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Letter: We won't let our lights die
The North Laine will have Christmas lights this year and not as you reported (The Argus, September 29). Traders have pledged tens of thousands of pounds for Christmas lights over the past six years. This year, the only difference is the North Laine Traders
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McPhee faces lay-off
Chris McPhee's latest injury setback will keep him out for "weeks rather than months". McPhee suffered a left foot injury in Tuesday's friendly against Lewes. The Albion striker, who scored the only goal, had only recently returned after being sidelined
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How Albion dragon slayed England
Former Albion winger Peter Sayer knows what it is like to be in a Wales team which beat England on their own territory. Sayer was in the side which ran out 1-0 winners at Wembley in a Home International in May, 1977. The omens for a repeat when the two
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So, do you really care?
Are you a good Samaritan? If you saw someone lying in the street, would you cross the road to help? Last week a woman who had been mugged in Kent was left sprawled half in the road by her attackers. Passing motorists ignored her plight and drove by. We
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Two-way Channel hop
High-flying Michel Carnet led a group of friends on the first cross-Channel kite surf. Mr Carnet, 44, and four pals completed the extreme 55-mile return trip in just four hours. It was the groups second attempt at the crossing their first ended in a washout
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Town hall clock gets its timing all wrong
People within earshot of Eastbourne Town Hall in Grove Road were surprised to hear its bells chiming at the wrong times. Normally the bells strike every 15 minutes. Yesterday they chimed 4pm at 1pm. Lesley Wright of Eastbourne Borough Council said: "Whether
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Letter: Bad smell
I have recently returned home from a holiday in Brighton. I think you have an excellent bus service, which is very reasonably priced. It is a great shame your rubbish collection is such a disgrace. It spoils the look and the smell of your city. -Peter
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Letter: Stop the spin
I was fascinated by director of the environment Jenny Rowlands giving the impression that since CityClean put hair-brained schemes in place, such as oversized communal containers and dwarf wheelie bins, the populace has never been happier (Letters, October
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Tragedy of a brilliant young girl
A star student plunged to her death from 300ft cliffs days before starting her degree course at Oxford. Alice McGovern, 18, was reported missing from her home near Heathfield at 8.30pm on Monday. The family car was discovered 20 miles away at the top
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Letter: Daylight robbery
We have heard a lot about increased parking charges in Hove and other areas but there has been little mention of similar increases for Madeira Drive in Brighton and Hove seafront. My daughter and her friend find themselves driving to work on Saturdays
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Letter: Stop the rot
What happened to the war on grafitti you announced on the front page a year or two ago? Who were the soldiers in the war and what have they achieved? Brighton and Hove is drowning in a sea of the stuff and it's got to a point where I simply can't bear
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Basketball: Brighton stars, Palace rejects
It is supposed to be the highway paved with golden opportunity. The route to fame and glory in the big city for the basketball stars of Brighton Bears. Okay, that might be painting an excessively glamorous picture of the M23 and Croydon bypass. But, for
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Letter: Time to relax
What joy! It seems we are one step closer to the liberalisation of the archaic drinking laws (The Argus, October 5). What a shame we have to wait a year for them to come into play. I would like to say to those who think this will cause people to "drink
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Letter: Don't shut the service which saved my life.
I am lucky to be alive. A year ago, I was drinking myself to death and would sleep wherever I fell. I barely remember why I landed up in Worthing or how, one day, I found myself talking to a counsellor at Addaction. Much of the past 20 years has been
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How Albion dragon slayed England
Former Albion winger Peter Sayer knows what it is like to be in a Wales team which beat England on their own territory. Sayer was in the side which ran out 1-0 winners at Wembley in a Home International in May, 1977. The omens for a repeat when the two
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Sales ahoy at Marina
Brighton Marina boat dealer Dickies has been named the world's largest dealer of Beneteau yachts. The dealership won the title at the Beneteau World conference at Cannes. Together with three other Dickies dealerships in the UK, the firm sold 185 power
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Airport views sought
The leader of a business support group is asking firms in the Gatwick area for their views on the possible expansion of the airport. Jeremy Taylor, chief executive of CADIA, says businesses could be compensated if they suffer as a result of a second runway
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Books on offer to help busy workers
The latest novels are being brought direct to the desks of one of East Sussex's largest employers in a pilot initiative. People working for insurance company Hastings Direct in Collington Avenue, Bexhill, can borrow books without leaving their desks.
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Pledge over air strikes
Flights left Gatwick on time yesterday despite another strike by hundreds of baggage handlers in a dispute over workloads and the suspension of a union official. Servisair, the firm which employs the workers, said disruption would continue to be minimised
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Hail the toy wonder
The man who turned a scruffy blue teddy bear into a greeting card icon has been named a winner at the Entrepreneur of The Year 2004 Awards. Stephen Haines runs Chichester-based Carte Blanche Greetings, the multi-million pound business he started from
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The Departure, Zap, Brighton, Thursday October 7
If your haircut has to be carefully manoeuvered through doorways then you are likely to stand out on the streets of Northampton. "Walking around town I nearly always get various homophobic comments and things like 'nice barnet'," confirms guitarist Lee
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Sarah Kendall, Pavillion Theatre, Brighton,Friday October 8
Sarah Kendall may not yet be a household name over here but back in her native Australia she's already been a sell out at the Sydney Opera House. This summer she was nominated for the Perrier Award; no mean feat, considering that the last woman to grace
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Reid wants to keep his place
Paul Reid today revealed his determination to hold on to the rightback role in Albion's first team. The Australian, better known as a central midfielder, provided emergency cover for the injury-hit Seagulls in last Saturdays 1-1 home draw against Sheffield
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TV show losers sell pad on eBay
A COUPLE who lost out on reality TV flop The Block have turned to internet auction site eBay to sell their luxury home. Helen and Paul Day spurned conventional decor in the house they created for the ITV show in Vine Street, Brighton. But week after week
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Letter: I can't win
I have not received a wheelie bin but have been told that my refuse will not be collected unless it is in one. I offered to collect the bin but was told it was not possible. -Claude Fleurent, Hove
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Surrealist art circus heads for the schools
Surrealist painter Roland Penrose was passionate about modern art. He organised the first international exhibition of surrealist paintings in 1936, was a trustee of the Tate Museum and co-founded one of the countrys foremost art centres, the Institute
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Letter: Some hobby
Having just returned from Rome and Pompeii, were I witnessed the crafts and skills of ancient civilisations, you can imagine my delight on finding a wheelie bin on my drive. This resplendent receptacle, in bottle green and boasting its affiliation with
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Letter: This 'castle' does our region proud
Southern Water's sewage treatment works at Eastbourne have attracted worldwide attention over the years and it was interesting to read the view of the "commentator" in Idler Magazine's look at the "crappiest" towns in the UK (The Argus, September 28).
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McPhee faces lay-off
Chris McPhee's latest injury setback will keep him out for "weeks rather than months". McPhee suffered a left foot injury in Tuesday's friendly against Lewes. The Albion striker, who scored the only goal, had only recently returned after being sidelined
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Reid wants to keep his place
Paul Reid today revealed his determination to hold on to the rightback role in Albion's first team. The Australian, better known as a central midfielder, provided emergency cover for the injury-hit Seagulls in last Saturdays 1-1 home draw against Sheffield
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Bush helps boost Air Partner profits
Charter specialist Air Partner said a surge in business caused by the US presidential election had helped its American division get back into profit. The Gatwick-based firm, which leases aircraft to governments and celebrities, said "notable business"
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The Decemberists, Freebutt, Brighton
Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy is the man with the most malleable face in rock. He screws it up, stretches it out and gurns like it's made out of rubber. Along with fellow slack-jawed yodeller James Mercer of The Shins, Meloy is spearheading the new
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The Zutons, Corn Exchange, Brighton
Growing up near Liverpool, it was easy to see that the city's music was hamstrung by delusions of superiority throughout the Nineties. Hopelessly in thrall to byegone days, it seemed content to bask in reflected glories. First The Coral and now The Zutons
