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RSPCA heroes run for charity
Seven super-heroes came to the aid of animals in need last Sunday by raising an estimated £350 for their RSPCA animal shelter in Patcham. Among the throng of Supermen, Buzz Lightyears and Wonder Women, seven fundraisers came dressed in fetching
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Vicente talks have been positive says Poyet
Gus Poyet is convinced Albion still have “a great chance” of bringing Vicente back for a second season. The Seagulls boss believes his efforts to get the Spain international fully fit will help persuade him to extend his stay at The Amex.
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Wasted
Young writers are told to tackle what they know. Kate Tempest has done exactly that for her debut play, Wasted. “It is inspired by where I am from, the people I love and where those people are at right now,” the new playwright
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Council of Europe cost Brighton and Hove taxpayers £40,000
Brighton and Hove taxpayers paid nearly £40,000 on hosting last month’s Council of Europe event, The Argus can exclusively reveal. The figure has been labelled “ridiculous” and “a burden” as it has emerged that the conference’s declaration was all but
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Brighton: offering a more literal, less enjoyable dirty weekender
No wonder Brighton and Hove City Council failed to find anyone to advertise on its bins. Aside from the obvious branding problems of being the company everyone associates with dog-doings, masticated chewing gum and free newspapers (*shudder*),
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Sussex absentee parents owe £50m in child maintenance
More than £50 million in child maintenance is owed to single parents in Sussex. Many lone parents say they are struggling to care for children without any money coming from their former partners. Figures released by the Department of Work and Pensions
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Moscow State Circus, Preston Park, Brighton, until May 29, call 01273 917272
The show, Babushkin Sekret, has a story thread through it, which attempts to highlight the historical context and significance of Russia’s circuses. It is based on the legend of the “12 Chairs”, which were seized from a rich family by the Bolsheviks
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Lewes school bans weapons
A school has sent parents a letter reminding them that guns, whips and knuckle dusters are banned in class. The families of pupils at Priory School in Mountfield Road, Lewes, received the note earlier this month. A school insider said that there had
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The man who put fashion in the frame
It was the still-life session that gave him away. While the other art students arranged pieces of pottery and bowls of fruit, Richard Nott pulled a black dress from his bag. He recalls silence falling over the room. To him, it seemed a natural
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Exploring the myths around madness
Yvo Luna is on stage, tentatively touching the metal prongs of an early, but fully functioning, electric shock machine. “This is why I hate rehearsing this show,” she winces before the jolt hits her. The stunt is part of a thoughtful, funny
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Brighton police release images of men wanted in connection with March for England violence
Pictures have been released of five people wanted by police investigating violence which flared during the March for England through Brighton last month. A 10-year-old girl and two police officers were injured after bottles were hurled at the fifth
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Windfarm cables could wreck Sussex Bronze Age monument
Heritage campaigners fear cabling for a new windfarm could wreck an important archaeological site. The cross dyke at Tottington Mount, near Upper Beeding, dates back as far as 2000BC. Energy giant E.ON wants to dig under the Bronze Age monument for
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Age Of The Geek, Upstairs At Three And Ten, Brighton, May 18
As he thrashed on to the stage wielding a glowing lightsabre and launched into The Geek National Anthem, Hayden Cohen began a very convincing 50-minute display. From eschewing Star Trek in favour of Star Wars, to a romantic ode to the skills of his mobile
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Africa Unite 2012, Komedia, Brighton, May 18
A veritable whirlwind of sound, joy and revelry, Africa Unite 2012 was as close as you could get to Brighton Fringe personified. Through an event dedicated to some of the most vibrant and jubilant music of the African continent, the evening saw a packed
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Three-year-old could have been smothered, court hears
A child found dead in her bed by her mother is unlikely to have died of a streptococcal infection, a court heard. Three-year-old Lucy Dunford, who appeared fit and well on the morning she died, did not have enough of the virus in her body for
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Brighton's Concorde 2 faces huge flyposting fines
The boss of a club that was crowned best live music venue in the country last year will appear in court in a fly-posting row. Russell Haynes, who runs Concorde 2 in Madeira Drive, Brighton, is facing fines of thousands of pounds after being
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The Rumour Mill: Transfer gossip
Who's in and who's out at Albion and Crawley? This is the latest gossip doing the rounds... Albion Oxford and Burton are competing to take Jake Forster-Caskey on a season-long loan. - Sky Sports (July 5). Vicente is
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James Vincent McMorrow, Brighton Dome Concert Hall, May 20
James Vincent McMorrow puts the success of his debut album, Early In The Morning, down to a period of self-imposed seclusion. Yet crowds walking away from his latest gig felt something quite different to the desolation of a lonely Irish beach-house.
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Sussex to bask in temperatures hotter than the Med this week
Sussex will be hotter than the Med this week as the county basks in unseasonably high temperatures. Experts have predicted the mercury in the thermometer will slowly rise throughout the week until it reaches 25C. This would make it the
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SeaSaw, Brighton seafront, May 20
SeaSaw was inspired by our human relationship with the sea, and was perfectly staged on the promenade at Black Rock, in the disused spaces near Brighton Marina. As one would expect from a show that starts at 11am on a Saturday, there were a lot of children
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Trolleys, Brighton Marina, May 19
It’s rare that an everyday mundane activity perfectly moulds with something as seemingly elite as ballet or modern dance. London dance group C-12’s world exclusive performance Trolleys was just that. Taking place only yards away from one of the city
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The Dutch College Swing Band, Pavilion Theatre, Worthing, May 18
The band, formed on May 5, 1945 (the day Holland was liberated by the Allies) turned professional in 1960 and is still going strong, albeit with changed personnel. It has its own style epitomised by crisp, clean arrangements. Seven musicians, led by
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Radio, Marlborough Theatre, Brighton, until May 24, call 01273 917272
“You don’t know where you’re going, till you know where you came from,” recounts Charlie Fairbanks. And so begins a journey through the life of Charlie, born in Kansas, growing up in a country expanding and looking beyond its own planet
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5x15, Corn Exchange, Brighton, May 19
From its origins in a west London pub, 5x15 has developed a cult following, which makes it more than a glorified book talk. It has one of those titles that would make a certain wood preservative manufacturer happy, the concept is exactly as it says on
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Live_Transmission Scanner And Heritage Orchestra Rework Joy Division, Brighton Dome Concert Hall, May 18
It went without saying that the Heritage Orchestra are amazing musicians, creating a soundscape that combined traditional orchestration with a basic rock set-up. But throughout Live_Transmission the question had to be asked: if Joy Division hadn’t been
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Trumpton Comes Alive, Latest Music Bar, Brighton, May 20
This wasn’t so much a stroll as a hurtle down Memory Lane. In 1966, Gordon Murray asked classical guitar virtuoso Freddie Phillips to provide music and songs for his children’s series Camberwick Green. Those of us of a certain age grew up with the series
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Tim Lowe and James Baillieu, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, May 18
Cellist Tim Lowe and pianist James Baillieu played a range of full-blooded compositions – or “hearty” ones, as Tim put it – at the Pavilion Theatre on Thursday lunchtime. Their programme included lesser-known pieces by well-known composers, beginning
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Japandroids, Green Door Store, Brighton, May 18
Japandroids may only be two men from Vancouver, but they nearly tore the roof off the Green Door Store with a triumphant display on Friday night. The rock duo of Brian King (guitar, vox) and David Prowse (drums, vox) had fans bouncing from the start
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Balkan Beat Box, Concorde 2, Brighton, May 18
Trying to describe Balkan Beat Box is a tricky affair. Listen to one track and you assume they are a Jamaican dub band. But then the next song begins and they’ve suddenly morphed into hip-hop and dance. Just when you think you have them figured out
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Kid Carpet And The Noisy Animals, The Old Market, Hove, May 19
Despite his hip credentials as a support act to the likes of Arcade Fire and Badly Drawn Boy, Kid Carpet shows have always been more fun than cool. Now he's properly embraced his barely hidden inner child with this lo-fi punk-pop hip-hop musical for
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Portslade primary schoolgirl's dog poo crusade
A primary school pupil has had enough of dog mess in her neighbourhood and is calling on pet owners to clear up after them. Mollie Jameson has started putting up home-drawn posters featuring a civic-minded poem around Drove Crescent Road and Drove Crescent
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The Big Bite-Size Vintage Tea Party, The Warren, Brighton, May 20
From the programmes handed out on the backs of Union Jack flags to the delicious cakes served before the show started, it's clear this is a polished performance. Less of a show and more of an experience, The Big Bite-Size Vintage Tea
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Reports of serious crash on A27 at Fontwell
Emergency services are at the scene of a crash on the A27 in Fontwell. Witnesses report that the road is closed and there are three ambulances at the scene. More to follow.
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Dr Frankenstein's Freakshow, Hendricks Library of Delightfully Peculiar Writings, Brighton, May 20
There’s something lovely about sitting in a tent drinking gin, tonic and cucumber of a Sunday, watching spectacularly silly performers give their all in the name of entertainment. Now, I honestly don’t work for Hendrick’s, the gin-producing
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Isy Suttie - Pearl And Dave, Komedia, Brighton, May 20
When she was ten, Isy Suttie and her sister Cally released a balloon from their garden with a note attached to find a pen pal. It landed two houses away - and began a life-long connection with Dave, then a 26-year-old accountant who lived with his
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Jesus - The Guantanamo Years, The Warren, Brighton, May 19
The Son of God explained he had returned to set the record straight about religion as the message has got somewhat lost since his last comedy tour. Celibate men in frocks giving advice about sex? It was meant to be a joke. Abie Philbin Bowman, who
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Picture Of Dorian Gray, Brighton Little Theatre, until May 26, call 01273 917272
An airing of John Osborne’s script is timely - we are driven to preserve our youth these days, and Dorian Gray’s quest is famous. Unfortunately here, it’s dragged out of the attic in a heavy, dusty old trunk and just not given the contemporary treatment
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The Charles Dickens Literary Cabaret, Hendricks Library of Delightfully Peculiar Writings, Brighton, May 18
A rusting birdcage, the complete works of Lord Byron, a jumble of broken typewriters and what appeared to be the skull of a sabre-tooth tiger. This was the candle-lit, Victorian world of the Charles Dickens Literary Cabaret, brought alive under the
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More Lives Than One - Oscar Wilde, St Margaret's Church, Rottingdean, until May 26, call 01273 917212
Journeying to an out of town venue to see this one-man show about Oscar Wilde certainly proves to be worthwhile and St Margaret’s Church a delightful setting. The red performance area framed by a stone archway works well, especially with
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Phil Kay, Quadrant, Brighton, May 19
There's no middle ground with the whirlwind Scottish comedian Phil Kay. His shows are either manic, ridiculously absurd and hilarious, or so shambolic and rambling that it's nigh on impossible to follow his train of though, let alone pick out a joke
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Professor Elemental’s Great And Secret Show, The Marlborough, Brighton, May 18
Packed into the hot upstairs at the Marlborough, dozens of people waited almost an hour for Professor Elemental to take to the stage. And when he did, resplendent in safari costume, it was only for a few minutes before introducing Rosi Lalor, a Brighton-based
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Councillor crosses floor to become West Sussex's first Green
A councillor has become the first Green in West Sussex. James Doyle, 47, has represented Worthing Pier on West Sussex County Council since 2009 and will now represent the Green Party. Coun Doyle left the Liberal Democrats in 2011 after standing for
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'Why didn't you arrest my accomplice?' asks Brighton burglar
A burglar who was caught halfway through a hole in a flat door demanded to know why police had not arrested his accomplice. Stephen Fidler, 36, of Lewes Road, Brighton, burgled a basement flat in Marine Parade, Brighton, at about 2pm on Thursday. He
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Portslade fitness fanatic crushed to death by his home gym
A fitness fanatic was crushed to death by weight training equipment as he worked out in his garage. Landlord Oliver Steer found the body of his lodger, Chris Bailey, in his garage in Mill Close, Portslade, after Mr Bailey had decided to go
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Record turnout for Brighton Heroes Run
Batman, Swamp Thing and Charlie Chaplin were just some of the colourful characters taking a charitable run along the seafront. About 1,400 runners, many in fancy dress, were taking part in the biggest Heroes Run ever from Hove Lawns yesterday. The event
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Second man charged over Brighton widower murder
A man has been charged with the murder of a 40-year-old widower who was found stabbed to death at his seaside flat. Jeffrey Burrows was killed at his home in Norfolk Square in Brighton, East Sussex, on April 29. Adam White of Bedford Place, Liverpool
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Sussex Border Path
1 - From the entrance to Eridge Station, turn left and, opposite the Huntsman pub, fork right and immediately right again along the drive to The Lodge. Pass beneath the A26 and immediately fork left along a signed cycleway, a wide path running
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Street survival
Of all the main shopping streets in Brighton, St James’s Street is the oldest and most handsome. It is the only one not to have been widened and it still contains a large number of original buildings. But it has suffered from a downturn in trade more
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New boss has no plans to break up winning Reds squad
New Crawley manager Sean O’Driscoll has promised to give the current squad a chance to prove themselves. O’Driscoll will be given the funds to bring in transfer targets over the summer and has already identified a number of areas where he wants to strengthen
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A hero's welcome
The Grand National was won 100 years ago by Jerry M, a horse trained in Findon, near Worthing. As this postcard of 1912 shows, the whole village came out to greet him at the top of Stable Lane. Jerry M, a seven year old weighing 12st 7lbs, made a record
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A prison deterrent
I AM sure the saints among us are determined to return Britain to medieval barbarity after having read that 14 teenagers were sent to Lewes Prison in an attempt to frighten them into what life is like behind bars if they don’t behave themselves (The Argus
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Waste dispersal
AS I sit here watching household refuse blowing around in the wind, I can’t help wondering why Brighton and Hove City Council doesn’t supply wheely bins for recycling instead of open-topped boxes, the contents of which are quickly dispersed by wind, foxes
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What would the real, tax-paying majority think of Brighton and Hove as it stands?
I AM intrigued by the backlash of opinion caused by the increased parking charges affecting Brighton and Hove, as evidenced in Letters to The Argus. Is this the first expression of outraged democracy to appear locally in recent times? The council may
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Girl, seven, injured in Bexhill crash no longer fighting for life
A seven-year-old girl seriously injured in a crash remains in hospital. The youngster, from Heathfield, suffered serious injuries following a collision with a red Vauxhall car in London Road, Bexhill, at 1.35pm on Saturday. The girl had got out of
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Two stabbed in Crawley
A man is being hunted after two others were stabbed at a home. A 20-year-old man was stabbed four times and a 17-year-old boy, both from Crawley, was stabbed once yesterday at 12.30am. Both were taken to hospital where they remained yesterday. The
