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Music fans turned away from Udderbelly gigs
Dozens of teenage music fans were left disappointed tonight after queuing up to see the Scissor Sisters and Gossip. Hundreds applied for tickets to see the groups at the Udderbelly in the Old Steine, Brighton, as part of Channel Four's Transmission show
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Attack survivor fights takeover of HIV centre
The survivor of an attack by serial killer Dennis Nilson has come out of hiding to fight a takeover at a specialist HIV centre. KhaRa Willis (corr) changed his name from Carl Stottor to escape the notoriety of coming close to death at the hands of the
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Mourners pay tribute to musician who died in M25 crash
Hundreds of tearful mourners gathered to pay tribute to a promising musician who was killed in the M25 horror crash. Best man Jon Chandler, 26, of Brighton, was on his way home from his schoolfriend's stag do when he was killed alongside fellow musicians
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Naked cyclists risk arrest for protest
Protesters banned from stripping off for a naked bike ride have defiantly told police: "Get your handcuffs out - we're baring all." Sussex Police have become embroiled in a row with organisers of the Brighton leg of the World Naked Bike Ride after telling
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Website Editor (maternity cover)
Newsquest (Sussex) Limited, publishers of The Argus, theargus.co.uk,The Argus Lite and other weekly and niche publications is looking for a Website Editor to cover maternity leave. The Website Editor is responsible for ensuring that our websites
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60 post offices to be axed after 'sham' consultation
Ministers are today accused of conducting a "sham" consultation with the public after confirming controversial plans to close one in six Sussex post offices to stem huge losses. Customers will be given just six weeks to save their local branch once it
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Bus services could be saved
Threatened bus services could be saved after councillors recommended keeping them. West Sussex County Council wants to save money by cutting eight routes but some could get a reprieve. The council's strategic environmental select committee wants to
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Man jailed for attack
A 20-year-old who attacked a man he suspected of giving him a dirty look has been jailed. Jamie Greenfield lured his victim to a confrontation under Eastbourne Pier where he punched him so hard he broke his jaw in two places. At Lewes Crown Court Greenfield
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The Father Monologues - Danny, Clermont Church & Vestry, Brighton
"Ninety minutes with the side of your Dad you never knew." Jonathan Brown has written and performs this unusual and compelling one-man show exploring fatherhood, beer drinking, horse racing culture and regression therapy. On the whole, the piece is
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Seany Clarke & The Hedz, Joogleberry Playhouse, Brighton
Seany Clarke sings from the belly, delivering funky pop songs that would be somewhat conventional but for the fact they roll off the lips too smoothly and are too deeply expressive. He confidently provided last-minute support with an acoustic set
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Investigation launched into street attack
A man suffered serious head injuries after he was attacked in the street. The victim, who has not been named, was punched and kicked during the assault. It happened after he rang a doorbell at a house in Sackville Road, Hove, just after midnight today
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'Woman said she had to see her boyfriend on Crimewatch', court heard
A beauty shop owner heard one of her staff say she had to rush home to see Crimewatch because her boyfriend was on it, a court heard. Denise Holland said Danielle Haylor worked at her salon in Crawley as beauty therapist. She told a jury Miss Haylor's
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Work on business centre progressing
Work on a £4 million eco-friendly business centre is progressing. The scheme at Denton Island, Newhaven, has been funded by the South East England Development Agency (Seeda) and developed by Lewes District Council in partnership with Basepoint plc.
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Computer engineer extradited over aristocrat murder
A computer engineer was being extradited from Britain to Italy today to start a 26-year prison sentence for the kidnap and murder of a wealthy Italian aristocrat 30 years ago. Italian Enrico Mariotti, 66, was collected from his home in Burgess Hill by
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Audience get to see Yoko after all
It appears that the audience at tonight's Transmission gig at the Udderbelly will have a chance to see Yoko Ono after all. Last week we reported that organisers of the show, which will be filmed live for Channel 4, had denied rumours she would be
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Inflated opinion
With the weather having improved a tad, the legs of the Udderbelly are inflated once more. Udderbelly spokeswoman Penny Sims reports that one Brighton resident has taken a special liking to the huge purple structure. She said: "There is a seagull
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Plaque to honour council deputy chief executive
A plaque is to be unveiled in Brighton's Jubilee library to honour a leading figure on the city's cultural scene. Tony Miller, Brighton and Hove city council's deputy chief executive and director of cultural services, died of cancer in February, aged
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Residents throw support behind hospital petition
Thousands of people have thrown their support behind a drive to build a hospital. The Campaign for Pease Pottage Hospital now has more than 10,000 supporters and the number is continuing to grow. Those behind the proposals say the multi-million pound
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Jolly Jumps, Sallis Benney Theatre, Brighton
This octet of 20-something Czechs perform with big smiles, frenetic enthusiasm and barrels of humour. Inspired by a scene from Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, when the heroine kills herself on a railway line, this version sees Anna diverted from her fatal mission
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Unusual wind patterns may explain arrival of cranes
Large numbers of one of Europe's most spectacular birds are arriving in the UK because of unusual wind patterns, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) believes. Cranes, which have a seven-foot wingspan, have been seen in Sussex, Oxfordshire
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David Hoyle: SOS, Komedia, Brighton, Tuesday
"You thought you were coming to see some camp old drag act, didn't you ladies and gentlemen?" Anyone who knows David Hoyle, either for his departed alter ego, the bizarre Divine David, or in his current guise as himself, will know that while he has an
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Vic Reeves, Theatre Royal, New Road, Brighton, Wednesday
Vic Reeves in conversation made you wonder why he wasn't doing stand-up. He may wish to be called Jim Moir nowadays but comedy props of a funnel and a paint brush were suitably Reeves and Mortimer. "I think they're rather attractive," he smiled. "The
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Dido and Aeneas 1700, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, Wednesday
Henry Purcell's chamber opera, Dido and Aeneas, is a pretty baroque piece, hailed as an English masterpiece and often performed by early music specialists. I think even purists might agree it is a work piece, notable really for the final song - Dido's
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Fulborn Teversham & Leafcutter John, Komedia, Brighton
Leafcutter John - looking worryingly like Jay Kay from Jamiroquai gone hippie - built intriguing layers of ambient noise live on stage by sampling sticks, glasses of water and even a Slinky (one of those springs which walks down the stairs). Perhaps
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Mixed fortunes for Sussex beaches
Brighton and Hove has finally cleaned up its act to receive its first Blue Flag awards for its clean beaches. Meanwhile other beaches across Sussex have had their water quality downgraded. The West Street beach, between Brighton's piers, has been awarded
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The waste debate
A bin backlash has been predicted by campaigners fighting plans to cut rubbish collections by half. Mid Sussex, Rother and Hastings councils plan to introduce the schemes, while alternate weekly collections are already in force in Wealden and Chichester
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Bogus charity collectors target pubs
Police have renewed an appeal for victims of bogus charity collectors to come forward. Two people were arrested after they duped their victims into believing they were collecting money for Marie Curie Cancer Care. They toured bars and restaurants in
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Major boost for hospitals campaign
Campaigners fighting to keep hospital maternity services have made a significant step forward. Health bosses have agreed to scrutinise proposals drawn up by protesters which call for full consultant-led maternity facilities to be kept at two East Sussex
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Great Escape: Happy Mondays, Palace Pier, Thur, May 17
Back when Madchester was booming and Factory Records was the greatest independent record company in the world, the Happy Mondays embarked on their fourth record. The sessions for Yes Please, which was recorded in the Bahamas, have since gone into
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Detailed link road plans unveiled
Detailed plans for a "vital" £89m new link road between Hastings and Bexhill close to an area of protected countryside have been unveiled by council chiefs. East Sussex County Council said the road could help create about 2,000 new jobs, allow thousands
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City tower block plan is refused
The final nail has been driven into the coffin of the plans to put a 42-storey tower block next to Brighton station. Proposals to build the Beetham Tower near the station received fierce opposition from residents when they were unveiled. But now
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New council body to scrutinise major projects
Major projects in Brighton and Hove could be subjected to greater scrutiny so they cannot end up delayed or over-budget. Brighton and Hove City Council's biggest political party wants to set up a body to monitor the progress of schemes such as the King
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The cost of cleaning up chewing gum
It is nice to know someone in authority is trying to do something about the chewing gum problem (The Argus, May 14) but isn't it naive to think that many people will take notice of "encouragements" not to drop their used gum on the pavement?
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Where the streets weren’t the same
I want to express my dissatisfaction with The Streets of Brighton event this year. It lacked the spontaneous feel of previous years. Everyone was clutching a programme and clockwatching in case they missed something. Having such a strict timetable
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How Kate thumbed a lift to Africa
Ten years ago, Kate Murdoch's musical tastes were strictly classical. A trained violinist who once played for Brighton and East Sussex Youth Orchestras, she was immersed in a career in classical music management. But a trip to the Womad festival
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Ramps on the rampage as Sussex suffer
Mark Ramprakash's appetite for heavy duty run-scoring against Sussex seems as healthy as ever. The Surrey batsman chalked up his eighth century against the county on another frustrating day for Chris Adams and his men at Hove yesterday. Add in
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Seaside caputured for new stamp issue
Images of Eastbourne are being featured on a first class stamp promoting the great British seaside. The East Sussex resort's seafront features as a backdrop against a giant ice cream on the commemorative stamp. A council spokesman said: "Eastbourne
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Pub reopens after fire
A pub has reopened after a fire destroyed part of its roof. The Lamb Inn, in High Street, Eastbourne, was closed following a fire caused by an electrical fault. Firefighters were called to the 12th Century pub shortly after 1.30am on Sunday. At the
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Midwives conference to descend on city
Hundreds of delegates from across the UK will be in Brighton next week for the Royal College of Midwives annual conference. The event runs from Tuesday to Thursday and takes place at the Brighton Metropole Hotel. Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt will
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Police target mountain bikers
Teenage mountain bikers who have been turning a public green into an obstacle course are being targeted by police. Police and town council staff in Seaford are combating antisocial behaviour by riders in the east end of Sandore Road. Sergeant David
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Inequality of deposit protection
As president of the National Federation of Residential Landlords (NFRL), I have read with interest the correspondence on this subject (Letters, May 12). My organisation, NFRL, has made it clear it has no time whatsoever for any landlord who unlawfully
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English Heritage rushed to list my Frink statues
In response to Press comment on the Frink statues in Liverpool Gardens (for example, The Argus, February 22) my solicitors contacted Worthing Borough Council and deduced proof of ownership on January 30, 2007. On May 14, Worthing Borough Council
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King MacBrown
So, here we go again - Tony Blair had barely completed his final soliloquy when the spin masters were at it once more. And what an act that was - a quivering lip, a moist eye and hand on heart when affirming he had done what he thought was right
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In proportion
If there is one thing that Lib Dems love it is proportional representation. This is because it inevitably leads to coalition and turns them into kingmakers. Yet look at the chaos it is causing in Scotland and Wales after the recent elections.
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Mobile phone mast plans turned down again
Three mobile phone masts planned for rural sites have been turned down for the second time. Applications to put the telegraph poles at East Preston, Findon and Rustington were dismissed at appeal. They had already been turned down by planning officials
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Church challenge
I have followed the correspondence and read the articles about St Peter's Church (The Argus, May 14). To refer to it as the cathedral of Brighton and Hove is a bit rich. There are other churches in the city of greater architectural and aesthetic
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Rich expenses
It's a bit rich for councillor Ann Norman to criticise the consultant's fee for park and ride when it was the Conservatives who doubled that expenditure by insisting the less viable site of Braypool was also taken forward along with Patcham Court
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Freedom figures
As revealed in The Argus (May 14) Brighton and Hove City Council paid £2.9 million to consultants in 2006: 62 per cent more than in the 2004-05 financial year. Recently I tried to obtain these figures from the council, but was told that under the
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Monopoly map
I am disgusted at what Martin of Brighton said in your comments column about Burgess Hill being on the Monopoly map (Letters, May 12). Being a regular visitor to Burgess Hill, the town is not at all "rubbish", as he says. I love Burgess Hill,
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Family to sue school after death of child
The family of a girl who broke her leg at school are to sue the local authority, claiming the injury led to her death. Wheelchair-bound Chloe Sturgess, 13, snapped her thigh bone in a lesson at Downs View Special School last year. While she was in hospital
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They’re putting animal juices in our sweets
I recently learned with amazement that Masterfoods (maker of Mars bars, Twix, Snickers, Maltesers and others) has started adding rennet from the stomachs of young calves to its products, clearly making them unsuitable for vegetarians. I would urge
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Bring back bays
I was pleased to read A Wilson's letter "It's not yet a crime to own a car" (Letters, May 15). A few weeks ago I had to take my 12-week-old baby to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Seven Dials for an operation. This stressful and worrying event
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Tributes paid to flower seller
A street flower seller famous for wearing a bowler hat has died after trading for 52 years on the same pitch. Doris "Dolly" Deacon sat in all weathers selling blooms outside Alldays store at the junction of Goring Road and Brooklyn Avenue, Goring, Worthing
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Funeral of M25 stag party crash victim
The funeral of one of five stag partygoers killed in one of the worst crashes on the M25 is to take place in Brighton today. Mourners will gather in memory of Jonathan Chandler, 26, at St Mary's Church in Surrenden Road. He died along with Andrew Graney
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Trip down memory lane for Europe's old man
Europe's oldest man began his 111th birthday celebrations early yesterday with a trip down memory lane. First World War veteran Henry Allingham, from Eastbourne, visited the Yesterday's World museum in Battle. The museum reopened in March following
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Grandfather facing extradition over aristocrat's murder
A computer engineer is facing extradition from Britain to Italy this morning to start a 26-year prison sentence for the murder and kidnap of a wealthy Italian aristocrat 30 years ago. A "supergrass" implicated Enrico Mariotti, 66, of Burgess Hill, in
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Youths warned not to use fake ID
Police have warned under-age youths not to use fake identity cards to try and trick their way into bars and clubs. Bouncers in Hastings and St Leonards have seized about 100 fake ID cards in the past few weeks, sparking fears that the problem is escalating
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Roofer dies in cottage blaze
A roofer described as "the life and soul of the party" died after a fire broke out while he slept. Dave Ward, of Raleigh Crescent, Worthing, took a week-long job on the Isle of Wight to help him save enough money to go on holiday with his girlfriend.
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Tributes paid to former front-of-house manager
Tributes have been paid to a man who greeted thousands of patrons to an arts centre in the seventies and eighties. Friends have spoken of their great sadness at the death of Robin Street, the former front-of-house manager of the Gardner Arts Centre at
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Man was battered to death and set on fire
A young African wife confessed to murdering her wealthy East Sussex husband with a wooden pestle in the Gambia before setting his body alight, an inquest heard. Kate West, 26, allegedly told African police she used a bundle of logs and petrol to set
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Double drama aboard yacht
This dramatic picture shows the moment eight people escaped after a fire broke out on a yacht. The Polish men on board the Ratner R had earlier called Brighton lifeboat after the 54ft yacht became stuck in mud as they tried to sail it into Brighton
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King Arthur, Theatre Royal, Brighton, May 17
Last year, the Armonico Consort brought us their highly inventive production of The Fairy Queen, set in a mental hospital and blending opera with dance and circus skills. This year they're transporting Purcell's King Arthur to the trenches of the First
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Once more unto the breach for Norman
The screening of a remastered version of Laurence Olivier's 1944 masterpiece Henry V has brought back fond memories for one retired cameraman. Norman Foley, of Hove, says the nine months he spent as first assistant cameraman on the film were among
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City tower block plan is refused
The final nail has been driven into the coffin of the plans to put a 42-storey tower block next to Brighton station. Proposals to build the Beetham Tower near the station received fierce opposition from residents when they were unveiled. But now
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Government dumps Beetham Tower plans
The final nail has been driven into the coffin of the plans to put a 42-storey tower block next to Brighton station. Proposals to build the Beetham Tower near the station received fierce opposition from residents when they were unveiled. But now the
