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Monkey helping to ease the pain
A stuffed toy monkey character created to help a little girl having an operation in hospital is to be used around the country. From September, tens of thousands of schoolchildren will learn how the NHS works with the help of books and videos starring
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100m cordon set up after "canister" found on beach
Police have cordoned off a canister found on a beach. A 100 metre cordon has been set up around the canister on Littlehampton beach, near East Beach Café. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were called shortly after 5pm and a spokesman said it is
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Lightening load on electric bill
A council is planning to turn off street lights in an attempt to save money on electricity. East Sussex County Council has said that they plan to reduce the number of street lights as well as dimming others between midnight and the early hours. The
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Call for a brake on city parking plan
Scores of readers have contacted The Argus to call on the council the think again about its parking charges. They are backing our Park the Charges campaign urging Brighton and Hove City Council to review its recently introduced parking charge increases
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Opening note in Freebutt revival
An intimate music venue could reopen more than eighteen months after it closed over noise issues. Pub firm InnBrighton have applied to Brighton and Hove City Council for the entertainment licence for the Freebutt. The popular music venue closed in September
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Social worker pilot scheme at schools
Two Brighton schools will have permanent social workers based on site as part of a new pilot scheme. Advertisements were put out last week for social workers to operate at Fairlight Primary School and Moulsecoomb Primary School from September. Brighton
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Knifeman on the run condemns jail regime
A convicted knifeman who is on the run in Sussex spoke out against the regime of his young offender institution. Ross Macpherson – a criminal rated at the highest risk level by Sussex Police – was reported missing on Wednesday and was still
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It's a wash out at Hove
Sussex's match against the West Indies has been called off after just 34 overs were possible over the three days. Play began on time today but only 16 overs were bowled before the rain returned at 12.13pm and the umpires took the players off. It was
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Bilingual free school to open at city academy
An academy has agreed to temporarily house Brighton and Hove’s first free school. The Bilingual Primary School, which is due to open in September, has announced it will hold classes at Brighton Aldridge Community Academy in Lewes Road, subject to a
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Dad dresses as Gully to give his girl away
Weddings often land couples with big bills. But surely none has been bigger – or more eye- catching – than this one when an Albion mad dad gave away his daughter dressed as a giant seagull. Gary Rose dressed as the club’s mascot Gully
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Tributes paid to stab victim dad
TRIBUTES have been paid to the dad-of-four who was stabbed to death in a Brighton flat. Graeme Pethard, 37, who lived in Liverpool, was in Brighton on Friday (May 5). Police found him stabbed to death in a flat on Taunton Road, Bevendean
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Man appears in court charged with murder
A MAN has appeared in court this morning charged with the murder of a 37-year-old found dead in a Brighton flat. Carlo Dawes, 34, of Taunton Road, Bevendean, spoke only to confirm his name, age and address during the brief hearing at Brighton
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Kylmakorpi suffers setback
Eastbourne No.1 Joonas Kylmakorpi last night feared his season was over after aggravating a shoulder injury. The Finn underwent a fitness test at Polish track Rzeszow on Saturday and was named for the following day's meeting against Torun.
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Sussex hospitals use new technology to get patient feedback
Hospitals are using the latest technology to help patients give instant feedback on the care they receive. Handheld computer devices have been introduced to hospital wards to give patients the chance to rate the standard of care they experience, and
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East Dean circular
1 - From the south-west corner of East Dean village car park, follow an enclosed path out to the A259 and turn right past the bus stops – your starting point if arriving by public transport. Follow the main road up out of the village in an easterly
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Albion head for the sun
Albion will head to the heat of southern Spain as they warm up for next season. The Seagulls will spend a week at a highly regarded training base near Jerez from July 23. Full details of the trip, which is likely to include two matches, will be revealed
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Poyet: We are busy despite early finish
Albion’s bosses are making the most of their season’s early finish, by getting to as many games as they can. The Championship campaign ended nine days ago while divisions in England and abroad were in full swing. Poyet has watched Chelsea twice in the
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Opulent sophistication
With photos of Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant and even Her Majesty adorning the walls, one knows one is in good company when staying at Claridge’s. A bastion of Britishness for more than 100 years, Claridge’s upholds an extraordinarily high level
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Discover hidden treasures
In recent years Bulgaria has made a name for itself as a budget ski and summer sun destination, being the cheapest holiday destination for Britons – almost twice as cheap as Brighton – according to the cost index from Post Office Travel Money. However
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Go Fish
Fishing has always been a main industry in Brighton and there were many boats on the beach in this picture of a century ago. But the fish market was moved inland in the 1960s despite protests, and the fleet is now based at Brighton Marina.
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My 20mph timings...
COULD someone from the Green Party of Brighton and Hove City Council please explain how reducing most of the speed limits in the city from 30 to 20 mph is going to reduce pollution? If I wanted to travel one mile in the city when the speed limit is 30
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Flooding causes power cut in Brighton
Flooding caused a power cut at a Brighton house. Fire fighters from Preston Circus fire station were called to Hythe Road at just after midnight last night. A spokesman said flooding had caused the electrics to fail.
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How can the city council find £14m for the 1360, but not fund the West Pier?
I FIND it astonishing that Brighton and Hove City Council can suddenly, in a time of austerity, find £14 million to loan to the developers of the proposed i360 viewing tower (The Argus, May 1). The original rationale of this tower was as an enabling
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Green council certainly needs one kind of cutting edge
WHILE listening to a recent debate at Hove Town Hall, I heard Councillor Jason Kitcat, the soon-to-be-leader of the Green administration, make the point that, in his opinion, he felt his party was making Brighton and Hove a “great” and “cutting edge”
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Shed set on fire in Turners Hill
Fire fighters were called to an arson attack on a shed. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were called to the fire in Turners Hill just before 2am. A spokeswoman for the fire service said it was thought to be "deliberate ignition".
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10,000 attend Brighton Children's Parade
Thousands of people lined the streets of Brighton for the children's parade. Don't miss our eight page pull out in tomorrow's paper. To order and of the photographs visit www.argusandleaderseries.newsprints.co.uk.
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The royal escape
The course of British history was changed in 1651 during a few hours in Brighton, where the future monarch spent his last hours before escaping to France. After his defeat by Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Worcester, Charles II was pursued
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Brighton man charged with murder
A man accused of stabbing a man he found in his home has been charged with murder. Carlo Dawes, of Taunton Road, Bevendean was last night charged with killing 37-year-old Graham Pethard. Police launched an appeal to find Dawes, 34, on
