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October 8: It's McVirgo
Adam Virgo, Albion's shock top scorer, could soon become Adam McVirgo. Manager Mark McGhee has recommended Virgo to Scotland, The Argus can reveal today. Virgo qualifies for Berti Vogts' struggling side because he has a Scottish grandmother. McGhee, who
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October 7: 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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Letter: Ban the buggies
I am very pleased to hear Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company is restricting the number of child buggies on buses. We are all fed up with the way these mothers seem to think the buses are for their sole benefit. They cause a lot of problems when the
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October 8: It's McVirgo
Adam Virgo, Albion's shock top scorer, could soon become Adam McVirgo. Manager Mark McGhee has recommended Virgo to Scotland, The Argus can reveal today. Virgo qualifies for Berti Vogts' struggling side because he has a Scottish grandmother. McGhee, who
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Your chance to own gardeners paradise
It's a sight to make any gardener green with envy. Seven acres of lovingly crafted land described as a little patch of heaven, topped off with a unique country house. But it wasnt always that way. Orchards is the former home of horticulturalist and gardening
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New salon's hairy moment
Celebrity hairdresser Trevor Sorbie came to the rescue when a rival salon suffered a mystery power cut while Alex Best was having her hair done. Model Alex, 32, was having her blonde highlights retouched at the official launch of Essensuals when the lights
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Letter: Invisible buses
I am puzzled. Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company says it has introduced "real time" display boards. I had assumed this meant the timing was linked to the bus in some way. At times, I let alternative buses pass and wait for a direct bus. When it is
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Letter: Twisted priorities
The decision by eb4u not to continue to grant aid to Haven One Stop welfare rights and advice service (The Argus, October 3) is truly astounding. Apparently the provision of such services to 2,000 of the poorest and most disadvantaged sections of East
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Teacher tells jury he did not kiss girl
A teacher accused of indecent assault told a jury he had never planted a kiss on a 15-year-old schoolgirl's lips. David Anderson, 42, a married father of three, said the teenager was flirtatious and over-friendly towards him and he admitted her attention
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Letter: Blood lust
Do the Countryside Alliance, or, as I like to call them, the Tally Ho! Brigade, really think people believe they have the countryside and its animals' interest at heart? When they put a dead horse with a wooden stake through its heart and two dead calves
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Letter: Our war heroes did not fight to protect hunting
Some pro-hunt campaigners claim they are sticking up for what their fathers fought for in the Second World War. My sister-in-law came close to an asthma attack when she witnessed the dead horse near where she works in the centre of Brighton last week.
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Letter: There is no excuse to double park
I have the misfortune of living in Fiveways, where double parking is an issue (The Argus, October 8). Katrina Birch gives us the impression that people who double park in her road are considerate because they either leave their hazard lights on or little
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Conference: Get behind us
Crawley today revealed how fans can help the club continue their promising start to the season. Managing director Steve Duly promised that funds generated by bigger crowds will go straight to manager Francis Vines to strengthen his squad. Crawley have
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Another strike atGatwick
Hundreds of baggage handlers at Gatwick are going on strike today for the fourth time in two weeks. Union leaders and managers at Servisair have still not reached agreement in a row about working conditions and the suspension of a union official. Transport
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Crunch time for Labour as votes come in
Voters have gone to the polls for a by-election to decide who controls the most powerful council committee in Brighton and Hove. The results for the Hangleton and Knoll ward were expected to be announced at 11pm yesterday. It was expected to be a close
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Controls may get tougher
Tougher planning controls could be introduced on properties in Brighton's trendy North Laine area. Residents and business owners are being asked whether they want special directions to be applied to homes in the district, which is home to small independent
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Bubba Ho-Tep
(Cert 15, 92 mins): Starring Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davies and Bob Ivy. Directed by Don Coscarelli. Posing the ultimate What If? question, this bizarre tale is so off-kilter, it would make David Lynch scratch his head in bemusement. Seemingly dreamed up
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Man on Fire
(Cert 18, 146 mins): Starring Denzel Washington, Christopher Walken, Radha Mitchell and Dakota Fanning. Directed by Tony Scott. Man On Fire is an adrenaline-charged thriller with a pedigree to be proud of. Based on the novel by AJ Quinnel (author of In
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Bride and Prejudice
(Cert 15, 110mins): Starring Aishwarya, Rai, Martin Henderson, Naveen Andrews, Namrata Shirodkar and Nadira Babbar. Directed by Gurinder Chadha. Its hard to imagine a film like Bride And Prejudice getting a major release in this country ten years ago
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Eastern Lane, Pressure Point, Brighton, Sunday October 10
Amid gas fires in a converted farm shed, these four lads from isolated fortress town Berwick-Upon-Tweed bashed out tunes in seclusion without a scene, infrastructure or outside influence. The result is that they had to look elsewhere for influences and
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Cowboy Junkies, Brighton Dome, Brighton, Wednesday Oct 13
The Cowboy Junkies have had critics dribbling with glee ever since they used a single microphone to record a night of jamming in Toronto's Holy Trinity church. The resulting album, The Trinity Sessions, received rave reviews and constant college radio
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Julie Burchill is away, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, Saturday until 23 October
The people of Brighton are to get an insight into 24 hours in the life of one the city's best known and most controversial residents: famously outspoken columnist Julie Burchill. Set entirely in Julie's living room complete with leopard-skin sofa, statue
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Jimmy Carr, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, Saturday October 9
Some might say that Jimmy Carr has made a career out of insulting people. When I put this to him he sounds a bit hurt: "Thanks for that. I would have said lovingly-crafted one-liners. Lovingly-crafted they may be, one-liners they certainly are. But they
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Letter: Young guns do us proud
Total respect to Albion's Dan Harding and Adam Hinshelwood for getting into England's under-21 squad. My dad tells me half of Albion's squad on Saturday came through the youth team and one of our substitutes was only just older than me. Other young ones
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Letter: Lucky escapes
I own and use a buggy because I have a pair of legs which turn to jelly without warning. I often travel in the roadway because the state of the pavements is generally very bad. I tell my motoring friends my buggy is no wider than a bicycle and certainly
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New salon's hairy moment
Celebrity hairdresser Trevor Sorbie came to the rescue when a rival salon suffered a mystery power cut while Alex Best was having her hair done. Model Alex, 32, was having her blonde highlights retouched at the official launch of Essensuals when the lights
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Neighbours unite to block bid for 36 flats
Neighbours in one of the smartest areas of Hove have united against plans to turn three family homes into blocks of flats. More than 500 people living in and around Hove Park have objected to the scheme to create 36 flats with 30 parking spaces on the
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Letter: Right on, Roger
With so many gripes about our bus service, I thought a letter in praise is about due. Thank you, Roger French, for our 1A two-way route, once again along the Mile Oak Road, Portslade. Older people and mothers with young children are grateful for not having
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Your chance to own gardener's paradise
It's a sight to make any gardener green with envy. Seven acres of lovingly crafted land described as "a little patch of heaven", topped off with a unique country house. But it wasn't always that way. Orchards is the former home of horticulturalist and
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Letter: Barbaric
Why do huntspeople want to carry on terrorising and killing Britain's wildlife? Why do they think we should accept them trying to pervert the course of British democracy with their threats and their storming of the House of Commons? Why do they have banners
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Hospice cash crisis fears
ONE of the most renowned hospices in Sussex has run into financial trouble for the first time in its history. The Martlets Hospice in Hove, which provides specialist nursing care for the terminally ill and their families, has recorded a deficit of more
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Letter: A lesson in life
Referring to the pro-hunt exhibition of a dead horse, I hope all the shocked letter writers were vegetarian because I'm sure a visit to an abattoir would reveal much worse sights. As for dear little children being upset - what a wonderful opportunity
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Letter: Get real
I write in response to the readers disgusted by the abandonment of animal carcasses on the streets of Brighton. I would like to pose this question: Do these same readers find carcasses acceptable when displayed at The Tate Gallery in a tank of formaldehyde
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A birdie blitz as Scott ends ten-year wait
After ten years of trying, Nick Scott finally figured on the winning side in the Sussex PGU Hilary Crowe Pairs Matchplay championship. Partnered by Neil Darnell, Scott had six single-putt greens at Piltdown in a torrent of 12 birdies by the four finalists
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Akram delighted at move to Surrey
Mohammed Akram has signed for Surrey after leaving Sussex last week. The former Pakistani fast bowler was released halfway through his two-year contract at Hove because he wanted to be based nearer his London home. He has agreed a three-year deal at the
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Basketball: Shoot us to the sumit
Nick Nurse will today gather his new collection of basketball talent and tell them to shoot Brighton Bears back to the top of the British League. Bears, league champions last season before fading badly in the end-of-season play-offs, start their domestic
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It's McVirgo
Adam Virgo, Albion's shock top scorer, could soon become Adam McVirgo. Manager Mark McGhee has recommended Virgo to Scotland, The Argus can reveal today. Virgo qualifies for Berti Vogts' struggling side because he has a Scottish grandmother. McGhee, who
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Fight over stadium criticised
A Tory election hopeful has condemned a council's opposition to the new community stadium at Falmer. Rory Love, who aims to unseat Lewes Liberal Democrat MP Norman Baker, branded Lewes District Council's decision to spend £35,000 fighting Brighton and
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Extra hours setback for club owner
A nightclub owner's hopes for a 3am licence have been dealt a blow. Kim Lucas, of The Candy Bar in St James's Street, Kemp Town, Brighton, applied for permission to stay open an extra hour from Monday to Saturday and until 2am on Sundays. But council
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Actress sparkles at jewellery store's opening
Actress Julie Graham was the star guest at the launch party for a jewellery shop. The star of the ITV series At Home With The Braithwaites modelled an unusual necklace at the event to mark the opening of Goodman Morris in The Lanes, Brighton. Alex Goodman
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Tailor-made for a fashion shoot
Bespoke tailor Gresham Blake proved he had a nose for business when he turned the recent pro-hunt march in Brighton into an impromptu fashion shoot. He persuaded pal Tommy Cockles to wear one of his new outfits, a Harris tweed suit, and dragged him down
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Companies line up to fight for awards
The finalists for the Sussex Business Awards have been announced. From a record 152 entrants, judges have shortlisted 31. A dozen awards are up for grabs including best new business, sponsored by The Argus, and the coveted company of the year and businessman
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Bloc Party, Concorde 2, Brighton, Sunday October 10
These current NME darlings from North London released debut single She's Hearing Voices in February and it is already being sold on eBay for upwards of £40. Such is the buzz surrounding their style of music which treads a fine line between funky rock
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October 7: 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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October 7: 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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Bride and Prejudice
(Cert 15, 110mins): Starring Aishwarya, Rai, Martin Henderson, Naveen Andrews, Namrata Shirodkar and Nadira Babbar. Directed by Gurinder Chadha. Its hard to imagine a film like Bride And Prejudice getting a major release in this country ten years ago
