I can't work out the purpose of articles such as the one claiming our Fire and Rescue Service had been slated by the Audit Commission (The Argus, July 28). For the record, it has not. In the recent Audit Commission assessment the service scored above
Proving you can be a funny female comedian without making jokes about periods, diets and boyfriends, Jo Enright is someone you would like as your best friend. The woman who didn't know how working class she was before she moved to Hove had people wiping
Sussex's seemingly unstoppable march towards National League promotion suffered a setback yesterday with only their second defeat of the season. Leicestershire Foxes, fortified by Hylton Ackerman's unbeaten 113 and 93 by Darren Maddy, won by six wickets
A line drawing of a naked threesome frolicking in a field near Gatwick has been hailed as one of the most successful advertisements of the last month. Deodorant company Lynx created a 100,000sqft line drawing in a field under the airport's flight path
I read the obituary of Adrian Hayes (The Argus, August 4) with interest because it was with Panorama Holidays that I took my first holiday abroad in 1960, when I was 18. It was the first one without my parents, just my kid sister and my boyfriend. (I
Archaeologists are to unearth the secrets of a medieval village in a six-week dig. Work started yesterday on a dig near St Andrews Church, Bishopstone, near Seaford, where the remains of an Anglo-Saxon village and cemetery have been buried since the 9th
Taking up one of the points in John Hodgson's letter (August 4), I run a small mobile unit which produces high-quality coffee, tea and cold drinks. When the cafe on the seafront at Saltdean closed at the start of the summer, I offered to put the unit
One of the sites earmarked as an alternative to a controversial £200 million tip could be ruled out after builders applied to redevelop it. Dump The Dump, which is opposing plans for a dump to process all of Brighton and Hove's rubbish in Hollingdean,
Stuart Bower may be out of touch with the facts when it comes to the future of Brighton and Hove's council housing stock (Letters, August 1). What is proposed is not a "sell-off" or privatisation. I would not have voted for that. What is proposed is a
I was pleased to read Councillor Geoffrey Theobald's letter about welcome signs (Letters, August 4) as I agree they should be located at the city boundary. I first raised this issue with the council in May 1997, more than a month after local government
Sussex won't be replacing Peter Moores with a new director of cricket. Instead, Mark Robinson will take over responsibility for the first team in a new role of Pro Cricket Manager when Moores leaves at the end of the season to head up the England Academy
Great Dane Nicki Pedersen and team-mate Adam Shields produced a thrilling last-heat 5-1 at Arlington Stadium last night to secure a 58-38 triumph for Eastbourne Eagles against Ipswich Witches and an unexpected bonus point. Co-manager Jon Cook had admitted
Crawley have confirmed they are going full-time and have appointed Steve Duly as director of football. New owners the SA Group, who took over four weeks ago, are bankrolling the change in a bid to take the club into the Football League. Reds were one
Albion's new goalkeeper Wayne Henderson revealed today he wants to quit Aston Villa. The on-loan Irish youngster reckons he is not big enough for Villa boss David O'Leary. Former Arsenal keeper Stuart Taylor has been signed by O'Leary as competition for
A higher proportion of people in Brighton and Hove are self-employed than anywhere else in the South East. In total 20.3 per cent or 26,000 of the city's work force are independent workers, compared to a regional average of 14.4 per cent. The figures
Sussex-based defence contractor Thales UK has signed an £800million contract with the Government, committing it to the provision of pilotless "eye-in-the-sky" spyplanes for use by the British armed forces. Much of the work on the coveted Watchkeeper programme
"It's a matter of the eternal quest for the groove," says singer Nic Offer. "For the funkiest, fattest thing you've ever heard." Not a punk band or a funk band but something somewhere in between this Brooklyn-based seven-piece have proved one of the most
Children as young as 12 have been stopped late at night by police in a crack down on under-age drinking, rowdy behaviour and attacks on foreign students. Officers spoke to a total of 44 children aged under 18 during the operation near Eastbourne pier.
Two councillors are to visit a nightclub as part of an investigation into noise complaints. Brian Oxley and Denise Cobb, who represent the Hove ward of Westbourne, will join clubbers at the Babylon Lounge. Coun Oxley said: "We are constantly told about
No fewer than 40 songs named after a day of the week have become hit records. None of us feel much inspiration on a Monday and that would seem to be the same for songwriters, as there are only two Monday songs - Monday, Monday and Monday Morning. Tuesday
John Pearce (Letters, August 4) has a valid point. The number of leaflets and flyers littering certain parts of the city has reached epidemic proportions. It can't be nice for tourists having to wade through a sea of discarded flyers or being accosted
Oscar Wilde would be proud. His timeless wit has the whole of St Ann's Well Gardens in peals of laughter until the sun sets. Some of the more risque jokes which can be lost on an unattentive reader could not be missed as the actors executed the lines
An emergency meeting is being held to discuss Guantanamo detainee Omar Deghayes, a 35-year-old student from Saltdean. He is a Libyan refugee and his family fear he will be sent back there. The meeting is at St Joseph's Church Hall in Milton Road, Brighton
Worried cat owners fear their animals are being targeted by a "pet hoarder" after three pedigree cats living close to each other vanished. Karen Currie, 40, said she would be prepared to remortgage her house if it meant she got beloved pet Humphrey back
A tiny beetle which is threatening thousands of elms is about to meet its match. The 8mm elm bark beetle, which has killed millions of trees by spreading the deadly elm disease, is to be lured into traps using a fake beetle scent. The synthetic pheromone
Glamour model Jordan has promised an updated version of her best-selling autobiography will be a shocker. Jordan, 27, real name Katie Price, who lives in Maresfield with fiancee Peter Andre, has said the book will reveal all. The book, which charts the
Hundreds of Sussex licensees who missed a deadline to convert their liquor licences risk being banned from selling alcohol. Pubs, restaurants and shops had until midnight on Saturday to apply to change their licences under new laws switching licensing
A Tory councillor has launched a High Court bid to clear his name after he was suspended for sending damaging emails. Councillor Ian Wilson sent a series of emails questioning the competence of a planning chief and his staff. He was suspended for a year
Reading your article today, I was surprised to read the comment by Steve Fletcher in respect of Adur's facilities (August 2). Wadurs pool at Shoreham operates a "ladies only" session, in term time, on Wednesday mornings, Thursday mornings and Friday mornings
I can reassure Dr Bartlett (Letters, August 3) that existing free permits in Area H parking zone of Brighton will be honoured until they expire. The Area H permit system, under the review proposals, will be a phased introduction of charging with a cut-off
Drivers are having to pay almost 96p a litre for petrol in some service stations after another fuel price rise. The cost of filling up a tank is becoming increasingly expensive as world oil prices have risen 50 per cent since January. The priciest station
Yes, we live near the sea and yes, we expect seagulls (Letters, July 14) but let's not get too emotive about herring gulls. They are not native to Brighton but the whole of the British Isles. They are intelligent and by nature opportunists and scavengers
Drivers are having to pay almost 96p a litre for petrol in some service stations after another fuel price rise. The cost of filling up a tank is becoming increasingly expensive as world oil prices have risen 50 per cent since January. The priciest station
L Wright (Letters, August 4) might like to know about Patient and Public Involvement Forums - set up in December 2003 to seek views of the public on their local health services. All forum members are volunteers with an interest in healthcare in their
You report that the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton has been awarded no stars (The Argus, July 27). This must lower the morale of the staff further after the shocking revelations of the BBC Panorama programme. John Hutton, junior health minister
Albion boss Mark McGhee is expecting more "unwarranted" hostility from Reading fans at Withdean tonight, more than ten years after leaving them. Reading were the first club McGhee managed. He was in charge for three years and led them to the old Second
Taxi drivers are switching to London-style cabs in a bid to boost trade. The number of traditional-looking TXII taxis on the streets of Worthing has risen from one to seven in the past ten months. Drivers said their trade has gone through the roof. Trevor
The French operator of the Newhaven-Dieppe ferry service has started the process of selling the line to a specialised shipping company. The Conseil General de La Seine-Maritime, the French local government department, which financially backs Transmanche
Fashion label Simultane has been chosen to exhibit at London Fashion Week. The Brighton-based designers have been given a display stand at the showcase event, which will be taking place at the Natural History Museum next month. Managing director Simon
A green waste collection service has proved so popular that the company providing it is having to turn away customers. Thousand of Arun District Council residents have taken advantage of an offer from waste collection company Verdant to collect their
Deckchairs are disappearing from Brighton beach as more bars and cafs open. As much a British seaside institution as saucy post-cards and sticks of rock, deckchairs have graced our seafront for decades. Now their existence could be under threat as stocks
What Electric Eel Shock love is classic metal bands: Sabbath, Priest, Zeppelin, Guns 'n' Roses, Metallica, Slayer. The Flying V guitars were pure metal, the haircuts - one huge Mohican, one afro and one superstraight set of curtains - pointed to their
