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Cabbies face new driving exam
Taxi drivers will have to pass a new test before being allowed to work, Eastbourne Borough Council has ruled. They will have to undergo an assessment by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) before receiving their licence to drive cabs. Set at a higher standard
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Britons 'face pensions crisis'
Britons are facing a retirement crisis with a third of workers failing to save enough towards their pension, an insurance trade body has warned. The Association of British Insurers said 36 per cent of workers were not saving enough for their retirement
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Warning of credit card 'honey trap'
Consumers were warned yesterday of the dangers of being lured into a "credit card honey trap". Credit card providers are using the offer of low introductory interest rates to tempt consumers to transfer their outstanding debts, according to research.
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Decision looms over threatened hospital
Campaigners fighting to save the King Edward VII Hospital in Midhurst from closure will learn within two weeks if it is to have any future. Planners have earmarked November 5 as the date on which to decide whether to approve a project to revitalise the
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Half city wine shops fail age test
More than half the off-licences targeted in an undercover operation sold alcohol to under-18s. Child investigators aged 13 to 15 were sent to stores across Brighton and Hove to make test purchases. Off-licence and store chains were the worst offenders
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Parents' last-ditch bid to save school
Parents are launching a last-minute bid to save East Brighton College of Media Arts (Comart), which is threatened with closure. Together with community leaders, councillors, teachers and governors and students they have come up with a report looking at
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Reward to catch gay couple's attackers
Police have offered a £2,500 reward to catch two homophobic attackers who broke a man's ribs and jaw and left his partner badly bruised. The cash will go to anyone whose information leads to the conviction of the men. The attackers targeted the couple
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Jailed man wins police payout
A businessman jailed for seven years for shooting his flatmate yesterday won a £1,500 payout from police who lost his laptop computer. Stuart Freeborn, 59, blasted care worker David Bickle in the chest with a 9mm automatic pistol at their shared lodgings
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500 join incinerator protest
More than 500 people joined a protest against plans for a rubbish incinerator in Newhaven. Dozens of campaigners met at Paradise Park at 9am today for the walk to the public inquiry examining the burner plans. More than 100 walked the full distance to
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Jordan won't face attack charge
Glamour model Jordan has been told police are to take no action against her over an alleged nightclub assault. The 25-year-old, who was recently cleared of speeding because officers failed to arrest her within 12 weeks of a warrant being issued, was accused
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Puppetry Of The Penis, Brighton Dome, October 18 2003
You've seen the posters, you've read the reviews and you know exactly what's going to happen but still nothing really prepares you for the moment of truth. A couple of minutes into David Friend and Simon Morley's genital origami show, the puppeteers whipped
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John Hegley, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, October 19 2003
John Hegley bends and twists the English language into the most unexpected meanings and shapes. His sardonic wit, delivered with a magician's eye for misdirection and a musician's ear for rhythms, makes him one of the most quietly devastating comedians
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Jo Brand, Brighton Dome, October 19 2003
Jo Brand strolled on stage in blisteringly dry form. Dressed in her trademark baggy black top and trousers, she launched into a razor-sharp repertoire touching on every controversial, sexist, sizeist and feminist subject around. Motherhood (she now has
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Radio hopefuls jam phone lines
Aspiring radio presenters bidding to follow in the footsteps of JoAnne Good, crashed phone lines as they bombarded the BBC with calls. Dozens of people rang the audition line at Southern Counties Radio to leave a one-minute message explaining why they
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JoAnne Good tops Walk Of Fame vote
As the woman most of Sussex has woken up with at some time during the last six years, you could say she had a head start. But when the public were asked whose name they would most like to see added to Brighton's Walk of Fame at Brighton Marina, the runaway
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No bail for crash driver
A man charged in connection with a fatal road crash was today refused bail at Lewes Crown Court. Barman Graham Travers, 21, of Shelldale Road, Hove, is charged with causing the death by dangerous driving of 21-year-old nursery nurse Natalie McCabe, from
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Half of wine shops fail age test
More than half the off-licences targeted in an undercover operation sold alcohol to under 18s. Child investigators aged 13 to 15 were sent to stores across Brighton and Hove to make test purchases. Off-licence and store chains were the worst offenders
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Tall Strategy
I was glad to read that the strategy for deciding about tall buildings involves a checklist of 25 points that would have to be passed before a plan is allowed (The Argus, October 15). One of these points is that skyscrapers would not create wind tunnel
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Time to act
I would like to respond to Kenneth Adam's plea for something to be done about the charity canvassers who invade our space (Letters, October 16). Something is being done by the Brighton City Centre Business Forum. We are facilitating meetings between trade
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Matthew Clark: Round-Up
Midhurst kept up the pressure on Worthing United at the top of division two with a 5-1 defeat of fifth placed Westfield. The influential Lee Andrews scored the goal of the game and was also brought down for a penalty which Chris May converted. Further
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Helping hand
Following your article on Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (The Argus, October 15), we would like readers to know there is a helpline in Sussex. People can contact us for advice and it is open for anyone. We also supply literature on ADHD
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Matthew Clark: Worthing U 5 Haywards Heath 0
Worthing United boss Ian Browne is not getting carried away by his table-topping side's start to the season. A 5-0 win at home to Haywards Heath on Saturday kept United top on goal difference from Midhurst and Easebourne. Adam Westwood scored twice with
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Rugby: Round-Up
Crawley romped to a 64-0 win at Deal Wanderers after doing a bit of pre-match research and successfully combating their hosts' main strength in the pack. Alan Maybank ran in from 20 metres following a delightfully timed off-load from outside centre Richard
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Takeaway opening hours wrangle
A kebab shop manager is planning to make a 13th bid to extend the opening hours of his cafe. Brighton and Hove City Council has refused 12 consecutive applications by Superchef cafe and takeaway in St James's Street, Kemp Town, to stay open beyond midnight
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Crockery for fetish fans
Even the most depraved fetish fan needs an occasional break from prolonged bouts of S&M. But anyone fearing a sustaining bowl of Cornflakes or a nice hot cup of tea might damage their reputation need worry no longer. A cult artist specialising in
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The council house crisis
The future of Brighton and Hove's 13,000 council homes could depend on a debate about the three Rs: responsibility, repairs and rents. Tenants of the city's housing stock, which needs an estimated £650 million investment to survive the next 30 years,
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Albion bid to bounce back
Albion caretaker Bob Booker has urged his players to confirm their unrivalled reputation as the comeback kings of the Second Division. Each of the table-topping Seagulls' six defeats were followed immediately by a victory when they lifted the title two
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Council wants more time to make library decision
People power has forced councillors to delay plans to close Hove Library. The Labour minority group on Brighton and Hove City Council wants to shut the central library in Hove and move it to the town hall. The group says this would result in a more modern
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Man who shaved friend's body is jailed
A man who shaved his friend's body hair with a razor blade and plucked his eyelashes with pliers has been jailed for four years. Gabe Logan, 26, also rubbed gritty soap into Reginald Whitehouse's legs. Hove Crown Court heard yesterday Logan has a severe
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John Hegley, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, October 19 2003
John Hegley bends and twists the English language into the most unexpected meanings and shapes. His sardonic wit, delivered with a magician's eye for misdirection and a musician's ear for rhythms, makes him one of the most quietly devastating comedians
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Scott Capurro, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, October 17 2003
Gay comedians, and specifically gay comedians whose material centres on their sexuality, aren't known for their comic subtlety. So when the audience sat for an hour's onslaught from American comic Scott Capurro, who describes his brand of humour as "homoneurotic
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Radio hopefuls jam phone lines
Aspiring radio presenters bidding to follow in the footsteps of JoAnne Good, crashed phone lines as they bombarded the BBC with calls. Dozens of people rang the audition line at Southern Counties Radio to leave a one-minute message explaining why they
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JoAnne Good tops Walk Of Fame vote
As the woman most of Sussex has woken up with at some time during the last six years, you could say she had a head start. But when the public were asked whose name they would most like to see added to Brighton's Walk of Fame at Brighton Marina, the runaway
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Gardener gets life for pal's murder
A gardener who slashed his friend's throat during a drunken row has been jailed for life. Robert Morris, 41, denied murdering Grant Flame during a nine-day trial at Lewes Crown Court but the jury took less than three hours to unanimously convict him.
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Man denies teacher's murder
A man accused of murdering Brighton schoolteacher Jane Longhurst has appeared in court. Graham Coutts, 35, a part-time musician and salesman, of Waterloo Street, Hove, denied a charge of murder at a previous hearing at Lewes Crown Court. Coutts, who spoke
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Tree crash man dies
A West Sussex man whose car crashed into a tree has died. Stephen Feist, 32, of Stane Street, Pulborough, had to be cut free from the wreckage of his BMW estate after the accident in Mayes Lane, near Warnham, Horsham, on Friday at 8.20pm. Paramedics and
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Dog almost shaken to death
Looby Loo the Yorkshire terrier is on the mend today after almost being shaken to death. The tiny animal was found lying in a pool of blood by a member of the public walking in Palatine Park, Worthing. The dog had suffered terrible wounds to her neck
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Cabbies face new driving exam
Taxi drivers will have to pass a new test before being allowed to work, Eastbourne Borough Council has ruled. They will have to undergo an assessment by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) before receiving their licence to drive cabs. Set at a higher standard
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Reward to catch gay couple's attackers
Police have offered a £2,500 reward to catch two homophobic attackers who broke a man's ribs and jaw and left his partner badly bruised. The cash will go to anyone whose information leads to the conviction of the men. The attackers targeted the couple
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Sex pest lay in wait for women
A man lay in wait in parked vehicles so he could expose himself to passing girls, a court heard. Warren Page, 41, of Gore Park Road, Eastbourne, performed an indecent act as the teenage girls walked past. Graham Thorn, prosecuting, told Crawley magistrates
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500 join incinerator protest
More than 500 people joined a protest against plans for a rubbish incinerator in Newhaven. Dozens of campaigners met at Paradise Park at 9am today for the walk to the public inquiry examining the burner plans. More than 100 walked the full distance to
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Missing teenager found in Australia
A teenager from Eastbourne who went missing from home has been found in Hastings, Australia. Christopher Ballintyne, 17, triggered a major police search after his luggage, passport, mobile phone and wallet were discovered at the side of a dirt track last
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No bail for crash driver
A man charged in connection with a fatal road crash was today refused bail at Lewes Crown Court. Barman Graham Travers, 21, of Shelldale Road, Hove, is charged with causing the death by dangerous driving of 21-year-old nursery nurse Natalie McCabe, from
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I spoke out
Geoffrey Bowden of the Green Party states I did not attend the vote on the King Alfred (Letters, October 17). This is absolutely untrue. When it came to the policy and resources committee on July 24, I spoke and voted against the development. It's a bit
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Council ignores
The lights are on but no one's at home. Despite many e-mails from myself and many residents condemning the Karis/Ing development for the King Alfred, none of us has had any response from the council. I have sent emails to the complaints department but
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Britain is racist
Alan Nunn and DA Coles (Letters, October 16) both claim the MacPherson Report into the death of Stephen Lawrence is flawed. The report found that Stephen Lawrence was murdered for one reason only - racism. MacPherson investigated why the Metropolitan
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Time to act
I would like to respond to Kenneth Adam's plea for something to be done about the charity canvassers who invade our space (Letters, October 16). Something is being done by the Brighton City Centre Business Forum. We are facilitating meetings between trade
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Come on, Ken
Having returned from holiday, I checked with The Argus to find out the response by Ken Bodfish to my suggestion and questions published on this page on August 29. I also sent a copy to Ken's office. Neither The Argus nor myself has had any response. This
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Rugby: Heath should take Barking's lead
Haywards Heath can learn a lesson from their latest victors as they bid to stay up. Barking, marshalled by outside half Casey Mee, won 37-5 at Whitemans Green to remain unbeaten at the top of Division Three South. Heath, meanwhile, have lost their first
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Detective picks up two police awards
Three thugs were put behind bars by witnesses who at first were too terrified to give evidence. People who saw a man kicked and punched to the ground in Goodwood Way, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, were frightened of repercussions. Police spent days talking to
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Wife Swap showed us how to scrounge
It was with dismay and total disbelief that while relaxing in my living room, which is jointly owned by my building society and my wife and I, I was mentally raped. This brutal act was inflicted by a Nanny State and its accomplices were Channel 4 directors
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Rugby: Worthing march on
Worthing are still on Twickenham course but they were made to work all the way in their Sussex knockout derby. The London One outfit won 20-7 at Lewes in the second round of the Powergen Intermediate Shield. While talk of walking out on the hallowed turf
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Crockery for fetish fans
Even the most depraved fetish fan needs an occasional break from prolonged bouts of S&M. But anyone fearing a sustaining bowl of Cornflakes or a nice hot cup of tea might damage their reputation need worry no longer. A cult artist specialising in
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Albion bid to bounce back
Albion caretaker Bob Booker has urged his players to confirm their unrivalled reputation as the comeback kings of the Second Division. Each of the table-topping Seagulls' six defeats were followed immediately by a victory when they lifted the title two
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Council wants more time to make library decision
People power has forced councillors to delay plans to close Hove Library. The Labour minority group on Brighton and Hove City Council wants to shut the central library in Hove and move it to the town hall. The group says this would result in a more modern
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Britons 'face pensions crisis'
Britons are facing a retirement crisis with a third of workers failing to save enough towards their pension, an insurance trade body has warned. The Association of British Insurers said 36 per cent of workers were not saving enough for their retirement
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Warning of credit card 'honey trap'
Consumers were warned yesterday of the dangers of being lured into a "credit card honey trap". Credit card providers are using the offer of low introductory interest rates to tempt consumers to transfer their outstanding debts, according to research.
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Students work while they study
American Express and the University of Sussex have launched a scheme that offers a new way to study and gain work experience in information technology. About 30 students are working part-time for American Express for two years while studying for a masters
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Decision looms over threatened hospital
Campaigners fighting to save the King Edward VII Hospital in Midhurst from closure will learn within two weeks if it is to have any future. Planners have earmarked November 5 as the date on which to decide whether to approve a project to revitalise the
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Boys kick squirrel to death
Two boys suspended from school after a squirrel was kicked to death in the playground will not be prosecuted. RSPCA officials cannot take legal action against the teenage pair because the animal's body was discarded. The pupils, who attend Oathall Community
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Sussex girl hopes for Page 3 fame
Kirsty Bresnahan will rely on her God-given talents as she bids for fame and fortune. The beauty is the latest Sussex girl hoping risque shots will help propel her to success. But she is determined to make her mark without relying on the skills of a surgeon
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October 21: Albion bid to bounce back
Albion caretaker Bob Booker has urged his players to confirm their unrivalled reputation as the comeback kings of the Second Division. Each of the table-topping Seagulls' six defeats were followed immediately by a victory when they lifted the title two
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Takeaway opening hours wrangle
A kebab shop manager is planning to make a 13th bid to extend the opening hours of his cafe. Brighton and Hove City Council has refused 12 consecutive applications by Superchef cafe and takeaway in St James's Street, Kemp Town, to stay open beyond midnight
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Bid to promote city as talk shop
Convention organisers gathered in Brighton to promote the resort as a conference centre. The city council, hotels and tourism businesses staged the event even though the Brighton Centre will be out of commission for about two years from the end of 2005
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Students work while they study
American Express and the University of Sussex have launched a scheme that offers a new way to study and gain work experience in information technology. About 30 students are working part-time for American Express for two years while studying for a masters
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Boys kick squirrel to death
Two boys suspended from school after a squirrel was kicked to death in the playground will not be prosecuted. RSPCA officials cannot take legal action against the teenage pair because the animal's body was discarded. The pupils, who attend Oathall Community
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Sussex girl hopes for Page 3 fame
Kirsty Bresnahan will rely on her God-given talents as she bids for fame and fortune. The beauty is the latest Sussex girl hoping risque shots will help propel her to success. But she is determined to make her mark without relying on the skills of a surgeon
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Man who shaved friend's body is jailed
A man who shaved his friend's body hair with a razor blade and plucked his eyelashes with pliers has been jailed for four years. Gabe Logan, 26, also rubbed gritty soap into Reginald Whitehouse's legs. Hove Crown Court heard yesterday Logan has a severe
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Scott Capurro, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, October 17 2003
Gay comedians, and specifically gay comedians whose material centres on their sexuality, aren't known for their comic subtlety. So when the audience sat for an hour's onslaught from American comic Scott Capurro, who describes his brand of humour as "homoneurotic
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Date
Gardener gets life for pal's murder
A gardener who slashed his friend's throat during a drunken row has been jailed for life. Robert Morris, 41, denied murdering Grant Flame during a nine-day trial at Lewes Crown Court but the jury took less than three hours to unanimously convict him.
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Man denies teacher's murder
A man accused of murdering Brighton schoolteacher Jane Longhurst has appeared in court. Graham Coutts, 35, a part-time musician and salesman, of Waterloo Street, Hove, denied a charge of murder at a previous hearing at Lewes Crown Court. Coutts, who spoke
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Man accused of stalking Vanessa Mae
A man accused of stalking virtuoso violinist Vanessa Mae has been remanded in custody. David Martin, 56, of Western Road, Brighton, is alleged to have harassed Miss Mae since he first met her nine years ago. West London Magistrates' Court heard yesterday
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I spoke out
Geoffrey Bowden of the Green Party states I did not attend the vote on the King Alfred (Letters, October 17). This is absolutely untrue. When it came to the policy and resources committee on July 24, I spoke and voted against the development. It's a bit
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Date
Council ignores
The lights are on but no one's at home. Despite many e-mails from myself and many residents condemning the Karis/Ing development for the King Alfred, none of us has had any response from the council. I have sent emails to the complaints department but
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Date
Britain is racist
Alan Nunn and DA Coles (Letters, October 16) both claim the MacPherson Report into the death of Stephen Lawrence is flawed. The report found that Stephen Lawrence was murdered for one reason only - racism. MacPherson investigated why the Metropolitan
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Think again
Next month marks the tenth year I have looked after a man with Asperger Syndrome and epilepsy. On Saturday we were shopping in St James's Street in Kemp Town, Brighton, when he had a rare fit and collapsed on the pavement. I want to thank the many people
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Come on, Ken
Having returned from holiday, I checked with The Argus to find out the response by Ken Bodfish to my suggestion and questions published on this page on August 29. I also sent a copy to Ken's office. Neither The Argus nor myself has had any response. This
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Date
Rugby: Heath should take Barking's lead
Haywards Heath can learn a lesson from their latest victors as they bid to stay up. Barking, marshalled by outside half Casey Mee, won 37-5 at Whitemans Green to remain unbeaten at the top of Division Three South. Heath, meanwhile, have lost their first
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Date
Detective picks up two police awards
Three thugs were put behind bars by witnesses who at first were too terrified to give evidence. People who saw a man kicked and punched to the ground in Goodwood Way, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, were frightened of repercussions. Police spent days talking to
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Date
Wife Swap showed us how to scrounge
It was with dismay and total disbelief that while relaxing in my living room, which is jointly owned by my building society and my wife and I, I was mentally raped. This brutal act was inflicted by a Nanny State and its accomplices were Channel 4 directors
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Date
Rugby: Worthing march on
Worthing are still on Twickenham course but they were made to work all the way in their Sussex knockout derby. The London One outfit won 20-7 at Lewes in the second round of the Powergen Intermediate Shield. While talk of walking out on the hallowed turf
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Date
Ex-Brookside star in seaside shoot
Actress Gillian Kearney is to star in a short film shot in Brighton. Kearney, who made her name as Debbie McGrath in Brookside when she was 14 and now stars in the series Sweet Medicine, met her co-stars yesterday at Brighton Media Centre for the first
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£70,000 raised in memory of Rosie
A little girl who died from a rare form of cancer is the inspiration for a campaign which has generated more than £70,000 for research into similar diseases. Rosie Pepper was just six when she was diagnosed with Wilms tumours, a cancer of the kidneys.
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Jordan won't face attack charge
Glamour model Jordan has been told police are to take no action against her over an alleged nightclub assault. The 25-year-old, who was recently cleared of speeding because officers failed to arrest her within 12 weeks of a warrant being issued, was accused
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Puppetry Of The Penis, Brighton Dome, October 18 2003
You've seen the posters, you've read the reviews and you know exactly what's going to happen but still nothing really prepares you for the moment of truth. A couple of minutes into David Friend and Simon Morley's genital origami show, the puppeteers whipped
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Date
Jo Brand, Brighton Dome, October 19 2003
Jo Brand strolled on stage in blisteringly dry form. Dressed in her trademark baggy black top and trousers, she launched into a razor-sharp repertoire touching on every controversial, sexist, sizeist and feminist subject around. Motherhood (she now has
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Date
Man accused of stalking Vanessa Mae
A man accused of stalking virtuoso violinist Vanessa Mae has been remanded in custody. David Martin, 56, of Western Road, Brighton, is alleged to have harassed Miss Mae since he first met her nine years ago. West London Magistrates' Court heard yesterday
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Sex pest lay in wait for women
A man lay in wait in parked vehicles so he could expose himself to passing girls, a court heard. Warren Page, 41, of Gore Park Road, Eastbourne, performed an indecent act as the teenage girls walked past. Graham Thorn, prosecuting, told Crawley magistrates
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Boys kick squirrel to death
Two boys suspended from school after a squirrel was kicked to death in the playground will not be prosecuted. RSPCA officials cannot take legal action against the teenage pair because the animal's body was discarded. The pupils, who attend Oathall Community
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Date
No bail for crash driver
A man charged in connection with a fatal road crash was today refused bail at Lewes Crown Court. Barman Graham Travers, 21, of Shelldale Road, Hove, is charged with causing the death by dangerous driving of 21-year-old nursery nurse Natalie McCabe, from
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Jailed man wins payout from police
A former pilot who was jailed for shooting a housemate has won almost £1,500 compensation from Sussex Police. Stafford Freeborn, 59, of The Strand, Goring, launched the legal action when items seized by officers following his arrest six years ago were
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Gardener gets life for pal's murder
A gardener who slashed his friend's throat during a drunken row has been jailed for life. Robert Morris, 41, denied murdering Grant Flame during a nine-day trial at Lewes Crown Court but the jury took less than three hours to unanimously convict him.
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Call to ditch parking plan
Owners of small businesses have called for controversial parking plans in Eastbourne to be scrapped. Members of the Eastbourne and Wealden branch of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) predict shops will be forced to close and the town's economy
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Half of wine shops fail age test
More than half the off-licences targeted in an undercover operation sold alcohol to under 18s. Child investigators aged 13 to 15 were sent to stores across Brighton and Hove to make test purchases. Off-licence and store chains were the worst offenders
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Date
Tall Strategy
I was glad to read that the strategy for deciding about tall buildings involves a checklist of 25 points that would have to be passed before a plan is allowed (The Argus, October 15). One of these points is that skyscrapers would not create wind tunnel
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Date
Sussex girl hopes for Page 3 fame
Kirsty Bresnahan will rely on her God-given talents as she bids for fame and fortune. The beauty is the latest Sussex girl hoping risque shots will help propel her to success. But she is determined to make her mark without relying on the skills of a surgeon
-
Date
Think again
Next month marks the tenth year I have looked after a man with Asperger Syndrome and epilepsy. On Saturday we were shopping in St James's Street in Kemp Town, Brighton, when he had a rare fit and collapsed on the pavement. I want to thank the many people
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Date
Matthew Clark: Round-Up
Midhurst kept up the pressure on Worthing United at the top of division two with a 5-1 defeat of fifth placed Westfield. The influential Lee Andrews scored the goal of the game and was also brought down for a penalty which Chris May converted. Further
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Date
Helping hand
Following your article on Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (The Argus, October 15), we would like readers to know there is a helpline in Sussex. People can contact us for advice and it is open for anyone. We also supply literature on ADHD
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Date
Matthew Clark: Worthing U 5 Haywards Heath 0
Worthing United boss Ian Browne is not getting carried away by his table-topping side's start to the season. A 5-0 win at home to Haywards Heath on Saturday kept United top on goal difference from Midhurst and Easebourne. Adam Westwood scored twice with
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Rugby: Round-Up
Crawley romped to a 64-0 win at Deal Wanderers after doing a bit of pre-match research and successfully combating their hosts' main strength in the pack. Alan Maybank ran in from 20 metres following a delightfully timed off-load from outside centre Richard
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Date
Takeaway opening hours wrangle
A kebab shop manager is planning to make a 13th bid to extend the opening hours of his cafe. Brighton and Hove City Council has refused 12 consecutive applications by Superchef cafe and takeaway in St James's Street, Kemp Town, to stay open beyond midnight
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Date
The council house crisis
The future of Brighton and Hove's 13,000 council homes could depend on a debate about the three Rs: responsibility, repairs and rents. Tenants of the city's housing stock, which needs an estimated £650 million investment to survive the next 30 years,
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Date
Ex-Brookside star in seaside shoot
Actress Gillian Kearney is to star in a short film shot in Brighton. Kearney, who made her name as Debbie McGrath in Brookside when she was 14 and now stars in the series Sweet Medicine, met her co-stars yesterday at Brighton Media Centre for the first
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Date
Fears for hospital's future
Campaigners fighting to save the King Edward VII Hospital in Midhurst from closure will learn within two weeks if it is to have any future. Planners have earmarked November 5 as the date on which to decide whether to approve a project to revitalise the
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Pensioner fined for causing crash
A former teacher from West Sussex caused a car crash when she swerved across a busy dual carriageway. Elisabeth Goemans, 76, cut across two lanes of traffic when she missed her turning on the A27 between Chichester and Fontwell. Another car was written
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Takeaway opening hours wrangle
A kebab shop manager is planning to make a 13th bid to extend the opening hours of his cafe. Brighton and Hove City Council has refused 12 consecutive applications by Superchef cafe and takeaway in St James's Street, Kemp Town, to stay open beyond midnight
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Date
Bid to promote city as talk shop
Convention organisers gathered in Brighton to promote the resort as a conference centre. The city council, hotels and tourism businesses staged the event even though the Brighton Centre will be out of commission for about two years from the end of 2005
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Date
Cabbies face new driving exam
Taxi drivers will have to pass a new test before being allowed to work, Eastbourne Borough Council has ruled. They will have to undergo an assessment by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) before receiving their licence to drive cabs. Set at a higher standard
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Date
Half city wine shops fail age test
More than half the off-licences targeted in an undercover operation sold alcohol to under-18s. Child investigators aged 13 to 15 were sent to stores across Brighton and Hove to make test purchases. Off-licence and store chains were the worst offenders
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Date
Parents' last-ditch bid to save school
Parents are launching a last-minute bid to save East Brighton College of Media Arts (Comart), which is threatened with closure. Together with community leaders, councillors, teachers and governors and students they have come up with a report looking at
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Date
Reward to catch gay couple's attackers
Police have offered a £2,500 reward to catch two homophobic attackers who broke a man's ribs and jaw and left his partner badly bruised. The cash will go to anyone whose information leads to the conviction of the men. The attackers targeted the couple
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Date
Jailed man wins police payout
A businessman jailed for seven years for shooting his flatmate yesterday won a £1,500 payout from police who lost his laptop computer. Stuart Freeborn, 59, blasted care worker David Bickle in the chest with a 9mm automatic pistol at their shared lodgings
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Date
500 join incinerator protest
More than 500 people joined a protest against plans for a rubbish incinerator in Newhaven. Dozens of campaigners met at Paradise Park at 9am today for the walk to the public inquiry examining the burner plans. More than 100 walked the full distance to
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October 18: Football hitch for stadium plan
A 200-yard length of footpath could delay or even scupper Brighton and Hove Albion's Falmer stadium plan. The public inquiry examining roadworks essential for the project heard the path, listed as FP50, would have to be diverted to make room for a proposed
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Man hit postman
A man pushed a postman over a hedge and punched him, a court heard. Christopher Tillotson, 19, of Northgate, Crawley, attacked the postman when he called at his house while doing his round. Graham Thorn, prosecuting, told Crawley magistrates yesterday
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Developers build badger bridge
First it was rope bridges for dormice, now it is bridges for badgers. But there is a serious side to the eco-friendly device being used in Bolnore Village, a new housing development outside Haywards Heath. The latest bridge design, or Matiere Arch to
