Brighton and Hove is following Denmark's example in a move it hopes will allow senior citizens to influence important aspects of their lives. Today and tomorrow, at Better Government for Older People, a major public conference at the Brighton Centre,
I missed William Fraser's letter, referred to by Graham Chainey, but would like to comment on "Price of sin" (Letters, October 29). Disabled people live with the legacy of such fables every day in the form of prejudice and discrimination. Stories such
I was astonished to read residents of Hove were disgusted a hotel was being used to house homeless families for short periods of time (The Argus, November 1). It was always my understanding this was the purpose of a hotel - but then I also believe the
Celebrity psychic Uri Geller launched a range of five teddy bears at the Tenth British Bear Fair at Hove Town Hall. Mr Geller said a teddy bear saved his life when he was a baby in Israel. He said: "It was during the British occupation and for no apparent
We did a scaled-down version of our usual Hallowe'en thing this year. In the past, daughter has always had a party, but this year parties are a bit of a no-no with Sam the dog, who is boisterous enough without being exposed to a room full of shrieking
The first major public appearance of the Better Government for Older People takes place today and tomorrow as a meeting is held in the Brighton Centre. Talks and discussions on the future of the Older People's Council will culminate in the opportunity
The mother of a five-year-old boy who is almost blind in one eye claims a simple eye test could have saved his sight. Lewis Cager was diagnosed ten months ago with a condition called isamatropic ambylopia, which meant the sight in his left eye had failed
I have written once before about Gordon Dean's Hollywood pieces on the Thirties and Forties. I do so again because of his last item about Tony Martin (Letters, October 29). Tony was a great favourite of our family and it was nice to learn something about
Recent letters bringing back fond memories of comedians and their catchphrases made me recall the variety comic Jimmy Wheeler, who spent his last years in Brighton, until his death in 1973. Partial to a drink or ten, he was often seen around the pubs
Having been educated in Brighton 45 or so years ago, I was shocked on viewing the demise of so many schools I knew as a boy. For example, Fawcett, Margaret Hardy and the Brighton and Hove Grammar School seem to have completely disappeared, along with
Readers of an article in The Argus (October 30) may have been misled as to my views on internet advertising by prostitutes. I did say I understood the need for prostitution, had never condemned the profession and thought the new web site would, alongside
I was very interested in the comments made by the Orange spokeswoman ("The height of concern", The Argus, October 25). She said Orange "had carried out investigations on the roof of Park Lodge to ensure the building was strong enough to take the new equipment
Albion ace Bobby Zamora could be a Premiership hit, according to the latest boss to suffer from his scoring exploits. The Seagulls have not yet received a bid from a top flight club for Zamora, whose 12th goal of the season beat promotion rivals Bristol
Big defects were found in a rubbish collection service when councillors took it on three weeks ago. Chief executive David Panter took responsibility for the service when Brighton and Hove City Council decided to run it in-house rather than offer it to
Lawyers were barking up the wrong tree when they demanded a witness statement from a police dog. A cheeky police officer decided not to let the prosecution team down and sent them a file reading "Woof, woof, where's the sausages?" signed with a cartoon
Violet Dunn's neighbours call her "the cake lady" because in the last eight years the 72-year-old has made 723 cakes for charity. In her sheltered housing in East Preston, Mrs Dunn can always be found elbow deep in currants and flour, baking her latest
Airport workers are bracing themselves for another jobs bombshell when British Airways releases figures revealing the full impact of the US terror attack. Chief executive Rod Eddington has said that more cutbacks are likely if market conditions do not
Planning applications have been made to extend or improve nine buildings throughout East Brighton to create a virtual healthy living centre. The £4.5 million project is being funded by the New Deal for Communities and aims to create the healthy living
A mother must choose between sleeping on a sofa or moving to bed-and-breakfast accommodation 25 miles from her children's schools. Anne Ballantine, 45, has spent the last five years living in a privately-rented, two-bedroom property in Hove where she
Sussex postal workers have protested after being told to deliver packets of white powder. They fear people receiving the packets, which contain powdered baking mix, could panic because of concern over anthrax. Six thousand packets, marked Glutafin and
Changes are being made to the flower bed welcoming A23 traffic to Brighton after neighbours said it was ugly. The display, at Patcham, will be made more visible and redesigned to reflect city status. It will include a new herbaceous border and the word
Brighton and Hove is following Denmark's example in a move it hopes will allow senior citizens to influence important aspects of their lives. Today and tomorrow, at Better Government for Older People, a major public conference at the Brighton Centre,
Sussex churches have been put on alert as a new crimewave sweeps the county. Thieves are breaking into Anglican churches and stealing the lead lining from christening fonts. It is thought the dome-shaped baptism baths are then used as flowerpots. But
Teenagers set off a smoke machine in their upstairs bedroom, then called out to passers-by for help. Bystanders called the fire brigade when they saw smoke pouring from the window of a house in Plaistow Close, Whitehawk, Brighton. Firefighters from in
I was astonished to read residents of Hove were disgusted a hotel was being used to house homeless families for short periods of time (The Argus, November 1). It was always my understanding this was the purpose of a hotel - but then I also believe the
I would like to thank the young lady who came to my aid on Thursday, October 25, when I had the misfortune to fall outside Sainsbury's. She was most caring and kind and insisted on seeing me home. Also, thanks to Sainsbury's staff for their concern and
The first major public appearance of the Better Government for Older People takes place today and tomorrow as a meeting is held in the Brighton Centre. Talks and discussions on the future of the Older People's Council will culminate in the opportunity
Police were today liaising with university staff after 20 students were arrested in a violent anti-war protest. The demo at the University of Sussex campus in Falmer began when students and members of pressure group Brighton Against The War occupied the
Bus services around Hastings were disrupted again today as union members staged a third 24-hour strike over pay and conditions. About 100 Stagecoach workers were taking part in industrial action in Hastings and St Leonards. Services were being affected
Airport workers are bracing themselves for another jobs bombshell when British Airways releases figures revealing the full impact of the US terror attack. Chief executive Rod Eddington has said that more cutbacks are likely if market conditions do not
A pensioner was beaten black and blue when she fought to save her handbag outside a Mid Sussex supermarket. The 76-year-old suffered a black eye, broken teeth, a broken finger and bruising to her face, arm and legs as she struggled with a robber who tried
A sex attacker who preyed on a 68-year-old woman in a secluded alley could strike again, police said today. Extra officers have been called in to patrol Rottingdean, near Brighton. The victim's ordeal lasted several minutes and left her traumatised. At
I would like to say thank you to the person who handed in my purse, which I left on the No 22 bus. I was happy no one spent its contents. -Caledonia McAllan, (age nearly 8), Cowley Drive, Woodingdean
The mother of a five-year-old boy who is almost blind in one eye claims a simple eye test could have saved his sight. Lewis Cager was diagnosed ten months ago with a condition called isamatropic ambylopia, which meant the sight in his left eye had failed
Recent letters bringing back fond memories of comedians and their catchphrases made me recall the variety comic Jimmy Wheeler, who spent his last years in Brighton, until his death in 1973. Partial to a drink or ten, he was often seen around the pubs
Pensioner Violet Dunn from East Preston has made more than 700 cakes for charity in the last eight years. Villagers nicknamed her the Cake Lady. The delicious cakes have been enjoyed by people all round Britain and have given Violet great pleasure - proving
Crawley again failed to make a mark on the FA Trophy after they were sent tumbling to a 1-0 home defeat by Newport IOW. Newport threatened in the early stages with front man Danny Gibbons proving a handful for the home defence. It took until 25 minutes
I was very interested in the comments made by the Orange spokeswoman ("The height of concern", The Argus, October 25). She said Orange "had carried out investigations on the roof of Park Lodge to ensure the building was strong enough to take the new equipment
Bognor finished with ten men but still proved too strong for Rugby United as they cruised into the second round after a 4-1 win. The Rocks were awarded a penalty in the 11th minute when Richard Hudson found Matt Russell and Jamie Howell sent home keeper
An excellent piece on the Nigel Porter Unit (The Argus, October 26) was spoiled by the statement that no campaigners interrupted the Brighton and Hove City Council debate on that issue. While it may have been true of the social workers, the No activists
Eastbourne Borough 0 Chatham 0: Football is a frustrating game - just ask Eastbourne Borough manager Garry Wilson. No sooner had he shorn up his side's rocky defence which was shipping goals, than his marksmen have started firing blanks. Borough kept
Brighton Bears coach Nick Nurse branded the match officials "clowns" as his side's run of home wins ended on a night of controversy at the Brighton Centre. Bears saw a ten-point lead turn into an 11-point deficit in a calamitous second period and never
Bristol City 0 Albion 1: The Albion camp made all the right noises after a highly significant success against one of the clubs chasing them. Peter Taylor said it is still very early days, Simon Morgan spoke of chalking up enough points to be safe from
Albion ace Bobby Zamora could be a Premiership hit, according to the latest boss to suffer from his scoring exploits. The Seagulls have not yet received a bid from a top flight club for Zamora, whose 12th goal of the season beat promotion rivals Bristol
Lawyers were barking up the wrong tree when they demanded a witness statement from a police dog. A cheeky police officer decided not to let the prosecution team down and sent them a file reading "Woof, woof, where's the sausages?" signed with a cartoon
A sex attacker who preyed on a 68-year-old woman in a secluded alley could strike again, police said today. Extra officers have been called in to patrol Rottingdean, near Brighton. The victim's ordeal lasted several minutes and left her traumatised. At
Planning applications have been made to extend or improve nine buildings throughout East Brighton to create a virtual healthy living centre. The £4.5 million project is being funded by the New Deal for Communities and aims to create the healthy living
Campaigners fighting to protect the South Downs face a five-year wait before the promised national park will be created. The Government expects it to be 2006 before the park is operating, two years longer than countryside chiefs believed the process would
A mother must choose between sleeping on a sofa or moving to bed-and-breakfast accommodation 25 miles from her children's schools. Anne Ballantine, 45, has spent the last five years living in a privately-rented, two-bedroom property in Hove where she
A Marilyn Monroe look-alike helped raise more than £55,000 for charity at a Vegas-style ball. Impersonator Helen Kane placed the bets in a flashy casino while Ivor Potter, alias Suspiciously Elvis, serenaded the audience with some favourite songs of his
Changes are being made to the flower bed welcoming A23 traffic to Brighton after neighbours said it was ugly. The display, at Patcham, will be made more visible and redesigned to reflect city status. It will include a new herbaceous border and the word
Sussex churches have been put on alert as a new crimewave sweeps the county. Thieves are breaking into Anglican churches and stealing the lead lining from christening fonts. It is thought the dome-shaped baptism baths are then used as flowerpots. But
A crusade has been launched to save a crumbling school chapel that houses memorial stones to men who died in the Second World War. The chapel was a 17th Century barn in Ripe, which in 1926 was taken brick by brick to Seaford where it was rebuilt by staff
Teenagers set off a smoke machine in their upstairs bedroom, then called out to passers-by for help. Bystanders called the fire brigade when they saw smoke pouring from the window of a house in Plaistow Close, Whitehawk, Brighton. Firefighters from in
I would like to thank the young lady who came to my aid on Thursday, October 25, when I had the misfortune to fall outside Sainsbury's. She was most caring and kind and insisted on seeing me home. Also, thanks to Sainsbury's staff for their concern and
Police were today liaising with university staff after 20 students were arrested in a violent anti-war protest. The demo at the University of Sussex campus in Falmer began when students and members of pressure group Brighton Against The War occupied the
A sex attacker who preyed on a 68-year-old woman in a secluded alley could strike again, police said today. Extra officers have been called in to patrol Rottingdean, near Brighton. The victim's ordeal lasted several minutes and left her traumatised. At
I would like to say thank you to the person who handed in my purse, which I left on the No 22 bus. I was happy no one spent its contents. -Caledonia McAllan, (age nearly 8), Cowley Drive, Woodingdean
With the Albion riding high in Division Two, one would have thought the Withdean Stadium would be full to bursting every home game, no matter what the opposition or day, so what happened last Tuesday against Wycombe? The team played in front of just 3,237
Pensioner Violet Dunn from East Preston has made more than 700 cakes for charity in the last eight years. Villagers nicknamed her the Cake Lady. The delicious cakes have been enjoyed by people all round Britain and have given Violet great pleasure - proving
Crawley again failed to make a mark on the FA Trophy after they were sent tumbling to a 1-0 home defeat by Newport IOW. Newport threatened in the early stages with front man Danny Gibbons proving a handful for the home defence. It took until 25 minutes
Old boys of King's Mead School in Seaford want to save the crumbling chapel which is in danger of demolition. It is now part of St Mary's Nursing Home whose owners, Westminster Health Care, are closing the home because it cannot meet new Government standards
Bognor finished with ten men but still proved too strong for Rugby United as they cruised into the second round after a 4-1 win. The Rocks were awarded a penalty in the 11th minute when Richard Hudson found Matt Russell and Jamie Howell sent home keeper
Grey power comes to Brighton and Hove today when a two-day conference for old people starts at the Brighton Centre. The unique feature of this event will be elections for an older people's council which will advise city councillors on what the elderly
An excellent piece on the Nigel Porter Unit (The Argus, October 26) was spoiled by the statement that no campaigners interrupted the Brighton and Hove City Council debate on that issue. While it may have been true of the social workers, the No activists
Eastbourne Borough 0 Chatham 0: Football is a frustrating game - just ask Eastbourne Borough manager Garry Wilson. No sooner had he shorn up his side's rocky defence which was shipping goals, than his marksmen have started firing blanks. Borough kept
I am one of the one-in-nine women to develop cancer of the breast in the course of her lifetime. As a result, three weeks ago I had a complete mastectomy at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath. Thanks to the physical and emotional care and support
Brighton Bears coach Nick Nurse branded the match officials "clowns" as his side's run of home wins ended on a night of controversy at the Brighton Centre. Bears saw a ten-point lead turn into an 11-point deficit in a calamitous second period and never
Bristol City 0 Albion 1: The Albion camp made all the right noises after a highly significant success against one of the clubs chasing them. Peter Taylor said it is still very early days, Simon Morgan spoke of chalking up enough points to be safe from
Two bomb scares caused chaos in Brighton and Hove over the weekend. George Street in Hove was evacuated at 2pm yesterday after a member of the public reported a suspicious package outside the British Heart Foundation shop. Restaurants and shops were cleared
Engines roared, gears clanked and the seafront smelled of warm oil as the grand old dames of the road chugged into Brighton. Clear skies, cool winds and hundreds of enthusiasts greeted the first gleaming arrivals crossing the finish line at Madeira Drive
A pensioner was beaten black and blue when she fought to save her handbag outside a Sussex supermarket. The 76-year-old suffered a black eye, broken teeth, a broken finger and bruising to her face, arm and legs as she struggled with a robber who tried
Campaigners fighting to protect the South Downs face a five-year wait before the promised national park will be created. The Government expects it to be 2006 before the park is operating, two years longer than countryside chiefs believed the process would
A Marilyn Monroe look-alike helped raise more than £55,000 for charity at a Vegas-style ball. Impersonator Helen Kane placed the bets in a flashy casino while Ivor Potter, alias Suspiciously Elvis, serenaded the audience with some favourite songs of his
A crusade has been launched to save a crumbling school chapel that houses memorial stones to men who died in the Second World War. The chapel was a 17th Century barn in Ripe, which in 1926 was taken brick by brick to Seaford where it was rebuilt by staff
I missed William Fraser's letter, referred to by Graham Chainey, but would like to comment on "Price of sin" (Letters, October 29). Disabled people live with the legacy of such fables every day in the form of prejudice and discrimination. Stories such
Celebrity psychic Uri Geller launched a range of five teddy bears at the Tenth British Bear Fair at Hove Town Hall. Mr Geller said a teddy bear saved his life when he was a baby in Israel. He said: "It was during the British occupation and for no apparent
We did a scaled-down version of our usual Hallowe'en thing this year. In the past, daughter has always had a party, but this year parties are a bit of a no-no with Sam the dog, who is boisterous enough without being exposed to a room full of shrieking
Neighbours are battling to stop a Worthing pub winning a late licence, saying it will lead to more noise and crime. They say if Cloisters bar, a converted church in High Street, Worthing, is allowed to stay open until 1am, other pubs and clubs in the
A 2ft firework burst through the roof of a family home in Eastbourne, setting the loft alight. A teenage girl who was at home with two younger children raised the alarm after dashing upstairs when she heard the blast. The 13-year-old opened the hatch
Campaigners fighting to protect the South Downs face a five-year wait before the promised national park will be created. The Government expects it to be 2006 before the park is operating, two years longer than countryside chiefs believed the process would
I have written once before about Gordon Dean's Hollywood pieces on the Thirties and Forties. I do so again because of his last item about Tony Martin (Letters, October 29). Tony was a great favourite of our family and it was nice to learn something about
With the Albion riding high in Division Two, one would have thought the Withdean Stadium would be full to bursting every home game, no matter what the opposition or day, so what happened last Tuesday against Wycombe? The team played in front of just 3,237
Having been educated in Brighton 45 or so years ago, I was shocked on viewing the demise of so many schools I knew as a boy. For example, Fawcett, Margaret Hardy and the Brighton and Hove Grammar School seem to have completely disappeared, along with
Readers of an article in The Argus (October 30) may have been misled as to my views on internet advertising by prostitutes. I did say I understood the need for prostitution, had never condemned the profession and thought the new web site would, alongside
Old boys of King's Mead School in Seaford want to save the crumbling chapel which is in danger of demolition. It is now part of St Mary's Nursing Home whose owners, Westminster Health Care, are closing the home because it cannot meet new Government standards
Grey power comes to Brighton and Hove today when a two-day conference for old people starts at the Brighton Centre. The unique feature of this event will be elections for an older people's council which will advise city councillors on what the elderly
I am one of the one-in-nine women to develop cancer of the breast in the course of her lifetime. As a result, three weeks ago I had a complete mastectomy at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath. Thanks to the physical and emotional care and support
Two bomb scares caused chaos in Brighton and Hove over the weekend. George Street in Hove was evacuated at 2pm yesterday after a member of the public reported a suspicious package outside the British Heart Foundation shop. Restaurants and shops were cleared
Big defects were found in a rubbish collection service when councillors took it on three weeks ago. Chief executive David Panter took responsibility for the service when Brighton and Hove City Council decided to run it in-house rather than offer it to
Violet Dunn's neighbours call her "the cake lady" because in the last eight years the 72-year-old has made 723 cakes for charity. In her sheltered housing in East Preston, Mrs Dunn can always be found elbow deep in currants and flour, baking her latest
Engines roared, gears clanked and the seafront smelled of warm oil as the grand old dames of the road chugged into Brighton. Clear skies, cool winds and hundreds of enthusiasts greeted the first gleaming arrivals crossing the finish line at Madeira Drive
Police waited inside the home of an elderly robbery victim in a bid to catch two teenagers who snatched her handbag. Officers were put on house-sitting duty because the thieves had an address for their victim as well as her house keys. But they never
Airport workers are bracing themselves for another jobs bombshell when British Airways releases figures revealing the full impact of the US terror attack. Chief executive Rod Eddington has said that more cutbacks are likely if market conditions do not
A pensioner was beaten black and blue when she fought to save her handbag outside a Sussex supermarket. The 76-year-old suffered a black eye, broken teeth, a broken finger and bruising to her face, arm and legs as she struggled with a robber who tried
Sussex postal workers have protested after being told to deliver packets of white powder. They fear people receiving the packets, which contain powdered baking mix, could panic because of concern over anthrax. Six thousand packets, marked Glutafin and
Campaigners fighting to protect the South Downs face a five-year wait before the promised national park will be created. The Government expects it to be 2006 before the park is operating, two years longer than countryside chiefs believed the process
