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voice of the argus
This port is in a storm People in Newhaven are worried their town could become a dumping ground for all the waste and rubbish from other parts of East Sussex. County council officials originally earmarked Newhaven for one of the incinerators planned to
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COMMUNITY NEWS FROM THE BRIGHTON AREA
Kemp Town John Randall 01273 685143 SCOUTS ON THE MOVE: The 14th Brighton Scouts are moving camp. They have used Dorset Gardens Methodist Church as there base since 1923. They will now meet at Queen's Park School in Freshfield Place. Beaver Scouts 6-7pm
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FRIEND'S PLEA OF GUILTY OVER DEATH CRASH
A MAN has pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving after a crash in which his friend died. Nathan Dart, 21, of Vowels Lane, East Grinstead, admitted he had been driving too fast on the approach to a bend on Top Road, Sharpthorne. The tragedy
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ADAM TRIMINGHAM - THE SAGE OF SUSSEX
Labour was always going to get into a political hole over the National Health Service once in office because of the public's totally unrealistic expectations. The surprise was that the digging took so long. The NHS was created more than half a century
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Pullin plans to crack the top 100
JULIE Pullin will bid to crack the world top 100 this year after the biggest week of her tennis career. The 24-year-old from Hove is upbeat despite the disappointment of missing a third-round glamour clash with Jennifer Capriati at the Australian Open
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CASH CRISIS FOR SOCIAL SERVICES
WEST Sussex social services has been warned its care for the young and elderly could suffer as it is forced to meet stringent Government low-spending targets. Downing Street has slashed payments to the county by £13 million over the last two years and
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PICK NICK
FORMER Sussex schoolboy Nick Weir has found fame as the new presenter on hit TV show Catchphrase. CARREN HERON joined him to find out more. WHEN friends told Nick Weir to break a leg before he began his big chance as a presenter on national television
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Peter's Victory!
WHILE his two brothers chose jobs in teaching and business, Peter Spencer decided to follow his father Harry into the Royal Navy. A 17 year old, fresh out of Brighton and Hove High School, he was sent to the Brittania Royal Naval College in 1965. As a
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Father and son now schooled in success
AN INTERNET site set up by a Brighton family has been valued at £40 million. The Schoolsnet education site was set up by 17-year-old Tom Hadfield and his father, Greg, 43, in November last year and now the business is estimated by an independent management
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HEAD TEACHER QUITS AFTER DAMNING REPORT
A HEAD teacher has quit after Government inspectors gave his school a damning Ofsted report and plunged it into special measures. Pupils and parents were stunned when they returned to Seaford Primary school at the start of term to find head teacher Collins
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VICTIM OF A STRANGLER
THE body of a murder victim may have lain undiscovered at a Sussex beauty spot for a month, police said today. The woman, between 30 and 45, was found in dense undergrowth 20 yards from a footpath between Arundel and Amberley yesterday. The woman, who
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voice of the argus
This port is in a storm People in Newhaven are worried their town could become a dumping ground for all the waste and rubbish from other parts of East Sussex. County council officials originally earmarked Newhaven for one of the incinerators planned to
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FLU WORSENS CASH GLOOM
THE flu outbreak has plunged a hospital into a £1.4 million budget crisis. Measures to cut spending at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath have had to be temporarily abandoned because of the need to help hundreds of extra patients with flu complications
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FIGHT BREWING OVER STADIUM
COUNCILLORS at Lewes have warned they will force a public inquiry if neighbouring Brighton and Hove presses ahead with plans for a new football stadium at Falmer. At a Lewes Town Hall meeting last night, district councillors unanimously rejected proposals
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ADAM TRIMINGHAM - THE SAGE OF SUSSEX
Labour was always going to get into a political hole over the National Health Service once in office because of the public's totally unrealistic expectations. The surprise was that the digging took so long. The NHS was created more than half a century
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Pullin plans to crack the top 100
JULIE Pullin will bid to crack the world top 100 this year after the biggest week of her tennis career. The 24-year-old from Hove is upbeat despite the disappointment of missing a third-round glamour clash with Jennifer Capriati at the Australian Open
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Penalty ends Albion's Youth Cup run
Albion's young guns bowed out of the FA Youth Cup at Goodison Park last night. An 18th-minute penalty by Peter Clarke was all that divided the sides as Albion grew in confidence and threatened to force a shock fourth round replay. But coach Dean Wilkins
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MUM CHASES FOUR ROBBERS
A WOMAN chased four robbers down the street and then tried to continue the pursuit in her car after a raid on a building society. The customer ran several hundred yards after the four men, losing her wallet on the way, and only stopped running when the
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PICK NICK
FORMER Sussex schoolboy Nick Weir has found fame as the new presenter on hit TV show Catchphrase. CARREN HERON joined him to find out more. WHEN friends told Nick Weir to break a leg before he began his big chance as a presenter on national television
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Peter's Victory!
WHILE his two brothers chose jobs in teaching and business, Peter Spencer decided to follow his father Harry into the Royal Navy. A 17 year old, fresh out of Brighton and Hove High School, he was sent to the Brittania Royal Naval College in 1965. As a
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Father and son now schooled in success
AN INTERNET site set up by a Brighton family has been valued at £40 million. The Schoolsnet education site was set up by 17-year-old Tom Hadfield and his father, Greg, 43, in November last year and now the business is estimated by an independent management
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HEAD TEACHER QUITS AFTER DAMNING REPORT
A HEAD teacher has quit after Government inspectors gave his school a damning Ofsted report and plunged it into special measures. Pupils and parents were stunned when they returned to Seaford Primary school at the start of term to find head teacher Collins
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SECURE DOOR IS SHUT ON SHOP OWNERS
A FURIOUS couple claim their jewellery shop has been left to look like a "ghetto" because their plans to upgrade security have been branded unacceptable. Martin and Joanne French's plans to protect their vandal-hit shop in St Leonards Road, Bexhill, with
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Christmas leaves such a sweet taste
SALES sweetened impressively over the Christmas period for chocolates, toffees and ice creams group Thorntons. The company saw underlying like-for-like sales improve 3.7 per cent over the seven-week festive period compared with a 1.3 per cent decline
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FLU WORSENS CASH GLOOM
THE flu outbreak has plunged a hospital into a £1.4 million budget crisis. Measures to cut spending at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath have had to be temporarily abandoned because of the need to help hundreds of extra patients with flu complications
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FIGHT BREWING OVER STADIUM
COUNCILLORS at Lewes have warned they will force a public inquiry if neighbouring Brighton and Hove presses ahead with plans for a new football stadium at Falmer. At a Lewes Town Hall meeting last night, district councillors unanimously rejected proposals
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£130 BILL TO MOVE BOX
British Telecom wants to charge £130,000 for moving two metal boxes just a few yards. Work will start in the next few weeks to redevelop a run-down square in Brighton which has been used as a toilet and meeting place for alcoholics. Brighton and Hove
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Penalty ends Albion's Youth Cup run
Albion's young guns bowed out of the FA Youth Cup at Goodison Park last night. An 18th-minute penalty by Peter Clarke was all that divided the sides as Albion grew in confidence and threatened to force a shock fourth round replay. But coach Dean Wilkins
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Pinamonte is thinking big
LORENZO Pinamonte is thinking big in his second month with Albion. The giant Italian is aiming for goals and wins to help the Seagulls realise their potential. Pinamonte played six games in his first month on loan from Bristol City. Albion won two, lost
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Cullip on the way back
ALBION stopper Danny Cullip is fighting to be fit for a swift return to first team action. Cullip missed Saturday's home defeat against Leyton Orient with a knee ligament strain. The injury, sustained in last week's Auto Windscreens Shield exit at Bournemouth
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GIVING A FACELIFT TO BUSIEST AREAS OF CITY
PLANS to give one of the busiest areas of Chichester a facelift have been unveiled. Architects will be hired to draw up detailed designs as part of a project known as the Southern Gateway Regeneration. The aim is to make a key approach to the city centre
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HUNT ON TO SEIZE CARS VALUED AT £300,000
THE owners of luxury cars worth £300,000 stand to lose them when police catch up with them. The vehicles are part of a £700,000 theft ring, smashed by pro-active detectives with Brighton police. Sixteen stolen Mercedes, BMWs and Mitsubishi Shoguns, worth
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MUM CHASES FOUR ROBBERS
A WOMAN chased four robbers down the street and then tried to continue the pursuit in her car after a raid on a building society. The customer ran several hundred yards after the four men, losing her wallet on the way, and only stopped running when the
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Town that is always given the dirty end
IF anywhere will always have trouble shaking off a tag as the lowest common denominator of Sussex it is Newhaven. A few weeks after county councillors ruled out building an incinerator in the town, the same authority has begun to look at siting a sewage
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SECURE DOOR IS SHUT ON SHOP OWNERS
A FURIOUS couple claim their jewellery shop has been left to look like a "ghetto" because their plans to upgrade security have been branded unacceptable. Martin and Joanne French's plans to protect their vandal-hit shop in St Leonards Road, Bexhill, with
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Christmas leaves such a sweet taste
SALES sweetened impressively over the Christmas period for chocolates, toffees and ice creams group Thorntons. The company saw underlying like-for-like sales improve 3.7 per cent over the seven-week festive period compared with a 1.3 per cent decline
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COMMUNITY NEWS FROM THE BRIGHTON AREA
Kemp Town John Randall 01273 685143 SCOUTS ON THE MOVE: The 14th Brighton Scouts are moving camp. They have used Dorset Gardens Methodist Church as there base since 1923. They will now meet at Queen's Park School in Freshfield Place. Beaver Scouts 6-7pm
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FRIEND'S PLEA OF GUILTY OVER DEATH CRASH
A MAN has pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving after a crash in which his friend died. Nathan Dart, 21, of Vowels Lane, East Grinstead, admitted he had been driving too fast on the approach to a bend on Top Road, Sharpthorne. The tragedy
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£130 BILL TO MOVE BOX
British Telecom wants to charge £130,000 for moving two metal boxes just a few yards. Work will start in the next few weeks to redevelop a run-down square in Brighton which has been used as a toilet and meeting place for alcoholics. Brighton and Hove
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Pinamonte is thinking big
LORENZO Pinamonte is thinking big in his second month with Albion. The giant Italian is aiming for goals and wins to help the Seagulls realise their potential. Pinamonte played six games in his first month on loan from Bristol City. Albion won two, lost
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Cullip on the way back
ALBION stopper Danny Cullip is fighting to be fit for a swift return to first team action. Cullip missed Saturday's home defeat against Leyton Orient with a knee ligament strain. The injury, sustained in last week's Auto Windscreens Shield exit at Bournemouth
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GIVING A FACELIFT TO BUSIEST AREAS OF CITY
PLANS to give one of the busiest areas of Chichester a facelift have been unveiled. Architects will be hired to draw up detailed designs as part of a project known as the Southern Gateway Regeneration. The aim is to make a key approach to the city centre
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CASH CRISIS FOR SOCIAL SERVICES
WEST Sussex social services has been warned its care for the young and elderly could suffer as it is forced to meet stringent Government low-spending targets. Downing Street has slashed payments to the county by £13 million over the last two years and
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HUNT ON TO SEIZE CARS VALUED AT £300,000
THE owners of luxury cars worth £300,000 stand to lose them when police catch up with them. The vehicles are part of a £700,000 theft ring, smashed by pro-active detectives with Brighton police. Sixteen stolen Mercedes, BMWs and Mitsubishi Shoguns, worth
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Town that is always given the dirty end
IF anywhere will always have trouble shaking off a tag as the lowest common denominator of Sussex it is Newhaven. A few weeks after county councillors ruled out building an incinerator in the town, the same authority has begun to look at siting a sewage
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VICTIM OF A STRANGLER
THE body of a murder victim may have lain undiscovered at a Sussex beauty spot for a month, police said today. The woman, between 30 and 45, was found in dense undergrowth 20 yards from a footpath between Arundel and Amberley yesterday. The woman, who
