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I know who made mystery face
Resident Eric Brown may hold the key to the human face which mysteriously appeared in a grassy bank in Brighton. Passers-by were baffled after the eerie face appeared in a patch of grass on a bank in Ashton Drive. But Mr Brown says he watched the people
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Tomboy - Spot the Ball Hoax
A cross the ball winner thought her sister was playing a joke on her. 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
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Love matters, by Julia mEanwell
Do you find the only way to communicate with each other is via fault finding? Many admirable traits may go unnoticed while you spend time seeking out shortcomings. It is so easy to take each other for granted and although this can be comforting, it can
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Me and my kids, by Bini McCall
Daughter and I have developed a Fantasy Boyfriend League during the past few weeks. This consists of "bagsing" the most cute boys off the TV and saying they are your fantasy boyfriend. Daughter had seven in the first few days. I am not doing quite as
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Voice of the Third Age, by Lis Solkhon
It has been a week of contrasts as far as the question of age is concerned. First of all, there was the celebration by the University of Sussex of its 40 years of existence - a figure that many of us find difficult to accept since it means that a number
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Couple rescued from fire
A couple were rescued from their smoke-filled home early today after their smoke alarm woke a neighbour. Julie Albury, 37, rushed to the scene of the blaze in Rochester Street, Whitehawk, Brighton, at 1.25am. She saw smoke billowing through the letterbox
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Lightfingered
We are constantly being advised to conserve energy at home by such measures as ensuring unneeded lights are switched off. Yet, when I drove from Hurstpierpoint to the superstores near Shoreham recently, I counted no fewer than 65 streetlights on in the
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Pool: Vallance is Sussex top gun
Sussex made it three wins out of three when they won an exciting clash against Surrey at Guildford. They now lead the county championship table by two points from London after beating Surrey by 23 games to 21. In a topsy-turvy match, Sussex trailed 6-
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Memory loss
Isn't it strange how all the Conservatives who write to The Argus seem to forget the record of their Government of just four years ago? It will take more than one term to sort out the underfunded education and health system. And let's not forget who created
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Athletics: Steyning walkers prove they're best
Steyning underlined their status as the top British race walking club by winning the RWA women's 10km team title at Birmingham. They also came second in the men's 35km championship. Niobe Menendez is getting back to top form after suffering with heel
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Don't be cross
Pensioners Betty and Brian Harris thought they were being hoaxed when they were told they had won The Argus Spot The Ball contest. It took time for the couple from Patcham in Brighton to realise it was true they had won the jackpot of £9,500 through one
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Well fielded
I'm surprised these days there are so many light aeroplane crashes. Some years ago, they were quite rare, although I do recall an incident while fly-ing a tail-wheel Condor over Stapleford airfield in Essex with a passenger. Having returned to Rochester
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In this together
East Sussex County Council and the Environment Agency are having a scrap over the cause of the devastating floods in Lewes. The agency claims two bridges in the county town contributed towards the disaster by narrowing the river. The county council says
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Work of art or eyesore?
Residents of Embassy Court, the landmark art deco block of flats in Brighton, are horrified by recent calls for their home to be demolished. The block - one of the most prominent buildings on Brighton seafront - has fallen into disrepair, prompting mounting
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Football: Eastbourne boss offers to resign
Manager Pete Cherry is poised to offer his resignation after Eastbourne Town failed to secure division one survival following a 1-0 defeat at Sidlesham on Saturday. Cherry said: "I will offer my resignation as I think that is only the right thing to do
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Sooner rather than later
Embassy Court on Brighton seafront is one of the best known examples of Thirties' architecture in Britain. But in its current shabby state with flaking paint and falling windows, it is a disgrace to the new city. There have been calls for the building
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Speak now
Within the last month we read of a light aircraft crashing on to the roof of a house in Shoreham and a second incident of a light aircraft crashing on to a well-used beach at Lancing. In both incidents, it appears no one received major injuries. Following
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Speedway: Eagles humbled
Eastbourne Eagles crashed to their heaviest home defeat for two years at Arlington Stadium on Saturday night. Elite League rivals Ipswich won in a canter, 50-40, and left Eastbourne boss Jon Cook's contention that his team were live title contenders dead
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Fitness Guru's
As summer finally begins to kick in and the shorts and T-shirts come out; there are many people looking at themselves in the mirror and deciding to get into shape but who don't have the necessary willpower to get going. Siobhan Ryan looks at one option
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Cricket: Sussex chase six of best
Stand-in skipper James Kirtley is backing Sussex to make it six of the best when they face star-studded Surrey on Wednesday. Kirtley took two wickets, a brilliant diving catch and also ran out opposite number Ronnie Irani as the county pulled off their
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Sussex League cricket: Birthday boy fires Horsham
A second win in successive weeks has seen Horsham consolidate their position as early leaders in the Shepherd Neame Sussex Cricket League. Chichester also en-joyed their second win of the campaign at the expense of last year's champions, Brighton and
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Learning the art of living
Do you feel stuck in life? Do you feel unable to untangle yourself from the clutches of work or mental, physical and emotional tensions? Do you suffer from illness which requires more than just prescription of pills? The Art Of Living Foundation is a
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Armies do battle at fort
The Napoleonic Wars of the 1800s were fought again at Newhaven Fort at the weekend. Hundreds of spectators watched as up to 200 members of re-enactment groups throughout the country were put through their paces. It was a rare opportunity for the military
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Pair charged over vicar's death
A 17-year-old accused of killing a vicar and burying his dismembered body in a shallow grave was yesterday remanded in custody for four days. The youth is charged with the murder of the Rev Ronald Glazebrook, 81, at the victim's flat in Dane Road, St
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Jackpot winners on the ball
When Betty and Brian Harris were told they had scooped the jackpot prize of £9,500 in The Argus Cross The Ball competition they were convinced it was a hoax. The couple suspected it was Betty's sister, Carol, who was behind the 'joke'. On discovering
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I know who made mystery face
Resident Eric Brown may hold the key to the human face which mysteriously appeared in a grassy bank in Brighton. Passers-by were baffled after the eerie face appeared in a patch of grass on a bank in Ashton Drive. But Mr Brown says he watched the people
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Tomboy - Spot the Ball Hoax
A cross the ball winner thought her sister was playing a joke on her. 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
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Tourette's diva
Imagine what would happen if Dame Kiri Te Kanawa found herself in a van with a load of particularly raucous rugby players? Well, you could either expect a beautifully-sung national anthem at the start of the game or a rather foul-mouthed aria whenever
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Stephen Grant's route one
Have you ever had one of those journey's where everything that could go wrong did go wrong? Did the car break down, the flight get delayed and customs get a little carried away with their duties? Well, whatever happened to you, it couldn't have been as
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Ardal O'Hanlon
It would have been all-too easy for Father Ted star Ardal O'Hanlon to have built his stand-up career around his much-loved TV character Father Dougal Maguire. He would need only to have stumbled on stage wearing a lost gaze and a bemused smile and we'd
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Change your food for a better mood
As silly adverts go, the one I heard on the radio the other day takes the oatcake. It ridicules people who eat healthy snacks and tells them to swallow a multi-vitamin instead. Pill popping, after all, has been the preferred medical treatment since pills
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Love matters, by Julia mEanwell
Do you find the only way to communicate with each other is via fault finding? Many admirable traits may go unnoticed while you spend time seeking out shortcomings. It is so easy to take each other for granted and although this can be comforting, it can
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Mystery heroes save blaze family
Firefighters are trying to trace two heroes who helped save a family from their blazing home. Simon Smith and his wife Penny Davies-Smith were asleep in their three-storey home, when they were woken by smoke alarms going off early on Saturday. Mr Smith
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Syringe raiders hit store
Raiders threatened staff with a syringe after leaving a store without paying for goods. The two men picked up 15 jars of coffee from the Co-op store in Goring Road, Worthing, at 1.10pm on Saturday. They put the goods into a holdall and began walking out
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Paramedic car in crossroads crash
A paramedic escaped injury after his car was involved in a crash as he answered an emergency call. His Vauxhall Vectra was in collision with a Vauxhall Astra at the busy Thomas A'Becket crossroads in Worthing. The Vectra, which had its sirens going at
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Reject pub plan, say police
Worthing police are opposing plans for a superpub in a town centre road already packed with bars. They say the number of pubs in Chapel Road, Worthing, has reached saturation point and plans for a Bar Med on the site of a former furniture shop should
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House price plunge looms
The booming property market in Brighton and Hove could be on the verge of collapse, economists warned today. Research by the think tank Cambridge Econometrics suggests the growth is not sustainable in the long term and there will need to be a "sharp correction
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Lightfingered
We are constantly being advised to conserve energy at home by such measures as ensuring unneeded lights are switched off. Yet, when I drove from Hurstpierpoint to the superstores near Shoreham recently, I counted no fewer than 65 streetlights on in the
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Pool: Vallance is Sussex top gun
Sussex made it three wins out of three when they won an exciting clash against Surrey at Guildford. They now lead the county championship table by two points from London after beating Surrey by 23 games to 21. In a topsy-turvy match, Sussex trailed 6-
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Athletics: Steyning walkers prove they're best
Steyning underlined their status as the top British race walking club by winning the RWA women's 10km team title at Birmingham. They also came second in the men's 35km championship. Niobe Menendez is getting back to top form after suffering with heel
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All in a name
As an old Southern Railway company man employed for nearly 50 years, many of these with the Southern Railway, I can see Connex really will have a problem on its hands if it hopes to live up to this name. One was truly proud to work for the Southern Railway
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In this together
East Sussex County Council and the Environment Agency are having a scrap over the cause of the devastating floods in Lewes. The agency claims two bridges in the county town contributed towards the disaster by narrowing the river. The county council says
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Albion: Night of legends
Albion's Centenary Evening of Legends brought together a Who's Who of players past and present to crown a wonderful Championship-winning season. It was a spectacular night of celebration, re-unions and huge dollops of nostalgia at The Brighton Centre.
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The women are the real medal-winners
Paul Holden's report on our great county regiment, The Royal Sussex (Argus, May 11), and the actions they were involved in, had me absorbing every word, as did his previous report on the regiment. Justly, we should be proud of every man who served in
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Speedway: Eagles humbled
Eastbourne Eagles crashed to their heaviest home defeat for two years at Arlington Stadium on Saturday night. Elite League rivals Ipswich won in a canter, 50-40, and left Eastbourne boss Jon Cook's contention that his team were live title contenders dead
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Sussex League cricket: Birthday boy fires Horsham
A second win in successive weeks has seen Horsham consolidate their position as early leaders in the Shepherd Neame Sussex Cricket League. Chichester also en-joyed their second win of the campaign at the expense of last year's champions, Brighton and
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Bus boss calls for clearer streets
More bus lanes and a clampdown on selfish motorists are needed to get services running on time. The boss of Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company is asking the city council to set up bus lanes in key areas to stop his vehicles becoming helplessly held
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Date
Learning the art of living
Do you feel stuck in life? Do you feel unable to untangle yourself from the clutches of work or mental, physical and emotional tensions? Do you suffer from illness which requires more than just prescription of pills? The Art Of Living Foundation is a
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Date
Armies do battle at fort
The Napoleonic Wars of the 1800s were fought again at Newhaven Fort at the weekend. Hundreds of spectators watched as up to 200 members of re-enactment groups throughout the country were put through their paces. It was a rare opportunity for the military
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Mystery heroes save blaze family
Firefighters are trying to trace two heroes who helped save a family from their blazing home. Simon Smith and his wife Penny Davies-Smith were asleep in their three-storey home, when they were woken by smoke alarms going off early on Saturday. Mr Smith
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Mountain biker dies in fall
Police have launched an investigation after a man was killed in a mountain biking accident. It is believed the victim suffered serious head injuries after he went flying over the handlebars of his machine. The 28-year-old was taken to Eastbourne District
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Pair charged over vicar's death
A 17-year-old accused of killing a vicar and burying his dismembered body in a shallow grave was yesterday remanded in custody for four days. The youth is charged with the murder of the Rev Ronald Glazebrook, 81, at the victim's flat in Dane Road, St
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Fishing for that special someone
As man-hunting tips go, slapping your intended with a mackerel does not normally make the top ten. That didn't worry more than 30 unattached women at Brighton Fishing Museum this weekend, though. Dressed in traditional clothing, they performed a special
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The minefield of choosing childcare
"What's in a name? that which we call a rose/ By any other name would smell as sweet," said Juliet to Romeo. Well names mean plenty in the bewildering range of care options for the under-fives. There's day nurseries, play-groups and pre-schools, parent
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Tourette's diva
Imagine what would happen if Dame Kiri Te Kanawa found herself in a van with a load of particularly raucous rugby players? Well, you could either expect a beautifully-sung national anthem at the start of the game or a rather foul-mouthed aria whenever
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Date
Stephen Grant's route one
Have you ever had one of those journey's where everything that could go wrong did go wrong? Did the car break down, the flight get delayed and customs get a little carried away with their duties? Well, whatever happened to you, it couldn't have been as
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Date
Ardal O'Hanlon
It would have been all-too easy for Father Ted star Ardal O'Hanlon to have built his stand-up career around his much-loved TV character Father Dougal Maguire. He would need only to have stumbled on stage wearing a lost gaze and a bemused smile and we'd
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Fidelio
I must begin this review with an apology. I was not too keen to see this production by controversial director Deborah Warner. I saw her trashing of Mozart's masterpiece Don Giovanni and feared she would do something nasty to Beethoven's only opera which
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Change your food for a better mood
As silly adverts go, the one I heard on the radio the other day takes the oatcake. It ridicules people who eat healthy snacks and tells them to swallow a multi-vitamin instead. Pill popping, after all, has been the preferred medical treatment since pills
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Cricket: Kirtley's nerve wins the day
Sussex pulled off a thrilling one-run victory over Essex in their Norwich Union National League Division Two clash at Chelmsford. When James Kirtley stepped up to bowl the final over, Essex required nine runs to reach the required target of 244 and looked
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Fulham ace is Albion target
EXCLUSIVE: Albion boss Micky Adams could add Fulham stalwart Simon Morgan to his title-winning squad. Adams had preliminary talks today with his former captain at Craven Cottage. He is keen to strengthen the Seagulls' playing staff for the Second Division
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Sussex League cricket: Littlehampton lead
Littlehampton are leaders of Division Two, ahead of St James' and Steyning. All three clubs have won two of their three games. None of the remaining seven teams have man-aged to provide a win between them so far. The top of the table clash at the Sportsfield
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House price plunge looms
The booming property market in Brighton and Hove could be on the verge of collapse, economists warned today. Research by the think tank Cambridge Econometrics suggests the growth is not sustainable in the long term and there will need to be a "sharp correction
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Fair or foul?
The support being given by Mr Jim Davidson to the Conservative candidates for Brighton and Hove (Argus, May 16) leads me to wonder if either of them have viewed the video made by the same Mr Davidson that I was fortunate enough to receive as a present
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Date
All in a name
As an old Southern Railway company man employed for nearly 50 years, many of these with the Southern Railway, I can see Connex really will have a problem on its hands if it hopes to live up to this name. One was truly proud to work for the Southern Railway
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Date
Turn it round
Pilots who crash their private planes at Shoreham airport are not heroes. It is natural to find a clear space to land - after all, their lives are at risk. At the moment the pilot puts the least possible fuel in the tank for his trip. This is wrong. When
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Football: Peacehaven win cup
Captain Ricky Mitchell brought the curtain down on his football career with a rock-solid display at the heart of the defence to help Peacehaven lift the County League Division Two Cup. Peacehaven clinched promotion and the runners-up spot the previous
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Albion: Night of legends
Albion's Centenary Evening of Legends brought together a Who's Who of players past and present to crown a wonderful Championship-winning season. It was a spectacular night of celebration, re-unions and huge dollops of nostalgia at The Brighton Centre.
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Date
The women are the real medal-winners
Paul Holden's report on our great county regiment, The Royal Sussex (Argus, May 11), and the actions they were involved in, had me absorbing every word, as did his previous report on the regiment. Justly, we should be proud of every man who served in
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Date
Bus boss calls for clearer streets
More bus lanes and a clampdown on selfish motorists are needed to get services running on time. The boss of Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company is asking the city council to set up bus lanes in key areas to stop his vehicles becoming helplessly held
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Date
Council hits out at flood report
East Sussex County Council has hit out at the Environment Agency's report into the floods that struck many parts of the county last October. The council says the Agency was wrong to blame bridges over the River Ouse in central Lewes for the scale of the
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Mystery heroes save blaze family
Firefighters are trying to trace two heroes who helped save a family from their blazing home. Simon Smith and his wife Penny Davies-Smith were asleep in their three-storey home, when they were woken by smoke alarms going off early on Saturday. Mr Smith
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Mountain biker dies in fall
Police have launched an investigation after a man was killed in a mountain biking accident. It is believed the victim suffered serious head injuries after he went flying over the handlebars of his machine. The 28-year-old was taken to Eastbourne District
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Bus joyrider's trail of wreckage
Motorists were today counting the cost after a stolen bus careered through the streets, leaving a mile-long trail of destruction. The single-decker bus struck at least eight parked cars in Hove, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage. Police constables
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Pair start married life on a roll
A band of drummers helped turn one Brighton couple's wedding into a mini Mardi Gras. Neil Wise and his new Indian wife Farah turned their big day into a seafront carnival with help from their friends in the Carnival Co-operative samba ensemble. The musicians
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Fishing for that special someone
As man-hunting tips go, slapping your intended with a mackerel does not normally make the top ten. That didn't worry more than 30 unattached women at Brighton Fishing Museum this weekend, though. Dressed in traditional clothing, they performed a special
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Date
Bus chief calls for tougher measures
More bus lanes and a clampdown on selfish motorists are needed to get services running on time. The boss of Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company is asking the city council to set up bus lanes in key areas to stop his vehicles becoming helplessly held
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Date
The minefield of choosing childcare
"What's in a name? that which we call a rose/ By any other name would smell as sweet," said Juliet to Romeo. Well names mean plenty in the bewildering range of care options for the under-fives. There's day nurseries, play-groups and pre-schools, parent
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Date
Hero passers-by save family from blaze
Firefighters are trying to trace two mystery heroes who helped saved a family from their blazing home. Simon Smith and his wife Penny Davies-Smith were asleep on the top floor of their three-storey home when they were awoken by smoke alarms going off
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Date
Fidelio
I must begin this review with an apology. I was not too keen to see this production by controversial director Deborah Warner. I saw her trashing of Mozart's masterpiece Don Giovanni and feared she would do something nasty to Beethoven's only opera which
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Date
Me and my kids, by Bini McCall
Daughter and I have developed a Fantasy Boyfriend League during the past few weeks. This consists of "bagsing" the most cute boys off the TV and saying they are your fantasy boyfriend. Daughter had seven in the first few days. I am not doing quite as
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Date
Voice of the Third Age, by Lis Solkhon
It has been a week of contrasts as far as the question of age is concerned. First of all, there was the celebration by the University of Sussex of its 40 years of existence - a figure that many of us find difficult to accept since it means that a number
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Date
Cricket: Kirtley's nerve wins the day
Sussex pulled off a thrilling one-run victory over Essex in their Norwich Union National League Division Two clash at Chelmsford. When James Kirtley stepped up to bowl the final over, Essex required nine runs to reach the required target of 244 and looked
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Date
Fulham ace is Albion target
EXCLUSIVE: Albion boss Micky Adams could add Fulham stalwart Simon Morgan to his title-winning squad. Adams had preliminary talks today with his former captain at Craven Cottage. He is keen to strengthen the Seagulls' playing staff for the Second Division
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Bearded thugs' knifepoint raid
A customer chased two men who robbed a Horsham off-licence at knifepoint. The offenders, both of whom had goatee beards and were in their early 20s, threatened a shop assistant at Unwins in Brighton Road just after 6pm on Friday. They fled down Elm Grove
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Man dies in crash
A man died early today after his car swerved and overturned on a main Mid Sussex road. Police say they don't know why the driver, thought to be in his 30s, crashed his Fiat estate car on the A23 at Pyecombe. He died from multiple injuries. Police are
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Mountain biker dies in fall
Police have launched an investigation after a man was killed in a mountain biking accident in Eastbourne. It is believed the victim suffered serious head injuries after he went flying over the handlebars of his machine. The 28-year-old was taken to Eastbourne
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Sussex League cricket: Littlehampton lead
Littlehampton are leaders of Division Two, ahead of St James' and Steyning. All three clubs have won two of their three games. None of the remaining seven teams have man-aged to provide a win between them so far. The top of the table clash at the Sportsfield
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Date
Couple rescued from fire
A couple were rescued from their smoke-filled home early today after their smoke alarm woke a neighbour. Julie Albury, 37, rushed to the scene of the blaze in Rochester Street, Whitehawk, Brighton, at 1.25am. She saw smoke billowing through the letterbox
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Date
Fair or foul?
The support being given by Mr Jim Davidson to the Conservative candidates for Brighton and Hove (Argus, May 16) leads me to wonder if either of them have viewed the video made by the same Mr Davidson that I was fortunate enough to receive as a present
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Date
Memory loss
Isn't it strange how all the Conservatives who write to The Argus seem to forget the record of their Government of just four years ago? It will take more than one term to sort out the underfunded education and health system. And let's not forget who created
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Date
Don't be cross
Pensioners Betty and Brian Harris thought they were being hoaxed when they were told they had won The Argus Spot The Ball contest. It took time for the couple from Patcham in Brighton to realise it was true they had won the jackpot of £9,500 through one
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Date
Well fielded
I'm surprised these days there are so many light aeroplane crashes. Some years ago, they were quite rare, although I do recall an incident while fly-ing a tail-wheel Condor over Stapleford airfield in Essex with a passenger. Having returned to Rochester
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Date
Work of art or eyesore?
Residents of Embassy Court, the landmark art deco block of flats in Brighton, are horrified by recent calls for their home to be demolished. The block - one of the most prominent buildings on Brighton seafront - has fallen into disrepair, prompting mounting
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Date
Turn it round
Pilots who crash their private planes at Shoreham airport are not heroes. It is natural to find a clear space to land - after all, their lives are at risk. At the moment the pilot puts the least possible fuel in the tank for his trip. This is wrong. When
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Date
Football: Eastbourne boss offers to resign
Manager Pete Cherry is poised to offer his resignation after Eastbourne Town failed to secure division one survival following a 1-0 defeat at Sidlesham on Saturday. Cherry said: "I will offer my resignation as I think that is only the right thing to do
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Date
Sooner rather than later
Embassy Court on Brighton seafront is one of the best known examples of Thirties' architecture in Britain. But in its current shabby state with flaking paint and falling windows, it is a disgrace to the new city. There have been calls for the building
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Date
Speak now
Within the last month we read of a light aircraft crashing on to the roof of a house in Shoreham and a second incident of a light aircraft crashing on to a well-used beach at Lancing. In both incidents, it appears no one received major injuries. Following
-
Date
Football: Peacehaven win cup
Captain Ricky Mitchell brought the curtain down on his football career with a rock-solid display at the heart of the defence to help Peacehaven lift the County League Division Two Cup. Peacehaven clinched promotion and the runners-up spot the previous
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Date
Fitness Guru's
As summer finally begins to kick in and the shorts and T-shirts come out; there are many people looking at themselves in the mirror and deciding to get into shape but who don't have the necessary willpower to get going. Siobhan Ryan looks at one option
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Date
Cricket: Sussex chase six of best
Stand-in skipper James Kirtley is backing Sussex to make it six of the best when they face star-studded Surrey on Wednesday. Kirtley took two wickets, a brilliant diving catch and also ran out opposite number Ronnie Irani as the county pulled off their
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Date
Hero passers-by save family from blaze
Firefighters are trying to trace two mystery heroes who helped saved a family from their blazing home. Simon Smith and his wife Penny Davies-Smith were asleep on the top floor of their three-storey home when they were awoken by smoke alarms going off
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Date
Woman raped on way home
A woman was attacked and raped as she walked home alone from a night out. She was approached from behind by a man who grabbed her and forced her to the ground before subjecting her to the terrifying ordeal. The attack took place between 1.30am and 2.27am
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Council hits out at flood report
East Sussex County Council has hit out at the Environment Agency's report into the floods that struck many parts of the county last October. The council says the Agency was wrong to blame bridges over the River Ouse in central Lewes for the scale of the
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Date
Mystery heroes save blaze family
Firefighters are trying to trace two heroes who helped save a family from their blazing home. Simon Smith and his wife Penny Davies-Smith were asleep in their three-storey home, when they were woken by smoke alarms going off early on Saturday. Mr Smith
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Fears for missing man
Concern is growing for a 91-year-old Storrington man who has not been seen since Thursday night. Gordon Witney enjoys walking and police believe he may have gone to the Downs or taken a bus to Horsham or Worthing. The Sussex Police helicopter has been
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Bus joyrider's trail of wreckage
Motorists were today counting the cost after a stolen bus careered through the streets, leaving a mile-long trail of destruction. The single-decker bus struck at least eight parked cars in Hove, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage. Police constables
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Date
Pair start married life on a roll
A band of drummers helped turn one Brighton couple's wedding into a mini Mardi Gras. Neil Wise and his new Indian wife Farah turned their big day into a seafront carnival with help from their friends in the Carnival Co-operative samba ensemble. The musicians
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Date
Jackpot winners on the ball
When Betty and Brian Harris were told they had scooped the jackpot prize of £9,500 in The Argus Cross The Ball competition they were convinced it was a hoax. The couple suspected it was Betty's sister, Carol, who was behind the 'joke'. On discovering
