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Beecham merger delayed
Pharmaceutical giants Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham have been forced to delay their planned merger. The brakes were applied after US regulatory authorities said they wanted more information about the deal. The two firms had hoped to start trading
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Partners focus on expansion
Sussex commercial property consultant Vail Williams has promoted Andrew Osborne to equity partner and Richard Mason to associate partner. Since the launch of the Vail Williams office in Crawley six years ago, the firm has gained a strong footing the in
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Don't miss the tax deadline
Brighton's taxpayers have been warned to return their self-assessment forms before the September 30 deadline by local chartered accountants. Paul Feist, chairman of the Brighton group of the South Eastern Society of Chartered Accountants, said people
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Bean there, done that
Goodbean Coffee, the Brighton-based coffee shop chain, has appointed Richard Kelly as finance director. He was formerly with brewing giant Whitbread and in the late Nineties he led the financial team which carried out the rapid growth of the Costa Coffee
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Bond is back after a 'difficult' year
Worthing-based software firm Bond International reported a 56 per cent rise in profits for the six months to June 30. The company, which provides software for the international recruitment, personnel and tourism industries, also has operations in the
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Deal creates job for Sandy
A senior businessman has been appointed to head an employers' task force advising the Government on its flagship New Deal jobs scheme. Sandy Leitch, 52, chief executive of Zurich Financial Services, takes over from Sir Peter Davis, chief executive of
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Right royal response
Organisers of the Queen's Awards for Enterprise say more than 100 companies in the Brighton and Hove area have applied for details of how to enter the 2001 awards. Queen's Awards secretary David Moore said he was particularly pleased by the level of interest
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Bullies not activists
The tactics of intimidation employed by so-called animal rights activists which Martin Burton described taking place outside his circus in Hove (Opinion, September 7), is a principle reason why the vast majority of those concerned with animal welfare
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Garry Spencer - Growing pains of your endowment
There are a great many of us with endowment-linked mortgages. I'm sure we're all concerned about the speculation of under-performing investments which might not pay off our mortgages. Quotations nowadays have lower assumed growth rates by order of the
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Annelies' totally tropical tastes
Annelies White has combined her love for the exotic with her love of her home town, introducing tropical sounds to a new seafront club. Annelies, 22, has a passion for travelling to far-flung parts of the world and has visited Mexico, Thailand and India
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Don't knock vegans
What a nasty tone to Wendy Taylor's letter condemning the vegan lifestyle of Peter Allen - an Argus opinion page regular (Opinion, September 7). Perhaps she should try cutting meat and dairy out of her diet. It may make her a more compassionate and open-minded
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Spirent steps up to the big league
Spirent, the Sussex-based telecoms company, has entered the list of the UK's biggest companies. Formerly known as Bowthorpe, it has replaced the likes of Rolls-Royce and Hanson in the FTSE 100. Market capitalisation for the Crawley firm is in the region
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Keep on writing Rena
What a spiteful attack on Rena Collins by S. Aston (Opinion, September 7). Unlike Mr Aston, who gives the impression he's only interested in his own hedonistic enjoyment, Rena is motivated by compassion for other living creatures. She speaks up for those
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Pool worries
As a mother and grandmother, I've spent many happy hours at the paddling pool on the seafront. It's clean, safe and accessible. Now, with no warning or thought, some faceless official has decided to close it down. Children deserve better. This isn't about
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Derek Jameson - The Final Straw?
Run for the hills! That was the urgent warning delivered by angels to the innocent family of Lot just before God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. We could do with a few angels around today to warn disaster may well be staring us in the face unless we get
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Lizzie Enfield - Signal Failure
As left home this morning, caught tale end of radio report which went something like this: "Connex managers say they will now look for more humane alternatives to solve the problem of overcrowding . . . meanwhile in the Big Brother house . . . ' I wondered
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Schoolchildren have lucky escape on A23
<images coaches School children had a near miss today in this accident on the A23 earlier today> Children on a school outing had a lucky escape today when their coach lost two wheels on a busy dual carriageway. The coach, which belonged to Plumpton
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Love is in the air
The item about the steam enthusiasts getting married on September 16 made me recall my wedding day on the same date 50 years ago. We were married at Hove Registry office, which was just that - a tiny, dusty, booklined office. There were no flowers, no
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It's blooming marvellous!
Scores of green-fingered residents celebrated their success in the Brighton and Hove In Bloom competition. The winners ranged from youngsters to the elderly in the contest which followed Brighton and Hove's success in South-East In Bloom. Five-year-old
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Old dog track is turfed out
The end of an era is being signalled at a greyhound track as turf dating back decades is uprooted. The turf has covered the straights of Brighton and Hove Greyhound Stadium in Nevill Road, Hove, since it first opened in 1928. But maintaining it has become
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Phew! A chilli too fire-some
It is called Naga jolokia and looks innocent enough. But the latest chilli to be discovered would take more than a pint of lager to wash down if it was ever used as an ingredient in a curry house on a Saturday night. Just walking into the same room is
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Magnificent
The recent charity spectacular which took place in Southwick to raise money for the Rhett's Syndrome Association was magnificent, with a programme of events to please everyone. We attended with our daughter Naomi, who has RS. The show was so good we found
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People with power tackle hospital plan
Health watchdogs who could hold the key to changes at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath meet to discuss the issue next week. The Mid Downs Community Health Council represents the users of health services in Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, Crawley
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Such a shame
What a shame the charity spectacular event at Southwick was forced to close two hours before its scheduled 11pm finish, on the strength of a telephone call from a licensing officer threatening a £10,000 fine and revocation of a licence. People were still
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Hopes for tougher laws on child sex offenders
The parents of murdered schoolgirl Sarah Payne are hopeful of getting tougher laws on paedophiles following a meeting with Home Secretary Jack Straw. Sara and Michael Payne, both 31, met him yesterday afternoon at the House of Commons. They emerged from
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Keep the pound
Watching The Last Night of the Proms from London, Birmingham and Liverpool and seeing the fervour of thousands of people, young and old, flag-waving and singing with such gusto, I cannot believe the majority of people want to forsake the pound and become
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We must fight
I am a normal, law-abiding person, doing the things other normal folk do and trying to live my life in peace without hurting or upsetting others. For a long time I have been getting more and more worried at the increasing level of crime. We seem to have
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Voice of the Argus - We mustn't pump up panic
Panic buying among motorists is understandable as they fear blockades at fuel depots could cause shortages. But it's causing a problem that wasn't there. Without the overstocking, there would have been enough to go round for the next few days. Now some
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A monster
I have to agree with Steve O'Rourke, chief inspector, Sussex Police, whose letter put the police force's position as regards anarchic travellers (Opinion, September 8). The present farcical situation, which so upsets taxpayers, is due to the policy adopted
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All smiles as Shine beat leaders
Shinewater's Association's 3-0 victory over division two leaders Worthing United may have shocked a few people but player-manager Clive Connell was not one of them. Prior to Saturday's handsome victory, courtesy of goals from Mark Warren, Ross Osbourne
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Liberal police attitude to travellers was a let-down
There are several factual inaccuracies made by Chief Inspector Steve O'Rourke in his letter (Opinion, September 8) which need correcting. I'd also like to challenge the Sussex Police interpretation of DETR and local authority guidelines on what constitutes
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Title decided on last ball of season
A last-gasp, one wicket victory over Fletching steered Chiddingly to the championship in a fitting and thrilling finale to the season. Three teams harboured title ambitions with only six points separating them at the top but Chiddingly's 30-point maximum
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Andrews released by Albion
Albion are releasing teenage central defender Ben Andrews. The 19-year-old has been told his short-term contract, which expires at the end of this month, will not be renewed. The Seagulls had high hopes for Andrews when Brian Horton gave him his first
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Albion plan keeper talks
Mark Cartwright is ready to remain as Albion's No. 1. The goalkeeper's month on loan from Wrexham expires after tonight's trip to Blackpool. Manager Micky Adams hopes to thrash out fresh terms for the 27-year-old, with the length of the deal the only
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Walking with the dinosaur teacher
Dinosaurs make education fun in the Land Before Time Pre-school Adventure. This delightful software takes children on a trip of a lifetime to a world where games and brightly coloured graphics help them to learn about reading, counting and remembering
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Internet business is plain sailing for Peter
A young boatbuilder who knew nothing about computers 18 months ago has launched his own internet company. Peter Leonard, who is part-owner of a thriving boatyard, is now able to help his customers surf the web as easily as they sail the seas. His family
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A life dedicated to fighting Fascism
Reporter Mollie Brandl-Bowen, who fought Fascism, has died in her late 60s, after a long illness. Mrs Brandl-Bowen, who had been brought up by foster parents, campaigned for children to be placed with foster parents of the same ethnic background. She
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Millions still back shrinking pension
More than a quarter of all workers do not have any savings to retire on. Research by Abbey National shows that many people believe it is up to the State to provide for them in their old age. This means they will have to rely on the basic State pension
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Don't miss the tax deadline
Brighton's taxpayers have been warned to return their self-assessment forms before the September 30 deadline by local chartered accountants. Paul Feist, chairman of the Brighton group of the South Eastern Society of Chartered Accountants, said people
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Bond is back after a 'difficult' year
Worthing-based software firm Bond International reported a 56 per cent rise in profits for the six months to June 30. The company, which provides software for the international recruitment, personnel and tourism industries, also has operations in the
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Sussex gains a Brussels base
Businesses from the South East have a new base in Brussels. Opening today, South East England House will provide a focal point for European lobbying and allow firms based in Sussex to gain maximum benefit from developments in the European Union. Partners
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Deal creates job for Sandy
A senior businessman has been appointed to head an employers' task force advising the Government on its flagship New Deal jobs scheme. Sandy Leitch, 52, chief executive of Zurich Financial Services, takes over from Sir Peter Davis, chief executive of
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Great STEP up for student trio
Three of the brightest students from Sussex have won awards for their work with local businesses. The three were among 19 from the county to take part in Shell Technology Enterprise Programme (STEP), a scheme which gives students work experience matched
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Bullies not activists
The tactics of intimidation employed by so-called animal rights activists which Martin Burton described taking place outside his circus in Hove (Opinion, September 7), is a principle reason why the vast majority of those concerned with animal welfare
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Annelies' totally tropical tastes
Annelies White has combined her love for the exotic with her love of her home town, introducing tropical sounds to a new seafront club. Annelies, 22, has a passion for travelling to far-flung parts of the world and has visited Mexico, Thailand and India
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Don't knock vegans
What a nasty tone to Wendy Taylor's letter condemning the vegan lifestyle of Peter Allen - an Argus opinion page regular (Opinion, September 7). Perhaps she should try cutting meat and dairy out of her diet. It may make her a more compassionate and open-minded
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Keep on writing Rena
What a spiteful attack on Rena Collins by S. Aston (Opinion, September 7). Unlike Mr Aston, who gives the impression he's only interested in his own hedonistic enjoyment, Rena is motivated by compassion for other living creatures. She speaks up for those
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Date
Lizzie Enfield - Signal Failure
As left home this morning, caught tale end of radio report which went something like this: "Connex managers say they will now look for more humane alternatives to solve the problem of overcrowding . . . meanwhile in the Big Brother house . . . ' I wondered
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Love is in the air
The item about the steam enthusiasts getting married on September 16 made me recall my wedding day on the same date 50 years ago. We were married at Hove Registry office, which was just that - a tiny, dusty, booklined office. There were no flowers, no
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Trucker fined for reporting refugees
A lorry driver who discovered seven illegal immigrants in his trailer and immediately reported them to Customs officers is furious after being fined £14,000. David Black was returning from Germany when he drove out of Dover docks and saw a hand waving
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Phew! A chilli too fire-some
It is called Naga jolokia and looks innocent enough. But the latest chilli to be discovered would take more than a pint of lager to wash down if it was ever used as an ingredient in a curry house on a Saturday night. Just walking into the same room is
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Star on bench 'unnoticed'
TV presenter Carol Barnes started her new job as a Brighton magistrate yesterday. Carol, a former ITN newscaster who is now a presenter on Sky and ITN digital channels, found herself a world away from the glamorous life of broadcasting when she walked
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People with power tackle hospital plan
Health watchdogs who could hold the key to changes at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath meet to discuss the issue next week. The Mid Downs Community Health Council represents the users of health services in Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, Crawley
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Cuts in bus services planned
Tories are calling on their council to spend more than £400,000 on supporting bus services which do not make a profit. Earlier this year, Labour-controlled Brighton and Hove Council decided not to increase its budget for supporting three buses. As a result
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Such a shame
What a shame the charity spectacular event at Southwick was forced to close two hours before its scheduled 11pm finish, on the strength of a telephone call from a licensing officer threatening a £10,000 fine and revocation of a licence. People were still
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All smiles as Shine beat leaders
Shinewater's Association's 3-0 victory over division two leaders Worthing United may have shocked a few people but player-manager Clive Connell was not one of them. Prior to Saturday's handsome victory, courtesy of goals from Mark Warren, Ross Osbourne
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Andrews released by Albion
Albion are releasing teenage central defender Ben Andrews. The 19-year-old has been told his short-term contract, which expires at the end of this month, will not be renewed. The Seagulls had high hopes for Andrews when Brian Horton gave him his first
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Net Shopper - Sleep easy with choice
Buying a bed is not something to be taken lightly, especially when you consider we spend around a third of our lives sleeping. And it's not just about comfort either. Style has become just as important with beds turning into fashion items. What's more
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Internet business is plain sailing for Peter
A young boatbuilder who knew nothing about computers 18 months ago has launched his own internet company. Peter Leonard, who is part-owner of a thriving boatyard, is now able to help his customers surf the web as easily as they sail the seas. His family
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Boogie nights for Baloo movie
Like the biggest amusement arcade in the world, London's Olympia throbbed with digitised music and echoed to the shrieks of delighted punters. ECTS at Olympia is the premier UK trade showcase for the latest and most exciting consumer hardware and software
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PM's crusade for the web
Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday unveiled a £1 billion drive to get all Government services online by 2005. Mr Blair also said £15 million would be allocated to help businesses benefit from the internet and announced the first raft of 600 online centres
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Prices go up while drivers queue
Drivers filling up their cars to try and beat the fuel crisis watched in amazement today as the price of petrol increased before their eyes. As pumps across Sussex were running dry, Trinity Place Garage in Eastbourne was one of the few garages in the
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Millions still back shrinking pension
More than a quarter of all workers do not have any savings to retire on. Research by Abbey National shows that many people believe it is up to the State to provide for them in their old age. This means they will have to rely on the basic State pension
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Sussex gains a Brussels base
Businesses from the South East have a new base in Brussels. Opening today, South East England House will provide a focal point for European lobbying and allow firms based in Sussex to gain maximum benefit from developments in the European Union. Partners
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Bright sunshine Thursday
The lunchtime TV weather map last Thursday showed the whole of the British Isles covered with cloud except for one small sunny area - Brighton. I know this was true as I sunbathed all day. -Doug Streeter, Saltdean Drive, Brighton
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Great STEP up for student trio
Three of the brightest students from Sussex have won awards for their work with local businesses. The three were among 19 from the county to take part in Shell Technology Enterprise Programme (STEP), a scheme which gives students work experience matched
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Bikini-clad artist is in the pink
Passers-by were stunned by the sight of Karin Paish walking around a Shoreham supermarket in nothing but a bikini. The chilly weather did nothing to deter the artist as she wandered around the town in the skimpy two-piece made from fresh flowers. Karin
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Lights off
I wonder if the residents of Hove have seen the last of the county cricket ground floodlights until next year? From August 27, the lights were used for six out of ten nights, causing stress and upsetting residents. Why, for example, did children's cricket
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Surprise party for a veteran hero
Veteran sailor Fred Rogers was awarded six medals for bravery during campaigns in the Second World War but his most heroic effort for one woman is simply being a friend. Care worker Edna Bond, of Bengairn Avenue, Patcham, Brighton, threw a surprise party
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Battle for a winter ferry to France
French civic leaders in Normandy are campaigning for a year-round freight service to be restored between Newhaven and Dieppe. They also hope Seatruck will be able to carry passengers on the service during the winter. Although Hoverspeed has been a success
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Trucker fined for reporting refugees
A lorry driver who discovered seven illegal immigrants in his trailer and immediately reported them to Customs officers is furious after being fined £14,000. David Black was returning from Germany when he drove out of Dover docks and saw a hand waving
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It's better now
I have been associated with Brighton for 50 years, have lived here for 30 and am saddened by the steady bombardment of the opinion page with complaints about how the town is now and how much better it was in the past. My memory is rather different. The
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Homeless figures on increase
There are more homeless people living in temporary accommodation in Sussex than ever before, it was revealed today. High house prices have led to an increase of 11 per cent in families housed in temporary accommodation during the last year, it is claimed
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Night Paul ended up feeling sheepish
Glamorous models hit the catwalk in a fund-raising fashion show at Brighton's Grand Hotel. The NCH Action for Children show, now in its second year, was hosted by television presenter Paul Ross and broadcaster Carol Barnes. Hundreds of fashion followers
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Star on bench 'unnoticed'
TV presenter Carol Barnes started her new job as a Brighton magistrate yesterday. Carol, a former ITN newscaster who is now a presenter on Sky and ITN digital channels, found herself a world away from the glamorous life of broadcasting when she walked
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Cuts in bus services planned
Tories are calling on their council to spend more than £400,000 on supporting bus services which do not make a profit. Earlier this year, Labour-controlled Brighton and Hove Council decided not to increase its budget for supporting three buses. As a result
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Date
Net Shopper - Sleep easy with choice
Buying a bed is not something to be taken lightly, especially when you consider we spend around a third of our lives sleeping. And it's not just about comfort either. Style has become just as important with beds turning into fashion items. What's more
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Date
Boogie nights for Baloo movie
Like the biggest amusement arcade in the world, London's Olympia throbbed with digitised music and echoed to the shrieks of delighted punters. ECTS at Olympia is the premier UK trade showcase for the latest and most exciting consumer hardware and software
-
Date
PM's crusade for the web
Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday unveiled a £1 billion drive to get all Government services online by 2005. Mr Blair also said £15 million would be allocated to help businesses benefit from the internet and announced the first raft of 600 online centres
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Date
All set for greater access to internet
Thousands of people across Sussex will be able to use the internet for the first time without the need for a computer. From next Monday, TV company ONdigital is offering households internet access through their sets. It is one step towards the Government's
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Date
Cyberspace is new platform for models
A hobby based on 19th Century technology has taken off in cyberspace with the launch of the world's biggest online model train shop. Collecting slotcars, model railways and their accessories was one of the most popular passtimes for both children and
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Date
Growers' growing success
Gardners celebrated the fruits of their labour at Chailey Horticultural Society's annual show. Food and wines were also up before the judges at the village hall. All the wines were home-made and judges got a taste before deciding on the winners. The event
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Date
Prices go up while drivers queue
Drivers filling up their cars to try and beat the fuel crisis watched in amazement today as the price of petrol increased before their eyes. As pumps across Sussex were running dry, Trinity Place Garage in Eastbourne was one of the few garages in the
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All Empty
The last garage pumps in Sussex will run dry tonight as the fuel crisis escalates. With motorists panic-buying the last of the county's dwindling stocks, there will be no unleaded or diesel at any stations in Sussex by the end of today. The Argus surveyed
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Date
Beecham merger delayed
Pharmaceutical giants Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham have been forced to delay their planned merger. The brakes were applied after US regulatory authorities said they wanted more information about the deal. The two firms had hoped to start trading
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Partners focus on expansion
Sussex commercial property consultant Vail Williams has promoted Andrew Osborne to equity partner and Richard Mason to associate partner. Since the launch of the Vail Williams office in Crawley six years ago, the firm has gained a strong footing the in
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Date
Bean there, done that
Goodbean Coffee, the Brighton-based coffee shop chain, has appointed Richard Kelly as finance director. He was formerly with brewing giant Whitbread and in the late Nineties he led the financial team which carried out the rapid growth of the Costa Coffee
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Date
Bright sunshine Thursday
The lunchtime TV weather map last Thursday showed the whole of the British Isles covered with cloud except for one small sunny area - Brighton. I know this was true as I sunbathed all day. -Doug Streeter, Saltdean Drive, Brighton
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Date
Right royal response
Organisers of the Queen's Awards for Enterprise say more than 100 companies in the Brighton and Hove area have applied for details of how to enter the 2001 awards. Queen's Awards secretary David Moore said he was particularly pleased by the level of interest
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Date
Garry Spencer - Growing pains of your endowment
There are a great many of us with endowment-linked mortgages. I'm sure we're all concerned about the speculation of under-performing investments which might not pay off our mortgages. Quotations nowadays have lower assumed growth rates by order of the
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Date
Spirent steps up to the big league
Spirent, the Sussex-based telecoms company, has entered the list of the UK's biggest companies. Formerly known as Bowthorpe, it has replaced the likes of Rolls-Royce and Hanson in the FTSE 100. Market capitalisation for the Crawley firm is in the region
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Date
Pool worries
As a mother and grandmother, I've spent many happy hours at the paddling pool on the seafront. It's clean, safe and accessible. Now, with no warning or thought, some faceless official has decided to close it down. Children deserve better. This isn't about
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Date
Derek Jameson - The Final Straw?
Run for the hills! That was the urgent warning delivered by angels to the innocent family of Lot just before God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. We could do with a few angels around today to warn disaster may well be staring us in the face unless we get
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Date
Bikini-clad artist is in the pink
Passers-by were stunned by the sight of Karin Paish walking around a Shoreham supermarket in nothing but a bikini. The chilly weather did nothing to deter the artist as she wandered around the town in the skimpy two-piece made from fresh flowers. Karin
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Date
Schoolchildren have lucky escape on A23
<images coaches School children had a near miss today in this accident on the A23 earlier today> Children on a school outing had a lucky escape today when their coach lost two wheels on a busy dual carriageway. The coach, which belonged to Plumpton
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Date
It's blooming marvellous!
Scores of green-fingered residents celebrated their success in the Brighton and Hove In Bloom competition. The winners ranged from youngsters to the elderly in the contest which followed Brighton and Hove's success in South-East In Bloom. Five-year-old
-
Date
Old dog track is turfed out
The end of an era is being signalled at a greyhound track as turf dating back decades is uprooted. The turf has covered the straights of Brighton and Hove Greyhound Stadium in Nevill Road, Hove, since it first opened in 1928. But maintaining it has become
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Date
Lights off
I wonder if the residents of Hove have seen the last of the county cricket ground floodlights until next year? From August 27, the lights were used for six out of ten nights, causing stress and upsetting residents. Why, for example, did children's cricket
-
Date
Surprise party for a veteran hero
Veteran sailor Fred Rogers was awarded six medals for bravery during campaigns in the Second World War but his most heroic effort for one woman is simply being a friend. Care worker Edna Bond, of Bengairn Avenue, Patcham, Brighton, threw a surprise party
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Date
Battle for a winter ferry to France
French civic leaders in Normandy are campaigning for a year-round freight service to be restored between Newhaven and Dieppe. They also hope Seatruck will be able to carry passengers on the service during the winter. Although Hoverspeed has been a success
-
Date
It's better now
I have been associated with Brighton for 50 years, have lived here for 30 and am saddened by the steady bombardment of the opinion page with complaints about how the town is now and how much better it was in the past. My memory is rather different. The
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Date
Homeless figures on increase
There are more homeless people living in temporary accommodation in Sussex than ever before, it was revealed today. High house prices have led to an increase of 11 per cent in families housed in temporary accommodation during the last year, it is claimed
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Date
Night Paul ended up feeling sheepish
Glamorous models hit the catwalk in a fund-raising fashion show at Brighton's Grand Hotel. The NCH Action for Children show, now in its second year, was hosted by television presenter Paul Ross and broadcaster Carol Barnes. Hundreds of fashion followers
-
Date
Magnificent
The recent charity spectacular which took place in Southwick to raise money for the Rhett's Syndrome Association was magnificent, with a programme of events to please everyone. We attended with our daughter Naomi, who has RS. The show was so good we found
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Date
Hopes for tougher laws on child sex offenders
The parents of murdered schoolgirl Sarah Payne are hopeful of getting tougher laws on paedophiles following a meeting with Home Secretary Jack Straw. Sara and Michael Payne, both 31, met him yesterday afternoon at the House of Commons. They emerged from
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Date
Keep the pound
Watching The Last Night of the Proms from London, Birmingham and Liverpool and seeing the fervour of thousands of people, young and old, flag-waving and singing with such gusto, I cannot believe the majority of people want to forsake the pound and become
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Date
We must fight
I am a normal, law-abiding person, doing the things other normal folk do and trying to live my life in peace without hurting or upsetting others. For a long time I have been getting more and more worried at the increasing level of crime. We seem to have
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Date
Voice of the Argus - We mustn't pump up panic
Panic buying among motorists is understandable as they fear blockades at fuel depots could cause shortages. But it's causing a problem that wasn't there. Without the overstocking, there would have been enough to go round for the next few days. Now some
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Date
A monster
I have to agree with Steve O'Rourke, chief inspector, Sussex Police, whose letter put the police force's position as regards anarchic travellers (Opinion, September 8). The present farcical situation, which so upsets taxpayers, is due to the policy adopted
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Date
Liberal police attitude to travellers was a let-down
There are several factual inaccuracies made by Chief Inspector Steve O'Rourke in his letter (Opinion, September 8) which need correcting. I'd also like to challenge the Sussex Police interpretation of DETR and local authority guidelines on what constitutes
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Date
Title decided on last ball of season
A last-gasp, one wicket victory over Fletching steered Chiddingly to the championship in a fitting and thrilling finale to the season. Three teams harboured title ambitions with only six points separating them at the top but Chiddingly's 30-point maximum
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Date
Albion plan keeper talks
Mark Cartwright is ready to remain as Albion's No. 1. The goalkeeper's month on loan from Wrexham expires after tonight's trip to Blackpool. Manager Micky Adams hopes to thrash out fresh terms for the 27-year-old, with the length of the deal the only
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Date
Walking with the dinosaur teacher
Dinosaurs make education fun in the Land Before Time Pre-school Adventure. This delightful software takes children on a trip of a lifetime to a world where games and brightly coloured graphics help them to learn about reading, counting and remembering
-
Date
All set for greater access to internet
Thousands of people across Sussex will be able to use the internet for the first time without the need for a computer. From next Monday, TV company ONdigital is offering households internet access through their sets. It is one step towards the Government's
-
Date
Cyberspace is new platform for models
A hobby based on 19th Century technology has taken off in cyberspace with the launch of the world's biggest online model train shop. Collecting slotcars, model railways and their accessories was one of the most popular passtimes for both children and
-
Date
Growers' growing success
Gardners celebrated the fruits of their labour at Chailey Horticultural Society's annual show. Food and wines were also up before the judges at the village hall. All the wines were home-made and judges got a taste before deciding on the winners. The event
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Date
A life dedicated to fighting Fascism
Reporter Mollie Brandl-Bowen, who fought Fascism, has died in her late 60s, after a long illness. Mrs Brandl-Bowen, who had been brought up by foster parents, campaigned for children to be placed with foster parents of the same ethnic background. She
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Date
All Empty
The last garage pumps in Sussex will run dry tonight as the fuel crisis escalates. With motorists panic-buying the last of the county's dwindling stocks, there will be no unleaded or diesel at any stations in Sussex by the end of today. The Argus surveyed
