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Letter: Paid in, taxed out
After its recent rise, my council tax per month is exactly one week's pension. Having no private pension, I have to live for four weeks on three weeks'-worth of pension. Thank you Mr Blair. I reckon MPs would soon alter the situation if they lost a week's
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Dracula, Theatre Royal, Brighton, until Saturday,
The severed heads and bloodsoaked fingers and fangs in this modern-day Dracula gave the audience a laugh but made the character comic, not fiendish. This ultra-modern adaptation by Bryony Lavery is far removed from the original horror story, despite the
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House Guest, Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, until Sat
It is a joy to go to the theatre and see a wellwritten, well-acted thriller with a beginning, middle and a twist at the end. House Guest is the second offering in the Newpalm Murder Mystery series at Eastbourne's Devonshire Park Theatre. Michael Rooney's
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New plan to change round window
Plans to remove a controversial round window have been submitted. Boutique owner Ali Mughal caused a storm when she replaced the square front window in her Brighton shop with a round one. Her clothes shop, Acacia, is in Gloucester Road, in the middle
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Fast drug treatment saving heart victims
Heart attack patients are getting life-saving drugs at hospitals more quickly. Figures released by the Department of Health revealed almost every hospital in the county makes sure at least three-quarters of patients are given a clot-busting drug within
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Police strip villains of £1m
Almost £1 million was stripped from Sussex villains in the last year to ensure they cannot live the high life when they get out of jail. Part of the cash has been used to hire financial investigators to deprive criminals of even more money in the future
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Letters: Religion is not out of bounds
Your report (The Argus, June 10) said "even atheists" will be protected if the Government's incitement to religious hatred Bill becomes law. As an atheist, I do not want my views protected by law. Neither do I expect them to be. The real purpose of the
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999 call from inside fridge
A man used his mobile phone to save his life when he was trapped in a walk-in fridge. Myron Eells, 18, was wearing only a thin T-shirt when he got locked into the fridge at the Highdown Hotel and Restaurant in Littlehampton Road, Worthing. Mr Eells, who
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Residents rally against waste site
Campaigners against a waste transfer station have rallied more than 2,200 people to write letters of objection and have been granted a meeting with officials. Parents Sandra Staufer and Melanie White, who founded the Dump the Dump campaign against a £10
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Letter: What do we pay our council tax for?
The traumas and aggravation we residents in Devonshire Place are enduring are an on-going saga. The members of Brighton and Hove City Council responsible for street permit decisions have made life unbearable for all of us with their unthinking actions
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Letter: Bin the bags
During the past two weeks, I have walked from Elm Grove to Brighton Pier on my way to a first aid course in Hove and have been appalled by the state of the streets. There were black bags of rubbish, some had been opened and there was food and all sorts
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Letter: It's a mistake
Closing the Princess Royal accident and emergency department to major trauma is a mistake. As a sister in A&E for 20 years, I can assure readers many patients will not survive the journey to Brighton's A&E department. If a good friend of mine
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Cricket: Prior's moving on up
Matt Prior made the most of his promotion up the Sussex order by scoring his first Championship hundred since last August. Prior illuminated a rain-affected first day at Arundel by making 103 against Nottinghamshire after opening the innings because Ian
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Circket: Sussex cash in on Twenty20
Sussex are hoping to cash in on the success of Twenty20 cricket by launching their own floodlit competition. Talks between the four clubs with permanent lights - Sussex, Derbyshire, Essex and Glamorgan - have already taken place and they hope to get ECB
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Exion won't be empty for much longer
It has stood empty for 1,419 days. But Exion 27, a modern glass-and-steel building in Hollingbury, Brighton, could at last be about to fulfil its destiny as a high-tech business centre. Business leaders were confident the imposing structure would attract
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Postman wins Iraq medal
A postman has been honoured for his work with the Territorial Army in Iraq. Sergeant Tony Back, of Sandhurst Avenue, Woodingdean, has been presented with an Iraq medal with clasp in recognition of his tour of duty in 2002. The 47-year-old also received
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£2,000 for man struck by baton
A man who was struck by a baton when he was arrested as a 15-year-old has won £2,000 compensation from the police. John Whelan, who is now 22, took legal against against Sussex Police claiming he was mistreated when he was arrested seven years ago. He
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Triumph for young engineer
A pupil at a prestigious boarding school has won an engineering scholarship to help her study for A-levels. Shirley Wang, 17, who attends Roedean School for girls, was awarded an Arkwright Scholarship, which means she will get £250 a year to buy books
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Letter: Wheel off whingers
Why haven't we already seen the large wheelie bins rolled out right across the city centre? Please city councillors, stop listening to the nimby-namby-pamby, never-happy-whatever-you-do brigade and get the project finalised. And for goodness sake, couldn't
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Letter: Sticky solution
We are tackling the problem of discarded gum from the wrong end. It is a litter and hygiene problem. Couldn't the public and authorities pressure its manufacturers to produce two-tier gum packages, which dispense gum but which also contain a gum disposal
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Worrying results in NHS staff survey
Up to a third of NHS staff in Sussex would not want to be treated in their own hospitals, a survey has shown. The national survey by the Healthcare Commission asked health workers if they agreed with the statement: "As a patient, I would be happy to have
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Train-home ban for big bike ride
Cyclists are threatening to boycott the London to Brighton bike ride this Sunday because they will not be allowed on trains with their bikes. Southern and Thameslink say trains cannot carry the thousands of riders travelling to London from Sussex for
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Letter: Opposing this A27 upgrade is reckless
I was shocked and dismayed to read the article featuring an attack by the A27 Action Group on plans to improve the road structure to the A27 around the Beddingham level crossing near Lewes (The Argus, June 7). The main reason for these improvements to
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Letter: Fare's fair, give pensioners dual passes
The comments by Peter Bailey (Letters, June 2) about the Brighton and Shoreham Tramway Company reminded me of when the first motor-trains ran. The railway company kept the fares down to compete with local bus companies, especially along coastal town routes
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100 ill after family fun day
More than 100 people, many of them children, fell violently ill following a firm's family fun day. Families who attended the buffet and barbecue party were struck down with a mystery diarrhoea and vomiting bug next day. Health officials have launched
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Letter: Legal equals
I was incensed by the suggestion public-sector workers, including nurses, paramedics and fire-fighters, should get special protection under criminal law (The Argus, June 7). While I agree these workers should receive maximum protection from assaults,
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Customs officer helped smuggle cocaine
A Gatwick Customs officer enjoyed a lavish lifestyle by helping a drugs gang smuggle in cocaine, a court heard. Richard Riley allowed couriers carrying drugs worth millions of pounds to walk through the airport knowing they would not be searched. They
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Letter: Stop this waste
Under the headline "Stop this robbery" (Letters, June 8), Ruth Arundell wrote, "council housing was self-financing until Mrs Thatcher began robbing it". Ms Arundell is obviously living in cloud-cuckoo-land. Council housing is not the panacea she thinks
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Letter: Thieves even visit lovely places like Falmer Pond
I am 73 years old and recently took my friend's dog to Falmer Pond for a walk. After walking around the pond, instead of going straight back to my car and then home, I sat about ten feet from it. I heard a funny click-bang, looked round at my vehicle
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Tennis: Mauresmo in state of shock
Amelie Mauresmo yesterday became the victim of one of the biggest shocks at Eastbourne tennis in 25 years. Mauresmo became the first top seed to lose to a qualifier in her opening match at the Devonshire Park event since 1980 when surrendering 6-4, 6-
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Directory published
More than 6,000 homes across east Brighton have received a copy of a new directory of local businesses. The booklet, produced by the eb4U regeneration agency, is now in its second year and features 160 entrepreneurs. Its aim is to raise awareness of the
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Setting a safety example
Construction company Bluestone has won an award for safety. The firm, which has offices in Preston Road, Brighton, won a Silver award at the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2005. South-East regional managing director Rob Leitch received the
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Chef's joy over restored sight
A chef's eyesight has been restored after a three-year battle for pioneering treatment. Adrian Patrick, 32, of The Cloisters, Newhaven, had been denied Infliximab to correct a condition called bilateral intermediate uveitis because of concerns about its
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Outrage as trees burn to clear woodland site
A developer has provoked outrage by burning down dozens of trees, causing flames up to 40ft high and prompting several calls to the emergency services. Glenbeigh Limited bought woodland at the end of Dolphin Road, Shoreham, with the intention of building
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Concern at recycling restriction
Householders and business leaders have told a waste manager they are disappointed many everyday items cannot be recycled under a new scheme. Tim Moore, manager at Cityclean, Brighton and Hove City Council"s waste disposal service, spoke to North Laine
