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Big plans for former toilet block
Councillors will decide if a disused toilet block can be converted into a flower shop and underground recording studio. Mick Lowe, 47, of Pavilion Property, is hoping to transform the dilapidated Victorian building in Brighton Marina and indulge his love
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Prior inspires ruthless Sussex
Sussex have been embarrassed by Scotland's part-time cricketers before but there was never much chance of a repeat at Hove yesterday. The Saltires enjoyed one of their best victories in their three years in the totesport League when they successfully
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Pier challenge for disabled swimmer
A former soldier who is paralysed down one side of his body swam nearly a mile between two seaside landmarks powered only by his left arm. Matthew Rhodes, who is partially sighted, set off from Brighton's West Pier at 2.30pm yesterday and reached the
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Letter: Sink Karis plan
I note with dismay that the developer of Hove's King Alfred site, Karis, are now suggesting that the sports facilities in the proposed tower block complex will be considerably smaller than those currently there. It is scandalous that Brighton and Hove
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163 hospital assaults but no prosecutions
Hospital managers say assaults on staff are taken seriously despite a low number of prosecutions of offenders. There have been no convictions in the last 12 months of people who have assaulted hospital staff in Sussex despite a rise in prosecutions nationally
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Letter: Katie deserves more credit
Your preview of Katie Melua at Arundel damned with faint (if any!) praise (The Argus, August 27). To equate her with drivetime radio, swinging pop cover versions and jazz-lite totally ignores the brilliant Closest Thing To Crazy and Nine Million Bicycles
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Saucy outfits too hot for carnival
Cheeky showgirls who revealed too much cleavage for a bank holiday carnival were given a dressing down by police. The officer in charge of policing Worthing Rotary Carnival on Monday ordered them to change into something less revealing. The girls, representing
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Whistler to wow city arts festival
Never-berfore seen paintings by a leading British artist will appear in a exhibition attracting scores of international visitors and boosting the city's economy. Works by Rex Whistler have been released by private collectors to Brighton Museum to appear
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Letter: All talk, no action
In response to your article "Feel-good factors to make it a Healthy City for everyone" (The Argus, August 29), in my experience Brighton and Hove City Council is good at sound bites but poor in practice. In the new Castle Mews development next to where
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Letter: Thank you all
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all the wonderful people who have helped me in recent weeks following a stroke. I would like to thank the two people who got help for me when I collapsed in North Street, Brighton, the ambulance crew, all
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Letter: Working reality
It has been suggested that A-level students and graduates should look into the possibility of running their own businesses. I think this is wishful thinking. Youngsters can be academically qualified but not yet educated in life's pitfalls. I am now retired
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Cricket: Prior inspires ruthless Sussex
Sussex have been embarrassed by Scotland's part-time cricketers before but there was never much chance of a repeat at Hove yesterday. The Saltires enjoyed one of their best victories in their three years in the totesport League when they successfully
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Albion wait on keeper
Albion are poised to clarify the future of Wayne Henderson today as Mark McGhee makes a bid to strengthen his squad before the transfer deadline. The Seagulls want to extend goalkeeper Henderson's expiring one-month loan from Aston Villa until Christmas
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Airport is booming
About half a million people passed through Gatwick during the bank holiday weekend. The August bank holiday is usually one of the busiest periods at the airport with people jetting off to the sun. The top destinations were Malaga in Spain, Dalaman in
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MP to join protest against low milk prices
A Sussex MP is backing farmers in their fight for higher milk prices. Norman Baker, MP for Lewes, will join a protest outside a milk processing plant to support dairy farmers who say they are being driven out of the industry. Mr Baker has collected figures
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Countdown to awards under way
Judges have just one more day to decide who will walk away with a gong at this year's Brighton and Hove Business Awards (BAHBAs). Among the winners at last year's inaugural event were DJ Norman Cook, bespoke tailor Gresham Blake, Brighton and Hove Albion
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Seafront plan launch sparks row over venue
Plans to stage an exhibition of a controversial £220 million leisure and housing complex at a new library have been criticised. A model and drawings of the proposed King Alfred development will be unveiled to Brighton and Hove city councillors at the
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Offshore sewage firm rejects Poohaven plan
A company that wants to build an offshore sewage plant has objected to a water firm's plans to develop a greenfield site. Kaiak is trying to persuade Southern Water to drop the idea of building a wastewater treatment works in Peacehaven, east of Brighton
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Letter: Blame the parents, not games
I read the letter by Bobby Harris (August 27) with a slight smile on my face. For as long as I can remember, the public has heard about the "evils" of video games and how they turn children into violent little monsters. Mr Harris's comments about the
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Letter: Allow us to drink when we want to
Graham Howson (Letters, August 26) says the majority of people disagree with more flexible licensing hours but I suspect most of these people are tucked up in bed when the pubs close, so they don't know what they are talking about. Their opinions are
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Letter: Do your job
I have been told by Cityclean it is the responsibility of the collection teams to clear up any mess from split bags or spillage. This is not happening. Every Friday they collect the rubbish in my street and when they leave, the street looks like a shanty
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Letter: All for one
On September 12, Brighton and Hove City Council will hold a meeting at which a decision will be made about the future of the King Alfred sports centre in Hove. Because of an abstention by one of the councillors at the last meeting, council leader Ken
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Letter: Zap the towers
I read that inside the new King Alfred sports centre there will be "a rainbow of lasers, a sandy beach complete with lapping waves and multi-coloured jets of water shooting through the air" (The Argus, August 27). Hooray for Hollywood! But will all this
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GCSE triumph for youngster
At four years old he was studying Einstein's theory of relativity. So perhaps it is no surprise Tristan Tuen-Matthews, now ten, is turning into a mathematical prodigy. Under the tutelage of his dad Mark at their home in Cross-in-Hand, near Heathfield,
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Holidaymaker's plea to rescue dancing bears from misery
A woman who witnessed the plight of dancing bears in India is holding an auction to raise money for a bear sanctuary. Phillipa Alexander was horrified at what she saw. Many of the bears see their mothers killed in front of them when they are kidnapped
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Letter: Research has shown there is a risk
Councillor Roy Pennington is sure mobile phone masts are "as safe as can be" (The Argus, August 25). For someone who sounds so sure, this a rather vague assertion. Those, like him, who feel their chief task is to allay people's fears, should engage a
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Letter: Double standards
I have never smoked, drunk or taken drugs and I have no wish to start taking any. But given a choice between a room full of drunken yobs, coughing smokers or drug users, I know who I would rather be with. Alcohol and cigarettes have done more harm to
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Death driver jailed for eight years
A banned driver who lost control and crashed into a tree, killing two friends, has been jailed for eight years. Grant Tutton, who was seriously injured in the fatal accident, showed no emotion as he was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court yesterday. But the
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Now eyesore bins are a hit
Controversial communal bins could be installed throughout Brighton and Hove in a bid to keep the streets clean. The bins sparked widespread protest when they were trialled in the city 18 months ago. But a recent survey of 1,520 people by Brighton and
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Letter: Big price to pay
I am shocked at Councillor Pennington's comments. The public outcry is based on the research of many independent scientists around the world, not Government-funded ones. As he is convinced masts are safe, I wonder if he would pay the considerable medical
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Letter: Where is the proof that phone masts are safe?
Councillor Roy Pennington's assertions that mobile phone masts are safe (The Argus, August 25) are extremely irresponsible. There are now thousands of independent studies showing huge cumulative damage to health. The recent four-year Reflex study, conducted
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Cricket: Kirtley fights to clear his name
James Kirtley faced up to renewed scrutiny of his bowling action today and declared: "I will clear my name again." The Sussex fast bowler may have to undergo remedial work at the end of the season after it was revealed that he has been reported twice
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SheBang, Komedia, Brighton
"At first it was just called Singer-Songwriter Night," laughs Louise Havell. "Then Komedia came up with Sugar And Spice but that was a terrible idea because people thought it was a reference to the Spice Girls. So we went with SheBang - although I've
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Deal will look after Maggie's Corner
An agreement has been drawn up to ensure a park named after a resident who died this year is maintained. Residents of the Moulsecoomb area of Brighton worked with Brighton and Hove City Council and the eb4u regeneration team to redevelop Woolards Park
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Bognor saying send in the clowns once more
An international clown festival is returning to a town after an 11-year break. The streets of Bognor will once again be filled with red noses, curly wigs and giant floppy shoes when clowns from all over the world descend on the seaside town for the convention
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I laughed at news of fire at my school
A teenage friend of a boy accused of setting fire to a school told a jury he laughed when he heard about the arson attack. The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has denied charges of arson and burglary at a trial at Lewes Crown Court
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College ranks in national top 20
An Independent college has been ranked in the top 20 schools. Fee-paying Lancing College celebrated 95.4 per cent of students gaining all A* to C grades in this year's A-level results and is now ranked inside the top 20 schools nationally by two newspapers
