Regular readers of this column may remember the debate about whether we should include national as well as local news stories on our new business pages.

Sarah Burton, from Hove, thinks not, saying: "Any significant news about corporate giants is reported on your national news page and anyone who is really interested in business news about companies around the country will look to a national paper.

"If the lady who said she liked to keep abreast of general business news through The Argus is so interested in the performance of companies like Reading-based gas and oil firm BG, whose profits you reported on February 19, I suggest she would be better off buying the Financial Times."

Mark Froud, who is chief executive of Sussex Enterprise, says he too has noticed many stories are national rather than local and that the business pages are at the back of the paper and so may not get read.

He also says (by his own admission somewhat partially) there are not as many stories as there used to be about Sussex Enterprise since the introduction of our Life section instead of the old Business pull-out.

But he adds: "Overall, the paper has developed a better balance and is a more interesting and enticing read. Often I have to stop myself reading articles for interest during the day and come back to them when I get home.

"Many of the business pages have no longer overtly business stories, which means they get read by more people and business issues get wider exposure.

"The use of photography and personal interest stories is what often captures the reader and this is much better than 12 months ago."

The final comment on the subject goes to Doug Fyers, whose new business, Sussex Willows, was featured on February 19 but he was unable to get a copy of the paper.

"Thanks to you, we've had two inquiries," he says. "We're happy for you to send us advertising rates - if a feature does so much, an ad might do even more." They're on their way, Doug.

Now a sorry to Judy Middleton, from Portslade, whose drawing we used with the story on February 19 about the Antheum, a dome constructed in Hove in 1933 but which stood for just two days before collapsing.

"There was no acknowledgement," says Judy. "The drawing came from my book A History Of Hove, published in 1979. This is not really cricket is it?" No it's not, hence my apology.

Raye Du-Val, a former world champion drummer from Haywards Heath, says our story of February 14 about his "retirement" performance tomorrow night was not quite right.

He says he is 70, not 69, as we said, and played jazz and with big bands and orchestras before 1970 and not, as we said, after when he formed rock bands.

He adds: "I have not retired. I am giving up the twanging and banging scene to concentrate on my jazz roots." Sorry, Raye.

Matt Short, from Ditchling Inns, says the firm was "not available to comment" in our story on Tuesday last week about the Sandrock Inn in Ditchling because it does not own it. It did, however, hold the tenancy between November last year and January this year. Thanks for the clarification.

This week's Spicer involves an advertisement last Friday for European Executive Ltd, which gave its address as Cecil Way, Shoreham Airport.

Gerald Spicer, from Portslade, says it is actually called Cecil Pashley Way after the Sussex flying ace.

And finally, to the story last Friday about the barn owl nesting boxes being installed by Southern Water at Goddards Green, near Burgess Hill.

The morning edition referred to the village as Gossards Green! The reporter clearly had her knickers in a twist!