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Roundabout turn
Are the recently-proposed changes to the welcome sign an admission by its perpetrators that it is a total eyesore and completely out of place with everything else in Brighton and Hove? It ain't even good kitsch. It will take more than a few seasonal bedding
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Hold tight
Oft weak, heavy-laden and weary so with shopping, Kid in pushchair and others in tow, which leaves you You will curse and cuss at absence of bus, soon to be not on hopping. Dyke Road Drive is one hell of a climb. With my "bag for life", I've done it many
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Tunnel vision
Does anyone ever get as frustrated as I do at being kept waiting to turn into Wilson Avenue, Brighton, on race days? I am absolutely fed up to the teeth at waiting around (more often than not on a hot summer's day) for 20 minutes or so in a long line
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No priority
My daughter is a 20-year-old mother of a one-year-old with another due in January. She has a committed and devoted partner. She and her partner are lifelong residents of Brighton and have been found intentionally homeless because she chose to come back
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Plug the housing gap
With regard to Councillor Tehmtan Framroze's comments (Letters, October 26) highlighting the problems of those who claim housing benefit and are unable to afford the current high market rent, I would like to highlight the even greater problems young people
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No school for my little girl
A woman whose hyperactive daughter was expelled for a series of attacks on schoolmates says she needs help to educate her. Nine-year-old Shannon Jones is described as an intelligent, lively and affectionate child. She also suffers from attention deficit
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Homeless will devalue our homes
Instead of grumbling about being moved from one three-star hotel to another, Clare Gaunt (Letters, November 3) should consider herself very lucky to be given free housing in one of the most desirable parts of Hove, on the seafront. To say Brighton and
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Better use of council cash
A few years ago, Brighton and Hove councillors paid themselves, on average, just over £3,000. This rocketed until, last year, it had grown to just over £10,000 - more than treble. Some justify the increase by referring to the amount of time given to the
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Help me to combat cruelty to children
Since the tragic death of John Smith, there have been several other horrific deaths of children in different parts of the country where the loophole in the law has been exploited and the adults concerned have been unable to stand trial for manslaughter
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Ducking and diving
I agree entirely with Eric Dillon when he complains about being hassled by agents recruiting on the street for charities (Letters, November 3). The agencies clearly have a saturation policy of stopping pedestrians with several people on each side of the
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In depth: Boom that spelt doom
Thousands have lost their jobs after directors ordered rapid cost-cutting moves in the wake of a global economic downturn. Heads of companies will usually say their first responsibility is to their shareholders. This offers little comfort to the workers
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Why put back time?
In view of the glorious weather last week and the children being on holiday, isn't it ridiculous we have to put the clocks back? It's time we had a referendum about this and, if the Scots want to keep to GMT during the winter months, so be it. I know
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Degree student's Buffy dissertation
A student has written her dissertation for an English literature degree on cult TV show Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Jaq Bayles, 39, who was studying at the University of Sussex, said there was nothing strange about turning to the show, which stars Sarah
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Jobs jackpot at casino
Three hundred jobs could be created after plans for a casino at Brighton Marina doubled in size. London Clubs International is to open the casino, called the Rendezvous, in the spring. Today the company revealed it plans to double the size of the venue
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Catch this
In reply to John Tatum (Letters, November 2), the comedienne he refers to was Dorothy Summers. It's That Man Again (Itma) produced a whole host of catchphrases in its time. Mrs Mop, the charlady, used to enter saying, in a marvellous, rasping voice, "
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In Billy Elliot's footsteps
Schoolboy Kit Faulkner Reeves may only be ten but he has already learned to suffer for his art. The youngster has had to put up with years of taunts and teasing but is determined not to give up on his favourite hobby, ballet dancing. With his tousled
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No way
Here we go again - another No mushroom has come through in opposition to resettlement of the homeless and they are going to create their own party. Let's look at the list of Nos. Brighton Library, the football stadium, West Pier, King Alfred centre, London
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Not so super
I am sure all the thousands of genuine football fans throughout the South would like to congratulate Lewes FC on their wonderful achievement in attaining a first-round spot in the FA Cup and to wish them the best of luck against Stoke. It does look as
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Youth Football: Unforgettable as Harry's game delights Mitch
Mitchell Fraser had a day he will never forget when he met his Leeds heroes before watching them beat Tottenham in the Premiership at Elland Road. The five-year-old from Lancing, a pupil at Willows, also predicted the match-winner, his favourite player
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Price of fame
We are very lucky to have a local MP, David Lepper (Letters, November 1), serving on the Defra Select Committee and especially one devoted to looking after the wishes of his constituents who want to buy organically-grown food. I wonder if Mr Lepper can
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Youth Cricket: Kids urged to make the best of a great opportunity
Sussex coach Peter Moores has told the first intake to the Sussex Academy: "It's a great opportunity, please make the most of it." Moores hopes the new set-up can help produce a homegrown first team. He said: "I've already spoken with all 12 of the first
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Doubts raised
MP Nicholas Soames has cast doubts about the merger of two health trusts. He said the Princess Royal Hospital, managed by Mid Sussex NHS Trust, is heading for a deficit of £3.3 million and Brighton Health Care NHS Trust also faces big financial problems
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Civilian hell
The US came to our assistance in 1914-18 and again in 1939-45. True, the wars were a couple of years old in both cases but, even before entering the war, the US supplied us and supported this country. As a 16-year-old seaman, I was welcomed there with
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Hart of the Matter with Ian Hart
At times the Sussex football administrators are their own worst enemies. The latest craze is fining clubs for having too many people in the dugout, sorry technical area, during matches. Instead of commonsense prevailing and the referee mentioning during
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Flags won't fly at resort
Many Sussex resorts are unable to apply for coveted blue flags for their beaches because the sea water is not clean enough. Among them are Brighton and Hove, which together form the biggest and most popular resort in the county. Southern Water is being
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FA Trophy: Allen the hero as Borough triumph
Eastbourne Borough progressed to the second round of the FA Trophy with a 1-0 victory in their replay at Chatham. In an end to end first half both sides went close. Clinton More just failed to make contact with a low cross from Daren Pearce and moments
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Taliban sympathy is no act of treachery
John Parry is in danger of becoming The Argus's resident Alf Garnett. Instead of questioning the loyalty of young British Asians to Britain (The Argus, November 2), he might ask why it is that many of them have become so alienated they are willing to
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Hornets sting Wivenhoe
Wivenhoe Town arrived late at Queen Street for their Ryman division two match but must have wished they had stayed at home as Horsham romped to a 7-0 win last night. The Hornets went ahead in the third minute when visiting goalkeeper Darren Moyes failed
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Hillians tear Tigers apart
Millwall target Steve Harper was among the scorers as Burgess Hill romped to a record-breaking 12-0 win against lowly Saltdean last night. Harper got his 16th goal of the season against the Tigers as Hillians coasted to their biggest win in senior football
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Ex-MP quits Harrods board
Former Sussex MP and Conservative immigration minister Charles Wardle has stepped down as a director of London store Harrods. Mr Wardle took a full-time role at Harrods five months ago after retiring as MP for Bexhill and Battle. He joined the board in
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Battered by bonfire hooligans
Bonfire Night thugs left Dan Thornton with a bleeding eye and a suspected fractured cheek. The 19-year-old labourer was set upon by three youths who repeatedly kicked him in the head. Mr Thornton was attending bonfire celebrations in Lewes on Monday night
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Beating the bogus workmen
A 94-year-old victim of bogus workmen was a guest at the launch of a campaign to protect the elderly from unwanted callers. Great grandmother Betty Brown told Home Office crime reduction director Hugh Marriage how bogus workman sat smoking on her roof
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Rare bike is stolen
A rare replica of the moped Michael Schumacher uses to get about pit lanes at Grand Prix has been stolen. Kevin Giles woke to find the red and white machine had been taken from outside his home in Elm Grove, Brighton. He said: "It is bright red, it's
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Sex attacker strikes on seafront
A woman was subjected to a serious sex assault on Brighton seafront early today. The 27-year-old was in Middle Street at its junction with Kings Road at 1am when her attacker pounced. The victim struggled but he dragged her into a doorway and carried
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£1,000 for one nursing shift
A cash-strapped Sussex hospital spent more than £1,000 employing just one agency nurse for a 12-hour shift. MP Nicholas Soames revealed the cost of employing the nurse on a bank holiday during a Commons debate on the merger of the NHS trusts which run
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Soya solution
Peter Allen (Letters, November 1) should try Starbucks - they will make you a cup of coffee with soya milk. -Mari Booker, Portslade
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Fears for the cityscape
A conservation group claims the urban landscape is under threat because congregations are struggling to maintain churches. Members fear important architectural sights which define towns and cities could be lost if churches start to decline. There are
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Too old to drive trains?
So South Central is cutting back services because it doesn't have enough drivers? Can the company therefore explain why it put an upper age limit of 49 years in its recruitment ad in The Argus a few weeks ago, thereby excluding many mature and potentially
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Pensioners' council is picked
Nine Brighton and Hove people have been voted on to the UK's first council for older people. Former councillors will dominate the new authority, which will advise and help the city council. Topping the poll was ex-Conservative councillor Doreen Radford
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Mrs Mop revisited
I am afraid John Tatum's memory was on the blink when he stated "It's being so cheerful that keeps me going" was muttered by Mrs Mop (Letters, November 2). The character's name was Mona Lott. Mrs Mop's contribution was "Can I do you now, sir?" -Ron Bennett
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Hold tight
Oft weak, heavy-laden and weary so with shopping, Kid in pushchair and others in tow, which leaves you You will curse and cuss at absence of bus, soon to be not on hopping. Dyke Road Drive is one hell of a climb. With my "bag for life", I've done it many
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Running rats
The installation of speed humps in Woodland Drive has the effect of diverting traffic through Goldstone Crescent North with unpleasant results for the residents. Last Friday, a traffic jam occurred in Goldstone Crescent involving a bus and thoughtlessly-parked
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Tow-away shock for neighbours
Residents thought their cars had been stolen after workmen towed them away while they carried out resurfacing work. Notices telling residents not to park in Brading Street, off Elm Grove, in Brighton, appeared on Monday. Then at 8am yesterday, contractors
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No priority
My daughter is a 20-year-old mother of a one-year-old with another due in January. She has a committed and devoted partner. She and her partner are lifelong residents of Brighton and have been found intentionally homeless because she chose to come back
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Better use of council cash
A few years ago, Brighton and Hove councillors paid themselves, on average, just over £3,000. This rocketed until, last year, it had grown to just over £10,000 - more than treble. Some justify the increase by referring to the amount of time given to the
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Am I old-fashioned?
With reference to the young lady and her son awaiting council accommodation, there was no mention of her husband or partner who should be supporting them - or am I being too old-fashioned? -Mick Venour, Southon Close, Portslade
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Ducking and diving
I agree entirely with Eric Dillon when he complains about being hassled by agents recruiting on the street for charities (Letters, November 3). The agencies clearly have a saturation policy of stopping pedestrians with several people on each side of the
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Traffic points
Now we have speed humps in Rottingdean (which we didn't need), we also need double yellow lines on Falmer Road going into and out of the green to stop parking and blocking the view as you come out of the green and on to the Falmer Road. And why can't
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Eugene genial
Another of those once-in-a-lifetime supporting actors from the Thirties and Forties and probably the most easily remembered of them all was S Z Sakall, real name Eugene Gero. He was marvellous as the delicatessen store-owner hilariously talking to a bed-post
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Fast food jobs boost
Eastbourne was today celebrating a major jobs coup after council bosses approved plans to build two fast food restaurants. Up to 100 posts are set to be created after councillors approved plans for restaurants at the Admiral Retail Park and Langney Shopping
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Big plans for pier unveiled
A £100,000 major maintenance programme has started aimed at making Eastbourne Pier the envy of the South Coast. The plan is to revamp the pier and include new attractions while retaining its original character by using traditional materials. The work
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Catch this
In reply to John Tatum (Letters, November 2), the comedienne he refers to was Dorothy Summers. It's That Man Again (Itma) produced a whole host of catchphrases in its time. Mrs Mop, the charlady, used to enter saying, in a marvellous, rasping voice, "
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In Billy Elliot's footsteps
Schoolboy Kit Faulkner Reeves may only be ten but he has already learned to suffer for his art. The youngster has had to put up with years of taunts and teasing but is determined not to give up on his favourite hobby, ballet dancing. With his tousled
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No way
Here we go again - another No mushroom has come through in opposition to resettlement of the homeless and they are going to create their own party. Let's look at the list of Nos. Brighton Library, the football stadium, West Pier, King Alfred centre, London
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Not so super
I am sure all the thousands of genuine football fans throughout the South would like to congratulate Lewes FC on their wonderful achievement in attaining a first-round spot in the FA Cup and to wish them the best of luck against Stoke. It does look as
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Fill the bill
I note some readers seem to get annoying multiple electricity bills but my story is a happy one. For the past 18 months, I have received the regular bill from my electricity supplier, whose computer seems to have flipped its lid and gone into reverse,
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Youth Football: Unforgettable as Harry's game delights Mitch
Mitchell Fraser had a day he will never forget when he met his Leeds heroes before watching them beat Tottenham in the Premiership at Elland Road. The five-year-old from Lancing, a pupil at Willows, also predicted the match-winner, his favourite player
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Price of fame
We are very lucky to have a local MP, David Lepper (Letters, November 1), serving on the Defra Select Committee and especially one devoted to looking after the wishes of his constituents who want to buy organically-grown food. I wonder if Mr Lepper can
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Youth Cricket: Kids urged to make the best of a great opportunity
Sussex coach Peter Moores has told the first intake to the Sussex Academy: "It's a great opportunity, please make the most of it." Moores hopes the new set-up can help produce a homegrown first team. He said: "I've already spoken with all 12 of the first
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Doubts raised
MP Nicholas Soames has cast doubts about the merger of two health trusts. He said the Princess Royal Hospital, managed by Mid Sussex NHS Trust, is heading for a deficit of £3.3 million and Brighton Health Care NHS Trust also faces big financial problems
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Hart of the Matter with Ian Hart
At times the Sussex football administrators are their own worst enemies. The latest craze is fining clubs for having too many people in the dugout, sorry technical area, during matches. Instead of commonsense prevailing and the referee mentioning during
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Defenceless
How can we defend the richest nation on earth dropping (to date) 4,000 bombs on the poorest? And how can our Government be so cynical as to describe, as Geoff Hoon did recently, the killing of 100 innocent civilians in a hospital in Herat as "ordinance
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Hornets sting Wivenhoe
Wivenhoe Town arrived late at Queen Street for their Ryman division two match but must have wished they had stayed at home as Horsham romped to a 7-0 win last night. The Hornets went ahead in the third minute when visiting goalkeeper Darren Moyes failed
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Jones homes in on success
Nathan Jones has urged Albion to capitalise on back-to-back home games to consolidate their automatic promotion prospects. The Seagulls launch a hat-trick of matches at Withdean against Brian Horton's Port Vale on Saturday. Peterborough visit 11 days
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Brighton Rock director dies
Roy Boulting, director of the classic Fifties movie Brighton Rock, has died aged 87. The colourful character, who was married five times and said he lost count of the children he fathered, grew up in Hove. He was prompted to bring Graham Greene's novel
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Ex-MP quits Harrods board
Former Sussex MP and Conservative immigration minister Charles Wardle has stepped down as a director of London store Harrods. Mr Wardle took a full-time role at Harrods five months ago after retiring as MP for Bexhill and Battle. He joined the board in
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School catchments to change
A rise in the number of new houses in Burgess Hill means some children may not be able to attend their first-choice school. West Sussex County Council is to alter the catchment areas for the town's primary schools because of a sharp increase in new homes
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Battered by bonfire hooligans
Bonfire Night thugs left Dan Thornton with a bleeding eye and a suspected fractured cheek. The 19-year-old labourer was set upon by three youths who repeatedly kicked him in the head. Mr Thornton was attending bonfire celebrations in Lewes on Monday night
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Docks firm denies manslaughter
A Sussex University student was killed when a two-tonne metal excavation claw grabbed his head, the Old Bailey heard today. Simon Jones, 24, of Banbury, Oxfordshire, had started work as a casual labourer at Shoreham Harbour only two hours earlier. Shipping
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Praise for cleanest beaches
Half the beaches in Sussex have passed water quality standards which could earn them a Blue Flag award. Thirteen beaches reached the European Commission higher standards, two more than last year, which means they can apply for the award, it was announced
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Jobs jackpot at casino
Three hundred jobs could be created after plans for a casino at Brighton Marina doubled in size. London Clubs International is to open the casino, called the Rendezvous, in the spring. Today the company revealed it plans to double the size of the venue
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Mrs Mop revisited
I am afraid John Tatum's memory was on the blink when he stated "It's being so cheerful that keeps me going" was muttered by Mrs Mop (Letters, November 2). The character's name was Mona Lott. Mrs Mop's contribution was "Can I do you now, sir?" -Ron Bennett
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Worried wife's op cash plea
The wife of a seriously ill heart patient is calling for more Government cash to be spent on research into an experimental operation. Sue Dickens says the extra money is needed to carry out more tests on an artificial heart pump operation which could
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Running rats
The installation of speed humps in Woodland Drive has the effect of diverting traffic through Goldstone Crescent North with unpleasant results for the residents. Last Friday, a traffic jam occurred in Goldstone Crescent involving a bus and thoughtlessly-parked
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Tow-away shock for neighbours
Residents thought their cars had been stolen after workmen towed them away while they carried out resurfacing work. Notices telling residents not to park in Brading Street, off Elm Grove, in Brighton, appeared on Monday. Then at 8am yesterday, contractors
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Am I old-fashioned?
With reference to the young lady and her son awaiting council accommodation, there was no mention of her husband or partner who should be supporting them - or am I being too old-fashioned? -Mick Venour, Southon Close, Portslade
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Hospital staff were tops
I went into the Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath, for a major operation on my spine. I cannot praise the hospital highly enough. The care and attention was excellent. The doctors, nurses and all the staff were tops. Once again, I would like to
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Traffic points
Now we have speed humps in Rottingdean (which we didn't need), we also need double yellow lines on Falmer Road going into and out of the green to stop parking and blocking the view as you come out of the green and on to the Falmer Road. And why can't
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Eugene genial
Another of those once-in-a-lifetime supporting actors from the Thirties and Forties and probably the most easily remembered of them all was S Z Sakall, real name Eugene Gero. He was marvellous as the delicatessen store-owner hilariously talking to a bed-post
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Between You And Me, by Vanora Leigh
The gremlins are back ... if they ever left, which I seriously doubt. Back where? Back here, of course, in my house. Last week I told you about the curse of inanimate objects - freezers, computers, lavatories - that always break down at weekends or on
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Docks firm denies manslaughter
A Sussex University student was killed when a two-tonne metal excavation claw grabbed his head, the Old Bailey heard today. Simon Jones, 24, of Banbury, Oxfordshire, had started work as a casual labourer at Shoreham Harbour only two hours earlier. Shipping
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Down tools
I sincerely hope Peter Stuart (Letters, November 2) will enjoy living in a concrete jungle with not a butterfly or bird in sight, which he most certainly will if he and others of his ilk have their way - that is if he escapes the wrath of the majority
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Fill the bill
I note some readers seem to get annoying multiple electricity bills but my story is a happy one. For the past 18 months, I have received the regular bill from my electricity supplier, whose computer seems to have flipped its lid and gone into reverse,
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Let's dance
Ten-year-old Kit Faulkner Reeves is part of a new generation of boys bolstering the image of ballet. Kit, from Brighton, has just been chosen to dance with the National Youth Ballet. He regards the inevitable taunts and teasing he has to put up with as
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Editors' convictions unsafe, judges rule
Two newspaper editors were wrongly convicted of contravening a court order not to identify a young boy, the High Court has ruled. Two judges were giving their reasons for an earlier decision to quash convictions and fines imposed on Simon Bradshaw, editor
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Youth Cricket: Elite aim for greatness
The road that could one day lead to a place in the England team has begun for some of Sussex's top young cricketers. The county's first Cricket Academy was officially launched on Sunday and the aim is that in a few years time one or two of the first intake
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Basketball: Duck calls for greater effort
Skipper Randy Duck will urge his Brighton Bears teammates to step up a gear as they return to work today. Bears lost to Chester and Thames Valley, arguably the best two teams in the country, at the weekend. Both games saw them throw away any chance of
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Defenceless
How can we defend the richest nation on earth dropping (to date) 4,000 bombs on the poorest? And how can our Government be so cynical as to describe, as Geoff Hoon did recently, the killing of 100 innocent civilians in a hospital in Herat as "ordinance
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Post for councillor
Brighton and Hove Labour councillor Sue John has been appointed to chair the city's Local Strategic Partnership. The body is a voluntary organisation which will co-ordinate the delivery of city services. It is working with the council to develop a community
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Jones homes in on success
Nathan Jones has urged Albion to capitalise on back-to-back home games to consolidate their automatic promotion prospects. The Seagulls launch a hat-trick of matches at Withdean against Brian Horton's Port Vale on Saturday. Peterborough visit 11 days
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Brighton Rock director dies
Roy Boulting, director of the classic Fifties movie Brighton Rock, has died aged 87. The colourful character, who was married five times and said he lost count of the children he fathered, grew up in Hove. He was prompted to bring Graham Greene's novel
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Woman, 62, punched in face
A man walked up to a 62-year-old woman and punched her in the face, splitting her lip. Police believe the offender may be the same man who three hours earlier indecently assaulted a 68-year-old woman. The punch attack happened at about 10.15pm on Saturday
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Manslaughter charge: Man remanded
A man appeared in court today charged with manslaughter, wounding and attempted robbery. Unemployed tree surgeon Charles Wolfe, 28, is accused of trying to rob a sub post office off High Street, Billingshurst, on October 17. During the alleged incident
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Sussex on Euro rich list
Booming house prices and low unemployment have combined to land Sussex a spot in Europe's Top 20 rich list. East and West Sussex, together with Surrey, has been ranked as one of the wealthiest areas in the European Union, research published today shows
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Fears over syringes in caravan
Parents are concerned about an abandoned caravan strewn with needles and drug-related paraphernalia on a route to school. The caravan has been left in Golf Drive, Hollingdean, Brighton, for months, a route which hundreds of children follow to school each
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Boy stabbed 23 times. jury told
A teenage boy suffered horrific injuries when he was attacked by two women during a late night party, a court heard. The 13-year-old boy was found to have 23 stab wounds after being taken to hospital barely alive. Lewes Crown Court heard the two women
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£10,000 caf wrecking spree
Vandals smashed windows and tried to set fire to a seafront cafe in Hove last night. A jogger raised the alarm after he ran past Hove Lagoon Cafe and saw a group of youths trying to break in. Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused to the cafe, which is
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Shops light up for Christmas
The Christmas lights will be switched on at Brighton's Churchill Square shopping centre tomorrow. The stars of the panto The New Adventures Of Peter Pan, which is being staged at the Theatre Royal during the Christmas holiday, will start the countdown
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Praise for cleanest beaches
Half the beaches in Sussex have passed water quality standards which could earn them a Blue Flag award. Thirteen beaches reached the European Commission higher standards, two more than last year, which means they can apply for the award, it was announced
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School catchments to change
A rise in the number of new houses in Burgess Hill means some children may not be able to attend their first-choice school. West Sussex County Council is to alter the catchment areas for the town's primary schools because of a sharp increase in new homes
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Five-storey office block plan
Plans for an office block of up to five storeys on a sensitive site near Brighton are being proposed. Southern Water wants to build the block in Lewes Road, Falmer. It would provide 67,000 sq ft of office space with 187 car parking spaces. There would
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When the wind blows
Does Les Allen (The Argus, October 31) not know the wind mostly blows towards Bishopstone, Seaford? We get full benefit from the pall of thick smoke on a sunny day and all the estate are compelled to keep doors and windows shut. Despite this, many of
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Move breast unit to Hove
Is there a reason why the Nigel Porter Breast Care Unit couldn't be transferred to the Polyclinic in Hove? There is a vast amount of car-parking space and quite a lot of grassy area that could be used to build a large, modern unit. And it would be easier
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Roundabout turn
Are the recently-proposed changes to the welcome sign an admission by its perpetrators that it is a total eyesore and completely out of place with everything else in Brighton and Hove? It ain't even good kitsch. It will take more than a few seasonal bedding
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Worried wife's op cash plea
The wife of a seriously ill heart patient is calling for more Government cash to be spent on research into an experimental operation. Sue Dickens says the extra money is needed to carry out more tests on an artificial heart pump operation which could
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Election date set
An election has been called to replace a husband and wife team of councillors who quit after more than 20 years' service. Lib Dems Mike and Gill Skinner had represented Uckfield as town and district councillors but left Sussex in September after Mr Skinner's
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Tunnel vision
Does anyone ever get as frustrated as I do at being kept waiting to turn into Wilson Avenue, Brighton, on race days? I am absolutely fed up to the teeth at waiting around (more often than not on a hot summer's day) for 20 minutes or so in a long line
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Plug the housing gap
With regard to Councillor Tehmtan Framroze's comments (Letters, October 26) highlighting the problems of those who claim housing benefit and are unable to afford the current high market rent, I would like to highlight the even greater problems young people
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No school for my little girl
A woman whose hyperactive daughter was expelled for a series of attacks on schoolmates says she needs help to educate her. Nine-year-old Shannon Jones is described as an intelligent, lively and affectionate child. She also suffers from attention deficit
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Homeless will devalue our homes
Instead of grumbling about being moved from one three-star hotel to another, Clare Gaunt (Letters, November 3) should consider herself very lucky to be given free housing in one of the most desirable parts of Hove, on the seafront. To say Brighton and
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Help me to combat cruelty to children
Since the tragic death of John Smith, there have been several other horrific deaths of children in different parts of the country where the loophole in the law has been exploited and the adults concerned have been unable to stand trial for manslaughter
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In depth: Boom that spelt doom
Thousands have lost their jobs after directors ordered rapid cost-cutting moves in the wake of a global economic downturn. Heads of companies will usually say their first responsibility is to their shareholders. This offers little comfort to the workers
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Hospital staff were tops
I went into the Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath, for a major operation on my spine. I cannot praise the hospital highly enough. The care and attention was excellent. The doctors, nurses and all the staff were tops. Once again, I would like to
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Two hurt in truck smash
Two lorry drivers were injured today when their vehicles were involved in a crash. One driver had to be cut free by firefighters, who battled for an hour to rescue him from his cab. The 40-year-old man had a fractured left arm and a fractured left leg
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Why put back time?
In view of the glorious weather last week and the children being on holiday, isn't it ridiculous we have to put the clocks back? It's time we had a referendum about this and, if the Scots want to keep to GMT during the winter months, so be it. I know
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Between You And Me, by Vanora Leigh
The gremlins are back ... if they ever left, which I seriously doubt. Back where? Back here, of course, in my house. Last week I told you about the curse of inanimate objects - freezers, computers, lavatories - that always break down at weekends or on
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Degree student's Buffy dissertation
A student has written her dissertation for an English literature degree on cult TV show Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Jaq Bayles, 39, who was studying at the University of Sussex, said there was nothing strange about turning to the show, which stars Sarah
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Pub blaze probe
A landlord and his wife escaped from a blaze unharmed after a possible arson attack on their East Sussex pub. It is thought a missile was thrown through a window and set the bar area alight at the Wishing Tree pub in Wishing Tree Road North, St Leonards
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Appeal to help old soldiers
A home for disabled ex-servicemen is launching a major fund-raising appeal to help it meet controversial Government guidelines. Gifford House is planning a new £4 million complex at its headquarters in Worthing to meet the new accommodation rules for
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Radio bid to beat pub yobs
Licensees have called for a new radio link to help combat trouble from late night revellers in Worthing. They hope it could help them keep track of troublemakers and want Pubwatch and Clubwatch schemes to be strengthened. The schemes allow one pub or
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Jobs jackpot at casino
Three hundred jobs could be created after plans for a casino at Brighton Marina doubled in size. London Clubs International is to open the casino, called the Rendezvous, in the spring. Today the company revealed it plans to double the size of the venue
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Docks firm denies manslaughter
A Sussex University student was killed when a two-tonne metal excavation claw grabbed his head, the Old Bailey heard today. Simon Jones, 24, of Banbury, Oxfordshire, had started work as a casual labourer at Shoreham Harbour only two hours earlier. Shipping
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Down tools
I sincerely hope Peter Stuart (Letters, November 2) will enjoy living in a concrete jungle with not a butterfly or bird in sight, which he most certainly will if he and others of his ilk have their way - that is if he escapes the wrath of the majority
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Let's dance
Ten-year-old Kit Faulkner Reeves is part of a new generation of boys bolstering the image of ballet. Kit, from Brighton, has just been chosen to dance with the National Youth Ballet. He regards the inevitable taunts and teasing he has to put up with as
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Editors' convictions unsafe, judges rule
Two newspaper editors were wrongly convicted of contravening a court order not to identify a young boy, the High Court has ruled. Two judges were giving their reasons for an earlier decision to quash convictions and fines imposed on Simon Bradshaw, editor
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Civilian hell
The US came to our assistance in 1914-18 and again in 1939-45. True, the wars were a couple of years old in both cases but, even before entering the war, the US supplied us and supported this country. As a 16-year-old seaman, I was welcomed there with
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Youth Cricket: Elite aim for greatness
The road that could one day lead to a place in the England team has begun for some of Sussex's top young cricketers. The county's first Cricket Academy was officially launched on Sunday and the aim is that in a few years time one or two of the first intake
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Basketball: Duck calls for greater effort
Skipper Randy Duck will urge his Brighton Bears teammates to step up a gear as they return to work today. Bears lost to Chester and Thames Valley, arguably the best two teams in the country, at the weekend. Both games saw them throw away any chance of
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Flags won't fly at resort
Many Sussex resorts are unable to apply for coveted blue flags for their beaches because the sea water is not clean enough. Among them are Brighton and Hove, which together form the biggest and most popular resort in the county. Southern Water is being
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FA Trophy: Allen the hero as Borough triumph
Eastbourne Borough progressed to the second round of the FA Trophy with a 1-0 victory in their replay at Chatham. In an end to end first half both sides went close. Clinton More just failed to make contact with a low cross from Daren Pearce and moments
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Taliban sympathy is no act of treachery
John Parry is in danger of becoming The Argus's resident Alf Garnett. Instead of questioning the loyalty of young British Asians to Britain (The Argus, November 2), he might ask why it is that many of them have become so alienated they are willing to
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Sex attacker strikes on seafront
A woman was subjected to a serious sex assault on Brighton seafront early today. The 27-year-old was in Middle Street at its junction with Kings Road at 1am when her attacker pounced. The victim struggled but he dragged her into a doorway and carried
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Hillians tear Tigers apart
Millwall target Steve Harper was among the scorers as Burgess Hill romped to a record-breaking 12-0 win against lowly Saltdean last night. Harper got his 16th goal of the season against the Tigers as Hillians coasted to their biggest win in senior football
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Post for councillor
Brighton and Hove Labour councillor Sue John has been appointed to chair the city's Local Strategic Partnership. The body is a voluntary organisation which will co-ordinate the delivery of city services. It is working with the council to develop a community
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Woman, 62, punched in face
A man walked up to a 62-year-old woman and punched her in the face, splitting her lip. Police believe the offender may be the same man who three hours earlier indecently assaulted a 68-year-old woman. The punch attack happened at about 10.15pm on Saturday
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Manslaughter charge: Man remanded
A man appeared in court today charged with manslaughter, wounding and attempted robbery. Unemployed tree surgeon Charles Wolfe, 28, is accused of trying to rob a sub post office off High Street, Billingshurst, on October 17. During the alleged incident
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Sussex on Euro rich list
Booming house prices and low unemployment have combined to land Sussex a spot in Europe's Top 20 rich list. East and West Sussex, together with Surrey, has been ranked as one of the wealthiest areas in the European Union, research published today shows
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Beating the bogus workmen
A 94-year-old victim of bogus workmen was a guest at the launch of a campaign to protect the elderly from unwanted callers. Great grandmother Betty Brown told Home Office crime reduction director Hugh Marriage how bogus workman sat smoking on her roof
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Fears over syringes in caravan
Parents are concerned about an abandoned caravan strewn with needles and drug-related paraphernalia on a route to school. The caravan has been left in Golf Drive, Hollingdean, Brighton, for months, a route which hundreds of children follow to school each
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Boy stabbed 23 times. jury told
A teenage boy suffered horrific injuries when he was attacked by two women during a late night party, a court heard. The 13-year-old boy was found to have 23 stab wounds after being taken to hospital barely alive. Lewes Crown Court heard the two women
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Rare bike is stolen
A rare replica of the moped Michael Schumacher uses to get about pit lanes at Grand Prix has been stolen. Kevin Giles woke to find the red and white machine had been taken from outside his home in Elm Grove, Brighton. He said: "It is bright red, it's
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£10,000 caf wrecking spree
Vandals smashed windows and tried to set fire to a seafront cafe in Hove last night. A jogger raised the alarm after he ran past Hove Lagoon Cafe and saw a group of youths trying to break in. Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused to the cafe, which is
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Shops light up for Christmas
The Christmas lights will be switched on at Brighton's Churchill Square shopping centre tomorrow. The stars of the panto The New Adventures Of Peter Pan, which is being staged at the Theatre Royal during the Christmas holiday, will start the countdown
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Sex attacker strikes on seafront
A woman was subjected to a serious sex assault on Brighton seafront early today. The 27-year-old was in Middle Street at its junction with Kings Road at 1am when her attacker pounced. The victim struggled but he dragged her into a doorway and carried
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Manslaughter charge: Man remanded
A man appeared in court today charged with manslaughter, wounding and attempted robbery. Unemployed tree surgeon Charles Wolfe, 28, is accused of trying to rob a sub post office off High Street, Billingshurst, on October 17. During the alleged incident
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£1,000 for one nursing shift
A cash-strapped Sussex hospital spent more than £1,000 employing just one agency nurse for a 12-hour shift. MP Nicholas Soames revealed the cost of employing the nurse on a bank holiday during a Commons debate on the merger of the NHS trusts which run
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Arson probe into pavilion fire
Police suspect a fire which gutted a cricket pavilion may have been started by arsonists. Scenes-of-crime officers investigated the burnt-out premises in Upperton, near Petworth, and police conducted house to house inquiries in the area. A woman out walking
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School catchments to change
A rise in the number of new houses in Burgess Hill means some children may not be able to attend their first-choice school. West Sussex County Council is to alter the catchment areas for the town's primary schools because of a sharp increase in new homes
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Five-storey office block plan
Plans for an office block of up to five storeys on a sensitive site near Brighton are being proposed. Southern Water wants to build the block in Lewes Road, Falmer. It would provide 67,000 sq ft of office space with 187 car parking spaces. There would
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Soya solution
Peter Allen (Letters, November 1) should try Starbucks - they will make you a cup of coffee with soya milk. -Mari Booker, Portslade
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Fears for the cityscape
A conservation group claims the urban landscape is under threat because congregations are struggling to maintain churches. Members fear important architectural sights which define towns and cities could be lost if churches start to decline. There are
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Too old to drive trains?
So South Central is cutting back services because it doesn't have enough drivers? Can the company therefore explain why it put an upper age limit of 49 years in its recruitment ad in The Argus a few weeks ago, thereby excluding many mature and potentially
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When the wind blows
Does Les Allen (The Argus, October 31) not know the wind mostly blows towards Bishopstone, Seaford? We get full benefit from the pall of thick smoke on a sunny day and all the estate are compelled to keep doors and windows shut. Despite this, many of
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Pensioners' council is picked
Nine Brighton and Hove people have been voted on to the UK's first council for older people. Former councillors will dominate the new authority, which will advise and help the city council. Topping the poll was ex-Conservative councillor Doreen Radford
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Move breast unit to Hove
Is there a reason why the Nigel Porter Breast Care Unit couldn't be transferred to the Polyclinic in Hove? There is a vast amount of car-parking space and quite a lot of grassy area that could be used to build a large, modern unit. And it would be easier
