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Sussex suffer Somerset defeat
Somerset gained revenge for their Twenty20 Cup final defeat by beating Sussex Sharks by 49 runs in the floodlit NatWest Pro40 League Division One match at Taunton. The Sabres took over from their opponents at the top of the table, scoring 238 for five
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Terriers can be title challengers
Russell Slade is not alone in believing Huddersfield will do really well this season. So too does a former Seagull, who watches another of his old clubs week in and week out. Kieran O'Regan will be in the press box at the Galpharm Stadium tonight in
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Seaford give boss headache
DEPLETED Seaford got off the mark for the season with a 2-0 defeat of promoted Clymping in County League division two. Manager Bob Laundon was without 12 players but his back-up men responded superbly to give him a headache going forward. Laundon had
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Square Pegs, Round Holes: The Darker Side of Getting Social in Brighton
Last time I posed the question: Are people nicer in Brighton? And came to the conclusion that yes, they were. However, that doesn’t mean I haven’t come across the odd sod or been reduced by an encounter since moving here… Baby and I decided to
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Down and out
Walking along Church Road in Hove yesterday, I was horrified by the number of down and out people I saw there. I frequently shop in this area and have noticed a recent big increase in people in this situation. Here are just a few examples: an elderly
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Stay tolerant
Imagine your city with huge metal barriers along the main streets. Imagine riot police in full gear, cafés and restaurants closed and boarded up, armoured cars and water cannons. Then imagine a small group of people marching between those barriers surrounded
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Dig a ditch
With regards to the story “Fury over travellers’ mess”, Argus, August 14. There’s an easy solution to this. You need two men and a jcb digger. The driver digs a deep ditch – not too deep to upset health and safety, and then using the excavated soil
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Save footpath
As a former footpath secretary for the West Sussex area of the Ramblers’ Association, I was amazed at the proposal to eliminate a local footpath and move it to a so-called convenient position to enable Tesco to have larger premises. In the past
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Equal rights
As a fan of the Sussex Sharks I was delighted to see that the club want to try to attract more women to the sport. However, I was not pleased to see that Sussex have decided to have a Ladies Night on August 28 to try and do this. Giving one night
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Bus lane abandonment
It’s all very well for Michael Benson to call for the abandonment of the A259 bus lanes, but I can assure him thousands of bus passengers who have seen their journey times reduce would not agree with him. It wouldn’t help Mr Benson’s peak hour journey
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Bus pledge
I am happy to reassure Michael Benson (Argus Letters, August 14) that I am still keeping an extremely close eye on how the A259 bus lane scheme is operating, particularly in relation to road safety. In addition to my regular monitoring of
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Other cities must be given chance to host conference
I can understand the disappointment expressed by local businesses in Brighton and Hove on learning of The Labour Party’s intention to hold their next few conferences away from Brighton. Nothing stays the same for ever, and this is certainly the case
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Brighton version of Come Dine With Me launches
Nine food lovers have thrown open their doors to cook for strangers as part of Brighton’s very first Open House Dining experiment. They have prepared menus which have been posted online so diners can sign up and pay them a visit. The
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Heaving a sigh
My doctor always heaves a sigh when I walk in, and says “Well, what is it this time? Another drama? At death’s door again, are we?’’ I feel she doesn’t take me seriously. What can I do? Well, for a start you could change your doc. However, I do feel
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Funny feeling
I am 18 and have had a funny feeling in my left breast for a fortnight. Could this be cancer? Statistically, that’s very unlikely. But anyone who’s worried about their breasts should always go to a GP and have them checked. That becomes much more important
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Her secret past
Long ago, when I was a teenager, I had an abortion. No one knows about it. Will it still be on my medical record? And how could I get it removed?
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Mouth of the Humber
I went to a party in Humberside, had too much to drink and ended up spending the night with a charming guy. All I let him do was to give me oral sex. But could that cause a sexually transmitted infection? Well, STIs aren’t often transmitted by
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Brighton addict who burgled charity spared jail
An addict who admitted 21 break-ins has been handed a stay at a drugs rehabilitation centre instead of a jail sentence. Repeat offender Jamie Armitt has been behind bars for ten out of the past 12 years for committing offences to feed his drug habit.
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Handle with care
I have met a great new guy and I’m in love with him. We have marriage plans. He is pretty good in bed, but there’s one odd thing. He is afraid to let me touch his organ, because he says that a girlfriend “fractured it” some years ago. Is that possible
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Penny pinching
My friend says it’s possible to save money by rinsing out tampons and reusing them. Is this possible? It would be absolutely crazy. There is a real risk of introducing serious infection into the womb. So please don’t try it.
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Magic pills?
Is it true there is something called an “orgasm pill,” as my new fiancé claims? I just can’t seem to climax with him, though I used to be OK with previous boyfriends. He is very insistent I should “do something about it,” by obtaining these tablets
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Recession-related mental health problems on the rise in Sussex
Hundreds of people are getting help every month for mental health problems caused by the impact of the recession. Psychologists, counsellors and other staff from the Sussex Partnership NHS Trust have reported an increase in referrals of patients struggling
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Brighton and Hove benefiting from soaring travel costs
Britons are flocking to Sussex for last-minute credit crunch-beating deals. Brighton and Hove is believed to be benefiting in particular from the strong Euro which is making trips to the continent more expensive. Hotels are also reporting a surge
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Billy Childish, Engine Room, Brighton, August 15
It’s not often these days I go to a gig in a steamy basement and feel young. But at Billy Childish, I felt like a spring chicken in comparison to the seasoned gig-goers around me. Well, until the band came on, that is. Even though he makes a virtue
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The Hat’s Final Fanfare, Komedia, Brighton, August 14 and 15
Shed a tear, people, Brighton’s best live band played its last gigs at the weekend. And, if you missed the back-to-back shows at the Komedia, shed a bucket, because they played probably their finest sets ever. Now if this was Seattle or
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Brighton and Hove pensioners sent to cookery school
Men of a certain age are often accused of holding the view that a woman's place is in the kitchen – well, not any more. These budding chefs have lined themselves up for a cookery course which will teach them their way around a kitchen as they try to
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McNulty in frame for Albion
Albion are considering a dramatic return to first team action for Jim McNulty at Huddersfield tomorrow night. The left-back is in the squad with Jake Wright ruled out by a hamstring injury which, depending on the results of a scan, could sideline
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Brighton epilepsy victims being failed say campaigners
Children with epilepsy are being put at risk because there are not enough specialist staff to care for them, a charity has warned. The Brighton and Hove branch of Epilepsy Action has launched a campaign to get a dedicated paediatric consultant and a
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Southwick mum whose child died in care slams Baby P killer sentences
A mother who won a change in the law after her son was tortured to death has said her son “died in vain” after tougher sentencing rules were not used against the killers of Baby P. Marion Smith's son John Antony(COR – no h) was beaten to death by his
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Worthing man's skull smashed in late night attack
A man is seriously ill in hospital after he was smashed around the head with pieces of wood as he walked home. The victim was with two friends when he was assaulted by a gang of five men at around 4.15am yesterday. He suffered multiple
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Crofts relishes tactical challenge
WOULD-BE match-winner Andrew Crofts is relishing the challenge of carrying out his manager’s various midfield masterplans. After the 4-3-3 of the opening game, Russell Slade went 4-4-1-1 this time with Dean Cox ahead of the midfield quartet
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It's not the taking part, it's the watching
Well now. What an amazing couple of days the World Champs have already given us. I think due to a fairly strenuous bout of gardening, my hamstrings have been giving me gyp for a few days, and I've had the perfect excuse to watch other people doing
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Ryman D1S: YMCA earn point
Horsham YMCA fought back from an early setback to earn a point at home to Walton and Hersham in their first game back in divison one south following promotion. Tom Graves sliced a clearance into his own net after just two minutes but Tom Manton equalised
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Should children be taught gardening in school?
Children could have school lessons in gardening and allotment produce could be sold in shops under local authority proposals to be considered by the Government. The ideas were put forward under the Sustainable Communities Act. The radical law, passed
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Mass Brighton protests planned at Labour Party Conference
Campaigners are planning to organise mass protests at the Labour Party Conference. Several national unions have backed plans to protest against redundancies, pay cuts, attacks on pensions or on trade union rights when the Govenment holds it’s party
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Ryman Premier: Horsham 'madness'
Boss John Maggs blamed a mad ten minutes as Horsham went down 3-2 at Dartford in their premier division opener. Hornets led at the break through Russell Eldridge’s free-kick but Mark Knee gave away possession allowing Elliott Bradbrook to equalise.
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Reds are on a roll
IT IS amazing the difference a week makes in football. Crawley's pre-season expectations looked in tatters after they crashed to a 4-0 opening day defeat at Mansfield. Seven days later everything looked rosy at the Broadfield Stadium
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Sussex are best one-day team in the land
AFTER the longest day of the season came almost as long a night of celebration. But as Mike Yardy and his players painted Birmingham Sussex blue on Saturday night it was in the knowledge that in the space of a year they have transformed themselves
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Hero Dwayne gives Sussex Champions League boost
SUSSEX’S Twenty20 hero Dwayne Smith could still play for the county in the £3.6m Champions League – despite being contracted to one of their rivals. The 26-year-old all-rounder was man of the match for his blistering 59 as Sussex completed
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Time to end Murray's misery
THE sooner Albion and Glenn Murray part company the better, even if it means loaning him out. He does not want to be at the club and, although he is a class act at League One level, it is unhealthy to hang onto an unhappy player. The
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Sussex faces speed limit crackdown
Speed limits could be cut on roads across the county to try to halt a rise in road deaths. Both East Sussex and West Sussex county councils are considering reducing limits on single-lane carriageways from 60mph to 50mph. The move, which
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Torched car explodes in Portslade street
A car torched in an arson attack exploded in the street in Portslade. The Ford Focus car blew up with such force its windscreen was found 30 feet away and glass and debris covered the road. Two other cars and a shopfront were damaged
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FA Cup: Hawks crash, Shoreham shine
Whitehawk missed out on a home tie with Eastbourne Town after a hugely disappointing FA Cup exit. The Hawks, who have rebuilt their squad during the summer with a title challenge in mind, produced an under-par display as they went down 2-1 at home to
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Murray must show full commitment
BOSS Russell Slade has called for maximum commitment from Glenn Murray while he remains an Albion player. The unsettled striker came under fire from a group of fans following his third substitute appearance in as many matches in Saturday
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Weatherstone could be key
Borough 1, Rushden 1: Simon Weatherstone could turn out to be crucial to Eastbourne Borough’s prospects this season. The former Crawley midfielder scored a second goal of the season contender at Priory Lane in the space of four days to earn
