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GOING IS TOUGH WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN
A FALL in profits at industrial gases company BOC paints a bleak picture of the state of manufacturing in the UK. BOC, which owns the Edwards High Vacuum plants at Shoreham, Eastbourne, Burgess Hill and Crawley, turned in a profit of £84.9 million for
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PROTESTERS LOSE FIGHT OVER RUGBY CLUBHOUSE
OPPONENTS have lost their battle to stop a rugby clubhouse being built on a recreation ground. They were given hope last month when Brighton and Hove's environment committee opposed the scheme. But the powerful policy and resources committee last night
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ADAM TRIMINGHAM
OF all the great writers who lived in Sussex, none is more indelibly associated with the county than Rudyard Kipling, who spent the greater part of his life here. Kipling achieved hero status equal to that of any pop star when he came to live at Rottingdean
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Albion draw at the Den
Albion 0, Millwall 0. SEAGULLS boss Jeff Wood may have had plenty to talk about in the coaches' office with Steve Gritt, but it certainly will not have included this turgid Avon Insurance combination clash at the Den. The game was relocated to Millwall
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Sussex show a big loss
SUSSEX today reported a record loss of £193,070 despite a big increase in its handout from the ECB. Chairman Don Trangmar admitted the county's financial performance last year was "less than satisfactory," but believes they can return a profit in 1999
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Davies set to join Albion
NEW Albion boss Jeff Wood is poised to make his first signing. Bradford City forward Lawrence Davies is joining the Seagulls today for the rest of the season on a free transfer, subject to a medical. The 21-year-old former Welsh youth international will
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SCOURGE OF A TOWN
FEBRUARY and March are traditionally the worst months for car crime in Brighton. No one knows why. Last year the number of thefts of or from cars climbed to just under 600 during the two months but dropped to just over 300 in July and August. It costs
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JAIL WARNING FOR MAN OVER CALL GIRLS' CARDS
A MAN has been warned he faces prison if he is caught putting prostitutes' cards in phone boxes again. Brighton and Hove Council has been granted an injunction against 63-year-old Malcolm Roe. Brighton County Court heard Roe, of Brunswick Terrace, Hove
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LET US ENTERTAIN YOU AT TEATIME
YOUR Argus is getting bigger and better. Fromonday there will be a new four-page TV and leisure section every day. We've redesigned our TV pages to make them brighter and easier to use. Following TV, you will find our new Teatime section with two pages
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ADAM TRIMINGHAM
OF all the great writers who lived in Sussex, none is more indelibly associated with the county than Rudyard Kipling, who spent the greater part of his life here. Kipling achieved hero status equal to that of any pop star when he came to live at Rottingdean
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Sussex show a big loss
SUSSEX today reported a record loss of £193,070 despite a big increase in its handout from the ECB. Chairman Don Trangmar admitted the county's financial performance last year was "less than satisfactory," but believes they can return a profit in 1999
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SCOURGE OF A TOWN
FEBRUARY and March are traditionally the worst months for car crime in Brighton. No one knows why. Last year the number of thefts of or from cars climbed to just under 600 during the two months but dropped to just over 300 in July and August. It costs
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SCHOOL CLOSED BY MENINGITIS
THREE HUNDRED children were sent home from school today after a five-year-old boy fell ill with meningitis. St Mark's C of E Primary, in Brighton, decided to closeafter being alerted by the boy's father early this morning. The closure came as a Sussex
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REVEALED: THE TRUTH BEHIND ALBION TV FILM
THE Argus can today reveal the truth behind the BBC documentary that outraged Albion fans. The programme, broadcast as part of BBC2's Southern Eye series, focused on the Seagulls' battle to play their home matches at Withdean. The film, The Battle of
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KILLER IS STILL AT LARGE
A DOUBLE murderer who strangled his defenceless victims and burned them in their homes has still not been caught a year after the killings. The bodies of Clare Letchford, 40, and Beryl O'Connor, 75, were both found in their flats in Hastings, which are
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KERBSIDE WAR ON SELFISH DRIVERS
SELFISH parkers face being fined under a police crackdown in Haywards Heath. Officers have been ordered to scour the town in search of the inconsiderate drivers after a welter of complaints by residents provoked by bad parking. Haywards Heath is the third
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TOWN WILL SEEK A FIVER ON THE TAX
HOMEOWNERS in Worthing face a 6.7 per cent increase in their council tax this year. It will increase the bill for average Band D properties from £112 to £117. Today councillors blamed the rise on the Government, which slashed grants to the borough last
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SCHOOL CLOSED BY MENINGITIS
THREE HUNDRED children were sent home from school today after a five-year-old boy fell ill with meningitis. St Mark's C of E Primary, in Brighton, decided to closeafter being alerted by the boy's father early this morning. The closure came as a Sussex
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REVEALED: THE TRUTH BEHIND ALBION TV FILM
THE Argus can today reveal the truth behind the BBC documentary that outraged Albion fans. The programme, broadcast as part of BBC2's Southern Eye series, focused on the Seagulls' battle to play their home matches at Withdean. The film, The Battle of
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KILLER IS STILL AT LARGE
A DOUBLE murderer who strangled his defenceless victims and burned them in their homes has still not been caught a year after the killings. The bodies of Clare Letchford, 40, and Beryl O'Connor, 75, were both found in their flats in Hastings, which are
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GOING IS TOUGH WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN
A FALL in profits at industrial gases company BOC paints a bleak picture of the state of manufacturing in the UK. BOC, which owns the Edwards High Vacuum plants at Shoreham, Eastbourne, Burgess Hill and Crawley, turned in a profit of £84.9 million for
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KERBSIDE WAR ON SELFISH DRIVERS
SELFISH parkers face being fined under a police crackdown in Haywards Heath. Officers have been ordered to scour the town in search of the inconsiderate drivers after a welter of complaints by residents provoked by bad parking. Haywards Heath is the third
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PROTESTERS LOSE FIGHT OVER RUGBY CLUBHOUSE
OPPONENTS have lost their battle to stop a rugby clubhouse being built on a recreation ground. They were given hope last month when Brighton and Hove's environment committee opposed the scheme. But the powerful policy and resources committee last night
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Albion draw at the Den
Albion 0, Millwall 0. SEAGULLS boss Jeff Wood may have had plenty to talk about in the coaches' office with Steve Gritt, but it certainly will not have included this turgid Avon Insurance combination clash at the Den. The game was relocated to Millwall
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Davies set to join Albion
NEW Albion boss Jeff Wood is poised to make his first signing. Bradford City forward Lawrence Davies is joining the Seagulls today for the rest of the season on a free transfer, subject to a medical. The 21-year-old former Welsh youth international will
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TOWN WILL SEEK A FIVER ON THE TAX
HOMEOWNERS in Worthing face a 6.7 per cent increase in their council tax this year. It will increase the bill for average Band D properties from £112 to £117. Today councillors blamed the rise on the Government, which slashed grants to the borough last
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JAIL WARNING FOR MAN OVER CALL GIRLS' CARDS
A MAN has been warned he faces prison if he is caught putting prostitutes' cards in phone boxes again. Brighton and Hove Council has been granted an injunction against 63-year-old Malcolm Roe. Brighton County Court heard Roe, of Brunswick Terrace, Hove
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LET US ENTERTAIN YOU AT TEATIME
YOUR Argus is getting bigger and better. Fromonday there will be a new four-page TV and leisure section every day. We've redesigned our TV pages to make them brighter and easier to use. Following TV, you will find our new Teatime section with two pages
