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Wheeler nets but Rooks lose on the road
An improved second-half performance by Lewes was still not enough to give them a first win in Blue Square south as they slipped to a 2-1 defeat at Chelmsford City, writes James Boyes. The Rooks went behind in the 14th minute. City had a trio
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Children 'safer in pubs than in parks', claims Brighton council report
A new council report claims it would be “preferable” for underage teenagers to drink in pubs rather than gather in parks or on street corners. The dossier claims adolescents would be safer and less likely to cause antisocial behaviour if they
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27 EH!?
We won, I said we would. I told the bloke next door when I saw him. He doesn’t like football but it stops him banging on about residents parking or the cycle lane extension, if I bring up the subject of the Albion. I took my 22 month
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Smith hat-trick puts Sussex clear
Dwayne Smith took a hat-trick and four wickets in an over as Sussex Sharks extended their lead at the top of the Pro40 League to three points after a hefty 152 runs win over Nottinghamshire Outlaws at Hove tonight. The 26-year-old all-rounder removed
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Super Smith takes hat-trick
Dwayne Smith took a hat-trick and four wickets in an over as Sussex raced towards another Pro40 League victory against Nottinghamshire Outlaws at Hove tonight. The Barbados-born all-rounder had already removed Adam Voges for a single when he struck
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Heavy traffic on M23 after crash
Commuters face heavy traffic congestion tonight on the southbound M23 after a four-car crash. Two lanes have been closed as well as a slip road after a car overturned at Junction 10. A Sussex Police spokesman said the accident happened
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Is there a blanket ban?
I notice that once again, and for the third year running, electric blankets are undergoing safety checks in West Sussex. What has happened to this service in Brighton? The last time I had mine checked was at Roedean Fire Station three years ago.
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I cannot see how Green Party is the poor relation
Having read the article in which the Green Party leader called for an end to major party donations (The Argus, September 5), and seen a recent quote complaining the party was being priced out of politics, I had a quick look at the Electoral Commission
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More reasons to visit the farm
There is now another reason to go to Saddlescoombe Farm (Letters, September 3). You can have a lunch or tea or an ice cream in the farmyard. This will be a godsend to hikers walking the South Down’s Way. Chickens gobble the crumbs under
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Remove the tree hazards
WITH reference to Councillor Theobald’s letter, “Over the top”, (The Argus, August 22), I haven’t seen the lavender bushes in Balfour Road but they cannot be as bad as the tree outside my house. The roots are lifting the pavement and cracking my garden
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Returned purse rekindled my faith in human nature
I would like to thank the kind and honest lady who found my purse and took it to the police. I had lunch at the Meeting Place in Hove on August bank holiday but realised later I had lost my purse. We returned with little hope but an employee told me
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Another superstore will turn Newhaven into a ghost town
SO PLANS are to be submitted to build a new Asda store at Newhaven. This is not want the people of the town want. We have two very good supermarkets already. The town has already been hit by consent to build an incinerator no one wanted so let the
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Achievement award ceremony was fantastic
AFTER the superb evening at the Theatre Royal, Brighton, at The Argus Achievement Awards 2009, may I offer sincere congratulations to all The Argus staff, production staff of the event and all the front of house and Theatre Royal staff. I had no personal
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Why aren't there free or subsidised school buses?
My eldest daughter started secondary school last week at Dorothy Stringer. On her return she informed me her Brighton and Hove Buses ID is not valid within school hours so if we want her to catch a bus to school our options are £1.80 daily, an £8 weekly
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Dieting Dilemmas
Why is it that when you go to the doctor for dietary advice they just weigh you, and give you a couple of sheets of information regarding what foods are considered healthy and what foods are not? Most of us already know how much we weigh and with all
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Religion gives us useless answers to life
Hats off to The Argus for its prominent coverage of Dr Michael Irwin and the important but taboo subject of assisted suicide (The Argus, September 5 and 7). One objection to assisted suicide is religious and stems from the idea that life, being God-given
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Sluggard allotment holders should all lose their plots
I SYMPATHISE with Sean Fowler regarding allotments and the people who have been waiting a long time to have one (Letters, August 28). There are 110 allotments in The Weald site in Hove who have had weed notices and the council doesn’t do anything about
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Sussex v Notts
Notts 102 all out (21.2 overs) Sussex win by 152 runs, a somewhat unlikely scenario 45 minutes ago when they were 67-1. Their last nine wickets fell for 35 runs in 9.2 overs. Chawla picked up two at the end to catches in the deep and big Dwayne finished
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The Real Housewives of New Jersey
Sometimes I get a bit tired of the relentless reality of reality television. Lately it all seems to focus on the grim and depressing – Benefit Busters, Underage and Pregnant, even the X Factor don’t really want to feature anybody without a sob
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Win tickets to White Air!
The Argus has teamed up with White Air, the extreme sports and music festival, to offer three lucky readers the chance to win a pair of Adult Week Weekend General Admission tickets which will allow them entry to the three days of sports on Friday
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Prior rested for Champions League
Matt Prior will not be in the Sussex squad for next month's inuagural Champions League in India. The wicketkeeper-batsman has asked to rest ahead of the winter tour to South Africa following a busy international summer. Prior is due to take part in
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Getting fit with Disney
It’s been a while since I last did my post. Things really have changed since Aintree when I last wrote to you all... Aintree was a life changing experience. The whole build up and then the whole correspondence of it all was a lot to take in
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"Gilt Edged" Success
Pictured are Chris Cooke, Chair of Kemp Town In Bloom and Christina Hadleigh (Vice Chair) collecting their Silver Gilt award at this year's prestigious South & South East In Bloom awards. The ceremony was held on Sept 2nd at the Grand Hotel and the
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Eat Your Heart Out, Coachwerks, Brighton, September 4
Eat Your Heart Out has truly put the quirky Coachwerks in Hollingdean on the map as a venue with a difference. It could only have been in this tucked-away sprawling warehouse that this sinister and hilarious production could capture the imagination
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Rhona Cameron at The Space, Latest Music Bar, Brighton, September 8
Rhona Cameron is in a period of flux, with a million plans she hasn’t yet realised. She says the difficulty is she can “do a lot of things”, which makes it harder to decide where to channel her energies. After breaking into comedy in 1992 when she
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Family of couple who jumped off Beachy Head have spoken of their grief
Relatives of a couple who jumped off Beachy Head following their young son’s death have spoken of their grief for the first time. Three months after the tragedy, the boy is set to become the face of a new charity campaign. A fund to commemorate five-year-old
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Daughter of murdered Newhaven couple hits out at killer
The daughter of a murdered couple has hit out after their killer won a legal battle to have cosmetic surgery. Linda Appleby’s parents Iris and Stephen Hadler were stabbed to death at their home in Newhaven in 1989. Their murderer, Dennis
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Rising number of Brighton students appealing exam grades
Students from Brighton are among a rising number who are appealing their exam grades. All three of the biggest exam boards in the country, AQA, Edexcel and OCR, have reported a rise in the number of students requesting that their tests are re-marked
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Cox hopes he has done enough
Dean Cox hopes he has done enough to reclaim his Albion starting berth. The wideman came off the bench to set up Nicky Forster’s simple 75th-minute winner for the Seagulls at home to Wycombe on Saturday. He also sent Gary Hart away on the stoppage-time
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Long delays after M23 crash
An overturned car brought the M23 to a standstill near Gatwick this morning. Police said at 11.10am they were still waiting to recover a car which hit the central reservation and overturned on the southbound carriageway. The crash at
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Joseph Gordon Levitt's Rise To Obscurity
There are some actors who seemingly come out of nowhere and take over every Hollywood blockbuster going, or, indeed, transform lesser films into potential cash cows. Orlando Bloom did such with his appearance as Legolas in the Lord of the Rings
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Water firm plans 100% meters in Sussex
A water firm’s plans to bring universal metering to all Sussex customers could hit the counties’ poorest homes. Southern Water’s proposals to introduce 100% metering has already been approved by Government body Defra. They claim the scheme will reduce
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Relaxed Taylor strikes for Borough
JAMIE TAYLOR is feeling relaxed and Eastbourne Borough are reaping the rewards. Summer signing Taylor made one and scored one as Borough chalked up their best result of the season so far. Garry Wilson’s men showed plenty of character to put their Bank
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Crawley are creaking
ASSISTANT manager Paul Raynor insists Crawley will turn their season around despite the worst injury crisis since he and boss Steve Evans took over in 2007. There were no names just numbers on the back of Crawley’s change strip at Kit Kat Crescent on
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Hove GP: Why the euthanasia debate should be personalised
Doctor Michael Irwin was arrested after he paid £1,500 for his friend Raymond Cutkelvin to have a lethal dose of sleeping Nembutal in Swiss clin Dignitas. Here the retired Hove GP talks about how “terminal sedation” is common in the UK and
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Gypsy wake closes Sussex road for two weeks
Villagers have criticised a county council after they closed a road for two weeks for a gypsy wake. A brazier fire was lit in a lane as part of a traveller tradition to burn the possessions of the dead for a fortnight before burial.
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Albion dig in for vital victory
WHEN the final whistle blew on Albion’s first win of the season, Dean White and Bob Booker made tracks towards one player in particular. Russell Slade’s assistant and coach did not head off to congratulate Nicky Forster, delighted though
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Man's body found near Roedean
The body of a man in his 30s was found near Roedean school in Brighton this morning. A jogger discovered the body on a path between the school and the A259 shortly after 7am. Police said the death is not being treated as suspicious.
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Sussex commuters facing delays after person hit by train
Commuters are facing delays of up to an hour after a person was hit by a train. All trains on the Brighton to London line have been affected. A number have been cancelled until service can be resumed. A spokesman for National
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100 firefighters called out after barn arson near Henfield
A blaze which destroyed 200 tons of straw was started deliberately, firefighters believe. More than 100 firefighters have been involved in dealing with the fire near Henfield since Saturday night. They were called to Horsham Road, Ashurst
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Neglected Brighton dog will have both eyes removed
A neglected dog dumped near a a dual carriageway will have both of its eyes removed. Vets say the unwanted pet, which is already blind due to untreated ulcers, was suffering from a chronic flea infestation and said its claws were so overgrown that they
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A27 tailbacks after 4x4 crash near Lewes
Long traffic delays were caused this morning after a crash on the A27 near Alciston at 7.30am. A 4x4 car left the road and crashed into a ditch. Two elderly people were inside but police said no-one was injured. At 8.55am police
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Full-back crisis for Albion
ALBION have been plunged into a full-back crisis ahead of their longest journey of the season. Andrew Whing joined Jake Wright and Jim McNulty on the casualty list in Saturday’s 1-0 home win over Wycombe Wanderers. Whing limped away
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Driver freed after East Grinstead crash
A driver was treated in hospital after his car hit a telegraph pole and flipped onto its roof near East Grinstead. The crash happened on the A22 London Road at 1.45am today. The Vauxhall Zafira reportedly brought down power cables and
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Keegan ready for step up with Sussex
CHAD KEEGAN will take the new ball at Hove tonight as Sussex try to strengthen their bid for a one-day double. The Sharks have already won the Twenty20 Cup and can open up a three-point lead at the top of the Pro40 League with victory over Nottinghamshire
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Arson at Brighton and Hove Albion stadium
An arsonist set fire to netting under the South Stand at Withdean Stadium early this morning. Firefighters were called at 6.23am to a 10 square metre section of the ground where it borders a wooded area. Sections of plastic netting burned
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Sussex child services project will be rolled out across country
A project trialled in Sussex to improve child services will be rolled out across the country. Dubbed the Leading Improvements for Looked After Children (Lilac), the scheme was based on the findings of three young people who had been in care in Sussex
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Ryman south: Rebels boss sees progress
Simon Colbran believes his Worthing side are making progress after a shaky start in Ryman division one south. Goals from Karl Akehurst and Gavin Gordon gave the Rebels a 2-0 win at home to Chatham Town. Colbran said: “Chatham were the best side we have
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Lewes are improving
Lewes boss Steve Ibbitson believes his youngsters are close to being a good side. The Rooks are still looking for their first win in Blue Square south after a 0-0 stalemate at home to Basingstoke gave them a fifth draw in eight games. But Ibbitson’s
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Hove robber leaves wallet behind after attacking two men
A robber left his wallet behind after attacking two people on a petrol station forecourt. The men were punched and threatened when they made a late-night stop to buy cigarettes. Police said the violence was unprovoked and left the victims shaken and
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Ryman premier: Hastings climb to fourth after late goal rush
Hastings scored three goals in the last 14 minutes to earn a convincing 3-0 win at Harrow Borough which lifted them into fourth place in the Ryman premier. Boss Tony Dolby said: “We had a mini crisis at the start of the season when we were playing well
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Kling ready to hit form for Eagles
Reserve Ricky Kling has told Eastbourne he is fit, well and ready bounce back to form. Kling’s four pointless rides away to his parent club Lakeside on Friday capped a miserable trio of recent meetings. Eagles need a big improvement tonight as they host
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Hawks made to work for Vase progress
Whitehawk joint-manager George Parris is delighted to be in the second qualifying round of the FA Vase after a nervy 2-1 win over County League division two strugglers Littlehampton at East Brighton Park. Wes Tate’s left-foot strike gave Hawks a first-half
