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Letter: Don't encourage miscreants
Some articles in your newspaper are interesting but confusing. Wide coverage and glamorous depictions of Mr Hoogstraten (perhaps because he was a local boy) and pictures of youngsters who are miscreants with smug smiling faces will possibly encourage
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July 30: Seagulls to sign Jarrett
Teenager Albert Jarrett is poised to turn a trial with Albion into a permanent move on a three-year contract. The lightning fast left-winger is expected to line-up for tomorrow's final first team friendly at Cambridge United (3pm) as a fully fledged Seagull
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July 30: Albion new kit unveiled
Albion today unveiled their new home shirt for the Coca-Cola Championship. The shirt retains the club's traditional blue and white stripes, but with a lighter blue stripe than the previous version. It also features the symbolic flying Seagull motif positioned
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Letter: Three stars
On the way to RSCH A&E with my father, I saw a notice in the ambulance saying its staff would be "protected from abuse and attack." He was seen immediately by doctors and nurses, who addressed him respectfully (he is 94) and took the utmost trouble
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Golf: Rookwood future looks more secure
The future of Rookwood is looking a great deal more secure today. Parish councillors at Broadbridge Heath say the pay and play course near Horsham should be turned into a housing estate. One councillor claimed that Rookwood, which cost £2m to build, is
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Racing: Deacon returns to favourite course
One of Brighton's staunchest supporters is a hotelier from Cheltenham who has had runners at 11 of the 12 fixtures on the course this year. Dennis Deacon has seven horses in training with ex-jockey Tony Carroll, who trains near Stratford-on-Avon, and
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Letter: It just won't do
Brighton's famous Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH) got no stars in the Healthcare Commission's annual performance ratings (The Argus, July 21). This just won't do. Remedially, the first priority is to release superfluous management and admin staff
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Letter: We can improve welafre of animals reared for food
I have been cooking for almost 70 years and I have seen many changes in the way we eat and how we buy our food. I love the wonderful range of ingredients now available and particularly the enthusiasm we are beginning to show for locally produced food.
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Letter: Big Apple
I'm researching the history of Brighton's premier rock venue in the early Seventies, the Big Apple in the old Regent ballroom on the current Boots site and would appreciate it if any reader could contribute any memories, memorabilia or photos. -Michael
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Letter: King of beggars
Reading the almost daily reports on problems with the homeless and begging in Brighton, I am reminded of the days in the late Sixties and early Seventies, when the problem was nowhere near as big as it is now. In those days, Brighton had its own police
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Cricket: Chi desperate for win
Chichester skipper Nick Dyer admits his Sussex League leaders have no room for slip-ups when they go to rivals Horsham on Saturday. Chi lead by two points having played more games than their chasers and Dyer said: "We need to try to win our five remaining
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Brighton's beach babes are best
Women sunbathing on Brighton beach have been voted the most beautiful in Britain. As Sussex braces itself for a sweltering weekend, temperatures are rising on the seafront for an entirely different reason. Research out today shows the British public thinks
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Jarvis unveils survival plans
Beleaguered engineering group Jarvis unveiled its plans for survival today after securing the support of its lenders for another eight months. The strategy emerged as Jarvis said it had fallen £246.7 million into the red because of £100 million of losses
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New Brighton Centre may stand tall
Tall buildings could be included in plans to replace the ageing Brighton Centre and enhance the areas around it. Brighton and Hove City Council has started the process by agreeing to seek commercial partners for redeveloping the centre, which was opened
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Debt to force rate increase
Interest rates look likely to rise again next week following the release of figures showing Britons had amassed debts of more than £1 trillion. Consumers have now collectively borrowed £1.004 trillion through mortgages, personal loans, overdrafts, hire
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Signs crackdown angers city traders
Traders are warning a clean-up of shopfronts will drain the life out of Brighton's best-loved bohemian quarter. Thirteen shopkeepers in the North Laine district have been served with notices by Brighton and Hove City Council ordering them to remove their
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Rookie jockey in horror fall
A promising young jockey faces weeks of recovery after crushing two vertebrae in a serious fall. Jamie Moore, 19, was thrown from his horse, Isard III, when he stumbled at an open ditch before the fifth fence at Newton Abbott races on Wednesday. His family
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English Heritage condemns West Pier
Time has finally run out for the tumbledown West Pier. English Heritage today declared the remains of the Grade-I listed structure beyond repair. The Government-backed conservation body's plan for a back-to-basics restoration, announced earlier this year
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Letter: Don't encourage miscreants
Some articles in your newspaper are interesting but confusing. Wide coverage and glamorous depictions of Mr Hoogstraten (perhaps because he was a local boy) and pictures of youngsters who are miscreants with smug smiling faces will possibly encourage
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Letter: Stop and think
Councillor Pat Hawkes justifies the closure of Gladys May's home by telling readers her own mother enjoyed the respite and day care offered by Larchwood during the time she needed support in caring for her mother - a service to be denied to the family
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Letter: They should take better care of Gladys
I congratulate you on your report of the situation facing Gladys May and her family on Brighton and Hove City Council's proposals to close the Larchwood Resource Centre (The Argus, July 20). I am 84 and cared for my wife as she suffered from Alzheimer's
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Letter: Best of health
I was amazed to read the RSCH has been given the lowest possible grade in the latest star ratings. From the first moment I attended this hospital in May until the end of June, I was treated with the utmost kindness, help and support. I would like to thank
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Letter: Care is fine
While 76 per cent of the country's acute hospitals are now either "performing well overall" or even better, the RSCH is among the mere 6 per cent giving "cause for concern". Its failures are its financial management, outpatient and elective booking, excessive
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July 30: Seagulls to sign Jarrett
Teenager Albert Jarrett is poised to turn a trial with Albion into a permanent move on a three-year contract. The lightning fast left-winger is expected to line-up for tomorrow's final first team friendly at Cambridge United (3pm) as a fully fledged Seagull
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July 30: Albion new kit unveiled
Albion today unveiled their new home shirt for the Coca-Cola Championship. The shirt retains the club's traditional blue and white stripes, but with a lighter blue stripe than the previous version. It also features the symbolic flying Seagull motif positioned
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Letter: Keeping fit helps
I have recently been dangerously ill and am very fortunate to live in Sussex, where I have received highly specialised treatment at the RSCH in Brighton. There has been so much unfair criticism of the NHS. If you are seriously ill you will receive the
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Letter: Three stars
On the way to RSCH A&E with my father, I saw a notice in the ambulance saying its staff would be "protected from abuse and attack." He was seen immediately by doctors and nurses, who addressed him respectfully (he is 94) and took the utmost trouble
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Golf: Rookwood future looks more secure
The future of Rookwood is looking a great deal more secure today. Parish councillors at Broadbridge Heath say the pay and play course near Horsham should be turned into a housing estate. One councillor claimed that Rookwood, which cost £2m to build, is
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Racing: Deacon returns to favourite course
One of Brighton's staunchest supporters is a hotelier from Cheltenham who has had runners at 11 of the 12 fixtures on the course this year. Dennis Deacon has seven horses in training with ex-jockey Tony Carroll, who trains near Stratford-on-Avon, and
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Letter: We can improve welafre of animals reared for food
I have been cooking for almost 70 years and I have seen many changes in the way we eat and how we buy our food. I love the wonderful range of ingredients now available and particularly the enthusiasm we are beginning to show for locally produced food.
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Racing: Brighton is back in vogue
Phil Bell has vowed to bring the people of Brighton and Hove back to their local course. The unique hill top course is preparing to revive it's traditional three-day August festival next week, when feature races the Brighton Mile and the Brighton Challenge
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Cricket: Chi desperate for win
Chichester skipper Nick Dyer admits his Sussex League leaders have no room for slip-ups when they go to rivals Horsham on Saturday. Chi lead by two points having played more games than their chasers and Dyer said: "We need to try to win our five remaining
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Speedway: GB plan World Cup shock
Great Britain can begin to spring one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history when the tapes go up at Arlington Stadium on Monday night. That is the view of Eastbourne boss Jon Cook, who believes the home nation are capable of mowing down the sport's
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Seagulls to sign Jarrett
Teenager Albert Jarrett is poised to turn a trial with Albion into a permanent move on a three-year contract. The lightning fast left-winger is expected to line-up for tomorrow's final first team friendly at Cambridge United (3pm) as a fully fledged Seagull
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Cider factory to go but future is bright
A cider-maker has held its first annual meeting since announcing the closure of a village factory where production began more than 50 years ago. The board of Merrydown confirmed the disposal of the historic site in Horam, near Heathfield, would cost the
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Signs crackdown angers city traders
Traders are warning a clean-up of shopfronts will drain the life out of Brighton's best-loved bohemian quarter. Thirteen shopkeepers in the North Laine district have been served with notices by Brighton and Hove City Council ordering them to remove their
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Rookie jockey in horror fall
A promising young jockey faces weeks of recovery after crushing two vertebrae in a serious fall. Jamie Moore, 19, was thrown from his horse, Isard III, when he stumbled at an open ditch before the fifth fence at Newton Abbott races on Wednesday. His family
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Divers fight for life after accident
Two men are fighting for their lives after an accident during a diving expedition. An investigation has been launched into why the pair resurfaced too quickly. One was hauled unconscious from the water. His dive buddy was suffering from the bends. Coastguards
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Lewes Prison 'most violent' in UK
Lewes prison has been labelled the most violent in the country. The Prison Service's annual report reveals the serious assault rate was worse inside the category-B local jail last year than in such notorious institutions as Brixton, Wandsworth and Wormwood
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Letter: Stop and think
Councillor Pat Hawkes justifies the closure of Gladys May's home by telling readers her own mother enjoyed the respite and day care offered by Larchwood during the time she needed support in caring for her mother - a service to be denied to the family
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Letter: They should take better care of Gladys
I congratulate you on your report of the situation facing Gladys May and her family on Brighton and Hove City Council's proposals to close the Larchwood Resource Centre (The Argus, July 20). I am 84 and cared for my wife as she suffered from Alzheimer's
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Letter: Best of health
I was amazed to read the RSCH has been given the lowest possible grade in the latest star ratings. From the first moment I attended this hospital in May until the end of June, I was treated with the utmost kindness, help and support. I would like to thank
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Letter: Care is fine
While 76 per cent of the country's acute hospitals are now either "performing well overall" or even better, the RSCH is among the mere 6 per cent giving "cause for concern". Its failures are its financial management, outpatient and elective booking, excessive
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Letter: Keeping fit helps
I have recently been dangerously ill and am very fortunate to live in Sussex, where I have received highly specialised treatment at the RSCH in Brighton. There has been so much unfair criticism of the NHS. If you are seriously ill you will receive the
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Deputy mayor accused of homophobia
A deputy mayor accused of homophobia is being investigated after a bitter row which has tainted a town's centenary celebrations. Ian McKirgan has been reported to the Standards Watchdog for England after labelling gay couples "defective" and "having a
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Letter: Shining example
I have recently spent two weeks in the medical ward at the Hurstwood Park Neurological Centre at Haywards Heath. This small hospital unit was a shining example of dedicated care. All the staff, from the consultants through to domestic workers, treated
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Letter: Smack in the face
What a load of codswallop these star ratings for hospitals are and what a smack in the face for the staff who work in them. For many years my husband and I have received treatment at Hurstwood Park and the RSCH and in our opinion they are the best. We
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Racing: Dettori's Brighton ambition
Racing's Big Day Out at Brighton Racecourse on Tuesday has the backing of jockey-of-the-moment Frankie Dettori. Fresh from winning the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes on Doyen at Ascot last Saturday, Frankie hopes to be riding at Brighton
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Racing: Brighton is back in vogue
Phil Bell has vowed to bring the people of Brighton and Hove back to their local course. The unique hill top course is preparing to revive it's traditional three-day August festival next week, when feature races the Brighton Mile and the Brighton Challenge
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Dumped cats set sail for Guernsey
Cats abandoned on the streets of Sussex will soon be living in a millionaires' playground. The 30 moggies are being shipped to Guernsey to help tackle a cat shortage. The cat-neutering programme on the Channel island has been so successful it is almost
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Cricket: Sussex women retain title
Clare Connor believes Sussex can dominate women's cricket in England for the next decade. Captain Connor helped the county retain the Frizzell national title at Cambridge. She said: "We've got a young team and if the girls want to carry on we could do
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Letter: The bus is not the way to get to Eastbourne
On Wednesday, three friends and I decided to listen to advice from the bus companies and leave our cars at home and travel to Eastbourne by bus. It was an experience never to be repeated for the following reasons: 1. The staff in One Stop were not very
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Speedway: GB plan World Cup shock
Great Britain can begin to spring one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history when the tapes go up at Arlington Stadium on Monday night. That is the view of Eastbourne boss Jon Cook, who believes the home nation are capable of mowing down the sport's
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Albion new kit unveiled
Albion today unveiled their new home shirt for the Coca-Cola Championship. The shirt retains the club's traditional blue and white stripes, but with a lighter blue stripe than the previous version. It also features the symbolic flying Seagull motif positioned
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Seagulls to sign Jarrett
Teenager Albert Jarrett is poised to turn a trial with Albion into a permanent move on a three-year contract. The lightning fast left-winger is expected to line-up for tomorrow's final first team friendly at Cambridge United (3pm) as a fully fledged Seagull
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Golf: Berney is top Sussex veteran
It has not taken long for Brian Berney to make an impact at East Brighton. A county player with Berks Bucks and Oxon, Berney quickly slotted into East Brighton's Davies and Tate team on moving south and this year was runner-up in the England Seniors Championship
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Lloyds TSB profits fall
Banking group Lloyds TSB today blamed the sale of overseas businesses for a 7% fall in half-year profits to £1.56 billion. The result - in line with market expectations - masked a solid performance in the UK, where key product areas such as mortgages
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Signs crackdown angers city traders
Traders are warning a clean-up of shopfronts will drain the life out of Brighton's best-loved bohemian quarter. Thirteen shopkeepers in the North Laine district have been served with notices by Brighton and Hove City Council ordering them to remove their
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Council demands mast switch off
Legal action may be taken against a company which installed a communications mast on a council block of flats without permission. Brighton and Hove City Council has discovered the Tetra mast on Theobald House in Blackman Street has been operating for
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Cider factory to go but future is bright
A cider-maker has held its first annual meeting since announcing the closure of a village factory where production began more than 50 years ago. The board of Merrydown confirmed the disposal of the historic site in Horam, near Heathfield, would cost the
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English Heritage condemns West Pier
Time has finally run out for the tumbledown West Pier. English Heritage today declared the remains of the Grade-I listed structure beyond repair. The Government-backed conservation body's plan for a back-to-basics restoration, announced earlier this year
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Pier firm in court
Owners of the Palace Pier appeared in court today over health and safety allegations after a rollercoaster car was left dangling off a missing section of track. Eight people were sent around the Turbo Coaster ride on the pier in December 2002 before engineers
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Council demands mast switch off
Legal action may be taken against a company which installed a communications mast on a council block of flats without permission. Brighton and Hove City Council has discovered the Tetra mast on Theobald House in Blackman Street has been operating for
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Divers fight for life after accident
Two men are fighting for their lives after an accident during a diving expedition. An investigation has been launched into why the pair resurfaced too quickly. One was hauled unconscious from the water. His dive buddy was suffering from the bends. Coastguards
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Lewes Prison 'most violent' in UK
Lewes prison has been labelled the most violent in the country. The Prison Service's annual report reveals the serious assault rate was worse inside the category-B local jail last year than in such notorious institutions as Brixton, Wandsworth and Wormwood
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Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw
Mark Parsons, from Henfield, questions a couple of Brighton locations referred to in The Argus of Monday, July 12. He says: "The report about the rapid transport system mentioned one of the locations that might be served was the Palace Pier. "Where is
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Deputy mayor accused of homophobia
A deputy mayor accused of homophobia is being investigated after a bitter row which has tainted a town's centenary celebrations. Ian McKirgan has been reported to the Standards Watchdog for England after labelling gay couples "defective" and "having a
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Letter: Shining example
I have recently spent two weeks in the medical ward at the Hurstwood Park Neurological Centre at Haywards Heath. This small hospital unit was a shining example of dedicated care. All the staff, from the consultants through to domestic workers, treated
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Letter: Smack in the face
What a load of codswallop these star ratings for hospitals are and what a smack in the face for the staff who work in them. For many years my husband and I have received treatment at Hurstwood Park and the RSCH and in our opinion they are the best. We
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Date
Letter: It just won't do
Brighton's famous Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH) got no stars in the Healthcare Commission's annual performance ratings (The Argus, July 21). This just won't do. Remedially, the first priority is to release superfluous management and admin staff
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Date
Racing: Dettori's Brighton ambition
Racing's Big Day Out at Brighton Racecourse on Tuesday has the backing of jockey-of-the-moment Frankie Dettori. Fresh from winning the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes on Doyen at Ascot last Saturday, Frankie hopes to be riding at Brighton
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Dumped cats set sail for Guernsey
Cats abandoned on the streets of Sussex will soon be living in a millionaires' playground. The 30 moggies are being shipped to Guernsey to help tackle a cat shortage. The cat-neutering programme on the Channel island has been so successful it is almost
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Letter: Big Apple
I'm researching the history of Brighton's premier rock venue in the early Seventies, the Big Apple in the old Regent ballroom on the current Boots site and would appreciate it if any reader could contribute any memories, memorabilia or photos. -Michael
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Cricket: Sussex women retain title
Clare Connor believes Sussex can dominate women's cricket in England for the next decade. Captain Connor helped the county retain the Frizzell national title at Cambridge. She said: "We've got a young team and if the girls want to carry on we could do
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Letter: King of beggars
Reading the almost daily reports on problems with the homeless and begging in Brighton, I am reminded of the days in the late Sixties and early Seventies, when the problem was nowhere near as big as it is now. In those days, Brighton had its own police
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Letter: The bus is not the way to get to Eastbourne
On Wednesday, three friends and I decided to listen to advice from the bus companies and leave our cars at home and travel to Eastbourne by bus. It was an experience never to be repeated for the following reasons: 1. The staff in One Stop were not very
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Date
Albion new kit unveiled
Albion today unveiled their new home shirt for the Coca-Cola Championship. The shirt retains the club's traditional blue and white stripes, but with a lighter blue stripe than the previous version. It also features the symbolic flying Seagull motif positioned
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Golf: Berney is top Sussex veteran
It has not taken long for Brian Berney to make an impact at East Brighton. A county player with Berks Bucks and Oxon, Berney quickly slotted into East Brighton's Davies and Tate team on moving south and this year was runner-up in the England Seniors Championship
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Date
Brighton's beach babes are best
Women sunbathing on Brighton beach have been voted the most beautiful in Britain. As Sussex braces itself for a sweltering weekend, temperatures are rising on the seafront for an entirely different reason. Research out today shows the British public thinks
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Date
Jarvis unveils survival plans
Beleaguered engineering group Jarvis unveiled its plans for survival today after securing the support of its lenders for another eight months. The strategy emerged as Jarvis said it had fallen £246.7 million into the red because of £100 million of losses
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Date
Lloyds TSB profits fall
Banking group Lloyds TSB today blamed the sale of overseas businesses for a 7% fall in half-year profits to £1.56 billion. The result - in line with market expectations - masked a solid performance in the UK, where key product areas such as mortgages
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Date
New Brighton Centre may stand tall
Tall buildings could be included in plans to replace the ageing Brighton Centre and enhance the areas around it. Brighton and Hove City Council has started the process by agreeing to seek commercial partners for redeveloping the centre, which was opened
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Date
Signs crackdown angers city traders
Traders are warning a clean-up of shopfronts will drain the life out of Brighton's best-loved bohemian quarter. Thirteen shopkeepers in the North Laine district have been served with notices by Brighton and Hove City Council ordering them to remove their
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Date
Council demands mast switch off
Legal action may be taken against a company which installed a communications mast on a council block of flats without permission. Brighton and Hove City Council has discovered the Tetra mast on Theobald House in Blackman Street has been operating for
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Date
Debt to force rate increase
Interest rates look likely to rise again next week following the release of figures showing Britons had amassed debts of more than £1 trillion. Consumers have now collectively borrowed £1.004 trillion through mortgages, personal loans, overdrafts, hire
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Date
English Heritage condemns West Pier
Time has finally run out for the tumbledown West Pier. English Heritage today declared the remains of the Grade-I listed structure beyond repair. The Government-backed conservation body's plan for a back-to-basics restoration, announced earlier this year
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Date
Pier firm in court
Owners of the Palace Pier appeared in court today over health and safety allegations after a rollercoaster car was left dangling off a missing section of track. Eight people were sent around the Turbo Coaster ride on the pier in December 2002 before engineers
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Date
Council demands mast switch off
Legal action may be taken against a company which installed a communications mast on a council block of flats without permission. Brighton and Hove City Council has discovered the Tetra mast on Theobald House in Blackman Street has been operating for
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Date
English Heritage condemns West Pier
Time has finally run out for the tumbledown West Pier. English Heritage today declared the remains of the Grade-I listed structure beyond repair. The Government-backed conservation body's plan for a back-to-basics restoration, announced earlier this year
