Everyone seems agreed the Olympics were a spectacular success. But some our coverage was far from medal-winning, according to two readers.

Susan Hannington, from Haywards Heath, felt we did not provide enough details of the performances of local competitors - good or bad - and, in particular, that of Emile Faurie and his horse, Rascher Hopes, which is owned by people in Edburton and trained there too.

The pair performed particularly well in the dressage event, becoming the only British qualifier in the individual section, eventually finishing 20th.

"Could they not get a mention in the Argus?" she asks. "The horse is well-known and has lots of fans in Sussex, all desperate to find out how he is doing."

Sports editor Chris Giles tells me we missed the local link because the rider was born in South Africa, and lives in Oxfordshire, and horses are not listed by name by the British Olympic Association.

As to other Sussex competitors, he points out we published double-page spreads before the games on everyone from bronze medal winner Jo Goode to physiotherapist Tim Wright and swimming judge Liz Hartley and continued detailed coverage throughout, Rascher excepted.

Keith Patmore, from Portslade, wonders why our later editions of Tuesday last week had "two huge pictures" of CJ Hunter and about 500 words about his positive test for a banned substance, while British gold medal winner Jonathan Edwards received 50 words and "a picture so small only his mother would recognise him".

The answer is simple. The previous night, the main back page story and picture were all about Edwards' victory and earlier editions of the Tuesday paper carried a back page picture.

By the end of the day, though, his win was old news, while Hunter's story was much fresher on what was also a rest-day for the athletes. Well done, Chris, I say.

E-mailer John Bartlett points out that in last Friday's report on conferences, we "fell into the trap" of giving Amanda Shepherd the title of Brighton and Hove Council's head of tourism, conferences and CITY marketing.

He explains: "This arrogant assumption of city status by certain councillors has already prompted correspondence and I am sure many readers would appreciate the Argus standing back from this controversy and avoid using the word 'city' until such time Brighton and Hove becomes a city."

Well, John, let me say firstly that that is the lady's title and secondly, we always strive to be accurate. We do support the city bid, but regularly publish the views of those opposed.

Interesting too, isn't it, that you refer to Brighton and Hove in the singular - as in the unitary authority (and city?) - and yet the Argus always refers to Brighton and Hove as "the towns".

Joelle Van Tinteren, of the Defenders the Ouse Valley and Estuary, points out they organised solely the anti-incinerator demonstration in Newhaven last Saturday and not jointly with Lewes Friends of the Earth as we reported in some earlier editions on Monday.

In Margaret Martin's report in last Friday's Argus about the history of Hanningtons, we omitted to say James Hannington was curate-in-charge of St George's, Hurtspierpoint, from 1875 and priest from 1876 to 1882.

As Bishop, he was martyred in Africa in 1885 and is commemorated by Hannington Memorial Church in Neville Avenue, Hove.

More information at www.bhmc. org.uk and www.oremus.org /liturgy/e-h/m10/d29.html