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Voice of the third age - Lis Solkhon
I wonder if any of you have ever had to take the decision that someone close to you needs to go into residential care? If you have, you will know that it usually involves a lot of thought and often considerable heartache. Are you doing the right thing
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Voice of the Argus
Lack of drive from jobless, Paying the price, A dog's life Unemployment is running well above the national average at six per cent in Brighton and Hove. Yet one major employer is having to look to London for staff because it cannot recruit enough locally
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City exclusive - Brighton 0 Wolverhampton 1
Brighton and Hove is being edged out by Wolverhampton in its bid for city status. The blow comes in documents leaked to the Argus. A Home Office circular says Wolverhampton's bid is the favourite, pushing Brighton and Hove into second place. But there
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Vote for your pub landlord of the year
The search to find the best pub landlord in Brighton and Hove is on. The Argus has launched a competition in partnership with the Juicy Awards, which have been billed as the towns 'equivalent to the Oscars. We want to hear from regulars about what make
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Brighton festival opens May 6
This year's festival runs until May 28 and the line-up is the most impressive so far. Lasting over three weeks, this year's festival will benefit from online exposure as well as in the Evening Argus. Every day our web reporters and Argus journalists will
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Hockey - Middleton stripped of title
Middleton and Bognor have been stripped of the Sussex Ladies' League title in bizarre circumstances. Having already been declared champions, M&B were due to go to Guildford this weekend for the play-offs for promotion to the South League. Lewes finished
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Racing - Wednesday's meetings
National Hunt card at Pontefract, plus an all-weather card at Lingfield First race 2.00pm, last race 4.40pm. Naylor's Nag: Inspector General - 2.00 Lingfield Recommended stake £9 win Yesterday's Naylor's Nag, Lanntansa was unplaced Running total on an
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Albion - Carr faces fitness battle
Darren Carr faces a race against time to return to Albion's squad for their showdown with the League leaders. Carr is struggling to shrug off a calf problem ahead of Saturday's sell-out clash against Rotherham at Withdean. The injury-plagued central defender
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Naked Chef cooks up a storm
Naked Chef Jamie Oliver was mobbed by adoring fans when he visited a Brighton shopping centre. Hundreds of devotees, many of them teenage girls, packed Borders bookshop in Churchill Square, where Jamie was signing copies of his recipe book. Jamie, 24,
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Bus bosses look to London for drivers
A Brighton bus company is looking to London for drivers because it cannot recruit enough people locally. Brighton and Hove Bus Company is expanding services and needs to employ 30 extra drivers by the end of the summer. It is now having to advertise the
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Anger as Minister rules out inquiry
The Department of Health has ruled out a public inquiry into Brighton's child neglect case. The decision, just days before councillors were due to discuss the case, sparked fury among campaigners who have accused the DoH and Ivor Caplin MP for Hove of
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Lawyer dupes trusting OAP
A pensioner has been ordered to pay £10,000 bail money after a solicitor accused of deception vanished before a court case. It is believed he may have gone sailing rather than appear at Lewes Crown Court. Retired Felicity Wells, 66, of Parkhurst Road,
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The high cost of Dolly the sheep
The company behind Dolly the sheep and the five cloned piglets, PPL Therapeutics, has reported annual losses of £14.4 million. The figure was almost identical to last year's loss. The group has kept up its research and development spending aimed at creating
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Voice of the third age - Lis Solkhon
I wonder if any of you have ever had to take the decision that someone close to you needs to go into residential care? If you have, you will know that it usually involves a lot of thought and often considerable heartache. Are you doing the right thing
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Derek Jameson
Oi, you lot, I'm no yob MICHAEL Caine complains he isn't taken seriously in his own country because of the way he speaks. I know the feeling. Like Michael's, my voice has always been a mixed blessing. A week after receiving a standing ovation at the Oscars
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Voice of the Argus
Lack of drive from jobless, Paying the price, A dog's life Unemployment is running well above the national average at six per cent in Brighton and Hove. Yet one major employer is having to look to London for staff because it cannot recruit enough locally
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City exclusive - Brighton 0 Wolverhampton 1
Brighton and Hove is being edged out by Wolverhampton in its bid for city status. The blow comes in documents leaked to the Argus. A Home Office circular says Wolverhampton's bid is the favourite, pushing Brighton and Hove into second place. But there
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Brighton festival opens May 6
This year's festival runs until May 28 and the line-up is the most impressive so far. Lasting over three weeks, this year's festival will benefit from online exposure as well as in the Evening Argus. Every day our web reporters and Argus journalists will
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Hockey - Brighton cup final shock
Brighton claimed a place in the final of the Sussex Cup with a surprise 1-0 win over Worthing. A goal from Carlo Missirian proved enough to give Brighton victory over a team they are likely to swap divisions with next season. Promotion has already been
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Racing - At Brighton this Thursday
The future is looking bright for Brighton Racecourse as it sheds its rundown image. With an ambitious programme of investment and modernisation, manager Northern Racing hopes it can bring back the glory days of the 1950s when Brighton races regularly
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Hockey - Middleton stripped of title
Middleton and Bognor have been stripped of the Sussex Ladies' League title in bizarre circumstances. Having already been declared champions, M&B were due to go to Guildford this weekend for the play-offs for promotion to the South League. Lewes finished
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Cricket - Adams stunned by Cronje sacking
Sussex skipper Chris Adams is "absolutely stunned" by the sacking of disgraced South African captain Hansie Cronje. Cronje got the boot today following allegations of match- fixing in the recent one-day series against India. He pulled out this morning
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Lizzie Enfield - Signal failure
Have not seen businessman from Burgess Hill again, since embarrassing incident last week when I caught him (I think) in clandestine meeting with Ms Whiplash. Having overheard Ms Whiplash's conversation on mobile phone during which she confirmed she was
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Naked Chef cooks up a storm
Naked Chef Jamie Oliver was mobbed by adoring fans when he visited a Brighton shopping centre. Hundreds of devotees, many of them teenage girls, packed Borders bookshop in Churchill Square, where Jamie was signing copies of his recipe book. Jamie, 24,
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Derek Jameson
Oi, you lot, I'm no yob, Arch isn't mane attraction, Mission impossible, Greg's good on TV Michael Caine complains he isn't taken seriously in his own country because of the way he speaks. I know the feeling. Like Michael's, my voice has always been a
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Residents protest at railway home move
More than 100 people blocked a road to protest against plans to build homes on a railway allotment site. They then formed a human chain along the fence of the threatened site in Highcroft Villas, Brighton, yesterday. The protesters, organised by the Prestonville
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On trial for death of nurse
A nurse from Sussex died after being drugged by a male colleague who planned to rape her, a court heard. Susan Annis, 31, was plied with anaesthetic drug Midazolam by 38-year-old Kevin Cobb, the Old Bailey was told yesterday. Cobb went on to drug three
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Anger as Minister rules out inquiry
The Department of Health has ruled out a public inquiry into Brighton's child neglect case. The decision, just days before councillors were due to discuss the case, sparked fury among campaigners who have accused the DoH and Ivor Caplin MP for Hove of
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Lawyer dupes trusting OAP
A pensioner has been ordered to pay £10,000 bail money after a solicitor accused of deception vanished before a court case. It is believed he may have gone sailing rather than appear at Lewes Crown Court. Retired Felicity Wells, 66, of Parkhurst Road,
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The high cost of Dolly the sheep
The company behind Dolly the sheep and the five cloned piglets, PPL Therapeutics, has reported annual losses of £14.4 million. The figure was almost identical to last year's loss. The group has kept up its research and development spending aimed at creating
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Derek Jameson
Oi, you lot, I'm no yob MICHAEL Caine complains he isn't taken seriously in his own country because of the way he speaks. I know the feeling. Like Michael's, my voice has always been a mixed blessing. A week after receiving a standing ovation at the Oscars
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You are watching Big Brother
Brighton media firm Victoria Real has created the first stage of a website for one of Europe's most controversial television series. The Big Brother show will put ten strangers in a house for 70 days and record their every move while viewers vote to expell
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More banks could close, says Barclays
Barclays Bank could close more of its branches in Mid Sussex, the Argus can reveal. The company closed down its branch in Lindfield at the end of last week, one of 171 axed across the country in a cost-cutting move brought on by the internet revolution
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How to be happy all the time
Most people find it difficult to keep a smile on their face day after day. But Brighton agony aunt and author Christine Webber says it is possible to turn this feeling around - and she has set out to teach the rest of us how to Get The Happiness Habit
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Juicy guide to Brighton and Hove
Energetic, outspoken Gilly Smith and calm and collected Lucy Shuttleworth describe themselves as the Red Bull and vodka of the literary world. The pair have pooled their talents and passion for the town to write the Juicy Guide to Brighton and Hove. It
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Racing special - Brighton gears up
The future is looking bright for Brighton Racecourse as it sheds its rundown image. With an ambitious programme of investment and modernisation, manager Northern Racing hopes it can bring back the glory days of the 1950s when Brighton races regularly
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Hockey - Brighton cup final shock
Brighton claimed a place in the final of the Sussex Cup with a surprise 1-0 win over Worthing. A goal from Carlo Missirian proved enough to give Brighton victory over a team they are likely to swap divisions with next season. Promotion has already been
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Racing - At Brighton this Thursday
The future is looking bright for Brighton Racecourse as it sheds its rundown image. With an ambitious programme of investment and modernisation, manager Northern Racing hopes it can bring back the glory days of the 1950s when Brighton races regularly
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Cricket - Moores tipped to reach the top
Chris Adams fears Sussex will lose coach Peter Moores to England. The county captain and England batsman is tipping Moores for an international call-up. "The players have a coach who I believe is destined for great things," said Adams. "Unfortunately
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Cricket - Adams stunned by Cronje sacking
Sussex skipper Chris Adams is "absolutely stunned" by the sacking of disgraced South African captain Hansie Cronje. Cronje got the boot today following allegations of match- fixing in the recent one-day series against India. He pulled out this morning
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Beggar gangs are kicked out
A crackdown on gangs of beggars in Worthing has been hailed a success. A joint operation by police, town centre traders and local charities has drastically reduced the numbers approaching shoppers for cash. Police stress the aim was to get rid of organised
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Voice of the third age - Lis Solkhon
I wonder if any of you have ever had to take the decision that someone close to you needs to go into residential care? If you have, you will know that it usually involves a lot of thought and often considerable heartache. Are you doing the right thing
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Paws for thought
They call it puppy love but for Sue Nelson the last seven weeks have been more of a nightmare. When her two-year-old pedigree standard poodle bitch Gundrun went into labour with her first litter she eagerly anticipated the joys of motherhood. But seven
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Lizzie Enfield - Signal failure
Have not seen businessman from Burgess Hill again, since embarrassing incident last week when I caught him (I think) in clandestine meeting with Ms Whiplash. Having overheard Ms Whiplash's conversation on mobile phone during which she confirmed she was
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Derek Jameson
Oi, you lot, I'm no yob, Arch isn't mane attraction, Mission impossible, Greg's good on TV Michael Caine complains he isn't taken seriously in his own country because of the way he speaks. I know the feeling. Like Michael's, my voice has always been a
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Residents protest at railway home move
More than 100 people blocked a road to protest against plans to build homes on a railway allotment site. They then formed a human chain along the fence of the threatened site in Highcroft Villas, Brighton, yesterday. The protesters, organised by the Prestonville
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Property boom is slowing
The property boom in Sussex is showing signs of slowing as the growth in house prices fell sharply. A survey by the Halifax found an average house price rise in the South East of 1.4 per cent in the first quarter of this year compared with 7.9 per cent
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Chief Constable's daughter in court
The daughter of Paul Whitehouse appeared in court accused of possessing an offensive weapon. Frances Whitehouse, 19, of St Aubyns, Hove, is alleged to have been in possession of a 2ft wooden axe handle at Kingsway, Hove, on April 7. Janet Turner, prosecuting
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On trial for death of nurse
A nurse from Sussex died after being drugged by a male colleague who planned to rape her, a court heard. Susan Annis, 31, was plied with anaesthetic drug Midazolam by 38-year-old Kevin Cobb, the Old Bailey was told yesterday. Cobb went on to drug three
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You are watching Big Brother
Brighton media firm Victoria Real has created the first stage of a website for one of Europe's most controversial television series. The Big Brother show will put ten strangers in a house for 70 days and record their every move while viewers vote to expell
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More banks could close, says Barclays
Barclays Bank could close more of its branches in Mid Sussex, the Argus can reveal. The company closed down its branch in Lindfield at the end of last week, one of 171 axed across the country in a cost-cutting move brought on by the internet revolution
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How to be happy all the time
Most people find it difficult to keep a smile on their face day after day. But Brighton agony aunt and author Christine Webber says it is possible to turn this feeling around - and she has set out to teach the rest of us how to Get The Happiness Habit
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Date
Juicy guide to Brighton and Hove
Energetic, outspoken Gilly Smith and calm and collected Lucy Shuttleworth describe themselves as the Red Bull and vodka of the literary world. The pair have pooled their talents and passion for the town to write the Juicy Guide to Brighton and Hove. It
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Vote for your pub landlord of the year
The search to find the best pub landlord in Brighton and Hove is on. The Argus has launched a competition in partnership with the Juicy Awards, which have been billed as the towns 'equivalent to the Oscars. We want to hear from regulars about what make
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Date
Racing special - Brighton gears up
The future is looking bright for Brighton Racecourse as it sheds its rundown image. With an ambitious programme of investment and modernisation, manager Northern Racing hopes it can bring back the glory days of the 1950s when Brighton races regularly
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Date
Racing - Wednesday's meetings
National Hunt card at Pontefract, plus an all-weather card at Lingfield First race 2.00pm, last race 4.40pm. Naylor's Nag: Inspector General - 2.00 Lingfield Recommended stake £9 win Yesterday's Naylor's Nag, Lanntansa was unplaced Running total on an
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Albion - Carr faces fitness battle
Darren Carr faces a race against time to return to Albion's squad for their showdown with the League leaders. Carr is struggling to shrug off a calf problem ahead of Saturday's sell-out clash against Rotherham at Withdean. The injury-plagued central defender
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Cricket - Moores tipped to reach the top
Chris Adams fears Sussex will lose coach Peter Moores to England. The county captain and England batsman is tipping Moores for an international call-up. "The players have a coach who I believe is destined for great things," said Adams. "Unfortunately
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Beggar gangs are kicked out
A crackdown on gangs of beggars in Worthing has been hailed a success. A joint operation by police, town centre traders and local charities has drastically reduced the numbers approaching shoppers for cash. Police stress the aim was to get rid of organised
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Voice of the third age - Lis Solkhon
I wonder if any of you have ever had to take the decision that someone close to you needs to go into residential care? If you have, you will know that it usually involves a lot of thought and often considerable heartache. Are you doing the right thing
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Date
Paws for thought
They call it puppy love but for Sue Nelson the last seven weeks have been more of a nightmare. When her two-year-old pedigree standard poodle bitch Gundrun went into labour with her first litter she eagerly anticipated the joys of motherhood. But seven
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Date
Property boom is slowing
The property boom in Sussex is showing signs of slowing as the growth in house prices fell sharply. A survey by the Halifax found an average house price rise in the South East of 1.4 per cent in the first quarter of this year compared with 7.9 per cent
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Date
Bus bosses look to London for drivers
A Brighton bus company is looking to London for drivers because it cannot recruit enough people locally. Brighton and Hove Bus Company is expanding services and needs to employ 30 extra drivers by the end of the summer. It is now having to advertise the
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Chief Constable's daughter in court
The daughter of Paul Whitehouse appeared in court accused of possessing an offensive weapon. Frances Whitehouse, 19, of St Aubyns, Hove, is alleged to have been in possession of a 2ft wooden axe handle at Kingsway, Hove, on April 7. Janet Turner, prosecuting
