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Correction in the community
People from all walks of life are needed to put right harm caused by young offenders and prevent them committing further crimes. Young first-time offenders stand in front of magistrates often terrified about their fate and in no state to take in what
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Reet petite
As a Crystal Palace fan, I travelled from London to attend the charity football match between the Brighton and Hove Albion Supporters and the Crystal Palace Supporters clubs. Congratulation must go to everyone who attended, both players and spectators
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You're so vain
While Don Black's recent letter did not scrape the depths of banality of his last effort, in which he tried to equate not selling out an irrelevant LDV game to a lack of support for the Albion (conveniently forgetting the sell-out crowds at all the league
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Bar plan for old cinema
A £1 million bar development will transform a historic building in Brighton and create up to 35 jobs. Pub retailer Eldridge Pope is to open The Toad at the Picture House, in the former ABC cinema in East Street, Brighton, on Friday November 23. The company
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Downs suffer from brutal farming
Sensitive farmers? Surely some mistake. The short article (November 6) needs some further work to explain the "spin" because I do not see any evidence of this "environmentally-sympathetic" farming on my part of the South Downs. I can't imagine more unsympathetic
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Rotten railings
Why, oh why are they erecting more metal railings on the seafront when the ones already there are rotting away for lack of care and maintenance? Surely it would have been better to upgrade them and replace the concrete base around them? -Name and address
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There's room in Newcastle
We all know what the Brighton and Hove City Council's "imaginative step" of providing new homes in other districts means. In case anyone is still unsure, director of housing Gary Thurston explained it to us at the Tenant Participation Conference in the
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Between You And Me, by Vanora Leigh
What fun we had at the weekend. It was The Mother's birthday and I bought her a lovely new toy. It was a toy for grown-ups, and by that I definitely do not mean it was one of those adult toys you can buy (or so I am told) in shops that sell posing pouches
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£1m DNA overspend pays off
Scenes-of-crime officers are heading for a £1 million overspend but there are no gloomy faces at Sussex Police. The force is reaping success from spending more money on DNA profiling from crime scenes and suspects. It is expecting a record 900 successful
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Motorist robbed at knifepoint
A driver was robbed by two men who jumped into his car when he had to stop in traffic. The victim, in his late 20s, was attacked in Pankhurst Avenue, Brighton, at 7.40pm last night. The two thieves produced a lock knife with a 5in blade and forced the
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Driver survivor
The words "replacement bus service" are calculated to plunge a commuter into deep despondency. However, the 7.07am bus on Saturday, November 10 - an express - exceeded all presentiments. When two circuits of the Seven Dials roundabout were required merely
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Gatwick bears brunt of airlines crisis
Gatwick has suffered more than any other airport from the downturn in transatlantic travel since September 11. The number of transatlantic flights to and from the West Sussex airport have dipped 22 per cent in the last two months, figures from airline
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Sarah's brother may have seen killer
The brother of eight-year-old Sarah Payne may have seen the man who abducted her, Lewes Crown Court heard today. Timothy Langdale QC, prosecuting, said the driver of a white van smiled and waved at 13-year-old Lee as he drove away. He said there was "
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Airgun thugs shoot swan
Police are hunting thugs who shot a swan in the head with an air rifle on a pond in Burgess Hill. Residents alerted wildlife experts after spotting the male swan in a distressed state. Lindy King and Trevor Weeks from the East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and
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Pet sounds
I would like to address this letter to the general public and, in particular, those with immediate neighbours. I was wondering if you ever stop to consider your neighbours and your neighbours' pets when having a private fireworks display? Regardless of
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Banged up
I write on behalf of all my four-legged canine friends who have suffered so much stress over the past two weeks while those two-legged humans have been setting off bangers. They have frightened us hounds half to death. Could Guy Fawkes be celebrated on
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Youth Athletics: Crawley sweep to Open glory
Crawley dominated junior events at the Phoenix Open Road Races in Preston Park. Charlotte Best, who was eighth in the Reebok Cross Country Challenge at Birmingham, won the under-17s race, finishing in 6min.34sec for the 2km race. Clubmate Sam Webb took
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Game over
I overlook a playing field where at least two football matches are played by youngsters on Sunday mornings. I was saddened to see, last Sunday morning, neither players nor spectators observed the two-minutes silence at 11am. Indeed, I failed to notice
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Undervalued
Picture the scene: Hove War Memorial, 11am, Sunday, November 11. On the memorial, one wreath and one poppy. A prayer? A bugle? A dignitary? Forget it. Just a small knot of people silently thinking their own thoughts. The eleventh hour comes and goes,
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Youth Gymnastics: Praise for loyal servant
Brighton and Hove tumbling champion Mark Poore has been praised for his loyalty to the club. The 16-year-old triumphed at the club championships and also coached other gymnasts to titles at St Agnes Church Hall, Hove. Poore is a former national champion
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Basketball: Duck a doubt for Bears' TV clash
Skipper Randy Duck is fighting to be fit for Brighton Bears' big night. The point guard aggravated an ankle injury in Saturday's win at Thames Valley and will undergo treatment throughout the week. Bears face Milton Keynes at the Brighton Centre on Saturday
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Chaos theory
So now Brighton and Hove City Council is finally admitting the lack of affordable housing in the city has reached crisis proportions (The Argus, November 9). One of the reasons for people voting No to the campaigners for an elected mayor was that the
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Foundations for a rethink
For most of the last century, nearly all social housing in Britain was provided by local councils. But council housing was not well run in many major cities and the Tories, under Margaret Thatcher, decided to stop local authorities from building more.
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Ryman League: Bognor stretch their lead at the top
Bognor at last remembered how to win in the League last night and it was enough to send them four points clear. First half strikes from Simon Funnell and Jamie Howell set up a welcome 2-1 victory over Thame United following four successive draws in the
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Buy-to-let scheme left my life in ruins
I am interested in property prices and the market in general, which I follow each week in The Argus Property. I frequently note properties sold as "buy to let", which is promoted as a good way to make money. Is it? I bought my flat in a harbour, with
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Ryman League: Thomsett boost for Lewes
Paul Thomsett has given Lewes a massive boost ahead of Sunday's FA Cup first round clash with Stoke City. The veteran sweeper came through the full 90 minutes as the Rooks beat Great Wakering Rovers 1-0 in Ryman League division two in their final match
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Injuries mar first win for reserves
A first League win of the season for Albion's reserves has been marred by a double injury blow. Skipper Paul Rogers and summer signing Geoff Pitcher were both hurt in the early stages of yesterday's 2-0 Combination victory against Colchester at Layer
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Reprieve for post office
A Brighton post office has been temporarily saved from closure after a member of staff offered to take over the service. The Kemp Town post office at Garnet House was due to close last week when Pat Bonner retired after six years as its sub-postmistress
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Cost of parking mix-up
Almost 500 people have been given refunds on their parking charges following a Brighton and Hove Council error. The council overcharged people when their illegally-parked cars were removed and taken to pounds, as we revealed last month. Parking manager
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Crash victim badly hurt
A man has been seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in Hove. The 55-year-old from Worthing was driving a green Rover car in King George VI Avenue, Hove, at noon on Monday when it was involved in a collision with a Mercedes van. The man was taken to
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£30,000 ecstasy haul seized
Ecstasy with a street value of more than £30,000 has been discovered hidden in a field by police. Officers seized 5,050 tablets from countryside on the outskirts of Angmering, near Worthing, in what is thought to be the biggest ever haul of the class
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We can't care for the son we love
A mother has called for greater help for parents who choose to look after handicapped children. Jacqueline Lawson is at the end of her tether because she says not enough is being done to help look after children such as her son. Mother-of-five Mrs Lawson
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Sarah trial gets under way
Jurors in the Sarah Payne murder trial were due to be sworn in today (November 14) as the trial got under way following a day of legal arguments. The court began its session at 10.30am with Judge Richard Curtis giving his response to yesterday's submissions
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Sarah's brother may have seen killer
The brother of eight-year-old Sarah Payne may have seen the man who abducted her, Lewes Crown Court heard today. Timothy Langdale QC, prosecuting, said the driver of a white van smiled and waved at 13-year-old Lee as he drove away. He said there was "
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Paging tech support
I am trying to trace Nigel Vincent or John Walker who helped me with my Amstrad word processor. Sometimes it works and sometimes it won't. Can someone help me, please? If so, please telephone 01273 731326. -Miss Haddow, Hove
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20st patient rescued through window
An overweight woman had to be lifted through a window because paramedics couldn't carry her down the stairs. The woman, who weighed more than 20 stone, was too heavy for paramedics to carry from her first-floor flat. She was taken through the window of
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Kick out the drunks, say traders
Traders are campaigning for drunks, drug addicts and beggars to be moved on so a shopping area can be improved. They have formed a trade association for the district close to St Peter's Church, the parish church of Brighton. Most of the businesses at
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Can you explain?
Perhaps a Muslim spokesman will explain to the world, when the people of Afghanistan live in abject poverty, deprivation and near starvation, why a Muslim multi-millionaire chooses to finance terrorism rather than the betterment of his people? -Name and
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Nodding dog impression
I was interested to read Councillor Kielty's statement (Letters, November 9) in which he referred to the cutting of the funding to the Hangleton and Knoll Project. Perhaps Coun Kielty should remember he represents the residents of Hangleton and stop impersonating
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Fears for young runaways
The plight of a 13-year-old boy has highlighted fears that young runaways are sleeping rough because of a social services loophole. Under Brighton and Hove City Council's care guidelines, under-16s are deemed too young to be put into bed-and-breakfast
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Simple, really
With all the building works going on at the Sussex Eye Hospital, why can't they make the Sussex County Hospital bigger and move everything into one really big complex? It may be expensive but they seem to waste money by putting smaller buildings all around
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Correction in the community
People from all walks of life are needed to put right harm caused by young offenders and prevent them committing further crimes. Young first-time offenders stand in front of magistrates often terrified about their fate and in no state to take in what
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Get a life
As a Seagulls supporter of more than 43 years, I would like to know what Don Black has against the Albion with the survey he quoted about Brighton being in the top six for bad housekeeping. He stated the Albion spend 127 per cent of their income on wage
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Jury told of crane that killed
The jaws of a crane grab which crushed a worker at Shoreham Harbour could have been shut off as a safety measure, the Old Bailey heard. An expert on lifting machinery told jurors yesterday it took just five minutes to switch off the clamshell grab which
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Glum sums
I read the report on 25 per cent of the land in the South Downs now being farmed in an environmentally-sensitive way. The tone of the article implied this was good news. I may not be a brilliant mathematician but doesn't this mean 75 per cent of the land
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Not enough
So, we have roughly 13,000 hectares of land being farmed in the South Downs Environmentally Sensitive Area. This represents 25 per cent of the total eligible land. There should be 100 per cent of this land in the scheme. All of the downland is environmentally-sensitive
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My five fair ladies
Teenage stage star Rikki Burne has a different leading lady every night. Producers of My Fair Lady could not decide on one girl to take the leading role of Eliza so they decided to have five instead. It means 15-year-old Rikki, who plays Professor Higgins
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A wise investment?
In view of the widespread public clamour for Railtrack to be taken back into public ownership and its failure to persuade the City to come to its aid, I find it difficult to understand why the East Sussex Pension Fund should have retained its shares in
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There's room in Newcastle
We all know what the Brighton and Hove City Council's "imaginative step" of providing new homes in other districts means. In case anyone is still unsure, director of housing Gary Thurston explained it to us at the Tenant Participation Conference in the
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Between You And Me, by Vanora Leigh
What fun we had at the weekend. It was The Mother's birthday and I bought her a lovely new toy. It was a toy for grown-ups, and by that I definitely do not mean it was one of those adult toys you can buy (or so I am told) in shops that sell posing pouches
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Motorist robbed at knifepoint
A driver was robbed by two men who jumped into his car when he had to stop in traffic. The victim, in his late 20s, was attacked in Pankhurst Avenue, Brighton, at 7.40pm last night. The two thieves produced a lock knife with a 5in blade and forced the
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Rescue bid for art deco eyesore
Embassy Court, one of Brighton's most famous eyesore landmarks, could be turned into a hotel. Architect Alan Phillips is making a last ditch attempt to save Embassy Court. He wants the lower floors of the famous Thirties seafront landmark in King's Road
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Taxpayer won't fund China trip
A controversial trip to China by Worthing Mayor Valerie Sutton and two council officers will not be funded with taxpayers' money. The £7,000 three-day visit to the prestigious Nations in Bloom final has been fully paid for by private sponsors. Mayor Sutton
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£30,000 ecstasy haul seized
Ecstasy with a street value of more than £30,000 has been discovered hidden in a field by police. Officers seized 5,050 tablets from countryside on the outskirts of Angmering, near Worthing, in what is thought to be the biggest ever haul of the class
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Gun raiders threaten baby
Two gunmen threatened to harm a five-month-old baby in a raid on a Rustington pub. The men burst into the living quarters of The Lamb in The Street shortly after closing time on Sunday. They escaped with cash after threatening the couple who run the pub
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Airgun thugs shoot swan
Police are hunting thugs who shot a swan in the head with an air rifle on a pond in Burgess Hill. Residents alerted wildlife experts after spotting the male swan in a distressed state. Lindy King and Trevor Weeks from the East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and
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Gatwick bears brunt of airlines crisis
Gatwick has suffered more than any other airport from the downturn in transatlantic travel since September 11. The number of transatlantic flights to and from the West Sussex airport have dipped 22 per cent in the last two months, figures from airline
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Airgun thugs shoot swan
Police are hunting thugs who shot a swan in the head with an air rifle on a pond in Burgess Hill. Residents alerted wildlife experts after spotting the male swan in a distressed state. Lindy King and Trevor Weeks from the East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and
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Pet sounds
I would like to address this letter to the general public and, in particular, those with immediate neighbours. I was wondering if you ever stop to consider your neighbours and your neighbours' pets when having a private fireworks display? Regardless of
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Youth Athletics: Crawley sweep to Open glory
Crawley dominated junior events at the Phoenix Open Road Races in Preston Park. Charlotte Best, who was eighth in the Reebok Cross Country Challenge at Birmingham, won the under-17s race, finishing in 6min.34sec for the 2km race. Clubmate Sam Webb took
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Youth Karate: Grand slam for Southwick trio
A Southwick karate club is celebrating after producing a trio of junior grand champions. Zen Ch'uan struck gold in the final Southern Open Series event at Copthorne. Matt Pitts, 13, a pupil at King's Manor, Shoreham, won the over 5ft.4in boys' points
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Youth Gymnastics: Praise for loyal servant
Brighton and Hove tumbling champion Mark Poore has been praised for his loyalty to the club. The 16-year-old triumphed at the club championships and also coached other gymnasts to titles at St Agnes Church Hall, Hove. Poore is a former national champion
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Messterpiece
I was appalled at the lack of organisation at Brighton cenotaph on Sunday for the Remembrance Service. If it wasn't such a serious occasion, it could have been funny. The sound system was still being installed at 10.45am. Then, after proceedings had started
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Basketball: Duck a doubt for Bears' TV clash
Skipper Randy Duck is fighting to be fit for Brighton Bears' big night. The point guard aggravated an ankle injury in Saturday's win at Thames Valley and will undergo treatment throughout the week. Bears face Milton Keynes at the Brighton Centre on Saturday
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Chaos theory
So now Brighton and Hove City Council is finally admitting the lack of affordable housing in the city has reached crisis proportions (The Argus, November 9). One of the reasons for people voting No to the campaigners for an elected mayor was that the
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Fair's fair
The use of St Catherine's Lodge Hotel to provide temporary accommodation for homeless families has sparked controversy but facts have been in short supply. A total of 51 families is being housed. All these families are formally designated homeless. They
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Ryman League: Bognor stretch their lead at the top
Bognor at last remembered how to win in the League last night and it was enough to send them four points clear. First half strikes from Simon Funnell and Jamie Howell set up a welcome 2-1 victory over Thame United following four successive draws in the
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Ryman League: Thomsett boost for Lewes
Paul Thomsett has given Lewes a massive boost ahead of Sunday's FA Cup first round clash with Stoke City. The veteran sweeper came through the full 90 minutes as the Rooks beat Great Wakering Rovers 1-0 in Ryman League division two in their final match
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Injuries mar first win for reserves
A first League win of the season for Albion's reserves has been marred by a double injury blow. Skipper Paul Rogers and summer signing Geoff Pitcher were both hurt in the early stages of yesterday's 2-0 Combination victory against Colchester at Layer
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Reprieve for post office
A Brighton post office has been temporarily saved from closure after a member of staff offered to take over the service. The Kemp Town post office at Garnet House was due to close last week when Pat Bonner retired after six years as its sub-postmistress
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Crash victim badly hurt
A man has been seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in Hove. The 55-year-old from Worthing was driving a green Rover car in King George VI Avenue, Hove, at noon on Monday when it was involved in a collision with a Mercedes van. The man was taken to
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Gun raiders threaten baby
Two gunmen threatened to harm a five-month-old baby in a raid on a Rustington pub. The men burst into the living quarters of The Lamb in The Street shortly after closing time on Sunday. They escaped with cash after threatening the couple who run the pub
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Newts make way for homes
A colony of rare newts is being moved to make way for a housing development near Haywards Heath. The great crested newts live around rapidly-expanding Bolnore Village and will have to be collected before the first brick is laid. Once the work is completed
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We can't care for the son we love
A mother has called for greater help for parents who choose to look after handicapped children. Jacqueline Lawson is at the end of her tether because she says not enough is being done to help look after children such as her son. Mother-of-five Mrs Lawson
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Victims of the benefits trap
People on housing benefit are becoming homeless because the money is not enough to keep up with spiralling rents. Unions, councillors and MPs today called on the Government to increase benefits to solve Brighton and Hove's deepening housing crisis. People
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Sarah's brother may have seen killer
The brother of eight-year-old Sarah Payne may have seen the man who abducted her, Lewes Crown Court heard today. Timothy Langdale QC, prosecuting, said the driver of a white van smiled and waved at 13-year-old Lee as he drove away. He said there was "
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Company told to watch birdies
A company which wants to expand will have to take the local owls into account. Measures to protect the birds will be written into the conditions of planning permission to convert former farm buildings into light and industrial use. The plan for a site
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Paging tech support
I am trying to trace Nigel Vincent or John Walker who helped me with my Amstrad word processor. Sometimes it works and sometimes it won't. Can someone help me, please? If so, please telephone 01273 731326. -Miss Haddow, Hove
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20st patient rescued through window
An overweight woman had to be lifted through a window because paramedics couldn't carry her down the stairs. The woman, who weighed more than 20 stone, was too heavy for paramedics to carry from her first-floor flat. She was taken through the window of
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The huntsman's friend
Oh dear, Mr Gold is back this time as the friend of the huntsman (Letters, November 12). If he supports the "right" of grown adults to put on silly clothes and torture and kill wild animals for fun, he should come out and say so rather than try to hide
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Nodding dog impression
I was interested to read Councillor Kielty's statement (Letters, November 9) in which he referred to the cutting of the funding to the Hangleton and Knoll Project. Perhaps Coun Kielty should remember he represents the residents of Hangleton and stop impersonating
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Man hurt after row
A man was found unconscious with head injuries in a Worthing town centre car park. The victim, who has not been named, was found by a member of the public in Worthing's High Street car park on Sunday November 4 at 8.35pm. He was taken to Worthing Hospital
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Simple, really
With all the building works going on at the Sussex Eye Hospital, why can't they make the Sussex County Hospital bigger and move everything into one really big complex? It may be expensive but they seem to waste money by putting smaller buildings all around
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Peace, please
Is anyone else totally sick of the noise and ruination of one of the most lovely and peaceful walking areas in Brighton? I refer to the part of the race hill below The Gallops, at the top of Warren Hill, being overrun at weekends by scrambling motorbikes
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Get a life
As a Seagulls supporter of more than 43 years, I would like to know what Don Black has against the Albion with the survey he quoted about Brighton being in the top six for bad housekeeping. He stated the Albion spend 127 per cent of their income on wage
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Prize fool
Congratulations, Mr Black, you have won this week's award for stating the obvious. We know the Albion are losing money - it has never been a secret. That's why we need to build the stadium at Falmer. I suggest, in order not to win the prize again, you
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Jury told of crane that killed
The jaws of a crane grab which crushed a worker at Shoreham Harbour could have been shut off as a safety measure, the Old Bailey heard. An expert on lifting machinery told jurors yesterday it took just five minutes to switch off the clamshell grab which
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Bigger figure
Don Black really should engage his brain before using dubious facts to support his arguments against a stadium at Falmer (Letters, November 12). Assuming the figure of the Albion's wage bill being 127 per cent of their income is correct - which I find
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New beacon
The Sussex Downs Conservation Board says the new stadium at Falmer will be seen from Ditchling Beacon. What is wrong with that? The stunning, breathtakingly designed stadium will look magnificent and will improve an area that contains the A27, the railway
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Glum sums
I read the report on 25 per cent of the land in the South Downs now being farmed in an environmentally-sensitive way. The tone of the article implied this was good news. I may not be a brilliant mathematician but doesn't this mean 75 per cent of the land
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Not enough
So, we have roughly 13,000 hectares of land being farmed in the South Downs Environmentally Sensitive Area. This represents 25 per cent of the total eligible land. There should be 100 per cent of this land in the scheme. All of the downland is environmentally-sensitive
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Newts make way for homes
A colony of rare newts is being moved to make way for a housing development near Haywards Heath. The great crested newts live around rapidly-expanding Bolnore Village and will have to be collected before the first brick is laid. Once the work is completed
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My five fair ladies
Teenage stage star Rikki Burne has a different leading lady every night. Producers of My Fair Lady could not decide on one girl to take the leading role of Eliza so they decided to have five instead. It means 15-year-old Rikki, who plays Professor Higgins
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Who will remember them?
I was horrified the children's football match being played at The Hyde, Rowan Avenue, on Remembrance Sunday continued at 11am. At this moment in time, when British forces are once again in action for our freedom, is it not even more important the young
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A wise investment?
In view of the widespread public clamour for Railtrack to be taken back into public ownership and its failure to persuade the City to come to its aid, I find it difficult to understand why the East Sussex Pension Fund should have retained its shares in
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Cannabis and apathy
I have no doubt the reason why Brighton's pot smokers aren't writing to petition police to "turn a blind eye" to their drug habit (Letters, November 9) is that the weed has made them too apathetic to bother. I am only surprised the anonymous pothead got
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Rescue bid for art deco eyesore
Embassy Court, one of Brighton's most famous eyesore landmarks, could be turned into a hotel. Architect Alan Phillips is making a last ditch attempt to save Embassy Court. He wants the lower floors of the famous Thirties seafront landmark in King's Road
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Youth Karate: Grand slam for Southwick trio
A Southwick karate club is celebrating after producing a trio of junior grand champions. Zen Ch'uan struck gold in the final Southern Open Series event at Copthorne. Matt Pitts, 13, a pupil at King's Manor, Shoreham, won the over 5ft.4in boys' points
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Leading matter
Rikki Burne is luckier than most leading men in his role as Professor Higgins in My Fair Lady. Producers of the musical at Oathall Community College in Haywards Heath have arranged for him to have five separate female leads because it was so tough to
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Messterpiece
I was appalled at the lack of organisation at Brighton cenotaph on Sunday for the Remembrance Service. If it wasn't such a serious occasion, it could have been funny. The sound system was still being installed at 10.45am. Then, after proceedings had started
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Future picture
The ABC cinema has been a well-loved feature of Brighton for nigh on 70 years. But the cinema, also known over the years as the Savoy and the Cannon, had to close because it was crumbling to bits. It could have met the fate of so many other art deco buildings
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Dr Martens League: League Cup success for Sussex trio
Hat-trick hero Rob Collins stole the show as Crawley progressed to the second round of the Dr Martens League Cup with a 3-1 win over Chatham. The delighted youngster said: "It was a really great feeling to score the hat-trick and it sets us up nicely
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Fair's fair
The use of St Catherine's Lodge Hotel to provide temporary accommodation for homeless families has sparked controversy but facts have been in short supply. A total of 51 families is being housed. All these families are formally designated homeless. They
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Cullip demands Albion move
Influential Albion centre-half Danny Cullip has stunned the table-topping club by demanding a move. Cullip could now be on his way to free-spending Second Division rivals Cardiff, although the asking price is expected to be around £500,000. Cullip's shock
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School's backing for head
A head teacher has been backed by his school after an investigation into his relationship with his former foster daughter. Malcolm Hayes, 38, was investigated by Sussex Police over a possible breach of trust as a foster parent of 16-year-old Rhoxan Kenward
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Police seize weapons cache
A huge cache of weapons has been recovered at a house in East Sussex. Items including 28 handguns, 73 knifes, 62 batons, 21 wooden batons, laser pens and live and blank ammunition. Police found the haul at a house in Hughenden Road, Hastings, after the
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Gun raiders threaten baby
Two gunmen threatened to harm a five-month-old baby in a raid on a Rustington pub. The men burst into the living quarters of The Lamb in The Street shortly after closing time on Sunday. They escaped with cash after threatening the couple who run the pub
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'Mercy killing' case inquiry anger
A grieving mother claims a review into the circumstances surrounding her daughter's death is a whitewash. Karen Lawson was speaking 17 months after Sarah Lawson, 22, was killed by her father James in what was described in court as a mercy killing. Ms
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Victims of the benefits trap
People on housing benefit are becoming homeless because the money is not enough to keep up with spiralling rents. Unions, councillors and MPs today called on the Government to increase benefits to solve Brighton and Hove's deepening housing crisis. People
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Rail's the way
This country should learn from the US (The Argus, November 8). Over the past 20 years, because of traffic congestion there, they have invested in light rail systems. They have cheap, integrated public transport. -Mike Walsh, Brighton
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The huntsman's friend
Oh dear, Mr Gold is back this time as the friend of the huntsman (Letters, November 12). If he supports the "right" of grown adults to put on silly clothes and torture and kill wild animals for fun, he should come out and say so rather than try to hide
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Peace, please
Is anyone else totally sick of the noise and ruination of one of the most lovely and peaceful walking areas in Brighton? I refer to the part of the race hill below The Gallops, at the top of Warren Hill, being overrun at weekends by scrambling motorbikes
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Reet petite
As a Crystal Palace fan, I travelled from London to attend the charity football match between the Brighton and Hove Albion Supporters and the Crystal Palace Supporters clubs. Congratulation must go to everyone who attended, both players and spectators
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Prize fool
Congratulations, Mr Black, you have won this week's award for stating the obvious. We know the Albion are losing money - it has never been a secret. That's why we need to build the stadium at Falmer. I suggest, in order not to win the prize again, you
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You're so vain
While Don Black's recent letter did not scrape the depths of banality of his last effort, in which he tried to equate not selling out an irrelevant LDV game to a lack of support for the Albion (conveniently forgetting the sell-out crowds at all the league
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Bigger figure
Don Black really should engage his brain before using dubious facts to support his arguments against a stadium at Falmer (Letters, November 12). Assuming the figure of the Albion's wage bill being 127 per cent of their income is correct - which I find
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New beacon
The Sussex Downs Conservation Board says the new stadium at Falmer will be seen from Ditchling Beacon. What is wrong with that? The stunning, breathtakingly designed stadium will look magnificent and will improve an area that contains the A27, the railway
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Bar plan for old cinema
A £1 million bar development will transform a historic building in Brighton and create up to 35 jobs. Pub retailer Eldridge Pope is to open The Toad at the Picture House, in the former ABC cinema in East Street, Brighton, on Friday November 23. The company
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Downs suffer from brutal farming
Sensitive farmers? Surely some mistake. The short article (November 6) needs some further work to explain the "spin" because I do not see any evidence of this "environmentally-sympathetic" farming on my part of the South Downs. I can't imagine more unsympathetic
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Newts make way for homes
A colony of rare newts is being moved to make way for a housing development near Haywards Heath. The great crested newts live around rapidly-expanding Bolnore Village and will have to be collected before the first brick is laid. Once the work is completed
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Rotten railings
Why, oh why are they erecting more metal railings on the seafront when the ones already there are rotting away for lack of care and maintenance? Surely it would have been better to upgrade them and replace the concrete base around them? -Name and address
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Who will remember them?
I was horrified the children's football match being played at The Hyde, Rowan Avenue, on Remembrance Sunday continued at 11am. At this moment in time, when British forces are once again in action for our freedom, is it not even more important the young
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Cannabis and apathy
I have no doubt the reason why Brighton's pot smokers aren't writing to petition police to "turn a blind eye" to their drug habit (Letters, November 9) is that the weed has made them too apathetic to bother. I am only surprised the anonymous pothead got
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£1m DNA overspend pays off
Scenes-of-crime officers are heading for a £1 million overspend but there are no gloomy faces at Sussex Police. The force is reaping success from spending more money on DNA profiling from crime scenes and suspects. It is expecting a record 900 successful
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'Mercy killing' case inquiry anger
A grieving mother claims a review into the circumstances surrounding her daughter's death is a whitewash. Karen Lawson was speaking 17 months after Sarah Lawson, 22, was killed by her father James in what was described in court as a mercy killing. Ms
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Cash cut blow to CAB
Crucial services may be cut at Eastbourne Citizens' Advice Bureau unless a substantial cash shortfall is plugged. The free help service in Grove Road will face a deficit of more than £33,000 because some funds will not be renewed in the next financial
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Driver survivor
The words "replacement bus service" are calculated to plunge a commuter into deep despondency. However, the 7.07am bus on Saturday, November 10 - an express - exceeded all presentiments. When two circuits of the Seven Dials roundabout were required merely
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Sarah's brother may have seen killer
The brother of eight-year-old Sarah Payne may have seen the man who abducted her, Lewes Crown Court heard today. Timothy Langdale QC, prosecuting, said the driver of a white van smiled and waved at 13-year-old Lee as he drove away. He said there was "
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Banged up
I write on behalf of all my four-legged canine friends who have suffered so much stress over the past two weeks while those two-legged humans have been setting off bangers. They have frightened us hounds half to death. Could Guy Fawkes be celebrated on
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Game over
I overlook a playing field where at least two football matches are played by youngsters on Sunday mornings. I was saddened to see, last Sunday morning, neither players nor spectators observed the two-minutes silence at 11am. Indeed, I failed to notice
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Undervalued
Picture the scene: Hove War Memorial, 11am, Sunday, November 11. On the memorial, one wreath and one poppy. A prayer? A bugle? A dignitary? Forget it. Just a small knot of people silently thinking their own thoughts. The eleventh hour comes and goes,
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Leading matter
Rikki Burne is luckier than most leading men in his role as Professor Higgins in My Fair Lady. Producers of the musical at Oathall Community College in Haywards Heath have arranged for him to have five separate female leads because it was so tough to
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Future picture
The ABC cinema has been a well-loved feature of Brighton for nigh on 70 years. But the cinema, also known over the years as the Savoy and the Cannon, had to close because it was crumbling to bits. It could have met the fate of so many other art deco buildings
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Dr Martens League: League Cup success for Sussex trio
Hat-trick hero Rob Collins stole the show as Crawley progressed to the second round of the Dr Martens League Cup with a 3-1 win over Chatham. The delighted youngster said: "It was a really great feeling to score the hat-trick and it sets us up nicely
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Foundations for a rethink
For most of the last century, nearly all social housing in Britain was provided by local councils. But council housing was not well run in many major cities and the Tories, under Margaret Thatcher, decided to stop local authorities from building more.
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Buy-to-let scheme left my life in ruins
I am interested in property prices and the market in general, which I follow each week in The Argus Property. I frequently note properties sold as "buy to let", which is promoted as a good way to make money. Is it? I bought my flat in a harbour, with
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Mast plan objection
A mobile phone mast is set to be put up at a beauty spot near Chichester. The 15-metre tower and equipment cabin will go next to a Southern Water sewage treatment works in Chichester Harbour, an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB). Parish councillors
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Cullip demands Albion move
Influential Albion centre-half Danny Cullip has stunned the table-topping club by demanding a move. Cullip could now be on his way to free-spending Second Division rivals Cardiff, although the asking price is expected to be around £500,000. Cullip's shock
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Cost of parking mix-up
Almost 500 people have been given refunds on their parking charges following a Brighton and Hove Council error. The council overcharged people when their illegally-parked cars were removed and taken to pounds, as we revealed last month. Parking manager
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School's backing for head
A head teacher has been backed by his school after an investigation into his relationship with his former foster daughter. Malcolm Hayes, 38, was investigated by Sussex Police over a possible breach of trust as a foster parent of 16-year-old Rhoxan Kenward
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Police seize weapons cache
A huge cache of weapons has been recovered at a house in East Sussex. Items including 28 handguns, 73 knifes, 62 batons, 21 wooden batons, laser pens and live and blank ammunition. Police found the haul at a house in Hughenden Road, Hastings, after the
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£30,000 ecstasy haul seized
Ecstasy with a street value of more than £30,000 has been discovered hidden in a field by police. Officers seized 5,050 tablets from countryside on the outskirts of Angmering, near Worthing, in what is thought to be the biggest ever haul of the class
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'Mercy killing' case inquiry anger
A grieving mother claims a review into the circumstances surrounding her daughter's death is a whitewash. Karen Lawson was speaking 17 months after Sarah Lawson, 22, was killed by her father James in what was described in court as a mercy killing. Ms
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Sarah trial gets under way
Jurors in the Sarah Payne murder trial were due to be sworn in today (November 14) as the trial got under way following a day of legal arguments. The court began its session at 10.30am with Judge Richard Curtis giving his response to yesterday's submissions
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Rail's the way
This country should learn from the US (The Argus, November 8). Over the past 20 years, because of traffic congestion there, they have invested in light rail systems. They have cheap, integrated public transport. -Mike Walsh, Brighton
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Kick out the drunks, say traders
Traders are campaigning for drunks, drug addicts and beggars to be moved on so a shopping area can be improved. They have formed a trade association for the district close to St Peter's Church, the parish church of Brighton. Most of the businesses at
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Can you explain?
Perhaps a Muslim spokesman will explain to the world, when the people of Afghanistan live in abject poverty, deprivation and near starvation, why a Muslim multi-millionaire chooses to finance terrorism rather than the betterment of his people? -Name and
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Fears for young runaways
The plight of a 13-year-old boy has highlighted fears that young runaways are sleeping rough because of a social services loophole. Under Brighton and Hove City Council's care guidelines, under-16s are deemed too young to be put into bed-and-breakfast
