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Letter: We must not be blackmailed with eyesores
I hear Anstone Properties are refusing to redevelop the site of Anstone House because other planning applications have been turned down (The Argus, March 22). This is a way of blackmailing Brighton and Hove City Council to accept developments which don't
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Letter: Teething problems
Could one remind dentists who are threatening to desert NHS patients it was "we" patients who paid for their years of training through our taxes. Indeed, if their parents were "poor", we even provided a maintenance allowance. Only the the more well-to-do
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Letter: Crawley sprawley
While it was interesting to learn about what motivated the Crawley new town development (The Argus, March 30), it was quite distressing to see my family's home village of Three Bridges redefined as a "neighbourhood", created by planners in 1947 as a mere
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Teacher travels back in time for TV show
An educationalist who is to star in a reality TV show about teaching has criticised the GCSE for being too easy. James Williams, a lecturer in science education at the University of Sussex, is the deputy headteacher and housemaster in the new series of
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Letter: Scratch pictures
Reading about the cinemas in Brighton (The Argus, March 7) took me back to when I was a 12-year-old at the Arcadia Cinema in Lewes Road, Brighton. We paid a mere 3d to get during in the afternoon and this included a cup of tea and a biscuit. Actually,
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Rise in teenage pregnancies
Hundreds of girls aged under 16 are being given the morning after pill. During 2004, 164 children - some as young as 13 - received emergency hormonal contraception, according to official figures which also show girls under 16 are having abortions at the
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Worker crushed under rubble
A man was trapped for almost an hour under tonnes of rubble when a floor collapsed beneath him on a building site. The labourer plunged nine feet to the ground beneath a mountain of building blocks that toppled onto him when he tried to move them. He
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Letter: Tinkle the ivories
It was interesting to see the fine picture of three great piano entertainers (Letters, March 30). I remember during the Sixties and early Seventies Russ Conway would cover the first half of a show in Brighton followed on the second half by Matt Monro.
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Letter: Give us some air
I used to live in Manchester before moving to the healthier (irony) climes of Brighton. Air pollution there was bad but, believe me, it was not as bad as the Vogue Gyratory. Imagine this pollution intensified if Veolia has its way and builds the WTF at
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Speedway: Shields digs in as Eagles pull off a fairytale victory
Adam Shields picked himself up from a nightmare start and helped Eastbourne Eagles pull off a fairytale comeback. Shields partnered Nicki Pedersen for the crucial 5-1 in heat 15 as the hosts came from ten points down over the last three races. It was
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Letter: Evening council meetings would be better for all
It has taken Councillor Simon Williams's decision not to stand for re-election to Brighton and Hove City Council to ignite the debate about the ridiculous meeting times for the authority. You have only to look around the council chamber to see how unrepresentative
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Match report: Millwall 0 Albion 2
There were plenty of individual performances to admire as Albion kept alive their hopes of Championship survival with a heartening victory. Paul Reid celebrated his recall with a swift and crucial breakthrough. Paul McShane, the other early goalscorer
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Agreement reached over leisure centre takeover
A leisure centre takeover dogged by controversy and accusations of mismanagement has been completed. The handover of Arun District Council's leisure facilities which include a swimming pool, sports centres, a theatre and cinema complex and smaller facilities
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Union backs Guantanamo detainee
Union members have voted to support two refugees. The Brighton and Hove branch of Unison is giving £300 to the campaigns for justice for Iranian asylum-seeker Amir Hassan and Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Deghayes. Members voted at their AGM on Thursday
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From Mr Tickle to Mr Success
It started with a tickle. Well, Mr Tickle, to be precise. When seven-year-old Adam Hargreaves asked his dad Roger what a tickle looked like, he started a phenomenon that has lasted more than three decades and entertained millions of children across the
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Date announced for waste inquiry
A date has been set for a public inquiry into plans for a tunnel to transfer millions of litres of sewage a day between Brighton and Peacehaven. The inquiry is expected to last for at least 44 days and will start on May 17. A venue has still to be confirmed
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Corinne Bailey Rae, Concorde 2, Brighton
Corinne Bailey Rae is not quite as anodyne as her recordings suggest. Any concern she might be just a bit too clean to carry off a gig of any real depth - a concern aggravated at first by her signature, slightly irritating, self-conscious smile - was
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Stiff Little Fingers, Concorde 2, Brighton
This is where all punks go to die. Billy Idol lookalikes and a bunch of rude boys jostled with the 'ard men of Brighton out to prove they've still got it. Mixing with the odd kiddie in a Sex Pistols T-shirt, these anarchists (ahem) threw off the chains
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Letter: What will they find to sing about next?
Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea was a big hit for Max Bygraves in 1954 and everyone has sung along with Supercalifragilisticexpiallidocious at one time or another. The songwriters must, however, have had a very hard time convincing
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Superfly guy on new career high
He already shares his home with three pythons, a boa constrictor, a black king snake, dozens of spiders, giant cockroaches, a scorpion and a millipede. Now exotic animal handler Ken Smith has turned his hand to breeding butterflies. The 43-year-old, who
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Ambulance service shake-up on cards
Sussex Ambulance Service could be merged into a larger trust within three months. Controversial plans to shake-up services by merging Sussex with Surrey and Kent are likely to take effect from July 1. Supporters say the change will make services more
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Children are in the mood for dancing at festival
The competition was fierce as more than 200 children fought for the top spot at a performing arts festival. Parents, teachers and friends packed out Roedean School in Roedean Way, Brighton, during the weekend for the Springboard Festival's dance competitions
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Council boss taxi bills cause outcry
Brighton and Hove City Council bosses claimed more in cab fares last year than the senior managers in 14 other Sussex local authorities put together. Figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act revealed around £5,000 was claimed for taxi rides
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Letter: Cinematic memory
I was interested to read Roy Jameson's comments (Letters, March 27) concerning his childhood cinema visits in Brighton. I was brought up in Hastings, and remember visiting the Ritz, Gaiety and De Luxe, plus the Regal and Kinema in St Leonards. The Ritz
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Death smash at family home
A motorist was killed when his car smashed into the wall of a family home. The driver of a silver Volvo S-series, thought to be in his 50s, was pronounced dead after his car careered into a neighbour's front garden before colliding with the side of the
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Letter: We British can dress well
With reference to Alastair Williams's comments regarding the scruffiness of British women (Letters, March 23). As someone who lives in two European countries I understand and sympathise with Mr Williams's point. However I would state that it applies to
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Letter: Our children's school is a winner
We lived in France for ten years and our children were schooled near Paris in a State school. A couple of years ago we decided to come back to live in the UK and upon telling our friends in France, eyebrows were raised and faces turned white at the thought
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City waste shame shock
Brighton and Hove's reputation as an eco-friendly city has been left in tatters by research showing it has some of the most environmentally damaging residents in the country. Damning evidence of rampant consumerism has soiled the city's image as a Mecca
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Letter: Snaky Lane view
I was interested in Stanley Allen's 1921 postcard (The Argus, March 23) - judging by the costumes, it could have been from a painting done just a few years previously. I am sure it is a view south over the cutting on the main line just north of Preston
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Hockey: This is just the start for Grinstead
Matt Jones today told his East Grinstead players to use their cup final heartbreak as a launchpad for greater things. Grinstead twice led yesterday's rollercoaster HA Cup final before going down 5-3 to hosts Reading. But team manager Jones was far from
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The Spirit Of Man, Theatre Royal, Brighton, April 4-8
"Everyone says Brian Clough is the great English manager we never had," says playwright Stephen Lowe, "but for me he was also the great stand-up comic we never had. So I decided I'd give him a stage." A genuine working-class hero renowned for his passion
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Letter: Not representative
Green councillor Simon Williams cannot have it both ways. At the same time as complaining "councillors have to work alongside their responsibilities", he likens the workings of Brighton and Hove City Council to a "smoking club" for a privileged few. Surely
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Match report: Southport 0 Crawley 2
Crawley boss John Hollins has given the first hint that he would like to stay at the club beyond the end of the season. Hollins' only brief when he arrived in November was to make sure the club were still playing Conference football in May. A fifth successive
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Hart grins and bears it
Albion are all smiles today after a winning boost to their relegation battle - except for Gary Hart. He faces a trip to the dentist to repair teeth wobbled by a stray elbow from Millwall's Burgess Hill-based defender Matt Lawrence. The off-the-ball clash
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Energetic play space volunteers
Energy company staff are to take time out of their schedules to help build a new playground at a nursery school. Colleagues from EDF Energy, based in Three Bridges, will work in the grounds of the Seventh Scout Group in Water Lea, Furnace Green, Crawley
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Baffling role in business
The work of a Government agency set up to regenerate the south of England through economic progress is virtually unknown in the business world, a survey has revealed. According to the Annual Enterprise Survey conducted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants
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Celloman, Komedia, Brighton
The cello, like the guitar, is the musical instrument closest in range to the human voice. It can purr like Leslie Phillips or shriek like Barbara Windsor and, in the hands of a master such as Ivan Hussey Celloman it can hit all points between. I had
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Il Divo, Brighton Centre, Brighton
Multi-national operatic band Il Divo crooned their way through an hour and a half of cheesy hits - and went down a storm. Not to everyone's taste, the guys unfurled their brand of "popera", welding operatic performance with teeny-bopper chart fodder before
