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Traders' jail pledge over crime
Shopkeepers are preparing to withhold taxes and go to jail unless drunks and beggars are driven from their street. St James's Street in Brighton has seen big improvements in the past few years but some traders believe anti-social villains are still driving
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Planning bid to boost tourism
Council bosses are drafting a ten-year plan to boost tourism in Brighton and Hove. The city council is asking residents, businesses and experts to help map out the future. With the Economic Partnership, it has produced a consultation document called Your
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Roberts eyes promotion bid
Ben Roberts has set his heart on promotion after becoming Albion's first summer signing. The former Middlesbrough and Charlton goalkeeper made his debut in Saturday's 2-1 friendly win at Crawley after signing a two-year contract. Roberts, 28, had a month-long
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Now I've seen the light
Jane Hall has always liked to have a tan and was once a regular user of sunbeds. But when she was diagnosed with skin cancer and had to have surgery to remove a potentially-fatal tumour, she realised she could never use one again. But it didn't stop her
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US arrogance
I think it is disgusting the arrogance of the Americans is allowed to ruin the lives of the Diego Garcians. It is even more disgusting that no one in the British Government will help. -Ed Spall, Anza, California
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Firefighter's anger as arsonists strike
A firefighter has condemned arsonists for putting people's welfare at risk. Niall Howell spoke of his anger after a fire crew had to tackle a deliberately started blaze instead of answering a call to free a child trapped in railings. Firefighters from
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Family Life, with Bini McCall
Once the good weather broke and it started raining we had no excuse to sit in the garden doing nothing when we weren't at work. I eventually got round to the ironing that had been sitting in the linen basket for three or four weeks, which was good because
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Eagles hail hero Nicki
The curtain went up on the Nicki Pedersen show at Arlington Stadium on Saturday night and the man in the lead role left the stage to a standing ovation. Pedersen rolled out four straight wins on track to becoming Eastbourne's top scorer for the third
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Cardinal won't be charged
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales will not be charged over claims he covered up allegations of child abuse. Sussex Police called Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor's offices in Westminster to say the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS
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Girl quizzed after kidnap scare
Specially-trained police have been questioning a five-year-old girl who turned up safe after fears she had been abducted. Liti Sake was handed in by a relative at a police station in east London early on Saturday. She was unharmed and officers were yesterday
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Jailed tycoon may be freed
Jailed landlord Nicholas Hoogstraten could be released this week after serving just 12 months of a ten-year sentence for manslaughter. The Court of Appeal is due to rule on whether the multi-millionaire's conviction should be quashed on a legal technicality
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Bag snatcher drives at shoppers
A thief tried to mow down shoppers in a supermarket car park as he sped away from a bag snatch. Have-a-go heroes had to scatter as the thief accelerated towards them in a red Honda Civic when they tried to prevent his escape. Seconds earlier he had grabbed
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Pier plea
If Blackpool can afford three piers, why can't Brighton have two? The piers in Blackpool are very well attended and have theatres on them. The West Pier should not have been allowed to get into such a state. Brighton and Hove City Council should have
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As we like it
Having read your article about the 2003 Shakespeare Festival, I was saddened to hear of the difficulties Mr Williamson and his company faced and that a third summer visit from the company might be in jeopardy. I saw the excellent production of Romeo And
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Dodgy paint job
Paul Burgess buys bad paintings and touches them up to make unique art. He keeps the worst examples for himself, including one of a dog whose faces looks as if it has been squashed. Original artists might be horrified at what he has done to their work
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Low morals
Baroness Blatch did her utmost to outlaw Section 28 but sadly she did not succeed. The morals of this country are at an all-time low. I fail to see the reasoning behind those who purport to put forward the mantra "education, education, education" when
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Inquiry told recycling not the answer
Setting high recycling targets would be irresponsible and misleading, councils backing controversial waste plans claimed. They told a public inquiry calls to boost recycling pandered to the belief it was a simple solution, which would avoid the need to
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Selling out
The Green Party identity is unravelling rapidly with its beliefs and core purpose fast becoming sidelined in the face of what they seem to see as more exciting ideas. The Party does not support battery chicken production but it seems to support battery
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Penny must drop on loos
Brighton and Hove once had more than 100 public loos and you could hardly move on the seafront without bumping into one. Now, between the piers, there are only three sets of lavatories. One is temporary, one is for children and the third cannot easily
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Pre-season friendly ends in mass brawl
Sussex football chiefs were today awaiting an official account of the pre-season friendly which flared into violence. A contest between Matthew Clark County league division two Oakwood and Ryman League division one south Lewes was called off on 75 minutes
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Blackout hits 2,200 homes
More than 2,000 homes were left without electricity during a power cut that lasted more than four hours. About 2,200 homes in the north Worthing and Lancing area were affected by the blackout, which happened at 12.45am on Saturday. The fault was traced
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Housing slowdown eases
House price rises continued to slow during July but the first signs of recovery were seen in some parts of the country, latest figures show. The average cost of a property in England and Wales rose by 0.4 per cent during the four weeks to July 14, down
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Culture dropped from city agenda
A committee which put forward the failed bid for Brighton and Hove to become a city of culture has been scrapped. Councillors have agreed to abolish the culture committee even though the city is devoted to the arts. Its full name was the culture, regeneration
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Traders' jail pledge over crime
Shopkeepers are preparing to withhold taxes and go to jail unless drunks and beggars are driven from their street. St James's Street in Brighton has seen big improvements in the past few years but some traders believe anti-social villains are still driving
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Date
Sparklehorse, Concorde 2, Brighton
The last time Mark Linkous graced the Concorde 2, on a similarly balmy summer night two years ago, it was to promote his group's new album It's A Wonderful Life. A hushed and intense virtuoso performance, Linkous wove his softly-spoken porch songs complete
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Jailed tycoon may be freed
Jailed landlord Nicholas Hoogstraten could be released this week after serving just 12 months of a ten-year sentence for manslaughter. The Court of Appeal is due to rule on whether the multi-millionaire's conviction should be quashed on a legal technicality
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Sit-in islanders move to hotel
About 30 people from an island in the Indian Ocean who camped at Gatwick in protest at their treatment by the British authorities have been put up in hotels. The group, British citizens from Diego Garcia, in the Chagos Archipelago, slept rough at Gatwick
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Homeless and helpless
She has spent weeks trying to pack seven years of her family's life into a selection of cardboard boxes. Emma Jacobs and her three children know they may soon be swapping their familiar four-bedroom home for a bed and breakfast and tough decisions have
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Burchill fights for tenants
Writer Julie Burchill has accused Brighton and Hove Council of the wholesale persecution of working class people born in the city. She launched her tirade after donating £300 to a group opposed to any plans which might result in the sale of council homes
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Culture dropped from city agenda
A committee which put forward the failed bid for Brighton and Hove to become a city of culture has been scrapped. Councillors have agreed to abolish the culture committee even though the city is devoted to the arts. Its full name was the culture, regeneration
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Right to buy essential supplements
Totalitarian regimes rely on people who are conditioned to be compliant and will do what they are told without regard to the consequences of their actions. Ethical considerations are abandoned precisely because they are protected from their deeds or rewarded
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How to be fit for everything
Hardly a day goes by without another worrying report on the growing numbers of obese people in the UK today. As many as two thirds of British men and more than half of all British women are now overweight and one in five is obese. This indicates most
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Shock at sex line toll
Workers make 15,000 calls to sex and chat lines every hour, costing UK business millions of pounds a year, research revealed. A total of 35 million calls were made to premium-rate phone lines from workers' desks last year, a report showed. The calls,
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Date
Planning bid to boost tourism
Council bosses are drafting a ten-year plan to boost tourism in Brighton and Hove. The city council is asking residents, businesses and experts to help map out the future. With the Economic Partnership, it has produced a consultation document called Your
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Date
Traders' jail pledge over crime
Shopkeepers are preparing to withhold taxes and go to jail unless drunks and beggars are driven from their street. St James's Street in Brighton has seen big improvements in the past few years but some traders believe anti-social villains are still driving
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Date
Roberts eyes promotion bid
Ben Roberts has set his heart on promotion after becoming Albion's first summer signing. The former Middlesbrough and Charlton goalkeeper made his debut in Saturday's 2-1 friendly win at Crawley after signing a two-year contract. Roberts, 28, had a month-long
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Match Report: Crawley 1 Albion 2
Chris McPhee gave Albion fans something to smile about as the post-Zamora era kicked off with a win at sun-baked Crawley on Saturday. The 20-year-old striker took his tally to four goals in two pre-season friendlies as Albion came from behind to beat
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Propanda?
Brighton and Hove libraries stock pro-EU literature disguised as official literature published by the EU. In the interests of balance, especially in a publicly funded institution, libraries should be committed to providing literature representing both
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US arrogance
I think it is disgusting the arrogance of the Americans is allowed to ruin the lives of the Diego Garcians. It is even more disgusting that no one in the British Government will help. -Ed Spall, Anza, California
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Jetski's alarm call too early
Residents were woken up at 4am on Saturday by a jetski roaring up and down the coast. People living along Goring seafront in Worthing have now called on the borough council to crack down on the dawn riders. But a council spokes-man admitted: "There is
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Family Life, with Bini McCall
Once the good weather broke and it started raining we had no excuse to sit in the garden doing nothing when we weren't at work. I eventually got round to the ironing that had been sitting in the linen basket for three or four weeks, which was good because
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Voice of the Third Age, by Lis Solkhon
Another old lady, this time aged 101, is pictured having to leave her care home. Hardly a day has gone by recently without a newspaper story of an elderly person dying because of the closure of the home that has sheltered them for years. We are talking
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Where comic strip and art collide
Holy pop art Batman! Have you ever seen paintings like these before? It's not a claim many people would be keen to make but artist Paul Burgess says he has worked on some of the worst paintings in Sussex. And while the original pieces may not be all his
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Recovering from ME
Last week, I met up with the ME Society to talk about the holistic management of ME - Myalgic Encephalomyelitis or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). This is now recognised by the Department of Health as a medical condition. ME or CFS can be extremely debilitating
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Date
Jailed tycoon may be freed
Jailed landlord Nicholas Hoogstraten could be released this week after serving just 12 months of a ten-year sentence for manslaughter. The Court of Appeal is due to rule on whether the multi-millionaire's conviction should be quashed on a legal technicality
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Beauty info
I hope your readers can help me. I am trying to find out whether the Miss Brighton competitions were held during the war and in 1946/47. I am looking for details of Sonia Beavan winning the Miss Brighton competition during the Forties. Sonia married in
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City's historic gateway to be revealed
The wraps are due to come off The Plyons, an historic gateway welcoming motorists to Brighton and Hove, after more than two years as a giant advertising billboard. A contractual wrangle put a stop to spring-cleaning on one of the two towers that greet
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Club is good
I write in response to the few, but veracious, letters about the Tivoli Club on Western Road (Letters, July 14). Every step possible has been taken to explain our proposals to refurbish the eye sore that is the old Embassy Cinema at 1 Western Road. A
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Athletics: Woolgar on brink of golden century
A leg injury in her opening event at the Sussex Veterans Championships at Broadbridge Heath denied Debbie Woolgar the chance of a century of gold medals. Competing in the high jump Woolgar felt a twinge and from then on went through the motions but still
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Date
Low morals
Baroness Blatch did her utmost to outlaw Section 28 but sadly she did not succeed. The morals of this country are at an all-time low. I fail to see the reasoning behind those who purport to put forward the mantra "education, education, education" when
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Date
Selling out
The Green Party identity is unravelling rapidly with its beliefs and core purpose fast becoming sidelined in the face of what they seem to see as more exciting ideas. The Party does not support battery chicken production but it seems to support battery
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Date
Stop this eyesore
Both the proposed replacements for the King Alfred are ghastly. Neither should be approved without the consent of the majority of Brighton and Hove's council taxpayers, all of whom will have to live with this enormous monstrosity for possibly the rest
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I'll go Continental and eat frogs' legs
Just fancy that! Build a new Embassy Court on the King Alfred site and before you can say "Millennium Dome", the City economy is boosted by £32 million a year (The Argus, July 16). But why aim so low? Build a bull ring and public gallows on Hove Lawns
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Cricket: Kirtley aims for third time lucky
James Kirtley admits he was fearing the worst when the England Test squad was announced. Now, having been named in the 12 for the series opener against South Africa on Thursday, the Sussex fast bowler is hoping it is a case of third time lucky. Kirtley
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Pre-season friendly ends in mass brawl
Sussex football chiefs were today awaiting an official account of the pre-season friendly which flared into violence. A contest between Matthew Clark County league division two Oakwood and Ryman League division one south Lewes was called off on 75 minutes
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Air travellers face more delays
British Airways passengers faced more delays today after the airline warned them to prepare for hold-ups of up to 48 hours for their flights. The delays have been caused by huge backlog of flights after two days of industrial action by check-in staff.
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Traders' jail pledge over crime
Shopkeepers are preparing to withhold taxes and go to jail unless drunks and beggars are driven from their street. St James's Street in Brighton has seen big improvements in the past few years but some traders believe anti-social villains are still driving
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The Water Babies, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, until August 31
Death, drownings, child cruelty and dismemberment don't normally rate as family entertainment. But, despite the initial doom and gloom, The Water Babies turns out to be a gem. The story gets off to a grim start with the frail Ellie returning to her austere
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Probe into mystery disappearance
Specially-trained police have been questioning a five-year-old girl who turned up safe after fears she had been abducted. Liti Sake was handed in by a relative at a police station in east London early on Saturday. She was unharmed and officers were yesterday
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Burchill fights for tenants
Writer Julie Burchill has accused Brighton and Hove Council of the wholesale persecution of working class people born in the city. She launched her tirade after donating £300 to a group opposed to any plans which might result in the sale of council homes
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Date
Right to buy essential supplements
Totalitarian regimes rely on people who are conditioned to be compliant and will do what they are told without regard to the consequences of their actions. Ethical considerations are abandoned precisely because they are protected from their deeds or rewarded
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Date
How to be fit for everything
Hardly a day goes by without another worrying report on the growing numbers of obese people in the UK today. As many as two thirds of British men and more than half of all British women are now overweight and one in five is obese. This indicates most
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Date
Trust on a plate
The National Trust may start selling food under its own name. Produce from the trust's tenant farmers could appear in shops under its own brand. Some 2,000 tenants farm almost 90 per cent of the trust's land in England, Wales and Ireland. Rob Macklin,
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Inquiry told recycling not the answer
Setting high recycling targets would be irresponsible and misleading, councils backing controversial waste plans claimed. They told a public inquiry calls to boost recycling pandered to the belief it was a simple solution, which would avoid the need to
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Date
Now I've seen the light
Jane Hall has always liked to have a tan and was once a regular user of sunbeds. But when she was diagnosed with skin cancer and had to have surgery to remove a potentially-fatal tumour, she realised she could never use one again. But it didn't stop her
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Date
Firefighter's anger as arsonists strike
A firefighter has condemned arsonists for putting people's welfare at risk. Niall Howell spoke of his anger after a fire crew had to tackle a deliberately started blaze instead of answering a call to free a child trapped in railings. Firefighters from
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Date
Bag snatcher drives at shoppers
A thief tried to mow down shoppers in a supermarket car park as he sped away from a bag snatch. Have-a-go heroes had to scatter as the thief accelerated towards them in a red Honda Civic when they tried to prevent his escape. Seconds earlier he had grabbed
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Date
Pier plea
If Blackpool can afford three piers, why can't Brighton have two? The piers in Blackpool are very well attended and have theatres on them. The West Pier should not have been allowed to get into such a state. Brighton and Hove City Council should have
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Date
Sad memory
As a parent, I am writing in regards to your article "Dressing Up Is Just Dandy" (The Argus, July 16). I have pictures of my daughter, similar to the ones in your article, on her way to her prom which was meant to be a celebration of her last night with
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Date
As we like it
Having read your article about the 2003 Shakespeare Festival, I was saddened to hear of the difficulties Mr Williamson and his company faced and that a third summer visit from the company might be in jeopardy. I saw the excellent production of Romeo And
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Date
Dodgy paint job
Paul Burgess buys bad paintings and touches them up to make unique art. He keeps the worst examples for himself, including one of a dog whose faces looks as if it has been squashed. Original artists might be horrified at what he has done to their work
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Date
Eagles hail hero Nicki
The curtain went up on the Nicki Pedersen show at Arlington Stadium on Saturday night. And the man in the lead role left the stage to a standing ovation. Pedersen rolled out four straight wins on track to becoming Eastbourne's top scorer for the third
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Date
Cricket: Gatting turns up heat on leaders
Sussex League: Second Division leaders Lewes Priory lost for only the second time this season when going down by eight wickets at lowly Preston Nomads. Lewes were put in by Preston Nomads and dismissed for just 132 as William Davis took 3-30 and Ian Jones
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Inquiry told recycling not the answer
Setting high recycling targets would be irresponsible and misleading, councils backing controversial waste plans claimed. They told a public inquiry calls to boost recycling pandered to the belief it was a simple solution, which would avoid the need to
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Cricket: So tight at the top
Sussex League: Hastings continue to lead the Shepherd Neame League title race by 11 points from Horsham after both clubs won on Saturday. Three Bridges have moved into third place place after their win at Stirlands made it four victories in succession
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Penny must drop on loos
Brighton and Hove once had more than 100 public loos and you could hardly move on the seafront without bumping into one. Now, between the piers, there are only three sets of lavatories. One is temporary, one is for children and the third cannot easily
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Date
Match Report: Crawley 1 Albion 2
Chris McPhee gave Albion fans something to smile about as the post-Zamora era kicked off with a win at sun-baked Crawley on Saturday. The 20-year-old striker took his tally to four goals in two pre-season friendlies as Albion came from behind to beat
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Date
Roberts eyes promotion bid
Ben Roberts has set his heart on promotion after becoming Albion's first summer signing. The former Middlesbrough and Charlton goalkeeper made his debut in Saturday's 2-1 friendly win at Crawley after signing a two-year contract. Roberts, 28, had a month-long
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Date
Survey shows economy still faltering
The struggling UK economy has bucked up slightly in past months but remains in the doldrums, a new survey shows. The manufacturing and service sectors showed a modest improvement in the second quarter after a very bad first three months, according to
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Housing slowdown eases
House price rises continued to slow during July but the first signs of recovery were seen in some parts of the country, latest figures show. The average cost of a property in England and Wales rose by 0.4 per cent during the four weeks to July 14, down
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Date
Planning bid to boost tourism
Council bosses are drafting a ten-year plan to boost tourism in Brighton and Hove. The city council is asking residents, businesses and experts to help map out the future. With the Economic Partnership, it has produced a consultation document called Your
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Date
Culture dropped from city agenda
A committee which put forward the failed bid for Brighton and Hove to become a city of culture has been scrapped. Councillors have agreed to abolish the culture committee even though the city is devoted to the arts. Its full name was the culture, regeneration
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Date
Sparklehorse, Concorde 2, Brighton
The last time Mark Linkous graced the Concorde 2, on a similarly balmy summer night two years ago, it was to promote his group's new album It's A Wonderful Life. A hushed and intense virtuoso performance, Linkous wove his softly-spoken porch songs complete
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Date
Soccer tycoon's £2.5 million playground
Building work costing £2.5 million is going ahead at the West Sussex mansion - dubbed the Roman Empire - of Chelsea Football Club's new billionaire chairman. Russian oil tycoon Roman Abramovich's sports complex on his 300 acres at Rogate, near Midhurst
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Tourist murder trial to start
Two men were due to stand trial in China today for the murder of a Sussex backpacker. Shirine Harburn, 30, from Langley Green, Crawley, was stabbed 17 times in the chest as she walked alone in May 2000. Two Chinese nationals arrested in March face the
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Cardinal won't be charged
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales will not be charged over claims he covered up allegations of child abuse. Sussex Police called Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor's offices in Westminster to say the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS
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Protesters demand WMD answers
Dozens of peace protesters demonstrated outside Hove Town Hall following the death of Government weapons expert Dr David Kelly. The discovery of Dr Kelly's body in woodland near his Oxfordshire home has increased the pressure on the Government amid growing
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Sit-in islanders move to hotel
About 30 people from an island in the Indian Ocean who camped at Gatwick in protest at their treatment by the British authorities have been put up in hotels. The group, British citizens from Diego Garcia, in the Chagos Archipelago, slept rough at Gatwick
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Date
Homeless and helpless
She has spent weeks trying to pack seven years of her family's life into a selection of cardboard boxes. Emma Jacobs and her three children know they may soon be swapping their familiar four-bedroom home for a bed and breakfast and tough decisions have
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Date
We've wheelie had enough of this mess
It has already been the subject of much controversy among people who live in an exclusive seafront square. But now residents of Brunswick Square in Hove say this wheelie bin simply has to go after it and its contents were dumped on the bonnet of an expensive
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Weight Watching with Judy Citron
Well, is the easy way out really so easy? There is a school of thought which says: If you want to be happy, stop doing those things you feel you should do and start doing those things you really want to do. This line of reasoning says if you do things
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Date
Trust on a plate
The National Trust may start selling food under its own name. Produce from the trust's tenant farmers could appear in shops under its own brand. Some 2,000 tenants farm almost 90 per cent of the trust's land in England, Wales and Ireland. Rob Macklin,
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Date
Shock at sex line toll
Workers make 15,000 calls to sex and chat lines every hour, costing UK business millions of pounds a year, research revealed. A total of 35 million calls were made to premium-rate phone lines from workers' desks last year, a report showed. The calls,
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Date
Inquiry told recycling not the answer
Setting high recycling targets would be irresponsible and misleading, councils backing controversial waste plans claimed. They told a public inquiry calls to boost recycling pandered to the belief it was a simple solution, which would avoid the need to
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Date
Traders' jail pledge over crime
Shopkeepers are preparing to withhold taxes and go to jail unless drunks and beggars are driven from their street. St James's Street in Brighton has seen big improvements in the past few years but some traders believe anti-social villains are still driving
-
Date
Match Report: Crawley 1 Albion 2
Chris McPhee gave Albion fans something to smile about as the post-Zamora era kicked off with a win at sun-baked Crawley on Saturday. The 20-year-old striker took his tally to four goals in two pre-season friendlies as Albion came from behind to beat
-
Date
Propanda?
Brighton and Hove libraries stock pro-EU literature disguised as official literature published by the EU. In the interests of balance, especially in a publicly funded institution, libraries should be committed to providing literature representing both
-
Date
Jetski's alarm call too early
Residents were woken up at 4am on Saturday by a jetski roaring up and down the coast. People living along Goring seafront in Worthing have now called on the borough council to crack down on the dawn riders. But a council spokes-man admitted: "There is
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Date
Voice of the Third Age, by Lis Solkhon
Another old lady, this time aged 101, is pictured having to leave her care home. Hardly a day has gone by recently without a newspaper story of an elderly person dying because of the closure of the home that has sheltered them for years. We are talking
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Date
Where comic strip and art collide
Holy pop art Batman! Have you ever seen paintings like these before? It's not a claim many people would be keen to make but artist Paul Burgess says he has worked on some of the worst paintings in Sussex. And while the original pieces may not be all his
-
Date
Jetski's alarm call too early
Residents were woken up at 4am on Saturday by a jetski roaring up and down the coast. People living along Goring seafront in Worthing have now called on the borough council to crack down on the dawn riders. But a council spokes-man admitted: "There is
-
Date
Recovering from ME
Last week, I met up with the ME Society to talk about the holistic management of ME - Myalgic Encephalomyelitis or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). This is now recognised by the Department of Health as a medical condition. ME or CFS can be extremely debilitating
-
Date
Tourist murder trial to start
Two men were due to stand trial in China today for the murder of a Sussex backpacker. Shirine Harburn, 30, from Langley Green, Crawley, was stabbed 17 times in the chest as she walked alone in May 2000. Two Chinese nationals arrested in March face the
-
Date
Sit-in islanders move to hotel
About 30 people from an island in the Indian Ocean who camped at Gatwick in protest at their treatment by the British authorities have been put up in hotels. The group, British citizens from Diego Garcia, in the Chagos Archipelago, slept rough at Gatwick
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Date
Shopper foils knife raid
A newsagent has told of his shock after being threatened by a knife-wielding robber. Kishore Pandya, owner of Good News, in Cavendish Place, Eastbourne, was alone in his shop when a man burst in, waving the knife near the shopkeeper's face. He fled empty-handed
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Date
Beauty info
I hope your readers can help me. I am trying to find out whether the Miss Brighton competitions were held during the war and in 1946/47. I am looking for details of Sonia Beavan winning the Miss Brighton competition during the Forties. Sonia married in
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Date
City's historic gateway to be revealed
The wraps are due to come off The Plyons, an historic gateway welcoming motorists to Brighton and Hove, after more than two years as a giant advertising billboard. A contractual wrangle put a stop to spring-cleaning on one of the two towers that greet
-
Date
Sad memory
As a parent, I am writing in regards to your article "Dressing Up Is Just Dandy" (The Argus, July 16). I have pictures of my daughter, similar to the ones in your article, on her way to her prom which was meant to be a celebration of her last night with
-
Date
Club is good
I write in response to the few, but veracious, letters about the Tivoli Club on Western Road (Letters, July 14). Every step possible has been taken to explain our proposals to refurbish the eye sore that is the old Embassy Cinema at 1 Western Road. A
-
Date
Athletics: Woolgar on brink of golden century
A leg injury in her opening event at the Sussex Veterans Championships at Broadbridge Heath denied Debbie Woolgar the chance of a century of gold medals. Competing in the high jump Woolgar felt a twinge and from then on went through the motions but still
-
Date
Eagles hail hero Nicki
The curtain went up on the Nicki Pedersen show at Arlington Stadium on Saturday night. And the man in the lead role left the stage to a standing ovation. Pedersen rolled out four straight wins on track to becoming Eastbourne's top scorer for the third
-
Date
Cricket: Gatting turns up heat on leaders
Sussex League: Second Division leaders Lewes Priory lost for only the second time this season when going down by eight wickets at lowly Preston Nomads. Lewes were put in by Preston Nomads and dismissed for just 132 as William Davis took 3-30 and Ian Jones
-
Date
Cricket: So tight at the top
Sussex League: Hastings continue to lead the Shepherd Neame League title race by 11 points from Horsham after both clubs won on Saturday. Three Bridges have moved into third place place after their win at Stirlands made it four victories in succession
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Date
Stop this eyesore
Both the proposed replacements for the King Alfred are ghastly. Neither should be approved without the consent of the majority of Brighton and Hove's council taxpayers, all of whom will have to live with this enormous monstrosity for possibly the rest
-
Date
I'll go Continental and eat frogs' legs
Just fancy that! Build a new Embassy Court on the King Alfred site and before you can say "Millennium Dome", the City economy is boosted by £32 million a year (The Argus, July 16). But why aim so low? Build a bull ring and public gallows on Hove Lawns
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Cricket: Kirtley aims for third time lucky
James Kirtley admits he was fearing the worst when the England Test squad was announced. Now, having been named in the 12 for the series opener against South Africa on Thursday, the Sussex fast bowler is hoping it is a case of third time lucky. Kirtley
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Match Report: Crawley 1 Albion 2
Chris McPhee gave Albion fans something to smile about as the post-Zamora era kicked off with a win at sun-baked Crawley on Saturday. The 20-year-old striker took his tally to four goals in two pre-season friendlies as Albion came from behind to beat
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Roberts eyes promotion bid
Ben Roberts has set his heart on promotion after becoming Albion's first summer signing. The former Middlesbrough and Charlton goalkeeper made his debut in Saturday's 2-1 friendly win at Crawley after signing a two-year contract. Roberts, 28, had a month-long
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Festival display for Red Arrows
The countdown has begun to the spectacular Worthing Festival, with the Red Arrows as the star attraction. The three-day event, which starts on Friday and runs into Saturday and Sunday, is expected to attract up to 250,000 visitors to the town. Crowd-pullers
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Air travellers face more delays
British Airways passengers faced more delays today after the airline warned them to prepare for hold-ups of up to 48 hours for their flights. The delays have been caused by huge backlog of flights after two days of industrial action by check-in staff.
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Survey shows economy still faltering
The struggling UK economy has bucked up slightly in past months but remains in the doldrums, a new survey shows. The manufacturing and service sectors showed a modest improvement in the second quarter after a very bad first three months, according to
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Planning bid to boost tourism
Council bosses are drafting a ten-year plan to boost tourism in Brighton and Hove. The city council is asking residents, businesses and experts to help map out the future. With the Economic Partnership, it has produced a consultation document called Your
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The Water Babies, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, until August 31
Death, drownings, child cruelty and dismemberment don't normally rate as family entertainment. But, despite the initial doom and gloom, The Water Babies turns out to be a gem. The story gets off to a grim start with the frail Ellie returning to her austere
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Soccer tycoon's £2.5 million playground
Building work costing £2.5 million is going ahead at the West Sussex mansion - dubbed the Roman Empire - of Chelsea Football Club's new billionaire chairman. Russian oil tycoon Roman Abramovich's sports complex on his 300 acres at Rogate, near Midhurst
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Tourist murder trial to start
Two men were due to stand trial in China today for the murder of a Sussex backpacker. Shirine Harburn, 30, from Langley Green, Crawley, was stabbed 17 times in the chest as she walked alone in May 2000. Two Chinese nationals arrested in March face the
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Cardinal won't be charged
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales will not be charged over claims he covered up allegations of child abuse. Sussex Police called Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor's offices in Westminster to say the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS
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Probe into mystery disappearance
Specially-trained police have been questioning a five-year-old girl who turned up safe after fears she had been abducted. Liti Sake was handed in by a relative at a police station in east London early on Saturday. She was unharmed and officers were yesterday
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Protesters demand WMD answers
Dozens of peace protesters demonstrated outside Hove Town Hall following the death of Government weapons expert Dr David Kelly. The discovery of Dr Kelly's body in woodland near his Oxfordshire home has increased the pressure on the Government amid growing
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We've wheelie had enough of this mess
It has already been the subject of much controversy among people who live in an exclusive seafront square. But now residents of Brunswick Square in Hove say this wheelie bin simply has to go after it and its contents were dumped on the bonnet of an expensive
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Weight Watching with Judy Citron
Well, is the easy way out really so easy? There is a school of thought which says: If you want to be happy, stop doing those things you feel you should do and start doing those things you really want to do. This line of reasoning says if you do things
