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Sussex closing in on victory

SUSSEX are close to inflicting a fourth consecutive defeat on Derbyshire. The hosts closed the third day of the LV County Championship division one match at Derby only 11 runs ahead with three second innings wickets standing. Mike Yardy made

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Full council needs mutual agreement

I was very disappointed that the Labour and Green groups on Brighton and Hove City Council joined forces to kick our initiative on staff-led mutuals into the long grass at our recent full council meeting. This is something which I’m certain has

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Van drove off after three-car accident

A van involved in a three-car accident drove off without stopping at the scene. Police want to speak to the driver of the white van which hit an orange Camero, and in turn a black Ford Cmax, on the A23 at Patcham on Thursday. The incident happened

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Driver discipline

I am used to drivers’ poor lane discipline these days and their obvious reluctance to move over to the left hand lane when it is clear. However, my experience a few days ago took the biscuit. I followed a car from Rottingdean traffic lights

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Police appeal for Eastern European language speakers in recruitment blitz

Can you say “you’re nicked” in Latvian, Romanian, Polish or Hungarian? Soaring numbers of immigrants in the county have led Sussex Police to issue an appeal for more officers who can speak eastern European languages. They have appealed in particular

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Enjoying the Clock Tower art

Angela Cork may not like Brighton Festival’s dressing up of the Clock Tower by Kaarina Kaikkonen (Letters, May 13) but I very much doubt she’s right to say Queen Victoria, who had a keen sense of humour, would have been offended. Art installations

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Police seek men who ran from hit and run

Police want to trace two men seen running away from a hit and run incident. A grey Ford Focus hit parked vehicles on a one-way bend in Benfield Way, Portslade, at about 9.30am on Monday. Two men dressed in dark clothing were seen running away

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Giant life-size statues at sizeable exhibit

It may look like a scene from Gulliver’s Travels but these giant men are actually part of a new summer art exhibition. Visitors to Glyndebourne, near Lewes, will be greeted by the incredible statues that are twice the size of a normal human.

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Time for a new approach to Brighton and Hove homelessness

The number of rough sleepers in Sussex is estimated by the Government to have increased by 40% between 2010 and 2012, from 103 to 147. Between 2009 and 2012 there has been a 37% increase in the number of homeless households accepted as being eligible

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Giant sculptures a treat for visitors

It may look like a scene from Gulliver’s Travels but these giant men are actually part of a new summer art exhibition. Visitors to Glyndebourne, near Lewes, will be greeted by the incredible statues that are twice the size of a normal human.

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LoveFit Cafe

Anyone who has been on a diet knows how difficult it is to eat out – particularly for the midday meal. Town centres are packed with fast-food and sandwich shops, but look a little closer and that pre-packaged sandwich can sometimes contain as many

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Litter is still an issue in our city

In response to a letter in The Argus of May 11, I felt I had to write to you. I have been living in Brighton for six years and invited a friend from the North to visit me. I was actually embarrassed with all the litter piling high in the streets

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Jeff Koons

Jeff Koons is the all American artist. He deals in popular culture and consumerism. He is an image manufacturer. A Romanesque bust from 1991 casts him as a Hollywood star in glittering marble. His lover, adult film star and model, Ilona Staller

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The Great Escape: Bo Bruce

Who can name the title of Bo Bruce’s latest single? And who can name the chap she penned it with, the man she’s supposed to have been getting comfy with since she reached the final of The Voice 2012? For the record, she’s “very single” right now

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Nathan Cassidy: Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner

Nathan Cassidy loves to gamble. So he’s taking a massive punt on himself to win the Edinburgh Comedy Award 2013. He’s buying everyone who comes to his free show a pound bet that his name will be on the trophy this year. “It’s worth a pound

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Why the Battle of Lewes was so important

Efforts to find the location of the Battle of Lewes in 1264 are exciting (The Argus, May 15) but, with cavalry involved, the fighting will have raged over quite a large area. In particular, the battle is famous for Prince Edward’s cavalry pursuit

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Seven Studies In Salesmanship, The Lord Nelson, Brighton, until May 19

For just £5 (the show is part of the £5 Fringe), Seven Studies In Salesmanship offers seven short, well-crafted plays by local writers Brian Mitchell and Joseph Nixon. Each play has a sales jargon tag as well as a title, such as Celebrity Endorsement

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Daily Fringe Blog - Thursday 16th May - La Clique

La Clique is an absolutely wonderful Fringe experience. Sleek, sexy and startling, I loved the show from start to finish. Despite starting nearly an hour later than advertised, the cabaret cast quickly won over the audience, soliciting some outrageous

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Di Matteo is bookies' favourite to be Albion's next boss

ROBERTO Di Matteo is the firm early favourite with bookmakers to become Albion's next manager. The former Chelsea chief was as short as even money today with BetVictor and 6-4 with Stan James to succeed his good friend Gus Poyet at The Amex.

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Bullet Catch, Spiegeltent, Steine Gardens, Thursday, May 16

Rob Drummond will have been lucky to make it through every performance of Bullet Catch without lacerating his hand, such is the trust he places in his audience volunteers. Combining theatrics, magic and mindreading, he took us on a journey of intriguing

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Your Brother, Remember? The Basement, Brighton, May 15

Video may have killed the radio star but for Zachary Oberzan, his collection of homemade tapes provided the basis for a deep and thought-provoking piece of theatre. Entirely autobiographical in material, Your Brother, Remember? explored the bond

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McFly, Brighton Centre, May 16

Five albums, seven UK number one singles, ten million records sold worldwide and ten years in the industry. McFly are a mainstream pop group who came through the system properly – not via the fast-track talent show route – and they play their own

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Lucinda Williams, Brighton Dome Concert Hall, May 15

It was billed as an Intimate Evening With Lucinda Williams and, boy, was that the understatement of the year. Few singers expose their emotions so nakedly as America’s premier chronicler of heartache and betrayal. Yet Williams is a diffident

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Bhasvic college fields: what happened to 'localism'?

I know we can blame the Green council of Brighton and Hove for many things but really, Councillor Pissaridou (The Argus, May 8), you cannot blame it for the attempted land-grab of Bhasvic field by the Government. Goldsmid Green councillor Ruth

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Follies, The Barn, Southwick, May 15

In a dusty theatre about to be demolished, a reunion of former “Weisman’s Follies” members takes place. Memories are exchanged and former routines resurrected. Amid these, the troubled lives of Buddy and Sally, and Ben and Phyllis unfold. Stephen

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The Great Escape, Drenge, Corn Exchange, May 16

Drenge are one of (admittedly quite a few) hotly tipped acts at this year’s Great Escape. It’s easy to see why. The Loveless brothers have talent that far exceeds their youthful years. Successfully filling a room as cavernous as the Corn Exchange

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The Great Escape: How To Dress Well, The Brighthelm Centre, May 16

There are very few live performers similar to How To Dress Well. The project of Colorado native Tom Krell is both immeasurably sad and undeniably beautiful and haunting. It’s hard to escape the fact that death and loss is at the forefront of his

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The Great Escape, Mac Demarco, Corn Exchange, May 16

This was Mac Demarco’s warm-up gig for his later performance at the Green Door Store and, initially, it certainly had that feel. Being first on stage for the Corn Exchange’s evening session, the crowd took a while to file into the venue. And it

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The Great Escape: We Were Evergreen, The Festival Hub, May 16

A heaving crowd at The Festival Hub settled in for one of The Great Escape’s opening gigs from We Were Evergreen. Sunglasses on and beer in hand, the festival had certainly started in spirit. The Parisian band’s set was apt for a balmy, bright

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Revellers may come and go at Mumford and Sons festival

Festival organisers have backed down over plans to bar revellers from leaving the site when they want to. Businesses and residents in Lewes launched a campaign after discovering the Gentlemen of the Road festival, headlined by Mumford and Sons,

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Brighton Corporation bus models - the finest of them

Seeing the picture of the gold-painted Brighton Corporation AEC MkI in your Looking Back section (The Argus, May 13) reminded me of what a fine fleet of buses the Brighton Corporation transport department operated at this time. In the fleet, there

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Summer Special, The Royal Hippodrome, Eastbourne, twice weekly until October 2, call 01323 412000

Young, vibrant local talent is much to the fore in the summer season variety show Seaside Special, which celebrates 130 years of Eastbourne’s Royal Hippodrome Theatre. The youngsters from new production company Trapdoor, children from The Rattonian

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A knit to remember for Eurovision fan

Last year she made a woollen dress as a tribute to the Eurovision song contest.   But this year Nina Dodd has gone one step further after a feverish night gave her a vision of a woollen tribute to 2012 winner Loreen.   Nina, from Brighton

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Brighton youth centre left with crippling costs after break-ins

Thieves who repeatedly targeted a youth centre have left it with crippling repair costs. Burglars have hit the 67 Centre in Moulsecoomb three times this week to add to two further break-ins last month. Despite taking relatively little, they

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Gus Poyet: If Brighton and Hove Albion isn't good enough for you, leave

I was shocked to read in The Argus (May 14) Albion manager Gus Poyet’s comments following the Crystal Palace defeat. He says “contracts mean nothing” and that his whole attitude to the club has changed, especially if he doesn’t get millions to

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Mum of five from Hastings makes journey to greet Marines

A mother-of-five from Hastings travelled to Somerset with 13 members of her family to welcome home Royal Marines from their final deployment in Afghanistan. Sue Cherry, 54, and her family joined thousands in Taunton as Marines marched through their

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WITH VIDEO: Lorry stuck under bridge in Hove

A lorry has got stuck under a railway bridge in Hove. The incident happened at about 4.20pm. Fonthill Road is currently blocked both ways between Newton Road and and Conway Street.

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Argus reporter Bill Gardner highly commended at press awards

Argus reporter Bill Gardner has been highly commended in the Regional Press Awards. Bill, who lives in Hove, was name-checked at today's ceremony which took place in London. He was nominated in the Young Journalist of the Year category of the

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Whooping cough cases rise in Sussex

The number of people catching whooping cough across Sussex has almost doubled in one month. Latest figures reveal there have been 136 cases of the disease so far this year compared to 71 four weeks earlier. Health bosses say the overall rate

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Cityclean bin workers’ wages

May I just say well done to our refuse collectors in Brighton and Hove. I think we have a very good service from them and having to accept a drop in their salary is completely wrong. Would Jason Kitcat like to take a cut in his salary? I really

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Yoga lovers to revolutionise Brighton's clubbing scene

Yoga enthusiasts are planning to revolutionise the city’s clubbing scene with nights of no alcohol, no drugs and no shoes. More than 250 revellers attended Brighton and Hove’s first Yoga Rave at the Old Market Theatre on Wednesday night as part

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Mayoral plates make a return

A historic number plate is to be dusted down and reintroduced to signify the arrival of a mayor. Hundreds of people voiced concerns after Brighton and Hove City Council’s Green administration decided to sell the CD1 number plate. This is despite

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Drunk man airlifted to hospital after plunging from scaffolding in Lancing

A man has fallen from scaffolding in Lancing. Police, paramedics and the air ambulance are at the scene in Crab Tree Lane. A Sussex Police spokesman said the man had been taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital. One witness said: “I feel

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Musician's laptop stolen after Brighton gig

A musician’s laptop containing his “entire life” was stolen following a concert in Brighton last night. Singer-songwriter John Grant had been performing at St George’s church in Kemp Town on Thursday when he discovered the computer had been taken

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Court told driver accused of killing council worker in crash had bad eyesight

A pensioner accused of driving despite his poor eyesight is alleged to have killed a 34-year-old council worker in a car crash. Wayne Metcalfe is facing the charges following the death of Brighton man Jacek ‘Jack’ Sawa on August 28 last year.

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Footballer exposed himself 'for laughs'

Brighton and Hove Albion footballer Anton Rodgers did not tell police he and teammates had exposed themselves to be photographed because he “didn’t want to point the finger” at them. Rodgers was speaking at a retrial at the Old Bailey where he

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Your Brighton bus doesn’t take Key Cards? It’s just Dickensian

A young woman with a crying baby in a buggy, accompanied by an older lady, boarded the Compass-managed 47 bus in Saltdean recently. The helpful driver waited while the baby and older lady settled, until the young woman tried to pay her fare with

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Thousands of new homes on horizon in Arun

Thousands of new homes and a £50 million road could be built on green spaces in coming years to tackle the housing crisis. Officials are bracing themselves for mass development as they scramble to hit Government housing targets in the local plan

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Some Like It Hotter, Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, until May 18, call 01323 412000

The three stars of the 1958 Billy Wilder classic Some Like It Hot are recreated in this quirky musical comedy in a pre-heaven location, where newly deceased fans of the film get to meet their heroes before completely passing on to “the other side”.

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Three Crawley teens arrested on suspicion of drug dealing

Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of drug dealing. Police raided Robinson House in High Street, Crawley, to execute a misuse of drugs warrant. An 18-year-old man from Crawley, a 19-year-old man from Crawley and an 18-year-old

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Brighton and Hove Albion players on trial for sex assault - day nine

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Suspect pinches finches (and budgies) from Lancing aviary

More than 50 birds have been stolen from a garden aviary. The 30 budgerigars and more than 20 finches were taken from a property in Sompting Road, Lancing, between 9.30pm on May 12 and 10am the following day. It is believed the suspect climbed

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Poyet overlooked for award

Suspended Albion boss Gus Poyet has lost out to Bolton's Dougie Freedman for the Championship manager of the month award for April. Bolton took 13 points in the month, one more than the unbeaten Seagulls, before narrowly missing out on the play-offs

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Coins worth more than £130,000 taken in violent Portslade raid

Historic coins worth more than £130,000 were stolen during a violent burglary. Experts believe the collectors’ items, seized during an aggravated burglary in Portslade last month, may have been funnelled to North America, where they would fetch

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Man jailed after stealing jewellery from Jose Mourinho's hotel room

A man jailed for stealing £200,000 of jewellery from football boss Jose Mourinho’s hotel room was previously imprisoned for killing a Sussex dental nurse. Jamie Filan – who ran over Michelle Dever in Lancing in 2006 – broke into a room at the five-star

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Brighton and Hove residents putting teeth at risk by avoiding dentist

Thousands of adults and children in Brighton and Hove are potentially putting their health at risk because they are not seeing a dentist regularly. Latest figures show 147,826 people saw an NHS dentist in the two years leading up to March this

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The Great Escape: Billy Bragg

Billy Bragg might be one of the old guard but he’s got a new look: a beard. “It’s the male facelift,” he laughs. The beard should help with his two appointments to engage the yoof on the South Coast. He is to talk at the Great Escape festival

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Gus Poyet suspended - fans react LIVE

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Deer dies in Chichester railings accident

A deer died after getting its head stuck in railings. Firefighters were called to release the animal from Woodlands Lane, Chichester, at 10am yesterday. Despite work from the fire crews and the RSPCA the animal died.

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Film stars back Rich’s ‘best job’ bid

This lucky man is preparing for the job interview of a lifetime – with the help of two Hollywood heavyweights. Rich Keam from Brighton will soon jet off to Australia to battle other hopefuls from around the world to be named winner of the Best

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The end is nigh for suspended Poyet

GUS Poyet’s reign as Albion manager is heading for an acrimonious conclusion after the club suspended him. Poyet’s assistant Mauricio Taricco and first team coach Charlie Oatway have also been suspended. The dramatic development in the saga