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AS the British Franchise Exhibition opens this week, the sector is demonstrating strong growth despi
Annual franchise turnover in the UK has risen by six per cent to £7.4 billion, according to the 1999 NatWest/British Franchise Association survey. When soft drinks franchises, motor distribution partnerships, petrol retailing and tenanted pubs are included
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CLAIRE BYRD
THERE'S nothing like a few shared memories to get everyone talking. Iwas among the hundreds who toured Brighton's Dome on Saturday at the launch of the appeal to raise the final £1 million for its major revamp. It was the last chance most people will
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SPILL SHUTS OPS THEATRE
A HOSPITAL operating theatre had to be evacuated after a dangerous chemical spill. Surgeons at the Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath, were forced to treat patients in other theatres in the hospital. The spill closed the theatre for almost three
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Adams rules with iron rod
MICKEY Adams will rule Albion with a rod of iron. That is the inside information from Seagulls goalkeeper Mark Walton on the man who is expected to be named the new manager. Walton's career was resurrected by Adams when he was in charge at Fulham. The
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Adams in by next week?
ALBION chairman Dick Knight hopes to clinch the appointment of Mickey Adams as manager in time for Tuesday's home game against Shrewsbury. Nottingham Forest are not expected to stand in the way of their reserve team coach and Knight is aiming to wrap
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LIFTING THE LID ON THE WEALTHY
SOME of the richest people in Britain live in Sussex or have strong ties with the county, according to two new reports. Heading the Sussex millionaires are the Sainsbury family, who are second on the Sunday Times Rich List of the nation's wealthiest citizens
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GEOFF SAVES WOMAN FROM A 100ft JUMP
MUSICIAN Geoff Smith has been hailed a hero for saving the life of a woman threatening to jump from 100ft cliffs. Mr Smith spent more than 90 minutes befriending the distressed woman before grabbing her and pulling her from the edge. Police have praised
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DOWN, DOWN, DEEPER AND DOWN THE PUB
THEY are used to playing to thousands of people in some of the world's biggest venues. But last night rock superstars Status Quo entertained just 200 people in a Hove pub. The band, who have scored more than 50 chart hits, played at The Brunswick, Holland
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NIGHTCLUB IS GIVEN THE CHOP
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to include a nightclub as part of the £30 million redevelopment of Hove's King Alfred Leisure Centre has been dropped. The switch by planners was today given a cautious welcome by residents who who feared it would cause late-night
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POLICE IN CAR ARSON BLITZ
A THREE-DAY police crackdown aimed at ending a spate of arson attacks on cars resulted in 17 arrests over the weekend. Officers say Operation Ovation struck at the heart of a ring of offenders in Hastings. So far this year, 231 cars have been stolen in
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AS the British Franchise Exhibition opens this week, the sector is demonstrating strong growth despi
Annual franchise turnover in the UK has risen by six per cent to £7.4 billion, according to the 1999 NatWest/British Franchise Association survey. When soft drinks franchises, motor distribution partnerships, petrol retailing and tenanted pubs are included
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SPILL SHUTS OPS THEATRE
A HOSPITAL operating theatre had to be evacuated after a dangerous chemical spill. Surgeons at the Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath, were forced to treat patients in other theatres in the hospital. The spill closed the theatre for almost three
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Adams rules with iron rod
MICKEY Adams will rule Albion with a rod of iron. That is the inside information from Seagulls goalkeeper Mark Walton on the man who is expected to be named the new manager. Walton's career was resurrected by Adams when he was in charge at Fulham. The
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Adams in by next week?
ALBION chairman Dick Knight hopes to clinch the appointment of Mickey Adams as manager in time for Tuesday's home game against Shrewsbury. Nottingham Forest are not expected to stand in the way of their reserve team coach and Knight is aiming to wrap
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LIFTING THE LID ON THE WEALTHY
SOME of the richest people in Britain live in Sussex or have strong ties with the county, according to two new reports. Heading the Sussex millionaires are the Sainsbury family, who are second on the Sunday Times Rich List of the nation's wealthiest citizens
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TIME TO UNVEIL ALBION'S VISION
MORE detailed proposals for a new stadium at Falmer will be unveiled by the Albion at a public meeting today. The meeting, at Hove Town Hall from 7.30pm, will include addresses by club chairman Dick Knight and director Martin Perry. Specially-commissioned
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MILLENNIUM MAN IN CHARGE
MICKY Adams was today confirmed as Albion's manager for the Millennium. The Nottingham Forest reserve team boss is joining the Seagulls on a four-year contract following talks yesterday with chairman Dick Knight. Adams, Albion's seventh manager in just
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PARK YOBS IN TRAIN ATTACK
MORE than 40 passengers escaped serious injury after teenage vandals placed chunks of wood on a miniature railway track. The yobs threw timber and a large piece of plywood on to the track at the Littlehampton Miniature Railway at Mewsbrook Park. The train
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TIME TO UNVEIL ALBION'S VISION
MORE detailed proposals for a new stadium at Falmer will be unveiled by the Albion at a public meeting today. The meeting, at Hove Town Hall from 7.30pm, will include addresses by club chairman Dick Knight and director Martin Perry. Specially-commissioned
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CLAIRE BYRD
THERE'S nothing like a few shared memories to get everyone talking. Iwas among the hundreds who toured Brighton's Dome on Saturday at the launch of the appeal to raise the final £1 million for its major revamp. It was the last chance most people will
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MILLENNIUM MAN IN CHARGE
MICKY Adams was today confirmed as Albion's manager for the Millennium. The Nottingham Forest reserve team boss is joining the Seagulls on a four-year contract following talks yesterday with chairman Dick Knight. Adams, Albion's seventh manager in just
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PARK YOBS IN TRAIN ATTACK
MORE than 40 passengers escaped serious injury after teenage vandals placed chunks of wood on a miniature railway track. The yobs threw timber and a large piece of plywood on to the track at the Littlehampton Miniature Railway at Mewsbrook Park. The train
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GEOFF SAVES WOMAN FROM A 100ft JUMP
MUSICIAN Geoff Smith has been hailed a hero for saving the life of a woman threatening to jump from 100ft cliffs. Mr Smith spent more than 90 minutes befriending the distressed woman before grabbing her and pulling her from the edge. Police have praised
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DOWN, DOWN, DEEPER AND DOWN THE PUB
THEY are used to playing to thousands of people in some of the world's biggest venues. But last night rock superstars Status Quo entertained just 200 people in a Hove pub. The band, who have scored more than 50 chart hits, played at The Brunswick, Holland
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NIGHTCLUB IS GIVEN THE CHOP
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to include a nightclub as part of the £30 million redevelopment of Hove's King Alfred Leisure Centre has been dropped. The switch by planners was today given a cautious welcome by residents who who feared it would cause late-night
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POLICE IN CAR ARSON BLITZ
A THREE-DAY police crackdown aimed at ending a spate of arson attacks on cars resulted in 17 arrests over the weekend. Officers say Operation Ovation struck at the heart of a ring of offenders in Hastings. So far this year, 231 cars have been stolen in
