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Looking for Reggie
John Kimmer and Sheila Charlesworth (nee Buckingham) want to get in touch with Reggie (Reginald) Wells for a reunion of friends from the Hounsom Memorial Congregational Church (Hangleton, Hove) Youth Group, growing up in the Fifties and early-Sixties.
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Miss Davenport
Alan Neal writes: "I am trying to tracea lady who lived in your area between about 1948 and 1950 and I wondered if any of your readers might be able to help. "Megan Davenport came originally from Market Drayton in Shropshire. In 1948 and 1949 she worked
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Kiwi connections
It's always nice to hear of your Lost Touch successes. This week we had this message from Herb Madgwick in New Zealand: "Very many thanks for helping me connect with long-lost cousins in the UK. I received a long email from one of the family today."
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Greens' new blow to King Alfred scheme
Proposals for a £290 million seafront development have suffered yet another blow with the withdrawal of support by Green councillors. Green Party members of Brighton and Hove City Council who had previously backed Frank Gehry's scheme for the King
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Letter: Help us to save historic St Andrew's
I am sure many of us who seek to preserve Brighton and Hove's heritage support the efforts being made by the recently-formed Friends of St Andrew's to save the historic church. It would be tragic if the building was turned into another block of flats.
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Letter: No idea of the number of illegal immigrants
Elizabeth Telcs, being a teacher, may believe school exam results are improving every year. Of course, many children are clever and articulate. However, if you listen to them in the street, it is clear that many of them are far from articulate their speech
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Letter: The youth of today are yobs
Brighton teacher Elisabeth Telcs says exam results are improving and children are well educated (Letters, April 24). She would have me believe the uncouth and semi-illiterate children I see every day are just a minority but the TV documentary Britain's
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Freddie signs up to please cricket fans
Cricketer Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff greeted fans and signed autographs at a charity race day. More than 3,000 people came to see the England and Lancashire cricketer at yesterday's event at Fontwell Park racecourse, near Arundel. The day raised money
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Posties sacked after sex jibes
Five postal workers have been sacked after a 20-year-old colleague they dubbed Miss Hotpants complained of bullying and harassment. The move comes after eight staff were suspended from the Royal Mail sorting office in Denmark Villas, Hove, earlier this
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Barrister jailed for three years
A barrister who was "addicted" to internet child porn and had a fetish for filming up women's skirts in supermarkets has been jailed for more than three years. Simon Austin Hamilton, 35, now of north London but formerly of Bosham, West Sussex, was found
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Letter: Ticket to ride
Oh, come on SMD Kent (Letters, April 17). If you find an apple which has gone so bad it can't be eaten at the bottom of your fruit bowl, you throw it away. If you come across a stale piece of bread which is covered in mould, you throw it away. So what
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La Clique at the Spiegeltent, The Spiegel Garden, Old Steine Lawns, Brighton, May 6-31
Sword swallowing. Striptease. Devastatingly handsome English gents. Bath tub ballet. It is all there in La Clique: A sideshow burlesque which has eyes flashing and hearts fluttering in wonderment wherever it backflips. Back in Brighton for the second
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Ordinary people thought an easy target for terror
A terror suspect wanted to blow up civilians in a campaign of bombing on pubs, trains and nightclubs, a court heard. Omar Khyam, 24, from Crawley, believed ordinary people would make easier targets than the military, the Old Bailey was told yesterday.
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Noise Ensemble, Theatre, Royal, Brighton, Wednesday, May 3
Composer Ethan Lewis Maltby was frustrated to see skilled percussionists take a back-seat in orchestras. So, he decided to create a production which would put them firmly in the spotlight. "They love getting out there and shaking their asses," says Ethan
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The Comedy Club with Terry Alderton, The Redstack Playhouse, Bexhill, Sat, Apr 29
A cross between Lee Evans and Grant Mitchell, no one is safe when Terry Alderton is on form. He has had various stints on TV but it is as a stand-up that he remains at his hottest, with his devastating mix of mimicry, observation and a quick-fire delivery
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Cricket: Runs are precious as Sussex build lead
After flogging himself on the unforgiving pitches of Pakistan and India all winter Rana Naved's eyes must have lit up when he arrived at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday. A dampish pitch offering lavish movement and plenty of cloud cover sure beats some of
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Letter: Animal abuse
Two hundred and fifty dogs kept in cages so small they could not stand up, in a shed with no windows, with excrement everywhere and some of the dogs already dead (The Argus, April 18). It can't get any worse - or can it? How many other such places exist
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Football: Hollins says my hands are tied so don't expect major changes
John Hollins has ruled out wholesale changes to his squad this summer, even if the Conference lift their transfer embargo. The Crawley manager will struggle to sign new players because 14 of the current squad have a year left on their contracts. There
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Letter: Toxic waste
The letter headed "Scaremongering about fluoride" (April 20), commenting on your earlier article about fluoridation, was very confusing as it seems to have been combined from two separate correspondents, with very different views. Readers should know
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Virgo sale was start of decline
Albions manager Mark McGhee and his staff sat down the other day to work out how many strikers they had attempted to sign. There were 50, yes 50, names on the list. That list represents the story of the Seagulls' season. Gifton Noel-Williams, on loan
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Letter: The Government has moved the goalposts
I would like to make three short points in response to Robin Crane's letter in The Argus (April 21). Firstly, Mr Crane disputes it is the Government which has moved the goal posts on national parks. Why, then, did the independent, apolitical judge back
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Switching Places, The Old Market, Hove, Saturday, April 29
Zoe Saunders is just 18 but is already an experienced actress and playwright. Switching Places, to be performed by The Actual Hove Theatre Company Youth Section, was written by Laura with the hope of giving an insight into the relationship between vulnerable
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Cricket: Rana back with a bang
Rana Naved claimed the third five-for of his short Sussex career yesterday and declared: "It's great to back." The Pakistan quick bowler took 5-63 in his first appearance of the season as Sussex took control of their Championship match against Hampshire
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B&Bs help in fitting the bill
Guesthouses and bed and breakfasts are being offered support from a safety and advice campaign. East Sussex County Council's trading standards service, borough council environmental health departments, East Sussex Fire And Rescue Service, Tourism South
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Plotters jailed for rape lie
A mother and daughter are today behind bars after trying to frame the teenager's former boyfriend for rape. Louise Brazil, 47, and her 18-year-old daughter Ada, accused Shaun Howes of rape in an act of revenge after he ended his relationship with the
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Slither
(15, 95mins) Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Gregg Henry, Michael Rooker, Tania Saulnier, Brenda James. Directed by James Gunn. With tongue firmly in cheek, Slither resurrects the schlock horror monster movie with unabashed glee, pitting a community
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Injury sparks campaign for bus seatbelts
A passenger thrown into a windscreen when a bus braked sharply is calling for seatbelts to be fitted. Nadine Kennedy, 17, was on a 2B double-decker travelling through Shoreham when the driver had to slam on the brakes. She was thrown from her seat at
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Hunt for baby grave vandals
Police are continuing their investigation to trace the vandals who desecrated babies' graves. Police Community Support Officers have been speaking with visitors at Hove Cemetery since the vandalism of six of the nine graves in the infants' section. Their
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Final bid to save a lifeline for carers
Elderly people and carers who use a day centre earmarked for closure hope one final meeting with the county council will secure its future. About 70 pensioners and their carers are devastated Downlands Day Centre in Peacehaven is due to close this summer
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Outcry as sandy beach is closed
A Save Our Sands campaign has been launched following the closure of a popular beach. Newhaven Port and Properties (NPP), which owns Newhaven harbour, has barricaded steps to the town's West Beach for safety reasons. It says parts of the wall that runs
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Dirty Pretty Things, Concorde 2, Brighton, Wednesday, May 3
"I'm kind of numb to all the mayhem now." From the drug-fuelled early days of The Libertines, to the band's bitter fall-out and consequent demise and the crazy media circus surrounding ex-bandmate Pete Doherty, nothing ever seems to run smoothly for Carl
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Family takes Tesco fight to the Lords
A family is taking its battle against supermarket giant Tesco to the House of Lords. Linda and Phil Pollard, of Horsham, have been fighting the company since their son Connor, now nine, ate dishwasher powder from a bottle with a faulty safety cap aged
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Amusement Parks On Fire, Concorde 2, Brighton, Tues, April 2
On hearing young rockers Amusement Parks On Fire live it"s hard to comprehend the band were originally a one-man operation. Their crashing layers of noise, coupled with haunting instrumentals and sombre strings, led the NME to say their music sounds like
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April 28: Runs are precious as Sussex build lead
After flogging himself on the unforgiving pitches of Pakistan and India all winter Rana Naved's eyes must have lit up when he arrived at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday. A dampish pitch offering lavish movement and plenty of cloud cover sure beats some of
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Letter: Peace on Earth
I know I am keen on telling people what they should or should not be doing but it would be really good if we could focus on the humans more than the animals. I know animals are suffering but humans are, too. To get our priorities right we need to deal
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Give a dying dad priceless gift of time
A campaign to help a dying father spend more time with his family has got off to a flying start. The Argus has set up the Neil Cooper Appeal to help pay for the urgent medical care he needs to have a hope of watching his baby daughter grow up. The Argus
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Killer 'a paranoid schizophrenic'
A man who stabbed to death a father of two was a paranoid schizophrenic who refused to take his medication, a court heard. Robert McKenzie, 43, of Shelley Road, Worthing, told psychiatrists he heard voices, believed doctors and police were against him
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Letter: No sympathy
I write in reply to Mr Kent's letter about being left with £18-worth of bus tickets. I am also an OAP, on a basic pension with no firms scheme and no car. I always thought, though I might be wrong, that one could always buy tickets from the driver. Might
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Threatened rail link saved
A direct rail link between the Sussex coast and London has been saved. Trains from Hastings to Gatwick and Victoria were under threat because late-running services were clogging the busy Brighton to London line. The Department of Transport was going to
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Letter: Dangerous delay
Your paper has written many times about our struggle towards establishing a pedestrian crossing for the interchange outside BHASVIC on Dyke Road. I am a student at BHASVIC and have witnessed many "near misses". I challenge anyone, Brighton and Hove City
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6 arrests in gangs blitz
Six schoolboys were arrested in dawn raids as detectives cracked down on a teenage gang's campaign of terror. The suspects, aged 15 and 16, were led away in handcuffs yesterday as officers smashed into their Brighton homes. Police said the gang had been
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Greens' new blow to King Alfred scheme
Proposals for a seafront development have suffered yet another blow with the withdrawal of support by Green councillors. Green Party members of Brighton and Hove City Council who had previously backed Frank Gehry's scheme for the King Alfred site in Hove
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Letter: Normal service has resumed
How marvellous to see Brighton scouts and guides back at The Dome for their St George's Day Service after an absence of some years. Could we be told why there has been a lapse and can we be assured that this service will once again be an annual event?
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Letter: This injustice will ruin our business
Thank you for publishing the excellent articles written on our restaurant by Karen Hoy and Jan Melrose (The Argus, April 15 and 22) which were instrumental in bringing to people's attention the injustice and the losses which our business and our staff
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Speedway: Boy wonder plays down hype and will settle for three points
Lewis Bridger insists he will be under no pressure to produce when he returns home tomorrow. As long as he picks up his three points, that is. Bridger set the world of British speedway alight with 14 points from seven rides, including heat 15, in Monday's
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Dancing In The Streets, Pavilion Theatre, Worthing, Tuesday, May 2
In early Sixties Detroit, local kids were looking for a style of music they could call their own. They found it at the Motown Hitsville studio. Part narrative, part concert style, Dancing In The Streets celebrates Motown's overflowing catalogue of hits
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Letter: You're wrong
Why do The Argus and Labour councillor Sue John keep getting it wrong when describing the Hollingdean proposal? Veolia will not be sorting just recyclable waste to transfer out of the city - this facility will receive all of Brighton and Hove's waste.
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Neil Innes and friends, Komedia, Brighton, Wednesday, May 3
Comic genius and Monty Python contributor Neil is back with more quick satire and a catchy song or two. His comedymusical Ego Warriors celebrates individuality and takes a cheeky look at the mass media and everything it stands for. The English writer
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Football: King to reign on at Rooks
Steven King has delivered the news all Lewes fans want to hear - he is staying at the Dripping Pan. The Rooks manager has ended speculation about his future by confirming he will lead the club again in Conference south next season. There had been a question
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Mark McGhee must stay
It has been a depressing season for Albion but this is a time for cool heads, rather than panic measures. The last thing they need while the fight for Falmer rumbles on is more managerial upheaval. They already have a safe pair of hands in Mark McGhee
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Factory makes way for flats
A disused refrigerator factory is to be demolished and replaced with a four-storey block of affordable housing. Brighton and Hove City Council has approved plans to knock the down the former Toomeys building in Roedale Road, Brighton, and build a new
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Secret meeting seals sale of airport
The controversial sale of Shoreham Airport has been sealed during a secret meeting. Members of the Press and public were excluded while councillors effectively handed control of the airport to property specialists the Erinaceous Group. The authorities
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School merger will go ahead
Two special schools will become one for the next academic year. Castledean School in Lynchet Close, Brighton, will join with neighbouring Uplands School from September. The new school will be for 150 pupils aged four to 16. Separately, the schools had
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Fiver sold for £2,200
Rare banknotes printed 200 years ago fetched thousands of pounds at auction yesterday The notes, issued by banks in Brighton, Chichester, Hastings, Rye, Arundel, Bognor, Horsham, East Grinstead and Newhaven, were used as a local option for businessmen
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16 Blocks
(12A, 101mins) Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse, Cylk Cozart, David Zayas, Jenna Stern. Directed by Richard Donner. Unfolding almost in real time, 16 Blocks dusts off the plot of the 1977 Clint Eastwood chase thriller The Gauntlet to play an exhilarating
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Freedomland
(15, 113mins) Samuel L Jackson, Julianne Moore, William Forsythe, Anthony Mackie. Directed by Joe Roth. Simmering racial tensions boil over with terrifying consequences in Freedomland, a gritty thriller based on the best-selling novel by Richard Price
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Hospital's closure condemned by MP
The NHS has been the big loser with the shock closure of a historic private hospital, according to an MP. Chichester MP Andrew Tyrie told a House of Commons debate the loss of King Edward VII Hospital had put NHS organisations elsewhere under a lot more
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Teddy Thompson, Old Market, Hove, Friday, April 28
This will be the fourth time sweet-voiced Teddy Thompson has played Brighton in the past two years. The melancholy singer is the latest in a close-knit group of second generation folk roots singers (also including Rufus and Martha Wainwright) to achieve
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Terri Walker, Komedia, Brighton, Monday, May 1
British soul diva Terri Walker may not be a household name, but she is well respected in the music biz, with a list of credits which reads like that of a veteran. At just 26, she has worked with The Young Disciples, Brand New Heavies, Paul Weller, Mos
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Critic' choice
The guide offers a critical view of what's hot for the following week Czar Creek, The Providence, Western Road, Brighton, Saturday, April 29 - Brooding indie boys Czar Creek were born when Sid Dixon and Clark Gregg borrowed an acoustic guitar. As a duo
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Aerosolics Festival Launch, Ocean Rooms, Brighton, Fri, April 29
Promoters Aerosolics have chosen Brighton as the place to launch their first-ever music and art festival. The night aims to give a taster of what's to come at the Aerosolics Festival in June. On the bill are Rodney P & The Sea, Skitz, Phi-Life Cypher
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Chaos Rocks with Boys Noize & Spektrum, Concorde 2, Brighton, Fri, April 28
It's going to be the usual musical meltingpot of electro, punk, techno and disco at tonight's Chaos Rocks. Headlining is the supremely talented Boys Noize, aka Alex Ridha. Alex began DJing as Kid Alex at the age of 16 in Germany's best clubs, where his
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Hospitality, Audio, Marine Parade, Brighton, Sat, April 29
London-based Hospital Records return to the South Coast for another Hospitality party. The last time the drum 'n' bass label threw a party in Brighton, the club was full to capacity by 11.30pm. On the bill are MC Wrec, in his home town, along with Callous
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MP calls for assurance over jobs at hospitals
An MP has called on hospital bosses to state clearly and unequivocally that no staff would be made redundant. Hastings and Rye MP Michael Foster spoke out after East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust announced it was shedding 250 posts as part of a drive to
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Future of bus service hangs in the balance
A community transport team will have to wait until next week to see if funding for a bus service used by the elderly and disabled will be axed. A decision on the dial-a-ride services in Lewes and Seaford, run by Community Transport for the Lewes Area
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Hilary Duff, Brighton Centre
Hilary, Britney, Ashlee, Avril and Christina. There are so many of these bubblegum pop tartlets around now they have become a parody of themselves. Still only 18 years old and with more than 25 film and television appearances, a fashion brand, two albums
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Low, Old Market, Brighton
"Do other bands do this? Completely comfortable with dead air?" Alan Sparhawk asked his audience, only half joking, as we waited to find out just what would be the final, final encore. A respectable number just about filled The Old Market, eager to be
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April 28: Rana back with a bang
Rana Naved claimed the third five-for of his short Sussex career yesterday and declared: "It's great to back." The Pakistan quick bowler took 5-63 in his first appearance of the season as Sussex took control of their Championship match against Hampshire
