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Meltdown for amnesty guns
A mountain of weapons handed to Sussex Police in a guns amnesty has been destroyed. About 2,000 firearms were surrendered during the month-long campaign earlier this year. Now the illegally-held guns have been melted down to make reinforcement rods for
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Murder By Misadventure, The Capitol, Horsham, until Sept 27 2003
It may have twists and turns in the best traditions of stage thrillers but Edward Taylor's lengthy whodunnit is as contemporary as its sparkling venue. This is the first drama production at Horsham's impressive arts centre, just reopened after its two-year
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More lorries
Next year work on the Brighton station site can commence to provide various facilities such as two hotels, Sainsbury superstore, student accommodation and a car park for 600 vehicles. It also provides a green strip of land along New England Street to
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Motorsport: Kelly tackles the experts
Craig Kelly stepped up in class with an impressive display in the BEMSEE club's Nationwide Supersport 400 series at Brands Hatch. Kelly, from Sompting, normally competes in the Rookie 400 class but stepped up to Supersport with unexpected success. Having
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Motorsport: Richards misses out on crown
Clive Richards missed out on claiming the Autosport Caterham Eurocup crown despite winning the penultimate round of the series at Dijon, France. Richards, from Itchingfield near Horsham, won the first of last Saturday's two races but had to settle for
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Basketball: This can be Thunder's season, says Smith
They ask the question every autumn, but could this be the season when Worthing Thunder's silverware dreams finally come true? Coach Gary Smith insists it could as he leads his team into a double-header this weekend. Thunder host Solent Stars in their
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Basketball: New man ready to run with Bears
New boy Jason Siemon has revealed the huge role played by Nick Nurse in persuading him to join Brighton Bears. The 6ft 9ins 32-year-old centre finally completed his switch from Milton Keynes last night and will be one of two new faces in action this weekend
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Airport bomb plotter faces jail
A chef who plotted to blow up a restaurant at Gatwick Airport was today told he faced a "very long prison sentence." A jury at Lewes Crown Court unanimously found Jose Pestana guilty of possessing explosives with intent to endanger life. Pestana, 41,
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What about us?
The old Black Rock swimming pool and cafe is the sort of leisure development we need at this location, not an enormous "seafront palace" that will only cater for tourists and wealthy residents. We already have leisure facilities next door at the Brighton
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Let us pass
I am one of many cyclists who enjoys the views of the Brighton and Hove seafront. There is nothing I like better on a summer's day than to cycle along the seafront to the marina and back. But what I don't like is the pedestrians who walk in the cycle
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Speedway: Eagles seal semi-final place
Eastbourne Eagles ruthlessly swept Sheffield aside on Saturday to power through to the semi-finals of speedway's inaugural British League Cup. There they will face old rivals Wolverhampton with the first leg on Wednesday in the Black Country and the return
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Matthew Clark: Round-Up
County League division one leaders Chichester were denied by Andy Price's late strike as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Horsham YMCA. Paul Thomas had put Chi ahead but Price levelled in the last minute. Chi boss Adie Girdler said: "Overall a draw was
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My tribute
It was amazing to read Reg Wilson's letter (September 24) as I, too, was a member of the Sonja Henie tour in 1953 and it was just as Reg describes. The company was on the first train that the Russians allowed to use their sector after the war and we were
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Matthew Clark: Ringmer 1 Arundel 2
Arundel went fifth in County League division one after an impressive win at Ringmer. Daniel Kentch marked his first full 90 minutes for the Mullets with an 89th-minute winner although manager Steve Johnson insists his side should have wrapped up victory
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FA Cup: Round-Up
Crawley Town boss Francis Vines plans to sign a new player this week despite his side's comfortable 4-0 victory over Harlow Town. Vines said: "I'm always looking to add to the side if the right player comes along who is better than we already have. "It's
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FA Cup: Heybridge 3 Worthing 3
Mark Knee hit a late equaliser as Worthing forced a high-scoring draw in a topsy-turvy clash at Heybridge Swifts. Rebels, unbeaten in their last eight games, twice fought back against their premier league opponents who wasted a glorious opportunity to
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Cool idea
We were delighted to see the possible design for the ice palace at the Black Rock site (The Argus, September 19). During the recent heat, there has been nowhere in Sussex to go and cool off, exercise, have fun and skate. We hope Brighton and Hove City
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September 27: Hartlepool 0 Albion 0
Albion defied fatigue, depletion and a team with an awesome home record to pick up a valuable point. A pattern of narrow away defeats was halted three days after their extra time exertions in the Carling Cup at nearby Middlesbrough. It was, in the circumstances
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FA Cup: Boreham Wood 4 Burgess Hill 0
Burgess Hill boss Gary Croydon is promising big changes after his side crashed out of the Cup at Ryman club Boreham Wood. Croydon said: "Clearly we simply were not good enough and heads will roll. Watch this space." Hillians started with central defender
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FA Cup: Bognor 0 Havant 4
Bognor manager Jack Pearce read the riot act to his side after watching an FA Cup horror show at Nyewood Lane. The Rocks were dumped out of the famous competition after being out-classed in front of a bumper crowd by local rivals Havant and Waterlooville
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Stunts launch skate park
Skaters put their skills to the test at the launch of a park designed for them. Mayor of Brighton and Hove Coun Jeane Lepper opened the skate park at Brentwood Road recreation ground on Saturday. Skaters and skateboarders demonstrated stunts on the ramps
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Trust in short supply
Many workers say they would not trust their colleagues as far as they could throw them, according to a survey published today. Almost 40 per cent of those polled in the survey, commissioned by The Job Channel, said they had "deep distrust" of workmates
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Praise in print for golf courses
Golf is a good walk spoilt, Mark Twain once said. But the US author might have changed his mind had he played a few holes at two Sussex courses. A new book hails them among the most "extraordinary" in Britain. The 169yd tenth hole at Mannings Heath golf
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Warning over email virus
Companies are being warned to beware of a new email virus. Trevor Lambert, of Bulldog Engineering Recruitment, Grand Parade, Brighton, said his company had received several emails, disguised as Microsoft software updates, with contaminated attachments
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Fresh calls for shorter week
Calls for a shorter working week with no loss of pay are re-emerging, according to a new report. Employment analysts Incomes Data Services said unions were increasingly campaigning for an improvement in the work-life balance of workers. Better holidays
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Pumpkin fest for Hallowe'en
A trip to one of the world's spookiest sites has inspired two artists to create a Hallowe'en festival. Ian Parton and Jo Carey visited a night-time pumpkin display while on holiday in Salem, Massachusetts, home of the famous witch trials of 1692. Mesmerized
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No sign of solution to parking problem
Plans to replace baffling parking signs have been scrapped - for being too confusing. Many motorists do not know they are entitled to park in about 100 parking bays in Brighton and Hove because of poorly-worded notices. Council officials planned to spend
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Conkerers in crisis
Scorching summer temperatures have left organisers of Sussex's nuttiest competition facing a crisis. The onset of an early autumn means horse chestnut trees have been shedding their leaves weeks before conker season usually swings into action. Organisers
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Driver smashes into own home
A hapless motorist caused devastation when he reversed his car into his own house - and parked on the sofa. The driver screeched through the front window, knocking a 10ft hole in the wall and showering the carpet with glass. Neighbours who heard the smash
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Huntsman arrested after clash with saboteurs
A huntsman cleared two months ago of attacking a woman hunt saboteur was arrested following a clash with protesters, the Countryside Alliance said. Jonathan Broise, 46, was questioned by police after allegedly assaulting two saboteurs during a meeting
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Parents' anger at search
The parents of a missing zoology graduate who disappeared in Africa six months ago have hit out at police, claiming they have done nothing to help. Tim and Pauline Velten were shocked and dismayed when police officers searched their East Sussex home for
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Milligan memorial parade wrangle
A bizarre plan to honour comic legend Spike Milligan by walking backwards has been rejected by the council in the Australian town where his family lived. People living in Woy Woy planned a "backward parade" in tribute to a Milligan poem called Walking
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Police chief hits back at critics
The following is an open letter from Sussex chief constable Ken Jones. "I follow the letters column of your paper with great interest and would like to thank your readers for taking the time to write. "Some letters are very supportive and others are from
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Knocking those nits on the head
Having head lice is often seen as an embarrassment but health experts say there is nothing to be ashamed of. Head lice are often wrongly thought to be a sign of poor hygiene but, in reality, they can live in any kind of hair, dirty or clean. The first
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Murder By Misadventure, The Capitol, Horsham, until Sept 27 2003
It may have twists and turns in the best traditions of stage thrillers but Edward Taylor's lengthy whodunnit is as contemporary as its sparkling venue. This is the first drama production at Horsham's impressive arts centre, just reopened after its two-year
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Sleepy suburb's not-so-secret sex parties
The X-rated world of "adult" parties is usually a closely-guarded secret shrouded in, well, PVC. But not to Kiwi. He's happy to shout about his kinky parties from the rooftops. And that might surprise some of the residents of sleepy Rottingdean, where
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Bad example
I was walking with my children when two boys came beside us on their bikes. One actually hurt my son. These boys showed no concern for others. Please ask your children to cycle on the road. -Lesley Kite, Hove
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More lorries
Next year work on the Brighton station site can commence to provide various facilities such as two hotels, Sainsbury superstore, student accommodation and a car park for 600 vehicles. It also provides a green strip of land along New England Street to
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Schools or holidays?
As opposition to the proposed development of airports in the South-East mounts, it is time to question our attitude to the cheap flights that have fuelled these expansions. The flights are cheap because the Government does not levy a tax on aviation fuel
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Driver smashes into own home
A hapless West Sussex man caused devastation when he reversed his car into his own house - and parked on the sofa. The driver screeched through the front window, knocking a 10ft hole in the wall and showering the carpet with glass. Neighbours who heard
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Motorsport: Kelly tackles the experts
Craig Kelly stepped up in class with an impressive display in the BEMSEE club's Nationwide Supersport 400 series at Brands Hatch. Kelly, from Sompting, normally competes in the Rookie 400 class but stepped up to Supersport with unexpected success. Having
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Motorsport: Richards misses out on crown
Clive Richards missed out on claiming the Autosport Caterham Eurocup crown despite winning the penultimate round of the series at Dijon, France. Richards, from Itchingfield near Horsham, won the first of last Saturday's two races but had to settle for
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Anger over missing £6m
West Sussex County Council claims it is missing out on more than £6 million because the Government is using out of date census information to calculate its grant. New county council leader Henry Smith has criticised central government for not using the
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Basketball: This can be Thunder's season, says Smith
They ask the question every autumn, but could this be the season when Worthing Thunder's silverware dreams finally come true? Coach Gary Smith insists it could as he leads his team into a double-header this weekend. Thunder host Solent Stars in their
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Boat crews' warning before death crash
Powerboat crews were warned about their speed and the volume of S Club 7 songs pumping from a stereo minutes before a fatal boat crash. An inquest opened today into the death of 45-year-old Ian Langan, killed by a speedboat driven by his younger brother
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Striker rejects Seagulls offer
Albion boss Steve Coppell has missed out on re-signing Lloyd Owusu. The Sheffield Wednesday striker was unwilling to accept a big drop in wages. Owusu, prolific under Coppell at Brentford in the Second Division two seasons ago, is available on a free
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New arrivals prefer Eastbourne
New arrivals in Sussex are looking to Eastbourne rather than Brighton and Hove. High house prices and the cost of living are forcing wannabe residents further along the coast to Eastbourne, which is fast shedding its image as a resort for the elderly.
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Worthing is worst place to grow up
Worthing has been voted Britain's worst place to grow up in - with Bognor and Eastbourne in second and third place. With just five nightclubs and two cinemas but 15 undertakers and 50 old people's homes, the town known as God's Waiting Room easily topped
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Mine's a Jug
I am writing to express my great delight at this season's fantastic Frizzell County Championship victory by Sussex County Cricket Club. I have waited 72 years for this moment and can't begin to describe how proud I am. Mushtaq Ahmed has enabled the team
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Rugby: Heath made to learn hard way
Haywards Heath are learning some harsh lessons about national league rugby. They went down 22-10 in a torrid battle at Weston-super-mare in their first away fixture of the Division Three South campaign, despite spending long spells on the attack. Heath
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Tigers ruled
I disagree with Steve Moore (Letters, September 23) about the coverage of Sussex winning the County Cricket Championship. He thinks this should have taken preference over the news that Brighton may, at long last, have a new ice rink. I congratulate Sussex
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Speedway: Eagles seal semi-final place
Eastbourne Eagles ruthlessly swept Sheffield aside on Saturday to power through to the semi-finals of speedway's inaugural British League Cup. There they will face old rivals Wolverhampton with the first leg on Wednesday in the Black Country and the return
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Sussex Senior Cup: Round-Up
East Grinstead manager Bobby Smith believed his side was fortunate to win 4-0 against Sidley in the Sussex Senior Cup. James Horner scored twice and also forced an own goal, while Dave Gellatly completed the win. Smith said: "They edged the first half
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My tribute
It was amazing to read Reg Wilson's letter (September 24) as I, too, was a member of the Sonja Henie tour in 1953 and it was just as Reg describes. The company was on the first train that the Russians allowed to use their sector after the war and we were
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Matthew Clark: Ringmer 1 Arundel 2
Arundel went fifth in County League division one after an impressive win at Ringmer. Daniel Kentch marked his first full 90 minutes for the Mullets with an 89th-minute winner although manager Steve Johnson insists his side should have wrapped up victory
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FA Cup: Heybridge 3 Worthing 3
Mark Knee hit a late equaliser as Worthing forced a high-scoring draw in a topsy-turvy clash at Heybridge Swifts. Rebels, unbeaten in their last eight games, twice fought back against their premier league opponents who wasted a glorious opportunity to
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Cool idea
We were delighted to see the possible design for the ice palace at the Black Rock site (The Argus, September 19). During the recent heat, there has been nowhere in Sussex to go and cool off, exercise, have fun and skate. We hope Brighton and Hove City
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FA Cup: Boreham Wood 4 Burgess Hill 0
Burgess Hill boss Gary Croydon is promising big changes after his side crashed out of the Cup at Ryman club Boreham Wood. Croydon said: "Clearly we simply were not good enough and heads will roll. Watch this space." Hillians started with central defender
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We have waited too long for a new path
When I came to Brighton more than five years ago, the Undercliffe path was open and I walked from Black Rock to Rottingdean two or three times a week and often returned on foot as well. It is now well over two years since the cliff fell and we were assured
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FA Cup: Bognor 0 Havant 4
Bognor manager Jack Pearce read the riot act to his side after watching an FA Cup horror show at Nyewood Lane. The Rocks were dumped out of the famous competition after being out-classed in front of a bumper crowd by local rivals Havant and Waterlooville
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Cullip injury blow
Albion expect to be without injured captain Danny Cullip for at least the next three League games. Boss Steve Coppell revealed that his inspirational leader is likely to be sidelined for a minimum of a fortnight. Cullip hobbled off with a calf injury
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Council wants national park boundary changes
Councillors have voted for changes to the boundary of the proposed new South Downs national park. Brighton and Hove City Council will press for more areas on the urban fringe to be included. They are Whitehawk Hill, Sheepcote Valley, the cliffs and undercliff
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Praise in print for golf courses
Golf is a good walk spoilt, Mark Twain once said. But the US author might have changed his mind had he played a few holes at two Sussex courses. A new book hails them among the most "extraordinary" in Britain. The 169yd tenth hole at Mannings Heath golf
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Warning over email virus
Companies are being warned to beware of a new email virus. Trevor Lambert, of Bulldog Engineering Recruitment, Grand Parade, Brighton, said his company had received several emails, disguised as Microsoft software updates, with contaminated attachments
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Fresh calls for shorter week
Calls for a shorter working week with no loss of pay are re-emerging, according to a new report. Employment analysts Incomes Data Services said unions were increasingly campaigning for an improvement in the work-life balance of workers. Better holidays
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Weak market holds back rises
Weak market conditions are acting as a check on workers' pay rises in manufacturing and service industries, according to the CBI. Bosses said a squeeze on both profits and prices was holding back pay awards with settlements broadly equal across both sectors
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Gerbil saved from fire
A pet gerbil was rescued by firefighters after a tumble dryer caught fire at a home in Worthing. A woman and two children escaped the blaze, which started in a house in Cheviot Road, Durrington, at 3.15pm on Saturday. When a fire crew from Worthing arrived
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Airport bomb plotter faces jail
A chef who plotted to blow up a restaurant at Gatwick Airport was today told he faced a "very long prison sentence." A jury at Lewes Crown Court unanimously found Jose Pestana guilty of possessing explosives with intent to endanger life. Pestana, 41,
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No sign of solution to parking problem
Plans to replace baffling parking signs have been scrapped - for being too confusing. Many motorists do not know they are entitled to park in about 100 parking bays in Brighton and Hove because of poorly-worded notices. Council officials planned to spend
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Alert on board boat
Four people on board a powerboat were rescued by lifeboat crews after their vessel broke down off Eastbourne. The 27ft MV Kynisca experienced a transmission fault while more than a mile off Beachy Head on Saturday afternoon. The crew members radioed Dover
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Conkerers in crisis
Scorching summer temperatures have left organisers of Sussex's nuttiest competition facing a crisis. The onset of an early autumn means horse chestnut trees have been shedding their leaves weeks before conker season usually swings into action. Organisers
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Driver smashes into own home
A hapless motorist caused devastation when he reversed his car into his own house - and parked on the sofa. The driver screeched through the front window, knocking a 10ft hole in the wall and showering the carpet with glass. Neighbours who heard the smash
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Milligan memorial parade wrangle
A bizarre plan to honour comic legend Spike Milligan by walking backwards has been rejected by the council in the Australian town where his family lived. People living in Woy Woy planned a "backward parade" in tribute to a Milligan poem called Walking
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Crazed boozer bites off man's finger
A frenzied drinker gnawed a pub landlord's ear and then bit off the finger of a regular who came to the rescue. Police are trying to trace the 6ft 5in attacker who launched the savage assault after being told to leave the Cricketer's Arms pub in Portslade
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Police chief hits back at critics
The following is an open letter from Sussex chief constable Ken Jones. "I follow the letters column of your paper with great interest and would like to thank your readers for taking the time to write. "Some letters are very supportive and others are from
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Reducing crime on the prison menu
Western countries are seeing a consistent increase in violent crime. The best efforts by police, zero tolerance campaigns and neighbourhood watch schemes still don't make us feel much safer. Our prisons are the fullest in Europe but it only makes sense
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3,500 torches light up town
Hundreds gathered to watch a display of vivid costumes and flaming torches at a bonfire procession. The Burgess Hill Bonfire Society's annual celebrations lit up the town's streets on Saturday. A fireworks display, a funfair and music from a selection
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Knocking those nits on the head
Having head lice is often seen as an embarrassment but health experts say there is nothing to be ashamed of. Head lice are often wrongly thought to be a sign of poor hygiene but, in reality, they can live in any kind of hair, dirty or clean. The first
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Craig David, Brighton Centre, Sept 27 2003
Craig David is one of those must-see acts on the contemporary scene. For those, like myself, seeing him live for the first time, he did not disappoint or surprise. The 3,000 fans who packed the Brighton Centre were treated to a mix of garage, R'n'B and
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Sleepy suburb's not-so-secret sex parties
The X-rated world of "adult" parties is usually a closely-guarded secret shrouded in, well, PVC. But not to Kiwi. He's happy to shout about his kinky parties from the rooftops. And that might surprise some of the residents of sleepy Rottingdean, where
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Bad example
I was walking with my children when two boys came beside us on their bikes. One actually hurt my son. These boys showed no concern for others. Please ask your children to cycle on the road. -Lesley Kite, Hove
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Too much debt
I loved the audacity of the president of the National Association of Estate Agents (The Argus, September 22) when he suggested a scheme to allow young people to get on the property ladder by having their parents as guarantors. Many young people today
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Schools or holidays?
As opposition to the proposed development of airports in the South-East mounts, it is time to question our attitude to the cheap flights that have fuelled these expansions. The flights are cheap because the Government does not levy a tax on aviation fuel
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Dealers cleared off beach
Drug dealers who have taken over Brighton beach have been told by police: "Your business is closed." Seafront traders have endured a summer of hell at the hands of gangs who turned the Lower Promenade into a no-go area after dark. But police took decisive
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Motorsport: Ace duo have joker in pack
Reigning champions Clive Wheeler and Ken Bartram will be bidding to win their second successive Castrol Polo Challenge title this weekend. The West Sussex duo and their Group N Polo will start today's Trackrod National Rally in Yorkshire holding a 17-
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Living a long, healthy life
Here I was at last, on a well-deserved break, savouring the beauty, peace and tranquility of the Spanish mountainside. I sat, staring at the Montgo mountain in front of me - so named as it looks like the head of a huge elephant sitting down and resting
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Boat crews' warning before death crash
Powerboat crews were warned about their speed and the volume of S Club 7 songs pumping from a stereo minutes before a fatal boat crash. An inquest opened today into the death of 45-year-old Ian Langan, killed by a speedboat driven by his younger brother
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Striker rejects Seagulls offer
Albion boss Steve Coppell has missed out on re-signing Lloyd Owusu. The Sheffield Wednesday striker was unwilling to accept a big drop in wages. Owusu, prolific under Coppell at Brentford in the Second Division two seasons ago, is available on a free
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New arrivals prefer Eastbourne
New arrivals in Sussex are looking to Eastbourne rather than Brighton and Hove. High house prices and the cost of living are forcing wannabe residents further along the coast to Eastbourne, which is fast shedding its image as a resort for the elderly.
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Worthing is worst place to grow up
Worthing has been voted Britain's worst place to grow up in - with Bognor and Eastbourne in second and third place. With just five nightclubs and two cinemas but 15 undertakers and 50 old people's homes, the town known as God's Waiting Room easily topped
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Mine's a Jug
I am writing to express my great delight at this season's fantastic Frizzell County Championship victory by Sussex County Cricket Club. I have waited 72 years for this moment and can't begin to describe how proud I am. Mushtaq Ahmed has enabled the team
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Rugby: Heath made to learn hard way
Haywards Heath are learning some harsh lessons about national league rugby. They went down 22-10 in a torrid battle at Weston-super-mare in their first away fixture of the Division Three South campaign, despite spending long spells on the attack. Heath
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Tigers ruled
I disagree with Steve Moore (Letters, September 23) about the coverage of Sussex winning the County Cricket Championship. He thinks this should have taken preference over the news that Brighton may, at long last, have a new ice rink. I congratulate Sussex
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Heartless
It's a shame that residents of the city can't look back to the times when Brighton had one of the most famous ice rinks in the country. The Sports Stadium in West Street was home to the world-famous "Brighton Tigers" ice hockey team and produced many
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Sussex Senior Cup: Round-Up
East Grinstead manager Bobby Smith believed his side was fortunate to win 4-0 against Sidley in the Sussex Senior Cup. James Horner scored twice and also forced an own goal, while Dave Gellatly completed the win. Smith said: "They edged the first half
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Minority view
Voice of The Argus (September 19) claims there is "enormous" demand for an ice rink at Black Rock. By what reasoning can you apply this remark to the whole community rather than a special interest group? Age restricts the very act of skating to a minority
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FA Cup: Lowestoft 2 Lewes 1
Lewes boss Steve King saw his side's unbeaten run end at the hands of Eastern Counties side Lowestoft Town. It was the first defeat in 12 league and cup games for King's men. The hosts took the lead against the run of play after the break when Gary McGee
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We have waited too long for a new path
When I came to Brighton more than five years ago, the Undercliffe path was open and I walked from Black Rock to Rottingdean two or three times a week and often returned on foot as well. It is now well over two years since the cliff fell and we were assured
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Basketball: Nurse plays waiting game
Nick Nurse will wait until the eve of the new basketball season before deciding which players lead Brighton Bears into the British League. The Bears coach and owner wants League chiefs to agree an increase of two to 12 for the maximum size of squads allowed
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Match Report: Hartlepool 0 Albion 0
Albion defied fatigue, depletion and a team with an awesome home record to pick up a valuable point. A pattern of narrow away defeats was halted three days after their extra time exertions in the Carling Cup at nearby Middlesbrough. It was, in the circumstances
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Cullip injury blow
Albion expect to be without injured captain Danny Cullip for at least the next three League games. Boss Steve Coppell revealed that his inspirational leader is likely to be sidelined for a minimum of a fortnight. Cullip hobbled off with a calf injury
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Council wants national park boundary changes
Councillors have voted for changes to the boundary of the proposed new South Downs national park. Brighton and Hove City Council will press for more areas on the urban fringe to be included. They are Whitehawk Hill, Sheepcote Valley, the cliffs and undercliff
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MP calls for clampdown on happy hours
Brighton Kemptown MP Des Turner is calling for a clampdown on 'happy hour' promotions, saying they lead to trouble. Dr Turner has called for action to tackle increasing vandalism and violent crime after pubs, bars and night clubs close. The Labour backbencher
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Weak market holds back rises
Weak market conditions are acting as a check on workers' pay rises in manufacturing and service industries, according to the CBI. Bosses said a squeeze on both profits and prices was holding back pay awards with settlements broadly equal across both sectors
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Staying home is the new commuting
Live/work units are the new buzzword in architecture, and commuters are turning their back on the daily grind to adopt designer lifestyles. In the 19th Century, many people lived cheek-by-jowl with their place of work. With the dawn of the car, there
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Crazed boozer bites off man's finger
A frenzied drinker gnawed a pub landlord's ear and then bit off the finger of a regular who came to the rescue. Police are trying to trace the 6ft 5in attacker who launched the savage assault after being told to leave the Cricketer's Arms pub in Portslade
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Set foot in Whitehawk, go to jail
A man accused of driving a car at a mother and toddler has been told: "Set one foot in Whitehawk and you go to prison." Daniel Brennan, 40, narrowly escaped jail yesterday after admitting breaking an earlier injunction aimed at keeping him off the estate
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Reducing crime on the prison menu
Western countries are seeing a consistent increase in violent crime. The best efforts by police, zero tolerance campaigns and neighbourhood watch schemes still don't make us feel much safer. Our prisons are the fullest in Europe but it only makes sense
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Pub regulars chase knife raiders
Pub regulars sprang into action when armed robbers raided their local shop. Three men, armed with a tyre wrench and knives, burst into David's News and Stores in Goldstone Street, Hove, just before 7pm on Saturday. They threatened assistant James Lankester
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Weight watching with Judy citron
It's fairly easy to understand why people give up on diets. We just like eating whatever we want, whenever we want and however much we want. But why do people give up on exercise programmes? Well, for most people, exercise is incredibly boring. But exercise
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Meltdown for amnesty guns
A mountain of weapons handed to Sussex Police in a guns amnesty has been destroyed. About 2,000 firearms were surrendered during the month-long campaign earlier this year. Now the illegally-held guns have been melted down to make reinforcement rods for
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Craig David, Brighton Centre, Sept 27 2003
Craig David is one of those must-see acts on the contemporary scene. For those, like myself, seeing him live for the first time, he did not disappoint or surprise. The 3,000 fans who packed the Brighton Centre were treated to a mix of garage, R'n'B and
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Too much debt
I loved the audacity of the president of the National Association of Estate Agents (The Argus, September 22) when he suggested a scheme to allow young people to get on the property ladder by having their parents as guarantors. Many young people today
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Knife attacker jailed
A nursery school assistant who burst into a family's home and attacked a man with a knife was jailed for seven years yesterday. James Skelly, 18, and Anthony Stride, 22, forced their way into the Granger home in Brighton Road, Lancing, and slashed Noel
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Thieves siphon off church's oil
Church leaders and parishioners are appealing for help after thieves began siphoning off their fuel supply. An oil tank in the grounds of St Mary's Church in Slaugham, near Haywards Heath, keeps the 900-year-old building heated during the winter months
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Dealers cleared off beach
Drug dealers who have taken over Brighton beach have been told by police: "Your business is closed." Seafront traders have endured a summer of hell at the hands of gangs who turned the Lower Promenade into a no-go area after dark. But police took decisive
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Motorsport: Ace duo have joker in pack
Reigning champions Clive Wheeler and Ken Bartram will be bidding to win their second successive Castrol Polo Challenge title this weekend. The West Sussex duo and their Group N Polo will start today's Trackrod National Rally in Yorkshire holding a 17-
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Living a long, healthy life
Here I was at last, on a well-deserved break, savouring the beauty, peace and tranquility of the Spanish mountainside. I sat, staring at the Montgo mountain in front of me - so named as it looks like the head of a huge elephant sitting down and resting
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Dog saves blaze flats
Hero hound Toto has been praised for helping save a block of flats struck by arsonists. The three-year-old Jack Russell woke her sleeping owners with frightened growls when smoke from a burning pram filled the ground-floor lobby outside their front door
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Worthing is worst place to grow up
Worthing has been voted Britain's worst place to grow up in - with Bognor and Eastbourne in second and third place. With just five nightclubs and two cinemas but 15 undertakers and 50 old people's homes, the town known as God's Waiting Room easily topped
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Parents' anger at search
The parents of a missing zoology graduate who disappeared in Africa six months ago have hit out at police, claiming they have done nothing to help. Tim and Pauline Velten were shocked and dismayed when police officers searched their East Sussex home for
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New arrivals prefer Eastbourne
New arrivals in Sussex are looking to Eastbourne rather than Brighton and Hove. High house prices and the cost of living are forcing wannabe residents further along the coast to Eastbourne, which is fast shedding its image as a resort for the elderly.
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Resort voted boring for kids
Eastbourne has been voted one of Britain's worst places to be young. The town came third in a poll comparing the number of pubs, nightclubs and concert venues with the number of undertakers and OAPs' homes. Worthing topped the list, with Bognor in second
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Basketball: New man ready to run with Bears
New boy Jason Siemon has revealed the huge role played by Nick Nurse in persuading him to join Brighton Bears. The 6ft 9ins 32-year-old centre finally completed his switch from Milton Keynes last night and will be one of two new faces in action this weekend
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Airport bomb plotter faces jail
A chef who plotted to blow up a restaurant at Gatwick Airport was today told he faced a "very long prison sentence." A jury at Lewes Crown Court unanimously found Jose Pestana guilty of possessing explosives with intent to endanger life. Pestana, 41,
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What about us?
The old Black Rock swimming pool and cafe is the sort of leisure development we need at this location, not an enormous "seafront palace" that will only cater for tourists and wealthy residents. We already have leisure facilities next door at the Brighton
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Let us pass
I am one of many cyclists who enjoys the views of the Brighton and Hove seafront. There is nothing I like better on a summer's day than to cycle along the seafront to the marina and back. But what I don't like is the pedestrians who walk in the cycle
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Two die in bike crashes
Two motorcyclists were killed in separate accidents in West Sussex at the weekend. One rider, 42, from Chichester, died when he lost control of his bike and crashed into a tree on the A268 at West Lavington near Midhurst, yesterday morning. Police said
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Heartless
It's a shame that residents of the city can't look back to the times when Brighton had one of the most famous ice rinks in the country. The Sports Stadium in West Street was home to the world-famous "Brighton Tigers" ice hockey team and produced many
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Matthew Clark: Round-Up
County League division one leaders Chichester were denied by Andy Price's late strike as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Horsham YMCA. Paul Thomas had put Chi ahead but Price levelled in the last minute. Chi boss Adie Girdler said: "Overall a draw was
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FA Cup: Round-Up
Crawley Town boss Francis Vines plans to sign a new player this week despite his side's comfortable 4-0 victory over Harlow Town. Vines said: "I'm always looking to add to the side if the right player comes along who is better than we already have. "It's
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Minority view
Voice of The Argus (September 19) claims there is "enormous" demand for an ice rink at Black Rock. By what reasoning can you apply this remark to the whole community rather than a special interest group? Age restricts the very act of skating to a minority
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FA Cup: Lowestoft 2 Lewes 1
Lewes boss Steve King saw his side's unbeaten run end at the hands of Eastern Counties side Lowestoft Town. It was the first defeat in 12 league and cup games for King's men. The hosts took the lead against the run of play after the break when Gary McGee
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September 27: Hartlepool 0 Albion 0
Albion defied fatigue, depletion and a team with an awesome home record to pick up a valuable point. A pattern of narrow away defeats was halted three days after their extra time exertions in the Carling Cup at nearby Middlesbrough. It was, in the circumstances
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Stunts launch skate park
Skaters put their skills to the test at the launch of a park designed for them. Mayor of Brighton and Hove Coun Jeane Lepper opened the skate park at Brentwood Road recreation ground on Saturday. Skaters and skateboarders demonstrated stunts on the ramps
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Basketball: Nurse plays waiting game
Nick Nurse will wait until the eve of the new basketball season before deciding which players lead Brighton Bears into the British League. The Bears coach and owner wants League chiefs to agree an increase of two to 12 for the maximum size of squads allowed
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Match Report: Hartlepool 0 Albion 0
Albion defied fatigue, depletion and a team with an awesome home record to pick up a valuable point. A pattern of narrow away defeats was halted three days after their extra time exertions in the Carling Cup at nearby Middlesbrough. It was, in the circumstances
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Trust in short supply
Many workers say they would not trust their colleagues as far as they could throw them, according to a survey published today. Almost 40 per cent of those polled in the survey, commissioned by The Job Channel, said they had "deep distrust" of workmates
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MP calls for clampdown on happy hours
Brighton Kemptown MP Des Turner is calling for a clampdown on 'happy hour' promotions, saying they lead to trouble. Dr Turner has called for action to tackle increasing vandalism and violent crime after pubs, bars and night clubs close. The Labour backbencher
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Staying home is the new commuting
Live/work units are the new buzzword in architecture, and commuters are turning their back on the daily grind to adopt designer lifestyles. In the 19th Century, many people lived cheek-by-jowl with their place of work. With the dawn of the car, there
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Cyclist is badly hurt
A West Sussex woman was seriously injured when her bike was in collision with a van. The 36-year-old from Stedham, north of Midhurst, was taken to St Richard's Hospital, Chichester, after the accident, which happened at 7.30pm yesterday. She was travelling
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Pumpkin fest for Hallowe'en
A trip to one of the world's spookiest sites has inspired two artists to create a Hallowe'en festival. Ian Parton and Jo Carey visited a night-time pumpkin display while on holiday in Salem, Massachusetts, home of the famous witch trials of 1692. Mesmerized
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Straw to decide on islanders' future
The plight of a group of island exiles has been taken up by the Foreign Office. Prime Minister Tony Blair has given Foreign Secretary Jack Straw responsibility for ending the misery of up to 100 displaced people from the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia
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Suicide bid halted
A suicidal teenager was talked out of killing himself by police after walking into the sea off the East Sussex coast. The boy, aged between 13 and 15 and with special needs, threatened to walk further into the sea off Seaford. Police requested coastguards
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Purge on speeding drivers
Motorists who speed through East Sussex villages face a major purge. A raft of measures designed to combat the problem has been approved by Tory-held East Sussex County Council. They include lower speed limits, new speed signs and expanding a trial scheme
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Huntsman arrested after clash with saboteurs
A huntsman cleared two months ago of attacking a woman hunt saboteur was arrested following a clash with protesters, the Countryside Alliance said. Jonathan Broise, 46, was questioned by police after allegedly assaulting two saboteurs during a meeting
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Parents' anger at search
The parents of a missing zoology graduate who disappeared in Africa six months ago have hit out at police, claiming they have done nothing to help. Tim and Pauline Velten were shocked and dismayed when police officers searched their East Sussex home for
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Set foot in Whitehawk, go to jail
A man accused of driving a car at a mother and toddler has been told: "Set one foot in Whitehawk and you go to prison." Daniel Brennan, 40, narrowly escaped jail yesterday after admitting breaking an earlier injunction aimed at keeping him off the estate
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Pub regulars chase knife raiders
Pub regulars sprang into action when armed robbers raided their local shop. Three men, armed with a tyre wrench and knives, burst into David's News and Stores in Goldstone Street, Hove, just before 7pm on Saturday. They threatened assistant James Lankester
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Weight watching with Judy citron
It's fairly easy to understand why people give up on diets. We just like eating whatever we want, whenever we want and however much we want. But why do people give up on exercise programmes? Well, for most people, exercise is incredibly boring. But exercise
