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With regard to the Preston Road Endeavour garage scheme: At long last, a responsible developer. Their project should be used by the council as a template for other city schemes. -M Quardendon, Pembroke Crescent, Hove

I have a large collection of Country Life magazines dating between the Sixties and Nineties, which I am keen to offer free for collection to any readers who could provide a good home for them. Most are in excellent condition. -G E Mansfield Luxford Road

Rubbish from a fast-food outlet is jeopardising £100,000 plans to transform a town centre garden in Worthing. When spinster Mary Shaw left £100,000 to Worthing Borough Council in her will she specified the money be used for a project which the council

The Boutique was a club night that coined a musical genre, a sound that marked out a new era and a scene that defined a generation. This year, the club celebrates its sixth birthday but back in 1996, when it kicked off in the pseudo-Scout hut that was

I find the political row over neighbourhood forums puzzling. Paul Elgood seems to believe the Liberals Democrats invented them and claims opposition from the Tories and Labour to setting them up. This is far from the truth. Forums will spring up where

I am absolutely disgusted with Andy Richards and Jez Macdonald (Letters, April 6). Both of them are obviously ignorant of how tirelessly the Queen Mother worked. Despite hip replacements and frailty, she still kept her appointments. She was this country's

Don't let the name put you off. Go directly to the next David Devant And His Spirit Wife gig. Their instant pop is waiting to seduce you. Songs such as Ginger, which reached Number 56 in the charts five years ago after Radio One DJs Jo Whiley and Mark

I have followed reports in the media about the Sussex students who went to the West Bank to sympathise with victims of violence. Surely their message of sympathy should have also been extended to the many innocent Israeli victims of Palestinian suicide

Plans to restore Brighton's West Pier, the only Grade I listed pier in the UK, go on display next week. They will be in a public exhibition at the West Pier in Brighton from Wednesday until Tuesday, April 23, between 10am and 5pm. The display, at offices

With the whole Falmer saga continuing to blunder along, I reckon a tortoise with concrete boots could do the London Marathon before this stadium sees the light of day. What of all the petitions and letters fans were asked to get done, not to mention negotiations

The family of a man beaten up outside a fast-food restaurant has spoken out against the sentence passed on his attackers. Despite surveillance camera footage showing the assault on David Brown, known as Tom, his attackers - Samuel Paculabo, 29, and a

Do Sussex Police's new US-style jackets account for the whopping increase in its portion of the council tax? Obviously, the jackets will lead to dramatic reductions in the number of crimes committed in the region. -David Cameron-MacKintosh, davidcammac

Now that Sussex Police officers have been issued with American-style jackets, one must wonder what the next gimmick in the pipeline is. Not officers walking their beats chewing gum? -Walter Weatherley Gorringe Close, Shoreham-by-Sea

Traders in St James' Street and Kemp Town have nothing to fear from the farmers' market (The Argus, April 8). This week, a piece of cheese clearly marked £4.92 was sold for £5 and £4 was asked for a small loaf of bread of which a similar type is sold

In the end it all came right for the royals. Millions of people switched on their TV sets to watch the funeral service for the Queen Mother. Most shops closed as a mark of respect and several hundred thousand filed past the coffin during the lying in

A police officer was stabbed twice in the back with an 8in kitchen knife as he tackled a suspect fleeing a burglary, a court heard today. PC Gary Thompson, 35, collapsed in a pool of blood after being stabbed during the incident in Southwick on June 29

I was in a state after the theft of my handbag. Then I received a call from a man who had recovered it. He was a life-saver and, believe me, he saved my life (metaphorically speaking). He offered to bring the bag to me and did so. Everything was intact

Last Wednesday, West Sussex County Council (WSCC) boarded up the front windows at Ifield First School which lies empty at the same site of the fully operational Lower Deerswood Special School. This was done, according to WSCC, to discourage more vandalism

Ifield showed again why they are the best club in Sussex by reaching the finals of the Wilmott Cup. Ritchie Venner, the reigning Sussex champion, Mayur Majithia and ace veteran Terry Haley defeated Didcot 5-0 and home side Bournemouth in the group quarter-finals

Simon Freeman's review of Roger McCough's Pavilion Theatre appearance (April 8), mentioned fellow Liverpudlian poet Adrian Henri. Alas, he is with us no more. Back in the heady days of the summer of 1969, I went, with a hippy girl, to see Led Zeppelin

Albion will not be sorry to see the back of Brentford if the Bees fail to join them in the First Division next season. They are the only side to have done the double over the Seagulls this season and their supremacy extended to the Reserves last night

I don't know what past masters of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra would have thought of their string section playing Jimi Hendrix. But it earned Nigel Kennedy the second standing ovation of the evening as he and the 16-strong Das Collegium - all paid-up

More working days are being lost due to sickness, with Friday the most popular day for being absent, a report shows today. Almost 2.2 million days were lost every week in the autumn of 2001, compared with 1.9 million a week the previous summer. Sickness

Airports operator BAA today showed a further improvement in the number of people flying post-September 11. The group, which operates seven UK airports including Gatwick and Heathrow, reported a second consecutive month of increased passenger numbers in

A drifter who started an Australian hostel fire which killed 15 young travellers, including a Sussex man, is appealing against his life sentence. Robert Paul Long, 38, was convicted of murder over the blaze that engulfed the Palace Backpackers Hostel

Residents got the "shock of their lives" when they came home to find a police raid in progress. The man and woman walked through the front door to see police in body armour searching the house. The two were arrested in Moulsecoomb, Brighton, for conspiracy

An amateur pilot died when the aerobatic manoeuvre he was attempting went wrong, an inquest heard. John O'Connor crashed at Goodwood Airfield near Chichester on December 28 last year. An inquest jury was told Mr O'Connor, 47, learnt to fly seven years

The Liberal Democrats say their decision not to contest the Adur Council local elections was deliberate rather than accidental. A party spokesman told our reporter on Tuesday the party was not fielding any candidates for Adur District Council in May because

With regard to the Preston Road Endeavour garage scheme: At long last, a responsible developer. Their project should be used by the council as a template for other city schemes. -M Quardendon, Pembroke Crescent, Hove

Council election night looms in less than three weeks for people in many parts of East and West Sussex. The polls open on May 2 and candidates will be hoping to tip the balance of power or hang on to their seats. Political battles will take place in Adur

Restoration of the West Pier is essential to avoid the city becoming an isolated, backwater resort in Europe. Soon the Coast Road congestion will make the average journey speed 15mph. Fortunately, Russian-designed, new generation, very fast, jet-winged

A toy car collector has been left heartbroken after thieves stole his prized collection worth thousands of pounds. More than 430 miniature cars and vans were stolen from 70-year-old Alan Huntly's home in Walmer Road, Seaford. Thieves broke in while Mr

I have followed reports in the media about the Sussex students who went to the West Bank to sympathise with victims of violence. Surely their message of sympathy should have also been extended to the many innocent Israeli victims of Palestinian suicide

I write in response to the article (April 5) entitled "Rape victim denied cash" and to the accompanying editorial in Voice Of The Argus. I feel great sympathy for the victim and am extremely concerned she feels the police did not investigate the matter

With the whole Falmer saga continuing to blunder along, I reckon a tortoise with concrete boots could do the London Marathon before this stadium sees the light of day. What of all the petitions and letters fans were asked to get done, not to mention negotiations

The family of a man beaten up outside a fast-food restaurant has spoken out against the sentence passed on his attackers. Despite surveillance camera footage showing the assault on David Brown, known as Tom, his attackers - Samuel Paculabo, 29, and a

Do Sussex Police's new US-style jackets account for the whopping increase in its portion of the council tax? Obviously, the jackets will lead to dramatic reductions in the number of crimes committed in the region. -David Cameron-MacKintosh, davidcammac

Now that Sussex Police officers have been issued with American-style jackets, one must wonder what the next gimmick in the pipeline is. Not officers walking their beats chewing gum? -Walter Weatherley Gorringe Close, Shoreham-by-Sea

Traders in St James' Street and Kemp Town have nothing to fear from the farmers' market (The Argus, April 8). This week, a piece of cheese clearly marked £4.92 was sold for £5 and £4 was asked for a small loaf of bread of which a similar type is sold

Six Royal Mail vans worth more than £90,000 have been destroyed in arson attacks. Consignia, the parent company of Royal Mail, was forced to bring in hire vans to maintain postal deliveries. The attacks happened in Cheapside, near Brighton station, over

Transport minister David Jamieson has refused to rule out a second runway for Gatwick Airport. Mr Jamieson was pressed during a Commons debate on the aircraft noise already suffered by residents. He said reports suggesting the Government had found a way

In the end it all came right for the royals. Millions of people switched on their TV sets to watch the funeral service for the Queen Mother. Most shops closed as a mark of respect and several hundred thousand filed past the coffin during the lying in

A double rapist from East Sussex, jailed 38 years ago for murder, has failed in his fourth High Court battle for freedom. Peter Baxter, 64, imprisoned to life in 1963 for stabbing Burgess Hill housewife Linda Bennett to death, was yesterday refused consideration

A double rapist jailed 38 years ago for murdering a Burgess Hill woman has failed in his fourth High Court battle for freedom. Peter Baxter, 64, imprisoned to life in 1963 for stabbing Burgess Hill housewife Linda Bennett to death, was yesterday refused

I was in a state after the theft of my handbag. Then I received a call from a man who had recovered it. He was a life-saver and, believe me, he saved my life (metaphorically speaking). He offered to bring the bag to me and did so. Everything was intact

Last Wednesday, West Sussex County Council (WSCC) boarded up the front windows at Ifield First School which lies empty at the same site of the fully operational Lower Deerswood Special School. This was done, according to WSCC, to discourage more vandalism

Ifield showed again why they are the best club in Sussex by reaching the finals of the Wilmott Cup. Ritchie Venner, the reigning Sussex champion, Mayur Majithia and ace veteran Terry Haley defeated Didcot 5-0 and home side Bournemouth in the group quarter-finals

A little bit of France will be forever Worthing when its twin region of Pays des Olonnes undertakes a ceremony in July. But what an odd twinning tribute by the French to put the name of Worthing on a roundabout. Maybe they thought resort drivers approaching

I must comment on a letter of April 4. Craig Turton writes in support of the permissive society, which he seems to think can have nothing to do with the social breakdown we see all around us. He also seems to believe that large and vital components of

Worthing twins Chris and Simon McNamara were too strong for the other teams in the East Sussex CA's two-up time trial at Laughton. Chris had to ride with a bandaged hand he injured in a crash at the recent Surrey Three Day race. The VC Etoile pair covered

Worthing Borough Council was delighted when spinster Mary Shaw left £100,000 for a project it could not normally fund. But its plans to convert Liverpool Gardens in the town centre into a restful haven with new paths and a fountain look likely to fail

Wilbur Johnson has revealed his extra incentive to impress when he steps forward for the tip-off in Brighton Bears' biggest game in years. Johnson and his Bears team-mates bid to prevent Chester Jets grabbing a fourth trophy this season when they tackle

Putting down a police dog may not be the most important decision taken this year by the force in Sussex. But Assistant Chief Constable Nigel Yeo can be assured he will have few bigger protests than the public reaction over the death of Bruce, the five-year-old

Simon Freeman's review of Roger McCough's Pavilion Theatre appearance (April 8), mentioned fellow Liverpudlian poet Adrian Henri. Alas, he is with us no more. Back in the heady days of the summer of 1969, I went, with a hippy girl, to see Led Zeppelin

Gary Hart will be better than ever to boost Albion's First Division challenge next season, according to his biggest fan. Dad Jim has vowed his son will come back even stronger from the broken leg he suffered at Peterborough last Saturday. Jim, Gary's

Stars of Sussex and Surrey stood in silence to remember former colleagues as the new season got underway at Hove yesterday. The teams held their own tribute following the recent deaths of Sussex favourite Umer Rashid and Surrey star Ben Hollioake. The

I don't know what past masters of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra would have thought of their string section playing Jimi Hendrix. But it earned Nigel Kennedy the second standing ovation of the evening as he and the 16-strong Das Collegium - all paid-up

Albion boss Peter Taylor has pinpointed the camaraderie in the camp as the main reason for the Seagulls' record-breaking success. He believes the "tremendous team spirit" will help Albion survive in the First Division next season. Taylor's team have become

A right royal row has erupted over the renaming of a seafront haven in Worthing. Plans were unveiled to change the name of Selden Lawns, East Worthing, to Windsor Lawns to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee. But the proposal sparked criticism from conservation

Airports operator BAA today showed a further improvement in the number of people flying post-September 11. The group, which operates seven UK airports including Gatwick and Heathrow, reported a second consecutive month of increased passenger numbers in

A new police station is to be established just yards from the old one in Worthing town centre. But police hope the low-level office complex in Chatsworth Road will bring more space and up-to-date working facilities. Sussex Police yesterday announced they

A drifter who started an Australian hostel fire which killed 15 young travellers, including a Sussex man, is appealing against his life sentence. Robert Paul Long, 38, was convicted of murder over the blaze that engulfed the Palace Backpackers Hostel

A coroner voiced despair at talk of a tolerance towards drugs after hearing how two young lives were wiped out by heroin. Alan Craze made his passionate summing-up speech at the end of inquests into the deaths of heroin addict Michael Morfee and his daughter

The closing date for applications for temporary road closures for the Queen's Golden Jubilee is drawing closer in the Wealden district. All applications should be sent to Wealden Council by Monday, April 22, in order to be processed in time. Each application

A teenager stabbed seven times is recuperating after being pounced on by a mob who accused him of staring. Leon Stent, 18, was left to die in a pool of blood after being slashed in the leg, chest and shoulder by up to ten men. Detectives are treating

People will be able to surf the internet for free in every library in West Sussex by the end of the year. Many of the county's 35 libraries already have computers installed with free access to the internet although there is a small charge for printing

A former sponsor of Brighton and Hove Albion has axed almost 100 jobs in Sussex. Bosses at Acco UK, which makes and distributes office products, plan to close its manufacturing and warehouse site in Alder Close, Eastbourne, at the end of May. About 90

Transport minister David Jamieson has refused to rule out a second runway for Gatwick Airport. Mr Jamieson was pressed during a Commons debate on the aircraft noise already suffered by residents. He said reports suggesting the Government had found a way

Residents got the "shock of their lives" when they came home to find a police raid in progress. The man and woman walked through the front door to see police in body armour searching the house. The two were arrested in Moulsecoomb, Brighton, for conspiracy

An amateur pilot died when the aerobatic manoeuvre he was attempting went wrong, an inquest heard. John O'Connor crashed at Goodwood Airfield near Chichester on December 28 last year. An inquest jury was told Mr O'Connor, 47, learnt to fly seven years

I find it encouraging that my extortionate council tax is put to good use by the police (Friday, April 5). It took only seven police and four vehicles to arrest a poor dog only doing what he was supposed to do, protect his home and family. I wonder if

Our councillors, in whom I have very little confidence, are allowing the Aquarium Terraces, Brighton, to be turned into cheap amusement arcades, despite the fact the police have advised against it. Why is it they think they know better than anyone else

The Liberal Democrats say their decision not to contest the Adur Council local elections was deliberate rather than accidental. A party spokesman told our reporter on Tuesday the party was not fielding any candidates for Adur District Council in May because

Council election night looms in less than three weeks for people in many parts of East and West Sussex. The polls open on May 2 and candidates will be hoping to tip the balance of power or hang on to their seats. Political battles will take place in Adur

Now the much-loved Queen Mother has been laid to rest, what better tribute could this city make than to build the new Brighton and Hove Albion football stadium this year and call it The Queen Mother Stadium? -D L Spalding, Chichester Drive, Saltdean

Robert Sanderson, the general manager of the Dome, has recently been quoted in The Argus as claiming the refurbished concert hall is now a world-class venue. While admitting the auditorium now has a very bright, warm look and the acoustics are brilliant

Restoration of the West Pier is essential to avoid the city becoming an isolated, backwater resort in Europe. Soon the Coast Road congestion will make the average journey speed 15mph. Fortunately, Russian-designed, new generation, very fast, jet-winged

A toy car collector has been left heartbroken after thieves stole his prized collection worth thousands of pounds. More than 430 miniature cars and vans were stolen from 70-year-old Alan Huntly's home in Walmer Road, Seaford. Thieves broke in while Mr

I write in response to the article (April 5) entitled "Rape victim denied cash" and to the accompanying editorial in Voice Of The Argus. I feel great sympathy for the victim and am extremely concerned she feels the police did not investigate the matter

The power of prayer may have helped Brighton and Hove Albion gain promotion to the First Division. Last year, prayers were said at the parish church of St Peter's in Brighton as the club celebrated its centenary. Canon Douglas McKittrick, Vicar and Rural

Six Royal Mail vans worth more than £90,000 have been destroyed in arson attacks. Consignia, the parent company of Royal Mail, was forced to bring in hire vans to maintain postal deliveries. The attacks happened in Cheapside, near Brighton station, over

Transport minister David Jamieson has refused to rule out a second runway for Gatwick Airport. Mr Jamieson was pressed during a Commons debate on the aircraft noise already suffered by residents. He said reports suggesting the Government had found a way

I was glad to hear Superintendent Peter Coll of Brighton police say he respects people's rights to protest and to demonstrate for their rights peacefully, without breaking the law. But what about some of the police on duty at demos who also get out of

Many people I have spoken to, both residents and visitors to Worthing, have expressed their delight at seeing the new "palm trees" (cordylines) along the sea front: "What a difference a few palms make," "Brilliant," "Transforms our town," "Can we have

Is nobody in this cowardly Government prepared to stand up to the Israeli warmonger Ariel Sharon, the slayer of anybody Palestinian, who started the current trouble by arrogantly striding around holy Palestinian land? He shows no regard for the feelings

A little bit of France will be forever Worthing when its twin region of Pays des Olonnes undertakes a ceremony in July. But what an odd twinning tribute by the French to put the name of Worthing on a roundabout. Maybe they thought resort drivers approaching

I must comment on a letter of April 4. Craig Turton writes in support of the permissive society, which he seems to think can have nothing to do with the social breakdown we see all around us. He also seems to believe that large and vital components of

Worthing twins Chris and Simon McNamara were too strong for the other teams in the East Sussex CA's two-up time trial at Laughton. Chris had to ride with a bandaged hand he injured in a crash at the recent Surrey Three Day race. The VC Etoile pair covered

Worthing Borough Council was delighted when spinster Mary Shaw left £100,000 for a project it could not normally fund. But its plans to convert Liverpool Gardens in the town centre into a restful haven with new paths and a fountain look likely to fail

I have refused to pay the police part of our council tax on the grounds I think the 18.1 per cent increase is disgusting, especially as I, and most people I know who are working, have had a salary increase of 0.0 per cent. How on Earth do the council

Wilbur Johnson has revealed his extra incentive to impress when he steps forward for the tip-off in Brighton Bears' biggest game in years. Johnson and his Bears team-mates bid to prevent Chester Jets grabbing a fourth trophy this season when they tackle

Putting down a police dog may not be the most important decision taken this year by the force in Sussex. But Assistant Chief Constable Nigel Yeo can be assured he will have few bigger protests than the public reaction over the death of Bruce, the five-year-old

Gary Hart will be better than ever to boost Albion's First Division challenge next season, according to his biggest fan. Dad Jim has vowed his son will come back even stronger from the broken leg he suffered at Peterborough last Saturday. Jim, Gary's

It is sad but a fact of life - the Queen Mother is dead. The end of Empire, the end of an era - but ... it's the 21st Century now. Nicholas Soames' monumental appreciation (The Argus, April 4) emotionally reminded us of the quality of her life - privilege

Stars of Sussex and Surrey stood in silence to remember former colleagues as the new season got underway at Hove yesterday. The teams held their own tribute following the recent deaths of Sussex favourite Umer Rashid and Surrey star Ben Hollioake. The

Albion boss Peter Taylor has pinpointed the camaraderie in the camp as the main reason for the Seagulls' record-breaking success. He believes the "tremendous team spirit" will help Albion survive in the First Division next season. Taylor's team have become

Worthing's French twin region wants to honour the seaside resort - by naming a roundabout after it. The Mayor of Worthing has been invited to attend the official unveiling of the roundabout in Les Pays des Olonnes, south of Brittany, in July. It will

A saddler for the royal family faces the loss of his most prized possession - a royal warrant. Parker's Saddlery has provided riding equipment to the royals for decades, including supplying the Queen Mother with bridles and silks for horse racing. Owner

A coroner voiced despair at talk of a tolerance towards drugs after hearing how two young lives were wiped out by heroin. Alan Craze made his passionate summing-up speech at the end of inquests into the deaths of heroin addict Michael Morfee and his daughter

A teenager stabbed seven times is recuperating after being pounced on by a mob who accused him of staring. Leon Stent, 18, was left to die in a pool of blood after being slashed in the leg, chest and shoulder by up to ten men. Detectives are treating

A woman had a lucky escape after falling 65ft over a cliff edge. The woman, in her 40s, was airlifted from the bottom of the cliff near the Badger's Watch pub in Peacehaven by the Sussex Police helicopter at about 4.30pm yesterday. She survived the fall

Celebrity model Jordan dropped in at a new clothes shop to wish her aunt, the owner, good luck. The star, who is expecting her first baby in May, called into Rainy's in Church Road, Hove. She tried on clothes and bought items to wear after the birth.

A 22-year-old man who went missing from a hospital ward could lose the sight of an eye if he does not receive urgent treatment. Andrew Linton had stuck a staple into his eye while he was detained under the Mental Health Act at Horsham Hospital. He was

Staff and regulars at a pub have gone England crazy, covering the outside with St George's flags and the inside with red and white balloons. The outside of the Clifton Arms pub has been decorated with red and white English flags, some painted on wooden

It appears that at 11.30am on Tuesday morning, the police used their vehicles to stop traffic at the approaches to the clock tower junction in order to enforce a two-minute silence. Was this action approved by a representative authority or are we now

A company secretary claimed her firm was unaware an office worker's baby had died days before she was sacked. Danielle Pellett, an administration clerk, was dismissed for being absent from office equipment company William Peters and Sons, in Lewes, five

I find it encouraging that my extortionate council tax is put to good use by the police (Friday, April 5). It took only seven police and four vehicles to arrest a poor dog only doing what he was supposed to do, protect his home and family. I wonder if

Our councillors, in whom I have very little confidence, are allowing the Aquarium Terraces, Brighton, to be turned into cheap amusement arcades, despite the fact the police have advised against it. Why is it they think they know better than anyone else

I have a large collection of Country Life magazines dating between the Sixties and Nineties, which I am keen to offer free for collection to any readers who could provide a good home for them. Most are in excellent condition. -G E Mansfield Luxford Road

Now the much-loved Queen Mother has been laid to rest, what better tribute could this city make than to build the new Brighton and Hove Albion football stadium this year and call it The Queen Mother Stadium? -D L Spalding, Chichester Drive, Saltdean

Robert Sanderson, the general manager of the Dome, has recently been quoted in The Argus as claiming the refurbished concert hall is now a world-class venue. While admitting the auditorium now has a very bright, warm look and the acoustics are brilliant

Plans to install road humps outside a school in Eastbourne have been criticised by residents. People living near Willingdon Community School, Broad Road, fear an increase in traffic in neighbouring roads, damage to cars and the loss of bus services. Officers

Rubbish from a fast-food outlet is jeopardising £100,000 plans to transform a town centre garden in Worthing. When spinster Mary Shaw left £100,000 to Worthing Borough Council in her will she specified the money be used for a project which the council

The Boutique was a club night that coined a musical genre, a sound that marked out a new era and a scene that defined a generation. This year, the club celebrates its sixth birthday but back in 1996, when it kicked off in the pseudo-Scout hut that was

I find the political row over neighbourhood forums puzzling. Paul Elgood seems to believe the Liberals Democrats invented them and claims opposition from the Tories and Labour to setting them up. This is far from the truth. Forums will spring up where

I am absolutely disgusted with Andy Richards and Jez Macdonald (Letters, April 6). Both of them are obviously ignorant of how tirelessly the Queen Mother worked. Despite hip replacements and frailty, she still kept her appointments. She was this country's

Don't let the name put you off. Go directly to the next David Devant And His Spirit Wife gig. Their instant pop is waiting to seduce you. Songs such as Ginger, which reached Number 56 in the charts five years ago after Radio One DJs Jo Whiley and Mark

Plans to restore Brighton's West Pier, the only Grade I listed pier in the UK, go on display next week. They will be in a public exhibition at the West Pier in Brighton from Wednesday until Tuesday, April 23, between 10am and 5pm. The display, at offices

The power of prayer may have helped Brighton and Hove Albion gain promotion to the First Division. Last year, prayers were said at the parish church of St Peter's in Brighton as the club celebrated its centenary. Canon Douglas McKittrick, Vicar and Rural

Street drinking will be banned in Eastbourne town centre after residents gave the plan their overwhelming support. Councillors voted unanimously yesterday to enforce an order banning drinking in public in central parts of Eastbourne, including the beach

A former sponsor of Brighton and Hove Albion has axed almost 100 jobs in Eastbourne. Bosses at Acco UK, which makes and distributes office products, plan to close its manufacturing and warehouse site in Alder Close, Eastbourne, at the end of May. About

Worthing's French twin region wants to honour the seaside resort - by naming a roundabout after it. The Mayor of Worthing has been invited to attend the official unveiling of the roundabout in Les Pays des Olonnes, south of Brittany, in July. It will

A Crawley councillor who pleaded homelessness while letting out four London flats will continue to represent his ward. Dennis Wallis was found to have breached the local government code of conduct by the council's standards committee. Council colleagues

I was glad to hear Superintendent Peter Coll of Brighton police say he respects people's rights to protest and to demonstrate for their rights peacefully, without breaking the law. But what about some of the police on duty at demos who also get out of

A police officer was stabbed twice in the back with an 8in kitchen knife as he tackled a suspect fleeing a burglary, a court heard today. PC Gary Thompson, 35, collapsed in a pool of blood after being stabbed during the incident in Southwick on June 29

Many people I have spoken to, both residents and visitors to Worthing, have expressed their delight at seeing the new "palm trees" (cordylines) along the sea front: "What a difference a few palms make," "Brilliant," "Transforms our town," "Can we have

Is nobody in this cowardly Government prepared to stand up to the Israeli warmonger Ariel Sharon, the slayer of anybody Palestinian, who started the current trouble by arrogantly striding around holy Palestinian land? He shows no regard for the feelings

I have refused to pay the police part of our council tax on the grounds I think the 18.1 per cent increase is disgusting, especially as I, and most people I know who are working, have had a salary increase of 0.0 per cent. How on Earth do the council

It is sad but a fact of life - the Queen Mother is dead. The end of Empire, the end of an era - but ... it's the 21st Century now. Nicholas Soames' monumental appreciation (The Argus, April 4) emotionally reminded us of the quality of her life - privilege

Albion will not be sorry to see the back of Brentford if the Bees fail to join them in the First Division next season. They are the only side to have done the double over the Seagulls this season and their supremacy extended to the Reserves last night

Music lovers were today due to stage a demonstration to save the Rox seafront festival in Bognor. Organisers of the festival abandoned their plans for the August event following a row with traders. Talks are still taking place with landowners to find

More working days are being lost due to sickness, with Friday the most popular day for being absent, a report shows today. Almost 2.2 million days were lost every week in the autumn of 2001, compared with 1.9 million a week the previous summer. Sickness

Worthing's French twin region wants to honour the seaside resort - by naming a roundabout after it. The Mayor of Worthing has been invited to attend the official unveiling of the roundabout in Les Pays des Olonnes, south of Brittany, in July. It will

A saddler for the royal family faces the loss of his most prized possession - a royal warrant. Parker's Saddlery has provided riding equipment to the royals for decades, including supplying the Queen Mother with bridles and silks for horse racing. Owner

Teachers at a West Sussex school are to benefit from a pilot project to reduce their workload. St Anthony's School, Chichester, is one of only 32 across Britain chosen to take part in the Government initiative. Ministers want to look at freeing more time

Time is running out for parents and staff who hope to save a 30-year-old East Sussex nursery. But they say they haven't given up hope of finding a buyer for St Michael's Nursery, New Town, Uckfield. The nursery has been run by nuns for three decades but

Gatwick Airport has suffered a rise in crime, with an average of 66 offences committed a week. Between April 2000 and March this year the total value of property stolen was £1.3 million, or £25,000 a week. There were a total of 3,456 crimes, compared

A woman had a lucky escape after falling 65ft over a cliff edge. The woman, in her 40s, was airlifted from the bottom of the cliff near the Badger's Watch pub in Peacehaven by the Sussex Police helicopter at about 4.30pm yesterday. She survived the fall

Celebrity model Jordan dropped in at a new clothes shop to wish her aunt, the owner, good luck. The star, who is expecting her first baby in May, called into Rainy's in Church Road, Hove. She tried on clothes and bought items to wear after the birth.

A 22-year-old man who went missing from a hospital ward could lose the sight of an eye if he does not receive urgent treatment. Andrew Linton had stuck a staple into his eye while he was detained under the Mental Health Act at Horsham Hospital. He was

Staff and regulars at a pub have gone England crazy, covering the outside with St George's flags and the inside with red and white balloons. The outside of the Clifton Arms pub has been decorated with red and white English flags, some painted on wooden

A newborn calf and its mother were rescued after falling into an East Sussex river last night. Specialist animal rescue firefighters spent two hours working by floodlight to rescue the pair from the cold water. East Sussex Fire Brigade's Crowborough-based

It appears that at 11.30am on Tuesday morning, the police used their vehicles to stop traffic at the approaches to the clock tower junction in order to enforce a two-minute silence. Was this action approved by a representative authority or are we now

A company secretary claimed her firm was unaware an office worker's baby had died days before she was sacked. Danielle Pellett, an administration clerk, was dismissed for being absent from office equipment company William Peters and Sons, in Lewes, five

Transport minister David Jamieson has refused to rule out a second runway for Gatwick Airport. Mr Jamieson was pressed during a Commons debate on the aircraft noise already suffered by residents. He said reports suggesting the Government had found