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Recycling plant option for tyres
A recycling plant in Crawley is being proposed in response to tough new laws banning the dumping of used tyres in landfill sites. There are fears that the European rules, which come into force next year, will result in tyres being left by the roadside
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Race is on to tackle cancer
Women from all over Sussex are shaping up to run in one of the country's biggest fund-raising events. Thousands of entrants will be running in this year's Race for Life at Stanmer Park, Brighton, on Sunday. Nationally, Race for Life aims to raise £12
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RMJ: What a nail-biter!
Watching Tim Henman at Wimbledon has to be one of the more painful sport-watching experiences. But even that was surpassed by watching Mark Robinson stave off defeat against Yorkshire at Arundel on Saturday. Ever since childhood, when my mum's attempts
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Actors go bananas over new theatre company
Three of the UK's hottest young actors have no plans to monkey around after the launch of their own theatre company. Husband and wife duo Joanne McInnes and Lee Ross, who played a fictional couple in BBC drama Playing The Field, launched the arts company
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Students face extra level of pressure
Aidan Radnedge reports on how students and teachers are struggling to cope with further exam changes following a shake-up of the A-level system. NO sooner had 16 and 17-year-old students finished this summer's exams than they were beginning to worry about
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Think of the fish!
The fisherman who nearly lost an arm while fishing (The Argus, July 1) should think himself lucky. When a fish is caught, it loses its whole life, poor thing. -Mary Frankel, Hove
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Stand and deliver
The Argus should use all its power and influence, which covers the whole of this great and historic county of ours, to raise the profile of our county among those who live here and by awakening the Saxon spirit of Sussex, not only to resist the Government's
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Boxing: Alexander misses out
Hailsham-based European junior middleweight champion Wayne Alexander is ruing a missed opportunity. Alexander pulled out of WBO world title showdown with Daniel Santos in Puerto Rico this month due to injury. The contest has now been switched to Cardiff
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Broken signal
On January 2, The Argus reported a phone mast being erected at the top of Fairview Rise in Westdene. Even though Brighton and Hove City Council regarded the site as inappropriate, it failed to object in time and the mast went up. Residents were not consulted
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Late blooms
We received a circular from Brighton and Hove City Council asking businesses to help celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee and to contribute to Brighton in Bloom. The cost of two hanging baskets and brackets was £192. For this price, we thought we would
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It's two good
Congratulations to The Argus for two excellent articles on Whitehawk in as many days. I greatly enjoyed reading Adam Trimingham's fascinating historical approach to the area, which took a long-term perspective and ended with the current New Deal for Communities
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Unity for kids
Providence Place in Brighton was a playground built to give children in the nearby homes a place of their own. But drug addicts, dealers and drunks have made the spot a no-go area for youngsters, littering the ground with their filth, bottles and syringes
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Painful error for Kerry
The almost unbelievable story of little Kerry Pullinger casts yet further doubt on the capability of the NHS. The seven-year-old was sent home from the Royal Sussex County Hospital with a broken arm after radiographers X-rayed the wrong one. It happened
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Go-slow is called off for talks
Tradesmen have called off a go-slow traffic protest while they hold talks with council officials about a controversial parking waiver system. More than 300 traders and their vehicles were scheduled to bring the centre of Brighton and Hove to a halt on
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Car hire bookings go online
Brighton-based Sigmer Technologies has designed a new site for car hire company Apex to provide a secure online booking facility. Apex commissioned Sigmer after being inundated with customer requests for an online service. The company also realised it
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It's bloom time as traders fall for flowers
More than 50 businesses are taking part in this year's Brighton and Hove in Bloom campaign. Colourful tubs, window boxes and hanging baskets have been appearing outside shops and offices around the city. To mark the event, the campaign organisers and
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Let the right folk get dirty clothes
I was very interested to read how Councillor Chris Morley has swapped his smart suit to go out cleaning the streets (The Argus, July 2). Brighton doesn't just need cleaning outside the Town Hall though, does it? Brighton and Hove's street cleaners do
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Football: Rebels look to contracts
Worthing boss Barry Lloyd wants to put more of his top players on contract. Defender Andrew Beech has signed a one-year extension and Lloyd is keen for more to put pen to paper. Leading first teamers like Mark Knee, Paul Kennett, Gavin Geddes and Ben
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Cricket: House blast is in vain
Sussex's interest in the Second XI One Day Trophy is over after a 54-run defeat by Kent at Hove. All-rounder Will House fired 77 from only 58 balls against his former county but it was not enough as Sussex, chasing a target of 286 in 41 overs, were bowled
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Naomi's on top of the world
Naomi Cole enjoyed that Cafu feeling as she held aloft her own treasured World Cup prize after clinching top spot in our World Cup Fantasy Football competition. Just like the Brazilian skipper, ten-year-old Naomi, from Patcham, Brighton, had plenty to
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Damp start to new season
The following headline appeared this week on an Albion fans' website. "2 weeks B4 the first friendly and NO manager, NO new players, NO decent friendlies, NO injection of new money into the club, NO hope of staying up?" Of course, this is not necessarily
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Landlord cheers stationary dining
Visitors are queueing up to have their dinner in a railway carriage after two years of wrangles. Adur District Council has given Fred Courcha permission to re-open the restaurant in a converted railway carriage in the grounds of his pub, the Gardener
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Debenham's payback
Department store group Debenhams said it planned to return up to £100 million to shareholders through a buy-back programme starting this summer. The group said its objective was to maximise shareholder value and maintain an efficiently-structured balance
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Outrage at prison visit regime
Families of inmates at Lewes Prison have condemned a new visiting system which they say makes it more difficult to see their loved ones. Prisoners have also vowed to take action if changes are not made and a petition is being organised. The previous system
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Paintings coming home
Paintings and sketches by Turner were being returned today to the country house in Sussex where he created them 180 years ago. The finishing touches were being put to the exhibition, which is on loan from the Tate Collection to Petworth House. The Turner
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Fatboy's beach gig was tops
DJ Fatboy Slim has scooped two international dance awards. Hove-based Norman Cook won best dance video and best event in the DanceStar 2002 World Dance Music Awards. He was also shortlisted for best club DJ and best compilation album. Norman, who lives
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Court told of road rage attack
A man punched and racially abused a Muslim man in a road rage bust-up on Christmas Eve, a court was told. Trevor Hughes-Jenkins, 48, of Walsingham Road, Hove, is accused of attacking Merhdad Mayahi after he stopped his car in front him on Portland Road
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Gardener's death jump
A gardener died after jumping off a moving lawnmower. Gary Bartoszek received serious head injuries in the accident, which happened as he was driving across a car park at the University of Sussex. He never regained consciousness and died after seven days
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Recycling plant option for tyres
A recycling plant in Crawley is being proposed in response to tough new laws banning the dumping of used tyres in landfill sites. There are fears that the European rules, which come into force next year, will result in tyres being left by the roadside
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Gongs for rural guardians
Richard Reed has spent most of his life fighting to protect the Sussex countryside. Since the age of 18 he has given up his free time to stop roads and phone masts spoiling the landscape of the Sussex Downs. This week he finally had his efforts recognised
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Homemaker
After returning home from shopping, my daughter, who lives three floors up, left a window in the kitchen open. To her surprise, a bird got in and was making itself very busy building a nest in the corner of the sink unit. Talk about being homeless. This
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No room for complacency
Sean Hamerton (Letters, June 28) is incorrect when he says there have been "no injuries related to model aircraft" on Mill Hill. A few years ago, I was hit in the face by a model air-craft while walking there. I needed a trip to casualty and a stitch
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Students face extra level of pressure
Aidan Radnedge reports on how students and teachers are struggling to cope with further exam changes following a shake-up of the A-level system. NO sooner had 16 and 17-year-old students finished this summer's exams than they were beginning to worry about
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The Sage of Sussex: Adam Trimingham
It is June 1954 and I am 11 years old. I am standing on the sandy beach at Pevensey Bay. Although it is high summer, I am wearing a raincoat over my swimming trunks to protect myself from the gale force wind and scudding rain. The papers are speculating
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July 3: Hampshire v Sussex (CC)
Richard Montgomerie's 31st birthday celebrations last night must have been a rather muted affair after the Sussex opener was run out for the second successive game. Montgomerie was beaten by Will Kendall's brilliant pick-up and direct hit from cover as
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Paintings coming home
Paintings and sketches by Turner were being returned today to the country house in Sussex where he created them 180 years ago. The finishing touches were being put to the exhibition, which is on loan from the Tate Collection to Petworth House. The Turner
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Police hunt attackers
A man was attacked as he lay unconscious after being punched to the ground. The 20-year-old had been talking to a group of men outside the Halifax in Langney Road, Eastbourne, in the early hours of June 30, when one of them punched him. He blacked out
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Teenager in phone attack
A teenage boy's mobile phone was stolen after two men tried to drag him into a car. The 16-year-old victim was standing in Hunloke Avenue, Eastbourne, on Monday at 6.45pm when two men jumped out of a purple Vauxhall Calibra and tried to pull him towards
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Residents vow to fight flats scheme
Residents will fight a proposal to demolish two houses and build a block of flats near their homes. Neighbours are holding a meeting tonight to organise their campaign against the plans. Protodale plc has applied to Brighton and Hove City Council to demolish
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Think of the fish!
The fisherman who nearly lost an arm while fishing (The Argus, July 1) should think himself lucky. When a fish is caught, it loses its whole life, poor thing. -Mary Frankel, Hove
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Gear change
Why should the council taxpayer be expected to pay £20,000 for gates at the end of Madeira Drive, Brighton, to prevent what the police are paid to do? The boy racers will only go somewhere else - what then? More gates? What happened to that much-vaunted
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Boxing: Alexander misses out
Hailsham-based European junior middleweight champion Wayne Alexander is ruing a missed opportunity. Alexander pulled out of WBO world title showdown with Daniel Santos in Puerto Rico this month due to injury. The contest has now been switched to Cardiff
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Broken signal
On January 2, The Argus reported a phone mast being erected at the top of Fairview Rise in Westdene. Even though Brighton and Hove City Council regarded the site as inappropriate, it failed to object in time and the mast went up. Residents were not consulted
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Late blooms
We received a circular from Brighton and Hove City Council asking businesses to help celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee and to contribute to Brighton in Bloom. The cost of two hanging baskets and brackets was £192. For this price, we thought we would
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Now or never
Pelvis-thrusting pilot Lance Powell is swapping his life above the clouds for life on the stage. The husband and father has made an astonishing career leap becoming a full-time Elvis impersonator. After years as a king of the air - now he will just be
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It's two good
Congratulations to The Argus for two excellent articles on Whitehawk in as many days. I greatly enjoyed reading Adam Trimingham's fascinating historical approach to the area, which took a long-term perspective and ended with the current New Deal for Communities
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High price
Sitting here in a property that has quadrupled in value since I bought it 15 years ago, one might expect I would be reasonably happy with my lot. However, I am worried. Not for myself but for my children. With house prices spiralling ridiculously upwards
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Painful error for Kerry
The almost unbelievable story of little Kerry Pullinger casts yet further doubt on the capability of the NHS. The seven-year-old was sent home from the Royal Sussex County Hospital with a broken arm after radiographers X-rayed the wrong one. It happened
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Go-slow is called off for talks
Tradesmen have called off a go-slow traffic protest while they hold talks with council officials about a controversial parking waiver system. More than 300 traders and their vehicles were scheduled to bring the centre of Brighton and Hove to a halt on
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Car hire bookings go online
Brighton-based Sigmer Technologies has designed a new site for car hire company Apex to provide a secure online booking facility. Apex commissioned Sigmer after being inundated with customer requests for an online service. The company also realised it
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Printer gets a new pie
Print specialist Chris Searle has joined Shoreham-based Hydro-Dynamic Products (HDP) as business development director. Managing director David Sheard said: "Chris has a formidable understanding of pressroom chemistry, experience of export business, where
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Crane's growth among fastest in Europe
A Sussex company has been ranked as one of the fastest growing technology firms in Europe. Crane Telecommunications, of Burgess Hill, was placed 295th in the Deloitte Techonology Fast 500. Rankings are based on revenue growth over three years. Crane's
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High-rise plans rejected
Plans to demolish two houses to make way for a high-rise block have been thrown out by councillors. An application to build a block of ten two-bedroom flats in the place of two semi-detached houses in Chesswood Road in Worthing was rejected by the development
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New hall design goes on show
Plans for a £500,000 hall and sports pavilion to be used by three villages are being unveiled. An exhibition showcasing the plans will be held at the existing Malthouse hall in Cooksbridge, near Lewes, this weekend. The lease on The Malthouse will expire
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Football: Rebels look to contracts
Worthing boss Barry Lloyd wants to put more of his top players on contract. Defender Andrew Beech has signed a one-year extension and Lloyd is keen for more to put pen to paper. Leading first teamers like Mark Knee, Paul Kennett, Gavin Geddes and Ben
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Cricket: Monty gets his cards
Richard Montgomerie's 31st birthday celebrations last night must have been a rather muted affair after the Sussex opener was run out for the second successive game. Montgomerie was beaten by Will Kendall's brilliant pick-up and direct hit from cover as
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Naomi's on top of the world
Naomi Cole enjoyed that Cafu feeling as she held aloft her own treasured World Cup prize after clinching top spot in our World Cup Fantasy Football competition. Just like the Brazilian skipper, ten-year-old Naomi, from Patcham, Brighton, had plenty to
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Damp start to new season
The following headline appeared this week on an Albion fans' website. "2 weeks B4 the first friendly and NO manager, NO new players, NO decent friendlies, NO injection of new money into the club, NO hope of staying up?" Of course, this is not necessarily
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Albion players want it sorted
Charlie Oatway has urged Albion to end the uncertainty over the manager's job by giving it to Bob Booker and Martin Hinshelwood. The Seagulls' midfielder and dressing room voice has revealed the players would back the appointment of the club's assistant
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Vandals blamed for cemetery mess
Vandalised water pipes and overgrown grass have prompted complaints over the state of a cemetery. A spokesman for Eastbourne Borough Council admitted the condition of Ocklynge cemetery, Willingdon Road, Eastbourne, was below standard but said steps were
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Firm steps in to save Natasha's holiday
Natasha Stapleton's dream holiday is back on track after a Sussex-based insurance company saved the day. There were fears the 12-year-old, who has terminal cancer, would not be able to go on the first holiday in her life to Disneyland Paris due to problems
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Landlord cheers stationary dining
Visitors are queueing up to have their dinner in a railway carriage after two years of wrangles. Adur District Council has given Fred Courcha permission to re-open the restaurant in a converted railway carriage in the grounds of his pub, the Gardener
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Drainage help for flooded villages
More villages prone to flooding are to get specialist help to solve their drainage problems. The plan follows the success of a group formed at Barnham, near Littlehampton, which has been under water several times in recent years after flooded drains blocked
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Shares bounce back from 5-year low
The London market rallied today, bouncing back from yesterday's five-year low following gains on Wall Street last night. In the first 20 minutes of trading, the FTSE 100 Index of leading shares was up 50.60 points at 4443.20. Minutes earlier it had bounced
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Street riddle of car kidnap
Detectives today appealed for urgent help to discover if a man seen being bundled into a car was the victim of an abduction or a prank. A passer-by alerted police when she saw the "victim" being forced into the car by two other men. Today they were trying
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Planning boost for cancer unit
Brighton and Hove has come a step closer to getting a new specialist breast care unit. City councillors last night unanimously backed outline planning permission for a new unit to be built on the Royal Sussex County Hospital complex at Rosaz House in
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Outrage at prison visit regime
Families of inmates at Lewes Prison have condemned a new visiting system which they say makes it more difficult to see their loved ones. Prisoners have also vowed to take action if changes are not made and a petition is being organised. The previous system
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Recycling plant option for tyres
A recycling plant is being proposed in response to tough new laws banning the dumping of used tyres in landfill sites. There are fears that the European rules, which come into force next year, will result in tyres being left by the roadside or in beauty
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Paintings coming home
Paintings and sketches by Turner were being returned today to the country house in Sussex where he created them 180 years ago. The finishing touches were being put to the exhibition, which is on loan from the Tate Collection to Petworth House. The Turner
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Fatboy's beach gig was tops
DJ Fatboy Slim has scooped two international dance awards. Hove-based Norman Cook won best dance video and best event in the DanceStar 2002 World Dance Music Awards. He was also shortlisted for best club DJ and best compilation album. Norman, who lives
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Court told of road rage attack
A man punched and racially abused a Muslim man in a road rage bust-up on Christmas Eve, a court was told. Trevor Hughes-Jenkins, 48, of Walsingham Road, Hove, is accused of attacking Merhdad Mayahi after he stopped his car in front him on Portland Road
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Homes on the horizon
More than 1,000 new homes are set to be built in the Lewes district in the next five years. Lewes District Council has reluctantly accepted a government inspector's recommendation to allocate sites for an extra 620 houses to be built before 2006. Councillors
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X-ray blunder leaves girl in agony
A girl of seven was sent home from hospital with a broken arm after medics X-rayed the wrong one. Kerry Pullinger spent 12 hours in agony because of the blunder. Doctors at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton even advised her to exercise the
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Gongs for rural guardians
Richard Reed has spent most of his life fighting to protect the Sussex countryside. Since the age of 18 he has given up his free time to stop roads and phone masts spoiling the landscape of the Sussex Downs. This week he finally had his efforts recognised
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Homemaker
After returning home from shopping, my daughter, who lives three floors up, left a window in the kitchen open. To her surprise, a bird got in and was making itself very busy building a nest in the corner of the sink unit. Talk about being homeless. This
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No room for complacency
Sean Hamerton (Letters, June 28) is incorrect when he says there have been "no injuries related to model aircraft" on Mill Hill. A few years ago, I was hit in the face by a model air-craft while walking there. I needed a trip to casualty and a stitch
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Heard World, by John Wilson Goddard
Well, this is nearly it. I'm coming to the end of this little series of Heard World columns. Not that there's not plenty more I could write about, it's just I'm worried that one month soon I might not have a topic ready for you to read about. So maybe
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The Sage of Sussex: Adam Trimingham
It is June 1954 and I am 11 years old. I am standing on the sandy beach at Pevensey Bay. Although it is high summer, I am wearing a raincoat over my swimming trunks to protect myself from the gale force wind and scudding rain. The papers are speculating
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July 3: Hampshire v Sussex (CC)
Richard Montgomerie's 31st birthday celebrations last night must have been a rather muted affair after the Sussex opener was run out for the second successive game. Montgomerie was beaten by Will Kendall's brilliant pick-up and direct hit from cover as
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Residents vow to fight flats scheme
Residents will fight a proposal to demolish two houses and build a block of flats near their homes. Neighbours are holding a meeting tonight to organise their campaign against the plans. Protodale plc has applied to Brighton and Hove City Council to demolish
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The Argus to the rescue
A group of lifeguards has responded to a rescue appeal in The Argus which has safeguarded the future of a popular pool. Hundreds of children were almost forced to do without the open-air Woodingdean swimming pool this summer. We reported last month how
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Gear change
Why should the council taxpayer be expected to pay £20,000 for gates at the end of Madeira Drive, Brighton, to prevent what the police are paid to do? The boy racers will only go somewhere else - what then? More gates? What happened to that much-vaunted
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Now or never
Pelvis-thrusting pilot Lance Powell is swapping his life above the clouds for life on the stage. The husband and father has made an astonishing career leap becoming a full-time Elvis impersonator. After years as a king of the air - now he will just be
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Basketball: Hotshot links up with Bears
One of the most exciting basketball prospects to come out of this country has agreed to team up with Brighton Bears for summer action. Andy Smith, from Littlehampton, will play for Brighton-based South Coast in the Hosana Summer League at Crystal Palace
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Residents fight to reclaim play area
A no-go playground used by city drug dealers and drunks is to be given a new lease of life after a four-year campaign by neighbours. The rundown play area in Providence Place, Brighton, has been overrun by drug dealers but Brighton and Hove City Council
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High price
Sitting here in a property that has quadrupled in value since I bought it 15 years ago, one might expect I would be reasonably happy with my lot. However, I am worried. Not for myself but for my children. With house prices spiralling ridiculously upwards
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Jobs worthy?
R G Jenkins (Letters, July 3) applauds Keith Winsper's Business front-page lead story "There's plenty of jobs for all" as an antidote to "all those whingeing letters you feel obliged to publish". "When did we last hear that message?" he whines. I can't
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Printer gets a new pie
Print specialist Chris Searle has joined Shoreham-based Hydro-Dynamic Products (HDP) as business development director. Managing director David Sheard said: "Chris has a formidable understanding of pressroom chemistry, experience of export business, where
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Crane's growth among fastest in Europe
A Sussex company has been ranked as one of the fastest growing technology firms in Europe. Crane Telecommunications, of Burgess Hill, was placed 295th in the Deloitte Techonology Fast 500. Rankings are based on revenue growth over three years. Crane's
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MP wnats anti-Euro ad banned
VE ARE not amused! That is the message being sent to comedian Rik Mayall for his appearance in an anti-Euro advert, dressed as Hitler. Hove MP Ivor Caplin is calling for the advert to be banned from local cinemas. The Labour politician says the controversial
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Cricket: Kirtley laps it up
James Kirtley admits he is still enjoying the attention which has followed since his astonishing catch during England's one-day international against India. The Sussex fast bowler, who faces the Indians for the second time at Chester-le-Street today in
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Cricket: Monty gets his cards
Richard Montgomerie's 31st birthday celebrations last night must have been a rather muted affair after the Sussex opener was run out for the second successive game. Montgomerie was beaten by Will Kendall's brilliant pick-up and direct hit from cover as
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Albion players want it sorted
Charlie Oatway has urged Albion to end the uncertainty over the manager's job by giving it to Bob Booker and Martin Hinshelwood. The Seagulls' midfielder and dressing room voice has revealed the players would back the appointment of the club's assistant
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Firm steps in to save Natasha's holiday
Natasha Stapleton's dream holiday is back on track after a Sussex-based insurance company saved the day. There were fears the 12-year-old, who has terminal cancer, would not be able to go on the first holiday in her life to Disneyland Paris due to problems
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Shares bounce back from 5-year low
The London market rallied today, bouncing back from yesterday's five-year low following gains on Wall Street last night. In the first 20 minutes of trading, the FTSE 100 Index of leading shares was up 50.60 points at 4443.20. Minutes earlier it had bounced
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BBC wins ex-ITV digital licences
The BBC has won the three vacant digital terrestrial television licences left after the collapse of broadcaster ITV Digital. The Independent Television Commission has announced that the Corporation's bid with satellite broadcaster BSkyB and transmitter
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Street riddle of car kidnap
Detectives today appealed for urgent help to discover if a man seen being bundled into a car was the victim of an abduction or a prank. A passer-by alerted police when she saw the "victim" being forced into the car by two other men. Today they were trying
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Planning boost for cancer unit
Brighton and Hove has come a step closer to getting a new specialist breast care unit. City councillors last night unanimously backed outline planning permission for a new unit to be built on the Royal Sussex County Hospital complex at Rosaz House in
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Go-slow called off for talks
Tradesmen have called off a go-slow traffic protest while they hold talks with council officials about a controversial parking waiver system. More than 300 traders and their vehicles were scheduled to bring the centre of Brighton and Hove to a halt on
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Cheap homes get green light
A controversial project which will provide low-cost homes to help ease the city housing crisis has been given the go-ahead. The project will provide 124 flats, of which 50 will be low-cost housing, and will include a car share club to reduce parking and
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Lawyer's warning in tycoon trial
The jury in the Mohammed Raja murder trial has been asked not to look at evidence in isolation. David Waters was summing up the prosecution case at the Old Bailey. Sussex tycoon Nicholas Hoogstraten is accused of taking out a contract on the life of the
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X-ray blunder leaves girl in agony
A girl of seven was sent home from hospital with a broken arm after medics X-rayed the wrong one. Kerry Pullinger spent 12 hours in agony because of the blunder. Doctors at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton even advised her to exercise the
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Orlando Cachaito Lopez, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, July 7
It has taken the Buena Vista Social Club phenomenon to bring Orlando Cachaito Lopez to true world fame for followers of Cuban music. He was already well known from work with the great Irakere, who began developing the big-band Cuban sound in the Sixties
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Euryanthe, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, until August 22
Great singing, great music-making, shame about the opera. Carl Maria von Weber's Euryanthe is a German medieval fable performed infrequently and now, for the first time, at Glyndebourne. Its real claim to fame is that it shattered the opera form by being
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Race is on to tackle cancer
Women from all over Sussex are shaping up to run in one of the country's biggest fund-raising events. Thousands of entrants will be running in this year's Race for Life at Stanmer Park, Brighton, on Sunday. Nationally, Race for Life aims to raise £12
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RMJ: What a nail-biter!
Watching Tim Henman at Wimbledon has to be one of the more painful sport-watching experiences. But even that was surpassed by watching Mark Robinson stave off defeat against Yorkshire at Arundel on Saturday. Ever since childhood, when my mum's attempts
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Actors go bananas over new theatre company
Three of the UK's hottest young actors have no plans to monkey around after the launch of their own theatre company. Husband and wife duo Joanne McInnes and Lee Ross, who played a fictional couple in BBC drama Playing The Field, launched the arts company
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Heard World, by John Wilson Goddard
Well, this is nearly it. I'm coming to the end of this little series of Heard World columns. Not that there's not plenty more I could write about, it's just I'm worried that one month soon I might not have a topic ready for you to read about. So maybe
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Five face drugs charges
Five people have appeared in court charged with drugs offences after more than 120 officers raided nine homes in Crawley and Horsham. It was the second major operation in two weeks targeting the supply of heroin and crack cocaine into the county. Saain
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Row over lure of 5,000 jobs
Claims that up to 5,000 jobs will be created if plans to build 3,500 homes and a business park are approved were today branded a "red herring". Martin Wilkes, director of the West Burgess Hill Company, which wants to develop on land to the west of the
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Landlord cheers stationary dining
Visitors are queueing up to have their dinner in a railway carriage after two years of wrangles. Adur District Council has given Fred Courcha permission to re-open the restaurant in a converted railway carriage in the grounds of his pub, the Gardener
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Street riddle of car kidnap
Detectives today appealed for urgent help to discover if a man seen being bundled into a car was the victim of an abduction or a prank. A passer-by alerted police when she saw the "victim" being forced into the car by two other men. Today they were trying
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Injured driver trapped
A driver suffered a broken collar bone, nose and a fractured hand after his car was involved in a collision with a lorry. The man was trapped in his Volkswagen Golf convertible for 35 minutes while firefighters used cutting equipment to rescue him. The
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Sex shop row
The owner of a sex shop opening in Eastbourne tomorrow claims it is sexy, not seedy. Rated-18 will sell clothes, sex toys, adult videos and magazines as well as novelty items like mugs and keyrings. But a councillor today predicted the venture will prove
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The Argus to the rescue
A group of lifeguards has responded to a rescue appeal in The Argus which has safeguarded the future of a popular pool. Hundreds of children were almost forced to do without the open-air Woodingdean swimming pool this summer. We reported last month how
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Stand and deliver
The Argus should use all its power and influence, which covers the whole of this great and historic county of ours, to raise the profile of our county among those who live here and by awakening the Saxon spirit of Sussex, not only to resist the Government's
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Basketball: Hotshot links up with Bears
One of the most exciting basketball prospects to come out of this country has agreed to team up with Brighton Bears for summer action. Andy Smith, from Littlehampton, will play for Brighton-based South Coast in the Hosana Summer League at Crystal Palace
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Unity for kids
Providence Place in Brighton was a playground built to give children in the nearby homes a place of their own. But drug addicts, dealers and drunks have made the spot a no-go area for youngsters, littering the ground with their filth, bottles and syringes
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Residents fight to reclaim play area
A no-go playground used by city drug dealers and drunks is to be given a new lease of life after a four-year campaign by neighbours. The rundown play area in Providence Place, Brighton, has been overrun by drug dealers but Brighton and Hove City Council
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Jobs worthy?
R G Jenkins (Letters, July 3) applauds Keith Winsper's Business front-page lead story "There's plenty of jobs for all" as an antidote to "all those whingeing letters you feel obliged to publish". "When did we last hear that message?" he whines. I can't
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It's bloom time as traders fall for flowers
More than 50 businesses are taking part in this year's Brighton and Hove in Bloom campaign. Colourful tubs, window boxes and hanging baskets have been appearing outside shops and offices around the city. To mark the event, the campaign organisers and
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MP wnats anti-Euro ad banned
VE ARE not amused! That is the message being sent to comedian Rik Mayall for his appearance in an anti-Euro advert, dressed as Hitler. Hove MP Ivor Caplin is calling for the advert to be banned from local cinemas. The Labour politician says the controversial
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Let the right folk get dirty clothes
I was very interested to read how Councillor Chris Morley has swapped his smart suit to go out cleaning the streets (The Argus, July 2). Brighton doesn't just need cleaning outside the Town Hall though, does it? Brighton and Hove's street cleaners do
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Cricket: Kirtley laps it up
James Kirtley admits he is still enjoying the attention which has followed since his astonishing catch during England's one-day international against India. The Sussex fast bowler, who faces the Indians for the second time at Chester-le-Street today in
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Cricket: House blast is in vain
Sussex's interest in the Second XI One Day Trophy is over after a 54-run defeat by Kent at Hove. All-rounder Will House fired 77 from only 58 balls against his former county but it was not enough as Sussex, chasing a target of 286 in 41 overs, were bowled
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Debenham's payback
Department store group Debenhams said it planned to return up to £100 million to shareholders through a buy-back programme starting this summer. The group said its objective was to maximise shareholder value and maintain an efficiently-structured balance
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BBC wins ex-ITV digital licences
The BBC has won the three vacant digital terrestrial television licences left after the collapse of broadcaster ITV Digital. The Independent Television Commission has announced that the Corporation's bid with satellite broadcaster BSkyB and transmitter
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Go-slow called off for talks
Tradesmen have called off a go-slow traffic protest while they hold talks with council officials about a controversial parking waiver system. More than 300 traders and their vehicles were scheduled to bring the centre of Brighton and Hove to a halt on
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Cheap homes get green light
A controversial project which will provide low-cost homes to help ease the city housing crisis has been given the go-ahead. The project will provide 124 flats, of which 50 will be low-cost housing, and will include a car share club to reduce parking and
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Lawyer's warning in tycoon trial
The jury in the Mohammed Raja murder trial has been asked not to look at evidence in isolation. David Waters was summing up the prosecution case at the Old Bailey. Sussex tycoon Nicholas Hoogstraten is accused of taking out a contract on the life of the
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Gardener's death jump
A gardener died after jumping off a moving lawnmower. Gary Bartoszek received serious head injuries in the accident, which happened as he was driving across a car park at the University of Sussex. He never regained consciousness and died after seven days
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Orlando Cachaito Lopez, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, July 7
It has taken the Buena Vista Social Club phenomenon to bring Orlando Cachaito Lopez to true world fame for followers of Cuban music. He was already well known from work with the great Irakere, who began developing the big-band Cuban sound in the Sixties
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Euryanthe, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, until August 22
Great singing, great music-making, shame about the opera. Carl Maria von Weber's Euryanthe is a German medieval fable performed infrequently and now, for the first time, at Glyndebourne. Its real claim to fame is that it shattered the opera form by being
