On this day ten years ago The Argus went to visit a Hove business which continued to thrive during the recession. We met the man hoping to be the oldest person to do the London to Brighton bike ride and caught up with Arthur Brown at a special awards night.

First are Caraline Brown from Midnight Communication and Diana Frangi with Sixties star Arthur Brown

Guests had a great time at this awards night in Brighton. Pictured are Peter Jarrette and Fiona Graves from Midnight Communications

Ben Crawford and Jonathan Harrison from You Got Papped with Sue Chandler and Emma Ridley from Hove Factually

James Grant of The Thistle Hotel and Fiona Graves from Midnight Communications

Next up is Vero Screening, Goldstone Business Centre, Hove, which has been a successful business during the recession

Keith Stevens, 80, from Newhaven, took part in the London to Brighton bike ride and raised £400 for the British Heart Foundation

And finally here is Bishopstone Pond Bishopstone, near Seaford. Contractors have cut down trees, letting them fall into the pond upsetting the wildlife