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Doorstep device targets conmen
A device to protect residents from bogus officials is to be given to vulnerable and elderly people. Called 'The Minder', the equipment is attached inside houses near the front door and contains a pre-recorded voice message, triggered by movement. The
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Mast applications swamp council
City councillors have called for mobile phone companies to liase more closely with each other when choosing sites for masts. The call comes after an increase in applications for masts on top of buildings in the Brunswick and Adelaide area of Hove. Liberal
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Feedback, with Rebecca Stephens
Do you think Andy Naylor needs to bone up on anatomy?" asks Alan Mooring of Woodingdean, Brighton. Alan spotted the mistake in a back page report which said Albion ace Gary Hart was on course to be fit for the start of the season after breaking his left
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High price of higher education
This summer's university graduates are about to take their first steps on to the job ladder - many already weighed down by debts of up to £15,000. FORGET sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. Today's student stereotype is a glum graduate staring at a bank balance
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The white stuff
A few words at the end of Lynn Daly's story about the military in Sussex during the First World War (The Argus, July 6) set my memory cells working. They were "The Maple Leaf army in Britain". I first contacted them in 1941. It was early summer and I
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Marathon man reaches for the sky
Brighton runner Ryan Gayler is preparing for the ultimate sporting challenge - the toughest marathon in the world. He is in training for the Jungfrau marathon in Switzerland, a run designed to test highly-trained endurance athletes to the limit. By taking
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Deliver us
With absolute horror, I discovered Royal Mail is considering £14 for an early delivery of post. It wants to get its act right first and make sure our mail is delivered safely now. I have lost so much mail - at least, the letters I know of - it is almost
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The debt test
University students usually finish their studies with a degree and debts running into five figures. Student loans of £10,000 are topped up by hefty credit card bills for many people at Brighton and Sussex Universities. The Government has said it intends
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Skating into finer policing
Sussex Police have got their skates on when it comes to tackling problems with crime and vandalism. Two officers in Brighton and Hove are the first in Britain to have been issued with in-line skates to patrol the seafront. The officers can patrol the
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Court told of tears at crash scene
Sports centre manager Ashley Jones broke down and cried when he tried to go back to the scene of a fatal crash, a court heard. He told his girlfriend to stop the car as she drove him towards the stretch of road where David Winder died in a head on crash
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Speedway: Eagles may face backlash
Knockout Cup finalists Eastbourne Eagles roar back into Elite League action at Arlington Stadium tomorrow night. If ever a team had anything to prove, it is Wolverhampton, who are back in town after seeing their season turned upside down by the high-flying
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En route to parking perfection in Hove
Trevor Pateman (Letters, July 9) is quite wrong to suggest Brighton and Hove City Council is doing nothing to look at the Zone N parking scheme in Hove just because it has appointed consultants to do so. On the contrary, it is a mandate to review the
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Speed trophy under hammer
A trophy presented to Sir Malcolm Campbell for breaking the world land speed record 71 years ago is expected to fetch up to £35,000 at auction. The Lord Wakefield Trophy - awarded to the speed king for reaching 246.086mph at Daytona, Florida on February
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Cricket: Uphill battle for Sussex
Sussex faced an uphill battle to stave off their third Championship defeat of the season after Kent maintained their stranglehold on day two at Hove. Batting again after tea facing a first innings deficit of 204, they lost Richard Montgomerie, Michael
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Albion hit by Zamora injury
Top scorer Bobby Zamora has been ruled out of Brighton and Hove Albion's opening friendlies by a groin injury. The Seagulls' hitman has been told he will recover from surgery in time for their long-awaited return to the First Division. Zamora, who played
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No cheers for Eldridge
Investors were left with a hangover after pubs firm Eldridge Pope warned tough conditions would knock profits. The firm said first-half trading had been strong but this had not cont-inued into the third quarter. Underlying sales from April to June fell
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Red tape holds up funeral
The family of a man who died of a suspected heroin overdose will be able to say a final goodbye today after red-tape halted his funeral. Scott Cosgrove had to be moved from a hospital in Kent because of a bed shortage in Brighton and died on June 16.
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Police hunt for boy, 10
A huge police search for a ten-year-old boy abducted from an amusement arcade ended early today when he was found safe and well. Police were today questioning a man of 46 after a desperate search involving uniform officers and detectives. The manhunt
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Going gets tough for small investor
When the world's stock markets took another turn for the worse last month, £24 billion was wiped off the value of London shares in one day. It completed, in a fairly painful way, the cycle which began with the hugely-popular privatisation share issues
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Tycoon murder trial: Jury retires
The jury in the trial of property magnate Nicholas van Hoogstraten - accused of murdering a business associate - was today continuing its deliberations. The jury retired yesterday to consider its verdicts against Hoogstraten and two other men. Mr Justice
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Slash case appeal fails
A night club doorman who repeatedly slashed a man, almost disembowelling him, before hurling him from a window has failed to clear his name. Mustapha Taal, 43, of York Road, Hove, was jailed for 12 years last June after being convicted at the Old Bailey
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Travellers face eviction
A group of travellers and their families who moved on to a car park in Burgess Hill are being evicted after they refused to go. About a dozen caravans, trucks and cars moved on to the council-run site off Queen's Crescent on Tuesday and although Mid Sussex
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Here come the roller bobbies
Police in Brighton and Hove are the first in Britain to put officers on patrol using inline skates. Two officers are skating up and down the city's seafront, tackling drunks and troublemakers and keeping the peace for tourists and locals. Heads turn as
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Crime starts to fall
Crime in Sussex is falling but there are worrying increases in violence, according to the latest figures released today. Recorded crime in England and Wales in the year to March jumped seven per cent but Sussex saw a one per cent reduction to 135,000.
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Everyday Things That Don't Exist, Phoenix Gallery, Brighton, July 26-August 17
Exhibition comprising works by David Clooney, Matthew Richardson and Helen Melland. Clooney's collage installation consists of simple photographs which have been transformed to represent stars at night and microscopic organisms. Richardson's prints, collage
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The Legendary Polowski Murders, Komedia, Brighton, July 12
Phil Brown and Gareth Tunley return following the success of their last hilarious show The Legendary Polowski Diamond Heist. Brown and Tunley play hapless cops Inspector Savage and Sergeant Mild who have one hour to catch a serial killer. The show takes
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Weekend jazz, July 12-14
On Friday, Brighton Jazz Club reconvenes for a special occasion, albeit a sad one. Musician Pete Jacobsen was a hugely respected pianist and composer whose recent, untimely death was a massive blow. His talent had been heard in varied settings such as
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Shows of the week, from July 12
The pick of the week's stage events from around Sussex, updated every Friday. THE OPEN COUPLE, Marlborough Theatre, Brighton, July 15-20 A farcical one-act play about a husband and wife competing for power and righteousness. Written by Italian Nobel Prize
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Genius Unleashed, Pavilion Theatre, Worthing, July 14
The genius here is composer Ludwig van Beethoven and actor Oatrick Lannigan shows us the overwhelming talent of the Romantic period in all its glory. Using letters, diaries and other researches, Lannigan takes us through the composer's turbulent life
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Henrik Simonsen, and Victor Pasmore, White Gallery, Hove, until July 28
Brighton-based artist Henrik Simonsen's oil and charcoal canvases are truly superb works stemming from his observation of nature. Of Scandinavian descent, Simonsen's rich heritage has influenced his art. "My work derives from a fascination with nature
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Angie Stone, Brighton Dome, July 15
A lyrical poetess of the first order and leader of the nu-soul movement, Angie Stone doesn't go for the trendy commercial approach. "What I do is basic soul music - no frills added," she says firmly with a gentle smile. The international record-buying
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The First Brighton Shakespeare Festival, Royal Pavilion Gardens, July 16-21
Where better to watch two of William Shakespeare's best-loved plays than the romantic, atmospheric and picturesque gardens of the Royal Pavilion? The rich scent of flowers at twilight and the magical silhouette of the Pavilion promise to make the event
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Doorstep device targets conmen
A device to protect residents from bogus officials is to be given to vulnerable and elderly people. Called 'The Minder', the equipment is attached inside houses near the front door and contains a pre-recorded voice message, triggered by movement. The
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I haven't forgotten, John
John Parry says "How soon we forget" (The Argus, July 5). No, John, you are wrong. There are very many of us who will never forget Her Royal Highness Diana, Princess of Wales. She will always be HRH, a title she deserved. We often talk of the millions
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Park bench point
Michael Panting rightly praises Brighton and Hove City Council for providing so many seats in Preston Park but asks why there are no seats in Withdean Park (Letters, June 27). The Preston and Old Patcham Society would like to know why there are still
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Trees make way for greed
I am sitting at my desk watching the new supermarket site on Church Road, Hove, and have just watched the unnecessary massacre of three trees that must be well over 100 years old, all in the name of greed. The largest tree stood in the corner of the site
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Mast applications swamp council
City councillors have called for mobile phone companies to liase more closely with each other when choosing sites for masts. The call comes after an increase in applications for masts on top of buildings in the Brunswick and Adelaide area of Hove. Liberal
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Feedback, with Rebecca Stephens
Do you think Andy Naylor needs to bone up on anatomy?" asks Alan Mooring of Woodingdean, Brighton. Alan spotted the mistake in a back page report which said Albion ace Gary Hart was on course to be fit for the start of the season after breaking his left
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Think of it This Way, by John Parry
At a time when this country needs strong, unambiguous leadership we are being sadly betrayed. Instead of the smack of firm government and the snap-crackle-pop of inspired administration, we are getting the soggy squelch of national managers who only seem
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High price of higher education
This summer's university graduates are about to take their first steps on to the job ladder - many already weighed down by debts of up to £15,000. FORGET sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. Today's student stereotype is a glum graduate staring at a bank balance
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July 11: Sussex v Kent (CC)
Sussex faced an uphill battle to stave off their third Championship defeat of the season after Kent maintained their stranglehold on day two at Hove. Batting again after tea facing a first innings deficit of 204, they lost Richard Montgomerie, Michael
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The white stuff
A few words at the end of Lynn Daly's story about the military in Sussex during the First World War (The Argus, July 6) set my memory cells working. They were "The Maple Leaf army in Britain". I first contacted them in 1941. It was early summer and I
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Marathon man reaches for the sky
Brighton runner Ryan Gayler is preparing for the ultimate sporting challenge - the toughest marathon in the world. He is in training for the Jungfrau marathon in Switzerland, a run designed to test highly-trained endurance athletes to the limit. By taking
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Sky's the limit
Instances of UK air traffic controllers reporting excessive workloads have more than doubled, a leaked report says. In the first six months of 2002, 44 incidents where controllers felt workload compromised safety were filed, Computer Weekly reports. The
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Prickly poser
Hedgehogs are to be banished from the Outer Hebrides because they are eating the eggs of rare seabirds. But rather than see them culled, Sussex animal lovers are calling for them to be released in this county. They should think twice before thousands
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Walk on by
The question "can cyclists be blamed for riding on the pavements?" has again been posed (Letters, July 8). The answer is, of course, a resounding yes. So, some cyclists believe it is dangerous for them to ride on the roads? Does this give them the right
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The debt test
University students usually finish their studies with a degree and debts running into five figures. Student loans of £10,000 are topped up by hefty credit card bills for many people at Brighton and Sussex Universities. The Government has said it intends
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Fury at rail ticket mix-up
Commuter James Wormell has vowed never to travel to work by train again after receiving a court summons accusing him of fare evasion. Mr Wormell, 29, spent weeks telephoning a rail company demanding to know why he had been summonsed to appear at Lewes
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Careless talk
What hope is there of reducing traffic growth, pollution and congestion - and of meeting Brighton and Hove City Council's sustainability strategy aims and measures in its transport policy - if 46 parking places are included in the planning proposal for
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Local focal
I am delighted to see the new parking proposals for Goldsmid at the church in Davigdor Road, Brighton. They put residents, rather than commuters, first. The level of ten-hour parking was the undoing of the previous scheme. It is nice to see Brighton and
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Take a peek at town's revamp
Plans for a dramatic multi-million pound redevelopment of part of Hastings go on show from today. A fish restaurant and tourist information office are among the proposals for the Stade at Hastings Old Town. But the centrepiece of the plans is a controversial
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Cricket: Uphill battle for Sussex
Sussex faced an uphill battle to stave off their third Championship defeat of the season after Kent maintained their stranglehold on day two at Hove. Batting again after tea facing a first innings deficit of 204, they lost Richard Montgomerie, Michael
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Abbey National linked to Aussie
Banking giant Abbey National is at the centre of speculation linking it to a takeover bid from Australia's biggest bank. The National Australia Bank (NAB) is thought to be in the early stages of putting together a swoop for Britain's sixth largest bank
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Red tape holds up funeral
The family of a man who died of a suspected heroin overdose will be able to say a final goodbye today after red-tape halted his funeral. Scott Cosgrove had to be moved from a hospital in Kent because of a bed shortage in Brighton and died on June 16.
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Don't lose web address
Businesses in the South-East do not realise their domain name registration needs to be renewed and are putting their internet presence at risk. While 34 per cent of companies surveyed were unaware of this, the level of knowledge was stronger than the
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Seventh heaven for a net start-up
Brighton has come 7th in a survey of the best provincial locations to start an internet business. The survey revealed Manchester had the highest number of internet entrepreneurs outside London. It was carried out by Beyond Bricks, the Department of Trade
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Winning GT racers get supercharged by Sussex engineers
A successful racing team has turned to a Sussex engineering firm to develop its winning vehicle. Harlow Motorsport is the latest sports car team to benefit from Shorehambased Ricardo's technology and expertise. The firm has been recruited by Harlow to
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Police hunt for boy, 10
A huge police search for a ten-year-old boy abducted from an amusement arcade ended early today when he was found safe and well. Police were today questioning a man of 46 after a desperate search involving uniform officers and detectives. The manhunt
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Going gets tough for small investor
When the world's stock markets took another turn for the worse last month, £24 billion was wiped off the value of London shares in one day. It completed, in a fairly painful way, the cycle which began with the hugely-popular privatisation share issues
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Tycoon murder trial: Jury retires
The jury in the trial of property magnate Nicholas van Hoogstraten - accused of murdering a business associate - was today continuing its deliberations. The jury retired yesterday to consider its verdicts against Hoogstraten and two other men. Mr Justice
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Slash case appeal fails
A night club doorman who repeatedly slashed a man, almost disembowelling him, before hurling him from a window has failed to clear his name. Mustapha Taal, 43, of York Road, Hove, was jailed for 12 years last June after being convicted at the Old Bailey
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Cliff body recovered
A man's body has been recovered from the foot of the cliffs at Beachy Head. Sussex Police scrambled its force helicopter after reports of a body on the beach at Gun Gardens, close to the notorious suicide spot. Dover Coastguard were called and they passed
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Court told of tears at crash scene
Sports centre manager Ashley Jones broke down and cried when he tried to go back to the scene of a fatal crash, a court heard. He told his girlfriend to stop the car as she drove him towards the stretch of road where David Winder died in a head on crash
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Here come the roller bobbies
Police in Brighton and Hove are the first in Britain to put officers on patrol using inline skates. Two officers are skating up and down the city's seafront, tackling drunks and troublemakers and keeping the peace for tourists and locals. Heads turn as
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Crime starts to fall
Crime in Sussex is falling but there are worrying increases in violence, according to the latest figures released today. Recorded crime in England and Wales in the year to March jumped seven per cent but Sussex saw a one per cent reduction to 135,000.
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The Legendary Polowski Murders, Komedia, Brighton, July 12
Phil Brown and Gareth Tunley return following the success of their last hilarious show The Legendary Polowski Diamond Heist. Brown and Tunley play hapless cops Inspector Savage and Sergeant Mild who have one hour to catch a serial killer. The show takes
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Weekend jazz, July 12-14
On Friday, Brighton Jazz Club reconvenes for a special occasion, albeit a sad one. Musician Pete Jacobsen was a hugely respected pianist and composer whose recent, untimely death was a massive blow. His talent had been heard in varied settings such as
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Rapunzel, Hawth Studio, Crawley, July 13
The Edinburgh Puppet Company brings this classic fairy tale to life via some magical marionettes. The show follows the story of Rapunzel, who has been protected from the world by a witch and so lives alone in a tall tower on the edge of a forest. But
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Shows of the week, from July 12
The pick of the week's stage events from around Sussex, updated every Friday. THE OPEN COUPLE, Marlborough Theatre, Brighton, July 15-20 A farcical one-act play about a husband and wife competing for power and righteousness. Written by Italian Nobel Prize
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Genius Unleashed, Pavilion Theatre, Worthing, July 14
The genius here is composer Ludwig van Beethoven and actor Oatrick Lannigan shows us the overwhelming talent of the Romantic period in all its glory. Using letters, diaries and other researches, Lannigan takes us through the composer's turbulent life
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Henrik Simonsen, and Victor Pasmore, White Gallery, Hove, until July 28
Brighton-based artist Henrik Simonsen's oil and charcoal canvases are truly superb works stemming from his observation of nature. Of Scandinavian descent, Simonsen's rich heritage has influenced his art. "My work derives from a fascination with nature
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Big Beach Boutique II, Brighton beach (between piers), 6.30pm-11pm, July 13
If you spot a hat on the floor in front of Norman Cook's decks or notice a collection bucket being passed around the crowd - give generously. Because poor old Norm is £100,000 out of pocket after the main sponsor of the Big Beach Boutique 2 pulled out
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Mum bids to spread homemade cure
Every time Natalie Balmond rubbed cream on to her daughter's eczema, the toddler screamed in agony. The 35-year-old mother's life revolved around a ritual of smearing lotions on Lulu's skin, wrapping her in bandages at bedtime and waking every few hours
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Fund-raisers' thanks
To family, friends and all who attended and supported Tea in the Garden in aid of the Mylen Project for multiple sclerosis, thank you. We raised £1,000. -Mrs V Oakley, Eley Crescent, Rottingdean
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Deliver us
With absolute horror, I discovered Royal Mail is considering £14 for an early delivery of post. It wants to get its act right first and make sure our mail is delivered safely now. I have lost so much mail - at least, the letters I know of - it is almost
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Nth-class post
The postman delivered the mail as usual and in it was a postcard from the Post Office saying it was holding a letter addressed to me at the sorting office. Because the card had that day's date on it, I wondered why the postman had not knocked to collect
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Rear view
It shows the true level of desperation of local socialists when former Labour councillor and Socialist Alliance candidate Andy Richards (Letters, July 8) has to dredge back several decades to attack Conservative views on cleaning up Brighton and Hove's
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Skating into finer policing
Sussex Police have got their skates on when it comes to tackling problems with crime and vandalism. Two officers in Brighton and Hove are the first in Britain to have been issued with in-line skates to patrol the seafront. The officers can patrol the
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Boxing: Susie beats Brazilian champ
Pro-am Gym kick-boxer Susie Parsons won the BNMA Southern Area welterweight title after beating reigning champion Fabi Craven-Farwell. Parsons, 25, who won the British IKF Amateur Championships gold medal this summer, overcame the Bournemouth-based Brazilian
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Court told of tears at crash scene
Sports centre manager Ashley Jones broke down and cried when he tried to go back to the scene of a fatal crash, a court heard. He told his girlfriend to stop the car as she drove him towards the stretch of road where David Winder died in a head on crash
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Speedway: Eagles may face backlash
Knockout Cup finalists Eastbourne Eagles roar back into Elite League action at Arlington Stadium tomorrow night. If ever a team had anything to prove, it is Wolverhampton, who are back in town after seeing their season turned upside down by the high-flying
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Pals raise cash for kart crash boy
Students organised their own World Cup to raise £1,000 for a football fan almost killed in a go-kart accident. Dana Carter, 15, was guest of honour at the football tournament organised by friends at the Priory School in Lewes. Dana suffered horrific head
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En route to parking perfection in Hove
Trevor Pateman (Letters, July 9) is quite wrong to suggest Brighton and Hove City Council is doing nothing to look at the Zone N parking scheme in Hove just because it has appointed consultants to do so. On the contrary, it is a mandate to review the
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Bears' Euro bid in balance
Brighton Bears were today meeting with Hove MP Ivor Caplin in a bid to turn their European dream into reality. The British League high-flyers have been given the chance to enter the new EuroCup in the coming season after their exploits on the home front
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Speed trophy under hammer
A trophy presented to Sir Malcolm Campbell for breaking the world land speed record 71 years ago is expected to fetch up to £35,000 at auction. The Lord Wakefield Trophy - awarded to the speed king for reaching 246.086mph at Daytona, Florida on February
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Cricket: 'Partnerships are key'
Coach Peter Moores believes partnerships hold the key to solving the Sussex county side's batting worries. The county have enjoyed just one century stand in the last four Championship games and will probably need to improve that record if they are to
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Albion hit by Zamora injury
Top scorer Bobby Zamora has been ruled out of Brighton and Hove Albion's opening friendlies by a groin injury. The Seagulls' hitman has been told he will recover from surgery in time for their long-awaited return to the First Division. Zamora, who played
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Teenager denies egging on vandals
A teenager alleged to be part of the Jedi Knights gang has pleaded not guilty to encouraging his friends to commit acts of vandalism on camera. The 16-year-old, who is said to have owned the camcorder, appeared with his father by his side at Worthing
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Consultants cut 25 jobs
Consultancy firm Generics is cutting up to 25 jobs to save cash amid uncertain market conditions. The group, which employs more than 300 staff, is aiming to cut costs by £2.5 million a year. It said the cuts would be made at its Cambridge sites and be
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No cheers for Eldridge
Investors were left with a hangover after pubs firm Eldridge Pope warned tough conditions would knock profits. The firm said first-half trading had been strong but this had not cont-inued into the third quarter. Underlying sales from April to June fell
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Guitar theft struck chord with PC
Quick action by a retiring policeman resulted in four suspects being arrested within hours of a burglary. A guitar with "Slammer" written on it was stolen during a house raid in New Barn Close, Portslade, on Wednesday afternoon. Community beat officer
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Fewer pension savers
Fewer than one in three people contribute to a pension scheme despite warnings the nation needs to save £27 billion a year more towards retirement. Only 30 per cent of people were paying money into pensions, compared with 32 per cent this time last year
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Missing backpacker: Hunt scaled down
Investigations into the death of backpacker Peter Falconio, 28, were being scaled down today on the first anniversary of his disappearance. But detectives have promised to leave no stone unturned in the search for Brighton University graduate's killer
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Sussex may take refugee hedgehogs
Thousands of hedgehogs on death row in the Outer Hebrides could be deported to Sussex - where gardeners need them to feast on slugs and snails. While 5,000 of the creatures face the threat of a mass cull in the Scottish islands following an explosion
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Angry scenes as killer caged
Police and security guards cleared a public gallery amid angry scenes when a drug dealer who injected his supplier with a fatal dose of heroin was jailed. Mark Dyson, who denied murder but admitted manslaughter, was yesterday sentenced to four-and-a-half
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The mayor's new Skoda
Traditionally, mayoral visits start with the civic leader arriving in a luxury limousine. But not in Worthing. Mayor Eric Mardell has dispensed with such top-of-the-range finery. This year, he'll be getting around in a Skoda. The decision has raised a
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Police hunt for boy, 10
A huge police search for a ten-year-old boy abducted from an amusement arcade ended early today when he was found safe and well. Police were today questioning a man of 46 after a desperate search involving uniform officers and detectives. The manhunt
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Travellers face eviction
A group of travellers and their families who moved on to a car park in Burgess Hill are being evicted after they refused to go. About a dozen caravans, trucks and cars moved on to the council-run site off Queen's Crescent on Tuesday and although Mid Sussex
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NHS chiefs back body parts rule
Mid Sussex hospital bosses have welcomed proposals to fine or jail doctors who keep patients' body parts without family consent. Last year, an audit carried out in the wake of the Alder Hey scandal in Liverpool revealed between 50 and 499 organs, body
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Everyday Things That Don't Exist, Phoenix Gallery, Brighton, July 26-August 17
Exhibition comprising works by David Clooney, Matthew Richardson and Helen Melland. Clooney's collage installation consists of simple photographs which have been transformed to represent stars at night and microscopic organisms. Richardson's prints, collage
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A Childhood, Charleston, Firle, until August 25
This exhibition of paintings by Richard Cuerden makes reference to images of performance, movement and dance. A former actor, singer and dancer who appeared in the West End in productions such as Cats and 42nd Street, he uses his past experience to present
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Boygirl, Ocean Rooms, Brighton, July 13
The Ocean Rooms are hot at the moment following their recent success at this year's Bar Entertainment and Dance Association awards. Brighton's very own little hotspot for those clubbers in the know stole the title of Best UK night club with its cool decor
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The Boutique, Concorde 2, Brighton, July 12
If you haven't already got tickets for Saturday's official post-Big-Beach-Boutique party at the Concorde 2, this pre-beach shindig could be a good alternative. Tomorrow's after-party has already sold out and hopeful clubbers are being advised not to make
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Angie Stone, Brighton Dome, July 15
A lyrical poetess of the first order and leader of the nu-soul movement, Angie Stone doesn't go for the trendy commercial approach. "What I do is basic soul music - no frills added," she says firmly with a gentle smile. The international record-buying
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The First Brighton Shakespeare Festival, Royal Pavilion Gardens, July 16-21
Where better to watch two of William Shakespeare's best-loved plays than the romantic, atmospheric and picturesque gardens of the Royal Pavilion? The rich scent of flowers at twilight and the magical silhouette of the Pavilion promise to make the event
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Mum bids to spread homemade cure
Every time Natalie Balmond rubbed cream on to her daughter's eczema, the toddler screamed in agony. The 35-year-old mother's life revolved around a ritual of smearing lotions on Lulu's skin, wrapping her in bandages at bedtime and waking every few hours
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Fund-raisers' thanks
To family, friends and all who attended and supported Tea in the Garden in aid of the Mylen Project for multiple sclerosis, thank you. We raised £1,000. -Mrs V Oakley, Eley Crescent, Rottingdean
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I haven't forgotten, John
John Parry says "How soon we forget" (The Argus, July 5). No, John, you are wrong. There are very many of us who will never forget Her Royal Highness Diana, Princess of Wales. She will always be HRH, a title she deserved. We often talk of the millions
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Park bench point
Michael Panting rightly praises Brighton and Hove City Council for providing so many seats in Preston Park but asks why there are no seats in Withdean Park (Letters, June 27). The Preston and Old Patcham Society would like to know why there are still
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Trees make way for greed
I am sitting at my desk watching the new supermarket site on Church Road, Hove, and have just watched the unnecessary massacre of three trees that must be well over 100 years old, all in the name of greed. The largest tree stood in the corner of the site
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Think of it This Way, by John Parry
At a time when this country needs strong, unambiguous leadership we are being sadly betrayed. Instead of the smack of firm government and the snap-crackle-pop of inspired administration, we are getting the soggy squelch of national managers who only seem
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July 11: Sussex v Kent (CC)
Sussex faced an uphill battle to stave off their third Championship defeat of the season after Kent maintained their stranglehold on day two at Hove. Batting again after tea facing a first innings deficit of 204, they lost Richard Montgomerie, Michael
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Nth-class post
The postman delivered the mail as usual and in it was a postcard from the Post Office saying it was holding a letter addressed to me at the sorting office. Because the card had that day's date on it, I wondered why the postman had not knocked to collect
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Sky's the limit
Instances of UK air traffic controllers reporting excessive workloads have more than doubled, a leaked report says. In the first six months of 2002, 44 incidents where controllers felt workload compromised safety were filed, Computer Weekly reports. The
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Rear view
It shows the true level of desperation of local socialists when former Labour councillor and Socialist Alliance candidate Andy Richards (Letters, July 8) has to dredge back several decades to attack Conservative views on cleaning up Brighton and Hove's
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Prickly poser
Hedgehogs are to be banished from the Outer Hebrides because they are eating the eggs of rare seabirds. But rather than see them culled, Sussex animal lovers are calling for them to be released in this county. They should think twice before thousands
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Walk on by
The question "can cyclists be blamed for riding on the pavements?" has again been posed (Letters, July 8). The answer is, of course, a resounding yes. So, some cyclists believe it is dangerous for them to ride on the roads? Does this give them the right
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Fury at rail ticket mix-up
Commuter James Wormell has vowed never to travel to work by train again after receiving a court summons accusing him of fare evasion. Mr Wormell, 29, spent weeks telephoning a rail company demanding to know why he had been summonsed to appear at Lewes
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Careless talk
What hope is there of reducing traffic growth, pollution and congestion - and of meeting Brighton and Hove City Council's sustainability strategy aims and measures in its transport policy - if 46 parking places are included in the planning proposal for
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Local focal
I am delighted to see the new parking proposals for Goldsmid at the church in Davigdor Road, Brighton. They put residents, rather than commuters, first. The level of ten-hour parking was the undoing of the previous scheme. It is nice to see Brighton and
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Boxing: Susie beats Brazilian champ
Pro-am Gym kick-boxer Susie Parsons won the BNMA Southern Area welterweight title after beating reigning champion Fabi Craven-Farwell. Parsons, 25, who won the British IKF Amateur Championships gold medal this summer, overcame the Bournemouth-based Brazilian
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Pals raise cash for kart crash boy
Students organised their own World Cup to raise £1,000 for a football fan almost killed in a go-kart accident. Dana Carter, 15, was guest of honour at the football tournament organised by friends at the Priory School in Lewes. Dana suffered horrific head
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Bears' Euro bid in balance
Brighton Bears were today meeting with Hove MP Ivor Caplin in a bid to turn their European dream into reality. The British League high-flyers have been given the chance to enter the new EuroCup in the coming season after their exploits on the home front
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Cricket: 'Partnerships are key'
Coach Peter Moores believes partnerships hold the key to solving the Sussex county side's batting worries. The county have enjoyed just one century stand in the last four Championship games and will probably need to improve that record if they are to
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Consultants cut 25 jobs
Consultancy firm Generics is cutting up to 25 jobs to save cash amid uncertain market conditions. The group, which employs more than 300 staff, is aiming to cut costs by £2.5 million a year. It said the cuts would be made at its Cambridge sites and be
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Abbey National linked to Aussie
Banking giant Abbey National is at the centre of speculation linking it to a takeover bid from Australia's biggest bank. The National Australia Bank (NAB) is thought to be in the early stages of putting together a swoop for Britain's sixth largest bank
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Guitar theft struck chord with PC
Quick action by a retiring policeman resulted in four suspects being arrested within hours of a burglary. A guitar with "Slammer" written on it was stolen during a house raid in New Barn Close, Portslade, on Wednesday afternoon. Community beat officer
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Don't lose web address
Businesses in the South-East do not realise their domain name registration needs to be renewed and are putting their internet presence at risk. While 34 per cent of companies surveyed were unaware of this, the level of knowledge was stronger than the
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Seventh heaven for a net start-up
Brighton has come 7th in a survey of the best provincial locations to start an internet business. The survey revealed Manchester had the highest number of internet entrepreneurs outside London. It was carried out by Beyond Bricks, the Department of Trade
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Winning GT racers get supercharged by Sussex engineers
A successful racing team has turned to a Sussex engineering firm to develop its winning vehicle. Harlow Motorsport is the latest sports car team to benefit from Shorehambased Ricardo's technology and expertise. The firm has been recruited by Harlow to
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Fewer pension savers
Fewer than one in three people contribute to a pension scheme despite warnings the nation needs to save £27 billion a year more towards retirement. Only 30 per cent of people were paying money into pensions, compared with 32 per cent this time last year
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Missing backpacker: Hunt scaled down
Investigations into the death of backpacker Peter Falconio, 28, were being scaled down today on the first anniversary of his disappearance. But detectives have promised to leave no stone unturned in the search for Brighton University graduate's killer
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Sussex may take refugee hedgehogs
Thousands of hedgehogs on death row in the Outer Hebrides could be deported to Sussex - where gardeners need them to feast on slugs and snails. While 5,000 of the creatures face the threat of a mass cull in the Scottish islands following an explosion
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Angry scenes as killer caged
Police and security guards cleared a public gallery amid angry scenes when a drug dealer who injected his supplier with a fatal dose of heroin was jailed. Mark Dyson, who denied murder but admitted manslaughter, was yesterday sentenced to four-and-a-half
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The mayor's new Skoda
Traditionally, mayoral visits start with the civic leader arriving in a luxury limousine. But not in Worthing. Mayor Eric Mardell has dispensed with such top-of-the-range finery. This year, he'll be getting around in a Skoda. The decision has raised a
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A Childhood, Charleston, Firle, until August 25
This exhibition of paintings by Richard Cuerden makes reference to images of performance, movement and dance. A former actor, singer and dancer who appeared in the West End in productions such as Cats and 42nd Street, he uses his past experience to present
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Boygirl, Ocean Rooms, Brighton, July 13
The Ocean Rooms are hot at the moment following their recent success at this year's Bar Entertainment and Dance Association awards. Brighton's very own little hotspot for those clubbers in the know stole the title of Best UK night club with its cool decor
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Rapunzel, Hawth Studio, Crawley, July 13
The Edinburgh Puppet Company brings this classic fairy tale to life via some magical marionettes. The show follows the story of Rapunzel, who has been protected from the world by a witch and so lives alone in a tall tower on the edge of a forest. But
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The Boutique, Concorde 2, Brighton, July 12
If you haven't already got tickets for Saturday's official post-Big-Beach-Boutique party at the Concorde 2, this pre-beach shindig could be a good alternative. Tomorrow's after-party has already sold out and hopeful clubbers are being advised not to make
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Big Beach Boutique II, Brighton beach (between piers), 6.30pm-11pm, July 13
If you spot a hat on the floor in front of Norman Cook's decks or notice a collection bucket being passed around the crowd - give generously. Because poor old Norm is £100,000 out of pocket after the main sponsor of the Big Beach Boutique 2 pulled out