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PROFITS at Lloyds TSB are racing ahead in 1999.
In an upbeat statement to shareholders at the company's AGM, chairman Sir Brian Pitman said the three-month period to the end of March had seen profits and volumes well up on the first quarter in 1998. Lloyds TSB, whose credit card services operation
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HOW YOU ARE HELPING
YOUR money is helping to ease the pain of Kosovan children. Youngsters, some barely of school age, help their families unload emergency supplies delivered to refugee camps on their homeland's border. Thousands of children have filled the makeshift camps
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WE WAITED SEVEN YEARS FOR THIS
AS GAIL Fisher cradled her one-week-old baby in her arms she whispered: "He's a tiny miracle". After eight miscarriages and seven long years of anguish she can hardly believe her struggle is over. JAKKI PHILLIPS talks to proud parents Gail and Alan about
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FIFTY-YEAR FIGHT TO PROTECT OUR DOWNS
IN 1949 when the first National Parks in England and Wales were created, the South Downs were a hot tip to be among them. But unlike places such as Dartmoor and the Lake District, the downs never made it - they remain the only area earmarked as a National
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CLEANED OUT
THE firm responsible for cleaning Brighton's streets is pulling out of its contract after admitting it is making huge losses. Ecovert South has agreed to pay £650,000 to help improve buildings in the town, in return for Brighton and Hove Council cancelling
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COAST TOWNS ON FLOOD ALERT
COASTAL towns have been put on flood alert as Sussex prepares for its highest tide of the year. Environment Agency experts are warning seafront residents and businesses to be prepared in case of high seas and stormy conditions. Council officials in high-risk
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SUPER-DRUG FEAR AFTER MAN DIES
ONE man died and three others were taken ill after suspected heroin overdoses in Brighton. Police and doctors fear extra-pure heroin has arrived in the town. Royal Sussex County Hospital consultant Geoffrey Bryant said: "We have seen several significant
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FURY OVER CAR CRUISERS
FURIOUS residents met police last night in a bid to stop gangs of car cruisers turning Worthing seafront into a no-go zone. The meeting at Worthing Town Hall was called to protest against young racers they say are causing havoc at Splash Point, near the
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CLEANED OUT
THE firm responsible for cleaning Brighton's streets is pulling out of its contract after admitting it is making huge losses. Ecovert South has agreed to pay £650,000 to help improve buildings in the town, in return for Brighton and Hove Council cancelling
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COAST TOWNS ON FLOOD ALERT
COASTAL towns have been put on flood alert as Sussex prepares for its highest tide of the year. Environment Agency experts are warning seafront residents and businesses to be prepared in case of high seas and stormy conditions. Council officials in high-risk
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JUST SECONDS FROM DISASTER
AN investigation was launched today after a packed Gatwick-bound plane came within four seconds of a mid-air collision. The near-miss happened over the Thames estuary early yesterday when a British Airways 737 and a United Airlines 777 were found to be
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FEEDBACK
with CHRIS CHANDLER METHINKS Brighton and Hove Council does protest too much. In an Argus investigation yesterday we looked at the record of the finance company Capita which hopes to run the towns' council tax and benefits service. Glynn Jones, the council's
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SUPER-DRUG FEAR AFTER MAN DIES
ONE man died and three others were taken ill after suspected heroin overdoses in Brighton. Police and doctors fear extra-pure heroin has arrived in the town. Royal Sussex County Hospital consultant Geoffrey Bryant said: "We have seen several significant
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Adams is happy so far
SKIPPER Chris Adams is delighted with Sussex's start to the season, even though rain looks like robbing them of any chance of winning their opening Championship game against Lancashire. The third day at Old Trafford yesterday was washed out because of
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We are still a bad side
ALBION will be stuck with the label of a "bad" team unless they improve their League position. That is the warning from new manager Micky Adams ahead of tomorrow's penultimate away match against promotion hopefuls Halifax. Adams wants the Seagulls to
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FURY OVER CAR CRUISERS
FURIOUS residents met police last night in a bid to stop gangs of car cruisers turning Worthing seafront into a no-go zone. The meeting at Worthing Town Hall was called to protest against young racers they say are causing havoc at Splash Point, near the
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CADDY BRENDAN MASTERS THE ART
THE eyes of the sporting world were fixed on golfer Jose Maria Olazabal as he won the U.S. masters in Augusta at the weekend. But amidst the celebrations, Jose's caddy Brendan McCartain was thinking of Sussex. The first thing Brendan did was phone home
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PROFITS at Lloyds TSB are racing ahead in 1999.
In an upbeat statement to shareholders at the company's AGM, chairman Sir Brian Pitman said the three-month period to the end of March had seen profits and volumes well up on the first quarter in 1998. Lloyds TSB, whose credit card services operation
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Date
JUST SECONDS FROM DISASTER
AN investigation was launched today after a packed Gatwick-bound plane came within four seconds of a mid-air collision. The near-miss happened over the Thames estuary early yesterday when a British Airways 737 and a United Airlines 777 were found to be
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FEEDBACK
with CHRIS CHANDLER METHINKS Brighton and Hove Council does protest too much. In an Argus investigation yesterday we looked at the record of the finance company Capita which hopes to run the towns' council tax and benefits service. Glynn Jones, the council's
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Adams is happy so far
SKIPPER Chris Adams is delighted with Sussex's start to the season, even though rain looks like robbing them of any chance of winning their opening Championship game against Lancashire. The third day at Old Trafford yesterday was washed out because of
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We are still a bad side
ALBION will be stuck with the label of a "bad" team unless they improve their League position. That is the warning from new manager Micky Adams ahead of tomorrow's penultimate away match against promotion hopefuls Halifax. Adams wants the Seagulls to
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HOW YOU ARE HELPING
YOUR money is helping to ease the pain of Kosovan children. Youngsters, some barely of school age, help their families unload emergency supplies delivered to refugee camps on their homeland's border. Thousands of children have filled the makeshift camps
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WE WAITED SEVEN YEARS FOR THIS
AS GAIL Fisher cradled her one-week-old baby in her arms she whispered: "He's a tiny miracle". After eight miscarriages and seven long years of anguish she can hardly believe her struggle is over. JAKKI PHILLIPS talks to proud parents Gail and Alan about
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FIFTY-YEAR FIGHT TO PROTECT OUR DOWNS
IN 1949 when the first National Parks in England and Wales were created, the South Downs were a hot tip to be among them. But unlike places such as Dartmoor and the Lake District, the downs never made it - they remain the only area earmarked as a National
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Date
CADDY BRENDAN MASTERS THE ART
THE eyes of the sporting world were fixed on golfer Jose Maria Olazabal as he won the U.S. masters in Augusta at the weekend. But amidst the celebrations, Jose's caddy Brendan McCartain was thinking of Sussex. The first thing Brendan did was phone home
