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Letter: Truly grateful
On Friday, I was pleased to be invited to revisit my old school, Whitehawk Primary, where I was a pupil between 1935 and 1941. As well as an act of remembrance it was also to mark the opening of the school's wartime trenches. My wife and I would like
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Letter: Whitehawk Primary and the VE veterans
I attended an event at Whitehawk Primary School on Friday, May 6, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of VE Day and remember those brave people, military and civilian, who lost their lives in the Second World War. It was fitting for the school to have such
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Shock as new head quits failing college
A college in special measures faces fresh turmoil after its new head suddenly resigned. Martin Clark quit as principal of troubled Seaford Head Community College on Friday. He was appointed in January to help guide the failing college out of special measures
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Elderly get bus boost thanks to The Argus
The Argus Appeal has sponsored a community bus. Money raised by The Argus Appeal has gone towards the bus to help transport pensioners from around Brighton and Hove to and from the Somerset Day Centre in Lavender Street, Kemp Town. Debbie Mallard, one
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Plight of US detainee helped by campaign
Protestors calling for Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Deghayes to be brought back to Britain say their campaign is going from strength to strength. Mr Deghayes, a 35-year-old father from Saltdean, has been held by the US military since 2002 but has never
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Letter: Honour your votes
Perhaps Bruce Talbot needs new glasses (The Argus, May 10). He cites the Albion's survey of Sussex's general election candidates who supported the Falmer stadium but said there was "no support whatsoever for the new stadium among the Conservative party
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Nick Hornby, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, May 16
There are some 50 events in the Festival's Books And Debate programme, but only one novelist has been invited to appear at its central venue. And he's probably also the only literary speaker who has spoken about "that terrible feeling you're making no
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MPs' bid to speed Falmer verdict
The Government is facing new pressure to say yes to an Albion stadium at Falmer - from three Labour MPs. Brighton and Hove's David Lepper, Des Turner and Celia Barlow will tomorrow table a motion to debate the plans on the first day of Parliament. The
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Letter: Smart on the bus
Clive Murphy is wrong to criticise the council for introducing a bus lane on the A23 from Carden Avenue into Brighton (Letters, May 10). This road is not wide enough to be used as a dual carriageway with two lanes of traffic in both directions. The new
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Letter: Stingy slavery
I read an article in The Mail On Sunday (Sunday, April 24) entitled Now India Is Marking Our GCSEs. Do other people know this is happening? Surely there must be retired teachers in our own country who would gladly undertake the job of marking exam papers
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Cricket: Chichester take over at top
Chichester have opened up a 12-point lead in the premier division of the Sussex Cricket League after a rain-affected victory over Brighton and Hove. Bad weather delayed the start until 3pm which meant the teams played a 30- overs-a-side match. Ray Beiber
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Letter: Not God, just a sign the environment is in crisis
cross shapes in anything, let alone guiding aircraft through our skies to inspire - what exactly? I also took a photo on May 5 of a cloud crucifix similar to the photo which appeared on the cover of The Argus (May 12). Was the cross God telling us to
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Football: Borough suffer stage fright
Manager Garry Wilson saw Eastbourne Borough suffer heartbreak in the Conference north-south play-off final and said: "We've only got ourselves to blame." Borough missed out on promotion to the Conference National after losing against Altrincham at Stoke
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Football: We were not ready to go up
Eastbourne Borough chairman Len Smith today admitted promotion to the Conference would have been a step too far for the club. Borough lost 2-1 against Altrincham in the Conference north-south play-off final at Stoke's Britannia Stadium yesterday. Two
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Albion suffer crippling loss
Albion's desperate need for a stadium at Falmer reached new heights today as the club announced a crippling loss. The Seagulls suffered a deficit of £1,273,000 in the year to June 2004, when they were promoted to the Championship via the play-offs. The
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Teenage Fanclub, Concorde 2, Brighton, May 16
Specialising in simple, sunnily produced power pop, Scotland's Teenage Fanclub have always been a band you either love or ignore. The larger public may not have found much use for 15 years' worth of pocket pop symphonies but 30-something men continue
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Orchestra Nationale de Lille, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton
Pierre Boulez's Rituel in Memoriam Bruno Maderna was written on the death of a close friend but it doesn't emote. Instead, it sounds how a modernist painting of a funeral march might look. The orchestra is divided into eight sections and the music, beginning
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Big Chris has shrunk by 5st
Morbidly obese Chris Leppard is a shadow of his former self after shedding more than 5st in 11 weeks. Chris, 23, has been sticking to a gentle exercise regime and improved diet after he hit 33 stone earlier this year. His weight led to him being controversially
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Woman's home still blocked in by containers
A woman whose ex-partner dumped heavy industrial containers in front of her home is still battling to get the eyesores removed. Lucy Pettett, 37, came home from work to find her front and back doors blocked by the two huge crates. Her neighbours said
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Cyclists take tough route for charity
Some would say anyone attempting to cycle 105 miles up and down some of the steepest hills in the South is either brave or foolish. But it seems there are quite a few who fit the bill because that is exactly what 200 people intend to do next weekend.
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Letter: Local TV is ignoring Brighton
I am writing to complain about the lack of coverage our local football team gets on BBC South Today and Meridian. Instead, they show bias towards Portsmouth and Southampton. The week before the Rotherham game, there were no reports about Brighton on Ceefax
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Letter: Treasonous rip-off
As A regular at the Treason Show at the Komedia, I was disappointed by this month's effort. The Treason Show has been a regular event for me and my husband for a few years now but we object to paying good money to see a "biting topical satirical sketch
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Mother waits eight years for childcare cash
Furious Jo Fielden has complained after receiving only £100 from the Child Support Agency as compensation for going eight years without maintenance. To add insult to injury, the Government agency spelt her name wrong on the cheque, making it impossible
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Letter: Don't appease the slobs
Demands for chewing gum makers to pay for the cleaning of pavements on to which disgusting people deposit chewed gum? Whatever next? What about the cigarette ends, old pieces of chicken, burgers, fish and chips? Should the cleaning up of old food such
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Letter: This is part of Lewes's vibrancy
I read the article (The Argus, May 9) regarding the comments by film star Michael York about architect Nick Wiseman's conversion of York's former family home with interest. This is the first time I have been prompted to write a letter to a newspaper but
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Letter: Music or exams?
Why do children who live in Wales not have to do SATs when they are seven but I do? I missed my violin lesson because of the SATs and I am cross. -Sian Carey (aged 7), Brighton
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Cricket: Tourists suffer as Yardy hits third ton
Mike Yardy maintained his superb early season form with a third century as Sussex's batsmen did much as they pleased against Bangladesh's Test match attack at Hove yesterday. The left-hander eclipsed his previous highest score of 115 with a chanceless
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BA to give £45m bonus to workers
Some 35,000 British Airways staff in the UK are to receive bonuses this summer after the airline posted its highest profits since 1998. The airline said the payout fund of £45 million - worth £612 for staff at the bottom of its pay scale - reflected a
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Designer applauds use of 21st Century architecture in historic town
A designer has defended the rise of modernist architecture in historic surroundings. A string of new developments in Lewes has angered traditionalists who believe the properties are not in keeping with the historical character of the area. But award-winning
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Bomb scare forces police to shut car park
A bomb scare closed a busy car park for more than seven hours. Car owners were unable to return to their vehicles after a suspicious package was discovered in a vehicle at the Regency Square car park in Brighton. Police sealed off the underground car
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Musician's award for tackling intruder
Musician chased a burglar through ten gardens and was stabbed twice before he pinned down the offender. Nikky French, 30, has become the first Brighton and Hove resident to receive a merit award previously given only to police. In December Mr French and
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Hilton for Fatboy
Socialite and heiress Paris Hilton is to star in Fatboy Slim's latest video. Paris, 22, the greatgranddaughter of Conrad Hilton, founder of the Hilton hotel chain, has evolved a career as a model, TV reality star and professional party girl. Paris features
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Dom Joly, The Old Market, Hove
Comedian Dom Joly has been away from our screens for a while but he has been busy writing his no-holds-barred autobiography. Trigger Happy TV may be limited to repeats but the origins of the hit show are carefully explained in Joly's latest outing, Look
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Linos Wind Quintet, Pavillion Theatre, Brighton
The Linos Wind Quintet comprises five talented youngsters who met up while studying music at Guildhall School of Music & Drama. They quickly won a major chamber music prize and immediately started touring. Now they appear regularly in the UK and have
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May 16: Albion suffer crippling loss
Albion's desperate need for a stadium at Falmer reached new heights today as the club announced a crippling loss. The Seagulls suffered a deficit of £1,273,000 in the year to June 2004, when they were promoted to the Championship via the play-offs. The
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Plight of US detainee helped by campaign
Plight of US detainee helped by campaign Protestors calling for Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Deghayes to be brought back to Britain say their campaign is going from strength to strength. Mr Deghayes, a 35-year-old father from Saltdean, has been held
