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Fag caused £1 million blaze
A fire which gutted a seafront £1 million penthouse apartment was caused by a dropped cigarette. The blaze at Brunswick Terrace in Hove ripped through the property two weeks ago. Neighbouring flats were evacuated and hundreds of people gathered on Hove
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Power cut leaves locals in the dark
Two thousand homes were left without electricity tonight after a fault on high voltage lines knocked out part of the National Grid. A spokesman for EDF Energy confirmed properties in Goring were affected by the power cut which happened just before 9pm
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Basketball: Thunder expect no gifts from Santa
Worthing Thunder were today warned they can expect no semi-final gifts from a quicksilver Santa. London Capitals point guard Santa Ataha scorched Thunder for 44 points playing for London United last season. He leads London Capitals this year as they
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Tough for Sussex bowlers
It was nowhere near the cricketing mis-match going on in Barbados but Sussex's bowlers had to work hard for their rewards at Lord's on the opening day of the new season. Alistair Cook, who has played in all of these MCC versus champion county fixtures
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Will this formula win you the National?
Psst, we are going to let you into a secret. We already know the winner of the Grand National here at Argus House, or, to be more precise, Patrick Kelly does. Followers of four-legged sports know Kelly as our greyhound tipster but he is also, for want
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Mushy eases himself in
Sussex star Mushtaq Ahmed limited himself to training and autograph-signing as the cricket season got under way today. But the Pakistani spinner WILL play in Sussex's Championship opener, despite missing the curtain-raiser game against MCC. Instead
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Fraser: Roar us home
Tommy Fraser has issued a rallying cry to supporters ahead of Albion's penultimate home game of the season. Fraser is hoping the fans can help the team to a long overdue victory at Withdean against relegation-haunted Bradford City. The Seagulls have
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Bridger is wanted man
Great Britain boss Neil Middleditch today told Eastbourne Eagles' hottest young property: "I've got my eyes on you." Middleditch is tracking Eagles teenager Lewis Briudger as a possible member of his squad for the World Cup in July. But Bridger could
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Man spared jail over blackmail threat
A former worker at a children's adventure centre tried to blackmail his ex-bosses. Peter Tobin, 34, demanded £20,000 when he was refused his old job back or he threatened to go to the media with video footage showing what staff "really got up to". At
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Wedding dresses snapped up from charity shop
Picking the perfect dress is a crucial part in every bride's wedding day preparations. But with the cost of getting hitched soaring, many women are combing charity shops for the ideal outfit. Oxfam bridal boutique in Eastbourne has seen demand for bargain
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Police appeal after man goes missing
Fears were growing last night for the safety of an elderly man who went missing. Richard John Vinycombe, 83, of Forest Close, Crawley Down, went for a walk yesterday morning at 11.15am but never returned. The pensioner, who suffers from dementia, enjoys
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Patients treated for booze-related illnesses up
More than 4,000 people in Sussex were given urgent treatment for booze-related illnesses last year - up nearly a third from the previous year. Department of Health figures show 4,246 people were admitted to accident and emergency wards with alcohol-related
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No hose pipe ban, say bosses
Water bosses have claimed it is "extremely unlikely" they will have to impose a hosepipe ban this year. Sussex is unlikely to face the droughts suffered last year despite predictions of a hot summer, water companies and weather forecasters say. Last
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Developers face defeat in flats plan
Developers face a first round defeat in their bid to knock down a former seafront hotel and build 34 flats in a six-storey replica building. Roffey Homes wants to demolish the Eardley Hotel, overlooking Splash Point, Worthing, to make way for the apartments
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Heroes rescue residents from fire
Hero neighbours rescued four people from their home after a major fire this morning. A faulty light fitting in the roof of the house in Beaumont Road, Broadwater, caused the major blaze just before 8am. The family of two adults and two children inside
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'Costly' bid to make sea water drinkable abandoned
Plans to alleviate the south-east's water shortages by making sea water drinkable have been abandoned as too expensive. South East Water, which supplies 1.5 million homes in the region, explored the possibility of desalinating water by installing a pilot
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Town given £93,000 to deal with difficult families
The Home Office has given a town £93,000 to deal with the most difficult antisocial families. The Government's Respect Taskforce awarded the money to a Hastings partnership which includes the national charity Crime Reduction Initiatives and the Safer
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Jury still out in bomb plot trial
Jurors retired for a 16th day today to consider their verdicts in the year-long fertiliser bomb plot trial at the Old Bailey. Seven British men were arrested in March 2004 following the discovery of more than half a ton of chemical fertiliser in storage
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Police warning about bogus callers
Police are warning people to be extra wary of bogus callers after revealing there have been 40 distraction burglaries since the start of the year. Officers are urging residents, particularly the elderly and vulnerable, to ensure they protect themselves
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Survey will test drivers' patience
Drivers are being asked to put brakes on their anger as bureaucrats from the Department of Transport pull motorists over to ask about their driving habits. Officials and police officers will be stopping cars on the A27, between Worthing and Southwick
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Council to tackle street light faults
Roads plunged into darkness for weeks at a time because of street light failures could become a thing of the past. A number of streets in Brighton and Hove have faced long periods without light in the past six months, particularly in Woodingdean. Areas
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Pop Levi, Audio, Brighton, Wed, Apr 18
According to Pop Levi, the world went wrong sometime around 1990. "Look at any artistic movement, things come in fresh bursts and then tail off," he says. "In the future it's probably going to be a classic time when people were not on it. I mean
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Fields, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, Thu, Apr 19
Fields started out as a one-man show - a primary school teacher, in a shed, dropping pebbles. While that sounds about as inversely thrilling as Donny Tourette gobbing on anyone within spitting distance, things started to look up for Neil Peill after
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Beach shelter to be transformed
A beach shelter plagued by drunks and dossers can be turned into a cafe-restaurant. Councillors meeting on Thursday are being urged to approve the plans for Worthing promenade opposite West Buildings. Many residents and visitors have complained about
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Loudon Wainwright III, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, Sat, Apr 14
Cult American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright's fame is fast being overtaken by his own progeny. Tomorrow, Loudon will be introducing another Wainwright who could follow in the footsteps of siblings Rufus and Martha. Joining her dad on tour
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James Harries, Sanctuary Cella, Brighton, Sun, Apr 15
There's nothing like a media storm over an up-and-coming artist, and James Harries could well be in the eye of one as we speak. The singer-songwriter has been tipped as one to watch by the Daily Mail of all people, and has received favourable reviews
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Camera Obscura, Komedia, Brighton, Tue, Apr 17
In 2004 Camera Obscura suffered two crippling losses - the death of Radio 1 DJ John Peel, who had playlisted their Glasgow chamber pop from the outset and whose birthday party they had played just a few months previously; and the defection of founding
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Feist, Komedia, Brighton, Mon, Apr 16
Not so long ago, Canadian musician Feist was wearing pink leotards and body popping for filthy-mouthed rapper Peaches as Bitch Lap Lap. Seven years later, she's making sing-song cocktail lounge jazz that would have your grandma's foot a-tapping
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Mumm-Ra, Concorde 2, Brighton, Sat, Apr 14
The biggest thing to come out of Bexhill since Eddie Izzard, Mumm-Ra are launching their biggest headline tour to date in Brighton. They already enjoyed a taste of the big time earlier this year when they scooped the coveted opening spot on the Shockwaves
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The Beat and Neville Staples, Concorde 2, Brighton, Fri, Apr 13
When the two-tone ska craze swept out of Coventry and across the rest of the country in the early Eighties, the bands at the forefront were The Beat and The Specials. Now members of those two influential bands have joined forces for their first full
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Massacre, Ocean Rooms, Brighton, Fri, Apr 13
Not many musicians have gone from gaining Morrissey's approval to a feature in Hello! with a fellow Big Brother housemate within less than three years. In fact Preston, frontman of The Ordinary Boys, is probably the only singer to ever make that
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Murder theory that just won't go away
The greatest British conspiracy theory of the modern age was unveiled this week. Lewes MP Norman Baker set out in detail for the first time why he believes the secret service murdered the Government scientist Dr David Kelly. MILES GODFREY and KATYA
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Born to Dance - First Birthday, The Zap, Brighton, Sat, Apr 14
Only 12 months ago the Born to Dance posse were planning a move away from their original home at the Ocean Rooms to the Zap Club. Now the record label not only plays nights at the Zap every two months but has expanded operations to include nights
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It Came From The Sea, Komedia, Brighton, Fri, Apr 13
The club that bills itself as the best night of your life (once monthly) returns tonight Brighton's best-loved experimental disco is bringing hip-hop fashion pop electro sleaze rock action mixed with arthouse visuals and psychedelic smoke and lights
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Playgroup, Volks Club, Brighton, Wed, Apr 18
Electronica and live gipsy beats combine at one of Brighton's weirdest nights. With a target audience of "pirates, misfits and middle managers" all of whom can apparently be seen jostling for space on the dance floor expect the unexpected. On the
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Indie Night, KooKlub, Brighton, Wed, Apr 18
The usual cheese, R'n'B, house and pop are all getting escorted out of the KooKlub for the first of a brand new night. Indie music is now king at the club on a Wednesday night, with a new regular event designed not only to play the classics but
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Sunshine
Danny Boyle may be a director with comparatively few credits but he turns in yet another great film with this thoughtful fusion of sci-fi, action and a little bit of horror. The story concerns eight astronauts on a 55-million mile voyage to reignite
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Billy Smart's Circus, Southgate Playing Fields, Crawley, Apr 16 - 22
All the fun of the big top without a dancing bear in sight. Billy Smart's Circus is an animal-free affair billed as a dazzling combination of theatre, dance and music. It has been voted Britain's best circus and its 50-odd international artistes
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She Likes Parties & All Time Top 100 4th Birthday, Concorde 2, Brighton, Sat, Apr 14
Brighton stalwarts, She Likes Parties and All Time Top 100, team up for this special birthday bash. The mainroom sees a live set from new-wave, new-rave, bootleg remixers South Central and a dj set from sonic nerd/visionary Kissy Sell Out, whose influences
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The Lanes Market, Friends' Meeting House, Brighton, Sat, Apr 14
Think market, think Walford Square and EastEnders' Stacey Slater flogging nylon dresses designed to do nothing more than leave you looking more lady of the night than lady. While there's nothing wrong with a Walford market dress, providing you're
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Arena to include green roof
The largest eco-friendly roof in Europe is set to be built in Brighton. Plans for the Brighton International Arena, which is earmarked for the Black Rock site, include a green roof which looks more like a golf course when viewed from above. The living
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Bajofondo Tango Club, Komedia, Brighton, Fri, Apr 13
Bajofondo Tango Club is the electronic tango project lead by the Oscar-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla. Santaolalla, who as well as winning a Golden Globe and an Oscar for his work on Brokeback Mountain, has just walked away with a BAFTA and
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The Horrors, Concorde 2, Brighton
Of all the current musical flavours of the month which invite critical cynicism, The Horrors must be top of the tree. They look like a particularly tactless feature of the average theme park's Haunted House, brandishing cloaks, a few stalwart items
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Reginald D Hunter - Pride and Prejudice and Niggas, Komedia, Brighton, Sun, Apr 15
There's an easy way of finding out whether you are ready to enter Reginald D Hunter's world. If you laugh at the title of his new show and the picture on the left then the box office number is below. If you are horrified, then join the ranks of
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The Bargain, Theatre Royal, Brighton, Apr 16 - 21
Of all the odd encounters in history, the series of tete-a-tetes between media mogul Robert Maxwell and then-living saint Mother Teresa must be among the most unlikely. Set in 1988, only three years away from his date with a watery grave, The Bargain
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Tosca, Pavilion Theatre, Worthing, Thu, Apr 19
Jealousy, murder, betrayal and revenge - all ingredients for the dream tabloid headline - are at the centre of Puccini's classic opera. Opus 1 Opera are telling the story of the passionate love affair between the artist Cavaradossi and Tosca
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Dead Funny, Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, Apr 16 - 21
"Well, Ruth did betray him by sleeping with Finn and Ruth had an abortion and didn't tell him and Tony bought him out of The Loft. OK, Louis was a loser, but everybody he loved betrayed him. Hang on, this is really strange, why on earth am I talking
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The Goodies Still Rule OK!, Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, Sun, Apr 15
Alongside Monty Python and Spike Milligan's Q, The Goodies was once one of the most anarchic comedy shows on television. With episodes featuring kittens scaling the Post Office Tower and the ancient Lancastrian martial art of Ecky Thump, as well
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The Maccabees' guide to DIY
On the one hand there is Keith Richards snorting his dad's ashes and Pete Doherty documenting his every desperate attempt to embody the rock 'n' roll myth. On the other there is the Maccabees. This band insist they are "not riotous boys at all"
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What's at stake across Sussex
Arun District Council All 56 seats are up for grabs. In 2003 The Tories tightened their grip on power as the leaders of the three main opposition parties were toppled. The current make-up of the council includes 36 Conservatives, nine Lib Dems, eight
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Battle is hotting up
Brighton and Hove has been earmarked as one of Conservative Central Office's top priorities in the May elections, The Argus can reveal. The Tory leader David Cameron has already visited Hove last month, marking the council as a key battleground in
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Was it a traffic wardens’ holiday?
Most people complain about Brighton's traffic wardens because their attitude is, "We want to park where we like and sod the rest of you". This would be fine if we lived in a desert but in a small town, parking enforcement is needed otherwise we
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From pier to eternity, it’s a beautiful piece of art
In response to M Dyson (Letters, April 9) and everyone else who keeps complaining about the West Pier and the Gehry towers, I personally feel the current state of the West Pier is beautiful. I ask you, how many people do you see on a summer evening
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No to ‘chuggers’
Steve Windsor is right to complain about the charity collector - or "chugger" - outside Primark in Western Road, Brighton (The Argus, Letters, April 5). But he is wrong to suggest what he saw could only happen in Brighton and Hove. Bournemouth
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Good neighbours
I should like to congratulate all those involved in organising and participating in the Whitehawk Challenge Day (The Argus, April 11). This is an example of community action that Whitehawk can be proud of and to see the police, council workers
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End the yob rule
Like all Sussex towns, Eastbourne has its share of teenage yobs and vandals but the authorities and the public have vastly different ideas on what the punishments should be. Eastbourne police have launched Operation Blitz (The Argus, April 9) against
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Holiday home on battleground
A holiday cottage on the site of one of England's most well-known battles in East Sussex has opened to the public. South Lodge is a former gatehouse which overlooks the field where the Battle of Hastings took place in 1066. The two-bedroom house is
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Conference on tourism
Leaflets full of complex jargon and maps for tourists you can't follow could soon be a thing of the past. Experts from across the South East will meet for a major industry conference in Lower Beeding, near Horsham, on Monday, April 23. Thrive
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Councillors urge tougher controls on strip clubs
A council is to launch a groundbreaking legal bid to control the proliferation of strip clubs. A new law is likely to be introduced to Parliament to create specific legislation for Brighton and Hove to limit the growing number of gentleman's clubs.
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Free parking in the city now a thing of the past
I notice with some consternation that the parking fasciste have finally arrived in Painters Corner, the last bastion of parking freedom before the Old Shoreham Road. As a resident of the area, I do have concerns about the parking problem, made
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Motor madness
With regard to TJ Ealey's letter on the area covered by Brighton and Hove City Council and NCP (Letters, April 4). I have just had the pleasure of visiting the Popes Folly and Portland Road area. The mafia would come second to Brighton and Hove
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Road to ruin
Recent letters about the A23 in Brighton (Letters, April 11) have highlighted - or minimised - the problems for drivers with the new layout through Patcham and Withdean. Southbound drivers turning right hold up the traffic behind, which is then
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Careless in the community
It is astounding none of the highly paid officials in the NHS trusts and on local councils foresaw the problems that would occur over the care of elderly patients ready to be discharged from hospital but with no accommodation (The Argus, April
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Night of joy for heros
Familly and friends wept tears of joy and smiles beamed from every winner as Sussex paid tribute to its unsung heroes last night. Many were overcome with emotion as their loved ones were recognised for all their courageous efforts at the sixth
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Row over footpath rumbles on
Ramblers have accused council bosses of ignoring public safety in a row over footpaths. Lobby group the Open Spaces Society is furious that West Sussex County Council refuses to create a new footpath taking walkers away from the busy eight lane A23 near
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Antisocial neighbours face trip to the 'sin bin'
Neighbours from hell face being kicked out of their homes and into closely supervised "sin bins" to stop them blighting their communities. Hastings and Brighton and Hove are among more than 50 towns and cities across the country running Family Intervention
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SEEDA of doubt
I was appalled to read about the excesses at South East England Developing Agency (SEEDA) (The Argus, April 3). Just why do we need this outfit? Scrap it now and spend the £230 a day on cabs elsewhere. Mike Wheaton, by email
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Wilkins shows ruthless streak
Albion boss Dean Wilkins revealed today that he has no sympathy for Bradford's plight at the wrong end of the table. The Yorkshiremen are desperate for a result at Withdean tomorrow to keep alive their slim hopes of survival but Wilkins insists there
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Football: Town boss vows to turn up the heat on Hawks
Whitehawk have been warned they cannot afford any slip-ups as one of the tightest County League title races for years reaches a climax. Hawks moved seven points clear at the top of division one after beating East Preston 3-0 on Wednesday. But second-placed
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Bradford call on fans to help beat the drop
Bradford boss David Wetherall has urged fans to stick with the team as they stare relegation in the face. Caretaker Wetherall has been lifted by the level of support from the stands in the frantic fight to beat the drop. Now he is appealing for even
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Football: Crunch time for Crawley
Crawley caretaker boss Ben Judge has urged his tired players to make one last push for survival. Judge says Reds are "dead on their feet" following a season battling relegation and playing two games in three days over Easter. They can as good as
