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May 15: Rana claims another five-for as joint leaders Sussex secure crushing victory
Rana Naved sliced through Glamorgan's top order as Sussex moved joint top of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy south conference with a 97-run victory over Glamorgan at Cardiff. After Sussex had left Glamorgan 258 to win, with Mike Yardy and Carl Hopkinson
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Letter; Candidates need tests, not voters
This may appear to be an unusual start for discussing the failings of our political system and the choices we are required to make at the ballot box, but let's take the article "Choose your all-time top Sussex team" (Sports Argus, May 13) According to
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Letter: Out of contact
If anyone found my Nokia mobile phone in Brighton last Friday night, please please could they hand it in to Brighton police station asap? I've lost all my contacts and can't function without them. There is a generous cash reward. Thank you. -Marc, Brighton
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I'm not too old to be a mum at 63
The woman set to become Britain's oldest mother has insisted she is not too old to have a baby at the age of 63. Dr Patricia Rashbrook is to give birth to a boy in two months after she and her 60-year-old academic husband John Farrant travelled to Italy
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Homeless trust to shut
A charity which supports lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGTB) homeless young people is withdrawing its services from Brighton and Hove. The Albert Kennedy Trust, which has an office in Ship Street, Brighton, has announced it cannot carry on after
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Double bid to host Labour conference
Brighton and Hove has put in an ambitious bid for back-to-back Labour Party conferences. If it succeeds it could boost the city's economy by more than £20 million over two years. A delegation headed by council leader Simon Burgess presented the city's
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Suicide note by sex charge man
A man who ran a children's activity centre in Sussex despite being known as a danger to young people has killed himself while awaiting trial for paedophile charges in Thailand. Nicholas Rabet, 56, who lived at Cross-in-Hand, near Heathfield, for five
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Letter: The wrong price
What a bloomer you made in the front page story in saying petrol prices in Sussex have crashed through the £4-a-gallon mark for the first time. When I was taught mathematics at school during the Second World War, there were 4.54 litres to a gallon and
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An Oak Tree, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton
In a room above a pub, a stage hypnotist is dying on his arse. Ever since he ran over and killed a girl he has lost his power of suggestion, and tonight nine of his volunteers are returned to their seats. The tenth, however, appears to be doing everything
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Letter: Local variation
The price of fuel keeps on rising (The Argus, May 13) and looks set to continue doing so. However, I'm not so sure that the example given of 105.9p per litre is a good one. Local residents will know this particular outlet has historically been more expensive
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Letter: Rescue in peace
I was saddened to read last week that the East Sussex Wildlife Rescue Ambulance had been clamped near London Road, Brighton, despite having signs in the window that it was on a call and carrying out wildlife rescue (The Argus, May 6). The volunteers need
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Athletics: Fit-again Kidger makes up for his lost season
Joel Kidger is determined to make up for lost time after proving he is back to his best at the Sussex Track and Field Championships. Kidger suffered a nightmare 2005 as his dream of qualifying for his second Commonwealth Games was wrecked by a mystery
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Speedway: Travel slickness hits Eagles
Jon Cook today warned his Eastbourne Eagles to master slick conditions or face more awayday embarrassment. A makeshift Eagles line-up were routed 61-34 in Elite League action at Reading last night as the Bulldogs rattled up six 5-1s. The visitors repeatedly
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Swindon keen to land McPhee
Swindon Town are ready to offer Chris McPhee a career lifeline if he fails to clinch a new deal at Albion. The 23-year-old striker was one of nine Seagulls players out of contract at the end of the season. An announcement on the future of the group, including
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Moving times ahead for major awards
A major awards event has a new venue for its prize-giving evening. For the past two years The Brighton and Hove Business Awards ceremony has taken place in a massive tent on Brighton Racecourse. This years bash will be staged in the Oxford Suite of the
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Shops tuning in to Cup sales bonanza
Retailers reeling from a slump in consumer spending are preparing to cash in on World Cup fever as fans rush to get kitted out for the month-long footballing gala. Shopkeepers have started decorating their windows with red and white bunting and offering
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Marina in line for transformation
A design team led by the former head of the Millennium Dome has announced plans to transform Brighton Marina by giving a fast food restaurant and superstore a facelift. PY Gerbeau's X-Leisure and Parkridge Estates, who between them run the marina, have
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There Is A Rabbit In The Moon, Old Market, Upper Market Street, Hove
In English it's There Is A Rabbit In The Moon, in French it's Il Y A Un Lapin Dans La Lune. In the language of jaded Brighton Festival-goers it's another potentially demented Gallic production which requires more thought and attention than is possible
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Ballet Nationale de Marseille, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton
For this UK premiere of La Cite Radieuse, newly appointed artistic director and choreographer Frederic Flamand teamed up with French architect Dominique Perrault to "supposedly" explore 21st-Century living. In the programme note Flamand wrote: "After
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Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton
Founding director of Brighton Festival Chorus Laszlo Heltay was to have conducted Zoltan Kodaly's Missa Brevis for soloist, chorus and orchestra to mark the Festival's 40th anniversary. Unfortunately, he slipped and injured himself during rehearsal and
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Souterrain, Stanmer Park, Brighton
Popular they may be, but promenade productions can often seem like butter scraped over too much bread. Staged in Stanmer village and the surrounding parkland, this particular piece of landscape theatre has seen family-friendly company WildWorks enlist
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School agrees pay deal
Teachers who lost a month's pay when their school ran out of money, have agreed to a pay-off. The staff from Newlands School in Seaford are now expecting about 84 per cent of wages which were unpaid when the school closed on April 4 due to mounting debts
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Philharmonia Orchestra, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton
The Shostakovich Centenary Concert was always going to be a highlight of this year's Brighton Festival. It was a concert full of stars, including conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy, the two soloists, pianist Steven Osborne and cellist Steven Isserlis. And the
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Council is set to drop Falmer court action
Lewes District Council is poised to drop its High Court action against Brighton and Hove Albion's Falmer stadium. It could mean an end to the delays which have been costing the club more than £50,000-aweek in lost revenue. A month ago, the Government
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Letter: Residents interest
I had a look at the Undercliff path in March and, while there are fallen flints etc which might have struck walkers, I fail to see why the closed section is any more hazardous than the open continuation further east. My personal opinion is the residents
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Letter: This safety fence must be moved
The Undercliff path has always suffered intermittent rock falls and will continue to do so but this has never closed the path before and, to my knowledge, no one has ever been struck, killed or maimed by falling rocks. If Brighton and Hove City Council
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Letter: Save Titnore
My son has sent me the devastating news that Titnore Lane, Durrington, is to be developed. I find this hard to believe as it is part of my heritage. I grew up playing and learning about animals and trees in this area. Please, if you have any conscience
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Injury keeps maestro from a nostalgic date
A world-renowned Hungarian musician is recovering in hospital after breaking his hip hours before he was due to conduct a performance with the chorus he formed 38 years ago. Instead of stepping up to the podium at the Brighton Dome on Sunday night, Laszlo
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'Yes' to chemistry rescue package
University staff and students are celebrating after a rescue package to save a chemistry department was fully approved. Yesterday the University of Sussex Council - the highest decision-making body - agreed to new proposals to invest in chemistry rather
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Letter: A new address
Please stop worrying, Mr Barnes. The Woodingdean rooks have not gone missing. They have just moved house (Letters, May 11). They are very comfortable and enjoy keeping us awake here at Ravensbourne Court in Warren Way. All eleven nests can be found in
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Letter: Football at Toad's
Why is it always stated that "Falmer is the only site for a football stadium". Toad's Hole Valley would have been ideal. It's unused land, only a stone's throw from the old Goldstone ground and as easy to get to as the Goldstone was and Withdean is now
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£15.5m overhaul for city's water network
Water pipes stretching more than 35 miles around Brighton and Hove will be replaced as part of a £15.5 million overhaul. Southern Water yesterday announced plans to restore the city's network, which is between 120 and 150 years old. The work is expected
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Schoolgirl in street attack terror
A brave schoolgirl has told how she fended off an abductor while walking home from a night out. Jodie Cartwright, 16, from Durrington, was ten minutes from home when her attacker grabbed her and began pushing her towards his car in Goring Street, Worthing
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Letter: Prodigy spent a lifetime in entertainment
In response to YD Robinson (Letters, May 5), I offer what little I know about Bobby Breen. He was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1927, became a star on Eddie Cantor's radio show at the age of nine in 1936 and was quickly recruited by RKO. He starred in several
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Tragedy of a caring boss
A bar manager from Brighton has been found dead in her Spanish hotel room. Bianca Heard's body was found on her bed by her boss and friend Mark Whiting - with whom she had been on a break in Barcelona - on Sunday morning. The cause of her death remained
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Letter: Teaching the steps at a tea dance
I would like to thank Ragroof Theatre for the excellent tea dance they held at the Spiegeltent on Sunday. We went along with a group of friends and really enjoyed the atmosphere. There was a complete range of ages and abilities but everyone mixed together
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Letter: Keep level-headed
I always thought railway level crossing meant just that - "level" - until I tried the one at Portslade. As I was shaken from one side to the other, I realised they are not. -John Packham, Hangleton, Hove
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Speedway: Eagles suffering travel slickness
Jon Cook today warned his Eastbourne Eagles to master slick conditions or face more awayday embarrassment. A makeshift Eagles line-up were routed 61-34 in Elite League action at Reading last night as the Bulldogs rattled up six 5-1s. The visitors repeatedly
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Letter: Extreme sanctions are needed for litterbugs
Blaker's Park near Fiveways: The thump of foot against ball, the thwack of bat against leather echo around the pretty surrounding houses, punctuating the squeals of laughter coming from a group of youngsters sat in the middle of the grass. An idyllic
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The Evocation Of Papa Mas, Corn Exchange, Brighton
It's rare you experience a show which genuinely makes you think "I've never seen anything like this before". But with Papa Mas, theatre company Told By An Idiot have created an epic event which sparkles with originality. Fusing the vibrant imagery of
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The Matzos, Spiegeltent, Old Steine Lawns, Brighton
Klezmer means "tools of music" and this band use them to rousing effect. Trumpet, clarinet and sawn-off clarinet (or shalimar) occasionally join the traditional accordion, violin, drums, guitar and double bass and the results are joyous. Their foot-hopping
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Dresden Dolls, Concorde 2, Brighton
What do you give the post-punk, postmodern generation? Bag up the eternal themes of love, hate and social disharmony and repackage as a wry-rock duo dressed in frilly knickers, stripey suspenders and Pierrot make-up. Dolls fans don't take drugged-up rent
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London Chamber Voices And Players, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton
The intimate nature of the Pavilion Theatre made it the ideal venue for this company of two singers and four musicians. They treated their audience to a ramble through the Baroque period from Pergolesi to Handel via Purcell and Bach. This ensemble, led
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Voodoo Vaudeville, Gaiete, Old Steine Lawns, Brighton,
The only way to describe Voodoo Vaudeville in one word is surreal. From the black stockings to the red corsets, this show certainly had the Rocky Horror touch. But it was far more than that. A time machine, in the form of a comfy armchair, took the audience
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Alice Bell, Gardner Arts Centre, Falmer
When Gregg Whelan and Gary Winters formed Lone Twin in 1997, their aim was "to work with performances on ideas of place, context and travel". In the nine years since, the intrepid pair have produced a celebrated body of work during performances across
