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VOICE OF THE ARGUS
House call to John Prescott Thousands of new houses will have to be built each year in Sussex for the foreseeable future by order of the Government. Already this is one of the most crowded parts of one of the most crowded countries in the world. Yet targets
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COMMUNITY NEWS FROM THE BRIGHTON AREA
Saltdean Doug Streeter 01273 300283 DRAMA GROUP: The Saltdean Townswomen's Guild Drama Group will not produce a pantomime this year. Audrey Pickles, the producer, and cast decided before Christmas to cancel the production due to the death of Audrey's
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£5m BONANZA FOR CHARITIES
CHARITIES have hit the jackpot in the £5.6 million will of a woman from Lindfield. Noreen Akester inherited most of her fortune from her late husband Joe, who started the Vent-Axia fan company about 60 years ago. There was a personal reason for two of
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ADAM TRIMINGHAM, THE SAGE OF SUSSEX
THERE is never a good time for MPs or councillors to suggest big increases in their pay as Brighton and Hove Council will discover at a meeting tonight. Having already increased allowances last year, the authority is now proposing another huge hike which
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Adams: I can still pass the Test
CHRIS ADAMS has turned to opener Mike Atherton for advice on how to suceed at the highest level. The Sussex skipper spent time with Atherton after net practise yesterday as England prepared for the fifth Test at Centurion Park which starts tomorrow. But
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COURT TOLD OF SICK BABY'S INJURIES
A seven-week-old baby rushed to hospital suffering from meningitis was also found to have multiple fractures of the ribs, a jury was told. The injuries, alleged to have been caused deliberately, came to light when doctors were examining X-rays. Philip
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COURT STORY OF KNIFE ATTACK AT POOL
A court was told an evening out at an open air swimming pool ended with the stabbing of a Hassocks teenager. Tarin Heaton-Heather, 19, was allegedly stabbed through the back and one lung by 24-year-old Timothy Small, from Newhaven, during a fight in Lewes
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TV STAR SHOWS HOW TO SCOOP POOP ON THE DOWNS
IT'S a far cry from the warmth of a TV studio and you might say it's no job for a lady. Presenter Michaela Strachan got down on her hands and knees as the freezing wind howled across the South Downs and performed the worst chore of all for the camera.
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TA UNIT TO BE GIVEN FREEDOM OF TOWN
A TERRITORIAL Army unit is set to be granted its town's top honour. The 56 Signal Squadron, based in Seaside, Eastbourne is to be named an Honourary Freeman of the Borough of Eastbourne at a ceremony later in the year. The award is to be formally granted
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FUNERALS DELAYED AS FLU BUG TAKES ITS TOLL
Grieving relatives are waiting as long as two weeks for their loved ones to be buried as the flu outbreak sweeping Sussex is giving crematoria and cemeteries some of their busiest weeks for years. Some are offering weekend burials and cremations, a step
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BAN FOR DOG OWNER AFTER KILLING SPREE
A man has been banned from keeping animals for ten years after he let his two dogs run free and kill three pet cats. On three occasions Staffordshire bull terriers Kizy and Dred were allowed out of the Hailsham home of owners Chaz Welch and Rebecca Taylor
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COMMUNITY NEWS FROM THE BRIGHTON AREA
Saltdean Doug Streeter 01273 300283 DRAMA GROUP: The Saltdean Townswomen's Guild Drama Group will not produce a pantomime this year. Audrey Pickles, the producer, and cast decided before Christmas to cancel the production due to the death of Audrey's
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£5m BONANZA FOR CHARITIES
CHARITIES have hit the jackpot in the £5.6 million will of a woman from Lindfield. Noreen Akester inherited most of her fortune from her late husband Joe, who started the Vent-Axia fan company about 60 years ago. There was a personal reason for two of
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Date
ADAM TRIMINGHAM, THE SAGE OF SUSSEX
THERE is never a good time for MPs or councillors to suggest big increases in their pay as Brighton and Hove Council will discover at a meeting tonight. Having already increased allowances last year, the authority is now proposing another huge hike which
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Date
Adams: I can still pass the Test
CHRIS ADAMS has turned to opener Mike Atherton for advice on how to suceed at the highest level. The Sussex skipper spent time with Atherton after net practise yesterday as England prepared for the fifth Test at Centurion Park which starts tomorrow. But
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Hobson wants a favour
GARY Hobson is hoping for a favour from his Albion team-mates on Saturday. Leyton Orient, the visitors to Withdean, are one of the main relegation rivals to Hobson's current club Chester. Orient are next-to-bottom, five points above Chester with a game
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Cup kids need to impress
DEAN Wilkins last night told his FA Youth Cup hopefuls: "Keep impressing me." Albion warm-up for their fourth-round glamour tie at Everton next Wednesday with a Youth Alliance match at Southend on Saturday. And the youth boss warned his players: "It's
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JOBS BOOST AS SUPERSTORE IS WELCOMED
A major expansion plan for a Worthing superstore has passed the first hurdle. Worthing councillors agreed earlier this week in principle to an application by Safeway to demolish its existing High Street store and build a larger, modern one with more facilities
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Ormerod wants a transfer
ALBION goalkeeper Mark Ormerod has asked for a transfer. The young shot-stopper has become frustrated by a lack of first-team opportunities. Ormerod was left out of the squad for Tuesday's Auto Windscreens Shield tie against his home town club Bournemouth
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brweery has tonic for seaside town
A SUSSEX town has been given a boost with the creation of 50 jobs. Work is due to start on Monday on the £1.75 million revitalisation of the former Windmill bar on Littlehampton seafront which has been taken over by pub chain Whitbread. The news has been
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COURT STORY OF KNIFE ATTACK AT POOL
A court was told an evening out at an open air swimming pool ended with the stabbing of a Hassocks teenager. Tarin Heaton-Heather, 19, was allegedly stabbed through the back and one lung by 24-year-old Timothy Small, from Newhaven, during a fight in Lewes
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SEVENTH BIKE IS STOLEN FROM BOY
AN EIGHT-year-old boy has had every bike he has owned stolen - and it's happened AGAIN. Since he was able to ride, all seven of the bikes Helen Occardi has bought for her son Joshua have been stolen. They have been taken while he had his back turned for
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MIRACLE OF THE 'SINDY DOLL' BABY
WHEN Bethanie Taylor was born 15 weeks early and weighing just under a pound, doctors gave her only 24 hours to survive. Last night, two-and-a-half months later, she was allowed out of her incubator to sleep in a cot for the first time. Staff gathered
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TV STAR SHOWS HOW TO SCOOP POOP ON THE DOWNS
IT'S a far cry from the warmth of a TV studio and you might say it's no job for a lady. Presenter Michaela Strachan got down on her hands and knees as the freezing wind howled across the South Downs and performed the worst chore of all for the camera.
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TA UNIT TO BE GIVEN FREEDOM OF TOWN
A TERRITORIAL Army unit is set to be granted its town's top honour. The 56 Signal Squadron, based in Seaside, Eastbourne is to be named an Honourary Freeman of the Borough of Eastbourne at a ceremony later in the year. The award is to be formally granted
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FUNERALS DELAYED AS FLU BUG TAKES ITS TOLL
Grieving relatives are waiting as long as two weeks for their loved ones to be buried as the flu outbreak sweeping Sussex is giving crematoria and cemeteries some of their busiest weeks for years. Some are offering weekend burials and cremations, a step
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BOOM ON THE HORIZON FOR CRUISE GIANT
Shipping giant P&O has revealed that bookings at its cruise division are steaming ahead. P&O said its Princess Cruises business, which includes nine ships operated from the U.S. and the Australian-based P&O Holidays business, had seen a 12
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MORE COMMUNITY NEWS FROM AROUND THE COUNTY
\Worthing Tony Malone 01903 246486 Highdown Centre: There was a great deal of coverage in the local news throughout 1999 about the proposals to build a substantial number of homes in the West Durrington area. The council publicised their proposals in
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MAN ON RAIL LINE ESCAPES DEATH
A train driver's quick thinking saved a man from being killed early today. The driver of the 3.45am Blackfriars train saw a man standing on the track in the path of the train as it approached Gatwick station at 4.25am. Slamming on the brakes, the driver
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OUTCRY AT HUGE RISES FOR COUNCILLORS
Councillors have awarded themselves huge rises in allowances, causing a political storm. The powerful policy and resources committee of Brighton and Hove Council agreed to a basic increase in allowances for all councillors from £5,000 to £8,000. There
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JURY IS SENT OUT IN KNIFING TRIAL
THE jury in the trial over knife victim Jay Kensett today retired to consider its verdict. After hearing six days of evidence, the jurors will decide if 31-year-old Darren Mateer is guilty of murdering the teenager in Whitehawk Way last March. Jay, 16
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Pullin aiming for the top
JULIE Pullin believes she can enjoy her best ever Australian Open. The twice national champion from Hove will begin her bid to qualify for a main singles draw at a Grand Slam for the first time tonight in confident mood. The 24-year-old is boosted by
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Hobson wants a favour
GARY Hobson is hoping for a favour from his Albion team-mates on Saturday. Leyton Orient, the visitors to Withdean, are one of the main relegation rivals to Hobson's current club Chester. Orient are next-to-bottom, five points above Chester with a game
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Cup kids need to impress
DEAN Wilkins last night told his FA Youth Cup hopefuls: "Keep impressing me." Albion warm-up for their fourth-round glamour tie at Everton next Wednesday with a Youth Alliance match at Southend on Saturday. And the youth boss warned his players: "It's
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It's heartbreak for cast aside Johnson
ROSS Johnson has spoken about the heartbreak of having to leave his beloved Albion to rebuild his career. The Brighton-born defender made his debut for Colchester in a reserve match against Leyton Orient at Layer Road yesterday after joining the Second
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Hit and miss Cameron
DAVE Cameron had another hit and miss night as Albion ended Swindon's unbeaten combination record with a 1-0 win. The big striker has impressed his workmates with his industry at times but failed to produce a finishing touch for the front side this season
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JOBS BOOST AS SUPERSTORE IS WELCOMED
A major expansion plan for a Worthing superstore has passed the first hurdle. Worthing councillors agreed earlier this week in principle to an application by Safeway to demolish its existing High Street store and build a larger, modern one with more facilities
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Ormerod wants a transfer
ALBION goalkeeper Mark Ormerod has asked for a transfer. The young shot-stopper has become frustrated by a lack of first-team opportunities. Ormerod was left out of the squad for Tuesday's Auto Windscreens Shield tie against his home town club Bournemouth
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brweery has tonic for seaside town
A SUSSEX town has been given a boost with the creation of 50 jobs. Work is due to start on Monday on the £1.75 million revitalisation of the former Windmill bar on Littlehampton seafront which has been taken over by pub chain Whitbread. The news has been
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SEVENTH BIKE IS STOLEN FROM BOY
AN EIGHT-year-old boy has had every bike he has owned stolen - and it's happened AGAIN. Since he was able to ride, all seven of the bikes Helen Occardi has bought for her son Joshua have been stolen. They have been taken while he had his back turned for
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MIRACLE OF THE 'SINDY DOLL' BABY
WHEN Bethanie Taylor was born 15 weeks early and weighing just under a pound, doctors gave her only 24 hours to survive. Last night, two-and-a-half months later, she was allowed out of her incubator to sleep in a cot for the first time. Staff gathered
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BOOM ON THE HORIZON FOR CRUISE GIANT
Shipping giant P&O has revealed that bookings at its cruise division are steaming ahead. P&O said its Princess Cruises business, which includes nine ships operated from the U.S. and the Australian-based P&O Holidays business, had seen a 12
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VOICE OF THE ARGUS
House call to John Prescott Thousands of new houses will have to be built each year in Sussex for the foreseeable future by order of the Government. Already this is one of the most crowded parts of one of the most crowded countries in the world. Yet targets
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MORE COMMUNITY NEWS FROM AROUND THE COUNTY
\Worthing Tony Malone 01903 246486 Highdown Centre: There was a great deal of coverage in the local news throughout 1999 about the proposals to build a substantial number of homes in the West Durrington area. The council publicised their proposals in
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MAN ON RAIL LINE ESCAPES DEATH
A train driver's quick thinking saved a man from being killed early today. The driver of the 3.45am Blackfriars train saw a man standing on the track in the path of the train as it approached Gatwick station at 4.25am. Slamming on the brakes, the driver
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OUTCRY AT HUGE RISES FOR COUNCILLORS
Councillors have awarded themselves huge rises in allowances, causing a political storm. The powerful policy and resources committee of Brighton and Hove Council agreed to a basic increase in allowances for all councillors from £5,000 to £8,000. There
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JURY IS SENT OUT IN KNIFING TRIAL
THE jury in the trial over knife victim Jay Kensett today retired to consider its verdict. After hearing six days of evidence, the jurors will decide if 31-year-old Darren Mateer is guilty of murdering the teenager in Whitehawk Way last March. Jay, 16
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Pullin aiming for the top
JULIE Pullin believes she can enjoy her best ever Australian Open. The twice national champion from Hove will begin her bid to qualify for a main singles draw at a Grand Slam for the first time tonight in confident mood. The 24-year-old is boosted by
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It's heartbreak for cast aside Johnson
ROSS Johnson has spoken about the heartbreak of having to leave his beloved Albion to rebuild his career. The Brighton-born defender made his debut for Colchester in a reserve match against Leyton Orient at Layer Road yesterday after joining the Second
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Hit and miss Cameron
DAVE Cameron had another hit and miss night as Albion ended Swindon's unbeaten combination record with a 1-0 win. The big striker has impressed his workmates with his industry at times but failed to produce a finishing touch for the front side this season
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COURT TOLD OF SICK BABY'S INJURIES
A seven-week-old baby rushed to hospital suffering from meningitis was also found to have multiple fractures of the ribs, a jury was told. The injuries, alleged to have been caused deliberately, came to light when doctors were examining X-rays. Philip
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BAN FOR DOG OWNER AFTER KILLING SPREE
A man has been banned from keeping animals for ten years after he let his two dogs run free and kill three pet cats. On three occasions Staffordshire bull terriers Kizy and Dred were allowed out of the Hailsham home of owners Chaz Welch and Rebecca Taylor
