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Council to give away land for homes
Councillors are likely to give away two narrow strips of land worth almost £100,000 after a housing development scheme was put on hold. The development site, sold to the Guinness Trust by Brighton University, is on the corner of John Street and Carlton
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Road ban for haulier
A haulage firm boss has been banned from driving for a year after being caught behind the wheel while over the limit. Paul Merrett, 49, of Millcroft, Westdean, who oversees a fleet of six lorries, was fined £275 and ordered to pay £55 costs by magistrates
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World Cup: Teddy raps Brazil
Teddy Sheringham claimed today that Brazil were guilty of blatant gamesmanship as England's World Cup dreams ended with a 2-1 defeat. A freak second half goal from Ronaldinho was sufficient to clinch a quarter-final success for the Brazilians who will
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World Cup: Tearful Seaman takes the blame
David Seaman finally cracked last night as he blamed himself for the goal which ended England's World Cup dreams. The 38-year-old has made his critics eat their words with some great performances between the posts and has been one of England's star performers
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Campaigners seek seagulls' sanctuary
A campaign to encourage people to live in harmony with seagulls has been launched to reduce the number of attacks. Last year the RSPCA, which is running the campaign, received 1,957 calls about gulls in the South East. One of the reported problems included
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Cruel cuts
The administration at Lewes prison, as of June 1, reduced the number of visits available to remand prisoners to three a week. They were previously allowed as many visits as they liked in the available visiting hours, two sessions every morning since April
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Child of courage
Friends and family are rallying round 12-year-old Natasha Stapleton after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Doctors say it was a one in a million chance for Natasha, of Eggington Close, Moulsecoomb, to develop the rare form of cancer. Now everyone
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Doing the level best for parks
Adam Trimingham reports on plans to clean up The Level and other open spaces in Brighton and Hove. THE Level has been one of the most important open spaces in the centre of Brighton for more than 250 years. It has a proud history as a focal point, both
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Park needs a level of help
The Level is a precious green lung in one of the most crowded urban areas in the South of England. But it is in such a shabby state many people, including pensioners, parents and children, are refusing to go there. Drug takers and drunks tend to gather
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Eastbourne 2002: Rubin back to her best
Eastbourne expert Chanda Rubin believes she is recapturing the form which made her one of the top six players in the world. Rubin reached her second final at Devonshire Park with a comprehensive 6-4, 6-1 win yesterday against Czech teenager Daja Bedanova
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Sussex MPs back fair trade protest
Ministers were told to back fair trade in the biggest mass lobby of Parliament. Campaigners from Brighton and Hove and Lewes met MPs Norman Baker, Ivor Caplin, David Lepper and Des Turner during Wednesday's lobby. Activists from the World Development
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Peaceful Brighton all those years ago
Adam Trimingham's most interesting article "Grand finish on the front" (The Argus, June 15) brought back many memories from my younger years. I lived in Kemp Town until 1925, when my family moved to Hove. However, there are one or two things Adam appears
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Eastbourne 2002: Myskina magic as upsets continue
Rising Russian Anastasia Myskina continued the pattern of Eastbourne upsets to set up a final between two non-seeds for only the second time in the event's 29-year history. Myskina destroyed fellow prospect Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 6-1 in yesterday's semi-finals
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Cricket: Taylor out to impress
BillyTaylor celebrated three years on the Sussex staff this week, but the 25-year-old fast bowler admits he still doesn't consider himself a 'proper cricketer.' Although he has been a regular member of the county's one-day side for the last couple of
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Date
Coach's Eye View with Nick Nurse
We are still be three months from our first game of the 2002/03 season. But the planning is already underway to ensure you have a match night to remember each time you come and support the Brighton Bears. This week I met with all the staff and volunteers
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Date
Pet fish killers are 'scum'
A mother has condemned the "scum" who trashed her family's home and killed its pets. Tracey Woolgar and partner Gary Stoner returned from a break in the sun to find their house torn apart by thugs. The intruders ransacked rooms, smeared the walls with
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Summer closure for restored music hall
A concert hall that has just been newly-restored is to close during the summer only five months after it reopened. The Dome in Brighton reopened in March after a lengthy restoration costing more than £20 million. However, not all the work had been completed
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Lotto win promises brighter future
As Mark and David Funnell smashed their champagne flutes together in a toast, the joy of the moment was even sweeter for knowing how far they had both come from heartbreak and pain. The brothers stood side by side in the sunshine, grinning identical grins
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Road ban for haulier
A haulage firm boss has been banned from driving for a year after being caught behind the wheel while over the limit. Paul Merrett, 49, of Millcroft, Westdean, who oversees a fleet of six lorries, was fined £275 and ordered to pay £55 costs by magistrates
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Home Truths, by Jacqui Bealing
"So, are we ready to go out now?" My husband spoke these words with slight agitation. We had been trying to leave the house for 45 minutes, but every time we headed for the front door baby Max decided to fill his nappy or regurgitate his milk. "I think
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Date
World Cup: Teddy raps Brazil
Teddy Sheringham claimed today that Brazil were guilty of blatant gamesmanship as England's World Cup dreams ended with a 2-1 defeat. A freak second half goal from Ronaldinho was sufficient to clinch a quarter-final success for the Brazilians who will
-
Date
World Cup: Korea march on
South Korea's dream continued in controversy today as they dumped fancied Spain out of the World Cup on penalties. The win means South Korea are the first Asian side ever to reach the World Cup semi-finals where they will meet Germany in Seoul on Tuesday
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Date
Child of courage
Friends and family are rallying round 12-year-old Natasha Stapleton after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Doctors say it was a one in a million chance for Natasha, of Eggington Close, Moulsecoomb, to develop the rare form of cancer. Now everyone
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Date
Eastbourne 2002: Rubin back to her best
Eastbourne expert Chanda Rubin believes she is recapturing the form which made her one of the top six players in the world. Rubin reached her second final at Devonshire Park with a comprehensive 6-4, 6-1 win yesterday against Czech teenager Daja Bedanova
-
Date
Eastbourne 2002: Myskina magic as upsets continue
Rising Russian Anastasia Myskina continued the pattern of Eastbourne upsets to set up a final between two non-seeds for only the second time in the event's 29-year history. Myskina destroyed fellow prospect Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 6-1 in yesterday's semi-finals
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Cricket: Supporting cast fluff Hove lines
Sussex's supporting cast fluffed their lines at Hove yesterday as the county produced a disappointing batting performance in their defeat by West Indies A. They lost their last eight wickets for 39 in 16 overs and were bowled out for 124 on a slow pitch
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Parents blamed for pushchair plunge
The parents of an 18-month-old girl have been blamed for failing to properly guard her as her pushchair plunged into a boating lake. Jemma Lecuyer almost drowned at the same spot where two-year-old Alexander Clark died after falling into the water a year
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Planning blow for West Pier
Ambitious plans to transform the West Pier in Brighton have suffered a setback. Architectural watchdogs said new seafront buildings should not be given planning permission. St Modwen Properties has submitted designs for large shopping and entertainment
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Date
Lotto win promises brighter future
As Mark and David Funnell smashed their champagne flutes together in a toast, the joy of the moment was even sweeter for knowing how far they had both come from heartbreak and pain. The brothers stood side by side in the sunshine, grinning identical grins
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Date
Meeting to tackle school closures
Parents fighting plans to close two special schools have invited education bosses to attend a public meeting. Pupils' families are outraged by the proposed closure of Highdown School in Worthing and St Cuthman's School near Midhurst. West Sussex County
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Date
Council to give away land for homes
Councillors are likely to give away two narrow strips of land worth almost £100,000 after a housing development scheme was put on hold. The development site, sold to the Guinness Trust by Brighton University, is on the corner of John Street and Carlton
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Date
Chris Adams: A week to remember
What a week for Sussex cricket. A first ever Tim Ambrose hundred and a match haul of ten wickets for James Kirtley inspired our first Championship win of the season against Yorkshire. Then a call up to the England one day squad for James was the prelude
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Date
Action needed to bridge benefit gap
Tory councillors in Brighton and Hove are urging the Government to step in to help homeless families meet a housing benefit gap. Homeless families urgently need help to make up the shortfall between housing benefit payments and rents. Tory councillors
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Date
Village cricket gets £4m gift
A village cricket club has been left an incredible £4 million legacy by its wealthy founder. Preston Nomads club looks set to inherit the money, which will be used to improve their grounds in Fulking, thanks to the generosity of the late multi- millionaire
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Date
Van drivers' gridlock threat slammed
A leading councillor has said a threat by traders to disrupt traffic with a second go-slow protest is bizarre and unreasonable. The drivers want to meet Brighton and Hove city councillors to discuss their grievances over having to pay £3 to park on yellow
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Date
World Cup: Tearful Seaman takes the blame
David Seaman finally cracked last night as he blamed himself for the goal which ended England's World Cup dreams. The 38-year-old has made his critics eat their words with some great performances between the posts and has been one of England's star performers
-
Date
Campaigners seek seagulls' sanctuary
A campaign to encourage people to live in harmony with seagulls has been launched to reduce the number of attacks. Last year the RSPCA, which is running the campaign, received 1,957 calls about gulls in the South East. One of the reported problems included
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Date
See the join?
Brighton and Hove City Council's director of schools, David Hawker, has got himself into a right mess over his department's botched merger of Goldstone Junior and Knoll Infant schools. He paints himself - entirely unconvincingly - as a forlorn victim
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Date
Farm fantasy
Sadly, the visitor-friendly farms of which Michael Parker wrote (Letters, June 20) are just a fairy-tale pastiche of farming of yesteryear and have no bearing on life down on the farm today. The "admiring visitors" should not forget the real face of farming
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Date
Cruel cuts
The administration at Lewes prison, as of June 1, reduced the number of visits available to remand prisoners to three a week. They were previously allowed as many visits as they liked in the available visiting hours, two sessions every morning since April
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Date
Cash in hand
Bricklaying brothers David and Mark Funnell were celebrating yesterday after winning more than £3.6 million on the Lotto. They were drinking champagne after their stunning win as the rest of the nation was suffering from a World Cup hangover. Even after
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Memory loss
It was unfortunate Cherie Blair gave tacit support to those who organise and undertake suicide bombing. As a Palestinian living in Britain, I absolutely condemn such actions, which do nothing to assist the situation in the Middle East or improve conditions
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Date
Doing the level best for parks
Adam Trimingham reports on plans to clean up The Level and other open spaces in Brighton and Hove. THE Level has been one of the most important open spaces in the centre of Brighton for more than 250 years. It has a proud history as a focal point, both
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Date
No divisions
Brief mention was given (The Argus, June 17) to a recent Mori poll which found that people believe the UK takes in 25 per cent of the world's asylum seekers. The correct figure was 2 per cent. Perhaps this was an attempt to compensate for giving pride
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Date
Park needs a level of help
The Level is a precious green lung in one of the most crowded urban areas in the South of England. But it is in such a shabby state many people, including pensioners, parents and children, are refusing to go there. Drug takers and drunks tend to gather
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Date
Dyke dream
John Stanaway (Letters, June 20) suggests the Dyke Railway should be restored as a tourist attraction. This would be a splendid idea except for a very big problem. Although nearly all the track bed remains unobstructed, the first few hundred yards out
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Date
Sussex MPs back fair trade protest
Ministers were told to back fair trade in the biggest mass lobby of Parliament. Campaigners from Brighton and Hove and Lewes met MPs Norman Baker, Ivor Caplin, David Lepper and Des Turner during Wednesday's lobby. Activists from the World Development
-
Date
Peaceful Brighton all those years ago
Adam Trimingham's most interesting article "Grand finish on the front" (The Argus, June 15) brought back many memories from my younger years. I lived in Kemp Town until 1925, when my family moved to Hove. However, there are one or two things Adam appears
-
Date
Cricket: Taylor out to impress
BillyTaylor celebrated three years on the Sussex staff this week, but the 25-year-old fast bowler admits he still doesn't consider himself a 'proper cricketer.' Although he has been a regular member of the county's one-day side for the last couple of
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Date
Cricket: Monty relishes skipper's role
Richard Montgomerie will captain Sussex for the first time against India in the day-night game at Hove today. With Chris Adams recovering from knee surgery and James Kirtley linking-up with the England one-day squad it will be the opener's job to rally
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Date
Coach's Eye View with Nick Nurse
We are still be three months from our first game of the 2002/03 season. But the planning is already underway to ensure you have a match night to remember each time you come and support the Brighton Bears. This week I met with all the staff and volunteers
-
Date
Pet fish killers are 'scum'
A mother has condemned the "scum" who trashed her family's home and killed its pets. Tracey Woolgar and partner Gary Stoner returned from a break in the sun to find their house torn apart by thugs. The intruders ransacked rooms, smeared the walls with
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Date
Tragedy of girl's cancer diagnosis
When Natasha Stapleton was sent home ill from school four weeks ago her family had no idea what lay ahead. Her mother, Caroline Brain, and partner, Michael Day, who are hoping to get married in the near future, thought she was not very well because of
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Date
Summer closure for restored music hall
A concert hall that has just been newly-restored is to close during the summer only five months after it reopened. The Dome in Brighton reopened in March after a lengthy restoration costing more than £20 million. However, not all the work had been completed
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Date
Reward for bag's return
A man is offering a reward for the return of a bag containing money, keys and souvenirs from a trip to Thailand. The 69-year-old man left the black shoulder bag at a bus stop in Brighton on the last leg of a 20-hour trip from Bangkok. Inside was a digital
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Date
Praise for New Deal wardens
Ministers have praised the work of neighbourhood wardens, saying they have helped reduce crime and improve the environment. Six uniformed wardens are employed in the New Deal for Communities area of East Brighton, comprising Whitehawk, Moulsecoomb, Saunders
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Date
The only England fans still smiling
Two bricklaying brothers celebrated a multi-million pound Lotto win as a nation mourned its World Cup exit. David Funnell, 38, and brother Mark, 32, were arguably the only people in England happily sipping champagne yesterday. The brothers, both England
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Date
Meeting to tackle school closures
Parents fighting plans to close two special schools have invited education bosses to attend a public meeting. Pupils' families are outraged by the proposed closure of Highdown School in Worthing and St Cuthman's School near Midhurst. West Sussex County
-
Date
Chris Adams: A week to remember
What a week for Sussex cricket. A first ever Tim Ambrose hundred and a match haul of ten wickets for James Kirtley inspired our first Championship win of the season against Yorkshire. Then a call up to the England one day squad for James was the prelude
-
Date
Action needed to bridge benefit gap
Tory councillors in Brighton and Hove are urging the Government to step in to help homeless families meet a housing benefit gap. Homeless families urgently need help to make up the shortfall between housing benefit payments and rents. Tory councillors
-
Date
Home Truths, by Jacqui Bealing
"So, are we ready to go out now?" My husband spoke these words with slight agitation. We had been trying to leave the house for 45 minutes, but every time we headed for the front door baby Max decided to fill his nappy or regurgitate his milk. "I think
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Date
Village cricket gets £4m gift
A village cricket club has been left an incredible £4 million legacy by its wealthy founder. Preston Nomads club looks set to inherit the money, which will be used to improve their grounds in Fulking, thanks to the generosity of the late multi- millionaire
-
Date
Van drivers' gridlock threat slammed
A leading councillor has said a threat by traders to disrupt traffic with a second go-slow protest is bizarre and unreasonable. The drivers want to meet Brighton and Hove city councillors to discuss their grievances over having to pay £3 to park on yellow
-
Date
World Cup: Korea march on
South Korea's dream continued in controversy today as they dumped fancied Spain out of the World Cup on penalties. The win means South Korea are the first Asian side ever to reach the World Cup semi-finals where they will meet Germany in Seoul on Tuesday
-
Date
See the join?
Brighton and Hove City Council's director of schools, David Hawker, has got himself into a right mess over his department's botched merger of Goldstone Junior and Knoll Infant schools. He paints himself - entirely unconvincingly - as a forlorn victim
-
Date
Farm fantasy
Sadly, the visitor-friendly farms of which Michael Parker wrote (Letters, June 20) are just a fairy-tale pastiche of farming of yesteryear and have no bearing on life down on the farm today. The "admiring visitors" should not forget the real face of farming
-
Date
Cash in hand
Bricklaying brothers David and Mark Funnell were celebrating yesterday after winning more than £3.6 million on the Lotto. They were drinking champagne after their stunning win as the rest of the nation was suffering from a World Cup hangover. Even after
-
Date
Memory loss
It was unfortunate Cherie Blair gave tacit support to those who organise and undertake suicide bombing. As a Palestinian living in Britain, I absolutely condemn such actions, which do nothing to assist the situation in the Middle East or improve conditions
-
Date
No divisions
Brief mention was given (The Argus, June 17) to a recent Mori poll which found that people believe the UK takes in 25 per cent of the world's asylum seekers. The correct figure was 2 per cent. Perhaps this was an attempt to compensate for giving pride
-
Date
Dyke dream
John Stanaway (Letters, June 20) suggests the Dyke Railway should be restored as a tourist attraction. This would be a splendid idea except for a very big problem. Although nearly all the track bed remains unobstructed, the first few hundred yards out
-
Date
Cricket: Supporting cast fluff Hove lines
Sussex's supporting cast fluffed their lines at Hove yesterday as the county produced a disappointing batting performance in their defeat by West Indies A. They lost their last eight wickets for 39 in 16 overs and were bowled out for 124 on a slow pitch
-
Date
Cricket: Monty relishes skipper's role
Richard Montgomerie will captain Sussex for the first time against India in the day-night game at Hove today. With Chris Adams recovering from knee surgery and James Kirtley linking-up with the England one-day squad it will be the opener's job to rally
-
Date
Parents blamed for pushchair plunge
The parents of an 18-month-old girl have been blamed for failing to properly guard her as her pushchair plunged into a boating lake. Jemma Lecuyer almost drowned at the same spot where two-year-old Alexander Clark died after falling into the water a year
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Date
Tragedy of girl's cancer diagnosis
When Natasha Stapleton was sent home ill from school four weeks ago her family had no idea what lay ahead. Her mother, Caroline Brain, and partner, Michael Day, who are hoping to get married in the near future, thought she was not very well because of
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Date
Reward for bag's return
A man is offering a reward for the return of a bag containing money, keys and souvenirs from a trip to Thailand. The 69-year-old man left the black shoulder bag at a bus stop in Brighton on the last leg of a 20-hour trip from Bangkok. Inside was a digital
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Date
Planning blow for West Pier
Ambitious plans to transform the West Pier in Brighton have suffered a setback. Architectural watchdogs said new seafront buildings should not be given planning permission. St Modwen Properties has submitted designs for large shopping and entertainment
-
Date
Praise for New Deal wardens
Ministers have praised the work of neighbourhood wardens, saying they have helped reduce crime and improve the environment. Six uniformed wardens are employed in the New Deal for Communities area of East Brighton, comprising Whitehawk, Moulsecoomb, Saunders
-
Date
The only England fans still smiling
Two bricklaying brothers celebrated a multi-million pound Lotto win as a nation mourned its World Cup exit. David Funnell, 38, and brother Mark, 32, were arguably the only people in England happily sipping champagne yesterday. The brothers, both England
