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Brighton face life in the real world
Double winning skipper Ray Bieber admits his Brighton & Hove side are facing up to a very different challenge this season. Bieber and colleagues were celebrating when their side beat Three Bridges in last summer's League Cup final before going on
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Traditional old course moving with the times
Seaford, not to be confused with Seaford Head, is considered by many to be the best example of downland golf in the South of England. That opinion may not be held by admirers say of Worthing or Eastbourne Downs, but members and visitors to East Blatchington
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Eagles No.1 axed
Martin Dugard has been axed from the Great Britain team for next week's international against Australia. GB manager and one-time Eastbourne star Neil Middleditch has left Dugard out of the line-up for the match at Ipswich on Thursday. Dugard, however,
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Lewry kicks his heels in the one-day game
Jason Lewry showed why he is such a key component of the Sussex side with his nine wicket haul in last week's win over Nottinghamshire. The 30-year-old has been pretty much a regular fixture in the Championship team since his debut in 1994, but the same
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Adams has them in a spin
Sussex will follow the lead given by top football clubs by employing a rotation policy to protect their prized assets. Skipper Chris Adams is anxious that his key bowlers, James Kirtley and Robin Martin-Jenkins, don't suffer from burnout this season as
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Hopeful's ice cream van campaign
Tory candidate Jenny Langston is using a novel form of transport during the election campaign - and she hopes to give her opponents a licking. She is travelling around in an ice cream van loaned to her by Sean Kempin, the boss of British Bulldog Ice Creams
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Cook impressed with Brighton
It was a case of four men in a boat when Foreign Secretary Robin Cook hit the campaign trail in Brighton yesterday. He joined Labour parliamentary candidates Des Turner, David Lepper and Ivor Caplin in an upturned fishing boat on the seafront. Mr Cook
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Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw
Thanks to all those readers who responded to my appeal for comments about the new-look Argus. Approving S Goodwin, of Brighton, thinks it makes the paper "so clear to read" and he or she particularly enjoyed the Weekend walk featuring Rottingdean and
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Think Of It This Way, by John Parry
Remember those heady days in May, 1997. A new government, a new prime minister, new hope? In all the euphoria of change, anything seemed possible. Suddenly the sun was shining, literally and metaphorically. Naively, many of us thought the country might
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Channels battle for signature
Television channels are fighting it out to secure presenter Jamie Theakston. His agent today confirmed he was in talks with the BBC which has reputedly offered a £2 million "golden handcuffs" deal to stop Theakston working elsewhere. The corporation has
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Man denies murdering Sarah
The man accused of killing schoolgirl Sarah Payne today pleaded not guilty to her kidnap and murder. Roy Whiting, 42, is accused of abducting eight year-old Sarah near her grandparents' house in Kingston Gorse, near Littlehampton on July 1 last year and
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Two cut free from wreckage
Two people were cut free from their car and taken to hospital after their vehicle left the road and overturned. A Renault is believed to have left the road, rolled down a bank and through 360 degrees landing on its wheels again. It ended some 25 metres
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Zamora can set division alight
Bobby Zamora can make the step up and keep banging in goals in the Second Division. That is the opinion of Albion captain Paul Rogers of the striker who hit 31 goals to help clinch the Championship for the Seagulls. Zamora was voted PFA Player-of-the-Year
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£350,000 for culture capital bid
A bid by Brighton and Hove to become European City of Culture is to cost £350,000. But city councillors said entering the race could bring investment into the city whether or not it wins. They are expected to confirm the city's entry at a policy meeting
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Four hurt as car rams into house
A car crashed through a garden wall and into a house as a grandmother and her pregnant daughter sat in the living room. Two men and two women in the Peugeot 205, all their twenties, were taken to hospital with minor injuries after the smash last night
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Ding-dong
I am very pleased the Bell family ("Flowering youth", Opinion, May 15) is "struggling" on so admirably. I bear no ill-will towards the children and wish them great success in their future. I sympathise with the parents entirely and understand caring for
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Priest cut up and buried
The limbs of a missing 81-year-old clergyman have been found in a hold-all in a shallow grave. Detectives confirmed today that body parts of the Reverend Ronald Glazebrook had been buried on a small island in thick woodland close to a police station.
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Silly Point
Thirty-seven at first glance would not appear a daunting target. But it sufficed for Horsham Under-21s as they beat Three Bridges V in West Sussex League Division Three by one run on Saturday. Put into bat, Horsham struggled on a difficult wicket with
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Rebel yell
As a hard-working taxi driver, I would like to warn all taxi drivers and other tradespeople who might, in the course of their business, be called to the travellers' site at Braypool Lane, Patcham. On a recent Sunday afternoon, I took one young male and
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Golf: End of the trophy road
Worthing's great Davies and Tate Trophy run is over. Unbeaten in 27 matches, county champions in 1997, 1998 and 2000 as well as Plate winners in 1999, they were beaten at Pulborough where West Sussex won a fascinating quarter-final 7-5. Joining West Sussex
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Nice one my son, that is a family milestone
There was a family celebration during Black-stone's victory over Hove Medina in the West Sussex League on Saturday. When Kevin Woods took a catch in the deep he could not curtail his emotions for it was a very special moment for the 40-year-old as the
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Beaney brings up the 900
Lancing Athletic cricketer John Beaney is 900 not out. The 51-year-old made his 900th appearance for the West Sussex League side on Saturday in their 157-run defeat against Three Bridges IV. John has been representing the club since the Sixties and has
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It's time to get tough
Shoplifting is one of the biggest problems for stores in the centre of Brighton and it's time tough action was taken. It's easy for customers to think it doesn't really concern them and that the stores can easily bear the losses. But the result of rampant
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Sick stunt
I cannot be the only person to be totally sickened by the sight of the three local Tory candidates and their entourage descending, storm trooper-like, on a group of travellers in Brighton. What did they think this would achieve, apart from a bit of free
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Feature: Fighting retail crime
Claire Hu looks into the appointment of Brighton and Hove's new 'crime tsar', Terry Davies who has been charged with tackling retail crime. Terry Davies is a man with a mission - to make life hard for thieves, fraudsters and bullies in Brighton. Mr Davies
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Cricket: George relishes the spotlight again
Trophy hero George Campbell is relishing life in the county cricket limelight. The Hastings opener fired a brilliant 141 and was named man of the match as the Sussex Board XI beat Shropshire in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy in midweek. Their reward
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Overseas aid is good for cricket
Sussex Chief Executive Dave Gilbert says criticism by former England coach David Lloyd of county cricket's overseas recruitment policy is "complete rubbish." Lloyd, speaking on Sky Sports last week, blasted clubs for 'scouring the world' to bring in flag
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Blast from the past
When Albion met Brentford in the 1998-99 season there was a familiar feel about the Bees' line-up. Micky Adams may have moved on but that season was a glorious one for Brentford as they won the Third Division championship. Their squad, essentially put
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Reflected glory as Carter lands mirror
Some good fish are coming from The New Monk at Elphick's, the carp lake at Goudhurst run by fishery manager Chris Davies from the original Monk Lake. The five-acre specimen water, which has been stocked with only carp from 7lb to 32lb, has now been open
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Sussex are on a roll
Sussex under-tens and under-11s enjoyed success in the LTA Regional Inter County Championships. The boys under-11s scored 3-2 victories over Buckinghamshire and the Channel Islands in Hampshire with Max Barnard (Alfriston), Tom Clarke (Eastbourne), Felix
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Vallance mounts a new challenge with triumph
After a mini-break, Crawley Angling Society members had their tackle out of storage for the opening fixture at Milton Mount. With only 13 swims at the venue several members were disappointed and will have to wait until the second competition on May 27
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Spirit can keep us in the big league
East Grinstead consider themselves the Bradford City of the National League (South East). Like their footballing counterparts, the West Sussex club's men's team have struggled for success in the top flight. They are competing on an uneven playing field
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Drinking railman jailed for 60 days
A signalman responsible for the safety of four railway crossings who went on a drinking session before his shift has been jailed for 60 days. Paul Clear, 57, nodded off in his signal box and was later found to be nearly twice the legal drink-drive limit
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Smallridge family savour the pursuit of happiness
The Smallridge family pulled together successfully in the second race in Sussex Yacht Club's Pursuit Series last Saturday. Ten yachts went out from the club in light winds with the slowest boats to the start line first. A sea breeze soon saw the faster
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PC's double award for bravery
A police officer has been honoured with bravery awards for two dramatic rescues. In one incident, Haywards Heath PC Neil Hersey, 31, crawled on his stomach to reach a trapped motorist after breaking his own leg. In another he helped save four occupants
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Traditional old course moving with the times
Seaford, not to be confused with Seaford Head, is considered by many to be the best example of downland golf in the South of England. That opinion may not be held by admirers say of Worthing or Eastbourne Downs, but members and visitors to East Blatchington
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Eagles No.1 axed
Martin Dugard has been axed from the Great Britain team for next week's international against Australia. GB manager and one-time Eastbourne star Neil Middleditch has left Dugard out of the line-up for the match at Ipswich on Thursday. Dugard, however,
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Adams has them in a spin
Sussex will follow the lead given by top football clubs by employing a rotation policy to protect their prized assets. Skipper Chris Adams is anxious that his key bowlers, James Kirtley and Robin Martin-Jenkins, don't suffer from burnout this season as
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Hopeful's ice cream van campaign
Tory candidate Jenny Langston is using a novel form of transport during the election campaign - and she hopes to give her opponents a licking. She is travelling around in an ice cream van loaned to her by Sean Kempin, the boss of British Bulldog Ice Creams
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Tory's pledge to help farm disease victims
Shadow agriculture minister Tim Yeo pledged a Tory government would help firms suffering from the effects of the foot-and-mouth crisis during a visit to Sussex. He criticised the Government for "not realising" how many businesses were suffering because
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Terry Waite
Soon after he returned from captivity in Beirut, Terry Waite stopped to chat with a mother and her children near his home in Blackheath, London. The little boy recognised him and said: "That's Terry Waite. He was a hostage for five years". A week later
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Il Re Pastore
Mozart wrote Il Re Pastore, The Pastoral King, when he was just 19 and it is often billed as an early Mozart piece. But for this composer 19 was middle age - he would die at 32 - and by that point he'd been composing and performing for more than a decade
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Chance to meet police horses
Residents can meet Brighton and Hove's new police horses when they start patrolling the streets next month. Five horses and their riders will be on loan from the Avon and Somerset force for two weeks from June 11. For the first week PC Ian West will ride
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Channels battle for signature
Television channels are fighting it out to secure presenter Jamie Theakston. His agent today confirmed he was in talks with the BBC which has reputedly offered a £2 million "golden handcuffs" deal to stop Theakston working elsewhere. The corporation has
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Two cut free from wreckage
Two people were cut free from their car and taken to hospital after their vehicle left the road and overturned. A Renault is believed to have left the road, rolled down a bank and through 360 degrees landing on its wheels again. It ended some 25 metres
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Tory's pledge to farm disease victims
Shadow agriculture minister Tim Yeo pledged a Tory government would give relief to firms suffering from the effects of the foot-and-mouth crisis during a visit to Sussex. He criticised the Government for "not realising" how many businesses were suffering
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Eviction threat to halt youth crime
Parents of tearaway children could face eviction if they fail to stop their bad behaviour. Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABCs) are being issued to youngsters aged ten to 18 who persistently harass and abuse neighbours or vandalise property. One child
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Young boy's horrifying find of animal remains
Father-of-two Paul Hope was horrified when his 11-year-old son found what he thought was an animal's spine dumped next to a syringe outside their home. Mr Hope said his son Eli had left their home in Brighton for school but came back telling his father
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Four hurt as car rams into house
A car crashed through a garden wall and into a house as a grandmother and her pregnant daughter sat in the living room. Two men and two women in the Peugeot 205, all their twenties, were taken to hospital with minor injuries after the smash last night
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Ding-dong
I am very pleased the Bell family ("Flowering youth", Opinion, May 15) is "struggling" on so admirably. I bear no ill-will towards the children and wish them great success in their future. I sympathise with the parents entirely and understand caring for
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Speedway: Boss insists Eagles can win title
Count us in for the title race. That is the message from Eastbourne boss Jon Cook. Victory over Ipswich in tomorrow night's match at Arlington Stadium, believes Cook, will put Eagles firmly in the Elite League championship picture. He said: "It's been
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Pensioner escapes bedroom fire horror
Pensioner Mary Bradshaw was recovering today after an electric blanket, thought to be 40 years old, set fire to her bungalow. Mary, 89, was about to go to bed at 2am when the blanket burst into flames as she was about to switch it off. She managed to
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Trains are halted in row with guards
South West Trains cancelled all its services out of Brighton today as guards staged a 24-hour walkout. The dispute is over worsening industrial relations between the company and the guards, including a dispute over the wearing of bright red waistcoats
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Raid confession 'a honeymoon boast'
A man accused of shooting a guard in an armed raid claimed he boasted of the crime on his honeymoon to impress his wife. John Dunlop, 43, allegedly confessed to his wife and even counted out the proceeds of the raid in front of her, the Old Bailey heard
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Man denies murdering Sarah
The man accused of killing schoolgirl Sarah Payne today pleaded not guilty to her kidnap and murder. Roy Whiting, 42, is accused of abducting eight year-old Sarah near her grandparents' house in Kingston Gorse, near Littlehampton on July 1 last year and
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Priest cut up and buried
The limbs of a missing 81-year-old clergyman have been found in a hold-all in a shallow grave. Detectives confirmed today that body parts of the Reverend Ronald Glazebrook had been buried on a small island in thick woodland close to a police station.
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Pipped off
DJ Paul Cavendish spends more than £30 on bottles of Fanta Icy Lemon each week and has painted his home yellow and green. But his craving for the drink and its garish colours could lead to girlfriend Jenni Svenson ending their relationship. She detests
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Rebel yell
As a hard-working taxi driver, I would like to warn all taxi drivers and other tradespeople who might, in the course of their business, be called to the travellers' site at Braypool Lane, Patcham. On a recent Sunday afternoon, I took one young male and
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Albion: Promotion tops the lot, Sexton says
Dave Sexton says winning the Division Three title with Albion has been the highlight of his glittering 51-year career in football. Sexton has managed Manchester United, guided Chelsea to the FA Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup and been involved in the
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Beaney brings up the 900
Lancing Athletic cricketer John Beaney is 900 not out. The 51-year-old made his 900th appearance for the West Sussex League side on Saturday in their 157-run defeat against Three Bridges IV. John has been representing the club since the Sixties and has
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It's time to get tough
Shoplifting is one of the biggest problems for stores in the centre of Brighton and it's time tough action was taken. It's easy for customers to think it doesn't really concern them and that the stores can easily bear the losses. But the result of rampant
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Cricket: Ambrose to rescue with half century
Tim Ambrose followed his first innings 73 with a battling 55 as Sussex seconds again struggled for runs against Hampshire. Sussex, dismissed for 285 in their first innings of the Championship match at Hove, bettered that total by ten to leave Hampshire
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Feature: Fighting retail crime
Claire Hu looks into the appointment of Brighton and Hove's new 'crime tsar', Terry Davies who has been charged with tackling retail crime. Terry Davies is a man with a mission - to make life hard for thieves, fraudsters and bullies in Brighton. Mr Davies
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Repeal Section 28
Michael Fisher (Opinion, May 12) is obviously a bit sensitive about David Gold's chances at the General Election. Hardly had the ink dried on the Conservative manifesto than he was out of the box, as usual, to condemn the local candidate. Could it be
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Overseas aid is good for cricket
Sussex Chief Executive Dave Gilbert says criticism by former England coach David Lloyd of county cricket's overseas recruitment policy is "complete rubbish." Lloyd, speaking on Sky Sports last week, blasted clubs for 'scouring the world' to bring in flag
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Redknapp's departure is bad news
The news that Harry Redknapp had left West Ham sent shockwaves through football last week and the fall-out even reached Albion's south coast rivals AFC Bournemouth. The Cherries have had a special relationship with the Hammers ever since Redknapp - their
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Reflected glory as Carter lands mirror
Some good fish are coming from The New Monk at Elphick's, the carp lake at Goudhurst run by fishery manager Chris Davies from the original Monk Lake. The five-acre specimen water, which has been stocked with only carp from 7lb to 32lb, has now been open
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Sussex are on a roll
Sussex under-tens and under-11s enjoyed success in the LTA Regional Inter County Championships. The boys under-11s scored 3-2 victories over Buckinghamshire and the Channel Islands in Hampshire with Max Barnard (Alfriston), Tom Clarke (Eastbourne), Felix
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Spirit can keep us in the big league
East Grinstead consider themselves the Bradford City of the National League (South East). Like their footballing counterparts, the West Sussex club's men's team have struggled for success in the top flight. They are competing on an uneven playing field
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Motorist killed in collision
A man died after a head-on collision between two vans yesterday. It is believed a vehicle was caught by a gust of wind and blown across the road. The collision happened between a Ford and a Citroen van on the B2026 at Kingstanding, near Crowborough. The
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Heritage hungry for more Sidley success
Double winning Sidley United assistant-manager Peter Heritage is urging his team to follow in the foosteps of Burgess Hill and go and win the title again. Sidley, who share their Gullivers ground with Sidley Cricket Club, may not be able to move out of
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Smallridge family savour the pursuit of happiness
The Smallridge family pulled together successfully in the second race in Sussex Yacht Club's Pursuit Series last Saturday. Ten yachts went out from the club in light winds with the slowest boats to the start line first. A sea breeze soon saw the faster
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Brighton face life in the real world
Double winning skipper Ray Bieber admits his Brighton & Hove side are facing up to a very different challenge this season. Bieber and colleagues were celebrating when their side beat Three Bridges in last summer's League Cup final before going on
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Moggo wants to lick cream of the track
Sussex star Alan Mogridge will try to beat the odds when he goes to the tapes with the big guns next week. Mogridge has been drafted into the line-up for the British final at Coventry on Saturday as the replacement for injured Eastbourne ace Joe Screen
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Lewry kicks his heels in the one-day game
Jason Lewry showed why he is such a key component of the Sussex side with his nine wicket haul in last week's win over Nottinghamshire. The 30-year-old has been pretty much a regular fixture in the Championship team since his debut in 1994, but the same
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Gatwick development is unveiled
The first £18 million phase of a development at Gatwick Airport has been unveiled. The provision of more stands to accommodate larger, quieter aircraft is a key component in the airport's strategy. The first phase will include five stands followed by
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Cook impressed with Brighton
It was a case of four men in a boat when Foreign Secretary Robin Cook hit the campaign trail in Brighton yesterday. He joined Labour parliamentary candidates Des Turner, David Lepper and Ivor Caplin in an upturned fishing boat on the seafront. Mr Cook
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Passage
Although listed under dance in the Brighton Festival brochure, Passage by Rosemary Lee is better described as contemporary movement. A team of 13 dancers, some trained, some not, performed an experimental and symbolic piece to a backdrop of bleak images
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Tomboy - Lemon
A man's girlfriend is leaving him because he is obsessed by Lemon Fanta. 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, greeting cards
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Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw
Thanks to all those readers who responded to my appeal for comments about the new-look Argus. Approving S Goodwin, of Brighton, thinks it makes the paper "so clear to read" and he or she particularly enjoyed the Weekend walk featuring Rottingdean and
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Think Of It This Way, by John Parry
Remember those heady days in May, 1997. A new government, a new prime minister, new hope? In all the euphoria of change, anything seemed possible. Suddenly the sun was shining, literally and metaphorically. Naively, many of us thought the country might
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Barnes retains his title
Newhaven's Matthew Barnes has become the first man to retain the East Sussex Snooker Championship. In the final Barnes met Steve Crowley from Crowborough and got home by four frames to one including a new highest break in the championship. Barnes took
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Man denies murdering Sarah
The man accused of killing schoolgirl Sarah Payne today pleaded not guilty to her kidnap and murder. Roy Whiting, 42, is accused of abducting eight year-old Sarah near her grandparents' house in Kingston Gorse, near Littlehampton on July 1 last year and
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A&E glee
I had an accident on Sunday, May 13, and my family persuaded me to go to the A&E at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton. As I am elderly, I was somewhat apprehensive about going there. However, I need not have worried because I was treated
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Back in touch
In recent weeks, I have been able to talk to and correspond with people whom I have not seen or heard from for more than 60 years. This is thanks entirely to The Argus and the feature writer Adam Trimingham for publishing my photo of Preston Church of
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It's relative
Censorship of books did not start with the Vatican's Index, as claimed by Tim Graves, curator of Sussex University's Subversion And Censorship exhibition (Argus, May 10). It has always existed. The first Chinese emperor, in 213 BC, ordered the destruction
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Lost space
The site chosen for the May Bug Ball was taken as the first step in a direct-action campaign to protest against the proposed building of a Sainsbury's supermarket on the site behind Brighton station. The event was not a rave in a car park (Argus, May
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Zamora can set division alight
Bobby Zamora can make the step up and keep banging in goals in the Second Division. That is the opinion of Albion captain Paul Rogers of the striker who hit 31 goals to help clinch the Championship for the Seagulls. Zamora was voted PFA Player-of-the-Year
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Rose takes off as titles are decided
British Airways employee Chris Rose made a flying start in the King Alfred championship singles final and lifted the title for the first time, 21-13 over Tony Dade. Chris also won the triples with Peter Hubbard and Peter's teenage son David as skip. They
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£350,000 for culture capital bid
A bid by Brighton and Hove to become European City of Culture is to cost £350,000. But city councillors said entering the race could bring investment into the city whether or not it wins. They are expected to confirm the city's entry at a policy meeting
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Hunt for students as teachers tell of chase
A group of French students were allegedly chased through the streets by a gang of youths. Police were called after their teachers turned up at the Harvester Restaurant in Lancing asking for help to find them. The teachers told officers they believed the
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Consultant suspended for inquiry
An interim suspension order has been made against a doctor who allegedly made mistakes on 19 medical tests. The GMC suspended consultant histopathologist Georg Alexander Brox from the medical register for 18 months from May 11. Dr Brox worked at Crawley
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Silly Point
Thirty-seven at first glance would not appear a daunting target. But it sufficed for Horsham Under-21s as they beat Three Bridges V in West Sussex League Division Three by one run on Saturday. Put into bat, Horsham struggled on a difficult wicket with
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Golf: End of the trophy road
Worthing's great Davies and Tate Trophy run is over. Unbeaten in 27 matches, county champions in 1997, 1998 and 2000 as well as Plate winners in 1999, they were beaten at Pulborough where West Sussex won a fascinating quarter-final 7-5. Joining West Sussex
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Nice one my son, that is a family milestone
There was a family celebration during Black-stone's victory over Hove Medina in the West Sussex League on Saturday. When Kevin Woods took a catch in the deep he could not curtail his emotions for it was a very special moment for the 40-year-old as the
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Smart move
Young tearaways are making the lives of many people a misery on big estates such as those of Whitehawk and Moulsecoomb in East Brighton. But their days may be numbered under a scheme being put into operation by police, the city council and the New Deal
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DJ's obsessed with lemon pop
Paul Cavendish could soon be paying the price for trying to put too much fizz into his relationship. The 26-year-old has already painted his house yellow and green in tribute to his favourite lemon drink, sprayed his hair green and grown a series of lemon
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Ducking out
I was, to say the least, surprised Hove MP Ivor Caplin was not prepared to meet students at Sussex University at the election hustings event organised by them on May 15. He replied to the invitation saying he would not be attending because he did not
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Sick stunt
I cannot be the only person to be totally sickened by the sight of the three local Tory candidates and their entourage descending, storm trooper-like, on a group of travellers in Brighton. What did they think this would achieve, apart from a bit of free
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Dave's day is a right Carry On
If they ever make a Carry On Cricket movie then Southwick Wanderers' David Gravett has already had his audition and should get the lead role. The Wanderers all-rounder had a Sunday afternoon containing all the ingredients of the classic British comedies
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Cricket: George relishes the spotlight again
Trophy hero George Campbell is relishing life in the county cricket limelight. The Hastings opener fired a brilliant 141 and was named man of the match as the Sussex Board XI beat Shropshire in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy in midweek. Their reward
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Boxing: Halpin vows to fight again
Hove boxer Paul Halpin is today fighting to save his professional career. Halpin, the Southern Area featherweight champion, was set to meet Gavin Rees in Cardiff last month for the vacant WBO InterContinental featherweight title but had to withdraw after
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Blast from the past
When Albion met Brentford in the 1998-99 season there was a familiar feel about the Bees' line-up. Micky Adams may have moved on but that season was a glorious one for Brentford as they won the Third Division championship. Their squad, essentially put
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Valley's future may not be Orange
A new bid to build a mobile phone mast in an area of outstanding natural beauty is set to be rejected. Phone giant Orange wanted to put up a 12-metre lattice tower on land at Applesham Farm, behind Lancing College, but its planning application was thrown
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Coppell takes Palace influence to the Bees
Are you Crystal Palace in disguise? That could be the chant from Albion fans when Brentford visit Withdean Stadium next season. The sun has hardly shined yet but it already appears to be a summer of upheaval for the Griffin Park club. Ray Lewington, who
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Shops plan for former night spot
Plans have been submitted to build shops on the site of a former night club in Worthing. The revised scheme for the old Carioca, in Eriswell Road, Worthing, features a five-storey development with 16 flats and shops on the ground floor. A previous blueprint
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Vallance mounts a new challenge with triumph
After a mini-break, Crawley Angling Society members had their tackle out of storage for the opening fixture at Milton Mount. With only 13 swims at the venue several members were disappointed and will have to wait until the second competition on May 27
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Whose face is this?
The shape of a human face has suddenly appeared in grass in central Brighton. Residents woke to find the strange, half-smiling visage had appeared on the grassy bank in Ashton Rise, near St Peter's Church. As yet, no one has claimed responsibility for
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Donnelly hopes for Rotherham warm up
Sammy Donnelly wants to complete a pre-season promotion double for Worthing. The Rebels have already secured a visit from Nationwide Third Division champions Albion on July 17. Now Donnelly wants to bring Division One new boys Rotherham back to Sussex
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Drinking railman jailed for 60 days
A signalman responsible for the safety of four railway crossings who went on a drinking session before his shift has been jailed for 60 days. Paul Clear, 57, nodded off in his signal box and was later found to be nearly twice the legal drink-drive limit
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Pearce searching for capital gain
Jack Pearce admits he may have to turn his back on Sussex as he strengthens his threadbare Bognor squad. Rocks finished the season with just 15 players, including loan goalkeeper Craig Stoner and double-signed Chris May, who also played for Broad-bridge
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PC's double award for bravery
A police officer has been honoured with bravery awards for two dramatic rescues. In one incident, Haywards Heath PC Neil Hersey, 31, crawled on his stomach to reach a trapped motorist after breaking his own leg. In another he helped save four occupants
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Moggo wants to lick cream of the track
Sussex star Alan Mogridge will try to beat the odds when he goes to the tapes with the big guns next week. Mogridge has been drafted into the line-up for the British final at Coventry on Saturday as the replacement for injured Eastbourne ace Joe Screen
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Gatwick development is unveiled
The first £18 million phase of a development at Gatwick Airport has been unveiled. The provision of more stands to accommodate larger, quieter aircraft is a key component in the airport's strategy. The first phase will include five stands followed by
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Tory's pledge to help farm disease victims
Shadow agriculture minister Tim Yeo pledged a Tory government would help firms suffering from the effects of the foot-and-mouth crisis during a visit to Sussex. He criticised the Government for "not realising" how many businesses were suffering because
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Terry Waite
Soon after he returned from captivity in Beirut, Terry Waite stopped to chat with a mother and her children near his home in Blackheath, London. The little boy recognised him and said: "That's Terry Waite. He was a hostage for five years". A week later
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Passage
Although listed under dance in the Brighton Festival brochure, Passage by Rosemary Lee is better described as contemporary movement. A team of 13 dancers, some trained, some not, performed an experimental and symbolic piece to a backdrop of bleak images
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Tomboy - Lemon
A man's girlfriend is leaving him because he is obsessed by Lemon Fanta. 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, greeting cards
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Il Re Pastore
Mozart wrote Il Re Pastore, The Pastoral King, when he was just 19 and it is often billed as an early Mozart piece. But for this composer 19 was middle age - he would die at 32 - and by that point he'd been composing and performing for more than a decade
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Barnes retains his title
Newhaven's Matthew Barnes has become the first man to retain the East Sussex Snooker Championship. In the final Barnes met Steve Crowley from Crowborough and got home by four frames to one including a new highest break in the championship. Barnes took
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Chance to meet police horses
Residents can meet Brighton and Hove's new police horses when they start patrolling the streets next month. Five horses and their riders will be on loan from the Avon and Somerset force for two weeks from June 11. For the first week PC Ian West will ride
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A&E glee
I had an accident on Sunday, May 13, and my family persuaded me to go to the A&E at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton. As I am elderly, I was somewhat apprehensive about going there. However, I need not have worried because I was treated
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Tory's pledge to farm disease victims
Shadow agriculture minister Tim Yeo pledged a Tory government would give relief to firms suffering from the effects of the foot-and-mouth crisis during a visit to Sussex. He criticised the Government for "not realising" how many businesses were suffering
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Back in touch
In recent weeks, I have been able to talk to and correspond with people whom I have not seen or heard from for more than 60 years. This is thanks entirely to The Argus and the feature writer Adam Trimingham for publishing my photo of Preston Church of
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Eviction threat to halt youth crime
Parents of tearaway children could face eviction if they fail to stop their bad behaviour. Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABCs) are being issued to youngsters aged ten to 18 who persistently harass and abuse neighbours or vandalise property. One child
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It's relative
Censorship of books did not start with the Vatican's Index, as claimed by Tim Graves, curator of Sussex University's Subversion And Censorship exhibition (Argus, May 10). It has always existed. The first Chinese emperor, in 213 BC, ordered the destruction
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Young boy's horrifying find of animal remains
Father-of-two Paul Hope was horrified when his 11-year-old son found what he thought was an animal's spine dumped next to a syringe outside their home. Mr Hope said his son Eli had left their home in Brighton for school but came back telling his father
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Lost space
The site chosen for the May Bug Ball was taken as the first step in a direct-action campaign to protest against the proposed building of a Sainsbury's supermarket on the site behind Brighton station. The event was not a rave in a car park (Argus, May
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Rose takes off as titles are decided
British Airways employee Chris Rose made a flying start in the King Alfred championship singles final and lifted the title for the first time, 21-13 over Tony Dade. Chris also won the triples with Peter Hubbard and Peter's teenage son David as skip. They
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Speedway: Boss insists Eagles can win title
Count us in for the title race. That is the message from Eastbourne boss Jon Cook. Victory over Ipswich in tomorrow night's match at Arlington Stadium, believes Cook, will put Eagles firmly in the Elite League championship picture. He said: "It's been
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Trains are halted in row with guards
South West Trains cancelled all its services out of Brighton today as guards staged a 24-hour walkout. The dispute is over worsening industrial relations between the company and the guards, including a dispute over the wearing of bright red waistcoats
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Raid confession 'a honeymoon boast'
A man accused of shooting a guard in an armed raid claimed he boasted of the crime on his honeymoon to impress his wife. John Dunlop, 43, allegedly confessed to his wife and even counted out the proceeds of the raid in front of her, the Old Bailey heard
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Pipped off
DJ Paul Cavendish spends more than £30 on bottles of Fanta Icy Lemon each week and has painted his home yellow and green. But his craving for the drink and its garish colours could lead to girlfriend Jenni Svenson ending their relationship. She detests
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Smart move
Young tearaways are making the lives of many people a misery on big estates such as those of Whitehawk and Moulsecoomb in East Brighton. But their days may be numbered under a scheme being put into operation by police, the city council and the New Deal
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DJ's obsessed with lemon pop
Paul Cavendish could soon be paying the price for trying to put too much fizz into his relationship. The 26-year-old has already painted his house yellow and green in tribute to his favourite lemon drink, sprayed his hair green and grown a series of lemon
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Ducking out
I was, to say the least, surprised Hove MP Ivor Caplin was not prepared to meet students at Sussex University at the election hustings event organised by them on May 15. He replied to the invitation saying he would not be attending because he did not
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Albion: Promotion tops the lot, Sexton says
Dave Sexton says winning the Division Three title with Albion has been the highlight of his glittering 51-year career in football. Sexton has managed Manchester United, guided Chelsea to the FA Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup and been involved in the
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Cricket: Ambrose to rescue with half century
Tim Ambrose followed his first innings 73 with a battling 55 as Sussex seconds again struggled for runs against Hampshire. Sussex, dismissed for 285 in their first innings of the Championship match at Hove, bettered that total by ten to leave Hampshire
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Dave's day is a right Carry On
If they ever make a Carry On Cricket movie then Southwick Wanderers' David Gravett has already had his audition and should get the lead role. The Wanderers all-rounder had a Sunday afternoon containing all the ingredients of the classic British comedies
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Repeal Section 28
Michael Fisher (Opinion, May 12) is obviously a bit sensitive about David Gold's chances at the General Election. Hardly had the ink dried on the Conservative manifesto than he was out of the box, as usual, to condemn the local candidate. Could it be
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Boxing: Halpin vows to fight again
Hove boxer Paul Halpin is today fighting to save his professional career. Halpin, the Southern Area featherweight champion, was set to meet Gavin Rees in Cardiff last month for the vacant WBO InterContinental featherweight title but had to withdraw after
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Coppell takes Palace influence to the Bees
Are you Crystal Palace in disguise? That could be the chant from Albion fans when Brentford visit Withdean Stadium next season. The sun has hardly shined yet but it already appears to be a summer of upheaval for the Griffin Park club. Ray Lewington, who
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Redknapp's departure is bad news
The news that Harry Redknapp had left West Ham sent shockwaves through football last week and the fall-out even reached Albion's south coast rivals AFC Bournemouth. The Cherries have had a special relationship with the Hammers ever since Redknapp - their
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Whose face is this?
The shape of a human face has suddenly appeared in grass in central Brighton. Residents woke to find the strange, half-smiling visage had appeared on the grassy bank in Ashton Rise, near St Peter's Church. As yet, no one has claimed responsibility for
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Donnelly hopes for Rotherham warm up
Sammy Donnelly wants to complete a pre-season promotion double for Worthing. The Rebels have already secured a visit from Nationwide Third Division champions Albion on July 17. Now Donnelly wants to bring Division One new boys Rotherham back to Sussex
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Pearce searching for capital gain
Jack Pearce admits he may have to turn his back on Sussex as he strengthens his threadbare Bognor squad. Rocks finished the season with just 15 players, including loan goalkeeper Craig Stoner and double-signed Chris May, who also played for Broad-bridge
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Heritage hungry for more Sidley success
Double winning Sidley United assistant-manager Peter Heritage is urging his team to follow in the foosteps of Burgess Hill and go and win the title again. Sidley, who share their Gullivers ground with Sidley Cricket Club, may not be able to move out of
