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RMJ: Excitement is building
It is difficult not to start getting excited about the Championship now we are just three weeks away from the grand finale. People have been stopping me in the street to say good luck and even a colleague of my wife told her she had "heard we are doing
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No to bullying
The Albion fan who upset Guy Butters should apologise to Guy and his family. It's disgusting and cruel that Guy's child has been bullied at school. -Lesley Kite, Hove
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Albion fury
We are only five League games into the season and I am already getting cheesed off. Like last season, Albion let in a silly late goal in our first match. Our next match we dominate for long periods in the first half without taking advantage, then succumb
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Britney bags a little bit of Brighton
Pop princess Britney Spears stopped off in Brighton for a spot of shopping on a day off - and apparently bought nothing more than a handful of badges. Fresh from her show-stopping performance on stage with Madonna at the MTV Video Music Awards in New
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The Sage of Sussex: Adam Trimingham
Everyone who moans about the imperfect condition of Brighton and Hove should saunter about 30 miles west and take a look at what is happening there. I went to Bognor Regis in the height of the holiday season and it was closed. All right, I am exaggerating
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Vanishing agent owes thousands
Residents have been left £30,000 out of pocket after the sudden disappearance of the estate agents who manage their homes. Customers have been unable to contact Property Solutions and its sister firm Hamilton Luke since their offices closed in February
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MP urges runway decision
Debate on controversial plans to expand Gatwick is too important to be dominated by householders living near the airport, businesses have been warned. Hove MP Ivor Caplin said decisions on the airport's future would have a huge impact on jobs and the
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Club worker in drugs threat claim
A lapdancing club has agreed to pay damages to an ex-employee after a manager threatened to plant drugs on him if he refused to accept redundancy. Johnny Singh, 21, is expected to receive up to £30,000 from Spearmint Rhino after reaching a settlement
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September 3: Sussex v Middlesex
Sussex can seldom have endured such a poor one-day season, but their supporters finally had something to savour at Hove. Chris Adams and Murray Goodwin both scored unbeaten hundreds as the county overhauled Middlesex's 248-6 to win by eight wickets with
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Knife robbers take car
A man was robbed of his car at knifepoint after being flagged down on a dual carriageway. The victim was driving his green Renault Clio at about 11.45pm on Friday from Havant, Hampshire, towards Chichester on the A27 dual when he noticed a man at the
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Uproar over club's hours
A family which restored a semi-derelict seafront hotel to its Victorian splendour faces complaints over plans to extend the Sunday opening hours of a night club. Businessmen Paolo and Bruno Packham want to open Tides nightclub, which forms part of the
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Talks on PO closure
A cross-party delegation will meet Post Office bosses for crisis talks about a threatened town centre branch in Eastbourne. Thousands of people have signed petitions in protest at plans to shut the Upperton Road post office, which is one of the town's
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Sex pest grabs girl, 12
Police are hunting a sex pest who grabbed a 12-year-old East Sussex girl and chased her home. The man has been spotted loitering round the victim's home twice since and may be behind similar incidents involving two other young girls, all in Newhaven.
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Unlawful
I have followed the correspondence in The Argus about the Brighton and Hove City Council/ Albion saga. Ken Bodfish has confirmed the council has given, or will give, financial assistance to the Albion to the tune of some £1.25m. Since when have local
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Truly affordable
Parkridge wants to build 1,000 new homes at Brighton Marina. It should be allowed to do so, providing they are social homes for the thousands of people on the council house waiting list. They should not be luxury or "affordable" homes because no-one can
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Pool danger
I wasn't surprised to read the report "Swimmer hit by diver" (The Argus, August 28) and was glad the boy was not seriously injured. I swim regularly at the King Alfred, which I consider to be well supervised. Three weeks ago I visited the Prince Regent
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Cycling: Dennis is new Sussex 25 champ
Steve Dennis has added the Sussex 25-mile championship to his impressive honours list. The East Grinstead ace has won so many races he has lost count and is nicknamed Dennis The Menace by his rivals. The 40-year-old is eligible to compete in veteran events
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Cricket: Sharks off the bottom
Sussex can seldom have endured such a poor one-day season, but their supporters finally had something to savour at Hove. Chris Adams and Murray Goodwin both scored unbeaten hundreds as the county overhauled Middlesex's 248-6 to win by eight wickets with
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Fat chance
Every day, family doctors in Sussex see hundreds of obese people with health problems. Now GPs in Brighton and Hove may refer them to a slimming club as part of any treatment. It's an excellent idea as in many cases obesity has caused or exacerbated the
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Cricket: Contract talks on hold
Sussex are putting discussions about new contracts on hold until the end of the season. The county do not want to distract the players from their bid for a first Championship title which continues against Middlesex at Hove tomorrow (10.30am). They have
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Video greed in High Street
Arrangements for renting videos have worked well for more than 20 years and benefit all concerned. But now the big boys of the movie business such as Warner Brothers and 20th Century Fox are being greedy. They are releasing top films like Chicago for
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Tunnel vision
I am concerned by the state of the walkway between Dukes Mound and Brighton Marina. As a long term resident of Sussex Square, we have access to the mound via the under-road tunnel in the lower gardens. From the exit of the lower Sussex Square gardens
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Beach drug culture endangers children
At weekends I work as a security officer in Brighton. Starting work at 6.30pm, I noticed a large group of males getting drunk and selling drugs openly in front of police cameras. I'm talking not only about cannabis but ecstacy, crack cocaine and heroin
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Knight set for battle with old partner
Leon Knight and Sam Parkin were regular strike partners at Chelsea, but there will not be much friendly banter between them at Withdean on Saturday. The rivalry goes deeper than just being on opposite sides, with Knight leading the Albion attack and Parkin
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Refuge seeks funding from fish
A women's refuge is hoping a taste of cockney charm will help stave off a funding crisis. The Women's Refuge Project in Brighton may have to cut jobs and services after losing Home Office funding for next year. The charity, which helps women who are the
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Pethick off as sparks fly in derby
Robbie Pethick was sent off for Albion's reserves last night, but it will not affect his prospects of a first team recall. The experienced defender faces an automatic one-match ban, applying only to reserve team football, for denying Crystal Palace striker
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Flats tower plan toppled
Controversial plans for a landmark block of flats in Rottingdean have been rejected by councillors. There were more than 300 individual letters objecting to the scheme for Marine Drive proposed by Hallmark Developments. The Whitecliffs Action Group submitted
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Firm pays price over illegal sign
A company has been fined a total of £17,800 after it repeatedly refused to take down an illegal sign from its head office. LF Nugent Groundwork Contractors, based at Antrim House, Handcross, near Haywards Heath, was fined £2,000 by Mid Sussex magistrates
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New start for business park
Demolition of the last industrial buildings has begun in Woodingdean Business Park in Brighton, a development that promises to create a number of jobs. The development by St Modwen Developments is being launched with the speculative construction of a
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Women's business dreams suffer
Most women believe they have the same business opportunities as men but many are held back by lack of funding, a survey showed today. Research among 300 working women showed virtually all had considered starting up their own business, while three out
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Freebie council chief's new rules
Brighton and Hove City Council plans to set new spending rules on corporate credit cards after its chief executive ran up a £5,000 wining-and-dining bill. Council leader Ken Bodfish has agreed to meet leaders of the city's political parties to discuss
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Commuter rail misery looms
Rail passengers face ten months of disruption as engineering work starts this month on the Thameslink service between Brighton and Bedford. The work, needed to prepare for the new Thameslink station at St Pancras and its Channel rail link, will spell
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E-postcards put seafront on web
Photographs, illustrations and paintings by local people will represent Brighton and Hove on the web. The winning entries have been chosen in a competition to find the best pictures for use as electronic postcards to be sent all over the world. Dozens
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Freebie council chief's new rules
Brighton and Hove City Council plans to set new spending rules on corporate credit cards after its chief executive ran up a £5,000 wining-and-dining bill. Council leader Ken Bodfish has agreed to meet leaders of the city's political parties to discuss
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Double tragedy of couple
A heartbroken wife killed herself the day after her husband was found dead. The couple had been trying to patch up their stormy marriage but had argued in the hours before Stephen Causley died. An inquest in Brighton heard yesterday that his wife Nicola
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A name for cinema that has been dividing opinion for decades
Worthing has for many decades had a love-hate relationship with the Dome cinema. There is one train of thought that regards it as an attractive and unique Edwardian masterpiece that should be preserved at all costs. Others think it is a fading relic,
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Jury told of crash pilot's maths error
A pilot who crashed into a house after running out of fuel would probably have reached the runway had he not blundered converting gallons to litres - but only just. Brain surgeon Donald Campbell's Piper Seneca plummeted into a semi-detached home in West
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No to bullying
The Albion fan who upset Guy Butters should apologise to Guy and his family. It's disgusting and cruel that Guy's child has been bullied at school. -Lesley Kite, Hove
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Britney bags a little bit of Brighton
Pop princess Britney Spears stopped off in Brighton for a spot of shopping on a day off - and apparently bought nothing more than a handful of badges. Fresh from her show-stopping performance on stage with Madonna at the MTV Video Music Awards in New
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Slim for free on the NHS
Overweight people who visit their doctor about an illness may soon be referred to a slimming club to help them shed the pounds. The scheme has been pioneered by the South Derbyshire NHS Trust and could soon be introduced in the Brighton and Hove area.
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Film giants' threat to video rentals
Independent video shops are staging a rebellion against movie giants who want to stop them renting top films. Traders warn they could be forced out of business by the film heavyweights' tactics, leaving their customers with little or no choice but to
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September 3: Sussex v Middlesex
Sussex can seldom have endured such a poor one-day season, but their supporters finally had something to savour at Hove. Chris Adams and Murray Goodwin both scored unbeaten hundreds as the county overhauled Middlesex's 248-6 to win by eight wickets with
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Unlawful
I have followed the correspondence in The Argus about the Brighton and Hove City Council/ Albion saga. Ken Bodfish has confirmed the council has given, or will give, financial assistance to the Albion to the tune of some £1.25m. Since when have local
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A step backwards
It could only happen in Brighton and Hove - newly-laid asphalt melting on steps to the lower esplanade because the wrong type of asphalt was used (The Argus, August 28). The very hot weather we had recently was blamed for this but angry traders have been
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Table tennis: Hard work pays off
Horsham took four precious points from as many gruelling matches at Harlow in the first session of the British League premier division. Led by Adrian Moore and captained by Andy Walker, Horsham beat Dulwich 5-3, Blackpool 5-3, lost 5-3 to Sheffield and
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Tunnel vision
I am concerned by the state of the walkway between Dukes Mound and Brighton Marina. As a long term resident of Sussex Square, we have access to the mound via the under-road tunnel in the lower gardens. From the exit of the lower Sussex Square gardens
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Tributes to orchestra's ex-director
An influential musician who helped young people develop an interest in classical music has died. David Gray was the director of music at the Brighton Youth Orchestra for 33 years until his retirement in 1994. Friends and past colleagues paid tribute to
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Beach drug culture endangers children
At weekends I work as a security officer in Brighton. Starting work at 6.30pm, I noticed a large group of males getting drunk and selling drugs openly in front of police cameras. I'm talking not only about cannabis but ecstacy, crack cocaine and heroin
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Knight set for battle with old partner
Leon Knight and Sam Parkin were regular strike partners at Chelsea, but there will not be much friendly banter between them at Withdean on Saturday. The rivalry goes deeper than just being on opposite sides, with Knight leading the Albion attack and Parkin
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Pethick off as sparks fly in derby
Robbie Pethick was sent off for Albion's reserves last night, but it will not affect his prospects of a first team recall. The experienced defender faces an automatic one-match ban, applying only to reserve team football, for denying Crystal Palace striker
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Plea to tackle young drunks
Residents in Portslade say they want action to tackle the problem of antisocial drunken youths before it gets that bad. A meeting is to be held, spearheaded by traders, with police, councillors, MPs and residents to discuss what can be done. Landlady
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Firm pays price over illegal sign
A company has been fined a total of £17,800 after it repeatedly refused to take down an illegal sign from its head office. LF Nugent Groundwork Contractors, based at Antrim House, Handcross, near Haywards Heath, was fined £2,000 by Mid Sussex magistrates
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New start for business park
Demolition of the last industrial buildings has begun in Woodingdean Business Park in Brighton, a development that promises to create a number of jobs. The development by St Modwen Developments is being launched with the speculative construction of a
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Women's business dreams suffer
Most women believe they have the same business opportunities as men but many are held back by lack of funding, a survey showed today. Research among 300 working women showed virtually all had considered starting up their own business, while three out
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Freebie council chief's new rules
Brighton and Hove City Council plans to set new spending rules on corporate credit cards after its chief executive ran up a £5,000 wining-and-dining bill. Council leader Ken Bodfish has agreed to meet leaders of the city's political parties to discuss
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E-postcards put seafront on web
Photographs, illustrations and paintings by local people will represent Brighton and Hove on the web. The winning entries have been chosen in a competition to find the best pictures for use as electronic postcards to be sent all over the world. Dozens
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Double tragedy of couple
A heartbroken wife killed herself the day after her husband was found dead. The couple had been trying to patch up their stormy marriage but had argued in the hours before Stephen Causley died. An inquest in Brighton heard yesterday that his wife Nicola
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A name for cinema that has been dividing opinion for decades
Worthing has for many decades had a love-hate relationship with the Dome cinema. There is one train of thought that regards it as an attractive and unique Edwardian masterpiece that should be preserved at all costs. Others think it is a fading relic,
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Where Leo let loose his talent
Leo Sayer was once as famous as Robbie Williams is today. During the Seventies, the tousle-haired little singer had hit after hit, made regular TV appearances and became a household name. And it all began at the Mexican Hat, situated at the junction of
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Music legend's charity hand-out
Almost £25,000 raised by legendary pianist Russ Conway has been donated to two charities after sitting idle in an account since his death three years ago. Donations to the Russ Conway Cancer Fund had lain unused in the charity's account since his death
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Moo's the daddy?
Newborn Bruno may be a bit confused as he grows up - his mother is a Sussex farmyard cow but his father is a Tibetan yak. After an unlikely courtship between Zak the yak and Clover the dexter heifer, the 1ft 9in high cross-breed calf was born at 6am on
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Hollywood star joins seafront set
Movie fans were craning to catch a glimpse of one of Hollywood's hottest properties on Brighton seafront yesterday. Rising star Kirsten Dunst, who played the female lead in Spiderman, was filming scenes for her new movie Wimbledon. After an early-morning
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Slim for free on the NHS
Overweight people who visit their doctor about an illness may soon be referred to a slimming club to help them shed the pounds. The scheme has been pioneered by the South Derbyshire NHS Trust and could soon be introduced in the Brighton and Hove area.
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Film giants' threat to video rentals
Independent video shops are staging a rebellion against movie giants who want to stop them renting top films. Traders warn they could be forced out of business by the film heavyweights' tactics, leaving their customers with little or no choice but to
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Bogus officials search house
Police today appealed for witnesses after two men and a woman conned their way into a man's home pretending to be from the "water board". The three entered the 43-year-old man's home in Windmill Platt, Handcross, at 7.30pm on Saturday. They told the man
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Commuter rail misery looms
Rail passengers face ten months of disruption as engineering work starts this month on the Thameslink service between Brighton and Bedford. The work, needed to prepare for the new Thameslink station at St Pancras and its Channel rail link, will spell
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Sex pest grabs girl, 12
Police are hunting a sex pest who grabbed a 12-year-old Sussex girl and chased her home. The man has been spotted loitering round the victim's home twice since and may be behind similar incidents involving two other young girls, all in Newhaven. The girl
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Go-ahead for £1m cycle path
The first stage of a planned £1 million cycle lane on Worthing seafront has been given the go-ahead. The promenade cycle route has caused controversy, many fearing a repeat of a collision on a previous seafront route involving a cyclist and an elderly
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Blaze puts stop to lessons
Children were told to take an extra day's holiday after a fire raged through a country house near their West Sussex school. Flames gutted part of the 13th Century home in The Street, Thakeham, near Storrington, as more than 100 firefighters battled the
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A step backwards
It could only happen in Brighton and Hove - newly-laid asphalt melting on steps to the lower esplanade because the wrong type of asphalt was used (The Argus, August 28). The very hot weather we had recently was blamed for this but angry traders have been
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Date
Table tennis: Hard work pays off
Horsham took four precious points from as many gruelling matches at Harlow in the first session of the British League premier division. Led by Adrian Moore and captained by Andy Walker, Horsham beat Dulwich 5-3, Blackpool 5-3, lost 5-3 to Sheffield and
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Stupid stunt
As a retired firefighter and driver of engines, I must condemn the yobs who threw a wheel brace at a fire engine racing to answer a call (The Argus, September 1). As a driver you are trained to a very high standard, negotiating heavy traffic at high speed
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Don't have a cow, man
Bruno is an unusual beast. His mother is a Sussex farmyard cow and his father's a Tibetan yak. Born near Lewes on Monday, he is part of a new breed that should help farmers in Tibet and Nepal by providing more docile and productive animals than yaks.
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Dixon's dead
I must agree with Ringmer Parish councillor Stuart Bean (Letters, August 29) about all of us being involved with the fight against crime. Judging by the number of senior police officers who are involved, Ringmer must be a very important part of Sussex
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Act breach
As an opponent of the Parkridge development at Brighton Marina, I have received a definitive answer from Brighton and Hove City Council that the Brighton Marina Act of 1968 is still in force. It is apparent from The Argus on Monday that the proposed development
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Tributes to orchestra's ex-director
An influential musician who helped young people develop an interest in classical music has died. David Gray was the director of music at the Brighton Youth Orchestra for 33 years until his retirement in 1994. Friends and past colleagues paid tribute to
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Plea to tackle young drunks
Residents in Portslade say they want action to tackle the problem of antisocial drunken youths before it gets that bad. A meeting is to be held, spearheaded by traders, with police, councillors, MPs and residents to discuss what can be done. Landlady
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Albion: Hands off Coppell
Albion have warned West Ham to keep their hands off boss Steve Coppell. Chief executive Martin Perry declared last night: "He is ours" after a report claiming Coppell was on a shortlist of four for the post at Upton Park. Coppell is said to be in contention
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One in ten are self-employed
One in ten workers is now self-employed as a growing number of people try to improve their work/life balance, a report showed today. Older people are more likely to be self-employed, often working for themselves after they retired. Women make up half
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Shop sales wilt in summer heat
Last month's record temperatures took their toll on the High Street, causing sales growth to wilt, retail figures showed yesterday. According to the CBI's monthly distributive trades survey, 41 per cent of retailers said sales in August were up on those
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Staff are the apple of cider firm's eye
Cider manufacturer Merrydown has been recognised for its commitment to workers. The Horam-based company has won an Investors In People award, which recognises good practice in improving business performance through training and staff development. The
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Vanishing agent owes thousands
Residents have been left £30,000 out of pocket after the sudden disappearance of the estate agents who manage their homes. Customers have been unable to contact Property Solutions and its sister firm Hamilton Luke since their offices closed in February
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Design For Living, Theatre Royal, Brighton, until Sept 6
The Theatre Royal has opened its autumn season with a five-star production of a not well-known Noel Coward play. Directed by Peter Hall and with magnificent sets designed by John Gunter, this is a sparkling comedy which cannot do anything but charm and
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Where Leo let loose his talent
Leo Sayer was once as famous as Robbie Williams is today. During the Seventies, the tousle-haired little singer had hit after hit, made regular TV appearances and became a household name. And it all began at the Mexican Hat, situated at the junction of
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Heritage homes open to snoops and sleuths
Fancy a snoop around the former home of the War Cabinet, or perhaps a peak at the on-screen abode of a TV sleuth? What about a nose around a secretive masonic centre? Everyone loves a good poke around someone else's home and English Heritage is offering
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Albion: Hands off Coppell
Albion have warned West Ham to keep their hands off boss Steve Coppell. Chief executive Martin Perry declared last night: "He is ours" after a report claiming Coppell was on a shortlist of four for the post at Upton Park. Coppell is said to be in contention
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Pethick off as sparks fly in derby
Robbie Pethick was sent off for Albion's reserves last night, but it will not affect his prospects of a first team recall. The experienced defender faces an automatic one-match ban, applying only to reserve team football, for denying Crystal Palace striker
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Date
Music legend's charity hand-out
Almost £25,000 raised by legendary pianist Russ Conway has been donated to two charities after sitting idle in an account since his death three years ago. Donations to the Russ Conway Cancer Fund had lain unused in the charity's account since his death
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RMJ: Excitement is building
It is difficult not to start getting excited about the Championship now we are just three weeks away from the grand finale. People have been stopping me in the street to say good luck and even a colleague of my wife told her she had "heard we are doing
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Date
Moo's the daddy?
Newborn Bruno may be a bit confused as he grows up - his mother is a Sussex farmyard cow but his father is a Tibetan yak. After an unlikely courtship between Zak the yak and Clover the dexter heifer, the 1ft 9in high cross-breed calf was born at 6am on
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Albion fury
We are only five League games into the season and I am already getting cheesed off. Like last season, Albion let in a silly late goal in our first match. Our next match we dominate for long periods in the first half without taking advantage, then succumb
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Hollywood star joins seafront set
Movie fans were craning to catch a glimpse of one of Hollywood's hottest properties on Brighton seafront yesterday. Rising star Kirsten Dunst, who played the female lead in Spiderman, was filming scenes for her new movie Wimbledon. After an early-morning
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The Sage of Sussex: Adam Trimingham
Everyone who moans about the imperfect condition of Brighton and Hove should saunter about 30 miles west and take a look at what is happening there. I went to Bognor Regis in the height of the holiday season and it was closed. All right, I am exaggerating
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Vanishing agent owes thousands
Residents have been left £30,000 out of pocket after the sudden disappearance of the estate agents who manage their homes. Customers have been unable to contact Property Solutions and its sister firm Hamilton Luke since their offices closed in February
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Date
Sex pest grabs girl, 12
Police are hunting a sex pest who grabbed a 12-year-old Sussex girl and chased her home. The man has been spotted loitering round the victim's home twice since and may be behind similar incidents involving two other young girls, all in Newhaven. The girl
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Date
Truly affordable
Parkridge wants to build 1,000 new homes at Brighton Marina. It should be allowed to do so, providing they are social homes for the thousands of people on the council house waiting list. They should not be luxury or "affordable" homes because no-one can
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Date
Pool danger
I wasn't surprised to read the report "Swimmer hit by diver" (The Argus, August 28) and was glad the boy was not seriously injured. I swim regularly at the King Alfred, which I consider to be well supervised. Three weeks ago I visited the Prince Regent
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Date
Cycling: Dennis is new Sussex 25 champ
Steve Dennis has added the Sussex 25-mile championship to his impressive honours list. The East Grinstead ace has won so many races he has lost count and is nicknamed Dennis The Menace by his rivals. The 40-year-old is eligible to compete in veteran events
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Date
Stupid stunt
As a retired firefighter and driver of engines, I must condemn the yobs who threw a wheel brace at a fire engine racing to answer a call (The Argus, September 1). As a driver you are trained to a very high standard, negotiating heavy traffic at high speed
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Date
Don't have a cow, man
Bruno is an unusual beast. His mother is a Sussex farmyard cow and his father's a Tibetan yak. Born near Lewes on Monday, he is part of a new breed that should help farmers in Tibet and Nepal by providing more docile and productive animals than yaks.
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Date
Dixon's dead
I must agree with Ringmer Parish councillor Stuart Bean (Letters, August 29) about all of us being involved with the fight against crime. Judging by the number of senior police officers who are involved, Ringmer must be a very important part of Sussex
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Date
Cricket: Sharks off the bottom
Sussex can seldom have endured such a poor one-day season, but their supporters finally had something to savour at Hove. Chris Adams and Murray Goodwin both scored unbeaten hundreds as the county overhauled Middlesex's 248-6 to win by eight wickets with
-
Date
Fat chance
Every day, family doctors in Sussex see hundreds of obese people with health problems. Now GPs in Brighton and Hove may refer them to a slimming club as part of any treatment. It's an excellent idea as in many cases obesity has caused or exacerbated the
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Date
Act breach
As an opponent of the Parkridge development at Brighton Marina, I have received a definitive answer from Brighton and Hove City Council that the Brighton Marina Act of 1968 is still in force. It is apparent from The Argus on Monday that the proposed development
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Date
Cricket: Contract talks on hold
Sussex are putting discussions about new contracts on hold until the end of the season. The county do not want to distract the players from their bid for a first Championship title which continues against Middlesex at Hove tomorrow (10.30am). They have
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Date
Video greed in High Street
Arrangements for renting videos have worked well for more than 20 years and benefit all concerned. But now the big boys of the movie business such as Warner Brothers and 20th Century Fox are being greedy. They are releasing top films like Chicago for
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Date
Refuge seeks funding from fish
A women's refuge is hoping a taste of cockney charm will help stave off a funding crisis. The Women's Refuge Project in Brighton may have to cut jobs and services after losing Home Office funding for next year. The charity, which helps women who are the
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Date
Albion: Hands off Coppell
Albion have warned West Ham to keep their hands off boss Steve Coppell. Chief executive Martin Perry declared last night: "He is ours" after a report claiming Coppell was on a shortlist of four for the post at Upton Park. Coppell is said to be in contention
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Date
Flats tower plan toppled
Controversial plans for a landmark block of flats in Rottingdean have been rejected by councillors. There were more than 300 individual letters objecting to the scheme for Marine Drive proposed by Hallmark Developments. The Whitecliffs Action Group submitted
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Date
One in ten are self-employed
One in ten workers is now self-employed as a growing number of people try to improve their work/life balance, a report showed today. Older people are more likely to be self-employed, often working for themselves after they retired. Women make up half
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Date
Shop sales wilt in summer heat
Last month's record temperatures took their toll on the High Street, causing sales growth to wilt, retail figures showed yesterday. According to the CBI's monthly distributive trades survey, 41 per cent of retailers said sales in August were up on those
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Date
Staff are the apple of cider firm's eye
Cider manufacturer Merrydown has been recognised for its commitment to workers. The Horam-based company has won an Investors In People award, which recognises good practice in improving business performance through training and staff development. The
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Date
Vanishing agent owes thousands
Residents have been left £30,000 out of pocket after the sudden disappearance of the estate agents who manage their homes. Customers have been unable to contact Property Solutions and its sister firm Hamilton Luke since their offices closed in February
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Date
Design For Living, Theatre Royal, Brighton, until Sept 6
The Theatre Royal has opened its autumn season with a five-star production of a not well-known Noel Coward play. Directed by Peter Hall and with magnificent sets designed by John Gunter, this is a sparkling comedy which cannot do anything but charm and
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Date
Commuter rail misery looms
Rail passengers face ten months of disruption as engineering work starts this month on the Thameslink service between Brighton and Bedford. The work, needed to prepare for the new Thameslink station at St Pancras and its Channel rail link, will spell
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Date
Freebie council chief's new rules
Brighton and Hove City Council plans to set new spending rules on corporate credit cards after its chief executive ran up a £5,000 wining-and-dining bill. Council leader Ken Bodfish has agreed to meet leaders of the city's political parties to discuss
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Heritage homes open to snoops and sleuths
Fancy a snoop around the former home of the War Cabinet, or perhaps a peak at the on-screen abode of a TV sleuth? What about a nose around a secretive masonic centre? Everyone loves a good poke around someone else's home and English Heritage is offering
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Jury told of crash pilot's maths error
A pilot who crashed into a house after running out of fuel would probably have reached the runway had he not blundered converting gallons to litres - but only just. Brain surgeon Donald Campbell's Piper Seneca plummeted into a semi-detached home in West
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Albion: Hands off Coppell
Albion have warned West Ham to keep their hands off boss Steve Coppell. Chief executive Martin Perry declared last night: "He is ours" after a report claiming Coppell was on a shortlist of four for the post at Upton Park. Coppell is said to be in contention
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Pethick off as sparks fly in derby
Robbie Pethick was sent off for Albion's reserves last night, but it will not affect his prospects of a first team recall. The experienced defender faces an automatic one-match ban, applying only to reserve team football, for denying Crystal Palace striker
