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Did I miss something?
What has this country come to when more than 250,000 people will spend an evening watching a man playing a record player on a beach? -Frank Blake, Suffolk Street, Hove
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MP's conservation Bill scrapped
An MP has blamed left- wing "headbangers" after he was forced to scrap the Private Member's Bill he was piloting through Parliament. Des Turner, MP for Kemp Town, Brighton, was due to formally withdraw his proposed energy conservation laws last night
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Drivers spot A23 twister
This mini-tornado shocked motorists who spotted it speeding through the countryside north of Brighton. It was the last thing Rose Gadd and husband Stewart expected to see as they drove along the A23 between Brighton and Hickstead. Freak weather conditions
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No surprise
Why was Brighton and Hove City Council so surprised by the number of partygoers who descended on Brighton last weekend? The Party in the Park has used under-estimation of numbers as an excuse for not providing enough toilets, rubbish bins and stewards
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Back to norm
The Argus has reported many of the howls of outrage concerning the rubbish left both on the beach and about the city by the beach party revellers. I have examined the pictures closely and conclude the rubbish-strewn beach looks just like Marmion Road
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Residents shaken by buses
Residents fear the foundations of their homes are being shaken to bits by vehicles thundering down their road. Council officials have promised to investigate after people complained their homes vibrate every time a bus or lorry goes past. Residents of
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Saturated sea
The scenes of the Fatboy Slim concert were amazing. An estimated 250,000 revellers, all enjoying themselves, is a sight to behold and something that is very much needed for the local economy. However, there is always a downside. The phrase "location,
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City in spotlight for culture title
Brighton and Hove's bid to become European Capital of Culture was given a close inspection when the judges toured the city. They joined representatives of leading city organisations who showed the panel of six what the city has to offer as part of the
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Blunt view
After the Norman Cook event, I don't know how Brighton and Hove City Council or the Sussex Police can justify stopping the real "free parties" that happen out on the Downs and outlying beaches. Unlike Saturday's event, they attract a few hundred at most
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Amnesty on lethal weapons
Lethal weapons including knives disguised as fountain pens and walking sticks are arriving in Sussex from abroad. Police, concerned by the rise in knife-related crimes, today launched an amnesty in the hope people will give them up. Owners can hand them
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Now Stormin' Norm has gone, see sense
Despite the comments from both sides of the fence it appears obvious that two factors contributed to the huge crowd at Normstock II. Firstly, holding the event on a Saturday gave people from all over the southern half of the country the opportunity to
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Test-drive thief strikes again
A thief who stole a motorcycle during a test drive has struck again, dropping off one stolen bike and driving off with another. He appears to be making a habit of his scam and is getting away with riding around on other people's bikes. Police are warning
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Bring on the Brits
I am sure many people find Gordon Dean's letters on lesser-known film actors and actresses fascinating. However, he never seems to mention any of the much-admired British performers unless they went to Hollywood. Come on, Gordon, give us some Brits. -
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Help for charity theft victim
Kind-hearted readers have pledged to replace charity money stolen while a fund-raiser suffered an epileptic fit. Readers have written and telephoned us to find out how they can replace the £30 stolen from Michael Owen, 55, when he was collecting for local
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Strikers confront Education Secretary
Education Secretary Estelle Morris was confronted by striking council workers during a college visit in Eastbourne. Miss Morris swept past dozens of protesters to officially open the ICT suite at Eastbourne Technology College yesterday The Secretary of
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Cinderella route
The 6a bus route has been atrocious the past few days. It's unacceptable to wait more than 40 minutes when we have no alternative service. Seeing all the buses in Churchill Square confirms the locals' views that the 6a is, indeed, the "Cinderella route
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Commuters' Tube strike nightmare
Sussex commuters travelling into London today faced chaos as a strike forced the complete shutdown of the Underground. Massive queues built up at bus stations and taxi ranks as people tried to find other ways of getting to work. Members of the Rail Maritime
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Council strikers set for repeat
Council workers are set to cause chaos across the county again next month after hailing the success of a one-day strike. Services are returning to normal today after thousands of staff across Sussex joined in national industrial action yesterday against
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In support of Skoda
I don't see why council staff are sniggering at the mayor's Skoda. In my opinion, they now stand second to none for style and engineering. We have two Skodas in my family. One has never been serviced in five years and has travelled all over England and
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Rail route let-down
Rail passengers have been left "bitterly disappointed" over a decision not to electrify two East Sussex lines. Commuters have long campaigned for electrification on routes between Uckfield and Hurst Green and Hastings and Ashford. At present, the routes
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Stolen baskets
Will the person or persons who took the hanging baskets from outside the nursing home, Partridge House, Bevendean, please bring them back? They belong to the residents, not you. My husband is one of the residents and is very upset about them. -D Rooke
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The Sage of Sussex: Adam Trimingham
The first time I came across the sickly sweet smell of cannabis was more than 40 years ago in Notting Hill. As a young reporter, I did a story about drugs parties at which dealers took over houses for a night and charged admission for the potent mixture
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Film festival's still on
A beach film weekend expected to draw 40,000 people is going ahead despite safety concerns following Fatboy Slim's party. Problems of overcrowding and safety forced the cancellation of the Channel 4 T4 beach dance party on Brighton seafront planned for
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Praise for beach gig police
Officers who policed Fatboy Slim's beach party may be in line for awards and even gallantry medals. About 50 officers were swamped by 250,000 partygoers for most of the evening - one for every 5,000 - until reinforcements arrived from around the county
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Theft victim's plea
Last Sunday night, a tub was stolen from my doorstep. Brown, 18 inches wide and 12 inches deep, it had five miniature shrubs in it. One is a Heebee blue in blossom. I am very upset because it was given to my wife and me for a diamond wedding anniversary
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Cross words
Is it really necessary to use such wrongful words as "Killer caged" in a newsbill to describe Mark Dyson after he was cleared of the murder of the shameful low-life Derek Finch, who clearly deserved such an ending to the wicked, underhand lifestyle he
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Table tennis: Jackson at helm again
Keith Jackson is the new chairman of the Sussex Table Tennis Association. The 55-year-old stepped in at the 11th hour at the annual meeting of the Sussex Association in his home village of Hurstpierpoint. Jackson, who was chairman for seven years until
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Speedway: Pirates sink Eagles
Eastbourne Eagles last night went the way of every other visiting team to Poole this season. The double-chasing Sussex squad lost their Elite League match 47-44 to the Pirates, who are unbeaten in ten Elite League matches on their own track. Even a spectacular
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Sprite delight
We have recently fallen in love with, and bought, a 1960 Austin Healey "frog-eye" Sprite. The car has had only one previous owner, Mr Harold Evans, from Saltdean. Sadly, we understand the car was put up for sale after Mr Evans' death. The Sprite has now
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City pays for inefficiency
Here we go again. Householders in Brighton and Hove face another big rise in council tax next year unless cuts are made. Chief finance officer Chris Taylor is warning councillors the authority could be £8.6 million in the red at budget time. It follows
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Parker's Progress with Tim Parker
Inflation is down and stock markets are in decline - perhaps free fall would a better description. These are difficult days for pension providers, some of whom are unable to honour the near promises they made to their customers. Family Assurance's head
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Fatboy's good for our tills
While fans enjoyed Fatboy Slim's party beats, businesses were dancing to a different tune - the sound of till bells ringing. But businessmen and women in Brighton and Hove were not exactly laughing all the way to the bank. The weekend's extra takings
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Council is to blame for our seedy street
So shopkeepers are being appointed "guardian angels" to victims of street crime (July 10). What next? A firefighting course? Will somebody remind me why we pay rates and taxes? I would imagine councillors are tickled to death by the St James's Action
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Was this Hove's best ever innings?
Surrey skipper Adam Hollioake scored arguably the finest one-day hundred ever seen at Hove yesterday before Sussex came up just short in a thrilling C&G Trophy quarter-final. Hollioake smashed 117 off just 59 balls with five sixes and 11 fours. He
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Sussex pay tribute to tormentor
Chris Adams praised his opposite number Adam Hollioake after the Surrey skipper guided his side to a place in the semi-finals of the C&G Trophy. Two days after a memorial service for his brother Ben, who was killed in a road accident in March, Hollioake
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New boss can get nasty
Martin Hinshelwood has the nasty streak needed to be a success in charge of Albion. That is the verdict of midfielder Charlie Oatway as he looks ahead to the Seagulls' second pre-season run out tonight. Boss Hinshelwood is likely to take 22 players and
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Royal visitor for pupils
There were smiles all round when Princess Alexandra visited a Sussex school. She unveiled two plaques at Chailey Heritage School in Haywards Heath Road, Lewes, for children with disabilities. One commemorated the support of the late Queen Mother, who
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Excel plans stock market take-off
Charter airline Excel set its sights on the London Stock Exchange today after announcing plans for a possible flotation later this year. A spokesman for Excel's Greek Cypriot owner Libra Holidays said the proposals were at an early stage and still hinged
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Firms baulk at costly flights
The spiralling cost of business, first-class and supersonic air fares to the United States has led travellers to fly from the Continent instead of Heathrow. Last year, supersonic transatlantic fares increased by nine per cent, first-class by 5.1 per cent
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Gatwick staff vote to strike
Airport workers have voted to take strike action which could cause misery for thousands of holiday makers this summer. Baggage handlers and check-in staff at Gatwick voted almost 9-1 in favour of strikes over pay after 1,500 workers rejected the offer
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Minehunter sails in
The Royal Navy's newest warship, HMS Shoreham, will visit its namesake Sussex port on Saturday. The minehunter will officially join the Navy's fleet at a ceremony in Shoreham Harbour at 11am, attended by 250 guests and 35 crew. HMS Shoreham was built
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Mums-to-be turned away
Women in labour are turned away from a Sussex maternity unit more often than almost anywhere else in England. The unit at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton was closed to new admissions on 16 days in the last year. The number of hours the unit
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Huge tax rise threat
Brighton and Hove City Council is set to end the year £8.6 million in the red - and that could result in council tax bills soaring by 14 per cent. Just weeks after writing off last year's multi-million pound debt, chief finance officer Chris Taylor warned
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War on graffiti vandals
Shopkeepers have armed themselves with brooms and brushes to declare war on graffiti vandals. Traders in St George's Road, Brighton, have been scrubbing pavements and walls to clean up their area. Roland Wallis, chairman of Kemp Town Village Business
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Breaking the rules
It would seem the people behind Big Beach Boutique II broke the first rule of putting on a beach party - don't advertise it, especially not nationally. As for the organisation of the event, didn't Brighton and Hove City Council learn anything from the
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As simple as ABC
If Councillor Jackie Lythell thinks a beach party makes Brighton and Hove the most cultural city in Europe, she needs to visit planet Earth a little more frequently. The sad truth is, Brighton has no culture beyond ABC - addicts, boozing and clubbing.
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Randy Crawford, Brighton Dome, July 16
This has been a bumper year for black-music fans in Brighton. The Brighton Dome has led the way by hosting a number of exciting acts, such as Miriam Makeba, Baaba Maal, Mose Fan Fan and Angie Stone. The latest icon to grace these shores is Randy Crawford
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Did I miss something?
What has this country come to when more than 250,000 people will spend an evening watching a man playing a record player on a beach? -Frank Blake, Suffolk Street, Hove
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MP's conservation Bill scrapped
An MP has blamed left- wing "headbangers" after he was forced to scrap the Private Member's Bill he was piloting through Parliament. Des Turner, MP for Kemp Town, Brighton, was due to formally withdraw his proposed energy conservation laws last night
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Raining glass
Full credit is due to the vast majority of people who attended on Saturday night but I was incredibly alarmed when glasses and bottles started coming down from the promenade as people made their way home. It was a miracle nobody around me was hit. I am
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Drivers spot A23 twister
This mini-tornado shocked motorists who spotted it speeding through the countryside north of Brighton. It was the last thing Rose Gadd and husband Stewart expected to see as they drove along the A23 between Brighton and Hickstead. Freak weather conditions
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Oil do it
An ecological disaster, right here, right now. That sums up last Saturday's event. Alas, some of us cannot be trusted to be respectful of our environment. Properly enforced health and safety measures should take place. My heart sank when I walked on Brighton
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No surprise
Why was Brighton and Hove City Council so surprised by the number of partygoers who descended on Brighton last weekend? The Party in the Park has used under-estimation of numbers as an excuse for not providing enough toilets, rubbish bins and stewards
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Residents shaken by buses
Residents fear the foundations of their homes are being shaken to bits by vehicles thundering down their road. Council officials have promised to investigate after people complained their homes vibrate every time a bus or lorry goes past. Residents of
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Saturated sea
The scenes of the Fatboy Slim concert were amazing. An estimated 250,000 revellers, all enjoying themselves, is a sight to behold and something that is very much needed for the local economy. However, there is always a downside. The phrase "location,
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RMJ: A foreign art
It's official: Sledging doesn't work in county cricket. For the last few months I've been conducting a little study in my head to help keep me sane through what are often very long moments in the field. Apparently first invented by the Australians (they
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People power
Saturday was an incredible event to have been part of. The fact it was free is a rare thing. For one day, people really were free to do what they wanted. In what some people might describe as a badly organised event, the people took it on themselves to
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City in spotlight for culture title
Brighton and Hove's bid to become European Capital of Culture was given a close inspection when the judges toured the city. They joined representatives of leading city organisations who showed the panel of six what the city has to offer as part of the
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Amnesty on lethal weapons
Lethal weapons including knives disguised as fountain pens and walking sticks are arriving in Sussex from abroad. Police, concerned by the rise in knife-related crimes, today launched an amnesty in the hope people will give them up. Owners can hand them
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Bring on the Brits
I am sure many people find Gordon Dean's letters on lesser-known film actors and actresses fascinating. However, he never seems to mention any of the much-admired British performers unless they went to Hollywood. Come on, Gordon, give us some Brits. -
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Strikers confront Education Secretary
Education Secretary Estelle Morris was confronted by striking council workers during a college visit in Eastbourne. Miss Morris swept past dozens of protesters to officially open the ICT suite at Eastbourne Technology College yesterday The Secretary of
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Council strikers set for repeat
Council workers are set to cause chaos across the county again next month after hailing the success of a one-day strike. Services are returning to normal today after thousands of staff across Sussex joined in national industrial action yesterday against
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Stolen baskets
Will the person or persons who took the hanging baskets from outside the nursing home, Partridge House, Bevendean, please bring them back? They belong to the residents, not you. My husband is one of the residents and is very upset about them. -D Rooke
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The Sage of Sussex: Adam Trimingham
The first time I came across the sickly sweet smell of cannabis was more than 40 years ago in Notting Hill. As a young reporter, I did a story about drugs parties at which dealers took over houses for a night and charged admission for the potent mixture
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Film festival's still on
A beach film weekend expected to draw 40,000 people is going ahead despite safety concerns following Fatboy Slim's party. Problems of overcrowding and safety forced the cancellation of the Channel 4 T4 beach dance party on Brighton seafront planned for
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Gatwick staff vote to strike
Airport workers have voted to take strike action which could cause misery for thousands of holiday makers this summer. Baggage handlers and check-in staff at Gatwick voted almost 9-1 in favour of strikes over pay after 1,500 workers rejected the offer
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Praise for beach gig police
Officers who policed Fatboy Slim's beach party may be in line for awards and even gallantry medals. About 50 officers were swamped by 250,000 partygoers for most of the evening - one for every 5,000 - until reinforcements arrived from around the county
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Expectant mums turned away
Women about to give birth are being turned away from their local Mid Sussex maternity unit more often than almost anywhere else in England. The unit at the Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath, was closed to new admissions on 13 days in the last year
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Theft victim's plea
Last Sunday night, a tub was stolen from my doorstep. Brown, 18 inches wide and 12 inches deep, it had five miniature shrubs in it. One is a Heebee blue in blossom. I am very upset because it was given to my wife and me for a diamond wedding anniversary
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Strikers confront Education Secretary
Education Secretary Estelle Morris was confronted by striking council workers during a college visit in Eastbourne. Miss Morris swept past dozens of protesters to officially open the ICT suite at Eastbourne Technology College yesterday The Secretary of
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Cycling: Steve quits on a high
East Grinstead star Steve Dennis won the East Sussex CA 100-mile time trial at Upper Dicker, then announced: No more 100-mile events. Last year's winner Dave Shepherd (Rother Valley) recorded 4hr.8min.8sec but was relegated to second place as Dennis,
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Speedway: Pirates sink Eagles
Eastbourne Eagles last night went the way of every other visiting team to Poole this season. The double-chasing Sussex squad lost their Elite League match 47-44 to the Pirates, who are unbeaten in ten Elite League matches on their own track. Even a spectacular
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Sprite delight
We have recently fallen in love with, and bought, a 1960 Austin Healey "frog-eye" Sprite. The car has had only one previous owner, Mr Harold Evans, from Saltdean. Sadly, we understand the car was put up for sale after Mr Evans' death. The Sprite has now
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Hard times for soccer players
These are frightening times if you are a Nationwide League footballer who happens to be out of contract. Just ask Bradley Allen. The former England under-21 striker goes into Albion's friendly at Sutton tonight and Saturday's trip to Crawley knowing he
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Time to talk
Councils face a summer of discontent after a one-day strike by staff shut many services run by local authorities. Now the three big public service unions are threatening a repetition of their action in August. They have a point in saying low-paid workers
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Eagles are edged out
Eastbourne Eagles last night went the way of every other visiting team to Poole this season. The double-chasing Sussex squad lost their Elite League match 47-44 to the Pirates, who are unbeaten in ten Elite League matches on their own track. Even a spectacular
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Fatboy's good for our tills
While fans enjoyed Fatboy Slim's party beats, businesses were dancing to a different tune - the sound of till bells ringing. But businessmen and women in Brighton and Hove were not exactly laughing all the way to the bank. The weekend's extra takings
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New boss can get nasty
Martin Hinshelwood has the nasty streak needed to be a success in charge of Albion. That is the verdict of midfielder Charlie Oatway as he looks ahead to the Seagulls' second pre-season run out tonight. Boss Hinshelwood is likely to take 22 players and
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Firms baulk at costly flights
The spiralling cost of business, first-class and supersonic air fares to the United States has led travellers to fly from the Continent instead of Heathrow. Last year, supersonic transatlantic fares increased by nine per cent, first-class by 5.1 per cent
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Gatwick staff vote to strike
Airport workers have voted to take strike action which could cause misery for thousands of holiday makers this summer. Baggage handlers and check-in staff at Gatwick voted almost 9-1 in favour of strikes over pay after 1,500 workers rejected the offer
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Minehunter sails in
The Royal Navy's newest warship, HMS Shoreham, will visit its namesake Sussex port on Saturday. The minehunter will officially join the Navy's fleet at a ceremony in Shoreham Harbour at 11am, attended by 250 guests and 35 crew. HMS Shoreham was built
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Knife women raid garage
Detectives are today stepping up the hunt for two women who armed themselves with kitchen knives to rob a terrified garage cashier. The women, who wore stockings over their heads, escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash from the till of a 24 hour petrol
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Hate crime unit faces cuts
A unit set up to help victims of hate crime faces being scaled down after the Government withdrew its funding. The police Anti Victimisation Unit (AVU) was set up last year to tackle the crisis of confidence felt in marginalised communities about the
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Mums-to-be turned away
Women in labour are turned away from a Sussex maternity unit more often than almost anywhere else in England. The unit at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton was closed to new admissions on 16 days in the last year. The number of hours the unit
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Sports centres handover
A deal has been struck to transfer some council-run sports centres in East Sussex into the hands of a trust. Wealden District Council and East Sussex County Council have handed management of the sports centres in Hailsham, Crowborough, Uckfield and Heathfield
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Traders want car-free streets
The majority of traders say they now welcome the controversial George Street shopping centre pedestrianisation scheme in Hove. There was strong opposition when Brighton and Hove City Council first proposed daytime pedestrianisation for the street. A survey
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Traders want car-free streets
The majority of traders say they now welcome a controversial shopping centre pedestrianisation scheme. There was strong opposition when Brighton and Hove City Council first proposed daytime pedestrianisation for George Street. A survey carried out by
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Teenage girl in sex assault
A teenage girl was sexually assaulted as she walked home through Brighton in the early hours. The 16-year-old was in Lewes Road, near Mithras House, Brighton, when the man approached. He grabbed her, threw her to the ground and tried to take off her clothes
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The wrong kind of buzz
For many people who chose not to crush down to the front of the stage, the gig was spoiled by a police helicopter which sat over the sea drowning out the sound for everyone from the middle of the crowd back. We left in anger, as did many others. -M Morrison
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As simple as ABC
If Councillor Jackie Lythell thinks a beach party makes Brighton and Hove the most cultural city in Europe, she needs to visit planet Earth a little more frequently. The sad truth is, Brighton has no culture beyond ABC - addicts, boozing and clubbing.
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Hundreds protest over bus
Hundreds of people are protesting over the curtailment of a popular bus route. Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company earlier this year stopped running the number 6 bus between Downs Park and Mile Oak during the day. This followed the withdrawal of support
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Not enough toilets
It is obvious Brighton and Hove City Council was totally unprepared for the beach party. The number of portable toilets was pitiful, regardless of however many turned up. And why didn't it hire 20 or 30 builders' skips so people had somewhere to put their
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Next step in breast centre battle
Campaigners are awaiting a report on the future of a vital breast cancer unit. The report, expected to be published this week, will suggest whether outline planning permission should be granted for a building to replace the Nigel Porter Unit for Breast
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Other grooves
How much I enjoyed Fatboy Slim's free beach party last Saturday. My wife and I managed to edge our way to almost half-a-mile from the stage and just made out a blurry big-screen image of the superstar DJ himself. Not since Jimmy Saville invented the mobile
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Drinkers aid athlete's dream
Drinkers will dip into their pockets to help a promising athlete compete in the Commonwealth Games next week. Patrick Davoren, from Brighton, has been busy training for the Manchester games. Mr Davoren, 30, dreams of reaching the final of the 3,000m steeplechase
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Tenants oppose housing sell-off
Plans for a big council house sell-off in the Arun district may be shelved after tenants made it clear they were opposed to the move. It means 3,800 homes in Littlehampton, Bognor and Arundel will remain under the control of Arun District Council, which
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Bitter Greens
How typical of Keith Taylor of the Greens. Instead of congratulating our superb public services for their professionalism on Saturday night, he calls their skill and duty into question (July 16). Safety was maintained in the face of unpredictable numbers
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Bridge to save lives
A council has welcomed plans for a footbridge at a Lancing accident blackspot which has claimed the lives of 11 children. The Highways Agency has submitted plans to Adur District Council for the bridge over the A27, near Boundstone College, Sompting.
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Back to norm
The Argus has reported many of the howls of outrage concerning the rubbish left both on the beach and about the city by the beach party revellers. I have examined the pictures closely and conclude the rubbish-strewn beach looks just like Marmion Road
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Clean-up squad leaves no stone unturned
With the precision of a police fingertip search, 40 "pickers" in yellow jackets comb Brighton beach, sifting through pebbles to remove shards of glass. The clean-up team worked on hands and knees to remove tonnes of debris left by revellers at the Fatboy
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Blunt view
After the Norman Cook event, I don't know how Brighton and Hove City Council or the Sussex Police can justify stopping the real "free parties" that happen out on the Downs and outlying beaches. Unlike Saturday's event, they attract a few hundred at most
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Now Stormin' Norm has gone, see sense
Despite the comments from both sides of the fence it appears obvious that two factors contributed to the huge crowd at Normstock II. Firstly, holding the event on a Saturday gave people from all over the southern half of the country the opportunity to
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Test-drive thief strikes again
A thief who stole a motorcycle during a test drive has struck again, dropping off one stolen bike and driving off with another. He appears to be making a habit of his scam and is getting away with riding around on other people's bikes. Police are warning
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Help for charity theft victim
Kind-hearted readers have pledged to replace charity money stolen while a fund-raiser suffered an epileptic fit. Readers have written and telephoned us to find out how they can replace the £30 stolen from Michael Owen, 55, when he was collecting for local
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Cinderella route
The 6a bus route has been atrocious the past few days. It's unacceptable to wait more than 40 minutes when we have no alternative service. Seeing all the buses in Churchill Square confirms the locals' views that the 6a is, indeed, the "Cinderella route
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Commuters' Tube strike nightmare
Sussex commuters travelling into London today faced chaos as a strike forced the complete shutdown of the Underground. Massive queues built up at bus stations and taxi ranks as people tried to find other ways of getting to work. Members of the Rail Maritime
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In support of Skoda
I don't see why council staff are sniggering at the mayor's Skoda. In my opinion, they now stand second to none for style and engineering. We have two Skodas in my family. One has never been serviced in five years and has travelled all over England and
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Rail route let-down
Rail passengers have been left "bitterly disappointed" over a decision not to electrify two East Sussex lines. Commuters have long campaigned for electrification on routes between Uckfield and Hurst Green and Hastings and Ashford. At present, the routes
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July 17: Sussex v Surrey (C&G)
Surrey skipper Adam Hollioake scored arguably the finest one-day hundred ever seen at Hove yesterday before Sussex came up just short in a thrilling C&G Trophy quarter-final. Hollioake smashed 117 off just 59 balls with five sixes and 11 fours. He
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Knife women raid garage
Detectives are today stepping up the hunt for two women who armed themselves with kitchen knives to rob a terrified garage cashier. The women, who wore stockings over their heads, escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash from the till of a 24 hour petrol
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Help for charity theft victim
Kind-hearted readers have pledged to replace charity money stolen while a fund-raiser suffered an epileptic fit. Readers have written and telephoned us to find out how they can replace the £30 stolen from Michael Owen, 55, when he was collecting for local
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Expectant mums turned away
Worthing Hospital has one of the worst records in England for turning women in labour away from its maternity unit. The unit was closed to new admissions on four days in the last year and the number of hours it was shut ranged from two to six hours at
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MP takes on Blair over bed blocking
Eastbourne's MP has accused the Prime Minister of underplaying the seriousness of bed-blocking in East Sussex. Tony Blair told Conservative MP Nigel Waterson the number of people occupying hospitals beds while fit for discharge was down under his Government
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Rail route let-down
Rail passengers have been left "bitterly disappointed" over a decision not to electrify two East Sussex lines. Commuters have long campaigned for electrification on routes between Uckfield and Hurst Green and Hastings and Ashford. At present, the routes
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Electric ladyland
One of the oddest musical inventions of the 20th Century is the electronic instrument known as the ondes martenot, invented in 1928 by Maurice Martenot. Its performer sits at a keyboard, which is played with the right hand, the keys being capable of lateral
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Cross words
Is it really necessary to use such wrongful words as "Killer caged" in a newsbill to describe Mark Dyson after he was cleared of the murder of the shameful low-life Derek Finch, who clearly deserved such an ending to the wicked, underhand lifestyle he
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Table tennis: Jackson at helm again
Keith Jackson is the new chairman of the Sussex Table Tennis Association. The 55-year-old stepped in at the 11th hour at the annual meeting of the Sussex Association in his home village of Hurstpierpoint. Jackson, who was chairman for seven years until
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Handy profit
Like Mrs Bolingbroke (Letters, July 12), my 93-year-old mother-in-law had a card put through her door from the Post Office saying it had a package awaiting her collection on payment of 92p. Obviously, she wondered and worried what it could be. Luckily
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Bang a gong
On Monday, May 24, 1999, The Argus printed an article by Adam Trimingham on the subject of Bob Truelove's fight to have a campaign medal, the General Service Medal (GSM), awarded to ex-servicemen for active service in the Suez Canal Zone in Egypt 1951
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Tale with twist
This summer Sussex has witnessed almost every kind of weather system from mini heatwaves to lashing rainstorms. Now, after a waterspout was spotted off Newhaven, motorists Rose and Stewart Gadd have caught on camera a 30ft tornado near Brighton. They
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Flow motion
Engineers have been working hard to fix the problem that caused the fountain in Steine Gardens, Brighton, to stop working. I am pleased to write that the fountain is now working properly and I hope this attractive and important feature of Steine Gardens
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Open-top buses to work prom
Open-top buses will run along Brighton and Hove seafront this summer for the first time in years. Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company will introduce the service between Brighton Marina and the King Alfred leisure centre in Hove. Managing director
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City pays for inefficiency
Here we go again. Householders in Brighton and Hove face another big rise in council tax next year unless cuts are made. Chief finance officer Chris Taylor is warning councillors the authority could be £8.6 million in the red at budget time. It follows
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Gated breath
Councillor Brian Oxley cannot be allowed to deliberately mislead readers over the process of redeveloping Portland Gate (Letters, July 12). The Tory administration of the day in Hove rejected proposals by Labour in 1993 to compulsorily purchase and redevelop
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New spin on park life
A week after Fatboy Slim's monster beach party, DJs will be spinning their discs again. Fatboy, otherwise known as dance DJ Norman Cook, brought Brighton to a standstill when 250,000 turned up to his free beach party last weekend. But the chaotic scenes
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Employers favour hours opt-out
Four in ten employers say some of their workers have agreed to work more than 48 hours a week, going beyond the limit set in the EU Working Time Directive. The directive, introduced in October 1998, says the maximum working week for most employees should
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Independent Lily dies at 105
Pensioner Lily Wickens has died just weeks before she was due to celebrate her 106th birthday. Mrs Wickens, who has two daughters in their 80s, was living independently at home until she died. Despite failing sight and hearing, she lived in Elwyn Jones
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Parker's Progress with Tim Parker
Inflation is down and stock markets are in decline - perhaps free fall would a better description. These are difficult days for pension providers, some of whom are unable to honour the near promises they made to their customers. Family Assurance's head
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Millionaire is on the right track
Lottery millionaire Phil Partridge fulfilled a lifetime ambition when his horse ran in the first race at Brighton racecourse. Mr Partridge, who sponsored five of the six races, won more than £3 million last June. One of his investments was to buy the
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What to do when shares run scared
Revelations over the accounting irregularities at WorldCom sent the FTSE 100 Index tumbling to its lowest level for more than five years. But even before this disclosure, the market seemed stuck in a narrow trading range, following two successive years
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Council is to blame for our seedy street
So shopkeepers are being appointed "guardian angels" to victims of street crime (July 10). What next? A firefighting course? Will somebody remind me why we pay rates and taxes? I would imagine councillors are tickled to death by the St James's Action
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Was this Hove's best ever innings?
Surrey skipper Adam Hollioake scored arguably the finest one-day hundred ever seen at Hove yesterday before Sussex came up just short in a thrilling C&G Trophy quarter-final. Hollioake smashed 117 off just 59 balls with five sixes and 11 fours. He
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Sussex pay tribute to tormentor
Chris Adams praised his opposite number Adam Hollioake after the Surrey skipper guided his side to a place in the semi-finals of the C&G Trophy. Two days after a memorial service for his brother Ben, who was killed in a road accident in March, Hollioake
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Royal visitor for pupils
There were smiles all round when Princess Alexandra visited a Sussex school. She unveiled two plaques at Chailey Heritage School in Haywards Heath Road, Lewes, for children with disabilities. One commemorated the support of the late Queen Mother, who
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Flower bed's coming back
A flower bed is to be restored to its former glory after it was grassed over in a cost-cutting exercise. A nearby firm stepped in after residents complained the colourful flower bed in Grand Avenue, Hove, had become overgrown. Brighton and Hove City Council
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Excel plans stock market take-off
Charter airline Excel set its sights on the London Stock Exchange today after announcing plans for a possible flotation later this year. A spokesman for Excel's Greek Cypriot owner Libra Holidays said the proposals were at an early stage and still hinged
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MPC voted 8-1 for hold
Bank of England deputy governor Mervyn King bucked the trend earlier this month to vote for an increase in interest rates. Eight members of the bank's nine-strong monetary policy committee (MPC) voted in favour of keeping the cost of borrowing at a 38
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Government of our own?
Few people know about the South-East England Regional Assembly, one of three organisations looking after the interests of eight million people. The body has met regularly since January 1999 and has 111 members, including representatives from councils
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Huge tax rise threat
Brighton and Hove City Council is set to end the year £8.6 million in the red - and that could result in council tax bills soaring by 14 per cent. Just weeks after writing off last year's multi-million pound debt, chief finance officer Chris Taylor warned
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DJ swapped narcotics for nutrition
A few years ago, ex-drug dealer Ian Freeston was serving a jail term for supplying ecstasy and heading for an early death or a life incarcerated. The 41-year-old has not only managed to steer his life back on to the straight and narrow, he has also tried
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Rossini: La Petite Messe Solennelle, St Bartholomew's Church, Brighton, July 20
The Brighton Festival Youth Choir teams up with the Brighton Festival Chorus for another public outing, its third since it was formed in January. This time, they get to perform a couple of solos and then join the main chorus for a rare performance of
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War on graffiti vandals
Shopkeepers have armed themselves with brooms and brushes to declare war on graffiti vandals. Traders in St George's Road, Brighton, have been scrubbing pavements and walls to clean up their area. Roland Wallis, chairman of Kemp Town Village Business
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War on vandals
Shopkeepers have armed themselves with brooms and brushes to declare war on graffiti vandals. Traders in St George's Road, Brighton, have been scrubbing pavements and walls to clean up their area. Roland Wallis, chairman of Kemp Town Village Business
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Breaking the rules
It would seem the people behind Big Beach Boutique II broke the first rule of putting on a beach party - don't advertise it, especially not nationally. As for the organisation of the event, didn't Brighton and Hove City Council learn anything from the
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Don't they have jobs?
The day after the Fatboy Slim party, there were still crowds of young adults packing the beach, sitting in the revolting legacy of the party. Don't they have jobs to go to? If they are unemployed, why not get them to clear up the mess they left behind
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Randy Crawford, Brighton Dome, July 16
This has been a bumper year for black-music fans in Brighton. The Brighton Dome has led the way by hosting a number of exciting acts, such as Miriam Makeba, Baaba Maal, Mose Fan Fan and Angie Stone. The latest icon to grace these shores is Randy Crawford
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Next step in breast centre battle
Campaigners are awaiting a report on the future of a vital breast cancer unit. The report, expected to be published this week, will suggest whether outline planning permission should be granted for a building to replace the Nigel Porter Unit for Breast
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Other grooves
How much I enjoyed Fatboy Slim's free beach party last Saturday. My wife and I managed to edge our way to almost half-a-mile from the stage and just made out a blurry big-screen image of the superstar DJ himself. Not since Jimmy Saville invented the mobile
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Raining glass
Full credit is due to the vast majority of people who attended on Saturday night but I was incredibly alarmed when glasses and bottles started coming down from the promenade as people made their way home. It was a miracle nobody around me was hit. I am
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Drinkers aid athlete's dream
Drinkers will dip into their pockets to help a promising athlete compete in the Commonwealth Games next week. Patrick Davoren, from Brighton, has been busy training for the Manchester games. Mr Davoren, 30, dreams of reaching the final of the 3,000m steeplechase
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Oil do it
An ecological disaster, right here, right now. That sums up last Saturday's event. Alas, some of us cannot be trusted to be respectful of our environment. Properly enforced health and safety measures should take place. My heart sank when I walked on Brighton
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Bitter Greens
How typical of Keith Taylor of the Greens. Instead of congratulating our superb public services for their professionalism on Saturday night, he calls their skill and duty into question (July 16). Safety was maintained in the face of unpredictable numbers
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Clean-up squad leaves no stone unturned
With the precision of a police fingertip search, 40 "pickers" in yellow jackets comb Brighton beach, sifting through pebbles to remove shards of glass. The clean-up team worked on hands and knees to remove tonnes of debris left by revellers at the Fatboy
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RMJ: A foreign art
It's official: Sledging doesn't work in county cricket. For the last few months I've been conducting a little study in my head to help keep me sane through what are often very long moments in the field. Apparently first invented by the Australians (they
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People power
Saturday was an incredible event to have been part of. The fact it was free is a rare thing. For one day, people really were free to do what they wanted. In what some people might describe as a badly organised event, the people took it on themselves to
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July 17: Sussex v Surrey (C&G)
Surrey skipper Adam Hollioake scored arguably the finest one-day hundred ever seen at Hove yesterday before Sussex came up just short in a thrilling C&G Trophy quarter-final. Hollioake smashed 117 off just 59 balls with five sixes and 11 fours. He
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Electric ladyland
One of the oddest musical inventions of the 20th Century is the electronic instrument known as the ondes martenot, invented in 1928 by Maurice Martenot. Its performer sits at a keyboard, which is played with the right hand, the keys being capable of lateral
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Handy profit
Like Mrs Bolingbroke (Letters, July 12), my 93-year-old mother-in-law had a card put through her door from the Post Office saying it had a package awaiting her collection on payment of 92p. Obviously, she wondered and worried what it could be. Luckily
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Cycling: Steve quits on a high
East Grinstead star Steve Dennis won the East Sussex CA 100-mile time trial at Upper Dicker, then announced: No more 100-mile events. Last year's winner Dave Shepherd (Rother Valley) recorded 4hr.8min.8sec but was relegated to second place as Dennis,
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Bang a gong
On Monday, May 24, 1999, The Argus printed an article by Adam Trimingham on the subject of Bob Truelove's fight to have a campaign medal, the General Service Medal (GSM), awarded to ex-servicemen for active service in the Suez Canal Zone in Egypt 1951
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Tale with twist
This summer Sussex has witnessed almost every kind of weather system from mini heatwaves to lashing rainstorms. Now, after a waterspout was spotted off Newhaven, motorists Rose and Stewart Gadd have caught on camera a 30ft tornado near Brighton. They
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Hard times for soccer players
These are frightening times if you are a Nationwide League footballer who happens to be out of contract. Just ask Bradley Allen. The former England under-21 striker goes into Albion's friendly at Sutton tonight and Saturday's trip to Crawley knowing he
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Time to talk
Councils face a summer of discontent after a one-day strike by staff shut many services run by local authorities. Now the three big public service unions are threatening a repetition of their action in August. They have a point in saying low-paid workers
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Flow motion
Engineers have been working hard to fix the problem that caused the fountain in Steine Gardens, Brighton, to stop working. I am pleased to write that the fountain is now working properly and I hope this attractive and important feature of Steine Gardens
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Open-top buses to work prom
Open-top buses will run along Brighton and Hove seafront this summer for the first time in years. Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company will introduce the service between Brighton Marina and the King Alfred leisure centre in Hove. Managing director
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Gated breath
Councillor Brian Oxley cannot be allowed to deliberately mislead readers over the process of redeveloping Portland Gate (Letters, July 12). The Tory administration of the day in Hove rejected proposals by Labour in 1993 to compulsorily purchase and redevelop
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New spin on park life
A week after Fatboy Slim's monster beach party, DJs will be spinning their discs again. Fatboy, otherwise known as dance DJ Norman Cook, brought Brighton to a standstill when 250,000 turned up to his free beach party last weekend. But the chaotic scenes
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Eagles are edged out
Eastbourne Eagles last night went the way of every other visiting team to Poole this season. The double-chasing Sussex squad lost their Elite League match 47-44 to the Pirates, who are unbeaten in ten Elite League matches on their own track. Even a spectacular
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Employers favour hours opt-out
Four in ten employers say some of their workers have agreed to work more than 48 hours a week, going beyond the limit set in the EU Working Time Directive. The directive, introduced in October 1998, says the maximum working week for most employees should
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Independent Lily dies at 105
Pensioner Lily Wickens has died just weeks before she was due to celebrate her 106th birthday. Mrs Wickens, who has two daughters in their 80s, was living independently at home until she died. Despite failing sight and hearing, she lived in Elwyn Jones
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Millionaire is on the right track
Lottery millionaire Phil Partridge fulfilled a lifetime ambition when his horse ran in the first race at Brighton racecourse. Mr Partridge, who sponsored five of the six races, won more than £3 million last June. One of his investments was to buy the
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What to do when shares run scared
Revelations over the accounting irregularities at WorldCom sent the FTSE 100 Index tumbling to its lowest level for more than five years. But even before this disclosure, the market seemed stuck in a narrow trading range, following two successive years
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Flower bed's coming back
A flower bed is to be restored to its former glory after it was grassed over in a cost-cutting exercise. A nearby firm stepped in after residents complained the colourful flower bed in Grand Avenue, Hove, had become overgrown. Brighton and Hove City Council
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MPC voted 8-1 for hold
Bank of England deputy governor Mervyn King bucked the trend earlier this month to vote for an increase in interest rates. Eight members of the bank's nine-strong monetary policy committee (MPC) voted in favour of keeping the cost of borrowing at a 38
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Knife women raid garage
Detectives are today stepping up the hunt for two women who armed themselves with kitchen knives to rob a terrified garage cashier. The women, who wore stockings over their heads, escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash from the till of a 24 hour petrol
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Hate crime unit faces cuts
A unit set up to help victims of hate crime faces being scaled down after the Government withdrew its funding. The police Anti Victimisation Unit (AVU) was set up last year to tackle the crisis of confidence felt in marginalised communities about the
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Government of our own?
Few people know about the South-East England Regional Assembly, one of three organisations looking after the interests of eight million people. The body has met regularly since January 1999 and has 111 members, including representatives from councils
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DJ swapped narcotics for nutrition
A few years ago, ex-drug dealer Ian Freeston was serving a jail term for supplying ecstasy and heading for an early death or a life incarcerated. The 41-year-old has not only managed to steer his life back on to the straight and narrow, he has also tried
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Traders want car-free streets
The majority of traders say they now welcome the controversial George Street shopping centre pedestrianisation scheme in Hove. There was strong opposition when Brighton and Hove City Council first proposed daytime pedestrianisation for the street. A survey
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Rossini: La Petite Messe Solennelle, St Bartholomew's Church, Brighton, July 20
The Brighton Festival Youth Choir teams up with the Brighton Festival Chorus for another public outing, its third since it was formed in January. This time, they get to perform a couple of solos and then join the main chorus for a rare performance of
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Teenage girl in sex assault
A teenage girl was sexually assaulted as she walked home through Brighton in the early hours. The 16-year-old was in Lewes Road, near Mithras House, Brighton, when the man approached. He grabbed her, threw her to the ground and tried to take off her clothes
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The wrong kind of buzz
For many people who chose not to crush down to the front of the stage, the gig was spoiled by a police helicopter which sat over the sea drowning out the sound for everyone from the middle of the crowd back. We left in anger, as did many others. -M Morrison
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Hundreds protest over bus
Hundreds of people are protesting over the curtailment of a popular bus route. Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company earlier this year stopped running the number 6 bus between Downs Park and Mile Oak during the day. This followed the withdrawal of support
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Don't they have jobs?
The day after the Fatboy Slim party, there were still crowds of young adults packing the beach, sitting in the revolting legacy of the party. Don't they have jobs to go to? If they are unemployed, why not get them to clear up the mess they left behind
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Not enough toilets
It is obvious Brighton and Hove City Council was totally unprepared for the beach party. The number of portable toilets was pitiful, regardless of however many turned up. And why didn't it hire 20 or 30 builders' skips so people had somewhere to put their
