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User-friendly library offers a Mecca for all
A futuristic new library is offering free internet access and increasing book lending by 25 per cent. The £2 million Scandavian-style facility was opened in Friars Walk, Lewes, yesterday. It replaces the building in Albion Street. The library houses computers
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Factory protesters set up peace camp in wood
Anti-war campaigners have set up a "peace camp" behind an arms factory. The protesters say they will stay in the woods behind EDO MBM Technology's factory in Home Farm Road, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, until Friday. The camp follows Saturday's city centre
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Letter: Blair has landed us in trouble
While we are living in this Government-sponsored climate of fear, perhaps it is time we asked some serious questions about our Western culture. Since the London bombings, we have, as Americans did after 9/11, asked why these events have occurred. Our
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City leader declares war on gulls
A council leader has declared war on seagulls with a plea for the public to cut off their food supply. Ken Bodfish, leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, described the birds as a menace responsible for scattering rubbish along streets. In an echo
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Letter: Right to reply
Your front-page article, "University of Strife" (The Argus, August 11), was greatly misleading and many of the statements made were designed to incriminate students, not landlords. This is dangerous and irresponsible journalism, as the front-page weighting
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City leader declares war on gulls
A council leader has declared war on seagulls with a plea for the public to cut off their food supply. Ken Bodfish, leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, described the birds as a menace responsible for scattering rubbish along streets. In an echo
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Crime victim fights to keep security shutters
A shopkeeper has been ordered to tear down security shutters which protect his business from vandals and burglars. Chris Dancey has been told by council officials the £3,000 shutters are "detrimental to the character" of his Supernews newsagents in Ditchling
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Letter: Let's do it properly this time around
In response to "A different way to give to beggars" (The Argus, August 11), let's hope Ken Bodfish and Brighton and Hove City Council can run this scheme better a second time around, after the farce of 2001. Amid a blaze of publicity for the Begging For
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Letter: We must all pay
Your correspondent BG Beck (Letters, August 12) has missed the point. Gay people in Brighton (and Lewes, and across the UK) pay taxes like everyone else. This money is spent on the whole of society, including education, and nobody can object to that.
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Letter: Warren's wrong
Councillor Warren Morgan (Letters, August9) is in my opinion wrong about Brighton and Hove's proposed stock transfer of council housing to a housing association. Whether it's a sell-off or a giant giveaway, what it's really about is taking the housing
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Football: Douglas believes Reds can step up
New signing Stuart Douglas today targeted winning automatic promotion with Crawley this season. The 27-year-old striker reckons Reds can make the step-up into the Football League after the players began full-time training. Douglas made his league debut
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Boss praises reliable Reid
Paul Reid received a vote of confidence from his manager today in his new role as Albion's stand-in leftback. Mark McGhee will have no qualms about using the reliable Australian there again at Hull on Saturday. McGhee continues to scour the market for
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Entrepreneur to star in TV reality show
An entrepreneur who sold a chain of bars and restaurants for £15 million will be the star of a reality business show on Channel 4. Martin Webb made his fortune four years when he sold C-Side, the Brighton-based leisure company he co-founded on a shoestring
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Epic battle looming over e-learning deal
Online learning firm Futuremedia is preparing to torpedo a bid by London publishing group Huveaux for its Brighton counterparts Epic Group. The Nile Street company is considering making a cash offer for e-learning specialists Epic whose headquarters are
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Residents unite to fight late drinking
Neighbours have formed a residents' association to help fight a pub's application for later opening hours. The Hove Street Area Residents' Association was established out of opposition to plans by the Connaught pub in Hove Street to stay open until 2am
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Eubank and wife split up
Former world boxing champion Chris Eubank has split from his wife of 15 years. He and wife Karron are living separately and seeking a divorce after selling their luxury house in Hove for development. Karron, 41, and Chris, 39, who appeared in their own
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Eubank and wife split up
Former world boxing champion Chris Eubank has split from his wife of 15 years. He and wife Karron are living separately and seeking a divorce after selling their luxury house in Hove for development. Karron, 41, and Chris, 39, who appeared in their own
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Drugs raid caf plans to reopen
The manager of the last cannabis caf in Sussex has vowed to reopen the venue by the weekend despite a dramatic raid by police last week. The drop-in caf was raided by 40 officers last Thursday in an operation which resulted in three arrests. The police
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Storm over village pub hours
A country pub has angered villagers by extending its opening hours to midnight on weekdays. The Juggs Arms at Kingston, near Lewes, is one of the first pubs in the county to take advantage of new licensing laws by submitting a successful application to
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Government targets violent porn
A crackdown on brutal internet porn is set to be announced by ministers. Web sites glamourising sexual violence will be targeted using methods similar to those deployed against child pornography. The plans, which would give greater powers to police, are
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Letter: Police were too heavy-handed in drugs bust
I am sure I am not the only reader horrified by the photo of riot police storming a cannabis cafe in Worthing (The Argus, August 12). Since, according to your report, police had been keeping the cafe under observation for months, they knew what sort of
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Criticism for new tower plan
Campaigners have pledged to fight revised plans for a 40-storey skyscraper at Brighton Marina. Brunswick Developments has re-applied to Brighton and Hove City Council for planning permission for an imposing 40ft tower primarily designed to contain luxury
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Letter: The West Pier is a great loss
As an ex-Brightonian, I was saddened to view your web site's archive pictures of the collapsed West Pier. Of course, I had read of the tragedy in the national Press but your photos truly brought home the loss we have suffered. I do not know if moves are
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Letter: What has happened to the vision for our city?
I find myself increasingly exasperated at the actions of Brighton and Hove City Council. There was no doubt after decades of neglect by the previous Tory administration that public money was needed to rebuild the city's infrastructure. I was pleasantly
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Cricket: It's make or break for Sussex
Sussex's next two matches will decide whether they can challenge for a second Championship in three years. The county head to Lord's today to face Middlesex before playing another of their rivals Warwickshire at Edgbaston next week. Director of cricket
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Research company behind fuel-cell appliance
Sussex research company Ceres Power has teamed up with British Gas to create the first mass market fuel cell-powered domestic boiler. The partnership means households could get both heat and electricity from the same boiler - and cut energy bills as a
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The Cribs, Concorde 2, Brighton, Tuesday, August 16
"If there's no danger when you're on stage that you might knock yourself out, you're not putting enough into it." So says Ryan Jarman, singer and guitarist with The Cribs and a man who's more interested in being "a good live band," than "a tight, professional
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MP calls for water meters
An MP is asking the Government to introduce water meters in every home in Sussex. Lewes MP and Lib Dem shadow secretary for the environment Norman Baker says the move would combat water shortages and work out cheaper for the average householder. He said
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Lost Vagueness, A field near Lewes
Were the road signs being ironic? At the A23 Lewes roundabout, signs in the same design as standard, national road signs, had a crisp diagram and a neat arrow, clearly stating that "Lost Vagueness" was straight ahead. The extremely efficient signage was
