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Vodafone buys telecom shares
Mobile phone giant Vodafone has bought a 15 per cent stake in Japan's third largest telecommunications firm, Japan Telecom. The £1.5 billion deal is the second-largest investment in a Japanese company by a foreign business. Vodafone will buy stakes from
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Body shop's new service put on ice
Cosmetics retailer Body Shop has said the launch of its online shopping service would be delayed while it restructured its internet operation. The Littlehampton-based company is to pull the plug on web development venture Body Shop Digital and carry out
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Caught you looking!
With other spaces to park, the police could not have parked their van in a better place in George Street, Hove, on Monday, right outside the ladies' lingerie shop that has knickers with fluff on show. They had to have a peep, didn't they? I saw them.
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Well done, binmen
Some months ago I wrote complimenting the Sita refuse disposal operatives (dustmen) on their splendid 100 per cent record for collecting the Dudley Road residents' rubbish on time. This record is still 100 per cent. Thank you dustmen, you are brilliant
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It's the last word in style
Want to make a fashion statement that'll last longer than one party? Well a Sussex shop reckons it has the answer. According to Jump The Gun in North Street, Brighton, Velcro T-shirts are what we'll all be wearing to our New Year parties. The shirts come
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Simon Fanshawe: Man About City
"A city for everyone" proclaimed the Argus headline on Tuesday - how right. It was a people's bid and it was a people's win. In the last couple of days it has been clear how proud so many people feel that we now live in a city. A woman told me a story
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New trains plan may hit buffers
Rail operator Connex could abandon plans to introduce high-tech trains in Sussex. The £200 million fleet of 240 coaches, which would cut journey times and increase passenger comfort, was to have been introduced on routes in the county next year. But Connex
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Why Oscar's a metropolitan moggy
Oscar the tabby cat was declared a city slicker this week when he returned home after a seven-month absence. He reappeared the day before Brighton and Hove was granted city status. Owner Jan Summers - who was one of the 100 Faces used to promote the campaign
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Standing order
Magistrates have thrown out a bid to allow stand-up drinking at two Brighton caf-bars. Customers of the two Tin Drum bars in St James's Street and Dyke Road have to seated to be served. Managing director David Radtke hoped to get permission for up to
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Asbestos scare at station
Part of Brighton railway station was cordoned off today after an asbestos scare. Two workmen were showered in blue dust after cutting through ceiling material at a snack restaurant on the station concourse. Their clothes were removed and the men were
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First-class post
On December 13 we received a Christmas card from our daughter and her husband in San Francisco. The next day we received a card from friends in Southampton. Nothing unusual in that, you might say, except both were posted on Saturday, December 9. Anyone
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Cycling: Eastbourne riders enjoy the high life
Eastbourne Rovers can look back on a successful season in which their riders have won awards in all age categories. Philip Smith, 10, from Hailsham, was the overall winner of the Sussex juvenile track league by 24 points. He also shone in the circuit
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Table Tennis: Eckersley has no answer to all out attack
Former bitter rivals Nigel Eckersley (Uckfield) and John Hilton (Manchester) clashed in the final of the Newcastle Open Grand Prix. Eckersley, the Horsham No.3, was defeated 11-9, 11-2, 11-9. Earlier Eckersley had taken out some of the south's star veterans
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Sensible view
A council spokesperson's condemnation of an offensive and misleading leaflet deserves praise, not criticism (December 16). The leaflet's portrayal of a Hove raped and ruined by Brighton is not one I recognise, either as a local resident or councillor.
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Football: Steele's tough ride: Striker Lee feels the blues after car crash
Lee Steele should have been looking forward to Christmas. He was due to make a rare start on Boxing Day, when Bobby Zamora is banned for the visit to Barnet. Instead Steele is facing another spell on the sidelines after damaging his right knee in a car
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Football: Adams still aiming high
Albion boss Micky Adams refuses to press the panic button after back-to-back defeats. He admits the last two performances have been below-par but believes the Seagulls are still bang on course for automatic promotion. Last Saturday's 2-0 setback at Mansfield
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All I want for Christmas is my daughter back
A mother facing a second Christmas without her missing seven-year-old daughter today made an emotional appeal for her safe return. Police have launched a Europe-wide missing poster campaign to try to find Jasmin Esmaralda Alvarez, who is believed to have
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Justin's killer sent down
Killer Robert Cairns has been found guilty for the second time of the brutal murder of leukaemia sufferer Justin Hayward. Cairns, 27, was today starting a life sentence for the murder of 19-year-old Justin, who was stabbed more than 40 times during a
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Pearl's winning way with a loo brush
Toilet attendant Pearl Short is flushed with pride after winning a top award. Pearl, 62, has been named the best South East attendant in the national Loo of the Year Awards. She was presented with her award by Brighton and Hove councillor John Ballance
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Man dies in car smash
A motorist was killed after crashing his car into a tree on the A26 early today. The man, who was driving alone, crashed his Daewoo just south of the Crowborough Army camp at 1.45am. Nine firefighters from Crowborough used cutting equipment to free the
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Vodafone buys telecom shares
Mobile phone giant Vodafone has bought a 15 per cent stake in Japan's third largest telecommunications firm, Japan Telecom. The £1.5 billion deal is the second-largest investment in a Japanese company by a foreign business. Vodafone will buy stakes from
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Not-so-clean living
I see Ivor Caplin is appalled by the advertising cards placed by prostitutes in phone boxes (December 13). I wish Mr Caplin was equally appalled by the blocked gutters, drains and grilles we in Hove have to live with, plus cans, crisp bags, etc, that
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Well done, binmen
Some months ago I wrote complimenting the Sita refuse disposal operatives (dustmen) on their splendid 100 per cent record for collecting the Dudley Road residents' rubbish on time. This record is still 100 per cent. Thank you dustmen, you are brilliant
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It's the last word in style
Want to make a fashion statement that'll last longer than one party? Well a Sussex shop reckons it has the answer. According to Jump The Gun in North Street, Brighton, Velcro T-shirts are what we'll all be wearing to our New Year parties. The shirts come
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Adam Trimingham: The Sage Of Sussex
It's only a word and it means nothing in monetary terms but Brighton and Hove have been waiting a long time to become a city. So there was general joy and excitement when the news came out this week. The award of city status to a town is a sign that the
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Raiders shoot security man in mouth
A security guard was shot in the face at close range today as stunned festive shoppers looked on. The Securicor guard was hit when he tackled two men who stole a case from his van while two colleagues were inside. The case of cash was destined for a dispenser
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Homeless costs
Homeless people are being sent to us for temporary accommodation by other councils (December 15). Councillor Tehmtan Framroze is quoted as saying we are not paying for them. Oh yes? What happens when the "temporary housing" comes to an end and the other
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Standing order
Magistrates have thrown out a bid to allow stand-up drinking at two Brighton caf-bars. Customers of the two Tin Drum bars in St James's Street and Dyke Road have to seated to be served. Managing director David Radtke hoped to get permission for up to
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First-class post
On December 13 we received a Christmas card from our daughter and her husband in San Francisco. The next day we received a card from friends in Southampton. Nothing unusual in that, you might say, except both were posted on Saturday, December 9. Anyone
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Ugly incident
In a Brighton supermarket two Eastern European men were in front of me in the queue, paying for their shopping with vouchers. The ignorance and rudeness of the staff towards these men was appalling. Incidentally, they were buying only "economy" produce
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My dad, the bank robber
Mum-of-two Allison Perkin, of Springfield Road, Brighton, tells how she discovered her father was the infamous bank robber Bobby King. ANYONE in their mid-thirties with an ounce of rebellion in their soul will remember Daddy was a Bank Robber, by the
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Synchroni-city
Jan Summers, one of Brighton and Hove's 100 Faces, was heartbroken when her pet cat Oscar disappeared from his home in Shirley Street. But he mysteriously returned home just before Brighton and Hove was granted city status by the Queen. Oscar has returned
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City punters will be paid in full
Thousands of people who were told they would get only a third of their winnings after betting on Brighton and Hove's city bid will be paid in full after all. Punters had been told they could not claim the full amount because Wolverhampton and Inverness
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Village people
Twenty years ago Brighton Marina was a white elephant - a harbour next to a hugely expensive building site. Now it is a buzzing, lively centre with a superstore, multiplex cinemas, shops, restaurant and one of the biggest harbours in Europe. Soon it will
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Building facts
Further to Mr Parker's letter (December 14), I can advise you the Windlesham Club and Bowling Green Company was given planning permission for its house in May 1907. It was then at number 6 Davigdor Road. The architect was a Mr T. Garrett and the builder
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Table Tennis: Eckersley has no answer to all out attack
Former bitter rivals Nigel Eckersley (Uckfield) and John Hilton (Manchester) clashed in the final of the Newcastle Open Grand Prix. Eckersley, the Horsham No.3, was defeated 11-9, 11-2, 11-9. Earlier Eckersley had taken out some of the south's star veterans
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This maniac must be stopped
The streets of Brighton and Hove are normally safe compared with those of other cities up and down the country. But one man armed with a knife is causing concern for police after ten assaults, attacks and abductions. The latest and worst of them all was
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It's not all bad news at Whitehawk
When we first came to live in Whitehawk several years ago, I had some understandable anxieties about what I might find. Like most people from other parts of Brighton, I knew the place only by reputation. What we found was a warm and comfortable flat with
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Tennis: Henman coming back to Brighton
Tim Henman will defend his Samsung Open title in Brighton next year. The ATP Tour has given the new city the tournament for the second year, bringing it forward from November to September 10-16. Organisers are still to decide on a venue because the Brighton
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Football: Steele's tough ride: Striker Lee feels the blues after car crash
Lee Steele should have been looking forward to Christmas. He was due to make a rare start on Boxing Day, when Bobby Zamora is banned for the visit to Barnet. Instead Steele is facing another spell on the sidelines after damaging his right knee in a car
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Football: Adams still aiming high
Albion boss Micky Adams refuses to press the panic button after back-to-back defeats. He admits the last two performances have been below-par but believes the Seagulls are still bang on course for automatic promotion. Last Saturday's 2-0 setback at Mansfield
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Catch knife nut before he kills
Will Brighton's crazed knifeman kill before he's caught? Police fear he might and there is now a squad of 26 officers on the streets trying to stop him. They insist they are not scaremongering. Detective Chief Inspector Kevin Moore, heading the inquiry
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1,000 jobs on the waterfront
Up to 1,000 new jobs will be created in a multi-million pound scheme to build one of the biggest leisure and shopping complexes in the South. Work has started on the £40 million waterfront development at Brighton Marina, which will create hundreds of
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Pearl's winning way with a loo brush
Toilet attendant Pearl Short is flushed with pride after winning a top award. Pearl, 62, has been named the best South East attendant in the national Loo of the Year Awards. She was presented with her award by Brighton and Hove councillor John Ballance
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Matron tells of drugs 'panic'
A nursing home matron accused of abusing dying patients has told an inquiry the allegations were "absolutely horrifying". Staff at Melrose Nursing Home in Wykeham Road, Worthing, claim Junia Woolgar, 50, adminstered drugs without a GP's consent and withheld
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Caravan blaze 'suspicious'
This is all that remains of a motor caravan after a suspected arson attack in Worthing. The blaze in Poulters Lane was so fierce it caused damage to surrounding cars and properties. Owners Dennis and Jayne Horgan could only watch as firefighters battled
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Body shop's new service put on ice
Cosmetics retailer Body Shop has said the launch of its online shopping service would be delayed while it restructured its internet operation. The Littlehampton-based company is to pull the plug on web development venture Body Shop Digital and carry out
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Caught you looking!
With other spaces to park, the police could not have parked their van in a better place in George Street, Hove, on Monday, right outside the ladies' lingerie shop that has knickers with fluff on show. They had to have a peep, didn't they? I saw them.
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Modern efficiency?
Railtrack is reported as promising to return services to normal by Easter (December 13). The company says this means the services will become as they were before the Hatfield crash. I won't hold my breath. Nine hours from Brighton to Nottingham instead
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Pavement fall claim costs woman £40,000
The wife of a Sussex pensioner who will never leave hospital after tripping on a paving stone faces a £40,000 legal bill after losing her case against the council. Lilly Landers, 75, of Worthing, took West Sussex County Council to court claiming it did
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Simon Fanshawe: Man About City
"A city for everyone" proclaimed the Argus headline on Tuesday - how right. It was a people's bid and it was a people's win. In the last couple of days it has been clear how proud so many people feel that we now live in a city. A woman told me a story
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New trains plan may hit buffers
Rail operator Connex could abandon plans to introduce high-tech trains in Sussex. The £200 million fleet of 240 coaches, which would cut journey times and increase passenger comfort, was to have been introduced on routes in the county next year. But Connex
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Electronic buses
It was with a wry smile I read "Sky spies will run the buses" (December 14). Brighton and Hove Council and Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company have agreed to share the cost for a satellite to track the buses. Does this mean the services 80, 80A and
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Why Oscar's a metropolitan moggy
Oscar the tabby cat was declared a city slicker this week when he returned home after a seven-month absence. He reappeared the day before Brighton and Hove was granted city status. Owner Jan Summers - who was one of the 100 Faces used to promote the campaign
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Asbestos scare at station
Part of Brighton railway station was cordoned off today after an asbestos scare. Two workmen were showered in blue dust after cutting through ceiling material at a snack restaurant on the station concourse. Their clothes were removed and the men were
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Burger boggle
What next? Burger tokens given free by Teresa Baker Caring Lady Funeral Director (December 3)! Yuk! The mind boggles. Is she really sure she is in the right profession at all? What with her coffee mornings and now burger tokens - a fine combination of
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New Year wish
Father Christmas is supposed to be based on Saint Nicholas. Saint Nicholas was a man and that's how we visualise Santa Claus. We are now seeing him in different guises. One that has shocked me shows him as a dwarf! Go to Woolworth's and look at its posters
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Cycling: Eastbourne riders enjoy the high life
Eastbourne Rovers can look back on a successful season in which their riders have won awards in all age categories. Philip Smith, 10, from Hailsham, was the overall winner of the Sussex juvenile track league by 24 points. He also shone in the circuit
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You've got a short memory, Minister
The grieving mother of PC Jeff Tooley is asking Home Office Minister Charles Clarke: "Have you forgotten me already?" Veronica Tooley met Mr Clarke in February when she told him how her son, a promising young traffic policeman, was killed by hit-and-run
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Sensible view
A council spokesperson's condemnation of an offensive and misleading leaflet deserves praise, not criticism (December 16). The leaflet's portrayal of a Hove raped and ruined by Brighton is not one I recognise, either as a local resident or councillor.
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Boxing: Halpin's plans in chaos
Paul Halpin's fight plans have been put on hold by a nasty eye injury. It has wrecked the Hove featherweight's hopes of a title shot in the New Year. Halpin suffered a cut above his left eye in a clash of heads when he outpointed Manchester's Eddie Nevins
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Cricket: Moores' men have tough act to follow
English cricket is vibrant again and Peter Moores is determined to do his bit over the next three months to make sure it stays that way. The memories of England's first series victory in Pakistan for nearly 40 years will still be fresh when Moores leads
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Football roundup: Reserves praised after defeat
Boss Dean White praised his young reserve side after a 1-0 defeat at Cambridge United yesterday in the Combination League. Albion were beaten by a 78th minute bicycle kick by Swedish striker Jonas Axeldal. But White said: "We played very well. We had
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Drink film pilots dismissed
Two pilots exposed in a TV documentary for drinking before flights to Gatwick have been sacked for gross misconduct. The first officers for British Airways were filmed for the Channel 4 Dispatches programme, which showed pilots and cabin crew drinking
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All I want for Christmas is my daughter back
A mother facing a second Christmas without her missing seven-year-old daughter today made an emotional appeal for her safe return. Police have launched a Europe-wide missing poster campaign to try to find Jasmin Esmaralda Alvarez, who is believed to have
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School loses pitch battle
A Worthing school's £330,000 bid to transform a sodden field into an all-weather pitch has been shown a red card by planners. Staff at St Andrew's Boys' School in Sackville Road hope a rematch will be more successful after the borough council contacted
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Justin's killer sent down
Killer Robert Cairns has been found guilty for the second time of the brutal murder of leukaemia sufferer Justin Hayward. Cairns, 27, was today starting a life sentence for the murder of 19-year-old Justin, who was stabbed more than 40 times during a
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Not-so-clean living
I see Ivor Caplin is appalled by the advertising cards placed by prostitutes in phone boxes (December 13). I wish Mr Caplin was equally appalled by the blocked gutters, drains and grilles we in Hove have to live with, plus cans, crisp bags, etc, that
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Date
Modern efficiency?
Railtrack is reported as promising to return services to normal by Easter (December 13). The company says this means the services will become as they were before the Hatfield crash. I won't hold my breath. Nine hours from Brighton to Nottingham instead
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Date
Adam Trimingham: The Sage Of Sussex
It's only a word and it means nothing in monetary terms but Brighton and Hove have been waiting a long time to become a city. So there was general joy and excitement when the news came out this week. The award of city status to a town is a sign that the
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Date
Electronic buses
It was with a wry smile I read "Sky spies will run the buses" (December 14). Brighton and Hove Council and Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company have agreed to share the cost for a satellite to track the buses. Does this mean the services 80, 80A and
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Date
Raiders shoot security man in mouth
A security guard was shot in the face at close range today as stunned festive shoppers looked on. The Securicor guard was hit when he tackled two men who stole a case from his van while two colleagues were inside. The case of cash was destined for a dispenser
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Homeless costs
Homeless people are being sent to us for temporary accommodation by other councils (December 15). Councillor Tehmtan Framroze is quoted as saying we are not paying for them. Oh yes? What happens when the "temporary housing" comes to an end and the other
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Date
Ugly incident
In a Brighton supermarket two Eastern European men were in front of me in the queue, paying for their shopping with vouchers. The ignorance and rudeness of the staff towards these men was appalling. Incidentally, they were buying only "economy" produce
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Date
My dad, the bank robber
Mum-of-two Allison Perkin, of Springfield Road, Brighton, tells how she discovered her father was the infamous bank robber Bobby King. ANYONE in their mid-thirties with an ounce of rebellion in their soul will remember Daddy was a Bank Robber, by the
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Date
Burger boggle
What next? Burger tokens given free by Teresa Baker Caring Lady Funeral Director (December 3)! Yuk! The mind boggles. Is she really sure she is in the right profession at all? What with her coffee mornings and now burger tokens - a fine combination of
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Date
Synchroni-city
Jan Summers, one of Brighton and Hove's 100 Faces, was heartbroken when her pet cat Oscar disappeared from his home in Shirley Street. But he mysteriously returned home just before Brighton and Hove was granted city status by the Queen. Oscar has returned
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Date
City punters will be paid in full
Thousands of people who were told they would get only a third of their winnings after betting on Brighton and Hove's city bid will be paid in full after all. Punters had been told they could not claim the full amount because Wolverhampton and Inverness
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Date
New Year wish
Father Christmas is supposed to be based on Saint Nicholas. Saint Nicholas was a man and that's how we visualise Santa Claus. We are now seeing him in different guises. One that has shocked me shows him as a dwarf! Go to Woolworth's and look at its posters
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Date
Village people
Twenty years ago Brighton Marina was a white elephant - a harbour next to a hugely expensive building site. Now it is a buzzing, lively centre with a superstore, multiplex cinemas, shops, restaurant and one of the biggest harbours in Europe. Soon it will
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Date
You've got a short memory, Minister
The grieving mother of PC Jeff Tooley is asking Home Office Minister Charles Clarke: "Have you forgotten me already?" Veronica Tooley met Mr Clarke in February when she told him how her son, a promising young traffic policeman, was killed by hit-and-run
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Date
Building facts
Further to Mr Parker's letter (December 14), I can advise you the Windlesham Club and Bowling Green Company was given planning permission for its house in May 1907. It was then at number 6 Davigdor Road. The architect was a Mr T. Garrett and the builder
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Date
This maniac must be stopped
The streets of Brighton and Hove are normally safe compared with those of other cities up and down the country. But one man armed with a knife is causing concern for police after ten assaults, attacks and abductions. The latest and worst of them all was
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Boxing: Halpin's plans in chaos
Paul Halpin's fight plans have been put on hold by a nasty eye injury. It has wrecked the Hove featherweight's hopes of a title shot in the New Year. Halpin suffered a cut above his left eye in a clash of heads when he outpointed Manchester's Eddie Nevins
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Date
Cricket: Moores' men have tough act to follow
English cricket is vibrant again and Peter Moores is determined to do his bit over the next three months to make sure it stays that way. The memories of England's first series victory in Pakistan for nearly 40 years will still be fresh when Moores leads
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Date
It's not all bad news at Whitehawk
When we first came to live in Whitehawk several years ago, I had some understandable anxieties about what I might find. Like most people from other parts of Brighton, I knew the place only by reputation. What we found was a warm and comfortable flat with
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Date
Tennis: Henman coming back to Brighton
Tim Henman will defend his Samsung Open title in Brighton next year. The ATP Tour has given the new city the tournament for the second year, bringing it forward from November to September 10-16. Organisers are still to decide on a venue because the Brighton
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Date
Football roundup: Reserves praised after defeat
Boss Dean White praised his young reserve side after a 1-0 defeat at Cambridge United yesterday in the Combination League. Albion were beaten by a 78th minute bicycle kick by Swedish striker Jonas Axeldal. But White said: "We played very well. We had
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Date
Catch knife nut before he kills
Will Brighton's crazed knifeman kill before he's caught? Police fear he might and there is now a squad of 26 officers on the streets trying to stop him. They insist they are not scaremongering. Detective Chief Inspector Kevin Moore, heading the inquiry
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Date
Drink film pilots dismissed
Two pilots exposed in a TV documentary for drinking before flights to Gatwick have been sacked for gross misconduct. The first officers for British Airways were filmed for the Channel 4 Dispatches programme, which showed pilots and cabin crew drinking
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Date
1,000 jobs on the waterfront
Up to 1,000 new jobs will be created in a multi-million pound scheme to build one of the biggest leisure and shopping complexes in the South. Work has started on the £40 million waterfront development at Brighton Marina, which will create hundreds of
