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Clash over who decides on the King Alfred
The developers behind the £290 million King Alfred complex have criticised a move to have the decision on whether to allow it taken away from Brighton and Hove. Six Conservative councillors, representing the ward where the Frank Gehry-designed leisure
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Stuart Little, Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne,
An unfortunate incident marred the first performance of Stuart Little at Eastbourne's Devonshire Park Theatre. In Act One Ross Sutherland, who gives a good performance as Stuart's brother George, hit his head on a speaker and was unable to continue. The
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Letter: Council work can be detrimental to career
I have been a councillor for 20 years, both as an employee commuting to London and as a retired man. Ideally the council should act as a cross-section of the community, reflecting the different age groups and interests. In reality, life is not as simple
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Letter: Inebriated bishop
Thank you for the reminder that March 22 is the earliest date on which Easter can fall (The Argus, March 22). The date of Easter in March or April is calculated by the first Sunday after the spring equinox. The timing of Easter also affects other moveable
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Doctor's affair with a patient
A doctor who seduced, harassed and took money from an emotionally fragile patient was struck off the medical register. During his three-year affair, which began in December 1999, married father-of-one Mardan Mahmod also prescribed drugs for his lover
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Big gap opens in dental care
A dentist who is quitting the National Health Service tomorrow after 28 years has blamed the Government's new pay contracts. Dr Michael Austin says changes to dental payments which come into effect on April 1 will leave thousands of adults in Sussex unable
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Cricket ground's transformation
Sussex County Cricket Club could save hundreds of thousands of pounds a year under plans to rebuild its ground. The club wants to build a five- storey block of offices and flats on one corner of its Hove stadium to stem annual losses of around £300,000
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Letter: The skin trade
It's a pity western governments try to brainwash us into thinking we need to compete, and trade, with countries such as China. It's a little known fact that cats, dogs and seals are skinned alive in these countries for no better purpose than to make money
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Letter: Gobbledegook
At this moment in time, having written "We don't know what you're talking about" (The Argus, March 28), Miles Godfrey should get down to brass tacks and, with no strings attached, devise an ongoing and viable campaign across the board which gets down
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Family business wrecked by fire
A FAMILY today spoke of their heartbreak after their restaurant was wrecked by fire. Flames ripped through La Cala early yesterday morning leaving the once-thriving Spanish tapas bar at the Lady Bee Marina, Southwick, a charred shell. It is believed the
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Letter: Music mystery
I wonder if any Brighton residents can cast light on a tragic mystery which is more than 65 years old? A relative of my father's, Eric Fogg, was a composer of some distinction known to millions in the Thirties as "Uncle Eric", presenter of the radio programme
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Little Ellie wins a £3.5 million payout
An "adorable" child who suffered brain damage after being starved of oxygen has won £3.5 million compensation. Newham Health Care NHS Trust admitted liability for causing Eloise Fosberry, now six, severe brain damage after complications with her hospital
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Letter: Shelters must be practical
How many of those advocating the retention of the bus shelters at Palmeira Square actually use them? The purpose of a bus shelter is to shelter and the current ones are woefully inadequate in this respect. By their very nature, bus shelters are not part
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Earning a few extra coppers
Police in Sussex have been moonlighting as masseurs, professional footballers, magicians and bagpipe players. Other ways of earning extra money are hairdressing, breeding dogs, aromatherapy, martial arts instruction, drawing cartoons and acting as a mystery
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Letter: Poultry register
Everybody who handles poultry on a commercial basis, not just the farmers, should compile a register of all visitors who frequent their farms. So should the slaughter factories, listing all staff involved as well as their addresses. This register can
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Letter: We need to park
With reference to the article concerning the parking scheme petition (The Argus, March 24), I must, as a resident car owner of parking area H, express my outrage at the lack of consideration for tenants who live in this area. Due to great demand from
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Letter: Stop exploitation
The drowning of 23 Chinese cockle pickers has lifted the lid on the grotesque exploitation and abuse of frightened immigrants. These workers, smuggled into Britain illegally, were treated like slaves and this needs to stop. Guilty verdicts handed down
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Cricket: Drugs-ban bowler at Sussex
Sussex are giving a one-month trial to controversial fast bowler Duncan Spencer. The 33-year-old played county cricket for Kent before becoming the first player to be banned by the Australian authorities for taking drugs. Spencer was suspended for 18
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Reid aims for comeback
Paul Reid has set his sights on a place back in the Albion squad for Saturday's must-win visit to Millwall. Reid did not even make it on to the bench for last Saturday's 1-1 home draw against Luton. He forced his way back into manager Mark McGhee's thinking
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Water ban puts jobs in jeopardy
About 70 business people turned up to confront a water company over plans to restrict their water use. Representatives of dozens of industries squared up to Sutton and East Surrey Water at a public hearing yesterday. The firm, which covers the Gatwick
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Burner worries persist
Fears over pollution and noise sparked by plans for a commercial waste incinerator have not been allayed by developers, according to planning officers. Adur District Council officers have raised the alarm about the proposal to burn 120 tonnes of wood,
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Peak rail link to coast is retained
Campaigners are celebrating saving a rail link from Sussex to London. The direct link between Hastings, Gatwick and London Victoria was to have been scrapped along with the Gatwick Express to Victoria. The plans were announced by the Department for Transport
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£53m to provide homes
The Government today announced £53 million of investment in affordable homes for East Sussex over the next two years. The Housing Corporation, which helps finance affordable homes schemes, will use the cash to build 940 new homes. The news will be welcomed
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Strike closes Royal Pavilion at Easter
A major tourist attraction will close over Easter because of industrial action days after the biggest strike since 1926. Security and information officers at the Royal Pavilion and the museums services at Brighton and Hove City Council have announced
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Clash over who decides on the King Alfred
The developers behind the £290 million King Alfred complex have criticised a move to have the decision on whether to allow it taken away from Brighton and Hove. Six Conservative councillors, representing the ward where the Frank Gehry-designed leisure
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Singing battle nears its climax
A line-up for the grand final of the singing challenge Sussex Coast Idol has now been confirmed. Stars of the future from across Sussex will battle it out to win the competition which has taken the whole of the South Coast by storm. X Factor winner Steve
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Apprentice hangs on
Footballer turned businessman Ansell Henry came within a hair's breadth of being booted off BBC2's The Apprentice last night. The Brighton-based former Millwall footballer sold only four cars in the latest project to test aspiring entrepreneurs' skills
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Letter: Men who had a tinkle in their eye
Without any doubt the Fifties and Sixties were the heyday of the popular pianist, each playing in their own instantly recognisable style. Leader of the pack, Russ Conway, had the whole country whistling, humming and tapping their feet and fingers to his
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Letter: Councillors' work is hard to balance
Simon Williams said last week (The Argus, March 22) how he has struggled to find the right balance with his responsibilities as a councillor and those outside. It is a significant challenge to find that balance but denouncing the local authority as a
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Letter: Good Samaritan
To whom it may concern, I would very much like to thank the very kind person who took my elderly father to the Sussex County Hospital A&E department on Thursday, March 16. I am very grateful for what you did for him. -Janet Coleman, Whitehawk, Brighton
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Letter: Prize question
Is anyone able to explain to me how contestants for a number of quiz shows on television are able to take indeterminate periods away from work to appear on certain quiz shows, in particular Deal Or No Deal and The Lottery Show quizzes? It seems contestants
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Court told of multiple bomb plot
An alleged British al-Qaida cell was plotting multiple bomb attacks on the UK, with the explosions planned for the same day, the Old Bailey heard. One of the principal alleged plotters, Omar Khyam, of Crawley, wanted simultaneous detonations or the bombs
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Moving-in day for couple who lost everything
A disabled couple who lost everything when their removal van erupted into a fireball have moved into their new home. Bernice and Dennis Houghton's dream move to Eastbourne turned into a nightmare when the lorry carrying their belongings caught fire on
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Family business wrecked by fire
A family today spoke of their heartbreak after their restaurant was wrecked by fire. Flames ripped through La Cala early yesterday morning leaving the once-thriving Spanish tapas bar at the Lady Bee Marina, Southwick, a charred shell. It is believed the
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Water ban puts jobs in jeopardy
ABOUT 70 business people turned up to confront a water company over plans to restrict their water use. Representatives of dozens of industries squared up to Sutton and East Surrey Water at a public hearing yesterday. The firm, which covers the Gatwick
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Letter: Is this the ugliest building in Sussex?
Today's The Argus front page headline, "So ugly but it's staying", and accompanying picture (March 22) of Anston House had me reaching for my spectacles in double-quick time. For years I drove past this ugliest of buildings but only came to realise just
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Boxing: Super Sid takes title
'Sid' James Smith has claimed West Hill Amateur Boxing Club's first national championship for a decade after winning the Golden Gloves. The Hastings club junior beat Stephen Pealing, of Liverpool's Transport ABC, 5-0 on computer scoring in the Class 3
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Basketball: Fans face race to buy tickets
Basketball fans have been told time is running out if they want to secure cut-price season tickets. Early-bird prices on Genesis Brighton Bears tickets for next season will be available until tomorrow evening. Adults pay £200, children £125 and families
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Letter: Brighton planners have to get their skates on
The good news of a proposed new bowls centre must bring welcome relief for the long-established King Alfred Indoor Bowls Club (The Argus, March 22). Developer Karis has pledged £2.5 million to save the city's indoor bowls sport from passing into oblivion
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Struggling QS escapes axe
A Sussex discount fashion retailer has been saved from liquidation but further job losses are on the cards. Struggling QS, which has its headquarters in Fishersgate and its distribution warehouse in Goring, has reached an agreement with creditors pulling
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Home prices still rising
House prices are continuing to grow marginally across Sussex. This month property values increased 0.6 per cent in East Sussex, 0.5 per cent in West Sussex and 1.2 per cent in Brighton and Hove, according to the latest survey by housing research and data
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Delay to hospital 'unexplained and wrong'
A decision to put plans for a new hospital in Sussex on hold because of money shortages has been criticised. Arun District Council leader Norman Dingemans says the delay on starting building work on the Arun Community Hospital in Littlehampton is unfair
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Manager wins £5,000 from club in crisis
The former manager of crisis-hit Crawley Town football club has won more than £5,000 in compensation following his sacking. Francis Vines took legal action against Crawley Town and its controversial owner Azwar Majeed, claiming the club failed to honour
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Tyson? He's just a big pussy cat
In the ring he was known as Iron Mike he famously bit a chunk out of an opponent's ear. He has convictions for rape and assault and was banned from appearing in Brighton, such is the controversy which surrounds him. But to artist Julie-Anne Gilburt the
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Monster DJ loch party
Fatboy Slim will headline a huge summer concert on the banks of Loch Ness. The celebrity DJ, who lives with wife Zoe Ball in Hove, will bring a party to the village of Dores in Scotland. His decision to stage the June 24 gig comes after his application
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Stiff Little Fingers, Concorde 2, Brighton, Thursday, March 30
Last New Year's Eve Jake Burns had two predominant wishes for 2006: To release his long-awaited solo album and witness his beloved Newcastle United win the FA Cup. The latter dream may subsequently have been shattered for another season but, after a ten-year
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Il Divo, The Brighton Centre, Brighton, Thursday, March 30
When the mastermind of mechanically-manufactured music, Simon Cowell, came up with his latest lucrative idea in 2001, it was to produce operatic voices singing non-operatic music. Two years of searching later, two classic fully-trained tenors, a baritone
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English Touring Opera: Jenufa, Friary Church Hall, Crawley
The English Touring Opera, thrown out of The Hawth because of local government industrial action, still gave Sussex opera-goers the opportunity to see it in action. The move to a nearby church hall, selected at short notice, must have been nightmarish
