The Prime Minister has refused to reply to demands by The Argus for justice for Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Deghayes. Tony Blair instead passed our letter to Foreign Office minister Kim Howells, who said he would not comment on the case because it
This production of Romeo And Juliet bursts on to the stage like an exploding express train. And it stays like that for the following two hours. Prokofiev's ballet is given a stunning workout through the Russian State Ballet of Siberia's artistic director
What a shame Brighton and Hove City Council couldn't say no without a hiccup due to the sponsers not having got back in touch to confirm. Brighton and Hove should say a firm "no" to violence in any form, whether towards women or a weapons factory. Oh,
Last week, I received my water rates for 2006-2007. Surprise, surprise, another increase, this time only 6.45 per cent. I emailed Southern Water to ask how they could justify such an increase. I received an electronic reply saying how committed SW are
Mark McGhee rallied his relegation-threatened troops with a team talk on the pitch after Albion's latest defeat. The frustrated manager could not wait until reaching the dressing room to get his points across. He took the unusual step of gathering the
It could be baby Chico time for Sussex's X Factor star. Former goatherd Chico Slimani is reported to be due to hear the patter of tiny feet in June after it emerged his girlfriend Danijela Rakic is pregnant. Chico, 34, is said to be ecstatic at the news
It was interesting to read your article (The Argus, February 21) suggesting Brighton as a city is a high producer of carbon emissions. This seems to be contrary to the report featured on the RICS Website directly quoting The Carbon Trust. I wonder who
Crime victims sifted through hundreds of gems as the police displayed a £1 million haul of seized jewellery. Sussex Police found about 1,200 items of jewellery during a raid on an address in Worthing and held an exhibition on Saturday to reunite victims
A favourite radio presenter sacked from a popular breakfast show is moving to a rival station. John Radford and three other presenters are being axed from BBC Southern Counties in a radical station overhaul. Listeners protested at the changes which management
Regarding your story about chewing gum and its effect on our streets (The Argus, February 17), it amazes me there is no tax on it. This would help with the clean-up. On another note, there may already be laws for littering which I am sure would cover
Taxi drivers are queuing up to enter a competition to find the best cabbie in Brighton and Hove. At the front of the line, Tyrone Beane is preparing to pit his skills against colleagues on an obstacle course offering more than £3,000 in prize money to
I was very interested to see the article and photographs by Derek Twine, chief executive of the Scout Association (The Argus, January 24). Our son Christopher received the Queen's Scout Award nearly 40 years ago. From university, he moved to Canada and
Thieves raided the military grave of a soldier who was shot dead in Iraq. Personal items, including letters, cards and a wreath, have been taken from the burial site of Sergeant Paul Connolly in Snell Hatch Cemetery in Crawley. Sgt Connolly, 33, was found
The article telling us Brighton and Hove City Council will not be publishing the City News for the rest of the financial year (The Argus, February 23) raises the whole question as to whether tax payers actually need such a publication. When most of us
Today The Argus begins its fifth annual hunt to find the great and the good of Sussex. The Argus Achievement Awards 2006 celebrates all those people who deserve recognition for their selfless, brave or generous actions during the past year and we need
Taxing 4x4s is not jealousy, as your correspondent suggests. It is just making the obvious an unfair target. The real problem is big cars with big engines use more fuel per unit distance than smaller ones and thus generate more pollution as a result.
Steve Parillon believes Brighton Bears can finish the season in the same style they finished their victory over Leicester Riders at the Brighton Centre last night. Bears were staring down the barrel of a gun when they trailed by 11 late in the third quarter
Your anonymous correspondent (Letters, March 1) says, "I think I am right in saying there are fewer 4x4s involved in any accidents and they are more roadworthy..." In my opinion, the writer of this letter is wrong. Here are some interesting facts for
Defender Dave Woozley says the Crawley players are being forced out by mistakes made at boardroom level. Players and supporters were stunned last week when chairman Chas Majeed put the entire squad up for sale and slashed wages by 50 per cent. He claims
Micky O'Callaghan got off his sick bed to give Ringmer's title hopes a tonic. O'Callaghan was not even in the squad for the game at Eastbourne United as he recovered from 'flu but boss John Crumplin persuaded him to sit on the bench after Darren Tidey
Fine actresses and British comedy heroines they may be, but Dawn French and Kathy Burke have rarely made audiences cry tears of anything other than laughter. Nor would you normally associate either figure with the title Smaller, the name of their exciting
Businesses have rejected controversial proposals to introduce parking charges in a seaside town. A ballot of Eastbourne Chamber of Commerce members led to a resounding no to plans tabled by East Sussex County and Eastbourne Borough Councils. A controlled
Human error has been blamed for failing to protect homes and businesses from devastating flooding, it has emerged. Sewage-infested floodwater surged into up to 40 firms and a dozen homes in Hastings town centre following an overnight downpour last month
University lecturers are set to strike this week over a national pay dispute. Lecturers from Sussex University and the University of Brighton will join a rally in the city centre to protest over wages on Tuesday. They say promises to improve staff salaries
Campaigners fighting a planned £200 million sewage works dubbed "Poohaven" have welcomed a report by planning officers which recommends councillors throw the application out. Southern Water plans to build a £200 million plant in Peacehaven and a sevenmile
Funding to get a night bus up and running has been refused. Campaigners for the night bus in Worthing had organised a bus, driver, route and business plan but needed the council to provide £10,000 to get the project started. Getting the night bus is among
A Sussex MP has urged caution over the siting of mobile phone masts near schools. Celia Barlow, Labour MP for Hove and Portslade, called for more research to fill the gaps in knowledge about the health effects of exposure to masts. Ms Barlow, speaking
A design studio has announced it will close in September. ASF Weave, originally known as the Ann Sutton Foundation, set up research fellowships for postgraduates to study textiles. Many of the alumni from the Arundel-based studio have gone on to work
Motorists have condemned a series of speed strips around Gatwick as "like cattle grids". Employees at the airport's Tinsley House immigration detention centre have organised a petition against the strips on the south perimeter road. Debbie Jordan said
Kicking off a brand-new set and tour on home ground is a good idea. Fluffed cues, pointless anecdotes and reading lyrics not yet learned are roughnesses a familiar audience will tolerate and which can be smoothed out as the tour progresses. Barb Jungr's
Being suspicious of tags such as "psychedelic", which I'd always thought to mean "silly music for boys", I was surprised to find myself highly rating solo material from the frontman of eclectic pop icons, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci. Beginning with what can
Before the new enforcement signs, at busier times of year, buses faced long delays in what should be a bus priority corridor. This contributed greatly to serious disruption to bus services, and long waits at bus stops. Part of the remarkable rise in bus
Twenty years ago, I used to smoke 20 cigarettes a day on a regular basis. I was also guilty of the offence of drink driving for which I was duly punished. When I was 15 I stole steal a magazine from my local newsagent. Now, the question I want answered
What a poor decision Brighton and Hove City Council took on February 23 in rejecting the Green Party's proposal for investment in a £200,000 Renewable Energy Fund. That's not a vast sum in this day and age and Brighton is well placed geographically to
Best friends caught up in a mid-air terror have described how champagne went flying as their plane hit severe turbulence. Daniel Kember, 20, and Richard Connaughton, both from Burgess Hill, were celebrating Richard's 21st birthday on board the Virgin
The Prime Minister has refused to reply to demands by The Argus for justice for Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Deghayes. Tony Blair instead passed our letter to Foreign Office minister Kim Howells, who said he would not comment on the case because it was
A woman who spent years battling an excruciating chronic health condition will today call on the Government to help find a cure. Dian Shepperson Mills will represent millions of endometriosis sufferers at the House of Commons. Dian, from Hailsham, and
I find Tony Blair's weasel words on the closure of Guantanamo Bay (The Argus, February 25) absolutely sickening. Would this be the same man who for four years stood by and said nothing while this stain on Western democracy allowed the torture of inmates
A conman who dreamt of launching his own airline has admitted 13 counts of fraud. Adam Dovey, 23, of Trafalgar Road, Portslade, Brighton, will appear at Canterbury Crown Court next Monday to be sentenced for a fraud carried out over the internet auction
In response to the claim that because I have spoken out against 4x4s I am jealous - is the reason behind the authorities in other European cities penalising the drivers of such vehicles that they are jealous? These vehicles are, as the reader rightly
Trefor Hunter's comments about the future of the Royal Alexandra Hospital site (Letters, February 28) are very much to the point. The instigators of the Clifton Montpelier Powis Community Alliance (CMPCA) have been engaging with the conservation and planning
Crawley chairman Chas Majeed will come face-to-face with angry supporters tonight when he will attempt to explain the club's financial crisis. Majeed has called an open meeting at 7pm to discuss his controversial decision to put the playing squad up for
Scoring goals has been a problem for Albion all season but they have defended reasonably well for much of the campaign. Now a pattern is developing of giving away bad goals, which, together with failing to take chances, is a recipe for certain relegation
Jobs have been axed at a fashion warehouse. Twenty-five workers were made redundant last Wednesday at the Goring distribution warehouse of QS, the discount clothing chain. The company, which is in administration, is closing a number of stores across the
A stolen coffee stall has been recovered after a call from a sharp-eyed witness. The anonymous crime fighter spotted the cart being hidden behind wooden pallets. Richard Lattimer and his partner Kiya Salim, 36, who have served espressos, cappuccinos and
The inventor of a reusable dog mess bag is to appear on the Paul O'Grady television show with it. Horsham inventor Rick Buckley has already been on Richard Hammond's Five O'Clock Show after his idea gained the attention of the Department of Trade and
Since last year householders have been banned from using hosepipes. Now restrictions might be in the pipeline for commercial customers. We all know we are experiencing a drought. Water firms tell us this is the driest period since 1933. Night after night
Opponents of proposals for a £290 million leisure and homes complex have demanded "propaganda" setting out the advantages of the development be removed from council offices. Conservative councillors Brian Oxley and Denise Cobb have written to senior planning
A blind woman and her disabled husband have lost everything they own in a fireball which engulfed their removal van. The Houghtons had been planning a dream move to their beloved Eastbourne when they were told of the accident on the A23 dual carriageway
A mother was shocked when staff at an Asda superstore asked her not to breastfeed her baby in public. Julie Stokes, 36, said the store should be supporting mothers who breastfed rather than discouraging them. She said: "You should be able to breastfeed
A £900,000 experiment which would have turned a busy neighbourhood into a haven for pedestrians and cyclists has been dropped. Plans for Brighton and Hove's first Home Zone in the Hanover area of Brighton, were in the city council's provisional transport
My presence at The Wonder Stuff gig on Saturday was driven by nostalgia and I wasn't the only one. However, while 30-something graduates yearning to bounce around on imaginary pogo sticks to Dizzy might have made up the majority of the audience, it seems
