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Missing policemen
When is St James's Street going to be safe? We have nothing but drunks causing abuse. I was attacked myself by a girl on drugs because I asked her to leave the shop. After three days, I still have bruising and scatches on my neck. I am still very shaken
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Teenager drowned after fit
A teenage swimmer died after suffering an epileptic fit in a river on one of the hottest days of last year, an inquest heard. Theodore Cole, 18, did not surface after ducking into water while with a group of friends as temperatures hit more than 80 degrees
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Harsh lesson
I have two children who go to St John The Baptist School, which is behind the Royal Sussex Hospital on Whitehawk Hill, Brighton. There has always been a problem with parking at the school in the evening when picking up our children but, last year, we
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Hip hip hooray!
I want to praise our Royal Sussex County Hospital, in particular Ward L8A east, where I have just spent two-and-a-half weeks for a double hip replacement. Everybody connected to this ward treated me with kindness and respect, as did all the departments
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Why I had to tell police about my brother's child pornography
A woman who shopped her paedophile brother to the police broke down in tears as he was jailed. Kim Stewart sat sobbing in the public gallery at Lewes Crown Court as Kevin Neal was imprisoned for eight months. Neal, 38, a father-of-three, admitted to eight
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More paedophiles are out there, police warn
A child pornography crackdown which netted 200 suspected paedophiles in Sussex is just the tip of an iceberg, a senior detective warned today. Sussex Police are reaching the end of a two-year investigation into an internet child porn network but more
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Sloppy binmen lose Easter bonus
Dustmen have had their Easter bonuses docked for poor work. Brighton and Hove City Council is heading for a showdown with 25 workers after withholding £230 due to each of them for working Easter Saturday. Managers say some of them failed to catch-up rounds
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Holy hypocrisy
Apart from small newsagents, why was the Church of England the only place trading on Easter Sunday? The large flower stall on church land at St John's Church in Palmeira Square, Hove, did a roaring trade on Easter Sunday and Good Friday, yet I thought
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Fitting finale
Kendrick Warren and his Brighton Bears colleagues do not want to go on holiday just yet. They are having too much fun proving themselves the best in the country. Bears rounded off their glorious league campaign in style last night with a 95-71 thrashing
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Albion chief targets Hoops
Mark McGhee believes Albion's promotion chances would receive a boost if they got a crack at Queens Park Rangers in the play-offs. The Seagulls manager watched Bristol City cut the gap on second-placed Rangers to one point by beating leaders Plymouth
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Finance workers vote on "super union"
More than 150,000 finance workers will start voting today on whether to move towards the creation of a "super union" for their industry. Members of Unifi are being balloted on a proposed merger with Amicus, which already represents 1.2 million workers
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Council given a glowing report
Inspectors have given high marks to an authority's education service. A report on social services later this month is also good. Ofsted gave Brighton and Hove City Council the second highest possible rating. It praised the council's support for early
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Firms still failing the flexibility test
Most businesses in Sussex are still reluctant to offer their employees flexible working arrangements, according to figures released today. The findings come a year after Government legislation gave full-time working parents the right to request flexibility
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Repair shop recovers after fire and theft
A motorcycle repair shop which was destroyed by fire last summer is back in business after a torrid ten months for its owners. MPH, in Dolphin Road, Shoreham, had been in business for just eight months when it was hit by fire on July 4. In the month before
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Missing policemen
When is St James's Street going to be safe? We have nothing but drunks causing abuse. I was attacked myself by a girl on drugs because I asked her to leave the shop. After three days, I still have bruising and scatches on my neck. I am still very shaken
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Disused gun tower is sold for £285,000
One of the last unconverted Martello towers on the South Coast has fetched £285,000 at auction. The former Napoleonic Wars fortress at Norman's Bay, near Pevensey, had a guide price of £120,000 to £150,000. But it attracted fierce bidding from up to 20
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Teenager drowned after fit
A teenage swimmer died after suffering an epileptic fit in a river on one of the hottest days of last year, an inquest heard. Theodore Cole, 18, did not surface after ducking into water while with a group of friends as temperatures hit more than 80 degrees
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Huntsman is guilty of whip attack
A huntsman has been cautioned for hitting an anti-hunt protester with his whip. Jamie Hawksfield was arrested yesterday for assaulting library assistant Jaine Wild at a meeting of the Crawley and Horsham Hunt close to Shipley, near Horsham, on February
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How kissing two men changed my life
After filming reality TV show There's Something About Miriam, Tom Rooke had not planned on kissing another man for a while. Show makers Sky One had duped him and five others into trying to woo a pre-operative male-to-female transgendered woman for a £10,000
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Hip hip hooray!
I want to praise our Royal Sussex County Hospital, in particular Ward L8A east, where I have just spent two-and-a-half weeks for a double hip replacement. Everybody connected to this ward treated me with kindness and respect, as did all the departments
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It's such a joy to see my little girl play again
Little Summer Dutton looks like any other three-year-old as she plays in the sunshine. It is a scene her mother Fiona had feared she would never see again when, a year ago, Summer was diagnosed with a rare bone infection. Until March last year Summer
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Lack of trust
The Brighton and Hove Primary Care Trust (PCT) response to concerns about the privatisation of orthopaedic operations and their removal to Haywards Heath is complete tosh. There has been no consultation with the public about moving services. Indeed, PCTs
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Why I had to tell police about my brother's child pornography
A woman who shopped her paedophile brother to the police broke down in tears as he was jailed. Kim Stewart sat sobbing in the public gallery at Lewes Crown Court as Kevin Neal was imprisoned for eight months. Neal, 38, a father-of-three, admitted to eight
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More paedophiles are out there, police warn
A child pornography crackdown which netted 200 suspected paedophiles in Sussex is just the tip of an iceberg, a senior detective warned today. Sussex Police are reaching the end of a two-year investigation into an internet child porn network but more
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Heavenly voices
Can we express our thanks to the Hermitage Choir from St Petersburg for their superb concert on Tuesday afternoon at St Andrew's Church. The performance was inspirational and it was so nice to see the newly-restored Church being enjoyed again by the Brunswick
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Sloppy binmen lose Easter bonus
Dustmen have had their Easter bonuses docked for poor work. Brighton and Hove City Council is heading for a showdown with 25 workers after withholding £230 due to each of them for working Easter Saturday. Managers say some of them failed to catch-up rounds
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A time for peace
It's a weird world we live in. We associate Easter as a time to remember Jesus Christ, his sacrifice and resurrection. We also associate Easter as a time of celebrating life. Is it not therefore hypocritical that we have to listen to the constant shooting
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Council given a glowing report
Inspectors have given high marks to an authority's education service. A report on social services later this month is also good. Ofsted gave Brighton and Hove City Council the second highest possible rating. It praised the council's support for early
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Firms still failing the flexibility test
Most businesses in Sussex are still reluctant to offer their employees flexible working arrangements, according to figures released today. The findings come a year after Government legislation gave full-time working parents the right to request flexibility
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Air Partner soars in troubled times
The fortunes of Air Partner, the Gatwick-based charter specialist, continued to soar yesterday after interim profits more than doubled. The firm, which hires out aircraft to businesses, governments, royalty and celebrities, hailed a renaissance in the
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Repair shop recovers after fire and theft
A motorcycle repair shop which was destroyed by fire last summer is back in business after a torrid ten months for its owners. MPH, in Dolphin Road, Shoreham, had been in business for just eight months when it was hit by fire on July 4. In the month before
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Disused gun tower is sold for £285,000
One of the last unconverted Martello towers on the South Coast has fetched £285,000 at auction. The former Napoleonic Wars fortress at Norman's Bay, near Pevensey, had a guide price of £120,000 to £150,000. But it attracted fierce bidding from up to 20
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Huntsman is guilty of whip attack
A huntsman has been cautioned for hitting an anti-hunt protester with his whip. Jamie Hawksfield was arrested yesterday for assaulting library assistant Jaine Wild at a meeting of the Crawley and Horsham Hunt close to Shipley, near Horsham, on February
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It's such a joy to see my little girl play again
Little Summer Dutton looks like any other three-year-old as she plays in the sunshine. It is a scene her mother Fiona had feared she would never see again when, a year ago, Summer was diagnosed with a rare bone infection. Until March last year Summer
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Lack of trust
The Brighton and Hove Primary Care Trust (PCT) response to concerns about the privatisation of orthopaedic operations and their removal to Haywards Heath is complete tosh. There has been no consultation with the public about moving services. Indeed, PCTs
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This should be a lesson to us all
So, the end is nigh for the West Pier. How exactly is this going to affect Brighton? Well, for a start, all the maps and tourist literature will have to be amended because, if the West Pier falls into the sea or is demolished, then it is going to be very
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Heavenly voices
Can we express our thanks to the Hermitage Choir from St Petersburg for their superb concert on Tuesday afternoon at St Andrew's Church. The performance was inspirational and it was so nice to see the newly-restored Church being enjoyed again by the Brunswick
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A time for peace
It's a weird world we live in. We associate Easter as a time to remember Jesus Christ, his sacrifice and resurrection. We also associate Easter as a time of celebrating life. Is it not therefore hypocritical that we have to listen to the constant shooting
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Playing politics
Obviously, Lord Bassam and Ivor Caplin MP think they have enough power to influence the Deputy Prime Minister over the commercial decision regarding the Albion stadium. Why are they wasting their time? More money is needed for the Royal Sussex Hospital
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Sheepcote Valley is too dangerous to build on
Sheepcote Valley cannot be developed for anything except maybe small buildings around its rim. It would be pretty impossible, certainly wholly impractical, to create the Albion's new stadium there. I thought this was common knowledge and someone must
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All-day bus fares to go up
The price of all-day bus tickets will soon rise by 20p. From Sunday, April 25, Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company will increase the price of £2.40 Saver tickets purchased from drivers to £2.60. Tickets purchased in advance from 1 Stop Travel will
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JobCentres closed by civil servants' pay row
JobCentres and social security offices remained closed yesterday as civil servants staged a 48-hour stoppage. The Regent JobCentre in Upper North Street, Brighton, and the Phoenix Job Centre in West Street, Brighton, were among those affected. The Department
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Air Partner soars in troubled times
The fortunes of Air Partner, the Gatwick-based charter specialist, continued to soar yesterday after interim profits more than doubled. The firm, which hires out aircraft to businesses, governments, royalty and celebrities, hailed a renaissance in the
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M&S hit by fall in sales
Marks & Spencer shocked City analysts yesterday as poor sales figures cast new doubt on the retail group's recovery. Fresh from poor clothing sales over the Christmas season, M&S added to the gloom surrounding its recent performance with a 3.4
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Harsh lesson
I have two children who go to St John The Baptist School, which is behind the Royal Sussex Hospital on Whitehawk Hill, Brighton. There has always been a problem with parking at the school in the evening when picking up our children but, last year, we
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Date
This should be a lesson to us all
So, the end is nigh for the West Pier. How exactly is this going to affect Brighton? Well, for a start, all the maps and tourist literature will have to be amended because, if the West Pier falls into the sea or is demolished, then it is going to be very
-
Date
Holy hypocrisy
Apart from small newsagents, why was the Church of England the only place trading on Easter Sunday? The large flower stall on church land at St John's Church in Palmeira Square, Hove, did a roaring trade on Easter Sunday and Good Friday, yet I thought
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Date
Playing politics
Obviously, Lord Bassam and Ivor Caplin MP think they have enough power to influence the Deputy Prime Minister over the commercial decision regarding the Albion stadium. Why are they wasting their time? More money is needed for the Royal Sussex Hospital
-
Date
Sheepcote Valley is too dangerous to build on
Sheepcote Valley cannot be developed for anything except maybe small buildings around its rim. It would be pretty impossible, certainly wholly impractical, to create the Albion's new stadium there. I thought this was common knowledge and someone must
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Date
Fitting finale
Kendrick Warren and his Brighton Bears colleagues do not want to go on holiday just yet. They are having too much fun proving themselves the best in the country. Bears rounded off their glorious league campaign in style last night with a 95-71 thrashing
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Date
Albion chief targets Hoops
Mark McGhee believes Albion's promotion chances would receive a boost if they got a crack at Queens Park Rangers in the play-offs. The Seagulls manager watched Bristol City cut the gap on second-placed Rangers to one point by beating leaders Plymouth
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Finance workers vote on "super union"
More than 150,000 finance workers will start voting today on whether to move towards the creation of a "super union" for their industry. Members of Unifi are being balloted on a proposed merger with Amicus, which already represents 1.2 million workers
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All-day bus fares to go up
The price of all-day bus tickets will soon rise by 20p. From Sunday, April 25, Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company will increase the price of £2.40 Saver tickets purchased from drivers to £2.60. Tickets purchased in advance from 1 Stop Travel will
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JobCentres closed by civil servants' pay row
JobCentres and social security offices remained closed yesterday as civil servants staged a 48-hour stoppage. The Regent JobCentre in Upper North Street, Brighton, and the Phoenix Job Centre in West Street, Brighton, were among those affected. The Department
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M&S hit by fall in sales
Marks & Spencer shocked City analysts yesterday as poor sales figures cast new doubt on the retail group's recovery. Fresh from poor clothing sales over the Christmas season, M&S added to the gloom surrounding its recent performance with a 3.4
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Lifesaver tells of appearance on reality TV show
After filming reality TV show There's Something About Miriam, Tom Rooke had not planned on kissing another man for a while. Show makers Sky One had duped him and five others into trying to woo a pre-operative male-to-female transgendered woman
