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Estate aims to curb teen alcoholism
Girls as young as 13 are at the forefront of a rise in underage street drinking on a housing estate. Large groups of teenagers are sneaking out of their homes after their parents have gone to bed and congregating every night on street corners in Whitehawk
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Another threat to struggling barber's
A hairdresser whose shop was knocked down to make way for a multi-million pound development said his business had failed to recover from the move. Tony Wheeler, 47, said his business had suffered from competition from high street chains since his old
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Estates feel left down by council on funding
Council bosses have been accused of turning their backs on deprived housing estates being regenerated with millions of pounds from Whitehall. Five years ago ministers announced £47.2 million of funding for east Brighton, to be administered over ten years
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Elderly targeted by doorstep tricksters
A con man who tricked his way into a pensioner's home six weeks ago may have been responsible for more burglaries over the weekend. In February a man posing as a worker from the water board cheated his way into the home of an elderly lady in Hove and
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Virgo vital to Albion staying up says Micky
Former Albion manager Micky Adams today backed Adam Virgo to keep the Seagulls up. Adams regards the defender turned goalscorer as a key figure in his old club's fight for Championship survival. The Coventry boss was impressed by Virgo's performance as
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We must raise our game now
Gary Hart today admitted Albion must raise their game in the fight for Championship survival. The Seagulls are desperate to end a run of five straight defeats at play-off probables Preston tonight. They have not been helped by a series of penalty decisions
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April 5: Virgo vital to Albion staying up says Micky
Former Albion manager Micky Adams today backed Adam Virgo to keep the Seagulls up. Adams regards the defender turned goalscorer as a key figure in his old club's fight for Championship survival. The Coventry boss was impressed by Virgo's performance as
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You'll find it hard to be too cool for this school
An entrepreneurial musician is hoping to unearth the next Jimi Hendrix or Keith Moon with his latest business venture - the Brighton Rock School Project. Nick Minnion wants to give Brighton and Hove's bedroom rockers the chance to play their instruments
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Garden centre blooms
A family run garden centre has won an Investors in People Award. Rushfields in Poynings, East Sussex, will be presented with a certificate by Sussex County Cricket captain Chris Adams at a ceremony on Thursday. The well-known award scheme recognises companies
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Veggie friends' taste for success
Veg-out, the East Sussex-based vegetarian and vegan catering company, has been awarded the prestigious Cordon Vert Diploma by the Vegetarian Society. Owners Diane Page and Pat Wilder had to create a three-course dinner party, complete a Ready Steady Cook-style
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Big Brother's web site guru turns to Komedia
Richard Daws was still a student at Leeds Polytechnic when he and a group of friends started a small travel company running skiing holidays. But Victoria Real was not destined to become the next Thomas Cook. Instead, from a profitable sideline in souvenir
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Software designer commissioned to portray the best of English culture
A Brighton-based software designer has been chosen to produce a "virtual collection" of England's cultural icons - everything from a double-decker bus to the Angel of the North. Cognitive Applications was commissioned by Culture Online, part of the Department
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IT boss resigns after management buyout
The managing director of Brighton-based electronics and IT company Amplicon Liveline has stepped down after just 18 months following a management buyout. Richard Edwards took the job following the shock departure of his predecessor Mike Wood in October
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Letter: Fine and clear
Are you serious about blaming Wrigleys for the chewing-gum menace? How about blaming the dozy twerps who can't be bothered to find a bin? Fine them or make them spend the day clearing it up. -Robin Kemp, Woodingdean
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Letter: Up a gum tree
Your headline, "Chewing gum is the number one cause of litter" (The Argus, March 31) is untrue. Gum might be the number one ingredient of litter, but the number one cause is people. We live among people who don't seem to realise they have to live surrounded
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Closing school could plug construction skills gap
A failed school could be turned into a training college for builders, bricklayers and electricians to help combat a shortage of skilled manual workers. Brighton and Hove City Council is proposing to lease the East Brighton College of Media Arts (Comart
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Worry over underage street drinking
Girls as young as 13 are at the forefront of a rise in underage street drinking on a housing estate. Large groups of teenagers are sneaking out of their homes after their parents have gone to bed and congregating every night on street corners in Whitehawk
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My wife was left with strangers following plane ordeal
Angry husband Jamie Purkis has condemned an airline which put his new wife in a hotel room with three strangers after a terrifying plane drama. Duang Purkis, from Pattaya, Thailand, was flying for the first time when fellow passengers on a Phuket Air
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Rugby: Eastbourne put trust in champions
Eastbourne have been guaranteed a fair deal in their battle to clinch a promotion play-off spot. The Hampden Park men need champions Dunstonian to beat second-placed Lordswood next Saturday to have a chance of going up from London Four South East. Victory
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Elderly targeted by doorstep tricksters
A con man who tricked his way into a pensioner's home six weeks ago may have been responsible for more burglaries over the weekend. In February a man posing as a worker from the water board cheated his way into the home of an elderly lady in Hove and
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School fire thought to be arson attack
A massive fire ripped through a school last night in a suspected arson attack, causing thousands of pounds' damage. Orange flames shot 60ft into the night sky as the fire raged at 900-pupil Tideway School, Newhaven. At one point, more than 70 firefighters
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Letter: Damsel in distress
One Friday recently, I was left stranded after clubbing in Brighton in the early hours of the morning. I had no way of getting home and no one to call. I felt extremely vulnerable because I was wearing a short skirt and I was alone. I was obviously very
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Cricket: Monty gets in the runs
Sussex were indebted to a steady 88 from opener Richard Montgomerie as they set Yorkshire a target of 219 in their two-day friendly at Hove. Montgomerie's 129-ball knock was important as no other batsman exceeded 27 after the hosts won the toss. Yorkshire's
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Letter: Take Mavis home
Reading about Mavis Bishop, I wonder why this lady is still in hospital. She has sons. Have they no families? Surely they can have her at home and take care of her? Surely a rota could be set up with a little outside help from the community nurse and
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Rugby: Free-scoring Lewes think big for next campaign
Lewes are safe in their first season back in London Two South. But satisfaction at assuring survival with two games to go after a 28-3 demolition of Dartfordians was tainted by thoughts of what might have been. Lewes, promoted in a London Three play-off
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Letter: Clear bed-blockers into revived rehab centres
I was very sorry to hear about Mavis Bishop from Peacehaven, who has been kept in hospital since November due to a lack of funding for a care home (The Argus, March 23). I am sure there must be many more patients in this position, bed-blocking our hospitals
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Football: Crawley Manager tells team to prepare for attack
Crawley manager Francis Vines says he knows exactly what to expect from Lewes in the Sussex Senior Cup semi-final at Woodside Road tonight. Vines and Rooks boss Steven King are firm friends and speak to each other almost every day. There is more than
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We must raise our game now
Gary Hart today admitted Albion must raise their game in the fight for Championship survival. The Seagulls are desperate to end a run of five straight defeats at play-off probables Preston tonight. They have not been helped by a series of penalty decisions
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Promising delivery
A delivery company has been named one of the country's best employers. TNT Express, based in Crawley, features in a new book called Britain's Top Employers 2005 by the Corporate Research Foundation. The Foundation's research team looked into issues like
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Defence contractor secures positions for 2,500 staff
More than 2,500 jobs will stay in Sussex after defence contractor Thales UK said it had found a suitable site to consolidate its operations. Last year the company said it was looking at a number of options to bring its various businesses in Crawley under
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Pier boss accused of homophobia is backed by staff
Colleagues have come to the defence of a tourist attraction boss accused of homophobia, racism and sex discrimination. Openly-gay Alan Whitehead, 52, claims he was harassed and victimised by Brighton Pier manager Charles Quelch because of his sexuality
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Freedom march for jailed student
Human rights activists will march single file in a silent protest against the incarceration of student Omar Deghayes. Protesters will walk from Brighton's Jubilee Library to the peace statue on Hove seafront on Saturday at noon. Organised by the Save
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Teenagers slip into their bluecoats
Two teenagers have beaten hundreds of hopefuls to be chosen as Pontin's bluecoats. Gemma Logan of Whiterock Place, Southwick, and Elizabeth Woolmer of Cowley Drive, Woodingdean, were selected by the holiday camp company following auditions in January.
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Going for a walk the Westie way
Scores of small white dogs from all parts of the county met for a stroll in the sun. The fourth Westie Walk in Preston Park, Brighton, was the biggest yet, with 48 West Highland terriers and more than 100 people travelling from Haywards Heath, Crawley
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Dated hospital wing gets a lift
An ageing hospital wing is to undergo an £800,000 facelift. The west wing of Worthing Hospital was built in the late Sixties but its facilities are now out of date. The wing houses 12 wards including the cardiac care and renal units. The hospital's League
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Closing school could plug construction skills gap
A FAILED school could be turned into a training college for builders, bricklayers and electricians to help combat a shortage of skilled manual workers. Brighton and Hove City Council is proposing to lease the East Brighton College of Media Arts (Comart
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My wife was left with strangers following plane ordeal
ANGRY husband Jamie Purkis has condemned an airline which put his new wife in a hotel room with three strangers after a terrifying plane drama. Duang Purkis, from Pattaya, Thailand, was flying for the first time when fellow passengers on a Phuket Air
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Ten churches face closure
A fifth of Brighton and Hove's churches have been earmarked for closure including the city's landmark parish church. Parishoners and clergy have spoken of their shock after the move by the Church of England, which would also lead to a dramatic cut in
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April 5: We must raise our game now
Gary Hart today admitted Albion must raise their game in the fight for Championship survival. The Seagulls are desperate to end a run of five straight defeats at play-off probables Preston tonight. They have not been helped by a series of penalty decisions
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Competition aims to encourage more women into the computer industry
Multimedia whizzkids had to draw on all their reserves of skill, wit and ingenuity in the final heats of a competition to design the best computer game. The students were taking part in the annual Game Girl event which was launched last year to encourage
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Web design served up to support Jamie
A Brighton web design company has been at the forefront of television chef Jamie Oliver's revolutionary campaign to improve the nation's school dinners. 72 dots, based in New England Street, designed the web site to complement Jamie's School Dinners -
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Underwear gamble is paying off
Six months ago Ayten Gasson finally abandoned her search for a job in the fashion industry and decided to launch her own underwear label. The 26-year-old secured a loan from the Prince's Trust to get started and turned her flat in Seven Dials, Brighton
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IT boss resigns after management buyout
The managing director of Brighton-based electronics and IT company Amplicon Liveline has stepped down after just 18 months following a management buyout. Richard Edwards took the job following the shock departure of his predecessor Mike Wood in October
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Letter: He took Somerset to Top Of The Pops
Many conversations in 1967 contained an unusually large number of ooh-ars and phoney West Country accents were often heard. This followed the release that year of Adge Cutler's first long-playing record. Accompanied by his group The Wurzels, Adge sang
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Top cartoonist to exhibit
Top cartoonist Bill Tidy will be putting some of his work on display in Sussex. Between 100 and 150 original drawings will go on show at Worthing Museum and Art Gallery from the end of the month. Museum managers said they were thrilled one of Britain's
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Another threat to struggling barber's
A hairdresser whose shop was knocked down to make way for a multi-million pound development said his business had failed to recover from the move. Tony Wheeler, 47, said his business had suffered from competition from high street chains since his old
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Letter: Chew on this
I find the concept of Brighton and Hove City Council suggesting Wrigley's contribute to the cost of clearing chewing gum from the streets quite unbelievable. It is yet another facet of our current "not my responsibility" society. I fail to understand
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Estates feel left down by council on funding
Council bosses have been accused of turning their backs on deprived housing estates being regenerated with millions of pounds from Whitehall. Five years ago ministers announced £47.2 million of funding for east Brighton, to be administered over ten years
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Letter: Hang 'em high
Environmentally-friendly gardens described as making a splash with bedding plants and hanging baskets, along with advice on how to reduce watering, will be on show at the launch of City in Bloom on April 1 (Argus, March 31). This must be an April Fool's
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Letter: Do-do hopscotch
Having recently moved to Lancing, near Brooklands Park, I was horrified to see the amount of dog mess on the grass areas inside the park. I thought I would take an afternoon stroll with my dog to look at the wonderful spring flowers and listen to the
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Letter: Obstacle course
I am very glad to read that our MP, Tim Loughton, is calling for better disabled access to the beaches of Worthing and Lancing (The Argus, March 27). The rest of us could do with some help as well. The environment agency appears to view the sea as public
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Letter: This candidate will not be bullied by anyone
In response to B Bayliss's comments (Letters, March 31), Celia Barlow, my wife, won a ringing endorsement from Hove and Portslade Labour Party. It wanted the best candidate regardless of where from. We have moved to Hove and Celia intends to help people
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Ten churches face closure
A fifth of Brighton and Hove's churches have been earmarked for closure including the city's landmark parish church. Parishoners and clergy have spoken of their shock after the move by the Church of England, which would also lead to a dramatic cut in
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Letter: Women must lead
I feel hard done by. Bill Bailey accuses me of being a bigot, says I have acted deceitfully, attributes to me personally what is written in the Bible, misquotes the Word of God and finally says I have insulted the female half of the human race (Letters
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Rugby: Horsham toast title in unique manner
Horsham are marching back into regional league rugby, breakfast analogies and all. Their skipper Rob Plinston has brought a unique turn of phrase to Sussex rugby and a 51-10 defeat of Pulborough to clinch Sussex One was not going to change that. Horsham
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Virgo vital to Albion staying up says Micky
Former Albion manager Micky Adams today backed Adam Virgo to keep the Seagulls up. Adams regards the defender turned goalscorer as a key figure in his old club's fight for Championship survival. The Coventry boss was impressed by Virgo's performance as
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IT group founder nets £3m windfall
Entrepreneur Rod Flavell has £3 million to spend after FDM, the computer services group he set up in 1991, floated on the Alternative Investment Market (AiM). FDM, which supplies highly-trained IT staff to big banks and Government clients, raised £7.5
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Parties united as tribute paid to Callaghan
Tony Blair has led cross-party tributes in the Commons to former Labour Prime Minister Lord Callaghan, who died last week on the eve of his 93rd birthday. Lord Callaghan died peacefully at his farmhouse in Ringmer, 11 days after the death of his wife
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Love with Arthur Lee, Concorde 2, Brighton, Tuesday April 5
They are Alice Cooper's "life-long addiction" and cited as a key influence by everyone from Jim Morrison and Syd Barrett to Frank Black and Robert Plant. Their songs have been covered by a host of artists as diverse as Mazzy Star and The Damned, and Robyn
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Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton
The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra's (BPO) 80th anniversary concert got off to a rousing start with a full on reading of Shostakovich's Festival Overture. From the opening brass fanfare to the end clash of symbols, this is a piece so energetic and vivacious
