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Local loyalty
As a frequent visitor to Sussex, I keep a close eye on Sussex County League Football so I read with interest your article about the real possibility of some clubs going to the wall because of lack of support (The Argus, January 30). On the very next page
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Trapeze trainer hated heights
Becoming a trapeze teacher was not an obvious career choice for someone with vertigo. But Philippa Vafadari found swinging around the Big Tops of Sussex was the best way to conquer her fear of heights. The mother of two first took hold of a trapeze bar
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Keep on fighting
We urge The Argus to keep up its support for the Albion. I have back copies from some of the great Albion occasions and it will be sad if our stadium plans get thrown out because your back pages would be boring without the Albion around. -Dave Hazell,
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Car trader fined for road sales
A car trader has been fined £525 for illegally selling vehicles from the roadside without a licence to trade. Howard Blackford, 69, of Ladies Mile Road, Patcham, operated an open-air car showroom from a lay-by off the main A23 London Road, near the junction
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Cycling: Dennis meets man in form
Sussex 25-mile champion Steve Dennis is relishing his clash with London rider Tim Bayley at the weekend. The Esat Grinstead rider will be one of the main challengers to Bayley (Arctic RT), winner of stage one of GS Stella's recent two-day time trial,
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Real nannies
In response to your article about the employment of nannies (The Argus, February 4), as a registered childminder of many years I would like to bring to your attention exactly what childminders have to do. Unlike nannies, we have to be police-checked along
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Basketball: Wizards do their bit to help Duck
Randy Duck is easing back to fitness, with a bit of help from an NBA star. Bears are taking advice from Washington Wizards as they ease the skipper back from his adductor problem. Wizards' Gilbert Arenas, a guard not unlike Duck in playing style, has
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Leave Steve be
I am a firm believer that people should have the right to free speech and should express their views if they are worth expressing. I write in response to BA Harris's letter (February 9) about the number of letters Steve Fuller has had published. His views
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Basketball: We'll chase Sharks all the way
Jason Siemon insists Brighton Bears are not the only ones who can slip up in the British League title race. The Bears centre, among the most experienced players in the league, reckons leaders Sheffield could suffer the same sort of hiccup. Bears went
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Tougher sentence
Like everyone in Brighton and Hove, I would like to express enormous sympathy for the family and friends of Jane Longhurst. I cannot understand why Graham Coutts should ever be released from jail. I know Judge Richard Brown was doing the best he could
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Scare tactics are not educational
Jane Calder describes how, aged ten, she was scared by a man joking about a murder victim (The Argus, February 7). She says she was haunted at night, "listening" to the man's footsteps. She means, of course, she imagined hearing them. But she writes as
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Watson ponders physio switch
Paul Watson has been plagued by injury problems this season, which is most unusual for one of Albion's longest serving players. But regular visits to the treatment room are, in one respect, serving a useful purpose for the Hastings-born utility player
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Farmer scoops top award
The owner of a West Sussex farm shop renowned for its food festivals has bagged a major industry award. Stuart Beare, of Tulley's Farm, has been named Farm Retailer of The Year in the South-East regional heats of the NFU Farming Excellence Awards 2004
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Enterprising Jane's work is done
Jane North, chief executive of The Enterprise Agency, is stepping down after heading the organisation for six years. Jane, who won the Sussex Business Woman of the Year award in 2002, said her "work was done" at the agency. A spokesman for the agency
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Rival's doubts over new plans for pier
Owners of the Palace Pier in Brighton are sceptical about plans to build a back-to-basics version of the battered West Pier. The Noble Organisation was among the strongest opponents of proposals for a rebuilt West Pier and a large leisure complex on the
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BA appoint new general manager
British Airways has appointed a new general manager at Gatwick Airport as the troubled airline begins to show signs of recovery. Ian Critchley, who has switched from Heathrow, will be in charge of 1,700 "frontline" workers, such as baggage handlers, ramp
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MPs warn Prescott over stadium
Brighton MP Des Turner has warned John Prescott's ruling on the future of the Albion could be a matter of political life and death. If the Deputy Prime Minister rejects Albion's plans for a 22,000-seat community stadium near Falmer station, Mr Turner,
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Care homes stripped of licence
A nursing home has had its registration cancelled amid fears for the safety of the elderly people living there. The move follows a number of protection alerts issued by agencies monitoring Sunningdale Nursing Home in Hove last week. Action was taken by
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MPs warn Prescott over stadium
Brighton MP Des Turner has warned John Prescott's ruling on the future of the Albion could be a matter of political life and death. If the Deputy Prime Minister rejects Albion's plans for a 22,000-seat community stadium near Falmer station, Mr Turner,
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Tax rise cut in half
Householders in Brighton and Hove will face council tax rises of just under nine per cent in April. The figure is half the original 18 per cent proposed late last year. It is not possible to say exactly what bills will be faced in the spring because the
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Traffic gridlock
Why has no one thought of enlarging and enhancing Withdean stadium? The proposed stadium seating capacity at Falmer appears to be small in comparison to other stadiums in the country. Why have the planners kept its size so modest? Can it be a ploy to
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Flood defence plan unveiled
The Environment Agency has applied for planning permission to build flood defences in the Malling area of Lewes. The defences are intended to protect the Malling Brooks industrial estate, Tesco store and residential areas around Spences Lane, Orchard
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Enough support
Once again a little bad news about Falmer and out of the woodwork they come (Letters, February 10). Charles Brewerton's letter was interesting but, as with all anti-Falmer correspondence, he gives plenty of advice but no suggestion as to where there is
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Less of the N word, please
I am quite impressed with Sarah Gorrell, the new presenter of the early morning programme on Southern Counties Radio. She has a brisk, efficient broadcasting style and we don't get the constant shouting, name-dropping and details of auditions for Casualty
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Table Tennis: University are flying
Brighton University gave their British League division two hopes a huge boost with two stunning victories. They powered past main rivals Dulwich 5-3 and swept aside Portsmouth 8-0 at Barnet. The university are now joint leaders with Dulwich with four
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Cycling: Dennis meets man in form
Sussex 25-mile champion Steve Dennis is relishing his clash with London rider Tim Bayley at the weekend. The Esat Grinstead rider will be one of the main challengers to Bayley (Arctic RT), winner of stage one of GS Stella's recent two-day time trial,
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Real nannies
In response to your article about the employment of nannies (The Argus, February 4), as a registered childminder of many years I would like to bring to your attention exactly what childminders have to do. Unlike nannies, we have to be police-checked along
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Medical school's the place to be
Almost 2,000 trainee doctors are vying for 128 places at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, making it one of the most popular in the UK. A total of 1,995 people have applied for each of the available places. This is double the number of applications
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Leave Steve be
I am a firm believer that people should have the right to free speech and should express their views if they are worth expressing. I write in response to BA Harris's letter (February 9) about the number of letters Steve Fuller has had published. His views
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Scare tactics are not educational
Jane Calder describes how, aged ten, she was scared by a man joking about a murder victim (The Argus, February 7). She says she was haunted at night, "listening" to the man's footsteps. She means, of course, she imagined hearing them. But she writes as
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I gave Barnes a right roasting
John Crumplin will never forget the day he played John Barnes off the park. It should have been a non-contest: an England World Cup winger up against a player mockingly dubbed 'Football Genius' by his own supporters. But the FA Cup is where dreams come
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Watson ponders physio switch
Paul Watson has been plagued by injury problems this season, which is most unusual for one of Albion's longest serving players. But regular visits to the treatment room are, in one respect, serving a useful purpose for the Hastings-born utility player
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Farmer scoops top award
The owner of a West Sussex farm shop renowned for its food festivals has bagged a major industry award. Stuart Beare, of Tulley's Farm, has been named Farm Retailer of The Year in the South-East regional heats of the NFU Farming Excellence Awards 2004
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IT firm stays intact after sale
Knowledgepool, the Brighton-based IT training company, was yesterday sold to private investment firm Root Capital. The business was sold as a going concern following Menzies Corporate Restructuring's appointment as administrators in January. The new company
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£1m print deal is ideal
A Hove-based print specialist has won a contract to print Ideal Home magazine, which could net millions of pounds. It is a huge lift for Wyndeham Press Group, based in Hove Street, which last year recorded a £1.1 million drop in profits. The rolling contract
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Enterprising Jane's work is done
Jane North, chief executive of The Enterprise Agency, is stepping down after heading the organisation for six years. Jane, who won the Sussex Business Woman of the Year award in 2002, said her "work was done" at the agency. A spokesman for the agency
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Rival's doubts over new plans for pier
Owners of the Palace Pier in Brighton are sceptical about plans to build a back-to-basics version of the battered West Pier. The Noble Organisation was among the strongest opponents of proposals for a rebuilt West Pier and a large leisure complex on the
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MPs warn Prescott over stadium
Brighton MP Des Turner has warned John Prescott's ruling on the future of the Albion could be a matter of political life and death. If the Deputy Prime Minister rejects Albion's plans for a 22,000-seat community stadium near Falmer station, Mr Turner,
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Care homes stripped of licence
A nursing home has had its registration cancelled amid fears for the safety of the elderly people living there. The move follows a number of protection alerts issued by agencies monitoring Sunningdale Nursing Home in Hove last week. Action was taken by
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February 12: Seagulls sweat on suspensions
Albion were today sweating over a double disciplinary threat which could rob them of their two most influential players for the same match. Top scorer Leon Knight is suspended for the trip to Stockport on February 28 following his controversial red card
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Rival's doubts over new pier plans
Owners of the Palace Pier in Brighton are sceptical about plans to build a back-to-basics version of the battered West Pier. The Noble Organisation was among the strongest opponents of proposals for a rebuilt West Pier and a large leisure complex on the
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MPs warn Prescott over stadium
Brighton MP Des Turner has warned John Prescott's ruling on the future of the Albion could be a matter of political life and death. If the Deputy Prime Minister rejects Albion's plans for a 22,000-seat community stadium near Falmer station, Mr Turner,
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Cars galore
Has Charles Odom (Letters, February 7) been to Falmer on week days recently? You cannot move around the pond area for parked cars from the university. Parking for Albion supporters would be no different. -Many Wilkins, Coldean
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Nothing has changed but costs keep rising
In an article on February 6, a West Sussex County Council spokesman said: "We have a limited budget for traffic calming measures. We have to base this on statistics and there have not been enough accidents on that stretch." Now here's a peculiar thing
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Traffic gridlock
Why has no one thought of enlarging and enhancing Withdean stadium? The proposed stadium seating capacity at Falmer appears to be small in comparison to other stadiums in the country. Why have the planners kept its size so modest? Can it be a ploy to
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Anti-Falmer idiots
I have just read the letters about Falmer stadium and it astounds me how so many people can be so thick. Wake up, Len Williams! What is wrong with Waterhall? You haven't followed this from the start, have you? Waterhall is north of the A27 and the stadium
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Enough support
Once again a little bad news about Falmer and out of the woodwork they come (Letters, February 10). Charles Brewerton's letter was interesting but, as with all anti-Falmer correspondence, he gives plenty of advice but no suggestion as to where there is
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Date
Less of the N word, please
I am quite impressed with Sarah Gorrell, the new presenter of the early morning programme on Southern Counties Radio. She has a brisk, efficient broadcasting style and we don't get the constant shouting, name-dropping and details of auditions for Casualty
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Give us more time to look at plans
One must sympathise with the officers of Worthing's planning department, who are faced with the daunting task of getting to grips with the vast volumes of data and plans relating to the new Tesco superstore and the West Durrington Development applications
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Table Tennis: University are flying
Brighton University gave their British League division two hopes a huge boost with two stunning victories. They powered past main rivals Dulwich 5-3 and swept aside Portsmouth 8-0 at Barnet. The university are now joint leaders with Dulwich with four
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Family values
I have an ideal solution to the accommodation problem for the vast numbers of asylum-seekers, particularly the single young men. Instead of building large holding or reception centres for hundreds in one place, why not house one or two in each family
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Medical school's the place to be
Almost 2,000 trainee doctors are vying for 128 places at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, making it one of the most popular in the UK. A total of 1,995 people have applied for each of the available places. This is double the number of applications
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I gave Barnes a right roasting
John Crumplin will never forget the day he played John Barnes off the park. It should have been a non-contest: an England World Cup winger up against a player mockingly dubbed 'Football Genius' by his own supporters. But the FA Cup is where dreams come
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Seagulls sweat on suspensions
Albion were today sweating over a double disciplinary threat which could rob them of their two most influential players for the same match. Top scorer Leon Knight is suspended for the trip to Stockport on February 28 following his controversial red card
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Plea for help at problem prison
A beleagured open prison is appealing for recruits to help tackle its difficulties. Ford Open Prison's independent monitoring board (IMB) needs fresh volunteers to help inspect the jail near Arundel and monitor how inmates are being treated. The prison
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Flood defence plan unveiled
The Environment Agency has applied for planning permission to build flood defences in the Malling area of Lewes. The defences are intended to protect the Malling Brooks industrial estate, Tesco store and residential areas around Spences Lane, Orchard
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IT firm stays intact after sale
Knowledgepool, the Brighton-based IT training company, was yesterday sold to private investment firm Root Capital. The business was sold as a going concern following Menzies Corporate Restructuring's appointment as administrators in January. The new company
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£1m print deal is ideal
A Hove-based print specialist has won a contract to print Ideal Home magazine, which could net millions of pounds. It is a huge lift for Wyndeham Press Group, based in Hove Street, which last year recorded a £1.1 million drop in profits. The rolling contract
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Date
Flood defence plan unveiled
The Environment Agency has applied for planning permission to build flood defences in the Malling area of Lewes. The defences are intended to protect the Malling Brooks industrial estate, Tesco store and residential areas around Spences Lane, Orchard
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February 12: Seagulls sweat on suspensions
Albion were today sweating over a double disciplinary threat which could rob them of their two most influential players for the same match. Top scorer Leon Knight is suspended for the trip to Stockport on February 28 following his controversial red card
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Rival's doubts over new pier plans
Owners of the Palace Pier in Brighton are sceptical about plans to build a back-to-basics version of the battered West Pier. The Noble Organisation was among the strongest opponents of proposals for a rebuilt West Pier and a large leisure complex on the
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Nurse killer faces jail
These are the three nurses whose young lives were wrecked the night they accepted a lift from drink-drive barman Graham Travers. Their beaming smiles spoke of their joy, friendship and love just months before two were killed and a third seriously injured
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Local loyalty
As a frequent visitor to Sussex, I keep a close eye on Sussex County League Football so I read with interest your article about the real possibility of some clubs going to the wall because of lack of support (The Argus, January 30). On the very next page
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Date
Trapeze trainer hated heights
Becoming a trapeze teacher was not an obvious career choice for someone with vertigo. But Philippa Vafadari found swinging around the Big Tops of Sussex was the best way to conquer her fear of heights. The mother of two first took hold of a trapeze bar
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Date
Cars galore
Has Charles Odom (Letters, February 7) been to Falmer on week days recently? You cannot move around the pond area for parked cars from the university. Parking for Albion supporters would be no different. -Many Wilkins, Coldean
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Nothing has changed but costs keep rising
In an article on February 6, a West Sussex County Council spokesman said: "We have a limited budget for traffic calming measures. We have to base this on statistics and there have not been enough accidents on that stretch." Now here's a peculiar thing
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Keep on fighting
We urge The Argus to keep up its support for the Albion. I have back copies from some of the great Albion occasions and it will be sad if our stadium plans get thrown out because your back pages would be boring without the Albion around. -Dave Hazell,
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Date
Anti-Falmer idiots
I have just read the letters about Falmer stadium and it astounds me how so many people can be so thick. Wake up, Len Williams! What is wrong with Waterhall? You haven't followed this from the start, have you? Waterhall is north of the A27 and the stadium
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Date
Car trader fined for road sales
A car trader has been fined £525 for illegally selling vehicles from the roadside without a licence to trade. Howard Blackford, 69, of Ladies Mile Road, Patcham, operated an open-air car showroom from a lay-by off the main A23 London Road, near the junction
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Date
Give us more time to look at plans
One must sympathise with the officers of Worthing's planning department, who are faced with the daunting task of getting to grips with the vast volumes of data and plans relating to the new Tesco superstore and the West Durrington Development applications
-
Date
Family values
I have an ideal solution to the accommodation problem for the vast numbers of asylum-seekers, particularly the single young men. Instead of building large holding or reception centres for hundreds in one place, why not house one or two in each family
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Date
Basketball: Wizards do their bit to help Duck
Randy Duck is easing back to fitness, with a bit of help from an NBA star. Bears are taking advice from Washington Wizards as they ease the skipper back from his adductor problem. Wizards' Gilbert Arenas, a guard not unlike Duck in playing style, has
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Date
Basketball: We'll chase Sharks all the way
Jason Siemon insists Brighton Bears are not the only ones who can slip up in the British League title race. The Bears centre, among the most experienced players in the league, reckons leaders Sheffield could suffer the same sort of hiccup. Bears went
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Tougher sentence
Like everyone in Brighton and Hove, I would like to express enormous sympathy for the family and friends of Jane Longhurst. I cannot understand why Graham Coutts should ever be released from jail. I know Judge Richard Brown was doing the best he could
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Date
Seagulls sweat on suspensions
Albion were today sweating over a double disciplinary threat which could rob them of their two most influential players for the same match. Top scorer Leon Knight is suspended for the trip to Stockport on February 28 following his controversial red card
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Date
Plea for help at problem prison
A beleagured open prison is appealing for recruits to help tackle its difficulties. Ford Open Prison's independent monitoring board (IMB) needs fresh volunteers to help inspect the jail near Arundel and monitor how inmates are being treated. The prison
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Date
Flood defence plan unveiled
The Environment Agency has applied for planning permission to build flood defences in the Malling area of Lewes. The defences are intended to protect the Malling Brooks industrial estate, Tesco store and residential areas around Spences Lane, Orchard
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BA appoint new general manager
British Airways has appointed a new general manager at Gatwick Airport as the troubled airline begins to show signs of recovery. Ian Critchley, who has switched from Heathrow, will be in charge of 1,700 "frontline" workers, such as baggage handlers, ramp
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Date
Flood defence plan unveiled
The Environment Agency has applied for planning permission to build flood defences in the Malling area of Lewes. The defences are intended to protect the Malling Brooks industrial estate, Tesco store and residential areas around Spences Lane, Orchard
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Nurse killer faces jail
These are the three nurses whose young lives were wrecked the night they accepted a lift from drink-drive barman Graham Travers. Their beaming smiles spoke of their joy, friendship and love just months before two were killed and a third seriously injured
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Date
Tax rise cut in half
Householders in Brighton and Hove will face council tax rises of just under nine per cent in April. The figure is half the original 18 per cent proposed late last year. It is not possible to say exactly what bills will be faced in the spring because the
