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Brighton and Hove economy hit by £50 million conference blow
Brighton and Hove's future as a venue for lucrative political conferences is in doubt after the city economy was dealt a £50 million blow. The Labour Party yesterday said it would not be bringing its annual conference back to the city for at
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Brighton seafront helicopter search for missing woman, 90.
Police are tonight conducting a seafront search for a 90-year-old woman from Hove. Sussex Police's helicopter has been scrambled for the search after the woman went missing earlier tonight. A police spokesman said the woman's family
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We're all going on a suuummer holiday
So this weekend I’ll be even more excited to see the clock to show going home time and the weekend to begin. Why you ask? It will mark the beginning of my first holiday in what seems like years and man I need it! While I much prefer working
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Firebreathing Dragons and a few Wombles!
Wrexham didn't suprise me, but what a night v AFC!! Let's hope we can keep up both the points and the crowds! The trip to the Valleys didn't quite go according to plan. Once again, we drove back empty-handed but certainly not as despondant
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I'm oh so quiet, I'm oh so still
I have made the cycle commute a couple of times this week, just to keep the blood pumping and remind my body to create muscle, not fat, from what I eat. Today I walked home from the office, a trip I believe to be between five and six miles.
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Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance, Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, until September 5
Gotta Sing Gotta Dance features numbers from some of the greatest musicals ever written so, not surprisingly, it is packing them in at Devonshire Park Theatre. The revamped show has returned by popular demand and, in the main, lives up to its boast
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Bill Callahan, St George’s Church, St Georges Road, Brighton, Aug 18
Some musicians seem to effortlessly move with technology – artists like Peter Gabriel and Brian Eno ride the wave no matter where it goes. Others, like Bill Callahan, stick with acoustic instruments and atmospheric lo-fi tape recordings that still
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DJ Del Boy, Karma, Waterfront, Brighton Marina, Aug 15
A man who has been described as “the love child of Mr Scruff and DJ Yoda” plays his little socks off this Saturday at Karma. Known for his use of four decks, some may say it’s greedy, but to watch his style is to gaze upon a multi-tasking musical chess
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Crazy P, Audio, Marine Parade, Brighton, Aug 14
Nottingham’s Crazy P returns to the south coast with their blend of funk, disco and house. Featured by everyone from Sex And The City to Budapest art house movies, Crazy P are enjoying widespread success thanks to extensive touring throughout
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T.A.A.R.T, The Volks, Madeira Drive, Brighton, Aug 14
Temporary Autonomous Arts Rave Tour presents the second and final heats to determine which DJs go on to play in the National TAART tour. Tonight’s show gives you the chance to vote for your favourite dubstep/ breaks/ techno DJs and producers and check
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The XX, Resident, Kensington Gardens, Brighton, Aug 20
A chance to see the hotly-tipped The XX in an exclusive instore show on the week they release their debut self-titled album. Springing from the same South London school as Four Tet, Burial and Hot Chip, the four-piece were named by former NME editor
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Mstrkrft, Ocean Rooms, Morley Street, Brighton, Aug 20
Electro-punks MSTRKRFT are playing their only Brighton show this year at Ocean Rooms. Made up of long time musical collaborators producer Al-P and Death From Above 1979’s Jesse Keeler, the duo has countless remixes and two albums to their name. The
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Oneida, The Prince Albert, Trafalgar Street, Brighton, Aug 17
The Brooklyn psych-rockers latest album, Rated O, is being marketed as “one of the greatest triple albums ever recorded”. Mind you, up against Prince’s Emanicipation and The Clash’s Sandinista! it’s probably not so much of a hollow boast. The album
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Big Mac Alldayer, Hare And Hounds, London Road, Brighton, Aug 16
Brighton bands are coming together this weekend to help fight cancer with a charity event. The Big Mac Alldayer will be raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support, both from ticket sales and a raffle, with prizes including seats in the royal box at the
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Burger van crashed on A259 towed by stolen car
A car which crashed while towing a burger van had been stolen, police said today. The A259 near Angmering was blocked after a Subaru 4x4 car jack-knifed at about 4.30pm on Wednesday. The driver ran from the scene. Sussex Police confirmed the car had
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Sonic Boom Six, Digital, Kings Road Arches, Brighton, Aug 16
Bringing a distinctive mix of reggae, ska and hip-hop – whilst still keeping their feet firmly in the UK punk scene – to UK audiences, Sonic Boom Six are on the road again with another extensive tour. With the release of their third full
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Bobby Wellins Quartet, The Brunswick, Holland Road, Hove, Aug 16
One of the UK’s greatest sax players of the past 40 years is the special guest artist at the grand launch of a new regular night devoted to jazz. Scottish tenor saxophonist Bobby Wellins, accompanied by the Terry Seabrook Trio, will be playing
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The Mowgli Stories: Open-Air Theatre, Bateman’s, Burwash, near Heathfield, Aug 14
Children's writer and poet Rudyard Kipling lived at Bateman’s from 1902 to 1936, so where better to learn about his famous Mowgli Stories than at his former Sussex home? One of a series of summer activities the National Trust property is running
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Billy Childish, Engine Room, Preston Street, Brighton, Aug 15
Billy is arguably the most prolific artist to come out of punk, with more than 40 collections of poetry, 100 albums and 2,500 paintings to his credit. His latest project, The Musicians Of The British Empire, is a trio with Billy on guitar and vocals
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Brighton Big Dog Bike Race, Stanmer Park, Brighton, Aug 15
Stanmer Park will see a change of pace this weekend as it plays host to a gruelling six-hour mountain bike race. As well as the main endurance event, there will be the pre-95 retro category for vintage enthusiasts and the Onederdog category for anyone
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Brunswick Festival, St Ann’s Well Gardens and Brunswick Square, Hove, Aug 16 and Aug 22-23
One of Brighton and Hove’s longest- running festivals is to celebrate its 28th consecutive year with a new venue and an extended programme over two weekends. The Brunswick Festival began 27 years ago as a low-key, locally-organised picnic,
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Seaside Science, Dalton’s Bastion opposite the Volks Tavern, Madeira Drive, Brighton, Aug 14
Ask most people to describe a scientist and they’ll normally come up with a mad professor-esque figure that mixes their secondary-school chemistry teacher with Dr Jekyll. It’s a splendid fantasy: a goggled, overworked maniac in his white lab coat
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Shakespeare in the Orchard, The Blackboys Inn, Lewes Road, Blackboys, near Uckfield, Aug 16
Sonnets and scenes from the English bard’s best known plays are being taken outside for a picnic performance in the grounds of a 14th century pub. Popular sonnets such as Shall I Compare Thee, and extracts from Romeo And Juliet and A Midsummer
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Pregnant in a seaside city
I have realised that as I travel through my pregnancy I am relying on online social networking a lot more. I don’t want to answer the phone or meet people and put people off meeting me. I have decided that there must be other Pregnant in Brighton
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Write Me A Murder, Connaught Theatre, Union Place, Worthing, Aug 18-22
A cast of TV villains feature in this classic mystery written by Frederick Knott, the man behind Dial M For Murder. This revival of the play, which won a 1962 Edgar Allan Poe award, stars Eastenders’ Dirty Den, Leslie Grantham, with a supporting
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Annie, Theatre Royal Brighton, New Road, Aug 17-22
The first thing they tell you at stage school is never to work with animals and children,” says flamboyant dame Su Pollard when I ask about Sandy, Annie’s dependable dog. “You work yourself to death and you still can’t get an awwh with little divas
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An Evening With Ivor Novello, St Andrew’s Church, Hove, Aug 16
Known for his West End plays such as Glamorous Night and Dancing Years, along with the popular wartime song The Home Fires Burning, An Evening With Ivor Novello showcases the life’s work of the man behind the famous songwriting award. Through
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Monk
Monk must be the only TV detective I’ve ever come across to favour panic attacks over temper tantrums and prefers washing his hands 17 times to necking a bottle of scotch when things get tricky. Yet, his hyper-sensitivity works in his favour when
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Warm weather brings early wasp invasion to Sussex
The annual wasp invasion has hit Sussex early this summer because of the mild weather. Increasing numbers of the insects have been spotted in parks and gardens over the past few days. It is good news for gardeners as wasps, like ladybirds
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Priest tight rope walks across Hove Lawns
A priest has taken part in a daredevil stunt in Hove by walking across a high wire with no safety equipment 80ft in the air. Father Jerome Lloyd was meant to be carried along the rope on the back of a circus performer to re-enact a stunt by
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Nash century as Sussex win
Sussex eased their Championship relegation fears with an eight-wicket win over Worcestershire at Hove today. They completed their first victory at headquarters in the Championship since the final game of 2007 just before tea thanks mainly to an unbeaten
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What a waste
I HOPE the voters of the recent Goldsmid by-election saw The Argus on August 6. We had a perfect opportunity to oust the “do nothing” Tory administration, yet the Green party are perhaps showing their true colours – blue – by choosing not to ditch the
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It's OK, petal
M Dyson considers the walled garden at Preston Manor has become “so overgrown ... you would need a scythe to cut a pathway through” (Letters, August 11). Herbaceous gardens such as the walled garden require a great deal of work and this is not the best
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Lively OAPs
Adam Trimingham’s article on July 29 about our county shedding its reputation as the Costa del Geriatrica was witty and wise. But he and credit firm Experian, which produced the research on which the column was based, appear to have overlooked one
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Prior left out of T20 finals
Matt Prior will not play in the T20 finals after Sussex agreed to an ECB request that he be rested from Saturday;s Edgbaston showdown. Prior, 27, suffered a back spasm during the warm-up before last week's fourth Test and although he has made a full
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Still blooming
ON OUR return from holiday, we were delighted to see that following Pride, the show of flowers in the Steine are still holding their own and look lovely, although we probably missed the best of them. Well done those gardeners who look after them
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Portslade rape victim speaks of his ordeal
A rape victim has spoken about his trauma in the hope of inspiring others who have been attacked to contact the police. Laurence Kimmins, 20, was sexually abused by his grandmother’s partner between the ages of ten and 13. Just days after his abuser
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Parking controls are vital
was a parking attendant for three years. I now work in the NHS. The recent articles (The Argus, August 11) and letters about parking raise a lot of issues. In any line of work there are people who are more zealous than others. Parking is no exception
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Where is Pride going?
You have recently published two excellent and thought- provoking letters about Pride, both of which should give the Pride committee food for thought. Peter Lilley (Letters, August 11) has hit the nail on the head. Pride has become a carnival and ought
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Time to abandon the A259 bus lane
Having witnessed yet another near miss on the A259 between Rottingdean and Saltdean, I think it’s time to remind city council leader Mary Mears of her commitment to all of us. Mrs Mears said in this paper that if the road conditions didn’t improve, she
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Greetings from the Mediterranean
I'm expecting a meteor shower at midnight tonight which is perhaps not too far off the subject of swine flu as one area of blame for influenza was related to viruses disseminated to earth by passing meteors (I remember having to comment on this for the
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Cameras catch rogue drivers every five seconds in Sussex
Wanted drivers were caught on camera using Sussex’s roads more than six million times last year. Police cameras snapped the images of a vehicle of someone they wanted to speak to in the county once every five seconds on average. The recordings came
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Brighton mum tells of son's drug hell
A mother has told how a drug counsellor helped her family get their lives back on track after her son's drug abuse spiralled out of control. The woman says she owes a huge debt of gratitude to Alison Ede, who works for PATCHED, a project which
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Sussex hospitals rated by new website
A website has been launched that lets patients compare hospitals across Sussex on subjects ranging from waiting times and cleanliness to food and car parking. The site gives details of every major, community and mental health hospital in the county so
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Brighton IT worker used forged tickets on trains for two years
A commuter used a forged ticket to travel by train from Sussex to work in London for more than two years. Jonathan Moore, 27, used his computer skills to make a fake three-monthly ticket for his daily journey between Hove and London - allowing
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Sussex v Worcestershire: Day 3
SUSSEX WON BY 8 WKTS Nash got to his second hundred of the season off 101 balls with 19 fours, his 19th bringing up the fourth hundred of his career. Both tons have been at Hove. Goodwin has just won the game with successive fours off Andrew and it's
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Comment: Wright's staking a claim to fill Freddie's boots
ANDREW FLINTOFF shoes are undoubtedly big ones to fill. The talismanic all-rounder plans to retire from Test cricket after next week’s Ashes decider at the Oval due to persistent knee problems. Hopefully he will make his bow with a match-winning display
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Brighton woman falsely claimed £45k benefits
A mother-of-two who pocketed more than £45,000 in housing benefit while her own mum was giving her thousands of pounds has been warned she may be sent to jail. Bonnie Ridge, 30, claimed £100 a week housing benefit for a house in Brighton, which is owned
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Comment: Borough prove they belong
Twelve months ago Borough looked a little wet behind the ears, both on and off the pitch, as they went into their debut season in non-league’s top flight. Not so any more as Tuesday night’s victory over AFC Wimbledon proved. Everything about the evening
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Passat BlueMotion
Boasting an official combined figure of 57.6mpg this second generation Passat BlueMotion is all about saving you fuel and money. The driving experience is very much as you’d expect from an executive level Volkswagen this is grown up motoring at its
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Slade's giving nothing away with his tactics
IT will both horrify and baffle the number crunchers that Russell Slade has managed to halve Albion’s turnover in five months. How can that be, considering the feelgood factor created by Slade with last season’s escape from relegation?
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Worthing fire station baby returns to say thank you
The parents of a baby boy born on a fire station forecourt returned to say thank you to the firefighters who helped them. Simon and Heather Avery met up with the blue watch crew at Worthing station exactly a week after Austin's unexpected arrival. They
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Heroin laced cannabis heading to Brighton streets, police fear
Dealers are lacing cannabis with highly addictive heroin to get users hooked on the deadly drug. Secret off-the-record discussions between police and a supplier in London have revealed how recreational drug users are being tricked into becoming
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Arsons and hoax call plague Worthing firefighters
A string of arsons and a hoax led to a series of callouts for Worthing firefighters overnight. Between 1.11am and 2.17am fires were started in Wallace Parade, Goring Road, Marlborough Road and Down View Road. A bin, hedges and a shed were all damaged
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Robinson's a fan of Mason's craft
Sussex coach Mark Robinson praised Worcestershire seamer Matt Mason after he produced the best bowling performance of the season at Hove. But Robinson still believes his own attack can help Sussex to a crucial Championship victory after they reduced
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Why is being a detective in Sussex losing its appeal?
Extra training, longer and less consistent hours are driving police officers away from the Crime Investigation Department (CID). So with fewer officers wanting to emulate TV cops like Jim Taggart and Gene Hunt, Chief Reporter Emily Walker asks whether
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Virgo wants Seagulls to follow Swansea's lead
Adam Virgo believes lessons learned at Swansea can help Albion kick-start their season. The Seagulls head to Brentford on Saturday on the back of two defeats and still looking for their first goal of the campaign. They were convincingly
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Brighton car park looks like a "fortress"
When you leave your car parked you want to know it will be safe and sound – but surely this is taking it to extremes. Residents around the London Road multi-storey car park in Brighton have complained a £3 million revamp project has left it looking like
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Rottingdean puppy Louie needs £4k operation
This cute cocker spaniel looks just like any other happy-go-lucky puppy. But in fact ten-week-old Louie was born with a rare bone defect, effectively meaning he walks around on his wrists, putting his bones under immense strain.
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Mason goes to work on Sussex's batsmen
There were times at Hove yesterday when it appeared as if two games were going on – one involving Worcestershire’s Matt Mason and one not. Had it not been for the 6ft 5in seamer, Sussex would be closing in on a precious Championship victory. On the
