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Poyet cool with budget
Gus Poyet has quelled fears that budget restrictions could hasten his departure from Albion. And he has saluted his flourishing partnership with head of football David Burke. Poyet made constant references to the bottom-half budget last season while
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Sussex patients face long trips during wait for new service
Cancer patients will have to travel more than 20 miles for treatment while vital upgrades are made to specialist equipment. More than £3 million is being spent on developing radiotherapy services across Sussex which will eventually lead to more patients
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Brighton wife loses five stone to save husband's life
Loving Tracy Jennings has lost more than four stone so she can give her husband the gift of life. The 52-year-old decided it was time to shed the pounds after discovering she was a perfect match to donate a kidney to husband Tim. Mrs
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Doubt cast over Sussex Enterprise's future
The future of a Chamber of Commerce is in question after the departure of its chief executive and a staff shake-up. Sussex Enterprise, the county’s Chamber of Commerce, announced the departure of Mark Froud on Monday. Wendy Bell has been appointed to
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Brighton parents' parking shame
Police have had to be called to a Brighton primary school because of parents’ bad parking. Police Community Support Officers have been patrolling outside Queen’s Park Primary in Park Street writing down the numbers of dangerously parked vehicles
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Kin, The Nightingale, Brighton, until May 23, call 01273 917272
Kin sees a combination of predominately spoken word, physical theatre and live music as it charts the lives of three people living in London. Fiery Latino Luciana and pragmatic Dutchman Yan are a couple trying unsuccessfully for a baby
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Brighton and Hove City Council muse selling Kings House
A council headquarters could be sold off as part of plans to balance the books. Kings House has been home to Brighton and Hove City Council since the local authority was created. The Argus understands bosses are looking at selling the building at the
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Guys And Dolls, Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, until May 26, call 01323 412000
There was a delay of more than 30 minutes while the fire brigade checked out a false alarm at Devonshire Park Theatre on Tuesday’s first night, but Eastbourne Operatic And Dramatic Society’s production of Guys And Dolls proved to be worth the wait. We
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Interference Pattern, The Eagle, Brighton, until May 27, call 01273 917272
Gary Mepsted’s psycho-sexual comedy drama about the twisted consequences of an affair comes with a warning that it is only suitable for over-18s. But it isn’t as grown-up as it thinks. The title refers to a physics phenomenon whereby the interference
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The Last Tuesday Society: Crowley Cinematography, Hendricks Library Of Delightfully Peculiar Writings, Brighton, May 22
After a game of spot the goth, New Jersey author and mysticism specialist (also, bizarrely, ex-member of rock band Blondie) Gary Lachman introduced a capacity crowd to the cinematic influence of legendary occultist, the “Great Beast” Aleister Crowley
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Kate Royal: A Lesson In Love, Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton, May 22
Kate Royal’s recital in the beautiful but (on Tuesday) airless Music Room was interesting and different. Thirty widely ranging songs were listed in four groups Waiting, The Meeting, The Wedding and Betrayal but were sung without a pause, except
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Be Outraged – There Are Alternatives!, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, May 22
It’d be difficult to disagree with the motives and messages of this Festival event. In a series of short lectures, Richard Jolly, from the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, and Stephany Griffiths-Jones
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Fatoumata and Baloji, Brighton Dome Concert Hall, May 22
Hearing her recent album and the first couple of songs at the Dome, you wouldn’t have been prepared for the sustained and infectious energy that quickly followed Fatoumata Diawara’s performance on Tuesday night. If you like Amadou
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Sussex Police announce review on controversial forced retirement rules
Long-serving police officers facing forced retirement could be spared under new proposals. Sussex Police will recommend to the Sussex Police Authority that rules which force officers to take compulsory retirement after 30 years service be withdrawn
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Could Brighton's Lanes be pedestrianised?
Busy shopping streets in Brighton's historic centre could become car free under radical plans. Hundreds of vehicles a day use the area known across the world as The Lanes. But to make the busy area a more attractive destination, Brighton and Hove City
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Argus finds Percy's severed head by the A27
Missing man Percy has been found – well part of him anyway. Eagle-eyed Argus employee Lyle Acott spotted the severed head of the stylish dandy at the side of the A27 north of Alfriston. She said: “I saw the top hat through the long grass and thought
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Albion would face competition for Assulin
Albion face strong competition from clubs in Germany if they want to re-sign Gai Assulin. The Argus understands Eintracht Frankfurt, Cottbus and Hertha BSC are all interested in the 21-year-old Israeli after he was released yesterday by Manchester City
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20mph punishment?
I READ a comment piece by Adam Trimingham about 20mph zones across Brighton and Hove (The Argus, May 16). He says that cars slowing down will reduce accidents with pedestrians. The last time I looked, cars didn’t drive along the pavements mowing down
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Crawley shopkeeper fined for alcohol sale
A shopkeeper was fined £80 for selling alcohol to a drunk man. Sergeant Nev Whiteley told a 41-year-old man who had been drinking to go home when he was on duty in Southgate, Crawley. He then saw him go into the Handy Corner shop in
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Mixed fortunes for city's universities in new league table
The University of Sussex has dropped out of the top 20 universities in the country in a league table. The institution, based in Falmer, fell 16 places to 27th in the annual Guardian University Guide. However, the University of Brighton
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Disabled child, 2, in "yob" probe
A police patrol was sent to tackle allegations of yob behaviour – by a disabled two-year-old. Officers were called to the home of Grace Heath, who suffers from a chronic lung disorder and is the face of the Rockinghorse charity appeal, after
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Carers are worth the money
TIM RIDGWAY writes that people requiring care across Brighton and Hove face some of the highest costs in the country (up to £21.50 an hour) for help in getting washed, dressed and fed at home (The Argus, May 17). If he received a visit from a home
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I must speak out: my employer won't let me enjoy the Queen's Diamond Jubilee
AS AN employee of the NHS for 23 years, and having worked at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton for the past six years, I wish to inform readers of The Argus that my employer wishes to deny me the right to join in the special national Bank
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What happened to electric vehicles before?
HERE in the US, there has been much excitement about converting to electric transportation. I have fond memories of Brighton, but now live in Santa Cruz, a beach town like Brighton but smaller. As a boy in the 1950s, I remember riding beautifully made
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Sussex charity awarded £5,000 for disability education
A charity has been awarded a share of £20,000 from the Freemason's Grand Charity. JustDifferent, based at Walberton, near Arundel, was given £5,000 to help run educational workshops to help create positive social attitudes towards disability and difference
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Competing with the Amazon rainforest
Environmentalists, council chiefs and education leaders have joined to seek international recognition for a special part of Sussex countryside. Here, Dr Tony Whitbread, chief executive of Sussex Wildlife Trust, explains what the biosphere bid is all
