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Stadium dream at Brighton and Hove Albion promotion parade
Brighton seafront at crawling pace with crammed buses queuing up the road. It sounds like a hellish traffic report. But for Albion fans it was a little taste of heaven. To celebrate the successful 2003/04 campaign, then chairman Dick Knight
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Brighton's Co-op store now stands brick-thin
A single line of bricks several metres high is all that remains of a well known 1930s building. Contractors have spent the last month demolishing the majority of the old Co-op store in London Road, Brighton. All that remains is the original façade
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A27 closed after pensioner hit by van near Worthing
THE A27 is closed westbound after a pensioner was knocked down by a van. Is it not expected to reopen until 9.15pm. The woman was hit by a white Volkswagen Transporter at the junction of Upper Brighton Road and Shandon Road, close to Lyons
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Another section of Brighton's Level reopens
Brighton families took advantage of the good weather to enjoy the reopening of another section of a popular park. As part of an ongoing £2.2 million redevelopment, the eastern side of The Level reopened on Monday. The southern end of the park,
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Travel Watch Live
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Epilogue
Beyond the finish line, I found a world of relaxation and indulgence which fully occupied me until the end of our week in Nerja. I did however take one more ride. I unhooked the panniers, pointed El Burro inland and headed straight up to the highest
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Parking cost - does it make you feel good?
The Green council of Brighton and Hove has now been portrayed on the national news as the biggest parking charge moneygrabber outside of London. How does it feel about this? Still happy, or complacent even? In leader Jason Kitcat’s case he
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Elsie Waters - a history and memories
I was most interested in the letter by Philip Brannon (The Argus, August 8) about the names of Elsie and Doris Waters on a Brighton and Hove bus. Through my interest in theatre, particularly in the variety genre, I got to know Elsie and Doris well
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Brighton's Bodger and Badger return to fight the cull
Kids’ TV favourites Bodger And Badger are to return for a one-off special in opposition to the badger cull. The iconic BBC series from the 1990s featured the madcap antics of mashed potato-loving Badger. Show creator, Brighton-based Andy Cunningham
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Brighton man denies groping attacks
A 22-year-old Brighton man has denied a string of sexual assaults and attempted sexual assaults. Jude Krishnan, of Montpelier Crescent, is charged with five counts of sexual assault and two counts of attempted sexual assault. He will appear
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Teen sexually assaulted after drink is spiked
Police are hunting three men believed to be responsible for a sex attack on a teenager after her drink was spiked during a night out in Brighton. The 17-year-old was on a night out when she left Life nightclub in Kings Road Arches, Brighton, with
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Utility companies show some audacity to pass on their costs
I agree with your comment (The Argus, August 13) about the utility companies. To ask customers to pay for repairs to infrastructure is nothing less than barefaced effrontery. The profits these companies make for providing an essential service,
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£1m spent on unused Sussex hospital beds
Sussex health bosses are wasting £1 million a year on beds that are not being used. Beds used by the NHS in East Sussex to assess patients with suspected dementia are being left empty almost half the time, with a growing number of people using
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Hove Good Samaritan: "I saved a baby's life - here's how you could too."
A Good Samaritan gave emergency first aid to a lifeless baby who had stopped breathing in Hove Park. Care home worker Graham Buck, 51, was in the park when a hysterical mother appealed for help for her boy who was limp and had gone blue. First-aid-trained
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The Lewes Road layout legacy
Regarding I Purser’s comments on the ongoing Lewes Road “improvements” (Letters, August 12), I too am totally baffled as to what has actually been achieved. I am saddened by the impact this scheme has had on local air quality, not to mention the
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Campaigners evicted from Christmas tree site at Battle of Balcombe
A group of protestors who set up camp in a Christmas tree site are currently being evicted. Sussex Police confirmed today it was using powers under Section 61 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 to remove people from a small camp
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Moon Duo, The Haunt, Brighton, August 20
Consisting of Wooden Shjips’ guitarist/ vocalist Erik “Ripley” Johnson and fellow San Franciscan Sanae Yamada on keyboards, Moon Duo returned to Brighton to promote third album, Circles. While it would be easy to get hung up on their influences
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The Comedy Of Errors, Newhaven Fort, August 20
For the past 20 years, theatre company Oddsocks has taken its own brand of The Bard’s classics on the road. The latest was its take on The Comedy Of Errors in the open-air surrounds of Newhaven Fort. One of Shakespeare’s earlier plays, it tells
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Pony injured by Sussex hit and run driver
A Sussex mother and her nine-year-old son were injured when a car crashed into their pony. Josh Kindell, from Pulborough, was riding his 11-year-old chestnut mare, Tango, in Loxwood Road, Rudgwick, yesterday when he was thrown into a hedge after
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Seaford dog walker racially abuses mother
A mother was racially abused by a dog walker after her child was chased by the pet in a Seaford park. The woman, who did not wish to be named, was with her nine-year-old son at Salts Recreation Ground in Richmond Road, Seaford, when her child was
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The traffic go-slow for Brighton and Hove raises a lot of questions...
The other day I received a clumsily worded consultation letter about Brighton and Hove as a 20mph city. It confirmed my suspicions that we are going backwards. Doubtless, we will soon have people walking in front of cars with flags and, thereafter
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Sussex's iconic buildings open their doors for Heritage Open Days
Sussex's most iconic buildings open their doors to the public next month as part of the national Heritage Open Days event. With demand high, limited pre-booked tickets are available for some of the most popular attractions in Brighton and Hove
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Portslade homeowner left holding asbestos pile
A homeowner has been left with bags of lethal asbestos after a refuse and recycling centre refused to take all her waste. Natalie Andrews, 44, from Portslade, had amassed around 100 bags of the dangerous substance after renovating the roof of her
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Eastbourne bride kept apart from husband by visa red tape
Two newlyweds have been torn apart because of strict immigration rules. The pair has been forced to live apart for the past 11 months because they do not meet the £18,600 income threshold to obtain a visa. Norah Stewart, of New Langney Court
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Piolet challenged to show what he can do by Sussex
ussex have challenged on-loan Steffan Piolet to show he can offer them something new. The Warwickshire all-rounder has moved south for the rest of the season and is currently involved in the 2nd XI Championship tussle with Northants at Horsham.
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Tree-top tent globe debuts in Sussex
There's no room in the inn – at least not for a while at Sussex's first and only tree tent. The Secret Campsite is located at Brickyard Farm in Town Littleworth, a small hamlet between the villages of Barcombe, Newick and South Chailey. Bookings
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Motorcyclist injured in early hours collision in Hastings
A motorcyclist has been seriously injured in a collision on the A259 in Hastings in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday August 21). Emergency services were called at 2.40am to reports a Yamaha motorcycle that had collided with metal railings
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Man raped on Brighton beach
A man is reported to have been raped on Brighton beach in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday August 21). It's understood two men, who met earlier on in the evening in Brighton, went for a walk along the beach at about 3am between the Coalition
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Oscar wants to reward the Albion fans
ALBION head coach Oscar Garcia wants to deliver an overdue win at The Amex to thank fans for their unwavering support since he took charge. Back-to-back visits by Burnley on Saturday and Millwall a week later give Oscar an opportunity to taste
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Father dials 999 to ask for lift from Shoreham flyover
A father called 999 because he wanted a lift in the rain – and police obliged. The bizarre request took place at lunchtime on Sunday when the dad was walking along the Shoreham flyover with his children and it began to pour down. He dialled
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Brighton orchestra's future safe
The future of an orchestra faced with financial oblivion has been secured following a campaign in The Argus. Classical music lovers pledged to donate £72,700 after an emergency appeal to save the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra. Falling ticket
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Brighton graduate duo scoop top awards
Two university graduates are hoping to build successful careers after scooping top architecture awards. Chris Poulson and Wan Ning Oon, both of whom studied at the University of Brighton, were recognised by the Royal Institute of British Architects
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Hundreds of abandoned Brighton and Hove bicycles recycled
Hundreds of abandoned bicycles are gearing up for a new lease of life after being put to new use by a charity. In just over a year, Brighton and Hove City Council has removed more than 500 bikes left chained up to railings and racks. Rather
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Number of TB patients revealed
Two people a week are being diagnosed with the potentially fatal disease tuberculosis (TB). New figures show there were 113 new cases of the disease confirmed across the county in 2012, a rise on 104 the year before. Brighton and Hove had the highest
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Revenge of the seagulls: Birds' £500 damage to Seaford pest controller's car
A pest control boss was landed with a £500 bill after returning from holiday to find his new Mercedes covered in seagull mess. Jon Whitehead, a director of pest control firm Cleankill Environmental Services, had parked his shiny blue Mercedes outside
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Balcombe protesters accuse Sussex Police of using violent tactics
The Balcombe anti-fracking campaign lost its festival feel yesterday as protesters accused the police of violent tactics while hardcore activists pledged to stay in Balcombe “to the bitter end” if necessary. Campaigners have complained to Sussex
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All-round sports for Brighton beach venue planned
A Brighton beach sports venue is to serve up activities all year round thanks to a new £120,000 clubhouse. Yellowave in Madeira Drive, Brighton, has received planning permission to create a new 120sqm hut at its outside seafront centre. Bosses
