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  • Garden refuse

    Last year, we had a very effective way of collecting our garden refuse ready for recycling. This finished in the autumn and we all thought it would be resumed again this summer. Not so. I have now been informed by the refuse collectors that they will

  • Murdered manager planned to retire

    A British oil executive shot dead by Islamic militants in Saudi Arabia was planning to retire and move back to East Sussex. Work was being carried out on 62-year-old Michael Hamilton's sea-view house in Rye where he and his wife Penelope planned to retire

  • Soul survivors

    Last year the world's media attention focused on the South Pacific island of Tikopia where hundreds of people were feared dead after a cyclone. For five days, all contact with the island was lost. Reconnaissance flights showed massive destruction and

  • Fans scored an own goal with the rush for tickets

    How I grieve for the "hapless Albion supporter" (Letters, May 28) who missed the FA Cup Final because he had to queue so long for tickets to the play-off at Cardiff owing to "mismanagement". Could he spare a thought for we "hapless residents" around Withdean

  • Please just let our Mitch's memory rest in peace

    The relatives of the BMW driver killed in last month's horrific A23 crash have urged rumour-mongers to let him rest in peace. The family of 19-year-old Mitch Treliving told The Argus they were appalled by unfounded allegations he is to blame for the accident

  • June 1: Albion 1 - 0 Bristol City

    Albion win Division Two Play-off in Cardiff Danny Cullip was the first player in blue and white stripes many Albion fans in Cardiff would have glimpsed yesterday. A giant image of the skipper flashed on to the screens behind either goal at the Millennium

  • First class?

    I received a letter by first class mail on May 26, five days after it was sent from Brighton General Hospital's podiatry department. So much for paying for a first class service. Dr M Panja -Shirley Drive, Hove

  • Dentists targeted in television show sting

    An undercover investigation has revealed inconsistencies in the way different dentists offered to treat the same patients. One NHS dentist in East Sussex spotted little wrong with a patient who had been told by another dentist she needed three fillings

  • Wake-up call

    Has Mark Hodiak (Letters, May 25) considered doing what the rest of us do: Sleep at home and work when we go to work? Let's be honest, firefighters' stand-down time on night shifts is sleep time. As for the 15-hour shift, firefighters choose to join the

  • We expect better

    The comments of Judge Austin Izzard-Davies while sentencing Cassie Watts for her attack on a woman who had mugged her have given great offence to the residents of Whitehawk. His suggestion that Whitehawk is notorious for vigilante activity is positively

  • So, just who is stoking the cycle of violence?

    The class prejudice inherent in both the legal system and the Press was clearly demonstrated by your front page article on Cassie Watts (The Argus, May 25). "The tradition of taking the law into your own hands on the Whitehawk estate is something this

  • Counting the cost of having Pride

    We are told the Pride parade will attract a vast amount of money to be spent on accommodation, food and refreshments. If this is true, why has Brighton and Hove City Council decided to subsidise the event with £26,000 of taxpayers' money? I now learn

  • Ryanaire profits fall

    Ryanair said pre-tax profits had fallen 5% to £150.8 million. That excluded the £9.9 million cost of the earlier-than-planned retirement of six Boeing 737-200 jets, a £1.8 million charge for reorganising the recently acquired Buzz airline and goodwill

  • Still hard for MyTravel

    Troubled holiday operator MyTravel said late bookings were hampering its efforts to reduce losses. The company, which operates through Gatwick, said action to turn the business round was having an effect as it reported a reduction in half-yearly losses

  • Safeway sales go-ahead

    Supermarket group Waitrose has been given the official go-ahead to buy 19 stores from rival Morrisons, including Safeway in Worthing. The move, which will increase Waitrose's selling space by 20 per cent, was given the green light when the Office of Fair

  • Show-off Kitten creates a new inhabitant of the BB house

    The claws are out for Big Brother contestant Kitten who is continuing to defy the rules of the Channel 4 game with a series of shock tactics. Yesterday the Brighton show-off, as she calls herself, climbed on to the roof at the Big Brother house to take

  • Jury hears disguise claim

    The alleged killer of Peter Falconio altered his appearance and made changes to his car after the Brighton backpacker's disappearance, a court heard. A former girlfriend of murder suspect Bradley Murdoch said he shaved off his moustache and installed

  • Murdered manager planned to retire

    A British oil executive shot dead by Islamic militants in Saudi Arabia was planning to retire and move back to East Sussex. Work was being carried out on 62-year-old Michael Hamilton's sea-view house in Rye where he and his wife Penelope planned to retire

  • Soul survivors

    Last year the world's media attention focused on the South Pacific island of Tikopia where hundreds of people were feared dead after a cyclone. For five days, all contact with the island was lost. Reconnaissance flights showed massive destruction and

  • Fans scored an own goal with the rush for tickets

    How I grieve for the "hapless Albion supporter" (Letters, May 28) who missed the FA Cup Final because he had to queue so long for tickets to the play-off at Cardiff owing to "mismanagement". Could he spare a thought for we "hapless residents" around Withdean

  • June 1: Albion 1 - 0 Bristol City

    Albion win Division Two Play-off in Cardiff Danny Cullip was the first player in blue and white stripes many Albion fans in Cardiff would have glimpsed yesterday. A giant image of the skipper flashed on to the screens behind either goal at the Millennium

  • Wake-up call

    Has Mark Hodiak (Letters, May 25) considered doing what the rest of us do: Sleep at home and work when we go to work? Let's be honest, firefighters' stand-down time on night shifts is sleep time. As for the 15-hour shift, firefighters choose to join the

  • Booker waits on new deal

    As Albion digest their return to Division One, attention now turns towards resolving outstanding contract issues. Before Mark McGhee starts the process of strengthening the squad there are new deals to be confirmed, which were put on hold until he knew

  • Carpenter to miss kick off

    Richard Carpenter revealed today that he will miss the start of Albion's return to the First Division next season. The midfielder will have surgery in the next few weeks on a persistent knee injury and he does not expect to be ready for the big kick-off

  • Triumph and then tragedy

    An Albion fan has been undergoing surgery following a hit-and-run motorbike crash minutes after his team's play-off victory. Policeman Paul Haywood, 31, suffered severe leg injuries in the accident, which happened as he walked away from the crucial game

  • We expect better

    The comments of Judge Austin Izzard-Davies while sentencing Cassie Watts for her attack on a woman who had mugged her have given great offence to the residents of Whitehawk. His suggestion that Whitehawk is notorious for vigilante activity is positively

  • So, just who is stoking the cycle of violence?

    The class prejudice inherent in both the legal system and the Press was clearly demonstrated by your front page article on Cassie Watts (The Argus, May 25). "The tradition of taking the law into your own hands on the Whitehawk estate is something this

  • Ryanaire profits fall

    Ryanair said pre-tax profits had fallen 5% to £150.8 million. That excluded the £9.9 million cost of the earlier-than-planned retirement of six Boeing 737-200 jets, a £1.8 million charge for reorganising the recently acquired Buzz airline and goodwill

  • New M&S boss gets down to work

    New Marks & Spencer boss Stuart Rose was immediately at work today after a dramatic weekend of boardroom changes at the £10 billion takeover target. Mr Rose, the former boss of Top Shop-to-Dorothy Perkins chain Arcadia, was appointed chief executive

  • Planning ahead

    I wonder how many readers are aware of the exhibition in Brighton Town Hall (until Friday, June 4) about the proposed development of the Brighton Centre site? When I went to check it out, even the receptionist didn't know what I was talking about, which

  • Show-off Kitten creates a new inhabitant of the BB house

    The claws are out for Big Brother contestant Kitten who is continuing to defy the rules of the Channel 4 game with a series of shock tactics. Yesterday the Brighton show-off, as she calls herself, climbed on to the roof at the Big Brother house to take

  • Jury hears disguise claim

    The alleged killer of Peter Falconio altered his appearance and made changes to his car after the Brighton backpacker's disappearance, a court heard. A former girlfriend of murder suspect Bradley Murdoch said he shaved off his moustache and installed

  • Stressed teens get own Priory

    The Priory has opened a Sussex clinic for youngsters struggling to cope with the pressures of teenage life. It is best-known for providing shelter for addicted and depressed celebrities at its London base where patients are said to have included Robbie

  • Booker waits on new deal

    As Albion digest their return to Division One, attention now turns towards resolving outstanding contract issues. Before Mark McGhee starts the process of strengthening the squad there are new deals to be confirmed, which were put on hold until he knew

  • Carpenter to miss kick off

    Richard Carpenter revealed today that he will miss the start of Albion's return to the First Division next season. The midfielder will have surgery in the next few weeks on a persistent knee injury and he does not expect to be ready for the big kick-off

  • Triumph and then tragedy

    An Albion fan has been undergoing surgery following a hit-and-run motorbike crash minutes after his team's play-off victory. Policeman Paul Haywood, 31, suffered severe leg injuries in the accident, which happened as he walked away from the crucial game

  • Poor stereotype

    I note the clamour to condemn Cassie and Neil Watts and no one can support violence as a way of solving problems. However, I think The Argus editorial showed a complete lack of knowledge of what it's like to live in Whitehawk. If residents on the estate

  • New M&S boss gets down to work

    New Marks & Spencer boss Stuart Rose was immediately at work today after a dramatic weekend of boardroom changes at the £10 billion takeover target. Mr Rose, the former boss of Top Shop-to-Dorothy Perkins chain Arcadia, was appointed chief executive

  • Big bite of the action

    The first phase of Northbrook Business Park, a new industrial development in East Worthing, is nearing completion. Phase one comprises 12 units of 3,580sqft and 2,280sqft, which are all available on a freehold basis. Units one and 12 are under offer and

  • Cyclists to reap benefits

    More than £500,000 will be spent in the next year to make Brighton and Hove a cycle-friendly city. The cash is part of a £5.7 million package agreed by the city council's environment committee following Government grants. The council will spend £279,000

  • Contracts success has inflated their reputation

    Staff at PR consultancy Pegasus released 99 red balloons on Worthing beach to celebrate hitting the top 100 of a national league table. The 17-strong team were ranked 99 in PR Week's list of top 150 consultancies for 2004. Pegasus was the only Sussex-based

  • £51m buy-out will axe 60 fabric stores

    The new bosses of curtains-to-bedding retailer Rosebys are to close 60 stores after buying the business for £51 million. Rosebys' new management team said it had completed the buy-out of the retail chain from Rotherham-based parent company Homestyle Group

  • Planning ahead

    I wonder how many readers are aware of the exhibition in Brighton Town Hall (until Friday, June 4) about the proposed development of the Brighton Centre site? When I went to check it out, even the receptionist didn't know what I was talking about, which

  • Garden refuse

    Last year, we had a very effective way of collecting our garden refuse ready for recycling. This finished in the autumn and we all thought it would be resumed again this summer. Not so. I have now been informed by the refuse collectors that they will

  • Stressed teens get own Priory

    The Priory has opened a Sussex clinic for youngsters struggling to cope with the pressures of teenage life. It is best-known for providing shelter for addicted and depressed celebrities at its London base where patients are said to have included Robbie

  • Please just let our Mitch's memory rest in peace

    The relatives of the BMW driver killed in last month's horrific A23 crash have urged rumour-mongers to let him rest in peace. The family of 19-year-old Mitch Treliving told The Argus they were appalled by unfounded allegations he is to blame for the accident

  • First class?

    I received a letter by first class mail on May 26, five days after it was sent from Brighton General Hospital's podiatry department. So much for paying for a first class service. Dr M Panja -Shirley Drive, Hove

  • Dentists targeted in television show sting

    An undercover investigation has revealed inconsistencies in the way different dentists offered to treat the same patients. One NHS dentist in East Sussex spotted little wrong with a patient who had been told by another dentist she needed three fillings

  • Poor stereotype

    I note the clamour to condemn Cassie and Neil Watts and no one can support violence as a way of solving problems. However, I think The Argus editorial showed a complete lack of knowledge of what it's like to live in Whitehawk. If residents on the estate

  • Counting the cost of having Pride

    We are told the Pride parade will attract a vast amount of money to be spent on accommodation, food and refreshments. If this is true, why has Brighton and Hove City Council decided to subsidise the event with £26,000 of taxpayers' money? I now learn

  • Big bite of the action

    The first phase of Northbrook Business Park, a new industrial development in East Worthing, is nearing completion. Phase one comprises 12 units of 3,580sqft and 2,280sqft, which are all available on a freehold basis. Units one and 12 are under offer and

  • Cyclists to reap benefits

    More than £500,000 will be spent in the next year to make Brighton and Hove a cycle-friendly city. The cash is part of a £5.7 million package agreed by the city council's environment committee following Government grants. The council will spend £279,000

  • Contracts success has inflated their reputation

    Staff at PR consultancy Pegasus released 99 red balloons on Worthing beach to celebrate hitting the top 100 of a national league table. The 17-strong team were ranked 99 in PR Week's list of top 150 consultancies for 2004. Pegasus was the only Sussex-based

  • Still hard for MyTravel

    Troubled holiday operator MyTravel said late bookings were hampering its efforts to reduce losses. The company, which operates through Gatwick, said action to turn the business round was having an effect as it reported a reduction in half-yearly losses

  • Safeway sales go-ahead

    Supermarket group Waitrose has been given the official go-ahead to buy 19 stores from rival Morrisons, including Safeway in Worthing. The move, which will increase Waitrose's selling space by 20 per cent, was given the green light when the Office of Fair

  • £51m buy-out will axe 60 fabric stores

    The new bosses of curtains-to-bedding retailer Rosebys are to close 60 stores after buying the business for £51 million. Rosebys' new management team said it had completed the buy-out of the retail chain from Rotherham-based parent company Homestyle Group