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  • Refugees remembered by widow who fled Hitler

    A Jewish woman who fled Nazi Germany to start a new life in Sussex has left £100,000 of her £2 million legacy to a Jewish refugee charity. Margaret Price, 92, was virtually penniless when she arrived in England with her three brothers in the Thirties.

  • Graffiti student was expressing himself

    A Spanish student caught spraying graffiti in a city centre told police he was expressing himself. Ignatio Garcia was seen by CCTV operators in Brighton using a can of black spray paint to leave his "tag" sign on shops and businesses in North Street,

  • Negative view

    How dare Dean Martin accuse me of being "cowardly" and "backstabbing" simply because my name does not appear at the bottom of my letter. For his information, I am not able to reveal my political opinions publicly because of my job but I don't see why

  • Motor Cycling: Champion Heal forced out of Series

    Heathfield's Dave Heal cannot defend his British title this year. Heal, who won the privateer class in last year's British Superbike Series, has been forced to pull out of the championship. After becoming champion, the 35-year-old had been hoping to step

  • Mower thief sent to prison

    A thief who cost shed owners an estimated £100,000 during break-ins was yesterday put behind bars. Colin Peacock, 30, spent two days touring the county with detectives pointing out sheds he had targeted. He stripped them of high-value garden mowers, power

  • Sparks fly over city parking

    A war of words has broken out between politicians and police over parking problems that are strangling the streets of Brighton and Hove. The battle reached a peak last night when a top councillor called on Hove's police commander to consider leaving the

  • Zoo reopens

    Gatwick Zoo has reopened three weeks after closing because of the risk of spreading Foot and Mouth disease. The decision has been approved by vets at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The zoo has lost nearly £20,000 since it shut and owners

  • Pigs go on rampage

    A family of pot-bellied pigs went on the rampage at an animal sanctuary causing £10,000 of damage. The five porkers left a trail of destruction at the Warnham animal sanctuary. Manager Suzi Algar said if she could not find the funds to repair the damage

  • Home truths, with Jacqui Bealing

    Last Monday I crawled into work, bleary-eyed and with a stinking headache. As I tipped half a jar of coffee granules into my mug, propped myself against the fridge and waited for the kettle to boil, one of the office hell-raisers sidled up to me and whispered

  • Negative view

    How dare Dean Martin accuse me of being "cowardly" and "backstabbing" simply because my name does not appear at the bottom of my letter. For his information, I am not able to reveal my political opinions publicly because of my job but I don't see why

  • Numbers game

    Dean Martin (Opinion Extra, March 22) hasn't done the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, any favours by inaccurately saying he has imposed on the public 43 sneaky back-door stealth taxes since taking office. And if Mr Martin's miscalculation were to be taken as

  • Brilliant buses

    With the debate about transport raging and the parking problems in Brighton and Hove, I must praise the city council and Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company for a vastly improved bus service. Not only did the bus provide easy access, which was wonderful

  • Not forgotten

    It should have been the holiday of a lifetime. Instead four friends from the Horsham area met their death on the other side of the world. The young men died almost two years ago in Australia when their rented car was hit from behind by a truck. It happened

  • Problem will not go away

    Campaigners against extending the sewage works at Portobello near Telscombe Cliffs were jubilant yesterday when we revealed the result of the long public inquiry into the scheme. Environment Secretary John Prescott has followed the advice of a planning

  • Burning issue

    Now East Sussex County Council has halted draft plans for incinerators in Newhaven and Robertsbridge until November, will Brighton and Hove follow suit? The plans are looking more and more vague, residents are clamouring for decent and far-reaching recycling

  • Thomas can prove worth

    Albion newcomer Martin Thomas is out to prove he is worth keeping. The deadline-beating capture from Swansea has ten promotion matches to show the Seagulls he deserves a more permanent deal. Midfielder Thomas joined Albion for the rest of the season on

  • Thomas can prove worth

    Albion newcomer Martin Thomas is out to prove he is worth keeping. The deadline-beating capture from Swansea has ten promotion matches to show the Seagulls he deserves a more permanent deal. Midfielder Thomas joined Albion for the rest of the season on

  • Pigs go on rampage

    A family of pot-bellied pigs went on the rampage at an animal sanctuary causing £10,000 of damage. The five porkers left a trail of destruction at the Warnham animal sanctuary. Manager Suzi Algar said if she could not find the funds to repair the damage

  • Home truths, with Jacqui Bealing

    Last Monday I crawled into work, bleary-eyed and with a stinking headache. As I tipped half a jar of coffee granules into my mug, propped myself against the fridge and waited for the kettle to boil, one of the office hell-raisers sidled up to me and whispered

  • Numbers game

    Dean Martin (Opinion Extra, March 22) hasn't done the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, any favours by inaccurately saying he has imposed on the public 43 sneaky back-door stealth taxes since taking office. And if Mr Martin's miscalculation were to be taken as

  • Sow-er tale

    Pot-bellied pigs at an animal sanctuary in Warnham near Horsham have gone on the rampage and caused damage estimated at £10,000. Now they have threatened the future of the enterprise because manager Suzi Algar cannot afford to pay the repair costs. Here's

  • Refugees remembered in £2m will

    A Jewish woman who fled Nazi Germany to start a new life in Sussex has left £100,000 of her £2 million legacy to a Jewish refugee charity. Margaret Price, 92, was virtually penniless when she arrived in England with her three brothers in the Thirties.

  • Cricket: Ambrose to make Sussex debut

    New recruit Tim Ambrose will make his debut when Sussex step up the pace on their pre-season tour of Grenada today. The 19-year-old from New South Wales, who is English qualified through his mother, is one of six players from the County in a combined

  • Thomas can prove worth

    Albion newcomer Martin Thomas is out to prove he is worth keeping. The deadline-beating capture from Swansea has ten promotion matches to show the Seagulls he deserves a more permanent deal. Midfielder Thomas joined Albion for the rest of the season on

  • PO raiders in dock

    Two men have appeared at Brighton Magistrates Court charged with robbing a post office. Michael Vella, 24, of Greyhound Lane, Streatham, and Leon Simpson, 26, of no fixed address, are accused of committing the offence at the post office and newsagents

  • Health watchdog fights on to save service

    A patients' watchdog group has vowed to continue to fight for people's interests in the battle to save a hospital's casualty service. Mid Downs Community Health Council says it will spend the next few months continuing to monitor plans for a shake-up

  • Tomboy - Friends

    Friends got back in touch via the internet. Tomboy appears daily in The Argus and is updated each day on this website. You can see more of Tomboy on www.moontoon.co.uk The Moontoon website also has comic strips, greeting cards, magazine illustrations

  • Refugees remembered by widow who fled Hitler

    A Jewish woman who fled Nazi Germany to start a new life in Sussex has left £100,000 of her £2 million legacy to a Jewish refugee charity. Margaret Price, 92, was virtually penniless when she arrived in England with her three brothers in the Thirties.

  • Graffiti student was expressing himself

    A Spanish student caught spraying graffiti in a city centre told police he was expressing himself. Ignatio Garcia was seen by CCTV operators in Brighton using a can of black spray paint to leave his "tag" sign on shops and businesses in North Street,

  • Near nightmare

    A return to the workhouse may sound alarmist and fanciful but it may be nearer than people think. If not the workhouse, then the old-style long ward full of old people. As things are going at the moment, more and more nursing homes and rest homes are

  • Sow-er tale

    Pot-bellied pigs at an animal sanctuary in Warnham near Horsham have gone on the rampage and caused damage estimated at £10,000. Now they have threatened the future of the enterprise because manager Suzi Algar cannot afford to pay the repair costs. Here's

  • Refugees remembered in £2m will

    A Jewish woman who fled Nazi Germany to start a new life in Sussex has left £100,000 of her £2 million legacy to a Jewish refugee charity. Margaret Price, 92, was virtually penniless when she arrived in England with her three brothers in the Thirties.

  • Motor Cycling: Champion Heal forced out of Series

    Heathfield's Dave Heal cannot defend his British title this year. Heal, who won the privateer class in last year's British Superbike Series, has been forced to pull out of the championship. After becoming champion, the 35-year-old had been hoping to step

  • Cricket: Ambrose to make Sussex debut

    New recruit Tim Ambrose will make his debut when Sussex step up the pace on their pre-season tour of Grenada today. The 19-year-old from New South Wales, who is English qualified through his mother, is one of six players from the County in a combined

  • PO raiders in dock

    Two men have appeared at Brighton Magistrates Court charged with robbing a post office. Michael Vella, 24, of Greyhound Lane, Streatham, and Leon Simpson, 26, of no fixed address, are accused of committing the offence at the post office and newsagents

  • Mower thief sent to prison

    A thief who cost shed owners an estimated £100,000 during break-ins was yesterday put behind bars. Colin Peacock, 30, spent two days touring the county with detectives pointing out sheds he had targeted. He stripped them of high-value garden mowers, power

  • Health watchdog fights on to save service

    A patients' watchdog group has vowed to continue to fight for people's interests in the battle to save a hospital's casualty service. Mid Downs Community Health Council says it will spend the next few months continuing to monitor plans for a shake-up

  • Sparks fly over city parking

    A war of words has broken out between politicians and police over parking problems that are strangling the streets of Brighton and Hove. The battle reached a peak last night when a top councillor called on Hove's police commander to consider leaving the