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Teachers deserve better pay
No wonder it's difficult to find good children's teachers locally when Brighton and Hove employers pay such low wages. Accommodation and living costs are near London levels yet the pay on offer is far below London rates. -A. Bruggi, Clifton Road, Brighton
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For brass lovers
If you enjoy big band music then head for the Pavilion in Brighton on Sunday afternoons, where The Croydon Brass Band perform. -Mrs P. Brown, Selba Drive, Brighton
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Stop shooting the seagulls!
I hope the sad, sick person who has been shooting seagulls in Ship Street in Brighton is quickly caught and severely dealt with. One of the benefits of living close to the sea is seeing and hearing the seagulls. -Linda Freston, Portland Street, Brighton
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Simon Fanshawe - Man About City
Simon Fanshawe, chairman of the Place to Be campaign, on work being done to make sense of Alzheimer's disease There is a poem in Alice In Wonderland that goes like this: You told me you had been to her and mentioned me to him He gave me a good character
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Adam Trimingham - The Sage of Sussex
Thousands of drivers have already signed a petition calling for the tax on fuel to be reduced following months of soaring prices at the petrol pumps. So far the Government has resisted on the entirely reasonable grounds that recent rises have been caused
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Zulu fans meet the star's family
Two fans of cult film Zulu travelled all the way to Sussex from Wales to meet the family of one of the movie's main stars. Paul Winter and Ralph Dyer set up the Rorke's Drift Fan Club in honour of the classic 1964 film which starred Sir Stanley Baker,
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Howzat! cricket umpire's only 21
If your idea of a cricket umpire is an old fogey in a white cap look no further than Lloyd Maynard to have your illusions shattered. Lloyd is scoring a success for himself in the game - at the age of just 21. Lloyd, from Bevendean in Brighton, is decades
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Lift in a police car led to sack
A Sussex policeman has been sacked and another has resigned after taking a woman on a joyride and making 'inappropriate' remarks to her. In a separate case, two other officers have been disciplined for failing to find a woman who lay dead in her home.
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Yobs smash up fish and chip shop
Escalating vandalism is leaving residents in east Brighton fearful for their homes, cars and livelihoods. Nightly bouts of destruction have left people in Whitehawk waking up to smashed windows, vandalised vehicles and graffiti. The latest target was
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Bandy bandit is caught on security cameras
The bow-legged leader of a gang of armed robbers who raided jewellery shops in Brighton and West Sussex was caught by police due to his bandy walk. John Saunders and his gang specialised in stealing Rolex watches and netted £700,000 from jewellery shops
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Review may alllow builders on Downs building spree
A review into drawing-up national park boundaries could leave developers with a free hand to build on the fringes of the South Downs. Land identified for industrial and commercial development in local plans could be excluded from the park, if the Government's
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Our Kali was the perfect daughter
It was a one-in-a-million condition that killed 12-year-old Brighton schoolgirl Kali Hitchcock. But she was a one-in-a-million girl, according to her family. Her grieving mother and father today paid a moving tribute to the daughter they named after an
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Parking pain
I have just learned residents have lost a further 12 parking places in Regency Square alone, due to Brighton and Hove Council's new town centre parking proposals. Hotel unloading bays in the square will operate for 24 hours a day, whereas residents parking
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Car given a film roll for prank
Kevin Lines is well known for being a bit of a joker and enjoys playing pranks at the expense of his mates. Because he has embarrassed so many friends over the years, he had a list of suspects as long as his arm when he discovered his car had been completely
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Post problems
Over the last few months the post service has been appalling. There are some days when we receive no post at all and others when it is delivered late. Once we sent an item by recorded delivery and three days later it was returned to us. It had not been
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Fostering couple on cruelty rap
The former foster parents of a four-year-old boy who died from head injuries have been charged with cruelty. Simon McWilliam, 40, and his wife Michelle, 34, from Fishersgate, Southwick, have been given police bail and are due to appear before magistrates
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Poor service
July 4. Myself and several others have been looking after a lady of 106 for four years. Recently Social Services altered her care package, replacing carers and times. We were all very upset over this and did not feel it was necessary. The service she
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Nowhere's good
Newhaven is not a suitable site for an incinerator as recently reported (Argus, July 5). Nowhere is suitable. No-one wants a six-storey plant with a enormous chimney spewing out toxic pollution over a ten-mile radius in their backyard. The House of Commons
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Truckers suffer
It's the Government's fault petrol is so expensive.The Chancellor makes billions from road tax and petrol but nothing seems to be spent on the roads. The truckers tried to protest and lots of them have now given up and registered abroad because it's cheaper
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Shaun follows his dad
Shaun Davies has followed in his father's footsteps by becoming a boxing trainer. He has just been awarded his licence by the British Boxing Board of Control. Dad Ronnie trained Hove's former world champ Chris Eubank. "It's nice to keep it going in the
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Medical shocker
Visiting the the Royal Sussex County Hospital's rheumatology department recently, I mentioned that as at one time I was completely immobilised from jaw to knees and living on my own, I should have somehow got myself admitted to hospital. I was shocked
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Albion second in thug table
The Albion had the second highest number of known hooligans in division three last season according to a government report published today. Seven of their supporters are subject to banning and restriction orders, a figure only promoted Swansea with eight
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Gloom at stores chain over profits
Struggling supermarket group Somerfield reported a steep fall in profits for the full-year and sales declines at its supermarkets and Kwik Save stores. For the year to April 29, pre-tax profits before exceptional costs fell to £70.7 million against £208.5
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Stop shooting the seagulls!
I hope the sad, sick person who has been shooting seagulls in Ship Street in Brighton is quickly caught and severely dealt with. One of the benefits of living close to the sea is seeing and hearing the seagulls. -Linda Freston, Portland Street, Brighton
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Simon Fanshawe - Man About City
Simon Fanshawe, chairman of the Place to Be campaign, on work being done to make sense of Alzheimer's disease There is a poem in Alice In Wonderland that goes like this: You told me you had been to her and mentioned me to him He gave me a good character
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Zulu fans meet the star's family
Two fans of cult film Zulu travelled all the way to Sussex from Wales to meet the family of one of the movie's main stars. Paul Winter and Ralph Dyer set up the Rorke's Drift Fan Club in honour of the classic 1964 film which starred Sir Stanley Baker,
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Howzat! cricket umpire's only 21
If your idea of a cricket umpire is an old fogey in a white cap look no further than Lloyd Maynard to have your illusions shattered. Lloyd is scoring a success for himself in the game - at the age of just 21. Lloyd, from Bevendean in Brighton, is decades
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Lift in a police car led to sack
A Sussex policeman has been sacked and another has resigned after taking a woman on a joyride and making 'inappropriate' remarks to her. In a separate case, two other officers have been disciplined for failing to find a woman who lay dead in her home.
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Looking for Preston Rovers from 1937-39
During 1937-39 I was secretary of the Preston Rovers FC, playing in the Worthing League and Brighton League playing in Preston Park. I would like to hear from any members who were with me then. -Reg Wright, 22 Bosworth Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex
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Calling all 'Pilgrims'
I am trying to arrange a reunion of pupils from an asthmatic boarding school I attended in Seaford. It was called Pilgrims and existed between 1955 and 1997. -Colin J. Barnes, 10 Lambourne Road, Chartwell Green, Southampton
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Early mowing is not for the birds
A popular nesting area for skylarks has been destroyed after council contractors brought their mowers out three weeks early. Now residents fear the number of skylarks on Beacon Hill will decline and possibly disappear for good. The hill, between St Dunstan's
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Review may alllow builders on Downs building spree
A review into drawing-up national park boundaries could leave developers with a free hand to build on the fringes of the South Downs. Land identified for industrial and commercial development in local plans could be excluded from the park, if the Government's
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Parking pain
I have just learned residents have lost a further 12 parking places in Regency Square alone, due to Brighton and Hove Council's new town centre parking proposals. Hotel unloading bays in the square will operate for 24 hours a day, whereas residents parking
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Car given a film roll for prank
Kevin Lines is well known for being a bit of a joker and enjoys playing pranks at the expense of his mates. Because he has embarrassed so many friends over the years, he had a list of suspects as long as his arm when he discovered his car had been completely
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Nowhere's good
Newhaven is not a suitable site for an incinerator as recently reported (Argus, July 5). Nowhere is suitable. No-one wants a six-storey plant with a enormous chimney spewing out toxic pollution over a ten-mile radius in their backyard. The House of Commons
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Featherweight floors Halpin
Paul Halpin missed becoming a dad, because he was involved in a fight. The Hove boxer was travelling to the weigh-in for his latest bout when he discovered partner Marcella James was about to deliver. The couple are now the proud parents of a daughter
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Albion second in thug table
The Albion had the second highest number of known hooligans in division three last season according to a government report published today. Seven of their supporters are subject to banning and restriction orders, a figure only promoted Swansea with eight
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Decision to close the project was very tough
The decision to give notice to Brighton and Hove Local Authority of the withdrawal from the partnership in running the Palmeira Project was a very tough one for NCH Action For Children to make. That the service is closing is deeply regrettable and not
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Albion target £100,000 from lottery
Albion hope to raise £100,000 from a new joint lottery and bingo initiative. The club launched the Seagulls Double Booster at the Metropole Hotel, Brighton, yesterday. The scheme will also help local charities. Chairman Dick Knight said: "If we got 15,000
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Just what was needed
Robin Martin-Jenkins came up with a career-best 86 just when Sussex needed it most at Arundel yesterday. The county were in danger of being blown away second division promotion rivals Essex when Mark Ilott and Ronnie Irani made the most of helpful conditions
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Council evicts two baby gulls
This seagull lost his home and his brother when council bosses uprooted the pair to start roof repairs on a block of flats. Dubbed the Ryelands Two, the herring gull chicks won the hearts of residents after they were seen nesting on a roof in Ryelands
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Gloom at stores chain over profits
Struggling supermarket group Somerfield reported a steep fall in profits for the full-year and sales declines at its supermarkets and Kwik Save stores. For the year to April 29, pre-tax profits before exceptional costs fell to £70.7 million against £208.5
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Take down the eggs now
The plastic eggs at the cricket ground are to come down at the end of September, giving Stonegate another three months' free publicity. Why can't they be dismantled immediately? -Mrs E. Brunt, Cromwell Road, Hove
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Looking for Preston Rovers from 1937-39
During 1937-39 I was secretary of the Preston Rovers FC, playing in the Worthing League and Brighton League playing in Preston Park. I would like to hear from any members who were with me then. -Reg Wright, 22 Bosworth Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex
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Calling all 'Pilgrims'
I am trying to arrange a reunion of pupils from an asthmatic boarding school I attended in Seaford. It was called Pilgrims and existed between 1955 and 1997. -Colin J. Barnes, 10 Lambourne Road, Chartwell Green, Southampton
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Early mowing is not for the birds
A popular nesting area for skylarks has been destroyed after council contractors brought their mowers out three weeks early. Now residents fear the number of skylarks on Beacon Hill will decline and possibly disappear for good. The hill, between St Dunstan's
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Police 'beat up' suspect
Two police officers beat up a man in handcuffs after he was arrested for alleged shoplifting, a court heard. Emanuel Frimpong was repeatedly hit with a baton by one officer and kicked in the stomach by another as three of their colleagues restrained him
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Featherweight floors Halpin
Paul Halpin missed becoming a dad, because he was involved in a fight. The Hove boxer was travelling to the weigh-in for his latest bout when he discovered partner Marcella James was about to deliver. The couple are now the proud parents of a daughter
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Voice of the Argus - Strong arm of the law
Sussex Police doesn't have a very good record when it comes to finding the bodies of elderly people. Two officers have been given warnings after failing to find an elderly woman who had died. Her body was not discovered until three months later. This
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Decision to close the project was very tough
The decision to give notice to Brighton and Hove Local Authority of the withdrawal from the partnership in running the Palmeira Project was a very tough one for NCH Action For Children to make. That the service is closing is deeply regrettable and not
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Albion target £100,000 from lottery
Albion hope to raise £100,000 from a new joint lottery and bingo initiative. The club launched the Seagulls Double Booster at the Metropole Hotel, Brighton, yesterday. The scheme will also help local charities. Chairman Dick Knight said: "If we got 15,000
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Just what was needed
Robin Martin-Jenkins came up with a career-best 86 just when Sussex needed it most at Arundel yesterday. The county were in danger of being blown away second division promotion rivals Essex when Mark Ilott and Ronnie Irani made the most of helpful conditions
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I should have hit a hundred
Robin Martin-Jenkins made his career-best for Sussex yesterday then insisted: "It should have been a hundred." The county's all-rounder scored 86 to help his side recover from 45-4 to 265 on the first day of the Championship match against Essex. It was
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Council evicts two baby gulls
This seagull lost his home and his brother when council bosses uprooted the pair to start roof repairs on a block of flats. Dubbed the Ryelands Two, the herring gull chicks won the hearts of residents after they were seen nesting on a roof in Ryelands
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Teachers deserve better pay
No wonder it's difficult to find good children's teachers locally when Brighton and Hove employers pay such low wages. Accommodation and living costs are near London levels yet the pay on offer is far below London rates. -A. Bruggi, Clifton Road, Brighton
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For brass lovers
If you enjoy big band music then head for the Pavilion in Brighton on Sunday afternoons, where The Croydon Brass Band perform. -Mrs P. Brown, Selba Drive, Brighton
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Take down the eggs now
The plastic eggs at the cricket ground are to come down at the end of September, giving Stonegate another three months' free publicity. Why can't they be dismantled immediately? -Mrs E. Brunt, Cromwell Road, Hove
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Adam Trimingham - The Sage of Sussex
Thousands of drivers have already signed a petition calling for the tax on fuel to be reduced following months of soaring prices at the petrol pumps. So far the Government has resisted on the entirely reasonable grounds that recent rises have been caused
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Yobs smash up fish and chip shop
Escalating vandalism is leaving residents in east Brighton fearful for their homes, cars and livelihoods. Nightly bouts of destruction have left people in Whitehawk waking up to smashed windows, vandalised vehicles and graffiti. The latest target was
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Bandy bandit is caught on security cameras
The bow-legged leader of a gang of armed robbers who raided jewellery shops in Brighton and West Sussex was caught by police due to his bandy walk. John Saunders and his gang specialised in stealing Rolex watches and netted £700,000 from jewellery shops
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Our Kali was the perfect daughter
It was a one-in-a-million condition that killed 12-year-old Brighton schoolgirl Kali Hitchcock. But she was a one-in-a-million girl, according to her family. Her grieving mother and father today paid a moving tribute to the daughter they named after an
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Post problems
Over the last few months the post service has been appalling. There are some days when we receive no post at all and others when it is delivered late. Once we sent an item by recorded delivery and three days later it was returned to us. It had not been
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Fostering couple on cruelty rap
The former foster parents of a four-year-old boy who died from head injuries have been charged with cruelty. Simon McWilliam, 40, and his wife Michelle, 34, from Fishersgate, Southwick, have been given police bail and are due to appear before magistrates
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Poor service
July 4. Myself and several others have been looking after a lady of 106 for four years. Recently Social Services altered her care package, replacing carers and times. We were all very upset over this and did not feel it was necessary. The service she
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Truckers suffer
It's the Government's fault petrol is so expensive.The Chancellor makes billions from road tax and petrol but nothing seems to be spent on the roads. The truckers tried to protest and lots of them have now given up and registered abroad because it's cheaper
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Shaun follows his dad
Shaun Davies has followed in his father's footsteps by becoming a boxing trainer. He has just been awarded his licence by the British Boxing Board of Control. Dad Ronnie trained Hove's former world champ Chris Eubank. "It's nice to keep it going in the
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Voice of the Argus - Strong arm of the law
Sussex Police doesn't have a very good record when it comes to finding the bodies of elderly people. Two officers have been given warnings after failing to find an elderly woman who had died. Her body was not discovered until three months later. This
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Medical shocker
Visiting the the Royal Sussex County Hospital's rheumatology department recently, I mentioned that as at one time I was completely immobilised from jaw to knees and living on my own, I should have somehow got myself admitted to hospital. I was shocked
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I should have hit a hundred
Robin Martin-Jenkins made his career-best for Sussex yesterday then insisted: "It should have been a hundred." The county's all-rounder scored 86 to help his side recover from 45-4 to 265 on the first day of the Championship match against Essex. It was
