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inBRIEFConnolly inmove to city?A TOP comedian could be the latestbig star to move to Sussex.Billy Connolly told a nationalnewspaper that he was looking tomove backto Englandafter 20years ofliving in theUS and hadhis sightsset onBrighton.The 70-year-oldGlaswegianhas beenliving inNew York for the last five years butsaid in an interview that he hadthought about moving to Brighton alot and considers the city a “lovelyplace”.

Signs of a revampat Las IguanasA LATIN American restaurant islooking to spruce up its appearance.Las Iguanas in Jubilee Street,Brighton, expects to receivepermission to install new signsoutside its premises from Brightonand Hove City Council in the comingweeks.

Drive for homesPLANS to create three new homeslook set to be approved.Brighton and Hove City Council'splanning committee will consider theapplication to demolish theproperties in Marine Drive,Rottingdean, on January 9.If approved, permission will begranted for three homes to be builton the corner plot.

House decisionPLANNERS look set to turn down aproposal to build a five bed home in aresidential area.The owners of 14 Withdean Road,Brighton, want to create the propertywith a swimming pool and pool housein its side garden.But Brighton and Hove City Councilbelieve the plan will lead to loss ofprivacy to neighbours.The decision will be taken on January9.

Dog thief steals beloved pet GeorgePOLICE are hunting a dog thief after a YorkshireTerrier went missing on Saturday.

Six-year-old George was taken from a shed locatedoff Grove Lane, Iden, near Rye, between 8am and10am.

Officers are investigating potential links to a whitevan seen in the area at the time.

PCSO Dan Bevan said: “George is a beloved pet. I’dlike to urge anyone who believes they saw or heardanything suspicious around these times in the area tocall Sussex Police.

“Also, if you believe you’ve seen a dog matchingthe photo of George, please do not hesitate tocontact us. Call 101 quoting serial 332 of 29/12.”

NEW technology is beinginstalled to zap away alingering stink at a wastestation.

The waste odour manage-ment system will be intro-duced at The Waste TransferStation in Hollingdean,Brighton, following com-plaints from nearby resi-dents.

People living within theRound Hill community inHollingdean have raised con-cerns about the smell – aswell as the visual and noisepollution – and even causedsome to consider movinghouse.

Changes were made to thewater mist system at the sta-tion, controlled by the envi-ronmental services com-pany Veolia, last year in anattempt to improve the situ-ation.

However these have beendubbed by Ted Power, Con-servation Representative forthe Round Hill Society Com-mittee, as “inadequate”,describing the stench as“objectionable”.

The new and improvedsystem will use cylinders tooperate a UV radiation thatwill destroy odour moleculesand increase the efficiency ofodour management.

Kelly Booth, a SouthDowns representative forVeolia, said: “It is a com-pletely different way of com-

bating the odour problem.“Rather than suppressing

the chemicals and odours, itworks to destroy the bacteriaor fungi that create theodour in the first place.”

Veolia were unable to dis-close the cost of such devel-opments, but stress that “thenew system is a massive stepto improve the service thatwe provide.”

However, Power said hehad reservations about logis-tics of the new technology.

He said: “Will they be ableto neutralise the odour mol-ecules before they escape?”

At the moment, odourcomplaints are beingreceived all year round, butthey peak during the sum-mer when residents spendmore time outside.

Saying goodbyeto station’s stink

Hollingdean wastetransfer site

by CHARLEY ROSSnews@theargus.co.uk