A company has designed a sewage treatment works which does not need any land as an alternative to a controversial proposed £200 million plant. Southern Water has applied for planning permission for a giant wastewater plant and sludge recycling centre
Colin Bennett only tells a small part of the story behind the new Brighton library's hours of opening (Letters, March 17). He compares the new building's opening hours with central libraries in other towns and cities. What he ignores is how many libraries
Hospitals across Sussex are struggling to cope with debts of more than £15 million. Government figures show almost every hospital trust in the county ended the last financial year in the red. The figure could be even higher as changes in working hours
Adam Trimingham is so right about Granite Gordon and Teflon Tony (The Argus, March 16). Gordon Brown is one of the most talented political figures of recent times and is the greatest asset the Labour Party has. I voted Labour in 11 general elections and
A driver died today when his car exploded in flames after hitting a tree. The rush-hour smash was witnessed by scores of shocked motorists. Some ran to help the victim but they were beaten back by heat and flames. Firefighters extinguished the blaze but
I am in agreement with Anne Cornish (The Argus, March 15). As a resident of Herbert Road I, too, have been notified we will be getting a green bin. We have nowhere to put one, other than on the street. I have a double buggy which I have a job keeping
This is just to say thank you for The Argus. I have been living in Canada for 39 years and it lets me keep in touch with my home town of Hove. RE Boal, Ontario, Canada Reject this site The proposed waste transfer station at Hollingdean, Brighton, is close
Lewes boss Steve King revealed he has fresh hope the Rooks will be allowed to take part in the end-of-season play-offs following Saturday's 2-1 victory over Bognor at the Dripping Pan. Conference south officials are due to meet with King and chairman
There has been some speculation as to where Worthing's new swimming complex is to be built. The two sites being considered are Durrington and Teville Gate. The SWAN committee have been keeping in touch with events and have held talks with Paul High, Worthing
Scott Gooding today hailed the battling qualities of his new team-mates as ten-man Crawley earned a gutsy point at Hereford. The 23-year-old made his debut after signing from Hornchurch on Friday and played a major part as Reds kept their Conference play-off
A swimming pool will reopen on Easter Monday after a £500,000 overhaul. The pool at Littlehampton swimming and sports centre has been closed for 12 weeks. Work included replacing the pool's main water treatment plant, air handling plant, pumps and the
A top barrister called in to investigate a council chief executive has already run up a bill of £3,000 - and the inquiry hasn't even started properly. Worthing Borough Council revealed that Adrian Lynch QC had not been able to get on with the job because
A composer is to transform a park into an open-air concert hall for a performance during one of the largest arts festivals in Britain. However, Simon D'souza is missing more than 130 musicians and has yet to hold a rehearsal with just weeks to go until
Arctic explorer Tom Avery was last night scheduled to begin his bid to become the fastest man to trek to the North Pole. Tom, 29, from Ticehurst, near Robertsbridge, is leading a five-man team battling through temperatures of -45C (-49F) on his latest
Campaigners hope to scupper a proposed park-and-ride scheme by exploiting planning restrictions. Brighton and Hove City Council wants to build 900 spaces at Patcham Court Farm or Braypool, both near the junction of the A27 and A23. The sites are part
Once again the controversial issue of a large area fire control centre covering several counties has arisen. This is not a new idea. In the first part of the 20th Century, there was little official arrangement for fire cover. There were many brigades
Living in the shadow of an idol can be a thankless task. Batman, The Lone Ranger and Sherlock Holmes were all showered in glory while Robin, Tonto and Dr Watson were forced to wait in the wings, often doing much of the hard work. The same is the case
To compare the Jubilee Library's opening hours with those in the Thirties (The Argus, March 14) is plainly absurd. In those days, people's working hours were excessive - most people put in a 50 to 60-hour week. Surely we don't want to go back to those
A driver has received speeding tickets that claim he was in two places at the same time. Kevin Banks, 55, a site foreman, of Montague Street, Brighton, was surprised when a notice of prosecution landed on his doormat claiming a camera had caught him speeding
Earlier this month I was informed I was to receive a wheelie bin from Cityclean between March 28 and April 3. There was no consultation and no comments or views were sought from householders about the effect of having these monstrosities outside properties
I was saddened to hear yet another slice of Brighton's history and architectural heritage is being demolished and presumably more dismally designed and pokey little breeze-block homes shoehorned into its place (The Argus, March 14). It seems every spare
The family of a Brighton student held at the United States' Guantanamo Bay camp have won a dramatic breakthrough in their campaign for his release. The British Government, which had previously refused to intervene to help Omar Deghayes, has bowed to public
Good luck to the Albion on Monday. I hope they can change their bad run. True Albion fans do not walk out at half-time, they cheer on their team for the whole 90 minutes. Shame on you deserters. -Lesley Kite, Hove
A second win in four days suggests that runaway County League leaders Horsham YMCA have got over their wobble. John Suter's men beat Hailsham 2-0 at Gorings Mead on Saturday to maintain their eight-point lead at the top of the first division. It was a
Adam Virgo today insisted he feels no animosity towards Steve Coppell. The Albion defender turned top goalscorer does not regard tonight's visit to Withdean by Coppell's Reading as a grudge game. Virgo was out-of-favour during Coppell's year in charge
Albion today received a huge double contract boost from defender Dan Harding and manager Mark McGhee. Harding wants to sign a new deal, while McGhee expects to tie up his future this week. Harding's pledge follows a plea from McGhee in The Argus on Saturday
A council which raised household taxes above the rate of inflation has defended spending more than £500,000 on a glossy news-sheet. At a meeting of West Sussex County Council, questions were asked on the cost of producing Connections. Councillor Brad
The parents of a boy killed by a heart defect are campaigning for nationwide cardiac screening. Nigel and Jenny Cole believe a widespread screening programme can prevent hundreds of deaths a year. Jeremy Cole was 14 when he collapsed and died of sudden
Squeeze's song-writing genius Chris Difford played to a packed house. He treated his audience to classics such as Cool For Cats and a variety of new songs which proved he has lost none of the talent which has made him famous world-over. When Difford sang
Albion today received a huge double contract boost from defender Dan Harding and manager Mark McGhee. Harding wants to sign a new deal, while McGhee expects to tie up his future this week. Harding's pledge follows a plea from McGhee in The Argus on Saturday
Adam Virgo today insisted he feels no animosity towards Steve Coppell. The Albion defender turned top goalscorer does not regard tonight's visit to Withdean by Coppell's Reading as a grudge game. Virgo was out-of-favour during Coppell's year in charge
The family of a Brighton student held at the United States' Guantanamo Bay camp have won a dramatic breakthrough in their campaign for his release. The British Government, which had previously refused to intervene to help Omar Deghayes, has bowed to
