Avid reader Bob Luckhurst, from Sompting, says he has noticed from our letters page that The Argus is read in places as far away as Yorkshire and Dorset.

He realised this was due to people reading the paper's internet version (thisisbrightonandhove.co.uk) but it led him to analyse the letters pages during four weeks from June 14 to July 14.

He found that on average there were 12 letters a day (or 76 per week) published and a total of 304.

Exactly 227 (75 per cent) came from within the Brighton and Hove area and related mainly to subjects such as the city council, rubbish, parking, beggars and gay people while the other 77 (25 per cent) came from outside the area and were more varied in subject.

Of the 77, 26 Sussex towns and villages were represented, led by Lancing (11 letters) and followed by Shoreham (eight), Worthing (six) and Peacehaven (five), while London and Portsmouth each had one and Yorkshire two.

Bob asks if the smaller number of people who represent a larger geographic area might appreciate fewer letters from the majority in a tighter-knit area.

Perhaps readers could write in to let me know the answer and I'll report back.

Richard March, from Hove, wonders whether we might be expecting a writ from property tycoon Nicholas Hoogstraten now he has been cleared of killing rival Mohammed Raja and won an appeal against a £5 million claim against him by the dead man's family.

Mr March says he too has experienced how unjust the legal system can be over a property he rented and accuses us of "extremely libellous and hysterical" reporting in relation to Mr Hoogstraten.

The millionaire is, he says, portrayed as worse than Satan and phrases like "killer tycoon" are commonplace in articles.

"If you don't end up in court as a result of an action by Mr Hoogstraten," says Mr March, "then it will be a result of luck rather than your just deserts."

Not true, sir. We have never libelled Mr Hoogstraten and everything we have published about him was correct at the time it was printed. Furthermore, Mr Hoogstraten has often made it clear he rather likes his roguish (dare I say hardman?) reputation.

Tony Booker says he was glad The Argus Motorshow was a great success but points out our report of the event on Monday last week was inaccurate to refer to "vintage cars, including a 1938 MG VA Tourer".

Tony, who admits to being a "boring old fart and old machinery buff" explains: "It is correct to describe a car in wine terminology, ie it can be of 1966 vintage but a 1966 model would not be a vintage car. Vintage cars are those built between 1919 and 1931 only. Cars built after 1931 may be deemed to be a post-vintage thoroughbred (PVT) or a classic.

"Thus the 1938 MG VA (please note there is a space between the maker (MG) and the model description (VA) and not as you published it) would be borderline between PVT and classic as it was descended from a common Morris Oxford." Thanks, Tony!

Apologies to the family of Japanese prisoner of war Fred Freeman, whose story we told on Thursday last week. The headline to the article stated he was a soldier when in fact he was an airman.

Mrs Foster, from Southampton, was disappointed to find her daughter, Lesley Ann, who graduated from the University of Brighton last week with a masters in biomedical sciences, was not listed in our coverage. Apologies. I hope this goes some way towards making up for the error.

Driving instructor Pete Seymour, who helped 86-year-old Monica Roberts get behind the wheel for the first time, has asked us to point out his driving school is called Pass Positive, not Pass Perfect.