Archive
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Bid to boost grey power
Brighton and Hove is following Denmark's example in a move it hopes will allow senior citizens to influence important aspects of their lives. Today and tomorrow, at Better Government for Older People, a major public conference at the Brighton Centre,
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Living with prejudice
I missed William Fraser's letter, referred to by Graham Chainey, but would like to comment on "Price of sin" (Letters, October 29). Disabled people live with the legacy of such fables every day in the form of prejudice and discrimination. Stories such
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Where to house the homeless?
I was astonished to read residents of Hove were disgusted a hotel was being used to house homeless families for short periods of time (The Argus, November 1). It was always my understanding this was the purpose of a hotel - but then I also believe the
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Bear's essential for psychic Uri
Celebrity psychic Uri Geller launched a range of five teddy bears at the Tenth British Bear Fair at Hove Town Hall. Mr Geller said a teddy bear saved his life when he was a baby in Israel. He said: "It was during the British occupation and for no apparent
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Family Life, by Bini McCall
We did a scaled-down version of our usual Hallowe'en thing this year. In the past, daughter has always had a party, but this year parties are a bit of a no-no with Sam the dog, who is boisterous enough without being exposed to a room full of shrieking
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Voice Of The Third Age, by Lis Solkhon
The first major public appearance of the Better Government for Older People takes place today and tomorrow as a meeting is held in the Brighton Centre. Talks and discussions on the future of the Older People's Council will culminate in the opportunity
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Test 'could have saved boy's sight'
The mother of a five-year-old boy who is almost blind in one eye claims a simple eye test could have saved his sight. Lewis Cager was diagnosed ten months ago with a condition called isamatropic ambylopia, which meant the sight in his left eye had failed
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Welcome studies
I have written once before about Gordon Dean's Hollywood pieces on the Thirties and Forties. I do so again because of his last item about Tony Martin (Letters, October 29). Tony was a great favourite of our family and it was nice to learn something about
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Thirsty worker
Recent letters bringing back fond memories of comedians and their catchphrases made me recall the variety comic Jimmy Wheeler, who spent his last years in Brighton, until his death in 1973. Partial to a drink or ten, he was often seen around the pubs
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Shrink to fit
Having been educated in Brighton 45 or so years ago, I was shocked on viewing the demise of so many schools I knew as a boy. For example, Fawcett, Margaret Hardy and the Brighton and Hove Grammar School seem to have completely disappeared, along with
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Oldest trade
Readers of an article in The Argus (October 30) may have been misled as to my views on internet advertising by prostitutes. I did say I understood the need for prostitution, had never condemned the profession and thought the new web site would, alongside
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Acts of God
I was very interested in the comments made by the Orange spokeswoman ("The height of concern", The Argus, October 25). She said Orange "had carried out investigations on the roof of Park Lodge to ensure the building was strong enough to take the new equipment
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Zamora will go all the way
Albion ace Bobby Zamora could be a Premiership hit, according to the latest boss to suffer from his scoring exploits. The Seagulls have not yet received a bid from a top flight club for Zamora, whose 12th goal of the season beat promotion rivals Bristol
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'Defects' that hampered bins service
Big defects were found in a rubbish collection service when councillors took it on three weeks ago. Chief executive David Panter took responsibility for the service when Brighton and Hove City Council decided to run it in-house rather than offer it to
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Lawyers demand dog's statement
Lawyers were barking up the wrong tree when they demanded a witness statement from a police dog. A cheeky police officer decided not to let the prosecution team down and sent them a file reading "Woof, woof, where's the sausages?" signed with a cartoon
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Baking by royal appointment
Violet Dunn's neighbours call her "the cake lady" because in the last eight years the 72-year-old has made 723 cakes for charity. In her sheltered housing in East Preston, Mrs Dunn can always be found elbow deep in currants and flour, baking her latest
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Jobs gloom at airport
Airport workers are bracing themselves for another jobs bombshell when British Airways releases figures revealing the full impact of the US terror attack. Chief executive Rod Eddington has said that more cutbacks are likely if market conditions do not
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'Healthy living' centre plan
Planning applications have been made to extend or improve nine buildings throughout East Brighton to create a virtual healthy living centre. The £4.5 million project is being funded by the New Deal for Communities and aims to create the healthy living
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Home plight of sofa mum
A mother must choose between sleeping on a sofa or moving to bed-and-breakfast accommodation 25 miles from her children's schools. Anne Ballantine, 45, has spent the last five years living in a privately-rented, two-bedroom property in Hove where she
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Mail workers fear anthrax panic
Sussex postal workers have protested after being told to deliver packets of white powder. They fear people receiving the packets, which contain powdered baking mix, could panic because of concern over anthrax. Six thousand packets, marked Glutafin and
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Facelift for 'ugly' flower bed
Changes are being made to the flower bed welcoming A23 traffic to Brighton after neighbours said it was ugly. The display, at Patcham, will be made more visible and redesigned to reflect city status. It will include a new herbaceous border and the word
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Bid to boost grey power
Brighton and Hove is following Denmark's example in a move it hopes will allow senior citizens to influence important aspects of their lives. Today and tomorrow, at Better Government for Older People, a major public conference at the Brighton Centre,
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Churches on theft alert
Sussex churches have been put on alert as a new crimewave sweeps the county. Thieves are breaking into Anglican churches and stealing the lead lining from christening fonts. It is thought the dome-shaped baptism baths are then used as flowerpots. But
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Firefighters slam teenage prank
Teenagers set off a smoke machine in their upstairs bedroom, then called out to passers-by for help. Bystanders called the fire brigade when they saw smoke pouring from the window of a house in Plaistow Close, Whitehawk, Brighton. Firefighters from in
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Where to house the homeless?
I was astonished to read residents of Hove were disgusted a hotel was being used to house homeless families for short periods of time (The Argus, November 1). It was always my understanding this was the purpose of a hotel - but then I also believe the
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Good samaritan
I would like to thank the young lady who came to my aid on Thursday, October 25, when I had the misfortune to fall outside Sainsbury's. She was most caring and kind and insisted on seeing me home. Also, thanks to Sainsbury's staff for their concern and
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Voice Of The Third Age, by Lis Solkhon
The first major public appearance of the Better Government for Older People takes place today and tomorrow as a meeting is held in the Brighton Centre. Talks and discussions on the future of the Older People's Council will culminate in the opportunity
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Students arrested in anti-war protest
Police were today liaising with university staff after 20 students were arrested in a violent anti-war protest. The demo at the University of Sussex campus in Falmer began when students and members of pressure group Brighton Against The War occupied the
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Bus chaos as strike goes on
Bus services around Hastings were disrupted again today as union members staged a third 24-hour strike over pay and conditions. About 100 Stagecoach workers were taking part in industrial action in Hastings and St Leonards. Services were being affected
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Jobs gloom at airport
Airport workers are bracing themselves for another jobs bombshell when British Airways releases figures revealing the full impact of the US terror attack. Chief executive Rod Eddington has said that more cutbacks are likely if market conditions do not
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Thug beats up woman, 76
A pensioner was beaten black and blue when she fought to save her handbag outside a Mid Sussex supermarket. The 76-year-old suffered a black eye, broken teeth, a broken finger and bruising to her face, arm and legs as she struggled with a robber who tried
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OAP's attacker 'could strike again'
A sex attacker who preyed on a 68-year-old woman in a secluded alley could strike again, police said today. Extra officers have been called in to patrol Rottingdean, near Brighton. The victim's ordeal lasted several minutes and left her traumatised. At
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Thank you
I would like to say thank you to the person who handed in my purse, which I left on the No 22 bus. I was happy no one spent its contents. -Caledonia McAllan, (age nearly 8), Cowley Drive, Woodingdean
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Test 'could have saved boy's sight'
The mother of a five-year-old boy who is almost blind in one eye claims a simple eye test could have saved his sight. Lewis Cager was diagnosed ten months ago with a condition called isamatropic ambylopia, which meant the sight in his left eye had failed
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Thirsty worker
Recent letters bringing back fond memories of comedians and their catchphrases made me recall the variety comic Jimmy Wheeler, who spent his last years in Brighton, until his death in 1973. Partial to a drink or ten, he was often seen around the pubs
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Winning recipe
Pensioner Violet Dunn from East Preston has made more than 700 cakes for charity in the last eight years. Villagers nicknamed her the Cake Lady. The delicious cakes have been enjoyed by people all round Britain and have given Violet great pleasure - proving
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FA Trophy: Crawley crash
Crawley again failed to make a mark on the FA Trophy after they were sent tumbling to a 1-0 home defeat by Newport IOW. Newport threatened in the early stages with front man Danny Gibbons proving a handful for the home defence. It took until 25 minutes
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Acts of God
I was very interested in the comments made by the Orange spokeswoman ("The height of concern", The Argus, October 25). She said Orange "had carried out investigations on the roof of Park Lodge to ensure the building was strong enough to take the new equipment
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FA Trophy: Rocks too strong
Bognor finished with ten men but still proved too strong for Rugby United as they cruised into the second round after a 4-1 win. The Rocks were awarded a penalty in the 11th minute when Richard Hudson found Matt Russell and Jamie Howell sent home keeper
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A real chance
An excellent piece on the Nigel Porter Unit (The Argus, October 26) was spoiled by the statement that no campaigners interrupted the Brighton and Hove City Council debate on that issue. While it may have been true of the social workers, the No activists
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FA Trophy: Frustration for Wilson
Eastbourne Borough 0 Chatham 0: Football is a frustrating game - just ask Eastbourne Borough manager Garry Wilson. No sooner had he shorn up his side's rocky defence which was shipping goals, than his marksmen have started firing blanks. Borough kept
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Basketball: Nurse rages at officials
Brighton Bears coach Nick Nurse branded the match officials "clowns" as his side's run of home wins ended on a night of controversy at the Brighton Centre. Bears saw a ten-point lead turn into an 11-point deficit in a calamitous second period and never
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This proves Albion mean it
Bristol City 0 Albion 1: The Albion camp made all the right noises after a highly significant success against one of the clubs chasing them. Peter Taylor said it is still very early days, Simon Morgan spoke of chalking up enough points to be safe from
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Zamora will go all the way
Albion ace Bobby Zamora could be a Premiership hit, according to the latest boss to suffer from his scoring exploits. The Seagulls have not yet received a bid from a top flight club for Zamora, whose 12th goal of the season beat promotion rivals Bristol
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Lawyers demand dog's statement
Lawyers were barking up the wrong tree when they demanded a witness statement from a police dog. A cheeky police officer decided not to let the prosecution team down and sent them a file reading "Woof, woof, where's the sausages?" signed with a cartoon
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OAP's attacker 'could strike again'
A sex attacker who preyed on a 68-year-old woman in a secluded alley could strike again, police said today. Extra officers have been called in to patrol Rottingdean, near Brighton. The victim's ordeal lasted several minutes and left her traumatised. At
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'Healthy living' centre plan
Planning applications have been made to extend or improve nine buildings throughout East Brighton to create a virtual healthy living centre. The £4.5 million project is being funded by the New Deal for Communities and aims to create the healthy living
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Date
Five-year wait for national park
Campaigners fighting to protect the South Downs face a five-year wait before the promised national park will be created. The Government expects it to be 2006 before the park is operating, two years longer than countryside chiefs believed the process would
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Home plight of sofa mum
A mother must choose between sleeping on a sofa or moving to bed-and-breakfast accommodation 25 miles from her children's schools. Anne Ballantine, 45, has spent the last five years living in a privately-rented, two-bedroom property in Hove where she
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Elvis and Marilyn at Vegas ball
A Marilyn Monroe look-alike helped raise more than £55,000 for charity at a Vegas-style ball. Impersonator Helen Kane placed the bets in a flashy casino while Ivor Potter, alias Suspiciously Elvis, serenaded the audience with some favourite songs of his
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Facelift for 'ugly' flower bed
Changes are being made to the flower bed welcoming A23 traffic to Brighton after neighbours said it was ugly. The display, at Patcham, will be made more visible and redesigned to reflect city status. It will include a new herbaceous border and the word
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Churches on theft alert
Sussex churches have been put on alert as a new crimewave sweeps the county. Thieves are breaking into Anglican churches and stealing the lead lining from christening fonts. It is thought the dome-shaped baptism baths are then used as flowerpots. But
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Fight to save war dead memorials
A crusade has been launched to save a crumbling school chapel that houses memorial stones to men who died in the Second World War. The chapel was a 17th Century barn in Ripe, which in 1926 was taken brick by brick to Seaford where it was rebuilt by staff
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Firefighters slam teenage prank
Teenagers set off a smoke machine in their upstairs bedroom, then called out to passers-by for help. Bystanders called the fire brigade when they saw smoke pouring from the window of a house in Plaistow Close, Whitehawk, Brighton. Firefighters from in
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Good samaritan
I would like to thank the young lady who came to my aid on Thursday, October 25, when I had the misfortune to fall outside Sainsbury's. She was most caring and kind and insisted on seeing me home. Also, thanks to Sainsbury's staff for their concern and
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Date
Students arrested in anti-war protest
Police were today liaising with university staff after 20 students were arrested in a violent anti-war protest. The demo at the University of Sussex campus in Falmer began when students and members of pressure group Brighton Against The War occupied the
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Date
OAP's attacker 'could strike again'
A sex attacker who preyed on a 68-year-old woman in a secluded alley could strike again, police said today. Extra officers have been called in to patrol Rottingdean, near Brighton. The victim's ordeal lasted several minutes and left her traumatised. At
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Thank you
I would like to say thank you to the person who handed in my purse, which I left on the No 22 bus. I was happy no one spent its contents. -Caledonia McAllan, (age nearly 8), Cowley Drive, Woodingdean
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Sod all
With the Albion riding high in Division Two, one would have thought the Withdean Stadium would be full to bursting every home game, no matter what the opposition or day, so what happened last Tuesday against Wycombe? The team played in front of just 3,237
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Winning recipe
Pensioner Violet Dunn from East Preston has made more than 700 cakes for charity in the last eight years. Villagers nicknamed her the Cake Lady. The delicious cakes have been enjoyed by people all round Britain and have given Violet great pleasure - proving
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Date
FA Trophy: Crawley crash
Crawley again failed to make a mark on the FA Trophy after they were sent tumbling to a 1-0 home defeat by Newport IOW. Newport threatened in the early stages with front man Danny Gibbons proving a handful for the home defence. It took until 25 minutes
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Save heritage
Old boys of King's Mead School in Seaford want to save the crumbling chapel which is in danger of demolition. It is now part of St Mary's Nursing Home whose owners, Westminster Health Care, are closing the home because it cannot meet new Government standards
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FA Trophy: Rocks too strong
Bognor finished with ten men but still proved too strong for Rugby United as they cruised into the second round after a 4-1 win. The Rocks were awarded a penalty in the 11th minute when Richard Hudson found Matt Russell and Jamie Howell sent home keeper
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Date
Elderly elect to have a say
Grey power comes to Brighton and Hove today when a two-day conference for old people starts at the Brighton Centre. The unique feature of this event will be elections for an older people's council which will advise city councillors on what the elderly
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Date
A real chance
An excellent piece on the Nigel Porter Unit (The Argus, October 26) was spoiled by the statement that no campaigners interrupted the Brighton and Hove City Council debate on that issue. While it may have been true of the social workers, the No activists
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Date
FA Trophy: Frustration for Wilson
Eastbourne Borough 0 Chatham 0: Football is a frustrating game - just ask Eastbourne Borough manager Garry Wilson. No sooner had he shorn up his side's rocky defence which was shipping goals, than his marksmen have started firing blanks. Borough kept
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Date
Cancer unit has to benefit all women
I am one of the one-in-nine women to develop cancer of the breast in the course of her lifetime. As a result, three weeks ago I had a complete mastectomy at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath. Thanks to the physical and emotional care and support
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Basketball: Nurse rages at officials
Brighton Bears coach Nick Nurse branded the match officials "clowns" as his side's run of home wins ended on a night of controversy at the Brighton Centre. Bears saw a ten-point lead turn into an 11-point deficit in a calamitous second period and never
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Date
This proves Albion mean it
Bristol City 0 Albion 1: The Albion camp made all the right noises after a highly significant success against one of the clubs chasing them. Peter Taylor said it is still very early days, Simon Morgan spoke of chalking up enough points to be safe from
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Date
Suspicious packages destroyed
Two bomb scares caused chaos in Brighton and Hove over the weekend. George Street in Hove was evacuated at 2pm yesterday after a member of the public reported a suspicious package outside the British Heart Foundation shop. Restaurants and shops were cleared
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Veteran classics chug into city
Engines roared, gears clanked and the seafront smelled of warm oil as the grand old dames of the road chugged into Brighton. Clear skies, cool winds and hundreds of enthusiasts greeted the first gleaming arrivals crossing the finish line at Madeira Drive
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Date
Thug beats up woman, 76
A pensioner was beaten black and blue when she fought to save her handbag outside a Sussex supermarket. The 76-year-old suffered a black eye, broken teeth, a broken finger and bruising to her face, arm and legs as she struggled with a robber who tried
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Date
Five-year wait for national park
Campaigners fighting to protect the South Downs face a five-year wait before the promised national park will be created. The Government expects it to be 2006 before the park is operating, two years longer than countryside chiefs believed the process would
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Elvis and Marilyn at Vegas ball
A Marilyn Monroe look-alike helped raise more than £55,000 for charity at a Vegas-style ball. Impersonator Helen Kane placed the bets in a flashy casino while Ivor Potter, alias Suspiciously Elvis, serenaded the audience with some favourite songs of his
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Date
Fight to save war dead memorials
A crusade has been launched to save a crumbling school chapel that houses memorial stones to men who died in the Second World War. The chapel was a 17th Century barn in Ripe, which in 1926 was taken brick by brick to Seaford where it was rebuilt by staff
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Date
Living with prejudice
I missed William Fraser's letter, referred to by Graham Chainey, but would like to comment on "Price of sin" (Letters, October 29). Disabled people live with the legacy of such fables every day in the form of prejudice and discrimination. Stories such
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Date
Bear's essential for psychic Uri
Celebrity psychic Uri Geller launched a range of five teddy bears at the Tenth British Bear Fair at Hove Town Hall. Mr Geller said a teddy bear saved his life when he was a baby in Israel. He said: "It was during the British occupation and for no apparent
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Date
Family Life, by Bini McCall
We did a scaled-down version of our usual Hallowe'en thing this year. In the past, daughter has always had a party, but this year parties are a bit of a no-no with Sam the dog, who is boisterous enough without being exposed to a room full of shrieking
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Upset over late bar bid
Neighbours are battling to stop a Worthing pub winning a late licence, saying it will lead to more noise and crime. They say if Cloisters bar, a converted church in High Street, Worthing, is allowed to stay open until 1am, other pubs and clubs in the
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Firework sets roof ablaze
A 2ft firework burst through the roof of a family home in Eastbourne, setting the loft alight. A teenage girl who was at home with two younger children raised the alarm after dashing upstairs when she heard the blast. The 13-year-old opened the hatch
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Five-year wait for national park
Campaigners fighting to protect the South Downs face a five-year wait before the promised national park will be created. The Government expects it to be 2006 before the park is operating, two years longer than countryside chiefs believed the process would
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Date
Welcome studies
I have written once before about Gordon Dean's Hollywood pieces on the Thirties and Forties. I do so again because of his last item about Tony Martin (Letters, October 29). Tony was a great favourite of our family and it was nice to learn something about
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Date
Sod all
With the Albion riding high in Division Two, one would have thought the Withdean Stadium would be full to bursting every home game, no matter what the opposition or day, so what happened last Tuesday against Wycombe? The team played in front of just 3,237
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Date
Shrink to fit
Having been educated in Brighton 45 or so years ago, I was shocked on viewing the demise of so many schools I knew as a boy. For example, Fawcett, Margaret Hardy and the Brighton and Hove Grammar School seem to have completely disappeared, along with
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Date
Oldest trade
Readers of an article in The Argus (October 30) may have been misled as to my views on internet advertising by prostitutes. I did say I understood the need for prostitution, had never condemned the profession and thought the new web site would, alongside
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Date
Save heritage
Old boys of King's Mead School in Seaford want to save the crumbling chapel which is in danger of demolition. It is now part of St Mary's Nursing Home whose owners, Westminster Health Care, are closing the home because it cannot meet new Government standards
-
Date
Elderly elect to have a say
Grey power comes to Brighton and Hove today when a two-day conference for old people starts at the Brighton Centre. The unique feature of this event will be elections for an older people's council which will advise city councillors on what the elderly
-
Date
Cancer unit has to benefit all women
I am one of the one-in-nine women to develop cancer of the breast in the course of her lifetime. As a result, three weeks ago I had a complete mastectomy at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath. Thanks to the physical and emotional care and support
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Date
Suspicious packages destroyed
Two bomb scares caused chaos in Brighton and Hove over the weekend. George Street in Hove was evacuated at 2pm yesterday after a member of the public reported a suspicious package outside the British Heart Foundation shop. Restaurants and shops were cleared
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Date
'Defects' that hampered bins service
Big defects were found in a rubbish collection service when councillors took it on three weeks ago. Chief executive David Panter took responsibility for the service when Brighton and Hove City Council decided to run it in-house rather than offer it to
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Date
Baking by royal appointment
Violet Dunn's neighbours call her "the cake lady" because in the last eight years the 72-year-old has made 723 cakes for charity. In her sheltered housing in East Preston, Mrs Dunn can always be found elbow deep in currants and flour, baking her latest
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Date
Veteran classics chug into city
Engines roared, gears clanked and the seafront smelled of warm oil as the grand old dames of the road chugged into Brighton. Clear skies, cool winds and hundreds of enthusiasts greeted the first gleaming arrivals crossing the finish line at Madeira Drive
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Date
Police snare for teen robbers
Police waited inside the home of an elderly robbery victim in a bid to catch two teenagers who snatched her handbag. Officers were put on house-sitting duty because the thieves had an address for their victim as well as her house keys. But they never
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Date
Jobs gloom at airport
Airport workers are bracing themselves for another jobs bombshell when British Airways releases figures revealing the full impact of the US terror attack. Chief executive Rod Eddington has said that more cutbacks are likely if market conditions do not
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Date
Thug beats up woman, 76
A pensioner was beaten black and blue when she fought to save her handbag outside a Sussex supermarket. The 76-year-old suffered a black eye, broken teeth, a broken finger and bruising to her face, arm and legs as she struggled with a robber who tried
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Date
Mail workers fear anthrax panic
Sussex postal workers have protested after being told to deliver packets of white powder. They fear people receiving the packets, which contain powdered baking mix, could panic because of concern over anthrax. Six thousand packets, marked Glutafin and
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Date
Five-year wait for national park
Campaigners fighting to protect the South Downs face a five-year wait before the promised national park will be created. The Government expects it to be 2006 before the park is operating, two years longer than countryside chiefs believed the process
