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Tomboy - Phone Recycling
A mobile phone bank has been set up to recycle phones for use in places like India. 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,
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Home Truths, by Jacqui Bealing
Families often have long feuds over what appear to be fairly trivial matters. A slight misunderstanding, a throw-away comment or a momentarily thoughtless action can spark wars or silences that last for decades. I've heard about all sorts of fallings-out
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Match report: There's no stopping Zamora
Paul Brooker made a rapid return to the starting line-up for Albion's promotion showdown against Cardiff. The former Fulham winger was among three players axed for last Saturday's 1-0 win at Torquay. A back injury kept Brooker off the bench at Plainmoor
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Clean-up thanks
We should like to voice our appreciation of local police constable Mark Pinder and others connected to the team for the clean-up of our area and the "zero tolerance" adopted. Also, our appreciation to Brighton and Hove Council highways and environment
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Phone call
Millions of mobile phones are being dumped each year as owners switch to new and more efficient models. Now Brighton and Hove Council is working with the Lions to recycle phones and send them to countries where technology is less advanced. Recycling company
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Animal testing
Julie Marshall (Opinion, January 30) is presumably healthy and can therefore afford to be against the use of animals in medical research. But what about the millions of us whose lives depend upon prescription medicines? Or those of us who need medical
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Needs badly miscalculated
It's taken 30 years of struggle by people in Peacehaven to get their own secondary school. But before it has even opened it's plain the building will not be big enough. Now East Sussex County Council is bidding for another £4 million to expand the school
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Yellow peril for Albion ace
ALBION'S Welsh wing wizard Nathan Jones is counting the cost of yellow peril. An automatic ban for five bookings has sidelined him from today's promotion showdown at Withdean against his first club Cardiff. Jones collected his fifth yellow card at Exeter
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Swede completes Eagles' line-up
EASTBOURNE Eagles have signed Swedish rider Marcus Andersson. The capture of the 25-year-old Bysarna star completes the Sussex squad's line-up for the new season, which starts next month. Andersson has previously appeared for Poole and Edinburgh, but
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Albion ace gets World Cup call-up
ALBION ace Bobby Zamora is teaming up tomorrow with Trinidad and Tobago's World Cup squad. Boss Micky Adams has given his star striker permission to be part of their three-day training camp in England. It means Zamora will be rubbing shoulders with the
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Crime down, say police
Car crime and burglaries have fallen by up to 50 per cent in Hove and Shoreham. The latest figures show that 27 car crimes were committed over the last week compared with 40 for the same period last year. Police say there were only 15 burglaries in the
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Dome is delayed to 2002
The reopening of the Brighton Dome has been delayed. Developers working on the restoration of the 200-year-old building have hit structural problems which mean it will not be ready to open in September as planned. Work is now not expected to be completed
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No joy for gold-digging detectives
Detectives investigating the Brink's-Mat robbery spent a third fruitless day on Saturday searching a builders' merchant for stolen gold bullion. More than 30 officers from New Scotland Yard's Flying Squad have been used to scour a warehouse full of timber
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Tomboy - Phone Recycling
A mobile phone bank has been set up to recycle phones for use in places like India. 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,
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Wrong calculations cause school chaos
A council wants to expand a secondary school before it has even opened - because it is not big enough. Parents have battled since the Sixties for a new school in Peacehaven. But there was an outcry when 179 parents applied to send their children to the
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Albion 1, Cardiff 0: Seagulls' song
There's just no stopping Zamora the scorer. Bobby Zamora bagged his 20th goal of the season against promotion rivals Cardiff. The young hotshot's early strike clinched a precious win for the Seagulls at wet and windy Withdean. A record crowd of 6,922
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Time to celebrate
I WAS very pleased to read about restoration of the Floral Clock in Palmeira Square, Hove (Argus, February 3). My father, Jock Houston, was a blacksmith for Hove Borough Council and I remember him saying he had made some parts for it, so we took great
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Bus passes
Just like J.R. Friend, (Opinion, February 5) I, too, have to get a bus before 9am one day a week. At the moment it costs me £1.30, being a half fare saver to Peacehaven. After April 1, I shall have to pay £2.60. My bus pass is renewable on March 16. It
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Wasted space
The Argus (February 2) reported that Brighton and Hove Council had refused to lease premises in Pavilion Buildings to an adjoining trader (a restaurateur) in favour of use by its own new parking unit. The council's explanation was that the premises are
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Phone call
Millions of mobile phones are being dumped each year as owners switch to new and more efficient models. Now Brighton and Hove Council is working with the Lions to recycle phones and send them to countries where technology is less advanced. Recycling company
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Get it right now
Work on restoring the Dome at Brighton to its former glory has taken more than a year and the cost has been huge. Now it's likely the reopening will be delayed beyond the expected time of this September and the cost will rise. The delay will cause big
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Cannabis case man is cleared
A Sussex businessman accused of investing thousands of pounds in a conspiracy to grow industrial quantities of cannabis has been cleared. David Miles, 41, of Lewes Road, Blackboys, near Uckfield, was acquitted by a jury at Bournemouth Crown Court yesterday
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Generous aid
I would like to thank the Southern Water customers who gave so generously to our WaterAid appeal. The appeal, which was launched in February last year, raised a staggering £125,294 from 3,323 of our customers, a fantastic effort. Money raised from the
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Discrimination
How delightful it must be to attain the holy status of the cyclist. After the road system of Brighton is partially destroyed on your behalf (greatly "calming" the traffic flow), after years of happily riding through red lights, on pavements and anywhere
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Swede completes Eagles' line-up
EASTBOURNE Eagles have signed Swedish rider Marcus Andersson. The capture of the 25-year-old Bysarna star completes the Sussex squad's line-up for the new season, which starts next month. Andersson has previously appeared for Poole and Edinburgh, but
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Crawley to host an Aussie invasion
LONDON Broncos will parade a host of rugby league's top Australian stars when the sport makes its professional debut in Sussex tomorrow. The Super League outfit may have had trouble attracting players from the game's heartland in the north of England.
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Crime down, say police
Car crime and burglaries have fallen by up to 50 per cent in Hove and Shoreham. The latest figures show that 27 car crimes were committed over the last week compared with 40 for the same period last year. Police say there were only 15 burglaries in the
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Grand man dies at 75
The man in charge of Brighton's Grand Hotel when it was bombed has died aged of 75. Paul Boswell took over the Grand just after the Victorian building was saved from demolition in the Sixties. Mr Boswell had worked at the Old Ship Hotel in Brighton and
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No joy for gold-digging detectives
Detectives investigating the Brink's-Mat robbery spent a third fruitless day on Saturday searching a builders' merchant for stolen gold bullion. More than 30 officers from New Scotland Yard's Flying Squad have been used to scour a warehouse full of timber
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Patient dies after surgery blunder
A patient has died after being wrongly injected with local anaesthetic into a vein rather than the spine. The blunder happened during an operation at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, on Wednesday. The consultant involved has been suspended
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Wrong calculations cause school chaos
A council wants to expand a secondary school before it has even opened - because it is not big enough. Parents have battled since the Sixties for a new school in Peacehaven. But there was an outcry when 179 parents applied to send their children to the
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Albion 1, Cardiff 0: Seagulls' song
There's just no stopping Zamora the scorer. Bobby Zamora bagged his 20th goal of the season against promotion rivals Cardiff. The young hotshot's early strike clinched a precious win for the Seagulls at wet and windy Withdean. A record crowd of 6,922
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Time to celebrate
I WAS very pleased to read about restoration of the Floral Clock in Palmeira Square, Hove (Argus, February 3). My father, Jock Houston, was a blacksmith for Hove Borough Council and I remember him saying he had made some parts for it, so we took great
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Bus passes
Just like J.R. Friend, (Opinion, February 5) I, too, have to get a bus before 9am one day a week. At the moment it costs me £1.30, being a half fare saver to Peacehaven. After April 1, I shall have to pay £2.60. My bus pass is renewable on March 16. It
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Vague response
I would like to reply to J.A. Padwick (Opinion, February 1). I asked similar questions as she did but it took me about five months to get a response to my queries. The answer was very noncommittal on Brighton and Hove Council's part. However, I did receive
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Wasted space
The Argus (February 2) reported that Brighton and Hove Council had refused to lease premises in Pavilion Buildings to an adjoining trader (a restaurateur) in favour of use by its own new parking unit. The council's explanation was that the premises are
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Get it right now
Work on restoring the Dome at Brighton to its former glory has taken more than a year and the cost has been huge. Now it's likely the reopening will be delayed beyond the expected time of this September and the cost will rise. The delay will cause big
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Cannabis case man is cleared
A Sussex businessman accused of investing thousands of pounds in a conspiracy to grow industrial quantities of cannabis has been cleared. David Miles, 41, of Lewes Road, Blackboys, near Uckfield, was acquitted by a jury at Bournemouth Crown Court yesterday
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Generous aid
I would like to thank the Southern Water customers who gave so generously to our WaterAid appeal. The appeal, which was launched in February last year, raised a staggering £125,294 from 3,323 of our customers, a fantastic effort. Money raised from the
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Discrimination
How delightful it must be to attain the holy status of the cyclist. After the road system of Brighton is partially destroyed on your behalf (greatly "calming" the traffic flow), after years of happily riding through red lights, on pavements and anywhere
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Poor cycling facilities are cause of pavement riding
WHILE bikes ridden on pavements or the wrong way down one-way streets or through red lights are sometimes the result of anti-social behaviour, it is also often a reaction to the lack of safe and reasonable cycling provision. The fact this is an issue
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Crawley to host an Aussie invasion
LONDON Broncos will parade a host of rugby league's top Australian stars when the sport makes its professional debut in Sussex tomorrow. The Super League outfit may have had trouble attracting players from the game's heartland in the north of England.
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Grand man dies at 75
The man in charge of Brighton's Grand Hotel when it was bombed has died aged of 75. Paul Boswell took over the Grand just after the Victorian building was saved from demolition in the Sixties. Mr Boswell had worked at the Old Ship Hotel in Brighton and
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Patient dies after surgery blunder
A patient has died after being wrongly injected with local anaesthetic into a vein rather than the spine. The blunder happened during an operation at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, on Wednesday. The consultant involved has been suspended
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Home Truths, by Jacqui Bealing
Families often have long feuds over what appear to be fairly trivial matters. A slight misunderstanding, a throw-away comment or a momentarily thoughtless action can spark wars or silences that last for decades. I've heard about all sorts of fallings-out
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Match report: There's no stopping Zamora
Paul Brooker made a rapid return to the starting line-up for Albion's promotion showdown against Cardiff. The former Fulham winger was among three players axed for last Saturday's 1-0 win at Torquay. A back injury kept Brooker off the bench at Plainmoor
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Clean-up thanks
We should like to voice our appreciation of local police constable Mark Pinder and others connected to the team for the clean-up of our area and the "zero tolerance" adopted. Also, our appreciation to Brighton and Hove Council highways and environment
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Date
Vague response
I would like to reply to J.A. Padwick (Opinion, February 1). I asked similar questions as she did but it took me about five months to get a response to my queries. The answer was very noncommittal on Brighton and Hove Council's part. However, I did receive
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Animal testing
Julie Marshall (Opinion, January 30) is presumably healthy and can therefore afford to be against the use of animals in medical research. But what about the millions of us whose lives depend upon prescription medicines? Or those of us who need medical
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Needs badly miscalculated
It's taken 30 years of struggle by people in Peacehaven to get their own secondary school. But before it has even opened it's plain the building will not be big enough. Now East Sussex County Council is bidding for another £4 million to expand the school
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Yellow peril for Albion ace
ALBION'S Welsh wing wizard Nathan Jones is counting the cost of yellow peril. An automatic ban for five bookings has sidelined him from today's promotion showdown at Withdean against his first club Cardiff. Jones collected his fifth yellow card at Exeter
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Poor cycling facilities are cause of pavement riding
WHILE bikes ridden on pavements or the wrong way down one-way streets or through red lights are sometimes the result of anti-social behaviour, it is also often a reaction to the lack of safe and reasonable cycling provision. The fact this is an issue
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Albion ace gets World Cup call-up
ALBION ace Bobby Zamora is teaming up tomorrow with Trinidad and Tobago's World Cup squad. Boss Micky Adams has given his star striker permission to be part of their three-day training camp in England. It means Zamora will be rubbing shoulders with the
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Dome is delayed to 2002
The reopening of the Brighton Dome has been delayed. Developers working on the restoration of the 200-year-old building have hit structural problems which mean it will not be ready to open in September as planned. Work is now not expected to be completed
