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999 crews winning the race
Ambulance crews in Sussex are getting to critically ill people quicker. Paramedics are responding to emergency calls within eight minutes about 77 per cent of the time. This is higher than the Government standard of 75 per cent and managers are hopeful
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New owners take on historic hotel
One of Sussex's most historic hotels is back in private ownership for the first time in almost 40 years. Once the family home of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, Shelleys Hotel in Lewes is a hit with tourists who love to wallow in its Tudor history and wander
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Can't put a figure on good fortune
John Reeve is, by his own admission, a "lucky man who benefitted from good fortune and serendipity" on several occasions. Whether becoming a chartered accountant counts as good fortune is open to debate but there is no doubt the chief executive of the
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Testing pilgrimage for marathon man
Derek Earl has completed the equivalent of 180 marathons in 27 years since catching the running bug. The 67-year-old's amazing feat, which includes 19 London marathons, means he has notched up more than 4,700 miles - not including the 50 he runs every
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May 12: warwickshire v Sussex (Lunch)
Sussex captain Chris Adams was soon forced onto the defensive as the county fought to stay in contention with Warwickshire on the final day at Edgbaston. Ian Bell and Jim Troughton scored 137 runs in the first 90 minutes today as Warwickshire hammered
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Family Life, with Bini McCall
"What are we doing this weekend?" asked daughter last week. "Well seeing as your dad and I are standing in a hole in the garden with spades in our hands, it looks like we are making a pond this weekend. "Would you like to help us?" "No thanks. God you
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Festival fun hits the streets
More than 100,000 people flooded the streets to be entertained by weird and wonderful performers from all over the world. The two-day Streets of Brighton extravaganza pulled in thousands of visitors from outside the city as well as many residents keen
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Second pier arson attack
Owners of the West Pier in Brighton today vowed to carry on with restoration despite the second arson attack in a matter of weeks. Scores of people watched as flames leapt from the pier's stricken concert hall during the small hours of yesterday morning
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West Pier in flames again
Fire today again ripped through the remains of Brighton's arson-target West Pier as a hotspot from yesterday's blaze flared back into flames. Strong winds fanned the embers and the blaze quickly grew, with flames licking through the roof of the surviving
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Patterns of behaviour
Many of you may have heard a recent item on the radio which reported that some men get so upset if their football team loses a game, they suffer a heart attack. Such extreme feelings of disappointment, despair, shock or anger cause a sudden surge of adrenaline
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Almost pass
What a shame the Brighton Festival organisers this year chose to hive off the Fringe element of the festival and, seemingly, appropriate the Fringe name for themselves. The outcome appears to be huge confusion, a very thin programme despite some big names
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Cricket: Steyning are surprise leaders
Sussex Premier League: Steyning are the surprise early league leaders having won both their opening matches. On Saturday, they enjoyed a 41-run victory at fancied Horsham as Giles Haywood took 6-30. Champions Hastings suffered a shock defeat, by four
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Future shock
No one seems to have pointed out that when the world's supply of oil dries up, air travel will be a thing of the past. Can you imagine aircraft powered by steam or batteries? As the shortage becomes more acute, the Government will have to hold stocks
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Frisky fodder
Trainee nurse Luke Cox from Brighton has devised risque recipes for a naughty cook book called Rude Food. They include Thai Turkey Love Balls, Potato Egg Breasts, Toad in the Hole and Spotted Dick. His saucy concoctions leave little to the imagination
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Drive 'em out
Park-and-ride is the worst option available to try to solve Brighton and Hove's traffic problems. It will entail development north of the bypass and a visual blight on the Downs. Playing fields at Waterhall and Braypool would be lost, with no alternatives
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Combined Counties: Good times for Withdean
This season's league and cup double is just the start of the success for Withdean 2000, according to chief executive Alan Pook. The Brighton-based club, who are currently ground-sharing with Worthing, have won the Combined Counties title after losing
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Feed the needy
A charity called FareShare has been distributing food that would otherwise be thrown away by supermarkets to people in need. The problem has been the depot in Bolney, near Haywards Heath, is too far outside Brighton and Hove to make the service viable
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Use the car
The Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company (The Argus, May 6) says one-day Saver tickets cost £2.40. For two people over a period of seven days, the cost is £33.60. No wonder it is cheaper to use a car. Brighton and Hove City Council should break the
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New voice for the people
There has seldom been a time like earlier this year when politicians at Westminster were so out of step with the people. The issue was war against Iraq and many ordinary folk felt powerless as leaders from both major parties backed taking Britain into
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No excuse
If bus fares needed to rise, as Roger French insists, then a 10p rise on a £1 fare may have been just about acceptable. But a 20 per cent rise cannot be excused by any amount of talking. A lot of people of all ages and all walks of life, not only pensioners
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Pointless criticism of top-rated buses
What a strange letter from Aaron Berry from Worthing (Letters, May 7). He refers to Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company "spiralling downwards after several decades of mismanagement" but provides no facts to support this view. He appears to be totally
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Zamora keen for new talks
Bobby Zamora's agents want to sit down with Albion chairman Dick Knight to discuss the future of the England under-21 international "sooner rather than later". It has been suggested that Tottenham are ready to step up their interest after refusing to
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Drugs pair home after pardon
Two Sussex men imprisoned in Morocco for drug smuggling have arrived home after receiving royal pardons. Paul Humble and Greg Saxby, both from Eastbourne, were among almost 10,000 prisoners, including five Britons, released to mark the birth of King Mohammed
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Youngsters 'can't live' without a mobile
Losing a mobile phone would be similar to a bereavement for almost half of young people, according to a report today. Research among 25 to 34-year-olds found 46 per cent "could not live without their mobile", although users were increasingly likely to
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Weird and wonderful on display
The oldest stunt man alive and part-time escapologist The Great Omani will be among the performers at an exhibition celebrating our bizarre cultural heritage. The Weird And The Wonderful, which explores Brighton's strange past from pubs haunted by the
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Police plea for rape clues
Detectives have renewed their appeal for information following the rape of a teenager in a park. Officers say they have a number of leads but want anyone with information about the attack on the 15-year-old girl in Hampden Park, Eastbourne, on Wednesday
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200-mile trip for waste
Rubbish could be taken by lorry to landfill sites hundreds of miles away if a multi-million-pound waste burner is not built. East Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council are secretly examining plans to dump rubbish 225 miles away in Stoke-on-Trent
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Animal hotline to blow lid on cruelty
A wildlife organisation has launched a campaign to get members of the public to blow the whistle on people who are cruel to animals or kill wildlife. Respect for the Countryside, a voluntary organisation which cares for and lobbies Parliament for animal
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£1bn boost for rail
Sussex rail travellers will get more than £1 billion worth of improvements after South Central today won the right to continue running services until the end of 2009. The project includes a new link from Brighton to Ashford, enabling easier rail access
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City centre rape ordeal
A woman was dragged into bushes and raped in the centre of Brighton. The victim, 23, was walking through the Old Steine at 10.15pm on Saturday. She was close to the Old Steine fountain when she was dragged to a grassy area near bushes and raped. The victim
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Second Gatwick runway backed
The company which owns Britain's major airports says Gatwick should have a second runway. Today's announcement by BAA is the firm's official response to the Government's consultation document on the future of air transport in the South-East. It is the
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Man accused of Jane's murder remanded
The man accused of murdering schoolteacher Jane Longhurst appeared in court today. Graham Coutts, 35, of Waterloo Street, Hove, was remanded in custody at Lewes Crown Court until August 1 when a plea and directions hearing will be held. Coutts, who appeared
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West Pier: Daredevil onlooker risks life
One man risked his life by climbing on to the West Pier at the height of the fire on Sunday morning. He scaled the roof of the blazing concert hall to salvage what he described as priceless remnants of the structure. The man was helped down and led away
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New ideas to tackle tax credit chaos
Union officials and the Inland Revenue have come up with plans to ease overcrowding and long waits in tax offices. Workers have been experiencing problems since the introduction of tax credits, according to the Public and Commercial Services Union, which
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Dish of the day with extra sauce
His saucy cooking style is more Carry On than Jamie Oliver. In between giving injections or changing bandages, trainee nurse Luke Cox has been busy thinking up risque recipes for his brazen new book, Rude Food. He may strive to keep people's blood pressure
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New owners take on historic hotel
One of Sussex's most historic hotels is back in private ownership for the first time in almost 40 years. Once the family home of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, Shelleys Hotel in Lewes is a hit with tourists who love to wallow in its Tudor history and wander
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Open your heart to kundalini yoga
If you live in Brighton and Hove, you will probably have noticed a hitherto little-known style of yoga class appearing on fitness club and health centre timetables around the city. Julie Cuddihy moved to Brighton in February last year and brought with
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Weight watching with Judy Citron
People who want to lose weight come up with lots of excuses. Two completely contradictory ones come to mind. There are those who say they can't lose weight because they've got no time and others whose excuse is they've got too much time. I'd like to explore
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Burger bars to shut at 11pm
Fast food restaurant managers say they are being forced to shut early because of licensing restrictions. They felt so strongly about the issue they took out an advert in The Argus. Shan Trading Ltd, which has the franchise for the Burger King outlets
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New owners take on historic hotel
One of Sussex's most historic hotels is back in private ownership for the first time in almost 40 years. Once the family home of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, Shelleys Hotel in Lewes is a hit with tourists who love to wallow in its Tudor history and wander
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Call for charges
Workers want a nationwide congestion charge to ease travel chaos, according to a report today. Road delays have worsened in the past year, making almost half of workers late at least once a week. A survey of 6,000 people across the UK found they missed
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Can't put a figure on good fortune
John Reeve is, by his own admission, a "lucky man who benefitted from good fortune and serendipity" on several occasions. Whether becoming a chartered accountant counts as good fortune is open to debate but there is no doubt the chief executive of the
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Zamora keen for new talks
Bobby Zamora's agents want to sit down with Albion chairman Dick Knight to discuss the future of the England under-21 international "sooner rather than later". It has been suggested that Tottenham are ready to step up their interest after refusing to
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Testing pilgrimage for marathon man
Derek Earl has completed the equivalent of 180 marathons in 27 years since catching the running bug. The 67-year-old's amazing feat, which includes 19 London marathons, means he has notched up more than 4,700 miles - not including the 50 he runs every
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May 11: Warwickshire v Sussex (Close)
Sussex might have to wait another season to end a winless run at Edgbaston which stretches back 21 years. But thanks to innings of contrasting styles from youngsters Matt Prior and Tim Ambrose their batting unit will be feeling a lot more confident today
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Second pier arson attack
Owners of the West Pier in Brighton today vowed to carry on with restoration despite the second arson attack in a matter of weeks. Scores of people watched as flames leapt from the pier's stricken concert hall during the small hours of yesterday morning
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West Pier in flames again
Fire today again ripped through the remains of Brighton's arson-target West Pier as a hotspot from yesterday's blaze flared back into flames. Strong winds fanned the embers and the blaze quickly grew, with flames licking through the roof of the surviving
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Arrest after boss tackles rowdies
A cafe manager spent five hours in a police cell after confronting a gang of rowdy teenagers with a baseball bat. Peter Attwood, whose business has suffered repeated vandal attacks, tackled the 40-strong group outside the Sea Lane Cafe, on Goring seafront
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Second Gatwick runway backed
The company which owns Britain's major airports says Gatwick should have a second runway. Today's announcement by BAA is the firm's official response to the Government's consultation document on the future of air transport in the South-East. It is the
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Almost pass
What a shame the Brighton Festival organisers this year chose to hive off the Fringe element of the festival and, seemingly, appropriate the Fringe name for themselves. The outcome appears to be huge confusion, a very thin programme despite some big names
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Athletics: Smithson sets championship best
Commonwealth Games thrower Claire Smithson has broken the Sussex Championship discus record. She beat the record of Brighton and Hove clubmate, Suzanne Allday, which has stood since 1967, on the first day of the championships at Crawley Leisure Centre
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Cricket: Steyning are surprise leaders
Sussex Premier League: Steyning are the surprise early league leaders having won both their opening matches. On Saturday, they enjoyed a 41-run victory at fancied Horsham as Giles Haywood took 6-30. Champions Hastings suffered a shock defeat, by four
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Speedway: Eagles throw it away
Eastbourne Eagles slumped to their third defeat in six days when Poole Pirates plundered a 46-43 win at Arlington Stadium on Saturday night. Exciting it was. Incident-packed certainly. But the club's fans will be asking serious questions about the current
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Frisky fodder
Trainee nurse Luke Cox from Brighton has devised risque recipes for a naughty cook book called Rude Food. They include Thai Turkey Love Balls, Potato Egg Breasts, Toad in the Hole and Spotted Dick. His saucy concoctions leave little to the imagination
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Fly-tippers raise vermin fears
Residents fear a rat invasion after fly-tippers turned a private cul-de-sac into a dumping ground. Rubbish regularly left outside a row of privately-owned garages behind Chichester Close in Hove includes large quantities of builders' waste. Residents
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Drive 'em out
Park-and-ride is the worst option available to try to solve Brighton and Hove's traffic problems. It will entail development north of the bypass and a visual blight on the Downs. Playing fields at Waterhall and Braypool would be lost, with no alternatives
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Combined Counties: Good times for Withdean
This season's league and cup double is just the start of the success for Withdean 2000, according to chief executive Alan Pook. The Brighton-based club, who are currently ground-sharing with Worthing, have won the Combined Counties title after losing
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Feed the needy
A charity called FareShare has been distributing food that would otherwise be thrown away by supermarkets to people in need. The problem has been the depot in Bolney, near Haywards Heath, is too far outside Brighton and Hove to make the service viable
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Use the car
The Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company (The Argus, May 6) says one-day Saver tickets cost £2.40. For two people over a period of seven days, the cost is £33.60. No wonder it is cheaper to use a car. Brighton and Hove City Council should break the
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Brighton Festival: Montague/Mead Piano Plus, St Nicholas' Church, May 9
It is an injustice Philip Mead and Stephen Montague are so often regarded as exponents of the piano-trashing school of contemporary music. While I wonder if Philip rents his Steinways under an assumed name, the most astonishing thing about his playing
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Brighton Festival: Michael Rosen, Pavilion Theatre, May 10
WHhen poet Michael Rosen writes for children, there are, necessarily, set parameters. Writing for adults is a different matter. "Adults are beyond shock - you should be able to write about anything for them," he told his attentive audience on Saturday
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Drugs pair home after pardon
Two Sussex men imprisoned in Morocco for drug smuggling have arrived home after receiving royal pardons. Paul Humble and Greg Saxby, both from Eastbourne, were among almost 10,000 prisoners, including five Britons, released to mark the birth of King Mohammed
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Boom in buy-to-let market
Investors in the buy-to-let market are benefiting from the property boom as rising house prices force many potential first-time buyers to continue renting, research claimed today. The lender Paragon Mortgages said landlords were filling the void left
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Brown moves to cool euro worry
Chancellor Gordon Brown has moved to reassure the pro-euro lobby he is prepared to back British membership of the European single currency when the economic conditions are right. With Cabinet colleagues among those pressing him not to kick British membership
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Weird and wonderful on display
The oldest stunt man alive and part-time escapologist The Great Omani will be among the performers at an exhibition celebrating our bizarre cultural heritage. The Weird And The Wonderful, which explores Brighton's strange past from pubs haunted by the
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Jordan second in 'Worst Britons' poll
Brighton glamour girl Jordan has been named the country's second most annoying person in a television poll. The surgically-altered star was only beaten by Prime Minister Tony Blair in the contest to discover the nation's most unpopular figure. Jordan,
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Police plea for rape clues
Detectives have renewed their appeal for information following the rape of a teenager in a park. Officers say they have a number of leads but want anyone with information about the attack on the 15-year-old girl in Hampden Park, Eastbourne, on Wednesday
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200-mile trip for waste
Rubbish could be taken by lorry to landfill sites hundreds of miles away if a multi-million-pound waste burner is not built. East Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council are secretly examining plans to dump rubbish 225 miles away in Stoke-on-Trent
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Cashpoint robberies linked
Police believe two cash point robberies in which the victims were threatened with needles are linked. Both took place outside the NatWest bank in Tisbury Road, Hove, early in the morning. The latest happened at 6.35am last Thursday. The victim was threatened
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Animal hotline to blow lid on cruelty
A wildlife organisation has launched a campaign to get members of the public to blow the whistle on people who are cruel to animals or kill wildlife. Respect for the Countryside, a voluntary organisation which cares for and lobbies Parliament for animal
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Man faces six charges of robbery
A man has appeared in court charged with a series of armed robberies. Simon Whittle, 30, from Manchester, faced six counts of armed robbery and one of stealing a car when he appeared at Brighton Magistrates Court yesterday. It is alleged he stole cash
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Two face cannabis charges
Two people were due to appear in court today charged with a string of drugs offences. The allegations relate to the alleged operation of a cannabis cafe called Good Buddies in Brougham Road, Worthing. Peter Crispin, 31, of Scotney Close, Worthing, is
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West Pier: A tragic few months
The West Pier blaze is the fourth disaster to hit the Old Lady in a matter of months. On March 28, firefighters were faced with a similar scene when fire ripped through the theatre, leaving nothing but the original iron structure. More than a thousand
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New ideas to tackle tax credit chaos
Union officials and the Inland Revenue have come up with plans to ease overcrowding and long waits in tax offices. Workers have been experiencing problems since the introduction of tax credits, according to the Public and Commercial Services Union, which
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New owners take on historic hotel
One of Sussex's most historic hotels is back in private ownership for the first time in almost 40 years. Once the family home of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, Shelleys Hotel in Lewes is a hit with tourists who love to wallow in its Tudor history and wander
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Jobs axe warning
Manufacturing firms fear they will have to continue cutting jobs because of falling orders and output. Medium-sized companies expected significantly more cutbacks than small firms, a CBI survey found. The CBI said its research would strengthen the case
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Burger bars to shut at 11pm
Fast food restaurant managers say they are being forced to shut early because of licensing restrictions. They felt so strongly about the issue they took out an advert in The Argus. Shan Trading Ltd, which has the franchise for the Burger King outlets
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Call for charges
Workers want a nationwide congestion charge to ease travel chaos, according to a report today. Road delays have worsened in the past year, making almost half of workers late at least once a week. A survey of 6,000 people across the UK found they missed
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Zamora keen for new talks
Bobby Zamora's agents want to sit down with Albion chairman Dick Knight to discuss the future of the England under-21 international "sooner rather than later". It has been suggested that Tottenham are ready to step up their interest after refusing to
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May 11: Warwickshire v Sussex (Close)
Sussex might have to wait another season to end a winless run at Edgbaston which stretches back 21 years. But thanks to innings of contrasting styles from youngsters Matt Prior and Tim Ambrose their batting unit will be feeling a lot more confident today
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Voice of the Third Age: Lis Solkhon
The disappearance of a small seven-year-old boy has put the seaside town of Great Yarmouth right in the forefront of the news sadly for all the wrong reasons. In the years immediately after the war I lived in the town for some ten years when my husband
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Nary a dairy
Roger Marlowe's request (Letters, May 7) for films about food will doubtless prompt others to suggest Magical Mystery Tour, an influence upon The Meaning Of Life. Instead, as many meals require drink, one urges that the season include Walter Forde's Cheer
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Athletics: Smithson sets championship best
Commonwealth Games thrower Claire Smithson has broken the Sussex Championship discus record. She beat the record of Brighton and Hove clubmate, Suzanne Allday, which has stood since 1967, on the first day of the championships at Crawley Leisure Centre
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Rocket man
A little while ago, I found myself in sole charge of our grandson, Lewis, then aged five, while my wife and daughter went out for a prolonged shopping expedition. "What shall we do?" I asked Lewis as the ladies departed. He had considered this already
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Speedway: Eagles throw it away
Eastbourne Eagles slumped to their third defeat in six days when Poole Pirates plundered a 46-43 win at Arlington Stadium on Saturday night. Exciting it was. Incident-packed certainly. But the club's fans will be asking serious questions about the current
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Fly-tippers raise vermin fears
Residents fear a rat invasion after fly-tippers turned a private cul-de-sac into a dumping ground. Rubbish regularly left outside a row of privately-owned garages behind Chichester Close in Hove includes large quantities of builders' waste. Residents
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Police face 'brain drain'
A shortage of sergeants is threatening to send Sussex Police into crisis. There are currently vacancies for 60 but there are only 24 PCs eligible for promotion to the posts. The police federation said the situation was putting intolerable strain on sergeants
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Cricket: County lifted by super stand
Sussex might have to wait another season to end a winless run at Edgbaston which stretches back 21 years. But thanks to innings of contrasting styles from youngsters Matt Prior and Tim Ambrose their batting unit will be feeling a lot more confident today
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Cricket: Sussex buoyed by young rivals
Coach Peter Moores believes the rivalry between youngsters Matt Prior and Tim Ambrose can help make Sussex a force in county cricket. The county passed 300 runs for the first time this season in the Championship match against Warwickshire thanks to solid
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Brighton Festival: Montague/Mead Piano Plus, St Nicholas' Church, May 9
It is an injustice Philip Mead and Stephen Montague are so often regarded as exponents of the piano-trashing school of contemporary music. While I wonder if Philip rents his Steinways under an assumed name, the most astonishing thing about his playing
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Brighton Festival: Meera Syal, Pavilion Theatre, May 10
Before Meera Syal came on the scene, Asian women in television dramas tended to only get cast as Mrs Patel at the corner shop or the caring social worker. Luckily for her, and us, during the mid-Eighties, the BBC was looking for an Asian woman to co-write
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Brighton Festival: GEeorge Alagiah with Anthony Seldon, Pavilion Theatre, May 10
Few people have the right or desire to call three continents home but BBC newsreader and former Africa correspondent George Alagiah does. Talking with Brighton College headteacher Anthony Seldon to a packed house, he provided a fascinating insight into
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Brighton Festival: Michael Rosen, Pavilion Theatre, May 10
WHhen poet Michael Rosen writes for children, there are, necessarily, set parameters. Writing for adults is a different matter. "Adults are beyond shock - you should be able to write about anything for them," he told his attentive audience on Saturday
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Brighton Festival: Paul Taylor Dance Company, Dome Concert Hall, May 10
This special matinee performance gave the audience the opportunity to see two of Paul Taylor's most accessible works and also a glimpse behind the scenes of a dance show. Introduced by former Olympic ice skater and contemporary dance fan Robin Cousins
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Darts: Winter snatches crown
Karen Winter and Rod Hawkins are the new Sussex Super League singles champions after the finals at Brighton Trades and Labour Club. Winter, the Sussex women's captain from Littlehampton, won a closely fought final, beating Newhaven's Donna Rainsley 3-
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Boom in buy-to-let market
Investors in the buy-to-let market are benefiting from the property boom as rising house prices force many potential first-time buyers to continue renting, research claimed today. The lender Paragon Mortgages said landlords were filling the void left
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Brown moves to cool euro worry
Chancellor Gordon Brown has moved to reassure the pro-euro lobby he is prepared to back British membership of the European single currency when the economic conditions are right. With Cabinet colleagues among those pressing him not to kick British membership
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Jordan second in 'Worst Britons' poll
Brighton glamour girl Jordan has been named the country's second most annoying person in a television poll. The surgically-altered star was only beaten by Prime Minister Tony Blair in the contest to discover the nation's most unpopular figure. Jordan,
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Cashpoint robberies linked
Police believe two cash point robberies in which the victims were threatened with needles are linked. Both took place outside the NatWest bank in Tisbury Road, Hove, early in the morning. The latest happened at 6.35am last Thursday. The victim was threatened
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Man faces six charges of robbery
A man has appeared in court charged with a series of armed robberies. Simon Whittle, 30, from Manchester, faced six counts of armed robbery and one of stealing a car when he appeared at Brighton Magistrates Court yesterday. It is alleged he stole cash
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More low-cost housing urged
Housing expert Tehmtan Framroze is asking the Government to approve more low-cost housing for the city. The Argus revealed last week planning inspectors are not backing Brighton and Hove City Council's insistence that 40 per cent affordable housing should
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West Pier: A tragic few months
The West Pier blaze is the fourth disaster to hit the Old Lady in a matter of months. On March 28, firefighters were faced with a similar scene when fire ripped through the theatre, leaving nothing but the original iron structure. More than a thousand
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West Pier: Owners blame protesters
Protesters fighting plans to restore Brighton's crumbling West Pier are trying to destroy the landmark structure, it has been claimed. The West Pier Trust, leading plans for a £30 million renovation of the Grade I listed pier made the allegations after
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Unable to cope with toxic overload
A survey recently commissioned by a health authority found that one in 69 boys in Surrey under the age of three suffers from Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Other health authorities in the UK and abroad also report sharp increases. Autism is a complex
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Turning kids on to good food
The number of children classed as obese is continuing to rise. This has been partly blamed on sedentary lifestyles but poor diet is an important factor, with many young people living on fast food and ready meals and not eating enough fruit and vegetables
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999 crews winning the race
Ambulance crews in Sussex are getting to critically ill people quicker. Paramedics are responding to emergency calls within eight minutes about 77 per cent of the time. This is higher than the Government standard of 75 per cent and managers are hopeful
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Jobs axe warning
Manufacturing firms fear they will have to continue cutting jobs because of falling orders and output. Medium-sized companies expected significantly more cutbacks than small firms, a CBI survey found. The CBI said its research would strengthen the case
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May 12: warwickshire v Sussex (Lunch)
Sussex captain Chris Adams was soon forced onto the defensive as the county fought to stay in contention with Warwickshire on the final day at Edgbaston. Ian Bell and Jim Troughton scored 137 runs in the first 90 minutes today as Warwickshire hammered
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Family Life, with Bini McCall
"What are we doing this weekend?" asked daughter last week. "Well seeing as your dad and I are standing in a hole in the garden with spades in our hands, it looks like we are making a pond this weekend. "Would you like to help us?" "No thanks. God you
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Voice of the Third Age: Lis Solkhon
The disappearance of a small seven-year-old boy has put the seaside town of Great Yarmouth right in the forefront of the news sadly for all the wrong reasons. In the years immediately after the war I lived in the town for some ten years when my husband
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Festival fun hits the streets
More than 100,000 people flooded the streets to be entertained by weird and wonderful performers from all over the world. The two-day Streets of Brighton extravaganza pulled in thousands of visitors from outside the city as well as many residents keen
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Patterns of behaviour
Many of you may have heard a recent item on the radio which reported that some men get so upset if their football team loses a game, they suffer a heart attack. Such extreme feelings of disappointment, despair, shock or anger cause a sudden surge of adrenaline
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Drugs pair home after pardon
Two Sussex men imprisoned in Morocco for drug smuggling have arrived home after receiving royal pardons. Paul Humble and Greg Saxby, both from Eastbourne, were among almost 10,000 prisoners, including five Britons, released to mark the birth of King Mohammed
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Police plea for rape clues
Detectives have renewed their appeal for information following the rape of a teenager in a park. Officers say they have a number of leads but want anyone with information about the attack on the 15-year-old girl in Hampden Park, Eastbourne, on Wednesday
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200-mile trip for waste
Rubbish could be taken by lorry to landfill sites hundreds of miles away if a multi-million-pound waste burner is not built. East Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council are secretly examining plans to dump rubbish 225 miles away in Stoke-on-Trent
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Nary a dairy
Roger Marlowe's request (Letters, May 7) for films about food will doubtless prompt others to suggest Magical Mystery Tour, an influence upon The Meaning Of Life. Instead, as many meals require drink, one urges that the season include Walter Forde's Cheer
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Rocket man
A little while ago, I found myself in sole charge of our grandson, Lewis, then aged five, while my wife and daughter went out for a prolonged shopping expedition. "What shall we do?" I asked Lewis as the ladies departed. He had considered this already
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Future shock
No one seems to have pointed out that when the world's supply of oil dries up, air travel will be a thing of the past. Can you imagine aircraft powered by steam or batteries? As the shortage becomes more acute, the Government will have to hold stocks
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Police face 'brain drain'
A shortage of sergeants is threatening to send Sussex Police into crisis. There are currently vacancies for 60 but there are only 24 PCs eligible for promotion to the posts. The police federation said the situation was putting intolerable strain on sergeants
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New voice for the people
There has seldom been a time like earlier this year when politicians at Westminster were so out of step with the people. The issue was war against Iraq and many ordinary folk felt powerless as leaders from both major parties backed taking Britain into
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No excuse
If bus fares needed to rise, as Roger French insists, then a 10p rise on a £1 fare may have been just about acceptable. But a 20 per cent rise cannot be excused by any amount of talking. A lot of people of all ages and all walks of life, not only pensioners
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Pointless criticism of top-rated buses
What a strange letter from Aaron Berry from Worthing (Letters, May 7). He refers to Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company "spiralling downwards after several decades of mismanagement" but provides no facts to support this view. He appears to be totally
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Cricket: County lifted by super stand
Sussex might have to wait another season to end a winless run at Edgbaston which stretches back 21 years. But thanks to innings of contrasting styles from youngsters Matt Prior and Tim Ambrose their batting unit will be feeling a lot more confident today
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Cricket: Sussex buoyed by young rivals
Coach Peter Moores believes the rivalry between youngsters Matt Prior and Tim Ambrose can help make Sussex a force in county cricket. The county passed 300 runs for the first time this season in the Championship match against Warwickshire thanks to solid
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Brighton Festival: Meera Syal, Pavilion Theatre, May 10
Before Meera Syal came on the scene, Asian women in television dramas tended to only get cast as Mrs Patel at the corner shop or the caring social worker. Luckily for her, and us, during the mid-Eighties, the BBC was looking for an Asian woman to co-write
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Brighton Festival: GEeorge Alagiah with Anthony Seldon, Pavilion Theatre, May 10
Few people have the right or desire to call three continents home but BBC newsreader and former Africa correspondent George Alagiah does. Talking with Brighton College headteacher Anthony Seldon to a packed house, he provided a fascinating insight into
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Zamora keen for new talks
Bobby Zamora's agents want to sit down with Albion chairman Dick Knight to discuss the future of the England under-21 international "sooner rather than later". It has been suggested that Tottenham are ready to step up their interest after refusing to
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Brighton Festival: Paul Taylor Dance Company, Dome Concert Hall, May 10
This special matinee performance gave the audience the opportunity to see two of Paul Taylor's most accessible works and also a glimpse behind the scenes of a dance show. Introduced by former Olympic ice skater and contemporary dance fan Robin Cousins
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Darts: Winter snatches crown
Karen Winter and Rod Hawkins are the new Sussex Super League singles champions after the finals at Brighton Trades and Labour Club. Winter, the Sussex women's captain from Littlehampton, won a closely fought final, beating Newhaven's Donna Rainsley 3-
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Youngsters 'can't live' without a mobile
Losing a mobile phone would be similar to a bereavement for almost half of young people, according to a report today. Research among 25 to 34-year-olds found 46 per cent "could not live without their mobile", although users were increasingly likely to
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£1bn boost for rail
Sussex rail travellers will get more than £1 billion worth of improvements after South Central today won the right to continue running services until the end of 2009. The project includes a new link from Brighton to Ashford, enabling easier rail access
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City centre rape ordeal
A woman was dragged into bushes and raped in the centre of Brighton. The victim, 23, was walking through the Old Steine at 10.15pm on Saturday. She was close to the Old Steine fountain when she was dragged to a grassy area near bushes and raped. The victim
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Second Gatwick runway backed
The company which owns Britain's major airports says Gatwick should have a second runway. Today's announcement by BAA is the firm's official response to the Government's consultation document on the future of air transport in the South-East. It is the
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Man accused of Jane's murder remanded
The man accused of murdering schoolteacher Jane Longhurst appeared in court today. Graham Coutts, 35, of Waterloo Street, Hove, was remanded in custody at Lewes Crown Court until August 1 when a plea and directions hearing will be held. Coutts, who appeared
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More low-cost housing urged
Housing expert Tehmtan Framroze is asking the Government to approve more low-cost housing for the city. The Argus revealed last week planning inspectors are not backing Brighton and Hove City Council's insistence that 40 per cent affordable housing should
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West Pier: Daredevil onlooker risks life
One man risked his life by climbing on to the West Pier at the height of the fire on Sunday morning. He scaled the roof of the blazing concert hall to salvage what he described as priceless remnants of the structure. The man was helped down and led away
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West Pier: Owners blame protesters
Protesters fighting plans to restore Brighton's crumbling West Pier are trying to destroy the landmark structure, it has been claimed. The West Pier Trust, leading plans for a £30 million renovation of the Grade I listed pier made the allegations after
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Fly-tippers raise vermin fears
Residents fear a rat invasion after fly-tippers turned a private cul-de-sac into a dumping ground. Rubbish regularly left outside a row of privately-owned garages behind Chichester Close in Hove includes large quantities of builders' waste. Residents
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Homeless food project faces axe
A project which distributes surplus food from supermarkets to homeless people is under threat because no suitable warehouse premises can be found. FareShare delivers produce which would otherwise be thrown away to day centres and hostels in Brighton and
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Dish of the day with extra sauce
His saucy cooking style is more Carry On than Jamie Oliver. In between giving injections or changing bandages, trainee nurse Luke Cox has been busy thinking up risque recipes for his brazen new book, Rude Food. He may strive to keep people's blood pressure
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Unable to cope with toxic overload
A survey recently commissioned by a health authority found that one in 69 boys in Surrey under the age of three suffers from Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Other health authorities in the UK and abroad also report sharp increases. Autism is a complex
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Open your heart to kundalini yoga
If you live in Brighton and Hove, you will probably have noticed a hitherto little-known style of yoga class appearing on fitness club and health centre timetables around the city. Julie Cuddihy moved to Brighton in February last year and brought with
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Weight watching with Judy Citron
People who want to lose weight come up with lots of excuses. Two completely contradictory ones come to mind. There are those who say they can't lose weight because they've got no time and others whose excuse is they've got too much time. I'd like to explore
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Turning kids on to good food
The number of children classed as obese is continuing to rise. This has been partly blamed on sedentary lifestyles but poor diet is an important factor, with many young people living on fast food and ready meals and not eating enough fruit and vegetables
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BAA backs second runway
The company which owns Britain's major airports says Gatwick should have a second runway. Today's announcement by BAA is the firm's official response to the Government's consultation document on the future of air transport in the South-East. It
