Sign posting and pavement markings do not deter defiant cyclists from riding roughshod along Hove's pedestrianised promenade and making comments just invites verbal abuse. It is up to the council to bring pressure to bear, with perhaps on the spot fines
I'm still convinced the Government's plan for pensions makes sense, namely, to jack-up the income of those at the bottom first with its Minimum Income Guarantee which is currently £80 for single people and £130 for married couples. There are many pensioners
Even with computer simulation, architects don't always get it right. Look at the alarming wobble on London's £18.2 million Millennium Bridge. Historian Dr Fred Gray says the wobble problem is nothing new. A major panic occurred on the West Pier in Brighton
As part of Brighton and Hove Albion's centenary celebrations next year, I am writing a book describing the first 100 years and would like to hear from anyone who has played or been involved with the club, or the relatives of those people, particularly
When Mrs Thatcher came to power 18 years ago the rot set in. She claimed one man could do four men's work for the same wage, hence putting thousands of people out of work and killing off many small firms. She privatised schools so only rich people's children
Pensioner Harold Coombes paid £1,400 for a vacuum cleaner from Global Air Systems earlier this year. The firm spent about two hours in his home telling him how it was filled with dust mites which could cause lung cancer, blood poisoning and breathing
Tory and Lib Dem councillors fear they will lose their seats at the next elections if plans to change ward boundaries go ahead. A major review of political wards is currently being undertaken by Brighton and Hove Council's modernisation and development
DEespite what Tony Blair might say, it is evident Mo Mowlem's absurd remarks about forcing the Queen to leave Buckingham Palace have the majority support of Labour MPs. The destructive and irrelevant constitutional changes implemented by Blair during
The report on the elaborate (and no doubt costly) efforts being made not to disturb great crested newts in the brooks south of Lewes (Argus, June 30) suggests to me we are being had. Whenever any work is done to ponds these days, whether near a river,
Transport arrangements for out-patients attending the Royal Sussex County Hospital are becoming unacceptable. In one case the transport department at the Royal Sussex was informed a week beforehand of an appointment at 11am. On the day in question no
Withdean could be left without a league to play in next season after their bid to switch to the Combined Counties League ran into new problems today. The FA say that they will not recognise the Combined Counties League next season if they accept Withdean
Hearing Tony Blair recently announce we should pay up or shut up about rising petrol costs, I wonder if the Government has considered the thousands of disabled people in the country who rely on cars to get about. People with mobility problems are not
Darren Freeman aims to make Albion a cut above the rest of the Third Division this season with a dramatic new hairstyle. The familiar flowing locks of the Seagulls' hotshot have been replaced by a close crop. Bookies have already chopped Albion's promotion
Parents of truanting children will soon get telephone calls from the school computer with the help of a Sussex man's revolutionary invention. Hove-based Graham Haslip has designed a computer which tells parents their children are missing without school
Electrical group Dixons reported better than expected full-year results, with underlying profits before tax up 11 per cent to £264 million. Like-for-like sales for the year to the end of April across the group's UK operation increased by seven per cent
Sign posting and pavement markings do not deter defiant cyclists from riding roughshod along Hove's pedestrianised promenade and making comments just invites verbal abuse. It is up to the council to bring pressure to bear, with perhaps on the spot fines
Congratulations to the gardeners responsible for the floral gardens from the south of St Peter's Church down to the Old Steine fountain. They are truly magnificent. -Keith Salvage, Dudley Road, Brighton
Rudyard Kipling, who wrote a poem about the glory of of the garden, would have enjoyed the profusion of flowers in his beloved Sussex this year. He preferred his own gardens in the seclusion of Rottingdean and Burwash, but now we can nose into other people's
Millions of viewers watched rival fire stations on Television's London's Burning battle it out to see whose station had the best flower display. The recent storyline has inspired firefighters in a retained station in Sussex to try to emulate their fictitious
Prime Minister Tony Blair will today unveil a memorial to Sussex PC Jeff Tooley. The ceremony will take place at the spot where PC Tooley was knocked down and killed by driver John Heaton, 47, at Brighton Road, Shoreham. Heaton was jailed for seven years
Plucky youngster Ethan Storey-Davidson is recovering after an 11th-hour heart transplant brought him back from the brink of death. Yet just a few weeks ago the infant's parents were bracing themselves for yet another family tragedy. Here the couple tell
What a silly letter from Joyce Edmond-Smith. So only 28 per cent of the total electorate voted in favour of the Falmer site? How many local councillors can boast they won the votes of 28 per cent of the voters in their wards? Very few. If the new stadium
Work on a long-awaited bypass for Angmering is expected to start in the autumn. The new road is part of a £7-million scheme which will see hundreds of new homes being built in the area at the same time. Arun Council, West Sussex County Council and Angmering
The report on the elaborate (and no doubt costly) efforts being made not to disturb great crested newts in the brooks south of Lewes (Argus, June 30) suggests to me we are being had. Whenever any work is done to ponds these days, whether near a river,
Politicians will huff and puff over the new boundaries being proposed for Brighton and Hove Council at the next election. Opposition councillors will say they are being redrawn to benefit the ruling Labour group, whose members will immediately deny any
Withdean could be left without a league to play in next season after their bid to switch to the Combined Counties League ran into new problems today. The FA say that they will not recognise the Combined Counties League next season if they accept Withdean
Hearing Tony Blair recently announce we should pay up or shut up about rising petrol costs, I wonder if the Government has considered the thousands of disabled people in the country who rely on cars to get about. People with mobility problems are not
Sussex will have home advantage if they reach the quarter-finals of the NatWest Trophy. Last night's draw paired the winners of their tie against Surrey with Lancashire. The match will take place on July 25 or 26. Coach Peter Moores said: "It's nice to
Darren Freeman aims to make Albion a cut above the rest of the Third Division this season with a dramatic new hairstyle. The familiar flowing locks of the Seagulls' hotshot have been replaced by a close crop. Bookies have already chopped Albion's promotion
Electrical group Dixons reported better than expected full-year results, with underlying profits before tax up 11 per cent to £264 million. Like-for-like sales for the year to the end of April across the group's UK operation increased by seven per cent
Congratulations to the gardeners responsible for the floral gardens from the south of St Peter's Church down to the Old Steine fountain. They are truly magnificent. -Keith Salvage, Dudley Road, Brighton
The article about Dunkirk (Argus, June 6) did not mention 209 Sussex Field Company Royal Engineers from Queens Square, near the Clock Tower. We all, or almost all, came out of Dunkirk to Dover. I was picked up by a fishing boat, bombed, sunk and then
Rudyard Kipling, who wrote a poem about the glory of of the garden, would have enjoyed the profusion of flowers in his beloved Sussex this year. He preferred his own gardens in the seclusion of Rottingdean and Burwash, but now we can nose into other people's
A new boss has been appointed to help ease management problems at the troubled West Sussex Health Authority. Candy Morris, head of Scunthorpe and Goole Hospitals NHS Trust, will step in as health authority chief executive on October 2. As the authority
Millions of viewers watched rival fire stations on Television's London's Burning battle it out to see whose station had the best flower display. The recent storyline has inspired firefighters in a retained station in Sussex to try to emulate their fictitious
Prime Minister Tony Blair will today unveil a memorial to Sussex PC Jeff Tooley. The ceremony will take place at the spot where PC Tooley was knocked down and killed by driver John Heaton, 47, at Brighton Road, Shoreham. Heaton was jailed for seven years
Plucky youngster Ethan Storey-Davidson is recovering after an 11th-hour heart transplant brought him back from the brink of death. Yet just a few weeks ago the infant's parents were bracing themselves for yet another family tragedy. Here the couple tell
Sussex TV football pundits Jimmy Hill and Des Lynam are used to going head-to-head in heated encounters over the beautiful game. But the question is, who is worth more money? Jimmy, 72, from Hurstpierpoint, now works in the relative backwater of Sky-Sports.com.tv
What a silly letter from Joyce Edmond-Smith. So only 28 per cent of the total electorate voted in favour of the Falmer site? How many local councillors can boast they won the votes of 28 per cent of the voters in their wards? Very few. If the new stadium
More than a dozen bus routes across Brighton and Hove are to have services cut, it was revealed today. Brighton and Hove Buses had applied for an increase in the subsidy it receives for running unprofitable routes. But Brighton and Hove Council is expected
We don't want the Falmer project to become like the West Pier, with lots of talk and little progress. After the club was sold down the river by the previous administration, it was never going to be easy to make a return to happier days. If permission
The mother of missing eight-year-old Sarah Payne says she is convinced her daughter is still alive. Mrs Payne and her husband, Michael, told a Press conference they were sure their daughter would be discovered but pleaded with police to find her. Tearful
The article on school sizes mentions Longhill School will be reducing its intake because funding for a £1 million building programme is unavailable (Argus, June 29). I smell a rat here. Reducing the intake at Longhill by not funding the building programme
Politicians will huff and puff over the new boundaries being proposed for Brighton and Hove Council at the next election. Opposition councillors will say they are being redrawn to benefit the ruling Labour group, whose members will immediately deny any
Sussex will have home advantage if they reach the quarter-finals of the NatWest Trophy. Last night's draw paired the winners of their tie against Surrey with Lancashire. The match will take place on July 25 or 26. Coach Peter Moores said: "It's nice to
Albion outcast Jamie Campbell could be on the move. The transfer-listed defender has attracted interest from the Seagulls' Third Division rivals Exeter and Nationwide Conference club Stevenage Borough. Manager Micky Adams confirmed: "We've had a couple
Residents on a Brighton estate who say their lives are being blighted by vandalism are campaigning for CCTV and better lighting. Householders in Whitehawk Close will present open letters of complaint to Des Turner MP tomorrow calling for a halt to vandals
I'm still convinced the Government's plan for pensions makes sense, namely, to jack-up the income of those at the bottom first with its Minimum Income Guarantee which is currently £80 for single people and £130 for married couples. There are many pensioners
The article about Dunkirk (Argus, June 6) did not mention 209 Sussex Field Company Royal Engineers from Queens Square, near the Clock Tower. We all, or almost all, came out of Dunkirk to Dover. I was picked up by a fishing boat, bombed, sunk and then
A new boss has been appointed to help ease management problems at the troubled West Sussex Health Authority. Candy Morris, head of Scunthorpe and Goole Hospitals NHS Trust, will step in as health authority chief executive on October 2. As the authority
Even with computer simulation, architects don't always get it right. Look at the alarming wobble on London's £18.2 million Millennium Bridge. Historian Dr Fred Gray says the wobble problem is nothing new. A major panic occurred on the West Pier in Brighton
As part of Brighton and Hove Albion's centenary celebrations next year, I am writing a book describing the first 100 years and would like to hear from anyone who has played or been involved with the club, or the relatives of those people, particularly
When Mrs Thatcher came to power 18 years ago the rot set in. She claimed one man could do four men's work for the same wage, hence putting thousands of people out of work and killing off many small firms. She privatised schools so only rich people's children
Pensioner Harold Coombes paid £1,400 for a vacuum cleaner from Global Air Systems earlier this year. The firm spent about two hours in his home telling him how it was filled with dust mites which could cause lung cancer, blood poisoning and breathing
Tory and Lib Dem councillors fear they will lose their seats at the next elections if plans to change ward boundaries go ahead. A major review of political wards is currently being undertaken by Brighton and Hove Council's modernisation and development
DEespite what Tony Blair might say, it is evident Mo Mowlem's absurd remarks about forcing the Queen to leave Buckingham Palace have the majority support of Labour MPs. The destructive and irrelevant constitutional changes implemented by Blair during
Sussex TV football pundits Jimmy Hill and Des Lynam are used to going head-to-head in heated encounters over the beautiful game. But the question is, who is worth more money? Jimmy, 72, from Hurstpierpoint, now works in the relative backwater of Sky-Sports.com.tv
More than a dozen bus routes across Brighton and Hove are to have services cut, it was revealed today. Brighton and Hove Buses had applied for an increase in the subsidy it receives for running unprofitable routes. But Brighton and Hove Council is expected
We don't want the Falmer project to become like the West Pier, with lots of talk and little progress. After the club was sold down the river by the previous administration, it was never going to be easy to make a return to happier days. If permission
The mother of missing eight-year-old Sarah Payne says she is convinced her daughter is still alive. Mrs Payne and her husband, Michael, told a Press conference they were sure their daughter would be discovered but pleaded with police to find her. Tearful
The article on school sizes mentions Longhill School will be reducing its intake because funding for a £1 million building programme is unavailable (Argus, June 29). I smell a rat here. Reducing the intake at Longhill by not funding the building programme
Transport arrangements for out-patients attending the Royal Sussex County Hospital are becoming unacceptable. In one case the transport department at the Royal Sussex was informed a week beforehand of an appointment at 11am. On the day in question no
Albion outcast Jamie Campbell could be on the move. The transfer-listed defender has attracted interest from the Seagulls' Third Division rivals Exeter and Nationwide Conference club Stevenage Borough. Manager Micky Adams confirmed: "We've had a couple
Parents of truanting children will soon get telephone calls from the school computer with the help of a Sussex man's revolutionary invention. Hove-based Graham Haslip has designed a computer which tells parents their children are missing without school
Residents on a Brighton estate who say their lives are being blighted by vandalism are campaigning for CCTV and better lighting. Householders in Whitehawk Close will present open letters of complaint to Des Turner MP tomorrow calling for a halt to vandals
Dame Vera Lynn and Nicholas Soames MP are backing the Argus campaign to keep accident and emergency services in Haywards Heath. Proposals to downgrade the casualty department at the Princess Royal Hospital were branded "crazy" by Dame Vera. Civic leaders
