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We'll be subsidising emerging industry for another 25 years...
If I were a voter in Brighton, all the “achievements” of Caroline Lucas listed by Davy Jones in his letter (September 2) would be sufficient for me to look for an alternative. That she opposes fracking we all know but, in reality, she and the Green
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Kitchen fire in Brighton after man accidentally burns box on the hob
A man who accidentally turned his oven on and set fire to his kitchen has his smoke alarm to thank for potentially saving his life. The man, in his 30s, returned to his house in Millers Road in Brighton yesterday lunchtime and put a box on top
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Council consider plans for Owen's Pod in Saltdean Oval Park
Friends of a Saltdean teenager, Owen Bergin,16, who lost his life to cancer are a step closer to getting a pod in Oval Park for young people to remember him. Brighton and Hove City Council is carrying out a consultation to decide where the pod
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Put up a sea net for swimmer safety - and to stop the sharks getting in...
The West Pier was a beautiful place to walk and I would love to do so again. But seeing as it’s in exactly the same condition as I last remember, how about joining up the metal structure to accommodate a sea net so that we could have a magnificent
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Brighton man climbs mountain for charity
By Katy Marriott A Brighton man who scaled the highest mountain in the UK on 28th September to help raise more than £40,000 for the NSPCC, returned home to Brighton last week. Tommy Doyle, 29, musician and creative producer for Create4, climbed
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Transgender Brighton pensioner jailed for massive fraud
A transgender pensioner has been jailed for five years after being convicted of fraudulently tricking people out of hundreds of thousands of pounds. Bald Frances Harris, previously known as Frederick, promised people financial rewards for investing
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Good Samaritan Brighton seafront attack: CCTV released
Police want to talk to a man spotted carrying a chair in connection with a serious assault on Brighton seafront. A group of friends were attacked in Madeira Terrace, Brighton, on Saturday at 4.40am. They intervened after witnessing a man being
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New cap for rail fares
The Government has put a new cap on some rail fares - but this will still allow rail companies to put up prices at above the rate of inflation. In the past, some tickets have been able to be put up by as much as 6.1% above inflation each January
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Closing Brighton's visitor centre was a mistake
I write as someone who worked on a part-time basis in the former Tourist Information Centre in Brighton, which has now shut according to your letter writer of September 24, being replaced by separate information points. My reaction to this news
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The Lovesong Of Alfred J Hitchcock, Emporium, Brighton, until October 12
HE was a man who made a name for himself by telling other people’s stories. But what of the life of Alfred J Hitchcock, the master of suspense whose twists and turns toyed with so many people’s minds? Playing up to type, David Rudkin’s The Lovesong
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Brighton Comedy Festival: Luisa Omielan, Komedia, Brighton, October 8
Luisa Omielan’s show at Komedia didn’t get off to the greatest of starts. Maybe it was the jet lag she confessed to feeling but there were a succession of false starts. Omielan’s show is titled and at least superficially structured around the theme
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PINS, The Hope, Brighton, October 8
Mancunian four-piece PINS have played Brighton before – notably supporting Savages last year. It’s a point worth noting as the buzz radar was focused on the headliners then. But where Savages are becoming notorious for their occasionally overbearing
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Just stop the i360 scheme now
The last time politicians got involved in a commercial venture it resulted in the debacle of the Millennium Dome. Until proper business took over the building and reopened it as the O2 arena, the building was a complete disaster. Now Brighton
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Your Interview: Send your questions to Ron Gordon of NUT Brighton and Hove
Hundreds of schools are bracing themselves for closure next week when thousands of teachers across the county are expected to go on strike. Teachers from the two biggest unions will walk out as part of regional one-day strike action on October
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GPs should be left to their traditional remit
Regular readers of the Letters pages in The Argus may remember something I wrote (February 19, 2013) concerning the problems of acute hospital beds and overworked A&E departments, and the part played by GP working hours in this problem. I am
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Worthing MP Tim Loughton slams Sussex Police over harassment claims in Parliamentary debate
East Worthing and Shoreham MP Tim Loughton has attacked police for warning him he could be prosecuted for harassing a constituent, insisting the complainant has been leading a "vile crusade". The Conservative MP previously told the Commons that
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Brighton and Hove calls must now include area code
Anyone calling a number within Brighton and Hove will have to include the full dialling code from October next year, Ofcom announced today. The changes are being made because the city is running out of phone numbers, and by making callers dial
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Travellers at Hollingbury Park
The merry-go-round of travellers finally stopped in Hollingbury Park last week after they were removed from Carden Park within hours of arriving. The Argus article (October 2) commented that they could be there for weeks – do you know something
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Have your say: Brighton and Hove's pioneering legal high clinics
Brighton and Hove has enjoyed a dubious reputation for being one of the country's drug hotspots for many years now. For several years, it was the drugs death capital of the UK, often losing the crown only to regain it later. It has now shaken
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Is there hope for Brighton's Hippodrome?
One of Brighton’s hidden treasures is the old Hippodrome theatre tucked away from the crowds in Middle Street. The exterior is not all that remarkable and I do not even know who the architect was when it was designed for entertainment in 1897.
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Brighton barber serenades shoppers
Most people have heard of barbershop quartets, but this Brighton barber is going solo. Peter Joannou is becoming a regular fixture outside his barber shop in Middle Street, Brighton, as he swaps his scissors for a microphone and breaks into song
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Rottingdean Segway plans dropped after protests
Plans for a segway centre for the South Downs have been dropped after opposition from locals. The Argus revealed last week that Brighton and Hove City Council was in “advanced negotiations” with a firm about turning the pitch and putt course in
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Pile up on A27 near Worthing
Firefighters had to cut three injured people out of a car after a serious pile up in Worthing. Emergency services were called to Upper Brighton Road, Worthing, near the Grove Lodge vet centre at around 8:45 this morning. Three cars were involved
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'Cheeky chappie' lookalike presents Brighton charity cheque
Brighton's very own cheeky chappie presented a cheque to a worthwhile charity last week. Max Miller lookalike Bob Eaton joined faces from the Max Miller Appreciation Society to present a cheque to the Carers Centre for Brighton and Hove on Thursday
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Arsonists destroy children's poetry at Hove school
Schoolchildren are upset after arsonists set their carefully-crafted poetry alight. Around 40 poems written by pupils at Somerhill Junior School, Hove, were displayed on a Willow Tree for the public to enjoy. But days after being put up in
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Caroline Lucas's fracking demo court date put back
Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas will not appear in court today charged with offences she allegedly committed during anti-fracking protests. The Green MP was due to appear at Crawley Magistrates' Court today, but the date has now been rearranged
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Ward Bridges left-back gap
Stephen Ward has been praised for the way he has Bridged the gap in the Albion defence. Ward has been ever-present since the Seagulls signed him on loan from Wolves three games into the season to fill the left-back vacancy created by Wayne Bridge
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Worthing banana theft CCTV released
The owner of a health spa that had its inflatable bananas stolen has issued CCTV footage in the hope of getting them back. Karen Simporis put out an a-peel yesterday for anyone with information to come forward about the theft of the 6ft bananas
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Thousands flock to Autumn Show and Game Fair
These little kids made friends at a traditional country sports show at Ardingly last weekend. More than 16,000 visitors went to the 2013 Autumn Show and Game Fair held at the South of England Showground. Country sports on show included clay
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Last few months at Albion so painful
Gus Poyet has left Albion in the dark over his threat to take legal action. Sunderland’s new head coach brushed aside talk of pursuing the Seagulls through the courts following his sacking as manager in June for gross misconduct. Poyet was
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Outrage after yobs caught urinating by Brighton war memorial
This is the moment two drunken yobs openly urinated just feet away from Brighton's war memorial. The two unidentified men were spotted relieving themselves in the direction of the War Memorial in the Old Steine, Brighton, at 9.30pm on Monday night
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What’s more likely: a second railway from Brighton to London or expanding the mainline we have?
Like others, I often have to use the Brighton to London main line and am frustrated by congestion, especially at busy times. Those with a long enough memory will recall that, until the mid-1970s, there was a second line to London. The service
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Brighton toddler ends up in police custody after grandfather drops her off at wrong nursery
A series of blunders led to a two-year-old girl being dropped off at the wrong nursery school - and staff accepting her. Little Lexi Francis, of Grove Hill, Brighton, had to be taken to a police station after no one turned up at the wrong nursery
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Brighton's Saddlescombe Farm welcomes first sheep farmers for 70 years
WITH VIDEO: A historic farm has welcomed nearly 700 new tenants onto its land and its first sheep farmers for more than 70 years. The family of farmers made Saddlescombe Farm near Brighton, cared for by the National Trust, their permanent home
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Shoreham residents say they'd rather Holly Willoughby opens new bridge than Duke
Royalty is booked to open Shoreham's new bridge - but residents of the seaside town would prefer TV presenter Holly Willoughby. The “honour” of having the Duke of Gloucester opening the “iconic” Adur Ferry Bridge on November 13 has been rejected
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Postcards distributed across Sussex to mark World Mental Health Day
Stunning postcards are being used to combine art with advice on where to get mental health support. The five distinctive designs will be distributed at venues across Brighton and Hove to help mark World Mental Health Day on Thursday. The artwork
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South Downs dew pond restored
A famous South Downs dew pond is being restored to its former glory. The pond at Amberley Mount, near Arundel was painted by celebrated local artist Felicia Lieven-Bauwens in the 1930s. The South Downs National Park Authority, Castle Farm Partnership
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Sussex water bills could fall under new Ofwat plans
Under-performing water companies could face seven-figure fines while their customers could pay less on their bills under new rules set to be introduced next year. Under a new scheme by industry watchdog Ofwat, the worst-performing water companies
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Brighton property unoccupied for 35 years finally bought by CPO
A Brighton home which sat empty for nearly 35 years is set to be brought back into use thanks to the intervention of town hall officials. The property in Chester Terrace was last occupied in 1979 - when Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister,
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Why did the chicken hitch a ride? To get to Sussex, of course
WITH VIDEO: A brave chicken managed to escape from its free range farm and hitch a ride on the back of a lorry to Sussex. The hitch-hiking hen was discovered at Benfell's wholesale foods in Hurstpierpoint as workers were collecting their delivery
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Baby swan dies after pickup truck runs it over
Shocked children burst into tears when a pickup truck allegedly intentionally ran over a swan and then the passengers laughed about it. Blood was left smeared on the road in Westham after the young swan was run over on Saturday, October 5. The
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Tea dancers expelled from Lancing Parish Hall after 24 years over chalk row
A group of elderly dancers have performed their last turn at a parish hall they have used for 24 years after they were banned for leaving the venue covered in chalky footprints. Tea dance members are in a spin after they were thrown out of Lancing
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Brighton and Hove opens UK's first legal high drugs clinics
Special clinics to help people addicted to legal highs have been set-up in Brighton and Hove, The Argus can reveal. Health and social care charity CRI confirmed it had just opened two drop-in centres in St George’s Place, Brighton, and The Drive
