Archive
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Letter: Bob is a true hero
I have noticed a couple of letters about naming a street after a former wartime pilot, Bob Doe. There is precedence for naming a street after a wartime pilot while they are still alive. Squadron Leader Ben Bennions of 41 Squadron had a street named after
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Letter: What hope with such a bad example?
I was walking along the prom in Eastbourne and encountered a man and what I presumed to be his two young sons roller skating. The man was encouraging his sons to perform stunts which involved leaping onto the freshly-vanished memorial benches. The children
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Cattle grid couple are cleared
Two motorcyclists who filled in a cattle grid they said put them in danger have spoken of their relief after being cleared of criminal damage. Fred and Carol Marzillius were expecting to spend two days in the dock at Lewes Magistrates Court but were acquitted
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Blueprint for new era in the life of city
Business leaders have set out a radical vision they say is vital to securing Brighton and Hove's future as one of the world's most prestigious and prosperous seaside cities. The Brighton and Hove Economic Partnership last night unveiled a blueprint for
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Police evict squatters from club
A man has been arrested after police raided a squat used by 40 people. Officers discovered heroin and needles when they searched The Where House, a three-storey abandoned nightclub and caf, in an alleyway behind Burger King off Duke Street, Brighton,
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Eugene's big clubs
Big Brother runner-up Eugene Sully is attending an open day to promote clubs in his home town. The 27-year-old star and Crawley mayor Councillor Ben Clay will view demonstrations and find out more about the clubs which use the huts in Tilgate Recreation
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Car explosion sparks security scare
A security alert was sparked by a car fire last night as Prime Minister Tony Blair visited trade union leaders. First reports said a car had exploded just metres from the Brighton Centre where Mr Blair was addressing the TUC General Council. The Thistle
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Air travel threat to gas emission reductions
A former Treasury adviser is claiming Government policies on aviation will cancel out efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Brendon Sewill, chairman of the Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign, said Britain's greenhouse gas emissions would be just
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Letter: Top treatment
I thought I would write in praise of the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton where my husband was operated on recently. The care he received while in the Millennium Wing was without fault and we have nothing but praise for the doctors and nursing
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Bid to stamp out menace of imitation guns
New figures have revealed an alarming rise in the use of imitation firearms. Figures released today show offences climbed to nearly 100 across the county in 2004 compared to just 29 the previous year. Sussex Police said they intended fighting the problem
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Letter: Think of mankind
I was surprised and saddened by Melvyn Lawes' letter (September 7) in which he wondered if the world would come to our rescue if the Katrina disaster was in the UK. Has he forgotten how an ungrudging America put war-ravaged Europe on its feet again with
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Mast pole-axed by people power
People power has defeated controversial plans for a mobile phone mast in an exclusive road. Worthing councillors voted against installing the 12-metre pole at the junction of Grand Avenue and Hythe Road after receiving hundreds of objections from residents
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Letter: Join our march for Albion
John Prescott has promised a decision on the Albion's new stadium before October 31. Later this month, the Government will be in Brighton for the Labour Party Conference. It's a brilliant last chance to get our message across. We'll be gathering at Madeira
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Gang rape terror of girl, 13
A father spoke today of his 13-year-old daughter's terror as she was raped on a beach. Two members of a four-man gang acted as lookouts while a third raped the victim. The girl's father today offered a substantial reward for information leading to the
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Letter: Barrier is daftest idea of the year
I would like to know which rocket scientist from Brighton and Hove City Council decided in their wisdom to erect a barrier on Hove promenade. Three barriers are blocking the main entrance to the promenade, with a tiny entrance to allow people through.
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Pumps dry in petrol panic
Petrol pumps across Sussex were running dry today amid a frenzy of panic buying by motorists. Some forecourts have had to close, the clearest indication yet that the county is edging towards a fuel crisis reminiscent of five years ago. Fuel suppliers
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Letter: Allow everyone to be proud of who they are
Alan Nunn (Letters, September 8) asks why many gay people are driven to demonstrate that they are gay and happy about it. Well, his letter is the answer because it shows the ignorance and prejudice which still exists today on the matter of sexuality.
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Snappier name
Brighton and Hove's oldest law firm, Howlett Clarke Crowther Wood, has been renamed Howlett Clarke after it was decided their old name was a bit of tongue twister. Howlett Clarke partner Tim Fenton said: "The name of our business isn't as important as
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Council praises creative employers
A council boss has praised the role of the creative industries in providing jobs. Alan McCarthy, chief executive of Brighton and Hove City Council, said one in five businesses in the city was in the creative industries and they employed a significant
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Letter: Police aren't being tough
I read your article, "Police get tough on mini bikes" The Argus, September 12) and the funny thing is that the police said exactly the same thing a few months ago, with the fantastic result that police have confiscated two machines in four months. Wow
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Count Arthur Strong, Komedia, Brighton
Somebody should tell Stephen Delaney you don't have to get into costume for a radio show. Of course, he probably doesn't have much say in the dress code, particularly with a character as single-minded as Count Arthur Strong calling the shots. Completely
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Letter: Authorised traveller site not closed
Regarding your story, "Travellers face court bid to move them on" (The Argus, September 8), Brighton and Hove City Council's authorised traveller site at Horsdean is not closed and nor has it been "shut for several months". -Councillor Gill Mitchell,
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Complex moves closer to reality
Developers behind a multi-million pound sports and housing complex are finally preparing to deliver their plans. Tomorrow, several sealed boxes are expected to be delivered to Brighton and Hove City Council. Inside the boxes will be dozens of documents
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Parking rules row rages on
A review of the city's parking regime could lead to a relaxation of the rules. Brighton and Hove city councillors are scrutinising how parking tickets are issued. They are also rethinking the council's contract with the firm that operates parking attendants
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Letter: Let's rediscover our seaside heritage
I was pleased to read the piece by Adam Trimingham (The Argus, September 5) encouraging all of us to get back in the sea. Picture postcards show how many more people were in the sea a century ago, and how far they ventured out. The beaches of our Sussex
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Letter: French have no need for petrol panic
Your editorial, "Petrol Panic? Not in France" (The Argus, September 13), gets it wrong when it says the reason there is no panic buying in France is because the authorities have powers to ration petrol, whereas here it is self-imposed. In the first place
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Letter: Mardi mayhem
Ron Jameson (Letters, September 7) would like the Gay Pride march to be more akin to Mardi Gras. Perhaps the following may enlighten him and comes from my experience of living most of the time in Europe. Carnival can be roughly translated as "the meat
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Letter: Protect minorities
Alan Nunn objects to a disproportionate support of the "gay agenda". Can I suggest that one of the main agendas of a civilised democracy is to protect the rights of its minorities? If this requires an unusually high representation, so be it. As one of
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Football: Mullery gets new role with Crawley
Alan Mullery was today being unveiled as a part-time football consultant with Crawley Town. The former Albion boss will give advice on all aspects of running the club including coaching and signing players. Mullery, 63, who played for England in the 1970
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Match report: Albion 0 Sheffield United 1
Albion learnt the hard way that they cannot perform for only 45 minutes to pick up results in the Championship. A tardy first half condemned Mark McGhee's side to their second home defeat of the season against the leaders. Withdean has been something
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Boss blames slow starters
Mark McGhee today blamed a slow start for the end of Albion's three-match unbeaten run in the Championship. McGhee was angry with his side's first half efforts in last night's 1-0 defeat by table-topping Sheffield United at Withdean. Phil Jagielka's 25th-minute
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Talk about getting to sleep quickly.
Two-year-old Faye Cann has cured her bedtime blues by speeding to the land of nod in a souped-up Ferrari. Faye decided she no longer wanted to sleep in her cot so her father Wayne, a burly builder, demonstrated his soft side by providing his little girl
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Horse rescue charity plagued by vandals
A horse rescue charity has appealed for help to protect its ponies from vandals. It comes after one of its horses suffered a broken hoof after teenagers were seen in paddocks at Portslade Horse Retreat. Millie, a rare American quarter horse, is recovering
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Reveal pay-off NHS trust told
Demands grew today for full public disclosure of the pay-off to a debt-hit hospital trust's outgoing boss. There is speculation that Annette Sergeant has been given a package of up to £300,000 from East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust. But details are being
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Wall destroyed by mystery motorist
A woman arrived home to discover the front wall of her 14th-Century home demolished. Tracey Pinon, 33, of Hassocks Road, Hurstpierpoint, has been left with thousands of pounds worth of damage by what appears to have been a truck crashing into the £500,000
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An English village caught on camera
Film-maker Luke Holland has worked through 500 hours of footage to produce a series about the village he has lived in for ten years. A Very English Village delves into the life and loves of the people of Ditchling. From the starting point of a traditional
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Now a third club seeks to bare all
A lapdancing club is to ask for a licence to stage nude stripping. In the past week, two clubs have applied to Brighton and Hove City Council for permission for their dancers to take all their clothes off. The first was refused and the second, its sister
