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BRITISH hoteliers bucked fears of recession last year with robust profits despite the strong pound a
BDO Hospitality Consulting, which compiled information from 369 hotels, said customer numbers were slightly down on the previous year but overall, room prices had increased and the industry had seen profits rise. The strong pound, which hurt manufacturers
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PAUL'S STAR BOOST FOR DISABLED YOUNGSTERS
ACTOR Paul Moriarty has launched a scheme to help disabled children. The Brighton-based star, well known for his role as George Palmer in EastEnders, was at the Brighthelm Centre in North Road yesterday for the start of Link Plus. Brighton and Hove Council
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ADAM TRIMINGHAM - THE SAGE OF SUSSEX
A NEW year starts for Brighton and Hove Council today with a new system to go with it. For the first time, nearly all the committees that have run the authority will go, to be replaced by a Cabinet system of government. So, at a stroke, the council has
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Sussex hit back hard
IF at first you don't succeed, try, try and try again. Sussex lived up to that old adage admirably at Hove yesterday. ALewryless bowling attack kept on chipping away at the Gloucestershire batsmen when they were threatening to exploit to the full first
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TEENAGE GIRL'S RAPE ORDEAL
A 16-YEAR-OLD girl walking her dog in a park was dragged into bushes and raped in broad daylight. The attack happened in Buckingham Park, Shoreham. Detectives last night arrested a 16-year-old boy and he was still helping with inquiries into the assault
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PRETTY POLLY: SCHOOLGIRL ON TV BRA AD
A BRIGHTON sixth-former looks set to become the next Eva Herzigova after starring in a raunchy new bra commercial. By day Holly Willoughby, 18, is an ordinary schoolgirl in the middle of sitting A-levels in English, theatre studies and art. But by night
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SILLY DOPE
A DRUG smuggler tried to get his hands back on his £45,000 haul of cannabis hours after being stopped by customs officers. The man had been detained after driving the hired car from Sussex to Wales, where he planned to make the ferry crossing to Ireland
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ANGRY U-TURN BY BOY RACERS
A PIONEERING initiative giving boy racers a legitimate place to cruise is on the verge of collapse. Police and council chiefs in Eastbourne were among the first in the country to give permission for racers to use an industrial estate for regular meetings
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PAUL'S STAR BOOST FOR DISABLED YOUNGSTERS
ACTOR Paul Moriarty has launched a scheme to help disabled children. The Brighton-based star, well known for his role as George Palmer in EastEnders, was at the Brighthelm Centre in North Road yesterday for the start of Link Plus. Brighton and Hove Council
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ADAM TRIMINGHAM - THE SAGE OF SUSSEX
A NEW year starts for Brighton and Hove Council today with a new system to go with it. For the first time, nearly all the committees that have run the authority will go, to be replaced by a Cabinet system of government. So, at a stroke, the council has
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Security was OK at Hove
SUSSEX have defended their security arrangements for last Saturday's World Cup clash at Hove between South Africa and India. They have been criticised after one Indian fan ran onto the pitch to confront captain Mohammad Azharuddin about his team's four
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TEENAGE GIRL'S RAPE ORDEAL
A 16-YEAR-OLD girl walking her dog in a park was dragged into bushes and raped in broad daylight. The attack happened in Buckingham Park, Shoreham. Detectives last night arrested a 16-year-old boy and he was still helping with inquiries into the assault
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LOOK WHO'S POPPED IN
POP star Ronan Keating led holidaymakers on a real merry-go-round as he went walkabout at Butlins. The Boyzone singer was mobbed as he headed for a carousel after launching the holiday giant's bid to shed its old Hi-De-Hi image. Security men formed a
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SILLY DOPE
A DRUG smuggler tried to get his hands back on his £45,000 haul of cannabis hours after being stopped by customs officers. The man had been detained after driving the hired car from Sussex to Wales, where he planned to make the ferry crossing to Ireland
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'RECKLESS' BID TO CUT POLICE
POLICE were today branded "reckless" and "irresponsible" for suggesting Burgess Hill's police station could be closed. Mid Sussex MP Nicholas Soames also said shutting it could result in more crime in the area. But police say the change could improve
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Security was OK at Hove
SUSSEX have defended their security arrangements for last Saturday's World Cup clash at Hove between South Africa and India. They have been criticised after one Indian fan ran onto the pitch to confront captain Mohammad Azharuddin about his team's four
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TORIES' ANGER AS COUNCILLOR RESIGNS
CONSERVATIVES in Worthing reacted with anger today after deputy mayor Geraldine Lissenburg resigned from the Tory group. Her departure came just a month after mayor David Chapman defected from the Lib Dems to the Conservatives just days before the council
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LOOK WHO'S POPPED IN
POP star Ronan Keating led holidaymakers on a real merry-go-round as he went walkabout at Butlins. The Boyzone singer was mobbed as he headed for a carousel after launching the holiday giant's bid to shed its old Hi-De-Hi image. Security men formed a
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ALBERT SPARE
TWINS Thomas and Jack Godolphin are giving EastEnders' hardmen Phil and Grant Mitchell a run for their money after landing roles in the BBC soap. Thomas and Jack have entered the world of showbusiness at the tender age of six months, taking it in turns
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Centre plans get resident's thumbs up
NEW plans for the redevelopment of Hove's King Alfred Centre are receiving overwhelming backing from residents. There was fierce opposition to the £30 million scheme when the original plans were released by developers Citygrove. The company bowed to public
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BRITISH hoteliers bucked fears of recession last year with robust profits despite the strong pound a
BDO Hospitality Consulting, which compiled information from 369 hotels, said customer numbers were slightly down on the previous year but overall, room prices had increased and the industry had seen profits rise. The strong pound, which hurt manufacturers
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'RECKLESS' BID TO CUT POLICE
POLICE were today branded "reckless" and "irresponsible" for suggesting Burgess Hill's police station could be closed. Mid Sussex MP Nicholas Soames also said shutting it could result in more crime in the area. But police say the change could improve
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Sussex hit back hard
IF at first you don't succeed, try, try and try again. Sussex lived up to that old adage admirably at Hove yesterday. ALewryless bowling attack kept on chipping away at the Gloucestershire batsmen when they were threatening to exploit to the full first
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TORIES' ANGER AS COUNCILLOR RESIGNS
CONSERVATIVES in Worthing reacted with anger today after deputy mayor Geraldine Lissenburg resigned from the Tory group. Her departure came just a month after mayor David Chapman defected from the Lib Dems to the Conservatives just days before the council
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PRETTY POLLY: SCHOOLGIRL ON TV BRA AD
A BRIGHTON sixth-former looks set to become the next Eva Herzigova after starring in a raunchy new bra commercial. By day Holly Willoughby, 18, is an ordinary schoolgirl in the middle of sitting A-levels in English, theatre studies and art. But by night
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ALBERT SPARE
TWINS Thomas and Jack Godolphin are giving EastEnders' hardmen Phil and Grant Mitchell a run for their money after landing roles in the BBC soap. Thomas and Jack have entered the world of showbusiness at the tender age of six months, taking it in turns
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Centre plans get resident's thumbs up
NEW plans for the redevelopment of Hove's King Alfred Centre are receiving overwhelming backing from residents. There was fierce opposition to the £30 million scheme when the original plans were released by developers Citygrove. The company bowed to public
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ANGRY U-TURN BY BOY RACERS
A PIONEERING initiative giving boy racers a legitimate place to cruise is on the verge of collapse. Police and council chiefs in Eastbourne were among the first in the country to give permission for racers to use an industrial estate for regular meetings
