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TAKEOVER OF THE STAKIS EMPIRE
LEISURE group Ladbroke today announced it had struck an agreed takeover offer for the Stakis hotels group. The offer values Stakis, which owns the Metropole and Bedford Hotels in Brighton as well as the Arundel Hotel in West Sussex, at £1.16 billion,
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BYRD'S EYE VIEW - CLAIRE BYRD
IT was supposed to be an entrance to remember - it was certainly one I'll never forget. Just five hours before a friend's house-warming party the phone rang with news that sent a shiver down my spine: fancy dress was no longer optional and I was going
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TRAGEDY OF £4M LOTTERY WINNER
A LOTTERY winner was today grieving over the death of his wife exactly a year after they hit the jackpot. Heartbroken Alec Bain told the Argus: "I would give up all the money to have her back." Jill Bain, 57, died peacefully at home after suffering from
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CASH RECOGNITION FOR THE DEVOTED CARERS
THE Government today awarded £5 million to carers who look after the sick, old and disabled in Sussex. The money will be split between West Sussex (£2,295,000), East Sussex (£1,734,000) and Brighton and Hove (£904,000). It is part of a £140 million nationwide
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A black day for our green fields
WEST Sussex County Council has fought a long and bitter legal battle against the Government. It has been ordered to find sites for nearly 13,000 new homes over the next 12 years, in addition to those it had already planned for. Reporter NIGEL GALLOWAY
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FACTORY ACCUSED OF POISONING THE AIR
CANCER-CAUSING chemicals are being pumped into the air from a Sussex factory, environment campaigners claimed today. Drugs company SmithKline Beecham in Worthing has been named as the eighth-worst polluter in London and the South East in a report by Friends
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TRAGEDY OF £4M LOTTERY WINNER
A LOTTERY winner was today grieving over the death of his wife exactly a year after they hit the jackpot. Heartbroken Alec Bain told the Argus: "I would give up all the money to have her back." Jill Bain, 57, died peacefully at home after suffering from
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Storer faces fitness fight
STUART Storer faces a fight to be fit for Albion's home match against his old club Exeter on Saturday. The Seagulls stalwart missed Friday night's 2-2 draw at Swansea with a groin injury sustained in training. "I just went to pass the ball when I felt
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TAKEOVER OF THE STAKIS EMPIRE
LEISURE group Ladbroke today announced it had struck an agreed takeover offer for the Stakis hotels group. The offer values Stakis, which owns the Metropole and Bedford Hotels in Brighton as well as the Arundel Hotel in West Sussex, at £1.16 billion,
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SHOOTING CLUB AIMS TO BLANK THE QUEEN
A RIFLE club made homeless by the opening of a £13.5 million leisure centre is to snub the Queen's visit to Burgess Hill. Members of the Burgess Hill Target Shooting Club are angry they have not been given shooting facilities to use at the new Triangle
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A black day for our green fields
WEST Sussex County Council has fought a long and bitter legal battle against the Government. It has been ordered to find sites for nearly 13,000 new homes over the next 12 years, in addition to those it had already planned for. Reporter NIGEL GALLOWAY
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Classy Bridges score eight
PAUL Green hit a hat-trick to help Three Bridges go top of the Unijet County League division two as they crushed title rivals Mile Oak. Bridges showed that they are equipped to make the jump to a higher level next season. Joint boss Keith Cook was full
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Storer faces fitness fight
STUART Storer faces a fight to be fit for Albion's home match against his old club Exeter on Saturday. The Seagulls stalwart missed Friday night's 2-2 draw at Swansea with a groin injury sustained in training. "I just went to pass the ball when I felt
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VILLAGE SPEED LIMITS CUT IN SAFETY DRIVE
NINE village roads in West Sussex will have their speed limits cut in a new bid to reduce accidents. They were chosen from a shortlist of 80 locations after experts looked at the potential for serious accidents. The impact of the new speed limits will
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TRAGEDY OF £4M LOTTERY WINNER
A LOTTERY winner was today grieving over the death of his wife exactly a year after they hit the jackpot. Heartbroken Alec Bain told the Argus: "I would give up all the money to have her back." Jill Bain, 57, died peacefully at home after suffering from
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JURY CLEARS PENSIONER OF KNIFE KILLING
CROWBOROUGH pensioner Eileen Smith has been cleared of murdering her lover in a drunken row. Miss Smith, 62, allegedly knifed 49-year-old Peter Mabbut through the heart at their home in Hookswood Close last May. But a jury found her not guilty of murder
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SHOOTING CLUB AIMS TO BLANK THE QUEEN
A RIFLE club made homeless by the opening of a £13.5 million leisure centre is to snub the Queen's visit to Burgess Hill. Members of the Burgess Hill Target Shooting Club are angry they have not been given shooting facilities to use at the new Triangle
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A black day for our green fields
WEST Sussex County Council has fought a long and bitter legal battle against the Government. It has been ordered to find sites for nearly 13,000 new homes over the next 12 years, in addition to those it had already planned for. Reporter NIGEL GALLOWAY
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MASSIVE BILL FOR THE PAINT VANDALS' SPREE
SHOP owners and the council face bills of thousands of pounds after one of Brighton's worst weekends for vandalism. Armed with spray paints, graffiti "artists" daubed walls and windows in The Lanes, Middle Street and Southover Street areas. At The Level
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Classy Bridges score eight
PAUL Green hit a hat-trick to help Three Bridges go top of the Unijet County League division two as they crushed title rivals Mile Oak. Bridges showed that they are equipped to make the jump to a higher level next season. Joint boss Keith Cook was full
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Storer faces fitness fight
STUART Storer faces a fight to be fit for Albion's home match against his old club Exeter on Saturday. The Seagulls stalwart missed Friday night's 2-2 draw at Swansea with a groin injury sustained in training. "I just went to pass the ball when I felt
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VILLAGE SPEED LIMITS CUT IN SAFETY DRIVE
NINE village roads in West Sussex will have their speed limits cut in a new bid to reduce accidents. They were chosen from a shortlist of 80 locations after experts looked at the potential for serious accidents. The impact of the new speed limits will
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BRIGHTON STILL ROCKS FOR AN ELDER STATESMAN
The film industry has paid tribute to British cinema's elder statesman in the town that made his name. Lord Attenborough returned to Brighton as guest of honour at an Argus-sponsored celebrity bash to celebrate his career. He watched a special screening
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JURY CLEARS PENSIONER OF KNIFE KILLING
CROWBOROUGH pensioner Eileen Smith has been cleared of murdering her lover in a drunken row. Miss Smith, 62, allegedly knifed 49-year-old Peter Mabbut through the heart at their home in Hookswood Close last May. But a jury found her not guilty of murder
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BYRD'S EYE VIEW - CLAIRE BYRD
IT was supposed to be an entrance to remember - it was certainly one I'll never forget. Just five hours before a friend's house-warming party the phone rang with news that sent a shiver down my spine: fancy dress was no longer optional and I was going
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TRAGEDY OF £4M LOTTERY WINNER
A LOTTERY winner was today grieving over the death of his wife exactly a year after they hit the jackpot. Heartbroken Alec Bain told the Argus: "I would give up all the money to have her back." Jill Bain, 57, died peacefully at home after suffering from
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MASSIVE BILL FOR THE PAINT VANDALS' SPREE
SHOP owners and the council face bills of thousands of pounds after one of Brighton's worst weekends for vandalism. Armed with spray paints, graffiti "artists" daubed walls and windows in The Lanes, Middle Street and Southover Street areas. At The Level
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CASH RECOGNITION FOR THE DEVOTED CARERS
THE Government today awarded £5 million to carers who look after the sick, old and disabled in Sussex. The money will be split between West Sussex (£2,295,000), East Sussex (£1,734,000) and Brighton and Hove (£904,000). It is part of a £140 million nationwide
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A black day for our green fields
WEST Sussex County Council has fought a long and bitter legal battle against the Government. It has been ordered to find sites for nearly 13,000 new homes over the next 12 years, in addition to those it had already planned for. Reporter NIGEL GALLOWAY
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BRIGHTON STILL ROCKS FOR AN ELDER STATESMAN
The film industry has paid tribute to British cinema's elder statesman in the town that made his name. Lord Attenborough returned to Brighton as guest of honour at an Argus-sponsored celebrity bash to celebrate his career. He watched a special screening
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FACTORY ACCUSED OF POISONING THE AIR
CANCER-CAUSING chemicals are being pumped into the air from a Sussex factory, environment campaigners claimed today. Drugs company SmithKline Beecham in Worthing has been named as the eighth-worst polluter in London and the South East in a report by Friends
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Storer faces fitness fight
STUART Storer faces a fight to be fit for Albion's home match against his old club Exeter on Saturday. The Seagulls stalwart missed Friday night's 2-2 draw at Swansea with a groin injury sustained in training. "I just went to pass the ball when I felt
