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Ex-store boss in dismissal claim
A former supermarket manager claimed he was unfairly sacked after 25 years when he became too ill to do his job. Glen Toomey, who was manager of the Newhaven branch of Somerfield Stores, is claiming compensation for disability discrimination and unfair
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Think again
Worthing is used to political power changing hands on the borough council between the Tories and the Lib Dems. But Tory councillor John Livermore has been unusually petulant over the latest twist which saw the Lib Dems assume control by winning three
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Jugglers hope show will catch on
Hundreds of jugglers are set to come to a country park next year. Organisers of the British Juggling Convention want to use part of Stanmer Park, Brighton, from April 10 to 13 to stage their extravaganza. It is the biggest showcase in the UK for circus
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Support workers accept pay rise
NHS support staff in West Sussex have voted to accept a Government pay increase. Administrative, clerical, ancillary and maintenance workers were balloted by health union Unison. The ballot was carried out by Unison's West Sussex primary care and mental
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Bones are finally in vogue
A woman from Hove strode on a London catwalk in a fashion show with a difference. Anthea Franks joined seven other sufferers of the bone condition osteoporosis to model for an audience which included Camilla Parker Bowles. The Prince of Wales's companion
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It's a frog's life
Following my letter of April 20 requesting tadpoles, I received several offers and was able to restock my pond. Thank you, readers of The Argus. I read with interest M Davies' comments regarding the clumps of spawn which disintegrated (Letters, April
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Home Truths, with Jacqui Bealing
My hopes that this baby would arrive early have been dashed. And with just 24 hours to go before my due date, it doesn't seem likely it's going to be punctual either. In fact, don't be surprised if next Saturday you find me still droning on about the
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Parents protest over danger route
Grandparents joined mothers and toddlers in a walk of protest to highlight traffic dangers in Angmering About 30 residents walked the school route from the new Bramley Green estate to St Margaret's Primary School. They are angry at plans by West Sussex
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Peerless
The West Pier public exhibition was a real eye-opener. What a great design. The modern pavilions will provide a pleasing contrast with the ornate splendour of the pier and we will have some wonderful cafes and restaurants from which to admire it. To have
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Within limits
J and D Freeman (Letters, April 30) ask why it has to be Falmer for the Albion's stadium and not Waterhall or Newhaven, which might have been approved by now. Brighton and Hove City Council previously ruled out Waterhall because it is on the undeveloped
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Fickle trickle
The departure of Peter Taylor highlights one reason why Albion's quest for Falmer should not be rushed ahead and needs careful consideration. The transient nature of football manager and players demonstrates how tenuous the link between a community and
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No one will vote for washed-out parties
The defeat of the campaign for an elected mayor should have heralded a return to sanity in local politics. Instead, as the Brighton and Hove City Council meeting of April 25 showed, we are being led into a strangled version of the committee system, "improved
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Cricket: Skipper inspires Sussex win
Chris Adams reined in his attacking instincts to guide Sussex to a breathless Benson and Hedges Cup win over Hampshire at Hove yesterday. The Sussex skipper made an undefeated 80 as the county produced a perfectly paced reply to squeeze past their South
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Rape project protests
A rape crisis project which had its grant taken away has protested it never knew the reason until it was too late. The project in Brighton gave evidence to a scrutiny panel looking at the way in which Brighton and Hove City Council dealt with grant applications
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Festival opens in blaze of colour
Brighton Festival 2002 was launched today with the biggest ever Children's Parade kicking the event off in style. The city's streets were awash with thousands of youngsters decked out in colourful costumes and swayed to the sound of samba as crowds joined
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Think again
Worthing is used to political power changing hands on the borough council between the Tories and the Lib Dems. But Tory councillor John Livermore has been unusually petulant over the latest twist which saw the Lib Dems assume control by winning three
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Date
Little acorns
A big thank-you for printing my summation of Newhaven, Seaford and Lewes's answer to the incinerator (Letters, April 24). From a little acorn a big oak tree will grow. Keith Stevens -South Heighton
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It's a frog's life
Following my letter of April 20 requesting tadpoles, I received several offers and was able to restock my pond. Thank you, readers of The Argus. I read with interest M Davies' comments regarding the clumps of spawn which disintegrated (Letters, April
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Home Truths, with Jacqui Bealing
My hopes that this baby would arrive early have been dashed. And with just 24 hours to go before my due date, it doesn't seem likely it's going to be punctual either. In fact, don't be surprised if next Saturday you find me still droning on about the
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Date
Peerless
The West Pier public exhibition was a real eye-opener. What a great design. The modern pavilions will provide a pleasing contrast with the ornate splendour of the pier and we will have some wonderful cafes and restaurants from which to admire it. To have
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Be serious
One cannot tell from an email address whether J and D Freeman (Letters, April 30) live in the Brighton area. It would seem not. If they do, they should surely be aware that, seven years ago, Brighton and Hove City Council carried out an in-depth survey
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Fickle trickle
The departure of Peter Taylor highlights one reason why Albion's quest for Falmer should not be rushed ahead and needs careful consideration. The transient nature of football manager and players demonstrates how tenuous the link between a community and
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Top tip
Congratulations to the Albion on another excellent season. Now we are riding high - up two divisions in two seasons and a new stadium in the offing. All is looking rosy. All we need is some extra investment to help strengthen the squad. Perhaps all those
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Bear Bites, with Romek Kriwald
With my colleague Nick Nurse away on holiday this week, it has fallen to me to continue our crucial planning for next season at the Brighton Bears. I should have some encouraging news from off the court to tell Nick on his return from a tropical beach
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Cricket: Skipper inspires Sussex win
Chris Adams reined in his attacking instincts to guide Sussex to a breathless Benson and Hedges Cup win over Hampshire at Hove yesterday. The Sussex skipper made an undefeated 80 as the county produced a perfectly paced reply to squeeze past their South
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Town revs up for car festival
Cars old and new are converging on a seaside town this bank holiday weekend. The 13th Bexhill 100 International Festival of Motoring is being held today, tomorrow and Monday along Bexhill seafront. The show is one of the largest in the South and was starting
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Tory says no to top job after elections
A town has been thrown into turmoil after the councillor due to become the Queen's Golden Jubilee mayor in a fortnight said: "I'm not doing it." Conservative councillor John Livermore quit as mayor-elect of Worthing just hours after the Liberal Democrats
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Charged for dopey moment
A car passenger was passing a lighted cannabis joint to the driver when the car stopped at red traffic lights right where a policeman was standing. PC Matthew Willems, on duty at the Clock Tower in Brighton city centre, leant forward and tapped on the
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Head slams schools 'apartheid'
A headteacher has spoken of an "appalling educational apartheid" between privileged and deprived communities in a city. Delegates from some of the most privileged schools in Britain listened as Antony Edkins, headteacher of Falmer High School, described
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Winners toast season's end
With no Stan Boardman to offend the audience it was all smiles at Brighton and Hove Albion's annual end of season dinner at the Brighton Centre. The newly-crowned Division Two champions celebrated their historic season in the company of another winner
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House-buying is a rotten business
The woodwork is rotten, the floor has collapsed and the outside toilet gets a little draughty. There is neither a bathroom nor central heating. A tin tub could be squeezed in the tiny front room but the fireplace has been boarded up. Yet since it was
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Festival opens in blaze of colour
Brighton Festival 2002 was launched today with the biggest ever Children's Parade kicking the event off in style. The city's streets were awash with thousands of youngsters decked out in colourful costumes and swayed to the sound of samba as crowds joined
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Prison turned lover into addict
Devoted Tate Deighton is fighting to wean her boyfriend off the heroin she says he became hooked on in prison. Ms Deighton, 46, who lives in Hove, claims her partner of 18 months had never taken the drug before he was remanded in custody to Lewes prison
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MP demands leasehold law
A Sussex Labour MP has said the Government should honour its promise to plug a loophole under which leaseholders risk their homes for small debts. Brighton Pavilion MP David Lepper said Tony Blair's administration had pledged to abolish forfeiture, one
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Ex-store boss in dismissal claim
A former supermarket manager claimed he was unfairly sacked after 25 years when he became too ill to do his job. Glen Toomey, who was manager of the Newhaven branch of Somerfield Stores, is claiming compensation for disability discrimination and unfair
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Cold comfort
Estate agents might have expected few takers when they put a property in Frederick Street on the market in Brighton for a six-figure sum. It's got no central heating. It has got rotting floorboards and an outside loo. It hasn't seen decorators for years
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Lock drugs evil away
Tate Deighton took a risk when she tried to wean her boyfriend off drugs after he had been released from Lewes prison. She hit him with a crowbar rather than see him go back on to a drug that killed a former partner of hers. Her boyfriend, who is on remand
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Jugglers hope show will catch on
Hundreds of jugglers are set to come to a country park next year. Organisers of the British Juggling Convention want to use part of Stanmer Park, Brighton, from April 10 to 13 to stage their extravaganza. It is the biggest showcase in the UK for circus
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Support workers accept pay rise
NHS support staff in West Sussex have voted to accept a Government pay increase. Administrative, clerical, ancillary and maintenance workers were balloted by health union Unison. The ballot was carried out by Unison's West Sussex primary care and mental
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Bones are finally in vogue
A woman from Hove strode on a London catwalk in a fashion show with a difference. Anthea Franks joined seven other sufferers of the bone condition osteoporosis to model for an audience which included Camilla Parker Bowles. The Prince of Wales's companion
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Trams hold solution
I would like to mention to David Walsh (Letters, April 23) that they also have trams in Sydney, Australia. There is no reason why trams should block our streets if the system is designed well and traffic managed properly. -Mike Walsh, Nesbitt Road, Hove
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No loyalty
Is Peter Taylor saying Bob Booker is a better manager than he is? How come Bob could manage the Albion in Division One with a limited budget when Taylor cannot? As far as I am concerned, Taylor has just used the Albion to look good on his CV. It is a
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Parents protest over danger route
Grandparents joined mothers and toddlers in a walk of protest to highlight traffic dangers in Angmering About 30 residents walked the school route from the new Bramley Green estate to St Margaret's Primary School. They are angry at plans by West Sussex
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Original minidsic
I was fascinated by Michael Parker's letter (Letters, April 26) showing his His Master's Voice gramophone. I, too, am interested in the older machines and have a couple. I own the world's smallest record, which measures one-and-a-quarter inches in diameter
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May 3: Sussex v Hampshire (BHC)
Chris Adams reined in his attacking instincts to guide Sussex to a breathless Benson and Hedges Cup win over Hampshire at Hove . The Sussex skipper made an undefeated 80 as the county produced a perfectly paced reply to squeeze past their South Division
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For itself
The people behind the plans to redevelop the West Pier obviously don't live in Brighton, otherwise they would know it would be ridiculous to build a shopping centre on the seafront. I could not believe it when I saw the scale model of the redevelopment
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Within limits
J and D Freeman (Letters, April 30) ask why it has to be Falmer for the Albion's stadium and not Waterhall or Newhaven, which might have been approved by now. Brighton and Hove City Council previously ruled out Waterhall because it is on the undeveloped
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Island challenge for boffin
Survival was not the issue for a Brighton physicist filming a TV series on a steamy tropical island. Dr Jonathan Hare did not join a tribe or win a million pounds and did not have to turn on his companions like contestants in the ITV series Survivor,
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Onside, ref
I simply cannot understand why Paul Hodson (Letters, April 30) is so agitated by my 30 seconds of fame at the Albion celebrations. I was proud to introduce the team and its then manager and am delighted at their success in achieving a historic second
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No one will vote for washed-out parties
The defeat of the campaign for an elected mayor should have heralded a return to sanity in local politics. Instead, as the Brighton and Hove City Council meeting of April 25 showed, we are being led into a strangled version of the committee system, "improved
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Date
Motorsport: Matt chases winning formula
Matthew Wilmshurst is hoping to follow in the footsteps of some illustrious names. The 18-year-old from Polegate has made great strides in karting over the last couple of years. Last year Wilmshurst became the first driver to date to win back-to-back
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Sussex aim for B&H glory
Chris Adams struck gold to put Sussex within one win of a third successive appearance in the knockout stages of the Benson and Hedges Cup. The Sussex captain made an unbeaten 80 to guide his side to their second win in the south group at Hove yesterday
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Fatboy lines up beach party
DJ FatBoy Slim looks set to get the green light for a summer gig on Brighton beach. Brighton and Hove City Council Cabinet culture councillor Ian Duncan will consider the show, planned for July 13, at a meeting on Thursday. Last summer's beach party attracted
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Rape project protests
A rape crisis project which had its grant taken away has protested it never knew the reason until it was too late. The project in Brighton gave evidence to a scrutiny panel looking at the way in which Brighton and Hove City Council dealt with grant applications
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Archer sells up for £1
The Albion's reviled former chairman Bill Archer has finally agreed to sever his ties with the club. Current chairman Dick Knight last night completed a deal to buy out his predecessor for just £1. Mr Archer agreed terms to sell his shares for a nominal
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Cold comfort
Estate agents might have expected few takers when they put a property in Frederick Street on the market in Brighton for a six-figure sum. It's got no central heating. It has got rotting floorboards and an outside loo. It hasn't seen decorators for years
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Lock drugs evil away
Tate Deighton took a risk when she tried to wean her boyfriend off drugs after he had been released from Lewes prison. She hit him with a crowbar rather than see him go back on to a drug that killed a former partner of hers. Her boyfriend, who is on remand
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Date
Little acorns
A big thank-you for printing my summation of Newhaven, Seaford and Lewes's answer to the incinerator (Letters, April 24). From a little acorn a big oak tree will grow. Keith Stevens -South Heighton
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Trams hold solution
I would like to mention to David Walsh (Letters, April 23) that they also have trams in Sydney, Australia. There is no reason why trams should block our streets if the system is designed well and traffic managed properly. -Mike Walsh, Nesbitt Road, Hove
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No loyalty
Is Peter Taylor saying Bob Booker is a better manager than he is? How come Bob could manage the Albion in Division One with a limited budget when Taylor cannot? As far as I am concerned, Taylor has just used the Albion to look good on his CV. It is a
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Date
Original minidsic
I was fascinated by Michael Parker's letter (Letters, April 26) showing his His Master's Voice gramophone. I, too, am interested in the older machines and have a couple. I own the world's smallest record, which measures one-and-a-quarter inches in diameter
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Date
May 3: Sussex v Hampshire (BHC)
Chris Adams reined in his attacking instincts to guide Sussex to a breathless Benson and Hedges Cup win over Hampshire at Hove . The Sussex skipper made an undefeated 80 as the county produced a perfectly paced reply to squeeze past their South Division
-
Date
For itself
The people behind the plans to redevelop the West Pier obviously don't live in Brighton, otherwise they would know it would be ridiculous to build a shopping centre on the seafront. I could not believe it when I saw the scale model of the redevelopment
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Date
Be serious
One cannot tell from an email address whether J and D Freeman (Letters, April 30) live in the Brighton area. It would seem not. If they do, they should surely be aware that, seven years ago, Brighton and Hove City Council carried out an in-depth survey
-
Date
Island challenge for boffin
Survival was not the issue for a Brighton physicist filming a TV series on a steamy tropical island. Dr Jonathan Hare did not join a tribe or win a million pounds and did not have to turn on his companions like contestants in the ITV series Survivor,
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Date
Top tip
Congratulations to the Albion on another excellent season. Now we are riding high - up two divisions in two seasons and a new stadium in the offing. All is looking rosy. All we need is some extra investment to help strengthen the squad. Perhaps all those
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Date
Onside, ref
I simply cannot understand why Paul Hodson (Letters, April 30) is so agitated by my 30 seconds of fame at the Albion celebrations. I was proud to introduce the team and its then manager and am delighted at their success in achieving a historic second
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Date
Bear Bites, with Romek Kriwald
With my colleague Nick Nurse away on holiday this week, it has fallen to me to continue our crucial planning for next season at the Brighton Bears. I should have some encouraging news from off the court to tell Nick on his return from a tropical beach
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Date
Motorsport: Matt chases winning formula
Matthew Wilmshurst is hoping to follow in the footsteps of some illustrious names. The 18-year-old from Polegate has made great strides in karting over the last couple of years. Last year Wilmshurst became the first driver to date to win back-to-back
-
Date
Sussex aim for B&H glory
Chris Adams struck gold to put Sussex within one win of a third successive appearance in the knockout stages of the Benson and Hedges Cup. The Sussex captain made an unbeaten 80 to guide his side to their second win in the south group at Hove yesterday
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Date
Town revs up for car festival
Cars old and new are converging on a seaside town this bank holiday weekend. The 13th Bexhill 100 International Festival of Motoring is being held today, tomorrow and Monday along Bexhill seafront. The show is one of the largest in the South and was starting
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Date
Tory says no to top job after elections
A town has been thrown into turmoil after the councillor due to become the Queen's Golden Jubilee mayor in a fortnight said: "I'm not doing it." Conservative councillor John Livermore quit as mayor-elect of Worthing just hours after the Liberal Democrats
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Date
Charged for dopey moment
A car passenger was passing a lighted cannabis joint to the driver when the car stopped at red traffic lights right where a policeman was standing. PC Matthew Willems, on duty at the Clock Tower in Brighton city centre, leant forward and tapped on the
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Date
Head slams schools 'apartheid'
A headteacher has spoken of an "appalling educational apartheid" between privileged and deprived communities in a city. Delegates from some of the most privileged schools in Britain listened as Antony Edkins, headteacher of Falmer High School, described
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Date
Winners toast season's end
With no Stan Boardman to offend the audience it was all smiles at Brighton and Hove Albion's annual end of season dinner at the Brighton Centre. The newly-crowned Division Two champions celebrated their historic season in the company of another winner
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Date
House-buying is a rotten business
The woodwork is rotten, the floor has collapsed and the outside toilet gets a little draughty. There is neither a bathroom nor central heating. A tin tub could be squeezed in the tiny front room but the fireplace has been boarded up. Yet since it was
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Date
Fatboy lines up beach party
DJ FatBoy Slim looks set to get the green light for a summer gig on Brighton beach. Brighton and Hove City Council Cabinet culture councillor Ian Duncan will consider the show, planned for July 13, at a meeting on Thursday. Last summer's beach party attracted
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Date
Archer sells up for £1
The Albion's reviled former chairman Bill Archer has finally agreed to sever his ties with the club. Current chairman Dick Knight last night completed a deal to buy out his predecessor for just £1. Mr Archer agreed terms to sell his shares for a nominal
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Date
Prison turned lover into addict
Devoted Tate Deighton is fighting to wean her boyfriend off the heroin she says he became hooked on in prison. Ms Deighton, 46, who lives in Hove, claims her partner of 18 months had never taken the drug before he was remanded in custody to Lewes prison
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Date
MP demands leasehold law
A Sussex Labour MP has said the Government should honour its promise to plug a loophole under which leaseholders risk their homes for small debts. Brighton Pavilion MP David Lepper said Tony Blair's administration had pledged to abolish forfeiture, one
