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Round the bend
Your report on sewerage surveys (The Argus, March 8) beggars belief. How could Southern Water select the Lower Hoddern Farm site before it had carried out extensive surveys? Any one of these surveys could prove the site unacceptable. Yet it has been officially
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Stress toll for pupils as their school is axed
The human cost of closing a failing school will last a lifetime, parents have warned. Pupils sobbed as education leaders made the final decision to shut East Brighton College of Media Arts (Comart). The closure is likely to cost Brighton and Hove City
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I'm a convert
I had doubts about the "New Argus" having become fond - warts and all - of the old Evening Argus. Indeed, I was very sceptical but I am converted. You're getting it right, especially in terms of lay-out and on the letters page in particular. So, good
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Golf: Jamie's running into great form
Pounding the pavements for 40 miles a week doesn't seem to have affected Jamie Harris' golf. The punishing routine is part of a programme to get into shape for the London Marathon on April 18. In between the pain sessions the Nevill assistant popped into
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Hockey: Hawes ready for Olympics
Former Lewes defender Ben Hawes can look forward to this summer's Olympics after helping Great Britain secure a top-six finish at the men's qualifying tournament in Madrid. A 2-1 play-off win against Belgium yesterday booked Great Britain their place
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Shall we starve?
Whatever figures members of Brighton and Hove City Council produce regarding speeding and parking fines, motorists know we have been taken for a ride over the past five years. Perhaps councillors can tell us how a 7.7 per cent rise in council tax can
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Ryman: Maggs signs new deal
Horsham manager John Maggs has ended the uncertainty surrounding his future by signing a new two-year contract. A run of one defeat in the last ten league games has convinced the board to extend Maggs's four-year spell at the club. Maggs said: "I'm absolutely
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Ryman: Big game won't decide title
Lewes manager Steven King does not see tomorrow's clash with Windsor and Eton as a championship decider. The top two in division one south go head to head at the Dripping Pan and a crowd in excess of 700 is expected. Lewes, who returned to the top with
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Driver nearly struck me and then swore
As you leave Brighton station car park via the concrete ramp and drive down the hill, you arrive at a set of traffic signals where the only legal option is a left turn. To your right is a pelican crossing which, at peak hours, is obviously very busy but
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Dr Martens: Vines makes his mark
A few eyebrows were raised when Francis Vines was appointed manager of Crawley just over a year ago. The reaction of many people outside the town was Francis who? How could a man, whose only managerial experience was with Crawley reserves, galvanise one
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Leon's boots are made for scoring
Leon Knight today revealed the reason for his return to top form for Albion - a new pair of boots. Knight has swapped silver boots for white ones as part of the three-year sponsorship deal he has with Reebok. He wore them for the first time in Wednesday's
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PR agency wins ice arena contract
Staff at a public relations agency were joined by former Olympic skating gold medallist Robin Cousins to celebrate winning a contract for Brighton International Arena (BIA). Jo Brooks PR will handle media and communication for BIA, to be built on the
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Prescott in deep water over housing
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has been blamed for plans which could lead to Sussex households drinking water from the English Channel. Last week, The Argus revealed South East Water hoped to build a trial desalination plant in Newhaven. Lewes MP
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UK faces 'fastest power price rises in Europe'
Business leaders warned the Government today that power prices could rise in the UK faster than elsewhere in Europe. The CBI said the UK was the only country in the European Union planning to go beyond agreements on fighting global warming made at the
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Samaritan caused crash after late shift
A Samaritans volunteer fell asleep as she drove home from an all-night shift, causing a smash which left a woman fighting for her life. Pamela Evans, 63, had missed a night's sleep to man the helpline's phones and was on her way home from the organisation's
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Gatwick security staff in theft arrests
Baggage checkers at Gatwick have allegedly helped themselves to items worth more than £100,000 from holidaymakers' suitcases. Police questioned seven security screening staff held after a series of co-ordinated raids at the airport and at workers' homes
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Festival fringe line-up
Sultry singer Amy Winehouse and the man who illustrated Damon Albarn's cartoon band Gorillaz will be hoping to bring harmony to the Brighton Fringe Festival. The line-up for this summer's Brighton Fringe promises performances by Brighton rockers The Electric
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Not afraid to print and be damned
David Thomas has enjoyed confrontations with former footballer Bruce Grobbelaar and controversial feminist writer Naomi Wolf. The author became close to Chris Vincent, who accused Grobbelaar of match-fixing, prompting the ex-Liverpool goalkeeper to sing
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Scrubland squable ends in court
Two millionaire neighbours are embroiled in a bitter courtroom battle over a bramble patch. Retired businessman Neville Darby and David Bell, who was a chartered surveyor and company director, both claim ownership of the tiny plot, thought to be worth
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The dangers of iPod
I was extremely alarmed to read your headline "Why Women can feel safe with an iPod". Women should not feel safe with an iPod. Nor for that matter should men. As Dr Bull says in your article, the use of walkmans and iPods makes people feel out of tune
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Round the bend
Your report on sewerage surveys (The Argus, March 8) beggars belief. How could Southern Water select the Lower Hoddern Farm site before it had carried out extensive surveys? Any one of these surveys could prove the site unacceptable. Yet it has been officially
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We're rubbish
I can't believe the attitude of the readers who complain about the rubbish on the A27 between Shoreham and Hove and say it's disgusting the council has not picked it up. Instead, should they not be writing about the people who threw it out of their cars
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Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw
Richard Hudson, from Eastbourne, wishes to give our writer Katya Mira a geography lesson following her review of the restaurant Mascara in the Guide last Friday. She wrote that the restaurant in Western Road, Brighton, was "named after owner Pascal Madjoudi's
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I'm a convert
I had doubts about the "New Argus" having become fond - warts and all - of the old Evening Argus. Indeed, I was very sceptical but I am converted. You're getting it right, especially in terms of lay-out and on the letters page in particular. So, good
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Clear off
Neighbours on the Haslar estate in Lancing made their voices heard when they blocked the workmen's excavator on private land adjacent to their homes (The Argus, March 9). The residents claim the land is a habitat for foxes, rabbits and birds and this
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Racing: Hide welcomes greater scrutiny
Prize money is higher than ever, racecourse attendances are on the up and there are more horses in training than ever before. The racing industry should be booming. But, after the events of the last ten days, public confidence in the sport is at an all-time
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Cycling: Coyle makes winning start
Mike Coyle made a flying start to his season with victory in the Sussex CA time trial at Handcross. Coyle (VC Etoile) covered the hilly 22.8-mile course in 57mins 13secs to finish 70 seconds ahead of Londoner Tim Stevens (34 Nomads). Kingston rider Stewart
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Girls aloud
In reply to Geoff Kiss (Letters, March 8) asking for thoughts on how to deal with these rude young women, the answer is simple, Mr Kiss, you cannot. If their parents have not brought them up properly - to be courteous, polite, caring and respectful -
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Museum piece
I think that the West Pier should be taken out of the sea and put into a special museum - like the Mary Rose - before it rots away. Then we could all go there to learn about it. -Matthew Ralph, aged 17, Portslade
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Hockey: Hawes ready for Olympics
Former Lewes defender Ben Hawes can look forward to this summer's Olympics after helping Great Britain secure a top-six finish at the men's qualifying tournament in Madrid. A 2-1 play-off win against Belgium yesterday booked Great Britain their place
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Shall we starve?
Whatever figures members of Brighton and Hove City Council produce regarding speeding and parking fines, motorists know we have been taken for a ride over the past five years. Perhaps councillors can tell us how a 7.7 per cent rise in council tax can
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Date
Ryman: Big game won't decide title
Lewes manager Steven King does not see tomorrow's clash with Windsor and Eton as a championship decider. The top two in division one south go head to head at the Dripping Pan and a crowd in excess of 700 is expected. Lewes, who returned to the top with
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Date
Dr Martens: Vines makes his mark
A few eyebrows were raised when Francis Vines was appointed manager of Crawley just over a year ago. The reaction of many people outside the town was Francis who? How could a man, whose only managerial experience was with Crawley reserves, galvanise one
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Heather joins high-fliers at Queen's party
Heather Mills-McCartney joined some of Britain's most successful women for a power lunch with the Queen. The former model, married to ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, mingled with more than 180 high-flyers including author JK Rowling, singer Charlotte Church
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Brothers jailed after drunken attacks
A drunken football supporter launched an attack on an innocent man and wife after seeing his team relegated from the Premiership. West Ham fan Mark Walker, 31, of Moyne Close, Hove, was jailed for two years for the attack on Malcolm and Lynda Moore on
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PR agency wins ice arena contract
Staff at a public relations agency were joined by former Olympic skating gold medallist Robin Cousins to celebrate winning a contract for Brighton International Arena (BIA). Jo Brooks PR will handle media and communication for BIA, to be built on the
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Prescott in deep water over housing
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has been blamed for plans which could lead to Sussex households drinking water from the English Channel. Last week, The Argus revealed South East Water hoped to build a trial desalination plant in Newhaven. Lewes MP
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Final mortgage report published
Professor David Miles today published his final report setting out recommendations to improve the UK mortgage market. The recommendations fall broadly into two groups, firstly those that are aimed at improving the advice and information that borrowers
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Red tape blamed for stifling growth
Officialdom is seen as the main barrier to growth among Sussex businesses, according to a detailed report published today. Red tape was a bugbear for more than a third of the companies interviewed for the 2003 Annual Business Survey. The 25-page report
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Greens set sights on polls breakthrough
Green Euro-MP Caroline Lucas rounded on "spin, deception and lies" in a keynote speech to rally colleagues at the party's spring conference. Dr Lucas told the assembly their party was on the brink of an electoral breakthrough. It has members on more than
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Samaritan caused crash after late shift
A Samaritans volunteer fell asleep as she drove home from an all-night shift, causing a smash which left a woman fighting for her life. Pamela Evans, 63, had missed a night's sleep to man the helpline's phones and was on her way home from the organisation's
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Driver jailed after fatal pile-up
A motorist whose appalling and aggressive driving caused the death of a taxi driver has been jailed for three years. Paul Elston, a roofer, was trying to overtake on the A27 as he drove from work to his flat in Hove when he caused a six-car crash. Cabbie
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Festival fringe line-up
Sultry singer Amy Winehouse and the man who illustrated Damon Albarn's cartoon band Gorillaz will be hoping to bring harmony to the Brighton Fringe Festival. The line-up for this summer's Brighton Fringe promises performances by Brighton rockers The Electric
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Station wake-up
Falmer is not the place to put a stadium. There is a much better site - central, easy to travel to, environmentally sound and within the confines of Brighton. Where? Why, the Brighton station car park. Apart from providing for players and officials, there
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Stress toll for pupils as their school is axed
The human cost of closing a failing school will last a lifetime, parents have warned. Pupils sobbed as education leaders made the final decision to shut East Brighton College of Media Arts (Comart). The closure is likely to cost Brighton and Hove City
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Firemen were heroes
We would like to say a huge thank you to the fire crew who rescued our cat Edward after he had been lost for three days and was stuck in a locked garage. A fire crew arrived within five minutes of our call. They were efficient, friendly and reassuring
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Golf: Jamie's running into great form
Pounding the pavements for 40 miles a week doesn't seem to have affected Jamie Harris' golf. The punishing routine is part of a programme to get into shape for the London Marathon on April 18. In between the pain sessions the Nevill assistant popped into
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Date
Prescott in deep water over housing
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has been blamed for plans which could lead to Sussex households drinking water from the English Channel. Last week, The Argus revealed South East Water hoped to build a trial desalination plant in Newhaven. Lewes MP
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Ryman: Maggs signs new deal
Horsham manager John Maggs has ended the uncertainty surrounding his future by signing a new two-year contract. A run of one defeat in the last ten league games has convinced the board to extend Maggs's four-year spell at the club. Maggs said: "I'm absolutely
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Fines save lives
Having followed with interest the speeding debate in the letters page, I have come to the conclusion that some drivers have an inflated opinion of their driving prowess and their ability to cope with adverse factors and the unexpected while driving at
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Driver nearly struck me and then swore
As you leave Brighton station car park via the concrete ramp and drive down the hill, you arrive at a set of traffic signals where the only legal option is a left turn. To your right is a pelican crossing which, at peak hours, is obviously very busy but
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Date
Leon's boots are made for scoring
Leon Knight today revealed the reason for his return to top form for Albion - a new pair of boots. Knight has swapped silver boots for white ones as part of the three-year sponsorship deal he has with Reebok. He wore them for the first time in Wednesday's
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Rugby: Heath lose Meredith
Haywards Heath's survival bid has been hit by injury to skipper Alex Meredith. The Heath scrum half suffered medial ligament damage putting in some overtime in a second team fixture. Meredith, only playing to assess the form of new outside half Richard
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McGhee lines up new striker
Albion manager Mark McGhee revealed plans today to sign a replacement for Trevor Benjamin, who has been recalled from his loan spell by Leicester. McGhee is hoping to bring in another striker on a free transfer before next Tuesday's trip to Chesterfield
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Athletics: Baker's extreme run for charity
Dean Baker will achieve what no other Englishman has done for seven years at the Hastings Half Marathon on Sunday. The 41-year-old swimming pool manager from Bexhill will beat the cream of Kenya's long distance runners across the finish line, not just
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Water bill rises loom
Consumers face bigger bills to pay for cleaner drinking water and anti-pollution measures. Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett voiced her concern about the move on "those least able to pay" but warned that policy changes in this area "cannot avert
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UK faces 'fastest power price rises in Europe'
Business leaders warned the Government today that power prices could rise in the UK faster than elsewhere in Europe. The CBI said the UK was the only country in the European Union planning to go beyond agreements on fighting global warming made at the
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Pub takeover threat to jobs
A takeover deal that will make Enterprise Inns the UK's largest pub company could lead to 100 jobs being axed, it emerged today. Enterprise said it intended to switch head office operations of the Unique Pub Company in Thame, Oxfordshire, to its Solihull
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March 12: McGhee lines up new striker
Albion manager Mark McGhee revealed plans today to sign a replacement for Trevor Benjamin, who has been recalled from his loan spell by Leicester. McGhee is hoping to bring in another striker on a free transfer before next Tuesday's trip to Chesterfield
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March 12: Leon's boots are made for scoring
Leon Knight today revealed the reason for his return to top form for Albion - a new pair of boots. Knight has swapped silver boots for white ones as part of the three-year sponsorship deal he has with Reebok. He wore them for the first time in Wednesday's
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CJ driver jailed again for assault
A driver who knocked down a child and left him dying in the road has been jailed again - this time for assaulting a woman. Failed asylum-seeker Kamel Kadri admitted common assault and was imprisoned for three months yesterday. The sentence will run concurrently
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Gatwick security staff in theft arrests
Baggage checkers at Gatwick have allegedly helped themselves to items worth more than £100,000 from holidaymakers' suitcases. Police questioned seven security screening staff held after a series of co-ordinated raids at the airport and at workers' homes
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Date
Not afraid to print and be damned
David Thomas has enjoyed confrontations with former footballer Bruce Grobbelaar and controversial feminist writer Naomi Wolf. The author became close to Chris Vincent, who accused Grobbelaar of match-fixing, prompting the ex-Liverpool goalkeeper to sing
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Date
Scrubland squable ends in court
Two millionaire neighbours are embroiled in a bitter courtroom battle over a bramble patch. Retired businessman Neville Darby and David Bell, who was a chartered surveyor and company director, both claim ownership of the tiny plot, thought to be worth
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Date
The dangers of iPod
I was extremely alarmed to read your headline "Why Women can feel safe with an iPod". Women should not feel safe with an iPod. Nor for that matter should men. As Dr Bull says in your article, the use of walkmans and iPods makes people feel out of tune
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Date
We're rubbish
I can't believe the attitude of the readers who complain about the rubbish on the A27 between Shoreham and Hove and say it's disgusting the council has not picked it up. Instead, should they not be writing about the people who threw it out of their cars
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Date
Station wake-up
Falmer is not the place to put a stadium. There is a much better site - central, easy to travel to, environmentally sound and within the confines of Brighton. Where? Why, the Brighton station car park. Apart from providing for players and officials, there
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Date
Clear off
Neighbours on the Haslar estate in Lancing made their voices heard when they blocked the workmen's excavator on private land adjacent to their homes (The Argus, March 9). The residents claim the land is a habitat for foxes, rabbits and birds and this
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Date
Racing: Hide welcomes greater scrutiny
Prize money is higher than ever, racecourse attendances are on the up and there are more horses in training than ever before. The racing industry should be booming. But, after the events of the last ten days, public confidence in the sport is at an all-time
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Date
Firemen were heroes
We would like to say a huge thank you to the fire crew who rescued our cat Edward after he had been lost for three days and was stuck in a locked garage. A fire crew arrived within five minutes of our call. They were efficient, friendly and reassuring
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Date
Cycling: Coyle makes winning start
Mike Coyle made a flying start to his season with victory in the Sussex CA time trial at Handcross. Coyle (VC Etoile) covered the hilly 22.8-mile course in 57mins 13secs to finish 70 seconds ahead of Londoner Tim Stevens (34 Nomads). Kingston rider Stewart
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Date
Girls aloud
In reply to Geoff Kiss (Letters, March 8) asking for thoughts on how to deal with these rude young women, the answer is simple, Mr Kiss, you cannot. If their parents have not brought them up properly - to be courteous, polite, caring and respectful -
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Date
Museum piece
I think that the West Pier should be taken out of the sea and put into a special museum - like the Mary Rose - before it rots away. Then we could all go there to learn about it. -Matthew Ralph, aged 17, Portslade
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Prescott in deep water over housing
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has been blamed for plans which could lead to Sussex households drinking water from the English Channel. Last week, The Argus revealed South East Water hoped to build a trial desalination plant in Newhaven. Lewes MP
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Date
Fines save lives
Having followed with interest the speeding debate in the letters page, I have come to the conclusion that some drivers have an inflated opinion of their driving prowess and their ability to cope with adverse factors and the unexpected while driving at
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Date
Rugby: Heath lose Meredith
Haywards Heath's survival bid has been hit by injury to skipper Alex Meredith. The Heath scrum half suffered medial ligament damage putting in some overtime in a second team fixture. Meredith, only playing to assess the form of new outside half Richard
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Date
McGhee lines up new striker
Albion manager Mark McGhee revealed plans today to sign a replacement for Trevor Benjamin, who has been recalled from his loan spell by Leicester. McGhee is hoping to bring in another striker on a free transfer before next Tuesday's trip to Chesterfield
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Date
Athletics: Baker's extreme run for charity
Dean Baker will achieve what no other Englishman has done for seven years at the Hastings Half Marathon on Sunday. The 41-year-old swimming pool manager from Bexhill will beat the cream of Kenya's long distance runners across the finish line, not just
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Date
Heather joins high-fliers at Queen's party
Heather Mills-McCartney joined some of Britain's most successful women for a power lunch with the Queen. The former model, married to ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, mingled with more than 180 high-flyers including author JK Rowling, singer Charlotte Church
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Date
Brothers jailed after drunken attacks
A drunken football supporter launched an attack on an innocent man and wife after seeing his team relegated from the Premiership. West Ham fan Mark Walker, 31, of Moyne Close, Hove, was jailed for two years for the attack on Malcolm and Lynda Moore on
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Date
Water bill rises loom
Consumers face bigger bills to pay for cleaner drinking water and anti-pollution measures. Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett voiced her concern about the move on "those least able to pay" but warned that policy changes in this area "cannot avert
-
Date
Final mortgage report published
Professor David Miles today published his final report setting out recommendations to improve the UK mortgage market. The recommendations fall broadly into two groups, firstly those that are aimed at improving the advice and information that borrowers
-
Date
Pub takeover threat to jobs
A takeover deal that will make Enterprise Inns the UK's largest pub company could lead to 100 jobs being axed, it emerged today. Enterprise said it intended to switch head office operations of the Unique Pub Company in Thame, Oxfordshire, to its Solihull
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Date
Red tape blamed for stifling growth
Officialdom is seen as the main barrier to growth among Sussex businesses, according to a detailed report published today. Red tape was a bugbear for more than a third of the companies interviewed for the 2003 Annual Business Survey. The 25-page report
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Date
March 12: McGhee lines up new striker
Albion manager Mark McGhee revealed plans today to sign a replacement for Trevor Benjamin, who has been recalled from his loan spell by Leicester. McGhee is hoping to bring in another striker on a free transfer before next Tuesday's trip to Chesterfield
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Date
CJ driver jailed again for assault
A driver who knocked down a child and left him dying in the road has been jailed again - this time for assaulting a woman. Failed asylum-seeker Kamel Kadri admitted common assault and was imprisoned for three months yesterday. The sentence will run concurrently
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Date
Greens set sights on polls breakthrough
Green Euro-MP Caroline Lucas rounded on "spin, deception and lies" in a keynote speech to rally colleagues at the party's spring conference. Dr Lucas told the assembly their party was on the brink of an electoral breakthrough. It has members on more than
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Date
Driver jailed after fatal pile-up
A motorist whose appalling and aggressive driving caused the death of a taxi driver has been jailed for three years. Paul Elston, a roofer, was trying to overtake on the A27 as he drove from work to his flat in Hove when he caused a six-car crash. Cabbie
