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Woman killed in Boxing Day crash named
A 91-year-old woman who died in a car crash on Boxing Day has been named as Rosalie Richard. The pensioner lived in De La Warr Parade, Bexhill. She was a passenger in a red Citroen Saxo that was being driven southbound by a 60-year-old woman, also from
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New Year's Freeze?
As I sit here in the Grandparental Home in the Frozen North (aka Newcastle), I keep eyeing the weather reports with trepidation. I don’t like the predictions that there may be wintry showers on New Year’s Eve. I have a flight booked from Newcastle Airport
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NHS no shows
Regarding your article and editorial comment about “no shows” for hospital appointments (The Argus, December 17), I challenge you to get through to the Worthing Hospital appointments line, particularly on a Monday or Tuesday morning. You will – if you
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Car conundrum
Can someone explain how a congestion charge can be applied in Brighton in such a way as to make a significant cut in the amount of traffic in the city centre? How much congestion consists of people driving within the city itself, and how would the congestion
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New station parking scheme is an ‘unmitigated disaster’
I WRITE in response to the recent letter by Councillor Geoffrey Theobald regarding the Preston Park Station area parking scheme (Letters, December 17). I am amazed at his response. As a resident of Tivoli Road I stated in my original consultation that
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Bus heroes
The Brighton and Hove Bus Company must be proud of its bus cleaners. They are unsung heroes, working tirelessly behind the scenes. I am full of admiration for them. I see the disgraceful state the travelling public leave the buses, with vast amounts
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Rail review
As a resident of Hove, who has commuted to London for the past 17 years, I’m staggered by the continued inability of First Capital Connect to run a reliable service. The recent industrial dispute, which led to the cancellation of around half their peak-time
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League thanks
May I wish all the managers and volunteers who work at the League of Friends shop and tea bar at Southlands Hospital a prosperous New Year. I would like to thank them for all the work they do throughout the year, which I know is appreciated by patients
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Centre worry
Councillor David Smith claims the research resources of the Brighton History Centre will be 100% secure, rather than being “scrapped”. But will all the books, maps, street directories, reports, cuttings collections etc be accessible? How long will
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Poyet salutes his shooting stars
Gus Poyet has saluted his matchwinning strikers for firing Albion out of the drop zone. Recalled Glenn Murray scored four and Nicky Forster was also on target as the Seagulls thrashed fellow strugglers Wycombe 5-2 at Adams Park yesterday
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Murray gives Poyet a nice dilemma
Wycombe 2 - Albion 5 Gus Poyet offered a nice sidestep when he was fired the final question of his most cheerful post-match press call for a while. He gave neither a Yes nor a No when asked if Glenn Murray, sensational with four goals in what
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Borough cop a heavy defeat at Luton
Boss Garry Wilson criticised the role of the police as Eastbourne Borough’s six-game unbeaten run came to an end yesterday. Borough’s coach received a police escort to Kenilworth Road after getting stuck in horrendous traffic on the way to
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Ademeno shows why he is Reds' hottest property
Steve Evans turned down a bid for striker Charlie Ademeno before watching him sink Grays with a hat-trick in the space of four minutes. The offer from an unnamed Football League club was rejected by Evans on his way to the game after the Reds
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Former model recalls her career in Brighton
The glamorous days of 1950s Brighton and Hove have been recalled by a former model. Shirley July looked back on her youth after reading an article about the Vogue School, Hove. Mrs July was a fashion store mannequin and a Brighton Promette
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Body of Eastbourne soldier to return to the UK
The bodies of three soldiers killed in Afghanistan - two in suspected "friendly fire" incidents - are to be repatriated to RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire. Lance Corporal Michael Pritchard, 22, of the 4th Regiment, Royal Military Police, was killed on December
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Brighton campaign to urge drivers to ditch their cars
Campaigners are planning to step up their drive to improve air quality in one of the worst pollution blackspots in Brighton and Hove. People living in the Lewes Road area will launch a series of initiatives in the New Year to persuade drivers
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Murray's four-goal haul is special
Glenn Murray hailed the best moment of his Albion career so far after sinking Wycombe with a four-goal blast. Murray hit his first senior hat-trick when the Seagulls drew 3-3 at home to Cheltenham in October last year. But he rated his
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Fears over mass demo in Brighton
Protesters from around the country are again preparing to descend on Sussex as cash-strapped police beg the Government to pay for their last major demonstration. Campaign group Smash EDO is staging a “mass demo” next month and has so far snubbed
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Littlehampton man hospitalised after road accident
Police are appealing for information after a 69-year-old man was knocked down by a car. The man, from Littlehampton, was left seriously injured on Sunday morning after the accident in Lyminster Road, Lyminster. Police said the man had stepped out between
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Little Hayley Okines completes first term at secondary school
A girl with a rare genetic condition has successfully ended her first term at secondary school. Hayley Okines, 12, whose body is ageing eight times faster than normal, is one of only two children in Britain to suffer from Hutchinson-Gilford
