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Immaculate, Marlborough Theatre, Brighton, last show tonight, 01273 695294/709709
An excellent touring comedy arrived in Brighton on Thursday but went by almost unnoticed. Perhaps it's because it was the hottest day of the year so far, or maybe people were at home watching the election coverage on television, but the audience for Immaculate
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Letter: Animal songs should take a bow-wow wow
Songs about animals, birds and insects have always enjoyed great success. Everyone knows Nellie The Elephant and Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me A Bow-Wow. Lita Roza (who sang with Ted Heath's band) took How Much Is That Doggy In The Window? to No 1 on 13 March
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Letter: Dance delight
We would like to say "thank you" for the thoroughly enjoyable evening we had at The Dome, Brighton, on Wednesday, April 26. We watched Let's Dance 2006 by Brighton and Hove schools. Well done to everyone concerned and here's to next year. -Mrs G Patrick
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May 8: Tough at top for Sussex
Chris Adams admits he is surprised that Sussex are not setting the pace in the Championship after their best start since promotion in 2002. The county made it two wins out of three when they completed a five-wicket victory over Yorkshire at Headingley
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Ace summer of tennis ahead
More than 10,000 tourists are expected to flock to Eastbourne during two world class tennis events this summer. The Argus reported on Saturday that the resort's Devonshire Park venue had been chosen to host the Davis Cup for the first time since Greg
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Children targeted by 'intrusive' database
Human rights group Liberty fears a new police database will be an intrusion into the private lives of hundreds of school children. It is being used to help teachers identify pupils involved in crime but Liberty says innocent youngsters could be targeted
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Letter: Putting it right
The Argus has carried several letters recently concerning dog breeding at Hurstpierpoint. Mid Sussex District Council licensed Mrs Von Der Heyde to keep a breeding establishment for dogs up until December 31, 1998, at Hurstpierpoint. The licence was not
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Right on course to fly once more
A paraplegic whose injuries were caused by a paragliding accident has won a scholarship to learn how to fly aeroplanes. Paul Holzherr, 43, from Peacehaven, was taking part in an international tournament in Kangra, India, in November 2004 when he crashed
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Poison fears for dog owners
People who walk their dogs are shunning a footpath after a number of dead foxes were found, feared to have been poisoned. The bodies of four foxes were found on the public footpath behind bungalows in Downsway, Southwick, over a period of two weeks. Three
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Letter: Bad presentation
We have considered taking on a retail unit in The Royal Arcade opposite Worthing Pier several times but feel it is very poorly promoted and, indeed, decorated when one looks at the entrance from the pier end. The Connaught Dining Rooms are shabbily presented
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Blaze tests 999 sea squad
A Sussex rapid reaction force specially trained to deal with ship disasters has been in action for the first time. Firefighters from East Sussex were airlifted in darkness by Coastguard helicopter to the cruise liner Calypso after it caught fire 15 miles
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Letter: Theatre should make Bognor proud
I was very interested - and delighted - to read in The Argus (May 1) that the Alexandra Theatre in Bognor Regis is to reopen in June. Having been one of the original management team of The Bognor Regis Centre (Alexandra Theatre and Royal Hall) in 1980
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For The Love Of Chocolate, Sussex Arts Club, Brighton
Chocolate can enhance any number of occasions but add it to music, theatre and comedy and you've got a potent mix of pleasures. That's the view of Amanda Waring, whose one-woman show combines all these delights and more. "It's an hour straight and everybody
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Police guard for wardens
Parking attendants will receive police protection to curb the number of violent attacks on them. New figures revealed to The Argus show Brighton and Hove's attendants have fallen victim to more than 100 serious attacks in a year. Almost 200 less serious
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Letter: Am I crazy?
No one seems to have asked what would happen if a black man or lady were to object to seeing white dolls in the window of a shop. Is it me who's mad? -Bob Metson, Henfield
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Letter: I like Brighton because of its liberal values
In response to Ms's letter "Colour code" (April 29), may I suggest prejudice is a fact of life and works both ways, as I have experienced many times. What annoys me more than anything is rude and anti-social behaviour by all cultures and the absolute
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Speedway: Cameron makes Eagles debut
Cameron Woodward is ready to turn it on for Eastbourne Eagles after giving up working as a plumber Down Under. The 21-year-old Australian makes his overdue home debut for Eagles tonight in their televised tussle with Elite League champions Coventry Bees
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Japan gets taste for fruity tipple
Japanese wine connoisseurs are gaining a taste for traditional English tipples made in an idyllic 17th Century country barn. While most Britons are happy with cheap and cheerful wines imported from Australia or South America, English drinks such as mead
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Traders fear new tenants
Restaurant and cafe owners fear a big catering chain could soon move into their square. Traders in East Street Square, Brighton, recently voiced concerns about takings after they were ordered by Brighton and Hove City Council to remove outside seating
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Thousands join Brighton Festival's colourful carnival procession
It's not every day you see walking plates of tapas, dancing fish and chips or a row of 3ft bananas accompanied by mini gorillas. The Children's Parade, which traditionally heralds the start of the Brighton Festival, gets bigger every year, presenting
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Dad's football pals pitch in
A charity football tournament is being held to help a father dying from cancer. Two of Neil Cooper's friends and former football team-mates and one of his work colleagues have organised the match. Paul Sargeant, Chris Lloyd and Brian Gillingham want to
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Pub scoops top award
A freehouse has been voted pub of the year for the sixth time in eight years. The Selden Arms, Lyndhurst Road, Worthing, received the accolade from the Arun and Adur branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra). Landlady Michele Preston said: "We are thrilled
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'Police let my family down'
A father whose son was hit with a plank of wood by yobs has accused the police of failing to act nine days after the attack. Tony Miller, of Ewhurst Road, Brighton, said he had lost confidence in the police after hearing nothing from them following his
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Cliffhanger over threat to chemists
Plans to rescue the threatened chemistry department need more detail before they can be approved, says a university management committee. In March, the University of Sussex announced plans to close the chemistry department, halve the number of staff and
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Lost And Found Orchestra, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton
Not content with elevating bins and broomsticks to instrumental status in the global phenomena Stomp, founders Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas are at it again but this time with wine bottles, vacuum cleaners and hosepipes. Celebrating the ingenious
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Meow Meow, Gaiete, Brighton, Monday, May 8
From performing at Sydney Opera House to inadvertently hosting fetish balls in New York dungeons, Meow Meow is a global singing sensation and exotic performance artist. Promising to set the Fringe Festival on fire, her shows blaze a wild trail through
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Letter: Now the helpers need help
I am pleased The Argus continues to highlight the challenges of homelessness. Figures can be quoted and challenged, but behind the facts are real people who have experienced loss or are tramatised but who have hopes, fears and aspirations for a better
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Letter: Private fee
Why is this Government, which is supposed to be looking after us, so lacking in ideas on how to solve the problem of the private dentist? It's quite simple, all private dentists should be made to pay for a licence to practise. I suggest a fee of from
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Letter: Yob generation
During the past two decades, we have succeeded in "protecting" children to the extent they are now effectively un-disciplinable. Teachers are attacked by violent yobs who know that even if their head teacher decides they should be expelled, an appeal
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MP says Labour could still have a chance if Blair goes now
A Sussex MP says Labour has a fighting chance of winning the next general election if Prime Minister Tony Blair steps down sooner rather than later. But Brighton Kemptown MP Des Turner's comments did not find favour with his Brighton Pavilion counterpart
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Heather: split story is 'hilarious'
Sir Paul McCartney and his wife Heather have rejected claims of difficulties in their marriage. Heather Mills McCartney's spokeswoman, Anya Noakes, dismissed rumours of marital problems as "rubbish". She said Sir Paul, 63, was living at the couple's farm
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Letter: Who will pay?
With regards to the poor dogs and cats who were so sadly neglected, why should animal charities have to use their precious funds to pick up the pieces? This woman must have left a considerable estate and funds should be diverted from that to pay for treatment
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Singer's tribute to her beloved brother
He was unforgettable in life and it will be a long time before his memory fades. Respected Argus journalist Rowan Dore was again honoured last night at a sell-out Brighton Festival Fringe performance by his acclaimed songwriter sister. Charlie Dore performed
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Letter A novel solution to the water shortage
I recently visited a large beer cannery in Spain and was amazed by the thousands of cans passing along on the conveyor belts. No wonder we are short of water they are making it all into booze. I could never understand how the Spanish, with more severe
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Letter: Not so innocent
Perhaps Eileen M Laforgue (Letters 2 May) might care to discuss her views on the gollywog being an "innocent toy" with a black person. First of all, most would advise her the term "black" is perfectly acceptable and far preferable to "coloured". Secondly
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Letter: Beyond belief
So, we now have a thousand convicted foreign criminals, including murderers, rapists and paedophiles, walking our streets when they should have been deported years ago at the end of their sentences - and our Government does not even know where they are
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Cricket: Kirtley faces wait
James Kirtley may have to wait a bit longer to make his long-awaited return to Sussex's Championship side. The county are set to name an unchanged team for tomorrow's game against champions Nottinghamshire at Hove (11am) and that spells more frustration
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Tough at top for Sussex
Chris Adams admits he is surprised that Sussex are not setting the pace in the Championship after their best start since promotion in 2002. The county made it two wins out of three when they completed a five-wicket victory over Yorkshire at Headingley
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Shop owner's round window saga has gone full circle
A boutique owner has beat the planners by painting a round window on her shop after she was told to get rid of the real thing. It has taken her three years and almost made her bankrupt but boutique owner Ali Hadley has managed to hang on to her round
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Airport will avoid any turbulence
There will be no "quick fix changes" at Shoreham Airport in the wake of its controversial change of hands, its manager has said. John Haffenden said he expected a period of stabilisation now that Erinaceous, the property company, has all but completed
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Mystery of body found on beach
A man's body has been washed up on a beach after being in the sea for more than two months. The identity of the man, thought to be of an Asian or black background and in his early 20s, remains a mystery and police have appealed to forces across the South
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Willard Grant Conspiracy, Concorde 2, Brighton
All self-respecting miseryguts knows how to mock and the Willard Grant Conspiracy is no exception. Murder, suicide, overflowing ashtrays and lovers destroyed are its sorrowful subjects but frontman Robert Fisher wasn't going to allow anyone to get over-earnest
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La Clique, The Spiegel Garden, Brighton,
There is something unnerving yet strangely arousing about the red rubber dress which clings to Miss Behaves' voluptuous curves. Thankfully you don't get too long to indulge in your fetish moment because pretty quickly you're reassembling your jaw as she
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Rama Vaidyanathan, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton
With the flick of a kohled eye and turn of the wrist, Rama Vaidyanathan brought to life a whole pantheon of Hindu gods. Her dance form, Bharata Natyam, was performed in south Indian temples for thousands of years and is still as much an act of worship
