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Shoreham had a role in aviation history
Shoreham Airport, founded in 1910 when flying was in its infancy, is the oldest civil airport in the world. A biplane took off from the flat field then serving as the airport to launch the venture but the first real activity took place in 1911. Pioneer
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New event comes with a warning from Adams
Chris Adams today pledged to try and lead Sussex to success in the Pro40. But the Sharks skipper admits he has serious doubts about whether there is room for the new event in county cricket's packed calendar. Sussex host Warwickshire at Hove this
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Letter: What would Sir Tim Rice have to say about it?
As a fellow songwriter, I am pleased to inform Derek Hobbs-Ainley he is not too old to write songs (Letters, July 13). I am living proof songs written after one's 31st birthday can win a prize. In 1988, I won the Oxfam National Song Contest with an entry
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Letter: Silence was golden but money talks
Recent letters about bygone cinemas in Brighton prompted me to delve into one of the most eventful periods in cinema history, when movies became talkies in the late-Twenties. At that time, the Regent, which had opened in 1921, was the only super cinema
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Couple's love that has survived ages
They made an unlikely couple when they first got together ten years ago but Chris and Norma Harvey are about to celebrate their eighth wedding anniversary against all the odds. She's a 60-year-old grandmother with a soft spot for Phillip Schofield. He's
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City fails in super casino bid
Brighton and Hove is not on the shortlist of proposed venues for the UK's first Las Vegas-style super casino. The city was given 42 out of 80 marks by the Casino Advisory Panel, based on eight criteria which each attracted ten marks. The Millenium Dome
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Letter: Too one-sided
After a brief respite, Jean Calder has written another tirade against Israel (The Argus, July 22). Lebanon has been largely taken over by Hezbollah which is sworn to destroy Israel. Its militants crossed into Israel, killed Israelis and seized others
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Town faces new jobs worry
A seaside town's regeneration plans have suffered another blow with the threatened loss of a major employer. The Government's announcement yesterday that the Child Support Agency (CSA) in Hastings would be replaced by a tougher, streamlined organisation
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Letter: Ensuring standards
Now the waste transfer facility in Hollingdean Lane has been all but rubber-stamped by central Government, how do David Hawker, director of education at Brighton and Hove City Council, and Veolia plan to ensure the health and safety and the standards
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Tycoon aims to buy crisis club
A millionaire tycoon is poised to buy debt-ridden Crawley Town Football Club and hand a 49 per cent share to supporters. Former diamond dealer John Goodwin believes administrators Begbies Traynor will today fail to reach an agreement with creditors owed
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Letter: Our children are entitled to better than this
I am dismayed Baroness Andrews rejected David Lepper's request to call in the decision to approve the Hollingdean waste site. Mr Lepper gave comprehensive reasons to re-examine the decision to approve this site. I would like to remind the Government its
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Residents launch 'Save Our Seafront' campaign
Campaigners say a seafront promenade has become so neglected it has become a no-go zone after dark. Four residents' associations, which represent hundreds of neighbours, and ten businesses have sent a damning dossier of complaints to Brighton and Hove
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Letter: Animal welfare charter was ignored
Under the heading Right To Protest, Sue Baumgardt says planning law rules out animal welfare as a consideration for refusal to grant permission to develop (Letters, July 14). In my opinion, this is a smokescreen the councillors have used to defend their
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Letter: Chilling contrast
Emile Zola once wrote an article, entitled "J'accuse", attacking the French government for wrongly convicting an innocent man, the Jewish Dreyfus, and sending him to the infamous "Devil's Island" penal colony. In modern times, another brilliant journalist
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Athletics: Glorious Brighton back in top flight
Richard Carter today insisted the future was bright for Brighton and Hove City after the club completed a remarkable turnaround in fortunes. Victory in their penultimate match of the season at Portsmouth has virtually assured the Withdean outfit promotion
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Cricket: New event comes with a warning from Adams
Chris Adams today pledged to try and lead Sussex to success in the Pro40. But the Sharks skipper admits he has serious doubts about whether there is room for the new event in county cricket's packed calendar. Sussex host Warwickshire at Hove this evening
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Injured Seagulls set for return
Albion expect their injury worries to ease in time for their trip to Colchester tonight. But it promises to be another intriguing night for travelling fans as Mark McGhee surveys his clutch of trialists. Gary Hart and Alex Revell, both of whom missed
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IT firm thinks bigger as new chief steps in
International IT services provider FDM will appoint a new chairman almost a year and a half after it floated on the London Alternative Investment Market. Ivan Martin, previous head of global IT player Misys's banking division, will take over the helm
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Traders celebrate a traffic-free weekend
North Laine traders are celebrating after Brighton and Hove City Council agreed to pedestrianise their streets on Sundays. Councillor Sue Paskins joined shop owners this weekend for a "closing ceremony" to mark the changes in Gardner Street and Sydney
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Dealers close as car sales keep dropping
Car dealerships are being forced to close as salesmen struggle to cope with a declining market in the face of competition from the internet. Skoda dealership Saltdean Garage in South Coast Road, Peacehaven, owned by businessman Nick Dray, ceased trading
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Mother tells of terror of sons' beach drama
A mother has spoken of her terror after two of her teenage sons were swept out to sea. Deborah Howard, of Ferring, was enjoying Sunday morning at home when she was called by the Coastguard's office in Littlehampton. Her 15-year-old son Ashley had been
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Taking steps for Omar
Human rights activists took their cause to the streets for a three-legged walk. Emma Parker and Dan Powell were soaked in the rain on Saturday when they set off along Brighton seafront to the peace statue dressed for sunnier weather. They wore grins anyway
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Gang jailed for supplying hard drugs
A gang of suppliers who sold drugs on the streets of Brighton have been jailed. Judge Cedric Joseph said: "The supply of Class A drugs in the Brighton area is an enormous problem. There must be sentences passed to deter others from peddling these vile
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A cosy start to the most twisted week
The housemates were woken to a medley of friendship songs yesterday. They had to hug their best friend all the time the music was playing and were treated to ten songs played back-to-back. Brighton rocker Pete Stephenson, who is favourite to win the show
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Letter: Parking high rise
We were going to the theatre in Brighton last Tuesday and parked in the Church Street car park. There is hardly anywhere else so it was the only place we could go. We were disgusted at the prices. How does Brighton and Hove City Council justify these
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Families' court bid for Guantanamo releases
The refusal by the Government to request the return of three British residents held in the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay is unlawful, the Court of Appeal was told. Rabinder Singh QC, acting for the families of the men, who had indefinite leave
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Letter: Not optimistic
The answer to Doris Levinson's question (Letters, July 21) is simple. Israel was founded upon the theft and ethnic cleansing of Palestine. Any small good Israel may now do is vastly outweighed by its continuing policy of brutal suppression of the Palestinians
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Aquarium's seal pool plans scrapped
An aquarium has scrapped its plans to exhibit seals, penguins and sea otters. Brighton Sea Life Centre has shelved the idea of introducing the creatures at its site close to the Palace Pier. Earlier this year the centre won planning permission to build
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Letter: Senseless horror
With regard to the current military conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, I can understand Israel needs to defend itself and take action against those responsible for acts of violence against its citizens. I am at a loss, though, to understand why Israel
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Letter: We only want peace but militants keep attacking
I lived in Brighton for most of my adult life and emigrated to Israel three years ago with my family. We live in Eilat on the shores of the Red Sea, five minutes from the port of Aqaba in Jordan and another five minutes the other way from Taba in Egypt
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Bears ready to quit British League
Genesis Brighton Bears want to pull out of the British League. The club will tell season ticket holders of plans to leave the competition they dominated only three season ago. However, Bears could re-emerge in an NBA-backed development league next summer
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Regina Spektor, Concorde 2, Brighton, Tues, July 25
"If Hans Christian Anderson could've had his way with me then none of this s*** would've ever gone down" sings Regina Spektor on Prisoners. The track, is one of the many highlights of the "greatest hits" compilation Mary Ann Meets The Gravediggers, which
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New victory for pier's traders
Hastings Pier traders have won another injunction to keep the horseshoe section of the structure open. Following a temporary injunction awarded on July 14, the shop tenants had to return to the High Court on Friday for a full hearing at The Royal Courts
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Music venue closes as late bars are thriving
The owners of a popular live music venue have said late licensing laws are partly to blame for its closure. Gavin George, of pub company Zelgrain, said the national licensing changes were the final straw for the Hanbury Ballroom in St George's Road, Brighton
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My shock at death charge
A man who flew to Gambia to search for his missing friend said he felt "a cold emptiness" when the pensioner's wife was charged with murder. David Jenkins went to the African country to look for William West, 76, from St Helen's Park, Hastings, who disappeared
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Midwives to attend more home births
A hospital has changed the way midwives work so they can attend more home births. The Brighton area has the highest number of mothers having home births in the country and Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals' NHS Trust has scrapped its on-call system
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City trio deny helping terror-plot accused
Three people from Brighton have denied helping a man accused of plotting to kill and cause explosions on London's transport system on July 21 last year. They are among four men and two women who also denied various charges of failing to disclose information
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Millionaire poised to buy debt-ridden club
A millionaire tycoon is poised to buy debt-ridden Crawley Town Football Club and hand a 49 per cent share to supporters. Former diamond dealer John Goodwin believes administrators Begbies Traynor will today fail to reach an agreement with creditors, owed
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Terror suspect 'admitted making fertiliser bomb'
One of the men accused of involvement in a British terror cell linked to al-Qaida admitted in his first police interview he had once helped make and detonate a fertiliser bomb, the Old Bailey heard yesterday. Salahuddin Amin, 31, told anti-terror detectives
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106 people killed on county's roads
A driver or passenger was killed every three-and-a-half days, a motorcyclist every 16-and-a-half days and a pedestrian killed or injured every ten hours in Sussex last year. These shocking statistics have been released by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service
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Plan B, Concorde 2, Brighton
Within 15 seconds of appearing, Plan B had called the audience "f*****g c***s". We did, of course, lap it up as this is the now trademark opening line of the East London rapper's debut album. Every politician's nightmare, Plan B raps about the world as
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Families' court bid for Guantanamo releases
The refusal by the Government to request the return of three British residents held in the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay is unlawful, the Court of Appeal was told. Rabinder Singh QC, acting for the families of the men, who had indefinite leave
