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Pilot escapes helicopter crash
A pilot escaped with minor injuries when his helicopter stalled in mid-air. The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in woodland at Brightling, near Robertsbridge, shortly after 5pm yesterday. The machine was badly damaged but the pilot, who
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Disabled needs
May I put in a plea to all establishments with public toilets to consider the mildly disabled, such as myself? I am totally independent but, because of a weak leg, have great difficulty getting up from seats without something to lean on. Toilet roll holders
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Art: Watch This Space, Phoenix Gallery, Brighton, April 26 and May 31
Ever fancied trying your hand at art but felt somewhat fake by painting with watercolours in your kitchen? As part of the Phoenix Gallery's Watch this Space exhibition, members of the public will be encouraged to contribute to, and possibly even become
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Night clubbing, April 11-13
Go celeb spotting, live the Playboy life or cross the street with the hip-hop heavyweights - it's all happening this weekend. PHONIC HOOP, Enigma, Ship Street, Brighton, April 12 There's a Zebra Traffic Special on Ship Street so mind how you cross the
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Think Of It This Way, by John Parry
The problem for the anti-war protesters, marching through Brighton and other cities, is that no one in government really took much notice. The violence against police, damage to public buildings, graffiti daubing, trashing the streets with rubbish and
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Gig guide, April 11-17
It's a week of up-and-coming acts with Aqualung, Radio 4, Agent J and The Warlocks all playing in Sussex. AQUALUNG, Gardner Arts Centre, Falmer, April 12 Following a heartfelt show at Duke Of York's Cinema in Brighton last December, Matt Hales will play
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Ballet: English National Ballet, Theatre Royal, Brighton, April 16-17
English National Theatre's Tour de Force promises a showcase of diverse choreographic talent. The opening night in Brighton sees the world premiere of Noel Wallace's specially-commissioned work, Hollywood Smash and Grab. A graduate from London's Arts
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Is it legal?
As a pensioner and having just received my council tax bill, I must ask is it legal to make us pay this much money each month? When I had my mortgage, I was not allowed to borrow more than I earned in a week to repay a monthly mortgage. Now, my weekly
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Scarlet fever
Do any readers know anything about frogs and tadpoles? Last year, our pond had loads of frogspawn, then the tadpoles disappeared overnight. Later, we learned there was a disease about called red-legs which kills frogs and found three that had been affected
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Racing: Aspell thrilled with National finish
Findon-based Leighton Aspell enjoyed the thrill of a lifetime when partnering Supreme Glory to second place in the Grand National. Aspell, who is based with the Giffords, said: "I would have been happy just to complete the course but to finish second,
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Shameful acts
Swans nesting in a Worthing stream have become sitting targets for heartless vandals. Youths have been firing missiles from catapults and throwing rocks at the birds on land, which is part of the Willowbrook Trading Estate. Three eggs have already been
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Animal ban
The Argus (April 1) is right to suggest that members of the public concerned about the use of ponies by Giffords Circus in its traditional Thirties circus during the May festival should complain to Brighton and Hove City Council rather than the circus
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Someone must know
It is a month today since popular music teacher Jane Longhurst disappeared from her home in Shaftesbury Road, Brighton. Police fear she may have been abducted and murdered but they have no clue about what has happened to her. That is why they have now
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Speedway: Stephens gets an outing
Seemond Stephens rides in his first home match for Eagles since 1999 against Oxford. The highly-rated Stephens has been out on loan since previously failing to make the grade at the top level for Eastbourne. Now he is back in what boss Jon Cook describes
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Football: Borough should make grade
Chairman Len Smith is confident Priory Lane is up to Dr Martens League premier division standard should leaders Eastbourne Borough gain promotion. The ground was inspected by Southern League officials on Tuesday evening when Borough had a disappointing
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Football: Rocks could struggle
Bognor admit they will struggle to retain the borrowed players who helped them topple the leaders. Striker Richard Davies (Sidlesham) and midfielder Paul Thomas (Chichester) were both borrowed from neighbouring County League clubs for the win over Carshalton
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Deal humanely with 'problem' wildlife
How encouraging to see the positive response from residents of Frobisher Way, Goring, in calling on their local wildlife rescue group after a vixen had died in a nearby garden. Through their prompt actions, her seven cubs were removed from certain death
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Football: Bridges boss sets high standards
Sammy Donnelly insists the only pressure on him to win trophies at Three Bridges is self-inflicted. Donnelly leads Bridges into action for the first time tomorrow as they entertain Hailsham Town. It has been a busy first week at the club for Donnelly,
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Budget changes will not cut red tape
Seven out of ten UK companies believe the changes announced in the Budget will not relieve the burden of red tape. Just two out of ten thought Chancellor Gordon Brown's increase in the scope of tax allowances for research and development would encourage
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Corrie Street lookalike targets elderly
A conman who looks like Coronation Street butcher Ashley Peacock is preying on unsuspecting elderly people in Sussex. He tricked his way into several homes by pretending he was injured or ill and then stole cash and other valuables. Police believe he
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Seeboard slammed for gas price hike
A consumer watchdog has criticised energy supplier Seeboard for raising its gas prices for the second time in eight months. In September last year the firm, which has been taken over by the London Electricity Group (LE), increased gas prices by six per
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Bomb find in garden
Printer Andy Jarred got more than he bargained for when he decided to tidy up his firm's back garden. First he unearthed a pile of bones and then his shovel hit an unexploded bomb. Mr Jarred said he immediately recognised what the rusting 8-inch object
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Tragedy of mother and son
A mother and son have been found dead in the lounge of their home. Both were slumped in armchairs and had been there for several weeks. The radio was still on and the mother was clasping a torch, while the son had a rug over his legs. Police launched
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Anguish of Jane's family
Relatives of teacher Jane Longhurst have made an emotional plea a month after her disappearance: "Please help end our nightmare." Jane's sister, Sue Barnett, broke down in tears as she begged anyone with information to come forward. She said: "Someone
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Chocolates parcel leaves bitter taste
With Easter just around the corner, most people would be over the moon to receive several kilos of chocolate in the post. But for Barry Whitford the surprise package he hadn't asked for brought back a bitter memory. It is the second time this year workers
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Police investigate letting agent
Police are investigating a letting agent who suddenly shut up shop owing landlords, tenants and contractors thousands of pounds. The Argus revealed on Wednesday how Youngs Owen letting agency in Western Road, Hove, closed without warning, facing huge
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Blaze-hit operatic society waits on hut
An operatic society made homeless in a fire will find out its fate next month. A hut belonging to the Crawley Operatic Society was destroyed in the blaze last month. Members were devastated after losing their rehearsal room, costum-es, props, and memorabilia
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Classical: Royal Philarmonic Orchestra, Chichester Festival Theatre, April 15
This is the final concert in this season's series at Chichester Festival Theatre. The Royal Philarmonic Orchestra will be conducted by William Boughton in Schubert's symphony No 9, the unfinished and Beethoven's symphony No 7. Also on the programme will
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Walkway needed
The Argus (April 8) stated that Boundstone community college operates an electronic truancy system. It does not to my knowledge or my two children's knowledge and they attend that school. Some of the £11.2 million proposed for this would be better put
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Disabled needs
May I put in a plea to all establishments with public toilets to consider the mildly disabled, such as myself? I am totally independent but, because of a weak leg, have great difficulty getting up from seats without something to lean on. Toilet roll holders
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Art: Watch This Space, Phoenix Gallery, Brighton, April 26 and May 31
Ever fancied trying your hand at art but felt somewhat fake by painting with watercolours in your kitchen? As part of the Phoenix Gallery's Watch this Space exhibition, members of the public will be encouraged to contribute to, and possibly even become
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Night clubbing, April 11-13
Go celeb spotting, live the Playboy life or cross the street with the hip-hop heavyweights - it's all happening this weekend. PHONIC HOOP, Enigma, Ship Street, Brighton, April 12 There's a Zebra Traffic Special on Ship Street so mind how you cross the
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Comedy: Julian Clary, Brighton Dome, April 13
Recovered from a disturbing phase of dressing-up withdrawal, this Natural Born Mincer tour sees the king of innuendo back on track. He returns with unrestrained campery and outrageously decadent costumes, make-up and sets. "It is a very extravagant and
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Car park charges going up
Drivers in Eastbourne will pay up to 50 per cent more for off-street parking. An hour will now cost £1.50 at the Wish Tower, £1.40 at Hyde Gardens and seafront car parks, £1.20 at Beachy Head and £1.20 at Devonshire Park and Congress House. The previous
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Landslide vote for pool
Almost 90 per cent of voters have backed plans to reopen Arundel Open Air Pool in a town poll. They were asked if they wanted Arun District Council and Arundel Town Council to invest more than £200,000 to refurbish the pool - meaning an increase in council
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Pub fire hero earns his pint
A quick-thinking regular was the toast of his pub today after tackling a fire in an adjoining barn. Phil Singleton was just about to go in to the Black Horse at Nuthurst, near Horsham, when he spotted the blaze. The barn, believed to date back to the
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Sex ed failure
Having read recently on numerous occasions of young girls barely out of white ankle socks becoming mothers, is it my imagination or pure coincidence that since sex education was introduced into schools underage mothers have increased by more than 1,000
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Is it legal?
As a pensioner and having just received my council tax bill, I must ask is it legal to make us pay this much money each month? When I had my mortgage, I was not allowed to borrow more than I earned in a week to repay a monthly mortgage. Now, my weekly
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Costly date
I am horrified Adur is to revert to collection of rubbish on the same day each week at a cost of about £70,000. I am led to understand this is mainly because residents could not cope with the date shift each time there is a Bank Holiday. Just how hard
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Even paste
I have recently had cause to use the public noticeboards in Seaford, formerly maintained by Lewes District Council but now by Seaford Town Council. I posted notices for the Seaford Residents' Association open meeting on the Cuckmere Estuary, and then
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Toast of a pub
The smell of fresh bread mingles with the aroma of beer at The Eagle pub in Gloucester Road, Brighton. It is the only pub in Britain which also runs a small bakery. A good song to sing at the pub that is likely to make plenty of dough is Roll Out The
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Scarlet fever
Do any readers know anything about frogs and tadpoles? Last year, our pond had loads of frogspawn, then the tadpoles disappeared overnight. Later, we learned there was a disease about called red-legs which kills frogs and found three that had been affected
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Shameful acts
Swans nesting in a Worthing stream have become sitting targets for heartless vandals. Youths have been firing missiles from catapults and throwing rocks at the birds on land, which is part of the Willowbrook Trading Estate. Three eggs have already been
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Racing: Josh ready to hand over
In just two weeks' time, Josh Gifford will hand the trainer's licence he has held for 33 years to his son Nick. Josh, 61, has sent out more than 1,500 winners from Findon following a career as a jockey in which he totalled exactly 700 flat and jumping
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Someone must know
It is a month today since popular music teacher Jane Longhurst disappeared from her home in Shaftesbury Road, Brighton. Police fear she may have been abducted and murdered but they have no clue about what has happened to her. That is why they have now
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Speedway: Stephens gets an outing
Seemond Stephens rides in his first home match for Eagles since 1999 against Oxford. The highly-rated Stephens has been out on loan since previously failing to make the grade at the top level for Eastbourne. Now he is back in what boss Jon Cook describes
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Speedway: Eagles must defeat Cheetahs ace
There are no easy matches in this league, according Eastbourne boss Jon Cook and his theory is likely to be tested again on Saturday night. Eagles take on Oxford at Arlington Stadium The Cheetahs were reckoned to be no-hopers for the Elite League title
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Football: Borough should make grade
Chairman Len Smith is confident Priory Lane is up to Dr Martens League premier division standard should leaders Eastbourne Borough gain promotion. The ground was inspected by Southern League officials on Tuesday evening when Borough had a disappointing
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Football: Rocks could struggle
Bognor admit they will struggle to retain the borrowed players who helped them topple the leaders. Striker Richard Davies (Sidlesham) and midfielder Paul Thomas (Chichester) were both borrowed from neighbouring County League clubs for the win over Carshalton
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Football: Bridges boss sets high standards
Sammy Donnelly insists the only pressure on him to win trophies at Three Bridges is self-inflicted. Donnelly leads Bridges into action for the first time tomorrow as they entertain Hailsham Town. It has been a busy first week at the club for Donnelly,
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Rodger targets home hat-trick
Simon Rodger has targeted a hat-trick of home wins to keep Albion in the First Division. The plucky midfielder reckons victories in the three fixtures the Seagulls have left at Withdean will go a long way to ensuring survival. Depleted Preston are the
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Surge for store in takeover talks
Shares in department store group Selfridges have soared 20 per cent as excitement built around a possible takeover bid from Scottish entrepreneur Tom Hunter. The company, famous for its flagship store on London's Oxford Street, confirmed an unnamed bidder
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Budget changes will not cut red tape
Seven out of ten UK companies believe the changes announced in the Budget will not relieve the burden of red tape. Just two out of ten thought Chancellor Gordon Brown's increase in the scope of tax allowances for research and development would encourage
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Firms slammed for mis-selling
The head of the City watchdog has criticised parts of the financial services industry for failing to treat customers fairly. Sir Howard Davies, chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), said the regulator had been surprised by the level of mis-selling
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Good time to drive off with a bargain
As recession fears grow, this is a great time to treat yourself to a brand new car. With more than two million new cars to sell each year, salesmen are doing deals to get them off the forecourt. The obvious tactic is to slash prices. At Saga Car Direct
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Police probe 'panther' sighting
Police are probing reports of a black panther on the prowl. A milkman spotted a large, black feline loping along Southdown Road, Portslade, in the early hours of yesterday morning. Police to sent out a search team to scour the area after receiving a call
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Corrie Street lookalike targets elderly
A conman who looks like Coronation Street butcher Ashley Peacock is preying on unsuspecting elderly people in Sussex. He tricked his way into several homes by pretending he was injured or ill and then stole cash and other valuables. Police believe he
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Bomb find in garden
Printer Andy Jarred got more than he bargained for when he decided to tidy up his firm's back garden. First he unearthed a pile of bones and then his shovel hit an unexploded bomb. Mr Jarred said he immediately recognised what the rusting 8-inch object
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Corrie Street lookalike targets elderly
A conman who looks like Coronation Street butcher Ashley Peacock is preying on unsuspecting elderly people in Sussex. He tricked his way into several homes by pretending he was injured or ill and then stole cash and other valuables. Police believe he
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Brother wins fight for family property
A former soldier has been cleared of bullying his mother into signing over her home after a legal battle with his sisters. Jason McCreanney, of Little Drive, South Ferring, took his three sisters to the High Court in a bid to get control of the house.
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Man found dead in precinct
The body of a man was discovered in a Worthing shopping precinct today. A staff member at McDonald's called for an ambulance when the man was found outside a shop in Liverpool Gardens, Worthing, just before 7am. He was taken to Worthing Hospital where
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Seafront to get all lit up for summer
Giant kitchen utensils and an array of seaside lights will help create a spectacular weekend in Bognor. The town will be turning on its seafront light displays during two days of markets, entertainments and art shows, starting tomorrow. The events are
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Is big cat on the prowl?
Police are investigating after a milkman claimed he saw a huge black panther-like cat on a street in Sussex. He said he saw the mystery beast loping along Southdown Road in Portslade while he was delivering in the early hours of yesterday morning. The
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Tragedy of mother and son
A mother and son have been found dead in the lounge of their home. Both were slumped in armchairs and had been there for several weeks. The radio was still on and the mother was clasping a torch, while the son had a rug over his legs. Police launched
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Anguish of Jane's family
Relatives of teacher Jane Longhurst have made an emotional plea a month after her disappearance: "Please help end our nightmare." Jane's sister, Sue Barnett, broke down in tears as she begged anyone with information to come forward. She said: "Someone
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Swans tormented by thugs
An industrial estate may not be the most idyllic location to rear one's young but for two swans it is home. Huddled amid plastic bags, wooden pallets, shopping trolleys and bricks, the breeding pair are doing their best to ensure their clutch of eggs
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Police investigate letting agent
Police are investigating a letting agent who suddenly shut up shop owing landlords, tenants and contractors thousands of pounds. The Argus revealed on Wednesday how Youngs Owen letting agency in Western Road, Hove, closed without warning, facing huge
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Gift eases despair for gardening gran
Garden gnomes bought by a woman for her grandmother on her return from hospital were stolen by thieves. Worse still, the thieves delivered a double blow to the family by striking on the eve of the grandparents' diamond wedding anniversary. However, after
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Classical: Royal Philarmonic Orchestra, Chichester Festival Theatre, April 15
This is the final concert in this season's series at Chichester Festival Theatre. The Royal Philarmonic Orchestra will be conducted by William Boughton in Schubert's symphony No 9, the unfinished and Beethoven's symphony No 7. Also on the programme will
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Walkway needed
The Argus (April 8) stated that Boundstone community college operates an electronic truancy system. It does not to my knowledge or my two children's knowledge and they attend that school. Some of the £11.2 million proposed for this would be better put
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Refugee option
Why not put the refugees in Beeding cement works? There's plenty of room and it has been redundant for years. -Pam Baines, Kingsway, Hove
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Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw
Tony Booker says he's becoming "vaguely irritated" that the At The Bar column in our Friday If It's On... section does not appear to mention beer. "If I go to a bar," he says, "it is to have a drink, not to admire the chintz curtains or study the local
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Tenants moved out of crumbling flats
Residents who have been forced to move out of falling-down flats in Portslade, are to be awarded £1,500 compensation. Brighton and Hove City Council has agreed to pay the cash to tenants living in its Denmark Road flats to help with moving costs. It follows
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At the cinemas, April 11-17
Here are cinema listings for the coming week. Just find the film you want and see where it's showing. A MAN PART (18) at Brighton Odeon ADAPTATION (15) at Bexhill Playhouse BLUE CRUSH (12A) at Brighton UGC, Brighton Odeon and Hastings Odeon CRADLE TO
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Jazz this week, April 11-17
Here's a round-up of the top jazz and blues performers appearing at Sussex venues in the next seven days. GEOFF SIMKINS QUARTET: Cool alto sounds from Geoff Simkins leading the brilliant rhythm team of Liam Noble, Simon Woolf and Martin France. Brighton
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On stage, April 11-17
It's the week that John Shuttleworth comes to Brighton, Hollywood goes to Ireland, Art comes to Crawley and Sooty drops in on Worthing. JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH, Corn Exchange, Church Street, Brighton, April 12 This star of Radio 4 presents a show containing
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Stage: Tap Dogs, Brighton Dome, April 15-19
Tap Dogs are the all-male set of hoofers that have taken the world by storm. In a story that sounds too much like the Billy Elliot film to be true, they hail from a steel town Down Under where founder Dein Perry used to tap-dance with his pals in his
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Rock: The Kerrang! Weekender, Camber Sands Holiday Centre, Rye, April 11-13
Set on the outskirts of sleepy Rye and a stone's throw away from the sea, Camber Sands hosts the second annual Kerrang! Weekender. The mini-music festival gives fans of all things heavy and loud the chance to shake their manes to some of the best rock
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Comedy: Julian Clary, Brighton Dome, April 13
Recovered from a disturbing phase of dressing-up withdrawal, this Natural Born Mincer tour sees the king of innuendo back on track. He returns with unrestrained campery and outrageously decadent costumes, make-up and sets. "It is a very extravagant and
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Tycoon told he stays in prison
Killer tycoon Nicholas Hoogstraten today lost his first bid for freedom. Hoogstraten's legal team made an application at London's High Court to secure bail for the jailed millionaire in advance of a full appeal hearing later this year. In a session behind
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Sex ed failure
Having read recently on numerous occasions of young girls barely out of white ankle socks becoming mothers, is it my imagination or pure coincidence that since sex education was introduced into schools underage mothers have increased by more than 1,000
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Costly date
I am horrified Adur is to revert to collection of rubbish on the same day each week at a cost of about £70,000. I am led to understand this is mainly because residents could not cope with the date shift each time there is a Bank Holiday. Just how hard
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Even paste
I have recently had cause to use the public noticeboards in Seaford, formerly maintained by Lewes District Council but now by Seaford Town Council. I posted notices for the Seaford Residents' Association open meeting on the Cuckmere Estuary, and then
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Bogged down
The plan to create salt marshes in Cuckmere valley is badly flawed. Salt marshes form only after many decades and then only where occasionally covered by water. So, it will be mudflats that will be apparent, other than at high tide, replacing the grazing
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Rugby: Worthing eye title
Ian Davies has admitted the nerves are already fluttering as his Worthing side prepare to clinch a second successive league title. Worthing host Beckenham at Roundstone Lane needing just a point to claim the London Two South crown. They will aim to do
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Toast of a pub
The smell of fresh bread mingles with the aroma of beer at The Eagle pub in Gloucester Road, Brighton. It is the only pub in Britain which also runs a small bakery. A good song to sing at the pub that is likely to make plenty of dough is Roll Out The
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Racing: Josh ready to hand over
In just two weeks' time, Josh Gifford will hand the trainer's licence he has held for 33 years to his son Nick. Josh, 61, has sent out more than 1,500 winners from Findon following a career as a jockey in which he totalled exactly 700 flat and jumping
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Racing: Rich pickings at Brighton
Richard Quinn improved on his already impressive record at Brighton with a masterful ride on Quintoto in the Hardings Bar And Catering Handicap. The Scot had the Terry Mills-trained gelding smartly into his stride at the course's first Flat meeting of
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Hidden abuse
Having heard ponies were to perform with Giffords Circus when it visits Brighton and Hove, I emailed Tim Nichols (Brighton and Hove City Council's environmental health officer), who is in charge of the city's animal welfare officers. I asked if he could
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Speedway: Eagles must defeat Cheetahs ace
There are no easy matches in this league, according Eastbourne boss Jon Cook and his theory is likely to be tested again on Saturday night. Eagles take on Oxford at Arlington Stadium The Cheetahs were reckoned to be no-hopers for the Elite League title
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Football: Rebels slide to defeat
Worthing crashed to their first defeat in eight games when relegation-threatened Leatherhead shocked them 3-1 at Woodside Road in division one south. Rebels had Mark Knee back up front but failed to produce the same spark which saw them win 5-1 at Epsom
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Football: Desperate Hastings in all-out attack
Hastings manager George Wakeling will throw caution to the wind as Hastings United attempt to avoid relegation from the Dr Martens premier division. United go into tomorrow's home match against Chippenham four points from safety, having picked up just
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Rodger targets home hat-trick
Simon Rodger has targeted a hat-trick of home wins to keep Albion in the First Division. The plucky midfielder reckons victories in the three fixtures the Seagulls have left at Withdean will go a long way to ensuring survival. Depleted Preston are the
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Surge for store in takeover talks
Shares in department store group Selfridges have soared 20 per cent as excitement built around a possible takeover bid from Scottish entrepreneur Tom Hunter. The company, famous for its flagship store on London's Oxford Street, confirmed an unnamed bidder
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Firms slammed for mis-selling
The head of the City watchdog has criticised parts of the financial services industry for failing to treat customers fairly. Sir Howard Davies, chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), said the regulator had been surprised by the level of mis-selling
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Music giant tunes into Motown catalogue
Music giant EMI has paid £70 million to take control of 15,000 Motown hits. EMIs music publishing arm has struck a deal with Motown founder Berry Gordy to take its share in the Jobete catalogue - which includes songs such as Baby Love and I Heard It Through
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800 face jobs axe
Up to 800 workers could lose their jobs after furniture group Silentnight unveiled plans to close two factories and restructure another two. The company said plants at Andover, Hampshire, and Bridgend, south Wales, would close in July as part of an overhaul
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Government warned pension limit is no incentive to save
Government plans to introduce a single lifetime limit on pensions savings could not encourage people to save more for retirement, according to an accountancy group. The Government proposes replacing the eight different tax regimes that govern pensions
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End in store after 180 years
Napoleon was not long dead, Beethoven had just completed his ninth symphony, cholera was on the horizon and George IV was the king of England. It was 1823 and times were tough for Sussex farmers in the aftermath of the Napoleonic wars. George Elphick
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Good time to drive off with a bargain
As recession fears grow, this is a great time to treat yourself to a brand new car. With more than two million new cars to sell each year, salesmen are doing deals to get them off the forecourt. The obvious tactic is to slash prices. At Saga Car Direct
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Police probe 'panther' sighting
Police are probing reports of a black panther on the prowl in Portslade. A milkman spotted a large, black feline loping along Southdown Road in the early hours of yesterday morning. Police to sent out a search team to scour the area after receiving a
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Rodger targets home hat-trick
Simon Rodger has targeted a hat-trick of home wins to keep Albion in the First Division. The plucky midfielder reckons victories in the three fixtures the Seagulls have left at Withdean will go a long way to ensuring survival. Depleted Preston are the
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Is big cat on the prowl?
Police are investigating after a milkman claimed he saw a huge black panther-like cat on a street in Sussex. He said he saw the mystery beast loping along Southdown Road in Portslade while he was delivering in the early hours of yesterday morning. The
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Swans tormented by thugs
An industrial estate may not be the most idyllic location to rear one's young but for two swans it is home. Huddled amid plastic bags, wooden pallets, shopping trolleys and bricks, the breeding pair are doing their best to ensure their clutch of eggs
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Gift eases despair for gardening gran
Garden gnomes bought by a woman for her grandmother on her return from hospital were stolen by thieves. Worse still, the thieves delivered a double blow to the family by striking on the eve of the grandparents' diamond wedding anniversary. However, after
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Pilot escapes helicopter crash
A pilot escaped with minor injuries when his helicopter stalled in mid-air. The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in woodland at Brightling, near Robertsbridge, shortly after 5pm yesterday. The machine was badly damaged but the pilot, who
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Refugee option
Why not put the refugees in Beeding cement works? There's plenty of room and it has been redundant for years. -Pam Baines, Kingsway, Hove
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Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw
Tony Booker says he's becoming "vaguely irritated" that the At The Bar column in our Friday If It's On... section does not appear to mention beer. "If I go to a bar," he says, "it is to have a drink, not to admire the chintz curtains or study the local
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Date
Tenants moved out of crumbling flats
Residents who have been forced to move out of falling-down flats in Portslade, are to be awarded £1,500 compensation. Brighton and Hove City Council has agreed to pay the cash to tenants living in its Denmark Road flats to help with moving costs. It follows
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Think Of It This Way, by John Parry
The problem for the anti-war protesters, marching through Brighton and other cities, is that no one in government really took much notice. The violence against police, damage to public buildings, graffiti daubing, trashing the streets with rubbish and
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Jazz this week, April 11-17
Here's a round-up of the top jazz and blues performers appearing at Sussex venues in the next seven days. GEOFF SIMKINS QUARTET: Cool alto sounds from Geoff Simkins leading the brilliant rhythm team of Liam Noble, Simon Woolf and Martin France. Brighton
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Gig guide, April 11-17
It's a week of up-and-coming acts with Aqualung, Radio 4, Agent J and The Warlocks all playing in Sussex. AQUALUNG, Gardner Arts Centre, Falmer, April 12 Following a heartfelt show at Duke Of York's Cinema in Brighton last December, Matt Hales will play
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On stage, April 11-17
It's the week that John Shuttleworth comes to Brighton, Hollywood goes to Ireland, Art comes to Crawley and Sooty drops in on Worthing. JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH, Corn Exchange, Church Street, Brighton, April 12 This star of Radio 4 presents a show containing
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Ballet: English National Ballet, Theatre Royal, Brighton, April 16-17
English National Theatre's Tour de Force promises a showcase of diverse choreographic talent. The opening night in Brighton sees the world premiere of Noel Wallace's specially-commissioned work, Hollywood Smash and Grab. A graduate from London's Arts
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Stage: Tap Dogs, Brighton Dome, April 15-19
Tap Dogs are the all-male set of hoofers that have taken the world by storm. In a story that sounds too much like the Billy Elliot film to be true, they hail from a steel town Down Under where founder Dein Perry used to tap-dance with his pals in his
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Rock: The Kerrang! Weekender, Camber Sands Holiday Centre, Rye, April 11-13
Set on the outskirts of sleepy Rye and a stone's throw away from the sea, Camber Sands hosts the second annual Kerrang! Weekender. The mini-music festival gives fans of all things heavy and loud the chance to shake their manes to some of the best rock
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Evacuated villagers tell of relief
Villagers in Mid Sussex today spoke of their relief at being allowed home after spending 24 hours as evacuees. More than 100 residents in Balcombe, near Haywards Heath, were forced to flee their homes on Wednesday after a bonfire spread to an industrial
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Tycoon told he stays in prison
Killer tycoon Nicholas Hoogstraten today lost his first bid for freedom. Hoogstraten's legal team made an application at London's High Court to secure bail for the jailed millionaire in advance of a full appeal hearing later this year. In a session behind
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Bogged down
The plan to create salt marshes in Cuckmere valley is badly flawed. Salt marshes form only after many decades and then only where occasionally covered by water. So, it will be mudflats that will be apparent, other than at high tide, replacing the grazing
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Rugby: Worthing eye title
Ian Davies has admitted the nerves are already fluttering as his Worthing side prepare to clinch a second successive league title. Worthing host Beckenham at Roundstone Lane needing just a point to claim the London Two South crown. They will aim to do
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Racing: Aspell thrilled with National finish
Findon-based Leighton Aspell enjoyed the thrill of a lifetime when partnering Supreme Glory to second place in the Grand National. Aspell, who is based with the Giffords, said: "I would have been happy just to complete the course but to finish second,
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Animal ban
The Argus (April 1) is right to suggest that members of the public concerned about the use of ponies by Giffords Circus in its traditional Thirties circus during the May festival should complain to Brighton and Hove City Council rather than the circus
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Racing: Rich pickings at Brighton
Richard Quinn improved on his already impressive record at Brighton with a masterful ride on Quintoto in the Hardings Bar And Catering Handicap. The Scot had the Terry Mills-trained gelding smartly into his stride at the course's first Flat meeting of
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Hidden abuse
Having heard ponies were to perform with Giffords Circus when it visits Brighton and Hove, I emailed Tim Nichols (Brighton and Hove City Council's environmental health officer), who is in charge of the city's animal welfare officers. I asked if he could
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Football: Rebels slide to defeat
Worthing crashed to their first defeat in eight games when relegation-threatened Leatherhead shocked them 3-1 at Woodside Road in division one south. Rebels had Mark Knee back up front but failed to produce the same spark which saw them win 5-1 at Epsom
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Football: Desperate Hastings in all-out attack
Hastings manager George Wakeling will throw caution to the wind as Hastings United attempt to avoid relegation from the Dr Martens premier division. United go into tomorrow's home match against Chippenham four points from safety, having picked up just
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Deal humanely with 'problem' wildlife
How encouraging to see the positive response from residents of Frobisher Way, Goring, in calling on their local wildlife rescue group after a vixen had died in a nearby garden. Through their prompt actions, her seven cubs were removed from certain death
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Music giant tunes into Motown catalogue
Music giant EMI has paid £70 million to take control of 15,000 Motown hits. EMIs music publishing arm has struck a deal with Motown founder Berry Gordy to take its share in the Jobete catalogue - which includes songs such as Baby Love and I Heard It Through
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800 face jobs axe
Up to 800 workers could lose their jobs after furniture group Silentnight unveiled plans to close two factories and restructure another two. The company said plants at Andover, Hampshire, and Bridgend, south Wales, would close in July as part of an overhaul
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Government warned pension limit is no incentive to save
Government plans to introduce a single lifetime limit on pensions savings could not encourage people to save more for retirement, according to an accountancy group. The Government proposes replacing the eight different tax regimes that govern pensions
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End in store after 180 years
Napoleon was not long dead, Beethoven had just completed his ninth symphony, cholera was on the horizon and George IV was the king of England. It was 1823 and times were tough for Sussex farmers in the aftermath of the Napoleonic wars. George Elphick
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Police probe 'panther' sighting
Police are probing reports of a black panther on the prowl in Portslade. A milkman spotted a large, black feline loping along Southdown Road in the early hours of yesterday morning. Police to sent out a search team to scour the area after receiving a
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Seeboard slammed for gas price hike
A consumer watchdog has criticised energy supplier Seeboard for raising its gas prices for the second time in eight months. In September last year the firm, which has been taken over by the London Electricity Group (LE), increased gas prices by six per
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Rodger targets home hat-trick
Simon Rodger has targeted a hat-trick of home wins to keep Albion in the First Division. The plucky midfielder reckons victories in the three fixtures the Seagulls have left at Withdean will go a long way to ensuring survival. Depleted Preston are the
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Town's skyscraper rethink
Architects behind a failed bid to build an 18-storey landmark tower in Newhaven say they are going back to the drawing board. Councillors rejected plans to build the £10 million glass and steel skyscraper in Bridge Street,. Developers Sign of Four hoped
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Swans tormented by thugs
An industrial estate may not be the most idyllic location to rear one's young but for two swans it is home. Huddled amid plastic bags, wooden pallets, shopping trolleys and bricks, the breeding pair are doing their best to ensure their clutch of eggs
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Bomb find in garden
Printer Andy Jarred got more than he bargained for when he decided to tidy up his firm's back garden. First he unearthed a pile of bones and then his shovel hit an unexploded bomb. Mr Jarred said he immediately recognised what the rusting 8-inch object
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Chocolates parcel leaves bitter taste
With Easter just around the corner, most people would be over the moon to receive several kilos of chocolate in the post. But for Barry Whitford the surprise package he hadn't asked for brought back a bitter memory. It is the second time this year workers
