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Prison secures three-star rating
HMP Lewes has been awarded three marks out of four in the new Prisons Performance Rating table but inspectors warned there is room for improvement. Martin Narey, the commissioner for correctional services, said the prison was meeting most of the targets
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Knight wants Albion deal
Chelsea on-loan striker Leon Knight wants to pledge his future to Albion. The 20-year-old striker signed on a two-month loan from the Premiership big spenders yesterday but is chasing a permanent switch from Stamford Bridge. He said: "I'm looking forward
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Exiled islanders face uncertain future
A hotel on the A23 in Crawley is what the forgotten islanders of Diego Garcia are calling home today. A party of 30 Diego Garcians, including a nine-year-old child with special needs, is now being housed at the Premier Lodge Hotel near Gossops Green.
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Government slammed over bypass axe
Regional planners have called for an urgent meeting with Transport Secretary Alistair Darling after a series of Sussex road schemes were scrapped. The South East England Regional Assembly (Seera) voted to condemn Mr Darling's decision to turn down the
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Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw
Claire McDavitt, from Brighton, was among the people who had to be evacuated from a party night at Hove Town Hall the weekend before last because of a fire alarm being set off. But she questions our report of the incident, which appeared on Monday, July
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Think of it This Way, by John Parry
Among all the millions of words written about the death of Dr David Kelly over the past week, there is one sentence that sticks in my mind. It came from his wife Janice. "This was really not the kind of world he wanted to live in," she said. I am not
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Arlington awaits clash of titans
Arlington Stadium stages speedway's clash of the giants tomorrow night when Eagles go into battle against Elite League table-toppers Poole Pirates. Nicki Pedersen, the new darling of the Eastbourne fans, versus Leigh Adams, the king of the Sussex track
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Cars clamped in tax clampdown
Sixty cars have been clamped and nine towed away in a police crackdown on untaxed vehicles. Police have been on the streets of Horsham for the last five days as Operation Vanquish swept through the town. In the operation, led by Sergeant Paul Ransome,
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War veteran jokes with Queen
Britain's oldest surviving First World War veteran met the Queen - and jokingly tried to mask his impressive age. Harry Allingham, from Eastbourne, joined veterans of the last Iraq war conflict and centenarians from the Great War at Buckingham Palace
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50 held in drugs raids
More than 250 police officers launched a series of raids during a huge crackdown on drug dealing in eastbourne. Armed units and dog handlers were among hit-squads brought in to disrupt the peddling of heroin and crack cocaine in Eastbourne. Officers from
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Judge appeals to murder jury
Jurors were told to put aside the previous convictions of a man accused of murdering a 70-year-old boat owner. David MacBride, 45, denies killing Robert Saint and dumping his body at sea. But he has admitted lying to the police when first questioned about
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Yobs' threats to park staff
Park groundsmen attacked by gangs of yobs have demanded police protection. Staff were last night clearing up after a county cricket match in Worthing when more than 20 teenagers threatened them. The contractors called the police, but were told: "Sorry
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Cash row hits PFI school
A secondary school built using private finance will not be expanded because of a cash row between council and business leaders. The company which runs Peacehaven Community School asked for more than double East Sussex County Council expected the planned
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Why the Tesco?
Careless constructions destroy a sense of place. A glaring example is the new Tesco store in Hove. Some would say the old gas cylinder was ugly. But its form followed its function and it had the partial veil of a flint wall. Why was this Tesco constructed
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Toy gun raider jailed for 10 years
A robber who held up a string of off-licences armed with his son's toy gun has been jailed for ten years. Daniel Grimes mounted a nine-day reign of terror in Brighton and Hove, mentally scarring some of his shop-assistant victims for life. Sentencing
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Annual audit
Tucked away in the classifieds section of The Argus on July 4 was the Audit of Accounts notice for Brighton and Hove City Council. Readers might like to know more about this. During the annual audit period, between July 21 and August 15, any registered
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Athletics: Sussex athletes eye World championships
Sussex athletes have their sights set on securing places in next month's World Championships. The AAA Championships this weekend in Birmingham double up as trials for the World Championships in Paris next month. So far, only Nick Buckfield, from Crawley
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Postal portent
Millions of people used to send postcards home from seaside resorts such as Brighton saying what a wonderful time they were having on holiday. But a survey has shown the humble postcard is losing ground to more instant forms of communication such as emails
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War veteran jokes with Queen
Britain's oldest surviving First World War veteran met the Queen - and jokingly tried to mask his impressive age. Harry Allingham, from Eastbourne, joined veterans of the last Iraq war conflict and centenarians from the Great War at Buckingham Palace
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Twisted sums
I am a bit confused over the figure of £650 million being quoted by Brighton and Hove City Council in the article in The Argus (July 17). This was the amount required by the council to bring the housing stock up to a decent standard. As a tenants' representative
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Football: Rocks' Pompey date postponed
Bognor are counting the cost of the dry summer after tomorrow's friendly with Portsmouth was scrapped. The Nyewood Lane pitch is unplayable after close season drainage work and it has cost Rocks a five-figure sum. Earlier this month Bognor's rivals Worthing
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Charge too far
It's right that frail pensioners living in sheltered housing should be given help with their shopping. But it's wrong that they should be charged a £7.75 fee for this service when supermarkets are only a few hundred metres down the road. That is what's
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Welcome to saucy Horsham
Sleepy Horsham got a rude awakening with the arrival of its first adult shop. The respectable town was chosen by bosses at adult chain Ann Summers for the second outlet in Sussex after market research revealed it holds some of the wildest home-sales parties
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Our health
At the meeting of Brighton and Hove City Council on July 17, an excellent motion against the fluoridation of public water was put forward by Green councillor Richard Mallender. He highlighted how serious health problems have been identified where fluoridation
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Speedway: Kennet won't be broken
Edward Kennett is still on track to ride in the world under-21 championship despite suffering a hair-line crack just below his left knee-cap. The teenage Eastbourne star was hurt when he crashed while riding for Rye House in a Premier League match at
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Drinking ban is a booster
One of the biggest complaints by people visiting Brighton and Hove is the number of street drinkers. The city council has already imposed an order banning street drinking in an area around St James's Street where the problem is worst. This has worked
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Toxic effects
The Water Bill going through parliament will make it possible to fluoridate all Sussex water supplies if the health authority demands it. This is despite widespread concern about the health impacts of fluoridation and the general world trend against fluoridation
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Speedway: Clash of the giants
Arlington Stadium stages speedway's clash of the giants tomorrow night when Eagles go into battle against Elite League table-toppers Poole Pirates. Nicki Pedersen, the new darling of the Eastbourne fans, versus Leigh Adams, the king of the Sussex track
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Ward will always be Albion folk hero
He has got the goals, he has got the Championship medals and now he has got the seven-figure price tag. But where Bobby Zamora comes up short when compared with Peter Ward is in genuine folk hero status That is the verdict of former Argus reporter John
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Wsh u wr hr
Holidaymakers are saying wsh u wr hr instead of wish you were here as text messages kill off the traditional seaside postcard. Once the bastion of the British summer holiday, the postcard's days look numbered as people send their greetings home by mobile
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Knight wants Albion deal
Chelsea on-loan striker Leon Knight wants to pledge his future to Albion. The 20-year-old striker signed on a two-month loan from the Premiership big spenders yesterday but is chasing a permanent switch from Stamford Bridge. He said: "I'm looking forward
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Parking battle goes off-road
Angry Brighton and Hove traders are leaving their vans at home for their latest protest against a parking policy. Members of Traders Against Parking Persecution (Tapp) will demonstrate outside Brighton Town Hall on Thursday. The protest has been planned
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Boss nets board role
Conference boss Steve Piper has joined the board of the international trade body for convention and exhibition centres AIPC. Mr Piper, who is head of venues for Brighton and Hove City Council, replaces Christina Nicholson of Birmingham NEC. The AIPC represents
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Cash row hits PFI school
A secondary school built using private finance will not be expanded because of a cash row between council and business leaders. The company which runs Peacehaven Community School asked for more than double East Sussex County Council expected the planned
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Chemists win OFT fight
Plans to lift restrictions on where NHS prescriptions can be dispensed have been scrapped. Trade and industry secretary Patricia Hewitt has thrown out the recommendations by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) but has told primary care trusts (PCTs), which
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Parking battle goes off-road
Angry Brighton and Hove traders are leaving their vans at home for their latest protest against a parking policy. Members of Traders Against Parking Persecution (Tapp) will demonstrate outside Brighton Town Hall on Thursday. The protest has been planned
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£12m boost for crumbling hospital
Almost £12 million is to be spent on Brighton's Royal Sussex County Hospital's dilapidated operating theatres to bring them up to standard and cut waiting lists. The work includes building a seventh main theatre so more patients can be treated. Three
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Judge appeals to murder jury
Jurors were told to put aside the previous convictions of a man accused of murdering a 70-year-old boat owner. David MacBride, 45, denies killing Robert Saint and dumping his body at sea. But he has admitted lying to the police when first questioned about
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Car ploughs into driver's home
A pensioner crashed a car through the wall of her own house. The woman, in her 80s, was taken to St Richard's Hospital, Chichester, where she was treated for minor injuries. Police said the crash happened as the woman pulled into the drive of her home
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Toy gun raider jailed for 10 years
A robber who held up a string of off-licences armed with his son's toy gun has been jailed for ten years. Daniel Grimes mounted a nine-day reign of terror in Brighton and Hove, mentally scarring some of his shop-assistant victims for life. Sentencing
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Ex-head launches online school
A former headteacher is to launch an online school where people from all over the world can go to learn anything they want. The web site, called worldofworkshops.co.uk, will allow people of any age to learn anything, anytime, anywhere. Melanie Rees, 39
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OAPs pay £7 shops charge
Old people in a home 400m from a superstore are being charged £7 to have their shopping done. Frail pensioners, many of whom are in wheelchairs, have been told the levy is to encourage their independence. The charges are being billed to those pensioners
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Street drinking is banned
Drinking alcohol will be banned on the streets of Brighton and Hove. Police were last night granted powers to take action against drunks who congregate in known trouble spots. The ban, which is due to be enforced from the start of next month, follows
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Club Night: Type, Concorde 2, August 1
Seb Fontaine is bringing his night Type down from London club The Cross for a one-off summer special. The night promises a mix of progressive house, trance and electro (you can't escape the damned stuff) with Seb and Nic Fanciulli on the decks. Fanciulli
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Classical: Die Fledermaus, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, July 27 until August 30
After staging its first Wagner earlier in the season, Glyndebourne now stages its first operatta and chooses one of the most popular in the repertoire. Die Fledermaus is Johann Strauss II's tale of drinking, adultery and excess in 19th Century Vienna
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Music: Quantic Soul Orchestra, Komedia, Brighton, July 25
"I had another name before that was worse," says Brighton-based Will Holland, aka Quantic. "But I can't tell you what it was." He pauses. "But it did begin with Q. I'd had all these logos done with Q all over them and I wanted to change my name. "I was
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Brighton Soapbox, Komedia, Brighton, July 28
The Treason Show has ruled the Brighton comedy roost for some time with its biting topical satire. Now, though, there's a new kid in town: Brighton Soapbox, a hilarious mix of song and sketch. But is this city big enough for two comedy greats? Well, as
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Stage: Office Suite, Theatre Royal, Brighton, July 28 to August 2
After her phenomenal success as the Witch in last year's panto at the Theatre Royal, Lesley Joseph is back - and once again it is as you won't have seen her before. Gone is the pointed hat and cloak she wore in Snow White and the high heels and long fingernails
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Parish shocked by priest's sudden death
A popular priest taken ill after finishing Sunday service has died in hospital. Church goers had no idea Father Peter Lewis Edwards was feeling unwell during the 11.30am service at Sacred Heart Church, Norton Road, Hove. But afterwards the 56-year-old
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Chemists win OFT fight
Plans to lift restrictions on where NHS prescriptions can be dispensed have been scrapped. Trade and industry secretary Patricia Hewitt has thrown out the recommendations by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) but has told primary care trusts (PCTs), which
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Meeting sought over runway bid
Campaigning councillors have requested a meeting with the Transport Secretary to give their views on controversial plans to expand Gatwick. Tex Pemberton, of West Sussex County Council, has written to Alistair Darling proposing a meeting this autumn,
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Greens plea
I was shocked to read in The Argus (July 17) Green councillors might be supporting Labour in the ghastly proposed King Alfred development. We voted Green because they kidded us they were against this scheme. Labour councillors in this ward were all kicked
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Government slammed over bypass axe
Regional planners have called for an urgent meeting with Transport Secretary Alistair Darling after a series of Sussex road schemes were scrapped. The South East England Regional Assembly (Seera) voted to condemn Mr Darling's decision to turn down the
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Think of it This Way, by John Parry
Among all the millions of words written about the death of Dr David Kelly over the past week, there is one sentence that sticks in my mind. It came from his wife Janice. "This was really not the kind of world he wanted to live in," she said. I am not
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Why the Tesco?
Careless constructions destroy a sense of place. A glaring example is the new Tesco store in Hove. Some would say the old gas cylinder was ugly. But its form followed its function and it had the partial veil of a flint wall. Why was this Tesco constructed
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A school, please
Mr Goodliff has overlooked what was on the former gasworks site in Hove before building began (Letters, July 15). The area was derelict and dominated by rusting gas holders. Plans to regenerate the site include not only a new Tesco store but a modern,
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Annual audit
Tucked away in the classifieds section of The Argus on July 4 was the Audit of Accounts notice for Brighton and Hove City Council. Readers might like to know more about this. During the annual audit period, between July 21 and August 15, any registered
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Athletics: Sussex athletes eye World championships
Sussex athletes have their sights set on securing places in next month's World Championships. The AAA Championships this weekend in Birmingham double up as trials for the World Championships in Paris next month. So far, only Nick Buckfield, from Crawley
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Luxury huts
News that beach huts in Brighton and Hove are fetching £4,000 (and £7,000 a little further along the coast) is curious. Surely the buyers will have to spend some money on maintaining them if they are to survive the next 30 years? According to Mary Marshall
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Baseball: Bucs boosted by signings
Brighton Buccaneers have snapped up two Great Britain internationals to boost their roster for the run-in to the Rawlings National League season. Pitcher Gary Tongue and shortstop Darren Heath have both joined the reigning national champions following
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It's our money
I hope tenants will not be put off fighting for council housing by news repairs over the next 30 years could cost up to £650 million. A few years ago, tenants in Tillstone Street were told the council could not afford major repairs to homes and these
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Postal portent
Millions of people used to send postcards home from seaside resorts such as Brighton saying what a wonderful time they were having on holiday. But a survey has shown the humble postcard is losing ground to more instant forms of communication such as emails
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War veteran jokes with Queen
Britain's oldest surviving First World War veteran met the Queen - and jokingly tried to mask his impressive age. Harry Allingham, from Eastbourne, joined veterans of the last Iraq war conflict and centenarians from the Great War at Buckingham Palace
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Twisted sums
I am a bit confused over the figure of £650 million being quoted by Brighton and Hove City Council in the article in The Argus (July 17). This was the amount required by the council to bring the housing stock up to a decent standard. As a tenants' representative
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Cricket: Hacker plan to surprise leaders
Paul Hacker wants his Eastbourne side to defy the odds and do their bit for the title race. Eastbourne host Hastings Priory tomorrow knowing they could knock the champions off the top if they avoid defeat. Hastings currently lead the league by 11 points
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Football: Rocks' Pompey date postponed
Bognor are counting the cost of the dry summer after tomorrow's friendly with Portsmouth was scrapped. The Nyewood Lane pitch is unplayable after close season drainage work and it has cost Rocks a five-figure sum. Earlier this month Bognor's rivals Worthing
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Our health
At the meeting of Brighton and Hove City Council on July 17, an excellent motion against the fluoridation of public water was put forward by Green councillor Richard Mallender. He highlighted how serious health problems have been identified where fluoridation
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Football: Rooks swoop for United star
Ryman League: Lewes are on the verge of signing former Manchester United striker Marc Whiteman. The 20-year-old spent five seasons at Old Trafford without breaking into the first team and then had a spell at Bury. He will play for the Rooks in Sunday's
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Speedway: Kennet won't be broken
Edward Kennett is still on track to ride in the world under-21 championship despite suffering a hair-line crack just below his left knee-cap. The teenage Eastbourne star was hurt when he crashed while riding for Rye House in a Premier League match at
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Drinking ban is a booster
One of the biggest complaints by people visiting Brighton and Hove is the number of street drinkers. The city council has already imposed an order banning street drinking in an area around St James's Street where the problem is worst. This has worked
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Ward will always be Albion folk hero
He has got the goals, he has got the Championship medals and now he has got the seven-figure price tag. But where Bobby Zamora comes up short when compared with Peter Ward is in genuine folk hero status That is the verdict of former Argus reporter John
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Knight wants Albion deal
Chelsea on-loan striker Leon Knight wants to pledge his future to Albion. The 20-year-old striker signed on a two-month loan from the Premiership big spenders yesterday but is chasing a permanent switch from Stamford Bridge. He said: "I'm looking forward
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Chelsea face fresh shares probe
Russian oil tycoon Roman Abramovich's takeover of Chelsea Football Club was thrust back into the spotlight as it emerged a second probe into shares in the club had been launched. City watchdog the Financial Services Authority said it was investigating
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BT in mobile price cut row
Telecoms giant BT has denied dragging its feet over passing on big savings for customers calling a mobile phone. The company blamed the delay on mobile phone operators, which it said had not given sufficient warning. In a damning report in January, the
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Chemists win OFT fight
Plans to lift restrictions on where NHS prescriptions can be dispensed have been scrapped. Trade and industry secretary Patricia Hewitt has thrown out the recommendations by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) but has told primary care trusts (PCTs), which
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Parking battle goes off-road
Angry Brighton and Hove traders are leaving their vans at home for their latest protest against a parking policy. Members of Traders Against Parking Persecution (Tapp) will demonstrate outside Brighton Town Hall on Thursday. The protest has been planned
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Towering vision backed by council
Ambitious plans for four futuristic skyscrapers which will change the face of Hove's seafront have been backed by city councillors. The Karis/Ing consortium has been chosen as the preferred developer for the three-acre King Alfred site at Kingsway. The
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Toy gun raider jailed for 10 years
A robber who held up a string of off-licences armed with his son's toy gun has been jailed for ten years. Daniel Grimes mounted a nine-day reign of terror in Brighton and Hove, mentally scarring some of his shop-assistant victims for life. Sentencing
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Ex-head launches online school
A former headteacher is to launch an online school where people from all over the world can go to learn anything they want. The web site, called worldofworkshops.co.uk, will allow people of any age to learn anything, anytime, anywhere. Melanie Rees, 39
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OAPs pay £7 shops charge
Old people in a home 400m from a superstore are being charged £7 to have their shopping done. Frail pensioners, many of whom are in wheelchairs, have been told the levy is to encourage their independence. The charges are being billed to those pensioners
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Funny side of life on mean streets
A comedian inspired by life on a dingy council estate has reached the final stages of a prestigious competition, with a little help from her alter ego. Jolie Pierce, 24, of Lewes Road, Brighton, performed her first stand up routine in January and has
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Jazz this week, July 25-31
Here's our round-up of the best jazz and blues performers playing at venues around Sussex. VIC RICHARDS & FRIENDS, King & Queen, Marlborough Place, Brighton, July 27 12.30pm. Perennially popular vibist and drummer leads the lunchtime jam. Free
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Gig guide, July 25-31
Courtney Pine, Mates of State, the Medicine Show Players and Dee Palmer are our picks of the performers this week. COURTNEY PINE, Dome Concert Hall, Church Road, Brighton, July 25. The man who brought jazz into the mainstream returns to treat us with
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Music: Quantic Soul Orchestra, Komedia, Brighton, July 25
"I had another name before that was worse," says Brighton-based Will Holland, aka Quantic. "But I can't tell you what it was." He pauses. "But it did begin with Q. I'd had all these logos done with Q all over them and I wanted to change my name. "I was
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Prison secures three-star rating
HMP Lewes has been awarded three marks out of four in the new Prisons Performance Rating table but inspectors warned there is room for improvement. Martin Narey, the commissioner for correctional services, said the prison was meeting most of the targets
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Knight wants Albion deal
Chelsea on-loan striker Leon Knight wants to pledge his future to Albion. The 20-year-old striker signed on a two-month loan from the Premiership big spenders yesterday but is chasing a permanent switch from Stamford Bridge. He said: "I'm looking forward
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Exiled islanders face uncertain future
A hotel on the A23 in Crawley is what the forgotten islanders of Diego Garcia are calling home today. A party of 30 Diego Garcians, including a nine-year-old child with special needs, is now being housed at the Premier Lodge Hotel near Gossops Green.
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City farm
The future of Patcham Court Farm has been thrown back into the melting pot. Why doesn't Brighton and Hove City Council have a competition - with a small prize for serious or frivolous suggestions - to decide what to do? Something different might come
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Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw
Claire McDavitt, from Brighton, was among the people who had to be evacuated from a party night at Hove Town Hall the weekend before last because of a fire alarm being set off. But she questions our report of the incident, which appeared on Monday, July
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Dusters salesman preyed on elderly
A door-to-door salesman who robbed frail and elderly people in their homes has been jailed. Alan Heap targeted his victims in Brighton and Hove after trying to sell them dusters, a court heard. He later returned and stole from them after persuading them
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Cash row hits PFI school
A secondary school built using private finance will not be expanded because of a cash row between council and business leaders. The company which runs Peacehaven Community School asked for more than double East Sussex County Council expected the planned
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Football: Hillians angered by Gills' snub
Burgess Hill are upset with Gillingham after the First Division side cancelled their pre-season friendly at Leylands Park on Monday, August 4. Gillingham were expected to send a full first team, having done so last season, but have now pulled out without
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Charge too far
It's right that frail pensioners living in sheltered housing should be given help with their shopping. But it's wrong that they should be charged a £7.75 fee for this service when supermarkets are only a few hundred metres down the road. That is what's
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Welcome to saucy Horsham
Sleepy Horsham got a rude awakening with the arrival of its first adult shop. The respectable town was chosen by bosses at adult chain Ann Summers for the second outlet in Sussex after market research revealed it holds some of the wildest home-sales parties
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Toxic effects
The Water Bill going through parliament will make it possible to fluoridate all Sussex water supplies if the health authority demands it. This is despite widespread concern about the health impacts of fluoridation and the general world trend against fluoridation
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Speedway: Clash of the giants
Arlington Stadium stages speedway's clash of the giants tomorrow night when Eagles go into battle against Elite League table-toppers Poole Pirates. Nicki Pedersen, the new darling of the Eastbourne fans, versus Leigh Adams, the king of the Sussex track
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Wsh u wr hr
Holidaymakers are saying wsh u wr hr instead of wish you were here as text messages kill off the traditional seaside postcard. Once the bastion of the British summer holiday, the postcard's days look numbered as people send their greetings home by mobile
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Water plan allows us to be poisoned
On July 17, Brighton and Hove councillors voted by a clear majority to oppose the dumping of toxic industrial waste into our water supplies - otherwise known as water fluoridation. Although duty-bound to protect the rights of their constituents, councils
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Verdict: Zamora can be Albion's finest
Bobby Zamora has all it takes to become the greatest striker ever to have played for Albion. Which means he is on course to be a better player than Goldstone hero Peter Ward. That is the verdict from some of Albion's finest from recent history, many of
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Landlords face clampdown over deposits
Rogue landlords will find it more difficult to withhold deposits under proposed new housing laws. Last year Brighton and Hove Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB) dealt with £110,000 worth of disputes where landlords refused to return their tenants' deposits
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Parking battle goes off-road
Angry Brighton and Hove traders are leaving their vans at home for their latest protest against a parking policy. Members of Traders Against Parking Persecution (Tapp) will demonstrate outside Brighton Town Hall on Thursday. The protest has been planned
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Shell profits rise to £2bn
Profits at energy giant Shell have remained buoyant despite a recent weakening in crude oil prices. Shell posted underlying profits of £2.08 billion in the three months to June 30, up 51 per cent on a year earlier. That contributed to a 73 per cent rise
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Boss nets board role
Conference boss Steve Piper has joined the board of the international trade body for convention and exhibition centres AIPC. Mr Piper, who is head of venues for Brighton and Hove City Council, replaces Christina Nicholson of Birmingham NEC. The AIPC represents
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Cash row hits PFI school
A secondary school built using private finance will not be expanded because of a cash row between council and business leaders. The company which runs Peacehaven Community School asked for more than double East Sussex County Council expected the planned
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£12m boost for crumbling hospital
Almost £12 million is to be spent on Brighton's Royal Sussex County Hospital's dilapidated operating theatres to bring them up to standard and cut waiting lists. The work includes building a seventh main theatre so more patients can be treated. Three
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Judge appeals to murder jury
Jurors were told to put aside the previous convictions of a man accused of murdering a 70-year-old boat owner. David MacBride, 45, denies killing Robert Saint and dumping his body at sea. But he has admitted lying to the police when first questioned about
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50 held in drugs raids
More than 250 police officers launched a series of raids during a huge crackdown on drug dealing in eastbourne. Armed units and dog handlers were among hit-squads brought in to disrupt the peddling of heroin and crack cocaine in Eastbourne. Officers from
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Car ploughs into driver's home
A pensioner crashed a car through the wall of her own house. The woman, in her 80s, was taken to St Richard's Hospital, Chichester, where she was treated for minor injuries. Police said the crash happened as the woman pulled into the drive of her home
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Street drinking is banned
Drinking alcohol will be banned on the streets of Brighton and Hove. Police were last night granted powers to take action against drunks who congregate in known trouble spots. The ban, which is due to be enforced from the start of next month, follows
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At the cinema, July 25-31
Here are the movie listings for cinemas around Sussex in the next seven days. Just find the film you fancy and see where it's showing. AGENT CODY BANKS (12A) at Bognor Picturedrome, Brighton Odeon, Eastbourne UGC and Hastings Odeon. ALICE (18) at Brighton
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Night Clubbing, July 25-27
Soulshyne's summer party, the Stanton Warriors at Boutique and Hed Kandi are the places to be this weekend. BOUTIQUE, Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton, July 25. The Stanton Warriors almost defy categorisation. It's easy to say Dominic B and Mark Yardley
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Club Night: Type, Concorde 2, August 1
Seb Fontaine is bringing his night Type down from London club The Cross for a one-off summer special. The night promises a mix of progressive house, trance and electro (you can't escape the damned stuff) with Seb and Nic Fanciulli on the decks. Fanciulli
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Classical: Die Fledermaus, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, July 27 until August 30
After staging its first Wagner earlier in the season, Glyndebourne now stages its first operatta and chooses one of the most popular in the repertoire. Die Fledermaus is Johann Strauss II's tale of drinking, adultery and excess in 19th Century Vienna
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On stage this week, July 18-24
Veteran magician Paul Daniels, classic open air Shakespeare, an insight in to the sauna sex industry and Le Hip Parade are the best of the bunch this week. JUST WHORES, New Venture Theatre, Brighton, July 26 to August 2. This sneaky look at the sauna
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Brighton Soapbox, Komedia, Brighton, July 28
The Treason Show has ruled the Brighton comedy roost for some time with its biting topical satire. Now, though, there's a new kid in town: Brighton Soapbox, a hilarious mix of song and sketch. But is this city big enough for two comedy greats? Well, as
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Stage: Office Suite, Theatre Royal, Brighton, July 28 to August 2
After her phenomenal success as the Witch in last year's panto at the Theatre Royal, Lesley Joseph is back - and once again it is as you won't have seen her before. Gone is the pointed hat and cloak she wore in Snow White and the high heels and long fingernails
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Parish shocked by priest's sudden death
A popular priest taken ill after finishing Sunday service has died in hospital. Church goers had no idea Father Peter Lewis Edwards was feeling unwell during the 11.30am service at Sacred Heart Church, Norton Road, Hove. But afterwards the 56-year-old
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Swimmers give piers wide berth
Swimmers taking part in a historic race have been told to steer clear of Brighton's two piers for the first time in more than 100 years. The annual pier-to-pier race used to take contestants from the West Pier to the Palace Pier. But for years, competitors
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Chemists win OFT fight
Plans to lift restrictions on where NHS prescriptions can be dispensed have been scrapped. Trade and industry secretary Patricia Hewitt has thrown out the recommendations by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) but has told primary care trusts (PCTs), which
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Meeting sought over runway bid
Campaigning councillors have requested a meeting with the Transport Secretary to give their views on controversial plans to expand Gatwick. Tex Pemberton, of West Sussex County Council, has written to Alistair Darling proposing a meeting this autumn,
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City farm
The future of Patcham Court Farm has been thrown back into the melting pot. Why doesn't Brighton and Hove City Council have a competition - with a small prize for serious or frivolous suggestions - to decide what to do? Something different might come
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Greens plea
I was shocked to read in The Argus (July 17) Green councillors might be supporting Labour in the ghastly proposed King Alfred development. We voted Green because they kidded us they were against this scheme. Labour councillors in this ward were all kicked
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Dusters salesman preyed on elderly
A door-to-door salesman who robbed frail and elderly people in their homes has been jailed. Alan Heap targeted his victims in Brighton and Hove after trying to sell them dusters, a court heard. He later returned and stole from them after persuading them
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Speedway: Kennet won't be broken
Edward Kennett is still on track to ride in the world under-21 championship despite suffering a hair-line crack just below his left knee-cap. The teenage Eastbourne star was hurt when he crashed while riding for Rye House in a Premier League match at
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OAPs pay £7 shops charge
Old people in a home 400m from a superstore are being charged £7 to have their shopping done. Frail pensioners, many of whom are in wheelchairs, have been told the levy is to encourage their independence. The charges are being billed to those pensioners
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Car ploughs into driver's home
A pensioner crashed a car through the wall of her own house. The woman, in her 80s, was taken to St Richard's Hospital, Chichester, where she was treated for minor injuries. Police said the crash happened as the woman pulled into the drive of her home
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A school, please
Mr Goodliff has overlooked what was on the former gasworks site in Hove before building began (Letters, July 15). The area was derelict and dominated by rusting gas holders. Plans to regenerate the site include not only a new Tesco store but a modern,
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Luxury huts
News that beach huts in Brighton and Hove are fetching £4,000 (and £7,000 a little further along the coast) is curious. Surely the buyers will have to spend some money on maintaining them if they are to survive the next 30 years? According to Mary Marshall
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Baseball: Bucs boosted by signings
Brighton Buccaneers have snapped up two Great Britain internationals to boost their roster for the run-in to the Rawlings National League season. Pitcher Gary Tongue and shortstop Darren Heath have both joined the reigning national champions following
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It's our money
I hope tenants will not be put off fighting for council housing by news repairs over the next 30 years could cost up to £650 million. A few years ago, tenants in Tillstone Street were told the council could not afford major repairs to homes and these
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Cricket: Hacker plan to surprise leaders
Paul Hacker wants his Eastbourne side to defy the odds and do their bit for the title race. Eastbourne host Hastings Priory tomorrow knowing they could knock the champions off the top if they avoid defeat. Hastings currently lead the league by 11 points
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Football: Hillians angered by Gills' snub
Burgess Hill are upset with Gillingham after the First Division side cancelled their pre-season friendly at Leylands Park on Monday, August 4. Gillingham were expected to send a full first team, having done so last season, but have now pulled out without
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Football: Rooks swoop for United star
Ryman League: Lewes are on the verge of signing former Manchester United striker Marc Whiteman. The 20-year-old spent five seasons at Old Trafford without breaking into the first team and then had a spell at Bury. He will play for the Rooks in Sunday's
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Water plan allows us to be poisoned
On July 17, Brighton and Hove councillors voted by a clear majority to oppose the dumping of toxic industrial waste into our water supplies - otherwise known as water fluoridation. Although duty-bound to protect the rights of their constituents, councils
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Verdict: Zamora can be Albion's finest
Bobby Zamora has all it takes to become the greatest striker ever to have played for Albion. Which means he is on course to be a better player than Goldstone hero Peter Ward. That is the verdict from some of Albion's finest from recent history, many of
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Landlords face clampdown over deposits
Rogue landlords will find it more difficult to withhold deposits under proposed new housing laws. Last year Brighton and Hove Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB) dealt with £110,000 worth of disputes where landlords refused to return their tenants' deposits
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Government slammed over bypass axe
Regional planners have called for an urgent meeting with Transport Secretary Alistair Darling after a series of Sussex road schemes were scrapped. The South East England Regional Assembly (Seera) voted to condemn Mr Darling's decision to turn down the
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Prison secures three-star rating
HMP Lewes has been awarded three marks out of four in the new Prisons Performance Rating table but inspectors warned there is room for improvement. Martin Narey, the commissioner for correctional services, said the prison was meeting most of the targets
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Chelsea face fresh shares probe
Russian oil tycoon Roman Abramovich's takeover of Chelsea Football Club was thrust back into the spotlight as it emerged a second probe into shares in the club had been launched. City watchdog the Financial Services Authority said it was investigating
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Shell profits rise to £2bn
Profits at energy giant Shell have remained buoyant despite a recent weakening in crude oil prices. Shell posted underlying profits of £2.08 billion in the three months to June 30, up 51 per cent on a year earlier. That contributed to a 73 per cent rise
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BT in mobile price cut row
Telecoms giant BT has denied dragging its feet over passing on big savings for customers calling a mobile phone. The company blamed the delay on mobile phone operators, which it said had not given sufficient warning. In a damning report in January, the
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Permit parking ready for off
A new parking permit scheme in Horsham is being launched on Monday. The town's controlled parking zone, which is for residential roads in and around the town centre, includes pay-and-display machines and residents' permits. Permits, for which more than
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Exiled islanders face uncertain future
A hotel on the A23 in Crawley is what the forgotten islanders of Diego Garcia are calling home today. A party of 30 Diego Garcians, including a nine-year-old child with special needs, is now being housed at the Premier Lodge Hotel near Gossops Green.
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Towering vision backed by council
Ambitious plans for four futuristic skyscrapers which will change the face of Hove's seafront have been backed by city councillors. The Karis/Ing consortium has been chosen as the preferred developer for the three-acre King Alfred site at Kingsway. The
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50 held in drugs raids
More than 250 police officers launched a series of raids during a huge crackdown on drug dealing in eastbourne. Armed units and dog handlers were among hit-squads brought in to disrupt the peddling of heroin and crack cocaine in Eastbourne. Officers from
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Funny side of life on mean streets
A comedian inspired by life on a dingy council estate has reached the final stages of a prestigious competition, with a little help from her alter ego. Jolie Pierce, 24, of Lewes Road, Brighton, performed her first stand up routine in January and has
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Night Clubbing, July 25-27
Soulshyne's summer party, the Stanton Warriors at Boutique and Hed Kandi are the places to be this weekend. BOUTIQUE, Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton, July 25. The Stanton Warriors almost defy categorisation. It's easy to say Dominic B and Mark Yardley
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Jazz this week, July 25-31
Here's our round-up of the best jazz and blues performers playing at venues around Sussex. VIC RICHARDS & FRIENDS, King & Queen, Marlborough Place, Brighton, July 27 12.30pm. Perennially popular vibist and drummer leads the lunchtime jam. Free
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Gig guide, July 25-31
Courtney Pine, Mates of State, the Medicine Show Players and Dee Palmer are our picks of the performers this week. COURTNEY PINE, Dome Concert Hall, Church Road, Brighton, July 25. The man who brought jazz into the mainstream returns to treat us with
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On stage this week, July 18-24
Veteran magician Paul Daniels, classic open air Shakespeare, an insight in to the sauna sex industry and Le Hip Parade are the best of the bunch this week. JUST WHORES, New Venture Theatre, Brighton, July 26 to August 2. This sneaky look at the sauna
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Swimmers give piers wide berth
Swimmers taking part in a historic race have been told to steer clear of Brighton's two piers for the first time in more than 100 years. The annual pier-to-pier race used to take contestants from the West Pier to the Palace Pier. But for years, competitors
