Archive
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Letter: Smoked out
Like Ray Ager (Letters, July 23) I was disappointed to find the Continental closed with no explanation given on the door. If the business has failed (and we do not know this), it is more likely to be because it publicised itself as being in North Street
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Search for Prop Idol is on
Simon Cowell's younger brother is making his own mark on the small screen lending his expertise to new reality show, The Block. Nicholas Cowell, an expert in property investment rather than music, will cast his experienced eye over four couples' attempts
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Letter: It's their waste
The blatant opportunism of Brighton Kemptown MP Des Turner takes the biscuit. Speaking about Southern Water's plans to deal with Brighton and Hove's sewage at Lower Hoddern Farm, he claimed that other sites in Newhaven and Shoreham would be better - despite
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Private club has star appeal
Actress Cate Blanchett may soon be practising her pool skills when a private members' club opens in Brighton this year. The Lord Of The Rings star, who owns a Regency apartment in Kemp Town, has put down her name for membership at The Media Pool. She
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Letter: What about us?
It was with some concern that I read, in Jo Brooks' column that the old music library (previously British Gas) building in Church Street, Brighton, is to be turned into "one of the South's most exclusive and creative private members' clubs" (The Argus
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Youth Cricket: Saints march to festival glory
St James' Montefiore have won the Sussex Junior Festival under-12s crown for the first time. The Ditchling-based club beat Eastbourne by ten wickets in the Bowl final. George Taylor, Jason Hong, John Glover and Adam Davis were required by Sussex under
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Letter: Being gay is nothing at all to shout about
So another Gay Pride Parade and Carnival is just around the corner. Great. Anything that adds a touch of colour and happiness to this life is to be welcomed. It gives many people a lot of enjoyment and also raises a considerable amount of money for various
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Letter: Let life mean life
I was interested to read the article "Life should mean life" (The Argus, July 28). I totally agree. My son was tragically taken from us at the age of 29 in a frenzied killing in his own home. His friend, who he lodged with, was also killed. Unfortunately
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Bikers warned as death toll soars
Seventeen motorcyclists have died on Sussex roads already this year, one less than the total for 2003. Sussex Police predict another ten will die before the year is out. The shocking new figures were revealed following another weekend of motorbike carnage
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House prices begin to fall
House prices fell by an average of almost £900 during the past three weeks, according to a property web site. Rightmove said the average asking price of a property dropped by 0.5 per cent to £195,306 at the end of July. The group said the fall provided
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Wife blames herself for husband's killing
A grieving widow blamed herself when her husband was fatally stabbed by her lover, a court heard. Barbara Banks admitted she was terrified when her estranged husband Tony tried to smash his way into the Lewes flat where she was living with Dave Armstrong
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£4m to clear hospital beds
Four million pounds is to be spent on tackling a bed-blocking crisis in hospitals. The money will be used to pay for 100 extra nursing home places in East Sussex and should halve the number of patients waiting to leave hospital. About £1 million comes
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Letter: Breath of fresh air
We read with interest the comments by Ray Ager (Letters, July 23) regarding non-smoking cafes. If he cares to venture a short way out of the city centre to central Kemp Town, he will find Alice's Coffee Shop. When we reopened this cafe five years ago,
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Search for Prop Idol is on
Simon Cowell's younger brother is making his own mark on the small screen lending his expertise to new reality show, The Block. Nicholas Cowell, an expert in property investment rather than music, will cast his experienced eye over four couples' attempts
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Pre-season friendly: Lewes 2 Albion 2
Paul Reid proved he is fit and ready for Albion's big kick-off in dramatic style last night. The Australian midfielder, who has missed most of pre-season with a thigh strain, played the full 90 minutes and scored a 25-yard thunderbolt as the Seagulls
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Letter: Home truths
In response to John Stephenson (Letters, July 26), Brighton and Hove City Council's policy does a great deal to address homelessness. This includes a yearly homelessness budget of several million pounds as well as successfully obtaining almost another
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Letter: Thank you so much, Ivor
My thanks go to Ivor Caplin MP for his initiative in providing funds for Second World War veterans and their wives to visit battle sites and areas where they had been on active service. I was able to see the graves of members of the crew I served with
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Basketball: Giant of the court heads to Sussex
He is the basketball superkid who turned down offers to play in the United States and for Real Madrid . The 15-year-old, who stands 6ft 10ins, has been thrilling crowds of 4,000 in Spain. In fact, they are so impressed with him in Madrid there is talk
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McGhee fires warning
Albion manager Mark McGhee today singled out Steve Sidwell as one of the main dangers to his team's hopes of a flying start to the season. McGhee watched Saturday's hosts Reading lose 4-1 to Manchester City in their final warm-up game at the Madejski
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House prices begin to fall
House prices fell by an average of almost £900 during the past three weeks, according to a property web site. Rightmove said the average asking price of a property dropped by 0.5 per cent to £195,306 at the end of July. The group said the fall provided
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City centre bus ban for Pride
No buses will run for several hours in the centre of Brighton and Hove on Saturday. All routes will terminate away from the centre between 10am and 2.30pm during the Pride parade. Buses from the west will stop at Palmeira Square and Seven Dials; from
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Shop survey reveals changing city
The alarming rate at which traditional shops are disappearing, replaced by tanning studios, alternative therapists and mobile phone outlets has been revealed in a new census. Data taken from the Yellow Pages, contrasting Brighton and Hove now with the
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New temps' rights 'could destroy jobs'
A proposed EU law designed to increase the rights of temporary workers would destroy jobs, business leaders have warned. Their comments came as unions published a draft agenda for the TUC's annual congress in Brighton next month, which will demand extended
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£4m to clear hospital beds
Four million pounds is to be spent on tackling a bed-blocking crisis in hospitals. The money will be used to pay for 100 extra nursing home places in East Sussex and should halve the number of patients waiting to leave hospital. About £1 million comes
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August 3: Kent v Sussex (Day 1)
Kent appear to be doing everything in their power to avoid a fourth successive defeat against their oldest rivals. They switched the match from Tunbridge Wells - the traditional venue for these cross-border skirmishes - because they were worried Mushtaq
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Letter: Breath of fresh air
We read with interest the comments by Ray Ager (Letters, July 23) regarding non-smoking cafes. If he cares to venture a short way out of the city centre to central Kemp Town, he will find Alice's Coffee Shop. When we reopened this cafe five years ago,
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Pre-season friendly: Lewes 2 Albion 2
Paul Reid proved he is fit and ready for Albion's big kick-off in dramatic style last night. The Australian midfielder, who has missed most of pre-season with a thigh strain, played the full 90 minutes and scored a 25-yard thunderbolt as the Seagulls
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Letter: Home truths
In response to John Stephenson (Letters, July 26), Brighton and Hove City Council's policy does a great deal to address homelessness. This includes a yearly homelessness budget of several million pounds as well as successfully obtaining almost another
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Date
Letter: Thank you so much, Ivor
My thanks go to Ivor Caplin MP for his initiative in providing funds for Second World War veterans and their wives to visit battle sites and areas where they had been on active service. I was able to see the graves of members of the crew I served with
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Youth Swimming: Crawley win gold at national relays
Crawley have won gold at the National Youth Championships at Sheffield. The relay team of Mark Harrington, Derrick Lee, Chris Hutchinson and twin brother Ben secured the 4x100m freestyle title for 15-18-year-olds (3min.33.61sec). Coach Tim Hartley said
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Letter: Don't knock our local music talent
I am writing in response to David Broughton's comments about Keane (Letters, July 29). Bland, boring and characterless is how he describes Keane's music. Okay, everyone has their own opinion, but let's not knock Sussex bands. We need more local bands
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Youth Rowing: Brighton ace has world at his feet
Nick Stiles belongs to one of the best junior crews in the world. He helped the British eight finish tenth at the World Junior Championships in Spain, despite illness, searing temperatures and lack of race practice. His team finished seven seconds behind
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Basketball: Giant of the court heads to Sussex
He is the basketball superkid who turned down offers to play in the United States and for Real Madrid . The 15-year-old, who stands 6ft 10ins, has been thrilling crowds of 4,000 in Spain. In fact, they are so impressed with him in Madrid there is talk
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Boat death man calls for new law
A man who accidentally killed his brother in a high-speed boat crash is renewing his calls for a crackdown on drink-drivers on the second anniversary of the tragedy. Cliff Langan will today place flowers on a plaque at Brighton Marina for his older brother
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Speedway: Pdersen stars as Aussies are outgunned
World Cup favourites Australia are heading for the last-chance saloon after suffering a shock defeat last night. They were outgunned by Denmark, marshalled superbly by Eastbourne star Nicki Pedersen, on a night of high drama in the second semi-final at
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Letter: Leave traders be
As a resident of the North Laine, I felt I had to write in support of the traders who are currently in dispute with Brighton and Hove City Council over certain signs, mostly in Gardner Street. Your comment section (The Argus, July 30) hit the nail on
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Racing: Brighton Festival off to a flyer
Frankie McDonald could not have picked a better time to break his Brighton duck. The 22-year-old from County Cavan in Ireland was the star turn as the hill top course staged the first leg of Racing's Big Day Out. McDonald, never a winner in his previous
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Letter: Fire service cuts put lives at risk
As a long-serving firefighter currently at Preston Circus Fire Station, I have to reply to the recent correspondence about the alleged misuse of its turntable ladder. The fire service is currently undergoing a massive "modernisation" programme - a euphemism
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Cricket: Smith frustrates Sussex
Kent appear to be doing everything in their power to avoid a fourth successive defeat against their oldest rivals. They switched the match from Tunbridge Wells - the traditional venue for these cross-border skirmishes - because they were worried Mushtaq
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Pre-season friendly: Lewes 2 Albion 2
Paul Reid proved he is fit and ready for Albion's big kick-off in dramatic style last night. The Australian midfielder, who has missed most of pre-season with a thigh strain, played the full 90 minutes and scored a 25-yard thunderbolt as the Seagulls
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Date
McGhee fires warning
Albion manager Mark McGhee today singled out Steve Sidwell as one of the main dangers to his team's hopes of a flying start to the season. McGhee watched Saturday's hosts Reading lose 4-1 to Manchester City in their final warm-up game at the Madejski
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Insurance giant's profits up
Norwich Union insurance group Aviva unveiled a 37% rise in half-year profits today after seeing confidence return to the long-term savings market. The improvement to £1.13 billion, which was ahead of market expectations, also benefited from a strong profits
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BSkyB unveils growth plan
Satellite broadcaster BSkyB today unveiled plans to increase its customers base by more than a third as it posted a 75% rise in annual profits to £322 million. The pay TV group said it had set a new long-term operating target of reaching 10 million direct-to-home
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Energy boss rejects restructuring rethink
Calls for debt-laden British Energy to revise the terms of a life-saving restructuring agreed last year were today rejected by its chairman. Adrian Montague said the arrangements with creditors were "binding", even though conditions in its market have
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Oil price continues to soar
Oil prices hit record highs today amid continuing concerns about threats to supplies in Russia and Iraq. The price of a barrel of light crude in New York reached 44.28 US dollars, 15 cents up on yesterday's closing price of 44.15 dollars. The rise followed
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City centre bus ban for Pride
No buses will run for several hours in the centre of Brighton and Hove on Saturday. All routes will terminate away from the centre between 10am and 2.30pm during the Pride parade. Buses from the west will stop at Palmeira Square and Seven Dials; from
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Date
Shop survey reveals changing city
The alarming rate at which traditional shops are disappearing, replaced by tanning studios, alternative therapists and mobile phone outlets has been revealed in a new census. Data taken from the Yellow Pages, contrasting Brighton and Hove now with the
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Date
New temps' rights 'could destroy jobs'
A proposed EU law designed to increase the rights of temporary workers would destroy jobs, business leaders have warned. Their comments came as unions published a draft agenda for the TUC's annual congress in Brighton next month, which will demand extended
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Date
City centre bus ban for Pride
No buses will run for several hours in the centre of Brighton and Hove on Saturday. All routes will terminate away from the centre between 10am and 2.30pm during the Pride parade. Buses from the west will stop at Palmeira Square and Seven Dials; from
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Date
Shop survey reveals changing city
The alarming rate at which traditional shops are disappearing, replaced by tanning studios, alternative therapists and mobile phone outlets has been revealed in a new census. Data taken from the Yellow Pages, contrasting Brighton and Hove now with the
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I'll prove I'm innocent, vows Sion Jenkins
Sion Jenkins spoke last night for the first time of his six "surreal" years behind bars - and his renewed determination to clear his name. Jenkins, 46, arrived at his parents' home in Aberystwyth, Wales, yesterday, 24 hours after being freed on £300,000
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August 3: Kent v Sussex (Day 1)
Kent appear to be doing everything in their power to avoid a fourth successive defeat against their oldest rivals. They switched the match from Tunbridge Wells - the traditional venue for these cross-border skirmishes - because they were worried Mushtaq
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Date
Letter: Smoked out
Like Ray Ager (Letters, July 23) I was disappointed to find the Continental closed with no explanation given on the door. If the business has failed (and we do not know this), it is more likely to be because it publicised itself as being in North Street
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Date
Letter: It's their waste
The blatant opportunism of Brighton Kemptown MP Des Turner takes the biscuit. Speaking about Southern Water's plans to deal with Brighton and Hove's sewage at Lower Hoddern Farm, he claimed that other sites in Newhaven and Shoreham would be better - despite
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Date
Private club has star appeal
Actress Cate Blanchett may soon be practising her pool skills when a private members' club opens in Brighton this year. The Lord Of The Rings star, who owns a Regency apartment in Kemp Town, has put down her name for membership at The Media Pool. She
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Date
Letter: What about us?
It was with some concern that I read, in Jo Brooks' column that the old music library (previously British Gas) building in Church Street, Brighton, is to be turned into "one of the South's most exclusive and creative private members' clubs" (The Argus
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Date
Youth Cricket: Saints march to festival glory
St James' Montefiore have won the Sussex Junior Festival under-12s crown for the first time. The Ditchling-based club beat Eastbourne by ten wickets in the Bowl final. George Taylor, Jason Hong, John Glover and Adam Davis were required by Sussex under
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Date
Youth Swimming: Crawley win gold at national relays
Crawley have won gold at the National Youth Championships at Sheffield. The relay team of Mark Harrington, Derrick Lee, Chris Hutchinson and twin brother Ben secured the 4x100m freestyle title for 15-18-year-olds (3min.33.61sec). Coach Tim Hartley said
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Letter: Don't knock our local music talent
I am writing in response to David Broughton's comments about Keane (Letters, July 29). Bland, boring and characterless is how he describes Keane's music. Okay, everyone has their own opinion, but let's not knock Sussex bands. We need more local bands
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Date
Youth Rowing: Brighton ace has world at his feet
Nick Stiles belongs to one of the best junior crews in the world. He helped the British eight finish tenth at the World Junior Championships in Spain, despite illness, searing temperatures and lack of race practice. His team finished seven seconds behind
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Date
Letter: Being gay is nothing at all to shout about
So another Gay Pride Parade and Carnival is just around the corner. Great. Anything that adds a touch of colour and happiness to this life is to be welcomed. It gives many people a lot of enjoyment and also raises a considerable amount of money for various
-
Date
Boat death man calls for new law
A man who accidentally killed his brother in a high-speed boat crash is renewing his calls for a crackdown on drink-drivers on the second anniversary of the tragedy. Cliff Langan will today place flowers on a plaque at Brighton Marina for his older brother
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Date
Letter: Let life mean life
I was interested to read the article "Life should mean life" (The Argus, July 28). I totally agree. My son was tragically taken from us at the age of 29 in a frenzied killing in his own home. His friend, who he lodged with, was also killed. Unfortunately
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Date
Speedway: Pdersen stars as Aussies are outgunned
World Cup favourites Australia are heading for the last-chance saloon after suffering a shock defeat last night. They were outgunned by Denmark, marshalled superbly by Eastbourne star Nicki Pedersen, on a night of high drama in the second semi-final at
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Date
Letter: Leave traders be
As a resident of the North Laine, I felt I had to write in support of the traders who are currently in dispute with Brighton and Hove City Council over certain signs, mostly in Gardner Street. Your comment section (The Argus, July 30) hit the nail on
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Date
Racing: Brighton Festival off to a flyer
Frankie McDonald could not have picked a better time to break his Brighton duck. The 22-year-old from County Cavan in Ireland was the star turn as the hill top course staged the first leg of Racing's Big Day Out. McDonald, never a winner in his previous
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Date
Letter: Fire service cuts put lives at risk
As a long-serving firefighter currently at Preston Circus Fire Station, I have to reply to the recent correspondence about the alleged misuse of its turntable ladder. The fire service is currently undergoing a massive "modernisation" programme - a euphemism
-
Date
Cricket: Smith frustrates Sussex
Kent appear to be doing everything in their power to avoid a fourth successive defeat against their oldest rivals. They switched the match from Tunbridge Wells - the traditional venue for these cross-border skirmishes - because they were worried Mushtaq
-
Date
Pre-season friendly: Lewes 2 Albion 2
Paul Reid proved he is fit and ready for Albion's big kick-off in dramatic style last night. The Australian midfielder, who has missed most of pre-season with a thigh strain, played the full 90 minutes and scored a 25-yard thunderbolt as the Seagulls
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Date
Bikers warned as death toll soars
Seventeen motorcyclists have died on Sussex roads already this year, one less than the total for 2003. Sussex Police predict another ten will die before the year is out. The shocking new figures were revealed following another weekend of motorbike carnage
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Date
Insurance giant's profits up
Norwich Union insurance group Aviva unveiled a 37% rise in half-year profits today after seeing confidence return to the long-term savings market. The improvement to £1.13 billion, which was ahead of market expectations, also benefited from a strong profits
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Date
BSkyB unveils growth plan
Satellite broadcaster BSkyB today unveiled plans to increase its customers base by more than a third as it posted a 75% rise in annual profits to £322 million. The pay TV group said it had set a new long-term operating target of reaching 10 million direct-to-home
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Date
Energy boss rejects restructuring rethink
Calls for debt-laden British Energy to revise the terms of a life-saving restructuring agreed last year were today rejected by its chairman. Adrian Montague said the arrangements with creditors were "binding", even though conditions in its market have
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Date
Oil price continues to soar
Oil prices hit record highs today amid continuing concerns about threats to supplies in Russia and Iraq. The price of a barrel of light crude in New York reached 44.28 US dollars, 15 cents up on yesterday's closing price of 44.15 dollars. The rise followed
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Date
City centre bus ban for Pride
No buses will run for several hours in the centre of Brighton and Hove on Saturday. All routes will terminate away from the centre between 10am and 2.30pm during the Pride parade. Buses from the west will stop at Palmeira Square and Seven Dials; from
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Date
Wife blames herself for husband's killing
A grieving widow blamed herself when her husband was fatally stabbed by her lover, a court heard. Barbara Banks admitted she was terrified when her estranged husband Tony tried to smash his way into the Lewes flat where she was living with Dave Armstrong
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Date
Shop survey reveals changing city
The alarming rate at which traditional shops are disappearing, replaced by tanning studios, alternative therapists and mobile phone outlets has been revealed in a new census. Data taken from the Yellow Pages, contrasting Brighton and Hove now with the
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Date
I'll prove I'm innocent, vows Sion Jenkins
Sion Jenkins spoke last night for the first time of his six "surreal" years behind bars - and his renewed determination to clear his name. Jenkins, 46, arrived at his parents' home in Aberystwyth, Wales, yesterday, 24 hours after being freed on £300,000
