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  • Five alive!

    Five generations of the same family have gathered to celebrate their clan's latest arrival. The birth of Holly Elizabeth Allen made 101-year-old Pip May a great-great-grandmother. Mrs May told her family the baby would be a girl, although most thought

  • Fireworks terror

    Dear Fido: Please let your mum or dad read this. I read your letter in The Argus. Our pets are terrorised by the ongoing use of fireworks. Some idiots here are doing it deliberately. They know the effect it has on animals and disregard their own dogs

  • Ebbing sands

    To readers of Ebb & Flow, I regret to inform you the magazine is ceasing because of my health needing priority. If at any time I can start this magazine again, I will. For anyone who would like this to happen, perhaps you could write to Ebb &

  • Between You and Me, by Vanora Leigh

    The first thing my American half-brother likes to do when he arrives from the States is to walk along Brighton seafront and call in at some pub for a pint of English beer. He returned to this country last week and on Thursday afternoon was all set for

  • Sarah accused blames 'coincidence'

    The man accused of murdering Sarah Payne has said it was "pure coincidence" that more than 20 fibres were found linking him to the schoolgirl. As the case against Roy Whiting came to an end, Timothy Langdale QC, prosecuting, said that Whiting would have

  • Hunt for attacker

    Police today released CCTV photographs in the hunt for an attacker who left a 54-year-old cleaner fighting for his life. The pictures show people they are hoping to trace. They were in the area at the time and may have spotted the attacker. Photographs

  • Wayne's world

    I read with interest J McLaughlin's comments (Letters, November 29) on my story about my dad meeting Clark Gable during the Second World War on an air base in the UK. Dad said Mr Gable was definitely middle-aged (the top studios often knocked a few years

  • Dear George

    Friday, November 30 was a very sad day for lovers of pop music around the world, with the announcement of the death of George Harrison. George was the youngest member of the most famous pop group ever. He was a very talented man in his own right, writing

  • Boxing clever to provide holiday service

    Boxing Day buses will be running again this year even though rail services have been cancelled. Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company is to run services on six routes across the city, providing hourly services between 10am and 6pm. Buses will run to

  • Youth Netball: Net result for glory girls

    Brighton College will represent Sussex in two age groups in the regional rounds of the National Schools Championships. They qualified at the county finals involving more than 400 players at Brighton University's Falmer site and Hurstpierpoint College.

  • Terror shame

    After September 11 and the conflicts in Afghanistan and the Middle East, one would think and hope the last thing people would want are explosions in the sky - but no, the stupid, insensitive individuals who let off fireworks must have their fun at the

  • Just one of those nights

    Albion's LDV Vans Trophy campaign ended with a missed opportunity for many and a plus mark for one or two others. Peter Taylor's change of heart in resting the first team regulars and fielding the fringe players ultimately backfired, but only in terms

  • Pensioner attacked at home

    An elderly man was attacked and robbed by a man asking for change for a ten-pound note. The 83-year-old pensioner was at home in Pondtail Road, Horsham, when the attacker came to the door. The pensioner asked the man to wait outside but the caller entered

  • Police in TV appeal to track down Cat

    The hunt for Britain's most wanted woman goes nationwide today in a TV appeal. Sussex Police detective Steve Skerrett was due to appear on BBC's Crimewatch Daily programme this morning to appeal for information over the whereabouts of the woman known

  • Jeweller's victory in wall money battle

    A jeweller is demanding to know why it took so long to get agreement on paying for repairs to a riverside wall. John Clark, owner of WE Clark and Sons, of Lewes, is celebrating finally getting an award towards the cost of the work. But he hit out at the

  • Ferry faces safety inspection

    The Newhaven to Dieppe ferry will be inspected today to see if it complies with strict maritime safety procedures. The twice-daily service operated by the 12,000 tonne vessel Sardinia Vera was suspended at the weekend following an inspection by English

  • Sussex Police lead the way

    Police forces will be expected to reduce sickness levels to those achieved in Sussex under a shake-up unveiled by the Government today. Sussex Police, which has one of the ten lowest absence rates in England and Wales, will be one of the forces used as

  • Matron quits in letter row

    A matron who wrote to Filipino nurses threatening to send them home in disgrace after a rumour they had been shoplifting, has resigned from her post. Rosemary Cranna sparked outrage among staff at Worthing and Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust when she sent

  • Chance to harbour warship namesake

    The Royal Navy's newest warship will be commissioned in Sussex next year. HMS Shoreham, a Sandown Class minehunter, will officially enter service after a ceremony at Shoreham Harbour on July 20. The event will be held as part of the harbour's annual open

  • Five alive!

    Five generations of the same family have gathered to celebrate their clan's latest arrival. The birth of Holly Elizabeth Allen made 101-year-old Pip May a great-great-grandmother. Mrs May told her family the baby would be a girl, although most thought

  • Home grown produce

    I recently purchased some tomatoes labelled "loose from the vine" which proved to be quite tasteless. My next purchase was the pre-packed Spanish variety and I found these to have the better flavour. then remembererd being told the Spanish growers wee

  • Ebbing sands

    To readers of Ebb & Flow, I regret to inform you the magazine is ceasing because of my health needing priority. If at any time I can start this magazine again, I will. For anyone who would like this to happen, perhaps you could write to Ebb &

  • Between You and Me, by Vanora Leigh

    The first thing my American half-brother likes to do when he arrives from the States is to walk along Brighton seafront and call in at some pub for a pint of English beer. He returned to this country last week and on Thursday afternoon was all set for

  • Sarah accused blames 'coincidence'

    The man accused of murdering Sarah Payne has said it was "pure coincidence" that more than 20 fibres were found linking him to the schoolgirl. As the case against Roy Whiting came to an end, Timothy Langdale QC, prosecuting, said that Whiting would have

  • Council tax set to rise

    Residents in Eastbourne could have to pay an average £63 a year extra council tax, more than three times the rate of inflation. Councillors began calculating their council tax charges today after the Government decided how much cash they could spend.

  • Council tax set to rise

    Residents across West Sussex face council tax rises of up to nine per cent, which councillors blame on the Government for short-changing the authority. Councillors began calculating their council tax charges today after the Government decided how much

  • Council tax set to rise

    Council tax in Brighton and Hove is set to rise by at least five per cent. Councillors began calculating their council tax charges today after the Government decided how much cash they could spend. Last night the Government announced the grant each authority

  • Top of the form

    Johnny and Suma Lamonte are now retired but are still respected as one of our best speciality acts. They appeared many times at all the major theatres in Sussex, supported many major stars and, yes, even appeared with The Beatles at the London Palladium

  • Fishing cash gifts mystery

    Hundreds of elderly people will receive £25 each from a special trust fund this Christmas - but no one is quite sure why. The Brighton Town Hall Christmas Trust Fund was originally set up to benefit the families of fisherfolk. However, no one can find

  • Cool school

    Our school, East Brighton College of Media Arts, has received a lot of bad publicity recently in the Press and on television. In our opinion, this is most unfair. While it is true we have a lot of truancy, this is hardly the fault of the teachers or the

  • Peace at last

    Unlike Susan Dunter (Letters, December 3), I am delighted The Lift, Queens Road, Brighton, is to close. When I moved into central Brighton eight years ago, the property had been used as the William Tell restaurant and produced no noise at all. For the

  • Wayne's world

    I read with interest J McLaughlin's comments (Letters, November 29) on my story about my dad meeting Clark Gable during the Second World War on an air base in the UK. Dad said Mr Gable was definitely middle-aged (the top studios often knocked a few years

  • On occasion

    Last week, I took one of my friends, a visitor from Paris, to the theatre. He thought it a great pity the national anthem is no longer played at theatres. It is still played in France and most other countries and adds to the feeling of occasion. I couldn't

  • Youth Athletics: County is ready to get among medals

    Sussex have junior medal hopes for the South of England Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships at Bury St Edmonds on Saturday. The event includes boys for the first time and the county's under-17s team, featuring Hastings trio Lee Emanuel, Mark Barham

  • Police crack down on street villains

    Police have launched Operation Frosty, a pre-Christmas crackdown on shoplifters, drunks, beggars and thieves. Extra patrols will sweep troublemakers from St James's Street and London Road, Brighton. Crimes in those areas have gone down but police say

  • Dear George

    Friday, November 30 was a very sad day for lovers of pop music around the world, with the announcement of the death of George Harrison. George was the youngest member of the most famous pop group ever. He was a very talented man in his own right, writing

  • Terror shame

    After September 11 and the conflicts in Afghanistan and the Middle East, one would think and hope the last thing people would want are explosions in the sky - but no, the stupid, insensitive individuals who let off fireworks must have their fun at the

  • Just one of those nights

    Albion's LDV Vans Trophy campaign ended with a missed opportunity for many and a plus mark for one or two others. Peter Taylor's change of heart in resting the first team regulars and fielding the fringe players ultimately backfired, but only in terms

  • Fresh attempt to help youngsters

    Worthing is set to get a new high-profile information shop aimed at its teenage population. The move is designed to try to attract more young people to take advantage of the service. The town's current youth shop and drop-in cafe is in Marine Place. West

  • Man hurt in moat plunge at fortress

    A man escaped serious injury when he plunged 20ft into a drained moat at a Napoleonic fortress early today. The victim, in his late 20s, toppled into the drained, grass moat at the Redoubt Fortress on Royal Parade, Eastbourne, just before 6am. Firefighters

  • Police in TV appeal to track down Cat

    The hunt for Britain's most wanted woman goes nationwide today in a TV appeal. Sussex Police detective Steve Skerrett was due to appear on BBC's Crimewatch Daily programme this morning to appeal for information over the whereabouts of the woman known

  • Ferry faces safety inspection

    The Newhaven to Dieppe ferry will be inspected today to see if it complies with strict maritime safety procedures. The twice-daily service operated by the 12,000 tonne vessel Sardinia Vera was suspended at the weekend following an inspection by English

  • Good news for city's adoption service

    An adaoption agency is above the national average in almost all key areas. Brighton and Hove Adoption Agency has welcomed the findings, especially after the tragic case of John Smith. The four-year-old, who was being considered for adoption, was found

  • Pensioner attacked at home

    An elderly man was attacked and robbed by a man asking for change for a ten-pound note. The 83-year-old pensioner was at home in Pondtail Road, Horsham, when the attacker came to the door. The pensioner asked the man to wait outside but the caller entered

  • Results add up to concern

    Maths scores have fallen below the national average in primary schools throughout Sussex. The latest test results show little change in English and science scores this year but average maths results have dropped across Brighton and Hove, East Sussex,

  • Matron quits in letter row

    A matron who wrote to Filipino nurses threatening to send them home in disgrace after a rumour they had been shoplifting, has resigned from her post. Rosemary Cranna sparked outrage among staff at Worthing and Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust when she sent

  • I have nothing to hide - Sarah accused

    The man accused of snatching and killing Sarah Payne said the evidence linking him to her disappearance was all "coincidence". Roy Whiting, 42, spent five hours in the witness box at Lewes Crown Court yesterday answering questions about his activities

  • Sarah accused blames 'coincidence'

    The man accused of murdering Sarah Payne has said it was "pure coincidence" that more than 20 fibres were found linking him to the schoolgirl. As the case against Roy Whiting came to an end, Timothy Langdale QC, prosecuting, said that Whiting would have

  • How tiny Rohan survived

    Doctors gave one of the smallest babies ever born a mere five per cent chance of survival. But tiny Rohan Lowe beat all the odds and this week celebrated his tenth birthday. Rohan, who lives with his parents in Rutland Gardens, Hove, weighed just 570

  • Home grown produce

    I recently purchased some tomatoes labelled "loose from the vine" which proved to be quite tasteless. My next purchase was the pre-packed Spanish variety and I found these to have the better flavour. then remembererd being told the Spanish growers wee

  • Crying shame

    So, in the past ten years 3,000 people in the UK have died at work and a further 200,000 have suffered serious injury (The Argus, November 30). Yet this isn't treated as a disaster. Governments past and present should hang their heads in shame for not

  • Store's legal fight to ban ad paper

    A major supermarket chain is taking legal action to stop a Sussex free advertising paper from being left at its stores. Tesco has filed a writ in the High Court against the Friday Ad, which is based in Uckfield, claiming an unspecified amount in damages

  • Council tax set to rise

    Council tax in Brighton and Hove is set to rise by at least five per cent. Councillors began calculating their council tax charges today after the Government decided how much cash they could spend. Last night the Government announced the grant each authority

  • Schoolboys in torture horror

    Five schoolboys were tied up in a torture ordeal lasting more than an hour. The attacker forced his way into the home of one of the youngsters in search of cash. He headbutted one boy, covering his face in blood, and held a knife to his throat threatening

  • Top of the form

    Johnny and Suma Lamonte are now retired but are still respected as one of our best speciality acts. They appeared many times at all the major theatres in Sussex, supported many major stars and, yes, even appeared with The Beatles at the London Palladium

  • Fishing cash gifts mystery

    Hundreds of elderly people will receive £25 each from a special trust fund this Christmas - but no one is quite sure why. The Brighton Town Hall Christmas Trust Fund was originally set up to benefit the families of fisherfolk. However, no one can find

  • Cool school

    Our school, East Brighton College of Media Arts, has received a lot of bad publicity recently in the Press and on television. In our opinion, this is most unfair. While it is true we have a lot of truancy, this is hardly the fault of the teachers or the

  • Peace at last

    Unlike Susan Dunter (Letters, December 3), I am delighted The Lift, Queens Road, Brighton, is to close. When I moved into central Brighton eight years ago, the property had been used as the William Tell restaurant and produced no noise at all. For the

  • On occasion

    Last week, I took one of my friends, a visitor from Paris, to the theatre. He thought it a great pity the national anthem is no longer played at theatres. It is still played in France and most other countries and adds to the feeling of occasion. I couldn't

  • Youth Athletics: County is ready to get among medals

    Sussex have junior medal hopes for the South of England Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships at Bury St Edmonds on Saturday. The event includes boys for the first time and the county's under-17s team, featuring Hastings trio Lee Emanuel, Mark Barham

  • Police crack down on street villains

    Police have launched Operation Frosty, a pre-Christmas crackdown on shoplifters, drunks, beggars and thieves. Extra patrols will sweep troublemakers from St James's Street and London Road, Brighton. Crimes in those areas have gone down but police say

  • Youth Rugby: Sleep the hero in national cup

    Brighton College reached the last 16 of the Daily Mail Under-18 Cup with a 25-18 victory against Cranbrook. Coach Andy Keest said: "It was the best College performance of the last three years. The team work and belief in themselves took them through in

  • Time to unite

    Leaders of the four parties on Brighton and Hove City Council are struggling with introducing a new version of the old committee system by next May. They are implementing the result of a referendum in October which rejected the idea of a directly-elected

  • Ashes to ash

    In 1973, George Harrison donated a huge mansion in Hertfordshire to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, more commonly known as the Hare Krishna Movement. Since that time, Bhaktivedanta Manor has become the site of massive Hindu festivals

  • Results sum up weakness

    There's concern among parents, teachers and children today over the primary school performance tables for all parts of Sussex. Although there is little change in the English and science scores for children in East and West Sussex and Brighton and Hove

  • Non League Football: Joy for Borough, Hornets and Rooks

    Eastbourne Borough booked an enticing FA Trophy third round tie with Dagenham and Redbridge after an extra time 2-1 win at Bedford Town. John Westcott's 98th minute strike gave Borough the win. The first half was very tight with neither side wanting to

  • Anti-fur protesters shunned the truth

    I have no choice but to respond to the wholly misleading comments of the anonymous correspondent ("Fur has no place in our modern city", Letters, November 26). He or she claims that on five separate occasions anti-fur campaigners visited my shop, Mottoo

  • Cruel end as Albion go out

    Steve Melton reflected on the ups and downs of football last night as a golden goal knocked Albion out of the LDV Vans Trophy. A shot by Cambridge United's French teenager Armand One deflected in off Melton's shoulder four minutes into extra time. It

  • Ferry service cuts prices for summer

    Fast ferry company Hoverspeed is introducing cut price deals on the Newhaven to Dieppe route for next year's spring and summer service. The company has announced the seasonal service will start on March 22, a week before Easter and continue until September

  • Good news for city's adoption service

    An adaoption agency is above the national average in almost all key areas. Brighton and Hove Adoption Agency has welcomed the findings, especially after the tragic case of John Smith. The four-year-old, who was being considered for adoption, was found

  • Lib Dems walk out of council forum

    Liberal Democrats have quit a forum set up to find new ways of running a council. Leaders of all four political groups on Brighton and Hove City Council formed a group to look at ways of implementing an improved version of the old committee system. This

  • Legal aid extension welcomed

    News that thousands more people across Sussex can claim free or inexpensive legal services has been welcomed by the Sussex Law Society. The Lord Chancellor has ruled that, from this week, people earning up to £24,000 could be eligible for publicly-funded

  • Results add up to concern

    Maths scores have fallen below the national average in primary schools throughout Sussex. The latest test results show little change in English and science scores this year but average maths results have dropped across Brighton and Hove, East Sussex,

  • I have nothing to hide - Sarah accused

    The man accused of snatching and killing Sarah Payne said the evidence linking him to her disappearance was all "coincidence". Roy Whiting, 42, spent five hours in the witness box at Lewes Crown Court yesterday answering questions about his activities

  • Sarah accused blames 'coincidence'

    The man accused of murdering Sarah Payne has said it was "pure coincidence" that more than 20 fibres were found linking him to the schoolgirl. As the case against Roy Whiting came to an end, Timothy Langdale QC, prosecuting, said that Whiting would have

  • How tiny Rohan survived

    Doctors gave one of the smallest babies ever born a mere five per cent chance of survival. But tiny Rohan Lowe beat all the odds and this week celebrated his tenth birthday. Rohan, who lives with his parents in Rutland Gardens, Hove, weighed just 570

  • Fireworks terror

    Dear Fido: Please let your mum or dad read this. I read your letter in The Argus. Our pets are terrorised by the ongoing use of fireworks. Some idiots here are doing it deliberately. They know the effect it has on animals and disregard their own dogs

  • Crying shame

    So, in the past ten years 3,000 people in the UK have died at work and a further 200,000 have suffered serious injury (The Argus, November 30). Yet this isn't treated as a disaster. Governments past and present should hang their heads in shame for not

  • Store's legal fight to ban ad paper

    A major supermarket chain is taking legal action to stop a Sussex free advertising paper from being left at its stores. Tesco has filed a writ in the High Court against the Friday Ad, which is based in Uckfield, claiming an unspecified amount in damages

  • Hunt for attacker

    Police today released CCTV photographs in the hunt for an attacker who left a 54-year-old cleaner fighting for his life. The pictures show people they are hoping to trace. They were in the area at the time and may have spotted the attacker. Photographs

  • Schoolboys in torture horror

    Five schoolboys were tied up in a torture ordeal lasting more than an hour. The attacker forced his way into the home of one of the youngsters in search of cash. He headbutted one boy, covering his face in blood, and held a knife to his throat threatening

  • Council tax set to rise

    Residents in Mid Sussex are facing council tax rises of up to eight per cent to pay for an increase in spending in the district of up to £1 million. Councillors began calculating their council tax charges today after the Government decided how much cash

  • Hunt for attacker

    Police today released CCTV photographs in the hunt for an attacker who left a 54-year-old cleaner fighting for his life. The pictures show people they are hoping to trace. They were in the area at the time and may have spotted the attacker. Photographs

  • Schoolboys in torture horror

    Five schoolboys were tied up in a torture ordeal lasting more than an hour. The attacker forced his way into the home of one of the youngsters in search of cash. He headbutted one boy, covering his face in blood, and held a knife to his throat threatening

  • Youth Rugby: Sleep the hero in national cup

    Brighton College reached the last 16 of the Daily Mail Under-18 Cup with a 25-18 victory against Cranbrook. Coach Andy Keest said: "It was the best College performance of the last three years. The team work and belief in themselves took them through in

  • Time to unite

    Leaders of the four parties on Brighton and Hove City Council are struggling with introducing a new version of the old committee system by next May. They are implementing the result of a referendum in October which rejected the idea of a directly-elected

  • Boxing clever to provide holiday service

    Boxing Day buses will be running again this year even though rail services have been cancelled. Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company is to run services on six routes across the city, providing hourly services between 10am and 6pm. Buses will run to

  • Ashes to ash

    In 1973, George Harrison donated a huge mansion in Hertfordshire to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, more commonly known as the Hare Krishna Movement. Since that time, Bhaktivedanta Manor has become the site of massive Hindu festivals

  • Youth Netball: Net result for glory girls

    Brighton College will represent Sussex in two age groups in the regional rounds of the National Schools Championships. They qualified at the county finals involving more than 400 players at Brighton University's Falmer site and Hurstpierpoint College.

  • Results sum up weakness

    There's concern among parents, teachers and children today over the primary school performance tables for all parts of Sussex. Although there is little change in the English and science scores for children in East and West Sussex and Brighton and Hove

  • Non League Football: Joy for Borough, Hornets and Rooks

    Eastbourne Borough booked an enticing FA Trophy third round tie with Dagenham and Redbridge after an extra time 2-1 win at Bedford Town. John Westcott's 98th minute strike gave Borough the win. The first half was very tight with neither side wanting to

  • Anti-fur protesters shunned the truth

    I have no choice but to respond to the wholly misleading comments of the anonymous correspondent ("Fur has no place in our modern city", Letters, November 26). He or she claims that on five separate occasions anti-fur campaigners visited my shop, Mottoo

  • Cruel end as Albion go out

    Steve Melton reflected on the ups and downs of football last night as a golden goal knocked Albion out of the LDV Vans Trophy. A shot by Cambridge United's French teenager Armand One deflected in off Melton's shoulder four minutes into extra time. It

  • Cutting red tape for more crossings

    A council is to speed up the method it uses to put in badly needed pedestrian crossings. A priority list for 2002 is to be advertised immediately as part of a bid to cut down on red tape. It means that unless there are major objections schemes will be

  • Police hunt car driver after late night collision

    A pick-up truck hit a broken-down car that was parked on the side of the road. The Ford Transit recovery van was in a collision with the Vauxhall Cavalier at 10.35pm last night as it travelled along the southbound carriageway of the A23 on Handcross Hill

  • Crackdown on truancy

    A truancy sweep has been carried out in Eastbourne to detect pupils skipping school. A total of 26 pupils were stopped and questioned by welfare and police officers in the seaside resort. The officers patrolled area's around schools and major shops in

  • Pensioner attacked at home

    An elderly man was attacked and robbed by a man asking for change for a ten-pound note. The 83-year-old pensioner was at home in Pondtail Road, Horsham, when the attacker came to the door. The pensioner asked the man to wait outside but the caller entered

  • Jeweller's victory in wall money battle

    A jeweller is demanding to know why it took so long to get agreement on paying for repairs to a riverside wall. John Clark, owner of WE Clark and Sons, of Lewes, is celebrating finally getting an award towards the cost of the work. But he hit out at the

  • Ferry service cuts prices for summer

    Fast ferry company Hoverspeed is introducing cut price deals on the Newhaven to Dieppe route for next year's spring and summer service. The company has announced the seasonal service will start on March 22, a week before Easter and continue until September

  • Lib Dems walk out of council forum

    Liberal Democrats have quit a forum set up to find new ways of running a council. Leaders of all four political groups on Brighton and Hove City Council formed a group to look at ways of implementing an improved version of the old committee system. This

  • Sussex Police lead the way

    Police forces will be expected to reduce sickness levels to those achieved in Sussex under a shake-up unveiled by the Government today. Sussex Police, which has one of the ten lowest absence rates in England and Wales, will be one of the forces used as

  • Legal aid extension welcomed

    News that thousands more people across Sussex can claim free or inexpensive legal services has been welcomed by the Sussex Law Society. The Lord Chancellor has ruled that, from this week, people earning up to £24,000 could be eligible for publicly-funded

  • Results add up to concern

    Maths scores have fallen below the national average in primary schools throughout Sussex. The latest test results show little change in English and science scores this year but average maths results have dropped across Brighton and Hove, East Sussex,

  • Results add up to concern

    Maths scores have fallen below the national average in primary schools throughout Sussex. The latest test results show little change in English and science scores this year but average maths results have dropped across Brighton and Hove, East Sussex,

  • Chance to harbour warship namesake

    The Royal Navy's newest warship will be commissioned in Sussex next year. HMS Shoreham, a Sandown Class minehunter, will officially enter service after a ceremony at Shoreham Harbour on July 20. The event will be held as part of the harbour's annual open