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World's first inflatable bandstand
When Tomorrow's World featured an item on inflatable structures it captured the imagination of councillors. Already on the look-out for a town bandstand, they decided to come up with a world first - an inflatable bandstand. Littlehampton mayor Mark Butler
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Slap on the wrist not enough
I Went to court over fitting and supply of my kitchen by a local tradesman and won a minimal amount plus costs after being told damages could not be paid because the kitchen was functional. I advise readers not to pay for such items up-front. Until tradesmen
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Testing times
Lionel Barrymore, as well a man as anyone in Hollywood, was seen staggering down a corridor one day holding the wall for support. He was to be stricken with paralysis soon after. He was spotted by director Clarence Brown, who said: "Man, you should be
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Family Life, with Bini McCall
It is, as I am sure you are all aware, Valentine's Day later this week. What with him indoors being from Yorkshire, he says he is too sensible to have anything to do with Valentine's Day and that it is just an opportunity for more commercial hype to persuade
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When medicines endanger health
A seemingly simple prescription of drugs to protect her heart has turned into a daily nightmare for Simone Howard. Just a short walk to the end of the road and back can leave her tired and suffering aches and pains. Mrs Howard, of Wickham Avenue, Bexhill
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My shock at heart disease
When Elaine Lombard was diagnosed with heart disease she had no idea it could affect her family. It was only when she read an article in The Argus a few days later she released the full implications of having hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Mrs Lombard,
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Who's next?
Sadly and with no surprise, I read The Argus headline "Tories: We won't be soft on the homeless". I must congratulate Councillor Oxley for demonstrating the Tories' compassion towards homeless people combined with an obviously deep level of understanding
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Off the limit
Conservative leader Brian Oxley's new policy on homeless people (The Argus, February 6) reminds me of the one adopted by the right-wing mayor of Paris in the early Nineties. There, the city centre's homeless were rounded up each night and bussed to the
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Nice earner
It's out in the open at last. Some councillors are trying to make their part-time job full time. Most of them hint about working at least 40 hours a week and are already on a nice little earner, tax-free. It makes you wonder how many councillors have
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Police must heed public
People who have been the victims of serious crimes want the police to investigate them as a matter of priority. But increasingly in Brighton, it is taking weeks to look at these offences. In many cases, they are not being investigated at all. We all know
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Slack police imply car crime is okay
I was appalled to read the article "Driver angry at police apathy" (The Argus, February 5). What message are the police sending out? It would appear most of us are now open to all kinds of abuse from other drivers who feel like ramming us if we annoy
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Bring out your Jubilee memories
The Argus is planning to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee in style this summer. To mark the royal milestone, we want your memories of the Coronation or the 1977 Silver Jubilee. Please send your memories and photographs to Paul Holden at Argus House
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Drivers bear brunt of council squeeze
Motorists are set to bear the brunt of proposals to save Brighton and Hove City Council almost £4 million. The authority is planning savings of £3.8 million, with cuts in social services, regeneration and the environment, to balance its books. Liberal
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BAA recovery continues
Airport operator BAA today showed an improvement in business as people continued to shake off political and economic concerns and get back in the air. BAA said there had been a month-on-month recovery across its seven airports, which include Gatwick,
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Jet makes emergency landing
More than 400 passengers and crew suffered tense minutes when a Virgin Atlantic jet made an emergency landing at Gatwick. The airport was put on full alert at 5.30am on Saturday after the pilot of flight VS034 from Antigua radioed the control tower to
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Airport chief is taking off
Gatwick operations director David Cumming is leaving to become managing director at Southampton Airport. Mr Cumming, 53, who leaves at the end of March, has been responsible for both terminals at Gatwick, the airfield, engineering, information technology
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Man charged over road death
A student has been charged in connection with the death of pedestrian in a road accident. Michael Uren, 24, is accused of causing death by careless driving while under the influence of alcohol. Pedestrian Kenneth Shepperd, 69, was hit by a white hatchback
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Fighting crime: The priorities
Sussex Police's fight against crime is co-ordinated along tackling seven key target areas. These priorities focus on violent crime, hate crime, burglary and road deaths. They also include reducing levels of recorded crime overall and increasing detection
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Steam buffs' trip back in time
Residents were treated to a rare sight as a steam train made a trip to the coast through Mid Sussex. The Stanier Black Five locomotive puffed its way through several journeys back and forth from Brighton to London during the annual Brighton Breezy event
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Crime but no punishment
Road rage, drug abuse and hit-and-runs have all been deemed non-priority by Sussex Police. Some officers are ignoring victims' demands for justice, with the investigation of some crimes never even leaving the starting blocks. One senior officer said hundreds
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Police fail victims of crime
Police are failing to investigate hundreds of crimes every year because they are seen as non-important. Today we report disturbing evidence that some officers use force policy to justify ignoring low-priority crime. Road rage, hit-and-runs and drug abuse
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Fire station mast bid blocked
Green councillors have congratulated campaigners after plans to put a mobile phone mast on a fire station roof were ditched. People living near Preston Circus fire station, Brighton, fought the proposal, claiming a transmitter near their homes could damage
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Ramblers want to roam legally
Ramblers have drawn up a 67-page dossier outlining areas of Sussex they think should be covered by new right-to-roam laws. The Ramblers' Association has spent three months checking the draft maps of downland, heathland and commons in East and West Sussex
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Charities and clubs cash in on grants
Eighteen community groups are to share in a cash windfall of more than £64,000. Schools, charities, arts projects and sports associations from East Sussex are among the groups set to receive grants from Awards for All. Brighton Hove and District School's
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Airport faces huge job cuts
Thousands of airport jobs are hanging in the balance as one of Sussex's biggest employers embarks on a major cost-cutting exercise. British Airways, which employs 7,500 staff at Gatwick airport, is expected to announce an overhaul of its operations in
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Identifying the role of diet in autism
Hippocrates (460-370 BC), the father of medicine, maintained that all diseases begin in the gut. The gut is the gateway to your body, the place where food is broken down into molecules, absorbed into the bloodstream and distributed to cells after waste
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Smoking gun
I wish the chain-smoking Footballers' Wives star John Forgeham luck in his intention to still be acting at 90 (The Argus, February 2). He is certainly going to need it. -William Fraser, Summerheath Road, Hailsham
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Not alone
How dare K Taylor (Letters, February 4) assume all people who enjoy the wide-open spaces of downland are loners? Even when living in Switzerland in sight of snow mountains I missed the gentle peace of the Sussex Downs and I am certainly not a loner. What
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Voice of the Third Age, by Lis Solkhon
I was reading an article last week which convinced me I must have been talking in my sleep, so closely did it mirror certain happenings in our family. It was as though the author, a distinguished columnist in one of our most popular papers, had somehow
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Stars to attend charity premiere
Dame Vera Lynn will join Roger Moore to host the charity premiere of hit musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Dame Vera, who lives at Ditchling, hopes local theatregoers will dig deep into their pockets and join in the fun at the London premiere. Proceeds
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When medicines endanger health
A seemingly simple prescription of drugs to protect her heart has turned into a daily nightmare for Simone Howard. Just a short walk to the end of the road and back can leave her tired and suffering aches and pains. Mrs Howard, of Wickham Avenue, Bexhill
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Man charged over road death
A student has been charged in connection with the death of man in a road crash. Michael Uren, 24, is accused of causing death by careless driving while under the influence of alcohol. Pedestrian Kenneth Shepperd, 69, was hit by a white hatchback car in
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Bentalls department store sold
One of the largest department stores in Worthing has been sold for £1.9 million - and there are plans to give it a makeover. The takeover of Bentalls was announced to management and staff, who have been assured their jobs are safe. Beales of Bournemouth
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Driver on death charge
An East Sussex man has been charged in connection with the death of a pedestrian in a road accident. Michael Uren, 24, of Pages Close, Heathfield, is accused of causing death by careless driving while under the influence of alcohol. Kenneth Shepperd,
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Petrol victim is robbed again
An elderly newsagent left terrified after a thug poured petrol over her has been robbed for the third time in 12 months. Dorothy Wood, 75, says it has made her even more determined to leave the shop she has run with her son Keith for 20 years. Mrs Wood
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Nightmare
Although I live in snobbish Tory/Lib-Dem Eastbourne, I work in Kemp Town. I was thus horrified to read that sacked Institute of Contemporary Arts director and ex-Tory Ivan Massow, the millionaire businessman, now fancies himself as a Kemp Town MP. What
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He was there
I can confirm to Councillor David Smith (Letters, February 7) that Ivan Massow was indeed very much involved with Brighton Kemp Town Conservative Association in the early to mid-Eighties. Mr Massow chaired the Rottingdean ward branch of the Young Conservatives
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Off kilter
I will not mince my words with regard to the bias Voice Of The Argus (February 7) showed towards those on benefits who rent accommodation. It was plain and simple prejudice. Whether a tenant is receiving benefits or not is absolutely no indication of
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Swept away
Councillor Brian Oxley seems to have overlooked the reality of homelessness in the Brighton and Hove area. I suggest he presents himself at Brighton and Hove City Council's Housing Aid Centre, tells the council officers he is homeless, has no local connection
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Restore your self-esteem
In some cultures, being fat is taken as a a sign of health and beauty but obesity is fast becoming a major problem in Britain. Ayurveda recommends each individual should maintain his or her own healthy weight balance according to his or her body type.
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Police must heed public
People who have been the victims of serious crimes want the police to investigate them as a matter of priority. But increasingly in Brighton, it is taking weeks to look at these offences. In many cases, they are not being investigated at all. We all know
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FA Vase: Sam's the man for Lewes
Jimmy Quinn hailed his Lewes cup heroes after a Sam Francis hat-trick inspired them to a thrilling victory over Tow Law Town. The Rooks were down to the bare bones for this FA Carlsberg Vase fifth round clash with nine players missing and another failing
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Bentalls department store sold
One of the largest department stores in Worthing has been sold for £1.9 million - and there are plans to give it a makeover. The takeover of Bentalls was announced to management and staff, who have been assured their jobs are safe. Beales of Bournemouth
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Robbers force man to kneel
A pair of crooks ordered an Eastbourne man to kneel on the ground, then punched him and robbed him. The victim was walking along Seaside in Eastbourne when the man and a woman confronted him. They made off with just £8. The male offender was described
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Curtain rises on showcase of talent
Thousands of performers will showcase their talents at the 42nd Eastbourne Music and Arts Festival. Young solo dance, group dance and song and dance performers were taking to the stage today, the first day of the half-term holidays. The two-week festival
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Bring out your Jubilee memories
The Argus is planning to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee in style this summer. To mark the royal milestone, we want your memories of the Coronation or the 1977 Silver Jubilee. Please send your memories and photographs to Paul Holden at Argus House
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World's first inflatable bandstand
When Tomorrow's World featured an item on inflatable structures it captured the imagination of councillors. Already on the look-out for a town bandstand, they decided to come up with a world first - an inflatable bandstand. Littlehampton mayor Mark Butler
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Murder charge: Man in court
A man appeared in court today charged with murdering his girlfriend, who was found dead at a West Sussex flat. Christopher Moxon, 24, was arrested at his parents' home in Cuckfield Road, Burgess Hill, on Saturday and appeared before magistrates at Chichester
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BAA recovery continues
Airport operator BAA today showed an improvement in business as people continued to shake off political and economic concerns and get back in the air. BAA said there had been a month-on-month recovery across its seven airports, which include Gatwick,
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Jet makes emergency landing
More than 400 passengers and crew suffered tense minutes when a Virgin Atlantic jet made an emergency landing at Gatwick. The airport was put on full alert at 5.30am on Saturday after the pilot of flight VS034 from Antigua radioed the control tower to
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Hunt saboteurs may get minders
An animal rights group could hire bodyguards to protect hunt saboteurs because it fears violence against them is escalating. Anti-hunt campaigners in Sussex could be among the first in Britain to be given minders by the League Against Cruel Sports following
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Face of brute who stole pension
This is one of the men police are searching for in connection with an attack on a 78-year-old man. The raider knocked out the front teeth of retired film cameraman Robert Steele and robbed him of cash. Police released the suspect's picture today and urged
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Man charged over road death
A student has been charged in connection with the death of pedestrian in a road accident. Michael Uren, 24, is accused of causing death by careless driving while under the influence of alcohol. Pedestrian Kenneth Shepperd, 69, was hit by a white hatchback
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Fighting crime: The priorities
Sussex Police's fight against crime is co-ordinated along tackling seven key target areas. These priorities focus on violent crime, hate crime, burglary and road deaths. They also include reducing levels of recorded crime overall and increasing detection
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Crime but no punishment
Road rage, drug abuse and hit-and-runs have all been deemed non-priority by Sussex Police. Some officers are ignoring victims' demands for justice, with the investigation of some crimes never even leaving the starting blocks. One senior officer said hundreds
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Beach hut rents to rise
Beach hut rent in Brighton and Hove is likely to soar by more than 50 per cent this summer. The city council will suggest to a meeting on Thursday that the licence for a beach hut on Hove prom should rise from £89.36 to £140. VAT would then have to be
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Hostel guests flee blaze
Guests had to be evacuated from a backpackers' hostel after a fire broke out. Ten people fled the Travellers' Rest in Middle Street, Brighton, after the blaze started in a boiler on the first floor of the three-storey building. Firefighters from Preston
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Villagers unite to beat rowdies
Mid Sussex residents say they have been plagued by youths using bad language and climbing on to a bus shelter. Groups of youths have been intimidating people and using threatening behaviour in Crawley Down. The trouble has prompted police to take on more
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Ramblers want to roam legally
Ramblers have drawn up a 67-page dossier outlining areas of Sussex they think should be covered by new right-to-roam laws. The Ramblers' Association has spent three months checking the draft maps of downland, heathland and commons in East and West Sussex
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Cliff fall victim named
An East Sussex woman who plunged to her death from Beachy Head has been named. The body of Eleanor Herbert, 30, from Framfield Road, Buxted, near Uckfield, was found on the beach below the notorious cliffs yesterday. A team of coastguards recovered her
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Mystery of car attack
A young woman was punched in the face in an unprovoked attack. Four men in a P-registered Ford Escort pulled up beside the 24-year-old woman and a group of friends in Heathfield. Three of the men got out and attacked her and a younger friend. Neither
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Charities and clubs cash in on grants
Eighteen community groups are to share in a cash windfall of more than £64,000. Schools, charities, arts projects and sports associations from East Sussex are among the groups set to receive grants from Awards for All. Brighton Hove and District School's
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Airport faces huge job cuts
Thousands of airport jobs are hanging in the balance as one of Sussex's biggest employers embarks on a major cost-cutting exercise. British Airways, which employs 7,500 staff at Gatwick airport, is expected to announce an overhaul of its operations in
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Youngsters' courage is recognised
Brave Kirstie Russell and John Howard were honoured for their courage at the Children of Achievement awards ceremony. Kirstie, 14, from Newhaven, and John, ten, from Littlehampton, were picked from more than 10,000 children nominated for the awards. Kirstie
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Favourite fish off the menu
A seafood restaurant has taken some of the country's favourite fish off the menu to help conserve stocks. The Loch Fyne Oyster Bar in Western Road, Brighton, will no longer stock skate, monkfish and swordfish following advice from the Marine Conservation
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Dr Apple's daily fix for mental health
The old male attitude to health of "it'll sort itself out" may have largely disappeared, but the same can't be said for mental health. While few men develop the severe mental health problems experienced by Brookside's Jimmy Corkhill, stress and depression
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Identifying the role of diet in autism
Hippocrates (460-370 BC), the father of medicine, maintained that all diseases begin in the gut. The gut is the gateway to your body, the place where food is broken down into molecules, absorbed into the bloodstream and distributed to cells after waste
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Smoking gun
I wish the chain-smoking Footballers' Wives star John Forgeham luck in his intention to still be acting at 90 (The Argus, February 2). He is certainly going to need it. -William Fraser, Summerheath Road, Hailsham
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One rule for one
Could the RSPCA explain how it is that a traveller is allowed to keep five dogs cooped up in an old bus? How do they manage to get hold of these poor dogs? If I wanted one from the RSPCA kennels, I would have to have my house inspected to see if I was
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Not alone
How dare K Taylor (Letters, February 4) assume all people who enjoy the wide-open spaces of downland are loners? Even when living in Switzerland in sight of snow mountains I missed the gentle peace of the Sussex Downs and I am certainly not a loner. What
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Knowing how to spot meningitis
Following the death of her boyfriend from meningitis, Sarah Jones has been campaigning to raise awareness of the dangers of the disease. Miss Jones, from Burgess Hill, did not have time to see Noel Davies before his death because the infection developed
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Voice of the Third Age, by Lis Solkhon
I was reading an article last week which convinced me I must have been talking in my sleep, so closely did it mirror certain happenings in our family. It was as though the author, a distinguished columnist in one of our most popular papers, had somehow
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Stars to attend charity premiere
Dame Vera Lynn will join Roger Moore to host the charity premiere of hit musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Dame Vera, who lives at Ditchling, hopes local theatregoers will dig deep into their pockets and join in the fun at the London premiere. Proceeds
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NHS chiefs spared from hit squad
Brighton Health Care NHS Trust was today saved from an NHS hit squad because standards have improved. Health Secretary Alan Milburn ruled out a takeover and said senior managers should be congratulated for raising standards during the past three months
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Nightmare
Although I live in snobbish Tory/Lib-Dem Eastbourne, I work in Kemp Town. I was thus horrified to read that sacked Institute of Contemporary Arts director and ex-Tory Ivan Massow, the millionaire businessman, now fancies himself as a Kemp Town MP. What
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He was there
I can confirm to Councillor David Smith (Letters, February 7) that Ivan Massow was indeed very much involved with Brighton Kemp Town Conservative Association in the early to mid-Eighties. Mr Massow chaired the Rottingdean ward branch of the Young Conservatives
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Off kilter
I will not mince my words with regard to the bias Voice Of The Argus (February 7) showed towards those on benefits who rent accommodation. It was plain and simple prejudice. Whether a tenant is receiving benefits or not is absolutely no indication of
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Swept away
Councillor Brian Oxley seems to have overlooked the reality of homelessness in the Brighton and Hove area. I suggest he presents himself at Brighton and Hove City Council's Housing Aid Centre, tells the council officers he is homeless, has no local connection
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Restore your self-esteem
In some cultures, being fat is taken as a a sign of health and beauty but obesity is fast becoming a major problem in Britain. Ayurveda recommends each individual should maintain his or her own healthy weight balance according to his or her body type.
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Longest run?
The beautiful village of Firle, near Lewes, is hoping to find a place in the Guinness Book of Records. Residents believe the cricket club, first mentioned in 1725, could be the oldest in the world. But is it the oldest if there are many other claimants
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Van thieves left us homeless
A mother and son have been made homeless after thieves stole the camper van they were going to live in while travelling in Europe. Anna Frendo, 24, had packed clothes, toys and cooking equipment into the van as she prepared for a two-month tour of France
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FA Vase: Hillians can go all the way to final
Burgess Hill can make history by becoming the first Sussex club to win the FA Vase. That is the view of Hillians boss Gary Croydon and Gary Penhaligon, Porthleven's former Bognor, Worthing and Horsham goalkeeper who spent much of the second half waging
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Trivial pursuit
Regarding Mr Griffith's unfortunate experience of a hit-and-run accident, I find the answer of the police grossly offensive from a service for which we partially pay through our local rates. I find it difficult to think the same treatment would be afforded
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FA Vase: Sam's the man for Lewes
Jimmy Quinn hailed his Lewes cup heroes after a Sam Francis hat-trick inspired them to a thrilling victory over Tow Law Town. The Rooks were down to the bare bones for this FA Carlsberg Vase fifth round clash with nine players missing and another failing
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Bentalls department store sold
One of the largest department stores in Worthing has been sold for £1.9 million - and there are plans to give it a makeover. The takeover of Bentalls was announced to management and staff, who have been assured their jobs are safe. Beales of Bournemouth
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Dome jury sent home
The jury in the Millennium Dome diamond raid trial was sent home tonight without reaching any verdicts. The Old Bailey jury is trying five men accused of plotting to snatch £200 million diamonds from the Dome in Greenwich, London. Jurors will return to
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FA Vase: Quinn blasts money men
Lewes boss Jimmy Quinn blasted Sussex football's money men after seeing his side claim a place in the quarter-finals of the FA Carlsberg Vase. The county will have two sides in the last eight after The Rooks' eye-catching 4-1 victory over Tow Law Town
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Albion must bounce back
Albion boss Peter Taylor is backing his troops to stretch a remarkable recovery run against runaway leaders Reading at Withdean tonight. Eleven League defeats for the Seagulls over the last 18 months have each been followed immediately by a victory. Albion's
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Albion must bounce back
Albion boss Peter Taylor is backing his troops to stretch a remarkable recovery run against runaway leaders Reading at Withdean tonight. Eleven League defeats for the Seagulls over the last 18 months have each been followed immediately by a victory. Albion's
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Festive sprees 'will push up inflation'
Frenzied high street activity over the festive period is set to fuel a rise in inflation when figures are released this week, according to economists. Smaller discounts in the New Year sales compared with 12 months ago means there will be more upward
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Hunt saboteurs may get minders
An animal rights group could hire bodyguards to protect hunt saboteurs because it fears violence against them is escalating. Anti-hunt campaigners in Sussex could be among the first in Britain to be given minders by the League Against Cruel Sports following
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Face of brute who stole pension
This is one of the men police are searching for in connection with an attack on a 78-year-old man. The raider knocked out the front teeth of retired film cameraman Robert Steele and robbed him of cash. Police released the suspect's picture today and urged
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Beach hut rents to rise
Beach hut rent in Brighton and Hove is likely to soar by more than 50 per cent this summer. The city council will suggest to a meeting on Thursday that the licence for a beach hut on Hove prom should rise from £89.36 to £140. VAT would then have to be
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Hostel guests flee blaze
Guests had to be evacuated from a backpackers' hostel after a fire broke out. Ten people fled the Travellers' Rest in Middle Street, Brighton, after the blaze started in a boiler on the first floor of the three-storey building. Firefighters from Preston
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Youngsters' courage is recognised
Brave Kirstie Russell and John Howard were honoured for their courage at the Children of Achievement awards ceremony. Kirstie, 14, from Newhaven, and John, ten, from Littlehampton, were picked from more than 10,000 children nominated for the awards. Kirstie
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Favourite fish off the menu
A seafood restaurant has taken some of the country's favourite fish off the menu to help conserve stocks. The Loch Fyne Oyster Bar in Western Road, Brighton, will no longer stock skate, monkfish and swordfish following advice from the Marine Conservation
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Dr Apple's daily fix for mental health
The old male attitude to health of "it'll sort itself out" may have largely disappeared, but the same can't be said for mental health. While few men develop the severe mental health problems experienced by Brookside's Jimmy Corkhill, stress and depression
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Cate and Co boost show
Thousands flocked to see costumes worn by Hollywood stars. The outfits, including those worn by Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth and Mel Gibson in Braveheart, were the highlight of the tenth Creative Stitches and Hobbycrafts Fair 2002. The fair attracted 8,000
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New love for wandering goat
Wandering Billy the goat has found a new home and a new girlfriend after our lonely hearts appeal. The eight-year-old runaway was spotted walking up the middle of Hayley Road, Lancing, by a mother and her young son as they walked to school in November
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World's first inflatable bandstand
When Tomorrow's World featured an item on inflatable structures it captured the imagination of councillors. Already on the look-out for a town bandstand, they decided to come up with a world first - an inflatable bandstand. Littlehampton mayor Mark Butler
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Slap on the wrist not enough
I Went to court over fitting and supply of my kitchen by a local tradesman and won a minimal amount plus costs after being told damages could not be paid because the kitchen was functional. I advise readers not to pay for such items up-front. Until tradesmen
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One rule for one
Could the RSPCA explain how it is that a traveller is allowed to keep five dogs cooped up in an old bus? How do they manage to get hold of these poor dogs? If I wanted one from the RSPCA kennels, I would have to have my house inspected to see if I was
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Testing times
Lionel Barrymore, as well a man as anyone in Hollywood, was seen staggering down a corridor one day holding the wall for support. He was to be stricken with paralysis soon after. He was spotted by director Clarence Brown, who said: "Man, you should be
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Knowing how to spot meningitis
Following the death of her boyfriend from meningitis, Sarah Jones has been campaigning to raise awareness of the dangers of the disease. Miss Jones, from Burgess Hill, did not have time to see Noel Davies before his death because the infection developed
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Family Life, with Bini McCall
It is, as I am sure you are all aware, Valentine's Day later this week. What with him indoors being from Yorkshire, he says he is too sensible to have anything to do with Valentine's Day and that it is just an opportunity for more commercial hype to persuade
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NHS chiefs spared from hit squad
Brighton Health Care NHS Trust was today saved from an NHS hit squad because standards have improved. Health Secretary Alan Milburn ruled out a takeover and said senior managers should be congratulated for raising standards during the past three months
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Murder charge: Man in court
A Burgess Hill man has appeared in court today charged with the murder of his girlfriend. Christopher Moxon, 24, was arrested at his parents' home in Cuckfield Road, Burgess Hill, on Saturday and appeared before magistrates at Chichester today. He is
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Ferry has to wait in gales
A passenger ferry has been stuck outside Newhaven harbour in gale-force winds. The Sardinia Vera, arriving from Dieppe, was forced to anchor just outside the harbour entrance this morning because strong winds made it too dangerous to sail in. The vessel
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My shock at heart disease
When Elaine Lombard was diagnosed with heart disease she had no idea it could affect her family. It was only when she read an article in The Argus a few days later she released the full implications of having hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Mrs Lombard,
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Who's next?
Sadly and with no surprise, I read The Argus headline "Tories: We won't be soft on the homeless". I must congratulate Councillor Oxley for demonstrating the Tories' compassion towards homeless people combined with an obviously deep level of understanding
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Off the limit
Conservative leader Brian Oxley's new policy on homeless people (The Argus, February 6) reminds me of the one adopted by the right-wing mayor of Paris in the early Nineties. There, the city centre's homeless were rounded up each night and bussed to the
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Longest run?
The beautiful village of Firle, near Lewes, is hoping to find a place in the Guinness Book of Records. Residents believe the cricket club, first mentioned in 1725, could be the oldest in the world. But is it the oldest if there are many other claimants
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Van thieves left us homeless
A mother and son have been made homeless after thieves stole the camper van they were going to live in while travelling in Europe. Anna Frendo, 24, had packed clothes, toys and cooking equipment into the van as she prepared for a two-month tour of France
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Nice earner
It's out in the open at last. Some councillors are trying to make their part-time job full time. Most of them hint about working at least 40 hours a week and are already on a nice little earner, tax-free. It makes you wonder how many councillors have
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FA Vase: Hillians can go all the way to final
Burgess Hill can make history by becoming the first Sussex club to win the FA Vase. That is the view of Hillians boss Gary Croydon and Gary Penhaligon, Porthleven's former Bognor, Worthing and Horsham goalkeeper who spent much of the second half waging
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Trivial pursuit
Regarding Mr Griffith's unfortunate experience of a hit-and-run accident, I find the answer of the police grossly offensive from a service for which we partially pay through our local rates. I find it difficult to think the same treatment would be afforded
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Dome jury sent home
The jury in the Millennium Dome diamond raid trial was sent home tonight without reaching any verdicts. The Old Bailey jury is trying five men accused of plotting to snatch £200 million diamonds from the Dome in Greenwich, London. Jurors will return to
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Slack police imply car crime is okay
I was appalled to read the article "Driver angry at police apathy" (The Argus, February 5). What message are the police sending out? It would appear most of us are now open to all kinds of abuse from other drivers who feel like ramming us if we annoy
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FA Vase: Quinn blasts money men
Lewes boss Jimmy Quinn blasted Sussex football's money men after seeing his side claim a place in the quarter-finals of the FA Carlsberg Vase. The county will have two sides in the last eight after The Rooks' eye-catching 4-1 victory over Tow Law Town
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Albion must bounce back
Albion boss Peter Taylor is backing his troops to stretch a remarkable recovery run against runaway leaders Reading at Withdean tonight. Eleven League defeats for the Seagulls over the last 18 months have each been followed immediately by a victory. Albion's
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Albion must bounce back
Albion boss Peter Taylor is backing his troops to stretch a remarkable recovery run against runaway leaders Reading at Withdean tonight. Eleven League defeats for the Seagulls over the last 18 months have each been followed immediately by a victory. Albion's
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Search is on for robber
A robber brandishing a knife held up a West Sussex off-licence and stole money, cigarettes and alcohol. The man, whose face was covered by a scarf, entered Victoria Wines in Felpham Road, Bognor, and demanded cash. The robbery took place on Friday at
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New village school ruled out
A senior councillor has ruled out building a new school for Angmering to cope with a big population increase. The decision follows public consultation in the village, where 600 houses are due to be built as part of a development to give the village a
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Is this the world's oldest cricket club?
Cricket has been at the heart of village life for centuries. And nowhere more so than in Firle, near Lewes. Now Firle Cricket Club, where the sport of gentlemen has been played since the early 18th Century, is trying to get into the Guinness Book of Records
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Drivers bear brunt of council squeeze
Motorists are set to bear the brunt of proposals to save Brighton and Hove City Council almost £4 million. The authority is planning savings of £3.8 million, with cuts in social services, regeneration and the environment, to balance its books. Liberal
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Festive sprees 'will push up inflation'
Frenzied high street activity over the festive period is set to fuel a rise in inflation when figures are released this week, according to economists. Smaller discounts in the New Year sales compared with 12 months ago means there will be more upward
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Airport chief is taking off
Gatwick operations director David Cumming is leaving to become managing director at Southampton Airport. Mr Cumming, 53, who leaves at the end of March, has been responsible for both terminals at Gatwick, the airfield, engineering, information technology
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NHS chiefs spared from hit squad
Brighton Health Care NHS Trust was today saved from an NHS hit squad because standards have improved. Health Secretary Alan Milburn ruled out a takeover and said senior managers should be congratulated for raising standards during the past three months
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Steam buffs' trip back in time
Residents were treated to a rare sight as a steam train made a trip to the coast through Mid Sussex. The Stanier Black Five locomotive puffed its way through several journeys back and forth from Brighton to London during the annual Brighton Breezy event
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Police fail victims of crime
Police are failing to investigate hundreds of crimes every year because they are seen as non-important. Today we report disturbing evidence that some officers use force policy to justify ignoring low-priority crime. Road rage, hit-and-runs and drug abuse
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Fire station mast bid blocked
Green councillors have congratulated campaigners after plans to put a mobile phone mast on a fire station roof were ditched. People living near Preston Circus fire station, Brighton, fought the proposal, claiming a transmitter near their homes could damage
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Police appeal over crash
Two people have been arrested on suspicion of breaching bail conditions and leaving the scene of a road smash in Eastbourne. Three cars were involved in a collision in Priory Road. No one was hurt. The road was blocked for a short time while police cleared
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Cate and Co boost show
Thousands flocked to see costumes worn by Hollywood stars. The outfits, including those worn by Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth and Mel Gibson in Braveheart, were the highlight of the tenth Creative Stitches and Hobbycrafts Fair 2002. The fair attracted 8,000
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New love for wandering goat
Wandering Billy the goat has found a new home and a new girlfriend after our lonely hearts appeal. The eight-year-old runaway was spotted walking up the middle of Hayley Road, Lancing, by a mother and her young son as they walked to school in November
