Mary Watts writes: "I am trying to find a friend of my late mother.

"She was called Marie and lived in the Hove area in the Fifties through to the Seventies.

"She worked in Richards fashion store in Western Road, Brighton, for a number of years in the late-Fifties and Sixties and I believe she lived in the Waterloo Street area in the Seventies.

"If anyone remembers her surname or knows where she now lives or can offer any other informaiton I would be pleased to hear from them."

Call Mary on 01273 594277.

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