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Historic railway in line for revival
The oldest electric railway in Britain could be extended. Volk's Railway, which opened in 1883, runs along Brighton seafront from near the Sea Life Centre to Black Rock. The Volk's Electric Railway Association (Vera) says it needs to expand and suggests
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Jacko's insult crowns the lot
I exploded when I saw Michael Jackson in the daily papers wearing the regimental badge of the Royal Corps of Transport on his jacket and an imitation CBE-type thing around his neck. Whatever is he playing at? Both have the British Crown on and no one
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Boxing: Alexander wants title shot
Wayne Alexander has some unfinished business. The Hailsham-based light-middleweight should have been world champion by now according to many in the sport. One of the most explosive fighters in British boxing, Alexander's career has promised much but delivered
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Stick with Albion
I have just read the comments of Paul Baker from Horsham under the title "Disgruntled Fan" (The Argus, February 3). Disgruntled he may be, but a fan he is not. A fan supports his team through thick and thin. Without the support of true fans, no team can
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Fees protest could close university
Lecturers are threatening strike action to shut down the University of Sussex in protest at top-up fees. Members of the AUT union say they will team up with students for a week of action next month in an attempt to stop fees of up to £3,000 each year
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On the scrap heap
We are bombarded by newspaper adverts, TV adverts and mail through our door promising life-changing short and long-term college courses for both young and old to learn a new skill or brush up on old skills to get that dream job you have always wanted.
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McCarthy tips Seagulls at Wycombe
When he comes off the pitch at Brisbane Road on Saturday it will be the first result he looks for. Paul McCarthy is at the heart of Oxford's promotion bid with fellow former Albion centre half Andy Crosby, but he has a special interest in the Seagulls
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Piercy will fight back
Albion manager Mark McGhee today backed John Piercy to overcome his injury problems. Piercy has made 21 appearances in total for the Seagulls, but he has only stayed on the pitch for 90 minutes once. That was against Wycombe at Withdean on Boxing Day,
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Falmer stadium planning blow
Albion's hopes of a moving into a new stadium at Falmer have suffered a major setback. Planning inspector Charles Hoile says the proposed site at Village Way North is too small. The Brighton and Hove Local Plan inquiry, conducted by Mr Hoile, found "a
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Fees protest could close university
Lecturers are threatening strike action to shut down the University of Sussex in protest at top-up fees. Members of the AUT union say they will team up with students for a week of action next month in an attempt to stop fees of up to £3,000 each year
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Final plea to save post office
A final plea has been made to Post Office officials to reverse their decision to close Eastbourne's main branch this weekend. The Upperton Road branch will shut on Saturday despite petitions, demonstrations and letters of objection. Post Office Ltd blamed
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Rate rise will 'lock in' stability
Homeowners facing a hike in borrowing costs were yesterday told by a senior Treasury official that a rise would help "lock in" economic stability. Ed Balls, Treasury chief economic adviser, made the comments as the Bank of England monetary policy committee
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Call for inquiry into bins scheme
An investigation into a controversial communal bins project could be launched just weeks after the scheme started. Liberal Democrats on Brighton and Hove City Council have called for the inquiry following widespread protests. Many people have accused
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Graffiti vandals tag £1.3m bridge
Just days after the completion of a £1.3 million facelift, graffiti vandals have left their mark on a historic Sussex bridge. The vandals risked their lives to daub graffiti on the Victorian steel viaduct over the River Adur at Shoreham as they climbed
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Fatal attack pair jailed
A couple who took part in the fatal beating of a middle-aged mother have been jailed. Charmaine Dempsey was found dead at her flat in Ivory Walk, Crawley, by her daughter and a friend in December 2002. Police believe Ms Dempsey, 48, an alcoholic, was
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February 5: Falmer stadium planning blow
Albion's hopes of a moving into a new stadium at Falmer have suffered a major setback. Planning inspector Charles Hoile says the proposed site at Village Way North is too small. The Brighton and Hove Local Plan inquiry, conducted by Mr Hoile, found "a
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February 5: Piercy will fight back
Albion manager Mark McGhee today backed John Piercy to overcome his injury problems. Piercy has made 21 appearances in total for the Seagulls, but he has only stayed on the pitch for 90 minutes once. That was against Wycombe at Withdean on Boxing Day,
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February 5: McCarthy tips Seagulls at Wycombe
When he comes off the pitch at Brisbane Road on Saturday it will be the first result he looks for. Paul McCarthy is at the heart of Oxford's promotion bid with fellow former Albion centre half Andy Crosby, but he has a special interest in the Seagulls
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Hit show accused of cruelty to bugs
The RSPCA is calling for viewers to boycott I'm A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out Of Here! over its treatment of animals. The Horsham-based charity said some of the scenes in the ITV1 show were "appalling". Contestants, including Sussex model Jordan, have
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The misfit who lived for his music
Born in Fife, Scotland, Graham Coutts moved to Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, when he was about 15 to live with his aunt and uncle. He moved to Brighton in 1987 when he was 19 and his first job was with Stormseal double glazing, where he met Sandra Gates
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Meet the man who caught Jane's killer
Pavarotti was playing on the CD player inside the Jaguar XJ6 as it pulled up at the scene where Jane Longhurst's body was found. Police and scenes-of-crime officers stopped briefly as the Italian love songs broke over the morbid scene. Stepping from the
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Jane Longhurst - The verdict
Graham Coutts admitted ten years before murdering Jane Longhurst: "I want to rape and strangle a woman." Yesterday a jury of five women and seven men at Lewes Crown Court unanimously found him guilty of a murder that had fulfilled his chilling ambition
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Jacko's insult crowns the lot
I exploded when I saw Michael Jackson in the daily papers wearing the regimental badge of the Royal Corps of Transport on his jacket and an imitation CBE-type thing around his neck. Whatever is he playing at? Both have the British Crown on and no one
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Pressure groups only cause delays
I disagree with David Gold (Letters, January 29), who says the schemes for the King Alfred, the Endeavourest and the banana building are uninspiring. They are only uninspiring to those who have been fossilised and demand a Regency feature on any new building
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Boxing: Alexander wants title shot
Wayne Alexander has some unfinished business. The Hailsham-based light-middleweight should have been world champion by now according to many in the sport. One of the most explosive fighters in British boxing, Alexander's career has promised much but delivered
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On the scrap heap
We are bombarded by newspaper adverts, TV adverts and mail through our door promising life-changing short and long-term college courses for both young and old to learn a new skill or brush up on old skills to get that dream job you have always wanted.
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Basketball: Duck calls for big push
Randy Duck has told his players to step up a level or forget about ending Robbie Peers' BBL Trophy dynasty. Peers won the Trophy three times in a row as Chester Jets coach before moving to London Towers last summer. Towers face Brighton Bears in Saturday's
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I'm not the enemy
Following my recent letters, Labour Party colleagues are asking if I am secretly working for the Tories. They ask if I want to see them back. I answer my critics on just one issue. Half a century ago, my parents moved from the Rossington pit village to
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Piercy will fight back
Albion manager Mark McGhee today backed John Piercy to overcome his injury problems. Piercy has made 21 appearances in total for the Seagulls, but he has only stayed on the pitch for 90 minutes once. That was against Wycombe at Withdean on Boxing Day,
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Power firm's £2m gift to poor
An energy company yesterday launched a £2 million fund to help debt-ridden customers pay their winter bills. EDF Energy, based in Hove and Worthing, unveiled details of the scheme at the Hilton West Pier in Kings Road, Brighton. The EDF Energy Trust has
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Few hours left to rescue company
Jobs have been cut at a troubled online training company that has until close of business today to find a buyer. A dozen staff have been made redundant from KnowledgePool's offices in Bond Street, Brighton, with immediate effect. Unless a buyer for the
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Fees protest could close university
Lecturers are threatening strike action to shut down the University of Sussex in protest at top-up fees. Members of the AUT union say they will team up with students for a week of action next month in an attempt to stop fees of up to £3,000 each year
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Graffiti vandals tag £1.3m bridge
Just days after the completion of a £1.3 million facelift, graffiti vandals have left their mark on a historic Sussex bridge. The vandals risked their lives to daub graffiti on the Victorian steel viaduct over the River Adur at Shoreham as they climbed
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Cable giant's jobs shock
Four hundred people have lost their jobs after a cable communications firm announced it was closing a call centre. The surprise announcement was made yesterday. Staff at the NTL centre in Gardner Road, Portslade, were told the main part of the business
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Fatal attack pair jailed
A couple who took part in the fatal beating of a middle-aged mother have been jailed. Charmaine Dempsey was found dead at her flat in Ivory Walk, Crawley, by her daughter and a friend in December 2002. Police believe Ms Dempsey, 48, an alcoholic, was
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February 5: Piercy will fight back
Albion manager Mark McGhee today backed John Piercy to overcome his injury problems. Piercy has made 21 appearances in total for the Seagulls, but he has only stayed on the pitch for 90 minutes once. That was against Wycombe at Withdean on Boxing Day,
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Agonising wait ends for Jane's loved ones
They walked together from the court, smiling in the knowledge the woman they loved and lost had been granted some measure of justice. It had been a long wait for the loved ones of Jane Longhurst. Almost a year since the day she vanished, three weeks since
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The misfit who lived for his music
Born in Fife, Scotland, Graham Coutts moved to Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, when he was about 15 to live with his aunt and uncle. He moved to Brighton in 1987 when he was 19 and his first job was with Stormseal double glazing, where he met Sandra Gates
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Subhuman - the only word for him
Subhuman. Malcolm Sentance could find only one word to describe Graham Coutts. At an emotion-charged Press con-ference, Mr Sentance said hanging or suicide was too good for him. He wanted him to suffer. Mr Sentance, Jane's 35-year-old partner, said the
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Meet the man who caught Jane's killer
Pavarotti was playing on the CD player inside the Jaguar XJ6 as it pulled up at the scene where Jane Longhurst's body was found. Police and scenes-of-crime officers stopped briefly as the Italian love songs broke over the morbid scene. Stepping from the
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Jane Longhurst - The verdict
Graham Coutts admitted ten years before murdering Jane Longhurst: "I want to rape and strangle a woman." Yesterday a jury of five women and seven men at Lewes Crown Court unanimously found him guilty of a murder that had fulfilled his chilling ambition
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Historic railway in line for revival
The oldest electric railway in Britain could be extended. Volk's Railway, which opened in 1883, runs along Brighton seafront from near the Sea Life Centre to Black Rock. The Volk's Electric Railway Association (Vera) says it needs to expand and suggests
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Tesco faces legal battle
Supermarket chain Tesco is being prosecuted over changes made to a historic building. The Argus revealed on Wednesday that the firm had flouted regulations at its Express store in Western Road, Hove, which is due to open on February 16. The store, the
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£7,000 raised for quake children
Readers of The Argus have donated £7,000 to help the children of quake-ravaged Bam, Iran, and the money is still coming in. So far this week almost £200 has been pledged to the Unicef Children of Iran Emergency Earthquake Appeal and further events are
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Football's cheers and tears
As a supporter for more than 50 years, I have seen many ups and downs, cheers and tears. I will support the Albion whatever but reserve the right to moan when I don't like what I see on the pitch. Don't we all think we know best? The first half on Saturday
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Stick with Albion
I have just read the comments of Paul Baker from Horsham under the title "Disgruntled Fan" (The Argus, February 3). Disgruntled he may be, but a fan he is not. A fan supports his team through thick and thin. Without the support of true fans, no team can
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Basketball: Thunder chase double
Captain Gaylon Moore says his double-chasing Worthing Thunder side have more answers than ever before. He just hopes they help his men score a win double in the league this weekend to add to their EBL Trophy final place. While Bears head to Sheffield
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Fees protest could close university
Lecturers are threatening strike action to shut down the University of Sussex in protest at top-up fees. Members of the AUT union say they will team up with students for a week of action next month in an attempt to stop fees of up to £3,000 each year
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McCarthy tips Seagulls at Wycombe
When he comes off the pitch at Brisbane Road on Saturday it will be the first result he looks for. Paul McCarthy is at the heart of Oxford's promotion bid with fellow former Albion centre half Andy Crosby, but he has a special interest in the Seagulls
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We are doing we can to prevent flooding
I was disappointed to read the comments of Eric Williams of Friends of Widewater regarding the costs and state of the Shoreham to Lancing sea defences (Letters, January 26). The communities on and behind Shoreham Beach between Shoreham and Lancing are
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Leon meets his Gunners hero
As a self-confessed 'Gooner' he used to cheer his name. Now his prowess in the penalty area threatens to push one of his Highbury heroes another step nearer to the Third Division. Leon Knight loves scoring goals for Albion. Last Saturday's clincher against
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Falmer stadium planning blow
Albion's hopes of a moving into a new stadium at Falmer have suffered a major setback. Planning inspector Charles Hoile says the proposed site at Village Way North is too small. The Brighton and Hove Local Plan inquiry, conducted by Mr Hoile, found "a
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Doctor was benefits cheat
A psychiatrist faces prison for claiming thousands of pounds in benefits while working. Chris Kamugisha, of Lambourne Avenue, Stone Cross, near Eastbourne, admitted he had two jobs while claiming income support and council tax relief totalling £16,723
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Boat crash survivor dies of cancer
A survivor of a boat crash in which a man accidentally killed his own brother has died. Michael Tierney, who had terminal lung cancer, suffered a broken leg in the accident that killed Ian Langan in August 2002, and his injuries made it inoperable. Despite
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Digital design school for new media city
Brighton's reputation as a creative city was bolstered last night with the launch of a £500,000 digital design school. The centre of vocational excellence (CoVE) at City College Brighton and Hove aims to provide new media businesses with better skilled
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Final plea to save post office
A final plea has been made to Post Office officials to reverse their decision to close Eastbourne's main branch this weekend. The Upperton Road branch will shut on Saturday despite petitions, demonstrations and letters of objection. Post Office Ltd blamed
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Rate rise will 'lock in' stability
Homeowners facing a hike in borrowing costs were yesterday told by a senior Treasury official that a rise would help "lock in" economic stability. Ed Balls, Treasury chief economic adviser, made the comments as the Bank of England monetary policy committee
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Call for inquiry into bins scheme
An investigation into a controversial communal bins project could be launched just weeks after the scheme started. Liberal Democrats on Brighton and Hove City Council have called for the inquiry following widespread protests. Many people have accused
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Date
Cable giant's jobs shock
Four hundred people have lost their jobs after a cable communications firm announced it was closing a call centre. The surprise announcement was made yesterday. Staff at the NTL centre in Gardner Road, Portslade, were told the main part of the business
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Date
Graffiti vandals tag £1.3m bridge
Just days after the completion of a £1.3 million facelift, graffiti vandals have left their mark on a historic Sussex bridge. The vandals risked their lives to daub graffiti on the Victorian steel viaduct over the River Adur at Shoreham as they climbed
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Date
February 5: Falmer stadium planning blow
Albion's hopes of a moving into a new stadium at Falmer have suffered a major setback. Planning inspector Charles Hoile says the proposed site at Village Way North is too small. The Brighton and Hove Local Plan inquiry, conducted by Mr Hoile, found "a
-
Date
February 5: Leon meets his Gunners hero
As a self-confessed 'Gooner' he used to cheer his name. Now his prowess in the penalty area threatens to push one of his Highbury heroes another step nearer to the Third Division. Leon Knight loves scoring goals for Albion. Last Saturday's clincher against
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Date
February 5: McCarthy tips Seagulls at Wycombe
When he comes off the pitch at Brisbane Road on Saturday it will be the first result he looks for. Paul McCarthy is at the heart of Oxford's promotion bid with fellow former Albion centre half Andy Crosby, but he has a special interest in the Seagulls
-
Date
Hit show accused of cruelty to bugs
The RSPCA is calling for viewers to boycott I'm A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out Of Here! over its treatment of animals. The Horsham-based charity said some of the scenes in the ITV1 show were "appalling". Contestants, including Sussex model Jordan, have
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Date
Tributes: Jane was a diamond from every angle
Jane Longhurst was a diamond who sparkled from every angle. No one had anything but tender and complimentary things to say about her throughout this year-long case. Loving, kind, talented and devoted were tributes repeated over again. Jane could be impatient
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Date
Call to ban evil websites
Web sites hosting violent sexual content, partially blamed for setting Graham Coutts on the road to murder, may be outlawed. Brighton MP David Lepper is to lobby Government ministers, demanding they make using the web pages illegal in the same way as
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Date
Tesco faces legal battle
Supermarket chain Tesco is being prosecuted over changes made to a historic building. The Argus revealed on Wednesday that the firm had flouted regulations at its Express store in Western Road, Hove, which is due to open on February 16. The store, the
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Date
Final plea to save post office
A final plea has been made to Post Office officials to reverse their decision to close Eastbourne's main branch this weekend. The Upperton Road branch will shut on Saturday despite petitions, demonstrations and letters of objection. Post Office Ltd blamed
-
Date
£7,000 raised for quake children
Readers of The Argus have donated £7,000 to help the children of quake-ravaged Bam, Iran, and the money is still coming in. So far this week almost £200 has been pledged to the Unicef Children of Iran Emergency Earthquake Appeal and further events are
-
Date
Football's cheers and tears
As a supporter for more than 50 years, I have seen many ups and downs, cheers and tears. I will support the Albion whatever but reserve the right to moan when I don't like what I see on the pitch. Don't we all think we know best? The first half on Saturday
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Date
Pressure groups only cause delays
I disagree with David Gold (Letters, January 29), who says the schemes for the King Alfred, the Endeavourest and the banana building are uninspiring. They are only uninspiring to those who have been fossilised and demand a Regency feature on any new building
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Date
Basketball: Thunder chase double
Captain Gaylon Moore says his double-chasing Worthing Thunder side have more answers than ever before. He just hopes they help his men score a win double in the league this weekend to add to their EBL Trophy final place. While Bears head to Sheffield
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Date
Basketball: Duck calls for big push
Randy Duck has told his players to step up a level or forget about ending Robbie Peers' BBL Trophy dynasty. Peers won the Trophy three times in a row as Chester Jets coach before moving to London Towers last summer. Towers face Brighton Bears in Saturday's
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Date
I'm not the enemy
Following my recent letters, Labour Party colleagues are asking if I am secretly working for the Tories. They ask if I want to see them back. I answer my critics on just one issue. Half a century ago, my parents moved from the Rossington pit village to
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Date
We are doing we can to prevent flooding
I was disappointed to read the comments of Eric Williams of Friends of Widewater regarding the costs and state of the Shoreham to Lancing sea defences (Letters, January 26). The communities on and behind Shoreham Beach between Shoreham and Lancing are
-
Date
Leon meets his Gunners hero
As a self-confessed 'Gooner' he used to cheer his name. Now his prowess in the penalty area threatens to push one of his Highbury heroes another step nearer to the Third Division. Leon Knight loves scoring goals for Albion. Last Saturday's clincher against
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Woman arrested after girl's death
A woman has been arrested in connection with the death of a three-year-old girl. The 25-year-old woman was held yesterday by police investigating the death of Lucy Dunford. The toddler was airlifted to hospital after being found unconscious in a bedroom
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Doctor was benefits cheat
A psychiatrist faces prison for claiming thousands of pounds in benefits while working. Chris Kamugisha, of Lambourne Avenue, Stone Cross, near Eastbourne, admitted he had two jobs while claiming income support and council tax relief totalling £16,723
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Boat crash survivor dies of cancer
A survivor of a boat crash in which a man accidentally killed his own brother has died. Michael Tierney, who had terminal lung cancer, suffered a broken leg in the accident that killed Ian Langan in August 2002, and his injuries made it inoperable. Despite
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Date
Digital design school for new media city
Brighton's reputation as a creative city was bolstered last night with the launch of a £500,000 digital design school. The centre of vocational excellence (CoVE) at City College Brighton and Hove aims to provide new media businesses with better skilled
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Date
Power firm's £2m gift to poor
An energy company yesterday launched a £2 million fund to help debt-ridden customers pay their winter bills. EDF Energy, based in Hove and Worthing, unveiled details of the scheme at the Hilton West Pier in Kings Road, Brighton. The EDF Energy Trust has
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Date
Few hours left to rescue company
Jobs have been cut at a troubled online training company that has until close of business today to find a buyer. A dozen staff have been made redundant from KnowledgePool's offices in Bond Street, Brighton, with immediate effect. Unless a buyer for the
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Date
Graffiti vandals tag £1.3m bridge
Just days after the completion of a £1.3 million facelift, graffiti vandals have left their mark on a historic Sussex bridge. The vandals risked their lives to daub graffiti on the Victorian steel viaduct over the River Adur at Shoreham as they climbed
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Date
Cable giant's jobs shock
Four hundred people have lost their jobs after a cable communications firm announced it was closing a call centre. The surprise announcement was made yesterday. Staff at the NTL centre in Gardner Road, Portslade, were told the main part of the business
-
Date
Cable giant's jobs shock
Four hundred people have lost their jobs after a cable communications firm announced it was closing a call centre. The surprise announcement was made yesterday. Staff at the NTL centre in Gardner Road, Portslade, were told the main part of the business
-
Date
February 5: Leon meets his Gunners hero
As a self-confessed 'Gooner' he used to cheer his name. Now his prowess in the penalty area threatens to push one of his Highbury heroes another step nearer to the Third Division. Leon Knight loves scoring goals for Albion. Last Saturday's clincher against
-
Date
Tributes: Jane was a diamond from every angle
Jane Longhurst was a diamond who sparkled from every angle. No one had anything but tender and complimentary things to say about her throughout this year-long case. Loving, kind, talented and devoted were tributes repeated over again. Jane could be impatient
-
Date
Agonising wait ends for Jane's loved ones
They walked together from the court, smiling in the knowledge the woman they loved and lost had been granted some measure of justice. It had been a long wait for the loved ones of Jane Longhurst. Almost a year since the day she vanished, three weeks since
-
Date
Subhuman - the only word for him
Subhuman. Malcolm Sentance could find only one word to describe Graham Coutts. At an emotion-charged Press con-ference, Mr Sentance said hanging or suicide was too good for him. He wanted him to suffer. Mr Sentance, Jane's 35-year-old partner, said the
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Date
Call to ban evil websites
Web sites hosting violent sexual content, partially blamed for setting Graham Coutts on the road to murder, may be outlawed. Brighton MP David Lepper is to lobby Government ministers, demanding they make using the web pages illegal in the same way as
