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A weekend of common sense and stupidity
With the schools breaking up for the festive celebrations, the sight that greeted many a child last Friday brought alive a magical winter wonderland. With the trees and fields dusted in white, hats, scarves and gloves were donned and a battalion of snowmen
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Hastings through in Senior Cup
Hastings United made it through to the third round of the Sussex Senior Cup after two second-half spot-kicks gave them a 2-0 victory at home to County League side Rye United. Lee Carey broke the deadlock after the interval with a coolly converted penalty
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Redhill name new boss
Marcus Alcindor has been named as the new manager of County League division one side Redhill. Alcindor was assistant to former boss Dean Forbes, who stepped down last week due to business commitments, and has been in caretaker charge since Forbes left
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Feeling festive
by Sarah Peel The past few weeks have been an emotional rollercoaster. One moment I’m filled with festive feeling, the next it’s being slowly washed away over the two hours it takes me to drive the two miles home from Gerrards Cross. I can
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Lewes through in Trophy
Lewes will travel to Blue Square premier Kidderminster in the second round of the FA Trophy after an impressive replay win over Hampton & Richmond at the Dripping Pan tonight. Steve Ibbitson's side scored three goals for the first time this season on
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Martyn Smith: an apology
In our report “Brighton TV producer escapes jail for "repulsive" child porn collection” at 5.49pm on Monday December 21 2009, we wrongly identified the defendant accused of downloading “unspeakable” child porn at a trial heard at Southwark Crown
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Thousands of commuters affected after chaos on the railway
Thousands of commuters have been affected by train delays and cancellations in Sussex. First Capital Connect services between Brighton and London were disrupted after a train broke down in the Farringdon area, preventing other services from running.
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Brezovan may get new deal
Albion are poised to offer Peter Brezovan a longer term contract. The 6ft 6ins Slovakian goalkeeper has impressed manager Gus Poyet in the three matches he has played. Brezovan played under Poyet at Swindon, when the Uruguayan was assistant
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Transport strategy is stuck in congestion
With all the excitement surrounding congestion charging it seems the silly season really has arrived early. Let’s be clear. Congestion charging is not going to happen in this city tomorrow, next year or, in reality probably for many years ahead, if ever
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Horrific attack
While I have no wish to de-value the pleasure Val Staveley (Letters, December 21) receives from her visiting foxes, I wonder if she would have had similar feelings for these creatures had she been available to clear up the carnage of my beautiful eight
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We are wimps
During the war I was living in a hilly area of Surrey. We had very severe winters. We all coped, mostly by our own efforts. Vehicle drivers fitted chains on the wheels. There were large bins of grit placed at the end of each street, usually spread
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Hollow words
Brighton and Hove City Council’s highway department should hang its head in shame at its shambolic and inept response to gritting roads and pavements in the city after the recent heavy snowfall. It was not as if they had no advance warning of the impending
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Salt treatment
I think it would be a good idea if the council delivered a bag of salt to each household at the beginning of winter so people could treat the pavement outside their property. It would save a lot of broken limbs. Shirley Reeve Capel Avenue Peacehaven
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Control lost
Councillor Mary Mears’s article in your story Town Hall Power Battle (The Argus December 21) illustrates why the Tories lost control of the city council. “The residents have never voted for a rainbow coalition,” she writes. No, but we did not vote for
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Super Sam
I would like to thank our paper boy Sam for his efforts in the snow. I could not believe it on Friday morning when my copy of The Argus popped through the letterbox. What a trouper – he battled the snow and managed to complete his paper round. We
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Woeful effort
I am just wondering what the level of complaint regarding our council’s woeful clearance of our streets is following the recent snow. Most residential streets and all pavements that I have seen remain, 48 hours later, utterly treacherous, for want of
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What's wrong with clearing the icy pavements yourself?
All I have heard since the snow fell on Thursday night are complaints about the council and its road gritters. Do those people complaining think that there is some secret place where all the council workers live so they can be on hand whatever the weather
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The Snow Queen, Festival Theatre, Chichester, until Dec 31
Hans Christian Andersen’s much-loved fairytale, The Snow Queen, is brought gloriously to life by Chichester Festival Theatre’s Youth Theatre in this lavish new musical adaptation by Bryony Lavery and Jason Carr. It’s a complicated tale and seems slightly
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Child abuse probe after toddler "kicked" on Worthing seafront
Police say they are concerned for a toddler’s safety after a report of man kicking a child. An abuse probe was triggered after the child was reportedly seen being shaken on Worthing seafront. Detectives were last night still trying to identify the
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Eastbourne soldier killed in Afghanistan
Tributes were paid today to a British soldier who may have been killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan. Lance Corporal Michael David Pritchard of the 4th Regiment, Royal Military Police, was shot in the Sangin area of Helmand Province on Sunday
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University of Sussex unveils £29m redevelopment plan
A £29 million building project is being planned for a cash-strapped university. The University of Sussex - which has proposed to cut 115 jobs to fill a £5 million funding gap - wants to replace out-of-date buildings with a new lecture theatre
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Review into how Brighton and Hove City Council coped with cold snap
Brighton and Hove City Council says it will be holding an independent review into how it handled December’s snowfall. It also said it would be making improvements to the way it tackles winter weather in future. But it has stopped short
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Adams: Rory could captain England in future
Chris Adams believes Surrey target Rory Hamilton-Brown could be a future England captain. Former Sussex skipper Adams, who is now Cricket Manager at The Oval, hopes the 22-year-old will become Surrey’s next captain after speaking to him last
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Sussex businessman shot animals to feed his family
A businessmen was reduced to shooting animals to feed his family after he went bankrupt. Marcus Hudson ran a thriving decorating firm until it went bust. He struggled to make ends meet by doing odd jobs to provide for his wife and daughters. But
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Pedestrian "seriously injured" in Worthing car collision
A pedestrian has been airlifted to hospital after being knocked down by a car. The woman, who has not been named, was taken by air ambulance to King's College Hospital, in London, with serious head injuries after the incident near the Toby
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Bad Manners, Concorde 2, Brighton, Dec 20
“This IS SKAAAAA!” bellowed Buster Bloodvessel from the stage as everyone went ballistic. Buster’s disciples were out for their annual Christmas knees-up and no one was disappointed. There were no surprises, new mixes or songs from a new album
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Penguin, Komedia, Brighton, until Jan 3
If you are feeling a little jaded and tired of the incessant Christmas commercialism and economic doom and gloom, take an hour out to restore your faith in all that is good about being alive with Long Nose Puppets’ Penguin. This charmingly
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Court told Playboy model left friend covered in blood after Brighton attack
Playboy cover girl Louise Glover tried to ram a friend’s head down a nightclub toilet in a jealous rage just minutes after giving her a Christmas present, a jury was told. The former professional trampolinist, who starred in the 2007 Scouting
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Colbran right for Rebels
Worthing are reaping the rewards of making a brave decision. There were a few eyebrows raised when the Rebels appointed Simon Colbran as manager in the summer. Joint bosses Alan Pook and Danny Bloor had managed the club to the Ryman
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Brighton and Hove's motorists paid out £38 million last year
Motorists in Brighton and Hove pay out more for parking and fines than any other UK city. Figures released from the Department of Communities and Local Government show drivers pumped £38 million into Brighton and Hove City Council coffers last year.
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Playboy model accused of Brighton nightclub brawl: "I received death threats"
A former Playboy Model of the Year received deaths threats after allegedly attacking another woman in a Brighton nightclub cubicle, a court heard today. Louise Glover, 26, told jurors she called in police after receiving threatening emails and text messages
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Brighton pub closes after mass brawl
A pub closed its doors after a fight. Violence flared at The Albion in Church Road, Hove, on Saturday night. Police were called at about 9.30pm to reports of a confrontation between about 30 men armed with glasses and bottles. Pub staff said there
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OFT abandons court fight against excessive bank charges
Bank customers looking to reclaim thousands of pounds in charges have been left baffled by the latest twist in the long-running saga. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) today scrapped plans to appeal against the recent decision by the Supreme Court ruling
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Mystery surrounds Brighton's "ugliest building"
Mystery surrounds the future of a building dubbed the ugliest in Brighton and Hove. Anston House, in Preston Road, Brighton, was named in a list of sites Brighton and Hove City Council and Brighton and Hove Economic Forum identified for future development
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Rodmell woman named as A27 crash victim
A woman who died in a car crash on the A27 has been named. Berlinda Stevens, 40, known as Linda Young, from Rodmell, near Lewes, died after a crash on Tuesday December 15. She was travelling in a silver Vauxhall Corsa when it collided with a Peugeot
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Campaign to improve Brighton road after child's death
A teacher has stepped up a campaign to improve safety on a busy road after several children were hit by cars in the spot where a young boy died. James Mannion, a personal social health education (PSHE) teacher from Portslade Community College will send
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New off-licence planned for Brighton
An off-licence chain is applying to open a shop. Mulberrys, which has a string of off-licences across Brighton, Hove, Worthing and other parts of Sussex, is applying for a licence for a premises in York Place, near St Peter’s Church in Brighton. The
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Captain of Surrey "dream job" for Hamilton-Brown
Rory Hamilton-Brown will talk to former Surrey and England captain Alec Stewart before deciding whether to return to the Oval. The 22-year-old all-rounder is close to making a decision on whether to accept Surrey’s offer of the captaincy but
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Rocks game off tonight
Bognor's Isthmian Cup game against Leatherhead tonight has been postponed
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Yardy signs new deal
Mike Yardy has signed a new three-year contract, which will keep Sussex’s captain at Hove until the end of the 2012 season. He said: “I’m very excited to have agreed a new contract and I’m looking forward to helping improve the club and achieving
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Elphick refreshes old habits under new boss
Tommy Elphick is refreshing old habits under Gus Poyet. The clock has been turned back to the Dean Wilkins era as Albion try to improve their defensive record. The Poyet mantra is collective rather than individual responsibility, just
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'Children must be taught about finance in the classroom'
As the year comes to an end and the recession rumbles on, many young people are falling victim to the economic slowdown. Some are being hit by the lack of jobs, while others have succumbed to the easy credit which is still often available. A survey conducted
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Brighton mother slams government 'legal high' drug plans
The mother of a medical student who died after taking a "legal high" drug said today that Government plans to ban it do not stretch far enough. Maryon Stewart said classifying Gamma-Butyrolactone (GBL) as a Class C drug "doesn't send the right
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Broadmoor patient in court on murders charge
A court date for a Broadmoor patient charged with the murders of two women nearly 12 years ago has been postponed because of bad weather. The bodies of Clare Letchford, 40, and 75-year-old Beryl O'Connor, known as Dornie, were discovered strangled
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Brighton man in hospital after bedroom fire
A man has been taken to hospital with smoke inhalation after a fire in a block of flats. The fire is believed to have started accidentally with a cigarette in a bedroom. East Sussex fire crews attended the house fire in Greatham Court
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Sussex weather chaos: travel disruption
Train services were disrupted again today because of the icy weather conditions. Southern is operating a revised timetable with more details on the company's website at www.southernrailway.com Passengers are advised to allow extra time
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Cold weather chaos continues in Sussex
Furious residents have called for an immediate inquiry into how councils handled arctic conditions that have frozen the county’s paths and roads. Hundreds in Sussex have suffered broken bones from slips and falls and many more say they are
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Sussex weather chaos: Gatwick flights affected
Budget airline easyJet said the hangover from yesterday's bad weather would see scores of flights cancelled from Luton, Gatwick, Stansted, Glasgow and Edinburgh airports this morning. British Airways cancelled all UK and European flights departing
