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Manufacturing takes a dip
Manufacturing output fell between June and July, according to latest official figures. The Office for National Statistics reported that output declined by 0.3 per cent between June and July compared with a 0.2 per cent increase between May and June. The
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Factors lead to success
Bibby Factors Sussex has appointed Paul Brewster as its new sales manager. The appointment follows a year in which the company has shown huge growth with client numbers increasing to more than 150 small-to-medium-sized businesses and staff numbers up
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Massive profitsf leap for Centrica
Centrica, part of the former British Gas, has posted a huge jump in half-year profits. The company said it will continue to develop its products and services in the UK and overseas. The group, which owns the AA roadside service and Goldfish credit card
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Blonde bombshells are tops
I predict the new BBC production Blond Bombshells will win every award going. As a friend of the late Ivy Benson I believe she would have loved it. She told me many stories about life in the band and believed the film Some Like it Hot was loosely based
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John Parry - Anarchy, now it's official
How far does Britain have to deteriorate in terms of law and order before the police call a halt to the growing anarchy on our streets and public places? How long before they have the courage and determination to say enough is enough? If you think I am
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Feedback with Chris Chandler
Angela Reeves was "horrified" to read the At The Bar pub review column in last week's ahead section. Angela, who is Commanding Officer of the Newhaven and Seaford Unit 442 of the Sea Cadets, had just returned from escorting youngsters abroad when she
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Outrage at burner bid for valley
Leading Liberal Democrat Paul Elgood has attacked as "ludicrous" plans to site a rubbish burner in an area of outstanding natural beauty. The Brighton and Hove Council Lib Dem leader made the comment even though the plans have been proposed by East Sussex
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Cancer patients are kept waiting
Brighton has the worst record in the country for ensuring women with suspected breast cancer see specialists quickly. A Government guideline states patients with possible breast cancer should be seen within two weeks. But the town's health trust met this
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Heavyweight invaders who crossed the Pond
They are overfed, oversexed and over here. More than 7,000 giant American bullfrogs have been found living in a pond in East Sussex. The streetwise amphibians can grow to twice the size of normal frogs and elsewhere they have been known to eat fish, birds
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Pooling resources
What a shame a few people were so negative about the closure of the crumbling seafront paddling pool as Brighton and Hove Council prepares to build a new one (Argus, Sept 6). We are not closing the existing pool because it was too expensive to run alongside
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My pal Bronson is sad, not bad
Every Sunday afternoon, Paul Ravilious steels himself for his obligatory weekly phone call. But the call is not from his mother-in-law, his aunt or his children. It is from the most notorious prisoner in the country, armed robber Charles Bronson. Paul
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Rude joke left a woman terrified
A man gave a female neighbour two pickled onions and a chipolata sausage arranged as a phallic symbol because he loved her, a court heard. Unemployed graphic designer Colin Haskey decided the rude foodstuffs, which were left on her doorstep in a teapot
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Car chaos
Closing Maderia Drive in Brighton during conferences so those attending them can park and leave conveniently is a recipe for chaos. I recall an occasion last year when town centre roads were choked when people tried to leave a conference at the same time
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Parents plead for help to save park
Parents went on the march in a bid to halt the decline of their park and playground. Residents staged their demonstration in Stoneham Park, Hove, yesterday to voice their concern at the removal of a climbing frame which no longer satisfies EU safety standards
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Meat's a must
I chllenge the view meat is a non-essential ingredient for healthy living. Many people believe meat is necessary in a properly balanced diet for humans. Far from avoiding such foods because of the contaminations caused by modern farming methods, we carnivores
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My car was turned into yellow lines
A motorist parked his car overnight only to find the next day it had vanished and double yellow lines had been painted in its place. Brighton and Hove Council's highways department had towed the car away so contractors could paint the yellow lines on
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Contemptuous
Tony Blair's contempt for the intelligence of the British public never ceases to amaze me. With gravity-defying logic, Blair and his spin doctors have opened their election campaign by claiming the Conservative party's policy to increase public spending
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Harris becomes a pro
Max Harris, the England international from Ham Manor, has turned pro. He is currently playing in the European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre. Max, three times Sussex champion, has only just graduated with honours from North Carolina University. On receiving
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Fears for hospital's patients
An Argus campaign to save accident and emergency facilities has led to one of the biggest postbags in years. Hundreds of petitions have flooded into our offices protesting at proposals which could see services at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards
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Hoodwinked
Evicting the elderly residents of Nyewood House, Bognor Regis, is bad enough, but the way West Sussex Social Services seem prepared to hoodwink the public on monetary costs in order to justify this inhuman acts is quite another. You do not have to be
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Noise was a real shaker
A terrified woman dialled 999 after hearing drilling sounds outside her home - only for police to find her faulty sex aid was causing the noise. Officers raced to the scene amid fears raiders were breaking into a disused, nearby building site but found
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Non-league: Warning for slack Pickering
Bognor boss Jack Pearce last night dismissed reports that he had placed key defender Jay Pickering on the transfer list. But he has told the under-contract stopper to start producing his best form or face the axe. Rocks have been leaking goals in alarming
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Bunny huggers
Home Secretary Jack Straw has announced he is seeking new legislation to deal with the activities of animal rights protesters. Existing laws already cover offences from insulting behaviour, harassment, assault, criminal damage, grievous bodily harm, arson
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Golf: Hill's clear winner
The Clearview Windows Short Course Championship looks like becoming a permanent fixture at the Burgess Hill Golf Centre. From a field of 60 pros, Paul Lyons (Paxhill Park) emerged as winner of the £1,000 prize after two days coming to terms with unfamiliar
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Voice of the Argus - Fine, but it's still a mess
It's now more than a month since Sita, the firm which collects rubbish in Brighton and Hove, changed its rounds to make the service more efficient. Since then, rubbish has been thrown all over the streets as seagulls and foxes get to work on refuse bags
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What a sorry Sussex tale
Sussex's promotion hopes disappeared a couple of weeks ago, but there is every chance they could finish a dispiriting season in the bottom two after a dismal batting collapse yesterday. Gloucestershire, inspired by a Championship best 6-19 from all-rounder
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Old boy Walton has no regrets
Mark Walton says he has no regrets about quitting Albion for Cardiff in the summer. Albion boss Micky Adams accused the big Welsh goalkeeper of leaving him in the lurch by moving on a free transfer under the Bosman ruling. But Walton said: "I've no regrets
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Lifeline appeal for little Ryan's family
Caring for any child is a full time job but for eight-year-old Ryan Perkins parents the demands are greater than most. Ryan was born with severe cerebyl palsy. He is blind, epileptic and needs 24-hour care. So when a children's hospice opened in the South-East
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Woman 'was left on drugs journey'
A mother found strangled in woods was left stranded miles from home by her fiance two days earlier, a jury heard. Lewes Crown Court was told Bill Janes had been arguing with Karen Heywood on December 30. Two days later, on January 1, Mrs Heywood, a mother
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Black bags of art treasures
The auctioneer had been called to the house to value its furniture. But the owner also had some other things for James Braxton to look at. She wanted to know if the contents of piles of big black rubbish sacks which had been stowed in the loft of her
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Massive profitsf leap for Centrica
Centrica, part of the former British Gas, has posted a huge jump in half-year profits. The company said it will continue to develop its products and services in the UK and overseas. The group, which owns the AA roadside service and Goldfish credit card
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Slipping standards
I too remember the wartime dogfights very well. I lived right in between the two dangerous areas of the station and Albion Hill. The writer is correct to question why moral standards seem to have slipped since those times. Our parents took on adversity
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John Parry - Anarchy, now it's official
How far does Britain have to deteriorate in terms of law and order before the police call a halt to the growing anarchy on our streets and public places? How long before they have the courage and determination to say enough is enough? If you think I am
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Feedback with Chris Chandler
Angela Reeves was "horrified" to read the At The Bar pub review column in last week's ahead section. Angela, who is Commanding Officer of the Newhaven and Seaford Unit 442 of the Sea Cadets, had just returned from escorting youngsters abroad when she
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New cemetery site plans resurrected
Controversial proposals to build a new cemetery in Mid Sussex could be scrapped following a rethink by councillors. Burgess Hill Town Council wants to set up a site on 4.8 acres of land at Green Crescent, off Jane Murray Way. But negotiations between
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Pooling resources
What a shame a few people were so negative about the closure of the crumbling seafront paddling pool as Brighton and Hove Council prepares to build a new one (Argus, Sept 6). We are not closing the existing pool because it was too expensive to run alongside
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Rude joke left a woman terrified
A man gave a female neighbour two pickled onions and a chipolata sausage arranged as a phallic symbol because he loved her, a court heard. Unemployed graphic designer Colin Haskey decided the rude foodstuffs, which were left on her doorstep in a teapot
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Sign up to save our paddle pool
A petition has been launched to try to save one of Brighton's oldest seafront attractions. The paddling pool near West Pier has been open for 65 years but council contractors have drained and locked it up for the last time. Katrina Palsager, whose two
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Fleurfighter
Nine years ago Fleur Caldwell quit her job as a theatre electrician to become the first female firefighter in East Sussex. Fleur had been searching for a more rewarding and exciting occupation and now, at the age of 29, said she has never regretted her
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I'm so sorry, says judge
A senior judge has sent an apology to the victim of a horrific knife attack after admitting that his mistake may have led to her injuries. GP's receptionist Christine Bennett needed 22 stitches to a face wound after being slashed by 40-year-old Janet
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Station blaze arson theory
A team of 20 firefighters stopped a blaze from destroying a town's landmark after flames swept through a derelict railway station. Flames gutted a gable-end of the old railway building in High Street, Uckfield, and destroyed a 20-metre section of the
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My car was turned into yellow lines
A motorist parked his car overnight only to find the next day it had vanished and double yellow lines had been painted in its place. Brighton and Hove Council's highways department had towed the car away so contractors could paint the yellow lines on
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Harris becomes a pro
Max Harris, the England international from Ham Manor, has turned pro. He is currently playing in the European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre. Max, three times Sussex champion, has only just graduated with honours from North Carolina University. On receiving
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The shape of things to come for resort
A blueprint for the future of a seaside town has been revealed. Eastbourne Borough Council's Cabinet has decided on a range of schemes designed to take the town into the 21st Century as a busy tourist resort and a prosperous conference town. Residents
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Butlins resort is put on sale
Tourism experts fear the worst after Butlins announced it had put its holiday centre at Bognor up for sale. South Coast World is on the market after owner Rank reported that its leisure group had dipped £142 million into the red. A spokeswoman confirmed
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Non-league: McArthur's big chance
Former Seagull Duncan McArthur could be on the move to Crystal Palace. The Hastings midfielder has been offered a trial with the first division club and joins striker Chris Honey and goalkeeper Shwan Jalal on the list of Pilot Field targets for pro clubs
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Non-league: Warning for slack Pickering
Bognor boss Jack Pearce last night dismissed reports that he had placed key defender Jay Pickering on the transfer list. But he has told the under-contract stopper to start producing his best form or face the axe. Rocks have been leaking goals in alarming
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We must not be joined up
Neighbours are furious their semi-detached homes may be turned into a terrace. The residents fear thousands of pounds will be wiped off the value of their properties if a scheme to bridge the gap between the two homes gets the go-ahead. Pensioners Gordon
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Ooh, matron
I agree with David Ingram that standards of nursing aren't what they used to be (Opinion, August 26). A little discipline exercised by the ward sisters and matrons of yesteryear would do no end of good. I recently underwent an operation at the Royal Sussex
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Non-league: Pook is back home
Home is where the heart is for new Southwick manager Geoff Pook. Forty-three-year-old Pook was considering a season without football following Withdean's failed attempt to join the Combined Counties League and subsequent banishment into the wilderness
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Golf: Hill's clear winner
The Clearview Windows Short Course Championship looks like becoming a permanent fixture at the Burgess Hill Golf Centre. From a field of 60 pros, Paul Lyons (Paxhill Park) emerged as winner of the £1,000 prize after two days coming to terms with unfamiliar
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Resident anger conceals crass double standards
I am as disappointed by Andy Webb's attitude to travellers as he obviously is about their recent presence on Telscombe Tye (Opinion, Argus 31). It may be helpful to correct some of the inaccuracies in his letter before dealing with its main point. Legislation
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What a sorry Sussex tale
Sussex's promotion hopes disappeared a couple of weeks ago, but there is every chance they could finish a dispiriting season in the bottom two after a dismal batting collapse yesterday. Gloucestershire, inspired by a Championship best 6-19 from all-rounder
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Adams backs battered Sussex
Sussex took another battering at Hove yesterday and left skipper Chris Adams admitting: "I feel for our players." The county were bowled out for 138 on the first day of the final Championship match by Gloucestershire, who finished on 74-2. Adams admitted
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Old boy Walton has no regrets
Mark Walton says he has no regrets about quitting Albion for Cardiff in the summer. Albion boss Micky Adams accused the big Welsh goalkeeper of leaving him in the lurch by moving on a free transfer under the Bosman ruling. But Walton said: "I've no regrets
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Woman 'was left on drugs journey'
A mother found strangled in woods was left stranded miles from home by her fiance two days earlier, a jury heard. Lewes Crown Court was told Bill Janes had been arguing with Karen Heywood on December 30. Two days later, on January 1, Mrs Heywood, a mother
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Logo clue to Sarah's killer
Police hope this logo will provide a vital breakthrough in the hunt for the killer of Sarah Payne. It was spotted on the rear of a white lorry seen close to where the eight-year-old's body was dumped on the A29 near Pulborough. In a Press conference at
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Needed : One spelling bee
I know the standard of spelling and use of apostrophes is often pretty poor these days, but one would assume commercial companies would be careful about this. So I was surprised to see recently a picture of "The Seven Sister's Cliff's" (two wrong apostrophes
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Disappointed at no green power
I was saddened to read Brighton and Hove Council couldn't find a green energy supplier at a reasonable price. However, for individuals wanting clean electricity from renewable sources I can recommend the RSPB's Green Energy plan - and it doesn't cost
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Slipping standards
I too remember the wartime dogfights very well. I lived right in between the two dangerous areas of the station and Albion Hill. The writer is correct to question why moral standards seem to have slipped since those times. Our parents took on adversity
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New cemetery site plans resurrected
Controversial proposals to build a new cemetery in Mid Sussex could be scrapped following a rethink by councillors. Burgess Hill Town Council wants to set up a site on 4.8 acres of land at Green Crescent, off Jane Murray Way. But negotiations between
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From junk to bizarre creatures
Artists Hannah Birkett and Sarah Calder specialise in turning other people's junk into huge, colourful puppets. The pair, from Hove, run a community arts group called Pobble People, entertaining at local festivals and running puppet-making and performance
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Sign up to save our paddle pool
A petition has been launched to try to save one of Brighton's oldest seafront attractions. The paddling pool near West Pier has been open for 65 years but council contractors have drained and locked it up for the last time. Katrina Palsager, whose two
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Date
Fleurfighter
Nine years ago Fleur Caldwell quit her job as a theatre electrician to become the first female firefighter in East Sussex. Fleur had been searching for a more rewarding and exciting occupation and now, at the age of 29, said she has never regretted her
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Big Brother betting bonanza
Punters have been pouring into Brighton's betting shops to place bets on who will win the big prize in the Big Brother television show. Former Brighton University student Mel, one of the remaining four contestants in the Channel 4 house, has fallen off
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Rail rivals and the trains that run late
More trains were late this summer than last year, according to performance figures released today. The Shadow Strategic Rail Authority (SSRA) announced that just 88 per cent of Connex South Central trains ran on time between May and August, down three
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Revelations of a kid's lunchbox
The contents of a child's lunchbox can reveal the type of person they are likely to grow into, according to a new survey. Richard Palmer, head of news for Schoolsnet, the UK's No1 education website, reports. Is your child a politically-correct picky eater
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A day Amanda will never forget
Pulborough trainer Amanda Perrett will never forget Sunday, September 3, 2000. With her first runner overseas in three years of training, Amanda won her first Group One race with her Coombelands Stable star Indian Lodge at Longchamp, where her father
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Butlins resort is put on sale
Tourism experts fear the worst after Butlins announced it had put its holiday centre at Bognor up for sale. South Coast World is on the market after owner Rank reported that its leisure group had dipped £142 million into the red. A spokeswoman confirmed
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Non-league: McArthur's big chance
Former Seagull Duncan McArthur could be on the move to Crystal Palace. The Hastings midfielder has been offered a trial with the first division club and joins striker Chris Honey and goalkeeper Shwan Jalal on the list of Pilot Field targets for pro clubs
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We must not be joined up
Neighbours are furious their semi-detached homes may be turned into a terrace. The residents fear thousands of pounds will be wiped off the value of their properties if a scheme to bridge the gap between the two homes gets the go-ahead. Pensioners Gordon
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Ooh, matron
I agree with David Ingram that standards of nursing aren't what they used to be (Opinion, August 26). A little discipline exercised by the ward sisters and matrons of yesteryear would do no end of good. I recently underwent an operation at the Royal Sussex
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Non-league: Pook is back home
Home is where the heart is for new Southwick manager Geoff Pook. Forty-three-year-old Pook was considering a season without football following Withdean's failed attempt to join the Combined Counties League and subsequent banishment into the wilderness
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Challenge
The recent report on house building suggests a number of laudable aims and objectives, but makes no mention as to where these high standards of architecture will be erected (Argus, September 2). The report talks of the danger of town cramming, but also
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Speedway: Sav adds clout
Savalas Clouting is aiming to give Peterborough Panthers a belting at Arlington Stadium tonight. Clouting is the latest secret weapon drafted in by title-chasing Eastbourne Eagles in the run-up to the Elite League championship showdown with rivals King's
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Resident anger conceals crass double standards
I am as disappointed by Andy Webb's attitude to travellers as he obviously is about their recent presence on Telscombe Tye (Opinion, Argus 31). It may be helpful to correct some of the inaccuracies in his letter before dealing with its main point. Legislation
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Basketball: Thunder roll with it
Worthing Thunder coach Neil McElduff admits his side may struggle to emulate last season's achievements. The Thunder's new National Conference campaign starts with a trip to Manchester on Sunday. Thunder will be without two key members of last season's
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Adams backs battered Sussex
Sussex took another battering at Hove yesterday and left skipper Chris Adams admitting: "I feel for our players." The county were bowled out for 138 on the first day of the final Championship match by Gloucestershire, who finished on 74-2. Adams admitted
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Carpenter can nail Cardiff
Richard Carpenter reckons the time is right for Albion to dent his old club's unbeaten League record. Carpenter returns to Cardiff tomorrow following his summer switch to the Seagulls. The midfielder is convinced Micky Adams' men can capitalise on the
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Logo clue to Sarah's killer
Police hope this logo will provide a vital breakthrough in the hunt for the killer of Sarah Payne. It was spotted on the rear of a white lorry seen close to where the eight-year-old's body was dumped on the A29 near Pulborough. In a Press conference at
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Manufacturing takes a dip
Manufacturing output fell between June and July, according to latest official figures. The Office for National Statistics reported that output declined by 0.3 per cent between June and July compared with a 0.2 per cent increase between May and June. The
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Factors lead to success
Bibby Factors Sussex has appointed Paul Brewster as its new sales manager. The appointment follows a year in which the company has shown huge growth with client numbers increasing to more than 150 small-to-medium-sized businesses and staff numbers up
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Needed : One spelling bee
I know the standard of spelling and use of apostrophes is often pretty poor these days, but one would assume commercial companies would be careful about this. So I was surprised to see recently a picture of "The Seven Sister's Cliff's" (two wrong apostrophes
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Date
Disappointed at no green power
I was saddened to read Brighton and Hove Council couldn't find a green energy supplier at a reasonable price. However, for individuals wanting clean electricity from renewable sources I can recommend the RSPB's Green Energy plan - and it doesn't cost
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Blonde bombshells are tops
I predict the new BBC production Blond Bombshells will win every award going. As a friend of the late Ivy Benson I believe she would have loved it. She told me many stories about life in the band and believed the film Some Like it Hot was loosely based
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Outrage at burner bid for valley
Leading Liberal Democrat Paul Elgood has attacked as "ludicrous" plans to site a rubbish burner in an area of outstanding natural beauty. The Brighton and Hove Council Lib Dem leader made the comment even though the plans have been proposed by East Sussex
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Cancer patients are kept waiting
Brighton has the worst record in the country for ensuring women with suspected breast cancer see specialists quickly. A Government guideline states patients with possible breast cancer should be seen within two weeks. But the town's health trust met this
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Date
Heavyweight invaders who crossed the Pond
They are overfed, oversexed and over here. More than 7,000 giant American bullfrogs have been found living in a pond in East Sussex. The streetwise amphibians can grow to twice the size of normal frogs and elsewhere they have been known to eat fish, birds
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My pal Bronson is sad, not bad
Every Sunday afternoon, Paul Ravilious steels himself for his obligatory weekly phone call. But the call is not from his mother-in-law, his aunt or his children. It is from the most notorious prisoner in the country, armed robber Charles Bronson. Paul
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Plans shelved for a walk-in village cop shop
Plans for a walk-in police shop in Rustington have been blocked by Sussex Police. Parish councillors had found an empty shop in the village for residents to drop in, exchange crime prevention tips and talk about their fear of crime. The shop would not
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Car chaos
Closing Maderia Drive in Brighton during conferences so those attending them can park and leave conveniently is a recipe for chaos. I recall an occasion last year when town centre roads were choked when people tried to leave a conference at the same time
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Date
From junk to bizarre creatures
Artists Hannah Birkett and Sarah Calder specialise in turning other people's junk into huge, colourful puppets. The pair, from Hove, run a community arts group called Pobble People, entertaining at local festivals and running puppet-making and performance
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Date
Parents plead for help to save park
Parents went on the march in a bid to halt the decline of their park and playground. Residents staged their demonstration in Stoneham Park, Hove, yesterday to voice their concern at the removal of a climbing frame which no longer satisfies EU safety standards
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Date
Meat's a must
I chllenge the view meat is a non-essential ingredient for healthy living. Many people believe meat is necessary in a properly balanced diet for humans. Far from avoiding such foods because of the contaminations caused by modern farming methods, we carnivores
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Date
Contemptuous
Tony Blair's contempt for the intelligence of the British public never ceases to amaze me. With gravity-defying logic, Blair and his spin doctors have opened their election campaign by claiming the Conservative party's policy to increase public spending
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Date
Big Brother betting bonanza
Punters have been pouring into Brighton's betting shops to place bets on who will win the big prize in the Big Brother television show. Former Brighton University student Mel, one of the remaining four contestants in the Channel 4 house, has fallen off
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Date
Rail rivals and the trains that run late
More trains were late this summer than last year, according to performance figures released today. The Shadow Strategic Rail Authority (SSRA) announced that just 88 per cent of Connex South Central trains ran on time between May and August, down three
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Date
Fears for hospital's patients
An Argus campaign to save accident and emergency facilities has led to one of the biggest postbags in years. Hundreds of petitions have flooded into our offices protesting at proposals which could see services at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards
-
Date
Revelations of a kid's lunchbox
The contents of a child's lunchbox can reveal the type of person they are likely to grow into, according to a new survey. Richard Palmer, head of news for Schoolsnet, the UK's No1 education website, reports. Is your child a politically-correct picky eater
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Date
A day Amanda will never forget
Pulborough trainer Amanda Perrett will never forget Sunday, September 3, 2000. With her first runner overseas in three years of training, Amanda won her first Group One race with her Coombelands Stable star Indian Lodge at Longchamp, where her father
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Date
Hoodwinked
Evicting the elderly residents of Nyewood House, Bognor Regis, is bad enough, but the way West Sussex Social Services seem prepared to hoodwink the public on monetary costs in order to justify this inhuman acts is quite another. You do not have to be
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Date
Noise was a real shaker
A terrified woman dialled 999 after hearing drilling sounds outside her home - only for police to find her faulty sex aid was causing the noise. Officers raced to the scene amid fears raiders were breaking into a disused, nearby building site but found
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It's madness at casualty
Proposals to downgrade a hospital's casualty department were condemned last night. Lindfield parish councillors branded plans to downgrade services at Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath, and transfer services to Brighton as 'madness'. Health chiefs
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Bunny huggers
Home Secretary Jack Straw has announced he is seeking new legislation to deal with the activities of animal rights protesters. Existing laws already cover offences from insulting behaviour, harassment, assault, criminal damage, grievous bodily harm, arson
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Date
Voice of the Argus - Fine, but it's still a mess
It's now more than a month since Sita, the firm which collects rubbish in Brighton and Hove, changed its rounds to make the service more efficient. Since then, rubbish has been thrown all over the streets as seagulls and foxes get to work on refuse bags
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Date
Challenge
The recent report on house building suggests a number of laudable aims and objectives, but makes no mention as to where these high standards of architecture will be erected (Argus, September 2). The report talks of the danger of town cramming, but also
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Date
Speedway: Sav adds clout
Savalas Clouting is aiming to give Peterborough Panthers a belting at Arlington Stadium tonight. Clouting is the latest secret weapon drafted in by title-chasing Eastbourne Eagles in the run-up to the Elite League championship showdown with rivals King's
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Date
Basketball: Thunder roll with it
Worthing Thunder coach Neil McElduff admits his side may struggle to emulate last season's achievements. The Thunder's new National Conference campaign starts with a trip to Manchester on Sunday. Thunder will be without two key members of last season's
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Date
Carpenter can nail Cardiff
Richard Carpenter reckons the time is right for Albion to dent his old club's unbeaten League record. Carpenter returns to Cardiff tomorrow following his summer switch to the Seagulls. The midfielder is convinced Micky Adams' men can capitalise on the
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Date
Lifeline appeal for little Ryan's family
Caring for any child is a full time job but for eight-year-old Ryan Perkins parents the demands are greater than most. Ryan was born with severe cerebyl palsy. He is blind, epileptic and needs 24-hour care. So when a children's hospice opened in the South-East
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Date
Black bags of art treasures
The auctioneer had been called to the house to value its furniture. But the owner also had some other things for James Braxton to look at. She wanted to know if the contents of piles of big black rubbish sacks which had been stowed in the loft of her
