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Election will ring the changes
Only one prediction can safely be made about May's Brighton and Hove City Council elections. The new council will look radically different from the old one. Many of the leading Labour councillors who have been in power for so long are not standing again
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Man cleared of rape
An Eastbourne man broke down in tears when a jury cleared him of rape allegations. However, he was jailed for wounding. Daniel Jessup admitted beating up the woman at her Eastbourne home last September but denied rape, saying she had consented to sex.
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Clown doctor in the house
Doctors sometimes have a reputation for being eccentric but there are not many with a false red nose, odd shoes and a guitar. Spontaneously bursting into song and demonstrating magic tricks is not part of most medics' duties. But Colin Maher, aka Dr Kiku
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Police 'clown trousers' complaint
New police trousers are too baggy and make officers look like clowns - that's according to at least one Sussex bobby who has to wear them. The claim was made by Sergeant Neil Philpott who believes old-style trousers were bad enough. He said: "They were
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Gig guide, March 28 - April 4
This week Grammy award winner James Taylor arrives in town plus Beth Orton, Jackson Browne and The Faint. Jackson Browne, The Dome Concert Hall, New Road, Brighton, today. This sensitive Californian singer/songwriter was well-known in the early Seventies
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Aircraft museum to shut
The D-Day aviation museum at Shoreham Airport has closed down after a long-running row over rent. It's collection will be auctioned off. Owners of the museum blamed rent hikes and a lack of consultation from airport managers for their decision to quit
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Night clubbing, March 28 - April 4
This week finds super heroes in town alongside those lovely people from Hed Kandi and former Brighton based chart-toppers Phats and Small. EVERY DAY PEOPLE, The Escape, Marine Parade, Brighton, March 29 I have very fond but alcohol-induced memories of
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Buy heavy drapes
Please tell Dan Aherne ("Lights keep me up all night", The Argus, March 21) to buy a pair of total lightblock curtains or a blackout blind from any reputable soft furnishings outlet (and charge same plus fitting and fixings to the offending companies
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Save the cottage
Until 18 months ago there was a very attractive Edwardian gardener's cottage in the corner of Hove Recreation Ground. It is now boarded up and is being progressively vandalised. I am sure it is just a coincidence this seems to date from the advent of
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Accident trauma
I make a plea to the cowardly person, possibly driving a white van, who rammed my car in St Paul's Street on the night of Thursday, March 20. You have caused me, a 71-year-old woman, a great deal of trauma. The repairs will cost £800. If you have any
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Pop: Alison Moyet, Brighton Dome, March 31
Alison Moyet deserves the title of diva for the generosity in her presence and performance. With a career spanning two decades, she has established herself as one of the country's most significant talents, with album sales of more than 20 million and
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Stage: Bad Blood, Theatre Royal, Brighton, March 31-April 5
The shelves in Gillian Taylforth's dressing room are stacked with natural remedies to help calm her nerves. She's about to step on to the stage of Bad Blood - her first theatrical role since playing the genie in a pantomime with Lorraine Chase 16 years
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Think Of It This Way, by John Parry
Just in case you had not noticed - what a wicked world we live in! With all eyes focused on the battle to unseat Saddam Hussein, other regimes are taking advantage of the distracted concentration to pursue their evil ways, correctly assuming no one will
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Train strike 'non-event'
Sussex rail bosses today claimed the train guards' 24-hour strike was a "non-event", with the expected upheaval failing to materialise. South Central, which runs services across Sussex, yesterday warned passengers to expect delays but said it would try
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Use your vote
It is no good people protesting about the war and disrupting the life of Brighton and Hove. No one is taking any notice of them. The only way to make ourselves heard is by not voting Labour in the local and General Elections. Our MPs have not acted for
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West Pier arson probe
A huge blaze which engulfed the historic West Pier in Brighton today was probably the work of arsonists, say firefighters. The inferno at the pier's old theatre sent 100 years of history up in flames in less than an hour. Station Officer Phil Thompson
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Barrel of laughs?
Church Road and Western Road in Brighton and Hove had nice wide pavements, until recently. Now they are narrowed and obstructed by very large black planters, containing dead or dying shrubs and everyone's rubbish. Recently, most of them have been decorated
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Battle lines
It was with his trademark sneer that Councillor Simon Battle (Letters, February 3) derided my calling into question Brighton and Hove City Council's sustainability credentials because, among other things, it intends to be party to building a huge carpark
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Rugby round-up: Heath need a win
Haywards Heath are ready to do it the hard way if they are to claim a national league spot. Heath host Staines in London One tomorrow knowing they need a win and a favour from Essex if they are to go top of the league. Leaders Southend host Hertford,
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Of Mice And Men, Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, until March 29
Like many of the classic 20th Century novels, Of Mice And Men is all too often cast aside after school. This means a generation forget both that John Steinbeck is one of the greatest authors America has ever produced and that Of Mice and Men is a wonderful
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Speedway: Eagles launch Cup challenge
Eastbourne launch their challenge for the new British League Cup at Reading on Monday. Eagles are in a group which also involves Oxford, the Isle of Wight and Swindon, with the top team progressing to the quarter-final knockout stages. On the way there
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Little and late
It is all very well Brighton and Hove City Council getting more money for education but it is too little too late. My son is in a class of 35. As a former teacher myself, I know it is impossible to teach properly in a class of that size. Let the council
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Speedway: Eagles need Joonas magic
Which Joonas Kylmakorpi will turn up at Arlington Stadium tomorrow night? That is the burning question for Eastbourne Eagles fans. It could decide the outcome of the match against Elite League rivals Ipswich. The last time the Witches were in town, they
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Curtain fall
Theatrical costumier Pat Moss is bringing the curtain down on her firm in Shoreham after more than 20 years. But with theatre in her blood, she will continue to work by picking and choosing the shows she provides costumes for in future. In that way she
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Golf: West Hove face Seaford in opener
The Davies and Tate Trophy gets underway tomorrow when holders West Hove visit Seaford Head among 19 first round ties. Steve Nielsen, West Hove's team captain, has a full squad to chose from and the spirit seems at the same level as when they splashed
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Soccer: United snap up Dons striker
Hastings have signed striker Ahmet Suleymanoglu from Wimbledon in a desperate bid to ease their Dr Martens Premier Division relegation crisis. The 19-year-old joined United on Tuesday from the Nationwide Division One side and is set to make his debut
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Moving on
Steiner Schools have always offered a form of education that has been defiantly outside the mainstream. That is why they have not received state aid despite all the good work they have achieved for many youngsters. But now, for the first time, the Brighton
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Boxing: Minter lacking the usual support
Ross Minter will have to prove himself without his normal vocal support when he takes on journeyman Keith Jones at Portsmouth tomorrow. Crawley welterweight Minter is normally cheered on by more than 200 fans when he fights. However, he has been given
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Question of conscience
Any road accident involving serious injury is a tragedy but one where the driver deliberately does not stop is a crime. Hit-and-run accidents involve physical pain and agony for the innocent victims, such as five-year-old Dan Bishop from Hollingdean in
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Fly the flag
Why do I feel I am the only person in Brighton and Hove who supports our brave troops in the Gulf? I make a plea to all readers to respect and support all the troops in the theatre of war and their loved ones. They need to know all of us back home are
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Albion defend ticket ballot
Albion have defended the "no-win situation" of issuing tickets via postal ballot for the potential relegation decider at Grimsby on the last day of the season. The Seagulls have been inundated by complaints from supporters angry the system of allocating
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Economic growth stronger than expected
Chancellor Gordon Brown received a boost today after economic growth last year proved stronger than first thought. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) now places Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in 2002 at 1.8 per cent - higher than an earlier
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House prices are set to fall
House prices in Sussex looked set to fall by the end of the year but double-digit growth would continue in northern regions, it was predicted yesterday. Spread betting group IG Index said it expected the cost of property in London to fall by 7.3 per cent
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Borrowers leave library £25,000 in lurch
Almost £25,000 in library fines was left unpaid at the end of last year in Brighton and Hove, figures out today revealed. The total of £24,349 was built up by people who failed to return books, CDs, tapes and videos on time. A total of £14,516 in fines
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Mystery of hillside peace message
Peace protesters inscribed a message on a hillside to look like a giant historic etching against war. The prominent graffiti could be seen by hundreds of motorists on one of the busiest routes in Sussex, about a mile from the authentic chalk cutting,
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Endowment mortgage fears overplayed for most people
More than 40 per cent of endowment mortgages look set to fall short of their target value - but for most people this is not a problem, according to new research. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) said 42 per cent of people who had endowment policies
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It's all kosher at latest bagel eaterie
Bagelman is back and on a mission to bring kosher food to the masses. Julian Engelsman has been making the snack for more than ten years and is about to add to his Bagelman delis in Bond Street, Brighton, and on Sussex University Campus, with a 50-seat
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Clown doctor in the house
Doctors sometimes have a reputation for being eccentric but there are not many with a false red nose, odd shoes and a guitar. Spontaneously bursting into song and demonstrating magic tricks is not part of most medics' duties. But Colin Maher, aka Dr Kiku
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Gig guide, March 28 - April 4
This week Grammy award winner James Taylor arrives in town plus Beth Orton, Jackson Browne and The Faint. Jackson Browne, The Dome Concert Hall, New Road, Brighton, today. This sensitive Californian singer/songwriter was well-known in the early Seventies
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On Stage, March 28 - April 4
Treading the boards in Sussex this week - daredevil clowns, Dirty Den, Andalusian donkeys and spoon-bending celebrity survivor Uri Geller. The Strawberry Clown Show, Komedia, Brighton, March 30. This clown has an extraordinary ability to create a show
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Night clubbing, March 28 - April 4
This week finds super heroes in town alongside those lovely people from Hed Kandi and former Brighton based chart-toppers Phats and Small. EVERY DAY PEOPLE, The Escape, Marine Parade, Brighton, March 29 I have very fond but alcohol-induced memories of
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Art: Face/Off, Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne, until May 5
What have a beard, a pair of plaster boots and human DNA got in common? They are all contemporary interpretations of the self-portrait, which are on display in Eastbourne. The 22 modern artists who showcase their work in Face/Off have rejected using the
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Stage: Carmen, Brighton Centre, April 6
Carmen is probably everyone's favourite opera and even seems to work for people who don't like the musical genre. We all know the tunes and it has many popular and hummable songs, like any West End show. It doesn't matter what directors do with it, it
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Pop: Alison Moyet, Brighton Dome, March 31
Alison Moyet deserves the title of diva for the generosity in her presence and performance. With a career spanning two decades, she has established herself as one of the country's most significant talents, with album sales of more than 20 million and
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Stage: Bad Blood, Theatre Royal, Brighton, March 31-April 5
The shelves in Gillian Taylforth's dressing room are stacked with natural remedies to help calm her nerves. She's about to step on to the stage of Bad Blood - her first theatrical role since playing the genie in a pantomime with Lorraine Chase 16 years
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Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw
Our reports of the anti-war demonstration in Brighton and Hove last Thursday have provoked a number of complaints. The first is from Graham Dawson, a senior lecturer at Brighton University, who joined the protest and takes us to task for introducing the
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Albion ballot 'cynical', says MP
Brighton and Hove City Council railroaded through plans for the Falmer stadium, Lewes MP Norman Baker has told the public inquiry into the project. Mr Baker said Falmer was the wrong location and Albion had been badly advised by the council. He said a
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Free to move
These past days, I have read many impassioned arguments from all sides on the subject of Iraq. The EU, of which the UK is a member, allows free movement of labour within its member states. Several members of the EU have decided not to sanction military
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Hockey: Lewes out to scupper Havant
Lewes are looking to scupper Havant's outside chance of promotion on Sunday. The Hampshire side could still go up and will start as favourites against a Lewes side already assured of National League safety. However, Lewes skipper Will Champness wants
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Speedway: Eagles launch Cup challenge
Eastbourne launch their challenge for the new British League Cup at Reading on Monday. Eagles are in a group which also involves Oxford, the Isle of Wight and Swindon, with the top team progressing to the quarter-final knockout stages. On the way there
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Little and late
It is all very well Brighton and Hove City Council getting more money for education but it is too little too late. My son is in a class of 35. As a former teacher myself, I know it is impossible to teach properly in a class of that size. Let the council
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Speedway: Eagles need Joonas magic
Which Joonas Kylmakorpi will turn up at Arlington Stadium tomorrow night? That is the burning question for Eastbourne Eagles fans. It could decide the outcome of the match against Elite League rivals Ipswich. The last time the Witches were in town, they
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Curtain fall
Theatrical costumier Pat Moss is bringing the curtain down on her firm in Shoreham after more than 20 years. But with theatre in her blood, she will continue to work by picking and choosing the shows she provides costumes for in future. In that way she
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Soccer: Crawley fail to get hot-shot
Crawley have failed in a deadline-day move for one of the Dr Martens League's most prolific marksman. Reds spoke to 37-goal French striker Norman Sylla but he has decided to remain at eastern division Banbury United, at least until the end of the season
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Soccer: United snap up Dons striker
Hastings have signed striker Ahmet Suleymanoglu from Wimbledon in a desperate bid to ease their Dr Martens Premier Division relegation crisis. The 19-year-old joined United on Tuesday from the Nationwide Division One side and is set to make his debut
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Moving on
Steiner Schools have always offered a form of education that has been defiantly outside the mainstream. That is why they have not received state aid despite all the good work they have achieved for many youngsters. But now, for the first time, the Brighton
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Question of conscience
Any road accident involving serious injury is a tragedy but one where the driver deliberately does not stop is a crime. Hit-and-run accidents involve physical pain and agony for the innocent victims, such as five-year-old Dan Bishop from Hollingdean in
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Fly the flag
Why do I feel I am the only person in Brighton and Hove who supports our brave troops in the Gulf? I make a plea to all readers to respect and support all the troops in the theatre of war and their loved ones. They need to know all of us back home are
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Shop girl picked to be model
A shop assistant has been chosen by talent scouts from a top model agency. Louise Moore, 22, beat dozens of girls from Sussex in the competition by Premier Model Management. Scouts from the London-based firm, which has Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer
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High Street boom may be at an end
The High Street boom showed signs of easing during February as the growth rate of consumer spending slowed, figures showed yesterday. The Credit Card Research Group (CCRG) said consumers spent £9.46 billion on credit and debit cards on the high street
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House prices are set to fall
House prices in Sussex looked set to fall by the end of the year but double-digit growth would continue in northern regions, it was predicted yesterday. Spread betting group IG Index said it expected the cost of property in London to fall by 7.3 per cent
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Mystery of hillside peace message
Peace protesters inscribed a message on a hillside to look like a giant historic etching against war. The prominent graffiti could be seen by hundreds of motorists on one of the busiest routes in Sussex, about a mile from the authentic chalk cutting,
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Leap in oil prices
Oil prices leapt by more than a dollar yesterday before falling back as fears of a protracted war in Iraq remained at the forefront of traders' minds. Dealers are concerned that a longer, drawnout war in the Middle East will hamper world oil supplies.
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Iraq war sparks sales of maps
Public interest in the progress of the war in Iraq has sparked an unexpected run on sales of maps of the country, high street book chain Ottakar's has said. The chain, which runs 93 outlets across the UK, said the public was eager to follow the conflict
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It's all kosher at latest bagel eaterie
Bagelman is back and on a mission to bring kosher food to the masses. Julian Engelsman has been making the snack for more than ten years and is about to add to his Bagelman delis in Bond Street, Brighton, and on Sussex University Campus, with a 50-seat
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Gulf captain's hour of honour
A sea captain from Sussex has described the honour of leading the start of the humanitarian aid programme in Iraq. Captain Roger Robinson-Brown, from Hove, was last night preparing to dock the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Sir Galahad at the port of Umm
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Pair remanded over airport raid
Two men were remanded in custody today, charged in connection with a £1 million raid at Gatwick airport. Armed police took up positions at the West Sussex airport during the early hours of yesterday and two men were arrested and taken to Harrow Police
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West Pier rebuild 'will go ahead'
As flames engulfed the historic West Pier in Brighton, its owners insisted the planned restoration scheme would still go ahead. Dr Geoff Lockwood, chief executive of the Brighton West Pier Trust, said: "This is a sad time for the West Pier, as it was
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West Pier arson probe
A huge blaze which engulfed the historic West Pier in Brighton today was probably the work of arsonists, say firefighters. The inferno at the pier's old theatre sent 100 years of history up in flames in less than an hour. Station Officer Phil Thompson
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Court usher 'taken in' by defendant
An usher wept as she told an Old Bailey jury that she was taken in by the charms of a man who was on trial in her court. Samantha Dimon, 34, of Goose Garden Close, Horsham, said Mohammed Patel persuaded her to visit him in jail but she was shocked when
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On Stage, March 28 - April 4
Treading the boards in Sussex this week - daredevil clowns, Dirty Den, Andalusian donkeys and spoon-bending celebrity survivor Uri Geller. The Strawberry Clown Show, Komedia, Brighton, March 30. This clown has an extraordinary ability to create a show
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Two weeks since teacher vanished
Police are studying footage from shop security cameras in the hunt for missing special needs teacher Jane Longhurst. The Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company is also providing CCTV tapes from buses. Detectives yesterday trawled through hours of film
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Comedy: The Semi-Skimmed Comedy Dairy, Komedia, Brighton, April 1
All good things must come to an end - at least that's what endless girlfriends have told me. Considering the date of the gig, you'd be forgiven for thinking this was an April Fool's Day prank but, sadly, no. It really is the turn of the seminal Comedy
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Art: Face/Off, Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne, until May 5
What have a beard, a pair of plaster boots and human DNA got in common? They are all contemporary interpretations of the self-portrait, which are on display in Eastbourne. The 22 modern artists who showcase their work in Face/Off have rejected using the
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Club doormen get video headsets
It's called Robocam, it looks like a prop from a Hollywood movie but fiction could soon become reality at clubs in Brighton and Hove. Event II on West Street, owned by Luminar plc, is one of the venues introducing high-tech video headsets for door staff
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Stage: Carmen, Brighton Centre, April 6
Carmen is probably everyone's favourite opera and even seems to work for people who don't like the musical genre. We all know the tunes and it has many popular and hummable songs, like any West End show. It doesn't matter what directors do with it, it
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Let doctors park
Charging doctors and nurses to go to work shows a "real commitment" to the people who work in our vital public services and are often poorly paid. Free parking should be available to all those who work in such important jobs as part of a drive to recruit
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Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw
Our reports of the anti-war demonstration in Brighton and Hove last Thursday have provoked a number of complaints. The first is from Graham Dawson, a senior lecturer at Brighton University, who joined the protest and takes us to task for introducing the
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Cullip tonic for Albion
Albion have been given another injury tonic in their battle to beat the drop. Captain Danny Cullip's hamstring injury is not as serious as was first feared. It follows yesterday's news that goal ace Bobby Zamora is making good progress from his slight
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Albion defend ticket ballot
Albion have defended the "no-win situation" of issuing tickets via postal ballot for the potential relegation decider at Grimsby on the last day of the season. The Seagulls have been inundated by complaints from supporters angry the system of allocating
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Albion business plan 'not yet watertight'
Brighton and Hove Albion will have to fine tune its financial plans before land can be released to build a new stadium, city councillors have been warned. The council has to be satisfied the Albion's business plan for Falmer is watertight before it can
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Albion ballot 'cynical', says MP
Brighton and Hove City Council railroaded through plans for the Falmer stadium, Lewes MP Norman Baker has told the public inquiry into the project. Mr Baker said Falmer was the wrong location and Albion had been badly advised by the council. He said a
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West Pier's troubled life and times
Built in 1866, the West Pier was a simple and functional structure built using dozens of cast iron threaded columns screwed into the seabed. It is one of only two Grade I listed piers in the country - the other is in Clevedon, Somerset. Originally it
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West Pier rebuild 'will go ahead'
As flames engulfed the historic West Pier in Brighton, its owners insisted the planned restoration scheme would still go ahead. Dr Geoff Lockwood, chief executive of the Brighton West Pier Trust, said: "This is a sad time for the West Pier, as it was
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Free to move
These past days, I have read many impassioned arguments from all sides on the subject of Iraq. The EU, of which the UK is a member, allows free movement of labour within its member states. Several members of the EU have decided not to sanction military
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Hockey: Lewes out to scupper Havant
Lewes are looking to scupper Havant's outside chance of promotion on Sunday. The Hampshire side could still go up and will start as favourites against a Lewes side already assured of National League safety. However, Lewes skipper Will Champness wants
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Thrice wrong
A lot of people voted for Tony Blair in 1997 because he told us that education was his priority. Did he not pledge it thrice? Five years on, I was very angry indeed to discover that most of the playground at St Luke's School in Queen's Park, Brighton,
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Soccer: Crawley fail to get hot-shot
Crawley have failed in a deadline-day move for one of the Dr Martens League's most prolific marksman. Reds spoke to 37-goal French striker Norman Sylla but he has decided to remain at eastern division Banbury United, at least until the end of the season
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Spoil for oil
By acting unilaterally without the sanction of either the Security Council or the General Assembly of the UN, Tony Blair and George W Bush have, at a stroke, cast Britain and the US in the role of "international outlaws", made their ministers liable to
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Soccer: Title frustration for Rooks
Jimmy Quinn insists Lewes could have won Ryman League division one south with the side he had last season. The Rooks were promoted as champions of division two last year but Quinn believes that team would have set the first division alight. However, a
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Golf: Ed covers his expenses in Madeira Open
Ed Rush ought to frame his first ever cheque from the PGA European Tour, if finances permit. The amount is piffling compared with the £67,789 trousered by Bradley Dredge for winning his maiden title. Rush, an East Sussex National trainee, won £599 for
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Boxing: Alldis to become trainer
Michael Alldis wants to stay in boxing even if he is forced to retire. The Crawley fighter has been out of action since a car accident last June left him with back and neck injuries. He has since being stripped of the British and Commonwealth super-bantamweight
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Blair's adventurism will endanger us all
The only practical way of supporting our troops is to bring them back now. Our boys' lives should not be sacrificed for George W Bush's re-election campaign, based on the principle "Have a war, wrap yourself in the flag and people will vote for you".
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Boxing: Sharp Linford wants Oakey's belt
Neil Linford plans to rip the WBU light-heavyweight belt from Tony Oakey's grasp tomorrow night. Oakey, with 17 wins from 17 fights, defends his title for a third time and will be roared on by his home fans at the Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth. But Linford
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Cullip tonic for Albion
Albion have been given another injury tonic in their battle to beat the drop. Captain Danny Cullip's hamstring injury is not as serious as was first feared. It follows yesterday's news that goal ace Bobby Zamora is making good progress from his slight
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Curtain falls on the House of Moss
There isn't much Pat Moss doesn't know about theatrical costumery after a lifetime as a wardrobe mistress. She has sewn millions of sequins, hemmed thousands of trousers, darted an army of jackets and altered waistlines for some of the country's best-loved
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High Street boom may be at an end
The High Street boom showed signs of easing during February as the growth rate of consumer spending slowed, figures showed yesterday. The Credit Card Research Group (CCRG) said consumers spent £9.46 billion on credit and debit cards on the high street
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Leap in oil prices
Oil prices leapt by more than a dollar yesterday before falling back as fears of a protracted war in Iraq remained at the forefront of traders' minds. Dealers are concerned that a longer, drawnout war in the Middle East will hamper world oil supplies.
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Iraq war sparks sales of maps
Public interest in the progress of the war in Iraq has sparked an unexpected run on sales of maps of the country, high street book chain Ottakar's has said. The chain, which runs 93 outlets across the UK, said the public was eager to follow the conflict
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A clearer view of pension minefield
If prospects for pensions are grim for companies and workers alike, do we really need grisly details of our own pension plan? Or is it better to remain in ignorance and hope? That question should be answered by the service available from April 6 when
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Gulf captain's hour of honour
A sea captain from Sussex has described the honour of leading the start of the humanitarian aid programme in Iraq. Captain Roger Robinson-Brown, from Hove, was last night preparing to dock the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Sir Galahad at the port of Umm
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Pair remanded over airport raid
Two men were remanded in custody today, charged in connection with a £1 million raid at Gatwick airport. Armed police took up positions at the West Sussex airport during the early hours of yesterday and two men were arrested and taken to Harrow Police
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Brave Harry inspires a charity
A campaign to raise cash for hospital equipment has been turned into a charity. Colette and Paul Murphy set up the Breathe campaign last summer. It was a way of saying thank you for the care given to their seriously ill son Harry, who was only a few days
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Hit-and-run ordeal of Dan, 5
"Boy, five, injured" read the headline. It doesn't begin to sum up the aftermath of pain and anguish five-year-old Dan Bishop and his family went through. It is a day his mother, Sue King, of Horton Road, Brighton, will never forget. She recalls: "It
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Court usher 'taken in' by defendant
An usher wept as she told an Old Bailey jury that she was taken in by the charms of a man who was on trial in her court. Samantha Dimon, 34, of Goose Garden Close, Horsham, said Mohammed Patel persuaded her to visit him in jail but she was shocked when
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At the cinemas, March 28 - April 4
Here are cinema listings for the coming week. Just find the film you want and see where it's showing. ADAPTATION (15) at Eastbourne UGC. BIRD'S EYE VIEW at Brighton Duke of York's. (Sun) BOOGIE NIGHTS at Brighton Duke of York's. (Sat only) BOWLING FOR
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Election will ring the changes
Only one prediction can safely be made about May's Brighton and Hove City Council elections. The new council will look radically different from the old one. Many of the leading Labour councillors who have been in power for so long are not standing again
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Man cleared of rape
An Eastbourne man broke down in tears when a jury cleared him of rape allegations. However, he was jailed for wounding. Daniel Jessup admitted beating up the woman at her Eastbourne home last September but denied rape, saying she had consented to sex.
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Police 'clown trousers' complaint
New police trousers are too baggy and make officers look like clowns - that's according to at least one Sussex bobby who has to wear them. The claim was made by Sergeant Neil Philpott who believes old-style trousers were bad enough. He said: "They were
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Two weeks since teacher vanished
Police are studying footage from shop security cameras in the hunt for missing special needs teacher Jane Longhurst. The Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company is also providing CCTV tapes from buses. Detectives yesterday trawled through hours of film
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Aircraft museum to shut
The D-Day aviation museum at Shoreham Airport has closed down after a long-running row over rent. It's collection will be auctioned off. Owners of the museum blamed rent hikes and a lack of consultation from airport managers for their decision to quit
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Comedy: The Semi-Skimmed Comedy Dairy, Komedia, Brighton, April 1
All good things must come to an end - at least that's what endless girlfriends have told me. Considering the date of the gig, you'd be forgiven for thinking this was an April Fool's Day prank but, sadly, no. It really is the turn of the seminal Comedy
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Club doormen get video headsets
It's called Robocam, it looks like a prop from a Hollywood movie but fiction could soon become reality at clubs in Brighton and Hove. Event II on West Street, owned by Luminar plc, is one of the venues introducing high-tech video headsets for door staff
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Buy heavy drapes
Please tell Dan Aherne ("Lights keep me up all night", The Argus, March 21) to buy a pair of total lightblock curtains or a blackout blind from any reputable soft furnishings outlet (and charge same plus fitting and fixings to the offending companies
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Save the cottage
Until 18 months ago there was a very attractive Edwardian gardener's cottage in the corner of Hove Recreation Ground. It is now boarded up and is being progressively vandalised. I am sure it is just a coincidence this seems to date from the advent of
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Let doctors park
Charging doctors and nurses to go to work shows a "real commitment" to the people who work in our vital public services and are often poorly paid. Free parking should be available to all those who work in such important jobs as part of a drive to recruit
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Accident trauma
I make a plea to the cowardly person, possibly driving a white van, who rammed my car in St Paul's Street on the night of Thursday, March 20. You have caused me, a 71-year-old woman, a great deal of trauma. The repairs will cost £800. If you have any
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Cullip tonic for Albion
Albion have been given another injury tonic in their battle to beat the drop. Captain Danny Cullip's hamstring injury is not as serious as was first feared. It follows yesterday's news that goal ace Bobby Zamora is making good progress from his slight
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Albion defend ticket ballot
Albion have defended the "no-win situation" of issuing tickets via postal ballot for the potential relegation decider at Grimsby on the last day of the season. The Seagulls have been inundated by complaints from supporters angry the system of allocating
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Think Of It This Way, by John Parry
Just in case you had not noticed - what a wicked world we live in! With all eyes focused on the battle to unseat Saddam Hussein, other regimes are taking advantage of the distracted concentration to pursue their evil ways, correctly assuming no one will
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Albion business plan 'not yet watertight'
Brighton and Hove Albion will have to fine tune its financial plans before land can be released to build a new stadium, city councillors have been warned. The council has to be satisfied the Albion's business plan for Falmer is watertight before it can
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Train strike 'non-event'
Sussex rail bosses today claimed the train guards' 24-hour strike was a "non-event", with the expected upheaval failing to materialise. South Central, which runs services across Sussex, yesterday warned passengers to expect delays but said it would try
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Ex-PC jailed for wills swindle
A former policewoman named in a false will as the sole beneficiary of an East Sussex woman's estate has been jailed for three years. Sarah Topping, 36, used an old typewriter to forge a series of wills with her lesbian partner Melanie Leighton, who has
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Use your vote
It is no good people protesting about the war and disrupting the life of Brighton and Hove. No one is taking any notice of them. The only way to make ourselves heard is by not voting Labour in the local and General Elections. Our MPs have not acted for
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West Pier's troubled life and times
Built in 1866, the West Pier was a simple and functional structure built using dozens of cast iron threaded columns screwed into the seabed. It is one of only two Grade I listed piers in the country - the other is in Clevedon, Somerset. Originally it
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West Pier rebuild 'will go ahead'
As flames engulfed the historic West Pier in Brighton, its owners insisted the planned restoration scheme would still go ahead. Dr Geoff Lockwood, chief executive of the Brighton West Pier Trust, said: "This is a sad time for the West Pier, as it was
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West Pier arson probe
A huge blaze which engulfed the historic West Pier in Brighton today was probably the work of arsonists, say firefighters. The inferno at the pier's old theatre sent 100 years of history up in flames in less than an hour. Station Officer Phil Thompson
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Barrel of laughs?
Church Road and Western Road in Brighton and Hove had nice wide pavements, until recently. Now they are narrowed and obstructed by very large black planters, containing dead or dying shrubs and everyone's rubbish. Recently, most of them have been decorated
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Battle lines
It was with his trademark sneer that Councillor Simon Battle (Letters, February 3) derided my calling into question Brighton and Hove City Council's sustainability credentials because, among other things, it intends to be party to building a huge carpark
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Rugby round-up: Heath need a win
Haywards Heath are ready to do it the hard way if they are to claim a national league spot. Heath host Staines in London One tomorrow knowing they need a win and a favour from Essex if they are to go top of the league. Leaders Southend host Hertford,
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Of Mice And Men, Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, until March 29
Like many of the classic 20th Century novels, Of Mice And Men is all too often cast aside after school. This means a generation forget both that John Steinbeck is one of the greatest authors America has ever produced and that Of Mice and Men is a wonderful
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Thrice wrong
A lot of people voted for Tony Blair in 1997 because he told us that education was his priority. Did he not pledge it thrice? Five years on, I was very angry indeed to discover that most of the playground at St Luke's School in Queen's Park, Brighton,
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Golf: West Hove face Seaford in opener
The Davies and Tate Trophy gets underway tomorrow when holders West Hove visit Seaford Head among 19 first round ties. Steve Nielsen, West Hove's team captain, has a full squad to chose from and the spirit seems at the same level as when they splashed
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Spoil for oil
By acting unilaterally without the sanction of either the Security Council or the General Assembly of the UN, Tony Blair and George W Bush have, at a stroke, cast Britain and the US in the role of "international outlaws", made their ministers liable to
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Soccer: Title frustration for Rooks
Jimmy Quinn insists Lewes could have won Ryman League division one south with the side he had last season. The Rooks were promoted as champions of division two last year but Quinn believes that team would have set the first division alight. However, a
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Golf: Ed covers his expenses in Madeira Open
Ed Rush ought to frame his first ever cheque from the PGA European Tour, if finances permit. The amount is piffling compared with the £67,789 trousered by Bradley Dredge for winning his maiden title. Rush, an East Sussex National trainee, won £599 for
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Boxing: Minter lacking the usual support
Ross Minter will have to prove himself without his normal vocal support when he takes on journeyman Keith Jones at Portsmouth tomorrow. Crawley welterweight Minter is normally cheered on by more than 200 fans when he fights. However, he has been given
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Boxing: Alldis to become trainer
Michael Alldis wants to stay in boxing even if he is forced to retire. The Crawley fighter has been out of action since a car accident last June left him with back and neck injuries. He has since being stripped of the British and Commonwealth super-bantamweight
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Blair's adventurism will endanger us all
The only practical way of supporting our troops is to bring them back now. Our boys' lives should not be sacrificed for George W Bush's re-election campaign, based on the principle "Have a war, wrap yourself in the flag and people will vote for you".
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Boxing: Sharp Linford wants Oakey's belt
Neil Linford plans to rip the WBU light-heavyweight belt from Tony Oakey's grasp tomorrow night. Oakey, with 17 wins from 17 fights, defends his title for a third time and will be roared on by his home fans at the Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth. But Linford
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Albion defend ticket ballot
Albion have defended the "no-win situation" of issuing tickets via postal ballot for the potential relegation decider at Grimsby on the last day of the season. The Seagulls have been inundated by complaints from supporters angry the system of allocating
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Cullip tonic for Albion
Albion have been given another injury tonic in their battle to beat the drop. Captain Danny Cullip's hamstring injury is not as serious as was first feared. It follows yesterday's news that goal ace Bobby Zamora is making good progress from his slight
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Curtain falls on the House of Moss
There isn't much Pat Moss doesn't know about theatrical costumery after a lifetime as a wardrobe mistress. She has sewn millions of sequins, hemmed thousands of trousers, darted an army of jackets and altered waistlines for some of the country's best-loved
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Economic growth stronger than expected
Chancellor Gordon Brown received a boost today after economic growth last year proved stronger than first thought. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) now places Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in 2002 at 1.8 per cent - higher than an earlier
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Borrowers leave library £25,000 in lurch
Almost £25,000 in library fines was left unpaid at the end of last year in Brighton and Hove, figures out today revealed. The total of £24,349 was built up by people who failed to return books, CDs, tapes and videos on time. A total of £14,516 in fines
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Endowment mortgage fears overplayed for most people
More than 40 per cent of endowment mortgages look set to fall short of their target value - but for most people this is not a problem, according to new research. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) said 42 per cent of people who had endowment policies
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A clearer view of pension minefield
If prospects for pensions are grim for companies and workers alike, do we really need grisly details of our own pension plan? Or is it better to remain in ignorance and hope? That question should be answered by the service available from April 6 when
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Brave Harry inspires a charity
A campaign to raise cash for hospital equipment has been turned into a charity. Colette and Paul Murphy set up the Breathe campaign last summer. It was a way of saying thank you for the care given to their seriously ill son Harry, who was only a few days
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West Pier's troubled life and times
Built in 1866, the West Pier was a simple and functional structure built using dozens of cast iron threaded columns screwed into the seabed. It is one of only two Grade I listed piers in the country - the other is in Clevedon, Somerset. Originally it
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Hit-and-run ordeal of Dan, 5
"Boy, five, injured" read the headline. It doesn't begin to sum up the aftermath of pain and anguish five-year-old Dan Bishop and his family went through. It is a day his mother, Sue King, of Horton Road, Brighton, will never forget. She recalls: "It
