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Why the Albion can't stay where they are
The future of Brighton and Hove Albion will be put in jeopardy if it is forced to stay at the tiny Withdean Stadium, whatever its league position. Chief executive Martin Perry said the club could not cover its losses unless it moved to a new, purpose-built
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Teacher's hit-and-run horror
A teacher who spent two years campaigning for road safety measures outside her home has told how she almost died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver. Mother-of-four Vicki Crowther suffered serious leg injuries in the crash, which happened in front
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Will the ball be mended?
Will the ball on Brighton's Clock Tower ever be fixed? In an article headed "Clock Tower broken already" (The Argus, January 8), a Brighton and Hove City Council spokeswoman said it was a faulty switch and it would be working again "later that day". It's
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Public are unhappy with police
Fewer than half of Sussex residents think the police are doing a good job, the Government said today. The statistic was revealed by the Home Office's latest attempt to expose failing police forces. For the first time it has published performance tables
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Fury over school plans for park
Residents in Peacehaven are furious at plans to hand their last open recreation space to a school that wants to build on it. They feel they are being ignored in favour of pupils over the future for Joff Field. The residents are objecting after the plans
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Throw-away culture
Last week, I drove from Saltdean to Burgess Hill via Woodingdean, the A27 and A23. How can the officials who promote and run Brighton and Hove have the temerity to have imagined it should have been awarded a cultural award? In my book, "culture" extends
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Driver reverses at police officer
A woman police officer had to leap to safety when a man she had been questioning reversed his car at her. The vehicle came within a metre of hitting PC Lorna Dennison. The driver sped away and police today are continuing to hunt for him. PC Dennison stopped
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Racing car ads
It has been announced there will be no more advertising of cigarettes on TV and billboards. So what is going to be done about racing cars? I think this should be stopped, too. -L Stringer, Peveril Drive, Sompting
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Professional care
While on a brief visit to family in Brighton, I was admitted on an emergency to the Royal Sussex County Hospital and subsequently underwent a surgical procedure. My purpose in writing is to extend a public appreciation of the extremely high standard of
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Ban this, too
Though the impending war on Iraq dominates our news, I would ask readers to remember the upcoming Bill on banning hunting with dogs. Though there are many MPs who have consistently voted for a complete ban on all forms of hunting with dogs, it is increasingly
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Lovely day
What a lovely turn-out for the anti-war march in London on Saturday. People from every country joined in, everyone singing and having a good, friendly, peaceful march. If we can be together in this sort of thing, why start a war? Just throw down all the
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Cannabis demo outside court
Campaigners for the legalisation of cannabis staged a protest outside two Worthing police buildings and the town's magistrates' court. The action was timed to coincide with the appearance in court of three men on drug charges. Members of the 70-strong
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Soft touch
When hanging was abolished in 1962, there were 187 male prisoners serving life sentences. In 1985, there were more than 3,000. Goodness only knows how many we have now serving life, with three hot meals a day, all clothing supplied, linen service, TV
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Never again?
What a heartbreaking story of a career criminal's time in Lewes Prison. The cold, the damp, the bullying, the overall conditions so bad the poor little devil is going to have to give up his life of crime. As he states, he could not possibly go through
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Consider work
You really shouldn't publish such shocking stories as that about the serial burglar. His incarceration in Lewes Prison seems so unfair. After all, he has only brought untold misery to probably dozens of householders. He says : "They shouldn't put a rat
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Prison is easy if do just as you are told
Having read the article about Mark Collins ("Two years of hell", The Argus, February 14), I had to comment. I started my sentence in the hospital wing at Lewes, where I stayed for four days, then moved to segregation for approximately six weeks. Having
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Parker's Progress with Tim Parker
These are difficult times for many English farmers and growers. The price of milk, meat, fruit and vegetables is being determined by supermarkets and the low price of imports. Prices have become so depressed that many farms are operating at a loss and
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Success grows from the thin end of the fedge
Avid gardeners will have seen Alan Titchmarsh and other green-fingered TV experts extol the virtues of living willow. Now Sussex has its own resources in West Hoathly, West Sussex. A new business, Sussex Willows, is growing willows for use in designing
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Enterprise wins praise at palace
Five Sussex companies were invited to Buckingham Palace to celebrate their success in The Queen's Awards for Enterprise 2002. The awards are won by companies demonstrating business excellence in international trade, innovation and sustainable development
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Town could get bypass in six years
Arundel's long-awaited new bypass could be completed by 2009 if funding is approved in the spring, it has been revealed. West Sussex County Council today called it a "guesstimate" rather than a firm date but it is a major step forward for long-suffering
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Cannabis demo outside court
Campaigners for the legalisation of cannabis staged a protest outside two Worthing police buildings and the town's magistrates' court. The action was timed to coincide with the appearance in court of three men on drug charges. Members of the 70-strong
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Driver dies after car hits flats
A motorist died last night after his turbo sports car crashed into flats, injuring two other people. He was flung from his car on impact after his car mounted the curb, hit the wall of the flats and landed on its roof. Paramedics treated the driver at
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Coppell: Barrett must deliver
Albion boss Steve Coppell has relaxed his search for temporary striking cover and urged Graham Barrett to make a "more positive contribution". Gary Hart begins a four-match ban against Millwall at Withdean on Saturday, while Bobby Zamora is also suspended
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Palace match switched
The local derby against arch-rivals Crystal Palace has been switched from a Saturday to a midweek evening match on the advice of police. The game, scheduled for Withdean on Saturday March 29, has been brought forward to Tuesday March 25. The decision
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Moving story
I am amazed the mature ladies did not know any better than to move hotel furniture (Lis Solkhon, February 10). They were guests at the hotel, they had not bought the place. Would they go into each other's homes and move the furniture about without asking
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Boxing: Linford back with Davies
Hove's Neil Linford is back with trainer Ronnie Davies ahead of his WBU light-heavyweight showdown with reigning champion Tony Oakey. Davies quit as Oakey's trainer last week after he asked him to drop Linford from his stable. Both men were trained by
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Sore-eye site
Imagine the most hideous thing you can. When that vision is solidly housed in your mind, double it, double it again, hold that horrendous thought and - hey, presto! - you have the proposed "development" for the Endeavour site. I am staggered to think
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Boxing: Minter returns with a win
Ross Minter got his year off to a fine start with a six-round points win over dogged Karl Taylor at Wembley Conference Centre on Saturday. The highly-rated Crawley welterweight eased to victory over the Birmingham man for a second time despite the notorious
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Time to give
People who care for those who have suffered severe head injuries sometimes feel they are doing it all on their own. It can be tremendously demanding to act as nurse, carer, driver and minder even when the patient is a much-loved relative. But help has
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Bad to worse
If the plans unveiled last week for the Black Rock site were not bad enough, the front-page picture (The Argus, February 15) of the development on the Endeavour site must have given those like myself who love the city near heart failure. This shambolic
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Matthew Clark: Chi go third
Roger Moore scored a hat-trick as Chichester beat local rivals Sidlesham 4-1 in County League division one. Matt Smith was also on target for Chi but he was later sent off for a second bookable offence. Scott Tipper hit Sidlesham's first half equaliser
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City loos gone down the pan
One of the biggest moans people have about Brighton is that when they are caught short, there are no public toilets available. The problem is particularly acute in the city centre, where most visitors do not know there are loos hidden in the depths of
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Am I naive?
Voice of The Argus (February 15) rightly pointed out Piers Gough's plan for a 16-storey tower on the Endeavour site, in Brighton, has already attracted predictable opposition. At a well-attended protest meeting (standing room only) recently at a Methodist
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Senior Cup: Rebels knocked out by Pagham
Bryn Hauxwell hit an extra time winner as County League Pagham knocked Worthing out of the Sussex Senior Cup. Hauxwell struck seven minutes into the extra period to seal a 1-0 win over the Ryman League outfit and clinch a semi-final place against Eastbourne
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Dr Martens: Ramsay hat-trick boosts Borough
Eastbourne Borough continued their quest for promotion from the eastern division with a 4-0 win against local rivals St Leonards at Priory Lane. Borough cruised into a 3-0 half time lead but it could have been a lot more. In the first 12 minutes, St Leonards
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Albion Comment: Ian Hart
After another weekend of footballing controversy, there have been renewed calls for the introduction of magic eye video. I'm not sure it would stop contentious decisions. It would have to be fool-proof and I'm not sure anyone can guarantee that. Just
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Barrett must grab chance
Albion boss Steve Coppell has relaxed his search for temporary striking cover and urged Graham Barrett to make a "more positive contribution". Gary Hart begins a four-match ban against Millwall at Withdean on Saturday, while Bobby Zamora is also suspended
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Worst year spells end of 3,000 jobs
News and information group Reuters has unveiled plans to shed another 3,000 jobs after enduring the worst year in its 151-year history. The group posted losses of almost £500 million and offered little sign of a respite from the conditions which have
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Gloom over final salary pensions
More final salary pension schemes look set to be closed as companies continue to look for ways to reduce their pensions liabilities. Mercer Human Resources Consulting said firms were likely to need either to close their final salary pension schemes altogether
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Tax bills rise by 20%
East Sussex County Council leaders say they have been forced to inflict a 20 per cent tax rise on residents. Members of East Sussex County Council agreed the hike for its part of the bill at a meeting held in Lewes yesterday. This means the average Band
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Outside the rules
During the Great War, Earl Winterton, the towering MP for Worthing, vacated his parliamentary seat to don a uniform and fight for King and country. At 6ft 3in tall, Winterton was an imposing figure, but even he was overshadowed, metaphorically speaking
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Quick march on an Achilles heel
When war erupted between Britain and Germany in August 1914, the authorities were swift to respond. Within days of the Kaiser's Army invading Belgium, troops armed with rifles and bayonets rounded up what were then called "enemy aliens". In Worthing,
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Driver dies after car hits flats
A motorist died last night after his turbo sports car crashed into flats, injuring two other people. He was flung from his car on impact after his car mounted the curb, hit the wall of the flats and landed on its roof. Paramedics treated the driver at
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Planners back pier rebuild
City planning officials have backed controversial restoration plans for the historic West Pier in Brighton. They have recommended Brighton and Hove city councillors approve the proposals put forward by developers. St Modwen and the Brighton West Pier
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Signs of our times
This year plans for the construction of hundreds of homes in West Durrington will go before Worthing Council planners. It is the last substantial area of open countryside left in the borough and the final chance to honour people who, over the past century
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Cash for seafront now earmarked for elsewhere
Seafront campaigners are dismayed after being told a revamp of Worthing promenade has been put on hold. The Liberal Democrat leaders of Worthing Borough Council said there was no money in the budget to upgrade facilities in 2003-04. But the decision to
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Station shelters to beat the vandals
New anti-vandal shelters are being installed at rail stations across Sussex. Outlying stations in the county have been among the worst affected by vandalism and graffiti attacks. The first of the new shelters have been sited at East Worthing, Berwick
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Crash that changed so many lives
When Ann Cummings heard her son had been seriously hurt in a car crash she felt her world had been shattered. Her aspirations and dreams for Ian faded rapidly as he underwent emergency brain surgery and slipped into a deep coma. Ann and husband John were
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Schoolboy sent to crown court on rape charge
A schoolboy charged with rape will appear at crown court next month. The 14-year-old from the Crawley area, who is too young to be named, is accused of raping a 19-year-old woman in the Memorial Gardens, Crawley, on September 30. The teenager appeared
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Teacher's hit-and-run horror
A teacher who spent two years campaigning for road safety measures outside her home has told how she almost died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver. Mother-of-four Vicki Crowther suffered serious leg injuries in the crash, which happened in front
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Will the ball be mended?
Will the ball on Brighton's Clock Tower ever be fixed? In an article headed "Clock Tower broken already" (The Argus, January 8), a Brighton and Hove City Council spokeswoman said it was a faulty switch and it would be working again "later that day". It's
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Town could get bypass in six years
Arundel's long-awaited new bypass could be completed by 2009 if funding is approved in the spring, it has been revealed. West Sussex County Council today called it a "guesstimate" rather than a firm date but it is a major step forward for long-suffering
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Tough care home laws relaxed
CARE home owners in Sussex have been thrown a lifeline after the Government caved in on tough new standards which threatened to put many out of business. Dozens of care places have already closed across the county after home owners quit the business because
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Public are unhappy with police
Fewer than half of Sussex residents think the police are doing a good job, the Government said today. The statistic was revealed by the Home Office's latest attempt to expose failing police forces. For the first time it has published performance tables
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Fury over school plans for park
Residents in Peacehaven are furious at plans to hand their last open recreation space to a school that wants to build on it. They feel they are being ignored in favour of pupils over the future for Joff Field. The residents are objecting after the plans
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Woman police officer hurt making arrest
A police officer was kicked and beaten as she tried to arrest another woman in Shoreham. Today Acting Sergeant Dawn Butler was recovering from bruising and whiplash injuries to her neck. She was repeatedly punched in the face after she and two male colleagues
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Throw-away culture
Last week, I drove from Saltdean to Burgess Hill via Woodingdean, the A27 and A23. How can the officials who promote and run Brighton and Hove have the temerity to have imagined it should have been awarded a cultural award? In my book, "culture" extends
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Racing car ads
It has been announced there will be no more advertising of cigarettes on TV and billboards. So what is going to be done about racing cars? I think this should be stopped, too. -L Stringer, Peveril Drive, Sompting
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Sound sponsoring
A near-capacity audience at the Brighton Dome Concert Hall heard a magnificent performance on Sunday, February 9. The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Barry Wordsworth, played Nielsen's Helios Overture and Brahms's Symphony No 3 superbly.
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Flowered up
The Billingshurst branch of the Royal British Legion thanks all contributors to the 2002 Poppy Appeal. The house-to-house, street and static-point collections raised £5,526.60, while the total sum including church collections, boxes and poppy walks augmented
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Shocking lines
The poem that follows was written by my daughter. She is an everyday 11-year-old schoolgirl, whose lifestyle is much the same as any other 11-year-old schoolgirl. This very powerful poem was a real shock for me, not just because my daughter wrote it but
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Cannabis demo outside court
Campaigners for the legalisation of cannabis staged a protest outside two Worthing police buildings and the town's magistrates' court. The action was timed to coincide with the appearance in court of three men on drug charges. Members of the 70-strong
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Soft touch
When hanging was abolished in 1962, there were 187 male prisoners serving life sentences. In 1985, there were more than 3,000. Goodness only knows how many we have now serving life, with three hot meals a day, all clothing supplied, linen service, TV
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Never again?
What a heartbreaking story of a career criminal's time in Lewes Prison. The cold, the damp, the bullying, the overall conditions so bad the poor little devil is going to have to give up his life of crime. As he states, he could not possibly go through
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Consider work
You really shouldn't publish such shocking stories as that about the serial burglar. His incarceration in Lewes Prison seems so unfair. After all, he has only brought untold misery to probably dozens of householders. He says : "They shouldn't put a rat
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Between You And Me, by Vanora Leigh
I'll give it to you straight like the Doc gave it to me when he warned me my cholesterol levels, high a couple of years ago, were now hurtling towards double figures. I take notice of what my Doc says. He's an optimistic sort, not given to gloomy diagnoses
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Success grows from the thin end of the fedge
Avid gardeners will have seen Alan Titchmarsh and other green-fingered TV experts extol the virtues of living willow. Now Sussex has its own resources in West Hoathly, West Sussex. A new business, Sussex Willows, is growing willows for use in designing
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Girl, nine, saves family in blaze
A GIRL of nine saved four generations of her family when fire swept through their home today. Jessica Lammond rushed to her great-grandmother's room and led her to safety as flames swept out of control at the house in Broadwater Road, Worthing. Firefighters
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Safe parking practice
Parents of children at Windlesham School in Dyke Road, Brighton, cause traffic chaos at least twice a day. They use the pavement as a car park and consider the nearby crossing zig-zags designate personal parking bays. This behaviour causes danger to pedestrians
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Coppell: Barrett must deliver
Albion boss Steve Coppell has relaxed his search for temporary striking cover and urged Graham Barrett to make a "more positive contribution". Gary Hart begins a four-match ban against Millwall at Withdean on Saturday, while Bobby Zamora is also suspended
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Palace match switched
The local derby against arch-rivals Crystal Palace has been switched from a Saturday to a midweek evening match on the advice of police. The game, scheduled for Withdean on Saturday March 29, has been brought forward to Tuesday March 25. The decision
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Albion squad news
Albion veteran goalkeeper Dave Beasant will return between the posts against Millwall following the return of Ben Roberts to Charlton. The 43-year-old has recovered from gastric flu which had kept him sidelined for the wins over Wolves and Bradford. Zamora
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Youth Football: Schools bid to Bridge gap
Four Sussex schools are in with a chance of playing at Stamford Bridge after qualifying for the first regional stage of the Coca-Cola national under-13s competition. Cardinal Newman (Brighton and Hove) beat Warden Park (Cuckfield) 2-1 in the Sussex final
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Boxing: Linford back with Davies
Hove's Neil Linford is back with trainer Ronnie Davies ahead of his WBU light-heavyweight showdown with reigning champion Tony Oakey. Davies quit as Oakey's trainer last week after he asked him to drop Linford from his stable. Both men were trained by
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Boxing: Minter returns with a win
Ross Minter got his year off to a fine start with a six-round points win over dogged Karl Taylor at Wembley Conference Centre on Saturday. The highly-rated Crawley welterweight eased to victory over the Birmingham man for a second time despite the notorious
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Time to give
People who care for those who have suffered severe head injuries sometimes feel they are doing it all on their own. It can be tremendously demanding to act as nurse, carer, driver and minder even when the patient is a much-loved relative. But help has
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Matthew Clark: Chi go third
Roger Moore scored a hat-trick as Chichester beat local rivals Sidlesham 4-1 in County League division one. Matt Smith was also on target for Chi but he was later sent off for a second bookable offence. Scott Tipper hit Sidlesham's first half equaliser
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City loos gone down the pan
One of the biggest moans people have about Brighton is that when they are caught short, there are no public toilets available. The problem is particularly acute in the city centre, where most visitors do not know there are loos hidden in the depths of
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Senior Cup: Rebels knocked out by Pagham
Bryn Hauxwell hit an extra time winner as County League Pagham knocked Worthing out of the Sussex Senior Cup. Hauxwell struck seven minutes into the extra period to seal a 1-0 win over the Ryman League outfit and clinch a semi-final place against Eastbourne
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Albion Comment: Ian Hart
After another weekend of footballing controversy, there have been renewed calls for the introduction of magic eye video. I'm not sure it would stop contentious decisions. It would have to be fool-proof and I'm not sure anyone can guarantee that. Just
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Barrett must grab chance
Albion boss Steve Coppell has relaxed his search for temporary striking cover and urged Graham Barrett to make a "more positive contribution". Gary Hart begins a four-match ban against Millwall at Withdean on Saturday, while Bobby Zamora is also suspended
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Fewer look to move
The booming housing market may be heading for a soft landing as demand shows signs of cooling down. House prices in England and Wales rose by two per cent during the four weeks to February 13 but growth for the past 12 months slowed to 23.5 per cent from
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Worst year spells end of 3,000 jobs
News and information group Reuters has unveiled plans to shed another 3,000 jobs after enduring the worst year in its 151-year history. The group posted losses of almost £500 million and offered little sign of a respite from the conditions which have
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Outside the rules
During the Great War, Earl Winterton, the towering MP for Worthing, vacated his parliamentary seat to don a uniform and fight for King and country. At 6ft 3in tall, Winterton was an imposing figure, but even he was overshadowed, metaphorically speaking
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Albion must move, says boss
The future of Brighton and Hove Albion will be put in jeopardy if it is forced to stay at the tiny Withdean Stadium, whatever its league position. Chief executive Martin Perry said the club could not cover its losses unless it moved to its new purpose-built
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Cricket ground danger fears
A cricket club has told councillors that the outfield at its ground is in such a poor condition it has become dangerous for players. Brighton and Hove Cricket Club has been based for more than ten years at the Nevill Sports Ground off Nevill Avenue in
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Swamped by suburbia
As the opening decade of the 21st century unfolds, the ancient heart of Tarring finds itself in a bit of a mess. Tarring High Street, with timber-framed homes dating back to medieval times, is clogged with parked cars. Glebe Road, linking Rectory Road
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Planners back pier rebuild
City planning officials have backed controversial restoration plans for the historic West Pier in Brighton. They have recommended Brighton and Hove city councillors approve the proposals put forward by developers. St Modwen and the Brighton West Pier
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Signs of our times
This year plans for the construction of hundreds of homes in West Durrington will go before Worthing Council planners. It is the last substantial area of open countryside left in the borough and the final chance to honour people who, over the past century
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Crash that changed so many lives
When Ann Cummings heard her son had been seriously hurt in a car crash she felt her world had been shattered. Her aspirations and dreams for Ian faded rapidly as he underwent emergency brain surgery and slipped into a deep coma. Ann and husband John were
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Classical: The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Brighton Dome, February 22
The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra gives up this half of its Saturday evening slot for a very special guest - quite a few of them, in fact. Sadly, the Dome's organ is still not yet fully reinstalled following the building's refurbishment and accompaniment
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Taking the good work to the people
New complementary health clinics specialising in the treatment of babies and young children are now available in Whitehawk, Hollingdean, and at the Phoenix Community Centre. The good news is more are in the pipeline. These outreach clinics are organised
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Driver reverses at police officer
A woman police officer had to leap to safety when a man she had been questioning reversed his car at her. The vehicle came within a metre of hitting PC Lorna Dennison. The driver sped away and police today are continuing to hunt for him. PC Dennison stopped
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Spend a penny for decent loos
A council leader says people could have better public toilets if they are prepared to pay for them. Ken Bodfish, leader of Brighton and Hove City Council spoke out after influential architect Lord Richard Rogers attacked the state of the toilets at Brighton
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Professional care
While on a brief visit to family in Brighton, I was admitted on an emergency to the Royal Sussex County Hospital and subsequently underwent a surgical procedure. My purpose in writing is to extend a public appreciation of the extremely high standard of
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Ban this, too
Though the impending war on Iraq dominates our news, I would ask readers to remember the upcoming Bill on banning hunting with dogs. Though there are many MPs who have consistently voted for a complete ban on all forms of hunting with dogs, it is increasingly
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Lovely day
What a lovely turn-out for the anti-war march in London on Saturday. People from every country joined in, everyone singing and having a good, friendly, peaceful march. If we can be together in this sort of thing, why start a war? Just throw down all the
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Prison is easy if do just as you are told
Having read the article about Mark Collins ("Two years of hell", The Argus, February 14), I had to comment. I started my sentence in the hospital wing at Lewes, where I stayed for four days, then moved to segregation for approximately six weeks. Having
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Higher pay hope for home team
Homeworkers could benefit from proposals to change the national minimum wage rules. To address concerns that some are not receiving the minimum wage, the Department of Trade and Industry plans to change the rules on the ways in which the UK's 700,000
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Parker's Progress with Tim Parker
These are difficult times for many English farmers and growers. The price of milk, meat, fruit and vegetables is being determined by supermarkets and the low price of imports. Prices have become so depressed that many farms are operating at a loss and
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Enterprise wins praise at palace
Five Sussex companies were invited to Buckingham Palace to celebrate their success in The Queen's Awards for Enterprise 2002. The awards are won by companies demonstrating business excellence in international trade, innovation and sustainable development
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Moving story
I am amazed the mature ladies did not know any better than to move hotel furniture (Lis Solkhon, February 10). They were guests at the hotel, they had not bought the place. Would they go into each other's homes and move the furniture about without asking
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Ripping yarns
Joan Rhodes (Letters, February 15), known as The Strong Lady of Variety, is very much alive and well. Now retired and in her 70s, she lives in north London, where she is writing her memoirs. She intends to call them Men I Picked Up - a reference, she
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Youth Rugby: Twickers the target
Sixteen Sussex schools are a step away from Twickenham after qualifying from the Sussex Emerging Rugby Schools Championships at Hove. They will now compete in next month's South East Region event at Dorking where the prize will be a national final place
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Wrong image
The massive picture of the ugliest building I have yet seen made me immediately remark "What a bloody horrible sight" and my newsagent agreed wholeheartedly - and I do not normally swear in front of a lady. The headline, "Endeavourest", made me think
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Birds go west
All the debate about the future of the West Pier in Brighton has tended to neglect the only current visitors to the stricken structure. There are 50,000 starlings roosting on the pier and rare peregrine falcons have also been spotted there. If new plans
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Sore-eye site
Imagine the most hideous thing you can. When that vision is solidly housed in your mind, double it, double it again, hold that horrendous thought and - hey, presto! - you have the proposed "development" for the Endeavour site. I am staggered to think
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Bad to worse
If the plans unveiled last week for the Black Rock site were not bad enough, the front-page picture (The Argus, February 15) of the development on the Endeavour site must have given those like myself who love the city near heart failure. This shambolic
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Am I naive?
Voice of The Argus (February 15) rightly pointed out Piers Gough's plan for a 16-storey tower on the Endeavour site, in Brighton, has already attracted predictable opposition. At a well-attended protest meeting (standing room only) recently at a Methodist
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New medical centre is healthiest option
Concerns reported about our application to develop part of the field behind Peter Gladwin School, Portslade, are based on inaccuracies (The Argus, February 10). The proposal follows many months of consultation. So many families with young children live
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Dr Martens: Ramsay hat-trick boosts Borough
Eastbourne Borough continued their quest for promotion from the eastern division with a 4-0 win against local rivals St Leonards at Priory Lane. Borough cruised into a 3-0 half time lead but it could have been a lot more. In the first 12 minutes, St Leonards
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Ryman: Draw hits Rooks' hopes
Lewes manager Jimmy Quinn insists his side have no chance of going up after Sussex rivals Bognor hit a last gasp equaliser in last night's division one south clash at the Dripping Pan. The visitors dominated the first half and deservedly took the lead
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Youth Athletics: Sarah and Wade set for England
Sarah Fielding-Smith and Wade Bennett-Jackson have been included in the England under-18s team for the indoor international against Belgium in Ghent next month. Fielding-Smith (Brighton and Hove) recently won the national under-17s high jump title at
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Gloom over final salary pensions
More final salary pension schemes look set to be closed as companies continue to look for ways to reduce their pensions liabilities. Mercer Human Resources Consulting said firms were likely to need either to close their final salary pension schemes altogether
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Tax bills rise by 20%
East Sussex County Council leaders say they have been forced to inflict a 20 per cent tax rise on residents. Members of East Sussex County Council agreed the hike for its part of the bill at a meeting held in Lewes yesterday. This means the average Band
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Quick march on an Achilles heel
When war erupted between Britain and Germany in August 1914, the authorities were swift to respond. Within days of the Kaiser's Army invading Belgium, troops armed with rifles and bayonets rounded up what were then called "enemy aliens". In Worthing,
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Driver dies after car hits flats
A motorist died last night after his turbo sports car crashed into flats, injuring two other people. He was flung from his car on impact after his car mounted the curb, hit the wall of the flats and landed on its roof. Paramedics treated the driver at
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Tales of ye olde Sussex
HEARD the one about the witch's two cats that were bricked-up alive in a fireplace during the Great Plague but are now on display in a pub? Or the woman who disguised herself as a man to serve in the Army alongside her soldier love before living to the
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Cash for seafront now earmarked for elsewhere
Seafront campaigners are dismayed after being told a revamp of Worthing promenade has been put on hold. The Liberal Democrat leaders of Worthing Borough Council said there was no money in the budget to upgrade facilities in 2003-04. But the decision to
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The drawing board
The sign on the front door of West Durrington Community Centre directing people to an exhibition inside did not bode well. Somebody had scribbled in blue ink: "No houses, save our countryside". Within minutes of The Sentinel pointing out the vandalised
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Station shelters to beat the vandals
New anti-vandal shelters are being installed at rail stations across Sussex. Outlying stations in the county have been among the worst affected by vandalism and graffiti attacks. The first of the new shelters have been sited at East Worthing, Berwick
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Albion v Millwall
Watch this space from 3pm on Saturday for live updates plus half-time and final score reports from Withdean. The Seagulls put up only limited resistance in the Lions' Den in August and will be hoping to avenge that 1-0 defeat and make it three wins on
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Schoolboy sent to crown court on rape charge
A schoolboy charged with rape will appear at crown court next month. The 14-year-old from the Crawley area, who is too young to be named, is accused of raping a 19-year-old woman in the Memorial Gardens, Crawley, on September 30. The teenager appeared
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Driver reverses at police officer
A woman police officer had to leap to safety when a man she had been questioning reversed his car at her. The vehicle came within a metre of hitting PC Lorna Dennison. The driver sped away and police today are continuing to hunt for him. PC Dennison stopped
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Town could get bypass in six years
Arundel's long-awaited new bypass could be completed by 2009 if funding is approved in the spring, it has been revealed. West Sussex County Council today called it a "guesstimate" rather than a firm date but it is a major step forward for long-suffering
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Tough care home laws relaxed
CARE home owners in Sussex have been thrown a lifeline after the Government caved in on tough new standards which threatened to put many out of business. Dozens of care places have already closed across the county after home owners quit the business because
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Spend a penny for decent loos
A council leader says people could have better public toilets if they are prepared to pay for them. Ken Bodfish, leader of Brighton and Hove City Council spoke out after influential architect Lord Richard Rogers attacked the state of the toilets at Brighton
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Woman police officer hurt making arrest
A police officer was kicked and beaten as she tried to arrest another woman in Shoreham. Today Acting Sergeant Dawn Butler was recovering from bruising and whiplash injuries to her neck. She was repeatedly punched in the face after she and two male colleagues
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Sound sponsoring
A near-capacity audience at the Brighton Dome Concert Hall heard a magnificent performance on Sunday, February 9. The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Barry Wordsworth, played Nielsen's Helios Overture and Brahms's Symphony No 3 superbly.
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Flowered up
The Billingshurst branch of the Royal British Legion thanks all contributors to the 2002 Poppy Appeal. The house-to-house, street and static-point collections raised £5,526.60, while the total sum including church collections, boxes and poppy walks augmented
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Shocking lines
The poem that follows was written by my daughter. She is an everyday 11-year-old schoolgirl, whose lifestyle is much the same as any other 11-year-old schoolgirl. This very powerful poem was a real shock for me, not just because my daughter wrote it but
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Woman police officer hurt making arrest
A police officer was kicked and beaten as she tried to arrest another woman in Shoreham. Today Acting Sergeant Dawn Butler was recovering from bruising and whiplash injuries to her neck. She was repeatedly punched in the face after she and two male colleagues
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Between You And Me, by Vanora Leigh
I'll give it to you straight like the Doc gave it to me when he warned me my cholesterol levels, high a couple of years ago, were now hurtling towards double figures. I take notice of what my Doc says. He's an optimistic sort, not given to gloomy diagnoses
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Higher pay hope for home team
Homeworkers could benefit from proposals to change the national minimum wage rules. To address concerns that some are not receiving the minimum wage, the Department of Trade and Industry plans to change the rules on the ways in which the UK's 700,000
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Schoolboy sent to crown court on rape charge
A schoolboy charged with rape will appear at crown court next month. The 14-year-old from the Crawley area, who is too young to be named, is accused of raping a 19-year-old woman in the Memorial Gardens, Crawley, on September 30. The teenager appeared
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Bowlers struck out in battle to save alley
HUNDREDS of protestors have lost their battle to save a Crawley bowling alley after their case was rejected by the High Court. Bowlers took their fight to save AMF Bowl to the London court this week but Mr Justice Lightman has refused permission for the
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Girl, nine, saves family in blaze
A GIRL of nine saved four generations of her family when fire swept through their Worthing home today. Jessica Lammond rushed to her great-grandmother's room and led her to safety as flames swept out of control at the house in Broadwater Road. Firefighters
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Tax bills rise by 20%
East Sussex County Council leaders say they have been forced to inflict a 20 per cent tax rise on residents. Members of East Sussex County Council agreed the hike for its part of the bill at a meeting held in Lewes yesterday. This means the average Band
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Girl, nine, saves family in blaze
A GIRL of nine saved four generations of her family when fire swept through their home today. Jessica Lammond rushed to her great-grandmother's room and led her to safety as flames swept out of control at the house in Broadwater Road, Worthing. Firefighters
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Safe parking practice
Parents of children at Windlesham School in Dyke Road, Brighton, cause traffic chaos at least twice a day. They use the pavement as a car park and consider the nearby crossing zig-zags designate personal parking bays. This behaviour causes danger to pedestrians
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Albion squad news
Albion veteran goalkeeper Dave Beasant will return between the posts against Millwall following the return of Ben Roberts to Charlton. The 43-year-old has recovered from gastric flu which had kept him sidelined for the wins over Wolves and Bradford. Zamora
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Youth Football: Schools bid to Bridge gap
Four Sussex schools are in with a chance of playing at Stamford Bridge after qualifying for the first regional stage of the Coca-Cola national under-13s competition. Cardinal Newman (Brighton and Hove) beat Warden Park (Cuckfield) 2-1 in the Sussex final
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Ripping yarns
Joan Rhodes (Letters, February 15), known as The Strong Lady of Variety, is very much alive and well. Now retired and in her 70s, she lives in north London, where she is writing her memoirs. She intends to call them Men I Picked Up - a reference, she
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Youth Rugby: Twickers the target
Sixteen Sussex schools are a step away from Twickenham after qualifying from the Sussex Emerging Rugby Schools Championships at Hove. They will now compete in next month's South East Region event at Dorking where the prize will be a national final place
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Wrong image
The massive picture of the ugliest building I have yet seen made me immediately remark "What a bloody horrible sight" and my newsagent agreed wholeheartedly - and I do not normally swear in front of a lady. The headline, "Endeavourest", made me think
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Birds go west
All the debate about the future of the West Pier in Brighton has tended to neglect the only current visitors to the stricken structure. There are 50,000 starlings roosting on the pier and rare peregrine falcons have also been spotted there. If new plans
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New medical centre is healthiest option
Concerns reported about our application to develop part of the field behind Peter Gladwin School, Portslade, are based on inaccuracies (The Argus, February 10). The proposal follows many months of consultation. So many families with young children live
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Ryman: Draw hits Rooks' hopes
Lewes manager Jimmy Quinn insists his side have no chance of going up after Sussex rivals Bognor hit a last gasp equaliser in last night's division one south clash at the Dripping Pan. The visitors dominated the first half and deservedly took the lead
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Youth Athletics: Sarah and Wade set for England
Sarah Fielding-Smith and Wade Bennett-Jackson have been included in the England under-18s team for the indoor international against Belgium in Ghent next month. Fielding-Smith (Brighton and Hove) recently won the national under-17s high jump title at
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Fewer look to move
The booming housing market may be heading for a soft landing as demand shows signs of cooling down. House prices in England and Wales rose by two per cent during the four weeks to February 13 but growth for the past 12 months slowed to 23.5 per cent from
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Albion must move, says boss
The future of Brighton and Hove Albion will be put in jeopardy if it is forced to stay at the tiny Withdean Stadium, whatever its league position. Chief executive Martin Perry said the club could not cover its losses unless it moved to its new purpose-built
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Cricket ground danger fears
A cricket club has told councillors that the outfield at its ground is in such a poor condition it has become dangerous for players. Brighton and Hove Cricket Club has been based for more than ten years at the Nevill Sports Ground off Nevill Avenue in
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Final farewell to rap hopeful
Scores of friends are set to line the streets today for the funeral procession of a promising rapper. Jim Pracy, also known as Jah P, was a former Brighton schoolboy hoping for a career as a rap musician. The 18-year-old, a member of the Brighton Crew
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Swamped by suburbia
As the opening decade of the 21st century unfolds, the ancient heart of Tarring finds itself in a bit of a mess. Tarring High Street, with timber-framed homes dating back to medieval times, is clogged with parked cars. Glebe Road, linking Rectory Road
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Tales of ye olde Sussex
HEARD the one about the witch's two cats that were bricked-up alive in a fireplace during the Great Plague but are now on display in a pub? Or the woman who disguised herself as a man to serve in the Army alongside her soldier love before living to the
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The drawing board
The sign on the front door of West Durrington Community Centre directing people to an exhibition inside did not bode well. Somebody had scribbled in blue ink: "No houses, save our countryside". Within minutes of The Sentinel pointing out the vandalised
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Albion v Millwall
Watch this space from 3pm on Saturday for live updates plus half-time and final score reports from Withdean. The Seagulls put up only limited resistance in the Lions' Den in August and will be hoping to avenge that 1-0 defeat and make it three wins on
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Classical: The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Brighton Dome, February 22
The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra gives up this half of its Saturday evening slot for a very special guest - quite a few of them, in fact. Sadly, the Dome's organ is still not yet fully reinstalled following the building's refurbishment and accompaniment
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Taking the good work to the people
New complementary health clinics specialising in the treatment of babies and young children are now available in Whitehawk, Hollingdean, and at the Phoenix Community Centre. The good news is more are in the pipeline. These outreach clinics are organised
