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Row over poster campaign
A Falmer For All campaigner is facing prosecution over posters that criticise Lewes District Council leader Ann de Vecchi. Photographer Roz South has been told by police she is being investigated following a formal complaint of harassment by the council
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The Grand Inquisitor, Gardner Arts Centre, Falmer
Peter Brook's dramatisation of the Grand Inquisitor's speech to Christ - taken from Dostoevsky's novel The Brothers Karamazov - is set during the time of the Inquisition in 16th-Century Seville, when heretics were being burned alive at the stake. Christ
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Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
Last week, the winter blues in Brighton were banished with a sizzling production of Anything Goes. Now it is the turn of Eastbourne's residents to be cheered up with an equally heartwarming show. Realising he and his six brothers need a woman's touch
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Travellers lose legal challenge
A legal challenge by a group of eight travellers to their repeated eviction has ended in failure. The eight travellers had attacked a Crawley Borough Council policy said to have led to their families being evicted hundreds of times with still no official
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Row over poster campaign
A Falmer For All campaigner is facing prosecution over posters that criticise Lewes District Council leader Ann de Vecchi. Photographer Roz South has been told by police she is being investigated following a formal complaint of harassment by the council
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Letter: The mystery of Sixty Six Hotel
I have recently acquired an ashtray (pictured) which is quite old, I would say the turn of the century. Do any readers know where this hotel was or is? I am 63 and have never seen or heard of it. It looks like the London Road area near to Preston Park
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Tragic couple united in peace
A devoted husband died heartbroken after accidentally knocking over his wife and killing her. Dan Lewis, 87, from Grand Avenue, Worthing, had a brain haemorrhage and fell into a coma two days after Win, his wife of 58 years, died outside their retirement
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Cycling: Hutchinson storms to early victory
British time trial champion Michael Hutchinson, who recently signed for Sussex club In Gear, has won the first major event of the season. He stormed round a tough 25-mile course near Potters Bar in 59min.14sec to win the classic North Road Hardriders
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Cricket: Sussex hit by widening gulf
Chairman David Green today voiced his concern at the widening gulf in income between Test and non-Test match counties after Sussex posted record losses for the second year running. The county lost £631,366 in the year ending October 31, 2005, and Green
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Film will be net result of joint effort
An idependent production company is making movie history by producing a film entirely on the internet. An interactive website for Dogberry and Bob, a film following the farcical antics of two private detectives, will allow anyone with talent to write,
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New agency will help companies to deal with spiralling energy costs
A business support organisation is offering companies free utility bill audits to help them cope with spiralling energy costs. Sussex Enterprise's new Chamber Energy service helps members find the cheapest and best-suited utility provider for their business
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Bereaved mother wants £10K for nightclub service
A mother will find out today if her campaign to get a night bus reinstated has been successful. Cynthia Owen, 49, launched the Remember Hayley - Come Home Safe Campaign after her 22-year-old daughter was electrocuted after falling on a live rail line
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Housing scheme eyed up for build
Sixty new flats for elderly people could be built using millions of pounds of Government funding. Brighton and Hove City Council has been awarded £3.2 million to build more new homes and health services for older, vulnerable people. The council is one
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Argus sponsors water pump
The Argus has sponsored a water pump in Zimbabwe that will help save lives and keep children healthy. The Elephant pump is based on ancient Chinese technology and is made from local materials by local people. They are also trained to service it if it
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City leads the way in leafiness
Brighton and Hove has been officially listed as one of the leafiest cities in England. An independent report published today by the National Audit Office found people in the city enjoyed some of the best urban green space. In the report to Parliament,
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Historic homes to go
There will be a twinge of sadness from MP Norman Baker when these old cottages are demolished. For the Lewes MP used to live in one of the historic homes, which will be knocked down to make way for a new railway bridge. The Highways Agency is consulting
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The Mutts, Freebutt, Brighton
Heavy metal is back and better than ever before. Brighton band The Mutts rocked out at the Freebutt, wowing a small but appreciative audience with a sound mixing the best of Eighties heavy metal excess and up-to-the minute indie. Sexy lead singer Chris
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Letter: Hoping for equal pupil admission
One must be grateful to Ian Chisnall for setting out so clearly the background to the present controversy about the admission to secondary schools (Letters, February 14). Why it should be left to him rather than Brighton and Hove City Council, I don't
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Letter: Planning Committee's decision is a good one
I was very worried to read your criticism (The Argus, Febuary 7) of our elected representatives on the Planning Committee who decided nine to three to refuse consent for Brunswick Developments' proposal to build in the entrance to Brighton Marina. Fortunately
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Marathon effort for opera singer
An overweight opera-singing drag queen and a grandfather recovering from a life-threatening illness are an unlikely pair to train for a marathon. But George Ikediashi and Jerry Hodgson have taken up the challenge to run the London Marathon next month
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Talks to revive Tyson event
Boxing promoters are trying to resurrect a show scrapped because convicted rapist Mike Tyson was heading the event. Hove boxing coach Scott Welch, Tyson's security guard, and Lee Greenwood, of Greenwood Promotions, said they were in talks with Brighton
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Letter: Playing fair
Dorothy Stringer and Blatchington Mill are the most popular shools in the city. The Deputy Prime Minister recently commented the problem with good schools is everybody wants their children to go to them. To this end, an extremely vocal group of parents
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Doctor cleared of assault charges
A family doctor has been cleared of sexually assaulting 14 female patients who accused him of touching them inappropriately. Dr Rodney Tate, who was suspended from the Old Steine Surgery, Brighton, in August 2004, can now return to work after being acquitted
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Letter: Separate issue
Concerning your front page article (Argus, February 20): It is outrageous for Hove residents to be held to ransom over the re-development of the Brighton Centre and adjoining buildings because of a decision on the King Alfred complex. Brighton and Hove
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Girls caught snorting cocaine
Four teenage girls have been expelled from school for snorting cocaine before a lesson. The 14-year-olds were seen taking the Class A drug in a toilet cubicle. The pupils at the Holy Trinity School, in Gossops Green, near Crawley, were taken out of lessons
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Letter: No to high-rise
As Borough Planning Officer prior to my retirement in 1983, I welcome the proposal to redevelop the ageing Brighton Centre and Kingswest building, with a link to an extended Churchill Square (The Argus, February 20). However, I utterly deplore the argument
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Protesters slam 'overpolicing'
Protesters accused Sussex Police of "massive overpolicing" at a demonstration outside a factory which makes bomb release parts for fighter jets. More than 40 police vehicles, including vans, cars, motorbikes, CCTV and dog units, surrounded a few dozen
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Letter: Recalling Brighton's ice-tastic past
What fantastic news that Brighton is going to have a major ice arena again after 40 years. From 1935-1965, Brighton was famous the world over for producing home-grown ice skating champions such as John and Jennifer Nicks, and Dennis and Winnie Silverthorne
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Accused 'wanted to be Freddy Krueger'
A man accused of four murders told detectives he butchered ticket seller Marie Harding to be like his hero Freddy Krueger. After slashing the 73-year-old's throat near her home in Southwick, Daniel Gonzalez boasted in a chilling note how the killing was
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Letter: Football's future
Brian Beck (Letters, February 22) asks if there will be any jobs in having a football stadium at Falmer. How about a youth team made up of nearly 100 per cent local lads? This team and any future teams would be no more if Lewes Distric Council is successful
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Letter: On Selma's side
I am on the side of Selma Montford, secretary of the Brighton Society, against the cheap gibes of Simon Fanshawe (Letters, February 20). Mrs Montford has, for 30-odd years, been a passionate and expert advocate for preserving the best of the city's rich
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Letter: Overdue vaccine
As any vaccination takes around about two weeks to build up any antibodies, I find the lack of action by the Government regarding vaccinating domestic birds here very strange. By the time they get around to it, it will all be far too late, as avian flu
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Boxing: Welch slams decision to scrap Tyson show
Scott Welch has slammed Brighton and Hove City Council for pulling the plug on a show featuring Mike Tyson. The event, scheduled for the Brighton Centre later this month, was scrapped on Tuesday night following complaints from women's groups about the
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Letter: Double yellows tempt drivers to double park
I am writing to echo the concerns expressed by Fiona Wilding in yesterday's Argus (Letters, February 26). In the past few weeks, Brighton and Hove Council has seen fit to have double yellow lines painted at the junctions of the short streets between Ditchling
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Match report: Newcastle Youth 0 Albion Youth 0
Albion's heroic FA Youth Cup campaign came to an agonising end at St James' Park last night. Newcastle sneaked through to a two-legged semi-final against Manchester City via a penalty shoot out. The Seagulls led 2-0 when Joel Lynch and Joe Gatting both
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Stand Up And Drink!, Komedia, Brighton, Thursday, March 2
The smoking ban may have caused a stir among licensed premises but offering free cigarettes seems an unusually vehement form of opposition to the legislation. Guy Venables, though, has never been one to conform to the rules. Already infamous in Brighton
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Kaz must get tap-ins
Albion manager Mark McGhee wants more tap-ins from Colin Kazim-Richards to boost the battle against relegation. Kazim-Richards scored his sixth goal of the season in last Saturday's defeat at Crewe. He nodded Albion ahead from close range early on, a
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Gatwick up for a gong
A travel company has nominated Gatwick for an award as the best airport in Britain. Thomas Cook Airlines is hosting the TCXcellence Awards in Portugal and has nominated Gatwick, along with Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow airports for the Best Airport
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Wasteland could be made into safe track for teen motorbikers
Wasteland where teenagers can ride mini motorbikes is being sought in a bid to stop them turning to crime. Unruly youths who tear up strips of public land and pavements on motorbikes have been condemned by police. But volunteer project worker Gary Reyes
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Cash to help parents of sick children
A home away from home is to be created for families of youngsters being cared for at a children's hospital. Ronald McDonald Children's Charities (RMCC) is donating £878,450 for free accommodation for relatives of inpatients at the new Royal Alexandra
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Talk about an escape!
A schoolgirl who had to escape through militia blockades while visiting tsunami-hit Sri Lanka is giving a talk on her experience. Rhiannon Stuart-Jones and her journalist father Nick, from Steyning, were trapped in Battacaloa last November after the rebel
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Albion centre set to open
An expanded study and learning centre will be opened at Brighton and Hove Albion's Withdean Stadium tomorrow. Among those attending the opening will be David Lepper, Labour and Co-operative MP for Brighton Pavilion. Mr Lepper said: "At the end of last
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MP joins campaign to honour last veteran
A campaign is gathering pace for the final First World War veteran to be honoured with a state funeral normally reserved for monarchs. Eastbourne Tory MP Nigel Waterson is the latest name to be added to a Commons Motion backing the idea. Mr Waterson's
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The Paddingtons, Concorde 2, Brighton
At the end of this gig, guitarist Josh Hubbard and lead singer Tom Atkin dived into the crowd as if they were jumping into a pool for a nice, relaxing swim. They had earned it. Another hard-working gig from the Paddingtons, including support from up-and-coming
