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Stray in the doghouse after noisy vigil
Lady And The Tramp never caused so much trouble for their neighbours when they romanced over a bowl of spaghetti. But unlike the love story of the hound who wooed the pooch in the hit Disney film, one real-life stray made residents' lives a misery in
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Dingy office threat to efficiency
Stuffy, crowded and poorly-lit workplaces are damaging the South- East's productivity. A survey by energy company Npower said the most people believed a better atmosphere would increase their productivity. The worst culprit was felt to be overcrowding
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£87m finance firms' link-up
Software provider Marlborough Stirling has announced an £87 million deal to boost its presence in the financial services sector. The Brighton-based company is to acquire Exchange FS, which provides support services to the personal finance and insurance
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Exporters lag behind on euro change
Sussex firms are failing to prepare for the introduction of the euro across most of the European Union. Two-thirds of exporting businesses in the county did not invoice in the new currency although they had had two years to prepare, said a report by Lloyds
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Titan aims to banish washing day blues
A new washing machine, hailed as revolutionary by manufacturers, goes on sale today. The British-designed Titan washing machine, built in Stratford-upon-Avon, has a removable tub, holds more clothes and can be opened halfway through a cycle to add forgotten
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Hospitals slammed over performance
A Sussex hospital trust was today named as one of the 12 worst in England. Brighton Health Care NHS Trust was awarded no stars in a national list of 170 acute trusts published for the first time by the Department of Health. The trust, the biggest in Sussex
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Eye-opener
The greatest single cause of severe sight loss in this country is macular disease. More than half of all those who become registered blind or partially-sighted do so through this disabling condition. The Macular Disease Society is the leading support
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Muddled-up
Larry Isles (Letters, September 22) is perfectly entitled to his opinions about my politics, friends and letters to The Argus but he ought not to be so sloppy with his facts. I was not "Arthur Scargill's candidate" at the last election. I have never belonged
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£1m blaze case boys cleared
Two 12 year-old boys have been cleared of starting a fire which caused £1.4 million damage to a warehouse and lorries. The children were accused of starting the fire at the Paula Rosa Kitchens factory at Water Lane Industrial Park, Storrington, on February
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No defence
Andy Richards (Letters, September 18) finds Alan Bacon's praise for the way Mayor Giuliani has provided leadership and support for the people of New York "tasteless". Tasteless or not, Mr Bacon's opinions pale into insignificance next to Mr Richards'
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Non-league football: Shoreham keep it mean
Shoreham boss Roger Brace believes his side may have set a club record after recording their seventh clean sheet. The County League Division Two pacesetters produced another outstanding defensive performance in their 2-0 win at Wealden on Saturday. It
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Club's handicap
East Brighton Golf Club occupies one of the most beautiful sites in the city, high on the Downs overlooking the sea. But a store of materials close to a public footpath is growing year by year and is an eyesore. The pile of sand and other materials is
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Rugby: Heath can still get better
Haywards Heath won their first away match in London One but skipper Henry Goodburn insisted his side could still improve. Heath scored five tries in a 32-22 success at Cambridge but it needed a late Owen Ashton penalty to settle their nerves. Goodburn
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Albion's stadium fears allayed
Fears that Albion could be homeless again in two years have been dismissed by a Withdean Stadium supremo. Martin Burholt says Combined Counties League club Withdean 2000 will not be playing at the Stadium instead of or in addition to the Seagulls. A report
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Bassam accuses opponents of 'dirty tricks'
Lord Bassam has appealed to opponents to stop descending to personal abuse in the battle about whether there should be an elected mayor. In an open letter to all Brighton and Hove councillors, the peer, who backs the Yes campaign, said a newspaper produced
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review: Marriage troubles on Monkey Island
Escape From Monkey Island for the PlayStation 2 sees Guybrush Threepwood, return for more daring do. This time he has got himself wed. His bride is Governor Elaine Marley-Threepwood, a society beauty with political clout and some back-stabbingly evil
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Airline pilot sat on a thief
Airline pilot Darren Mendoza has been hailed a hero for the fourth time after tackling a violent shoplifter. The 32-year-old Virgin Atlantic captain grappled with the thief who was threatening a newsagent and sat on him for 15 minutes until police arrived
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Nobel knight gets a stamp of genius
For just 19p, stamp fans can enjoy a piece of science history. Next week, the Royal Mail will release a set of stamps to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize. The 19p second-class stamp will feature a heat sensitive image of the buckminsterfullerene
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Chance to learn film SFX
Budding movie-makers can learn Hollywood's latest tricks without having to cross the Atlantic. Lewes Tertiary College has introduced an evening class teaching Maya, a computer programme used to create stunning TV and film special effects (SFX). Steve
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Pier plans will blot landscape, protesters say
Protesters say magnificent sea views of the seafront at the West Pier could be obliterated by a plan to restore the ruined pier. Developer St Modwen is proposing a large leisure scheme on either side of the West Pier in Brighton to make sure the beautiful
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The maze of medical litigation
Unhappy patients are turning to the courts in increasing numbers after suffering alleged medical negligence. Brighton-based solicitors Wynne Baxter has produced a web site to explain the legal possibilities available to anyone who has had a medical accident
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Patients flee hospital fire
Fire ripped through a hospital kitchen early today forcing the evacuation of patients and staff. More than 120 firefighters from all over East Sussex spent two hours bringing the fierce blaze under control at the Conquest Hospital, Hastings. They were
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Chief finally goes, defiant to the last
Sussex Police Chief Constable Paul Whitehouse, condemned after the fatal shooting of an unarmed man, left the force yesterday insisting: "My conscience is clear." As removal crews cleared his £400,000 Lewes house for his move to a new home in Shropshire
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Tapping your Footsie as shares go for a song
The highs and lows of the stock market have been given a musical twist. Brighton-based ShareCrazy has relaunched its plain-speaking investment web site and added a weekly report sung by online guide, Joe Public. Managing director Alan Green said: "Joe
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Robots do chores in tomorrow's home
Domestic life could be made easier by robotic cleaners and automated homes. This is the message in the annual Faraday Lectures for 14 to 16-year-olds being scripted by a Sussex team. Tim Venables, research officer for the programme on innovation in the
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Hoogstraten on murder charge
Sussex millionaire Nicholas van Hoogstraten appeared in court today charged with murder. The 56-year-old property tycoon appeared at Bexley Magistrates Court for three minutes accused of killing Brighton landlord Mohammed Sabir Raja. He also faces charges
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Parents seek a safer way to school
Parents who walk their children to school every day have produced a travel plan. They hope it will encourage parents at other schools to follow their example and the council to put more money into safety. The Stanford Infants Travel Plan has been produced
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Housing advice cuts loom
A group that campaigns for leaseholders faces severe problems because its city council grant has been axed. The Brighton, Hove and Distict Leaseholders Association is set to lose an annual grant of £1,500 it has received for the last nine years. The group
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Books: Computer crimes uncovered
Cyber crimes have become commonplace and capture the public's imagination. Details of some of the digital misdeeds are revealed in Tangled Web by Richard Power. Security issues are often overlooked in the quest to save money. One hour spent with this
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Tourism has good year
Tourism in Sussex has had a successful season, despite anxieties over foot-and-mouth, floods and lack of international visitors. Margaret Shephard, development manager at Eastbourne College of Arts and Technology (ECAT), said after a shaky start mid-summer
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Exporters lag behind on euro change
Sussex firms are failing to prepare for the introduction of the euro across most of the European Union. Two-thirds of exporting businesses in the county did not invoice in the new currency although they had had two years to prepare, said a report by Lloyds
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Designer who found cartoons give him a buzz
A visit to Italy prompted James Parsons to publish his own book of comic strips. The 24-year-old interior designer is hoping his work, 223 Boxes, will be a sell out in bookshops around Brighton and Hove and is now working on a second edition. James, who
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Resident's fury at golf club 'dump'
A golf club has been accused of hiding a dump behind its neatly-manicured greens. East Brighton Golf Club, an 18-hole course, is home to a tarpaulin-covered materials dump, tucked out of sight of the players. Residents say the outdoor sand store, which
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Feature: Sick state of hospitals
Siobhan Ryan reports on the state of hospitals in Sussex on the day the Government publishes its NHS performance ratings. Senior accident and emergency nurse Matthew Hutchinson has seen many changes during more than ten years at the Royal Sussex County
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Eye-opener
The greatest single cause of severe sight loss in this country is macular disease. More than half of all those who become registered blind or partially-sighted do so through this disabling condition. The Macular Disease Society is the leading support
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Reason why
There are at least four powerful reasons why we need not fear any reduction in our "democracy" with an elected mayor. New Yorkers have an elected mayor. They don't feel they live in an undemocratic city. The whole of France has elected mayors. The French
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£1m blaze case boys cleared
Two 12 year-old boys have been cleared of starting a fire which caused £1.4 million damage to a warehouse and lorries. The children were accused of starting the fire at the Paula Rosa Kitchens factory at Water Lane Industrial Park, Storrington, on February
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No defence
Andy Richards (Letters, September 18) finds Alan Bacon's praise for the way Mayor Giuliani has provided leadership and support for the people of New York "tasteless". Tasteless or not, Mr Bacon's opinions pale into insignificance next to Mr Richards'
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Non-league football: Shoreham keep it mean
Shoreham boss Roger Brace believes his side may have set a club record after recording their seventh clean sheet. The County League Division Two pacesetters produced another outstanding defensive performance in their 2-0 win at Wealden on Saturday. It
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Rugby: Heath can still get better
Haywards Heath won their first away match in London One but skipper Henry Goodburn insisted his side could still improve. Heath scored five tries in a 32-22 success at Cambridge but it needed a late Owen Ashton penalty to settle their nerves. Goodburn
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Fighting the real issues
Opponents of a directly-elected city mayor are having a real go at former council leader Lord Bassam, who is now a Government whip. Their newspaper is full of attacks on the peer, ranging from a front-page story to a back-page cartoon. But the debate
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Protest against the council's cutbacks
So we discover the future of Knoll House in Hove is still as uncertain as ever and that Brighton and Hove City Council has deferred a decision, yet again, until the November council meeting as to whether or not the residential and respite units will close
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Don't ease up, warns Adams
Albion boss Micky Adams has urged his table-toppers to stay switched on at lowly Wycombe Wanderers tonight. The Seagulls have established an early four-point lead but Adams is warning against complacency. "I don't think we are good enough yet to switch
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Anger over worthless air tickets
A family spent months saving for airline tickets only to find they are now worthless. Alice Camero, her partner and two children, who live in Trafalgar Road, Portslade, had booked tickets worth £264 with Gill Airways to fly to Newcastle next month. However
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Review: Mayhem with Mickey
Mickey Mouse and friends run amok in Mickey Saves the Day causing mayhem and chaos wherever they go. The story line is a Disney classic. Big Bad Pete has taken over running a small town and kidnapped the mayor so Mickey is drafted in to the rescue. The
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Drive to stamp out prank 999 calls
An initiative is being launched to stamp out the growing number of hoax 999 calls. Last year, more than half the five million calls made to the emergency services from BT phone boxes were false or malicious calls with 510 in East Sussex alone. Research
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How your phone can become a mobile wallet
A payment service turning mobile phones into mobile wallets has been launched. The Paybox system enables people to shop online or send and request money from friends. It operates like a direct debit card in a mobile phone and is compatible with any bank
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Nobel knight gets a stamp of genius
For just 19p, stamp fans can enjoy a piece of science history. Next week, the Royal Mail will release a set of stamps to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize. The 19p second-class stamp will feature a heat sensitive image of the buckminsterfullerene
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Date
Chance to learn film SFX
Budding movie-makers can learn Hollywood's latest tricks without having to cross the Atlantic. Lewes Tertiary College has introduced an evening class teaching Maya, a computer programme used to create stunning TV and film special effects (SFX). Steve
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The maze of medical litigation
Unhappy patients are turning to the courts in increasing numbers after suffering alleged medical negligence. Brighton-based solicitors Wynne Baxter has produced a web site to explain the legal possibilities available to anyone who has had a medical accident
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Patients flee hospital fire
Fire ripped through a hospital kitchen early today forcing the evacuation of patients and staff. More than 120 firefighters from all over East Sussex spent two hours bringing the fierce blaze under control at the Conquest Hospital, Hastings. They were
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Joystick future for car control
The future of vehicle technology has been under discussion in Sussex. Delegates from the UK, Europe and the United States met at Sussex University for the first Total Vehicle Technology conference. Organiser Peter Childs, from the university's engineering
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Tapping your Footsie as shares go for a song
The highs and lows of the stock market have been given a musical twist. Brighton-based ShareCrazy has relaunched its plain-speaking investment web site and added a weekly report sung by online guide, Joe Public. Managing director Alan Green said: "Joe
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Fireman dials 999 in fumes drama
A firefighter on his way home for a late lunch discovered a chemical leak at a factory. Sub-officer Norman Ingram, of Bexhill fire station, was going to Piltdown Close, Bexhill, when he noticed an overpowering smell of ammonia from RHM Frozen Foods in
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Mayor suffers suspected heart attack
The Town Mayor of Newhaven, Councillor David Fitton, has had a suspected heart attack while on holiday in France. The mayor and mayoress were taking a short break when the councillor collapsed after suffering chest pains. Their three children yesterday
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Patients flee hospital fire
Fire ripped through a hospital kitchen early today forcing the evacuation of patients and staff. More than 120 firefighters from all over East Sussex spent two hours bringing the fierce blaze under control at the Conquest Hospital, Hastings. They were
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Airline pilot sat on a thief
Airline pilot Darren Mendoza has been hailed a hero for the fourth time after tackling a violent shoplifter. The 32-year-old Virgin Atlantic captain grappled with the thief who was threatening a newsagent and sat on him for 15 minutes until police arrived
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£1m blaze case boys cleared
Two 12 year-old boys have been cleared of starting a fire which caused £1.4 million damage to a warehouse and lorries. The children were accused of starting the fire at the Paula Rosa Kitchens factory at Water Lane Industrial Park, Storrington, on February
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Parents seek a safer way to school
Parents who walk their children to school every day have produced a travel plan. They hope it will encourage parents at other schools to follow their example and the council to put more money into safety. The Stanford Infants Travel Plan has been produced
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Call for more affordable homes
City housing boss Tehmtan Framroze says the most pressing need in his department is for more affordable rented homes. He was replying to Councillor Brian Oxley, Tory opposition leader on Brighton and Hove City Council, who claimed housing policy was unbalanced
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parker's progress: It's no longer top Rank
Against market trends, Rank group shares are moving up. Merrill Lynch recommends us to buy. Gambling Sheds, Hard Rock casinos, Mecca bingo and Grosvenor casinos are set to make big money. The Government's gambling review is expected to help. As an ex-employee
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Tourism has good year
Tourism in Sussex has had a successful season, despite anxieties over foot-and-mouth, floods and lack of international visitors. Margaret Shephard, development manager at Eastbourne College of Arts and Technology (ECAT), said after a shaky start mid-summer
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Designer who found cartoons give him a buzz
A visit to Italy prompted James Parsons to publish his own book of comic strips. The 24-year-old interior designer is hoping his work, 223 Boxes, will be a sell out in bookshops around Brighton and Hove and is now working on a second edition. James, who
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Signs from days before the train was a strain
The train now leaving Horsted Keynes is heading for Memory Lane. The Bluebell Railway station in the heart of Sussex is the launch site for a video, The Lost Railway, A Return Ticket to the Steyning Line, made by Sussex firm, Off The Rails. The line closed
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We must join forces to prevent a crash
The business community should pull together to steer the economy through the economic downturn caused by the terrorist attacks in the United States. Norman Boyland, executive chairman of the West Sussex Economic Forum, called for a co-ordinated and level-headed
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review: Light and robust CD MP3 player
At last, a first rate MP3 player that has all the whistles and bells associated with much more expensive units at a fraction of the price. The Waitec Havin is lightweight and yet seems robust enough to stay the course. It includes navigation software
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Resident's fury at golf club 'dump'
A golf club has been accused of hiding a dump behind its neatly-manicured greens. East Brighton Golf Club, an 18-hole course, is home to a tarpaulin-covered materials dump, tucked out of sight of the players. Residents say the outdoor sand store, which
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Date
Why junk from the past is preferable
At Laughton Country Fair last week, I joined thousands of fascinated rubberneckers gawping at the ancient engines on display. Not just steam. I spotted early petrol generators and some fine-looking diesel stationary engines too. These fabulous engines
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Ricardo posts record profits
Ricardo, the Shoreham-based engineering firm, has announced record trading results. The firm, which develops engines for some of the world's leading car manufacturers, recorded a pre-tax profit of £15.1 milllion for the year to June 30, up 18 per cent
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Signal Failure, by Lizzie Enfield
Dear Connex, I am writing to inform you that since receiving your letter six weeks ago, I have not had time to go to the pub . . ." typed friend Graham on his laptop. "This is largely due to the fact that almost every day, one of my journeys to or from
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Feature: Sick state of hospitals
Siobhan Ryan reports on the state of hospitals in Sussex on the day the Government publishes its NHS performance ratings. Senior accident and emergency nurse Matthew Hutchinson has seen many changes during more than ten years at the Royal Sussex County
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Date
Crashing bore
Is there no limit to the Palace Pier's obsession with fireworks? Why was 10.30pm last Tuesday judged a suitable occasion for making a noise like a prolonged artillery bombardment? Many people must have wondered, like me, whether a terrorist attack was
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Reason why
There are at least four powerful reasons why we need not fear any reduction in our "democracy" with an elected mayor. New Yorkers have an elected mayor. They don't feel they live in an undemocratic city. The whole of France has elected mayors. The French
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Date
Gay old times
Kathleen Harvey is an 88-year-old pensioner who lives with other elderly people in sheltered housing in Brighton. Yet before the Second World War she was a Gaiety girl who enjoyed a wonderful career of dancing and glamour. She's always been known as Bunny
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A second winter on the streets
A teenager is paying the price for bad behaviour as he faces his second winter sleeping rough. Andrew Roper, 19, had to leave his parents home in Warrior Close, Portslade, after neighbours complained of more than four years of harassment. A court upheld
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Appalling
I was appalled by Simon Fanshawe's article associating an extremely emotive issue, thousands dead in New York, with the idea that only an executive mayor could provide the necessary leadership for times such as these. This is crass nonsense. Great leaders
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Fighting the real issues
Opponents of a directly-elected city mayor are having a real go at former council leader Lord Bassam, who is now a Government whip. Their newspaper is full of attacks on the peer, ranging from a front-page story to a back-page cartoon. But the debate
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Date
Blank rounds
Simon Fanshawe (The Argus, September 20) used New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani's ability to rise to the media occasion to score points for the upcoming referendum in Brighton and Hove and his own support for the Yes campaign. This opportunism so soon after
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Rugby: Big guns signal intentions
The big guns all got off to impressive starts in Sussex One. Chichester, Heathfield, Horsham and Hastings are expected to fight it out for title honours and they piled up 199 points between them. Local pride was intact for Chichester after their 37-6
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Date
Protest against the council's cutbacks
So we discover the future of Knoll House in Hove is still as uncertain as ever and that Brighton and Hove City Council has deferred a decision, yet again, until the November council meeting as to whether or not the residential and respite units will close
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Date
Rugby: Worthing skipper keeps cool head
Worthing are off to a flyer in their bid for the London Three South East title. But skipper Mike Imrie admitted the big tests were yet to come after Saturday's 47-0 success at Crawley. Back row man Jamie Newhouse crossed twice as Worthing saw off a spirited
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Don't ease up, warns Adams
Albion boss Micky Adams has urged his table-toppers to stay switched on at lowly Wycombe Wanderers tonight. The Seagulls have established an early four-point lead but Adams is warning against complacency. "I don't think we are good enough yet to switch
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Date
Anger over worthless air tickets
A family spent months saving for airline tickets only to find they are now worthless. Alice Camero, her partner and two children, who live in Trafalgar Road, Portslade, had booked tickets worth £264 with Gill Airways to fly to Newcastle next month. However
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Date
Review: Mayhem with Mickey
Mickey Mouse and friends run amok in Mickey Saves the Day causing mayhem and chaos wherever they go. The story line is a Disney classic. Big Bad Pete has taken over running a small town and kidnapped the mayor so Mickey is drafted in to the rescue. The
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Date
Drive to stamp out prank 999 calls
An initiative is being launched to stamp out the growing number of hoax 999 calls. Last year, more than half the five million calls made to the emergency services from BT phone boxes were false or malicious calls with 510 in East Sussex alone. Research
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Date
How your phone can become a mobile wallet
A payment service turning mobile phones into mobile wallets has been launched. The Paybox system enables people to shop online or send and request money from friends. It operates like a direct debit card in a mobile phone and is compatible with any bank
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Drugs crackdown hailed a success
A two week covert operation to target the drugs underworld has resulted in more than 80 arrests, police revealed today. Operation Blockhouse finished on Friday following a fortnight of undercover surveillance and arrests made by police all over East Sussex
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Joystick future for car control
The future of vehicle technology has been under discussion in Sussex. Delegates from the UK, Europe and the United States met at Sussex University for the first Total Vehicle Technology conference. Organiser Peter Childs, from the university's engineering
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Firm gets two more weeks
Sita will collect rubbish in Brighton and Hove for an extra two weeks as the city council continues its bid to forge a deal with new contractors. Last night, Sita managing director Ian Goodfellow agreed a deal with Alan McCarthy, strategic director of
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Fears for 165 jobs at Sussex factories
The jobs of 165 people at a Sussex-based electronics firm are expected to go. Staff at BOC Edwards are bracing themselves for confirmation of the redundancies, expected in mid-December. Consultations with management, staff, and union representatives began
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MP backs couple law
Labour MP David Lepper is backing moves in Parliament to give legal backing to partnerships between unmarried couples. Brighton and Hove City Council recently agreed to follow London in setting up a partnership register both for straight and gay couples
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Parking at seafront statue to be banned
Measures will be taken to stop illegal parking on the seafront. Liberal Democrat councillor Paul Elgood has complained that people are parking near the Peace Statue on the border of Brighton and Hove. He said: "The Peace Statue is an important symbol
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Call for more affordable homes
City housing boss Tehmtan Framroze says the most pressing need in his department is for more affordable rented homes. He was replying to Councillor Brian Oxley, Tory opposition leader on Brighton and Hove City Council, who claimed housing policy was unbalanced
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School warmly praised for vision
A school has been praised in a glowing report by inspectors. Brighton and Hove High School was congratulated for its vision, results and caring atmosphere. The all-girl independent school, in Montpelier Road, Hove, was singled out for the "relaxed but
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parker's progress: It's no longer top Rank
Against market trends, Rank group shares are moving up. Merrill Lynch recommends us to buy. Gambling Sheds, Hard Rock casinos, Mecca bingo and Grosvenor casinos are set to make big money. The Government's gambling review is expected to help. As an ex-employee
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Date
Stray in the doghouse after noisy vigil
Lady And The Tramp never caused so much trouble for their neighbours when they romanced over a bowl of spaghetti. But unlike the love story of the hound who wooed the pooch in the hit Disney film, one real-life stray made residents' lives a misery in
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Date
Dingy office threat to efficiency
Stuffy, crowded and poorly-lit workplaces are damaging the South- East's productivity. A survey by energy company Npower said the most people believed a better atmosphere would increase their productivity. The worst culprit was felt to be overcrowding
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Date
£87m finance firms' link-up
Software provider Marlborough Stirling has announced an £87 million deal to boost its presence in the financial services sector. The Brighton-based company is to acquire Exchange FS, which provides support services to the personal finance and insurance
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Date
Signs from days before the train was a strain
The train now leaving Horsted Keynes is heading for Memory Lane. The Bluebell Railway station in the heart of Sussex is the launch site for a video, The Lost Railway, A Return Ticket to the Steyning Line, made by Sussex firm, Off The Rails. The line closed
-
Date
We must join forces to prevent a crash
The business community should pull together to steer the economy through the economic downturn caused by the terrorist attacks in the United States. Norman Boyland, executive chairman of the West Sussex Economic Forum, called for a co-ordinated and level-headed
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Date
review: Light and robust CD MP3 player
At last, a first rate MP3 player that has all the whistles and bells associated with much more expensive units at a fraction of the price. The Waitec Havin is lightweight and yet seems robust enough to stay the course. It includes navigation software
-
Date
Why junk from the past is preferable
At Laughton Country Fair last week, I joined thousands of fascinated rubberneckers gawping at the ancient engines on display. Not just steam. I spotted early petrol generators and some fine-looking diesel stationary engines too. These fabulous engines
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Date
Titan aims to banish washing day blues
A new washing machine, hailed as revolutionary by manufacturers, goes on sale today. The British-designed Titan washing machine, built in Stratford-upon-Avon, has a removable tub, holds more clothes and can be opened halfway through a cycle to add forgotten
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Date
Ricardo posts record profits
Ricardo, the Shoreham-based engineering firm, has announced record trading results. The firm, which develops engines for some of the world's leading car manufacturers, recorded a pre-tax profit of £15.1 milllion for the year to June 30, up 18 per cent
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Date
Signal Failure, by Lizzie Enfield
Dear Connex, I am writing to inform you that since receiving your letter six weeks ago, I have not had time to go to the pub . . ." typed friend Graham on his laptop. "This is largely due to the fact that almost every day, one of my journeys to or from
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Date
Hospitals slammed over performance
A Sussex hospital trust was today named as one of the 12 worst in England. Brighton Health Care NHS Trust was awarded no stars in a national list of 170 acute trusts published for the first time by the Department of Health. The trust, the biggest in Sussex
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Date
Crashing bore
Is there no limit to the Palace Pier's obsession with fireworks? Why was 10.30pm last Tuesday judged a suitable occasion for making a noise like a prolonged artillery bombardment? Many people must have wondered, like me, whether a terrorist attack was
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Date
Muddled-up
Larry Isles (Letters, September 22) is perfectly entitled to his opinions about my politics, friends and letters to The Argus but he ought not to be so sloppy with his facts. I was not "Arthur Scargill's candidate" at the last election. I have never belonged
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Date
Gay old times
Kathleen Harvey is an 88-year-old pensioner who lives with other elderly people in sheltered housing in Brighton. Yet before the Second World War she was a Gaiety girl who enjoyed a wonderful career of dancing and glamour. She's always been known as Bunny
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Date
Club's handicap
East Brighton Golf Club occupies one of the most beautiful sites in the city, high on the Downs overlooking the sea. But a store of materials close to a public footpath is growing year by year and is an eyesore. The pile of sand and other materials is
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Date
A second winter on the streets
A teenager is paying the price for bad behaviour as he faces his second winter sleeping rough. Andrew Roper, 19, had to leave his parents home in Warrior Close, Portslade, after neighbours complained of more than four years of harassment. A court upheld
-
Date
Appalling
I was appalled by Simon Fanshawe's article associating an extremely emotive issue, thousands dead in New York, with the idea that only an executive mayor could provide the necessary leadership for times such as these. This is crass nonsense. Great leaders
-
Date
Blank rounds
Simon Fanshawe (The Argus, September 20) used New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani's ability to rise to the media occasion to score points for the upcoming referendum in Brighton and Hove and his own support for the Yes campaign. This opportunism so soon after
-
Date
Rugby: Big guns signal intentions
The big guns all got off to impressive starts in Sussex One. Chichester, Heathfield, Horsham and Hastings are expected to fight it out for title honours and they piled up 199 points between them. Local pride was intact for Chichester after their 37-6
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Date
Rugby: Worthing skipper keeps cool head
Worthing are off to a flyer in their bid for the London Three South East title. But skipper Mike Imrie admitted the big tests were yet to come after Saturday's 47-0 success at Crawley. Back row man Jamie Newhouse crossed twice as Worthing saw off a spirited
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Date
Albion's stadium fears allayed
Fears that Albion could be homeless again in two years have been dismissed by a Withdean Stadium supremo. Martin Burholt says Combined Counties League club Withdean 2000 will not be playing at the Stadium instead of or in addition to the Seagulls. A report
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Car park changes
A private company may take over the running of Worthing's council-owned car parks. The aim would be to generate investment which could be spent on improving the town's car parks. Worthing Borough Council officers say the town's multi-storey car parks
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Bassam accuses opponents of 'dirty tricks'
Lord Bassam has appealed to opponents to stop descending to personal abuse in the battle about whether there should be an elected mayor. In an open letter to all Brighton and Hove councillors, the peer, who backs the Yes campaign, said a newspaper produced
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review: Marriage troubles on Monkey Island
Escape From Monkey Island for the PlayStation 2 sees Guybrush Threepwood, return for more daring do. This time he has got himself wed. His bride is Governor Elaine Marley-Threepwood, a society beauty with political clout and some back-stabbingly evil
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Airline pilot sat on a thief
Airline pilot Darren Mendoza has been hailed a hero for the fourth time after tackling a violent shoplifter. The 32-year-old Virgin Atlantic captain grappled with the thief who was threatening a newsagent and sat on him for 15 minutes until police arrived
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Drugs crackdown hailed a success
A two week covert operation to target the drugs underworld has resulted in more than 80 arrests, police revealed today. Operation Blockhouse finished on Friday following a fortnight of undercover surveillance and arrests made by police all over East Sussex
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Pier plans will blot landscape, protesters say
Protesters say magnificent sea views of the seafront at the West Pier could be obliterated by a plan to restore the ruined pier. Developer St Modwen is proposing a large leisure scheme on either side of the West Pier in Brighton to make sure the beautiful
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Hospitals slammed over performance
A Sussex hospital trust was today named as one of the 12 worst in England. Brighton Health Care NHS Trust was awarded no stars in a national list of 170 acute trusts published for the first time by the Department of Health. The trust, the biggest in Sussex
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Chief finally goes, defiant to the last
Sussex Police Chief Constable Paul Whitehouse, condemned after the fatal shooting of an unarmed man, left the force yesterday insisting: "My conscience is clear." As removal crews cleared his £400,000 Lewes house for his move to a new home in Shropshire
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Robots do chores in tomorrow's home
Domestic life could be made easier by robotic cleaners and automated homes. This is the message in the annual Faraday Lectures for 14 to 16-year-olds being scripted by a Sussex team. Tim Venables, research officer for the programme on innovation in the
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Firm gets two more weeks
Sita will collect rubbish in Brighton and Hove for an extra two weeks as the city council continues its bid to forge a deal with new contractors. Last night, Sita managing director Ian Goodfellow agreed a deal with Alan McCarthy, strategic director of
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Fears for 165 jobs at Sussex factories
The jobs of 165 people at a Sussex-based electronics firm are expected to go. Staff at BOC Edwards are bracing themselves for confirmation of the redundancies, expected in mid-December. Consultations with management, staff, and union representatives began
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Hoogstraten on murder charge
Sussex millionaire Nicholas van Hoogstraten appeared in court today charged with murder. The 56-year-old property tycoon appeared at Bexley Magistrates Court for three minutes accused of killing Brighton landlord Mohammed Sabir Raja. He also faces charges
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MP backs couple law
Labour MP David Lepper is backing moves in Parliament to give legal backing to partnerships between unmarried couples. Brighton and Hove City Council recently agreed to follow London in setting up a partnership register both for straight and gay couples
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Parking at seafront statue to be banned
Measures will be taken to stop illegal parking on the seafront. Liberal Democrat councillor Paul Elgood has complained that people are parking near the Peace Statue on the border of Brighton and Hove. He said: "The Peace Statue is an important symbol
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Housing advice cuts loom
A group that campaigns for leaseholders faces severe problems because its city council grant has been axed. The Brighton, Hove and Distict Leaseholders Association is set to lose an annual grant of £1,500 it has received for the last nine years. The group
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Books: Computer crimes uncovered
Cyber crimes have become commonplace and capture the public's imagination. Details of some of the digital misdeeds are revealed in Tangled Web by Richard Power. Security issues are often overlooked in the quest to save money. One hour spent with this
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School warmly praised for vision
A school has been praised in a glowing report by inspectors. Brighton and Hove High School was congratulated for its vision, results and caring atmosphere. The all-girl independent school, in Montpelier Road, Hove, was singled out for the "relaxed but
