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Supporters await court decision on Omar
High Court judges will deliberate for up to two weeks on whether Foreign Secretary Jack Straw should be ordered to seek the release of Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Deghayes. Lawyers acting for Mr Deghayes, a 37-year-old law graduate from Saltdean,
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Letter: It's not junk to me
I read with interest a recent correspondent's letter whose answer to junk mail was to re-address and then post it. While commending the writer - junk mail is certainly a curse - my junk mail ends up in the recycling box. No bother re-posting while the
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Letter: Mid Sussex suffers
In her article on the new Health Trust free bus service, Siobhan Ryan says "a common complaint of patients travelling from Brighton is difficulty using public transport to get to the Princess Royal" (The Argus, March 23). To set the record straight, patients
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Garden shuts gate to public
For 11 years Sylvia and Brian Jackson have invited people to take a look at their lovingly tended garden. The keen gardeners spend most of the year nurturing the riot of colour, shapes and smells that form the suburban oasis in Wayland Avenue, Westdene
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Kosovan family fight to stay
A Kosovan couple fighting deportation have won the backing of the president of the Liberal Democrats. Fred Gurraj and Donina Lunaj have been in hiding with their baby son since the Home Office ordered them to leave. Friends in St Leonards, where they
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Cash crisis halts work on new £8m hospital
Work on a multimillion pound hospital has been delayed because of a shortage of cash. The new £8 million Arun Community Hospital in Littlehampton is due to open next year, but building work has been put on hold until the autumn. Preparation work had already
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Letter: Dresden House can be saved
I was very pleased to read Hove MP Celia Barlow has supported the decision of The Charities Commission to halt the sale of Dresden House care home (The Argus, March 20). She is also right in urging the commission to halt the sale of its valuable furnishings
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Letter: Consultation before regeneration
Adam Pride of Portslade likes the new bus shelters in Palmeira Square (Letters, March 18). And that's very much the point isn't it? He has the chance to express a view on them but residents in my ward had no such chance to express their views on the new
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Letter: Crash and run
I hope the person who drove into my car at Sainsbury's car park on March 7 about 10-30-11am can sleep at night. It is a dark green Escort, in case they can't remember The supermarket has been very helpful. Let's hope the CCTV picks them up. I am a pensioner
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Strike disruption to hit working parents
Thousands of parents will be forced to organise emergency childcare tomorrow when strike action causes a string of school closures. Chaos is predicted across Sussex as more than 30,000 council workers walk out in protest over Government plans to curb
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U-turn on cycle parking spaces
A victory has been won by cyclists who were told they were not welcome at Brighton's £14 million eco-friendly Jubilee Library. Dozens of cyclists felt snubbed when managers of the land on which the library was built made it clear their vision for the
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Letter: Use the lanes
The proposal to monitor and fine motorists who enter bus lanes prompts me to ask why Brighton and Hove City Council cannot make a goodwill gesture to the visitors who drive into Brighton on Sundays during the summer season. If the restrictions on the
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Man killed in knife horror
A man has been found stabbed to death in his home. It is believed airport worker Mike Ross, 44, died in the early hours of yesterday morning at the property in Loveletts, Gossops Green, Crawley. A 38-year-old woman has been arrested and spent the night
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Coward robs shopworker, 93
The oldest shopkeeper in Brighton and Hove has spoken of his anger at being robbed for the first time in 80 years. Ironmonger John Oakley, 93, was attacked by a masked man, who threatened to shoot him and stole his wallet. Traders warned last night that
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Losing Louis, Theatre Royal, Brighton, March 27 - April 1
Best known for her role as Beverley, the brutal hostess of Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party, Alison Steadman is expert at building all-too-real characters around something as insubstantial as a low-cut dress. So she's quite at home with her character in Losing
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Crawley win vital game
Chris Giles gave Crawley's relegation hopes a massive boost, then revealed being back on full wages increased the pressure to win. Giles got the decisive goal as Crawley recorded their third consecutive league victory and are now four places clear of
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Albion need miracle run
Albion manager Mark McGhee admitted today it will "take something astonishing" to save his side from the drop. A debut goal for Gifton Noel-Williams in Saturday's 1-1 draw at home to Luton was overshadowed by shock away wins for Sheffield Wednesday at
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Shoppers are warned to beware of rogue traders
Shoppers are being urged to be on the alert for rogue traders. Brighton and Hove's Trading Standards team has issued a warning about unscrupulous traders who are travelling to the city to try to sell counterfeit DVDs and CDs. The team believe the traders
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Supporters await court decision on Omar
High Court judges will deliberate for up to two weeks on whether Foreign Secretary Jack Straw should be ordered to seek the release of Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Deghayes. Lawyers acting for Mr Deghayes, a 37-year-old law graduate from Saltdean, and
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Overarm oranges, lobbed lemons
Scores of fruit flingers tossed oranges and lemons along Worthing beach to commemorate a famous shipwreck. Persistent drizzle threatened to put a dampener on the second annual charity "fruit and nutcase" extravaganza but about 200 people braved the elements
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Death of theatre hunger striker, 77
A man who went on hunger strike to save an historic theatre from closure has died aged 77. Michael Wilson formed a death pact with his brother Roy after Worthing Borough Council withdrew funding from the town's Connaught Theatre in 1986. They vowed to
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Scheme delayed by gobbledegook
A consultation document on a multi-million pound redevelopment has been criticised because it is full of jargon. Councillors received so many complaints about the 70-page brochure that they asked for it to be rewritten. Instead, members of the public
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School club given a reprieve till Easter
Parents are celebrating a small reprieve after a school agreed to continue providing holiday care this Easter. Downs Junior School in Brighton agreed to continue its club Action Station throughout the school holiday despite the fact the firm's contract
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We are not allowed to foster because we are vegetarians
A couple have been turned down as foster parents - because they are vegetarians. Dolly and Paul Saunders, of Kirdford, near Billingshurst, were told by social workers their home was not suitable for a child because they would not be willing to cook meat
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Football club chairman given the red card in fans' protest
Supporters of a football club mired in off-the-pitch controversy have given its owners the red card. A group of Crawley Town Football Club fans showed their disgust with chairman Chas Majeed at the team's home game against Cambridge Utd. Mr Majeed was
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Terry Callier, Old Market Theatre, Upper Market St, Hove
Chicago-born singer-songwriter Terry Callier is all about love. A spiritual leader for the soul revolution, he radiates a quality, which is best described as godlike. More like worshippers than fans, the crowd's mantra was their call for legendary songs
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The Mystery Of Edwin Drood, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton
Charles Dickens died before completing this, one of the first ever detective stories written, and so the case of Edwin Drood's murder remains unsolved. That is until now. Much like a game of Cluedo-meets-old-fashioned panto mayhem, this musical version
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Letter: A balloon is not the new bloom
Twenty years ago the Victoria Gardens and Steine were admired for their blooms. Thousands of tulips from Holland were carefully nurtured by the Parks and Gardens Department and watered by a sprinkler system from the underground Wellsbourne stream. It
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Letter: Brighton's cinemas are much missed
The interesting article about the 110th anniversary of the start of the silver screen in Brighton (The Argus, March 7) would have jogged filmgoers' memories of those halcyon days. As Sarah Tobias stated, a trip to the cinema was a special treat, especially
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Letter: What should I do?
In this year's budget, the Chancellor is sending confusing mixed messages. On one hand, the Government states Britain needs a flexible workforce to compete worldwide. Which means in reality workers accepting temporary, lower-paid work. In the next speech
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Letter: A life is worth it
In response to John Geall's comments suggesting it is not worth hounding motorists driving at 35mph in a 30mph zone (Letters, March 23), I'd ask whether Mr Geall is aware that, in the event of a collision with a vehicle, a child is 80 per cent more likely
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Letter: Don't get caught
Regarding "Mobile Menace" (The Argus, March 23), stand on any street corner and you will soon count dozens of drivers using hand-held mobile phones, not wearing seatbelts or with faulty lights or excessively loud exhausts. Just as "zero tolerance" has
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Letter: We want slammers
In Adam Trimingham's article "What we need is a railway revolution" (The Argus, March 22) he argues for additional and reopened track. This would help not only minimise disruption due to engineering work but to prevent blockages of the main line. However
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Star's pain for lost brother
Pop star Chico Slimani has revealed the trauma he suffered as a teenager when he lost his younger brother to leukaemia. Chico, who moved to Crawley after his family left Morocco, was 14 when his seven-year-old brother Faisal died from the illness a year
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Fares go down on the buses
Bus fares are being rolled back six years to encourage more shoppers to use public transport. A £1 ticket will replace the £1.50 charge for using the number 50 bus from Hollingdean in Brighton to the Open Market and London Road shopping area from April
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Cabbies battle it out to find who is the best of the bunch
It is too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxis - or so goes the joke. But what if that legendary knowledge was put to the test? That is exactly what happened when Brighton and Hove's drivers were quizzed on their
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Letter: Too much jam
Can somebody please sort out the traffic lights at the junction of Viaduct Road and Ditchling Road? Having sat in a traffic jam backing up to Preston Circus for the last two evenings it appears that, for no apparent reason, the timing has been adjusted
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Letter: Watch big brother
Of course it is pointless to spend vast sums of our money on bus lanes then allow motorists to block them. However, we need to be very careful as to the extent cameras are used to raise money through fines. With the introduction of ID cards imminent,
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Basketball: Bears keep believing to snatch victory
Steve Parillon today told his Genesis Brighton Bears colleagues to never stop believing after his buzzer-beater helped revive their faltering play-off challenge with a 124-122 win at Milton Keynes. Bears overcame statistically one of the worst first halves
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Letter: Buses not fare
Oh, what a horrible dilemma - pay the extortionate bus fare or line the pockets of the NCP. I can get to London for £1.50 on the Megabus but it would have cost £7.40 for my family to get the bus from B&Q to the library. Had there been time, we would
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Basketball: Sheffield Arrows 89 Worthing Thunder 93
Gary Smith today set his sights on play-off glory as Worthing Thunder celebrated the greatest triumph in their short history. Barker (Tarring) Thunder clinched the EBL regular season title in thrilling style by winning 93-89 at outgoing champions City
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Letter: What a rip-off
Your report about free travel for the over-60s in April stated that a ticket will be issued for each journey made (The Argus of March 16). Are we to understand Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company will be charging Brighton and Hove City Council a single
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Match report: Crawley 1 Cambridge United 0
Chris Giles gave Crawley's relegation hopes a massive boost, then revealed being back on full wages increased the pressure to win. Giles got the decisive goal as Crawley recorded their third consecutive league victory and are now four places clear of
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Letter: Assumed guilty unless I can prove innocence
Parking in Brighton is difficult enough for residents. For persons conducting business, it is even more difficult. On March 15, a member of my staff parked a truck in York Villas, Brighton, to unload a quantity of bricks. While carrying the bricks through
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Match report: Albion 1 Luton 1
Albion ought to have sought advice from Mike Tyson while he was in town. We all know they have been punching above their weight this season. But their inability to land a knockout blow with the opponent on the ropes is one of the main reasons why they
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House prices still rising
House prices in East Sussex have risen higher than in most other areas of Britain over the past month. Nationally house prices have gone up an average of 0.5 per cent during March, but in East Sussex they have risen 0.6 per cent. Central London and the
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B&B business wins top award
A bed and breakfast business has won an environmental award. The South East Regional Development Agency (SEEDA) has given the Manor Farm Oast guest house, in Workhouse Lane, Icklesham, near Rye, a Sustainable Business Award for its work reducing waste
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Holidaymakers choose Europe
Holidaymakers are looking across the Channel for their summer escape from work. Europe is the number one holiday destination for travellers in Brighton and Hove, accounting for 48 per cent of all holidays taken last year. The Continent is tempting people
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Councillor wants owner to be forced to demolish empty block
The owner of "the worst eyesore in Brighton" should be made to knock it down, the incoming mayor has said. David Smith called for the city council to force a compulsory purchase of Anston House, pictured above. The office block in Preston Road, the gateway
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Home Zone project back on track
Plans to spend £900,000 turning a busy neighbourhood into a haven for pedestrians and cyclists have been salvaged. Brighton and Hove city councillors Joyce Edmond-Smith, Bill Randall and Georgia Wrighton persuaded Labour colleagues to give plans for a
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Clearlake, Freebutt, Brighton, Sat, March 25
"It was kind of overwhelming," admits Jim Briffett. "We were surrounded by all these famous people like Jay Kay and Dannii Minogue, but I got really drunk and was rolling around on the floor. It was all rather grand, but at the same time it's kind of
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Feeder, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton
Feeder have triumphed in the face of adversity. After the much-publicised suicide of drummer Jon Lee in January 2002, the indie-rock band were faced with an upward battle, and only two members left to spare. Lead singer and chief songwriter Grant Nicholas
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Brighton: The Musical, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton
Brighton's Unofficial Mayor (BUM) delivered his tenth anniversary address, inviting song, verse and debate from the floor. All the classics were there - Fiveways (Frank Sinatra's My Way), Pavilion (Robbie's Millennium) and the sublime Kid from Whitehawk
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Kubb, Concorde 2, Brighton
If there's one way to make me have bad feeling towards someone, it's for them to badmouth Christianity. Add to that someone who badmouths Girls Aloud and we're talking handbags at dawn. Add to that the fact singer Harry Collier was discovered by the brother
