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No let-up in sight for manufacturers
Manufacturers continued to be battered by the strong pound with activity in the last quarter hitting its lowest level for a year. The British Chambers of Commerce's quarterly economic survey said big and small businesses were being squeezed by the strength
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Big mistake to close market
The closure of the West Pier market saddens me greatly. Brighton and Hove Council obviously does not treasure this town's diverse culture. It obviously does not want to see the fine West Pier rebuilt, either, as it knows full well that the market is the
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Move the Market, for what?
So Brighton and Hove Council decided to get rid of our wonderful West Pier market - no doubt to make way for more loud bars and cafes. The market was an oasis of culture on an increasingly noisy and youth-orientated seafront. No doubt we will see the
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Attack on 'parking privatisation' plan
Councillors have attacked plans for a private firm to take control of parking attendants in Brighton and Hove. Brighton and Hove Council hopes to run parking enforcement from next May after taking over the service from traffic wardens. It has decided
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Ideal stadium
When considering an ideal spot for the future Albion ground, has no one thought of the large open area in Church Place/Manor Road at Kemp Town? t would seem to be an ideal location. There is only one house on the site, which belongs to Lord Bassam. No
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Just how green is that valley?
There were high hopes for Benfield Valley a decade ago when the new Sainsbury's in West Hove was agreed. For in return for the store, the rest of the valley was to be kept green. This was a huge improvement over previous plans for the valley once it had
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Good food
I was pleased to see that patient satisfaction with food served at the Nevill Hospital, Hove, was 100 per cent (Argus, July 11). The food cooked and served at the Nevill Hospital is, in fact, provided by Trinity Care plc, which owns The Downs Christian
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Mum's the word - it's not the real Dad's Army
Don't panic! He may look like a pompous bank manager turned Home Guard captain, but Ralph Harvey is nothing like his alter ego. Ralph, 72, a former stuntman and actor, is relishing his latest role as a Captain Mainwaring impersonator. Since being 'discovered
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The place to flee
I read with incredulity the spokesman for the Eldridge Pope Brewers, Paul Ransome, thinks his company is providing "something completely different for Brighton" (Argus, July 10) by installing a DJ four nights a week in a bar! The reason this town is such
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Girl, 15 raped in park terror
A teenage girl was raped in bushes in a Brighton park after a night out. The attack happened after the 15-year-old was dragged into bushes in Carden Park in Carden Avenue, Hollingbury. It is believed she was stripped and subjected to an attack lasting
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Farce continues
The threatened downgrading of the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath and the possible loss of its Accident and Emergency services is outrageous! And this is before the publication of the findings of the Central Sussex Review Board, due for release
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Sussex quartet ready to take on the world
This summer's World Topper Championship is going to be chaotic. It is expected 300 boats will compete for the prestigious crown next month and four Sussex sailors are relishing the challenge. Lancing Sailing Club's Ollie Page, along with Crawley Mariners
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Market outrage
I am writing to express my absolute outrage at recent action by Brighton and Hove Council with regards to the West Pier market. How can the council justify only giving 24 hours' notice of closure, thus rendering almost 30 or 40 people instantly jobless
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Confident Adams
Skipper Chris Adams is still confident his side will be playing first division Championship cricket next season even though they lost ground in the promotion race on Saturday. The match against Essex at Arundel ended in a draw with the visitors on 254
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We are off target
Don Trangmar still relishes the challenge of leading Sussex, two years after succeeding Robin Marlar as chairman. Trangmar talks to Bruce Talbot about the season so far and the club's plans, on and off the field for the future. Lets start with the playing
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Closing the West Pier market is senseless
I am writing to you to convey my deepest reservations about Brighton and Hove Council's action to close down the market at the West Pier. As a resident of Brighton, I am sure I am not alone in having welcomed the market as a positive improvement to a
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Bev stars in win
Majestic Michael Bevan put his old county to the sword to set up another impressive National League win for Sussex yesterday. The Australian left-hander, who had made a Championship best 150 the previous day, raised his competition average to 105 with
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Wilton handed chance to shine
Sussex have released wicketkeeper Andy Patterson and handed Nick Wilton the chance to stake a claim for a permanent place in the side. Patterson was told he had no future at the county by coach Peter Moores following Saturday's drawn Championship match
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Neighbours who helped
As you drive into the small village of Kingston Gorse there are posters of little Sarah on every shop window. Her face smiles out from homes, shops and the backs of cars showing how much the community has wanted to help. Hundreds of local people took
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Seventeen terrible days of waiting
The 17-day hunt for Sarah Payne has sparked a massive nationwide hunt. Day after day the family of eight-year-old Sarah made emotional pleas for her safe return, convinced she was still alive. More than 300 police officers have been involved in the operation
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Big mistake to close market
The closure of the West Pier market saddens me greatly. Brighton and Hove Council obviously does not treasure this town's diverse culture. It obviously does not want to see the fine West Pier rebuilt, either, as it knows full well that the market is the
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Date
Move the Market, for what?
So Brighton and Hove Council decided to get rid of our wonderful West Pier market - no doubt to make way for more loud bars and cafes. The market was an oasis of culture on an increasingly noisy and youth-orientated seafront. No doubt we will see the
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Division in education, a Tory Legacy?
The appalling - but revealing - reference by Nicholas Soames, the Tory MP, to "polytechnic-bred louts" only serves to remind us how far we still have to go in creating not only those schools of "equal excellence" you wrote about recently but also institutions
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Lis Solkhon - Voice of the Third Age
Through my connection with the University Careers Development Unit, I am used to the 'milk round'. It's a time when potential employers visit the university to show off what might be on offer to students when they graduate. It was a very good way of encouraging
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Battles, bath tubs are good clean fun
The sun may not have been shining much, but thousands of people took the opportunity to take part in a series of open-air events over the weekend. Most of the events were well supported. There was a mock battle from the American War of Independence at
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Just how green is that valley?
There were high hopes for Benfield Valley a decade ago when the new Sainsbury's in West Hove was agreed. For in return for the store, the rest of the valley was to be kept green. This was a huge improvement over previous plans for the valley once it had
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Good food
I was pleased to see that patient satisfaction with food served at the Nevill Hospital, Hove, was 100 per cent (Argus, July 11). The food cooked and served at the Nevill Hospital is, in fact, provided by Trinity Care plc, which owns The Downs Christian
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Why Sheila's show goes on
For 70 years, actress and singer Sheila Mathews has been entertaining audiences. But when she steps on to the stage at the Devonshire Park Theatre in Eastbourne next month, it will be one of the hardest moments of her career. Sheila, 73, from Southwick
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Swedish protest
Re your article about two men in a boat adrift for 28 hours. It was reported a Swedish-registered ship refused to come to the speedboat's aid. If this is true I hope a complaint will be taken by our authorities to the Swedish government at the highest
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Police break up bingo hall rave
An illegal rave was raided by police who seized a van full of alcohol and escorted people out of Sussex. Police were called to the empty Old Astoria Bingo Hall, in Gloucester Place, Brighton, just after 7am on Saturday when 30 people broke-in. The group
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The place to flee
I read with incredulity the spokesman for the Eldridge Pope Brewers, Paul Ransome, thinks his company is providing "something completely different for Brighton" (Argus, July 10) by installing a DJ four nights a week in a bar! The reason this town is such
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Travellers disrupt golf event
A golf tournament was thrown into disarray when travellers vandalised the 12th hole after repeated confrontations with players over stolen balls. Members of Hollingbury Park Golf Club, who were hosting the three-day Brighton Open Amateur Golf Tournament
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Schools face crisis over pupil numbers
Education heads in Eastbourne are struggling to cope with the number of children in the town and are being forced to turn new pupils away. As many as 50 children have been told there will not be a place at primary school for them when the term starts
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Girl, 15 raped in park terror
A teenage girl was raped in bushes in a Brighton park after a night out. The attack happened after the 15-year-old was dragged into bushes in Carden Park in Carden Avenue, Hollingbury. It is believed she was stripped and subjected to an attack lasting
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Farce continues
The threatened downgrading of the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath and the possible loss of its Accident and Emergency services is outrageous! And this is before the publication of the findings of the Central Sussex Review Board, due for release
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Voice of the Argus - How green is our valley?
Benfield Valley is the only place in Hove where the Downs extend as far south as the main Old Shoreham Road. Despite the building of the Hangleton Link Road and a Sainsbury's superstore, it has managed to remain a vital green lung for the people of Hove
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Confident Adams
Skipper Chris Adams is still confident his side will be playing first division Championship cricket next season even though they lost ground in the promotion race on Saturday. The match against Essex at Arundel ended in a draw with the visitors on 254
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Closing the West Pier market is senseless
I am writing to you to convey my deepest reservations about Brighton and Hove Council's action to close down the market at the West Pier. As a resident of Brighton, I am sure I am not alone in having welcomed the market as a positive improvement to a
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Date
Bev stars in win
Majestic Michael Bevan put his old county to the sword to set up another impressive National League win for Sussex yesterday. The Australian left-hander, who had made a Championship best 150 the previous day, raised his competition average to 105 with
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Wilton handed chance to shine
Sussex have released wicketkeeper Andy Patterson and handed Nick Wilton the chance to stake a claim for a permanent place in the side. Patterson was told he had no future at the county by coach Peter Moores following Saturday's drawn Championship match
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Neighbours who helped
As you drive into the small village of Kingston Gorse there are posters of little Sarah on every shop window. Her face smiles out from homes, shops and the backs of cars showing how much the community has wanted to help. Hundreds of local people took
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Sarah: body is found
Police hunting missing Sarah Payne today discovered a young girl's body in a field in Sussex. A member of the public reported the sighting at 11.30am and within minutes officers from Operation Maple, the search for eight-year-old Sarah, were at the scene
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Support the West Pier Market
Come on Argus, get behind the West Pier market! How can the Brighton and Hove Council close it? It is such an asset to the seafront and I have never seen any trouble there. It is time that the small man fought back. How can the council "about turn" with
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Division in education, a Tory Legacy?
The appalling - but revealing - reference by Nicholas Soames, the Tory MP, to "polytechnic-bred louts" only serves to remind us how far we still have to go in creating not only those schools of "equal excellence" you wrote about recently but also institutions
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Lis Solkhon - Voice of the Third Age
Through my connection with the University Careers Development Unit, I am used to the 'milk round'. It's a time when potential employers visit the university to show off what might be on offer to students when they graduate. It was a very good way of encouraging
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Date
Battles, bath tubs are good clean fun
The sun may not have been shining much, but thousands of people took the opportunity to take part in a series of open-air events over the weekend. Most of the events were well supported. There was a mock battle from the American War of Independence at
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Protest over closure of seafront market
Traders at Brighton's West Pier set up a 'ghost market' as they protested at the council's decision to stop their trade. The stallholders, who were given their notice to quit the West Pier Trust's market by Brighton and Hove Council last Saturday, manned
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Why Sheila's show goes on
For 70 years, actress and singer Sheila Mathews has been entertaining audiences. But when she steps on to the stage at the Devonshire Park Theatre in Eastbourne next month, it will be one of the hardest moments of her career. Sheila, 73, from Southwick
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Swedish protest
Re your article about two men in a boat adrift for 28 hours. It was reported a Swedish-registered ship refused to come to the speedboat's aid. If this is true I hope a complaint will be taken by our authorities to the Swedish government at the highest
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Police break up bingo hall rave
An illegal rave was raided by police who seized a van full of alcohol and escorted people out of Sussex. Police were called to the empty Old Astoria Bingo Hall, in Gloucester Place, Brighton, just after 7am on Saturday when 30 people broke-in. The group
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Travellers disrupt golf event
A golf tournament was thrown into disarray when travellers vandalised the 12th hole after repeated confrontations with players over stolen balls. Members of Hollingbury Park Golf Club, who were hosting the three-day Brighton Open Amateur Golf Tournament
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We need our A&E
Closing the A&E Department at the Princess Royal is a crazy idea. We need this service for the ever growing population of the Burgess Hill area. Recently I twice had to be taken to the department by paramedics. The first was on a Friday evening at
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Ill-gotten gains
Maurice Hole should look closer to home before blaming the Euro-Americans for evilly gaining the USA (Opinion, July 1). If he wants to know about gains by "genocide, cheating, terror, rape and racial prejudice" the Highland clearances that followed the
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Voice of the Argus - How green is our valley?
Benfield Valley is the only place in Hove where the Downs extend as far south as the main Old Shoreham Road. Despite the building of the Hangleton Link Road and a Sainsbury's superstore, it has managed to remain a vital green lung for the people of Hove
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Don't expect our best yet
Don't expect us to fizz just yet. That's the mesage for Albion fans from boss Micky Adams as his men kick-off their Irish tour tonight. The Seagulls are in the rural heartland of the Emerald Isle to take on newly promoted Longford Town (7.30) in the first
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Sarah: body is found
Police hunting missing Sarah Payne today discovered a young girl's body in a field in Sussex. A member of the public reported the sighting at 11.30am and within minutes officers from Operation Maple, the search for eight-year-old Sarah, were at the scene
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No let-up in sight for manufacturers
Manufacturers continued to be battered by the strong pound with activity in the last quarter hitting its lowest level for a year. The British Chambers of Commerce's quarterly economic survey said big and small businesses were being squeezed by the strength
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Support the West Pier Market
Come on Argus, get behind the West Pier market! How can the Brighton and Hove Council close it? It is such an asset to the seafront and I have never seen any trouble there. It is time that the small man fought back. How can the council "about turn" with
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Attack on 'parking privatisation' plan
Councillors have attacked plans for a private firm to take control of parking attendants in Brighton and Hove. Brighton and Hove Council hopes to run parking enforcement from next May after taking over the service from traffic wardens. It has decided
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Protest over closure of seafront market
Traders at Brighton's West Pier set up a 'ghost market' as they protested at the council's decision to stop their trade. The stallholders, who were given their notice to quit the West Pier Trust's market by Brighton and Hove Council last Saturday, manned
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Date
Ideal stadium
When considering an ideal spot for the future Albion ground, has no one thought of the large open area in Church Place/Manor Road at Kemp Town? t would seem to be an ideal location. There is only one house on the site, which belongs to Lord Bassam. No
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Mum's the word - it's not the real Dad's Army
Don't panic! He may look like a pompous bank manager turned Home Guard captain, but Ralph Harvey is nothing like his alter ego. Ralph, 72, a former stuntman and actor, is relishing his latest role as a Captain Mainwaring impersonator. Since being 'discovered
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Date
We need our A&E
Closing the A&E Department at the Princess Royal is a crazy idea. We need this service for the ever growing population of the Burgess Hill area. Recently I twice had to be taken to the department by paramedics. The first was on a Friday evening at
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Traders demand car park before car ban
Worried traders say a new car park must be provided before councillors can consider banning traffic from a busy town centre road. Haywards Heath Town Council is suggesting the growing number of cafes and restaurants in The Broadway mean it might be suitable
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Ill-gotten gains
Maurice Hole should look closer to home before blaming the Euro-Americans for evilly gaining the USA (Opinion, July 1). If he wants to know about gains by "genocide, cheating, terror, rape and racial prejudice" the Highland clearances that followed the
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Date
Sussex quartet ready to take on the world
This summer's World Topper Championship is going to be chaotic. It is expected 300 boats will compete for the prestigious crown next month and four Sussex sailors are relishing the challenge. Lancing Sailing Club's Ollie Page, along with Crawley Mariners
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Date
Market outrage
I am writing to express my absolute outrage at recent action by Brighton and Hove Council with regards to the West Pier market. How can the council justify only giving 24 hours' notice of closure, thus rendering almost 30 or 40 people instantly jobless
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Date
We are off target
Don Trangmar still relishes the challenge of leading Sussex, two years after succeeding Robin Marlar as chairman. Trangmar talks to Bruce Talbot about the season so far and the club's plans, on and off the field for the future. Lets start with the playing
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Date
Don't expect our best yet
Don't expect us to fizz just yet. That's the mesage for Albion fans from boss Micky Adams as his men kick-off their Irish tour tonight. The Seagulls are in the rural heartland of the Emerald Isle to take on newly promoted Longford Town (7.30) in the first
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Jambusters!
Government's pledge to tackle A27 congestion A blitz to tackle congestion on a major Sussex road is being unveiled this week. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott will announce a series of improvements aimed at tackling delays, jams and bottlenecks on
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Seventeen terrible days of waiting
The 17-day hunt for Sarah Payne has sparked a massive nationwide hunt. Day after day the family of eight-year-old Sarah made emotional pleas for her safe return, convinced she was still alive. More than 300 police officers have been involved in the operation
