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Survival guru may aid hunt for explorer
Friends and relatives of a zoologist lost in Africa could approach survival expert Ray Mears for advice. Christian Velten, 28, was last heard from in March shortly before he set out to follow the River Niger. His route was to take him through Mali, Niger
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Amnesty appeal
Brighton and Hove Amnesty International group is celebrating its 40th anniversary next year. We would love to hear from anybody who was involved in setting up the group. Please contact Dave Clark on 01273 697416. -Dave Clark, Brighton
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Bus stop memories
Thank you to the persons who are renovating the tram shelter at the Rugby Road/Ditchling Road bus stop. This shelter, which is nearly 100 years old, forms part of one of my lasting memories. When I was a conductor employed by Brighton Borough Transport
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My vision
The redevelopment of the King Alfred site in Hove seems to have exercised a number of minds lately. The plan proposed is, of course, a nonsense. The architect may be praised for his eccentric building in Bilbao but that building is in a dock area where
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Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw
The picture used to illustrate an article about the future of the Post Office on our personal finance page was in "bad taste", says Mr R Reeves, from Brighton. It showed the sub-postmaster and his wife from the (now closed) sub-post office in Havelock
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Think Of It This Way, by John Parry
Odd, isn't it? Every week many of us buy a lottery ticket in the hope of winning a few million pounds. We repeat the cleverly conceived and insidious promotional slogan, 'You have to be in it to win it.' In spite of the odds being 14 million to one against
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Stop tooting, cabbies told
Taxi and private hire drivers in Worthing are to be banned from blasting their horns when picking up customers. It follows a report on new guidelines which criticised the tooting horns as unprofessional and a "noise nuisance". Many hire drivers in the
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Rubbish audit
Judging by the way Messrs Bodfish and Oxley spend our pounds as if they were going out of fashion, anyone would think Gordon Brown was in charge of the council's finances. Still, at least a wrecked local economy will help Brighton and Hove converge with
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Golf: Owzat? Giddins in career move
Ed Giddins, finished with first-class cricket at 32, has turned to golf and plans to make a career hitting the small ball instead bowling flat out. Giddins wants to hone his game to the level required by the minor tours for the next two years. He has
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Just tea, Ken?
David Panter, criticised for lavishly wining and dining people from public funds, clearly has the support and sympathy of council leader Ken Bodfish who says "David has to meet these people on a regular basis and has to buy them cups of tea and take them
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Home ground
Westdene and Withdean residents have won a battle against plans for 112 affordable homes on a private playing field off Redhill Close. The Sussex Overseas Housing Society has withdrawn an application which was to have been considered by Brighton and Hove
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Hotels are not Fawlty
People have been taking pot shots at hotels in Brighton since the resort's earliest days. The latest is Peter Harden, whose hotel guide for 2004 is rude about most of the traditional places to stay in the city. It says The Grand is trading on its reputation
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Football: YM have their own Abramovich
Matthew Clark County League: Horsham YMCA have found their own Roman Abramovich to bankroll the club's immediate future. The division one outfit have linked up with a multi-millionaire Chelsea fan for a sponsorship deal which could be worth £96,000 to
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Speedway: Eagles aim to go out with a bang
Eastbourne are aiming to end their Elite League season with back-to-back wins over Peterborough and Poole at Arlington Stadium. Eagles, squeezed out of the play-off positions, entertain Peterborough on Monday night, with Poole arriving a week tomorrow
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Cricket: Adams eyes place in history
Sussex captain Chris Adams today urged his side to relish the opportunity of making history. The county are on the verge of claiming their first Championship title with three matches remaining, starting against Middlesex at Hove today. They have a game
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D-day in Kanchelskis saga
Andrei Kanchelskis is close to making his mind up over Albion's offer of a three-month contract. The 'will he, won't he' saga has been dragging on since the former Manchester United winger started training with the Seagulls a month ago. Now Kanchelskis
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Sponsor deal is lifeline for charity
International financial news provider Bloomberg has offered to support a threatened charity which raises cash for the homeless through diners' bills. The three-year deal lifts the threat of closure for Streetsmart. Bloomberg's sponsorship will cover all
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Darius vows to get better
Albion hitman Darius Henderson has pledged the best is yet to come from him. The strapping striker has vowed to improve as he launches his second month on loan from Reading against Swindon at Withdean tomorrow. Henderson can now be recalled by the Royals
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Racing: Gifford steps up after flying start
It took Nick Gifford only a few days to negotiate the first obstacle of his career when he took over the training licence at Downs Stables in Findon four months ago - training a winner. Pounsley Mill was Gifford's second runner and, when he won at Fontwell
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IT foxes employees
One in seven workers need help turning their office computers on or off because of their "dismal" knowledge of new technology, researchers claim. A survey by City & Guilds showed that about a fifth of staff asked for help to save or print a document
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Work to improve shopping street
Work is due to start on road improvements designed to aid pedestrians and bus passengers in a busy shopping street in Brighton. Road humps and chicanes in Western Road will be removed and the road will be resurfaced. New pedestrian crossing islands will
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Call centres' trouble with turnover
Staff turnover in call centres is averaging 25 per cent because of growing problems recruiting and retaining workers, a survey has revealed. A survey of 125 firms employing 112,000 staff in more than 300 call centres showed more than half were finding
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Greedy Britons suffer with debt
Britons are taking on record levels of debt because they are greedy and want to copy the lifestyles of the super-rich, research claimed yesterday. Despite having relatively high incomes, 60 per cent of Britons believe they cannot afford to buy everything
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Juice bar squeezed out
A juice bar has been squeezed out of its pitch at Churchill Square shopping centre in Brighton. Bar Juicy set up three years ago, offering shoppers healthy snacks and drinks. The family business introduced customers to the delights of wheatgrass and served
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Store giant rejects calls for rethink
Controversial plans to build a superstore on the Brighton station site will go ahead despite fierce protests. Campaigners claim businesses will lose £19 million when a new Sainsbury's store is built on land next to the railway station. When the retail
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Guide slams city hotels
Brighton and Hove's most famous hotels have been panned in a new tourist guide. None of the city's big names escaped stinging criticism in the latest edition of Harden's Hotel Guide. The world-famous De Vere Grand hotel was slated as "trading on a reputation
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Movie role for WI ladies
Women's Institute members in Sussex feared they would have to strip when they were asked to star in the film Calendar Girls. But instead their exposure was limited to a stroll down the red carpet. Twenty members of Lindfield Evening, Cowfold Evening,
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Court clears anti-war campaigner
A peace campaigner who was arrested after a protest in which he covered himself in fake blood has walked free from court. Nyana Joti, 31, was accused of distressing shoppers during an anti-war protest in Churchill Square, Brighton, in December last year
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Council homes shake-up plan
Eastbourne Borough Council is to consult residents on a radical shake-up in the management of its housing stock. It is considering bringing in the private sector to help manage its homes, which need more than £80 million spent on them over the next decade
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Backpacker slipped and fell to death
A coroner has recorded a verdict of accidental death on a backpacker who died in India died after falling 100ft down a mountain. Lianne Mallett, 27, of Old Barn Way, Southwick, was climbing to a waterfall during an epic trip across the subcontinent when
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Music: Roc Box, Concorde 2, Brighton, Sept 10
This mini-rockfest features Mohair, four down-to-earth lads from Watford, who catch the eye with their big, mop-top hair. The band's loud rock 'n' roll sound is based on a good slug of guitars, a Hammond organ, bass and drums, all mixed with four vocal
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Gigs and shows, Sept 5-11
Ex-EastEnders play it for laughs, Ken Dodd crams in the gags, The Sights get sexy and Joanna Neary gets strange and bizarre. BOUNCERS, White Rock Theatre, Hastings, until Sept 6: Soap bad boys John Altman (Nick Cotton from EastEnders) and Nigel Pivarro
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Night clubbing, from Sept 5
Mr Scruff hits the decks, Sixties soul fans have a new night, there's a late launch at Boygirl and Nottingham deep housers Club DiY make a return visit. ETCH, Concorde 2, Brighton, Sept 5: This is the first Etch since June and, more importantly, the third
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Joy for homes protesters
Campaigners have won an unexpected victory in their bid to stop plans for 112 new homes. People living around Redhill Close in Westdene, Brighton, were gearing up for a long battle as their fought against the new estate. They set up a residents association
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Darius vows to get better
Albion hitman Darius Henderson has pledged the best is yet to come from him. The strapping striker has vowed to improve as he launches his second month on loan from Reading against Swindon at Withdean tomorrow. Henderson can now be recalled by the Royals
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D-day in Kanchelskis saga
Andrei Kanchelskis is close to making his mind up over Albion's offer of a three-month contract. The 'will he, won't he' saga has been dragging on since the former Manchester United winger started training with the Seagulls a month ago. Now Kanchelskis
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Amnesty appeal
Brighton and Hove Amnesty International group is celebrating its 40th anniversary next year. We would love to hear from anybody who was involved in setting up the group. Please contact Dave Clark on 01273 697416. -Dave Clark, Brighton
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Bus stop memories
Thank you to the persons who are renovating the tram shelter at the Rugby Road/Ditchling Road bus stop. This shelter, which is nearly 100 years old, forms part of one of my lasting memories. When I was a conductor employed by Brighton Borough Transport
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Tawdry towers
We have read all the various objections to the three Karis development projects which have featured so often in your pages over the last few months - namely the Endeavour, the King Alfred and now the "Banana" sites. The council planning committee seems
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Rubbish audit
Judging by the way Messrs Bodfish and Oxley spend our pounds as if they were going out of fashion, anyone would think Gordon Brown was in charge of the council's finances. Still, at least a wrecked local economy will help Brighton and Hove converge with
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Musical chairs?
Brighton and Hove City Councillors used to approve annual budgets for all departments which authorised specific provision for the purchase of "office equipment", which included furniture. You report (The Argus, September 2) David Panter's use of his entertainment
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Golf: Owzat? Giddins in career move
Ed Giddins, finished with first-class cricket at 32, has turned to golf and plans to make a career hitting the small ball instead bowling flat out. Giddins wants to hone his game to the level required by the minor tours for the next two years. He has
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Blowing it
How very nice to be able to visit top hotels and restaurants with a corporate credit card, courtesy of the taxpayer. Many residents of this city are struggling to pay council tax and other bills. Methinks it is a case of "Blow you, Jack, I'm all right
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Rugby: Top two face reality test
The step up in class becomes reality tomorrow for the top two teams in Sussex. Worthing, fresh from back-to-back promotions, get their first taste of London One when they go to Bishop's Stortford. It is not quite the real thing for Haywards Heath, but
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Bean counter
David Panter is certainly taking an idiosyncratic approach to the council's Best Value targets. He should wise up to the fact it is far more impressive to find out-of-the-way restaurants (Shoreham is just such territory). As for the council's continual
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Football: Harris returns for Rooks
Ryman League: Justin Harris returns to the Lewes squad for tomorrow's trip to Tooting and Mitcham. The midfielder has returned to the club from Crawley, where he remains on Dr Martens League forms. Harris was not signed in time for the cup win at Dorking
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Covered girls
Members of Women's Institutes in Sussex did not have to bare all when they appeared in the film Calendar Girls. Unlike their Yorkshire colleagues on whom the film is based, they were able to appear as extras fully clothed. It was left to actresses such
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Football: Case of mistaken identity for Matt
Ryman League: Matt Russell ended a five-and-a-half-game goal drought, then saw the strike given to a team-mate. Russell's clincher in the midweek win over Harrow was erroneously given to Jodey Rowland when a club official phoned through match details.
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Home ground
Westdene and Withdean residents have won a battle against plans for 112 affordable homes on a private playing field off Redhill Close. The Sussex Overseas Housing Society has withdrawn an application which was to have been considered by Brighton and Hove
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Football: YM have their own Abramovich
Matthew Clark County League: Horsham YMCA have found their own Roman Abramovich to bankroll the club's immediate future. The division one outfit have linked up with a multi-millionaire Chelsea fan for a sponsorship deal which could be worth £96,000 to
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We shouldn't have to pay for Panter
For how much longer do the council taxpayers of this so-called "place to be" have to fund the excesses of Brighton and Hove City Council's chief executive, David Panter? His pay increase of £25,000 per year is more than the average worker earns in this
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Cricket: Adams eyes place in history
Sussex captain Chris Adams today urged his side to relish the opportunity of making history. The county are on the verge of claiming their first Championship title with three matches remaining, starting against Middlesex at Hove today. They have a game
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D-day in Kanchelskis saga
Andrei Kanchelskis is close to making his mind up over Albion's offer of a three-month contract. The 'will he, won't he' saga has been dragging on since the former Manchester United winger started training with the Seagulls a month ago. Now Kanchelskis
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Sponsor deal is lifeline for charity
International financial news provider Bloomberg has offered to support a threatened charity which raises cash for the homeless through diners' bills. The three-year deal lifts the threat of closure for Streetsmart. Bloomberg's sponsorship will cover all
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Darius vows to get better
Albion hitman Darius Henderson has pledged the best is yet to come from him. The strapping striker has vowed to improve as he launches his second month on loan from Reading against Swindon at Withdean tomorrow. Henderson can now be recalled by the Royals
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Work to improve shopping street
Work is due to start on road improvements designed to aid pedestrians and bus passengers in a busy shopping street in Brighton. Road humps and chicanes in Western Road will be removed and the road will be resurfaced. New pedestrian crossing islands will
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Juice bar squeezed out
A juice bar has been squeezed out of its pitch at Churchill Square shopping centre in Brighton. Bar Juicy set up three years ago, offering shoppers healthy snacks and drinks. The family business introduced customers to the delights of wheatgrass and served
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Guide slams city hotels
Brighton and Hove's most famous hotels have been panned in a new tourist guide. None of the city's big names escaped stinging criticism in the latest edition of Harden's Hotel Guide. The world-famous De Vere Grand hotel was slated as "trading on a reputation
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Juice bar squeezed out
A juice bar has been squeezed out of its pitch at Churchill Square shopping centre in Brighton. Bar Juicy set up three years ago, offering shoppers healthy snacks and drinks. The family business introduced customers to the delights of wheatgrass and served
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Landmark bandstand in for a tidy-up
Brighton's Victorian seafront bandstand is to have a facelift under a project to transform a section of seafront. Part of the landmark, near the West Pier, will have to be dismantled before it can be restored to its former glory. The work is being carried
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Jazz this week, Sept 5-11
Here's our pick of the jazz and blues performers appearing at venues around Sussex in the coming days. GILAD ATZMON'S ORIENT HOUSE ENSEMBLE: Reedman and recent BBC Jazz Award winner blurs the genres. Brighton Jazz Club at Sussex Arts Club, Sept 5, 8pm
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Stage: The Secret Rapture, Marlborough Theatre, Brighton, Sept 11-13
The Secret Rapture is a play which threatens to disrupt the cosy view of the family and present it as a forum for antagonism and rivalry. Written by David Hare, it is a contemporary tragedy exploring money, ambition and alcoholism through the lives of
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Gigs and shows, Sept 5-11
Ex-EastEnders play it for laughs, Ken Dodd crams in the gags, The Sights get sexy and Joanna Neary gets strange and bizarre. BOUNCERS, White Rock Theatre, Hastings, until Sept 6: Soap bad boys John Altman (Nick Cotton from EastEnders) and Nigel Pivarro
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Joy for homes protesters
Campaigners have won an unexpected victory in their bid to stop plans for 112 new homes. People living around Redhill Close in Westdene, Brighton, were gearing up for a long battle as their fought against the new estate. They set up a residents association
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Darius vows to get better
Albion hitman Darius Henderson has pledged the best is yet to come from him. The strapping striker has vowed to improve as he launches his second month on loan from Reading against Swindon at Withdean tomorrow. Henderson can now be recalled by the Royals
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D-day in Kanchelskis saga
Andrei Kanchelskis is close to making his mind up over Albion's offer of a three-month contract. The 'will he, won't he' saga has been dragging on since the former Manchester United winger started training with the Seagulls a month ago. Now Kanchelskis
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Radio 1 goes live from Brighton
Musical stars of the future will have the chance to shine at a celebrity-studded festival run by BBC Radio 1. The station is setting up camp in Brighton and Hove for a week, bringing with it the cream of the pop and clubbing world. Disc jockeys John Peel
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Builders still in as schools go back
Dozens of Brighton and Hove pupils returned for the start of the new term to find their schools looking like building sites. Staff at two of the city's four secondary schools maintained by private firm Jarvis complained of pieces of metal sticking out
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Survival guru may aid hunt for explorer
Friends and relatives of a zoologist lost in Africa could approach survival expert Ray Mears for advice. Christian Velten, 28, was last heard from in March shortly before he set out to follow the River Niger. His route was to take him through Mali, Niger
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My vision
The redevelopment of the King Alfred site in Hove seems to have exercised a number of minds lately. The plan proposed is, of course, a nonsense. The architect may be praised for his eccentric building in Bilbao but that building is in a dock area where
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Out of place
How on earth did such a totally inappropriate concept as the Gehry blocks in Hove ever get this far? I think the design is very interesting. Gehry is one of the great architects of the day but what is being proposed is totally wrong for the location.
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Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw
The picture used to illustrate an article about the future of the Post Office on our personal finance page was in "bad taste", says Mr R Reeves, from Brighton. It showed the sub-postmaster and his wife from the (now closed) sub-post office in Havelock
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Think Of It This Way, by John Parry
Odd, isn't it? Every week many of us buy a lottery ticket in the hope of winning a few million pounds. We repeat the cleverly conceived and insidious promotional slogan, 'You have to be in it to win it.' In spite of the odds being 14 million to one against
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Just tea, Ken?
David Panter, criticised for lavishly wining and dining people from public funds, clearly has the support and sympathy of council leader Ken Bodfish who says "David has to meet these people on a regular basis and has to buy them cups of tea and take them
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It's my money
In response to your article on David Panter's spending on "entertainment" and his extortionate £25,000 pay rise, I would credit it. As a working taxpayer it seems we are only important when the bill arrives. If, in normal circumstances, you are not happy
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Football: Forde's Olympic bid with Barbados
Dr Martens: Crawley striker Fabian Forde has swapped the Dr Martens League for international football after being selected for Barbados under-23s. The former Watford professional will miss Reds' trip to Tiverton after linking up with the Barbados squad
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Hotels are not Fawlty
People have been taking pot shots at hotels in Brighton since the resort's earliest days. The latest is Peter Harden, whose hotel guide for 2004 is rude about most of the traditional places to stay in the city. It says The Grand is trading on its reputation
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Over the top
What grim reading about the Brighton and Hove City Council's "Entertainer" David Panter (The Argus, September 2). I am sure people are not amused. Firstly, I should thank The Argus for letting the public be aware of some of the things which are going
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Speedway: Grand Prix or grand farce?
The Grand Prix circus moves on to Prague this weekend. Funny thing, that. Except that the Grand Prix isn't fun any more. It certainly isn't funny. I must confess I never did like the idea in the first place. Call me old fashioned but the world championship
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Speedway: Eagles aim to go out with a bang
Eastbourne are aiming to end their Elite League season with back-to-back wins over Peterborough and Poole at Arlington Stadium. Eagles, squeezed out of the play-off positions, entertain Peterborough on Monday night, with Poole arriving a week tomorrow
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Racing: Gifford steps up after flying start
It took Nick Gifford only a few days to negotiate the first obstacle of his career when he took over the training licence at Downs Stables in Findon four months ago - training a winner. Pounsley Mill was Gifford's second runner and, when he won at Fontwell
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Driver hit in road rage rumpus
A driver was hit on the head during a road rage attack thought to have taken place after an accident. The incident happened just outside Tesco on the A281 in Broadbridge Heath, near Horsham, at around 11am on Sunday. The driver of a blue Ford Sierra was
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Crash pilot not guilty
A brain surgeon whose hired light aircraft crashed into a family home in Shoreham has been cleared of endangering the public. The prosecution offered no further evidence on the fourth day of Donald Campbell's trial after a former chief pilot of Concorde
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IT foxes employees
One in seven workers need help turning their office computers on or off because of their "dismal" knowledge of new technology, researchers claim. A survey by City & Guilds showed that about a fifth of staff asked for help to save or print a document
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Working mums feel pressure
Half of working mums would leave their jobs tomorrow if they could because of the "devastating" impact work was having on their lives. A poll of 1,000 women found that well over half said working full time had damaged their family life, sometimes causing
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Call centres' trouble with turnover
Staff turnover in call centres is averaging 25 per cent because of growing problems recruiting and retaining workers, a survey has revealed. A survey of 125 firms employing 112,000 staff in more than 300 call centres showed more than half were finding
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Greedy Britons suffer with debt
Britons are taking on record levels of debt because they are greedy and want to copy the lifestyles of the super-rich, research claimed yesterday. Despite having relatively high incomes, 60 per cent of Britons believe they cannot afford to buy everything
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Store giant rejects calls for rethink
Controversial plans to build a superstore on the Brighton station site will go ahead despite fierce protests. Campaigners claim businesses will lose £19 million when a new Sainsbury's store is built on land next to the railway station. When the retail
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Movie role for WI ladies
Women's Institute members in Sussex feared they would have to strip when they were asked to star in the film Calendar Girls. But instead their exposure was limited to a stroll down the red carpet. Twenty members of Lindfield Evening, Cowfold Evening,
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Court clears anti-war campaigner
A peace campaigner who was arrested after a protest in which he covered himself in fake blood has walked free from court. Nyana Joti, 31, was accused of distressing shoppers during an anti-war protest in Churchill Square, Brighton, in December last year
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Gun scare at courthouse
A woman in her 80s sparked a security scare at a court when she pulled a replica gun from her handbag. The pensioner unwittingly beat security measures and evaded guards as she wandered into Brighton Magistrates' Court with the fake weapon. An unsuspecting
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Guide slams city hotels
Brighton and Hove's most famous hotels have been panned in a new tourist guide. None of the city's big names escaped stinging criticism in the latest edition of Harden's Hotel Guide. The world-famous De Vere Grand hotel was slated as "trading on a reputation
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At the cinema, Sept 5-11
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. AMERICAN PIE: THE WEDDING (15) Brighton Odeon, Brighton UGC, Eastbourne UGC BELLEVILLE RENDEZ-VOUS (12A) Brighton Duke
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Classical: Sussex Symphony Orchestra, St Bartholomew's, Brighton, Sept 6
The Sussex Symphony Orchestra opens its new season with the BBC Young Musician of the Year, cellist Guy Johnston. He will perform one of the most moving cello concertos ever written, Elgar's E-minor work, which was written while the composer was living
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Backpacker slipped and fell to death
A coroner has recorded a verdict of accidental death on a backpacker who died in India died after falling 100ft down a mountain. Lianne Mallett, 27, of Old Barn Way, Southwick, was climbing to a waterfall during an epic trip across the subcontinent when
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Music: Roc Box, Concorde 2, Brighton, Sept 10
This mini-rockfest features Mohair, four down-to-earth lads from Watford, who catch the eye with their big, mop-top hair. The band's loud rock 'n' roll sound is based on a good slug of guitars, a Hammond organ, bass and drums, all mixed with four vocal
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Night clubbing, from Sept 5
Mr Scruff hits the decks, Sixties soul fans have a new night, there's a late launch at Boygirl and Nottingham deep housers Club DiY make a return visit. ETCH, Concorde 2, Brighton, Sept 5: This is the first Etch since June and, more importantly, the third
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Stage: See U Next Tuesday, Theatre Royal, Brighton, Sept 8-13
Irish comedian, writer and actor Ardal O'Hanlon is an idiot - or, as he would say, "an eejit". He is frank and upfront about it, proud even, and it has been the key to his success. He says: "I am an eejit, it's what I do. It is what I am and it is what
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Radio 1 goes live from Brighton
Musical stars of the future will have the chance to shine at a celebrity-studded festival run by BBC Radio 1. The station is setting up camp in Brighton and Hove for a week, bringing with it the cream of the pop and clubbing world. Disc jockeys John Peel
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Builders still in as schools go back
Dozens of Brighton and Hove pupils returned for the start of the new term to find their schools looking like building sites. Staff at two of the city's four secondary schools maintained by private firm Jarvis complained of pieces of metal sticking out
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Out of place
How on earth did such a totally inappropriate concept as the Gehry blocks in Hove ever get this far? I think the design is very interesting. Gehry is one of the great architects of the day but what is being proposed is totally wrong for the location.
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Mum backs Asbo boy
The mother of a teenage tearaway has defended her son, blaming his unruly behaviour on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Earlier this week James Fitzgerald, 14, of The Highlands, Cuckfield, was the first person in Mid Sussex to receive an antisocial
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Bee sting causes crash
A lorry carrying 300kg of bacon careered into trees beside the A27 in Worthing after the driver was stung by a bee. The driver of the Sussex Bacon Company vehicle and his passenger were unharmed and the load undamaged. The accident happened at 5am today
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Honour for ex-mayor
Ill-health stopped a former Worthing mayor from receiving the town's highest civic honour. Former councillor David Chapman missed a ceremony to make him an alderman of the borough because he had followed doctor's orders and moved to Spain. At a council
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Parks hunt for truants
Truancy patrols may be stepped up in Worthing's parks and cemeteries in a bid to crack down on unruly teenagers. Borough council parks manager Chris Bradley believes much of the vandalism is caused by schoolchildren who skip lessons to run amok. He said
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Crash pilot not guilty
A brain surgeon whose hired light aircraft crashed into a family home in Shoreham has been cleared of endangering the public. The prosecution offered no further evidence on the fourth day of Donald Campbell's trial after a former chief pilot of Concorde
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Battle to save post offices
Post Office bosses were today accused of "corporate vandalism" as pressure mounts to save four branches in Eastbourne. Petitions, demonstrations and letters of objection were being prepared in response to the shock closure announcement by Post Office
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Tawdry towers
We have read all the various objections to the three Karis development projects which have featured so often in your pages over the last few months - namely the Endeavour, the King Alfred and now the "Banana" sites. The council planning committee seems
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Musical chairs?
Brighton and Hove City Councillors used to approve annual budgets for all departments which authorised specific provision for the purchase of "office equipment", which included furniture. You report (The Argus, September 2) David Panter's use of his entertainment
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Blowing it
How very nice to be able to visit top hotels and restaurants with a corporate credit card, courtesy of the taxpayer. Many residents of this city are struggling to pay council tax and other bills. Methinks it is a case of "Blow you, Jack, I'm all right
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Rugby: Top two face reality test
The step up in class becomes reality tomorrow for the top two teams in Sussex. Worthing, fresh from back-to-back promotions, get their first taste of London One when they go to Bishop's Stortford. It is not quite the real thing for Haywards Heath, but
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Bean counter
David Panter is certainly taking an idiosyncratic approach to the council's Best Value targets. He should wise up to the fact it is far more impressive to find out-of-the-way restaurants (Shoreham is just such territory). As for the council's continual
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Football: Harris returns for Rooks
Ryman League: Justin Harris returns to the Lewes squad for tomorrow's trip to Tooting and Mitcham. The midfielder has returned to the club from Crawley, where he remains on Dr Martens League forms. Harris was not signed in time for the cup win at Dorking
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Covered girls
Members of Women's Institutes in Sussex did not have to bare all when they appeared in the film Calendar Girls. Unlike their Yorkshire colleagues on whom the film is based, they were able to appear as extras fully clothed. It was left to actresses such
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Football: Case of mistaken identity for Matt
Ryman League: Matt Russell ended a five-and-a-half-game goal drought, then saw the strike given to a team-mate. Russell's clincher in the midweek win over Harrow was erroneously given to Jodey Rowland when a club official phoned through match details.
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It's my money
In response to your article on David Panter's spending on "entertainment" and his extortionate £25,000 pay rise, I would credit it. As a working taxpayer it seems we are only important when the bill arrives. If, in normal circumstances, you are not happy
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Football: Forde's Olympic bid with Barbados
Dr Martens: Crawley striker Fabian Forde has swapped the Dr Martens League for international football after being selected for Barbados under-23s. The former Watford professional will miss Reds' trip to Tiverton after linking up with the Barbados squad
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Over the top
What grim reading about the Brighton and Hove City Council's "Entertainer" David Panter (The Argus, September 2). I am sure people are not amused. Firstly, I should thank The Argus for letting the public be aware of some of the things which are going
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Speedway: Grand Prix or grand farce?
The Grand Prix circus moves on to Prague this weekend. Funny thing, that. Except that the Grand Prix isn't fun any more. It certainly isn't funny. I must confess I never did like the idea in the first place. Call me old fashioned but the world championship
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We shouldn't have to pay for Panter
For how much longer do the council taxpayers of this so-called "place to be" have to fund the excesses of Brighton and Hove City Council's chief executive, David Panter? His pay increase of £25,000 per year is more than the average worker earns in this
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Driver hit in road rage rumpus
A driver was hit on the head during a road rage attack thought to have taken place after an accident. The incident happened just outside Tesco on the A281 in Broadbridge Heath, near Horsham, at around 11am on Sunday. The driver of a blue Ford Sierra was
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Crash pilot not guilty
A brain surgeon whose hired light aircraft crashed into a family home in Shoreham has been cleared of endangering the public. The prosecution offered no further evidence on the fourth day of Donald Campbell's trial after a former chief pilot of Concorde
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Working mums feel pressure
Half of working mums would leave their jobs tomorrow if they could because of the "devastating" impact work was having on their lives. A poll of 1,000 women found that well over half said working full time had damaged their family life, sometimes causing
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Juice bar squeezed out
A juice bar has been squeezed out of its pitch at Churchill Square shopping centre in Brighton. Bar Juicy set up three years ago, offering shoppers healthy snacks and drinks. The family business introduced customers to the delights of wheatgrass and served
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Landmark bandstand in for a tidy-up
Brighton's Victorian seafront bandstand is to have a facelift under a project to transform a section of seafront. Part of the landmark, near the West Pier, will have to be dismantled before it can be restored to its former glory. The work is being carried
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Gun scare at courthouse
A woman in her 80s sparked a security scare at a court when she pulled a replica gun from her handbag. The pensioner unwittingly beat security measures and evaded guards as she wandered into Brighton Magistrates' Court with the fake weapon. An unsuspecting
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Guide slams city hotels
Brighton and Hove's most famous hotels have been panned in a new tourist guide. None of the city's big names escaped stinging criticism in the latest edition of Harden's Hotel Guide. The world-famous De Vere Grand hotel was slated as "trading on a reputation
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Jazz this week, Sept 5-11
Here's our pick of the jazz and blues performers appearing at venues around Sussex in the coming days. GILAD ATZMON'S ORIENT HOUSE ENSEMBLE: Reedman and recent BBC Jazz Award winner blurs the genres. Brighton Jazz Club at Sussex Arts Club, Sept 5, 8pm
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Classical: Sussex Symphony Orchestra, St Bartholomew's, Brighton, Sept 6
The Sussex Symphony Orchestra opens its new season with the BBC Young Musician of the Year, cellist Guy Johnston. He will perform one of the most moving cello concertos ever written, Elgar's E-minor work, which was written while the composer was living
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Stage: The Secret Rapture, Marlborough Theatre, Brighton, Sept 11-13
The Secret Rapture is a play which threatens to disrupt the cosy view of the family and present it as a forum for antagonism and rivalry. Written by David Hare, it is a contemporary tragedy exploring money, ambition and alcoholism through the lives of
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Stage: See U Next Tuesday, Theatre Royal, Brighton, Sept 8-13
Irish comedian, writer and actor Ardal O'Hanlon is an idiot - or, as he would say, "an eejit". He is frank and upfront about it, proud even, and it has been the key to his success. He says: "I am an eejit, it's what I do. It is what I am and it is what
