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October 4: Currie sets goals target
Darren Currie is seeing double today after earning Albion a point. The wide midfielder is aiming for at least ten goals this season following his first half opener in Saturday's 1-1 home draw against Sheffield United. Currie revealed: "I've set myself
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October 4: Fatboy calls the tune
Brighton and Hove Albion supporter Norman Cook wants to cut a deal with John Prescott: "Give us our stadium and you can use my music." The superstar DJ, alias Fatboy Slim, was miffed when Labour used his track Right Here, Right Now at last week's party
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October 4: Bragg's Albion shirt up for grabs
Singer Billy Bragg is auctioning the Brighton and Hove Albion shirt he wore on the March for Falmer. The left-wing songwriter and West Ham fan hopes to raise money for the Seagulls by selling the shirt he put on during the march outside the Labour conference
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October 2: Albion 1 Sheffield Utd 1
Football's unwritten law of momentum suggests a rest is the last thing Albion require at the moment after seven points from the last three matches. Yet the forthcoming break is exactly what Mark McGhee's flagging players need to breathe fire again while
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Auction stamps raise £3.5m
Rare stamps secretly amassed by an aristocratic racing driver has raised more than £3.5m in the first of a series of auctions. Sir Gawaine Baillie, who died last year, raced with famous names including Jackie Stewart in the Fifties and Sixties. He lived
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Police tribute to hit and run victim
A Sussex police officer killed by a hit-and-run driver while carrying out speed checks was among officers remembered on the first National Police Memorial Day. PC Jeff Tooley, 26, was manning a speed trap in Brighton Road, Shoreham, in April 1999, when
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Arsonists hit leisure centre
Firefighters had to break into a leisure centre to stop it being wrecked by fire after bins in a compound were thought to have been torched deliberately. Flames had spread to the main building of Southwick Leisure Centre in Old Barn Way and were up to
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MMR snub sparks epidemic fears
A measles epidemic could sweep through parts of Sussex because not enough children are being vaccinated against the disease. The percentage of children in the county given the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) jab by their second birthday is about 79 per
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Letter: Bad press
I am writing to ask why is it the only times Whitehawk gets into The Argus is when something bad happens? There is a sense of optimism in the area that is undeniable. The main enemy is apathy and most of this is brought about by bad publicity. Look beyond
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County League: Round-Up
Wayne Flynn's first game in charge of Arundel following Steve Johnson's sacking ended in a 5-1 win over Hailsham in division one. Flynn said: "The whole atmosphere was different. I told the players that they were not playing for me but for themselves
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Parking costs up 291 per cent
Traders fear tourism and businesses could be under threat after seafront parking fees were increased by almost 300 per cent. Motorists parking on Brighton and Hove seafront will now pay £9 to park for six hours or more, compared to £2.30 this time last
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Letter: Clear it up
I am disgusted at the amount of litter that is left around in recreation grounds during the summer. I would suggest that to help solve the problem pupils from the adjacent schools should be taken every morning in the summer to clear the mess up. Maybe
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FA Cup: Round-Up
Horsham scraped into today's draw after a 3-2 win at Erith Town. The game was held up for 45 minutes when Erith captain Paul Springett broke his leg in two places after he challenged Hornets' Eddie French for the ball during the first half. Two Gary Charman
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Brighton bomber returns to city
Terrorist Patrick Magee is to return to Brighton for the first time since he bombed The Grand hotel - to talk to a woman who lost her father in the explosion. The convicted IRA killer will take part in a discussion with Jo Berry, whose father, MP for
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Conference: Vines in market for loan signings
Crawley manager Francis Vines is hoping to make a loan signing after being hit with a double injury blow ahead of tomorrow's home game against Farnborough. Winger Rob Traynor has been ruled out for two weeks with a knee injury he suffered during the first
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Conference: Carlisle 1 Crawley 0
Football can be a cruel game. Just ask Crawley manager Francis Vines. Since the Conference season began he has been calling on his side to produce a gutsy away performance combining solidity at the back with a ruthless touch in attack. It finally came
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Rugby: Lewes continue flying start
Want to know how good rugby life is at Lewes these days? How about newly promoted, four wins from four, second in the league and running in some great tries. Then throw in the fact that a local pub, the Elephant and Castle, sponsored their most recent
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Top Tories see possible EU pull-out
More than two out of three Conservative Party constituency chairmen envisage a situation where Britain could pull out of the European Union, according to a survey yesterday. Of the 110 chairmen who responded to the survey for BBC2's the Daily Politics
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Link road attacked as risk to wildlife
Campaigners from the UK's leading environmental groups are joining forces to fight plans for a multi-million-pound road linking two towns. They claim the proposed 5.6km road between Hastings and Bexhill would damage one of Britain's most important wildlife
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Seaside bars face clean-up charges
Brighton and Hove City Council leader Ken Bodfish has warned seaside bars which encourage binge drinking could be charged for clearing up the mess their customers leave. His comments came as tourism experts today warned that resorts pandering to drink-fuelled
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E-learning firm's revenue rockets 1,700 per cent
Futuremedia, the Brighton-based online learning company, has reported provisional first quarter revenues of £5 million, an increase of 1,756 per cent on last year. The huge jump in sales is down to a surge in uptake of the company's Learning For All (
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London Philharmonic Orchestra, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton
I had to keep checking my programme to make sure this was the London Philharmonic Orchestra I was hearing on the Dome stage. Sure, I have heard this band before, many times. But outside its London home or Glyndebourne, its members seem to be somewhat
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All the Colours in the Air, featuring Emma Kirkby, All Saints Church, Hove
Brighton's second festival of early music got underway with a flawless collection of Renaissance-era gems from pre-eminent performers. All the musicians have matched their obvious passion for the music with a scholarly fervour necessary for such rare
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Julie Murphy, Komedia, Brighton
Julie Murphy walked on stage with her band, who then stood silent while she sang an unaccompanied version of Paul Simon's For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her. In the next number, the band came into their own. Murphy began solo, voice and guitar, then Tim
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Sarah Kendall, Pavilion Theatre, Friday October 8
Spending a lot of her time feeling awkward about life has proved a wonderful inspiration for Sarah Kendall's material. So when she isn't lying at parties, encouraging children to smoke and being short-changed for a pair of lousy flip-flops, she's on stage
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Alex Horne - Every Body Talks, Pavilion Theatre, Monday, October 11
A hugely talented and diverse young comedian, Alex Horne has performed up, down and across the country in clubs, rooms above pubs and places where people swap corn. His playful stories and brilliantly-inspired puns set him apart from the crowd and his
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Best of the Fest, Dome Concert Hall, Friday Oct 15 and Oct 22
Having trouble choosing what to see at this year's festival? Then let Best Of The Fest oblige with two pick 'n' mix selections. Julian Clary hosts the first show on Friday, October 15, which features Jason Byrne, Chris Addison, Nina Conti, hula-hoop sensation
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Bill Bailey: Part Troll, Dome Concert Hall, Sunday October 17
The star of Black Books and Never Mind The Buzzcocks returns to Brighton with his hit show. Packed with new material, Part Troll blends more of the offbeat comedy and music that has made Bill one of today's most renowned global comedians. How did his
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Letter: Brightonian invented photographic success
The entry in my Encyclopaedia Of Photography says "Fox Talbot 1860-77, English archaeologist, chemist, linguist, mathematician and the inventor of photography" no less. Almost unknown in this country, he lived in Brighton and went to school in what is
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Letter: No respect for England's heritage
I read recently that in the town of my birth, namely Brighton, a treasured link to the time of Victoria's England was destroyed in a storm. I am writing of the West Pier, built purely for the pleasure of holidaymakers at a time when such a thing would
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RSPCA is pro-hunt target
A charity could be the target of attacks by pro-hunt supporters. Hunt activists are being told to step up protests against the Horsham-based RSPCA and concentrate on board members and executive officers. The call is on a new web site set up by hard-liners
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Fatboy calls the tune
Brighton and Hove Albion supporter Norman Cook wants to cut a deal with John Prescott: Give us our stadium and you can use my music. The superstar DJ, alias Fatboy Slim, was miffed when Labour used his track Right Here, Right Now at last weeks party conference
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Letter: These were wild rabbits and needed to be shot
I read the article headed Slaughtered (The Argus, September 24). The picture showed wild rabbits that would have been shot with a .22 calibre rifle, not an air rifle. As it is illegal to rehome wild animals, Debbie Campain should really get her facts
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Letter: Film opportunity
I am a teacher at East Brighton College of Media Arts, the Whitehawk secondary school which is due to close next summer. I have started filming short talking heads titbits in my lessons and wondered whether the idea of a video diary documenting this closure
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Letter: Serious business
Your front page story "Travel Perk" (The Argus, September 10) questioned why 20 travellers' caravans were getting a daily rubbish collection when other residents of Brighton and Hove have, at best, a weekly collection. Rubbish collection is not a private
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Isthmian Premier: Worthing 1 Dover 0
Worthing are hoping a red card for Nko Ekoku which marred their victory over Dover will be rescinded by the referee. The substitute was sent off in the closing minutes for an alleged head-butt after Phil Ruggles had put them on their way to a 1-0 victory
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Fatboy calls the tune
Brighton and Hove Albion supporter Norman Cook wants to cut a deal with John Prescott: "Give us our stadium and you can use my music." The superstar DJ, alias Fatboy Slim, was miffed when Labour used his track Right Here, Right Now at last week's party
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Letter: I can't recycle
Is anybody in Hollingbury, Brighton, having their recycling collected? The booklet delivered some weeks ago contained statements such as "if your wheelie bin is insufficient you are not recycling enough". Shame on us. But in the run up to the wheelie
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FA Cup: Carshalton 1 Hastings 3
Hastings United pulled off an upset when former Crawley manager Billy Smith's Carshalton were sent spinning to a home defeat. United manager Steve Lovell made changes to the side which lost to Horsham in midweek with Danny Knowles, Richard Bolton and
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Letter: Wheelie good
Those of us who live and work in Brighton and Hove want to see a cleaner city. Containerisation of refuse is attempting to do just that. In densely populated areas it is not acceptable to leave black bags on the street for gulls or foxes to scatter the
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FA Cup: East Preston 1 Uxbridge 0
A screamer by Matt Huckett powered County League East Preston to victory over Uxbridge and into the previously unchartered waters of the third qualifying round. EP manager Vic Short said: "It's frightening. I told my lads before the game that although
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Letter: What a waste
It is a pity your article on the incinerator at Newhaven (The Argus, September 23) said little about the waste of resources required to build and maintain it, the waste of energy and resources in burning many recyclable items and the emissions from such
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Letter: This is what it's like to have an incinerator
I thought you might like to hear about the experience of Chineham, Basingstoke, regarding the recent opening of a waste incinerator. The situation with Newhaven is all too familiar with a local authority being wooed by mega utility companies (not even
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Hockey: Payne leads Grinstead to victory
Ben Payne scored twice as promoted East Grinstead beat Bowdon 4-3 to make it two wins from two in National League premier two. Player-coach Kwan Browne has targeted a second successive promotion to get Grinstead back among hockey's elite and Payne believes
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Match Report: Albion 1 Sheff Utd 1
Football's unwritten law of momentum suggests a rest is the last thing Albion require at the moment after seven points from the last three matches. Yet the forthcoming break is exactly what Mark McGhee's flagging players need to breathe fire again while
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Currie sets goals target
Darren Currie is seeing double today after earning Albion a point. The wide midfielder is aiming for at least ten goals this season following his first half opener in Saturday's 1-1 home draw against Sheffield United. Currie revealed: "I've set myself
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RUR Cup: Round-Up
Ringmer won an epic penalty shoot-out 15-14 against Sidlesham to book their place in the third round. The game finished 2-2 after extra time but every player scored a penalty before the visitors finally missed. Ringmer manager John Crumplin said: "I have
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Lastminute shares fall after summer update
Online travel group lastminute.com saw its share price tumble today after confirming that trading had been "challenging" over the summer. The company said underlying earnings for the fourth quarter were likely to be at the lower end of forecasts of between
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Government boost for small firms
The Government yesterday welcomed and accepted recommendations designed to maximize the support the Small Firms Loan Guarantee (SFLG) offers to small firms. Key recommendations of Teresa Graham's revirew team include expanding lending limits to £250,000
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BAT's man joins fastener firm
Andrew Cripps has joined the board of Trifast, the industrial fastener maker, to help the company boost its global profile. The chartered accountant will be a non-executive director. He will also become chairman of the Uckfield company's remuneration
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High Society, Theatre Royal, Brighton, until Saturday October 9
"That costume is my favourite," says Susie Blake of this extravagant silk number. "My son's getting married next year and I'm very tempted to steal it and wear it on the big day. It feels wonderful. And it rustles." Bear in mind that Blake has only recently
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Tony Robinson's Worst Jobs in History, Corn Exchange, October 13-14
From playing Baldrick in Blackadder to presenting Channel 4's Time Team, Tony Robinson has become one of the best-known faces on television. Performed to coincide with the launch of a TV series and book of the same name, this show gets to grips with those
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Tommy Tiernan, Corn Exchange, October 15-16
Performing with the casual ease of a natural raconteur, Tommy Tiernan is a true perfectionist. He never writes anything down, he works ceaselessly on the style of his delivery and he has an active interest in the mechanics of comedy in all its forms.
