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Albion bosses livid over 'delay tactics'
Brighton and Hove Albion bosses have accused Falmer stadium opponents of trying to kill the club by stalling the latest process in the long-running saga. A month ago the Government admitted it made a technical mistake when it approved the 22,000-seat
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Omar case is set for appeal
Lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Deghayes will submit an appeal against their High Court loss by the end of the week. Birnberg Peirce and Partners, representing Mr Deghayes and two other British residents at the jail, hope the Court of Appeal
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Saucy Jack And The Space Vixens, Suusex Arts Club, Brighton
There's a great deal of fun to be had on Planet Frottage 3 in Saucy Jack's Cabaret Bar if you are into Seventies disco music and shows in the mould of Rocky Horror. For this spoof musical has it all - transvestites, fetishes, a serial killer and even
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A Midsummer Night's Dream, New Venture Theatre, Brighton
Director Carl Boardman brings a fresh approach to this well-known and much-loved play. Not only does he present it as a promenade production, whereby audience and cast intermingle, but he makes it a dark and sinister one. The stories of the young lovers
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Letter: No half measures
I note Southern Water proposes to restrict water to essential use only. Surely they should adjust the charge accordingly? Imagine the outcry if a pub charged for a pint and then only served a half. If this would be unacceptable, I can't see why Southern
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Letter: It's dispicable to booze away dole money too
So Mrs Reeves thinks it is despicable someone stole her unemployed son's dole money in a pub. Well, it is despicable her son is boozing away his dole money. And it is despicable Mrs Reeves would let his family of five starve for two weeks until his next
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May 10: Sussex fall to lowest total for two years
After enjoying their best start to a season since the advent of twodivisional cricket Sussex were probably entitled to bad day - but this was a bad day with knobs on. The pitch was low and slow - even by Hove standards - with both wicketkeepers standing
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There Is A Rabbit In The Moon, The Old Market, Upper Market Street, May 10-13
"I'd heard there was this extraordinary company called Velo who did imaginative work for young children," says Brighton Festival's Pippa Smith. "I went across to see them in Rouen and was completely blown away." We're forbidden from divulging how this
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Hotel shows red card to World Cup frenzy
Come June 10, the country will be firmly in the grip of football frenzy as Sven-Goran Eriksson's men prepare to tackle Paraguay in their first World Cup game. But some pubs and hotels are showing the red card to the beautiful game as they opt for class
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Letter: Close roads and let children march
The Children's Parade which opens the Brighton Festival took place last Saturday and, once again, was fantastic. Everyone taking part excelled in imaginative use of costumes, props and structures to evoke this year's theme, World Cuisine. The work schools
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Mother's fury at school massage
A mother has withdrawn her five-year-old daughter from a school after it introduced massages before lessons to help pupils concentrate. Susan Barraclough, 41, decided to teach her little girl at home after she discovered pupils at St Leonard's Community
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Letter: It's called a walk
Why do surfers drive on to the Undercliff Walk when free parking is only a 15-minute walk away? I had hoped this was a thing of the past and, following the reconstruction, security would be better. Now, as well as having to continually look over our shoulders
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Forget parking - build houses
Environmentalists are asking for a plot of land once earmarked for park-and-ride to be handed over for an eco-friendly housing project. Brighton and Hove's Green Party believes affordable housing at Patcham Court Farm could address the chronic housing
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NHS notes blunder
A patient with a life-threatening heart condition has complained he is not getting the correct treatment because his medical notes keep going missing. On the last four occasions Alfred Coomber has visited the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton,
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Letter: Meet us halfway
The house in Wellington Road, Brighton should not be replaced by flats (The Argus, May 9). Recently, The Argus has published articles about the need for supported halfway houses for people discharged from psychiatric hospitals and awaiting permanent supported
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Letter: Backer beware
It is bizarre that ING, the financial institution behind the developer of the King Alfred project, hasn't withdrawn its support yet. If I were an investor in a financial institution that continued to back a development which is generating community ire
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Cricket: Sussex fall to lowest total for two years
After enjoying their best start to a season since the advent of twodivisional cricket Sussex were probably entitled to bad day - but this was a bad day with knobs on. The pitch was low and slow - even by Hove standards - with both wicketkeepers standing
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Letter: Exams are not the be all and end all of university
Why is it that, when university education is being discussed, it is always in the context of exams? Few people, I guess, would want standards to decline in any area of life but there are more issues to consider regarding university education than educational
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Football: Crawley's players fear late payment
Crawley's players are worried they will not be paid during the summer break. Up to ten players did not receive their April money on time, although all have now been reimbursed and were reassured at a meeting on Monday there would be no more problems.
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Kuipers placed on transfer list
Albion goalkeeper Michel Kuipers has been transfer-listed after refusing to apologise to manager Mark McGhee and his team-mates. McGhee has lost patience with the long-serving Dutchman over the way he responded to being left out of the side as the Seagulls
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Business exhibition for women
Women in business can attend a day of workshops and exhibitions tailored to their needs. New You, New Business at Hove Town Hall on Saturday, May 20, is aimed at women who need a platform to showcase their work or who are thinking of starting up. The
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Battle is on to stop further job losses
Unions today warned hospital managers not to assume job losses were an inevitable way to save money. Senior members of the GMB union met at a regional meeting to discuss their response to the job cuts sweeping the NHS. Brighton GMB official Charles Harrity
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Brave girl stands up to bullies
A schoolgirl who claims her hair was cut off by bullies is to be interviewed by police. Officers are planning to talk to Kara Moore after she told The Argus how she had been left distraught by a prolonged campaign of bullying. The Argus yesterday told
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The Ladyboys Of Bangkok, Thai Pavilion, Brighton
Before the curtains are drawn back, an announcer confirms that the 16 performers you are about to see are in fact men. Just as well, because you could easily be forgiven for thinking that these exotic creatures are actually women. Therein lies the novelty
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Viktoria Mullova Ensemble, Glynebourne, nr Glynde, Lewes
Renowned Russian violinist Viktoria Mullova brought her own ensemble to open Brighton Festival's 2006 classical music section. This 45-year-old violinist studied at the Moscow Conservatoire and won first prize in the Sibelius competition in Helsinki in
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Camille, Spiegeltent, Old Steine Lawns, Brighton, May 10-14
A former award-winning architect who followed her dream of running away with the circus, Irish/French singer Camille came to international attention as La Clique's glamorous mistress ofceremonies and recently starred in the Oscar-winning Mrs Henderson
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Letter: Cars drive out local businesses
Slowly and expensively, Brighton and Hove City Council will improve the area around Palmeira Square's Floral Clock, especially if they tackle the landgull and pigeon infestation. But what about the other end of Church Road? As recently as five years ago
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Letter:
It is heartening to find Richard March remains sanguine in the face of threats to his civil liberties (Letters, May 5). He cites Prokofiev's heroic Lieutenant Kije, whose inauspicious origins lay in an inkblot, as the probable musical model for future
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Letter: Big Brother is watching but who?
Who are we to believe when it comes to crime figures? I read recently local police were saying crime figures were down, Brighton and Hove was a safe city and residents should not be afraid to venture out at night. But now (The Argus, May 1), the police
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Letter: Get a lollipop
It's a concern to read that not enough lollipop staff can be found to help to ensure the safety of our children outside some of our schools. The people who do this job are the real gems in our midst and would be near the top of my list when the MBEs are
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Letter: Free beer on us
Mrs D Reeves tells us her grandson collected his dole, hot-footed it to the pub and, while downing a pint, had his jacket containing his recently-acquired wad stolen (Letters, May 4) and, consequently, his family of five will starve until his next handout
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Letter: Who benefits?
Councillor Sue John says "Brighton and Hove City Council grants to Brighton Festival help it earn £20 million for the city" (Letters, May 5). Assuming the figure is correct, does this £20 million represent income handed over to the council? If it doesn't
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Letter: Spend sensibly
The Government plans to regionalise fire control rooms at a cost in excess of £1.7 billion pounds and experts say it will make a saving in 20 years' time. Fire chiefs and fire staff don't want this. The Government wants to merge some police forces but
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Cash control may be returned to councils
Future funding quarrels between Sussex councils and Whitehall could be settled with the help of an independent body, a top Government adviser has said. Sir Michael Lyons said local authorities must receive adequate funding from central government. Councils
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School arson crisis warning
More than 80 arson attacks are carried out on Sussex schools each year. Firefighters revealed the figures as they visited Tideway School in Newhaven to point out it was only a matter of time before arsonists killed someone in the county. They chose the
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MP makes call for better NHS
A Sussex MP brandished a copy of The Argus in front of a Government minister and demanded action to improve the county's health services. Norman Baker, Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes, used a Westminster Hall debate to warn MPs that plans by Brighton and
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Letter: Prescott is not threatening our gardens
The Conservative city council group's submission "Don't let Prescott take our gardens" (The Argus, April 29) could mislead readers into accepting that the deputy prime minister intends to force residents to give up much-loved gardens to provide greater
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£20m cost of 'lost' patients
Patients failing to attend appointments are costing cash-strapped hospitals millions of pounds. Missed appointments or "did not attends" (DNAs) at four of the county's NHS organisations have cost each one more than £2million since 2004. Taken with the
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Letter: Left luggage
At the same time as an easyJet aircraft left luggage behind on a flight to Milan in order to get off the ground (The Argus, May 5), I was on a Ryanair flight to Dublin, and it also left luggage behind. This was midday Sunday and my suitcase arrived at
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Court hears of night of drinking before fatal accident
A driver killed a mother-of-two when he crashed into her car the morning after a night drinking, a court heard. Gregory Schalla, 45, was still over the legal drink-drive limit at the time of the early morning smash, the jury was told. The court heard
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Letter: Action needed
I agree with Jeanne Groves of Woodingdean - the travellers' vehicles parked at The Level in Brighton are an eyesore (Letters, May 3). Living right on top of it, we have to put up with it because no one wants to know. Jeanne is probably right - one law
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Letter: Let locals pitch
Give local architects the chance to design the King Alfred complex. I'm sure they could come up with something more pleasing and in keeping with the locality than Frank Gehry's monstrosity . Wake up, you councillors on the planning committee - don't spoil
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Cricket: Robinson refuses to make excuses
Mark Robinson refused to use excuses after watching Sussex make their lowest Championship score for two years. The county's unbeaten record in all cricket is under threat after they were dismissed for 143 on the first day by champions Nottinghamshire
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Costa coffee shop at Tesco
A Coffee shop chain is set to open an outlet at Tesco's supermarket in Hove. It is one of three being opened by Costa around the country and more will follow if successful. Costa, which operates coffee shops in Waterstone's and Ottakar's bookstores, has
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Older staff are assets, bosses told
Employers are being urged to fight ageism at work after new figures showed thousands of over-50s in Brighton and Hove do not have jobs. Statistics highlighted by the Department for Work and Pensions' Age Positive campaign reveal the city has one of the
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Albion bosses livid over 'delay tactics'
Brighton and Hove Albion bosses have accused Falmer stadium opponents of trying to kill the club by stalling the latest process in the long-running saga. A month ago the Government admitted it made a technical mistake when it approved the 22,000-seat
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Omar case is set for appeal
Lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Deghayes will submit an appeal against their High Court loss by the end of the week. Birnberg Peirce and Partners, representing Mr Deghayes and two other British residents at the jail, hope the Court of Appeal
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Emperor Quartet, Pavilion Music Room, Brighton
You certainly got good value for money at Monday evening's first festival recital in the music room at the Royal Pavilion. First you got one of Britain's finest pianists, Leon McCawley, playing Piano Sonata in G Major, then a new work, Dragon, by the
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Irvine Welsh and Chuck Palahniuk, Corn Exchange, Brighton
As the night's host remarked at the end of the evening, "These things don't always work out but it was a good idea to put the two of you up here together". Palahniuk and Welsh are authors from opposite sides of the Atlantic who share a bond of pitch-black
