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Jordan shines but England go down
Chris Jordan made an instant impact on his England debut – but could not prevent Australia winning the one-day series at the Rose Bowl last night. The Sussex seamer took a wicket with only his seventh ball in international cricket after finally
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Find the hedgehog attackers
We were sickened to read about the mindless yobs who kicked a hedgehog around “like a football” (The Argus, September 5). The pain this animal must have gone through at the hands of these sick thugs is unimaginable. Thank goodness it was rescued
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Alternatives to selling your assets...
Sell King’s House (The Argus, September 13)? You watch, Brighton and Hove City Council will have its staff working from home with laptops soon. Why update Hove Town Hall? The best thing is to demolish it, build a tower block and fill it with low-income
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In pictures: Brighton Color run
By Sophie Gallagher A kaleidoscope of colour marked the start of Brighton’s first Color Run on Saturday morning. A cloud of rainbow paint marked the start of the race at 11am on Madeira Drive, as 6,000 entrants joined the lively party atmosphere
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Ardal O’Hanlon, Theatre Royal Brighton, September 15
“Why do I still do this?” asked Father Ted and My Hero star Ardal O’Hanlon, seemingly baffled why, when pushing the age of 50, he still feels the need to waffle, wonder out loud and confess his “Irish Catholic” sins to a theatre full of people.
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Alasdair Roberts and David McGuinness, Green Door Store, Brighton, September 14
Tall, skinny and handsomely bearded, Alasdair Roberts shyly popped up ahead of schedule, lending his voice to impressive support act Elle Osborne’s final song. Roberts’s Perthshire brogue is unmistakable, as is his spindly acoustic guitar plucking
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Brighton Digital Festival: Feminism 3.0, Corn Exchange, Brighton, September 14
Social media has helped galvanise a new generation of feminist campaigners, but has also left many high-profile (and, more importantly, opinionated) women open to horrific misogynistic abuse. This accessible Brighton Digital Festival debate, chaired
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Lose the service charge and put your prices up
The Otello restaurant is wrong to add a service charge to hide the fact it hasn’t increased prices for some time (Letters, September 13). A service charge is by definition a charge for service, for the waiting staff. They should remove the charge
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Pigeons halt Lewes charity event
A colony of pigeons settling in a portable kitchen forced a charity to postpone its launch event due to take place at the weekend. Think Free, a charity that aims to improve the lives of people living with food-related illnesses, was due to launch
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Council's green wishlist for Brighton's Edward Street
A “drab concrete” area is to be transformed into a “greened” area of offices, restaurants and dozens of homes. As it looks to guide the development of the Edward Street area, Brighton and Hove City Council has drawn up a wishlist for those looking
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Sussex popular with OAPs
Rother and Arun have been named as two of the top ten most popular destinations for retirement in Britain. Pensioners have picked out the two Sussex districts as great places to live. Rother, which includes Bexhill, Battle and Rye, is the fourth
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Get off the West Beach and let Newhaven Port get on with improvements
Zoe Busby and her crew should get real (The Argus, September 5). The sludgy West Beach in Newhaven is part of a commercial port on which many people’s jobs depend. The harbour is used every day by Transmanche Ferries, providing an excellent
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Brighton and Hove Food and Drink Festival Awards: the winners
After a weekend of foodie heaven, the cream of the city’s restaurants, bars pubs and food shops have been honoured at a glittering ceremony. Brighton and Hove’s foodies gathered for the grand final of the annual Brighton and Hove Food and Drink
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The Greens are wrong to blame the media for their diminishing electability
The Greens of Brighton and Hove have reached a pivotal point. It is now less than 600 days until the crucial 2015 elections, which will see parliamentary and local elections held on the same day. In one swift stroke, the progress that the party
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Who would you like Albion to sign?
Albion stepping up their hunt for a loan striker after Leo Ulloa was sent off against Reading. Ulloa misses the next three matches so who would you like to see head coach Oscar Garcia bring in?
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How about a couple more swings at The Level?
Congratulations and thank you to Brighton and Hove City Council for the new fabulous children’s playground which is part of the redevelopment at The Level. It is clear that lots of planning and expertise has gone into creating an exciting and stimulating
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Lib Dems take free vote to logical conclusion in Brighton by-election
Getting elected can be a costly business - sometimes. Lib Dem Lev Eakins took a rare step during Brighton and Hove City Council's recent Hanover and Elm Grove by-election. The cost of campaigning to secure his 56 votes? Absolutely nothing
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Youthful line-up for Albion
Albion will field a youthful line-up for tonight’s under-21s clash with Brentford at Culver Road, Lancing. Young professionals Rob Hunt and Shamir Goodwin, who were both expected to feature in the match, have both been ruled out through injury,
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The nimbys giving nimbys a bad name
Nimby – has there ever been a more horrible and insipid word that has seeped its way into the English dictionary? It was intended as a way to show a community’s united opposition to controversial developments. But instead the term has been
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Join the Brighton and Hove parenting debate
A parenting debate is being launched today to find out what issues are most important to them. The Big Parenting Debate is being run by Brighton and Hove City Council as part of a plan to make one of the world’s most effective parenting programmes
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Lewes Road bus lane could cause a fatality...
Travelling up Lewes Road in Brighton, I was about to cross the now-mandatory two lanes of traffic to go up Coldean Lane when I was nearly hit by a vehicle travelling in excess of the speed limit in the bus lane. How long will it be before a fatality
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Jordan makes England one-day debut
Sussex all-rounder Chris Jordan has been picked to make his one-day debut for England today in the NatWest decider against Australia at the Ageas Bowl. He replaces Steven Finn, who has a side strain, while Sussex's Luke Wright comes in for Jonathan
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Beachy Head lighthouse finally gets a lick of paint
A crack team of decorators will become the first people to live in an iconic lighthouse for 30 years as they carry out a complex operation to restore its famous stripes. Up to five technical staff will spend the next few weeks living in the cramped
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Brighton and Hove Council's £1.25m troubled families programme "turns around" just eight households
A council programme supporting hundreds of “troubled families” has completed work with just eight sets of parents in its first 15 months. Brighton and Hove City Council’s troubled families programme has a 1% completion rate with 675 families, compared
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Yes, teachers should be paid by performance
Reading your story about a pending teacher strike (The Argus, September 6), I couldn’t believe Ron Gordon, the president of the Brighton and Hove branch of the National Union of Teachers. He was trashing performance-related pay with the feeble
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Artists vs geeks in Brighton ping pong battle
Brighton artists battled geeks in a noisy table-tennis competition as part of the Brighton Digital Festival. An interactive installation in the offices of digital company Clearleft in Middle Street, Brighton, featured an “alter-table-tennis experience
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Royal Sussex set to take on emergency brain ops
Emergency brain and spine operations are to be carried out at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton by next spring. At the moment, critically ill patients have to be transferred from the Royal Sussex to Hurstwood Park Neurosciences Centre
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Stop the overdevelopment of Shoreham's 'Bungalow Town'
I appeal to Shoreham Beach residents and indeed anyone who cares about our unique peninsular. While I accept the need for change, there is nothing subtle or tasteful about some of the beach dwellings in this area, which are being overdeveloped.
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The Argus wins campaign to stop dad being deported
A loving father will no longer be torn apart from his family, thanks to a campaign by The Argus. Immigration bosses have announced a U-turn on the decision to deport father-of-three Phil Sommerville back to Australia. After enduring nine months
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Richard Branson smashes kitesurfing record off Sussex coast
A billionaire businessman and an army of kitesurfers are celebrating after smashing a world record off of the Sussex coast at the weekend. Virgin supremo Sir Richard Branson and 318 kitesurfers – dubbed the Virgin Kitesurf Armada – broke the world
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Moulsecoomb and Bevendean lead the way with their projects
We really enjoyed Bev Fest on the Bevendean school playing fields on Saturday, September 7. We especially liked the Bevendean Activities Group fruitcycle stall. This was set up as a social enterprise to raise money so teenagers from the local area
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Ghana block El-Abd's route to Brazil
Ghana stand between Albion defender Adam El-Abd and a chance to play at next year's World Cup finals. The Ghanaians were paired with Egypt in today's draw for the final stage of qualifying for Brazil 2014 from the African zone. The nations
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Brighton speed trials death inquest opens
An inquest is due to begin today into the death of a 38-year-old woman who died at speed trials in Brighton. Charlotte Tagg, from Suffolk, died on September 8, 2012, after a crash at the trials in Madeira Drive. Another man was injured in the
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Crofts: Ulloa does not need to say sorry for red
Andrew Crofts has told red-carded Leo Ulloa he has no reason to say sorry to his team-mates. Ulloa is facing a three-match ban after being dismissed for dangerous play at Reading yesterday. The quietly-spoken striker shook hands with the man
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Brighton design graduate's laser cycle gadget could save lives
A bicycle light hailed as a major breakthrough in tackling one of the biggest causes of cycling deaths is going on sale worldwide. The Laserlight, invented at the University of Brighton by Emily Brooke, is being mass produced in China and will
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Double stabbing at Rustington sheltered housing scheme
Elderly residents have been left terrified after two men were hospitalised in a late-night stab-|bing. Four men were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the double-stabbing in Oakhurst Gardens, Rustington, on Friday. Police arrived
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Electronic duo F*** Buttons on their art school ethos
Whatever they go on to achieve over the next few years, F*** Buttons can content themselves that millions of people have heard their music. Danny Boyle picked Surf Solar and Olympians to soundtrack the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony. Sundowner
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Capel to Box Hill
1 - From the drop-off point and bus stop beside the church in Capel, head north along The Street, passing the village hall. After 200 yards, cross left to an enclosed footpath between houses. In a few yards, enter a field, turning right for 200
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Hove shopworker held up at knifepoint
A shopworker was held up at knifepoint. Police are appealing for witnesses to an attempted robbery at Vega Express Convenience Shop in Sackville Road, Hove, on Saturday. At 8.20pm police received a call from a man who works at the shop who
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Balcombe anti-fracking protesters claim High Court victory
UPDATE: Anti-fracking protesters are hailing a High Court decision as a "resounding victory" in their fight against drilling in Balcombe. The council gave demonstrators formal notice last week that they were no longer able to protest on the council-owned
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Stewart Lee returns to Brighton with a new show
Deadpan, unfazed, poker-face comic Stewart Lee is exactly the same in interviews as on stage. He talks slowly, rarely changes pitch and delivers long answers, usually with a sardonic payoff. When he laughs, you take a deep breath: a small part
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A taste of Korea at new Brighton cafe
International specialities such as curries, kebabs, burritos and pizzas are now so ubiquitous it is hard to imagine a time when they weren’t available in Brighton. Now a new Korean cafe is hoping to add a new traditional delicacy to Brighton’s
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Row after Green Brighton councillor suggests boycott of anti-20mph taxi firm
A councillor's suggestion a local authority could “boycott” a city taxi firm over an advert attacking 20mph speed limits has sparked a political storm. Green councillor Ben Duncan asked whether Brighton and Hove City Council should sever links
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Public school privilege is addressed in Another Country at Chichester's Minerva Theatre
Back in 2010, when David Cameron confirmed the appointments to his first austerity cabinet, it was widely revealed that 23 of the 29 were millionaires. And a 2011 BBC documentary showed that more than half the cabinet – including Prime Minister
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The Brighton boom
One hundred years ago, Brighton and Hove were enjoying a spectacular revival after a long decline. Their fortunes waned when royalty, in the shape of Queen Victoria, left in the 1840s and improved when her son, Edward VII, decided he liked the
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Ford prisoners banned from bunny boiling
Prisoners at a rabbit-infested Sussex jail have been issued with a bunny boiling ban after guards discovered they were cooking the furry creatures for dinner. Hungry inmates at Ford open prison, near Arundel, were told by the governor to stop catching
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Terry Pratchett visits Brighton for this year's City Reads
Hundreds of free copies of Terry Pratchett’s comic fantasy Guards! Guards! have already been handed out and read as part of City Reads 2013. Readers including The Guide’s Duncan Hall picked up copies at Brunswick Festival and have devoured the
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Henfield Station
The village of Henfield used to have a station on the Steyning line which ran between Brighton and Horsham. This picture of a northbound train approaching it comes from The Steyning Line Rail Tour by Philip Barnes, an excellent guide published
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Gardener's diary - September 14
Rock group The Stone Roses had a famous song called This Is The One, which sums up autumn at Sheffield Park And Garden perfectly. This is the one season of the year when all the planning and hard work over the past 150 years at Sheffield Park comes
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Albion to step up hunt for loan striker
ALBION are poised to step up their hunt for a loan striker after losing red-carded talisman Leo Ulloa for the next three matches. Ulloa is suspended for Wednesday’s trip to Queens Park Rangers plus games against Bolton and Ipswich after the Argentinian
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Firefighters called to explosion at Littlehampton home
An explosion rocked a home in Littlehampton last night. Firefighters were called to Fitzalan Road at 12.50am to reports of an explosion. Crews remained at the scene this morning, a West Sussex Fire and Rescue spokeswoman said. She said
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Gareth Healey, 24, charged with attempted murder following double stabbing in Rustington
A 24-year-old has been charged with attempted murder following a double stabbing. Jobless Gareth Healey, of Meadowside, Angmering, near Littlehampton, has been remanded in custody to appear before Worthing Magistrates’ Court this morning. Healey
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Northern Ireland: a land like no other
If you haven’t visited Northern Ireland, the images you’re likely to have imprinted in your mind are ten-second snippets of trouble from the news or those warm, cosy tourism adverts promising a journey into a land like no other. The reality is
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Boy, two, rescued by firefighters after getting head trapped in ladder of fire engine-shaped bed
A two-year-old boy had to be rescued by firefighters – after getting his head stuck in rungs of the ladder of his fire engine-shaped bed. The youngster was visited by real-life firemen and women after the incident at home in Churchill Avenue, Hastings
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Hero Matthew Seekings jumps in sea and saves life of man who plunged from Palace Pier
A pier worker jumped fully-clothed off the Brighton landmark to save the life of a man who moments earlier plunged 40ft into the sea. The dramatic incident at 6pm on Saturday played out in front of crowds of people. Witnesses described how
