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Caring sister's gift of kindness
Mother-of-three Mandy Fingerneissl is recovering after donating her kidney to younger sister Natalie Milham, giving her a chance to lead a normal life. Natalie, 27, from Hillman Close, Lewes, was left fighting for her life at Easter when her one remaining
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Futile solution
Trying to solve the local housing shortage by building more "affordable" housing is as futile as swimming against a torrent of water. In the country as a whole, there is no housing shortage. This is a local problem caused by economic migration, due to
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Dead duck
So JoAnne Goode is worried because council workers at Brighton Town Hall have nowhere to park their bikes. Surely the ideal place is the derelict West Pier, which the general public could also use. Brighton and Hove City Council could then have some revenue
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No-go area
So Tony Mernagh, the city centre manager, is worried the TV show Brighton Bill might put people off visiting Brighton (The Argus, September 11). He obviously hasn't been out in Brighton on a Friday or Saturday evening. The centre is a no-go area unless
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Flying fish mystery
Police are tackling one of their strangest cases - the disappearance of 50 frozen flying fish. Five packs of the fish, a delicacy in the Caribbean, were being carried home by a London woman who had flown into Gatwick from Barbados. They were packed with
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Police hunt poodle attacker
A distraught dog owner is offering a reward to help catch an attacker who almost beat her pet to death. Corky, a miniature poodle, was battered about the head in an apparently unprovoked attack after he escaped from his owner's garden in Crawley. He was
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Adam Trimingham: The Sage of Sussex
The Argus is a regional paper and I am a local yokel. But there is only one subject I can write about today. That concerns the deaths of thousands of people thousands of miles away in America. Every now and again, an event jolts ordinary people out of
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Chernobyl check up for kids
Orpahned Chernobyl children were measured up and checked out to find out how healthy they are 15 years after nuclear disaster struck. The children were brought to England to stay with host families by the charity Sussex Friends of Chernobyl Children,
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It's a load of bull
I read about Mrs Elaine Tubby, who objected spontaneously to the bullfighting photograph displayed in an art gallery on the Isle of Wight (The Argus, September 10). How can one not fail to sympathise with Mrs Tubby's distress, knowing the cruelty that
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Freewheeler
Well, hooray for Jez Macdonald (Letters, September 5). This bright spark pleasures himself by congratulating the new parking regime and making comments on reports about the suffering of motorists, who are the recipients of yet another low blow inflicted
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Break sense
The Victorians had some clever ideas, one of which was to counter the effects of coastal erosion by erecting breakwaters along the beaches of Brighton and Hove to reduce the force of waves. Unfortunately, the value of these installations does not seem
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Being there
In response to A Hollick, the Royal British Legion Hove standard bearer, George Goble, was at the memorial service by invitation and was extremely proud to represent the many members of the Merchant Navy who are also British Legion members. The Red Ensign
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Navy dues
I agree wholeheartedly with A Hollick (Letters, September 6) concerning the lack of appreciation of the work of the Merchant Navy during the Second World War. Britain's strategy throughout the conflict was governed by the availability of shipping for
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Sisterly love
No one could have done much more for her sister than Mandy Fingermeissl. When Natalie Milham suffered from kidney failure, her older sister decided to help her lead a normal life again. She donated a kidney and, after the operation, both sisters are on
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Table Tennis: Events get new centre
The King Alfred Leisure Centre is set to become the new central venue for a number of Sussex table tennis events. This includes the All-Sussex Senior and Junior Championships next March. Before then, the six table venue in Hove will host a number of county
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Jobs curb for council
A jobs freeze has been imposed by city councillors in a bid to avert a financial crisis. Projections show Brighton and Hove Council could be overspent by more than £5 million at the end of the financial year. Resources cabinet councillor Jackie Lythell
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Privatised world in which no one cares
Please can something be done about the upkeep of Woodingdean Cemetery? All the rose trees have been done away with and the bushes, which helped the place look like a cemetery, have gone. The machine used to clean the graves wipes out all lettering on
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Cycling: Maes must settle for second in time trial
Lancing's Natasha Maes put up a strong defence of her title in the women's national circuit time trial championship in Leicestershire. But had to settle for a silver medal. Yvonne McGregor (Team Alsager), the world pursuit champion and Olympic bronze
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Parents in dock over truant daughter
A teenage girl failed to go to school for six months, a court heard. The girl's parents, who cannot be named in order to protect the identity of their child, admitted failing to ensure their daughter regularly went to school between January and June when
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Albion count cost of cup exit
ALBION are counting the cost of their Worthington Cup exit against Southampton. The failure of the Premiership strugglers to sell their allocation of tickets robbed the Seagulls of almost £6,000 in gate receipts. Southampton were entitled to around 1,000
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Backing for waste burners
Environment cabinet councillor Chris Morley said an incinerator he visited in northern France was "most impressive". He was part of a Brighton and Hove Council visit to Rouen in Normandy last week to see the energy-from-waste plant. Incineration, possibly
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Father's anger in hospital
Social workers were blamed for the death of a four-year-old boy, a court heard. Just hours before John Smith's life support machine was switched off, Simon McWilliam, the boy's adoptive father, turned on social worker John Barrow. They were gathered in
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Climber search finds body
Fears for the safety of a person spotted climbing at a notorious suicide spot led to the discovery of a body. Crew aboard the William Allchorn pleasure boat, which was taking passengers on a tour of the coastline, spotted a figure 70ft up on cliffs at
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Funding package under fire
Labour city council leaders were told they should be ashamed of themselves for reducing grants to some voluntary organisations. A new funding package was agreed by Brighton and Hove policy committee after an hour-long debate last night. Cabinet councillor
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All will remember where they were
A psychologist has said the terrorist atrocities in America will be a moment that people will remember for the rest of their lives. Dr Daniel Wright, a psychologist at the University of Sussex, said people will recall where they were when they heard the
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Gatwick flights still grounded
All transatlantic flights out of Gatwick remain grounded in the wake of the terrorist attacks on the US. US air space will stay closed for at least the rest of today and officials at Gatwick are urging passengers to contact airlines before making their
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How Sussex is helping to save lives
One of the police officers searching the rubble for survivors in New York is Deputy Sheriff Bradley Girdler. A former pupil of Longhill School, Rottingdean, Brighton, Bradley, 30, is a front-line officer in the town of Erie, near Buffalo in New York state
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How I survived terror attack
A Sussex man described how he had to clamber over dead bodies as he fled from his desk on the 100th floor of the World Trade Centre seconds after a plane crashed into it. Paul Neal, a 40 year-old transport consultant from Goring, was at his desk when
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Bus axe to fall
More bus cuts are likely to be approved next week. Environment director Alan McCarthy is recommending that Brighton and Hove City Council stops subsidising three routes. They include the 13 and 13a, which run every two hours from Westdene to Hove, also
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Caring sister's gift of kindness
Mother-of-three Mandy Fingerneissl is recovering after donating her kidney to younger sister Natalie Milham, giving her a chance to lead a normal life. Natalie, 27, from Hillman Close, Lewes, was left fighting for her life at Easter when her one remaining
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Futile solution
Trying to solve the local housing shortage by building more "affordable" housing is as futile as swimming against a torrent of water. In the country as a whole, there is no housing shortage. This is a local problem caused by economic migration, due to
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Flying fish mystery
Police are tackling one of their strangest cases - the disappearance of 50 frozen flying fish. Five packs of the fish, a delicacy in the Caribbean, were being carried home by a London woman who had flown into Gatwick from Barbados. They were packed with
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Police hunt poodle attacker
A distraught dog owner is offering a reward to help catch an attacker who almost beat her pet to death. Corky, a miniature poodle, was battered about the head in an apparently unprovoked attack after he escaped from his owner's garden in Crawley. He was
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Freewheeler
Well, hooray for Jez Macdonald (Letters, September 5). This bright spark pleasures himself by congratulating the new parking regime and making comments on reports about the suffering of motorists, who are the recipients of yet another low blow inflicted
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Crossed wires
I'm not for or against the way the Brighton ladies of the night ply their trade but I am a bit concerned at the penalty for placing advertising cards in phone boxes - a £1,000 fine or six months' imprisonment. It's a bit strong, isn't it? It's about time
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Being there
In response to A Hollick, the Royal British Legion Hove standard bearer, George Goble, was at the memorial service by invitation and was extremely proud to represent the many members of the Merchant Navy who are also British Legion members. The Red Ensign
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Reserves: Wilkinson to rescue
Albion left it late before earning an honourable 1-1 draw against Oxford in an Avon Insurance Combination match on Oxford City's Court Place Farm ground yesterday afternoon. Four minutes from the end, full back Robbie Pethick was inches off target with
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Flat broke
My landlady wants my flat back when the lease is up in November. I am devastated. The agent told me it was because my 14-year-old daughter had made a noise on two occasions. I have been in the flat for 16 months, always paid my rent on time and looked
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Watson's milestone
Albion's own David Beckham is on the brink of another career milestone. Only this time Paul Watson will be hoping the result is rather different. The Hastings-born rightback made the 250th League appearance of his career in the Friday night defeat at
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Flood cure takes time
Many people in the East Sussex county town of Lewes are still feeling the effects of the devastating floods last autumn even though they happened nearly a year ago. There is also concern that the same thing could happen again next month and that the authorities
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Rule-bound
Congratulations to John Parry on his brilliant analysis of the state of Britain today (The Argus, September 7). I particularly liked his analogy of "Yes, I'll have another glass of red wine" - it could equally have been "Let's go down the pub and get
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Table Tennis: Events get new centre
The King Alfred Leisure Centre is set to become the new central venue for a number of Sussex table tennis events. This includes the All-Sussex Senior and Junior Championships next March. Before then, the six table venue in Hove will host a number of county
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Couples' register is agreed
Councillors have agreed to introduce a partnership register so people can register their relationships without getting formally married. Brighton and Hove will be one of the first cities to have a register after one was started in London this month by
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Privatised world in which no one cares
Please can something be done about the upkeep of Woodingdean Cemetery? All the rose trees have been done away with and the bushes, which helped the place look like a cemetery, have gone. The machine used to clean the graves wipes out all lettering on
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Parents in dock over truant daughter
A teenage girl failed to go to school for six months, a court heard. The girl's parents, who cannot be named in order to protect the identity of their child, admitted failing to ensure their daughter regularly went to school between January and June when
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Goodwin may be back for Sussex next year
MURRAY Goodwin could be returning to Sussex as overseas player next season. Australian Michael Bevan is due to come back to fulfill the third and final year of his contract, but the county admitted today that they have serious doubts about his availability
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Hospital warned of winter bed crisis
Council bosses have warned a winter crisis could return to hospitals if social care for the elderly is not funded properly by the Government. Bed blocking at hospitals across Sussex has been a serious problem during the summer, with some reporting unprecedented
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Airport makes £100,000 loss
Britain's oldest working airport has flown back into the red. After making a profit for several years, Shoreham Airport made a loss last year of almost £100,000. Airport treasurer Chris Taylor said the airport had hoped to make a surplus of more than
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Jobless given a long-term boost
A scheme to help bosses recruit staff is bringing hope for the long-term unemployed. Newhaven Community Employment Partnership aims to find jobs for those having difficulty getting work. The project, which covers Newhaven, Seaford and Peacehaven, is backed
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A right royal plan for seaside homes
Areas of Worthing could be renamed Windsor in honour of the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Lasers and fireworks are also set to light up the sky above the town next summer to mark the occasion. Worthing Borough Council is looking to stage a spectacular firework
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Climber search finds body
Fears for the safety of a person spotted climbing at a notorious suicide spot led to the discovery of a body. Crew aboard the William Allchorn pleasure boat, which was taking passengers on a tour of the coastline, spotted a figure 70ft up on cliffs at
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Hospital warned of winter bed crisis
Council bosses have warned a winter crisis could return to hospitals if social care for the elderly is not funded properly by the Government. Bed blocking at hospitals across Sussex has been a serious problem during the summer, with some reporting unprecedented
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Still flooded out a year on
A family is still waiting to move back into their home almost a year after being forced out by floods. Wendy McGowan-Griffin and her children, Ralph and Eve Critchley, say they had expected to be back in their home in Malling Street, Lewes, by Easter.
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Clubber knifed by muggers
A man was stabbed in the leg with an 18-inch knife after an evening at a nightclub. The 35-year-old victim was stopped in Langley Road, Eastbourne, by two men who punched him and demanded cash. During the fracas at 1am yesterday the man, from Eastbourne
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Three badly hurt in four-car smash
Three people were injured, two seriously, in a four-car crash last night. The accident happened just after 6pm on the A26 at South Heighton near Newhaven. The driver of a Peugeot 406, a 32-year-old man from Hove, was airlifted to Eastbourne District General
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Fight to halt bus cuts
Planned cuts to bus services could be just the tip of the iceberg, councillors fear. West Sussex County Council has announced it will no longer be able to subsidise a number of bus routes. Some of the services carry tens of thousands of passengers a year
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Crash rider dies
A motorcyclist injured in an accident yesterday has died. The death brings the number of motorcyclists killed on West Sussex roads this year to nine, compared with seven during the whole of 2000. The 42-year-old rider's machine hit a lamp post near Arundel
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All will remember where they were
A psychologist has said the terrorist atrocities in America will be a moment that people will remember for the rest of their lives. Dr Daniel Wright, a psychologist at the University of Sussex, said people will recall where they were when they heard the
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Gatwick flights still grounded
All transatlantic flights out of Gatwick remain grounded in the wake of the terrorist attacks on the US. US air space will stay closed for at least the rest of today and officials at Gatwick are urging passengers to contact airlines before making their
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How Sussex is helping to save lives
One of the police officers searching the rubble for survivors in New York is Deputy Sheriff Bradley Girdler. A former pupil of Longhill School, Rottingdean, Brighton, Bradley, 30, is a front-line officer in the town of Erie, near Buffalo in New York state
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Sex cards crackdown welcomed
City council leader Ken Bodfish has welcomed a new law which clamps down on prostitutes' cards left in phone boxes. Under the law, which came into effect this month, offenders face maximum penalties of six months in prison or a fine of £5,000. Councillor
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Tackling the Big Issues
The Big Issue seller on the street corner has become a familiar sight in cities such as Brighton and Hove. Since its launch in 1991, the magazine has helped thousands of vendors scrape a living and, in many cases, given them a hand up out of the homeless
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Right to protest
It is hard to believe charges against a man accused of deliberately driving his vehicle over an anti-hunt protester have been dropped. What sort of signal does that send out? What next? Open season on protestors? Letting people drive cars at protestors
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Dead duck
So JoAnne Goode is worried because council workers at Brighton Town Hall have nowhere to park their bikes. Surely the ideal place is the derelict West Pier, which the general public could also use. Brighton and Hove City Council could then have some revenue
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No-go area
So Tony Mernagh, the city centre manager, is worried the TV show Brighton Bill might put people off visiting Brighton (The Argus, September 11). He obviously hasn't been out in Brighton on a Friday or Saturday evening. The centre is a no-go area unless
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Adam Trimingham: The Sage of Sussex
The Argus is a regional paper and I am a local yokel. But there is only one subject I can write about today. That concerns the deaths of thousands of people thousands of miles away in America. Every now and again, an event jolts ordinary people out of
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Date
Chernobyl check up for kids
Orpahned Chernobyl children were measured up and checked out to find out how healthy they are 15 years after nuclear disaster struck. The children were brought to England to stay with host families by the charity Sussex Friends of Chernobyl Children,
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It's a load of bull
I read about Mrs Elaine Tubby, who objected spontaneously to the bullfighting photograph displayed in an art gallery on the Isle of Wight (The Argus, September 10). How can one not fail to sympathise with Mrs Tubby's distress, knowing the cruelty that
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Date
Break sense
The Victorians had some clever ideas, one of which was to counter the effects of coastal erosion by erecting breakwaters along the beaches of Brighton and Hove to reduce the force of waves. Unfortunately, the value of these installations does not seem
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Date
Calendar men
Middle-aged men in Goring have performed daring deeds in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for charity. They have stripped naked for a calendar called Real Goring Men which will produce funds for the Chestnut Tree Appeal. The men had to choose quiet
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Navy dues
I agree wholeheartedly with A Hollick (Letters, September 6) concerning the lack of appreciation of the work of the Merchant Navy during the Second World War. Britain's strategy throughout the conflict was governed by the availability of shipping for
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City call centre plan
Councillors are looking at creating a call centre to deal with the huge number of people wanting a range of information about the city. Brighton and Hove Council, the city's biggest employer, currently receives more than 1.6 million calls a year. Consultants
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Sisterly love
No one could have done much more for her sister than Mandy Fingermeissl. When Natalie Milham suffered from kidney failure, her older sister decided to help her lead a normal life again. She donated a kidney and, after the operation, both sisters are on
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Phone firm gets go-ahead
Residents say the law has let them down after discovering permission has been granted for three mobile phone masts to go up in their neighbourhood. Planners' approval has been given for masts at Roedean fire station, the gasworks nearby and Marine Gate
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Jobs curb for council
A jobs freeze has been imposed by city councillors in a bid to avert a financial crisis. Projections show Brighton and Hove Council could be overspent by more than £5 million at the end of the financial year. Resources cabinet councillor Jackie Lythell
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Cycling: Maes must settle for second in time trial
Lancing's Natasha Maes put up a strong defence of her title in the women's national circuit time trial championship in Leicestershire. But had to settle for a silver medal. Yvonne McGregor (Team Alsager), the world pursuit champion and Olympic bronze
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Albion count cost of cup exit
ALBION are counting the cost of their Worthington Cup exit against Southampton. The failure of the Premiership strugglers to sell their allocation of tickets robbed the Seagulls of almost £6,000 in gate receipts. Southampton were entitled to around 1,000
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Pigeon cull verdict
Protesters have demanded a permanent end to a pigeon cull. Councillors in Worthing will decide next week whether to restart shooting the birds. Protesters claim culling is inhumane and the council introduced a temporary ban over the summer following the
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Firms team up to fight crime
Small businesses will learn to fight back against crime thanks to a joint venture between police and a council. Wealden District council's Environmental Health department has teamed up with Sussex police in a bid to clamp down on burglaries and fraud
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Crime tops youth agenda
Hundreds of youngsters have responded to a youth survey eager to have their say on changes they want to see within their town. Almost 750 Newhaven residents aged between nine and 25 returned questionnaires offering their views on facilities in the town
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Backing for waste burners
Environment cabinet councillor Chris Morley said an incinerator he visited in northern France was "most impressive". He was part of a Brighton and Hove Council visit to Rouen in Normandy last week to see the energy-from-waste plant. Incineration, possibly
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Mayor cheaper option, say supporters
Campaigners in favour of a directly-elected mayor say their proposal would be cheaper than the alternative committee system. The No campaign in Brighton and Hove, called Allies for Democracy, has said having a mayor would cost an extra £1 million during
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Father's anger in hospital
Social workers were blamed for the death of a four-year-old boy, a court heard. Just hours before John Smith's life support machine was switched off, Simon McWilliam, the boy's adoptive father, turned on social worker John Barrow. They were gathered in
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Man killed in freak accident
A mother spoke today about the freak road accident which killed her son. Fencing belonging to builders was moved in the night and was left jutting out into Brighton Road, Hooley, London. Hours later, 20-year-old Ryan Gurl, a passenger in a white Transit
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Help with homes for key staff
Help is on the way for nurses and teachers squeezed out of the housing market by rocketing prices. Twenty-five key workers will be assisted through a joint initiative by Mid Sussex District Council the Moat Housing Group, which has been awarded £750,000
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Funding package under fire
Labour city council leaders were told they should be ashamed of themselves for reducing grants to some voluntary organisations. A new funding package was agreed by Brighton and Hove policy committee after an hour-long debate last night. Cabinet councillor
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Station closed in blast
A controlled explosion was carried out on a suspect package found during rush hour at a town centre railway station. Staff found the brown box with wires sticking out close to inflammable liquids at Hastings station yesterday. More than 150 people were
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How I survived terror attack
A Sussex man described how he had to clamber over dead bodies as he fled from his desk on the 100th floor of the World Trade Centre seconds after a plane crashed into it. Paul Neal, a 40 year-old transport consultant from Goring, was at his desk when
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Date
Crime tops youth agenda
Hundreds of youngsters have responded to a youth survey eager to have their say on changes they want to see within their town. Almost 750 Newhaven residents aged between nine and 25 returned questionnaires offering their views on facilities in the town
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Bus axe to fall
More bus cuts are likely to be approved next week. Environment director Alan McCarthy is recommending that Brighton and Hove City Council stops subsidising three routes. They include the 13 and 13a, which run every two hours from Westdene to Hove, also
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Date
Tackling the Big Issues
The Big Issue seller on the street corner has become a familiar sight in cities such as Brighton and Hove. Since its launch in 1991, the magazine has helped thousands of vendors scrape a living and, in many cases, given them a hand up out of the homeless
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Date
Right to protest
It is hard to believe charges against a man accused of deliberately driving his vehicle over an anti-hunt protester have been dropped. What sort of signal does that send out? What next? Open season on protestors? Letting people drive cars at protestors
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Date
Crossed wires
I'm not for or against the way the Brighton ladies of the night ply their trade but I am a bit concerned at the penalty for placing advertising cards in phone boxes - a £1,000 fine or six months' imprisonment. It's a bit strong, isn't it? It's about time
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Date
Calendar men
Middle-aged men in Goring have performed daring deeds in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for charity. They have stripped naked for a calendar called Real Goring Men which will produce funds for the Chestnut Tree Appeal. The men had to choose quiet
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Date
Reserves: Wilkinson to rescue
Albion left it late before earning an honourable 1-1 draw against Oxford in an Avon Insurance Combination match on Oxford City's Court Place Farm ground yesterday afternoon. Four minutes from the end, full back Robbie Pethick was inches off target with
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Date
City call centre plan
Councillors are looking at creating a call centre to deal with the huge number of people wanting a range of information about the city. Brighton and Hove Council, the city's biggest employer, currently receives more than 1.6 million calls a year. Consultants
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Date
Phone firm gets go-ahead
Residents say the law has let them down after discovering permission has been granted for three mobile phone masts to go up in their neighbourhood. Planners' approval has been given for masts at Roedean fire station, the gasworks nearby and Marine Gate
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Date
Flat broke
My landlady wants my flat back when the lease is up in November. I am devastated. The agent told me it was because my 14-year-old daughter had made a noise on two occasions. I have been in the flat for 16 months, always paid my rent on time and looked
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Date
Watson's milestone
Albion's own David Beckham is on the brink of another career milestone. Only this time Paul Watson will be hoping the result is rather different. The Hastings-born rightback made the 250th League appearance of his career in the Friday night defeat at
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Date
Flood cure takes time
Many people in the East Sussex county town of Lewes are still feeling the effects of the devastating floods last autumn even though they happened nearly a year ago. There is also concern that the same thing could happen again next month and that the authorities
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Date
Rule-bound
Congratulations to John Parry on his brilliant analysis of the state of Britain today (The Argus, September 7). I particularly liked his analogy of "Yes, I'll have another glass of red wine" - it could equally have been "Let's go down the pub and get
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Date
Couples' register is agreed
Councillors have agreed to introduce a partnership register so people can register their relationships without getting formally married. Brighton and Hove will be one of the first cities to have a register after one was started in London this month by
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Date
Goodwin may be back for Sussex next year
MURRAY Goodwin could be returning to Sussex as overseas player next season. Australian Michael Bevan is due to come back to fulfill the third and final year of his contract, but the county admitted today that they have serious doubts about his availability
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Date
Hospital warned of winter bed crisis
Council bosses have warned a winter crisis could return to hospitals if social care for the elderly is not funded properly by the Government. Bed blocking at hospitals across Sussex has been a serious problem during the summer, with some reporting unprecedented
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Date
Airport makes £100,000 loss
Britain's oldest working airport has flown back into the red. After making a profit for several years, Shoreham Airport made a loss last year of almost £100,000. Airport treasurer Chris Taylor said the airport had hoped to make a surplus of more than
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Date
Mayor cheaper option, say supporters
Campaigners in favour of a directly-elected mayor say their proposal would be cheaper than the alternative committee system. The No campaign in Brighton and Hove, called Allies for Democracy, has said having a mayor would cost an extra £1 million during
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Date
Man killed in freak accident
A mother spoke today about the freak road accident which killed her son. Fencing belonging to builders was moved in the night and was left jutting out into Brighton Road, Hooley, London. Hours later, 20-year-old Ryan Gurl, a passenger in a white Transit
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Still flooded out a year on
A family is still waiting to move back into their home almost a year after being forced out by floods. Wendy McGowan-Griffin and her children, Ralph and Eve Critchley, say they had expected to be back in their home in Malling Street, Lewes, by Easter.
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Crash rider dies
A motorcyclist injured in an accident yesterday has died. The death brings the number of motorcyclists killed on West Sussex roads this year to nine, compared with seven during the whole of 2000. The 42-year-old rider's machine hit a lamp post near Arundel
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Sex cards crackdown welcomed
City council leader Ken Bodfish has welcomed a new law which clamps down on prostitutes' cards left in phone boxes. Under the law, which came into effect this month, offenders face maximum penalties of six months in prison or a fine of £5,000. Councillor
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Date
Station closed in blast
A controlled explosion was carried out on a suspect package found during rush hour at a town centre railway station. Staff found the brown box with wires sticking out close to inflammable liquids at Hastings station yesterday. More than 150 people were
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Date
Crime tops youth agenda
Hundreds of youngsters have responded to a youth survey eager to have their say on changes they want to see within their town. Almost 750 Newhaven residents aged between nine and 25 returned questionnaires offering their views on facilities in the town
