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CASH WINDFALL FOR HOSPITALS
THE PRINCESS Royal Hospital at Haywards Heath is to receive £150,000 for new facilities, it was announced today. It is among six hospitals across the county to be given a share of the £115 million being divided between 149 hospitals nationwide. Health
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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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TYCOON'S £10,000 VICTORY OVER JET DIN
A BUSINESSMAN who bought a Sussex mansion for peace and quiet won £10,000 damages after claiming the noise from Gatwick's aircraft made his life a misery. Graham Farley, 51, spent £420,000 on luxury Riverside House, at Blackboys, near Uckfield. He won
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POLICE RAIDS IN CHILD SEX INQUIRY
POLICE investigating allegations of child prostitution have raided three addresses in Brighton and Hove. Two people were being questioned today after the arrests yesterday afternoon. The man and woman, both in their forties, were arrested at massage parlours
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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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ROYAL ALBION RESTORATION DELAYED
WORK on the fire-ravaged west wing of the Royal Albion Hotel will not start until the end of the year. The news has dismayed tourism representatives, who fear the charred remains on the seafront could damage trade. They have accused the hotel owners of
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HEAD FACES UP TO MAN SMASHING WINDOWS
A HEADMISTRESS confronted a man who went on the rampage at her school, smashing 29 windows. St Mary's Hall School in Brighton was closed today after last night's vandalism spree. Headmistress Susan Meek was in the school grounds when she heard the sound
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SPY FROM MI5 FACES CHILD SEX CHARGES
AN MI5 OFFICER from Sussex is to face charges of sexually abusing young girls. The 43-year-old spy, who lives near Eastbourne, was arrested at his £300,000 home on Wednesday. He was interviewed by child protection officers in Crawley and later charged
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THE COLUMN WHERE WE RESPOND TO YOUR COMPLAINTS AND OPINIONS, BY CHRIS CHANDLER
HOLLYWOOD legend Katharine Hepburn shares her birth date with another actress, Hedy Lamarr, and disgraced U.S. politician Spiro Agnew. But not until November, despite what we said in our daily birthdays panel a couple of weeks ago. Thanks to R.E.D. Halliday
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TYCOON'S £10,000 VICTORY OVER JET DIN
A BUSINESSMAN who bought a Sussex mansion for peace and quiet won £10,000 damages after claiming the noise from Gatwick's aircraft made his life a misery. Graham Farley, 51, spent £420,000 on luxury Riverside House, at Blackboys, near Uckfield. He won
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POLICE RAIDS IN CHILD SEX INQUIRY
POLICE investigating allegations of child prostitution have raided three addresses in Brighton and Hove. Two people were being questioned today after the arrests yesterday afternoon. The man and woman, both in their forties, were arrested at massage parlours
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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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COURT STORY OF WORKS HORROR
A TEENAGE worker had part of his arm severed after being left to clean an extraction machine while it was still switched on, a court heard. Tom Harrocks, 17, had his left arm amputated following the accident at Wenban-Smith timber merchants in Worthing
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MEMORIAL FUNDS FOR TRAGIC FOUR
MEMORIAL funds are to be set up to honour four young Sussex men who were killed in an horrific car crash in Australia. Brothers Ben and Martyn Hebblethwaite, 20 and 22, and friends Peter Standing, 21, and Timothy Skipp, 23, died instantly when their rented
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ROYAL ALBION RESTORATION DELAYED
WORK on the fire-ravaged west wing of the Royal Albion Hotel will not start until the end of the year. The news has dismayed tourism representatives, who fear the charred remains on the seafront could damage trade. They have accused the hotel owners of
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HEAD FACES UP TO MAN SMASHING WINDOWS
A HEADMISTRESS confronted a man who went on the rampage at her school, smashing 29 windows. St Mary's Hall School in Brighton was closed today after last night's vandalism spree. Headmistress Susan Meek was in the school grounds when she heard the sound
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SPY FROM MI5 FACES CHILD SEX CHARGES
AN MI5 OFFICER from Sussex is to face charges of sexually abusing young girls. The 43-year-old spy, who lives near Eastbourne, was arrested at his £300,000 home on Wednesday. He was interviewed by child protection officers in Crawley and later charged
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GIRLS' KIDNAPPER JAILED FOR LIFE
CONVICTED paedophile Alan Hopkinson was today jailed for life after admitting snatching two ten-year-old girls and holding them captive for four days. Hopkinson, 45, from Eastbourne, grabbed them off the street and pushed them into the boot of his car
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CASH WINDFALL FOR HOSPITALS
THE PRINCESS Royal Hospital at Haywards Heath is to receive £150,000 for new facilities, it was announced today. It is among six hospitals across the county to be given a share of the £115 million being divided between 149 hospitals nationwide. Health
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THE COLUMN WHERE WE RESPOND TO YOUR COMPLAINTS AND OPINIONS, BY CHRIS CHANDLER
HOLLYWOOD legend Katharine Hepburn shares her birth date with another actress, Hedy Lamarr, and disgraced U.S. politician Spiro Agnew. But not until November, despite what we said in our daily birthdays panel a couple of weeks ago. Thanks to R.E.D. Halliday
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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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COURT STORY OF WORKS HORROR
A TEENAGE worker had part of his arm severed after being left to clean an extraction machine while it was still switched on, a court heard. Tom Harrocks, 17, had his left arm amputated following the accident at Wenban-Smith timber merchants in Worthing
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MEMORIAL FUNDS FOR TRAGIC FOUR
MEMORIAL funds are to be set up to honour four young Sussex men who were killed in an horrific car crash in Australia. Brothers Ben and Martyn Hebblethwaite, 20 and 22, and friends Peter Standing, 21, and Timothy Skipp, 23, died instantly when their rented
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GIRLS' KIDNAPPER JAILED FOR LIFE
CONVICTED paedophile Alan Hopkinson was today jailed for life after admitting snatching two ten-year-old girls and holding them captive for four days. Hopkinson, 45, from Eastbourne, grabbed them off the street and pushed them into the boot of his car
