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October 6: McPhee faces new injury blow
Chris McPhee was facing more injury agony today. The young striker left the Dripping Pan on crutches after injuring his left foot during Albion's 1-0 friendly win at Lewes last night. He was due to undergo an X-ray today to determine the exact nature
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October 6: Seagulls fans flock to buy Fatboy shirt
Albion fans desperate to get their hands on the new Palookaville team shirt were left disappointed after the first batch sold out in a day. Italian kit manufacturer Errea only supplied a third of the club's order for 1,500 new navy blue change strips
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Letter: It's not our economy, stupid
Paris Hilton must be enjoying her shopping after last week's Labour conference, spending part of £10 million that we are told comes into Brighton and Hove. It cost £2.6 million in security but we are told that £10 million came in. That must be going to
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Letter: The week the circus came to town
When I realised the Labour conference was fast approaching, I did what most Brighton citizens did. I sighed, put down the paper and thought about how blocked up Kings Road was going to get. I imagined protesters marching up my street when I thought it
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How two German students were made welcome in Sussex
When pupils from two German schools arrived in the UK, they came laden with chocolates and books for their host families. What the two got in return was meals consisting of cold baked beans and lessons in how to swear. One girl claimed her English hosts
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Deadly ladybird found in UK
Gardeners across Sussex have been put on red alert over a killer beetle invading Britain. The Asian harlequin ladybirds were imported to mainland Europe because of their voracious appetite for aphids. But the harlequins are taking over and could devastate
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I saw gunman who shot my daddy
The stepdaughter of computer tycoon Richard Watson gave an inquest a chilling account of the night he died. Amanda-Jayne Williams-Gater was upstairs in the lounge of their home in Holtye Road, East Grinstead. She was watching EastEnders just before 8pm
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Letter: Well done, Jean
Yet another excellent article by Jean Calder ("The braying defenders of privilege", The Argus, October 2). Well written and to the point. -Angie Rowland, Hove
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Police 'have blood on their hands'
A widow who was accused of murdering her millionaire businessman husband said police chiefs who brought the case had "blood on their hands". Linda Watson claimed at an inquest into Richard Watson's death that Sussex Police failed to prosecute the main
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Letter: Double standards
Thank you, Jean Calder, for highlighting how there appears to be one law for the Countryside Alliance followers and another for other, especially animal rights, protesters. I was recently on a very peaceful march and rally at Wickham - a yearly event
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Letter: No ruling class
What gives Jean Calder the right to be paid for producing a piece which has very little foundation in truth? She admits she has had "very little contact with the ruling class". Who on earth does she mean? Citing the fictitious Tristram would have us all
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Vines blasts ropey Reds
Crawley manager Francis Vines called his side ropey despite seeing them maintain their unbeaten home form with a comfortable 2-0 win against Farnborough Town. Dan Marney opened the scoring on 23 minutes and Adrian Deane killed the game off with a 20-yard
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McPhee faces new injury blow
Chris McPhee was facing more injury agony today. The young striker left the Dripping Pan on crutches after injuring his left foot during Albion's 1-0 friendly win at Lewes last night. He was due to undergo an X-ray today to determine the exact nature
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Albion trio on the way back
Albion received a triple boost today, with the imminent return to fitness of three of their most experienced players. Manager Mark McGhee expects Guy Butters (calf) and Richard Carpenter (knee) to be back for the Seagulls' next outing at Crewe on Saturday
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Cost of oil hits new high
Oil prices set a new record high today as production problems caused by Hurricane Ivan continued to weigh on the market. The cost of a barrel of crude oil in New York broke through the previous high of 50.47 US dollars set last week to reach 50.60 US
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Post chief to defend branch closures
One of the men leading Britain's post office cull was taking a trip to East Sussex today after his head office was besieged by angry pensioners. Post Office urban network general manager Richard Barker has accepted an invitation from Hastings and Rye
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Sussex firm boosted by US election campaign
Charter specialist Air Partner today said a surge in business from the Presidential election had helped its US division return to the black. The Gatwick-based firm, which hires out aircraft to customers ranging from governments to celebrities, said "notable
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Office project is just the business
Plans to build the largest office complex in Brighton and Hove for 15 years received a huge boost after the developer agreed to complete the final stages of the project. London-based Mountgrange Capital confirmed yesterday it was ready to start work on
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Hotel du Vin taken over in £66m deal
The Hotel Du Vin chain has been sold for £66.4 million. Robin Hutson and Grard Basset, who founded the company in 1994, have struck a deal with Marylebone Warwick Balfour (MWB), owners of the Malmaison hotel chain. The takeover increases MWB's investment
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High Society, Theatre Royal, Brighton
There is a swell party going on at the Theatre Royal all this week. The fact is, it is one of the swellest and most elegant parties I have ever attended and you will kick yourself if you miss it. It is, of course, Cole Porter's superb musical, High Society
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Robot falcons to solve pigeon problem in one fell swoop
A flock of robotic falcons is standing guard over a shopping centre with a pigeon problem. The squawking birds have been placed on the roof of Priory Meadow shopping centre in Hastings to deter the pigeons and seagulls. One mechanised bird of prey perches
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Seagulls fans flock to buy Fatboy shirt
Albion fans desperate to get their hands on the new Palookaville team shirt were left disappointed after the first batch sold out in a day. Italian kit manufacturer Errea only supplied a third of the club's order for 1,500 new navy blue change strips
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Letter: I'll say what I saw
The arrest of Heather Tait (Letters, October 1) was an outrage. After passing the rotting corpse at the Old Steine, my wife and I inadvertently wandered into the pro-hunt crowd and, as avid opponents of hunting, we decided to join the impromptu protest
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Woman tells of sex pest at work
A care assistant broke down in tears as she told how a sex pest nurse pulled open her top to gawp at her breasts. Heeralall Dhunnookchand, 54, subjected her to a constant barrage of sexual harassment, a disciplinary hearing heard. Ms W said the nurse,
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Letter: Labour in vain
So, the Labour Party conference brought £10 million to the city did it? To where did this money go? Hotels and a few favoured restaurants. I would bet that for the rest of business in Brighton, the gathering last week was a negative financial experience
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Letter: In the name of God
I was very interested to read that between 400 and 700 people a day have joined the Free Church of Country Sports since the Hunting Bill was passed (The Argus, September 26). A number of questions needs to be asked of this new body which calls itself
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Letter: Banning hunting won't stop killing of animals
Adam Trimingham (The Argus, September 29) intelligently examined the complex nature of animal ethics in Britain. He pointed out, for example, the anomaly that the RSPCA receives more support than the NSPCC. Because most Brits are sentimental about animals
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Prisoner on run shot at police
A prisoner on the run climbed a church tower and took potshots at armed police after telling a friend he wanted to go out "all guns blazing", a court heard. Christopher Maitland was shot in the leg by a police marksman as he aimed his pistol at armed
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Letter: Get out more
How much longer is Jean Calder to be allowed to waste a whole page of The Argus with her prejudiced and vindictive opinions? On the basis of an admitted slight acquaintance with what she calls the British ruling class and a young man named Tristram (who
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Conference: Crawley 2 Farnborough 0
What is it with Crawley and the Broadfield Stadium? On other Conference grounds, they work hard but lack the potency to unsettle teams. It's why they have collected just four points from six games on the road. But on their own patch they are a completely
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Letter: Hunt all the toffs who think they're superior
Firstly, a question for the fox-hunting fraternity. Did we ever see the sport of fox-hunting and hare-coursing on Grandstand? I leave that thought with them. However, the main point of this letter is to congratulate Jean Calder for explaining so clearly
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Howard promises early Europe vote
Conservative leader Michael Howard yesterday promised to set a date for the referendum on the European constitution on the first day of an incoming Tory government. In his keynote speech to the party's annual conference in Bournemouth, Mr Howard said
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Jardin Blanc: Yolande Snaith Theatredance Gardner Arts Centre, Wed-Thu Oct 6-7
The world premiere of Jardin Blanc opens the Gardner Arts Centre's new season. Set in a "white, futuristic garden landscape" lit by dazzling fibre-optics and populated by dancers in wearable sculptures, this should be full of sights to delight and bewilder
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Mediva, St George's Church, Brighton
When I first saw Mediva, they were a quintet performing medieval Spanish music. The personnel has changed at every concert since so it was no surprise to see them accompanied by a small choir and several extra instruments. While this concert was planned
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October 6: Albion trio on the way back
Albion received a triple boost today, with the imminent return to fitness of three of their most experienced players. Manager Mark McGhee expects Guy Butters (calf) and Richard Carpenter (knee) to be back for the Seagulls' next outing at Crewe on Saturday
