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Omar Deghayes' mother describes her anguish
Omar Deghayes, a 37-year-old Libyan refugee from Saltdean, has been imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay for almost four years. The plight of the detainees, kept in small cages without access to family or friends, allegedly suffering constant abuse, torture and
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Rocky Horror Show, Theatre Royal, Saturday
Basques, suspenders, kinky pinnies and a promise to have my cherry popped featured in the various bumf on The Rocky Horror Show. So it was with trepidation that I strolled up to the Theatre Royal for my virgin visit. It was a fear I shared with the show's
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Letter: Bird flu who is at fault?
I agree with Michael James and M Forrest there should be a debate (Letters, March 11). However, three or four letters in your pages against wild birds have had no counter argument and Michael James favours a cull, perish the thought. I agree a ban on
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Letter: Art attack
For Chris Heape to say the traditional Regency splendour of Hove is shown to be outdated by the proposed arrival of Garish Gehry (Letters, March 8), is like saying the timeless masterpieces of Renoir and Rembrandt are outdated by Tracey Emin's work of
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Letter: Valid answers
So who is right? Is it "The state of the English Cities" report which states (The Argus, March 8) that this city is below the national average in economic growth (41 per cent), despite the proximity to London, or Brighton and Hove City Council which questioned
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Letter: Have a word
I share Ed Birch's concerns regarding customers who complain about how long it takes to get into Brighton and the shortage of parking spaces near North Laine. It was in order to reduce traffic congestion in the city centre and encourage more visitors
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Letter: Further by bus
I am writing about the article published on March 9 about the North Laine area. The first issue is where to park. I personally do not want more cars parking in the area where my children and I live. The pollution is awful because we get it from London
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Cab drivers prepare to test their driving skills on seafront
Taxi drivers in Brighton and Hove are preparing for the first ever competition to test their driving skills. The city's first Taxi Driver Of The Year contest will take place on Sunday, with cabbies swerving around an obstacle course in Madeira Drive.
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Cheeky guests make a beeline for Honeyclub
Transylvanian pop twins the Cheeky Girls lived up to their name when they turned up to a launch party - and gave the mayor a couple of big smackers. Bob Carden is used to being greeted rather more demurely as the first citizen of Brighton and Hove. But
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Cyclists feel snubbed on visits to library
Dozens of cyclists have been told they are not welcome at one of the most eco-friendly buildings in the country. The managers of the private land on which Brighton's £14 million Jubilee Library was built have made it clear their vision for the area "does
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Letter: Balancing act
Mr Birch must be congratulated for cramming so many groundless clichs into a single letter (Letters, March 9). Brighton and Hove City Council is not responsible for "strangling" the life out of the town centre nor for parking policies which are prompting
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Letter: Heading for reading success
Congratulations are due to Charlie Oatway for admitting his literacy problems (The Argus, March 13). Now he has done something about it using Brighton and Hove Albion's Study Support Centre, he will be able to help his children with their homework, read
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On target for a golden double
A teenage coffee shop worker has scooped a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. Charlotte Kerwood, 19, from Fletching, near Uckfield, came first in the women's double trap pairs clay pigeon shooting alongside Surrey's Rachel Parish. The former Lewes
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Letter: Gehry's vision will be good for Hove
In response to Graham Deane (Letters, March 2), although I am a member of the Hove Civic Society, he does not represent my views regarding the development of the King Alfred site. In fact, I am completely in favour of the Frank Gehry building. At no time
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Speedway: Eagles looking for flying start
Eastbourne are looking to get their Elite League season off to a flyer tonight by springing a surprise at Belle Vue. Promoter Jon Cook believes the Eagles could be going to Manchester for their first league match at just the right time as their hosts
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Basketball: Bears suffer double defeat
Top scorer Jerry Williams has called for more fourth-quarter responsibility as he hopes for a late run to the play-offs. Williams was shocked to be taken out of the final session as Genesis Brighton Bears' up-and-down season hit another trough. The British
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Letter: Lack of patience is the reason we lack respect
In response to Rebecca Taylor, who told the story of verbal abuse of an elderly passenger on a bus recently (Letters, March 13), I am a bus driver and would like to give the general public a little insight into life as seen from the bus cab and the problem
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Commonwealth Games: Kerwood sights on winning more gold
Charlotte Kerwood already has her sights trained on another gold after getting her Commonwealth Games off to a flyer yesterday. Kerwood, who was a 15-year gold medallist in Manchester, joined up with Rachel Parish to win the double trap shooting pairs
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Match report: QPR 1 Albion 1
Albion manager Mark McGhee predicted on Friday the trip to Loftus Road could be the turning point in the fight for Championship survival. He was right, although not in the way he would have wished. It now looks as much a case of when rather than if Albion
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McShane happy to be the villain
Paul McShane revealed today he loved being the villain of Albion's 1-1 draw at ten-man Queens Park Rangers. Kevin Gallen, Rangers' skipper and long-serving striker, was sent-off for the first time in his career after punching McShane off-the-ball early
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Troubled soccer club's fans see funny side
Problems at Crawley Town football club have failed to dampen the fans' sense of humour. Supporters have come up with a number of amusing terrace chants following revelations in The Argus that chairman Chas Majeed was facing police and FA probes after
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Hunting for car badge thieves
Detectives are hunting a teenage gang that has revived the Eighties craze for stealing car badges. Fifteen badges have gone missing from Littlehampton and Rustington but police, who are flagging the locations of each theft, say the gang are moving towards
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Hip hop culture wows the crowds
To the outsider it can look like hip hop has only one story to tell - guns, gangs and bling. But the MCs, DJs and dancers at the third Brighton Hip Hop Festival are showcasing an expanding culture and commercial force which has made multi-millionaires
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Knife killer drew up a hit-list of clergymen
Serial killer Daniel Gonzalez planned to murder a number of vicars a year before he stabbed ticket seller Marie Harding to death. A string of chilling letters written by Gonzalez, 25, from his cell at Broadmoor Hospital, reveals he even drew a map of
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Praise for tower that never was
A tall buildings review has singled out a 420ft skyscraper for its stunning views and seaside architecture - despite it never being built. The tower, dubbed the Roaring Forties, was to be the centrepiece of a development with nearly 1,000 flats dominating
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Chumbawumba, Komedia, Brighton, Thursday
Where do anarchist punk-pop combos go when they get older? To Komedia, apparently, where they play to a captive audience of mellowed former Thatcher-botherers. People who know Chumbawamba only for their brief forays into the charts, ("I get knocked down
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Sex In The Seventies, Nightingale Theatre, Brighton
Writers Andrew Marshall and Linda Waller wrote this play by exchanging letters to each other as the characters Robert and Louise. The result is a superbly perfomed, hauntingly realistic tale of two young students in the Seventies and their exchange of
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Letter: Alfred site perfect for new homes
It is clear we do not all share the same tastes or want the same things - the world would be very bland if we did - and I am sure no one would force Frank Blake to live in one of the Gehry towers (Argus, March 8). Indeed, the flats in the Gehry towers
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Letter: Silent protest
Many thanks for featuring my letter titled "Parking policy is killing the heart of our city". Recently, you featured a letter from a couple who, intending to spend the day in Brighton, left early due to the extortionate parking fees. They were willing
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Dump battle must start all over again
Campaigners who have spent a year fighting plans for a rubbish dump on their doorsteps will have to start their battle all over again. Dump The Dump was set up last year to fight plans by waste contractor Onyx to build a multi-million pound materials
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Focus on city's rogue drivers
A plan to introduce cameras to catch and fine motorists who cause congestion will be considered on Thursday. If adopted, Brighton and Hove will be one of the first cities outside London to wage war against drivers straying into restricted city centre
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Letter: Taxis are worse
Mr French is always going on about car users holding up the buses but he never makes any comment about taxi drivers who are some of the biggest offenders. They hold up more buses than any car by doing U-turns in the centre of town and the roads Mr French
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Sion Jenkins: I have always loved my kids
Sion Jenkins has insisted in his first interview since beingacquitted of murdering his foster daughter Billie-Jo that he always adored his daughters. His assertion comes after his new wife said that she has never asked him if he was innocent of the murder
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Letter: A big step forward
One can understand David Smart's bewilderment over the term "free bus travel" when Brighton and Hove City Council has to pay £1.2m towards it. Some councils will contribute more; some much less. Unlike national taxation, the community charge is something
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I have always loved my kids
Sion Jenkins has insisted in his first interview since being acquitted of murdering his foster daughter Billie-Jo that he always adored his daughters. His assertion comes after his new wife said that she has never asked him if he was innocent of the murder
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Letter: Open roads for all
I have just read with interest Mr Roger French's comments on parking on double yellow lines in Brighton and his proposal to have red lanes for the buses. One easy way to get the traffic moving in Brighton is to open up the roads again. Get rid of the
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Letter: Keep to a budget
How I agree with the sentiments of David Smart regarding "free bus travel" for the over-60s. I'm 60 next birthday and still working, as are most people in my age group. Why do we need subsidised travel? Doesn't the council know 60 is the new 40? Haven't
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Letter: Yes to red routes
Roger French's call for London-style red routes to deter illegal parking is a hugely-merited excellent idea (The Argus, March 13). In many instances, both in Brighton city centre and the suburbs, the dangerous, selfish behaviour of motorists is almost
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Match report: Crawley 1 Forest Green 0
Crawley fans are still furious with the controversial cost-cutting measures imposed by chairman Chas Majeed. But if there is method in the madness, it seems to be working. Supporters were horrified when Majeed put every player on the transfer list and
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Schools go commercial
Schools are being given money so they can work closely with successful businesses. The cash will enable four schools in the Chichester district to set up projects with local companies and take day trips to see how they work. Mary Holder, from Chichester
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Long haul, no frills
The world's first "no frills" long-haul airline has bought two 17-year-old jumbo jets. Oasis Hong Kong Airlines plans to launch in late September with a maiden flight from Hong Kong to Gatwick and will offer single fares starting at £73 for passengers
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Brightening a gateway to the city
A bus company has unveiled its £1 million headquarters. Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company's new building in Lewes Road, Brighton, features a blue curved exterior and includes a number of vibrantly coloured windows on the front and side of the building
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Council may give away land to build homes
A cash-strapped council wants to give away land so that it can meet its need for affordable homes. Adur District Council wants to give a car park and adjoining land in one of its poorest areas to a housing association. In exchange, Worthing Homes would
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Leaking pipe set to raise pensioner's water bill
Water customers have complained about what they claim are the hidden costs of domestic meters. Pensioner Olive Card, of Russell Close, East Preston, near Littlehampton, has to pay extra after a leak at her home. Since having a meter fitted last June,
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Jim Bob & Chris T-T, Komedia, Brighton
Thirty-somethings who were students at the start of the Nineties may remember Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine. The band's album 30 Something and accompanying T-shirt were essential accessories in an era of indie music which fell somewhere between the
