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Burgess Hill cancer survivor owes life to stranger
She has been given a second chance of life thanks to the help of a total stranger. Without the bone marrow transplant, Lynn Hale would only have had between two and five years to live. Fortunately for the 48-year-old, the Antony Nolan
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East Sussex council leader slams hospital bosses
An outgoing council leader has slammed the performance of hospital bosses. East Sussex County Council leader Peter Jones said he had no confidence in the chairman, chief executive and board of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and that they failed the
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Heat is on for Mackail-Smith
Albion star Craig Mackail-Smith has been urged to make one last effort of a marathon season as he chases a place in Scotland’s World Cup qualifiers. Mackail-Smith was yesterday confirmed in Scotland’s squad to play a friendly against the USA later this
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Brighton thief posed as Great Escape insider
Customers at a city karaoke bar were pick-pocketed by a man who claimed to be trying to set up an impromptu Great Escape Festival DJ set. The man, who was with a group, and appeared to be wearing Festival delegate lanyards, told staff at Lucky Voice
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O'Driscoll gets Crawley job
Crawley have confirmed Sean O'Driscoll as their new manager. The former Bournemouth and Doncaster boss takes over immediately. Craig Brewster, who had been in caretaker charge after the departure of Steve Evans, remains on the coaching
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Second £125k director leaves Brighton and Hove City Council
Another £125,000-a-year town hall chief is to leave his post – but this one will be replaced. Charlie Stewart was one of four strategic directors brought in by Brighton and Hove City Council 18 months ago to improve services and help the
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Knifemen in daylight raid on Brighton home
Brighton police are hunting two knifemen who sprayed fluid into a man’s eyes to distract him before bursting into his home. The incident, which is being treated as aggravated burglary, took place in Campbell Road, near Preston Road, Brighton, in the
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Fire crews tackle Hove seafront fire
Firefighters are battling a blaze in a seafront six-storey building. Crews were called to King’s Gardens, near Kingsway, in Hove at about 12.30pm today after a fire in a window frame. The blaze, which started on the first floor, has
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Brighton mum launches legal battle against Facebook trolls
A mother has launched a landmark legal battle to unmask the cyberbullies who have taunted her. Brighton woman Nicola Brookes, who was hounded by “trolls” impersonating her on Facebook, is planning to take the social networking site to the High Court
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Hove shopkeeper struck by bus after road danger warnings
A shopkeeper was struck by a bus after warning about “lethally dangerous” new loading restrictions outside his store. Adam Campbell, who runs Gill’s Home and Garden in Western Road, Hove, said he plans to sue Green councillors Ian Davey and Pete West
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Fleeto / Wee Andy
Just looking at the prop combat knife at the centre of Fleeto strikes fear into your heart – especially when writer Paddy Cunneen reveals it was taken from a Glasgow knife amnesty box. But then fear is the point of such a vicious weapon
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Brighton and Hove council hopes to launch giant recycling bins across city
Brighton and Hove City Council is planning to introduce communal recycling bins for 26,000 households in the city centre. The cabinet unanimously voted to submit a funding bid for £800,000 to the Government to pay for the extra bins – which
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Swimming With My Mother
When David Bolger was invited to make a solo show for the Dublin Dance Festival two years ago, he turned to his early experiences of movement. “My mother taught me to swim when I was very young. I don’t remember learning – in a way
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The Café, Metrodeco, Brighton, until May 20, call 01273 917272
Sponge cakes are a metaphor for consumer greed and credit measured out in coffee spoons in Ben Aitken’s The Café, which explores political discontent through the microcosm of a struggling café. Into an environment where courgettes can never be chopped
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The Jolly Folly Of Polly The Scottish Trolley Dolly And Other Mini Marvels, Upstairs At Three And Ten, Brighton, until May 19, call 01273 917272
In the intimate setting of Upstairs At Three And Ten, Ripley Theatre serves up a mixed bag of short plays. The highlight is the eponymous Polly, a Scottish flight attendant played by Suzanne Procter, whose life veers off course when
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Rachael's Cafe, Marlborough Theatre, Brighton, until May 17, call 01273 917272
Friendly, mini-skirted Rachael spends her days serving home-cooked food and tea in the café she owns in Bloomington, Indiana. But her life isn’t as straightforward as it sounds – because Rachael was born Eric. This one-hour solo show comes to the Brighton
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The Man With The Golden Pen, Upstairs At Three And Ten, Brighton, May 15
When Roger Moore's James Bond faced a crisis he straightened his hair, raised an eyebrow or set his jaw, before getting on with it. Similarly, Michael Chance's Ian Fleming is of the old school, facing potential problems with a pink gin in his hand and
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Five-Step Guide To Being German 2.0, Laughing Horse @ The Hobgoblin, Brighton, May 15
Billed as the Five-Step Guide To Being German, Paco Erhard’s stand-up comedy for the Fringe was, of course, nothing of the sort, as he explained we would need at least 18 of them; and he might have guessed the fair smattering of Germans
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East, Latest Music Bar, Brighton, May 15
ByMoonlight Theatre’s take on Steven Berkoff’s prosily poetic work brought London life roaring into focus like a day-tripper riding a clapped-out Harley to Southend. “I flashed my razor in, which danced about his face,” intoned stony-faced Les, played
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Nick Pynn With Kate Daisy Grant, The Old Market, Hove, May 13
Nick Pynn’s multi-faceted music is as original and far-reaching as the ideas that inspire it. Whether gliders over the A23 or an underwater post office off Vanuatu in the South Pacific, Pynn creates a scene layer by layer. Using one rare instrument
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Brighton shoplifter asks court: "Why jail me? I'll only watch TV"
A serial shoplifter told magistrates that if they jailed him he would only end up watching television in prison. Gregory Horrabin stole wine on a drinking binge and breached an antisocial behaviour order because he had not read it. Now
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House where AA Milne wrote Winnie-the-Pooh and Brian Jones died up for sale
The home where Winnie-the-Pooh was written and Rolling Stone Brian Jones died is up for sale. The grade II listed Cotchford Farm, near Hartfield, is on the market at £2 million. In 1925 author A A Milne bought the property as a country
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Meat thief caught in Bexhill policing operation
A meat thief has been convicted following an undercover police operation. Jason Nicholls, 40, was spotted looking suspicious by plain clothed police officers leaving a Tesco store in Ravenside Retail Park, Bexhill on Monday and was found to have stolen
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Knife robber threatens Hove shop worker
An acne scarred, knife-wielding robber took money from a convenience store in a minute attack. Sussex Police are searching for a man in his late 20s with acne scars on his cheek who was wearing wraparound sunglasses, black gloves and a white hooded top
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Brighton City College jobs to go
Jobs are to go at City College Brighton and Hove after bosses decided to focus on the most popular courses. The Argus understands that the job losses affect staff in the Learning Development department of the college in Pelham Street. Principal Phil
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Winter vomiting bug hits Worthing wards
Two hospital wards have been closed to new admissions after an outbreak of a winter vomiting bug. The wards in Worthing Hospital are closed to new inpatient admissions with potential hospital visitors being asked to stay away if they have suffered from
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Horsham Town Hall to become Bill's Restaurant
A disused town hall is set to be turned into a restaurant. Horsham District Council took the decision last night to allow food producers Bill’s Produce to move into Horsham Old Town Hall. The council voted for the hall to be handed over to the Lewes-based
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Brighton robber crashes car in bid to return to jail
A convicted robber crashed his girlfriend’s car into a wall so he could go back to prison. Stuart Burgess, 20, had only been free from a young offender institution for a week when he drove the Citroën Saxo into a garden wall. Brighton Magistrates’ Court
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Brighton's Beach of the Dead in urgent appeal for funds
A popular zombie festival could be dead in the water if it cannot raise funds urgently. Beach of the Dead sees hundreds of people dress as the undead and walk around Brighton. The event is now in its sixth year but its future looks in
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Albion star called up by Egypt
Adam El-Abd is eyeing the World Cup qualifiers after being handed a first international call-up by Egypt. The Albion defender was last night named in a 30-man squad by Pharaohs boss Bob Bradkey. Egypt are building towards a World Cup qualifier against
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Burglars strike after Bexhill residents leave house for just an hour
Burglars stole more than £1,000 worth of photographic equipment from residents who had left their home for just an hour. Sussex Police are investigating the burglary of a home in Manor Road, Bexhill between 1pm and 2pm on Monday which saw three cameras
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The £10k skip
Celia Davies, the guest curator of House Festival 2012, seems sadly misguided in saying we, the public, have to see the Bartholmew Square skip to “appreciate it” (The Argus, May 11). As already stated, I’ve seen the skip installation and found nothing
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Scooter points
In response to John Newman (Letters, May 9), yes mobility scooters are allowed on the road if under the right class. There are three categories under DVLA rules. These are available to see on the Directgov website. Here's the link. However
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Brighton vet unveils new scanner
A vetinary practice has installed a CT scanner for animals. The scanner at New Priory Vets in The Deneway, Brighton, is designed for human use, but will also be used for dogs and cats and can be even used on smaller animals including rabbits. CT scanners
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The price of food
I DON’T believe stealing someone’s food from their doorstep is the lowest of the low, but it comes pretty close (Letters, May 11). I feel people who order doorstep deliveries of food shopping should make provisions for delivery to a neighbour or friend
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Man charged over Brighton bomb hoax
A man charged with causing a major security alert in a supermarket will appear in court today. Unemployed Carl Garwood, 45, has been charged with making a hoax bomb threat at Sainsbury's supermarket in Lewes Road, Brighton on Monday.
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Portland Road hasn't had a makeover in my 65 years. Is there a plan to do as little as possible?
THERE has been a lot of talk lately about the cost of parking across Brighton and Hove, and the perceived desire of the Green Party to keep cars out of the city. Well my car is in, and has to suffer the continual degradation of roads in Hove. I’m referring
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To Brighton and Hove's shopkeepers, I can only apologise
DEAR city shopkeepers: I’m really sorry I haven’t visited a single store in Brighton or Hove for the past year. It’s not that I don’t want to buy from you – far from it. I simply cannot afford to park in Brighton and shop in your stores. Even though
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Where on earth are we going ?
Last Sunday I went to the Killing Fields, on Monday it was to Antarctica and on afterwards to the Earth and Stars. It all started rather badly thinking that the talk was starting in a different place at a different time. It was not in the cold, timeless
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Amex named world's best new stadium
Albion's home has been named as the best new sporting venue in the world. The club’s £100 million American Express Community Stadium took home the prize at the stadium business awards held in Turin, Italy last night. The club came out
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Sussex work scheme to end
A scheme to find work for 1,000 unemployed people in the region has been cut short by the Government. The contract with welfare-to-work company A4e has been terminated after it was decided that its continuation would be too risky. Employment minister
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An awful spell cast over our children
So the troof is out. Teachers really have been told not to correct all pupils’ spelling errors. MP Andrew Selous discovered the practice at a secondary school in his Bedfordshire constituency, whose marking policy is that “Teaching staff are not to highlight
