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April 8: Make some noise for Albion
It's now or never for Albion in their fight for Championship survival and you can help. Clear your throats and Make Some Noise' against Leicester at Withdean tomorrow. The showdown with the Foxes launches five vital matches for the Seagulls. It is followed
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Letter: Instigator of his own downfall
I refer to the story headlined "Ex-Tory MP backs Flight" (The Argus, March 31). So we now have another ex-Tory MP extolling the virtues of Mr Flight. We hear he was a very successful man with his eye on becoming Chancellor of the Exchequer. But, please
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Letter: Well done, Jamie
While Jamie Oliver has been doing great work drawing our attention to the quality of school dinners, we should remember they have not always been of such poor quality (The Argus, March 30). When I was at school in the Sixties and early Seventies, fresh
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Caught In The Net, Devonshire Park Theatre
One of the funniest plays to grace the stage at the Devonshire Park Theatre opened its eight-month tour in Eastbourne on Tuesday. Ray Cooneys comedy is a masterpiece of timing and Ian Dickens superb production is faultless. Cooney is noted for creating
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Fraud pair get jail sentences
A man has been jailed for conspiring to defraud an 80-year-old senile man of more than £76,500. Carl Anscombe, 32, of Rubelca House, Horam Road, Horam, was described in court by a judge as the "prime mover" in the elaborate plot. He was given six years
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Letter: Let them eat fruit
Further to the discussion on school meals, I should like to thank Jim Nicholls (Letters, March 30) for explaining the situation with primary schools in West Sussex and putting so clearly what many of us think, namely that technology is seen to be more
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Spell of Harry Potter has zapped book shop's sales
One of the county's last independent booksellers says teenage wizard Harry Potter has ruined his business. Phil Flowers is having to shut the Cliffe Bookshop in Lewes because he cannot afford to compete with the big chains which are offering JK Rowling's
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Pledge by families to win justice
The families of two nine-year-old girls murdered in a Brighton park have vowed to pursue a retrial of the main suspect. Relatives of Karen Hadaway and Nicola Fellows insist they will take civil action if a criminal case cannot be made against paedophile
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Appeal takes off for new air ambulance
Plans for a new air ambulance service to cover Sussex have been announced. The Kent Air Ambulance Trust has launched a cash appeal to operate a second helicopter that will also cover Sussex. The Sussex Police helicopter will continue as the main air response
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Joly Bey ticks the boxes
Nick Gifford hopes a £240,000 Grand National dream comes true tomorrow. Gifford has spent every moment since Joly Bey was bought as a 21st birthday present for David Dunsdon two years ago preparing the horse to peak for the 158th running of the Aintree
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Taking a risk with lives
Firefighters today warned children's lives are at risk because schools are not fitted with sprinkler systems. The fire service called for sprinklers to be installed in every school in the wake of this week's devastating blaze which gutted part of a secondary
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Eagles need a win
Eastbourne Eagles suffered their second away rain-off in succession when last night's Elite League encounter at Oxford was wiped out. So now it's back to Arlington tomorrow night for two teams who need a win to give their season momentum. In that sense
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Letter: Hit-and-run fury
last Saturday, our family car was badly damaged at approximately 10pm while parked in Neville Avenue, Hove, by a hit-and-run Fiat driver. We know this because they left behind a broken Fiat cap. This is the second time in 18 months a car of ours has been
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Williams eyes Euro move
Yorick Williams today admitted Brighton fans have probably seen him in Bears colours for the last time. The injured England international is definitely out of Bears' final home game of the season, against London Towers tomorrow (7pm), and unlikely to
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Letter: Congestion is enemy of effective transport
Concern over facilities for dog walking at Braypool, Brighton, highlights the challenges the city faces in developing an effective transport system. Worsening air quality, congestion hot spots and significant growth in visitors as new developments planned
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Don't ask too much of Jake
Albion manager Mark McGhee today told fans not to regard Jake Robinson as a relegation saviour. The teenage marksman is in contention for a place on the bench against Leicester tomorrow after being recalled from a prolific loan spell with Nationwide Conference
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Make some noise for Albion
It's now or never for Albion in their fight for Championship survival and you can help. Clear your throats and Make Some Noise' against Leicester at Withdean tomorrow. The showdown with the Foxes launches five vital matches for the Seagulls. It is followed
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Future of bingo hall on hold
A decision on the future of an old bingo hall has been put on hold to allow councillors to visit the derelict building. On Wednesday, members of Brighton and Hove City Council's planning committee postponed a decision on the demolition of the Hove hall
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Winning weight battle
An obese man who suffers from a rare eating disorder is continuing his battle to drastically reduce his weight by shedding even more pounds. Chris Leppard, 23, has lost 3st in a month due to a new healthy regime and he now weighs 30 stone 6lb. Chris,
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Plans for nursery in rugby clubhouse thwarted
Campaigners have saved a rugby clubhouse from council plans to lease it to a privately-run nursery. But they fear their efforts could be in vain unless community groups interested in using the space come forward. Brighton and Hove city councillors have
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Fitness fanatic's trial of two cities
While the average park jogger covers no more than ten miles in a week, super-fit Brian Kirkdale is raising the bar by running eight marathons in eight days. Mr Kirkdale, of Burgess Hill, is one of 16 athletes taking part in the gruelling 230-mile Paris
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Winnie The Pooh And The Perfect Day, The Brighton Centre, April 12 - 17
Purists may tut at this Disney corruption of AA Milnes classic but the kids will be bounding about like Tigger. Winnie The Pooh and its sequel, The House At Pooh Corner, were originally published in the Twenties with evocative black and white illustrations
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Hen Night Party, Pavilion Theatre, Worthing, Tuesday April 12
For one night only, Worthing's Pavilion Theatre plays host to a production of Chris Ponka's new play Hen Night Party. No doubt, anyone who has been out in Brighton on a Friday or Saturday night will be familiar with many of its scenes. Described as a
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Appeal takes off for new air ambulance
Plans for a new air ambulance service to cover Sussex have been announced. The Kent Air Ambulance Trust has launched a cash appeal to operate a second helicopter that will also cover Sussex. The Sussex Police helicopter will continue as the main air response
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April 8: Don't ask too much of Jake
Albion manager Mark McGhee today told fans not to regard Jake Robinson as a relegation saviour. The teenage marksman is in contention for a place on the bench against Leicester tomorrow after being recalled from a prolific loan spell with Nationwide Conference
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April 8: McVirgo called up again
Adam Virgo is back in international business with Scotland. The Seagulls' top scorer has been called up by the Scotland Future team to face Austria in a friendly later this month. Virgo, who qualifies thanks to a Scottish grandmother, is in line for his
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Letter: His seat might be lost by the Tories
It may be difficult to believe but the Arundel and South Downs constituency may be slipping away from the Tories. How can this be, in the seventh safest Tory seat in the UK with a majority of nearly 14,000? Like Mr Flight himself, it is a Tory banker.
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Thin Walls, New Venture Theatre, Brighton
In this play by local writer Anita Sullivan, Alex Hill plays the role of a trapped wife escaping from her failed marriage. As with Shirley Valentine, she talks to herself but there the parallel ends. While Shirley found sunlight and happiness on a Greek
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Appeal takes off for new air ambulance
Plans for a new air ambulance service to cover Sussex have been announced. The Kent Air Ambulance Trust has launched a cash appeal to operate a second helicopter that will also cover Sussex. The Sussex Police helicopter will continue as the main air response
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Reality TV becoming a habit
A television show featuring would-be monks in Sussex has been made by the company responsible for Badly Dubbed Porn and Pet Plastic Surgery. A crew from Cactus Films spent 40 days and nights with five volunteers at Worth Abbey, near Crawley, to make the
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Sorry for rubbish bin service
A council has apologised to residents over major disruption to their bin collection services. Arun District Council and Verdant, the council's refuse collection contractor, have admitted the level of disruption to the services was "unacceptable" and have
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Letter: Park and weep
I am 31 and have lived and worked in Brighton all my life. I moved to Providence Place about a year and a half ago. I was aware of the parking charge along Providence Place yet swallowed the 50p-per-hour charge to park outside my home and have always
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Letter: A fountain near knowledge
The public drinking fountain (dated 1869), situated at the Church Street entrance to the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, has been out of order for many months. Brighton and Hove City Council has spent more than £14 million on building our new library nearby
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Sisters win battle in war grave legal case
The daughters of a naval gunner who died when his ship was torpedoed in the war have been allowed to try and have the wreck protected as a war grave. Rosemary Fogg was 12 and her sister Valerie Ledgard just four when Petty Officer James Varndell, 44,
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Letter: To Shoreham on a bus called Phyllis
Recent correspondence in The Argus letters page asked why there are so few women's names on Brighton and Hove buses. To help redress the balance, might I suggest Phyllis Pearsall? Mrs P (as she was known by her staff) invented the A-Z street map. In the
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Letter: Roundabout way
Tony Richardson wrote about the long daily queues at Woodingdean and how moving the traffic island might improve the flow (Letters, March 25). I feel a better idea would be to remove the traffic lights and build a roundabout similar to the successful
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Letter: Dozy drivers
Sweeping generalisations usually say more about the people making them than their subjects, as Paul-John Harris showed in his blanket attack on motorcyclists (Argus, March 31). He labels all bikers as bad because a few have annoyed him. Would he be happy
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Letter: Decongestant
I am a regular visitor to Brighton. I have many friends in the area, a lot of affection for the place and I contribute to the local economy by visiting shops and restaurants. However, if you introduce a congestion charge, I will cease to come to see your
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Battle of the keepers at Crawley
Goalkeeper Andy Little today admitted he may have to leave Crawley to play regular football. Little was an ever-present for four years until he lost his place to Phil Smith at the start of this season. He started the first four games but was dropped after
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McVirgo called up again
Adam Virgo is back in international business with Scotland. The Seagulls' top scorer has been called up by the Scotland Future team to face Austria in a friendly later this month. Virgo, who qualifies thanks to a Scottish grandmother, is in line for his
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Albion's £40m contract ad bloomer
Contractors could not believe their luck when they saw an advert inviting them to put just 2,000 seats in a football stadium - in return for £40 million. The notice for Brighton and Hove Albion's Withdean stadium appeared in trade magazine Contract Journal
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Services at churches in Sussex
Dozens of service across Sussex were today being held to mark the funeral of Pope John Paul II. One of the largest was at The Friary Hall in Haslett Avenue West, Crawley, where an altar was dedicated to the late Pontiff. Many of the town's substantial
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Soccer for deprived youngsters
Brighton and Hove Albion stars have launched a new coaching project to encourage disaffected youngsters to take up sport. The Seagulls' Football Inclusion Project has been funded with a £163,010 grant from the Football Foundation to work with socially-excluded
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Willy Mason, Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton, Wednesday 13 April
A year ago, Willy Mason, a singer/songwriter still in his teens, was performing at the South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. "There were about three people in the audience," he recalls. "I was having fun playing but I didn't even expect to sell
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Th' Legendary Shack-Shakers, Freebutt, Brighton, Wednesday 13 April
Pyscho-Billy rock 'n' roll peppered with hillbilly bluegrass goes some way towards describing the genre-bending sounds of Th' Legendary Shack Shakers. The quartet have been going for a couple of years, and have built up a reputation for their bansheeshrieking
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Critic's choice
this is brighton offers a critical view of what's hot for the coming week: Emiliana Torrini, Monday at Komedia, Clearlake on Thursday at Hanbury Ballrooms, and Music from Mesopotamia at Komedia on Thursday. Emiliana Torrini, Komedia, Gardner Street, Brighton
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Alasdair Roberts, Komedia, Brighton, Thursday April 14
For a long time many thought that Scottish-born Alasdair Roberts was descended from a line of royal gamekeepers. This might have been due to a press release for his second solo album, Farewell Sorrow, which said exactly that. "I thought it was framed
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Idlewild, Corn Exchange, Brighton, Monday April 11
Much has changed for Idlewild since the release of their last album in 2002. The Scottish band, reared on a diet of Sonic Youth, expanded into a quintet and their recently-released fifth album, Warnings/Promises, features two new members, guitarist Allan
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RSC - Two Gentlemen of Verona and Julius Caesar, The Triangle, Burgess Hill, April 12 - 16
In 1978 Sir Ian McKellen decided to take Shakespeare to the people. He got a van, shoved some actors and a portable stage in it and toured to 13 small venues around the UK to spread the theatrical word. Nearly 30 years later the RSC tour has become an
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Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, Theatre Royal, Brighton, April 11 - 16
We all know him for crazy antics on his TV Madhouse but these days Russ Abbot has become one of the more respected stage actors around. The move from TV to theatre seems something the Eighties icon is more than happy about. "I have always preferred theatre
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Beauty And The Beast, Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, April 8 - 23
"Even the wigs we use require their own staff of two," enthuses Nic Greenshields, the actor playing the beast in this Disney musical stage show. For Brighton-based Greenshields, it is clearly exciting to be part of such an extravagant production. "The
