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On Saturday, an air of celebration at the formal opening of Hove's newly-pedestrianised George Street. And on Monday? A group of workmen digging it up. Is this a record? -Tony Raven, Alice Street, Hove

Adam Trimingham asked in Your Memories (Weekend, June 30) if anyone could remember the old double-deck bus in the picture. I do indeed, because I used to drive one. It was in the early Sixties. I temporarily left nursing, soon after I had completed my

Shadow Chancellor Michael Portillo has the support of most Sussex Conservative MPs in the race to be the next Tory leader. Mr Portillo, who is also the bookmakers' favourite to succeed William Hague, is the top contender according to five MPs. These include

Next week, my friend Bridget is leaving Sussex for a new life many miles away with her husband and children. Then her sister, Margaret, is moving to Devon to start a new life. Their elderly mother will miss her daughters a lot. Every week, Bridget and

I totally disagree with Stanley Archer, who thinks seagulls are unworthy of lending their name to our football team (Argus, June 30). The name Seagulls is perfect for the Albion, who have all the qualities of these admirable birds. Courage, strength,

Regarding the comment by the Albion chief executive, "the new stadium would be sunk into the ground minimising visual impact" (Argus, July 1), would it substantially increase the cost if statutory drainage were included in the sunken stadium estimate?

I first watched the Albion in about 1935. I had a West Stand season ticket at about the time Brian Clough was our manager and for some years after. Although I do not now go to matches, I always follow the matches and results in the papers and on the radio

Workers are celebrating at meat and fish paste firm Shippam's after company bosses announced the firm would be staying in Sussex. The announcement brought to an end months of speculation about the future of the household name which has been based in Chichester

Councillor Joyce Edmond-Smith has done well to remind us (Argus, June 26) it is the duty of Brighton and Hove City Council's planning committee to be impartial in all its considerations of planning applications. The campaign for a new Albion ground at

Would anyone (Rev John Webster included) who is favourably inclined towards travellers like to pay a visit to the land just south of the racecourse, adjacent to the southbound carriageway of Wilson Avenue? There is a gap in the earth rampart where they

What progress? Fifty years ago, the cities of Europe knew how to store their rubbish in dustbins. No plastic sacks outside houses and flats to be attacked by cats and vermin. Dustbins should be made compulsory. -Name and address supplied

You're not at all like Paul, are you?" someone once commented to me. Paul was the first blind person she'd had dealings with. I was the second. As probably the two blind people with the highest public profiles in Britain today, I wonder if anyone has

Parks have changed greatly from the forbidding and formal places they were in the Fifties. Then they were surrounded by steep railings with huge notices at the front displaying the bylaws, which made you uncertain whether you were even allowed into them

Developers will pay for the Clock Tower in Brighton to be floodlit as part of a city centre scheme to build shops and offices. London-based Wildmoor was given permission in principle for the scheme at Air Street in central Brighton last night. The company

A second bid to open a sex shop in Worthing has met with a storm of protest. There have been almost 300 objections to Sureline Marketing's plan for premises in Dominion Way. It is the second such application in the town. The first also prompted a wave

I encourage all who can to sign the petition against the proposal by Brighton and Hove City Council either to privatise or close Knoll House and to lobby their ward councillors and Ivor Caplin, MP for Hove. When I was minister of Stoneham Road Baptist

It is awful that the family of one of the killers of James Bulger has suffered revenge attacks and gone into hiding again. However, the public is enraged the young murderers have been merely rewarded for what they did and are to be released after only

Twenty years ago, we moved to Brighton, my wife from Scotland, myself from the industrial Midlands. We love this are of Brighton and appreciate the beauty of the Downs and our daily walks with our two dogs. Alas, how it saddens us to see the vandalism

I see the "Stooge of Sussex", after savaging the pensioners, has turned his attention to British Rail (Argus, June 28). He says people have short memories. His must be the shortest of all if he cannot recall the chaos and deaths we have witnessed on the

Chancellor Gordon Brown arrived in Brighton today to give a speech at the Transport and General Workers Union conference. He pulled up to the VIP entrance of the Brighton Centre at around noon to be greeted by Bill Morris, general secretary of the union

I happened to look out at first light and saw something hadn't seen for years: A roadsweeper. This Sita operative was trundling his wheeled contraption and wielding his broom with calm skill, collecting the previous night's strew of disco flyers into

A man accused of murdering his gay lover had attempted suicide only weeks before, a court heard. Lewes Crown Court was told that Dominic Dalton, 42, was "very down" when he telephoned his mother to confess to killing his 78-year-old partner Bernard Murphy

As a resident of Sackville Road, I was concerned to have not received an application for a resident's parking permit and so rung the relevant department. I was told the scheme does not affect me so I am not entitled to apply. My house is between Livingstone

I am sorry to hear I R Jones's son fell off his bicycle (Opinion, June 21) during the British Heart Foundation (BHF) London-to-Brighton Bike Ride but glad to know the first-aid arrangements worked well and that he received prompt treatment. BHF prides

Two Sussex riders are celebrating success in the National 25-mile Championships near Cambridge. Natacha Maes (In Gear RT), from Lancing, won a silver medal in the women's event and former Tour de France stage winner Sean Yates helped Team Clean Fresh

Lord's cricket ground, home of cricket. It's every cricket follower's dream to walk out and play on its hallowed turf. I was desperate to play the Championship game there but alas my side had not healed sufficiently. As I embark on a trip with the second

Cleaner Derrick Gutteridge was stunned when he received an unexpected pay cheque - for one penny. Mr Gutteridge sometimes volunteers for cleaning work at Brighton's DSS offices to keep himself occupied. He was surprised to be given a wage slip saying

A family of seagulls has been shot dead after one of them attacked a pensioner and pecked her on the head. The killings outraged wildlife supporters, who say the birds should have been dealt with more humanely. The action came after Grace Amos, 86, needed

More than 80 people have entered a Big Brother-style competition to be seen on the internet trying to change their lives. The aim of the ninelives project is not to make the nine participants famous but to help them make their lives more environmentally

A jury has been shown video footage of the squalid flat of a couple accused of murdering their baby with a heroin overdose. Amanda Turner, 23, and her partner Joby Shorter, 24, deny murdering baby Justice, who was less than a month old, in February last

The river that wrecked two Sussex towns in October's floods is now being topped up to stop it drying out. Lewes and Uckfield were swamped in October after the River Ouse burst its banks in the worst flooding for decades. In Lewes alone, 800 homes and

Urgent measures to improve safety on a seafront road are being called for after an accident. Ian Martin, 16, of New Church Road, Hove, was left critically ill while Rachel Birrell, 16, of Elm Drive, Hove, is recovering from serious leg injuries after

The first chief executive of Brighton Council, Reg Morgan, has died at the age of 80. Mr Morgan helped hold the authority together during a tricky period when it was slowly switching from Conservative to Labour control. A chartered accountant, he started

I am delighted to read Brian Oxley has been made top Tory councillor. He is a man of integrity, credibility and service to his constituents. Hang on in there, Brian. It won't be easy but you have a lot of friends out there who know we can trust you to

On Saturday, an air of celebration at the formal opening of Hove's newly-pedestrianised George Street. And on Monday? A group of workmen digging it up. Is this a record? -Tony Raven, Alice Street, Hove

I hope James Greed is not the only one to have noticed the unchallenged expansion of Brighton University on to the South Downs (Opinion, July 2). What a shame, though, that he draws attention to that fact not in defence of the Downs but as an argument

Stanley Archer (Opinion, June 30), suggests the name Seagulls should be dropped in favour of the name Regencies. As John McEnroe would say: "Man, you cannot be serious." -Jean Antcliffe, Mayfield Close, Worthing

Adam Trimingham asked in Your Memories (Weekend, June 30) if anyone could remember the old double-deck bus in the picture. I do indeed, because I used to drive one. It was in the early Sixties. I temporarily left nursing, soon after I had completed my

Next week, my friend Bridget is leaving Sussex for a new life many miles away with her husband and children. Then her sister, Margaret, is moving to Devon to start a new life. Their elderly mother will miss her daughters a lot. Every week, Bridget and

Thank you for publishing the article (Argus, June 30) about the inauguration of the Brighton and Hove City Branch of the national charity Cats Protection. Thanks also to Fay Millar for extending a sympathetic ear to our cause. May I, through this page

Supporters of Brighton and Hove Albion are naturally disappointed the preferred site for a stadium at Falmer seems to have faltered at the drawing-board stage because the land available was too small. Falmer Parish Council predicted this situation at

Correspondence in The Argus concerning building a stadium at Falmer has almost without exception been in favour. James Greed states (Opinion, July 2) the site is a small town built over the years on the South Downs without opposition. For Mr Greed's information

Regarding the comment by the Albion chief executive, "the new stadium would be sunk into the ground minimising visual impact" (Argus, July 1), would it substantially increase the cost if statutory drainage were included in the sunken stadium estimate?

I first watched the Albion in about 1935. I had a West Stand season ticket at about the time Brian Clough was our manager and for some years after. Although I do not now go to matches, I always follow the matches and results in the papers and on the radio

The question of whether to site the Albion's new stadium at Falmer is a finely-balanced decision. But if planning permission is granted to locate the new stadium at Falmer, the actual siting of the stadium should not depend on the wishes of a fallible

Councillor Joyce Edmond-Smith has done well to remind us (Argus, June 26) it is the duty of Brighton and Hove City Council's planning committee to be impartial in all its considerations of planning applications. The campaign for a new Albion ground at

What progress? Fifty years ago, the cities of Europe knew how to store their rubbish in dustbins. No plastic sacks outside houses and flats to be attacked by cats and vermin. Dustbins should be made compulsory. -Name and address supplied

A brave West Sussex yacht skipper begged to stay with his vessel and its novice crew even though he had blood gushing from a head wound. A lifeboat crew had to coax Bill Dines, of Old Salts Farm Road, Lancing, into boarding a rescue helicopter after he

A second bid to open a sex shop in Worthing has met with a storm of protest. There have been almost 300 objections to Sureline Marketing's plan for premises in Dominion Way. It is the second such application in the town. The first also prompted a wave

A family of seagulls has been shot dead after one of them attacked a pensioner and pecked her on the head. The killings outraged wildlife supporters, who say the birds should have been dealt with more humanely. The action came after Grace Amos, 86, needed

A second bid to open a sex shop in Worthing has met with a storm of protest. There have been almost 300 objections to Sureline Marketing's plan for premises in Dominion Way. It is the second such application in the town. The first also prompted a wave

It is awful that the family of one of the killers of James Bulger has suffered revenge attacks and gone into hiding again. However, the public is enraged the young murderers have been merely rewarded for what they did and are to be released after only

I happened to look out at first light and saw something hadn't seen for years: A roadsweeper. This Sita operative was trundling his wheeled contraption and wielding his broom with calm skill, collecting the previous night's strew of disco flyers into

ARGUS reporter Paul Holden walked up and down Westminster Bridge in London carrying a sandwich board extolling the delights of Worthing. Now Paul has been given an award by the council for helping to raise the town's profile. He deserves it because to

The new controlled parking scheme being introduced in central Hove is most certainly not a "profiteering ruse" (Opinion, June 28). Illegal and selfish parking is a serious problem and Brighton and Hove City Council is taking action to deal with it. Pressure

Janet Blemings was dreaming of a holiday in Las Vegas but could not really afford to fly to the USA. Now she can after winning £5,000 in a competition run by The Argus in association with British Gas. Janet, who lives in Saltdean, was one of 19 readers

As a resident of Sackville Road, I was concerned to have not received an application for a resident's parking permit and so rung the relevant department. I was told the scheme does not affect me so I am not entitled to apply. My house is between Livingstone

Work began yesterday to dismantle scaffolding which has been standing outside a Regency town house in Kemp Town. There's nothing unusual about that except the scaffolding had been there for ten long years. Last year, neighbours held a birthday party for

Lord's cricket ground, home of cricket. It's every cricket follower's dream to walk out and play on its hallowed turf. I was desperate to play the Championship game there but alas my side had not healed sufficiently. As I embark on a trip with the second

Sussex can do little wrong in Championship cricket at the moment, but they are still struggling to find the winning formula in the one-day game. After relegation from Division One last year, they could realistically have been expected to be challenging

A former gambling addict has been jailed for 21 months after he was convicted of stealing £8,000 from a flat. Salesman Malcolm Cohen, 34, kicked in the door of Mark Brock's home in Walsingham Road, Hove, in March last year and stole the money. He was

Traffic came to a halt when a gas main broke during a busy lunch-hour. Engineers raced to repair the pipe as Brighton city centre was brought to a virtual standstill. Dozens of shoppers and workers were evacuated from shops and offices after the pipe

A jury has been shown video footage of the squalid flat of a couple accused of murdering their baby with a heroin overdose. Amanda Turner, 23, and her partner Joby Shorter, 24, deny murdering baby Justice, who was less than a month old, in February last

The first chief executive of Brighton Council, Reg Morgan, has died at the age of 80. Mr Morgan helped hold the authority together during a tricky period when it was slowly switching from Conservative to Labour control. A chartered accountant, he started

A honeymoon period of streets without traffic wardens is to end in Brighton and Hove. There are no traffic wardens patrolling Hove and only a handful in Brighton in the run-up to the switch of responsibility from Sussex Police to Brighton and Hove City

I hope James Greed is not the only one to have noticed the unchallenged expansion of Brighton University on to the South Downs (Opinion, July 2). What a shame, though, that he draws attention to that fact not in defence of the Downs but as an argument

Stanley Archer (Opinion, June 30), suggests the name Seagulls should be dropped in favour of the name Regencies. As John McEnroe would say: "Man, you cannot be serious." -Jean Antcliffe, Mayfield Close, Worthing

Thank you for publishing the article (Argus, June 30) about the inauguration of the Brighton and Hove City Branch of the national charity Cats Protection. Thanks also to Fay Millar for extending a sympathetic ear to our cause. May I, through this page

Supporters of Brighton and Hove Albion are naturally disappointed the preferred site for a stadium at Falmer seems to have faltered at the drawing-board stage because the land available was too small. Falmer Parish Council predicted this situation at

Correspondence in The Argus concerning building a stadium at Falmer has almost without exception been in favour. James Greed states (Opinion, July 2) the site is a small town built over the years on the South Downs without opposition. For Mr Greed's information

The question of whether to site the Albion's new stadium at Falmer is a finely-balanced decision. But if planning permission is granted to locate the new stadium at Falmer, the actual siting of the stadium should not depend on the wishes of a fallible

Argus reporter Paul Holden has won a prestigious award for promoting his hometown Worthing as a top tourist destination. Worthing Borough Council named Paul as one of two winners of a silver salver trophy yesterday for his tireless efforts to raise the

Scaffolding which has shrouded a Regency townhouse for ten years is finally being removed. Residents in Eaton Place, Kemp Town, Brighton, celebrated when work began to dismantle the ugly structure, which they had given up hope of ever getting rid of.

ARGUS reporter Paul Holden walked up and down Westminster Bridge in London carrying a sandwich board extolling the delights of Worthing. Now Paul has been given an award by the council for helping to raise the town's profile. He deserves it because to

The new controlled parking scheme being introduced in central Hove is most certainly not a "profiteering ruse" (Opinion, June 28). Illegal and selfish parking is a serious problem and Brighton and Hove City Council is taking action to deal with it. Pressure

Janet Blemings was dreaming of a holiday in Las Vegas but could not really afford to fly to the USA. Now she can after winning £5,000 in a competition run by The Argus in association with British Gas. Janet, who lives in Saltdean, was one of 19 readers

Work began yesterday to dismantle scaffolding which has been standing outside a Regency town house in Kemp Town. There's nothing unusual about that except the scaffolding had been there for ten long years. Last year, neighbours held a birthday party for

People are always whinging about cyclists being a nightmare. My husband was knocked off his bike on July 1 by a motorist just off St James's Street, Brighton. He went over her bonnet and slid down the road on his back, removing a great deal of skin. Luckily

Umer Rashid blasted 102 off only 118 balls to set Sussex Second XI up for their second successive one-day Trophy victory. Sussex, under the captaincy of Dominic Clapp, thrashed Essex by 107 runs at Wickford with Rashid's century helping them rattle up

Sussex can do little wrong in Championship cricket at the moment, but they are still struggling to find the winning formula in the one-day game. After relegation from Division One last year, they could realistically have been expected to be challenging

Darren Freeman must prove his fitness for the chance of another permanent contract with Albion. The Brighton-born forward reports back with the rest of the squad today for the start of pre-season training. Freeman, entitled to a free transfer under the

A former gambling addict has been jailed for 21 months after he was convicted of stealing £8,000 from a flat. Salesman Malcolm Cohen, 34, kicked in the door of Mark Brock's home in Walsingham Road, Hove, in March last year and stole the money. He was

Traffic came to a halt when a gas main broke during a busy lunch-hour. Engineers raced to repair the pipe as Brighton city centre was brought to a virtual standstill. Dozens of shoppers and workers were evacuated from shops and offices after the pipe

A man is suing the police for damages over a fractured skull he suffered during a football riot. John Wilson claims he received a "cracking blow" on the head from a police baton after England's exit from the Euro '96 football tournament. He said he now

MP Norman Baker has called on Prime Minister Tony Blair to lift the "toxic cloud" hanging over Newhaven. The Lewes Lib Dem MP put Mr Blair on the spot during his weekly 30-minute questions session in the Commons. Mr Baker called for Mr Blair to abandon

A honeymoon period of streets without traffic wardens is to end in Brighton and Hove. There are no traffic wardens patrolling Hove and only a handful in Brighton in the run-up to the switch of responsibility from Sussex Police to Brighton and Hove City

Shadow Chancellor Michael Portillo has the support of most Sussex Conservative MPs in the race to be the next Tory leader. Mr Portillo, who is also the bookmakers' favourite to succeed William Hague, is the top contender according to five MPs. These include

I totally disagree with Stanley Archer, who thinks seagulls are unworthy of lending their name to our football team (Argus, June 30). The name Seagulls is perfect for the Albion, who have all the qualities of these admirable birds. Courage, strength,

Workers are celebrating at meat and fish paste firm Shippam's after company bosses announced the firm would be staying in Sussex. The announcement brought to an end months of speculation about the future of the household name which has been based in Chichester

Would anyone (Rev John Webster included) who is favourably inclined towards travellers like to pay a visit to the land just south of the racecourse, adjacent to the southbound carriageway of Wilson Avenue? There is a gap in the earth rampart where they

You're not at all like Paul, are you?" someone once commented to me. Paul was the first blind person she'd had dealings with. I was the second. As probably the two blind people with the highest public profiles in Britain today, I wonder if anyone has

Parks have changed greatly from the forbidding and formal places they were in the Fifties. Then they were surrounded by steep railings with huge notices at the front displaying the bylaws, which made you uncertain whether you were even allowed into them

Argus reporter Paul Holden has won a prestigious award for promoting his hometown Worthing as a top tourist destination. Worthing Borough Council named Paul as one of two winners of a silver salver trophy yesterday for his tireless efforts to raise the

Thirty firefighters battled for two hours after fire broke out at a home. Two people who fled the house in Epsom Gardens, Rustington, were aided by ambulance crews at the scene but declined hospital treatment. Firefighters arrived at 6.45pm last night

Workers are celebrating at meat and fish paste firm Shippam's after company bosses announced the firm would be staying in Sussex. The announcement brought to an end months of speculation about the future of the household name which has been based in Chichester

A family of seven were evacuated after their East Sussex home was torched in the middle of the night. The blaze was one of a string thought to have been started by the same arsonists early today. As firefighters tackled the flames, a police officer spotted

A jury has been shown video footage of the squalid flat of a couple accused of murdering their baby with a heroin overdose. Amanda Turner, 23, and her partner Joby Shorter, 24, deny murdering baby Justice, who was less than a month old, in February last

Developers will pay for the Clock Tower in Brighton to be floodlit as part of a city centre scheme to build shops and offices. London-based Wildmoor was given permission in principle for the scheme at Air Street in central Brighton last night. The company

A former Eastbourne councillor has admitted offences related to selling clocked cars. Robert Kerr, 41, of Mendip Avenue, Eastbourne, admitted the charges on the second day of a trial at Lewes Crown Court. He had faced a total of 28 trading standards offences

I encourage all who can to sign the petition against the proposal by Brighton and Hove City Council either to privatise or close Knoll House and to lobby their ward councillors and Ivor Caplin, MP for Hove. When I was minister of Stoneham Road Baptist

Scaffolding which has shrouded a Regency townhouse for ten years is finally being removed. Residents in Eaton Place, Kemp Town, Brighton, celebrated when work began to dismantle the ugly structure, which they had given up hope of ever getting rid of.

Twenty years ago, we moved to Brighton, my wife from Scotland, myself from the industrial Midlands. We love this are of Brighton and appreciate the beauty of the Downs and our daily walks with our two dogs. Alas, how it saddens us to see the vandalism

I see the "Stooge of Sussex", after savaging the pensioners, has turned his attention to British Rail (Argus, June 28). He says people have short memories. His must be the shortest of all if he cannot recall the chaos and deaths we have witnessed on the

Chancellor Gordon Brown arrived in Brighton today to give a speech at the Transport and General Workers Union conference. He pulled up to the VIP entrance of the Brighton Centre at around noon to be greeted by Bill Morris, general secretary of the union

A man accused of murdering his gay lover had attempted suicide only weeks before, a court heard. Lewes Crown Court was told that Dominic Dalton, 42, was "very down" when he telephoned his mother to confess to killing his 78-year-old partner Bernard Murphy

I am sorry to hear I R Jones's son fell off his bicycle (Opinion, June 21) during the British Heart Foundation (BHF) London-to-Brighton Bike Ride but glad to know the first-aid arrangements worked well and that he received prompt treatment. BHF prides

Two Sussex riders are celebrating success in the National 25-mile Championships near Cambridge. Natacha Maes (In Gear RT), from Lancing, won a silver medal in the women's event and former Tour de France stage winner Sean Yates helped Team Clean Fresh

People are always whinging about cyclists being a nightmare. My husband was knocked off his bike on July 1 by a motorist just off St James's Street, Brighton. He went over her bonnet and slid down the road on his back, removing a great deal of skin. Luckily

Umer Rashid blasted 102 off only 118 balls to set Sussex Second XI up for their second successive one-day Trophy victory. Sussex, under the captaincy of Dominic Clapp, thrashed Essex by 107 runs at Wickford with Rashid's century helping them rattle up

Darren Freeman must prove his fitness for the chance of another permanent contract with Albion. The Brighton-born forward reports back with the rest of the squad today for the start of pre-season training. Freeman, entitled to a free transfer under the

Cleaner Derrick Gutteridge was stunned when he received an unexpected pay cheque - for one penny. Mr Gutteridge sometimes volunteers for cleaning work at Brighton's DSS offices to keep himself occupied. He was surprised to be given a wage slip saying

A family of seagulls has been shot dead after one of them attacked a pensioner and pecked her on the head. The killings outraged wildlife supporters, who say the birds should have been dealt with more humanely. The action came after Grace Amos, 86, needed

More than 80 people have entered a Big Brother-style competition to be seen on the internet trying to change their lives. The aim of the ninelives project is not to make the nine participants famous but to help them make their lives more environmentally

The river that wrecked two Sussex towns in October's floods is now being topped up to stop it drying out. Lewes and Uckfield were swamped in October after the River Ouse burst its banks in the worst flooding for decades. In Lewes alone, 800 homes and

Urgent measures to improve safety on a seafront road are being called for after an accident. Ian Martin, 16, of New Church Road, Hove, was left critically ill while Rachel Birrell, 16, of Elm Drive, Hove, is recovering from serious leg injuries after

A retired army major's 30-year neighbourhood row with the owners of a dance school has reached its climax in court. Eric Pilley, 73, launched a private prosecution at Haywards Heath Magistrates' Court, charging his next-door neighbours Michael, 63, and

A man is suing the police for damages over a fractured skull he suffered during a football riot. John Wilson claims he received a "cracking blow" on the head from a police baton after England's exit from the Euro '96 football tournament. He said he now

MP Norman Baker has called on Prime Minister Tony Blair to lift the "toxic cloud" hanging over Newhaven. The Lewes Lib Dem MP put Mr Blair on the spot during his weekly 30-minute questions session in the Commons. Mr Baker called for Mr Blair to abandon

I am delighted to read Brian Oxley has been made top Tory councillor. He is a man of integrity, credibility and service to his constituents. Hang on in there, Brian. It won't be easy but you have a lot of friends out there who know we can trust you to