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  • Thieves take the church bell

    A BRIGHTON vicar is hoping divine intervention will help summon his flock after thieves pinched his church bell. Father David Biggs discovered the theft when he pulled the rope for morning mass. He thought his hearing was failing until he looked up to

  • Pensioner dies after head-on smash

    A 79-YEAR-OLD Ditchling woman died yesterday after her car was involved in a head-on collision. The pensioner was driving west in Folders Lane, Burgess Hill, when her Ford Sierra crashed with a Ford Escort travelling in the opposite direction. The woman

  • AIR LONDON IS FLYING HIGH

    SUSSEX air charter group Air London has reported half-year pre-tax profits up more than 20 per cent to £1.354 million. The Crawley-based company is the world's largest air charter broker. In the UK the strongest performances were in the executive aircraft

  • Stay the course

    TRADERS in George Street, Hove, are condemning the controversial experiment to make the street car-free during the day. They say business has dropped dramatically and that councillors should drop the scheme now. Last time pedestrianisation was tried,

  • Thieves take the church bell

    A BRIGHTON vicar is hoping divine intervention will help summon his flock after thieves pinched his church bell. Father David Biggs discovered the theft when he pulled the rope for morning mass. He thought his hearing was failing until he looked up to

  • Pensioner dies after head-on smash

    A 79-YEAR-OLD Ditchling woman died yesterday after her car was involved in a head-on collision. The pensioner was driving west in Folders Lane, Burgess Hill, when her Ford Sierra crashed with a Ford Escort travelling in the opposite direction. The woman

  • SONGS FROM THE PROMISED LAND

    MORE than 500 members of the Jewish community gathered in Hove last night for celebrations, including a special song contest, to mark the 50th year of the state of Israel. Top names from the arts and media and local dignitaries joined representatives

  • FAMOUS FIVE' TO MEET QUEEN

    THEY'RE off to Buckingham Palace! Today the Argus reveals the five Young People of Achievement from Sussex who have been chosen to meet the Queen. We asked readers to nominate exceptional young people who they felt deserved the chance of a lifetime. They

  • AIR LONDON IS FLYING HIGH

    SUSSEX air charter group Air London has reported half-year pre-tax profits up more than 20 per cent to £1.354 million. The Crawley-based company is the world's largest air charter broker. In the UK the strongest performances were in the executive aircraft

  • Stay the course

    TRADERS in George Street, Hove, are condemning the controversial experiment to make the street car-free during the day. They say business has dropped dramatically and that councillors should drop the scheme now. Last time pedestrianisation was tried,

  • Shops told to be ready for a boost

    TRADERS in London Road, Brighton, were last night urged to help the council "re-launch" the area in a blaze of publicity once the controversial traffic scheme is complete. More than 60 were told by Brighton and Hove Council chiefs to sit tight and wait

  • SONGS FROM THE PROMISED LAND

    MORE than 500 members of the Jewish community gathered in Hove last night for celebrations, including a special song contest, to mark the 50th year of the state of Israel. Top names from the arts and media and local dignitaries joined representatives

  • FAMOUS FIVE' TO MEET QUEEN

    THEY'RE off to Buckingham Palace! Today the Argus reveals the five Young People of Achievement from Sussex who have been chosen to meet the Queen. We asked readers to nominate exceptional young people who they felt deserved the chance of a lifetime. They

  • Shops told to be ready for a boost

    TRADERS in London Road, Brighton, were last night urged to help the council "re-launch" the area in a blaze of publicity once the controversial traffic scheme is complete. More than 60 were told by Brighton and Hove Council chiefs to sit tight and wait