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Spiegeltent

Belgian build crew member Johnny Klessense hangs from the canopy of the Spiegeltent as it is built today on the Old Steine Gardens

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Letter: It is parents who run the walking bus

I was pleased the Mayor of Brighton came on our walking bus on Monday. His presence helped Brighton and Hove City Council promote walk-to-school week and acknowledged the hard work of our walking bus volunteers. Your article (The Argus, May 23) suggested

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Letter: Database errors rule out ID cards

Your story that nearly 1,500 innocent people have been wrongly labelled as criminals by the Criminal Records Bureau (The Argus, May 22) should ring alarm bells for those still supporting the Government's identity card scheme. IT industry experts expect

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Letter: Bristol's better?

Regarding our water, I have experienced the same metallic aftertaste as Mrs Shepherd and Ms O'Keefe (Letters, May 19 & 23). I have written to the director of Southern Water and asked why this should be but, of course, had no reply. I notice he is

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Letter: Get a kettle filter

I have been following the discussion of the quality of tap water here in the South-East with more than a passing interest having, commercially, served many pots of tea and coffee through the years. I find myself intrigued and yet puzzled by other readers

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Website for Big Brother favourite

Friends of Big Brother favourite Pete Stephenson have created a website where fans can discuss his progress. The 24-year-old lead singer of Brighton band Daddy Fantastic has charmed housemates despite suffering from Tourette's syndrome, which causes him

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Vashti Bunyan, Corn Exchange, Brighton, Thursday, May 25

To the softly spoken 60-something on the other end of the phone line it is "just my life - I never thought of it as extraordinary." But you'd be hard pressed to find a story as strange, sad and ultimately inspiring as that of Vashti Bunyan, who is currently

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Police leader's race law plea

Controversial changes to the law have been called for to allow positive discrimination in the recruitment of black and Asian police officers. Less than 50 ethnic minority officers are walking the beat in Sussex with the force still falling short of targets

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Letter: A fine service

Please pass my congratulations to Ms Lumley, who has done a fine service for the UK and the world. -Stephen R Job, Oakville, Ontario, Canada

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50 school pupils suffering from food poisoning

More than 50 pupils have been struck down with suspected salmonella at a prestigious boys' school. The pupils and a number of teaching and support staff at Worth School in Turners Hill, Crawley, were yesterday confirmed to be suffering from food poisoning

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Letter: He played Britain's best-loved policeman

Writing to you about Elsie and Doris Waters (Letters, May 18) brought their brother, Jack Warner, to mind. Jack became famous playing Britain's best-loved policeman, Constable George Dixon in Dixon Of Dock Green on television. Early in 1962, it was announced

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Hospital trust in court over hoist-fall death

A Hospital trust is being taken to court after an elderly man died when he fell as he was moved to his bed. John Tilling, 78, died at Nevill Hospital, Hove, on April 23, 2005. He was suffering from dementia and heart disease. Mr Tilling slipped through

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Axed soccer boss's £35,000

Sacked Crawley Town managing director Steve Duly has been awarded almost £35,000 for unfair dismissal as the crisis-hit football club considers going into administration. Mr Duly, 35, told an employment tribunal he was forced out of his £28,600-a-year

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Letter: Sign of the times

Reduce. Re-use. Recycle. Good idea. Can I suggest Brighton and Hove City Council applies this to its profligate and self-indulgent use of street signs? Every day there's a new one, always bigger than the last, and old ones never get taken away. Information

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Letter: Recycle them

I'm sure everyone is aware of the effort which goes into recycling these days, so I thought to myself, what can be done in the work place. I, like most people generate more recyclable waste at work than I do at home. I contacted West Sussex County Council

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Letter: Intolerable?

I was outraged to hear Councillor Willows has not been asked to resign. Such comments cannot be tolerated from a public figure in a city renowned for tolerance. Similar comments about the black community, for example, would certainly have led to a demand

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Speedway: Norris spells trouble for Witches

David Norris is warning his Eastbourne Eagles colleagues size isn't everything when it comes to riding at Ipswich. And he hopes that advice helps them cling on for at least an Elite League bonus point. Eagles go to Ipswich Witches tonight (7.30) looking

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Letter: Young Christians make a difference in our city

My wife and I were enlightened and encouraged when we heard of a very positive input into Brighton's life at a meeting hosted by the City Mission team at Holland Road Baptist Churchlast Saturday. The various team speakers, all very much young, 21st-Century

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Cricket: Sussex open a gap

Sussex have opened up a clear lead over their first division rivals after routing Durham in just five sessions to claim their fourth Championship win in five games. On a difficult Riverside pitch, Robin Martin-Jenkins held together Sussex's reply with

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Albion ready to hit the market

Dick Knight today backed Albion's youngsters to help challenge for promotion after clearing the decks for summer signings. The Seagulls will not be offering new deals to Jason Dodd, Alexis Nicolas, Mark McCammon and Chris McPhee, all of whom were out

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Southern Water is charged for using supply from Sussex

Drought-hit Sussex is being charged for emergency supplies of water from one of its own reservoirs. Although Littleheath Reservoir is located near Fontwell, well within the county boundary, it is owned by Portsmouth Water. It has emerged that Southern

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Cooped, Theatre Royal, Brighton

I can count on one hand the number of theatre companies who've reduced me to happy tears with a comedy show. There has been Peepolykus, with their absurdly brilliant Goose Nights at Komedia, the utter genius of The Right Size's Bewilderness at the Corn

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50 school pupils suffering from food poisoning

More than 50 pupils have been struck down with suspected salmonella at a prestigious boys' school. The pupils and a number of teaching and support staff at Worth School in Turners Hill, Crawley, were yesterday confirmed to be suffering from food poisoning

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British Seapower, The Zap/Hanbury Ballroom, Brighton

All I could see was a pair of plus fours and long socks dangling in mid air where, just a moment before, there was the lead singer of a mildly successful rock'n'roll band. As well as near-suicidal head-first stage dives, branches were thrashed about,

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High winds delay demolition work

Workmen are waiting for better weather to demolish a condemned seafront hotel. Owners of the three-star Sackville Hotel, in Hove, have confirmed as soon as the high winds drop, the two distinctive towers which support the front and side of the building

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Christopher Hitchens: The Thomas Paine Lecture, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, May 25

As programmer Liam Brown puts it, "there's no one Christopher Hitchens won't have a go at". When Clinton was at the height of his popularity, he slammed the president with a book entitled No-One Left To Lie To. Mother Theresa he dubbed "The Ghoul Of Calcutta

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The Safari Party, Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne

"A comedy in three courses" declares the rather confident billing. I, however, was replete after the starter. Perplexingly, author Tim Firth, whose stellar CV leaves one awestruck (as long as the pier and twice as impressive) is uncharacteristically under

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Letter: Cruel exposure

I protested at Hove Town Hall against the proposal for planning permission by the Sea Life Centre for two tanks, covered by a thin fabric roof, to house seals and otters. This is in the busiest, noisiest, most polluted area of Brighton. I am devastated

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Nude man in street causes stir

Shoppers in a busy street were shocked to see a man walking round naked. Several passers-by called Sussex Police after spotting the man, believed to be in his 30s, wandering through George Street, Hove, and into nearby Church Road. The first calls were

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Complaints about hospital care rising

The number of people complaining about their treatment in hospitals is on the rise. Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals' NHS Trust received 853 formal complaints between April 2005 and March this year, 46 more than the year before. The trust is the

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Passengers angry over train loos

Passengers are furious after a train company admitted dozens of toilets on services running in Sussex are out of order. Travellers face the spending up to two hours on Southern trains unable to use broken lavatories. One pregnant woman is considering

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Letter: Well done, Ruth

Congratulations to Ruth Lumley - her role in trapping those paedophiles (The Argus, May 23) was a great service to the community and a cracking story. Her initiative is much-admired by me and, I'm sure, many other reporters. -Dominic Blake BBC Radio Solent

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Letter: Keep St Gabriel's for community use

I have followed the St Gabriel's story with great interest and am delighted it will not now be bulldozed for new flats. I worked at St Gabriel's for 15 years, right up to its closure. From time to time, we would have people who wanted to take a look round

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Another bank holiday weekend of road chaos

Bungling utility bosses have ensured a bank holiday nightmare for motorists by overrunning on roadworks. The gas pipe replacements on Brighton seafront should have been finished two weeks ago but Southern Gas Networks (SGN) didn't take into account complications

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Letter: Not Christian

When deriding Councillor Peter Willows for his comments about homosexuals all being paedophiles (The Argus, May 20), we must take into account he was probably brought up, like me, to believe the act of homosexuality is a sin in God's eyes, written as

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Casino hopes for Centre

A Las Vegas-style casino could play a major part in the redevelopment of the Brighton Centre. Brighton and Hove is one step closer to building the city's largest gambling venue after being shortlisted for one of the Government's eight "large" or eight

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Plans for marina are welcomed

Shoppers and traders have welcomed plans to transform Brighton Marina by giving a fast-food restaurant and superstore a facelift. P Y Gerbeau's X-Leisure and Parkridge Estates, which both run the marina, launched a public consultation last week on a plan

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Count Arthur Strong: The Musical, Komedia, Brighton

Bumbling on stage dressed in show tuxedo, the wrong hat and fuelled by his doctor's "special" medicine, Count Arthur Strong's latest attempt to capture the hearts, minds and wallets of the common man takes the form of a musical biopic. Of course, anyone

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Coastal towns to keep direct links to London

Hastings and Bexhill will retain their direct train links with London and Gatwick. Rail Minister Derek Twigg made the announcement to the delight of campaigners. The service was under threat in February after the Department for Transport published its

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Ill woman's hospital ordeal

An ill 81-year-old was forced to struggle into a hospital on her own after a parking attendant refused to allow her son to leave his car outside and escort her in. Disabled John Impett, 60, wanted to park legally but found there were no drop-off spaces