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Ulrika is fit to be mum of the year
So, Lynn Daly thinks the fact that Ulrika Jonsson has had three children and each has a different father, as well as having other boyfriends in the past, makes her a bad mother, does she? The fact that Ulrika loves and cherishes all her children and would
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Too expensive
I'm a single mum and read your article on that dating agency with amazement. It should be called Money No Object not Kids No Object. Where is a mum like me on benefits going to find that kind of money for a date? That's not the real world. -Mandy Turner
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Cheaper dating
Seventy pounds to join Kids No Object (The Argus, March 18)? Not likely. For £14.95 I joined an internet dating site for single parents (ParentsAlready.com) and I have not only met some very nice blokes but have also been able to contact and meet up with
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I saved historic church after rave
The custodian of an empty church has revealed it may have had a secret underground passage to a nearby pub and boasted Queen Victoria's aunt among its congregation. These are just two of the historical quirks to be discovered during a tour of St Andrew's
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Students in line for £3.8m centre
A £3.8 million centre for students with special needs has been planned. It would cater for between 60 and 70 students with severe learning difficulties and other complex needs. Brighton and Hove City Council has two existing centres for special needs
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Landlady resigns after anti-pub campaign
The battle lines were drawn - on one side the pub landlady and her faithful regulars, on the other the neighbours who claimed the noisy tavern was ruining their lives. They were due to fight their differences in court but before proceedings could begin
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No sympathy
I find it very difficult to have sympathy for the families of the three girls that were given a lift by Graham Travers on that fateful Sunday evening in October. If common sense was so common, then the three girls would have refused a lift with a stranger
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Skydive partner tells of tragedy
The boyfriend of tragic skydiver Clare Barnes has spoken for the first time of their final moments together. Chris McDougall described the 24-year-old daughter of newsreader Carol Barnes as "happy beyond belief" as she prepared for her 200th parachute
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First class buses
We all need reliable public transport and this has failed in many areas with one exception - the bus service in Brighton and Hove. This leads me to why buses may run late and why sometimes drivers look dismayed. As far as the highway code is concerned
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Is a blue badge for life?
I read with interest the article about Ms Teri Knight (The Argus, March 23) who was questioned over the validity of her disability badge. Two years ago I had a knee joint replacement. Nine months prior to the operation, I was virtually crippled. I could
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Forget Dre, Euro MP is in da house
She's more at home with the ballot box than the beat box but a 43-year-old Euro MP is bidding to become rap's latest star. Married mother-of-two Caroline Lucas has teamed up with Brixton record producer Charles Bailey to record Paint The Whole World Green
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Unfit for office
Oft time Tory candidate David Gold's letter (March 19) is clear proof that he is not fit for office. He attacks a Labour councillor for the heinous crimes of driving a car and supporting his own party and then goes on to criticise him for using statistics
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Low cost Labour
David Gold's letter (March 19) is the usual rather overheated blend of Tory soundbites, spin and personal attacks instead of a debate about the facts. If our "nanny state" keeps us a little safer from speeding motorists, I'm all for it. If "our Chancellor's
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Basketball: Bears can wrap up title
Kendrick Warren is convinced his former club can help Brighton Bears clinch the British League title this weekend. Just don't press the Bears top scorer on how he thinks his own team will do. Victory for Bears against the Scottish Rocks at the Triangle
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Bramble patch dispute costs couple £110k
A couple have been left with a £110,000 legal bill after losing a court wrangle over a small patch of scrubland worth £1,000. The disputed spinney lies between two £2 million properties in Cowden, near East Grinstead. Both Neville Darby, who lives in
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We would bve careful with taxpayers' money
Boy, oh boy, are the feathers ruffled at Brighton Labour Party HQ. Over recent days there has been a succession of letters that without doubt show how worried the Labour Party is. The latest one, from Lis Telcs (Letters, March 19), is yet further evidence
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Reserves throw it away
Albion Reserves threw away a 2-0 lead as they crashed 4-2 at Northampton Town in their latest Pontin's Holidays League clash yesterday afternoon. First-half goals from John Piercy and Adam El-Abd had seemingly put the Seagulls' second string in command
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Gumbusters move in to clean city streets
The pavements are sealed off with warning signs, the air filled with mist from the specialist equipment being used by men in heavy overalls. But this is not some kind of chemical scare. They are trying to prise ground-in chewing gum from the city streets
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March 25: McGhee's on to a winner
Tim Cahill today revealed Albion are "on to a winner" with Paul Reid. Millwall star Cahill has hailed his fellow Australian midfielder as an ideal addition to the Seagulls' squad. The Argus reported on Tuesday that manager Mark McGhee plans to sign Reid
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Ottakar's maintains profits growth
Book retailer Ottakar's kept up its record of 20% annual profits growth today after benefiting from its acquisition of the Hammicks chain. The deal last year added 24 stores to the Salisbury-based group's portfolio, helping turnover rise by 34% to £153.7
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Estate agents back call to curb industry
Estate agents have supported calls for tougher regulation after a watchdog highlighted limited price competition and dissatisfaction from people buying and selling homes. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said more efficient enforcement of legislation
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Sussex police to be sky marshals
Armed Sussex Police officers will board planes at Gatwick as sky marshals to combat terrorism. Specialist firearms officers have volunteered to join flights to destinations round the world. They can be called upon at a moment's notice to board flights
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Market towns blighted by blandness
With their picture postcard cottages and cobbled streets, Sussex's market towns are held to be the epitome of rural Englishness. But they are under threat from a creeping blight of blandness, according to a wide-ranging survey. A report published by the
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Sword attack vigilantes jailed
Two vigilantes who started a street fight in which a man was fatally wounded with a samurai sword have been jailed. Father-of-one Robert McLuckie, 27, was killed when Bradley Ackhurst, 34, and Matthew Plimmer, 21, tried to hunt down an alleged neighbourhood
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Conference centre demolition delayed
The demolition of the Brighton Centre will be delayed for 12 months while a substitute venue is built. Plans to bulldoze the seafront conference centre and concert hall at the end of 2005 have been put on hold. It will remain open until the completion
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Ulrika is fit to be mum of the year
So, Lynn Daly thinks the fact that Ulrika Jonsson has had three children and each has a different father, as well as having other boyfriends in the past, makes her a bad mother, does she? The fact that Ulrika loves and cherishes all her children and would
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Check women too
As a single father trying to bring up a nine-year-old boy I have difficulty finding a new partner and decided to take a look at Kids No Object. They specifically say on their web site that all members are checked, but it turns out that only male members
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Too expensive
I'm a single mum and read your article on that dating agency with amazement. It should be called Money No Object not Kids No Object. Where is a mum like me on benefits going to find that kind of money for a date? That's not the real world. -Mandy Turner
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Who decides?
The front page and four more pages of The Argus last Friday were about a young man who had been given a five-year prison sentence for killing two young women and seriously injuring a third. In The Times last Saturday there was a short article about three
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Landlady resigns after anti-pub campaign
The battle lines were drawn - on one side the pub landlady and her faithful regulars, on the other the neighbours who claimed the noisy tavern was ruining their lives. They were due to fight their differences in court but before proceedings could begin
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Skydive partner tells of tragedy
The boyfriend of tragic skydiver Clare Barnes has spoken for the first time of their final moments together. Chris McDougall described the 24-year-old daughter of newsreader Carol Barnes as "happy beyond belief" as she prepared for her 200th parachute
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First class buses
We all need reliable public transport and this has failed in many areas with one exception - the bus service in Brighton and Hove. This leads me to why buses may run late and why sometimes drivers look dismayed. As far as the highway code is concerned
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Golden days of the Shrimps
Your article (The Argus, March 23) on "Pom-Pom" Whiting's First World War medals reminds me of stories of his skill. Before 1914, when the Albion were known as "The Shrimps", there was no north stand at the Goldstone and Pom-Pom had a tremendous ability
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Badge blues
Teri Knight having to physically prove that she is disabled to one of the city's parking attendants I find astonishing (The Argus, March 23). Teri should have been able to show him her official documents from Brighton and Hove City Council. I am sure
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Forget Dre, Euro MP is in da house
She's more at home with the ballot box than the beat box but a 43-year-old Euro MP is bidding to become rap's latest star. Married mother-of-two Caroline Lucas has teamed up with Brixton record producer Charles Bailey to record Paint The Whole World Green
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Unfit for office
Oft time Tory candidate David Gold's letter (March 19) is clear proof that he is not fit for office. He attacks a Labour councillor for the heinous crimes of driving a car and supporting his own party and then goes on to criticise him for using statistics
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Bramble patch dispute costs couple £110k
A couple have been left with a £110,000 legal bill after losing a court wrangle over a small patch of scrubland worth £1,000. The disputed spinney lies between two £2 million properties in Cowden, near East Grinstead. Both Neville Darby, who lives in
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Gumbusters move in to clean city streets
The pavements are sealed off with warning signs, the air filled with mist from the specialist equipment being used by men in heavy overalls. But this is not some kind of chemical scare. They are trying to prise ground-in chewing gum from the city streets
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March 25: McGhee's on to a winner
Tim Cahill today revealed Albion are "on to a winner" with Paul Reid. Millwall star Cahill has hailed his fellow Australian midfielder as an ideal addition to the Seagulls' squad. The Argus reported on Tuesday that manager Mark McGhee plans to sign Reid
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March 25: Knights turns up heat on Owls' boss
Leon Knight turned the heat up on Chris Turner again today by claiming he has only himself to blame for the mess Sheffield Wednesday find themselves in. Knight's return to Hillsborough with Albion on Saturday must be enough to make the beleaguered Owls
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March 25: Reserves throw it away
Albion Reserves threw away a 2-0 lead as they crashed 4-2 at Northampton Town in their latest Pontin's Holidays League clash yesterday afternoon. First-half goals from John Piercy and Adam El-Abd had seemingly put the Seagulls' second string in command
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Ottakar's maintains profits growth
Book retailer Ottakar's kept up its record of 20% annual profits growth today after benefiting from its acquisition of the Hammicks chain. The deal last year added 24 stores to the Salisbury-based group's portfolio, helping turnover rise by 34% to £153.7
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Phone giant unveils free calls deal
Telecoms group Carphone Warehouse turned up the heat on rival BT today by unveiling a free calls offer to users of its fixed-line service. In addition to offering users of its TalkTalk service local calls free of charge, Carphone said households would
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Morrison's deal gives Waitrose more space
Supermarket group Waitrose is to increase its selling space by 20% after unveiling a deal today to buy 19 stores from Morrisons. The Bradford-based chain is selling the outlets as part of the disposal programme required by regulators following its takeover
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Estate agents back call to curb industry
Estate agents have supported calls for tougher regulation after a watchdog highlighted limited price competition and dissatisfaction from people buying and selling homes. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said more efficient enforcement of legislation
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Sword attack vigilantes jailed
Two vigilantes who started a street fight in which a man was fatally wounded with a samurai sword have been jailed. Father-of-one Robert McLuckie, 27, was killed when Bradley Ackhurst, 34, and Matthew Plimmer, 21, tried to hunt down an alleged neighbourhood
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Conference centre demolition delayed
The demolition of the Brighton Centre will be delayed for 12 months while a substitute venue is built. Plans to bulldoze the seafront conference centre and concert hall at the end of 2005 have been put on hold. It will remain open until the completion
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Chipshop man in police assault claim
A fish and chip restaurant owner has accused police of violently arresting him when he was innocent of any crime. Demetrios Photiou, 38, claims he was hit repeatedly with batons and a police dog bit him on the leg. He alleges officers pulled and pushed
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Sussex police to be sky marshals
Armed Sussex Police officers will board planes at Gatwick as sky marshals to combat terrorism. Specialist firearms officers have volunteered to join flights to destinations round the world. They can be called upon at a moment's notice to board flights
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Friendship force
As a member of the Friendship Force of Sussex I've had some wonderful experiences making friends around the world. A number of us from Sussex visited clubs in San Francisco and Hawaii in 2002. We were hosted for a week at each club by people with whom
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Radio fame is music to band's ears
An unsigned band from Brighton will battle for fame in a nationwide radio voting contest. The loveGods have been picked from hundreds of up-and-coming artists to feature in Radio 1's search for the UK's best unsigned band. The band's song, Sadie Mercedes
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Check women too
As a single father trying to bring up a nine-year-old boy I have difficulty finding a new partner and decided to take a look at Kids No Object. They specifically say on their web site that all members are checked, but it turns out that only male members
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For sale - John Lennon's toilet seat
Imagine perching your posterior where a rock 'n' roll legend sat and pondered some of the most popular songs in music history. Peter Dennison is offering Beatles devotees that chance by selling a piece of furniture he salvaged from John Lennon's Tittenhurst
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Spend sensibly
I refer to your article on a dating agency called Kids No Object. The fees are a lot to part with and I would recommend that single parents spend their money another way. -Sue Smith, Brighton
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Who decides?
The front page and four more pages of The Argus last Friday were about a young man who had been given a five-year prison sentence for killing two young women and seriously injuring a third. In The Times last Saturday there was a short article about three
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Chipshop man in police assault claim
A fish and chip restaurant owner has accused police of violently arresting him when he was innocent of any crime. Demetrios Photiou, 38, claims he was hit repeatedly with batons and a police dog bit him on the leg. He alleges officers pulled and pushed
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Golden days of the Shrimps
Your article (The Argus, March 23) on "Pom-Pom" Whiting's First World War medals reminds me of stories of his skill. Before 1914, when the Albion were known as "The Shrimps", there was no north stand at the Goldstone and Pom-Pom had a tremendous ability
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Fine abusers
With all the correspondence concerning parking, I am surprised that no-one has written about the emotive subject of blue badges and disabled parking. I am not sure whether local car drivers are selfish or thoughtless. I have lost count of the number of
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Badge blues
Teri Knight having to physically prove that she is disabled to one of the city's parking attendants I find astonishing (The Argus, March 23). Teri should have been able to show him her official documents from Brighton and Hove City Council. I am sure
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Knights turns up heat on Owls' boss
Leon Knight turned the heat up on Chris Turner again today by claiming he has only himself to blame for the mess Sheffield Wednesday find themselves in. Knight's return to Hillsborough with Albion on Saturday must be enough to make the beleaguered Owls
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McGhee's on to a winner
Tim Cahill today revealed Albion are "on to a winner" with Paul Reid. Millwall star Cahill has hailed his fellow Australian midfielder as an ideal addition to the Seagulls' squad. The Argus reported on Tuesday that manager Mark McGhee plans to sign Reid
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March 25: Knights turns up heat on Owls' boss
Leon Knight turned the heat up on Chris Turner again today by claiming he has only himself to blame for the mess Sheffield Wednesday find themselves in. Knight's return to Hillsborough with Albion on Saturday must be enough to make the beleaguered Owls
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Business champion dies, 98
Alfred Heald, a chartered accountant who spent 22 years as secretary of the Brighton and Hove Chamber of Commerce, has died aged 98. He was a leading light in the business community during the Sixties and Seventies and when he gave up the job of secretary
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Phone giant unveils free calls deal
Telecoms group Carphone Warehouse turned up the heat on rival BT today by unveiling a free calls offer to users of its fixed-line service. In addition to offering users of its TalkTalk service local calls free of charge, Carphone said households would
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Morrison's deal gives Waitrose more space
Supermarket group Waitrose is to increase its selling space by 20% after unveiling a deal today to buy 19 stores from Morrisons. The Bradford-based chain is selling the outlets as part of the disposal programme required by regulators following its takeover
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Market towns blighted by blandness
With their picture postcard cottages and cobbled streets, Sussex's market towns are held to be the epitome of rural Englishness. But they are under threat from a creeping blight of blandness, according to a wide-ranging survey. A report published by the
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Conference centre demolition delayed
The demolition of the Brighton Centre will be delayed for 12 months while a substitute venue is built. Plans to bulldoze the seafront conference centre and concert hall at the end of 2005 have been put on hold. It will remain open until the completion
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Appeal body quashes bulk of parking fines
Two-thirds of the drivers who took their appeals against parking tickets in Brighton and Hove to the highest level have won their fight. The National Parking Adjudication Service (NPAS), which has the final say if people challenge a fine, said almost
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City library is saved
Hove library has been saved. City councillors say the building donated by Andrew Carnegie almost a century ago should stay as it is. It was earmarked for alternative use because renovations to enable disabled access were deemed too expensive. Its book
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Sussex police to be sky marshals
Armed Sussex Police officers will board planes at Gatwick as sky marshals to combat terrorism. Specialist firearms officers have volunteered to join flights to destinations round the world. They can be called upon at a moment's notice to board flights
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Friendship force
As a member of the Friendship Force of Sussex I've had some wonderful experiences making friends around the world. A number of us from Sussex visited clubs in San Francisco and Hawaii in 2002. We were hosted for a week at each club by people with whom
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Date
Radio fame is music to band's ears
An unsigned band from Brighton will battle for fame in a nationwide radio voting contest. The loveGods have been picked from hundreds of up-and-coming artists to feature in Radio 1's search for the UK's best unsigned band. The band's song, Sadie Mercedes
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For sale - John Lennon's toilet seat
Imagine perching your posterior where a rock 'n' roll legend sat and pondered some of the most popular songs in music history. Peter Dennison is offering Beatles devotees that chance by selling a piece of furniture he salvaged from John Lennon's Tittenhurst
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Spend sensibly
I refer to your article on a dating agency called Kids No Object. The fees are a lot to part with and I would recommend that single parents spend their money another way. -Sue Smith, Brighton
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Cheaper dating
Seventy pounds to join Kids No Object (The Argus, March 18)? Not likely. For £14.95 I joined an internet dating site for single parents (ParentsAlready.com) and I have not only met some very nice blokes but have also been able to contact and meet up with
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I saved historic church after rave
The custodian of an empty church has revealed it may have had a secret underground passage to a nearby pub and boasted Queen Victoria's aunt among its congregation. These are just two of the historical quirks to be discovered during a tour of St Andrew's
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Students in line for £3.8m centre
A £3.8 million centre for students with special needs has been planned. It would cater for between 60 and 70 students with severe learning difficulties and other complex needs. Brighton and Hove City Council has two existing centres for special needs
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Chipshop man in police assault claim
A fish and chip restaurant owner has accused police of violently arresting him when he was innocent of any crime. Demetrios Photiou, 38, claims he was hit repeatedly with batons and a police dog bit him on the leg. He alleges officers pulled and pushed
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No sympathy
I find it very difficult to have sympathy for the families of the three girls that were given a lift by Graham Travers on that fateful Sunday evening in October. If common sense was so common, then the three girls would have refused a lift with a stranger
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Is a blue badge for life?
I read with interest the article about Ms Teri Knight (The Argus, March 23) who was questioned over the validity of her disability badge. Two years ago I had a knee joint replacement. Nine months prior to the operation, I was virtually crippled. I could
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Fine abusers
With all the correspondence concerning parking, I am surprised that no-one has written about the emotive subject of blue badges and disabled parking. I am not sure whether local car drivers are selfish or thoughtless. I have lost count of the number of
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Date
Low cost Labour
David Gold's letter (March 19) is the usual rather overheated blend of Tory soundbites, spin and personal attacks instead of a debate about the facts. If our "nanny state" keeps us a little safer from speeding motorists, I'm all for it. If "our Chancellor's
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Basketball: Bears can wrap up title
Kendrick Warren is convinced his former club can help Brighton Bears clinch the British League title this weekend. Just don't press the Bears top scorer on how he thinks his own team will do. Victory for Bears against the Scottish Rocks at the Triangle
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We would bve careful with taxpayers' money
Boy, oh boy, are the feathers ruffled at Brighton Labour Party HQ. Over recent days there has been a succession of letters that without doubt show how worried the Labour Party is. The latest one, from Lis Telcs (Letters, March 19), is yet further evidence
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Date
Knights turns up heat on Owls' boss
Leon Knight turned the heat up on Chris Turner again today by claiming he has only himself to blame for the mess Sheffield Wednesday find themselves in. Knight's return to Hillsborough with Albion on Saturday must be enough to make the beleaguered Owls
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Date
Reserves throw it away
Albion Reserves threw away a 2-0 lead as they crashed 4-2 at Northampton Town in their latest Pontin's Holidays League clash yesterday afternoon. First-half goals from John Piercy and Adam El-Abd had seemingly put the Seagulls' second string in command
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Date
McGhee's on to a winner
Tim Cahill today revealed Albion are "on to a winner" with Paul Reid. Millwall star Cahill has hailed his fellow Australian midfielder as an ideal addition to the Seagulls' squad. The Argus reported on Tuesday that manager Mark McGhee plans to sign Reid
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Date
Business champion dies, 98
Alfred Heald, a chartered accountant who spent 22 years as secretary of the Brighton and Hove Chamber of Commerce, has died aged 98. He was a leading light in the business community during the Sixties and Seventies and when he gave up the job of secretary
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Date
Market towns blighted by blandness
With their picture postcard cottages and cobbled streets, Sussex's market towns are held to be the epitome of rural Englishness. But they are under threat from a creeping blight of blandness, according to a wide-ranging survey. A report published by the
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Date
Conference centre demolition delayed
The demolition of the Brighton Centre will be delayed for 12 months while a substitute venue is built. Plans to bulldoze the seafront conference centre and concert hall at the end of 2005 have been put on hold. It will remain open until the completion
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Date
Sussex police to be sky marshals
Armed Sussex Police officers will board planes at Gatwick as sky marshals to combat terrorism. Specialist firearms officers have volunteered to join flights to destinations round the world. They can be called upon at a moment's notice to board flights
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Date
Market towns blighted by blandness
With their picture postcard cottages and cobbled streets, Sussex's market towns are held to be the epitome of rural Englishness. But they are under threat from a creeping blight of blandness, according to a wide-ranging survey. A report published by the
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Date
Appeal body quashes bulk of parking fines
Two-thirds of the drivers who took their appeals against parking tickets in Brighton and Hove to the highest level have won their fight. The National Parking Adjudication Service (NPAS), which has the final say if people challenge a fine, said almost
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City library is saved
Hove library has been saved. City councillors say the building donated by Andrew Carnegie almost a century ago should stay as it is. It was earmarked for alternative use because renovations to enable disabled access were deemed too expensive. Its book
