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Hastings' high hopes dented by job losses
Despite investment of hundreds of millions stretching back almost a decade, the regeneration of Hastings and St Leonards seems to have gone awry during the last month. Hundreds of jobs are being axed and one of the town's biggest employers is being
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Prestigious award for estate agents
A Sussex estate agents has been named one of Britain's best. Michael Jones & Company, based in Chapel Road, Worthing, walked away with a prestigious silver award at the 2006 Estate Agent of the Year Awards. Partner Richard Heppenstall picked up
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Hire boost for flyers
People travelling from Gatwick can hire cars before their flights leave the runway. Europcar has opened an "airside" car hire desk at the North Terminal, allowing passengers to book cars at their destination airports before they fly. The desk is the
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Letter: Most of us favour the monarchy
What presumption and ignorance Roger Boniface exhibits about the Royal Family and tourism (Letters, July 20). How dare he claim he speaks "for the rest of us," in his mean-spirited jibes at them. He does no such thing. All national polls indicate an overwhelming
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The secret of doing porridge
Pete Stephenson is putting a brave face on his fake Big Brother prison ordeal. The Brighton singer is one of the housemates supposedly being held in a mock jail on the Channel 4 programme. What the other contestants do not know is that they have secret
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Undercliff walk set to reopen
An undercliff walk that has been closed for five years is set to reopen. A section of the Brighton Marina to Saltdean path closed in 2001 when part of the cliff behind Asda collapsed. Brighton and Hove City Councillors agreed to reopen the walk within
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Bullets over Brighton as Woody films flick
Woody Allen spent the day on Brighton beach with Ewan McGregor yesterday as the pair shot scenes for Allen's latest film. Surrounded by an entourage of friends, family, producers and assistants, 70-year-old Allen filmed McGregor on the Palace Pier in
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Graves desecrated in new attack by vandals
Gravestones were knocked over and damaged in another attack by vandals at a cemetery. Staff at Durrington Cemetery in Worthing believe 22 gravestones have been pushed over and others damaged but could not be exact as dozens had been knocked down in an
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Letter: We need balance
In response to Richard Jones (Letters, July 7), I am not gay and I believe in freedom of speech and minimum censorship. However, to oppose all restraint is to ignore the rights and freedoms of people who would be most affected if there were no boundaries
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Consultant calls on county people to join protest campaign
A senior consultant has spoken of her concerns about losing vital services at her hospital. Linda Rockall says other hospitals in Sussex would not be able to cope if Worthing Hospital lost facilities such as accident and emergency, intensive care and
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Man loosened bolts that led to crane deaths
A 100ft crane collapsed killing two men after an inexperienced workman loosened the bolts holding it together, an inquest heard. Stephen Boatman, 45, from Reading, and Gary Miles, 37, from Crowthorne, near Bracknell, plummeted to their deaths after the
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Letter: Untouchables
Regarding the vicar who congratulated a girl pupil with a kiss on the cheek (The Argus, July 14). If it was done in full view of teachers and pupils, how on earth could it be thought a sinister action. Until this fairly recent climate of extreme political
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New addition to all-night buses
Brighton and Hove's fledgling all-night bus service is to be extended from September. Clubbers, shift workers and late-night commuters who currently face a walk or taxi journey home will be able to take advantage of the new 24 hour, seven-day-a-week service
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Letter: This disease is not life threatening
I read with interest about the policeman with multiple sclerosis who is carrying on as normal as possible with this condition (The Argus, July 15). Well done, PC Gary Dimmock. What makes me cross is how MS is always described in newspaper articles as
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Anger at £230k hospital pay-off
The NHS has been accused of "rewarding failure" after it emerged that a hospital trust's chief executive left with a £231,000 pay-off. East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust had repeatedly refused to disclose the sum paid to its former chief executive, Annette
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Letter: Threatening letters
Today, I received a threatening letter from Brighton and Hove City Council. I would imagine all the other people in our road also received the same letter. Apparently, some people are putting rubbish out on the wrong day. Now, without any warning, the
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Football: Pearce fears reign could be coming to an end
Jack Pearce fears his days as Bognor boss may be numbered. Pearce has been in the Nyewood Lane hot-seat for 28 years but believes his position will come under threat if new investors put money into the club. The Rocks are planning to become a limited
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Letter: Not wanted here
In reply to Richard Jones's "Hear Buju and decide yourself" (Letters, July 7), Brighton is a liberal and freethinking city which needs preserving. We did make up our minds and then did something about a musician who was making repeated threats and inciting
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Speedway: Eagles suffer bonus-point breakdown
A last heat engine failure for David Norris cost Eastbourne a chance of a bonus point as they crashed to defeat in their Sky Sports Elite League clash at Oxford Stadium last night. The loss of Adam Shields proved to be a burden too far as, although Oxford
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Basketball: Nurse warns fans of blank winter
Nick Nurse last night told Genesis Brighton Bears' season ticket holders: "There is a possibility we will not play this season." At a 45-minute meeting at The Triangle, the head coach and chief driving force behind the club faced the supporters who have
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Cricket: Sussex look to punish Bears again after Pro40
Mark Robinson admits Sussex's demolition of Warwickshire in the Pro40 offers no guarantees of success in the Championship. But it can certainly help their cause when they start their latest four-dayer at Edgbaston today. Robinson's men were more convincing
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McGhee dismisses talk of CKR bid
Mark McGhee today revealed Albion have had no contact from Wolves about signing Colin Kazim-Richards. The Coca-Cola Kid has been tentatively linked with a move to Molineux, where new boss Mick McCarthy wants to bolster his strike force. McGhee, though
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Prestigious award for estate agents
A Sussex estate agents has been named one of Britain's best. Michael Jones & Company, based in Chapel Road, Worthing, walked away with a prestigious silver award at the 2006 Estate Agent of the Year Awards. Partner Richard Heppenstall picked up the
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Ex-council leader loses cancer fight
A former council chief executive who courted controversy with her forthright style has died. Sari Conway, 54, ran Eastbourne Borough Council between 1994 and 2001 before being sacked. She left public life to run The Fish Shop in High Street, Rye. She
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Cards put pressure on Beckett
Readers of The Argus are demanding Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett take action to get Omar Deghayes home. The Government has received a flood of postcards from Sussex campaigners fighting for Mr Deghayes, 37, from Saltdean, to be released from Guantanamo
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Missing man's dad to continue Cambodia hunt
The father of missing backpacker Eddie Gibson is to return to the Far East in search of his son. Mike Gibson, 59, said he remained determined to find out what happened to the 21-year-old Hove student who disappeared without trace in Cambodia two years
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Airline loses sight of DJ's visual treats
Thousands of pounds worth of equipment went missing after Fatboy Slim's gig in Italy. Three cases of equipment worth £17,000, used to display visuals on a giant screen behind the DJ, disappeared at Milan airport. They were booked on to an easyJet flight
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Letter: Lollipop lady and her visit to the Queen
The nomination by the teachers at St Wilfred's Primary School, Haywards Heath, of their salaried lollipop lady-cum-teaching assistant, Jill Harwood, for a UK National Honour when she had professed herself an anti-royalist (The Argus, July 20), seems quite
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Letter: A ridiculour institution
With reference to Roger Boniface's sentiments towards the Royal Family, I have only three words to say to him. "Well said, sir." The sooner this country has the maturity to abolish this ridiculous institution, the better the nation will be. -Gerard Downing
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Letter: Try joining in
So S Downard thinks stopping the Pride street party is one step forward for what is acceptable (Letters, July 18). What exactly is acceptable then? Hiding in a dark room with the curtains closed in case you accidentally have some fun? That bunch of people
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MP told to say sorry for outburst
An MP who launched a four-letter tirade at a council official was ordered to apologise - or face being sent to the tower. Des Turner, MP for Brighton Kemptown, breached the MPs' code of conduct by delivering a volley of "foul and abusive language" at
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Letter: Confusion gives us rubbish service
I am angry and disappointed that ongoing refuse issues in and around Abbey Road in Kemp Town have still not been properly addressed, despite months of complaints by residents. Regular fly-tipping and waste being put out on the wrong days seem to be given
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Football: Agony for Judge as crisis club battle to find a new owner
Long-serving defender Ben Judge is disappointed Crawley Town is up for sale. While most supporters are celebrating the prospect of new owners taking over, Judge says he wanted Chas and Azwar Majeed to stay in charge. Administrator Rob Sadler put the debt-ridden
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Letter: Time to rethink
As a straight person who has lived in Brighton all of my life I couldn't quite get my head around Jay Hammond's rhetorical question: "Is an anti-gay song more offensive to a gay person than a gay Brighton is to a straight person?" (Letters, July 22).
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Letter: Last chance to protest Telscombe Tye fencing
When Telscombe Tye was illegally fenced, which divided it into fields and cut across rights of way, East Sussex County Council (ESCC) insisted the fences were removed pending an application to the Secretary of State for the Environment for permission.
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Adam fears worst with knee injury
Adam Hinshelwood is fearing the worst ahead of a scan on the knee injury that has ruled him out for the start of the season. The 22-year-old defender will find out tomorrow the extent of the damage after he was stretchered off in the first half of Tuesday's
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Joyce, Komedia, Brighton, Thursday, July 27
The Brazilian bossa nova legend Joyce wrote her first song in 1967. It was called Me Disseram and began with the line: "I've been told that my man doesn't love me", the first time the first-person feminine voice had ever been used in her country's musical
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Hire boost for flyers
People travelling from Gatwick can hire cars before their flights leave the runway. Europcar has opened an "airside" car hire desk at the North Terminal, allowing passengers to book cars at their destination airports before they fly. The desk is the first
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Hastings' high hopes dented by job losses
Despite investment of hundreds of millions stretching back almost a decade, the regeneration of Hastings and St Leonards seems to have gone awry during the last month. Hundreds of jobs are being axed and one of the town's biggest employers is being scrapped
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Seagulls party set to fight its first election
The pro-Falmer stadium Seagulls party is to field its first political candidate in a by-election later this month. The party was formed in June as a direct challenge to the ruling Liberal Democrat regime at Lewes District Council, which it accuses of
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Warrant is issued in HIV case
A gay man who admitted infecting his male partner with the HIV virus failed to show up at court, where he was expected to be handed a lengthy jail term. Mark James, 47, of Park Road, Burgess Hill, is the first gay man to be prosecuted for the offence
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Victim Jane's mother hits out at ruling
The mother of murdered teacher Jane Longhurst has spoken of her dismay and horror that her daughter's killer might be given a retrial. Graham Coutts was convicted of murder in February, 2004, by a unanimous jury. But a judgement in the House of Lords
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Cards put pressure on Beckett
Readers of The Argus are demanding Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett take action to get Omar Deghayes home. The Government has received a flood of postcards from Sussex campaigners fighting for Mr Deghayes, 37, from Saltdean, to be released from Guantanamo
