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Plea to thieves who ruined gig
Campaigners trying to get justice for a man jailed in Guantanamo Bay have suffered a blow after organising a benefit concert. A £900 projector was stolen from the gig intended to boost funds for fighting on behalf of Omar Deghayes. The equipment
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What piece of history will they want to move next?
I was amazed to read the boundary stone had been removed from Wild Park and placed on the green adjacent to St Peter's Church in an attempt to stop people playing ball games there (The Argus, May 30). I remember this stone from my childhood and cannot
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We can't say no to the masts
Kevin Haestler of Portslade is concerned for the health of his children if a 12.5m mast and base station is erected outside his house, and asks why the planning system cannot refuse such applications on health grounds (Letters, May 31). The reason is
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A goodly sum
On behalf of the Brighton and Hove branch of Epilepsy Action, I would like to thank everyone who contributed so generously on Saturday, May 20 in Churchill Square. We raised a total of £472.07, more than we expected, and this will go towards our work
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Football club calls in the administrators
Crawley Town have confirmed they are going into administration to sort out the club's financial mess. The Majeed brothers will hand the running of the Nationwide Conference club to Begbies Traynor insolvency firm. It would mean an automatic ten-point
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Burn waste here
When Brighton and Hove City Council sits down to decide whether or not to build a refuse transfer station in Hollingdean, I hope it will stop and re-think the whole idea of sending our waste to be burned inefficiently in another community. We should make
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This year's festival was great
In a letter last November, I implied appointing Polly Toynbee as "chair" of Brighton Festival would lead to more ultra-trendy events and left-wing "happenings". However, I have to agree with The Argus Comment and admit this year's festival was one of
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Attacker caught on bus camera
This is the shocking moment a man attacked an elderly bus passenger. Members of the public tried to intervene as the man grabbed his victim and span him around. He pushed and shouted at the terrified pensioner who was shaken by his ordeal. The 64-year-old
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Boy, three, trapped in rock drama
A three-year-old boy was trapped for almost three hours after getting his head wedged between rocks on a beach. Rescuers raced a rising tide as they chipped away at the rocks with jack hammers and hydraulic cutting gear to free the "extremely distressed
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Carousel, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, June 5 - September 1
The spirit of the circus appears to have hijacked the collective imagination this season and Chichester Festival Theatre is no exception. Their big show this year is the muchloved musical golden oldie, Carousel, written in the Forties by Rodgers and Hammerstein
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Eight in ten serve child drinkers
Police and paramedics are warning of a worrying rise in the number of children drinking alcohol to excess. The number of alcohol-related ambulance call outs to 14-year-olds in Brighton and Hove has risen 500 per cent over the past three years. Calls to
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Top three in world head for Eastbourne
The world's top three female tennis aces will be coming to Eastbourne this month. Nadia Petrova, ranked No.3, yesterday joined Amelie Mauresmo and Kim Clijsters in the draw for the Hastings Direct International Championships at Devonshire Park from June
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Drought threat remains
The wettest May for more than a quarter of a century has not ended the threat of drought. Environment Secretary David Miliband said there was still "widespread support" for the view that the prospects for drought in the South-East were the worst for more
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Orson, Concorde 2, Brighton, Wednesday June 7
Denizens of Hollywood - where what you see is what you get - Orson cut to the chase with their radio friendly, summertime, pop-rock. Lead singer Jason Pebworth's voice shines through clear and confident atop razor sharp production: Choruses are catchy
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Row as drinks are hidden
Daddy Fantastic frontman Pete Stephenson helped cause a rumble in the jungle after he and others hid a stash of wine and beer from housemates. Tourettes sufferer Pete, 24, from Brighton, helped Richard, Lea, Glyn and Lisa hide the booze, sparking an outburst
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Wonderful rain
I do so agree with Brian Snow (Letters, May 24) about the silly judgements given by dolly bird weather girls on TV about the forthcoming weather. Of course, rain is a blessing during a drought. Windy weather is wonderful too, scattering seeds and pollen
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We keep it clean
Have you heard? CityClean is closing down our street for an hour while it trials a street-cleaning programme. What a complete waste of time and our valuable budget. We are lucky to have a relatively clean street in a clean area already. Come on, Brighton
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Pair praised after saving woman
Two men who saved a woman from drowning in the sea have been given a bravery award. Flatmates Russell Wood and David Camici, of Dorset Gardens, Kemp Town, Brighton, plunged into the sea opposite The Zap Club in June last year after spotting the woman
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Battle begins to halt 'scar' of overhead power lines
A conservation group is opposing an electricity company's attempt to install new overhead power lines. EDF Energy Networks wants to renew lines and cables between Lewes and Newhaven in the Ouse Valley. But the South Downs Campaign said the equipment was
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Rush over new laws on knives
Anyone caught carrying a knife in public could soon face up to five years in jail. The Government announced a review of the the two-year maximum sentence for the possession of a knife a day after hundreds of knives were handed in to Sussex police stations
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Rush over new laws on knives
Anyone caught carrying a knife in public could soon face up to five years in jail. The Government announced a review of the the two-year maximum sentence for the possession of a knife a day after hundreds of knives were handed in to Sussex police stations
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No new ideas
I have just received a letter from Simon Burgess, the new leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, outlining his support for the proposed dump in Hollingdean. His arguments, listed below, are the same as have been used to support this proposal from the
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Dry gardens 'a frivolous waste'
A water company has been accused of wasting thousands of pounds on promotional gardens to teach supply saving tips instead of fixing leaks. Southern Water's dry gardens, which do not need watering, were designed as an educational tool for a campaign about
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Invasion of the berry snatchers
This neighbourhood was once a green and leafy oasis where gardeners tended their beloved allotments with pride. But that was before the invasion. Now plants and trees have been stripped bare as Mile Oak is infested with millions of caterpillars. Residents
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Old people set to defy eviction
Elderly residents in sheltered accommodation will refuse to leave if a council tries to evict them from their homes. Wealden District Council is to recommend Towermill Place in Polegate be sold on the open market after it declared it was below standard
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Keep this land green and pleasant
hypocrisy which is threatening green belts across the country. Labour's apparent boom-or-bust approach to development, particularly here in the South, is at best folly and at worst suicidal. Even to the layman, housing targets set by unelected quangos
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Al Murray The Pub Landlord, Theatre Royal, Brighton, Sunday June 4
Obnoxious, jingoistic and about as refreshingly un-PC as you can get, everyone's favourite landlord barges into Brighton for another comedy lock-in and evening of quick-fire banter. As the Theatre Royal stage transforms into a pub for the occasion with
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Bury the stadium
It is about time the continued "will they or won't they?" debate about the suitability of Falmer as the site for a stadium, representative of our city's mercurial football team, is resolved. If I may borrow a phrase from that great activist of human rights
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We want water
I have been reading the ongoing water debate in the Letters pages with interest. One idea, however, has yet to be mentioned and so, at the risk of being labelled a commie or being thrown into the Tower of London, I suggest we put the water industry back
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Club the rubber
Please, please, please... no more roads, rubber or otherwise. They won't relieve the traffic, they'll just cause more and it won't be long before they're blocked too. Disused railway lines need to be reopened as railway lines. They should never have been
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Mind that bike
When is a pavement not a pavement? Easy: When pedestrians have to move out of the way to avoid being hit by cyclists riding on them. So what is Brighton and Hove City Council going to do about it? I've been hit twice by people on bikes and verbally abused
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It's a ride, not a riot, so police are not required
By coincidence, I witnessed both recent Critical Mass bike rides. They take place on the last Friday of each month. In April, I was cycling home from work past The Level when I encountered them and, last Friday, I was on a bus when the cyclists were being
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Arafat set to sign
Yasir Arafat will become a Sussex player next week - and he might not have to wait long for his debut. Sussex have secured his release from his contract with Scottish club Clydesdale and are awaiting confirmation from the Pakistan Cricket Board that he
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Hollins' job in doubt
John Hollins' future as manager of Crawley is in doubt after the Conference club confirmed they are going into administration. Reds have revealed the running of the Broadfield outfit will be handed over to insolvency firm Begbies Traynor following a season
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United 93
(15, 110mins) JJ Johnson, Gary Commock, Polly Adams, Opal Alladin, Khalid Abdalla, Lewis Alsamari, Richard Bekins. Directed by Paul Greengrass. On September 11, 2001, I vividly recall standing in front of a television set, staring dumbfounded at CNN's
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Poseidon
(12A, 98mins) Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Jacinda Barrett, Richard Dreyfuss, Emmy Rossum, Mike Vogel, Kevin Dillon, Stacy Ferguson. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen. The first question that needs answering is, "Why ?" Which Hollywood wise guy decided we needed
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Zero 7, Brighton Dome, Brighton, Sunday June 4
Think of Zero 7 and you'll probably think of post-party comedowns, lazy Sunday afternoons and summer festivals. Their brand of woozy electronica dappled with acid jazz, acoustic soul and trip-hop has become synonomous with chilling out and has provided
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Echo and the Bunnymen, The Old Market, Hove, Monday June 5
Echo And The Bunnymen's dark, swirling fusion of gloomy post-punk and Doors-inspired psychedelia brought them a handful of British hits in the Eighties, and attracted them a cult following in the United States. After several decades of coming and going
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Saturday June 3
Two decades ago Paul Simon introduced the amazing Zulu harmonies and boundless spritual energy of Ladysmith Black Mambazo to the world stage via his groundbreaking album Graceland. Eight years later, due in large part to the efforts of Ladysmith and other
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Joseph Arthur, Concorde 2, Brighton
Joseph Arthur is an intense and intelligent songwriter who composes gorgeous, multi-layered songs, all swirling rhythms and reverb - one thing he isn't is fluffy. His poetic lyrics tend to be melancholy and reflective, such as: "I still think about washing
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Fallout Trust, Freebutt, Brighton
Musically, visually and ideologically, The Fallout Trust make for a pretty unappealing band on paper. Hyper-intelligent bookworms with the dress sense of old men (save for violinist Jess Winter), the band confuse lyrically with hidden messages of social
