Archive
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Arrest at hunt demo
A protester was arrested at a Boxing Day hunt meeting in Lewes for allegedly illegally trespassing on a farmer's land. The Southdown and Eridge Hunt met outside the White Hart Hotel, opposite the Crown Court, in Lewes High Street. About 80 protesters
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Happy ending
Many thanks to the very honest unknown lady who handed my pension book into the Baker Street post office on Friday, December 21. Best wishes for the coming year. -M Thorpe, Hollingdean
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Sussex workers' TV fame
Sussex workers for power company Seeboard are set to become TV stars in the New Year. They feature in a series of four commercials filmed in Sussex for the firm. The light-hearted, spoof documentary adverts aim to show colleagues coming up with ideas
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Knight of the road
I would like to say a big thank you to the Brighton and Hove radio cab driver who stopped to help my daughter change the tyre on her black Mini at 1am on Friday, December 14, in Lewes Road, Brighton. Chivalry is alive and well. -R M Day, Bannings Vale
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Thanks for donations
The Rotary Club of Hove would like to thank the generous members of the public of Brighton, Hove and Portslade for donations received totalling £2,561.23, which will be distributed to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and local and Rotary international sponsored
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Kiwis grow in city garden
They're exotic and notoriously temperamental, but cafe owner Judy Farrell has managed to grow kiwi fruit in her back garden. Some see her success as a sure sign that the planet is warming up. Judy, owner of the Dumb Waiter cafe in Sydney Street, Brighton
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Barmy bathers' festive dip
Hardy swimmers took to the sea for a dip on a bright and sunny Christmas Day. They braved a water temperature of 4C (40F) for their traditional annual plunge at Brighton. Crowds of onlookers watched and cheered as more than 30 men and women stripped off
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The Sage Of Sussex: Adam Trimingham
More than 300 million people will use a new currency in Europe from the start of next year, but we in Britain will not be among them. While the drachma will disappear and the mark will miss out, pounds and pence will continue. Most people in this country
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Oops! It was me
A woman thought she had been the victim of Christmas thieves when decorations disappeared from her porch. She told police she had last seen her baubles when carol singers visited her home in Harbour Way, Shoreham Beach. Her call was logged and a crime
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Our Christmas bundles of joy
It was the Christmas present they had been awaiting for almost a week - the birth of their baby son Harvey. Fiona Furse and Michael Kerr were expecting Harvey on December 19. But the 7lb 15oz bundle of joy insisted on waiting until Christmas Day to make
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Change it
This time of year can be very lonely for many older people who are without friends or relatives. Age Concern is urgently calling on people to donate their spare foreign currency to the Fight The Freeze Foreign Coin Appeal. Throughout the winter months
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True to form
This year, my wife and I travelled to the Mosel region of Germany to visit the Christmas markets, which we enjoyed very much. During our visit to the small town of Bernkastel, my wife was unlucky enough to fall and break her left wrist in two places.
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Light relief
In his response to my letter, William Fraser (Letters, December 24) referred to Lucifer as being my hero. Why did he assume this? Simply because I pointed out one or two frequent misconceptions in respect of the Devil and our notions of evil? When I cited
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Curnow walks in derby draw
Lewes grabbed a 1-1 draw with Horsham despite having Julian Curnow dismissed. He was sent off following a scuffle with Stuart Hardy in their Ryman League division two derby at the Dripping Pan. The visitors took the lead on five minutes when Steve Payne
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Worrying wait
When Labour came to power one of its pledges was to improve the National Health Service. But the promise has a hollow ring for many Sussex people, including Lilian and John Futcher, who are awaiting hospital appointments. The couple received a most unwelcome
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Calling time on ageism
Racism and sexism are today regarded as socially unacceptable. Now ageism should be added to the list after the disgraceful treatment of a Brighton businessman who was barred from entering a Brighton pub because he was too old. Pub chain C-Side ought
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Tracked down
You may have given slightly the wrong idea in the article "Steaming up to London" (The Argus, December 19), which said "a locomotive packed with Londoners would be arriving in Brighton for a day trip" on February 10 and "the schedule would give Brightonians
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Reds' Christmas Carroll on song
Ten-man Crawley Town extended their lead at the top of the Premier Division table to four points with a 3-2 comeback victory at Welling United. Danny Carroll emerged as the Reds' hero with two headed goals. Welling took the lead on 18 minutes through
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Take high ground to keep wolves at bay
The delightful half-page picture of Brighton and Hove City Council planning policy manager Nigel Green sitting high on the top of Whitehawk Hill amid the grass and flowers, with the spectacular view over Brighton and the Bay of Sussex behind (The Argus
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Comment: Ian Hart
Because of Argus deadlines I am writing this week's column before Albion's Boxing Day fixture in London at Loftus Road against Queen's Park Rangers. Having said that there is still plenty to comment about last Friday's game against Chesterfield. The phrase
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Albion's point well made
Peter Taylor described this rather drab deadlock as a "hard earned and good point" for Albion. A few hours later it looked even better as results filtered through from around the country. Only goal difference is dividing the third-placed Seagulls from
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Albion put the squeeze on
Albion are putting the squeeze on the Second Division leaders again after grabbing a hard-earned point at Queens Park Rangers. The Seagulls, marshalled by Danny Cullip, extended their unbeaten League run under Peter Taylor to ten matches in a 0-0 draw
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Life without Sarah
Sarah Payne loved Christmas more than any other time of year, and for her the enchantment never died. Every year she would wake up in the early hours and scramble into her parents' room, desperate to know if Santa had been. Every year she would gasp with
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Seafront Santas hand out cash
A couple dressed as Mr and Mrs Santa Claus cycled along the prom on a tandem, handing out dozens of fivers to total strangers. They amazed scores of onlookers with their extraordinary act of generosity on Christmas Day. It is thought the couple gave away
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Park plan meets opposition
A fighting fund has been set up in a bid to oppose new plans for a £65 million scheme which could create 2,000 jobs. Developers have submitted new plans for the City Park project on the site of the old Alliance and Leicester headquarters in Hove. The
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Bid to list old chapel
An historic chapel may be protected after an MP stepped into a row over its future. The Department of Culture is now considering a request to make St Mary's chapel in Seaford a listed building. The structure contains many important features, including
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Pier project under pressure
Changes are being made to controversial proposals for leisure buildings near a pier. But they still have not found favour with residents who live near the West Pier in Brighton. Developers St Modwen first proposed two buildings in July and said they were
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OK for troubled concert
An open-air music event that sparked controversy will go ahead again next year. Arun District Council was concerned about complaints relating to Rox on the Proms in Bognor, which was attended by thousands of people last summer. The event was marred by
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The man who caught Crippen
Few people today will have heard of Dew of the Yard, who arrested the notorious Dr Crippen and lived out his days in Worthing. But in his heyday the London policeman, who learnt his trade hunting for Jack the Ripper, was a household name. Jack the Ripper
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Two freed from crash
A motorist was taken to hospital with head injuries after being cut from the wreckage of a car smash in Lewes. Two vehicles were in collision at the junction of Kingsley Road and Offham Road soon after noon yesterday. Two people were trapped in wreckage
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Doctors' hours cut hits waiting lists
Patients are having to wait longer for hospital appointments because of new rules on junior doctors' working hours. Some are having their appointments put back by six months or more because the new rules mean there are fewer people to run outpatient clinics
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Norman's diesel dream comes true
Norman Payne has wanted his own railway engine ever since he was a 16-year-old engineering apprentice with British Railways. Almost 50 years later he has finally fulfilled his dream by building a fully working model of a diesel locomotive. His 6ft Class
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School will cut teaching hours
Parents have criticised a school which plans to cut the number of teaching hours some of its students get each week. Staff shortages mean King's Manor Community College in Kingston Lane, Shoreham, has had to cut the number of lessons in some of its A-level
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Sussex workers' TV fame
Sussex workers for power company Seeboard are set to become TV stars in the New Year. They feature in a series of four commercials filmed in Sussex for the firm. The light-hearted, spoof documentary adverts aim to show colleagues coming up with ideas
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Knight of the road
I would like to say a big thank you to the Brighton and Hove radio cab driver who stopped to help my daughter change the tyre on her black Mini at 1am on Friday, December 14, in Lewes Road, Brighton. Chivalry is alive and well. -R M Day, Bannings Vale
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What's happening to Dome organ?
Can anyone tell me what the position is regarding the Dome complex's organ? It would be a great shame if this beautiful instrument was lost to the city, being the finest example of a Christie organ still in its original location. -Bob Bradley, Mardyke
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Barmy bathers' festive dip
Hardy swimmers took to the sea for a dip on a bright and sunny Christmas Day. They braved a water temperature of 4C (40F) for their traditional annual plunge at Brighton. Crowds of onlookers watched and cheered as more than 30 men and women stripped off
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The Sage Of Sussex: Adam Trimingham
More than 300 million people will use a new currency in Europe from the start of next year, but we in Britain will not be among them. While the drachma will disappear and the mark will miss out, pounds and pence will continue. Most people in this country
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Arson bid at house
Arsonists stuffed lit newspaper through the letterbox and cat-flap of a house 36 hours after firebugs torched a nearby shed. Smoke damage was caused to the front of the terraced house in Helensdene Walk, St Leonards, in last night's fire. The owners came
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We had a hand in Argentina crisis
The Foreign Office is working in close harmony with the IMF in enslaving Argentina with debt. For such an admission to be made openly in one of the foremost British newspapers tells us more about political corruption than anything Elizabeth Filkin could
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Bargain hunters prepare to spend
Shops are preparing themselves for a post-Christmas sales boost despite the aftershocks from the September 11 terrorist attacks. A handful of stores were open on Boxing Day, when managers said the first indications showed people were planning to spend
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Change it
This time of year can be very lonely for many older people who are without friends or relatives. Age Concern is urgently calling on people to donate their spare foreign currency to the Fight The Freeze Foreign Coin Appeal. Throughout the winter months
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Light relief
In his response to my letter, William Fraser (Letters, December 24) referred to Lucifer as being my hero. Why did he assume this? Simply because I pointed out one or two frequent misconceptions in respect of the Devil and our notions of evil? When I cited
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Festive note
Christmas Day promenaders in Brighton and Hove could hardly believe their eyes when a couple dressed in Santa outfits cycled past on a tandem and handed them festive cards. Inside each was a crisp new fiver. Before the lucky recipients could thank their
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Private Devil
John Samson raised two valid points about the personality of the Devil (Letters, December 20) which I should like to take up with him. Firstly, belief in a personal Devil precedes the early Church since it was held by many in Judaism. This is particularly
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Curnow walks in derby draw
Lewes grabbed a 1-1 draw with Horsham despite having Julian Curnow dismissed. He was sent off following a scuffle with Stuart Hardy in their Ryman League division two derby at the Dripping Pan. The visitors took the lead on five minutes when Steve Payne
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Driver, 73, dies in smash
A 73-year-old man was killed in a car accident on a country road near Horsham last night. The pensioner was driving a Daewood Matiz which was in collision with an Audi on the A281 in the Hornshill Lane area of Rudgwick. A woman passenger in the Daewoo
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Take high ground to keep wolves at bay
The delightful half-page picture of Brighton and Hove City Council planning policy manager Nigel Green sitting high on the top of Whitehawk Hill amid the grass and flowers, with the spectacular view over Brighton and the Bay of Sussex behind (The Argus
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Rocks' Ramsay raid
Albion striker Scott Ramsay kicked off his Bognor loan spell with the calmly taken penalty which ruined Barry Lloyd's homecoming. Ramsay grabbed the ball from stand-in skipper Jamie Howell and slotted the 68th minute goal which proved the turning point
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Comment: Ian Hart
Because of Argus deadlines I am writing this week's column before Albion's Boxing Day fixture in London at Loftus Road against Queen's Park Rangers. Having said that there is still plenty to comment about last Friday's game against Chesterfield. The phrase
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Albion's point well made
Peter Taylor described this rather drab deadlock as a "hard earned and good point" for Albion. A few hours later it looked even better as results filtered through from around the country. Only goal difference is dividing the third-placed Seagulls from
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Date
Albion put the squeeze on
Albion are putting the squeeze on the Second Division leaders again after grabbing a hard-earned point at Queens Park Rangers. The Seagulls, marshalled by Danny Cullip, extended their unbeaten League run under Peter Taylor to ten matches in a 0-0 draw
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Life without Sarah
Sarah Payne loved Christmas more than any other time of year, and for her the enchantment never died. Every year she would wake up in the early hours and scramble into her parents' room, desperate to know if Santa had been. Every year she would gasp with
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Seafront Santas hand out cash
A couple dressed as Mr and Mrs Santa Claus cycled along the prom on a tandem, handing out dozens of fivers to total strangers. They amazed scores of onlookers with their extraordinary act of generosity on Christmas Day. It is thought the couple gave away
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Pub bars dad for being too old
Businessman John Deverell is furious after doormen told him he was too old to enter a trendy new bar. At first he thought the steward at the new Polar Bar Central in Queens Road, Brighton, was joking when he said: "Sorry, you are too old. We are trying
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Not-so-merry Christmases
For some people, the festive season is nothing but a source of anguish and despair. Calls to The Samaritans rose by six per cent during Christmas and New Year last year. Meanwhile a new NOP poll has revealed almost two-thirds of those interviewed expected
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Norman's diesel dream comes true
Norman Payne has wanted his own railway engine ever since he was a 16-year-old engineering apprentice with British Railways. Almost 50 years later he has finally fulfilled his dream by building a fully working model of a diesel locomotive. His 6ft Class
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Real white Christmas
A woman soldier celebrated Christmas on Antarctica's Forbidden Plateau. Second Lieutenant Sarah Piesse, 23, from Robertsbridge, was part of an Army team which has been exploring the frozen continent since the start of December. They decked out their tents
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School will cut teaching hours
Parents have criticised a school which plans to cut the number of teaching hours some of its students get each week. Staff shortages mean King's Manor Community College in Kingston Lane, Shoreham, has had to cut the number of lessons in some of its A-level
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What's happening to Dome organ?
Can anyone tell me what the position is regarding the Dome complex's organ? It would be a great shame if this beautiful instrument was lost to the city, being the finest example of a Christie organ still in its original location. -Bob Bradley, Mardyke
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Council that cares?
One wonders what Brighton and Hove City Council will do next. Firstly, its actions lead to the closure of the Hove Citizens' Advice Bureau, yet suddenly it finds an extra £500,000 for the Dome complex. Now, it spends £5,000 of our money digging up Wild
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Illness that can leave you low on sympathy
Tammy Cottingham has a passion for books but has been unable to read for the past two years. Since being diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) in 1998, she been unable to pick up her favourites for fear of the pain she might suffer. She said:
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We had a hand in Argentina crisis
The Foreign Office is working in close harmony with the IMF in enslaving Argentina with debt. For such an admission to be made openly in one of the foremost British newspapers tells us more about political corruption than anything Elizabeth Filkin could
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Date
Bargain hunters prepare to spend
Shops are preparing themselves for a post-Christmas sales boost despite the aftershocks from the September 11 terrorist attacks. A handful of stores were open on Boxing Day, when managers said the first indications showed people were planning to spend
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Sticky situation
We cannot let the season pass without expressing our heartfelt thanks to Augustus Scadthrop, inventor of the Selocator, the device for finding the end of a reel of self-adhesive tape. Without this useful appliance, many tempers would be irreparably frayed
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Festive note
Christmas Day promenaders in Brighton and Hove could hardly believe their eyes when a couple dressed in Santa outfits cycled past on a tandem and handed them festive cards. Inside each was a crisp new fiver. Before the lucky recipients could thank their
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Date
Private Devil
John Samson raised two valid points about the personality of the Devil (Letters, December 20) which I should like to take up with him. Firstly, belief in a personal Devil precedes the early Church since it was held by many in Judaism. This is particularly
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Date
Lost liberty
The murder of Sarah Payne raised many issues but the most heartbreaking is that Roy Whiting had been in prison for abducting a child before. These men and, in some cases, women should be sent to prison for life. The protection of children is paramount
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Lee steals show in Selsey win
Striker Paul Lee stole the show as Selsey won 5-1 at Pagham in a curtailed Boxing Day programme. Lee scored two and made two as Selsey won 5-1 at Pagham. It was one of just three division one matches to go ahead. Justin Turnill fired Pagham ahead but
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Date
Rocks' Ramsay raid
Albion striker Scott Ramsay kicked off his Bognor loan spell with the calmly taken penalty which ruined Barry Lloyd's homecoming. Ramsay grabbed the ball from stand-in skipper Jamie Howell and slotted the 68th minute goal which proved the turning point
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Date
Pub bars dad for being too old
Businessman John Deverell is furious after doormen told him he was too old to enter a trendy new bar. At first he thought the steward at the new Polar Bar Central in Queens Road, Brighton, was joking when he said: "Sorry, you are too old. We are trying
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Date
Cost of civic ship party fear
Concern has been voiced over the cost of welcoming a new warship to a Sussex port next year. HMS Shoreham, a new minehunter, is visiting Shoreham next July for a commissioning ceremony. But some members of Adur District Council wondered whether paying
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Date
Not-so-merry Christmases
For some people, the festive season is nothing but a source of anguish and despair. Calls to The Samaritans rose by six per cent during Christmas and New Year last year. Meanwhile a new NOP poll has revealed almost two-thirds of those interviewed expected
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Date
Real white Christmas
A woman soldier celebrated Christmas on Antarctica's Forbidden Plateau. Second Lieutenant Sarah Piesse, 23, from Robertsbridge, was part of an Army team which has been exploring the frozen continent since the start of December. They decked out their tents
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Couple's blaze ordeal
Fire destroyed the sitting room of a house last night after clothes and a chair near an open fire caught light. A young couple living in the house were treated for the effects of smoke. The fire is thought to have started because there was no guard over
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Arrest at hunt demo
A protester was arrested at a Boxing Day hunt meeting in Lewes for allegedly illegally trespassing on a farmer's land. The Southdown and Eridge Hunt met outside the White Hart Hotel, opposite the Crown Court, in Lewes High Street. About 80 protesters
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Happy ending
Many thanks to the very honest unknown lady who handed my pension book into the Baker Street post office on Friday, December 21. Best wishes for the coming year. -M Thorpe, Hollingdean
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Thanks for donations
The Rotary Club of Hove would like to thank the generous members of the public of Brighton, Hove and Portslade for donations received totalling £2,561.23, which will be distributed to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and local and Rotary international sponsored
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Date
Council that cares?
One wonders what Brighton and Hove City Council will do next. Firstly, its actions lead to the closure of the Hove Citizens' Advice Bureau, yet suddenly it finds an extra £500,000 for the Dome complex. Now, it spends £5,000 of our money digging up Wild
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Date
Kiwis grow in city garden
They're exotic and notoriously temperamental, but cafe owner Judy Farrell has managed to grow kiwi fruit in her back garden. Some see her success as a sure sign that the planet is warming up. Judy, owner of the Dumb Waiter cafe in Sydney Street, Brighton
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Date
Illness that can leave you low on sympathy
Tammy Cottingham has a passion for books but has been unable to read for the past two years. Since being diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) in 1998, she been unable to pick up her favourites for fear of the pain she might suffer. She said:
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Date
Oops! It was me
A woman thought she had been the victim of Christmas thieves when decorations disappeared from her porch. She told police she had last seen her baubles when carol singers visited her home in Harbour Way, Shoreham Beach. Her call was logged and a crime
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Our Christmas bundles of joy
It was the Christmas present they had been awaiting for almost a week - the birth of their baby son Harvey. Fiona Furse and Michael Kerr were expecting Harvey on December 19. But the 7lb 15oz bundle of joy insisted on waiting until Christmas Day to make
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Date
Couple's blaze ordeal
Fire destroyed the sitting room of a house last night after clothes and a chair near an open fire caught light. A young couple living in the house were treated for the effects of smoke. The fire is thought to have started because there was no guard over
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Date
Sticky situation
We cannot let the season pass without expressing our heartfelt thanks to Augustus Scadthrop, inventor of the Selocator, the device for finding the end of a reel of self-adhesive tape. Without this useful appliance, many tempers would be irreparably frayed
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Date
True to form
This year, my wife and I travelled to the Mosel region of Germany to visit the Christmas markets, which we enjoyed very much. During our visit to the small town of Bernkastel, my wife was unlucky enough to fall and break her left wrist in two places.
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Date
Worrying wait
When Labour came to power one of its pledges was to improve the National Health Service. But the promise has a hollow ring for many Sussex people, including Lilian and John Futcher, who are awaiting hospital appointments. The couple received a most unwelcome
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Date
Lost liberty
The murder of Sarah Payne raised many issues but the most heartbreaking is that Roy Whiting had been in prison for abducting a child before. These men and, in some cases, women should be sent to prison for life. The protection of children is paramount
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Date
Lee steals show in Selsey win
Striker Paul Lee stole the show as Selsey won 5-1 at Pagham in a curtailed Boxing Day programme. Lee scored two and made two as Selsey won 5-1 at Pagham. It was one of just three division one matches to go ahead. Justin Turnill fired Pagham ahead but
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Date
Calling time on ageism
Racism and sexism are today regarded as socially unacceptable. Now ageism should be added to the list after the disgraceful treatment of a Brighton businessman who was barred from entering a Brighton pub because he was too old. Pub chain C-Side ought
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Date
Tracked down
You may have given slightly the wrong idea in the article "Steaming up to London" (The Argus, December 19), which said "a locomotive packed with Londoners would be arriving in Brighton for a day trip" on February 10 and "the schedule would give Brightonians
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Date
Reds' Christmas Carroll on song
Ten-man Crawley Town extended their lead at the top of the Premier Division table to four points with a 3-2 comeback victory at Welling United. Danny Carroll emerged as the Reds' hero with two headed goals. Welling took the lead on 18 minutes through
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Date
Crashes on icy roads
Icy roads caused several crashes in north and east Sussex today. A van and a lorry were involved in a smash at Wellbrook Hill, near Mayfield on the A267 at 4.55am. Police believe the lorry skidded on ice before it came to rest half way up a roadside bank
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Park plan meets opposition
A fighting fund has been set up in a bid to oppose new plans for a £65 million scheme which could create 2,000 jobs. Developers have submitted new plans for the City Park project on the site of the old Alliance and Leicester headquarters in Hove. The
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Date
Bid to list old chapel
An historic chapel may be protected after an MP stepped into a row over its future. The Department of Culture is now considering a request to make St Mary's chapel in Seaford a listed building. The structure contains many important features, including
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Date
Pier project under pressure
Changes are being made to controversial proposals for leisure buildings near a pier. But they still have not found favour with residents who live near the West Pier in Brighton. Developers St Modwen first proposed two buildings in July and said they were
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Date
Cost of civic ship party fear
Concern has been voiced over the cost of welcoming a new warship to a Sussex port next year. HMS Shoreham, a new minehunter, is visiting Shoreham next July for a commissioning ceremony. But some members of Adur District Council wondered whether paying
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Date
OK for troubled concert
An open-air music event that sparked controversy will go ahead again next year. Arun District Council was concerned about complaints relating to Rox on the Proms in Bognor, which was attended by thousands of people last summer. The event was marred by
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Date
The man who caught Crippen
Few people today will have heard of Dew of the Yard, who arrested the notorious Dr Crippen and lived out his days in Worthing. But in his heyday the London policeman, who learnt his trade hunting for Jack the Ripper, was a household name. Jack the Ripper
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Date
Two freed from crash
A motorist was taken to hospital with head injuries after being cut from the wreckage of a car smash in Lewes. Two vehicles were in collision at the junction of Kingsley Road and Offham Road soon after noon yesterday. Two people were trapped in wreckage
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Date
Doctors' hours cut hits waiting lists
Patients are having to wait longer for hospital appointments because of new rules on junior doctors' working hours. Some are having their appointments put back by six months or more because the new rules mean there are fewer people to run outpatient clinics
