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City status made official
Brighton and Hove will be confirmed a city next week when official documents signed by the Queen are handed over. Brighton and Hove Council executives will collect the official documents, called letters patent, from the Home Office in London. They are
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Protect time
The Floral Clock in Palmeira Square was one of the minor delights of Hove, seen by thousands of people every day. It's sad the clock, which has been there almost half a century, should have been put out of action by vandals. And it's good news that Brighton
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Torquay 0, Albion 1: Seagulls back on course
Albion have put their automatic promotion bid back on course with a vital victory. Bobby Zamora was the hero yet again with the Seagulls' 75th-minute winner, although the recalled Darren Freeman played a huge part. Freeman, making his first start since
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Word mountain
John Byrne was not amused when a mistaken delivery left him with 68 copies of Ann Widdecombe's novel The Clematis Tree (January 30). However, it was gratifying to see from the photo, that the Tory shadow cabinet minister's literary ability, apparently
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Wood visions
Somewhere in the Bible it suggests that we should cease to look for the faults in others whilst ignoring our own - hence the parable in the New Testament 'do not point out the speck of dust in your neighbour's eye whilst you have a plank of wood in your
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Profit motive for animal experiments
Barry Harvey (January 25) says "humans must come first". Once we assume that the interests of our group are always more important than those of a group that we see as inferior, we are adopting the same arguments used to support slavery, genocide and human
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Burgess recovery is wheel success
Mark Burgess has battled back from illness to complete a cyclo-cross double. The 17-year-old from Lewes has bounced back from glandular fever to clinch the London League title after finishing second in the Sussex senior event. The Lewes Wanderer said:
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Eagles swoop for top Swede
Eastbourne Eagles have signed Swedish junior champion Joonas Kylmakorpi. The Sussex speedway squad snapped up Kylmakorpi, who finished third in last year's world under-21 championship, in the face of opposition from several other top British clubs. Eagles
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Display aims to save our starlings
Bird campaigner Richard Vahrman is launching an exhibition to try to save the swarming starlings of Brighton's West Pier. Mr Vahrman says they face losing their home once the famous pier is restored. The birds are a favourite with photographers as thousands
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Sergeant denies inflaming disorder
A police sergeant told a court his actions did not inflame a disturbance on a housing estate. Sergeant Glenn Taylor, of Brighton Police, told Hove Crown Court he pushed a youth twice simply to move him away form a police van and himself during the incident
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Flower clock will return
A famous floral clock in Hove should be fully restored in time for Easter. The clock was removed from Palmeira Square by Brighton and Hove Council after a series of attacks by vandals left it beyond repair. But a notice of motion saying the clock should
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It's a wee city
Playwright Brian Behan is running to become the first directly-elected mayor of Brighton and Hove. He's going to be the Loo candidate and his slogan is that Brighton and Hove is The Place to Wee. It's highly unlikely that even this madcap city will be
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Protect time
The Floral Clock in Palmeira Square was one of the minor delights of Hove, seen by thousands of people every day. It's sad the clock, which has been there almost half a century, should have been put out of action by vandals. And it's good news that Brighton
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There's still a killer free
It's scarcely surprising that relatives of Jay Abatan are upset with Sussex Police and its initial investigation into his murder. After all, an independent report into it by police from Essex made many recommendations for improvement and strongly criticised
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Don't save the last waltzer for Julia
As a child, Palace Pier marketing manager Julia Gallagher would have preferred to have her teeth pulled out than jump on a fairground ride. She almost fainted after clambering up the Eiffel Tower during a holiday in her youth and is not too keen on aeroplanes
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Wartime bombs blown up
Bomb disposal experts have blown up 26 shells which had lain hidden on a beach at Eastbourne and were exposed by recent storms and tides. Royal Navy ordnance specialists carried out four controlled explosions to make the Second World War artillery shells
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Truck driver robbed at gunpoint
A lorry driver was recovering at home today after being kidnapped at gunpoint by robbers who made off with thousands of pounds' worth of cigarettes. The driver stopped his Booker articulated lorry at about 10.30pm last night after he saw a car with a
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Park pride
It is certainly good to know that people come from far and near to admire Preston Park (January 30). All the more reason then for the planned renovation work to go ahead full speed. Andrew Gillespie mentions in his letter the graffiti-covered and empty
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Wood visions
Somewhere in the Bible it suggests that we should cease to look for the faults in others whilst ignoring our own - hence the parable in the New Testament 'do not point out the speck of dust in your neighbour's eye whilst you have a plank of wood in your
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Bus dreams
Roy Hilliard (January 30) should be aware that the majority of Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company's passengers do not have the time, inclination or the necessity to travel from Portslade to Rottingdean for £1. And, incidentally, can you do this on
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Profit motive for animal experiments
Barry Harvey (January 25) says "humans must come first". Once we assume that the interests of our group are always more important than those of a group that we see as inferior, we are adopting the same arguments used to support slavery, genocide and human
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Playwright runs for mayor on toilet ticket
Playwright Brian Behan has promised to run as Brighton and Hove's first directly elected mayor - as the loo candidate. The main plank of the 74-year-old's manifesto will be to reopen public lavatories and have OAPs running them. If his campaign fails,
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Display aims to save our starlings
Bird campaigner Richard Vahrman is launching an exhibition to try to save the swarming starlings of Brighton's West Pier. Mr Vahrman says they face losing their home once the famous pier is restored. The birds are a favourite with photographers as thousands
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Sarah's family waits for justice
Relatives of Sarah Payne have spoken following the news that a 41-year-old man is about to be arrested on suspicion of her murder. Paul Williams, Sarah's 42-year-old uncle, said: "We are all keeping in close contact. We are watching developments with
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It's a wee city
Playwright Brian Behan is running to become the first directly-elected mayor of Brighton and Hove. He's going to be the Loo candidate and his slogan is that Brighton and Hove is The Place to Wee. It's highly unlikely that even this madcap city will be
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There's still a killer free
It's scarcely surprising that relatives of Jay Abatan are upset with Sussex Police and its initial investigation into his murder. After all, an independent report into it by police from Essex made many recommendations for improvement and strongly criticised
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Don't save the last waltzer for Julia
As a child, Palace Pier marketing manager Julia Gallagher would have preferred to have her teeth pulled out than jump on a fairground ride. She almost fainted after clambering up the Eiffel Tower during a holiday in her youth and is not too keen on aeroplanes
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Tomboy - Wee-in
A mayoral candidate is threatening a "wee-in" at the town hall if public loos are closed in Brighton and Hove. 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
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Home Truths, by Jaqui Bealing
For the past week I have been going to bed with another young man. My husband, understandably, is a little jealous. He's been sulking and moping and complaining of neglect. He's even started sanding down the bathroom floor - a job I've been nagging him
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Match report: Zamora's the Quay man
Lee Steele returned to Albion's first team squad at Plainmoor this weekend. Steele, missing since before Christmas with a knee injury sustained in a car crash, was preferred to youngster Scott Ramsay. Adams named the axed Michel Kuipers as spare keeper
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Wartime bombs blown up
Bomb disposal experts have blown up 26 shells which had lain hidden on a beach at Eastbourne and were exposed by recent storms and tides. Royal Navy ordnance specialists carried out four controlled explosions to make the Second World War artillery shells
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Truck driver robbed at gunpoint
A lorry driver was recovering at home today after being kidnapped at gunpoint by robbers who made off with thousands of pounds' worth of cigarettes. The driver stopped his Booker articulated lorry at about 10.30pm last night after he saw a car with a
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Park pride
It is certainly good to know that people come from far and near to admire Preston Park (January 30). All the more reason then for the planned renovation work to go ahead full speed. Andrew Gillespie mentions in his letter the graffiti-covered and empty
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Bus dreams
Roy Hilliard (January 30) should be aware that the majority of Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company's passengers do not have the time, inclination or the necessity to travel from Portslade to Rottingdean for £1. And, incidentally, can you do this on
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Club gangs
In response to Bryan Childers regarding the unacceptable face of club culture (January 30), I am in total agreement. Not all clubbers are rowdy, but the proliferation of clubs will lead to greater problems for the authorities policing the streets. As
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Thanks to Time
Last Saturday our local 'pop-in' arranged a coach outing to see the ice show at the Brighton Centre. A group of six of us decided to eat at the Time Out restaurant in East Street. Afterwards, one of our group needed the loo so the rest of us waited for
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Wray's right for big fight
Danny Wray from Shoreham will hope to make light work of his opponent when he makes his professional debut at Hove Town Hall on Saturday. The 20-year-old light-middleweight is one of seven fighters from the Ronnie Davies stable on the bill and he has
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Playwright runs for mayor on toilet ticket
Playwright Brian Behan has promised to run as Brighton and Hove's first directly elected mayor - as the loo candidate. The main plank of the 74-year-old's manifesto will be to reopen public lavatories and have OAPs running them. If his campaign fails,
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Sarah's family waits for justice
Relatives of Sarah Payne have spoken following the news that a 41-year-old man is about to be arrested on suspicion of her murder. Paul Williams, Sarah's 42-year-old uncle, said: "We are all keeping in close contact. We are watching developments with
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Police slammed for murder hunt failings
Sussex Police was guilty of a catalogue of failings in investigating the suspected racist murder of Jay Abatan. In one of the most damning reports Sussex has received, the Essex Police review listed 57 conclusions, mostly critical, and 18 recommendations
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City status made official
Brighton and Hove will be confirmed a city next week when official documents signed by the Queen are handed over. Brighton and Hove Council executives will collect the official documents, called letters patent, from the Home Office in London. They are
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Tomboy - Wee-in
A mayoral candidate is threatening a "wee-in" at the town hall if public loos are closed in Brighton and Hove. 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
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Home Truths, by Jaqui Bealing
For the past week I have been going to bed with another young man. My husband, understandably, is a little jealous. He's been sulking and moping and complaining of neglect. He's even started sanding down the bathroom floor - a job I've been nagging him
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Match report: Zamora's the Quay man
Lee Steele returned to Albion's first team squad at Plainmoor this weekend. Steele, missing since before Christmas with a knee injury sustained in a car crash, was preferred to youngster Scott Ramsay. Adams named the axed Michel Kuipers as spare keeper
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Torquay 0, Albion 1: Seagulls back on course
Albion have put their automatic promotion bid back on course with a vital victory. Bobby Zamora was the hero yet again with the Seagulls' 75th-minute winner, although the recalled Darren Freeman played a huge part. Freeman, making his first start since
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Date
Word mountain
John Byrne was not amused when a mistaken delivery left him with 68 copies of Ann Widdecombe's novel The Clematis Tree (January 30). However, it was gratifying to see from the photo, that the Tory shadow cabinet minister's literary ability, apparently
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Date
Club gangs
In response to Bryan Childers regarding the unacceptable face of club culture (January 30), I am in total agreement. Not all clubbers are rowdy, but the proliferation of clubs will lead to greater problems for the authorities policing the streets. As
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Date
Thanks to Time
Last Saturday our local 'pop-in' arranged a coach outing to see the ice show at the Brighton Centre. A group of six of us decided to eat at the Time Out restaurant in East Street. Afterwards, one of our group needed the loo so the rest of us waited for
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Date
Burgess recovery is wheel success
Mark Burgess has battled back from illness to complete a cyclo-cross double. The 17-year-old from Lewes has bounced back from glandular fever to clinch the London League title after finishing second in the Sussex senior event. The Lewes Wanderer said:
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Eagles swoop for top Swede
Eastbourne Eagles have signed Swedish junior champion Joonas Kylmakorpi. The Sussex speedway squad snapped up Kylmakorpi, who finished third in last year's world under-21 championship, in the face of opposition from several other top British clubs. Eagles
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Wray's right for big fight
Danny Wray from Shoreham will hope to make light work of his opponent when he makes his professional debut at Hove Town Hall on Saturday. The 20-year-old light-middleweight is one of seven fighters from the Ronnie Davies stable on the bill and he has
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Police slammed for murder hunt failings
Sussex Police was guilty of a catalogue of failings in investigating the suspected racist murder of Jay Abatan. In one of the most damning reports Sussex has received, the Essex Police review listed 57 conclusions, mostly critical, and 18 recommendations
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Sergeant denies inflaming disorder
A police sergeant told a court his actions did not inflame a disturbance on a housing estate. Sergeant Glenn Taylor, of Brighton Police, told Hove Crown Court he pushed a youth twice simply to move him away form a police van and himself during the incident
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Flower clock will return
A famous floral clock in Hove should be fully restored in time for Easter. The clock was removed from Palmeira Square by Brighton and Hove Council after a series of attacks by vandals left it beyond repair. But a notice of motion saying the clock should
