Muriel Hart takes us to task for the small amount of space we gave Mike Howard's review of the Brighton Orpheus Choir at All Saints Church, Hove.

She says: "The occasion was a unique event in the city's musical calendar in so far as the programme included a performance of a newly-composed work for mezzo-soprano, choir and full orchestra called Feel The Spirit."

It was premiered in New York and its performance in Hove was only the second in this county and featured the soloist for whom it was written.

The articles previewing the concert were helpful and correct (apart from a discrepancy on seat prices), says Muriel, and ensured the church was full, proving the keen interest in the event.

However, the three paragraphs of Mike's review that were published only mentioned the Faur requiem from the first half and nothing about the new work.

"Allocation of space must, presumably, depend on what you consider to be important and, although this must be subjective, to be unaware of the significance in musical terms of this occasion is quite lamentable.

"There is also the aspect that a number of people who read the review assumed that Mike didn't stay for the whole concert which, of course, is quite untrue and not fair on him.

"Such a Philistine attitude to the arts does not accord with the concept of the city as a centre of culture! (The exclamation mark is meant and to show the strength of my feelings!)"

I agree, Muriel, we didn't have enough space and Mike did indeed attend the whole concert and sent in a fuller review which was reduced.

However, it was sharing one page with reviews of Courtney Pine at the Brighton Dome and Rhinoceros at Komedia, a preview of Picasso's Women at the Theatre Royal and a full day's what's on listings.

I may be a Philistine, but I am not a magician! If we devoted too much space to the others at the expense of the Brighton Orpheus Choir then I am sorry.

Better that, though, than not having previewed the concert and so depriving people of the chance to attend what was obviously a thrilling event. (Muriel also asks me to point out that the choir's conductor is Stella Hull, not Hall, as it appeared.)

Paula Pfaff, chief sub-editor with Radio Times Listings no less, spotted that we spelt ecstasy as ecstacy in our preview of Stomp in last Friday's If it's on... section.

But she is good enough to add: "Overall, I think your sub-editors do a great job bearing in mind the hectic pace of a daily paper. I read your paper from cover to cover every day and very rarely do I spot anything at all."

Many thanks, Paula, and do you fancy a new job?

A despairing David Andrews, from Brighton, was among those who spotted our news bill on the streets last weekend stating "Thatcher to ill to visit Brighton" when of course it should have read "too ill". Thank you, David, and we're very sorry.

Judy Way, from Southwick, takes me to task for appearing to side with the pro-foxhunting lobby in last week's Feedback.

That wasn't the intention, which was to correct a letter writer's error, and I am sorry if it appeared otherwise.

Doug Lawrence, from Saltdean, says our article in later editions of Monday's paper about rural buses was incorrect to state no services had changed in East Sussex because there had actually been a 50 per cent cut in East Saltdean. Thanks, Doug.

And finally, thanks to Jan Elms, from Crowborough, who rang in to say Tuesday's Sussex Visitor Guide was the best thing to land on her mat and well done. Quite a compliment.