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Crisis for gay forum
A safety forum for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is facing crisis after more than half the committee members resigned. The remaining four are struggling to run the group and urgently need new members. Five committee members, including
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Sporty awards
People are being asked to nominate young David Beckhams and Tim Henmans for the Arun Youth Sport Achievement Awards. The aim of the awards is to recognise young sportsmen or women up to the age of 20 who have made an outstanding achievement throughout
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Back support
Back pain is being targeted by a new hospital service. Patients suffering from spinal pain and stiffness are set to reap the rewards of the service being introduced by Worthing and Southlands Hospital Trust. The move is part of a new way of working, being
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Booking boost
An on-the-spot electronic booking scheme for patients could soon be introduced by Worthing and Southlands Hospitals Trust. Funding has been awarded to West Sussex Health Community to bring electronic booking to the Chichester and Worthing areas. The move
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Naked talent
A slection of nude pictures is on show at Worthing library. The Drawn From Life exhibition features art by a group of illustrators, tutors, artists and designers called Saturday Morning Pictures, who work with live models. Dan Thompson, of Worthing arts
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Sea water inquiry set to continue
Work to find out why Worthing's sea water failed European Union quality tests is set to carry on. During 2002, bathing water between Splash Point and the Lido failed two out of 20 cleanliness tests. The tests are important to seaside towns because a high
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Renaissance
Like individuals, churches are not without sin, as chapters 2-4 of the Book of Revelation makes quite clear. It would appear the terrible events that have overtaken the Roman Catholic Church, so well outlined by Adam Trimingham (January 2), have come
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Schoolkids dice with death
Children are risking their lives by dashing through six lanes of rush-hour traffic to get to school after the subway they normally use was closed. The underpass beneath the busy A270 has been closed since Saturday because of flooding. Worried parents
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No, TA
I think the Foreign Secretary is in for a little bit of a shock. I have three grandchildren, of whom the eldest was in the Territorial Army (TA) until he resigned about three months ago. He is also a paramedic. A lot of his pals resigned, too, because
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Don't go
The US is all for going in to inspect Saddam Hussein's weapons. But what if the boot was on the other foot and he went to inspect the US? He needs his weapons to guard his country just as the US does. Just keep out of each other's way - and Britain, don't
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Who's next?
Is it to be war again? At the onset of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon, we all knew times would never be the same. Now we are ready for war again. I was inspired to write this on seeing the article "Forgotten Iraqi
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Buried deep
It is all very well for the Prime Minister to warn us about the possibility of terrorist outrages by Al-Qaeda in the coming year (The Argus, January 2) but one can be sure this will not happen unless we are foolish enough to become involved in any US-led
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Blair has betrayed and humiliated us
Tony Blair, your gloomy prediction for us all for the year 2003 is somewhat unnerving. Your case, as we have come to expect, rests upon the defaults of others with no acknowledgement of your own contribution to that forecast. Yes, it is hard; far harder
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Firefighters' grief for blaze hero
East Sussex firefighters were today coming to terms with the death of a colleague who bravely tried to save his brother from his blazing home. Alex Kent, based at Crowborough, had been in the brigade for only ten months. Mr Kent, who was due to celebrate
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Church concern
Inedpendent assessors have been appointed to investigate the future of two historic churches. Church elders have been holding talks on the future of Shelley Road United Reformed Church (URC) in Worthing, with a report expected in the spring. It is possible
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Football tribute
A football match is being staged in memory of a promising university student who drowned while surfing on a dream holiday. Stuart Randall, 21, was on a threemonth volunteer project to Ecuador when he was swept out to sea by a riptide. His body was found
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Burglary ordeal
An elderly woman suffered two visits from burglars during the Christmas period, spurring police pressure on offenders. The 82-year-old lost £80 and her house keys in a burglary on December 19 and was the victim of robbers again on December 30. She was
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Landmark loss
Staff at Worthing Museum watched with interest as a local landmark disappeared. Acting curator Ann Wise said: "For more than ten years the view from my office hasn't changed. "Every working day I have looked out and seen St Paul's Church hall and the
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Hospital rush
Just under 2,000 people were treated at Worthing and Southlands hospitals' accident and emergency wards during the Christmas period. Despite the rush, only 200 patients waited longer than four hours before being attended to in the period from December
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Young fan's date with pop idol
Music may get the best of chart star Sophie Ellis-Bextor, but one young fan never guessed he would get the rest of her for a day. Now adoring Arron Streton, ten, is even more besotted with his pop idol after snatching a kiss from the chart-topping singer
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The Sage Of Sussex: Adam Trimingham
The partial collapse of the West Pier has put the eyes of the world on Brighton with papers all over the globe carrying sorry pictures with sympathetic text. As so often in the past, there seems to be more recognition elsewhere that the city has a unique
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Daughter's grief for crash couple
A grieving West Sussex woman today paid tribute to her elderly parents, who were killed in a car crash on New Year's Eve. Caroline Thomsett, 36, spoke a week after the tragedy on the A24 at Findon and questioned the lack of crash barriers on the road.
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Traders angered by tickets to rile
Shop tenants are in a battle to keep traffic wardens off a strip of land which they say is private. Sheriden O'Connell was furious when two of her cars were given parking tickets outside Sundials Tanning Studio in Dyke Road, Brighton. Miss O'Connell,
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Bottled at source - in Southwick
Millions of litres of water trapped in chalk beneath the South Downs, could soon be pumped to the surface. There are plans which could have the name Southwick splashed all over bottles gracing the supermarket shelves alongside Evian and Buxton. Eau d'Southwick
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My son's face was a picture
My son Chris was with us for Christmas from the US, with his family. I bought Brighton Remembered as a present to put under the tree and, glancing through it, lo and behold, there was a picture of Chris on page 69. He has lived in Canada and the US since
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Nobody's fool
Annie Kenna's comments about the Buddhist nightclub bouncer (Letters, January 7) were most enlightening. The Japan Karate Association has five rules for training. They are: Seek perfection of character; be faithful; endeavour; respect others; and refrain
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Burger grim
Jonathan Sheppard (Letters, December 31) is right to say it is no wonder Brighton and Hove City Council has been given Private Eye's award for Philistines of the Year. If one needed further evidence that Hove's reputation as "a distinguished resort" is
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Basketball: Nick Nurse on the cup final
So we made it, the highest profile occasion in British basketball this season, the national cup final, and the Brighton Bears are involved. We go into our big game with the Chester Jets considered as major underdogs but we will give it everything to try
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No parking
I have read the letters expressing concern at the architecture of the proposed new development at Preston Road, Brighton. I believe people who live nearby should be far more concerned about the lack of parking provision within the development. There are
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Rite to Rome
Following Brett Wells's comments on the proposed tower block for the Endeavour garage site in Preston Road (Letters, December 27), the history of this site may be of some interest. Originally, it was a Roman temple or villa, discovered in 1872. During
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Square pegs
Over the past few weeks, I have read with interest the correspondence regarding the controversial high-rise buildings proposed on the sites of the old Endeavour Motors garage and Medina House, in Brighton and Hove. It is understandable the architects
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Speedway: Eagles star's new deal
Skipper Joe Screen is staying with Eastbourne Eagles. The former Grand Prix star has ended speculation about his future by signing a new deal with the Sussex speedway squad for the new Elite League season. Screen, who came back last year from a serious
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Takes the rise
"Residents blast new plans for high-rise" (The Argus, December 21) stated the number of objectors to the planned 16-storey block on the Endeavour Motors site was only "more than 120". The number filled me with horror. Why were there so few objecting to
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Red faces on green mailing
An exacting complainant caught out an electricity firm over its claim to be 100 per cent green. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has slapped down Crawleybased Seeboard for a direct mailing it said was "100 per cent environmentally-friendly".
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Smaller companies' plea for help to survive
Owners of small businesses are pressing the Government for help to stay afloat. Members of the East Sussex branch of the Federation of Small Business (FSB) have written a series of proposals designed to help them through what they predict could be a difficult
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MP praises business forum
Labour MP David Lepper paid tribute in the House of Commons to Brighton and Hove's city centre business forum. He said manager Tony Mernagh, chairman Derek Maddison and members had done great work in making the city a safe and pleasant place in which
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Pitch heating caused power cut
Norwich City have admitted that under-soil heating contributed to last Saturday's FA Cup blackout at Carrow Road. Albion's third round tie was called off without a ball being kicked following a power failure. A statement issued by the Canaries reveals
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Perry stands firm in Cup row
Albion have hit back at FA Cup rivals Norwich in a row over who should foot the bill for last Saturday's third round postponement at Carrow Road. Chief executive Martin Perry says the Seagulls do not expect to be lumbered with half of the estimated £20,000
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Table tennis: Crawley get gold fever
Crawley, led by Ritchie Venner, retained the Sussex men's Interleague championship and their veterans won gold medals at the Six Villages Centre, Fontwell. Sussex champion Mayur Majithia again failed to appear, this time due to a leg injury, but Venner
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Kuipers on a knife edge
Albion boss Steve Coppell has urged Michel Kuipers to keep his cool to save him from a disciplinary disaster. Kuipers is on the brink of an improbable ban which would force Coppell to sign another goalkeeper as emergency cover. Keepers are rarely suspended
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Cycling: Yates on centre stage again
Sussex ace Sean Yates is once again attracting the attention of the European media. The former Tour de France stage winner, from Forest Row, recently signed a contract to become a director of racing with the CSC team based in Denmark. The job is similar
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Pilot fined for speeding on bike
A flying instructor clocked doing 102 mph on his motorbike said he was shocked when police pulled him over and told him how fast he had been going. Andrew Wood, 39, of Wilbury Road, Hove, was on his way to see his son when police stopped his motorbike
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Dixons suffers as consumers play safe
Electrical retailer Dixons had more than £500 million wiped from its stock market value after it warned disappointing Christmas sales would hit profits. The group's shock statement said trading in December fell below expectations, mainly because of weaker
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Morrisons want £2.9bn Safeway
Supermarket group Safeway is to be swallowed up by smaller rival Morrisons in a £2.9 billion deal, it was announced today. The deal, which has been recommended by Safeway's board, will bring together the UK's fourth and fifth biggest supermarket groups
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Soccer stars applaud devoted fan
Football fanatic Adam Walker is one of Liverpool Football Club's most dedicated supporters. Despite being in a wheelchair and needing intensive medical intervention on a daily basis, Adam's determination to watch his beloved team fires him up to overcome
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Take part in evil antics
The evil antics of a media magnate called Mr White and his sidekick The Hawk are to feature in a comic book-style musical based on Brighton. Although the setting for their dastardly deeds is mythical Bright City, the action is based in the Sussex resort
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Playground needs extra cash
Parents in Portslade are pushing for the final phase of a playground which has helped transform the lives of youngsters. Children can play safely outside their homes thanks to the work of their residents' group. People living at council-owned flats at
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PM attacked over flood defences
Prime Minister Tony Blair has been accused of breaking a promise to protect Sussex homes from flooding. In a heated Westminster exchange, Tory MP Charles Hendry said Mr Blair had betrayed the people of Uckfield, which narrowly escaped flooding over Christmas
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Accident victim's £3.7m damages
A teenager who suffered life-threatening injuries when he was hit by a van outside his school was today awarded £3.7 million damages. Jamie Heaton, 16, was nine when the accident happened in October 1995 in Creech St Michael, near Taunton, Somerset. He
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African ruler's seaside exile
Long-standing residents of Worthing will doubtless remember the royal crown once perched on the front of the old Warnes Hotel, near Splash Point. The plaque was installed to commemorate the stay of Abyssinian ruler Haile Selassie in the summer of 1936
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Drink-drive figures up
The number of drivers caught drink-driving in Sussex over Christmas and New Year is up on last year, new figures reveal today. Sussex Police is one of the few forces in England and Wales to show an increase in the number of people testing positive after
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Teenager saved by teachers
A drunk teenager threatened to kill himself by jumping from a top-floor window of a school. The boy, who is at Thomas Bennett Community College, Ashdown Drive, Tilgate, Crawley, was saved by teachers who held him back and brought him to safety just as
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Stadium deadline for fans
A deadline has been set for Albion fans wanting to have their say at a public inquiry vital to their club's future. People wanting to air their views for or against controversial plans for a new, 22,374-capacity ground at Falmer have been told to turn
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Fury over parcel farce
A holidaymaker was told to fly back to South Africa to complain about his lost parcel of souvenirs. Barry Whitford, 37, was astonished when Parcelforce admitted the package of antiques, which he posted 6,000 miles to Brighton, had been handed to a stranger
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Pier debris on sale for charity
An internet user is selling off part of the West Pier in Brighton to help the homeless. We told last week how scavengers who snapped up pieces of the collapsed pier sparked anger by offering them for sale. But Lucy Dobbins has promised to donate any proceeds
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Portslade issues
As a lifelong Portslade resident who has always called the constituency Hove and Portslade, I wonder why, if Ivor Caplin really cares about Portslade's identity (The Argus, January 7), has he never called for a Portslade council or spoken out on many
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Are bobbies armless?
I see no evidence of the "long arm of the law" strategically positioned at the Clock Tower, Brighton, which it was reported in The Argus last year had cut crimes in the area from 200 a week to just three. Has it been amputated? -Eck South, Glenfalls Avenue
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Stephen's pictures picked for new stamps
Stephen Dalton's photographs have already been sent into space. Now they will now be dropping on to doormats across Britain on a new set of stamps. The dramatic pictures of birds in flight have been chosen to adorn the next Royal Mail series. Ten different
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The sober truth about ricin
Yesterday's shock-horror headlines would have us believe Britain is approaching Doomsday. But a team of Sussex University experts aren't convinced. The front pages warned 250,000 Of Us Could Have Died, Poison Gang On The Loose, Killer With No Antidote
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The ride result
Christmas park and ride services in Worthing have been hailed a success. The town's executive for environment Peter Green is expected to note that the temporary 2002 bus service, from Teville Gate car park to South Street, met all expectations and operated
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Sporty awards
People are being asked to nominate young David Beckhams and Tim Henmans for the Arun Youth Sport Achievement Awards. The aim of the awards is to recognise young sportsmen or women up to the age of 20 who have made an outstanding achievement throughout
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Back support
Back pain is being targeted by a new hospital service. Patients suffering from spinal pain and stiffness are set to reap the rewards of the service being introduced by Worthing and Southlands Hospital Trust. The move is part of a new way of working, being
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Booking boost
An on-the-spot electronic booking scheme for patients could soon be introduced by Worthing and Southlands Hospitals Trust. Funding has been awarded to West Sussex Health Community to bring electronic booking to the Chichester and Worthing areas. The move
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Allotment grant
A scheme that helps homeless people has won a £400 grant to acquire an allotment. Worthing Churches Homeless Projects (WCHP) got the cash from the Adur, Arun and Worthing Primary Care NHS Trust so staff and hostel residents can grow vegetables in the
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Sea water inquiry set to continue
Work to find out why Worthing's sea water failed European Union quality tests is set to carry on. During 2002, bathing water between Splash Point and the Lido failed two out of 20 cleanliness tests. The tests are important to seaside towns because a high
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Ever young
So, the BBC has sacked Jimmy Young for being too old at 81. I understand his programme was immensely popular and he did not wish to stand down. This is yet another example of ageism in the media. Here at Coastway Hospital Radio no such restriction applies
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Renaissance
Like individuals, churches are not without sin, as chapters 2-4 of the Book of Revelation makes quite clear. It would appear the terrible events that have overtaken the Roman Catholic Church, so well outlined by Adam Trimingham (January 2), have come
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Off the pace
In a further comment on Cheriegate, V Croft claims, as a drama teacher, to be able to spot sincerity at a hundred paces. What a pity he cannot spot an Oscar-deserving performance. The rest of us did, judging from recent opinion polls (Turkey of the Year
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Middle way
How miserable that V Croft (Letters, January 3) has to throw such jibes as calling someone a "braying Tory" just because they dare to challenge Cherie Blair of being less than frank. V Croft may well be a drama teacher but he is clearly not a good judge
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No, TA
I think the Foreign Secretary is in for a little bit of a shock. I have three grandchildren, of whom the eldest was in the Territorial Army (TA) until he resigned about three months ago. He is also a paramedic. A lot of his pals resigned, too, because
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Don't go
The US is all for going in to inspect Saddam Hussein's weapons. But what if the boot was on the other foot and he went to inspect the US? He needs his weapons to guard his country just as the US does. Just keep out of each other's way - and Britain, don't
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Buried deep
It is all very well for the Prime Minister to warn us about the possibility of terrorist outrages by Al-Qaeda in the coming year (The Argus, January 2) but one can be sure this will not happen unless we are foolish enough to become involved in any US-led
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Heartache of blaze brothers' family
The parents of tragic blaze hero Alex Kent and the brother he tried to save spoke today of their loss. Richard and Janet Kent said words could not convey what they felt as they spoke to reporters for the first time since yesterday's fire at their home
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Church concern
Inedpendent assessors have been appointed to investigate the future of two historic churches. Church elders have been holding talks on the future of Shelley Road United Reformed Church (URC) in Worthing, with a report expected in the spring. It is possible
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Vicar's vision
Plans have been revealed for a new church in Angmering. The vicar of the village's St Margaret's Church has announced plans to start a "church plant". Writing in the current edition of Insight, the parish magazine, the Reverend Mark Standen, said: "This
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War mysteries
Historians are compiling a book of remembrance to commemorate Storrington's war dead. However, they are trying to fill in a number of frustrating gaps and have appealed for people's help to solve a few mysteries. Project co-ordinator David Coward said
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Speeding let-off
A company director escaped a driving ban despite totting up four speeding offences. Ben Fry, who recently moved from Bognor to Lansdowne Place, Hove, admitted speeding on the A27 at Patching, near Worthing. Police clocked him doing 93mph in a 70mph zone
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Operations goal
Operations at hospitals in the Worthing area will be co-ordinated to cut the number of cancellations. Worthing and Southlands Hospitals Trust has appointed surgical planning co-ordinator Phillip Taylor to improve communication between wards and departments
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Football tribute
A football match is being staged in memory of a promising university student who drowned while surfing on a dream holiday. Stuart Randall, 21, was on a threemonth volunteer project to Ecuador when he was swept out to sea by a riptide. His body was found
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Burglary ordeal
An elderly woman suffered two visits from burglars during the Christmas period, spurring police pressure on offenders. The 82-year-old lost £80 and her house keys in a burglary on December 19 and was the victim of robbers again on December 30. She was
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Childcare cash
A finding bid to pay for a new hospital childcare expert has been successful. The Sussex Workforce Confederation has agreed to finance a full-time childcare co-ordinator, who will provide Worthing and Southlands Hospitals Trust and Arun, Adur and Worthing
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Hospital rush
Just under 2,000 people were treated at Worthing and Southlands hospitals' accident and emergency wards during the Christmas period. Despite the rush, only 200 patients waited longer than four hours before being attended to in the period from December
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Young fan's date with pop idol
Music may get the best of chart star Sophie Ellis-Bextor, but one young fan never guessed he would get the rest of her for a day. Now adoring Arron Streton, ten, is even more besotted with his pop idol after snatching a kiss from the chart-topping singer
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Art of everyday
A new art exhibition aims to make people look at everyday objects in a new way. What A Waste is the first exhibition of 2003 at Littlehampton Museum. The display will feature work by three contemporary women artists: Jackie Harford, Karen Moser and Susan
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Pub boss's tears over flats plan
A pub manager's livelihood has been put in jeopardy by plans to turn her pub into flats, two months after she started the job. Rachael Morgan was devastated when councillors approved the plans despite protests from villagers. Ms Morgan, 22, said she was
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Traders angered by tickets to rile
Shop tenants are in a battle to keep traffic wardens off a strip of land which they say is private. Sheriden O'Connell was furious when two of her cars were given parking tickets outside Sundials Tanning Studio in Dyke Road, Brighton. Miss O'Connell,
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Drink-drive figures up
The number of drivers caught drink-driving in Sussex over Christmas and New Year is up on last year, new figures reveal today. Sussex Police is one of the few forces in England and Wales to show an increase in the number of people testing positive after
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Bored youth stole ambulance
A twisted thrill-seeker stole an ambulance on a 999 call because he was bored. Stephen Rattray, 24, from South Harting near Midhurst, said he did not have enough excitement in his life and stole the ambulance on impulse, a court heard. Rattray, an agricultural
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Daughter's grief for crash couple
A grieving West Sussex woman today paid tribute to her elderly parents, who were killed in a car crash on New Year's Eve. Caroline Thomsett, 36, spoke a week after the tragedy on the A24 at Findon and questioned the lack of crash barriers on the road.
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Carnival judge escapes jail term
A one-time carnival queen judge planted "wet, slobbery kisses" on the face of an eight-year-old girl, a court heard. Kenneth Fowler, 48, was drunk at a party when he indecently assaulted the little girl in July last year. Fowler, of Maple Close, Woodingdean
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Firefighters' grief for blaze hero
East Sussex firefighters were today coming to terms with the death of a colleague who bravely tried to save his brother from his blazing home. Alex Kent, based at Crowborough, had been in the brigade for only ten months. Mr Kent, who was due to celebrate
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Bug hits hospital wards
About 40 patients and staff at Eastbourne District General Hospital have been struck down with an infectious stomach bug. The outbreak of gastro-enteritis has hit several wards. The hospital is already at full stretch following the Christmas and New Year
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Shock rise in gun crime
Gun crime on the streets of Sussex rocketed by more than 40 per cent last year, shock figures have revealed today. Home Secretary David Blunkett said police recorded 155 firearms offences - up from 110 in the previous 12 months. The surge in gun crime
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Burger grim
Jonathan Sheppard (Letters, December 31) is right to say it is no wonder Brighton and Hove City Council has been given Private Eye's award for Philistines of the Year. If one needed further evidence that Hove's reputation as "a distinguished resort" is
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Basketball: Nick Nurse on the cup final
So we made it, the highest profile occasion in British basketball this season, the national cup final, and the Brighton Bears are involved. We go into our big game with the Chester Jets considered as major underdogs but we will give it everything to try
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No parking
I have read the letters expressing concern at the architecture of the proposed new development at Preston Road, Brighton. I believe people who live nearby should be far more concerned about the lack of parking provision within the development. There are
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Show of love
Ten-year-old Arron Stretton's dream came true when he interviewed a pop star on Southern FM. Arron was able to put searching questions to Sophie Ellis-Bextor when she was a guest on the morning show. But after gallantly presenting her with a rose he discovered
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Rite to Rome
Following Brett Wells's comments on the proposed tower block for the Endeavour garage site in Preston Road (Letters, December 27), the history of this site may be of some interest. Originally, it was a Roman temple or villa, discovered in 1872. During
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Square pegs
Over the past few weeks, I have read with interest the correspondence regarding the controversial high-rise buildings proposed on the sites of the old Endeavour Motors garage and Medina House, in Brighton and Hove. It is understandable the architects
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Speedway: Eagles star's new deal
Skipper Joe Screen is staying with Eastbourne Eagles. The former Grand Prix star has ended speculation about his future by signing a new deal with the Sussex speedway squad for the new Elite League season. Screen, who came back last year from a serious
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Takes the rise
"Residents blast new plans for high-rise" (The Argus, December 21) stated the number of objectors to the planned 16-storey block on the Endeavour Motors site was only "more than 120". The number filled me with horror. Why were there so few objecting to
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House prices rise by a half
Homeowners in parts of Sussex saw the value of their properties shoot up by almost 50 per cent last year. The price of a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ditchling rose by an average of 46 per cent to £285,000. It was a similar story in Hurstpierpoint
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Red faces on green mailing
An exacting complainant caught out an electricity firm over its claim to be 100 per cent green. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has slapped down Crawleybased Seeboard for a direct mailing it said was "100 per cent environmentally-friendly".
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Car park price rise worries
Traders have complained threatened rises in car parking charges would force shoppers away from town centres to out-of-town complexes. Arun District Council officers say they need to raise an extra £51,000 by increasing the prices from April 1. Opponents
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Smaller companies' plea for help to survive
Owners of small businesses are pressing the Government for help to stay afloat. Members of the East Sussex branch of the Federation of Small Business (FSB) have written a series of proposals designed to help them through what they predict could be a difficult
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MP praises business forum
Labour MP David Lepper paid tribute in the House of Commons to Brighton and Hove's city centre business forum. He said manager Tony Mernagh, chairman Derek Maddison and members had done great work in making the city a safe and pleasant place in which
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Table tennis: Crawley get gold fever
Crawley, led by Ritchie Venner, retained the Sussex men's Interleague championship and their veterans won gold medals at the Six Villages Centre, Fontwell. Sussex champion Mayur Majithia again failed to appear, this time due to a leg injury, but Venner
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Cycling: Yates on centre stage again
Sussex ace Sean Yates is once again attracting the attention of the European media. The former Tour de France stage winner, from Forest Row, recently signed a contract to become a director of racing with the CSC team based in Denmark. The job is similar
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Dixons suffers as consumers play safe
Electrical retailer Dixons had more than £500 million wiped from its stock market value after it warned disappointing Christmas sales would hit profits. The group's shock statement said trading in December fell below expectations, mainly because of weaker
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Playground needs extra cash
Parents in Portslade are pushing for the final phase of a playground which has helped transform the lives of youngsters. Children can play safely outside their homes thanks to the work of their residents' group. People living at council-owned flats at
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Accident victim's £3.7m damages
A teenager who suffered life-threatening injuries when he was hit by a van outside his school was today awarded £3.7 million damages. Jamie Heaton, 16, was nine when the accident happened in October 1995 in Creech St Michael, near Taunton, Somerset. He
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African ruler's seaside exile
Long-standing residents of Worthing will doubtless remember the royal crown once perched on the front of the old Warnes Hotel, near Splash Point. The plaque was installed to commemorate the stay of Abyssinian ruler Haile Selassie in the summer of 1936
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Drink-drive figures up
The number of drivers caught drink-driving in Sussex over Christmas and New Year is up on last year, new figures reveal today. Sussex Police is one of the few forces in England and Wales to show an increase in the number of people testing positive after
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Teenager saved by teachers
A drunk teenager threatened to kill himself by jumping from a top-floor window of a school. The boy, who is at Thomas Bennett Community College, Ashdown Drive, Tilgate, Crawley, was saved by teachers who held him back and brought him to safety just as
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It was almost an honour
Thank you very much for publishing the names of letter-writers on the same day as the New Year Honours List was announced (The Argus, December 31). It had me fooled. Immediately spotting my name in the list, I was on to Moss Bros like a shot thinking
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Vandals smash school windows
Vandals smashed 47 windows at a Horsham school over the Christmas holidays. They caused damage costing hundreds of pounds at Forest Community Comprehensive School in Horsham. Windows were smashed in classrooms, a sports centre, an art block and a youth
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Accuracy in movies
It was good to see The Poseidon Adventure on TV again on Saturday, although it was unrealistic because the amount of burning fire in the ship would have used up all the oxygen and there would have been none for the passengers - and when the Reverend Frank
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The sober truth about ricin
Yesterday's shock-horror headlines would have us believe Britain is approaching Doomsday. But a team of Sussex University experts aren't convinced. The front pages warned 250,000 Of Us Could Have Died, Poison Gang On The Loose, Killer With No Antidote
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Bad timekeeping
Last year, I planted a friend's garden with geraniums. Reluctantly, we had to remove them in December. As we did, we found daffodils well grown on Christmas Eve. I visited my friend and, on my way in, picked my first daffodil. He was amazed. He is aged
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The ride result
Christmas park and ride services in Worthing have been hailed a success. The town's executive for environment Peter Green is expected to note that the temporary 2002 bus service, from Teville Gate car park to South Street, met all expectations and operated
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Council car costs
Fees for collecting abandoned vehicles may go up by three per cent. Worthing's environment executive Peter Green has been recommended by borough council officers to approve the charge increases, which relate to refuse, dumped cars and the licensing of
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Crematorium plan
Experts are drawing up a ten-year plan to upgrade an ageing crematorium. Worthing Crematorium, based in countryside north of Findon, was opened in 1968 and built to cater for 1,000 services a year. However, at present it is dealing with 3,300 services
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Allotment grant
A scheme that helps homeless people has won a £400 grant to acquire an allotment. Worthing Churches Homeless Projects (WCHP) got the cash from the Adur, Arun and Worthing Primary Care NHS Trust so staff and hostel residents can grow vegetables in the
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Ever young
So, the BBC has sacked Jimmy Young for being too old at 81. I understand his programme was immensely popular and he did not wish to stand down. This is yet another example of ageism in the media. Here at Coastway Hospital Radio no such restriction applies
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Off the pace
In a further comment on Cheriegate, V Croft claims, as a drama teacher, to be able to spot sincerity at a hundred paces. What a pity he cannot spot an Oscar-deserving performance. The rest of us did, judging from recent opinion polls (Turkey of the Year
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Middle way
How miserable that V Croft (Letters, January 3) has to throw such jibes as calling someone a "braying Tory" just because they dare to challenge Cherie Blair of being less than frank. V Croft may well be a drama teacher but he is clearly not a good judge
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Stricken land
The new Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is characterised by Adam Trimingham (January 2) as "wild and woolly" and "inclined to burble for Britain". The Sage of Sussex is a sharp and provocative commentator and long may he remain so. But he
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Handful of crooks who create misery
Just a few criminals are behind a stark rise in burglaries in one area of Sussex. Latest police figures show burglaries have soared in the Lewes area, even though overall crime was down. Break-ins in the area rose 35 per cent, despite a police crackdown
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Brighton Belle returns to resort
The Brighton Belle train is making a nostalgic journey home - to be honoured near the spot where it made its journeys to and from Victoria. The grand lady of rail travel is to be remembered as a part of the Brighton Walk of Fame, with a plaque cemented
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Can you donate a dishwasher?
Warninglid Day Hospital (part of Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath) needs a new dishwasher. The one it has is always breaking down and has been repaired many times, so the hard-working staff have to wash up manually. Would there be a caring firm
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The shelves were bare
For food shopping this Christmas we noted our local Sainsbury's, in West Hove, would be opening much longer hours than usual. We duly arrived on December 23 at 10pm with a bulging wallet and lots of enthusiasm but, to our dismay, discovered many shelves
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Only vandals win
Shops and banks in Western Road, Brighton, have lost all self-respect by not removing graffiti. If they cannot be bothered, why should customers trust their goods or services? The only winners are the vandals who carry on regardless. -John Pearce, Frederick
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Heartache of blaze brothers' family
The parents of tragic blaze hero Alex Kent and the brother he tried to save spoke today of their loss. Richard and Janet Kent said words could not convey what they felt as they spoke to reporters for the first time since yesterday's fire at their home
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Ich bin ein Brightoner
In response to Roberta Woodhouse's question about what to call someone born in Hove (Letters, January 6), surely we are all Brighthovians now? -Simon J Bampton, Milnthorpe Road, Hove
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Bus success
The Carers Information Bus is going from strength to strength and is now in its third year of operation. The bus, which provides information for people who look after the ill, disabled or frail, will be in Henfield, at the back of Budgens, on Monday,
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Vicar's vision
Plans have been revealed for a new church in Angmering. The vicar of the village's St Margaret's Church has announced plans to start a "church plant". Writing in the current edition of Insight, the parish magazine, the Reverend Mark Standen, said: "This
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War mysteries
Historians are compiling a book of remembrance to commemorate Storrington's war dead. However, they are trying to fill in a number of frustrating gaps and have appealed for people's help to solve a few mysteries. Project co-ordinator David Coward said
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Speeding let-off
A company director escaped a driving ban despite totting up four speeding offences. Ben Fry, who recently moved from Bognor to Lansdowne Place, Hove, admitted speeding on the A27 at Patching, near Worthing. Police clocked him doing 93mph in a 70mph zone
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Operations goal
Operations at hospitals in the Worthing area will be co-ordinated to cut the number of cancellations. Worthing and Southlands Hospitals Trust has appointed surgical planning co-ordinator Phillip Taylor to improve communication between wards and departments
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Childcare cash
A finding bid to pay for a new hospital childcare expert has been successful. The Sussex Workforce Confederation has agreed to finance a full-time childcare co-ordinator, who will provide Worthing and Southlands Hospitals Trust and Arun, Adur and Worthing
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Museum vision
Arundel Museum Society is to present its ideas for the proposed new museum building to Arundel town councillors. The museum, which is based in the High Street, is looking to relocate to the site of the current St Nicholas Hall in Mill Road. A custom-built
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Tourism debate
Tourism lecturers and local businesses are teaming up to talk about ways to attract more tourists. A pilot project is being run in Arun district to help local tourism businesses promote themselves more successfully. Ideas include using the internet and
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Art of everyday
A new art exhibition aims to make people look at everyday objects in a new way. What A Waste is the first exhibition of 2003 at Littlehampton Museum. The display will feature work by three contemporary women artists: Jackie Harford, Karen Moser and Susan
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Bug hits hospital wards
About 40 patients and staff at Eastbourne District General Hospital have been struck down with an infectious stomach bug. The outbreak of gastro-enteritis has hit several wards. The hospital is already at full stretch following the Christmas and New Year
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Bored youth stole ambulance
A twisted thrill-seeker stole an ambulance on a 999 call because he was bored. Stephen Rattray, 24, from South Harting near Midhurst, said he did not have enough excitement in his life and stole the ambulance on impulse, a court heard. Rattray, an agricultural
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Gym'll help fix it for health fans
Work on a multi-million pound health and fitness centre gets under way next week. Thirty jobs will be created at the £5 million, 23,300sq ft complex in Willingdon Drove, Hampden Park, Eastbourne. It will include a 20-metre swimming pool, large gym with
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Smaller companies' plea for help to survive
Owners of small businesses are pressing the Government for help to stay afloat. Members of the East Sussex branch of the Federation of Small Business (FSB) have written a series of proposals designed to help them through what they predict could be a difficult
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Carnival judge escapes jail term
A one-time carnival queen judge planted "wet, slobbery kisses" on the face of an eight-year-old girl, a court heard. Kenneth Fowler, 48, was drunk at a party when he indecently assaulted the little girl in July last year. Fowler, of Maple Close, Woodingdean
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Shock rise in gun crime
Gun crime on the streets of Sussex rocketed by more than 40 per cent last year, shock figures have revealed today. Home Secretary David Blunkett said police recorded 155 firearms offences - up from 110 in the previous 12 months. The surge in gun crime
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Short site
Once again, planning application has been made for the demolition of garages to be replaced by houses. After refusal by Brighton and Hove City Council to build one house, a request is now being made to demolish two garages in order to build two houses
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Basketball: Bears better without Duck, says Peers
Brighton Bears are a better team without captain and all-star point guard Randy Duck, according to the man plotting their downfall in Sunday's cup final. Robbie Peers coached Chester Jets to a cleansweep of four titles last season and is keen to prove
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Basketball: Bears look to man from Chester
Ralph Blalock knows how it feels to be crowned king of the national cup. Now he hopes to repeat his final triumph with underdogs Leicester in 2001 and bring some overdue silverware to the south coast. Brighton Bears tackle the powerful Chester Jets in
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Show of love
Ten-year-old Arron Stretton's dream came true when he interviewed a pop star on Southern FM. Arron was able to put searching questions to Sophie Ellis-Bextor when she was a guest on the morning show. But after gallantly presenting her with a rose he discovered
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Hero's praise
Today Sussex joins in mourning for firefighter Alex Kent, who died a hero yesterday. Alex led his parents to safety from their blazing home before going back into the flames to rescue his younger brother, Philip. Alex, who was off duty at the time, made
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Terror is the best weapon
The Government has been warning for weeks about the threat posed by terrorists and the discovery of deadly ricin in a London flat served to prove the point. But before we all become too scared to step outside our homes, let's examine the facts. It's true
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House prices rise by a half
Homeowners in parts of Sussex saw the value of their properties shoot up by almost 50 per cent last year. The price of a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ditchling rose by an average of 46 per cent to £285,000. It was a similar story in Hurstpierpoint
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Car park price rise worries
Traders have complained threatened rises in car parking charges would force shoppers away from town centres to out-of-town complexes. Arun District Council officers say they need to raise an extra £51,000 by increasing the prices from April 1. Opponents
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Coppell takes heart from Crewe escape
There has not been much in the way of New Year cheer so far for Brighton and Hove Albion. A home postponement against Wimbledon and results elsewhere returned them to the foot of the First Division. The Seagulls are two points adrift at the bottom going
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Pitch heating caused power cut
Norwich City have admitted that under-soil heating contributed to last Saturday's FA Cup blackout at Carrow Road. Albion's third round tie was called off without a ball being kicked following a power failure. A statement issued by the Canaries reveals
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Coppell takes heart from Crewe escape
There has not been much in the way of New Year cheer so far for Brighton and Hove Albion. A home postponement against Wimbledon and results elsewhere returned them to the foot of the First Division. The Seagulls are two points adrift at the bottom going
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Stadium deadline for fans
A deadline has been set for Albion fans wanting to have their say at a public inquiry vital to their club's future. People wanting to air their views for or against controversial plans for a new, 22,374-capacity ground at Falmer have been told to turn
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Interest rates on hold
The Bank of England left interest rates on hold for the 14th month in a row today in a move that is likely to anger worried union leaders. Its nine-strong Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to keep the cost of borrowing at a near-40 year low of 4 per
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Election boundaries to change
Changes are planned to parliamentary constituencies in Brighton, Hove and East Sussex. The Boundary Commission is publishing recommendations for the alterations to even constituency sizes. Existing seats have electorates ranging from 65,453 in Lewes to
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Film rethink after pier's collapse
Many film-makers would surely despair if they worked for a year on a documentary only to see its subject crumble before their eyes. Stephen Matthews could have been forgiven for weeping tears as bitter and salty as the sea which claimed parts of the collapsed
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Last-chance hearing for refugee family
A Kurdish family who face being uprooted and moved across the country have a last-chance hearing with the Home Office this month. The couple have lived in Haywards Heath, where their two young children were born, for four years. Last month they were told
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Veteran quiz show star and his tin-full of Nazi propaganda
The German airman knew he was seconds from death. But just before his crippled plane smashed into the sea off Worthing, he threw a tin earthwards. A young boy, who watched the drama unfold, found the tin and took off the lid. Inside were three photographs
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A wry look at Worthing
With no local parks soccer during the festive season, Sentinel made a visit to Woodside Road, home of Worthing FC, for the fixture against Bromley. Bearing in mind most people were off work, the crowd was very disappointing, despite the fact both sides
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£4.5m incentive to cut NHS waits
Hospitals which rapidly cut their waiting lists could be rewarded with extra cash. Surrey and Sussex Strategic Health Authority will be given more than £4.5 million over the next three years to pay out to hospitals and primary care trusts (PCTs) which
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£900,000 boost for hospital
St Richard's Hospital in Chichester has been given almost £1 million to provide a place to care for patients who aren't ready to return home. The £900,000 from the Department of Health will be used to refurbish an existing ward area at St Richard's Hospital
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Pub frontage takes a tumble
Shoppers escaped unharmed when the front of a pub partially collapsed in a busy Hove shopping street. Onlookers jumped with fright as a portion of the hoarding on the Cliftonville Inn, George Street, Hove, toppled to the ground. Barman James Shaw, 26,
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It was almost an honour
Thank you very much for publishing the names of letter-writers on the same day as the New Year Honours List was announced (The Argus, December 31). It had me fooled. Immediately spotting my name in the list, I was on to Moss Bros like a shot thinking
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My South Pole adventure
Tom Avery conquered the South Pole with an expedition launched 100 years after Scott's fateful journey. But his adventures began during his school days in Sussex. The heroic but tragic tale of Captain Scott and his doomed expedition had haunted Tom Avery
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Accuracy in movies
It was good to see The Poseidon Adventure on TV again on Saturday, although it was unrealistic because the amount of burning fire in the ship would have used up all the oxygen and there would have been none for the passengers - and when the Reverend Frank
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Bad timekeeping
Last year, I planted a friend's garden with geraniums. Reluctantly, we had to remove them in December. As we did, we found daffodils well grown on Christmas Eve. I visited my friend and, on my way in, picked my first daffodil. He was amazed. He is aged
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Crisis for gay forum
A safety forum for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is facing crisis after more than half the committee members resigned. The remaining four are struggling to run the group and urgently need new members. Five committee members, including
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Council car costs
Fees for collecting abandoned vehicles may go up by three per cent. Worthing's environment executive Peter Green has been recommended by borough council officers to approve the charge increases, which relate to refuse, dumped cars and the licensing of
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Crematorium plan
Experts are drawing up a ten-year plan to upgrade an ageing crematorium. Worthing Crematorium, based in countryside north of Findon, was opened in 1968 and built to cater for 1,000 services a year. However, at present it is dealing with 3,300 services
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Naked talent
A slection of nude pictures is on show at Worthing library. The Drawn From Life exhibition features art by a group of illustrators, tutors, artists and designers called Saturday Morning Pictures, who work with live models. Dan Thompson, of Worthing arts
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Stricken land
The new Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is characterised by Adam Trimingham (January 2) as "wild and woolly" and "inclined to burble for Britain". The Sage of Sussex is a sharp and provocative commentator and long may he remain so. But he
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Schoolkids dice with death
Children are risking their lives by dashing through six lanes of rush-hour traffic to get to school after the subway they normally use was closed. The underpass beneath the busy A270 has been closed since Saturday because of flooding. Worried parents
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Handful of crooks who create misery
Just a few criminals are behind a stark rise in burglaries in one area of Sussex. Latest police figures show burglaries have soared in the Lewes area, even though overall crime was down. Break-ins in the area rose 35 per cent, despite a police crackdown
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Insurance costs put paid to fun run
A charity event which would have raised hundreds of pounds towards a new West Sussex community centre has been cancelled because of insurance worries. Angmering residents were due to take part in a fun run at the end of this month to celebrate the opening
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Who's next?
Is it to be war again? At the onset of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon, we all knew times would never be the same. Now we are ready for war again. I was inspired to write this on seeing the article "Forgotten Iraqi
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Blair has betrayed and humiliated us
Tony Blair, your gloomy prediction for us all for the year 2003 is somewhat unnerving. Your case, as we have come to expect, rests upon the defaults of others with no acknowledgement of your own contribution to that forecast. Yes, it is hard; far harder
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Brighton Belle returns to resort
The Brighton Belle train is making a nostalgic journey home - to be honoured near the spot where it made its journeys to and from Victoria. The grand lady of rail travel is to be remembered as a part of the Brighton Walk of Fame, with a plaque cemented
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Can you donate a dishwasher?
Warninglid Day Hospital (part of Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath) needs a new dishwasher. The one it has is always breaking down and has been repaired many times, so the hard-working staff have to wash up manually. Would there be a caring firm
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The shelves were bare
For food shopping this Christmas we noted our local Sainsbury's, in West Hove, would be opening much longer hours than usual. We duly arrived on December 23 at 10pm with a bulging wallet and lots of enthusiasm but, to our dismay, discovered many shelves
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Only vandals win
Shops and banks in Western Road, Brighton, have lost all self-respect by not removing graffiti. If they cannot be bothered, why should customers trust their goods or services? The only winners are the vandals who carry on regardless. -John Pearce, Frederick
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Firefighters' grief for blaze hero
East Sussex firefighters were today coming to terms with the death of a colleague who bravely tried to save his brother from his blazing home. Alex Kent, based at Crowborough, had been in the brigade for only ten months. Mr Kent, who was due to celebrate
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Ich bin ein Brightoner
In response to Roberta Woodhouse's question about what to call someone born in Hove (Letters, January 6), surely we are all Brighthovians now? -Simon J Bampton, Milnthorpe Road, Hove
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Bus success
The Carers Information Bus is going from strength to strength and is now in its third year of operation. The bus, which provides information for people who look after the ill, disabled or frail, will be in Henfield, at the back of Budgens, on Monday,
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Landmark loss
Staff at Worthing Museum watched with interest as a local landmark disappeared. Acting curator Ann Wise said: "For more than ten years the view from my office hasn't changed. "Every working day I have looked out and seen St Paul's Church hall and the
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Museum vision
Arundel Museum Society is to present its ideas for the proposed new museum building to Arundel town councillors. The museum, which is based in the High Street, is looking to relocate to the site of the current St Nicholas Hall in Mill Road. A custom-built
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Tourism debate
Tourism lecturers and local businesses are teaming up to talk about ways to attract more tourists. A pilot project is being run in Arun district to help local tourism businesses promote themselves more successfully. Ideas include using the internet and
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The Sage Of Sussex: Adam Trimingham
The partial collapse of the West Pier has put the eyes of the world on Brighton with papers all over the globe carrying sorry pictures with sympathetic text. As so often in the past, there seems to be more recognition elsewhere that the city has a unique
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Daughter's grief for crash couple
A grieving West Sussex woman today paid tribute to her elderly parents, who were killed in a car crash on New Year's Eve. Caroline Thomsett, 36, spoke a week after the tragedy on the A24 at Findon and questioned the lack of crash barriers on the road.
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Bug hits hospital wards
About 40 patients and staff at Eastbourne District General Hospital have been struck down with an infectious stomach bug. The outbreak of gastro-enteritis has hit several wards. The hospital is already at full stretch following the Christmas and New Year
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Bored youth stole ambulance
A twisted thrill-seeker stole an ambulance on a 999 call because he was bored. Stephen Rattray, 24, from South Harting near Midhurst, said he did not have enough excitement in his life and stole the ambulance on impulse, a court heard. Rattray, an agricultural
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Last-chance hearing for refugee family
A Kurdish family who face being uprooted and moved across the country have a last-chance hearing with the Home Office this month. The couple have lived in Haywards Heath, where their two young children were born, for four years. Last month they were told
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Gym'll help fix it for health fans
Work on a multi-million pound health and fitness centre gets under way next week. Thirty jobs will be created at the £5 million, 23,300sq ft complex in Willingdon Drove, Hampden Park, Eastbourne. It will include a 20-metre swimming pool, large gym with
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Smaller companies' plea for help to survive
Owners of small businesses are pressing the Government for help to stay afloat. Members of the East Sussex branch of the Federation of Small Business (FSB) have written a series of proposals designed to help them through what they predict could be a difficult
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Bottled at source - in Southwick
Millions of litres of water trapped in chalk beneath the South Downs, could soon be pumped to the surface. There are plans which could have the name Southwick splashed all over bottles gracing the supermarket shelves alongside Evian and Buxton. Eau d'Southwick
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Plans pave way for safer streets
Proposals for road improvements in Uckfield town centre are to go on public display. The plans, which include more pedestrian crossings, new bus stops and better signals, will be displayed at Uckfield Civic Centre from next week. Officers from East Sussex
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Garage goes up in smoke
An Eastbourne garage containing gas cylinders and two cars was gutted by fire this morning. The workshop, which belongs to MW Vehicles, Elm Grove, caught alight at 6.30am. Two cars stored in the building were destroyed by the fire, which workers suspect
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Heartache of blaze brothers' family
The parents of tragic blaze hero Alex Kent and the brother he tried to save spoke today of their loss. Richard and Janet Kent said words could not convey what they felt as they spoke to reporters for the first time since yesterday's fire at their home
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My son's face was a picture
My son Chris was with us for Christmas from the US, with his family. I bought Brighton Remembered as a present to put under the tree and, glancing through it, lo and behold, there was a picture of Chris on page 69. He has lived in Canada and the US since
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Nobody's fool
Annie Kenna's comments about the Buddhist nightclub bouncer (Letters, January 7) were most enlightening. The Japan Karate Association has five rules for training. They are: Seek perfection of character; be faithful; endeavour; respect others; and refrain
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Short site
Once again, planning application has been made for the demolition of garages to be replaced by houses. After refusal by Brighton and Hove City Council to build one house, a request is now being made to demolish two garages in order to build two houses
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Basketball: Bears better without Duck, says Peers
Brighton Bears are a better team without captain and all-star point guard Randy Duck, according to the man plotting their downfall in Sunday's cup final. Robbie Peers coached Chester Jets to a cleansweep of four titles last season and is keen to prove
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Basketball: Bears look to man from Chester
Ralph Blalock knows how it feels to be crowned king of the national cup. Now he hopes to repeat his final triumph with underdogs Leicester in 2001 and bring some overdue silverware to the south coast. Brighton Bears tackle the powerful Chester Jets in
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Hero's praise
Today Sussex joins in mourning for firefighter Alex Kent, who died a hero yesterday. Alex led his parents to safety from their blazing home before going back into the flames to rescue his younger brother, Philip. Alex, who was off duty at the time, made
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Terror is the best weapon
The Government has been warning for weeks about the threat posed by terrorists and the discovery of deadly ricin in a London flat served to prove the point. But before we all become too scared to step outside our homes, let's examine the facts. It's true
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City urgently needs a policy on towers
Adam Trimingham is mistaken if he thinks high-rise blocks are the only way to achieve high-density building on brownfield sites in Brighton and Hove (January 2). No more people are housed in the Albion Hill tower blocks than were previously housed in
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Pitch heating caused power cut
Norwich City have admitted that under-soil heating contributed to last Saturday's FA Cup blackout at Carrow Road. Albion's third round tie was called off without a ball being kicked following a power failure. A statement issued by the Canaries reveals
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Coppell takes heart from Crewe escape
There has not been much in the way of New Year cheer so far for Brighton and Hove Albion. A home postponement against Wimbledon and results elsewhere returned them to the foot of the First Division. The Seagulls are two points adrift at the bottom going
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Perry stands firm in Cup row
Albion have hit back at FA Cup rivals Norwich in a row over who should foot the bill for last Saturday's third round postponement at Carrow Road. Chief executive Martin Perry says the Seagulls do not expect to be lumbered with half of the estimated £20,000
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Kuipers on a knife edge
Albion boss Steve Coppell has urged Michel Kuipers to keep his cool to save him from a disciplinary disaster. Kuipers is on the brink of an improbable ban which would force Coppell to sign another goalkeeper as emergency cover. Keepers are rarely suspended
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Pitch heating caused power cut
Norwich City have admitted that under-soil heating contributed to last Saturday's FA Cup blackout at Carrow Road. Albion's third round tie was called off without a ball being kicked following a power failure. A statement issued by the Canaries reveals
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Coppell takes heart from Crewe escape
There has not been much in the way of New Year cheer so far for Brighton and Hove Albion. A home postponement against Wimbledon and results elsewhere returned them to the foot of the First Division. The Seagulls are two points adrift at the bottom going
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Stadium deadline for fans
A deadline has been set for Albion fans wanting to have their say at a public inquiry vital to their club's future. People wanting to air their views for or against controversial plans for a new, 22,374-capacity ground at Falmer have been told to turn
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Pilot fined for speeding on bike
A flying instructor clocked doing 102 mph on his motorbike said he was shocked when police pulled him over and told him how fast he had been going. Andrew Wood, 39, of Wilbury Road, Hove, was on his way to see his son when police stopped his motorbike
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Interest rates on hold
The Bank of England left interest rates on hold for the 14th month in a row today in a move that is likely to anger worried union leaders. Its nine-strong Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to keep the cost of borrowing at a near-40 year low of 4 per
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Morrisons want £2.9bn Safeway
Supermarket group Safeway is to be swallowed up by smaller rival Morrisons in a £2.9 billion deal, it was announced today. The deal, which has been recommended by Safeway's board, will bring together the UK's fourth and fifth biggest supermarket groups
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Election boundaries to change
Changes are planned to parliamentary constituencies in Brighton, Hove and East Sussex. The Boundary Commission is publishing recommendations for the alterations to even constituency sizes. Existing seats have electorates ranging from 65,453 in Lewes to
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Soccer stars applaud devoted fan
Football fanatic Adam Walker is one of Liverpool Football Club's most dedicated supporters. Despite being in a wheelchair and needing intensive medical intervention on a daily basis, Adam's determination to watch his beloved team fires him up to overcome
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Take part in evil antics
The evil antics of a media magnate called Mr White and his sidekick The Hawk are to feature in a comic book-style musical based on Brighton. Although the setting for their dastardly deeds is mythical Bright City, the action is based in the Sussex resort
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Caravan break-in pair jailed
Restaurant workers gave chase across fields after two Eastbourne men broke into a caravan, Lewes Crown Court heard. Jamie Field and Stanley Forrest were eventually caught by police who used a dog to track them down. Field, 22, of Linden Close, and Forrest
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Film rethink after pier's collapse
Many film-makers would surely despair if they worked for a year on a documentary only to see its subject crumble before their eyes. Stephen Matthews could have been forgiven for weeping tears as bitter and salty as the sea which claimed parts of the collapsed
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Last-chance hearing for refugee family
A Kurdish family who face being uprooted and moved across the country have a last-chance hearing with the Home Office this month. The couple have lived in Haywards Heath, where their two young children were born, for four years. Last month they were told
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PM attacked over flood defences
Prime Minister Tony Blair has been accused of breaking a promise to protect Sussex homes from flooding. In a heated Westminster exchange, Tory MP Charles Hendry said Mr Blair had betrayed the people of Uckfield, which narrowly escaped flooding over Christmas
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Veteran quiz show star and his tin-full of Nazi propaganda
The German airman knew he was seconds from death. But just before his crippled plane smashed into the sea off Worthing, he threw a tin earthwards. A young boy, who watched the drama unfold, found the tin and took off the lid. Inside were three photographs
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A wry look at Worthing
With no local parks soccer during the festive season, Sentinel made a visit to Woodside Road, home of Worthing FC, for the fixture against Bromley. Bearing in mind most people were off work, the crowd was very disappointing, despite the fact both sides
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Stadium deadline for fans
A deadline has been set for Albion fans wanting to have their say at a public inquiry vital to their club's future. People wanting to air their views for or against controversial plans for a new, 22,374-capacity ground at Falmer have been told to turn
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Fury over parcel farce
A holidaymaker was told to fly back to South Africa to complain about his lost parcel of souvenirs. Barry Whitford, 37, was astonished when Parcelforce admitted the package of antiques, which he posted 6,000 miles to Brighton, had been handed to a stranger
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£4.5m incentive to cut NHS waits
Hospitals which rapidly cut their waiting lists could be rewarded with extra cash. Surrey and Sussex Strategic Health Authority will be given more than £4.5 million over the next three years to pay out to hospitals and primary care trusts (PCTs) which
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£900,000 boost for hospital
St Richard's Hospital in Chichester has been given almost £1 million to provide a place to care for patients who aren't ready to return home. The £900,000 from the Department of Health will be used to refurbish an existing ward area at St Richard's Hospital
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Pier debris on sale for charity
An internet user is selling off part of the West Pier in Brighton to help the homeless. We told last week how scavengers who snapped up pieces of the collapsed pier sparked anger by offering them for sale. But Lucy Dobbins has promised to donate any proceeds
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Store thief comes clean
A thief who was caught trying to steal personal hygiene products three times has been jailed. Christopher Reid, 45, was caught by security guards as he tried to smuggle razors, toothbrush heads and aftershave under his coat. Reid, of Victoria Road, Worthing
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Car park price rise worries
Traders in the Arun district fear threatened rises in car parking fees would force shoppers away from town centres to out-of-town complexes. Arun District Council officers say they need to raise an extra £51,000 by increasing the prices from April 1.
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Pub frontage takes a tumble
Shoppers escaped unharmed when the front of a pub partially collapsed in a busy Hove shopping street. Onlookers jumped with fright as a portion of the hoarding on the Cliftonville Inn, George Street, Hove, toppled to the ground. Barman James Shaw, 26,
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Portslade issues
As a lifelong Portslade resident who has always called the constituency Hove and Portslade, I wonder why, if Ivor Caplin really cares about Portslade's identity (The Argus, January 7), has he never called for a Portslade council or spoken out on many
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Are bobbies armless?
I see no evidence of the "long arm of the law" strategically positioned at the Clock Tower, Brighton, which it was reported in The Argus last year had cut crimes in the area from 200 a week to just three. Has it been amputated? -Eck South, Glenfalls Avenue
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Stephen's pictures picked for new stamps
Stephen Dalton's photographs have already been sent into space. Now they will now be dropping on to doormats across Britain on a new set of stamps. The dramatic pictures of birds in flight have been chosen to adorn the next Royal Mail series. Ten different
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Night club noise objection
A Worthing night club's extension plans are set to be refused because of the noise extra customers would cause. Proposals to join the Light Bar in Chatsworth House, Chatsworth Road, to the Liquid Lounge upstairs would increase the club's capacity from
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My South Pole adventure
Tom Avery conquered the South Pole with an expedition launched 100 years after Scott's fateful journey. But his adventures began during his school days in Sussex. The heroic but tragic tale of Captain Scott and his doomed expedition had haunted Tom Avery
