall restrictions. Supporters of the independent Lewes Cinema say their town council is limiting the number of days it can use the All Saints Arts Centre in Friars Walk to show

  • Tallis Scholars, St Peter's Church, Brighton

    It was hard to believe the sound produced by the Tallis Scholars actually came from earthly bodies. Close your eyes and you could visualise a cloud of angels, complete with haloes, hovering somewhere up in the rafters. Open them again and it still seemed

  • Jamie T, Ocean Rooms, Brighton

    The last time Jamie T played Brighton, he decided he didn't like the city, declaring: "Not meaning to be stereotypical but the crowd's a bit funny." Whether his opinion has changed following Wednesday's gig remains to be seen. Some of the crowd were indeed

  • Nuru Kane Band, Komedia, Brighton

    It seemed like half of Brighton came out to watch this gig by Senegalese singer Nuru Kane and his band. I have never seen Komedia this crowded or a full house have so much fun. The six musicians, in African clothes and playing traditional instruments,

  • Match report: Albion 0 Preston 0

    Albion's first point in seven games could also just prove to be a turning point in the scrap for Championship survival. Towards the end of last season they gathered themselves after a run of defeats to stay up by the skin of their teeth via a win at Rotherham