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Albion boss says thanks to fans
Brighton and Hove Albion chairman Dick Knight has thanked the thousands of fans who turned out for Monday's March For Falmer. Mr Knight said: "It was a fantastic turnout, estimated at about 10,000 people. The most significant point being there were
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Letter: 'Falmer for all' isn't a true claim
Though I am not anti-football and am quite happy for the Albion to have a stadium but, yet again, out-of-town fans from all points of the compass are bleating for a stadium at Falmer, a place which most of them have never seen. Meanwhile, the Albion continue
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Letter: Don't make the same mistakes
As debate and opposition intensifies over the proposed King Alfred towers in Hove, it is interesting to note that the huge Aylesbury Estate in Southwark, London, similarly hailed at the time of its design in the Sixties as a great, bold, brave step forward
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Letter: Get well soon
May Tony Benn's recovery, like his words, be swift and true. We wish him well. -Richard W Symonds, Ifield
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West Side Story, Theatre Royal, Brighton
When you're a Jet you're a Jet all the way from your first cigarette to your last dying day. And I am that kind of fan of West Side Story. So it was with some trepidation I went to the opening night of Brighton Theatre Group's production of this classic
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Pro-hunting group victim of vandals
Vandals slashed a pro-hunting organisation's stand at the Labour Party Conference. Members of the Countryside Alliance returned to their stall in the Hilton Metropole Hotel's exhibition hall yesterday to find it had been attacked during the night. Black
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PM tucks in with the early birds
Tony Blair enjoyed some fresh watermelon at a children's breakfast club. The Prime Minister, accompanied by education secretary Ruth Kelly, was handed a bowl of fruit as he chatted with pupils and parents yesterday at St Bartholomew's CE Primary School
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Iraq protester, 82, ejected during speech
An 82-year-old man was thrown out of the Labour conference after heckling Foreign Secretary Jack Straw over the Iraq War. Walter Wolfgang, from south London, said stewards moved in to remove him yesterday after he shouted "nonsense" as the Foreign Secretary
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Junk food gets the boot from schools
Junk food vending machines will be banned in schools within a year. Education secretary Ruth Kelly told delegates at the Labour Conference yesterday that all crisps, chocolate, sugary drinks and other unhealthy foods will be banned from schools - including
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Brad's hot property
The possibility of bumping into Brad Pitt while out shopping has sent housebuyers' interest in a city's properties soaring. Brighton and Hove has topped the number one spot on a house-hunting web site since news broke that the world's most fanciable man
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Why I did not quit in TV storm
A hospital boss last night admitted he considered resigning over a BBC documentary that exposed appalling conditions and standards. Peter Coles, chief executive of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, said he had taken part in "a lot of
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Jab campaign to target mumps
A vaccination campaign has been launched to try to contain an outbreak of mumps. There have been 61 reported cases in the Mid Sussex Primary Care Trust (PCT) area in the first eight months of this year. This is a sharp rise on the year before when only
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Letter: Give us a break
How wonderful it is to walk through Brighton and be made to feel a potential criminal, to be asked why madam is walking down a certain street and to have armed police watching us as we walk along our own seafront. I did not ask Blair and his followers
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Letter: Robert is a hero to admire
I read with great admiration the story of Private Robert Birt who has quite rightly won praise for bravely helping drag his colleagues to safety during some of the most dramatic scenes of the Iraq war so far (The Argus, September 23). Having seen the
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Grave concern' over health consultation
A COUNCIL is calling for a public consultation on the shake-up of health services to be referred to the Secretary of State. Mid Sussex District Council wants Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt to take a closer look at the way the Best Care, Best Place consultation
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Letter: Tissot's art would be fit for a queen
It is suggested the fine picture A Fete Day At Brighton was painted in West Street (The Argus, September 23) but I am not convinced. For a start, the massive tower of St Paul's church would dominate the picture at that point, even above the flags. Early
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Tory told to quit over Manx move
A Tory councillor has been urged to resign after it emerged he has moved to the Isle of Man. Richard Falk is currently representing Worthing residents from the middle of the Irish Sea. Now his critics on the borough council have urged him to do the decent
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Letter: Not affordable
Jeremy Barkway, of the Southern Housing Group, wrote explaining how shared-ownership housing enabled people on low, average and comparatively high incomes to get a foot on the property ladder (Letters, September 26). He writes that shared ownership is
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Letter: Time line
As an amateur historian, I am currently researching the arrival of the telephone in Hastings in 1885/6. The first engineer employed by the South of England Telephone Company was James Edwards, who originally came from Brighton and eventually returned
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Letter: Summer of '59
As a nostalgia lover, Lynn Daly's article, "Treasure trove of news gathering", made interesting reading (The Argus, September 20). It reminded me of a no-passport trip to Paris I made in June 1959 - my first venture abroad. Released from the shackles
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Basketball: Bears' new boy could face Rico
Lijah Perkins today pinned his hopes of European stardom on a successful stint with Brighton Bears. The new signing could be heading straight into a head-to-head with former Bears MVP Rico Alderson in his home debut. Perkins, 28, was named player-of-the-year
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Football: Ekoku loan deal
Crawley striker Danny Ekoku has joined Conference South side Sutton United on a month's loan. The 19-year-old, who joined in the summer from Bradford, has found his first team opportunities limited since the arrival of Daryl Clare last month. Reds have
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McGhee backs young hitman
Mark McGhee today backed Dean Hammond to rediscover his scoring touch against Norwich City on Saturday. Hammond had to be consoled as he left the field following the goalless draw at Leicester on Tuesday night after missing a glorious chance to snatch
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Store applies for licence
A high street store has applied for a 24-hour alcohol licence. Marks & Spencer in Shoreham is considering opening all day and night in the run-up to Christmas. A store spokeswoman said the chain often opened shops for 24 hours in November and December
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Yes to 2,000 homes plan
Controversial plans to build 2,000 homes on a village have been approved. Horsham District Council agreed most of the recommendations made in its planning blueprint on Tuesday night. These include forcing the area west of Horsham and at Broadbridge Heath
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Shaping the way for top bathrooms
Del Smith is hoping Italian style will help him make a splash in the retail world. His new bathroom shop in North Road, Brighton, sells a range of stylish accessories from Italian designers Agapae, Antonio Lupi and Falper. The showroom, 23 Degrees, is
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College leads the way to excellence in sport
A Sussex college has won special status for its sports training and facilities which will be used in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics. Sussex Downs College, based in Lewes and Eastbourne, officially launches as a Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE)
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Mini-bike hell goes on for woman
A woman tormented by noisy mini-motorbikes says the problem has not gone away now the nights are drawing in. Rosemary Gridley, 69, of Langley Crescent, Woodingdean, told The Argus a month ago that teenagers riding bikes and scooters illegally were keeping
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Disabled driver in attack on 'cheats'
A disabled driver has complained able-bodied motorist are abusing the disabled parking system. Sylvia Merris-McDonald says disabled parking spaces in Brighton and Hove are being used up by people cheating the blue badge system. The 59-year-old journalist
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Island break disrupted by bomb drama
A retired couple hoping to get away from the major security operation surrounding the Labour Party conference in Brighton found themselves at the centre of a bomb scare on the Isle of Wight. Valerie and Anthony Bond, of Highview Road, Patcham, Brighton
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Goal!
(12A, 118 mins) Starring Kuno Becker, Tony Plana, Anna Friel, Sean Pertwee. Directed by Danny Cannon. Since he was a young boy, Santiago Munez (Becker) has lived and breathed football. Fleeing Mexico for the promised land of America, he is playing for
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Letter: For the record
Regarding the murder of Celia Holloway (The Argus, September 22), I am pleased to note that Professor Richard Coates, of Rottingdean, has set the record straight that the body was found in Preston. Secondly, the Hole In The Wall was more than likely a
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Letter: Show some pride
How I agree with the sentiments of Jean Chillingworth (Letters, September 27) deploring the condition of the bus shelters on the west side of the Old Steine, near the Royal Pavilion. I have known these shelters for decades and sadly they do not seem to
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Letter: Justice for Omar
I am outraged that Omar Deghayes is still being held by the US at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, without trial. The Government should recognise this offence to humanity and do everything it can to have Omar put on trial or released. -Paul Thomas, Hollingdean
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Letter: Make the parties pay
Yet again, because of a party political conference, the centre of Brighton has become a virtual no-go area for citizens wishing to go about their daily business. The cost of policing such jamborees falls on the long-suffering taxpayer. The solution? Make
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Letter: The devil unleashed
Like R Walker (Letters, September 27) I will be glad when the Labour Party conference is over and we can all return to some normality. If the threat of terrorism is so high as to warrant this level of security, Brighton should not have hosted this conference
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Albion boss says thanks to fans
Brighton and Hove Albion chairman Dick Knight has thanked the thousands of fans who turned out for Monday's March For Falmer. Mr Knight said: "It was a fantastic turnout, estimated at about 10,000 people. The most significant point being there were far
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Minister full of praise for care centre
Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt has described a treatment centre in Hove as a symbol of the NHS of the future. Ms Hewitt took a break from the Labour conference yesterday to visit Knoll House intermediate care centre in Ingram Crescent West, Hangleton
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To smoke or not to smoke, artist meets opposition
Artist David Hockney took his personal crusade against the proposed partial ban on smoking in public places to the Labour Party's conference. The painter, who smokes 30 cigarettes a day, rallied opposition to the Government's plans at a Brighton fringe
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Householders blamed for drought problems
A wildlife group has blamed householders for helping create this year's water shortage. Sussex Wildlife Trust said the region is facing drought conditions in autumn and winter partly because its residents have wasted so many resources. People in the South-East
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Letter: It's good for Brighton?
So the Labour conference is back in Brighton and I hear the council says it's good for Brighton. I and a thousand other drivers are sitting in the traffic jams along the seafront, Van drivers, taxi drivers and mothers dropping their kids at school are
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Religious leaders back detainee campaign
Religious leaders from many faiths have united in their support for The Argus campaign to secure justice for Guantanamo detainee Omar Deghayes. Representatives of different church groups and faith organisations across Brighton and Hove are unanimous in
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Letter: What a surprise
So a suspected hooligan held a police dog up by its throat after it bit him (The Argus, September 23). Well, I suppose he could have stroked it gently instead! -S Albert, Hove
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Tory told to quit over Manx move
A Tory councillor has been urged to resign after it emerged he has moved to the Isle of Man. Richard Falk is currently representing Worthing residents from the middle of the Irish Sea. Now his critics on the borough council have urged him to do the decent
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Cycling: In-form Pollard is the top veteran Rainton
Seafords Dave Pollard, who recently won a British Masters time trial championship, has chalked up another success by winning the Sussex and Surrey Veterans Association 25-mile event at Maresfield. Pollard (In Gear) clocked 55min.52sec while team-mate
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Letter: It's time people realised the coastal walk is open
Coming to the end of a video shoot from Eastbourne, along the beautiful beaches to Brighton Marina, I was disappointed to see so few people using the newly-refurbished undercliff walk between Saltdean and the marina. I assume many people think the walk
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Cricket: Moores is sad to leave Sussex
It is probably the longest period of notice anyone has ever worked in professional sport. Peter Moores' appointment as the next director of the National Academy was announced on April 14 - the second day of the season. Moores could have been forgiven
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Broadcast, Ocean Rooms, Brighton, Thursday, September 29
"Avant-Garde is no good without popular and popular is rubbish without a bit of avant-garde." This was always the motto of Broadcast, one of the first bands to unite esoteric electronica label Warp with a less bleep-happy audience. But on new album Tender
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Travellers spark fresh protest on return to popular site
Travellers have incurred the wrath of countryside lovers by setting up camp again on a piece of protected greenbelt land. At least eight caravans have converged at Waterhall, Brighton, considered an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Police and Brighton
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Appeals for missing schoolgirl wind down
Police are winding down the hunt for missing schoolgirl Alex Heaman. Detective Chief Inspector Adam Hibbert, heading the search, admitted last night: "All active lines of inquiry have drawn a blank so far. "The operation is being scaled down in terms
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Fury at 16ft farm spray safety zone
People claiming their health has been damaged by pesticides have dismissed new safety recommendations as "farcical and ridiculous". A report last week called for a five-metre (16ft) no-spray buffer zone around fields where crops are being sprayed. But
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Question Time gay rights row
A row has broken out between hardline Christians and gay rights campaigners. Stephen Green, leader of Christian Voice, is on the panel of Question Time tonight. Christian Voice believes that homosexuality is sinful. The organisation was set up after the
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Religious faiths back detainee campaign
Religious leaders from many faiths have united in their support for The Argus campaign to secure justice for Guantanamo detainee Omar Deghayes. Representatives of different church groups and faith organisations across Brighton and Hove are unanimous in
