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Anger over store's biscuit rationing
A children's voluntary worker walked out of a supermarket in disgust after staff refused to sell him 30 packets of biscuits - because he was only allowed ten. Stephan Bennett went into Tesco in Burgess Hill to buy snacks for a group of special needs children
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Robbo: Why I didn't join Albion
John Robinson has revealed why he signed for Cardiff rather than rejoining Albion. The former Charlton winger believes the timing was wrong for the Seagulls, but he has not ruled out ending his career with them. Robinson joined Cardiff on a two-year contract
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No buyer for prince's begging letters
Begging letters from the Prince Regent to his father George III have aroused just as little interest today as they did in the 18th Century. A series of correspondence from 1785 to 1795 showed the King becoming increasingly frustrated with his errant son
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Official: Knitting is trendy again
They are doing it on the beach, on trains and are even squeezing in a session during lunch breaks. And it's guaranteed to get people staring. Once viewed as a pastime for grannies, celebrities Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Kate Moss and Geri Halliwell
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July 10: Sussex v Essex (Close)
There should be plenty of lively conversation the next time Sussex players Tony Cottey and Tim Ambrose get round the dinner table at the house they share in Hove. And if they toast themselves with a glass of something cold who could blame them? Cottey
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Political morals
A medal is but a small token of our enormous debt of gratitude for the likes of R Truelove (Letters, July 10) and his army colleagues. But that's not the real problem here. The moral wisdom of the politicians who sent soldiers to Suez and Iraq in the
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Think first
If the private flats at the King Alfred site are to finance both the leisure centre and the affordable housing (The Argus, July 3), they will have to be very expensive indeed. Could a housing association be able to afford the maintenance of the tall towers
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Rebels target ex-Albion aces
Worthing are poised to sign former Albion duo Darren Freeman and Ross Johnson as they plan their title assault. New Rebels boss Alan Pook has lined up for the former Seagulls to spearhead a bid for the Ryman division one south crown. Pook has issued no
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Speedway: Eagles trio take on world
Eastbourne skipper Joe Screen, Dean Barker and David Norris are all included in the Great Britain team for Monday's Test match against a Rest of the World side at Arlington Stadium. It means the Eagles trio, who all reached last week's British final,
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'Jedi' threat to kill dominatrix
A mentally ill man told a terrified dominatrix he was a Jedi Knight who had been ordered to kill her, a court heard. Steven Pollard, 28, had a blanket around his shoulders like a cape and was brandishing a 2ft scaffold pole like the characters in the
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Affordable?
John Stevens (Letters, July 7) seems to be confused about "affordable housing". Council rents are certainly more affordable to the tenant than rents in other sectors. This is because they were originally set according to an historical averaging process
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Wild man of rock
It was called the Devil's music, corrupting our youth. The first instances of this music phenomena would be heard as the background score for the film Blackboard Jungle (1955), starring Glen Ford and Sidney Poitier. Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley
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The last word
In answer to Arron Freeman's letter (June 28) about the current debate within the Church concerning human relationships, Jesus explained to the Pharisees: "He which made them at the beginning made them male and female - man shall cleave to his wife and
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Off the rails
My company is relocating from Burgess Hill to Guildford in Surrey. My current door-to-door journey time is 40 minutes by foot/train. My new journey time will be two hours, due to the longer distance and the need to change trains. My alternative is to
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Poor service
I am disabled. I do not use buses. My partner is disabled. She does use buses in East Sussex, mainly to get between my home and Polegate railway station. I live on a bus route for the Hailsham town bus which does not run at the times she needs to use
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Cricket: Brighton fears for overseas players
Brighton and Hove fear their star overseas bowler is playing his last season of Shepherd Neame League cricket. Damon Preo is on board for the rest of the season and Brighton would love to keep him for future years. It all depends on Preo, a product of
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Speedway: Eagles ace snubs GB World Cup team
Eastbourne Eagles star Mark Loram is set to rule himself out of riding for Great Britain in next month's World Cup tournament in Denmark. The news, which will rock British speedway, means Great Britain will go into the event without their best rider.
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Curbing the yob torment
Anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos) are supposed to allow residents to enjoy life instead of living in fear. But try telling that to Miriam Binder, who is being persecuted by yobs at her home on the Whitehawk estate in Brighton. Mrs Binder, a grandmother
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Football: Rebels target ex-Albion aces
Ryman League: Worthing are poised to sign former Albion duo Darren Freeman and Ross Johnson as they plan their title assault. New Rebels boss Alan Pook has lined up for the former Seagulls to spearhead a bid for the Ryman division one south crown. Pook
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Next we'll be paying congestion charges
Sooner or later, probably sooner, Brighton and Hove residents will have to pay congestion charges. The road fund licence does not pay for roads, as its name suggests, so "road tax dodgers" have as much right to drive on a road as any other tax-payer,
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Robbo: Why I didn't join Albion
John Robinson has revealed why he signed for Cardiff rather than rejoining Albion. The former Charlton winger believes the timing was wrong for the Seagulls, but he has not ruled out ending his career with them. Robinson joined Cardiff on a two-year contract
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Match Report: Sussex v Essex
There should be plenty of lively conversation the next time Sussex players Tony Cottey and Tim Ambrose get round the dinner table at the house they share in Hove. And if they toast themselves with a glass of something cold who could blame them? Cottey
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Couple help demolish own home
For most people, watching the family home being demolished would be too much to bear. But Dave and Liz Mason were happy to lend a hand. The "demountable" building on the Whitehawk estate in Brighton has been their home for the past eight years. It is
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Sewage site demo threat
A conservation group has pledged to occupy a greenfield site if it is chosen for a new sewage works. Members say they'll camp there if necessary. The Friends of Sheepcote Valley are determined to protect the area, which is regularly visited by people
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£200,000 to boost school standards
A secondary school is to be given almost £200,000 of government cash to come up with innovative ways to raise education standards. Varndean School in Brighton is the only school in East Sussex and one of 103 schools nationally to head up the new Leading
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Businesses fail to bloom
Flowers clearly proved too high for many Brighton and Hove businesses which decided not to pay out for hanging baskets for this year's Britain In Bloom contest. Few shops in Western Road, one of the city's main shopping precincts, had bothered to make
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Emap positive about growth
Magazine and broadcasting group Emap sounded a cautiously optimistic note yesterday despite some worries over its new music television channels. Three months into its financial year, the group, which publishes titles including lads' mag FHM and runs 18
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Yell trading makes big noise
Trading in telephone directories group Yell got off to a bright start yesterday as investors warmly welcomed London's biggest share flotation in two years. Enthusiasm for the issue - the biggest since insurer Friends Provident listed in 2001 - sent the
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Sewage site demo threat
A conservation group has pledged to occupy a greenfield site if it is chosen for a new sewage works. Members say they'll camp there if necessary. The Friends of Sheepcote Valley are determined to protect the area, which is regularly visited by people
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Scourge of Nazis dies
Lord Shawcross, chief prosecutor in the post-war trials of the Nazis and Chancellor of Sussex University from 1965 to 1985, died yesterday at his home near Eastbourne, aged 101. He spent most of his life living in Sussex, at Uckfield, Cowbeech and Friston
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Tearaway saw himself as outcast
Ricky Weblin went to great lengths to be the naughtiest boy in school. He lived up to his name as the bad boy until fighting in the playground became brawling, swearing and stealing on the streets. He has now been given an interim anti-social behaviour
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Teenager ordered to calm down
A teenager with a form of autism who was ordered to behave by the courts said: "It's too late - I've grown out of it." Ricky Weblin, 16, of Kenmure Avenue, Patcham, Brighton, was made the subject of an interim antisocial behaviour order (ASBO) by magistrates
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140,000 expected at speed festival
Thousands of motorsport fans are expected at this weekend's 2003 Festival of Speed at Goodwood, near Chichester. About 200 vehicles and seven Formula One teams will be at the three-day event, which started today. About 140,000 people are expected to visit
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Gun threat charge
A man has been charged after a doctor was allegedly threatened with a rifle. Michael Connor, 34, of Gordon Road, Buxted, has been charged with affray and is being kept in custody ahead of an appearance at Lewes Magistrates Court. A Sussex Police spokesman
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On stage this week, July 11-17
Drama, comedy and a family night out are the best of the bunch this week. QUARTERMAINE'S TERMS, United Reformed Church, Hove, until July 12: Set in the Sixties in a school for foreign students in Cambridge, this play by Simon Gray follows an amusing but
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Gig guide, July 11-17
Velika, Jesse Sykes, Sparklehorse and Jazz Bop are our picks of the performers this week. VELIKA, Pressure Point, Brighton, July 14: This three-piece Brighton-based band is less than a year old and has already collected a following during various gigs
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Classical: Brighton Youth Orchestra, Hove Centre, Norton Road, July 13
Next year is the Brighton Youth Orchestra's 60th year but celebrations start here with a gala concert. Founded in 1944, the orchestra is the oldest independent youth orchestra in Europe and has a big reputation. It has recently toured Hong Kong, plays
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Comedy: Alan Carr, Komedia, Brighton, July 13
Think of the best Carry On Films, Julian Clary, and Dale Winton without the tan and you're almost there. This 26-year-old markets himself as a camp wimp from Northampton and is rising up the ranks to comic stardom. Carr broke into comedy after a fortune-teller
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Music: Sweet Honey In The Rock, Brighton Dome, July 15
Strong as a rock, sweet as honey. There are several stories behind this extraordinary vocal group's journey. Sweet Honey In The Rock was the first song Bernice Johnson Reagon introduced to the new group of singers who formed in 1973, it being based on
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Stage: Mrs Warren's Profession, Theatre Royal, Brighton, July 14-19
At the age of 16 Twiggy, a skinny cockney schoolgirl, was a cultural icon. Her face beamed out from the covers of the world's great fashion magazines, she gazed down on us from billboards and poster sites and was hardly ever off television screens. Twiggy
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Robbo: Why I didn't join Albion
John Robinson has revealed why he signed for Cardiff rather than rejoining Albion. The former Charlton winger believes the timing was wrong for the Seagulls, but he has not ruled out ending his career with them. Robinson joined Cardiff on a two-year contract
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No buyer for prince's begging letters
Begging letters from the Prince Regent to his father George III have aroused just as little interest today as they did in the 18th Century. A series of correspondence from 1785 to 1795 showed the King becoming increasingly frustrated with his errant son
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July 10: Sussex v Essex (Close)
There should be plenty of lively conversation the next time Sussex players Tony Cottey and Tim Ambrose get round the dinner table at the house they share in Hove. And if they toast themselves with a glass of something cold who could blame them? Cottey
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Travellers inaction
I belong to a club which leases a field from Brighton and Hove City Council. Travellers arrived overnight, cut the lock off our gate and set up camp. They put on their own lock and locked us out. The council and police responded to our complaints by saying
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Political morals
A medal is but a small token of our enormous debt of gratitude for the likes of R Truelove (Letters, July 10) and his army colleagues. But that's not the real problem here. The moral wisdom of the politicians who sent soldiers to Suez and Iraq in the
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Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw
If you ever needed evidence of the power of The Argus, here it is. Sally Blann, manager of the Local Studies Centre in Church Street, Brighton, which we reported on last Thursday, says: "Many thanks for a wonderful article. "We've had a surprising number
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Think Of It This Way, by John Parry
It is both incomprehensible and a tragedy. Just when the Church of England should be doing everything possible to woo new, young congregations it seems hell-bent on self-destruction. As a result of the Canon Jeffrey John affair, the Anglican Communion
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Affordable?
John Stevens (Letters, July 7) seems to be confused about "affordable housing". Council rents are certainly more affordable to the tenant than rents in other sectors. This is because they were originally set according to an historical averaging process
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Wild man of rock
It was called the Devil's music, corrupting our youth. The first instances of this music phenomena would be heard as the background score for the film Blackboard Jungle (1955), starring Glen Ford and Sidney Poitier. Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley
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The last word
In answer to Arron Freeman's letter (June 28) about the current debate within the Church concerning human relationships, Jesus explained to the Pharisees: "He which made them at the beginning made them male and female - man shall cleave to his wife and
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Racing: Plumpton to sponsor star of the future
Plumpton has become only the second racetrack in the United Kingdom to sponsor a jockey. James Davies, a promising conditional rider, has signed a one-year contract with the Sussex jumping track. Richard Johnson had a similar arrangement at Haydock Park
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Purl of a hobby
Knitting, a hobby once associated with grannies and maiden aunts, is now becoming hip and trendy. Brighton is to see a knitting club formed for young women rather than old and including many men. Anyone who sneers at seeing people bring out a ball of
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Poor service
I am disabled. I do not use buses. My partner is disabled. She does use buses in East Sussex, mainly to get between my home and Polegate railway station. I live on a bus route for the Hailsham town bus which does not run at the times she needs to use
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Cricket: Brighton fears for overseas players
Brighton and Hove fear their star overseas bowler is playing his last season of Shepherd Neame League cricket. Damon Preo is on board for the rest of the season and Brighton would love to keep him for future years. It all depends on Preo, a product of
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Speedway: Eagles trio take on world
Eastbourne skipper Joe Screen, Dean Barker and David Norris are all included in the Great Britain team for Monday's Test match against a Rest of the World side at Arlington Stadium. It means the Eagles trio, who all reached last week's British final,
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Clean sweep
Replacement of the bus shelter in Victoria Road, Portslade (The Argus, July 7), shows the lack of knowledge about this area. I have been trying to get the east end of the road cleaned for some time. Priorities include: Cutting back the growth at Portslade
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Speedway: Eagles ace snubs GB World Cup team
Eastbourne Eagles star Mark Loram is set to rule himself out of riding for Great Britain in next month's World Cup tournament in Denmark. The news, which will rock British speedway, means Great Britain will go into the event without their best rider.
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Curbing the yob torment
Anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos) are supposed to allow residents to enjoy life instead of living in fear. But try telling that to Miriam Binder, who is being persecuted by yobs at her home on the Whitehawk estate in Brighton. Mrs Binder, a grandmother
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Football: Rebels target ex-Albion aces
Ryman League: Worthing are poised to sign former Albion duo Darren Freeman and Ross Johnson as they plan their title assault. New Rebels boss Alan Pook has lined up for the former Seagulls to spearhead a bid for the Ryman division one south crown. Pook
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Next we'll be paying congestion charges
Sooner or later, probably sooner, Brighton and Hove residents will have to pay congestion charges. The road fund licence does not pay for roads, as its name suggests, so "road tax dodgers" have as much right to drive on a road as any other tax-payer,
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Robbo: Why I didn't join Albion
John Robinson has revealed why he signed for Cardiff rather than rejoining Albion. The former Charlton winger believes the timing was wrong for the Seagulls, but he has not ruled out ending his career with them. Robinson joined Cardiff on a two-year contract
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Match Report: Sussex v Essex
There should be plenty of lively conversation the next time Sussex players Tony Cottey and Tim Ambrose get round the dinner table at the house they share in Hove. And if they toast themselves with a glass of something cold who could blame them? Cottey
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Sex classes bid defeated
A bid to give parents the right to vet controversial sex education material used in schools was defeated in the House of Lords. Lady Blatch failed to persuade Peers new laws were needed to protect youngsters from "explicit and unacceptable" material used
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Transatlantic phone bill wrangle
What began as a kind gesture turned into a nightmare for Colin Yeandle when he ended up being threatened with court action. Most parents are happy to reverse the phone call charges when their children go to university and Colin was no exception, even
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Council to fight burner plans
Council leaders are gearing up for their part in the fight against controversial incinerator plans. Lewes District Council will next week present its case against a waste plant at North Quay, Newhaven, as part of the Waste Local Plan inquiry. The inquiry
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£200,000 to boost school standards
A secondary school is to be given almost £200,000 of government cash to come up with innovative ways to raise education standards. Varndean School in Brighton is the only school in East Sussex and one of 103 schools nationally to head up the new Leading
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Tributes to bondage death pensioner
An 81-year-old former Navy officer found dead in a suburban bondage parlour has been described as a "kind, caring, distinguished gentleman." Paramedics found David Cecil Pelly's body at a house in a quiet street in Portslade, where the attic has been
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Businesses fail to bloom
Flowers clearly proved too high for many Brighton and Hove businesses which decided not to pay out for hanging baskets for this year's Britain In Bloom contest. Few shops in Western Road, one of the city's main shopping precincts, had bothered to make
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Teachers' pay plea
Teachers' pay should be set for two years, not one, in order to give schools more time to plan their budgets, headteachers said yesterday. The late arrival of information on staff costs was one of the drivers of this year's finance row, which saw teachers
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Emap positive about growth
Magazine and broadcasting group Emap sounded a cautiously optimistic note yesterday despite some worries over its new music television channels. Three months into its financial year, the group, which publishes titles including lads' mag FHM and runs 18
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Yell trading makes big noise
Trading in telephone directories group Yell got off to a bright start yesterday as investors warmly welcomed London's biggest share flotation in two years. Enthusiasm for the issue - the biggest since insurer Friends Provident listed in 2001 - sent the
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Delays ahead on city roads
Traffic jams from Monday when work starts to improve the junction between the A23 and Preston Drove in Brighton. The £1.2 million scheme will create new bus and cycle lanes and pedestrian crossings and upgrade the traffic lights. The road will be reconstructed
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Scourge of Nazis dies
Lord Shawcross, chief prosecutor in the post-war trials of the Nazis and Chancellor of Sussex University from 1965 to 1985, died yesterday at his home near Eastbourne, aged 101. He spent most of his life living in Sussex, at Uckfield, Cowbeech and Friston
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Teenager ordered to calm down
A teenager with a form of autism who was ordered to behave by the courts said: "It's too late - I've grown out of it." Ricky Weblin, 16, of Kenmure Avenue, Patcham, Brighton, was made the subject of an interim antisocial behaviour order (ASBO) by magistrates
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Gun threat charge
A man has been charged after a doctor was allegedly threatened with a rifle. Michael Connor, 34, of Gordon Road, Buxted, has been charged with affray and is being kept in custody ahead of an appearance at Lewes Magistrates Court. A Sussex Police spokesman
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Jazz this week, July 11-17
Here's our round-up of the best jazz and blues performers playing at venues around Sussex. VIC RICHARDS AND FRIENDS, King and Queen pub, Brighton, July 13, 12.30pm: Venerable vibesman and drummer returns to his regular spot, with Norman Evans and Frank
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On stage this week, July 11-17
Drama, comedy and a family night out are the best of the bunch this week. QUARTERMAINE'S TERMS, United Reformed Church, Hove, until July 12: Set in the Sixties in a school for foreign students in Cambridge, this play by Simon Gray follows an amusing but
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Gig guide, July 11-17
Velika, Jesse Sykes, Sparklehorse and Jazz Bop are our picks of the performers this week. VELIKA, Pressure Point, Brighton, July 14: This three-piece Brighton-based band is less than a year old and has already collected a following during various gigs
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Art: Everyday is Different, Permanent Gallery, Brighton, until August 2
The work of the artist known simply as Noble captures the drama of the discarded everyday object. Having moved here seven years ago from Yorkshire, the photographer walks the streets of Brighton daily, capturing the debris of city life. Although he started
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Music: Sweet Honey In The Rock, Brighton Dome, July 15
Strong as a rock, sweet as honey. There are several stories behind this extraordinary vocal group's journey. Sweet Honey In The Rock was the first song Bernice Johnson Reagon introduced to the new group of singers who formed in 1973, it being based on
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Stage: Barnum, Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, until August 16
Roll up, roll up for the greatest show on Earth! This mammoth show incorporates all the flamboyant showmanship and spectacle of PT Barnum's circus. It will be packed with circus acts, stage illusions, amazing acrobatics and death-defying feats. With a
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Stage: Mrs Warren's Profession, Theatre Royal, Brighton, July 14-19
At the age of 16 Twiggy, a skinny cockney schoolgirl, was a cultural icon. Her face beamed out from the covers of the world's great fashion magazines, she gazed down on us from billboards and poster sites and was hardly ever off television screens. Twiggy
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Anger over store's biscuit rationing
A children's voluntary worker walked out of a supermarket in disgust after staff refused to sell him 30 packets of biscuits - because he was only allowed ten. Stephan Bennett went into Tesco in Burgess Hill to buy snacks for a group of special needs children
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Official: Knitting is trendy again
They are doing it on the beach, on trains and are even squeezing in a session during lunch breaks. And it's guaranteed to get people staring. Once viewed as a pastime for grannies, celebrities Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Kate Moss and Geri Halliwell
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Think first
If the private flats at the King Alfred site are to finance both the leisure centre and the affordable housing (The Argus, July 3), they will have to be very expensive indeed. Could a housing association be able to afford the maintenance of the tall towers
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Life of fear on estate
One minute Miriam Binder was standing in her kitchen making a sandwich. The next she and her lunch were showered in urine and shattered glass. Someone had filled a latex glove with urine and hurled it through the window of the 47-year-old's rented council
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Black day
The Voice of The Argus (July 2), on the two remaining development schemes for Black Rock claimed "the council is safe in the knowledge that either (scheme) would benefit the seafront". It is true the regeneration west of the Palace Pier has been at the
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Off the rails
My company is relocating from Burgess Hill to Guildford in Surrey. My current door-to-door journey time is 40 minutes by foot/train. My new journey time will be two hours, due to the longer distance and the need to change trains. My alternative is to
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Golf: One-armed players defy disabilities
A 60-foot putt across the 17th green at East Blatchington gave Dave Crombie a world championship. It was not the first time the Scot could claim to be the best on the planet and, for that matter, Guernseyman Brian Parsons, who lost by 2 & 1 this time
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Life of service
Lord Shawcross was one of a rare breed - a jack of all trades and master of them too. In a highly-distinguished career, he served as chief prosecutor in the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal, an MP, Attorney General, director of numerous City institutions
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Power struggle
Looking down from the railway footbridge over Hove Station platform and sidings this summer, one can see new railway electricity sub-station buildings and power feeder cables spanning out to the third rail power supply for the new, heavier, sliding-door
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Cottey left feeling flat
Tony Cottey revived Sussex with his second successive century yesterday, but confessed to feeling 'flat' afterwards. His side wasted the opportunity to take control of their Championship match against Essex at Arundel. Cottey followed his 188 against
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Couple help demolish own home
For most people, watching the family home being demolished would be too much to bear. But Dave and Liz Mason were happy to lend a hand. The "demountable" building on the Whitehawk estate in Brighton has been their home for the past eight years. It is
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Young can't afford soaring house prices
Hundreds of young adults are without their own homes because of the soaring cost of housing, a survey has revealed. More than 2,500 new low-cost homes are thought to be needed in Adur over the next five years to keep up with the demand, although housing
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Sewage site demo threat
A conservation group has pledged to occupy a greenfield site if it is chosen for a new sewage works. Members say they'll camp there if necessary. The Friends of Sheepcote Valley are determined to protect the area, which is regularly visited by people
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Borrowing falls by 0.25%
The UK's stuttering economic recovery was given a boost yesterday when the Bank of England heeded industry calls for a cut in interest rates. In a dramatic first meeting as governor for Mervyn King, the bank voted to lower the cost of borrowing by a quarter
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Sewage site demo threat
A conservation group has pledged to occupy a greenfield site if it is chosen for a new sewage works. Members say they'll camp there if necessary. The Friends of Sheepcote Valley are determined to protect the area, which is regularly visited by people
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'Jedi' threat to kill dominatrix
A mentally ill man told a terrified dominatrix he was a Jedi Knight who had been ordered to kill her, a court heard. Steven Pollard, 28, had a blanket around his shoulders like a cape and was brandishing a 2ft scaffold pole like the characters in the
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'Jedi' threat to kill dominatrix
A mentally ill man told a terrified dominatrix he was a Jedi Knight who had been ordered to kill her, a court heard. Steven Pollard, 28, had a blanket around his shoulders like a cape and was brandishing a 2ft scaffold pole like the characters in the
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Tearaway saw himself as outcast
Ricky Weblin went to great lengths to be the naughtiest boy in school. He lived up to his name as the bad boy until fighting in the playground became brawling, swearing and stealing on the streets. He has now been given an interim anti-social behaviour
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Murder suspect 'found £120k'
A wealthy businessman was battered to death and dumped in the sea by a man obsessed with buying his luxury boat, a court heard. When detectives asked how £18,000-a-year train guard David MacBride hoped to pay for the 42ft motor cruiser he told them he
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At the cinema, July 11-17
Here are the movie listings for cinemas around Sussex in the next seven days. Just find the film you fancy and see where it's showing. ADAPTATION (15) at Hastings Odeon. (Wed only) BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE at Eastbourne UGC. (Tue only) BRUCE ALMIGHTY (12A
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Night clubbing, July 11
This weekend you're simply spoiled for choice, as long as it's Friday and you're in Brighton. THE BOUTIQUE, Concorde 2, Brighton, July 11: Brightonian Dave Clarke is a true one-off. The cigar-smoking, brandy-drinking techno god is back on home turf for
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Classical: Brighton Youth Orchestra, Hove Centre, Norton Road, July 13
Next year is the Brighton Youth Orchestra's 60th year but celebrations start here with a gala concert. Founded in 1944, the orchestra is the oldest independent youth orchestra in Europe and has a big reputation. It has recently toured Hong Kong, plays
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Comedy: Alan Carr, Komedia, Brighton, July 13
Think of the best Carry On Films, Julian Clary, and Dale Winton without the tan and you're almost there. This 26-year-old markets himself as a camp wimp from Northampton and is rising up the ranks to comic stardom. Carr broke into comedy after a fortune-teller
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MP rapped over road plans axe
A council leader had accused an MP of "fawning" to ministers following the shock decision to scrap plans for a series of new roads. Coun Peter Jones, Tory leader of East Sussex County Council, criticised Lewes MP Norman Baker for celebrating the Government
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Travellers inaction
I belong to a club which leases a field from Brighton and Hove City Council. Travellers arrived overnight, cut the lock off our gate and set up camp. They put on their own lock and locked us out. The council and police responded to our complaints by saying
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Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw
If you ever needed evidence of the power of The Argus, here it is. Sally Blann, manager of the Local Studies Centre in Church Street, Brighton, which we reported on last Thursday, says: "Many thanks for a wonderful article. "We've had a surprising number
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Think Of It This Way, by John Parry
It is both incomprehensible and a tragedy. Just when the Church of England should be doing everything possible to woo new, young congregations it seems hell-bent on self-destruction. As a result of the Canon Jeffrey John affair, the Anglican Communion
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Eagles ace snubs World Cup team
Eastbourne Eagles star Mark Loram is set to rule himself out of riding for Great Britain in next month's World Cup tournament in Denmark. The news, which will rock British speedway, means Great Britain will go into the event without their best rider.
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Life of fear on estate
One minute Miriam Binder was standing in her kitchen making a sandwich. The next she and her lunch were showered in urine and shattered glass. Someone had filled a latex glove with urine and hurled it through the window of the 47-year-old's rented council
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Black day
The Voice of The Argus (July 2), on the two remaining development schemes for Black Rock claimed "the council is safe in the knowledge that either (scheme) would benefit the seafront". It is true the regeneration west of the Palace Pier has been at the
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Racing: Plumpton to sponsor star of the future
Plumpton has become only the second racetrack in the United Kingdom to sponsor a jockey. James Davies, a promising conditional rider, has signed a one-year contract with the Sussex jumping track. Richard Johnson had a similar arrangement at Haydock Park
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Purl of a hobby
Knitting, a hobby once associated with grannies and maiden aunts, is now becoming hip and trendy. Brighton is to see a knitting club formed for young women rather than old and including many men. Anyone who sneers at seeing people bring out a ball of
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Golf: One-armed players defy disabilities
A 60-foot putt across the 17th green at East Blatchington gave Dave Crombie a world championship. It was not the first time the Scot could claim to be the best on the planet and, for that matter, Guernseyman Brian Parsons, who lost by 2 & 1 this time
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Speedway: Eagles trio take on world
Eastbourne skipper Joe Screen, Dean Barker and David Norris are all included in the Great Britain team for Monday's Test match against a Rest of the World side at Arlington Stadium. It means the Eagles trio, who all reached last week's British final,
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Life of service
Lord Shawcross was one of a rare breed - a jack of all trades and master of them too. In a highly-distinguished career, he served as chief prosecutor in the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal, an MP, Attorney General, director of numerous City institutions
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Clean sweep
Replacement of the bus shelter in Victoria Road, Portslade (The Argus, July 7), shows the lack of knowledge about this area. I have been trying to get the east end of the road cleaned for some time. Priorities include: Cutting back the growth at Portslade
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Power struggle
Looking down from the railway footbridge over Hove Station platform and sidings this summer, one can see new railway electricity sub-station buildings and power feeder cables spanning out to the third rail power supply for the new, heavier, sliding-door
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Cottey left feeling flat
Tony Cottey revived Sussex with his second successive century yesterday, but confessed to feeling 'flat' afterwards. His side wasted the opportunity to take control of their Championship match against Essex at Arundel. Cottey followed his 188 against
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Sex classes bid defeated
A bid to give parents the right to vet controversial sex education material used in schools was defeated in the House of Lords. Lady Blatch failed to persuade Peers new laws were needed to protect youngsters from "explicit and unacceptable" material used
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Transatlantic phone bill wrangle
What began as a kind gesture turned into a nightmare for Colin Yeandle when he ended up being threatened with court action. Most parents are happy to reverse the phone call charges when their children go to university and Colin was no exception, even
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Young can't afford soaring house prices
Hundreds of young adults are without their own homes because of the soaring cost of housing, a survey has revealed. More than 2,500 new low-cost homes are thought to be needed in Adur over the next five years to keep up with the demand, although housing
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Council to fight burner plans
Council leaders are gearing up for their part in the fight against controversial incinerator plans. Lewes District Council will next week present its case against a waste plant at North Quay, Newhaven, as part of the Waste Local Plan inquiry. The inquiry
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Tributes to bondage death pensioner
An 81-year-old former Navy officer found dead in a suburban bondage parlour has been described as a "kind, caring, distinguished gentleman." Paramedics found David Cecil Pelly's body at a house in a quiet street in Portslade, where the attic has been
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Teachers' pay plea
Teachers' pay should be set for two years, not one, in order to give schools more time to plan their budgets, headteachers said yesterday. The late arrival of information on staff costs was one of the drivers of this year's finance row, which saw teachers
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Borrowing falls by 0.25%
The UK's stuttering economic recovery was given a boost yesterday when the Bank of England heeded industry calls for a cut in interest rates. In a dramatic first meeting as governor for Mervyn King, the bank voted to lower the cost of borrowing by a quarter
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Delays ahead on city roads
Traffic jams from Monday when work starts to improve the junction between the A23 and Preston Drove in Brighton. The £1.2 million scheme will create new bus and cycle lanes and pedestrian crossings and upgrade the traffic lights. The road will be reconstructed
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'Jedi' threat to kill dominatrix
A mentally ill man told a terrified dominatrix he was a Jedi Knight who had been ordered to kill her, a court heard. Steven Pollard, 28, had a blanket around his shoulders like a cape and was brandishing a 2ft scaffold pole like the characters in the
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'Jedi' threat to kill dominatrix
A mentally ill man told a terrified dominatrix he was a Jedi Knight who had been ordered to kill her, a court heard. Steven Pollard, 28, had a blanket around his shoulders like a cape and was brandishing a 2ft scaffold pole like the characters in the
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Freezer clue to thefts
A frozen food shopper could hold clues to a series of burglaries in Horsham. Police are keen to trace anyone who had their freezer raided recently. They have recovered a haul which included a packet of Sainsbury's bacon, sweet 'n sour chicken, and a pack
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Golf shop raiders' £40,000 haul
Thieves smashed a hole in the wall of a Mid Sussex golf shop and escaped with more equipment worth more than £40,000. Michael Hennings, who owns the shop at Haywards Heath Golf Club, High Beech Lane, was alerted to the break-in by an alarm at 3am today
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Murder suspect 'found £120k'
A wealthy businessman was battered to death and dumped in the sea by a man obsessed with buying his luxury boat, a court heard. When detectives asked how £18,000-a-year train guard David MacBride hoped to pay for the 42ft motor cruiser he told them he
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Jazz this week, July 11-17
Here's our round-up of the best jazz and blues performers playing at venues around Sussex. VIC RICHARDS AND FRIENDS, King and Queen pub, Brighton, July 13, 12.30pm: Venerable vibesman and drummer returns to his regular spot, with Norman Evans and Frank
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Night clubbing, July 11
This weekend you're simply spoiled for choice, as long as it's Friday and you're in Brighton. THE BOUTIQUE, Concorde 2, Brighton, July 11: Brightonian Dave Clarke is a true one-off. The cigar-smoking, brandy-drinking techno god is back on home turf for
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Art: Everyday is Different, Permanent Gallery, Brighton, until August 2
The work of the artist known simply as Noble captures the drama of the discarded everyday object. Having moved here seven years ago from Yorkshire, the photographer walks the streets of Brighton daily, capturing the debris of city life. Although he started
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Stage: Barnum, Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, until August 16
Roll up, roll up for the greatest show on Earth! This mammoth show incorporates all the flamboyant showmanship and spectacle of PT Barnum's circus. It will be packed with circus acts, stage illusions, amazing acrobatics and death-defying feats. With a
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MP rapped over road plans axe
A council leader had accused an MP of "fawning" to ministers following the shock decision to scrap plans for a series of new roads. Coun Peter Jones, Tory leader of East Sussex County Council, criticised Lewes MP Norman Baker for celebrating the Government
