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Theatre: Pugilist Specialist
Komedia, Gardner Street, Until Saturday May 15 A Dr Strangelove for the 21st Century, this latest play from the pen of 24-year-old Adrian Shaplin cleaned up all the major awards at last year's Edinburgh festival. Yet, in their native US, The Riot Group
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Businessman buys hotel for disabled son
Millionaire businessman Mike Holland can afford to stay in the most luxurious hotels. But when it comes to booking one, he says he and his family face a constant battle because his son Christopher needs to use a wheelchair. Now he has bought a Brighton
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Letter: Turned round
Louise Ramsay (The Argus, April 20) found the BBC documentary Make Me Honest moving, revelatory stuff. Michael, the black convicted teenager, was teamed with mentor Emily, a blonde Sloane, who turned out to be a modern-day saint. At a function in London
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Letter: I am not a chef
To avoid a misunderstanding and, on my part, a misrepresentation, allow me to refer to your news story about ten countries joining the EU (The Argus, April 29). The story referred to me as "Egon Ronay the chef". I wish to make it crystal clear that I
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Letter: Time to protest
Southern Water continues testing land at Peacehaven prior to submitting a planning application for a sewage plant in spite of the fact that this must be one of the most expensive and impractical of all the options. This particular option will require
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Letter: No substance
Further to the correspondence about Brighton and Hove City Council's grant funding for the Gay Pride event in Preston Park, I want to say I fully endorse the decision to make an award. However, the reasons Councillor Sue John gives seem to be more to
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Cricket: Sussex League Round-Up
Former Sussex player Mark Newell captained his new-look Three Bridges to a four-wicket victory over East Grinstead to get their premier division campaign underway. Only four premier division games were completed as the weather hit for a second week. But
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Athletics: Crawley dedicate match to tragic Ed
Mark Sheridan dedicated Crawley AC's battling third place in their opening British League division four match of the season to former team-mate Ed Prickett. A minute's silence was ob-served at Norwich on Saturday and Crawley's athletes wore black arm
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Letter: Good advice
I was sorry to learn of the death of one of your retired employees, Ted Chippendale. He and I were office juniors together in a firm of Hove accountants in 1943/44. I owe him a debt of gratitude for some advice he gave me. He said "Joan, don't ever start
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Missing shroud comes to light again
Expert seamstress Edith Mary Richardson spent hours making her own funeral shroud. So storing the finished piece in a safe place must have seemed like a good idea. Unfortunately the hideaway proved so secret that when it came to her funeral in 1985, 80
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Letter: Crime is down
I write in response to your editorial and article about anti-social behaviour in Newhaven, Peacehaven and Seaford (The Argus, May 4) where I am district police commander. Fact: Burglaries of people's homes are down compared to last year. Fact: Robberies
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Speedway: Eagles win thriller
Adam Shields, Eastbourne's yo-yo rider, was back on top after Eagles grabbed a last-heat win over Peterborough Panthers at Arlington Stadium on Saturday night. The Australian has gone from hero to zero and back to hero in the space of three matches after
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Letter: Name and shame anti-social hooligans
Both Henry Page and your editorial comment (The Argus, May 4) are right that ordinary members of the public going about their daily lives in Newhaven or elsewhere need reassurance that "the authorities" are doing everything possible to deal with anti-social
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Cricket: Ward ton lifts Sussex
Ian Ward scored a superb maiden hundred for his new county but Sussex still have a testing day ahead of them if they are to save their Championship match at Northampton. The left-hander has already scored 82 against Surrey in the Championship opener and
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New damages bid by Saudi jail man
A man is preparing a last-ditch appeal for £2.5 million in damages for his 67-day jail ordeal in Saudi Arabia. Ron Jones, a tax adviser from Crawley, says he was blindfolded, shackled, beaten and forced to confess to a bombing in the Saudi capital Riyadh
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May 10: McGhee happy with Swindon date
Albion manager Mark McGhee today hailed Swindon as the ideal play-off opponents for both his in-form side and supporters. The Seagulls make the 135-mile journey to Wiltshire for the first leg at the County Ground on Sunday (4pm), with the return leg at
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Match Report: Wrexham 0 Albion 2
It is a well proven theory. The team entering the play-offs in the best frame of mind often emerge victorious. Albion's hopes of an instant return to the First Division remain in the balance, but in terms of mood they may just have an edge over the other
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Cricket: Invitation League Round-Up
Southwick are the surprise early leaders of division one after a six-wicket home triumph over Goring. Wickers, who were promoted as runners-up in division two last season, had beaten Broadwater in their opening game thanks to a good bowling display. They
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Concern over child sex cases
Police have been accused of failing to act twice after childcare teams reported a teenage girl was being groomed for sex by an older man. It was only when Brighton and Hove's social services team threatened to make an official complaint that the Sussex
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McGhee happy with Swindon date
Albion manager Mark McGhee today hailed Swindon as the ideal play-off opponents for both his in-form side and supporters. The Seagulls make the 135-mile journey to Wiltshire for the first leg at the County Ground on Sunday (4pm), with the return leg at
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Securicor on track for merger
Surrey-based security group Securicor said it was well placed for its merger with Danish rival Group 4 Falck after posting a 20% increase in profits. Securicor said pre-tax profits before one-off items and goodwill in the six months to March 31 were £39
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Workplace stress is bad for business
Workers suffering from stress often blame heavy workloads or say they have not been trained properly for the job, new research shows. A survey of 1,000 workers revealed almost half had suffered from work-related stress. Of these, two-thirds blamed their
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Buy a new lifestyle
People moving into plush new flats on Hove seafront are being offered their own lifestyle manager. Developer CDC2020 has teamed up with Brighton-based company bn3 lifestyle and will offer the service free to everyone buying a property at their Horizon
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Three more quizzed over stabbing
Three suspected illegal immigrants have been arrested in connection with the murder of an Albanian man in Hove. The men - a 19-year-old and a 31-year-old from Macedonia and a 27-year-old Albanian - were arrested when they were discovered in a lorry intercepted
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Bike-lane rebels cop £30 tickets
Cyclists riding illegally were given £30 on the spot fines during a police operation on Brighton and Hove seafront. Police Community Safety Officers on bikes yesterday issued tickets which have to be paid within 28 days. PSCOs Ben Mitchell and Nick Packham
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100 MPs officially support stadium
A total of 100 MPs have now officially shown their support for a new community stadium at Falmer. They have signed an Early Day Motion (EDM) urging Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott to approve Brighton and Hove Albion's plans for a 22,000-seat stadium
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Age row in battle for Tory city bid
Tories are digging in against apparent Central Office attempts to switch their chosen parliamentary hopeful for a younger model. Members of the Brighton Kemp Town Conservative Association had whittled their prospective candidates down to a shortlist of
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Theatre: Pugilist Specialist
Komedia, Gardner Street, Until Saturday May 15 A Dr Strangelove for the 21st Century, this latest play from the pen of 24-year-old Adrian Shaplin cleaned up all the major awards at last year's Edinburgh festival. Yet, in their native US, The Riot Group
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Businessman buys hotel for disabled son
Millionaire businessman Mike Holland can afford to stay in the most luxurious hotels. But when it comes to booking one, he says he and his family face a constant battle because his son Christopher needs to use a wheelchair. Now he has bought a Brighton
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Letter: Fundraiser was a lot of fun as well
St Dunstan's would like to thank the Brighton community for a tremendous turn out at Withdean Stadium for Celebrity Soccer Sunday. With perfect weather conditions, the celebrity football match over the May bank holiday was a great success. This was the
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Letter: Turned round
Louise Ramsay (The Argus, April 20) found the BBC documentary Make Me Honest moving, revelatory stuff. Michael, the black convicted teenager, was teamed with mentor Emily, a blonde Sloane, who turned out to be a modern-day saint. At a function in London
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Letter: I am not a chef
To avoid a misunderstanding and, on my part, a misrepresentation, allow me to refer to your news story about ten countries joining the EU (The Argus, April 29). The story referred to me as "Egon Ronay the chef". I wish to make it crystal clear that I
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Tina C, Spiegeltent
There is something mildly disturbing about the way many Hollywood stars used the tragedy of September 11 to give their careers a boost. The fires had barely begun to die down at Ground Zero when Michael Jackson announced he would be releasing a charity
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Letter: Punish violence
Thankfully I am only short, fat, gay and ginger. Could you imagine if I was, say, black, Irish and one-legged as well? That way, I could probably escape from a potential mugger while he looked at me and chose which minority slur he preferred to accompany
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Cricket: Sussex League Round-Up
Former Sussex player Mark Newell captained his new-look Three Bridges to a four-wicket victory over East Grinstead to get their premier division campaign underway. Only four premier division games were completed as the weather hit for a second week. But
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Triathlon: Novis just misses out
Bob Novis agonisingly missed out on a medal in the World Championships for the second time when he finished fourth in the 50-54 age group in Madeira. Two years after suffering a puncture when set for gold in Mexico, the Brighton Phoenix athlete never
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May 8: Wrexham 0 Albion 2
It is a well proven theory. The team entering the play-offs in the best frame of mind often emerge victorious. Albion's hopes of an instant return to the First Division remain in the balance, but in terms of mood they may just have an edge over the other
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Athletics: Crawley dedicate match to tragic Ed
Mark Sheridan dedicated Crawley AC's battling third place in their opening British League division four match of the season to former team-mate Ed Prickett. A minute's silence was ob-served at Norwich on Saturday and Crawley's athletes wore black arm
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Letter: I was assaulted
I read with interest your article on naming and shaming the hooligans who cause so much destruction and distress to other contributory members of society (The Argus, May 3). I was assaulted by one of my neighbours nearly two years ago as I intervened
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Ryman Play-Off: Lewes 1 Kingstonian 0
Lewes are today celebrating an historic promotion to the Conference south after achieving what some people thought was impossible. The Rooks beat Ryman premier division Kingstonian at a packed Dripping Pan in their final play-off game to reach the highest
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New damages bid by Saudi jail man
A man is preparing a last-ditch appeal for £2.5 million in damages for his 67-day jail ordeal in Saudi Arabia. Ron Jones, a tax adviser from Crawley, says he was blindfolded, shackled, beaten and forced to confess to a bombing in the Saudi capital Riyadh
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May 10: McGhee happy with Swindon date
Albion manager Mark McGhee today hailed Swindon as the ideal play-off opponents for both his in-form side and supporters. The Seagulls make the 135-mile journey to Wiltshire for the first leg at the County Ground on Sunday (4pm), with the return leg at
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Match Report: Wrexham 0 Albion 2
It is a well proven theory. The team entering the play-offs in the best frame of mind often emerge victorious. Albion's hopes of an instant return to the First Division remain in the balance, but in terms of mood they may just have an edge over the other
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Date
Cricket: Invitation League Round-Up
Southwick are the surprise early leaders of division one after a six-wicket home triumph over Goring. Wickers, who were promoted as runners-up in division two last season, had beaten Broadwater in their opening game thanks to a good bowling display. They
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Balfour buoyed by US successes
Engineering and construction group Balfour Beatty today said it had won deals in the United States worth more than 200 million US dollars (£112.6m). London-based Balfour said the central division of its US civil engineering arm had secured new road building
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Workplace stress is bad for business
Workers suffering from stress often blame heavy workloads or say they have not been trained properly for the job, new research shows. A survey of 1,000 workers revealed almost half had suffered from work-related stress. Of these, two-thirds blamed their
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Date
Buy a new lifestyle
People moving into plush new flats on Hove seafront are being offered their own lifestyle manager. Developer CDC2020 has teamed up with Brighton-based company bn3 lifestyle and will offer the service free to everyone buying a property at their Horizon
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Mixed outlook for UK ports
Ports and ferries group P&O reported bumper business at its container terminals but said a downturn in tourism had continued into 2004. P&O cut capacity on the key Dover-Calais route from eight to seven ships after passenger numbers slid further
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100 MPs officially support stadium
A total of 100 MPs have now officially shown their support for a new community stadium at Falmer. They have signed an Early Day Motion (EDM) urging Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott to approve Brighton and Hove Albion's plans for a 22,000-seat stadium
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Architects win bid to revive seafront
A multi-million pound complex could become the new neighbour of Sussex's most famous art deco building. Ahrends, Burton and Koralek Architects (ABK) beat off competition from two other teams of architects to build the striking design next door to the
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Three more quizzed over stabbing
Three suspected illegal immigrants have been arrested in connection with the murder of an Albanian man in Hove. The men - a 19-year-old and a 31-year-old from Macedonia and a 27-year-old Albanian - were arrested when they were discovered in a lorry intercepted
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100 MPs officially support stadium
A total of 100 MPs have now officially shown their support for a new community stadium at Falmer. They have signed an Early Day Motion (EDM) urging Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott to approve Brighton and Hove Albion's plans for a 22,000-seat stadium
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Age row in battle for Tory city bid
Tories are digging in against apparent Central Office attempts to switch their chosen parliamentary hopeful for a younger model. Members of the Brighton Kemp Town Conservative Association had whittled their prospective candidates down to a shortlist of
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Noise ban for festival club
The Brighton Festival Club has been ordered to cut out late-night noise or face a huge fine. The club is in the Spiegeltent, put up in Brighton's Pavilion Gardens for the three weeks of the festival. Celebrities such as Sir Ian McKellen and actress Carol
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Letter: Fundraiser was a lot of fun as well
St Dunstan's would like to thank the Brighton community for a tremendous turn out at Withdean Stadium for Celebrity Soccer Sunday. With perfect weather conditions, the celebrity football match over the May bank holiday was a great success. This was the
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Letter: Why Terrible?
I am intrigued by the name of a place near Halland, East Sussex, called Terrible Down. I have scanned history books but, apart from battles at Hastings and Lewes and the bombardment of Arundel Castle in the Civil War, I can find no other engagement. As
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Tina C, Spiegeltent
There is something mildly disturbing about the way many Hollywood stars used the tragedy of September 11 to give their careers a boost. The fires had barely begun to die down at Ground Zero when Michael Jackson announced he would be releasing a charity
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Date
Letter: Punish violence
Thankfully I am only short, fat, gay and ginger. Could you imagine if I was, say, black, Irish and one-legged as well? That way, I could probably escape from a potential mugger while he looked at me and chose which minority slur he preferred to accompany
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Letter: It's time to stock The Argus
I was interested to read about brightontime, a shop next to Preston Park station (The Argus, April 16) providing a much needed newspaper selling point. But I was disappointed to discover they do not sell The Argus, so I will still have to detour around
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Triathlon: Novis just misses out
Bob Novis agonisingly missed out on a medal in the World Championships for the second time when he finished fourth in the 50-54 age group in Madeira. Two years after suffering a puncture when set for gold in Mexico, the Brighton Phoenix athlete never
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Date
May 8: Wrexham 0 Albion 2
It is a well proven theory. The team entering the play-offs in the best frame of mind often emerge victorious. Albion's hopes of an instant return to the First Division remain in the balance, but in terms of mood they may just have an edge over the other
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Date
Letter: Why did they change the name?
While promoting a UK theatre tour for Joan Collins, why did Triumph Entertainment Ltd change the title of Alan Melville's very successful 1952 play Dear Charles to Full Circle? It was, of course, a marketing ploy, but there was no need for this deception
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Rugby: Sussex crash out
Sussex crashed out of the Tetley's County Championship after a torrid second half against powerful Gloucestershire. They trailed just 12-7 at the break but were swept away 55-7 in an ultimately one-sided quarter-final at Roundstone Lane. A try from flanker
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Letter: I was assaulted
I read with interest your article on naming and shaming the hooligans who cause so much destruction and distress to other contributory members of society (The Argus, May 3). I was assaulted by one of my neighbours nearly two years ago as I intervened
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Ryman Play-Off: Lewes 1 Kingstonian 0
Lewes are today celebrating an historic promotion to the Conference south after achieving what some people thought was impossible. The Rooks beat Ryman premier division Kingstonian at a packed Dripping Pan in their final play-off game to reach the highest
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Date
Cricket: East Sussex League Round-Up
Champions Glynde and Beddingham picked up maximum points in a four-wicket win at home to Heathfield Park in their opening league game of the season. Dale Tranter (2-19) and Joe Adams (2-9) helped dismiss Park for 156. Ian Long top scored with 46. Glynde
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Architects win bid to revive seafront
A multi-million pound complex could become the new neighbour of Sussex's most famous art deco building. Ahrends, Burton and Koralek Architects (ABK) beat off competition from two other teams of architects to build the striking design next door to the
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Date
Balfour buoyed by US successes
Engineering and construction group Balfour Beatty today said it had won deals in the United States worth more than 200 million US dollars (£112.6m). London-based Balfour said the central division of its US civil engineering arm had secured new road building
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Date
M&S chief quits
Marks & Spencer today confirmed the departure of Luc Vandevelde after four years as chairman of the high street retailer. M&S said the Belgian was standing down because of "personal commitments" to the family of Paul Louis Halley, one of the major
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Mixed outlook for UK ports
Ports and ferries group P&O reported bumper business at its container terminals but said a downturn in tourism had continued into 2004. P&O cut capacity on the key Dover-Calais route from eight to seven ships after passenger numbers slid further
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Date
100 MPs officially support stadium
A total of 100 MPs have now officially shown their support for a new community stadium at Falmer. They have signed an Early Day Motion (EDM) urging Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott to approve Brighton and Hove Albion's plans for a 22,000-seat stadium
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Date
Architects win bid to revive seafront
A multi-million pound complex could become the new neighbour of Sussex's most famous art deco building. Ahrends, Burton and Koralek Architects (ABK) beat off competition from two other teams of architects to build the striking design next door to the
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Date
Noise ban for festival club
The Brighton Festival Club has been ordered to cut out late-night noise or face a huge fine. The club is in the Spiegeltent, put up in Brighton's Pavilion Gardens for the three weeks of the festival. Celebrities such as Sir Ian McKellen and actress Carol
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Date
Letter: Why Terrible?
I am intrigued by the name of a place near Halland, East Sussex, called Terrible Down. I have scanned history books but, apart from battles at Hastings and Lewes and the bombardment of Arundel Castle in the Civil War, I can find no other engagement. As
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Date
Architects win bid to revive seafront
A multi-million pound complex could become the new neighbour of Sussex's most famous art deco building. Ahrends, Burton and Koralek Architects (ABK) beat off competition from two other teams of architects to build the striking design next door to the
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Date
Letter: Time to protest
Southern Water continues testing land at Peacehaven prior to submitting a planning application for a sewage plant in spite of the fact that this must be one of the most expensive and impractical of all the options. This particular option will require
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Date
Letter: No substance
Further to the correspondence about Brighton and Hove City Council's grant funding for the Gay Pride event in Preston Park, I want to say I fully endorse the decision to make an award. However, the reasons Councillor Sue John gives seem to be more to
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Date
Letter: It's time to stock The Argus
I was interested to read about brightontime, a shop next to Preston Park station (The Argus, April 16) providing a much needed newspaper selling point. But I was disappointed to discover they do not sell The Argus, so I will still have to detour around
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Date
Letter: Why did they change the name?
While promoting a UK theatre tour for Joan Collins, why did Triumph Entertainment Ltd change the title of Alan Melville's very successful 1952 play Dear Charles to Full Circle? It was, of course, a marketing ploy, but there was no need for this deception
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Date
Letter: Good advice
I was sorry to learn of the death of one of your retired employees, Ted Chippendale. He and I were office juniors together in a firm of Hove accountants in 1943/44. I owe him a debt of gratitude for some advice he gave me. He said "Joan, don't ever start
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Rugby: Sussex crash out
Sussex crashed out of the Tetley's County Championship after a torrid second half against powerful Gloucestershire. They trailed just 12-7 at the break but were swept away 55-7 in an ultimately one-sided quarter-final at Roundstone Lane. A try from flanker
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Date
Missing shroud comes to light again
Expert seamstress Edith Mary Richardson spent hours making her own funeral shroud. So storing the finished piece in a safe place must have seemed like a good idea. Unfortunately the hideaway proved so secret that when it came to her funeral in 1985, 80
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Date
Letter: Crime is down
I write in response to your editorial and article about anti-social behaviour in Newhaven, Peacehaven and Seaford (The Argus, May 4) where I am district police commander. Fact: Burglaries of people's homes are down compared to last year. Fact: Robberies
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Date
Speedway: Eagles win thriller
Adam Shields, Eastbourne's yo-yo rider, was back on top after Eagles grabbed a last-heat win over Peterborough Panthers at Arlington Stadium on Saturday night. The Australian has gone from hero to zero and back to hero in the space of three matches after
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Date
Letter: Name and shame anti-social hooligans
Both Henry Page and your editorial comment (The Argus, May 4) are right that ordinary members of the public going about their daily lives in Newhaven or elsewhere need reassurance that "the authorities" are doing everything possible to deal with anti-social
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Date
Cricket: Ward ton lifts Sussex
Ian Ward scored a superb maiden hundred for his new county but Sussex still have a testing day ahead of them if they are to save their Championship match at Northampton. The left-hander has already scored 82 against Surrey in the Championship opener and
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Date
Concern over child sex cases
Police have been accused of failing to act twice after childcare teams reported a teenage girl was being groomed for sex by an older man. It was only when Brighton and Hove's social services team threatened to make an official complaint that the Sussex
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Date
McGhee happy with Swindon date
Albion manager Mark McGhee today hailed Swindon as the ideal play-off opponents for both his in-form side and supporters. The Seagulls make the 135-mile journey to Wiltshire for the first leg at the County Ground on Sunday (4pm), with the return leg at
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Date
Cricket: East Sussex League Round-Up
Champions Glynde and Beddingham picked up maximum points in a four-wicket win at home to Heathfield Park in their opening league game of the season. Dale Tranter (2-19) and Joe Adams (2-9) helped dismiss Park for 156. Ian Long top scored with 46. Glynde
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Date
Architects win bid to revive seafront
A multi-million pound complex could become the new neighbour of Sussex's most famous art deco building. Ahrends, Burton and Koralek Architects (ABK) beat off competition from two other teams of architects to build the striking design next door to the
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Date
Securicor on track for merger
Surrey-based security group Securicor said it was well placed for its merger with Danish rival Group 4 Falck after posting a 20% increase in profits. Securicor said pre-tax profits before one-off items and goodwill in the six months to March 31 were £39
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Date
M&S chief quits
Marks & Spencer today confirmed the departure of Luc Vandevelde after four years as chairman of the high street retailer. M&S said the Belgian was standing down because of "personal commitments" to the family of Paul Louis Halley, one of the major
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Date
Bike-lane rebels cop £30 tickets
Cyclists riding illegally were given £30 on the spot fines during a police operation on Brighton and Hove seafront. Police Community Safety Officers on bikes yesterday issued tickets which have to be paid within 28 days. PSCOs Ben Mitchell and Nick Packham
