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How fallen MP found God
Disgraced former Cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken will tell a Sussex audience how he found God after being sentenced to 18 months in prison. The former Tory MP, who was convicted of perjury following his failed libel action against The Guardian and Granada
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Trickster cons OAP out of £11,500
A confused pensioner was conned out of more than £11,000 by a man who called repeatedly saying the victim owed him money. From October last year the conman regularly knocked on the victim's door and said: "Remember me? You owe me money." The victim each
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September 11: Lancashire v Sussex (Close)
One down, nine to go. Sussex inched closer to their first ever Championship yesterday although it was hard work again for their bowlers on a rain-affected second day at Old Trafford. The growing contingent of supporters who have arrived in Manchester
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September 10: Lancashire v Sussex (Close)
Mushtaq Ahmed was kept waiting for his moment of glory as title-chasing Sussex endured a frustrating day at Old Trafford. As usual, there was any number of appeals from the leg spinner as he sought his 100th Championship wicket but, apart from one good
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Blunders left boy in agony
A schoolboy who lives two miles from a main hospital was taken on a 100-mile round trip to mend his broken arm. A catalogue of blunders and breakdowns in communication meant the 11-year-old spent more than eight hours in agony. Matthew Hudson was rushed
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High cost
I was incredulous to read that it is costing West Sussex County Council £1,000 a week to keep each of the 100 Diego Garcian refugees in a hotel in Crawley (The Argus, September 10). This is a cost of £100,000 a week or £5million a year. Surely there must
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Here's to you Mrs Robinson
The history of British theatre is filled with examples of prudish censors objecting to scenes of violence, nudity and bad language. However, salacious staff at one theatre may have set a new precedent by threatening to ban a high-profile production because
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Milton's friends
Forget your Draculas and your Frankensteins, this famous Thirties and Forties Hollywood supporting actor almost scared you to death without the aid of makeup. Milton Parsons was his name and gaunt was his demeanour. Born in Minnesota, he died aged 73.
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Promiscuous
As I get older, I am becoming a frivolous old girl. I am seeing five gentlemen each day. As soon as I wake up, Will Power helps me out of bed and then I go and see Jimmy Riddle. Next it's time for Earl Grey. When they leave, Arthur Ritis shows up and
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Not his job
I do not know Roger Marlowe (Letters, September 10) or his extraordinarily named Brighton and Hove Food and Drink Lovers Festival but it is obvious why he writes the way he does. David Panter is the council's chief executive, not the City's ambassador
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Dream team
There's a problem for Sussex curling experts who want to challenge Scotland's Olympic-winning squad. The nearest place they can find to practise is in Wales and the rink is only open on Mondays. They will travel there next week for their debut practice
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Stop press
Perhaps, with the TUC in Brighton this week, it's rather an appropriate moment to remember when newspaper photographs were black and white and deliveries to newsagents were often hit and miss due to constant strikes. We now take for granted our newspapers
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Pop Idol 'vicar' revs up for final
With his clean-cut looks and modest manner, mums and aunties are falling for the charms of 18-year-old Chris Hide before he even opens his mouth. Most teenagers would take offence at being likened to a vicar on national television - especially on a programme
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Football: Beck is injury doubt
Ryman League: Dan Beck faces a race to be fit for what could be his farewell appearance for Bognor. The young Albion striker's loan spell runs out after tomorrow's premier division clash at Kettering. Beck, who has scored three goals during his month
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Football: Borough look to get back on track
Dr Martens: Eastbourne Borough manager Garry Wilson is keen to arrest his side's slide down the premier division table. After a storming start to the campaign in which Borough picked up ten points from their first four games, defeats against Nuneaton,
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Make every penny count
Deprived estates in East Brighton were delighted when almost £50 million was earmarked by the Government to tackle poverty. But that delight has turned to disgust now that details of how some of the first £11.5 million is being spent have been revealed
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Be positive
I am writing in response to your front page article "Closing School Dubbed A Slug" (The Argus, September 9). I read with great sadness the supposed comments regarding East Brighton College of Media Arts (Comart). What hope did it have when the very person
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Study finds carers need more cash
Families and friends who have to take over caring for another person's child should get a State benefit to help pay the "enormous" bill, a report urged yesterday. Up to 300,000 children in Britain are living with friends or family members other than their
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Two million free flights bonanza
A no-frills airline is giving away two million free seats, it announced yesterday. Ryanair said passengers had just four days from midnight tonight to snap up the bonanza on any of its 131 European routes. The two-month give-away would save passengers
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Building services to merge
Architects Lomax, Cassidy and Edwards is to merge with the Laboratory Investigations Unit. The new partnership means the company is now able to offer a full range of additional services in the fields of research, science and technology. Lomax, Cassidy
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Spending criticised on estate projects
People living on Brighton and Hove's most deprived estates have criticised the way some of a £47.3 million government grant is being spent. The Argus has obtained the accounts for the first three years of the eb4u project, set up three years ago to revitalise
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Copse and robbers
The policeman's lot is not always a happy one, but a rooftop resting spot will brighten up our bobbies' days. The oasis has been established to give police a break from the stress of their work. The sweet aromas of lavender and rosemary drift through
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Stage: See U Next Tuesday
Buy, beg, borrow, do whatever you have to do but do get a ticket to see this five-star, comedy before it arrives in the West End next week. This is a laugh-a-minute show that will leave you weak at the knees. In many ways the very shortness of the piece
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Massive jam after rush-hour crashes
Two crashes caused rush-hour chaos along the main east-west route through Sussex today. The first happened at 7am when a tractor and car collided on the eastbound carriageway of the A27, east of the Hollingbury turn-off, Brighton. Police temporarily closed
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Pregnant drug dealer jailed
A woman will give birth behind bars after being jailed for selling cocaine to an undercover police officer. Gail St Pierre, 37, who is due to have her sixth child in November, had the drug concealed in her mouth when she met the plain-clothes detective
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Luxury ship on the rock
International tycoon Sir Rocco Forte has unveiled this grand plan to create the "finest hotel in Brighton". Multi-millionaire Sir Rocco is proposing a luxury spa complex and winter garden, complete with Brighton's answer to Cornwall's ecological Eden
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Gig guide, Sept 12-18
Our round-up of the best gigs in Sussex this week include hip hop gurus Jungle Brothers and the atmospheric Heather Nova. HEATHER NOVA, Concorde 2, Brighton, Sept 15. The name of Nova's game is simplicity as she takes great care to write, record and mix
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Curling effort, despite lack of ice
Fire and brimstone won't stop England's latest challengers from following their sporting dream. Ice, or rather its absence, could prove more problematic. The Olympic gold success of Scotland's curling squad inspired Chris Munns to set up the Ice Melters
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Music: Spiritualized, Concorde 2, Brighton, Sept 14
To some, Jason Pierce may be just another singer from the Nineties with hair like an Afghan hound. The more discerning music listener however, will know he is the guiding force behind the innovative band Spiritualized. The group have seen the coming and
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Shows this week, Sept 12- 18
A musical Russian adventure for kids, comedy magician Zenon, the Treason show and classic Shakespeare at Komedia are our picks for the coming week. THE FIREBIRD, Hawth Studio, Crawley, Sept 13. All of the enchanting elements of fairytales combine for
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Stage: Horsham Arts and District Fanfare, Sept 12-21
After two years and £6m worth of refurbishment, The Capitol is to be reopened in Horsham. Previously called Horsham Arts Centre, the venue was closed for refurbishment in 2002. Now the work has been completed and the impressive building boasts the refurbished
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High price of school chic
Ever since Britney Spears burst on to the music scene scantily-clad in a school uniform, schoolwear has undergone a revolution. School chic is back and taking the fashion world by storm, with designers showcasing sexy interpretations of uniforms on the
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Fans slam new goal game odds
Albion fans who bought tickets for the club's new Golden Goal jackpot believe the odds have been stacked against them. Some supporters playing the new scratchcard game expected their chance of winning to be 90-1 but were dismayed to realise the odds were
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September 11: Lancashire v Sussex (Close)
One down, nine to go. Sussex inched closer to their first ever Championship yesterday although it was hard work again for their bowlers on a rain-affected second day at Old Trafford. The growing contingent of supporters who have arrived in Manchester
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September 10: Lancashire v Sussex (Close)
Mushtaq Ahmed was kept waiting for his moment of glory as title-chasing Sussex endured a frustrating day at Old Trafford. As usual, there was any number of appeals from the leg spinner as he sought his 100th Championship wicket but, apart from one good
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Time for poor laws
The Norfolk Square debacle about the drunks prompts me to write that Brighton and Hove City Council should put into action the old poor laws affecting vagrants, drunks and beggars. If they or their parents were not born in Brighton or Hove, then train
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Blunders left boy in agony
A schoolboy who lives two miles from a main hospital was taken on a 100-mile round trip to mend his broken arm. A catalogue of blunders and breakdowns in communication meant the 11-year-old spent more than eight hours in agony. Matthew Hudson was rushed
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Patrols swoop on playground rowdies
Police have invaded children's playgrounds to stamp out anti-social behaviour and vandalism. Officers visited each secondary school in Eastbourne to tackle youngsters' aggressive behaviour as part of high-profile crackdown Operation Resolve. The week-long
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Police squads blitz rowdies
Dozens of police officers blitzed a town in a late-night crackdown on violent drunks and suspected sex offenders. A carefully-planned police operation last night allowed officers to carry out warrants to arrest people wanted for racially-aggravated attacks
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Is ecstasy safe after all?
"This is your brain," says the white-coated scientist holding an egg, before cracking the shell into a bowl and briskly beating the yolk with a whisk. "And this is your brain on ecstasy." The chilling message of the public information film shown on TV
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High cost
I was incredulous to read that it is costing West Sussex County Council £1,000 a week to keep each of the 100 Diego Garcian refugees in a hotel in Crawley (The Argus, September 10). This is a cost of £100,000 a week or £5million a year. Surely there must
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Promiscuous
As I get older, I am becoming a frivolous old girl. I am seeing five gentlemen each day. As soon as I wake up, Will Power helps me out of bed and then I go and see Jimmy Riddle. Next it's time for Earl Grey. When they leave, Arthur Ritis shows up and
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Cruel council
I wonder why Brighton and Hove City Council allowed animal circuses, ie Zippos, to profit from animal exploitation within its borders when many other councils in the UK ban them? I also wonder why a lady who fed pigeons was made homeless by the council
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Not his job
I do not know Roger Marlowe (Letters, September 10) or his extraordinarily named Brighton and Hove Food and Drink Lovers Festival but it is obvious why he writes the way he does. David Panter is the council's chief executive, not the City's ambassador
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Ultimate Combat: Gilberts targets hat-trick
Sol Gilbert is aiming to complete the third stage of his masterplan at the end of November. The reigning European Champions Cup and British Ultimate Combat middleweight champion will attempt to win the world title on November 30 and complete a hat-trick
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Dream team
There's a problem for Sussex curling experts who want to challenge Scotland's Olympic-winning squad. The nearest place they can find to practise is in Wales and the rink is only open on Mondays. They will travel there next week for their debut practice
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Stop press
Perhaps, with the TUC in Brighton this week, it's rather an appropriate moment to remember when newspaper photographs were black and white and deliveries to newsagents were often hit and miss due to constant strikes. We now take for granted our newspapers
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Not a swamp
I am writing in response to your article wherein children described Comart as a "slug" within the "swamp" of Whitehawk. These children are fearful of Comart and Whitehawk because of what they hear from adults. Whitehawk is an area with some social problems
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Football: Beck is injury doubt
Ryman League: Dan Beck faces a race to be fit for what could be his farewell appearance for Bognor. The young Albion striker's loan spell runs out after tomorrow's premier division clash at Kettering. Beck, who has scored three goals during his month
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Football: Jet-set Forde back to earth
Dr Martens: Fabian Forde will go from international hero to bit-part player again tomorrow when he returns to the substitutes' bench for Crawley Town. The striker was on target for Barbados under-23s on Sunday as they lost the first leg of an Olympic
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Football: Borough look to get back on track
Dr Martens: Eastbourne Borough manager Garry Wilson is keen to arrest his side's slide down the premier division table. After a storming start to the campaign in which Borough picked up ten points from their first four games, defeats against Nuneaton,
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Make every penny count
Deprived estates in East Brighton were delighted when almost £50 million was earmarked by the Government to tackle poverty. But that delight has turned to disgust now that details of how some of the first £11.5 million is being spent have been revealed
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Be positive
I am writing in response to your front page article "Closing School Dubbed A Slug" (The Argus, September 9). I read with great sadness the supposed comments regarding East Brighton College of Media Arts (Comart). What hope did it have when the very person
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Fans slam new goal game odds
Albion fans who bought tickets for the club's new Golden Goal jackpot believe the odds have been stacked against them. Some supporters playing the new scratchcard game expected their chance of winning to be 90-1 but were dismayed to realise the odds were
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Study finds carers need more cash
Families and friends who have to take over caring for another person's child should get a State benefit to help pay the "enormous" bill, a report urged yesterday. Up to 300,000 children in Britain are living with friends or family members other than their
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Two million free flights bonanza
A no-frills airline is giving away two million free seats, it announced yesterday. Ryanair said passengers had just four days from midnight tonight to snap up the bonanza on any of its 131 European routes. The two-month give-away would save passengers
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Building services to merge
Architects Lomax, Cassidy and Edwards is to merge with the Laboratory Investigations Unit. The new partnership means the company is now able to offer a full range of additional services in the fields of research, science and technology. Lomax, Cassidy
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Urban village gets green light
Work can finally start next year to transform a derelict 20-acre site into a £150m urban village, after the last legal hurdle was cleared. The New England Consortium can go ahead with plans for a controversial Sainsbury's superstore, two hotels and homes
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Spending criticised on estate projects
People living on Brighton and Hove's most deprived estates have criticised the way some of a £47.3 million government grant is being spent. The Argus has obtained the accounts for the first three years of the eb4u project, set up three years ago to revitalise
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Traders slam police over 'gangland' street
Police have been told that a trendy Brighton street has become more dangerous than parts of gangland London. More than 100 traders and residents yesterday packed an emergency meeting called to discuss rising crime in St James Street, Kemp Town, Brighton
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Luxury ship on the rock
International tycoon Sir Rocco Forte has unveiled his grand plan to create the "finest hotel in Brighton". Multi-millionaire Sir Rocco is proposing a luxury spa complex and winter garden, complete with Brighton's answer to Cornwall's ecological Eden Project
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Copse and robbers
The policeman's lot is not always a happy one, but a rooftop resting spot will brighten up our bobbies' days. The oasis has been established to give police a break from the stress of their work. The sweet aromas of lavender and rosemary drift through
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Date
Stage: See U Next Tuesday
Buy, beg, borrow, do whatever you have to do but do get a ticket to see this five-star, comedy before it arrives in the West End next week. This is a laugh-a-minute show that will leave you weak at the knees. In many ways the very shortness of the piece
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Date
Massive jam after rush-hour crashes
Two crashes caused rush-hour chaos along the main east-west route through Sussex today. The first happened at 7am when a tractor and car collided on the eastbound carriageway of the A27, east of the Hollingbury turn-off, Brighton. Police temporarily closed
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Urban village gets green light
Work can finally start next year to transform a derelict 20-acre site into a £150m urban village, after the last legal hurdle was cleared. The New England Consortium can go ahead with plans for a controversial Sainsbury's superstore, two hotels and homes
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Pregnant drug dealer jailed
A woman will give birth behind bars after being jailed for selling cocaine to an undercover police officer. Gail St Pierre, 37, who is due to have her sixth child in November, had the drug concealed in her mouth when she met the plain-clothes detective
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Spending criticised on estate projects
People living on Brighton and Hove's most deprived estates have criticised the way some of a £47.3 million government grant is being spent. The Argus has obtained the accounts for the first three years of the eb4u project, set up three years ago to revitalise
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Date
Night clubbing, from Sept 12
Rennie Pilgrem, Uberzone, Koma & Boness, Blim and Smithmonger hit the decks with the return of Supercharged plus Brighton's newest hard dance extravaganza. Hard South Launch Party, Honeyclub, King's Road Arches, Brighton, Sept 12, Call 09062 112211
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Shows this week, Sept 12- 18
A musical Russian adventure for kids, comedy magician Zenon, the Treason show and classic Shakespeare at Komedia are our picks for the coming week. THE FIREBIRD, Hawth Studio, Crawley, Sept 13. All of the enchanting elements of fairytales combine for
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High price of school chic
Ever since Britney Spears burst on to the music scene scantily-clad in a school uniform, schoolwear has undergone a revolution. School chic is back and taking the fashion world by storm, with designers showcasing sexy interpretations of uniforms on the
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Britain's favourite city: Leeds!!???
Brighton and Hove may well be the jewel in the crown of the South Coast but it seems the rain-soaked streets of the North are proving more alluring to visitors. Brighton and Hove has been edged out of a league of Britain's top ten cities, which has seen
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Time for poor laws
The Norfolk Square debacle about the drunks prompts me to write that Brighton and Hove City Council should put into action the old poor laws affecting vagrants, drunks and beggars. If they or their parents were not born in Brighton or Hove, then train
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Feedback, by Simon Bradshaw
Where was I? Ah yes, mistakes and how we all make them. I blundered in last week's Feedback by claiming that Margaret Julyan, from Haywards Heath, was wrong to allege we had printed the incorrect answers to our crosswords on Monday last week. In fact,
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Think of it This Way
Financial madness is sweeping the country like some infectious virus. Far too many people are spending not just up to the hilt but way beyond it. Recently released figures by the Bank of England reveal a frightening scenario. Personal debt has reached
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Is ecstasy safe after all?
"This is your brain," says the white-coated scientist holding an egg, before cracking the shell into a bowl and briskly beating the yolk with a whisk. "And this is your brain on ecstasy." The chilling message of the public information film shown on TV
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Date
Cruel council
I wonder why Brighton and Hove City Council allowed animal circuses, ie Zippos, to profit from animal exploitation within its borders when many other councils in the UK ban them? I also wonder why a lady who fed pigeons was made homeless by the council
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Date
Ultimate Combat: Gilberts targets hat-trick
Sol Gilbert is aiming to complete the third stage of his masterplan at the end of November. The reigning European Champions Cup and British Ultimate Combat middleweight champion will attempt to win the world title on November 30 and complete a hat-trick
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Golf: Harris crowned Sussex champion
Jamie Harris, the 27-year-old Nevill assistant, snatched the Sussex Open championship from under the nose of David Mills yesterday. When Mills added a round of 71 to 69 on the opening day for 140, he knew that Harris was still out on the course and, importantly
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Date
Hospital drama
Matthew Hudson, 11, needs specialised treatment when he goes to hospital because he has diabetes. But what happened to him this week was a nightmare which is totally inexcusable. Three Sussex hospitals refused to treat him when he broke his arm and the
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Date
Not a swamp
I am writing in response to your article wherein children described Comart as a "slug" within the "swamp" of Whitehawk. These children are fearful of Comart and Whitehawk because of what they hear from adults. Whitehawk is an area with some social problems
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Date
Football: Jet-set Forde back to earth
Dr Martens: Fabian Forde will go from international hero to bit-part player again tomorrow when he returns to the substitutes' bench for Crawley Town. The striker was on target for Barbados under-23s on Sunday as they lost the first leg of an Olympic
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Football: Rooks are four-midable up front
Ryman League: Steven King is no magician but his impressive juggling act is certainly keeping Lewes supporters entertained. The Rooks have begun the season in a blaze of glory, culminating in a thumping 6-1 win over arch rivals Horsham on Tuesday. Sixteen
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MPs have betrayed us in fluoride vote
How sad our local MPs failed to oppose the Government's plans to allow unelected health officials the power to force water companies to add fluoride to our drinking water, regardless of our wishes. Fluoride is a much-hyped panacea for tooth decay but
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Report: Lancashire v Sussex (Day 2)
One down, nine to go. Sussex inched closer to their first ever Championship yesterday although it was hard work again for their bowlers on a rain-affected second day at Old Trafford. The growing contingent of supporters who have arrived in Manchester
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Adams feeling the strain
Chris Adams admitted today that he is feeling the strain as Sussex edge closer to their first Championship. The county's captain was in the wars yesterday, needing treatment for a hand injury when he parried a late cut from Stuart Law on the second day
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Chippie sets goals target
Richard Carpenter is aiming to rediscover his goal touch to lighten the load on Albion's twin strikers. The midfielder was on target twice in a 4-1 victory when the Seagulls last visited Colchester two seasons ago. Now Carpenter reckons the rest of the
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Fans slam new goal game odds
Albion fans who bought tickets for the club's new Golden Goal jackpot believe the odds have been stacked against them. Some supporters playing the new scratchcard game expected their chance of winning to be 90-1 but were dismayed to realise the odds were
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Clampdown on high-rate store cards
High Street chains which charge "extortionate" interest rates on their store cards could face huge fines in the future under competition rules. Consumer and competition watchdog the Office of Fair Trading said it was launching an informal inquiry into
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Urban village gets green light
Work can finally start next year to transform a derelict 20-acre site into a £150m urban village, after the last legal hurdle was cleared. The New England Consortium can go ahead with plans for a controversial Sainsbury's superstore, two hotels and homes
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Date
Traders slam police over 'gangland' street
Police have been told that a trendy Brighton street has become more dangerous than parts of gangland London. More than 100 traders and residents yesterday packed an emergency meeting called to discuss rising crime in St James Street, Kemp Town, Brighton
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Luxury ship on the rock
International tycoon Sir Rocco Forte has unveiled his grand plan to create the "finest hotel in Brighton". Multi-millionaire Sir Rocco is proposing a luxury spa complex and winter garden, complete with Brighton's answer to Cornwall's ecological Eden Project
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Crawley wins In Bloom contest
Like many new towns Crawley has attracted its fair share of detractors - not to mention the nickname "Creepy". Adjectives like "pretty" or "beautiful" have not been applied quite so often. Town planners, fed up with having to stare at the grim, forbidding
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Urban village gets green light
Work can finally start next year to transform a derelict 20-acre site into a £150m urban village, after the last legal hurdle was cleared. The New England Consortium can go ahead with plans for a controversial Sainsbury's superstore, two hotels and homes
-
Date
Spending criticised on estate projects
People living on Brighton and Hove's most deprived estates have criticised the way some of a £47.3 million government grant is being spent. The Argus has obtained the accounts for the first three years of the eb4u project, set up three years ago to revitalise
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Date
At the cinema, Sept 12-18
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) at Brighton Odeon & UGC and Eastbourne UGC. BELLEVILLE RENDEZ-VOUS (12A) at Brighton
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Jazz this week, Sept 12-17
Here's our pick of the jazz and blues performers appearing at venues around Sussex in the coming days. Acoustic Ladyland meets Polar Bear. Double bill features jazzed-up Hendrix and more, with Pete Wareham and Mark Lockheart. Brighton Jazz Club at Sussex
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Night clubbing, from Sept 12
Rennie Pilgrem, Uberzone, Koma & Boness, Blim and Smithmonger hit the decks with the return of Supercharged plus Brighton's newest hard dance extravaganza. Hard South Launch Party, Honeyclub, King's Road Arches, Brighton, Sept 12, Call 09062 112211
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Stage: Vincent in Brixton
Unless you haven't already guessed, this play is about Vincent Van Gogh. Based on his life as a young man before he became an artist and lodged with a widowed teacher in Brixton, the play has had successful runs on Broadway and the West End. Directed
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Wild man of rock was a gentle giant
The throbbing heart of the Led Zeppelin experience, during their reign as the world's wildest rock band, was no place for the shy - let alone a seven-year-old girl. The band not only set new standards with the sheer volume of their pounding, finger-blistering
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Chippie sets goals target
Richard Carpenter is aiming to rediscover his goal touch to lighten the load on Albion's twin strikers. The midfielder was on target twice in a 4-1 victory when the Seagulls last visited Colchester two seasons ago. Now Carpenter reckons the rest of the
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Date
How fallen MP found God
Disgraced former Cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken will tell a Sussex audience how he found God after being sentenced to 18 months in prison. The former Tory MP, who was convicted of perjury following his failed libel action against The Guardian and Granada
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Trickster cons OAP out of £11,500
A confused pensioner was conned out of more than £11,000 by a man who called repeatedly saying the victim owed him money. From October last year the conman regularly knocked on the victim's door and said: "Remember me? You owe me money." The victim each
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Britain's favourite city: Leeds!!???
Brighton and Hove may well be the jewel in the crown of the South Coast but it seems the rain-soaked streets of the North are proving more alluring to visitors. Brighton and Hove has been edged out of a league of Britain's top ten cities, which has seen
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Date
Feedback, by Simon Bradshaw
Where was I? Ah yes, mistakes and how we all make them. I blundered in last week's Feedback by claiming that Margaret Julyan, from Haywards Heath, was wrong to allege we had printed the incorrect answers to our crosswords on Monday last week. In fact,
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Date
Think of it This Way
Financial madness is sweeping the country like some infectious virus. Far too many people are spending not just up to the hilt but way beyond it. Recently released figures by the Bank of England reveal a frightening scenario. Personal debt has reached
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Date
Here's to you Mrs Robinson
The history of British theatre is filled with examples of prudish censors objecting to scenes of violence, nudity and bad language. However, salacious staff at one theatre may have set a new precedent by threatening to ban a high-profile production because
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Milton's friends
Forget your Draculas and your Frankensteins, this famous Thirties and Forties Hollywood supporting actor almost scared you to death without the aid of makeup. Milton Parsons was his name and gaunt was his demeanour. Born in Minnesota, he died aged 73.
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Golf: Harris crowned Sussex champion
Jamie Harris, the 27-year-old Nevill assistant, snatched the Sussex Open championship from under the nose of David Mills yesterday. When Mills added a round of 71 to 69 on the opening day for 140, he knew that Harris was still out on the course and, importantly
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Date
Hospital drama
Matthew Hudson, 11, needs specialised treatment when he goes to hospital because he has diabetes. But what happened to him this week was a nightmare which is totally inexcusable. Three Sussex hospitals refused to treat him when he broke his arm and the
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Date
Pop Idol 'vicar' revs up for final
With his clean-cut looks and modest manner, mums and aunties are falling for the charms of 18-year-old Chris Hide before he even opens his mouth. Most teenagers would take offence at being likened to a vicar on national television - especially on a programme
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Date
Football: Rooks are four-midable up front
Ryman League: Steven King is no magician but his impressive juggling act is certainly keeping Lewes supporters entertained. The Rooks have begun the season in a blaze of glory, culminating in a thumping 6-1 win over arch rivals Horsham on Tuesday. Sixteen
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Date
MPs have betrayed us in fluoride vote
How sad our local MPs failed to oppose the Government's plans to allow unelected health officials the power to force water companies to add fluoride to our drinking water, regardless of our wishes. Fluoride is a much-hyped panacea for tooth decay but
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Date
Report: Lancashire v Sussex (Day 2)
One down, nine to go. Sussex inched closer to their first ever Championship yesterday although it was hard work again for their bowlers on a rain-affected second day at Old Trafford. The growing contingent of supporters who have arrived in Manchester
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Adams feeling the strain
Chris Adams admitted today that he is feeling the strain as Sussex edge closer to their first Championship. The county's captain was in the wars yesterday, needing treatment for a hand injury when he parried a late cut from Stuart Law on the second day
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Chippie sets goals target
Richard Carpenter is aiming to rediscover his goal touch to lighten the load on Albion's twin strikers. The midfielder was on target twice in a 4-1 victory when the Seagulls last visited Colchester two seasons ago. Now Carpenter reckons the rest of the
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Clampdown on high-rate store cards
High Street chains which charge "extortionate" interest rates on their store cards could face huge fines in the future under competition rules. Consumer and competition watchdog the Office of Fair Trading said it was launching an informal inquiry into
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Crawley wins In Bloom contest
Like many new towns Crawley has attracted its fair share of detractors - not to mention the nickname "Creepy". Adjectives like "pretty" or "beautiful" have not been applied quite so often. Town planners, fed up with having to stare at the grim, forbidding
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Luxury ship on the rock
International tycoon Sir Rocco Forte has unveiled this grand plan to create the "finest hotel in Brighton". Multi-millionaire Sir Rocco is proposing a luxury spa complex and winter garden, complete with Brighton's answer to Cornwall's ecological Eden
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Jazz this week, Sept 12-17
Here's our pick of the jazz and blues performers appearing at venues around Sussex in the coming days. Acoustic Ladyland meets Polar Bear. Double bill features jazzed-up Hendrix and more, with Pete Wareham and Mark Lockheart. Brighton Jazz Club at Sussex
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Gig guide, Sept 12-18
Our round-up of the best gigs in Sussex this week include hip hop gurus Jungle Brothers and the atmospheric Heather Nova. HEATHER NOVA, Concorde 2, Brighton, Sept 15. The name of Nova's game is simplicity as she takes great care to write, record and mix
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Curling effort, despite lack of ice
Fire and brimstone won't stop England's latest challengers from following their sporting dream. Ice, or rather its absence, could prove more problematic. The Olympic gold success of Scotland's curling squad inspired Chris Munns to set up the Ice Melters
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Music: Spiritualized, Concorde 2, Brighton, Sept 14
To some, Jason Pierce may be just another singer from the Nineties with hair like an Afghan hound. The more discerning music listener however, will know he is the guiding force behind the innovative band Spiritualized. The group have seen the coming and
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Stage: Horsham Arts and District Fanfare, Sept 12-21
After two years and £6m worth of refurbishment, The Capitol is to be reopened in Horsham. Previously called Horsham Arts Centre, the venue was closed for refurbishment in 2002. Now the work has been completed and the impressive building boasts the refurbished
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Stage: Vincent in Brixton
Unless you haven't already guessed, this play is about Vincent Van Gogh. Based on his life as a young man before he became an artist and lodged with a widowed teacher in Brixton, the play has had successful runs on Broadway and the West End. Directed
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Wild man of rock was a gentle giant
The throbbing heart of the Led Zeppelin experience, during their reign as the world's wildest rock band, was no place for the shy - let alone a seven-year-old girl. The band not only set new standards with the sheer volume of their pounding, finger-blistering
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Chippie sets goals target
Richard Carpenter is aiming to rediscover his goal touch to lighten the load on Albion's twin strikers. The midfielder was on target twice in a 4-1 victory when the Seagulls last visited Colchester two seasons ago. Now Carpenter reckons the rest of the
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Fans slam new goal game odds
Albion fans who bought tickets for the club's new Golden Goal jackpot believe the odds have been stacked against them. Some supporters playing the new scratchcard game expected their chance of winning to be 90-1 but were dismayed to realise the odds were
