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August 20: Essex v Sussex (Lunch)
Openers Murray Goodwin and Richard Montgomerie rode their luck to give Sussex an excellent start to their championship match against Essex at Colchester. Both were dropped at second slip by Will Jefferson in successive overs off the luckless Graham Napier
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Proud to be here
IM Fleming has got the wrong end of the stick by wanting a Married Parade (Letters, August 12). The gay and lesbian community has for many years been trying to promote awareness of itself as a part of society and uses Pride to show it can bring colour
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Woman's suicide
An arthritic pensioner whose body was found on a beach left her best friend a note saying she was going to end her life, an inquest heard. Joan Hardiman's body was found by a foreshore inspector on Worthing beach in June. An inquest at Worthing Hospital
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Prized moped
The article on the Harley Davidson in Eric Morris' hallway (The Argus, August 15) brought back memories of a silver moped in my son's bedroom. We had bought a raffle ticket for 50p many years ago and had won first prize. I had hopes of a television as
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Trolley dasher
Mayoress of Worthing Mel Doyle raced along supermarket aisles after winning a raffle. Police officer Mrs Doyle took part in a trolley dash that allowed her to keep whatever she could put in a trolley within a set time at Safeway supermarket, Worthing.
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Lost deposits
Ian Hills may like to know that I am not now and never have been a member of the Labour left (Letters, August 15). I do, however, support greater European integration for the very good reason that it is securing peace, social justice, greater economic
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Leave river be
With reference to your River Cuckmere article, Mr Newton is absolutely right (The Argus, August 18). Since my boyhood in Brighton and as a frequent visitor the Cuckmere Valley has always been of a unique beauty. The Cuckmere is different from other Sussex
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Home go-ahead
Controversial plans to link a nursing home's two buildings have been approved. Worthing planners have given Bay Trees Homes the go-ahead to start construction work at its Highfield Road site. The work will involve an extension linking the two parts of
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End the pain
I couldn't agree more with the letter regarding children being introduced to fishing and the misery the sport brings (August 13). There have been many reports published over the years (the most recent in April), all of which conclude that fish do feel
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Blitz on rubbish
Almost 70 volunteers got together to tackle rubbish that had been dumped in Worthing's gardens and roads. Teams set to work on a community action day by litter picking, clearing, strimming and mowing outside flats in Meadow Road. Participants included
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Demands to wipe Brighton bomber's record
Brighton bomber Patrick Magee should have his criminal record wiped out, according to Sinn Fein. The republicans have demanded the criminal records of all 15,000 IRA members convicted during the troubles should be erased to "reintegrate" them into society
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Yes for school
School is being allowed to build a hall despite concerns from local people that it will lead to an increase in traffic. St Wilfrid's Primary School in Angmering was given the go-ahead after a site visit by Arun planners. Neighbours had raised concerns
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Sticker firm covered in glory
A company creating and manufacturing jumbo wall stickers has been named one of the 20 brightest new enterprises in Britain. Eastbourne-based FunToSee fought off 600 entrants to reach the semi-finals of the HSBC Start-Up Stars Awards. Owners Rachel Sellers
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Nursery owner's Ikea net shock
A nursery owner ordered what she thought was equipment tailored for special needs kids - and received an Ikea mosquito net with the old price tag still attached. Wendy Franks paid Yorkshire company Spacekraft £50 for a projector tent, designed to stimulate
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Window wonder
A charity shop has scooped a national prize for its window display. The PDSA shop in Worthing was named as the national winner of PDSA's retail display competition in a prize giving presentation at the charity's headquarters in Shropshire. Staff at the
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Cop a load of this
My friend and I would like to praise the police officers who were on duty at our anti-war demo last Saturday for being so friendly and understanding about Palestine. The demo was peaceful and the coppers were great. If only everyone was like that it would
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Town takeover
A town centre will be transformed into a medieval country fayre as part of a festival. The centre of Arundel will be decked out to look like it would have done in medieval times for the Rotary Club of Arundel Medieval and Country Fayre on August 31. The
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Style on trial
Contrary to your report that planners had praised the modern design of a planned block of flats in Palmera Avenue, Hove (The Argus, August 18), there were councillors on this committee who did not approve. I am not in favour of bland glazed and concrete
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Here to stay
Reading your report "Crackdown on council hecklers" (The Argus, August 14), it seemed to me the pain of losing overall control of Brighton and Hove City Council has got to Bob Carden. Awash with bumbledon, he vents his anger now on heckling. No longer
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Youth athletics: Charlotte's national triple
Chichester High runner Charlotte Browning has completed a national hat-trick. She lifted the 1,500m under-17s' title (4min. .25.6sec) at the AAA Championships in Sheffield. It followed successive victories in her two years at under-15s. She pipped in-form
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Youth hockey: Brighton pair on a roll
Brighton duo Jonny Mitchell and David Walker helped secure a bronze medal for Britain at the World Junior Roller Hockey Championships in Edmonton, Canada. Mitchell captained the side and Walker netted the golden goal which clinched victory in the play-off
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A tight squeeze
Niki Williams from West Sussex helped create a world record in Edinburgh to help publicise an arts show. She was one of 14 volunteers to have squeezed uncomfortably into a phone box and said she got to know people well. The attempt beat previous record
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Holiday bonus
No wonder many dustmen in Brighton and Hove look forward to bank holiday weekends. Even though they do not have to work on the public holiday, many of them receive £230 a week extra each time one arrives. That's because men have to collect rubbish on
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Red herring
George Marshall (Letters, August 14) and Paul Brazier (Letters, August 16) are spot on, apart from one thing. Herring gulls are not protected. They are among a select few species of birds which are exempt from protected status and you only require a general
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Matthew Clark: Hawks off the mark
Substitute Ryan McBride inspired Whitehawk to their first win of the season in Matthew Clark County League division one. McBride, signed on the eve of the season from Lewes, scored two penalties and set up a goal for Tommy Pattenden as the Hawks enjoyed
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On-air success
A community radio station successfully broadcast from a town festival. Wick FM broadcast on 87.7 FM during the Festival of Wick in Littlehampton, which finished on Saturday. The station first aired in 1998 and has grown alongside the ever-expanding festival
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Pond peril
Well done, Ms J Marshall and Paul Brazier, for speaking up about seagulls. It is about time something was done to control these birds. I have lived in Saltdean for 45 years and have never had any trouble with the gulls until a year ago when people started
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Dr Martens League round-up
Eastbourne Borough recorded their first win in the Dr Martens League premier division with an impressive 2-1 success at Welling United. A stunning free kick from Matt Crabb and a late strike from Scott Ramsay gave Borough a deserved win. The visitors
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Holiday blooms
The coming bank holiday will be a chance for gardeners to enjoy a cornucopia of colour at an annual horticultural show. The Worthing Horticultural Society is to hold the third of its annual shows at the Methodist Church Hall, The Steyne, Worthing on Monday
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Ryman League round-up
Lewes recovered from a first-half battering to win 2-1 at Bromley with two goals of exceptional quality. The Kent club went in front after seven minutes, Grant Watts firing home from eight yards when Lewes failed to deal with a long throw by Steve Potterill
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Ryman: Rebels grab first win for Pook
Worthing 2 Molesey 1: Ben Carrington is ready to put in the hard extra yards which can help keep Worthing among the promotion pacesetters. The newly converted right wingback made sure one of his 60-yard surges forward reaped full reward last night by
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Buildings at risk
Buildings and open spaces that are at risk will come under the spotlight at a new exhibition. The Worthing Society is holding its annual exhibition focusing attention on the many architecturally or historically important buildings and open spaces which
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Comment: Ian Hart
It's refreshing to know these jottings are read in the corridors of power. As a result of my column last week, when I suggested Brighton and Hove City Council should help the Albion financially with the Falmer project, I have received some feedback from
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Cricket: Openers cash in on early luck
Openers Murray Goodwin and Richard Montgomerie rode their luck to give Sussex an excellent start to their championship match against Essex at Colchester today. Both were dropped at second slip by Will Jefferson in successive overs off the luckless Graham
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Postal praise
Post Office staff are celebrating after scooping an award. Durrington Post Office has been awarded the title of "best sellers" in the London and South-East region in a Best Post Office awards scheme. Post Office head of area Drew McBride said: "The staff
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Hanging death
A depressed man hanged himself just weeks after his girlfriend lost their baby, an inquest heard. Michael Mills's body was found in the loft of flats where he lived with his girlfriend in Victoria Road, Worthing, on May 30. An inquest at Worthing Hospital
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More officers
The number of police community support officers (CSOs) for West Downs Division has trebled. With a total complement of 15, the officers will now be deployed in Adur and Arun for the first time. There will also be additional officers for Worthing and Chichester
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Save a life
Voters in Lancing and Sompting are to be sent letters with their electoral registration forms urging them to become organ donors. Adur District Council is to join the Vote For Life campaign, a life-saving initiative aimed at encouraging Adur residents
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Bumper payout for binmen
Binmen are getting £230 for a day's work to ensure Brighton and Hove's streets stay clean during the bank holiday week. About 100 dustmen will be drafted in on the Saturday after the public holiday on Monday to catch up with missed rounds. The one-off
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Heroes recalled
A Lancing resident is researching the lives of people who died in the First World War and whose names appear on the Lancing and Sompting war memorials. Sue Light's detailed study will include research into biographical details, service records and details
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GPs plan 'super-surgery' move
Three of Brighton and Hove's busiest doctors' practices are planning to move into a new super-surgery. The GPs, who between them treat almost 30,000 people, want to work beneath one roof in a converted six-storey block at 175, Preston Road, Brighton.
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Mast rejected
Moves to improve police communications by building a 15m-high phone mast at a football ground have been rejected by councillors. Radio communications provider Airwave wanted to house an antenna and an equipment cabin at Worthing Football Club's Woodside
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Move to Devon, council tells woman
A horse lover who wrote to her council asking for more facilities for riders received a reply criticising her grammar and suggesting she move to Devon. Claire Triance wrote to Hastings Borough Council requesting pony access to a local country park and
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Past pictures
Village life from 100 years ago is being recalled in an exhibition. Photographs from the early 20th Century are featured in Mr White's Country Camera: West Sussex Villages In The Early 1900s, which is running at Littlehampton Museum. It is the latest
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Day of peace
Renowned peace campaigner Bruce Kent is to address Worthing's second annual anti-war day. He will tell a public meeting organised by activists Worthing Against War on August 30 of his opposition to the military action in Iraq. He said: "The only legal
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Animal rescuer collapses after fox bite
Animal rescuer Trevor Weeks had to be rescued himself when he collapsed in his ambulance after being bitten by a fox. Paramedics were called to his aid when the volunteer for the East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service (WRAS) lapsed into unconsciousness
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1,000 miles in a 100-year-old car
A classic car fan plans to take his 1903 Cadillac on an epic 1,000-mile journey - a trip first made by his grandfather a century ago. The 100-year-old motor only has two forward gears and a top speed of 30mph. But Julian Bennett is confident it will be
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Pair bare all for TV homes show
Jayne Houghton and Heather Gratton won a place on a property developing programme by indulging in a little stripping - and not of wallpaper. The upfront pair replaced their bras with strategically-placed paint pots. Curvy Jayne juggled two 1.5 litre pots
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Carnage in the UN building
Grant Hodgson writes from Baghdad: I realised I had survived only when a mixture of coughs and sobbing filled the air. I opened my eyes and, in the eerie half-light created by the bulbs on the television cameras, saw a scene of unforgettable carnage.
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A wry look at Worthing
On Sunday, Sentinel visited Long Furlong, home of Findon Cricket Club where many hundreds of people gathered for the greatest game in the club's history. It was the semi-final of the National Village Championship against Shipton-Under-Wychwood. Sadly,
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Hart Beat with Ian Hart
Why is it when I'm waiting at one of Worthing's level crossings the trains that pass always appear to be the latest 21st Century models? Yet when I make one of my rare trips by rail I am forced to endure filthy, ancient carriages? I went to London last
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Death crash biker is named
Police have released the name of a man who died in a motorcycle accident on the A27. Vincent Paul Daly, 33, of Rowan Avenue, Hove, was killed when his Kawasaki ZX 600 crashed at 8.05pm on Sunday. Officers said no other vehicles were involved in the smash
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Dashing and fearless hero who lost his life in quest for the Victoria Cross
Captain Percy Neville Field witnessed first hand a historic event which sparked celebration across the Empire. He was one of the defenders of Ladysmith, which had endured months of hardship during a bloody siege during the 1899-1902 Boer War. Field came
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Albion home game arrests down
Visible policing and stringent ticketing policies helped cut arrests at Withdean by a third last season. Despite the Albion's Division One campaign pitting them against local rivals Crystal Palace, Millwall and Portsmouth, the number of arrests fell from
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Nursery owner's Ikea net shock
A nursery owner ordered what she thought was equipment tailored for special needs kids - and received an Ikea mosquito net with the old price tag still attached. Wendy Franks paid Yorkshire company Spacekraft £50 for a projector tent, designed to stimulate
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Proud to be here
IM Fleming has got the wrong end of the stick by wanting a Married Parade (Letters, August 12). The gay and lesbian community has for many years been trying to promote awareness of itself as a part of society and uses Pride to show it can bring colour
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Hospice plea
Volunteers are being sought to help support the work of a hospice. The family services team at St Barnabas Hospice in Columbia Drive, Worthing, is looking to recruit a group of volunteers to work as family support workers. The volunteers will work with
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Woman's suicide
An arthritic pensioner whose body was found on a beach left her best friend a note saying she was going to end her life, an inquest heard. Joan Hardiman's body was found by a foreshore inspector on Worthing beach in June. An inquest at Worthing Hospital
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Hot shower
If we get more very hot summers we may experience problems we hadn't bargained for. A spray can of car paint exploded in my garage during the hot weather and showered my black car with red paint. Fortunately most of the paint went on the closed garage
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Labour loser gets King Alfred job
An ex-Labour councillor who lost her seat at the last election has been appointed to a key role in the promotion of plans for Hove's King Alfred site. Heather James has been appointed by developer Karis as community liaison and communications co-ordinator
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Artists reach 50
Artists are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their club with an exhibition. Lancing Art Club was founded by Major HJ Cheetham, a long time member of the West Sussex Society of Artists. From the relatively small beginning of 20 founder members, the
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Prized moped
The article on the Harley Davidson in Eric Morris' hallway (The Argus, August 15) brought back memories of a silver moped in my son's bedroom. We had bought a raffle ticket for 50p many years ago and had won first prize. I had hopes of a television as
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Global singalong
A choir from Worthing is to take part in the world's biggest simultaneous singing fund-raising event. The Worthing Philharmonic Choir will join thousands of people from across the globe for the Voices for Hospices 2003 - Hospices in Harmony concert. The
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Blitz on rubbish
Almost 70 volunteers got together to tackle rubbish that had been dumped in Worthing's gardens and roads. Teams set to work on a community action day by litter picking, clearing, strimming and mowing outside flats in Meadow Road. Participants included
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Songwriting duo make it to final
A songwriting partnership beat thousands of musicians from across Britain to get into the final of a national competition. Steve Jeffery and Neil Kerkhove, both 29, from Worthing, were among a small number from 2,500 entries to make it into the final
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Learn to design
Budding textile designers can take part in new workshops being run at Worthing Museum and Art Gallery. A variety of workshops are being held for adults interested in textile design, including experimental surface design and mono-printing. For more information
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Alert over bogus water official
Police are warning residents to be on their guard against a conman trying to trick his way into homes in the East Grinstead area. A man talked his way into a property in Dorset Avenue and then into another home in School Lane, Forest Row, stealing the
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Sticker firm covered in glory
A company creating and manufacturing jumbo wall stickers has been named one of the 20 brightest new enterprises in Britain. Eastbourne-based FunToSee fought off 600 entrants to reach the semi-finals of the HSBC Start-Up Stars Awards. Owners Rachel Sellers
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Architects' deal to restore wartime site
A firm of architects will help restore an important Second World War site. RH Partnership, which is based in Brighton and has offices in Cambridge, will manage the restoration of listening devices in Greatstone on the Kent coast. The devices are near
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Nursery owner's Ikea net shock
A nursery owner ordered what she thought was equipment tailored for special needs kids - and received an Ikea mosquito net with the old price tag still attached. Wendy Franks paid Yorkshire company Spacekraft £50 for a projector tent, designed to stimulate
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Report backs extra homes
Plans for more than 200 extra homes in Mid Sussex have been backed by a Government inspector despite widespread opposition. A report published today, the result of a seven-month investigation into the Mid Sussex Local Plan, says more homes are desperately
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Serial sex pest upsets children
Police are hunting for a sex pest thought to be behind a series of indecent exposures and rude gestures at children. There have been a number of incidents over the past four months in West Sussex. Over the weekend, a man made rude gestures to children
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Death quiz extended
Detectives have been granted extra time to quiz a man being held on suspicion of killing a mother at her seaside home in Eastbourne. Magistrates allowed police to question the unnamed man in his 50s for another 36 hours during a hearing at lunchtime yesterday
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Man sues over death crash
A man seriously injured in a car crash which killed his best friend is suing for £50,000 in damages. Sri Lankan Alan Ratnam, 31, spent a fortnight in a coma and has been unable to work since the accident in October 2000 which killed 61-year-old Michael
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PO closure protest grows
Hundreds of people in Eastbourne have signed petitions urging Post Office chiefs to prevent a threatened town centre branch from closing. Opposition has been galvanised against plans to axe the Upperton Road branch. More than 5,000 leaflets have been
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Traffic the topic
Ruling Arun councillors will get a first-hand look at how a historic town is being plagued by traffic problems. They will visit Arundel's bypass ahead of a meeting in the town about the Government's recent decision not to build a new relief road. Later
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Town takeover
A town centre will be transformed into a medieval country fayre as part of a festival. The centre of Arundel will be decked out to look like it would have done in medieval times for the Rotary Club of Arundel Medieval and Country Fayre on August 31. The
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Style on trial
Contrary to your report that planners had praised the modern design of a planned block of flats in Palmera Avenue, Hove (The Argus, August 18), there were councillors on this committee who did not approve. I am not in favour of bland glazed and concrete
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Motorbike move
A family business which has sold motorbikes from Worthing's West End since the Forties, has moved to bigger premises. Keys Brothers, which was opened by Basil and Herbert Keys in 1947 in Montague Street, is now trading from South Court Road. Basil's grandson
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Poor job, Bob
So Councillor Bob Carden reckons its unfair on those listening to the outcome of their planning application to be disturbed by hecklers (The Argus, August 14). I might have turned 80 but I still have a good memory. His whinging about hecklers is at odds
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Red herring
George Marshall (Letters, August 14) and Paul Brazier (Letters, August 16) are spot on, apart from one thing. Herring gulls are not protected. They are among a select few species of birds which are exempt from protected status and you only require a general
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Pond peril
Well done, Ms J Marshall and Paul Brazier, for speaking up about seagulls. It is about time something was done to control these birds. I have lived in Saltdean for 45 years and have never had any trouble with the gulls until a year ago when people started
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Holiday blooms
The coming bank holiday will be a chance for gardeners to enjoy a cornucopia of colour at an annual horticultural show. The Worthing Horticultural Society is to hold the third of its annual shows at the Methodist Church Hall, The Steyne, Worthing on Monday
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This aggressive bird is not to be trusted
After reading with interest all the letters for and against seagulls, I am writing as a bird lover and RSPB member. My experience last year has changed my views of this particular bird. While walking in Hove to shop for an elderly lady, I felt a sharp
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Ryman League round-up
Lewes recovered from a first-half battering to win 2-1 at Bromley with two goals of exceptional quality. The Kent club went in front after seven minutes, Grant Watts firing home from eight yards when Lewes failed to deal with a long throw by Steve Potterill
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Buildings at risk
Buildings and open spaces that are at risk will come under the spotlight at a new exhibition. The Worthing Society is holding its annual exhibition focusing attention on the many architecturally or historically important buildings and open spaces which
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Cricket: Openers cash in on early luck
Openers Murray Goodwin and Richard Montgomerie rode their luck to give Sussex an excellent start to their championship match against Essex at Colchester today. Both were dropped at second slip by Will Jefferson in successive overs off the luckless Graham
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Postal praise
Post Office staff are celebrating after scooping an award. Durrington Post Office has been awarded the title of "best sellers" in the London and South-East region in a Best Post Office awards scheme. Post Office head of area Drew McBride said: "The staff
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Save a life
Voters in Lancing and Sompting are to be sent letters with their electoral registration forms urging them to become organ donors. Adur District Council is to join the Vote For Life campaign, a life-saving initiative aimed at encouraging Adur residents
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Call to repeal sympathy strike ban
Next month's TUC congress in Brighton will hear calls for workers to have the right to take part in secondary or "solidarity" industrial action. The final agenda for the conference also reveals unions will demand a national march be held next year in
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Air show's £6m boost
Eastbourne's economy was boosted by about £6 million thanks to the weekend's spectacular air show. More than 700,000 people from across the UK crammed into Eastbourne for the four-day Airbourne 2003, an increase of about 50,000 on last year. Restaurants
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Recycling views
Shoppers are being canvassed in the centre of Lancing by council recycling officers. Adur District Council is asking residents what they think of its recycling service. The Government has set recycling targets for all councils in the UK and Adur needs
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Bumper payout for binmen
Binmen are getting £230 for a day's work to ensure Brighton and Hove's streets stay clean during the bank holiday week. About 100 dustmen will be drafted in on the Saturday after the public holiday on Monday to catch up with missed rounds. The one-off
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GPs plan 'super-surgery' move
Three of Brighton and Hove's busiest doctors' practices are planning to move into a new super-surgery. The GPs, who between them treat almost 30,000 people, want to work beneath one roof in a converted six-storey block at 175, Preston Road, Brighton.
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Mast rejected
Moves to improve police communications by building a 15m-high phone mast at a football ground have been rejected by councillors. Radio communications provider Airwave wanted to house an antenna and an equipment cabin at Worthing Football Club's Woodside
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Past pictures
Village life from 100 years ago is being recalled in an exhibition. Photographs from the early 20th Century are featured in Mr White's Country Camera: West Sussex Villages In The Early 1900s, which is running at Littlehampton Museum. It is the latest
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Animal rescuer collapses after fox bite
Animal rescuer Trevor Weeks had to be rescued himself when he collapsed in his ambulance after being bitten by a fox. Paramedics were called to his aid when the volunteer for the East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service (WRAS) lapsed into unconsciousness
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1,000 miles in a 100-year-old car
A classic car fan plans to take his 1903 Cadillac on an epic 1,000-mile journey - a trip first made by his grandfather a century ago. The 100-year-old motor only has two forward gears and a top speed of 30mph. But Julian Bennett is confident it will be
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Police swoop on teen thugs
Police are blitzing a housing estate where neighbours had to defend their homes with baseball bats. A group of 20 teenagers set fire to cats, threw bricks at windows and daubed houses with graffiti during a midnight rampage across a housing estate in
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Pair bare all for TV homes show
Jayne Houghton and Heather Gratton won a place on a property developing programme by indulging in a little stripping - and not of wallpaper. The upfront pair replaced their bras with strategically-placed paint pots. Curvy Jayne juggled two 1.5 litre pots
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Carnage in the UN building
Grant Hodgson writes from Baghdad: I realised I had survived only when a mixture of coughs and sobbing filled the air. I opened my eyes and, in the eerie half-light created by the bulbs on the television cameras, saw a scene of unforgettable carnage.
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A wry look at Worthing
On Sunday, Sentinel visited Long Furlong, home of Findon Cricket Club where many hundreds of people gathered for the greatest game in the club's history. It was the semi-final of the National Village Championship against Shipton-Under-Wychwood. Sadly,
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Lazy days as the children play
Glimpses into Worthing's past are fascinating for modern-day time travellers, expanding the mind to days which have long since passed into oblivion. Here The Sentinel recounts a wonderfully evocative journey into a bygone age. Just think, in 100 years
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Man sues over fatal smash
A man seriously injured in a car crash which killed his best friend is suing for £50,000 in damages. Sri Lankan Alan Ratnam, 31, spent a fortnight in a coma and has been unable to work since the accident in October 2000 which killed 61-year-old Michael
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Albion home game arrests down
Visible policing and stringent ticketing policies helped cut arrests at Withdean by a third last season. Despite the Albion's Division One campaign pitting them against local rivals Crystal Palace, Millwall and Portsmouth, the number of arrests fell from
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City gets car share club
Brighton's 'muesli belt' is getting greener with the launch of a car share scheme. The trendy suburb of Hanover is pioneering the city's first car club in an effort to cut congestion and parking problems in its narrow streets. Members will pay a £50 annual
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Nursery owner's Ikea net shock
A nursery owner ordered what she thought was equipment tailored for special needs kids - and received an Ikea mosquito net with the old price tag still attached. Wendy Franks paid Yorkshire company Spacekraft £50 for a projector tent, designed to stimulate
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Second tearaway held in custody
A second Sussex tearaway has been put behind bars for being antisocial. The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was given six months' youth custody and disqualified from driving for a year by city magistrates on Monday. Inspector Steve
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Hospice plea
Volunteers are being sought to help support the work of a hospice. The family services team at St Barnabas Hospice in Columbia Drive, Worthing, is looking to recruit a group of volunteers to work as family support workers. The volunteers will work with
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Off the rails
I agree with the always topical Adam Trimingham (The Argus, August 14). There's too much non-productive winging in some letters. It made my day when Eurostar trains in France had drastic speed restrictions similar to British trains due to fears that high
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Hot shower
If we get more very hot summers we may experience problems we hadn't bargained for. A spray can of car paint exploded in my garage during the hot weather and showered my black car with red paint. Fortunately most of the paint went on the closed garage
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Labour loser gets King Alfred job
An ex-Labour councillor who lost her seat at the last election has been appointed to a key role in the promotion of plans for Hove's King Alfred site. Heather James has been appointed by developer Karis as community liaison and communications co-ordinator
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Artists reach 50
Artists are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their club with an exhibition. Lancing Art Club was founded by Major HJ Cheetham, a long time member of the West Sussex Society of Artists. From the relatively small beginning of 20 founder members, the
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Global singalong
A choir from Worthing is to take part in the world's biggest simultaneous singing fund-raising event. The Worthing Philharmonic Choir will join thousands of people from across the globe for the Voices for Hospices 2003 - Hospices in Harmony concert. The
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Songwriting duo make it to final
A songwriting partnership beat thousands of musicians from across Britain to get into the final of a national competition. Steve Jeffery and Neil Kerkhove, both 29, from Worthing, were among a small number from 2,500 entries to make it into the final
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New town police station opens its doors
The long-awaited new police station in Worthing opened its doors yesterday. Just yards away from the ageing station at Union Place, the Chatsworth Road site is now up and running. Chief Inspector Russ Whitfield assured people the smaller station would
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Between You And Me, by Vanora Leigh
For all I know, mad dogs and Englishmen may still go out in the midday sun but nowadays the Englishmen are more likely to be smothered in factor 25. Today, everyone knows that you should never, ever, sit in the sun and let your bare flesh get burnt, don't
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Learn to design
Budding textile designers can take part in new workshops being run at Worthing Museum and Art Gallery. A variety of workshops are being held for adults interested in textile design, including experimental surface design and mono-printing. For more information
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Hero of Baghdad
A former reporter with The Argus told today how he rescued seven people from the carnage of the bomb blast at the UN's Baghdad headquarters. Grant Hodgson described how he battled to haul bleeding, disoriented casualties from the wrecked building following
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Sporting chance at breakfast
Those seeking inspiration from the world of sport should make a date for the first Brighton Bears business breakfast. The basketball team's head coach and owner Nick Nurse will be introducing his new squad at the breakfast and sharing his views on building
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Architects' deal to restore wartime site
A firm of architects will help restore an important Second World War site. RH Partnership, which is based in Brighton and has offices in Cambridge, will manage the restoration of listening devices in Greatstone on the Kent coast. The devices are near
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City gets car share club
Brighton's 'muesli belt' is getting greener with the launch of a car share scheme. The trendy suburb of Hanover is pioneering the city's first car club in an effort to cut congestion and parking problems in its narrow streets. Members will pay a £50 annual
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MP hits out
Arundel MP Howard Flight has called for less red tape for parish councillors. The Conservative Party has tabled an amendment to the Local Government Bill, currently in the House of Lords, which would abolish the parish councillors' code of conduct. The
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Traffic the topic
Ruling Arun councillors will get a first-hand look at how a historic town is being plagued by traffic problems. They will visit Arundel's bypass ahead of a meeting in the town about the Government's recent decision not to build a new relief road. Later
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Kiting shouldn't be banned from park
The group of Para Kiters who have used the Greensward at Goring for a number of years are not alone in being mystified by the erection of three signs banning their sport. There was no consultation and local councillors, including myself, were unaware
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Motorbike move
A family business which has sold motorbikes from Worthing's West End since the Forties, has moved to bigger premises. Keys Brothers, which was opened by Basil and Herbert Keys in 1947 in Montague Street, is now trading from South Court Road. Basil's grandson
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Athletic deadline
Athletes in Lancing and Sompting have less than a month to sign up for a sports fair for young people. The event takes place at Boundstone Community College, Upper Boundstone Lane, Lancing, on September 17. Sports clubs can have a stall at the event and
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Poor job, Bob
So Councillor Bob Carden reckons its unfair on those listening to the outcome of their planning application to be disturbed by hecklers (The Argus, August 14). I might have turned 80 but I still have a good memory. His whinging about hecklers is at odds
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Church's plight
A church has appealed to members of its congregation to write it into their wills. Sompting United Reformed Church, in Cokeham Road, Sompting, is losing more than £2,000 a year because dwindling congregations mean less cash from collections, its main
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Not to blame
Before and for some time after the Second World War, dolphins - which are the symbols of Brighton - were always seen in the sea along the coast. I used to have a small boat and many times a school of dolphins would surround me, jumping out of the sea
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Youth cricket: Glynde's glory boys
Sussex pair Dominic Harris and Joe Adams helped Glynde and Beddingham complete a fourth successive title success at the Sussex Junior Festival. They shared a fifth-wicket partnership of 161 to help their side recover from 48-4 to 253-7 against Horsham
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Peace award
A woman from Worthing has been commended for supporting a club dedicated to world peace for almost 70 years. Babs Macdonald, chairwoman of the Worthing branch of the International Friendship League, joined the club before the Second World War. She was
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A clubbable solution
Hanover in Brighton is one of the most densely populated areas in the whole of the South-East. Built in the railway age, the tightly-packed terraced houses do not have garages and there is not enough room for everyone to park cars. Now, a scheme to cut
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This aggressive bird is not to be trusted
After reading with interest all the letters for and against seagulls, I am writing as a bird lover and RSPB member. My experience last year has changed my views of this particular bird. While walking in Hove to shop for an elderly lady, I felt a sharp
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Knight's future in the balance
Albion's hopes of making Leon Knight's loan move from Chelsea permanent are hanging in the balance. The Seagulls are embroiled in a straight fight with Second Division rivals Queens Park Rangers to sign the free-scoring striker. Knight had talks with
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Police on trail of drive-by gunmen
Police have stopped more than 300 people at the scene of a drive-by shooting. Twenty officers questioned pedestrians and motorists in the hope of finding clues to the identity of two motorbike riders who shot a businessman as he sat in his new £50,000
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Call to repeal sympathy strike ban
Next month's TUC congress in Brighton will hear calls for workers to have the right to take part in secondary or "solidarity" industrial action. The final agenda for the conference also reveals unions will demand a national march be held next year in
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Air show's £6m boost
Eastbourne's economy was boosted by about £6 million thanks to the weekend's spectacular air show. More than 700,000 people from across the UK crammed into Eastbourne for the four-day Airbourne 2003, an increase of about 50,000 on last year. Restaurants
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Recycling views
Shoppers are being canvassed in the centre of Lancing by council recycling officers. Adur District Council is asking residents what they think of its recycling service. The Government has set recycling targets for all councils in the UK and Adur needs
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'Frank Spencer' hijacks police radio
A Frank Spencer impersonator allegedly pinched a police radio and clogged the airwaves with the comic character's catchphrases. Officers only caught up with the cheeky thief, who imitated the star of Seventies sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, when they
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Police swoop on teen thugs
Police are blitzing a housing estate where neighbours had to defend their homes with baseball bats. A group of 20 teenagers set fire to cats, threw bricks at windows and daubed houses with graffiti during a midnight rampage across a housing estate in
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Lazy days as the children play
Glimpses into Worthing's past are fascinating for modern-day time travellers, expanding the mind to days which have long since passed into oblivion. Here The Sentinel recounts a wonderfully evocative journey into a bygone age. Just think, in 100 years
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Man sues over fatal smash
A man seriously injured in a car crash which killed his best friend is suing for £50,000 in damages. Sri Lankan Alan Ratnam, 31, spent a fortnight in a coma and has been unable to work since the accident in October 2000 which killed 61-year-old Michael
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City gets car share club
Brighton's 'muesli belt' is getting greener with the launch of a car share scheme. The trendy suburb of Hanover is pioneering the city's first car club in an effort to cut congestion and parking problems in its narrow streets. Members will pay a £50 annual
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Second tearaway held in custody
A second Sussex tearaway has been put behind bars for being antisocial. The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was given six months' youth custody and disqualified from driving for a year by city magistrates on Monday. Inspector Steve
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Knight's future in the balance
Albion's hopes of making Leon Knight's loan move from Chelsea permanent are hanging in the balance. The Seagulls are embroiled in a straight fight with Second Division rivals Queens Park Rangers to sign the free-scoring striker. Knight had talks with
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August 20: Essex v Sussex (Lunch)
Openers Murray Goodwin and Richard Montgomerie rode their luck to give Sussex an excellent start to their championship match against Essex at Colchester. Both were dropped at second slip by Will Jefferson in successive overs off the luckless Graham Napier
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Off the rails
I agree with the always topical Adam Trimingham (The Argus, August 14). There's too much non-productive winging in some letters. It made my day when Eurostar trains in France had drastic speed restrictions similar to British trains due to fears that high
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Trolley dasher
Mayoress of Worthing Mel Doyle raced along supermarket aisles after winning a raffle. Police officer Mrs Doyle took part in a trolley dash that allowed her to keep whatever she could put in a trolley within a set time at Safeway supermarket, Worthing.
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Lost deposits
Ian Hills may like to know that I am not now and never have been a member of the Labour left (Letters, August 15). I do, however, support greater European integration for the very good reason that it is securing peace, social justice, greater economic
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Leave river be
With reference to your River Cuckmere article, Mr Newton is absolutely right (The Argus, August 18). Since my boyhood in Brighton and as a frequent visitor the Cuckmere Valley has always been of a unique beauty. The Cuckmere is different from other Sussex
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Home go-ahead
Controversial plans to link a nursing home's two buildings have been approved. Worthing planners have given Bay Trees Homes the go-ahead to start construction work at its Highfield Road site. The work will involve an extension linking the two parts of
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End the pain
I couldn't agree more with the letter regarding children being introduced to fishing and the misery the sport brings (August 13). There have been many reports published over the years (the most recent in April), all of which conclude that fish do feel
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New town police station opens its doors
The long-awaited new police station in Worthing opened its doors yesterday. Just yards away from the ageing station at Union Place, the Chatsworth Road site is now up and running. Chief Inspector Russ Whitfield assured people the smaller station would
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Between You And Me, by Vanora Leigh
For all I know, mad dogs and Englishmen may still go out in the midday sun but nowadays the Englishmen are more likely to be smothered in factor 25. Today, everyone knows that you should never, ever, sit in the sun and let your bare flesh get burnt, don't
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Demands to wipe Brighton bomber's record
Brighton bomber Patrick Magee should have his criminal record wiped out, according to Sinn Fein. The republicans have demanded the criminal records of all 15,000 IRA members convicted during the troubles should be erased to "reintegrate" them into society
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Hero of Baghdad
A former reporter with The Argus told today how he rescued seven people from the carnage of the bomb blast at the UN's Baghdad headquarters. Grant Hodgson described how he battled to haul bleeding, disoriented casualties from the wrecked building following
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Yes for school
School is being allowed to build a hall despite concerns from local people that it will lead to an increase in traffic. St Wilfrid's Primary School in Angmering was given the go-ahead after a site visit by Arun planners. Neighbours had raised concerns
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Sporting chance at breakfast
Those seeking inspiration from the world of sport should make a date for the first Brighton Bears business breakfast. The basketball team's head coach and owner Nick Nurse will be introducing his new squad at the breakfast and sharing his views on building
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Court to rule on islanders
The fate of a group of exiled islanders holed up in a Crawley hotel is to be decided this week. West Sussex County Council refused to house the group of 30 from the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, claiming they were not its responsibility. Accommodating
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Hospital tests cannabis therapy
A Mid Sussex hospital is taking part in a pioneering study into the potential painkilling effects of cannabis after surgery. The Queen Victoria in East Grinstead is one of 35 hospitals in the UK signed up to run trials measuring the effects of cannabis
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City gets car share club
Brighton's 'muesli belt' is getting greener with the launch of a car share scheme. The trendy suburb of Hanover is pioneering the city's first car club in an effort to cut congestion and parking problems in its narrow streets. Members will pay a £50 annual
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MP raps drink-drive verdict
East Worthing and Shoreham MP Tim Loughton has condemned the sentence handed down to a drink-driving asylum-seeker. Conservative Mr Loughton said Batchuluun Davaasambuu should be "sent home on the next plane". Davaasambuu, who was almost three times the
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Police swoop on teen thugs
Police are blitzing a housing estate in Worthing where neighbours had to defend their homes with baseball bats. A group of 20 teenagers set fire to cats, threw bricks at windows and daubed houses with graffiti during a midnight rampage across a housing
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MP hits out
Arundel MP Howard Flight has called for less red tape for parish councillors. The Conservative Party has tabled an amendment to the Local Government Bill, currently in the House of Lords, which would abolish the parish councillors' code of conduct. The
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Police on trail of drive-by gunmen
Police have stopped more than 300 people at the scene of a drive-by shooting. Twenty officers questioned pedestrians and motorists in the hope of finding clues to the identity of two motorbike riders who shot a businessman as he sat in his new £50,000
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Kiting shouldn't be banned from park
The group of Para Kiters who have used the Greensward at Goring for a number of years are not alone in being mystified by the erection of three signs banning their sport. There was no consultation and local councillors, including myself, were unaware
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Window wonder
A charity shop has scooped a national prize for its window display. The PDSA shop in Worthing was named as the national winner of PDSA's retail display competition in a prize giving presentation at the charity's headquarters in Shropshire. Staff at the
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Cop a load of this
My friend and I would like to praise the police officers who were on duty at our anti-war demo last Saturday for being so friendly and understanding about Palestine. The demo was peaceful and the coppers were great. If only everyone was like that it would
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Here to stay
Reading your report "Crackdown on council hecklers" (The Argus, August 14), it seemed to me the pain of losing overall control of Brighton and Hove City Council has got to Bob Carden. Awash with bumbledon, he vents his anger now on heckling. No longer
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Youth athletics: Charlotte's national triple
Chichester High runner Charlotte Browning has completed a national hat-trick. She lifted the 1,500m under-17s' title (4min. .25.6sec) at the AAA Championships in Sheffield. It followed successive victories in her two years at under-15s. She pipped in-form
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Athletic deadline
Athletes in Lancing and Sompting have less than a month to sign up for a sports fair for young people. The event takes place at Boundstone Community College, Upper Boundstone Lane, Lancing, on September 17. Sports clubs can have a stall at the event and
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Youth hockey: Brighton pair on a roll
Brighton duo Jonny Mitchell and David Walker helped secure a bronze medal for Britain at the World Junior Roller Hockey Championships in Edmonton, Canada. Mitchell captained the side and Walker netted the golden goal which clinched victory in the play-off
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Church's plight
A church has appealed to members of its congregation to write it into their wills. Sompting United Reformed Church, in Cokeham Road, Sompting, is losing more than £2,000 a year because dwindling congregations mean less cash from collections, its main
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A tight squeeze
Niki Williams from West Sussex helped create a world record in Edinburgh to help publicise an arts show. She was one of 14 volunteers to have squeezed uncomfortably into a phone box and said she got to know people well. The attempt beat previous record
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Not to blame
Before and for some time after the Second World War, dolphins - which are the symbols of Brighton - were always seen in the sea along the coast. I used to have a small boat and many times a school of dolphins would surround me, jumping out of the sea
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Youth cricket: Glynde's glory boys
Sussex pair Dominic Harris and Joe Adams helped Glynde and Beddingham complete a fourth successive title success at the Sussex Junior Festival. They shared a fifth-wicket partnership of 161 to help their side recover from 48-4 to 253-7 against Horsham
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Peace award
A woman from Worthing has been commended for supporting a club dedicated to world peace for almost 70 years. Babs Macdonald, chairwoman of the Worthing branch of the International Friendship League, joined the club before the Second World War. She was
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Holiday bonus
No wonder many dustmen in Brighton and Hove look forward to bank holiday weekends. Even though they do not have to work on the public holiday, many of them receive £230 a week extra each time one arrives. That's because men have to collect rubbish on
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Matthew Clark: Hawks off the mark
Substitute Ryan McBride inspired Whitehawk to their first win of the season in Matthew Clark County League division one. McBride, signed on the eve of the season from Lewes, scored two penalties and set up a goal for Tommy Pattenden as the Hawks enjoyed
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On-air success
A community radio station successfully broadcast from a town festival. Wick FM broadcast on 87.7 FM during the Festival of Wick in Littlehampton, which finished on Saturday. The station first aired in 1998 and has grown alongside the ever-expanding festival
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A clubbable solution
Hanover in Brighton is one of the most densely populated areas in the whole of the South-East. Built in the railway age, the tightly-packed terraced houses do not have garages and there is not enough room for everyone to park cars. Now, a scheme to cut
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Dr Martens League round-up
Eastbourne Borough recorded their first win in the Dr Martens League premier division with an impressive 2-1 success at Welling United. A stunning free kick from Matt Crabb and a late strike from Scott Ramsay gave Borough a deserved win. The visitors
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Ryman: Rebels grab first win for Pook
Worthing 2 Molesey 1: Ben Carrington is ready to put in the hard extra yards which can help keep Worthing among the promotion pacesetters. The newly converted right wingback made sure one of his 60-yard surges forward reaped full reward last night by
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Comment: Ian Hart
It's refreshing to know these jottings are read in the corridors of power. As a result of my column last week, when I suggested Brighton and Hove City Council should help the Albion financially with the Falmer project, I have received some feedback from
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Knight's future in the balance
Albion's hopes of making Leon Knight's loan move from Chelsea permanent are hanging in the balance. The Seagulls are embroiled in a straight fight with Second Division rivals Queens Park Rangers to sign the free-scoring striker. Knight had talks with
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Hanging death
A depressed man hanged himself just weeks after his girlfriend lost their baby, an inquest heard. Michael Mills's body was found in the loft of flats where he lived with his girlfriend in Victoria Road, Worthing, on May 30. An inquest at Worthing Hospital
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Police on trail of drive-by gunmen
Police have stopped more than 300 people at the scene of a drive-by shooting. Twenty officers questioned pedestrians and motorists in the hope of finding clues to the identity of two motorbike riders who shot a businessman as he sat in his new £50,000
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More officers
The number of police community support officers (CSOs) for West Downs Division has trebled. With a total complement of 15, the officers will now be deployed in Adur and Arun for the first time. There will also be additional officers for Worthing and Chichester
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Heroes recalled
A Lancing resident is researching the lives of people who died in the First World War and whose names appear on the Lancing and Sompting war memorials. Sue Light's detailed study will include research into biographical details, service records and details
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Move to Devon, council tells woman
A horse lover who wrote to her council asking for more facilities for riders received a reply criticising her grammar and suggesting she move to Devon. Claire Triance wrote to Hastings Borough Council requesting pony access to a local country park and
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Day of peace
Renowned peace campaigner Bruce Kent is to address Worthing's second annual anti-war day. He will tell a public meeting organised by activists Worthing Against War on August 30 of his opposition to the military action in Iraq. He said: "The only legal
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'Frank Spencer' hijacks police radio
A Frank Spencer impersonator allegedly pinched a police radio and clogged the airwaves with the comic character's catchphrases. Officers only caught up with the cheeky thief, who imitated the star of Seventies sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, when they
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Festival promotes art on the doorstep
A major arts festival is about to kick off in East Sussex. Artwave 2003, the biggest visual arts festival to take place across Lewes District, starts on Saturday and runs until September 21. More than 240 artists will be exhibiting their work at 85 venues
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Hart Beat with Ian Hart
Why is it when I'm waiting at one of Worthing's level crossings the trains that pass always appear to be the latest 21st Century models? Yet when I make one of my rare trips by rail I am forced to endure filthy, ancient carriages? I went to London last
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Death crash biker is named
Police have released the name of a man who died in a motorcycle accident on the A27. Vincent Paul Daly, 33, of Rowan Avenue, Hove, was killed when his Kawasaki ZX 600 crashed at 8.05pm on Sunday. Officers said no other vehicles were involved in the smash
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Dashing and fearless hero who lost his life in quest for the Victoria Cross
Captain Percy Neville Field witnessed first hand a historic event which sparked celebration across the Empire. He was one of the defenders of Ladysmith, which had endured months of hardship during a bloody siege during the 1899-1902 Boer War. Field came
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Knight's future in the balance
Albion's hopes of making Leon Knight's loan move from Chelsea permanent are hanging in the balance. The Seagulls are embroiled in a straight fight with Second Division rivals Queens Park Rangers to sign the free-scoring striker. Knight had talks with
