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Warning over 'violent' mental patient
Police today warned the public that a mental health patient who escaped from a hospital ward may be heading for Brighton. Christopher Saddler, 38, who is also known as Christopher Peters and has a history of violence, gave staff the slip at Edinburgh
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Raja killing: Man in court
An unemployed man was due to appear in court today charged with murdering one of Brighton's most notorious landlords. David Terence Croke, 58, who lives in the Brighton area, was due to appear before magistrates in Bexley, Kent, in connection with the
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Business in Brief
SKINCARE SALE: Boots is in talks to sell French skincare brands Onagrine, Cutisan, Solubacter and Nobacter, part of its Boots Healthcare International division. RISING SHARE: WH Smith News has clinched a deal with Frontline, the magazine company representing
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Takeover boosts bank profits
Royal Bank of Scotland's major takeover of NatWest helped push pre-tax profits at the group to £4.4 billion last year. The group, which won the battle for NatWest after a drawn-out contest with Bank of Scotland, said the profit figure, stripping out integration
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New figures are a boost to trade
Manufacturing picked up in February to record the strongest growth for more than a year, a new survey shows. The survey, by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS), showed manufacturing grew for the fourth successive month in February,
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Axed Daewoo workers' payout delayed
Sussex workers made redundant by car maker Daewoo have been told their final payments will be delayed. The company axed 187 jobs at its Worthing technical centre at Lyons Farm last month. A letter was delivered by courier on Tuesday night to about 40
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Sussex GM crops site named
Controversial genetically modified crops are to be planted in a field in Sussex. The field in East Hoathly is included in a list of more than 50 new trial sites announced by the Government. GM oilseed rape will be planted there. The Government has unveiled
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Homesick girls' suicide tragedy
A teenage girl who gassed herself in an apparent suicide pact with a lifelong friend told her mother in an e-mail four days before that she was homesick, an inquest heard today. Jennifer Prinn, 17, was found dead with her friend Elizabeth Gold, 16, in
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Countryside closed down
The Sussex Downs have been shut off to the public and the first farm has laid off workers as the foot and mouth crisis worsens. Public paths across the Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty have been declared off-limits to prevent the spread of the
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Gold plated?
Green councillor Keith Taylor has hit on a novel way of raising money for cash-strapped Brighton and Hove City Council. He says councillors should flog off the distinctive number plates of the two mayoral cars, CD1 and H2OVE. If the council follows his
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Digital doubts
The Goverment's desire to close down analogue television may well have to be put on hold. At least one make of integrated television seems to be an old analogue design with a commercially available decoder card built in. The set lacks many of the refinements
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Masts mess
Britain is in a mess over mobile phone masts. Some need planning permission and some don't. No one can have access to a map of where they all there. Councils, including some in Sussex, have the right to ban masts on their own lands but don't have much
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Funny way to take decisions
The decision to use a prominent building in Brighton as a parking shop was taken by the Cabinet of the city council. But now, only a few weeks later, it has been overturned by a meeting of the council's ruling Labour group. The group is probably right
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Football: Dr Martens League - Hastings rescue point
Two goals in the final 15 minutes rescued a point for Hastings Town as they drew 2-2 at Bashley in the Dr Martens eastern division. Hastings were a goal down after only four minutes when a corner from the right was headed home by former Albion striker
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Mayor 'would be a dictator'
A directly-elected mayor for Brighton and Hove would be little short of a dictator and would sound a death-knell for democracy, opponents have claimed. Members of the public and councillors voiced their concerns about the proposed changes to local government
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Sarah's mother lobbies MPs for law
The mother of eight-year-old Sarah Payne last night urged MPs to back a proposed law giving parents the right to know where paedophiles live. Sara Payne has campaigned for "Sarah's Law" since her daughter was killed last July. The schoolgirl had vanished
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March wins support for bus drivers
Bus drivers are claiming a victory after a protest march gained them support in their fight to keep their jobs and current wage level. The drivers fear they will face a £2-an-hour wage cut when new operator Metrobus takes over from Arriva next month.
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Violence flares outside club
Police were kicked and punched as they tackled a mass brawl on Brighton seafront early today. Three officers were injured as they tried to quell the fight outside the Honey Club in the Kings Road Arches on the Lower Esplanade. Missiles were hurled at
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Council may sell off historic car numbers
Brighton and Hove councillors are to debate selling off special number plates used on mayoral cars. Green councillors will tonight propose selling the plates from civic cars to raise money for services. Green councillor Keith Taylor said the numbers,
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Secret U-turn causes chaos
A behind-closed-doors decision by Labour councillors to overturn plans agreed in public has thrown the administration into turmoil. The ruling Cabinet of Brighton and Hove City Council had approved a scheme to use a prime city centre shop as a centre
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Two held over post office raid
Two people have been arrested after a sub-postmaster was robbed for the third time in nine days. Jack Saheid was kicked repeatedly by a knife-wielding raider at the Lyndhurst Road post office in Worthing. It was the 17th armed raid in Worthing since Christmas
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Warning over 'violent' mental patient
Police today warned the public that a mental health patient who escaped from a hospital ward may be heading for Brighton. Christopher Saddler, 38, who is also known as Christopher Peters and has a history of violence, gave staff the slip at Edinburgh
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Raja killing: Man in court
An unemployed man was due to appear in court today charged with murdering one of Brighton's most notorious landlords. David Terence Croke, 58, who lives in the Brighton area, was due to appear before magistrates in Bexley, Kent, in connection with the
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Equitable chief goes
Troubled mutual insurer Equitable Life has replaced its chief executive, Chris Headdon, after just three months. The insurer's chairman, Vanni Treves, revealed he had appointed Charles Thomson as his new chief executive in an open letter to policyholders
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Cheapest homes in the South-East
The cheapest houses in the region are on the market in Hastings, according to a new report on the growing North-South divide. The seaside resort is the only district in London and the South-East to have homes selling for under £20,000. That is enough
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Axed Daewoo workers' payout delayed
Sussex workers made redundant by car maker Daewoo have been told their final payments will be delayed. The company axed 187 jobs at its Worthing technical centre at Lyons Farm last month. A letter was delivered by courier on Tuesday night to about 40
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TV show boosts hunt for robber
Detectives are chasing up fresh leads on a serial shotgun robber after he was featured on BBC TV show Crimewatch last night. At least 12 calls were made to the Operation Texan incident room, set up to deal with nine robberies in Worthing believed to have
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Homesick girls' suicide tragedy
A teenage girl who gassed herself in an apparent suicide pact with a lifelong friend told her mother in an e-mail four days before that she was homesick, an inquest heard today. Jennifer Prinn, 17, was found dead with her friend Elizabeth Gold, 16, in
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Limpus is the quickest again
Saltdean's John Limpus was the fastest rider at Redhill CC's time trial and led the GS Stella Club to their fifth team win of the season, which only started three weeks ago. Limpus stormed round the undulating 19-and-a-half-mile course in 48min.39sec.
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Jury told of 'harsh' police action
A journalist told a jury how he saw police arrest a young teenager during a disturbance on a Brighton estate. Nigel Freedman told a trial at Hove Crown Court yesterday he went to the Whitehawk estate on April 28 last year to report on an outbreak of trouble
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Funny way to take decisions
The decision to use a prominent building in Brighton as a parking shop was taken by the Cabinet of the city council. But now, only a few weeks later, it has been overturned by a meeting of the council's ruling Labour group. The group is probably right
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Cricket: Humphries takes the high road
Former Sussex wicketkeeper Shaun Humphries admits he doesn't want to play cricket again. But that won't stop the 28-year-old from trying to pass on his experience to the pupils of one of Britain's top public schools. Humphries is heading for Gordonstoun
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March wins support for bus drivers
Bus drivers are claiming a victory after a protest march gained them support in their fight to keep their jobs and current wage level. The drivers fear they will face a £2-an-hour wage cut when new operator Metrobus takes over from Arriva next month.
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Disease fear forces school to shut farm
Agriculture students have suspended all their practical lessons at a school farm. Staff decided to place the farm out of bounds in case students inadvertently spread foot-and-mouth disease. There are fears their exam revision may be disrupted as they
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Secret U-turn causes chaos
A behind-closed-doors decision by Labour councillors to overturn plans agreed in public has thrown the administration into turmoil. The ruling Cabinet of Brighton and Hove City Council had approved a scheme to use a prime city centre shop as a centre
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Cheapest homes in the South-East
The cheapest houses in the region are on the market in Hastings, according to a new report on the growing North-South divide. The seaside resort is the only district in London and the South-East to have homes selling for under £20,000. That is enough
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Two held over post office raid
Two people have been arrested after a sub-postmaster was robbed for the third time in nine days. Jack Saheid was kicked repeatedly by a knife-wielding raider at the Lyndhurst Road post office in Worthing. It was the 17th armed raid in Worthing since Christmas
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Equitable chief goes
Troubled mutual insurer Equitable Life has replaced its chief executive, Chris Headdon, after just three months. The insurer's chairman, Vanni Treves, revealed he had appointed Charles Thomson as his new chief executive in an open letter to policyholders
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Cheapest homes in the South-East
The cheapest houses in the region are on the market in Hastings, according to a new report on the growing North-South divide. The seaside resort is the only district in London and the South-East to have homes selling for under £20,000. That is enough
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The Sage of Sussex: Adam Trimingham
The march planned this month in London by the Countryside Alliance to demonstrate concerns about rural problems has been cancelled because of foot-and-mouth disease. There is a certain irony about that. What we townies should be organising, if we are
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Murder probe as woman found dead
A murder inquiry was launched today after the body of a woman was discovered at her home near Brighton. The woman, in her 40s, is believed to have died from stab wounds suffered at the detached bungalow in Cissbury Avenue, Peacehaven. A man in his late
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Snap happy
Snap! We write to say those of us listed from our football club have the same tastes as Miss M C Sterling (Opinion, February 20) and enjoy reading letters from writers she spoke of. For instance, we enjoy the Reverend John Webster for his knack of being
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Six of the best for Elphick
Paul Elphick has won the Brighton singles title for the sixth time. His victim in the final at the Newman School, Hove, was French top-spinner Stefan Bonnafous. Elphick, a comfortable 21-13, 21-18 winner, said: "He is a good top spinner on both wings
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Limpus is the quickest again
Saltdean's John Limpus was the fastest rider at Redhill CC's time trial and led the GS Stella Club to their fifth team win of the season, which only started three weeks ago. Limpus stormed round the undulating 19-and-a-half-mile course in 48min.39sec.
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Jury told of 'harsh' police action
A journalist told a jury how he saw police arrest a young teenager during a disturbance on a Brighton estate. Nigel Freedman told a trial at Hove Crown Court yesterday he went to the Whitehawk estate on April 28 last year to report on an outbreak of trouble
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Bigoted abuse
John Parry (Argus, February 23) is right to imply that European figures on drug-taking by young people in the UK are of more than "continuing concern". But his list of bigoted assertions about who's to blame could not be more wrong. If his real concern
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A cheap shot
I am truly amazed and disappointed you choose to give half a page to John Parry's offensive material (Argus, February 23). I can only assume you are trying to incite anger by publishing the opinion of a person with such narrow vision. The debate surrounding
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Cricket: Humphries takes the high road
Former Sussex wicketkeeper Shaun Humphries admits he doesn't want to play cricket again. But that won't stop the 28-year-old from trying to pass on his experience to the pupils of one of Britain's top public schools. Humphries is heading for Gordonstoun
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Come and support the kids at Orient
Martin Hinshelwood has appealed to Albion fans to arrive early at Leyton Orient on Saturday to roar on the youth team. The kids kick-off against Orient at the Lea Valley Leisure Centre at 11am, before Micky Adams' high flyers play a crucial Division Three
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Drug abusers' victims get too little help
I am an ordinary mother who wishes to express disgust at the idea of drug addicts receiving first-class treatment to rid them of their habits (Voice Of The Argus, February 21). I am one of the victims of society left with my own unsolved medical problems
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Hart's seventh heaven
Gary Hart is in seventh heaven after ending a scoring drought. His goal against York last Saturday lifted his tally to seven and finished a famine stretching back to his winner at Barnet on Boxing Day. Hart converted an Andy Crosby cross at the second
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Pinamonte's shock admission
Lorenzo Pinamonte's celebrations will be somewhat muted if he scores the winning goal for Leyton Orient against Albion on Saturday. The big Italian admits he still has a soft spot for the Seagulls following his loan spell with Micky Adams' men last season
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Steele's hopes hit again
Lee Steele's hopes of a return to the Albion starting line-up have been hit by the weather. Boss Micky Adams was planning to assess Steele in last night's reserve game against his former club Fulham. But the match was postponed because of a waterlogged
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Disease fear forces school to shut farm
Agriculture students have suspended all their practical lessons at a school farm. Staff decided to place the farm out of bounds in case students inadvertently spread foot-and-mouth disease. There are fears their exam revision may be disrupted as they
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Year-round ferry steams in
The ferry due to operate an all-year service between Newhaven and France sailed into Sussex today. The 12,000 tonne Sardinia Vera, which can carry 600 passengers and 50 lorries, made its first crossing between Dieppe and Newhaven. The voyage was held
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Business in Brief
SKINCARE SALE: Boots is in talks to sell French skincare brands Onagrine, Cutisan, Solubacter and Nobacter, part of its Boots Healthcare International division. RISING SHARE: WH Smith News has clinched a deal with Frontline, the magazine company representing
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Takeover boosts bank profits
Royal Bank of Scotland's major takeover of NatWest helped push pre-tax profits at the group to £4.4 billion last year. The group, which won the battle for NatWest after a drawn-out contest with Bank of Scotland, said the profit figure, stripping out integration
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New figures are a boost to trade
Manufacturing picked up in February to record the strongest growth for more than a year, a new survey shows. The survey, by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS), showed manufacturing grew for the fourth successive month in February,
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The Sage of Sussex: Adam Trimingham
The march planned this month in London by the Countryside Alliance to demonstrate concerns about rural problems has been cancelled because of foot-and-mouth disease. There is a certain irony about that. What we townies should be organising, if we are
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Date
Sussex GM crops site named
Controversial genetically modified crops are to be planted in a field in Sussex. The field in East Hoathly is included in a list of more than 50 new trial sites announced by the Government. GM oilseed rape will be planted there. The Government has unveiled
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Murder probe as woman found dead
A murder inquiry was launched today after the body of a woman was discovered at her home near Brighton. The woman, in her 40s, is believed to have died from stab wounds suffered at the detached bungalow in Cissbury Avenue, Peacehaven. A man in his late
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Leak shuts swimming pool
Swimmers are being turned away from a public pool which sprung a leak just two years after it opened. Technical staff realised the water levels were falling while youngsters splashed around in the Aztec Fun Pool at the Triangle Leisure Centre in Burgess
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Countryside closed down
The Sussex Downs have been shut off to the public and the first farm has laid off workers as the foot and mouth crisis worsens. Public paths across the Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty have been declared off-limits to prevent the spread of the
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Bad budgeting
Recently, Brighton and Hove City Council erected a bylaws noticeboard in The Level, Brighton. It was vandalised almost immediately. The Level is a disgrace. Drains are blocked with leaves that for some reason were not swept up this autumn. A building
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Snap happy
Snap! We write to say those of us listed from our football club have the same tastes as Miss M C Sterling (Opinion, February 20) and enjoy reading letters from writers she spoke of. For instance, we enjoy the Reverend John Webster for his knack of being
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Still no better
There has been quite a lot of back-slapping in The Argus recently regarding the improvements made to the St James's Street area of Brighton. Sadly, I have yet to benefit from them. I read the drinkers and beggars are gone. Some, perhaps, but not the same
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Six of the best for Elphick
Paul Elphick has won the Brighton singles title for the sixth time. His victim in the final at the Newman School, Hove, was French top-spinner Stefan Bonnafous. Elphick, a comfortable 21-13, 21-18 winner, said: "He is a good top spinner on both wings
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Date
Gold plated?
Green councillor Keith Taylor has hit on a novel way of raising money for cash-strapped Brighton and Hove City Council. He says councillors should flog off the distinctive number plates of the two mayoral cars, CD1 and H2OVE. If the council follows his
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Date
Digital doubts
The Goverment's desire to close down analogue television may well have to be put on hold. At least one make of integrated television seems to be an old analogue design with a commercially available decoder card built in. The set lacks many of the refinements
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Date
Masts mess
Britain is in a mess over mobile phone masts. Some need planning permission and some don't. No one can have access to a map of where they all there. Councils, including some in Sussex, have the right to ban masts on their own lands but don't have much
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Date
Bigoted abuse
John Parry (Argus, February 23) is right to imply that European figures on drug-taking by young people in the UK are of more than "continuing concern". But his list of bigoted assertions about who's to blame could not be more wrong. If his real concern
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Date
A cheap shot
I am truly amazed and disappointed you choose to give half a page to John Parry's offensive material (Argus, February 23). I can only assume you are trying to incite anger by publishing the opinion of a person with such narrow vision. The debate surrounding
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Date
Football: Dr Martens League - Hastings rescue point
Two goals in the final 15 minutes rescued a point for Hastings Town as they drew 2-2 at Bashley in the Dr Martens eastern division. Hastings were a goal down after only four minutes when a corner from the right was headed home by former Albion striker
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Date
Come and support the kids at Orient
Martin Hinshelwood has appealed to Albion fans to arrive early at Leyton Orient on Saturday to roar on the youth team. The kids kick-off against Orient at the Lea Valley Leisure Centre at 11am, before Micky Adams' high flyers play a crucial Division Three
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Date
Drug abusers' victims get too little help
I am an ordinary mother who wishes to express disgust at the idea of drug addicts receiving first-class treatment to rid them of their habits (Voice Of The Argus, February 21). I am one of the victims of society left with my own unsolved medical problems
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Date
Hart's seventh heaven
Gary Hart is in seventh heaven after ending a scoring drought. His goal against York last Saturday lifted his tally to seven and finished a famine stretching back to his winner at Barnet on Boxing Day. Hart converted an Andy Crosby cross at the second
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Date
Pinamonte's shock admission
Lorenzo Pinamonte's celebrations will be somewhat muted if he scores the winning goal for Leyton Orient against Albion on Saturday. The big Italian admits he still has a soft spot for the Seagulls following his loan spell with Micky Adams' men last season
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Date
Steele's hopes hit again
Lee Steele's hopes of a return to the Albion starting line-up have been hit by the weather. Boss Micky Adams was planning to assess Steele in last night's reserve game against his former club Fulham. But the match was postponed because of a waterlogged
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Date
Mayor 'would be a dictator'
A directly-elected mayor for Brighton and Hove would be little short of a dictator and would sound a death-knell for democracy, opponents have claimed. Members of the public and councillors voiced their concerns about the proposed changes to local government
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Date
Sarah's mother lobbies MPs for law
The mother of eight-year-old Sarah Payne last night urged MPs to back a proposed law giving parents the right to know where paedophiles live. Sara Payne has campaigned for "Sarah's Law" since her daughter was killed last July. The schoolgirl had vanished
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Violence flares outside club
Police were kicked and punched as they tackled a mass brawl on Brighton seafront early today. Three officers were injured as they tried to quell the fight outside the Honey Club in the Kings Road Arches on the Lower Esplanade. Missiles were hurled at
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Driver hurt as car cartwheels
A motorist had a lucky escape after his car cartwheeled along a verge today. The 26-year-old Eastbourne man was driving east along the A259 through Seaford when the accident happened. It is thought he lost control of his silver Peugeot 206 while trying
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Year-round ferry steams in
The ferry due to operate an all-year service between Newhaven and France sailed into Sussex today. The 12,000 tonne Sardinia Vera, which can carry 600 passengers and 50 lorries, made its first crossing between Dieppe and Newhaven. The voyage was held
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Council may sell off historic car numbers
Brighton and Hove councillors are to debate selling off special number plates used on mayoral cars. Green councillors will tonight propose selling the plates from civic cars to raise money for services. Green councillor Keith Taylor said the numbers,
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Axed Daewoo workers' payout delayed
Sussex workers made redundant by car maker Daewoo have been told their final payments will be delayed. The company axed 187 jobs at its Worthing technical centre at Lyons Farm last month. A letter was delivered by courier on Tuesday night to about 40
