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Light work
Christmas lights in Wick shopping parade have been switched on by the mayor of Littlehampton Wendy Squires. The new lights, purchased through funding from Single Regeneration Wick Initiatives and Littlehampton Town Council, have been put up along the
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Bolivian venture
A young girl travelled thousands of miles and went back to her family's roots for a television documentary. Maria Alvar, nine, of Lyndhurst Road, Worthing, spent a week in Bolivia, her parents' place of origin. The trip was part of a Channel 5 documentary
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Board walk
Four interpretation boards, organised by the Ilex Conservation Group, have been installed in Goring. One is on the sea wall in the centre of Goring Gap, while the others are spaced along the mile-long Ilex Avenue, a boulevard of trees linking Goring with
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Arcade traders light the way for shoppers
The spirit of Christmas past has been recreated in a shopping arcade dating back to 1925. Traders in The Royal Arcade, Worthing, spent more than £1,000 on their festive lights display which has drawn admiring glances. Most of the units are now taken and
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Tree concerns
Trees in Goring have been protected by preservation orders but there is concern among residents about damage to property. Worthing Borough Council said the order should be made on 25 trees including a Norway maple, silver birch, horse chestnut, pine,
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Council poised to act on cars
A council is planning a crackdown on parking in a road surrounded by industrial units. Worthing Borough Council's legal officials could serve an enforcement notice ordering the owner to remove the vehicles from Harrison Road, East Worthing, but they have
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Cafe moves - but just 10ft
A popular cafe which became an institution in Brighton and Hove will be consigned to history in the coming weeks. But walkers who rely on the shack to refuel while out and about need not despair as a new version has been created just 10ft away. And the
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West Pier 'on borrowed time'
The historic West Pier in Brighton is on borrowed time and may not survive severe storms, according to an engineers' report. Civil engineers the Hemsley Orrell Partnership, from Hove, have carried out a survey of the crumbling pier. Engineer Jon Orrell
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Passengers blamed for late train
Rail commuters were today told their train to London had been delayed - because passengers weren't boarding quickly enough. An announcement informed travellers on the South Central train that it was running late because of "boarding flow" problems. Commuter
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Special school faces the chop
Parents and teachers have vowed to continue their fight against plans to close a special school despite councillors voting to shut it. Members of East Sussex County Council's cabinet yesterday agreed to close St Anne's Special School in Lewes. The primary
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Quicker reaction
Talks are being held to develop electronic links between two councils. According to Arundel's weekly bulletin, the town council and Arun District Council are trying to set up the link in a bid to help Arundel residents comment on district issues. The
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The Sage Of Sussex: Adam Trimingham
One of the worst planning decisions made in Sussex - and there are plenty of contenders - was to refuse planning permission for a sewage plant at Portobello, near Telscombe Cliffs. The decision was welcomed with jubilation at the time but there will be
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Home buyers priced out
Buying a house in Brighton and Hove has become an impossible dream for most families who work here, according to figures published today. People living in the city earn an average of £20,840 a year. House prices, which have more than doubled since 1998
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Good valEU
I don't know where Mick Venour (Letters, December 16) gets his information from but his mathematics is appalling. budget is £5,200 million, as he claims, it is equivalent to each £87 a year to the EU budget. for which we get peace, prosperity, jobs, cheaper
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Transfer fees
John Hatton (Letters, December 13) asks for Labour views on "the Government's intention to transfer money paid by council taxpayers from the South to the North". Tory councils. open his or her mouth. Gavin Kennedy -Hova Villas, Hove
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Basketball: Your £5 fare to the final
We've teamed up with RDH Services to give Brighton Bears fans an unbeatable cup final deal. Our backing has enabled Bears to offer coach travel and best tickets for the showdown with Chester in Birmingham on January 12 for just £20 (£15 juniors) That
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No change
Despite the many recent surveys looking into transport problems and possible solutions in Brighton and Hove and the South East, it is a great pity the opportunity to provide a Brighton interchange between trains, buses and coaches is being overlooked.
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Aspire to inspire
I am a member of the architectural team that undertook the design proposals for the Medina House site in Hove (The Argus, December 5). overawe them. Heights are misleading. addition to our city. neighbours. want the city to thrive? employs local residents
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Wrong scale
I join the concerns of other city residents regarding the new buildings proposed by developers and, in particular, the planning application lodged with Brighton and Hove City Council to demolish Medina House on King's Esplanade and replace it with an
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You're not wanted here
Drug dealers have been sent a clear message this week by Sussex Police to get out of the county. Dozens of people have been arrested in a two-day blitz of raids, with drugs worth thousands of pounds recovered. Brighton and Hove is a tempting target for
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Sorry state
David Gold thinks because Brighton has Labour MPs and a Labour council it should receive preferential treatment from a Labour government (Letters, December 11). was best able to represent us. democracy. Tony Carr -Malthouse Close, Sompting
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Families sue over hostel blaze
The families of British backpackers who perished in the arson attack on an Australian hostel, including an East Sussex man, are seeking compensation today. Adam Rowland, 19, of St Leonards, Hastings, was among the 15 travellers who perished in the Palace
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Housing market cools
The overheating housing market is finally showing signs of cooling, with price rises slowing for the third consecutive month, figures showed yesterday. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said affordability constraints following unsustainable
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Albion kids in 9-1 romp
Albion's under-17s romped to an extraordinary 9-1 win at QPR, but coach Colin Smart believes they will not let it go to their heads. Jake Robinson led the way with four goals, making his total nine in the last four under-17 matches and 12 in nine games
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High noon for 'cannabis cafe'
A controversial Amsterdam-style cafe is set to close by Christmas Day following a series of police raids and court action. Chris Baldwin, who runs Bongchuffa and the Quantum Leaf in Worthing, has been served with an eviction notice by the letting agents
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Is this the most festive street in Britain?
When Jim Burnage turned his house into an illuminated winter wonderland, his sons vowed to outdo him and light up their own homes in the same street. Since then, Malines Avenue in Peacehaven has attracted people from all over the county who make a trip
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Bid to hold beach gig for 100,000
Plans to stage a safe seafront music event are being put before Brighton and Hove councillors. The culture committee will tonight consider the aftermath of the Fatboy Slim show in July, when an unexpectedly large crowd of 250,000 put a strain on city
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Letters tell story of traumatic times
A batch of letters written by a Sussex woman to relatives in Canada during the Second World War have resurfaced thanks to modern technology. They have now provided the inspiration for a new book that offers a fascinating social history of wartime Sussex
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I'm Britain's fifth wildest student
Shameless Ricky Sharma was preapared to do almost anything to be crowned Britain's wildest student. Ricky, 21, spent three days running amok in America, living up to every student stereotype in a contest run by mobile phone firm Siemens. He sang and danced
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Blind batsman back from World Cup
A blind batsman who won a place in England's World Cup cricket squad has returned home after being treated like a star in India. Andy Dalby-Welsh is celebrating after his team came third in the 2002 Blind Cricket World Cup. They lost in the semi-final
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Out of print
A director of a printing business has been banned from managing a company after running up debts of almost £210,000. Colin Simpson was a director of Wordunit Limited, Compton Way, Crawley, which traded as Jubilee Press. The company went into liquidation
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Light work
Christmas lights in Wick shopping parade have been switched on by the mayor of Littlehampton Wendy Squires. The new lights, purchased through funding from Single Regeneration Wick Initiatives and Littlehampton Town Council, have been put up along the
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Board walk
Four interpretation boards, organised by the Ilex Conservation Group, have been installed in Goring. One is on the sea wall in the centre of Goring Gap, while the others are spaced along the mile-long Ilex Avenue, a boulevard of trees linking Goring with
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Council poised to act on cars
A council is planning a crackdown on parking in a road surrounded by industrial units. Worthing Borough Council's legal officials could serve an enforcement notice ordering the owner to remove the vehicles from Harrison Road, East Worthing, but they have
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'Extinct' bat found in Sussex
A bat which has a wingspan of up to 18in and was thought to be extinct in Britain has been discovered in Sussex. The greater mouse-eared bat was found at a West Sussex site where the species was last seen before being declared extinct in 1990. It is still
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Passengers blamed for late train
Rail commuters were today told their train to London had been delayed - because passengers weren't boarding quickly enough. An announcement informed travellers on the South Central train that it was running late because of "boarding flow" problems. Commuter
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One in five skip school
One in five children in Brighton and Hove played truant from school at least once last year, new figures have revealed. On average, primary school youngsters in the city who missed class without permission from their parents were absent for a total of
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Quicker reaction
Talks are being held to develop electronic links between two councils. According to Arundel's weekly bulletin, the town council and Arun District Council are trying to set up the link in a bid to help Arundel residents comment on district issues. The
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The Sage Of Sussex: Adam Trimingham
One of the worst planning decisions made in Sussex - and there are plenty of contenders - was to refuse planning permission for a sewage plant at Portobello, near Telscombe Cliffs. The decision was welcomed with jubilation at the time but there will be
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D-Day for drug dealers
Sussex Police say they have put a number of crack dens out of business in their biggest swoop to date on "cocaine commuters". The force yesterday carried out Operation Disrupt to stem the flow of drugs, in particular crack cocaine, into Brighton and Hove
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Home hotspots push up prices
Houses in West Sussex hotspots are now valued at up to ten times the average local earnings, according to a survey. The South-East has high ratios compared with the rest of the country, with 30 of its 37 boroughs having property-to-income ratios above
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Car firm sheds 75 jobs
A car firm is cutting 150 jobs, half in Worthing, less than two years after moving into a site vacated by Korean car giant Daewoo. TWR, which had close links with the Arrows Formula One team, said the posts would be axed at bases in Worthing and Oxford
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High noon for 'cannabis cafe'
A controversial Amsterdam-style cafe is set to close by Christmas Day following a series of police raids and court action. Chris Baldwin, who runs Bongchuffa and the Quantum Leaf in Worthing, has been served with an eviction notice by the letting agents
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Quiz over jewels theft
A man has been arrested in connection with a robbery at a jewellery shop in Eastbourne. Police arrested the man in his 20s on suspicion of robbery at Hanique Jewellers in Trinity Trees last Friday. Thousands of pounds worth of jewellery was snatched in
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Brake on boy racers
'Boy racers' have been stopped from plaguing Eastbourne town centre residents following a police crackdown. For 11 years, more than a dozen youths would regularly gather in their souped-up motors in Eastbourne town centre. Their thumping music, loud horns
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Families sue over hostel blaze
The families of British backpackers who perished in the arson attack on an Australian hostel, including an East Sussex man, are seeking compensation today. Adam Rowland, 19, of St Leonards, Hastings, was among the 15 travellers who perished in the Palace
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Good valEU
I don't know where Mick Venour (Letters, December 16) gets his information from but his mathematics is appalling. budget is £5,200 million, as he claims, it is equivalent to each £87 a year to the EU budget. for which we get peace, prosperity, jobs, cheaper
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Cost is dear
Ewart Ross (Letters, December 9) says he is puzzled by the Green Party's opposition to a postal-ballot only election while its free newspaper invites voters to sign up for postal ballots. a postal-ballot-only election. booth. ballot paper. in its city
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Basketball Comment: Nick Nurse
So here we go breaking new ground again at the Bears on a busy pre-Christmas weekend. For the first time since I came here, we will be without one of our starters as we go to Birmingham on Saturday and host Thames Valley on Sunday. Rico Alderson will
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Transfer fees
John Hatton (Letters, December 13) asks for Labour views on "the Government's intention to transfer money paid by council taxpayers from the South to the North". Tory councils. open his or her mouth. Gavin Kennedy -Hova Villas, Hove
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Basketball: Young Bear gets top marks
Bud Johnston admits most of his college mates have no idea of the sporting endeavour he puts in every day before heading to lectures. Nor do they realise that, as they prepare to hit the student union or local pub on a Saturday evening, their fellow sociology
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He's a wild one
Ricky Sharma from Brighton danced on the roof of a taxi, blagged free food and drink and even married another man in his bid to be Britain's wildest student. It was wacky behaviour but it did not win him the first prize of a holiday to America, which
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Thieves crash getaway car
Thieves stole £12,000 of electrical goods - and crashed their getaway car into a row of parked vehicles as police gave chase. The men broke into the Bang & Olufsen store at Church Road, Hove, just after 4am and stole several items. The shop specialises
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You're not wanted here
Drug dealers have been sent a clear message this week by Sussex Police to get out of the county. Dozens of people have been arrested in a two-day blitz of raids, with drugs worth thousands of pounds recovered. Brighton and Hove is a tempting target for
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Albion kids in 9-1 romp
Albion's under-17s romped to an extraordinary 9-1 win at QPR, but coach Colin Smart believes they will not let it go to their heads. Jake Robinson led the way with four goals, making his total nine in the last four under-17 matches and 12 in nine games
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Brooker in confident mood
Paul Brooker has admitted Albion's long stay at the bottom of the table "zapped us completely". The former Fulham winger is much more optimistic now that Sheffield Wednesday have the stigma of looking up at the rest. "We have showed against decent teams
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Man attacked after row
A man was set upon by two attackers after he was seen arguing with three teenage girls in Eastbourne. The 29-year-old victim was repeatedly punched when confronted in Seaside Road. He sustained a cut head and bruised jaw and face during the attack at
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Coppell praises away fans
Albion's away army of fans have been praised by boss Steve Coppell. Almost 1,500 made the trip to Pride Park last Saturday for the 1-0 defeat by Derby. "Most of the teams saying how good their supporters are are up at the top," commented Coppell. "It's
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Shop workers' gunpoint ordeal
Shop staff were forced into a room at gunpoint when robbers targeted a supermarket in Billingshurst. Two men armed with handguns walked into the rear of the Budgens store on Tuesday at 9pm. They forced staff into a room and stole money from the safe.
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EU win for computer users
Home computer users in Sussex could get a better deal on inkjet printer cartridges through a scheme to be approved today by the European Parliament. South-East Liberal Democrat Euro MP Chris Huhne and his colleagues won a battle in the war against methods
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Families sue over hostel blaze
The families of British backpackers who perished in the arson attack on an Australian hostel, including an East Sussex man, are seeking compensation today. Adam Rowland, 19, of St Leonards, Hastings, was among the 15 travellers who perished in the Palace
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Post prices to increase
The cost of posting heavier mail and standard parcels is to increase in the new year. First and second-class post above 350g in weight will rise by one per cent, adding 1p to an item which costs £1.30 now. Special delivery prices will increase by 4p to
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Housing market cools
The overheating housing market is finally showing signs of cooling, with price rises slowing for the third consecutive month, figures showed yesterday. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said affordability constraints following unsustainable
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Airline launches five new routes
A low-cost airline has pledged to turn a regional airport into a key air travel hub with the launch of five new routes. About 150 jobs will be created by the new services launched by FlyBE British European at Southampton International Airport. The routes
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Brooker in confident mood
Paul Brooker has admitted Albion's long stay at the bottom of the table "zapped us completely". The former Fulham winger is much more optimistic now that Sheffield Wednesday have the stigma of looking up at the rest. "We have showed against decent teams
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Albion kids in 9-1 romp
Albion's under-17s romped to an extraordinary 9-1 win at QPR, but coach Colin Smart believes they will not let it go to their heads. Jake Robinson led the way with four goals, making his total nine in the last four under-17 matches and 12 in nine games
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High noon for 'cannabis cafe'
A controversial Amsterdam-style cafe is set to close by Christmas Day following a series of police raids and court action. Chris Baldwin, who runs Bongchuffa and the Quantum Leaf in Worthing, has been served with an eviction notice by the letting agents
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Bid to hold beach gig for 100,000
Plans to stage a safe seafront music event are being put before Brighton and Hove councillors. The culture committee will tonight consider the aftermath of the Fatboy Slim show in July, when an unexpectedly large crowd of 250,000 put a strain on city
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Horror over sewage site plan
Battle plans are being drawn up against a Southern Water proposal to build a sewage treatment works next to an exclusive Sussex village. There was horror when we revealed that a site at Ovingdean was one of eight possible locations being considered for
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I made my own Christmas record
Jason Knight got fed up of hearing the same old Christmas records, from Slade to Wizzard to Bing Crosby - so he made his own. The Christmas Chills album is now going down a storm in shops and restaurants in Brighton and Hove and Jason is hoping for national
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Blind batsman back from World Cup
A blind batsman who won a place in England's World Cup cricket squad has returned home after being treated like a star in India. Andy Dalby-Welsh is celebrating after his team came third in the 2002 Blind Cricket World Cup. They lost in the semi-final
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MP backs waste solution
Lewes MP Norman Baker is backing a bid to cut the amount of waste food which ends up in dustbins. The Lib Dem MP will demonstrate the Green Cone device at his constituency home tomorrow. The cone, installed in the garden, digests food and can even cope
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Out of print
A director of a printing business has been banned from managing a company after running up debts of almost £210,000. Colin Simpson was a director of Wordunit Limited, Compton Way, Crawley, which traded as Jubilee Press. The company went into liquidation
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Busy mayor
The Mayor of Worthing has been attending dozens of festive events. Yesterday, Councillor Eric Mardell was guest of honour at Broadwater CofE School's Christmas show at its assembly hall in Rectory Gardens, before going on to a party at Wraysbury Nursing
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Hart Beat with Ian Hart
Ever tried ringing Sussex Police to report a crime or even something suspicious? It's basically a futile exercise unless you dial 999 and then you run the risk of having your knuckles rapped if it's not deemed an emergency. Needless to say the police
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'Extinct' bat found in Sussex
A bat which has a wingspan of up to 18in and was thought to be extinct in Britain has been discovered in Sussex. The greater mouse-eared bat was found at a West Sussex site where the species was last seen before being declared extinct in 1990. It is still
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One in five skip school
One in five children in Brighton and Hove played truant from school at least once last year, new figures have revealed. On average, primary school youngsters in the city who missed class without permission from their parents were absent for a total of
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Driver's double booking
Motorist Gavin O'Hara was so cross when he was given a ticket for not belting up that he threw it out of the window - and was booked for dropping litter. O'Hara, 28, of Graham Avenue, Portslade, was fined £50 when he appeared at Brighton Magistrates'
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D-Day for drug dealers
Sussex Police say they have put a number of crack dens out of business in their biggest swoop to date on "cocaine commuters". The force yesterday carried out Operation Disrupt to stem the flow of drugs, in particular crack cocaine, into Brighton and Hove
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Snow White, Theatre Royal, Brighton, until January 19
Lesley Joseph left the stage after opening night at the Theatre Royal secure in the knowledge she had been crowned the woman everyone loves to hate. A riot of dazzling sequins, ruby red lipstick and menacing looks, Joseph sparkles as the wicked Queen
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Cost is dear
Ewart Ross (Letters, December 9) says he is puzzled by the Green Party's opposition to a postal-ballot only election while its free newspaper invites voters to sign up for postal ballots. a postal-ballot-only election. booth. ballot paper. in its city
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Basketball Comment: Nick Nurse
So here we go breaking new ground again at the Bears on a busy pre-Christmas weekend. For the first time since I came here, we will be without one of our starters as we go to Birmingham on Saturday and host Thames Valley on Sunday. Rico Alderson will
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Basketball: Young Bear gets top marks
Bud Johnston admits most of his college mates have no idea of the sporting endeavour he puts in every day before heading to lectures. Nor do they realise that, as they prepare to hit the student union or local pub on a Saturday evening, their fellow sociology
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He's a wild one
Ricky Sharma from Brighton danced on the roof of a taxi, blagged free food and drink and even married another man in his bid to be Britain's wildest student. It was wacky behaviour but it did not win him the first prize of a holiday to America, which
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Right to know
Normally The Argus and other papers are not allowed to publish the names of youths who appear before the courts. But a judge at Chichester Crown Court has lifted this restriction on two 14-year-old Worthing youths, David Chiswell and Andrew Dillon. These
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Thieves crash getaway car
Thieves stole £12,000 of electrical goods - and crashed their getaway car into a row of parked vehicles as police gave chase. The men broke into the Bang & Olufsen store at Church Road, Hove, just after 4am and stole several items. The shop specialises
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Albion kids in 9-1 romp
Albion's under-17s romped to an extraordinary 9-1 win at QPR, but coach Colin Smart believes they will not let it go to their heads. Jake Robinson led the way with four goals, making his total nine in the last four under-17 matches and 12 in nine games
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People's views are ignored for profits
I attended a Brighton and Hove City Council meeting on December 11 at which I expected our elected representatives to finally take some account of their electorate's feelings. and Hove against the development. and, in doing so, has forgotten why it exists
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Brooker in confident mood
Paul Brooker has admitted Albion's long stay at the bottom of the table "zapped us completely". The former Fulham winger is much more optimistic now that Sheffield Wednesday have the stigma of looking up at the rest. "We have showed against decent teams
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Coppell praises away fans
Albion's away army of fans have been praised by boss Steve Coppell. Almost 1,500 made the trip to Pride Park last Saturday for the 1-0 defeat by Derby. "Most of the teams saying how good their supporters are are up at the top," commented Coppell. "It's
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Upset of death crash victim
A motorist who was upset about his love life died after crashing into a van while three times over the drink-drive limit, an inquest heard. Matthew Brown, 41, of Grove Road, Denton, Newhaven, crashed during the morning rush-hour on the A259 near Ovingdean
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Adams: I want Zamora
Former Albion manager Micky Adams has revealed that Bobby Zamora is his top transfer target. Adams could swoop for the Seagulls' goalscoring star next summer if Leicester are promoted to the Premiership and the Gary Lineker-led consortium taking over
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Table Tennis: Horsham set early pace
Horsham are joint leaders with Reading in division 1 of the British League after the second of four weekend sessions. Playing at London Progress, Horsham were boosted by the division one debut of England No.4 junior Dominic Hall. But they were without
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EU win for computer users
Home computer users in Sussex could get a better deal on inkjet printer cartridges through a scheme to be approved today by the European Parliament. South-East Liberal Democrat Euro MP Chris Huhne and his colleagues won a battle in the war against methods
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Post prices to increase
The cost of posting heavier mail and standard parcels is to increase in the new year. First and second-class post above 350g in weight will rise by one per cent, adding 1p to an item which costs £1.30 now. Special delivery prices will increase by 4p to
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Airline launches five new routes
A low-cost airline has pledged to turn a regional airport into a key air travel hub with the launch of five new routes. About 150 jobs will be created by the new services launched by FlyBE British European at Southampton International Airport. The routes
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Brooker in confident mood
Paul Brooker has admitted Albion's long stay at the bottom of the table "zapped us completely". The former Fulham winger is much more optimistic now that Sheffield Wednesday have the stigma of looking up at the rest. "We have showed against decent teams
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Estate gets 24-hour CCTV
A CCTV network which will watch over a Brighton housing estate 24 hours a day in a bid to cut crime has been officially launched. The cameras have been installed in north Moulsecoomb. More than £300,000 has been spent on the system. Some of the money
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All clear for postal votes
Brighton and Hove has been chosen to pioneer voting by post at next year's city council elections. There will be no polling stations when 200,000 people vote in May after Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott told the city council its bid for an all-postal
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Horror over sewage site plan
Battle plans are being drawn up against a Southern Water proposal to build a sewage treatment works next to an exclusive Sussex village. There was horror when we revealed that a site at Ovingdean was one of eight possible locations being considered for
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I made my own Christmas record
Jason Knight got fed up of hearing the same old Christmas records, from Slade to Wizzard to Bing Crosby - so he made his own. The Christmas Chills album is now going down a storm in shops and restaurants in Brighton and Hove and Jason is hoping for national
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Car firm sheds 75 jobs
A car firm is cutting 150 jobs, half in Worthing, less than two years after moving into a site vacated by Korean car giant Daewoo. TWR, which had close links with the Arrows Formula One team, said the posts would be axed at bases in Worthing and Oxford
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MP backs waste solution
Lewes MP Norman Baker is backing a bid to cut the amount of waste food which ends up in dustbins. The Lib Dem MP will demonstrate the Green Cone device at his constituency home tomorrow. The cone, installed in the garden, digests food and can even cope
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Bolivian venture
A young girl travelled thousands of miles and went back to her family's roots for a television documentary. Maria Alvar, nine, of Lyndhurst Road, Worthing, spent a week in Bolivia, her parents' place of origin. The trip was part of a Channel 5 documentary
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Busy mayor
The Mayor of Worthing has been attending dozens of festive events. Yesterday, Councillor Eric Mardell was guest of honour at Broadwater CofE School's Christmas show at its assembly hall in Rectory Gardens, before going on to a party at Wraysbury Nursing
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Arcade traders light the way for shoppers
The spirit of Christmas past has been recreated in a shopping arcade dating back to 1925. Traders in The Royal Arcade, Worthing, spent more than £1,000 on their festive lights display which has drawn admiring glances. Most of the units are now taken and
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Hart Beat with Ian Hart
Ever tried ringing Sussex Police to report a crime or even something suspicious? It's basically a futile exercise unless you dial 999 and then you run the risk of having your knuckles rapped if it's not deemed an emergency. Needless to say the police
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Tree concerns
Trees in Goring have been protected by preservation orders but there is concern among residents about damage to property. Worthing Borough Council said the order should be made on 25 trees including a Norway maple, silver birch, horse chestnut, pine,
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Cafe moves - but just 10ft
A popular cafe which became an institution in Brighton and Hove will be consigned to history in the coming weeks. But walkers who rely on the shack to refuel while out and about need not despair as a new version has been created just 10ft away. And the
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West Pier 'on borrowed time'
The historic West Pier in Brighton is on borrowed time and may not survive severe storms, according to an engineers' report. Civil engineers the Hemsley Orrell Partnership, from Hove, have carried out a survey of the crumbling pier. Engineer Jon Orrell
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Special school faces the chop
Parents and teachers have vowed to continue their fight against plans to close a special school despite councillors voting to shut it. Members of East Sussex County Council's cabinet yesterday agreed to close St Anne's Special School in Lewes. The primary
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Driver's double booking
Motorist Gavin O'Hara was so cross when he was given a ticket for not belting up that he threw it out of the window - and was booked for dropping litter. O'Hara, 28, of Graham Avenue, Portslade, was fined £50 when he appeared at Brighton Magistrates'
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Snow White, Theatre Royal, Brighton, until January 19
Lesley Joseph left the stage after opening night at the Theatre Royal secure in the knowledge she had been crowned the woman everyone loves to hate. A riot of dazzling sequins, ruby red lipstick and menacing looks, Joseph sparkles as the wicked Queen
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Home hotspots push up prices
First-time buyers are being faced with house prices which are almost ten times their earnings, it was revealed today. Rocketing prices in the South-East mean property in Horsham is now 9.63 times the average local income, with houses costing £219,877
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Home hotspots push prices up
Houses in parts of East Sussex cost more than ten times the average wage, a report reveals today. The Wealden district came third in the South East in a report by Barclays comparing house prices to earnings. Only Elmbridge, Surrey, and Sevenoaks in Kent
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Home buyers priced out
Buying a house in Brighton and Hove has become an impossible dream for most families who work here, according to figures published today. People living in the city earn an average of £20,840 a year. House prices, which have more than doubled since 1998
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Basketball: Your £5 fare to the final
We've teamed up with RDH Services to give Brighton Bears fans an unbeatable cup final deal. Our backing has enabled Bears to offer coach travel and best tickets for the showdown with Chester in Birmingham on January 12 for just £20 (£15 juniors) That
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No change
Despite the many recent surveys looking into transport problems and possible solutions in Brighton and Hove and the South East, it is a great pity the opportunity to provide a Brighton interchange between trains, buses and coaches is being overlooked.
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Aspire to inspire
I am a member of the architectural team that undertook the design proposals for the Medina House site in Hove (The Argus, December 5). overawe them. Heights are misleading. addition to our city. neighbours. want the city to thrive? employs local residents
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Right to know
Normally The Argus and other papers are not allowed to publish the names of youths who appear before the courts. But a judge at Chichester Crown Court has lifted this restriction on two 14-year-old Worthing youths, David Chiswell and Andrew Dillon. These
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Wrong scale
I join the concerns of other city residents regarding the new buildings proposed by developers and, in particular, the planning application lodged with Brighton and Hove City Council to demolish Medina House on King's Esplanade and replace it with an
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Sorry state
David Gold thinks because Brighton has Labour MPs and a Labour council it should receive preferential treatment from a Labour government (Letters, December 11). was best able to represent us. democracy. Tony Carr -Malthouse Close, Sompting
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Smile, you're on cabbies' camera
Plans to install CCTV cameras in taxis and private hire cars in Eastbourne have moved a step closer. Councillors last night approved a bid to fit the cameras in an effort to prevent violence against cabbies. Drivers have voiced fears about coming under
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Petition for new surgery
A petition with more than 800 names is to be presented to health bosses by residents fighting for a GPs' surgery at Sovereign Harbour. Residents lsay they are fed up having to travel miles across town to visit a doctor. They want a surgery based near
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People's views are ignored for profits
I attended a Brighton and Hove City Council meeting on December 11 at which I expected our elected representatives to finally take some account of their electorate's feelings. and Hove against the development. and, in doing so, has forgotten why it exists
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Upset of death crash victim
A motorist who was upset about his love life died after crashing into a van while three times over the drink-drive limit, an inquest heard. Matthew Brown, 41, of Grove Road, Denton, Newhaven, crashed during the morning rush-hour on the A259 near Ovingdean
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Adams: I want Zamora
Former Albion manager Micky Adams has revealed that Bobby Zamora is his top transfer target. Adams could swoop for the Seagulls' goalscoring star next summer if Leicester are promoted to the Premiership and the Gary Lineker-led consortium taking over
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Table Tennis: Horsham set early pace
Horsham are joint leaders with Reading in division 1 of the British League after the second of four weekend sessions. Playing at London Progress, Horsham were boosted by the division one debut of England No.4 junior Dominic Hall. But they were without
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Estate gets 24-hour CCTV
A CCTV network which will watch over a Brighton housing estate 24 hours a day in a bid to cut crime has been officially launched. The cameras have been installed in north Moulsecoomb. More than £300,000 has been spent on the system. Some of the money
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Is this the most festive street in Britain?
When Jim Burnage turned his house into an illuminated winter wonderland, his sons vowed to outdo him and light up their own homes in the same street. Since then, Malines Avenue in Peacehaven has attracted people from all over the county who make a trip
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Legal bid to stop home closure
A High Court injunction is being sought today to stop elderly residents being moved from an East Sussex care home. Councillors yesterday agreed to close the New Moreton Centre in St Leonards for long-stay residents by next March. The decision has angered
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Letters tell story of traumatic times
A batch of letters written by a Sussex woman to relatives in Canada during the Second World War have resurfaced thanks to modern technology. They have now provided the inspiration for a new book that offers a fascinating social history of wartime Sussex
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All clear for postal votes
Brighton and Hove has been chosen to pioneer voting by post at next year's city council elections. There will be no polling stations when 200,000 people vote in May after Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott told the city council its bid for an all-postal
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I'm Britain's fifth wildest student
Shameless Ricky Sharma was preapared to do almost anything to be crowned Britain's wildest student. Ricky, 21, spent three days running amok in America, living up to every student stereotype in a contest run by mobile phone firm Siemens. He sang and danced
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Car firm sheds 75 jobs
A car firm is cutting 150 jobs, half in Worthing, less than two years after moving into a site vacated by Korean car giant Daewoo. TWR, which had close links with the Arrows Formula One team, said the posts would be axed at bases in Worthing and Oxford
