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Theatre: La Syncope du 7
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Friday-Saturday May 7-8 The rightful heirs to the "new circus" throne, this lot will catapult themselves into your orbit with a gravity-defying assault on the senses. Graduates from the French National Circus School, the "
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Music: Plaid
World Premiere, Gardner Arts Centre, Falmer, Friday May 14 A subversive duo who began their electronic revolution in Black Dog productions in the Nineties, Ed Hanley and Andy Turner here reveal an exclusive premiere of work created in collaboration with
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Dance: Dance for Camera
Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome, Saturday May 22 South East Dance's annual celebration and showcase of film and video dance work is a day's worth of entertainment. First up is a selection of dance films that are in the making, with an opportunity to hear
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Dance: Cullberg Ballet
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Tuesday-Wednesday May 4-5 Sweden's leading dance company, Cullberg, combines brilliant dancing with great theatricality in its only visit to the UK this year. Featuring the works of new artistic director Johan Inger, the programme
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Theatre: Ladies and Gents
Aquarium Colonnade Toilets, Madeira Drive, Monday-Saturday May 3-8 The first thing to intrigue about this is that it's staged in a public toilet. Not a place where most would ordinarily want to spend an evening, this show has won awards and drawn large
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Letter: One rule for all
Over the past few years we have heard and read of small shops and market stall-holders who have been prosecuted and fined for selling their goods in imperial measurements only. I recall seeing on television that a family business in one of the smaller
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Letter: Leave park alone
Regarding the medical surgery plan for Carden Park in Brighton (The Argus, April 23), apparently 750sq metres will be taken up by building it. Why is it being built partly on a public park? It took years to get a community centre in the park and a small
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Letter: Hove is neglected
I agree with Geoffrey Theobald that Hove is being ruined by Brighton and Hove City Council allowing beautiful houses and gardens to be replaced by blocks of flats. The reason the council does it, of course, is because it collects more tax out of blocks
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Letter: Safety first
In response to your article, "Pavilion gate is shut to drinkers" (The Argus, April 21), the safety of visitors to Brighton and Hove and its residents is our top priority. Closing the south-east gate at the Royal Pavilion was necessary. Of course, we regret
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Sussex band tipped for big time
Many bands have been saddled with the tag "the next big thing" but Keane look well placed to achieve the rare feat of actually living up to the label. Even before Keane's recent single Somewhere Only We Know crashed into the top three last month, people
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Letter: You're lucky
I appreciate the sentiments of Sylvia Harwood (Letters, April 22) but if disabled badge holders wish others to stick to the parking rules they should do so themselves. I am the mother of a small child. I admit that I frequently park in the disabled bays
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Youth Football: Steve dreams oif big time
Steve Bantock wants to follow John Robinson and become a professional with Albion and play for Wales. Bantock, 14, whose Welsh grandparents lived next door to Robinson in Newhaven, is determined to earn a scholarship deal with the Seagulls next season
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Ryman (South): Slough 1 Worthing 1
Worthing manager Alan Pook congratulated Lewes last night after seeing his Rebels side effectively guarantee them the division one south title. Worthing, who are already promoted, drew against Slough Town to make the championship a formality for Rooks
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Butters wants Leon to win award
Leon Knight's main rival as Albion's player of the season claimed today it would be a "travesty" if the little striker does not win the award. Guy Butters believes supporters should look no further than Knight, whose 25 League goals have spearheaded the
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Vandals' double strike on foreign students' bus
A language school has criticised Sussex Police after a foreign students' coach was wrecked by vandals. The coach was hit two nights running but Jackie Verrall said she was let down both times she reported the attacks. She said: "I realise police are busy
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Net equality
Applying for a job over the internet makes it less likely that candidates will face race discrimination, according to a report published today. A survey of 4,000 people by recruitment web site reed.co.uk found that many believed online job-seeking promoted
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Dixons to shut failing branches
More than 100 under-performing Dixons stores are to close as part of an overhaul at the high street electrical chain, it was announced today. The Dixons group, which also owns Currys, PC World and The Link, said sales at Dixons-branded shops since Christmas
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Pub to donate profits to charity
Robin Hood was famous for stealing from the rich to give to the poor and now his philosophy is getting a modern twist at a namesake pub. The Robin Hood, on the corner of Cross Street on the Brighton and Hove border, will soon become what is believed to
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Pensions take back seat with under-30s
Young people are too busy paying off debt, trying to get on the property ladder or just enjoying life to worry about pension schemes. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) said less than half of those under 30 currently saved into a pension. This
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Invention to help stop spread of Aids
A Sussex licensing company behind a self-destructing syringe has called for tougher legislation to prevent millions of children dying from Aids. Forest Row-based Star Syringe, which licenses its design to global manufacturers, says governments should
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Cousin dives to the rescue after pier fall
A builder leapt 30ft from a pier into the sea in the dark to save his cousin from drowning. Chris Bennett, 19, was sitting on railings on Eastbourne Pier, waiting for his cousin Leon Daniels to emerge from the Atlantis nightclub, when he fell backwards
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Pub to donate profits to charity
Robin Hood was famous for stealing from the rich to give to the poor. Now his philosophy is getting a modern twist at a namesake pub. The Robin Hood, on the corner of Cross Street on the Brighton and Hove border, will soon become what is believed to be
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City binmen to vote on industrial action
Residents in some areas of Brighton and Hove have complained their refuse has been not been collected for three weeks at a time. Refuse managers changed some of the rounds last month to divide the work more equally among staff but some crews have said
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Campaign to ban violent porn sites gathers pace
More than 1,300 readers of The Argus have joined a campaign to ban web sites showing violent pornography. The Argus launched the appeal following the murder of Brighton teacher Jane Longhurst, who was strangled by a man obsessed with sex sites. After
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Music: An Evening of Leonard Cohen Songs
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Saturday-Sunday May 22-23 With a cast list that reads like the who's who of coolest music people ever, this is bound to get the collective juices flowing, whether you're a fan of Leonard Cohen or not. The likes of Laurie "
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Music: Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Friday May 14 The Czech National Symphony Orchestra (CNSO) is widely regarded as one of the best in eastern Europe, even though it was only founded 11 years ago. It makes its first visit to Brighton to celebrate anniversaries
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Cabaret: The Famous Spiegeltent
Royal Pavilion Lawns, New Road, Brighton, Saturday-Saturday May1-22 Far more than just another entertainments venue, this antique mobile hall, which joins the Festival for the first time can arouse impassioned affection. "When you first walk in, you fall
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Dance: Men in the Wall
University of Brighton Gallery, Grand Parade, Through the Festival Directed by Brighton-based choreographer Liz Aggiss and Billy Cowie, Men In The Wall is an Arts Council Capture Award-winning installation. In a 3D world, four men explore their lives,
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Music: Brighton Youth Orchestra with Evelyn Glennie
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Sunday May 16 Brighton Youth Orchestra celebrates its Diamond Jubilee with a major festival concert alongside international percussionist Evelyn Glennie. For this special occasion, past members of the orchestra will be flying
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Dance: Cullberg Ballet
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Tuesday-Wednesday May 4-5 Sweden's leading dance company, Cullberg, combines brilliant dancing with great theatricality in its only visit to the UK this year. Featuring the works of new artistic director Johan Inger, the programme
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Music: Glagolitic Mass
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Sunday May 2 Leos Janacek may have been born half-way through the 19th Century but his best music was written in a feverish burst of creativity in the 20th Century, not long before his death in 1928. In this period he wrote
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Theatre: Oliver Twist
Theatre Royal, New Road, Tuesday-Saturday May 11-15 The classic Dickens tale about an orphan boy who makes good is brought to contemporary life by Neil Bartlett, the artistic director of the Lyric Hammersmith. First published in monthly instalments in
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Music: La Damnation de Faust
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Friday May 21 Hector Berlioz's masterpiece is a monument to the Romantic movement, described by its composer as a "dramatic legend". Berlioz fell under the spell of Goethe's Faust after reading the first part in 1828. Having
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Theatre: Gilgamesh
Gardner Arts Centre, Falmer, Wednesday-Saturday May 5-8 The hero of this story is a tragic half-god, half-man in search of immortality. His is an epic tale from ancient Mesopotamia, preserved on clay tablets and only deciphered from the original Sumerian
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Music: English National Opera
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Wednesday May 12 English National Opera (ENO) makes its first ever visit to Brighton for a specially-created concert performance of acts from three of the world's most popular operas. Forsaking its home at the London Coliseum
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Letter: Don't waer camouflage if you want to be seen
I was amazed to see the picture of Louisa Morgan and her motorcycle (Letters, April 19). This woman wears a dark grey helmet and, would you believe, a camouflage jacket and then complains of not being noticed on the road. I am sure that she, by trying
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Letter: Pesky pigeons
Seagulls are indeed majestic when they are flying by or over the sea to catch fish, which is their natural food. However, people like Steve Taylor (Letters, April 23) are turning them into urban scavengers, as shown in your picture of them ripping open
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Letter: One rule for all
Over the past few years we have heard and read of small shops and market stall-holders who have been prosecuted and fined for selling their goods in imperial measurements only. I recall seeing on television that a family business in one of the smaller
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Letter: Leave park alone
Regarding the medical surgery plan for Carden Park in Brighton (The Argus, April 23), apparently 750sq metres will be taken up by building it. Why is it being built partly on a public park? It took years to get a community centre in the park and a small
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Letter: Is your car safe?
I think somebody in the parking warden's office should be sacked. At the recent Property Investor Fair at Hove Town Hall, I was, with permission, parked on the forecourt (about 20m from the parking warden's office), not on the pavement, with a board on
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Youth Football: Steve dreams oif big time
Steve Bantock wants to follow John Robinson and become a professional with Albion and play for Wales. Bantock, 14, whose Welsh grandparents lived next door to Robinson in Newhaven, is determined to earn a scholarship deal with the Seagulls next season
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Ryman (South): Slough 1 Worthing 1
Worthing manager Alan Pook congratulated Lewes last night after seeing his Rebels side effectively guarantee them the division one south title. Worthing, who are already promoted, drew against Slough Town to make the championship a formality for Rooks
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Butters wants Leon to win award
Leon Knight's main rival as Albion's player of the season claimed today it would be a "travesty" if the little striker does not win the award. Guy Butters believes supporters should look no further than Knight, whose 25 League goals have spearheaded the
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Vandals' double strike on foreign students' bus
A language school has criticised Sussex Police after a foreign students' coach was wrecked by vandals. The coach was hit two nights running but Jackie Verrall said she was let down both times she reported the attacks. She said: "I realise police are busy
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Truant's mother freed from jail
A single mother jailed because of her truanting son has been freed. Nicola Dunk, 32, of Bristol Gardens, Brighton, walked free from court after a judge sympathised with her problems trying to ensure a reluctant 15-year-old went to school. Dunk, who had
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Just the ticket
A recruitment firm is enticing people to work in Eastbourne by giving away free cinema tickets. Blue Arrow is rewarding people who register and complete 37 hours' work. The Big Blue Ticket promotion, in conjunction with UCI Cinemas, is designed to help
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Dixons to shut failing branches
More than 100 under-performing Dixons stores are to close as part of an overhaul at the high street electrical chain, it was announced today. The Dixons group, which also owns Currys, PC World and The Link, said sales at Dixons-branded shops since Christmas
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Slam-door trains may get reprieve
They should have been pensioned off by the end of this year, but old slam-door trains look likely to be a feature of our railways well into 2005. Three firms which operate across Sussex have applied for permission to continue running the trains until
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Pub to donate profits to charity
Robin Hood was famous for stealing from the rich to give to the poor and now his philosophy is getting a modern twist at a namesake pub. The Robin Hood, on the corner of Cross Street on the Brighton and Hove border, will soon become what is believed to
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ISA changes hit low-income savers
Governemnt plans to reduce the amount people can save tax-free each year will hit people on low and middle incomes more than those on high ones, researchers have claimed. The Government plans to reduce the amount people can save in an ISA from April 2006
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Pensions take back seat with under-30s
Young people are too busy paying off debt, trying to get on the property ladder or just enjoying life to worry about pension schemes. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) said less than half of those under 30 currently saved into a pension. This
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Invention to help stop spread of Aids
A Sussex licensing company behind a self-destructing syringe has called for tougher legislation to prevent millions of children dying from Aids. Forest Row-based Star Syringe, which licenses its design to global manufacturers, says governments should
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Cousin dives to the rescue after pier fall
A builder leapt 30ft from a pier into the sea in the dark to save his cousin from drowning. Chris Bennett, 19, was sitting on railings on Eastbourne Pier, waiting for his cousin Leon Daniels to emerge from the Atlantis nightclub, when he fell backwards
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Possible Brighton link to serial rapist
A serial rapist who targets elderly women could be from Brighton. The man is wanted for more than 80 offences across south London and Surrey over a 12-year period, including four rapes and 27 indecent assaults. Detectives leading the Metropolitan Police's
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Campaign to ban violent porn sites gathers pace
More than 1,300 readers of The Argus have joined a campaign to ban web sites showing violent pornography. The Argus launched the appeal following the murder of Brighton teacher Jane Longhurst, who was strangled by a man obsessed with sex sites. After
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Nurses forced to take pay cut
Emergency nurses in Brighton and Hove have been forced to take a 25 per cent pay cut. The average wage of a bank nurse has been chopped by £4 an hour, from £14.92 to £10.90. It is one in a series of money-saving measures, described as "uncomfortable"
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Theatre: Slamdunk
Theatre Royal, New Road, Tuesday-Saturday May 4-8 Come and see this and you will see what makes the youth tick. Basically a simple story of male bonding and loyalties, its subject is street basketball. A fast-moving, all action game, the object might
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Music: Lunchtime Concerts
Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome, Every day throughout the Festival - May 1 to May 22 Among the little gems of the Festival are the series of lunchtime concerts at the Pavilion Theatre in the Dome. They have become a regular part of the Festival and frequently
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Dance: Men in the Wall
University of Brighton Gallery, Grand Parade, Through the Festival Directed by Brighton-based choreographer Liz Aggiss and Billy Cowie, Men In The Wall is an Arts Council Capture Award-winning installation. In a 3D world, four men explore their lives,
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Music: Various Artists
Here we round up some of the other musical feasts on offer throughout the Brighton Festival. APOLLO SAXOPHONE QUARTET, St Nicholas Church, Dyke Road, Brighton, Friday May 7, 10pm, £10, 01273 709709. Combining contemporary classical with jazz, folk and
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Theatre: Peter Brook's La Mort de Krishna
Gardner Arts Centre, Falmer, Wednesday-Saturday May 19-22 Nineteen years on from his nine-hour epic The Mahabharata, which shook perceptions of live performance, comes this new work from enigmatic and controversial director Peter Brook. Inspired by the
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Music: Brighton Youth Orchestra with Evelyn Glennie
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Sunday May 16 Brighton Youth Orchestra celebrates its Diamond Jubilee with a major festival concert alongside international percussionist Evelyn Glennie. For this special occasion, past members of the orchestra will be flying
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Music: Billy Cobham & Joe Zainhul
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Sunday May Billy is well-known for being a dazzling drummer, composer and producer who has played with Miles Davis and Horace Silver. What is not such public knowledge is that he is also one of the pioneers of electronic music
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Music: Glagolitic Mass
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Sunday May 2 Leos Janacek may have been born half-way through the 19th Century but his best music was written in a feverish burst of creativity in the 20th Century, not long before his death in 1928. In this period he wrote
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Theatre: Oliver Twist
Theatre Royal, New Road, Tuesday-Saturday May 11-15 The classic Dickens tale about an orphan boy who makes good is brought to contemporary life by Neil Bartlett, the artistic director of the Lyric Hammersmith. First published in monthly instalments in
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Music: L'Orfeo
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Saturday May 15 Monteverdi's opera L'Orfero, written some 400 years ago, is considered to be the first ever opera, the work that began the whole genre. It tells the story of the legend of Orpheus and his love for Euridice,
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Music: Mory Kante, Manecas Costa and Modeste Hugues
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Wednesday May 19 You might not think you know who Mory Kante is, but you're bound to have heard his hit. "Yeke, Yeke," with its infectious chorus, got everyone from Mali to Manhattan to twitch their collective tush. Think
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Music: Tord Gustavsen Trio
Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome, Tuesday May 4 Already a big name in his native Norway, pianist Tord Gustavsen's debut album, Changing Places, which was released last year, brought his unique jazz aesthetic to the world stage. Perhaps not a picture book
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Theatre: Pandora 88
Komedia, Gardner Street, Monday-Saturday May 3-8 Inspired by Stanley Kubrik's 2001: A Space Odyssey and Brian Keenan's An Evil Cradling, this show does what theatre does best and makes incredible use of the stage. Trapped within the confines of a 1.5m
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Art & Exhibitions
Teruyoshi Yoshida, Charlie Hooker, Ana Maria Pacheco and Tom Wichelow will test your senses to the limit at this year's Festival. WAVE-WALL III, Charlie Hooker, University of Brighton Gallery A sound chamber installation which transforms space with movement
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Music: Asian Dub Foundation, The Battle of Algiers
World premiere: Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Saturday May 1 In 2002, these drum'n'bass renegades stirred up praise and controversy with a hypnotic soundtrack to French flick La Haine. A dark trawl through the lives of three dispossessed young men from
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Theatre: Pugilist Specialist
Komedia, Gardner Street, Monday-Saturday May 10-15 The drama hit at Edinburgh, this snapped up just about every award going so if you want to check it out, you'd better get on the phone and book a ticket now. Four US marines are assigned the task of eliminating
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Music: La Damnation de Faust
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Friday May 21 Hector Berlioz's masterpiece is a monument to the Romantic movement, described by its composer as a "dramatic legend". Berlioz fell under the spell of Goethe's Faust after reading the first part in 1828. Having
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Theatre: Gilgamesh
Gardner Arts Centre, Falmer, Wednesday-Saturday May 5-8 The hero of this story is a tragic half-god, half-man in search of immortality. His is an epic tale from ancient Mesopotamia, preserved on clay tablets and only deciphered from the original Sumerian
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Music: English National Opera
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Wednesday May 12 English National Opera (ENO) makes its first ever visit to Brighton for a specially-created concert performance of acts from three of the world's most popular operas. Forsaking its home at the London Coliseum
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Letter: Don't waer camouflage if you want to be seen
I was amazed to see the picture of Louisa Morgan and her motorcycle (Letters, April 19). This woman wears a dark grey helmet and, would you believe, a camouflage jacket and then complains of not being noticed on the road. I am sure that she, by trying
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Letter: Pesky pigeons
Seagulls are indeed majestic when they are flying by or over the sea to catch fish, which is their natural food. However, people like Steve Taylor (Letters, April 23) are turning them into urban scavengers, as shown in your picture of them ripping open
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Letter: Just Jim
I am researching, with his support and approval, a biography of Jim Parks, the former Sussex and England wicket-keeper. I would be grateful if any readers who have memories or stories of Jim, both as a person and cricketer, could get in touch with me.
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Letter: You'll only see big cats in a zoo
It's that time of year again. Usually a photo appears in the papers of a black panther baring its fangs at the camera in a vicious snarl, with a dramatic article suggesting that pumas, leopards and lynx are all wandering loose across the Sussex countryside
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Letter: Unwelcome
The Argus is handy for recommending places to go with children but it's also useful to know where not to go. A party of us, including three well-behaved children aged 3, 5 and 7, went for lunch on Easter Sunday at Tallula's Tea Rooms in Hampton Place,
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Letter: Is your car safe?
I think somebody in the parking warden's office should be sacked. At the recent Property Investor Fair at Hove Town Hall, I was, with permission, parked on the forecourt (about 20m from the parking warden's office), not on the pavement, with a board on
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Youth Rugby: Heath make it four titles in five years
Haywards Heath under-11s were inspired to Sussex Minis Festival glory by first team captain Alex Meredith. Heath secured their fourth county crown in five years with a 25-15 victory against hosts Lewes. The evening before the final, Meredith, captain
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Letter: Why won't Bodyshop let staff join a union
Thank you for your report on the memorial event for Simon Jones (The Argus, April 26). I'm not secretary of Sussex Transport and General Workers Union - I'm secretary of 1/888 Branch, which is one of 25 branches covering Sussex. 1/888 is a lorry drivers
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Jail for grieving father who killed
A young father killed a man during a row over the price of groceries just days after his baby son had died in his arms, a court heard. A few hours later, David Saunders was with his girlfriend when she overdosed and died after taking heroin and methadone
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Truant's mother freed from jail
A single mother jailed because of her truanting son has been freed. Nicola Dunk, 32, of Bristol Gardens, Brighton, walked free from court after a judge sympathised with her problems trying to ensure a reluctant 15-year-old went to school. Dunk, who had
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Just the ticket
A recruitment firm is enticing people to work in Eastbourne by giving away free cinema tickets. Blue Arrow is rewarding people who register and complete 37 hours' work. The Big Blue Ticket promotion, in conjunction with UCI Cinemas, is designed to help
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Slam-door trains may get reprieve
They should have been pensioned off by the end of this year, but old slam-door trains look likely to be a feature of our railways well into 2005. Three firms which operate across Sussex have applied for permission to continue running the trains until
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Date
ISA changes hit low-income savers
Governemnt plans to reduce the amount people can save tax-free each year will hit people on low and middle incomes more than those on high ones, researchers have claimed. The Government plans to reduce the amount people can save in an ISA from April 2006
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Date
Slam-door trains may get reprieve
They should have been pensioned off by the end of this year, but old slam-door trains look likely to be a feature of our railways well into 2005. Three firms which operate across Sussex have applied for permission to continue running the trains until
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Date
Possible Brighton link to serial rapist
A serial rapist who targets elderly women could be from Brighton. The man is wanted for more than 80 offences across south London and Surrey over a 12-year period, including four rapes and 27 indecent assaults. Detectives leading the Metropolitan Police's
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Nurses forced to take pay cut
Emergency nurses in Brighton and Hove have been forced to take a 25 per cent pay cut. The average wage of a bank nurse has been chopped by £4 an hour, from £14.92 to £10.90. It is one in a series of money-saving measures, described as "uncomfortable"
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Theatre: Slamdunk
Theatre Royal, New Road, Tuesday-Saturday May 4-8 Come and see this and you will see what makes the youth tick. Basically a simple story of male bonding and loyalties, its subject is street basketball. A fast-moving, all action game, the object might
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Dance: Ballet Preljocaj
UK premiere, Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Tuesday May 18 If you saw Ballet Preljocaj's sell-out Rite Of Spring at the Festival two years ago and liked it, you'll love this. The UK premiere of the company's latest ballet is just as erotic. A quest into
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Music: Lunchtime Concerts
Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome, Every day throughout the Festival - May 1 to May 22 Among the little gems of the Festival are the series of lunchtime concerts at the Pavilion Theatre in the Dome. They have become a regular part of the Festival and frequently
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Books & Debates
Here we round up just of the eclectic mix of writers, politicians and journalists you can share an evening with at various venues throughout the Festival. This year's Books and Debates section of the Festival has more emphasis on the debate aspect than
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Music: Various Artists
Here we round up some of the other musical feasts on offer throughout the Brighton Festival. APOLLO SAXOPHONE QUARTET, St Nicholas Church, Dyke Road, Brighton, Friday May 7, 10pm, £10, 01273 709709. Combining contemporary classical with jazz, folk and
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Theatre: La Syncope du 7
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Friday-Saturday May 7-8 The rightful heirs to the "new circus" throne, this lot will catapult themselves into your orbit with a gravity-defying assault on the senses. Graduates from the French National Circus School, the "
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Music: Plaid
World Premiere, Gardner Arts Centre, Falmer, Friday May 14 A subversive duo who began their electronic revolution in Black Dog productions in the Nineties, Ed Hanley and Andy Turner here reveal an exclusive premiere of work created in collaboration with
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Theatre: Peter Brook's La Mort de Krishna
Gardner Arts Centre, Falmer, Wednesday-Saturday May 19-22 Nineteen years on from his nine-hour epic The Mahabharata, which shook perceptions of live performance, comes this new work from enigmatic and controversial director Peter Brook. Inspired by the
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Dance: Dance for Camera
Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome, Saturday May 22 South East Dance's annual celebration and showcase of film and video dance work is a day's worth of entertainment. First up is a selection of dance films that are in the making, with an opportunity to hear
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Music: Billy Cobham & Joe Zainhul
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Sunday May Billy is well-known for being a dazzling drummer, composer and producer who has played with Miles Davis and Horace Silver. What is not such public knowledge is that he is also one of the pioneers of electronic music
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Music: L'Orfeo
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Saturday May 15 Monteverdi's opera L'Orfero, written some 400 years ago, is considered to be the first ever opera, the work that began the whole genre. It tells the story of the legend of Orpheus and his love for Euridice,
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Music: Mory Kante, Manecas Costa and Modeste Hugues
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Wednesday May 19 You might not think you know who Mory Kante is, but you're bound to have heard his hit. "Yeke, Yeke," with its infectious chorus, got everyone from Mali to Manhattan to twitch their collective tush. Think
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Music: Tord Gustavsen Trio
Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome, Tuesday May 4 Already a big name in his native Norway, pianist Tord Gustavsen's debut album, Changing Places, which was released last year, brought his unique jazz aesthetic to the world stage. Perhaps not a picture book
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Theatre: Pandora 88
Komedia, Gardner Street, Monday-Saturday May 3-8 Inspired by Stanley Kubrik's 2001: A Space Odyssey and Brian Keenan's An Evil Cradling, this show does what theatre does best and makes incredible use of the stage. Trapped within the confines of a 1.5m
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Date
Art & Exhibitions
Teruyoshi Yoshida, Charlie Hooker, Ana Maria Pacheco and Tom Wichelow will test your senses to the limit at this year's Festival. WAVE-WALL III, Charlie Hooker, University of Brighton Gallery A sound chamber installation which transforms space with movement
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Music: Asian Dub Foundation, The Battle of Algiers
World premiere: Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Saturday May 1 In 2002, these drum'n'bass renegades stirred up praise and controversy with a hypnotic soundtrack to French flick La Haine. A dark trawl through the lives of three dispossessed young men from
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Theatre: Pugilist Specialist
Komedia, Gardner Street, Monday-Saturday May 10-15 The drama hit at Edinburgh, this snapped up just about every award going so if you want to check it out, you'd better get on the phone and book a ticket now. Four US marines are assigned the task of eliminating
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Theatre: Ladies and Gents
Aquarium Colonnade Toilets, Madeira Drive, Monday-Saturday May 3-8 The first thing to intrigue about this is that it's staged in a public toilet. Not a place where most would ordinarily want to spend an evening, this show has won awards and drawn large
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Letter: Hove is neglected
I agree with Geoffrey Theobald that Hove is being ruined by Brighton and Hove City Council allowing beautiful houses and gardens to be replaced by blocks of flats. The reason the council does it, of course, is because it collects more tax out of blocks
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Letter: Safety first
In response to your article, "Pavilion gate is shut to drinkers" (The Argus, April 21), the safety of visitors to Brighton and Hove and its residents is our top priority. Closing the south-east gate at the Royal Pavilion was necessary. Of course, we regret
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Letter: Just Jim
I am researching, with his support and approval, a biography of Jim Parks, the former Sussex and England wicket-keeper. I would be grateful if any readers who have memories or stories of Jim, both as a person and cricketer, could get in touch with me.
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Letter: You'll only see big cats in a zoo
It's that time of year again. Usually a photo appears in the papers of a black panther baring its fangs at the camera in a vicious snarl, with a dramatic article suggesting that pumas, leopards and lynx are all wandering loose across the Sussex countryside
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Letter: Unwelcome
The Argus is handy for recommending places to go with children but it's also useful to know where not to go. A party of us, including three well-behaved children aged 3, 5 and 7, went for lunch on Easter Sunday at Tallula's Tea Rooms in Hampton Place,
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Sussex band tipped for big time
Many bands have been saddled with the tag "the next big thing" but Keane look well placed to achieve the rare feat of actually living up to the label. Even before Keane's recent single Somewhere Only We Know crashed into the top three last month, people
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Letter: You're lucky
I appreciate the sentiments of Sylvia Harwood (Letters, April 22) but if disabled badge holders wish others to stick to the parking rules they should do so themselves. I am the mother of a small child. I admit that I frequently park in the disabled bays
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Youth Rugby: Heath make it four titles in five years
Haywards Heath under-11s were inspired to Sussex Minis Festival glory by first team captain Alex Meredith. Heath secured their fourth county crown in five years with a 25-15 victory against hosts Lewes. The evening before the final, Meredith, captain
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Letter: Why won't Bodyshop let staff join a union
Thank you for your report on the memorial event for Simon Jones (The Argus, April 26). I'm not secretary of Sussex Transport and General Workers Union - I'm secretary of 1/888 Branch, which is one of 25 branches covering Sussex. 1/888 is a lorry drivers
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April 28: Butters wants Leon to win award
Leon Knight's main rival as Albion's player of the season claimed today it would be a "travesty" if the little striker does not win the award. Guy Butters believes supporters should look no further than Knight, whose 25 League goals have spearheaded the
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Jail for grieving father who killed
A young father killed a man during a row over the price of groceries just days after his baby son had died in his arms, a court heard. A few hours later, David Saunders was with his girlfriend when she overdosed and died after taking heroin and methadone
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Net equality
Applying for a job over the internet makes it less likely that candidates will face race discrimination, according to a report published today. A survey of 4,000 people by recruitment web site reed.co.uk found that many believed online job-seeking promoted
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Pub to donate profits to charity
Robin Hood was famous for stealing from the rich to give to the poor. Now his philosophy is getting a modern twist at a namesake pub. The Robin Hood, on the corner of Cross Street on the Brighton and Hove border, will soon become what is believed to be
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City binmen to vote on industrial action
Residents in some areas of Brighton and Hove have complained their refuse has been not been collected for three weeks at a time. Refuse managers changed some of the rounds last month to divide the work more equally among staff but some crews have said
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Slam-door trains may get reprieve
They should have been pensioned off by the end of this year, but old slam-door trains look likely to be a feature of our railways well into 2005. Three firms which operate across Sussex have applied for permission to continue running the trains until
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Dance: Ballet Preljocaj
UK premiere, Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Tuesday May 18 If you saw Ballet Preljocaj's sell-out Rite Of Spring at the Festival two years ago and liked it, you'll love this. The UK premiere of the company's latest ballet is just as erotic. A quest into
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Music: An Evening of Leonard Cohen Songs
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Saturday-Sunday May 22-23 With a cast list that reads like the who's who of coolest music people ever, this is bound to get the collective juices flowing, whether you're a fan of Leonard Cohen or not. The likes of Laurie "
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Music: Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Friday May 14 The Czech National Symphony Orchestra (CNSO) is widely regarded as one of the best in eastern Europe, even though it was only founded 11 years ago. It makes its first visit to Brighton to celebrate anniversaries
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Books & Debates
Here we round up just of the eclectic mix of writers, politicians and journalists you can share an evening with at various venues throughout the Festival. This year's Books and Debates section of the Festival has more emphasis on the debate aspect than
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Cabaret: The Famous Spiegeltent
Royal Pavilion Lawns, New Road, Brighton, Saturday-Saturday May1-22 Far more than just another entertainments venue, this antique mobile hall, which joins the Festival for the first time can arouse impassioned affection. "When you first walk in, you fall
