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Pupils are on song for a record-breaking advert
Pupils from a secondary school will attempt to set a world record. The children at Tanbridge House School, in Farthings Hill, Horsham, are working with radio production company Airforce to create an advert which will use as many voices as possible
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Brighton gunman thwarted by Kemp Town have-a-go heroes
An armed robber was stopped by members of the public as he attempted to hold up a mobile phone shop this evening. The man burst into King of GSM in St James's Street, Kemp Town, Brighton, at about 8.20pm brandishing a gun. But
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Bus to reach out to youngsters
A charity-funded bus has been launched to help youngsters. The Mobile Youth bus (MYBus) launched this week to provide young people across Rottingdean, Ovingdean, Woodingdean and Saltdean with information and advice. The bus, which was part-funded
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Trophy will honour fan
A charity football match is being held in memory of keen Brighton and Hove Albion supporter Mark Turner. The event, at Withdean Stadium on May 4, has been organised by Mr Turner’s brother-in-law Darren Hanbrook. Proceeds will be shared
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3,000 Brighton jobs secured with new land deal
Thousands of jobs appear to have been safeguarded by a new agreement between Brighton and Hove City Council and finance giant American Express. The council’s cabinet has agreed to sell the firm the land in Eastern Road on which its European
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Eastbourne soldier sexually assaulted colleague
A Territorial Army chef who volunteered to fight in Iraq faces years behind bars for molesting a colleague. A judge warned Lance Corporal Stephen Jukes he could be jailed for at least four years after he sexually assaulted a female soldier. He allowed
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Kidnapped seaman free
A Briton held captive in Nigeria for more than seven months is to stay in the country while medical treatment continues. Ship’s captain Robin Hughes, 59, was one of 27 oil workers kidnapped when their supply vessel was hijacked in September. Most
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Tributes to PC, ten years on
Friends, family and colleagues yesterday paid tribute to PC Jeff Tooley by laying wreaths at the spot where he was killed ten years ago. A lone piper played as people paid their respects to the 26-year-old traffic officer who was killed on the A259
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Unique dance music event
A five-week festival of dance music unique to Britain is to hit Brighton next weekend. Go Bang will take place in venues across the city from Saturday and adds to the month’s busy festival line up. The idea behind the event, which has taken ten
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Cancer deaths mystery
A professor who worked in a university building linked with a radiation scare has died from cancer. Tom Whiston, 70, from Brighton, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in September. Professor Whiston is the sixth person who worked in the University
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Whing returns for crucial clash
Andrew Whing returns from suspension as Albion make just one change for the crucial relegation battle at Huddersfield today. Adam Hinshelwood, who filled in at right-back for the 2-1 victory at Bristol Rovers on Tuesday, drops to the bench. Dean Cox
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Follow Albion LIVE today
Albion have a huge match today as they battle against relegation and you can follow it live from Huddersfield at theargus.co.uk/livereports. You can get interactive by adding your comments as the game unfolds and we will keep you right up to
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Setback for Albion's survival bid
Albion's League One safety mission suffered a minor pre-match blow today as Swindon guaranteed their survival. Danny Wilson's side beat Bristol Rovers 2-1 in a midday kick-off at the County Ground with two more goals by the prolific Simon Cox. It leaves
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Robber broke his one arm
A one-armed robber jumped from a window to escape police – and broke his arm. James Deacon, 28, of Tristram Close, Sompting, was carrying a baseball bat when he burst into a firstfloor flat in Shelley Road, Worthing, on January 26, with another man
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Mystery over travel agent's shock closure
An independent travel firm has closed suddenly. Aossa Travel, which had been in business for 25 years and had offices in Gardner Street, Brighton, Montague Street, Worthing, and Langney Road, Eastbourne, has ceased trading. The circumstances surrounding
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Motorsport: Hassell likes switch
Eastbourne-based racing driver Kelvin Hassell has made the successful transition to the new European Late Model Series. At the opening round of the series at at Warneton International Speedway in Belgium Hassell secured enough points to put him in the
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New marathon open to 12,000
Entry for 12,000 places in Brighton and Hove’s first-ever marathon will open within weeks. Organisers have begun preparations after Brighton and Hove City Council’s cabinet rubber-stamped plans to host the event on Sunday, April 18, 2010
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Brave Dye back on track after horror crash
Not even a brush with death will deter Jimmy Dye from achieving his dream. The 19-year-old is determined to make a career out of racing. That desire was put to the test last August when Dye, from Barns Green near Horsham, almost lost his life in a
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Leisure centre evacuated
A leisure centre was evacuated after a suspected gas leak. Visitors and staff had to leave the King Alfred Leisure Centre in Kingsway, Hove, this morning after the alarm was raised. Emergency services attended the scene.
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Whing's ticking off - from his Dad
ANDREW Whing is back in the Albion defence after another ear-bashing from his dad. Whing was banned for Tuesday’s win at Bristol Rovers following a red card in the closing stages of last Saturday’s home victory against Oldham. He had already been booked
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Slade: We're not safe yet
BOSS Russell Slade has warned his Albion players they are not out of the relegation mire yet. The Seagulls are two points clear of the drop zone with two games to go after Tuesday’s third away win on the trot, and fourth victory in five overall
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Suter's love affair with game still strong
John Suter insists his love affair with football is still strong despite Worthing United’s relegation completing a miserable year for the veteran manager. Suter has experienced two sackings and two relegations over the last 12 months and admits he has
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Slade badgers Albion into staying up
RUSSELL Slade has badgered his Albion players into hauling themselves out of the relegation zone. The manager’s motivational techniques in recent weeks included a stark reminder of what is at stake. Keeper Michel Kuipers revealed: “We
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Robinson defends team selection
Coach Mark Robinson defended the decision to play only five frontline batsmen after Sussex crashed to an eight-wicket defeat in their opening Championship match of the season. The lack of depth in Sussex’s batting was exposed again yesterday
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Crewe defeat boosts survival bid
LlOYD Owusu is aiming to raise the roof again for Albion at Huddersfield, after League One safety moved a step closer last night. Fellow strugglers Crewe missed the chance to jump out of the relegation zone and go a point clear of the sixth-bottom
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Pensioners' playgrounds set for Brighton
Pensioners will soon be able to stop the slide into inactivity at playgrounds for OAPs. Brighton and Hove City Council has revealed officers are working on plans for people play areas. The open-air exercise arenas, dubbed pensioners’ playgrounds,
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Catherine McQuilen remembered
Pat Burnham emails from Somerset: “I am looking for any record of my grandmother, who I believe died in Southlands Hospital, Worthing, around 1934. “She was known as Catherine McQuilen, but I don't know if she ever remarried, as she was quite
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It’s a bug’s life
On opening the new bee laboratory at the University Of Sussex earlier this month, chief scientific advisor to the Government, Lord May, remarked: “If it isn’t furry or a feathery, it doesn’t get much attention.” This, in the opinion of those at
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Scribe who stole Brighton’s heart
When Markus Zusak finally turned in his long-overdue novel The Book Thief, his biggest worry wasn’t that it was one-and-a-half years late but whether anyone would actually read it. “I worried that even if someone really liked the book and recommended
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Nofolk history
The Norfolk Hotel in King’s Road, Brighton, started in 1824 as an inn. But the present building, designed by Horatio Goulty, dates from 1866. This picture was taken in 1905. Eventually it was taken over by AVP Industries, which also owned the
