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The Argus, Thursday, January 3, 2013 9 >>> your NEWS Follow us on twitter @brightonargus >>> WHAT DO YOU THINK? Let us know at www.theargus.co.uk/opinion in BRIEF Connolly in move to city? A TOP comedian could be the latest big star to move to Sussex. Billy Connolly told a national newspaper that he was looking to move back to England after 20 years of living in the US and had his sights set on Brighton. The 70-year- old Glaswegian has been living in New York for the last five years but said in an interview that he had thought about moving to Brighton a lot and considers the city a “lovely place”. Signs of a revamp at Las Iguanas A LATIN American restaurant is looking to spruce up its appearance. Las Iguanas in Jubilee Street, Brighton, expects to receive permission to install new signs outside its premises from Brighton and Hove City Council in the coming weeks. Drive for homes PLANS to create three new homes look set to be approved. Brighton and Hove City Council's planning committee will consider the application to demolish the properties in Marine Drive, Rottingdean, on January 9. If approved, permission will be granted for three homes to be built on the corner plot. House decision PLANNERS look set to turn down a proposal to build a five bed home in a residential area. The owners of 14 Withdean Road, Brighton, want to create the property with a swimming pool and pool house in its side garden. But Brighton and Hove City Council believe the plan will lead to loss of privacy to neighbours. The decision will be taken on January 9. Dog thief steals beloved pet George POLICE are hunting a dog thief after a Yorkshire Terrier went missing on Saturday. Six-year-old George was taken from a shed located off Grove Lane, Iden, near Rye, between 8am and 10am. Officers are investigating potential links to a white van seen in the area at the time. PCSO Dan Bevan said: “George is a beloved pet. I’d like to urge anyone who believes they saw or heard anything suspicious around these times in the area to call Sussex Police. “Also, if you believe you’ve seen a dog matching the photo of George, please do not hesitate to contact us. Call 101 quoting serial 332 of 29/12.” NEW technology is being installed to zap away a lingering stink at a waste station. The waste odour manage- ment system will be intro- duced at The Waste Transfer Station in Hollingdean, Brighton, following com- plaints from nearby resi- dents. People living within the Round Hill community in Hollingdean have raised con- cerns about the smell – as well as the visual and noise pollution – and even caused some to consider moving house. Changes were made to the water mist system at the sta- tion, controlled by the envi- ronmental services com- pany Veolia, last year in an attempt to improve the situ- ation. However these have been dubbed by Ted Power, Con- servation Representative for the Round Hill Society Com- mittee, as “inadequate”, describing the stench as “objectionable”. The new and improved system will use cylinders to operate a UV radiation that will destroy odour molecules and increase the efficiency of odour management. Kelly Booth, a South Downs representative for Veolia, said: “It is a com- pletely different way of com- bating the odour problem. “Rather than suppressing the chemicals and odours, it works to destroy the bacteria or fungi that create the odour in the first place.” Veolia were unable to dis- close the cost of such devel- opments, but stress that “the new system is a massive step to improve the service that we provide.” However, Power said he had reservations about logis- tics of the new technology. He said: “Will they be able to neutralise the odour mol- ecules before they escape?” At the moment, odour complaints are being received all year round, but they peak during the sum- mer when residents spend more time outside. Saying goodbye to station’s stink Hollingdean waste transfer site by CHARLEY ROSS [email protected]
