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Poundstretcher's £1 sale
Poundstretcher operator Brown and Jackson (B&J) agreed to sell its lossmaking retailing chains to its biggest shareholder for £1. The discount group wants to focus on its leading Poundstretcher brand, which has stores in Brighton and Eastbourne, after
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Timeshare crackdown
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) aims to crack down on Spanish timeshare firms which target British holidaymakers. It plans to use new powers enabling customers to take action against unscrupulous companies anywhere in the European Union. The OFT wants
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When drinking gets dangerous
Alcohol abuse has a devastating effect on the drinker, their friends, family and employers. Alcohol often plays an invisible role in crime, domestic and street violence, car accidents and fatal illness. For every person who dies of illicit drug use, ten
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Golf club crop circle mystery
Locals are wondering whether an elaborate crop circle is the work of perfectionist pranksters or a message from outer space. The perfectly-formed circle appeared overnight in a cornfield near Singing Hills Golf Club, Albourne. It contains a symbol that
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I've got a crop circle on my head
Science fiction fan Keir Terry is so fascinated by the mystery of crop circles that he has had one shaved on his head. Cynics may say crop circles are created by vandals but enthusiasts like Keir believe the strange markings that have appeared in fields
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Cars are so last century
The increasing number of heroin addicts, street drinkers and beggars on the streets of Brighton and Hove is far more likely to discourage people from coming to the city than a £2 toll. It's about time the city council came up with a coherent strategy
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Rail fares are a rip-off
I live in Worthing and commute daily to work in Brighton. The train is twice the price before 9am - £6.50 return - taking advantage of people who need to get to work before 9am. Soon there is to be a new limit of only three bikes in the train compartment
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Fair rates?
I read with some amazement reference to the 25 per cent reduction on Council Tax and all I can say to those people is 'you had the option of fair rates'. It was called Poll Tax. If this had been adopted, it would have meant we all paid for the services
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Family Life, by Bini McCall
The school holidays seem to have flown by. Daughter is counting down the few days she has left and trying to cram in as much fun as possible. My brother has been to stay for a few days, accompanied by his 11-year-old son, Alex, who is about to start senior
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September 1: Northants v Sussex (NUL)
There might yet be a rainbow at the end of Sussex Sharks' dismal season in the Norwich Union League after they completed the double over Northamptonshire yesterday. The Steelbacks have been in the promotion frame for most of the campaign but a six-wicket
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Cyclist hurt in 999 crash
A cyclist was hurt in a collision with a police car answering an emergency call. The crash happened on the Kingsway in Hove, near the King Alfred Leisure Centre. The cyclist fell to the floor during the collision, which happened when the police vehicle
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Mind the grass
Regarding the story and photo "A course for a horse" (The Argus, Aug 27): Surely the lady with the mower should put a grass box on it to catch the grass. We all know that newly-mown clippings are bad for ponies, especially when the pony in question will
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Up in smoke
Smoke and booze trips are encouraged by the ferry operators advertising through the media to France to purchase cheaper booze and cigarettes. This destroys the policies of successive Governments to obtain more revenue and reduce heavy drinking and smoking
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Addressing cancer fears
The incidence of cancer continues to rise, in spite of our highly sophisticated health-care system. Some commendable breakthroughs have been achieved in the treatment of some cancers, such as hormone therapy using tamoxifen for breast cancer, Zoladex
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Cricket: Hastings have title in sight
Hastings need 12 points from their final game at struggling Steyning on Saturday to clinch the Shepherd Neame Sussex League title. Only last year's champions Horsham can catch them. At the bottom, Haywards Heath are relegated and Steyning will join them
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Speedway: Rico wins testimonial
Lee Richardson roared to victory in the David Norris testimonial meeting at Arlington Stadium yesterday. The one-time Eastbourne protege triumphed in the £1,000 winner-takes-all final a week after claiming a place in next year's Grand Prix series. The
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Phenomenal
Forester Kier Terry has had a crop circle shaved on his head by his brother who is a hairdresser in Bognor. The 26-year-old Chichester man has been intrigued by these strange formations in fields for many years. When it comes to discovering if the truth
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Good sources
With the Johannesburg Earth Summit underway well done to Adam Trimmingham on his timely 50 ways to save the planet. I'd like to suggest an important number 51: Copy Brighton and Hove City Council's example by buying your electricity from companies which
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County League: Horsham YM into top three
Horsham YMCA and Southwick both moved into the top three ahead of their showdown at Gorings Mead tomorrow. YM enjoyed a flattering 4-1 win at Chichester, making it maximum points from four games, but boss John Suter admitted: "We did not play well. "We
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Magnificent men keep on flying
A beautiful cloudless late summer sky provided the perfect backdrop for the Royal Jubilee Battle of Britain Airshow. Tens of thousands of plane enthusiasts poured into Shoreham airport for the two-day event at the weekend, sponsored by The Argus. This
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Top tips
MY "better half" gives two simple pathological (not ecological) tips to help save her sanity (50 ways to help save the planet, Aug 28): 1. Use Adam Trimingham to clean our home rather than doing it manually. It can be just as effective (see tip 20). 2
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Vote Green
Adam Trimingham's 50 "Green" actions (The Argus, Aug 28), which everyone can follow, prove we can all make a difference in the battle to save the planet. However, one simple action was not included: Voting for Green-friendly candidates in elections, whether
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Dr Martens: Remy off mark as Hastings win
Hastings United scored their first goals from open play as their impressive start to the Premier Division campaign continued with a 2-0 home win over Hednesford Town. George Wakeling's side are now unbeaten in four after losing their first two games following
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Religion to blame for Africa's woes
Liz Walker (Letters, Aug 29) asks why Africa is so poor and points to several factors which may provide the answer. But she omitted to mention one of the greatest causes of misery in African society: Religion. One man who identified the enormous harm
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Cricket: Success at last for Sussex
There might yet be a rainbow at the end of Sussex Sharks' dismal season in the Norwich Union League after they completed the double over Northamptonshire yesterday. The Steelbacks have been in the promotion frame for most of the campaign but a six-wicket
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Leeds duo back in England frame
Sven-Goran Eriksson today brought Leeds duo Jonathan Woodgate and Lee Bowyer into the England fold just under three years after they were originally suspended from international duty. Woodgate, who has represented his country once before against Bulgaria
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China profits on the slide
Crockery group Churchill China reported a slump in profits in the last half year after a slowdown in sales of its ranges for the home. The firm, which issued a profits warning last month, said pre-tax profits for the six months to June 30 fell to £363,000
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Abbey National prices 'are unfair'
Abbey National could be paying compensation to thousands of customers after a watchdog found the bank's mortgage pricing policy was unfair. The bank said it was disappointed with the decision by the Financial Ombudsman Service, the statutory body which
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Traffic warning on city route
Motorists are being warned of two weeks of road resurfacing works set to start on a major route in Brighton. Contractors for Brighton and Hove City Council are set to start work in Montpelier Road, Brighton, from Monday. Work will take place from 7am
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Town's amenities branded 'basic'
Car parks and public toilets in Lewes were called "basic facilities maintained in a basic way" by Government inspectors. On a scale of nought to three, nought being poor, the Audit Commission gave Lewes District Council's local amenities service a rating
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Vigil continues as graduate remains critical
A young graduate remained critically ill today as he fights for life after being found in a road with head injuries. Friends and family maintained a vigil beside Daniel May's hospital bed at the weekend as his condition showed no improvement. Mr May,
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Boy, 14, charged with rape
A Sussex boy aged 14 was today in local authority care after being charged with the rape of an eight-year-old girl. The teenager, who is from Worthing, appeared before magistrates at the weekend. The assault is said to have taken place in Essex on Sunday
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Five Mars bars by 9am
A grandmother who used to scoff five Mars bars before breakfast has proved you are never too old to diet. Clare Cottington, 77, has lost more than 5st in 18 months after finally deciding to battle against the bulge. Clare, from Portslade, weighed 17st
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Challenge to vicar killer's sentence
The sentence for a youth who murdered a Sussex vicar and cut up his body has been referred to the Appeal Court as 'unduly lenient'. Christopher Hunnisett, 18, was convicted of the murder of the Reverend Ronald Glazebrook in June and sentenced to at least
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Union investigates claims of bullying
Union leaders are investigating allegations of bullying which have been levelled against managers at some of Brighton's best- known tourist attractions. The GMB says it has received complaints about management at the Royal Pavilion Estate, which is responsible
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Jet forced to land by a bird
An RAF Harrier jet was forced to make an unscheduled landing at the Shoreham Airshow yesterday after it hit a bird. The plane was travelling at 2,000ft when it struck the bird. It had performed a display for the crowds and was on its way to another show
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Petrol station in blaze drama
Firefighters managed to control a raging fire just before petrol pumps were ignited and nearby homes destroyed. One person was taken to hospital with burns and five others, including a child, managed to flee the garage complex before crews arrived. Residents
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Pensioner's free bus pass campaign
A Mid Sussex grandmother has launched a campaign to give free bus passes to pensioners in her area. Mary Chapman, 71, of Farm Close, Hassocks, is annoyed senior citizens in Mid Sussex are only entitled to half-price bus fares. She is now urging people
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Vegans shouldn't be seen as wacky
Vegan mum Sarah Spence has re-written the words to a well-known nursery rhyme for the benefit of her son Maximillian. "I don't sing three little piggies go to market," says Sarah. "I sing three little piggies go to Brighton." At five months, Max is too
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Barrett blow rocks Albion
Albion loan signing Graham Barrett is out of the next four League matches after he was sent-off on his debut against Portsmouth. The Arsenal youngster saw red for scuffling with opening goalscorer Matthew Taylor in the 76th minute of Saturday's 4-2 defeat
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The links between diet and memory
A distant cousin of mine called Manori works at an elephant conservation park on the beautiful island of Sri Lanka. Elephants are long-lived, highly social animals that have evolved a good long term memory. They are known to hurl stones at their keepers
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Actor sheds pounds to beat typecasting
Actor Nigel Betts is used to playing fat and funny characters, but that could all change after he shed more than a stone for a reality TV show. At 38, Hove-based Nigel has enjoyed his fair share of success with parts in ITV drama Sharp and the BBC's Paradise
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Timeshare crackdown
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) aims to crack down on Spanish timeshare firms which target British holidaymakers. It plans to use new powers enabling customers to take action against unscrupulous companies anywhere in the European Union. The OFT wants
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When drinking gets dangerous
Alcohol abuse has a devastating effect on the drinker, their friends, family and employers. Alcohol often plays an invisible role in crime, domestic and street violence, car accidents and fatal illness. For every person who dies of illicit drug use, ten
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Cars are so last century
The increasing number of heroin addicts, street drinkers and beggars on the streets of Brighton and Hove is far more likely to discourage people from coming to the city than a £2 toll. It's about time the city council came up with a coherent strategy
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Family Life, by Bini McCall
The school holidays seem to have flown by. Daughter is counting down the few days she has left and trying to cram in as much fun as possible. My brother has been to stay for a few days, accompanied by his 11-year-old son, Alex, who is about to start senior
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Voice Of The Third Age: Lis Solkhon
It was the usual Royal Command. My honorary family had been away on holiday and I was being summoned to tea to hear all about it. They had gone off on a narrow boat, cruising down the Thames (or up the Thames - I never was much good at geography). What
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Cricket fans bowled over by nostalgia
Cricket enthusiasts put England's current fortunes behind them as they stepped back in time for a three-day festival celebrating years of the game in Sussex. The event at Goodwood featured celebrities such as Sir Tim Rice, who joined the Lord's Taverners
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Burst mains closes road
A busy town centre road was closed early today after a burst mains threatened to send water streaming into council offices. Fire officials said part of Grove Road in Eastbourne was on the verge of collapse as water gushed from a nearby mains at 2am. Sandbags
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Residents win shelter fight
A beach shelter has been knocked down after complaints by residents about drunks using it as a doss-house. People living near the shelter in New Parade, East Worthing, have been plagued by vagrants shouting, swearing and fighting into the early hours
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Up in smoke
Smoke and booze trips are encouraged by the ferry operators advertising through the media to France to purchase cheaper booze and cigarettes. This destroys the policies of successive Governments to obtain more revenue and reduce heavy drinking and smoking
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Addressing cancer fears
The incidence of cancer continues to rise, in spite of our highly sophisticated health-care system. Some commendable breakthroughs have been achieved in the treatment of some cancers, such as hormone therapy using tamoxifen for breast cancer, Zoladex
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Cricket: Hastings have title in sight
Hastings need 12 points from their final game at struggling Steyning on Saturday to clinch the Shepherd Neame Sussex League title. Only last year's champions Horsham can catch them. At the bottom, Haywards Heath are relegated and Steyning will join them
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Graceful gran
Grandmother Clare Cottington has proved that at 77, you're never too old to diet. Clare, from Portslade, weighed 17st before she joined a Weight Watchers class last year. Now she has lost more than 5st and feels much better for it. She had always previously
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Top tips
MY "better half" gives two simple pathological (not ecological) tips to help save her sanity (50 ways to help save the planet, Aug 28): 1. Use Adam Trimingham to clean our home rather than doing it manually. It can be just as effective (see tip 20). 2
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Vote Green
Adam Trimingham's 50 "Green" actions (The Argus, Aug 28), which everyone can follow, prove we can all make a difference in the battle to save the planet. However, one simple action was not included: Voting for Green-friendly candidates in elections, whether
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Dr Martens: Remy off mark as Hastings win
Hastings United scored their first goals from open play as their impressive start to the Premier Division campaign continued with a 2-0 home win over Hednesford Town. George Wakeling's side are now unbeaten in four after losing their first two games following
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Religion to blame for Africa's woes
Liz Walker (Letters, Aug 29) asks why Africa is so poor and points to several factors which may provide the answer. But she omitted to mention one of the greatest causes of misery in African society: Religion. One man who identified the enormous harm
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Cricket: Success at last for Sussex
There might yet be a rainbow at the end of Sussex Sharks' dismal season in the Norwich Union League after they completed the double over Northamptonshire yesterday. The Steelbacks have been in the promotion frame for most of the campaign but a six-wicket
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China profits on the slide
Crockery group Churchill China reported a slump in profits in the last half year after a slowdown in sales of its ranges for the home. The firm, which issued a profits warning last month, said pre-tax profits for the six months to June 30 fell to £363,000
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Club members too old for reunions
A school reunion club has closed down because its members are too old. The Kate Coast Society, which used to have 70 members, will no longer hold its regular meetings to remember the days when Miss Coast was head of Worthing High School for Girls from
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Cash hope for tourist centre
The tourist information centre at Beachy Head has been given a new lease of life by the council which closed it down. The Countryside Centre closed earlier this year after members of Tory-run Eastbourne Borough Council felt losses of £15,000 could not
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Suspect in court after stabbing
A man was due to appear in court today charged with racially aggravated assault and violent disorder following the death of an asylum seeker. Iranian Peiman Bahmani, 30, had been planning to move to Brighton to start a new life and to open a restaurant
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Slimline Jade still larger than life
Big Brother star Jade Goody bounced into Brighton and stunned clubbers with her new slimline figure. Making only her second stage appearance at a nightclub, the blonde appeared at The Event 2 in West Street and showed off the results of her fight against
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Town's amenities branded 'basic'
Car parks and public toilets in Lewes were called "basic facilities maintained in a basic way" by Government inspectors. On a scale of nought to three, nought being poor, the Audit Commission gave Lewes District Council's local amenities service a rating
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Vigil continues as graduate remains critical
A young graduate remained critically ill today as he fights for life after being found in a road with head injuries. Friends and family maintained a vigil beside Daniel May's hospital bed at the weekend as his condition showed no improvement. Mr May,
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Five Mars bars by 9am
A grandmother who used to scoff five Mars bars before breakfast has proved you are never too old to diet. Clare Cottington, 77, has lost more than 5st in 18 months after finally deciding to battle against the bulge. Clare, from Portslade, weighed 17st
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Challenge to vicar killer's sentence
The sentence for a youth who murdered a Sussex vicar and cut up his body has been referred to the Appeal Court as 'unduly lenient'. Christopher Hunnisett, 18, was convicted of the murder of the Reverend Ronald Glazebrook in June and sentenced to at least
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Union investigates claims of bullying
Union leaders are investigating allegations of bullying which have been levelled against managers at some of Brighton's best- known tourist attractions. The GMB says it has received complaints about management at the Royal Pavilion Estate, which is responsible
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Strike looms over fire crews' pay bid
Firefighters from across Sussex were today urged to accept a four per cent pay rise - or risk putting lives in danger with strike action. Scores of the county's firefighters travelled to London for last-ditch talks to prevent a national strike. They have
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Petrol station in blaze drama
Firefighters managed to control a raging fire just before petrol pumps were ignited and nearby homes destroyed. One person was taken to hospital with burns and five others, including a child, managed to flee the garage complex before crews arrived. Residents
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Vegans shouldn't be seen as wacky
Vegan mum Sarah Spence has re-written the words to a well-known nursery rhyme for the benefit of her son Maximillian. "I don't sing three little piggies go to market," says Sarah. "I sing three little piggies go to Brighton." At five months, Max is too
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Actor sheds pounds to beat typecasting
Actor Nigel Betts is used to playing fat and funny characters, but that could all change after he shed more than a stone for a reality TV show. At 38, Hove-based Nigel has enjoyed his fair share of success with parts in ITV drama Sharp and the BBC's Paradise
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Tourist centre in line for money
A tourist centre has been given a new lease of life by the council which closed it down. The Beachy Head Countryside Centre shut up shop earlier this year after members of Tory-run Eastbourne Borough Council felt losses of £15,000 could not justify it
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Building business intelligence
The University of Brighton is holding a day seminar to help companies develop business intelligence. The event on September 4 will be at the British Library Conference Centre in London. It is supported by the European Commission's initiative to promote
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Printer's property coup
Wyndeham Press, the Hove-based specialist magazines printer, has sold the freehold of its division at Newbury, Berkshire, for £3.7 million. The company, headed by former Brighton and Hove Albion chairman Bryan Bedson, will lease back the premises. The
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Romeo And Juliet, Chichester Festival Theatre
Thank goodness for Shakespeare's dramatic craft because at Chichester his Romeo And Juliet has to battle a severe outbreak of produceritis. Indhu Rubasingham has decided to transfer the action from Verona in Italy to the capital of the Ottoman Empire,
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Voice Of The Third Age: Lis Solkhon
It was the usual Royal Command. My honorary family had been away on holiday and I was being summoned to tea to hear all about it. They had gone off on a narrow boat, cruising down the Thames (or up the Thames - I never was much good at geography). What
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Cricket fans bowled over by nostalgia
Cricket enthusiasts put England's current fortunes behind them as they stepped back in time for a three-day festival celebrating years of the game in Sussex. The event at Goodwood featured celebrities such as Sir Tim Rice, who joined the Lord's Taverners
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Two in party murder quiz
A murder investigation has been launched after a man in his 30s died at an all-night party. Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the man collapsed on the sofa at a flat in Halland Road, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, fell asleep and could not
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Horse sense
To reply to the letter regarding the pony with protesters at Zippos Circus, it is obvious the writer has no equine knowledge. This is clear from the statement that Oopah the pony was in a pitiful state and needed water within the hour during the evening
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Look deeper
I write with regard to the anonymous letter relating to recent demonstrations at Zippos Circus against the use of animals in circuses (Letters, Aug 24). Firstly the writer's venom-filled stereotyping of people demonstrating outside Zippos, describing
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Go Dutch
I was most interested to read about the leaked report on the transport improvement for the South Coast (Aug 29), as it agreed with my comments to City Public Enquiry of Local Plan 2000 and amendments, starting on September 24. Who is paying for the Halcrow
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Graceful gran
Grandmother Clare Cottington has proved that at 77, you're never too old to diet. Clare, from Portslade, weighed 17st before she joined a Weight Watchers class last year. Now she has lost more than 5st and feels much better for it. She had always previously
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FA Cup: Lewes and Saints march on
Lewes and St Leonards moved into the second qualifying round of the FA Cup, but Eastbourne Borough and Horsham both face replays tomorrow night. Entertainment was in short supply at the Dripping Pan where a 12th minute goal from Julian Curnow earned Lewes
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Booking a bright future
Book borrowing in Brighton and Hove has been steadily falling over the years and many branch libraries do not open long enough. So some people are asking why the city council is going ahead with a new central library in Jubilee Street. The argument is
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FA Cup: Lloyd fears for Rebels
Barry Lloyd fears Worthing have become the poor relations of senior football in Sussex. The former Brighton manager's side lost to a second half strike from Bognor's Matt Russell on Saturday and with it went £1,000 prize money on offer for the winners
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Barrett blow rocks Albion
Albion loan signing Graham Barrett is out of the next four League matches after he was sent-off on his debut against Portsmouth. The Arsenal youngster saw red for scuffling with opening goalscorer Matthew Taylor in the 76th minute of Saturday's 4-2 defeat
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Oasis tickets sell out
Fans of Brit pop survivors Oasis went supersonic in their quest for tickets for their first Brighton gig since 1994. About 5,000 tickets went on sale at 9am on Saturday for the band's show at the Brighton Centre in December. The central ticket line sold
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New rules proposed on City information
The City regulator is preparing to relax its rules on insider information to key shareholders. Firms may be allowed to brief institutional investors on issues such as capital raising or board appointments before they are made public. But the Financial
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Club members too old for reunions
A school reunion club has closed down because its members are too old. The Kate Coast Society, which used to have 70 members, will no longer hold its regular meetings to remember the days when Miss Coast was head of Worthing High School for Girls from
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Cash hope for tourist centre
The tourist information centre at Beachy Head has been given a new lease of life by the council which closed it down. The Countryside Centre closed earlier this year after members of Tory-run Eastbourne Borough Council felt losses of £15,000 could not
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Suspect in court after stabbing
A man was due to appear in court today charged with racially aggravated assault and violent disorder following the death of an asylum seeker. Iranian Peiman Bahmani, 30, had been planning to move to Brighton to start a new life and to open a restaurant
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Slimline Jade still larger than life
Big Brother star Jade Goody bounced into Brighton and stunned clubbers with her new slimline figure. Making only her second stage appearance at a nightclub, the blonde appeared at The Event 2 in West Street and showed off the results of her fight against
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What future for our libraries?
Book borrowing is declining, yet Brighton and Hove Council plans an expensive new central library. Here Adam Trimingham asks: Is it worth it? MANY people's idea of a library is a rather shabby Victorian building stuffed full of books with a rather elderly
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Strike looms over fire crews' pay bid
Firefighters from across Sussex were today urged to accept a four per cent pay rise - or risk putting lives in danger with strike action. Scores of the county's firefighters travelled to London for last-ditch talks to prevent a national strike. They have
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Can you help save Argus?
The Argus has saved the life of Argus the kitten once before - and now we are asking our readers to do it again. Sharon Spencer found tiny Argus and his twin brother Ken abandoned in a box of rubbish three years ago. Being the smaller of the two, Argus's
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Plea to fund dog's eye op
The future looked bleak for Paddy the Jack Russell when he began bumping into furniture and chasing cows as if he was barking mad. But thanks to a vet and an animal charity the young dog now has his sights set firmly on the future after his crazy behaviour
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Police release Butlins suspect
The hunt for the Butlins holiday camp sex attacker is continuing today after a man arrested in connection with the attacks was released. Police said a 28-year-old man they were holding over four attacks on women in and around Butlins in Bognor was released
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August 31: Portsmouth 4 Albion 2
Albion might be in the mire at the moment, but they will survive this season if they continue the form they showed in a pulsating south coast derby. Don't take my word for it, listen to what Paul Merson had to say after an eventful fourth defeat in succession
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Tourist centre in line for money
A tourist centre has been given a new lease of life by the council which closed it down. The Beachy Head Countryside Centre shut up shop earlier this year after members of Tory-run Eastbourne Borough Council felt losses of £15,000 could not justify it
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Building business intelligence
The University of Brighton is holding a day seminar to help companies develop business intelligence. The event on September 4 will be at the British Library Conference Centre in London. It is supported by the European Commission's initiative to promote
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Poundstretcher's £1 sale
Poundstretcher operator Brown and Jackson (B&J) agreed to sell its lossmaking retailing chains to its biggest shareholder for £1. The discount group wants to focus on its leading Poundstretcher brand, which has stores in Brighton and Eastbourne, after
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Printer's property coup
Wyndeham Press, the Hove-based specialist magazines printer, has sold the freehold of its division at Newbury, Berkshire, for £3.7 million. The company, headed by former Brighton and Hove Albion chairman Bryan Bedson, will lease back the premises. The
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Golf club crop circle mystery
Locals are wondering whether an elaborate crop circle is the work of perfectionist pranksters or a message from outer space. The perfectly-formed circle appeared overnight in a cornfield near Singing Hills Golf Club, Albourne. It contains a symbol that
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I've got a crop circle on my head
Science fiction fan Keir Terry is so fascinated by the mystery of crop circles that he has had one shaved on his head. Cynics may say crop circles are created by vandals but enthusiasts like Keir believe the strange markings that have appeared in fields
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Romeo And Juliet, Chichester Festival Theatre
Thank goodness for Shakespeare's dramatic craft because at Chichester his Romeo And Juliet has to battle a severe outbreak of produceritis. Indhu Rubasingham has decided to transfer the action from Verona in Italy to the capital of the Ottoman Empire,
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Rail fares are a rip-off
I live in Worthing and commute daily to work in Brighton. The train is twice the price before 9am - £6.50 return - taking advantage of people who need to get to work before 9am. Soon there is to be a new limit of only three bikes in the train compartment
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Fair rates?
I read with some amazement reference to the 25 per cent reduction on Council Tax and all I can say to those people is 'you had the option of fair rates'. It was called Poll Tax. If this had been adopted, it would have meant we all paid for the services
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September 1: Northants v Sussex (NUL)
There might yet be a rainbow at the end of Sussex Sharks' dismal season in the Norwich Union League after they completed the double over Northamptonshire yesterday. The Steelbacks have been in the promotion frame for most of the campaign but a six-wicket
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Cyclist hurt in 999 crash
A cyclist was hurt in a collision with a police car answering an emergency call. The crash happened on the Kingsway in Hove, near the King Alfred Leisure Centre. The cyclist fell to the floor during the collision, which happened when the police vehicle
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Sports stars join schools protest
Sports stars have added their weight to the fight to save playing fields at a school threatened with closure. Boxers Alan and Ross Minter and Arsenal Ladies footballer Faye White have backed a campaign to keep open Three Bridges First School in Gales
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Sex attacker injured as victim fights back
A woman fought off an attacker who tried to tear off her clothes. The 34-year-old victim had just come out of a phone box in the shopping parade in Roffey, Horsham, when she was attacked at 2.30am on Saturday. She was walking along the parade towards
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Two in party murder quiz
A murder investigation has been launched after a man in his 30s died at an all-night party. Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the man collapsed on the sofa at a flat in Halland Road, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, fell asleep and could not
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Vicar killer's sentence 'too lenient'
The sentence for a youth who murdered a Sussex vicar and cut up his body has been referred to the Appeal Court as 'unduly lenient'. Christopher Hunnisett, 18, was convicted of the murder of the Reverend Ronald Glazebrook in June and sentenced to at least
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Mind the grass
Regarding the story and photo "A course for a horse" (The Argus, Aug 27): Surely the lady with the mower should put a grass box on it to catch the grass. We all know that newly-mown clippings are bad for ponies, especially when the pony in question will
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Horse sense
To reply to the letter regarding the pony with protesters at Zippos Circus, it is obvious the writer has no equine knowledge. This is clear from the statement that Oopah the pony was in a pitiful state and needed water within the hour during the evening
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Look deeper
I write with regard to the anonymous letter relating to recent demonstrations at Zippos Circus against the use of animals in circuses (Letters, Aug 24). Firstly the writer's venom-filled stereotyping of people demonstrating outside Zippos, describing
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Go Dutch
I was most interested to read about the leaked report on the transport improvement for the South Coast (Aug 29), as it agreed with my comments to City Public Enquiry of Local Plan 2000 and amendments, starting on September 24. Who is paying for the Halcrow
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Speedway: Rico wins testimonial
Lee Richardson roared to victory in the David Norris testimonial meeting at Arlington Stadium yesterday. The one-time Eastbourne protege triumphed in the £1,000 winner-takes-all final a week after claiming a place in next year's Grand Prix series. The
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Phenomenal
Forester Kier Terry has had a crop circle shaved on his head by his brother who is a hairdresser in Bognor. The 26-year-old Chichester man has been intrigued by these strange formations in fields for many years. When it comes to discovering if the truth
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Good sources
With the Johannesburg Earth Summit underway well done to Adam Trimmingham on his timely 50 ways to save the planet. I'd like to suggest an important number 51: Copy Brighton and Hove City Council's example by buying your electricity from companies which
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County League: Horsham YM into top three
Horsham YMCA and Southwick both moved into the top three ahead of their showdown at Gorings Mead tomorrow. YM enjoyed a flattering 4-1 win at Chichester, making it maximum points from four games, but boss John Suter admitted: "We did not play well. "We
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Magnificent men keep on flying
A beautiful cloudless late summer sky provided the perfect backdrop for the Royal Jubilee Battle of Britain Airshow. Tens of thousands of plane enthusiasts poured into Shoreham airport for the two-day event at the weekend, sponsored by The Argus. This
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FA Cup: Lewes and Saints march on
Lewes and St Leonards moved into the second qualifying round of the FA Cup, but Eastbourne Borough and Horsham both face replays tomorrow night. Entertainment was in short supply at the Dripping Pan where a 12th minute goal from Julian Curnow earned Lewes
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Booking a bright future
Book borrowing in Brighton and Hove has been steadily falling over the years and many branch libraries do not open long enough. So some people are asking why the city council is going ahead with a new central library in Jubilee Street. The argument is
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FA Cup: Lloyd fears for Rebels
Barry Lloyd fears Worthing have become the poor relations of senior football in Sussex. The former Brighton manager's side lost to a second half strike from Bognor's Matt Russell on Saturday and with it went £1,000 prize money on offer for the winners
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Leeds duo back in England frame
Sven-Goran Eriksson today brought Leeds duo Jonathan Woodgate and Lee Bowyer into the England fold just under three years after they were originally suspended from international duty. Woodgate, who has represented his country once before against Bulgaria
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Barrett blow rocks Albion
Albion loan signing Graham Barrett is out of the next four League matches after he was sent-off on his debut against Portsmouth. The Arsenal youngster saw red for scuffling with opening goalscorer Matthew Taylor in the 76th minute of Saturday's 4-2 defeat
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Oasis tickets sell out
Fans of Brit pop survivors Oasis went supersonic in their quest for tickets for their first Brighton gig since 1994. About 5,000 tickets went on sale at 9am on Saturday for the band's show at the Brighton Centre in December. The central ticket line sold
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New rules proposed on City information
The City regulator is preparing to relax its rules on insider information to key shareholders. Firms may be allowed to brief institutional investors on issues such as capital raising or board appointments before they are made public. But the Financial
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Abbey National prices 'are unfair'
Abbey National could be paying compensation to thousands of customers after a watchdog found the bank's mortgage pricing policy was unfair. The bank said it was disappointed with the decision by the Financial Ombudsman Service, the statutory body which
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Traffic warning on city route
Motorists are being warned of two weeks of road resurfacing works set to start on a major route in Brighton. Contractors for Brighton and Hove City Council are set to start work in Montpelier Road, Brighton, from Monday. Work will take place from 7am
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Driver dies in crash
A man was killed when his car veered off a main road and crashed into a tree. The victim, 33, who lived in Rustington, was pronounced dead by paramedics called to the crash on the A283 near Northchapel at 8am yesterday. Police investigating the cause
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What future for our libraries?
Book borrowing is declining, yet Brighton and Hove Council plans an expensive new central library. Here Adam Trimingham asks: Is it worth it? MANY people's idea of a library is a rather shabby Victorian building stuffed full of books with a rather elderly
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Boy, 14, charged with rape
A Sussex boy aged 14 was today in local authority care after being charged with the rape of an eight-year-old girl. The teenager, who is from Worthing, appeared before magistrates at the weekend. The assault is said to have taken place in Essex on Sunday
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Cyclist hurt in 999 crash
A cyclist was hurt in a collision with a police car answering an emergency call. The crash happened on the Kingsway in Hove, near the King Alfred Leisure Centre. The cyclist fell to the floor during the collision, which happened when the police vehicle
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Two in party murder quiz
A murder investigation has been launched after a man in his 30s died at an all-night party. Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the man collapsed on the sofa at a flat in Halland Road, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, fell asleep and could not
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Can you help save Argus?
The Argus has saved the life of Argus the kitten once before - and now we are asking our readers to do it again. Sharon Spencer found tiny Argus and his twin brother Ken abandoned in a box of rubbish three years ago. Being the smaller of the two, Argus's
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Plea to fund dog's eye op
The future looked bleak for Paddy the Jack Russell when he began bumping into furniture and chasing cows as if he was barking mad. But thanks to a vet and an animal charity the young dog now has his sights set firmly on the future after his crazy behaviour
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Jet forced to land by a bird
An RAF Harrier jet was forced to make an unscheduled landing at the Shoreham Airshow yesterday after it hit a bird. The plane was travelling at 2,000ft when it struck the bird. It had performed a display for the crowds and was on its way to another show
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Police release Butlins suspect
The hunt for the Butlins holiday camp sex attacker is continuing today after a man arrested in connection with the attacks was released. Police said a 28-year-old man they were holding over four attacks on women in and around Butlins in Bognor was released
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Boy, 14, charged with rape
A Sussex boy aged 14 was today in local authority care after being charged with the rape of an eight-year-old girl. The teenager, who is from Worthing, appeared before magistrates at the weekend. The assault is said to have taken place in Essex on Sunday
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Pensioner's free bus pass campaign
A Mid Sussex grandmother has launched a campaign to give free bus passes to pensioners in her area. Mary Chapman, 71, of Farm Close, Hassocks, is annoyed senior citizens in Mid Sussex are only entitled to half-price bus fares. She is now urging people
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August 31: Portsmouth 4 Albion 2
Albion might be in the mire at the moment, but they will survive this season if they continue the form they showed in a pulsating south coast derby. Don't take my word for it, listen to what Paul Merson had to say after an eventful fourth defeat in succession
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Barrett blow rocks Albion
Albion loan signing Graham Barrett is out of the next four League matches after he was sent-off on his debut against Portsmouth. The Arsenal youngster saw red for scuffling with opening goalscorer Matthew Taylor in the 76th minute of Saturday's 4-2 defeat
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The links between diet and memory
A distant cousin of mine called Manori works at an elephant conservation park on the beautiful island of Sri Lanka. Elephants are long-lived, highly social animals that have evolved a good long term memory. They are known to hurl stones at their keepers
