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No democracy
Heyworth Primary School's possible closure and relocation, thanks to West Sussex County Council's oxymoronic education "authority" (The Argus, April 17), mirrors the closure and re-location of Ifield First/Deerswood Special School. The council's plans
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Traders fear losing out to development
Traders in a busy shopping street are worried they could lose business to a new development when it opens at the end of next year. Gardner Street is one of the main shopping areas in the North Laine district of Brighton. The North Laine Traders' Association
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Trader reprimanded for signs of protest
A trader was outraged when traffic officials tried to remove signs from outside his shop because they were placed on double-yellow lines. Paul Bott placed the boards partially on Lewes Road, Brighton, outside his shop to drum up trade. He took the unusual
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Jobs boost in pub go-ahead
A pub chain has been given the go-ahead to set up an outlet at Brighton Marina, creating 50 jobs and adding to the nightlife. Run by JD Wetherspoon, the superpub will be part of the transformation of the marina, which includes a £50 million development
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Sailors angry at plans for marina
Angry boat-owners are threatening to blockade Brighton Marina in protest at £50 million development plans. Five new buildings proposed by Parkridge Developments would transform the harbour and members of Brighton Marina Yacht Club believe the original
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War results
Well done America. You have managed to kill thousands of Iraqis, sent British servicemen to an early grave and now two thirds of children in Iraqi hospitals have no clean drinking water and will also soon be dead. -Matthew Cowell, Hove
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No difficulty
I would like to second Mr RG Jenkins' delight in the new postal vote (Letters, April 17) but cannot agree with any other of his sentiments. I did not find the forms at all difficult to understand. Men and women laid down their lives to make Britain the
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Coppell: It's not over yet
Defiant Albion chief Steve Coppell still believes his side can make a miraculous escape from relegation. The Seagulls' First Division future is hanging by a thread following yesterday's 1-1 draw against Sheffield Wednesday at Withdean. Stoke's 1-0 win
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Grey days put damper on Easter hols
Hopes of a bumper start to the tourist season in Sussex fizzled out when the Easter bank holiday turned into a bank holi-GREY. Thousands flocked to the coast on Good Friday as temperatures soared, outstripping hotspots such as Greece and Egypt with a
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Urban Housewife, by Lizzie Enfield
When you spend time in a busy office, working with intelligent, erudite colleagues, you like to think some of their intelligence and erudition rubs off on you. If you're working alongside someone like John Humphrys (as I did in a former incarnation as
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50 calls in Jane murder hunt
Detectives were today following up some of the 50 calls they have received from the public in the hunt for the killer of schoolteacher Jane Longhurst. Officers were also continuing house-to-house calls in the area around Wiggonholt Common, near Pulborough
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Secure votes
Paying the first instalment of the increased council tax was a reminder of which party to vote for on May 1. I have just posted my vote to the returning officer, Electoral Reform Ballot Services, London. Are the slips counted in London or are they sent
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Rugby: Heath take Trophy after battle
Haywards Heath have won back the coveted Sussex Trophy but they will not achieve their main goal for the season playing like this. Heath, who host Reading in a play-off for a national league place next Saturday, had to come from 17-0 down to beat Chichester
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Vive la France
I was astonished to read the Francophobic tirade of abuse from M Lucas from Portslade (Letters, April 17). This individual expresses the narrow-minded attitudes prevalent in this country towards anything "foreign". If M Lucas ever went to France, particularly
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April 21: Albion 1 Sheff Wed 1
Bobby Zamora shrugged off his spat with the club to keep Albion's survival hopes flickering and condemn Wednesday to the drop. Blaming the Seagulls for pricing him out of a move to the Premiership in a national newspaper at the weekend did not go down
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Peace move
For John Parry's education, there is a growing "agenda for peace" type of movement, whose prime aim is to enlist the "power of the vote" in order to finally bring about an end to all war, plus much else besides. It operates on a global scale. So, he is
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Labour's fear
John Parry's crass argument urging a vote for any non-Labour candidate is sad and irrelevant (The Argus, April 11). Voters will decide for themselves - it's called democracy. Brighton and Hove City Council leader Ken Bodfish's reply in arguing against
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Ken Dodd, Brighton Dome, Easter Sunday
If I am looking years younger this week I put it down to Kenneth Arthur Dodd, comic extraordinaire. Doddy's Happiness Show, which rolled into Brighton over the holiday weekend, sure smoothed out any worry or frown lines I might have had. Five hours of
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Football: Hastings on the brink
Crawley Town pushed Hastings United closer to the relegation trap door as they secured a 0-0 draw at the Pilot Field. Hastings needed a win to put pressure on teams above them in the premier division drop zone but for the third game running they failed
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Journeys in the right direction
Traffic-choked roads are the bane of motorists' lives, adding more hours on to long working weeks. With more road and housing developments earmarked throughout Sussex in years to come, the problem is only going to get worse. So Eastbourne Borough Council's
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Misleading
Don Brown's letter (Letters, April 18) and Labour's leaflets going around Brighton and Hove complaining about a reduction of services of 20 per cent if the Conservatives take control of the council are not only misleading but are a bit rich from a local
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Football: Celebrations on hold at Borough
Eastbourne Borough boss Garry Wilson put the celebrations on hold after his side all but clinched promotion with a 3-0 win against Erith and Belvedere. Borough will only miss out on promotion to the premier if they lose their last two games and Stamford
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Assisted suicide case man dies
A 36-year-old man who was due in court today, charged with helping another man commit suicide at Beachy Head, is thought to have taken his own life. Louis Gillies of Bank Street, Glasgow, was expected at Lewes Crown Court accused of aiding and abetting
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Coppell: It's not over yet
Defiant Albion chief Steve Coppell still believes his side can make a miraculous escape from relegation. The Seagulls' First Division future is hanging by a thread following yesterday's 1-1 draw against Sheffield Wednesday at Withdean. Stoke's 1-0 win
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Rescuer hurt in stable blaze
A man was injured early today rescuing four horses from blazing stables after a suspected arson attack on a country estate. One of the horses, a gelding called Biff, was today being treated by vets. He suffered severe burns and may be blinded in one eye
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Store relents over breast screening
Store bosses have relented to let breast screening sessions take place an extra day a week. The Sussex Cancer Network has been given permission to use the Tesco car park in Lewes four days a week instead of three. The Argus reported earlier this month
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Appeal launch for wildlife hospital
A leading Sussex wildlife rescue service has launched an appeal to raise £8,000 for a new hospital. The East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service (WRAS) has launched the appeal to create a new animal treatment centre at Telscombe Cliffs, as well
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Estate programme comes in for criticism
The multi-million pound eb4u project to revamp Brighton's troubled estates has been renamed "eb for few" by neighbours. The Moulsecoomb estate in East Brighton is among six targeted for cash under the £47.2 million scheme. But residents say that after
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Wrestlers' jelly good show
Jelly wrestling was one of the more unusual entertainments at a series of fund-raising events over the Easter weekend. Pub regulars at the Rising Sun in Upper Beeding, near Steyning, took part in a range of activities on Easter Sunday and Monday. About
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Council urges staff to ditch cars
Council staff will whizz into work in a fleet of electric cars under plans to make a city greener. Environment bosses at Eastbourne Borough Council are applying for government cash for the buggies under wide-ranging plans to cut congestion and pollution
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'Smelly' child beggars in phone scam
Police are hunting two young children who target tourists, begging for cash and stealing mobile phones. It is feared the children, aged just seven and 13, are stealing from customers outside bars and restaurants in Brighton and Hove. Police say they are
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Sailors threaten marina blockade
Angry boat-owners are threatening to blockade Brighton Marina in protest at £50 million development plans. Five new buildings proposed by Parkridge Developments would transform the harbour and members of Brighton Marina Yacht Club believe the original
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Piano helps the flowers grow
It's not just singing to plants that helps them grow. Pianist Ronnie Saville has been tinkling the ivories to help flowers bloom at a Sussex garden centre. The potted plants in the caf at Garden Pride in Ditchling have flourished since Ronnie took up
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Clash at grave of ex-Goon Spike
The saga surrounding comic legend Spike Milligan's unmarked grave in rural East Sussex has taken another twist. Two weeks ago his son James and his mother placed an 18in angel on a plinth as a temporary headstone at St Thomas's Church in Winchelsea, near
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Eubank's parking fine plea
Former boxing champ Chris Eubank claims his American truck should be exempt from parking tickets because he provides a community service with it. The former boxer says he drives the ten-wheel Peterbilt around Brighton and Hove at least three times a week
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No democracy
Heyworth Primary School's possible closure and relocation, thanks to West Sussex County Council's oxymoronic education "authority" (The Argus, April 17), mirrors the closure and re-location of Ifield First/Deerswood Special School. The council's plans
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Traders fear losing out to development
Traders in a busy shopping street are worried they could lose business to a new development when it opens at the end of next year. Gardner Street is one of the main shopping areas in the North Laine district of Brighton. The North Laine Traders' Association
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Trader reprimanded for signs of protest
A trader was outraged when traffic officials tried to remove signs from outside his shop because they were placed on double-yellow lines. Paul Bott placed the boards partially on Lewes Road, Brighton, outside his shop to drum up trade. He took the unusual
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£160m new look to boost resort
Ambitious plans to transform a town centre and seafront into a 21st Century tourist magnet have been heralded as a major boost. The £160 million scheme is set to create hundreds of jobs and draw many visitors into Hastings and St Leonards. The proposals
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Sailors angry at plans for marina
Angry boat-owners are threatening to blockade Brighton Marina in protest at £50 million development plans. Five new buildings proposed by Parkridge Developments would transform the harbour and members of Brighton Marina Yacht Club believe the original
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War results
Well done America. You have managed to kill thousands of Iraqis, sent British servicemen to an early grave and now two thirds of children in Iraqi hospitals have no clean drinking water and will also soon be dead. -Matthew Cowell, Hove
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Cops didn't wait
Why did the police decide to shoot the man at St Peter's Church in Brighton? I thought it was de rigeur now for the police to camp out for weeks outside houses and bring in the counsellors and negotiators. -Neil Winton, Findon
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No difficulty
I would like to second Mr RG Jenkins' delight in the new postal vote (Letters, April 17) but cannot agree with any other of his sentiments. I did not find the forms at all difficult to understand. Men and women laid down their lives to make Britain the
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Grey days put damper on Easter hols
Hopes of a bumper start to the tourist season in Sussex fizzled out when the Easter bank holiday turned into a bank holi-GREY. Thousands flocked to the coast on Good Friday as temperatures soared, outstripping hotspots such as Greece and Egypt with a
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Rescuer hurt in stable blaze
A man was injured early today rescuing four horses from blazing stables after a suspected arson attack on a country estate. One of the horses, a gelding called Biff, was today being treated by vets. He suffered severe burns and may be blinded in one eye
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War news
I read with interest the thoughts and comments of psychotherapist Steve Clifford on the saturation coverage of events in the Iraq war (The Argus, April 7). There are disturbing pictures printed and on the news channels but this is the reality and it illustrates
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April 21: Albion 1 Sheff Wed 1
Bobby Zamora shrugged off his spat with the club to keep Albion's survival hopes flickering and condemn Wednesday to the drop. Blaming the Seagulls for pricing him out of a move to the Premiership in a national newspaper at the weekend did not go down
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Peace move
For John Parry's education, there is a growing "agenda for peace" type of movement, whose prime aim is to enlist the "power of the vote" in order to finally bring about an end to all war, plus much else besides. It operates on a global scale. So, he is
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Whose Life Is It Anyway?, The Barn, Southwick
Arguments over the right to die are as controversial today as they were in 1974 when Brian Clark wrote his thought provoking and powerful drama. Ken Harrison, a young man with a broken spine, lies in hospital able to move only his head. Realising what
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Ken Dodd, Brighton Dome, Easter Sunday
If I am looking years younger this week I put it down to Kenneth Arthur Dodd, comic extraordinaire. Doddy's Happiness Show, which rolled into Brighton over the holiday weekend, sure smoothed out any worry or frown lines I might have had. Five hours of
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Journeys in the right direction
Traffic-choked roads are the bane of motorists' lives, adding more hours on to long working weeks. With more road and housing developments earmarked throughout Sussex in years to come, the problem is only going to get worse. So Eastbourne Borough Council's
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Misleading
Don Brown's letter (Letters, April 18) and Labour's leaflets going around Brighton and Hove complaining about a reduction of services of 20 per cent if the Conservatives take control of the council are not only misleading but are a bit rich from a local
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Vote clever
What a bizarre set of local elections this is. Instead of being about things the council has some control over, such as schools, care for the elderly and the local environment, the main issue has become something the council has no control over: A war
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Assisted suicide case man dies
A 36-year-old man who was due in court today, charged with helping another man commit suicide at Beachy Head, is thought to have taken his own life. Louis Gillies of Bank Street, Glasgow, was expected at Lewes Crown Court accused of aiding and abetting
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Friends in cliffs tragedy
Two friends whose bodies were found close together at the foot of Beachy Head may have died in a suicide pact, police said today. Kenneth Hall, 43, and Christopher Jost, 27, travelled together from Portsmouth to the notorious suicide spot near Eastbourne
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Football: Young haunts old club
Worthing 1 Bognor 1: Bognor's promotion champagne is back on ice, thanks to the coolest of penalty conversions by their former skipper. Gary Young drilled home the 78th-minute spot kick after Miles Rutherford, also playing against his old club, had been
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Football: Matthew Clark round-up
Whitehawk are in with a chance of snatching the runners-up spot in division one after they were the only side in the top five to win yesterday. A 2-0 victory over already relegated Peacehaven, plus defeats for both second-placed Horsham YMCA and third-placed
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Cricket: Lewry earns call-up
Jason Lewry gets the chance to renew one of the most feared new ball partnerships in county cricket when Sussex start their Championship campaign tomorrow. The left-armer will partner James Kirtley for only the second time in nearly 11 months against
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Coppell: It's not over yet
Defiant Albion chief Steve Coppell still believes his side can make a miraculous escape from relegation. The Seagulls' First Division future is hanging by a thread following yesterday's 1-1 draw against Sheffield Wednesday at Withdean. Stoke's 1-0 win
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Store relents over breast screening
Store bosses have relented to let breast screening sessions take place an extra day a week. The Sussex Cancer Network has been given permission to use the Tesco car park in Lewes four days a week instead of three. The Argus reported earlier this month
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Firms bear crime cost
Crime affects two-thirds of businesses and costs them an average of £2,000 a year. The Institute of Directors found that among companies who had suffered from crime, 51 per cent had been burgled, 46 per cent had had vehicles they owned damaged and 33
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Grey days put damper on Easter hols
Hopes of a bumper start to the tourist season in Sussex fizzled out when the Easter bank holiday turned into a bank holi-GREY. Thousands flocked to the coast on Good Friday as temperatures soared, outstripping hotspots such as Greece and Egypt with a
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Appeal launch for wildlife hospital
A leading Sussex wildlife rescue service has launched an appeal to raise £8,000 for a new hospital. The East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service (WRAS) has launched the appeal to create a new animal treatment centre at Telscombe Cliffs, as well
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Store relents over breast screening
Store bosses in Lewes have relented to let breast screening sessions take place an extra day a week. The Sussex Cancer Network has been given permission to use the Tesco car park in Lewes four days a week instead of three. We reported earlier this month
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New directors for regeneration body
Four residents have been brought on to the board of directors of a company leading the regeneration of east Brighton. The board of directors of the not-for-profit company eb4u - East Brighton For You - is in charge of spending the £47.2 million of Government
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Council urges staff to ditch cars
Council staff will whizz into work in a fleet of electric cars under plans to make a city greener. Environment bosses at Eastbourne Borough Council are applying for government cash for the buggies under wide-ranging plans to cut congestion and pollution
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Parking win for medics
Doctors and nurses living close to the hospital where they work are to be given the chance to apply for a parking permit. A new parking policy drawn up by Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust originally said staff living within a mile of
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Timeline: Family's 35 days of hell
For 35 days no one heard from Jane Longhurst despite searches and numerous media appeals from police and her distraught relatives. March 14: Jane said goodbye to her partner Malcolm Sentance as he left for work at 7am. She was spotted by two former pupils
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Clash at grave of ex-Goon Spike
The saga surrounding comic legend Spike Milligan's unmarked grave in rural East Sussex has taken another twist. Two weeks ago his son James and his mother placed an 18in angel on a plinth as a temporary headstone at St Thomas's Church in Winchelsea, near
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Eubank's parking fine plea
Former boxing champ Chris Eubank claims his American truck should be exempt from parking tickets because he provides a community service with it. The former boxer says he drives the ten-wheel Peterbilt around Brighton and Hove at least three times a week
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£160m new look to boost resort
Ambitious plans to transform a town centre and seafront into a 21st Century tourist magnet have been heralded as a major boost. The £160 million scheme is set to create hundreds of jobs and draw many visitors into Hastings and St Leonards. The proposals
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Date
Cops didn't wait
Why did the police decide to shoot the man at St Peter's Church in Brighton? I thought it was de rigeur now for the police to camp out for weeks outside houses and bring in the counsellors and negotiators. -Neil Winton, Findon
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Salmon-eating seal gives divers the slip
Wildlife rescue experts are being given the slip by Houdini, the cunning grey seal of Loch Lomond. The devious sea mammal, threatened with execution after river anglers accused him of eating their salmon, has so far evaded all attempts at capture. Rescuers
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Universal suffrage
Emmeline Pankhurst and the Suffragettes did not risk their lives so we could be apathetic. Nor did many men do likewise to ensure a democracy. Yes, we do live in a quasi-democracy because we have a free vote but how do whips fit into this scenario? Hanover
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War news
I read with interest the thoughts and comments of psychotherapist Steve Clifford on the saturation coverage of events in the Iraq war (The Argus, April 7). There are disturbing pictures printed and on the news channels but this is the reality and it illustrates
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Seal's right to a salmon dinner
Houdini the seal has been giving animal experts the slip and feeding his face on salmon. Locals were given permission to kill him but, after appeals from the Sussex-based British Divers Marine Life Rescue, gave him his own fishing licence instead. Unlike
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Whose Life Is It Anyway?, The Barn, Southwick
Arguments over the right to die are as controversial today as they were in 1974 when Brian Clark wrote his thought provoking and powerful drama. Ken Harrison, a young man with a broken spine, lies in hospital able to move only his head. Realising what
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Date
Find beast who murdered Jane
The mystery of missing teacher Jane Longhurst's disappearance has touched the hearts of people across Sussex. Now that mystery has been solved, in the most tragic way imaginable. Her burning body was found in a beauty spot near Pulborough. The last shred
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Vote clever
What a bizarre set of local elections this is. Instead of being about things the council has some control over, such as schools, care for the elderly and the local environment, the main issue has become something the council has no control over: A war
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Date
Football: Quinn writes off Rooks' hopes
Lewes 1 Horsham 0: Jimmy Quinn insists Lewes are not going up despite a vital derby win over Horsham. Lee Newman's 23rd goal of the season kept the Rooks in the hunt for a third successive promotion. With two of the three teams above them in division
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Friends in cliffs tragedy
Two friends whose bodies were found close together at the foot of Beachy Head may have died in a suicide pact, police said today. Kenneth Hall, 43, and Christopher Jost, 27, travelled together from Portsmouth to the notorious suicide spot near Eastbourne
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Woman dies in three-car smash
A woman has been killed and a man seriously hurt after a three-car crash on the A272 near Horsham. The crash happened at 8.50pm on Easter Monday between Coolham and Dragons Green in West Sussex. The woman driver of a Nissan Micra, from Hertfordshire,
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Candidates should stand on principles
I live in Rottingdean Coastal Ward and am concerned to register a vote. Apart from the voting papers dropped through my letterbox, I have heard nothing from any of the candidates. I regularly read The Argus but note the election reportage is mainly about
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Football: Young haunts old club
Worthing 1 Bognor 1: Bognor's promotion champagne is back on ice, thanks to the coolest of penalty conversions by their former skipper. Gary Young drilled home the 78th-minute spot kick after Miles Rutherford, also playing against his old club, had been
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Football: Matthew Clark round-up
Whitehawk are in with a chance of snatching the runners-up spot in division one after they were the only side in the top five to win yesterday. A 2-0 victory over already relegated Peacehaven, plus defeats for both second-placed Horsham YMCA and third-placed
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Cricket: Lewry earns call-up
Jason Lewry gets the chance to renew one of the most feared new ball partnerships in county cricket when Sussex start their Championship campaign tomorrow. The left-armer will partner James Kirtley for only the second time in nearly 11 months against
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Firms bear crime cost
Crime affects two-thirds of businesses and costs them an average of £2,000 a year. The Institute of Directors found that among companies who had suffered from crime, 51 per cent had been burgled, 46 per cent had had vehicles they owned damaged and 33
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Date
Grey days put damper on Easter hols
Hopes of a bumper start to the tourist season in Sussex fizzled out when the Easter bank holiday turned into a bank holi-GREY. Thousands flocked to the coast on Good Friday as temperatures soared, outstripping hotspots such as Greece and Egypt with a
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Buzzard snared in cemetery
A bird of prey which had been feasting on Worthing's pigeons has been caged. Expert falconer Paul Davis trapped the escaped red-tailed buzzard in Broadwater Cemetery, South Farm Road, Worthing, with a snare yesterday. The buzzard had been shocking people
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Store relents over breast screening
Store bosses in Lewes have relented to let breast screening sessions take place an extra day a week. The Sussex Cancer Network has been given permission to use the Tesco car park in Lewes four days a week instead of three. We reported earlier this month
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New directors for regeneration body
Four residents have been brought on to the board of directors of a company leading the regeneration of east Brighton. The board of directors of the not-for-profit company eb4u - East Brighton For You - is in charge of spending the £47.2 million of Government
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Man hurt in struggle with raiders
A large mirror fell off a wall and on to a householder as he wrestled with three armed burglars at his home in Brighton. The mirror shattered, gashing the man's hand, and he was rushed to the Royal Sussex County Hospital for surgery. The victim and his
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Timeline: Family's 35 days of hell
For 35 days no one heard from Jane Longhurst despite searches and numerous media appeals from police and her distraught relatives. March 14: Jane said goodbye to her partner Malcolm Sentance as he left for work at 7am. She was spotted by two former pupils
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Jane's boyfriend: 'I feel numb'
The boyfriend of murdered teacher Jane Longhurst last night led a tearful stream of tributes, saying: "I feel numb. Devastated. It's such a waste of life." Education welfare officer Malcolm Sentance, 34, spoke exclusively to us after detectives confirmed
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Killer chilled Jane's body
Teacher Jane Longhurst's body was kept in a cellar or a fridge for more than a month before she was dumped and burnt, police believe. Detectives said she was strangled soon after her disappearance on March 14 and her killer kept her body concealed somewhere
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Jobs boost in pub go-ahead
A pub chain has been given the go-ahead to set up an outlet at Brighton Marina, creating 50 jobs and adding to the nightlife. Run by JD Wetherspoon, the superpub will be part of the transformation of the marina, which includes a £50 million development
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Salmon-eating seal gives divers the slip
Wildlife rescue experts are being given the slip by Houdini, the cunning grey seal of Loch Lomond. The devious sea mammal, threatened with execution after river anglers accused him of eating their salmon, has so far evaded all attempts at capture. Rescuers
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Arun Council
It is highly unlikely the Tories in Arun will be knocked from power on May 1. But that does not mean the other parties are not ready to do battle. For the Liberal Democrats and Labour are both hoping to capitalise on what they see as a series of recent
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Coppell: It's not over yet
Defiant Albion chief Steve Coppell still believes his side can make a miraculous escape from relegation. The Seagulls' First Division future is hanging by a thread following yesterday's 1-1 draw against Sheffield Wednesday at Withdean. Stoke's 1-0 win
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Date
Urban Housewife, by Lizzie Enfield
When you spend time in a busy office, working with intelligent, erudite colleagues, you like to think some of their intelligence and erudition rubs off on you. If you're working alongside someone like John Humphrys (as I did in a former incarnation as
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Date
50 calls in Jane murder hunt
Detectives were today following up some of the 50 calls they have received from the public in the hunt for the killer of schoolteacher Jane Longhurst. Officers were also continuing house-to-house calls in the area around Wiggonholt Common, near Pulborough
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Date
Assisted suicide case man dies
A 36-year-old man who was due in court today, charged with helping another man commit suicide at Beachy Head, is thought to have taken his own life. Louis Gillies of Bank Street, Glasgow, was expected at Lewes Crown Court accused of aiding and abetting
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Date
Friends in cliffs tragedy
Two friends whose bodies were found close together at the foot of Beachy Head may have died in a suicide pact, police said today. Kenneth Hall, 43, and Christopher Jost, 27, travelled together from Portsmouth to the notorious suicide spot near Eastbourne
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Date
Secure votes
Paying the first instalment of the increased council tax was a reminder of which party to vote for on May 1. I have just posted my vote to the returning officer, Electoral Reform Ballot Services, London. Are the slips counted in London or are they sent
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Date
Universal suffrage
Emmeline Pankhurst and the Suffragettes did not risk their lives so we could be apathetic. Nor did many men do likewise to ensure a democracy. Yes, we do live in a quasi-democracy because we have a free vote but how do whips fit into this scenario? Hanover
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Date
Rugby: Heath take Trophy after battle
Haywards Heath have won back the coveted Sussex Trophy but they will not achieve their main goal for the season playing like this. Heath, who host Reading in a play-off for a national league place next Saturday, had to come from 17-0 down to beat Chichester
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Vive la France
I was astonished to read the Francophobic tirade of abuse from M Lucas from Portslade (Letters, April 17). This individual expresses the narrow-minded attitudes prevalent in this country towards anything "foreign". If M Lucas ever went to France, particularly
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Seal's right to a salmon dinner
Houdini the seal has been giving animal experts the slip and feeding his face on salmon. Locals were given permission to kill him but, after appeals from the Sussex-based British Divers Marine Life Rescue, gave him his own fishing licence instead. Unlike
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Date
Labour's fear
John Parry's crass argument urging a vote for any non-Labour candidate is sad and irrelevant (The Argus, April 11). Voters will decide for themselves - it's called democracy. Brighton and Hove City Council leader Ken Bodfish's reply in arguing against
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Date
Football: Hastings on the brink
Crawley Town pushed Hastings United closer to the relegation trap door as they secured a 0-0 draw at the Pilot Field. Hastings needed a win to put pressure on teams above them in the premier division drop zone but for the third game running they failed
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Football: Celebrations on hold at Borough
Eastbourne Borough boss Garry Wilson put the celebrations on hold after his side all but clinched promotion with a 3-0 win against Erith and Belvedere. Borough will only miss out on promotion to the premier if they lose their last two games and Stamford
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Find beast who murdered Jane
The mystery of missing teacher Jane Longhurst's disappearance has touched the hearts of people across Sussex. Now that mystery has been solved, in the most tragic way imaginable. Her burning body was found in a beauty spot near Pulborough. The last shred
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Date
Football: Quinn writes off Rooks' hopes
Lewes 1 Horsham 0: Jimmy Quinn insists Lewes are not going up despite a vital derby win over Horsham. Lee Newman's 23rd goal of the season kept the Rooks in the hunt for a third successive promotion. With two of the three teams above them in division
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Date
Woman dies in three-car smash
A woman has been killed and a man seriously hurt after a three-car crash on the A272 near Horsham. The crash happened at 8.50pm on Easter Monday between Coolham and Dragons Green in West Sussex. The woman driver of a Nissan Micra, from Hertfordshire,
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Candidates should stand on principles
I live in Rottingdean Coastal Ward and am concerned to register a vote. Apart from the voting papers dropped through my letterbox, I have heard nothing from any of the candidates. I regularly read The Argus but note the election reportage is mainly about
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Rescuer hurt in stable blaze
A man was injured early today rescuing four horses from blazing stables after a suspected arson attack on a country estate. One of the horses, a gelding called Biff, was today being treated by vets. He suffered severe burns and may be blinded in one eye
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Buzzard snared in cemetery
A bird of prey which had been feasting on Worthing's pigeons has been caged. Expert falconer Paul Davis trapped the escaped red-tailed buzzard in Broadwater Cemetery, South Farm Road, Worthing, with a snare yesterday. The buzzard had been shocking people
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Estate programme comes in for criticism
The multi-million pound eb4u project to revamp Brighton's troubled estates has been renamed "eb for few" by neighbours. The Moulsecoomb estate in East Brighton is among six targeted for cash under the £47.2 million scheme. But residents say that after
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Wrestlers' jelly good show
Jelly wrestling was one of the more unusual entertainments at a series of fund-raising events over the Easter weekend. Pub regulars at the Rising Sun in Upper Beeding, near Steyning, took part in a range of activities on Easter Sunday and Monday. About
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'Smelly' child beggars in phone scam
Police are hunting two young children who target tourists, begging for cash and stealing mobile phones. It is feared the children, aged just seven and 13, are stealing from customers outside bars and restaurants in Brighton and Hove. Police say they are
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Sailors threaten marina blockade
Angry boat-owners are threatening to blockade Brighton Marina in protest at £50 million development plans. Five new buildings proposed by Parkridge Developments would transform the harbour and members of Brighton Marina Yacht Club believe the original
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Man hurt in struggle with raiders
A large mirror fell off a wall and on to a householder as he wrestled with three armed burglars at his home in Brighton. The mirror shattered, gashing the man's hand, and he was rushed to the Royal Sussex County Hospital for surgery. The victim and his
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Jane's boyfriend: 'I feel numb'
The boyfriend of murdered teacher Jane Longhurst last night led a tearful stream of tributes, saying: "I feel numb. Devastated. It's such a waste of life." Education welfare officer Malcolm Sentance, 34, spoke exclusively to us after detectives confirmed
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Killer chilled Jane's body
Teacher Jane Longhurst's body was kept in a cellar or a fridge for more than a month before she was dumped and burnt, police believe. Detectives said she was strangled soon after her disappearance on March 14 and her killer kept her body concealed somewhere
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Piano helps the flowers grow
It's not just singing to plants that helps them grow. Pianist Ronnie Saville has been tinkling the ivories to help flowers bloom at a Sussex garden centre. The potted plants in the caf at Garden Pride in Ditchling have flourished since Ronnie took up
