A former teacher has left behind woodwork to become one of the country's leading engineers. Clare Dimyon, a former design and technology teacher at Blatchington Mill School in Hove, is now shaping the future of aerospace design. She is being hailed as
With no running water or electricity and lumps of wood for furniture, it was hardly a luxurious lifestyle. But Arthur Hooper is proud to be one of the last living bothy boys. He is one of a long-forgotten group of bachelor gardeners who spent their working
Quad bikes have been targeted in a crimewave which could top £500,000. Sussex owners of the sought-after machines have had their homes targeted by thieves. Worried crime prevention experts said 80 bikes, worth between £3,000 and £7,000 each, had been
The enormous cost of repairing listed buildings damaged in the Lewes floods will be debated in the House of Commons. Lewes MP Norman Baker secured the debate to put forward his case to the Government for financial help in dealing with the damage to key
The public has given the thumbs down to a planned merger of emergency control rooms in Sussex. Firefighters took to the streets to test public reaction and an overwhelming percentage of the 500 people questioned rejected the scheme. The survey, in Hastings
A builder was rescued by firefighters after a trench he was digging collapsed and trapped him to the waist. Jason Reed, 30, was working at a bungalow in Telscombe Cliffs when the drama unfolded yesterday afternoon. He was shoring up the foundations at
My heartfelt gratitude for the great coverage you gave me on the loss of my much-loved signet ring. Saturday midday we received a phone call from an extremely kind gentleman, a Mr Remnant of Hangleton, to say he had found it outside Hove Co-op. He even
Solicitors are threatening strike action (December 4), boycotting attendances at magistrates' courts and police stations. All this because the golden goose that lays huge Legal Aid eggs has warned them she cannot produce spectacular deposits in the future
Stolen on Thursday night, November 30, from a locked garage in Brighton Road, Lancing: A self-employed mechanic's tools (how low can they sink?) We want to recover them and offer a reward. Please e-mail iyoungi @btinternet.com or phone 01903 753833. -
Congratulations to Adam Trimingham for a fine memorial piece on Oscar Wilde. In fairness to the troublesome Bosie, however, some of his poems were unusually good. He spent his last weeks at Monks Farmhouse, whose chimneys I can see from my kitchen window
St Peter's, Brighton's parish church, is said to be crumbling away as fast as congregations are melting away. If a radical solution is sought to preserve the building itself why not think truly radically and present St Peter's as a gift to one of the
Sussex psychologist Dr David Lewis thinks he's come up with a solution to road rage - grass. Dr Lewis will be inviting drivers to take off their shoes and socks and stand on his miniature lawn in an effort to get to the bottom of stressed-out motoring
Rehearsals for a school play turned into a right old drama when stage effects sparked a fire alert. Pupils at Brighton and Hove High School, in Montpelier Road, Brighton, had to be evacuated yesterday lunchtime when the alarms went off as pupils rehearsed
Congratulations to primary schools in Brighton and Hove which have bettered their results for the fourth year in a row. Government figures show the education authority has the most improved results outside London and the increases are the fourth best
My husband and myself recently paid a visit to the Armageddon exhibition at the Royal Academy at a cost of £13.50. One of the exhibits was a room full of supermarket bags filled with rubbish "artistically" arranged. On reflection we could have saved our
Nigel Eckersley has won the Southern Open Veterans' title. The 52-year-old came through a strong field at Bournemouth to beat Dorset ace Tony Clayton in the final 11-5, 10-12, 11-9, 11-8. Eckesley, from Uckfield, currently No.3 veteran on the England
Sussex has known few more callous killers than odd-job man David Munley, who has been found guilty of murdering an 87-year-old woman at her home. Jean Barnes, a wealthy recluse, was easy prey for Munley who lived only a few minutes away from her large
I feel very strongly the need to write to you after yet another disastrous Saturday out with my autistic son. When will Brighton and Hove Council and the Government wake up to the fact there are a lot of children living in Sussex who are autistic, hyperactive
Albion are seeking compensation from arch rivals Crystal Palace for a promising schoolboy goalkeeper. Lance Cronin wants to sign for Palace after six years with Albion's centre of excellence. Chief executive Martin Perry revealed: "We are in talks with
Albion's FA Cup hopes have been given a massive boost by the absence of Scunthorpe's hot-headed equivalent to Bobby Zamora. Guy Ipoua is suspended from Saturday's second round showdown at Glanford Park. The prolific Cameroon international forward has
A mobile phone mast can be built on the Downs despite concerns it will be an eyesore, councillors have decided. Brighton and Hove planning committee voted 6-3 in favour of the One-2-One mast at Woodingdean Reservoir, off Norton Drive. It will
Cyclists are putting pressure on rail company Govia to allow more space for bikes on trains. Govia will take over the South Central rail franchise to run most Sussex trains from current operator Connex. Govia proposes a fleet of new trains with only two
These are the glowering eyes of murderer David Munley, branded "evil" for his callous killing of a pensioner. Odd job man Munley woke up to a life behind bars today after being found guilty of murdering Jean Barnes, 87. Munley - who systematically burgled
Quad bikes have been targeted in a crimewave which could top £500,000. Sussex owners of the sought-after machines have had their homes targeted by thieves. Worried crime prevention experts said 80 bikes, worth between £3,000 and £7,000 each, had been
The enormous cost of repairing listed buildings damaged in the Lewes floods will be debated in the House of Commons. Lewes MP Norman Baker secured the debate to put forward his case to the Government for financial help in dealing with the damage to key
Doctor's orders: Now they say the more sex you have the less the risk of heart attacks. I would have thought you would have more heart attacks. -M. Frankel, Hove
Tenants are opposing plans to increase their rent above the inflation level. Rents next year are due to go up by two per cent above inflation under a new business plan. And in each year after that, the rise will be one per cent higher than inflation.
My heartfelt gratitude for the great coverage you gave me on the loss of my much-loved signet ring. Saturday midday we received a phone call from an extremely kind gentleman, a Mr Remnant of Hangleton, to say he had found it outside Hove Co-op. He even
Solicitors are threatening strike action (December 4), boycotting attendances at magistrates' courts and police stations. All this because the golden goose that lays huge Legal Aid eggs has warned them she cannot produce spectacular deposits in the future
Thank you, Argus, for a fabulous evening out. I won tickets to see Leader Of The Pack at the Theatre Royal in Brighton and it was great. The songs were the ones we remembered from our young days and the cast put their hearts and souls into singing them
Sir Richard Branson's airline Virgin Atlantic is to recruit more than 1,700 staff next year. The jobs will be split between Gatwick and Heathrow airports. The recruitment drive follows the announcement on Wednesday that British Airways, Virgin's big rival
About 1,500 jobs could be created in Burgess Hill if plans for a £100 million business park succeed. Agents Town Planning Consultancy have submitted an outline planning application to Mid Sussex District Council on behalf of developer Simons Estates.
Congratulations to Adam Trimingham for a fine memorial piece on Oscar Wilde. In fairness to the troublesome Bosie, however, some of his poems were unusually good. He spent his last weeks at Monks Farmhouse, whose chimneys I can see from my kitchen window
Our Hove Phab 62 Club members went for their Christmas dinner to Shoreham. The time was spoiled, however, because one member in a wheelchair was unable to come owing to no wheelchair taxi being available, in spite of one having been ordered the previous
What an ignorant Thatcherite clown Sita boss Ian Goodfellow is (November 30). He has the audacity to berate workers for refusing to "adapt to Sita's methods" and claims they hanker after a way of working he calls "a thing of the past". This government
If by a stroke of good fortune Brighton (Hove and Portslade seem not to exist) happens to win city status, will the town be renamed Brighton-City-City-by-the-Sea, so good they named it twice? I simply ask the question because according to all the supposed
Sussex psychologist Dr David Lewis thinks he's come up with a solution to road rage - grass. Dr Lewis will be inviting drivers to take off their shoes and socks and stand on his miniature lawn in an effort to get to the bottom of stressed-out motoring
Times were tough for gardeners on big estates in the past. While their lords and masters lived grand houses, people like Arthur Hooper had primitive lifestyles. Arthur, who is now 92, has written a book about life in huts known as bothies. There was often
Nigel Eckersley has won the Southern Open Veterans' title. The 52-year-old came through a strong field at Bournemouth to beat Dorset ace Tony Clayton in the final 11-5, 10-12, 11-9, 11-8. Eckesley, from Uckfield, currently No.3 veteran on the England
Sussex has known few more callous killers than odd-job man David Munley, who has been found guilty of murdering an 87-year-old woman at her home. Jean Barnes, a wealthy recluse, was easy prey for Munley who lived only a few minutes away from her large
I feel very strongly the need to write to you after yet another disastrous Saturday out with my autistic son. When will Brighton and Hove Council and the Government wake up to the fact there are a lot of children living in Sussex who are autistic, hyperactive
Brighton Reserves found they had no answer to a strong Norwich City side in yesterday's Avon Insurance clash at the Canaries training ground at Colney. Although the Seagulls conceded six goals it was against a Norwich side that saw all 11 players having
Albion are seeking compensation from arch rivals Crystal Palace for a promising schoolboy goalkeeper. Lance Cronin wants to sign for Palace after six years with Albion's centre of excellence. Chief executive Martin Perry revealed: "We are in talks with
A mobile phone mast can be built on the Downs despite concerns it will be an eyesore, councillors have decided. Brighton and Hove planning committee voted 6-3 in favour of the One-2-One mast at Woodingdean Reservoir, off Norton Drive. It will
A bronze memorial to comedy legend Tommy Cooper is to be put up in Eastbourne, his favourite seaside town. A statue of the late entertainer will go up opposite the Devonshire Park Theatre, where he used to have audiences in stitches. Before his death
A woman due to celebrate her 82nd birthday on Christmas Eve died in a road accident yesterday. Olive Cox suffered head and abdominal injuries in the accident as she crossed the A23 London Road in Brighton. It happened near the junction with Carden Avenue
Cyclists are putting pressure on rail company Govia to allow more space for bikes on trains. Govia will take over the South Central rail franchise to run most Sussex trains from current operator Connex. Govia proposes a fleet of new trains with only two
A Worthing vicar's wife who gave birth in the church car park, helped by members of the congregation, has told of her relief at her son's safe delivery. Stunned Diane Stevenson thought she had the flu when she woke in the night shivering and aching. But
Operation School - the inquiry into Jean Barnes' murder - cost more than £600,000 and lasted more than five months. Yesterday police officers were celebrating a job well done as David Munley started his life sentence. When they discovered Miss Barnes'
Jean Helena Barnes had chosen to live alone and, apart from the odd conversation with a few neighbours and her gardener, enjoyed a solitary existence. As one of the first women to graduate from Cambridge, she was a highly intelligent woman who spoke six
These are the glowering eyes of murderer David Munley, branded "evil" for his callous killing of a pensioner. Odd job man Munley woke up to a life behind bars today after being found guilty of murdering Jean Barnes, 87. Munley - who systematically burgled
The UK services sector continued to grow strongly last month. The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) monthly survey showed business activity, new business and employment all recording robust growth, leading to higher optimism. Its index
Doctor's orders: Now they say the more sex you have the less the risk of heart attacks. I would have thought you would have more heart attacks. -M. Frankel, Hove
Tenants are opposing plans to increase their rent above the inflation level. Rents next year are due to go up by two per cent above inflation under a new business plan. And in each year after that, the rise will be one per cent higher than inflation.
I would like to add my congratulations to Colin Dibley and Matthew May for all their hard work in saving the Astoria cinema. Over the years, too many buildings have been demolished in haste in Brighton, only to be regretted later. The old Regent cinema
A cobbler is retiring in face of trainer culture. 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
Thank you, Argus, for a fabulous evening out. I won tickets to see Leader Of The Pack at the Theatre Royal in Brighton and it was great. The songs were the ones we remembered from our young days and the cast put their hearts and souls into singing them
What would make the difference, I asked the head of one of Brighton's fastest-growing companies the other day. What would make it possible for your company to grow even faster? The point of the question, and the main reason for the city bid, is to do
There will be good congregations at some midnight mass and carol services this Christmas. But they only serve to emphasise how empty most pews are in most churches most of the time. Whereas a century ago Britain was a highly religious country with a huge
Our Hove Phab 62 Club members went for their Christmas dinner to Shoreham. The time was spoiled, however, because one member in a wheelchair was unable to come owing to no wheelchair taxi being available, in spite of one having been ordered the previous
What an ignorant Thatcherite clown Sita boss Ian Goodfellow is (November 30). He has the audacity to berate workers for refusing to "adapt to Sita's methods" and claims they hanker after a way of working he calls "a thing of the past". This government
If by a stroke of good fortune Brighton (Hove and Portslade seem not to exist) happens to win city status, will the town be renamed Brighton-City-City-by-the-Sea, so good they named it twice? I simply ask the question because according to all the supposed
Times were tough for gardeners on big estates in the past. While their lords and masters lived grand houses, people like Arthur Hooper had primitive lifestyles. Arthur, who is now 92, has written a book about life in huts known as bothies. There was often
A bronze memorial to comedy legend Tommy Cooper is to be put up in Eastbourne, his favourite seaside town. A statue of the late entertainer will go up opposite the Devonshire Park Theatre, where he used to have audiences in stitches. Before his death
The continuing controversy over the King Alfred fiasco is certainly making for lively conversations in the George Street bars as forthright leaflets fly about the place. One aspect of the case, however, has been overlooked. At one point, thwarted ballroom
Chrystabel Leighton Porter, who found fame as the model for the wartime Jane cartoon strip, has died of cancer. Chrystabel, who lived in Horsham, had a stage career spanning 20 years and was still making public appearances a year before her death. But
Peter Baker's sideboard is groaning under the weight of all the silverware he has won this year. The Lewes Wanderers rider almost made a clean sweep of the club championships. He won their 30-mile, 50-mile and 100-mile championships, the 12-hour championship
Brighton Reserves found they had no answer to a strong Norwich City side in yesterday's Avon Insurance clash at the Canaries training ground at Colney. Although the Seagulls conceded six goals it was against a Norwich side that saw all 11 players having
Albion manager Micky Adams fears the poor state of the Withdean pitch could hinder his team's promotion bid. Tuesday's game against Cardiff survived yet another pitch inspection. Referee Mike North gave the go ahead after even more sand had been spread
Proposals to extend regular breast screening to 70-year-olds could prove a logistical nightmare, experts have warned. Linda Rockall, leading Sussex consultant radiologist, said a shortage of expert staff and funding would make the proposals impossible
Home Office Minister and former leader of Brighton and Hove council Lord Bassam explains how the Government intends to take forward the fight against crime. Tackling crime and disorder is a top priority for the Government. It is an essential part of our
A woman due to celebrate her 82nd birthday on Christmas Eve died in a road accident yesterday. Olive Cox suffered head and abdominal injuries in the accident as she crossed the A23 London Road in Brighton. It happened near the junction with Carden Avenue
Sir Richard Branson's airline Virgin Atlantic is to recruit more than 1,700 staff next year. The jobs will be split between Gatwick and Heathrow airports. The recruitment drive follows the announcement on Wednesday that British Airways, Virgin's big rival
Operation School - the inquiry into Jean Barnes' murder - cost more than £600,000 and lasted more than five months. Yesterday police officers were celebrating a job well done as David Munley started his life sentence. When they discovered Miss Barnes'
Jean Helena Barnes had chosen to live alone and, apart from the odd conversation with a few neighbours and her gardener, enjoyed a solitary existence. As one of the first women to graduate from Cambridge, she was a highly intelligent woman who spoke six
Odd job man David Munley must have thought his luck was in when he broke into Jean Barnes's house and discovered her treasures. Fuelled by greed and with a failed business and marriage behind him, Munley saw the antiques and thought of the cash. He returned
A former teacher has left behind woodwork to become one of the country's leading engineers. Clare Dimyon, a former design and technology teacher at Blatchington Mill School in Hove, is now shaping the future of aerospace design. She is being hailed as
With no running water or electricity and lumps of wood for furniture, it was hardly a luxurious lifestyle. But Arthur Hooper is proud to be one of the last living bothy boys. He is one of a long-forgotten group of bachelor gardeners who spent their working
The UK services sector continued to grow strongly last month. The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) monthly survey showed business activity, new business and employment all recording robust growth, leading to higher optimism. Its index
The public has given the thumbs down to a planned merger of emergency control rooms in Sussex. Firefighters took to the streets to test public reaction and an overwhelming percentage of the 500 people questioned rejected the scheme. The survey, in Hastings
I would like to add my congratulations to Colin Dibley and Matthew May for all their hard work in saving the Astoria cinema. Over the years, too many buildings have been demolished in haste in Brighton, only to be regretted later. The old Regent cinema
A builder was rescued by firefighters after a trench he was digging collapsed and trapped him to the waist. Jason Reed, 30, was working at a bungalow in Telscombe Cliffs when the drama unfolded yesterday afternoon. He was shoring up the foundations at
A cobbler is retiring in face of trainer culture. 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
Stolen on Thursday night, November 30, from a locked garage in Brighton Road, Lancing: A self-employed mechanic's tools (how low can they sink?) We want to recover them and offer a reward. Please e-mail iyoungi @btinternet.com or phone 01903 753833. -
What would make the difference, I asked the head of one of Brighton's fastest-growing companies the other day. What would make it possible for your company to grow even faster? The point of the question, and the main reason for the city bid, is to do
There will be good congregations at some midnight mass and carol services this Christmas. But they only serve to emphasise how empty most pews are in most churches most of the time. Whereas a century ago Britain was a highly religious country with a huge
A contract cleaning manager was forced to resign after being bullied by her new boss for two months, a tribunal heard. Susan Thewlis, area manager for Regent Office Care Ltd, claimed regional manager Ian McDermid made her life a misery, treating her badly
St Peter's, Brighton's parish church, is said to be crumbling away as fast as congregations are melting away. If a radical solution is sought to preserve the building itself why not think truly radically and present St Peter's as a gift to one of the
A bronze memorial to comedy legend Tommy Cooper is to be put up in Eastbourne, his favourite seaside town. A statue of the late entertainer will go up opposite the Devonshire Park Theatre, where he used to have audiences in stitches. Before his death
The continuing controversy over the King Alfred fiasco is certainly making for lively conversations in the George Street bars as forthright leaflets fly about the place. One aspect of the case, however, has been overlooked. At one point, thwarted ballroom
Rehearsals for a school play turned into a right old drama when stage effects sparked a fire alert. Pupils at Brighton and Hove High School, in Montpelier Road, Brighton, had to be evacuated yesterday lunchtime when the alarms went off as pupils rehearsed
Congratulations to primary schools in Brighton and Hove which have bettered their results for the fourth year in a row. Government figures show the education authority has the most improved results outside London and the increases are the fourth best
Chrystabel Leighton Porter, who found fame as the model for the wartime Jane cartoon strip, has died of cancer. Chrystabel, who lived in Horsham, had a stage career spanning 20 years and was still making public appearances a year before her death. But
My husband and myself recently paid a visit to the Armageddon exhibition at the Royal Academy at a cost of £13.50. One of the exhibits was a room full of supermarket bags filled with rubbish "artistically" arranged. On reflection we could have saved our
Peter Baker's sideboard is groaning under the weight of all the silverware he has won this year. The Lewes Wanderers rider almost made a clean sweep of the club championships. He won their 30-mile, 50-mile and 100-mile championships, the 12-hour championship
Albion manager Micky Adams fears the poor state of the Withdean pitch could hinder his team's promotion bid. Tuesday's game against Cardiff survived yet another pitch inspection. Referee Mike North gave the go ahead after even more sand had been spread
Albion's FA Cup hopes have been given a massive boost by the absence of Scunthorpe's hot-headed equivalent to Bobby Zamora. Guy Ipoua is suspended from Saturday's second round showdown at Glanford Park. The prolific Cameroon international forward has
Proposals to extend regular breast screening to 70-year-olds could prove a logistical nightmare, experts have warned. Linda Rockall, leading Sussex consultant radiologist, said a shortage of expert staff and funding would make the proposals impossible
Home Office Minister and former leader of Brighton and Hove council Lord Bassam explains how the Government intends to take forward the fight against crime. Tackling crime and disorder is a top priority for the Government. It is an essential part of our
The effects of a power station blaze which showered asbestos over a community will not be known for 20 years, a meeting was told last night. Residents near the fire-ravaged Broomgrove power station, Hastings, have been told no health checks are available
Sir Richard Branson's airline Virgin Atlantic is to recruit more than 1,700 staff next year. The jobs will be split between Gatwick and Heathrow airports. The recruitment drive follows the announcement on Wednesday that British Airways, Virgin's big rival
Odd job man David Munley must have thought his luck was in when he broke into Jean Barnes's house and discovered her treasures. Fuelled by greed and with a failed business and marriage behind him, Munley saw the antiques and thought of the cash. He returned
