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She Said!, Union, Brighton
Two large chandeliers now grace the ceiling of the former Zap Club, dimmed tonight to cast a suitably moody glow over the enthusiastic audience assembled for this performance by Dominique Noiret's dark country/rockabilly outfit. She Said! are a band from
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Letter: Only Karis will benefit from plan
We hope the councillors considering the re-development of the King Alfred site have not forgotten that Brighton and Hove City Council's function is to act in our best interests. The council is not the landowner. We, the residents, are. It is folly to
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Letter: How can we be proud of this excess?
In reply to Peter Lilley (Letters, September 1), thank God for Councillor Peter Willows, who is not afraid to speak out about the excesses of Gay Pride. He seems to be in a minority of one on Brighton and Hove City Council in his opposition to the gay
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Letter: We can't hide
Val Cane's suggestion that we are making a "knee-jerk" reaction and that "bus fares will have to go up" is somewhat inappropriate (Letters, September 7). Petrol prices are increasing every week, yet we are continuing to hold our fares at January levels
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Letter: Idiotic experts
I am sick and tired of so-called experts giving advice on the bad planning of the bus routes. I suggest Mr Henry Law (The Argus, September 4) stand at St Peter's Church and the bottom of Oxford Street and watch the idiots trying to commit suicide by ignoring
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Donny dashes in for book signing
Seventies heart-throb Donny Osmond made a quick trip to Sussex to sign copies of his new autobiography. The American singer visited Littlehampton Book Services, a book distribution firm in Durrington, Worthing, where he signed 2,500 copies of his book
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Letter: A royal flutter
Reading the two articles about the Queen's racing pigeon (The Argus, September 1) reminded me of an incident which happened to me about 40 years ago. When I was a teenager, living in Whitehawk, my friend Jimmy Johnson and I kept pigeons. When our birds
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Police chief quits for full-time national role
Chief Constable Ken Jones is quitting Sussex next year to become the full-time president of the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo). Mr Jones, 53, will take up the three-year presidency in April at the end of the term of office of the current
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Letter: This is a golden opportunity
In response to your front-page article on Wing Commander Bob Doe (The Argus, August 26), we thoroughly support efforts by the Battle of Britain Historical Society to name a road in the Crowborough area of Sussex after him - and while this proud fighter
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Residents urge action on refuse
Campaigners are demanding action to stop mountains of rubbish turning their streets into a tip. They say they suffered a summer of discontent as refuse services became so bad parts of Brighton and Hove have been left strewn with litter, rotting food and
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Letter: Will Phoenix rise again?
I was shocked and disappointed when I received my final edition of the bi-monthly magazine Phoenix, which has kept residents from Bates Estate, Higher Bevendean, Manor Farm, Moulsecoomb, Saunders Park and, of course, Whitehawk, informed about what is
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Letter: Museum tearoom
Tea rooms and cafes are a great part of Brighton and Hove (The Argus, September 2). I have enjoyed most of the ones you featured but there was an unforgivable omission - the one at Hove Museum on New Church Road. Afternoon tea there is a delight, with
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Feud father found knifed
A young father stabbed to death following a long-running feud was last night being mourned by his family and friends. Police officers called to reports of a disturbance in Churchill Avenue, Ore, Hastings, found 25-year-old Matthew Jones bleeding to death
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Athletics: Sussex pair are going to Games
Mick Jones can use his experience to bow out on a high at the Commonwealth Games next March. That is the belief of chairman of selectors Chris Carter after naming the 42-year-old in the England team alongside fellow Sussex veteran Julia Bennett yesterday
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Speedway: Eagles on brink of place in play-offs
Eastbourne Eagles can clinch their play-off spot tonight after a dramatic evening in the Elite League. Eagles won 47-43 at Arena-Essex and have gone two points clear of Poole, who crashed 46-44 at home to Ipswich, in the race for post-season action. Poole
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Letter: Men like Bill Sansom can bring law and order
I write with reference to your article about former police officer Bill Sanson (The Argus, September 2). Back in 1969, I was a 19-year-old probationer, undergoing my first attempt to join the police force in Brighton. I doubt Bill will remember me but
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Basketball: McGee is Bears playmaker
Nick Nurse has identified the man to be his on-court leader in the new British League season. The Brighton Bears coach has agreed terms with 24-year-old American point guard Terrance McGee, who is expected to be his first choice playmaker. McGee averaged
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Chairman wants youngsters to be like Virgo and Harding
Albion chairman Dick Knight is hoping the success stories of departed prospects Adam Virgo and Dan Harding will encourage promising Sussex youngsters to sign up for the Seagulls. Virgo is expected to make his home debut for Celtic against Aberdeen on
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Summer planning for Christmas bonanza
Shop owners and businesses held a summer party as part of the campaign to make Christmas sparkle with some of the best lighting displays ever. The fund-raising event in Brighton Square, organised by the Lanes Business Network, gave traders the opportunity
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Organic food leader
A supermarket in Brighton and Hove is one of the top ten stores in the chain for selling organic food. Waitrose in Western Road came third in a poll by the supermarket giant, only beaten by two London stores. The chain has 167 stores and almost ten per
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Antony a surprise for Mercury Prize
A former choirboy who became a cabaret drag queen has scooped one of Britain's top music awards. Antony Hegarty, 34, lead singer of New York band Antony and the Johnsons, grew up in Chichester and was a choirboy at St Richard's Catholic Primary School
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Pavilion is left off list of national treasures
It might be Brighton's premier cultural attraction but ministers are prepared to take their chances with the Royal Pavilion should the country come under aerial bombardment. The former holiday home of the Prince Regent, dating from 1787, has been omitted
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Inquest into death in custody
A jury inquest has been arranged to investigate the death of a woman who collapsed in police cells. Kerry Thornton's husband believes his wife should never have been taken into custody and should have been taken to hospital. Martin Thornton said this
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Church's battlers fight on
Campaigners have vowed to continue their fight to save a church from closure. About 100 people packed a meeting to support moves to save St Leonard's Church in Hove. The historic building in New Church Road faces the axe as part of a review of the future
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Hospital has to cut spending
Officials at a debt-hit hospital trust have pledged to rein in spending to ease mounting financial pressures. East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust overspent by £554,000 in July, plunging it into the red by more than £3.3 million in the past four months. The
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Joker Basement, Komedia, Brighton
The premise of this monthly night at Komedia is a simple one: A generous serving of the best in new and more seasoned stand-up comics introduced on stage by compere Guy Venables. It is the ideal way to test the comedy waters since each act only appears
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Letter: Bike appeal
On Wednesday, August 31, a bike with a child's seat was abandoned, possibly having been stolen, outside our offices in Portland Road, Hove. We notified the police, who said it would be collected. But five days later, it is still here. If it belongs to
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Letter: Full on the buses
The Bevendean bus service is supposed to run every 20 minutes but it's half an hour if you're lucky. Even now, through the summer and with all the foreign students, the service has not been changed to accommodate more people. It is virtually impossible
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Late drink appeal in court
Magistrates will decide whether a council was right to extend opening hours at a pub. An appeal has been lodged against Lewes District Council's decision to allow the Old Plough in Church Street, Seaford, to stay open an hour later. It is the first appeal
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Cruel arsonists burn play area
Parents had waited 12 years for a new £26,000 playground to keep their children amused. Now, just a week after they celebrated its opening, it has been completely destroyed by arsonists. Parents, children and even councillors were brought to tears when
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It's not OK! to see our wedding plan
"We absolutely cannot give out any information whatsoever." You would be forgiven for thinking this was the response of a NASA scientist guarding the top secrets of space. But actually this was Jordan and Peter Andre's publicist when we asked about their
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Anger as bike bylaw is flouted
Almost 3,300 cyclists have been cautioned for riding illegally on a seafront promenade over the past eight months - and not one has been prosecuted. In fact, nobody has been taken to court for flouting Worthing Borough Council's cycling bylaws for at
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Trapped inside by sewage stink
People who live near a sewage works say they have been unable to soak up the sun in their gardens this summer because the smell has been so bad. Campaigners have now organised a meeting with health officials in a bid to find an urgent solution to the
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Letter: Focus on tax
I recently broke the focus on my glasses. The eye test was free but I had to pay £200 for the focus. When I thought of the cash I have put into the country over my 62 years, I find it appalling. -Sally Ann Tott, Hove
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Police swoop to arrest man in airport queue
A wanted man's kissed goodbye to his girlfriend seconds after police swooped to arrest him yesterday. Dressed for the sun in shorts and T-shirt, the man and his girlfriend were at Gatwick and about to board a plane for Barcelona. They were in a queue
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Letter: In praise of Aaron
I felt I had to write in praise of a lovely little boy called Aaron. I recently went to Sainsbury's in west Hove with my 16-year-old disabled daughter, Sarah, who is in a wheelchair and unable to talk. Whereas most people stand and stare, Aaron, who was
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Letter: Drugs insight
Mr Broughton's knowledge of drugs and nicotine addiction appears to be limited (Letters, August 31). Where I work, 80 per cent of the people I encounter take drugs, from cannabis to hard drugs, and have usually been ostracised by family and friends. They
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Letter: We can desalinate
Norman Baker MP takes John Hodgson to task over water costs, calling desalination too expensive (The Argus, August 16). However, if Mr Baker had taken the time to read the 1992 report by the National Rivers Authority, Water Resources Development Strategy
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Cricket: Sussex refuse to quit
The odds of them of claiming a second Championship in three seasons may have lengthened. But no one seems to have told the Sussex players they are also-rans in the most exciting title race for years. There was never any danger Peter Moores would allow
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Mayo's raring to face Leeds
Kerry Mayo today insisted: "I am fit and available to play against Leeds." Albion's experienced defender came through a full 90 minutes as the Reserves lost 2-0 at Reading yesterday after being sidelined with injury for a month. Mayo is convinced he has
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Made in Seahaven
The Newhaven Chamber of Commerce is hosting a "Made in Seahaven" exhibition later this month to highlight business talent in Newhaven, Peacehaven, Seaford and Lewes. The event, which is taking place at Enterprise Works, Beach Road, Newhaven, will include
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Innovative firm moves nearer to seaside fun
A firm which manufactures a shock-absorbing material for use in extreme sports like mountain biking and snow boarding has moved to Hove. d3o lab - formerly based in London's Oxo Tower - has moved into an old perfume factory in Hove Park Villas called
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Members of public divided over proposed King Alfred development
There has been a strong and vocal opposition to plans for a £220 million seafront leisure and flats complex. Posters against the scheme are on display in people's windows the length and breadth of Hove. So it was surprising to find, in a poll of people
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Groping medic fails in conviction appeal
A hospital consultant who hypnotised and sexually assaulted two women has failed in a bid to have his convictions overturned at the Court of Appeal. Imad Al-Khawaja, 49, a rehabilitative medicine specialist, who worked at Brighton General Hospital during
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Library wins architectural accolade
An architecture award will be presented to a new £14 million city library next week. Brighton and Hove's Jubilee Library will receive the award for the best public building in the South-East from the Royal Institute of British Architects. About 40 architects
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The little girl who made medical history after burns horror
Though she doesn't know it yet, two-year-old Sophie Duncan has a place in medical history. She was one of the first children in Britain to be treated with a revolutionary spray-on skin. Sophie suffered severe scalding to her neck and back after her mother
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Catalyst Club Special, Joogleberry Playhouse, Brighton, Thursday, September 8
"The idea is to turn up with no prejudices," says David Bramwell "So you have no idea what the subjects will be until you're sat down with your drink and I get up on the podium and say, 'Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, we've got talks on crocodiles, Freddie
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Travellers face court bid to move them on
Council officials are today taking legal action to get rid of an illegal travellers' camp. The travellers moved on to Stanmer Park, Brighton, during the bank holiday weekend. About 30 caravans and trailers set up camp in the popular beauty spot. Brighton