From Tuesday, October 24, to Monday, October 30 we asked you, the Argus website readers, the above question. After six days of voting, in which 824 votes were cast, the results were: Yes - the council should do everything it can to protect the
Ines Rombach emails: "It is now nearly two years ago since I met a group of guys from Brighton during my skiing holiday. "We spent a lot of time together, still not enough to exchange surnames and permanent addresses. mobile phone numbers. The fact
Ann Mace writes: "One of my sons is trying to find out about my family and I was wondering if any of your readers could help me. "My grandfather, Wilfird Pink, was a clerk of the court in Lewes and I know he played the organ for a church, as well
Here's a charming rural photograph sent in by Peter Roberts of Tivoli Crescent in Brighton. Taken 100 years ago, it is remarkably clear, apart from the figure on the right who must have been moving at the time. It shows Peter's mother Gwen, with
Help. Today, I accidentally took one of my dad's blood pressure tablets instead of my contraceptive Pill. Will I get ill? Should I go to the hospital? See your GP. But in fact, taking just one blood pressure tablet is most unlikely to harm you.
My boyfriend says he's going to have a low-cost vasectomy in London because we dont really want to have any children. Will it mean he won't produce any sex fluid after the operation? No. After having the snip, blokes continue to produce about the
I had a very bad feverish chill in Bognor Regis last week and the emergency doctor said it was a bug. Then I came home and saw my own GP, who said it was a virus. Who's right? Well, bug is a slang term used by nurses and doctors to describe any
Have I killed someone? Yesterday. I walked through the lobby of our local hospital and, without thinking, I made a call on my mobile phone. Later, I heard somebody had died in intensive care. Could it have been my fault? This month, an article
I have to make two very long journeys by air and car next weekend and I'm dreading it because I get terribly travel sick and anti-histamine pills don't work for me. Any ideas? Probably the best thing would be to use a skin patch containing a drug
I'm 38. When I was in my teens, I used pot occasionally as a form of rebellion and it had little effect on me. Now I've met a new man and he wants me to smoke a type of weed called skunk when we are in bed together. Would this be safe? Nope. Skunk
A few days ago, I met a great guy at a club in Chichester and slept with him. That was the first time I'd had sex in two years. Now I keep having to rush to go to the toilet and it hurts me a lot to pass urine. Has he given me a sexually transmitted
I'm 21 and have always considered myself straight. However, last week I went to a colleague's leaving party in London, where I work. Everybody had quite a lot to drink and I ended up sharing a bed with a very attractive older woman. Much to my surprise
Sussex Police have lost out on more than £400,000 in a deal to cover the costs of the Government's stalled force mergers. The force had applied for £519,879 in reimbursement from the Home Office but will only receive £100,000 back. Policing minister
When a white rabbit appears beside you at a bar before a gig you know it will be an eventful night. The mad hatter and an assortment of super heroes were also in attendance for The Go! Team Halloween Party. After a couple of tracks from a support
"If it's all right with you we're going to play a couple more then," said Simon Green as he led seven-piece Bonobo back to the stage amid ecstatic applause. At times poppy, frequently jazzy, sometimes sinister and, occasionally, downright funky
This concert presented pieces by JS Bach which have only survived in later transcriptions for other instruments - arranged for a small string orchestra to recreate the original pieces - hence the concert title, Alternatives. The result was exceptional
Has the RSPCA lost the plot? I remember only too well when Sussex Police's Assistant Chief Constable Nigel Yeo made the merciless decision to impose the death sentence on police dog Bruce for simply doing his job, albeit too enthusiastically,
Roger French appears to prefer elected mayors (Letters, October 19), but would elected mayors decrease party politics and listen to residents? Or, indeed, agree to the following: The phased clearance of buildings seaward of Hove's low-lying coast
I have had a standing order with the RSPCA for some time but, by appointing Nigel Yeo, it has really blackened its name. When I think how many thousands of us fought to save the brave and beautiful Bruce, who was loved by everyone, and that this
The picture shows the grave of a comrade who lost his life just days before his demob. He is buried in Moascar Cemetery, Egypt, and is one of many. The Army of the Suez Canal Zone deserves to be remembered more than it is. These lads, children
A man in his thirties has been arrested on suspicion of arson after fire ripped through flats on Sunday night. Windows were blown out and the rear of the five-storey building was badly damaged by the fire, which started in a ground-floor flat in Montpelier
Although speed is the main cause of most road accidents, other aspects of bad driving can cause confusion and frustration which can also lead to accidents. For example, drivers who don't indicate when they intend to leave a roundabout, failure
It is very good that on Saturday you highlighted the danger and the road deaths on the A27. It is noticeable that there was only one death shown between Brighton and Lancing. However, there are many non-fatal accidents on this part of the road,
I would like to thank the fantastic people who helped me through my car accident last Wednesday. The lady in Poplar Avenue who came to my aid at the scene was simply angelic. I am also extremely grateful to Mr Jones from Maxmatt, the Suzuki car
I hope someone can help me trace my great grandfather's last resting place. His name was Jeremiah Batchelor and he lived at Palehouse Common, Framfield. He died on August 4, 1891, and was buried on August 8 at Croxted Lane Yard, Framfield. I have
I was interested to read the response from young people regarding the problems in Palmeira Square (The Argus, October 26). I am glad they are standing up for themselves but I wonder if they have really thought through what they are saying? I
Sitting to the front of the stage, band gathered around him in a semi-circle, bearded Cuban troubadour Pedro Luis Ferrer resembled a Zen reincarnation of Stanley Kubrick. An indulgent audience oozed goodwill throughout as the veteran performer
Sitting to the front of the stage, band gathered around him in a semi-circle, bearded Cuban troubadour Pedro Luis Ferrer resembled a Zen reincarnation of Stanley Kubrick. An indulgent audience oozed goodwill throughout as the veteran performer
I figured The Puppini Sisters owed their success to 30-somethings who don't have the time to get into new music but are happy to buy ironic takes on old favourites - the thinking housewives' choice, if you will. How wrong I was. Their concert
De La Soul certainly knew how to work a crowd. At times, it felt as if the panto season had arrived a month early. Posdnuos, who hardly seemed to have aged since the group first appeared at the end of the Eighties, and Dave, who was looking a
King Creosote's music is often categorised as Scottish folk. The reality utterly defied categorisation; punk guitar riffs effortlessly blended with analogue synth solos and Hammond organ chords as front man Kenny Anderson and friends strode
Surprising, it's been almost a week since the last letter likening cyclists to the 21st-Century equivalent of The Black Death but Patricia Maggs (Letters, October 24) has put that right. Being cut up at roundabouts, vans parked in bike lanes and
Ralph Taylor was wrong to state all parents who want a Montessori education can find the wherewithal to do so (Letters, October 17). After the age of five, when nursery vouchers stop, many parents in our school would love to continue to build on
I wonder if the architects working on the i360 realise such a tall, narrow tower will naturally induce a strong convection current which could be gainfully harnessed to generate electric power to supplement the mains supply. The running costs of
A friend in Brighton sent me a cutting showing the proposed "pile of plates" on Hove seafront. That will teach me to ask "what's new?". My husband and I laughed ourselves sick. What's next? A 30-storey structure resembling a water closet? My husband
I was inspired by this poster, which I saw while sitting in my car outside Portslade station last week. It simply points out how much better we would all be if we got "on our bikes" around town. I've done exactly that and can't begin to explain
More than £170 million is expected to be invested in Sussex's roads. The South East Regional Assembly agreed yesterday to include three major A27 schemes in its five-year plan from 2011. Bottlenecks and delays are common along the county's main
A pub is preparing for next year's smoking ban by building a balcony. The Freemason's Tavern in Western Road, Hove, wants to refurbish its upstairs cocktail bar and put in a terrace where customers can smoke outside. The Government decided earlier
A campaign to save a university department has been recognised at a national award ceremony. The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) went to the media when the University of Sussex's chemistry unit faced the axe. Its work led to Press and TV coverage
A family were surrounded by a gang of teenagers and savagely attacked during a Halloween "fright night" at a funfair. Shaun Steele, 40, had his nose broken after being repeatedly punched in the face. His 15-year-old son Ben Strong was hit in the face
Pop stars Beyonce Knowles and Nelly Furtado are to headline a huge one-off, live music event in Brighton next month. They will be joined by Girls Aloud, All Saints, McFly and ten Radio 1 DJs for the Radio 1 Chart Show Live at The Dome on November 12.
A vineyard that has transformed the reputation of English wines could soon become one of the world's classic names in sparkling wine, rivalling the Champagne region. Nyetimber, near Pulborough, has been taken over by multimillionaire Dutch businessman
After four years of frustration, Fatboy Slim has finally been given permission to bring his legendary beach party back to Brighton. The Hove DJ, real name Norman Cook, has exclusively revealed he will be staging Big Beach Boutique 3 on New Year's Day
A man is recovering from severe head injuries after falling out of a motorised rickshaw. Spencer Lowry, 22, was travelling in a tuk-tuk during the early hours of the morning when he is thought to have fallen out near the Charter Hotel in Kings Road,
A football club is under investigation for holding a one minute silence for a player who was not dead. Steve Bold, the manager of Sussex team GSK Phoenix, had asked the referee if a tribute could be held before the game in memory of a deceased player
The families of teenagers killed a year ago in a horrific smash say the police investigation into their deaths has been a whitewash. Coral Pasqua and Sue Goring waited 11 months for answers to the tragedy that claimed their daughters' lives at 1.42am
Golfers went nutty with putters when they teed off for the World Crazy Golf Championships. Competitors travelled from as far away as India and Tibet to take part in the Virgin Money-sponsored fourth annual championships. The tournament, which
