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More firms report increase in sales
THE number of UK small firms reporting an increase in sales has risen for the first time in over a year. The latest NatWest Small Business Research Trust Quarterly Survey of Small Business in Britain revealed that, in spite of the difficult economic outlook
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OPEN DAY CANCELLED DUE TO DELAYS AT LEISURE CENTRE
CONTRACTORS racing to finish a £13.5 million leisure centre cancelled a staff open day at the weekend - and forgot to tell their staff. The state-of-the-art Triangle Leisure Centre at Burgess Hill is due to be opened by the Queen on Friday. But bosses
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Albion stop the rot
SOMETIMES you have to be thankful for small mercies. A workmanlike point against the team next-to-bottom of the Football League is hardly a triumph. But a revamped Albion managed to stop the rot after six straight defeats. More importantly they stemmed
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Vicar hopping mad over theft of Mary
THIEVES caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage when they stole an irreplaceable piece of a church's history. Father John Lloyd-James is furious with burglars who broke into St Mary's church in the centre of Kemp Town, Brighton, and made off with a
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SALLY'S BABY ISN'T MINE, SAYS DR DUNCAN
AID worker Sally Becker's baby was conceived with the help of a sperm donor. The Argus exclusively revealed last week how Sally and her partner Doctor Duncan Stewart had split up. Today, Dr Stewart has spoken for the first time about their break and has
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More firms report increase in sales
THE number of UK small firms reporting an increase in sales has risen for the first time in over a year. The latest NatWest Small Business Research Trust Quarterly Survey of Small Business in Britain revealed that, in spite of the difficult economic outlook
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A BYRD'S EYE VIEW
CLAIRE BYRD WHY, in an age when we can build luxury cars as cosy as a living room, has nobody invented a comfortable bike seat? It's a question that has been troubling me, and my behind, for several days now. To an extent it's my own fault. Maybe it was
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OPEN DAY CANCELLED DUE TO DELAYS AT LEISURE CENTRE
CONTRACTORS racing to finish a £13.5 million leisure centre cancelled a staff open day at the weekend - and forgot to tell their staff. The state-of-the-art Triangle Leisure Centre at Burgess Hill is due to be opened by the Queen on Friday. But bosses
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Wood praises the new boys
ALBION boss Jeff Wood has praised his hat-trick of new signings for halting the Seagulls' losing run. Keith McPherson, Phil King and Lee Doherty all made their debuts in Saturday's 0-0 draw at relegation-haunted Hartlepool. Wood was satisfied with Albion's
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DISABLED MAN SAVES HIS MUM IN BLAZE
ADISABLED man has rescued his mother from their blazing home. Michael Owen, 52, was cooking chips for lunch at the house in Roundstone Crescent, East Preston, when he had an epileptic fit. He said: "I went into the sitting room to take my medication but
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A BYRD'S EYE VIEW
CLAIRE BYRD WHY, in an age when we can build luxury cars as cosy as a living room, has nobody invented a comfortable bike seat? It's a question that has been troubling me, and my behind, for several days now. To an extent it's my own fault. Maybe it was
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BID TO BREAK THE BOTTLENECKS
WORK starts today to try to end horrific traffic jams around Brighton Station. And in a separate bid to end transport problems, Railtrack is to spend £150 million improving journey times on the London to Brighton line. There have been huge tailbacks around
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Wood praises the new boys
ALBION boss Jeff Wood has praised his hat-trick of new signings for halting the Seagulls' losing run. Keith McPherson, Phil King and Lee Doherty all made their debuts in Saturday's 0-0 draw at relegation-haunted Hartlepool. Wood was satisfied with Albion's
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DISABLED MAN SAVES HIS MUM IN BLAZE
ADISABLED man has rescued his mother from their blazing home. Michael Owen, 52, was cooking chips for lunch at the house in Roundstone Crescent, East Preston, when he had an epileptic fit. He said: "I went into the sitting room to take my medication but
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KEEPING A VICTORIAN LANDMARK ON TRACK
A £6.5 million scheme to restore a distinctive landmark is nearing the end of the line. Craftsmen are about to begin the final stage of renovation work on the spectacular Ouse Valley railway viaduct at Balcombe, near Haywards Heath. Project manager Mark
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HEART ATTACK BUILDER BILLED FOR HIS PAINS
BOSS VOWS TO FIGHT INSURANCE COMPANY FOR MONEY A BUILDER who suffered a heart attack in Tenerife has returned home vowing to fight an insurance company that refused to pay for his treatment. Eddie Ashmore's dream holiday became a nightmare when he suffered
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Protest breaches Duke's estate
AROUND 40 right to roam campaigners scaled a wall blocking a former entrance to the Duke of Norfolk's Arundel estate. They chose yesterday, the first day of spring, to challenge the Duke to reopen the entrance at the northern end of his 1,100-acre park
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CAMPAIGNERS STEP UP SCHOOL YEAR BATTLE
A PARENTS' campaign to fight changes in school term times has been stepped up. Agroup at St Margaret's School in Lewes Road, Ditchling, near Lewes, is targeting every parent-teacher group in East Sussex over the issue. Campaigners claim county education
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BID TO BREAK THE BOTTLENECKS
WORK starts today to try to end horrific traffic jams around Brighton Station. And in a separate bid to end transport problems, Railtrack is to spend £150 million improving journey times on the London to Brighton line. There have been huge tailbacks around
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Albion stop the rot
SOMETIMES you have to be thankful for small mercies. A workmanlike point against the team next-to-bottom of the Football League is hardly a triumph. But a revamped Albion managed to stop the rot after six straight defeats. More importantly they stemmed
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Vicar hopping mad over theft of Mary
THIEVES caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage when they stole an irreplaceable piece of a church's history. Father John Lloyd-James is furious with burglars who broke into St Mary's church in the centre of Kemp Town, Brighton, and made off with a
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KEEPING A VICTORIAN LANDMARK ON TRACK
A £6.5 million scheme to restore a distinctive landmark is nearing the end of the line. Craftsmen are about to begin the final stage of renovation work on the spectacular Ouse Valley railway viaduct at Balcombe, near Haywards Heath. Project manager Mark
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HEART ATTACK BUILDER BILLED FOR HIS PAINS
BOSS VOWS TO FIGHT INSURANCE COMPANY FOR MONEY A BUILDER who suffered a heart attack in Tenerife has returned home vowing to fight an insurance company that refused to pay for his treatment. Eddie Ashmore's dream holiday became a nightmare when he suffered
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Protest breaches Duke's estate
AROUND 40 right to roam campaigners scaled a wall blocking a former entrance to the Duke of Norfolk's Arundel estate. They chose yesterday, the first day of spring, to challenge the Duke to reopen the entrance at the northern end of his 1,100-acre park
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SALLY'S BABY ISN'T MINE, SAYS DR DUNCAN
AID worker Sally Becker's baby was conceived with the help of a sperm donor. The Argus exclusively revealed last week how Sally and her partner Doctor Duncan Stewart had split up. Today, Dr Stewart has spoken for the first time about their break and has
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CAMPAIGNERS STEP UP SCHOOL YEAR BATTLE
A PARENTS' campaign to fight changes in school term times has been stepped up. Agroup at St Margaret's School in Lewes Road, Ditchling, near Lewes, is targeting every parent-teacher group in East Sussex over the issue. Campaigners claim county education
