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Give Mother Nature a hand
Increasingly, complementary approaches are being incorporated into orthodox medicine. The success of using both at the same time was recently brought home when Kate and her husband came to see me with fertility problems. They had tried unsuccessfully
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Terror hits rail route profits
The company which runs the Gatwick Express rail service said today that last month's terrorist attacks in the USA would hit profits. Coach and train operator National Express said its Gatwick Express franchise was already being affected by the "significant
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So what does the No vote mean?
There were cheers in the Brighton Centre when the result was announced at the referendum to decide whether to have a directly-elected mayor. But the city council now has real problems in putting into effect what electors decided as the alternative. Brighton
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Glass shop's second window smash
A car has crashed through a glass merchant's shop window - almost a year to the day after a similar accident. The car came to a halt after crashing through the front window of Shaws Glass in Lewes Road, Brighton, yesterday, sending glass and debris flying
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Feeble excuses
I collected signatures in Churchill Square, Brighton, on a recent Saturday for the Nigel Porter Breast Care Unit to stay in Brighton. I was absolutely disgusted at the reaction of some of the shoppers. Various excuses were: "Haven't got time" (but then
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Voice of the Third Age, by Lis Solkhon
Your autograph could have been more important than any film star's during the last few days. It cannot have escaped your notice there has been a referendum to decide whether Brighton and Hove should have an elected mayor in charge of the city, or continue
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Estate agents dictate housing policy
Alice Hartman, as an outsider (Letters, October 16), is spot-on with her analysis of the crazy English property market. Our governments have, for decades, allowed estate agents and financial institutions to dictate housing policy. Now, especially in the
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Rail rules
I recently travelled from Lewes to Perth with my husband, using Connex South East and GNER. I would like to congratulate both railway companies for making my journey, as a wheelchair user, so comfortable and trouble-free. One simple telephone call to
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Path-ological
As I emerged from a shop in London Road, Brighton, near St Peter's church, I was struck in the back and hurt by a cyclist speeding along the pavement. The cyclist sped off, still along the pavement, and my efforts to stop him were ignored. What are the
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Church set for shake-up
The Church in Brighton and Hove is set to be overhauled to meet the needs of the new city. Church leaders have formed a review panel, chaired by former city council chief executive Glynn Jones, to look at a major reorganisation of how it operates. In
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True to form
In October 1936, it was officially announced in Germany that the Gestapo's work was aimed at "the annihilation of the enemy, even if he is not about to be dangerous by a specific deed". The Gestapo was one of the wickedest forces in history. I was, however
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Think before you spend
Waste is one of the biggest problems facing the two county councils in Sussex and Brighton and Hove City Council. There are hardly any holes left to dump it in and most people are not keen on having waste plants anywhere near their homes. Efforts are
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Game plan
I am a resident of Brighton and Hove, a taxpayer in possession of a parking permit and have just been notified I was given two parking tickets in August. I appear to be paying someone to give me parking tickets - the same people who told me I need a permit
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Ryman League: Rocks get a rollicking
Bognor boss Jack Pearce gave his troops the biggest rollicking of their Ryman League division one campaign after they conceded a stoppage time equaliser. Table-topping Bognor came from behind twice to hold a 3-2 advantage over third placed Walton andHersham
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Big match verdict
Albion didn't just give Peter Taylor the perfect start with a 3-0 win over Oldham, they have cured his insomnia as well. Taylor has had trouble sleeping since losing his job at Leicester. If the Seagulls carry on in this form he will find it easy to kip
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You're the real stars
Peter Taylor has passed on the credit to the caretakers and players for the resounding start to his Albion reign. He applauded assistant Bob Booker, director of youth Martin Hinshelwood and the team for Saturday's 3-0 destruction of Oldham at Withdean
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A Tooth for an eye
Five years ago a pioneering eye operation which used a patient's tooth to help restore their sight took place at the Sussex Eye Hospital. Since then, the Brighton medical team responsible has carried out the same technique on 15 more patients in the UK
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Councillors tie the knot
More than 1,000 people attended the wedding of former mayor Jenny Langston and fellow councillor Mark Barnard. Friends and relatives mingled with acquaintances from the couple's political lives at the service at All Saints Church in Hove. The couple also
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Hunt is on for sewage site
A new search for a multi-million pound sewage treatment works site between East Brighton and Newhaven has begun. But whichever site Southern Water chooses, it is likely to cause uproar. The last site at Telscombe Cliffs, which would have involved the
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Tribute to a 'fun-loving' daughter
The mother of a Mid Sussex woman killed when her car smashed into a tree has described her daughter as "full of fun". Joanna Wickham - whose father died in a crash in 1993 - died instantly in the accident on the B2036 near Cuckfield last Tuesday. Joanna
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Phones cut off for a week
Householders were cut off for more than a week after phone lines went dead during work to lay a water main. Artist David Humphreys, who works from home and relies on the phone to speak to clients, said he could not be contacted for more than nine days
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Helping children make discoveries
How do children learn? How do any of us learn for that matter? Learning in a way that is going to make a real difference to our development is only possible when there is genuine motivation. And that will seep away unless we get recognition for our achievements
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City services slammed
Only six per cent of people questioned in a survey thought most council services in Brighton and Hove were good. Most of those contacted by Lib Dems were not satisfied with key services such as rubbish collection and street sweeping. They wanted to see
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King of the pumpkin patch
West Sussex pumpkin king Ralph Upton is preparing for the rush as Hallowe'en approaches. Mr Upton has been a squash-growing expert for more than 30 years and even decorates the roof of his home with the colourful produce. He is known in his home village
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Terror hits rail route profits
The company which runs the Gatwick Express rail service said today that last month's terrorist attacks in the USA would hit profits. Coach and train operator National Express said its Gatwick Express franchise was already being affected by the "significant
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Cash plea over 'bed-blocking'
More money must be paid to nursing and care home owners to help ease the bed-blocking crisis in Sussex hospitals. Alan Bedford, chief executive of East Sussex, Brighton and Hove Health Authority, said the extra money was vital if homes were to stay open
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Man dies in car smash
A man died when a car he was travelling in was involved in a crash with two parked cars. Michael Tugwell, 25, of Cowley Drive, Woodingdean, was a front seat passenger in a Rover car when it crashed in Cowley Drive at 11.05pm on Saturday. The driver was
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Taylor's good news
The appointment of Peter Taylor as the Albion's new manager is great news for the fans and club. He has done well with other clubs and the England under-21s and in caretaking the first team. Dick Knight and the rest of the Albion board are to be very
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Travel fears hit language schools
Language schools have been hit by the economic backlash from the terrorist attacks on the US. The schools generate millions of pounds' worth of business in Sussex every year. But the drop in business sparked by the September 11 atrocities is "the last
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Family Life, by Bini McCall
I went down with a horrible 'flu-like cold last weekend and after soldiering on for a while had to retire to bed for a couple of days. I'm always very reluctant to do this, being a great believer in the old adage "Children get colds, men get 'flu and
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Get to the point of acupuncture
Acupuncture is one of the oldest forms of treatment for pain. In the past 20 years, acupuncture has grown in stature from a rarely-used method viewed with deep suspicion to an accepted alternative treatment used by thousands of people in the UK every
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Changes to parking scheme
Changes to East Grinstead's on-street parking system have been approved. All the amendments follow requests from people living in the town and will cost £2,000 to implement. The on-street parking scheme was launched in May 2000 and West Sussex County
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Call for wards to reopen
Pressure was building today for two long-closed Mid Sussex hospital wards to be reopened in response to a beds crisis. Councillors threw out plans to convert the old Kleinwort and Nightingale wards at the former Haywards Heath Hospital into offices for
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Night of the blazing torches
More than 15,000 people thronged the streets of Hastings to watch a torchlight procession. Colourfully dressed marchers carrying torches, banners and drums snaked through the town on Saturday night. The procession, organised by Hastings Borough Bonfire
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Anthrax scare at airport
Unidentified white powder sparked an anthrax scare at Gatwick Airport today. The small amount of powder, discovered in a baggage handling area, has been taken away to a laboratory to be tested. It was discovered on the ground by baggage handling staff
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Travel fears hit language schools
Language schools have been hit by the economic backlash from the terrorist attacks on the US. The schools generate millions of pounds' worth of business in Sussex every year. But the drop in business sparked by the September 11 atrocities is "the last
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Mayor's flower trip to China
Controversial plans to send a Worthing delegation to China for the worldwide Nations In Bloom contest will go ahead. Mayor Valerie Sutton and two council officers are expected to fly to Shenzhen at the end of next month. Council leader Brian Lynn used
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There's hope
Roy Hilliard (Letters, October 18) makes a valid point. Most sensible people do not take the words to Land Of Hope And Glory literally. The exceptions to this, however, is children. Young children, especially, can find it hard to understand metaphor in
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No lofty ideal
Am I alone in finding the spectacle of people camping out overnight for a flat in the Argus Lofts slightly obscene (October 18)? In Brighton and Hove, a large number of people have to sleep rough because they do not have anywhere to live and local young
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Boxing: Injured Alldis pulls out while Minter struggles
Crawley pair Michael Alldis and Lee Minter were left disappointed at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth on Saturday. Alldis was pulled out of his bout against Frenchman Mahyar Monshipour after four rounds while Minter's professional debut lasted just
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Basketball: Thunder thrash Westminster
Worthing Thunder thrashed visitors Westminster 115-66 in the NBL Trophy on Saturday night as they closed in on a quarter-final home tie. The visitors arrived late and were blitzed 70-29 in a one-sided first half. Sean Hampton hit 26 of his 34 points before
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Path-ological
As I emerged from a shop in London Road, Brighton, near St Peter's church, I was struck in the back and hurt by a cyclist speeding along the pavement. The cyclist sped off, still along the pavement, and my efforts to stop him were ignored. What are the
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Basketball: Brighton surprise their own coach
Resurgent Brighton Bears are making a habit of surprising people. Not least their own coach. Bears made it three BBL Championship successes in a row and ended Sheffield Sharks' four-win sequence with a superb 71-65 triumph at the Brighton Centre on Saturday
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Dead end road
Phones can be a lifeline for people such as artist David Humphreys who lives in Bramber. He relies on it to talk to clients, yet he was cut off for nine days after work started on a water main near his home. Other people in the area were also affected
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Church set for shake-up
The Church in Brighton and Hove is set to be overhauled to meet the needs of the new city. Church leaders have formed a review panel, chaired by former city council chief executive Glynn Jones, to look at a major reorganisation of how it operates. In
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Dr Martens: Reds draw a blank
Not even the return of Jay Lovett on a month's loan from Brentford could inspire Crawley to victory in the premier division. Reds drew 0-0 with fellow high-flyers Weymouth in front of 1,100 fans at the Broadfield Stadium. Billy Smith's side had to thank
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Think before you spend
Waste is one of the biggest problems facing the two county councils in Sussex and Brighton and Hove City Council. There are hardly any holes left to dump it in and most people are not keen on having waste plants anywhere near their homes. Efforts are
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Goodbye Hair
Facial and body hair removal has become increasingly popular, especially within the last two years. Hair removal never was very complicated procedure, and some of the methods can even be done at home. But today, hair removal is accomplished faster than
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A Tooth for an eye
Five years ago a pioneering eye operation which used a patient's tooth to help restore their sight took place at the Sussex Eye Hospital. Since then, the Brighton medical team responsible has carried out the same technique on 15 more patients in the UK
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Alarm call after gay men attacked
Personal attack alarms are being given to members of the gay community to protect them from a suspected homophobic gang. The preventative measure follows an unprovoked attack on five gay men in Kemp Town, Brighton, which left one man needing hospital
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Councillors tie the knot
More than 1,000 people attended the wedding of former mayor Jenny Langston and fellow councillor Mark Barnard. Friends and relatives mingled with acquaintances from the couple's political lives at the service at All Saints Church in Hove. The couple also
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Anger over gas sales ploy
A woman claims she was duped into signing a contract switching her gas and electricity supplier. Cathy Chiosso, a Sussex Police civilian employee, said she discovered what had happened in time and wrested the contract back from the salesman after threatening
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Terror hits rail route profits
The company which runs the Gatwick Express rail service said today that last month's terrorist attacks in the USA would hit profits. Coach and train operator National Express said its Gatwick Express franchise was already being affected by the "significant
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Attack at pizza shop
A man suffered cuts and bruises when he was attacked outside a pizza shop. He was kicked and punched in an apparently motiveless attack outside Pizza Zone in Uckfield High Street at 2.15am on Sunday. The attacker waded in with several punches until a
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Anthrax scare at airport
Unidentified white powder sparked an anthrax scare at Gatwick Airport today. The small amount of powder, discovered in a baggage handling area, has been taken away to a laboratory to be tested. It was discovered on the ground by baggage handling staff
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Hunt is on for sewage site
A new search for a multi-million pound sewage treatment works site between East Brighton and Newhaven has begun. But whichever site Southern Water chooses, it is likely to cause uproar. The last site at Telscombe Cliffs, which would have involved the
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Tribute to a 'fun-loving' daughter
The mother of a Mid Sussex woman killed when her car smashed into a tree has described her daughter as "full of fun". Joanna Wickham - whose father died in a crash in 1993 - died instantly in the accident on the B2036 near Cuckfield last Tuesday. Joanna
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Call for wards to reopen
Pressure was building today for two long-closed Mid Sussex hospital wards to be reopened in response to a beds crisis. Councillors threw out plans to convert the old Kleinwort and Nightingale wards at the former Haywards Heath Hospital into offices for
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Phones cut off for a week
Householders were cut off for more than a week after phone lines went dead during work to lay a water main. Artist David Humphreys, who works from home and relies on the phone to speak to clients, said he could not be contacted for more than nine days
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Helping children make discoveries
How do children learn? How do any of us learn for that matter? Learning in a way that is going to make a real difference to our development is only possible when there is genuine motivation. And that will seep away unless we get recognition for our achievements
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Date
City services slammed
Only six per cent of people questioned in a survey thought most council services in Brighton and Hove were good. Most of those contacted by Lib Dems were not satisfied with key services such as rubbish collection and street sweeping. They wanted to see
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Date
Give Mother Nature a hand
Increasingly, complementary approaches are being incorporated into orthodox medicine. The success of using both at the same time was recently brought home when Kate and her husband came to see me with fertility problems. They had tried unsuccessfully
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Date
So what does the No vote mean?
There were cheers in the Brighton Centre when the result was announced at the referendum to decide whether to have a directly-elected mayor. But the city council now has real problems in putting into effect what electors decided as the alternative. Brighton
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Date
Control freaks
I am very pleased but not at all surprised the residents of Brighton and Hove have rejected plans for a directly-elected mayor. Anything proposed by New Labour - with its control-freak mentality and backed by profit-driven big business - is hardly likely
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Date
Glass shop's second window smash
A car has crashed through a glass merchant's shop window - almost a year to the day after a similar accident. The car came to a halt after crashing through the front window of Shaws Glass in Lewes Road, Brighton, yesterday, sending glass and debris flying
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Feeble excuses
I collected signatures in Churchill Square, Brighton, on a recent Saturday for the Nigel Porter Breast Care Unit to stay in Brighton. I was absolutely disgusted at the reaction of some of the shoppers. Various excuses were: "Haven't got time" (but then
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Voice of the Third Age, by Lis Solkhon
Your autograph could have been more important than any film star's during the last few days. It cannot have escaped your notice there has been a referendum to decide whether Brighton and Hove should have an elected mayor in charge of the city, or continue
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Date
Adam's a model prison officer
Prison officer Adam Carne leads a double life, mixing with both cat burglars and catwalk stars. Besides having a job at Lewes Prison, Adam also appears in shows, magazines and on television where he is making a name for himself in the modelling world.
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Woman, 66, in street attack
A West Sussex pensioner was injured as she foiled two muggers who tried to steal her handbag. The 66-year-old heard people run up to her from behind as she walked through a Littlehampton alley on her way to the shops. Police say before she could turn
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Students escape flat blaze
A student lost all his belongings and college work when fire tore through his home last night. Firefighters believe a log fell from an open fire and set fire to carpets and furniture at his ground-floor flat in Egremont Place, Brighton. A smoke alarm
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Anthrax scare at airport
Unidentified white powder sparked an anthrax scare at Gatwick Airport today. The small amount of powder, discovered in a baggage handling area, has been taken away to a laboratory to be tested. It was discovered on the ground by baggage handling staff
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Village fury over flats bid
A council has vowed to oppose plans to build a block of 30 flats on a picturesque stretch of seafront near Worthing. Parish councillors say the two-storey development at The Strand, Ferring, would ruin the area's tranquil character. If given the go-ahead
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Teenager attacked for 20p
A 13-year-old boy was punched and kicked by another teenager who tried to rob him of 20p. The attack happened in woods off Kelvin Way, Broadfield, Crawley, at 5pm on Thursday. He suffered a sore face but nothing was stolen. The attacker was about 14,
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Tribute to a 'fun-loving' daughter
The mother of a Mid Sussex woman killed when her car smashed into a tree has described her daughter as "full of fun". Joanna Wickham - whose father died in a crash in 1993 - died instantly in the accident on the B2036 near Cuckfield last Tuesday. Joanna
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Anthrax scare at airport
Unidentified white powder sparked an anthrax scare at Gatwick Airport today. The small amount of powder, discovered in a baggage handling area, has been taken away to a laboratory to be tested. It was discovered on the ground by baggage handling staff
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Estate agents dictate housing policy
Alice Hartman, as an outsider (Letters, October 16), is spot-on with her analysis of the crazy English property market. Our governments have, for decades, allowed estate agents and financial institutions to dictate housing policy. Now, especially in the
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Presenter opens emergency rooms
Broadcaster David Dimbleby cut the ribbon at Eastbourne District General Hospital's new £1.4 million emergency unit. The Question Time presenter was joined by hospital chiefs, Eastbourne MP Nigel Waterson and Lewes MP Norman Baker at the official opening
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Polls apart
There is surely an element of hypocrisy in Tony Blair seemingly taking comfort from opinion polls that suggest 70 per cent of the population approves of the involvement of UK forces in the bombing of Afghanistan while, for the past four years or so, he
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Rail rules
I recently travelled from Lewes to Perth with my husband, using Connex South East and GNER. I would like to congratulate both railway companies for making my journey, as a wheelchair user, so comfortable and trouble-free. One simple telephone call to
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Parole model
Adam Carne from Hove leads a double life. His main job is as a prison officer at Lewes. But he also has a lucrative sideline as a male model which is landing him loads of contracts. It's good enough for him not to be worried when they take the mick in
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The healing power of art
Last Saturday, I heard about the work being done by the Arts For Health centre which is based at Manchester Metropolitan University. Peter Senior, the pioneer of an international movement bringing the services of artists and designers to the world of
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Date
True to form
In October 1936, it was officially announced in Germany that the Gestapo's work was aimed at "the annihilation of the enemy, even if he is not about to be dangerous by a specific deed". The Gestapo was one of the wickedest forces in history. I was, however
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Date
Ryman League: Burt own goal as Rebels lose thriller
Worthing fought back from going three goals down after only 20 minutes to end up losing 4-3 against Staines. An own goal from Mark Burt midway through the second half gave Staines maximum points in the clash at Walton and Hersham's ground. Burt powerfully
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Game plan
I am a resident of Brighton and Hove, a taxpayer in possession of a parking permit and have just been notified I was given two parking tickets in August. I appear to be paying someone to give me parking tickets - the same people who told me I need a permit
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Ryman League: Rocks get a rollicking
Bognor boss Jack Pearce gave his troops the biggest rollicking of their Ryman League division one campaign after they conceded a stoppage time equaliser. Table-topping Bognor came from behind twice to hold a 3-2 advantage over third placed Walton andHersham
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Things can only get better? Well when?
My doctor sent me to Brighton Eye Hospital straight from the surgery. She didn't know if it was an emergency or not so just wanted to be on the safe side. She made the appointment there and then by phone for 1.30pm. I arrived at 1.15pm and was seen by
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Big match verdict
Albion didn't just give Peter Taylor the perfect start with a 3-0 win over Oldham, they have cured his insomnia as well. Taylor has had trouble sleeping since losing his job at Leicester. If the Seagulls carry on in this form he will find it easy to kip
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You're the real stars
Peter Taylor has passed on the credit to the caretakers and players for the resounding start to his Albion reign. He applauded assistant Bob Booker, director of youth Martin Hinshelwood and the team for Saturday's 3-0 destruction of Oldham at Withdean
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Car insurance warning
The City watchdog today urged people to check their car insurance after it emerged that thousands could have bought invalid cover. The call comes after a group known as Sussex Insurance Services was found to be selling motor insurance policies without
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Date
Battle continues over baby's injuries
A mother is still battling for compensation three years after her young daughter was injured in an accident near their home. Determined Hayley Potter has spent more than £3,000 in an attempt to force Brighton and Hove City Council to accept responsibility
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Body found near cliff
The body of a woman has been recovered from the foot of a notorious East Sussex suicide spot. The woman, believed to be in her mid-40s, may have plunged more than 350ft to her death. She was found by a passer-by walking along the base of Falling Sands
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King of the pumpkin patch
West Sussex pumpkin king Ralph Upton is preparing for the rush as Hallowe'en approaches. Mr Upton has been a squash-growing expert for more than 30 years and even decorates the roof of his home with the colourful produce. He is known in his home village
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Date
Cash plea over 'bed-blocking'
More money must be paid to nursing and care home owners to help ease the bed-blocking crisis in Sussex hospitals. Alan Bedford, chief executive of East Sussex, Brighton and Hove Health Authority, said the extra money was vital if homes were to stay open
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Date
Man dies in car smash
A man died when a car he was travelling in was involved in a crash with two parked cars. Michael Tugwell, 25, of Cowley Drive, Woodingdean, was a front seat passenger in a Rover car when it crashed in Cowley Drive at 11.05pm on Saturday. The driver was
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Date
Control freaks
I am very pleased but not at all surprised the residents of Brighton and Hove have rejected plans for a directly-elected mayor. Anything proposed by New Labour - with its control-freak mentality and backed by profit-driven big business - is hardly likely
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Date
Taylor's good news
The appointment of Peter Taylor as the Albion's new manager is great news for the fans and club. He has done well with other clubs and the England under-21s and in caretaking the first team. Dick Knight and the rest of the Albion board are to be very
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Date
Travel fears hit language schools
Language schools have been hit by the economic backlash from the terrorist attacks on the US. The schools generate millions of pounds' worth of business in Sussex every year. But the drop in business sparked by the September 11 atrocities is "the last
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Date
Family Life, by Bini McCall
I went down with a horrible 'flu-like cold last weekend and after soldiering on for a while had to retire to bed for a couple of days. I'm always very reluctant to do this, being a great believer in the old adage "Children get colds, men get 'flu and
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Date
Get to the point of acupuncture
Acupuncture is one of the oldest forms of treatment for pain. In the past 20 years, acupuncture has grown in stature from a rarely-used method viewed with deep suspicion to an accepted alternative treatment used by thousands of people in the UK every
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Date
Adam's a model prison officer
Prison officer Adam Carne leads a double life, mixing with both cat burglars and catwalk stars. Besides having a job at Lewes Prison, Adam also appears in shows, magazines and on television where he is making a name for himself in the modelling world.
-
Date
Students escape flat blaze
A student lost all his belongings and college work when fire tore through his home last night. Firefighters believe a log fell from an open fire and set fire to carpets and furniture at his ground-floor flat in Egremont Place, Brighton. A smoke alarm
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Date
There's hope
Roy Hilliard (Letters, October 18) makes a valid point. Most sensible people do not take the words to Land Of Hope And Glory literally. The exceptions to this, however, is children. Young children, especially, can find it hard to understand metaphor in
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Date
Polls apart
There is surely an element of hypocrisy in Tony Blair seemingly taking comfort from opinion polls that suggest 70 per cent of the population approves of the involvement of UK forces in the bombing of Afghanistan while, for the past four years or so, he
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Date
No lofty ideal
Am I alone in finding the spectacle of people camping out overnight for a flat in the Argus Lofts slightly obscene (October 18)? In Brighton and Hove, a large number of people have to sleep rough because they do not have anywhere to live and local young
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Date
Boxing: Injured Alldis pulls out while Minter struggles
Crawley pair Michael Alldis and Lee Minter were left disappointed at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth on Saturday. Alldis was pulled out of his bout against Frenchman Mahyar Monshipour after four rounds while Minter's professional debut lasted just
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Date
Basketball: Thunder thrash Westminster
Worthing Thunder thrashed visitors Westminster 115-66 in the NBL Trophy on Saturday night as they closed in on a quarter-final home tie. The visitors arrived late and were blitzed 70-29 in a one-sided first half. Sean Hampton hit 26 of his 34 points before
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Date
Parole model
Adam Carne from Hove leads a double life. His main job is as a prison officer at Lewes. But he also has a lucrative sideline as a male model which is landing him loads of contracts. It's good enough for him not to be worried when they take the mick in
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Date
Basketball: Brighton surprise their own coach
Resurgent Brighton Bears are making a habit of surprising people. Not least their own coach. Bears made it three BBL Championship successes in a row and ended Sheffield Sharks' four-win sequence with a superb 71-65 triumph at the Brighton Centre on Saturday
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Date
The healing power of art
Last Saturday, I heard about the work being done by the Arts For Health centre which is based at Manchester Metropolitan University. Peter Senior, the pioneer of an international movement bringing the services of artists and designers to the world of
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Date
Dead end road
Phones can be a lifeline for people such as artist David Humphreys who lives in Bramber. He relies on it to talk to clients, yet he was cut off for nine days after work started on a water main near his home. Other people in the area were also affected
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Date
Dr Martens: Reds draw a blank
Not even the return of Jay Lovett on a month's loan from Brentford could inspire Crawley to victory in the premier division. Reds drew 0-0 with fellow high-flyers Weymouth in front of 1,100 fans at the Broadfield Stadium. Billy Smith's side had to thank
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Date
Ryman League: Burt own goal as Rebels lose thriller
Worthing fought back from going three goals down after only 20 minutes to end up losing 4-3 against Staines. An own goal from Mark Burt midway through the second half gave Staines maximum points in the clash at Walton and Hersham's ground. Burt powerfully
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Date
Things can only get better? Well when?
My doctor sent me to Brighton Eye Hospital straight from the surgery. She didn't know if it was an emergency or not so just wanted to be on the safe side. She made the appointment there and then by phone for 1.30pm. I arrived at 1.15pm and was seen by
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Date
Goodbye Hair
Facial and body hair removal has become increasingly popular, especially within the last two years. Hair removal never was very complicated procedure, and some of the methods can even be done at home. But today, hair removal is accomplished faster than
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Date
Car insurance warning
The City watchdog today urged people to check their car insurance after it emerged that thousands could have bought invalid cover. The call comes after a group known as Sussex Insurance Services was found to be selling motor insurance policies without
-
Date
Battle continues over baby's injuries
A mother is still battling for compensation three years after her young daughter was injured in an accident near their home. Determined Hayley Potter has spent more than £3,000 in an attempt to force Brighton and Hove City Council to accept responsibility
-
Date
Alarm call after gay men attacked
Personal attack alarms are being given to members of the gay community to protect them from a suspected homophobic gang. The preventative measure follows an unprovoked attack on five gay men in Kemp Town, Brighton, which left one man needing hospital
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Date
Anger over gas sales ploy
A woman claims she was duped into signing a contract switching her gas and electricity supplier. Cathy Chiosso, a Sussex Police civilian employee, said she discovered what had happened in time and wrested the contract back from the salesman after threatening
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Anthrax scare at airport
Unidentified white powder sparked an anthrax scare at Gatwick Airport today. The small amount of powder, discovered in a baggage handling area, has been taken away to a laboratory to be tested. It was discovered on the ground by baggage handling staff
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Call for wards to reopen
Pressure was building today for two long-closed Mid Sussex hospital wards to be reopened in response to a beds crisis. Councillors threw out plans to convert the old Kleinwort and Nightingale wards at the former Haywards Heath Hospital into offices for
