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Accused weeps in court over friend's death
A woman broke down in tears as she told a jury how she found out a friend she assaulted had died. Tracey Gazzard, 29, insisted she did not see the body of Charmaine Dempsey, who was found battered to death in Crawley in December last year. Gazzard has
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Bluebell steams into top spot
A treasured historic railway line has been hailed the best in Britain - and the jewel of Sussex tourist attractions. The Bluebell Line steam railway, which chugs through nine miles of countryside between Sheffield Park and Kingscote, near East Grinstead
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Contest to uncover city's hidden talents
Brighton's hidden musical talent will get its long-awaited break with the launch of a new competition called Raw. More than 100 DJs and live acts will battle it out over two months across six venues in a bid to make it to the finals and compete for big
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Who will be Xmas No.1?
No chart position is more coveted than the Christmas No. 1 spot. And no top ten is as likely to be filled with novelty acts, sugary ballads and jingly bells. In recent years, the top Christmas slot has been the domain of boy bands, the Spice Girls and
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Expert defends speed cameras
A road safety expert today hit back at critics who attacked speed cameras as revenue-earners which don't save lives. The popular TV programme Top Gear and some national newspapers have criticised cameras, saying they do little to reduce the tally of accidents
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Table tennis: Horsham claim three more points
Horsham earned three valuable points in their quest to stay in the premier division of the British League. They lost to the two top teams - London Progress and the Peniel Academy - but defeated Darlington 5-3 and drew 4-4 with Barnet. Their top scorers
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Cycling: Price never bettered in Wild Park
Conditions were awful for Brighton Excelsior's cyclo-cross race in Wild Park, but London rider Steven Price coped with them admirably. The rain poured down and the course became increasingly difficult but Price (De Laune) led the 13-mile race from start
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Speedway: Ace Kennett to ride for Eagles
Edward Kennett will ride for Eastbourne Eagles in the Elite League next season. The Sussex wonder-kid has signed a full-time contract to ride for the club in the top flight as he fast tracks his way in the sport. Eastbourne promoter Jon Cook said: "I
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Peers back Falmer stadium bid
Nine lords have leapt to the defence of Brighton and Hove Albion's plans for a community stadium at Falmer. The peers have written to Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott asking him to approve the controversial stadium after a public inquiry which ended
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Go for goal
Brighton and Hove Albion should get a few things straight regarding Michel Kuipers. Firstly, his realistic transfer value would be £500,000 but if he was transferred the paltry offer would probably be between £100,000 and £150,000. The ex-Brighton manager
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Basketball: Bears 62 Rytas 64
The Brighton Centre has never known a basketball night like it. One more booming Yorick Williams three-pointer, another close range finish from Andrew Alleyne or a couple of stops by the Bears defence, and the shock waves would have been felt an awful
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Basketball: Bears pipped by Rytas
Skipper Randy Duck has accused Lietuvos Rytas of over-confidence after they escaped with a two-point win over the Brighton Bears last night. The Bears captain admitted his side were heartbroken to lose 64-62 to one of the top teams in Europe on an extraordinary
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Why Carpenter prefers the country life
Richard Carpenter's 14 seasons as a professional have been spent almost exclusively in the lower divisions, but he could never be described as your average footballer. Home for the Albion powerhouse is a trailer on an official travellers' site in the
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El-Abd poised for home bow
Albion's first team find Adam El-Abd is in line for his home League debut after impressing manager Mark McGhee. The rookie defender is poised to retain the rightback role against mid-table Wrexham at Withdean on Saturday. El-Abd has forced his way into
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TV merger threat to jobs
Media groups Granada and Carlton have signalled job cuts as they unveiled plans to boost savings from their merger to £100 million. Granada has refused to say how many jobs could go as a result of the £4.5 billion tie-up with Carlton, which is expected
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Non-buying idea sold to Vatican
Mischievous activists have won Vatican approval for their campaign to stop shoppers buying anything for 24 hours. Organisers of this weekend's Buy Nothing Day have won support from across the world for their unusual stand against consumer culture. Littlehampton-based
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Eubank submits new homes plan
Boxer Chris Eubank is preparing for round two of his battle with neighbours over proposals to develop his home. Residents living near the former world champion thought they had seen off plans to sell his two properties in Upper Drive, Hove, to make way
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Pollution fears over urban village bid
Developers who want to provide heat and power for a city's "urban village" by building a mini power station have been told the pollution it would cause is unacceptable. Billed as more efficient thanks to the use of wasted heat created by generating electricity
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Police radio mast rejected
City councillors have rejected plans for a temporary mast on a trading estate. Airwave applied for permission to Brighton and Hove City Council for the 15-metre tall mast at the Fairway estate in Moulsecoomb. Officers recommended the scheme should be
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Talks to salvage £200m harbour scheme
Urgent talks will be held between two councils in a bid to save a £200 million scheme which could transform Shoreham harbour. About 6,400 jobs and 1,200 new homes would be created if plans to redevelop the rundown harbour eventually go ahead. But Brighton
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Woman burned in canister mix-up
A woman started a fire in her home when she poured white spirit on to a candle. The 51-year-old mistook a canister of the accelerant for water in a mix-up which left her with burns on her arms. When the fluid ignited, she dropped it on the floor along
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Car shooting quiz goes on
Poilce have been granted an extension to question a man over the killing of a Sussex businessman. Officers were last night continuing to quiz a 34-year-old man from the Leyton area of London over the murder of Dale "Ken" Harvey, who was shot three times
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New law to convict child killers
A new law designed to convict child killers has been announced by the Queen. It follows a two-year campaign by The Argus after the death of four-year-old John Smith. The boy was left with 54 injuries after a catalogue of abuse but adoptive parents Simon
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November 27: Why Carpenter prefers the country life
Richard Carpenter's 14 seasons as a professional have been spent almost exclusively in the lower divisions, but he could never be described as your average footballer. Home for the Albion powerhouse is a trailer on an official travellers' site in the
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November 26: Piercy won't be easing up
Albion midfielder John Piercy has vowed there will be no holding back if he keeps his place for Saturday's home game against Wrexham. Piercy's first team breakthrough under Mark McGhee was marred by a rare red card for two bookable offences in the closing
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Support group to ease stillborn pain
Parents who have lost children at birth are being targeted by a mother who suffered the despair of a miscarriage. Catherine and Trevor Harwood were devastated when daughter Annabel was stillborn at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. But the
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Having designs on lots of trade
A new forum for young designers will stimulate creative talent and provide sleek affordable products for shoppers. It has been launched by designer Cathy Norcott who took a huge risk a year ago when she sold her flat in Upper Rock Gardens and sunk all
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Non-buying idea sold to Vatican
Mischievous activists have won Vatican approval for their campaign to stop shoppers buying anything for 24 hours. Organisers of this weekend's Buy Nothing Day have won support from across the world for their unusual stand against consumer culture. Littlehampton-based
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Big Noise, Corn Exchange, Brighton, November 2003
This Anglo-Dutch event certainly delivered as promised, using the combined, accomplished forces of Holland's ground-breaking Orkest de Volharding and UK band Icebreaker. Mixed with various video backdrops directed by Hexstatic, the battery of saxophones
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Bluebell steams into top spot
A treasured historic railway line has been hailed the best in Britain - and the jewel of Sussex tourist attractions. The Bluebell Line steam railway, which chugs through nine miles of countryside between Sheffield Park and Kingscote, near East Grinstead
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Water company names sewage site
Peacehaven has been chosen as the site for a controversial £200 million modern sewage works. Southern Water will make a planning application next year for the wastewater treatment works and sludge recycling centre at Peacehaven East. The company faces
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Accused weeps in court over friend's death
A woman broke down in tears as she told a jury how she found out a friend she assaulted had died. Tracey Gazzard, 29, insisted she did not see the body of Charmaine Dempsey, who was found battered to death in Crawley in December last year. Gazzard has
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Rowdy pub to be bulldozed
A pub is being demolished to make way for a new car park. The Corner House pub, at New Road, Worthing, has been vacant and boarded-up for months and retail giant Tesco, which owns the site, is now free to knock it down to provide 10 more parking spaces
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Accused in custody
A man accused of murder has been remanded in custody. Kim Chesham, 39, of South Street, Eastbourne, is accused of killing Anthony Sims, 56, whose body was found in St Anne's Park, Eastbourne, on November 13. Chesham was remanded in custody yesterday,
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MP slams bank's India move
An MP has branded plans to close a Sussex finance centre and move the operation to India as a betrayal of employee loyalty. The Argus revealed last month that Barclays bosses were considering axing their sales and finance branch in Hastings as part of
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Ex-police inspector faces jail over porn
A former police inspector was facing prison today after admitting downloading pornographic images of children. Christopher Wratten, 49, of Bancroft Road, Bexhill, was being sentenced at Lewes Crown Court this afternoon after more than 90 images of children
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Talks on axe for 200 jobs
A council has set up a meeting with bank officials to discuss fears of huge job losses. Managers at Barclays Bank in Hastings have agreed to meet MP Michael Foster and council leader Jeremy Birch over plans to close a town centre sales and finance branch
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Car shooting quiz goes on
Poilce have been granted an extension to question a man over the killing of a Sussex businessman. Officers were last night continuing to quiz a 34-year-old man from the Leyton area of London over the murder of Dale "Ken" Harvey, who was shot three times
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How refreshing
The triumph of our rugby players in Australia has shown the difference between them and our English football players and fans. When players cry during our national anthem it proves they are playing for their country, not the next luxury they can bestow
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Table tennis: Horsham claim three more points
Horsham earned three valuable points in their quest to stay in the premier division of the British League. They lost to the two top teams - London Progress and the Peniel Academy - but defeated Darlington 5-3 and drew 4-4 with Barnet. Their top scorers
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Cycling: Price never bettered in Wild Park
Conditions were awful for Brighton Excelsior's cyclo-cross race in Wild Park, but London rider Steven Price coped with them admirably. The rain poured down and the course became increasingly difficult but Price (De Laune) led the 13-mile race from start
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Peers back Falmer stadium bid
Nine lords have leapt to the defence of Brighton and Hove Albion's plans for a community stadium at Falmer. The peers have written to Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott asking him to approve the controversial stadium after a public inquiry which ended
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Ryman (South): Croydon 1 Worthing 1
Sam Francis took his season's tally to 16 with a second-half equaliser as Worthing fought back to earn a point at Croydon in division one south. Rebels might have snatched their first away league win in two months late on but Francis had a shot turned
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Basketball: View from coach, Nick Nurse
So now you all know why I brought European basketball to Brighton. Wow, what a night we had against the Lithuanians last night. What a game, what an atmosphere, what a performance by our guys. The only disappointment is to look at our home page today
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Town cannot cope with more homes
We want to voice our concerns at the plan to build almost 300 new homes in East Peacehaven. In 1991 a similar planning proposal was turned down on the grounds that the infrastructure could not support such a development. Since 1978 Peacehaven has seen
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Basketball: Bears pipped by Rytas
Skipper Randy Duck has accused Lietuvos Rytas of over-confidence after they escaped with a two-point win over the Brighton Bears last night. The Bears captain admitted his side were heartbroken to lose 64-62 to one of the top teams in Europe on an extraordinary
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Date
Why Carpenter prefers the country life
Richard Carpenter's 14 seasons as a professional have been spent almost exclusively in the lower divisions, but he could never be described as your average footballer. Home for the Albion powerhouse is a trailer on an official travellers' site in the
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Date
Pepper spray clears court
A court had to be evacuated when police used pepper spray on a woman suspected of taking drugs in the toilets. Court five at Brighton Magistrates was swiftly emptied after the incident on Wednesday. Two women awaiting a court appearance were led away
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Pollution fears over urban village bid
Developers who want to provide heat and power for a city's "urban village" by building a mini power station have been told the pollution it would cause is unacceptable. Billed as more efficient thanks to the use of wasted heat created by generating electricity
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Date
Eubank submits new homes plan
Boxer Chris Eubank is preparing for round two of his battle with neighbours over proposals to develop his home. Residents living near the former world champion thought they had seen off plans to sell his two properties in Upper Drive, Hove, to make way
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Bodybuilder's wife in drugs row
A bodybuilder allegedly murdered by his wife was taking steroids before he died of a huge overdose of medicinal drugs, a court heard. An Old Bailey jury heard yesterday it was "common knowledge" that Julian Webb was taking steroids before his death at
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Woman burned in canister mix-up
A woman started a fire in her home when she poured white spirit on to a candle. The 51-year-old mistook a canister of the accelerant for water in a mix-up which left her with burns on her arms. When the fluid ignited, she dropped it on the floor along
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Date
Car shooting quiz goes on
Poilce have been granted an extension to question a man over the killing of a Sussex businessman. Officers were last night continuing to quiz a 34-year-old man from the Leyton area of London over the murder of Dale "Ken" Harvey, who was shot three times
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Date
November 27: El-Abd poised for home bow
Albion's first team find Adam El-Abd is in line for his home League debut after impressing manager Mark McGhee. The rookie defender is poised to retain the rightback role against mid-table Wrexham at Withdean on Saturday. El-Abd has forced his way into
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Date
November 27: Why Carpenter prefers the country life
Richard Carpenter's 14 seasons as a professional have been spent almost exclusively in the lower divisions, but he could never be described as your average footballer. Home for the Albion powerhouse is a trailer on an official travellers' site in the
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Date
November 26: Piercy won't be easing up
Albion midfielder John Piercy has vowed there will be no holding back if he keeps his place for Saturday's home game against Wrexham. Piercy's first team breakthrough under Mark McGhee was marred by a rare red card for two bookable offences in the closing
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Date
Roman palace pieces together £1m mosaic fund
A campaign to save ancient mosaics in Sussex is gathering pace. Fishbourne Roman Palace has raised £10,000 towards the £1 million it needs for a preservation programme to save the historic artefacts. Crime writer Lindsey Davis, who created the Roman detective
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Date
Non-buying idea sold to Vatican
Mischievous activists have won Vatican approval for their campaign to stop shoppers buying anything for 24 hours. Organisers of this weekend's Buy Nothing Day have won support from across the world for their unusual stand against consumer culture. Littlehampton-based
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Date
Big Noise, Corn Exchange, Brighton, November 2003
This Anglo-Dutch event certainly delivered as promised, using the combined, accomplished forces of Holland's ground-breaking Orkest de Volharding and UK band Icebreaker. Mixed with various video backdrops directed by Hexstatic, the battery of saxophones
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Date
The Coral, The Dome, Brighton, November 24 2003
In the slick image-obsessed music world, The Coral represent a breath of fresh air. These are dedicated musicians not driven by the accumulation of anything other than appreciation for total mastery of their craft. Their single-minded resolve to put on
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Date
Water company names sewage site
Peacehaven has been chosen as the site for a controversial £200 million modern sewage works. Southern Water will make a planning application next year for the wastewater treatment works and sludge recycling centre at Peacehaven East. The company faces
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Date
Ex-police inspector faces jail over porn
A former police inspector was facing prison today after admitting downloading pornographic images of children. Christopher Wratten, 49, of Bancroft Road, Bexhill, was being sentenced at Lewes Crown Court this afternoon after more than 90 images of children
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Date
Your social life in their hands
Councillors in charge of licensing will be among the busiest in Britain from early next summer. Once the Licensing Act comes into force, Brighton and Hove City Council will be responsible for hundreds of licensed premises. It is likely almost all venues
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Date
How refreshing
The triumph of our rugby players in Australia has shown the difference between them and our English football players and fans. When players cry during our national anthem it proves they are playing for their country, not the next luxury they can bestow
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Date
Not forgotten
I am surprised that Green Councillor Georgia Wrighton considers Stanmer to be "the forgotten park" (The Argus, November 15). As a member of the council's environment committee, she not only discussed a far-reaching study into proposals for improving the
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Date
Regulate now
The case of Sandi Stay, who suffered kidney failure after taking banned aristolochia herbal pills (The Argus, November 21), highlights the unsatisfactory arrangements for prescribing herbal medicines. As the law stands, anyone can set up business as a
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Date
Ryman (South): Croydon 1 Worthing 1
Sam Francis took his season's tally to 16 with a second-half equaliser as Worthing fought back to earn a point at Croydon in division one south. Rebels might have snatched their first away league win in two months late on but Francis had a shot turned
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Date
Invest in care
I too watched Panorama's "A Carer's Story" with dismay and Brighton and Hove City Council has taken the issues raised by the programme very seriously. Before it was shown, the council had already identified concerns with regard to the two agencies involved
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Date
Basketball: View from coach, Nick Nurse
So now you all know why I brought European basketball to Brighton. Wow, what a night we had against the Lithuanians last night. What a game, what an atmosphere, what a performance by our guys. The only disappointment is to look at our home page today
-
Date
Town cannot cope with more homes
We want to voice our concerns at the plan to build almost 300 new homes in East Peacehaven. In 1991 a similar planning proposal was turned down on the grounds that the infrastructure could not support such a development. Since 1978 Peacehaven has seen
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Date
Pepper spray clears court
A court had to be evacuated when police used pepper spray on a woman suspected of taking drugs in the toilets. Court five at Brighton Magistrates was swiftly emptied after the incident on Wednesday. Two women awaiting a court appearance were led away
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Date
Pollution fears over urban village bid
Developers who want to provide heat and power for a city's "urban village" by building a mini power station have been told the pollution it would cause is unacceptable. Billed as more efficient thanks to the use of wasted heat created by generating electricity
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Date
Police radio mast rejected
City councillors have rejected plans for a temporary mast on a trading estate. Airwave applied for permission to Brighton and Hove City Council for the 15-metre tall mast at the Fairway estate in Moulsecoomb. Officers recommended the scheme should be
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Date
Pension safety net for savers
Legislation that would offer a safety net to members of company pension schemes whose employer goes bust was included in the Queen's Speech yesterday. The Government plans to set up a Pension Protection Fund to ensure people who save into a company scheme
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Date
Peers back Falmer stadium bid
Nine lords have leapt to the defence of Brighton and Hove Albion's plans for a community stadium at Falmer. The peers have written to Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott asking him to approve the controversial stadium after a public inquiry which ended
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Date
Talks to salvage £200m harbour scheme
Urgent talks will be held between two councils in a bid to save a £200 million scheme which could transform Shoreham harbour. About 6,400 jobs and 1,200 new homes would be created if plans to redevelop the rundown harbour eventually go ahead. But Brighton
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Date
Bodybuilder's wife in drugs row
A bodybuilder allegedly murdered by his wife was taking steroids before he died of a huge overdose of medicinal drugs, a court heard. An Old Bailey jury heard yesterday it was "common knowledge" that Julian Webb was taking steroids before his death at
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Date
Staff flee as boiler explodes
A boiler exploded as gas leaked into a packed office block. About 50 people evacuated Martello House in Portland Road, Hove, when they smelt the gas. Within minutes the three-floor building, which houses Customs and Excise workers, was rocked by a series
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Date
Inventor's safe sex vase
Gone are the days of slipping into the chemist's and furtively whispering: "A packet of three and a brown paper bag please." Condoms are no longer taboo and rather than people being forced to visit the local pharmacy or barbers to buy "something for the
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Date
Bunny man attacked
A man dressed as a pink bunny was punched and head-butted while handing out leaflets. The attack on Thomas Rossi has left him wanting to give up wearing the cartoon rabbit costume for a living. Mr Rossi, 21, was in his luminous pink suit in West Street
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Date
November 27: El-Abd poised for home bow
Albion's first team find Adam El-Abd is in line for his home League debut after impressing manager Mark McGhee. The rookie defender is poised to retain the rightback role against mid-table Wrexham at Withdean on Saturday. El-Abd has forced his way into
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Date
Roman palace pieces together £1m mosaic fund
A campaign to save ancient mosaics in Sussex is gathering pace. Fishbourne Roman Palace has raised £10,000 towards the £1 million it needs for a preservation programme to save the historic artefacts. Crime writer Lindsey Davis, who created the Roman detective
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Date
The Coral, The Dome, Brighton, November 24 2003
In the slick image-obsessed music world, The Coral represent a breath of fresh air. These are dedicated musicians not driven by the accumulation of anything other than appreciation for total mastery of their craft. Their single-minded resolve to put on
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Date
Accused weeps in court over friend's death
A woman broke down in tears as she told a jury how she found out a friend she assaulted had died. Tracey Gazzard, 29, insisted she did not see the body of Charmaine Dempsey, who was found battered to death in Crawley in December last year. Gazzard has
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Date
Contest to uncover city's hidden talents
Brighton's hidden musical talent will get its long-awaited break with the launch of a new competition called Raw. More than 100 DJs and live acts will battle it out over two months across six venues in a bid to make it to the finals and compete for big
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Date
Who will be Xmas No.1?
No chart position is more coveted than the Christmas No. 1 spot. And no top ten is as likely to be filled with novelty acts, sugary ballads and jingly bells. In recent years, the top Christmas slot has been the domain of boy bands, the Spice Girls and
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Date
Fears over health cash
An MP has called for crisis talks on the state of hospitals in his constituency. Nigel Waterson, who represents Eastbourne, wants guarantees from the Strategic Health Authority that mounting debts in the East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust will not impact
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Candidate calls for Blair PO campaign
Campaigners trying to save post offices from the axe are urging people to swamp the Prime Minister with letters of protest. MPs have joined the protest by telling people to write a barrage of letters to the Post Office. Eastbourne Liberal Democrat parliamentary
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Date
Expert defends speed cameras
A road safety expert today hit back at critics who attacked speed cameras as revenue-earners which don't save lives. The popular TV programme Top Gear and some national newspapers have criticised cameras, saying they do little to reduce the tally of accidents
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Date
Your social life in their hands
Councillors in charge of licensing will be among the busiest in Britain from early next summer. Once the Licensing Act comes into force, Brighton and Hove City Council will be responsible for hundreds of licensed premises. It is likely almost all venues
-
Date
Not forgotten
I am surprised that Green Councillor Georgia Wrighton considers Stanmer to be "the forgotten park" (The Argus, November 15). As a member of the council's environment committee, she not only discussed a far-reaching study into proposals for improving the
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Date
Regulate now
The case of Sandi Stay, who suffered kidney failure after taking banned aristolochia herbal pills (The Argus, November 21), highlights the unsatisfactory arrangements for prescribing herbal medicines. As the law stands, anyone can set up business as a
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Date
Speedway: Ace Kennett to ride for Eagles
Edward Kennett will ride for Eastbourne Eagles in the Elite League next season. The Sussex wonder-kid has signed a full-time contract to ride for the club in the top flight as he fast tracks his way in the sport. Eastbourne promoter Jon Cook said: "I
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Date
Go for goal
Brighton and Hove Albion should get a few things straight regarding Michel Kuipers. Firstly, his realistic transfer value would be £500,000 but if he was transferred the paltry offer would probably be between £100,000 and £150,000. The ex-Brighton manager
-
Date
Invest in care
I too watched Panorama's "A Carer's Story" with dismay and Brighton and Hove City Council has taken the issues raised by the programme very seriously. Before it was shown, the council had already identified concerns with regard to the two agencies involved
-
Date
Basketball: Bears 62 Rytas 64
The Brighton Centre has never known a basketball night like it. One more booming Yorick Williams three-pointer, another close range finish from Andrew Alleyne or a couple of stops by the Bears defence, and the shock waves would have been felt an awful
-
Date
El-Abd poised for home bow
Albion's first team find Adam El-Abd is in line for his home League debut after impressing manager Mark McGhee. The rookie defender is poised to retain the rightback role against mid-table Wrexham at Withdean on Saturday. El-Abd has forced his way into
-
Date
Police radio mast rejected
City councillors have rejected plans for a temporary mast on a trading estate. Airwave applied for permission to Brighton and Hove City Council for the 15-metre tall mast at the Fairway estate in Moulsecoomb. Officers recommended the scheme should be
-
Date
TV merger threat to jobs
Media groups Granada and Carlton have signalled job cuts as they unveiled plans to boost savings from their merger to £100 million. Granada has refused to say how many jobs could go as a result of the £4.5 billion tie-up with Carlton, which is expected
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Date
Pension safety net for savers
Legislation that would offer a safety net to members of company pension schemes whose employer goes bust was included in the Queen's Speech yesterday. The Government plans to set up a Pension Protection Fund to ensure people who save into a company scheme
-
Date
Peers back Falmer stadium bid
Nine lords have leapt to the defence of Brighton and Hove Albion's plans for a community stadium at Falmer. The peers have written to Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott asking him to approve the controversial stadium after a public inquiry which ended
-
Date
Non-buying idea sold to Vatican
Mischievous activists have won Vatican approval for their campaign to stop shoppers buying anything for 24 hours. Organisers of this weekend's Buy Nothing Day have won support from across the world for their unusual stand against consumer culture. Littlehampton-based
-
Date
Pollution fears over urban village bid
Developers who want to provide heat and power for a city's "urban village" by building a mini power station have been told the pollution it would cause is unacceptable. Billed as more efficient thanks to the use of wasted heat created by generating electricity
-
Date
Talks to salvage £200m harbour scheme
Urgent talks will be held between two councils in a bid to save a £200 million scheme which could transform Shoreham harbour. About 6,400 jobs and 1,200 new homes would be created if plans to redevelop the rundown harbour eventually go ahead. But Brighton
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Date
Police radio mast rejected
City councillors have rejected plans for a temporary mast on a trading estate. Airwave applied for permission to Brighton and Hove City Council for the 15-metre tall mast at the Fairway estate in Moulsecoomb. Officers recommended the scheme should be
-
Date
Talks to salvage £200m harbour scheme
Urgent talks will be held between two councils in a bid to save a £200 million scheme which could transform Shoreham harbour. About 6,400 jobs and 1,200 new homes would be created if plans to redevelop the rundown harbour eventually go ahead. But Brighton
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Date
Staff flee as boiler explodes
A boiler exploded as gas leaked into a packed office block. About 50 people evacuated Martello House in Portland Road, Hove, when they smelt the gas. Within minutes the three-floor building, which houses Customs and Excise workers, was rocked by a series
-
Date
Inventor's safe sex vase
Gone are the days of slipping into the chemist's and furtively whispering: "A packet of three and a brown paper bag please." Condoms are no longer taboo and rather than people being forced to visit the local pharmacy or barbers to buy "something for the
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Date
Bunny man attacked
A man dressed as a pink bunny was punched and head-butted while handing out leaflets. The attack on Thomas Rossi has left him wanting to give up wearing the cartoon rabbit costume for a living. Mr Rossi, 21, was in his luminous pink suit in West Street
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Date
New law to convict child killers
A new law designed to convict child killers has been announced by the Queen. It follows a two-year campaign by The Argus after the death of four-year-old John Smith. The boy was left with 54 injuries after a catalogue of abuse but adoptive parents Simon
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Date
Support group to ease stillborn pain
Parents who have lost children at birth are being targeted by a mother who suffered the despair of a miscarriage. Catherine and Trevor Harwood were devastated when daughter Annabel was stillborn at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. But the
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Date
Having designs on lots of trade
A new forum for young designers will stimulate creative talent and provide sleek affordable products for shoppers. It has been launched by designer Cathy Norcott who took a huge risk a year ago when she sold her flat in Upper Rock Gardens and sunk all
