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New painting is loved by kids
Children at the Boomerang Kids nursery were excited to welcome a painting by a local artist to their nursery recently. The eye catching painting by Brighton artist Jamie Tweddell was a present to the charity funded nursery at Saltdean Barn
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Missing terminally ill Sompting man found
UPDATED: A terminally ill man who went missing from his home has been found. Kevin Dean, 53, who has pancreatic cancer, was reported missing after last being seen at his property in Rectory Farm Road, Sompting, at about 6pm on Friday.
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Brighton and Hove victims of teen sex abuse speak out
The harrowing accounts of sexually exploited teenagers have been revealed after a charity was set up to help victims. The WiSE project has been running since June 2011 to help young people in Brighton and Hove who have experienced or are at risk of sexual
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Albion loan stars are gone but not forgotten
Albion are keeping close tabs on the loan stars who helped them to a top-ten finish. But coach Charlie Oatway has warned they will have to wait before knowing whether any of the quartet could return to The Amex. The Argus understands Joe Mattock, who
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Sussex X Factor hopefuls audition at the Amex
Crowds of people lined up to prove they were X-tra special. The X Factor travelling tour bus rolled into the American Express Community Stadium, where a crowd of about 100 people were lining up to prove their singing credentials. Among the hopefuls
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Sussex patients pay £1.60 an hour to speak to doctor
Patients are paying up to £1.60 a minute to call their GP. Twenty-five practices out of more than 200 across Sussex are still using 084 telephone numbers instead of standard geographical ones. The cost of using them is the same as a local call for people
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First Capital Connect line engineering works end at last
A train line will finally reopen on weekends and nights after three-and-a-half years of engineering works. Tens of thousands of Brighton passengers will be given a boost when trains start running on the Thameslink route from Saturday. First Capital
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Seven Kent men charged over Bognor Butlins brawl
Seven men have been charged over a brawl during a 1960s- themed music weekend at a holiday camp. Seven men from Kent have been charged with a range of offences including affray, common assault, grievous bodily harm, possession of cocaine and actual bodily
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Brighton and Hove residents to be consulted on 'unrealistic' park and ride
Residents will be consulted on a park and ride scheme. Brighton and Hove City Council has vowed to consult the public on park and ride plans but admitted that any potential scheme is “unrealistic”. Instead Green council leaders have said that they will
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Land's End, Old Municipal Market, Brighton,
It started so well. Ushered into the dank, vaulted interior of the Old Municipal Market, we gathered around intriguing Heath Robinson-esque automata. In dark nooks, the back end of a car revolved to reveal two socked feet sticking from the boot
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New exit wanted for Brighton station
Traders are calling for a new exit from Brighton station to boost business. Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas is backing the campaign for a fourth exit into Trafalgar Street. Brighton and Hove City Council are launching the next phase of a consultation
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Eastbourne soldier died while guarding road, 'friendly fire' inquest told
The commanding officer in charge of a fatally shot soldier has said he did not hear an order giving a British sniper permission to fire. A two-week inquest began this morning to try to establish whether Royal Military Policeman Michael Pritchard
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The Great Escape: AlunaGeorge, Coalition, Brighton, May 11
Judging which bands will succeed or sink without trace after the mass showcase of The Great Escape is tricky. You could stick a pin anywhere in the huge list of performers and end up with the sublime or the ridiculous. AlunaGeorge, though, have a formula
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The Great Escape: Booka Shade, Corn Exchange, Brighton, May 12
Booka Shade make intelligent house music with enough melodic interest for their music to cross over and interest an indie crowd. But they’re not as hip as Hot Chip and don’t reference rock as much as Soulwax. Thus there were none of the interminable
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The Great Escape: St Mary’s Church Round-Up, St James’s Street, Brighton, May 12
Sometimes the joy of The Great Escape is that one can simply pick a venue and see what turns up. And this year’s big festival find had to be Sweden’s brilliant Loney Dear, who became the subject of a standing ovation after his bravura one-man orchestra
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The Great Escape: Saturday Round-Up, various venues, Brighton, May 12
There are no prizes for guessing who the most popular act of Saturday's Great Escape was: Latest Music Bar couldn't let everyone in for US indie waifs Howler's gig at lunchtime. When they played Komedia later in the day, the queue of frustrated punters
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The Great Escape: Mujeres, Audio, Brighton, May 12
The beauty of the Great Escape festival - given it’s really an industry knees-up - is it’s easy to meet music industry people. I encountered an Austrian who worked in the industry as a marketeer and loved “economics and math” while watching Mujeres.
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The Great Escape: Beth Jeans Houghton And The Hooves Of Destiny, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, May 12
Not many female artists would admit to emitting a rotting meat smell – as she was told by a journalist earlier that afternoon. But then not many would stop midway through a festival set to get her guitarist to tell the crowd his story about the drunken
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Andy Abraham’s History Of The Big Bands, Pavilion Theatre, Worthing, May 11
In 2005, Andy Abraham shot to fame in TV’s The X Factor, subsequently enjoying successful tours as well as releasing several albums – the latest being Remember When. For this current gig he was joined by the Barisons Swing Band and conductor, Brian Hill
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Police investigate claims of male rape in Kemp Town
Police are investigating reports that a man was raped by two strangers. The incident was just one of three sex attacks reported to police in Brighton and Hove yesterday. The man said he was attacked by two tall men after getting out of a taxi in Kemp
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Movin’ Melvin Brown, Komedia, Brighton, May 13
Movin’ Melvin Brown is on a mission. The consummate song-and-dance man has a tale to tell - of the history of soul music. He arrives on stage in dungarees, the time of slavery, spirituals, gospel and church and ends with Rosa Parks and the heyday
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In Conversation With Tony Benn, Brighthelm Church, Brighton, May 12
No wonder the Sussex Labour Representation Committee (LRC) now holds the record for the fastest-selling event in the Fringe; guest speaker Tony Benn has that effect on people. For all his 87 years, Benn is a rare role-model in these
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Applied psychogeography: the case of Bond Street Laine
There is currently a consultation notice on a drain pipe at the entrance of Bond Street Laine stating that this street will be re-named at the request of a local history society if no one objects. Objections have to be made in writing to the Magistrate
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Reveller suffers broken jaw in Worthing nightclub attack
A reveller suffered a broken jaw following a one punch attack on a nightclub dancefloor. The male victim was punched in the face on the main dance floor in nightclub Liquid Lounge in Chatsworth Road, Worthing at around 3am on Saturday. His attacker,
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Brave Seaford boy, 11, battles cancer twice in one year
A brave 11-year-old boy is fighting his way back to health after battling cancer twice in just over a year. Rhys Watkins underwent pioneering surgery to remove a tumour from his lung as part of his treatment. The youngster, of Seaford, was diagnosed
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The Cribs, The Winter Garden, Eastbourne, May 13
It’s easy to forget that Wakefield trio The Cribs have been with us for more than ten years. For them to still sell as many records as they do in an industry where tastes change almost monthly is testament to their songwriting. The numbers were thin
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The Great Escape: Jinja Safari, Coalition, Brighton, May 12
Drunken crowds, long sound-checks and a hell of a schedule delay meant Jinja Safari had a bit of a tough task ahead when they took to the stage at Coalition on Saturday night. The Sydney band, which formed in 2010, are self-described producers of “Afropop
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The Great Escape: Alabama Shakes, Komedia, Brighton, May 12
From the size of the queue outside Komedia, it was clear something special was happening inside. Alabama Shakes, fresh from a tour supporting Jack White, are the current toast of the alternative music crowd. After forming in 2009, they have steadily
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The Great Escape: Lianne La Havas, Komedia, Brighton, May 11
Lianne La Havas writes melancholic songs about love. When she sings, her crystal clear tone wrings out every last ounce of pain from the stories of men who have broken her heart, in Lost And Found, or the wandering eye she admits she often indulges for
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The Great Escape: We Were Promised Jetpacks, Coalition, Brighton, May 11
Whether We Were Promised Jetpacks is a tongue-in-cheek joke about today’s generation or a genuine scream of frustration was hard to tell from the Edinburgh band’s Great Escape showcase. There was certainly no hint of humour in their tight and committed
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Susan Calman: Cat Lady, Komedia Studio Bar, Brighton, May 13
Susan Calman is a woman who takes pleasure from the small things: the secret thrill when her tights unroll unexpectedly down her stomach, the theme tunes of her favourite soaps, her cats. While one suspects this former lawyer and BBC
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The Great Escape: Zulu Winter, Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar, Brighton, May 10
When Zulu Winter singer Will Daunt arrived on stage, he made a sign of the cross and looked up. But down in the basement at Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar it’s better to look forward: when it’s packed the low ceiling drips with sweat and it’s a long way to the
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The Great Escape: The Computers, The Hope, Brighton, May 11
As well as being arguably Exeter’s finest export, The Computers are renowned for sharing every ounce of sweat with their audiences. Anyone who had the dubious fortune of seeing them getting changed into their uniform white suits in The Hope
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Caravan: Black T-Shirt Collection, The Basement, Brighton, May 13
Fringe First winner Inua Ellams put on a powerful solo performance as he combined theatre, poetry and visual art to tell his entrancing story. Born in Nigeria in 1984, Ellams’ self-penned work tells the life story of two Nigerian brothers. Christian
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The Great Escape: Spector and Citizens!, Corn Exchange, Brighton, May 11
On first glance Spector and Citizens! appeared to have been cut from the same cloth – both were five-pieces mixing synths and guitars, and each had frontmen unencumbered by instruments so they could interact with the audience. Fittingly on this occasion
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Oedipussy
Toby Park claims that the “heightened emotions” of the Greek tragedies were the reason for theatre company Spymonkey to tackle the Oedipus story. But watch the company’s online promo videos and the truth becomes clear. The 40
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Sussex Police officers get on their bikes
Police officers are getting ready for a boost in pedal power. Neighbourhood policing teams across East Sussex are set to take possession of 17 more electric bikes following a successful trial in Wealden. Sussex Police hope the investment
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Teen plunges 70ft from roof of Brighton seafront flats
A teenager was left fighting for his life after plunging 70ft from the roof of a townhouse. The 19-year-old fell five storeys from Marine House in Broad Street, Kemp Town, Brighton, at about 2.20pm yesterday. He was discovered lying in a garden in the
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A combination of flair and function
Makers’ Eye is an online gallery showcasing designs from 50 of the UK’s best designer makers. It collates the work of leading names so that, instead of trawling the internet for hours, those looking for handmade furniture can find them all on
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Hopelessly devoted to his feline friends
It’s half past eleven when I arrive at Sir Patrick Moore’s rambling house in the village of Selsey, West Sussex – an hour too early for his daily gin and tonic. He looks crestfallen on hearing this and begrudgingly agrees to a glass of orange
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Missing Crawley man urged to contact police through Facebook
Police are asking for a missing man to get in contact with them through Facebook. Sussex Police are appealing for help in tracing Robert Barry from Crawley who has been reported missing by concerned friends who have not heard from him in
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A brief history of time gentlemen please
The world’s most famous physicist visited a Brighton pub. Gobsmacked customers could not believe internationally renowned physicist and super-brain Stephen Hawking was at the Royal Sovereign in Preston Street, off Western Road, Brighton. Punters at
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Twelfth Night Or What You Will, St Ann’s Well Gardens, Hove, various dates until May 27, call 01273 917272
With a cold May predicted, Festival Shakespeare have lucked in with their chilly adaptation of Twelfth Night – Illyria here is an island off the west coast of Scotland. The Hebridean otherness – think Whisky Galore! – suits Shakespeare’s inverted,
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The 1969 Show Featuring Abbey Road, St George’s Church, Brighton, May 12
The Argus Angel-winning Pet Sounds Vs Sgt Pepper show by Brighton Beach Boys has become something of an institution at the Fringe. The 14-piece band has been recreating these two masterpieces for seven years, so it’s understandable they might want
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Pig-With-The-Face-Of-A-Boy, The Marlborough Theatre, Brighton, May 11
Pig With The Face Of A Boy, aka Donald Newholm (guitar and mandolin/geeky) and Dan Woods (accordion/demented), like to keep on-stage chat to a minimum – “because we’re serious musicians”, they told us. The duo instead relied on their lyrical talents
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Murphy’s Legacy, The Eagle, Brighton, various dates until May 19, call 01273 917272
It’s always a risk to turn up for a show with high expectations based on a company’s previous success, especially one like the M Boat which gained an enviable reputation and an Argus Angel at last year’s Fringe. Set in Dublin, M Boat had
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Hotel group dumps Patcham Court Farm plan
Plans to redevelop a major brownfield site on the outskirts of a city are back on the drawing board. The De Vere Group has withdrawn its plan to take over the Patcham Court Farm site from Brighton and Hove City Council The council named
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26 Letters: Paul Stewart And Chris Riddell, Sallis Benney Theatre, Brighton, May 13
Every funny man needs a straight sidekick. In this partnering, children’s writer Paul Stewart played the stooge for illustrator and self-confessed cartoonist Chris Riddell. The Brighton-based duo have been delighting children with dark
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The Unsaid: Diplomatic Incidents, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, May 13
I always used to think speaking frankly was a good thing. Speak honestly and people will respect you and appreciate your sincerity. As we grow older, we discover this isn't the case. This is one of the intriguing topics linguists pore over in
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Matthew Rose, Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton, May 13
At a Brighton Festival a year or two back, Mark Padmore sang Schubert’s Schwangesang (Swan Song) at a lunchtime concert in the Pavilion Theatre, which makes for an interesting comparison with last Sunday’s performance of Schubert’s last and
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26 Letters: I’m Hans Christian Andersen, Sallis Benney Theatre, Brighton, May 12
Rachel Rose Reid looked a bit like the doll that twirls to twinkly music in a music box, in red and white floral dress with bodice and full skirt, blonde crinkly hair tied up in a bun, and black heels. This was an appropriate choice for
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A World I Loved, Theatre Royal Brighton, May 12
In 1917, Beirut resident’s joy at the liberation of Jerusalem swiftly turned to disillusionment when instead of Arab independence (as promised) British liberators carved out the region with the French. A World I Loved is Wadad Makdisi Cortas
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Five Brighton buses in a row won't take wheelchair
A disabled passenger has said she had to wait more than half an hour in the rain because there was no room on five consecutive buses for her wheelchair. Burma Farrow said she often has to wait for the next bus because the disabled spaces are
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Frankie Cocozza talks of grief over death of childhood friend Connor Saunders
Former X Factor star Frankie Cocozza has spoken for the first time about the devastation of burying his best friend, who was killed during an altercation in East Sussex last month. Police believe Connor Saunders, 19, of Downsway, Woodingdean, Brighton
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Katie Price to take on Deal or No Deal banker
A former glamour model is set to take on the banker in a TV game show. Brighton-born Katie Price, who now lives in Dial Post, is recording her appearance on Deal or No Deal in Bristol tomorrow with the programme set to air next week. She follows in
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Steyning circular
1 - From the centre of Steyning, opposite the Clockhouse and beside the bus stop, walk north-west along the High Street, left from the short-stay car park and shelter. Steyning already existed in the late 8th century when St Cuthman arrived, pulling
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Royal uniforms
Watching the State Opening of Parliament, why was the Duke of Edinburgh wearing a naval uniform in a coach? It’s not a boat. Why is it the Royal Family, and indeed other royalties of the world, have to parade in uniforms of war? I hate wars. Mind
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Waiting in line at WHSmith
LAST Tuesday, I was in the WHSmith shop in Churchill Square, in Brighton. I was sixth in a queue of about 12 people, but there was only one till open. The person being served was buying for England, with cigarettes now hidden having to be unlocked and
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Social workers should have been allowed into schools years ago
I READ the story about a proposed pilot project to place social workers in primary schools with great interest (The Argus, May 7). In 1973, I was involved in the first major inquiry into child abuse, namely the Maria Colwell inquiry. The Argus
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Changing Churchill
There was great excitement in the late 1960s when old homes in Brighton were pulled down so a new shopping centre could be built. For months, shoppers wondered what would be revealed when high boards surrounding the site of Churchill Square
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Fire at Horsham landfill site
A makeshift office has been burnt out in a suspected arson attack. Firefighters were called to a blaze at Brown’s Holmbush Landfill site in Crawley Road, Horsham at just before 5.45pm last night. Crew from Horsham and Crawley fire stations tackled the
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Floating Memories
This is the beach used for many years by hardy members of Brighton Swimming Club, founded in 1860 and Britain’s oldest. Now archivists have collected photographs, leaflets and oral contributions from members over the years. They have taken many months
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AA warns drivers of Pyecombe service station flooding
A motoring organisation is warning motorists to be careful exiting a service station after continued reports of vehicles being damaged. The AA is warning drivers of flood water on the slip road off the BP services at Pyecombe on the A23 after several
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We want to hear what you have to say
We want to hear what you have got to say. If you missed any of The Argus – It’s Your Voice sessions last week then don’t worry, we are holding more from today. Our news team will be at places across Sussex to ask what residents really
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Caroline Lucas to step down as Green party leader to concentrate on Brighton Pavilion
The country's first ever Green MP is to step down as leader of the party. Caroline Lucas made history in May 2010 when she won the constituency of Brighton Pavilion at the general election. Ms Lucas has now confirmed she will not be
