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  • Police target station graffiti vandals

    Police and train drivers are warning lives are at risk from graffiti vandals. They spray their tags on bridges and trackside buildings throughout the Sussex rail network. A Brighton-based driver said the vandals are now defacing speed limit and other

  • Tomboy - Lordship of Ripe

    The Lordship of Ripe was sold to an unknown bidder. 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

  • Cycle gang warning

    Cyclists in Brighton are being warned to protect their bikes against gangs of thieves who flood into the city every summer. Last July, 139 bikes worth nearly £50,000 were stolen from the city centre. Police are warning riders to make sure their bikes

  • Cracking up

    In the time since Warren Morgan made the bizarre assertion (Opinion, May 1) that I am a Conservative, I have discussed the matter widely and learned a great deal. Referred by Millbank to the Labour Party's regional press office, I was told these sort

  • Graffiti oaf

    Well done for exposing the evil and degenerate Bouncing Doughnut. I have kept the image as a screen-saver so, if I ever spot this 20-something graffiti oaf, I will be able to alert the nearest bobby on the beat to his behaviour. I'm very pleased to see

  • Swift action

    AS a fed-up resident of Coldean, I read with some interest your article on the rave at Woodingdean. Along with many other long-suffering residents on this estate, I need only cast my mind back two weeks to recall the 16 days we had hostile travellers

  • Inquiry's task

    The tragic case of Sarah Lawson, killed by her father to spare her any more suffering through mental illness, will be examined in an independent review. Understandably, her mother, Karen, is upset and claims that Worthing Priority Care NHS Trust did not

  • Feature: Learning from mercy killing case

    Gill Farrington speaks to the chief executive of the NHS trust which is under review after the mercy killing of Sarah Lawson by her father. An independent review has been ordered into the care provided to Sarah by Worthing Priority Care NHS Trust. Richard

  • Wet blankets

    I didn't go to a rave on Saturday night, I went to a free party. We went out on the Downs, had a fantastic time, watched the sun come up and then wandered home in the late morning warmth. It's a real pity this became public interest because of damaged

  • Testing time for teachers

    Jo Wendholt has always wanted to be a teacher but now her dreams have been dashed by the Government. Although well qualified in every other way, she simply has been unable to pass a numeracy test on a computer. Miss Wendholt says she could not hear all

  • Sussex settle for some practice

    Play finally got underway at 1.30 on the third and final day of Sussex's match against Cambridge UCCE at Fenner's yesterday. But, after the loss of the first seven sessions, there was never any question of the game ending in anything but a draw With areas

  • Adams makes late decision on fitness

    Chris Adams will make a late decision on whether to make his comeback after injury in Sussex's Norwich Union League game against Essex at Chelmsford on Sunday. Adams hasn't played for three weeks since his thumb was broken by Worcestershire paceman Alamgir

  • Boy charged with murder of dismembered vicar

    A 17-year old boy was today appearing in court charged with the murder of a vicar whose severed body parts were found buried in a shallow grave in woodland. The teenager and another 17 year old boy, both from St Leonards, are also charged with concealing

  • Share your pride with a t-shirt

    It has often been portrayed as a down-at-heel suburb scarred by some of the worst excesses of urban decay. Residents in the Whitehawk area of Brighton often become angry at the bad Press their neighbourhood receives. But a new range of clothing has now

  • Lordship ripe for the picking at £9,000

    A mystery bidder has paid thousands of pounds to become lord of the manor at an auction. Bidders fought it out for the title of the Lordship of Ripe when it went under the hammer at Ironmongers' Hall, in the Barbican, London. Bids surpassed the reserve

  • Expect more cliff falls, Greens warn

    Green candidate Keith Taylor blamed global warming for a cliff fall at a Brighton superstore during a pre-election visit to the site. He said climate change was having a "disastrous effect" on Sussex as he went to the Asda store in Brighton Marina. He

  • Caplin predicts close count

    Ivor Caplin has said his fight to be re-elected as MP for Hove could be a close-run thing. In the run-up to the election he has always dismissed Tory candidate Jenny Langston's chances of winning. Mr Caplin overturned a Conservative majority of more than

  • Cycle gang warning

    Cyclists in Brighton are being warned to protect their bikes against gangs of thieves who flood into the city every summer. Last July, 139 bikes worth nearly £50,000 were stolen from the city centre. Police are warning riders to make sure their bikes

  • Home Truths, by Jacqui Bealing

    We had just one question for the mortgage adviser. How much could we borrow? It seemed simple enough, but he couldn't give us a straightforward answer. "It depends on what you want," he said, before launching into explanations of capped rates, fixed rates

  • Outfox them

    A Conservative leaflet that came through my door said the present Government treated rural people's lifestyles with contempt. If, by this, the Tories mean they support hunting, why not say so? Probably because most people in this country have contempt

  • Trigg hopes to compete on world stage

    David Trigg is hoping his Sussex based racing team can compete on the world stage. The dream may take a while to achieve but the Roundstone Suzuki team have made great strides in their first year of competition. Trigg, a partner in Roundstone Car Centre

  • Feature: Learning from mercy killing case

    Gill Farrington speaks to the chief executive of the NHS trust which is under review after the mercy killing of Sarah Lawson by her father. An independent review has been ordered into the care provided to Sarah by Worthing Priority Care NHS Trust. Richard

  • Sixth of the best for College cricketers

    LEWES Tertiary had a field day as they shocked favourites Brighton, Hove and Sussex to lift the Sixth Form Colleges tournament title at Horsham. Tertiary scored 118 runs off their 12 overs with Pascal Norman, captain Dale Tranter and vice-captain Marc

  • Which planet?

    People have been gathering to listen to music and celebrate the beauty of the planet since time immemorial. Tribal people still do it all over the world and don't need big advertising campaigns or sales of famous cola drinks to make them a valid and respectable

  • Reward to catch Keith's killer

    The detective heading a 34-year-old murder hunt was once fingerprinted in connection with the case. Detective Inspector Bill Warner was one of thousands of school children checked at the time 12-year-old Keith Lyon was stabbed to death. As Sussex Police

  • Champion horse in trench trap rescue

    A champion horse called Sundance Kid 2 got into a sticky situation when he became wedged in a muddy ditch. The 30 year-old animal slipped into the ditch while exercising in a field off Ridgelands Lane, Chailey. He soon got firmly entrenched in the small

  • Traders' fury at car park loss

    Traders are furious about the loss of a car park in a multi-million pound development scheme. Developers Beeleigh want to build a food store on the old gasworks site off Church Road in Hove. The scheme has already been granted planning permission. Brighton

  • Family's six-day hostage ordeal

    A traumatised mother and young child were kept prisoner in their own home for six days. They were only discovered when police checked their flat after receiving a call from the child's worried teacher. Officers found the 34-year-old mother and her young

  • Share your pride with a t-shirt

    It has often been portrayed as a down-at-heel suburb scarred by some of the worst excesses of urban decay. Residents in the Whitehawk area of Brighton often become angry at the bad Press their neighbourhood receives. But a new range of clothing has now

  • Lordship ripe for the picking at £9,000

    A mystery bidder has paid thousands of pounds to become lord of the manor at an auction. Bidders fought it out for the title of the Lordship of Ripe when it went under the hammer at Ironmongers' Hall, in the Barbican, London. Bids surpassed the reserve

  • Expect more cliff falls, Greens warn

    Green candidate Keith Taylor blamed global warming for a cliff fall at a Brighton superstore during a pre-election visit to the site. He said climate change was having a "disastrous effect" on Sussex as he went to the Asda store in Brighton Marina. He

  • Caplin predicts close count

    Ivor Caplin has said his fight to be re-elected as MP for Hove could be a close-run thing. In the run-up to the election he has always dismissed Tory candidate Jenny Langston's chances of winning. Mr Caplin overturned a Conservative majority of more than

  • Home Truths, by Jacqui Bealing

    We had just one question for the mortgage adviser. How much could we borrow? It seemed simple enough, but he couldn't give us a straightforward answer. "It depends on what you want," he said, before launching into explanations of capped rates, fixed rates

  • Teacher dilemma over maths test

    Since she was a little girl, Jo Wendholt dreamed of becoming a teacher. She sat GCSEs and A levels and slaved away in clothes shops and banks to put herself through a four-year teaching degree at Brighton University. Now, a few weeks before graduating

  • Outfox them

    A Conservative leaflet that came through my door said the present Government treated rural people's lifestyles with contempt. If, by this, the Tories mean they support hunting, why not say so? Probably because most people in this country have contempt

  • Trigg hopes to compete on world stage

    David Trigg is hoping his Sussex based racing team can compete on the world stage. The dream may take a while to achieve but the Roundstone Suzuki team have made great strides in their first year of competition. Trigg, a partner in Roundstone Car Centre

  • Sixth of the best for College cricketers

    LEWES Tertiary had a field day as they shocked favourites Brighton, Hove and Sussex to lift the Sixth Form Colleges tournament title at Horsham. Tertiary scored 118 runs off their 12 overs with Pascal Norman, captain Dale Tranter and vice-captain Marc

  • Which planet?

    People have been gathering to listen to music and celebrate the beauty of the planet since time immemorial. Tribal people still do it all over the world and don't need big advertising campaigns or sales of famous cola drinks to make them a valid and respectable

  • Teenage ace gets England chance

    Teenage snooker ace Jimmy Robertson has won his first England call-up. The 15-year-old from Bexhill has been selected to represent England under-17s at the home internationals in Prestatyn, North Wales, in September. Robertson's father Brian said: "With

  • Shoplifter caught on return

    A man seen stealing jackets from a city centre store was arrested by police when he returned for more. Darrell Jacobs put on two denim jackets underneath his own coat at Top Shop, Western Road, Brighton, and left the store. Jacobs, 24, of Hereford Street

  • Student punched security guards

    A Sussex University student violently attacked two security guards who tried to break up a noisy party, a court heard. Edward Coy, who is studying history of art, punched the officers who went to the halls of residence following a complaint about loud

  • Reward to catch Keith's killer

    The detective heading a 34-year-old murder hunt was once fingerprinted in connection with the case. Detective Inspector Bill Warner was one of thousands of school children checked at the time 12-year-old Keith Lyon was stabbed to death. As Sussex Police

  • Champion horse in trench trap rescue

    A champion horse called Sundance Kid 2 got into a sticky situation when he became wedged in a muddy ditch. The 30 year-old animal slipped into the ditch while exercising in a field off Ridgelands Lane, Chailey. He soon got firmly entrenched in the small

  • Traders' fury at car park loss

    Traders are furious about the loss of a car park in a multi-million pound development scheme. Developers Beeleigh want to build a food store on the old gasworks site off Church Road in Hove. The scheme has already been granted planning permission. Brighton

  • Family's six-day hostage ordeal

    A traumatised mother and young child were kept prisoner in their own home for six days. They were only discovered when police checked their flat after receiving a call from the child's worried teacher. Officers found the 34-year-old mother and her young

  • Police target station graffiti vandals

    Police and train drivers are warning lives are at risk from graffiti vandals. They spray their tags on bridges and trackside buildings throughout the Sussex rail network. A Brighton-based driver said the vandals are now defacing speed limit and other

  • Tomboy - Lordship of Ripe

    The Lordship of Ripe was sold to an unknown bidder. 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

  • Teacher dilemma over maths test

    Since she was a little girl, Jo Wendholt dreamed of becoming a teacher. She sat GCSEs and A levels and slaved away in clothes shops and banks to put herself through a four-year teaching degree at Brighton University. Now, a few weeks before graduating

  • Cracking up

    In the time since Warren Morgan made the bizarre assertion (Opinion, May 1) that I am a Conservative, I have discussed the matter widely and learned a great deal. Referred by Millbank to the Labour Party's regional press office, I was told these sort

  • Graffiti oaf

    Well done for exposing the evil and degenerate Bouncing Doughnut. I have kept the image as a screen-saver so, if I ever spot this 20-something graffiti oaf, I will be able to alert the nearest bobby on the beat to his behaviour. I'm very pleased to see

  • Swift action

    AS a fed-up resident of Coldean, I read with some interest your article on the rave at Woodingdean. Along with many other long-suffering residents on this estate, I need only cast my mind back two weeks to recall the 16 days we had hostile travellers

  • Inquiry's task

    The tragic case of Sarah Lawson, killed by her father to spare her any more suffering through mental illness, will be examined in an independent review. Understandably, her mother, Karen, is upset and claims that Worthing Priority Care NHS Trust did not

  • Wet blankets

    I didn't go to a rave on Saturday night, I went to a free party. We went out on the Downs, had a fantastic time, watched the sun come up and then wandered home in the late morning warmth. It's a real pity this became public interest because of damaged

  • Testing time for teachers

    Jo Wendholt has always wanted to be a teacher but now her dreams have been dashed by the Government. Although well qualified in every other way, she simply has been unable to pass a numeracy test on a computer. Miss Wendholt says she could not hear all

  • Sussex settle for some practice

    Play finally got underway at 1.30 on the third and final day of Sussex's match against Cambridge UCCE at Fenner's yesterday. But, after the loss of the first seven sessions, there was never any question of the game ending in anything but a draw With areas

  • Teenage ace gets England chance

    Teenage snooker ace Jimmy Robertson has won his first England call-up. The 15-year-old from Bexhill has been selected to represent England under-17s at the home internationals in Prestatyn, North Wales, in September. Robertson's father Brian said: "With

  • Adams makes late decision on fitness

    Chris Adams will make a late decision on whether to make his comeback after injury in Sussex's Norwich Union League game against Essex at Chelmsford on Sunday. Adams hasn't played for three weeks since his thumb was broken by Worcestershire paceman Alamgir

  • Shoplifter caught on return

    A man seen stealing jackets from a city centre store was arrested by police when he returned for more. Darrell Jacobs put on two denim jackets underneath his own coat at Top Shop, Western Road, Brighton, and left the store. Jacobs, 24, of Hereford Street

  • Student punched security guards

    A Sussex University student violently attacked two security guards who tried to break up a noisy party, a court heard. Edward Coy, who is studying history of art, punched the officers who went to the halls of residence following a complaint about loud

  • Boy charged with murder of dismembered vicar

    A 17-year old boy was today appearing in court charged with the murder of a vicar whose severed body parts were found buried in a shallow grave in woodland. The teenager and another 17 year old boy, both from St Leonards, are also charged with concealing