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Athletics: Buckfield blames Achilles for setback
Crawley pole vaulter Nick Buckfield has explained the latest injury setback that forced him out of the European Championships in Munich. He said: "I felt some niggles in my Achilles tendon a couple of days after competing at Manchester in the Commonwealth
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Rid our beach of this pain
Today The Argus is launching a campaign to protect one of Brighton and Hove's greatest assets. The pebbles on the city's world-famous beach are still riddled with the broken glass left by revellers from the Fatboy Slim event. Children have been taken
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Cricket: Magnificent Murray
Murray Goodwin scored the tenth century of his Sussex career to guide the county to a thrilling four-wicket win over Championship leaders Surrey at Hove yesterday. Goodwin made exactly 100, helping skipper Chris Adams put together the match-winning partnership
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Classic car joins jet set
A record-breaking classic car will be on display during Eastbourne's air show at the end of the week. The 24-litre Napier-Railton has been lovingly restored to top condition and will be on show for visitors to Airbourne from Thursday to Sunday. The pre-war
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Safety at beach should take priority
The fatal speedboat collision off the Palace Pier was an accident waiting to happen. It is purely fortuitous the victim was a participant and not an innocent bystander and the incident did not result in damage to the pier. High-speed craft have been plaguing
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Cricket: Sussex expected victory
Chris Adams saluted a superb Sussex win over Championship leaders Surrey and declared: "We expected to win." Murray Goodwin scored his third hundred of the season and Adams made a vital 62 as Sussex reached their target of 287 with four wickets in hand
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Coffee bar's cash pile
Coffee bar group Caffe Nero's expansion plans were back into the spotlight after it emerged it had set aside £10 million for growth. The company, which has been linked with a bid for troubled rival Coffee Republic, said the cash pile would maintain its
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Airport struggles to recover
Gatwick airport is struggling to keep up with its UK counterparts as they recover from September 11, new figures reveal today. Transatlantic flights from the airport have dropped by 20 per cent since the terrorist attacks on the US. The impact has been
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Bag clips cut theft
Police are calling for more shops to sign up to a scheme to cut the rising number of handbag thefts. Pret A Manger in Brighton's North Street has reported no stolen bags since it started putting Chelsea Clips under the tables. The clips, which are available
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Clean beach campaign: What we want
The Argus has identified seven key priorities and is calling on everyone from the council to businesses and all beach users to do their bit to keep the city's beach clean. Brighton and Hove City Council to erect eye-catching signs all along the seafront
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No glass on beach: An Argus campaign
Brighton's pebble beach is world-famous. It's our greatest asset. It's the reason the city by the sea exists. But our premier tourist attraction looked like a landfill site after 250,000 revellers at Fatboy Slim's beach party left hundreds of tons of
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The mop-up continues
A mammoth mopping-up exercise is under way in Worthing after flash floods caused chaos at the weekend. More than two inches of rain fell in less than two hours on Saturday, flooding homes, businesses and a hospital. Traffic ground to a halt as roads turned
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Mystery of glued loos
Vandals superglued shut every public toilet in Hove. An investigation has been launched after all 24 were affected. It is estimated it will cost Brighton and Hove City Council almost £1,500 to repair the damage. The alarm was raised on Saturday morning
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Soaked but still singing
Record crowds were singing in the rain as they celebrated Pride 2002, the UK's biggest free gay festival. Pride In Brighton And Hove kicked off in flamboyant style with a parade through the city centre. Despite heavy rain and thunder, organisers claimed
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Lib Dems want licensing reform
Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to reform licensing laws they say are inconsistent. Coun Paul Elgood, leader of the Lib Dem group on Brighton and Hove City Council, said: "It is time the Government realised that the law governing live
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August 10: Burnley 1 Albion 3
Martin Hinshelwood had the media chuckling after a magnificent start for him and his team when he declared: "Sod it, I'm going to resign now!" He was joking, of course, but the sentiment of his remark was appreciated. Can it possibly get much better than
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Rider killed in crash
A motorcyclist has been killed in a crash with a car on the A26 near Newhaven. The 38-year-old rider was fatally injured in the collision between his Honda machine and a Ford Focus near the Three Ponds caravan park, South Heighton. The driver and four
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Look at toys through a child's eyes
What makes a child happy? As any parent will tell you, the plastic toys that are hyped on television do have their place. After all, who hasn't given in to the temptation of buying a toy as a quick fix in times of stress? But, in some cases, they can
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Maria Ewing, Chichester Festival Theatre
Television should grab opera diva Maria Ewing by the scruff of her beautiful neck and give her a series exploring the American popular song. Lately, she has been exchanging her opera hat for one exploring the work of the great songwriters; songs by such
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Black Seed cures 'all except death'
We would all like to believe we are more special than others but, in reality, few of us are truly exceptional. One outstanding personality we rarely get to hear about is the famous Persian physician Ibn Sina, also known as Avicenna (AD980-1037). Avicenna
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Budapest, Concorde 2, Brighton, August 20
One of Budapest's first gigs was attended by Steve Lamacq, Feeder and Ocean Colour Scene. Their debut album was put together by producer Dave Creffield, who worked on Embrace's debut album, and engineer Markus Dravs, who worked with Bjork. What materialised
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Pride In Brighton & Hove, August 10
Thunder crashed but it was as if the sun still shone at Pride 2002 in Brighton. Rain-drenched revellers created one of the most colourful rainbows ever witnessed in the city. Thousands lined the streets to watch the spectacular carnival parade. Dazzling
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Council leader dies at 66
Tony Howard, leader of Peacehaven Town Council and well known in the Sussex motor trade, has died. Mr Howard was a colourful character in the political chamber and vehemently defended the further expansion of the town on the grounds there could be no
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Birthday joy for cancer girl, 13
Natasha Stapleton celebrated her 13th birthday at a party with more than 200 friends and relatives. The celebration was held for Natasha, who has terminal cancer, on Saturday night. There was a disco and karaoke, face painting and balloon modelling at
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Store plan divides village
A village is split over the possible arrival of a new 24-hour superstore. Some residents and shopkeepers fear a Tesco Express store will spoil picturesque Rottingdean, while others say the new store will be a welcome addition and tidy up an eyesore building
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Parking signs must be changed
Brighton and Hove council is being forced to change all its voucher bay parking signs because they give incorrect information. Residents have been denied hundreds of parking spaces because of the blunder and attendants may also have incorrectly issued
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Family Life, with Bini McCall
Hi, it's daughter again. I have decided I quite like this column-writing lark. Anyway, I need to keep out of the way. Mum and Dad are busy trying to carry lots of pebbles, which have been delivered to the outside of the front of the house. They are carrying
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We will be watching
I am pleased to inform Mrs Charlton (Letters, July 31), we are actively investigating ways to ease traffic flow in North Street and Western Road. Following the issue of government regulations, Brighton and Hove City Council is looking to take action against
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Funny how?
Freddie Young alleges Stephen Jackson is hot-headed and I am unable to laugh at myself (Letters, August 8). I do not know Mr Jackson (but would not make such an allegation about him) and Mr Young does not know me, otherwise he would know I am a cheerful
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Spices for a healthy diet
Spices have been used in traditional Indian cooking from ancient times, both to stimulate the senses and for their medicinal value. Ayurveda says a bland diet will not stimulate the mind while eating tasty food can disperse your depression and motivate
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A simple plan
I am working hard and saving for that magic day when I retire. Of course you need a back-up if your pension fails upon that day, hence plan B: 1. Buy a council house and sell it for a huge profit. 2. Take out loans and credit cards and spend to your limit
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Pride In Brighton & Hove, August 10
Thunder crashed but it was as if the sun still shone at Pride 2002 in Brighton. Rain-drenched revellers created one of the most colourful rainbows ever witnessed in the city. Thousands lined the streets to watch the spectacular carnival parade. Dazzling
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Birdmen brought up short
High winds brought entrants in the annual Bognor Birdman contest up short, but there was no stopping the wacky, winged pier divers. The foolhardy contestants strapped themselves into their magnificent flying machines as they leapt from the pier in winds
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The right time for a little light exercise
The combination of more leisure time and an emphasis on keeping fit has brought a huge increase in outdoor activities. You only have to look at any green area outside the city and you will find people hang-gliding, orienteering, riding, biking or even
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Bath tub racers take a drenching
For fearless contestants in Saturday's Adur Bath Tub race, getting soaked to the skin was all part of the fun. Flooding and storms spelled disaster for dozens of events across Sussex at the weekend. But the ragtag regatta attracted 46 teams, including
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Store plan divides village
A village is split over the possible arrival of a new 24-hour superstore. Some residents and shopkeepers fear a Tesco Express store will spoil picturesque Rottingdean, while others say the new store will be a welcome addition and tidy up an eyesore building
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Family Life, with Bini McCall
Hi, it's daughter again. I have decided I quite like this column-writing lark. Anyway, I need to keep out of the way. Mum and Dad are busy trying to carry lots of pebbles, which have been delivered to the outside of the front of the house. They are carrying
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Voice of the Third Age: Lis Solkhon
I am sure statistics exist somewhere in the depths of the town hall filing system which can tell us how many care beds for the elderly have been lost locally over the past year. Nationally, it is put at the frightening figure of 13,000 and rising at a
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August 11: Sussex v Surrey (CC)
Murray Goodwin scored the tenth century of his Sussex career to guide the county to a thrilling four-wicket win over Championship leaders Surrey at Hove. Goodwin made exactly 100, helping skipper Chris Adams put together the match-winning partnership
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Blaze man collapses
A Mid Sussex man collapsed in his front garden after fleeing his burning house. Two fire crews arrived at the semi-detached building in West Way, Three Bridges, to find a neighbour giving the man first aid. The blaze started in the kitchen at about 6.55pm
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We will be watching
I am pleased to inform Mrs Charlton (Letters, July 31), we are actively investigating ways to ease traffic flow in North Street and Western Road. Following the issue of government regulations, Brighton and Hove City Council is looking to take action against
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Going coconuts
I was delighted to come across an old Billy Cotton record recently, as it reminded me of a happy evening listening to his band at the Brighton Hippodrome. Great fun was had during I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts when Billy and vocalist Alan Breeze
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Whinge away
Try as I may, I could make no sense of Mrs Phelps' letter (Letters, August 6) accusing a reader of whingeing for criticising Brighton and Hove City Council's crackpot policy of sending a sledge hammer in the shape of a mechanical sweeper to crack the
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Travel sense
Why is it when it comes to transport, most people's imaginations run riot or their common sense disappears? First, we have had headline letters from Worthing telling us buses pollute more than cars. Big deal, they are bigger after all. Next we had "if
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Athletics: Buckfield blames Achilles for setback
Crawley pole vaulter Nick Buckfield has explained the latest injury setback that forced him out of the European Championships in Munich. He said: "I felt some niggles in my Achilles tendon a couple of days after competing at Manchester in the Commonwealth
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Fine actions
I was incensed to see a report on television about The Argus photographer who is expecting to escape his parking fine because of a technicality. This "technicality" is because the warden allegedly wasn't wearing his hat when the ticket was issued. What
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Cricket: Magnificent Murray
Murray Goodwin scored the tenth century of his Sussex career to guide the county to a thrilling four-wicket win over Championship leaders Surrey at Hove yesterday. Goodwin made exactly 100, helping skipper Chris Adams put together the match-winning partnership
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Safety at beach should take priority
The fatal speedboat collision off the Palace Pier was an accident waiting to happen. It is purely fortuitous the victim was a participant and not an innocent bystander and the incident did not result in damage to the pier. High-speed craft have been plaguing
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Burnley 1, Albion 3
Martin Hinshelwood had the media chuckling after a magnificent start for him and his team when he declared: "Sod it, I'm going to resign now!" He was joking, of course, but the sentiment of his remark was appreciated. Can it possibly get much better than
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Airport struggles to recover
Gatwick airport is struggling to keep up with its UK counterparts as they recover from September 11, new figures reveal today. Transatlantic flights from the airport have dropped by 20 per cent since the terrorist attacks on the US. The impact has been
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No glass on beach: An Argus campaign
Brighton's pebble beach is world-famous. It's our greatest asset. It's the reason the city by the sea exists. But our premier tourist attraction looked like a landfill site after 250,000 revellers at Fatboy Slim's beach party left hundreds of tons of
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Carnival tops a week of fun
A packed week of fun came to a spectacular finale in Hastings with a carnival watched by more than 20,000 people. The 33rd Old Town Carnival began with a day of free concerts and art exhibitions culminating in a procession through the Old Town and a firework
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Sarah's killer may be moved
The killer of eight-year-old Sarah Payne could be moved to another high-security jail following a knife attack. Roy Whiting, jailed for life for abducting and murdering Sarah in West Sussex, was slashed across the face on a prison landing. A "lifer" at
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Rat invasion may shut home
Patients at a care home for mentally-ill pensioners could be forced out by rats. Kitchens at Ireland Lodge, Brighton, have been closed and meals are being brought in from Brighton General Hospital. Vermin have also been spotted in the gardens, drains
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Mystery of glued loos
Vandals superglued shut every public toilet in Hove. An investigation has been launched after all 24 were affected. It is estimated it will cost Brighton and Hove City Council almost £1,500 to repair the damage. The alarm was raised on Saturday morning
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Soaked but still singing
Record crowds were singing in the rain as they celebrated Pride 2002, the UK's biggest free gay festival. Pride In Brighton And Hove kicked off in flamboyant style with a parade through the city centre. Despite heavy rain and thunder, organisers claimed
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Lib Dems want licensing reform
Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to reform licensing laws they say are inconsistent. Coun Paul Elgood, leader of the Lib Dem group on Brighton and Hove City Council, said: "It is time the Government realised that the law governing live
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Firm entices butterfly to stay
A rare species of butterfly is on the increase in Sussex thanks to work by volunteers. The silver-spotted skipper was in danger of leaving land near Alfriston owned by South East Water because scrub was taking over the chalk grassland it prefers. South
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Airport hotel to get £5m facelift
The Holiday Inn hotel at Gatwick Airport is to receive a £5 million makeover. The ground floor of the 210-bedroom hotel will be completely revamped including a new 120-seat restaurant, bedroom upgrades and the introduction of an academy conference and
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Smart innovators get cash injection
Two Sussex engineering firms working on projects aimed at improving the perfomance of motors have been awarded government grants. Powertrain Technology, of Shoreham, will use its Department of Trade and Industry smart award to fund a feasibility study
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August 10: Burnley 1 Albion 3
Martin Hinshelwood had the media chuckling after a magnificent start for him and his team when he declared: "Sod it, I'm going to resign now!" He was joking, of course, but the sentiment of his remark was appreciated. Can it possibly get much better than
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Date
Look at toys through a child's eyes
What makes a child happy? As any parent will tell you, the plastic toys that are hyped on television do have their place. After all, who hasn't given in to the temptation of buying a toy as a quick fix in times of stress? But, in some cases, they can
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Black Seed cures 'all except death'
We would all like to believe we are more special than others but, in reality, few of us are truly exceptional. One outstanding personality we rarely get to hear about is the famous Persian physician Ibn Sina, also known as Avicenna (AD980-1037). Avicenna
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Budapest, Concorde 2, Brighton, August 20
One of Budapest's first gigs was attended by Steve Lamacq, Feeder and Ocean Colour Scene. Their debut album was put together by producer Dave Creffield, who worked on Embrace's debut album, and engineer Markus Dravs, who worked with Bjork. What materialised
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Keep applying the sun cream
Skin cancer is on the increase in the UK. Our health reporter Siobhan Ryan takes a look at state-of-the-art equipment being used to detect and treat new cases. There are more than 2,400 new cases of melanoma in men and more than 3,300 new cases in women
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Council leader dies at 66
Tony Howard, leader of Peacehaven Town Council and well known in the Sussex motor trade, has died. Mr Howard was a colourful character in the political chamber and vehemently defended the further expansion of the town on the grounds there could be no
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Birthday joy for cancer girl, 13
Natasha Stapleton celebrated her 13th birthday at a party with more than 200 friends and relatives. The celebration was held for Natasha, who has terminal cancer, on Saturday night. There was a disco and karaoke, face painting and balloon modelling at
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How apt
Marie LeFelle's spoof correspondence to Brighton and Hove's refuse department on rodents growing fat on rubbish (Letters, August 8) was very apt bearing in mind an anagram of The Argus is huge rats. -Lisa Warmrifle (William Fraser) Summerheath Road, Hailsham
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Wrong impression
As visitors streamed into our garden, I asked them how they came to know about our fund-raising event for Kidney Cancer UK and it was rewarding to find the advertisements in The Argus and Leader had done the happy deed. Nevertheless, I would like to correct
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Law enforcement
Why does Brighton and Hove City Council fail to enforce its bylaws about lighting fires on the beach and cycling on Hove seafront? Last week, I saw three fires lit on the strip between the Hove bandstand and Brunswick Square, while, every day, cyclists
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Parking signs must be changed
Brighton and Hove council is being forced to change all its voucher bay parking signs because they give incorrect information. Residents have been denied hundreds of parking spaces because of the blunder and attendants may also have incorrectly issued
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Date
The mop-up continues
A mammoth mopping-up exercise is under way in Worthing after flash floods caused chaos at the weekend. More than two inches of rain fell in less than two hours on Saturday, flooding homes, businesses and a hospital. Traffic ground to a halt as roads turned
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Airport struggles to recover
Gatwick airport is struggling to keep up with its UK counterparts as they recover from September 11, new figures reveal today. Transatlantic flights from the airport have dropped by 20 per cent since the terrorist attacks on the US. The impact has been
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Rider killed in crash
A motorcyclist has been killed in a crash with a car on the A26 near Newhaven. The 38-year-old rider was fatally injured in the collision between his Honda machine and a Ford Focus near the Three Ponds caravan park, South Heighton. The driver and four
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Teenager in spraycan attack
An 18-year-old Eastbourne woman was sprayed in the face with a mystery chemical in a terrifying unprovoked attack. She was waiting outside the railway station during the evening rush hour when the attacker struck. She was approached by a man wielding
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Funny how?
Freddie Young alleges Stephen Jackson is hot-headed and I am unable to laugh at myself (Letters, August 8). I do not know Mr Jackson (but would not make such an allegation about him) and Mr Young does not know me, otherwise he would know I am a cheerful
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Date
Spices for a healthy diet
Spices have been used in traditional Indian cooking from ancient times, both to stimulate the senses and for their medicinal value. Ayurveda says a bland diet will not stimulate the mind while eating tasty food can disperse your depression and motivate
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Date
A simple plan
I am working hard and saving for that magic day when I retire. Of course you need a back-up if your pension fails upon that day, hence plan B: 1. Buy a council house and sell it for a huge profit. 2. Take out loans and credit cards and spend to your limit
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Date
Rude city
Brighton and Hove is not a large city and really does not have the capacity for the many functions that are organised. The population during the past year or two has grown. There is no longer any pleasure in walking around, as the Brighton population
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Rich City League: Four-goal massoro impresses
Pat massaro scored four times as new-look Three Bridges opened the County League season with a thumping 6-2 win over Wick. As horrendous weather descended on the county, Wick were swept away by a five-star display from rampant Bridges. There were six
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Speedway: Pirates sunk without trace
Eastbourne Eagles got their Elite League title bid back on track with a runaway 60-30 win over Poole Pirates at Arlington Stadium last night. In terms of a confidence booster, it must have worked wonders for the Sussex squad after three defeats on the
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Rid our beach of this pain
Today The Argus is launching a campaign to protect one of Brighton and Hove's greatest assets. The pebbles on the city's world-famous beach are still riddled with the broken glass left by revellers from the Fatboy Slim event. Children have been taken
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Date
Classic car joins jet set
A record-breaking classic car will be on display during Eastbourne's air show at the end of the week. The 24-litre Napier-Railton has been lovingly restored to top condition and will be on show for visitors to Airbourne from Thursday to Sunday. The pre-war
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Cricket: Sussex expected victory
Chris Adams saluted a superb Sussex win over Championship leaders Surrey and declared: "We expected to win." Murray Goodwin scored his third hundred of the season and Adams made a vital 62 as Sussex reached their target of 287 with four wickets in hand
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Adam makes dream debut
Albion's rookie defender Adam Hinshelwood has vowed not to let a stunning debut go to his head. The 18-year-old believes there is plenty of room for improvement after helping his uncle and manager Martin Hinshelwood off to a fairytale start. Steve Melton
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Coffee bar's cash pile
Coffee bar group Caffe Nero's expansion plans were back into the spotlight after it emerged it had set aside £10 million for growth. The company, which has been linked with a bid for troubled rival Coffee Republic, said the cash pile would maintain its
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Marconi to axe more jobs
Marconi has announced up to 1,000 more jobs are to go at the troubled telecoms group. There will be a three-month consultation to decide which jobs will be lost. The Marconi workforce in Britain has been slashed by about 50 per cent in the past two years
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Bag clips cut theft
Police are calling for more shops to sign up to a scheme to cut the rising number of handbag thefts. Pret A Manger in Brighton's North Street has reported no stolen bags since it started putting Chelsea Clips under the tables. The clips, which are available
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Clean beach campaign: What we want
The Argus has identified seven key priorities and is calling on everyone from the council to businesses and all beach users to do their bit to keep the city's beach clean. Brighton and Hove City Council to erect eye-catching signs all along the seafront
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Date
Review: Pride from the inside
Thunder crashed but it was as if the sun still shone at Pride 2002 in Brighton. Rain-drenched revellers created one of the most colourful rainbows ever witnessed in the city. Thousands lined the streets to watch the spectacular carnival parade. Dazzling
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Date
Airport struggles to recover
Gatwick airport is struggling to keep up with its UK counterparts as they recover from September 11, new figures reveal today. Transatlantic flights from the airport have dropped by 20 per cent since the terrorist attacks on the US. The impact has been
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Date
The mop-up continues
A mammoth mopping-up exercise is under way in Worthing after flash floods caused chaos at the weekend. More than two inches of rain fell in less than two hours on Saturday, flooding homes, businesses and a hospital. Traffic ground to a halt as roads turned
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Date
Fringe show held in lift
Sussex-based arts promoter Komedia has produced one of the strangest shows at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The performance by Russian circus performer Alexej Merkuchev at the world's biggest arts festival is held in a lift and the audience watch
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Grief of shop theft victim
A 91-year-old man is appealing for the return of his stolen wallet, which contained a treasured picture of his late wife. Wally Little thinks he was pick-pocketed coming out of the Somerfield supermarket in London Road, Brighton at about 10.30am on Saturday
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Rider killed in crash
A motorcyclist has been killed in a crash with a car on the A26 near Newhaven. The 38-year-old rider was fatally injured in the collision between his Honda machine and a Ford Focus near the Three Ponds caravan park, South Heighton. The driver and four
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Date
Maria Ewing, Chichester Festival Theatre
Television should grab opera diva Maria Ewing by the scruff of her beautiful neck and give her a series exploring the American popular song. Lately, she has been exchanging her opera hat for one exploring the work of the great songwriters; songs by such
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Date
Birdmen brought up short
High winds brought entrants in the annual Bognor Birdman contest up short, but there was no stopping the wacky, winged pier divers. The foolhardy contestants strapped themselves into their magnificent flying machines as they leapt from the pier in winds
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Date
Keep applying the sun cream
Skin cancer is on the increase in the UK. Our health reporter Siobhan Ryan takes a look at state-of-the-art equipment being used to detect and treat new cases. There are more than 2,400 new cases of melanoma in men and more than 3,300 new cases in women
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Date
The right time for a little light exercise
The combination of more leisure time and an emphasis on keeping fit has brought a huge increase in outdoor activities. You only have to look at any green area outside the city and you will find people hang-gliding, orienteering, riding, biking or even
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Date
Bath tub racers take a drenching
For fearless contestants in Saturday's Adur Bath Tub race, getting soaked to the skin was all part of the fun. Flooding and storms spelled disaster for dozens of events across Sussex at the weekend. But the ragtag regatta attracted 46 teams, including
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Date
How apt
Marie LeFelle's spoof correspondence to Brighton and Hove's refuse department on rodents growing fat on rubbish (Letters, August 8) was very apt bearing in mind an anagram of The Argus is huge rats. -Lisa Warmrifle (William Fraser) Summerheath Road, Hailsham
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Date
Wrong impression
As visitors streamed into our garden, I asked them how they came to know about our fund-raising event for Kidney Cancer UK and it was rewarding to find the advertisements in The Argus and Leader had done the happy deed. Nevertheless, I would like to correct
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Date
Law enforcement
Why does Brighton and Hove City Council fail to enforce its bylaws about lighting fires on the beach and cycling on Hove seafront? Last week, I saw three fires lit on the strip between the Hove bandstand and Brunswick Square, while, every day, cyclists
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Date
Voice of the Third Age: Lis Solkhon
I am sure statistics exist somewhere in the depths of the town hall filing system which can tell us how many care beds for the elderly have been lost locally over the past year. Nationally, it is put at the frightening figure of 13,000 and rising at a
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Date
August 11: Sussex v Surrey (CC)
Murray Goodwin scored the tenth century of his Sussex career to guide the county to a thrilling four-wicket win over Championship leaders Surrey at Hove. Goodwin made exactly 100, helping skipper Chris Adams put together the match-winning partnership
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Date
Going coconuts
I was delighted to come across an old Billy Cotton record recently, as it reminded me of a happy evening listening to his band at the Brighton Hippodrome. Great fun was had during I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts when Billy and vocalist Alan Breeze
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Date
Rude city
Brighton and Hove is not a large city and really does not have the capacity for the many functions that are organised. The population during the past year or two has grown. There is no longer any pleasure in walking around, as the Brighton population
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Date
Rich City League: Four-goal massoro impresses
Pat massaro scored four times as new-look Three Bridges opened the County League season with a thumping 6-2 win over Wick. As horrendous weather descended on the county, Wick were swept away by a five-star display from rampant Bridges. There were six
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Date
Whinge away
Try as I may, I could make no sense of Mrs Phelps' letter (Letters, August 6) accusing a reader of whingeing for criticising Brighton and Hove City Council's crackpot policy of sending a sledge hammer in the shape of a mechanical sweeper to crack the
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Date
Speedway: Pirates sunk without trace
Eastbourne Eagles got their Elite League title bid back on track with a runaway 60-30 win over Poole Pirates at Arlington Stadium last night. In terms of a confidence booster, it must have worked wonders for the Sussex squad after three defeats on the
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Date
Travel sense
Why is it when it comes to transport, most people's imaginations run riot or their common sense disappears? First, we have had headline letters from Worthing telling us buses pollute more than cars. Big deal, they are bigger after all. Next we had "if
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Date
Fine actions
I was incensed to see a report on television about The Argus photographer who is expecting to escape his parking fine because of a technicality. This "technicality" is because the warden allegedly wasn't wearing his hat when the ticket was issued. What
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Date
Burnley 1, Albion 3
Martin Hinshelwood had the media chuckling after a magnificent start for him and his team when he declared: "Sod it, I'm going to resign now!" He was joking, of course, but the sentiment of his remark was appreciated. Can it possibly get much better than
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Date
Adam makes dream debut
Albion's rookie defender Adam Hinshelwood has vowed not to let a stunning debut go to his head. The 18-year-old believes there is plenty of room for improvement after helping his uncle and manager Martin Hinshelwood off to a fairytale start. Steve Melton
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Marconi to axe more jobs
Marconi has announced up to 1,000 more jobs are to go at the troubled telecoms group. There will be a three-month consultation to decide which jobs will be lost. The Marconi workforce in Britain has been slashed by about 50 per cent in the past two years
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Review: Pride from the inside
Thunder crashed but it was as if the sun still shone at Pride 2002 in Brighton. Rain-drenched revellers created one of the most colourful rainbows ever witnessed in the city. Thousands lined the streets to watch the spectacular carnival parade. Dazzling
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Sarah's killer may be moved
The killer of eight-year-old Sarah Payne could be moved to another high-security jail following a knife attack. Roy Whiting, jailed for life for abducting and murdering Sarah in West Sussex, was slashed across the face on a prison landing. A "lifer" at
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Airport struggles to recover
Gatwick airport is struggling to keep up with its UK counterparts as they recover from September 11, new figures reveal today. Transatlantic flights from the airport have dropped by 20 per cent since the terrorist attacks on the US. The impact has been
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Rat invasion may shut home
Patients at a care home for mentally-ill pensioners could be forced out by rats. Kitchens at Ireland Lodge, Brighton, have been closed and meals are being brought in from Brighton General Hospital. Vermin have also been spotted in the gardens, drains
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Fringe show held in lift
Sussex-based arts promoter Komedia has produced one of the strangest shows at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The performance by Russian circus performer Alexej Merkuchev at the world's biggest arts festival is held in a lift and the audience watch
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Firm entices butterfly to stay
A rare species of butterfly is on the increase in Sussex thanks to work by volunteers. The silver-spotted skipper was in danger of leaving land near Alfriston owned by South East Water because scrub was taking over the chalk grassland it prefers. South
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Airport hotel to get £5m facelift
The Holiday Inn hotel at Gatwick Airport is to receive a £5 million makeover. The ground floor of the 210-bedroom hotel will be completely revamped including a new 120-seat restaurant, bedroom upgrades and the introduction of an academy conference and
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Smart innovators get cash injection
Two Sussex engineering firms working on projects aimed at improving the perfomance of motors have been awarded government grants. Powertrain Technology, of Shoreham, will use its Department of Trade and Industry smart award to fund a feasibility study
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Grief of shop theft victim
A 91-year-old man is appealing for the return of his stolen wallet, which contained a treasured picture of his late wife. Wally Little thinks he was pick-pocketed coming out of the Somerfield supermarket in London Road, Brighton at about 10.30am on Saturday
