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Chris Adams: A ton to remember
They say you never forget your first hundred. In truth I remember all of mine, 33 at the last count. They have all been important, to me at least, some though will always seem extra special. Your first hundred is a huge milestone and one which you want
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'Drying out' advice for drinkers
Alcoholics are unlikely to suffer increased anxiety and cravings if they go through more than one "drying out" session. Research carried out at the University of Sussex shows drinkers do not have any greater withdrawal symptoms after their second, third
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Home Truths, with Jacqui Bealing
It's so easy to slip into old habits, even ones you think you gave up years ago. There I was, convinced I was cured of a mild addiction to daytime TV. Then we have another baby and what do you know? I'm back to watching Lorraine Kelly and Kilroy and Richard
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Brush strokes
Patients at a dental clinic in Gloucester Road, Brighton, have something to take their mind off problems with their teeth. Dr Jeff Amos has filled the waiting room at his surgery with abstract paintings mainly by British artists. He is likely to get patients
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Cultural divide
Writer Julie Burchill has once again demonstrated her unique talent for choosing the wrong side of an argument. She has given cash to the campaign opposing a bid for Brighton and Hove to become the European Capital of Culture. In doing so, Ms Burchill
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Wrong road
I have just returned from spending a week in Brighton, a place I have known and visited for many years. My uncle was a councillor and businessman in the Fifties and my sister did her nurse training at the Royal Sussex County Hospital and Hove General,
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Hoops Talk, with Nick Nurse
Wow, what a hectic week of sport this has been across the various time zones of the world. I am not just talking about those early morning kick-offs in Japan and Korea. Sure, I have been following the World Cup, it's impossible not to, but, like most
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Faith in the community
Congratulations to Faith Matyszak, who has been awarded the MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours. She has lived on the Whitehawk Estate in Brighton almost half her life and has helped hundreds of people. A great-grandmother, Faith has put in 1,000 hours
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Cricket: Adams winning fitness battle
Skipper Chris Adams hopes the surgery he had last week will put an end to the knee problem which has plagued him for much of his Sussex career. Adams had a minor operation at a hospital near Gatwick last Saturday to repair a small tear to the cartilage
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The poor always pay for political failure
I wonder if Paul Ward (Letters, June 11) would be speaking in such glowing terms about the benefits to asylum seekers in Brighton and Hove if among them were members of his own profession, solicitors, willing to work in competition with him for half the
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Albion: Bigger stage is right for me
Shaun Wilkinson believes he will make his full first team debut for Albion next season. The versatile 20-year-old is convinced he stands a better chance of his breakthrough in the First Division than in the lower reaches of the League. He has promised
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Martina in singles return
Martina Navratilova will make her singles comeback at Eastbourne at the age of 45. The 11-times champion at the Sussex event has accepted a wild card into the main draw for next week's Britannic Asset Management Championships after Jennifer Capriati turned
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Parents' tribute to heroic daughter
The parents of a woman swept to her death in a jungle river moments after saving a baby's life today paid tribute to their talented daughter. Patricia Rodwell, 75, of Beacon Road, Seaford, was woken by police on an October morning last year who broke
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Council plea to tackle homeless crisis
More than £1 million is being sought from the Government to help tackle homelessness in the city. Brighton and Hove has one of the worst problems in Britain for the numbers of those sleeping rough or in poor housing. The city council has produced a homelessness
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Chris Adams: A ton to remember
They say you never forget your first hundred. In truth I remember all of mine, 33 at the last count. They have all been important, to me at least, some though will always seem extra special. Your first hundred is a huge milestone and one which you want
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Date
'Drying out' advice for drinkers
Alcoholics are unlikely to suffer increased anxiety and cravings if they go through more than one "drying out" session. Research carried out at the University of Sussex shows drinkers do not have any greater withdrawal symptoms after their second, third
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June 14: Yorkshire v Sussex (CC)
Sussex gave themselves an outside chance of forcing their first Championship win of the season despite a frustrating third day against Yorkshire at Headingley. The morning session was washed out after overnight rain and bad light restricted the action
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Flying rats
I recently stopped at a Brighton seafront cafe with my two small children (aged two and three) for tea and cake. After sitting the children down with their cake and drinks, I returned to the counter, ten yards away, to collect my cup of tea and heard
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Cultural divide
Writer Julie Burchill has once again demonstrated her unique talent for choosing the wrong side of an argument. She has given cash to the campaign opposing a bid for Brighton and Hove to become the European Capital of Culture. In doing so, Ms Burchill
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£75,000 boost for business
Small businesses have been awarded more than £75,000 by the Government. The cash, from the Single Regeneration Budget, will be channelled to them through the Brighton and Hove Regeneration Partnership. A manager will be employed to help small firms take
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Faith in the community
Congratulations to Faith Matyszak, who has been awarded the MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours. She has lived on the Whitehawk Estate in Brighton almost half her life and has helped hundreds of people. A great-grandmother, Faith has put in 1,000 hours
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Numbers up
Paul Ward, in one fell swoop, labelled the great majority of people in this country, apart from immigrants and asylum seekers both legal and illegal, as lazy and incompetent in his insulting assumption that the rest of us do not try hard enough. He then
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The poor always pay for political failure
I wonder if Paul Ward (Letters, June 11) would be speaking in such glowing terms about the benefits to asylum seekers in Brighton and Hove if among them were members of his own profession, solicitors, willing to work in competition with him for half the
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Date
Martina in singles return
Martina Navratilova will make her singles comeback at Eastbourne at the age of 45. The 11-times champion at the Sussex event has accepted a wild card into the main draw for next week's Britannic Asset Management Championships after Jennifer Capriati turned
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Get your teeth into art
Patients at a dental surgery have good reason to sit back and say "aaah". The Clinic in Gloucester Road, Brighton, has doubled up as an art gallery featuring works by some of Britain's most renowned contemporary artists. The dentist's chair in Dr Jeff
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'Soft' mum let child skip school
A mother told a court she allowed her 12-year-old son to stay away from classes because he did not like going to school. The woman, who lives in Brighton, said: "He does not like the school and when your child is turning on the waterworks I just think
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Parents' tribute to heroic daughter
The parents of a woman swept to her death in a jungle river moments after saving a baby's life today paid tribute to their talented daughter. Patricia Rodwell, 75, of Beacon Road, Seaford, was woken by police on an October morning last year who broke
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Council plea to tackle homeless crisis
More than £1 million is being sought from the Government to help tackle homelessness in the city. Brighton and Hove has one of the worst problems in Britain for the numbers of those sleeping rough or in poor housing. The city council has produced a homelessness
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Clergyman was scared of lodger, jury told
A woman who was living in a flat below a retired clergyman on the night he was allegedly murdered told a court how she heard a loud bang - and then silence. Wheelchair-bound Gertrude Wheelwright, 81, lived in a basement flat beneath the Rev Ronald Glazebrook's
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Ten mile tailback misery
A motorway crash caused ten mile tailbacks yesterday afternoon. Hundreds of drivers were brought to a standstill from 3pm as emergency services closed one lane of the northbound carriageway of the M23, just north of the Gatwick slip-road. The crash caused
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Land girls' proud party
When Margot Bettles swapped her make-up counter job for life on a farm her family said she would never cope. Yet the 82-year-old proved everyone wrong when she spent three years working for the Women's Land Army during the Second World War. Mrs Bettles
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Make-up ads ban backed by MEP
Campaigners are seeking an agreement with the cosmetics industry over alternatives to tests using animals. Euro-MP Chris Huhne is backing a move by the European Parliament which has agreed a Europe-wide ban on the marketing of new products unless the
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Vision for a shining city
The Tories have unveiled an ambitious vision for Brighton and Hove in a policy document called Towards A Shining City By The Sea. But Brighton and Hove City Council opposition leader Brian Oxley and his team of Tory councillors are making no glib promises
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June 14: Yorkshire v Sussex (CC)
Sussex gave themselves an outside chance of forcing their first Championship win of the season despite a frustrating third day against Yorkshire at Headingley. The morning session was washed out after overnight rain and bad light restricted the action
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Date
Flying rats
I recently stopped at a Brighton seafront cafe with my two small children (aged two and three) for tea and cake. After sitting the children down with their cake and drinks, I returned to the counter, ten yards away, to collect my cup of tea and heard
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Motorsport: Third time lucky for Wheeler
Clive Wheeler claimed his first win of the season in round three of the Castrol Polo Challenge at the Scottish Rally last weekend. In clinching a long overdue win, the West Sussex driver became the third different winner of the season in Britain's most
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£75,000 boost for business
Small businesses have been awarded more than £75,000 by the Government. The cash, from the Single Regeneration Budget, will be channelled to them through the Brighton and Hove Regeneration Partnership. A manager will be employed to help small firms take
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Numbers up
Paul Ward, in one fell swoop, labelled the great majority of people in this country, apart from immigrants and asylum seekers both legal and illegal, as lazy and incompetent in his insulting assumption that the rest of us do not try hard enough. He then
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Coach's Eye View with Nick Nurse
What a hectic week of sport this has been across the various time zones of the world. I am not just talking about those early morning kick-offs in Japan and Korea. Sure, I have been following the World Cup, it's impossible not to, but, like most of the
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Date
Get your teeth into art
Patients at a dental surgery have good reason to sit back and say "aaah". The Clinic in Gloucester Road, Brighton, has doubled up as an art gallery featuring works by some of Britain's most renowned contemporary artists. The dentist's chair in Dr Jeff
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Date
'Soft' mum let child skip school
A mother told a court she allowed her 12-year-old son to stay away from classes because he did not like going to school. The woman, who lives in Brighton, said: "He does not like the school and when your child is turning on the waterworks I just think
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Clergyman was scared of lodger, jury told
A woman who was living in a flat below a retired clergyman on the night he was allegedly murdered told a court how she heard a loud bang - and then silence. Wheelchair-bound Gertrude Wheelwright, 81, lived in a basement flat beneath the Rev Ronald Glazebrook's
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Ten mile tailback misery
A motorway crash caused ten mile tailbacks yesterday afternoon. Hundreds of drivers were brought to a standstill from 3pm as emergency services closed one lane of the northbound carriageway of the M23, just north of the Gatwick slip-road. The crash caused
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Disabled car badges scam
Disabled badges are being stolen to fuel a new black market trade. The EU badges are being bought for up to £400 by drivers desperate to beat Brighton and Hove's tough new parking regulations. A dozen of the blue permits, which allow motorists to park
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Nerves helped sister grasp the nettle
Ursula Fleming longed to be a concert pianist but couldn't conquer her nerves. Her attempts to find a cure for her unsteady hands led her to a technique that has since helped thousands of people. She was so impressed with the technique that she gave up
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Land girls' proud party
When Margot Bettles swapped her make-up counter job for life on a farm her family said she would never cope. Yet the 82-year-old proved everyone wrong when she spent three years working for the Women's Land Army during the Second World War. Mrs Bettles
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Date
Make-up ads ban backed by MEP
Campaigners are seeking an agreement with the cosmetics industry over alternatives to tests using animals. Euro-MP Chris Huhne is backing a move by the European Parliament which has agreed a Europe-wide ban on the marketing of new products unless the
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Date
Home Truths, with Jacqui Bealing
It's so easy to slip into old habits, even ones you think you gave up years ago. There I was, convinced I was cured of a mild addiction to daytime TV. Then we have another baby and what do you know? I'm back to watching Lorraine Kelly and Kilroy and Richard
-
Date
Vision for a shining city
The Tories have unveiled an ambitious vision for Brighton and Hove in a policy document called Towards A Shining City By The Sea. But Brighton and Hove City Council opposition leader Brian Oxley and his team of Tory councillors are making no glib promises
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Date
Brush strokes
Patients at a dental clinic in Gloucester Road, Brighton, have something to take their mind off problems with their teeth. Dr Jeff Amos has filled the waiting room at his surgery with abstract paintings mainly by British artists. He is likely to get patients
-
Date
Motorsport: Third time lucky for Wheeler
Clive Wheeler claimed his first win of the season in round three of the Castrol Polo Challenge at the Scottish Rally last weekend. In clinching a long overdue win, the West Sussex driver became the third different winner of the season in Britain's most
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Wrong road
I have just returned from spending a week in Brighton, a place I have known and visited for many years. My uncle was a councillor and businessman in the Fifties and my sister did her nurse training at the Royal Sussex County Hospital and Hove General,
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Date
Hoops Talk, with Nick Nurse
Wow, what a hectic week of sport this has been across the various time zones of the world. I am not just talking about those early morning kick-offs in Japan and Korea. Sure, I have been following the World Cup, it's impossible not to, but, like most
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Date
Cricket: Adams winning fitness battle
Skipper Chris Adams hopes the surgery he had last week will put an end to the knee problem which has plagued him for much of his Sussex career. Adams had a minor operation at a hospital near Gatwick last Saturday to repair a small tear to the cartilage
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Date
Albion: Bigger stage is right for me
Shaun Wilkinson believes he will make his full first team debut for Albion next season. The versatile 20-year-old is convinced he stands a better chance of his breakthrough in the First Division than in the lower reaches of the League. He has promised
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Date
Coach's Eye View with Nick Nurse
What a hectic week of sport this has been across the various time zones of the world. I am not just talking about those early morning kick-offs in Japan and Korea. Sure, I have been following the World Cup, it's impossible not to, but, like most of the
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Date
Disabled car badges scam
Disabled badges are being stolen to fuel a new black market trade. The EU badges are being bought for up to £400 by drivers desperate to beat Brighton and Hove's tough new parking regulations. A dozen of the blue permits, which allow motorists to park
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Date
Nerves helped sister grasp the nettle
Ursula Fleming longed to be a concert pianist but couldn't conquer her nerves. Her attempts to find a cure for her unsteady hands led her to a technique that has since helped thousands of people. She was so impressed with the technique that she gave up
