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£40 million to tackle misery of A23
A £60 million road improvement package will make driving quicker and safer for 100,000 motorists a day using Sussex's busiest roads. The Government has pledged £40.5 million to widen the Handcross to Warninglid stretch of the A23 - a road which has become
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June 3: Harding urged to accept offer
Albion contract rebel Dan Harding was today warned there is no more money on the table. The England under-21 leftback stalled over signing a new deal last month before leaving for a family holiday. Now Harding will be told to take or leave the offer already
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What a waste
Save water, they say and The Argus (May 20) faithfully reports their message. But they - the water companies - waste it recklessly. Every time it rains, water pours down our streets and into the drains. Surely this is an unnecessary waste, which could
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Any raw sewage is too much for beach
In its corporate brochure, Southern Water says it respects the local environment and yet it wishes to dump raw sewage on Brighton's most popular beach. Southern Water says it will only be two per cent of raw sewage which will come from the overflow but
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Spending pennies
Brighton and Hove City Council got it right when it said the King Alfred development wouldn't cost residents a single penny. It has cost about 25,000,000 pennies so far. I wonder how may more pennies we won't have to spend on this farcical development
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Too close to kids
I am writing to object to the proposed city waste recycling facility in Hollingdean Lane, Brighton. Onyx states it will use "appropriate measures to minimise noise disturbance, dust and emissions". Extra noise and pollution, however, will inevitably occur
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No schadenfreude
I see Mr Chandler is ranting, once again, about Brighton's cyclists. A good many people in Brighton share Mr Chandler's annoyance with kamikaze cyclists but even more are probably concerned with Mr Chandler's over-the-top rejoicing at a cyclist being
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Vapourise slobs
Why should people working in the NHS, such as orderlies, nurses, physicians, and surgeons - who, I assume, generally keep fit - have to look after patients who choose to make themselves unfit by indulging in illicit drugs, smoking, alcohol and gluttony
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Out of a family's sorrow, a gift of life for others
A man killed with a friend in a car crash has given others the chance of life. Steven Penfold, 21, carried a donor card and his parents agreed doctors could use parts of his body to help others. Mr Penfold, a BT sales manager, of Moorcroft Close, West
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Warning over hoax fire calls
Firefighters have revealed their time is being wasted by hundreds of prank calls every year. Despite stringent security checks to deter hoaxers, there were more than 700 occasions last year when Sussex firefighters rushed to an incident only to find there
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Fairy at war
May I share a memory from the Second World War? In 1939, my family was living in Preston Barracks and my parents had bought me a bike called a Fairy Cycle. My mum would let my younger sister and I leave the barracks but only as far as The Avenue and back
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Extra effort noted
A word of praise for the young man who sweeps our streets in Woodingdean: He's doing a good job and deserves a mention. He even removes the weeds from the pavement. Vera Elliot -Downs Valley Road, Woodingdean
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Family's tribute to dad in street tragedy
This is the man who was found dead after an argument with a gang of youths. Gary Rae, 40, was discovered bleeding heavily outside his flat above a shop in the centre of Hailsham on Sunday evening following an altercation with the group. Mr Rae, who was
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Hotel closed by virus outbreak
A seaside hotel was forced to close after 40 guests were struck down by a stomach virus. The illness was first noticed when an elderly guest at The Carlton Hotel, in Marine Parade, Eastbourne, complained of severe stomach pains on Wednesday. Paramedics
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Lethal drivers don't deserve leniency
I cannot agree with your editorial comment (The Argus, May 31) regarding Ron Finch's intention to distribute leaflets protesting at Christopher Rolfe's return to the same town where his driving killed their son. Most people who have suffered the loss
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Police step up fight to put boot into burglars
Burglaries are set to boom in the next few months, police warned today. They increase at this time of year, mainly due to homeowners leaving doors and windows open in the warmer weather. Police in Brighton and Hove have launched a campaign to warn residents
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Trains slammed
Slam door trains are to stop running in August but shouldn't Southern get its trains running properly before they start singing the praises of the new ones? London-bound passengers boarding them at Portslade can't even get in the rear five carriages because
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Multi-millions to tackle misery of A23
A £60 million road improvement package will make driving quicker and safer for 100,000 motorists a day using Sussex's busiest roads. The Government has pledged £40.5 million to widen the Handcross to Warninglid stretch of the A23 - a road which has become
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British spirit
On May 29, I took my grandmother to a concert at Glynde Place to commemorate 60 years since the end of the Second World War. I would like to congratulate the organisers for a wonderful event. The marvel of the airshow, particularly the Spitfire flown
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Unchristian union
I have nothing against homosexuals - in fact, I know several nice gay people - but I was disappointed to read Debbie Gaston saying: "Until I can have a legal ceremony in the eyes of God, I will not feel completely fulfilled" (The Argus, May 24). I think
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Park'n'pollute
Mark Fround (The Argus, May 5) states his amazement the green movement is against park-and-ride - but there is nothing to be amazed at. Looking at independent academic research on park-and-ride schemes, it is clear, overall, they increase traffic and
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Football: White sets sights on glory
Faye White will be bursting with pride when she leads England out for the start of the European Championships on Sunday. From the humble beginnings of attending a soccer school in Crawley and playing women's football for the likes of Three Bridges, White
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This offer is as slippery as a toad in the valley
I am writing in sympathy for the embarrassing slip Angela Pettett made (Letters, May 18). To write about the proposed Falmer stadium "it is clear nobody wants it there" was brave, to say the least. It was unfortunate her letter appeared the same day as
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Software team uses "evolutionary computing" to solve problems fast
When Charles Darwin first expounded on his Theory of Evolution in 1859, a computer was an individual who did complex calculations. Almost 150 years later, a software company is drawing on Darwinian theory to drastically improve the way modern computers
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Park-and-ride figures 'wrong'
Campaigners against a controversial park-and-ride scheme have said it will not cut city centre congestion. Brighton and Hove City Council hopes to build a park-and-ride at either Patcham Court Farm or Braypool, in Brighton, as part of a plan to tackle
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Asda be bigger at marina
Up to 100 jobs could be created at a supermarket undergoing a major revamp. Asda at Brighton Marina is being redesigned at a cost of £6.5 million. From next week the 24-hour store will temporarily change its opening hours for work to be carried out. The
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Cancer expert urges support for charity run
The head of a major cancer research unit is calling on people to support thousands of women preparing to raise money for charity. Professor Lesley Fallowfield is in charge of the psychosocial oncology group at Brighton and Sussex Medical School. The group
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Call for city council leader to resign
Housing campaigners have called for a council leader to resign. A Brighton and Hove City Council scrutiny committee has launched an investigation into why a debate on the future of 16,000 council homes was pulled from the agenda of a meeting at the last
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Do Me Bad Things, Concorde 2, Brighton, Tuesday June 7
Every week, it seems, there's a new band hailed as the saviours of rock'n'roll - yet the vast majority turn out to be yet another group re-hashing the same old garage rock and post-punk influences. In such a climate, the hype currently enjoyed by Do Me
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The Gruffalo, The Hawth, Crawley, June 6 - 8
Gruffalo? What's a gruffalo? A gruffalo! Why, didn't you know? He has terrible tusks, and terrible claws, and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws. More to the point, he's a marketing phenomenon - the Harry Potter of the picture book world who, since his
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Turin Brakes, Audio, Brighton
It has been a strange and winding road for Turin Brakes. When they hit the scene with their magnificent debut The Optimist in 2001 they started a new acoustic revolution. But as their popularity grew, so did the size of the venues they were playing and
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The League Of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
(Cert 15, 91mins) Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton. Directed by Steve Bendelack It's the end of the world as Royston Vasey knows it. There's a storm a-brewing over this deeply dysfunctional community and the omens are not good
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Monty is back
Richard Montgomerie's rehabilitation continued at Swansea yesterday as the Sussex opener made his highest Championship score since 2003. He resumes today needing another 14 runs for what would be a cherished first Championship hundred since May 2003 as
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Harding urged to accept offer
Albion contract rebel Dan Harding was today warned there is no more money on the table. The England under-21 leftback stalled over signing a new deal last month before leaving for a family holiday. Now Harding will be told to take or leave the offer already
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County among tops for donors
People in Sussex are among the kindest in the UK when it comes to helping save people's lives. More than a quarter of the population of Brighton and Hove have signed up to the NHS Organ Donor Register (27.1 per cent) and the figure for Horsham is 27.4
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Care home boss found guilty of misconduct
The boss of a scandal-hit care home has been found guilty of misconduct and struck off by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Chandnee Gokhool, 50, was found to have repeatedly left the Dial House Nursing Home, Littlehampton, without a qualified nurse,
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Jackpot is perfect excuse to retire
A warehouse worker is taking early retirement after winning more than £102,000 at bingo. The 66-year-old from Southwick had planned to work for another year but has now decided to give up next month. The man, who asked not to be named, won the National
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Bollywood Brass Bandm Komedia, Brighton, Wednesday June 8
The Bollywood invasion continues to grow in popularity. If you fancied seeing Bollywood Nights in the West End but never got around to booking tickets, here's your chance to grab another piece of Bollywood action. The Bollywood Brass Band specialises
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Joy Zipper, Concorde 2, Brighton, Wednesday June 8
"Life and death and fear." That's what Joy Zipper's Tabitha Tindale says when asked what the band's music is all about. Phew! Take a step back, inhale, exhale, come in again. "A music writer said we're like a candy apple with a razor blade inside," she
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Critics Choice
this is brighton offers a critical view of what's hot for the coming week: Nizlopi at Ocean Rooms, Reuben at Concorde2 and Martin Grech at Pressure Point. Nizlopi, Ocean Rooms, Brighton, Wednesday June 8. Half These Songs Are About You is a great name
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A Hawk and a Hacksaw, The Freebutt, Brighton, Wednesday June 8
Jeremy Barnes used to be in Neutral Milk Hotel, a psychedelic rock band that released six albums throughout the Nineties. Neutral Milk Hotel are now in limbo, but Jeremy's band A Hawk And A Hacksaw continue their lofty ideals of musical experimentation
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Madama butterfly/La Traviata, Theatre Royal, Brighton, June 6 - 11
An innocent geisha girl falls for an American sailor and a Parisien courtesan is the victim of thwarted love in these two sumptuous operas performed by the Ukranian National Opera of Odessa. "The two operas are different in that the music is by two very
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The Treason Show: Birthday Special, Komedia, Brighton, June 9 - 11
Five years ago, almost to the day, Brightonbased funnyman Mark Brailsford got a bunch of his mates together and formed NewsRevue-Brighton. Influenced by London stage show NewsRevue, the gang performed a selection of topical, satirical sketches and songs
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Adur Festival Preview, June 4 - 19
The Adur festival is now in its 18th year and, with events ranging from big-name appearances to calligraphy exhibitions and sessions with the Blue Peter gardener, it offers as great a mix of crowdpullers and curios as its Brighton-based counterpart. The
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Alabama 3, Concorde 2, Brighton
It was an interesting coincidence that Bob Geldof chose the same day to announce plans for a new Live Aid as Alabama 3 did to breeze into Brighton. The huge concerts planned for July 2 will, we are told, highlight global trade injustices in a bid to beat
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Sin City
(Cert 18, 124mins) Starring Bruce Willis, Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke. Directed by Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller and guest director Quentin Tarantino Not a season goes by without the release of a comic book adaptation of some kind. The successes of X-Men
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Copy Eastbourne
All we hear is people saying a sewage works should be built somewhere to the east of Brighton but why not built one on Kemp Town's Dukes Mound? You could build a sewage works at road level then landscape over it, as has been done in a similar fashion
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Just Desserts, Devonshire Park theatre, Eastbourne
A brand new production of Marc Camoletti's follow-up to the hilarious Don't Dress For Dinner is playing in Eastbourne this week. Just Desserts was first presented in Paris in 1993 under its original title, Sexe Et Jalousie. This production marks its British
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Gate found open at murder scene
A side gate on to the patio where Billie-Jo Jenkins was murdered was closed when her foster father left to visit a DIY store but open when he returned, the Old Bailey heard. The evidence came from Sion Jenkins' daughter Lottie in a taped police interview
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Man denies sex attack on paramedics
A man has denied a deliberate sexual assault on a paramedic who was treating him in the back of an ambulance. Ian Vickers told a court he did not intentionally grab the female medic twice between the legs or make obscene comments to her. He has also denied
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Campaigners nab a stash of 100 BB guns
Three women have taken on the battle to ban dangerous ball bearing (BB) guns from their community. The mothers joined with police and trading standards officers to seize the biggest cache of the weapons in Brighton from a market. Although sale of the
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Julie's out to outrage as tale makes it to TV
If Mary Whitehouse were alive, her heart might not be able to take the strain. Next week a lesbian love story based on a novel by controversial Hove writer Julie Burchill will air on television. A tale of a relationship between two teenage girls which
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New PR system
The Lib Dems are not the only ones concerned about the monstrously unfair electoral system, which has returned a Labour majority with the votes of only one-fifth of the electorate. Those, such as John Hodgson (Letters, May 20), who oppose proportional
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Speedway: Eagles rely on the new order
Eastbourne Eagles are banking on the New Order as they go gunning for revenge in the biggest match of the season so far at Arlington Stadium tomorrow night. The Sussex club are aiming to ride to victory over Elite League champions and current table-toppers
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Cricket: Monty is back
Richard Montgomerie's rehabilitation continued at Swansea yesterday as the Sussex opener made his highest Championship score since 2003. He resumes today needing another 14 runs for what would be a cherished first Championship hundred since May 2003 as
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Football: Former Reds pair sign for Lewes
Former Crawley Town pair Mo Harkin and Sean Hankin are among five new signings announced by Lewes. The duo will be joined at the Dripping Pan next season by one-time France under-21 striker Jean-Michel Sigere, former Peterborough defender Dean Hooper
