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Don't panic
I feel sure Dick Knight and Martin Perry have the Albion's situation with new players and, more importantly, the manager covered. Many managers become casualties during the first few weeks of the season and look for a new club. The board may well have
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Home Truths, by Jacqui Bealing
My REM sleep debt is mounting up. It's two months since Max was born and I haven't yet had a snooze longer than two hours. Just as my dreams start to get interesting I'm woken up by a hungry wail. This is the bit I'd forgotten about with new babies. You
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All talk, no do
Next week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, will announce government spending plans for the next three years as part of the Comprehensive Spending review. Labour has promised better public services every year in return for higher taxes.
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Pray for them
On July 10, Ann Collard celebrated the life of her beloved son, Danny, who would have been 21 if his life had not been so cruelly taken away on March 22. Ann did not celebrate his life alone, for around her that night were Danny's friends, who took her
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Humane term
Lewes Prison has big problems with severe overcrowding and a supply of drugs getting through to those inside. New governor Paul Carroll is determined to tackle these difficulties but some of his ideas have not proved popular. The strongest objections
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Grown zone
Goldsmid residents have recently received a letter from Brighton and Hove City Council proposing an extension of controlled parking to cover the whole area east of and including The Drive and south of Old Shoreham Road. Its plan is now exhibited at the
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Continual excuses destroy our trust
I was interested to see Councillor Simon Battle's comments regarding the review of the Zone N parking scheme in Hove (Letters, July 12). True, Brighton and Hove City Council did not commit to launching the review in January. In its initial documentation
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Hutchison set to return
Sussex fast bowler Paul Hutchison is on the comeback trail. The 25-year-old left-armer was given the go-ahead yesterday to resume training after six frustrating weeks on the sidelines with shin splints. Hutchison could play some part in next week's second
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Season ticket sell-out
Albion have sold out of Withdean season tickets, exactly one month before the home Division One campaign gets underway. More than 5,000 fans have secured their places for the Seagulls' first season in a decade in the second tier of English football. The
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Hoops Talk with Nick Nurse
It was with reluctance and disappointment that I had to confirm last night that we would not be taking up our chance to play in the EuroCup. The reasons have been well documented in The Argus today. Before we get too down about it, let me make two things
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Tee for one
The rich and famous often spend years on golf club waiting lists before shelling out thousands to play on the most desirable greens and fairways. But even the most patient, powerful and prosperous can only dream of setting foot on one course. Because
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Taking Pride in loos
Visitors to Brighton's gay Pride spectacular are being invited to spell out their feelings for a loved one on a toilet door - and help fund the event. More than 60,000 people are expected to attend the festival and the cash is needed to pay for toilet
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Campbell speed trophy raises £43,000
A silver trophy presented to Sir Malcolm Campbell for setting a new land speed record more than 70 years ago has been sold at auction for £43,300. Bidding for the Lord Wakefield Trophy, sold at the Goodwood Festival of Speed near Chichester, was "furious
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MP warns of funding cut backlash
The threat of a cut in council funding across Sussex has provoked widespread anger, an MP told the Government. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has announced plans to change the way money is allocated to local authorities and police forces. The move
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Tuition boss in caravan probe
The boss of an international languages firm has flown to England to investigate claims that foreign students are living in caravans. Jesper Sjostrom, director of Stockholm-based tuition company EF, visited the firm's base in Hove yesterday to speak to
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Council workers go on strike
Council boss David Panter said he was concerned about the effects of a one-day strike called for by unions later this month. The Brighton and Hove chief executive has written to all staff members saying he regretted the action taken by Unison and the
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Candid way to put crime in the frame
A new campaign called "Smile! You're on CCTV" has been launched in a bid to reduce crime in Brighton and Hove. Window stickers, posters and 20,000 beer mats are being circulated to remind people that violence or any illegal acts may be captured on camera
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Investigation into caravan claim
The boss of an international languages firm has flown to England to investigate claims that foreign students are living in caravans. Jesper Sjostrom, director of Stockholm-based tuition company EF, visited the firm's base in Hove yesterday to speak to
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Chris Adams: Fortune favours the brave
Amazing game, cricket. It either runs with you or against you. Success never comes without hard work and fortune always favours the brave. So if you were wondering how we will tackle the next four weeks then rest assured, it will be with a positive approach
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RMJ: Prior pipped at post
Selectors for the National Academy have again plumped for youth and potential ahead of performances. Unfortunately for Matt Prior, and for Sussex, he has been pipped at the post by Mark Wallace, from Glamorgan, and Nottinghamshire's Chris Read. Cricket
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Don't panic
I feel sure Dick Knight and Martin Perry have the Albion's situation with new players and, more importantly, the manager covered. Many managers become casualties during the first few weeks of the season and look for a new club. The board may well have
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Point of safety
No aircraft leaves the ground without self-locking nuts on essential equipment for safety reasons. Why do the railways not have self-locking nuts on all the points, where looseness could cause derailment and a crash? -Doug Streeter, Saltdean
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Praise for NHS staff
Why do people find the time to write derogatory complaints about the NHS yet so seldom about the good one meets? I recently spent ten days in the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, with my husband, Charles, in the Millennium ward 9a. The attention
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Staggering idea
Brighton's Madeira Drive is supposed to be a fun-oriented family place. There are always visitors, some of whom are foreign and naturally look the wrong way for traffic. They do not expect boy-racers in cars and on motorbikes to be burning rubber, doing
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All talk, no do
Next week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, will announce government spending plans for the next three years as part of the Comprehensive Spending review. Labour has promised better public services every year in return for higher taxes.
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Don't go, Mo
It has come to the notice of Whitehawk Crime Prevention Forum that our thoroughly dedicated councillor, Mo Marsh, has not been put forward to represent Whitehawk residents at the local elections in May 2003. We would like to say to those Labour Party
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Humane term
Lewes Prison has big problems with severe overcrowding and a supply of drugs getting through to those inside. New governor Paul Carroll is determined to tackle these difficulties but some of his ideas have not proved popular. The strongest objections
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Ex-Euro MP dies at 83
Madron Seligman, one of the most colourful figures in Sussex politics in the Eighties and early Nineties, has died aged 83. Mr Seligman was the Conservative Euro MP for West Sussex from 1979 to 1994. He won a place in the Guinness Book of Records when
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Tim's toast to Murray
Tim Ambrose celebrated his maiden hundred at Hove with a beer last night and raised a glass to Sussex team-mate Murray Goodwin. Ambrose made an unbeaten 101 while Goodwin scored 108 not out as the pair batted through a rain-affected third day in the Championship
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Continual excuses destroy our trust
I was interested to see Councillor Simon Battle's comments regarding the review of the Zone N parking scheme in Hove (Letters, July 12). True, Brighton and Hove City Council did not commit to launching the review in January. In its initial documentation
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Hove sweet home for Murray
Murray Goodwin and Tim Ambrose both made unbeaten centuries to give Sussex's confidence a much needed lift at Hove yesterday. The pair answered coach Peter Moores' plea for partnerships from his batsmen by putting on 204 - the county's highest stand for
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Zamora goes under knife
Albion top scorer Bobby Zamora has had minor surgery to his groin and will miss the next two weeks of pre-season training. The England Under-21 striker, whose goals helped to shoot the Seagulls into Division One last season, was injured while on international
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Tee for one
The rich and famous often spend years on golf club waiting lists before shelling out thousands to play on the most desirable greens and fairways. But even the most patient, powerful and prosperous can only dream of setting foot on one course. Because
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Lotus Eaters take Philippines by storm
Their stock may never have soared in the UK, but rock group The Lotus Eaters are surfing a new wave of success on the other side of the world. Almost 20 years after the band's first and only British hit, pop fans in The Philippines have latched on to
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Family finally say goodbye to Scott
More than a hundred friends and relatives were finally able to say goodbye to Scott Cosgrove yesterday. Mourners filled St Joseph's Church in Elm Grove, Brighton, to pay their last respects to the 27-year-old who died of a suspected heroin overdose on
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Tuition boss in caravan probe
The boss of an international languages firm has flown to England to investigate claims that foreign students are living in caravans. Jesper Sjostrom, director of Stockholm-based tuition company EF, visited the firm's base in Hove yesterday to speak to
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Council workers go on strike
Council boss David Panter said he was concerned about the effects of a one-day strike called for by unions later this month. The Brighton and Hove chief executive has written to all staff members saying he regretted the action taken by Unison and the
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Stylists chase bag thief
Two hairdressers chased thieves for half a mile to retrieve a client's stolen handbag. Moira Bennett was having a manicure at Ridgewoods Hair Salon in Hove when two women snatched her bag after distracting staff. Salon manager Mandy Goodridge, 41, and
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Blitz on bus lane drivers
Motorists could face a fine of up to £80 if they drive in bus lanes in Brighton and Hove. In a pilot project, the city council would be given powers to set up speed cameras in bus lanes or on the back of buses. At present, only the police can hand out
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Chris Adams: Fortune favours the brave
Amazing game, cricket. It either runs with you or against you. Success never comes without hard work and fortune always favours the brave. So if you were wondering how we will tackle the next four weeks then rest assured, it will be with a positive approach
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RMJ: Prior pipped at post
Selectors for the National Academy have again plumped for youth and potential ahead of performances. Unfortunately for Matt Prior, and for Sussex, he has been pipped at the post by Mark Wallace, from Glamorgan, and Nottinghamshire's Chris Read. Cricket
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Backward attitude
The problems with reopening two disused sections of the Wealden line (The Argus, July 9) shows the backward and pathetic attitude in this country to public transport and the failure of successive governments to invest in public transport compared to other
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Mopping-up and money
I read with interest the Brighton and Hove City Council expenses bill tops £800,000. How come we have so many councillors when almost all the local services are now outsourced? Perhaps most are employed to administer the numerous mop-up operations? -Mark
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July 12: Sussex v Kent (CC)
Murray Goodwin and Tim Ambrose both made unbeaten centuries to give Sussex's confidence a much needed lift at Hove. The pair answered coach Peter Moores' plea for partnerships from his batsmen by putting on 204 - the county's highest stand for any wicket
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Point of safety
No aircraft leaves the ground without self-locking nuts on essential equipment for safety reasons. Why do the railways not have self-locking nuts on all the points, where looseness could cause derailment and a crash? -Doug Streeter, Saltdean
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Praise for NHS staff
Why do people find the time to write derogatory complaints about the NHS yet so seldom about the good one meets? I recently spent ten days in the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, with my husband, Charles, in the Millennium ward 9a. The attention
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Staggering idea
Brighton's Madeira Drive is supposed to be a fun-oriented family place. There are always visitors, some of whom are foreign and naturally look the wrong way for traffic. They do not expect boy-racers in cars and on motorbikes to be burning rubber, doing
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Manila thriller
Few pop fans in Britain will have heard of the Lotus Eaters, one-hit wonders almost 20 years ago. But songwriter Jem Kelly, who lives in Hove, found earlier this year that the band was big in the Philippines. Now they are flying out to meet thousands
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Don't go, Mo
It has come to the notice of Whitehawk Crime Prevention Forum that our thoroughly dedicated councillor, Mo Marsh, has not been put forward to represent Whitehawk residents at the local elections in May 2003. We would like to say to those Labour Party
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Ex-Euro MP dies at 83
Madron Seligman, one of the most colourful figures in Sussex politics in the Eighties and early Nineties, has died aged 83. Mr Seligman was the Conservative Euro MP for West Sussex from 1979 to 1994. He won a place in the Guinness Book of Records when
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All pitch in
The Green Party continues to try to hide behind processes and procedures in its efforts to derail the Albion bid for a new stadium. The vote in the planning committee was clear enough - 11 to one in favour. The Greens then cried foul and said this was
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Next stop, clear roads
Brighton and Hove has one of the best sets of bus lanes in Britain provided in the city centre. But all too often buses find their way blocked by cars which are driving illegally. The problem is at its worst in Dyke Road, Western Road and North Street
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Tim's toast to Murray
Tim Ambrose celebrated his maiden hundred at Hove with a beer last night and raised a glass to Sussex team-mate Murray Goodwin. Ambrose made an unbeaten 101 while Goodwin scored 108 not out as the pair batted through a rain-affected third day in the Championship
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Hove sweet home for Murray
Murray Goodwin and Tim Ambrose both made unbeaten centuries to give Sussex's confidence a much needed lift at Hove yesterday. The pair answered coach Peter Moores' plea for partnerships from his batsmen by putting on 204 - the county's highest stand for
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Zamora goes under knife
Albion top scorer Bobby Zamora has had minor surgery to his groin and will miss the next two weeks of pre-season training. The England Under-21 striker, whose goals helped to shoot the Seagulls into Division One last season, was injured while on international
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Prison boss's baptism of fire
Prison governor Paul Carroll has worked in the prison service for 25 years but nothing could prepare him for life inside Lewes. It has been, by any standards, a baptism of fire at a jail recently dubbed "reminiscent of a dungeon". When Mr Carroll walked
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Lotus Eaters take Philippines by storm
Their stock may never have soared in the UK, but rock group The Lotus Eaters are surfing a new wave of success on the other side of the world. Almost 20 years after the band's first and only British hit, pop fans in The Philippines have latched on to
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Family finally say goodbye to Scott
More than a hundred friends and relatives were finally able to say goodbye to Scott Cosgrove yesterday. Mourners filled St Joseph's Church in Elm Grove, Brighton, to pay their last respects to the 27-year-old who died of a suspected heroin overdose on
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Stylists chase bag thief
Two hairdressers chased thieves for half a mile to retrieve a client's stolen handbag. Moira Bennett was having a manicure at Ridgewoods Hair Salon in Hove when two women snatched her bag after distracting staff. Salon manager Mandy Goodridge, 41, and
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Tycoon jury sent home for weekend
An old Bailey jury trying property tycoon Nicholas Hoogstraten on a charge of murder was yesterday sent home for a second night without returning any verdicts. The six men and six women will return to court on Monday to continue their deliberations. Mr
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Council loses £67,000
Thousands of pounds of European cash has been withdrawn from a council because a tourist trail was cheaper than expected. Brighton and Hove City Council is having £67,000 cut from a five-year £420,000 grant for the Circuit Touristique around the city
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Blitz on bus lane drivers
Motorists could face a fine of up to £80 if they drive in bus lanes in Brighton and Hove. In a pilot project, the city council would be given powers to set up speed cameras in bus lanes or on the back of buses. At present, only the police can hand out
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Backward attitude
The problems with reopening two disused sections of the Wealden line (The Argus, July 9) shows the backward and pathetic attitude in this country to public transport and the failure of successive governments to invest in public transport compared to other
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Date
Mopping-up and money
I read with interest the Brighton and Hove City Council expenses bill tops £800,000. How come we have so many councillors when almost all the local services are now outsourced? Perhaps most are employed to administer the numerous mop-up operations? -Mark
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Home Truths, by Jacqui Bealing
My REM sleep debt is mounting up. It's two months since Max was born and I haven't yet had a snooze longer than two hours. Just as my dreams start to get interesting I'm woken up by a hungry wail. This is the bit I'd forgotten about with new babies. You
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July 12: Sussex v Kent (CC)
Murray Goodwin and Tim Ambrose both made unbeaten centuries to give Sussex's confidence a much needed lift at Hove. The pair answered coach Peter Moores' plea for partnerships from his batsmen by putting on 204 - the county's highest stand for any wicket
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Date
Tuition boss in caravan probe
The boss of an international languages firm has flown to England to investigate claims that foreign students are living in caravans. Jesper Sjostrom, director of Stockholm-based tuition company EF, visited the firm's base in Hove yesterday to speak to
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Pray for them
On July 10, Ann Collard celebrated the life of her beloved son, Danny, who would have been 21 if his life had not been so cruelly taken away on March 22. Ann did not celebrate his life alone, for around her that night were Danny's friends, who took her
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Date
Manila thriller
Few pop fans in Britain will have heard of the Lotus Eaters, one-hit wonders almost 20 years ago. But songwriter Jem Kelly, who lives in Hove, found earlier this year that the band was big in the Philippines. Now they are flying out to meet thousands
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Date
All pitch in
The Green Party continues to try to hide behind processes and procedures in its efforts to derail the Albion bid for a new stadium. The vote in the planning committee was clear enough - 11 to one in favour. The Greens then cried foul and said this was
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Date
Next stop, clear roads
Brighton and Hove has one of the best sets of bus lanes in Britain provided in the city centre. But all too often buses find their way blocked by cars which are driving illegally. The problem is at its worst in Dyke Road, Western Road and North Street
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Date
Grown zone
Goldsmid residents have recently received a letter from Brighton and Hove City Council proposing an extension of controlled parking to cover the whole area east of and including The Drive and south of Old Shoreham Road. Its plan is now exhibited at the
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Date
Hutchison set to return
Sussex fast bowler Paul Hutchison is on the comeback trail. The 25-year-old left-armer was given the go-ahead yesterday to resume training after six frustrating weeks on the sidelines with shin splints. Hutchison could play some part in next week's second
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Season ticket sell-out
Albion have sold out of Withdean season tickets, exactly one month before the home Division One campaign gets underway. More than 5,000 fans have secured their places for the Seagulls' first season in a decade in the second tier of English football. The
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Hoops Talk with Nick Nurse
It was with reluctance and disappointment that I had to confirm last night that we would not be taking up our chance to play in the EuroCup. The reasons have been well documented in The Argus today. Before we get too down about it, let me make two things
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Taking Pride in loos
Visitors to Brighton's gay Pride spectacular are being invited to spell out their feelings for a loved one on a toilet door - and help fund the event. More than 60,000 people are expected to attend the festival and the cash is needed to pay for toilet
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Prison boss's baptism of fire
Prison governor Paul Carroll has worked in the prison service for 25 years but nothing could prepare him for life inside Lewes. It has been, by any standards, a baptism of fire at a jail recently dubbed "reminiscent of a dungeon". When Mr Carroll walked
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Campbell speed trophy raises £43,000
A silver trophy presented to Sir Malcolm Campbell for setting a new land speed record more than 70 years ago has been sold at auction for £43,300. Bidding for the Lord Wakefield Trophy, sold at the Goodwood Festival of Speed near Chichester, was "furious
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MP warns of funding cut backlash
The threat of a cut in council funding across Sussex has provoked widespread anger, an MP told the Government. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has announced plans to change the way money is allocated to local authorities and police forces. The move
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Tycoon jury sent home for weekend
An old Bailey jury trying property tycoon Nicholas Hoogstraten on a charge of murder was yesterday sent home for a second night without returning any verdicts. The six men and six women will return to court on Monday to continue their deliberations. Mr
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Candid way to put crime in the frame
A new campaign called "Smile! You're on CCTV" has been launched in a bid to reduce crime in Brighton and Hove. Window stickers, posters and 20,000 beer mats are being circulated to remind people that violence or any illegal acts may be captured on camera
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Investigation into caravan claim
The boss of an international languages firm has flown to England to investigate claims that foreign students are living in caravans. Jesper Sjostrom, director of Stockholm-based tuition company EF, visited the firm's base in Hove yesterday to speak to
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Council loses £67,000
Thousands of pounds of European cash has been withdrawn from a council because a tourist trail was cheaper than expected. Brighton and Hove City Council is having £67,000 cut from a five-year £420,000 grant for the Circuit Touristique around the city