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Keeper wants Seagulls deal
Goalkeeper Darryl Flahavan hopes to clinch a deal with Albion by impressing in the first pre-season friendly at Arundel tonight. Flahavan expects to be given 45 minutes against the County Leaguers with fellow trialist Carl Wilson-Denis also making his
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Safe haven for homeless rats
There are shelters for homeless people, kennels for stray cats and dogs but now, even rats have their own saviour when hard times bite. Judi Walker has been looking after the welfare of domestic but destitute rodents in Worthing for seven years and has
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Missing the Mark
What a really nice picture of Mark Little and his missus, Cathy, on the front page of The Argus (July 12). Strewth, Mark gets the last laugh. Yes, a really decent lift for someone who was given the chop from The Komedia for trying to protect a wheelchair-bound
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Scouts reach 50 - and dream of new home
A Scout group celebrating its 50th anniversary needs up to £70,000 for a new headquarters. The 1st Findon Valley pack in Worthing held a party in the grounds of Vale School, Vale Avenue, Findon Valley, on Sunday. The event was attended by the Mayor of
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July 15: Leicestershire v Sussex (Close)
Mushtaq Ahmed collected his sixth five-wicket haul of the season but Sussex will feel they missed the chance to build an impregnable position against the first division strugglers. The brilliant leg-spinner took his season's haul to 60 with 5-93, helping
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Suez tragedy
In response to Richard Symonds (Letters, July 11), the real tragedy of the 1956 Suez campaign was that it had to be aborted. Had it succeeded, the whole Middle East situation could have been so different. Nasser was instrumental in bringing the Soviet
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Downs park plan for failed bypass
Land set aside for an axed bypass project could become a late addition to the proposed South Downs national park. Countryside chiefs expect to include the line of the Arundel bypass in the park, after Transport Secretary Alistair Darling rejected the
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Rotary recruits
The new rotary year in Worthing has begun with the induction of three new presidents. They are Terry Herbert, of Worthing Steyne Rotary Club; John Melser, of Worthing Rotary Club; and Dr Padem Sethi, of West Worthing Rotary Club. All three clubs have
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Help badgers
We have recently been called out to many incidents involving badgers which have been found dead or dying through dehydration and malnutrition. Our latest incident on Saturday was a young badger cub found in a garden which unfortunately died. All animals
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How we cope
As parents of a 13-year-old boy with Aspergers, who was diagnosed aged seven, we read your article about 16-year-old Ricky and his family with a mixture of strong emotions (The Argus, July 11). Ricky's autistic condition was undiagnosed for the first
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Par-fect boost
Members of Worthing Golf Club have raised £11,785 for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Sheridan Edwards, community fundraiser for the charity, said: "When I opened the post and saw the size of the cheque I was absolutely delighted. "I can only imagine the amount
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MBE honour
A conservationist has been made an MBE for almost two decades of working to protect the Sullington and Storrington area. Don Filiston, who has been chairman of Sandgate Conservation Society for 17 years, has helped steer the organisation into one of the
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Old school row
Conservation watchdogs have slammed planners for allowing the demolition of a historic school to make way for 24 flats. Worthing Society chairman Robert Elleray, a long-standing campaigner against the destruction of the town's architectural heritage,
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New blood at the top in town hall
Worthing has a new team at the top in the town hall. The municipal shake-up, described as a quantum leap by borough council leader Sheila Player, followed the departure of senior officers Colin Smith, Hywel Griffiths and Tony Clarke. They have been replaced
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Between You and Me, by Vanora Leigh
Last straws may break camels' backs but it was a toenail that caused The Mother to explode with anger. "Is this yours?" she asked, marching into the kitchen where I was cleaning a battle-scarred, no longer non-stick saucepan. In her hand, or rather held
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Station site housing gets go-ahead
Plans for a "five-star" housing scheme on a former bus station could rejuvenate derelict town centre land in Haywards Heath. Wolanski and Co Trustees Ltd have been given the go-ahead by Mid Sussex District Council to build a complex of 65 en suite rooms
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Gridlocked road is worse than bypass
I recently attended a meeting with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Transport, together with representatives of West Sussex County Council, the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) and the Government Office of the
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Help festival
We are a small Brighton company with limited resources but have found the money to help fund various events in the Festival over the years. There have been tremendous benefits to us as individuals, both staff and directors, in involvement in the artistic
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Football: Selsey may be forced to fold
Selsey remain unsure whether they will be able to start the new County League season. Last year's John O'Hara League Cup winners held a crisis meeting on Monday evening to see whether they club could continue. They still have no manager with just a month
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Elitist Dome
I have read with interest your articles concerning the new cash crisis at the Dome. I worked at the Dome before its closure and during its closure but left just before it reopened, so know a bit about what went on. The venue has become a "concert hall
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Football: New era at Worthing
Albion might not have been at Worthing for their annual friendly last night but there was a strong Seagulls connection as the Alan Pook era kicked off in earnest. Rebels' run-out with Steve Coppell's men, scheduled for last night, had been called off
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Could do better
No hospitals and health trusts in Sussex had the ignominy this year of not receiving any stars in the ratings system of the NHS. But only two out of 20 managed the maximum three stars and most received just one, which means they could do better. That
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It was a fight well fought
No one could have fought harder to keep their special school than the parents, teachers and pupils at St Anne's in Lewes. But after a report from an independent adjudicator recommending closure, it seems the long battle is over. It is a tragedy the adjudicator
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Clothing call
Worthing residents are being urged to turn out their wardrobes for summer clothes they no longer want. Following recent hot weather, the Link Romania charity shops in Worthing and Rustington have had such a run on summer wear that their stock is very
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Comment: Ian Hart
Parliament could hardly control its glee when Communism collapsed in Eastern Europe. But I wonder how many MPs will still be smirking if football in this country suffers as a result of that monumental political change over a decade ago? Last week it was
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Dome is needed for survival of the city
I am writing to express my concern at the article Begging Bowl is held out by Dome (The Argus, July 8), and the misleading impressions it creates about arts funding in Sussex. Contrary to popular misconception, especially after the City of Culture bid
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Report: Leicestershire v Sussex
Mushtaq Ahmed collected his sixth five-wicket haul of the season but Sussex will feel they missed the chance to build an impregnable position against the first division strugglers. The brilliant leg-spinner took his season's haul to 60 with 5-93, helping
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Cricket: Lewry gives Sussex a scare
Jason Lewry gave Sussex an injury worry on the first day of their Championship match with Leicestershire yesterday. The left-armer has been ruled out for at least ten days after suffering a side strain on the opening day at Grace Road. Lewry, who returned
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Stones warning
Police have warned that a gang of teenagers throwing stones at cars and shops in Lancing could seriously injure someone. Stones have been found after a spate of reports of windows in shops and cars being smashed in Lancing on Wednesday between 11.45pm
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Canal man named
A man who drowned in the Royal Military Canal at Rye on Sunday has been named. Theodore Cole, 18, of Rye Road, Rye Foreign, drowned after jumping in to the canal to cool off from the sweltering heat. An inquest will be held but no date has been fixed.
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Boss's tribute to A27 victim
Colleagues today paid tribute to a taxi driver killed in a pile-up on a main road. Derek Ferguson, of Chawbrook Road, Eastbourne, was driving four special needs pupils home from St Anne's School in Lewes on Monday when his Skoda Octavia was involved in
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City firm's storage solution
A Brighton-based removal company has launched the first of a planned series of nationwide self-storage operations. Bishop's Move, the largest independent removals company in the UK, has launched the Ease the Squeeze service at its South Road removals
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Tennis overhaul
Six public tennis courts have been given a £12,000 overhaul. The courts at Field Place, Durrington, Worthing, were refurbished after complaints about their uneven surface. The facilities are used by the Field Place Junior Tennis Academy, which meets on
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Trust in reserve
A Rustington business has been recognised for supporting the South-East's reserve military forces. Global Security Management, based in The Street, was honoured at a reception and evening supper on board HMS Victory at Portsmouth. The firm's managing
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Village views
An exhibition of proposed traffic calming measures for Angmering will take place this week. The proposed slowdown of traffic through the village centre follows the opening of the £4 million Angmering bypass in February. The new road has diverted much
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Accused pair face execution
Two men will stand trial in China next week for the murder of a backpacker on a remote mountain trail. Shirine Harburn, 30, from Langley Green, Crawley, was stabbed 17 times in the chest as she walked alone in May 2000. The trial is due to start on Monday
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Heatwave raises water pressure
Water companies are urging customers to conserve water after soaring temperatures led to supply problems in parts of Sussex. Southern Water has ruled out a hosepipe ban but says customers have to be careful to make sure supplies remain constant. It warned
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Free ice cream to help charity
Free ice cream will be dished out as part of a campaign to raise money for a national children's charity. Ben & Jerry's will be holding a Free Cone Day in Brighton to celebrate its 25th birthday and raise cash for ChildLine. The company's school bus
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Roadworks cause traffic chaos
Roadworks caused massive tailbacks into Brighton, leaving drivers simmering on one of the hottest days of the year. Business owners are also complaining about Brighton and Hove City Council's decision to start ripping up Preston Drove at the junction
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BA workers stage age protest
Cabin crew dumped from their job for being too old are furious their boss if still able to work despite being 69. The former British Airways stewardesses yesterday lobbied shareholders attending the firm's annual general meeting. Among them was Jill Kitchenham
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Motorist threatened with gun
A terrified driver jumped a red light to escape three road rage attackers who pointed a pistol at him. The 38-year-old victim sped away when the front-seat passenger in a Ford Escort RS2000 wound down the window and aimed the firearm. Police say the man
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Firm fined £8,000 over roof fall
A Sussex company has been fined £8,000 after a workman suffered major head injuries when he crashed through a roof. David Brammer, 52, from Eastbourne, went to the Partco depot in Eddison Road, Eastbourne, on March 26 last year after staff reported a
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Jordan in sports car crash
Glamour model Jordan escaped injury when her new £70,000 Mercedes sports car was in collision with a lorry. The accident happened as Jordan, real name Katie Price, was driving from a friend's house in Cowfold, near Horsham, back to her £300,000 farmhouse
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Anyone for cheesy cats and lollipups?
There's nothing Rown the Labrador and his canine companion Buzz like more after a hard day's barking than to sit down and enjoy a gourmet meal by candlelight. Not for them a bowl of unappetising dried biscuits or reformed meat of some unidentifiable origin
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Keeper wants Seagulls deal
Goalkeeper Darryl Flahavan hopes to clinch a deal with Albion by impressing in the first pre-season friendly at Arundel tonight. Flahavan expects to be given 45 minutes against the County Leaguers with fellow trialist Carl Wilson-Denis also making his
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Missing the Mark
What a really nice picture of Mark Little and his missus, Cathy, on the front page of The Argus (July 12). Strewth, Mark gets the last laugh. Yes, a really decent lift for someone who was given the chop from The Komedia for trying to protect a wheelchair-bound
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Suez tragedy
In response to Richard Symonds (Letters, July 11), the real tragedy of the 1956 Suez campaign was that it had to be aborted. Had it succeeded, the whole Middle East situation could have been so different. Nasser was instrumental in bringing the Soviet
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Downs park plan for failed bypass
Land set aside for an axed bypass project could become a late addition to the proposed South Downs national park. Countryside chiefs expect to include the line of the Arundel bypass in the park, after Transport Secretary Alistair Darling rejected the
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Help badgers
We have recently been called out to many incidents involving badgers which have been found dead or dying through dehydration and malnutrition. Our latest incident on Saturday was a young badger cub found in a garden which unfortunately died. All animals
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Queen's wishes
The Queen has sent her congratulations to a Worthing-based sporting organisation celebrating its centenary. The English Bowling Association (EBA), based at Beach House Park, off Lyndhurst Road, was founded in 1903 by the famous cricketer WG Grace. The
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Royal role
Princess Alexandra has agreed to become the new president of Gifford House following the death of the Queen Mother. She is colonel-in-chief of the King's Own Royal Border Regiment and deputy colonel of The Light Infantry and the Queen's Royal Lancers.
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New blood at the top in town hall
Worthing has a new team at the top in the town hall. The municipal shake-up, described as a quantum leap by borough council leader Sheila Player, followed the departure of senior officers Colin Smith, Hywel Griffiths and Tony Clarke. They have been replaced
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Between You and Me, by Vanora Leigh
Last straws may break camels' backs but it was a toenail that caused The Mother to explode with anger. "Is this yours?" she asked, marching into the kitchen where I was cleaning a battle-scarred, no longer non-stick saucepan. In her hand, or rather held
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Search for best in town
An award scheme has been launched for Eastbourne businesses. The Eastbourne Business Awards 2003 are being supported by Sussex Enterprise and organised by a group of Eastbourne companies including chartered accountants Ogilvie Booth Coles, public relations
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Accused pair face execution
Two men will stand trial in China next week for the murder of a backpacker on a remote mountain trail. Shirine Harburn, 30, from Langley Green, Crawley, was stabbed 17 times in the chest as she walked alone in May 2000. The trial is due to start on Monday
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Home plans set for veto
Plans to build new homes on one of the biggest brownfield sites in Sussex could be knocked back because the land has been earmarked for employment and business. Developers are trying to gain permission for more than 300 homes as part of the bid to regenerate
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Cheers at 3-star hospital
A Mid Sussex hospital has been named one of the best in England. Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, kept its maximum three stars in the annual Government star ratings published today. It means the specialist hospital is able to press ahead with
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7,000 calls greet new bin scheme
Workers at a refuse depot were overwhelmed by more than 7,000 calls in the first week of a controversial new rubbish collection service. That is one in seven of Worthing's population who were either angry or confused by changes to the system where residents
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Historic building under the spotlight
Councillors have warned the owner of Worthing's most historic building: "We are coming to inspect your property whether you like it or not." The ultimatum came at a meeting of the borough council's executive as patience finally ran out over Castle Goring
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Huntsman cleared of assault
A professional huntsman has been cleared of assaulting a hunt saboteur. Jonathan Broise, 46, of London Road, Petworth, West Sussex, was found not guilty at Chichester Crown Court yesterday. He denied assault causing actual bodily harm to Simon Wild, 45
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Principal fears for working class students
A college principal says he fears for the future of working class education as student debts soar. Michael Thrower, of Northbrook College, Worthing, voiced his concern at an awards ceremony attended by more than 1,000 people. He called on the Government
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Boss's tribute to A27 victim
Colleagues today paid tribute to a taxi driver killed in a pile-up on a main road. Derek Ferguson, of Chawbrook Road, Eastbourne, was driving four special needs pupils home from St Anne's School in Lewes on Monday when his Skoda Octavia was involved in
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Hospitals get good report
Hospitals in Eastbourne and St Leonards have been named some of the best performing in Sussex. East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust has been given two stars out of a possible three in the Government's annual star ratings published today. The trust runs Eastbourne
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Gridlocked road is worse than bypass
I recently attended a meeting with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Transport, together with representatives of West Sussex County Council, the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) and the Government Office of the
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Youth Athletics: Sussex gold diggers
Simon Cooke and Ellen Howarth-Brown won gold medals at the All England Schools Championship in Sheffield. There were also four silver medals on a bumper day for Sussex schools' athletics. Cooke (Chichester College) won the senior discus with a personal
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Youth Athletics: County pair world class
Carley Wenham and Charlotte Browning proved themselves against a world class field three years their senior. Carley was sixth in the 200m as was Charlotte in the 1,500m at the World Youth Games at Sherbrooke, near Montreal, Canada. The pair, who missed
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Football: Selsey may be forced to fold
Selsey remain unsure whether they will be able to start the new County League season. Last year's John O'Hara League Cup winners held a crisis meeting on Monday evening to see whether they club could continue. They still have no manager with just a month
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Basketball: Bears sign play-off tormentor
Brighton Bears have signed one of their play-off final tormentors as they plan for Europe. Philip Perre, the 6ft 6in forward whose work close to the basket helped Scottish Rocks hold off Bears in the BBL Championship final in May, is heading south on
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Comment: Ian Hart
Parliament could hardly control its glee when Communism collapsed in Eastern Europe. But I wonder how many MPs will still be smirking if football in this country suffers as a result of that monumental political change over a decade ago? Last week it was
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Dome is needed for survival of the city
I am writing to express my concern at the article Begging Bowl is held out by Dome (The Argus, July 8), and the misleading impressions it creates about arts funding in Sussex. Contrary to popular misconception, especially after the City of Culture bid
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Cricket: Lewry gives Sussex a scare
Jason Lewry gave Sussex an injury worry on the first day of their Championship match with Leicestershire yesterday. The left-armer has been ruled out for at least ten days after suffering a side strain on the opening day at Grace Road. Lewry, who returned
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Pub false alarm
Bar staff have spent a week convincing regulars their pub hasn't been burgled after smashing in the windows as part of a refurbishment. The Farmers Hotel in South Street, Lancing, says it has had a constant stream of worried punters asking what had happened
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Keeper wants Seagulls deal
Goalkeeper Darryl Flahavan hopes to clinch a deal with Albion by impressing in the first pre-season friendly at Arundel tonight. Flahavan expects to be given 45 minutes against the County Leaguers with fellow trialist Carl Wilson-Denis also making his
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University at 12
HarleyGreen is breaking up from school early to go straight to university - despite being just 12 years old. Harley, of Robinson Close, Lancing, is the only pupil in Sussex to be offered a place on a maths and science course at Warwick University's summer
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Stones warning
Police have warned that a gang of teenagers throwing stones at cars and shops in Lancing could seriously injure someone. Stones have been found after a spate of reports of windows in shops and cars being smashed in Lancing on Wednesday between 11.45pm
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Mini marketing
Staff at an estate agents are giving Worthing a flavour of the film The Italian Job as they whizz around town in Mini Coopers. Michael Jones & Co has taken delivery of two Minis and the distinctive green and gold cars can be seen in and around the
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Rubbish fashion
Residents are being urged to rethink the way they deal with their rubbish at the inaugural Littlehampton Recycling Festival. The festival, which takes place on Saturday on the seafront green, near Harbour Park, has been organised by Littlehampton resident
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Winning swim
A brother and sister scooped the honours in the annual Worthing sea swim. Nathan Hart won the men's race while Melanie Hart claimed the ladies' event, organised by Worthing Swimming Club. Mayor of Worthing Councillor James Doyle and his wife Mel were
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Shareholders in pay revolt
Fashion house Burberry was hit by a shareholder protest over pay policies that could earn its chief executive an estimated £12.4 million if she was fired. Just under a third of investors - other than majority shareholder GUS, which holds 77.5 per cent
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Arms protest
Anti-war protesters, dressed as the Grim Reaper, Tony Blair and George Bush, held a demonstration against the arms trade. Campaigners from Worthing Against War collected more than 100 signatures for a petition in Montague Place on Saturday. Some protesters
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PC talks man out of suicide bid
A police officer has been praised for talking a man out of trying to kill himself. PC Luke Mackie was called to scaffolding outside a building in Palmeira Square, Hove, early yesterday. A man, who has not been named, was hanging from the scaffolding 150ft
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Trust in reserve
A Rustington business has been recognised for supporting the South-East's reserve military forces. Global Security Management, based in The Street, was honoured at a reception and evening supper on board HMS Victory at Portsmouth. The firm's managing
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Village views
An exhibition of proposed traffic calming measures for Angmering will take place this week. The proposed slowdown of traffic through the village centre follows the opening of the £4 million Angmering bypass in February. The new road has diverted much
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Huntsman cleared of assault
A professional huntsman has been cleared of assaulting a hunt saboteur. Jonathan Broise, 46, of London Road, Petworth, West Sussex, was found not guilty at Chichester Crown Court yesterday. He denied assault causing actual bodily harm to Simon Wild, 45
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Accused pair face execution
Two men will stand trial in China next week for the murder of a backpacker on a remote mountain trail. Shirine Harburn, 30, from Langley Green, Crawley, was stabbed 17 times in the chest as she walked alone in May 2000. The trial is due to start on Monday
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Brighton Youth Orchestra, Hove Centre, Hove Town Hall
Should you ever despair of young people today, pop along to any Brighton Youth Orchestra concert and you will be wonderfully surprised. For almost 60 years, the orchestra has been producing notable musicians who have gone on to fill our national orchestras
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Heatwave raises water pressure
Water companies are urging customers to conserve water after soaring temperatures led to supply problems in parts of Sussex. Southern Water has ruled out a hosepipe ban but says customers have to be careful to make sure supplies remain constant. It warned
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Boat was a gift, jury told
A train guard accused of murder told police he bought a luxury boat for his wife as a surprise birthday present, a court heard. David MacBride, 44, who earnt £18,000 a year working for a rail company, is accused of battering to death Robert Saint, the
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Free ice cream to help charity
Free ice cream will be dished out as part of a campaign to raise money for a national children's charity. Ben & Jerry's will be holding a Free Cone Day in Brighton to celebrate its 25th birthday and raise cash for ChildLine. The company's school bus
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Money men back futuristic towers
Futuristic towers on Hove seafront would generate jobs, provide housing and attract tourists injecting up to £32 million a year into the economy, according to a new report. Financial experts hired by the city council to assess the two remaining proposals
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A wry look at Worthing
Sentinel attended Northbrook College's awards ceremony at the Assembly Hall on Friday and emerged about 2st lighter from what was a sauna-like atmosphere. The official programmes came in useful as fans after organisers shut the main doors to the auditorium
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Hart Beat with Ian Hart
With the great weather we've been having, what's the point jetting off to Spain or Greece for a bit of sun? On Sunday, after having a barbecue in the garden at lunchtime, we put the kids and the dog in the car and went down to Goring beach. It was absolutely
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Eagle eye aids drug crackdown
More than 50 people have been arrested in the past two weeks by police using a vehicle number plate reader. The automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) team has been working across Sussex in the past four months to catch drug dealers and burglars. The
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Jordan in sports car crash
Glamour model Jordan escaped injury when her new £70,000 Mercedes sports car was in collision with a lorry. The accident happened as Jordan, real name Katie Price, was driving from a friend's house in Cowfold, near Horsham, back to her £300,000 farmhouse
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Anyone for cheesy cats and lollipups?
There's nothing Rown the Labrador and his canine companion Buzz like more after a hard day's barking than to sit down and enjoy a gourmet meal by candlelight. Not for them a bowl of unappetising dried biscuits or reformed meat of some unidentifiable origin
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Banner warnings
Eye-catching banners warning parents to park properly outside schools are being hung around Worthing. The banners are part of the Safer Routes to School scheme launched by the Road Safety Team at Centenary House, Durrington. The team has arranged for
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High-flying fun
The Worthing Festival kicks off in spectacular style next week when the Red Arrows take to the skies. The three-day event, which starts on Friday, July 25, and runs into Saturday and Sunday, is expected to attract up to 250,000 visitors to the town. Crowd-pullers
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Tony's fox ban
There have been questions raised in the letters page of The Argus as to why the Government is wasting so much time over fox hunting when our public services are crumbling. The reason is that it uses this issue as a tool. Firstly, it dangled a ban before
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Queen's wishes
The Queen has sent her congratulations to a Worthing-based sporting organisation celebrating its centenary. The English Bowling Association (EBA), based at Beach House Park, off Lyndhurst Road, was founded in 1903 by the famous cricketer WG Grace. The
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Thanks Morty
I must respond to your recent article "It's muddle and strife at the Rebels" (The Argus, July 9). As a current major shareholder and former director of the club, I am appalled at the way the manager Barry Lloyd has been treated and fully support, and
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Royal role
Princess Alexandra has agreed to become the new president of Gifford House following the death of the Queen Mother. She is colonel-in-chief of the King's Own Royal Border Regiment and deputy colonel of The Light Infantry and the Queen's Royal Lancers.
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Money men back futuristic towers
Futuristic towers on Hove seafront would generate jobs, provide housing and attract tourists injecting up to £32 million a year into the economy, according to a new report. Financial experts hired by the city council to assess the two remaining proposals
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Greens say no to Dome cash
Greens are opposing plans to spend city council cash on helping the Dome arts centre in Brighton. Brighton and Hove City Council's policy committee is being recommended tonight to aid Brighton Festival, which runs the restored building, with £600,000
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Search for best in town
An award scheme has been launched for Eastbourne businesses. The Eastbourne Business Awards 2003 are being supported by Sussex Enterprise and organised by a group of Eastbourne companies including chartered accountants Ogilvie Booth Coles, public relations
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Club for the night people to be heard
An association is encouraging more nightclub owners to come forward and make their views known about the late-night economy. Following a meeting organised by the City Centre Business Forum in January, Simon Woplin, from the Funky Buddah Lounge in King's
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Sewage protesters picket meeting
More than 80 people from Brighton and Peacehaven lobbied water company directors as they met in Worthing yesterday. Chanting and waving banners outside the Southern Water board meeting, they called for Upper Sheepcote Valley, Brighton, and Peacehaven
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Home plans set for veto
Plans to build new homes on one of the biggest brownfield sites in Sussex could be knocked back because the land has been earmarked for employment and business. Developers are trying to gain permission for more than 300 homes as part of the bid to regenerate
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Historic building under the spotlight
Councillors have warned the owner of Worthing's most historic building: "We are coming to inspect your property whether you like it or not." The ultimatum came at a meeting of the borough council's executive as patience finally ran out over Castle Goring
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Heaven in Hove
I think St Anne's Wells Garden in Hove is wonderful - God's creation. -Julie Canham, Hove
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Still going
I founded the Cheetahs in 1953. We started weight training in a large garage in Lower Market Street, Hove - Pete Lade, myself and three other members. Our main activity was weight lifting but Pete and I enjoyed cycle racing and road walking as well. In
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Youth Athletics: Sussex gold diggers
Simon Cooke and Ellen Howarth-Brown won gold medals at the All England Schools Championship in Sheffield. There were also four silver medals on a bumper day for Sussex schools' athletics. Cooke (Chichester College) won the senior discus with a personal
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Rainbow city
We don't have to delve deeply into the history of Brighton to discover that the city on the southern-most coast has the edge on the majority of other cities in the UK. Brighton has gained its reputation deservedly for being the city where art and culture
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Youth Athletics: County pair world class
Carley Wenham and Charlotte Browning proved themselves against a world class field three years their senior. Carley was sixth in the 200m as was Charlotte in the 1,500m at the World Youth Games at Sherbrooke, near Montreal, Canada. The pair, who missed
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Doggone it
Posh grub for pooches is being provided by Samantha King-Grant from Brighton in a range of canine cuisine. The tasty, nutritious grub goes down a treat with the dogs and also helps keep them healthy. Any dog owners who don't wish to give their pets the
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Landmark sweeps back into service
It was a delicate operation on one of the hottest days of the year. But, under the expert guidance of Sussex millwright Paul Rigden, the huge 30ft sails have now been replaced on one of Britain's best known windmills has been restored after a two year
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Weird venue
It seems the Brighton Dome has something very special to offer people - it's a great new venue which looks great and weird too. I've been resident in Brighton for only two months and I saw Nitin Sawhney last week (who was so cool) and will see Courtney
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Basketball: Bears sign play-off tormentor
Brighton Bears have signed one of their play-off final tormentors as they plan for Europe. Philip Perre, the 6ft 6in forward whose work close to the basket helped Scottish Rocks hold off Bears in the BBL Championship final in May, is heading south on
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Help out now
We see the Dome requires some funding from Brighton and Hove City Council and we are disappointed this is not an automatic payment. The millions of visitors to Brighton and Hove each year keep more than 20,000 of us employed. This sort of seed money to
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Cricket: Hutchison finds form for seconds
Paul Hutchison raced in with 4-69 in 20.1 overs to lead a fightback as Sussex 2nd XI dismissed Hampshire for 378 on the opening day of their championship tussle at Hove. The visitors, who won the toss on a good flat wicket, were well placed to post a
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Pub false alarm
Bar staff have spent a week convincing regulars their pub hasn't been burgled after smashing in the windows as part of a refurbishment. The Farmers Hotel in South Street, Lancing, says it has had a constant stream of worried punters asking what had happened
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Thieves force pony rides axe
A farm which offers pony trips for children has been forced to cancel its riding events after a collection of irreplaceable saddles, harnesses and brasses was stolen. Thieves raided the tack room at Fishers Farm Park in Wisborough Green, near Billingshurst
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Keeper wants Seagulls deal
Goalkeeper Darryl Flahavan hopes to clinch a deal with Albion by impressing in the first pre-season friendly at Arundel tonight. Flahavan expects to be given 45 minutes against the County Leaguers with fellow trialist Carl Wilson-Denis also making his
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University at 12
HarleyGreen is breaking up from school early to go straight to university - despite being just 12 years old. Harley, of Robinson Close, Lancing, is the only pupil in Sussex to be offered a place on a maths and science course at Warwick University's summer
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Mini marketing
Staff at an estate agents are giving Worthing a flavour of the film The Italian Job as they whizz around town in Mini Coopers. Michael Jones & Co has taken delivery of two Minis and the distinctive green and gold cars can be seen in and around the
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Rubbish fashion
Residents are being urged to rethink the way they deal with their rubbish at the inaugural Littlehampton Recycling Festival. The festival, which takes place on Saturday on the seafront green, near Harbour Park, has been organised by Littlehampton resident
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New rules dished up on food labels
Plans to ban misleading claims about food will be unveiled by the European Commission today. The aim is to stop manufacturers making sweeping unsubstantiated statements about the benefits of their products. Food labels will no longer be able to boast
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Winning swim
A brother and sister scooped the honours in the annual Worthing sea swim. Nathan Hart won the men's race while Melanie Hart claimed the ladies' event, organised by Worthing Swimming Club. Mayor of Worthing Councillor James Doyle and his wife Mel were
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Shareholders in pay revolt
Fashion house Burberry was hit by a shareholder protest over pay policies that could earn its chief executive an estimated £12.4 million if she was fired. Just under a third of investors - other than majority shareholder GUS, which holds 77.5 per cent
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Arms protest
Anti-war protesters, dressed as the Grim Reaper, Tony Blair and George Bush, held a demonstration against the arms trade. Campaigners from Worthing Against War collected more than 100 signatures for a petition in Montague Place on Saturday. Some protesters
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PC talks man out of suicide bid
A police officer has been praised for talking a man out of trying to kill himself. PC Luke Mackie was called to scaffolding outside a building in Palmeira Square, Hove, early yesterday. A man, who has not been named, was hanging from the scaffolding 150ft
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Huntsman cleared of assault
A professional huntsman has been cleared of assaulting a hunt saboteur. Jonathan Broise, 46, of London Road, Petworth, West Sussex, was found not guilty at Chichester Crown Court yesterday. He denied assault causing actual bodily harm to Simon Wild, 45
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Brighton Youth Orchestra, Hove Centre, Hove Town Hall
Should you ever despair of young people today, pop along to any Brighton Youth Orchestra concert and you will be wonderfully surprised. For almost 60 years, the orchestra has been producing notable musicians who have gone on to fill our national orchestras
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Boat was a gift, jury told
A train guard accused of murder told police he bought a luxury boat for his wife as a surprise birthday present, a court heard. David MacBride, 44, who earnt £18,000 a year working for a rail company, is accused of battering to death Robert Saint, the
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Money men back futuristic towers
Futuristic towers on Hove seafront would generate jobs, provide housing and attract tourists injecting up to £32 million a year into the economy, according to a new report. Financial experts hired by the city council to assess the two remaining proposals
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Snatcher grabs boy from mum
A child snatcher grabbed the hand of a boy aged six and hauled him away from his mother. The woman, who was busy with her other children at a bus stop, was unaware of what had happened but the boy managed to struggle free and fell to the pavement. Crying
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Bag-snatch suspect caught
A suspected bag-snatcher who preys on lone women drivers has been caught by police thanks to a quick-thinking motorist. The man is believed to have grabbed bags from up to 30 women in Hove in the past two weeks as they loaded shopping into their cars
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City hospitals are failing
The busiest hospital trust in Sussex is struggling to make sure patients get access to the care they need. Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has failed to hit Government targets on 12 hour waits in accident and emergency departments,
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A wry look at Worthing
Sentinel attended Northbrook College's awards ceremony at the Assembly Hall on Friday and emerged about 2st lighter from what was a sauna-like atmosphere. The official programmes came in useful as fans after organisers shut the main doors to the auditorium
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Hart Beat with Ian Hart
With the great weather we've been having, what's the point jetting off to Spain or Greece for a bit of sun? On Sunday, after having a barbecue in the garden at lunchtime, we put the kids and the dog in the car and went down to Goring beach. It was absolutely
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Mrs Warren's Profession, Theatre Royal, Brighton, until July 19
Twiggy Lawson has what it takes to make a great George Bernard Shaw heroine. She has charm, poise, beauty and a voice that can deliver the great playwright's wit with devastating effect. In short, our Twiggy, one of the greatest faces of the 20th and,
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Eagle eye aids drug crackdown
More than 50 people have been arrested in the past two weeks by police using a vehicle number plate reader. The automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) team has been working across Sussex in the past four months to catch drug dealers and burglars. The
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Safe haven for homeless rats
There are shelters for homeless people, kennels for stray cats and dogs but now, even rats have their own saviour when hard times bite. Judi Walker has been looking after the welfare of domestic but destitute rodents in Worthing for seven years and has
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Banner warnings
Eye-catching banners warning parents to park properly outside schools are being hung around Worthing. The banners are part of the Safer Routes to School scheme launched by the Road Safety Team at Centenary House, Durrington. The team has arranged for
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Scouts reach 50 - and dream of new home
A Scout group celebrating its 50th anniversary needs up to £70,000 for a new headquarters. The 1st Findon Valley pack in Worthing held a party in the grounds of Vale School, Vale Avenue, Findon Valley, on Sunday. The event was attended by the Mayor of
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July 15: Leicestershire v Sussex (Close)
Mushtaq Ahmed collected his sixth five-wicket haul of the season but Sussex will feel they missed the chance to build an impregnable position against the first division strugglers. The brilliant leg-spinner took his season's haul to 60 with 5-93, helping
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High-flying fun
The Worthing Festival kicks off in spectacular style next week when the Red Arrows take to the skies. The three-day event, which starts on Friday, July 25, and runs into Saturday and Sunday, is expected to attract up to 250,000 visitors to the town. Crowd-pullers
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Tony's fox ban
There have been questions raised in the letters page of The Argus as to why the Government is wasting so much time over fox hunting when our public services are crumbling. The reason is that it uses this issue as a tool. Firstly, it dangled a ban before
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Rotary recruits
The new rotary year in Worthing has begun with the induction of three new presidents. They are Terry Herbert, of Worthing Steyne Rotary Club; John Melser, of Worthing Rotary Club; and Dr Padem Sethi, of West Worthing Rotary Club. All three clubs have
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How we cope
As parents of a 13-year-old boy with Aspergers, who was diagnosed aged seven, we read your article about 16-year-old Ricky and his family with a mixture of strong emotions (The Argus, July 11). Ricky's autistic condition was undiagnosed for the first
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Par-fect boost
Members of Worthing Golf Club have raised £11,785 for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Sheridan Edwards, community fundraiser for the charity, said: "When I opened the post and saw the size of the cheque I was absolutely delighted. "I can only imagine the amount
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Thanks Morty
I must respond to your recent article "It's muddle and strife at the Rebels" (The Argus, July 9). As a current major shareholder and former director of the club, I am appalled at the way the manager Barry Lloyd has been treated and fully support, and
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MBE honour
A conservationist has been made an MBE for almost two decades of working to protect the Sullington and Storrington area. Don Filiston, who has been chairman of Sandgate Conservation Society for 17 years, has helped steer the organisation into one of the
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Old school row
Conservation watchdogs have slammed planners for allowing the demolition of a historic school to make way for 24 flats. Worthing Society chairman Robert Elleray, a long-standing campaigner against the destruction of the town's architectural heritage,
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Money men back futuristic towers
Futuristic towers on Hove seafront would generate jobs, provide housing and attract tourists injecting up to £32 million a year into the economy, according to a new report. Financial experts hired by the city council to assess the two remaining proposals
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Greens say no to Dome cash
Greens are opposing plans to spend city council cash on helping the Dome arts centre in Brighton. Brighton and Hove City Council's policy committee is being recommended tonight to aid Brighton Festival, which runs the restored building, with £600,000
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Club for the night people to be heard
An association is encouraging more nightclub owners to come forward and make their views known about the late-night economy. Following a meeting organised by the City Centre Business Forum in January, Simon Woplin, from the Funky Buddah Lounge in King's
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Sewage protesters picket meeting
More than 80 people from Brighton and Peacehaven lobbied water company directors as they met in Worthing yesterday. Chanting and waving banners outside the Southern Water board meeting, they called for Upper Sheepcote Valley, Brighton, and Peacehaven
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Station site housing gets go-ahead
Plans for a "five-star" housing scheme on a former bus station could rejuvenate derelict town centre land in Haywards Heath. Wolanski and Co Trustees Ltd have been given the go-ahead by Mid Sussex District Council to build a complex of 65 en suite rooms
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Relief at one star rating
A West Sussex hospital trust has escaped being branded as a failure. Worthing and Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust chiefs were worried they would be given a zero score in the Government's annual star ratings published today. The trust has been given one
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Historic building under the spotlight
Councillors have warned the owner of Worthing's most historic building: "We are coming to inspect your property whether you like it or not." The ultimatum came at a meeting of the borough council's executive as patience finally ran out over Castle Goring
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Heaven in Hove
I think St Anne's Wells Garden in Hove is wonderful - God's creation. -Julie Canham, Hove
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Still going
I founded the Cheetahs in 1953. We started weight training in a large garage in Lower Market Street, Hove - Pete Lade, myself and three other members. Our main activity was weight lifting but Pete and I enjoyed cycle racing and road walking as well. In
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Rainbow city
We don't have to delve deeply into the history of Brighton to discover that the city on the southern-most coast has the edge on the majority of other cities in the UK. Brighton has gained its reputation deservedly for being the city where art and culture
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Help festival
We are a small Brighton company with limited resources but have found the money to help fund various events in the Festival over the years. There have been tremendous benefits to us as individuals, both staff and directors, in involvement in the artistic
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Doggone it
Posh grub for pooches is being provided by Samantha King-Grant from Brighton in a range of canine cuisine. The tasty, nutritious grub goes down a treat with the dogs and also helps keep them healthy. Any dog owners who don't wish to give their pets the
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Elitist Dome
I have read with interest your articles concerning the new cash crisis at the Dome. I worked at the Dome before its closure and during its closure but left just before it reopened, so know a bit about what went on. The venue has become a "concert hall
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Football: New era at Worthing
Albion might not have been at Worthing for their annual friendly last night but there was a strong Seagulls connection as the Alan Pook era kicked off in earnest. Rebels' run-out with Steve Coppell's men, scheduled for last night, had been called off
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Could do better
No hospitals and health trusts in Sussex had the ignominy this year of not receiving any stars in the ratings system of the NHS. But only two out of 20 managed the maximum three stars and most received just one, which means they could do better. That
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Landmark sweeps back into service
It was a delicate operation on one of the hottest days of the year. But, under the expert guidance of Sussex millwright Paul Rigden, the huge 30ft sails have now been replaced on one of Britain's best known windmills has been restored after a two year
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Weird venue
It seems the Brighton Dome has something very special to offer people - it's a great new venue which looks great and weird too. I've been resident in Brighton for only two months and I saw Nitin Sawhney last week (who was so cool) and will see Courtney
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It was a fight well fought
No one could have fought harder to keep their special school than the parents, teachers and pupils at St Anne's in Lewes. But after a report from an independent adjudicator recommending closure, it seems the long battle is over. It is a tragedy the adjudicator
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Help out now
We see the Dome requires some funding from Brighton and Hove City Council and we are disappointed this is not an automatic payment. The millions of visitors to Brighton and Hove each year keep more than 20,000 of us employed. This sort of seed money to
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Cricket: Hutchison finds form for seconds
Paul Hutchison raced in with 4-69 in 20.1 overs to lead a fightback as Sussex 2nd XI dismissed Hampshire for 378 on the opening day of their championship tussle at Hove. The visitors, who won the toss on a good flat wicket, were well placed to post a
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Clothing call
Worthing residents are being urged to turn out their wardrobes for summer clothes they no longer want. Following recent hot weather, the Link Romania charity shops in Worthing and Rustington have had such a run on summer wear that their stock is very
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Report: Leicestershire v Sussex
Mushtaq Ahmed collected his sixth five-wicket haul of the season but Sussex will feel they missed the chance to build an impregnable position against the first division strugglers. The brilliant leg-spinner took his season's haul to 60 with 5-93, helping
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Thieves force pony rides axe
A farm which offers pony trips for children has been forced to cancel its riding events after a collection of irreplaceable saddles, harnesses and brasses was stolen. Thieves raided the tack room at Fishers Farm Park in Wisborough Green, near Billingshurst
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Canal man named
A man who drowned in the Royal Military Canal at Rye on Sunday has been named. Theodore Cole, 18, of Rye Road, Rye Foreign, drowned after jumping in to the canal to cool off from the sweltering heat. An inquest will be held but no date has been fixed.
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Boss's tribute to A27 victim
Colleagues today paid tribute to a taxi driver killed in a pile-up on a main road. Derek Ferguson, of Chawbrook Road, Eastbourne, was driving four special needs pupils home from St Anne's School in Lewes on Monday when his Skoda Octavia was involved in
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City firm's storage solution
A Brighton-based removal company has launched the first of a planned series of nationwide self-storage operations. Bishop's Move, the largest independent removals company in the UK, has launched the Ease the Squeeze service at its South Road removals
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New rules dished up on food labels
Plans to ban misleading claims about food will be unveiled by the European Commission today. The aim is to stop manufacturers making sweeping unsubstantiated statements about the benefits of their products. Food labels will no longer be able to boast
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Firm fined £8,000 over roof fall
A Sussex company has been fined £8,000 after a workman suffered major head injuries when he crashed through a roof. David Brammer, 52, from Eastbourne, went to the Partco depot in Eddison Road, Eastbourne, on March 26 last year after staff reported a
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Tennis overhaul
Six public tennis courts have been given a £12,000 overhaul. The courts at Field Place, Durrington, Worthing, were refurbished after complaints about their uneven surface. The facilities are used by the Field Place Junior Tennis Academy, which meets on
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Station site housing gets go-ahead
Plans for a "five-star" housing scheme on a former bus station could rejuvenate derelict town centre land in Haywards Heath. Wolanski and Co Trustees Ltd have been given the go-ahead by Mid Sussex District Council to build a complex of 65 en suite rooms
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Roadworks cause traffic chaos
Roadworks caused massive tailbacks into Brighton, leaving drivers simmering on one of the hottest days of the year. Business owners are also complaining about Brighton and Hove City Council's decision to start ripping up Preston Drove at the junction
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BA workers stage age protest
Cabin crew dumped from their job for being too old are furious their boss if still able to work despite being 69. The former British Airways stewardesses yesterday lobbied shareholders attending the firm's annual general meeting. Among them was Jill Kitchenham
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Motorist threatened with gun
A terrified driver jumped a red light to escape three road rage attackers who pointed a pistol at him. The 38-year-old victim sped away when the front-seat passenger in a Ford Escort RS2000 wound down the window and aimed the firearm. Police say the man
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Snatcher grabs boy from mum
A child snatcher grabbed the hand of a boy aged six and hauled him away from his mother. The woman, who was busy with her other children at a bus stop, was unaware of what had happened but the boy managed to struggle free and fell to the pavement. Crying
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Bag-snatch suspect caught
A suspected bag-snatcher who preys on lone women drivers has been caught by police thanks to a quick-thinking motorist. The man is believed to have grabbed bags from up to 30 women in Hove in the past two weeks as they loaded shopping into their cars
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City hospitals are failing
The busiest hospital trust in Sussex is struggling to make sure patients get access to the care they need. Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has failed to hit Government targets on 12 hour waits in accident and emergency departments,
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Firm fined £8,000 over roof fall
A Sussex company has been fined £8,000 after a workman suffered major head injuries when he crashed through a roof. David Brammer, 52, from Eastbourne, went to the Partco depot in Eddison Road, Eastbourne, on March 26 last year after staff reported a
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Mrs Warren's Profession, Theatre Royal, Brighton, until July 19
Twiggy Lawson has what it takes to make a great George Bernard Shaw heroine. She has charm, poise, beauty and a voice that can deliver the great playwright's wit with devastating effect. In short, our Twiggy, one of the greatest faces of the 20th and,
