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LOADS OF WORK TO DO
Congratulations to the Sussex Downs Conservation Board for making its views clear on the continued use of a rubbish dump at Halewick Lane in Sompting. We took the board to task earlier this year when it deferred a decision on what to say about the tip
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LIS SOLKHON - VOICE OF THE THIRD AGE
SOMEHOW I don't think there will be any great displays of joy unconfined or even a small outbreak of dancing in the streets as those of the Third Age contemplate the magnificent rise in their state pension, just announced. Seventy-three pence is hardly
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VANDALS POUR OIL IN STREAM
POLICE are investigating after environmental vandals dumped 110 gallons of oil into a stream. A 200-metre stretch of Gatwick Stream, in Crawley, turned a murky black after oil, including creosote and bitumen, was deliberately diverted from vats into the
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SLEEPING FAMILY'S ESCAPE AS FUMES FILL FLAT
FIRE chiefs say two children and their parents are lucky to be alive today after breathing in smoke as they slept. A fire started in a shop below the family's first floor flat in Upper Lewes Road during the night. They woke this morning coughing and suffering
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PAIR KILLED IN COLLISION
A couple were killed when their motorbike collided with a BMW as their daughter travelled in convoy behind. They were part of a five-strong group of motorcyclists travelling northwards on the A286 at Henley, north of Midhurst, at 6.10pm last night. The
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TOWN IS TOP OF PROFIT LEAGUE
BUSINESSMEN and civic leaders spoke of their joy today after Worthing was named the most profitable town in Britain for the second year running. New figures put Worthing at the top of the list of the most successful towns and cities in Britain - thanks
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BAN URGED ON NAZI WORKING IN SUSSEX
Holocaust campaigners today called for action against a neo-Nazi fugitive believed to be operating in Sussex. Labour MP Andrew Dismore and Lord Janner, chairman of the Holocaust Education Trust, urged the extradition to Germany of writer Germar Rudolf
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LOADS OF WORK TO DO
Congratulations to the Sussex Downs Conservation Board for making its views clear on the continued use of a rubbish dump at Halewick Lane in Sompting. We took the board to task earlier this year when it deferred a decision on what to say about the tip
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LIS SOLKHON - VOICE OF THE THIRD AGE
SOMEHOW I don't think there will be any great displays of joy unconfined or even a small outbreak of dancing in the streets as those of the Third Age contemplate the magnificent rise in their state pension, just announced. Seventy-three pence is hardly
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SLEEPING FAMILY'S ESCAPE AS FUMES FILL FLAT
FIRE chiefs say two children and their parents are lucky to be alive today after breathing in smoke as they slept. A fire started in a shop below the family's first floor flat in Upper Lewes Road during the night. They woke this morning coughing and suffering
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COUPLE'S LOVE SEALED WITH A KISS
Two doctors celebrated their marriage in Lewes - by kissing in front of The Kiss. Mark Allenby and Paula Irving had to get special permission to have their wedding photographs taken by the Rodin sculpture amid tight security at Lewes Town Hall. Friends
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BAN URGED ON NAZI WORKING IN SUSSEX
Holocaust campaigners today called for action against a neo-Nazi fugitive believed to be operating in Sussex. Labour MP Andrew Dismore and Lord Janner, chairman of the Holocaust Education Trust, urged the extradition to Germany of writer Germar Rudolf
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TOWERING WATER RIDE PLAN FOR END OF PIER
There was dismay today after plans were unveiled for a towering new water ride at the end of the Palace Pier, Brighton. Earlier this year, Brighton and Hove Council lost a costly planning battle with the Noble Organisation over a rollercoaster on the
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STORES' BLITZ ON SHOPLIFTERS
SHOPLIFTERS in Brighton are to be forced to pay up to £150 compensation to stores under a pioneering initiative launched today. The town is the first in the South to introduce private prosecutions to crack down on a problem which costs £2 billion across
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COUPLE'S LOVE SEALED WITH A KISS
Two doctors celebrated their marriage in Lewes - by kissing in front of The Kiss. Mark Allenby and Paula Irving had to get special permission to have their wedding photographs taken by the Rodin sculpture amid tight security at Lewes Town Hall. Friends
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LIVE RAIL ERROR WORKER RESIGNS
A railway worker has resigned after passengers on a Brighton-bound train were led across a live power rail. The incident, which has just been made public, happened on October 6, less than 24 hours after the Paddington rail disaster. The 4.56am Bedford
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TOWERING WATER RIDE PLAN FOR END OF PIER
There was dismay today after plans were unveiled for a towering new water ride at the end of the Palace Pier, Brighton. Earlier this year, Brighton and Hove Council lost a costly planning battle with the Noble Organisation over a rollercoaster on the
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STORES' BLITZ ON SHOPLIFTERS
SHOPLIFTERS in Brighton are to be forced to pay up to £150 compensation to stores under a pioneering initiative launched today. The town is the first in the South to introduce private prosecutions to crack down on a problem which costs £2 billion across
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VANDALS POUR OIL IN STREAM
POLICE are investigating after environmental vandals dumped 110 gallons of oil into a stream. A 200-metre stretch of Gatwick Stream, in Crawley, turned a murky black after oil, including creosote and bitumen, was deliberately diverted from vats into the
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PAIR KILLED IN COLLISION
A couple were killed when their motorbike collided with a BMW as their daughter travelled in convoy behind. They were part of a five-strong group of motorcyclists travelling northwards on the A286 at Henley, north of Midhurst, at 6.10pm last night. The
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TOWN IS TOP OF PROFIT LEAGUE
BUSINESSMEN and civic leaders spoke of their joy today after Worthing was named the most profitable town in Britain for the second year running. New figures put Worthing at the top of the list of the most successful towns and cities in Britain - thanks
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LIVE RAIL ERROR WORKER RESIGNS
A railway worker has resigned after passengers on a Brighton-bound train were led across a live power rail. The incident, which has just been made public, happened on October 6, less than 24 hours after the Paddington rail disaster. The 4.56am Bedford
