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Prior inspires Sussex to crucial win
Matt Prior was the hero as Sussex clinched a crucial win over Kent at Canterbury. Prior made 89 in Sussex's total of 159-6 and it proved too much for the Spitfires as they finished 15 runs short on 144-8. Darren Stevens finished unbeaten on 65 to give
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Celebrities leave Twitter tributes for freak boating accident victim
Celebrities have taken to Twitter to pay tribute to a 21-year-old who died in a freak boating accident. Joel Eager was enjoying his “perfect day” when he fell from a boat and struck his head on its propeller. He was airlifted to hospital in
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Nick Helm: Dare To Dream, The Quadrant, Brighton, July 4
Nick Helm, the self-proclaimed multi-award-losing professional “d*** kicker” is currently filling his stand-up scrapbook in preparation for this year’s Edinburgh festival. And judging from the tattered scraps of paper loosely glued to dogeared pages
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Rattigan's Nijinsky, Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, July 19 - September 3
When Academy Awardwinning actress Vivian Leigh visited Terence Rattigan’s Brighton home she was disgusted by the ruined Regency terrace she found. The mess at 79 Marine Parade in Kemp Town was such, even its glamourous playwright owner could not find
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Henning Wehn, Caroline Of Brunswick, Brighton, July 12-13
"I can't go out and complain, ‘People always nail me down as a German, why can’t they see me as a social commentator’, while I call my shows 1,000 Years Of German Humour, My Struggle and No Surrender. “I should probably think of slightly more whimsical
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Dune: Sundown Live, De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, July 8 - September 4
As performance spaces go, one’s roof tends not to be an obvious – or easy – option. Yet as the De La Warr Pavilion transforms its open top into Dune – a sun-kissed slice of Mediterranean beach-bliss festooned with sun loungers, deckchairs and
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Brave police officers honoured for Lewes fireworks factory role
They risked their lives during one of the worst disasters in recent Sussex history. But it was not until Thursday night that Sergeant Dan Pitcher and PC Dave Upjohn got the public recognition they deserved. The traffic officers were among the first
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Alan Hollinghurst, The Old Market, Hove, June 30
Alan Hollinghurst spoke through the medium of his new book at The Old Market. This novel approach to a literary talk allowed much more than a glimpse of character and story; it demonstrated his wonderful, gravelly voice, showed off an unexpected
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Soundwaves Festival: David Thomas, Brighton Town Hall, Bartholomew Square, July 10
When it comes to this year’s Soundwaves Festival, even special guest former Pere Ubu frontman David Thomas doesn’t know what to expect – least of all in his own set. “Claudia [Molitor, festival director] emailed me and asked if I wanted to
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All The Young, Sticky Mike's Frog Bar, Brighton, July 10
If straight-up British guitar music sells big again, then 24-year-old Ryan Dooley might be the man to benefit. His band, All The Young, has been handed a six-album deal by execs at Warner Music when many music industry magnates are reeling in their
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Cascade, Fabrica, Brighton, July 9 - August 29
To watch Cascade’s promotional trailer, currently available on Fabrica’s website, you could be forgiven for thinking that Stéphane Cauchy’s kinetic installation harboured some kind of monster. As the gallery’s otherwise silent and still atmosphere
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'Ello 'Ello, Thistle Hotel, Brighton, July 9, 16, 23, 30 and August 6, 13, 20, 27
The brains behind the hugely-popular comedy revue The Treason Show has turned his back on the theatre for a new project. Following in the footsteps of the Faulty Towers Dining Experience, which has had two successful Brighton runs, Mark Brailsford
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Sticky Mike's Frog Bar, Middle Street, Brighton, 01273 749465
Another new club – well, Jam in Middle Street reborn – opens its doors tonight. To celebrate, Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar, a “destination cocktail bar/art happening/club and cabaret venue”, hosts Restlesslist, Stars Down To Earth and Paper Playground,
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Jennifer Wade
Ronald Sindle writes: I’m looking for a relative. Her name is Jennifer Wade (nee Tapp). She has a sister named Wendy and a brother called Michael. Her grandparents were my aunt and uncle and their names were Robert and Lillian Tapp, who lived in
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Fulham residents
Frank Czucha writes: I have started a local history website for former Fulham residents and would like to hear from any families who moved to the Brighton area between the 1950s and the 1980s. I may be contacted by post, email or through my website
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Pier pressure
WITH the news that Noble has put Brighton Pier up for sale (The Argus, June 30), one would hope a condition of sale – perhaps enforced by Brighton and Hove City Council – might be that the proper “Palace Pier” name be restored to the landmark building
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Life is precious
I READ with interest the moving story of Simon Bray who sadly recently died of bowel cancer (The Argus, June 15). My beloved sister, Nadine Bertho, was diagnosed with inoperable bowel cancer in 2004. As in the case of Simon, the disease also spread to
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Fair fee for fair
I WENT to the car boot fair at Brighton race course last Sunday, only to discover it has started charging admission again. I thought they said they were stopping this? Sue Elleker, Barcombe Road, Brighton
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Is it time to combine counties and scrap the city status tag?
I WOULD like to suggest a complete review of the local Government arrangements in Sussex. It has been proposed that the fire services of East and West Sussex are merged into one Sussex authority (The Argus, July 2). Well, I see no reason why East and
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Council admits it can't please everyone with £2.8m revamp of The Level in Brighton
Council chiefs behind a multi-million pound overhaul of a park have admitted it is impossible to please everyone. Brighton and Hove City Council has approved the £2.8 million plans to redevelop and relocate the skate park at The Level in Brighton
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Shakedown Festival will now go ahead
People will be partying in the park in September. The organisers of this year’s Shakedown Festival, which was originally due to be held this month, were yesterday g ranted permission to hold the event in Stanmer Park, Brighton, on September 17
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Kent v Sussex LIVE
Join me from 6.30pm for a live blog of Sussex's Twenty20 clash with Kent at Canterbury and have your say as the action unfolds.
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Calderon happy to be wanted man at Albion
ALBION’S Spanish star Inigo Calderon has been awarded a one-year contract extension. It gives the swashbuckling defender an option to stay with the Seagulls for the next three seasons. Calderon’s existing deal still had two years left to run. The revised
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A 'Smashing' Night Out...
I’ve never experienced an earthquake. As a teenager, crossing the North Sea in a mid-winter storm and standing at the stern, did give me an inkling of what it might be like. As an adult, being in a Kemp town night club was to induce similar feelings
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Sussex MP unveils plan for open data
A Sussex MP is spearheading the information revolution. Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has unveiled a scheme to lay bare information about the performance of schools, GPs, hospitals, police, courts and prisons. The Horsham MP said the
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Facebook bid to find ‘disgusting’ attacker of Worthing OAP
A Facebook group has been launched calling on people to help catch the person who battered and bloodied an elderly woman. The 70-year-old was attacked and robbed of her handbag in Lyndhurst Road, Worthing. Scores of people have joined the group
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Goodwin hit with one-match ban
Murray Goodwin will miss tonight's crucial televised T20 clash with Kent at Canterbury after being hit with a one-match ban by the ECB. Goodwin travelled to Lord's today for a disciplinary hearing after being reported for dissent towards an umpire's
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Here and Now, Brighton Centre, King's Road, July 2
The tenth anniversary Here And Now show at the Brighton Centre had a great line-up, brilliant music and a fantastic atmosphere. A Flock Of Seagulls started the programme, then Pepsi and Shirlie with strong voices. What they lacked in just missing
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Sabor, Boundary Road, Hove
With its rich, dark wood bar and wooden floor boards, exposed slate strata wall, piles of Seville oranges jostling for space above the wine rack and huge canvas depicting Osborne’s iconic black bull hung on the wall, new Spanish tapas restaurant Sabor
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Man arrested after eight-hour rooftop chase in Brighton
A man led police and firefighters on an eight-hour race along rooftops. The 32-year-old Brighton man was first spotted on top of buildings in Upper Rock Gardens, Brighton, at around 10pm on Wednesday. It is believed he had climbed onto the four-storey
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Asbo pensioner from Hove facing eviction
Asbo pensioner Edna Beck could be evicted from her home. On Thursday The Argus revealed how Beck, who walks with a Zimmer frame, had been handed an interim Asbo by magistrates in Brighton. For the past seven years the 80-year-old has
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Windy ?
Are you ever troubled by wind? It’s been a strange year with Lottie, frigid in the winter, hot in the Spring, so dry in May and wind last month,Wind that toppled one of my apple trees. I am sorry that I missed out on a blog a couple of weeks ago
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Hastings teen died after taking cocktail of Ecstasy and cough medicine
A teenager died after taking a cocktail of drugs and cough mixture and becoming trapped behind her bed. Kate McLaughlin was found in her room pinned between her bunk bed and a chest of drawers. But an inquest was told her family will never know
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Armed robbery at Hove bookmakers
This is the moment a man hiding behind a bushy fake beard tried to rob a bookmakers at gunpoint. The thief, who looked like he had just left a fancy dress shop, hardly blended in when he walked into the William Hill betting shop in George Street
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80-year-old Sussex mystery solved
A woman believed murdered by her family for more than 80 years eloped from Sussex to Ireland, detectives believe. Emma Alice Smith disappeared aged 16 while living in Waldron, East Sussex. Her family later came to believe a man had made
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Newhaven set to sparkle at free outdoor production
A town centre is set to sparkle during an outdoor production. The Newhaven Cormorant will take place on Saturday, July 16. Newhaven Harbour will be transformed for the performance, with music, aerial displays, choirs, fire boats and floating sculptures
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Ex-Corrie actor Brian Capron to star in Acorn Antiques
If her posture while walking with a tea-tray is anything to go by, Mrs Overall could do with a stairlift. And the Acorn Antiques actress Tania Newton deserves a macaroon or two after mastering the kit ahead of a show later this month. Acorn Antiques
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Government believes family of Brighton soldier Jamie Janes was target of News of the World phone hackers
Government officials believe phone hackers spied on the family of soldier Jamie Janes. The 20-year-old, from Brighton, died after he was caught in an explosion while he was on patrol in Afghanistan with 1st Battalion The Grenadier Guards.
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UPDATE: 'Mini tornado' hits Bognor
A mini tornado ripped through a town with residents describing it as ‘like something out of a Hollywood movie”. Homeowners desperately dialled 999 as trampolines were seen flying through the air and roof tiles crashed through windows.
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People needed to help shape disability services in Brighton and Hove
People with a disability, physical or mental impairment or long-term health conditions are wanted to take part in a research project. People aged 18 to 65 will be asked about the provision of public services in Brighton and Hove. Count Ability
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Sharks urged to play without fear in Kent crunch
Coach Mark Robinson has challenged Sussex to show no fear in their key televised clash with Kent at Canterbury tonight. The Sharks kept their bid for a place in the FL T20 quarter-finals on track with a four-wicket win against Glamorgan at Hove last
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RIP NOTW
The announcement of the closure of the News of the World is noted -- i cannot recall the last time I read it -- bird-cage lining, chip shop wrapping, WC strips of paper -- nevertheless, it is a sad day for all journalists RIP.