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Job seeker's all yours if the price is right
Desperate to avoid endless trips to employment centres, one job hunter has taken the unusual step of putting himself up for auction on the internet. Nick Feather, 29, will sell himself to the highest bidder for two weeks to carry out whatever his new
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Letter: Stand, don't bow
Regarding Lawrence Alkin's letter attacking Ken Fines for his criticism of the King Alfred project (February 8), the implication seems to be we should bow down to the marvellous Frank Gehry and his designs. Commonsense, as applied by Ken Fines, is supported
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Fuel price hikes raises fears for pensioners
Thousands of people will have to pay higher gas and electricity bills after a company announced increased charges. Seeboard gas and electricity prices are to rise for the sixth time in two years, this time by almost 15 per cent and five per cent respectively
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Bus yobs got me fined £80
A passenger was arrested and fined after complaining to the driver about a group of drunken yobs on a bus. Marnie Eleazer, 55, was one of a number of passengers upset by the racket being created by about 12 teenage girls on the 2A to Hangleton in Hove
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Letter: Payrise is almost my husband's wage
I write with reference to the recent article regarding the outrageous remuneration paid to the principal of City College Brighton and Hove (The Argus, February 7). A reply given to me by the college states that the facts in the original article were not
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Letter: Light not heat
Maggie King (Letters, February 13) misunderstands what a more equal society means in practice. Equality isn't about treating everyone the same. People are different and equality policies are needed to recognise that. The city's lesbian, gay, bisexual
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Letter: On the surface
Following the piece about the dangers and noise of Brighton Road, Lancing, (The Argus, February 9), I'd like to know what the purpose of the recent "re-jointing" of this road's surface was? If the operation, which has just been completed, is a prelude
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Winter Olympics: Chemmy skis into history
Chemmy Alcott's decision to go for broke paid off handsomely as she recorded Britain's best Olympic alpine result in 18 years. The 23-year-old gambled on an aggressive approach in the women's downhill and was rewarded with an impressive 11th-place finish
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Rewarding best Sussex fare
Sponsors are being sought for the first Sussex Food and Drinks Awards. The prize-giving ceremony will take place in January next year and will celebrate the county's best food and drink producers and retailers. The public will vote for the restaurants
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Popular tourist gardens to shut
One of the most popular visitor attractions in Sussex is to close to the public leaving doubts over its future. Staff at Borde Hill Gardens in Balcombe Road, Haywards Heath, were dismayed by the planned closure and said they had been left in the dark
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Bus stop is to stay put
Parents have won their battle to prevent a bus stop being moved 20 yards down a road and placed outside a nursery. Mothers, nursery staff and Scout leaders were furious at proposals to relocate the stop in Old London Road, Patcham, from outside the Co-op
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Drugs city cleans up
The drugs capital of the UK has won an award for tackling the problem. Recent crackdowns in Brighton and Hove have seen more than 100 arrests and there has been a big drop in the number of drug-related crimes, including burglaries. City police and their
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Second road death sparks safety pleas
DEMANDS to improve an increasingly notorious road have grown after a second death in the space of 13 days. Residents have reacted with anger and dismay after a 50-year-old woman was killed on Valentine's Day - 400 metres from the scene of a hit-and-run
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The Old Country, Theatre Royal, Brighton
Alan Bennett is one of Britains premiere playwrights but his best material comes from the Seventies, before he took on the persona of a cosy, professional Yorkshireman. The Old Country is part of a trilogy of spy plays, along with An Englishman Abroad
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Letter: Let's make admissions fair for all
Writing about secondary-school admissions in Brighton, S Smith suggested Councillor McCaffery was self-interested (February 9) and Paul Grivell (February 11) suggested Pat Hawkes had no principles. Both letters disingenuously failed to address the issues
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Letter: A good old Sussex state by the sea
I have been putting the idea about of Sussex celebrating a Sussex Day and wondered if readers would support the possibility. I think October 14 would be best date on which we could "take back our county". This date marks Battle of Hastings day. If readers
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Letter: UK trolley centre
I read Adam Gale's letter about a trolley from south-east London appearing on the South Coast (Letters, February 13) with great interest. Mr Gale and your readers may be interested to know the Trolley Collectors' Society of Great Britain was formed last
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Still no Falmer review
Lewes District Council is still waiting for a date for a review of the decision on Falmer Stadium. The council has appealed to the High Court over the ruling by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, allowing Brighton and Hove Albion
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Second road death sparks safety pleas
Demands to improve an increasingly notorious road have grown after a second death in the space of 13 days. Residents have reacted with anger and dismay after a 50-year-old woman was killed on Valentine's Day - 400 metres from the scene of a hit-and-run
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Fathers' activist vows to fight on
An activist who unfurled a 30ft banner on the Houses of Parliament has denied causing a public nuisance. Guy Harrison, 38, of Peppers Lane, Ashurst, Steyning, admits scaling the Palace of Westminster to promote the now defunct Fathers4Justice campaign
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Letter: Easy pickings
I write regarding the fine imposed on the Post Office for the number of lost and stolen letters. How do the powers that be know the extent of its losses? I'm sure hundreds of lost or stolen letters go unreported. I didn't receive two letters posted to
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Incinerator plan set to be burning issue
A waste contractor has applied to burn more than 200,000 tonnes of waste a year if it gets the go-ahead to build a waste incinerator. Onyx South Downs, now Veolia Environmental Services, has already lodged a planning application to build an incinerator
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Relief as police shut crack den
Police have boarded up a crack house and evicted the tenant after finding hard drugs worth £1,200 at the property. Officers drove nails into the front door of the flat in Whitehawk Way, Brighton, yesterday, within days of the police raids. Magistrates
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Letter: Measured change
As a mother of three children, I voted against the proposed changes to secondary admissions in Brighton. Like most people I know who have been involved in the no campaign, I believe some change is needed to make things fairer. My children would do well
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Eastbourne - the movie star
Eastbourne has seen a record-breaking 95 per cent increase in filming in just one year. It has featured as the backdrop for several feature films, adverts, pop videos and stills photography for a variety of magazines in the last 12 months. Last year Oscar-winning
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Letter: With snow due here, could it end drought?
I wonder whether Southern Water will take heed, following the warning we could get a heavy fall of snow as the storm which hit New York heads here? If it does snow, the company could make some provision to shift snow which falls outside the reservoir
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Top tourist site to shut
One of the most popular visitor attractions in Sussex is to close to the public leaving doubts over its future. Staff at Borde Hill Gardens in Balcombe Road, Haywards Heath, were dismayed by the planned closure and said they had been left in the dark
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Letter: Fans will behave
Having read Wilf Frame-Tuck's letter (February 14), I wonder how he knows how Albion fans will park. The fact is, most fans use public transport now as the cost of local travel is included in the match-ticket price. There's no parking on yellow lines
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Basketball: London Towers 84 Brighton Bears 103
Dennis Rodman today said farewell to his Genesis Brighton Bears colleagues - for now - and offered them his top tip success in basketball - don't think about the game too much. Rodman played his part as Bears, led by the flair of Terrance McGee, Jerry
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Letter: It's not wrong for bus drivers to work to rule
I had to respond to the letter from Mr Kelleher (February 8), suggesting a boycott of bus services if bus drivers demand better pay. I am one of the drivers he refers to and feel his views are misguided. He says his partner earns the minimum wage yet
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Perry asks fans to stand by club for final push
Chief executive Martin Perry appealed to Albion fans to stick with the club to help the "final push" towards getting a new stadium at Falmer. On the day the Seagulls revealed their season ticket prices for next season Perry said the fans continued support
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Basketball: Race on to bring Rodman back to Sussex
Dennis Rodman today revealed Genesis Brighton Bears face international opposition in their audacious bid to bring him back to Sussex. The five-times NBA champion signed off in style as Bears beat high-flying London Towers 103-84 at Crystal Palace last
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Launch of hotel group
A family-run hotel group has been launched following the acquisition of a hotel. Clifford Ayris, already owner of The White Hart Hotel in Lewes, has bought The Boship Farm Hotel in Lower Dicker, near Hailsham, for an undisclosed sum. He said it marked
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Hotelier put lives at risk
A hotel owner who put his guests' lives at risk by breaching fire and safety rules has been fined £7,500. Sunil Koomkhwa, who runs the Brighton Beach Hotel, was also ordered to pay £6,450 legal costs. Brighton Magistrates Court heard fire officers inspected
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Father's trip for Billie-Jo
The natural father of Billie-Jo Jenkins is planning an emotional trip to the seaside town where she died next month to mark what would have been her 23rd birthday. Bill Jenkins intends to visit Lower Park Road, Hastings, where the 13-year-old was murdered
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Asylum seeker's torture fears
An Iranian journalist facing deportation has spoken of his fears of being imprisoned and tortured. Amir Hassan, who ran one of Iran's first private internet companies, was seized from his home at 6am by five police officers in Lansdowne Place, Hove, last
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Fans storm out of gig as singer delayed by Brit awards
Dozens of angry fans walked out of a gig after singer Beth Orton turned up late because she was handing out an award at last night's Brit Awards. Orton was due to play a gig at the Brighton Dome. Angry fans began demanding their money back after being
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Jim Noir, Komedia, Brighton, Thursday, February 16
"I have got a bit of a split personality. It's really Alan who sits in the studio all day writing the music. And then, when he's finished, he has a few drinks and turns into Jim Noir." So says Alan Roberts, aka Jim Noir, a 23 year old from suburban Manchester
