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Letter: Tanks a lot
To the casual observer, the seafront may appear to be pretty secure - helicopters overhead, police marksmen here, wailing sirens there, plus cameras and barriers at every turn. But I feel we could do with a finishing touch, just to ram the "don't mess
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Letter: Not done yet
Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Prescott, if you think old England's done? Let me tell you we are not and I recoil in horror at your idea to divide this proud and honourable nation into nine regions, denying our right to be English and, with that
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Shopkeeper fights off knifeman with biscuits
A mother-of-five armed herself with a tin of biscuits to chase a knife-wielding robber from her shop. She first threatened to throw a jar of chillies at him but when that failed she took hold of a tin of Walker's shortbread and the man fled. Police today
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Letter: Lost revenue
So, the Labour Party conference is supposed to bring extra revenue into the city. That's a joke. I work in a very successful shop in the Lanes. Saturday was a disaster, with low takings and very few people except a large police presence. Everyone around
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Boy vandal says sorry to village
A boy of 12 has apologised to an entire village for vandalising a historic wall. The boy, who lives in Rottingdean, Brighton, admitted hammering through the flint surround at Kipling Gardens, where Rudyard Kipling lived from 1897 to 1902 and wrote some
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Faulty boiler killed boy, 12
A schoolboy was killed by poisonous fumes which leaked into his bedroom as he slept. An old central heating boiler directly below 12-year-old Joshua Ingamells' room belched odourless and tasteless carbon monoxide gases. His body was found by his father
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Letter: Shock, horror!
Words can't begin to describe how astounded I was to learn that anarchists read anarchist books and pamphlets and some of them even have anarchist posters on their walls (The Argus, September 24). This was investigative journalism at its very best. Please
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Table Tennis: Beerling quits Horsham
Steve Beerling has quit Horsham to join premier division side Peniel Academy. It is a blow for the British League division one side because Beerling scored 50 per cent in the premier divison last season. Captain Adrian Moore said: "We have two months
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Cycling: Dennis helps Sussex dominate
Steve Dennis clocked his fastest 25-mile time ever as Sussex riders dominated the Epsom CC event held on a course in the Horsham area. The non-Sussex riders in the field of 86 were totally eclipsed as Dennis (East Grinstead CC), the Sussex 25-mile champion
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Cricket: Success story made in Sussex
You can't begin to imagine how Matt Prior must have felt on Tuesday morning. He was interrupted in the middle of making a bacon sandwich and told he would soon be an England cricketer. Chairman of selectors David Graveney had hinted at the weekend that
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Two companies win UK's top business award
Two companies, both from the North West, have won the 2004 UK Business Excellence Award, the UK's top business award. This year's winners, Siemens Automation & Drives, based in Congleton, Cheshire, and United Utilities Facilities Property & Services
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Phone network firm issues growth warning
MmO2 today reported first half revenue growth ahead of expectations, but warned of a significant slowdown in the second six months of the year. The Slough-based mobile network operator said more customers and higher income per user helped it speed up
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Poor summer fails to heat up Boots' sales
High street retailer Boots reported a cooling in sales growth today after disappointing summer weather stalled demand for suncare products. The group said like-for-like sales at Boots The Chemists grew by 3.3% over the last three months, down from the
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Halfords sales pedal ahead
Car accessories and cycle retailer Halfords today looked on course for strong half-year results after sales raced ahead over the last six months. The group, which floated on the London Stock Exchange in June, said total sales rose 13% in the 25 weeks
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Survey for waste plant
Southern Water is to carry out a specialist marine survey as part of its plans for a £200 million sewage works. The company will survey the seabed off Friars' Bay, Peacehaven, before submitting a planning application for the plant at Lower Hoddern Farm
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Baggage handlers walk out again
Passsengers faced the threat of disruption today as Gatwick baggage handlers held a second one-day strike. More than 600 Transport and General Workers' Union members employed by Servisair were due to walk out at 3am in a row over working conditions. The
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Slaves of Starbucks, Komedia, Brighton
With the papers devouring news of plummeting McDonald's profits since Morgan Spurlock's Supersize Me, it seemed a fitting day to see Slaves Of Starbucks. Commenting on the "absurdity of Americana". Peter Aterman's one man show took us through time and
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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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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 30: McGhee salutes flying Dutchman
Albion manager Mark McGhee today saluted his "superb" flying Dutchman Michel Kuipers. The big keeper made a string of saves in a second-half battering as Adam Virgo's first-half header earned the Seagulls a hard-fought 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest last
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September 29: Forest 0 Albion 1
The Albion players may not have realised it but they paid the best possible tribute to Brian Clough at the City Ground. Adam Virgo's first half header, his fourth goal of the season and third in six games since Mark McGhee converted him into a bustling
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Julie Murphy, Komedia, Brighton, Thursday September 30
It's not often that a well-known musician such as Eliza Carthy cites an up-coming folk singer as her favourite vocalist. Or, for that matter, that a delicate folk songstress based in Wales is asked to record a duet with Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant. But
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Letter: I've never seen so many Jags in my life
On Monday, I caught the bus (£2.50, cheap at half the price) to one of our last remaining post offices. Nice place but nowadays they try to sell you loans, car insurance, travel insurance, foreign exchange. They still let you post a letter but not for
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Letter: Wishful thinking won't stop change, Anthony
Anthony Seldon was clearly prompted by wishful thinking when he said "Gordon Brown is going to be difficult during conference" (The Argus, September 27. And when he claims an "...agenda changing Government...has not happened", one wonders what planet
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Letter: Waste of money
So, it's that time of year again - the political party conference annual punch up. This year, Brighton and Hove have been blessed with Tony's Blair's barmy army, the Labour Party. Once again, Brighton seafront is a no-go-area with armed police and steel-covered
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Letter: Politicians are not the traget, we are
I drove along Brighton seafront on Monday and could not believe the amount of security. Why? And who pays? Terrorist organisations do not hit politicians, they hit people in offices, flying in jets, travelling in trains, kids at school, engineers, truck
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Help us save our sick baby
The parents of a ten-week-old baby fighting a rare form of cancer are raising money to send her to the United States for life-saving treatment. Ruby Wright was three weeks old when she was diagnosed with the aggressive form of acute myeloid leukaemia,
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Another day of protests
Peaceniks and pensioners mounted noisy protests on the Labour conference - the latest sections of society to rage against Blair. Naked demonstrators and an 11-year-old victim of the Iraq war added their chants to those of the hunt lobby, anti-war lobby
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Bono urges global war on poverty
Rock superstar Bono urged Tony Blair to lead the global fight against Aids and debt in Africa. The U2 frontman brought a splash of glamour to the Labour conference as he arrived to outline the case for urgent help for the world's poor. But his speech
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Letter: Licence them
Following recent articles about rogue estate agents, the East Sussex branch of the National Association of Estate Agents is campaigning for the Government to licence the industry. The public are fed up with the unprofessional service they are receiving
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Thugs kick hedgehog to death
Youths played football with a hedgehog before smashing it to death with a sledgehammer. Police said the incident was "vile" and an investigation has been launched to identify the teenagers. The attack happened at 5am yesterday in Rotherfield Crescent,
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Letter: Security joke?
I was travelling through Brighton station when it was being patrolled by police and security guards, which is to be expected during the Labour Party conference. Just in front of me, two foreign tourists were stopped by the police, solely because they
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Letter: Down flowers
Who was the bright spark at Brighton Town Hall who ordered the removal of the hanging basket flower displays in the Lanes during the Labour conference? While I admit it might have been past its sell by date, it was still a good display and good for another
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Hospital ward closed due to staff shortage
A children's hospital has closed a ward and cut operations because of staff shortages. The 14-bed Taaffe ward at the Royal Alexandra hospital in Dyke Road, Brighton, could be shut for several weeks. Patients have been moved to different wards and managers
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Letter: Artists too
Now the police have raided the so-called anarchists' house, they should check their handwriting to find out who is writing the graffiti that is blighting the area. -H Gregory, Brighton
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Letter: Real anarchists
With reference to the story "Inside an anarchists home" (The Argus, September 24), I wondered why the police had to carry out this raid. It seems they had heard something about bomb-making activities - wrongly. It certainly just seemed like average student
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Letter: Not a priority
I returned home recently to find a group of people had forced entry and, along with their belongings, were occupying every room. I called the police who made several arrests. The detainees were held in custody for 30 hours before being released on bail
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Cricket: Sussex hunt the new Akram
Sussex may look overseas to replace fast bowler Mohammad Akram. The 32-year-old has been released halfway through his two-year contract for personal reasons. Akram, who took 43 Championship wickets, has struggled commuting from his London home since his
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Letter: Tough on crime, Tony? You must be joking
I note one of the key issues in Prime Minister Blair's speech at the Labour Party conference was crime, saying the Government is committed to dealing with it. He must have been having a laugh because most victims of crime will tell you that, regardless
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Match Report: Forest 0, Albion 1
The Albion players may not have realised it but they paid the best possible tribute to Brian Clough last night. Adam Virgo's first half header, his fourth goal of the season and third in six games since Mark McGhee converted him into a bustling striker
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McGhee salutes flying Dutchman
Albion manager Mark McGhee today saluted his "superb" flying Dutchman Michel Kuipers. The big keeper made a string of saves in a second-half battering as Adam Virgo's first-half header earned the Seagulls a hard-fought 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest last
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Energy group buys power station
ScottishPower has bought Shoreham Power Station. The energy group already owned half the plant in Southwick but has now paid American Electric Power £26million to become sole owner and operator. ScottishPower said the purchase would allow it to boost
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Upbeat view from Grand's owners
Disruption caused by a £1 million renovation of The Grand in Brighton was brushed off by its owners who issued an optimistic trading update. Leisure group De Vere forecast a three per cent rise in annual revenues despite the makeover of its flagship hotel
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Brighton Early Music Festival, St George's Church, Brighton, until Oct 10
"Southern Counties Radio asked us to bring in some sackbutts and a lute at 7.30 in the morning!" laughs Clare Norburn. "Firstly, these are professional musicians we're talking about so you can't get them out of bed before ten. Secondly, we haven't got
