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Letter: No right to treat them as we like
Under the heading "Democracy is a devil in disguise" (Letters, May 11), Simon Boyd argues voting should not be a right, it should be earned through responsibility. He broadens this assertion by warning rights can legitimise selfish actions of some individuals
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Letter: Sign of the time
We were promised eight weeks of disruption on Kings Road. The signs said so - on March 6. Strange how those signs have quietly disappeared but, 11 weeks on, the road works remain? -Terence Reed, Portslade
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Teenager becomes the youngest Briton to scale Everest
A teenager from Sussex has become the youngest Briton to climb the world's highest mountain. Rob Gauntlett celebrated his 19th birthday at Mount Everest's base camp less than a month ago along with his friend James Hooper. The gap year students, who were
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TV show braced for The Daddy
An outlandish band frontman with Tourette's Syndrome and a penchant for elastic trousers is set to cause a storm in the Big Brother house. Peter Stephenson, 24, lead singer of Brighton-based psychedelic rock band Daddy Fantastic, is one of 50 potential
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Hotel death: Drugs likely
The results of a post-mortem into how a bar manager died suddenly in a Barcelona hotel room have been delayed. Barcelona police officers believe Bianca Heard, 29, may have died from a drug overdose but were still waiting to have that confirmed by the
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Family's £6,000 clothes bill
Fashion victim Karen Gill buys so many designer clothes for her and her five children, she hardly has room to move. Her bedroom is sometimes so full of the latest labels and her ample family that she is forced to sleep on the dining room sofa. The former
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Consultants get paid £261k to save money
A council which has imposed above-inflation increases in council tax is set to spend £261,000 - to make savings. West Sussex County Council says it needs to make an immediate £15 million budget cut and save up to £30 million in the long term. It is paying
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Letter: Such people aren't just tired
Further to your report on ME and how it affects youngsters (The Argus, May 15), it is fortunate most Sussex doctors recognise it as a serious illness - and there is now a specialist service in the county. However, there is still a way to go before those
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Teenagers clubbed dad to death
Three teenagers have been found guilty of the brutal murder of a father. Gary Rae, who had two children, was savagely beaten and kicked to death outside his flat. He was clubbed mercilessly to the ground with a baseball bat by 19-year-old ringleader William
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Letter: Another leader?
So Gordon Brown wants a quick change of leadership in the Labour Party? I hope if this does come to pass Gordon Brown will not get the job. Admittedly, Tony Blair has come to the end of his usefulness but Gordon Brown as Prime Minister what an unbearable
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Letter: With less packaging we won't need to recycle it
Contrary to the final sentence in your article "Recycle or pay the cost" (The Argus, May 15), the reduction of waste going into landfill sites from the current more than 70 per cent to the Government target of 25 per cent by 2020 does not require the
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Airport's walkway is wonderful
Gatwick bosses are celebrating the first full year of operation of a £110 million extension at a terminal building. Former Transport Secretary Alistair Darling opened Pier 6 - a 646ft glass walkway spanning a runway with enough space for a Boeing 747
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Group calls for air review
An environmental group is asking for a government review of the future of the aviation industry. Members of the Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign are calling on the Department for Transport to conduct a comprehensive review of airport expansion, instead
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Power station is worst polluter in the county
Shoreham power station emitted one million tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere last year. Figures reveal the station, famed for its 350ft tower, is the worst polluter in Sussex. The building, owned by Scottish Power, uses gas and steam turbines
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It's a case of first resort
Brighton and Hove has been voted the UK's top seaside resort. In a poll of British seaside places, the city beat every sandy beach in the country - including Newquay and St Ives in Cornwall - to win, despite its pebbly terrain. The winner was decided
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Richard E Grant, Theatre Royal, Brighton
There is something slightly unnerving about waiting for Richard E Grant to appear on stage, perhaps because we are not used to seeing actors being themselves. As his audience at this one-off event, we were to have him all to ourselves. A one-on-one -
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Farmer's fury at 'terror' bikers
Farmers have urged police to crack down on motorcyclists who frighten sheep and chase horses. There have been reports of motorcyclists deliberately trying to hit lambing ewes and causing a horse to bolt so fast its young rider almost fell off. The number
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Movin' Melvin Brown, Spiegeltent, Old Steine Lawns, Brighton
Movin' Melvin makes audience members who are considerably younger than him feel ancient. Starting with a spirited five-minute, tap-dancing intro, the all-smiling, spangly-suited storyteller goes on to sing and dance for more than an hour, without taking
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Fewer get school of choice
The number of families given their first choice of secondary school in Brighton and Hove has fallen. Hundreds failed to secure a place for their child at their school of choice and 40 are still waiting for appeals to be heard. This year 86.1 per cent
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Joy as historic villa is saved
A victory for the community was declared after councillors threw out plans to bulldoze a disused children's centre and replace it with flats. As well as rejecting plans by the Children's Society to demolish 18 Wellington Road in Brighton, city councillors
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Shack, Concorde 2, Brighton, Tuesday
Possibly the unluckiest band around, Liverpool indie outfit Shack split in the mid-Nineties following the loss of an album master in a studio fire. Finally reformed, the band produced indie-pop album HMS Fable in 1999 which, despite containing many surefire
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Letter: Let's have both their names on our new buses
"Mind your head when standing up" a sign above the rear seats used to warn passengers on buses of yesteryear but most people only remembered the warning as they rubbed their heads to ease the pain of the impact of metal against skin. While the days of
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Letter: Thanks, Lewes
Compassion in World Farming would like to thank the people of Lewes for raising £56.55 at our street collection on April 22. All proceeds will go towards our campaigning work for farm animal welfare. -Karen Mansell, Compassion in World Farming, Charles
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Letter: Feet sponsors
May I just say a huge thank you, to everyone who supported and donated to the sponsored walk we did on May 13. We raised a little more than £730 for The Argus Neil Cooper appeal. Your generosity and kindness was enormously appreciated. -Robin Kemp, Woodingdean
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Letter: Wheely sore
Having just successfully completed the three-day bike ride, I would like thank The Argus for the immense organisation which goes into this three-day event. This includes everybody who helps out at the refreshment stops, the St John's Ambulance and even
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Da Vinci Code fever grows
Tickets are selling fast for The Da Vinci Code which goes on general release tomorrow. Cinemas across Sussex said seats for the controversial movie were being snapped up. The Tom Hanks' blockbuster, predicted to be the highest-grossing movie of the year
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Letter: Safe, not sorry
May I thank all the residents of Maidenbower who voted for me in the recent local election. Despite Maidenbower being considered a "safe" Conservative seat, a lot of hard work went into my campaign and I would like to thank, in particular, Councillors
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Outrage as Sea Life plan goes through
Tanks for seals and otters, condemned by animal rights activists, will be built at an aquarium. Slips of paper with the word "shame" printed on them rained down moments after Brighton and Hove city councillors approved plans for the two enclosures to
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Letter: Tory worry
Do readers remember 15 per cent interest rates, three million unemployed and negative equity? If they did, they lived through the hell of a Tory government. Frankly, it doesn't matter whether Labour is led by Tony Blair, Gordon Brown or even Basil Brush
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Letter: Are we right?
Tony Blair may plead with us to "remember the past six years rather than the past six days" but I fear he will be disappointed. This is not to deny there have been numerous welcome innovations in that time and may well be others before he goes but gratitude
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Letter: Now let's make it into an attraction
What tremendous news that the British Engineerium is to be saved - all who care about our local history and heritage owe Mike Holland a big thank you. It would have been criminal to have allowed this wonderful old building and its fascinating contents
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Plague of parasites
A judge has hit out at "parasite" drugs dealers who plague the streets of Brighton. Judge Anthony Scott-Gall said the city was populated with parasite suppliers who preyed on others. And he said it was a public disgrace that ordinary people were forced
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Letter: Greys bite back
Gordon Brown should not underestimate grey power. This year's budget did nothing to help those pensioners who cannot or do not claim means-tested pension credits for various reasons. Pensioners who live in rented properties - even those owned by housing
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Letter: We must recycle
Your story "Recycle or pay the cost" underestimates the recycling commitment of West Sussex residents. As your article correctly states, in West Sussex we have consistently achieved higher recycling rates than the national average. These rates are continuing
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Speedway: Make Lewis our Wayne Rooney
Team GB boss Neil Middleditch was today urged to take speedway's answer to Wayne Rooney to the World Cup. But even the biggest fans of the rider in question admit it could be too early for 16-year-old Lewis Bridger to ride in the sport's premier team
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Football: Reds hit by double blow
Crawley have been deducted three points and fined £5,000 by the Conference for exceeding their playing budget. Reds must pay £3,000 immediately, with the rest suspended for 12 months unless they breach the rules again next season. The league opted against
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Cricket: Sussex trio make debuts
Three players will make their first-class debuts when Sussex play Sri Lanka at Hove over four days, starting today (11am). Cricket manager Mark Robinson has rested most of his big names and there are only three survivors from the team which took Sussex
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Stab jury out for third day
The jury in the trial of a man accused of stabbing to death a former neighbour will today continue to consider its verdict for a third day. Ricky Smith, 21, denies murdering Matthew Jones in Hastings last September. Smith, of Millward Road, Hastings,
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Historic church is facing closure
Another historic town centre church is set to close as congregations diminish. Elders want to shut Christ Church, a landmark flint building in Grafton Road, Worthing, after recently spending £200,000 on urgent repairs. Christ Church, constructed in 1843
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An Oak Tree, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, until Saturday,
When Toby Jones opens his mouth to speak his first line in this play, the words are as new to him as they are to us. It's not that he's been incredibly lazy in learning them, he's just never read the play. In fact, he only met his co-star and the show's
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Wait is on for new water ban
Home owners and businesses are expecting to hear any day whether bans on all non-essential uses of water are to be brought in. Sutton and East Surrey Water has already been given permission to bring in a ban, which will affect Gatwick and change the way
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Fury as flood wrecks car
A teenager's first car could be a write-off after it was flooded with raw sewage from a pumping station. Sherrine El Hawary, 19, of Brooklyn Road, Seaford, had only had her Fiat Uno nine months when it was flooded during an early morning thunderstorm.
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Eco-friendly library wins green award
A landmark library has won a prestigious environmental award. Brighton's Jubilee library, which opened in March 2005, was awarded Green Hero status in the national Green Apple awards as an example of environmental excellence in public buildings. The library
