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Football: Reds need a goal
A vocal fan got it just right shortly after the final whistle of Crawley's undeserved defeat against Hereford. "Don't worry Reds, it will come," he shouted at the players as they jogged forlornly around the pitch as part of their post-match warm-down.
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Knight felled by case of foul play
Leon Knight must be sick of the sight of Phil Joslin. A couple of seasons ago he was booked by the Nottinghamshire referee at QPR, supposedly for play-acting. Knight was the victim of another controversial decision by Joslin which helped promoted Hull
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Boy, 15, in court over school arson
A boy of 15 will appear in court today charged in connection with a £7 million school arson. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will appear before Judge Charles Kemp at Lewes Crown Court for trial charged with arson and burglary. East Sussex
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£100,000 boost for new library
New opening hours at a landmark library criticised for its limited availability begin next month. Brighton's Jubilee Library, in the heart of North Laine, will open for six extra hours on Wednesday and Friday afternoons. The extended timetable is possible
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No record as zany entries take plunge
Dozens of contestants in the wacky International Bognor Birdman competition launched themselves over the English Channel in a bid to fly into the record books. Men and women wearing wings and flying machines of all shapes and sizes vied for the chance
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Hopping mad over Playboy bunnies
A woman has started a petition against a high street store selling Playboy stationery in its Back to School section. WH Smith, in Churchill Square, Brighton, is offering a wide range of products which bear the familiar bunny logo of the adult magazine
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Man knocked off scooter by football
A rider was thrown head-first on to the road after a stray football hit his scooter. Jamie Filan, 24, was making his way from work in Brighton to his home in Offington Drive, Worthing, when a football from Hove Lawns hit the front wheel of his 100cc Peugeot
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Letter: Real freedoms
I enjoy irony as much as the next person and may well find it more amusing than many of my peers. However, there is always the risk that it descends into farce without those involved being fully cognisant. It is particularly concerning that the leaders
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Ravers put farm animals at risk
Angry farmers have condemned organisers of illegal raves for endangering their animals. Hundreds of trespassers have gathered on two occasions at Coombes Farm, near Lancing, in the past two weeks. Police were called to both raves but the Passmore family
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Eagles with a thriller
Nicki Pedersen saw Eastbourne Eagles home in a last-heat thriller, then targeted more points against the skybet Elite League leaders. Pedersen's fourth win of the night in a re-run race 15 ensured Eagles the 3-3 they needed to see off Belle Vue Aces 46
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Letter: Rubbish service
In response to Councillor Delia Forester (Letters, August 18), I've got a bin, thank you. However, Cityclean employees seem unable to empty it. They only take my rubbish if it is in a black bag on the street - and that's on the weeks they turn up. Councillor
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Letter: Don't cry too hard
Let's not shed too many tears for the poor private landlords who barely make a profit out of letting (Letters, August 15). After all, apart from the ever-rising value of their property, the tenant is always on a six-month or one-year lease. Many private
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Cricket: One-day woe continues for Sharks
If nothing else, Sussex are desperate to prove they are capable of sustaining a challenge for honours in both Championship and one-day cricket this season. Too often in the past success in one form of the game has been to the detriment of the other and
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Letter: Let's have an informed debate about students
While Mr Lucas, of Lewes, takes a benign view of landlords in Hanover and Elm Grove (Letters, August 16), I have had many complaints as a ward councillor from residents about the neglect of nearby student houses and their mismanagement by owners. There
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Knight felled by case of foul play
Leon Knight must be sick of the sight of Phil Joslin. A couple of seasons ago he was booked by the Nottinghamshire referee at QPR, supposedly for play-acting. Knight was the victim of another controversial decision by Joslin which helped promoted Hull
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Debut for Seagulls keeper
Albion are handing a debut to their new French goalie Florent Chaigneau in the Carling Cup at Shrewsbury tomorrow night. The 21-year-old giant from Rennes will be between the posts for the first round tie at Gay Meadow as Aston Villa have refused the
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Building industry in search for students
Thousands of students will receive text messages asking them to consider a career in the building trade this week. ConstructionSkills, the construction sector skills council, is sending text messages to 18-year-olds across Sussex in the wake of A-level
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Make this year's Christmas sparkle
There may still be 126 days to Christmas but we're in the festive mood. The Argus is spearheading a drive to put the sparkle back into Brighton and Hove this year. Last year bare streets, a sorry-looking tree and lack of seasonal spirit left residents
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Council leader in war on street sign clutter
A council leader has declared war on unwanted signs cluttering streets. Ken Bodfish, leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, said the plague of notices ordering people to refrain from various types of behaviour was proof society was becoming too averse
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Cliff deaths on the rise
The number of fatalities occurring at Beachy Head is increasing. Latest figures from the Eastbourne Auxiliary Coastguard show 15 people have died at the notorious suicide spot since the start of the year. If the rate of deaths continues, the total number
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Farmers to continue milk plant blockade
Dairy farmers are continuing to blockade a milk processing plant in protest at low milk prices. Members of Farmers for Action (FFA) say they will carry on demonstrating outside the factory until big supermarkets and processors start paying more for their
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Speedway: Eagles with a thriller
Nicki Pedersen saw Eastbourne Eagles home in a last-heat thriller, then targeted more points against the skybet Elite League leaders. Pedersen's fourth win of the night in a re-run race 15 ensured Eagles the 3-3 they needed to see off Belle Vue Aces 46
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Letter: leaflet carrousel wanted
Brighton and Hove Shopmobility is looking for a card or leaflet carrousel where we can display our leaflets. Are there any businesses or shops that have unwanted ones who are willing to donate them to us? -David Johnson, co-ordinator, Brighton and Hove
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Letter: Thank you
On behalf of the Hove and Portslade branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), may I thank all who supported us on Branch Flag Day on Saturday, July 30. During that morning, the institution collected the sum of £582. -Lesley Gale, hon secretary
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Letter: Athletics has lost out at Withdean
Athletics has been the loser since Brighton and Hove Albion moved into Withdean Stadium in 1998. The recent provision of more seating for the Albion only goes to underline this. Where, for example are the long jump and triple jump pits going to go, as
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The Scarlet Letter, Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park
If there's one thing you have to do in adapting Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter, it's to retain and amplify the sense the characters are living in a stiflingly repressed society, ruled over by the 17th-Century equivalent of the Taliban.
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One-day woe continues for Sharks
If nothing else, Sussex are desperate to prove they are capable of sustaining a challenge for honours in both Championship and one-day cricket this season. Too often in the past success in one form of the game has been to the detriment of the other and
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Singer is least sexy
Former pop star Peter Andre has been voted the most unsexy man on the planet. The 32-year-old Australian, who lives with glamour model fiance Katie Price in Maresfield, beat Michael Jackson, Chris Evans and Johnny Vegas to the top of the poll in a women's
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Letter: Show some pride
I often walk along Wiston Road in Whitehawk, Brighton, and was delighted to see how the council has brightened up the houses by new replacement double-glazed windows and front doors. They looked so nice and I was glad for the families who live in them
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Letter: Web of life
I am writing in response to Reg Moores' letter, "Bestial by nature" (August 13). This doom-laden correspondence with a Darwinian inference raises some interesting enquiries into the real nature of humans. Mr Moores states that although we have animal
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Police to investigate gay hate crime theory
The police have been urged to take urgent steps to uncover the true scale of gay hate crimes. The Crown Prosecution Service has revealed just 12 people were prosecuted for homophobic attacks in Sussex in the 12 months to April. But there were 114 crimes
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Letter: A newspaper to be proud of
I just wanted to take the time to congratulate The Argus on its coverage and support of Pride. Other local newspapers across the UK should take a leaf out of your book. I believe you are the only paper to include such amazing coverage along with an eight-page
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Call to shut unruly pubs for a week
Pubs and clubs that serve booze to under-age drinkers should be shut down for at least a week at a time, council chiefs have told the Government. New measures before Parliament will give police the power to order the temporary closure of licensed premises
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Letter: Community officers play a vital role
I read with interest the letter by Adam Renouf (August 18) regarding the article about the work of the police community support officers (PCSOs). There has never been any intention on the part of Sussex Police to mislead the public in relation to the
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Backlash over late drinking
A spate of applications from pubs seeking to extend their opening hours has prompted an unprecedented rise in complaints about drunken and yobbish behaviour, violence and vandalism. Hundreds of landlords across Sussex are applying to open as late as 3am
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Letter: Fish feel pain
I was horrified to see fish left on Brighton beach gasping for air last week. Dads and their children were hauling them out of the sea one by one, leaving them to flounder on the beach without putting them out of their misery. Fish feel pain out of biological
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Football: Reds need a goal
A vocal fan got it just right shortly after the final whistle of Crawley's undeserved defeat against Hereford. "Don't worry Reds, it will come," he shouted at the players as they jogged forlornly around the pitch as part of their post-match warm-down.
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One fine day for business
Companies can hear about different ways to improve their business at a one-day conference. The University of Brighton's 2005 Business Innovation for Small-Medium Sized Enterprises will look at ways businesses can benefit through innovation and by working
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Daughter denies £93,000 scam
A roofer's daughter has denied conning a widower out of almost £100,000. Mother Emma Mitchell, 28, dismissed claims she knowingly received more than £15,000 from 80-year-old Leonard Heal because of her father's dishonesty, a trial at Hove Crown Court
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Plane noise aid is called laughable
Campaigners have attacked schemes to help people affected by noise from Gatwick airport. Brendon Sewill, chairman of the Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign, said new packages to compensate people worst affected by noise were "laughable" as they did not
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Channel ferry traffic doubles
The number of passengers using the Newhaven-to-Dieppe ferry service has doubled during the year, boosting the chances of the route being sold. Time keeping has also improved and there have been no cancellations due to bizarre incidents, such as ships
