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Stomp, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton
Brighton-born sensation Stomp, combining music, dance, theatre and comedy in a tightly choreographed, unique performance, has returned home. There's something immediately satisfying, watching a man with a Mohican enter the stage to a packed auditorium
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Jonathan Rice, Komedia, Brighton
Arguably, there may be too much sex and violence on telly these days but at least shows such as The OC are stimulating the appetite of a new generation for thoughtful rock as provided by the talented Johnathan Rice. At 22, doe-eyed Rice could even be
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The Organ, Ocean Rooms, Brighton
Take two young, unusually-named, female-dominated indie bands, put them on at the Ocean Rooms in the middle of the week and what do you get? Not enough people to witness performances which should achieve greater recognition. It's impossible not to love
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Letter: Stanmer is a car park in waiting
We recently visited Stanmer Park and saw the sorry state of the farm house, boarded up like an abandoned squat. From reading the Friends of Stanmer notice board, we discovered its opposition to Brighton and Hove City Council's plans to charge the public
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Letter: Craven Vale - a true haven
I feel I have to tell you about Craven Vale Resource Centre in Brighton. I was recently sent there to rest and recuperate after a stay at the Royal Sussex County Hospital and have nothing but praise for the care I received. The staff were friendly and
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Letter: Battling apostrophe's
Naught for the comfort of Lynne Nicholls (The Argus, October 17), I fought the battle of the possessive apostrophe for more than 30 years, with indifferent success in the classroom, even though the rule is so simple. You merely invert the sentence and
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Family fury over funeral clampdown
The family of boxer Danny Hall who was killed in a motorcycle accident have criticised the police for interfering with his funeral arrangements. The 26-year-old, crowned Southern Counties super heavyweight novice champion last season and due to turn professional
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Suicide threat of bird woman
A terminally ill woman facing eviction for feeding pigeons outside her flat says she will starve herself to death if forced to stop. Margaret Waite, 58, must stop scattering crumbs for the birds by midnight tonight or she will be kicked out of her home
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Pilot's miraculous escape from crash
A pilot is lucky to be alive after his plane crashed into a hill as he lost his way in thick fog. Anthony French, 67, clambered out of his wrecked light aircraft with minor cuts, sprains and bruises after the dramatic crash landing in a hill-top field
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Council blamed for lack of patient care
The head of a hospital trust has accused a county council of failing patients who need long-term care. Kim Hodgson, who took over as chief executive of East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust three weeks ago, said she was "baffled" by East Sussex County Council's
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Innocent claim by accused, jury told
A man accused of shooting a businessman told police he was innocent of the murder, a jury heard. Ken Harvey, 44, who lived at Broad Oak, near Hastings, was gunned down in a quiet country lane two years ago. Jason Bradley, 37, and Colin Meek, 35, have
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Treatment hopes for young Sacha
A girl caught in a life-or-death lottery for medical care could be treated - but only if doctors rule she has the right variant of a killer illness. Sacha Skinner, aged five, was diagnosed with Batten disease three months ago but has been waiting for
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Letter: Lame lanes policy
I wish Brighton and Hove City Council would make up its mind as to whether it wants to encourage local people to use cycle lanes or not. Have any of the councillors tried cycling in the cycle lanes in Dyke Road? There are so many cars parked in them,
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Sisters fight for war grave rule
Merchant seamen's organisations demonstrated in support of a naval gunner's daughters who are fighting to turn their father's final resting place into a war grave. Sisters Rosemary Fogg and Valerie Ledgard, both from Worthing, are fighting a High Court
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Letter: Whispered apology
This is an apology to anyone I might have offended by calling out to them from outside St Leonard's Church, Portslade. Our little church is under threat of closure, so my family and I have opened the doors each Saturday morning for the past three months
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Cash deal plan to help shelter
A homeless charity facing a financial crisis has been thrown a lifeline. St Patrick's Trust, of Hove, was bracing itself to lose £310,000 in annual funding from Brighton and Hove City Council. A new deal brokered by Liberal Democrat councillor Paul Elgood
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Shame of our streets
Bags of rotting rubbish, broken furniture, computers and fridges litter the streets. The Argus today publishes just a few examples of the thousands of items fly-tipped in Brighton and Hove each year by unscrupulous entrepreneurs. Medical experts have
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Letter: Let's get along
There's been a lot of pro and anti-motorist and pro and anti-cyclist sentiment in the letters pages recently. I wonder how many writers are, in fact, cyclists when they're not motorists and motorists when they're not cyclists. I know I am. Assuming most
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Albion keeper honoured to be selected for under 18s
Goalkeeper John Sullivan has become the latest Albion player to earn an international call-up. Sullivan, currently on work experience with Hastings United, admits to being in shock after earning selection for the England under-18s to face Turkey in a
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Football: Crawley lose another boss
Crawley caretaker boss Murray Jones has left the club just two days after being appointed. Jones was due to take charge of the first team at Cambridge United on Saturday following the sacking of Francis Vines. But Reds were plunged into more uncertainty
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Dodd faces battle
Jason Dodd today admitted he faces a real battle to win his first team place back after recovering from a long-term ankle injury. Dodd has declared himself fit for Saturday's visit of Ipswich Town to Withdean after playing his first game for seven weeks
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Developer appeals refusal of 185 home plan
Developers have gone to appeal after being refused permission to build 185 homes in a seaside town. Bovis Homes Brickfast Limited were refused permission by Lewes District Council to build the homes on the site in Peacehaven despite planning officers
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Support for rail service extension
Business leaders have written to the Secretary of State for Transport Alistair Darling in support of plans to extend the Gatwick Express rail service to Brighton. Earlier this week, Sussex Enterprise, airport operator BAA and Sussex and Surrey business
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Villagers are winning fight for a quieter life
Villagers plagued by noisy train horns have won their fight to stop drivers sounding them at a level crossing. Residents of the Arun Valley complained they were kept awake at night because the new Electrostar trains were so loud. Now Network Rail has
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Tenants back in from cold
A boiler problem which left hundreds of tenants without heating for 12 weeks has been largely fixed. The Argus reported yesterday that the communal boilers serving the tower blocks at Nettleton Court and Dudeney Lodge, Brighton, broke down in August.
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Are you ready for Prescott's decision on stadium?
Tension is mounting with only three working days left in which John Prescott can make his final decision on Falmer. Will it be today? Will it be tomorrow? Or will the Deputy Prime Minister torment Albion fans by taking his deadline down to the wire and
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Activists fight ban at arms factory
Peace activists are preparing to fight an injunction restricting their protests. EBO MBM Technology, an arms factory in Home Farm Road, Brighton, is attempting to obtain a High Court ruling banning demonstrations of larger than ten people outside their
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Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Corn Exchange, Brighton, Thursday, October 27
"We played just now in Poole England," says Oscar Hernandez. "If you'd have told me 30 years ago that I would be playing for 500 British people dancing the salsa I would have said, 'You're crazy'. But this was the case. That's a tribute to the power of
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Letter: Ban bangers
Why doesn't the Government ban fireworks other than on Novemeber 5 or at organised events? I was walking my dog at 6.30pm last Saturday and the continuous banging of fireworks terrified by dog and others. Isn't it bad enough to put pets through this trauma
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Letter: Pricey parking
I thought I would give Newhaven Somerfield supermarket a try. It's a nice store, with fast checkouts and short queues. But after putting the shopping in the car, I found I had to pay 75p. Sainsbury's, 11 miles away, has free parking and is always busy
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Letter: Deceptive artistry
The Argus has recently shown two artists' impressions of the proposed Community (football) Stadium at Falmer and Gehry's King Alfred complex. It's a safe bet both impressions were produced by those in favour of the developments. The stadium is depicted
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Letter: Money for rubbish
I read Brighton and Hove City Council is intending to fine residents £50 if they leave their rubbish out when no collection is due (The Argus, October 21). There has been an on-going problem in Stanstead Crescent, Ravenswood Drive, Foxdown Road and the
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Teens raped on way home
A young woman was gang-raped just hours after a sexual attack on a 14-year-old girl in a nearby street. The victims are today recovering from their terrifying ordeals at the hands of strangers following separate attacks during the same night. The 19-year-old
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Letter: Women's centre needs funds, not politicking
Playing political games with the local voluntary sector won't save Brighton Women's Centre (The Argus, October 25). Councillor Brian Oxley says he has £30,000 for the Women's Centre to save it from closing. Well, if that really is the case, he needs to
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Letter: Pier is Brighton's only saving grace
Every year, for the past 50 years, I have returned to Brighton and Hove, my birthplace. For the past ten years, I have found the place is getting dirtier and dirtier. The number of beggars seems to increase and they are getting more aggressive. In the
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Letter: Stafford's vision
I read the article entitled "Battle to save field left for children" (The Argus, October 21), about a recreation ground next to Stafford House, Hassocks. Keeping it would not only benefit children but adults as well. In 1979, when I lived in Hove, I attended
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Boxing: Big Hove night for two legends of ring
Two legends of the ring are coming to Brighton and Hove. Sports-plus.net are hosting an audience with Nigel Benn, the former WBC super-middleweight champion, and the ex-WBO super-middleweight champion Steve Collins at the Hove Metropole on December 7.
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Speedway: Shields keeps Eagles' hopes flickering
Inspirational form from Poole-based Adam Shields at Wimborne Road helped maintain Eastbournes push for Craven Shield Final victory. Shields, who lives in the town, followed up his first leg score of ten points at Arlington with 11 more in the second leg
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Letter: Greater good? We've been at it for 50 years
How sad it was to read the comments of Tony Mernagh of the Brighton City Centre Business Forum (Letters, October 20). He said Brighton and Sussex RSPCA is keen to build a new "super centre" if Brighton and Hove City Council will gift us Patcham Court
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All geared up for move
A car mechanic will be evicted from the site he has occupied for more than 30 years. Phil Darby, 50, has run the Rectory Service Station in Rectory Road, Worthing, since he was a teenager. Q8 Petroleum (UK Holdings Ltd), owner of the site, gave Mr Darby
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Rail workers considering industrial action
A ballot of rail workers over possible industrial action is under way. Workers at South Eastern Trains (SET) are campaigning against a decision by managers to cut ticket office opening hours or sacrifice 100 jobs by closing counters altogether. The company
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HIV cases on the rise at NHS centre
Newly-diagnosed HIV infections are on the rise in Brighton and Hove. The number of people attending NHS services for HIV in the city is increasing by ten to 15 per cent a year. Last year, 920 people from Brighton and Hove were receiving treatment compared
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Key youth worker's fine legacy
A key youth worker is quitting because lottery funding for projects has run out. Don Brown, 47, is leaving Hove YMCA tomorrow after 15 years of service. But he leaves the organisation thriving compared to when he first arrived as a part-time youth worker
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Arts festival comes in from Fringe
One of the country's largest alternative arts festivals has won independent status allowing organisers to attract more money and bigger audiences. Brighton Festival Fringe will operate as an independent company separate from the Brighton Festival organisation
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Judge recommends two decades for death of businessman
The two men who shot and stabbed businessman Mohammed Raja to death have been told by a judge they will serve at least 20 years behind bars. David Croke, 62, of East Moulsecoomb, Brighton, and Robert Knapp, 58, of Abbeyfeale, County Limerick, Eire, were
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63-year old man dies trying to stop violent fight
A 63-year-old man has died during a violent fight between a group of men in a busy shopping street. Barry Dell, of Franklands Village, Haywards Heath, was stabbed during an attack in Haywards Road, last Thursday. He was taken to the Royal Sussex County
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Union opposition to city academy scheme
Three more trade unions have joined Unison to campaign against proposals for a city academy. Public sector union Unison announced its opposition to plans for a city academy at Falmer High School in Brighton almost two weeks ago. Brighton and Hove City
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HIV cases on the rise at NHS centre
NEWLY-diagnosed HIV infections are on the rise in Brighton and Hove. The number of people attending NHS services for HIV in the city is increasing by ten to 15 per cent a year. Last year, 920 people from Brighton and Hove were receiving treatment compared
