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Fury at downland homes bid
Residents of a quiet cul-de-sac are up in arms over plans to fill nearby fields with 90 houses. Some homeowners in Beeches Avenue, Worthing, say they will move if the development on the south-facing slope of the Downs goes ahead. The proposals were revealed
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Boy's boost for cancer research
When schoolboy Anthony Pilcher discovered he had cancer he raised cash for research into the disease by shaving his head. Anthony, 14, got friends and family to sponsor him and raised £3,000 for the Cancer Research Campaign. His mother Gill said: "As
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Respect for Sarah's family
The Family of Sarah Payne do not need educating to know someone let Roy Whiting leave prison early, which resulted in their daughter's murder. I respect Sara Payne and her family enormously. -Name and address supplied
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Between You And Me, by Vanora Leigh
Twas the night before Christmas - well, actually it was four nights before - when I made a couple of discoveries that caused me to panic. I was planning the seating arrangements for Christmas dinner - me by the wine, The Mother separated from said wine
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Town clerk is replaced
A new town clerk has been appointed to replace one who left in mysterious circumstances. Ian Everest will take up the job at Newhaven in February, exactly two years after Paul Archer suddenly left the post. The District Auditor has been investigating
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All hype and hair
The Polish pianist Ignacy Paderewski wowed everyone with his appearance. A compatriot compared his head, "with its aureole of profuse golden hair and delicate, almost feminine, features", to a Botticelli angel. The painter Burne-Jones called him "an archangel
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Kindly kids
I am aware Whitehawk is in the news when there is something bad or negative to report. Well, I should like to change that and give the area some positive publicity. On Saturday, December 22, the kids from the local Crew Club gave a Christmas party for
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Soccer screen
After hearing the kick-off times for the World cup next June, I was disappointed to hear two of England's qualifying games start before pub opening times. I am not an alcoholic but I feel it is always more enjoyable to watch football with a crowd of people
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Town should hail its hero
Sir Ernest Shackleton was one of the greatest British adventurers of the 20th Century. And next year he will quite rightly be remembered for his exploits in the Antarctic wastes. After his ship, the Endurance, broke up after being frozen in by sea ice
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People first
I thought it so ironic that Mrs S Trackitt's letter was entitled Giving Hope (Letters, December 20) when one thing animal extremists enjoy doing is trying to rip hope away from people with serious illnesses because some medical research has to involve
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Gun raid on club
Police are investigating an armed raid at a seafront club in Brighton. A member of staff at the Cruz Club in Marine Parade, Brighton, was held up by a man carrying what appeared to be a stun gun. He made threats and escaped with several hundred pounds
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Dad saves daughter, 4, from blaze
A father rescued his four-year-old daughter from a blazing flat after a candle in a nativity scene started a fire. Christian Coulthard braved a room full of flames to pull his daughter Grace to safety. The girl had been playing in the lounge at the flat
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Seagull sparks mercy mission
A seagull impaled itself on a television aerial and sparked a Christmas rescue operation. A team of six firefighters, supported by RSPCA animal welfare officers, spent more than half an hour on Christmas Day releasing the stricken bird. It had landed
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Wonder of baby Jake
His birth was a miracle doctors said would never happen. But little Jake is oblivious to the wonder of it all. Sandy Cundy was told she would never have another child after treatment for breast cancer left her infertile. Diagnosed at the age of 32, Sandy
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How to be happy
His books have helped thousands of people cope with life, but until now Patrick Whiteside has avoided the limelight. Now the author of The Little Book of Happiness and The Little Book of Bliss has revealed his true identity. His real name is Larry Culliford
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New Year rail disruption
There will be severe disruption to train services because of engineering work early next year. Work between Ford and Worthing on Saturday, January 5, means bus services will operate between the two stations on some routes Wessex Trains services between
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Between You And Me, by Vanora Leigh
Twas the night before Christmas - well, actually it was four nights before - when I made a couple of discoveries that caused me to panic. I was planning the seating arrangements for Christmas dinner - me by the wine, The Mother separated from said wine
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Quiz over car park shooting
A man has been arrested in connection with a shooting which left a man wounded. He was gunned down in a residents' parking area in Ivory Walk, Bewbush, Crawley on December 11. The victim, who has not been named, was hit in the chest. Police said the arrested
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Fit for power?
It is difficult to accept the claim of those who seek power by becoming independent councillors that party politics is responsible for the "ruination of Brighton and Hove" (The Argus, December 21), when, in the same issue, we are told the hotels in the
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Where there's life
After such a traumatic year, it is a pleasure to relate the story of Sandy and Jake Cundy. Jake's birth was a miracle doctors said would never happen after his mother developed life-threatening cancer. The treatment was so toxic, it was feared that if
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Soccer screen
After hearing the kick-off times for the World cup next June, I was disappointed to hear two of England's qualifying games start before pub opening times. I am not an alcoholic but I feel it is always more enjoyable to watch football with a crowd of people
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People first
I thought it so ironic that Mrs S Trackitt's letter was entitled Giving Hope (Letters, December 20) when one thing animal extremists enjoy doing is trying to rip hope away from people with serious illnesses because some medical research has to involve
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Perry fumes at Withdean slur
Albion chief executive Martin Perry has reacted angrily to Chesterfield chairman Ian Yeowart's claim that Withdean is not up to scratch for League football. Trouble marred Friday night's 2-2 draw with the Spireites with Sussex Police investigating verbal
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Schools chief is named
A new chief officer for the West Sussex education service has been appointed. Robert Back will succeed Richard Bunker when he retires in April. As director of education and the arts Mr Back will be in charge of a service which has 307 schools. He is currently
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Where explorer came in from the cold
In the coming months, 14 Milnthorpe Road is likely to become a place of pilgrimage thanks to its adventurous former resident. The modest semi-detached Edwardian house in a leafy Eastbourne suburb was for some years the home of Sir Ernest Shackleton and
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Row over new mayor
A political row has erupted over the choice of Worthing's new mayor. The minority Liberal Democrat group on the borough council put forward councillor Eric Mardell for the civic post but they were outvoted by the ruling Conservatives, who fielded John
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New Year rail disruption
There will be severe disruption to train services because of engineering work early next year. Work between Ford and Worthing on Saturday, January 5, means bus services will operate between the two stations on some routes Wessex Trains services between
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Ignore at your peril
John Samson (Letters, December 20) seems to want to elevate Satan to his lost estate and it is perhaps significant he fails to mention where or when the devil has been "more frequently alluded to as Lucifer" (meaning Bringer Of Light). As for the Bible
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Quiz over car park shooting
A man has been arrested in connection with a shooting which left a man wounded. He was gunned down in a residents' parking area in Ivory Walk, Bewbush, Crawley on December 11. The victim, who has not been named, was hit in the chest. Police said the arrested
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Fit for power?
It is difficult to accept the claim of those who seek power by becoming independent councillors that party politics is responsible for the "ruination of Brighton and Hove" (The Argus, December 21), when, in the same issue, we are told the hotels in the
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Carols on the bus
It was nice to be noticed by a young man, among others, on their way home on the bus as four old ladies sang carols. He even dropped some coins into one lady's hand as he got off and said he didn't usually hear buskers on a bus. After all, the four ladies
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God we trust?
I think it is time the religious leaders of this world define what they mean when they talk of God. Do they mean a being, someone all-powerful, good, merciful, who can work miracles and loves mankind? If that is the case, why are we not living in paradise
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Where there's life
After such a traumatic year, it is a pleasure to relate the story of Sandy and Jake Cundy. Jake's birth was a miracle doctors said would never happen after his mother developed life-threatening cancer. The treatment was so toxic, it was feared that if
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Rhyme time
A Pensioner's Christmas Jingle: I'm getting all excited, my stockings by the bed And may the sun shine on your life in 2002. -Diane Jones, Oakdene Gardens, Mile Oak, Portslade
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The Down side
A blueprint for the future of Worthing has just been published and it is a double-edged sword. It suggests the number of homes earmarked for the last tract of countryside in the borough at West Durrington should be reduced from 825 to 700. That will delight
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Who was the real Jack The Ripper?
As a psychologist, I read the recent article and letters about the identity of Jack The Ripper with interest (The Argus, December 8). The Ripper was included in a book of the world's greatest unsolved mysteries I had as a child and I followed the saga
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Perry fumes at Withdean slur
Albion chief executive Martin Perry has reacted angrily to Chesterfield chairman Ian Yeowart's claim that Withdean is not up to scratch for League football. Trouble marred Friday night's 2-2 draw with the Spireites with Sussex Police investigating verbal
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Royce rolls in to help Taylor
Albion boss Peter Taylor has returned to his old club Leicester to plug a goalkeeping gap for today's noon showdown at Queens Park Rangers. Simon Royce makes his debut at Loftus Road on a month's loan from the Premiership strugglers in place of the injured
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Star backing for horse campaign
A calendar of photos taken by the late Linda McCartney is being sold to raise awareness of the trade in horses for meat. Brighton-based charity Viva! is leading the campaign to save thousands of horses in Poland. The calendar, called Horses, was made
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Schools chief is named
A new chief officer for the West Sussex education service has been appointed. Robert Back will succeed Richard Bunker when he retires in April. As director of education and the arts Mr Back will be in charge of a service which has 307 schools. He is currently
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Where explorer came in from the cold
In the coming months, 14 Milnthorpe Road is likely to become a place of pilgrimage thanks to its adventurous former resident. The modest semi-detached Edwardian house in a leafy Eastbourne suburb was for some years the home of Sir Ernest Shackleton and
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Fury at downland homes bid
Residents of a quiet cul-de-sac are up in arms over plans to fill nearby fields with 90 houses. Some homeowners in Beeches Avenue, Worthing, say they will move if the development on the south-facing slope of the Downs goes ahead. The proposals were revealed
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Row over new mayor
A political row has erupted over the choice of Worthing's new mayor. The minority Liberal Democrat group on the borough council put forward councillor Eric Mardell for the civic post but they were outvoted by the ruling Conservatives, who fielded John
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Boy's boost for cancer research
When schoolboy Anthony Pilcher discovered he had cancer he raised cash for research into the disease by shaving his head. Anthony, 14, got friends and family to sponsor him and raised £3,000 for the Cancer Research Campaign. His mother Gill said: "As
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Ignore at your peril
John Samson (Letters, December 20) seems to want to elevate Satan to his lost estate and it is perhaps significant he fails to mention where or when the devil has been "more frequently alluded to as Lucifer" (meaning Bringer Of Light). As for the Bible
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Date
Respect for Sarah's family
The Family of Sarah Payne do not need educating to know someone let Roy Whiting leave prison early, which resulted in their daughter's murder. I respect Sara Payne and her family enormously. -Name and address supplied
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Town clerk is replaced
A new town clerk has been appointed to replace one who left in mysterious circumstances. Ian Everest will take up the job at Newhaven in February, exactly two years after Paul Archer suddenly left the post. The District Auditor has been investigating
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Date
Carols on the bus
It was nice to be noticed by a young man, among others, on their way home on the bus as four old ladies sang carols. He even dropped some coins into one lady's hand as he got off and said he didn't usually hear buskers on a bus. After all, the four ladies
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Date
All hype and hair
The Polish pianist Ignacy Paderewski wowed everyone with his appearance. A compatriot compared his head, "with its aureole of profuse golden hair and delicate, almost feminine, features", to a Botticelli angel. The painter Burne-Jones called him "an archangel
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Date
God we trust?
I think it is time the religious leaders of this world define what they mean when they talk of God. Do they mean a being, someone all-powerful, good, merciful, who can work miracles and loves mankind? If that is the case, why are we not living in paradise
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Date
Kindly kids
I am aware Whitehawk is in the news when there is something bad or negative to report. Well, I should like to change that and give the area some positive publicity. On Saturday, December 22, the kids from the local Crew Club gave a Christmas party for
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Date
Rhyme time
A Pensioner's Christmas Jingle: I'm getting all excited, my stockings by the bed And may the sun shine on your life in 2002. -Diane Jones, Oakdene Gardens, Mile Oak, Portslade
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The Down side
A blueprint for the future of Worthing has just been published and it is a double-edged sword. It suggests the number of homes earmarked for the last tract of countryside in the borough at West Durrington should be reduced from 825 to 700. That will delight
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Date
Town should hail its hero
Sir Ernest Shackleton was one of the greatest British adventurers of the 20th Century. And next year he will quite rightly be remembered for his exploits in the Antarctic wastes. After his ship, the Endurance, broke up after being frozen in by sea ice
-
Date
Who was the real Jack The Ripper?
As a psychologist, I read the recent article and letters about the identity of Jack The Ripper with interest (The Argus, December 8). The Ripper was included in a book of the world's greatest unsolved mysteries I had as a child and I followed the saga
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Date
Gun raid on club
Police are investigating an armed raid at a seafront club in Brighton. A member of staff at the Cruz Club in Marine Parade, Brighton, was held up by a man carrying what appeared to be a stun gun. He made threats and escaped with several hundred pounds
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Date
Royce rolls in to help Taylor
Albion boss Peter Taylor has returned to his old club Leicester to plug a goalkeeping gap for today's noon showdown at Queens Park Rangers. Simon Royce makes his debut at Loftus Road on a month's loan from the Premiership strugglers in place of the injured
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Date
Dad saves daughter, 4, from blaze
A father rescued his four-year-old daughter from a blazing flat after a candle in a nativity scene started a fire. Christian Coulthard braved a room full of flames to pull his daughter Grace to safety. The girl had been playing in the lounge at the flat
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Date
Seagull sparks mercy mission
A seagull impaled itself on a television aerial and sparked a Christmas rescue operation. A team of six firefighters, supported by RSPCA animal welfare officers, spent more than half an hour on Christmas Day releasing the stricken bird. It had landed
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Date
Wonder of baby Jake
His birth was a miracle doctors said would never happen. But little Jake is oblivious to the wonder of it all. Sandy Cundy was told she would never have another child after treatment for breast cancer left her infertile. Diagnosed at the age of 32, Sandy
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Date
Star backing for horse campaign
A calendar of photos taken by the late Linda McCartney is being sold to raise awareness of the trade in horses for meat. Brighton-based charity Viva! is leading the campaign to save thousands of horses in Poland. The calendar, called Horses, was made
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Date
How to be happy
His books have helped thousands of people cope with life, but until now Patrick Whiteside has avoided the limelight. Now the author of The Little Book of Happiness and The Little Book of Bliss has revealed his true identity. His real name is Larry Culliford
