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What a wimp
What a publicity-seeking wimp is the great Chris Eubank. While the rest of us in the real world have to sit things out with problems all around us, here is a man sitting it out, probably in luxury surroundings, afraid to come home to his wife and family
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Not so jolly
So the gaffe-prone Duke of Edinburgh thinks children should take part in potentially dangerous experiences despite the deaths of three children this summer. Bunmi Shagaya died on a school trip - the other two were, I believe, with their parents and, in
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To CAP it all
Fiona Train asks what I plan to contribute to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee in the House of Commons (Letters, October 25). The immediate concerns of the whole committee will be an inquiry into the future of UK agriculture, particularly
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What action on dumped cars?
Cars being abandoned on Brighton and Hove's already-crowded streets are a growing menace. Last year, more than 6,000 reports of abandoned vehicles were received by the city council. Vehicles are often left because there is little scrap value and new regulations
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Unfair trade
The trade of horses exported live for meat is sickening and I appeal to readers to join the animal welfare group Viva!'s campaign against it. Viva! has just launched an undercover video, Journey To Death. It reveals the brutal reality of horses traded
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Insupportable
So Tony Blair asks for our patience and support in the so-called war against terrorism (The Argus, October 29). Well, he certainly hasn't got mine if believes it is justifiable to bomb a country into submission on the grounds of some elusive terrorists
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Great leader?
I was deceived. At first, I supported Bomber Blair. Then I thought: He is not going to fight. My family fought for this country in the Hitler war. Two cousins at Dunkirk, a brother in the RAF, another cousin in the 14th Army. I object to paying for the
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Kids deserve better
I have a question for the Unison workers who went on strike in support of colleagues who face the sack over the death of John Smith: How would you feel had your child been placed for adoption and had suffered the same fate? Very upset and angry, I suspect
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Why are caravans still there?
Could Brighton and Hove City Council explain why the dilapidated trucks and caravans are still in Preston Park, despite numerous complaints from residents and users of the park? Yet, one phone call from a resident of a side road about a caravan parked
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Heard World, by John Wilson Goddard
Why do I feel quite so uncomfortable with the Royal National Institute for the Blind's recent Access to Written Information report? Isn't that what I, as a totally blind person, would wish the RNIB to be looking into and promoting? Well, yes, of course
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Boy, 13, saves pal from sea
A teenager jumped into the sea to save a friend who was washed away by a massive wave. Joel McNally dived into the water when Lloyd Wallis was swept from a concrete ramp on the seafront at Saltdean. The two 13-year-olds fought the waves for 15 minutes
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Still going strong
I was delighted to read (The Argus, October 29) about Nora Potter the 89-year-old Sussex businesswoman who helped launch the Federation of Sussex Industries (FSI) just after the Second World War, which later became the business support organisation Sussex
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Might is right
I was astounded to see the following information advertised (The Argus, October 27, Page 58): "The Community Club Withdean 2000 vs AFC Wallingford - The biggest game in Sussex this weekend." This, the "biggest game in Sussex", was due to take place at
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Unfitting
I was most alarmed and upset by the protest of social workers at Hove, singing and chanting as if they were on a seaside day-trip. Surely a minute's silence for John Smith would have been more fitting? Why do they take criticism so personally? They are
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All buffed up
A dozen mechanics from the Eastnor company in Pevensey have stripped off for a naked calendar for charity. Secretaries first suggested the idea as a joke, saying they would rather see pictures of naked men than women. The men had to be careful as they
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No way home
We are foreign students who have come to Brighton to improve our English. We love Brighton and we love going out but getting back home is a problem. If you want to catch a bus you have to go home early. Walking is not safe because there are so many drunks
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How fans helped Bears TV deal
Nick Nurse has revealed the key role Bears fans have played in making Brighton the envy of British basketball. Bears have clinched a deal with Meridian which will see up to six of their games screened on terrestrial television this season. The news, revealed
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Time to act
more good news today, this time over abandoned cars which are causing problems in every Sussex town. The Government will give councils new powers to remove wrecks quickly, sometimes within 24 hours. Abandoned cars look unsightly and block parking spaces
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Closing call
We are overseas students living in Brighton. We like going out but think pubs and clubs close too early. The closing times are not in accordance with reality. The law for pubs closing at 11pm is left over from the First World War. Then, it was decreed
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Cricket: Sussex axe Eastbourne dates
Sussex will not be playing county cricket at Eastbourne again until 2003 at the earliest. They will not be returning to the Saffrons until facilities and the quality of the wicket have improved. The county pulled out last year when the Saffrons' authorities
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Students raise anti-war petition
A University of Sussex petition protesting about the war in Afghanistan has collected 1,000 signatures in a week. The Sussex University Coalition Against the War petition was signed by 760 staff and students and 278 other people linked to the university
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Rooks aim to rule Britannia
Lewes will face a Sunday showdown with Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on November 18. The FA have confirmed yesterday Rooks' FA Cup tie will be switched to Stoke with a 3pm kick-off. Lewes were handed a home draw before their midweek win over Mangotsfield
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Man died in fall
A pensioner died after breaking his neck in a fall down the stairs at a dental surgery. Israel Zetter, 83, of Eaton Road, Hove, died in the intensive care unit of the Royal Sussex County Hospital, in Brighton. At an inquest at Brighton Coroner's Court
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Beware of those bargains
Shoppers are being warned about the danger of liquidation sales, bankrupt stock disposals and mock auctions. Brighton and Hove City Council has received complaints from people, including a shopper who paid £60 for a camera which turned out to be an empty
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Tax staff plan action
Tax office staff throughout Sussex will be taking industrial action tomorrow after rejecting a pay offer. Workers will leave their offices an hour early at 4pm and will refuse to work overtime. More than 900 Inland Revenue staff are expected to take part
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Work starts on flood schemes
Work has started on a £250,000 package of emergency schemes to combat flooding in West Sussex. High-risk sites throughout the county have been earmarked. The first work has begun at Singleton, near Chichester, where Tex Pemberton, Cabinet member for the
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Six vie for top police job
Six candidates were being interviewed this week for the job of chief constable of Sussex. The £105,780-a-year job became vacant when Paul Whitehouse retired early after the fatal shooting of an unarmed man in Hastings. Among the candidates is Bob Ayling
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Neighbours get political over hostel
Residents have set up their own political party to fight plans to use a former hotel as a hostel for homeless families. St Catherine Lodge Hotel in Hove is currently home to 51 families who were moved into the premises by the city's housing department
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Waste service: Cracks appear
Cracks are appearing in a rubbish collection service after a council took back responsibility from a contractor. Brighton and Hove City Council, unions and the majority of the workforce claim the service is now much better than when it was operated by
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Alliance site decision postponed
Residents cheered as councillors put off a decision on controversial plans for a new business park. More than 100 protesters crowded into the public gallery at Hove Town Hall last. They object to a scheme for an office and housing development on the site
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A touch of 21st Century class
A "finishing school for the 21st Century" aims to encourage girls and women to develop poise, grace and confidence. It has been set up by two women who met as teenagers at a Brighton dance class more than 15 years ago. One, Melanie Bloor-Black, went on
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Seven arrested in police raids
Seven people were arrested in a series of police raids in Brighton and Hove this morning. Crack cocaine and stolen property were recovered. At one address in Wellington Road, Brighton, police arrested two women and a man. Officers smashed through doors
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Phone giant seeks voluntary redundancies
Voluntary redundancies are being sought at Sussex-based mobile phone giant Ericsson. A spokesperson at the company's head office in Burgess Hill, where 500 people work, said: "We have opened our voluntary severance scheme to all staff at our eight sites
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Scheme's a scam
After watching Meridan TV push the scheme that if you are over 65 you are eligible for a grant to improve your heating, we asked for two storage heaters in place of those that were ancient and unreliable. We were told by an unseen man in a back office
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In depth: Swamped Sussex
An influx of new residents to Sussex could itself start to threaten the better life they seek. If the trend of people to moving south for a better life carries on at the current rate, authorities will be left with only two options: Bury the countryside
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Not so jolly
So the gaffe-prone Duke of Edinburgh thinks children should take part in potentially dangerous experiences despite the deaths of three children this summer. Bunmi Shagaya died on a school trip - the other two were, I believe, with their parents and, in
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Soya don't see
As Brighton and Hove can fairly claim to be the vegetarian capital of the South, it is amazing so many of the latest trendy coffee-bars to open in the city seem reluctant to offer customers soya-milk in their coffee. The assistant who can recite a seemingly
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What action on dumped cars?
Cars being abandoned on Brighton and Hove's already-crowded streets are a growing menace. Last year, more than 6,000 reports of abandoned vehicles were received by the city council. Vehicles are often left because there is little scrap value and new regulations
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Rough justice
I totally disagree with the views of Eleanor van Linden regarding the rough sleeper in the foyer of the Lloyds TSB bank in North Street, Brighton (Letters, October 26). I use this branch occasionally in the evening and have felt intimidated by young men
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Oil, not terrorism, is the war agenda
It is becoming increasingly clear the US's war on terrorism is not quite what it seems. Rather than the apprehension of Osama bin Laden and the destruction of the Al'Qaeda network, the prime objective appears to be the installation of a regime in Kabul
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City can't cope with graffiti
Brighton and Hove Council has admitted it is not up to fighting graffiti since taking back control of street-cleaning. Now the authority is considering bringing in yet another private firm to clean away illegal paintwork, despite giving the last contractor
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Kids deserve better
I have a question for the Unison workers who went on strike in support of colleagues who face the sack over the death of John Smith: How would you feel had your child been placed for adoption and had suffered the same fate? Very upset and angry, I suspect
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Anger as theatre deal falls through
A campaigner today blamed councillors for the collapse of a deal aimed at giving a new lease of life to the Royal Hippodrome theatre. Roy Jubb said Eastbourne Borough Council had not co-operated with an entrepreneur offering to buy and refurbish the theatre
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Disgusted by protest
As a Unison member, I was disgusted at the strike over the bad mistake two members made over darling John Smith. They didn't seem to care he had such a cruel death. They said they were short-staffed so why spend so much time on strike? I hope this matter
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We won't be druv
In the matter of the mayoral referendum, the disappointed, high-profile supporters of the Yes campaign may care to contemplate the comment of an observer of public affairs expressed more than a century ago: "Sussex won't be druv." -R F Osborne, Rushlake
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Why are caravans still there?
Could Brighton and Hove City Council explain why the dilapidated trucks and caravans are still in Preston Park, despite numerous complaints from residents and users of the park? Yet, one phone call from a resident of a side road about a caravan parked
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Fares bid to lure back commuters
Reduced rail fares could be introduced in Sussex on a trial basis, Lewes MP Norman Baker said today. Mr Baker said he had received a positive response from rail operator Go-Ahead to the request. He is campaigning for cheaper fares on the Coastway East
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The Sage Of Sussex: Adam Trimingham
The streets of Brighton and Hove have been filled this week with thousands of children enjoying their half-term holidays. Also enjoying themselves in the autumn sunshine have been large numbers of men in suits sporting large lapel badges. These badges
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Superstore jobs for 400
Four hundred new jobs will be created at a new superstore in Mid Sussex. Asda is planning a new story in West Green, Crawley, after a five-year struggle to obtain a prime site in the town centre. The superstore, to be build in spring 2003, will be incorporated
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Boy, 13, saves pal from sea
A teenager jumped into the sea to save a friend who was washed away by a massive wave. Joel McNally dived into the water when Lloyd Wallis was swept from a concrete ramp on the seafront at Saltdean. The two 13-year-olds fought the waves for 15 minutes
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Still going strong
I was delighted to read (The Argus, October 29) about Nora Potter the 89-year-old Sussex businesswoman who helped launch the Federation of Sussex Industries (FSI) just after the Second World War, which later became the business support organisation Sussex
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Table tennis: Surprise in rankings
The new Sussex Women's ranking list contains one surprise. German student Birgit Seiffert is in at No.5 and been chosen for the Sussex second team's visit to the Isle of Wight on December 1. She is based at St Leonards and is studying general subjects
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Cycling: Harris defends his title
James Harris came from nowhere a year ago to win the Sussex Hill Climb Championship. Now he is keen to prove that was not a freak result when he defends his title at Storrington on Saturday. Harris will lead a strong team from East Grinstead CC of Steve
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Time to act
more good news today, this time over abandoned cars which are causing problems in every Sussex town. The Government will give councils new powers to remove wrecks quickly, sometimes within 24 hours. Abandoned cars look unsightly and block parking spaces
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Closing call
We are overseas students living in Brighton. We like going out but think pubs and clubs close too early. The closing times are not in accordance with reality. The law for pubs closing at 11pm is left over from the First World War. Then, it was decreed
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FA Cup: Why Rooks must play away
Terry Parris has spelled out why Lewes could not continue their FA Cup adventure in Sussex. Rooks have confirmed they will relinquish home advantage and travel to Stoke City for their first round tie on Sunday, November 18. The Rooks chairman has promised
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Rooks aim to rule Britannia
Lewes will face a Sunday showdown with Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on November 18. The FA have confirmed yesterday Rooks' FA Cup tie will be switched to Stoke with a 3pm kick-off. Lewes were handed a home draw before their midweek win over Mangotsfield
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Taylor set for England duty
Albion chairman Dick Knight is ready to let boss Peter Taylor become part of England's World Cup scouting team. Taylor is expected to be invited on board by Sven-Goran Eriksson for next summer's tournament in Japan and Korea, and he will go with Knight's
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Man died in fall
A pensioner died after breaking his neck in a fall down the stairs at a dental surgery. Israel Zetter, 83, of Eaton Road, Hove, died in the intensive care unit of the Royal Sussex County Hospital, in Brighton. At an inquest at Brighton Coroner's Court
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Tax staff plan action
Tax office staff throughout Sussex will be taking industrial action tomorrow after rejecting a pay offer. Workers will leave their offices an hour early at 4pm and will refuse to work overtime. More than 900 Inland Revenue staff are expected to take part
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Work starts on flood schemes
Work has started on a £250,000 package of emergency schemes to combat flooding in West Sussex. High-risk sites throughout the county have been earmarked. The first work has begun at Singleton, near Chichester, where Tex Pemberton, Cabinet member for the
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Stay away, say bonfire chiefs
Outsiders are being encouraged to stay away from Lewes on November 5 and celebrate Bonfire Night elsewhere. Malcolm Richards, Sussex Police planning officer and a member of the Lewes Bonfire Safety Group, said: "We are concerned about the large number
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Home stays after U-turn
A centre for the elderly threatened with bed closures will be renovated and modernised instead. Thousands of people signed a petition calling on councillors not to close beds and demonstrated outside last week's meeting of Brighton and Hove City Council
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Hospitals given clean bill of health
Hospitals which were branded filthy by Government inspectors have been cleaning up their act. Four Sussex hospitals have been removed from a Government list naming and shaming those with poor cleanliness standards. Health Secretary Alan Milburn has congratulated
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Waste service: Cracks appear
Cracks are appearing in a rubbish collection service after a council took back responsibility from a contractor. Brighton and Hove City Council, unions and the majority of the workforce claim the service is now much better than when it was operated by
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Alliance site decision postponed
Residents cheered as councillors put off a decision on controversial plans for a new business park. More than 100 protesters crowded into the public gallery at Hove Town Hall last. They object to a scheme for an office and housing development on the site
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A touch of 21st Century class
A "finishing school for the 21st Century" aims to encourage girls and women to develop poise, grace and confidence. It has been set up by two women who met as teenagers at a Brighton dance class more than 15 years ago. One, Melanie Bloor-Black, went on
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Seven arrested in police raids
Seven people were arrested in a series of police raids in Brighton and Hove this morning. Crack cocaine and stolen property were recovered. At one address in Wellington Road, Brighton, police arrested two women and a man. Officers smashed through doors
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Phone giant seeks voluntary redundancies
Voluntary redundancies are being sought at Sussex-based mobile phone giant Ericsson. A spokesperson at the company's head office in Burgess Hill, where 500 people work, said: "We have opened our voluntary severance scheme to all staff at our eight sites
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In depth: Swamped Sussex
An influx of new residents to Sussex could itself start to threaten the better life they seek. If the trend of people to moving south for a better life carries on at the current rate, authorities will be left with only two options: Bury the countryside
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How you tell 'em
Michael Parker (Letters, October 29) wants us to remember comedians' catchphrases. Max Bygraves was a brilliant stand-up comedian. In the days of variety at the Brighton Hippodrome, he played to packed audiences. In fact, it was standing room only when
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Soya don't see
As Brighton and Hove can fairly claim to be the vegetarian capital of the South, it is amazing so many of the latest trendy coffee-bars to open in the city seem reluctant to offer customers soya-milk in their coffee. The assistant who can recite a seemingly
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Shocking tale
Electric-shock dog collars (October 25) are widely used in the US and are readily available here. They should be banned. They are frequently recommended by so-called dog behaviourists in the name of training or correction. Dogs cannot learn if they are
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Rough justice
I totally disagree with the views of Eleanor van Linden regarding the rough sleeper in the foyer of the Lloyds TSB bank in North Street, Brighton (Letters, October 26). I use this branch occasionally in the evening and have felt intimidated by young men
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Oil, not terrorism, is the war agenda
It is becoming increasingly clear the US's war on terrorism is not quite what it seems. Rather than the apprehension of Osama bin Laden and the destruction of the Al'Qaeda network, the prime objective appears to be the installation of a regime in Kabul
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City can't cope with graffiti
Brighton and Hove Council has admitted it is not up to fighting graffiti since taking back control of street-cleaning. Now the authority is considering bringing in yet another private firm to clean away illegal paintwork, despite giving the last contractor
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Disgusted by protest
As a Unison member, I was disgusted at the strike over the bad mistake two members made over darling John Smith. They didn't seem to care he had such a cruel death. They said they were short-staffed so why spend so much time on strike? I hope this matter
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We won't be druv
In the matter of the mayoral referendum, the disappointed, high-profile supporters of the Yes campaign may care to contemplate the comment of an observer of public affairs expressed more than a century ago: "Sussex won't be druv." -R F Osborne, Rushlake
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Night of the fire
A huge scrapyard blaze is set to become a three-day operation for East Sussex Fire Brigade. Three fire appliances were still at Jordan's scrapyard in North Quay, Newhaven, today. Firefighters were expected to be on the scene throughout tonight and possibly
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Fares bid to lure back commuters
Reduced rail fares could be introduced in Sussex on a trial basis, Lewes MP Norman Baker said today. Mr Baker said he had received a positive response from rail operator Go-Ahead to the request. He is campaigning for cheaper fares on the Coastway East
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The Sage Of Sussex: Adam Trimingham
The streets of Brighton and Hove have been filled this week with thousands of children enjoying their half-term holidays. Also enjoying themselves in the autumn sunshine have been large numbers of men in suits sporting large lapel badges. These badges
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Grand event
I was amused to open up The Argus last Friday and see the pretentious people behind Withdean 2000 still have delusions of grandeur. In an ad describing their club as "The Community Club", they proclaimed the "biggest game in Sussex this weekend" was their
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Table tennis: Surprise in rankings
The new Sussex Women's ranking list contains one surprise. German student Birgit Seiffert is in at No.5 and been chosen for the Sussex second team's visit to the Isle of Wight on December 1. She is based at St Leonards and is studying general subjects
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Cycling: Harris defends his title
James Harris came from nowhere a year ago to win the Sussex Hill Climb Championship. Now he is keen to prove that was not a freak result when he defends his title at Storrington on Saturday. Harris will lead a strong team from East Grinstead CC of Steve
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Whinge band
What a terrifying band of people demonstrated outside Hove Town Hall. Crude, rough, self-centred personalities indulging themselves in whinging self-pity. I trust they are not representative of social workers generally. Little John Smith was seen but
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Police dog bites burglar
A would-be burglar was bitten by a police dog after he was spotted climbing scaffolding. Neighbours in Denmark Terrace, Brighton, raised the alarm last night and a police dog team was sent to search the area. The offender ran but was caught by the police
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House calls listened to
There has been a welcome change of heart by Brighton and Hove City Council over the future of Knoll House in Ingram Crescent, Hove. Earlier this year, the council was proposing to get rid of the 23 beds or having the residential service run by someone
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Phonology
I live at Park Lodge in Dyke Road, Hove, where Orange has permission to build a base station on top of our building. The residents are campaigning to have this stopped and The Argus has published several articles and letters about our campaign. I wonder
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Why Sexton's a Taylor fan
Peter Taylor sought the thoughts of two people before taking the Albion job. It made sense for him to consult his predecessor Micky Adams, but he also leaned on the experience of one of the most respected figures in football. Dave Sexton was turning out
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Albion pair will get stick
Bobby Zamora and Michel Kuipers have been warned to expect some good-natured baiting from Bristol City fans on Saturday. The stars of Albion's last League win against Colchester both joined the Seagulls from Bristol Rovers, City's bitter rivals. Danny
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Unheeded open day was missed chance
I felt saddened by the lack of public response to the open days at the East Brighton College of Media Arts (The Argus, October 24). I decided to visit and what a pleasant surprise I had, despite having reservations and preconceived ideas about the college
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FA Cup: Why Rooks must play away
Terry Parris has spelled out why Lewes could not continue their FA Cup adventure in Sussex. Rooks have confirmed they will relinquish home advantage and travel to Stoke City for their first round tie on Sunday, November 18. The Rooks chairman has promised
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Taylor set for England duty
Albion chairman Dick Knight is ready to let boss Peter Taylor become part of England's World Cup scouting team. Taylor is expected to be invited on board by Sven-Goran Eriksson for next summer's tournament in Japan and Korea, and he will go with Knight's
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Mechanics of the Full Monty
Sixteen burly Sussex mechanics have stripped off for the latest naked charity calendar. All the work colleagues, aged between 18 and 55, were happy to go the full monty for the shoot. Secretaries at the Eastnor engineering works in Pevensey, East Sussex
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Head quits in report storm
The head teacher of one of the largest primary schools in Sussex has resigned following repeated calls from parents for her removal. Ann Macaulay, head of Broadwater CE Primary School, Worthing, resigned yesterday during the half-term break. Parents at
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Stay away, say bonfire chiefs
Outsiders are being encouraged to stay away from Lewes on November 5 and celebrate Bonfire Night elsewhere. Malcolm Richards, Sussex Police planning officer and a member of the Lewes Bonfire Safety Group, said: "We are concerned about the large number
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Injection death proves a mystery
A coroner refused to rule out the possibility that a man who died of a drug overdose may have been injected by someone else. Brighton and Hove Coroner Veronica Hamilton-Deeley said there was no evidence to prove 21-year-old Gareth White had injected himself
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Home stays after U-turn
A centre for the elderly threatened with bed closures will be renovated and modernised instead. Thousands of people signed a petition calling on councillors not to close beds and demonstrated outside last week's meeting of Brighton and Hove City Council
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Hospitals given clean bill of health
Hospitals which were branded filthy by Government inspectors have been cleaning up their act. Four Sussex hospitals have been removed from a Government list naming and shaming those with poor cleanliness standards. Health Secretary Alan Milburn has congratulated
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Festivities on ice at marina
Brighton is getting an outdoor ice rink from tomorrow until December 27. People will be able to skate on a custom-made synthetic ice rink at Brighton Marina. Marina marketing and promotions manager Kirsty Harris said: "We are going for the New York Times
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Thousands of houses are empty
Thousands of homes in Sussex are standing empty, according to Government figures. They reveal almost 11,000 are unused in East Sussex and Brighton and Hove. The figures, in a Commons written reply, came despite increasing reports of a crippling housing
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Well puts a spring in boxers' steps
Boxing trainer Ronnie Davies's fighters say the water he found in a well in his garden is a knock-out. Now he is thinking of marketing it under a name like Punch or Ringside. Portslade-based Ronnie hopes he can give his contenders a new edge after discovering
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What a wimp
What a publicity-seeking wimp is the great Chris Eubank. While the rest of us in the real world have to sit things out with problems all around us, here is a man sitting it out, probably in luxury surroundings, afraid to come home to his wife and family
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How you tell 'em
Michael Parker (Letters, October 29) wants us to remember comedians' catchphrases. Max Bygraves was a brilliant stand-up comedian. In the days of variety at the Brighton Hippodrome, he played to packed audiences. In fact, it was standing room only when
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Baby relief for victim
A pregnant woman who was beaten by three men has been told her unborn baby is unharmed, police said today. The 23-year-old victim was six weeks pregnant when she was attacked last Thursday. She had her hair pulled and was pushed over a garden wall in
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To CAP it all
Fiona Train asks what I plan to contribute to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee in the House of Commons (Letters, October 25). The immediate concerns of the whole committee will be an inquiry into the future of UK agriculture, particularly
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Shocking tale
Electric-shock dog collars (October 25) are widely used in the US and are readily available here. They should be banned. They are frequently recommended by so-called dog behaviourists in the name of training or correction. Dogs cannot learn if they are
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Unfair trade
The trade of horses exported live for meat is sickening and I appeal to readers to join the animal welfare group Viva!'s campaign against it. Viva! has just launched an undercover video, Journey To Death. It reveals the brutal reality of horses traded
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Insupportable
So Tony Blair asks for our patience and support in the so-called war against terrorism (The Argus, October 29). Well, he certainly hasn't got mine if believes it is justifiable to bomb a country into submission on the grounds of some elusive terrorists
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Great leader?
I was deceived. At first, I supported Bomber Blair. Then I thought: He is not going to fight. My family fought for this country in the Hitler war. Two cousins at Dunkirk, a brother in the RAF, another cousin in the 14th Army. I object to paying for the
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Drop in car crime
Police say their operation to cut car crime in the Eastbourne area has been a success. Operation Hyena ran for two weeks in Lewes, Newhaven, Peacehaven, Seaford, Eastbourne and Hailsham. Reported car crime in the area fell by 22 per cent. Police figures
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Night of the fire
A huge scrapyard blaze is set to become a three-day operation for East Sussex Fire Brigade. Three fire appliances were still at Jordan's scrapyard in North Quay, Newhaven, today. Firefighters were expected to be on the scene throughout tonight and possibly
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Heard World, by John Wilson Goddard
Why do I feel quite so uncomfortable with the Royal National Institute for the Blind's recent Access to Written Information report? Isn't that what I, as a totally blind person, would wish the RNIB to be looking into and promoting? Well, yes, of course
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Driver to rescue in crash inferno
A trucker was hailed a hero today after risking his life to pull another driver from his blazing van. The lorry driver stopped after he saw a Mercedes van burst into flames after ploughing into a lamppost by the A27 near Chichester. He raised the alarm
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Head quits in report storm
The head teacher of one of the largest primary schools in Sussex has resigned following repeated calls from parents for her removal. Ann Macaulay, head of Broadwater CE Primary School, Worthing, resigned yesterday during the half-term break. Parents at
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£10,000 to catch killers
Police today offered a reward of £10,000 in the hunt for the killers of father-of-three Jimmy Millen. The reward was announced by murder squad detectives working on Operation Darnel eight days after Mr Millen, 27, was gunned down on a Hastings council
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Grand event
I was amused to open up The Argus last Friday and see the pretentious people behind Withdean 2000 still have delusions of grandeur. In an ad describing their club as "The Community Club", they proclaimed the "biggest game in Sussex this weekend" was their
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Might is right
I was astounded to see the following information advertised (The Argus, October 27, Page 58): "The Community Club Withdean 2000 vs AFC Wallingford - The biggest game in Sussex this weekend." This, the "biggest game in Sussex", was due to take place at
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Unfitting
I was most alarmed and upset by the protest of social workers at Hove, singing and chanting as if they were on a seaside day-trip. Surely a minute's silence for John Smith would have been more fitting? Why do they take criticism so personally? They are
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Whinge band
What a terrifying band of people demonstrated outside Hove Town Hall. Crude, rough, self-centred personalities indulging themselves in whinging self-pity. I trust they are not representative of social workers generally. Little John Smith was seen but
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All buffed up
A dozen mechanics from the Eastnor company in Pevensey have stripped off for a naked calendar for charity. Secretaries first suggested the idea as a joke, saying they would rather see pictures of naked men than women. The men had to be careful as they
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No way home
We are foreign students who have come to Brighton to improve our English. We love Brighton and we love going out but getting back home is a problem. If you want to catch a bus you have to go home early. Walking is not safe because there are so many drunks
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How fans helped Bears TV deal
Nick Nurse has revealed the key role Bears fans have played in making Brighton the envy of British basketball. Bears have clinched a deal with Meridian which will see up to six of their games screened on terrestrial television this season. The news, revealed
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Cricket: Sussex axe Eastbourne dates
Sussex will not be playing county cricket at Eastbourne again until 2003 at the earliest. They will not be returning to the Saffrons until facilities and the quality of the wicket have improved. The county pulled out last year when the Saffrons' authorities
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Police dog bites burglar
A would-be burglar was bitten by a police dog after he was spotted climbing scaffolding. Neighbours in Denmark Terrace, Brighton, raised the alarm last night and a police dog team was sent to search the area. The offender ran but was caught by the police
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House calls listened to
There has been a welcome change of heart by Brighton and Hove City Council over the future of Knoll House in Ingram Crescent, Hove. Earlier this year, the council was proposing to get rid of the 23 beds or having the residential service run by someone
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Phonology
I live at Park Lodge in Dyke Road, Hove, where Orange has permission to build a base station on top of our building. The residents are campaigning to have this stopped and The Argus has published several articles and letters about our campaign. I wonder
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Why Sexton's a Taylor fan
Peter Taylor sought the thoughts of two people before taking the Albion job. It made sense for him to consult his predecessor Micky Adams, but he also leaned on the experience of one of the most respected figures in football. Dave Sexton was turning out
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Albion pair will get stick
Bobby Zamora and Michel Kuipers have been warned to expect some good-natured baiting from Bristol City fans on Saturday. The stars of Albion's last League win against Colchester both joined the Seagulls from Bristol Rovers, City's bitter rivals. Danny
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Unheeded open day was missed chance
I felt saddened by the lack of public response to the open days at the East Brighton College of Media Arts (The Argus, October 24). I decided to visit and what a pleasant surprise I had, despite having reservations and preconceived ideas about the college
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Students raise anti-war petition
A University of Sussex petition protesting about the war in Afghanistan has collected 1,000 signatures in a week. The Sussex University Coalition Against the War petition was signed by 760 staff and students and 278 other people linked to the university
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Beware of those bargains
Shoppers are being warned about the danger of liquidation sales, bankrupt stock disposals and mock auctions. Brighton and Hove City Council has received complaints from people, including a shopper who paid £60 for a camera which turned out to be an empty
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Mechanics of the Full Monty
Sixteen burly Sussex mechanics have stripped off for the latest naked charity calendar. All the work colleagues, aged between 18 and 55, were happy to go the full monty for the shoot. Secretaries at the Eastnor engineering works in Pevensey, East Sussex
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Head quits in report storm
The head teacher of one of the largest primary schools in Sussex has resigned following repeated calls from parents for her removal. Ann Macaulay, head of Broadwater CE Primary School, Worthing, resigned yesterday during the half-term break. Parents at
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Six vie for top police job
Six candidates were being interviewed this week for the job of chief constable of Sussex. The £105,780-a-year job became vacant when Paul Whitehouse retired early after the fatal shooting of an unarmed man in Hastings. Among the candidates is Bob Ayling
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Injection death proves a mystery
A coroner refused to rule out the possibility that a man who died of a drug overdose may have been injected by someone else. Brighton and Hove Coroner Veronica Hamilton-Deeley said there was no evidence to prove 21-year-old Gareth White had injected himself
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Neighbours get political over hostel
Residents have set up their own political party to fight plans to use a former hotel as a hostel for homeless families. St Catherine Lodge Hotel in Hove is currently home to 51 families who were moved into the premises by the city's housing department
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Festivities on ice at marina
Brighton is getting an outdoor ice rink from tomorrow until December 27. People will be able to skate on a custom-made synthetic ice rink at Brighton Marina. Marina marketing and promotions manager Kirsty Harris said: "We are going for the New York Times
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Thousands of houses are empty
Thousands of homes in Sussex are standing empty, according to Government figures. They reveal almost 11,000 are unused in East Sussex and Brighton and Hove. The figures, in a Commons written reply, came despite increasing reports of a crippling housing
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Well puts a spring in boxers' steps
Boxing trainer Ronnie Davies's fighters say the water he found in a well in his garden is a knock-out. Now he is thinking of marketing it under a name like Punch or Ringside. Portslade-based Ronnie hopes he can give his contenders a new edge after discovering
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Why all the cropped heads?
Why do so many British males have cropped hair? It's nothing to do with style, because style means style. Are they all going bald with there own inner stress? Many seem to be wannabe Clint Eastwoods, as the bad attitude they exude reeks of violence. Could
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Scheme's a scam
After watching Meridan TV push the scheme that if you are over 65 you are eligible for a grant to improve your heating, we asked for two storage heaters in place of those that were ancient and unreliable. We were told by an unseen man in a back office
