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The trees and woods around Glyndebourne have come indoors for the summer to turn the opera house's stage into a wonderful, magical forest. The opening night marked two important anniversaries for Benjamin Britten's opera, taken from the Shakespeare play

In 1977, the soundtrack to the film of this show became the highest-selling in history, sending the Brothers Gibb stellar. This production, staged by impresario Robert Stigwood, who nurtured the Bee Gees in their heyday, boldly makes its own mark, sufficiently

I thought I would send one last letter from Brighton. If all goes to plan on June 15, I will have moved out of Brighton. Up to now, I have spent all of my life here and expected to remain for the rest but my wife and I have decided the time is right to

I write to inform you the British Red Cross held collections in aid of Red Cross Week on May 13, 2006, in Shoreham and Heathfield. The funds so very generously donated that weekend totalled £483.07 in Shoreham and £217.03 in Heathfield. I'm sure you will

The busty mother inside the Big Brother house with Pete Stephenson has finally admitted her feelings for him are less than innocent. Blonde older woman Lea, who claims to have the biggest breasts in Britain, has become increasingly obsessed with the 24

This is the moment fund-raiser Clare Forbes faced her fears and plunged 13,000ft. The photos were taken by Clare's stepfather Eiffie Verboot as the 22-year-old leapt from a plane and parachuted to the ground. Both Clare's legs were amputated from below

The woman responsible for comments on a council document which suggested a public consultation on school admissions would be manipulated has come forward. Siobhan McAlinden said a damning line was left in a report she annotated by mistake and was never

"What is liberty without wisdom and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils, for it is folly, vice, and madness without restraint" - I am sure there are many decent-minded people who feel nothing but outrage and shame at the behaviour

The many high-profile modern developments in Brighton and Hove - the "Brighton Eye" tower on the seafront by the West Pier, the proposed redevelopment of the King Alfred Centre, the stalled stadium at Falmer and the marina skyscraper - are receiving a

A motorist died in a crash involving a car which police had tried to pull over moments earlier. The 63-year-old Bognor Regis man died when his Nissan Sunny was in a head-on collision with a Skoda Octavia in Britten's Lane, Fontwell. Sussex Police yesterday

Nigel Smetham from Southern Water endeavours to reassure us the health authority will fully consult the public before fluoridation of water supplies and we should join in that consultation. Suppose there is a majority for fluoridation or a lot of people

Gill (Little Tassie Devil) has proudly extolled the many virtues of her dad Cyril Tanner, who died recently (Letters, June 5). Cyril was a good friend of mine for very many years. We cultivated adjoining plots on the North Nevill Allotment site in Hove

Having read the article concerning Worthing and Southlands Hospitals Trust's bid to save £5 million (The Argus, June 13), surely the first thing Stephen Cass should do to save money is reduce the salaries he and the rest of the bosses receive. No business

Jean Calder's recent article and the ensuing discussion relating to redundant and underused church buildings in Brighton (The Argus, June 3), surely implies the question: "What on Earth is the Church for?" It has been observed that, at one time, Brighton

Michael Campbell claims a week spent eating ice creams on Brighton Pier and strolling through The Lanes can help him win a place in US Open folklore. While the rest of the world's top players have been pounding thousands of balls at the range in preparation

Sussex councillors have called on the Government to fund improvements to water, sewage and transport services before thousands of new homes are built. The South-East of England Regional Assembly wants to build 705 new homes annually, for the next 20 years

Developers have unveiled designs for a £100 million vision to transform a seaside resort. Hanson Capital Management has released computer-generated images of what might be built on the former Teville Gate shopping precinct in Worthing, which became a

A council stalwart has died after a lengthy illness. Dozens of people have paid tribute to West Sussex County Councillor Ken Eade who had served the Southwick ward since 2005. Mr Eade passed away on June 6 after a long illness leaving a wife, Carol, and

A tax adviser who was badly tortured in Saudi Arabian jails has lost his right to sue officials from the kingdom. Accountant Ron Jones, from Crawley, was seized after being injured in a bomb blast outside a bookshop. His torture - which included being

Less than half of NHS staff would be happy patients in their own hospitals, a damning study has revealed. A survey of 424 employees at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals' Trust, which manages the Royal Sussex County in Brighton and the Princess

One of the stars of lesbian teen drama Sugar Rush has banned her own children from watching it. Sara Stewart, who plays Kim's mother, has told her pubescent children they are not allowed to watch the show now, or at any time in the future. Sugar Rush

We would like to congratulate Jean Calder on her moving article, "Who can blame the Iraqis for hating us?" (The Argus, June 10). Perhaps her most telling remark was "... John Simpson told BBC News he had visited Baghdad five times this year and each time

Newly-elected politicians have caused controversy by removing three words from a council slogan. Labour councillor Jeremy Birch, the former leader of Hastings Borough Council, said the Tory decision to drop the words "making the difference" was a farce

A council has backtracked over a policy of using high pressure water jets to clean buildings during a drought. Brighton and Hove City Council has ruled it will no longer use the jets, which dispense about a thousand litres of water an hour, following

Whatever their quality, NHS workers should not be attacked and a £1,000 fine would be a justified deterrent (The Argus, June 10). But it goes both ways. NHS staff should always be understanding and courteous to patients and their companions. And while

Householders in Sussex must start treating water as a scarce resource, the Government has warned. In an interview with The Argus, David Miliband, the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, said water shortages in the county and

A jury should have been offered the possibility of a manslaughter verdict in the case of a musician convicted of the murder of teacher Jane Longhurst, Law Lords heard yesterday. Lawyers for Graham Coutts are petitioning the lords on a point of law at

In the past, major companies have taken pension "holidays", where they stopped contributing to employees' pensions. Could Southern Water's CEO, Les Dawson, declare a dividend holiday and, instead of paying dividends, put all disposable profits towards

A hotel which partially collapsed during a £5 million renovation is to be torn down. Owners of the Sackville Hotel in Kingsway, Hove, have been forced to abandon their original plan to transform the seafront hotel into a luxury five-star residence after

"The first day we put on our white suits we were round at Luke's house," says Ross Sutherland. "We came out of his bedroom one by one, looked in the mirror and said, 'What are we doing to our integrity here?' " Like his three Aisle 16 brethren, Sutherland

This is the joyous moment cancer-stricken father Neil Cooper gave his baby daughter Caitlin a loving cuddle following a breakthrough in his treatment. Just seven weeks ago it was almost too much to hope for but now Mr Cooper can dream of seeing his daughter's

It is a relief to know Mr Smetham of Southern Water is sure the only strange taste in our water is from chlorine (Letters, June 13). Yet he maintains that, if he were so instructed by the Strategic Health Authority, his role in adding fluorosilicic acid

Sean Yates, a former holder of the leaders Yellow jersey in the Tour de France, set a course record when winning the Sussex 50-mile time-trial championship at Dial Post. Yates (In Gear) revelled in the hot conditions and powered round the West Sussex

It should have been the proudest day of his life. Instead, former Albion striker Tony Rougier will be watching from afar, wondering how it would have felt to lead the Trinidad and Tobago attack against England in the World Cup. Rather than facing John

A printing firm which made ballot papers for Afghanistan was helping promote the UK's most prestigious business awards this week. Eastbourne-based Smith & Ouzman was visited by David Moore, chairman of the Prime Minister's advisory committee for The

Having headlined Brighton Dome this time last year as part of their Worldwide season, the grand architect of reggae returns with a post-match set (the venue is open from 5pm for England v Trinidad). Inextricably tied to Jamaica's musical history, Toots

Spectacular flypast capped a day of festivities for an airport celebrating a landmark and marking the end of an era. Two Thirties planes swooped low over Shoreham Airport on Tuesday afternoon, 70 years to the day after the airport's art deco terminal

A disabled pensioner says he has been trapped in his home for almost three months because he is still waiting for an electric wheelchair. Dennis Wagner, 83, who has had both legs amputated, has been unable to leave his flat in Hove because he cannot manoeuvre

A green Euro-MP has given her support to treetop protesters who are battling to stop ancient woodland from being bulldozed. Caroline Lucas, South-East England's Green MEP, said the landowners and developers should rethink plans to cut down 210 trees to

Campaigners have vowed to win the fight against proposals to downgrade their hospital, which could mean the loss of the accident and emergency department. Protesters gathered outside Eastbourne Town Hall yesterday to demonstrate against plans for Eastbourne