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Campaign to list a forgotten treasure
Efforts are being made to protect a forgotten masterpiece by renowned architect Sir Edwin Luytens. Few people who pass the White Lodge at The Cliff in Roedean realise it was designed by Sir Edwin. He is best known for designing the Cenotaph in Whitehall
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Asda wins bid for an extension
Alarge extension to a superstore has been given the go-ahead despite fears it could depress trade in other parts of the city. Brighton and Hove planning committee approved the scheme for Asda in Hollingbury eight to three after a long debate. Green councillor
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Phone jobs axe threat
Staff at the UK headquarters of a mobile phone giant were today waiting to hear whether they would be hit by major job losses. Swedish telecoms manufacturer Ericsson said it was unlikely to close its headquarters at Burgess Hill, which employs more than
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Bank Holiday should mark famous battle, council says
A council has written to Prime Minister Tony Blair urging him to consider making the anniversary of the Battle of Hastings a Bank Holiday. Hastings Borough Council leader Jeremy Birch says October 14, 1066 is one of the most important dates in history
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Birdensome problem
I sympathise with Louise Charach (Opinion, April 16) about the behaviour of mating gulls. This spring, for the first time, I have been besieged by gulls. Two pairs seem to be resident on my roof and the noise they make in the early mornings and at teatime
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Speedway: Ace Loram roars into Eastbourne with a new club
World champion Mark Loram roars into Arlington Stadium tomorrow night. Loram leads his new club Peterborough into action against Eastbourne Eagles and in their present state the Sussex squad could well do without a head to head with the man ranked No.1
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Woolly justice
Let me tell Stuart Bower (Opinion, April 14) that Timothy Evans was not innocent. Either he killed his wife or his own baby daughter or at least had a hand in the death of both of them. Does it really matter for which of these crimes he was hanged? Anyway
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Turf Talk: Hitchcott title hopes are hit by an injury
Ben Hitchcott's race for the Amateur Riders' title this season has met with a setback. The 20-year-old Robertsbridge-based rider was badly kicked when he fell from Sliabh Foy and was trampled at Plumpton and put him out of action over the rest of the
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Golf: Evans goes so close to breaking his duck
Gary Evans is still chasing that first elusive European Tour victory in over 230 starts after going so close in the Moroccan Open. Jamie Spence won by four shots in Marrakesh 12 months ago after a wait of eight years to claim his second Tour title. This
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Ryman League: Lewes make their point
Lewes returned from Ryman Division Three leaders Arlesey Town with another point for their promotion bid after a 1-1 draw in an entertaining game. The Rooks made a dream start after only six minutes when Warren Bagnall found Sam Francis and he finished
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Graffiti art is a political attempt to reclaim space
I am writing with reference to the Argus front page of April 16. I understand it is a responsibility of Brighton and Hove City Council, the police and Simon Fanshawe to present Brighton and Hove in a certain way, especially now we're a city and the tourist
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Football: Sidley cool as the title contest hots up
Sidley United manager Dickie Day is refusing to get too excited about his side's chances of clinching their first County League and Cup double. Sidley clinched the John O'Hara League Cup with a 3-2 victory over Sidlesham on Good Friday, but Day knows
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Disease threatens farm centre future
A unique sheep centre which relies on visitors to survive may be forced to close if the foot-and-mouth crisis continues. The Seven Sisters Sheep Centre in East Dean, near Eastbourne, has been devastated by the crisis, which occurred during what is normally
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Mother's complaining drove man to violence
A man attacked his mother on Christmas Eve after she complained about his singing, a court heard. Anthony Watt grabbed her by the throat and threatened to kill her. Watt, 32, admitted assaulting his mother at her home in Poynings Drive, Hove, when he
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Decision looms on 999 merger
A public consultation on proposals to merge seven ambulance services into one trust is expected to be held this year. The final touches are being put to a regional ambulance review which could see Sussex Ambulance Service NHS Trust joining forces with
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Cliff fears keep store closed
The Asda superstore at Brighton Marina is unlikely to reopen until after the weekend while geologists continue to study the stability of neighbouring cliffs. Asda had hoped to re-open the store today after it was closed nearly two weeks ago when hundreds
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Rail worker 'nodded off'
A signalman responsible for the safety of four railway level crossings went on a drinking session before his shift. Rail worker Paul Clear, 57, faces jail after he "nodded off" in his signal box. He turned up for work one Saturday while over twice the
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Review could cut number of arrests
Sussex Police watchdogs believe "farcical" proposals to change the way stop and searches are carried out could hinder officers from gathering intelligence on the streets. Consultation groups say officers could become so paranoid and fed up with filling
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Cliff fears keep store closed
The Asda superstore at Brighton Marina is unlikely to reopen until after the weekend while geologists continue to study the stability of neighbouring cliffs. Asda had hoped to re-open the store today after it was closed nearly two weeks ago when hundreds
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Designer hopes to put flood town back on map
A fashion designer is hoping to put a flood-hit town back on the shopping map by staging a glamorous catwalk show. Kathy Myles, who runs a design business in Lewes called Material Matters, aims to revive the town's retail image and encourage shoppers
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Hit-and-run driver hunt
Police have launched a hunt for a hit-and-run motorist who failed to stop after seriously injuring a 90-year-old man in Bognor yesterday. The car shot across a road junction at 4.15pm ignoring white stop lines and continued into Nyewood Lane where it
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MP's anger over 'publicity insult"
An MP has branded the decision by Daewoo chiefs' to fund a general election candidate as "an insult to laid off workers." The money used to field Liz Fraser as a candidate for the That'll Be The Daewoo Party could have paid the salaries of up to two of
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Round the world yachtswoman nears journey's end
A former marketing manager who quit her job to take part in the world's toughest yacht race has reached the fifth leg of her round-the-globe voyage. Amateur sailor Helen Armour, 39, and her 16-strong crew battled across the treacherous Southern Ocean
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Campaign to list a forgotten treasure
Efforts are being made to protect a forgotten masterpiece by renowned architect Sir Edwin Luytens. Few people who pass the White Lodge at The Cliff in Roedean realise it was designed by Sir Edwin. He is best known for designing the Cenotaph in Whitehall
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GKN forges £7bn link Down Under
Engineering group GKN today merged its industrial service business with Australian transport and logistics group, Brambles. The deal, which does not include GKN's automotive or aerospace interests, will create a business worth close to £7 billion. The
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Asda wins bid for an extension
Alarge extension to a superstore has been given the go-ahead despite fears it could depress trade in other parts of the city. Brighton and Hove planning committee approved the scheme for Asda in Hollingbury eight to three after a long debate. Green councillor
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Aid on the menu for threatened animals
Thirty jobs will be created when a chain of cafes opens a further outlet on Brighton's waterfront. It is hoped the £500,000 Wildlife Cafe development, which will be opened at Brighton Marina at the end of this year, will build on the success of two other
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Rail misery looms after strike call
Rail passengers in Sussex face severe disruption after two days of strike action were announced by unions. Workers have voted overwhelmingly to strike as part of a dispute with South West Trains about working conditions. They are in dispute over entitlements
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Phone jobs axe threat
Staff at the UK headquarters of a mobile phone giant were today waiting to hear whether they would be hit by major job losses. Swedish telecoms manufacturer Ericsson said it was unlikely to close its headquarters at Burgess Hill, which employs more than
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Phone jobs axe threat
Staff at the UK headquarters of a mobile phone giant were today waiting to hear whether they would be hit by major job losses. Swedish telecoms manufacturer Ericsson said it was unlikely to close its headquarters at Burgess Hill, which employs more than
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Bank Holiday should mark famous battle, council says
A council has written to Prime Minister Tony Blair urging him to consider making the anniversary of the Battle of Hastings a Bank Holiday. Hastings Borough Council leader Jeremy Birch says October 14, 1066 is one of the most important dates in history
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Snooping state
The dreaded census form is here again, with its pages of impertinent questions. The authorities claim they need all this data to allocate resources and plan services but much of it is irrelevant to such needs or could be gathered from other sources. In
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See census
When the colour scheme was planned for the April 29 "Count Me In" census form, poorly-sighted people could not have been thought about. I am partially sighted. I can see the black print on orange but it is very hard to decipher the orange upon orange.
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Golf: Evans goes so close to breaking his duck
Gary Evans is still chasing that first elusive European Tour victory in over 230 starts after going so close in the Moroccan Open. Jamie Spence won by four shots in Marrakesh 12 months ago after a wait of eight years to claim his second Tour title. This
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Just too tacky
Tax on petrol will be a key issue in the General Election with motorists claiming it is too high and environmentalists too low. But that's no reason for the car company Daewoo to find Liz Fraser to stand in Transport Secretary John Prescott's seat in
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Graffiti bluster
It was a shame, when the rest of us are joining together to try to defeat the menace of graffiti in our city, Councillor Geoffrey Theobald, the Conservative leader, chose to make a party political point. In fact, this Labour council set up the very effective
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Police have enough to do
Too much paperwork is one of the main reasons we don't see as many bobbies on the beat as we want in Sussex. The bureaucracy could become even worse if new changes come into effect regarding the way in which officers carry out stop-and-search work. It
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Draw us all in
In tackling graffiti, what would really help is a cash-limited scheme, run by Brighton and Hove City Council, in which private property is also brought into the equation. This would help shops, homes and other premises fight the scourge as well as dealing
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Ryman League: Lewes make their point
Lewes returned from Ryman Division Three leaders Arlesey Town with another point for their promotion bid after a 1-1 draw in an entertaining game. The Rooks made a dream start after only six minutes when Warren Bagnall found Sam Francis and he finished
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Football: Sidley cool as the title contest hots up
Sidley United manager Dickie Day is refusing to get too excited about his side's chances of clinching their first County League and Cup double. Sidley clinched the John O'Hara League Cup with a 3-2 victory over Sidlesham on Good Friday, but Day knows
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Albion plot route to prosperity
Albion are plotting the Rotherham route to Second Division prosperity. The Board are poised to back boss Micky Adams' wish to add "four or five" players to the squad which has just clinched promotion from Division Three. Adams had preliminary discussions
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MP's anger over 'publicity insult"
An MP has branded the decision by Daewoo chiefs' to fund a general election candidate as "an insult to laid off workers." The money used to field Liz Fraser as a candidate for the That'll Be The Daewoo Party could have paid the salaries of up to two of
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Mother's complaining drove man to violence
A man attacked his mother on Christmas Eve after she complained about his singing, a court heard. Anthony Watt grabbed her by the throat and threatened to kill her. Watt, 32, admitted assaulting his mother at her home in Poynings Drive, Hove, when he
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Decision looms on 999 merger
A public consultation on proposals to merge seven ambulance services into one trust is expected to be held this year. The final touches are being put to a regional ambulance review which could see Sussex Ambulance Service NHS Trust joining forces with
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Police blame outside gangs for crime rise
Police believe small gangs of prolific criminals from Brighton are responsible for a big increase in crime in the Lewes area. Divisional performance figures for April 2000 to February this year show total crime in Lewes, including burglary, violence,
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Designer hopes to put flood town back on map
A fashion designer is hoping to put a flood-hit town back on the shopping map by staging a glamorous catwalk show. Kathy Myles, who runs a design business in Lewes called Material Matters, aims to revive the town's retail image and encourage shoppers
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Man dies after seeing crash
A gardener died of a heart attack after watching a high speed train career into his employer's car. Ted Miles, 70, saw the three carriage Connex passenger train smash into the car on a level crossing just yards from where he was working. When he tried
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Travellers move from seaside camp site
Travellers have moved on from an illegal seaside camp site after breaking through £10,000 barriers which were designed to keep them out. The group of travellers with 15 caravans had occupied the site at Goring Gap between Worthing and Ferring over the
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Rail worker 'nodded off'
A signalman responsible for the safety of four railway level crossings went on a drinking session before his shift. Rail worker Paul Clear, 57, faces jail after he "nodded off" in his signal box. He turned up for work one Saturday while over twice the
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GKN forges £7bn link Down Under
Engineering group GKN today merged its industrial service business with Australian transport and logistics group, Brambles. The deal, which does not include GKN's automotive or aerospace interests, will create a business worth close to £7 billion. The
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Feedback, with Chris Chandler
Perhaps not surprisingly, the housekeepers at Southlands Hospital in Shoreham didn't like last Tuesday's Argus report on ceanliness. We reported how a Government inspection team had attacked cleanliness at four Sussex hospitals, including theirs, and
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Think of it this way, by John Parry
Just because we are lucky enough to live comparatively ordered lives, here in sunny Sussex, it would be dangerous to dismiss events in other countries as irrelevant to us. The world is becoming far too small a place. Which is why I felt so alarmed by
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Aid on the menu for threatened animals
Thirty jobs will be created when a chain of cafes opens a further outlet on Brighton's waterfront. It is hoped the £500,000 Wildlife Cafe development, which will be opened at Brighton Marina at the end of this year, will build on the success of two other
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Rail misery looms after strike call
Rail passengers in Sussex face severe disruption after two days of strike action were announced by unions. Workers have voted overwhelmingly to strike as part of a dispute with South West Trains about working conditions. They are in dispute over entitlements
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Snooping state
The dreaded census form is here again, with its pages of impertinent questions. The authorities claim they need all this data to allocate resources and plan services but much of it is irrelevant to such needs or could be gathered from other sources. In
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See census
When the colour scheme was planned for the April 29 "Count Me In" census form, poorly-sighted people could not have been thought about. I am partially sighted. I can see the black print on orange but it is very hard to decipher the orange upon orange.
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Shining example
The sound of a didgeridoo made Christopher Cann give up his job in marketing and tour the world with Rolf Harris. Cann, now known as Shining Bear, has moved to Hove to hold workshops on the instrument during the Brighton Festival. He may find not everyone
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True heart
Thank you for publishing "Shame of decaying mess in heart of new city" (Argus, April 17). Every morning I wake up to see the graffiti on the walls of the cottages in Queen's Place from my bedroom window. From the front of the house we see the dereliction
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Just too tacky
Tax on petrol will be a key issue in the General Election with motorists claiming it is too high and environmentalists too low. But that's no reason for the car company Daewoo to find Liz Fraser to stand in Transport Secretary John Prescott's seat in
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Feature: Gay weddings
Gay rights campaigners are fighting to equalise the age of consent, abolish Section 28 and crackdown on homophobic bullying. But one issue left largely untouched is the subject of same-sex marriage. Sally Hall talks to one couple who feel they have the
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Graffiti bluster
It was a shame, when the rest of us are joining together to try to defeat the menace of graffiti in our city, Councillor Geoffrey Theobald, the Conservative leader, chose to make a party political point. In fact, this Labour council set up the very effective
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Cricket: House hopes No.4 slot will be a home
Three into two doesn't go as Sussex's aspiring batsmen are about to discover. The probable elevation of new overseas player Murray Goodwin to the opener's role means that one, or possibly two, slots are up for grabs when the county start the new season
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Police have enough to do
Too much paperwork is one of the main reasons we don't see as many bobbies on the beat as we want in Sussex. The bureaucracy could become even worse if new changes come into effect regarding the way in which officers carry out stop-and-search work. It
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Date
Draw us all in
In tackling graffiti, what would really help is a cash-limited scheme, run by Brighton and Hove City Council, in which private property is also brought into the equation. This would help shops, homes and other premises fight the scourge as well as dealing
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Date
Dr Martens League: Crawley crash in final
Crawley Town's dreams of cup glory appear to be over after they suffered a 4-0 defeat at Worcester City in the first leg of the Dr Martens League Cup final last night. Boss Billy Smith employed Francis Vines as a lone striker in an attempt to stifle the
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Date
Albion plot route to prosperity
Albion are plotting the Rotherham route to Second Division prosperity. The Board are poised to back boss Micky Adams' wish to add "four or five" players to the squad which has just clinched promotion from Division Three. Adams had preliminary discussions
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Date
MP's anger over 'publicity insult"
An MP has branded the decision by Daewoo chiefs' to fund a general election candidate as "an insult to laid off workers." The money used to field Liz Fraser as a candidate for the That'll Be The Daewoo Party could have paid the salaries of up to two of
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Date
Police blame outside gangs for crime rise
Police believe small gangs of prolific criminals from Brighton are responsible for a big increase in crime in the Lewes area. Divisional performance figures for April 2000 to February this year show total crime in Lewes, including burglary, violence,
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Date
Review could cut number of arrests
Sussex Police watchdogs believe "farcical" proposals to change the way stop and searches are carried out could hinder officers from gathering intelligence on the streets. Consultation groups say officers could become so paranoid and fed up with filling
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Date
Designer hopes to put flood town back on map
A fashion designer is hoping to put a flood-hit town back on the shopping map by staging a glamorous catwalk show. Kathy Myles, who runs a design business in Lewes called Material Matters, aims to revive the town's retail image and encourage shoppers
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Date
Man dies after seeing crash
A gardener died of a heart attack after watching a high speed train career into his employer's car. Ted Miles, 70, saw the three carriage Connex passenger train smash into the car on a level crossing just yards from where he was working. When he tried
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Round the world yachtswoman nears journey's end
A former marketing manager who quit her job to take part in the world's toughest yacht race has reached the fifth leg of her round-the-globe voyage. Amateur sailor Helen Armour, 39, and her 16-strong crew battled across the treacherous Southern Ocean
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Feedback, with Chris Chandler
Perhaps not surprisingly, the housekeepers at Southlands Hospital in Shoreham didn't like last Tuesday's Argus report on ceanliness. We reported how a Government inspection team had attacked cleanliness at four Sussex hospitals, including theirs, and
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Think of it this way, by John Parry
Just because we are lucky enough to live comparatively ordered lives, here in sunny Sussex, it would be dangerous to dismiss events in other countries as irrelevant to us. The world is becoming far too small a place. Which is why I felt so alarmed by
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Meeting to decide if paths can reopen
A meeting was being held today to decide whether to open up paths in West Sussex. Representatives from the South East England Tourist Board, the National Farmers Union, the Ramblers Association and the Sussex Downs Conservation Board were meeting with
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Birdensome problem
I sympathise with Louise Charach (Opinion, April 16) about the behaviour of mating gulls. This spring, for the first time, I have been besieged by gulls. Two pairs seem to be resident on my roof and the noise they make in the early mornings and at teatime
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Speedway: Ace Loram roars into Eastbourne with a new club
World champion Mark Loram roars into Arlington Stadium tomorrow night. Loram leads his new club Peterborough into action against Eastbourne Eagles and in their present state the Sussex squad could well do without a head to head with the man ranked No.1
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Woolly justice
Let me tell Stuart Bower (Opinion, April 14) that Timothy Evans was not innocent. Either he killed his wife or his own baby daughter or at least had a hand in the death of both of them. Does it really matter for which of these crimes he was hanged? Anyway
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Turf Talk: Hitchcott title hopes are hit by an injury
Ben Hitchcott's race for the Amateur Riders' title this season has met with a setback. The 20-year-old Robertsbridge-based rider was badly kicked when he fell from Sliabh Foy and was trampled at Plumpton and put him out of action over the rest of the
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Date
Shining example
The sound of a didgeridoo made Christopher Cann give up his job in marketing and tour the world with Rolf Harris. Cann, now known as Shining Bear, has moved to Hove to hold workshops on the instrument during the Brighton Festival. He may find not everyone
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Date
True heart
Thank you for publishing "Shame of decaying mess in heart of new city" (Argus, April 17). Every morning I wake up to see the graffiti on the walls of the cottages in Queen's Place from my bedroom window. From the front of the house we see the dereliction
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Date
Feature: Gay weddings
Gay rights campaigners are fighting to equalise the age of consent, abolish Section 28 and crackdown on homophobic bullying. But one issue left largely untouched is the subject of same-sex marriage. Sally Hall talks to one couple who feel they have the
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Date
Cricket: House hopes No.4 slot will be a home
Three into two doesn't go as Sussex's aspiring batsmen are about to discover. The probable elevation of new overseas player Murray Goodwin to the opener's role means that one, or possibly two, slots are up for grabs when the county start the new season
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Graffiti art is a political attempt to reclaim space
I am writing with reference to the Argus front page of April 16. I understand it is a responsibility of Brighton and Hove City Council, the police and Simon Fanshawe to present Brighton and Hove in a certain way, especially now we're a city and the tourist
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Date
Dr Martens League: Crawley crash in final
Crawley Town's dreams of cup glory appear to be over after they suffered a 4-0 defeat at Worcester City in the first leg of the Dr Martens League Cup final last night. Boss Billy Smith employed Francis Vines as a lone striker in an attempt to stifle the
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Date
Disease threatens farm centre future
A unique sheep centre which relies on visitors to survive may be forced to close if the foot-and-mouth crisis continues. The Seven Sisters Sheep Centre in East Dean, near Eastbourne, has been devastated by the crisis, which occurred during what is normally
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Jobs fear at telecoms restructuring
More than 500 people employed by telecoms manufacturer Ericsson in Sussex are waiting to hear if they will keep their jobs. However the Swedish phone giant is unlikely to close its UK headquarters in Burgess Hill. The cuts are part of a worldwide restructuring
