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Lahti leads Eagles to big win
Timo Lahti was the star of the show as Eastbourne took full points against Swindon tonight. The Finnish reserve was paid for 18 points from seven rides as Eagles won 51-39 in Elite League action at Arlington. He secured the win with
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32-year wait for answers over Eastbourne student's death
The mother of an art student who went missing 32 years ago this week says she believes the mystery will one day be solved. Valerie Earl’s daughter Jessie disappeared from her Eastbourne bedsit in May 1980. Her remains were found at Beachy Head
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My Big Gay Italian Wedding
"It's one of those things – you can choose your friends but you can’t choose your family. You may choose not to speak to them, but you have to invite them to your wedding.” So says Matthew Barksby, who plays jealous ex-boyfriend Gregorio in
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Gus cools Swanson talk - but signings are coming
Gus Poyet expects to kick off his summer transfer activity in the next fortnight. But the Albion boss last night said he had made no offer to Danny Swanson, the Scottish attacking midfielder seemingly bound for the Championship. Swanson
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Girl, 7, fights for life after Bexhill crash
A seven-year-old girl is fighting for her life after being knocked down by a car in Bexhill. The child suffered a serious head injury when she was hit by a Vauxhall Astra in London Road shortly after 1.35pm today. She was airlifted to a hospital in
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Hollingbury Table Tennis Club receives council grant
Hollingbury Table Tennis Club has been given a grant by Brighton and Hove City Council grant. The club will be using the £250 ClubMark Club grant to offer free taster coaching sessions to encourage juniors from across the city to learn to play
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Saturday Soapbox – Dogs, crossings and the future of the NHS
Brighton and Hove's parks and pavements are paved with poo and it's not a pretty sight. New heaps of mess appear every morning, forcing pedestrians to keep their eyes peeled so they don't put a foot wrong and endure a brown and stinky slide. There are
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Samba in the sunshine at St Ann's Well Festival
Samba beats were the soundtrack for a sun-drenched St Ann’s Well Gardens Spring Festival today, which united the community with its eclectic mix of entertainment. The annual event is run by The Friends of St Ann’s Well Gardens charity, which
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Rise of "silver skateboarders" in Brighton and Hove
Brighton is seeing a rise in silver skateboarders as dads get back into the habit. Skaters as old as 50 are jumping back on their boards with their children. James Roberts, who owns skate and surf shop Ocean Sports at Kingsway in Hove, said he has seen
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Wright ready for action
Luke Wright is poised to make his long-awaited return for Sussex tomorrow. The England all-rounder has not played for his county for ten months due to a combination of injury, illness and IPL commitments. He missed the last two months
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Police search for Brighton sex act man
A man was seen performing a sex act in a public space in Kemp Town, Brighton. The man was spotted by a woman walking her dog in Dorset Gardens at about 10pm on Thursday. Anyone with information is asked to call Sussex Police on 101.
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Frozen heads flown in for Brighton medical conference
Seventeen frozen human heads were imported into Sussex from the US this week. The World Federation of Skull Base Societies and the European Skull Base Society met in Brighton this week. The conference brought together neurosurgeons,
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Brighton and Hove pulls cash from Santander
Council finance chiefs have pulled £4.5 million they had banked with Santander after speculation about the state of the institution’s Spanish parent company. Brighton and Hove City Council yesterday followed Sussex Police Authority in withdrawing
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Police officer fined for racist abuse on Gatwick train
A Scotland Yard special constable shouted racial abuse at a rail worker after being accused of fare-dodging on a train from Sussex to London. Off-duty Luke Smith, 27, rowed with staff on board a train between Gatwick and East Croydon stations. The Metropolitan
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Artists to cash in on Brighton and Hove Open Houses Festival
Artists will pocket more than £1 million from this year’s Open Houses Festival. Now in its eighth year, the month-long event has developed from a smattering of local painters opening their doors to a huge festival in its own right. Almost a quarter
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Brighton dog attack suspect freed on bail
A man arrested after two dogs savaged a man on Brighton beach has been released on bail. The man, in his 40s, was arrested after the attack by a Staffordshire bull terrier and a mastiff on the sea shore east of Palace Pier on Friday morning
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Why ‘Made in China’ could eventually be good for consumers and bad for corporates seeking cheap labour
For many consumers, the moniker Made in China might have negative connotations. After all, what was wrong with Made in England, eh? With production of everything from the traditional Dr Martens boot to some of the M&S clothing range now being outsourced
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O'Driscoll will have cash to spend
New Crawley manager Sean O’Driscoll has been told he will have money to spend on players. O’Driscoll was named on Wednesday as the permanent replacement for Steve Evans who resigned in April. Evans was given extensive financial support from the Crawley
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Britain's oldest travel agent dies
Britain's oldest travel agent Joe Langdell has died after more than 50 years in the business. Joe, who was 92, was managing director at Lancing Travel in Lancing, and is believed to have been the country’s oldest working travel agent. He spent every
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Wind turbine positives
Regarding Brian Beck’s letter about wind turbines (The Argus, May 14), he asks: “How can wind power be the answer if you believe Co2 is the cause of global warming?” Wind power is better for the atmosphere because it generates electricity without also
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Driving surveys
I OFTEN follow letters around the country on the subject of transportation and feel I can make some suggestions in response to Nigel Davis (Letters, May 12) who appears to view driving his car as a “right”. However, as Dani Ahrens says in a letter with
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Music means more than just the din you hear in the street
I WRITE in support of Christine Luffman, following her letter (The Argus, May 12) in which she responded to Anne Powell’s criticism of the Children’s Parade and her opinion of its “repetitive, tuneless, monotonous music”. I didn’t see or hear the parade
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Internet ticket booking fees: why so high?
ON MY way back from work recently, I saw the Moscow State Circus in Preston Park, in Brighton. I thought it would be good to take my wife and two boys along to see it. When I got home I looked on the good old interweb to see how much tickets would cost
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Fatboy Slim Amex gig to smash all records
It attracted 250,000 partygoers and was one of Brighton’s biggest ever events. But Norman Cook is promising it will be surpassed on every level by this year’s version of the Big Beach Bootique in the American Express Community Stadium next
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Police officer brands Jubilee medal an ‘insult’
Dear Home Secretary, I am a police constable of eight years employed by Sussex Police and as such have just been issued with a medal ‘celebrating’ 60 years of her Majesty’s reign. For those of us with at least five years’ service this gesture is to
