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Spot of bother
I'm really terrified my little boy will get measles. Quite a lot of the other children in his class haven't been immunized against it. He has had the injection. But if an epidemic comes, I wonder if I should keep him away from school? I wouldn't bother
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Period of adjustment
I have heavy periods so I went to a doctor last week. He diagnosed something called menorrhagia. However, he hasn't explained what this disorder is. Can you help? Menorrhagia is just a word meaning heavy periods so that's not much of a diagnosis
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Will she die?
I get panic attacks and fear I am going to die during one. Could this happen? In bad panic attacks, many sufferers think like you that they're about to kick the bucket. However, in my entire career I've never known anyone die during an attack. Please
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July 1: Confident Sharks need fear no one
Sussex are entitled to fear no one in Twenty20 after producing their best performance in the competition's short history at a vibrant County Ground last night. Twenty20 kings Surrey were dismissed for their lowest ever total and Sussex passed their target
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Letter: Their drinks spoiled our concert fun
My husband and I were fortunate enough to attend Elton John's concert at Hove Cricket Club and he was magnificent. My problem was with the number of people who were drinking there. Most of the people in our row were fuelled by alcohol and constantly getting
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Letter: Hockey in hock
I write having just seen the article entitled "Protesters fight Hockey Pavilion Plan" (The Argus, June 29). My 12-year-old son is a keen hockey player and plays in a development team for Brighton and Hove Hockey Club. The club caters for children from
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Flash flood as water main bursts
Drivers had to plough through a foot of water after a key water main burst. The high-pressure main at the junction of West Street and Russell Road, Brighton, supplies Churchill Square shopping centre and many seafront restaurants and hotels, including
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Runners brave the heat for Race for Life
Two days of blazing heat present an extra challenge to the 8,000 women taking part in a cancer charity race. Temperatures hit 30C on Saturday and Sunday as fund-raisers laced up their trainers, slapped on sunscreen and did their best for Cancer Research
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Pete is so pleased to meet Jayne
Pete Stephenson was the first to greet new housemate Jayne after she was "evicted" from the secret house next door. The 24-year-old, from Brighton, who is the frontman to the band Daddy Fantastic, was the only housemate to be polite to the newcomer. He
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Quo rock 'n' roll back the years
Guitar legends Status Quo gave rock 'n' rollers whatever they wanted at a beer festival. The band, led by frontman Francis Rossi and guitarist Rick Parfitt, performed some of their greatest hits when they headlined the Hastings Beer and Music Festival
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Letter: All fall down
It was interesting to learn Chris Eubanks was demanding a listed seafront shelter be demolished to prevent alleged soliciting and lewd acts there (The Argus, June 28). Perhaps we should demolish other listed structures, such as the Dome, Stanmer House
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Letter: Democracy rules
I was surprised at the tone of Jason Goodchild's diatribe (Letters June 23). My espousal, as he calls it, of Toads Hole valley, is no more pitiful than his and others' determination to plant a blot on the landscape at Falmer. He may be right about Falmer
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Letter: Have another party for peace
I am astonished Fat Boy Slim cannot have another Brighton beach party. The nurse's accident was, of course, very sad but the adverse publicity was not his fault. I am in my 70s and had never heard of him until then. It was the most enjoyable evening I
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World Cup exit leads to arrests
Police made 19 arrests when trouble flared after England's World Cup loss to Portugal. Fights broke out across Brighton and Hove as fans drowned their sorrows in pubs and clubs but police said the troublemakers were in the minority. Seven people were
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Letter: Happy memories of a bygone age
I read with great interest about the restoration of Stanmer House. I lived in Stanmer village from the age of three. My father, Charlie Bourner, worked on the farm there as a cowman. I went to Falmer School until the age of 14 and I left in 1936. I then
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Coach is destoyed in blaze
Coach passengers were forced to evacuate their bus after it caught fire on a busy dual carriageway. The A23 at Bolney was still closed northbound until late last night causing lengthy tailbacks. None of the 36 passengers on board was injured but one man
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Blunder Over Drink Drivers
Up to 120 drink-drive suspects involved in accidents could escape jail terms or have their convictions quashed because of a blunder by Sussex Police. The force has admitted it followed incorrect procedures while taking blood samples from the drivers,
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Letter: Spoiling a view
I have received a letter from Brighton and Hove City Council planning department (application number BH2006/02059) informing me a 12.5m mast and base station will be installed on the corner of Stonery Road and Mile Oak Road if planning permission is approved
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Speedway: Shields pushes it to the max in cup win
Adam Shields today revealed how he was inches from a collision as he completed another Arlington maximum. The in-form Aussie's five wins from five helped Eastbourne Eagles lift the quarter-final gloom from Gelsenkirchen with a 55-38 first leg win over
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Cricket: Murray's in a hurry
Mark Robinson today revealed how his in-form Sussex Sharks are refusing to be hurried in the hectic world of Twenty20. Robinson's men arrived two-and-a-half hours before start of play at Old Deer Park yesterday, then took 20 minutes less than that - including
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Canvas couple to supply fashion college
A couple are celebrating after they were picked to supply art materials for 1,500 students at the London College of Fashion. Vannessa Collins and boyfriend Dave Heerasing are the owners of Mini Artworks in North Road, Brighton, which sells handmade miniature
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Developers create a stink
A public inquiry will be held into plans for a business park. Developers want to use land east of a sewage tank in Dolphin Road, Shoreham, to build 12 business, industrial and storage units with parking. They have appealed against Adur District Councils
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Marina facelift unveiled
Plans to transform Brighton Marina by giving a fast-food restaurant and superstore a facelift will be unveiled in an exhibition. PY Gerbeau's X-Lesiure and Parkridge Estates, which both run the marina, launched a public consultation in May on a plan to
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Shoreham Airport sale is signed and sealed
The controversial sale of Shoreham Airport to a private company was completed at midnight last night. Erinaceous, the property company embroiled in a fraud scandal earlier this year, has become the new owner. It takes over from the consortium of Brighton
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Blue Harlem, Komedia, Brighton
Sweetheart, vamp, tomboy and tramp, Irish vocalist Imelda May explored the full range of feminine personas. But her fabulous expansive gestures, glamorous get-up and sexy stance were a definite second fiddle to her astonishing sweet, pure sound. Miss
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Heather eyes £1.6m estate
Heather Mills-McCartney is thought to be preparing to buy a farmhouse near Midhurst. The former model, who recently separated from Sir Paul McCartney, is said to have set her heart on the property which is set in 200 acres. The estate, which will soon
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Welcome for law to protect care homes
Campaigners have welcomed a new law which will make it more difficult to close care homes. Alice Pink, 93, and Edna Henshall, 84, both died after they were forced out their homes by the closure of Dresden House, Medina Villas, Hove. Hove MP Celia Barlow
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Huge 'water leak' is from natural spring
Commuters facing drought warnings have been getting hot under the collar about water flowing under their feet. Passengers walking through the subway at Worthing railway station were astonished to see thousands of litres going down the drain. Many feared
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Letter: All this is offered as evidence
Veronica Walton accuses J E St Pierre of not providing any evidence to support his statement concerning the benefits of fluoridation (Letters, June 21), quoting her own "evidence" from the American National Cancer Institute (ANCI). Firstly, Mr St Pierre
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Welcome for law to protect care homes
Campaigners have welcomed a new law which will make it more difficult to close care homes. Alice Pink, 93, and Edna Henshall, 84, both died after they were forced out their homes by the closure of Dresden House, Medina Villas, Hove. Hove MP Celia Barlow
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Letter: Fares fair
Daisy Burgess, who is 92, can remember when her taxi fare home was a shilling, before the Second World War (Letters, June 26). Now, some 65 years later, it costs £12 to get home to Ovingdean from, presumably, the centre of Brighton. But fuel today costs
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DJ unfazed by pier pressure
Pirate galleons, giant aircraft and hundreds of surfers hit the high waters yesterday, paddling en masse around a pier to raise money for charity. Sunbathers watched from Brighton beach as the vessels made their way around the West Pier. The annual Paddle
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Jerry Springer: The Opera, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, July 3 - 8
From Battersea Arts Centre to the Edinburgh Festival, from The National to the West End - and from glowing reviews to front-page news; Jerry Springer: The Opera has transcended its origins on the comedy fringe to become the most talked about show of the
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Maternity staff cut due to hospital debts
A health authority will replace two maternity consultants and one part-time staff member with a single locum to help ease a mounting debt crisis. Managers at debt-ridden East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust confirmed they would not close the maternity ward
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Police put stop to festival of sex
Police shut down a sex festival due to attract hundreds of fetishists deep into the countryside for a three-day romp. Around 350 couples and singles from across the country were due at the sprawling ten-acre private Club Liberty, set in woodlands at Scaynes
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Letter: Park M for murder
I'm sure this is well-trodden ground but I really don't understand what Brighton and Hove City Council expect you to do with your car if you live in Hove. I would love not to have one but I work all over the UK so it's not really an option. I moved into
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Letter: Drive more safely
Sadly, there has been yet another accident resulting in death on the A23 at Pyecombe. Why do people call this area an accident blackspot? They want the road straightened but most accidents are caused by human error. Would straightening the road prevent
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Football: Three more signings for Lewes
Steven King believes the jigsaw is now complete after unveiling his latest batch of Lewes signings. The Rooks boss has clinched the signatures of three more new faces, bringing his tally of summer arrivals to eight. With one more expected to put pen to
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Letter: Speed cameras are no better than Dick Turpin
While speed cameras seem to be taking root all over our county, there appears to be a "super-speed camera" on the horizon which will be able to take pictures of motorists from just about every angle possible. It can also store thousands of images and
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Football: Player exodus at Crawley
Crisis club Crawley expect just two players to turn up for pre-season training today. Reds are due to report back following the summer break but it is unclear how many of last season's squad will return. They have not been paid for two months and administrators
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Sussex ready for Oval clash
Murray Goodwin today backed Sussex to thrive on the big stage as they chase another piece of one-day glory. The C&G Trophy finalists go to The Oval tomorrow aiming for a fourth Twenty20 Cup win in five games as supporters start to dream of a place
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We're ready for stadium appeal, says council
Falmer Parish Council has declared it has the £30,000 required to pay for its share of the High Court stadium challenge. Questions were asked when a copy of the council's last accounts revealed its Falmer appeal had only raised £15,060 by the beginning
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Surfers fail to stop sewage discharges
Campaign group Surfers Against Sewage has failed to stop a water company's plans to make emergency discharges of effluent into the sea off Brighton and Hove. Environment Secretary David Miliband has refused to call in four applications allowing Southern
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Capital plans to use county as dump site
Proposals to dump tonnes of waste from London on the South Coast will be fought by councillors. Brighton and Hove could be one of the sites used as a dumping ground for almost 20 per cent of the capital's waste during the next 20 years. The proposal has
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Great War veteran, 110, pays his respects
First World War veteran Henry Allingham returned to the Western Front to pay his respects to friends and colleagues killed 90 years ago. Mr Allingham, 110, who lives in St Dunstan's care home for ex-servicemen and women at Ovingdean, near Brighton, is
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Row breaks out over 'anti-Christian' opera
Christians have denounced an opera based on a daytime chatshow as "anti-Christian, blasphemous and total falsehood." Members of Christian group Witness For Truth took out a half-page advert in The Argus on Friday, condemning Jerry Springer The Opera.
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Keep danger in your sight
When it comes to protecting our skin from the sun, we all know to slap the sunscreen on. But when it comes to our eyes, it's often a different matter. The temptation to whip off your sunglasses to avoid the white-circle look may leave you with a more
