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AIR PARTNER, the Gatwick-based air charter broker, has reported a fall in profits.
For the six months to January 31 the company returned a profit of £849,000, compared with £1.3 million for the same period in 1997. The company indicated all was not well at the beginning of the year when it issued a profits warning. But since then business
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SQUATTERS' HAUNT GOES UP IN FLAMES
FIREFIGHTERS searched a smoke-logged building this morning amid fears people were trapped inside. More than a dozen firefighters from Preston Circus in Brighton searched the derelict former pub in North Road but no one was found. The brigade's efforts
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ADAM TRIMINGHAM
OUR attitude towards ageing has shown an astonishing change in recent years. Iremember routinely describing people in their mid-fifties as elderly when I started reporting but would not dream of doing it now, and not simply because I'm that age myself
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POLICE ALERT AFTER SEARCH FOR GUNMAN
DETECTIVES have warned gun owners they could face armed police if they take their firearms out in public. The warning follows an extensive search for an armed man who was spotted at Goring Hall Hospital, in Bodiam Avenue, Worthing, yesterday.Armed officers
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WHY I'VE GONE TORY - MAYOR
FURIOUS Lib Dems are calling for the resignation of the Mayor of Worthing, who today announced he is defecting to the Tories. They accused Coun David Chapman of "gross disloyalty" and said the timing of his departure was "particularly distasteful." He
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BY GEORGE! PAUL JOINS PUPILS IN TOKEN SEARCH
YOUNGSTERS at Brighton's Hertford County Primary School had a helping hand as they joined the race to collect tokens for the fantastic Argus Disneyland Paris promotion. Former EastEnders star Paul Moriarty, who played shady George Palmer, joined pupils
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ALBION SPECIALS BACK THE HOME MOVE GAME
ALL young football fans want to cheer on their home team. But for one bunch of youngsters, supporting their club is even more important. The Seagulls Specials, a football team for children with special needs, was set up by the Albion and Brighton and
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POLICE SHOOTING HEARING RE-OPENS
DISCIPLINE hearings resumed today over the fatal police shooting of an unarmed man last year. Deputy Chief Constable Mark Jordan, suspended in February, and Assistant Chief Constable Nigel Yeo were expected to defend their roles in the incident at a special
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POLICE AND LOCALS FEAR GIANT NIGHT CLUB PLAN
FEARS have been raised that Brighton and Hove Council is being railroaded into approving plans for a massive new night spot. Police have expressed misgivings about drunken revellers spilling on to Madeira Drive in the early hours from what would be Brighton's
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HUNT STEPS UP FOR PARK SEX ATTACKER
POLICE believe the same man could be responsible for attacks on two women in Eastbourne. Detectives have urged women to take extra care if they are out alone at night after a woman was subjected to a terrifying sex attack in Gildredge Park. The 20-year-old
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PARENTS DEMAND JUSTICE FOR STABBED JUSTIN
THE grieving parents of stabbed teenager Justin El Korashy today called for tough new penalties for killers and villains who carry knives. As Justin's killer, Nicholas Mason, was being driven to Broadmoor Mental Hospital, the victim's father, Ramzy El
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SCHOOL BLAZE ARSON RIDDLE
A FIRE which caused extensive damage to a disused private girls' school may have been the work of arsonists. More than 20 firefighters spent two hours tackling the blaze at Mickelsfield Girls School, Seaford, this morning. Fire crews were alerted at 5.45am
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AIR PARTNER, the Gatwick-based air charter broker, has reported a fall in profits.
For the six months to January 31 the company returned a profit of £849,000, compared with £1.3 million for the same period in 1997. The company indicated all was not well at the beginning of the year when it issued a profits warning. But since then business
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STRANDED TRAVELLERS JET OUT TO RIOT ISLAND
BRITISH Airways resumed its service to Jamaica today after riots on the Caribbean island stranded 300 passengers at Gatwick. The disappointed travellers were told on Tuesday that their BA flight to Jamaica was cancelled because of the troubles. Passengers
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SQUATTERS' HAUNT GOES UP IN FLAMES
FIREFIGHTERS searched a smoke-logged building this morning amid fears people were trapped inside. More than a dozen firefighters from Preston Circus in Brighton searched the derelict former pub in North Road but no one was found. The brigade's efforts
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TWO ARRESTED OVER HOLIDAY 'RIP-OFF' CLAIMS
POLICE are investigating complaints from dozens of holidaymakers who claim they have been ripped off by a Brighton travel firm. Some say they booked trips by credit card and returned to find their card numbers had been used for other transactions. And
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ADAM TRIMINGHAM
OUR attitude towards ageing has shown an astonishing change in recent years. Iremember routinely describing people in their mid-fifties as elderly when I started reporting but would not dream of doing it now, and not simply because I'm that age myself
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SUPER SEACAT BOUNCES OFF WITH A WARNING
SUSSEX'S only ferry link with the Continent was restored today with the warning: "Use it or lose it". There was a champagne send-off as the new Super Seacat ferry set sail from Newhaven to Dieppe. But it was a bumpy crossing with the wind speed between
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ALBION SPECIALS BACK THE HOME MOVE GAME
ALL young football fans want to cheer on their home team. But for one bunch of youngsters, supporting their club is even more important. The Seagulls Specials, a football team for children with special needs, was set up by the Albion and Brighton and
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POLICE SHOOTING HEARING RE-OPENS
DISCIPLINE hearings resumed today over the fatal police shooting of an unarmed man last year. Deputy Chief Constable Mark Jordan, suspended in February, and Assistant Chief Constable Nigel Yeo were expected to defend their roles in the incident at a special
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HUNT STEPS UP FOR PARK SEX ATTACKER
POLICE believe the same man could be responsible for attacks on two women in Eastbourne. Detectives have urged women to take extra care if they are out alone at night after a woman was subjected to a terrifying sex attack in Gildredge Park. The 20-year-old
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DRUNKEN PASSENGER ATTACKED STEWARDESS
DRUNKEN passenger Brian Howell slapped a stewardess in an air rage attack, a court heard. Howell was flying from Gatwick to Spain and when senior stewardess Anne-Marie Dunn tried to calm him, Howell, 58, slapped her arm so hard it sent her reeling backwards
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STRANDED TRAVELLERS JET OUT TO RIOT ISLAND
BRITISH Airways resumed its service to Jamaica today after riots on the Caribbean island stranded 300 passengers at Gatwick. The disappointed travellers were told on Tuesday that their BA flight to Jamaica was cancelled because of the troubles. Passengers
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TWO ARRESTED OVER HOLIDAY 'RIP-OFF' CLAIMS
POLICE are investigating complaints from dozens of holidaymakers who claim they have been ripped off by a Brighton travel firm. Some say they booked trips by credit card and returned to find their card numbers had been used for other transactions. And
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SUPER SEACAT BOUNCES OFF WITH A WARNING
SUSSEX'S only ferry link with the Continent was restored today with the warning: "Use it or lose it". There was a champagne send-off as the new Super Seacat ferry set sail from Newhaven to Dieppe. But it was a bumpy crossing with the wind speed between
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HIV'S MIXED MESSAGE
A NEW thinking is emerging in the battle against one of the world's most ruthless killers. For years, Sussex health experts have repeated the message that safe sex and HIV testing offer the best safeguard against Aids. But while this view is still upheld
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HOW CISSY WAS GRANTED HER FINAL REQUEST - 17 YEARS LATE
FOR 17 years, Cissy Broome's ashes sat in a garden shed as her family tried to fulfil her dying wish. Brighton's West Pier had played a huge part in Cissy's life, and shortly before her death she told relatives she wished her ashes could be scatted from
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DRUNKEN PASSENGER ATTACKED STEWARDESS
DRUNKEN passenger Brian Howell slapped a stewardess in an air rage attack, a court heard. Howell was flying from Gatwick to Spain and when senior stewardess Anne-Marie Dunn tried to calm him, Howell, 58, slapped her arm so hard it sent her reeling backwards
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POLICE ALERT AFTER SEARCH FOR GUNMAN
DETECTIVES have warned gun owners they could face armed police if they take their firearms out in public. The warning follows an extensive search for an armed man who was spotted at Goring Hall Hospital, in Bodiam Avenue, Worthing, yesterday.Armed officers
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WHY I'VE GONE TORY - MAYOR
FURIOUS Lib Dems are calling for the resignation of the Mayor of Worthing, who today announced he is defecting to the Tories. They accused Coun David Chapman of "gross disloyalty" and said the timing of his departure was "particularly distasteful." He
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BY GEORGE! PAUL JOINS PUPILS IN TOKEN SEARCH
YOUNGSTERS at Brighton's Hertford County Primary School had a helping hand as they joined the race to collect tokens for the fantastic Argus Disneyland Paris promotion. Former EastEnders star Paul Moriarty, who played shady George Palmer, joined pupils
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POLICE AND LOCALS FEAR GIANT NIGHT CLUB PLAN
FEARS have been raised that Brighton and Hove Council is being railroaded into approving plans for a massive new night spot. Police have expressed misgivings about drunken revellers spilling on to Madeira Drive in the early hours from what would be Brighton's
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HIV'S MIXED MESSAGE
A NEW thinking is emerging in the battle against one of the world's most ruthless killers. For years, Sussex health experts have repeated the message that safe sex and HIV testing offer the best safeguard against Aids. But while this view is still upheld
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HOW CISSY WAS GRANTED HER FINAL REQUEST - 17 YEARS LATE
FOR 17 years, Cissy Broome's ashes sat in a garden shed as her family tried to fulfil her dying wish. Brighton's West Pier had played a huge part in Cissy's life, and shortly before her death she told relatives she wished her ashes could be scatted from
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PARENTS DEMAND JUSTICE FOR STABBED JUSTIN
THE grieving parents of stabbed teenager Justin El Korashy today called for tough new penalties for killers and villains who carry knives. As Justin's killer, Nicholas Mason, was being driven to Broadmoor Mental Hospital, the victim's father, Ramzy El
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SCHOOL BLAZE ARSON RIDDLE
A FIRE which caused extensive damage to a disused private girls' school may have been the work of arsonists. More than 20 firefighters spent two hours tackling the blaze at Mickelsfield Girls School, Seaford, this morning. Fire crews were alerted at 5.45am
