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MPs cheer England flag
Sussex MPs Charles Hendry and Nigel Waterson today applauded England's football fans for reclaiming the St George flag from thugs and extremists. In a Commons Early Day Motion, they also praised the national team for battling through to the World Cup
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Footballer's goal to coach African kids
A former footballer is to teach soccer to deprived children in Africa. Marc Rice, his twin sister Melanie and fellow sports coach Yolandi Taylor will be setting up a soccer and netball school in Luangwa Valley, Zambia. Marc, 30, from Peacehaven, was a
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World Cup: Brazil edge out Turkey
Brazil will play Germany in the World Cup Final after a moment of magic by Ronaldo saw off a spirited Turkey today. The South American side, who have never previously faced Germany in the World Cup, dominated the semi-final in Saitama throughout. Today's
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Bill's the man for services
A new head of services and membership development has been appointed by Sussex Enterprise. Bill Shearer, who will be based at the business support organisation's head office in Burgess Hill, said he was looking forward to improving services for businesses
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Skills plea to bosses
Business leaders have been urged to play their part in building up the skills of the Sussex workforce. At the the Better People, Better Business exhibition at Copthorne, near Gatwick, Henry Ball, executive director the Sussex Learning and Skills Council
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Air Partner to take off in the Gulf
Air Partner, the Crawley based charter aircraft broker, has opened an office in Dubai, its first outside Europe and North America. Already the world's largest aircraft broker with sales of more than £85 million, the move is seen as a strategic stepping-stone
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Firms back station and pier schemes
Business leaders are supporting two controversial schemes that could produce hundreds of jobs. However, the Brighton and Hove Economic Partnership also has some reservations about both schemes. The partnership is backing in principle plans for housing
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High heads
Following the sad exit of England from the World Cup, we should look back on what the team achieved while in the competition. They drew against Sweden, beat Argentina and Denmark and lost by the odd goal against Brazil. The nation should be proud of what
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Youth Athletics: Future stars shine
Over 1,000 children took part in the annual Brighton Primary Schools Championships at Withdean Stadium. Twenty three schools entered pupils who competed in a running, jumping and throwing events. The championships, organised by Dorothy Stringer High School
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Thanks, Miles
Successive Dukes of Norfolk have been based in Sussex rather than East Anglia but it's a quirk of history Arundel accepts with pride. That's why flags are flying at half-mast and the town is in mourning following the death of the 17th duke. Miles, Duke
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GPs' health is also crucial
Not long ago it would have been almost unheard of for a patient to attack the family doctor. Now many GPs carry personal alarms and two-way radios when visiting patients, particularly at night. Last year there were 17 recorded attacks on GPs in Brighton
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Green roots
Congratulations to Martin Perry for his comprehensive and objective response (Letters, June 24) to Green Councillor Keith Taylor's letter regarding Falmer. I cannot think many would disagree with the environmental values the Greens strive to represent
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Give up these tired Falmer arguments
I cannot believe yet another call for an alternative site for a community stadium is being bandied about in the letters page of The Argus. This time (June 24), we have Andy Barnes saying: "I cannot believe Brighton and Hove City Council is even considering
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£500,000 boost for school project
A school has been granted £486,000 to transform its learning environment and enhance children's education. However, St Mary's Catholic School in Portslade will have to raise £54,000 itself, ten per cent of the total cost of the £540,000 rebuilding programme
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Report sparks action over elderly care
A package of measures has been drawn up to improve the way older people are looked after following a damning report. East Sussex County Council's Cabinet agreed the plans in response to criticism by the Audit Commission and Social Services Inspectorate
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Uncle devastated by callous theft
A grieving pensioner who plastered his car in photos of his dead nephew was distraught to find someone had stolen them all. John Whelan's car was broken into and all 17 pictures paying tribute to bus crash victim Richard Williamson taken. Mr Williamson
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Benefit cheating couple face jail
A couple who made false claims to obtain housing benefit of more than £12,000 were warned by magistrates they could be jailed. Dennis Bruzas, 46, and his wife 44-year-old wife Denise claimed the benefit to pay the rent for their flat in York Road, Hove
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Curbs on 'fat cat' rises
The TUC today welcomed news that shareholders are to get the right to vote on directors' salaries in pmoves aimed at curbing excessive "fat cat" pay awards. Legislation tabled by Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt will seek to improve the links
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Carpetright goes abroad
Britain's biggest carpet retailer Carpetright is moving into Europe after agreeing a £32.5 million deal. The group, which owns 347 shops in the UK, is buying a 50 per cent stake in Carpetland, a 92-strong carpet shop chain in Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg
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Shares plunge after US scandal
£35 billion was wiped from shares today as traders reacted to a massive accounting scandal from US giant WorldCom. The market, already racked with post-Enron nerves, slumped after the telecoms giant reported it disguised £2.5 billion in expenses in what
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Mum's anguish over missing girl
The mother of a toddler, missing for six months, is hoping she will return home for her birthday on Sunday. Three-year-old Danielle Dempster was taken by her father, John. Her mother, Anne-Marie Kingshott has heard nothing from her daughter, former partner
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Police appeal over drowning mystery
A woman who drowned close to her home has been identified. The body of 40-year-old Julie Cavaliere, of Lakelands Close, Eastbourne, was discovered floating in the pond at Dallington Road, Eastbourne, on Sunday by a member of the public. Her flat in Lakeside
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Jilted lover's knife frenzy
A woman cried "Help, get me help" after being repeatedly stabbed by the man she had jilted, a court heard. Kim Baldry, 44, tried to fend off the frenzied knife attack by Anthony Pate with her feet. Pate, 47, denies murdering Mrs Baldry at her home in
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Tycoon tells of lost death fax
Tycoon Nicholas Van Hoogstraten's solicitor faxed the multi-millionaire to tell him his rival had died, a jury heard today. But Hoogstraten told the Old Bailey he never received the fax and did not discover Mohammed Raja had been murdered until he returned
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Cancer gir's holiday heartache
A girl of 12 with terminal cancer faces losing a dream holiday because of an insurance wrangle. Natasha Stapleton was diagnosed with an adult form of carcoma cancer in her mouth, liver and the lymph glands in her neck. A fund has been set up to raise
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Robbery led to suicide
A woman drove her car over cliffs while suffering from post traumatic stress disorder following an armed raid on a building society. An inquest yesterday into the death of Sandra Keating, 56, of Goldstone Crescent, Hove, revealed the grandmother had become
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Sisters given the go-ahead
Controversial plans for a nuns' retirement village on the outskirts of Ditchling have been approved. More than 100 people packed into the village hall for a meeting where Lewes District councillors backed the scheme to overhaul St George's Retreat. Now
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Couple die on shopping trip
An elderly couple died when they were hit by a lorry during a shopping trip. Ronald Matthews, 79, and his wife Jessie, 77, from Horsham, were crossing Dorking High Street in Surrey when the accident happened. They both died from multiple injuries. Police
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The Crucible, Gardner Arts Centre, University of Sussex
Sussex University's Drama Society (SUDS) conjured up a bubbling cauldron of fear and wickedness, leaving its audience spellbound. Spirits were summoned, a young girl's name was written in blood and the Devil himself could almost be felt walking among
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MPs cheer England flag
Sussex MPs Charles Hendry and Nigel Waterson today applauded England's football fans for reclaiming the St George flag from thugs and extremists. In a Commons Early Day Motion, they also praised the national team for battling through to the World Cup
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Footballer's goal to coach African kids
A former footballer is to teach soccer to deprived children in Africa. Marc Rice, his twin sister Melanie and fellow sports coach Yolandi Taylor will be setting up a soccer and netball school in Luangwa Valley, Zambia. Marc, 30, from Peacehaven, was a
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Running out of patience
The number of attacks on doctors by patients is rising and unions are calling for more protection. Health reporter Siobhan Ryan reports. WHEN Xavier Nalletamby started working as a GP 15 years ago he was able to go on home visits at night by himself.
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Cosmetics animal test ban urged
Testing beauty products on animals should be banned, according to Sussex MP Norman Baker. The Liberal Democrat is urging the Government to back European Union (EU) proposals to outlaw the controversial practice. He also wants ministers to back a ban on
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World Cup: Brazil edge out Turkey
Brazil will play Germany in the World Cup Final after a moment of magic by Ronaldo saw off a spirited Turkey today. The South American side, who have never previously faced Germany in the World Cup, dominated the semi-final in Saitama throughout. Today's
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Poster bid to trace missing sister
Relatives of a missing woman have been pasting up hundreds of posters in the hope of tracing her. Keen walker Stella Robinson, 50, of Clive Vale, Hastings, has not been seen since June 13 when she vanished with no money. Police have searched a large area
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Mum's anguish over missing girl
The mother of a toddler, missing for six months, is hoping she will return home for her birthday on Sunday. Three-year-old Danielle Dempster was taken by her father, John. Her mother, Anne-Marie Kingshott has heard nothing from her daughter, former partner
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Jilted lover's knife frenzy
A woman cried "Help, get me help" after being repeatedly stabbed by the man she had jilted, a court heard. Kim Baldry, 44, tried to fend off the frenzied knife attack by Anthony Pate with her feet. Pate, 47, denies murdering Mrs Baldry at her home in
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Family rescued from blaze
A mother and her three young children were saved by a smoke alarm when fire ripped through their home. The blaze broke out just before 7.30am in a bedroom of the house in Chippers Road, Tarring, Worthing. The family was woken by the alarms, which fire
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Vandal caught on video
A teenager in a gang called the Jedi Knights who filmed its own vandalism sprees has been placed under four months' supervision by a youth offender team. The 16-year-old was also ordered to pay £175 compensation and £50 costs after pleading guilty at
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Quiet farewell for the Duke
A quiet funeral service attended by family and friends will be held for the Duke of Norfolk. The 17th Duke, Miles Francis Stapleton Fitzalan-Howard, died on Monday at his home in Hambleden, near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, aged 86. The Earl of Arundel
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Youth Athletics: Future stars shine
Over 1,000 children took part in the annual Brighton Primary Schools Championships at Withdean Stadium. Twenty three schools entered pupils who competed in a running, jumping and throwing events. The championships, organised by Dorothy Stringer High School
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Tim's turn
England are out of the World Cup and I feel gutted, trying to find answers as to why we failed, yet again, at the last hurdle. As it says in a classic line from the Three Lions football song, "Never quite believing". England have never truly believed
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Just typical
John Burt (Letters, June 20) claims that issues were ignored at Brighton and Hove City Council's planning committee meeting. I assume he means the ingenious designs created by the Brighton University students, allegedly showing a stadium in 37 locations
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Tennis: Eastbourne ball girls praised
Organisers have praised the ball girls at last week's Britannic Asset Management tournament at Devonshire Park in Eastbourne. Over 100 girls from the Cavendish School on Eldon Road and Moira House girls' school on Upper Carlisle Road took part. Tournament
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Cricket: England to decide on Gough back-up
England were today deciding whether to call up a replacement for Darren Gough for the NatWest Series. Gough had hoped to appear at some stage during the triangular one-day tournament with Sri Lanka and India but the Yorkshire paceman suffered a setback
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£500,000 boost for school project
A school has been granted £486,000 to transform its learning environment and enhance children's education. However, St Mary's Catholic School in Portslade will have to raise £54,000 itself, ten per cent of the total cost of the £540,000 rebuilding programme
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Film in honour of tragic student
A film chronicling the death of a student on his first day as a casual labourer is being taken on a tour through England. Simon Jones died in 1998 when his head was crushed in a ship's hold working for aggregate importer Euromin Ltd at Shoreham harbour
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Police appeal over drowning mystery
A woman who drowned close to her home has been identified. The body of 40-year-old Julie Cavaliere, of Lakelands Close, Eastbourne, was discovered floating in the pond at Dallington Road, Eastbourne, on Sunday by a member of the public. Her flat in Lakeside
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Quiet farewell for the Duke
A quiet funeral service attended by family and friends will be held for the Duke of Norfolk. The 17th Duke, Miles Francis Stapleton Fitzalan-Howard, died on Monday at his home in Hambleden, near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, aged 86. The Earl of Arundel
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Sisters given the go-ahead
Controversial plans for a nuns' retirement village on the outskirts of Ditchling have been approved. More than 100 people packed into the village hall for a meeting where Lewes District councillors backed the scheme to overhaul St George's Retreat. Now
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Two arrested in drugs raid
Two people were arrested after suspected crack cocaine was seized in a raid. Officers swooped on the Brighton home of a couple they believed were dealing in the drug. Crack cocaine and heroin with a street value of more than £500 was found. The amount
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Couple die on shopping trip
An elderly couple died when they were hit by a lorry during a shopping trip. Ronald Matthews, 79, and his wife Jessie, 77, from Horsham, were crossing Dorking High Street in Surrey when the accident happened. They both died from multiple injuries. Police
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Audioporn, Komedia, Brighton
Rock opera TANK is the story of a man who inherits a tank and undergoes a redemptive journey to find himself and a huge inheritance. Written and sung by Adrien Munden alongside talented musicians and performers Ch Albrighton, Simon Abbott and Pete Coombs
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La Traviata, Brighton Centre
Verdi's popular opera is given a fresh look by the Ukrainian National Opera of Odessa making its first visit to the UK. Verdi's take on double standards among the bourgeoisie of Second Empire France is a superb blend of singing and music where every aria
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The Crucible, Gardner Arts Centre, University of Sussex
Sussex University's Drama Society (SUDS) conjured up a bubbling cauldron of fear and wickedness, leaving its audience spellbound. Spirits were summoned, a young girl's name was written in blood and the Devil himself could almost be felt walking among
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Greens vow to fight appeal
Green campaigners aim to protest at the start of a second public inquiry into building homes on a greenfield site. Whitgift homes is appealing a second time to win permission to build on Brighton and Hove City Council-owned land off Wilson Avenue, Brighton
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Between You and Me, by Vanora Leigh
My house has been a Mother-free zone for almost two weeks now and you can tell. The ashtrays may be clean but the sink is full of dirty cups and plates, the plants need watering and the living room floor is covered with half-read newspapers and magazines
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Allez is one of the top 100
Specialist tour operator Allez France, based in Storrington, has received an award as one of the UK's top one per cent of fastest growing companies. Allez France, the only tour operator in the award, was founded by Denise and Ray Dawe more than 20 years
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Police appeal over drowning mystery
A woman who drowned close to her home has been identified. The body of 40-year-old Julie Cavaliere, of Lakelands Close, Eastbourne, was discovered floating in the pond at Dallington Road, Eastbourne, on Sunday by a member of the public. Her flat in Lakeside
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Bill's the man for services
A new head of services and membership development has been appointed by Sussex Enterprise. Bill Shearer, who will be based at the business support organisation's head office in Burgess Hill, said he was looking forward to improving services for businesses
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Skills plea to bosses
Business leaders have been urged to play their part in building up the skills of the Sussex workforce. At the the Better People, Better Business exhibition at Copthorne, near Gatwick, Henry Ball, executive director the Sussex Learning and Skills Council
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Air Partner to take off in the Gulf
Air Partner, the Crawley based charter aircraft broker, has opened an office in Dubai, its first outside Europe and North America. Already the world's largest aircraft broker with sales of more than £85 million, the move is seen as a strategic stepping-stone
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Firms back station and pier schemes
Business leaders are supporting two controversial schemes that could produce hundreds of jobs. However, the Brighton and Hove Economic Partnership also has some reservations about both schemes. The partnership is backing in principle plans for housing
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Bike crook drops loot
A taxi driver was robbed at knifepoint by a man who asked for directions. But he dropped the money as he rode off on a motorbike in Hillbarn Lane, Worthing. The driver had just dropped off a fare at the nearby Norwich Union Offices when a man tapped on
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Pride in homeless project
Five years after opening its doors, Portslade's Emmaus Community is stronger than ever for the 42 people it has become home to. Kate Matthews reports. A RELATIVE calm descends on the Emmaus community on a Monday morning. It is the residents' day off at
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High heads
Following the sad exit of England from the World Cup, we should look back on what the team achieved while in the competition. They drew against Sweden, beat Argentina and Denmark and lost by the odd goal against Brazil. The nation should be proud of what
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Date
Short odds
England are out of the World Cup. So what? Their football was mediocre and they were beaten by a better side with only ten men. Why the whingeing? Grown men crying over a football game is pathetic. The mass hysteria surrounding this team has been out
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Date
Well-versed
Poet John Davies has taken up residence in a wooden hut at the Booth Museum in Brighton. He's writing odes to sheds and will hold a Shed Appreciation Society day there on Sunday. Not everyone would be as open as John about his love of mundane pieces of
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Poet sheds light on joy of shacks
A potty poet with a shed obsession is spending a week in a wooden hut writing tributes to his favourite garden furniture. John Davies has taken up residency in an 8ft by 6ft shed at the Booth Museum of Natural History in Brighton this week. It will be
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Youth Cricket: Sri Lanka treat for college boys
Sussex schoolboys enjoyed a star-studded lesson when Sri Lanka's top cricketers dropped in for a coaching session. Brighton College under-12s cricket side were thrilled when coaching staff and players like Kumar Sangakkara and Russel Arnold took a 30-
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Date
Thanks, Miles
Successive Dukes of Norfolk have been based in Sussex rather than East Anglia but it's a quirk of history Arundel accepts with pride. That's why flags are flying at half-mast and the town is in mourning following the death of the 17th duke. Miles, Duke
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Date
Wacky pixie pic steals show
When Barnaby Marriott got tickets to see Graham Norton he never suspected he would end up being the star of the TV show. Now he is preparing for a trip to Rekyavik in Iceland after the audience voted his holiday snap the most embarrassing among a selection
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GPs' health is also crucial
Not long ago it would have been almost unheard of for a patient to attack the family doctor. Now many GPs carry personal alarms and two-way radios when visiting patients, particularly at night. Last year there were 17 recorded attacks on GPs in Brighton
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Green roots
Congratulations to Martin Perry for his comprehensive and objective response (Letters, June 24) to Green Councillor Keith Taylor's letter regarding Falmer. I cannot think many would disagree with the environmental values the Greens strive to represent
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Hart of the Matter, by Ian Hart
I appreciate I am in a privileged position to express my opinions in The Argus. But equally important is the right of reply for readers of this column My e-mail address is incorporated into my photo byline and every week, without fail, I receive messages
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PhD student's work stolen
A university student has lost almost three years of work after thieves broke into his car and stole his bag. Mark Charles, 27, a full-time PhD student, had four vital laboratory books in the bag, which was taken from his Nissan Micra. The vehicle was
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Give up these tired Falmer arguments
I cannot believe yet another call for an alternative site for a community stadium is being bandied about in the letters page of The Argus. This time (June 24), we have Andy Barnes saying: "I cannot believe Brighton and Hove City Council is even considering
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Star Wars joke fails
A teenager who plans to join the Army stole from a shop for a joke, a court heard. John Clugston, 18, of Ashton Rise, Brighton, walked out of the MVC store in Air Street, Brighton, holding a Star Wars video trilogy set above his head to avoid setting
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Cricket: Robinson makes explosive return
Mark Robinson celebrated his return to the Sussex attack by taking two wickets against his former county at Arundel today. Robinson, who was drafted in to replace James Kirtley, removed Anthony McGrath and Michael Lumb in his sixth over as the champions
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Steele set to leave Albion
Albion misfit Lee Steele could be on his way to Third Division Oxford United. They are poised to clinch the capture of the Seagulls' striker on a Bosman free transfer. Steele's looming departure leaves managerless Albion without a recognised partner for
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Report sparks action over elderly care
A package of measures has been drawn up to improve the way older people are looked after following a damning report. East Sussex County Council's Cabinet agreed the plans in response to criticism by the Audit Commission and Social Services Inspectorate
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Uncle devastated by callous theft
A grieving pensioner who plastered his car in photos of his dead nephew was distraught to find someone had stolen them all. John Whelan's car was broken into and all 17 pictures paying tribute to bus crash victim Richard Williamson taken. Mr Williamson
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Benefit cheating couple face jail
A couple who made false claims to obtain housing benefit of more than £12,000 were warned by magistrates they could be jailed. Dennis Bruzas, 46, and his wife 44-year-old wife Denise claimed the benefit to pay the rent for their flat in York Road, Hove
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Curbs on 'fat cat' rises
The TUC today welcomed news that shareholders are to get the right to vote on directors' salaries in pmoves aimed at curbing excessive "fat cat" pay awards. Legislation tabled by Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt will seek to improve the links
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Carpetright goes abroad
Britain's biggest carpet retailer Carpetright is moving into Europe after agreeing a £32.5 million deal. The group, which owns 347 shops in the UK, is buying a 50 per cent stake in Carpetland, a 92-strong carpet shop chain in Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg
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Shares plunge after US scandal
£35 billion was wiped from shares today as traders reacted to a massive accounting scandal from US giant WorldCom. The market, already racked with post-Enron nerves, slumped after the telecoms giant reported it disguised £2.5 billion in expenses in what
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Sunshine sparks spate of burglaries
Soaring temperatures have sparked a mini crimewave. More than 25 homes have been broken into in a spate of burglaries in Southwick in the past few weeks. Flats and homes in the Rectory Road and Watling Road areas have been targeted by thieves. In most
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Pensioner walked in front of car
A Ccrash witness told an inquest she was almost sick when she heard a car knock down a 93-year-old woman. The woman, who was almost blind, was struck by the vehicle as she tried to cross a busy road, an inquest heard. The horrific sound of the impact
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Mum's anguish over missing girl
The mother of a toddler, missing for six months, is hoping she will return home for her birthday on Sunday. Three-year-old Danielle Dempster was taken by her father, John. Her mother, Anne-Marie Kingshott has heard nothing from her daughter, former partner
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Date
Vandal caught on video
A teenager in a gang called the Jedi Knights who filmed its own vandalism sprees has been placed under four months' supervision by a youth offender team. The 16-year-old was also ordered to pay £175 compensation and £50 costs after pleading guilty at
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Date
Jilted lover's knife frenzy
A woman cried "Help, get me help" after being repeatedly stabbed by the man she had jilted, a court heard. Kim Baldry, 44, tried to fend off the frenzied knife attack by Anthony Pate with her feet. Pate, 47, denies murdering Mrs Baldry at her home in
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Date
Tycoon tells of lost death fax
Tycoon Nicholas Van Hoogstraten's solicitor faxed the multi-millionaire to tell him his rival had died, a jury heard today. But Hoogstraten told the Old Bailey he never received the fax and did not discover Mohammed Raja had been murdered until he returned
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Cancer gir's holiday heartache
A girl of 12 with terminal cancer faces losing a dream holiday because of an insurance wrangle. Natasha Stapleton was diagnosed with an adult form of carcoma cancer in her mouth, liver and the lymph glands in her neck. A fund has been set up to raise
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Councillor dismisses resignation calls
A councillor has dismissed calls for his resignation as "nonsense". Lib Dem David Rogers, who represents Newhaven, said he would not step down from the county council despite renewed calls for his resignation today. Eastbourne MP Nigel Waterson joined
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Robbery led to suicide
A woman drove her car over cliffs while suffering from post traumatic stress disorder following an armed raid on a building society. An inquest yesterday into the death of Sandra Keating, 56, of Goldstone Crescent, Hove, revealed the grandmother had become
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Date
Greens vow to fight appeal
Green campaigners aim to protest at the start of a second public inquiry into building homes on a greenfield site. Whitgift homes is appealing a second time to win permission to build on Brighton and Hove City Council-owned land off Wilson Avenue, Brighton
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Date
Running out of patience
The number of attacks on doctors by patients is rising and unions are calling for more protection. Health reporter Siobhan Ryan reports. WHEN Xavier Nalletamby started working as a GP 15 years ago he was able to go on home visits at night by himself.
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Date
Between You and Me, by Vanora Leigh
My house has been a Mother-free zone for almost two weeks now and you can tell. The ashtrays may be clean but the sink is full of dirty cups and plates, the plants need watering and the living room floor is covered with half-read newspapers and magazines
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Date
Cosmetics animal test ban urged
Testing beauty products on animals should be banned, according to Sussex MP Norman Baker. The Liberal Democrat is urging the Government to back European Union (EU) proposals to outlaw the controversial practice. He also wants ministers to back a ban on
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Date
Allez is one of the top 100
Specialist tour operator Allez France, based in Storrington, has received an award as one of the UK's top one per cent of fastest growing companies. Allez France, the only tour operator in the award, was founded by Denise and Ray Dawe more than 20 years
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Date
Pride in homeless project
Five years after opening its doors, Portslade's Emmaus Community is stronger than ever for the 42 people it has become home to. Kate Matthews reports. A RELATIVE calm descends on the Emmaus community on a Monday morning. It is the residents' day off at
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Date
Short odds
England are out of the World Cup. So what? Their football was mediocre and they were beaten by a better side with only ten men. Why the whingeing? Grown men crying over a football game is pathetic. The mass hysteria surrounding this team has been out
-
Date
Well-versed
Poet John Davies has taken up residence in a wooden hut at the Booth Museum in Brighton. He's writing odes to sheds and will hold a Shed Appreciation Society day there on Sunday. Not everyone would be as open as John about his love of mundane pieces of
-
Date
Poet sheds light on joy of shacks
A potty poet with a shed obsession is spending a week in a wooden hut writing tributes to his favourite garden furniture. John Davies has taken up residency in an 8ft by 6ft shed at the Booth Museum of Natural History in Brighton this week. It will be
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Date
Tim's turn
England are out of the World Cup and I feel gutted, trying to find answers as to why we failed, yet again, at the last hurdle. As it says in a classic line from the Three Lions football song, "Never quite believing". England have never truly believed
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Date
Youth Cricket: Sri Lanka treat for college boys
Sussex schoolboys enjoyed a star-studded lesson when Sri Lanka's top cricketers dropped in for a coaching session. Brighton College under-12s cricket side were thrilled when coaching staff and players like Kumar Sangakkara and Russel Arnold took a 30-
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Date
Wacky pixie pic steals show
When Barnaby Marriott got tickets to see Graham Norton he never suspected he would end up being the star of the TV show. Now he is preparing for a trip to Rekyavik in Iceland after the audience voted his holiday snap the most embarrassing among a selection
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Date
Just typical
John Burt (Letters, June 20) claims that issues were ignored at Brighton and Hove City Council's planning committee meeting. I assume he means the ingenious designs created by the Brighton University students, allegedly showing a stadium in 37 locations
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Date
Tennis: Eastbourne ball girls praised
Organisers have praised the ball girls at last week's Britannic Asset Management tournament at Devonshire Park in Eastbourne. Over 100 girls from the Cavendish School on Eldon Road and Moira House girls' school on Upper Carlisle Road took part. Tournament
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Date
Hart of the Matter, by Ian Hart
I appreciate I am in a privileged position to express my opinions in The Argus. But equally important is the right of reply for readers of this column My e-mail address is incorporated into my photo byline and every week, without fail, I receive messages
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Date
PhD student's work stolen
A university student has lost almost three years of work after thieves broke into his car and stole his bag. Mark Charles, 27, a full-time PhD student, had four vital laboratory books in the bag, which was taken from his Nissan Micra. The vehicle was
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Date
Star Wars joke fails
A teenager who plans to join the Army stole from a shop for a joke, a court heard. John Clugston, 18, of Ashton Rise, Brighton, walked out of the MVC store in Air Street, Brighton, holding a Star Wars video trilogy set above his head to avoid setting
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Date
Cricket: England to decide on Gough back-up
England were today deciding whether to call up a replacement for Darren Gough for the NatWest Series. Gough had hoped to appear at some stage during the triangular one-day tournament with Sri Lanka and India but the Yorkshire paceman suffered a setback
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Date
Cricket: Robinson makes explosive return
Mark Robinson celebrated his return to the Sussex attack by taking two wickets against his former county at Arundel today. Robinson, who was drafted in to replace James Kirtley, removed Anthony McGrath and Michael Lumb in his sixth over as the champions
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Date
Steele set to leave Albion
Albion misfit Lee Steele could be on his way to Third Division Oxford United. They are poised to clinch the capture of the Seagulls' striker on a Bosman free transfer. Steele's looming departure leaves managerless Albion without a recognised partner for
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Film in honour of tragic student
A film chronicling the death of a student on his first day as a casual labourer is being taken on a tour through England. Simon Jones died in 1998 when his head was crushed in a ship's hold working for aggregate importer Euromin Ltd at Shoreham harbour
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Sunshine sparks spate of burglaries
Soaring temperatures have sparked a mini crimewave. More than 25 homes have been broken into in a spate of burglaries in Southwick in the past few weeks. Flats and homes in the Rectory Road and Watling Road areas have been targeted by thieves. In most
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Pensioner walked in front of car
A Ccrash witness told an inquest she was almost sick when she heard a car knock down a 93-year-old woman. The woman, who was almost blind, was struck by the vehicle as she tried to cross a busy road, an inquest heard. The horrific sound of the impact
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Vandal caught on video
A teenager in a gang called the Jedi Knights who filmed its own vandalism sprees has been placed under four months' supervision by a youth offender team. The 16-year-old was also ordered to pay £175 compensation and £50 costs after pleading guilty at
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Quiet farewell for the Duke
A quiet funeral service attended by family and friends will be held for the Duke of Norfolk. The 17th Duke, Miles Francis Stapleton Fitzalan-Howard, died on Monday at his home in Hambleden, near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, aged 86. The Earl of Arundel
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Two arrested in drugs raid
Two people were arrested after suspected crack cocaine was seized in a raid. Officers swooped on the Brighton home of a couple they believed were dealing in the drug. Crack cocaine and heroin with a street value of more than £500 was found. The amount
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Audioporn, Komedia, Brighton
Rock opera TANK is the story of a man who inherits a tank and undergoes a redemptive journey to find himself and a huge inheritance. Written and sung by Adrien Munden alongside talented musicians and performers Ch Albrighton, Simon Abbott and Pete Coombs
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La Traviata, Brighton Centre
Verdi's popular opera is given a fresh look by the Ukrainian National Opera of Odessa making its first visit to the UK. Verdi's take on double standards among the bourgeoisie of Second Empire France is a superb blend of singing and music where every aria
