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Chris Adams: It's a bruising game in the field
Like me, those of you who saw Andrew Flintoff's sensational slip catch in Tuesday's one-day international match against South Africa must have been pretty impressed. We see those sort of catches on a fairly regular basis now and not just in the international
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Detectives fly to Thailand in brothels inquiry
Detectives are flying to Thailand in an attempt to unravel the profits of the UK's biggest Thai prostitution racket. Bubpha Savada, 45, of Cypress Avenue, Worthing, and her sister Monporn Hughes, 41, plucked scores of girls from poverty and promised them
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In search of city's camp landmarks
Comedian Julian Clary has dubbed the Volk's Railway in Brighton the city's campest attraction. But it has plenty of competitors. Julian, who has a flat in Brighton, is looking forward to a bumpy ride after performing the miniature railway's official reopening
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Thanks to you all
I recently spent a holiday in and around Brighton with my elderly mother. Thank you all for making it so enjoyable. Thanks to Paul at Hove Red Cross for lending us a wheelchair. Brighton's bus drivers for their help. To the South Central guard who brought
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Serving the people?
I always believed that being on the council, you were elected to serve the people. As a former South Portslade councillor, it was interesting to read the allowances listed in The Argus (July 9). Some councillors seem more interested in claiming money
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EU can aid us
Ian Hills's allegations about EU-imposed taxes are gravely mistaken on several counts (Letters, June 19). There has been no "Brussels decision" to charge VAT on the goods and services he lists. Any decision by EU member states to make changes to VAT exemptions
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Nurse likes look of Sussex giant
Nick Nurse has had a first real look at one of Sussex's brightest young talents. His verdict? Pat Bates, the 6ft 9ins centre from Worthing, is worth keeping a very close eye on. Bates, who plays high school basketball for Belmont Abbey in North Carolina
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Camping coach
Comedian Julian Clary says he loves Brighton because it's so camp and the campest thing about it is Volk's Railway. What would the eminent electricity and railway pioneer Magnus Volk have thought about that? Chances are the entrepreneurial inventor would
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Photo phobia
What could be more innocent than a picture taken by The Argus of children at the opening of a new swimming pool for Elm Grove School in Worthing with their feet dangling in the water? But when parents were asked for permission to use the picture, all
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Boat death jury told of 'twitching' defendant
An alleged killer sweated and twitched as he wrote a dud cheque for the luxury boat he was obsessed about, a court heard. Train guard David MacBride, 44, of Bramber Close, Bognor, has denied murdering 70-year-old Robert Saint after trying to buy a 42ft
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Protect kids
It depresses me that the so-called "smacking debate" is dogged by so much negativity. Giving children the same legal protection from being hit as adults would give us all cause to celebrate. Ordinary parents have nothing to fear from law reform and, in
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Discus ace set to fly the flag
Sussex discus record holder Claire Smithson has been selected to represent Great Britain in the European under-23 championships at Bydgoszcz in Poland next week The Brighton and Hove City thrower is in her first year at St Mary's College, Kingston and
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Less than Noble delay
There was great controversy in Brighton when plans to restore the West Pier involved building large shoreline leisure buildings to help make the project viable. After a long public debate, the scheme by developers St Modwen and the Brighton West Pier
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Davis is Sussex star turn
It was no surprise that a spinner kept Sussex in the hunt for another Championship success at Arundel yesterday. Instead of a Mushtaq Ahmed masterclass though, another good crowd were treated to Mark Davis producing his best performance since his 6-83
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We must help forgotten youth
My daughter is 12 years old. I am a full-time, working single parent and am dreading the summer holiday. My daughter would like to go to "adventure-type" holiday camps with kayaking, dance, climbing, abseiling and zip-wire. But these aren't run locally
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Brothers revel in island delight
Brighton brothers Ross and Ryan Long both achieved podium positions at the final event of the ACU Centenary Off-road Festival in the Isle of Wight. The festival, which lasted a week, featured all disciplines of off road motorcycling including trials,
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Richards in Eurocup double
Clive Richards claimed his second Autosport Caterham Eurocup race win of the season, triumphing in the seventh round of the championship at Zandvoort in the Netherlands. Richards, 42, from Itchingfield near Horsham, followed up that success with a third-place
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Neighbours fight low-cost homes
Neighbours have formed a community association to fight plans to build 122 low-cost homes on a greenfield site in Westdene, Brighton. The former playing fields at Redhill Close could be transformed into a £3 million development for low-income households
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Comic Mark is graduation guest
Controversial funnyman Mark Little took the stage to rapturous applause as he handed out certificates at a graduation ceremony. More than 400 students from Northbrook College, in Worthing laughed and applauded as he proved he was back on form, cracking
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Worker's £13,000 company card spree
A temp spent three months living the high life in a luxury airport hotel after going on a spending spree with a borrowed company credit card. Madelen Oswell racked up a £13,000 bill and hired a string of cars during her stay at the Holiday Inn near Gatwick
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Pier fights on to stop rival
Palace Pier bosses are gambling a fortune in their battle to block the resurrection of the West Pier. Slot machine giant the Noble Organisation's latest legal challenge to the scheme has been thrown out but last night managers pledged to pour thousands
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Chris Adams: It's a bruising game in the field
Like me, those of you who saw Andrew Flintoff's sensational slip catch in Tuesday's one-day international match against South Africa must have been pretty impressed. We see those sort of catches on a fairly regular basis now and not just in the international
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Detectives fly to Thailand in brothels inquiry
Detectives are flying to Thailand in an attempt to unravel the profits of the UK's biggest Thai prostitution racket. Bubpha Savada, 45, of Cypress Avenue, Worthing, and her sister Monporn Hughes, 41, plucked scores of girls from poverty and promised them
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'Jedi Knight' judged insane
A mentally ill man who told a terrified dominatrix he was a Jedi Knight sent to kill her has been cleared by a jury on the grounds of insanity. Steven Pollard, 28, wearing a blanket around his shoulders like a cape and brandishing a 2ft scaffold pole
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Home Truths, by Jacqui Bealing
My modem broke. My life was in disarray. Funny how quickly you come to rely on modern technology - or, in this case, modem technology. Five years ago I wouldn't have been suffering. My home computer was little more than an occasional distraction. It had
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Thanks to you all
I recently spent a holiday in and around Brighton with my elderly mother. Thank you all for making it so enjoyable. Thanks to Paul at Hove Red Cross for lending us a wheelchair. Brighton's bus drivers for their help. To the South Central guard who brought
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Longhurst is king of hot rod
Dave Longhurst is the new National Hot Road world champion. The Worthing race ace clinched the title at Spedeworth's Foxhall Heath Stadium, Ipswich, last Sunday. It completed a marvellous weekend for the 44-year-old who also finished second in the 2-litre
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EU can aid us
Ian Hills's allegations about EU-imposed taxes are gravely mistaken on several counts (Letters, June 19). There has been no "Brussels decision" to charge VAT on the goods and services he lists. Any decision by EU member states to make changes to VAT exemptions
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Nurse likes look of Sussex giant
Nick Nurse has had a first real look at one of Sussex's brightest young talents. His verdict? Pat Bates, the 6ft 9ins centre from Worthing, is worth keeping a very close eye on. Bates, who plays high school basketball for Belmont Abbey in North Carolina
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Camping coach
Comedian Julian Clary says he loves Brighton because it's so camp and the campest thing about it is Volk's Railway. What would the eminent electricity and railway pioneer Magnus Volk have thought about that? Chances are the entrepreneurial inventor would
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Date
Help is at hand
We are aware that disabled children need access to childcare (Letters, June 25). All our playschemes this summer offer places to children with special needs. Each scheme can take two children per day who need additional support. But these schemes are
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Date
Photo phobia
What could be more innocent than a picture taken by The Argus of children at the opening of a new swimming pool for Elm Grove School in Worthing with their feet dangling in the water? But when parents were asked for permission to use the picture, all
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Protect kids
It depresses me that the so-called "smacking debate" is dogged by so much negativity. Giving children the same legal protection from being hit as adults would give us all cause to celebrate. Ordinary parents have nothing to fear from law reform and, in
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Date
Discus ace set to fly the flag
Sussex discus record holder Claire Smithson has been selected to represent Great Britain in the European under-23 championships at Bydgoszcz in Poland next week The Brighton and Hove City thrower is in her first year at St Mary's College, Kingston and
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Terror teens
Pankhurst Avenue in Brighton is being terrorised by 30 to 40 teenagers every night, usually until three in the morning, two if we are very lucky. My kids get woken every night by yobs swearing, shouting and smashing bottles, leaving broken glass and scratches
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Zamora must wait for action
Albion are holding Bobby Zamora back from the beginning of their pre-season programme. The Seagulls' star striker is expected to return to the club on Monday or Tuesday, but he will not feature in Wednesday's opening friendly at Arundel. Assistant manager
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Richards in Eurocup double
Clive Richards claimed his second Autosport Caterham Eurocup race win of the season, triumphing in the seventh round of the championship at Zandvoort in the Netherlands. Richards, 42, from Itchingfield near Horsham, followed up that success with a third-place
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Date
Neighbours fight low-cost homes
Neighbours have formed a community association to fight plans to build 122 low-cost homes on a greenfield site in Westdene, Brighton. The former playing fields at Redhill Close could be transformed into a £3 million development for low-income households
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Pier fights on to stop rival
Palace Pier bosses are gambling a fortune in their battle to block the resurrection of the West Pier. Slot machine giant the Noble Organisation's latest legal challenge to the scheme has been thrown out but last night managers pledged to pour thousands
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Retailers move on 'Harrods of Brighton'
The developers have held out for months to ensure only the right tenants moved into what was once Brighton's most prestigious shopping address. The former Hanningtons department store used to be known as the Harrods of Brighton but large parts of it have
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In search of city's camp landmarks
Comedian Julian Clary has dubbed the Volk's Railway in Brighton the city's campest attraction. But it has plenty of competitors. Julian, who has a flat in Brighton, is looking forward to a bumpy ride after performing the miniature railway's official reopening
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Cricket humour
Giles, Troughton, McGrath, Clark, Key, Solanki and Reid. Any of these names ring a bell? They are the jokes the England cricket selectors are keeping up their sleeves. But not far enough up them. -NG Turner, Southwick
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Cutting the hedges
Apt indeed that Judge Michael Kennedy QC (popularly known as "Cut The Crap" Kennedy' for his useful and forthright advice to the people of Brighton over the years) will opt to perfect his hedge-laying skills during his well-earned retirement. A builder
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Serving the people?
I always believed that being on the council, you were elected to serve the people. As a former South Portslade councillor, it was interesting to read the allowances listed in The Argus (July 9). Some councillors seem more interested in claiming money
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Date
Boat death jury told of 'twitching' defendant
An alleged killer sweated and twitched as he wrote a dud cheque for the luxury boat he was obsessed about, a court heard. Train guard David MacBride, 44, of Bramber Close, Bognor, has denied murdering 70-year-old Robert Saint after trying to buy a 42ft
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Date
Less than Noble delay
There was great controversy in Brighton when plans to restore the West Pier involved building large shoreline leisure buildings to help make the project viable. After a long public debate, the scheme by developers St Modwen and the Brighton West Pier
-
Date
Davis is Sussex star turn
It was no surprise that a spinner kept Sussex in the hunt for another Championship success at Arundel yesterday. Instead of a Mushtaq Ahmed masterclass though, another good crowd were treated to Mark Davis producing his best performance since his 6-83
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Date
We must help forgotten youth
My daughter is 12 years old. I am a full-time, working single parent and am dreading the summer holiday. My daughter would like to go to "adventure-type" holiday camps with kayaking, dance, climbing, abseiling and zip-wire. But these aren't run locally
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Date
Sussex bowlers on red alert
Sussex are keeping their options open as they bid to continue their one-day revival at Arundel tomorrow. The Sharks have added Paul Hutchison and fit-again Billy Taylor to the squad as they chase a third win in the National League against Derbyshire Scorpions
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Race chiefs hit back at Eddery
Brighton racecourse has refuted claims by top jockey Pat Eddery that the track is dangerous and should be closed. Eddery has whipped up a storm with remarks he made to a national newspaper. The 11-times champion jockey said: "I'd close the course at Brighton
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Brothers revel in island delight
Brighton brothers Ross and Ryan Long both achieved podium positions at the final event of the ACU Centenary Off-road Festival in the Isle of Wight. The festival, which lasted a week, featured all disciplines of off road motorcycling including trials,
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Airgun man defied ban
A partially deaf man has been sentenced after he admitted shooting his airgun at a shed near a school. Wayne Harcourt, 23, of the YMCA hostel, Vicarage Drive, Eastbourne, was discovered near St Bede's School, Dukes Drive, Eastbourne, on May 24 last year
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Comic Mark is graduation guest
Controversial funnyman Mark Little took the stage to rapturous applause as he handed out certificates at a graduation ceremony. More than 400 students from Northbrook College, in Worthing laughed and applauded as he proved he was back on form, cracking
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Worker's £13,000 company card spree
A temp spent three months living the high life in a luxury airport hotel after going on a spending spree with a borrowed company credit card. Madelen Oswell racked up a £13,000 bill and hired a string of cars during her stay at the Holiday Inn near Gatwick
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Date
Retailers move on 'Harrods of Brighton'
The developers have held out for months to ensure only the right tenants moved into what was once Brighton's most prestigious shopping address. The former Hanningtons department store used to be known as the Harrods of Brighton but large parts of it have
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Date
'Jedi Knight' judged insane
A mentally ill man who told a terrified dominatrix he was a Jedi Knight sent to kill her has been cleared by a jury on the grounds of insanity. Steven Pollard, 28, wearing a blanket around his shoulders like a cape and brandishing a 2ft scaffold pole
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Home Truths, by Jacqui Bealing
My modem broke. My life was in disarray. Funny how quickly you come to rely on modern technology - or, in this case, modem technology. Five years ago I wouldn't have been suffering. My home computer was little more than an occasional distraction. It had
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Date
Cricket humour
Giles, Troughton, McGrath, Clark, Key, Solanki and Reid. Any of these names ring a bell? They are the jokes the England cricket selectors are keeping up their sleeves. But not far enough up them. -NG Turner, Southwick
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Date
Cutting the hedges
Apt indeed that Judge Michael Kennedy QC (popularly known as "Cut The Crap" Kennedy' for his useful and forthright advice to the people of Brighton over the years) will opt to perfect his hedge-laying skills during his well-earned retirement. A builder
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Date
Longhurst is king of hot rod
Dave Longhurst is the new National Hot Road world champion. The Worthing race ace clinched the title at Spedeworth's Foxhall Heath Stadium, Ipswich, last Sunday. It completed a marvellous weekend for the 44-year-old who also finished second in the 2-litre
-
Date
Help is at hand
We are aware that disabled children need access to childcare (Letters, June 25). All our playschemes this summer offer places to children with special needs. Each scheme can take two children per day who need additional support. But these schemes are
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Date
Terror teens
Pankhurst Avenue in Brighton is being terrorised by 30 to 40 teenagers every night, usually until three in the morning, two if we are very lucky. My kids get woken every night by yobs swearing, shouting and smashing bottles, leaving broken glass and scratches
-
Date
Sussex bowlers on red alert
Sussex are keeping their options open as they bid to continue their one-day revival at Arundel tomorrow. The Sharks have added Paul Hutchison and fit-again Billy Taylor to the squad as they chase a third win in the National League against Derbyshire Scorpions
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Date
Race chiefs hit back at Eddery
Brighton racecourse has refuted claims by top jockey Pat Eddery that the track is dangerous and should be closed. Eddery has whipped up a storm with remarks he made to a national newspaper. The 11-times champion jockey said: "I'd close the course at Brighton
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Date
Airgun man defied ban
A partially deaf man has been sentenced after he admitted shooting his airgun at a shed near a school. Wayne Harcourt, 23, of the YMCA hostel, Vicarage Drive, Eastbourne, was discovered near St Bede's School, Dukes Drive, Eastbourne, on May 24 last year
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Zamora must wait for action
Albion are holding Bobby Zamora back from the beginning of their pre-season programme. The Seagulls' star striker is expected to return to the club on Monday or Tuesday, but he will not feature in Wednesday's opening friendly at Arundel. Assistant manager
