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Mr Love the marriage man
Trevor Love's register office has just been named one of the best in Britain. Brighton Register Office has been awarded a prestigious Charter Mark - the Government's recognition of excellence. The register office is getting used to making headlines after
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The last post
The Post offices in Bates Road, Ditchling Road and Havelock Road, Brighton, all closed their doors for the last time on April 9 and 12. These closures come as no surprise as the public meeting to hear objections to their services being withdrawn came
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Housing fears
Villagers in Ferring fear a huge new housing estate in a neighbouring town will add to traffic congestion. The concerns will be voiced at a meeting of Ferring Conservation Group in the village hall on Saturday, April 26, at 10.30am. Developers want to
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All change
As a tenants' representative for Moulsecoomb East Social and Tenants' Association (MESATA), I was approached to represent Mr Pemberton after he had received a notice to quit from Brighton and Hove City Council. We met with the housing officer for South
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A mayor's year
The outgoing mayor of Littlehampton has spoken about the highlights of her year in office. Wendy Squires gave her speech at the annual town meeting. The beginning of her year coincided with celebrations associated with the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Councillor
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Not so peaceful
Noisy peace protesters failed to disrupt a Royal Marines Band concert in Worthing. A handful of demonstrators gathered outside the Assembly Hall in Stoke Abbott Road, banging drums and blowing whistles as people made their way into the venue. Police kept
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CCTV bid to keep pupils safe
Leaders of Lancing College want to step up security to protect pupils from strangers. An Adur District Council planning report states people have been approaching teenagers at the boarding school. It wants to install four CCTV cameras at strategic points
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Drink crackdown
Signs have gone up around Worthing town centre warning people not to drink in public. Police have vowed to enforce the new Worthing Borough Council crackdown on drunks who plague the town centre and seafront. The signs show a red line through cans and
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Hunt for raiders
Police are hunting two masked youths armed with a craft knife who raided an off-licence in Worthing and stole £74. The robbers entered the Threshers store in Salvington Road, Durrington, via the main front door and went to the cash register area. One
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Taylor: Bobby's best bet
Former Brighton and Hove Albion boss Peter Taylor believes Bobby Zamora holds the key to their survival hopes. He has pinpointed the Seagulls' strike star as the critical factor in the four-way fight to beat the drop with Stoke, Sheffield Wednesday and
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Ready to make a radio Splash
Splash FM, Worthing's new radio station, has unveiled its line-up. The Breakfast Show will be fronted by Simon Osborne, until recently programme controller of Crawley-based Mercury FM. Simon will also take on the key role of programme controller, tasked
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Ex-Albion keeper's drive ban
Former Brighton and Hove Albion goalkeeper Andrew Petterson has been banned from driving after he was clocked travelling at over 100mph. Petterson admitted the charge after police caught him travelling in an S-Type Jaguar at 34 miles over the speed limit
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Comment: Nick Nurse on basketball
One and done. That's what we call this time of year in the States and it pretty much sums up the edge-of-the-seat excitement of play-off basketball. In fact, forget edge-of-your-seat. I expect to see you on your feet for our play-off quarter-final with
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Basketball: Rico is Bears' Eddie Murphy
Rico Alderson reckons he is the Eddie Murphy of the Brighton Bears. Now the popular No. 5 hopes to keep laughing all the way to the BBL final four. Bears host derby rivals London Towers at the Brighton Centre on Sunday (6pm) with a place at the play-off
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On a roll
Landlord John Gander took on no ordinary pub when he started to run The Greyhound in Tinsley Green, near Crawley, earlier this year. It was a condition of purchase that the British and World Marbles Championships should continue there every year. These
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Off duty
Nicholas Soames continues to open mouth before engaging brain in demanding former police officers should be sent to Iraq to help the civil authorities (The Argus, April 15). Does this buffoon, who parachuted into safe Mid Sussex because he was scared
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English National Ballet, Theatre Royal, Brighton, until April 17
Firstly, let me get my one big grumble out of the way - no live music. I can see why, with four short pieces you can just about get away with tape or compact disc but it's the full-length ballets where one should not rely on pre-recorded music. But I
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Biting back
Politicians calling on voters during local elections seldom fear meeting supporters of another party. But they are worried about dogs and with good reason, as Sheila Player, leader of the ruling Liberal Democrats on Worthing Council, can testify. She
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I had a dream
I had a curious dream last night. George Bush was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his services to Arab unity. David Blunkett landed a job as security guard at the Iraq National Museum, UN Secretary General Jack Straw issued a fatwa against Ariel Sharon
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Boxing: Gaynor gets off to flying start
West Hill's Conroy Gaynor edged a majority decision over Spider Thompson (Onslow Lions) in the first bout of Hove's annual show at the Metropole Hotel last night. The Hastings based boxer ended up with a bloodied nose, but the honours after a very close
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Rule taken to daft lengths
Caretaker Stephan Bennett will look silly when he goes into his work at council blocks of flats in Kemp Town wearing a skirt as a protest. But he will not be half as ridiculous as the health and safety rules that forbid him to wear shorts even in the
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An unjust war
I am writing in response to John Parry's column (The Argus, April 11) as I feel I must take issue with his remark "who can seriously doubt it was the proper decision to go to war against Saddam Hussein?" While I am glad to see Hussein's dictatorship and
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Cricket: Innes in good nick
Kevin Innes fired 159 as Sussex piled up 433-8 before declaring in their one-innings friendly against Somerset. Innes amassed 16 fours and eight sixes and two of his sixes at the expense of spinner Arul Suppiah, smashed a car windscreen and broke a tile
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Skills gap in focus
Workers could get extra training to ease the skills shortage. The Sector Skills Councils (SSC) have been given the first of two licences by the Sector Skills Development Agency to cover IT, telecoms and call centre staff. Some 25 SSCs covering most areas
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Starmaker's lifelong passion for theatre
Not many people will have heard of David Lavender but he has given some of the biggest names in comedy and theatre a break. Everyone from Jenny Eclair and Graham Norton to Harry Hill and The League of Gentlemen have appeared at Komedia. Artistic director
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City set for busy Easter
Traders, hoteliers and tourism bosses are gearing up for what is expected to be Brighton and Hove's busiest weekend of the year so far. Soaring temperatures and the Easter bank holiday look set to attract thousands of visitors, bringing a welcome boost
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Cricket: Sussex star aims high
Murray Goodwin believes he is in the form of his life as he prepares for his third season with Sussex. Goodwin and the county's other overseas player, Pakistani leg spinner Mushtaq Ahmed, will both play in tomorrow's final warm-up match against Cardiff
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Cycling: Stella pair have edge
John Limpus and Steve Geran just had the edge on East Grinstead CC rivals Steve Dennis and Mark Bashford in the East Sussex CA two-up team time trial. The GS Stella pair raced round the 23-mile course at Laughton in 55min.10sec to win by 33 seconds. Worthing
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Blackwell set for return
Dean Blackwell is ready to give Albion's survival bid an Easter boost by returning from injury. The former Wimbledon centre half has recovered from the ankle problem which has ruled him out of the last two matches. Boss Steve Coppell hopes to have Blackwell
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Mini-arsenal handed to police
A farmer has surrendered a mini-arsenal to Sussex Police as part of a weapons' amnesty. The haul comprised a .22 pump action rifle, a .22 rifle, two miniature snub pistols and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. Police said many farmers held weapons but
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Surgery move
Staff at Arundel Surgery are preparing to move to new premises. The moving date has been set for May 2. Surgery practice manager Julie Palmer said: "The doctors and staff are really looking forward to moving into the new surgery. "We will now be able
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Bad service rap for energy firms
Gas and electricity companies often treat customers who question their bills "like criminals" or simply ignore them. Energywatch said it has examples of customers being referred to debt collection agencies or disconnected when they were wrongly accused
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Guns collected
More than 60 guns have been collected in Worthing as a result of a police firearms amnesty. An assortment of shotguns, air rifles and replica guns have been handed in at Worthing police station in Union Place during the first fortnight of the amnesty,
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Hammer attack outside pub
A man was hit in the face with a hammer outside a pub last night. Police closed off part of Ditchling Road, Brighton, by the Northern Tavern for an hour after midnight. The victim was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton with swelling
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Death of radio buff
A radio buff who devoted himself to chronicling a children's show has died. Wallace Grevatt owned the largest collection of Radio Times magazines in Britain and also wrote a history of the popular Children's Hour show. Mr Grevatt, 77, of Swanborough Drive
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School governors' crisis talk
School governors are to stage a special meeting to discuss a budget crisis. Many schools in Brighton and Hove are refusing to accept the budgets given to them by the city council, claiming they are too low. At the meeting, council children's director
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Swans attacked by yobs
Wildlife experts were called to the rescue of a swan being attacked by teenagers in Lewes. It is the latest in a number of cases throughout Sussex when nesting swans have been terrorised. Rescue officers have been called to Eastbourne and Worthing in
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Judge slams killer's £250,000 claim
A convicted killer who claimed he was entitled to his victim's £250,000 estate has been condemned by a judge for his exploitation of "a vulnerable old man". Hairdresser Dominic Dalton, serving six years for the manslaughter of his lover Bernard Murphy
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Big cat 'probably a leopard'
A wildlife expert believes reports of a panther-like beast on the prowl in Sussex are probably sightings of a leopard. Neil Arnold is convinced leopards, pumas and lynxes are on the loose and living wild across the county. A milkman and a postman called
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Caretaker's skirt protest
A caretaker is going to work in a skirt after he was banned from wearing shorts. Stephan Bennett, a residential estate warden for Brighton and Hove City Council, has been barred from baring his knees because of new Health and Safety legislation. The 46
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A wry look at Worthing
Peace protesters got their comeuppance when they demonstrated against war in Iraq outside the Assembly Hall in Stoke Abbott Road on Thursday night. About a dozen protesters banged drums and blew whistles as people arrived to attend a concert by the Band
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Hart Beat with Ian Hart
It was the end of an era at the Town Hall when the council chamber said goodbye to three stalwarts of the elected assembly. Between them, Councillors Peter Bennett, Bob Clare and Brian Lynn have served the town for almost 90 years and were three of its
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Gatwick plans go on show
Exhibitions will be held on controversial proposals to expand Gatwick airport. As part of a national consultation process, the Department for Transport has organised two shows to look at the future of South-East air transport over the next 30 years. There
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Insult that rocked Worthing
When Scotsman Harry Campbell put pen to paper one cold winter's day in 1951, he was playing with fire. Mr Campbell, of 43 George V Avenue, wrote: "Can you explain to me why all models displayed in drapers shops are made pretty and attractive, while in
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Festival in doubt again
The future of a major West Sussex music festival is in doubt after Chichester College refused to let it be staged in its grounds. Organisers of the Rox 2003 Music and Arts Festival had agreed with the college to hold a two-day festival for up to 5,000
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Beach fails flag test
Worthing's award-winning beach has lost the right to fly the coveted Seaside Award flag for the first time in eight years. The resort, which was a winner last year, has failed this year because it did not meet the strict water quality criteria. The awards
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Call to keep train noise diaries
People who are disturbed by loud hooting on new trains are being asked to fill in noise diaries. They have been sent forms by Brighton and Hove City Council which have to be filled in by the end of the month. Once the council has the information about
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An ironic tribute
On Mother's Day, the Oxfam shop in Blatchington Road, Hove, had a great window display: Two pictures of the great actrss of Forties' and Fifties' melodrama Joan Crawford. Christina, one of Crawford's adopted daughters wrote the bestseller Mommie Dearest
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The last post
The Post offices in Bates Road, Ditchling Road and Havelock Road, Brighton, all closed their doors for the last time on April 9 and 12. These closures come as no surprise as the public meeting to hear objections to their services being withdrawn came
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Space hopper
As a resident and election candidate for the Liberal Democrats, I am eager to hear Brighton and Hove City Council's justification for the ever-decreasing parking situation in the West Hill area. In Buckingham Road and surrounding areas, a number of short-stay
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Housing fears
Villagers in Ferring fear a huge new housing estate in a neighbouring town will add to traffic congestion. The concerns will be voiced at a meeting of Ferring Conservation Group in the village hall on Saturday, April 26, at 10.30am. Developers want to
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Happy 100th
A retired dressmaker celebrated her 100th birthday with her sons. Jean Whipp, of Elton Lodge nursing home, Selden Road, Worthing, was presented with her birthday card from the Queen by Adur District Council chairman Liza McKinney. Her sons, West Sussex
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Charity job plea
A charity which helps homeless people is appealing for cash to keep on a person who helps those with mental illness. Richard Hayes is the mental health worker at the Worthing Churches Homeless Projects but three years of funding is soon to finish. Now
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Prison change
Inmates of Ford Open Prison, near Littlehampton, will no longer call on the Board of Visitors (BOV) if they are concerned about their treatment. After more than 100 years, BOV is changing its name to the Independent Monitoring Board. It will still have
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Mast battle goes on
Residents are continuing their fight to get a mast removed from the heart of a residential area in Brighton. The mast was put up in Westdene by a mobile phone company more than a year ago when objections failed to be lodged before the deadline for responses
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A mayor's year
The outgoing mayor of Littlehampton has spoken about the highlights of her year in office. Wendy Squires gave her speech at the annual town meeting. The beginning of her year coincided with celebrations associated with the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Councillor
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Pesticide campaigner takes on Whitehall
A Sussex woman is taking on the Government in a bid to expose the health risks of crop-spaying and her lone battle is making progress. When Georgina Downs' family designed and built their dream home in the early-Eighties they had little idea of the nightmare
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Not so peaceful
Noisy peace protesters failed to disrupt a Royal Marines Band concert in Worthing. A handful of demonstrators gathered outside the Assembly Hall in Stoke Abbott Road, banging drums and blowing whistles as people made their way into the venue. Police kept
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Lib Dem bitten in doorstep campaign
A leading Worthing politician is nursing her wounds after being bitten by a dog while canvassing for the May 1 local elections. Councillor Sheila Player, leader of the ruling Liberal Democrats on the town's borough council, was door-knocking in her ward
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Familiar ring
Some things come round but once in four years - the Olympics, the World Cup and the Hangleton And Knoll Labour Community Action Team. I share Pat Weller's concerns about the wild claims this group makes for itself. In reality, councillors Fitch and Kielty
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Stats show Seagulls have a chance
Albion fans still down in the dumps after the home defeat by Preston should be brimming with optimism on the journey to Leicester this Saturday. Perverse though it seems, there is far more chance of the Seagulls producing a crisp performance at The Walkers
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Taylor: Bobby's best bet
Former Brighton and Hove Albion boss Peter Taylor believes Bobby Zamora holds the key to their survival hopes. He has pinpointed the Seagulls' strike star as the critical factor in the four-way fight to beat the drop with Stoke, Sheffield Wednesday and
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Ready to make a radio Splash
Splash FM, Worthing's new radio station, has unveiled its line-up. The Breakfast Show will be fronted by Simon Osborne, until recently programme controller of Crawley-based Mercury FM. Simon will also take on the key role of programme controller, tasked
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The Sage Of Sussex: Adam Trimingham
When Brighton Marina was first planned, the development on land within the harbour walls was often described as a city by the sea. By the time it was actually built, it was described more modestly as a village. Now it seems there will be a city again.
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Eastbourne Council
Tories in Eastbourne will be looking to restore some dignity after the Liberal Democrats wrested control from them in a shock win last year. With the Lib Dems holding a slender majority of three, the Conservatives see their former stronghold as a top
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New fight to save pub
Campaigners in Haywards Heath have pledged to save their local pub despite new plans for a £4 million development on the site. Planning officers have already received 196 letters objecting to the application by Devine Homes to build commercial units and
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Burglar swiped women's undies
A burglar caught fleeing with pink panties and a silver bra hidden down his trousers told police he intended to wear them. Paul Whatman, 20, was heard prowling around by homeowners in Coldean, Brighton. They called the police and when officers stopped
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Town pool plan rejected
Local people hoping to run Arundel's threatened open-air swimming pool had their business plan rejected last night. The draft plan was opposed by several Arundel town councillors, who said some parts were unrealistic. Leisure committee members have now
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Strike day, but most trains run
South Central, the main rail operator in Sussex, reported minimal delays today as train guards mounted their latest one-day strike. The company said many guards reported for work as normal this morning and more than three-quarters of services were running
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Beach fails flag test
Worthing's award-winning beach has lost the right to fly the coveted Seaside Award flag for the first time in eight years. The resort, which was a winner last year, has failed this year because it did not meet the strict water quality criteria. The awards
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Paraglider's crash landing
A paraglider was recovering today after he came crashing down to earth at Beachy Head. Witnesses saw the middle-aged man tumble down west of Whitbread Hollow, near Eastbourne. The Sussex Police helicopter was scrambled from Shoreham to airlift the man
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Fight to save fitness centre
An Eastbourne fitness centre under threat from closure has received a 12-month stay of execution - provided its members can plug a £5,500 shortfall. The Devonshire Park Fitness Centre in College Road was facing the axe to save the borough council more
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Police face 'brawn drain'
More than 70 officers have left Sussex Police in the past year to earn more money with the Metropolitan force in London, the biggest loss in its history. And there is no sign yet the "brawn drain" is ending. Sussex has attracted some transferees and a
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Pat on the back for a community leader
The letter from the Labour team (Letters, April 14) criticising Mr (sic) Pat Weller shows the depths of ignorance of these outsiders. Pat is the probably the best-known person on the Knoll, being Chair of the Hangleton And Knoll Project and Manager of
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Late gesture
I read so many letters praising or at least in favour of Labour-run Brighton and Hove City Council all I can ask is do these people live here? Look around the streets and there is rubbish everywhere. The roads, which 95 per cent of the year are being
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Comment: Nick Nurse on basketball
One and done. That's what we call this time of year in the States and it pretty much sums up the edge-of-the-seat excitement of play-off basketball. In fact, forget edge-of-your-seat. I expect to see you on your feet for our play-off quarter-final with
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Basketball: Rico is Bears' Eddie Murphy
Rico Alderson reckons he is the Eddie Murphy of the Brighton Bears. Now the popular No. 5 hopes to keep laughing all the way to the BBL final four. Bears host derby rivals London Towers at the Brighton Centre on Sunday (6pm) with a place at the play-off
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On a roll
Landlord John Gander took on no ordinary pub when he started to run The Greyhound in Tinsley Green, near Crawley, earlier this year. It was a condition of purchase that the British and World Marbles Championships should continue there every year. These
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English National Ballet, Theatre Royal, Brighton, until April 17
Firstly, let me get my one big grumble out of the way - no live music. I can see why, with four short pieces you can just about get away with tape or compact disc but it's the full-length ballets where one should not rely on pre-recorded music. But I
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Biting back
Politicians calling on voters during local elections seldom fear meeting supporters of another party. But they are worried about dogs and with good reason, as Sheila Player, leader of the ruling Liberal Democrats on Worthing Council, can testify. She
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More post offices to shut
Two post offices in Hove will close next month despite community campaigns to save them from the axe. The Post Office has confirmed branches in Margery Road and North Hangleton will cease operating on Monday, May 12. The closures follow the shutting of
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I had a dream
I had a curious dream last night. George Bush was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his services to Arab unity. David Blunkett landed a job as security guard at the Iraq National Museum, UN Secretary General Jack Straw issued a fatwa against Ariel Sharon
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Boxing: Gaynor gets off to flying start
West Hill's Conroy Gaynor edged a majority decision over Spider Thompson (Onslow Lions) in the first bout of Hove's annual show at the Metropole Hotel last night. The Hastings based boxer ended up with a bloodied nose, but the honours after a very close
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An unjust war
I am writing in response to John Parry's column (The Argus, April 11) as I feel I must take issue with his remark "who can seriously doubt it was the proper decision to go to war against Saddam Hussein?" While I am glad to see Hussein's dictatorship and
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Skills gap in focus
Workers could get extra training to ease the skills shortage. The Sector Skills Councils (SSC) have been given the first of two licences by the Sector Skills Development Agency to cover IT, telecoms and call centre staff. Some 25 SSCs covering most areas
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Starmaker's lifelong passion for theatre
Not many people will have heard of David Lavender but he has given some of the biggest names in comedy and theatre a break. Everyone from Jenny Eclair and Graham Norton to Harry Hill and The League of Gentlemen have appeared at Komedia. Artistic director
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Table tennis: New boy halts Bartram
Newly-qualified veterans are a constant menace to players like Worthing's Peter Bartram. At Bracknell, Bartram's bid for the men's semi-finals was thwarted by powerful Plymouth player Paul Giles, 40, who was making his debut as a veteran. Bartram said
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Cycling: Stella pair have edge
John Limpus and Steve Geran just had the edge on East Grinstead CC rivals Steve Dennis and Mark Bashford in the East Sussex CA two-up team time trial. The GS Stella pair raced round the 23-mile course at Laughton in 55min.10sec to win by 33 seconds. Worthing
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Stats show Seagulls have a chance
Albion fans still down in the dumps after the home defeat by Preston should be brimming with optimism on the journey to Leicester this Saturday. Perverse though it seems, there is far more chance of the Seagulls producing a crisp performance at The Walkers
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Taylor: Bobby's best bet
Former Brighton and Hove Albion boss Peter Taylor believes Bobby Zamora holds the key to their survival hopes. He has pinpointed the Seagulls' strike star as the critical factor in the four-way fight to beat the drop with Stoke, Sheffield Wednesday and
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Albion's prize showdown
Albion under-19s will face rivals Exeter away in a title showdown next week after defeating visitors Orient 3-1. The win in the Youth Alliance (South) division two came through an own goal and efforts from Mark Windsor and Adam Hinshelwood. Martin Hinshelwood
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Broker offers insurance against Sars bug
An insurance broker has launched the first policy offering cover against the Sars virus. Goodfellows said it had launched the policy after being inundated with calls from people wanting to take out protection against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome,
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Surgery move
Staff at Arundel Surgery are preparing to move to new premises. The moving date has been set for May 2. Surgery practice manager Julie Palmer said: "The doctors and staff are really looking forward to moving into the new surgery. "We will now be able
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Guns collected
More than 60 guns have been collected in Worthing as a result of a police firearms amnesty. An assortment of shotguns, air rifles and replica guns have been handed in at Worthing police station in Union Place during the first fortnight of the amnesty,
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Hammer attack outside pub
A man was hit in the face with a hammer outside a pub last night. Police closed off part of Ditchling Road, Brighton, by the Northern Tavern for an hour after midnight. The victim was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton with swelling
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Floodlight win
Worthing Football Club has been allowed to keep its new floodlights. Four floodlight columns at the Woodside Road ground had been replaced with two new sets without permission from Worthing Borough Council. Despite one homeowner complaining of too much
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Swans attacked by yobs
Wildlife experts were called to the rescue of a swan being attacked by teenagers in Lewes. It is the latest in a number of cases throughout Sussex when nesting swans have been terrorised. Rescue officers have been called to Eastbourne and Worthing in
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Judge slams killer's £250,000 claim
A convicted killer who claimed he was entitled to his victim's £250,000 estate has been condemned by a judge for his exploitation of "a vulnerable old man". Hairdresser Dominic Dalton, serving six years for the manslaughter of his lover Bernard Murphy
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Big cat 'probably a leopard'
A wildlife expert believes reports of a panther-like beast on the prowl in Sussex are probably sightings of a leopard. Neil Arnold is convinced leopards, pumas and lynxes are on the loose and living wild across the county. A milkman and a postman called
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A wry look at Worthing
Peace protesters got their comeuppance when they demonstrated against war in Iraq outside the Assembly Hall in Stoke Abbott Road on Thursday night. About a dozen protesters banged drums and blew whistles as people arrived to attend a concert by the Band
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Hart Beat with Ian Hart
It was the end of an era at the Town Hall when the council chamber said goodbye to three stalwarts of the elected assembly. Between them, Councillors Peter Bennett, Bob Clare and Brian Lynn have served the town for almost 90 years and were three of its
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Gatwick plans go on show
Exhibitions will be held on controversial proposals to expand Gatwick airport. As part of a national consultation process, the Department for Transport has organised two shows to look at the future of South-East air transport over the next 30 years. There
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Insult that rocked Worthing
When Scotsman Harry Campbell put pen to paper one cold winter's day in 1951, he was playing with fire. Mr Campbell, of 43 George V Avenue, wrote: "Can you explain to me why all models displayed in drapers shops are made pretty and attractive, while in
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Leicester v Albion
Watch this space from 3pm for our full matchday coverage of the Division One clash at Walkers Stadium. Leicester will be hoping to clinch promotion to the Premiership, while Albion are fighting to avoid relegation. Will the Seagulls prove to be giantkillers
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Beach fails flag test
Worthing's award-winning beach has lost the right to fly the coveted Seaside Award flag for the first time in eight years. The resort, which was a winner last year, has failed this year because it did not meet the strict water quality criteria. The awards
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New chief at saved hospital
A private hospital in Midhurst saved from closure has appointed a new chief executive. Brian Atkins has taken over the running of King Edward VII Hospital as work continues on the rescue package to keep it open. Former chief executive Lin Way has resigned
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An ironic tribute
On Mother's Day, the Oxfam shop in Blatchington Road, Hove, had a great window display: Two pictures of the great actrss of Forties' and Fifties' melodrama Joan Crawford. Christina, one of Crawford's adopted daughters wrote the bestseller Mommie Dearest
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Off the mark
I really don't know why you bother to publish letters such as the one from G. Brooker of Coldean (Letters, April 12). If the writer had been following the Albion's case properly, he/she would have known the options for a stadium at Braypool, Toads Hole
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Archery success
An archery club plagued by vandal attacks will be able to keep its equipment safe thanks to borough planners. Worthing Borough Council's planning committee has given permission for Worthing Archery Club to have a metal storage hut at its clubhouse, off
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Space hopper
As a resident and election candidate for the Liberal Democrats, I am eager to hear Brighton and Hove City Council's justification for the ever-decreasing parking situation in the West Hill area. In Buckingham Road and surrounding areas, a number of short-stay
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Motor menace
I wish to warn the car-driving senior citizens of the city that there is a character driving a huge motor cycle, more suitable for the Tourist Trophy in the Isle of Man races than in a large town and masquerading as an off-duty officer of the law. He
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Student's doll makes top gallery
A student's self-portrait, featuring herself as a small doll, has gone on display at the National Portrait Gallery. Leila Marshall, 21, secured the prestigious gallery space after she entered a competition organised by Channel 4. Self Portrait UK challenged
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Happy 100th
A retired dressmaker celebrated her 100th birthday with her sons. Jean Whipp, of Elton Lodge nursing home, Selden Road, Worthing, was presented with her birthday card from the Queen by Adur District Council chairman Liza McKinney. Her sons, West Sussex
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Charity job plea
A charity which helps homeless people is appealing for cash to keep on a person who helps those with mental illness. Richard Hayes is the mental health worker at the Worthing Churches Homeless Projects but three years of funding is soon to finish. Now
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Badly treated
Concerning the plight of Mr Pemberton, my family and I are incensed by the treatment of the hard-working, recently-bereaved Mr Pemberton and would like to offer him our support. Four of us are adults and we are all having doubts about how we will vote
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Prison change
Inmates of Ford Open Prison, near Littlehampton, will no longer call on the Board of Visitors (BOV) if they are concerned about their treatment. After more than 100 years, BOV is changing its name to the Independent Monitoring Board. It will still have
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Mast battle goes on
Residents are continuing their fight to get a mast removed from the heart of a residential area in Brighton. The mast was put up in Westdene by a mobile phone company more than a year ago when objections failed to be lodged before the deadline for responses
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Intolerable
Who allowed or directed such a cruel and insulting label to be given to poor Mr Pemberton (The Argus, April 12) on his new rent book? I can't bring myself to write such a label which was given to him while he was grieving the loss of his wife. The question
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Pesticide campaigner takes on Whitehall
A Sussex woman is taking on the Government in a bid to expose the health risks of crop-spaying and her lone battle is making progress. When Georgina Downs' family designed and built their dream home in the early-Eighties they had little idea of the nightmare
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Lib Dem bitten in doorstep campaign
A leading Worthing politician is nursing her wounds after being bitten by a dog while canvassing for the May 1 local elections. Councillor Sheila Player, leader of the ruling Liberal Democrats on the town's borough council, was door-knocking in her ward
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Familiar ring
Some things come round but once in four years - the Olympics, the World Cup and the Hangleton And Knoll Labour Community Action Team. I share Pat Weller's concerns about the wild claims this group makes for itself. In reality, councillors Fitch and Kielty
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Stats show Seagulls have a chance
Albion fans still down in the dumps after the home defeat by Preston should be brimming with optimism on the journey to Leicester this Saturday. Perverse though it seems, there is far more chance of the Seagulls producing a crisp performance at The Walkers
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Call to keep train noise diaries
People who are disturbed by loud hooting on new trains are being asked to fill in noise diaries. They have been sent forms by Brighton and Hove City Council which have to be filled in by the end of the month. Once the council has the information about
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The Sage Of Sussex: Adam Trimingham
When Brighton Marina was first planned, the development on land within the harbour walls was often described as a city by the sea. By the time it was actually built, it was described more modestly as a village. Now it seems there will be a city again.
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Burglar swiped women's undies
A burglar caught fleeing with pink panties and a silver bra hidden down his trousers told police he intended to wear them. Paul Whatman, 20, was heard prowling around by homeowners in Coldean, Brighton. They called the police and when officers stopped
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Police face 'brawn drain'
More than 70 officers have left Sussex Police in the past year to earn more money with the Metropolitan force in London, the biggest loss in its history. And there is no sign yet the "brawn drain" is ending. Sussex has attracted some transferees and a
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Credit is due
I have not met a more committed person than Mrs Pat Weller from the Knoll Estate (letters, April 14). Labour candidates in Hangleton can't even get her gender right. Pat is a thoroughly-decent person, very hardworking, modest and with a highly-developed
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Pat on the back for a community leader
The letter from the Labour team (Letters, April 14) criticising Mr (sic) Pat Weller shows the depths of ignorance of these outsiders. Pat is the probably the best-known person on the Knoll, being Chair of the Hangleton And Knoll Project and Manager of
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With added extras
Michael Parker is right in thinking hundreds of local people have acted as extras in films made in this area over the years and have interesting tales to tell (Letters, April 9). I have spoken to many of them while researching the Brighton On Film season
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Late gesture
I read so many letters praising or at least in favour of Labour-run Brighton and Hove City Council all I can ask is do these people live here? Look around the streets and there is rubbish everywhere. The roads, which 95 per cent of the year are being
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Clear as mud
My delight in learning Brighton and Hove has been selected for postal voting was torpedoed when I opened the ballot envelope: There was far too much information. The sentences were far too long and the guidance notes were much too complex. A flow diagram
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More post offices to shut
Two post offices in Hove will close next month despite community campaigns to save them from the axe. The Post Office has confirmed branches in Margery Road and North Hangleton will cease operating on Monday, May 12. The closures follow the shutting of
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Hot cross workers lose pay
More than 430,000 workers in the South-East will not receive holiday pay if they take off Good Friday or Easter Monday this weekend. The TUC also warned many more would have to work the bank holiday weekend. UK workers have no statutory right to take
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700 feet wanted to pound the beat
People thinking of becoming a police constable can be sure of one thing - their career will never be dull. Sussex Police are confident they can recruit 350 officers before April next year, boosting its fulltime numbers to 3,140. The force employs 3,100
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Voting is the most powerful protest
John Parry is correct (The Argus, April 11), a vote is the most effective protest. I hope the largest anti-war parties, the Lib Dems and Greens, do well but it would be sad if outspoken opponents of war such as Joyce Edmond Smith and Francis Tonks became
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Table tennis: New boy halts Bartram
Newly-qualified veterans are a constant menace to players like Worthing's Peter Bartram. At Bracknell, Bartram's bid for the men's semi-finals was thwarted by powerful Plymouth player Paul Giles, 40, who was making his debut as a veteran. Bartram said
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Stats show Seagulls have a chance
Albion fans still down in the dumps after the home defeat by Preston should be brimming with optimism on the journey to Leicester this Saturday. Perverse though it seems, there is far more chance of the Seagulls producing a crisp performance at The Walkers
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Taylor: Bobby's best bet
Former Brighton and Hove Albion boss Peter Taylor believes Bobby Zamora holds the key to their survival hopes. He has pinpointed the Seagulls' strike star as the critical factor in the four-way fight to beat the drop with Stoke, Sheffield Wednesday and
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Albion's prize showdown
Albion under-19s will face rivals Exeter away in a title showdown next week after defeating visitors Orient 3-1. The win in the Youth Alliance (South) division two came through an own goal and efforts from Mark Windsor and Adam Hinshelwood. Martin Hinshelwood
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Dressmaker reaches 100 in style
A retired dressmaker celebrated her 100th birthday with her sons. Jean Whipp, of Elton Lodge nursing home, Selden Road, Worthing, was presented with her birthday card from the Queen by Adur District Council chairman Liza McKinney. Her sons, West Sussex
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Town winners
The winners of the 2003 Littlehampton Merit Awards have been honoured for their contribution to life in the town. The individual award went to Bill Kelsey. Mr Kelsey first joined the Air Cadets in 1941 and was a founder member of the Littlehampton 1087
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Broker offers insurance against Sars bug
An insurance broker has launched the first policy offering cover against the Sars virus. Goodfellows said it had launched the policy after being inundated with calls from people wanting to take out protection against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome,
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Brown slammed as recovery evaporates
UK business's fragile recovery at the end of 2002 has evaporated as home sales, export deliveries and employment all worsened for the manufacturing and service sectors. Figures from the British Chambers of Commerce's (BCC) quarterly economic survey showed
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Club attack
A nightclubber was punched to the ground and kicked 15 times in the head during an unprovoked attack, a court heard. Two teenagers narrowly escaped a jail sentence for assaulting Simon Hawkings, from Worthing, on March 26, at 2am. Mr Hawkings was leaving
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Hotel reborn
The revamp of Worthing's most historic hotel has cost more than £1 million. Dawn Packham, proprietress of the Burlington Hotel in Marine Parade, revealed the figure at the official opening of the venue, built during the reign of Queen Victoria. Mayor
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Gardens contest
Gardeners are being urged to dig for victory in the search for Littlehampton's green-fingered champions. Littlehampton Town Council's annual gardens and allotments competition is run to recognise and reward the hard work so many of the town's gardeners
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Floodlight win
Worthing Football Club has been allowed to keep its new floodlights. Four floodlight columns at the Woodside Road ground had been replaced with two new sets without permission from Worthing Borough Council. Despite one homeowner complaining of too much
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Chinchilla livens up night shift
Night patrol police are used to seeing foxes, rabbits and badgers - but not chinchillas. PCs Bob Hartwell and Richard Mitchell found the South American rodent stranded in the middle of the A272 just outside Newick, Lewes, at 1.30am. PC Mitchell said:
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Attack victim took own life
A sports-loving community worker left wheelchair-bound in a vicious attack took his own life after bravely battling his condition for six years. Kevin Mulligan, 25, was paralysed when he was stabbed in the neck outside a pub. His injuries robbed him of
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Anger of missing Jane's sister
The sister of Jane Longhurst today told of her frustration as the hunt for the missing teacher stretched on with no clear leads. Sue Barnett said: "I don't like going to Brighton any more. It makes me very angry. "Jane loved the city and its people but
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Strike day, but most trains run
South Central, the main rail operator in Sussex, reported minimal delays today as train guards mounted their latest one-day strike. The company said many guards reported for work as normal this morning and more than three-quarters of services were running
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The seafront cover-up that led to ridicule
Most people today would agree the human form is nothing to be ashamed of. But try telling that to our predecessors who, within living memory, banned women in bathing costumes from walking on Worthing promenade. It may sound completely ludicrous in a day
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Leicester v Albion
Watch this space from 3pm for our full matchday coverage of the Division One clash at Walkers Stadium. Leicester will be hoping to clinch promotion to the Premiership, while Albion are fighting to avoid relegation. Will the Seagulls prove to be giantkillers
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Accident that remains a mystery
A young graduate has returned from the brink seven months after being mysteriously left for dead on a country road. Football fan Daniel May, 23, has emerged from a coma to relive the hazy moments before he was almost killed. He sustained major head, chest
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Mr Love the marriage man
Trevor Love's register office has just been named one of the best in Britain. Brighton Register Office has been awarded a prestigious Charter Mark - the Government's recognition of excellence. The register office is getting used to making headlines after
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Off the mark
I really don't know why you bother to publish letters such as the one from G. Brooker of Coldean (Letters, April 12). If the writer had been following the Albion's case properly, he/she would have known the options for a stadium at Braypool, Toads Hole
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Archery success
An archery club plagued by vandal attacks will be able to keep its equipment safe thanks to borough planners. Worthing Borough Council's planning committee has given permission for Worthing Archery Club to have a metal storage hut at its clubhouse, off
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Motor menace
I wish to warn the car-driving senior citizens of the city that there is a character driving a huge motor cycle, more suitable for the Tourist Trophy in the Isle of Man races than in a large town and masquerading as an off-duty officer of the law. He
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Student's doll makes top gallery
A student's self-portrait, featuring herself as a small doll, has gone on display at the National Portrait Gallery. Leila Marshall, 21, secured the prestigious gallery space after she entered a competition organised by Channel 4. Self Portrait UK challenged
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All change
As a tenants' representative for Moulsecoomb East Social and Tenants' Association (MESATA), I was approached to represent Mr Pemberton after he had received a notice to quit from Brighton and Hove City Council. We met with the housing officer for South
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Badly treated
Concerning the plight of Mr Pemberton, my family and I are incensed by the treatment of the hard-working, recently-bereaved Mr Pemberton and would like to offer him our support. Four of us are adults and we are all having doubts about how we will vote
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Intolerable
Who allowed or directed such a cruel and insulting label to be given to poor Mr Pemberton (The Argus, April 12) on his new rent book? I can't bring myself to write such a label which was given to him while he was grieving the loss of his wife. The question
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CCTV bid to keep pupils safe
Leaders of Lancing College want to step up security to protect pupils from strangers. An Adur District Council planning report states people have been approaching teenagers at the boarding school. It wants to install four CCTV cameras at strategic points
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Drink crackdown
Signs have gone up around Worthing town centre warning people not to drink in public. Police have vowed to enforce the new Worthing Borough Council crackdown on drunks who plague the town centre and seafront. The signs show a red line through cans and
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Hunt for raiders
Police are hunting two masked youths armed with a craft knife who raided an off-licence in Worthing and stole £74. The robbers entered the Threshers store in Salvington Road, Durrington, via the main front door and went to the cash register area. One
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Call to keep train noise diaries
People who are disturbed by loud hooting on new trains are being asked to fill in noise diaries. They have been sent forms by Brighton and Hove City Council which have to be filled in by the end of the month. Once the council has the information about
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Lorry accident victim named
A pedestrian who died after he was involved in a collision with a lorry in Crawley has been identified. David Bocking, 52, Croft, Leicestershire, had been walking along Crawley Avenue, Crawley, when he was struck by a large goods vehicle travelling east
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Police face 'brawn drain'
More than 70 officers have left Sussex Police in the past year to earn more money with the Metropolitan force in London, the biggest loss in its history. And there is no sign yet the "brawn drain" is ending. Sussex has attracted some transferees and a
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Anger over arson spate
Firefighters have condemned vandals who have carried out a spate of arson attacks around Haywards Heath. Crews are handing out leaflets and have put up an arson noticeboard to alert residents and deter young firestarters. Six calls were received last
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CCTV bid to keep pupils safe
Leaders of Lancing College want to step up security to protect pupils from strangers. An Adur District Council planning report states people have been approaching teenagers at the boarding school. It wants to install four CCTV cameras at strategic points
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Festival in doubt again
The future of a major West Sussex music festival is in doubt after Chichester College refused to let it be staged in its grounds. Organisers of the Rox 2003 Music and Arts Festival had agreed with the college to hold a two-day festival for up to 5,000
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Lib Dem bitten in doorstep campaign
A leading Worthing politician is nursing her wounds after being bitten by a dog while canvassing for the May 1 local elections. Councillor Sheila Player, leader of the ruling Liberal Democrats on the town's borough council, was door-knocking in her ward
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Beach passes flag test
A stretch of Eastbourne's beach has won the right to fly the coveted Seaside Award flag for the 11th year running. The section from the pier to the Wish Tower has won the award every year since they were launched in 1992. The awards, which allow resorts
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Town tax hike protest
Protesters with placards staged a peaceful demonstration outside Eastbourne Town Hall last night amid mounting anger over a huge council tax rise. More than 20 people gathered outside the building in Grove Road ahead of a meeting of the borough council
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Ex-Albion keeper's drive ban
Former Brighton and Hove Albion goalkeeper Andrew Petterson has been banned from driving after he was clocked travelling at over 100mph. Petterson admitted the charge after police caught him travelling in an S-Type Jaguar at 34 miles over the speed limit
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Credit is due
I have not met a more committed person than Mrs Pat Weller from the Knoll Estate (letters, April 14). Labour candidates in Hangleton can't even get her gender right. Pat is a thoroughly-decent person, very hardworking, modest and with a highly-developed
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With added extras
Michael Parker is right in thinking hundreds of local people have acted as extras in films made in this area over the years and have interesting tales to tell (Letters, April 9). I have spoken to many of them while researching the Brighton On Film season
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Clear as mud
My delight in learning Brighton and Hove has been selected for postal voting was torpedoed when I opened the ballot envelope: There was far too much information. The sentences were far too long and the guidance notes were much too complex. A flow diagram
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Off duty
Nicholas Soames continues to open mouth before engaging brain in demanding former police officers should be sent to Iraq to help the civil authorities (The Argus, April 15). Does this buffoon, who parachuted into safe Mid Sussex because he was scared
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Rule taken to daft lengths
Caretaker Stephan Bennett will look silly when he goes into his work at council blocks of flats in Kemp Town wearing a skirt as a protest. But he will not be half as ridiculous as the health and safety rules that forbid him to wear shorts even in the
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Cricket: Innes in good nick
Kevin Innes fired 159 as Sussex piled up 433-8 before declaring in their one-innings friendly against Somerset. Innes amassed 16 fours and eight sixes and two of his sixes at the expense of spinner Arul Suppiah, smashed a car windscreen and broke a tile
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Hot cross workers lose pay
More than 430,000 workers in the South-East will not receive holiday pay if they take off Good Friday or Easter Monday this weekend. The TUC also warned many more would have to work the bank holiday weekend. UK workers have no statutory right to take
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700 feet wanted to pound the beat
People thinking of becoming a police constable can be sure of one thing - their career will never be dull. Sussex Police are confident they can recruit 350 officers before April next year, boosting its fulltime numbers to 3,140. The force employs 3,100
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City set for busy Easter
Traders, hoteliers and tourism bosses are gearing up for what is expected to be Brighton and Hove's busiest weekend of the year so far. Soaring temperatures and the Easter bank holiday look set to attract thousands of visitors, bringing a welcome boost
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Voting is the most powerful protest
John Parry is correct (The Argus, April 11), a vote is the most effective protest. I hope the largest anti-war parties, the Lib Dems and Greens, do well but it would be sad if outspoken opponents of war such as Joyce Edmond Smith and Francis Tonks became
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Cricket: Sussex star aims high
Murray Goodwin believes he is in the form of his life as he prepares for his third season with Sussex. Goodwin and the county's other overseas player, Pakistani leg spinner Mushtaq Ahmed, will both play in tomorrow's final warm-up match against Cardiff
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Blackwell set for return
Dean Blackwell is ready to give Albion's survival bid an Easter boost by returning from injury. The former Wimbledon centre half has recovered from the ankle problem which has ruled him out of the last two matches. Boss Steve Coppell hopes to have Blackwell
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Dressmaker reaches 100 in style
A retired dressmaker celebrated her 100th birthday with her sons. Jean Whipp, of Elton Lodge nursing home, Selden Road, Worthing, was presented with her birthday card from the Queen by Adur District Council chairman Liza McKinney. Her sons, West Sussex
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Mini-arsenal handed to police
A farmer has surrendered a mini-arsenal to Sussex Police as part of a weapons' amnesty. The haul comprised a .22 pump action rifle, a .22 rifle, two miniature snub pistols and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. Police said many farmers held weapons but
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Town winners
The winners of the 2003 Littlehampton Merit Awards have been honoured for their contribution to life in the town. The individual award went to Bill Kelsey. Mr Kelsey first joined the Air Cadets in 1941 and was a founder member of the Littlehampton 1087
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Brown slammed as recovery evaporates
UK business's fragile recovery at the end of 2002 has evaporated as home sales, export deliveries and employment all worsened for the manufacturing and service sectors. Figures from the British Chambers of Commerce's (BCC) quarterly economic survey showed
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Bad service rap for energy firms
Gas and electricity companies often treat customers who question their bills "like criminals" or simply ignore them. Energywatch said it has examples of customers being referred to debt collection agencies or disconnected when they were wrongly accused
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Club attack
A nightclubber was punched to the ground and kicked 15 times in the head during an unprovoked attack, a court heard. Two teenagers narrowly escaped a jail sentence for assaulting Simon Hawkings, from Worthing, on March 26, at 2am. Mr Hawkings was leaving
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Hotel reborn
The revamp of Worthing's most historic hotel has cost more than £1 million. Dawn Packham, proprietress of the Burlington Hotel in Marine Parade, revealed the figure at the official opening of the venue, built during the reign of Queen Victoria. Mayor
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Gardens contest
Gardeners are being urged to dig for victory in the search for Littlehampton's green-fingered champions. Littlehampton Town Council's annual gardens and allotments competition is run to recognise and reward the hard work so many of the town's gardeners
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Death of radio buff
A radio buff who devoted himself to chronicling a children's show has died. Wallace Grevatt owned the largest collection of Radio Times magazines in Britain and also wrote a history of the popular Children's Hour show. Mr Grevatt, 77, of Swanborough Drive
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School governors' crisis talk
School governors are to stage a special meeting to discuss a budget crisis. Many schools in Brighton and Hove are refusing to accept the budgets given to them by the city council, claiming they are too low. At the meeting, council children's director
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Chinchilla livens up night shift
Night patrol police are used to seeing foxes, rabbits and badgers - but not chinchillas. PCs Bob Hartwell and Richard Mitchell found the South American rodent stranded in the middle of the A272 just outside Newick, Lewes, at 1.30am. PC Mitchell said:
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Attack victim took own life
A sports-loving community worker left wheelchair-bound in a vicious attack took his own life after bravely battling his condition for six years. Kevin Mulligan, 25, was paralysed when he was stabbed in the neck outside a pub. His injuries robbed him of
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Concern at rise in arson attacks
East Sussex fire chiefs believe the Easter holidays and clement weather have prompted a rise in the number of arson attacks. Firefighters have attended 61 blazes throughout the county since last Friday, mainly in rubbish bins and on open land. Bruce Hoad
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Anger of missing Jane's sister
The sister of Jane Longhurst today told of her frustration as the hunt for the missing teacher stretched on with no clear leads. Sue Barnett said: "I don't like going to Brighton any more. It makes me very angry. "Jane loved the city and its people but
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Strike day, but most trains run
South Central, the main rail operator in Sussex, reported minimal delays today as train guards mounted their latest one-day strike. The company said many guards reported for work as normal this morning and more than three-quarters of services were running
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Caretaker's skirt protest
A caretaker is going to work in a skirt after he was banned from wearing shorts. Stephan Bennett, a residential estate warden for Brighton and Hove City Council, has been barred from baring his knees because of new Health and Safety legislation. The 46
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The seafront cover-up that led to ridicule
Most people today would agree the human form is nothing to be ashamed of. But try telling that to our predecessors who, within living memory, banned women in bathing costumes from walking on Worthing promenade. It may sound completely ludicrous in a day
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Accident that remains a mystery
A young graduate has returned from the brink seven months after being mysteriously left for dead on a country road. Football fan Daniel May, 23, has emerged from a coma to relive the hazy moments before he was almost killed. He sustained major head, chest
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Festival in doubt again
The future of a major West Sussex music festival is in doubt after Chichester College refused to let it be staged in its grounds. Organisers of the Rox 2003 Music and Arts Festival had agreed with the college to hold a two-day festival for up to 5,000
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Death caused by asbestos
A retired maintenance engineer from Goring died from being exposed to asbestos through his work, an inquest heard. Leslie Hobbs, 73, died just one month after being told he had the lung cancer mesothelioma. Throughout his working life, Mr Hobbs, of Goring
