Sussex Chief Constable Paul Whitehouse has received an apology from a police watchdog body over claims made in a TV interview. Mr Whitehouse was questioned live on Channel Four News after his announcement that he was quitting following mounting pressure
A specialist breast cancer treatment centre could be developed in Mid Sussex in an NHS shake-up - but Brighton could lose some of its services. The new unit would be at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath and treat patients from Mid Sussex and
Friends and neighbours have paid tribute to Cal Erlam, who was stabbed to death at his home in Brighton. Residents in Milner Road, where Mr Erlam had lived for the last year, remembered him as a friendly and quiet man. His semi-naked body was discovered
Hundreds of Sussex factory workers are waiting to see where the axe will fall after their employer announced a raft of job cuts. BOC Edwards says cost-cutting will affect all five sites at Shoreham, Crawley, Eastbourne, Burgess Hill and Newhaven. The
Graham Chainey's views (Opinion, June 25) are exaggerated, alarmist and one-sided (does not satellite tracking assist in tracing stolen vehicles?). However, I take issue with the conveniently rounded figure of 500 appearances a week on CCTV by the average
Do my eyes deceive me or does the Open Market canopy not bear a striking resemblance to the canopy that fronts the Churchill Square sail? As in many cases, where physical similarities among supposedly unrelated offspring betray illicit shenanigans, the
My husband attended the Highways Representations Sub-Committee meeting at Hove Town Hall on May 3. We were informed of the meeting having submitted a letter objecting to the residents' parking scheme proposals. Having looked at the pavement markings,
Melted plastic dripped from a balcony after flower pots caught fire in the mid-afternoon heat. Three fire engines attended after a passer-by spotted the flames on a first-floor balcony in Brunswick Terrace, Hove. The occupants of the flat were not at
I have never thought the parking situation in central Hove warranted a permit scheme. I have never had to park my car further than one street away from my front door. The parking permit scheme is simply a thinly-veiled stealth tax, on top of my road tax
I have lived in Goldstone Road, Hove, for 15 years. Occasionally the parking is difficult, especially during the evening. Most of us know we share the available parking space with workers and shoppers and, at certain times of the day, spaces are more
Brighton and Hove City Council surveyed the central Hove area and a majority of residents were against a residents' parking scheme. The council, with this information, has quite outrageously decided to go ahead with the scheme with no regard to residents
That the mooted stadium at Falmer would run into further difficulties could have been anticipated by anybody who read The Argus of June 22, in which it was mentioned the stations at Preston Park and London Road would be closed on the day of the Party
Lord Bassam is telling us about the joys of elected mayors ... strange coming from a man whose party gave Ken Livingstone such a hard time when it became obvious he would win and not the new Labour yes-man who had been lined up. Local government needs
I was astounded to read (Argus, June 22) anyone could be so petty as to complain about Kenneth Burgoyne's beautiful hanging baskets, conservation area or not. Have we not been encouraged to make this city of ours more attractive and welcoming? Brighton
A disabled mum has hit out at Brighton and Hove City Council for delays to improvements to her council home garden which she says are affecting the health of her two-year old son. Disabled mother-of-three Jackie Keeley believes her two-year-old son who
People who are calling for the renationalisation of the railways must have short memories. Although Railtrack and some of the privatised companies have a poor record, British Rail, for most of its life, was little more than a sick joke, more laughing
A rapist brutally attacked a 17-year-old student in a Brighton park, then casually walked away. The victim was in a wooded area of Wild Park, Brighton, when the man grabbed her and forced her to the ground. He said nothing to her and appeared not to be
So Roger French is crying out for more road space for his fleet of buses. I agree some motorists are guilty of causing delay in bus lanes but Brighton and Hove City Council must take most of the blame for delays, which are largely caused by so-called
The crime: Murder of a baby. The method: Callous, premeditated, violent, evil and degrading. The punishment: Eight years in a hotel, three square meals a day, a life of comparative luxury and total protection of the law. Somewhere, something has been
This week I returned from Bavaria in Germany, where, for the first time, I visited a relative's grave in the cemetery at Durback, a Second World War resting place. We travelled with the Royal British Legion, who did us proud. The Legion asked if we would
Cost-cutting measures at BOC Edwards, which may result in job losses, are following a familiar pattern. The downturn is nothing to do with conditions at its plants in Shoreham, Crawley, Eastbourne, Burgess Hill and Newhaven. It is everything to do with
Daredevil 104-year-old Daisy Barton is raring to get back behind the wheel of her motorised scooter just weeks after breaking her hip in an accident. Three weeks ago Daisy, 104, broke her hip when she reversed her scooter, hit a kerb and tipped over.
I have been following the events relating to the prospective temple and community centre in Ifield and cannot believe the facility is still being considered. Traffic volumes will increase hugely if this goes ahead. Nineteen years ago, my 12-year-old daughter
This is the burglar who dropped a television and stumbled down the stairs of a house after being confronted by the homeowner. He was discovered in the house in Wickhurst Lane, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, after the woman heard a crash upstairs. She saw
A devoted lodger who cared for an elderly and frail couple only to face eviction when they died has been awarded a share of their wealth. But Kenneth Campbell, 52, will still have to move out of the £160,000 four-bedroom house in Worthing where he was
Neighbours are threatening to block their road after Brighton and Hove Council introduced a new parking scheme. One side of Shirley Street in Hove has become residents-only parking and the other side is pay-and-display. Resident Paul Andrews said he now
Banned spinal cord has again been found in a consignment of beef in Sussex. Pieces of the tissue, which is banned under European legislation to help prevent BSE, were discovered at Anglo Dutch Meats in Eastbourne. It is the fifth time this year spinal
Melted plastic dripped from a balcony after flower pots caught fire in the mid-afternoon heat. Three fire engines attended after a passer-by spotted the flames on a first-floor balcony in Brunswick Terrace, Hove. The occupants of the flat were not at
Commuters suffered delays of up to 40 minutes after a fire on a train in London Bridge yesterday evening. Rail services from London Bridge to Sussex stations were delayed from just after 7pm as the current was turned off to allow firefighters to tackle
I have lived in Goldstone Road, Hove, for 15 years. Occasionally the parking is difficult, especially during the evening. Most of us know we share the available parking space with workers and shoppers and, at certain times of the day, spaces are more
Brighton and Hove City Council surveyed the central Hove area and a majority of residents were against a residents' parking scheme. The council, with this information, has quite outrageously decided to go ahead with the scheme with no regard to residents
We are writing to express our extreme anger at the introduction on July 16 of the Hove controlled parking zone. There are very few double yellow lines in our area. There are no bus stops in our area. There is not a major problem with parking throughout
It's no worse than some people who drop their poop in shop alleyways when they have toilets to use than it is for a horse to drop its dung anywhere. It has no toilet to use. It's a pity no one picked it up for garden manure. What the horse will have to
A disabled mum has hit out at Brighton and Hove City Council for delays to improvements to her council home garden which she says are affecting the health of her two-year old son. Disabled mother-of-three Jackie Keeley believes her two-year-old son who
People who are calling for the renationalisation of the railways must have short memories. Although Railtrack and some of the privatised companies have a poor record, British Rail, for most of its life, was little more than a sick joke, more laughing
A barrier put in a park to protect pedestrians from speeding cars is to be removed because it is illegal. Brighton and Hove City Council will remove the barrier it installed in Preston Park, Brighton, 18 months ago, after realising it broke rules protecting
So Roger French is crying out for more road space for his fleet of buses. I agree some motorists are guilty of causing delay in bus lanes but Brighton and Hove City Council must take most of the blame for delays, which are largely caused by so-called
Australia was used by the British to offload convicts a long time ago and now is not the time to start again. Australians are aware of this crime, which was so horrendous the news travelled abroad. What makes anyone think we want such people to join Australia's
Sussex dogs are being helped after bouts of injury or illness. They can be treated by veterinary nurse Ann Couzens who has a heated pool for them in the village of East Hoathly. The charge of £11 plus VAT for each session gives a new meaning to splashing
Recent letters on antisocial behaviour highlight a situation Brighton and Hove City Council takes very seriously. The council has a legal responsibility to house vulnerable people who are eligible for council accommodation. Increasingly, these tenants
Simon McNamara has won the Lewes Wanderers Road Race Series. The VC Etoile rider made sure of the title with victory over his closest rivals in the final event at Laughton. McNamara saw off Martin Markowski (VC Bayeux) and Adrian Green (Brighton Mitre
Cost-cutting measures at BOC Edwards, which may result in job losses, are following a familiar pattern. The downturn is nothing to do with conditions at its plants in Shoreham, Crawley, Eastbourne, Burgess Hill and Newhaven. It is everything to do with
Now Sussex Chief Constable Paul Whitehouse has been forced to resign, there are calls for a public inquiry into the case which started the crisis. They come from the family of James Ashley, the unarmed man who was shot dead three years ago by police officers
Argus chief photographer Simon Dack certainly deserves the highest praise for winning yet another prestigious national award. For many years, he has consistently excelled in producing pictures of the highest standard, covering a wide variety of events
What does a cricketer do when he's been ordered to rest due to an injury? Well I thought I'd present you with a typical day in the life of an injured cricketer aged 25 and three-quarters. Thursday, 9.00am: Arrive at the physio clinic for daily dose of
I have been following the events relating to the prospective temple and community centre in Ifield and cannot believe the facility is still being considered. Traffic volumes will increase hugely if this goes ahead. Nineteen years ago, my 12-year-old daughter
Honour was satisfied on both sides at picturesque Boscawen Park yesterday. Sussex eased into the fourth round of the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy while Cornwall avoided the kind of embarassing defeat they had suffered in each of their four previous
This is the burglar who dropped a television and stumbled down the stairs of a house after being confronted by the homeowner. He was discovered in the house in Wickhurst Lane, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, after the woman heard a crash upstairs. She saw
A devoted lodger who cared for an elderly and frail couple only to face eviction when they died has been awarded a share of their wealth. But Kenneth Campbell, 52, will still have to move out of the £160,000 four-bedroom house in Worthing where he was
Neighbours are threatening to block their road after Brighton and Hove Council introduced a new parking scheme. One side of Shirley Street in Hove has become residents-only parking and the other side is pay-and-display. Resident Paul Andrews said he now
Two carpenters have been found brave enough to fix a cross on the roof of Europe's tallest parish church. The news is a relief for Father Vickery House, who feared it might prove impossible to find any chippie willing to work at the precarious spot, 135ft
A specialist breast cancer treatment centre could be developed in Mid Sussex in an NHS shake-up - but Brighton could lose some of its services. The new unit would be at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath and treat patients from Mid Sussex and
A rapist brutally attacked a 17-year-old student in a Brighton park, then casually walked away. The victim was in a wooded area of Wild Park, Brighton, when the man grabbed her and forced her to the ground. He said nothing to her and appeared not to be
The former acting head of a Brighton school is recovering in Greece after a dramatic rescue from a sinking boat in the Aegean Sea. Neil Lockwood and his crew of seven spent two days desperately pumping water from the boat before making a mayday call on
A foreign student has been injured with a hammer in a street attack in Eastbourne. The 13-year-old victim, from Austria, was attacked by two British teenagers in Central Avenue around 8.20pm yesterday. They asked him for a cigarette and one lunged forward
Seven dogs were rescued by police and the RSPCA after they were left sweltering inside an old bus. All the animals were panting heavily and three had collapsed. Worried neighbours raised the alarm when they heard the dogs barking inside a travellers'
Graham Chainey's views (Opinion, June 25) are exaggerated, alarmist and one-sided (does not satellite tracking assist in tracing stolen vehicles?). However, I take issue with the conveniently rounded figure of 500 appearances a week on CCTV by the average
Pull the other one, Tony Mernagh (Opinion, June 26). How does the loss of hundreds of car parking spaces justify building thousands more on the South Downs? With the new Churchill Square came an extra 200 spaces. Car parking charges were also slashed,
An investigation has been launched into the size of road humps amid fears the biggest half marathon in Sussex could be cancelled because of possible injuries to runners. Organisers of the Hastings Half Marathon, due to take place on March 17 next year
I hope the council will take note of Tony Greenstein's suggestion that Magpie Recycling has demonstrated a workers' co-operative offers the way forward in replacing Sita (Opinion, June 22). With him, I hope Brighton and Hove City Council will give Magpie
Brighton and Hove City Council's scheme to force residents to pay £80 to park outside their homes has been wholly rejected by the people. A survey was sent out to residents by the council, presenting a series of questions designed to eliminate negative
I have lived in Livingstone Road, Hove, for almost three years. I have seldom had difficulties finding a parking space close to my house. I have filled out three questionnaires from Brighton and Hove City Council about the introduction of controlled parking
Commuters suffered delays of up to 40 minutes after a fire on a train in London Bridge yesterday evening. Rail services from London Bridge to Sussex stations were delayed from just after 7pm as the current was turned off to allow firefighters to tackle
We are writing to express our extreme anger at the introduction on July 16 of the Hove controlled parking zone. There are very few double yellow lines in our area. There are no bus stops in our area. There is not a major problem with parking throughout
It's no worse than some people who drop their poop in shop alleyways when they have toilets to use than it is for a horse to drop its dung anywhere. It has no toilet to use. It's a pity no one picked it up for garden manure. What the horse will have to
A barrier put in a park to protect pedestrians from speeding cars is to be removed because it is illegal. Brighton and Hove City Council will remove the barrier it installed in Preston Park, Brighton, 18 months ago, after realising it broke rules protecting
A wealthy businessman told a jury he would never have planned to have his prostitute ex-girlfriend killed because he loved her. Ian Howie, 48, is accused of hiring a hitman to kill Nicola Richardson and her father, Alan Thompson, after his affair with
Australia was used by the British to offload convicts a long time ago and now is not the time to start again. Australians are aware of this crime, which was so horrendous the news travelled abroad. What makes anyone think we want such people to join Australia's
I would like to congratulate all the children of the Chinese school who received awards at the Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday at Falmer School. It was a great honour to be asked to the festival to speak to the 200 or so Chinese people there and for the
Sussex dogs are being helped after bouts of injury or illness. They can be treated by veterinary nurse Ann Couzens who has a heated pool for them in the village of East Hoathly. The charge of £11 plus VAT for each session gives a new meaning to splashing
Recent letters on antisocial behaviour highlight a situation Brighton and Hove City Council takes very seriously. The council has a legal responsibility to house vulnerable people who are eligible for council accommodation. Increasingly, these tenants
Simon McNamara has won the Lewes Wanderers Road Race Series. The VC Etoile rider made sure of the title with victory over his closest rivals in the final event at Laughton. McNamara saw off Martin Markowski (VC Bayeux) and Adrian Green (Brighton Mitre
I would like to thank The Argus for the recent articles on "neighbours from hell". The Argus is a very balanced newspaper, pointing out little-mentioned events that have a devastating effect on the unfortunate residents who have to put up with these neighbours
Richard Halsall knew his Sussex Board XI had done him proud when Jack Russell came up and asked him about their fielding drills. This Sussex side, picked from the cream of the County League, failed to pull off what would probably have been the biggest
Now Sussex Chief Constable Paul Whitehouse has been forced to resign, there are calls for a public inquiry into the case which started the crisis. They come from the family of James Ashley, the unarmed man who was shot dead three years ago by police officers
Argus chief photographer Simon Dack certainly deserves the highest praise for winning yet another prestigious national award. For many years, he has consistently excelled in producing pictures of the highest standard, covering a wide variety of events
What does a cricketer do when he's been ordered to rest due to an injury? Well I thought I'd present you with a typical day in the life of an injured cricketer aged 25 and three-quarters. Thursday, 9.00am: Arrive at the physio clinic for daily dose of
Honour was satisfied on both sides at picturesque Boscawen Park yesterday. Sussex eased into the fourth round of the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy while Cornwall avoided the kind of embarassing defeat they had suffered in each of their four previous
Tim Henman believes Sussex ace Martin Lee is equipped to narrow the gap which separates him and Greg Rusedski from the rest of the British men. Henman gave Worthing's Lee a glowing reference after hammering him 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 on Wimbledon's centre court
Albion manager Micky Adams wants to sign Reading's central midfielder Neil Smith for the second time. Smith has a year left on his contract but is out of favour with the Royals. Adams is hoping to land the 29-year-old on a free transfer. "There is no
About £5.5 million pounds is needed to cover the cost of repairing a county's flood-damaged roads. The figure was acknowledged by East Sussex County Council's cabinet meeting after studying a report into the cost of repairs. The council will put in a
A mystery vandal with a hatred of Shakespeare has been ripping down posters advertising productions of two of the Bard's best-known works. Rainbow Shakespeare's posters for its production of The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Dream have disappeared from
Two carpenters have been found brave enough to fix a cross on the roof of Europe's tallest parish church. The news is a relief for Father Vickery House, who feared it might prove impossible to find any chippie willing to work at the precarious spot, 135ft
Detectives have mounted a big new push in their hunt for a serial sex attacker who has assaulted 15 women in six years. Every man who has lived in, or been associated with, an area of Chichester in the past six years and fits the age and description of
The former acting head of a Brighton school is recovering in Greece after a dramatic rescue from a sinking boat in the Aegean Sea. Neil Lockwood and his crew of seven spent two days desperately pumping water from the boat before making a mayday call on
Seven dogs were rescued by police and the RSPCA after they were left sweltering inside an old bus. All the animals were panting heavily and three had collapsed. Worried neighbours raised the alarm when they heard the dogs barking inside a travellers'
Pull the other one, Tony Mernagh (Opinion, June 26). How does the loss of hundreds of car parking spaces justify building thousands more on the South Downs? With the new Churchill Square came an extra 200 spaces. Car parking charges were also slashed,
An investigation has been launched into the size of road humps amid fears the biggest half marathon in Sussex could be cancelled because of possible injuries to runners. Organisers of the Hastings Half Marathon, due to take place on March 17 next year
I hope the council will take note of Tony Greenstein's suggestion that Magpie Recycling has demonstrated a workers' co-operative offers the way forward in replacing Sita (Opinion, June 22). With him, I hope Brighton and Hove City Council will give Magpie
Do my eyes deceive me or does the Open Market canopy not bear a striking resemblance to the canopy that fronts the Churchill Square sail? As in many cases, where physical similarities among supposedly unrelated offspring betray illicit shenanigans, the
My husband attended the Highways Representations Sub-Committee meeting at Hove Town Hall on May 3. We were informed of the meeting having submitted a letter objecting to the residents' parking scheme proposals. Having looked at the pavement markings,
Brighton and Hove City Council's scheme to force residents to pay £80 to park outside their homes has been wholly rejected by the people. A survey was sent out to residents by the council, presenting a series of questions designed to eliminate negative
I have lived in Livingstone Road, Hove, for almost three years. I have seldom had difficulties finding a parking space close to my house. I have filled out three questionnaires from Brighton and Hove City Council about the introduction of controlled parking
I have never thought the parking situation in central Hove warranted a permit scheme. I have never had to park my car further than one street away from my front door. The parking permit scheme is simply a thinly-veiled stealth tax, on top of my road tax
That the mooted stadium at Falmer would run into further difficulties could have been anticipated by anybody who read The Argus of June 22, in which it was mentioned the stations at Preston Park and London Road would be closed on the day of the Party
A computer company employing 65 people is set to make its European headquarters in West Sussex. I-Bus/Phoenix, which employs 65 people and has a £14 million turnover in the UK, is moving to the new Chichester Business Park from neighbouring Hampshire.
Lord Bassam is telling us about the joys of elected mayors ... strange coming from a man whose party gave Ken Livingstone such a hard time when it became obvious he would win and not the new Labour yes-man who had been lined up. Local government needs
I was astounded to read (Argus, June 22) anyone could be so petty as to complain about Kenneth Burgoyne's beautiful hanging baskets, conservation area or not. Have we not been encouraged to make this city of ours more attractive and welcoming? Brighton
A rapist brutally attacked a 17-year-old student in a Brighton park, then casually walked away. The victim was in a wooded area of Wild Park, Brighton, when the man grabbed her and forced her to the ground. He said nothing to her and appeared not to be
The crime: Murder of a baby. The method: Callous, premeditated, violent, evil and degrading. The punishment: Eight years in a hotel, three square meals a day, a life of comparative luxury and total protection of the law. Somewhere, something has been
A wealthy businessman told a jury he would never have planned to have his prostitute ex-girlfriend killed because he loved her. Ian Howie, 48, is accused of hiring a hitman to kill Nicola Richardson and her father, Alan Thompson, after his affair with
I would like to congratulate all the children of the Chinese school who received awards at the Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday at Falmer School. It was a great honour to be asked to the festival to speak to the 200 or so Chinese people there and for the
This week I returned from Bavaria in Germany, where, for the first time, I visited a relative's grave in the cemetery at Durback, a Second World War resting place. We travelled with the Royal British Legion, who did us proud. The Legion asked if we would
Daredevil 104-year-old Daisy Barton is raring to get back behind the wheel of her motorised scooter just weeks after breaking her hip in an accident. Three weeks ago Daisy, 104, broke her hip when she reversed her scooter, hit a kerb and tipped over.
I would like to thank The Argus for the recent articles on "neighbours from hell". The Argus is a very balanced newspaper, pointing out little-mentioned events that have a devastating effect on the unfortunate residents who have to put up with these neighbours
Richard Halsall knew his Sussex Board XI had done him proud when Jack Russell came up and asked him about their fielding drills. This Sussex side, picked from the cream of the County League, failed to pull off what would probably have been the biggest
Tim Henman believes Sussex ace Martin Lee is equipped to narrow the gap which separates him and Greg Rusedski from the rest of the British men. Henman gave Worthing's Lee a glowing reference after hammering him 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 on Wimbledon's centre court
Albion manager Micky Adams wants to sign Reading's central midfielder Neil Smith for the second time. Smith has a year left on his contract but is out of favour with the Royals. Adams is hoping to land the 29-year-old on a free transfer. "There is no
About £5.5 million pounds is needed to cover the cost of repairing a county's flood-damaged roads. The figure was acknowledged by East Sussex County Council's cabinet meeting after studying a report into the cost of repairs. The council will put in a
A mystery vandal with a hatred of Shakespeare has been ripping down posters advertising productions of two of the Bard's best-known works. Rainbow Shakespeare's posters for its production of The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Dream have disappeared from
Banned spinal cord has again been found in a consignment of beef in Sussex. Pieces of the tissue, which is banned under European legislation to help prevent BSE, were discovered at Anglo Dutch Meats in Eastbourne. It is the fifth time this year spinal
Detectives have mounted a big new push in their hunt for a serial sex attacker who has assaulted 15 women in six years. Every man who has lived in, or been associated with, an area of Chichester in the past six years and fits the age and description of
Sussex Chief Constable Paul Whitehouse has received an apology from a police watchdog body over claims made in a TV interview. Mr Whitehouse was questioned live on Channel Four News after his announcement that he was quitting following mounting pressure
Friends and neighbours have paid tribute to Cal Erlam, who was stabbed to death at his home in Brighton. Residents in Milner Road, where Mr Erlam had lived for the last year, remembered him as a friendly and quiet man. His semi-naked body was discovered
A devoted lodger who cared for an elderly and frail couple only to face eviction when they died has been awarded a share of their wealth. But Kenneth Campbell, 52, will still have to move out of the £160,000 four-bedroom house in Worthing where he was
A Mid Sussex sailor is today recovering in Greece after a dramatic rescue from his sinking vessel in the Aegean Sea. Neil Lockwood, from Ditchling, and his crew of seven spent two days desperately pumping water from the boat before making a mayday call
Hundreds of Sussex factory workers are waiting to see where the axe will fall after their employer announced a raft of job cuts. BOC Edwards says cost-cutting will affect all five sites at Shoreham, Crawley, Eastbourne, Burgess Hill and Newhaven. The
