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Blockade to fight runway
Campaigners opposed to expansion at Gatwick Airport are threatening to form blockades and set up 24-hour protest camps. Should work on a second runway start, peaceful rallies are expected to be abandoned for more direct action. This week, anti-airport
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Chef denies Gatwick bomb charge
A chef accused of plotting an explosion at Gatwick airport said explosives found in his flat were makeshift fireworks, not home-made bombs. Jose Pestana told Lewes Crown Court he had intended to set off the devices to celebrate Christmas and New Year.
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Plea over ice cream queue sex assault
Police want to quiz a man about an indecent assault on an 11-year-old girl who was queuing up to buy an ice cream. Child protection team detectives have questioned the girl and her 12-year-old friend about the attack on September 14. The girl's attacker
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Sex attacker's victim, 80
A woman of 80 was sexually assaulted by a pervert who crept into her bedroom at a care home in Hove. The man attacked the frail pensioner as she slept before indecently exposing himself to her. A care worker alerted by the disturbance raced to the woman's
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Rugby: Heath prepare for long haul
Haywards Heath hope the planning pays off when they really do go national tomorrow. Heath visit Weston-super-mare in their first lengthy away trip of the new National League season. The long haul west means an 8.30pm departure and a couple of scheduled
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Speedway: Loram puts Eagles on cup track
Eastbourne Eagles are on track for the semi-finals of the British League Cup after winning 47-43 at Sheffield last night. It was Sheffield's first home defeat at the Owlerton Stadium for five years as Eastbourne's horses-for-courses plan paid off with
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Football round-up
Forget Sussex versus Hampshire. Michael Birmingham reckons Bognor's FA Cup derby is the haves visiting the have nots. Havant and Waterlooville go to Nyewood Lane in the second qualifying round and Rocks skipper Birmingham admits his side face a huge challenge
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Football: We must be on guard, says Vines
Crawley Town boss Francis Vines has warned his players not to be complacent ahead of tomorrow's trip to Harlow Town in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup. Harlow may only be in mid-table of Ryman League division one north but Vines is wary that
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Football: From Old Trafford to the Dripping Pan
Marc Whiteman has a smile on his face, and that is great news for Lewes fans. Two years ago Whiteman was mixing with the likes of Ferguson and Beckham as a young professional with Manchester United. Now it is King and Cable down the Dripping Pan as part
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Family's campaign after toddler's death
A couple whose young son died suddenly in his sleep have raised £13,000 for an epilepsy charity. Jackie and Patrick Short lost their 21-month-old son, Joe, in March last year after a suspected epileptic convulsion. Joe's death left the couple and their
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Bumper rush for Seagulls tickets
Albion's flying start to their Division Two campaign has ignited a bumper rush for tickets. Withdean has sold out regularly for the opening matches with Steve Coppell's troops turning the stadium into a fortress with four wins and a draw from their opening
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Political rivals united over Government cash
Political parties have joined forces to send the Government a message of discontent accusing it of stripping vital services of cash. It comes just days after ministers went on the offensive and accused local authorities of implementing unacceptable council
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Lib Dem conference worth £5m to city
Brighton has benefited to the tune of about £5 million this week as delegates flocked to the Liberal Democrat conference. Every hotel bed was taken and restaurants enjoyed good business. There has also been the hidden benefit of national TV and Press
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Appraisal? Keep your cool
Workers facing an appraisal by their bosses were advised today to stay calm after a new survey showed some staff lose their temper when criticised. The poll of 1,500 office staff reveals two out of three say something they later regret during an appraisal
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Rail cleaners' strike poll
Workers who clean trains for some of the country's biggest rail operators started voting yesterday on whether to strike in protest at a 2 per cent pay offer. The Rail Maritime and Transport union said the rise would leave some workers on less than the
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Tips for taxpayers as deadline looms
With just days to go before the September 30 deadline for self-assessment tax returns, law firm DMH has given its clients five tips to deal with tax return worries. Matt Coward, the firm's director of tax, said: "For those who submit their tax return
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Green 'oasis' up for sale
Months of rumour and speculation came to an end when For Sale signs finally went up on a green oasis in the heart of Lewes. Baxter's Field has long provided the perfect backdrop for those lucky enough to live in this sought-after area a few steps from
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Rail delay text alert plan
Rail passengers facing months of delays will be sent text messages telling them when their trains are late. Travellers could be told if they face delays as they get ready for work in the morning. Thameslink is inviting customers using its Sussex to London
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Development gets boot - after bulldozers move in
A controversial complex of shops and offices designed to smarten the heart of Brighton has been dropped for being too ugly. The decision could leave the site opposite the Clock Tower with a gaping hole in the front corner of a planned new building for
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Schools deal to go ahead
Councillors have vowed to push ahead with a controversial private finance initiative to improve schools despite a catalogue of errors. They said building work at the four Brighton schools covered by the PFI with private contractor Jarvis had been a success
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New kids on the Lego block
Fun can soon turn to frustration for Lego fans confronted by an age-old problem - the missing brick. Help is at hand with the opening of a new shop which aims to solve the dilemma and, in a unique move, let visitors play away to their hearts content at
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Date
Blockade to fight runway
Campaigners opposed to expansion at Gatwick Airport are threatening to form blockades and set up 24-hour protest camps. Should work on a second runway start, peaceful rallies are expected to be abandoned for more direct action. This week, anti-airport
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Chef denies Gatwick bomb charge
A chef accused of plotting an explosion at Gatwick airport said explosives found in his flat were makeshift fireworks, not home-made bombs. Jose Pestana told Lewes Crown Court he had intended to set off the devices to celebrate Christmas and New Year.
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Date
Blockade to fight runway
Campaigners opposed to expansion at Gatwick Airport are threatening to form blockades and set up 24-hour protest camps. Should work on a second runway start, peaceful rallies are expected to be abandoned for more direct action. This week, anti-airport
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Threat to post office
A Worthing post office has been earmarked for closure. The branch in South Farm Road could be shut down as early as December. At present, the Post Office is reviewing its 8,500 urban branches around England and three - in Sompting Road and Crabtree Lane
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Travellers find eviction loophole
Travellers have found a legal loophole to stop police and council officials trying to evict them from public land in Worthing. The flaw in Government legislation was revealed after caravans moved on to a recreation area on Worthing seafront, between Anscombe
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10,000 sign council tax petition
A petition with more than 10,000 names was today heading to Downing Street in protest at council tax increases in East Sussex. Residents in Hastings and St Leonards have been hit with an inflation-busting rise of 20.3 per cent this year. A six-strong
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Clock Tower development design scrapped
A controversial complex of shops and offices designed to smarten the heart of Brighton has been dropped for being too ugly. The decision could leave the site opposite the Clock Tower with a gaping hole in the front corner of a planned new building for
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Date
Football: From Old Trafford to the Dripping Pan
Marc Whiteman has a smile on his face, and that is great news for Lewes fans. Two years ago Whiteman was mixing with the likes of Ferguson and Beckham as a young professional with Manchester United. Now it is King and Cable down the Dripping Pan as part
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Date
Green 'oasis' up for sale
Months of rumour and speculation came to an end when For Sale signs finally went up on a green oasis in the heart of Lewes. Baxter's Field has long provided the perfect backdrop for those lucky enough to live in this sought-after area a few steps from
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Cricket: Kirtley in Test frame
Sussex's James Kirtley is favourite to get the call-up for England's forthcoming Test tour to Bangladesh following the withdrawal of Lancashire seamer James Anderson. Anderson dropped out yesterday with knee trouble and Kirtley, who claimed 13 wickets
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Workers will lose social club
A booze ban will force workers out of a social club where they have been able to relax for 40 years. Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company has announced plans to improve staff facilities at its Lewes Road garage which will involve taking over the building
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Appraisal? Keep your cool
Workers facing an appraisal by their bosses were advised today to stay calm after a new survey showed some staff lose their temper when criticised. The poll of 1,500 office staff reveals two out of three say something they later regret during an appraisal
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Date
Rail cleaners' strike poll
Workers who clean trains for some of the country's biggest rail operators started voting yesterday on whether to strike in protest at a 2 per cent pay offer. The Rail Maritime and Transport union said the rise would leave some workers on less than the
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Tips for taxpayers as deadline looms
With just days to go before the September 30 deadline for self-assessment tax returns, law firm DMH has given its clients five tips to deal with tax return worries. Matt Coward, the firm's director of tax, said: "For those who submit their tax return
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Date
Green 'oasis' up for sale
Months of rumour and speculation came to an end when For Sale signs finally went up on a green oasis in the heart of Lewes. Baxter's Field has long provided the perfect backdrop for those lucky enough to live in this sought-after area a few steps from
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Car park death leap
A woman jumped off a seafront car park to her death this morning. Police attended the Grafton multi-storey car park in Marine Parade, near The Lido, Worthing, following reports from a passer-by. The incident is still being investigated and no further
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A man of royal letters
They are royal stories Fleet Street would kill for - illegitimate children, bitter marital break-ups, even dubious personal hygiene. The private lives and loves of the Royal Family are revealed in a collection of letters and notes never intended for public
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Schools deal to go ahead
Councillors have vowed to push ahead with a controversial private finance initiative to improve schools despite a catalogue of errors. They said building work at the four Brighton schools covered by the PFI with private contractor Jarvis had been a success
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Date
New kids on the Lego block
Fun can soon turn to frustration for Lego fans confronted by an age-old problem - the missing brick. Help is at hand with the opening of a new shop which aims to solve the dilemma and, in a unique move, let visitors play away to their hearts content at
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Public hearing over pier rides
A public inquiry will be held into plans for two tall rides on the Palace Pier in Brighton. The pier's owner, the Noble Organisation, applied to put up the 130ft booster rides on the pierhead. But Brighton and Hove City Council rejected the rides, saying
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Knife and drug amnesty
Amnesty boxes are being put in town centre pubs and clubs in Hastings to allow customers to deposit knives and drugs. The metal boxes, fitted to the wall, will allow revellers in Hastings to get rid of the items without fear of arrest. The scheme aims
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Chef denies Gatwick bomb charge
A chef accused of plotting an explosion at Gatwick airport said explosives found in his flat were makeshift fireworks, not home-made bombs. Jose Pestana told Lewes Crown Court he had intended to set off the devices to celebrate Christmas and New Year.
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Seaside attraction wins a prize
Eastbourne Pier's famed camera obscura has won a top architectural prize four months after reopening to the public following more than 30 years of closure. The attraction was among the winners in the Elegant Eastbourne Architectural awards, held last
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Spotlight on shop crooks
Patterns of criminal behaviour are being monitored to help retailers in Eastbourne clamp down on crime. Shop and store managers submit details to a centralised database when known criminals enter their premises. That information will be used to help police
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Plea over ice cream queue sex assault
Police want to quiz a man about an indecent assault on an 11-year-old girl who was queuing up to buy an ice cream. Child protection team detectives have questioned the girl and her 12-year-old friend about the attack on September 14. The girl's attacker
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Sex attacker's victim, 80
A woman of 80 was sexually assaulted by a pervert who crept into her bedroom at a care home in Hove. The man attacked the frail pensioner as she slept before indecently exposing himself to her. A care worker alerted by the disturbance raced to the woman's
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Rugby: Heath prepare for long haul
Haywards Heath hope the planning pays off when they really do go national tomorrow. Heath visit Weston-super-mare in their first lengthy away trip of the new National League season. The long haul west means an 8.30pm departure and a couple of scheduled
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Date
Speedway: Loram puts Eagles on cup track
Eastbourne Eagles are on track for the semi-finals of the British League Cup after winning 47-43 at Sheffield last night. It was Sheffield's first home defeat at the Owlerton Stadium for five years as Eastbourne's horses-for-courses plan paid off with
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Date
Hockey: Two years to top flight
Kwan Browne has set himself a two-year goal of getting East Grinstead back into the top flight of English hockey. The summer appointment of the Trinidad and Tobago international captain as Grinstead's new player-coach has sent a wave of expectation through
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Football round-up
Forget Sussex versus Hampshire. Michael Birmingham reckons Bognor's FA Cup derby is the haves visiting the have nots. Havant and Waterlooville go to Nyewood Lane in the second qualifying round and Rocks skipper Birmingham admits his side face a huge challenge
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Football: We must be on guard, says Vines
Crawley Town boss Francis Vines has warned his players not to be complacent ahead of tomorrow's trip to Harlow Town in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup. Harlow may only be in mid-table of Ryman League division one north but Vines is wary that
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Family's campaign after toddler's death
A couple whose young son died suddenly in his sleep have raised £13,000 for an epilepsy charity. Jackie and Patrick Short lost their 21-month-old son, Joe, in March last year after a suspected epileptic convulsion. Joe's death left the couple and their
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Date
Bumper rush for Seagulls tickets
Albion's flying start to their Division Two campaign has ignited a bumper rush for tickets. Withdean has sold out regularly for the opening matches with Steve Coppell's troops turning the stadium into a fortress with four wins and a draw from their opening
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Date
Dual blow for Albion
Albion have been plunged into a midfield crisis, with Simon Rodger and Charlie Oatway both facing surgery and long lay-offs. Rodger has torn a cartilage in his left knee and Oatway has back disc damage. Albion were initially optimistic Rodger's injury
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Date
Political rivals united over Government cash
Political parties have joined forces to send the Government a message of discontent accusing it of stripping vital services of cash. It comes just days after ministers went on the offensive and accused local authorities of implementing unacceptable council
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Date
Lib Dem conference worth £5m to city
Brighton has benefited to the tune of about £5 million this week as delegates flocked to the Liberal Democrat conference. Every hotel bed was taken and restaurants enjoyed good business. There has also been the hidden benefit of national TV and Press
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Date
Cash call on water firms
Water firms are being asked to pump more money into preventing sewage leaking into rivers. The Environment Agency has called for action after a survey of water quality revealed more than half the rivers in the South of England had high phosphate levels
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Workers' club faces axe
A drink ban will force workers out of a social club where they have been able to relax for 40 years. Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company has announced plans to improve staff facilities at its Lewes Road garage which will involve taking over the building
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Date
Rail delay text alert plan
Rail passengers facing months of delays will be sent text messages telling them when their trains are late. Travellers could be told if they face delays as they get ready for work in the morning. Thameslink is inviting customers using its Sussex to London
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Date
Development gets boot - after bulldozers move in
A controversial complex of shops and offices designed to smarten the heart of Brighton has been dropped for being too ugly. The decision could leave the site opposite the Clock Tower with a gaping hole in the front corner of a planned new building for
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Trucker injured
A lorry driver was taken to hospital after his HGV overturned, spilling diesel across a West Sussex road. The accident happened on the A284 Lyminster Road near Littlehampton, at 5.20am today. Firefighters from Littlehampton and Arundel took part in a
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Duck shoot tragedy
An East Sussex man drowned in a reed-covered pond while duck shooting. Andrew Walker, 29, from Hailsham, had been submerged in the pond near Pebsham Farm, Bexhill, for about five minutes. His friends were alerted when his barking dog ran over to them.
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Protesters' petition over Hove towers
Campaigners are gathering support for a petition against controversial plans to build four skyscrapers. Brighton and Hove City Council has chosen the Karis/ING consortium to redevelop the King Alfred site in Kingsway, Hove. The consortium envisages towers
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Double raid on wine shops
Detectives are linking two armed robberies on Brighton and Hove off-licences last night. The first happened at 9.20pm at Threshers in St. George's Road, Brighton. Two men wearing baseball caps and scarves to hide their faces, burst in and one went behind
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Toilet trouble halts trains
Confused commuters are bringing a multi-million-pound fleet of trains to a sudden halt by using the toilets. A design problem in South Central's new £850 million Electrostar models, which serve Sussex, means many passengers are confusing toilet flushes
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Staff feel heat in baking town hall
Staff at Hove Town Hall sweated as temperatures rose to 15C above outdoor levels this summer. But despite heated debates, councillors haven't agreed a solution. Venetian blinds, potted plants and a thin heat-reducing solar film over windows have been
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Date
Dual blow for Albion
Albion have been plunged into a midfield crisis, with Simon Rodger and Charlie Oatway both facing surgery and long lay-offs. Rodger has torn a cartilage in his left knee and Oatway has back disc damage. Albion were initially optimistic Rodger's injury
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Date
Clock Tower development design scrapped
A controversial complex of shops and offices designed to smarten the heart of Brighton has been dropped for being too ugly. The decision could leave the site opposite the Clock Tower with a gaping hole in the front corner of a planned new building for
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Date
Hockey: Two years to top flight
Kwan Browne has set himself a two-year goal of getting East Grinstead back into the top flight of English hockey. The summer appointment of the Trinidad and Tobago international captain as Grinstead's new player-coach has sent a wave of expectation through
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Date
Green 'oasis' up for sale
Months of rumour and speculation came to an end when For Sale signs finally went up on a green oasis in the heart of Lewes. Baxter's Field has long provided the perfect backdrop for those lucky enough to live in this sought-after area a few steps from
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Date
Cricket: Kirtley in Test frame
Sussex's James Kirtley is favourite to get the call-up for England's forthcoming Test tour to Bangladesh following the withdrawal of Lancashire seamer James Anderson. Anderson dropped out yesterday with knee trouble and Kirtley, who claimed 13 wickets
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Date
Workers will lose social club
A booze ban will force workers out of a social club where they have been able to relax for 40 years. Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company has announced plans to improve staff facilities at its Lewes Road garage which will involve taking over the building
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Date
Dual blow for Albion
Albion have been plunged into a midfield crisis, with Simon Rodger and Charlie Oatway both facing surgery and long lay-offs. Rodger has torn a cartilage in his left knee and Oatway has back disc damage. Albion were initially optimistic Rodger's injury
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Date
Cash call on water firms
Water firms are being asked to pump more money into preventing sewage leaking into rivers. The Environment Agency has called for action after a survey of water quality revealed more than half the rivers in the South of England had high phosphate levels
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Date
Workers' club faces axe
A drink ban will force workers out of a social club where they have been able to relax for 40 years. Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company has announced plans to improve staff facilities at its Lewes Road garage which will involve taking over the building
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Date
Protesters' petition over Hove towers
Campaigners are gathering support for a petition against controversial plans to build four skyscrapers. Brighton and Hove City Council has chosen the Karis/ING consortium to redevelop the King Alfred site in Kingsway, Hove. The consortium envisages towers
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Date
A man of royal letters
They are royal stories Fleet Street would kill for - illegitimate children, bitter marital break-ups, even dubious personal hygiene. The private lives and loves of the Royal Family are revealed in a collection of letters and notes never intended for public
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Date
Double raid on wine shops
Detectives are linking two armed robberies on Brighton and Hove off-licences last night. The first happened at 9.20pm at Threshers in St. George's Road, Brighton. Two men wearing baseball caps and scarves to hide their faces, burst in and one went behind
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Date
Toilet trouble halts trains
Confused commuters are bringing a multi-million-pound fleet of trains to a sudden halt by using the toilets. A design problem in South Central's new £850 million Electrostar models, which serve Sussex, means many passengers are confusing toilet flushes
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Date
Staff feel heat in baking town hall
Staff at Hove Town Hall sweated as temperatures rose to 15C above outdoor levels this summer. But despite heated debates, councillors haven't agreed a solution. Venetian blinds, potted plants and a thin heat-reducing solar film over windows have been
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Date
Public hearing over pier rides
A public inquiry will be held into plans for two tall rides on the Palace Pier in Brighton. The pier's owner, the Noble Organisation, applied to put up the 130ft booster rides on the pierhead. But Brighton and Hove City Council rejected the rides, saying
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Date
Dual blow for Albion
Albion have been plunged into a midfield crisis, with Simon Rodger and Charlie Oatway both facing surgery and long lay-offs. Rodger has torn a cartilage in his left knee and Oatway has back disc damage. Albion were initially optimistic Rodger's injury
