Regarding your article "Beggars face crackdown" (The Argus, October 14), it is a pity such a crackdown cannot be extended to the swarm of "charity" collectors who plague Brighton and Hove's shopping areas.

I would like to go about my business without being continually harassed by in-your-face beggars wheedling "can you spare a minute for . . ." but this seems to be a growing trend.

In George Street, Hove, recently, I was approached by no fewer than five such individuals within the space of 20 minutes.

Don't get me wrong, I regularly give to charities - of my choosing and after careful thought.

But I don't want to be continually pestered by the salaried employees of profit-making collection agencies.

Can nothing be done?

-Kenneth Adams, Hove