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Warning to ignore cold-call workmen
Police are advising householders to be on their guard after a spate of unsolicited phone calls offering damp-proofing work. The warning was issued to residents in Littlehampton, Worthing, Lancing and Shoreham after complaints to police and trading standards
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Fraudster fled shop
A man panicked and fled when shop staff checked a stolen bank card he was using, a court heard. Justin Pope, 22, of Nesbitt Court, Bewbush, Crawley, admitted charges of deception and attempted deception before Brighton magistrates. The court was told
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Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw
Lynne Hughes was "furious" after reading historic sites in Sussex would be free to the public during the bank holiday only to get a different story when she tried to take up the offer. Mrs Hughes, from Newhaven, and her family tried Michelham Priory,
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Think of it This Way, by John Parry
Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but as Sophia Loren put it the other day, it's really fifty per cent what you've got and fifty per cent what people think you've got. She should know. She has had a fifty year career persuading us all how beautiful
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Open air film show bins glass
City officials are warning people not to take glass on the beach ahead of this weekend's Stella Screen event. Brighton and Hove city councillor Ian Duncan spent the day by the sea yesterday to highlight our Keep Glass Off The Beach campaign. Coun Duncan
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Looming firestorm
Was it not the firefighters who broke the last Labour government's pay policy in the late Seventies, thereby ushering in Thatcherism? It's funny they were so quiet in the year the Labour movement needed them. -Ernie Pay, Powis Square, Brighton
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Dr Martens: Remy goals fire Arrows
Hastings striker Ellis Remy has silenced the critics by notching three goals in United's last two games to help fire the Arrows up the Dr Martens premier table. The eastern division champions started the season with two defeats but have picked up ten
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Dr Martens: Pullan returns after ban
Skipper Marc Pullan returns to the Crawley side after serving a one-game ban for tomorrow's home match against Newport County. Tuesday's 3-1 win at Folkestone was Reds' third in succession and has left them just four points off the pace at the top of
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Bowled over
The name of Wisden is famous throughout the cricketing world because the almanac is the sport's equivalent of the Bible. Today The Argus reveals more about the extraordinary cricketing feats of John Wisden, the Sussex man who founded it. Once, he took
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Deadly fungus threat to trees
New cases of a deadly fungus which can kill oak trees have been found in Sussex. The infection, which causes Sudden Oak Death, has been detected in plants in nurseries. Experts fear the fungus could spread to trees in the wild. Earlier this year, the
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Shame of son
Lee Gumbrill should be ashamed of himself for costing his mother her council home in Whitehawk, Brighton. But 20-year-old Gumbrill has shown no more remorse for this than he has in the past for terrorising the area. He has admitted he is to blame but
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Don't sell for so little
Tenants should beware of firms offering them a few thousand pounds to sell their council homes to private companies. They could be homeless while the company makes a fat profit and the stock of council properties in Brighton and Hove depletes. What these
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Rugby: Heath target title
Haywards Heath have targeted the title ahead of tomorrow's London One opener at home to Norwich. Heath just missed out on a top three finish last season and are convinced they can fare even better after making some shrewd summer signings. Livewire scrum
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Let's join forces to beat graffiti pests
As one who cares about the City of Brighton and Hove, I am enraged by the front-page article (The Argus, August 31) about the graffiti attack on the nine as yet unused Electrostar units stored behind Brighton station. The carriages are part of a £216
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Speedway: Eagles must finish top
Eastbourne Eagles aim to celebrate winning the Elite League in style at Arlington Stadium tomorrow night. A point from their last match of the regulation season against Coventry will guarantee Eagles the No.1 spot. If Wolverhampton fail to win at Peterborough
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Cricket: Sussex openers in run-feast
Sussex's senior players answered coach Peter Moores demand for a big performance in the best way possible at Hove yesterday. There were centuries for openers Richard Montgomerie and Murray Goodwin and at the end of the first day at Hove, the county had
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Splash wins airwaves battle
Splash FM was today proclaimed the winner of the battle to broadcast to Worthing. The Radio Authority made the announcement today, following months of campaigning by six rival consortiums. They were Splash FM, Worth FM, WBC, Southdown Radio, YW/FM and
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Petterson wants to be No.1
Albion goalkeeper Andy Petterson wants to keep his hands on the No. 1 jersey and stay off the dole queue. The Aussie continues to deputise for the injured Michel Kuipers in tomorrow's trip to fellow strugglers Millwall. Petterson's month-long contract
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Putting us all on alert
After the horrific deaths of Holly Chapman and Jessica Wells, politicians in Sussex are turning to a scheme in the United States which they say could prevent future abductions. WITHIN hours of Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells being declared missing, an
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British Energy in crisis talks
British Energy was today in talks with the Government over its financial crisis which is threatening the collapse of the nuclear energy group. The company is warning that it may have to take insolvency proceedings if discussions are not successful. British
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Revenue service must be improved
The Inland Revenue's online tax return service is doomed to failure without significant improvements in security and reliability, MPs have warned. A report by the Commons Public Accounts Committee into the electronic self-assessment service said a 50
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Cafe man's hungry for parking permit
Cafe owner Simon Lawrence still can't get permission to park outside his business despite two years of trying. Every month the proprietor of the Take A Break cafe rings to check if a permit is available to allow him to park outside his premises in Brighton
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Bathers urged to ignore dolphin
Experts have warned people to stay away from a dolphin seen off Sussex beaches. The badly-scarred 10ft-long bottlenose dolphin was spotted near Felpham beach, Bognor, yesterday when children waded into the shallows to touch it. Witness Monika Smith said
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Homeless B&B figures hit record high
A record number of homeless families stayed in bed-and-breakfast accommodation in Brighton and Hove last year. Almost 300 families stayed in temporary accommodation, more than in any other unitary authority in England, government statistics revealed today
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Swan holds up motorists
Traffic was brought to a standstill as a burly binman chased a swan around a busy dual carriageway during morning rush hour. He was spotted trying to usher the bird off the A259 Brighton Road, opposite Brooklands, Worthing, at about 7.50am. Traffic stopped
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Watchdog rejects stadium transport plans
A bus and coach interchange at the proposed Falmer stadium should be rejected, a conservation watchdog says. Sussex Downs Conservation Board said it was too early to consider Brighton and Hove Albion's application for the interchange on land north of
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Missing girl clue
A missing teenager may have been spotted in Brighton. Police said they were concerned for the welfare of Emily Major, 15, from Sittingbourne, Kent. A member of the public contacted police to say a girl matching her description had approached her for money
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Police face Specials crisis
Sussex police is losing special constables twice as fast as it can recruit them, new figures have revealed. Last year, the force managed to attract only 27 new volunteer officers despite a Government recruitment campaign. At the same time, 58 specials
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Cocaine seized at airport
Customs officers at Gatwick Airport yesterday found six and a half kilos of cocaine in a passenger's luggage. Jacek Krzysztof Strzelecki, 31, a photographer from Poland, was charged with attempting to import the drug into the UK. He had arrived on a flight
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This Week's Jazz, from September 6
A couple of premier UK sax players will be performing locally this week. Peter King needs no introduction but here goes anyway: Die-hard bebop fans will know this peerless altoist. In recent years, he has been the obvious choice for the sax chair in Charlie
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Comedy: Out of Our Heads, Komedia, Brighton, September11-12
Comedy duo Susan Earl and Janice Phayre have teamed up with former League Of Gentlemen collaborator Gordon Anderson to produce this existential drama. Set in the Hedley Deep Guest House, all is not what it seems when things go bump in the night. Aided
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Comedy: Dead Funny. Chichester Minerva Theatre, September 11-October 5
Multi award-winning comedy which charts the antics of a fan club devoted to Britain's greatest comedians, such as Hancock and Morecambe And Wise. The group's frequent re-enactments of classic sketches makes for a number of naughty jokes. However, the
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Opera: Glyndebourne Touring Opera, Glyndebourne Opera House, October 8-26
The hit of this year's Glyndebourne Festival, David McVicar's production of Carmen is one of three productions taking place at this Year's Glyndebourne Touring Opera. It joins Graham Vick's elderly but gorgeous production of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin
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Petterson wants to be No.1
Albion goalkeeper Andy Petterson wants to keep his hands on the No. 1 jersey and stay off the dole queue. The Aussie continues to deputise for the injured Michel Kuipers in tomorrow's trip to fellow strugglers Millwall. Petterson's month-long contract
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Careers fair is just the job
A bustling stream of job seekers packed into The Argus Careers and Training Fair. Hundreds came to join recruitment agencies or find their calling amongst the dozens of stalls set up in the Corn Exchange, Church Street. In its ninth consecutive year,
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Sponsored child repays faith
Lovemore Kadeya is living proof of the ability to triumph over adversity. As one of nine children, raised in a mud hut in the wilds of Aids-ravaged Zimbabwe, he had a tough start in life. Yet he was always eager for an education and a better life - and
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Author's bold view of life by the sea
A bestselling author and headmaster is publishing a book of his thoughts on the past, present and future of Brighton and Hove. Dr Anthony Seldon, who combines writing bestselling political biographies with a career as headmaster of Brighton College, will
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RMJ: Hard act to follow
The end of the season is nigh and with it comes the usual end of term festivities. Traditionally, we have a party for the players to celebrate the successes of the season and an evening for the other halves, to thank them for putting up with the dirty
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Sticking point
Can anyone help me identify the pop song used in the Hyundai ad on TV? "Anything that you might do I'm going to do too, Because I'm made out of glue. You can hold up a stagecoach in the rain, etc." -Lorraine Forbes, Belmore Road, Eastbourne
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Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw
Lynne Hughes was "furious" after reading historic sites in Sussex would be free to the public during the bank holiday only to get a different story when she tried to take up the offer. Mrs Hughes, from Newhaven, and her family tried Michelham Priory,
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September 5: Sussex v Hampshire (CC)
Sussex's senior players answered coach Peter Moores demand for a big performance in the best way possible at Hove yesterday. There were centuries for openers Richard Montgomerie and Murray Goodwin and at the end of the first day at Hove, the county had
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Open air film show bins glass
City officials are warning people not to take glass on the beach ahead of this weekend's Stella Screen event. Brighton and Hove city councillor Ian Duncan spent the day by the sea yesterday to highlight our Keep Glass Off The Beach campaign. Coun Duncan
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Greens want peace message on Iraq
The Green Party wants Brighton and Hove to campaign against attacks on Iraq. Greens believe the city has a duty to press for a peaceful resolution to the crisis because it is a United Nations' Peace Messenger City. A motion calling on the council to lobby
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Pavement patrols hailed a success
A pilot scheme to stamp out vandalism and anti-social behaviour has been hailed a success after its first 100 days. Six street wardens began patrols in parts of Hastings and St Leonards at the end of March in the first scheme of its kind in Sussex. Figures
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Phone companies lose mast battle
Residents have won a double victory against mobile phone firms wanting to put up masts in Mid Sussex. Planners last night threw out bids to install masts on land at Little Park Farm in Hurstpierpoint and at the corner of Cants Lane and Kings Way in Burgess
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Asbestos find shuts classes
More than 400 children will start back at school a week late after potentially-deadly asbestos was discovered in a classroom. Workmen replacing windows at the Weald School in Billingshurst over the summer holidays found traces of the cancer-causing substance
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Ex-mayor slams toll plans
Former mayor Brian Fitch said road tolls would be introduced in Brighton and Hove "over my dead body." The £2 charge to enter the city forms part of a £1 billion package of plans mapping out the future of transport in the south east for the next 20 years
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Police hunt sex attacker
A teenage girl was sexually assaulted as she walked to her home. Police yesterday released details of the attack, which took place in Old Orchard Road, Eastbourne, behind the central library on Saturday. The 16-year-old victim was grabbed from behind
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Golf: Goodwood set for new status
After 110 years of being run by the members, Goodwood is to become a proprietory club. Under the terms of a new lease, Goodwood's status will change and details are to be revealed on September 30 by the Earl of March, the club's landlord. Speculation
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Dr Martens: Remy goals fire Arrows
Hastings striker Ellis Remy has silenced the critics by notching three goals in United's last two games to help fire the Arrows up the Dr Martens premier table. The eastern division champions started the season with two defeats but have picked up ten
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Hard lines
I agree with Adam Trimingham (The Argus, August 30) that school life could be pretty hard in the post-war years, with the austerity, the emphasis on proper discipline and physical fitness and the lack of opportunities for further education. Nonetheless
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Bowled over
The name of Wisden is famous throughout the cricketing world because the almanac is the sport's equivalent of the Bible. Today The Argus reveals more about the extraordinary cricketing feats of John Wisden, the Sussex man who founded it. Once, he took
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Small mercy
I enjoyed reading the article on St Augustine's and St Saviour's, Brighton (The Argus, August 1). I lived in Florence Road and went to school opposite St Augustine's and attended the church. I was about 11 years of age (I am now 92). The services were
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Gazza won't play Rebels
Worthing have been told they are unlikely to face Paul Gascoigne tomorrow. The former England star was offered a game by Carshalton boss Graham Roberts but is believed to be heading for New Zealand. That will be one less headache for Rebels boss Barry
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Shame of son
Lee Gumbrill should be ashamed of himself for costing his mother her council home in Whitehawk, Brighton. But 20-year-old Gumbrill has shown no more remorse for this than he has in the past for terrorising the area. He has admitted he is to blame but
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Combined Counties: Dons march on Sussex
Life could not be more different for Terry Eames. Since taking over as manager of newly-formed AFC Wimbledon in the summer, Horsham-based Eames has not had a minute to himself. Tomorrow the biggest crowd in Sussex non-league football this season will
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Don't sell for so little
Tenants should beware of firms offering them a few thousand pounds to sell their council homes to private companies. They could be homeless while the company makes a fat profit and the stock of council properties in Brighton and Hove depletes. What these
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Crying shame
Whatever is the correspondent (Letters, August 31) thinking of when he claims the Brighton that Brian Eames described in his poignant letter "What has happened to our lovely city?" never existed? Nothing in Mr Eames' letter suggested he had any problem
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Let's join forces to beat graffiti pests
As one who cares about the City of Brighton and Hove, I am enraged by the front-page article (The Argus, August 31) about the graffiti attack on the nine as yet unused Electrostar units stored behind Brighton station. The carriages are part of a £216
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Speedway: Eagles must finish top
Eastbourne Eagles aim to celebrate winning the Elite League in style at Arlington Stadium tomorrow night. A point from their last match of the regulation season against Coventry will guarantee Eagles the No.1 spot. If Wolverhampton fail to win at Peterborough
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Splash wins airwaves battle
Splash FM was today proclaimed the winner of the battle to broadcast to Worthing. The Radio Authority made the announcement today, following months of campaigning by six rival consortiums. They were Splash FM, Worth FM, WBC, Southdown Radio, YW/FM and
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Putting us all on alert
After the horrific deaths of Holly Chapman and Jessica Wells, politicians in Sussex are turning to a scheme in the United States which they say could prevent future abductions. WITHIN hours of Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells being declared missing, an
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Builder rebuilds profits
Housebuilder Wilson Connolly struck an upbeat note after making progress in its battle to halt falling profits. The firm said the recovery programme implemented earlier this year had left it on course for a strong year. Pre-tax profits in the six months
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British Energy in crisis talks
British Energy was today in talks with the Government over its financial crisis which is threatening the collapse of the nuclear energy group. The company is warning that it may have to take insolvency proceedings if discussions are not successful. British
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Caller is banking on bingo jackpot
A former bank manager who became a bingo caller is hoping his number comes up after being nominated for a national prize. Graham Wibrew just missed out on the title Bingo Caller of the Year last year. He could hit the jackpot this time around after being
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Ask profits are sizzling
Restaurant group Ask Central served investors another helping of profits growth. The group controlling Ask and Zizzi pizza and pasta restaurants has 140 outlets, including Brighton, Crawley, Horsham, Burgess Hill, Lewes, Chichester and Haywards Heath.
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Bathers urged to ignore dolphin
Experts have warned people to stay away from a dolphin seen off Sussex beaches. The badly-scarred 10ft-long bottlenose dolphin was spotted near Felpham beach, Bognor, yesterday when children waded into the shallows to touch it. Witness Monika Smith said
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Lack of pupils forces rethink
Residents have won a battle against a school's plans for a flood-lit games area thanks to falling numbers of pupils. More than 120 people protested when Blackwell Primary School, East Grinstead, submitted plans for a multi-use playing field last year.
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Outback murder probe setback
Lawyers in Australia today stalled a move which could solve the mystery of backpacker Peter Falconio's disappearance in the outback. Mr Falconio, a 28-year-old Brighton University graduate, has not been seen since July last year when he and girlfriend
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Building collapse delays fire probe
An investigation into the cause of a factory blaze which sparked an asbestos scare has been delayed. Police believe it will be up to three weeks before they can get into the blackened shell of the Hosiden Bessen warehouse in Victoria Road, Portslade.
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This Week's Jazz, from September 6
A couple of premier UK sax players will be performing locally this week. Peter King needs no introduction but here goes anyway: Die-hard bebop fans will know this peerless altoist. In recent years, he has been the obvious choice for the sax chair in Charlie
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On Stage This Week, from September 6
Want to see a show? There's a raunchy musical, classic comedy, farce and a bittersweet comedy to choose from. The Open Couple, Komedia, Brighton, September 9 A farcical one-act play about a husband and wife competing for power and righteousness. Written
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Gigs This Week, from September 6
Reggae superstar Gregory Isaacs, acoustic guitarist Antonio Forcione's, West African tribal beats and a medley of West End musicals are our picks. Yiri Baa, Komedia, Brighton, September 6 Hot and sweaty tribal beats should have you on your feet in no
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Comedy: Out of Our Heads, Komedia, Brighton, September11-12
Comedy duo Susan Earl and Janice Phayre have teamed up with former League Of Gentlemen collaborator Gordon Anderson to produce this existential drama. Set in the Hedley Deep Guest House, all is not what it seems when things go bump in the night. Aided
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Comedy: Dead Funny. Chichester Minerva Theatre, September 11-October 5
Multi award-winning comedy which charts the antics of a fan club devoted to Britain's greatest comedians, such as Hancock and Morecambe And Wise. The group's frequent re-enactments of classic sketches makes for a number of naughty jokes. However, the
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Petterson wants to be No.1
Albion goalkeeper Andy Petterson wants to keep his hands on the No. 1 jersey and stay off the dole queue. The Aussie continues to deputise for the injured Michel Kuipers in tomorrow's trip to fellow strugglers Millwall. Petterson's month-long contract
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Author's bold view of life by the sea
A bestselling author and headmaster is publishing a book of his thoughts on the past, present and future of Brighton and Hove. Dr Anthony Seldon, who combines writing bestselling political biographies with a career as headmaster of Brighton College, will
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RMJ: Hard act to follow
The end of the season is nigh and with it comes the usual end of term festivities. Traditionally, we have a party for the players to celebrate the successes of the season and an evening for the other halves, to thank them for putting up with the dirty
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Labour rebel resigns
Rebel councillor Steve Collier has resigned from the Labour Party after being an active member for 20 years. The South Portslade member of Brighton and Hove City Council has clashed with colleagues on a number of issues and on some of them did not support
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Go east
I have written to Brighton and Hove City Council about Madeira Drive and Kemp Town seats. It replies to say yes, they are in an awful mess, so why is the council spending £100,000 on a bell for the Clock Tower? Yes, it is Victorian but so are our shelters
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Sticking point
Can anyone help me identify the pop song used in the Hyundai ad on TV? "Anything that you might do I'm going to do too, Because I'm made out of glue. You can hold up a stagecoach in the rain, etc." -Lorraine Forbes, Belmore Road, Eastbourne
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Councillor's home planning dispute
The window of Malcolm Heasam's lounge is small but on a summer evening it is just big enough to let the sunshine filter in. But now he fears views of the tranquil suburban sunsets from his semi-detached home will be put in the shade. His next-door neighbours
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September 5: Sussex v Hampshire (CC)
Sussex's senior players answered coach Peter Moores demand for a big performance in the best way possible at Hove yesterday. There were centuries for openers Richard Montgomerie and Murray Goodwin and at the end of the first day at Hove, the county had
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Greens want peace message on Iraq
The Green Party wants Brighton and Hove to campaign against attacks on Iraq. Greens believe the city has a duty to press for a peaceful resolution to the crisis because it is a United Nations' Peace Messenger City. A motion calling on the council to lobby
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Ex-mayor slams toll plans
Former mayor Brian Fitch said road tolls would be introduced in Brighton and Hove "over my dead body." The £2 charge to enter the city forms part of a £1 billion package of plans mapping out the future of transport in the south east for the next 20 years
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Police hunt sex attacker
A teenage girl was sexually assaulted as she walked to her home. Police yesterday released details of the attack, which took place in Old Orchard Road, Eastbourne, behind the central library on Saturday. The 16-year-old victim was grabbed from behind
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Rubbish idea
Why not take all commercial, industrial and household rubbish out to a rig, well offshore? There, shred, burn off and pulverise it into compacted blocks, return the blocks to shore and use for groynes, surf breakers and foundations for piers and runways
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A true admyra
The English pianist Dame Myra Hess is best remembered for two things - her piano arrangement of Bach's cantata Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring, which achieved great popularity, and her wartime concerts at the National Gallery. Born in London, Dame Myra studied
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Golf: Goodwood set for new status
After 110 years of being run by the members, Goodwood is to become a proprietory club. Under the terms of a new lease, Goodwood's status will change and details are to be revealed on September 30 by the Earl of March, the club's landlord. Speculation
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Teen spleen
School - every teenager's worst nightmare. Imagine waking up from a peaceful sleep which is almost instantly ruined once it sinks in it is the final day of the summer holidays. During this fateful day, you will have to do hours of pointless homework,
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Hard lines
I agree with Adam Trimingham (The Argus, August 30) that school life could be pretty hard in the post-war years, with the austerity, the emphasis on proper discipline and physical fitness and the lack of opportunities for further education. Nonetheless
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Small mercy
I enjoyed reading the article on St Augustine's and St Saviour's, Brighton (The Argus, August 1). I lived in Florence Road and went to school opposite St Augustine's and attended the church. I was about 11 years of age (I am now 92). The services were
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Gazza won't play Rebels
Worthing have been told they are unlikely to face Paul Gascoigne tomorrow. The former England star was offered a game by Carshalton boss Graham Roberts but is believed to be heading for New Zealand. That will be one less headache for Rebels boss Barry
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Love of life
I really enjoyed reading E C Bacon's article on the Richmond Buildings area (The Argus Weekend, August 31). I lived in Ashton Street, Jersey Street and Claremont Street when the houses were owned by landlords and the rent about 15 shillings a week. Harvey
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Combined Counties: Dons march on Sussex
Life could not be more different for Terry Eames. Since taking over as manager of newly-formed AFC Wimbledon in the summer, Horsham-based Eames has not had a minute to himself. Tomorrow the biggest crowd in Sussex non-league football this season will
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Crying shame
Whatever is the correspondent (Letters, August 31) thinking of when he claims the Brighton that Brian Eames described in his poignant letter "What has happened to our lovely city?" never existed? Nothing in Mr Eames' letter suggested he had any problem
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Cricket: Monty misses out on double ton
Richard Montgomerie made a career-best but missed out on a double hundred as Sussex piled on the misery for Hampshire on the second day of the Championship match at Hove today. Montgomerie passed his previous best of 192, made for his former county Northammptonshire
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Builder rebuilds profits
Housebuilder Wilson Connolly struck an upbeat note after making progress in its battle to halt falling profits. The firm said the recovery programme implemented earlier this year had left it on course for a strong year. Pre-tax profits in the six months
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Go-Ahead's £49m profit
Bus and train group Go-Ahead today reported a rise in profits over the last year despite extra-ordinarily disruptive circumstances. Pre-tax profits for the year to June 29 rose to £44.6 million, up from £43.1 million. Stripping out one-off charges, profits
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Parking blitz clears city streets
Police recovered one stolen car and discovered 29 other abandoned vehicles during a blitz on illegal parking. A further 280 untaxed vehicles were found as officers trawled the streets in West Hove looking for illegally parked cars. Emergency services
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Caller is banking on bingo jackpot
A former bank manager who became a bingo caller is hoping his number comes up after being nominated for a national prize. Graham Wibrew just missed out on the title Bingo Caller of the Year last year. He could hit the jackpot this time around after being
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Ask profits are sizzling
Restaurant group Ask Central served investors another helping of profits growth. The group controlling Ask and Zizzi pizza and pasta restaurants has 140 outlets, including Brighton, Crawley, Horsham, Burgess Hill, Lewes, Chichester and Haywards Heath.
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Careers fair proves to be just the job
A bustling stream of job-seekers packed into The Argus Careers and Training Fair. Hundreds came to join recruitment agencies or find their calling among dozens of stalls at the Corn Exchange in Brighton. In its ninth consecutive year, the fair had 44
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Outback murder probe setback
Lawyers in Australia today stalled a move which could solve the mystery of backpacker Peter Falconio's disappearance in the outback. Mr Falconio, a 28-year-old Brighton University graduate, has not been seen since July last year when he and girlfriend
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Jordan in bankruptcy claim
Glamour girl Jordan's manager said today he was confident bankruptcy proceedings against her would be dropped. The Inland Revenue has filed papers at the High Court for £350,000 in tax on her earnings. The case is listed under the Brighton model's real
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Building collapse delays fire probe
An investigation into the cause of a factory blaze which sparked an asbestos scare has been delayed. Police believe it will be up to three weeks before they can get into the blackened shell of the Hosiden Bessen warehouse in Victoria Road, Portslade.
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Tenants lured by cash offer
Tenants are being offered up to £12,000 to sell their council homes to a private company in a scheme which could leave residents homeless. Property companies are exploiting a loophole in the council's right-to-buy scheme which enables them to buy properties
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Tearaway boy's mum evicted
A tearaway who terrorised a housing estate has cost his mother her home. Geraldine Gumbrill has been given 28 days to leave her flat in Whitehawk, Brighton, thanks to the behaviour of her son Lee. Gumbrill, 20, who lives with his father Paul in Woodingdean
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On Stage This Week, from September 6
Want to see a show? There's a raunchy musical, classic comedy, farce and a bittersweet comedy to choose from. The Open Couple, Komedia, Brighton, September 9 A farcical one-act play about a husband and wife competing for power and righteousness. Written
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Gigs This Week, from September 6
Reggae superstar Gregory Isaacs, acoustic guitarist Antonio Forcione's, West African tribal beats and a medley of West End musicals are our picks. Yiri Baa, Komedia, Brighton, September 6 Hot and sweaty tribal beats should have you on your feet in no
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Stage: La Cage Aux Folies, Theatre Royal, Brighton, September 10-14
One of Brighton's most-loved musicals returns to the city this week. La Cage Aux Folles is based on a French play by Jean Poiret and set in St. Tropez. Albin and Georges are middle-aged homosexual lovers who run a transvestite nightclub where they star
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Lack of pupils forces rethink
Residents have won a battle against a school's plans for a flood-lit games area thanks to falling numbers of pupils. More than 120 people protested when Blackwell Primary School, East Grinstead, submitted plans for a multi-use playing field last year.
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Warning to ignore cold-call workmen
Police are advising householders to be on their guard after a spate of unsolicited phone calls offering damp-proofing work. The warning was issued to residents in Littlehampton, Worthing, Lancing and Shoreham after complaints to police and trading standards
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Labour rebel resigns
Rebel councillor Steve Collier has resigned from the Labour Party after being an active member for 20 years. The South Portslade member of Brighton and Hove City Council has clashed with colleagues on a number of issues and on some of them did not support
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Go east
I have written to Brighton and Hove City Council about Madeira Drive and Kemp Town seats. It replies to say yes, they are in an awful mess, so why is the council spending £100,000 on a bell for the Clock Tower? Yes, it is Victorian but so are our shelters
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Councillor's home planning dispute
The window of Malcolm Heasam's lounge is small but on a summer evening it is just big enough to let the sunshine filter in. But now he fears views of the tranquil suburban sunsets from his semi-detached home will be put in the shade. His next-door neighbours
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Fraudster fled shop
A man panicked and fled when shop staff checked a stolen bank card he was using, a court heard. Justin Pope, 22, of Nesbitt Court, Bewbush, Crawley, admitted charges of deception and attempted deception before Brighton magistrates. The court was told
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Think of it This Way, by John Parry
Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but as Sophia Loren put it the other day, it's really fifty per cent what you've got and fifty per cent what people think you've got. She should know. She has had a fifty year career persuading us all how beautiful
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Kick-off for soccer dream
A sports training facility for hundreds of youngsters in Eastbourne has been given the seal of approval. Eastbourne Borough FC teamed up with Langney Point Junior FC for the bid to turn a derelict piece of land into football pitches with changing and
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Hospital ban lifted
Patients will finally get promised new facilities at Crawley Hospital after the government lifted a year-long ban on a shake-up of health services. Crawley Hospital will get a new day surgery unit, a surgical rehabilitation centre and a refurbished walk-in
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Splash wins airwaves battle
Splash FM was today proclaimed the winner of the battle to broadcast to Worthing. The Radio Authority made the announcement today, following months of campaigning by six rival consortiums. They were Splash FM, Worth FM, WBC, Southdown Radio, YW/FM and
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Looming firestorm
Was it not the firefighters who broke the last Labour government's pay policy in the late Seventies, thereby ushering in Thatcherism? It's funny they were so quiet in the year the Labour movement needed them. -Ernie Pay, Powis Square, Brighton
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Rubbish idea
Why not take all commercial, industrial and household rubbish out to a rig, well offshore? There, shred, burn off and pulverise it into compacted blocks, return the blocks to shore and use for groynes, surf breakers and foundations for piers and runways
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A true admyra
The English pianist Dame Myra Hess is best remembered for two things - her piano arrangement of Bach's cantata Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring, which achieved great popularity, and her wartime concerts at the National Gallery. Born in London, Dame Myra studied
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Teen spleen
School - every teenager's worst nightmare. Imagine waking up from a peaceful sleep which is almost instantly ruined once it sinks in it is the final day of the summer holidays. During this fateful day, you will have to do hours of pointless homework,
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Dr Martens: Pullan returns after ban
Skipper Marc Pullan returns to the Crawley side after serving a one-game ban for tomorrow's home match against Newport County. Tuesday's 3-1 win at Folkestone was Reds' third in succession and has left them just four points off the pace at the top of
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Deadly fungus threat to trees
New cases of a deadly fungus which can kill oak trees have been found in Sussex. The infection, which causes Sudden Oak Death, has been detected in plants in nurseries. Experts fear the fungus could spread to trees in the wild. Earlier this year, the
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Parking blitz clears city streets
Police recovered one stolen car and discovered 29 other abandoned vehicles during a blitz on illegal parking. A further 280 untaxed vehicles were found as officers trawled the streets in West Hove looking for illegally parked cars. Emergency services
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Love of life
I really enjoyed reading E C Bacon's article on the Richmond Buildings area (The Argus Weekend, August 31). I lived in Ashton Street, Jersey Street and Claremont Street when the houses were owned by landlords and the rent about 15 shillings a week. Harvey
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Rugby: Heath target title
Haywards Heath have targeted the title ahead of tomorrow's London One opener at home to Norwich. Heath just missed out on a top three finish last season and are convinced they can fare even better after making some shrewd summer signings. Livewire scrum
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Cricket: Sussex openers in run-feast
Sussex's senior players answered coach Peter Moores demand for a big performance in the best way possible at Hove yesterday. There were centuries for openers Richard Montgomerie and Murray Goodwin and at the end of the first day at Hove, the county had
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Cricket: Monty misses out on double ton
Richard Montgomerie made a career-best but missed out on a double hundred as Sussex piled on the misery for Hampshire on the second day of the Championship match at Hove today. Montgomerie passed his previous best of 192, made for his former county Northammptonshire
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Petterson wants to be No.1
Albion goalkeeper Andy Petterson wants to keep his hands on the No. 1 jersey and stay off the dole queue. The Aussie continues to deputise for the injured Michel Kuipers in tomorrow's trip to fellow strugglers Millwall. Petterson's month-long contract
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Go-Ahead's £49m profit
Bus and train group Go-Ahead today reported a rise in profits over the last year despite extra-ordinarily disruptive circumstances. Pre-tax profits for the year to June 29 rose to £44.6 million, up from £43.1 million. Stripping out one-off charges, profits
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Warning to ignore cold-call workmen
Police are advising householders to be on their guard after a spate of unsolicited phone calls offering damp-proofing work. The warning was issued to residents in Littlehampton, Worthing, Lancing and Shoreham after complaints to police and trading standards
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Parking blitz clears city streets
Police recovered one stolen car and discovered 29 other abandoned vehicles during a blitz on illegal parking. A further 280 untaxed vehicles were found as officers trawled the streets in West Hove looking for illegally parked cars. Emergency services
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Revenue service must be improved
The Inland Revenue's online tax return service is doomed to failure without significant improvements in security and reliability, MPs have warned. A report by the Commons Public Accounts Committee into the electronic self-assessment service said a 50
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Cafe man's hungry for parking permit
Cafe owner Simon Lawrence still can't get permission to park outside his business despite two years of trying. Every month the proprietor of the Take A Break cafe rings to check if a permit is available to allow him to park outside his premises in Brighton
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Careers fair proves to be just the job
A bustling stream of job-seekers packed into The Argus Careers and Training Fair. Hundreds came to join recruitment agencies or find their calling among dozens of stalls at the Corn Exchange in Brighton. In its ninth consecutive year, the fair had 44
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Homeless B&B figures hit record high
A record number of homeless families stayed in bed-and-breakfast accommodation in Brighton and Hove last year. Almost 300 families stayed in temporary accommodation, more than in any other unitary authority in England, government statistics revealed today
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Swan holds up motorists
Traffic was brought to a standstill as a burly binman chased a swan around a busy dual carriageway during morning rush hour. He was spotted trying to usher the bird off the A259 Brighton Road, opposite Brooklands, Worthing, at about 7.50am. Traffic stopped
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Watchdog rejects stadium transport plans
A bus and coach interchange at the proposed Falmer stadium should be rejected, a conservation watchdog says. Sussex Downs Conservation Board said it was too early to consider Brighton and Hove Albion's application for the interchange on land north of
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Missing girl clue
A missing teenager may have been spotted in Brighton. Police said they were concerned for the welfare of Emily Major, 15, from Sittingbourne, Kent. A member of the public contacted police to say a girl matching her description had approached her for money
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Jordan in bankruptcy claim
Glamour girl Jordan's manager said today he was confident bankruptcy proceedings against her would be dropped. The Inland Revenue has filed papers at the High Court for £350,000 in tax on her earnings. The case is listed under the Brighton model's real
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Police face Specials crisis
Sussex police is losing special constables twice as fast as it can recruit them, new figures have revealed. Last year, the force managed to attract only 27 new volunteer officers despite a Government recruitment campaign. At the same time, 58 specials
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Tenants lured by cash offer
Tenants are being offered up to £12,000 to sell their council homes to a private company in a scheme which could leave residents homeless. Property companies are exploiting a loophole in the council's right-to-buy scheme which enables them to buy properties
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Cocaine seized at airport
Customs officers at Gatwick Airport yesterday found six and a half kilos of cocaine in a passenger's luggage. Jacek Krzysztof Strzelecki, 31, a photographer from Poland, was charged with attempting to import the drug into the UK. He had arrived on a flight
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Tearaway boy's mum evicted
A tearaway who terrorised a housing estate has cost his mother her home. Geraldine Gumbrill has been given 28 days to leave her flat in Whitehawk, Brighton, thanks to the behaviour of her son Lee. Gumbrill, 20, who lives with his father Paul in Woodingdean
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Opera: Glyndebourne Touring Opera, Glyndebourne Opera House, October 8-26
The hit of this year's Glyndebourne Festival, David McVicar's production of Carmen is one of three productions taking place at this Year's Glyndebourne Touring Opera. It joins Graham Vick's elderly but gorgeous production of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin
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Stage: La Cage Aux Folies, Theatre Royal, Brighton, September 10-14
One of Brighton's most-loved musicals returns to the city this week. La Cage Aux Folles is based on a French play by Jean Poiret and set in St. Tropez. Albin and Georges are middle-aged homosexual lovers who run a transvestite nightclub where they star
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Careers fair is just the job
A bustling stream of job seekers packed into The Argus Careers and Training Fair. Hundreds came to join recruitment agencies or find their calling amongst the dozens of stalls set up in the Corn Exchange, Church Street. In its ninth consecutive year,
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Lack of pupils forces rethink
Residents have won a battle against a school's plans for a flood-lit games area thanks to falling numbers of pupils. More than 120 people protested when Blackwell Primary School, East Grinstead, submitted plans for a multi-use playing field last year.
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Sponsored child repays faith
Lovemore Kadeya is living proof of the ability to triumph over adversity. As one of nine children, raised in a mud hut in the wilds of Aids-ravaged Zimbabwe, he had a tough start in life. Yet he was always eager for an education and a better life - and
