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Labour Conference Day Two: Purna Sen, childcare and Aldi Woman
Sunday is the day that Conference officially starts. It is tradition that a prominent party member from the host city welcomes delegates; so at 11am, the Parliamentary Candidate for Brighton Pavilion, Dr Purna Sen took the stage. Purna spoke about
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ITea and Biscuits initiative helps the elderly get connected
By Stephen Dale Free tuition sessions aimed at helping elderly people learn to use computers in a friendly environment were held last week across Brighton and Hove libraries. The ITea and Biscuits initiative, which ran from September 16 to
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Student block not enough for London Road revival
By Richard Allan London Road shop owners claim the construction of a 351-capacity university accommodation block won’t do enough to help the declining area. The block of flats, due to house Sussex University students, is estimated for completion
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Good to Be Green Vox Pop
On the last day of the first Green Party Conference to be held in Brighton, Holly Motion took to the streets to ask the people of Kemp Town what it means to them to live under a Green-controlled council. "Generally, very good. I am a bit concerned
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Hundreds flock to Tarner Community Festival
About 1,000 people flocked to a popular community festival to be treated with live music, activities and arty exhibitions. The Tarner Community Festival went off with a bang again in 2013 as mayor of Brighton and Hove Coun Denise Cobb turned up
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Brighton dance hack creates groundbreaking performance
Dancers and computer geeks have teamed up to create an innovative digital experiment. The ‘dance hack’ this weekend at the Sallis Benney Theatre in Grand Parade, Brighton was the first time movement artists and programmers have joined force to
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Lord Lucan's nose job notes for sale
The records of Lord Lucan detailing the treatment for a broken nose he suffered after a speedboat accident in 1963 on to go under the hammer. The operation was carried out at the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead and the notes written by
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The Argus' Labour conference diary - day three
Every day Tim Ridgway, local government reporter for The Argus, will bring you snippets of conference life from behind the security fence. Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has been called a lot of things before – but the leader of the BNP is a new one
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Road works still have Seven Dials at standstill
By Thomas Davies Traffic jams day after day have made traversing Seven Dials roundabout a motorist's nightmare recently, it has been claimed. Extensive road works, temporary lights and an influx of new zebra crossings makes driving through
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Stanmer Park goes apple mad for Apple Day
Apple mania broke out at a city park yesterday as a celebration to the original fruit was held. Stanmer Park in Brighton played host to the popular Apple Day with hundreds of fruit lovers running their eye over the top of the pips. Events at
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Labour "may be losing nerve" on HS2 rail project
Labour leaders could be "losing their nerve" over the £50 billion HS2 high-speed rail project, according to a business leader. The comment, from British Chambers of Commerce director general John Longworth, came after a speech by shadow chancellor
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Adults are to blame for creating bullies
Years ago, before I had my three children, I remember reading newspaper stories about children whose young lives were made a misery because they were systematically isolated and targeted by a gang of bullies. The tactics were not just name-calling
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Women's conference draws more than 1,000
The largest women’s conference held by the Labour Party was staged over the weekend with more than 1,000 delegates. The Women’s Conference brought keynote speeches from big-hitting Labour figures such as Harriet Harman and Yvette Cooper. Issues
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Women gather for fracking protest
Women gathered outside the Labour Women’s Conference on Saturday to show their opposition to fracking. The group called for Labour leaders to reject the controversial technique of extracting oil which has seen the Balcombe community turn into a
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Puppets play role from Brighton Beach to Theatre Royal
With its matted brown fur and blank staring eyes, the creepy creature would have looked at home in any of the Star Wars films. But the character was, in fact, a mascot for the 2012 Olympics. Every council in Sussex created a “representative
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Woman wanted for questioning over racial abuse on Brighton train
Police want to speak this woman as they investigate alleged abuse by a mother at Lancing train station. British Transport Police officers investigating an allegation of racial abuse on a train between Lancing and Brighton have released CCTV images
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Dieppe, compared with Newhaven...
Dieppe is an excellent, well-managed and thriving port with lots of investment from regional government and the EU. Shingle beaches are separate from the harbour, were packed in the summer and people were swimming when I visited last Thursday. Oh,
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Cuadrilla has completed exploratory oil drilling at Balcombe
An energy firm which carried out controversial exploratory oil drilling in a village has completed its work and is expected to clear the site by the weekend. Cuadrilla has started removing its equipment from the site in London Road, Balcombe, after
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Ed Balls mocks Prime Minister David Cameron over towel moment
Ed Balls has mocked David Cameron for awkwardly changing into his beach shorts under a "surprisingly small towel" for a Prime Minister. The shadow chancellor was met with cries of "no" after asking the Labour Party conference if anyone felt sorry
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Neville’s Island, Chichester Theatre In The Park, until September 28
Chichester Festival Theatre’s temporary structure contains a set that could steal the show. The fact it doesn’t is down to knockout performances from the cast. Tim Firth’s hilarious black comedy has a quartet of middle-management businessmen marooned
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Grandpa In My Pocket, Theatre Royal Brighton, September 20
Grandpa In My Pocket, the theatrical version of a popular children’s television series, has now been brought to the stage by the Teamwork company. Actors hurl themselves into technicolour fantasy with untiring energy and dauntless enthusiasm, demonstrating
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The Duckworth Lewis Method, St George’s Church, Brighton, September 20
Have you heard the one about two Irishman on a church altar singing a bunch of songs about cricket directly beneath Christ on the cross? The two Irishman were Neil Hannon (The Divine Comedy) and Thomas Walsh (Pugwash) who, with their band, played
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Safe Haven for Donkeys closes Sussex stores
A charity has been forced to close its two high-street shops because of a lack of customers and donations. The Safe Haven for Donkeys in the Holy Land has been forced to close its stores in Church Walk in Burgess Hill, which opened in 2011, and
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Stop open-market housing and hand land over to community trusts
While Mr J Sayers has some valid points on private rents regarding supply and demand, he fails to tell us what he has gained from capital appreciation on the property (Letters, September 17). We have other headlines telling us house prices have
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Sussex residents warned to take care during Wednesday's fire service strike
Residents have been warned to take extra care as firefighters prepare to go on strike this week. A national walk-out will take place on Wednesday between 12-4pm over proposed changes to firefighters’ pensions. In East Sussex letters have been
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Communal bins have become more of a communal tip
A few years ago, Brighton and Hove City Council introduced community bins in parts of the city. At the time, I knew they would attract people’s unwanted belongings. How right I was. I have seen wardrobes, mattresses, tables, even a complete
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Appeal for information about brothers accused of trafficking women for prostitution
Home Office officials are appealing for information about the whereabouts of two brothers accused of trafficking women for the purposes of prostitution. Hungarian nationals Istvan Toth and Peter Toth are due to stand trial next month. A judge
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Unused doctors parking spaces drive Hove locals mad
Doctor, doctor, why can’t I use these two parking spaces? Motorists have been driven round the bend over the bays in Wilbury Road, Hove, which they say are always empty. The Hove Clinic, which had the two dedicated doctor spaces, relocated to new
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Sinclair salutes emotional goal for Crawley
Emile Sinclair dedicated his first goal for Crawley to his best friend who was shot by police two years ago. The striker kissed a tattoo on his hand which bears the name of Renwick Parkinson after heading a 32nd-minute equaliser against Colchester
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Brighton's Dyke Road Territorial Army centre is a valuable facility for all
I would like to comment on the recent report (The Argus, September 10) concerning the Territorial Army building in Dyke Road, Brighton. First and foremost, it is not a barracks but a centre for reserve Army training for a number of units. It
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Protesters close main road at Balcombe
Protesters have closed a busy main road as exploratory oil drillers begin to pull out of the site at Balcombe. A van was parked diagonally across the B2036 London Road outside the Cuadrilla site around 11am on Monday morning blocking both carriageways
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Portslade Aldi fails in bid to open longer
A supermarket's plans to open longer have been thrown out after noise complaints from neighbours. Aldi in Carlton Terrace, Portslade, currently has permission to trade between 8am and 9pm Monday to Saturday. But, in order to meet the growing
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Prior named as Ashes vice-captain while Jordan has back-up role
Sussex star Matt Prior has been confirmed as England vice-captain for the forthcoming Ashes tour. But all-rounder Chris Jordan – thought by some to be an outside bet for the 17-man party – misses out. Jordan is part of the performance programme
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800 lives were lost to coal production, so remember this and work together for 'the greater good'
In the course of my lifetime, 656 men have met their deaths in UK coal-mining disasters. In 1966, a further 144 men, women and children lost their lives when a coal spoil heap collapsed on to a school in Aberfan, South Wales. That’s 800 people whose
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Brighton and Hove toddlers have UK's best teeth
Brighton and Hove’s toddlers have the pearliest whites and most beaming smiles in the country. And that’s not just in the opinion of their proud parents but according to a new Government study which states that under fives in the city have the
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The Argus' Labour conference diary - day two
Every day Tim Ridgway, local government reporter for The Argus, will bring you snippets of conference life from behind the security fence. Former Brighton and Hove city councillor Kevin Allen was honoured by Labour leader Ed Miliband for 50 years
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Ed Miliband "stopped Syria bombing", claims leader of Labour's governing body
Labour leader Ed Miliband prevented the "farce" of killing Syrians with bomb attacks designed to end the country's civil war, the leader of Labour's governing body has claimed. Harriet Yeo, chairman of the National Executive Committee (NEC), also
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Getting into the Zone
Labour Peer Steve Bassam kicks off his Conference diary, as the Party arrives in Brighton Things didn't get off to the best of starts - staring at the television screen yesterday morning, shaking my head in disbelief as Caroline Lucas was given
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Norman Baker: "Price shoppers out of cars"
Shoppers should be priced out of their cars in city centres and encouraged to use public transport, according to a government minister. Norman Baker, the Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes, said the move could be a way to encourage more people to use
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"Ditch Twitter for Facebook", claims shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna
MPs should spend less time talking to each other on Twitter and more time connecting with voters on Facebook, a senior Labour MP said today. Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said MPs needed to spend less time talking among themselves in the
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Labour told to end "ego" divides by former Blairite minister
Labour must put an end to "ego-fuelled" divides and come together to fight the Tories, a former minister said last night as it emerged the trade unions had dropped plans to ban a Blairite faction from the party. John Woodcock told the Progress
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Sussex researchers unlock secrets of doctors' jargon
Researchers have begun work analysing doctors’ notes in a huge project which could revolutionise healthcare and treatments. GPs usually log details, such as symptoms, medical histories and other information, of each patient consultation using a
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Ince praised by Garcia
ALBION head coach Oscar Garcia has praised Rohan Ince for his contribution to the victory over Bolton. Ince, deputising in the deep-lying midfield role with Liam Bridcutt injured and Keith Andrews unavailable, was named man-of-the-match by the
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Footballer Ed Balls cheery in defeat after match at Sussex HQ
Ed Balls has tried to laugh off the Labour football side's trouncing at the hands of a team of political journalists. The Labour team, featuring Balls as well as fellow frontbenchers Jim Murphy, Andy Burnham and Sadiq Khan, was handed a 4-0 mauling
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Estate of luxury: Duncan Hall takes a trip to Ashdown Park Hotel in East Sussex
Nestled deep in the heart of Winnie-The-Pooh’s old stomping ground, it’s easy to see why in a former life Ashdown Park Hotel was the perfect site for a convent. The rambling hotel is perfectly isolated away from traffic noise, with the only disturbance
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Gardener's Diary - September 21
Autumn is really here now and it has been an unusual year so far for all involved in growing plants. Some things have thrived while others struggled or didn’t even make it. But generally I think years such as this and the very wet 2012 show how resilient
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Is your kitchen dirty enough to cause a fire?
Homeowners are being urged to get their kitchens in order or risk putting themselves at risk of a “grime fire”. Thousands of residents in Brighton are putting themselves at risk of a house fire and possible serious injury to themselves and their
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Green Party advert welcomes Labour delegates to Brighton
Labour party members attending their conference in Brighton this weekend will be welcomed by a familiar face. The Green Party has paid for a digital advert which makes the case Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas is the only person offering “real
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Chiddingly figure-of-eight
1 - For the first part of the walk, from the car park, go to the main gate into the churchyard. Straight ahead is the war memorial; the roll of honour may be viewed within the church. Look up at the church building, well-known for its tall stone spire
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Hove pitch and putt may return after homeless killing
A neglected seafront site where a homeless man was bludgeoned to death could soon begin operating as a pitch and putt golf course again. The Argus understands a local pitch and putt operating firm has expressed an interest to Brighton and Hove
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Only 21 people charged in three years over 'meow meow' party drug
Just 21 people have been charged for possessing a popular party drug since it was banned more than three years ago. Figures obtained by The Argus reveal Sussex Police has charged just 18 people with possession of legal high meow meow, and three
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Buckley wants Albion to wing it at The Amex
WILL Buckley wants Albion to wing it at The Amex. Buckley and Kazenga LuaLua were given rare starts as a wing pair against Bolton Wanderers. They were involved in all three goals in the space of five minutes early in the second half as Oscar
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Carnival protest
More information would be welcome about this float which took part in the 1923 Brighton Carnival. It shows there was a housing crisis 90 years ago as there is today. It’s hard to tell whether Braybons were providing the float or being attacked,
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Police receive complaint over students' football prank video
A video prank worthy of a Nike advert has landed students in hot water with police. Students filmed one of their friends curling a football from a mound on a roundabout timed perfectly to land in the rear of a passing lorry. However, the initial
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Seagulls fans boast flamenco gear to celebrate Albion's Spanish connection
Seagulls fans donned flamenco hats and matador outfits to celebrate the “beautiful football” of Spain. With the likes of David Lopez, Andrea Orlandi, Inigo Calderon, Bruno Saltor and a management team led by "scar García the club boasts an unprecedented
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Top seed falls as new chilli-eating king takes the crown in Brighton
BY JOANNA GILBERT and FINN SCOTT-DELANY The reigning champion of the Brighton Fiery Foods chilli-eating competition has handed his fiery crown to a newcomer. Martin Gill, 50, of Moulsecoomb, was ribbed for looking like an accountant as he sweated
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Politics and protest
Traditionally, British political parties have held their annual conferences in the autumn by the seaside. For many years they were sufficiently small for resorts such as Scarborough and Llandudno to stage them. But as they grew and media interest
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Homeless woman questions Miliband during street speech
Leader of the opposition Ed Miliband promised to help the homeless after a rough sleeper questioned him during a street speech. The Labour leader enlisted a Brighton councillor to hold homeless surgeries after street-sleeper Louise Green, 27, pleaded
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Rugby woman on life support after horror brain injury
The rugby community in Sussex have sent messages of support to a player on life support after she suffered a serious brain injury during a match. Lory Mortley, 41, was playing for Lewes Rugby Football Club’s women’s team against Aylseford Bulls
