Letters

"With these three magnificent cities rich in culture, architecture and civic pride – what in return does Chichester have to offer?" asks Libby Alexander, of Save Our South Coast Alliance. Photograph: Chichester Cross; Steve Robards/ SR2304064 (28)

What does Chichester have to offer its twinned cities? | Letter

"I was dreading calling out the AA on a bank holiday," writes Peter Wilson. Steve Robards/ SR2211021 (2)

Help changing tyre showed 'how Chichester has such a great vibe' | Letter

"With a bit of inventive thinking, planning and design [empty shops] could be renovated into 'shop-sits'," writes C Hall of Chichester's centre. Photograph: Steve Robards/ SR2304064 (28)

Why doesn't council turn empty city shops into residential properties? | Letter

"This is good for customers and traders alike – and good for NatWest's reputation." Stock photograph: Eduardo Soares via Unsplash

Repair of Petworth cash machine is 'good for customers and traders' | Letter

Public gathering by the gates of the Northeye site in Bexhill on Saturday April 1.

Reader's Letter: Inadequate responses

Chichester Railway Station. Photograph: Steve Robards/ SR2304064

Is Chichester really a good place to live for everyone? | Reader letter

"It should be patently obvious that Hastings, which to the world at large, is 1066, can’t really divorce itself from the leading consortium devoted to promoting this major tourist destination."

Reader's Letter: Alarming questions about tourism

West Sussex County Council highways depot at Broadbridge Heath. Pic Steve Robards SR2101262

Reader's letter: Low cost social housing should be built on depot site

Home Secretary Suella Braverman listens as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a press conference following the launch of new legislation on migrant channel crossings (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Reader's letter: Asylum policy is clearly designed to fail rather than succeed

"Just get the cash machine repaired," writes John Barstow, of the NatWest cash point in Petworth. Stock photograph: Eduardo Soares via Unsplash

Why is the NatWest cash machine in Petworth still out of action? | Letter

"I’m appalled at the amount of litter and rubbish beside the road in the hedgerows and on the verges," writes Arthur Smith. Photograph: Rubbish on the streets of Sussex

I wonder what visitors think when they see the state of Sussex? | Letter

Horsham Labour Party thinks the speed limit in New Street, and the roads off it, should be reduced to 20mph (Photo: Google Maps)

Reader's letter: 20mph limit in Horsham neighbourhood would make streets safer

The A29 landslide in Pulborough from the air (Photo: Eddie Mitchell)

Reader's letter: Action to reopen A29 is needed at pace

"Provided the engine is off for 11 seconds, you're saving on fuel as well as cutting pollution," writes Stella Smith. Steve Robards/ SR2008122

Motorists should turn off engines at level crossings | Letter

Chichester city centre. Photograph: Steve Robards/ SR2202075

Chichester 'is not the popular and attractive destination it was' | Letter

The A29 between Lower Street and Church Hill in Pulborough was closed on December 28 last year after a landslide

Reader's letter: Pulborough road closure reopening delay is all about money

The proposed Berkeley Homes plans include 1,500 new homes, commercial and retail premises, a second village centre, schools and a travellers site in Southwater (Photo: Steve Robards SR2205101)

Reader's letter: Planners are fly-tipping unaffordable new housing on Southwater

The landslide – seen from the air – which has closed the A29 at Pulborough and has led to a drop-off in trade for local businesses (Photo: Eddie Mitchell)

Reader's letter: Landslide must be cleared urgently to stop loss of trade

Stockbridge roundabout, Chichester. Photograph: Steve Robards/ SR23020803

'Gateway roundabouts into Chichester are a complete mess' | Reader letter

East Surrey Hospital emergency department

Reader's letter: New hospital and A&E is as urgent as it was nearly a decade ago

Scooter on the pavement

Reader's letter: Pavements should be free from scooters, bikes and skateboards

'What a nightmare for wheelchair users are the pavements in Chichester town centre,' writes David J Windibank. Photograph: Steve Robards/ SR2202075

City centre pavements are a 'nightmare for wheelchair users' | Reader letter

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, in Chichester, West Sussex, in 2018. Photograph: Steve Robards/ SR1825324

Why should Prince Harry and Meghan Markle keep Sussex title? | Reader letter

'When I removed the thin polythene sleeve nearly all the leaves fell off and it was very dry,' writes William Evershed. Photograph: A poinsettia captured by Jessica Fadel via Unsplash

'Some retail outlets have no idea on how to look after any type of plant'

'In some 20 years of gallery-going I've never seen Pallant House busier,' writes Ray Goddard. Photograph: Kate Shemilt/ ks20208-1

Reader letter: Why is the work of foremost Chichester artist not in exhibition?

'Could we really not do any better than this? It's no wonder our regular market traders are up in arms!,' writes Geoff Merry. Photograph: Steve Robards/ SR2202075

'Am I the only person disappointed with Chichester's 'Christmas Market?'

'Is this really the service I get from Sussex Police when I pay my Community Charge each month, and have done since 1988?', asks M Ottaway. Photograph: Andrew Martin via Pixabay

'What has happened to Sussex Police? Is this the service I get?'

"Please have some consideration for others and keep the ‘seasons’ separate and stop having firework displays over a week after the actual date," writes Wendy Corney. Photograph: Erwan Hesry via Unsplash

'I don't want to witness an accident where an animal has been scared'

The east entrance to the Orchards Shopping Centre (Photo: Google Maps)

Reader's letter: Thanks to those who helped after fall in Haywards Heath

Proposed site for housing near Sayers Common, published in the MSDC draft local plan. Pic S Robards SR2201155

Reader's letter: How to comment on the Mid Sussex District Plan consultation

Chichester city centre. Photograph: Steve Robards/ SR2202075

'I was dismayed to discover lovely shop is to close in its present form'

The Regis Centre and Alexandra Theatre, in Bognor Regis. Photograph: Steve Robards/ SR2006162

The frontage of Bognor's Alexandra Theatre must be improved too

St Richard's Hospital, Chichester. Photograph: Derek Martin/ DM21100782a

'All staff were kind, compassionate and caring and without exception excellent'

St Richard's Hospital

Reader's letter: NHS is a major ‘jewel in the crown’ of UK public service

Anne wants to know if it is now illegal to have the means and intention to pay for something but to not possess the equipment necessary to pay via an app

Reader's letter: Digital discrimination against those without smartphones

People are upset at the proposed closure of the Kithurst Hill car park, Storrington, which many people use to access walking routes across the South Downs (Photo: Steve Robards - SR2211071)

Reader's letter: Closure of car park is an ‘abdication of responsibility’

Town centre in Chichester. Pic S Robards SR2202075

Stop wasting time and mend city's 'very cracked pavements'

The West of Ifield area (Photo: Google Maps)

Reader's letter: Horror at Ifield housing plans

'Is it now illegal to have the means and intention to pay for something but to not possess the equipment necessary to pay via an app?', asks reader Anne Fox-Smythe. Photograph: Robin Worrall via Unsplash

Having to pay via an app 'is a form of digital discrimination'

Rampion offshore wind farm (Photo: Steve Robards SR2102131)

Reader's letter: The terrifying effects of climate change are already here

Tower Hill, Horsham (Photo: Google Maps)

Reader's letter: U-turn is needed on ‘moronic’ policy

A plane at Gatwick (Pic by S Robards)

Reader's letter: Gatwick night flying should be outlawed

What would you like to see built on the former highways depot site? (Photo: Google Maps)

Reader's letter: Broadbridge Heath does not need a retail park

The public can ask questions of Gatwick Airport management at an online meeting on October 13 (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Reader's letter: Gatwick modernisation needs proper consultation with residents

Portfield roundabout, Chichester. Photograph: Steve Robards/ SR2210062

Are we expecting Sussex Police to manage Chichester roundabout?

Surgeries offering the booster jab are added to the booking system when they receive a supply of the vaccine (Photo by Leon Neal - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Reader's letter: Why is Horsham not on Covid booster jab location list?

Robert thinks Metrobus might have found the Sussex equivalent of the Bermuda Triangle between Horsham railway and bus stations, which is making 98 buses disappear without leaving a trace (Photo: Google Maps)

which swallows 98 buses without leaving a trace.

Reader's letter: Horsham Metrobus is leaving passengers stranded

9/7/13- Litter on Hastings Beach.

Reader's Letter: Unreasonable and unfair dog ban

People walking their dogs on St Leonards beach.

Reader's Letter: Is the consultation on restrictions for dog owners a sham?

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