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Kitchen in China Garden was filthy
A popular Chinese restaurant in Brighton has been fined £14,000 after cockroaches were found in its "disgracefully filthy" kitchen. An environmental health officer visited China Garden in Preston Street last December after a customer complained of poor
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Letter: Missing frogs
I might have a frog in my throat but none in our pond this year - only half-starved-looking dead baby ones. What's happened to our usual bouncy healthy ones? Can anybody tell us? We had loads of tadpoles but they just disappeared - is it some pest this
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Grieving mum blames hospital for daughter's death
A mother has blamed a hospital after her daughter was found dead with a ligature round her neck. Cathy Corr made the emotional accusation during an inquest into the death of her 30-year-old daughter, Lisa Cummings. Miss Cummings had been a patient at
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July 20: New recruit would be rare foreign fling
Maheta Molango is about to join a select band of foreign recruits who have pulled on Albion's colours. While there has been an explosion of foreign players in the British game during the last ten years, it is a market the Seagulls have rarely dabbled
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Letter: The truth will out, Adam
So I was right! Some months ago, in response to an uncharacteristic politically tendentious article from Adam Trimingham, I concluded he must be about to retire. Now we know he is - next month. He must have been a model of self-discipline to avoid accusations
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July 19: Thousands join Albion promotion parade
Thousands of fans braved the rain to celebrate Brighton and Hove Albion's promotion to Division One. The start of the victory parade at King's House in Grand Avenue, Hove, was marred by bad weather and just a few hundred fans lined the streets but by
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Letter: No public money
"The West Pier Trust said the current scheme is the last chance for it to achieve its aim of a publicly-funded reconstruction" (The Argus, July 7). So, after all the talk of private consortiums, venture capital, independent financial investment portfolios
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Letter: Too much
Rainbow flags from the roofs of the town hall and police station and lighting up the Royal Pavilion Pink. I'm all for a democratic and loving world but I don't see the need to go to these measures. Everybody knows Brighton is the gay capital of the UK
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Letter: True pride
Mrs M D Jones clearly isn't a business owner in Brighton. If she was she would applaud the council for granting £26,000 to Pride in Brighton and Hove for its core costs to help ensure the organisation has longevity. More than £4 million is spent over
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University chief set to step down
Sir David Watson, vice-chancellor of the University of Brighton, is to retire at the end of the next academic year. The 55-year-old's decision was announced to staff in a letter written by the chairman of the board of governors, Sir Michael Checkland.
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Surfing: Surf's up for cool Luke
Luke Palmer lived up to surfing's laidback image when he slept through his first heat at the Champion of Champions competition in Sri Lanka. The 25-year-old, from Coldean, was a regional qualifier from the British Professional Surfing Association tour
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Letter: Wrong job
As a serving firefighter, I feel I had to write regarding East Sussex fire brigade sending its turntable ladder to Brighton town hall to help put up a banner promoting gay weddings in Brighton (The Argus, July 9). What a misuse of equipment. If the crew
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Cricket: Lewry doubt for run-in
Jason Lewry is struggling to be fit for the resumption of Sussex's Championship defence on Friday. Lewry injured a knee at practice before Sunday's totesport League win over Derbyshire and will get the results of a scan today. He said: "I was just bowling
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Conference South: Lewes hold on to Jarrett
Lewes will give another run-out to winger Albert Jarrett who was in Wimbledon's first team last season. Jarrett, who was released in the summer, starred as Lewes lost 3-2 to Northampton's first team on Saturday but manager Steven King admits the player
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Parked car crashes into garden wall
A mother returned to her parked car to find it embedded in a garden wall. Maxine James first thought her car had been stolen when she came back from a hospital appointment to find it missing. She left it parked on a hill but it appeared to have rolled
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Albion star's injury agony
Simon Rodger may quit football in two months if he fails to recover from his long-term knee problem. The Albion midfielder, 32, has been sidelined for ten months after rupturing anterior cruciate ligaments in his left knee. He has ruled himself out of
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New store has 100 posts to fill
More than 100 jobs are still available at a discount fashion and homeware store. The Matalan store in Bognor opens next month and the membership-based retailer is looking for part-time evening and weekend staff. Store manager Peter Cahill said the 30,000sqft
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Jobs boost as Argos expands
High Street catalogue shop Argos is opening another store in Brighton and Hove. More than 50 jobs have been created at the Argos Extra outlet in Carden Avenue, which opens on Saturday. The store has an open stock room so customers can see what is going
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Insurance fraudsters follow track record
A West Sussex-based company which specialises in detecting insurance fraud has identified the CDs people are most likely to lie about owning. Absolute Customer Management, which uses psychology to detect fraudulent insurance claims, said insurance companies
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Jail for brothers who kidnapped pensioner
Two brothers have been jailed for kidnapping a 64-year-old woman as she waited in a car for her husband. Yvonne Eldridge was alone and listening to the radio in the vehicle outside Halfords in Lottbridge Drove, Eastbourne, when Damien and Nigel Hill jumped
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Father's anguish over pub stabbing
The father of a man stabbed to death in a pub fight has spoken of his devastation. Peter Uttley, 33, suffered a chest wound during the brawl and died in hospital. His father Brian broke down in tears as he talked about his son's life. Mr Uttley said:
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Drug busts double in a decade
Drugs seizures by police in Sussex have more than doubled in the last decade. The latest Home Office figures show there were 2,460 seizures in 2002 compared with 930 in 1992. Taking population rises into account, the rate of seizures per million people
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City pupils taught on the cheap
Children in Brighton and Hove are being short-changed on their education, according to a new report. Secondary schools in the city are given £2,771 a year by the Government to spend on each pupil. That is less than half the £6,000-plus per child spent
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Letter: What's the point
So, as I understand it, English Heritage's plan for restoring the West Pier would entail pulling down the old theatre superstructure and the end of the pier reverting to a simple flat open deck. Hmm. That structure is the only interesting part remaining
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Letter: Missing frogs
I might have a frog in my throat but none in our pond this year - only half-starved-looking dead baby ones. What's happened to our usual bouncy healthy ones? Can anybody tell us? We had loads of tadpoles but they just disappeared - is it some pest this
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Letter: No bed of roses
It was interesting to read it costs £345,000 a year to clear rubbish and repair damage caused by former council tenants who leave their homes in a mess (The Argus, July 13). I'm pleased the housing management sub-committee will consider proposals to reclaim
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Reality TV survivor wins comedy award
Zoe Lyons lasted 30 days on the ITV series Survivor, stranded on a desert island in the South China Sea with a group of strangers. The 16 contestants, including winner Charlotte "the harlot" Hobrough, put up with hunger pains and tropical storms in the
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Letter: If this goes on, Sussex will deserve relegation
How wholeheartedly I agree with A Newman of Peacehaven about the state of Sussex cricket (Letters, July 14). When it came to the Twenty20 game versus Hampshire in which nine batsmen contributed eight runs while Chris Adams watched from the other end,
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July 20: Rodger may quit
Simon Rodger may quit football in two months if he fails to recover from his long-term knee problem. The Albion midfielder, 32, has been sidelined for ten months after rupturing anterior cruciate ligaments in his left knee. He has ruled himself out of
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Grieving mum blames hospital for daughter's death
A mother has blamed a hospital after her daughter was found dead with a ligature round her neck. Cathy Corr made the emotional accusation during an inquest into the death of her 30-year-old daughter, Lisa Cummings. Miss Cummings had been a patient at
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July 20: New recruit would be rare foreign fling
Maheta Molango is about to join a select band of foreign recruits who have pulled on Albion's colours. While there has been an explosion of foreign players in the British game during the last ten years, it is a market the Seagulls have rarely dabbled
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July 19: Thousands join Albion promotion parade
Thousands of fans braved the rain to celebrate Brighton and Hove Albion's promotion to Division One. The start of the victory parade at King's House in Grand Avenue, Hove, was marred by bad weather and just a few hundred fans lined the streets but by
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Letter: The Pink Dolphin says thank you
THANK YOU. These two short words to the First City Winter Ball Committee feel hugely inadequate in response to their donation of over £61,000 to the Pink Dolphin Appeal. This enormous sum, dedicated to purchasing a special new piece of medical equipment
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Letter: True pride
Mrs M D Jones clearly isn't a business owner in Brighton. If she was she would applaud the council for granting £26,000 to Pride in Brighton and Hove for its core costs to help ensure the organisation has longevity. More than £4 million is spent over
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Letter: Off target
In response to Mrs Jones' question (Letters, July 8) about what colour to light the Pavilion if heterosexuals had a march, how about blood red for all the attacks on LGBT folk by heterosexual thugs? As for whinging about the £26,000 grant, I don't know
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Letter: Wrong job
As a serving firefighter, I feel I had to write regarding East Sussex fire brigade sending its turntable ladder to Brighton town hall to help put up a banner promoting gay weddings in Brighton (The Argus, July 9). What a misuse of equipment. If the crew
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Cricket: Lewry doubt for run-in
Jason Lewry is struggling to be fit for the resumption of Sussex's Championship defence on Friday. Lewry injured a knee at practice before Sunday's totesport League win over Derbyshire and will get the results of a scan today. He said: "I was just bowling
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Conference: Fazackerley to get Reds run
Former Fulham professional Loui Fazackerley will play for Crawley in tonight's friendly at Lewes. The 19-year-old trialist has been released by the Premiership club but Reds manager Francis Vines admits he is unlikely to sign the right winger. Vines said
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Parked car crashes into garden wall
A mother returned to her parked car to find it embedded in a garden wall. Maxine James first thought her car had been stolen when she came back from a hospital appointment to find it missing. She left it parked on a hill but it appeared to have rolled
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Letter: Political correctness that's over the top
Why will the Sussex Police flag be removed from Brighton Police station during the Pride celebration next month (The Argus, July 8). I have nothing against gay and lesbian people, even those in the Sussex police, but isn't this taking things too far?
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Albion star's injury agony
Simon Rodger may quit football in two months if he fails to recover from his long-term knee problem. The Albion midfielder, 32, has been sidelined for ten months after rupturing anterior cruciate ligaments in his left knee. He has ruled himself out of
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Whitbread tipped for premier success
Leisure group Whitbread is in exclusive talks to buy budget hotel chain Premier Lodge for £540 million, it was reported today. The company is understood to have beaten off competition from private equity group Apax Partners in the last round of bidding
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Epic plans for growth despite profits slump
Epic Group, the developer of internet training programmes, is still planning to expand after unveiling a 21 per cent drop in full-year profits. The e-learning company, based in Old Steine, Brighton, said it would not be rushed into making an acquisition
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Jail for brothers who kidnapped pensioner
Two brothers have been jailed for kidnapping a 64-year-old woman as she waited in a car for her husband. Yvonne Eldridge was alone and listening to the radio in the vehicle outside Halfords in Lottbridge Drove, Eastbourne, when Damien and Nigel Hill jumped
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Father's anguish over pub stabbing
The father of a man stabbed to death in a pub fight has spoken of his devastation. Peter Uttley, 33, suffered a chest wound during the brawl and died in hospital. His father Brian broke down in tears as he talked about his son's life. Mr Uttley said:
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City pupils taught on the cheap
Children in Brighton and Hove are being short-changed on their education, according to a new report. Secondary schools in the city are given £2,771 a year by the Government to spend on each pupil. That is less than half the £6,000-plus per child spent
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Letter: Deliberate delays
I write as a regular user of Lewes Road, Brighton. Major roadworks have occurred over the past three to four months, the result of which appears to be as follows: Exits from side streets have had extended pavement areas added that project into the main
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Letter: What's the point
So, as I understand it, English Heritage's plan for restoring the West Pier would entail pulling down the old theatre superstructure and the end of the pier reverting to a simple flat open deck. Hmm. That structure is the only interesting part remaining
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Letter: Shame on you
The mystery of what happened to the swan cygnets on Brooklands Lake has been solved. It appears the algae that happened during the hot weather of last year returned during the recent hot spell and killed the majority, if not all, of the wildlife on the
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Letter: No bed of roses
It was interesting to read it costs £345,000 a year to clear rubbish and repair damage caused by former council tenants who leave their homes in a mess (The Argus, July 13). I'm pleased the housing management sub-committee will consider proposals to reclaim
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Reality TV survivor wins comedy award
Zoe Lyons lasted 30 days on the ITV series Survivor, stranded on a desert island in the South China Sea with a group of strangers. The 16 contestants, including winner Charlotte "the harlot" Hobrough, put up with hunger pains and tropical storms in the
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Letter: If this goes on, Sussex will deserve relegation
How wholeheartedly I agree with A Newman of Peacehaven about the state of Sussex cricket (Letters, July 14). When it came to the Twenty20 game versus Hampshire in which nine batsmen contributed eight runs while Chris Adams watched from the other end,
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July 20: Albion close in on Molango
Albion want to give Maheta Molango a professional contract as a birthday present this week. Congo international Molango, 22 on Saturday, has impressed on trial and scored three goals in friendly wins against Woking and Crawley. Seagulls boss Mark McGhee
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July 20: Rodger may quit
Simon Rodger may quit football in two months if he fails to recover from his long-term knee problem. The Albion midfielder, 32, has been sidelined for ten months after rupturing anterior cruciate ligaments in his left knee. He has ruled himself out of
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Letter: The Pink Dolphin says thank you
THANK YOU. These two short words to the First City Winter Ball Committee feel hugely inadequate in response to their donation of over £61,000 to the Pink Dolphin Appeal. This enormous sum, dedicated to purchasing a special new piece of medical equipment
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Letter: Off target
In response to Mrs Jones' question (Letters, July 8) about what colour to light the Pavilion if heterosexuals had a march, how about blood red for all the attacks on LGBT folk by heterosexual thugs? As for whinging about the £26,000 grant, I don't know
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Conference: Fazackerley to get Reds run
Former Fulham professional Loui Fazackerley will play for Crawley in tonight's friendly at Lewes. The 19-year-old trialist has been released by the Premiership club but Reds manager Francis Vines admits he is unlikely to sign the right winger. Vines said
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Letter: Political correctness that's over the top
Why will the Sussex Police flag be removed from Brighton Police station during the Pride celebration next month (The Argus, July 8). I have nothing against gay and lesbian people, even those in the Sussex police, but isn't this taking things too far?
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New recruit would be rare foreign fling
Maheta Molango is about to join a select band of foreign recruits who have pulled on Albion's colours. While there has been an explosion of foreign players in the British game during the last ten years, it is a market the Seagulls have rarely dabbled
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Man on killing charge
A man accused of killing a former teacher will face trial. Mark Jackson, 33, of Eastbourne Road in Willingdon, Eastbourne, will appear at Lewes Crown Court on September 17 accused of the manslaughter of Doug Russell, 30. The court heard yesterday Mr Russell
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Charity worker cleared of stealing donations
A charity worker accused of stealing anonymous donations broke down in tears when she was cleared by a jury. Susan Castle, 53, who is married with children, was charged with stealing from Sight Savers, an international charity based in Haywards Heath,
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Albion close in on Molango
Albion want to give Maheta Molango a professional contract as a birthday present this week. Congo international Molango, 22 on Saturday, has impressed on trial and scored three goals in friendly wins against Woking and Crawley. Seagulls boss Mark McGhee
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All-female firm lays down the law
Three female lawyers are helping businesses come to terms with the increasingly complex burden of employment law. Fiona Martin, Miranda Martin and Cate Searle are co-founders of Martin Searle Solicitors in St George's Place, Brighton. The law firm is
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Parents move for top schools
More than 70,000 people will move home this year simply to ensure their child can go to a good school, research claims. About four per cent of people who have moved or are planning to move from April to September said they were doing so to ensure they
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University chief to step down
Sir David Watson, vice-chancellor of the University of Brighton, is to retire at the end of the next academic year. The 55-year-old's decision was announced to staff in a letter written by the chairman of the board of governors, Sir Michael Checkland.
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Whitbread tipped for premier success
Leisure group Whitbread is in exclusive talks to buy budget hotel chain Premier Lodge for £540 million, it was reported today. The company is understood to have beaten off competition from private equity group Apax Partners in the last round of bidding
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Epic plans for growth despite profits slump
Epic Group, the developer of internet training programmes, is still planning to expand after unveiling a 21 per cent drop in full-year profits. The e-learning company, based in Old Steine, Brighton, said it would not be rushed into making an acquisition
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Wildlife haven destroyed for rail depot
Neighbours wept as their last-minute protest failed to save eight trees from being cut down to make way for a train cleaning depot. At one stage they refused to let workmen on to the site near Hove station. They said the trees were home to nesting birds
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Bogus vicar jailed
A convicted paedophile banned from dressing up as a vicar has been jailed for wearing a dog collar to a pub. Trevor Norkett, who was ordered by a court not to dress as a clergyman after he used the disguise to get close to children, once tricked mourners
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Thieving airport security workers face jail
Two Gatwick security staff were warned they face tough sentences for helping themselves to expensive goods from holidaymakers' luggage. They plundered jewellery, phones and cameras as they checked bags at the airport. Luis Coelho, 26, of Rother Crescent
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Letter: Deliberate delays
I write as a regular user of Lewes Road, Brighton. Major roadworks have occurred over the past three to four months, the result of which appears to be as follows: Exits from side streets have had extended pavement areas added that project into the main
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Kitchen in China Garden was filthy
A popular Chinese restaurant in Brighton has been fined £14,000 after cockroaches were found in its "disgracefully filthy" kitchen. An environmental health officer visited China Garden in Preston Street last December after a customer complained of poor
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Letter: Shame on you
The mystery of what happened to the swan cygnets on Brooklands Lake has been solved. It appears the algae that happened during the hot weather of last year returned during the recent hot spell and killed the majority, if not all, of the wildlife on the
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July 20: Albion close in on Molango
Albion want to give Maheta Molango a professional contract as a birthday present this week. Congo international Molango, 22 on Saturday, has impressed on trial and scored three goals in friendly wins against Woking and Crawley. Seagulls boss Mark McGhee
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Letter: The truth will out, Adam
So I was right! Some months ago, in response to an uncharacteristic politically tendentious article from Adam Trimingham, I concluded he must be about to retire. Now we know he is - next month. He must have been a model of self-discipline to avoid accusations
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Letter: No public money
"The West Pier Trust said the current scheme is the last chance for it to achieve its aim of a publicly-funded reconstruction" (The Argus, July 7). So, after all the talk of private consortiums, venture capital, independent financial investment portfolios
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Letter: Too much
Rainbow flags from the roofs of the town hall and police station and lighting up the Royal Pavilion Pink. I'm all for a democratic and loving world but I don't see the need to go to these measures. Everybody knows Brighton is the gay capital of the UK
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University chief set to step down
Sir David Watson, vice-chancellor of the University of Brighton, is to retire at the end of the next academic year. The 55-year-old's decision was announced to staff in a letter written by the chairman of the board of governors, Sir Michael Checkland.
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Surfing: Surf's up for cool Luke
Luke Palmer lived up to surfing's laidback image when he slept through his first heat at the Champion of Champions competition in Sri Lanka. The 25-year-old, from Coldean, was a regional qualifier from the British Professional Surfing Association tour
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Conference South: Lewes hold on to Jarrett
Lewes will give another run-out to winger Albert Jarrett who was in Wimbledon's first team last season. Jarrett, who was released in the summer, starred as Lewes lost 3-2 to Northampton's first team on Saturday but manager Steven King admits the player
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New recruit would be rare foreign fling
Maheta Molango is about to join a select band of foreign recruits who have pulled on Albion's colours. While there has been an explosion of foreign players in the British game during the last ten years, it is a market the Seagulls have rarely dabbled
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Man on killing charge
A man accused of killing a former teacher will face trial. Mark Jackson, 33, of Eastbourne Road in Willingdon, Eastbourne, will appear at Lewes Crown Court on September 17 accused of the manslaughter of Doug Russell, 30. The court heard yesterday Mr Russell
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Charity worker cleared of stealing donations
A charity worker accused of stealing anonymous donations broke down in tears when she was cleared by a jury. Susan Castle, 53, who is married with children, was charged with stealing from Sight Savers, an international charity based in Haywards Heath,
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Albion close in on Molango
Albion want to give Maheta Molango a professional contract as a birthday present this week. Congo international Molango, 22 on Saturday, has impressed on trial and scored three goals in friendly wins against Woking and Crawley. Seagulls boss Mark McGhee
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Date
All-female firm lays down the law
Three female lawyers are helping businesses come to terms with the increasingly complex burden of employment law. Fiona Martin, Miranda Martin and Cate Searle are co-founders of Martin Searle Solicitors in St George's Place, Brighton. The law firm is
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New store has 100 posts to fill
More than 100 jobs are still available at a discount fashion and homeware store. The Matalan store in Bognor opens next month and the membership-based retailer is looking for part-time evening and weekend staff. Store manager Peter Cahill said the 30,000sqft
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Date
Parents move for top schools
More than 70,000 people will move home this year simply to ensure their child can go to a good school, research claims. About four per cent of people who have moved or are planning to move from April to September said they were doing so to ensure they
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Date
University chief to step down
Sir David Watson, vice-chancellor of the University of Brighton, is to retire at the end of the next academic year. The 55-year-old's decision was announced to staff in a letter written by the chairman of the board of governors, Sir Michael Checkland.
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Jobs boost as Argos expands
High Street catalogue shop Argos is opening another store in Brighton and Hove. More than 50 jobs have been created at the Argos Extra outlet in Carden Avenue, which opens on Saturday. The store has an open stock room so customers can see what is going
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Insurance fraudsters follow track record
A West Sussex-based company which specialises in detecting insurance fraud has identified the CDs people are most likely to lie about owning. Absolute Customer Management, which uses psychology to detect fraudulent insurance claims, said insurance companies
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Wildlife haven destroyed for rail depot
Neighbours wept as their last-minute protest failed to save eight trees from being cut down to make way for a train cleaning depot. At one stage they refused to let workmen on to the site near Hove station. They said the trees were home to nesting birds
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Date
Bogus vicar jailed
A convicted paedophile banned from dressing up as a vicar has been jailed for wearing a dog collar to a pub. Trevor Norkett, who was ordered by a court not to dress as a clergyman after he used the disguise to get close to children, once tricked mourners
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Thieving airport security workers face jail
Two Gatwick security staff were warned they face tough sentences for helping themselves to expensive goods from holidaymakers' luggage. They plundered jewellery, phones and cameras as they checked bags at the airport. Luis Coelho, 26, of Rother Crescent
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Drug busts double in a decade
Drugs seizures by police in Sussex have more than doubled in the last decade. The latest Home Office figures show there were 2,460 seizures in 2002 compared with 930 in 1992. Taking population rises into account, the rate of seizures per million people
