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Whing set for quick return
Andrew Whing is poised for a quick return to Albion's challenge for a play-off place. The former Coventry right-back is almost certain to go straight back into the side in Saturday's showdown with Leeds at Elland Road after suspension and injury. Whing
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Player suspended after shovel attack
Three Bridges have suspended midfielder Hassan Nyang after he allegedly hit another player with a shovel. Nyang is accused of hitting Oakwood reserve goalkeeper Scott Kenward on the backside with the gardening tool following a dressing-room bust-up during
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Lancing win
Rob Partridge scored the only goal as Lancing beat Steyning Town 1-0 to move out of the bottom two in County League division two.
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Horsham's ground share with Crawley is off
Horsham's proposed ground share with Crawley Town at the Broadfield Stadium is off - and the Reds are to blame. That is the opinion of Crawley Borough Council, who own the ground. Ryman premier division side Horsham have to quit Queen Street at the
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Mushy always knew he would be back
Mushtaq Ahmed was always confident that he would be part of the county's Championship defence this season. After three weeks of uncertainty, Mushtaq has managed to secure a second No Objection certificate from the Pakistan Cricket Board which will enable
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First pictures of city centre scheme
The first pictures of a radical redevelopment of a run-down city centre street street have been released. Black Lion Street, The Lanes, Brighton, is to be transformed with a new Jamie Oliver restaurant, a Japanese Karaoke bar and redesign of the road
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Sussex barrister bidding to be Apprentice winner
A barrister from Sussex is hoping to avoid hearing the words "You're Fired" as he battles against 15 other would-be business tycoons in the new series of The Apprentice. Nicholas de Lacy-Brown, 24, who grew up in Worthing, will spend the next 12 weeks
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Couple made neighbours' lives misery, claim
A couple could receive matching "his and hers" anti-social behaviour orders after allegedly making neighbours' lives a misery. Gail Kimber, 33, and boyfriend Jason Comber, 31, are said to have terrorised neighbours with their constant rowing, aggressive
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Kuipers: The pressure is all on Leeds
Albion have held one of the League One giants on their own patch and now the message is bring on Leeds. The play-off chasing Seagulls head for Elland Road on Saturday, lifted by Monday's spirited goalless stalemate at Nottingham Forest. Events at both
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Sunshine to power music festivals
A not-for-profit company is behind new technology which could revolutionise outdoor music festivals. Brighton-based Firefly has developed the Orion solar powered generator - the first of its kind - which can power an entire events stage without
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Lewes Sunday Football League
James Saville scored a hat-trick to help send Cinque Ports Super Nova into the Derek Bedding Rose Bowl final with a 5-3 win over Associates. Ben Driscoll and Ashley Robins were also on target, while Majid Benslimane, Asa Holliday and an own goal replied
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Man in court over murder of woman, 65
A man appeared in court today charged with the murder of a woman in Horsham. Martin James Garratty, 40, of Godwin Court, Jockey Mead Road, Horsham, appeared at Crawley Magistrates on Tuesday morning. He was charged with murder of Rhona Heywood who was
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Wanderers back in promotion hunt
Dorking Wanderers got their promotion hopes back on track with a 4-1 demolition of County League division three leaders Loxwood. Leroy Hyett, Lee Smith, Kevin Burgess and new signing Rob Griffiths got the goals to inflict on a second defeat of the season
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East Sussex League round-up
Peche Hill took a big step towards beating the premier division drop with a 7-0 win over bottom side Bodiam. Nick Hall (2), Dave Gautrey (2), Tim Bigg, Sam Clee and Tom Casey got the goals. Alan Foster scored the only goals as champions Hollington edged
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Winemaker faces £30,000 bill for using wrong bottles
A veteran winemaker is facing a £30,000 bill after a new European Union ruling found he was using the wrong sized bottles, it emerged today. Jerry Schooler, who owns Lurgashall Winery, near Petworth,has been told he must stop producing his fruit wines
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Bouncer attacked as he breaks up fight
A bouncer was kicked in the head during a fight outside a pub. Ken Dallaway was attacked after he intervened in a scuffle at a pub in Eastbourne town centre. He had tried to break up a fracas inside the pub and dragged one of the brawlers outside on
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Crawley Football League round-up
Holland Sports took another step towards the premier division title with a 7-2 win over Three Bridges A. Richard Abbott (3), Daniel Bowring (2), Gavin Pedleham and Jamie Dean scored to put Sports two points clear at the top. St Francis Flyers shocked
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Hunt is on for Brighton Quadrant tenant as George goes
One of Brighton and Hove's most prestigious shopping developments could lie empty after Asda announced the closure of all its George stores. The Quadrant complex, at the bottom of Queen's Road, Brighton, was revamped in the summer of 2005 and it
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Audio Bullys, Digital, Kings Road Arches, March 21
Digital is arguably Brighton's foremost club - try disputing that when confronted by its awesome FunktionOne sound system. When the former Zap reopened it joined some of the world's top clubs to employ the crisp, yet massive, output from those speakers
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Richard Herring: Oh F*** I’m 40, Komedia, Brighton, March 20
I was concerned that I'd end up writing "not as funny as Stewart Lee" as I contemplated this review. As it happens I needn't have worried. Richard Herring is a consumate confessional comic, with a fine sense of his own absurdity. Single, childless and
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Electric Sky flying high
An independent production company has been recognised by a prestigious industry magazine. Brighton-based Electric Sky Productions has made it into Broadcast's annual industry survey of top 100 indies. It has been ranked 13th in the regional survey
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Management team sent from the dug-out again
Crawley 0 Aldershot 1. Crawley's management team were dismissed from the dug-out for the second time in three days after they again clashed with Aldershot assistant-manager Martin Kuhl. Boss Steve Evans was asked to leave the technical area for
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Disc Jockey turns Disc Choccie
Silver-tongued radio DJ Mike Read has turned Disc-Choccie - creating a £5,500 picture of Brighton's West Pier out of sweets. The former BBC Radio 1 star is showcasing his art in Brighton, working with liquorice, Bounty bars, smarties and rock. The 57
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The Fab Beatles, Komedia, Brighton, March 22
For a tribute band who have been together nearly twice as long as the originals, the Fab Beatles retain great enthusiasm for what they do. Playing the same music nightly would have driven many to break-up point, but these "boys" clearly pride
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The Only Ones, Concorde 2, Brighton, March 22
This is the first gig without hard drugs inside me for a long time," announced singer Peter Perrett to cheers from a nostalgic crowd. After 25 years in the narcotic wilderness it's a cause for celebration that this resilient legend of the Punk
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PC rewarded for work in Iraq
A policeman from Sussex has been recognised for his work in Iraq. Alan Smith, 41, won an Iraq Reconstruction Medal after spending six months training police recruits in Basra. PC Smith, from Battle, said despite the problems the country has faced
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Thousands of attacks on police revealed
More than two police officers are assaulted every day in Sussex, figures obtained by The Argus have revealed. Officers suffered 788 violent attacks last year and between April 2004 and April 2007, there were more than 2,500 assaults on police officers
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Weather keeps beach free
I may leave myself open to being called a miserable git, but I enjoyed the Easter weather hugely. The photos of a deserted Brighton beach this Easter compared to the crowds of last year only confirmed this opinion (The Argus, March 24). Early in
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Over £8m for PCSO 'experiment'
We have just received our council tax bill for the coming year. I noticed with great interest, under the heading "policing", that there will be a total of 375 police community support officers (PCSOs) paid for by the public. In wages alone this
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Yor GP Limited
While Ken Kirk may have concerns about "big business" being allowed to run GPs' surgeries (Letters, March 20), he should not close his mind to the benefits they could bring to patients or to the limitations of present arrangements. What is wrong
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Opportunity to dampen library fears
In this, the centenary year of Hove's Carnegie Library, there is considerable surprise that Brighton and Hove City Councillor Jayne Bennett has prevented it opening on Sundays. I like to think that she is being more subtle than that vote suggests
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Lift left broken
It's all very well Councillors Gill Mitchell and Warren Morgan campaigning for the Madeira Lift to be repaired and reopened (The Argus, March 15). They had control of the city for 20 years. Why did they allow it to get into such a state in the
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Lament over end of cupcakes in the park
On one of my regular visits to Cupcakes café in Buckingham Park near Shoreham, I was disgusted to learn the current leaseholder has been given a week's notice to vacate the premises in favour of Shoreham Rugby Club. This café is a well-used amenity
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How can MPs have been so hypocritical
Stephen Young's excellent article highlights the hypocrisy of local Labour MPs Celia Barlow, David Lepper and Michael Foster (The Argus, March 21). To join demonstrators outside threatened post offices and subsequently vote against them in Parliament
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'No thanks' to elected mayor
Michelle Taverner's comments regarding elected mayors are fine up to a point for those who voted "yes" to an elected mayor for Brighton and Hove (Letters, March 22). However, why does she think that Brighton and Hove City Council, after comprehensively
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Slow worms saved
Residents in London Road learnt last week that the application to build flats opposite London Road station has been refused (The Argus, March 22). It was a proposal which was cramped and inappropriate and would have meant the destruction of a
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Ignoring the law
In January last year my car was clamped by a private clamping firm in West Street, Rottingdean, even though I was parked on a public road and not on private property. Despite the fact I have won a successful county court claim against the clampers
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Easter bonnets
I would like to congratulate all concerned for the marvellous Easter bonnet parade in Western Street, Hove, on Sunday. The event caught one of the few moments of sunshine on an otherwise chilly day. It was good to see Brighton and Hove Mayor Carol
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Apathy could give BNP a foothold
The British National Party's results in a string of recent elections demonstrate it is no longer a force simply to be ignored. Although the party has yet to succeed in securing a single councillor in Sussex, it is fielding more candidates than before
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Biker, 24, dies in accident
A motorcyclist died in a collision on Monday. A road police unit came across the man's body in Chalkpit Lane, in Lavant, near Chichester at about 10.10pm. It is not known how he fell from his Honda 125 bike. The man, who was 24 and believed to be from
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Disorderly conduct fines top 5,000
Sussex Police handed out more than 5,000 penalty fines last year for disorder. Figures reveal the youngest recipient of a drunk and disorderly fine was 17. During 2007, there were 5,034 Penalty Notices for Disorder (PNDs). They were issued for
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Police admit defeat in West Pier arson investigation
Police chiefs have admitted they never expect to catch the arsonists who destroyed the West Pier. Five years on from the blaze of March 28, 2003, the investigation officially remains open. But Acting Assistant Chief Constable Graham Cox has told
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Man charged with murder of woman found in flat
A 40-year-old man will appear in court today charged with murder after a woman's body was discovered in a flat. Martin James Garratty was arrested by police after they found the body of a woman when they were called to a property in Godwin Court, Horsham
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Man injures foot at fire
Fire crews discovered a man with foot injuries when they responded to a call in Kemptown. Firefighters arrived at the address in Eastern Terrace Mews at about 00.15 on Tuesday to find a small fire in the kitchen. It was quickly extinguished. A man was
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Motorcyclist fatally injured
A motorcyclist died in a collision last night. The man was riding his motorbike along Chalkpit Lane, in Lavant, near Chichester, when he fell. The collision happened at about 10.10pm on Monday night. The rider was confirmed dead at the scene. Police
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Wilkins accuses Forest of sly tactics
Dean Wilkins has accused Nottingham Forest of sly tactics after the Albion boss was sent back to the stands for the closing stages of yesterday's clash at the City Ground. He was furious with the way Forest manipulated the multi-ball system and took
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Will a new West Pier rise from the ashes at last?
It is now years since fire engulfed the grand old lady of Brighton in the most dramatic disaster to hit the West Pier. Lawrence Marzouk reveals never-released coastguard documents from that fateful day and looks at whether a new pier will rise