Archive
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Letter: Down the drain
Does Southern Water have one rule for domestic customers and another for its business ones? Every day, I see workers at Kingspan Recycling Waste stand there with a running hosepipe. I do not want to queue at a standpipe this summer while businesses waste
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Letter: Go on, tell us
Repeatedly, I read letters in The Argus from people complaining that, although their council tax increase every year is well above inflation, Brighton and Hove City Council provides nothing extra to justify these increases. Most of them rightly ask what
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Renowned graffiti art gallery is on the move
A graffiti art gallery funded with money from the Princess Trust is moving to new premises. The lease on the cutting-edge Rare Kind gallery, a focus point for British hip-hop and graffiti movements, has run out and there were fears the gallery could close
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Letter: Who pays Ken?
Does Brighton and Hove City Council's 4.9 per cent council tax rise include a figure for Queen's Park councillor and former Labour leader Ken Bodfish's councillors' allowance? I hope not: His comments about "not talking about anything other than mental
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Letter: Take Albion stadium to Waterhall
Building a new stadium for Brighton and Hove Albion at Falmer would be a very bad idea. I attended Brighton University and the problems I had getting in and out of the campus convinced me that any additional traffic in that area would definitely not be
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Letter: What a pickle
At last, someone has taken a stand if only there were more conscientious citizens with the courage to speak up about ludicrously out-of-date foodstuffs being displayed for sale (Letters, February 24). I shudder to think what might have happened if someone
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Club under fire for free alcohol
A nightclub has been accused of staging an irresponsible free drinks promotion. The Brighton Gloucester in The Steine, Brighton, is offering customers a flat entrance fee followed by free drink all night. Revellers may welcome the offer but the scheme
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Letter: Not homophobic?
David Taylor asks why Brighton and Hove City Council appears to be obsessed with LGBT issues (Letters, January 17). There are about 35,000 LGBT people in the city; many are subject to discrimination and acts of verbal and physical abuse; and the LGBT
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Plans for dream park
Developers have unveiled plans to transform a 1,500-acre wasteland into a nature park and visitor centre as big as the Eden Project. The redesign of Pebsham Countryside Park, between Hastings, Bexhill and Crowhurst, could bring in millions of pounds for
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Letter: Let them walk
I support the Children, Families and Schools Committee's decision not to change the secondary schools admissions procedure. This was a democratic decision made after proper consultation, with the majority of parents across Brighton and Hove voting against
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Plans for bus lane spy cameras
Motorists face a blitz of fines under plans to introduce bus lane cameras across the city. Spy cameras that have already caught thousands of drivers in London are to be adopted in Brighton and are expected to collect up to between £150,000 and £250,000
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Letter: Rushed proposal
Clearly, Paul Grivell has misunderstood the position of the parents who have campaigned for a pause for proper consultation. Our aim throughout has been to work towards a system which provides a fair outcome for all children in the city, whether they
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Rugby: Worthing's late surge too much for tiring Heath
Worthing have taken a massive step towards retaining their Sussex Trophy by beating Haywards Heath. But Sussex rugby has surely missed out on its game of the season after the county's top teams were drawn together in the quarterfinals. Worthing ran away
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Football: Crunch match for the Reds
Relegation-haunted Crawley face one of their most important matches of the season tonight. Reds play their game in hand at Gravesend and Northfleet and manager John Hollins has told his players to stand up and be counted. Victory would move Crawley above
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Letter: Improve schools rather than admission system
When Paul Grivell quoted the report by the Secondary Schools Working Group, he wrote, "the group found that their nodal proposals would lead to a considerable improvement to the current unfair system" (Letters, February 24). The working group didn't say
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Basketball: Midgley happy to be back with Bears
Danny Midgley has vowed to do whatever it takes to make his second spell as a Bear a success. The 6ft 5in 24-year-old guard from Burgess Hill has joined Genesis Brighton Bears after four seasons playing American college basketball and in the Spanish third
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Keep believing urges McGhee
Albion manager Mark McGhee appealed today for calm heads and continued support in the battle to beat the drop. He insists the players' belief has not been eroded by Saturday's 2-1 setback at rock-bottom Crewe. And he is urging fans to maintain their "
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Michael Clark, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, Tuesday, February 28
The notorious Michael Clark was once known as the enfant terrible of dance. Famed for his outrageous style and wild ways, he stuck two fingers up at the dance establishment of the Eighties. Sex, drugs and rock and roll, he was a true rebel - a dancer
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Flexibilty the key to future work
Firms are ready to take on more workers over the age of 65 to meet a growing labour shortage, according to research. A study revealed the current number of older people prepared to work beyond their retirement age might not be enough to match the demand
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Firms fear a TV tax 'slur'
The first television advert encouraging the public to report self-employed people who deliberately dodge paying tax is being launched tomorrow. The £1.7 million campaign by HM Revenue & Customs urges people to call a new confidential hotline if they
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Town counts the cost of flooding
Businesses and residents are still counting the cost of devastating floods which surged through a seaside town centre a week ago. Many premises still reek of the sewage-infested floodwater which affected up to 40 firms and dozens of homes in central Hastings
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Private schools face fines for fixing fees
Four private schools are facing fines of £70,000 each for fixing their fees. Lancing College, Eastbourne College, St Leonards Mayfield School and Worth School near East Grinstead are among 50 fee-paying independent schools to admit price fixing to the
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Display of flowers to get chop
Another council is cancelling its hanging basket displays amid fears over water shortages. Crawley Borough Council is ruling out baskets and troughs as part of a range of steps to combat the driest spell to hit the county for a century. Brighton and Hove
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LPO, Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
The London Philharmonic Orchestra is in the middle of a series of performances of the great violin concertos on its visit to Eastbourne. The latest piece to be showcased was the Concerto in D by Johannes Brahms, performed by the veteran violinist Anthony
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Letter: Open all hours
With reference to BF May's comment regarding smoking in the House of Commons bar (Letters, February 24), smoking may still be allowed in the House of Commons bar but which one? The Palace of Westminster is awash with them, all able to open for 24 hours
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Letter: No second rent
Perhaps Rob Hustwayte might consider investigating the steady rise in allowances and expenses paid to councillors and the millions of pounds spent on outside consultants which our councillors seem unable to do without. Council tax has risen so much in
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Letter: Not excellent
With reference to Rob Hustwayte's article on council tax (The Argus, February 14), perhaps you should ask West Sussex County Council leader Henry Smith what his salary is, what his expenses are, what his allowances are, what the value of the perks are
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Care home's closure halted
A care home earmarked for closure has received an 11th hour reprieve. In January, Dresden House in Medina Villas, Hove, told its 33 elderly female residents it was being sold. The residents were given just 11 weeks to quit, leaving many of them contemplating
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Wards crisis of 100 who can't go home
Health and social care managers are to be asked what they are doing about the escalating problem of bed-blocking at two of the biggest hospitals in Sussex. The number of East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust patients fit for discharge but with nowhere to go
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Hockey: A high five as Nicol leads charge
Greg Nicol scored another five goals as Brighton stepped up their bid for promotion to the national league but it was a home-grown player who stole the show. Former South Africa international Nicol made it 23 goals in five games since joining in January
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Robbie Williams in Sussex move rumour
He has denied it, his publicist has denied it - even local landowners say pop legend Robbie Williams is not moving to rural Sussex. But try telling that to the people of Crowborough who keep seeing the multi-millionaire singer in the street. Residents
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Nightclub boss eases yob fears
A nightclub has reassured residents its plan to open until 4am will not lead to a rise in late night yob violence. The £2.2 million Funktion Rooms, formerly called the House of Commons, is due to open in Pevensey Road, Eastbourne, in the summer. The three-room
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Letter: Politics is alive at University
On February 3, 2006, more than 40 students gathered to hear local MP Celia Barlow speak at the launch of the Labour Club at the University of Sussex. Celia answered many questions from students on a broad category of topics, including ID cards and tuition
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Letter: Hospital site needs a concrete plan
February's meeting on the future of the site of the Royal Alexandra Childrens' Hospital seemed to raise more questions than it answered. Brighton NHS Health Trust seemed to have boxed itself into a corner, relying on money from the sale of the site, without
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Cricket: Wright benefits from England's woes
Sussex all-rounder Luke Wright has benefited from the injury crisis affecting England in India. Wright was today due to join up with England A in the West Indies after being added to the squad. Three players - batsmen Alistair Cook and Owais Shah and
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Boom times at Wildwood
A PR company which prides itself on its "no-nonsense" approach to business has had its most successful year since trading began in 1994. Wildwood PR, in Horsham, West Sussex, said turnover was up 13 per cent in 2005 to £700,000. In the same period the
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How science saved a toddler's life
Claudia Twiby was the second child in the UK to ge given a mechanical "piggy-back" heart while waiting for the vital organ donar. The operation was a success and within a month a donor was found. A mechanical heart kept little Claudia Twiby alive for
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Workers win pay dispute
A group of council workers won a swift victory in a pay dispute following unofficial strike action. Estate services assistants at Brighton and Hove City Council, who keep the authority's blocks of flats clean, were shocked to discover £120 had been docked
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Gunmen shoot out bus stop windows
Gunmen asked a man waiting for a bus to stand aside while they shot out the windows of a shelter he was standing in. The stunned passenger could not believe his eyes when the men opened up with what police believe was a high-powered air pistol or rifle
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'Safety risk' site will be used to stage events
A shabby paddling pool was filled with concrete as part of the gradual redevelopment of the seafront. The disused spot on the esplanade in Brighton was a favourite hang-out for skateboarders but Brighton and Hove City Council feared it had become a safety
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Nickel Creek, St George's Church, Brighton
Chris Tile revealed a line or two in humour. Some was self-deprecating. When one Brightonian bellowed a jovial heckle, he replied: "I feel about me the way you feel about me." Some was random. He told us: "The set list never lies, I do." But when Thile
