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Burglars flee with car
Burglars stole a car after breaking into a house while the owners slept. Intruders took the keys from a handbag during the raid in Nevill Avenue, Hove, on Saturday night. The owner realised she had been burgled when she woke and alerted police after realising
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Schools chief in Spock insult
An education director has been branded a Vulcan by a headteacher angry at his handling of a controversial merger. David Hawker has been compared to Star Trek character Mr Spock, who is devoid of emotion and can only deal with things in a logical way.
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Time for action
Well, maybe more of the West Pier falling will make something happen. There are still some of us around that remember the night the barge rammed it and it was first damaged. At that time, my dad, Oscar Wakefield, was working on the piers as a maintenance
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Let it be
Enough is enough. Let what was once a magnificent tribute to British engineering die with some dignity. If the West Pier was a person, she would have a sign above her head saying DNR (do not resuscitate). It's as if she is saying to us, "Please let me
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Panto stand-in grabs golden opportunity
A pantomime understudy is getting rave reviews after stepping into the shoes of a TV star who fractured her leg. Terri Moore, 20, from Peacehaven, took over the reins as Tom in Mother Goose at Worthing when Emma Wray had to pull out. Emma, star of the
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Honours: Compassion rewarded after tragic losses
The courage displayed by the parents of murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence is rewarded in the Queen's New Year Honours List published today. Neville and Doreen Lawrence, whose dignity and persistence in the face of tragedy, bitter disillusionment
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Honours: Selfless servants decorated
Ordinary people from across Sussex who have dedicated their lives to helping others are among those celebrated in the New Year's Honours List. West Sussex Chief Fire Officer Martin Burrell has followed in his father's footsteps by being awarded the prestigious
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Let it go in dignity
I hope the West Pier will be allowed to die with dignity and be spared any further attentions from property developers disguised as conservationists. After a long and useful life, to be washed away by the sea is a good way to go. The seafront will change
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Wanton soup
The partial collapse and impending destruction of the West Pier Ballroom is yet another damning comment on the incompetence and inability of those authorities we supposedly trust to safeguard our national heritage. Would we allow a cathedral or other
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Clueless
I am Brightonian by breeding and happened to be visiting when the West Pier collapsed. I hold very little hope the rest of the pier can be restored. The only safe solution is for it to be pulled down. This is a brilliant example of just how clueless is
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Man killed in rail fall
Police are trying to identify a middle-aged man killed when he fell from a railway platform. The man fell on to the tracks at Three Bridges station, into the path of an Eastbourne to Victoria train yesterday at 8.30am. The train braked immediately and
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Philistines
Is it any wonder the satirical magazine Private Eye voted Brighton and Hove City Council the Philistines of the Year? The local football club still has no new stadium. Improvements to Preston Park have been slow, to say the least. Not only did the council
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Ryman League: Lewes face striker crisis
Jimmy Quinn jets back from Scotland to a striker crisis as Lewes entertain Whyteleafe tomorrow. Glaswegian Quinn leaves Scotland at noon tomorrow after spending Hogmanay with his family and he expects to be back at the Dripping Pan in time for kick-off
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Matthew Clark: Grinstead close in
East Grinstead moved two points closer to the leaders after James Horner hit an injury time winner to seal an amazing 4-3 win over Mile Oak. Wasps had come from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with local rivals Crawley Down on Boxing Day, but Mile Oak looked like
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Matthew Clark: Saltden hopes written off
Saltdean United manager Paul Hubbard is refusing to think about promotion despite his side's rapid rise up the table in County League division two. A 5-0 win at home to bottom side Oving lifted the Tigers to fifth in the table. It was their third consecutive
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Dr Martens: Plenty for Reds to play for
Crawley's promotion dreams are over for another year according to Billy Smith but he insists the Reds still have plenty to play for. Crawley have not won in the Dr Martens Premier for nearly three months and they are now 18 points behind leaders Tamworth
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Cricket: England leave out Kirtley
Sussex fast bowler James Kirtley has been left out of England's World Cup squad. He loses out to youngsters Steve Harmison and James Anderson who have been included having only just made their debuts during the recent triangular competition in Australia
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Coppell wants mud and guts
Albion boss Steve Coppell is hoping the heavens keep on opening just enough for the players to prove again they are muddy marvels. He is desperate for tomorrow's Withdean showdown against Wimbledon to go ahead, despite persistent rain. The Withdean pitch
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Coppell wants mud and guts
Albion boss Steve Coppell is hoping the heavens keep on opening just enough for the players to prove again they are muddy marvels. He is desperate for tomorrow's Withdean showdown against Wimbledon to go ahead, despite persistent rain. The Withdean pitch
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School given top marks
Inspectors have praised a school for its above-average exam results and highly-qualified teaching staff. The Ofsted report for Ardingly College said the school had many strengths, including decisive management and excellent inter-personal relationships
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New mum told to take train
An exhausted and pain-stricken mother was forced to board a packed train to a London hospital just hours after giving birth to a critically ill son. Kelly Funnell's son Marshall was born with a heart defect at Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.
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First-time burglar walks free
A burglar who helped ransack an 87-year-old woman's home while she slept upstairs walked free after a judge enforced controversial new sentencing guidelines. David Wheeler, 22, was high on heroin when he and two friends broke into the home of housebound
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Woman, 48, beaten to death
The body of a 48-year-old woman found by her daughter had been lying in her flat for several weeks after a severe beating, police have revealed. Mother-of-one Charmaine Dempsey, who had massive injuries to her head and jaw, had a "troubled past", officers
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West Pier: Who is to blame?
Bitter wrangling for the past 30 years allowed one of Britain's most important landmarks to slide into the sea. From the moment beachcombers began picking up the pieces of the splintered West Pier scattered across Brighton beach on Sunday, there has been
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Nursery set to open despite protests
A childminder looks set to get permission to turn her home into a nursery school despite objections from neighbours. Plans have been submitted for an extension to a house in The Burrells, Shoreham, for a nursery for up to 15 children. It would be open
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Burglars flee with car
Burglars stole a car after breaking into a house while the owners slept. Intruders took the keys from a handbag during the raid in Nevill Avenue, Hove, on Saturday night. The owner realised she had been burgled when she woke and alerted police after realising
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Time for action
Well, maybe more of the West Pier falling will make something happen. There are still some of us around that remember the night the barge rammed it and it was first damaged. At that time, my dad, Oscar Wakefield, was working on the piers as a maintenance
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Honours: Selfless servants decorated
Ordinary people from across Sussex who have dedicated their lives to helping others are among those celebrated in the New Year's Honours List. West Sussex Chief Fire Officer Martin Burrell has followed in his father's footsteps by being awarded the prestigious
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MBE for brave painter mum
A woman who became a world-renowned artist despite having no arms is among the Sussex heroes celebrated in the New Year's Honours List. Alison Lapper, 37, who was born without arms and with only partially-formed legs and feet, has been made an MBE. She
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Wanton soup
The partial collapse and impending destruction of the West Pier Ballroom is yet another damning comment on the incompetence and inability of those authorities we supposedly trust to safeguard our national heritage. Would we allow a cathedral or other
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Anywhere else
So, the West Pier is just about dead. But why? Almost 28 years of neglect from councillors, planners or potential owners? No. The people of Brighton and Hove are to blame. There is a lazy "don't give a damn" attitude here, which I have never experienced
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Happy New Year
No doubt people across Sussex will find wildly varying ways of seeing in the New Year, from those choosing quiet nights in to others indulging in raucous nights out. Reflections on the 12 months that have passed are also sure to differ. Whatever your
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Clueless
I am Brightonian by breeding and happened to be visiting when the West Pier collapsed. I hold very little hope the rest of the pier can be restored. The only safe solution is for it to be pulled down. This is a brilliant example of just how clueless is
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A real honour
Once again a line-up of ordinary people from Sussex have been celebrated in the Queen's New Year's Honours List for their extraordinary acts in service to the community. Across the county, 19 individuals from businessmen to artists were singled out for
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Man killed in rail fall
Police are trying to identify a middle-aged man killed when he fell from a railway platform. The man fell on to the tracks at Three Bridges station, into the path of an Eastbourne to Victoria train yesterday at 8.30am. The train braked immediately and
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Ryman League: Lewes face striker crisis
Jimmy Quinn jets back from Scotland to a striker crisis as Lewes entertain Whyteleafe tomorrow. Glaswegian Quinn leaves Scotland at noon tomorrow after spending Hogmanay with his family and he expects to be back at the Dripping Pan in time for kick-off
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Matthew Clark: Grinstead close in
East Grinstead moved two points closer to the leaders after James Horner hit an injury time winner to seal an amazing 4-3 win over Mile Oak. Wasps had come from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with local rivals Crawley Down on Boxing Day, but Mile Oak looked like
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Medics were a disgrace
Giving birth can be emotionally-draining enough for a new mother, without then being told her new-born baby has a serious heart defect. Kelly Funnell had a right to expect support and sensitivity while at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.
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Pile of junk
Is it not about time the pie-in-the-sky idiots, including our councillors, spouting on about saving the West Pier admitted the thing is a pile of junk and is collapsing, just as I predicted it would? Again, I say there is no point in preserving rot and
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Cricket: England leave out Kirtley
Sussex fast bowler James Kirtley has been left out of England's World Cup squad. He loses out to youngsters Steve Harmison and James Anderson who have been included having only just made their debuts during the recent triangular competition in Australia
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Coppell wants mud and guts
Albion boss Steve Coppell is hoping the heavens keep on opening just enough for the players to prove again they are muddy marvels. He is desperate for tomorrow's Withdean showdown against Wimbledon to go ahead, despite persistent rain. The Withdean pitch
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School given top marks
Inspectors have praised a school for its above-average exam results and highly-qualified teaching staff. The Ofsted report for Ardingly College said the school had many strengths, including decisive management and excellent inter-personal relationships
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Red alert after Russian invasion
A couple of Russian sailors sparked a security scare when they got themselves hopelessly lost. The two mariners had enjoyed a night ashore from the cargo ship Ladoga 18, which is currently moored at Shoreham harbour. After sampling the Saturday night
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Downpour raises flash flood fears
Weather experts have predicted possible flash floods after heavy rainfall lashed Sussex. The Met Office issued the warnings as 0.5in of rain was expected to fall last night. An Environment Agency spokesman said: "Conditions are worrying as a weather system
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Firebugs leave gas 'bomb' in caravan
Arsonists came within minutes of causing an explosion in a busy residential area. They created a time-bomb by wrapping a gas cylinder in rags, placing it in a caravan and setting fire to the foam furnishings. Smoke was spotted coming from the caravan
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Garage boss steals £53,000 for drugs
A manager who stole from his employers to fund a lifestyle of drink, drugs and gambling was jailed for four years yesterday. Steven Hall, 41, used his position as accounts manager at the Eastbourne Toyota garage to pocket almost £53,000 of customers'
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First-time burglar walks free
A burglar who helped ransack an 87-year-old woman's home while she slept upstairs walked free after a judge enforced controversial new sentencing guidelines. David Wheeler, 22, was high on heroin when he and two friends broke into the home of housebound
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Marina body stays a mystery
FIingerprint analysis has failed to reveal the identity of a body found washed up at Brighton Marina. The body of a man was discovered by coastguards during a training exercise on December 22 but police have so far been unable to name him. The man's fingerprints
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Council shame
Great, isn't it? Our wonderful council can spend fortunes "promoting" the Place To Be (unless, of course, you want to park a car or are trying to buy your first house) and putting illuminated cones at the end of West Street but couldn't find the money
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Urban Housewife, mby Lizzie Enfield
During the past year have metamorphosed from someone who wafts around to some sort of worker bee. From looking glamorous (sequinned cardigan), smelling nice (Clinique Happy) and eating chocolate (Belgian handmade) to someone who spends most of her time
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MBE for brave painter mum
A woman who became a world-renowned artist despite having no arms is among the Sussex heroes celebrated in the New Year's Honours List. Alison Lapper, 37, who was born without arms and with only partially-formed legs and feet, has been made an MBE. She
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Cashier tackles petrol theft suspect
A garage cashier grappled with a suspected thief who tried to drive away without paying for petrol. Kris King wrenched open the car door and wrestled with the man, who punched him repeatedly in the chest. Mr King wedged his leg inside the car and tried
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Sad day
How disappointing the campaigners against the renovation of the West Pier have enabled this very sad day to happen. I am disgusted with every single one of those people and companies. How dare the Palace Pier have the nerve to campaign as it has? It is
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Late late show
The King Alfred centre, the West Pier and the football ground - the common denominator in each is delay, delay, delay. I am certain if any of these were a case of big business plans for a new hotel or office block, the plans would fly through with no
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Anywhere else
So, the West Pier is just about dead. But why? Almost 28 years of neglect from councillors, planners or potential owners? No. The people of Brighton and Hove are to blame. There is a lazy "don't give a damn" attitude here, which I have never experienced
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Happy New Year
No doubt people across Sussex will find wildly varying ways of seeing in the New Year, from those choosing quiet nights in to others indulging in raucous nights out. Reflections on the 12 months that have passed are also sure to differ. Whatever your
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Date
A real honour
Once again a line-up of ordinary people from Sussex have been celebrated in the Queen's New Year's Honours List for their extraordinary acts in service to the community. Across the county, 19 individuals from businessmen to artists were singled out for
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Medics were a disgrace
Giving birth can be emotionally-draining enough for a new mother, without then being told her new-born baby has a serious heart defect. Kelly Funnell had a right to expect support and sensitivity while at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.
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Pile of junk
Is it not about time the pie-in-the-sky idiots, including our councillors, spouting on about saving the West Pier admitted the thing is a pile of junk and is collapsing, just as I predicted it would? Again, I say there is no point in preserving rot and
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No class left if the old dame perishes
I used to play truant from London to visit Brighton. The Palace Pier appeared common and cheap in those days, unlike the grand, sedate West Pier, where I always headed. I remember the fire on the West Pier in 1975 and visited the next day to take photos
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Speedway: Ace Tatum gets MBE
Multi-world champion motor-cyclist Kelvin Tatum from Horsham has been awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours. Tatum, 38, who has ridden for Eastbourne Eagles and captained England during an illustrious career, said he was surprised but delighted to
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Aids charity anger at email mix-up
Volunteers at an Aids advice charity have been unable to answer urgent emails after their internet account was cut off by mistake. Avert founder Annabel Kanabus called into her office in Brighton Road, Horsham, to check the emails, only to find the line
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Kuipers injury doubt
Steve Coppell is sweating on the fitness of goalkeeper Michel Kuipers ahead of the New Year's Day clash with Wimbledon. Albion's Dutch custodian played last Saturday against Burnley with a recurrence of thigh trouble, sustained in the first half at Norwich
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Red alert after Russian invasion
A couple of Russian sailors sparked a security scare when they got themselves hopelessly lost. The two mariners had enjoyed a night ashore from the cargo ship Ladoga 18, which is currently moored at Shoreham harbour. After sampling the Saturday night
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Downpour raises flash flood fears
Weather experts have predicted possible flash floods after heavy rainfall lashed Sussex. The Met Office issued the warnings as 0.5in of rain was expected to fall last night. An Environment Agency spokesman said: "Conditions are worrying as a weather system
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Girl assaulted after internet meeting
A Dutch man has been placed on the sex offenders' register for indecently assaulting a 15-year-old girl he met via the Internet. The 27-year-old man, who has since returned to Holland, was cautioned yesterday by Sussex Police for the assault in Worthing
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Firebugs leave gas 'bomb' in caravan
Arsonists came within minutes of causing an explosion in a busy residential area. They created a time-bomb by wrapping a gas cylinder in rags, placing it in a caravan and setting fire to the foam furnishings. Smoke was spotted coming from the caravan
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Garage boss steals £53,000 for drugs
A manager who stole from his employers to fund a lifestyle of drink, drugs and gambling was jailed for four years yesterday. Steven Hall, 41, used his position as accounts manager at the Eastbourne Toyota garage to pocket almost £53,000 of customers'
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Eubank to star in reality TV show
Former boxing champion Chris Eubank is taking on rocker Ozzy Osbourne with his own reality TV show. Mr Eubank has invited the Channel Five cameras into his Hove home for a pilot fly-on-the-wall documentary. If the project is judged a success, it could
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Parishes look to powerful future
The popular image of parish councils only having the powers to take minor decisions may soon be a thing of the past. Arun District Council is asking its colleagues at parish and town council level whether they want to take over responsibility for some
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Pier: Auction starts for piece of history
While the West Pier crumbles, entrepreneurs are seizing the opportunity to sell off a piece of history. Debris from the structure is already for sale on internet auction site E-bay. So far the highest bid is just 10p but the sellers hope the pieces will
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Marina body stays a mystery
FIingerprint analysis has failed to reveal the identity of a body found washed up at Brighton Marina. The body of a man was discovered by coastguards during a training exercise on December 22 but police have so far been unable to name him. The man's fingerprints
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Schools chief in Spock insult
An education director has been branded a Vulcan by a headteacher angry at his handling of a controversial merger. David Hawker has been compared to Star Trek character Mr Spock, who is devoid of emotion and can only deal with things in a logical way.
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Council shame
Great, isn't it? Our wonderful council can spend fortunes "promoting" the Place To Be (unless, of course, you want to park a car or are trying to buy your first house) and putting illuminated cones at the end of West Street but couldn't find the money
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Let it be
Enough is enough. Let what was once a magnificent tribute to British engineering die with some dignity. If the West Pier was a person, she would have a sign above her head saying DNR (do not resuscitate). It's as if she is saying to us, "Please let me
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Urban Housewife, mby Lizzie Enfield
During the past year have metamorphosed from someone who wafts around to some sort of worker bee. From looking glamorous (sequinned cardigan), smelling nice (Clinique Happy) and eating chocolate (Belgian handmade) to someone who spends most of her time
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Date
Panto stand-in grabs golden opportunity
A pantomime understudy is getting rave reviews after stepping into the shoes of a TV star who fractured her leg. Terri Moore, 20, from Peacehaven, took over the reins as Tom in Mother Goose at Worthing when Emma Wray had to pull out. Emma, star of the
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Honours: Compassion rewarded after tragic losses
The courage displayed by the parents of murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence is rewarded in the Queen's New Year Honours List published today. Neville and Doreen Lawrence, whose dignity and persistence in the face of tragedy, bitter disillusionment
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Let it go in dignity
I hope the West Pier will be allowed to die with dignity and be spared any further attentions from property developers disguised as conservationists. After a long and useful life, to be washed away by the sea is a good way to go. The seafront will change
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Date
Cashier tackles petrol theft suspect
A garage cashier grappled with a suspected thief who tried to drive away without paying for petrol. Kris King wrenched open the car door and wrestled with the man, who punched him repeatedly in the chest. Mr King wedged his leg inside the car and tried
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Date
Sad day
How disappointing the campaigners against the renovation of the West Pier have enabled this very sad day to happen. I am disgusted with every single one of those people and companies. How dare the Palace Pier have the nerve to campaign as it has? It is
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Date
Late late show
The King Alfred centre, the West Pier and the football ground - the common denominator in each is delay, delay, delay. I am certain if any of these were a case of big business plans for a new hotel or office block, the plans would fly through with no
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Date
Philistines
Is it any wonder the satirical magazine Private Eye voted Brighton and Hove City Council the Philistines of the Year? The local football club still has no new stadium. Improvements to Preston Park have been slow, to say the least. Not only did the council
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Matthew Clark: Saltden hopes written off
Saltdean United manager Paul Hubbard is refusing to think about promotion despite his side's rapid rise up the table in County League division two. A 5-0 win at home to bottom side Oving lifted the Tigers to fifth in the table. It was their third consecutive
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No class left if the old dame perishes
I used to play truant from London to visit Brighton. The Palace Pier appeared common and cheap in those days, unlike the grand, sedate West Pier, where I always headed. I remember the fire on the West Pier in 1975 and visited the next day to take photos
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Dr Martens: Plenty for Reds to play for
Crawley's promotion dreams are over for another year according to Billy Smith but he insists the Reds still have plenty to play for. Crawley have not won in the Dr Martens Premier for nearly three months and they are now 18 points behind leaders Tamworth
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Speedway: Ace Tatum gets MBE
Multi-world champion motor-cyclist Kelvin Tatum from Horsham has been awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours. Tatum, 38, who has ridden for Eastbourne Eagles and captained England during an illustrious career, said he was surprised but delighted to
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Coppell wants mud and guts
Albion boss Steve Coppell is hoping the heavens keep on opening just enough for the players to prove again they are muddy marvels. He is desperate for tomorrow's Withdean showdown against Wimbledon to go ahead, despite persistent rain. The Withdean pitch
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Date
Aids charity anger at email mix-up
Volunteers at an Aids advice charity have been unable to answer urgent emails after their internet account was cut off by mistake. Avert founder Annabel Kanabus called into her office in Brighton Road, Horsham, to check the emails, only to find the line
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Kuipers injury doubt
Steve Coppell is sweating on the fitness of goalkeeper Michel Kuipers ahead of the New Year's Day clash with Wimbledon. Albion's Dutch custodian played last Saturday against Burnley with a recurrence of thigh trouble, sustained in the first half at Norwich
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Girl assaulted after internet meeting
A Dutch man has been placed on the sex offenders' register for indecently assaulting a 15-year-old girl he met via the Internet. The 27-year-old man, who has since returned to Holland, was cautioned yesterday by Sussex Police for the assault in Worthing
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Eubank to star in reality TV show
Former boxing champion Chris Eubank is taking on rocker Ozzy Osbourne with his own reality TV show. Mr Eubank has invited the Channel Five cameras into his Hove home for a pilot fly-on-the-wall documentary. If the project is judged a success, it could
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New mum told to take train
An exhausted and pain-stricken mother was forced to board a packed train to a London hospital just hours after giving birth to a critically ill son. Kelly Funnell's son Marshall was born with a heart defect at Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.
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Woman, 48, beaten to death
The body of a 48-year-old woman found by her daughter had been lying in her flat for several weeks after a severe beating, police have revealed. Mother-of-one Charmaine Dempsey, who had massive injuries to her head and jaw, had a "troubled past", officers
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Date
Parishes look to powerful future
The popular image of parish councils only having the powers to take minor decisions may soon be a thing of the past. Arun District Council is asking its colleagues at parish and town council level whether they want to take over responsibility for some
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Date
Pier: Auction starts for piece of history
While the West Pier crumbles, entrepreneurs are seizing the opportunity to sell off a piece of history. Debris from the structure is already for sale on internet auction site E-bay. So far the highest bid is just 10p but the sellers hope the pieces will
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Date
West Pier: Who is to blame?
Bitter wrangling for the past 30 years allowed one of Britain's most important landmarks to slide into the sea. From the moment beachcombers began picking up the pieces of the splintered West Pier scattered across Brighton beach on Sunday, there has been
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Nursery set to open despite protests
A childminder looks set to get permission to turn her home into a nursery school despite objections from neighbours. Plans have been submitted for an extension to a house in The Burrells, Shoreham, for a nursery for up to 15 children. It would be open
