I absolutely agree with Jean Calder’s article in The Argus (October 15).

In fact, I was composing a letter to The Argus regarding Brighton and Hove City Council catering for more and more students, English and foreign.

There are hundreds of flats, built especially for students, either side of the A27 between Falmer and Coldean Lane. As well as this, students inhabit many properties in Brighton.

Now there is talk of turning the late Co-op premises in London Road into student flats.

Indigenous Brightonians no longer recognise their town. The older people do not have the seating to relax as they used to, or their attractive gardens.

Now, most of the railings have been removed and the younger generation and street drinkers just “doss out” among the plants.

I also do not agree with building office blocks on the site of the Astoria in Gloucester Place – we could have a theatre or ice rink.

M Dyson, London Road, Brighton

To restore London Road’s fortunes we must keep its best buildings – not demolish them.

Crucial to regeneration is the iconic Co-op building, repainted and back in use.

Amazingly, though, there are plans to get rid of this vintage structure.

And instead? A bland, press-button design you can see in various backstreets elsewhere.

Do we want London Road to degenerate, or bounce back to its former glory?

Saving and restoring the Co-op facade is essential in order for London Road to be a distinctive place to go shopping.

Replacing it with a mediocre backwater design would seal London Road’s fate as a backwater district.

Ian Fyvie, Golf Drive, Hollingdean