I must apologise to the new Bishop of Chichester, the Right Reverend John Hind, who held his first press conference since his appointment last week.

Unfortunately, we managed to quote him as saying the Church had gone a long way in recognising that it was appropriate to ordain practising homosexuals.

In fact, both his and the Church of England's view is completely the opposite and, according to Diocesan communications officer David Guest, he made that very clear at the press conference.

The Bishop was "very concerned that a very inaccurate and misleading impression will have been given about his views" says Mr Guest. "I do hope you will feel it appropriate for a correction."

Indeed, I do Reverend, for while the rest of the story made Bishop John's views on the issue quite clear, we did mess up badly. As I said at the start, I am very sorry.

Nigel Baker, of Portslade, asks why Lord Bassam of Brighton was allowed space to write about the proposed community stadium at Falmer in last Friday's paper.

"He is no longer leader of the council," he says, "and is neither a councillor nor an MP. His Lords' position is to do with the Home Office and I cannot see why this is any way connected."

The answer, of course, is that as a recent former leader of the council, a Brighton resident and acknowledged fan of our new league champions, he has every right to give his view (not all of the article was devoted to it, anyway). More importantly, though, he is surely a likely candidate for city mayor - if one happens.

I should add, too, that Mr Baker is hardly unbiased, claiming Lord Bassam had been "brought in to prop-up the failing and ailing stadium proposal".

Still with football and we scored an own goal in the AM edition of Monday's paper when we reported on the front page that fans celebrating Albion's championship had invaded the pitch at Withdean last Saturday. They didn't, of course, as many callers to our office were quick to point out. The club's chief executive Martin Perry tells me it would have been an offence anyway under both the Public Order and Football Offences Acts and it was a tribute to the fans that, despite their understandable exuberance and excitement, they didn't.

This view was echoed by Kate Carr, from Hove, and Jason Thackery, from Brighton. Jason was also keen to congratulate the Albion for "making a lot of Sussex residents and exiles very happy" and The Argus for, with this exception, its coverage.

Thanks, too, to those fans who pointed out the headline on the same story wrongly referred to a "cup victory". Hardly the sort of championship form you can usually rely upon the Argus for.

A man who gives his name only as Ken, of Brighton, was amused by Katy Spooner's Fun Fortunes in last Saturday's Weekend section in which she told how Brighton fishermen used to mark May Day by putting "their boots to sea decked with flower garlands to seek a record catch".

"The mind boggles," says Ken, "at the thought of mackerel jumping into fishermen's boots. Depending on the smell of the boots, how many extra mackerel or other fish be caught - unNETurally?" Reel him in somebody.

Rowan Dore's article last Thursday about organisers of the cancelled South of England show asking people for donations failed to mention the address to which to send them in earlier editions. To Jane Levecque and others who inquired the answer is: The South of England Society, c/o Mrs Deborah Barber, Director, The South of England Centre, Ardingly RH17 6TL.

Finally, don't forget to buy the Argus every day from next week to see our cleaner and sleeker look. Then write to let me know what you think. I'll look forward to your comments.