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Letter: Our referendum said yes to a stadium at Falmer
This Government has been the keenest ever on listening to the people through referenda on important issues. A Welsh Assembly went ahead by a referendum margin of 50.3 per cent to 49.7 per cent - a difference of fewer than 7,000 votes from a total of more
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Father of killed Redcap in suicide threat
The heartbroken father of a soldier killed in Iraq threatened to hang himself off the West Pier yesterday. Reg Keys climbed 30ft up a radio mast and tied a noose around his neck outside the conference. He said he would jump unless Prime Minister Tony
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Pro-hunters take fight to Brighton
The countryside came to the coast yesterday as more than 8,000 hunt campaigners took to the streets baying for Tony Blair's blood. Pro-hunters from across Britain brought 1,000 dogs to Brighton, to protest against the Government's bill to ban hunting
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Letter: Friends like these
For years, a small group of people in Woodingdean, Brighton, have been claiming a stadium at Falmer would cause them traffic problems. But people living in Rottingdean and the surrounding communities use the Woodingdean road to get to the A27 or beyond
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Letter: Benefit the many
My great grandfather, Thomas William Rusbridge, was one of the last shepherds to tend his flock on the fields at Falmer. The lack of animals in Falmer now is a clear indication of the changes that have taken place but, with the exception of the two universities
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How did they get to Blair?
An investigation was under way among senior Labour Party officials today after protesters breached security to barrack Tony Blair from the floor of the party conference hall. Demonstrators said they had been given passes to enter the Brighton Centre after
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Letter: Siting problems
Foreign visitors to Brighton and Hove must scratch their heads in bemusement on learning of the Albion's seven-year fight for a new stadium. Elsewhere in Europe, it goes without saying that a community stadium is a matter of civic pride for any city worthy
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County League: Round-Up
Second division Wick caused a shock in the Sussex RUR Cup as they dumped out Three Bridges at Crabtree Park. Teenager Mark Cooper scored a brace as Wick saw off their first division visitors 3-0. Wick's youth team captain struck twice in the first half
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Letter: Dear John
Open letter to the Deputy Prime Minister - I do hope you are enjoying your stay in Brighton and Hove. While the city can offer many leisure activities for you and your fellow delegates to use and enjoy, the one thing it can't offer is a modern sporting
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Isthmian Division One: Hastings 0 Horsham 3
Ryan Rummery made it five goals in two games with a double as Horsham ran out comfortbale winners against Sussex rivals Hastings United at the Pilot Field. The fit-again striker marked his first start of the season with a hat-trick as Hornets beat Leatherhead
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Letter: We've got the support so let's have our stadium
Our city by the sea may be among the newest to bear that title but its sporting traditions go back many generations. Brighton and Hove Albion has been bringing pride and entertainment to the local community for more than a century. More recently the club
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Nicolas flattered by Albion offer
Alexis Nicolas admitted today the time could be right for him to leave Chelsea and join Albion for good. The on-loan midfielder is considering the offer of a permanent move to the Seagulls by manager Mark McGhee. Nicolas has indicated the attraction of
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Everton linked with Albion ace
Mark McGhee warned today that Dan Harding and his other young Albion stars could be snapped up by the Premiership fat cats. McGhee fears the endless delays over plans for a new stadium at Falmer will eventually rob the club of their brightest prospects
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Get your vote in for best web site
There are still three days left to vote for your favourite business web site. The shortlisted sites are Peter & Jo, The Hub 100, Eurogamer, Flyer Supplier and Web Placing. The winner will be announced at the Brighton and Hove Web Awards at the Sussex
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The professional way to find love
A former chief executive who found love through a lonely hearts agency has started her own matchmaking business. Caroleanne Clarke joined The Enterprise Agency (Brighton, Hove and Lewes) in April but left after a few months due to ill health. Now she
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McDonald's profits slump
Profits at the 770 UK restaurants owned by fast food giant McDonald's fell by 71 per cent to £23.6 million in 2003. The group said the fall was "entirely due" to a restructuring of its financial set-up but added it had experienced a "challenging couple
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The Price, Theatre Royal, Brighton
With his bald head, glasses and moustache, Warren Mitchell still looks like his greatest creation, West Ham supporter and grumpy old man Alf Garnett. But as he shuffles on to the stage at the Theatre Royal and speaks for the first time, we realise Garnett
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Albion are in a different league
One is a state-of-the art stadium which is a big winner in John Prescott's own constituency. The other is a state-of-the-ark temporary home, suffocating Brighton and Hove Albion's hopes of a bright future. Today The Argus offers Deputy Prime Minister
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Nobody's Fool, Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, until October 9
Actor Simon Williams cannot understand why people think men aren't romantic. Not content with penning Nobody's Fool, Williams will don drag to assume the role of Myrtle Banbury, queen of romantic fiction. Although this follows on the heels of his successful
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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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Brighton Ska Festival, Concorde 2, Brighton
Although there were a few skinheads, Ska's association with racism, hooligans and fascism was not in evidence at the Concorde 2, host of the Brighton Ska Festival. Apart from, that is, the appearance of two police officers, who spent a lot of time at
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September 29: Everton linked with Albion ace
Mark McGhee warned today that Dan Harding and his other young Albion stars could be snapped up by the Premiership fat cats. McGhee fears the endless delays over plans for a new stadium at Falmer will eventually rob the club of their brightest prospects
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September 29: Nicolas flattered by Albion offer
Alexis Nicolas admitted today the time could be right for him to leave Chelsea and join Albion for good. The on-loan midfielder is considering the offer of a permanent move to the Seagulls by manager Mark McGhee. Nicolas has indicated the attraction of
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Dr Faustus Komedia, Brighton, Wednesday September 29
"The reworking is quite an organic process and it is led by the repertoire," says Dr Faustus' Rob Harbron of his band's modern interpretation of traditional folk tunes. "We haven't got a fixed way of doing it. There are some things in our repertoire that
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Letter: Let Seagulls fans buy shares in the club
I have the greatest admiration for Dick Knight for the work and financial risks he has taken with Brighton and Hove Albion and every supporter owes a debt to him. Long may he continue as chairman. However, while his motives are good, I think it is wrong
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Letter: Listen to the people
Please, Mr Prescott, listen to the people and approve Albion's plans for Falmer without any further delay. More than two-thirds of voters in the city said Yes to Falmer in the referendum and 61,000 signed the pro-stadium petition before Brighton and Hove
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Letter: We need jobs
I'm not a football fan but I support the Albion's quest for a stadium next to the university at Falmer. What the Moulsecoomb and Coldean areas need is jobs and the stadium will provide plenty of them. That's why I took part in Monday's march along the
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Log cabin shopfront for the chop
Owners of a sandwich shop in one of Brighton's quirkiest streets have been told to tear down their log-cabin style shop front because it is not in keeping with the area. Paul Begley built the unusual facade when he opened Crust in Trafalgar Street, North
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Blair defiant but accepts WMD error
Premier Tony Blair faced angry protests as he urged his party to set aside its differences over Iraq and seize the chance of an historic third term in power. Thousands of hunt supporters marched outside Brighton's conference centre as he appealed to the
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Two questioned over carcass protest
Two men who dumped the rotting carcasses of four farm animals in Brighton city centre before yesterday's pro-hunting rally were last night being questioned by police. The two, believed to be farmers, left a horse, a cow and two calves near the Labour
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Letter: Not a problem
Mrs Gill and Mrs Page (Letters, September 18) both live in the same area as I do, so I would like to place some perspective on their comments. Mrs Page claims traffic congestion through Rottingdean will be ten times worse with a stadium at Falmer. She
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Our invasion was so easy, say hecklers
A protester over Iraq and civil liberties told The Argus getting into the Labour Party Conference had been "easy as pie". And pro-hunt hecklers who also gained entry to the Brighton Centre said they were proud of their protest. Millionaire eco-activist
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Letter: Falmer or nothing
The misconception that Brighton and Hove Albion can survive without being given permission to build a community stadium at Falmer needs to be nailed once and for all. Failure by the government to approve these plans will mean a club that has been at the
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Letter: Wattle and daub
Conservationists continue to say nothing new should be built anywhere near - nor even in sight of - the Downs. On that basis there would certainly have been no Goodwood, glorious or otherwise, nor chapel at Lancing College. Come to think of it, Falmer
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Letter: Ten years after
Taking stock earlier this month, I realised Albion fans are now into their tenth season of uncertainty since we learnt the Goldstone was to be sold with no concrete plans in place for a new home. We have come a long way and achieved much, in many ways
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Isthmian Division One: Banstead 0 Burgess Hill 3
Burgess Hill got back to winning ways after Saturday's shock home defeat to the bottom club but the victory at lowly Banstead was less than impressive. It came at a price as on-loan defender Marc Cable was sent off just two minutes from time for a second
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Cricket: Prior handed England chance
Sussex's Matt Prior will open the batting when he makes his England debut later this year. The 22-year-old was named in a 14-man squad to play five one-day internationals in Zimbabwe and has been told by chairman of selectors David Graveney that he is
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P&O to axe 1,200 jobs
Shipping giant P&O announced yesterday it was axing four routes with the loss of around 1,200 jobs. Facing strong competition from the low-cost airlines and the Channel Tunnel, P&O said it was scrapping three of its four Portsmouth crossings as
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Helping firms punch above their weight
When the British men's 4x100m relay team won Olympic gold in Athens it was one of those glorious examples of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. As a motivated, focused unit, the runners had performed above themselves to achieve something
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Traders fail to raise Christmas lights cash
Brighton's North Laine shopping area will look gloomier this Christmas after traders failed to raise enough cash for festive street lights and decorations. Up to £60,000 is needed to stage a similar display to last year's. But only ten per cent of businesses
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The rebirth of Hanningtons
For almost all of its 200 years Hanningtons was the most prestigious shopping address in Brighton, synonymous with quality, elegance and glamour. But in the 1980s the vast department store was well past its prime. and the store, once known as the Harrods
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Gatwick braced for new strikes
Baggage handlers at Gatwick are to stage two fresh strikes in a row over workloads, it was announced yesterday. About 600 members of the Transport and General Workers Union will walk out for 12 hours on October 6 and 9, threatening disruption to flights
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Annie, Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
The cheers that raised the roof on the first night of Annie on Monday were well-deserved for this production directed by Chris Colby. Two youngsters share the title role, 11-year-old Emma Hopkins and 12-year-old Stacey Hunt. On Monday, it was Emma's turn
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Will my food be 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
