Because of my work, I have to move around Sussex and, especially, Brighton on a regular basis. It sems now Brighton and Hove has received a city charter it feels it can stop bothering.

Travelling across Brighton, in particular through Churchill Square, is becoming impossible. I have to leave earlier and earlier to keep important appointments. When will the traffic in Western Road be sorted out?

Many of the Brighton schools must be successful in having smaller classes if the number of truants is anything to go by.

Hove is being gradually undermined. First the Tourist Office was closed, then the Citizens' Advice Bureau was reduced to one opening per week. Is the museum next?

When will Brighton and Hove City Council realise being a city is not all that is necessary? Let's have some action to sort out the increasing mess.

-Reverend D A Russell, Foredown Road, Portslade