Archive
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Letter: Hanover's shame
Brenda Barnes (Letters, June 16) should be grateful she only has to walk through the filthy streets of Hanover. Unfortunately, I have to live there. The streets are a disgrace. Black plastic sacks put out days before the refuse collection day are torn
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Letter: Smoking police
Now smoking is banned in premises owned by Brighton and Hove City Council, and is due to be banned in public places, can anyone tell me how it will be enforced and who will enforce it? All that happens when it is banned in the workplace is that smokers
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Letter: Regency respect
What a monstrosity is planned for the King Alfred. I can't understand how permission has been granted for such an eyesore. A friend of mine has submitted plans for an elegant Regency-style conservatory to span his two hotels in Kemp Town but cannot get
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A Celebration Of Mozart, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton
The Genius that was Wolfgang Amadeus Motzart not only filled the Dome Concert Hall on Saturday evening but also raised more than £19,000 for Unicef, enabling more than 48,000 children to be vaccinated against childhood diseases. Supported by The Argus
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Record interest in cadet force role
A youth organisation has recruited 12 people to lead teams of Army cadets. The Sussex Army Cadet Force (ACF) held a recruitment weekend at its training centre in Crowborough after masses of people responded to a national campaign. Aspiring instructors
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Dump plan meeting
Developers will meet residents in an attempt to reassure them over plans for a £10 million waste transfer station. Campaigners opposing the facility, which would be sited at a former abattoir off Hollingdean Lane, Brighton, will meet officials from waste
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Car club expands as 130 sign up
A car-sharing club has expanded after signing up almost 130 members. The Brighton and Hove City Car Club is now available in Kemp Town thanks to sponsorship from Brighton and Hove City Council. Three new vehicles are available in Walpole Terrace, Paston
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Killer sues for alleged abuse
A mentally ill woman who glued shut the eyes of her sleeping fiance before stabbing him to death is suing a council for more than £50,000 for alleged abuse. Paula Staines says she suffered emotional, physical and sexual abuse when in care as a child before
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City site among most polluted in UK
Brighton and Hove has again been named one of the UK's most polluted places. A new report shows the level of traffic fumes in the city is dangerously high. During the first six months of the year, the city centre was the country's ninth most polluted
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Letter: Sardine horror
Thank you Jackie Corbett (Letters, June 15) for putting into words what so many of us feel. Do any councillors actually go swimming and use the facilities at the King Alfred? If they did, they would soon realise the current pool needs to be larger, not
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Egg box ban in school denied
A ban on egg boxes and toilet rolls at a Sussex school has never actually existed, education authority officials have insisted. For the past six years, Brian Davies has refused to permit the use of the items during art lessons at Wallands School, Lewes
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Letter: Apply same rules to all of us
Perhaps people would have more respect for society as Nicholas Soames MP suggests (The Argus, June 16) if a stricter attitude was applied to our so-called betters. The Argus has reported the lenient treatment given to pop stars, footballers, business
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Number of city homes set to grow by 12,000
The number of homes in Brighton and Hove could grow by 12,000 during the next two decades. A lack of green-field space means the increase would have to be achieved by the construction of tall, high-density blocks of flats. The projected figure is contained
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Tesco begins work to restore windows
Supermarket store Tesco has started work to restore one of its shops to its former glory. The company caused a storm of protest when it controversially ripped brass window frames out of its store in Western Road, Hove. Its original frames graced the front
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Letter: Why can't we recycle plastic bags?
I was interested to read (The Argus, June 16) the article which stated plastic bags can be recycled. Despite having had plastic bags collected on previous collections, and despite Cityclean's own literature - which says plastic bags could be recycled
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Traffic chaos puts city's status at risk
Brighton and Hove's ability to host major events is being called into question after the city was brought to a standstill by a charity bike ride. City leaders fear the resort cannot cope with masses of extra visitors unless its transport problems are
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Athletics: I can make it
Rachel Ogden believes she is on course to qualify for the Commonwealth Games after victory in the South of England Association Senior Championships. The Worthing and District Harrier won the 800m title at Ashford on Sunday with a time of 2min.04.30sec
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Letter: No sympathy
I was saddened to read (The Argus, June 15) about the parking attendant who issued a ticket to a funeral limousine, owned by Caring Lady Funeral Directors. This sort of behaviour does nothing to generate goodwill and respect for parking attendants. But
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Letter: A different picture from headlines knocking NHS
I always read and hear reports about the dreadful state of NHS hospitals and, in some instances, the poor treatment some patients have received. Apart from the bad impression this gives, it must worry future patients and be totally demoralising for NHS
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Children told secrets of ethical trade
The co-founder of an ethical clothing company has written a children's book explaining how the business got started and how it operates in a global market. Abigail Petit, who runs Gossypium in High Street, Lewes, is hoping Eye Of The Needle will throw
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Dramatic decline in start-up ventures
The number of people starting their own business in Brighton and Hove fell dramatically this year amid growing anxiety about the state of the economy. In the three months to March 31, 570 businesses were launched in the city a drop of 15 per cent on the
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Michael Ball, Brighton Centre, Brighton, Tuesday, June 21
After coming to fame in 1985 via Trevor Nunn's original production of Les Miserables, Michael Ball established himself as the face of musical theatre. His curls and grin leavened the atmosphere of Phantom Of The Opera, he scored a number one with the
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Concorde 2, Brighton
With extra points scored for atmospheric effect, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club took to the stage to the sound of a Johnny Cash-esque chant, a room full of dry ice and a river of sweat on the hottest day of the year so far. For the most part the set comprised
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Letter: Cull birds to protect our health
A small, official notice outside Hove Town Hall asks people not to feed the pigeons and seagulls in the interests of public health. It's good someone, somewhere recognises there is a public health issue but the overall response is hardly adequate to the
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Letter: Pull down this eyesore
I recently had a German friend over to visit. I showed him the sights of Brighton, including the Pavilion, the Lanes, Devil's Dyke, Kemp Town and the racecourse. He is a well-travelled man, from Dusseldorf, which is a lovely city. However, when I showed
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Letter: Skywards we go
The King Alfred development's green light is great news. Councillors are, at last, making the right decisions. Brighton needs dynamic innovations and, as it has one of the most confined and dense infrastructures anywhere in the South, the only way is
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Fairtrade campaign gets new web site
A web site has been launched to promote fair trade. The Burgess Hill fairtrade steering group's web site was marked with a celebration at the Jelly Bar and Cafe in Church Road. Glen Wanless, manager of the bar, who is an active supporter of fairtrade,
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Motorbike bird is all revved up
A rare bird which sounds like a motorbike is making a comeback. The number of nightjars in Sussex has increased by 68 per cent since 1992. The dove-sized bird is usually heard at dusk and is difficult to spot because it looks like bracken. It comes to
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MPs unite to back smoking ban
The Government is facing a cross-party challenge from Sussex MPs to introduce a blanket ban on smoking in public places. Ministers yesterday launched a consultation on plans to ban smoking in all enclosed public places, except pubs that do not serve food
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Graduates not happy with life in the city
A national survey of graduates has found those living in Brighton are among the most unhappy in the UK. The overall satisfaction rate for people living in the city three years after graduation was 40 per cent, compared to a national rating of 46 per cent
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Letter: Broken promise
Councillors Averil Older and Jan Young's comments (Letters, June 13) about MP Celia Barlow's views on the King Alfred show their frustration on the issue. After all, they were elected by voters in central Hove on a clear promise to stop the King Alfred
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Jenkins had no time or motive to kill, jury told
Jurors in the Sion Jenkins murder retrial were told they could be witnessing a historic miscarriage of justice. His defence counsel, Christopher Sallon, QC, told the Old Bailey jury there were oversights and mistakes in the investigation during his closing
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Medics swamped by heatwave calls
Sussex paramedics are urging the public to stay cool in a bid to cut the number of heatwave call-outs. They normally receive 500 calls a day but the number soared to 800 as thermometers broke the 28C (82F) mark at the weekend. There were scores of people
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Fancy footwork in the land of the free runner
Many people's dreams of sporting glory involve scoring the winner at Wembley, captaining their country or winning an Olympic gold. But a growing number of athletes are getting their kicks from launching themselves off ledges and skipping across stairwells
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Asda clinches prime city centre site
Supermarket giant Asda will open a large clothes shop at one of the most prestigious developments in Sussex. The George store will be one of three retailers operating at the Quadrant site, which overlooks the Clock Tower in North Street, Brighton. One
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Letter: Double standards
On June 15, a protester was arrested during a peaceful demonstration at the EDO MBM armaments components manufacturing company in Brighton and on Thursday, was remanded in custody at Lewes Prison. His crime? Photographing a security guard. At the same
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Letter: Humps dumped
Gatwick drivers, flight deck and cabin crew and other airport staff, including a chaplain, using Perimeter Road South to the staff car parks, claimed victory over BAA's "traffic calming" speed humps, after an acrimonious, two-year battle. As I write,
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Letter: Diversity joke
I don't know which is more breathtaking, the incompetence of Brighton and Hove City Council or its arrogance. As someone with health and mobility problems and who lives in an area where parking is frustrating and time-consuming, even for the able-bodied
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Cricket: Don't write us off, warn Findon
Findon skipper Nigel Waller has warned the division one title-chasers: "We haven't got started yet". Findon are the most successful side in league history, having won the title for the last five years, but are in danger of having that run ended this season
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Julie meditated as Michael took US Open victory
Julie Campbell spoke today of the tear-jerking moment her husband became US Open champion and revealed: "I just wanted to climb through the TV and hold him." Kiwi Michael Campbell pulled his visor down to hide his face as he wept on the 18th green after
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Open winner's a modest hero
The Australian wife of new US Open champion Michael Campbell insisted today success will not go to his head. Julie Campbell says the Brighton-based Maori will still be the modest family man who helped out with his sons' school fete before beating world
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Awards to get you moving
Businesses and individuals have nine days left to nominate themselves for the Brighton and Hove Business Awards. The categories are as follows: The event of the year, the best venue for client entertaining, the best new kids on the block, the best place
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My part in Batman's new movie
Stuntman Tony Van Silva is one of the unknown stars of the latest Hollywood blockbuster Batman Begins. While the film's stars such as Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise's latest wife-to-be, grab all the headlines, Tony is only one of the hundreds of people with
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G4, Brighton Centre, Brighton
Reality TV show The X Factor may have faded from our screens but G4 are showing signs of greater longevity. Despite not winning the £1 million recording contract, which went to Steve Brookstein, the group of classically trained opera singers have had
