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DEREK JAMESON
GIVE my regards to Brighton and Hove but let me be honest and admit that Worthing is the place for me. I fell in love with the town years ago. The guide books tend to write it off as dull and uninteresting. Those of us who come under its spell prefer
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GIRL OF 17 HELD AS ARSON SUSPECT
A 17-YEAR-OLD girl was arrested last night after a suspected arson attack in Brighton. Police sealed off St James's Street after the blaze in a disused branch of the National Westminster bank. The road was closed for more than an hour as firefighters
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Adams to stay put
SUSSEX captain Chris Adams will see out the rest of his career with the county. And he has pledged to leave his successor as skipper with a team capable of winning the championship. The Argus exclusively revealed in yesterday's Night Final edition that
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Moralee eyes move
ALBION striker Jamie Moralee could be joining Colchester. Moralee, entitled to a free transfer under the Bosman ruling, had talks with the Second Division club yesterday. Jeff Minton and Richard Barker are also exercising their right under Bosman to negotiate
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HOSPITAL DRAMA OF MAN WITH A GUN
ARMED police swooped on a man with a gun at a hospital for the mentally ill. The 38-year-old Littlehampton man, who has not been named, turned up at Homefield Hospital, Worthing, late last night and told staff inside through an intercom that he had a
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THE LAST FIGHT OVER TRAFFIC BAN PLAN
THE final battle in the war of words over a controversial pedestrianisation scheme got under way today. Apublic inquiry into the pedestrianisation of George Street, Hove, started at Hove Town Hall. Traffic has been banned from the road between 10am and
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LIZZIE ENFIELD
SITTING on the train a few hundred yards past Gatwick when the following helpful announcement let passengers know why we'd been gazing at the same car park for more than 20 minutes: "Ladies and gentlemen, apologies for the delay... ahh, ahh mana do too
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HUNDREDS PAY TRIBUTE TO TRAGIC PC TOOLEY
HUNDREDS of mourners packed Chichester Cathedral today for the funeral of traffic cop Jeff Tooley, who died after being struck by a van. There were moving tributes to PC Tooley during a full scale police funeral. Some policemen broke down in tears and
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HOW I TRAPPED A PAEDOPHILE
SHARP-EYED Lesley Potter helped end a nationwide hunt for a paedophile on the run with a 12-year-old boy by striking up a conversation with them. Lesley first became suspicious after spotting James Warke and young Martin Duguid on Sunday evening on Worthing
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FACTORY WAREHOUSE DESTROYED IN BLAZE
FIREFIGHTERS were today still at the scene of a massive blaze that tore through a factory. Atotal of 75 firefighters were called in to tackle the inferno at Eastbourne, described as the one of the worst fires the town has ever seen. Stunned onlookers,
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DEREK JAMESON
GIVE my regards to Brighton and Hove but let me be honest and admit that Worthing is the place for me. I fell in love with the town years ago. The guide books tend to write it off as dull and uninteresting. Those of us who come under its spell prefer
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FIRMS hoping for a quick recovery from the economic downturn have had their hopes dashed.
The CBI's quarterly poll of manufacturers found the rate of decline is slowing but orders, output and prices have fallen faster than firms had expected. Colin Perry of the CBI said the general economic outlook for the UK "seems much more rosy" but it
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INSURANCE FIRM AXA TO SHED 30 STAFF
AN insurance office is to close with the loss of nearly 30 jobs. Shocked staff at Axa in East Grinstead were told yesterday the office would be closed in the next two years as part of the company's restructuring programme. The site deals mainly with commercial
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GIRL OF 17 HELD AS ARSON SUSPECT
A 17-YEAR-OLD girl was arrested last night after a suspected arson attack in Brighton. Police sealed off St James's Street after the blaze in a disused branch of the National Westminster bank. The road was closed for more than an hour as firefighters
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HOSPITAL DRAMA OF MAN WITH A GUN
ARMED police swooped on a man with a gun at a hospital for the mentally ill. The 38-year-old Littlehampton man, who has not been named, turned up at Homefield Hospital, Worthing, late last night and told staff inside through an intercom that he had a
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THE LAST FIGHT OVER TRAFFIC BAN PLAN
THE final battle in the war of words over a controversial pedestrianisation scheme got under way today. Apublic inquiry into the pedestrianisation of George Street, Hove, started at Hove Town Hall. Traffic has been banned from the road between 10am and
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LIZZIE ENFIELD
SITTING on the train a few hundred yards past Gatwick when the following helpful announcement let passengers know why we'd been gazing at the same car park for more than 20 minutes: "Ladies and gentlemen, apologies for the delay... ahh, ahh mana do too
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Jill killer hunt may turn to gun dealer
POLICE hunting the killer of Jill Dando may question a notorious Brighton gun dealer. Anthony Mitchell, jailed for eight years last month for conspiracy to supply firearms, is suspected of providing weapons used in at least 130 crimes, including murders
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HOW I TRAPPED A PAEDOPHILE
SHARP-EYED Lesley Potter helped end a nationwide hunt for a paedophile on the run with a 12-year-old boy by striking up a conversation with them. Lesley first became suspicious after spotting James Warke and young Martin Duguid on Sunday evening on Worthing
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FIRMS hoping for a quick recovery from the economic downturn have had their hopes dashed.
The CBI's quarterly poll of manufacturers found the rate of decline is slowing but orders, output and prices have fallen faster than firms had expected. Colin Perry of the CBI said the general economic outlook for the UK "seems much more rosy" but it
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INSURANCE FIRM AXA TO SHED 30 STAFF
AN insurance office is to close with the loss of nearly 30 jobs. Shocked staff at Axa in East Grinstead were told yesterday the office would be closed in the next two years as part of the company's restructuring programme. The site deals mainly with commercial
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Culverhouse is in reserve
IAN Culverhouse has been handed the task of grooming Albion's new young pros for first team action. The former Swindon and Norwich sweeper is staying with the Seagulls as full-time Reserve team boss. He is also remaining on the books as a player in the
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COUNCILLOR LYNDA GRABS CAR BOY
A NEWLY-ELECTED woman councillor carried out her first civic duty in style - attempting a citizen's arrest. Lynda Hyde, Tory councillor for Rottingdean, witnessed teenage thieves dumping a stolen car and grabbed one of the youths, telling him: "I'm making
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MAYDAY JET DRAMA AS CO-PILOT COLLAPSES
A BRITISH Airways pilot was today hailed a hero for landing a passenger jet safely at Gatwick after his female co-pilot collapsed. The drama started as the Boeing 737, carrying 91 passengers from Helsinki, approached the airport. An accident report today
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Jill killer hunt may turn to gun dealer
POLICE hunting the killer of Jill Dando may question a notorious Brighton gun dealer. Anthony Mitchell, jailed for eight years last month for conspiracy to supply firearms, is suspected of providing weapons used in at least 130 crimes, including murders
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Smiling Samantha wins £1.5m fortune
TODAY Samantha Lange is sitting on a £1.5 million fortune. But the 27-year-old, from Seaford, could have been cursing her bad luck. She has used her same lucky National Lottery numbers since the very first draw. However, on Saturday, she was so busy that
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Adams to stay put
SUSSEX captain Chris Adams will see out the rest of his career with the county. And he has pledged to leave his successor as skipper with a team capable of winning the championship. The Argus exclusively revealed in yesterday's Night Final edition that
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Moralee eyes move
ALBION striker Jamie Moralee could be joining Colchester. Moralee, entitled to a free transfer under the Bosman ruling, had talks with the Second Division club yesterday. Jeff Minton and Richard Barker are also exercising their right under Bosman to negotiate
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Culverhouse is in reserve
IAN Culverhouse has been handed the task of grooming Albion's new young pros for first team action. The former Swindon and Norwich sweeper is staying with the Seagulls as full-time Reserve team boss. He is also remaining on the books as a player in the
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HUNDREDS PAY TRIBUTE TO TRAGIC PC TOOLEY
HUNDREDS of mourners packed Chichester Cathedral today for the funeral of traffic cop Jeff Tooley, who died after being struck by a van. There were moving tributes to PC Tooley during a full scale police funeral. Some policemen broke down in tears and
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COUNCILLOR LYNDA GRABS CAR BOY
A NEWLY-ELECTED woman councillor carried out her first civic duty in style - attempting a citizen's arrest. Lynda Hyde, Tory councillor for Rottingdean, witnessed teenage thieves dumping a stolen car and grabbed one of the youths, telling him: "I'm making
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MAYDAY JET DRAMA AS CO-PILOT COLLAPSES
A BRITISH Airways pilot was today hailed a hero for landing a passenger jet safely at Gatwick after his female co-pilot collapsed. The drama started as the Boeing 737, carrying 91 passengers from Helsinki, approached the airport. An accident report today
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Smiling Samantha wins £1.5m fortune
TODAY Samantha Lange is sitting on a £1.5 million fortune. But the 27-year-old, from Seaford, could have been cursing her bad luck. She has used her same lucky National Lottery numbers since the very first draw. However, on Saturday, she was so busy that
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FACTORY WAREHOUSE DESTROYED IN BLAZE
FIREFIGHTERS were today still at the scene of a massive blaze that tore through a factory. Atotal of 75 firefighters were called in to tackle the inferno at Eastbourne, described as the one of the worst fires the town has ever seen. Stunned onlookers,
