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Letter: 60 years ago but my memories VE day are fresh
It may be 60 years since the end of the Second World War but the memory of that day is still as fresh in my mind as if it was yesterday. Towards the end of April 1945, there had been eight days of continuous fighting on the advance towards Bremen. The
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Letter: Remember VJ Day, too
The remembrance of VE Day has been impressive. I do not wish to denigrate the wonderful achievements of my comrades in Europe but I hope people will also remember the war in the Far East, which continued with great ferocity until Japan surrendered on
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Letter: No wonder I've developed grumpy old man syndrome
What a cracking letter from a serving police officer (Letters, May 2). His candid response to mine (Letters, April 21) about those damn cyclists was excellent. I was put in my place and no mistake. I had no idea the workload the police had, nor the numbers
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Remains of nine men thrown into a grave 750 years ago
Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of nine men decapitated and flung into a shallow grave 750 years ago. Experts have been unable to confirm how the group met their grisly fate but believe they could have been involved in the Battle of Lewes, when
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Hitting Funny, Nightingale Theatre, Brighton, May 12, 13 and 14
"The night 35 people walked out was probably the best show I'll ever have," says Philip Ralph. "It was at a community centre north of Newcastle and I was following in the successful wake of The Snowqueen. "Half the audience were well into it but the other
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Letter: Red Hens coming home to roost
As a regular visitor to your vibrant city, I should like to praise the Red Hen Artists for yet again coming up with a superb Brighton Festival exhibition at St Peter's Church next to Preston Manor. The exhibition - called Making Waves, in many off-beat
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Blue badge driver got eight parking tickets
A pensioner was handed eight parking tickets in a matter of weeks despite displaying her disabled badge which allows her to park on yellow lines. Joyce Rose, 70, of Grand Avenue, Hove, says she feels persecuted after receiving one ticket after another
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Licence crisis looms at pubs
Thousands of pubs across Sussex face a ban on serving booze for failing to comply with new licensing laws. Figures show only a fraction of the thousands of pubs, clubs and restaurants in the county have applied to convert their existing licences or apply
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Letter: Good giving on streets of Brighton
Students from the University of Bristol have been on the streets of Brighton, collecting for Breakthrough Breast Cancer as part of a week of fundraising in towns and cities around the UK. Organised by student Jon Medcraft, the Brighton effort raised a
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Letter: First past the post is past it
For the first time, a majority government has been elected by fewer people than those who could not be bothered to vote. Of those who voted, just 37 per cent voted Labour, 33 per cent Conservative and 22 per cent Lib Dem. On average, just 26,858 votes
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Jones says farewell to Crawley track
Mick Jones will wave an emotional goodbye to the Crawley Leisure Centre when the final Sussex County Track and Field Championships are held there this weekend. The British No.1, from Crawley, is among a handful of internationals who will be competing
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Champions blown away by Sussex
Chris Adams today hailed one of the best Sussex performances under his leadership after his side shattered champions Warwickshire's apparent aura of invincibility. The Bears have not lost a Championship game since the day Sussex celebrated their first
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Mushtaq plays through the pain
Mushtaq Ahmed has revealed how he played through the pain barrier to help Sussex thrash county champions Warwickshire. The brilliant leg spinner returned match figures of 8-138 to help his side to their first Championship win of the season by an innings
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Cameras to target crash blackspots
Three new speed cameras were installed in Sussex yesterday, bringing the county's total to 56. During a week-long survey at one of the sites, a massive 96 per cent or 11,400 vehicles were over the speed limit. News of the new cameras follows criticism
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Designers to show off fashion talent in style
A clothes designer is preparing to kickstart Brighton's own fashion weekend with a showcase of talent boasting the city's unique style. Emma Hodges will show her Emmie Lou clothes line at the Lust For Life fashion show alongside work from a handful of
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Third of city's pubs to avoid smoking ban
More than a third of pubs in Brighton and Hove could continue to allow smoking when Government restrictions come into force. A snapshot survey done by the British Medical Association (BMA) shows 113 out of 324 pubs in the city do not serve food. Non-food
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Head of top college blasts A-level exams
The headteacher of a leading private school says the current A-level system is boring, monotonous, anti-intellectual and should be replaced. Anthony Seldon, head of Brighton College, said the introduction of AS-level exams put pupils and teachers under
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Sweet smell of waste plant protest
More than 200 parents and children protested against plans for a £10 million waste plant. Waste firm Onyx plans to build the transfer station in Hollingdean Lane, Brighton, but people living nearby are worried about the extra traffic and pollution the
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KT Tunstall, Concorde 2, Brighton, Tuesday 17 May
Despite inevitable comparisons to dinner party favourites Katie Melua and Dido, Scottish singer/songwriter KT Tunstall has unexpected passion and a defiant originality. The 29 year-old scenester refuses to be typecast and her distinctive blend of rootsy
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The Necks, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome, Monday 16 May
The Necks have confounded critics from Sydney to South America with a musical style that is impossible to pigeonhole. Described as avant garde, post jazz and ambient freefall, the only thing most can agree on is that The Necks are redefining music. This
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The Necks, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome, May 16
The Necks have confounded critics from Sydney to South America with a musical style that is impossible to pigeonhole. Described as avant garde, post jazz and ambient freefall, the only thing most can agree on is that The Necks are redefining music. This
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Letter: Cyclists are safer on other side of Channel
I am puzzled by British attitudes to road safety. Every day, people are killed in car crashes. The drivers are often drunk or are on drugs. The British accept this and protest against speed cameras but write many letters about the dangers of being hit
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Ban aims to curb street drinking
Rowdy street drinking will be banned in parts of three seaside towns after a 14 per cent rise in crime. Councillors in Lewes district unanimously agreed on Wednesday to target antisocial drinkers after it was announced there were 914 more offences in
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Cinema pay off for sacked projectionist
A projectionist has won a small pay-off from one of Britain's oldest cinemas after she was unfairly sacked and forced to abandon her business. Lucy Weston was awarded a sum thought to have been around £1,500 by Worthing Dome Cinema in a last-minute offer
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I was branded a thief as I left shop
A dentist has won an apology from a supermarket after being mistaken for a shoplifter. Dr Nand Singh was leaving Waitrose in High Street, Worthing, when a store employee began shouting at him. Dr Singh, of Dyke Road, Brighton, was in his car and driving
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Letter: Inspirational setting for Making Waves
Last Sunday I was having a stroll in Preston Park and happened to go into the old St Peter's Church. What a surprise it was to see such a marvellous exhibition, Making Waves. The artwork is excellent, interesting and a wonderful celebration of the Sussex
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Bully facing jail for scythe attack
A noisy neighbour was found guilty of lashing out with a scythe at a father who asked him to turn down his blaring television. Kenneth Whitear left Clayton Turner's eyebrow hanging by a thread of skin, Hove Crown Court was told. Mr Turner, a train driving
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Letter: Calling all Max Miller fans
What a delightful tribute to Max Miller by Alexander Telfer (Poetry corner, May 7). To anyone who was there on Sunday, May 1, when a statue of Miller was unveiled in New Road, Brighton by Sir Norman Wisdom and Roy Hudd, what was your impression of the
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Rise in mumps cases as vaccine is shunned
Sussex is in the grip of a mumps outbreak after a sharp rise number of reported cases Health experts are warning the problem could reach epidemic proportions unless more people get themselves vaccinated. There have been 35 suspected cases of mumps in
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Letter: This kiddie has new pension hope
As the new Work and Pensions Secretary, I hope David Blunkett will have more sympathy for us instead of mis-qualifying those pensioners who have not bothered to make provision for retirement but who still receive income credit. We have paid our dues for
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Letter: Results add up to minority rule
Britain has always been seen as a democracy - but no longer. In the recent General Election, 78 per cent of eligible voters did not vote for Labour, which won. Only 20 per cent of the elctorate voted Tory, 13 per cent Liberal Democrat, six per cent for
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Tuck no stranger to pressure
The memories will come flooding back for Stuart Tuck when he leads Eastbourne Borough out at the Britannia Stadium on Sunday. The Borough skipper is no stranger to high-pressure games where a whole season rests on the outcome of 90 nerve-jangling minutes
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Letter: Brightonians eat their way to record total
Thank you for the wonderful support The Argus has given StreetSmart this year - it plays a crucial role in our campaign as StreetSmart's media partner in Brighton and Hove. The paper's promotion of the scheme is a vital contribution to its success and
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Albion hit the road in friendlies
Albion will gear up for their second season in the Championship with a quickfire hat-trick of friendlies away to League opponents. Colchester United, Oxford United and Bournemouth are among the sides the Seagulls will be facing as they unveiled their
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£5m hotel for homeless is opened
A hotel has been turned into a haven for 25 homeless men and women who might otherwise find themselves walking the streets. The former bed and breakfast hotel, just off the seafront in Brighton, was acquired in 2002 by the William Sutton Housing Association
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The show goes on at school hit by fire
Pupils at a school destroyed by fire put on a show despite losing their stage in the arson attack. The drama students at Tideway Community School in Newhaven could not rehearse for a month after the blaze in April but felt the show must go on. Seven pupils
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Medieval seal donated to museum
A metal detectorist who found a bronze fob dating back to 1320AD has donated it to a museum. Tyndall Jones, from Littlehampton, took the item to a finds session at Littlehampton Museum. Finds officer Liz Wilson then sent it to the British Museum for analysis
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KT Tunstall, Concorde 2, Brighton, May 17
Despite inevitable comparisons to dinner party favourites Katie Melua and Dido, Scottish singer/songwriter KT Tunstall has unexpected passion and a defiant originality. The 29 year-old scenester refuses to be typecast and her distinctive blend of rootsy
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Critics Choice
this is brighton offers a critical view of what's hot for the coming week: Donovan, on May 13 at Hove Town Hall, Plus Orchestre Nationale de Lille, Abyssinia Infinite, Ibrahim Ferrer, Teenage Fanclub and Marta Topferova. Donovan Hove Centre, Hove Town
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Beyond Reasonable Doubt, Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, Monday May 21
Walford's most notorious villain left EastEnders earlier this year via a whack over the head with a ceramic poodle. Now Leslie Grantham has got himself mixed up in another tale of murder and revenge - but this time he's the one being accused of murder
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
(Cert 12A, 140mins): Starring Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee. Directed by George Lucas. Imagine having to recreate the magic of the greatest franchise in the history of cinema. Imagine that in 1977
