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I'm sad for state of pier
As a boy growing up in Brighton, I remember walking on the West Pier. It is sad to read it has partially fallen into the sea. When my wife and I were home, we took a tour and were very disappointed in the state of the pier. That was in 1988. We were told
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Call to save stricken pier
A builder behind an alternative scheme to save the West Pier in Brighton has called for everyone to pull together to save the stricken structure. John Regan is one of the backers of a second scheme for saving the 137-year-old pier, which has been closed
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Leave the pier to stand or fall
So, another chunk of Brighton's ill-fated West Pier has collapsed. It's reassuring to read that Rachel Clark, general manager of the Brighton West Pier Trust, thinks it "looks serious" (January 20). I wonder which university she hails from and how much
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Follow this track
What a breath of fresh air from Mrs E Knight (Letters, January 18), who hit the nail right on the head. If only we could knock a few heads together so any stadium built could be used for many different sports, it would help to keep the youngsters off
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Snail mail
I read the recent article "Parcelfarce" (The Argus, January 9) with a growing sense of dj vu. Last year, I had the misfortune of using Parcelforce to send a package from Brighton to Amersham in Buckinghamshire, a distance of about 90 miles. When I posted
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Too simple
"Deadline 2021 for a new town" (The Argus, January 18) correctly highlights the possibility of a new town development in the county but misses the full breadth of its implications and is incorrect to simply pinpoint the Government for blame. The ordinary
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Giant bonuses for travel bosses
Directors at Crawley's First Choice Holidays plc shared bonuses of more than £700,000 last year, according to the group's annual report. The bonus payments were more than double the previous year's and follow a rise in operating profits despite a difficult
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Capital sense
Nick Hearn (Letters, January 17) asks why the Albion are hoping to build a 22,000-seat stadium near Falmer when, in the Premiership, Mohamed al-Fayed's Fulham appear to be changing their mind about building a 28,000-seater stadium at their Craven Cottage
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So selfish
Can we hope the selfish moron who broke down the recently erected safety fence at the dangerous corner of Happy Valley Park, on Falmer Road, will come forward to console the parents when a child is knocked over and pay the insurance to the car-owners
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Search for wife of war hero
A pensioner is trying to trace a relative whose husband was killed in action during the Second World War. Joyce Stevens, 76, of Stapley Road, Hove, is looking for Joyce Childs, who she lost contact with after the war. Joyce was married to Mrs Stevens'
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Overseas for hip op
A pensioner from Eastbourne was today travelling cross-Channel to have a hip operation in an effort to cut hospital waiting times in Sussex. Retired voluntary worker Velma Paterson, 74, will spend two weeks in hospital at Hesdin, near Calais. The operation
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Long wait for new trains
South Central Trains admitted today there is a "high likelihood" expensive new rolling-stock will be left idle in sidings. Group chief executive Keith Ludeman confirmed taxpayers would have to foot the bill for the delay in bringing hundreds of trains
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The Last Yankee, New Venture Theatre, Brighton, until January 25
With this Brighton and Hove premiere, the New Venture Theatre continues to enhance its reputation as a leading exponent of Arthur Miller's work. While the play lasts a mere 100 minutes, it is a perfect example of compact writing with four beautifully-crafted
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Star to perform despite child sex claims
TV host Matthew Kelly is still scheduled to perform a stage play in Eastbourne despite his arrest over child sex claims. Producers of the production Of Mice And Men insist the Stars In Their Eyes presenter is pencilled in to perform at the Devonshire
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Sewage plant site backed
An environmental group has backed one of the sites earmarked for a multi-million pound sewage treatment plant. The group, part of the Environment Agency, chose the old Black Rock swimming pool in Brighton. Labour councillor Bob Carden, of Brighton and
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Ken this?
Adam Trimingham (The Argus, January 15) mentioned the forthcoming central London £5 congestion charge being implemented by the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone. Was The Argus right all along to campaign for Brighton and Hove to have a directly-elected
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Nick Nurse on basketball
No prizes for guessing what the talk has been about this week - Rico Alderson and his triple-double as we recorded our latest win, at home to the Leicester Riders. What a great occasion that was with so many of you turning out to show how much you appreciated
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...or another
The only way to solve the traffic congestion in Brighton and Hove is to adopt the Tokyo system - No garage or off-street parking area: No car. Many parts of the city are choked with cars because their owners have no parking facilities. As they live centrally
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Light relief
Most people worry when they get their electricity bills. Ray and Sue Jones from Portslade worried when they didn't get one for three years. Their concern was that when they eventually got a bill from npower for their all-electric home, it would be so
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Tricky balance
A new Bill allowing bars and clubs to stay open 24 hours a day will bring more people to the centre of Brighton and Hove if it becomes law. But it will also produce problems for many people living in the city centre unless councillors are able to impose
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Sidwell's so sad to leave
Steve Sidwell has revealed his sadness at severing his close ties with Albion boss Steve Coppell. The Seagulls' departed midfielder says Coppell has been like a "father figure" to him. Sidwell completed a permanent move to Reading on Monday after five
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Tower truth
Anthony Cort, from Regency Square (Letters, January 16), says we should accept brave new buildings such as the 16-storey tower proposed for the Endeavour Garage site. Does he think Regency Square is improved by Chartwell Court? However, he rightly says
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Plans for extension of store
Plans to extend a major supermarket for the second time are being put before city councillors. Sainsbury's also wants to change the layout of its car park at the store in Benfield Valley, West Hove. The store, built more than ten years ago next to the
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McDougald: I should have stayed longer
Junior McDougald wishes he had stayed at Albion for longer. Dagenham's FA Cup goalscoring hero has admitted he regrets quitting the Seagulls for Rotherham. McDougald's £50,000 move to the Millers seven years ago turned sour after he top scored for Albion
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It's too lonely at the top
Many small business bosses in the South are working too hard to spend time with friends and family, according to research by Abbey National. More than one third of business owners said they have lost touch with friends because of work pressures and almost
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Albion back chief exec plan
Albion are backing a plan for the First Division to have its own chief executive. They believe it will provide continuity and enable clubs to exploit their commerical value. Chairman Dick Knight and the Seagulls' chief executive Martin Perry will support
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Protest against asylum hotel plan
Residents plan to protest outside a hotel in Saltdean set to be used to house asylum seekers. Traders and homeowners in Saltdean are convinced if the Grand Ocean Hotel, Longridge Avenue, is used once it will become a regular stopover place. Leaflets are
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First-day disasters
One in five workers have turned up late on their first day in a new job and others have drunk too much on their first lunch break, a survey has revealed. Other first-day howlers included forgetting the company's name, turning up at the wrong office or
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£700m saving on calls to mobiles
Mobile phone callers could benefit from £700 million in savings over the next three years after an official report yesterday accused operators of overcharging. The Competition Commission told the UK's four biggest mobile companies - Vodafone, Orange,
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Bug fear patient discharged
A driver who contracted suspected Legionnaires' disease is well enough to be discharged from Worthing Hospital. Test results to indicate whether it is definitely a case of Legionnaires' are expected next week. The patient, in his 50s, from Shoreham, was
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When singing Soviets came to town
Older residents may remember the sight of Tartars, Mongols, Siberians, Ukrainians and Usbecks marching through the streets of Worthing. In the winter of 1944-45, more than 800 Red Army veterans were stationed at the Warnes Hotel, awaiting repatriation
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Friend of the Nazis who fate left behind
History is a fickle beast, its long and winding road littered with "what ifs" and "if onlys". As William Joyce sat in his cell on death row, carving a Swastika into the wall, he must have considered the wreckage of his life. Joyce, better known as Lord
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A wry look at Worthing
Well done the Worthing branch of the Embroiders' Guild, whose members have toiled like Trojans over the past year to create two wall hangings for our continental cousins. The magnificent hangings, each approximately 4ft 6in square, consist of many thousands
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Pop Idol reject makes a real hit
Pop princess Sarah Whatmore was top of the pops when she popped into Southern FM's studios for an interview. The 20-year-old singer, who found fame with the television talent show Pop Idol, chatted to DJ Dan Gasser about life after the competition during
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999 call reaction too slow
Ambulance crews are failing to regularly reach patients within the time limit demanded by the Government. Crews are expected to answer 75 per cent of life-threatening emergency calls within eight minutes. In the period April to December 2002, Sussex Ambulance
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Long wait for new trains
South Central Trains admitted today there is a "high likelihood" expensive new rolling-stock will be left idle in sidings. Group chief executive Keith Ludeman confirmed taxpayers would have to foot the bill for the delay in bringing hundreds of trains
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Don't demonise our lovely town
A beautiful part of Sussex tarnished by the Sarah Payne tragedy has now had a national police paedophile sweep named after it. The high-profile investigation that trapped music mogul Jonathan King, and last week led to the arrest of TV presenter Matthew
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Rents to go up £3 a week
Council house rents in Brighton and Hove could rise by up to £3 a week. The increase of 2.3 per cent follows two previous years of low rises. If councillors agree at a meeting on Wednesday, the average rent will be £51.92 a week. But all rents will be
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About to disappear
It is so sad the West Pier is near to falling into the sea after years of delays and inaction from certain individuals. Many people feel it is terrible the West Pier has been ignored and is about to disappear into the sea for ever. -Lesley Kite, Linton
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Leave the pier to stand or fall
So, another chunk of Brighton's ill-fated West Pier has collapsed. It's reassuring to read that Rachel Clark, general manager of the Brighton West Pier Trust, thinks it "looks serious" (January 20). I wonder which university she hails from and how much
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Heartless
So, David Pyre (Letters, January 16) thinks it is a shame we cannot put up barriers to stupidity? So do I. But then my family and those of the many others injured and killed on Madeira Drive, Brighton, wouldn't have had to endure his self-righteous attempt
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Siege man questioned by police
Police today continued to question a man at the centre of a police seige. Officers surrounded an address in Whitehawk Way, Brighton, for 13 hours, yesterday. A man eventually gave himself up and the incident ended peacefully. Officers were searching for
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Capital sense
Nick Hearn (Letters, January 17) asks why the Albion are hoping to build a 22,000-seat stadium near Falmer when, in the Premiership, Mohamed al-Fayed's Fulham appear to be changing their mind about building a 28,000-seater stadium at their Craven Cottage
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Ups and downs
Come on, Norman and Zoe, married life is all about ups and downs. If you separate after your first serious row, things often are not the same when you get back together. If your work is interfering with your marriage, take time out together. After all
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Thanks to the Lions
I would like to say a very big thank-you to Woodingdean Lions and all the helpers, especially Geoff and Sally Wells, and the magician, a young lady of just seven years of age. My friends and I really had a lovely time on Saturday. -Mrs V Rolf, Seaview
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Spelling blunder on road signs
Music lovers face confusion on their way to the opera after highways bosses misspelt Glyndebourne on road signs. Highways Agency workers misspelt the famous opera venue as Glynbourne on three signs along the A27. The mistake happened when the agency had
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Bug fear patient discharged
A driver who contracted suspected Legionnaires' disease is well enough to be discharged from hospital. Test results to indicate whether it is definitely a case of Legionnaires' are expected next week. The patient, in his 50s, from Shoreham, was admitted
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Search for wife of war hero
A pensioner is trying to trace a relative whose husband was killed in action during the Second World War. Joyce Stevens, 76, of Stapley Road, Hove, is looking for Joyce Childs, who she lost contact with after the war. Joyce was married to Mrs Stevens'
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Long wait for new trains
South Central Trains admitted today there is a "high likelihood" expensive new rolling-stock will be left idle in sidings. Group chief executive Keith Ludeman confirmed taxpayers would have to foot the bill for the delay in bringing hundreds of trains
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The Last Yankee, New Venture Theatre, Brighton, until January 25
With this Brighton and Hove premiere, the New Venture Theatre continues to enhance its reputation as a leading exponent of Arthur Miller's work. While the play lasts a mere 100 minutes, it is a perfect example of compact writing with four beautifully-crafted
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Sewage plant site backed
An environmental group has backed one of the sites earmarked for a multi-million pound sewage treatment plant. The group, part of the Environment Agency, chose the old Black Rock swimming pool in Brighton. Labour councillor Bob Carden, of Brighton and
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EU agreement prevents death penalty
Tony Beechwell (Letters, January 16) suggests the return of capital punishment. On January 27, 1999, in Strasbourg, the Home Secretary officially signed Protocol 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights on behalf of the UK. This was ratified on May
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Ken this?
Adam Trimingham (The Argus, January 15) mentioned the forthcoming central London £5 congestion charge being implemented by the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone. Was The Argus right all along to campaign for Brighton and Hove to have a directly-elected
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Cycling: Sussex riders gear up for new season
The start of the road season is just over a week away and Sussex riders are hoping to emulate their successful start of last year. The first 2003 events are the GS Stella time trials at Storrington on February 1 and 2. Overall winner last year was Hastings
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Nick Nurse on basketball
No prizes for guessing what the talk has been about this week - Rico Alderson and his triple-double as we recorded our latest win, at home to the Leicester Riders. What a great occasion that was with so many of you turning out to show how much you appreciated
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...or another
The only way to solve the traffic congestion in Brighton and Hove is to adopt the Tokyo system - No garage or off-street parking area: No car. Many parts of the city are choked with cars because their owners have no parking facilities. As they live centrally
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Basketball: Rico wants to turn up the volume
Rico Alderson does not need stats sheets to measure his performance. He just listens to the Brighton Bears fans. If, like last Saturday, they are on their feet cheering every point and chanting his name, he must be doing something right. Now he wants
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Light relief
Most people worry when they get their electricity bills. Ray and Sue Jones from Portslade worried when they didn't get one for three years. Their concern was that when they eventually got a bill from npower for their all-electric home, it would be so
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One way...
What excellent news. Brighton and Hove City Council is planning to restrict traffic around one side of the Floral Clock and make other road safety improvements along Church Road, Hove. All this is long overdue and, as a resident, I feel it is very welcome
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Tricky balance
A new Bill allowing bars and clubs to stay open 24 hours a day will bring more people to the centre of Brighton and Hove if it becomes law. But it will also produce problems for many people living in the city centre unless councillors are able to impose
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Sidwell's so sad to leave
Steve Sidwell has revealed his sadness at severing his close ties with Albion boss Steve Coppell. The Seagulls' departed midfielder says Coppell has been like a "father figure" to him. Sidwell completed a permanent move to Reading on Monday after five
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Albion back chief exec plan
Albion are backing a plan for the First Division to have its own chief executive. They believe it will provide continuity and enable clubs to exploit their commerical value. Chairman Dick Knight and the Seagulls' chief executive Martin Perry will support
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McDougald: I should have stayed longer
Junior McDougald wishes he had stayed at Albion for longer. Dagenham's FA Cup goalscoring hero has admitted he regrets quitting the Seagulls for Rotherham. McDougald's £50,000 move to the Millers seven years ago turned sour after he top scored for Albion
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Plans for extension of store
Plans to extend a major supermarket for the second time are being put before city councillors. Sainsbury's also wants to change the layout of its car park at the store in Benfield Valley, West Hove. The store, built more than ten years ago next to the
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McDougald: I should have stayed longer
Junior McDougald wishes he had stayed at Albion for longer. Dagenham's FA Cup goalscoring hero has admitted he regrets quitting the Seagulls for Rotherham. McDougald's £50,000 move to the Millers seven years ago turned sour after he top scored for Albion
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Crime dip at shops earns an award
A town will become the second in Sussex to receive a Safer Shopping award. Representatives from the British Retail Consortium will present Hastings officials with the accolade to mark work carried out to reduce crime in the town centre. MP Michael Foster
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It's too lonely at the top
Many small business bosses in the South are working too hard to spend time with friends and family, according to research by Abbey National. More than one third of business owners said they have lost touch with friends because of work pressures and almost
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City firms game for video success
Video games companies in Brighton and Hove are creating more jobs as they prove playing games is good for business. Companies such as Climax, Babel Media, Wide Games and Computer Artworks are recruiting staff to take advantage of a strong market for video
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Sidwell's so sad to leave
Steve Sidwell has revealed his sadness at severing his close ties with Albion boss Steve Coppell. The Seagulls' departed midfielder says Coppell has been like a "father figure" to him. Sidwell completed a permanent move to Reading on Monday after five
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Protest against asylum hotel plan
Residents plan to protest outside a hotel in Saltdean set to be used to house asylum seekers. Traders and homeowners in Saltdean are convinced if the Grand Ocean Hotel, Longridge Avenue, is used once it will become a regular stopover place. Leaflets are
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First-day disasters
One in five workers have turned up late on their first day in a new job and others have drunk too much on their first lunch break, a survey has revealed. Other first-day howlers included forgetting the company's name, turning up at the wrong office or
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20-year low for factory output
Britain's manufacturing industry is set to cut thousands more jobs after a survey showed the number of factories working below capacity had hit a 20-year high. The quarterly survey, by employers' organisation the CBI, predicted 42,000 manufacturing jobs
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City hall to take control
Brighton Town Hall is to be transformed into the city hall for the whole of Brighton and Hove. The change was agreed in principle at a meeting of the city policy committee. Since Brighton and Hove merged in 1997, there have been two main town halls and
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When singing Soviets came to town
Older residents may remember the sight of Tartars, Mongols, Siberians, Ukrainians and Usbecks marching through the streets of Worthing. In the winter of 1944-45, more than 800 Red Army veterans were stationed at the Warnes Hotel, awaiting repatriation
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Friend of the Nazis who fate left behind
History is a fickle beast, its long and winding road littered with "what ifs" and "if onlys". As William Joyce sat in his cell on death row, carving a Swastika into the wall, he must have considered the wreckage of his life. Joyce, better known as Lord
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A wry look at Worthing
Well done the Worthing branch of the Embroiders' Guild, whose members have toiled like Trojans over the past year to create two wall hangings for our continental cousins. The magnificent hangings, each approximately 4ft 6in square, consist of many thousands
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Pop Idol reject makes a real hit
Pop princess Sarah Whatmore was top of the pops when she popped into Southern FM's studios for an interview. The 20-year-old singer, who found fame with the television talent show Pop Idol, chatted to DJ Dan Gasser about life after the competition during
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Don't demonise our lovely town
A beautiful part of Sussex tarnished by the Sarah Payne tragedy has now had a national police paedophile sweep named after it. The high-profile investigation that trapped music mogul Jonathan King, and last week led to the arrest of TV presenter Matthew
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I'm sad for state of pier
As a boy growing up in Brighton, I remember walking on the West Pier. It is sad to read it has partially fallen into the sea. When my wife and I were home, we took a tour and were very disappointed in the state of the pier. That was in 1988. We were told
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Follow this track
What a breath of fresh air from Mrs E Knight (Letters, January 18), who hit the nail right on the head. If only we could knock a few heads together so any stadium built could be used for many different sports, it would help to keep the youngsters off
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Snail mail
I read the recent article "Parcelfarce" (The Argus, January 9) with a growing sense of dj vu. Last year, I had the misfortune of using Parcelforce to send a package from Brighton to Amersham in Buckinghamshire, a distance of about 90 miles. When I posted
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No guarantee
I would like to add to readers' disgust AT the Post Office (The Argus, January 14). Last October, I returned a mobile telephone by recorded delivery to an address in London. I assumed this package had been delivered until I was contacted by the company
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Too simple
"Deadline 2021 for a new town" (The Argus, January 18) correctly highlights the possibility of a new town development in the county but misses the full breadth of its implications and is incorrect to simply pinpoint the Government for blame. The ordinary
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Greener grass
I would like to know just what Nick Hearn has a problem with? I wonder just what part of Brighton and Hove this bloke comes from (if, indeed, he is from the city originally anyway)? What possible harm can come of exploiting what is little more than waste
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Giant bonuses for travel bosses
Directors at Crawley's First Choice Holidays plc shared bonuses of more than £700,000 last year, according to the group's annual report. The bonus payments were more than double the previous year's and follow a rise in operating profits despite a difficult
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Compromise always provides progress
Professor Kayoko Muramatsu, writing from Japan (Letters, January 17), opposes the building of a community stadium at Falmer and says her own country has been spoiled by insensitive development. Town planners in Sussex have momentous decisions to take,
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So selfish
Can we hope the selfish moron who broke down the recently erected safety fence at the dangerous corner of Happy Valley Park, on Falmer Road, will come forward to console the parents when a child is knocked over and pay the insurance to the car-owners
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The Sage Of Sussex: Adam Trimingham
Long ago when black people were as rare in Britain as home wins for West Ham are now, my mother took in a lodger at our home. She immediately incurred the wrath of the major living next door who came round and declared in capitals that we were Lowering
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Fears of changes to licensing laws
A Bill aiming to relax licensing laws is making its way through Parliament but not everyone in Sussex is raising a glass in celebration. Roger Rolfe has spent more than 30 years by the Sussex seafront. As a pioneer of urban renaissance, he lives in the
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A square world
I understand it is proposed only buses may proceed to Hove from Palmeira Square. I travel this road at various times and so far have never witnessed any hold-ups. Why redirect cars and lorries to the north side of the green? Buses that terminate at Palmeira
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Star to perform despite child sex claims
TV host Matthew Kelly is still scheduled to perform a stage play in Eastbourne despite his arrest over child sex claims. Producers of the production Of Mice And Men insist the Stars In Their Eyes presenter is pencilled in to perform at the Devonshire
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Charged up
I would be delighted if Brighton and Hove City Council decides to introduce congestion charging in the city centre. Too many people are far too dependent on their cars. I live at the lower end of Dyke Road and am constantly staggered by the never-ending
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Moral duty
We are told arts and culture net £184 million for Brighton and Hove every year (The Argus, January 3). Since our failed bid to become Capital of Culture, the department in question has been in complete disarray, with the director being stripped of her
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Easy prey for evil dealers
Dealers in hard drugs are using despicable tactics to peddle their lethal wares to addicts. In deprived parts of East Brighton, such as Whitehawk and Moulsecoomb, they move into the homes of addicts and use them as bases for selling drugs such as heroin
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Tower truth
Anthony Cort, from Regency Square (Letters, January 16), says we should accept brave new buildings such as the 16-storey tower proposed for the Endeavour Garage site. Does he think Regency Square is improved by Chartwell Court? However, he rightly says
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Rail firms' merger
A Horsham-based rail recruitment company has merged with another rail employment agency to create one of the UK's largest specialists. Mainline Services has merged with Barnet-based TotalStaffing Rail to become Mainline Staffing. The announcement came
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Design debate fails to address beauty
Thank you, Selma Montford, once again for taking up the role of civic nanny (Letters, January 9). What would we do without you and your opposition to any landmark modern architecture in Brighton and Hove? What a shame you weren't around when the Pavilion
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Cup finals haunt Roberts
Ben Roberts would rather not be remembered as the only goalkeeper to concede goals in the first and last minutes of Wembley Cup finals. Instead Albion's injury-ravaged new No. 1 wants to get his career back on track by helping to save the Seagulls from
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Albion back chief exec plan
Albion are backing a plan for the First Division to have its own chief executive. They believe it will provide continuity and enable clubs to exploit their commerical value. Chairman Dick Knight and the Seagulls' chief executive Martin Perry will support
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Table tennis: Hall double sends Horsham top
Horsham are top of the British League division one table thanks to two vital victories by Dominic Hall. Horsham crushed nearest rivals Reading 6-2 and drew 4-4 with Northampton at Slough and the undefeated Hall was man-of-the-match. Horsham captain Andy
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Call to save stricken pier
A builder behind an alternative scheme to save the West Pier in Brighton has called for everyone to pull together to save the stricken structure. John Regan is one of the backers of a second scheme for saving the 137-year-old pier, which has been closed
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Beach find sparks anthrax vaccine alert
A pensioner sparked a security alert when phials she picked up from a beach were discovered to contain suspected anthrax vaccine. The woman, from Ferring near Worthing, had been collecting the tubes off beaches at Ferring and Kingston, near Littlehampton
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£700m saving on calls to mobiles
Mobile phone callers could benefit from £700 million in savings over the next three years after an official report yesterday accused operators of overcharging. The Competition Commission told the UK's four biggest mobile companies - Vodafone, Orange,
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Kids' visit from boxer Eubank
Ex-world boxing champion Chris Eubank talked about one of his pet subjects when he visited a nursery which supports children with speech difficulties. Chris is known for his exploits in the boxing ring and his snappy dressing but during a nursery school
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999 call reaction too slow
Ambulance crews are failing to regularly reach patients within the time limit demanded by the Government. Crews are expected to answer 75 per cent of life-threatening emergency calls within eight minutes. In the period April to December 2002, Sussex Ambulance
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Rents to go up £3 a week
Council house rents in Brighton and Hove could rise by up to £3 a week. The increase of 2.3 per cent follows two previous years of low rises. If councillors agree at a meeting on Wednesday, the average rent will be £51.92 a week. But all rents will be
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About to disappear
It is so sad the West Pier is near to falling into the sea after years of delays and inaction from certain individuals. Many people feel it is terrible the West Pier has been ignored and is about to disappear into the sea for ever. -Lesley Kite, Linton
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Heartless
So, David Pyre (Letters, January 16) thinks it is a shame we cannot put up barriers to stupidity? So do I. But then my family and those of the many others injured and killed on Madeira Drive, Brighton, wouldn't have had to endure his self-righteous attempt
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No guarantee
I would like to add to readers' disgust AT the Post Office (The Argus, January 14). Last October, I returned a mobile telephone by recorded delivery to an address in London. I assumed this package had been delivered until I was contacted by the company
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Siege man questioned by police
Police today continued to question a man at the centre of a police seige. Officers surrounded an address in Whitehawk Way, Brighton, for 13 hours, yesterday. A man eventually gave himself up and the incident ended peacefully. Officers were searching for
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Protest against asylum hotel plan
Residents plan to protest outside a hotel in Saltdean set to be used to house asylum seekers. Traders and homeowners in Saltdean are convinced if the Grand Ocean Hotel, Longridge Avenue, is used once it will become a regular stopover place. Leaflets are
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Greener grass
I would like to know just what Nick Hearn has a problem with? I wonder just what part of Brighton and Hove this bloke comes from (if, indeed, he is from the city originally anyway)? What possible harm can come of exploiting what is little more than waste
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Compromise always provides progress
Professor Kayoko Muramatsu, writing from Japan (Letters, January 17), opposes the building of a community stadium at Falmer and says her own country has been spoiled by insensitive development. Town planners in Sussex have momentous decisions to take,
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Ups and downs
Come on, Norman and Zoe, married life is all about ups and downs. If you separate after your first serious row, things often are not the same when you get back together. If your work is interfering with your marriage, take time out together. After all
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Thanks to the Lions
I would like to say a very big thank-you to Woodingdean Lions and all the helpers, especially Geoff and Sally Wells, and the magician, a young lady of just seven years of age. My friends and I really had a lovely time on Saturday. -Mrs V Rolf, Seaview
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Spelling blunder on road signs
Music lovers face confusion on their way to the opera after highways bosses misspelt Glyndebourne on road signs. Highways Agency workers misspelt the famous opera venue as Glynbourne on three signs along the A27. The mistake happened when the agency had
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Bug fear patient discharged
A driver who contracted suspected Legionnaires' disease is well enough to be discharged from hospital. Test results to indicate whether it is definitely a case of Legionnaires' are expected next week. The patient, in his 50s, from Shoreham, was admitted
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The Sage Of Sussex: Adam Trimingham
Long ago when black people were as rare in Britain as home wins for West Ham are now, my mother took in a lodger at our home. She immediately incurred the wrath of the major living next door who came round and declared in capitals that we were Lowering
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Link road wins go-ahead
The missing link in a relief road around Haywards Heath has been given the go-ahead, ending ten years of delays. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has agreed the final one-mile stretch of the bypass around the town. The link will connect the two "hanging
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Beach find sparks anthrax vaccine alert
A pensioner sparked a security alert when phials she picked up from a beach near Littlehampton were discovered to contain suspected anthrax vaccine. The woman, from Ferring near Worthing, had been collecting the tubes off beaches at Ferring and Kingston
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Cameras to catch bus lane drivers
Rogue drivers who stray into bus lanes could soon be caught on camera. The Department of Transport is bringing forward new legislation next month to allow the crackdown. Brighton and Hove city councillors will be pressed to be among the first to take
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Fears of changes to licensing laws
A Bill aiming to relax licensing laws is making its way through Parliament but not everyone in Sussex is raising a glass in celebration. Roger Rolfe has spent more than 30 years by the Sussex seafront. As a pioneer of urban renaissance, he lives in the
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EU agreement prevents death penalty
Tony Beechwell (Letters, January 16) suggests the return of capital punishment. On January 27, 1999, in Strasbourg, the Home Secretary officially signed Protocol 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights on behalf of the UK. This was ratified on May
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A square world
I understand it is proposed only buses may proceed to Hove from Palmeira Square. I travel this road at various times and so far have never witnessed any hold-ups. Why redirect cars and lorries to the north side of the green? Buses that terminate at Palmeira
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Cycling: Sussex riders gear up for new season
The start of the road season is just over a week away and Sussex riders are hoping to emulate their successful start of last year. The first 2003 events are the GS Stella time trials at Storrington on February 1 and 2. Overall winner last year was Hastings
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Star to perform despite child sex claims
TV host Matthew Kelly is still scheduled to perform a stage play in Eastbourne despite his arrest over child sex claims. Producers of the production Of Mice And Men insist the Stars In Their Eyes presenter is pencilled in to perform at the Devonshire
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Charged up
I would be delighted if Brighton and Hove City Council decides to introduce congestion charging in the city centre. Too many people are far too dependent on their cars. I live at the lower end of Dyke Road and am constantly staggered by the never-ending
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Basketball: Rico wants to turn up the volume
Rico Alderson does not need stats sheets to measure his performance. He just listens to the Brighton Bears fans. If, like last Saturday, they are on their feet cheering every point and chanting his name, he must be doing something right. Now he wants
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One way...
What excellent news. Brighton and Hove City Council is planning to restrict traffic around one side of the Floral Clock and make other road safety improvements along Church Road, Hove. All this is long overdue and, as a resident, I feel it is very welcome
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Moral duty
We are told arts and culture net £184 million for Brighton and Hove every year (The Argus, January 3). Since our failed bid to become Capital of Culture, the department in question has been in complete disarray, with the director being stripped of her
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Albion back chief exec plan
Albion are backing a plan for the First Division to have its own chief executive. They believe it will provide continuity and enable clubs to exploit their commerical value. Chairman Dick Knight and the Seagulls' chief executive Martin Perry will support
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Easy prey for evil dealers
Dealers in hard drugs are using despicable tactics to peddle their lethal wares to addicts. In deprived parts of East Brighton, such as Whitehawk and Moulsecoomb, they move into the homes of addicts and use them as bases for selling drugs such as heroin
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McDougald: I should have stayed longer
Junior McDougald wishes he had stayed at Albion for longer. Dagenham's FA Cup goalscoring hero has admitted he regrets quitting the Seagulls for Rotherham. McDougald's £50,000 move to the Millers seven years ago turned sour after he top scored for Albion
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Crime dip at shops earns an award
A town will become the second in Sussex to receive a Safer Shopping award. Representatives from the British Retail Consortium will present Hastings officials with the accolade to mark work carried out to reduce crime in the town centre. MP Michael Foster
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Rail firms' merger
A Horsham-based rail recruitment company has merged with another rail employment agency to create one of the UK's largest specialists. Mainline Services has merged with Barnet-based TotalStaffing Rail to become Mainline Staffing. The announcement came
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City firms game for video success
Video games companies in Brighton and Hove are creating more jobs as they prove playing games is good for business. Companies such as Climax, Babel Media, Wide Games and Computer Artworks are recruiting staff to take advantage of a strong market for video
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Design debate fails to address beauty
Thank you, Selma Montford, once again for taking up the role of civic nanny (Letters, January 9). What would we do without you and your opposition to any landmark modern architecture in Brighton and Hove? What a shame you weren't around when the Pavilion
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Cup finals haunt Roberts
Ben Roberts would rather not be remembered as the only goalkeeper to concede goals in the first and last minutes of Wembley Cup finals. Instead Albion's injury-ravaged new No. 1 wants to get his career back on track by helping to save the Seagulls from
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Sidwell's so sad to leave
Steve Sidwell has revealed his sadness at severing his close ties with Albion boss Steve Coppell. The Seagulls' departed midfielder says Coppell has been like a "father figure" to him. Sidwell completed a permanent move to Reading on Monday after five
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Table tennis: Hall double sends Horsham top
Horsham are top of the British League division one table thanks to two vital victories by Dominic Hall. Horsham crushed nearest rivals Reading 6-2 and drew 4-4 with Northampton at Slough and the undefeated Hall was man-of-the-match. Horsham captain Andy
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Call to save stricken pier
A builder behind an alternative scheme to save the West Pier in Brighton has called for everyone to pull together to save the stricken structure. John Regan is one of the backers of a second scheme for saving the 137-year-old pier, which has been closed
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Beach find sparks anthrax vaccine alert
A pensioner sparked a security alert when phials she picked up from a beach were discovered to contain suspected anthrax vaccine. The woman, from Ferring near Worthing, had been collecting the tubes off beaches at Ferring and Kingston, near Littlehampton
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20-year low for factory output
Britain's manufacturing industry is set to cut thousands more jobs after a survey showed the number of factories working below capacity had hit a 20-year high. The quarterly survey, by employers' organisation the CBI, predicted 42,000 manufacturing jobs
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Kids' visit from boxer Eubank
Ex-world boxing champion Chris Eubank talked about one of his pet subjects when he visited a nursery which supports children with speech difficulties. Chris is known for his exploits in the boxing ring and his snappy dressing but during a nursery school
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Giant bonus for travel bosses
Directors at Crawley's First Choice Holidays plc shared bonuses of more than £700,000 last year, according to the group's annual report. The bonus payments were more than double the previous year's and follow a rise in operating profits despite a difficult
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City hall to take control
Brighton Town Hall is to be transformed into the city hall for the whole of Brighton and Hove. The change was agreed in principle at a meeting of the city policy committee. Since Brighton and Hove merged in 1997, there have been two main town halls and
