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Letter: Seaside living for city lovers
City residents will have received a glossy flier, "Seaside Living for City Lovers", from Barratt's, advertising flats in its new development, City Point. As well as describing the flats, much is made of the fact that they are 15 minutes from the sea,
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Letter: We need to debate the right to die
May I correct the wrong impression given by Maureen Stack who talks about "euthanasia" and raises the fear of "vulnerable" people being killed against their will or consent (Letters, May 13). In fact Lord Joffe's bill allows only those who are in their
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39 jobs to go as NHS Direct closes centre
Almost 40 jobs will be lost following a decision to close an NHS call centre. The NHS Direct centre near Brighton Station deals with thousands of calls a week from people with concerns about their health. The Brighton base is one of 12 being shut across
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New lease of life for lost music
Musician Rick Sharpe owes his worldwide fame to the thieves who stole his music. But he has little else to thank them for, having never been paid a penny despite selling thousands of copies of his album Five Day Rain. He is planning to recoup his losses
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Night bus call after attack
A teenager who fought off a kidnapper may have been safe if a night bus service had not been withdrawn, it has been claimed. Jodie Cartwright, 16, from Durrington, near Worthing, was grabbed in Goring Street, Worthing, by a man who tried to force her
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Letter: Keep it green
In response to Mr Hamilton (Letters, May 10), our letter about gardens (April 29) was not an attempt to "mislead" anyone at all. It is a fact that "gardens are easier to concrete over than they used to be" due to the new planning regulations which classify
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Patients 'may die' if split up
Elderly and disabled people may not survive a move from a care home where some of them have lived for 50 years, relatives fear. The health trust which owns Osborne House, Hastings, is planning to sell the home and its 8.5-acre grounds, thought to be worth
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Farmers make £1m in dumping fiasco
Two farmers made at least £1 million after they were allowed to dump rubble on public property free-of-charge. Brighton and Hove City Council let Jeffrey Blundell and Ron Sweet tip tonnes of rubble at Shoreham Airport - without consulting its elected
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The Nose, Theatre Royal, Brighton, Wednesday, May 17
"We have a giant, singing nose," says The Opera Group's artistic director John Fulljames. "It's a tenor. When it sings, Shostakovich marks in the score, 'To be sung nasally'." Depicting an exuberant world on the verge of a descent into chaos, Gogol's
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Letter: Ghost of an Act
If Simon Burgess truly wanted to "honour the spirit of the Act" (Letters, May 15), he and Brighton and Hove City Council would not be encouraging developers to try to exploit a clause in the Brighton Marina Act of 1968 which was clearly intended only
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Letter: Rook's move
In response to Tony Barnes wondering about the missing rooks (Letters, May 11th), I can tell him Woodingdean still has its one and only rookery. I have lived in Woodingdean since 1949 and can remember a small rookery in the copse at the bottom of Warren
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Letter: Nick of time
During a visit to Brighton for the festival, we visited the old police station under the town hall. The tour guide was very good and the reconstruction of the cells excellent. However, the conditions for the rest of the tour were much less pleasant. It
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Letter: We must respect these children's commitment
I agree with Richard Lindley (Letters, May 12) that the Children's Parade is a spectacular, colourful and fun way of opening Brighton Festival and a great opportunity to bring the children and adults of Brighton together. However, not diverting traffic
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Cricket: Sussex play a waiting game
Sussex are playing a waiting game as they line up a replacement for star bowler Rana Naved. The Pakistani has taken 24 wickets in just three games to help propel Sussex to the top of the County Championship. But Rana, 28, will only be able to play in
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80 farmers get together
More than 80 guests attended an annual farming conference and tucked into organic produce. The event was organised to give farmers a chance to talk about current issues and listen to expert guest speakers, including National Farmers' Union and Lloyds
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City debt hits all-time high
Brighton and Hove has emerged as the debt capital of Sussex with record numbers of people sliding into bankruptcy and dozens more facing the threat of losing their homes. Government figures last night showed the city had the highest rate of household
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Hot-air balloonist reaches 9,000m
Mark Scholes could be accused of having his head in the clouds. His idea of a fun afternoon is floating almost six miles high supported only by a tarpaulin hamper and a large helping of hot air. The adventurer, from Lindfield, near Haywards Heath, fashioned
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Reverend And The Makers, Ocean Rooms, Brighton, Wednesday, May 17
Jon McClure has two pseudonyms. One is The Reverend, the other is "the fifth Arctic Monkey". The suggestion he wrote all the (uncredited) songs on the Arctic Monkeys' acclaimed album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, may be spurious. But
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Dominic Holland, Gaiete, Old Steine Gardens, Brighton
Dominic Holland has spent much of the the 21st Century wisecracking at us from a plethora of television panel shows of varying quality. So it has come as a surprise - some might even say a relief - that you don't seem to see him around much these days
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Last dance in sight for bears
A Sussex-based charity is winning the fight to bring an end to the dancing bear trade in India. International Animal Rescue, which supports the work of Indian animal welfare charity Wildlife SOS, has helped to open a third bear sanctuary in Bhopal, central
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Mum seeks answers to son's death
The mother of a soldier shot in Iraq has told of her anguish on the day of the inquest into his death. Sergeant Paul Connolly, 33, of Crawley, was found dead from a bullet wound to the head at the Shaibah base, near Basra, on Boxing Day 2004. His mother
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Health trust mergers condemned by MPs
Sussex's ten primary care trusts will be merged into four larger trusts in a reorganisation of health care in the county. From October 1, the county's health services will be delivered by Brighton and Hove city teaching trust, Hastings and Rother trust
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Brighton Goes Gospel, St George's Church, Brighton
We have a wonderful tradition in this city for getting stuck in. The workshop choir of Brighton Goes Gospel started singing three months ago and gave their all on Saturday to an audience packed to the rafters. We waited a little too long for the singing
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Lucy Crowe & Simon Lepper, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton
Lucy Crowe is a young singer who seems to be destined for a long career in opera and classical song. Already a veteran of British Youth Opera, where she has sung the title role in Janacek's Cunning Little Vixen, she has also taken the role of Susanna
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Alleged al-Qaida terror cell trailed for months
Security services tracked an alleged British al-Qaida terror cell for months in a major covert operation, the Old Bailey heard. Listening devices were placed in cars and houses belonging to two of the suspects and extensive CCTV footage was taken of the
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Letter: Letting off steam
What a hero Mike Holland is for saving Hove Engineerium. He deserves a medal and full recognition for such a fantastic act. I was devastated at the news of the closure and planned auction of all contents. It puts Brighton and Hove City Council to shame
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Overdose may have killed woman
A bar manager who was found dead in a Barcelona hotel room may have died of an overdose. Last night, Spanish Police said 29-year-old Bianca Heard, manager of Brighton Rocks in Rock Place, Kemp Town, could have died as a result of a mixture of drugs in
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Police target illegal mobile phone trade
Five mobile phones are being reported stolen every day in Brighton and Hove and criminals are increasingly using the proceeds to fuel the drugs trade. Easy pickings by opportunist thieves at beaches, pubs and cafes is driving the illegal trade, according
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Letter: Why no help?
As a former long-ago member of the Friends of Hove Engineerium who failed to keep up his membership and attendance, I bow to the terrific efforts of Mike Holland, who has put his money where his mouth is to save this magnificent building and its contents
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Letter: Something to smile about
Referring to your advertising feature National Smile Month (The Argus, May 15), I am sure Cherie Blair would welcome being called Queen Elizabeth II. However, I and a good many other people including, I suspect, the Queen herself, would take great exception
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Letter: Let them parade along the seafront
Leaving my car at home, I took a bus from Hangleton to watch my granddaughter in the Children's Parade and what a treat - the children, teachers and parents had worked so hard and the results were fabulous. But what a mess, making so many small children
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Letter: Keep it small
In Charles Whitney's article "Independent traders 'must be protected'" (The Argus, May 12), I was surprised he never mentioned the small Tesco and Sainsbury's cornertype shops which often pop up in petrol stations and sometimes on their own. Maybe there
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DIY commuters to rebuild station
Fed-up commuters are raising £2.5 million to pay for a new railway station themselves. Rail users at Hassocks Station have become so sick of spending harsh winter mornings on their dilapidated platform that they have banded together to rebuild the station
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CITY DEBT HITS ALL-TIME HIGH
BRIGHTON and Hove has emerged as the debt capital of Sussex with record numbers of people sliding into bankruptcy and dozens more facing the threat of losing their homes. Government figures last night showed the city had the highest rate of household
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Football: Winger Watts leaves Lewes
Winger Kirk Watts has left Lewes to return to his former club Bromley. Watts has been a big success at the Dripping Pan since signing from the Lillywhites in September 2003, helping them to the Ryman division one south title and play-off success in his
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Tennis: Hantuchova back at Eastbourne
Daniela Hantuchova today insisted she expects a warm welcome from fans on her return to Eastbourne. The 2004 finalist yesterday entered the Hastings Direct International Championships at Devonshire Park from June 17 to 24. The announcement came three
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'Sussex' is dropped by bookseller
A bookshop chain is dropping Sussex from its name after more than 60 years as part of a rebranding exercise which began with the opening of a new shop. British Bookshops and Stationers - which also trades as Sussex Stationers - has opened a shop in Western
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House Of The Gods, Theatre Royal, Brighton
There were so many good things in the two hours of Music Theatre Wales' House Of The Gods, a new comic chamber opera with music by Uckfield-born Lynne Plowman and librettist Martin Riley. It began with two Celtic gods, Ma and Da, living a twilight life
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Counting cost of bad kids
Almost £1.7 million of taxpayers' money was spent on troublesome pupils in Sussex last year. The vast majority - more than £1.5 million - was spent in West Sussex. In 2005/6 West Sussex County Council spent £237,000 on excluding pupils and advising their
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Camilla to lay plaque at icon of Modernism
Camilla Parker-Bowles will visit a landmark arts centre which has undergone an £8 million revamp. The Duchess of Cornwall will be given a tour of the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, on May 26. She will lay a commemorative plaque in the foundations of the
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Murder trial jury still out
The jury in the Gary Rae murder trial has been told it can return majority verdicts. It said yesterday it had been unable to reach unanimous verdicts on any of the defendants after six days of deliberations. Judge Anthony Scott-Gall told the jury he would
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Soweto Kinch, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton
"Who thinks the world should be ruled by jazz?" asked 28-year-old jazz revolutionary Soweto Kinch. At your average boozy gig this question would probably be met with a roar of approval but it was 1pm on a sunny Saturday afternoon so it got a slightly
