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Daniel Kitson, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, October 21 2003
Despite feeling poorly after scoffing down a fish pie containing too much chilli the night before, Daniel Kitson was nevertheless on top form. The shabbily-dressed, NHS specs-wearing funnyman, who was awarded the Perrier award in 2002, seemed happy to
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Dave Spikey, Corn Exchange, Brighton, October 21 2003
Our taste in comedy changes in a similar way to our taste in clothes. Dave Spikey spent years on the working men's club circuit before Phoenix Nights (which he co-wrote and starred in) won him a wider audience. When he started his career, most of the
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Law pledge on parents who kill children
Ministers have pledged to introduce new laws to prevent parents who kill their children getting away with murder. Home Office minister Paul Goggins said yesterday the Government was committed to closing a legal loophole, which allowed parents and guardians
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Date
Regenerate
With reference your report in of October 16, I have not seen the plans for the proposed Tesco store in West Street, Rottingdean, but was it necessary for both Labour councillor Delia Forester and conservationist John Small to be so scathing? Have they
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Not so bad
Soldiers are being killed every day in Iraq, our crime is up by nine per cent, child poverty in the UK is on the increase and the NHS is in dreadful state. But what are the people of Brighton and Hove concerned about? Certainly none of the above. The
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Jobs threat to hospital workers
Staff at private hospitals in Sussex, including one at Haywards Heath, may lose their jobs in a shake-up. The Nuffield Hospitals Group is restructuring because of a fall in the private healthcare market. Administration, marketing and support staff posts
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Councillor told to deliver mail
A councillor who found a bag of mail dumped in his apartment block hallway was told to deliver it himself. Arun district councillor Alan Gammon, of Kingsmere, South Terrace, Littlehampton, was even paid £20 for doing the round. He said: "I saw the bag
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Lightning ravages medieval church
A lightning bolt ripped a gaping hole in a 12th Century church spire as thunderstorms lashed Sussex yesterday. The strike also blew out all but one of the church's stained-glass windows. The congregation of St Andrew's in Tangmere, near Chichester, had
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Minister hears bypass plea
Top businessmen have told the Government Worthing could become a no-go zone due to traffic chaos on the A27. A delegation of politicians and company bosses issued the warning at a crisis meeting with Transport minister Tony McNulty. But even if the Government
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A27 shut in gas cylinder blaze
More than 50 firefighters battled through the night to avert disaster when arsonists set fire to a lorry full of explosive gas cylinders. The blaze forced the closure of the A27 in both directions amid fears that the cylinders would explode. No one was
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Probe into pub blaze
A fire investigation team has launched an operation to find out how a pub blaze started. Officers have also issued a warning over wood storage after it was revealed the blaze at The Mill, Willingdon Drove, Eastbourne, started in a pile of timber on Tuesday
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Crisis talks over PO cull
A crisis meeting has been called in response to a shock plan to shut almost half of the post offices in Brighton and Hove. Nineteen branches are threatened with closure under sweeping plans to "restructure" Post Office Ltd's urban network, as revealed
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Support us
Would all your readers who shop in charity shops stop and think before they try bartering and haggling over prices. Whatever the charity, we are all trying to raise vital additional income for our good causes as none of us receive sufficient government
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Table Tennis: Sussex trio shine
Sussex trio Sheila King, Ritchie Venner and Nigel Eckersley enjoyed spectacular victories at the Sussex Open Grand Prix at Crawley. In a star-studded tournament with 250 players, Miss King used her counter-hitting strategy to record the best win of her
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Quitter
I read with great interest the plight of Mr Cridland of Brunswick Interiors, closing his successful furniture and fabric business in Western Road, Hove. He blames high rent increases and the "rigorously enforced parking scheme" making parking in the area
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Black day
You report that Brighton and Hove City Council's deputy chief executive Alan McCarthy said the local authority should favour the arena plans over the alternative proposal of a Spa Hotel at Black Rock, Brighton. You have also published in recent issues
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Nick Nurse on Basketball
Our season is reaching a key phase right now and it seems we are learning some tough lessons along the way. We entertain Chester in the league this Saturday and go to Sheffield in the BBL Cup on Sunday and I am looking for some reaction to what went on
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Same Tories
I am amazed by the "policies" announced continually by the Tories and the benevolence they are showing to pensioners. They had plenty of time to put them right during their 18 years of rule. Instead they were thrown out because of their incompetence.
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Blame shame
Well done to Michelle Edwards for campaigning against the "No Blames" policy of not punishing school bullies for the hurt they have caused (Letters, October 15). This policy is causing a massive problem for many children. When the children who bullied
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Rooney inspires Robinson
They are the brightest talents at their clubs who have reached another landmark in their young lives, but that is where the similarities end. Jake Robinson, Albion's youngest ever goalscorer, celebrates his 17th birthday today with a family meal in the
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Seagulls will bounce back, Hinsh says
Martin Hinshelwood believes the Albion youth graduates involved in the 4-0 reverse at Brentford will bounce back. Caretaker Seagulls boss Bob Booker included Chris McPhee, Adam Hinshelwood, Dan Harding and Dan Beck, along with experienced former centre
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Managers take tips from Sven
The consensual style of leadership championed by England soccer manager Sven Goran Eriksson is proving increasingly popular in workplaces. A survey of 2,000 workers and 250 human resource managers showed that leadership style had changed in four out of
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Bosses' warning over broadband
Business leaders are predicting a two-nation economy unless access to broadband internet is made available to everyone. They fear inequalities in broadband access will start to affect the jobs market with businesses refusing to relocate to 'have-not'
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19 more post offices face axe
Nineteen Post Offices in Brighton and Hove face closure in the latest stage of a nationwide cull. Post Office Ltd today revealed the hit list of threatened outlets, which face the axe as the company tries to tackle £100 million losses. The latest branches
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Terror of knife attack in subway
A man was recovering today after he was robbed at knifepoint and left with bruises to his neck, chest and ribs. He was attacked in a subway beneath the railway line at Aldrington station, Hove, at about 11am yesterday. Two men stopped him and demanded
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Art deco showroom bites the dust
Bulldozers have begun tearing down a prominent art deco building, once a motor showroom, in Hove. Historians and conservationists had hoped the Thirties structure in Kingsway could be saved but were unable to persuade English Heritage to have the building
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Beggar ordered to hand over 3p
Magistrates confiscated three pence from a man arrested for begging by a cash machine. Richard Joab, 35, of Tilgate Close, Brighton, had only managed to collect the small amount of change before police arrived and arrested him. He admitted begging in
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School has lunch date with the Queen
Schoolchildren will be on their best behaviour when the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh pop in for a spot of lunch. The royal guests will be in Horsham tomorrow and the first stop will be Christ's Hospital School at 11.45am. While enjoying a tour of the
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October 23: New manager within a week
Albion chairman Dick Knight has pledged to have a new manager in place by next Wednesday. He refuses to be rushed into an appointment for Saturday's home game against Stockport but says the interview process is nearing completion. Another candidate who
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October 23: We'll bounce back, says Hinsh
Martin Hinshelwood believes the Albion youth graduates involved in the 4-0 reverse at Brentford will bounce back. Caretaker Seagulls boss Bob Booker included Chris McPhee, Adam Hinshelwood, Dan Harding and Dan Beck, along with experienced former centre
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Date
October 23: Rooney inspires Robinson
They are the brightest talents at their clubs who have reached another landmark in their young lives, but that is where the similarities end. Jake Robinson, Albion's youngest ever goalscorer, celebrates his 17th birthday today with a family meal in the
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Date
Jobs threat to hospital workers
Staff at private hospitals in Sussex may lose their jobs because of a shake-up in the way they are run. The Nuffield Hospitals Group is restructuring because of a fall in the private healthcare market. Administration, marketing and support staff posts
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Date
Tony Hawks, Corn Exchange, Brighton, October 21 2003
Not many people would take a bet made at a drunken dinner party as seriously as Tony Hawks. But the multi-talented comedian and author was so determined to win a wager to score a Top 20 hit anywhere in the world, he travelled to the United States, Africa
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Date
Dave Spikey, Corn Exchange, Brighton, October 21 2003
Our taste in comedy changes in a similar way to our taste in clothes. Dave Spikey spent years on the working men's club circuit before Phoenix Nights (which he co-wrote and starred in) won him a wider audience. When he started his career, most of the
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It beggars belief
The Argus' coverage of the attempt to crack down on beggars in Brighton made interesting reading. Unfortunately, none of your contributors managed to come up with the main reason for beggars being on the street. About 12 years ago, when I was involved
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Inn's din
We spent the first part of Friday evening shouting at each other. After an hour we gave up and stood watching people's lips move, lost in the cacophony roaring around our heads. I won't name this recently-refurbished pub, not being in the business of
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Tall order
It will be interesting to see the reaction of the environment committee to Gillespies' strategy on tall buildings (The Argus, October 15). On the strength of six points alone, had the strategy always been in place, there would not be a single building
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Not so bad
Soldiers are being killed every day in Iraq, our crime is up by nine per cent, child poverty in the UK is on the increase and the NHS is in dreadful state. But what are the people of Brighton and Hove concerned about? Certainly none of the above. The
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Date
Bogus nurse in jabs scare
Police and GPs were on the alert today after reports of a bogus nurse giving injections to elderly people at rest homes in Hove. At least two homes received visits from the woman. Two people were given vaccinations. Health chiefs are monitoring the pensioners
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Tea's on me
I don't see what all the fuss is about concerning the cost of biscuits and water consumed at committee meetings of Brighton and Hove City Council (Letters, October 15). The meetings must be so boring, having to try to sort out all the numerous problems
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Quitter
I read with great interest the plight of Mr Cridland of Brunswick Interiors, closing his successful furniture and fabric business in Western Road, Hove. He blames high rent increases and the "rigorously enforced parking scheme" making parking in the area
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Black day
You report that Brighton and Hove City Council's deputy chief executive Alan McCarthy said the local authority should favour the arena plans over the alternative proposal of a Spa Hotel at Black Rock, Brighton. You have also published in recent issues
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Nick Nurse on Basketball
Our season is reaching a key phase right now and it seems we are learning some tough lessons along the way. We entertain Chester in the league this Saturday and go to Sheffield in the BBL Cup on Sunday and I am looking for some reaction to what went on
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Date
Same Tories
I am amazed by the "policies" announced continually by the Tories and the benevolence they are showing to pensioners. They had plenty of time to put them right during their 18 years of rule. Instead they were thrown out because of their incompetence.
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Basketball: Frederick's a quick learner
Tom Frederick is ready for his second tour of Europe this year as he prepares to help Brighton Bears impress at home and abroad. The 22-year-old from Hertfordshire signed for Bears on the eve of the new British League season after completing four years
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Date
Blame shame
Well done to Michelle Edwards for campaigning against the "No Blames" policy of not punishing school bullies for the hurt they have caused (Letters, October 15). This policy is causing a massive problem for many children. When the children who bullied
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Date
Seagulls will bounce back, Hinsh says
Martin Hinshelwood believes the Albion youth graduates involved in the 4-0 reverse at Brentford will bounce back. Caretaker Seagulls boss Bob Booker included Chris McPhee, Adam Hinshelwood, Dan Harding and Dan Beck, along with experienced former centre
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Date
New manager within a week
Albion chairman Dick Knight has pledged to have a new manager in place by next Wednesday. He refuses to be rushed into an appointment for Saturday's home game against Stockport but says the interview process is nearing completion. Another candidate who
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Date
Bosses' warning over broadband
Business leaders are predicting a two-nation economy unless access to broadband internet is made available to everyone. They fear inequalities in broadband access will start to affect the jobs market with businesses refusing to relocate to 'have-not'
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Date
Go-ahead for ice arena
A multi-million pound Olympic skating arena will be up and running in Brighton in four years. Developers have pledged to build the seafront palace of wood and glass by 2007 and say its first full year of operation will be 2008. The scheme was approved
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Head joins fight to save Comart
A high-profile headteacher has backed a parents' campaign to save a school from closure. Andy Schofield, from Varndean School, last night became the first secondary head in Brighton and Hove to publicly support the bid to keep open East Brighton College
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City's grim heroin death tally rises
Two people have died from suspected heroin overdoses after Brighton and Hove was branded the second worst place for drug deaths. A man in his 30s was discovered by his girlfriend in a flat in Shanklin Road, Brighton, at 6am today. A 34-year-old man died
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Art deco showroom bites the dust
Bulldozers have begun tearing down a prominent art deco building, once a motor showroom, in Hove. Historians and conservationists had hoped the Thirties structure in Kingsway could be saved but were unable to persuade English Heritage to have the building
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Date
Go-ahead for ice arena
A multi-million-pound Olympic skating arena will be up and running in four years. Developers have pledged to build the seafront palace of wood and glass by 2007 and say its first full year of operation will be 2008. The scheme was approved in principle
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Date
School has lunch date with the Queen
Schoolchildren will be on their best behaviour when the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh pop in for a spot of lunch. The royal guests will be in Horsham tomorrow and the first stop will be Christ's Hospital School at 11.45am. While enjoying a tour of the
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Date
Daniel Kitson, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, October 21 2003
Despite feeling poorly after scoffing down a fish pie containing too much chilli the night before, Daniel Kitson was nevertheless on top form. The shabbily-dressed, NHS specs-wearing funnyman, who was awarded the Perrier award in 2002, seemed happy to
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Date
Law pledge on parents who kill children
Ministers have pledged to introduce new laws to prevent parents who kill their children getting away with murder. Home Office minister Paul Goggins said yesterday the Government was committed to closing a legal loophole, which allowed parents and guardians
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Date
Our eyesore
In The Times on Tuesday, Anthony Howard reported on a proposed building to be erected above South Kensington station. "South Ken" has many elegant buildings but now the station site will house a 143-foot glass tower that could hardly fit more incongruously
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Date
Regenerate
With reference your report in of October 16, I have not seen the plans for the proposed Tesco store in West Street, Rottingdean, but was it necessary for both Labour councillor Delia Forester and conservationist John Small to be so scathing? Have they
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Date
Crisis talks over PO cull
A crisis meeting has been called in response to a shock plan to shut almost half of the post offices in Brighton and Hove. Nineteen branches are threatened with closure under sweeping plans to "restructure" Post Office Ltd's urban network, as revealed
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Date
No Tesco cash can compensate nature
AS a conservationist, I am one of the many people who feels the new Tesco store in central Hove is a monstrosity and spoils what was once an area with character. When I read Tesco was giving traders £100,000 to spend on environmental improvements to make
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Date
Support us
Would all your readers who shop in charity shops stop and think before they try bartering and haggling over prices. Whatever the charity, we are all trying to raise vital additional income for our good causes as none of us receive sufficient government
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Date
Table Tennis: Sussex trio shine
Sussex trio Sheila King, Ritchie Venner and Nigel Eckersley enjoyed spectacular victories at the Sussex Open Grand Prix at Crawley. In a star-studded tournament with 250 players, Miss King used her counter-hitting strategy to record the best win of her
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Date
Cycling: Coyle speeds to victory
Brighton's Mike Coyle overcame a strong challenge from top Hampshire and Surrey riders to win Bognor Regis CC's annual Goodwood Classic time trial. Coyle (VC Etoile) stormed round the hilly 28-mile course in 1hr 11m ins to beat Hampshire riders Rowan
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Date
Snooker: Open tickets selling quickly
Tickets for the final of the British Open at the Brighton Centre are sold out but seats are still available for the earlier rounds. The tournament runs from November 8 to 16 and tickets cost £5 for adults and £2.50 for concessions. For more details call
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Date
Stick with us
Your headline "Council pulling out of housing" (The Argus, October 20) should have read: "Housing: Tenants to decide". Many councillors are totally committed to council housing and a majority of tenants support staying with the council. That is the clear
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Date
Reserves blown off course
Albion Reserves fell to their second defeat of the season after throwing away a 1-0 advantage in windswept Norfolk. They went down 2-1 at Norwich City in a Pontins Holiday Combination League tussle. Matt Piper put the Seagulls ahead on 35 minutes but
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Date
The 'peace' lobby is totally out of touch
The two letters from protesters at my parliamentary advice surgery on Saturday, October 11 (Letters, October 17) display the feeble grasp of reality we have come to expect from this group. I accept numerous petitions and representations from lots of groups
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Date
Rooney inspires Robinson
They are the brightest talents at their clubs who have reached another landmark in their young lives, but that is where the similarities end. Jake Robinson, Albion's youngest ever goalscorer, celebrates his 17th birthday today with a family meal in the
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Date
Man spat at officer
A man spat at a police officer after he was arrested for causing trouble at his parents' home. The disgusted officer, who was booking Charles Bennett into a cell at Brighton custody suite, had to wipe the spittle out of his hair. Bennett, 21, of Windlesham
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Date
Managers take tips from Sven
The consensual style of leadership championed by England soccer manager Sven Goran Eriksson is proving increasingly popular in workplaces. A survey of 2,000 workers and 250 human resource managers showed that leadership style had changed in four out of
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Date
Launch planned for "little lads' mag"
A lifestyle magazine for lads aged 11 to 16 featuring fashion tips, sex advice, sports and music is being launched by a Brighton-based team. Sorted, aimed at teenage boys, will be launched in January by a team setting up base in North Street, Brighton
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Date
Warning over Worthing bypass wrangle
Top businessmen have told the Government Worthing could become a no-go zone due to traffic chaos on the A27. A delegation of politicians and company bosses issued the warning at a crisis meeting with Transport minister Tony McNulty. But even if the Government
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Date
Search begins for new rail firm
Rail bosses have started a search to find a new operator to run the services in East Sussex following the sacking of French-owned Connex. The idea is to find a private company to make and promote greater links with Channel Tunnel rail services. It could
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Date
19 more post offices face axe
Nineteen Post Offices in Brighton and Hove face closure in the latest stage of a nationwide cull. Post Office Ltd today revealed the hit list of threatened outlets, which face the axe as the company tries to tackle £100 million losses. The latest branches
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Date
Crisis plan to pump in water
A pipeline is being laid to pump water into Sussex from neighbouring regions as the county tries to avert a looming drought. The action plan was among emergency measures drawn up yesterday by seven water companies, which joined forces to discuss ways
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Date
Crisis plan to pump in water
A pipeline is being laid to pump water into Sussex from neighbouring regions as the county tries to avert a looming drought. The action plan was among emergency measures drawn up yesterday by seven water companies, which joined forces to discuss ways
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Date
Terror of knife attack in subway
A man was recovering today after he was robbed at knifepoint and left with bruises to his neck, chest and ribs. He was attacked in a subway beneath the railway line at Aldrington station, Hove, at about 11am yesterday. Two men stopped him and demanded
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Date
Beggar ordered to hand over 3p
Magistrates confiscated three pence from a man arrested for begging by a cash machine. Richard Joab, 35, of Tilgate Close, Brighton, had only managed to collect the small amount of change before police arrived and arrested him. He admitted begging in
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Date
Lightning ravages medieval church
A lightning bolt ripped a gaping hole in a 12th Century church spire as thunderstorms lashed Sussex yesterday. The strike also blew out all but one of the church's stained-glass windows. The congregation of St Andrew's in Tangmere, near Chichester, had
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Date
October 23: New manager within a week
Albion chairman Dick Knight has pledged to have a new manager in place by next Wednesday. He refuses to be rushed into an appointment for Saturday's home game against Stockport but says the interview process is nearing completion. Another candidate who
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Date
October 23: We'll bounce back, says Hinsh
Martin Hinshelwood believes the Albion youth graduates involved in the 4-0 reverse at Brentford will bounce back. Caretaker Seagulls boss Bob Booker included Chris McPhee, Adam Hinshelwood, Dan Harding and Dan Beck, along with experienced former centre
-
Date
October 23: Rooney inspires Robinson
They are the brightest talents at their clubs who have reached another landmark in their young lives, but that is where the similarities end. Jake Robinson, Albion's youngest ever goalscorer, celebrates his 17th birthday today with a family meal in the
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Date
October 23: Reserves blown off course
Albion Reserves fell to their second defeat of the season after throwing away a 1-0 advantage in windswept Norfolk. They went down 2-1 at Norwich City in a Pontins Holiday Combination League tussle. Matt Piper put the Seagulls ahead on 35 minutes but
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Date
A27 shut in gas cylinder blaze
More than 50 firefighters battled through the night to avert disaster when arsonists set fire to a lorry full of explosive gas cylinders. The blaze forced the closure of the A27 in both directions amid fears that the cylinders would explode. No one was
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Date
Tony Hawks, Corn Exchange, Brighton, October 21 2003
Not many people would take a bet made at a drunken dinner party as seriously as Tony Hawks. But the multi-talented comedian and author was so determined to win a wager to score a Top 20 hit anywhere in the world, he travelled to the United States, Africa
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Date
It beggars belief
The Argus' coverage of the attempt to crack down on beggars in Brighton made interesting reading. Unfortunately, none of your contributors managed to come up with the main reason for beggars being on the street. About 12 years ago, when I was involved
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Date
Inn's din
We spent the first part of Friday evening shouting at each other. After an hour we gave up and stood watching people's lips move, lost in the cacophony roaring around our heads. I won't name this recently-refurbished pub, not being in the business of
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Date
Our eyesore
In The Times on Tuesday, Anthony Howard reported on a proposed building to be erected above South Kensington station. "South Ken" has many elegant buildings but now the station site will house a 143-foot glass tower that could hardly fit more incongruously
-
Date
Tall order
It will be interesting to see the reaction of the environment committee to Gillespies' strategy on tall buildings (The Argus, October 15). On the strength of six points alone, had the strategy always been in place, there would not be a single building
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Date
Watchdog backs PO closure protests
A consumer watchdog has condemned the proposed closure of a town centre post office in Eastbourne. Postwatch, which monitors postal services across the country, opposes shutting the Upperton Road Post Office. Dr David Bland, chairman of Postwatch South
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Schools shake-up is shelved
A radical shake-up for schools across East Sussex has been put on hold. Plans to introduce a six-term year were this week approved in principle by members of the county council's cabinet committee - but will not be carried out while neighbouring authorities
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Date
Bogus nurse in jabs scare
Police and GPs were on the alert today after reports of a bogus nurse giving injections to elderly people at rest homes in Hove. At least two homes received visits from the woman. Two people were given vaccinations. Health chiefs are monitoring the pensioners
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Date
No Tesco cash can compensate nature
AS a conservationist, I am one of the many people who feels the new Tesco store in central Hove is a monstrosity and spoils what was once an area with character. When I read Tesco was giving traders £100,000 to spend on environmental improvements to make
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Date
Tea's on me
I don't see what all the fuss is about concerning the cost of biscuits and water consumed at committee meetings of Brighton and Hove City Council (Letters, October 15). The meetings must be so boring, having to try to sort out all the numerous problems
-
Date
Cycling: Coyle speeds to victory
Brighton's Mike Coyle overcame a strong challenge from top Hampshire and Surrey riders to win Bognor Regis CC's annual Goodwood Classic time trial. Coyle (VC Etoile) stormed round the hilly 28-mile course in 1hr 11m ins to beat Hampshire riders Rowan
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Date
Snooker: Open tickets selling quickly
Tickets for the final of the British Open at the Brighton Centre are sold out but seats are still available for the earlier rounds. The tournament runs from November 8 to 16 and tickets cost £5 for adults and £2.50 for concessions. For more details call
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Date
Stick with us
Your headline "Council pulling out of housing" (The Argus, October 20) should have read: "Housing: Tenants to decide". Many councillors are totally committed to council housing and a majority of tenants support staying with the council. That is the clear
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Date
Basketball: Frederick's a quick learner
Tom Frederick is ready for his second tour of Europe this year as he prepares to help Brighton Bears impress at home and abroad. The 22-year-old from Hertfordshire signed for Bears on the eve of the new British League season after completing four years
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Date
Reserves blown off course
Albion Reserves fell to their second defeat of the season after throwing away a 1-0 advantage in windswept Norfolk. They went down 2-1 at Norwich City in a Pontins Holiday Combination League tussle. Matt Piper put the Seagulls ahead on 35 minutes but
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Date
The 'peace' lobby is totally out of touch
The two letters from protesters at my parliamentary advice surgery on Saturday, October 11 (Letters, October 17) display the feeble grasp of reality we have come to expect from this group. I accept numerous petitions and representations from lots of groups
-
Date
New manager within a week
Albion chairman Dick Knight has pledged to have a new manager in place by next Wednesday. He refuses to be rushed into an appointment for Saturday's home game against Stockport but says the interview process is nearing completion. Another candidate who
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Date
Man spat at officer
A man spat at a police officer after he was arrested for causing trouble at his parents' home. The disgusted officer, who was booking Charles Bennett into a cell at Brighton custody suite, had to wipe the spittle out of his hair. Bennett, 21, of Windlesham
-
Date
Launch planned for "little lads' mag"
A lifestyle magazine for lads aged 11 to 16 featuring fashion tips, sex advice, sports and music is being launched by a Brighton-based team. Sorted, aimed at teenage boys, will be launched in January by a team setting up base in North Street, Brighton
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Date
Warning over Worthing bypass wrangle
Top businessmen have told the Government Worthing could become a no-go zone due to traffic chaos on the A27. A delegation of politicians and company bosses issued the warning at a crisis meeting with Transport minister Tony McNulty. But even if the Government
-
Date
Search begins for new rail firm
Rail bosses have started a search to find a new operator to run the services in East Sussex following the sacking of French-owned Connex. The idea is to find a private company to make and promote greater links with Channel Tunnel rail services. It could
-
Date
Crisis plan to pump in water
A pipeline is being laid to pump water into Sussex from neighbouring regions as the county tries to avert a looming drought. The action plan was among emergency measures drawn up yesterday by seven water companies, which joined forces to discuss ways
-
Date
Go-ahead for ice arena
A multi-million pound Olympic skating arena will be up and running in Brighton in four years. Developers have pledged to build the seafront palace of wood and glass by 2007 and say its first full year of operation will be 2008. The scheme was approved
-
Date
Head joins fight to save Comart
A high-profile headteacher has backed a parents' campaign to save a school from closure. Andy Schofield, from Varndean School, last night became the first secondary head in Brighton and Hove to publicly support the bid to keep open East Brighton College
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Date
Crisis plan to pump in water
A pipeline is being laid to pump water into Sussex from neighbouring regions as the county tries to avert a looming drought. The action plan was among emergency measures drawn up yesterday by seven water companies, which joined forces to discuss ways
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Date
City's grim heroin death tally rises
Two people have died from suspected heroin overdoses after Brighton and Hove was branded the second worst place for drug deaths. A man in his 30s was discovered by his girlfriend in a flat in Shanklin Road, Brighton, at 6am today. A 34-year-old man died
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Date
Terriers spared death by court
Two Staffordshire bull terriers which attacked a pensioner on a West Sussex public footpath have been spared. Kay Swain, 42, a mother of four, of Guildford Road, Rustington, near Littlehampton, was told she could keep her pets after hearing the victim
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Date
Go-ahead for ice arena
A multi-million-pound Olympic skating arena will be up and running in four years. Developers have pledged to build the seafront palace of wood and glass by 2007 and say its first full year of operation will be 2008. The scheme was approved in principle
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Date
£12m for hitting targets
East Sussex County Council has promised to make key improvements to services in return for a £12 million bonus. The authority could be in line for the money if it meets targets in housing, education, road improvements, child and youth services, the rural
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Date
Lightning ravages medieval church
A lightning bolt ripped a gaping hole in a 12th Century church spire as thunderstorms lashed Sussex yesterday. The strike also blew out all but one of the church's stained-glass windows. The congregation of St Andrew's in Tangmere, near Chichester, had
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Date
October 23: Reserves blown off course
Albion Reserves fell to their second defeat of the season after throwing away a 1-0 advantage in windswept Norfolk. They went down 2-1 at Norwich City in a Pontins Holiday Combination League tussle. Matt Piper put the Seagulls ahead on 35 minutes but
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A27 shut in gas cylinder blaze
More than 50 firefighters battled through the night to avert disaster when arsonists set fire to a lorry full of explosive gas cylinders. The blaze forced the closure of the A27 in both directions amid fears that the cylinders would explode. No one was
