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Tomboy - Tank Crossing
A lollipop man has retired from a crossing that was too dangerous. Tomboy appears daily in The Argus and is updated each day on this website. You can see more of Tomboy on www.moontoon.co.uk The Moontoon website also has comic strips, greeting cards,
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Home Truths, by Jacqui Bealing
Hola again. It's the end of our fortnight in Spain with our friends Jake and Rafia and their two small children, and I think we're all relieved to be going home. Sharing a villa with another family, even a family you know and love, can be trying and I
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Church that does a heavenly fry-up
Clergymen have swapped dog-collars for aprons to dish up the best value big breakfast in town. People are flocking to a Brighton church to tuck into its massive fry-ups at a heavenly £1 a plate. Staff at St Michael and All Angels, in Victoria Road, Hove
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Threat of travel disruption from rail dispute
Commuters face possible disruption next week because of an overtime ban by railway maintenance workers. The Rail Maritime and Transport Union said its members at maintenance firm Balfour Beatty, who are contracted to Railtrack, will begin an overtime
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Mo author's laptop stolen
The author of the controversial biography about Cabinet Office Minister Mo Mowlam had her computer and briefcase stolen while she was covering the Labour Party conference in Brighton. Julia Langdon, who also writes for The Guardian and the Mail on Sunday
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Stoned on the beach
A professor left for dead on a Sussex beach after being smashed in the face by a rock said today: "The thugs who did this have ruined my life." Alain Presencer, who is 61, suffered a major heart attack after the unprovoked late-night assault on Worthing
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Hero of the road
Tom Redwood was given a fond farewell when he retired from the part-time job he has held for the last 17 years. The 73-year-old lollipop man has been loved by hundreds of schoolchildren for helping them get safely to Stanford Junior School in Brighton
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Worrying signs from our GPs
Just a few years ago being a family doctor was one of the best jobs in Britain. Not any longer. GPs who used to find their work rewarding are now leaving the profession in droves and few doctors are moving in to replace them. The result is a severe shortage
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Bitter disappointment for Lemmon
HAILSHAM'S Rick Lemmon has failed in his attempt to win the V6 Eurocar Championship. But Lemmon is still hoping to clinch second place when the final round of the series takes place at Mallory Park on October 11. And the 38-year-old has vowed to return
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New Hastings boss is aiming high
NEW Hastings Town boss George Wakeling has wasted little time in drawing up the battle lines for the season. Wakeling, who accepted the post yesterday lunchtime, insists the campaign objective is simple - promotion. He said: "I live in Bromley and I have
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Aspinall gets green light
ALBION midfielder Warren Aspinall has been cleared to carry on playing. Surgery 48 hours ago on his injured right ankle was a success, although he will be out of action for around two months. Aspinall, 33, has been sidelined since sustaining the career-threatening
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Pals keep jive alive
LIKE most teenagers, Billie Scott loved going to nightclubs. But after a while she started to tire of the repetitive beats and men wanting to talk to her for only one thing. Her search for something different lead her to turn her back on techno for the
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Tomboy - Tank Crossing
A lollipop man has retired from a crossing that was too dangerous. Tomboy appears daily in The Argus and is updated each day on this website. You can see more of Tomboy on www.moontoon.co.uk The Moontoon website also has comic strips, greeting cards,
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Why Brighton means business
Brighton and Hove has scooped millions of pounds to build up business. The South East England Development Agency has nominated the town as one of five in the South East to become an Enterprise Hub, with funding of £9 million. The aim is to provide workspace
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Church that does a heavenly fry-up
Clergymen have swapped dog-collars for aprons to dish up the best value big breakfast in town. People are flocking to a Brighton church to tuck into its massive fry-ups at a heavenly £1 a plate. Staff at St Michael and All Angels, in Victoria Road, Hove
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Threat of travel disruption from rail dispute
Commuters face possible disruption next week because of an overtime ban by railway maintenance workers. The Rail Maritime and Transport Union said its members at maintenance firm Balfour Beatty, who are contracted to Railtrack, will begin an overtime
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Tom the daredevil lollipop man finally hangs up his sign
During his years as a lollipop patrol man, Tom Redwood was knocked down and grabbed countless children out of the path of oncoming cars. Last year, he was even withdrawn from the Millers Road junction in Brighton for a time because it was so dangerous
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Mo author's laptop stolen
The author of the controversial biography about Cabinet Office Minister Mo Mowlam had her computer and briefcase stolen while she was covering the Labour Party conference in Brighton. Julia Langdon, who also writes for The Guardian and the Mail on Sunday
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Worrying signs from our GPs
Just a few years ago being a family doctor was one of the best jobs in Britain. Not any longer. GPs who used to find their work rewarding are now leaving the profession in droves and few doctors are moving in to replace them. The result is a severe shortage
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Bitter disappointment for Lemmon
HAILSHAM'S Rick Lemmon has failed in his attempt to win the V6 Eurocar Championship. But Lemmon is still hoping to clinch second place when the final round of the series takes place at Mallory Park on October 11. And the 38-year-old has vowed to return
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Bus routes face the axe
Cuts in bus timetables will mean evening routes and unpopular services being axed. It follows the decision by East Sussex County Council to trim its subsidies following cutbacks in Government grants. Local Rider services operated by Metrobus will bear
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Bank workers foil a conman
An attempt to con money from an 84-year-old man was foiled by alert bank staff. Two men, believed to be in their fifties, persuaded the pensioner to join them in their car in the Broadway area of Hampden Park, Eastbourne. They had told him he owed them
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Why Brighton means business
Brighton and Hove has scooped millions of pounds to build up business. The South East England Development Agency has nominated the town as one of five in the South East to become an Enterprise Hub, with funding of £9 million. The aim is to provide workspace
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Tom the daredevil lollipop man finally hangs up his sign
During his years as a lollipop patrol man, Tom Redwood was knocked down and grabbed countless children out of the path of oncoming cars. Last year, he was even withdrawn from the Millers Road junction in Brighton for a time because it was so dangerous
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Hub of enterprise
Many of the most successful businesses in Brighton and Hove are small with just a handful of employees. They make an enormous contribution to the local economy. Some, like the Body Shop which started modestly in the North Laine, eventually become national
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Not in the mood for a mayor
A mayor for Mid Sussex is unlikely as residents are consulted on changes to local government. Thousands of people in the Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath, and East Grinstead area are helping the Mid Sussex District Council to decide how it will operate in
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Bus routes face the axe
Cuts in bus timetables will mean evening routes and unpopular services being axed. It follows the decision by East Sussex County Council to trim its subsidies following cutbacks in Government grants. Local Rider services operated by Metrobus will bear
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Bank workers foil a conman
An attempt to con money from an 84-year-old man was foiled by alert bank staff. Two men, believed to be in their fifties, persuaded the pensioner to join them in their car in the Broadway area of Hampden Park, Eastbourne. They had told him he owed them
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From baps to Baptists
The prayers of a Baptist congregation were answered when they were granted permission to build a new church on the site of a derelict bakery. Downs Baptist Church in Woodingdean, Brighton, applied to Brighton and Hove Council to build a church on a corner
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Home Truths, by Jacqui Bealing
Hola again. It's the end of our fortnight in Spain with our friends Jake and Rafia and their two small children, and I think we're all relieved to be going home. Sharing a villa with another family, even a family you know and love, can be trying and I
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Stoned on the beach
A professor left for dead on a Sussex beach after being smashed in the face by a rock said today: "The thugs who did this have ruined my life." Alain Presencer, who is 61, suffered a major heart attack after the unprovoked late-night assault on Worthing
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Hero of the road
Tom Redwood was given a fond farewell when he retired from the part-time job he has held for the last 17 years. The 73-year-old lollipop man has been loved by hundreds of schoolchildren for helping them get safely to Stanford Junior School in Brighton
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Date
Hub of enterprise
Many of the most successful businesses in Brighton and Hove are small with just a handful of employees. They make an enormous contribution to the local economy. Some, like the Body Shop which started modestly in the North Laine, eventually become national
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New Hastings boss is aiming high
NEW Hastings Town boss George Wakeling has wasted little time in drawing up the battle lines for the season. Wakeling, who accepted the post yesterday lunchtime, insists the campaign objective is simple - promotion. He said: "I live in Bromley and I have
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Aspinall gets green light
ALBION midfielder Warren Aspinall has been cleared to carry on playing. Surgery 48 hours ago on his injured right ankle was a success, although he will be out of action for around two months. Aspinall, 33, has been sidelined since sustaining the career-threatening
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Not in the mood for a mayor
A mayor for Mid Sussex is unlikely as residents are consulted on changes to local government. Thousands of people in the Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath, and East Grinstead area are helping the Mid Sussex District Council to decide how it will operate in
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Pals keep jive alive
LIKE most teenagers, Billie Scott loved going to nightclubs. But after a while she started to tire of the repetitive beats and men wanting to talk to her for only one thing. Her search for something different lead her to turn her back on techno for the
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Date
From baps to Baptists
The prayers of a Baptist congregation were answered when they were granted permission to build a new church on the site of a derelict bakery. Downs Baptist Church in Woodingdean, Brighton, applied to Brighton and Hove Council to build a church on a corner
