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Weight Watching with Judy Cirton
Do I have the true secret of weight loss? Yes and no. I have but you probably won't want to hear it because it's not what you're hoping for. I'm going to ask you to stop seeking the big secret and ask you to pay attention to a smaller secret that you
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House prices soaring
House prices throughout Sussex continue to soar despite fears of a market slowdown, according to the latest figures. The average price of a property in Brighton and Hove rose to £179,184 in the last quarter of last year, an increase of 18.7 per cent from
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Tower plan defended
Developers have defended their plans for a £10 million tower block, which they say will help regenerate a town centre. Councillors have been advised by planning officers to reject plans for the 18-storey landmark building in Newhaven. But developer Sign
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Three hurt in cars plunge
Three people were hurt after two cars plunged 25ft over an embankment in the pouring rain. The vehicles careered over the precipice at the Home Farm Business Park, Lewes Road, Brighton. Firefighters from Preston Circus had to cut the injured people, two
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Washer sparks flats flood
Two flats suffered late-night flooding caused by a faulty washing machine. Hove firefighters were called to a fourth-floor flat in Conway Court in Clarendon Road, Hove, at 11.20pm last night. The flat was heavily-flooded and water also seeped through
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Friends mourn murdered Marsha
Sussex University student Joanna Gutridge has told how the murder of her friend Marsha McDonnell has left her devastated. The 19-year-old was found bludgeoned to death just 100 yds from her home in Hampton, west London in the early hours of Tuesday. Joanna
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Voice Of The Third Age: Lis Solkhon
I have had an interesting view of tourism in Brighton this week as a result of a story told to me by a friend. She has been involved with booking a long weekend for a group of ladies who were all members of the University of the Third Age from another
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Historic pub sign is racist
A pub sign depicting a white woman who gave birth to a black baby has sparked a race row nearly 300 years after the event. The sign adorns the Labour in Vain pub in Westergate, near Chichester, and represents a historic folk tale about a white woman who
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Baby fights for life
A newborn baby was fighting for life today after the ambulance he was travelling in collided with a police car. The three-day-old boy is critically ill in hospital with a fractured skull and internal bleeding. The ambulance was taking the baby, who was
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Talking Heads, Barn Theatre, Southwick
One question hung above this production of Alan Bennett's monologues: How would it transfer from television to live theatre? Could three 30-minute solo performances hold an audience's attention without the aid of televisual trickery?" Such fears proved
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Body sparks murder inquiry
A murder inquiry was launched today after the discovery of a man's body in a back street. The man, who had chest and neck injuries, was found by a member of the public near Elder Place, Brighton, behind New England House Business Centre. Dozens of workers
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Seagulls get Ivar on loan
Albion's spectacularly revived survival bid receives another boost today with the addition to the squad of Ivar Ingimarsson. The Icelandic international is signing on a month's loan from Saturday's Withdean victims Wolves with a view to staying for the
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No truck
I am an employee of Brighton and Hove City Council. Some days ago, going about my work, I was in the refuse depot at Hollingdean Road, Brighton. This is, of course, the centre of all rubbish collection in the city, where the trucks are housed and the
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Basketabll: Thunder on a roll
Worthing Thunder are in great heart for their toughest away weekend of the NBL season. They led virtually all the way to beat Solent Stars 101-85 in front of a bumper crowd at Durrington on Saturday and keep the pressure on leaders Teesside. Thunder go
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Basketball: Bears' title hopes suffer setback
Brighton Bears BBL Championship hopes received a setback last night after a surprise 94-82 defeat at Newcastle Eagles. Bears were expected to make it ten straight wins against a team they have already beaten twice this season. But they came unstuck as
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RUR Cup: Sidley on the march
Sidley marched into the semi-finals with a 6-3 win over Arundel at Gullivers which keeps their season alive. Out of contention in the championship, the RUR Cup remains their only hope of silverware and goals from Shae Spreafico, Dave Ward, Russell Eldridge
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Matthew Clark: Hawks move in to top three
Whitehawk moved into the top three in division one after goals by Kevin Townsend and Simon Rowland earned them a 2-1 victory over visitors Ringmer. Former Hawks player Matt Pachent was on target for Glenn Burvill's side before Rowland decided the issue
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Dr Martens: Saints lack cutting edge
Bottom club St Leonards crashed to a 2-0 defeat at Corby despite dominating the first half. In the second minute Tyrone Roberts got goal side of Stewart Marshall but he was thwarted by an agile save from Richard Lavin in goal. At the other end Corby's
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Feeding a hobby
Pensioner Daphne Collins, from Horsted Keynes, near Haywards Heath, has caused a stir with her unusual collection of spoons. Some of them are 100 years old and her husband has made four frames to display them at their home. They are strictly not for eating
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Go for a song
Like me, many music fans will have become fully aware that over the past few years the price asked for tickets to see their favourite acts in Brighton have been rising at an alarming rate. The cost of seeing a concert on the South Coast is now on a par
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Dr Martens: Hastings settle for draw
Hastings United picked up a valuable away point with a 1-1 draw at highly fancied Newport County. After conceding early on United gradually found their feet and had much the better of the second half when they could have taken all three points. It took
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Voting is sorted
This year's elections for Brighton and Hove City Council will not be conducted through the ballot box. In a bid to increase turnout, the council has successfully applied for permission to hold an all-postal ballot. There's a precedent for this. The ballot
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Gentle puppy
In a world of "dog eat dog", there was no more competitive spirit than in the hourly chase for column inches in newspapers, magazines and reviewers' columns. There was a corps of people known as public relations persons or PRs, as we used to call them
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Ryman League: Bognor bounce back to win
Bognor bounced back from last week's 4-0 humiliation to put their promotion bid back on track with a 3-0 win at Corinthian Casuals. Jack Pearce gave loan signing Michael Harper a place up front with Matt Russell, but the visitors had to defend in the
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Job lot
The front-page report on overseas trips by Brighton and Hove City Council officers is misleading. The council does not send staff abroad on "junkets" as Councillor Mark Barnard implies. The staff trips referred to were made by senior tourism and conference
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FA Vase: Hillians crash out
Burgess Hill manager Danny Bloor hopes he never has to witness an FA Vase defeat again. Bloor saw his side go down to Hampshire League Winchester City in a disappointing fifth round defeat at Leylands Park on Saturday. Ashley Carr gave the home side the
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Guide to boost B&Bs
A group of bed and breakfast operators has launched its third accommodation guide. The independent Lewes Area Bed and Breakfast Group marked the launch with a party, which was attended by Lewes MP Norman Baker. He said: "I am delighted to see you prospering
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Why Daphne's taken a shine to spoons
If the writers of Private Eye magazine's Me And My Spoon column ever want a real-life subject they could turn to 74-year-old Daphne Collins. In the fortnightly column celebrities are the target of questions such as "How important are spoons in your life
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House prices still booming
House prices have increased by more than 22 per cent in England and Wales during the past year, figures showed today. The Land Registry said prices were 22.24 per cent higher during the final three months of 2002 than they had been in the same period
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Parents could be missing out
Two in five people are unaware of new rights allowing them flexible working arrangements to help with childcare. And many do not believe their boss will respond positively to those rights, new research revealed today. More than half of working men have
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OAP killed in crash
A disabled pensioner was killed when his battery-powered invalid carriage was in collision with a car. Anthony Darbyshire, 69, was hit by a silver blue Mitsubishi Gallant as he tried to cross a road at Lion Hill, Stone Cross, near Eastbourne. Motorists
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Firm defends tower block plan
Developers have defended their plans for a £10 million tower block which they say will help regenerate Newhaven town centre. Councillors have been advised by planning officers to reject plans for the 18-storey landmark building. But developerSign of Four
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Sewage protesters take to streets
Hundreds of protesters called for a sewage works not to be built near their homes. More than 300 Ovingdean residents, brandishing banners and placards, chanted at passing cars travelling along Marine Drive on Saturday. An hour earlier, a separate demonstration
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Cancer victim's vandalism ordeal
Vandals have targeted the home of a terminally-ill cancer victim for the sixth time in a month. The latest attack happened just weeks after we reported how police had failed to visit the 77-year-old widow, who only wants to be known as Beatrice, despite
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Pledge on travellers' service
A drop-in service for travellers at a cricket pavilion will be limited and low-key. Brighton and Hove Tory councillor Brian Pidgeon raised the concerns of Patcham people about the service, starting next month in the pavilion at Horsdean. He asked instead
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Tower plan is defended
Developers have defended their plans for a £10 million tower block, which they say will help regenerate a town centre. Councillors have been advised by planning officers to reject plans for the 18-storey landmark building in Newhaven. But developerSign
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Talks over school places battle
Parents desperate for their children to win a place at a specialist school despite it facing closure are to meet education bosses today. St Anne's School in Rotten Row, Lewes, is set to close by 2007, with a drop in pupil numbers being blamed. Despite
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Bradford v Albion
Watch this space from 3pm on Saturday for live text updates plus half-time and final score reports from the Bradford and Bingley Stadium. The Seagulls will be hoping to do the double over the Bantams having won 3-2 at Withdean in Steve Coppell's third
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Man's fury at burner letter
A man made an official complaint after being publicly named as an objector to plans for an incinerator. David Binder, of Peacehaven, was furious to discover a letter he had never written among thousands protesting against a waste burning plant. Another
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Weight Watching with Judy Cirton
Do I have the true secret of weight loss? Yes and no. I have but you probably won't want to hear it because it's not what you're hoping for. I'm going to ask you to stop seeking the big secret and ask you to pay attention to a smaller secret that you
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House prices soaring
House prices throughout Sussex continue to soar despite fears of a market slowdown, according to the latest figures. The average price of a property in Brighton and Hove rose to £179,184 in the last quarter of last year, an increase of 18.7 per cent from
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Cable is wired for takeover
Telecoms group Cable & Wireless will receive a £2.4 billion takeover approach from a Hong Kong-based firm later this week, it was reported yesterday. The interest from Pacific Century Cyberworks (PCCW) is expected to value the beleaguered company
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Tower plan defended
Developers have defended their plans for a £10 million tower block, which they say will help regenerate a town centre. Councillors have been advised by planning officers to reject plans for the 18-storey landmark building in Newhaven. But developer Sign
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City's car tax haven
People say their lives are being made a misery in a neighbourhood which has become a dumping ground for untaxed, abandoned and wrecked cars. At times the streets resemble a scrapyard as vandals seize at the chance to wreck a car left untaxed and abandoned
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Washer sparks flats flood
Two flats suffered late-night flooding caused by a faulty washing machine. Hove firefighters were called to a fourth-floor flat in Conway Court in Clarendon Road, Hove, at 11.20pm last night. The flat was heavily-flooded and water also seeped through
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This is no sex shop
I am pleased the owner of Lacies, in Hove, is mindful of the concerns of some residents and is anxious the shop should not cause offence (February 4). I have visited the shop and met Sue Sheppard, the owner, and found nothing on display that should cause
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Family Life, by Bini McCall
As part of the continuing home improvements, we decided to get daughter some new bedroom furniture. Her old stuff was falling apart and her wardrobe was just not big enough to accommodate her expanding teenage fashion collection. She kept using the excuse
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Voice Of The Third Age: Lis Solkhon
I have had an interesting view of tourism in Brighton this week as a result of a story told to me by a friend. She has been involved with booking a long weekend for a group of ladies who were all members of the University of the Third Age from another
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Loss of pub is down to short-termism
What a disgrace. I refer to the decision to allow developers to knock down The Quadrant pub, in Brighton. When the scheme for redeveloping the block was given the go-ahead, we were all told it would involve preserving the pub and building around it. Yet
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Body sparks murder inquiry
A murder inquiry was launched today after the discovery of a man's body in a back street. The man, who had chest and neck injuries, was found by a member of the public near Elder Place, Brighton, behind New England House Business Centre. Dozens of workers
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Seagulls get Ivar on loan
Albion's spectacularly revived survival bid receives another boost today with the addition to the squad of Ivar Ingimarsson. The Icelandic international is signing on a month's loan from Saturday's Withdean victims Wolves with a view to staying for the
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No truck
I am an employee of Brighton and Hove City Council. Some days ago, going about my work, I was in the refuse depot at Hollingdean Road, Brighton. This is, of course, the centre of all rubbish collection in the city, where the trucks are housed and the
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Sounded out
With a group of seven other people, I went to see the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at the Brighton Corn Exchange on Saturday, February 1. I go out to see bands all the time but this venue is the worst I have come across. Apart from the no-smoking policy
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RUR Cup: Sidley on the march
Sidley marched into the semi-finals with a 6-3 win over Arundel at Gullivers which keeps their season alive. Out of contention in the championship, the RUR Cup remains their only hope of silverware and goals from Shae Spreafico, Dave Ward, Russell Eldridge
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Hot grooves
I am writing to express my sorrow following the fire on our beloved Palace Pier. However, having listened to the drivel from those loudspeakers mounted atop the aurally challenged structure day in, day out, for what seems an eternity, what a shame the
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Feeding a hobby
Pensioner Daphne Collins, from Horsted Keynes, near Haywards Heath, has caused a stir with her unusual collection of spoons. Some of them are 100 years old and her husband has made four frames to display them at their home. They are strictly not for eating
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Dr Martens: Hastings settle for draw
Hastings United picked up a valuable away point with a 1-1 draw at highly fancied Newport County. After conceding early on United gradually found their feet and had much the better of the second half when they could have taken all three points. It took
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Gentle puppy
In a world of "dog eat dog", there was no more competitive spirit than in the hourly chase for column inches in newspapers, magazines and reviewers' columns. There was a corps of people known as public relations persons or PRs, as we used to call them
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Ryman League: Bognor bounce back to win
Bognor bounced back from last week's 4-0 humiliation to put their promotion bid back on track with a 3-0 win at Corinthian Casuals. Jack Pearce gave loan signing Michael Harper a place up front with Matt Russell, but the visitors had to defend in the
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Ryman League: Lewes held
A dominant second-half performance by Lewes failed to prevent a third consecutive draw for the promotion-chasers as they were held to a 1-1 draw on an awful surface at Staines. Lewes fell behind in the sixth minute when Sean Reed crossed to the unmarked
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FA Vase: Hillians crash out
Burgess Hill manager Danny Bloor hopes he never has to witness an FA Vase defeat again. Bloor saw his side go down to Hampshire League Winchester City in a disappointing fifth round defeat at Leylands Park on Saturday. Ashley Carr gave the home side the
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Seagulls get Ivar on loan
Albion's spectacularly revived survival bid receives another boost today with the addition to the squad of Ivar Ingimarsson. The Icelandic international is signing on a month's loan from Saturday's Withdean victims Wolves with a view to staying for the
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Why Daphne's taken a shine to spoons
If the writers of Private Eye magazine's Me And My Spoon column ever want a real-life subject they could turn to 74-year-old Daphne Collins. In the fortnightly column celebrities are the target of questions such as "How important are spoons in your life
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Parents could be missing out
Two in five people are unaware of new rights allowing them flexible working arrangements to help with childcare. And many do not believe their boss will respond positively to those rights, new research revealed today. More than half of working men have
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Firm defends tower block plan
Developers have defended their plans for a £10 million tower block which they say will help regenerate Newhaven town centre. Councillors have been advised by planning officers to reject plans for the 18-storey landmark building. But developerSign of Four
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Sewage protesters take to streets
Hundreds of protesters called for a sewage works not to be built near their homes. More than 300 Ovingdean residents, brandishing banners and placards, chanted at passing cars travelling along Marine Drive on Saturday. An hour earlier, a separate demonstration
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Hoogstraten path battle ends
A legal battle to open a footpath across disgraced landlord Nicholas Van Hoogstraten's land was finally over today. While Van Hoogstraten languishes in prison for his part in the manslaughter of rival landlord Mohammed Raja, members of the East Sussex
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Cancer victim's vandalism ordeal
Vandals have targeted the home of a terminally-ill cancer victim for the sixth time in a month. The latest attack happened just weeks after we reported how police had failed to visit the 77-year-old widow, who only wants to be known as Beatrice, despite
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Pledge on travellers' service
A drop-in service for travellers at a cricket pavilion will be limited and low-key. Brighton and Hove Tory councillor Brian Pidgeon raised the concerns of Patcham people about the service, starting next month in the pavilion at Horsdean. He asked instead
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Historic pub sign declared racist
A pub sign depicting a white woman who gave birth to a black baby has sparked a race row nearly 300 years after the event. The sign adorns the Labour in Vain pub in Westergate, near Chichester, and represents a historic folk tale about a white woman who
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Talks over school places battle
Parents desperate for their children to win a place at a specialist school despite it facing closure are to meet education bosses today. St Anne's School in Rotten Row, Lewes, is set to close by 2007, with a drop in pupil numbers being blamed. Despite
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Bradford v Albion
Watch this space from 3pm on Saturday for live text updates plus half-time and final score reports from the Bradford and Bingley Stadium. The Seagulls will be hoping to do the double over the Bantams having won 3-2 at Withdean in Steve Coppell's third
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Chill-out pill acts as a stress-buster
I'm having a bad day. I'm late for the office and the traffic lights always work against me. At last - get off your mobile phone and make a move please, madam, the lights won't get any greener. Oh no, not more road works. Let's take a short cut and zip
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I fell in love with asylum-seeker
When Amy Nela fell in love with an Albanian asylum-seeker she knew life would not be simple but she overcame the guns and red tape to find happiness. Newly married, deeply in love and expecting her first child, Amy should not have had a care in the world
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Give blood and save more lives
Giving blood is a way of life for Mark Allwright. He has recently donated his 200th pint of blood and has encouraged his wife and children to become donors as well. Mr Allwright, from Worthing, is carrying on the traditions passed down to him from his
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New guide to boost B&Bs
A group of bed and breakfast operators has launched its third accommodation guide. The independent Lewes Area Bed and Breakfast Group marked the launch with a party, which was attended by Lewes MP Norman Baker. He said: "I am delighted to see you prospering
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Trio robbed at knifepoint
Three teenagers were robbed at knifepoint as they walked home early today. The youths were ordered to hand over their wallets by two men after they were approached in Palmeira Square, Hove. A man, in his 30s and with a London accent, threatened the youngsters
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Three hurt in cars plunge
Three people were hurt after two cars plunged 25ft over an embankment in the pouring rain. The vehicles careered over the precipice at the Home Farm Business Park, Lewes Road, Brighton. Firefighters from Preston Circus had to cut the injured people, two
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These monstrous plans
The proposed alternative plans for Brighton's West Pier area restoration appear to be monstrous. It looks like another rape of the seafront such as we have at the Marina. Do architects think we are as blind as bats or thick as planks? -Marie Chapman,
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Baby fights for life
A newborn baby was fighting for life today after the ambulance he was travelling in collided with a police car. The three-day-old boy is critically ill in hospital with a fractured skull and internal bleeding. The ambulance was taking the baby, who was
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Billie-Jo's mum breaks silence
The foster mother of murdered teenager Billie-Jo Jenkins has broken a six-year silence to reveal her enduring agony at the brutal killing. Lois Jenkins also says her daughter has been forgotten amid the continued hysteria surrounding the case. Billie-Jo
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Friends mourn murdered Marsha
Sussex University student Joanna Gutridge has told how the murder of her friend Marsha McDonnell has left her devastated. The 19-year-old was found bludgeoned to death just 100 yds from her home in Hampton, west London in the early hours of Tuesday. Joanna
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Talking Heads, Barn Theatre, Southwick
One question hung above this production of Alan Bennett's monologues: How would it transfer from television to live theatre? Could three 30-minute solo performances hold an audience's attention without the aid of televisual trickery?" Such fears proved
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The Streets, Concorde 2, Brighton
Originally, The Streets was a one-man operation. At the helm was Brummie rapper Mike Skinner who recorded his first album Original Pirate Material in his bedroom. Although generally ignored by Radio 1, the album was embraced by music fans who saw it as
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Best advice on Ayurveda
With Ayurveda and Ayurvedic medicine grabbing the attention of doctors and herbalists in the UK, Ayurvedic herbs are starting to appear in the shops. But I feel I should sound a note of caution. Single Ayurvedic herbs available in UK are only the tip
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Stop the destruction
Whether it takes a National Park or not, I hope everyone bands together to protect the beauty of the South Downs. As a fan of Brighton and Hove who has travelled there for the past 25 years, one of my main delights has been a quiet walk on the Downs.
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Basketabll: Thunder on a roll
Worthing Thunder are in great heart for their toughest away weekend of the NBL season. They led virtually all the way to beat Solent Stars 101-85 in front of a bumper crowd at Durrington on Saturday and keep the pressure on leaders Teesside. Thunder go
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Basketball: Bears' title hopes suffer setback
Brighton Bears BBL Championship hopes received a setback last night after a surprise 94-82 defeat at Newcastle Eagles. Bears were expected to make it ten straight wins against a team they have already beaten twice this season. But they came unstuck as
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Matthew Clark: Round Up
Selsey moved out of the drop zone with a 0-0 draw at second-placed Horsham YMCA but they squandered a great chance of taking all three points. YM had Dave Oakes sent off for handball on the line five minutes from the break but Alun Morey blasted the resulting
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Matthew Clark: Hawks move in to top three
Whitehawk moved into the top three in division one after goals by Kevin Townsend and Simon Rowland earned them a 2-1 victory over visitors Ringmer. Former Hawks player Matt Pachent was on target for Glenn Burvill's side before Rowland decided the issue
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Dr Martens: Saints lack cutting edge
Bottom club St Leonards crashed to a 2-0 defeat at Corby despite dominating the first half. In the second minute Tyrone Roberts got goal side of Stewart Marshall but he was thwarted by an agile save from Richard Lavin in goal. At the other end Corby's
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Go for a song
Like me, many music fans will have become fully aware that over the past few years the price asked for tickets to see their favourite acts in Brighton have been rising at an alarming rate. The cost of seeing a concert on the South Coast is now on a par
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February 8: Albion 4 Wolves 1
It has been a roller-coaster few days in the footballing life of Gary Hart. The Albion striker has been through a wide range of emotions, from the desolation of a red card against Wimbledon last Tuesday to the exhilaration of clinching an astonishing
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Dr Martens: Borough stay on course
Eastbourne Borough boosted their promotion hopes after a controversial 2-1 win at eastern division leaders Salisbury City. The visitors scored a hotly disputed second goal and, in the seventh minute of injury time, Salisbury defender Andy Cook thought
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Voting is sorted
This year's elections for Brighton and Hove City Council will not be conducted through the ballot box. In a bid to increase turnout, the council has successfully applied for permission to hold an all-postal ballot. There's a precedent for this. The ballot
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Dr Martens: Lacklustre Reds slump to defeat
Crawley's caretaker manager Francis Vines criticised his side's "lacklustre" performance after they were beaten 2-0 at Weymouth in the premier division. He said: "This was like one of the performances under Billy Smith before he left. It was lacklustre
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Cars blitz is a taxing task
Finding the cash for a vehicle licence is a hefty undertaking for drivers who do not have much money. So it's galling for motorists in Kemp Town in Brighton to find scores of untaxed cars in the streets. Parking attendants are doing a good job in penalising
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Job lot
The front-page report on overseas trips by Brighton and Hove City Council officers is misleading. The council does not send staff abroad on "junkets" as Councillor Mark Barnard implies. The staff trips referred to were made by senior tourism and conference
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Ryman League: Knee seals derby win
Worthing narrowly edged out Horsham 2-1 in an entertaining Division One South derby despite the dreadful surface at Woodside Road. Rebels had the best of the opening exchanges with Ben Carrington on his return from injury looking particularly effective
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Council must spend to generate profits
I find the article regarding the £3,500 spent on a four-day trip to Geneva (February 7) incorrect, unfair and, perhaps most worrying of all, potentially severely damaging to the economy of Brighton and Hove. I organised the Britain pavilion at this exhibition
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BA figures get an airing
It's going to be a busy week for investors as a number of big names release figures. British Airways posts third-quarter interims on Monday and everyone is expecting improved operating profits, on an estimated six per cent rise in passenger numbers to
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House prices still booming
House prices have increased by more than 22 per cent in England and Wales during the past year, figures showed today. The Land Registry said prices were 22.24 per cent higher during the final three months of 2002 than they had been in the same period
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Can postal voting save democracy?
A new system of postal voting being piloted in Brighton and Hove is an attempt to end voter apathy, particularly among the young. So will it take off? In Brighton and Hove's last local election in 1999, just 38 per cent of the population bothered to vote
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City hide-away for Mafia killer
The FBI is investigating the possibility that one of the world's most wanted mobsters is in Brighton. Irish-American crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger, who is wanted for 18 murders, has been on the run for eight years. Although Bulger was a leading gangland
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Man's fury at burner letter
A man made an official complaint after being publicly named as an objector to plans for an incinerator. David Binder, of Peacehaven, was furious to discover a letter he had never written among thousands protesting against a waste burning plant. Another
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Internet couple tied the knot
A lady has to look after herself when the only contact with a prospective date has been a flurry of emails and one awkward phone call. After all, Sarah Adland had been out with her fair share of unsuitable suitors including meetings arranged through lonely
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I fell in love with asylum-seeker
When Amy Nela fell in love with an Albanian asylum-seeker she knew life would not be simple but she overcame the guns and red tape to find happiness. Newly married, deeply in love and expecting her first child, Amy should not have had a care in the world
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Give blood and save more lives
Giving blood is a way of life for Mark Allwright. He has recently donated his 200th pint of blood and has encouraged his wife and children to become donors as well. Mr Allwright, from Worthing, is carrying on the traditions passed down to him from his
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Cable is wired for takeover
Telecoms group Cable & Wireless will receive a £2.4 billion takeover approach from a Hong Kong-based firm later this week, it was reported yesterday. The interest from Pacific Century Cyberworks (PCCW) is expected to value the beleaguered company
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New guide to boost B&Bs
A group of bed and breakfast operators has launched its third accommodation guide. The independent Lewes Area Bed and Breakfast Group marked the launch with a party, which was attended by Lewes MP Norman Baker. He said: "I am delighted to see you prospering
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City's car tax haven
People say their lives are being made a misery in a neighbourhood which has become a dumping ground for untaxed, abandoned and wrecked cars. At times the streets resemble a scrapyard as vandals seize at the chance to wreck a car left untaxed and abandoned
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Trio robbed at knifepoint
Three teenagers were robbed at knifepoint as they walked home early today. The youths were ordered to hand over their wallets by two men after they were approached in Palmeira Square, Hove. A man, in his 30s and with a London accent, threatened the youngsters
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These monstrous plans
The proposed alternative plans for Brighton's West Pier area restoration appear to be monstrous. It looks like another rape of the seafront such as we have at the Marina. Do architects think we are as blind as bats or thick as planks? -Marie Chapman,
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Pupils benefit from status
Hundreds of youngsters are to benefit from Sussex schools being granted specialist status. Education Minister David Miliband today (mon) announced that Hillcrest School, in Hastings, has been made a languages college. Meanwhile, Chichester High School
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This is no sex shop
I am pleased the owner of Lacies, in Hove, is mindful of the concerns of some residents and is anxious the shop should not cause offence (February 4). I have visited the shop and met Sue Sheppard, the owner, and found nothing on display that should cause
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Baby fights for life
A newborn baby was fighting for life today after the ambulance he was travelling in collided with a police car. The three-day-old boy is critically ill in hospital with a fractured skull and internal bleeding. The ambulance was taking the baby, who was
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Billie-Jo's mum breaks silence
The foster mother of murdered teenager Billie-Jo Jenkins has broken a six-year silence to reveal her enduring agony at the brutal killing. Lois Jenkins also says her daughter has been forgotten amid the continued hysteria surrounding the case. Billie-Jo
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Family Life, by Bini McCall
As part of the continuing home improvements, we decided to get daughter some new bedroom furniture. Her old stuff was falling apart and her wardrobe was just not big enough to accommodate her expanding teenage fashion collection. She kept using the excuse
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Hoogstraten path battle ends
A legal battle to open a footpath across disgraced landlord Nicholas Van Hoogstraten's land was finally over today. While Van Hoogstraten languishes in prison for his part in the manslaughter of rival landlord Mohammed Raja, members of the East Sussex
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Billie-Jo's mum breaks silence
The foster mother of murdered teenager Billie-Jo Jenkins has broken a six-year silence to reveal her enduring agony at the brutal killing. Lois Jenkins also says her daughter has been forgotten amid the continued hysteria surrounding the case. Billie-Jo
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The Streets, Concorde 2, Brighton
Originally, The Streets was a one-man operation. At the helm was Brummie rapper Mike Skinner who recorded his first album Original Pirate Material in his bedroom. Although generally ignored by Radio 1, the album was embraced by music fans who saw it as
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Residents win mast battle
Homeowners have won a year-long fight to stop a mobile phone mast being sited in their street. Residents were outraged when Orange applied to put the 25m mast in Lindfield Road, Ardingly, near Haywards Heath, on the site of an old phone exchange. More
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Best advice on Ayurveda
With Ayurveda and Ayurvedic medicine grabbing the attention of doctors and herbalists in the UK, Ayurvedic herbs are starting to appear in the shops. But I feel I should sound a note of caution. Single Ayurvedic herbs available in UK are only the tip
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Loss of pub is down to short-termism
What a disgrace. I refer to the decision to allow developers to knock down The Quadrant pub, in Brighton. When the scheme for redeveloping the block was given the go-ahead, we were all told it would involve preserving the pub and building around it. Yet
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Stop the destruction
Whether it takes a National Park or not, I hope everyone bands together to protect the beauty of the South Downs. As a fan of Brighton and Hove who has travelled there for the past 25 years, one of my main delights has been a quiet walk on the Downs.
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Sounded out
With a group of seven other people, I went to see the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at the Brighton Corn Exchange on Saturday, February 1. I go out to see bands all the time but this venue is the worst I have come across. Apart from the no-smoking policy
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Matthew Clark: Round Up
Selsey moved out of the drop zone with a 0-0 draw at second-placed Horsham YMCA but they squandered a great chance of taking all three points. YM had Dave Oakes sent off for handball on the line five minutes from the break but Alun Morey blasted the resulting
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Hot grooves
I am writing to express my sorrow following the fire on our beloved Palace Pier. However, having listened to the drivel from those loudspeakers mounted atop the aurally challenged structure day in, day out, for what seems an eternity, what a shame the
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February 8: Albion 4 Wolves 1
It has been a roller-coaster few days in the footballing life of Gary Hart. The Albion striker has been through a wide range of emotions, from the desolation of a red card against Wimbledon last Tuesday to the exhilaration of clinching an astonishing
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Dr Martens: Borough stay on course
Eastbourne Borough boosted their promotion hopes after a controversial 2-1 win at eastern division leaders Salisbury City. The visitors scored a hotly disputed second goal and, in the seventh minute of injury time, Salisbury defender Andy Cook thought
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Dr Martens: Lacklustre Reds slump to defeat
Crawley's caretaker manager Francis Vines criticised his side's "lacklustre" performance after they were beaten 2-0 at Weymouth in the premier division. He said: "This was like one of the performances under Billy Smith before he left. It was lacklustre
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Cars blitz is a taxing task
Finding the cash for a vehicle licence is a hefty undertaking for drivers who do not have much money. So it's galling for motorists in Kemp Town in Brighton to find scores of untaxed cars in the streets. Parking attendants are doing a good job in penalising
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Ryman League: Lewes held
A dominant second-half performance by Lewes failed to prevent a third consecutive draw for the promotion-chasers as they were held to a 1-1 draw on an awful surface at Staines. Lewes fell behind in the sixth minute when Sean Reed crossed to the unmarked
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Ryman League: Knee seals derby win
Worthing narrowly edged out Horsham 2-1 in an entertaining Division One South derby despite the dreadful surface at Woodside Road. Rebels had the best of the opening exchanges with Ben Carrington on his return from injury looking particularly effective
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Council must spend to generate profits
I find the article regarding the £3,500 spent on a four-day trip to Geneva (February 7) incorrect, unfair and, perhaps most worrying of all, potentially severely damaging to the economy of Brighton and Hove. I organised the Britain pavilion at this exhibition
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Albion take Hart
IT has been a roller-coaster few days in the footballing life of Gary Hart. The Albion striker has been through a wide range of emotions, from the desolation of a red card against Wimbledon last Tuesday to the exhilaration of clinching an astonishing
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Seagulls get Ivar on loan
Albion's spectacularly revived survival bid receives another boost today with the addition to the squad of Ivar Ingimarsson. The Icelandic international is signing on a month's loan from Saturday's Withdean victims Wolves with a view to staying for the
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BA figures get an airing
It's going to be a busy week for investors as a number of big names release figures. British Airways posts third-quarter interims on Monday and everyone is expecting improved operating profits, on an estimated six per cent rise in passenger numbers to
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Poet's anti-war demo plea
A poet is looking for volunteers to join him in a global anti-war protest. David Roberts, from Burgess Hill, will join up to a million peace protesters in London for a rally in Hyde Park on Saturday. Mr Roberts and other members of the Mid Sussex Global
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Hotel bid approved
Plans to bring a run-down hotel back into operation have been approved. Members of Wealden District Council's development control sub-committee have approved the scheme. The George Hotel in George Street, Hailsham, was closed last year after falling into
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Hoogstraten path battle ends
A legal battle to open a footpath across disgraced landlord Nicholas Van Hoogstraten's land was finally over today. While Van Hoogstraten languishes in prison for his part in the manslaughter of rival landlord Mohammed Raja, members of the East Sussex
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Historic pub sign declared racist
A pub sign depicting a white woman who gave birth to a black baby has sparked a race row nearly 300 years after the event. The sign adorns the Labour in Vain pub in Westergate, near Chichester, and represents a historic folk tale about a white woman who
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Can postal voting save democracy?
A new system of postal voting being piloted in Brighton and Hove is an attempt to end voter apathy, particularly among the young. So will it take off? In Brighton and Hove's last local election in 1999, just 38 per cent of the population bothered to vote
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City hide-away for Mafia killer
The FBI is investigating the possibility that one of the world's most wanted mobsters is in Brighton. Irish-American crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger, who is wanted for 18 murders, has been on the run for eight years. Although Bulger was a leading gangland
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Internet couple tied the knot
A lady has to look after herself when the only contact with a prospective date has been a flurry of emails and one awkward phone call. After all, Sarah Adland had been out with her fair share of unsuitable suitors including meetings arranged through lonely
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Chill-out pill acts as a stress-buster
I'm having a bad day. I'm late for the office and the traffic lights always work against me. At last - get off your mobile phone and make a move please, madam, the lights won't get any greener. Oh no, not more road works. Let's take a short cut and zip
