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£767,000 payroll for city's 54 councillors
Councillors cost taxpayers more than three-quarters of a million pounds last year. Brighton and Hove's 54 city councillors claimed £767,976 in allowances and expenses in 2004-5. This is £57,000 less than three years ago. Before the number of councillors
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Car danger verdict on driver, 24
A CARPENTER has been found guilty of dangerous driving during an incident in which another driver was hurt. Irfan Ali had followed company director Dennis Rose's car, flashing his headlights because its rear foglights were on. Ali, 24, of Farnham Close
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Would-be suicide bomber jailed
A WOULD-BE suicide bomber who caused mayhem at Gatwick after a hand grenade was found in his luggage has been jailed for six years. Hazil Rahaman-Alan, 39, was jailed at the Old Bailey after admitting having the grenade with intent to endanger life and
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Gehry's rainbow towers
Architect Frank Gehry hopes to bathe his £220 million seafront development in a sea of vivid colours. The eye-popping designs reveal how the King Alfred development would become a "riot of colour" which he says would match the vibrant character of Brighton
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McGhee gets ruthless
Albion manager Mark McGhee today pledged to adopt a more ruthless approach to the Seagulls' second season in the Championship. McGhee warned there will be no hiding place for any player unable to force themselves into the first team reckoning. They will
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I tried but I wasn't nabbed for parking
There are plans for parking attendants in Brighton and Hove to wait an extra three minutes before slapping tickets on illegally-parked cars. But an investigation by The Argus has revealed the softly, softly approach is already alive and well. Karen Hoy
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Lecturers vote to strike over pay
LECTURERS have voted to strike over pay. Staff at Sussex Downs College, which has campuses in Eastbourne, Newhaven and Lewes, were part of a nationwide ballot by NATFHE, the University college lecturers' union, whose members voted to walk out on Wednesday
