Rugrats cartoonist Bambos Georgiou learnt to read and speak English by flicking through the pages of comics. After years of hard work, his efforts paid off and he is now the face behind a host of comic strips including the Rugrats, Spider Man and Action
We are facing a huge increase in council tax as a result of the refuse collection fiasco, estimated to cost an extra £1.5 million. Since this sum is only a little higher than the additional revenue generated from the street parking fiasco, Brighton and
Can anyone explain why, when parking attendants are applying a ticket to an apparently illegally-parked car, they then appear to take a photograph through the front and rear windscreens of the car? This action would appear to be an infringement of people's
One thing sticks in my mind when President Bush talks about terrorists. Americans funded the IRA to bomb our beloved country - yes, Brighton's Grand hotel. Have they forgotten this? I don't like cold-blooded murder by anyone. -Charles Dennis Pratt, Springfield
A Sussex man has been remanded in custody for a week on charges of drug smuggling. Martin John Lake, 60, of Bracken Lane, Storrington, is one of four men charged over a record £32 million seizure of cocaine, Customs officials said. The 500kg haul, the
I WAS very interested to read about the morris strip calendar (October 10). Very good for publicity and economics but very disrespectful to our traditions and heritage. Is morris dancing now merely saucy fun? -John Goddard, Coleman Street, Brighton
Brighton and Hove voters made history today, saying an emphatic no to plans for a directly elected city mayor. The No campaign won the day with 37,214 votes, against 22,724 in favour of a directly-elected mayor. Work will now start to put a committee
Well done, Richard Halfpenny (Letters, October 5 and 12). In the light of the current crisis, there may well come a situation where trained, qualified riflemen, under proper military direction, could be of use to the authorities. The anonymous letter
Regarding Mrs Sheila Bartle's comments (Letters, October 13) about the NHS (Peel Stewart ward), the Royal Sussex County Hospital has taken a lot of stick recently and I would like to add my halfpenny's worth. I was given a bed on October 7, at the second
A unique partnership is spearheading East Grinstead's bid to recapture past glories. Former England under-21 man Ian Pattison has taken over as player-coach and he is being assisted by his partner, Janina Jedamzik, who is the only woman manager in the
In the Sixties, Sherry Royse was one of the glamorous girls who helped to sell and promote The Argus. Now she is back at the paper's old headquarters in North Road, Brighton, which is being converted into luxury flats. Sherry was a success as an Argus
Haywards Heath are pitching Stuart Charnely into the firing line as they bid to regain their defensive steel. The former Wasps and Saracens academy player gets his first start in London One as Heath travel to Norwich tomorrow from 3pm. Charnely, who has
Three elderly women became have-a-go heroines when they were on a day trip to France. Joan Windsor, Anne Aylward and Jean Douglas fought off a gunman who tried to hijack their car in Calais. The attacker may have thought three mature English women were
Thanks to The Argus for the wonderful support in highlighting the need to keep breast care in Brighton. I have had breast cancer and am deeply indebted to the Nigel Porter Unit, Dr Hodson and all the caring nurses. Without them all, I wouldn't be here
Nick Nurse looked forward to a Brighton Bears double bill and declared: "Now we will see what this team is made of." Bears host northern conference champions Sheffield Sharks at the Brighton Centre tomorrow from 7pm. They then visit Nurse's former club
People in Brighton and Hove are overwhelming in wanting the breast cancer treatment service to stay in the city. More than 19,000 have signed petitions organised by The Argus and Friends of the Nigel Porter Unit. Most of them are from the Brighton area
In just one nine-hour shift as a bus driver, I have been verbally and physically assaulted, spat at and had coins and debris thrown at me. Ill-mannered, violent and aggressive, rude and ignorant - that is just a few of the more savoury comments anyone
Former Albion manager Micky Adams has received hate mail from fans angered by his move to Leicester as Dave Bassett's No. 2. Unsavoury letters have been delivered to him at Filbert Street, even though he steered the Seagulls to the Third Division title
A woman told today of the terrifying moment a stolen car smashed through the front of her house and into her lounge. The car ploughed into the living room in Lucerne Drive, Maidenbower, Crawley, while Merylyn Canty slept upstairs with her husband and
A woman who loves all things pink was the lucky winner of a limited edition car - in her favourite colour. Lou Peachy, 27, of High Street, Rottingdean, entered a competition in The Argus to win a pink Smart Car from gas and electricity company Seeboard
A trio of retired women fought off a gunman who hijacked their car on a day trip to France. One of the "golden girls" disarmed the robber and bashed him on the head with his gun, while another hit his arm. The hijacker fought them off and sped away in
Elderly tenants have been trapped in their homes for three weeks because their lift has broken down. They are unable to get out because they live at the top of a five-storey block of flats in Hove and cannot manage the stairs. One man is recovering from
A water company has reprimanded contractors who left a container full of human waste in a car park. Sludge from a sewage treatment works was left in a parking area in Dolphin Road, Shoreham, for several hours, covered only by a canvas lid. The skip was
We are facing a huge increase in council tax as a result of the refuse collection fiasco, estimated to cost an extra £1.5 million. Since this sum is only a little higher than the additional revenue generated from the street parking fiasco, Brighton and
Avid reader, as Mr F W Parkhouse of Brighton describes himself, certainly knows his racing. He spotted the story about the 2001 Emirates Airline Legends Race on our racing page last Tuesday contained an error. He explains: "You stated that Geoff Lewis
This city's mayoral referendum has been a revealing exercise. It has also been truly dispiriting. What a sour and joyless lot the No campaigners have shown themselves to be. In today's society, no individual is expected to take the blame for anything.
Two women have been arrested under new laws passed to stop the spread of prostitutes' cards in phone booths. They were arrested outside phone boxes in Norfolk Square, Brighton, on Wednesday. The arrests are thought to be the first in the city under the
Brighton and Hove voters made history today, saying an emphatic no to plans for a directly elected city mayor. The No campaign won the day with 37,214 votes, against 22,724 in favour of a directly-elected mayor. Work will now start to put a committee
A Sussex man has been remanded in custody for a week on charges of drug smuggling. Martin John Lake, 60, of Bracken Lane, Storrington, is one of four men charged over a record £32 million seizure of cocaine, Customs officials said. The 500kg haul, the
A cosmetics firm boss who told up to 150 people they were losing their jobs said today it was probably the worst day of his career. Ian McNally, managing director of South African firm COSi, which took over the manufacturing side of the Body Shop's empire
A £9 million package to ease traffic congestion on the A27 in Worthing and Lancing was unveiled today. A Government minister said he hoped a series of schemes for the stretch of trunk road would bring real benefits. Transport Minister David Jamieson said
More than 250 elderly people could face an uncertain future when East Sussex care homes close. Terry Fribbens, vice-chairman of the East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Care Homes Association, said the rate of care homes closing means 255 elderly residents
A Mid Sussex woman told today of the terrifying moment a stolen car smashed through the front of her house and into her lounge. The car ploughed into the living room in Lucerne Drive, Maidenbower, Crawley, while Merylyn Canty slept upstairs with her husband
I WAS very interested to read about the morris strip calendar (October 10). Very good for publicity and economics but very disrespectful to our traditions and heritage. Is morris dancing now merely saucy fun? -John Goddard, Coleman Street, Brighton
Brighton and Hove voters made history today, saying an emphatic no to plans for a directly elected city mayor. The No campaign won the day with 37,214 votes, against 22,724 in favour of a directly-elected mayor. Work will now start to put a committee
Regarding Mrs Sheila Bartle's comments (Letters, October 13) about the NHS (Peel Stewart ward), the Royal Sussex County Hospital has taken a lot of stick recently and I would like to add my halfpenny's worth. I was given a bed on October 7, at the second
So now the reason for the transfer of the breast care unit is lack of space for expansion and improvement. If the health authority wasn't so obsessed with shoe-horning every hospital service into one overcrowded site, with poor access and inadequate parking
A unique partnership is spearheading East Grinstead's bid to recapture past glories. Former England under-21 man Ian Pattison has taken over as player-coach and he is being assisted by his partner, Janina Jedamzik, who is the only woman manager in the
In the Sixties, Sherry Royse was one of the glamorous girls who helped to sell and promote The Argus. Now she is back at the paper's old headquarters in North Road, Brighton, which is being converted into luxury flats. Sherry was a success as an Argus
Haywards Heath are pitching Stuart Charnely into the firing line as they bid to regain their defensive steel. The former Wasps and Saracens academy player gets his first start in London One as Heath travel to Norwich tomorrow from 3pm. Charnely, who has
Thanks to The Argus for the wonderful support in highlighting the need to keep breast care in Brighton. I have had breast cancer and am deeply indebted to the Nigel Porter Unit, Dr Hodson and all the caring nurses. Without them all, I wouldn't be here
St Leonards travel to Spalding United tomorrow without former Albion defender John Crumplin but The Firs hierarchy have denied suggestions of a mass exodus. The Argus revealed on Wednesday that Crumplin had left the club but St Leonards have retained
Crawley manager Billy Smith has pulled off a coup by re-signing Brentford defender Jay Lovett on a month's loan. The Reds boss sold Lovett to the Bees for £75,000 at the start of last season. Smith said: "Jay's been out of the side and not getting that
New Albion manager Peter Taylor met the players for the first time yesterday and told them to "stay happy and focused." His first full training session with the squad was delayed until today due to a prior engagement. Before landing the Albion job Taylor
Work on a controversial traffic scheme begins on Monday and will continue until Christmas. Road humps and speed cushions will be installed in Woodland Drive, Hove, between Dyke Road Avenue and Goldstone Crescent. Further humps will be constructed at the
A barge which capsized off Eastbourne, dumping thousands of tons of rock and a digging machine into the sea, is to be towed away. The unmanned vessel is thought to have tipped over in strong winds and rough seas, two-and-a-half miles off the resort. It
Police have named a teenager who died when the car he was travelling in hit a tree. Jacob Thomas Roberts, 19, was in the back of the gold Citroen Xsara with two friends when it crashed on Winchelsea Road, Guestling, on Wednesday. Mr Roberts, of Warrior
A woman who loves all things pink was the lucky winner of a limited edition car - in her favourite colour. Lou Peachy, 27, of High Street, Rottingdean, entered a competition in The Argus to win a pink Smart Car from gas and electricity company Seeboard
More than 28,000 people have pledged their support to our campaign to keep breast cancer services in Brighton and Hove. Last night the figure stood at 19,000 but this morning a large number of completed forms were delivered to The Argus offices and the
Bulldozers have been sent in again to protect homes and a caravan park from flooding. The operation has been mounted in the Medmerry Beach area of Selsey, near Chichester, where the only protection from the sea is a shingle bank. The bulldozers have become
A water company has reprimanded contractors who left a container full of human waste in a car park. Sludge from a sewage treatment works was left in a parking area in Dolphin Road, Shoreham, for several hours, covered only by a canvas lid. The skip was
An asylum seeker is taking his Sussex bride back to Albania so he can apply to return to Britain legally. Ruzhdi Nela was smuggled into Britain in the back of a container lorry. The 19-year-old, who works on a building site, met and married Brighton woman
I was impressed to notice the use of solar panels on seafront parking. However, the energy used to illuminate the decorative lights all along the Kings Road for 24 hours every day will waste far more energy than these solar panels save. As with many ventures
How nice to see the Dead End Kids again, supplied by Gordon Dean (Letters, September 24). They were hilarious. Leo Gorcey used to be called Spit, for obvious reasons, and Huntz Hall was the Jewish boy - I'd love to see these films again. Who could forget
Avid reader, as Mr F W Parkhouse of Brighton describes himself, certainly knows his racing. He spotted the story about the 2001 Emirates Airline Legends Race on our racing page last Tuesday contained an error. He explains: "You stated that Geoff Lewis
This city's mayoral referendum has been a revealing exercise. It has also been truly dispiriting. What a sour and joyless lot the No campaigners have shown themselves to be. In today's society, no individual is expected to take the blame for anything.
Two women have been arrested under new laws passed to stop the spread of prostitutes' cards in phone booths. They were arrested outside phone boxes in Norfolk Square, Brighton, on Wednesday. The arrests are thought to be the first in the city under the
So now the reason for the transfer of the breast care unit is lack of space for expansion and improvement. If the health authority wasn't so obsessed with shoe-horning every hospital service into one overcrowded site, with poor access and inadequate parking
Gary Evans, Worthing's most famous golfing son, is assured of his place on the magic roundabout next year. The PGA European Tour cut off mark for Gary loomed large until he made equal 20th spot with Colin Montgomerie in the Smurfit European Open at The
How alarming to discover there are proposals threatening the excellent caring service provided by the team at the Nigel Porter Unit for breast cancer care in Brighton. With others, I remember the confusing, disorganised, traumatic events we experienced
Having used the Nigel Porter Unit myself, I found the prompt attention given me was second to none. It would be a tragedy to move the unit to Haywards Heath. It is so accessible by bus wherever you live in Brighton, whereas Haywards Heath is a difficult
Eastbourne Eagles have won their off-track battle to outlaw Grand Prix riders from British speedway. Elite League clubs will be limited next season to just one GP rider, and none will be allowed in 2003. The decision was made by the British Speedway Promoters
St Leonards travel to Spalding United tomorrow without former Albion defender John Crumplin but The Firs hierarchy have denied suggestions of a mass exodus. The Argus revealed on Wednesday that Crumplin had left the club but St Leonards have retained
I read with horror of the intention to move the Nigel Porter Unit from the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton to the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath. Three years ago, I needed treatment and care from the unit. It was excellent and I recovered
Jack Pearce admits he has no idea how his Bognor side stand up to the pressures of being top of the table. But he will be happy if they produce the form they showed in midweek as they bid to make it 14 league games unbeaten and maintain their challenge
Crawley manager Billy Smith has pulled off a coup by re-signing Brentford defender Jay Lovett on a month's loan. The Reds boss sold Lovett to the Bees for £75,000 at the start of last season. Smith said: "Jay's been out of the side and not getting that
New Albion manager Peter Taylor met the players for the first time yesterday and told them to "stay happy and focused." His first full training session with the squad was delayed until today due to a prior engagement. Before landing the Albion job Taylor
Albion boss Peter Taylor is taking a back seat for his first match in charge. Bob Booker and Martin Hinshelwood will select the side for tomorrow's Withdean sell-out against promotion rivals Oldham. Assistant Booker and director of youth Hinshelwood were
Jim Caldecourt has unified two kick boxing world titles thanks to an organic diet. The 33-year-old super welterweight WKMA champion stopped ISKA king Juan Paredes, from Spain, in the tenth round at Hove Town Hall. Caldecourt said: "It is a good feeling
Work on a controversial traffic scheme begins on Monday and will continue until Christmas. Road humps and speed cushions will be installed in Woodland Drive, Hove, between Dyke Road Avenue and Goldstone Crescent. Further humps will be constructed at the
More than 28,000 people have pledged their support to our campaign to keep breast cancer services in Brighton and Hove. Last night the figure stood at 19,000 but this morning a large number of completed forms were delivered to The Argus offices and the
A Sussex town aims to break the world record for the biggest advent calendar. The calendar will be created by members of the Eastbourne Christmas Cracker Partnership as part of the build up to festive events in the town. The present record is held by
Sherry Royse's smiling face used to help sell The Argus back in the 60s. Now it is helping to sell the newspaper's old building. Sherry used to be one of the glamorous Argus Girls who appeared alongside the likes of Tom Jones and Danny La Rue, raising
An asylum seeker is taking his Sussex bride back to Albania so he can apply to return to Britain legally. Ruzhdi Nela was smuggled into Britain in the back of a container lorry. The 19-year-old, who works on a building site, met and married Brighton woman
Rugrats cartoonist Bambos Georgiou learnt to read and speak English by flicking through the pages of comics. After years of hard work, his efforts paid off and he is now the face behind a host of comic strips including the Rugrats, Spider Man and Action
Can anyone explain why, when parking attendants are applying a ticket to an apparently illegally-parked car, they then appear to take a photograph through the front and rear windscreens of the car? This action would appear to be an infringement of people's
I was impressed to notice the use of solar panels on seafront parking. However, the energy used to illuminate the decorative lights all along the Kings Road for 24 hours every day will waste far more energy than these solar panels save. As with many ventures
One thing sticks in my mind when President Bush talks about terrorists. Americans funded the IRA to bomb our beloved country - yes, Brighton's Grand hotel. Have they forgotten this? I don't like cold-blooded murder by anyone. -Charles Dennis Pratt, Springfield
How nice to see the Dead End Kids again, supplied by Gordon Dean (Letters, September 24). They were hilarious. Leo Gorcey used to be called Spit, for obvious reasons, and Huntz Hall was the Jewish boy - I'd love to see these films again. Who could forget
Well done, Richard Halfpenny (Letters, October 5 and 12). In the light of the current crisis, there may well come a situation where trained, qualified riflemen, under proper military direction, could be of use to the authorities. The anonymous letter
Gary Evans, Worthing's most famous golfing son, is assured of his place on the magic roundabout next year. The PGA European Tour cut off mark for Gary loomed large until he made equal 20th spot with Colin Montgomerie in the Smurfit European Open at The
How alarming to discover there are proposals threatening the excellent caring service provided by the team at the Nigel Porter Unit for breast cancer care in Brighton. With others, I remember the confusing, disorganised, traumatic events we experienced
Having used the Nigel Porter Unit myself, I found the prompt attention given me was second to none. It would be a tragedy to move the unit to Haywards Heath. It is so accessible by bus wherever you live in Brighton, whereas Haywards Heath is a difficult
Eastbourne Eagles have won their off-track battle to outlaw Grand Prix riders from British speedway. Elite League clubs will be limited next season to just one GP rider, and none will be allowed in 2003. The decision was made by the British Speedway Promoters
Three elderly women became have-a-go heroines when they were on a day trip to France. Joan Windsor, Anne Aylward and Jean Douglas fought off a gunman who tried to hijack their car in Calais. The attacker may have thought three mature English women were
Nick Nurse looked forward to a Brighton Bears double bill and declared: "Now we will see what this team is made of." Bears host northern conference champions Sheffield Sharks at the Brighton Centre tomorrow from 7pm. They then visit Nurse's former club
People in Brighton and Hove are overwhelming in wanting the breast cancer treatment service to stay in the city. More than 19,000 have signed petitions organised by The Argus and Friends of the Nigel Porter Unit. Most of them are from the Brighton area
I read with horror of the intention to move the Nigel Porter Unit from the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton to the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath. Three years ago, I needed treatment and care from the unit. It was excellent and I recovered
Jack Pearce admits he has no idea how his Bognor side stand up to the pressures of being top of the table. But he will be happy if they produce the form they showed in midweek as they bid to make it 14 league games unbeaten and maintain their challenge
In just one nine-hour shift as a bus driver, I have been verbally and physically assaulted, spat at and had coins and debris thrown at me. Ill-mannered, violent and aggressive, rude and ignorant - that is just a few of the more savoury comments anyone
Former Albion manager Micky Adams has received hate mail from fans angered by his move to Leicester as Dave Bassett's No. 2. Unsavoury letters have been delivered to him at Filbert Street, even though he steered the Seagulls to the Third Division title
Albion boss Peter Taylor is taking a back seat for his first match in charge. Bob Booker and Martin Hinshelwood will select the side for tomorrow's Withdean sell-out against promotion rivals Oldham. Assistant Booker and director of youth Hinshelwood were
Jim Caldecourt has unified two kick boxing world titles thanks to an organic diet. The 33-year-old super welterweight WKMA champion stopped ISKA king Juan Paredes, from Spain, in the tenth round at Hove Town Hall. Caldecourt said: "It is a good feeling
A woman told today of the terrifying moment a stolen car smashed through the front of her house and into her lounge. The car ploughed into the living room in Lucerne Drive, Maidenbower, Crawley, while Merylyn Canty slept upstairs with her husband and
A man has been arrested in connection with a Mid Sussex post office robbery. The man in his 30s, from Horsham, was arrested in the town yesterday in connection with a raid at the sub-post office in Jengers Mead, Billingshurst, on Wednesday. A man went
A trio of retired women fought off a gunman who hijacked their car on a day trip to France. One of the "golden girls" disarmed the robber and bashed him on the head with his gun, while another hit his arm. The hijacker fought them off and sped away in
A Sussex town aims to break the world record for the biggest advent calendar. The calendar will be created by members of the Eastbourne Christmas Cracker Partnership as part of the build up to festive events in the town. The present record is held by
Sherry Royse's smiling face used to help sell The Argus back in the 60s. Now it is helping to sell the newspaper's old building. Sherry used to be one of the glamorous Argus Girls who appeared alongside the likes of Tom Jones and Danny La Rue, raising
Elderly tenants have been trapped in their homes for three weeks because their lift has broken down. They are unable to get out because they live at the top of a five-storey block of flats in Hove and cannot manage the stairs. One man is recovering from
