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Farm targeted in arson attack
A businessman from Zimbabwe who sought peace on a Sussex farm fears anti-hunt protesters were behind an arson attack at his home. The 42-year-old farmer and airline operator, who does not want be named for fear of retribution, found a burned-out petrol
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In debt to their workers
British bosses owe their employees more than £737 million a month in expenses, it has been claimed. Nearly two million workers in the UK have to wait more than a month for their money after submitting a claim, a survey found. The report from BACS, the
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Housing keeps record going
Construction group Morgan Sindall announced a sixth year of record results and hinted that a future acquisition was in the pipeline. Profits at the company, which has a centre in Brighton, rose to £15.4 million in the year to December 31, up on the £10.1
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Airtours positive despite losses
Holiday operator Airtours is expecting to turn in a strong set of full-year figures, despite seeing losses widen in the first quarter to more than £52 million. The group reported an operating loss in the three months to December 31 of £52.3 million before
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Tomboy - Happy Nuns
A convent has been bequeathed £50,000 by a West End dancer who befriended the nuns. Tomboy appears daily in The Argus and is updated each day on this web site. You can see more of Tomboy on www.moontoon.co.uk The Moontoon web site also has comic strips
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'No prosecution' over train smash
The driver of the van involved in last night's train crash on a level crossing is unlikely to be prosecuted, it emerged today. The Connex 18.35 Brighton-Portsmouth train, doing 50mph, slammed into the van on a crossing at Old Salts Farm Road, Lancing,
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Safe soccer
Having been an Albion supporter for more than 30 years and a current season ticket holder, I must say Saturday's game against Cardiff passed off no differently to any other in the last two seasons at Withdean. My father (who is in his 70s) and I returned
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Library thanks
I would like to place on record my thanks and appreciation to the staff of Peacehaven library. During a course of study in Christian theology I have needed a number of books not always readily available off the shelf. The staff have always attended to
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Camp vandals
Once again the Whitehawk Camp has been the subject of vandalism. Recently, a group of cyclo-cross enthusiasts set up a course around the ramparts of the camp. The Whitehawk Camp is a scheduled ancient monument and, as such, is protected by law. It is
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Spooky stuff
Staff at the Ha! Ha! Bar in Pavilion Buildings have been troubled by noisy ghosts who appear at night and even break glasses. Now ghostbusters are being brought in complete with web cameras to try and track down the spooks. They may not find any ghosts
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See the light
I think it is about time the police cracked down on cyclists, especially all those who ignore traffic lights. I regularly see many cyclists in the town centre of Brighton going straight through red lights. What they do not seem to realise is that when
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Face of the shotgun raider
Police have released this new picture of the man who has struck fear into Worthing shopkeepers with a sawn-off shotgun. The image is taken from CCTV footage of a raid at the Thresher off-licence in Church Road, Tarring, where the raider has struck twice
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Road sense
The year was 1942, the day was Boxing Day and I was trying out my first second-hand bicycle when, lo and behold, a policeman told me not to ride on the pavement. So the teenage boys who were fined for being disobedient and for riding on the pavement in
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Don't forget bad old days
Opponents of plans to have a directly-elected mayor in Brighton and Hove think they have found the way to get the council run the way they want. If people vote against the mayor in May and the council finds there is big support for the old committee system
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Cricket: Taylor facing surgery
Sussex fast bowler Billy Taylor should be fit for the start of the season even though he faces ankle surgery next week. The 23-year-old will have an operation on a small stress fracture at the back of his heel which flared up at the end of last year when
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Football: Dr Martens - Hylands full time with the Sports
Langney Sports have appointed Tony Hylands as their first-full-time member of staff. Hylands will be the commercial manager and takes up his duties in a fortnight with the Dr Martens League eastern division club. The 40-year-old, presently employed by
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Brooker's a doubt
Paul Brooker is rated doubtful by boss Micky Adams for Albion's trip to Cheltenham on Saturday. A calf injury has prevented the left winger from training so far this week. Nathan Jones, Brooker's probable replacement, and Danny Cullip, returned from suspensions
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Cartwright goes for another clean sheet
Mark Cartwright wants to keep on cleaning up for Albion. The record-breaking goalkeeper has enjoyed consecutive clean sheets since regaining his place. Now Cartwright is after a hat-trick of shut-outs on the 50th League appearance of his career at Cheltenham
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Man's death natural, coroner rules
An 82-year-old died of natural causes in a nursing home, an inquest heard. Leslie Homewood died at The Hollies in Stanford Avenue, Brighton, on November 10, last year. The inquest heard yesterday Mr Homewood moved into the home in 1997. In August 2000
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The gift of life
A man who died after suffering head injuries at a nightclub has saved the lives of at least four other people, including a two-year-old child. The devastated family of Anthony "Ants" Evans want some good to come from his death and decided to donate his
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Business in Brief
THREE-YEAR DEAL: E-commerce solutions group Bright Station is to host and manage Virgin.com, the portal to all Virgin's businesses online, with Intel Online Services. SHARE PLUNGE: Interactive 3D software group Superscape said it was "unaware of any matters
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In debt to their workers
British bosses owe their employees more than £737 million a month in expenses, it has been claimed. Nearly two million workers in the UK have to wait more than a month for their money after submitting a claim, a survey found. The report from BACS, the
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Date
Airtours positive despite losses
Holiday operator Airtours is expecting to turn in a strong set of full-year figures, despite seeing losses widen in the first quarter to more than £52 million. The group reported an operating loss in the three months to December 31 of £52.3 million before
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Date
Tomboy - Happy Nuns
A convent has been bequeathed £50,000 by a West End dancer who befriended the nuns. Tomboy appears daily in The Argus and is updated each day on this web site. You can see more of Tomboy on www.moontoon.co.uk The Moontoon web site also has comic strips
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'No prosecution' over train smash
The driver of the van involved in last night's train crash on a level crossing is unlikely to be prosecuted, it emerged today. The Connex 18.35 Brighton-Portsmouth train, doing 50mph, slammed into the van on a crossing at Old Salts Farm Road, Lancing,
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Safe soccer
Having been an Albion supporter for more than 30 years and a current season ticket holder, I must say Saturday's game against Cardiff passed off no differently to any other in the last two seasons at Withdean. My father (who is in his 70s) and I returned
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Righteous wrath
I am writing to express my barely contained anger, not to say homicidal rage, at what I have witnessed (constantly) on the streets and in the private dwellings, public houses, public buildings, public conveniences, recreational spaces, educational institutes
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Library thanks
I would like to place on record my thanks and appreciation to the staff of Peacehaven library. During a course of study in Christian theology I have needed a number of books not always readily available off the shelf. The staff have always attended to
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Date
Camp vandals
Once again the Whitehawk Camp has been the subject of vandalism. Recently, a group of cyclo-cross enthusiasts set up a course around the ramparts of the camp. The Whitehawk Camp is a scheduled ancient monument and, as such, is protected by law. It is
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Date
Face of the shotgun raider
Police have released this new picture of the man who has struck fear into Worthing shopkeepers with a sawn-off shotgun. The image is taken from CCTV footage of a raid at the Thresher off-licence in Church Road, Tarring, where the raider has struck twice
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Football: Dr Martens - Hylands full time with the Sports
Langney Sports have appointed Tony Hylands as their first-full-time member of staff. Hylands will be the commercial manager and takes up his duties in a fortnight with the Dr Martens League eastern division club. The 40-year-old, presently employed by
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Brooker's a doubt
Paul Brooker is rated doubtful by boss Micky Adams for Albion's trip to Cheltenham on Saturday. A calf injury has prevented the left winger from training so far this week. Nathan Jones, Brooker's probable replacement, and Danny Cullip, returned from suspensions
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Cartwright goes for another clean sheet
Mark Cartwright wants to keep on cleaning up for Albion. The record-breaking goalkeeper has enjoyed consecutive clean sheets since regaining his place. Now Cartwright is after a hat-trick of shut-outs on the 50th League appearance of his career at Cheltenham
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Rogers keen to play on
Albion boss Micky Adams is backing Paul Rogers' bid to extend his career beyond his 37th birthday. The Seagulls' skipper has expressed a desire to carry on playing for at least one more season. Adams seems likely to fulfill that wish by offering Rogers
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The gift of life
A man who died after suffering head injuries at a nightclub has saved the lives of at least four other people, including a two-year-old child. The devastated family of Anthony "Ants" Evans want some good to come from his death and decided to donate his
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Business in Brief
THREE-YEAR DEAL: E-commerce solutions group Bright Station is to host and manage Virgin.com, the portal to all Virgin's businesses online, with Intel Online Services. SHARE PLUNGE: Interactive 3D software group Superscape said it was "unaware of any matters
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The Sage of Sussex: Adam Trimingham
Thirty years ago this week Britain faced D-day when it moved from pounds, shillings and pence to decimalisation. There was a huge outcry from traditionalists who liked old pennies rather than new pence. I went to see one old woman shopkeeper in the back
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Righteous wrath
I am writing to express my barely contained anger, not to say homicidal rage, at what I have witnessed (constantly) on the streets and in the private dwellings, public houses, public buildings, public conveniences, recreational spaces, educational institutes
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Cycling: GS Stella are kings of the road already
The new road season has only just started, but West Sussex club GS Stella raced to their fourth team win in eight days. They accomplished this feat at the Central Sussex CC 25-mile time trial at Ashurst. Stella star Mark Jones, from Storrington, also
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Why do police have this attitude to cyclists
In a recent reply to me from Inspector Steve Long of Sussex Police, with regard to the problem of cars dangerously blocking the cycle lane in Coombe Terrace, it was stated "the prospect of Brighton police devoting any resources to this problem is remote
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Rogers keen to play on
Albion boss Micky Adams is backing Paul Rogers' bid to extend his career beyond his 37th birthday. The Seagulls' skipper has expressed a desire to carry on playing for at least one more season. Adams seems likely to fulfill that wish by offering Rogers
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Barman cleared of rape charge
A barman has been cleared of kidnapping a pub drinker's daughter at knifepoint and raping her after allegedly tying her up with her own shoelaces. Stephen Potter, 35, was accused of preying on the 16-year-old blonde after being invited back to her father's
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Showgirl's final gift to convent
The nuns at the Convent of St Mary usually have little to do with the bright lights and big money of the West End showbiz scene. But they have 50,000 reasons to thank one of its stars after she left them a legacy from her £3.5m estate. Anne Gainsmead,
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Farm targeted in arson attack
A businessman from Zimbabwe who sought peace on a Sussex farm fears anti-hunt protesters were behind an arson attack at his home. The 42-year-old farmer and airline operator, who does not want be named for fear of retribution, found a burned-out petrol
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Date
Housing keeps record going
Construction group Morgan Sindall announced a sixth year of record results and hinted that a future acquisition was in the pipeline. Profits at the company, which has a centre in Brighton, rose to £15.4 million in the year to December 31, up on the £10.1
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Date
The Sage of Sussex: Adam Trimingham
Thirty years ago this week Britain faced D-day when it moved from pounds, shillings and pence to decimalisation. There was a huge outcry from traditionalists who liked old pennies rather than new pence. I went to see one old woman shopkeeper in the back
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Date
Spooky stuff
Staff at the Ha! Ha! Bar in Pavilion Buildings have been troubled by noisy ghosts who appear at night and even break glasses. Now ghostbusters are being brought in complete with web cameras to try and track down the spooks. They may not find any ghosts
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Date
See the light
I think it is about time the police cracked down on cyclists, especially all those who ignore traffic lights. I regularly see many cyclists in the town centre of Brighton going straight through red lights. What they do not seem to realise is that when
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Date
Road sense
The year was 1942, the day was Boxing Day and I was trying out my first second-hand bicycle when, lo and behold, a policeman told me not to ride on the pavement. So the teenage boys who were fined for being disobedient and for riding on the pavement in
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Date
Don't forget bad old days
Opponents of plans to have a directly-elected mayor in Brighton and Hove think they have found the way to get the council run the way they want. If people vote against the mayor in May and the council finds there is big support for the old committee system
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Irresponsible
The crackdown on cyclists breaking the law all over our city comes as welcome news to all those people who have complained on this subject over the last few years. Almost the next day (Argus, February 8) came a sob-story from four young men (15 and 16
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Cycling: GS Stella are kings of the road already
The new road season has only just started, but West Sussex club GS Stella raced to their fourth team win in eight days. They accomplished this feat at the Central Sussex CC 25-mile time trial at Ashurst. Stella star Mark Jones, from Storrington, also
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Date
Why do police have this attitude to cyclists
In a recent reply to me from Inspector Steve Long of Sussex Police, with regard to the problem of cars dangerously blocking the cycle lane in Coombe Terrace, it was stated "the prospect of Brighton police devoting any resources to this problem is remote
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Cricket: Taylor facing surgery
Sussex fast bowler Billy Taylor should be fit for the start of the season even though he faces ankle surgery next week. The 23-year-old will have an operation on a small stress fracture at the back of his heel which flared up at the end of last year when
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Man's death natural, coroner rules
An 82-year-old died of natural causes in a nursing home, an inquest heard. Leslie Homewood died at The Hollies in Stanford Avenue, Brighton, on November 10, last year. The inquest heard yesterday Mr Homewood moved into the home in 1997. In August 2000
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Barman cleared of rape charge
A barman has been cleared of kidnapping a pub drinker's daughter at knifepoint and raping her after allegedly tying her up with her own shoelaces. Stephen Potter, 35, was accused of preying on the 16-year-old blonde after being invited back to her father's
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Showgirl's final gift to convent
The nuns at the Convent of St Mary usually have little to do with the bright lights and big money of the West End showbiz scene. But they have 50,000 reasons to thank one of its stars after she left them a legacy from her £3.5m estate. Anne Gainsmead,
