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June 7: Anger as Dan joins rivals Leeds
Dan Hardingis leaving Albion and signing for their Championship rivals Leeds United. The Elland Road club today confirmed they had reached agreement with the England under-21 left back, who stalled on signing a new deal with the Seagullsat the end of
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June 7: McGhee stunned by lack of offers for Virgo
Albion have received no offers for player-of-the-year Adam Virgo. And boss Mark McGhee admits he cannot understand why. Virgo top-scored for Albion last season with nine goals, including the last-day strike against Ipswich which kept them up. He was also
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Letter: There's more to life than passing an examination
Thanks to Jean Calder for her excellent article, Exams help destroy the joy of learning (The Argus, June 4). English children are some of the most tested and examined in the world, yet there is no evidence this is socially or economically useful. Indeed
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Letter: Prefabs could cure the scandal of the global homeless epidemic
With the number of homeless people forever increasing throughout the world due to natural and man-made disasters, why can't an up-to-date version of the pre-fab house be made to satisfy the huge demand? These houses, crated in flat-packs, could be factory
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Letter: Wonderful Wales
I went to Wales last week to see a relativ and the Welsh were friendly and kind. My aunt has been ill but gets good NHS care. We will go back again soon to this beautiful part of the world. -Lesley Kite, Hove
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Restaurant plan for post office
A restaurant is hoping to expand on to the site of a former post office that residents campaigned for months to keep open. Otello restaurant in Church Road, Hove, has submitted plans to be considered by councillors. The site was the object of much anger
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Car curbs make us a ghost town
Traders complained today that new parking restrictions will lose them thousands of pounds a year. They say parts of Kemp Town, Brighton, have become a ghost town because shoppers cannot find anywhere to park. Pay-and-display machines were introduced in
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Passers-by screamed during deadly attack
A street drinker died after he was brutally attacked on a summer's evening, a jury heard. Joseph Coyne, 40, was the victim of a vicious and unprovoked beating in Steine Gardens, Brighton. He was punched, kicked and stamped on as he lay helpless and passers-by
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Car curbs make us a ghost town
Traders complained today that new parking restrictions will lose them thousands of pounds a year. They say parts of Kemp Town, Brighton, have become a ghost town because shoppers cannot find anywhere to park. Pay-and-display machines were introduced in
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Letter: This is no way to treat a prisoner
Prisoners in HM Prison Peterborough are to be given access to aromatherapy, acupuncture, massage and reflexology. Can you believe it? These treatments can cost up to £40 per hour in the high street. At this time of the year, four nights at Billy Butlins
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Leter: Traffic not calm
As there are several schools in Balfour Road, it is chaotic twice a day, with parking on the pavement where the road narrows. It is also dangerous when cars reverse into our driveways then shoot out to turn round to avoid the congestion. We are also woken
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Athletics: Team spirit will give Crawley a fighting chance
Mark Sheridan believes Crawley can "do a West Brom" by avoiding relegation against all the odds. Crawley were hot favourites to make an instant return to division four of the British Athletics League following promotion last season as they take on clubs
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Cricket: Seaford prove it's for real in wide open space
Glynde captain Dale Tranter is pleased to have some new competition as his side chases a third successive title. Saturday's opponents Seaford are the surprise pace-setters in division one and they came close to beating the champions. The title race was
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Letter: Abolish recyling for waste-free shopping
Adam Trimingham wrote an absolutely brilliant full-page deconstruction and justification for wheelie bins and recycling boxes (The Argus, April 6). The council should post re-prints to every person it wants to wheelie bin to madness. Doing so would at
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McGhee stunned by lack of offers for Virgo
Albion have received no offers for player-of-the-year Adam Virgo. And boss Mark McGhee admits he cannot understand why. Virgo top-scored for Albion last season with nine goals, including the last-day strike against Ipswich which kept them up. He was also
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Great War hero's 109th birthday
Britain's oldest surviving First World War veteran celebrated the first day of his 110th year with the words: "It's just another day for me". Henry Allingham turned 109 yesterday and partied with friends in his home town of Eastbourne. The war hero, who
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Cricket: Sussex can still win title
Sussex are refusing to write off their chances of a second Championship in three years. While the county were heading down the M4 after a frustrating rain-ruined draw against bottom of the table Glamorgan on Saturday, Hampshire were winning a dramatic
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Letter: Leave them alone
If police have to reach an emergency call, how on Earth are they supposed to travel at speed with burglars, road crashes and chaos in our streets? I suggest the police are left alone to do their job as safely as possible - if they are constantly got at
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Letter: Tyed in knots
As a tenant farmer of Telscombe Tye, I do not wish to get involved with the politics of the situation but a decision has been made to manage the Tye in an environmentally-friendly manner by encouraging natural vegetation through a system of controlled
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Letter: Chairs prepared
I'm sorry two readers (Caroline Blackett, Letters, May 30 and Sheila Kent, Letters, June 1) found that two recent concerts at St Bart's were marred by the seating. Promoters hire the church for a fixed fee and I try to cater for their estimated audience
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La Cenerentola, Glyndebourne, Nr Lewes
Director Peter Hall returns to Glyndebourne in triumph with his brand new production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella), his first attempt at a Rossini opera and his 20th opera for the Sussex opera house. It tells the traditional tale of Cinderella and her
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Drug gangs fear over missing son
The family of a student missing in Cambodia fears he may have attracted the attention of armed drug dealers in a lawless border town. Eddie Gibson, 20, a former Cardinal Newman School pupil from Hove, disappeared in October after telling his parents he
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Letter: Are they serious?
Does the Government seriously expect us to queue up and pay £90 for the dubious benefit of holding an ID card? Apart from the astronomic setting-up costs, the large fines for failure to inform authorities of address changes and the fallibility of the
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Letter: Praise for parking
I would like to thank Brighton and Hove council for changing my street to residential parking status. For many years in St Johns Place, we have had to endure local businesses not having adequate parking facilities. They would park here, taking up all
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School places to be reviewed
An education authority has agreed to review its "unfair" school admissions system but says no changes will be made for two years. Hundreds of parents from east Brighton criticised Brighton and Hove City Council for changing its school admissions policy
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Letter: It was the second driest winter since 1904
In response to recent letters in The Argus about Sussex's current water shortage, I strongly disagree with suggestions there has been plenty of rain recently. In fact, we have seen the second driest winter since 1904, with seven consecutive months in
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Jury told of air in lungs of Billie-Jo
Pockets of trapped air were in the lungs of murdered school girl Billie-Jo Jenkins, the Old Bailey heard. Sections of the 13-year-old's lung tissue were displayed on slides in court showing bubbles lodged in her airways. At the murder retrial of Billie-Jo's
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Tooth decay shock of our young
Tooth decay among younger children has reached disturbing levels, according to health experts. The rise in children suffering problems with their teeth has been blamed on a growth in sugary diets and drinks. Some dentists also blamed a lack of NHS dental
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All aboard for Captain Bob's flotilla to France
It was a symbolic moment. On one side of the jetty was a £400,000 luxury yacht. On the other a dodgy-looking dinghy that had seen better days. But for Sir Bob Geldof, champion of the poor man, the choice was easy. Turning his back on the gleaming yacht
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Letter: Heritage of depot
I was surprised nobody wrote to The Argus remonstrating against the demolition of the Lewes Road bus garage in Brighton. I don't know why the building wasn't listed because it was a fine example of art deco architecture, with some attractive art deco
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Towers get go-ahead
Architect Frank Gehry's seafront development has been backed by councillors despite fears the designs are "unsafe, premature and not thought through". The striking plans for the King Alfred site in Kingsway, Hove, faced strong criticism at Brighton and
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Letter: Stronger together
Many thanks to the residents of Moyne Close for the invitation to join you all at the barbecue on May 28. It was a wonderful success and showed what can be achieved when a community works together. -Councillor Dawn Barnett, Hangleton and Knoll
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Letter: Won't be fooled
Brighton and Hove City Council have, I've been informed, postponed their decision on the proposed waste transfer facility at Hollingdean Lane until July. Is this because they think we'll forget about it? Or that we'll all be on holiday and they can slip
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Cricket: Sussex duo miss facing the Aussies
Chris Adams and Matt Prior have missed out on a chance to face the Aussies because of a flight schedule. The Sussex pair were hoping to play for the PCA Masters XI against the tourists at Arundel on Thursday. They would then have rushed north of the border
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Anger as Dan joins rivals Leeds
Dan Harding is leaving Albion and signing for their Championship rivals Leeds United. The Elland Road club today confirmed they had reached agreement with the England under-21 left back, who stalled on signing a new deal with the Seagullsat the end of
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PR firm hits the top ten
A public relations firm has been named the seventh-best performing consultancy in the industry over the past five years. Pegasus PR, based in Worthing, was the only Sussex-based firm - and one of only a few outside London - to make the list, compiled
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A positive approach by new traders group
The chairman of The Lanes Business Network has outlined the group's strategy for becoming the first port of call for discerning shoppers. Stuart Wilkie said he wanted the group to promote the area more than its predecessor - The Lanes Traders' Association
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Report blasts plans to expand Gatwick
Plans to add a second runway at Gatwick will be panned as "environmentally unsustainable" in a report by an influential government quango this week. Persuading people to take fewer flights is the only way of easing congestion in the skies and curbing
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Asbo threat to danger riders
Police are threatening to impose antisocial behaviour orders on people caught driving mini-motorbikes dangerously. If Sussex officers see someone riding a mini-motorbike - or any vehicle - dangerously they will seize the machine. If they are forced to
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Do Me Bad Things, Concorde 2, Brighton, Tuesday June 7
Every week, it seems, there's a new band hailed as the saviours of rock'n'roll - yet the vast majority turn out to be yet another group re-hashing the same old garage rock and post-punk influences. In such a climate, the hype currently enjoyed by Do Me
