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People power might still work
I suggest to everyone we should only go to war if the UN backs such action and we should write immediately to Tony Blair to tell him so. I am sure most people think in this way and if every-one inundated the Prime Minister with letters saying so, "people
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Stupid legislation
The Government closed hundreds of residential home beds using stupid legislation which, for example, eliminated any room that had walls one centimetre below a certain length but were otherwise perfect. Having thus compounded the problem of bed-blocking
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Tasty way to give to charity
Restaurateurs who raised money for the homeless were invited to Downing Street for a charity party. Representatives of the 25 restaurants in Brighton and Hove which took part in the StreetSmart fund-raising campaign joined others from around the UK to
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Minimum care
I spent four nights just before Christmas in the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, having fractured a leg. The operations and essential care were adequate. However, 80 per cent of the nursing staff were about 18-22 years of age. The nurses used
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Puzzle of dumped car solved at last
Parked on the main road between Brighton and Hove in defiance of the city's zero-tolerance parking regime, it was never going to go unnoticed. But shoppers and traders watched with astonishment as the weeks went by and the F-reg Peugeot remained untouched
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Brief encounter
I would like to clear up a couple of inaccuracies in a feature on depression (The Argus, January 21) in which I was misrepresented. First, although when people who are depressed learn the emotional self-management and practical skills they need it does
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Threat to deport drunk driver
A suspected illegal immigrant could be deported after completing a jail sentence for drink-driving. Police stopped Edward Kosover, 39, driving a BMW erratically along Bayford Road in Littlehampton at 3.45pm on Monday. When they pulled him over, he smelt
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Poor training
Some new train carriages passing through Brighton station have small end compartments to accommodate two wheelchairs or four bicycles, plus a wheelchair and nappy-changing toilet. A passenger communication alarm is also in the compartment. South Central
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Low powered
How can it be possible that South Central Trains chief executive Keith Ludeman was able to order 736 new carriages without first having the common sense to check the electricity supply could support them? His comment "I do not know what the attractions
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Tram jam
As a Nottinghamian spending 25 per cent of my time in Brighton and Hove and using public transport to get there, I recommend you be circumspect over a tramway. The Nottingham one (NET) is too rigid. It runs along streets, parallels existing bus and train
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A little more compassion
Saltdean residents speak of "ruined lives". I can only suggest they speak to some asylum-seekers and find out what it is really like to have your life ruined as opposed to suffering a bit of inconvenience. The Government certainly needs to sort out a
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Residents voice anger over skyscraper plan
More than 150 residents packed a church hall last night to protest against plans to build a 16-storey block of flats. Some were forced to stand at the back as they expressed their anger over plans to build the flats on the old Endeavour Garage site in
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Spot the camera
Motorists can check the location of speed cameras on the internet. A new web site has been set up by the Sussex Safety Camera Partnership to show drivers where cameras have been stationed and where mobile police camera units are patrolling in Sussex and
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Let MPs put up asylum seekers
Would it not ease the problem if all MPs _ especially those with second homes - offered accommodation to asylum-seekers? -R J Harrington, Elven Lane, East Dean, Eastbourne
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Worse treatment
If Mrs Judd, of Woodingdean (Letters, January 21), would prefer to live in a place where immigrants are denied any rights under the 1951 Convention, may I suggest she moves to somewhere like Baghdad? I have heard property is quite cheap there at the moment
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More answers wanted
The article (The Argus, January 22) reporting Marco Pasquale, chief executive of the Grand Ocean Hotel group, saying "only a small number of asylum seekers on a short-term basis" would be taken in does not say whether this would be just once. It is like
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The Sage of Sussex: Adam Trimingham
We in the West have become much more sensitive about war during the last 60 years. Whereas Winston Churchill committed thousands of men a day to death and injury during the Second World War, today there would be a fuss if just one serviceman came back
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Bag snatch charge
A man has been charged in connection with bag snatches from two elderly women. Andrew Bowcott, 38, of no fixed address, appeared before Brighton magistrates yesterday accused of two counts of robbery. He was remanded in custody until February 3.
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Iain Duncan Smith speaks out as he visits Sussex
Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith has had a rough ride since the day he succeeded William Hague. But now for the first time he believes he has Tony Blair and the Labour Government on the run. On issue after issue, from education to asylum, he believes Labour
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Seagulls move for Beasant
Golden oldie Dave Beasant is set to save Albion from a goalkeeping crisis. Boss Steve Coppell was hoping to sign the 43-year-old today and he could go straight into the side to face Walsall on Saturday. Coppell has called upon Beasant as he may be without
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Chance to expose waiting list fiddles
Medics are being urged to blow the whistle on waiting list fiddles, in a bid to prevent a repeat of the scandal at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. The Conservatives yesterday launched a web site which allows doctors and nurses to highlight deliberate
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Threat to deport drunk driver
A suspected illegal immigrant could be deported after completing a jail sentence for drink-driving. Police stopped Edward Kosover, 39, driving a BMW erratically along Bayford Road in Littlehampton at 3.45pm on Monday. When they pulled him over, he smelt
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Shame of council benefit hold-ups
Sussex councils have been named and shamed as among the worst authorities in the country for handing out housing benefits. Figures published for the first time by the Department for Work and Pensions show officers at Wealden Council took an average of
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Police raid tragedy leads to new firearms rules
Lessons learned from a fatal shooting by Sussex Police are to be taken up by forces throughout England and Wales. Major changes including having a senior officer on duty at all times and trained in commanding firearms incidents were brought in by Sussex
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Snow shuts schools
Heavy snow closed five schools as teachers struggled to get to work. Hundreds of pupils could not attend classes when snowfall cut off a number of roads. Schools included Arundel RC Primary School, Arundel, Clapham and Patching School, Clapham, Northchapel
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Johann Strauss Gala, Brighton Dome
It has long been my opinion that Austrians are a smug bunch of burghers but they are entitled to be in one respect: Their music. From the young Mozart and his father, through Haydn, Schubert and Bruckner and into the 20th century with Mahler, Austria
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Khovanshchina, English National Opera, London Coliseum, until February 11
Several fine opera singers call Sussex home, most notably Dames Kiri Te Kanawa and Felicity Lott and Maria Ewing. Less well known is that the county, more specifically Lewes, is home to the greatest bass in the world: John Tomlinson. For the past ten
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Sex shop gets go-ahead
Sex aids and pornographic videos will soon be on sale in Lancing. The town's first mail order sex shop has been given licence to trade. Adur District Council planners approved businessman Timothy Richardson's proposals for a sex shop in Commerce Way,
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Pope's concern at hunger strike row
An Egyptian pope has stepped in to try to resolve a church row that has caused 20 worshippers to go on hunger strike. The Argus revealed on Tuesday how hundreds of protesters had occupied the St Mary and St Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church in Hove after
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Document hope in sewage battle
Alan Agace has a piece of paper he thinks may ensure the environmental survival of a threatened valley. The document is a 20-year-old covenant guaranteeing Sheepcote Valley only be used for education, recreation and agriculture. It could throw a legal
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Streets behind
The report that Brighton and Hove City Council is behind schedule with plans to extend its street drinking ban (The Argus, January 25) is depressing and predictable. Since the introduction of the ban in St James's Street, we have seen an influx of street
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Good overall
On December 23 last year, the car I was driving was broken into in Carden Avenue, Patcham. The thieves took my handbag, which contained £750, my pension book and two other pension books belonging to a 95-year-old gentleman. Also in the bag were some very
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Stand or fall
The state of the Hove bandstand is a disgrace. It has long been left to rot and rust. Grandiose notices about how rehabilitation of this Grade II-listed building is part of Brighton and Hove City Council's scheme for improving this section of the seafront
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Basketball: Debut basket was a dream for Oli
Bears fan Oli Roche has admitted he was ecstatic to get on court and score two points with his favourite BBL club. The 6ft.9in 18-year-old from Findon was brought up on the heroics of Herman Harried and Alan Cunningham and was taught the basics by Dave
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Barrett: Sidwell had to go to Reading
Departed loan star Steve Sidwell had to go to Reading, according to former Arsenal colleague Graham Barrett. The Albion striker said: "The way Siddy was playing there were always going to be teams interested in him. "He was in the same position as me.
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Albion kids lack cutting edge
Albion youth boss Dean Wilkins has told his team to show more aggression. The under-19s entertain Leyton Orient at Sussex University on Saturday having scored just 16 goals in 13 Youth Alliance fixtures with six coming in one game. A goalless draw at
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Take a tip
I couldn't agree more with M Stone, from Burgess Hill (Letters, January 25), who wrote about Brighton and Hove turning into a rubbish dump. How embarrassing for the city that someone living outside its boundaries should feel compelled to write to The
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Basketball: Wilbur's not ready to retire
Wilbur Johnson is planning to keep his basketball career alive on this side of the Atlantic next season. All the in-form Brighton Bears centre does not yet know is which side of the English Channel he will be. Johnson was reported in the national press
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Racist abuser faces jail
A man who racially abused an Irish Catholic woman in the street has been warned by a judge he faces a jail sentence. Stephen Callaghan, 24, of Framfield Close, Brighton, denied a charge of racially aggravated common assault on Maggie Colwell but he was
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Feel the width
I am sure I speak for the silent majority of council taxpayers closely watching Brighton and Hove City Council's deliberations over the black hole in its budget. Can we expect a tighter grip on operating costs, a freeze on creation of "non-jobs" and a
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Albion kids lack cutting edge
Albion youth boss Dean Wilkins has told his team to show more aggression. The under-19s entertain Leyton Orient at Sussex University on Saturday having scored just 16 goals in 13 Youth Alliance fixtures with six coming in one game. A goalless draw at
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School that is truly special
St Anne's is a special school in Lewes that lives up to its name by making pupils feel they are really wanted. All the children there have problems that need individual help by teachers trained to deal with them. Now East Sussex County Council intends
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Barrett: Sidwell had to go to Reading
Departed loan star Steve Sidwell had to go to Reading, according to former Arsenal colleague Graham Barrett. The Albion striker said: "The way Siddy was playing there were always going to be teams interested in him. "He was in the same position as me.
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Love of dressing up led to dream career
Tracy Ejuetami's lifelong love of dressing up made choosing a career relatively simple. She said: "I've always been into make-up and dressing up and I still am." Tracy, an experienced beauty therapist and lecturer, runs the Jagwa salon on Dyke Road, Brighton
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Counting the cost of slump
The slump in the tourist industry has cost 6.6 million jobs, about one in 12 employees, according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The industry had been expected to recover last year following a dismal 2001, when it was hit by a global
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Deal hits the right note for musicians
A new deal is striking a different chord by helping unemployed musicians to improve their skills and find work. Andrew Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, said the New Deal for Musicians had become a permanent part of the Government's programme
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Mayo: Relegation fight is hotting up
Albion defender Kerry Mayo believes the relegation battle is destined to become more congested. The Seagulls' stalwart predicts that as many as eight teams will be embroiled in the fight to stay in the First Division as the season draws to a fraught conclusion
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Kitson delight turns to agony
Paul Kitson bagged his first goal for Albion last night, but his joy was short-lived. The former West Ham marksman went off with a hamstring injury after scoring the winner for the Reserves against Bristol Rovers at Worthing. Injury-plagued Kitson broke
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Table Tennis: Rainton on top
Sussex champion Rose Rainton was the top performing Sussex player at Grantham last week at the second and final session of the British Women's League. She beat nine out of ten of her opponents playing for Hollington (Hastings) in Division One. With team
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Centre for help
A new help point service at Adur Civic Centre is open for business. Refurbishment work at the Shoreham centre has been completed and a special opening ceremony was held on Monday. Improvements were made to the the reception area, with the provision of
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Hope for firms
Help for people wanting to start new businesses could be on its way to Shoreham. A project called Enterprise Gateway may give support, space and encouragement to new firms. Two public hearings were organised by one of Adur District Council's development
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Joy for coach
A football coach won Adur's sports volunteer of the year title at an awards ceremony. David Fickweiller was given the award for his dedication to Adur Athletic FC, a club he has been involved with for 28 years. Adur Athletic was the first club in Sussex
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Bed blocking figures improve
A hospital trust is winning its battle to reduce bed blocking. Figures show 57 people are fit for discharge but with nowhere to go at East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust. That compares with a target of 62. The trust, which runs Eastbourne District General
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Hart Beat with Ian Hart
Stop press. Shock announcement by Worthing Borough Council that there isn't going to be a Multiplex cinema built at Teville Gate. Not exactly a huge surprise but I wonder if the Tory councillor who basically got elected on the back of promising the development
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Families who swapped the maypole a for maple leaf in the 1830s
While the Hentys' destiny lay in Australia, other Worthing residents looked towards a future in Canada. In the 1830s, several hundred people from Heene, Tarring and Findon crossed the Atlantic to start a new life in the British colony. The majority were
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Boycott at pier meeting
Leading officials of the Brighton West Pier Trust will boycott a meeting next week to discuss alternative plans for saving the stricken structure. Campaign group Save Our Seafront (SoS) opposes plans by the trust and St Modwen for three large shoreline
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Payout for blind man after nightclub ban
A blind former doorman has reached an out-of-court settlement after being turned away from a Brighton nightclub. John Griffiths was holidaying in the city and decided to go to the Junction night spot at the Palace Hotel for a drink. Mr Griffiths, 54,
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Police raid tragedy leads to new firearms rules
Lessons learned from a fatal shooting by Sussex Police are to be taken up by forces throughout England and Wales. Major changes including having a senior officer on duty at all times and trained in commanding firearms incidents were brought in by Sussex
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Navy crews called to extinguish matchbox
Navy Crews manning Red Goddesses were called to a fire in a playground last night only to find it was just a burnt-out box of matches. They were called to Motcombe Infant School in Eastbourne at about 4.50pm but could find no sign of fire. They searched
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MP hits out at City Hall move
An MP has criticised Brighton and Hove City Council's plans to move its powerbase. Ivor Caplin believes council bosses should rethink their plans to pull out of the council's main administrative offices in Hove and transfer to Brighton Town Hall in the
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Hedgehogs to fly to safety
Hedgehogs facing execution in Scotland are to be flown to Sussex. Some of the thousands of prickly creatures on death row in the Outer Hebrides will be transported to Gatwick or Shoreham where campaigners will collect them and take them to new homes.
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Plea on bed-blocking
Doctors are calling for social services to be given more time to help tackle bed-blocking. If the new Community Care Bill comes into force this spring, local authorities could be fined for each day a person stays in hospital when no care home place is
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Tasty way to give to charity
Restaurateurs who raised money for the homeless were invited to Downing Street for a charity party. Representatives of the 25 restaurants in Brighton and Hove which took part in the StreetSmart fund-raising campaign joined others from around the UK to
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Pop collector's shrine to Underworld
Obsesseive collector Matt Wells is king of both the Underworld and the Dark Side. Matt, 31, has spent about £5,000 building up an exhaustive treasure trove of memorabilia devoted to the dance band Underworld. His home in Mile Oak is also decorated with
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Low powered
How can it be possible that South Central Trains chief executive Keith Ludeman was able to order 736 new carriages without first having the common sense to check the electricity supply could support them? His comment "I do not know what the attractions
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Current bun
I read with incredulity it is likely a large proportion of South Central Trains' new rolling stock may be delayed in being brought into service because there is insufficient power in the rail network (January 23). Who had the responsibility to ensure
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Tram jam
As a Nottinghamian spending 25 per cent of my time in Brighton and Hove and using public transport to get there, I recommend you be circumspect over a tramway. The Nottingham one (NET) is too rigid. It runs along streets, parallels existing bus and train
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Simple traffic laws encourage safety
I am a resident of a suburb of Chicago in the US. My wife is originally from Hove and we had an opportunity to visit recently. I had a chance to drive a bit and was impressed by the differences between UK and US traffic and the laws that attempt to control
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Let MPs put up asylum seekers
Would it not ease the problem if all MPs _ especially those with second homes - offered accommodation to asylum-seekers? -R J Harrington, Elven Lane, East Dean, Eastbourne
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Worse treatment
If Mrs Judd, of Woodingdean (Letters, January 21), would prefer to live in a place where immigrants are denied any rights under the 1951 Convention, may I suggest she moves to somewhere like Baghdad? I have heard property is quite cheap there at the moment
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Put up or shut up
Why don't the people who want the asylum-seekers in Saltdean put up the asylum-seekers in their own homes? -Colin Wadey, Ridgeway Close, Southwick
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More answers wanted
The article (The Argus, January 22) reporting Marco Pasquale, chief executive of the Grand Ocean Hotel group, saying "only a small number of asylum seekers on a short-term basis" would be taken in does not say whether this would be just once. It is like
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Vicar's big day
The new vicar of Goring-by-Sea, the Reverend Andrew Tremlett, will be licensed at a special service in the spring. The service, conducted by the Right Reverend Lindsay Urwin, Bishop of Horsham, will take place at St Mary's Church, Goring, on Wednesday
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Street drink blitz
Bottle bins will be installed around Worthing town centre as part of a bid to crack down on anti-social street drinking. Police will have powers to order people carrying opened bottles of beer or spirits to place the containers in one of the eight bins
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Afghans come to watch and learn
Six women were among a party of 22 officials from the new regime in Afghanistan who visited Worthing Town Hall on a fact-finding mission. They were welcomed by Mayor and Mayoress Eric and Liz Mardell, who said they were the first Afghans to visit the
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The Sage of Sussex: Adam Trimingham
We in the West have become much more sensitive about war during the last 60 years. Whereas Winston Churchill committed thousands of men a day to death and injury during the Second World War, today there would be a fuss if just one serviceman came back
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Seagulls move for Beasant
Golden oldie Dave Beasant is set to save Albion from a goalkeeping crisis. Boss Steve Coppell was hoping to sign the 43-year-old today and he could go straight into the side to face Walsall on Saturday. Coppell has called upon Beasant as he may be without
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Policeman dragged by car
A police officer who was dragged 400 yards while clinging on to a car told a superior it was like waterskiing on tarmac. Sergeant David Tye's ordeal started when he leaned into a car to question the driver - and the vehicle sped off. He let go of the
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Khovanshchina, English National Opera, London Coliseum, until February 11
Several fine opera singers call Sussex home, most notably Dames Kiri Te Kanawa and Felicity Lott and Maria Ewing. Less well known is that the county, more specifically Lewes, is home to the greatest bass in the world: John Tomlinson. For the past ten
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Passport To Ringmer
A Sussex couple have declared their independence in a move echoing the 1949 Ealing comedy Passport To Pimlico - except this time it's Passport To Ringmer. Paul and Berta Busby's have declared their home independent of UK foreign policy in a protest against
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Pope's concern at hunger strike row
An Egyptian pope has stepped in to try to resolve a church row that has caused 20 worshippers to go on hunger strike. The Argus revealed on Tuesday how hundreds of protesters had occupied the St Mary and St Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church in Hove after
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Document hope in sewage battle
Alan Agace has a piece of paper he thinks may ensure the environmental survival of a threatened valley. The document is a 20-year-old covenant guaranteeing Sheepcote Valley only be used for education, recreation and agriculture. It could throw a legal
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Streets behind
The report that Brighton and Hove City Council is behind schedule with plans to extend its street drinking ban (The Argus, January 25) is depressing and predictable. Since the introduction of the ban in St James's Street, we have seen an influx of street
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Dismay at hospital veto
Campaigners fighting for a new hospital in Sussex are planning a protest march following a decision by health chiefs to block the proposal. Members of the Crawley Hospital Campaign and Crawley Labour Party are calling on people to march on Saturday, February
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Good overall
On December 23 last year, the car I was driving was broken into in Carden Avenue, Patcham. The thieves took my handbag, which contained £750, my pension book and two other pension books belonging to a 95-year-old gentleman. Also in the bag were some very
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Stand or fall
The state of the Hove bandstand is a disgrace. It has long been left to rot and rust. Grandiose notices about how rehabilitation of this Grade II-listed building is part of Brighton and Hove City Council's scheme for improving this section of the seafront
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Seagulls move for Beasant
Golden oldie Dave Beasant is set to save Albion from a goalkeeping crisis. Boss Steve Coppell was hoping to sign the 43-year-old today and he could go straight into the side to face Walsall on Saturday. Coppell has called upon Beasant as he may be without
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Mayo: Relegation fight is hotting up
Albion defender Kerry Mayo believes the relegation battle is destined to become more congested. The Seagulls' stalwart predicts that as many as eight teams will be embroiled in the fight to stay in the First Division as the season draws to a fraught conclusion
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Barrett: Sidwell had to go to Reading
Departed loan star Steve Sidwell had to go to Reading, according to former Arsenal colleague Graham Barrett. The Albion striker said: "The way Siddy was playing there were always going to be teams interested in him. "He was in the same position as me.
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Albion kids lack cutting edge
Albion youth boss Dean Wilkins has told his team to show more aggression. The under-19s entertain Leyton Orient at Sussex University on Saturday having scored just 16 goals in 13 Youth Alliance fixtures with six coming in one game. A goalless draw at
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Take a tip
I couldn't agree more with M Stone, from Burgess Hill (Letters, January 25), who wrote about Brighton and Hove turning into a rubbish dump. How embarrassing for the city that someone living outside its boundaries should feel compelled to write to The
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Basketball: Wilbur's not ready to retire
Wilbur Johnson is planning to keep his basketball career alive on this side of the Atlantic next season. All the in-form Brighton Bears centre does not yet know is which side of the English Channel he will be. Johnson was reported in the national press
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Have your say
Paul and Berta Busby have shown a novel way of protesting against impending conflict with Iraq. They have declared their home in Ringmer independent of Britain's foreign policy and are suggesting other people do the same. Both feel strongly that the Government's
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Racist abuser faces jail
A man who racially abused an Irish Catholic woman in the street has been warned by a judge he faces a jail sentence. Stephen Callaghan, 24, of Framfield Close, Brighton, denied a charge of racially aggravated common assault on Maggie Colwell but he was
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Feel the width
I am sure I speak for the silent majority of council taxpayers closely watching Brighton and Hove City Council's deliberations over the black hole in its budget. Can we expect a tighter grip on operating costs, a freeze on creation of "non-jobs" and a
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Albion kids lack cutting edge
Albion youth boss Dean Wilkins has told his team to show more aggression. The under-19s entertain Leyton Orient at Sussex University on Saturday having scored just 16 goals in 13 Youth Alliance fixtures with six coming in one game. A goalless draw at
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School that is truly special
St Anne's is a special school in Lewes that lives up to its name by making pupils feel they are really wanted. All the children there have problems that need individual help by teachers trained to deal with them. Now East Sussex County Council intends
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Barrett: Sidwell had to go to Reading
Departed loan star Steve Sidwell had to go to Reading, according to former Arsenal colleague Graham Barrett. The Albion striker said: "The way Siddy was playing there were always going to be teams interested in him. "He was in the same position as me.
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Disabled workers in the spotlight
A committee has been founded to provide expert advice on the employment of disabled people. The Disability Employment Advisory Committee has been established to advise the Department for Work and Pensions on the labour market barriers faced by disabled
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Deal hits the right note for musicians
A new deal is striking a different chord by helping unemployed musicians to improve their skills and find work. Andrew Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, said the New Deal for Musicians had become a permanent part of the Government's programme
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Mayo: Relegation fight is hotting up
Albion defender Kerry Mayo believes the relegation battle is destined to become more congested. The Seagulls' stalwart predicts that as many as eight teams will be embroiled in the fight to stay in the First Division as the season draws to a fraught conclusion
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Kitson delight turns to agony
Paul Kitson bagged his first goal for Albion last night, but his joy was short-lived. The former West Ham marksman went off with a hamstring injury after scoring the winner for the Reserves against Bristol Rovers at Worthing. Injury-plagued Kitson broke
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Albion double injury setback
Albion have been hit by fresh injury problems for Paul Kitson and Simon Rodger. They were both forced off in a 2-1 win for the reserves against Bristol Rovers at Worthing last night. Kitson suffered a hamstring injury just minutes after chipping Albion's
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Table Tennis: Rainton on top
Sussex champion Rose Rainton was the top performing Sussex player at Grantham last week at the second and final session of the British Women's League. She beat nine out of ten of her opponents playing for Hollington (Hastings) in Division One. With team
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Watchdog to stop corporate scandal
A regulator will be created to prevent an Enron-style corporate collapse in Britain. The reforms, announced by Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt, are also intended to strengthen the accountancy and audit professions. Ms Hewitt said: "We owe
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Workers pay £9k a year on childcare
Childcare bills have reached record levels and parents are facing ever-soaring costs, according to a survey out today. Workers in the South-East and London pay up to £168 a week, which is more than £8,730 a year. The typical cost of a nursery place for
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Taxing advice
A new tax credit scheme for 25 to 60-year-olds is being introduced in April. The changes by the Government mean Worthing residents receiving housing or council tax benefit must tell Worthing Borough Council as soon as they receive notification of their
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Violent crime falls on troubled estates
Residents have praised police officers for slashing crime on housing estates once blighted with a reputation for crime. The success of a new policing strategy has proved so successful the estates have even bucked the national trend with a fall in violent
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The pier poets exchange verses
A schoolgirl was so upset at the collapse of the West Pier she penned a poem of protest to the city's council leader. And he was so impressed with her verse, he wrote one back. Susanna Bellingham of Cross Road, Southwick, told leader Ken Bodfish: "I have
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Why a school for special children is fighting closure
Classical music filled the school hall as children filed in class by class. Headteacher Gill Ingold waited patiently for them to settle before beginning assembly. Patience is a virtue and the 16 teachers, including Ms Ingold and deputy head Robert Kilby
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The West Tarring pioneers
Today, Australia is only 24 hours away. People travel Down Under in a pressurised metal tube sipping drinks while watching the in-flight movie. They flick through glossy brochures extolling the virtues of Sydney, one of the greatest cities on the planet
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Healthy state of affairs for GP posts
Vacancies at GP surgeries in Sussex are lower than the average for England. A British Medical Association survey shows the number of unfilled posts nationally is growing with an average of 3.4 per cent empty for three months or more. In Brighton and Hove
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MP hits out at City Hall move
An MP has criticised Brighton and Hove City Council's plans to move its powerbase. Ivor Caplin believes council bosses should rethink their plans to pull out of the council's main administrative offices in Hove and transfer to Brighton Town Hall in the
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Hedgehogs to fly to safety
Hedgehogs facing execution in Scotland are to be flown to Sussex. Some of the thousands of prickly creatures on death row in the Outer Hebrides will be transported to Gatwick or Shoreham where campaigners will collect them and take them to new homes.
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People power might still work
I suggest to everyone we should only go to war if the UN backs such action and we should write immediately to Tony Blair to tell him so. I am sure most people think in this way and if every-one inundated the Prime Minister with letters saying so, "people
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Let my boys swim again
Children are missing out on swimming practice because the pool they train in has been out of action for almost two months. Patcham Water Survival swimming group uses the pool at Patcham High School in Brighton every weekday evening to teach 400 children
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Stupid legislation
The Government closed hundreds of residential home beds using stupid legislation which, for example, eliminated any room that had walls one centimetre below a certain length but were otherwise perfect. Having thus compounded the problem of bed-blocking
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Minimum care
I spent four nights just before Christmas in the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, having fractured a leg. The operations and essential care were adequate. However, 80 per cent of the nursing staff were about 18-22 years of age. The nurses used
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Puzzle of dumped car solved at last
Parked on the main road between Brighton and Hove in defiance of the city's zero-tolerance parking regime, it was never going to go unnoticed. But shoppers and traders watched with astonishment as the weeks went by and the F-reg Peugeot remained untouched
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Brief encounter
I would like to clear up a couple of inaccuracies in a feature on depression (The Argus, January 21) in which I was misrepresented. First, although when people who are depressed learn the emotional self-management and practical skills they need it does
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No foundation
The Argus (January 18) reported that East Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council are looking for a site for a new commuter town of 22,500 houses. It also said countryside between Lewes and Uckfield is the most likely candidate. Unfortunately
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Poor training
Some new train carriages passing through Brighton station have small end compartments to accommodate two wheelchairs or four bicycles, plus a wheelchair and nappy-changing toilet. A passenger communication alarm is also in the compartment. South Central
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Sole relief
The Rotary Club of Arundel has helped send 1,000 pairs of shoes and 300 hundred T-shirts to Africa. Club members are paying for the transport to take the clothes to airports in London after Virgin Airways and British Airways offered to take them to Zambia
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Nomination time
There are only two days left to nominate a community-spirited young person for an award. Arun District Council's Community Youth Awards are open to youngsters aged between 11 and 19 who have made a positive contribution to district life. The rewards for
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A little more compassion
Saltdean residents speak of "ruined lives". I can only suggest they speak to some asylum-seekers and find out what it is really like to have your life ruined as opposed to suffering a bit of inconvenience. The Government certainly needs to sort out a
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Residents voice anger over skyscraper plan
More than 150 residents packed a church hall last night to protest against plans to build a 16-storey block of flats. Some were forced to stand at the back as they expressed their anger over plans to build the flats on the old Endeavour Garage site in
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Spot the camera
Motorists can check the location of speed cameras on the internet. A new web site has been set up by the Sussex Safety Camera Partnership to show drivers where cameras have been stationed and where mobile police camera units are patrolling in Sussex and
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Cinema's relief
Campaigners bidding to restore Worthing's Edwardian Dome cinema have breathed a sigh of relief after plans for a multi-screen complex in the town were scrapped. Worthing Borough Council originally wanted to knock-down the derelict Teville Gate shopping
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Rural worries
Village watchdogs have warned that developers are threatening to turn a rural country lane into a suburban street. Ferring Conservation Group said Langbury Lane seemed to be the new target of developers north of the A259 Worthing-Littlehampton Road. A
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Bag snatch charge
A man has been charged in connection with bag snatches from two elderly women. Andrew Bowcott, 38, of no fixed address, appeared before Brighton magistrates yesterday accused of two counts of robbery. He was remanded in custody until February 3.
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Iain Duncan Smith speaks out as he visits Sussex
Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith has had a rough ride since the day he succeeded William Hague. But now for the first time he believes he has Tony Blair and the Labour Government on the run. On issue after issue, from education to asylum, he believes Labour
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Johann Strauss Gala, Brighton Dome
It has long been my opinion that Austrians are a smug bunch of burghers but they are entitled to be in one respect: Their music. From the young Mozart and his father, through Haydn, Schubert and Bruckner and into the 20th century with Mahler, Austria
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Protesting for peace
Peace campaigners are holding an anti-war demonstration on Saturday. Supporters of the Mid Sussex Global Peace Campaign will meet in Haywards Heath at 10am to protest against the proposed war against Iraq. The event will take place near Choices Video
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Long-players
I was just wondering about long-serving employees, having read about a postman with 20 years' service (The Argus, January 25). Brighton and Hove City Council's refuse department has eight of us with 240 years' service between us. That is a lot of years
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Doctors' plea to avoid bed-blocking fines
Doctors are calling for social services to be given more time to help tackle bed-blocking. If the new Community Care Bill comes into force this spring, local authorities could be fined for each day a person stays in hospital when no care home place is
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Cycling: Tough start to new season
West Sussex club GS Stella get the road season underway this weekend with two time trials at Storrington, both of which include the tough climb at Houghton Hill. Each event has a separate prize list, with the main prizes going to the riders with the fastest
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Freed by God
David Pavitt of Crossover is right (Letters, January 25). Brighton and Hove needs a moral and righteous revolution. As he says, we must mobilise those who really care about their neighbours and who are willing to get on their knees before almighty God
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Nick Nurse on basketball
Plenty to tell you about this week with a new player, another win and a testing bunch of away games in prospect. But before we get on with all that I have an important message to you Brighton Bears fans. The way things have taken off since our BBC appearance
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Basketball: Debut basket was a dream for Oli
Bears fan Oli Roche has admitted he was ecstatic to get on court and score two points with his favourite BBL club. The 6ft.9in 18-year-old from Findon was brought up on the heroics of Herman Harried and Alan Cunningham and was taught the basics by Dave
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Albion Round-Up
Curtis Woodhouse has explained why he turned down Albion. The Birmingham midfielder has joined Rotherham on loan for the rest of the season after rejecting a three-month move to the Seagulls. Woodhouse said: "I was aware that Brighton and Grimsby had
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Flying hedgehogs
Hundreds of hedgehogs could be imported by air to Sussex so that they are not executed in the Outer Hebrides. The spiky imports are believed to be responsible for a drop in breeding birds on the islands by eating their eggs. By flying them out to people
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Non-League: Smith says no to Boro
Former Crawley boss Billy Smith has turned down the chance to manage Conference club Farnbrough. Smith, who resigned at Broadfield Stadium a fortnight ago, was approached to take over from Graham Westley who has left the FA Cup giantkillers to join Stevenage
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Cows hit back
Brighton and Hove City Council has a £17.5 million deficit and council tax will have to rise by 14 per cent this year. Since Brighton and Hove became a unified authority in 1997, council tax has risen by 54 per cent. The cost of living over the same period
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Handy help on growth
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is offering a helping hand to small businessess. The Growth Service has been set up with business advisors BDO Stoy Hayward, which will run the service and has offices in Brighton and Hove. It will encourage
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Love of dressing up led to dream career
Tracy Ejuetami's lifelong love of dressing up made choosing a career relatively simple. She said: "I've always been into make-up and dressing up and I still am." Tracy, an experienced beauty therapist and lecturer, runs the Jagwa salon on Dyke Road, Brighton
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Counting the cost of slump
The slump in the tourist industry has cost 6.6 million jobs, about one in 12 employees, according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The industry had been expected to recover last year following a dismal 2001, when it was hit by a global
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Off-track EU will hit our public services
It is good to see The Argus raising the issue of the euro ("Euro 'punishes trade and jobs'", January 17). Joining the euro will strengthen the hand of the Blairs and the Berlusconis that want to see a deregulated, "flexible" Europe, weakening and eventually
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Lloyds ups rate in battle of banks
Lloyds TSB is to increase the interest it pays on its current accounts to 3.2 per cent in a bid to attract new customers. The move, which comes into force on February 10, means Lloyds will pay the highest interest rate on current accounts on the High
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Centre for help
A new help point service at Adur Civic Centre is open for business. Refurbishment work at the Shoreham centre has been completed and a special opening ceremony was held on Monday. Improvements were made to the the reception area, with the provision of
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Hope for firms
Help for people wanting to start new businesses could be on its way to Shoreham. A project called Enterprise Gateway may give support, space and encouragement to new firms. Two public hearings were organised by one of Adur District Council's development
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Sewage fears
Adur District Council is being recommended to reject Southern Water's plans for another sewage works at Shoreham harbour. Southern Water is looking for a site for a new wastewater treatment works to serve Brighton and Hove. The firm is consulting all
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Joy for coach
A football coach won Adur's sports volunteer of the year title at an awards ceremony. David Fickweiller was given the award for his dedication to Adur Athletic FC, a club he has been involved with for 28 years. Adur Athletic was the first club in Sussex
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Hart Beat with Ian Hart
Stop press. Shock announcement by Worthing Borough Council that there isn't going to be a Multiplex cinema built at Teville Gate. Not exactly a huge surprise but I wonder if the Tory councillor who basically got elected on the back of promising the development
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Families who swapped the maypole a for maple leaf in the 1830s
While the Hentys' destiny lay in Australia, other Worthing residents looked towards a future in Canada. In the 1830s, several hundred people from Heene, Tarring and Findon crossed the Atlantic to start a new life in the British colony. The majority were
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Boycott at pier meeting
Leading officials of the Brighton West Pier Trust will boycott a meeting next week to discuss alternative plans for saving the stricken structure. Campaign group Save Our Seafront (SoS) opposes plans by the trust and St Modwen for three large shoreline
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Payout for blind man after nightclub ban
A blind former doorman has reached an out-of-court settlement after being turned away from a Brighton nightclub. John Griffiths was holidaying in the city and decided to go to the Junction night spot at the Palace Hotel for a drink. Mr Griffiths, 54,
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Police raid tragedy leads to new firearms rules
Lessons learned from a fatal shooting by Sussex Police are to be taken up by forces throughout England and Wales. Major changes including having a senior officer on duty at all times and trained in commanding firearms incidents were brought in by Sussex
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Navy crews called to extinguish matchbox
Navy Crews manning Red Goddesses were called to a fire in a playground last night only to find it was just a burnt-out box of matches. They were called to Motcombe Infant School in Eastbourne at about 4.50pm but could find no sign of fire. They searched
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Beatrice, 77, ignored by police
A widow suffering from cancer had her home attacked by vandals five times in three weeks but police have not visited her. The victim, 77, said: "I would complain about the poor police service but I haven't had any." Her windows have been boarded over
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Cider ads turn tipple on its head
A traditional Sussex drink has made merry with its advertising, thanks to a bit of in-cider knowledge. Posters marketing Merrydown cider will be popping up across Britain with people craning their necks to see both sides of the story. The firm has used
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Plea on bed-blocking
Doctors are calling for social services to be given more time to help tackle bed-blocking. If the new Community Care Bill comes into force this spring, local authorities could be fined for each day a person stays in hospital when no care home place is
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Shopper conned out of £700 for water
A shopper was tricked into paying £700 for a bottle of mineral water by two conmen who convinced him he was buying a cheap laptop computer. Police believe the incident is the latest in a series of similar scams on at least ten people. The embarrassing
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Let my boys swim again
Children are missing out on swimming practice because the pool they train in has been out of action for almost two months. Patcham Water Survival swimming group uses the pool at Patcham High School in Brighton every weekday evening to teach 400 children
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No foundation
The Argus (January 18) reported that East Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council are looking for a site for a new commuter town of 22,500 houses. It also said countryside between Lewes and Uckfield is the most likely candidate. Unfortunately
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Pop collector's shrine to Underworld
Obsesseive collector Matt Wells is king of both the Underworld and the Dark Side. Matt, 31, has spent about £5,000 building up an exhaustive treasure trove of memorabilia devoted to the dance band Underworld. His home in Mile Oak is also decorated with
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Current bun
I read with incredulity it is likely a large proportion of South Central Trains' new rolling stock may be delayed in being brought into service because there is insufficient power in the rail network (January 23). Who had the responsibility to ensure
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Sole relief
The Rotary Club of Arundel has helped send 1,000 pairs of shoes and 300 hundred T-shirts to Africa. Club members are paying for the transport to take the clothes to airports in London after Virgin Airways and British Airways offered to take them to Zambia
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Simple traffic laws encourage safety
I am a resident of a suburb of Chicago in the US. My wife is originally from Hove and we had an opportunity to visit recently. I had a chance to drive a bit and was impressed by the differences between UK and US traffic and the laws that attempt to control
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Nomination time
There are only two days left to nominate a community-spirited young person for an award. Arun District Council's Community Youth Awards are open to youngsters aged between 11 and 19 who have made a positive contribution to district life. The rewards for
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Cinema's relief
Campaigners bidding to restore Worthing's Edwardian Dome cinema have breathed a sigh of relief after plans for a multi-screen complex in the town were scrapped. Worthing Borough Council originally wanted to knock-down the derelict Teville Gate shopping
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Rural worries
Village watchdogs have warned that developers are threatening to turn a rural country lane into a suburban street. Ferring Conservation Group said Langbury Lane seemed to be the new target of developers north of the A259 Worthing-Littlehampton Road. A
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Put up or shut up
Why don't the people who want the asylum-seekers in Saltdean put up the asylum-seekers in their own homes? -Colin Wadey, Ridgeway Close, Southwick
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Vicar's big day
The new vicar of Goring-by-Sea, the Reverend Andrew Tremlett, will be licensed at a special service in the spring. The service, conducted by the Right Reverend Lindsay Urwin, Bishop of Horsham, will take place at St Mary's Church, Goring, on Wednesday
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Street drink blitz
Bottle bins will be installed around Worthing town centre as part of a bid to crack down on anti-social street drinking. Police will have powers to order people carrying opened bottles of beer or spirits to place the containers in one of the eight bins
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Afghans come to watch and learn
Six women were among a party of 22 officials from the new regime in Afghanistan who visited Worthing Town Hall on a fact-finding mission. They were welcomed by Mayor and Mayoress Eric and Liz Mardell, who said they were the first Afghans to visit the
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Reprieved town hall wins listed status
A town hall saved from the bulldozers four months ago has been granted extra protection. Bognor Town Hall has been awarded Grade II-listed status by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The 1929 neo-Georgian building in Clarence Road was saved
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Dismay at hospital veto
Campaigners fighting for a new hospital in Mid Sussex are planning a protest march following a decision by health chiefs to block the proposal. Members of the Crawley Hospital Campaign and Crawley Labour Party are calling on people to march on Saturday
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Policeman dragged by car
A police officer who was dragged 400 yards while clinging on to a car told a superior it was like waterskiing on tarmac. Sergeant David Tye's ordeal started when he leaned into a car to question the driver - and the vehicle sped off. He let go of the
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Passport To Ringmer
A Sussex couple have declared their independence in a move echoing the 1949 Ealing comedy Passport To Pimlico - except this time it's Passport To Ringmer. Paul and Berta Busby's have declared their home independent of UK foreign policy in a protest against
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Protesting for peace
Peace campaigners are holding an anti-war demonstration on Saturday. Supporters of the Mid Sussex Global Peace Campaign will meet in Haywards Heath at 10am to protest against the proposed war against Iraq. The event will take place near Choices Video
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Dismay at hospital veto
Campaigners fighting for a new hospital in Sussex are planning a protest march following a decision by health chiefs to block the proposal. Members of the Crawley Hospital Campaign and Crawley Labour Party are calling on people to march on Saturday, February
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Long-players
I was just wondering about long-serving employees, having read about a postman with 20 years' service (The Argus, January 25). Brighton and Hove City Council's refuse department has eight of us with 240 years' service between us. That is a lot of years
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Doctors' plea to avoid bed-blocking fines
Doctors are calling for social services to be given more time to help tackle bed-blocking. If the new Community Care Bill comes into force this spring, local authorities could be fined for each day a person stays in hospital when no care home place is
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Cycling: Tough start to new season
West Sussex club GS Stella get the road season underway this weekend with two time trials at Storrington, both of which include the tough climb at Houghton Hill. Each event has a separate prize list, with the main prizes going to the riders with the fastest
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Freed by God
David Pavitt of Crossover is right (Letters, January 25). Brighton and Hove needs a moral and righteous revolution. As he says, we must mobilise those who really care about their neighbours and who are willing to get on their knees before almighty God
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Nick Nurse on basketball
Plenty to tell you about this week with a new player, another win and a testing bunch of away games in prospect. But before we get on with all that I have an important message to you Brighton Bears fans. The way things have taken off since our BBC appearance
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Seagulls move for Beasant
Golden oldie Dave Beasant is set to save Albion from a goalkeeping crisis. Boss Steve Coppell was hoping to sign the 43-year-old today and he could go straight into the side to face Walsall on Saturday. Coppell has called upon Beasant as he may be without
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Mayo: Relegation fight is hotting up
Albion defender Kerry Mayo believes the relegation battle is destined to become more congested. The Seagulls' stalwart predicts that as many as eight teams will be embroiled in the fight to stay in the First Division as the season draws to a fraught conclusion
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Albion Round-Up
Curtis Woodhouse has explained why he turned down Albion. The Birmingham midfielder has joined Rotherham on loan for the rest of the season after rejecting a three-month move to the Seagulls. Woodhouse said: "I was aware that Brighton and Grimsby had
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Flying hedgehogs
Hundreds of hedgehogs could be imported by air to Sussex so that they are not executed in the Outer Hebrides. The spiky imports are believed to be responsible for a drop in breeding birds on the islands by eating their eggs. By flying them out to people
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Have your say
Paul and Berta Busby have shown a novel way of protesting against impending conflict with Iraq. They have declared their home in Ringmer independent of Britain's foreign policy and are suggesting other people do the same. Both feel strongly that the Government's
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Non-League: Smith says no to Boro
Former Crawley boss Billy Smith has turned down the chance to manage Conference club Farnbrough. Smith, who resigned at Broadfield Stadium a fortnight ago, was approached to take over from Graham Westley who has left the FA Cup giantkillers to join Stevenage
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Cows hit back
Brighton and Hove City Council has a £17.5 million deficit and council tax will have to rise by 14 per cent this year. Since Brighton and Hove became a unified authority in 1997, council tax has risen by 54 per cent. The cost of living over the same period
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Handy help on growth
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is offering a helping hand to small businessess. The Growth Service has been set up with business advisors BDO Stoy Hayward, which will run the service and has offices in Brighton and Hove. It will encourage
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Disabled workers in the spotlight
A committee has been founded to provide expert advice on the employment of disabled people. The Disability Employment Advisory Committee has been established to advise the Department for Work and Pensions on the labour market barriers faced by disabled
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Off-track EU will hit our public services
It is good to see The Argus raising the issue of the euro ("Euro 'punishes trade and jobs'", January 17). Joining the euro will strengthen the hand of the Blairs and the Berlusconis that want to see a deregulated, "flexible" Europe, weakening and eventually
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Albion double injury setback
Albion have been hit by fresh injury problems for Paul Kitson and Simon Rodger. They were both forced off in a 2-1 win for the reserves against Bristol Rovers at Worthing last night. Kitson suffered a hamstring injury just minutes after chipping Albion's
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Watchdog to stop corporate scandal
A regulator will be created to prevent an Enron-style corporate collapse in Britain. The reforms, announced by Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt, are also intended to strengthen the accountancy and audit professions. Ms Hewitt said: "We owe
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Workers pay £9k a year on childcare
Childcare bills have reached record levels and parents are facing ever-soaring costs, according to a survey out today. Workers in the South-East and London pay up to £168 a week, which is more than £8,730 a year. The typical cost of a nursery place for
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Taxing advice
A new tax credit scheme for 25 to 60-year-olds is being introduced in April. The changes by the Government mean Worthing residents receiving housing or council tax benefit must tell Worthing Borough Council as soon as they receive notification of their
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Lloyds ups rate in battle of banks
Lloyds TSB is to increase the interest it pays on its current accounts to 3.2 per cent in a bid to attract new customers. The move, which comes into force on February 10, means Lloyds will pay the highest interest rate on current accounts on the High
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Sewage fears
Adur District Council is being recommended to reject Southern Water's plans for another sewage works at Shoreham harbour. Southern Water is looking for a site for a new wastewater treatment works to serve Brighton and Hove. The firm is consulting all
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Violent crime falls on troubled estates
Residents have praised police officers for slashing crime on housing estates once blighted with a reputation for crime. The success of a new policing strategy has proved so successful the estates have even bucked the national trend with a fall in violent
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The pier poets exchange verses
A schoolgirl was so upset at the collapse of the West Pier she penned a poem of protest to the city's council leader. And he was so impressed with her verse, he wrote one back. Susanna Bellingham of Cross Road, Southwick, told leader Ken Bodfish: "I have
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Why a school for special children is fighting closure
Classical music filled the school hall as children filed in class by class. Headteacher Gill Ingold waited patiently for them to settle before beginning assembly. Patience is a virtue and the 16 teachers, including Ms Ingold and deputy head Robert Kilby
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The West Tarring pioneers
Today, Australia is only 24 hours away. People travel Down Under in a pressurised metal tube sipping drinks while watching the in-flight movie. They flick through glossy brochures extolling the virtues of Sydney, one of the greatest cities on the planet
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Beatrice, 77, ignored by police
A widow suffering from cancer had her home attacked by vandals five times in three weeks but police have not visited her. The victim, 77, said: "I would complain about the poor police service but I haven't had any." Her windows have been boarded over
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Healthy state of affairs for GP posts
Vacancies at GP surgeries in Sussex are lower than the average for England. A British Medical Association survey shows the number of unfilled posts nationally is growing with an average of 3.4 per cent empty for three months or more. In Brighton and Hove
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Cider ads turn tipple on its head
A traditional Sussex drink has made merry with its advertising, thanks to a bit of in-cider knowledge. Posters marketing Merrydown cider will be popping up across Britain with people craning their necks to see both sides of the story. The firm has used
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Shopper conned out of £700 for water
A shopper was tricked into paying £700 for a bottle of mineral water by two conmen who convinced him he was buying a cheap laptop computer. Police believe the incident is the latest in a series of similar scams on at least ten people. The embarrassing
