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Letter: The Brighton scene is not playground rubbish
In reply to The Ordinary Boys (The Argus, September 23), the Brighton music scene is not "playground rubbish". Brighton is a melting pot of diverse talent and a lot of the bands here are very supportive of each other. The scene they insult is something
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Letter: Dirty work
I don't mind you having a dig at me for asking what you clearly regard as a trivial parliamentary question. However, your case is somewhat undermined by the fact that you devoted a whole half-page to this non-story as well as an editorial (The Argus,
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Letter: Protect the cats
I was pleased to read vet Marc Abraham's column (The Argus, September 18) highlighting the excellent work being carried out by our colleagues at the new National Cat Centre, Chelwood Gate. It is the aim of all those involved in animal welfare to give
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It's tough in Tonytown - Labour conference diary
Half of Brighton may have shut down but in the island site dubbed Tonytown, the Labour conference is well and truly open. Hotel bars are brimming with delegates downing £3.20 lagers and getting worked up over emergency motions. But some have seen it too
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Letter: Animals first
Many readers may have been disturbed by the recent TV programme exposing some very unprofessional methods used by a professional charity collection company on behalf of the RSPCA. I would like to assure them that the local branch at the Patcham Animal
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Letter: Blair's charade
Foxes are vermin with a nasty habit of attacking children and small household pets and I find the hypocrisy of the anti-hunting class warriors quite appalling. If these people really cared about animal welfare, they would oppose the barbaric practice
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Letter: Out of touch
I went for a walk in the countryside at my favourite beauty spot, the Long Man at Wilmington. I was horrified to see someone had burnt the words "NO BAN" into the hillside. Do simple country folk actually believe they own the countryside and all in it
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Letter: Banning hunting is a slippery slope...
"Then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak for me." So concluded The Reverend Martin Niemoller's condemnation of the inertia which allowed Hitler to pursue his wicked designs. I do not equate the banning of fox-hunting with what happened
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Dead animals dumped in hunt protest
Protesters plunged a stake through a horse's heart before dumping its carcass outside Brighton Station today. Around its neck was a placard reading: "There will be more of this if you ban hunting." A dead cow and two calves were also dumped in the shadow
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Seaside spot named in 'crappiest' towns chart
Many who live in the seaside town of Littlehampton believe it is a delightful coastal haven. But it seems many more would disagree, having voted it one of the top 20 "crappiest" towns in the UK. For once, it was the only Sussex spot to make it high up
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Tax shock for Babes in Wood relatives
The family of the murdered Babes in the Wood schoolgirls have appealed for Gordon Brown to waive the tax bill for the restoration of their graves. Nine-year-olds Karen Hadaway and Nicola Fellows were killed in Wild Park, Brighton, in 1986. The headstone
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Coppell curbs Sidwell's instincts
Steve Coppell has put the brakes on Steve Sidwell, but Reading are still in top gear in the Coca-Cola Championship. Former Albion manager Coppell revealed today how curbing the natural attacking instincts of ex-Seagull Sidwell has accelerated Reading
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Albion pair offered deals
Albion have offered Alexis Nicolas a permanent move from Chelsea and Dean Hammond a contract until the end of next season. Manager Mark McGhee wants the 21-year-old midfield prospects to be part of the Seagulls' long-term future. The Argus revealed in
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Guide to local food sources
A reference book aimed at encouraging restaurants, hotels and caterers to buy food from local producers has gone on sale. The Sussex Food Finder Directory has been launched to coincide with British Food Fortnight and lists more than 300 farmers, independent
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Women top wealth league
The number of wealthy people living in the UK is set to break through the one million barrier in the next four years. Market analyst Datamonitor predicts there will be more than a million high-net-worth individuals living in the country by the end of
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Oil price hits landmark
Oil prices topped 50 US dollars a barrel for the first time today. The cost of crude in New York passed the psychologically important landmark overnight and continued to rise to reach 50.47 US dollars a barrel as a string of events worldwide conspired
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Gallery's pictures will be flying BA
A family-run photographic gallery has landed a major deal with British Airways which will see its photographs displayed inside passenger jets. First Light, in Nile Street, Brighton, has produced a series of patriotic images for the national flag carrier
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Dead animals dumped in hunt protest
Protesters plunged a stake through a horse's heart before dumping its carcass outside Brighton Station today. Around its neck was a placard reading: "There will be more of this if you ban hunting." A dead cow and two calves were also dumped in the shadow
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Artist could be stamped on again
This is the latest work by controversial artist James Cauty. Mr Cauty has re-created a set of images of the Queen wearing a gas mask, which attracted international media attention last year when Royal Mail forced him to withdraw the prints from sale.
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It's tough in Tonytown - Labour conference diary
Half of Brighton may have shut down but in the island site dubbed Tonytown, the Labour conference is well and truly open. Hotel bars are brimming with delegates downing £3.20 lagers and getting worked up over emergency motions. But some have seen it too
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Now it's your shout, John
Labour came face-to-face with their unofficial welcome committee last night as thousands of Albion fans took their campaign for a new stadium to the streets. Fans, players, politicians and celebrities seized the chance to make their message clear: "There's
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Isthmian Premier: Rebels boss wants goal ace to stay
Worthing manager Alan Pook would love to sign Matt Russell on a permanent basis. The striker made his debut for the Rebels in Saturday's 5-1 hammering of Salisbury after signing on loan from Bognor. He has joined initially for a month but Pook would like
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Basketball: Bears sign The Glove
Brighton Bears have strengthened their British League hand by signing a veteran centre known as The Glove. Tony Holley has moved south as a dual/national on a one-year deal. Holley, originally from New York, was at Thames Valley Tigers last season, for
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Gerbeau is guest at awards gala
Pierre-Yves Gerbeau has been confirmed as the guest of honour at the Sussex Business Awards 2004 gala dinner. The flamboyant Frenchman, who has taken control of Brighton Marina in a £65 million deal, will deliver a speech at the event. ITN news presenter
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£7million new look for M&S branch
Marks & Spencer is giving one of its flagship stores a £7 million makeover to boost flagging sales. The refurbishment will create 60 jobs at the Holmbush Centre store in Shoreham. Builders are installing new fitting rooms, flooring, lighting and changing
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Is your company disabled friendly?
From Friday small businesses will face fines of up to £50,000 if they fail to comply with the final phase of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). Yet most of the 7,000 small to medium sized businesses across Sussex will ignore the legislation and
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Business chiefs left cold by Brown
Business leaders in Sussex have attacked Gordon Brown's keynote address at Labour's annual conference as a sop to the unions and the public sector. One predicted the Chancellor's luck was about to run out and that his seven-year record of low-inflationary
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September 28: Now it's your shout, John
Labour came face-to-face with their unofficial welcome committee last night as thousands of Albion fans took their campaign for a new stadium to the streets. Fans, players, politicians and celebrities seized the chance to make their message clear: "There's
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September 28: Albion pair offered deals
Albion have offered Alexis Nicolas a permanent move from Chelsea and Dean Hammond a contract until the end of next season. Manager Mark McGhee wants the 21-year-old midfield prospects to be part of the Seagulls' long-term future. The Argus revealed in
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Letter: If it's so dangerous, take it elsewhere
I live in the centre of Brighton and, upon leaving home the other day, saw two policemen holding huge guns walk into the main shopping centre. A little wary of approaching an AKA-wielding policeman, I asked security staff at Churchill Square what exactly
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Letter: What about fish?
If the proposed foxhunting ban is genuinely about animal welfare and not class, can someone please explain to me why there is no vociferous campaign to ban coarse angling, where the fish is yanked from the water, paraded around gaping and gasping, photographed
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Tax shock for Babes in Wood relatives
The family of the murdered Babes in the Wood schoolgirls have appealed for Gordon Brown to waive the tax bill for the restoration of their graves. Nine-year-olds Karen Hadaway and Nicola Fellows were killed in Wild Park, Brighton, in 1986. The headstone
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Letter: Really poor
I read with interest the huge amount given in donations from some of Britain's wealthiest people to finance The Countryside Alliance's fight to preserve fox-hunting (The Argus, September 20). Its highest-profile donor was the Duke of Westminster who gave
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How much salt do you eat?
It looks so pure, white and harmless next to the pepper pot on your dining table but do you realise the dangers that lurk in your salt cellar? While we are often urged to cut down on alcohol and fatty foods because of the harm they cause to our health
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Will my food by radioactive?
Food irradiation is the treatment of food with high doses of ionising radiation. Poultry, red meat, seafood, dried herbs and spices, certain fruit and vegetables, cereals and grains are exposed to electron beams, X-rays or gamma rays. This process is
