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Rambling on
Lord Bassam's rambling article at least settled one question. We have every reason to fear that Hove will become West Brighton, the logical consequence of his writing that Falmer is in East Brighton. I admit that I previously took too little interest
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Between You And Me, by Vanora Leigh
If ever I win the Lottery you won't find me spending my dosh on a big house with 20 bedrooms or a mansion set in hundreds of acres. Nor will I be buying a fancy hideaway in Spain or a villa with its own swimming pool and sauna. No, all I want is a house
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No reprieve for threatened school
A special school remains threatened with closure despite a plea for more time by wartime singer Dame Vera Lynn. The Dame Vera Lynn School at Five Oaks, near Billingshurst, helps children with cerebral palsy and their parents. It will be forced to close
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Doctor held over hospital fire
A doctor was arrested after a suspected arson attack at a Sussex hospital early today. Twenty-five members of staff and their families were evacuated when fire tore through a top-floor flat at a three-storey accommodation block at Eastbourne District
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Pair admit part in paedophile ring
Two Sussex men have admitted being part of an international paedophile gang which spread images of child abuse over the internet. They are among seven men who have pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute indecent images of children. Computer consultant
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Average folk
It was interesting to read Lord Bassam's view on Brighton and Hove being awarded City status. Of course he kept his cards close to his chest and we are expected to believe the game was one of chance, just as we will be expected to believe it is our choice
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Study abroad
How much is it going to cost to send ten individuals to India to study homelessness? What on earth can you 'learn' there that is not already known here? Taking a conservative estimate of, say, £3,000 per head for this trumped up holiday amounts to about
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Making noise
Referring to the article on noisy neighbours (January 5). Many years ago, when I lived in a block of flats, I was accused by the neighbour below of making a great deal of noise walking across my floor. I admit I needed to get floor covering but at the
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Mystery solved
PC Scott Barnes was able to solve the mystery of who owned the stolen football kit his colleagues at Worthing recovered. When asked to model the kit for an appeal picture, he realised it belonged to his own Sunday league team Loxwood FC. Now Loxwood can
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Tory cheek
I was strolling along Portland Road when a huge advertising hoarding came to my attention. Upon it was a man standing on a deserted train station platform, no people and no trains. The message is "You pay your taxes so why are there no trains?" Who is
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Shared fortune
Two charities have received an unexpected windfall from the will of millionaire Stanley Burtwell from Lancing. Barnardo's and the Parkinson's Disease Society will share more than £500,000 from his legacy of more than £1 million. Most people know of the
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Home office
Regarding Deryn Summers' article about Alan and Adrian Nevell (December 30), The estate agent office in Church Road, Hove, was not the first office that Alan had. I went to work for Alan as a secretary straight from Clark's College, Brighton, in 1952.
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Athletics: Hannah holds off the twins to secure title
Hannah Bates and the Heath twins provided the fireworks in the Sussex Young Athletes Cross Country Championships at Lancing. In their under-15s' showdown, the Phoenix athlete came through with her tall stride by just four seconds. The Hastings sisters
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City clean-up
As a member of the Labour Party, my loyalty is being stretched by the failure of the Brighton and Hove Council's Labour majority to kick out SITA from our city, following its shocking failure to clean our streets. Unless something is done pretty quickly
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Kuipers' heroics can't save Albion
Albion were knocked out of the LDV Vans Trophy in heroic fashion last night. Brentford won a penalty shoot-out 4-2 to reach the Southern Section quarter-finals. Man-of-the-match Michel Kuipers saved Paul Evans' opening spot kick for the Second Division
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Ref at centre of cup storm
Referee Keith Hill was at the centre of another red card storm involving Albion last night. Hill sent off Danny Cullip against his old club Brentford in the second half of the LDV Vans Trophy clash at Griffin Park. The score finished 2-2 after extra time
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PC Scott solves strip teaser
Policeman Scott Barnes got a big surprise when he was asked to model a stolen football strip for a media appeal. He took one look at the blue-and-white striped shirts in the lost property department of Worthing police station and realised they belonged
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Work to start in shopping street
One of Hove's most popular shopping streets is about to get a £325,000 facelift. Work starts on Monday to give George Street a Continental-style boulevard look. The pavement will be levelled to provide one surface for pedestrians and vehicles, and contrasting
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Tears as woman tells of gang rape
A woman who was allegedly drugged and gang raped tricked her attackers into letting her go, a court heard. The 21-year-old, who cannot be named, broke down in tears at Lewes Crown Court as she relived her night-long ordeal last April. The woman, who met
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Secret service man's £1m legacy
A wartime secret service worker has left more than £1 million to charities and his family. Stanley Burtwell, who died aged 86 and lived at the Drumconner Rest Home in Lancing, gave half of his £1,059,047 legacy to Barnardo's and the Parkinson's Disease
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Long-haul flight helped kill Beryl, 87
A pensioner who died four days after returning from a holiday to Sri Lanka was found to be suffering from 'Economy Class Syndrome', an inquest heard. Spinster Beryl Pitcairn, 87, of Chyngton Way, Seaford, was admitted to hospital the day after the 14-
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All-year Channel ferry announced
An all-year cross-Channel passenger and freight ferry could be operating from Sussex by the end of next month. Corsica Ferries has announced plans to run a service on the Newhaven-Dieppe route. There was delight at the news in Newhaven today, with civic
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Commuter threatens action against Connex
A university lecturer has threatened to take Connex to court over its compensation deal for delayed Sussex rail passengers. Dr Paul Dawson, of Centurion Road, Brighton, said the company had been "disingenuous" about its offer. He said: "I think their
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Confusion over rail refunds
Sussex rail users could miss out on compensation for disruptions to services because the refund process is too complicated. Connex has so far paid out almost £4.5 million to monthly or longer season ticket holders following disruptions caused by speed
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Monk suspended for cuddling schoolboy
A monk has been suspended from a public school for hugging a 17-year-old boy. Father John Bolton, 58, a monk at Worth School in Turners Hill, admitted hugging the teenager while they were alone in an office at the adjoining Worth Abbey. Father John, who
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A record year for gardens
Wakehurst Place, the most successful tourist attraction in the Mid Sussex area, has announced record visitor numbers for last year. The figures are described as even more remarkable considering rainfall at the Ardingly estate last year was measured at
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Snow no-show
The South escaped a snowy start today as the predicted bad weather failed to arrive. Snow and heavy rain were expected to move in from the South-West overnight, with temperatures plunging below freezing and up to 6cm of snow expected to fall on high ground
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Tomboy - Stolen
A football kit in police lost property turned out to belong to the police. 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
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Rambling on
Lord Bassam's rambling article at least settled one question. We have every reason to fear that Hove will become West Brighton, the logical consequence of his writing that Falmer is in East Brighton. I admit that I previously took too little interest
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No reprieve for threatened school
A special school remains threatened with closure despite a plea for more time by wartime singer Dame Vera Lynn. The Dame Vera Lynn School at Five Oaks, near Billingshurst, helps children with cerebral palsy and their parents. It will be forced to close
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All-year Channel ferry announced
An all-year cross-Channel passenger and freight ferry could be operating from Sussex by the end of next month. Corsica Ferries has announced plans to run a service on the Newhaven-Dieppe route. There was delight at the news in Newhaven today, with civic
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Doctor held over hospital fire
A doctor was arrested after a suspected arson attack at a Sussex hospital early today. Twenty-five members of staff and their families were evacuated when fire tore through a top-floor flat at a three-storey accommodation block at Eastbourne District
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Monk suspended for cuddling schoolboy
A monk has been suspended from a public school for hugging a 17-year-old boy. Father John Bolton, 58, a monk at Worth School in Turners Hill, admitted hugging the teenager while they were alone in an office at the adjoining Worth Abbey. Father John, who
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Posties quit to follow the money
Postal workers who quit their rounds to earn more elsewhere have been blamed for delivery problems in Burgess Hill. Royal Mail officials at Burgess Hill say they have been struggling to fill vacancies because other local jobs pay more. Councillors asked
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Fare comment
May I express my thanks to the Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company for assisting me in my New Year's resolution to become healthier? Because the inner-city area bus fares have risen by ten times the rate of inflation, I will now be walking whenever
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Average folk
It was interesting to read Lord Bassam's view on Brighton and Hove being awarded City status. Of course he kept his cards close to his chest and we are expected to believe the game was one of chance, just as we will be expected to believe it is our choice
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Tory cheek
I was strolling along Portland Road when a huge advertising hoarding came to my attention. Upon it was a man standing on a deserted train station platform, no people and no trains. The message is "You pay your taxes so why are there no trains?" Who is
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Shared fortune
Two charities have received an unexpected windfall from the will of millionaire Stanley Burtwell from Lancing. Barnardo's and the Parkinson's Disease Society will share more than £500,000 from his legacy of more than £1 million. Most people know of the
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City clean-up
As a member of the Labour Party, my loyalty is being stretched by the failure of the Brighton and Hove Council's Labour majority to kick out SITA from our city, following its shocking failure to clean our streets. Unless something is done pretty quickly
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Youth in Action: Swimming - Vareity adds Spice
Claire Manton and Richard Salt were the stars when the Brighton Open launched a new era in British swimming. The failure of British swimmers at the Sydney Olympics highlighted a need for change and the Amateur Swimming Association have acted. The Tom
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Hart of the Matter with Ian Hart
If someone had offered Martin Perry the opportunity of having a 'Falmer free fortnight' at the beginning of 2001 he probably would have snapped their hand off. However, I doubt he could have imagined that the year would start with him getting it in the
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Millennium rescue bid for dome
The interior of an historic Oriental-style burial chamber could soon be dusted down and seen by thousands. The Sassoon Mausoleum in Paston Place, Kemp Town, was built in 1892 to mimic the style of the Royal Pavilion and now forms part of a pub. It was
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Convicted motorist is to appeal
A motorist is to appeal against his prison sentence. Roy Whiting, 41, formerly of St Augustine Road, Littlehampton, was jailed for 22 months last September. He pleaded guilty at Chichester Crown Court to stealing a Vauxhall Nova and to dangerous driving
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PC Scott solves strip teaser
Policeman Scott Barnes got a big surprise when he was asked to model a stolen football strip for a media appeal. He took one look at the blue-and-white striped shirts in the lost property department of Worthing police station and realised they belonged
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Confusion over rail refunds
Sussex rail users could miss out on compensation for disruptions to services because the refund process is too complicated. Connex has so far paid out almost £4.5 million to monthly or longer season ticket holders following disruptions caused by speed
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Doctor held over hospital fire
A doctor was arrested after a suspected arson attack at a Sussex hospital early today. Twenty-five members of staff and their families were evacuated when fire tore through a top-floor flat at a three-storey accommodation block at Eastbourne District
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A record year for gardens
Wakehurst Place, the most successful tourist attraction in the Mid Sussex area, has announced record visitor numbers for last year. The figures are described as even more remarkable considering rainfall at the Ardingly estate last year was measured at
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Festive cheers for pub chain
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon toasted a "terrific" festive period during which it served drinks on Christmas Day for the first time. Half of the group's 466 outlets were open on December 25 and contributed to total sales of £49.7 million for the five weeks
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Snow no-show
The South escaped a snowy start today as the predicted bad weather failed to arrive. Snow and heavy rain were expected to move in from the South-West overnight, with temperatures plunging below freezing and up to 6cm of snow expected to fall on high ground
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Tomboy - Stolen
A football kit in police lost property turned out to belong to the police. 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
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Unfair description
The popular Press likes to stereotype animal rights protesters as balaclava-clad, bomb-waving extremists. Why? Because factory farming and the vivisection industry are big business. Sadly, Wendy Taylor (January 3) appears to have been brainwashed by this
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Farewell to a mayor
Hundreds attended a funeral service today for former Hove mayor Leslie Hamilton who died last month aged 82. They included Brighton and Hove mayor Andy Durr, the city's three MPs and dozens of councillors. But the congregation at All Saints Church in
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Firm's £1,000 weekly parking bill
A company is being forced to relocate because its workers are forking out up to £1,000 a week in parking tickets. Wayne Gumbrell, managing director of Lionvest Trading in Church Road, said the parking situation in Hove had become a nightmare. He wants
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Fare comment
May I express my thanks to the Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company for assisting me in my New Year's resolution to become healthier? Because the inner-city area bus fares have risen by ten times the rate of inflation, I will now be walking whenever
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Just for sport
Last night, when I was in the Neptune on Kingsway in Hove, a fellow pointed a finger vigorously at the Opinion page and exclaimed: "There's a bloke here who says that we're now on the world stage, if you please! "Hove on the world stage, I ask you. What
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Awards for flood police
Smiles were tinged with sadness as Sussex Police presented awards to officers who dealt with the Lewes floods. Lewes divisional commander Superintendent Simon Parr was proud to receive a Merit Certificate but he was also reminded of the hardships people
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More help needed for flooded farms
Thousands of people all over Sussex had their homes and businesses wrecked by the floods after exceptional rainfall in the autumn. Some of them were insured against damage and others have been helped, as in Lewes, by funds set up to give local relief.
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Youth in Action: Swimming - Vareity adds Spice
Claire Manton and Richard Salt were the stars when the Brighton Open launched a new era in British swimming. The failure of British swimmers at the Sydney Olympics highlighted a need for change and the Amateur Swimming Association have acted. The Tom
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Affordable housing is a right
I refer to the letters from Liz Walker (December 21 and January 3) regarding homelessness. As I have said previously, although we would prefer that other councils did not purchase temporary accommodation here, I can reassure her that the cost of this
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Hart of the Matter with Ian Hart
If someone had offered Martin Perry the opportunity of having a 'Falmer free fortnight' at the beginning of 2001 he probably would have snapped their hand off. However, I doubt he could have imagined that the year would start with him getting it in the
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Tie turns for Albion as defender sees red at Brentford
Referee Keith Hill was at the centre of another red card storm involving Albion last night. Hill sent off Danny Cullip against his old club Brentford in the second half of the LDV Vans Trophy clash at Griffin Park. The score finished 2-2 after extra time
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Millennium rescue bid for dome
The interior of an historic Oriental-style burial chamber could soon be dusted down and seen by thousands. The Sassoon Mausoleum in Paston Place, Kemp Town, was built in 1892 to mimic the style of the Royal Pavilion and now forms part of a pub. It was
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Convicted motorist is to appeal
A motorist is to appeal against his prison sentence. Roy Whiting, 41, formerly of St Augustine Road, Littlehampton, was jailed for 22 months last September. He pleaded guilty at Chichester Crown Court to stealing a Vauxhall Nova and to dangerous driving
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Publican fined over asbestos
A pub owner who dumped asbestos while refurbishing one of his bars in Seaford has been fined £4,000 with £1,426 costs. Steven Brumwell, of the Beachcomber in Marine Parade, admitted being responsible for dumping a skip full of waste containing brown and
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Bob the Builder's £3,500 gift
Enterprising Michael Burnage has helped to raise more than £3,500 for sick youngsters after sacrificing his wedding night to put a smile on their faces. He ignored romance and built a replacement model of Bob the Builder after the original was stolen.
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Widow drops plan to sue hospital
A woman has dropped her plan to sue a hospital after her husband died waiting for a triple heart transplant. Patricia Rance said today of her late husband Ted, 72: "Money won't bring him back". Mr Rance, 72, of Washington, near Worthing, was referred
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Bogus officer's a silly Billy
A bogus detective gave the game away when he used the name of a character from TV show The Bill. He knocked on one door and told the occupant: "I'm Detective Chief Inspector Jack Meadows" - the name of the character played by Simon Rouse in the hit police
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Cloud can't eclipse lunar spectacle
Much of Sussex had a clear view of last night's eclipse of the moon despite dense cloud, as this picture shows. The eclipse - caused by the earth casting its shadow on the moon - started at about 6.40pm yesterday as the moon began to enter the Earth's
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Corporal's punishment
A 66-year-old ex-Army corporal used his martial arts training to catch an intruder who broke into his neighbour's home. Alan Crook armed himself with a pickaxe handle, crept next door and sprang into action when the offender emerged from Ann Spring's
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Festive cheers for pub chain
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon toasted a "terrific" festive period during which it served drinks on Christmas Day for the first time. Half of the group's 466 outlets were open on December 25 and contributed to total sales of £49.7 million for the five weeks
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Date
Unfair description
The popular Press likes to stereotype animal rights protesters as balaclava-clad, bomb-waving extremists. Why? Because factory farming and the vivisection industry are big business. Sadly, Wendy Taylor (January 3) appears to have been brainwashed by this
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Farewell to a mayor
Hundreds attended a funeral service today for former Hove mayor Leslie Hamilton who died last month aged 82. They included Brighton and Hove mayor Andy Durr, the city's three MPs and dozens of councillors. But the congregation at All Saints Church in
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Between You And Me, by Vanora Leigh
If ever I win the Lottery you won't find me spending my dosh on a big house with 20 bedrooms or a mansion set in hundreds of acres. Nor will I be buying a fancy hideaway in Spain or a villa with its own swimming pool and sauna. No, all I want is a house
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Long-haul flight helped kill Beryl, 87
A pensioner who died four days after returning from a holiday to Sri Lanka was found to be suffering from 'Economy Class Syndrome', an inquest heard. Spinster Beryl Pitcairn, 87, of Chyngton Way, Seaford, was admitted to hospital the day after the 14-
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Firm's £1,000 weekly parking bill
A company is being forced to relocate because its workers are forking out up to £1,000 a week in parking tickets. Wayne Gumbrell, managing director of Lionvest Trading in Church Road, said the parking situation in Hove had become a nightmare. He wants
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Bins boss faces council over strike
A boss of trouble-plagued refuse collection firm Sita will be quizzed tonight over a lighting strike that affected thousands of homes in Mid Sussex. Rubbish collectors stopped work in Mid Sussex just after Christmas in a row over pay. They completed less
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Developer's second shot at hotel site
A developer is making a second bid to build flats on a prime seafront site in Worthing after previous plans were thrown out. Critics branded Roffey Homes' previous scheme for the former Warnes Hotel site "a monster". Now Worthing-based Roffey has submitted
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Pair admit part in paedophile ring
Two Sussex men have admitted being part of an international paedophile gang which spread images of child abuse over the internet. They are among seven men who have pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute indecent images of children. Computer consultant
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Just for sport
Last night, when I was in the Neptune on Kingsway in Hove, a fellow pointed a finger vigorously at the Opinion page and exclaimed: "There's a bloke here who says that we're now on the world stage, if you please! "Hove on the world stage, I ask you. What
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Study abroad
How much is it going to cost to send ten individuals to India to study homelessness? What on earth can you 'learn' there that is not already known here? Taking a conservative estimate of, say, £3,000 per head for this trumped up holiday amounts to about
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Making noise
Referring to the article on noisy neighbours (January 5). Many years ago, when I lived in a block of flats, I was accused by the neighbour below of making a great deal of noise walking across my floor. I admit I needed to get floor covering but at the
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Mystery solved
PC Scott Barnes was able to solve the mystery of who owned the stolen football kit his colleagues at Worthing recovered. When asked to model the kit for an appeal picture, he realised it belonged to his own Sunday league team Loxwood FC. Now Loxwood can
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Date
Awards for flood police
Smiles were tinged with sadness as Sussex Police presented awards to officers who dealt with the Lewes floods. Lewes divisional commander Superintendent Simon Parr was proud to receive a Merit Certificate but he was also reminded of the hardships people
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Date
Home office
Regarding Deryn Summers' article about Alan and Adrian Nevell (December 30), The estate agent office in Church Road, Hove, was not the first office that Alan had. I went to work for Alan as a secretary straight from Clark's College, Brighton, in 1952.
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Athletics: Hannah holds off the twins to secure title
Hannah Bates and the Heath twins provided the fireworks in the Sussex Young Athletes Cross Country Championships at Lancing. In their under-15s' showdown, the Phoenix athlete came through with her tall stride by just four seconds. The Hastings sisters
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Date
More help needed for flooded farms
Thousands of people all over Sussex had their homes and businesses wrecked by the floods after exceptional rainfall in the autumn. Some of them were insured against damage and others have been helped, as in Lewes, by funds set up to give local relief.
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Date
Affordable housing is a right
I refer to the letters from Liz Walker (December 21 and January 3) regarding homelessness. As I have said previously, although we would prefer that other councils did not purchase temporary accommodation here, I can reassure her that the cost of this
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Date
Tie turns for Albion as defender sees red at Brentford
Referee Keith Hill was at the centre of another red card storm involving Albion last night. Hill sent off Danny Cullip against his old club Brentford in the second half of the LDV Vans Trophy clash at Griffin Park. The score finished 2-2 after extra time
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Kuipers' heroics can't save Albion
Albion were knocked out of the LDV Vans Trophy in heroic fashion last night. Brentford won a penalty shoot-out 4-2 to reach the Southern Section quarter-finals. Man-of-the-match Michel Kuipers saved Paul Evans' opening spot kick for the Second Division
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Ref at centre of cup storm
Referee Keith Hill was at the centre of another red card storm involving Albion last night. Hill sent off Danny Cullip against his old club Brentford in the second half of the LDV Vans Trophy clash at Griffin Park. The score finished 2-2 after extra time
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Date
Publican fined over asbestos
A pub owner who dumped asbestos while refurbishing one of his bars in Seaford has been fined £4,000 with £1,426 costs. Steven Brumwell, of the Beachcomber in Marine Parade, admitted being responsible for dumping a skip full of waste containing brown and
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Date
Bob the Builder's £3,500 gift
Enterprising Michael Burnage has helped to raise more than £3,500 for sick youngsters after sacrificing his wedding night to put a smile on their faces. He ignored romance and built a replacement model of Bob the Builder after the original was stolen.
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Date
Work to start in shopping street
One of Hove's most popular shopping streets is about to get a £325,000 facelift. Work starts on Monday to give George Street a Continental-style boulevard look. The pavement will be levelled to provide one surface for pedestrians and vehicles, and contrasting
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Date
Tears as woman tells of gang rape
A woman who was allegedly drugged and gang raped tricked her attackers into letting her go, a court heard. The 21-year-old, who cannot be named, broke down in tears at Lewes Crown Court as she relived her night-long ordeal last April. The woman, who met
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Date
Secret service man's £1m legacy
A wartime secret service worker has left more than £1 million to charities and his family. Stanley Burtwell, who died aged 86 and lived at the Drumconner Rest Home in Lancing, gave half of his £1,059,047 legacy to Barnardo's and the Parkinson's Disease
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Date
Long-haul flight helped kill Beryl, 87
A pensioner who died four days after returning from a holiday to Sri Lanka was found to be suffering from 'Economy Class Syndrome', an inquest heard. Spinster Beryl Pitcairn, 87, of Chyngton Way, Seaford, was admitted to hospital the day after the 14-
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Date
Widow drops plan to sue hospital
A woman has dropped her plan to sue a hospital after her husband died waiting for a triple heart transplant. Patricia Rance said today of her late husband Ted, 72: "Money won't bring him back". Mr Rance, 72, of Washington, near Worthing, was referred
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Date
Bogus officer's a silly Billy
A bogus detective gave the game away when he used the name of a character from TV show The Bill. He knocked on one door and told the occupant: "I'm Detective Chief Inspector Jack Meadows" - the name of the character played by Simon Rouse in the hit police
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Date
All-year Channel ferry announced
An all-year cross-Channel passenger and freight ferry could be operating from Sussex by the end of next month. Corsica Ferries has announced plans to run a service on the Newhaven-Dieppe route. There was delight at the news in Newhaven today, with civic
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Date
Cloud can't eclipse lunar spectacle
Much of Sussex had a clear view of last night's eclipse of the moon despite dense cloud, as this picture shows. The eclipse - caused by the earth casting its shadow on the moon - started at about 6.40pm yesterday as the moon began to enter the Earth's
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Commuter threatens action against Connex
A university lecturer has threatened to take Connex to court over its compensation deal for delayed Sussex rail passengers. Dr Paul Dawson, of Centurion Road, Brighton, said the company had been "disingenuous" about its offer. He said: "I think their
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Date
Monk suspended for cuddling schoolboy
A monk has been suspended from a public school for hugging a 17-year-old boy. Father John Bolton, 58, a monk at Worth School in Turners Hill, admitted hugging the teenager while they were alone in an office at the adjoining Worth Abbey. Father John, who
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Date
Corporal's punishment
A 66-year-old ex-Army corporal used his martial arts training to catch an intruder who broke into his neighbour's home. Alan Crook armed himself with a pickaxe handle, crept next door and sprang into action when the offender emerged from Ann Spring's