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Villagers to decide on legal challenge
Opponents of plans for the new Brighton and Hove Albion stadium at Falmer are taking legal advice on whether they should challenge John Prescott's Yes verdict in the High Court. Falmer Parish Council and Lewes District Council have until December 8
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Omar MP's meeting with Straw
Omar MP's meeting with Straw by Miriam Wells Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is to meet Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Deghayes' MP. The minister will meet Des Turner, Labour MP for Brighton Kemptown, who represents the 36-year-old law graduate from
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Letter: Night shelter works so keep it open
It is of vital importance St Patrick's night shelter, Hove, for young, homeless people, is kept open. It is clear from what the young people themselves have said of it, their whole lives are being turned around because of the support given to them. I
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Letter: They pay nothing
I agree with James Wilson, who visits the car park where travellers park. A van for the woman with the baby is fine but not the others. Last week, there were ten travellers' vans in Preston Park Avenue and two more in the park. I own a caravan and if
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Letter: All travellers need is a site to live on
The front-page headline of The Argus, "Park here without paying and you could be fined - unless you are a traveller" (November 5) missed the point. It did not, in any case, include any response from the travellers themselves or from any travellers' organisations
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Fierce resistance to park-and-ride plans
Campaigners against a park and ride site being built in their community have questioned councillors on the way they have handled the scheme. Brighton and Hove City Council wants to build a 900-space car park on one of two sites in Patcham but residents
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Driver denies road-rage assault
A council road worker has denied breaking a man's cheekbone in a road-rage attack. Dean Bryant, 23, told a court he had not laid a finger on Esfandyou Golchin. He said he was on his way to meet team mates who play for the Ladies Mile Pub football team
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Letter: Indefensible cost
Isn't it strange so-called overspending by the local health authorities (The Argus, November 7) is deemed unacceptable by the Government, yet we never hear the same thing about the rocketing defence budget? Can we really say so much money is wasted by
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Villagers to decide on legal challenge
Opponents of plans for the new Brighton and Hove Albion stadium at Falmer are taking legal advice on whether they should challenge John Prescott's Yes verdict in the High Court. Falmer Parish Council and Lewes District Council have until December 8 to
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Letter: ID cards are a burning issue
Congratulations to Cliffe Bonfire Society for its magnificent effigy of Home Secretary Charles Clarke, burned on the Lewes bonfire last week. Clarke's ID card scheme is a threat to our freedoms and rights and we will be branded for life. The figure which
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Village fetish club outcry
A controversial swingers club accused of lowering the tone of a sleepy village is to close - but the new owners are fetishists. Nudist days, spanking evenings, fetish swingers parties and pole dancing have all been promised by Club Liberty, the new management
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Letter: Penned in to celebrate our freedom
ON November 5, Lewes is normally the best place to be in the world but in recent years, the town has become more and more like a police state. The night is intended to celebrate the freedoms which we have fought for over the centuries and fun is poked
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Council approves waste plant plan
Campaigners against a controversial waste plant were dealt a blow when councillors voted to approve the scheme. Brighton and Hove City Council's policy and resources committee yesterday backed plans which include an incinerator and rubbish plant which
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Letter: Lost Mod folder
I hope a plea to readers might result in the return of a ring binder I left on a number 6 bus to Portslade Station at about 6.30pm on Monday, November 7. The inch-thick file was full of photos and memorabilia about the film Quadrophenia. I had just used
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Letter: Stingy business
Yet again, local businesses aren't showing their appreciation towards the people of Brighton and are refusing to spend some of their profits on Christmas lights. I remember in the Fifties, Brighton had a fantastic display in North Street and Western Road
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Eagles wait on boy wonder
Eastbourne Eagles are facing an anxious wait before they know whether they will be signing Sussex superkid Lewis Bridger. The Bexhill rider, tipped as a future world champion in some quarters, turned 16 last Friday and is now allowed to sign his first
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November 10: Seagulls are paying for not having funds for a striker
The end of the Leon Knight episode could just be the beginning of Albion's push for safety. The Seagulls desperately want Mark McGhee's "main man" to rediscover the goalscoring form which lifted them into the Championship in the first place. McGhee must
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Oatway on course for derby
Charlie Oatway is on course to be a pain in the neck again for Crystal Palace. The long-serving midfielder had one of his best matches for Albion in last month's shock 1-0 win at Selhurst Park. Now Oatway is poised to face the Seagulls' arch rivals once
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Passenger numbers up at Gatwick
Passenger numbers rose at Gatwick Airport during October as new routes were launched to Africa and Europe. More than 2.8 million people passed through the airport during October, 2.5 per cent more than during the same month last year. The European scheduled
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Brighton wins bus Oscar
Public transport in Brighton and Hove is celebrating today after winning a coveted bus Oscar. The Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company with the city council beat national competition to win the successful partnership accolade at the UK Bus Awards ceremony
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Beauty spot asbestos blow
Asbestos has been found dumped on a beauty spot, angering conservationists who have demanded to know how the site is being managed. Telscombe Tye has become the focus of an increasingly bitter row between councillors, conservationists and residents after
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Pavilion is voted on to UK top ten
It's already a well loved and familiar sight in Brighton - now the Royal Pavilion has been voted one of the nation's favourite icons. Thousands of people named the extravagant palace one of their top ten architectural structures in the UK in a poll commissioned
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'Lose your leader or our cash'
Brighton and Hove's Labour Party risks losing thousands of pounds of funding unless it topples its embattled leader within weeks. GMB, the general workers' union, has threatened to withdraw campaign contributions from the party in the run-up to the next
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Gay rights campaign is backed
Hoteliers who turn away gay and lesbian couples are to be criminalised following a successful campaign by a Brighton MP. The Government has signalled its support for Des Turner's bid to prohibit sexual orientation discrimination in the service industry
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Warning meandering route of the Cuckmere could vanish
During the past 100 years, it has attracted millions but a beautiful tourist spot is threatened with being swallowed up by the sea. A conservation group has called for action to preserve the meandering route of the Cuckmere in its estuary near Seaford
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Taste of Chaos Tour, Brighton Centre, Brighton, Thursday, Nov 10
"It's unbelievable," says Gareth Davies of headliners Funeral For A Friend, fresh from the Japanese leg of the show. "It blows our minds every night. The atmosphere is incredible - it's like our own mini-festival." Send seven of the planet's loudest rock
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Peter Bruntnell, Hanbury Ballroom, Brighton, Thursday, November 10
An alt-country singer songwriter conjuring shades of Gram Parsons and Nick Drake, Bruntnell produced something of a cult classic in 1999 in the form of his third album, Normal For Bridgewater, a moving blend of blues, folk and pop. Having since quietly
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Simply Red, Brighton Centre, Brighton
In the 20 years Mick Hucknall has been performing as the front man for Simply Red, an awful lot has happened. But Hucknall's music is still as fresh and exciting as ever. He was like an energiser bunny with a mop of orange hair on stage, bouncing around
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Letter: More to learning
In 1997, when Tony Blair famously made "education, education, education" his political mantra during Labour's election campaign, what he actually meant was "training, training, training". Concerned about Britain's economic well being, he believes only
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Letter: Influx of outsiders
I read with great interest the article by Sara Wallis entitled "Breathing new life into the forgotten old port of Sussex" (The Argus, November 8). I have lived in Newhaven for about 20 years and, at one time, had a business there. Yes, I congratulate
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Omar MP's meeting with Straw
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is to meet Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Deghayes' MP. The minister will meet Des Turner, Labour MP for Brighton Kemptown, who represents the 36-year-old law graduate from Saltdean imprisoned without charge in the US military
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Hospital cuts looming in funds crisis
A struggling hospital trust could be forced to shut three wards and cut services at a community hospital to try and save money. Closing 27 beds at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton and withdrawing services provided at Lewes District Hospital
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Letter: Let moaners win
With all the letters criticising the stunning designs for the King Alfred development, let's not build it. Let the moaners and critics win the battle and continue to look and admire the rundown, rotting eyesore which is the King Alfred - an eyesore only
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Killed mother: suspect daughter spotted
A woman wanted on suspicion of murdering her mother has been spotted by a relative, police confirmed last night. Nicola Edgington, a 25-year-old mother of two, called at the relative's home in Southend on Tuesday. The relative urged Ms Edgington to give
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Skills training grants give hope for jobless
Thousands of unemployed people will be armed with the skills to get jobs thanks to a £10 million European grant. A new project named Equal Brighton and Hove will invest the cash in training courses for 4,000 people who may find it difficult to get a foothold
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Letter: Healthy backbone
I read your article which said the National Health Service was in a cash crisis (November 7). The figures you quoted amount to less than £7 a week, per person, for full medical cover for doctors and hospital treatment, including brain operations, the
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Dad jailed for attacking teachers
A loutish father has been jailed for attacking two teachers after his stepdaughter complained she was bullied. Simon Morton stormed into her school and demanded the headteacher take action. But a fight broke out in the reception of Patcham High School
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Letter: Open for patients
In response to Ms James' enquiry as to why ambulance crews leave ambulance doors open while attending a patient (Letters, November 3), there is indeed a good reason. If, after assessing the patient, it transpires they have to be taken to hospital, then
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Letter: Cringing clerics shouldn't apologise for the Empire
Earlier this year, I called into question the practice of senior clerics making confusing statements to an already doubting church (Letters, January 12). On that occasion, I was referring to remarks made by the archbishops of Canterbury and York. It seems
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Seagulls are paying for not having funds for a striker
The end of the Leon Knight episode could just be the beginning of Albion's push for safety. The Seagulls desperately want Mark McGhee's "main man" to rediscover the goalscoring form which lifted them into the Championship in the first place. McGhee must
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Farewell to one of Albion's bravest
Glen Wilson had the unique distinction of leading Albion into the Second Division for the first time. It was the highlight of a playing career that could, and should, have gone further but for his reluctance to leave the Goldstone. Albion's brave and
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Boutique owner forced to remove controversial porthole
Even Sherlock Holmes would have had trouble solving the riddle of the round window, the planning committee and the boutique owner who nearly went bust. For two years Ali Mughal has fought to keep the convex window she fitted in the front of her womenswear
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Town wants to feature on TV weather map
Forecasters are being asked to put a seaside resort on their weather maps to boost a town's tourism. Councillors have asked The Met Office and television companies to feature Worthing on weather maps so people choose to visit the town, instead of other
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Crime fears at silent stations
A rail boss been warned closing ticket offices early could lead to a rise in crime. Hastings Borough Council leader Jeremy Birch has written to South Eastern Trains managing director Michael Holden urging a rethink. The rail company, which operates in
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Cracking down on drug dealers
Police in Eastbourne have relentlessly pursued drug dealers to help banish illegal substances from the streets. The latest effort led to 90 officers storming a hotel at 72 and 74 Pevensey Road and rounding up 12 suspects. Grateful neighbours fed-up with
