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Good news after bad, Drunk's order, Just sleep it off
Moulsecoomb was off the map when it came to getting assisted area status from the Government. But the estate is celebrating after being part of the East Brighton area which receives £47.2 million of Government cash under the New Deal for Communities scheme
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Community News from the Brighton area
Hove to fishersgate Frank Blake 01273 885332 WILDLIFE: The West Hove and District Horticultural Society April meeting takes place on Tuesday in St Leonard's Church Hall, Glebe Villas, Hove. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30 start. The speaker this month will
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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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Derek Jameson - Do they mean me?
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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Albion - Hectic run-in for Reserves
Albion's reserves launch a hectic finale to their season at Bognor tonight against Wycombe Wanderers. Their League fixtures were meant to finish with last week's postponed clash at Barnet. Instead the Seagulls' second string still have six games to play
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Albion - A year of progress
Micky Adams has hailed his fluctuating first 12 months as Albion manager as a "year of progress". Today marks the anniversary of Adams' first match in charge of the Seagulls. They beat Shrewsbury 1-0 in front of 2,207 fans at Gillingham to stay 15th in
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Racing - Thursday's fixtures
First card of the season at Brighton, plus meetings at Ludlow and Musselburgh First race 2.00pm, last race 5.10pm. Naylor's Nag: Double Brandy - 4.00 Brighton Recommended stake £10 win Yesterday's Naylor's Nag, Crookedstone was unplaced Running total
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Albion - Now it's win or bust
Andy Crosby says Albion must topple his home town club Rotherham again to keep their play-off hopes alive. The big central defender believes it's win or bust for the Seagulls at Withdean on Saturday against the team he used to support. Crosby made a nostalgic
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Art bears fruit
The ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui is being used in Sussex nurseries to get the best out of tomatoes. Expert practitioners have been called into Hazlewood VHB Runcton Nursery near Chichester and its Toddington Lane site in Littlehampton. They are advising
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Fatal night at nurses' home
Nurse Kevin Cobb told a friend he was attracted to Susan Annis, the woman he is accused of killing. Miss Annis, 31, died in a nurses' home in November 1996 when her heart stopped during an adverse reaction to the sedative Midazolam, the Old Bailey heard
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New deal from New Deal cash
Community leaders in east Brighton are celebrating after winning £47.2 million for the area. There is a renewed spirit of optimism in east Brighton following yesterday's announcement that local people are to receive more than £47 million. The Government
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Inquiry told how doctor prescribed prostitute
A psychotherapist told a male patient who was a virgin to sleep with a prostitute as a 'cure'. Stuart Lieberman, 52, told the man, who believed he could be homosexual, that he should have intercourse with male and female prostitutes "to find out if he
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Lollipop patrolman sacking sucks!
A school crossing patrol has been axed because it is too dangerous for the lollipop man. Tom Redwood dices with death each time he steps into the road with his yellow fluorescent coat and Stop! sign. The pensioner has been knocked down, breaking his glasses
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Station plans get on track
New plans for the Brighton station site include a supermarket, homes and a hotel. It is a huge step forward for the site next to Brighton station, which has been derelict for 30 years. The council and developers have been at loggerheads over plans to
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Good news after bad, Drunk's order, Just sleep it off
Moulsecoomb was off the map when it came to getting assisted area status from the Government. But the estate is celebrating after being part of the East Brighton area which receives £47.2 million of Government cash under the New Deal for Communities scheme
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Community News from the Brighton area
Hove to fishersgate Frank Blake 01273 885332 WILDLIFE: The West Hove and District Horticultural Society April meeting takes place on Tuesday in St Leonard's Church Hall, Glebe Villas, Hove. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30 start. The speaker this month will
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Man dies near police station
AN investigation has been launched after the body of a man was found by a detective in a bus shelter. Det Con Paul Howes discovered the man with no pulse and bleeding from the mouth in the shelter opposite Beech Hurst, Butlers Green Road, Haywards Heath
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Vanora Leigh - Between you and me
One evening last week, while the rain was still making our lives a misery, a friend and I climbed into a stranger's front garden and started beating the bushes with our brollies. Not surprisingly, the owner of the house soon emerged to inquire - very
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Albion - A year of progress
Micky Adams has hailed his fluctuating first 12 months as Albion manager as a "year of progress". Today marks the anniversary of Adams' first match in charge of the Seagulls. They beat Shrewsbury 1-0 in front of 2,207 fans at Gillingham to stay 15th in
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Refugee crisis blows budget
Councillors have blamed an influx of asylum seekers for an overspend of £18,500 in their housing budget. They are furious that taxpayers cash in Arun is being spent on asylum seekers and families coming down from London who claim they are homeless. Members
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Art bears fruit
The ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui is being used in Sussex nurseries to get the best out of tomatoes. Expert practitioners have been called into Hazlewood VHB Runcton Nursery near Chichester and its Toddington Lane site in Littlehampton. They are advising
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Sovereign caters for both sides of the coin
Some publicans brand them eyesores which are destroying the spit and sawdust image of traditional watering holes. But the owners of the town's new trendy bars claim they are only meeting demand. The noisy debate over the pros and cons of superpubs springing
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Inquiry told how doctor prescribed prostitute
A psychotherapist told a male patient who was a virgin to sleep with a prostitute as a 'cure'. Stuart Lieberman, 52, told the man, who believed he could be homosexual, that he should have intercourse with male and female prostitutes "to find out if he
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Lollipop patrolman sacking sucks!
A school crossing patrol has been axed because it is too dangerous for the lollipop man. Tom Redwood dices with death each time he steps into the road with his yellow fluorescent coat and Stop! sign. The pensioner has been knocked down, breaking his glasses
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Shadow minister backs appeal
A motion has been called for a public inquiry into the Brighton child neglect case. It is a last-minute appeal by Tory councillors for Labour colleagues to support the Argus in its quest for a full hearing. Leading Labour councillors are against an investigation
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Station plans get on track
New plans for the Brighton station site include a supermarket, homes and a hotel. It is a huge step forward for the site next to Brighton station, which has been derelict for 30 years. The council and developers have been at loggerheads over plans to
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Government told to cut unemployment
The Government has been told to step up its efforts to combat long-term unemployment and reduce the number of households with no-one at work. A European Commission economic survey published this week praises Britain's labour market performance as "among
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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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Lis Solkhon - Voice of the third age
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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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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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 - Do they mean me?
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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Adam Trimingham - The sage of Sussex
William Hague has had a tough time since becoming leader of the Conservative Party but occasionally he receives a glimmer of good news. His heart must have been gladdened this week by the decision of Bexhill and Battle MP Charles Wardle not to contest
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Albion - Hectic run-in for Reserves
Albion's reserves launch a hectic finale to their season at Bognor tonight against Wycombe Wanderers. Their League fixtures were meant to finish with last week's postponed clash at Barnet. Instead the Seagulls' second string still have six games to play
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Racing - Thursday's fixtures
First card of the season at Brighton, plus meetings at Ludlow and Musselburgh First race 2.00pm, last race 5.10pm. Naylor's Nag: Double Brandy - 4.00 Brighton Recommended stake £10 win Yesterday's Naylor's Nag, Crookedstone was unplaced Running total
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Cricket - House faces up to grudge match
Will House is on course for a grudge match against his old county on his Sussex debut. The winter signing endured a painful departure from Kent, Saturday's opening opponents in the Benson & Hedges Cup at Canterbury. House had his status downgraded
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Football - Three second wonder goal
Damion Dobbyn scored a goal in just three seconds, which is quicker than the senior world record. The 22-year-old striker netted direct from the kick-off for Brighton pub Park View in a Sussex Sunday League Intermediate Division match against Broadwater
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Albion - Now it's win or bust
Andy Crosby says Albion must topple his home town club Rotherham again to keep their play-off hopes alive. The big central defender believes it's win or bust for the Seagulls at Withdean on Saturday against the team he used to support. Crosby made a nostalgic
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Fatal night at nurses' home
Nurse Kevin Cobb told a friend he was attracted to Susan Annis, the woman he is accused of killing. Miss Annis, 31, died in a nurses' home in November 1996 when her heart stopped during an adverse reaction to the sedative Midazolam, the Old Bailey heard
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New deal from New Deal cash
Community leaders in east Brighton are celebrating after winning £47.2 million for the area. There is a renewed spirit of optimism in east Brighton following yesterday's announcement that local people are to receive more than £47 million. The Government
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Drunk makes legal history
A Sussex man has been banned from harassing female passers-by. Adam Richards, 30, was barred from obstructing, touching or insulting women in Lewes after town magistrates imposed an antisocial behaviour order. He now faces a maximum five-year jail sentence
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Rail bosses today blamed another blunder by one of their workers as the cause of the derailment of a
The Argus told yesterday how the 9.31 Hastings to Ashford service was seen to career off the tracks as it pulled out of Hastings Railway Station. The incident is the latest in a number of accidents involving trains which have been blamed on human error
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Government told to cut unemployment
The Government has been told to step up its efforts to combat long-term unemployment and reduce the number of households with no-one at work. A European Commission economic survey published this week praises Britain's labour market performance as "among
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Date
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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Date
Man dies near police station
AN investigation has been launched after the body of a man was found by a detective in a bus shelter. Det Con Paul Howes discovered the man with no pulse and bleeding from the mouth in the shelter opposite Beech Hurst, Butlers Green Road, Haywards Heath
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Lis Solkhon - Voice of the third age
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
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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Date
Vanora Leigh - Between you and me
One evening last week, while the rain was still making our lives a misery, a friend and I climbed into a stranger's front garden and started beating the bushes with our brollies. Not surprisingly, the owner of the house soon emerged to inquire - very
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Date
Adam Trimingham - The sage of Sussex
William Hague has had a tough time since becoming leader of the Conservative Party but occasionally he receives a glimmer of good news. His heart must have been gladdened this week by the decision of Bexhill and Battle MP Charles Wardle not to contest
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Date
Cricket - House faces up to grudge match
Will House is on course for a grudge match against his old county on his Sussex debut. The winter signing endured a painful departure from Kent, Saturday's opening opponents in the Benson & Hedges Cup at Canterbury. House had his status downgraded
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Date
Football - Three second wonder goal
Damion Dobbyn scored a goal in just three seconds, which is quicker than the senior world record. The 22-year-old striker netted direct from the kick-off for Brighton pub Park View in a Sussex Sunday League Intermediate Division match against Broadwater
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Refugee crisis blows budget
Councillors have blamed an influx of asylum seekers for an overspend of £18,500 in their housing budget. They are furious that taxpayers cash in Arun is being spent on asylum seekers and families coming down from London who claim they are homeless. Members
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Date
Sovereign caters for both sides of the coin
Some publicans brand them eyesores which are destroying the spit and sawdust image of traditional watering holes. But the owners of the town's new trendy bars claim they are only meeting demand. The noisy debate over the pros and cons of superpubs springing
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Date
Drunk makes legal history
A Sussex man has been banned from harassing female passers-by. Adam Richards, 30, was barred from obstructing, touching or insulting women in Lewes after town magistrates imposed an antisocial behaviour order. He now faces a maximum five-year jail sentence
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Shadow minister backs appeal
A motion has been called for a public inquiry into the Brighton child neglect case. It is a last-minute appeal by Tory councillors for Labour colleagues to support the Argus in its quest for a full hearing. Leading Labour councillors are against an investigation
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Date
Rail bosses today blamed another blunder by one of their workers as the cause of the derailment of a
The Argus told yesterday how the 9.31 Hastings to Ashford service was seen to career off the tracks as it pulled out of Hastings Railway Station. The incident is the latest in a number of accidents involving trains which have been blamed on human error
