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Support grows for detainee
House of Commons support for Guantanamo detainee Omar Deghayes is growing. More than 40 MPs have now signed an Early Day Motion tabled by Brighton Kemptown MP Des Turner calling on the Government to pressure the US to release Mr Deghayes. The 36-year-old
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Nine Black Alps, Concorde 2, Brighton
On paper I wouldn't go to see this band in a million years. Melodic grunge-pop is their thing, apparently, but it's certainly not mine. So it's lucky I caught this young bunch of Mancunian rockers live before I read too much about them (once in this very
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Letter: Show's not over
I am writing in response to your article on the protest held on October 13 against the park-and-ride proposals for Brighton. I am the chairman of the Patcham Against Insensitive and Destructive Development group (PAIDD) and, along with Frances Lindsay-Hills
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Letter: Thank you
The other day, my son lost his wallet in Portslade village on his way to college. We thought that was the end of it until we received a letter from Hove police, someone having handed it in. A big thank you to this kind, good, honest person, whoever you
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Bus crashes into couple's lounge
A homeowner was woken with a start when a bus crashed into his living room. Eric Swatton, 60, was in bed when he heard a loud bang early yesterday. He rushed to the window of his terraced house in Cuckfield Close, Bewbush, Crawley, to see the back of
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Letter: Sex education
Mr and Mrs Emerson kindly took the trouble to write to complain that a proposed sex shop in Worthing would promote "the wrong kind of sex" (Letters, October 25). Perhaps the Emersons would be public-spirited enough to take the trouble to write again to
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Letter: Take it back
Following Walter Wolfgang's ejection from the Labour Party conference by the heavies, Tony Blair made an apology. But I have yet to hear an apology from Jack Straw, whose disgracefully insulting speech, which likened opponents of the Iraq war with the
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Estates toast success of crime crackdown
A community organisation's crackdown on antisocial behaviour is leading to a nuisance neighbour being evicted every 16 weeks. A report reveals that in the five years since the eb4U regeneration programme began working in East Brighton, there have been
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Basketball: Nurse in a race against time to bolster the Bears
Nick Nurse is facing a race against time to make the signings he needs to save his team's season. Genesis Brighton Bears were beaten 85-71 by a weakened Sheffield Sharks line-up at the Triangle on Saturday. Although Bears responded by coming from behind
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Business as usual after special visit
Dick Knight made a special visit to the training ground on Friday after John Prescott gave Albion some news to shout about. But the Seagulls players reckoned their first game after the Yes verdict was little different to any other. Apart, that was, from
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Letter: Wrong questions
Yesterday I received a leaflet from Brighton and Hove City Council's "specialist consultants" JMP Consulting, who have been tasked by the council to undertake a review of the Area H (Royal Sussex County Hospital) parking scheme. I have been invited to
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French ace stars on Albion's day of celebration
Sebastien Carole has revealed the Latin influences behind the dribbling skills which lit up Withdean's day of celebration. The little French right winger was arguably the star of the show on Saturday with his dazzling footwork behind much of Albion's
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Honouring a true Starr drag queen
A tribute night will be held to honour a popular drag artiste who performed all over the world. Phil Starr, manager of Starrs Hotel and Bar in New Steine, Brighton, was well known on the Brighton and Hove entertainment circuit. Friends have booked the
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Support grows for detainee
House of Commons support for Guantanamo detainee Omar Deghayes is growing. More than 40 MPs have now signed an Early Day Motion tabled by Brighton Kemptown MP Des Turner calling on the Government to pressure the US to release Mr Deghayes. The 36-year-old
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Jenkins to face court
Former deputy headteacher Sion Jenkins was today facing the start of his third trial for the alleged murder of his teenage foster daughter Billie-Jo. Jenkins, 47 and former headteacher-designate at all-boys William Parker School, Hastings, returns to
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Double amputee tackles the New York marathon
A woman who lost both her legs to meningitis is preparing to leave the UK to take part in the New York Marathon. Clare Forbes and her stepfather Eiffie Verboot are flying out to the US on Wednesday for the marathon this weekend. The 21-year-old from Broadfield
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Bonfire societies stage two dazzling firework displays
The streets were ablaze with light and colour as hundreds of revellers celebrated the 400th anniversary of Guy Fawkes' failed attempts to blow up the Houses of Parliament. With flaming torches and banners held high, members of Sussex bonfire societies
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Freerunners fear TV blow
The team hoping to win £50,000 in a live television contest for a new urban playground claims its bid has been sabotaged. Seafront Freestyle wants to build the world's first dedicated space for the sport of parkour - using railings, roofs, barriers and
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Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Corn Exchange, Brighton
Spansih Harlem Orchestra were men of great volume, in terms of both sound and stage presence. They produced a big, fat, happy, New York deli sandwich of Latino beats with a line-up of brass, wind, piano, vocals and percussion. The three singers could
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Fatboy Slim, Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton
Fatboy Slim should be RIP. His populist party tunes, which were the soundtrack to so many top nights in the Nineties, seem as outdated as keying in your own mobile phone ringtone now we're in the Noughties. It's surprising the king of superstar DJs hasn't
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Letter: All I see is a big lack of commitment
It was with an ironic smile that I read the article in which the new principal of Northbrook College spoke of his commitment to education in the Adur district (The Argus, October 8). That must be why it has closed our local adult education office at the
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Letter: A strange way to rid us of weapons
As readers will remember, Walter Wolfgang was forcibly ejected from the recent Labour Party Conference in Brighton for saying "nonsense" in the context of the Government's defence policy. I wonder whether a comparable stifling of the democratic process
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Letter: Cruel to ducks
As Brighton and Hove City Council watered hanging baskets through the water shortage, why can't it also let the duck pond in Queen's Park have water? Isn't it cruel to deprive ducks of their pond when there is water available? -M Laforgue, Brighton
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College tunes in to a £1 million bonanza
A prestigious public school has been gifted £1 million for a new music suite. Seaford College, set in more than 400 acres of rolling parkland at Lavington Park, near Petworth, will use the cash to convert an old stable block in its grounds. The suite
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Strictly no early starts
Newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky will be enjoying the first of many lie-ins today after beginning work on a later show. The award-winning presenter, from Barcombe, near Lewes, will be the new face of the Six O'Clock News as she stands in for Sophie Raworth
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Car owners fear loss of street parking spaces
Residents are concerned about a plan to reorganise parking, some fearing the shake-up will force them to park away from their own streets. Under the proposed review, the eight parking zones in central Brighton and Hove would be replaced by two larger
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Injured passenger kicked by bus thug
A woman with a dislocated knee was left crying and in pain when a drunken thug kicked her leg on a bus while other passengers looked away. Anna Brown, 21, was travelling home on the 50a service from Churchill Square, Brighton, and sat with her leg partly
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Woodland protesters swamped by police
Protesters were confronted by police in riot gear as they staged a demonstration against hundreds of trees being cut down to make way for houses. Onlookers said more than 60 officers, some with protective shields, turned up to the march near Titnore Wood
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Letter: Breath of fresh air
It was nice to read that the Evans Halshaw Ford garage in Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, helped East Sussex Wildlife Rescue by repairing its animal ambulance (The Argus, October 20). So shines a good deed in a weary world. -Gill Jeavons, Hove
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Letter: Protecting choice
The Landsdowne Hotel has been in my family for more than 30 years. I also opened a small members club, Club XS, a couple of years ago and am chairman of the region's Licensed Victuallers Association. So I know that if you want to stay in business, you
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Celebrations as fans toast new home
It was party time at Withdean stadium as Albion fans toasted the historic decision to press ahead with a stadium at Falmer. Seagulls supporters went wild 24 hours after John Prescott ended eight tortuous years by saying yes to the 23,000-seater stadium
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Letter: Wear your poppy with pride
This year is the 84th anniversary of the Royal British Legion. During those years, the Poppy Appeal has helped fund the legion's work to deliver a caring service for the benefit of the ex-service community since 1921. More people are approaching the legion
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Five killed in car crash
Friends and relatives of five teenagers killed in one of the worst car crashes seen in Sussex have described their loss as a tragic waste of young lives. All five - aged from 14 to 17 - died instantly when the stolen blue Rover Metro slammed into a garden
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Letter: Live export rears its ugly head again
In the still of the night as the country slept, a convoy of 21 overcrowded lorries carrying more than 9,000 severely distressed live sheep were exported from Dover for the beginning of their long and arduous journey to an unknown end somewhere on the
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Letter: Stand united
Many thanks to Jean Calder and The Argus for her excellent article on the United Nations (October 23). She worried what she wrote would disappoint me and that I would feel let down but the opposite is the case. Along with other member of the local branch
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Match report: Albion 1 Ipswich 1
Albion chairman Dick Knight, adapting a well-worn football phrase, was "over Jupiter" when the green light was given for Falmer. Ipswich manager Joe Royle reckoned "there's more atmosphere on Mars" than at Withdean. Well big Joe, you are talking out of
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Letter: Council tax is unfair but find the right alternative
Council tax is certainly unfair but supporters of the Is it Fair? campaign against the tax should think more carefully about the implications of what they are proposing. The Is it Fair? group is advocating local income tax, supposedly based on "ability
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Dean on the goal trail again
Dean Hammond is targeting another scoring spree after celebrating Albion's thumbs-up for Falmer with his first goal for 13 games. The Hastings-born midfielder ended his famine in Saturday's 1-1 home draw against Ipswich and now he wants to strike again
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Dean on the goal trail again
Dean Hammond is targeting another scoring spree after celebrating Albion's thumbs-up for Falmer with his first goal for 13 games. The Hastings-born midfielder ended his famine in Saturday's 1-1 home draw against Ipswich and now he wants to strike again
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Fair Trade award listing
Campaigners aiming to achieve Fair Trade status for their town have been shortlisted for a national community award. The Fair Trade Eastbourne campaign is encouraging people and businesses to buy Fair Trade goods. It is one of 16 projects shortlisted
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Fresh bid for £200m sewage station
A utility firm has been warned it will have to fight for the land it needs for a £200 million waste water treatment plant. Southern Water has started making compulsory purchase orders to buy land for the proposed works at Lower Hoddern Farm, Peacehaven
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Club faces closure over licensing regulations
A music venue which helped propel the likes of Fatboy Slim and Coldplay to fame could be facing closure. Directors of Concorde 2 in Madeira Drive, Brighton, have had to cancel shows and issue refunds to under-18s who may no longer be allowed in the venue
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The Rivals, Theatre Royal, Brighton, October 31 - November 5
"If someone plays a concerto on one instrument, you get the tune, and that's lovely,' says Stephanie Cole. "But if the entire orchestra plays it, you get the whole spectrum of notes. I think that's the triumph of this production - we have all the notes
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Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Corn Exchange, Brighton, Monday, October 31
Mothering both camp pop-crooner Rufus Wainwright and his equally talented sister Martha (both playing in Brighton next month) should be enough to get any woman a lifetime's achievement award for services to music. But Kate McGarrigle and her sister Anna
