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Letter: We'd better get used to congestion
The mammoth traffic jam into Brighton after the London to Brighton bike ride was so long partly because Ditchling Road was closed to cyclists. However, the fact remains, there are tailbacks every weekend at Patcham on the A23 into the city and this has
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Critic's choice
this is brighton offers a critical view of what's hot for the coming week: Sa Mon Di, on Friday, July 1 at the Pavilion Theatre, plus Talon, also at the Pavilion Theatre on Sunday, July 3, and Country rockabillies Swank play at the Freebutt on Wednesday
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Letter: Cricket, anyone?
Saturday, July 9, will be the annual Old Varndeanian Association cricket afternoon at the college. Teams are drawn mainly from people who attended in the Sixties and Seventies but any former pupils or students are welcome to come along and join in, or
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Letter: A horse gift
Mary MacDougal (Letters, June 15) reminded me of when I was a boy just after the First World War. Living in south London, I used to collect manure off the streets with friends. I had a home-made barrow, a bucket with holes in it, in which I put a piece
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Critic of US gay trip under fire
The gay community is calling for the resignation of councillor Brian Pidgeon from an equalities forum. The call for the Brighton and Hove City councillor's resignation from the Equalities and Social Justice Forum, follows Coun Pidgeon's comments that
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Letter: Worthing ups bog standard
I am delighted Worthing's seafront toilets came fourth best in Britain. This is a remarkable achievement when, in March this year, a number of the town's loo's were threatened with closure. Following pressure from residents and councillors from both political
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Letter: Forced through
Gill Mitchell shows Brighton and Hove City Council's true colours when she attacks the Green Party for opposing the constant call to concrete the countryside for a park-and-ride facility (Letters, June 27). Despite saying otherwise, park-and-ride is not
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Miami nice but palms are fakes
Fake palm trees have been installed at Brighton Marina in an attempt to turn the busy shopping and tourist destination into a second Miami. The 20ft-high trees are intended to create a tropical feel and, according to the marina's owners, have been welcomed
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Letter: Smog of apathy
Is Brighton suffering a smog of selfishness or ignorance? The air is so poisoned with car fumes, we're warned it's unsafe to cycle to work, or exercise at all. Brighton mothers, having done the school or nursery run in their cars, worry about the massive
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Racists hound family out of home
Druken racists hounded a black couple and their two young children from their new home on the day they moved in. The thugs hurled insults from the street outside the house in Brighton and shouted at the family to get out. The mother, terrified for her
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Letter: Example to us all
I am a relatively young reader of The Argus but was incredibly moved to read the article about volunteers who cleaned up vandalised war graves (The Argus, June 28). It is rare to read of such good deeds by young people and I thought your excellent photograph
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Letter: The South's Mecca
Dave Clements (Letters, June 27) sneers at people condemning Frank Gehry's plans for the King Alfred site, suggesting they move to Worthing, Bexhill or Eastbourne to eat discount cod and chips. But where does loaded gourmand Mr Clements live? That well-known
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Crawley handed a tough start
Manager Francis Vines insists Crawley will not suffer a recurrence of travel sickness when the Conference campaign gets underway. The new fixture list has handed Reds a tough opening run of away games with three of the first four trips being against teams
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Green light for Beacon
A printing company is celebrating the renewal of a coveted environmental award. Beacon Press, in Uckfield, has kept its place on the prestigious Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) roll of honour. EMAS is a worldwide scheme recognising organisations
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Online advice from entrepreneur
A businesswoman has featured in an international online conference to share her inspirational success story. With two expanding Sussex-based businesses, Aneela Rose, from Burgess Hill, was chosen as the South East England female entrepreneur to join the
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Electric Soft Parade, Pressure Point, Brighton, Thursday, July 4
Whatever happened to Electric Soft Parade? Following the release of massively well-received debut album Holes In The Wall, NME declared that the band "may just have saved British pop music" and they were hailed as one of the best new bands around. But
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Nuclear Assault, Komedia, Brighton, Wednesday, July 6
It's possible you won't be familiar with the work of Nuclear Assault, whose refusal to compromise has denied them the more mainstream acceptance enjoyed by Metallica or Anthrax. Yet Anthrax is the band in which bassist Danny Lilker began his career before
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Planners back mast refusal
A protest against a mobile phone mast is expected to go ahead despite a council recommendation the planning application should be refused. Adur District Council has received 264 letters objecting to telecoms firm T-Mobile's plans for a 12m mast at the
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Teacher says science is a juggling act
A circus performer won a prestigious teaching award after bringing his act into the classroom. Andrew Latham, 35, gave up his circus career six years ago to teach science at Hove Park Upper School in Hangleton Way, Hove. But that has not stopped him from
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£1m vision for bandstand on city seafront
This is the first image of how an historic bandstand which has been rotting for years could look after a £1 million revamp. The condition of the Birdcage Bandstand on Brighton seafront has been deteriorating since the Seventies. Now Brighton and Hove
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G8 appeal to save mothers
An appeal is being made to the leaders of the world's richest countries to prevent the deaths of thousands of mothers. Organisers behind the Brighton-based charity, Maternity Worldwide, are calling on members of the G8 to highlight the plight of the one
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Six Pictures of Lee Miller, Minerva Theatre, Chichester, July 1 - September 10
Most of us can only dream of living such an eventful life that it could be turned into a musical. Lee Miller was a muse to the world's greatest painters, a model, surrealist and war photographer. She was a friend to Picasso and lover of Man Ray. Her life
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Elaine Paige, Petworth Park, near Petworth, West Sussex
An almost perfect summer evening with the English rose of musicals in the lakeside Petworth Park arena combined to make this a night to remember. Elaine Paige at 57, whose parental home is in Bognor Regis, may not be everyone's cup of tea but, with more
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Letter: Too good to eat
With the recent scientific reports which found eating red meat significantly increases the chances of developing bowel cancer, even the most insensitive of us should be able to see the benefits of going veggie. In May, during an early-morning walk on
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Music & Words With Lou Rhodes And Sophie Barker, Hanbury Ballroom, Brighton, July 5 and 6
"The whole experience is so much more than just another show," says Ali Fletcher of arts and music collective Souwfside. "The whole feeling is supposed to be impromptu and special rather than the cold and impersonal." The intimate affair involves a bunch
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Letter: Charity follow-up
Following your article (The Argus, June 13) about Action Medical Research's research into the causes of pre-eclampsia, readers may like to know about Action on Pre-Eclampsia. This registered charity was set up in 1991 to provide information and support
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Letter: On yer bikes
Yet again, the London to Brighton bike ride has caused mayhem for road users and people going about their daily lives. Thousands are inconvenienced, year in, year out, whether they are going to work, visiting relatives, or off to the beach. It may raise
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Letter: Other hospital
With regard to your article about the Indian War Memorial (The Argus, June 20), I was surprised no mention was made of what I think was the largest of the India Other Ranks hospitals, which was housed in Brighton and Hove Grammar School in Old Shoreham
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Letter: Moved to oppose
At the public meeting called by Brighton and Hove City Council to discuss the application to build a waste site in Hollingdean Lane (The Argus, June 23), John Collis, of Onyx, told us there would be 66 traffic "movements" a day. Was he referring to only
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Gym gets £97,000
Regeneration organisation eb4u has given £97,000 to refurbish a community gym. The gym in Manor Road, Manor Estate, Brighton, was due to undergo refurbishment and a multi-use games area built costing £800,000 but the grant was reduced as the regeneration
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Finance director explains challenge at Brighton and Sussex University Hopsitals Trust
Earlier this month trust chief executive Peter Coles warned there were tough times ahead as the trust announced it had to save more than £34 million this year. The trust has already earmarked savings of about £15 million and is confident of securing a
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Brookside hunk for Pride parade
TV hunk Philip Olivier will lead the Brighton Pride Parade on a giant throne. Philip, known to millions as Brookside's Tinhead and winner of Channel 4's The Games, will sit alongside a 20ft-high sculpture of a bicep at the centre of Brighton Marina's
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Call for meeting after bike ride road chaos
A councillor is demanding a meeting with train bosses in a bid to avoid a repeat of the gridlock that marred a charity cycle event. Last month's annual British Heart Foundation (BHF) London to Brighton bike ride brought Brighton to a standstill as 27,000
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Jury told of rape case girl's tears
A doorman described how two teenagers left a club with their arms around each other. But he said the girl was upset when they returned 40 minutes later to the Planet nightclub in Brighton. The girl alleges she was raped by a 17-year-old youth in the graveyard
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Letter: It should be us reviving Newhaven
I see Norman Baker MP and councillor David Rogers of Newhaven are campaigning for Transmanche to improve its marketing for the cross-Channel link from Newhaven. Seine-Maritime, the French department which sponsors Transmanche, has already taken a lease
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Billie-Jo jury told to put emotion to one side
A jury retired yesterday to consider its verdict in the retrial of Sion Jenkins who is accused of murdering his foster daughter. The six men and six women have been listening to evidence for two months. Former deputy headmaster Jenkins, 47, now of Belgravia
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Boy in 100ft fall is flown to hospital
A 13-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital after slipping 100ft down a steep drop. The boy was on a school orienteering exercise at Cow Gap, near Beachy Head, when the accident happened yesterday. First reports suggested he had fallen over cliffs but
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Letter: Seeing red
This is to the driver who knocked my son off his pushbike on Wednesday, June 15, at about 7pm. On his way home, he crossed the Old Shoreham Road traffic lights near Kingston Lane. Witnesses say you jumped the lights and that, not only did you run him
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Let death of my son serve as a warning
A father who lost his two-year-old son in a horrific crash plans to use the death as a powerful safety message to motorists. Steve Mohabir from Crawley has vowed to hang a banner over the road where his son Marcus was killed, to remind drivers of the
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It's hectic but Eagles relish the workload
Jon Cook today insisted his Eastbourne stars are relishing the chance to work overtime in the Elite League. The busy Eagles go to Coventry tonight, then have a re-match with the Bees at Arlington tomorrow in a flurry of five meetings in eight days. With
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Letter: Less is not more
How can 30 per cent less mean more? I am not sure what measuring instrument Sue John is using but the existing pool at the King Alfred is 25 metres long. The only difference is it has two additional lanes and they could be narrower to fit them in. The
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Letter: Why this silence on a preventable deformity?
Like Jacob Golbey (The Argus, June 21) our son, Sam (pictured), also developed plagiocephaly, which is when the skull becomes misshapen, because he prefers to sleep on one side of his head to the other. And Sam was also was treated by Dr Chris Blecher
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I can handle the pressure insists new striker
The Coca-Cola Kid strode into the brightest media spotlight of his young life and declared: "I can handle the pressure." Colin Kazim-Richards is the new kid on the block for Albion after they fought off challenges from Wigan, Stoke and Leicester for his
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Van der Wath can go out with a bang
Johan van der Wath could be called upon for some farewell fireworks as Sussex Sharks stage a must-win Twenty20 sell-out at Hove tonight. The big-hitting South African all-rounder is in a 13-man squad to tackle Hampshire Hawks before 5,800 fans as Sussex
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Colin can start new season
Mark McGhee today challenged Albion's Coca-Cola Kid to kick off the Championship season at Pride Park. The Seagulls unveiled new striker Colin Kazim-Richards, the 6ft 1in 18-year-old hot-shot signed on a three-year deal from Bury, at a press conference
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Call for parking fees at marina
Managers at Brighton Marina want to impose charges at a multi-storey car park to stop motorists using it as a park-and-ride. Dozens of drivers take advantage of the free car park at Brighton Marina and then catch the bus to Brighton town centre for their
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PR officers are jolly good Fellows
Two Sussex-based public relations officers have been awarded the Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, the industry's top accolade. Gina Field is chairman of Hurstpierpoint-based consultancy Field McNally Leathes, which has worked
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Hayseed Dixie, Komedia, Brighton, Wednesday, July 6
"It's music to drink beer to," drawls singer and fiddle-player Barley Scotch, aka John Wheeler. "All our songs are ones we do when we're drinking beer, and it turns out other beer drinkers like the same things. The whole point of the band is to get everyone
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Stars shine at club launch
Celebrities and community leaders turned out for the opening of a swish cocktail bar. Champagne corks flew as the doors were officially opened at the 106 Brasserie and Lo Lounge at the Hilton Metropole, Kings Road, Brighton. The 106 Brasserie is a restaurant
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When Harry Met Sally, Theatre Royal, Brighton, July 4 - 9
Sunday afternoon, biscuits and a sofa is the usual setting for this quintessential chick flick starring Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal, but now it has been transformed for the stage. "It's one of my all-time favourites, I love it," says ex-Big Breakfast host
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Joanna Neary Is Pan's Person, Komedia, Brighton, Sunday, July 3
In 1986, so the story goes, this Brighton-based comic found one of the Pan's People costumes at a garage sale and decided she was destined to become a dancer. She then proceeded to trip up on the first paving stone and fell flat on her face, making everyone
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One Night of Shakespeare, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome, Sunday, July 3
Cute, sometimes dark and hailed as a brilliant opportunity to switch off SpongeBob and get the kids interested in the idea of the Bard, Shakespeare, The Animated Tales were a huge hit when they appeared on our screens ten years ago. The 12 abridged and
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Rookery Nook, Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, July 5 - 9
"Gerald Popkiss is a silly ass!" laughs Ben Davies, describing the character he plays in Rookery Nook. "He's very English and impractical but very confident. He says what he thinks and this is what leads him into trouble." The play, written in 1926, sees
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Jamie Lidell, Pavillion Theatre, Brighton
A one-man band for the 21st Century, Jamie Lidell is human beat box, soul sensation and on-stage party animal. Like nothing you're likely to have experienced before, Lidell literally builds his songs from silence. He spat beats, grunted rhythm and sung
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War Of The Worlds
(12A, 116mins) Tom Cruise. Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin. Directed by Steven Spielberg It's fitting that Steven Spielberg, the visionary who directed ET The Extra Terrestrial and Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, two films imagining a harmonious relationship
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Undertow
(15, 107mins) Jamie Bell, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Lucas. Directed by David Gordon Green. Set on a rural farm in America's Deep South, Undertow is a dark film about a family tainted by violence, greed and murder. The film, directed by David Gordon Green
