There are more good things to say about Glyndebourne's hiphop version of Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte that I have space available. As a passionate opera lover and Mozart fan, I was a little apprehensive about the plan to mix contemporary music with some of
It's terrible many Somerhill pupils cannot go to Hove secondary schools. This is unfair and I wish them lots of luck in getting into Hove schools. Parents should not have to send their children over to the other end of town. -Lesley Kite, Hove
Residents in a busy area of Brighton and Hove may have to start paying for the right to park their cars. Brighton and Hove City Council is considering introducing annual residents' permits costing £80 in Kemp Town. Residents' permits and short-term visitor
Bookmakers have been put on red alert after a series of armed robberies in which thousands of pounds were stolen. Three bookies, each likely to have been laden with cash after the busy Cheltenham Festival, were targeted by knife-wielding raiders on Sunday
Sussex Police are to be merged with their Surrey counterparts as the two forces are axed to make way for a strategic super-constabulary. The controversial move was confirmed by Home Secretary Charles Clarke yesterday following months of speculation and
A postman has died two weeks after he was in a crash with a lorry while riding his bike home from work. Paul Lawson was rushing home to meet his wife when he was in a collision with the haulage vehicle in Tarring Road, Worthing. A postman for 23 years
As a Hastings United fan, I have a lot of sympathy for Crawley Town. They have been almost destroyed by a bankrupt, Chas Majeed. Mr Majeed ought to do the decent thing - resign immediately. John and Steve Duly, Jo Gomm and Francis Vines ought to be allowed
Two supermarket workers made it a special delivery when a customer gave birth in the store. Asda first aiders Kerri Smith and Karen McCoy came to the aid of Vicky O'Keefe when she began having contractions as she was doing her weekly shopping at the Asda
So, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, along with Dr Mark Britton of the British Lung Foundation, have reported the air pollution around Gatwick Airport is excessive by "European standards" and demanded BAA should bring emissions into line with European
A special needs student poisoned by detergent on a day trip has spoken of his 14-month battle with a deadly superbug. Neil Cole, 37, has been in hospital since December 2004 - much of the time confined to bed and close to death. He emerged triumphantly
One of my hobbies is making walking sticks but recently I have come up against a problem. I have been unable to get brass or brass-effect collars of 16mm and 18mm internal diameter, 12-15mm width. These collars fit between the stick and the handle, which
In seeking to justify the waste of space and minimal display of books in Brighton's Jubilee Library (Letters, March 16) Nigel Imi reveals what is wrong with this otherwise fine building. It is evidently run by people who appear to be able to express themselves
Jon Cook today told Eastbourne Eagles fans to prepare for an exciting summer despite narrow defeat on their competitive debut last night. Eagles went down 48-42 on a freezing cold night in Manchester to a Belle Vue line-up led by Jason Crump's five-race
Starring Moira Brooker (Judith in As Time Goes By) and Carly Hillman (Nicki Di Marco in EastEnders), 15 Minutes is the first in a series of plays to be premiered as part of the South-East's New Exciting Writing programme. A viciously witty and thought-provoking
Sussex fast bowler James Kirtley has been cleared to continue his career. The ECB will confirm in a statement today that Kirtley's re-modelled action is fine after they conducted exhaustive tests and video analysis earlier this month at Loughborough University
Sussex fast bowler James Kirtley has been cleared to continue his career. The ECB will confirm in a statement today that Kirtley's re-modelled action is fine after they conducted exhaustive tests and video analysis earlier this month at Loughborough University
ITV news presenter Marcella Whittingdale has been lined up to host the launch of the 2006/2007 Sussex Business Awards at The Royal Pavilion. People who attend the free event will hear inspirational stories from some of the companies and individuals who
A second immigration removal centre holding hundreds more failed asylum seekers is to be built at Gatwick. The facility, to be constructed within the airport's boundaries, will create 420 new places for illegal immigrants awaiting deportation. The move
The redevelopment of a rundown business district has left a recycling project homeless. Members of the Brighton and Hove Wood Recycling Project knew when they took over their premises more than three years ago that the move was only ever temporary. Now
Thousands of householders are receiving wheelie bins as part of the latest roll-out of a controversial rubbish collection scheme. Wheelie bins were delivered to 2,800 homes in Moulsecoomb, Brighton, this week to replace the black bin bag collection which
A Tycoon is locked in a legal battle over a swimming pool outhouse he has been told he must pull down. David Martin, who owns £50 million of property across the globe, is in a bitter battle with Brighton and Hove City Council after building an opulent
Sion Jenkins last night said the police "caricatured" him to convince juries he was guilty of murdering his foster daughter Billie-Jo. In the first interview since his acquittal, Mr Jenkins, 48, insisted he was never violent or oppressive as his former
Passengers faced long delays yesterday as a train blocked a main railway line. The train ground to a halt at Balcombe station on the Brighton to Victoria line at 11am and could not be moved until 2.40pm. A spokeswoman for train operator Southern said:
Handel's sacred oratorio Messiah is perhaps the greatest in the English repertoire, constantly performed at Christmas and Easter since it was composed in 1742. To end the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra's 250th anniversary celebrations of Mozart's birth
As a keen cyclist, I beg to differ with Councillor Mitchell and her version of the Kingsway new lamp posts (The Argus, March 12). They do not illuminate the cycle path to a sufficient level, as she stated. -D Humphrey, Brighton
The new street lights on Hove seafront (The Argus, March 13) are stunning and a huge asset to the area. It is also encouraging to hear the lights they are replacing can be recyled for such an impressive amount of money. Can we therefore conclude Brighton
So, Brian Beck continues his almost one-man campaign against the Falmer stadium with continued misinformation (Letters, March 17). Having already been challenged and corrected on numerous issues through the Argus Letters page, does he come back to those
May I, as a supporter and follower of the Brighton and Hove Albion team since I saw my first game in 1926, offer maybe a bit of advice. Around 1950, the team were in need of a centre forward. A full back named Moran was tried and scored four goals in
Sir Harry Kroto is absolutely right to protest against the University of Sussex's egregious decision to close its science department (The Argus, March 17). Science is a major area of academic inquiry and chemists are able to address problems of vital
Millions of pounds will be spent in the year ahead to help tackle hospitals' bed-blocking crisis. East Sussex County Council is setting aside an extra £8.3 million for its adult social care services which will lead to an extra 150 nursing and care home
The headmaster of a prestigious private school has urged planning bosses to make Brighton and Hove "the cutting edge of architecture". Richard Cairns, who recently took over at Brighton College, called for the city to fulfil its potential by realising
Action Station after-school and holiday club at Downs Junior School is unique among childcare facilities available for working parents. Instead of pushing one "exciting activity" after another (usually with some kind of trophy for one winning child),
The inference that parents could use after-school clubs and activities at Downs Junior School, instead of using Action Station, by a Brighton and Hove City Council spokesman (The Argus, March 15), shows how little the council appears to understand the
I live near The Grenadier in Hangleton and was appalled to see a woman feeding seagulls and pigeons, a lot of them outside the Co-op store and bakery. With food being sold nearby, surely she should be stopped, rather than encouraging birds which are making
Convicted rapist Mike Tyson has said sorry for his violent past. In an exclusive interview with The Argus, the former undisputed world heavyweight champion said he had not heard about protests from women's groups which led to him being banned from the
In these days of the Guinness Book of Records, with prizes and honours going to anyone who comes first in anything, may I suggest a new category which is spreading like wildfire and has an even bigger future, be recognised? Namely, the art of claiming
To my shock I read in The Argus (February 24) about the go-ahead from Brighton & Hove City Council for the casino development in the Metropole hotel. Some might say to go ahead with the casino will bring vibrancy to Brighton's city centre and is just
Former world heavyweight king Mike Tyson is ready to consign boxing to the past so he can move on with his life. The man who became the youngest heavyweight champion of the world 20 years ago when he knocked out Trevor Berbick comes to Sussex on Friday
"Already inside hip hop dance there is this sweetness and romance," says Lorca Renoux. A former B-boy and graffiti artist of the Parisian ghetto, Renoux is French, and so what he actually says is "eep op". But then Rumble, a street version of Shakespeare's
Hotel owners who turn away same-sex couples could end up in court under new anti-discrimination legislation being drafted by the Government. A consultation document has been published seeking views over the next few weeks on banning discrimination based
Business leaders have welcomed the decision to slow future increases in the minimum wage but said the "jury was still out" on the latest hike announced yesterday. Accepting recommendations by the Low Pay Commission, Trade and Industry Secretary Alan Johnson
Proposals to ban watering sports grounds threaten to throw the cricket calendar into chaos. Sussex County Cricket Club issued the warning after yesterday's decision by Southern Water to ask the Government to ban pitch-watering along with a string of other
A council tenant branded a "neighbour from hell" has been jailed for breaching a harassment restraining order. John Holloway, 39, was given a 16-week sentence by Brighton magistrates yesterday for threatening neighbour Paul Wells, 40, at the block of
