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Falmer reminder as Albion fans visit Hull's super stadium
John Prescott will get a light-hearted reminder of the desperate need for the Falmer stadium when thousands of Albion fans visit his constituency on Saturday. The Seagulls take on Hull City at their stunning new KC Stadium and supporters are asking
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Letter: We'll miss watching our heroes
he last two Tests between England and Australia have been incredibly close affairs as the two nations have thrown everything at each other to win the Ashes. At Birmingham, England came within an inch of losing but just succeeded in bowling out the Aussies
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Letter: Everyone can enjoy petanque
As a founder member of the Brighton and Hove Petanque Club and organiser of the recent junior petanque sessions, which were extremely popular, I would like to respond to some of the comments made by Shaun Steer (Letters, August 16). The former mini-boating
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Letter: Lost and found
I found two pairs of glasses in Hove and Brighton and have handed them in to Brighton Police Station. -Mary Frankel, Hove
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Lib Dems heading back to Brighton
Charles Kennedy and his Liberal Democrat Party will return to Brighton and Hove for their annual conference next year. The party's 2006 main gathering will take place in the city from September 16 to 21. Paul Elgood, leader of the Lib Dems on Brighton
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Cat owners' fear after shottings
A cat with a pellet lodged in its stomach is believed to be an earlier victim of a gunman who has picked off three other pets in the neighbourhood. Elaine McMillan believes her cat Sally was shot by the same person responsible for injuring three cats
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Letter: I'm with you
In all my 40 years of working life, I have heard this old chestnut from heterosexual people who have chosen not to have children and my reply has remained the same: "Your future depends on them." If he is unhappy that we, as citizens, have not been getting
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Letter: On the buses
In response to Pat Elphick (Letters, August 10), while I agree the all-day fare charged by Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company is reasonable, the weekly, monthly and single fares are more expensive than in London. As I live in the city centre, I take
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Letter: Don't fork out
I am right behind Lynne Daly's embargo on cinema sweets (The Argus, August 16). If they want a profit, they should pay their staff less. I suggest families follow my example: When I am treating the kids, we just bring in books and read them in the foyer
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Fingers are crossed for an A-level bonanza
Headteachers are expecting their best-ever A-level pass rates today as thousands of students across Sussex collect their results. Nationally, the pass rate is expected to exceed last year's 96 per cent while the number of students gaining A grades is
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A&E staffing under fire
Hospital care is at its worst when wards are most under pressure, it has been revealed. A skeleton staff at weekends means there are fewer doctors to deal with accident and emergency patients. While many doctors spend the weekends at home, casualty nurses
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Letter: Get a dustbin
Oh dear! It must be a slow news month. Councillor Simon Williams moans about refuse in the streets and blames our hard-working binmen. But the binmen didn't put the rubbish there. We did- and in flimsy plastic sacks which spill their contents. Wheelie
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Cycling: Walkling leads way
Steve Walkling led home five Sussex club riders in the top ten of Hampshire RC's 50-mile time trial at Fontwell. Walkling (In Gear) covered the West Sussex course in 1hr.50min.48sec while Graeme Stirzaker (Anglia Sport) finished runner-up in 1hr.52min
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Speedway: Eagles deal
Eastbourne Eagles boss Jon Cook admits he is delighted with a double-signing for his skybet Elite League highflyers. Cook has brought in Oliver Allen from Premier League outfit Kings Lynn tlo ride at No.6 in most of Eagles' remaining fixtures. He has
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Hart battles for place
Gary Hart vowed today to keep on fighting for his Albion future. The Seagulls stalwart played no part in the first three Championship matches and started his season last night by skippering the Reserves. Hart, converted from a centre forward to a right
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Home-grown is sweetest
Life is looking sweeter for a farmer whose produce has knocked French vegetables off supermarket shelves. Nelson's sweetcorn, made at Sefter Farm in Pagham, Bognor Regis, is being sold at the Tesco supermarket in Shripney Road, Bognor Regis, for four
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Villagers' joy at ruling to shut landfill
Campaigners are celebrating after politicians rejected plans to extend the size and lifespan of a landfill dump. Lidsey Landfill had wanted to extend its dump, on the A29 two miles north of Bognor Regis, and keep it open until 2016. West Sussex county
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Fund is a tribute to caring Tanya
A scholarship fund in memory of an outdoor pursuits instructor killed in a freak accident is being launched next month. Friends, family and colleagues say the Tanya Bocking Fund will be a fitting tribute to someone who guided so many lives. Tanya, 41,
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Fitch dynasty mourns ex-JP
Reg Fitch, Labour opposition leader on Brighton Council in the Sixties and a magistrate for more than 25 years, has died aged 76. Brighton born and bred, he was part of the dynasty of Labour politicians known as the "Fighting Fitches". He was the younger
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Home Office's TV quiz show regular dies at 74
Dennis Bird, a Sussex writer who became a regular contestant on radio and TV quiz shows, has died aged 74. Mr Bird was a senior civil servant, commuting from his home in The Avenue, Shoreham, to the Home Office at Westminster. He later became a lecturer
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TV chef traces his roots
A celebrity chef is looking for former classmates to join him on a trip down memory lane. Antony Worrall Thompson, who spent his early years in Brighton and Hove, is searching for friends he made while at school in the area. Worrall Thompson is famous
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Mill grinding to a halt
A historic tourist attraction is to close following a row over its car park. Joy and Barry Lee spent ten years and £350,000 restoring Barnham windmill, near Bognor, from a derelict wreck to a popular tea room and landmark. But for the last nine months
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Fire service could do better in key areas, say inspectors
A fire service has room for improvement in several key areas, according to a report by Government inspectors. The Audit Commission carried out a report looking at how West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is run and found it was above the average for similar
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Public urged not to feed seagulls
They have been described as vermin, rats with wings and a menace to society. The list of charges against seagulls is long. In recent months they have been accused of dive-bombing residents, ripping open black rubbish sacks and scattering their contents
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Nudge for Prescott
John Prescott will get a light-hearted reminder of the desperate need for the Falmer stadium when thousands of Albion fans visit his constituency on Saturday. The Seagulls take on Hull City at their stunning new KC Stadium and supporters are asking: "
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Owner's snatched pet is her fifth dog stolen
A dog-lover is distraught after her puppy was snatched from her garden - four years after her four other dogs were taken. Daisy, a five-month-old border terrier, was taken last Wednesday as she played in a garden surrounded by a 7ft fence and spiky bushes
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Empty properties will be used for homeless
Thousands of empty homes across Sussex are to be brought back into use under a Government scheme starting this year. Councils will be entitled to take charge of properties that are unoccupied long term and let them to the homeless. The move is expected
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Sewage spill kills hundreds of fish
Hundreds of fish were killed when sewage spilled into a stream. The waste leaked from a water pumping station in Hickstead, near Burgess Hill, suffocating wildlife. The station is operated by Southern Water, which was recently named one of the worst polluters
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Letter: Spend a penny
I don't wish to get involved in the debate as to whether, taking inflation into account, spending 20p to use the new facilities at Brighton Station compares well with the penny of bygone eras. I would, however, like to argue that the ease with which one
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Letter: How Brighton's banks have changed
Your story about Barclays bank's 200 years in Brighton (The Argus, August 9) reminded me of when I started work as a junior clerk at one of the many insurance offices then existing in West Street. As I was only 15, I did not have a bank account so my
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Anger after girl's BBQ fall
A three-year-old girl was badly burned when she fell on to the smouldering remains of an illegal fire on the beach. Little Jasmine Harrison's fingers may be permanently damaged from the terrifying ordeal. She is the second toddler this week to suffer
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Letter: Give kids somewhere to ride
As I am sure you are aware, there is a MiniMoto boom in Brighton. However, there is no allocated area for children to safely use their bikes or scooters. My eight-year-old son received a MiniMoto for his birthday. I took him to Stammer Park to ride his
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Letter: Same old problem
It is the middle of August so "news" may be thin on the ground but the subject of Monday's front page and editorial comment (The Argus, August 15) is not news at all to those of us who have to live with a poor household waste collection service. Today
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Letter: Support officers are no substitute for real ones
I have just finished reading your article on the role of police community support officers (PCSOs) in Brighton and Hove (The Argus, August 11). Interestingly, your article does highlight some of the inherent contradictions that go with the issues of the
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Rana in talks with Sussex
Sussex are confident of agreeing a long-term deal for their new fast bowling star Rana Naved Ul-Hasan. Initial discussions with the Pakistani and his agent have begun and the 27-year-old has already told Sussex he does not want to play county cricket
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Retailer's idea to bag up refuse
A fabric shop owner is claiming to have a solution to the problem of bin bags being torn apart by seagulls. David Warburton, of Fabric Warehouse in George Street, Brighton, says the answer could be a material used to make parachutes. It is so light that
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Decision to stay saves 1,600 jobs
Hundreds of jobs have been secured at one of the county's largest private employers. Legal & General, which has operated in Hove for 20 years, yesterday ended months of uncertainty by confirming it will stay in the city until at least 2025. The financial
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Bognor's bonkers birdmen are back
Contestants are jetting in from around the world to take part in the world's most eccentric air show. The Bognor Birdman contest involves people trying to fly 100 metres in home-made aircraft. In the competition's 34-year history nobody has ever reached
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Patti Smith, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton
It's hard to fell anything but reverence for a woman who, at 58, can still fit into skin-tight drain-pipe jeans. And, with a ripped black pair caught up into calf-length boots and topped with a battered jacket, Patti Smith looked every inch the androgynous
