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Support sought for Omar
A student union has asked its national body to support the campaign for Guantanamo detainee Omar Deghayes. Roger Hylton, union president at the University of Sussex, has written to National Union of Students president Kat Fletcher with details of the
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Letter: Mere conjecture
E Kelly (Letters, October 12) wrote: "Any claim to speak on behalf of the majority, without supporting evidence, is mere conjecture". But Gehry himself claimed: "I'm told the people of Brighton love it." (The Times, October 7). Who told him, how does
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Ardal O'Hanlon, Dome Concert Hall, Thursday, October 20
"I read Samuel Beckett as a teenager," says Ardal O'Hanlon. "He could either induce a life-long depression or make you think 'I must devote my life to highlighting absurdity'. I did the latter." Though he came to fame for his portrayal of the holy fool
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Chalk mounds to be removed after planning breach
Work has begun to remove huge chalk mounds on the historic Telscombe Tye after a council ruled they breached planning rules. The "bunds" on Telscombe Tye were supposed to keep travellers and fly-tippers out of a protected field. But the contractors who
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Gay issues now part of police recruit training
Police recruits are to spend a tenth of their initial training learning about the lesbian, gay and transgender community. Brighton and Hove Police will begin a new programme this month to send trainees on foot patrol in Kemp Town, where many LGBT (lesbian
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Eugene takes to the air
The geeky star of reality programme Big Brother went on-air to catch-up with some friends from the Channel 4 show. Eugene Sully interviewed former housemates Derek and Kamal when he presented a radio breakfast show for one week, broadcasting live across
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Letter: Finding Carole
I am writing my family history and am trying to contact my cousin, Carole, daughter of Lou and Sally Gordon (late of Hove). I believe Lou Gordon was a director of Bellmans. We attended her wedding at the Metropole to Harvey Connell (?) on March 23, 1972
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Drug deal man had lived in fear
The grieving widow of a murdered businessman told a jury her husband received death threats before he was killed. Ken Harvey, 44, who ran a courier firm, was shot five times as he sat in his car on a quiet Sussex road after being confronted by two men
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Letter: A song and dance about the wig walk
Since reading about the Wig Walk (The Argus, October 17), I cannot get the words of a very old song out of my mind and wondered if any readers could tell me when it was recorded and who sang it. I believe it dates from around the late-Forties or early-Fifties
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Letter: Mother's the word
In a recent TV programme, comedian Paul Merton chose some of his favourite TV moments which would make a great night in. Among them was one of a couple of veteran performers. I immediately remembered the late, great Sandy Powell, a popular comedian in
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Letter: Cost of free travel
Your report concerning free travel for pensioners was illuminating (The Argus, October 11). We have more organisations representing pensioners than any other local authority in the country: An elected older-people's council, a pensioners' forum, a pensioners
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Match report: Lewes 1 Bognor 1
Lewes boss Steve King was left frustrated as smiling Bognor left the Dripping Pan clutching a deserved point last night. King changed five of his starting line-up from Saturday's five-goal victory against Weston-super-Mare in preparation for the FA Cup
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Henderson in firing line
Wayne Henderson today revealed how an international colleague saved him from a potentially hazardous situation at Selhurst Park. But the on-loan Albion goalkeeper's gratitude did not extend to him helping Clinton Morrison fulfil his mid-game prediction
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Falmer delay has cost us points
Mark McGhee today revealed how a delay over a new stadium is costing Albion precious league points. The Seagulls are expected to hear by the end of this month whether they have the go-ahead to build a new home at Falmer. McGhee believes the way his team
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Bird flu drug doubles sales
A manufacturer of a key bird flu drug has reported a boost in sales as countries stock up. Roche, whose sales and marketing base is in Lewes, said sales of Tamiflu, which is seen as the best treatment for bird flu, soared to £122 million in its third
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New flats built on historic site are courting controversy
New buyers are snapping up luxury homes in one of the most prestigious addresses in Brighton. But many residents are still smarting over the controversial loss of the Tudor-style mansion which previously stood on the corner of Preston Park Avenue, Brighton
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Dave Spikey, Corn Exchange, Brighton
Best known as naff Northern club compere Jerry "The Saint" St Clair in Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights, Dave Spikey is now making a name for himself on the stand-up circuit. Sharing much in common with Kay, he is a master of observational comedy and his gags
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Extra bills for cancer patients can reach £2,000
Breast cancer is costing sufferers almost £2,000 each, according to new research. A Macmillan Cancer Relief study found women face costs of hundreds of pounds, such as travel to hospital, prescriptions and heating bills. More than 1,000 people in Sussex
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Woman denies cheque fraud
A woman has denied stealing more than £32,000 from a wealthy pensioner in a care home. Elizabeth Barfoot told a court that frail Marjorie Guy was disgusted that she would have to pay death duty after she died. Barfoot said Mrs Guy, who died last year
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Agony of my arrest during peace demo
An 80-year-old peace campaigner arrested at a protest march has threatened to sue Sussex Police. Veteran activist John Catt claims officers left him in agony by forcing his arms behind his back and marching him up North Street in Brighton. His shorts
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Statue casts a strange spell
The controversial statue of disabled artist Alison Lapper has sat proudly in Trafalgar Square for the past month - complete with a spelling mistake. The word "resilience" was mis-spelt on a plaque for Marc Quinn's 13-tonne, 11ft 6in high, white marble
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Tributes to a Starr of drag
A drag queen who performed on stages across the world for more than 50 years has died at his home in Brighton. Phil Starr, who died at the age of 72, was working full time right up until his death on Tuesday and had recently taken over managing the hotel
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Kano, Concorde 2, Brighton
Grime - it is the stuff of musical nightmares. Frantic beats, MCs performing at dizzying speeds, describing urban life in its darkest detail. Kano is one of the recent acts to break through from the rave scene to win a record deal, a debut album and a
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Letter: Brighton's retail draw is waning
While other regional shopping centres have seen department stores appear, Brighton and Hove has lost several. Long-time residents have seen Wades, Vokins, Johnsons, and, most notably, Hanningtons close in Brighton. Hills of Hove, Stuart Norris and Army
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Letter: Prevention is the best fire alarm
Peter Martin's response (Letters, October 17) to my letter (October 13) concerning the proposed changes to Shoreham Fire Station accuses me of being "disingenuous". If attempting to reduce death and injury from fire in the Shoreham area is disingenuous
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Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others, Theatre Royal, Brighton
If there was a point to this show, I missed it. I tried really, really hard to find it - but I just couldn't. Unless, however, the point was to make me want to run home as fast as I could and put my Smiths albums on at top volume to try and erase the
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Letter: Shop assistance
I would like to thank the manager and staff at Colorama, on the corner of George Street and St James's Street, who called an ambulance when I collapsed from low blood pressure on Tuesday. I would also like to thank Chris and his colleagues in the ambulance
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Letter: Getting the hump
It is said the camel is a horse designed by a committee. Would I be right in thinking it is the same committee, plus the expanding, 8,000-strong Brighton and Hove City Council workforce which, for a brain-numbing number of years, has been designing such
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Safe haven for drunken revellers
A refuge is being created to help drunken revellers avoid being mugged, beaten up and sexually assaulted. The Safe Haven in Brighton will be somewhere for intoxicated people who have lost their friends to get medical care and transport home. The joint
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Inventor's last home is at risk
A decision on whether the last home of television inventor John Logie Baird should be demolished has been deferred by councillors. Developers want to knock down Baird Court in Sea Road, Bexhill, to make way for a five-storey block of 51 flats. It is the
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Letter: Let's be bolder
Any proposed, major development has controversial elements but our city should be more bold. I want to see the Albion prosper in a new home and, like lots of other people, I see Waterhall as an ideal site for the stadium. The strong and bitter objections
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Letter: Steamrollered
Further to your article about the King Alfred redevelopment (The Argus, October 12), a new word has now come into the English language - hideosity, meaning "a hideous monstrosity erected for profit and as a boost to certain egos". The majority of sane
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Calls keep bother-line humming
A hotline for people to report anti-social behaviour has been inundated with calls. More than 560 have contacted It's Your Call since its launch in Brighton and Hove at the end of February. The scheme is already having an impact on antisocial behaviour
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Letter: Animal lover's predicament
I love cats and I love birds, which I feed every day, but I was faced with a predicament when I looked out of my window last week. How could I feed the birds without upsetting this lovely, white cat, which often visits my garden? It was fast asleep until
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Empty homes scandal row
More than 17,000 homes are standing empty in Sussex at the same time as the Government is proposing to build thousands more. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) estimated that there are 10,193 empty homes in East Sussex and 7,294 in West Sussex
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Empty homes scandal row
More than 17,000 homes are standing empty in Sussex at the same time as the Government is proposing to build thousands more. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) estimated that there are 10,193 empty homes in East Sussex and 7,294 in West Sussex
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Letter: Onyx opportunity
Unfortunately, there was nothing new in your front-page "revelation" that developers Onyx may withdraw its current plan for the Hollingdean recycling site and submit a new, slightly different, one (The Argus, October 13). It was stated at the public meeting
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Letter: The RSPCA must act for Brighton's greater good
The Brighton branch of the RSPCA has done a remarkably good job of cementing the idea in the public's mind that a new park-and-ride facility at Braypool, in Brighton, would mean the closure of its headquarters, next to the site. The local RSPCA, a separate
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Traders want more for their money
Traders are bidding to ensure more of the rates they pay are spent on their community. Members of the Brighton and Hove Business Forum wants the city centre to become a Business Improvement District, which means a portion of their rates could be clawed
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Business as usual for soul food boss
Chef Charita Jones is back and serving up soul food following a fire which almost wrecked her restaurant causing thousands of pounds of damage. The celebrity restaurateur from Momma Cherri's in Little East Street, Brighton, who was made famous after she
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UK's top internet cafe goes on market
A bar which was last year voted the UK's top internet cafe has been put up for sale. Curve, in Brighton's bohemian Gardner Street, has been put on the market. Its owners said they were reluctant to sell but they wanted to concentrate on their main business
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Flood protest call for action
Flood victims who have been denied water defences for three years will stage an angry protest as environment officials arrive to offer protection advice. The people of Lewes are still reeling after the Government announced last week that the town, which
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Cook is shell-shocked by egg discovery
Cook Maria Mills has probably cracked open thousands of eggs in her 11-year career, so she was hardly eggspecting this one to be any different. But to her surprise, it turned out to be rather eggstraordinary - another perfectly formed but smaller egg
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Omid Djalili: No Agenda, Corn Exchange, Brighton
Encouraging the audience to do impressions of cultural stereotypes is perhaps not the most politically-correct way to start a comedy show. But Omid Djalili is a man who can carry it off. Stomping through material where Caucasian comedians would fear to
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New horror of force-fed detainees
Allegations of extreme brutality towards hunger strikers at Guantanamo Bay have been made by several detainees. Newly-released reports by lawyers working on behalf of the prisoners claim that shocking practices are being used to keep the protesters, one
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Albion fans in big match flare-up
Seagulls fans have united to condemn hooligans who went on the rampage hours before the club's great victory against its long-standing rivals. Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club supporters who attended Tuesday night's game against Crystal Palace said
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Water company's plan to purchase
A water company has been accused of jumping the gun in its fight to build a £200 million sewage treatment centre. Southern Water revealed today it had started the formal process of making compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) to buy the necessary land for
