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Letter: Cricketing legend
I am working on a book about the great Sussex cricketer KS Duleepsinhji as next year will be the centenary of his birth. I would be most grateful if any of your readers could share any recollections of him they may have. I realise it is many years since
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Letter: Spanish refugees
I am seeking information about the many thousands of Spanish refugee children evacuated to this country in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War. Many came to Brighton, Worthing and Lancing, others to Littlehampton, Bury Hill and Blackboys. They received
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Letter: No offence
It is all very well for Mr Causabon-Vincent to condemn probation staff as "plonkers" (The Argus, July 8). Is he correct? Let us consider the evidence. Prison may be the right place for dangerous offenders who put the public at risk but there is a range
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Computers crushed after child porn raids
More than 100 computers storing child pornography were crushed following a two-year police operation. They were seized by Sussex Police during an investigation into an internet child porn network. Officers took the computers to the European Metal Recycling
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Neighbour, 69, cleared of car feud assault
Violence erupted between two neighbours after a 20-year feud over a parking space outside their homes. William French, 69, and his 61-year-old neighbour Christopher Overton accused each other of landing the first punch as they rowed about the disputed
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Letter: Board stupid
On Saturday, I counted 54 estate agents' boards in St Aubyns. Is it right a beautiful Victorian street should be so littered or is it that all the residents want to get out before the diabolical proposed development of the King Alfred takes place? S.
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Letter: B&B conundrum
Difficulties in finding bed and breakfast accommodation for homeless people in Brighton and Hove are caused not just by cost but also by a shortage of suitable accommodation in the city (The Argus, July 12). As with other local authorities, we have a
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Time to go, Tony?
Tony Blair was today facing a renewed threat to his premiership after the Butler inquiry concluded intelligence used to justify the war on Iraq was "seriously flawed". The Prime Minister instantly mounted a defence of his decision to take Britain into
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Letter: Councils are willing to face their critics
I was interested to read of Gary Bennett's frustration (Letters, July 5) and comments regarding what he believes his "faceless" councillors are throwing at the people of Peacehaven. These misunderstandings occur when people don't get off their backsides
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Cricket: Carry on like this and you will do a Yorkshire
CHRIS Adams thought long and hard before committing himself to a seventh season in charge of Sussex. The captain was so physically and mentally drained at the end of last summer that he seriously considered a return to the ranks even though he had just
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City survey to guage support for smoking ban
A survey is to be carried out in Brighton and Hove to find out if local residents back calls for smoking to be banned in public places. Brighton and Hove City Primary Care Trust, which is running the survey, wants to outlaw smoking in public to help cut
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Tesco heads for China
Supermarket giant Tesco has unveiled its first move into China after spending £140 million on a 50 per cent stake in a 25-strong hypermarket chain. The joint venture agreement with Ting Hsin, which operates the Hymall-branded business, comes after a three-year
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UK market fuels Costa house boom
Britons are fuelling a house price boom in Europe as thousands cash in on soaring UK prices to buy a second property abroad, research has shown. During 2003 about 40 per cent of all new houses built on the Spanish Costas were purchased by British people
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Invention which has saved a million lives
More than a million lives have been saved thanks to an innovative syringe designed by a Sussex-based inventor. Marc Koska had the idea for the K1 syringe in 1984, as the danger of spreading HIV and Aids through sharing needles became known. The 43-year-old
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Battle to save historic pub after smash
Engineers battled to save a historic pub from collapse after a car smashed into its front. The 14th Century Smugglers Inn at Alfriston, near Polegate, was threatened with demolition following the crash yesterday. Maureen Scott, the landlady of 27 years
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How vault guard fell for £1m trick
An airport security guard has told how he was tricked into emptying £1 million from a vault. David Rickman said he was then fooled into helping a convincing crook load the haul into a getaway van. He said neither the "badged" bogus Brinks Ltd vehicle
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Computers crushed after child porn raids
More than 100 computers storing child pornography were crushed following a two-year police operation. They were seized by Sussex Police during an investigation into an internet child porn network. Officers took the computers to the European Metal Recycling
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Letter: It's aesthetic, not offensive
It is surprising anyone could take offence at Mr Levy's sign (The Argus, July 9). It is quite aesthetic and much more pleasing to look at than some people walking about in the street - not to mention the pictures printed in some magazines readily available
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July 15: Hammond set for big chance
Dean Hammond could get his first chance to prove he is worth a longer deal with Albion in the friendly at non-league Woking tomorrow. The midfielder, who has signed a three-month deal with David Lee and Dan Beck, missed the opening pre-season friendly
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Letter: Even our welcome is up for sale
Coming off the A23, visitors pass a modest floral display that spells out the message "Welcome to our city". To its bottom right, there is a sign "To sponsor ring..." This turns a welcome into a grudging welcome: "Frankly, we're not sure we want you here
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Landmark agreement for work on vital site
Sports minister Richard Caborn praised Brighton and Hove for leading the way in the multi-billion pound tourism industry. He said the city had eight million visitors a year who sustained 13,000 jobs and was in the top ten destinations for overseas visitors
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Letter: B&B conundrum
Difficulties in finding bed and breakfast accommodation for homeless people in Brighton and Hove are caused not just by cost but also by a shortage of suitable accommodation in the city (The Argus, July 12). As with other local authorities, we have a
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Time to go, Tony?
Tony Blair was today facing a renewed threat to his premiership after the Butler inquiry concluded intelligence used to justify the war on Iraq was "seriously flawed". The Prime Minister instantly mounted a defence of his decision to take Britain into
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Letter: Good show
Here in Southwick, we often breathe a sigh of relief we are - so far - beyond the reach of the lot running Brighton and Hove City Council. Sometimes, when I meet friends in Hove for a lunchtime pint on a Wednesday afternoon, we go to the planning committee
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Letter: Speed not power
Proposals to increase the percentage of planning applications dealt with directly by officers has absolutely nothing to do with giving them more power (Letters, July 8). This proposal is based entirely on the desire to improve efficiency and speed up
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Letter: No confidence
I write in support of Valerie Paynter (Letters, July 8) on the role of Brighton and Hove City council officers in decision-making processes. I am often shocked and saddened at the standard of research in some background papers presented to councillors
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Queen's award for a reborn tradition
A company which produces charcoal for hookah pipes has won Royal approval. Swift-Lite has tapped into the centuries-old tradition of smoking the exotic pipes. It used to make fuel for industry and restaurants but has found its slow-burning charcoal tablets
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Art of Africa comes to the South
A bespoke furniture maker is bringing a little bit of South Africa exclusively to the South Coast. Worthing shop ego & id is stocking pieces of Carrol Boyes' stunning "functional art". The South African design phenomenon's range includes beautifully
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UK market fuels Costa house boom
Britons are fuelling a house price boom in Europe as thousands cash in on soaring UK prices to buy a second property abroad, research has shown. During 2003 about 40 per cent of all new houses built on the Spanish Costas were purchased by British people
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Invention which has saved a million lives
More than a million lives have been saved thanks to an innovative syringe designed by a Sussex-based inventor. Marc Koska had the idea for the K1 syringe in 1984, as the danger of spreading HIV and Aids through sharing needles became known. The 43-year-old
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Battle to save historic pub after smash
Engineers battled to save a historic pub from collapse after a car smashed into its front. The 14th Century Smugglers Inn at Alfriston, near Polegate, was threatened with demolition following the crash yesterday. Maureen Scott, the landlady of 27 years
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How vault guard fell for £1m trick
An airport security guard has told how he was tricked into emptying £1 million from a vault. David Rickman said he was then fooled into helping a convincing crook load the haul into a getaway van. He said neither the "badged" bogus Brinks Ltd vehicle
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What doctors told me about Atkins
Before starting a diet, consult your doctor. The warning is given on every eating plan and diet sheet. But how many people actually visit their doctor for a check-up before embarking on new eating regime? Sidney Harris, author of The Truth About Food
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Letter: Middle Street was the place to see the stars
Walking along Middle Street, Brighton, the other day, Hippodrome memories inevitably started to flow. "You do look smart," I recall one of the Beverley Sisters telling me as I requested an autograph back in 1954. It was nice also to chat to Winifred Attwell's
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Fond farewell for first mayor of Telscombe
Molly Pratten, the first mayor of Telscombe who until a few years ago was one of the oldest councillors in the country, has died peacefully in her sleep, aged 100. Friends, relatives and members of the community were attending a funeral service today
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Letter: It's aesthetic, not offensive
It is surprising anyone could take offence at Mr Levy's sign (The Argus, July 9). It is quite aesthetic and much more pleasing to look at than some people walking about in the street - not to mention the pictures printed in some magazines readily available
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July 15: Hammond set for big chance
Dean Hammond could get his first chance to prove he is worth a longer deal with Albion in the friendly at non-league Woking tomorrow. The midfielder, who has signed a three-month deal with David Lee and Dan Beck, missed the opening pre-season friendly
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Letter: Even our welcome is up for sale
Coming off the A23, visitors pass a modest floral display that spells out the message "Welcome to our city". To its bottom right, there is a sign "To sponsor ring..." This turns a welcome into a grudging welcome: "Frankly, we're not sure we want you here
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Landmark agreement for work on vital site
Sports minister Richard Caborn praised Brighton and Hove for leading the way in the multi-billion pound tourism industry. He said the city had eight million visitors a year who sustained 13,000 jobs and was in the top ten destinations for overseas visitors
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Letter: Good show
Here in Southwick, we often breathe a sigh of relief we are - so far - beyond the reach of the lot running Brighton and Hove City Council. Sometimes, when I meet friends in Hove for a lunchtime pint on a Wednesday afternoon, we go to the planning committee
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Letter: Speed not power
Proposals to increase the percentage of planning applications dealt with directly by officers has absolutely nothing to do with giving them more power (Letters, July 8). This proposal is based entirely on the desire to improve efficiency and speed up
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Date
Letter: No confidence
I write in support of Valerie Paynter (Letters, July 8) on the role of Brighton and Hove City council officers in decision-making processes. I am often shocked and saddened at the standard of research in some background papers presented to councillors
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Date
Queen's award for a reborn tradition
A company which produces charcoal for hookah pipes has won Royal approval. Swift-Lite has tapped into the centuries-old tradition of smoking the exotic pipes. It used to make fuel for industry and restaurants but has found its slow-burning charcoal tablets
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Art of Africa comes to the South
A bespoke furniture maker is bringing a little bit of South Africa exclusively to the South Coast. Worthing shop ego & id is stocking pieces of Carrol Boyes' stunning "functional art". The South African design phenomenon's range includes beautifully
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Holiday call monitor
Business leaders worried about missing vital news while they have a few days off can relax thanks to a Sussex-based company. Brightwire Office Solutions in Hove is extending its "virtual office solution" to provide a short-term service to small businesses
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M&S bid is stalled by small investors
Retail giant Marks & Spencer appears to have won the support of its private shareholders to fend off a proposed £9.1 billion takeover by tycoon Philip Green. At yesterday's annual meeting of M&S in London, many investors said new chief executive
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Letter: Cricketing legend
I am working on a book about the great Sussex cricketer KS Duleepsinhji as next year will be the centenary of his birth. I would be most grateful if any of your readers could share any recollections of him they may have. I realise it is many years since
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Date
Letter: Spanish refugees
I am seeking information about the many thousands of Spanish refugee children evacuated to this country in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War. Many came to Brighton, Worthing and Lancing, others to Littlehampton, Bury Hill and Blackboys. They received
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Letter: No offence
It is all very well for Mr Causabon-Vincent to condemn probation staff as "plonkers" (The Argus, July 8). Is he correct? Let us consider the evidence. Prison may be the right place for dangerous offenders who put the public at risk but there is a range
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Date
What doctors told me about Atkins
Before starting a diet, consult your doctor. The warning is given on every eating plan and diet sheet. But how many people actually visit their doctor for a check-up before embarking on new eating regime? Sidney Harris, author of The Truth About Food
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Date
Letter: Middle Street was the place to see the stars
Walking along Middle Street, Brighton, the other day, Hippodrome memories inevitably started to flow. "You do look smart," I recall one of the Beverley Sisters telling me as I requested an autograph back in 1954. It was nice also to chat to Winifred Attwell's
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Fond farewell for first mayor of Telscombe
Molly Pratten, the first mayor of Telscombe who until a few years ago was one of the oldest councillors in the country, has died peacefully in her sleep, aged 100. Friends, relatives and members of the community were attending a funeral service today
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Neighbour, 69, cleared of car feud assault
Violence erupted between two neighbours after a 20-year feud over a parking space outside their homes. William French, 69, and his 61-year-old neighbour Christopher Overton accused each other of landing the first punch as they rowed about the disputed
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Letter: Board stupid
On Saturday, I counted 54 estate agents' boards in St Aubyns. Is it right a beautiful Victorian street should be so littered or is it that all the residents want to get out before the diabolical proposed development of the King Alfred takes place? S.
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Letter: Councils are willing to face their critics
I was interested to read of Gary Bennett's frustration (Letters, July 5) and comments regarding what he believes his "faceless" councillors are throwing at the people of Peacehaven. These misunderstandings occur when people don't get off their backsides
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Cricket: Carry on like this and you will do a Yorkshire
CHRIS Adams thought long and hard before committing himself to a seventh season in charge of Sussex. The captain was so physically and mentally drained at the end of last summer that he seriously considered a return to the ranks even though he had just
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City survey to guage support for smoking ban
A survey is to be carried out in Brighton and Hove to find out if local residents back calls for smoking to be banned in public places. Brighton and Hove City Primary Care Trust, which is running the survey, wants to outlaw smoking in public to help cut
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Tesco heads for China
Supermarket giant Tesco has unveiled its first move into China after spending £140 million on a 50 per cent stake in a 25-strong hypermarket chain. The joint venture agreement with Ting Hsin, which operates the Hymall-branded business, comes after a three-year
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Date
Holiday call monitor
Business leaders worried about missing vital news while they have a few days off can relax thanks to a Sussex-based company. Brightwire Office Solutions in Hove is extending its "virtual office solution" to provide a short-term service to small businesses
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Date
M&S bid is stalled by small investors
Retail giant Marks & Spencer appears to have won the support of its private shareholders to fend off a proposed £9.1 billion takeover by tycoon Philip Green. At yesterday's annual meeting of M&S in London, many investors said new chief executive
