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Caravan wrangle splits village
A row between two wealthy villagers is threatening to breach the peace in a sleepy Sussex parish. For decades, visitors have flocked to the hamlet of Houghton Bridge, near Arundel, to stay in the pretty riverside caravan park. They sip tea on its manicured
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Letter: Not an outlaw
I am afraid I cannot congratulate you on your piece of unbalanced, sensationalistic prose concerning the fate of motorcyclists (The Argus, April 5). If it was designed to shock motorcyclists into changing their behaviour, you have not succeeded and it
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Hundreds mourn folk music legend
A letter from the Prince of Wales was among the tributes at an emotional funeral service for the doyen of traditional English folk music. There was standing room only at the service for Bob Copper, who died at the age of 89 on March 29. The village of
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Trips to Sussex inspired magician
He alarmed and amazed the country in equal measure when he put an apparently loaded gun to his head and pulled the trigger. The millions of viewers who tuned into showman Derren Brown's Russian Roulette show last October wouldn't have known his taste
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Letter: In league with the gentlemen
Can someone out there please explain the English obsession of immediately wanting to know where you come from? On Good Friday, I was in my local launderette, minding my own business, when someone asked me which dryer was the better. I had barely opened
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County League: Round-Up
Chichester need four points from their last two games to make certain of the division one title after securing a 2-0 victory at Sidley on Saturday. Two goals by Lewis Fennemore gave Chi the three points and they face basement boys Shoreham next Saturday
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Letter: Train pain
Was the rail passenger who was attacked and seriously injured on a Victoria to Littlehampton train by thugs (The Argus, April 14) travelling on a new digital information display, air-conditioned, sliding door, Euro train? The new trains have hidden (to
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Dr Martens (Eastern): Corby 2 Burgess Hill 3
Burgess Hill coach Darin Killpartrick has urged his players not to hide in the run-in to the season. The Hillians got their quest for a top eight finish back on track with a 3-2 away win against Corby. Victory looked in doubt after the home side scored
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Dr Martens (Premier): Worcester 2 Eastbourne B 1
Eastbourne Borough boss Garry Wilson refused to blame his players for a disappointing defeat at Worcester City. Victory would have guaranteed Borough a place in the Conference south division and they looked well on the way when Scott Ramsay scored his
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Letter: Who's right?
While welcoming your editorial attacking the BNP (The Argus, April 2), I must say that your call for voters to vote for mainstream parties would be more credible if these parties' attacks on refugees, support for American war mongering and failure to
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Letter: A reminder
So, we are now to receive a postcard from the police. I hope there is a picture of a policeman on the front, as most of us have forgotten what they look like. -Dorothy Evans, Woodingdean
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Letter: Hobby bobbies
Community Support Officer. What a mouthful to be printed on the back of a brand new fluorescent coat but translated by a lot of people on the streets of Brighton and Hove as Plastic Policeman or hobby bobbies. It is not bad money though, £17K a year plus
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Rugby: Lewes in top form for play-off
Lewes are preparing for a one-off promotion showdown after clinching runners-up spot in London Three South East. Coach Paul Taylor and his men visit Three South West runners-up Old Wimbledonians next Saturday to contest the last remaining place in London
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Cricket: Adams is till up for big occasion
Sussex skipper Chris Adams is happy to be forging a reputation as a big game performer. Adams took a century off the Surrey attack for the third season running to put the county in a strong position in their opening Championship match at the Oval. Five
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Match Report: Albion 1 Peterborough 0
Start consulting your diaries. Only an improbable set of circumstances can deny Albion a play-off place now after a solid eighth home win out of nine. In theory they need five points from Saturday's trip to Bristol City, their remaining outing at Withdean
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Speedway: Shilds inspires perfect reply
Eastbourne star Adam Shields has turned his season around in the space of seven days. The Eagles rider sped to a 15-point maximum as the Sussex side swatted Coventry Bees aside 62-29 at Arlington Stadium on Saturday night. It was a devastating answer
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Reid in frame for new deal
Albion manager Mark McGhee revealed today that Paul Reid has strengthened his prospects of earning a contract next season. The young Australian midfielder made his first start for the play-off bound Seagulls in Saturday's 1-0 home win against Peterborough
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April 19: Reid in frame for new deal
Albion manager Mark McGhee revealed today that Paul Reid has strengthened his prospects of earning a contract next season. The young Australian midfielder made his first start for the play-off bound Seagulls in Saturday's 1-0 home win against Peterborough
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April 17: Albion stick by injured ace
Albion manager Mark McGhee has revealed Simon Rodger will be retained by the club if he proves his fitness. Rodger has been ruled out since September by cruciate knee ligament damage. The 32-year-old midfielder will not play again this season and is out
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City firm on track with logo deal
Mosaic, the Brighton-based advertising agency, has designed the logo for MotorSport Vision, the company now in charge of Brands Hatch. The MotorSport consortium bought five major British racing tracks from the troubled Octagon group in December last year
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Transport links cost £2bn
Poor transport links have cost Sussex businesses £2 billion over the past year, according to figures from the British Chamber of Commerce. The group said bad roads and rail links cost businesses in the region an average of £29,000 each in the past 12
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Tesco declares new supermarket war
Tesco has heralded a new supermarket war by announcing price cuts worth £70 million. The UK's largest supermarket chain said the reductions will see prices on 450 products fall by an average 11 per cent. Competition between rival supermarkets is always
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Small firms given help to invest in poor areas
Small businesses wanting to invest in poor areas of Sussex will be eligible for financial help under a new Government award scheme. The Department for Trade and Industry has introduced the Selective Finance for Investment (SFI) scheme to increase employment
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WH Smith shares soar as speculation mounts
WH Smith shares rose by a third today after private equity group Permira emerged as a potential bidder for the troubled retailer. The group's shares were trading at 342p, although below the level of 375p indicated by Permira - a proposal that values WH
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Crackdown on fake disabled motorists
The way disabled parking badges are handed out is be tightened up in a bid to crack down on a black market on which they change hands for thousands of pounds. Thieves break into disabled people's cars to steal the blue EU badges which they sell to drivers
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Police continue missing man probe
An investigation was continuing today into the disappearance of pensioner Roy Chalmers following the discovery of a body at the foot of a cliff near where he was last seen. Sussex Police spent the weekend searching the clifftop above Brighton Marina and
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Anti-fluoride campaign escalates
Any attempt to fluoridate Sussex's water supply will be bitterly opposed, a campaign group has warned. A public meeting organised by Gary Kemp, of Brighton, Hove and Mid Sussex Friends of the Earth, attracted dozens of people concerned about possible
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City street plagued by drug dealers
Thieves are walking out of off-licences with boxes of booze in an area where police and councillors promised a clean-up six months ago. Community leaders in Kemp Town, Brighton, are angry St James's Street remains as troubled by violence, theft and addiction
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Chronicles of the adult comic book heroes
Not all comics are for kids - Brighton-based comics guru Dez Skinn prefers the kind that deal with sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. The 53-year-old, of Ditchling Road, has just released Comix: The Underground Revolution, a chronicle of the birth and death
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Caravan wrangle splits village
A row between two wealthy villagers is threatening to breach the peace in a sleepy Sussex parish. For decades, visitors have flocked to the hamlet of Houghton Bridge, near Arundel, to stay in the pretty riverside caravan park. They sip tea on its manicured
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Letter: Preserve me from these 4x4 drivers
The rise of 4x4 drivers and people carriers on the road is deplorable. I am a lady motorcyclist and, although I ride a big, powerful bike carefully and within the speed limit, I still have constant run-ins with these people. The vehicles are so high they
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Letter: Get off your bike
R E Foster (Letters, April 4) exhibits the typical arrogance of too many cyclists, assuming that the simple ownership of a bicycle bestows the unlimited right to ride it. He or she states that "the choice is between a £30 fine for riding on the pavement
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Letter: Not an outlaw
I am afraid I cannot congratulate you on your piece of unbalanced, sensationalistic prose concerning the fate of motorcyclists (The Argus, April 5). If it was designed to shock motorcyclists into changing their behaviour, you have not succeeded and it
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Hundreds mourn folk music legend
A letter from the Prince of Wales was among the tributes at an emotional funeral service for the doyen of traditional English folk music. There was standing room only at the service for Bob Copper, who died at the age of 89 on March 29. The village of
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Letter: Mind that bike
After reading your article on motorcyclists (The Argus, April 5), I would like to make a plea for the new, young rider on the road with the story of Alex. In his last year of school and riding a well-lit bicycle and trailer on an early morning paper round
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Letter: In league with the gentlemen
Can someone out there please explain the English obsession of immediately wanting to know where you come from? On Good Friday, I was in my local launderette, minding my own business, when someone asked me which dryer was the better. I had barely opened
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Letter: There was no Christianity in his time
"Christianity does not equate with socialism" (Letters, April 7): good headline, bad argument. A few questions - whose Christianity? Whose Socialism? The sermon on the mount is a pretty good blueprint for something approaching socialism but then not every
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Letter: Train pain
Was the rail passenger who was attacked and seriously injured on a Victoria to Littlehampton train by thugs (The Argus, April 14) travelling on a new digital information display, air-conditioned, sliding door, Euro train? The new trains have hidden (to
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Dr Martens (Eastern): Corby 2 Burgess Hill 3
Burgess Hill coach Darin Killpartrick has urged his players not to hide in the run-in to the season. The Hillians got their quest for a top eight finish back on track with a 3-2 away win against Corby. Victory looked in doubt after the home side scored
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Letter: Ignore them
I am astonished you reported that the BNP may be standing in the Euro elections in our region, complete with photo of their "chairman" Nick Griffin (The Argus, April 2). There will doubtless be many fringe organisations who will stand, all with chances
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Dr Martens (Premier): Worcester 2 Eastbourne B 1
Eastbourne Borough boss Garry Wilson refused to blame his players for a disappointing defeat at Worcester City. Victory would have guaranteed Borough a place in the Conference south division and they looked well on the way when Scott Ramsay scored his
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Letter: Who's right?
While welcoming your editorial attacking the BNP (The Argus, April 2), I must say that your call for voters to vote for mainstream parties would be more credible if these parties' attacks on refugees, support for American war mongering and failure to
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Dr Martens (Premier): Nuneaton 0 Crawley 1
Crawley manager Francis Vines believes his current squad is good enough to play in the Conference. Reds won 1-0 at high-flying Nuneaton Borough with a much-changed side from the one which clinched the premier division title at Welling last week. Defenders
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Cool Brighton loses its chips image
Brighton and Hove is a city which has never been quite as cool as it thinks. But, Time Out concedes, things are changing in 'London-sur-Mer', thanks to an influx of stylish new bars, restaurants, shops and guesthouses. And it reckons the city has flung
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Letter: A reminder
So, we are now to receive a postcard from the police. I hope there is a picture of a policeman on the front, as most of us have forgotten what they look like. -Dorothy Evans, Woodingdean
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Ryman (South): Worthing 2 Leatherhead 0
Midfielder Shaun Grice says the Worthing players are confident of winning the division one south title. The Rebels extended their unbeaten league run to 16 games with a 2-0 win over Leatherhead at Woodside Road. Nko Ekoku opened the scoring after 35 minutes
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Cricket: Adams is till up for big occasion
Sussex skipper Chris Adams is happy to be forging a reputation as a big game performer. Adams took a century off the Surrey attack for the third season running to put the county in a strong position in their opening Championship match at the Oval. Five
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Cricket: Sussex lay firm foundations
Mushtaq Ahmed had star billing as Sussex began their Championship defence at the Oval but he was upstaged by a former Pakistan team-mate on an entertaining first day of the new season. Azhar Mahmood led a thrilling fightback by belting 84 off 97 balls
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Hockey: Brighton cruise to final
Craig Carolan hailed Brighton's tremendous team spirit after scoring the goals which sent his side into a fifth successive Sussex Cup final. The prolific South African marksman scored all five as Brighton beat Chichester, from a division above, 5-4 on
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Reid in frame for new deal
Albion manager Mark McGhee revealed today that Paul Reid has strengthened his prospects of earning a contract next season. The young Australian midfielder made his first start for the play-off bound Seagulls in Saturday's 1-0 home win against Peterborough
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Basketball: Bears stay in hunt for more glory
Nick Nurse wants to revive the spirit of his team's European adventures in a bid to bring more silverware to Brighton. Bears clinched a semi-final against Chester in the BBL play-offs with a 91-83 win over Milton Keynes Lions at the Brighton Centre on
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April 17: Albion stick by injured ace
Albion manager Mark McGhee has revealed Simon Rodger will be retained by the club if he proves his fitness. Rodger has been ruled out since September by cruciate knee ligament damage. The 32-year-old midfielder will not play again this season and is out
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Jobless down as vacancies continue to rise
The number of people out of work has fallen by 76,000 over the past year. Other figures showed that the number of so-called economically inactive people, including those not looking for a job or who do not want to work, fell by 91,000 in the latest quarter
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Transport links cost £2bn
Poor transport links have cost Sussex businesses £2 billion over the past year, according to figures from the British Chamber of Commerce. The group said bad roads and rail links cost businesses in the region an average of £29,000 each in the past 12
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WH Smith shares soar as speculation mounts
WH Smith shares rose by a third today after private equity group Permira emerged as a potential bidder for the troubled retailer. The group's shares were trading at 342p, although below the level of 375p indicated by Permira - a proposal that values WH
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Anti-fluoride campaign escalates
Any attempt to fluoridate Sussex's water supply will be bitterly opposed, a campaign group has warned. A public meeting organised by Gary Kemp, of Brighton, Hove and Mid Sussex Friends of the Earth, attracted dozens of people concerned about possible
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City street plagued by drug dealers
Thieves are walking out of off-licences with boxes of booze in an area where police and councillors promised a clean-up six months ago. Community leaders in Kemp Town, Brighton, are angry St James's Street remains as troubled by violence, theft and addiction
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Rugby players dies on tour
The coach of a youth rugby team was today meeting the parents of an 18-year-old player who died on tour. The teenager, who plays for the Horsham Under-18s, was found dead in the sea off Newquay, Cornwall. Police are treating his death as unexplained but
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Chronicles of the adult comic book heroes
Not all comics are for kids - Brighton-based comics guru Dez Skinn prefers the kind that deal with sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. The 53-year-old, of Ditchling Road, has just released Comix: The Underground Revolution, a chronicle of the birth and death
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Letter: Preserve me from these 4x4 drivers
The rise of 4x4 drivers and people carriers on the road is deplorable. I am a lady motorcyclist and, although I ride a big, powerful bike carefully and within the speed limit, I still have constant run-ins with these people. The vehicles are so high they
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Letter: Get off your bike
R E Foster (Letters, April 4) exhibits the typical arrogance of too many cyclists, assuming that the simple ownership of a bicycle bestows the unlimited right to ride it. He or she states that "the choice is between a £30 fine for riding on the pavement
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Letter: Mind that bike
After reading your article on motorcyclists (The Argus, April 5), I would like to make a plea for the new, young rider on the road with the story of Alex. In his last year of school and riding a well-lit bicycle and trailer on an early morning paper round
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Date
Letter: There was no Christianity in his time
"Christianity does not equate with socialism" (Letters, April 7): good headline, bad argument. A few questions - whose Christianity? Whose Socialism? The sermon on the mount is a pretty good blueprint for something approaching socialism but then not every
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April 17: Albion 1 Peterborough 0
Start consulting your diaries. Only an improbable set of circumstances can deny Albion a play-off place now after a solid eighth home win out of nine. In theory they need five points from Saturday's trip to Bristol City, their remaining outing at Withdean
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Letter: Ignore them
I am astonished you reported that the BNP may be standing in the Euro elections in our region, complete with photo of their "chairman" Nick Griffin (The Argus, April 2). There will doubtless be many fringe organisations who will stand, all with chances
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Dr Martens (Premier): Nuneaton 0 Crawley 1
Crawley manager Francis Vines believes his current squad is good enough to play in the Conference. Reds won 1-0 at high-flying Nuneaton Borough with a much-changed side from the one which clinched the premier division title at Welling last week. Defenders
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Cool Brighton loses its chips image
Brighton and Hove is a city which has never been quite as cool as it thinks. But, Time Out concedes, things are changing in 'London-sur-Mer', thanks to an influx of stylish new bars, restaurants, shops and guesthouses. And it reckons the city has flung
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Ryman (Premier): Harrow 0 Bognor 1
Bognor manager Jack Pearce is already planning for next season. The Rocks need one more point to guarantee a place in the new Conference south division after a 1-0 win at Harrow Borough. Guy Rutherford scored the winning goal just after half time to give
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Ryman (South): Worthing 2 Leatherhead 0
Midfielder Shaun Grice says the Worthing players are confident of winning the division one south title. The Rebels extended their unbeaten league run to 16 games with a 2-0 win over Leatherhead at Woodside Road. Nko Ekoku opened the scoring after 35 minutes
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Ryman (South): Horsham 0 Lewes 2
Lewes manager Steven King admitted that he is feeling the pressure as the race for the division one south title goes into the final lap. The Rooks went back to the top of the table and guaranteed themselves a top six finish after winning a dour Sussex
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Letter: One law for the hunters another for protesters
The violence that Jaine Wild experienced at the Crawley and Horsham Hunt from the county chairman of the Countryside Alliance, Jamie Hawksfield (The Argus, April 15) is quite typical of the violence that hunt protesters have to risk throughout the hunting
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Cricket: Sussex lay firm foundations
Mushtaq Ahmed had star billing as Sussex began their Championship defence at the Oval but he was upstaged by a former Pakistan team-mate on an entertaining first day of the new season. Azhar Mahmood led a thrilling fightback by belting 84 off 97 balls
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Hockey: Brighton cruise to final
Craig Carolan hailed Brighton's tremendous team spirit after scoring the goals which sent his side into a fifth successive Sussex Cup final. The prolific South African marksman scored all five as Brighton beat Chichester, from a division above, 5-4 on
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Date
Basketball: Bears stay in hunt for more glory
Nick Nurse wants to revive the spirit of his team's European adventures in a bid to bring more silverware to Brighton. Bears clinched a semi-final against Chester in the BBL play-offs with a 91-83 win over Milton Keynes Lions at the Brighton Centre on
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Drug firm's boost for research
An international drugs company has given £1 million to a medical school. Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) will use the money from Pfizer UK to develop its research. Medical school dean Jon Cohen said: "The cash injection will make a significant
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Jobless down as vacancies continue to rise
The number of people out of work has fallen by 76,000 over the past year. Other figures showed that the number of so-called economically inactive people, including those not looking for a job or who do not want to work, fell by 91,000 in the latest quarter
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Sales egged on by Easter
Department store group John Lewis posted a 6.7 per cent sales rise over Easter after demand for gift foods surged. Trade was busiest on Good Friday as customers took advantage of time off work to fill their shopping baskets ahead of the four-day break
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Shell finance chief quits over scandal
The crisis over the reserves of oil giant Shell claimed its third scalp today with the departure of finance chief Judy Boynton. News that Ms Boynton had stepped aside emerged in a report into the circumstances around Shell's shock downgrade of its oil
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Rugby players dies on tour
The coach of a youth rugby team was today meeting the parents of an 18-year-old player who died on tour. The teenager, who plays for the Horsham Under-18s, was found dead in the sea off Newquay, Cornwall. Police are treating his death as unexplained but
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Trips to Sussex inspired magician
He alarmed and amazed the country in equal measure when he put an apparently loaded gun to his head and pulled the trigger. The millions of viewers who tuned into showman Derren Brown's Russian Roulette show last October wouldn't have known his taste
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County League: Round-Up
Chichester need four points from their last two games to make certain of the division one title after securing a 2-0 victory at Sidley on Saturday. Two goals by Lewis Fennemore gave Chi the three points and they face basement boys Shoreham next Saturday
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April 17: Albion 1 Peterborough 0
Start consulting your diaries. Only an improbable set of circumstances can deny Albion a play-off place now after a solid eighth home win out of nine. In theory they need five points from Saturday's trip to Bristol City, their remaining outing at Withdean
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Ryman (Premier): Harrow 0 Bognor 1
Bognor manager Jack Pearce is already planning for next season. The Rocks need one more point to guarantee a place in the new Conference south division after a 1-0 win at Harrow Borough. Guy Rutherford scored the winning goal just after half time to give
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Letter: Hobby bobbies
Community Support Officer. What a mouthful to be printed on the back of a brand new fluorescent coat but translated by a lot of people on the streets of Brighton and Hove as Plastic Policeman or hobby bobbies. It is not bad money though, £17K a year plus
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Ryman (South): Horsham 0 Lewes 2
Lewes manager Steven King admitted that he is feeling the pressure as the race for the division one south title goes into the final lap. The Rooks went back to the top of the table and guaranteed themselves a top six finish after winning a dour Sussex
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Rugby: Lewes in top form for play-off
Lewes are preparing for a one-off promotion showdown after clinching runners-up spot in London Three South East. Coach Paul Taylor and his men visit Three South West runners-up Old Wimbledonians next Saturday to contest the last remaining place in London
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Letter: One law for the hunters another for protesters
The violence that Jaine Wild experienced at the Crawley and Horsham Hunt from the county chairman of the Countryside Alliance, Jamie Hawksfield (The Argus, April 15) is quite typical of the violence that hunt protesters have to risk throughout the hunting
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Date
Match Report: Albion 1 Peterborough 0
Start consulting your diaries. Only an improbable set of circumstances can deny Albion a play-off place now after a solid eighth home win out of nine. In theory they need five points from Saturday's trip to Bristol City, their remaining outing at Withdean
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Date
Speedway: Shilds inspires perfect reply
Eastbourne star Adam Shields has turned his season around in the space of seven days. The Eagles rider sped to a 15-point maximum as the Sussex side swatted Coventry Bees aside 62-29 at Arlington Stadium on Saturday night. It was a devastating answer
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Date
April 19: Reid in frame for new deal
Albion manager Mark McGhee revealed today that Paul Reid has strengthened his prospects of earning a contract next season. The young Australian midfielder made his first start for the play-off bound Seagulls in Saturday's 1-0 home win against Peterborough
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Date
Drug firm's boost for research
An international drugs company has given £1 million to a medical school. Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) will use the money from Pfizer UK to develop its research. Medical school dean Jon Cohen said: "The cash injection will make a significant
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Date
Sales egged on by Easter
Department store group John Lewis posted a 6.7 per cent sales rise over Easter after demand for gift foods surged. Trade was busiest on Good Friday as customers took advantage of time off work to fill their shopping baskets ahead of the four-day break
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Date
City firm on track with logo deal
Mosaic, the Brighton-based advertising agency, has designed the logo for MotorSport Vision, the company now in charge of Brands Hatch. The MotorSport consortium bought five major British racing tracks from the troubled Octagon group in December last year
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Date
Tesco declares new supermarket war
Tesco has heralded a new supermarket war by announcing price cuts worth £70 million. The UK's largest supermarket chain said the reductions will see prices on 450 products fall by an average 11 per cent. Competition between rival supermarkets is always
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Date
Small firms given help to invest in poor areas
Small businesses wanting to invest in poor areas of Sussex will be eligible for financial help under a new Government award scheme. The Department for Trade and Industry has introduced the Selective Finance for Investment (SFI) scheme to increase employment
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Date
Shell finance chief quits over scandal
The crisis over the reserves of oil giant Shell claimed its third scalp today with the departure of finance chief Judy Boynton. News that Ms Boynton had stepped aside emerged in a report into the circumstances around Shell's shock downgrade of its oil
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Date
Crackdown on fake disabled motorists
The way disabled parking badges are handed out is be tightened up in a bid to crack down on a black market on which they change hands for thousands of pounds. Thieves break into disabled people's cars to steal the blue EU badges which they sell to drivers
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Date
Police continue missing man probe
An investigation was continuing today into the disappearance of pensioner Roy Chalmers following the discovery of a body at the foot of a cliff near where he was last seen. Sussex Police spent the weekend searching the clifftop above Brighton Marina and
