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The bus now leaving...
People who get off trains at a busy station will now know how long they must wait for a bus to continue their journey. Electronic bus information boards have been installed on the concourse at Brighton station. The two new signs show the departure time
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Letter: Free up our roads
Brighton and Hove does not need to make dramatic choices between cars, buses, taxis, bikes, trains or walking. It needs to employ transport consultants and managers who are good at their jobs. We do not have major traffic problems. It is quite wrong to
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Poignant diaries of lives and loves
Incredibly, just over ten years ago homosexuality was still classified as a disease by the World Health Organisation. Throughout the turbulent Eighties, young people coming to terms with their sexuality still had to face a lingering social stigma. Many
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Jam Jar Baby ready for school
A little girl who weighed just 15oz when she was born 15 weeks premature is getting ready for her first day at school. Bethanie Potter was one of the smallest surviving premature babies doctors had cared for when she was born four and a half years ago
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Letter: Insult to heroes
No doubt many readers will have seen the television series Making Waves on which the name of HMS Suffolk is used. I have protested to the Second Sea Lord in a lengthy letter on behalf of our association, concerning what is a serious error of judgement
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Conference South: Piper joins Borough on loan
Garry Wilson hopes Matt Piper will be the first of many young Albion players to join Eastbourne Borough this season. Piper has signed for Borough on a three-month loan deal as part of a new agreement between the two clubs to give Albion's youngsters first
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Conference: New keeper backs Reds
Phil Smith believes Crawley can emulate Aldershot and take the Conference by storm this season. The 24-year-old goalkeeper plays his first game since signing a one-year contract from Margate in a friendly at his former club Folkestone Invicta tonight.
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Cricket: Cottey relishes comeback century
Century-maker Tony Cottey has admitted he feared he would never get another chance to score a first-class hundred. The 38-year-old batsman celebrated his second Championship appearance of what is widely expected to be his final season with a grafting
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Cricket: Sussex relief after vital win
There was no champagne celebration this time, just a cold beer or two and a feeling of quiet satisfaction. Ten months on from those golden afternoons when they beat Leicestershire and clinched the 2003 Championship, Sussex finally had another home win
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Hospital in top ten for superbug deaths
An NHS hospital in East Sussex is among the worst in England and Wales for MRSA-related deaths. The Conquest Hospital in St Leonards came joint ninth in the first MRSA league table with nine deaths in 2002. The figure represented 0.7 per cent of all deaths
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Reid urged to claim his spot
Albion manager Mark McGhee today challenged Paul Reid to stake a claim for a starting role in his preferred position at Reading on Saturday week. A place in the centre of midfield is up for grabs in the Seagulls' Coca-Cola Championship opener, as Richard
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Ex-councillor jailed for sex attack
A former councillor who indecently assaulted an eight-year-old girl has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. David Mills, 55, preyed on the child, now aged 16, as she played in her bedroom when he babysat. Recorder Jeff Blackett said the fact Mills,
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The bus now leaving...
People who get off trains at a busy station will now know how long they must wait for a bus to continue their journey. Electronic bus information boards have been installed on the concourse at Brighton station. The two new signs show the departure time
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SWAT team aim high
A print distribution company is aiming to double its turnover after taking over a rival business. SWAT, in Providence Place, Brighton, announced it had taken over Sussex Arts Marketing's print distribution company Sprint. The acquisition means SWAT now
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Women show they mean business
Most women want to run their own business but are held back by lack of funds, new research has shown. Lack of business knowledge and lack of confidence were also cited as barriers to launching a firm. The study of 300 women by the web site handbag.com
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Water firm's £70k pollution fines
Southern Water was fined more than £70,000 last year for an "unacceptable" number of pollution failures. Only three other businesses in England had to pay out more for environmental offences last year and Southern Water had the worst record of all water
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Virgin invests £1m in Olympic dream
Virgin Atlantic has become an official sponsor of London's bid to host the 2012 Olympics, backing the campaign to the tune of £1 million. The Crawley-based company will put its fierce rivalry with British Airways on the back burner as the two airlines
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Attackers cut man's throat on footpath
A young man needed four stitches to a three-inch throat wound after being slashed as he walked up a dimly-lit footpath near a railway station. The 23-year-old victim managed to escape from his two attackers to dial 999. He was walking up an alleyway behind
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Water firm's £70k pollution fines
Southern Water was fined more than £70,000 last year for an "unacceptable" number of pollution failures. Only three other businesses in England had to pay out more for environmental offences last year and Southern Water had the worst record of all water
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Axe looms over airport jobs
Jobs at Gatwick are under threat after holiday giant MyTravel announced it is to axe up to 540 posts in a bid to cut costs. The company, which operates ten long-haul and more than 15 short-haul services from the West Sussex airport, said yesterday the
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Dad charged with son's murder
The father of a terminally ill boy appeared in court today charged with his murder. Former soldier Andrew Wragg, 36, was remanded in custody after he appeared before magistrates at Chichester. Wearing a white polo shirt Wragg, of Henty Close, Worthing
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Falmer stadium plans on hold
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott today overruled the judgements of two of his most senior planning inspectors to keep the Albion's dream of a new community stadium alive. Mr Prescott has not come down categorically in favour of the proposed 22,000-
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Letter: Make uniforms compulsory
Education Secretary Charles Clarke is quite right to turn the clock back and re-introduce school uniforms for every state school (The Argus, July 16). Every pupil will then have pride and feel part of the school. In my view, this sense of belonging is
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Letter: Hidden danger
I heard on the radio that teenage girls, in order to try and stop having their mobile phones stolen, are keeping them hidden in their bras. This is an extremely foolish thing to do. If their phones are kept on standby, as I am sure they are, they are
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Letter: Time to go, Tony
Your front page on July 15 showing our Prime Minister grinning like a Cheshire cat has prompted me to write. Is it not obvious that "Teflon" Tony, the man on whom mud does not stick, has clearly outstayed his welcome? We have had four expensive and unnecessary
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July 27: Reid urged to claim his spot
Albion manager Mark McGhee today challenged Paul Reid to stake a claim for a starting role in his preferred position at Reading on Saturday week. A place in the centre of midfield is up for grabs in the Seagulls' Coca-Cola Championship opener, as Richard
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Letter: The good life
I was sorry to read about Don Harris' embarrassment at the gymnasium, when he compared his body with the steroid-supplemented muscle men (Letters, July 14). Don't worry, we can't all be Charles Atlas. The solution is simply to obtain an allotment, for
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Letter: Think small
I read with interest the letter from councillor Jack Hazelgrove, chairman of Brighton and Hove City Council's housing committee, concerning the suitable accommodation for homeless people (July 15). The Southern Private Landlords Association has been working
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Letter: Unfair laws make fathers desperate
I was dismayed to read of the new government proposals regarding child residency (The Argus, July 21). It is claimed that we live in a society based on equality but this is clearly not the case when it comes to matters related to the Family Law Courts
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Letter: Down the drain
"Made in Britain" used to be a sign of quality in excellence and a lifetime guarantee. After the demise of manufacturing in this country and with the experiences of the "Wobbly" bridge over the Thames, Portcullis House, the palace built for our Members
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Letter: High cost of living
Brighton and Hove City council is blinded by its inability to manage its accounts and is racing to grab more and more funds, as tax is moved towards a local level. The public is having to find more and more money to fund ever increasing council wage agreements
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Date
Jam Jar Baby ready for school
A little girl who weighed just 15oz when she was born 15 weeks premature is getting ready for her first day at school. Bethanie Potter was one of the smallest surviving premature babies doctors had cared for when she was born four and a half years ago
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Letter: Insult to heroes
No doubt many readers will have seen the television series Making Waves on which the name of HMS Suffolk is used. I have protested to the Second Sea Lord in a lengthy letter on behalf of our association, concerning what is a serious error of judgement
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Date
Letter: Asking for trouble
There have been reports of two dog attacks recently in The Argus but I witnessed something the other day which proves it's not always the animals' fault. I was at Brighton station when three women appeared with two well-behaved dogs on leads. Suddenly
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Cricket: Cottey relishes comeback century
Century-maker Tony Cottey has admitted he feared he would never get another chance to score a first-class hundred. The 38-year-old batsman celebrated his second Championship appearance of what is widely expected to be his final season with a grafting
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Letter: Don't moan about noise if you live by an airport
I read with interest yet another complaint about the noise made by aircraft using Shoreham Airport (Letters, July 24). What are people carping on about? The only people who really have room for complaint are those who were living in the neighbourhood
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Cricket: Sussex relief after vital win
There was no champagne celebration this time, just a cold beer or two and a feeling of quiet satisfaction. Ten months on from those golden afternoons when they beat Leicestershire and clinched the 2003 Championship, Sussex finally had another home win
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Cricket: Sussex stroll to first home win
Forget the league table, just keep playing great cricket. That was the message from Peter Moores today as Sussex planned for the run-in which will shape their County Championship future. The county thrashed Kent by an innings and 45 runs yesterday, their
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Date
Reid urged to claim his spot
Albion manager Mark McGhee today challenged Paul Reid to stake a claim for a starting role in his preferred position at Reading on Saturday week. A place in the centre of midfield is up for grabs in the Seagulls' Coca-Cola Championship opener, as Richard
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Date
The bus now leaving...
People who get off trains at a busy station will now know how long they must wait for a bus to continue their journey. Electronic bus information boards have been installed on the concourse at Brighton station. The two new signs show the departure time
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Date
SWAT team aim high
A print distribution company is aiming to double its turnover after taking over a rival business. SWAT, in Providence Place, Brighton, announced it had taken over Sussex Arts Marketing's print distribution company Sprint. The acquisition means SWAT now
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Tesco close to Dillons sale
Supermarket group Tesco is understood to be on the verge of agreeing a £20 million deal to sell its Dillons newsagents chain. The group is expected to announce within weeks it is selling the 180 shops to private convenience store chain TM Retail. Tesco
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Axe looms over airport jobs
Jobs at Gatwick are under threat after holiday giant MyTravel announced it is to axe up to 540 posts in a bid to cut costs. The company, which operates ten long-haul and more than 15 short-haul services from the West Sussex airport, said yesterday the
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Water firm's £70k pollution fines
Southern Water was fined more than £70,000 last year for an "unacceptable" number of pollution failures. Only three other businesses in England had to pay out more for environmental offences last year and Southern Water had the worst record of all water
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Date
The bus now leaving...
People who get off trains at a busy station will now know how long they must wait for a bus to continue their journey. Electronic bus information boards have been installed on the concourse at Brighton station. The two new signs show the departure time
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Date
Letter: Help to get rid of unsolicited cards
Further to Simon Flacks' article about "tart cards" (The Argus, July 17), I trust that "Debbie" has no need to advertise her wares via phone boxes? She sounds too classy for that - as the illustration seemed to indicate. Many residents are offended by
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Letter: Free up our roads
Brighton and Hove does not need to make dramatic choices between cars, buses, taxis, bikes, trains or walking. It needs to employ transport consultants and managers who are good at their jobs. We do not have major traffic problems. It is quite wrong to
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Date
July 26: Sussex v Kent (Day 4)
There was no champagne celebration this time, just a cold beer or two and a feeling of quiet satisfaction. Ten months on from those golden afternoons when they beat Leicestershire and clinched the 2003 Championship, Sussex finally had another home win
-
Date
Poignant diaries of lives and loves
Incredibly, just over ten years ago homosexuality was still classified as a disease by the World Health Organisation. Throughout the turbulent Eighties, young people coming to terms with their sexuality still had to face a lingering social stigma. Many
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Date
Letter: What about us?
Regarding East Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council's proposed improvements for buses and cyclists on the A259 between Ovingdean and Telscombe Cliffs and the descriptive public exhibitions at Telscombe and Rottingdean, Councillor Duncan
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Conference South: Piper joins Borough on loan
Garry Wilson hopes Matt Piper will be the first of many young Albion players to join Eastbourne Borough this season. Piper has signed for Borough on a three-month loan deal as part of a new agreement between the two clubs to give Albion's youngsters first
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Date
Conference: New keeper backs Reds
Phil Smith believes Crawley can emulate Aldershot and take the Conference by storm this season. The 24-year-old goalkeeper plays his first game since signing a one-year contract from Margate in a friendly at his former club Folkestone Invicta tonight.
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Hospital in top ten for superbug deaths
An NHS hospital in East Sussex is among the worst in England and Wales for MRSA-related deaths. The Conquest Hospital in St Leonards came joint ninth in the first MRSA league table with nine deaths in 2002. The figure represented 0.7 per cent of all deaths
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Date
Ex-councillor jailed for sex attack
A former councillor who indecently assaulted an eight-year-old girl has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. David Mills, 55, preyed on the child, now aged 16, as she played in her bedroom when he babysat. Recorder Jeff Blackett said the fact Mills,
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BP profits soar due to oil price hike
Energy giant BP said today the highest oil prices for more than 20 years had helped it deliver a 20% hike in half-year profits. BP posted record half-year profits of £4.68 billion after the cost of a barrel of crude surged more than 10% between April
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Date
Women show they mean business
Most women want to run their own business but are held back by lack of funds, new research has shown. Lack of business knowledge and lack of confidence were also cited as barriers to launching a firm. The study of 300 women by the web site handbag.com
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Date
Water firm's £70k pollution fines
Southern Water was fined more than £70,000 last year for an "unacceptable" number of pollution failures. Only three other businesses in England had to pay out more for environmental offences last year and Southern Water had the worst record of all water
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Virgin invests £1m in Olympic dream
Virgin Atlantic has become an official sponsor of London's bid to host the 2012 Olympics, backing the campaign to the tune of £1 million. The Crawley-based company will put its fierce rivalry with British Airways on the back burner as the two airlines
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Attackers cut man's throat on footpath
A young man needed four stitches to a three-inch throat wound after being slashed as he walked up a dimly-lit footpath near a railway station. The 23-year-old victim managed to escape from his two attackers to dial 999. He was walking up an alleyway behind
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Date
Axe looms over airport jobs
Jobs at Gatwick are under threat after holiday giant MyTravel announced it is to axe up to 540 posts in a bid to cut costs. The company, which operates ten long-haul and more than 15 short-haul services from the West Sussex airport, said yesterday the
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Date
Report slams care for tragic Sarah
Tragic Sarah Lawson - helped to die by her father in a mercy killing in 2000 - was failed at almost every level, according to a critical report into her care. A review into the circumstances of 22-year-old Sarah's death, whose findings are published today
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PC lucky to escape being blinded
An attacker was less than an inch away from blinding a policeman in a seafront brawl. PC Paul Grzegorzek was hit with a full bottle of lager, which smashed and left glass fragments in his face. PC Grzegorzek, 27, said: "I was very lucky not to lose the
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Dad charged with son's murder
The father of a terminally ill boy appeared in court today charged with his murder. Former soldier Andrew Wragg, 36, was remanded in custody after he appeared before magistrates at Chichester. Wearing a white polo shirt Wragg, of Henty Close, Worthing
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Falmer stadium plans on hold
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott today overruled the judgements of two of his most senior planning inspectors to keep the Albion's dream of a new community stadium alive. Mr Prescott has not come down categorically in favour of the proposed 22,000-
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Date
Letter: Make uniforms compulsory
Education Secretary Charles Clarke is quite right to turn the clock back and re-introduce school uniforms for every state school (The Argus, July 16). Every pupil will then have pride and feel part of the school. In my view, this sense of belonging is
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Date
Letter: Help to get rid of unsolicited cards
Further to Simon Flacks' article about "tart cards" (The Argus, July 17), I trust that "Debbie" has no need to advertise her wares via phone boxes? She sounds too classy for that - as the illustration seemed to indicate. Many residents are offended by
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Date
July 26: Sussex v Kent (Day 4)
There was no champagne celebration this time, just a cold beer or two and a feeling of quiet satisfaction. Ten months on from those golden afternoons when they beat Leicestershire and clinched the 2003 Championship, Sussex finally had another home win
-
Date
Letter: Hidden danger
I heard on the radio that teenage girls, in order to try and stop having their mobile phones stolen, are keeping them hidden in their bras. This is an extremely foolish thing to do. If their phones are kept on standby, as I am sure they are, they are
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Date
Letter: Time to go, Tony
Your front page on July 15 showing our Prime Minister grinning like a Cheshire cat has prompted me to write. Is it not obvious that "Teflon" Tony, the man on whom mud does not stick, has clearly outstayed his welcome? We have had four expensive and unnecessary
-
Date
July 27: Reid urged to claim his spot
Albion manager Mark McGhee today challenged Paul Reid to stake a claim for a starting role in his preferred position at Reading on Saturday week. A place in the centre of midfield is up for grabs in the Seagulls' Coca-Cola Championship opener, as Richard
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Date
Letter: The good life
I was sorry to read about Don Harris' embarrassment at the gymnasium, when he compared his body with the steroid-supplemented muscle men (Letters, July 14). Don't worry, we can't all be Charles Atlas. The solution is simply to obtain an allotment, for
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Date
Letter: Think small
I read with interest the letter from councillor Jack Hazelgrove, chairman of Brighton and Hove City Council's housing committee, concerning the suitable accommodation for homeless people (July 15). The Southern Private Landlords Association has been working
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Date
Letter: Unfair laws make fathers desperate
I was dismayed to read of the new government proposals regarding child residency (The Argus, July 21). It is claimed that we live in a society based on equality but this is clearly not the case when it comes to matters related to the Family Law Courts
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Date
Letter: Down the drain
"Made in Britain" used to be a sign of quality in excellence and a lifetime guarantee. After the demise of manufacturing in this country and with the experiences of the "Wobbly" bridge over the Thames, Portcullis House, the palace built for our Members
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Date
Letter: What about us?
Regarding East Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council's proposed improvements for buses and cyclists on the A259 between Ovingdean and Telscombe Cliffs and the descriptive public exhibitions at Telscombe and Rottingdean, Councillor Duncan
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Date
Letter: High cost of living
Brighton and Hove City council is blinded by its inability to manage its accounts and is racing to grab more and more funds, as tax is moved towards a local level. The public is having to find more and more money to fund ever increasing council wage agreements
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Date
Letter: Asking for trouble
There have been reports of two dog attacks recently in The Argus but I witnessed something the other day which proves it's not always the animals' fault. I was at Brighton station when three women appeared with two well-behaved dogs on leads. Suddenly
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Date
Letter: Don't moan about noise if you live by an airport
I read with interest yet another complaint about the noise made by aircraft using Shoreham Airport (Letters, July 24). What are people carping on about? The only people who really have room for complaint are those who were living in the neighbourhood
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Date
Cricket: Sussex stroll to first home win
Forget the league table, just keep playing great cricket. That was the message from Peter Moores today as Sussex planned for the run-in which will shape their County Championship future. The county thrashed Kent by an innings and 45 runs yesterday, their
-
Date
BP profits soar due to oil price hike
Energy giant BP said today the highest oil prices for more than 20 years had helped it deliver a 20% hike in half-year profits. BP posted record half-year profits of £4.68 billion after the cost of a barrel of crude surged more than 10% between April
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Date
Tesco close to Dillons sale
Supermarket group Tesco is understood to be on the verge of agreeing a £20 million deal to sell its Dillons newsagents chain. The group is expected to announce within weeks it is selling the 180 shops to private convenience store chain TM Retail. Tesco
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Date
Axe looms over airport jobs
Jobs at Gatwick are under threat after holiday giant MyTravel announced it is to axe up to 540 posts in a bid to cut costs. The company, which operates ten long-haul and more than 15 short-haul services from the West Sussex airport, said yesterday the
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Date
Report slams care for tragic Sarah
Tragic Sarah Lawson - helped to die by her father in a mercy killing in 2000 - was failed at almost every level, according to a critical report into her care. A review into the circumstances of 22-year-old Sarah's death, whose findings are published today
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Date
PC lucky to escape being blinded
An attacker was less than an inch away from blinding a policeman in a seafront brawl. PC Paul Grzegorzek was hit with a full bottle of lager, which smashed and left glass fragments in his face. PC Grzegorzek, 27, said: "I was very lucky not to lose the
