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Nothing stops Meals on Wheels
There is a TV ad for a magazine that insinuates people delivering Meals on Wheels would rather read it than deliver the meals on time. This could not be further from the truth as absolutely nothing other than a dire emergency would prevent meals being
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Good on you, Gareth
It is good Gareth Stacey, chairman of Hove YMCA, has been honoured by having the new YMCA housing project named after him. Gareth has not only given service to youth but is also involved with a number of charities for elderly and sick people. He is a
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Home Truths, by Jacqui Bealing
I am not good in clothes shops. I try on everything, I can't decide and at the till I generally find I'm holding something the wrong colour or the wrong style. I then have to go back to the racks to find an alternative while the loaded-up shoppers behind
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Coventry 0, Albion 0
Albion shared a goalless deadlock with play-off chasing Coventry City for the second time this season at Highfield Road. It was the Seagulls' first 0-0 draw since the scoreless stalemate between the sides at Withdean in August - but they deserved all
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A bit rich
While we wish Gary Baker and Anna Pope happiness (The Argus, January 3), at their age to have five children between them prompts me to ask how do they afford them? To live in the UK and have any lifestyle with two children you would need to earn £50,000
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Inside View, by Nathan Jones
It has been a frustrating time for everyone over the past week with two of our fixtures being postponed only a short time before kick-off. The New Year's Day game was called off after the morning pitch inspection and our FA Cup tie was unable to go ahead
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Gerry Armstrong: Home run is the key
Albion fans have been looking forward to the home game with Portsmouth since the summer. I only wish it was a game that will feature regularly on the fixture lists over the next few years. Pompey first. They have drawn a lot of games recently and got
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On target
I do so agree with Sylvia Harwood (Letters, January 4). We have a great deal to thank the NHS for, even in this day and age. It is constantly struggling to meet targets but when I really needed its help, it came through. I fell and fractured my knee.
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Not so rosy
I had a Red Rose delivered with my copy of the Leader. How much did it all cost the GMB Union? The front page states its organiser, Gary Smith, works closely with Brighton and Hove City Council, so perhaps the question is answered. Or maybe it comes from
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Basketball: Midgley starts in Cal win double
Richard Midgley made it into the starting five at California and earned praise from an opposing coach. The point guard from Burgess Hill got the nod ahead of AJ Diggs for the PAC-10 opener at home to Stanford and, despite seeing his minutes reduced by
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Basketball: Not pretty but Bears do enough
How about this for a cup final omen? Brighton Bears juniors and cadets beat the Jets last weekend. It was a hard fought though as lowly Gloucester Jets were seen off and coach Phil Waghorn was not totally impressed by this first away trip of 2003. The
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How can kids play with no facilities?
I totally agree with D Barnett (Letters, January 7) over the way Brighton and Hove has deteriorated even more since it has become a city. I was born in Rottingdean and, as a child growing up, had numerous activities at my beck and call - a roller-skating
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Rare bird rescued from jaws of cat
A bird rarely spotted on the Sussex coast was rescued after falling foul of the jaws of a neighbourhood cat. The water rail, Rallus aquaticus, was rescued from the jaws of a moggie which had attacked it. The bird, with a curved red bill, is resident to
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£8,000 drugs swoop
Drugs with street value of £8,000 were seized by police in an early morning swoop. The haul is believed to include 300 ecstasy tablets and a quantity of cannabis resin, along with £1,500 in cash. Officers from Sussex Police's crime and drugs unit executed
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New fire strike as talks fail
Firefighter leaders say crews in Sussex are 100 per cent behind a fresh wave of strike action. The next will be a 24-hour walk-out on Tuesday, January 21, at 9am, leaving cover to the Royal Navy's Green Goddesses. Leaders of the Fire Brigades Union last
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Murder hunt as stabbed man dies
Police have launched a murder investigation after a 63-year-old man was stabbed to death in Hastings on Friday. Ambulance crews alerted officers after finding fatally injured Michael Willard in Caves Road, St Leonards, at 4.40pm. Despite efforts to treat
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Coventry v Albion: The teams
Paul Brooker returned to the Albion starting line-up today for their first visit to Highfield Road in 20 years. Boss Steve Coppell turned to the talented former Fulham wide man, with Simon Rodger still sidelined by a broken toe and Charlie Oatway suspended
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Wake up to global threat
The severity and frequency of floods and storms may be an indication that global warming is not just around the corner but already here, according to the Green Party. Floods this winter followed an amazing 12 inches of rain in less than two months but
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Tribute book for blaze hero
A book of condolence is to be left in a Sussex town hall for people to pay their respects to an heroic off-duty firefighter killed in a vain bid to save his brother. Alex Kent, 25, a fireman for just 10-months, led his parents to safety from their burning
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Norman Baker MP on the Iraq question
Why are we on the brink of attacking Iraq? One thing is certain. It's not to respond to domestic public opinion, which is almost universally hostile to such an idea. I have had countless letters, emails, faxes and phone calls from constituents, all opposed
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A dangerous job
So, yet another firefighter and his brother die in a fire at their own home (The Argus, January 9). Surely this tragic event will wake up those who berated the firefighters for striking. What an unbelievably dangerous job they do. I hope Tony "I will
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Thanks to Royal Sussex staff
Now I am home, safe and sound after my recent replacement hip operation at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, I would like pay tribute to the many people who were involved in my speedy recovery. I would like to thank Mr Bintcliffe and his theatre staff
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Good on you, Gareth
It is good Gareth Stacey, chairman of Hove YMCA, has been honoured by having the new YMCA housing project named after him. Gareth has not only given service to youth but is also involved with a number of charities for elderly and sick people. He is a
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Lest we forget
I was sorry to learn of the death of my good friend Sir Philip Ward, KCVO, CBE. I had been in contact with him for the past five years since he came to Shoreham Airport on August 20, my 68th birthday. Even though he was a Major General, he put me at ease
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Inside View, by Nathan Jones
It has been a frustrating time for everyone over the past week with two of our fixtures being postponed only a short time before kick-off. The New Year's Day game was called off after the morning pitch inspection and our FA Cup tie was unable to go ahead
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Lucky us
The media have recently highlighted the plight of our beleaguered GPs. When we see pictures of starving people deprived of any medical help in certain parts of the world, we should be grateful we have access to our NHS. The crisis of GPs retiring early
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Sussex cricket boost
Sussex have added three over-aged players to their Cricket Academy. They are slow bowler Chris Nash, all rounder Neil Turk and right-handed batsman Krishana Singh. Both Nash and Turk played first team cricket last season and all three are currently at
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Not so rosy
I had a Red Rose delivered with my copy of the Leader. How much did it all cost the GMB Union? The front page states its organiser, Gary Smith, works closely with Brighton and Hove City Council, so perhaps the question is answered. Or maybe it comes from
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Date
How can kids play with no facilities?
I totally agree with D Barnett (Letters, January 7) over the way Brighton and Hove has deteriorated even more since it has become a city. I was born in Rottingdean and, as a child growing up, had numerous activities at my beck and call - a roller-skating
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Basketball: Thunder aim to upset the odds
Marvellous Marvin Addy insists Worthing Thunder are better prepared than ever to knock Teesside of their NBL perch. The mighty Mohawks will be favourites to take more silverware back to the north east when they tackle Gary Smith's men in the Trophy final
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Basketball: Bears and Thunder unite for glory
Sussex's travelling fans have been urged to unite and cheer for an historic county basketball double. Brighton Bears and Worthing Thunder head to Birmingham tomorrow aiming to upset the red hot favourites and bring some overdue silverware back to the
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Albion rivals make key signings
Coventry have signed striker Juan Sara on loan until the end of the season from Scottish Premier League side Dundee. The 24-year-old, who has been training with the Sky Blues since Wednesday, was registered in time to be eligible for the home clash with
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My West Pier memories
In her mind's eye, Daphne Mitchell can still hear and see the sights and sounds of Brighton's West Pier in its heyday. The memories come flooding back every time she looks at the crumbling wreck of the once stately structure. She recalls the laughter
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£8,000 drugs swoop
Drugs with street value of £8,000 were seized by police in an early morning swoop. The haul is believed to include 300 ecstasy tablets and a quantity of cannabis resin, along with £1,500 in cash. Officers from Sussex Police's crime and drugs unit executed
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Wake up to global threat
The severity and frequency of floods and storms may be an indication that global warming is not just around the corner but already here, according to the Green Party. Floods this winter followed an amazing 12 inches of rain in less than two months but
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Sacked carpenter wins holiday deal
A construction worker sacked because he joined a trade union has won a landmark legal battle securing holiday pay for his colleagues. In a preliminary ruling, a Brighton employment tribunal said the main reason for carpenter Martin Avey's dismissal was
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Norman Baker MP on the Iraq question
Why are we on the brink of attacking Iraq? One thing is certain. It's not to respond to domestic public opinion, which is almost universally hostile to such an idea. I have had countless letters, emails, faxes and phone calls from constituents, all opposed
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World-beating site was made in Sussex
If you ever believed yoghurt pot lids were poisonous or your legs would fall off if you unscrewed your belly button, you're in good company. Thousands of people across the world have been sharing wacky childhood beliefs thanks to a web site set up in
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A dangerous job
So, yet another firefighter and his brother die in a fire at their own home (The Argus, January 9). Surely this tragic event will wake up those who berated the firefighters for striking. What an unbelievably dangerous job they do. I hope Tony "I will
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Thanks to Royal Sussex staff
Now I am home, safe and sound after my recent replacement hip operation at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, I would like pay tribute to the many people who were involved in my speedy recovery. I would like to thank Mr Bintcliffe and his theatre staff
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Hotel guest held maid hostage
A hotel guest held a teenage chambermaid hostage in a room for almost three hours. Django Smith, 39, barricaded the terrified 17-year-old inside his room as she carried out her midday room-cleaning duties at the Beauport Park Hotel in Hastings. Smith
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Lest we forget
I was sorry to learn of the death of my good friend Sir Philip Ward, KCVO, CBE. I had been in contact with him for the past five years since he came to Shoreham Airport on August 20, my 68th birthday. Even though he was a Major General, he put me at ease
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Wrong advice
Well, what can one say, Mrs Harwood? No, there was no intention of The Argus jumping on the "knock the NHS bandwagon". It was totally aware how grateful Kelly Funnell and Jamie Wenton were for the care and expertise of all involved in saving the life
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Terrace Talk, with Roz South
When selling tickets for the cup draw at Norwich City, the Seagulls' ticket office were careful to tell purchasers of certain limitations. The away stand, they said, offered an "impaired view" of the game. A statement of supreme irony and the most magnificent
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Lucky us
The media have recently highlighted the plight of our beleaguered GPs. When we see pictures of starving people deprived of any medical help in certain parts of the world, we should be grateful we have access to our NHS. The crisis of GPs retiring early
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Date
Sussex cricket boost
Sussex have added three over-aged players to their Cricket Academy. They are slow bowler Chris Nash, all rounder Neil Turk and right-handed batsman Krishana Singh. Both Nash and Turk played first team cricket last season and all three are currently at
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Date
Close call
I write to protest against the Government's decision not to commit the King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst, to future use under the NHS. This lack of commitment will result in the closure of a hospital which has served the community for almost 100 years
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Cynical spin
Is the D Barnett from Hangleton who bemoans city status for Brighton and Hove the same D Barnett who is onservative Party candidate for Hangleton and Knoll, featured in the recent Tory freesheet in which they talk of "pride" in being a city? This is yet
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Date
Basketball: Thunder aim to upset the odds
Marvellous Marvin Addy insists Worthing Thunder are better prepared than ever to knock Teesside of their NBL perch. The mighty Mohawks will be favourites to take more silverware back to the north east when they tackle Gary Smith's men in the Trophy final
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Date
Basketball: Bears and Thunder unite for glory
Sussex's travelling fans have been urged to unite and cheer for an historic county basketball double. Brighton Bears and Worthing Thunder head to Birmingham tomorrow aiming to upset the red hot favourites and bring some overdue silverware back to the
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Date
Albion rivals' key signings
Coventry have signed striker Juan Sara on loan until the end of the season from Scottish Premier League side Dundee. The 24-year-old, who has been training with the Sky Blues since Wednesday, was registered in time to be eligible for the home clash with
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Albion rivals make key signings
Coventry have signed striker Juan Sara on loan until the end of the season from Scottish Premier League side Dundee. The 24-year-old, who has been training with the Sky Blues since Wednesday, was registered in time to be eligible for the home clash with
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Kitson does like Mondays
Paul Kitson has finally returned to action for Brighton and Hove Albion after 133 days of pain and frustration. The Lashmar, humble home of County League East Preston, was the unlikely setting for Kitson's comeback for the Seagulls on Monday. A Sussex
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My West Pier memories
In her mind's eye, Daphne Mitchell can still hear and see the sights and sounds of Brighton's West Pier in its heyday. The memories come flooding back every time she looks at the crumbling wreck of the once stately structure. She recalls the laughter
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Date
£7m wards blow for hospital
Hospital bosses have lost out on a bid for £7 million to modernise Victorian wards. The Nightingale dormitory-style wards at Brighton General Hospital are said to be unsuitable for modern healthcare and need refurbishing. Brighton and Sussex University
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U-turn on asylum seekers
Asylum seekers will be given a halfway house at a Sussex hotel after a shock Government U-turn. In November, the Home Office told Brighton and Hove City Council it would not be using the Grand Ocean Hotel in Saltdean as emergency accommodation for arrivals
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Love begins again for separated swans
A pair of lovebirds rekindled their romance with a courtship display after an accident almost broke up their family. The male and female swan mates twisted their necks around each other and hooted with pleasure as they were reunited by rescue workers.
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Coventry 0, Albion 0
Albion shared a goalless deadlock with play-off chasing Coventry City for the second time this season at Highfield Road. It was the Seagulls' first 0-0 draw since the scoreless stalemate between the sides at Withdean in August - but they deserved all
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Coventry 0, Albion 0: Blow by blow
An attacking Albion side with an on-form Bobby Zamora looked like winners from the off at Highfield Road. They just never actually managed to score. The Seagulls did put one in the net on the half-hour, but Barrett's joy was short-lived as the linesman's
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OAP's horror at vast power bills
A pensioner was pursued by a plague of monster electricity bills despite fleeing Sussex to escape them. Rita Downing, 78, was horrified when a bill for £1,033 landed on her doormat in Wales - weeks after bungling energy company npower had promised to
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Sacked carpenter wins holiday deal
A construction worker sacked because he joined a trade union has won a landmark legal battle securing holiday pay for his colleagues. In a preliminary ruling, a Brighton employment tribunal said the main reason for carpenter Martin Avey's dismissal was
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Date
World-beating site was made in Sussex
If you ever believed yoghurt pot lids were poisonous or your legs would fall off if you unscrewed your belly button, you're in good company. Thousands of people across the world have been sharing wacky childhood beliefs thanks to a web site set up in
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Date
Nothing stops Meals on Wheels
There is a TV ad for a magazine that insinuates people delivering Meals on Wheels would rather read it than deliver the meals on time. This could not be further from the truth as absolutely nothing other than a dire emergency would prevent meals being
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Date
Hotel guest held maid hostage
A hotel guest held a teenage chambermaid hostage in a room for almost three hours. Django Smith, 39, barricaded the terrified 17-year-old inside his room as she carried out her midday room-cleaning duties at the Beauport Park Hotel in Hastings. Smith
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Home Truths, by Jacqui Bealing
I am not good in clothes shops. I try on everything, I can't decide and at the till I generally find I'm holding something the wrong colour or the wrong style. I then have to go back to the racks to find an alternative while the loaded-up shoppers behind
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Date
Coventry 0, Albion 0
Albion shared a goalless deadlock with play-off chasing Coventry City for the second time this season at Highfield Road. It was the Seagulls' first 0-0 draw since the scoreless stalemate between the sides at Withdean in August - but they deserved all
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Date
A bit rich
While we wish Gary Baker and Anna Pope happiness (The Argus, January 3), at their age to have five children between them prompts me to ask how do they afford them? To live in the UK and have any lifestyle with two children you would need to earn £50,000
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Date
Wrong advice
Well, what can one say, Mrs Harwood? No, there was no intention of The Argus jumping on the "knock the NHS bandwagon". It was totally aware how grateful Kelly Funnell and Jamie Wenton were for the care and expertise of all involved in saving the life
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Date
Gerry Armstrong: Home run is the key
Albion fans have been looking forward to the home game with Portsmouth since the summer. I only wish it was a game that will feature regularly on the fixture lists over the next few years. Pompey first. They have drawn a lot of games recently and got
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Date
Terrace Talk, with Roz South
When selling tickets for the cup draw at Norwich City, the Seagulls' ticket office were careful to tell purchasers of certain limitations. The away stand, they said, offered an "impaired view" of the game. A statement of supreme irony and the most magnificent
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Date
On target
I do so agree with Sylvia Harwood (Letters, January 4). We have a great deal to thank the NHS for, even in this day and age. It is constantly struggling to meet targets but when I really needed its help, it came through. I fell and fractured my knee.
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Date
Close call
I write to protest against the Government's decision not to commit the King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst, to future use under the NHS. This lack of commitment will result in the closure of a hospital which has served the community for almost 100 years
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Date
Basketball: Midgley starts in Cal win double
Richard Midgley made it into the starting five at California and earned praise from an opposing coach. The point guard from Burgess Hill got the nod ahead of AJ Diggs for the PAC-10 opener at home to Stanford and, despite seeing his minutes reduced by
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Date
Cynical spin
Is the D Barnett from Hangleton who bemoans city status for Brighton and Hove the same D Barnett who is onservative Party candidate for Hangleton and Knoll, featured in the recent Tory freesheet in which they talk of "pride" in being a city? This is yet
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Date
Basketball: Not pretty but Bears do enough
How about this for a cup final omen? Brighton Bears juniors and cadets beat the Jets last weekend. It was a hard fought though as lowly Gloucester Jets were seen off and coach Phil Waghorn was not totally impressed by this first away trip of 2003. The
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Date
Albion rivals' key signings
Coventry have signed striker Juan Sara on loan until the end of the season from Scottish Premier League side Dundee. The 24-year-old, who has been training with the Sky Blues since Wednesday, was registered in time to be eligible for the home clash with
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Date
Kitson does like Mondays
Paul Kitson has finally returned to action for Brighton and Hove Albion after 133 days of pain and frustration. The Lashmar, humble home of County League East Preston, was the unlikely setting for Kitson's comeback for the Seagulls on Monday. A Sussex
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Date
Rare bird rescued from jaws of cat
A bird rarely spotted on the Sussex coast was rescued after falling foul of the jaws of a neighbourhood cat. The water rail, Rallus aquaticus, was rescued from the jaws of a moggie which had attacked it. The bird, with a curved red bill, is resident to
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Date
£7m wards blow for hospital
Hospital bosses have lost out on a bid for £7 million to modernise Victorian wards. The Nightingale dormitory-style wards at Brighton General Hospital are said to be unsuitable for modern healthcare and need refurbishing. Brighton and Sussex University
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Date
New fire strike as talks fail
Firefighter leaders say crews in Sussex are 100 per cent behind a fresh wave of strike action. The next will be a 24-hour walk-out on Tuesday, January 21, at 9am, leaving cover to the Royal Navy's Green Goddesses. Leaders of the Fire Brigades Union last
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Date
Murder hunt as stabbed man dies
Police have launched a murder investigation after a 63-year-old man was stabbed to death in Hastings on Friday. Ambulance crews alerted officers after finding fatally injured Michael Willard in Caves Road, St Leonards, at 4.40pm. Despite efforts to treat
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Date
U-turn on asylum seekers
Asylum seekers will be given a halfway house at a Sussex hotel after a shock Government U-turn. In November, the Home Office told Brighton and Hove City Council it would not be using the Grand Ocean Hotel in Saltdean as emergency accommodation for arrivals
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Date
Love begins again for separated swans
A pair of lovebirds rekindled their romance with a courtship display after an accident almost broke up their family. The male and female swan mates twisted their necks around each other and hooted with pleasure as they were reunited by rescue workers.
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Date
Coventry 0, Albion 0
Albion shared a goalless deadlock with play-off chasing Coventry City for the second time this season at Highfield Road. It was the Seagulls' first 0-0 draw since the scoreless stalemate between the sides at Withdean in August - but they deserved all
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Date
Coventry 0, Albion 0: Blow by blow
An attacking Albion side with an on-form Bobby Zamora looked like winners from the off at Highfield Road. They just never actually managed to score. The Seagulls did put one in the net on the half-hour, but Barrett's joy was short-lived as the linesman's
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Date
Coventry v Albion: The teams
Paul Brooker returned to the Albion starting line-up today for their first visit to Highfield Road in 20 years. Boss Steve Coppell turned to the talented former Fulham wide man, with Simon Rodger still sidelined by a broken toe and Charlie Oatway suspended
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Date
Tribute book for blaze hero
A book of condolence is to be left in a Sussex town hall for people to pay their respects to an heroic off-duty firefighter killed in a vain bid to save his brother. Alex Kent, 25, a fireman for just 10-months, led his parents to safety from their burning
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Date
OAP's horror at vast power bills
A pensioner was pursued by a plague of monster electricity bills despite fleeing Sussex to escape them. Rita Downing, 78, was horrified when a bill for £1,033 landed on her doormat in Wales - weeks after bungling energy company npower had promised to
