We have a perfectly good site for a park-and-ride at Mill Hill. They close it off now on football days so why not use it permanently and park cars horizontally? You could get all the parking required and at no initial cost to us ratepayers. We need playing
No wonder the new Jubilee Library was full to overflowing on Saturday. Of course people wanted to see the fantastic new building. But they had no choice about when they came over the weekend because between Friday afternoon and Monday morning, the library
A landowner offering an alternative site for Brighton and Hove Albion's new stadium has been accused of trying to cash-in on the club's homelessness. The owners of Toad's Hole Valley say Albion can have eight hectares of land for the 22,000-seat arena
In reply to M Rogers (Letters, February 28), talking about the discrimination faced by disabled people in the Brighton and Hove area. It is true to say the city council does seem to lack insight into the problems faced by disabled people and while they
Jacob Wragg was a "zombie" with no quality of life, according to close members of his father's family. The brothers and sister of alleged murderer Andrew Wragg rallied around him as they took the stand one by one to give their version of events. Their
As a retired person, I often watch TV programmes between coffee and other tasks. I was horrified when I found myself tuned into Britain's Streets Of Vice at 9.15am on BBC1 on March 3. It featured the granny figure who works as a dominatrix, the fatherly
A father accused of killing his terminally ill son described the moment he placed a pillow over his son's face and smothered him. Taking the stand for the first time at Lewes Crown Court yesterday Andrew Wragg took the jury through the events leading
What I think would be a really good idea for the old cement works at Upper Beeding would be something like the Spectrum Centre in Guildford, a venue to cater for all leisure tastes - a swimming pool, bowling alley, gym and a large ice rink, etc. Even
Lee Newman scored his 100th goal for Lewes as the Rooks eased into the semi-finals of the Sussex Senior Cup with a 7-1 win away to County League side Oakwood. Newman struck in the 90th minute and was then promptly booked for removing his shirt to reveal
Darren Tidey scored a penalty in the last minute of extra time to put Ringmer in dreamland. Mighty Worthing of the Ryman premier were expected to dump John Crumplin's County League upstarts out of the Sussex Senior Cup. But Tidey's cool finish had former
Albion manager Mark McGhee today revealed plans to sign another nippy striker. McGhee wants to add a forward in the same mould as Leon Knight to his squad before the transfer deadline later this month. Chris McPhee has played a bit-part in the Seagulls
A landowner offering an alternative site for Brighton and Hove Albion's new stadium has been accused of trying to cash-in on the club's homelessness. The owners of Toad's Hole Valley say Albion can have eight hectares of land for the 22,000-seat arena
The Duke of Devonshire saw how an £8.5 million cultural centre will look in East Sussex. He attended the International Lawn Tennis Centre at Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, to see plans for the striking building due to be finished in 2007. He also launched
"I am confident that this work is, at the very least, the third best ever musical to be based on a biblical character whose name begins with J," says Simon Clayton. "I did consider Jonah: The Musical but that would have been a bit limited - 'Jonah f**
Hurrying towards the Dome Concert Hall, through a cold snap which felt like an ice age, I had no idea what to expect from British duo Lemon Jelly. The pair are known for shunning publicity photographs, singing about ducks in the water and managing to
A landowner offering an alternative site for Brighton and Hove Albion's new stadium has been accused of trying to cash-in on the club's homelessness. The owners of Toad's Hole Valley say Albion can have eight hectares of land for the 22,000-seat arena
Albion manager Mark McGhee today revealed plans to sign another nippy striker. McGhee wants to add a forward in the same mould as Leon Knight to his squad before the transfer deadline later this month. Chris McPhee has played a bit-part in the Seagulls
Lynn Daly had a paragraph headed Death With Dignity in her column (The Argus, March 1). Commenting on the sad death of Peter Chesterfield, who was not granted his last wish to have assisted suicide, she suggests this adds further weight to the argument
Natasha Kaplinsky was named Newscaster of the Year at the annual TRIC awards yesterday. The Strictly Come Dancing winner, who grew up near Lewes, beat BBC colleagues Huw Edwards and George Alagiah to the title. Since joining the BBC, the 32-year-old has
A vandal broke into a school and set fire to a classroom months after the building was devastated by arsonists. St Philip Howard Catholic School in Barnham had barely recovered from the first attack in December when an intruder tried to start another
A vicar said today his church has been targeted by vandals for the last 20 years. In the latest attack, on Saturday night, yobs smashed windows and a surveillance camera at St Cuthman's, on Brighton's Whitehawk estate. Last year the vicarage was firebombed
A teenage cyclist was killed after crossing into the path of a recovery truck. Jason Hylands, 15, died from head injuries following the collision at the junction of Terminus Road and Gildredge Road, Eastbourne. An Eastbourne inquest heard yesterday how
Thank you for publishing the picture (The Argus, March 4) of the new Jubilee Library. It shows the queue I was in, which didn't move for more than an hour. The problem seemed to be that the computer wasn't allowing books to be processed. I had to leave
A court has banned four teenagers from a Tesco superstore and a nearby parade of shops after complaints about their behaviour. Magistrates in Worthing lifted reporting restrictions to name and shame Tom Deville and Michael Stanley, 14, and Bobby Forder
I shall continue to vote Labour (despite the follies of Tony Blair) because I share many of the party's values and because my local MP is admirable. Yet I do respect the Queen. Pity about Prince Charles' marital misconduct but I have no doubt he'll prove
A former SAS soldier accused of murdering his terminally ill son claimed in court his wife knew the killing was about to take place. Andrew Wragg said Mary Wragg even agreed to leave their house with their healthy son George while he smothered ten-year-old
I am writing in support of Patcham residents and the Horsdean allotments. Brighton and Hove City Council is obviously not moving with the times. The number of people across the country who are crying out for their own allotment is increasing daily. These
I have noticed that parts of nice, clean, suburban Hove now have attractive council wheelie bins. While just across the road from me, here in the centre of Brighton, North Laine has the Binvelopes. Elsewhere, on wider urban streets, there are big new
Residents in the Preston area, without any previous consultation, have just been informed they are to have wheeled bins for refuse disposal. Up to now, the bins have been mainly used in the outer areas of the town where they can be stored in gardens.
Crawley manager Francis Vines today revealed the luxurious incentive he gave his players to win their GLS Conference Cup tie against Canvey Island. Reds booked a fourth round home tie against Margate after winning 5-4 on penalties at Park Lane last night
Taxpayers are being asked to pay nearly half a million pounds more each year for street lighting because of rising energy costs. A £427,000 increase in West Sussex County Council's annual lighting bill will bring the total spent on powering street lights
Because this was a charity night, with everyone chipping in for free, it wouldn't have appealed to those who like their entertainment as regimented as a Disneyland parade. Strings snapped without ready replacements, mics failed and levels were all over
